[Federal Register: April 24, 2008 (Volume 73, Number 80)]
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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission

[Docket No. EG08-29-000; EG08-30-000; EG08-31-000; EG08-33-000; FC08-2-
000]

Bicent (California) Malburg LLC; Kelson Energy III LLC; Lockport
Energy Associates, L.P.; AES Hawaii, Inc.; Macquarie Group Limited;
InfraVest Wind Power Co., Ltd.; Notice of Effectiveness of Exempt
Wholesale Generator or Foreign Utility Company Status

April 18, 2008.
    Take notice that during the month of March 2008, the status of the
above-captioned entities as Exempt Wholesale Generators or Foreign
Utility Companies became effective by operation of the Commission's
regulations, with the exception of the entity that is the subject of
the filing in Docket No. FC08-2-000, whose status became effective in
February 2008. 18 CFR 366.7(a).

Kimberly D. Bose,
Secretary.
 [FR Doc. E8-9015 Filed 4-23-08; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 6717-01-P


1 FILE NAME: BASF Corporation ( 1// 1/ 2006) ( xml) Template Number P25 COMPANY FEDERAL REGISTER DOCUMENT SUBMISSION TEMPLATE ( 1/ 1/ 2006)

EPA Registration Division contact: Bipin Gandhi ( 703 308 8380)

TEMPLATE:

[ 6E7063]

EPA has received a pesticide petition ([ 6E7063]) from BASF Corporation, 100 Campus Drive, Florham Park, NJ 07932 proposing, pursuant to section 408( d) of the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act ( FFDCA), 21 U. S. C. 346a( d), to amend 40 CFR part 180.960 to establish an exemption from the requirement of a tolerance for acetic acid ethenyl ester, polymer with 1 ethenyl 2 pyrrolidinone or vinylpyrrolidone/ vinyl acetate copolymer ( CASRN ( 25086 89 9), here after referred as vinylpyrrolidone/ vinyl acetate copolymer, in a pesticide in parts per million. EPA has determined that the petition contains data or information regarding the elements set forth in section 408( d)( 2) of the FFDCA; however, EPA has not fully evaluated the sufficiency of the submitted data at this time or whether the data supports granting of the petition. Additional data may be needed before EPA rules on the petition.

A. Residue Chemistry 1. Plant metabolism. BASF Corporation is petitioning that vinylpyrrolidone/ vinyl acetate copolymer be exempt from the requirement of a tolerance based upon the definition of a low risk polymer under 40 CFR 723.250( e).

B. Toxicological Profile 1. Vinylpyrrolidone/ vinyl acetate copolymer is a polymer as defined by 40 CFR 723.250( 2)( b). It is composed of at least 3 monomer units and 1 other reactant. This compound is on the USEPA TSCA Inventory and it is used in cosmetic formulations.

2. Vinylpyrrolidone/ vinyl acetate copolymer consists of a simple weight majority of the polymer molecules. The monomer sequences form uninterrupted strings in the polymer and distribution of the molecular weight of the polymer is due largely to the number of monomer units in the individual molecules.

3. Vinylpyrrolidone/ vinyl acetate copolymer consists of a number average molecular weight greater than 10,000 daltons, with less than 1.1% of its oligomeric material weighing below 500 daltons and less than 1.1% of its oligomeric material weighing less than 1,000 daltons. 2 4. Vinylpyrrolidone/ vinyl acetate copolymer will not become cationic in an aquatic environment. It contains no moieties capable of obtaining a cationic charge.

5. Vinylpyrrolidone/ vinyl acetate copolymer is composed of carbon, hydrogen, nitrogen and oxygen; and no other elements therefore, it meets the criteria of elemental composition.

6. Vinylpyrrolidone/ vinyl acetate copolymer is not designed nor reasonably expected to degrade, decompose, or depolymerize under normal use conditions.

7. Vinylpyrrolidone/ vinyl acetate copolymer is composed of molecules that are listed on the TSCA Inventory or manufactured under an applicable TSCA section 5 exemption.

8. Vinylpyrrolidone/ vinyl acetate copolymer is not a water absorbing polymer, i. e., it does not absorb its weight in water. It is a water soluble compound.

C. Aggregate Exposure 1. Dietary exposure. The physical chemical characteristics of Vinylpyrrolidone/ vinyl acetate copolymer leads to the conclusion that there is a reasonable certainty of no harm from exposure to the polymer from food or drinking water nor from an aggregate exposure.

2. Non dietary exposure. The physical chemical characteristics of Vinylpyrrolidone/ vinyl acetate copolymer lead to the conclusion that there is a reasonable certainty of no harm from exposure to the polymer from non dietary means.

D. Cumulative Effects At this time there is no information to indicate that any toxic effects produced by Vinylpyrrolidone/ vinyl acetate copolymer would be cumulative with any other chemical. Given the compound's categorization as a low risk polymer, and its proposed use in pesticide formulations, there is no expectation of increased risk due to cumulative exposure.

E. Safety Determination 1. U. S. population. Based on the polymer's physical chemical properties, and that it meets or exceeds the polymer exemption criteria at 40 CFR 723.250 for low risk polymers, adverse effects are not expected.

2. Infants and children. Based on the polymer's physical chemical properties, and that is meets or exceeds the polymer exemption criteria at 40 CFR 723.250 for low risk polymers, adverse effects are not expected. 3 F. International Tolerances There are no CODEX maximum residue limits established for Vinylpyrrolidone/ vinyl acetate copolymer in or on crops or commodities at this time.