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[Rules and Regulations]
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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

40 CFR Part 300

[EPA-HQ-SFUND-1994-0009; FRL-9998-94-Region 1]

National Oil and Hazardous Substances Pollution Contingency Plan;
National Priorities List: Partial Deletion of the U.S. Coast Guard
(USCG) Buoy Depot of the South Weymouth Naval Air Station Superfund
Site

AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).

ACTION: Final rule.

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SUMMARY: The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Region 1 announces
the deletion of the U.S. Coast Guard (USCG) Buoy Depot of the South
Weymouth Naval Air Station (NAS) Superfund Site (Site) located in
Weymouth, MA, from the National Priorities List (NPL). The NPL,
promulgated pursuant to section 105 of the Comprehensive Environmental
Response, Compensation, and Liability Act (CERCLA) of 1980, as amended,
is an appendix of the National Oil and Hazardous Substances Pollution
Contingency Plan (NCP). This partial deletion pertains to the soil and
groundwater at the USCG Buoy Depot (Operable Unit #10). The remaining
operable units at South Weymouth NAS will remain on the NPL and are not
considered for deletion as part of this action. The EPA and the
Commonwealth of Massachusetts, through the Massachusetts Department of
Environmental Protection (MassDEP), have determined that all
appropriate response actions under CERCLA have been completed. However,
the deletion of this parcel does not preclude future actions under
Superfund.

DATES: This action is effective August 30, 2019.

ADDRESSES: EPA has established a docket for this action under Docket
Identification No. EPA-HQ-SFUND-1994-0009. All documents in the docket
are listed on the http://www.regulations.gov website. Although listed
in the index, some information is not publicly available, i.e.,
Confidential Business Information or other information whose disclosure
is restricted by statute. Certain other material, such as copyrighted
material, is not placed on the internet and will be publicly available
only in hard copy form. Publicly available docket materials are
available either electronically through http://www.regulations.gov or
in hard copy at the site information repositories. Locations, contacts,
phone numbers and viewing hours are:

a. EPA Region 1 Records Center, 5 Post Office Square, Suite 100, 1st
Floor, Boston, MA 02109, Phone: 1-617-918-1440. Hours: Mon-Fri 8 a.m.
to 5 p.m., excluding federal holidays
b. Navy Caretaker Site Office, 223 Shea Memorial Drive, South Weymouth,
MA 02190 (Records may be viewed by appointment only. Contact Mr. David
Barney at<PHONE_NUMBER> or<EMAIL_ADDRESS>to schedule an
appointment.)

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Robert Lim, Remedial Project Manager,
U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Region 1, Five Post Office Square
(Mailcode: 07-3), Boston, MA 02109,<PHONE_NUMBER>, email:
<EMAIL_ADDRESS>
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
    The portion of the site to be deleted from the NPL is:

    4.77 acres of property owned by the United States of America
(United States Coast Guard) described in Quitclaim Deed dated
October 30, 1941 and recorded in book 6561, Page 513, also
identified as Lot 650-1 in Tax Map 58. Approximately 0.20 acres of
property owned by the United States of America (United States Navy)
described in Quitclaim Deed dated January 1, 1900, also identified
as Plat 597-152 in Tax Map 58. Approximately 0.04 acres of property
owned by LSTAR Southfield, LLC, described in Quitclaim Deed dated
July 2, 2015 and recorded in book 33279, Page 51, also identified as
Plat 597-138 in Tax Map 58. Approximately 0.11 acres of property
owned by LSTAR Southfield, LLC, described in Quitclaim Deed dated
July 2, 2015 and recorded in book 33279, Page 51, also identified as
Plat 597-137 in Tax Map 58.

of the South Weymouth Naval Air Station, Weymouth, MA. A Notice of
Intent for Partial Deletion for the USCG Buoy Depot was published in
the Federal Register (84 FR 31281) on July 1, 2019.
    The closing date for comments on the Notice of Intent for Partial
Deletion was July 31, 2019. No public comments were received.
    EPA maintains the NPL as the list of sites that appear to present a
significant risk to public health, welfare, or the environment.
Deletion of a site from the NPL does not preclude further remedial
action. Whenever there is a significant release from a site deleted
from the NPL, the deleted site may be restored to the NPL without
application of the hazard ranking system. Deletion of portions of a
site from the NPL does not affect responsible party liability, in the
unlikely event that future conditions warrant further actions.

List of Subjects in 40 CFR Part 300

    Environmental protection, Air pollution control, Chemicals,
Hazardous waste, Hazardous substances, Intergovernmental relations,
Penalties, Reporting and recordkeeping requirements, Superfund, Water
pollution control, Water supply.

    Dated: August 12, 2019.
Deborah A. Szaro,
Acting Regional Administrator, Region 1.

    For reasons set out in the preamble, 40 CFR part 300 is amended as
follows:

PART 300--NATIONAL OIL AND HAZARDOUS SUBSTANCES POLLUTION
CONTINGENCY PLAN

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1. The authority citation for part 300 continues to read as follows:

    Authority: 33 U.S.C. 1321(d); 42 U.S.C. 9601-9657; E.O. 13626,
77 FR 56749, 3 CFR, 2013 Comp., p. 306; E.O. 12777, 56 FR 54757, 3
CFR, 1991 Comp., p. 351; E.O. 12580, 52 FR 2923, 3 CFR, 1987 Comp.,
p. 193.

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2. Table 2 of Appendix B to part 300 is amended by revising the entry
for

``MA, South Weymouth Naval Air Station'' to read as follows:

Appendix B to Part 300--National Priorities List

                                       Table 2--Federal Facilities Section
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                State                        Site name               City/County                Notes (a)
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                                                  * * * * * * *
MA..................................  South Weymouth Naval     Weymouth...............  P
                                       Air Station.

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Notes:
\(a)\ A = Based on issuance of health advisory by Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry (if scored,
  HRS score need not be greater than or equal to 28.50).
 * * * * * * *
P = Sites with partial deletion(s).

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[Federal Register: July 8, 2009 (Volume 74, Number 129)]
[Notices]
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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

[EPA-HQ-OPP-2009-0191; FRL-8422-6]

Organic Arsenicals; Notice of Receipt of Requests to Voluntarily
Cancel or to Amend to Terminate Uses of Certain Pesticide Registrations

AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: In accordance with section 6(f)(1) of the Federal Insecticide,
Fungicide, and Rodenticide Act (FIFRA), as amended, EPA is issuing a
notice of receipt of requests by the registrants to voluntarily cancel
and/or amend their registrations to terminate uses of certain products
containing the pesticide organic arsenicals. The organic arsenicals
include the pesticides monosodium methanearsonate (MSMA), disodium
methanearsonate (DSMA), calcium acid methanearsonate (CAMA), and
cacodylic acid and its sodium salt. The requests would terminate the
following uses of MSMA: Residential; forestry; non-bearing fruit and
nuts; citrus, bearing and non-bearing; bluegrass, fescue and ryegrass
grown for seed; drainage ditch banks; railroad, pipeline, and utility
rights of way; fence rows; storage yards; and similar non-crop areas.
In addition, the requests terminate all uses of MSMA in Florida except
for use on cotton grown in Calhoun, Columbia, Escambia, Gadsden,
Hamilton, Holmes, Jackson, Jefferson, Okaloosa, Santa Rosa, Suwannee,
Walton, and Washington counties. The requests would not terminate the
last MSMA products registered for use in the United States. These
requests for voluntary cancellation and amendment of MSMA containing
products are the result of an agreement in principle signed by the EPA
and the technical registrants of the organic arsenicals on January 16
and February 5, 2009. As part of the agreement, the registrants have
requested voluntary cancellation of all products containing DSMA, CAMA,
and cacodylic acid and its sodium salt. The requests would terminate
the last DSMA, CAMA, and cacodylic acid and its sodium salt products
registered for use in the United States. EPA intends to grant these
requests at the close of the comment period for this announcement

unless the Agency receives substantive comments within the comment
period that would merit its further review of the requests, or unless
the registrants withdraw their requests within this period. Upon
acceptance of these requests, any sale, distribution, or use of
products listed in this notice will be permitted only if such sale,
distribution, or use is consistent with the terms as described in the
final order.

DATES: Comments must be received on or before August 7, 2009.

ADDRESSES: Submit your comments, identified by docket identification
(ID) number EPA-HQ-OPP-2009-0191, by one of the following methods:
     Federal eRulemaking Portal: http://www.regulations.gov.
Follow the on-line instructions for submitting comments.
     Mail: Office of Pesticide Programs (OPP) Regulatory Public
Docket (7502P), Environmental Protection Agency, 1200 Pennsylvania
Ave., NW., Washington, DC 20460-0001.
     Delivery: OPP Regulatory Public Docket (7502P),
Environmental Protection Agency, Rm. S-4400, One Potomac Yard (South
Bldg.), 2777 S. Crystal Dr., Arlington, VA. Deliveries are only
accepted during the Docket Facility's normal hours of operation (8:30
a.m. to 4 p.m., Monday through Friday, excluding legal holidays).
Special arrangements should be made for deliveries of boxed
information. The Docket Facility telephone number is<PHONE_NUMBER>.
    Instructions: Direct your comments to docket ID number EPA-HQ-OPP-
2009-0191. EPA's policy is that all comments received will be included
in the docket without change and may be made available on-line at
http://www.regulations.gov, including any personal information
provided, unless the comment includes information claimed to be
Confidential Business Information (CBI) or other information whose
disclosure is restricted by statute. Do not submit information that you
consider to be CBI or otherwise protected through regulations.gov or e-
mail. The regulations.gov website is an ``anonymous access'' system,
which means EPA will not know your identity or contact information
unless you provide it in the body of your comment. If you send an e-
mail comment directly to EPA without going through regulations.gov,
your e-mail address will be automatically captured and included as part
of the comment that is placed in the docket and made available on the
Internet. If you submit an electronic comment, EPA recommends that you
include your name and other contact information in the body of your
comment and with any disk or CD-ROM you submit. If EPA cannot read your
comment due to technical difficulties and cannot contact you for
clarification, EPA may not be able to consider your comment. Electronic
files should avoid the use of special characters, any form of
encryption, and be free of any defects or viruses.
    Docket: All documents in the docket are listed in the docket index
available at http://www.regulations.gov. Although listed in the index,
some information is not publicly available, e.g., CBI or other
information whose disclosure is restricted by statute. Certain other
material, such as copyrighted material, is not placed on the Internet
and will be publicly available only in hard copy form. Publicly
available docket materials are available either in the electronic
docket at http://www.regulations.gov, or, if only available in hard
copy, at the OPP Regulatory Public Docket in Rm. S-4400, One Potomac
Yard (South Bldg.), 2777 S. Crystal Dr., Arlington, VA. The hours of
operation of this Docket Facility are from 8:30 a.m. to 4 p.m., Monday
through Friday, excluding legal holidays. The Docket Facility telephone
number is<PHONE_NUMBER>.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Tom Myers, Special Review and
Reregistration Division (7508P), Office of Pesticide Programs,
Environmental Protection Agency, 1200 Pennsylvania Ave., NW.,
Washington, DC 20460-0001; telephone number:<PHONE_NUMBER>; fax
number:<PHONE_NUMBER>; e-mail address<EMAIL_ADDRESS>
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

I. General Information

A. Does this Action Apply to Me?

    This action is directed to the public in general, and may be of
interest to a wide range of stakeholders including environmental, human
health, and agricultural advocates; the chemical industry; pesticide
users; and members of the public interested in the sale, distribution,
or use of pesticides. Since others also may be interested, the Agency
has not attempted to describe all the specific entities that may be
affected by this action. If you have any questions regarding the
applicability of this action to a particular entity, consult the person
listed under FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT.

B. What Should I Consider as I Prepare My Comments for EPA?

     1.  Submitting CBI. Do not submit this information to EPA through
regulations.gov or e-mail. Clearly mark the part or all of the
information that you claim to be CBI. For CBI information in a disk or
CD-ROM that you mail to EPA, mark the outside of the disk or CD-ROM as
CBI and then identify electronically within the disk or CD-ROM the
specific information that is claimed as CBI. In addition to one
complete version of the comment that includes information claimed as
CBI, a copy of the comment that does not contain the information
claimed as CBI must be submitted for inclusion in the public docket.
Information so marked will not be disclosed except in accordance with
procedures set forth in 40 CFR part 2.
    2. Tips for preparing your comments. When submitting comments,
remember to:
    i. Identify the document by docket ID number and other identifying
information (subject heading, Federal Register date and page number).
     ii. Follow directions. The Agency may ask you to respond to
specific questions or organize comments by referencing a Code of
Federal Regulations (CFR) part or section number.
    iii. Explain why you agree or disagree; suggest alternatives and
substitute language for your requested changes.
     iv. Describe any assumptions and provide any technical information
and/or data that you used.
    v. If you estimate potential costs or burdens, explain how you
arrived at your estimate in sufficient detail to allow for it to be
reproduced.
    vi. Provide specific examples to illustrate your concerns and
suggest alternatives.
    vii. Explain your views as clearly as possible, avoiding the use of
profanity or personal threats.
     viii. Make sure to submit your comments by the comment period
deadline identified.

II. Background on the Receipt of Requests to Cancel and/or Amend
Registrations to Delete Uses

    This notice announces receipt by EPA of requests from registrants
to cancel or amend organic arsenical product registrations. The organic
arsenicals are herbicides registered for application to cotton, bearing
and non-bearing fruit and nut trees, commercial turf, golf courses,
athletic fields, parks and residential lawns among other sites. In
letters received by the Agency, the registrants have requested EPA to
cancel affected product registrations and/or to amend to terminate uses
of pesticide product registrations identified in this notice in Tables
1 and 2. Specifically, the registrants have requested voluntary
cancellation of all products containing DSMA, CAMA, cacodylic acid and
its

sodium salt. In addition, the registrants have requested that certain
uses of MSMA be terminated in accordance with the agreement in
principle. The requests would terminate the following uses of MSMA:
Residential; forestry; non-bearing fruit and nuts; citrus, bearing and
non-bearing; bluegrass, fescue and ryegrass grown for seed; drainage
ditch banks; railroad, pipeline, and utility rights of way; fence rows;
storage yards; and similar non-crop areas. In addition, the requests
terminate all uses of MSMA in Florida except for use on cotton grown in
Calhoun, Columbia, Escambia, Gadsden, Hamilton, Holmes, Jackson,
Jefferson, Okaloosa, Santa Rosa, Suwannee, Walton, and Washington
counties. The requests would not terminate the last MSMA products
registered for use in the United States. The requests would terminate
the last DSMA, CAMA, and cacodylic acid and its sodium salt products
registered for use in the United States.

III. What Action is the Agency Taking?

    This notice announces receipt by the Agency of requests from
registrants to cancel or amend to terminate uses of organic arsenicals
product registrations. The affected products and the registrants making
the requests are identified in Tables 1-3 of this unit.
    Under section 6(f)(1)(A) of FIFRA, registrants may request, at any
time, that their pesticide registrations be canceled or amended to
terminate one or more pesticide uses. Section 6(f)(1)(B) of FIFRA
requires that before acting on a request for voluntary cancellation,
EPA must provide a 30-day public comment period on the request for
voluntary cancellation or use termination. In addition, section
6(f)(1)(C) of FIFRA requires that EPA provide a 180-day comment period
on a request for voluntary cancellation or termination of any minor
agricultural use before granting the request, unless:
    1. The registrants request a waiver of the comment period, or
    2. The Administrator determines that continued use of the pesticide
would pose an unreasonable adverse effect on the environment.
    The organic arsenical registrants have requested that EPA waive the
180-day comment period. EPA will provide a 30-day comment period on the
proposed requests.
    Unless a request is withdrawn by the registrant within 30 days of
publication of this notice, or if the Agency determines that there are
substantive comments that warrant further review of this request, an
order will be issued canceling or amending the affected registrations.

 Table 1.--Organic Arsenical Product Registrations with Pending Requests
                            for Cancellation
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       Registration Number           Product Name        Chemical Name
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239-2510                          Ortho Crabgrass     CAMA
                                   Killer Formula II
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239-2572                          Ortho Crabgrass     CAMA
                                   Killer Spray
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538-10                            Scotts Summer       DSMA
                                   Crabgrass Control
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538-169                           Scotts Spot Grass   Cacodylic acid
                                   and Weed Control
                                                     -------------------
                                                      Cacodylic acid,
                                                       sodium salt
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538-178                           Scotts Post         MSMA
                                   Emergent
                                   Crabgrass Control
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769-635                           SMCP MSMA 70W       MSMA
                                   Liquid MSMA Plus
                                   Surfactant
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769-636                           SMCP MSMA 70        MSMA
                                   Liquid
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769-637                           SMCP MSMA 6.66      MSMA
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769-664                           X-CEL Veg Kil       Cacodylic acid
                                                     -------------------
                                                      Cacodylic acid,
                                                       sodium salt
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769-705                           SMCP MSMA HC 8      MSMA
                                   Liquid High
                                   Concentrate
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769-916                           Science Grass and   Cacodylic acid
                                   Weed Top-Killer
                                                     -------------------
                                                      Cacodylic acid,
                                                       sodium salt
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769-975                           Liquid Edger        Cacodylic acid
                                   Herbicide
                                                     -------------------
                                                      Cacodylic acid,
                                                       sodium salt
------------------------------------------------------------------------
869-175                           Green Light Liquid  Cacodylic acid
                                   Edger
                                                     -------------------
                                                      Cacodylic acid,
                                                       sodium salt
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869-243                           Green Light MSMA    MSMA
                                   Crabgrass Killer
                                   2
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2217-229                          Selective           DSMA
                                   Crabgrass Killer
                                   Contains DSMA
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2217-434                          Crabgrass Killer    DSMA
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2217-512                          Nutgrass Killer     MSMA
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2217-513                          Crabgrass Killer    MSMA
------------------------------------------------------------------------

2217-630                          Gordon's Crabgrass  MSMA
                                   and Nutgrass
                                   Killer
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2217-808                          EH 795 Residential  MSMA
                                   Herbicide
                                                     -------------------
                                                      2,4-D
                                                       dimethylamine
                                                       salt
                                                     -------------------
                                                      Benzoic acid, 3,6-
                                                       dichloro-2-
                                                       methoxy-, compd
                                                       with N-
                                                       methylmetharamine
                                                       (1:1)
                                                     -------------------
                                                      Propanoic acid 2-
                                                       (4-chloro-2-
                                                       methylphenoxy)-,
                                                       (R) compd with N-
                                                       methylmetharamine
                                                       (1:1)
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2217-815                          EH 1335 Herbicide   MSMA
                                                     -------------------
                                                      2,4-D
                                                       dimethylamine
                                                       salt
                                                     -------------------
                                                      Benzoic acid, 3,6-
                                                       dichloro-2-
                                                       methoxy-, compd
                                                       with N-
                                                       methylmetharamine
                                                       (1:1)
                                                     -------------------
                                                      Propanoic acid 2-
                                                       (4-chloro-2-
                                                       methylphenoxy)-,
                                                       (R) compd with N-
                                                       methylmetharamine
                                                       (1:1)
------------------------------------------------------------------------
2217-830                          EH 1378 Herbicide   MSMA
                                                     -------------------
                                                      2,4-D
                                                       dimethylamine
                                                       salt
                                                     -------------------
                                                      Benzoic acid, 3,6-
                                                       dichloro-2-
                                                       methoxy-, compd
                                                       with N-
                                                       methylmetharamine
                                                       (1:1)
                                                     -------------------
                                                      Propanoic acid 2-
                                                       (4-chloro-2-
                                                       methylphenoxy)-,
                                                       (R) compd with N-
                                                       methylmetharamine
                                                       (1:1)
------------------------------------------------------------------------
5481-67                           Alco Ho No Mo       Cacodylic acid
                                   Liquid
                                                     -------------------
                                                      Cacodylic acid,
                                                       sodium salt
------------------------------------------------------------------------
5481-227                          DSMA Liquid Plus    DSMA
                                   Surfactant
------------------------------------------------------------------------
5481-228                          MSMA 40 Plus        MSMA
                                   Surfactant
------------------------------------------------------------------------
5481-229                          MSMA 60 Plus        MSMA
                                   Surfactant
------------------------------------------------------------------------
5481-230                          MSMA 66             MSMA
                                   Concentrate
------------------------------------------------------------------------
5481-231                          MSMA 80             MSMA
                                   Concentrate
------------------------------------------------------------------------
5887-172                          Improved Crabgrass  MSMA
                                   Killer
------------------------------------------------------------------------
5905-67                           MSMA Arsonate       MSMA
                                   Liquid
------------------------------------------------------------------------
5905 GA-82-0011                   MSMA Arsonate       MSMA
                                   Liquid
------------------------------------------------------------------------
7401-23                           Ferti-Lome          MSMA
                                   Crabgrass and
                                   Dallis Grass
                                   Killer
------------------------------------------------------------------------
7401-246                          Hi-Yield Super      MSMA
                                   Decimate+Surfacta
                                   nt
------------------------------------------------------------------------
7401-366                          Ferti-Lome          MSMA
                                   Improved Bermuda
                                   Grass Killer
                                                     -------------------
                                                      Cacodylic acid,
                                                       sodium salt
------------------------------------------------------------------------
8660-48                           Crabgrass Killer    DSMA
------------------------------------------------------------------------
8660-63                           Clean-Up Herbicide  Cacodylic acid
                                                     -------------------
                                                      Cacodylic acid,
                                                       sodium salt
------------------------------------------------------------------------
8660-120                          Vertagreen          MSM
                                   Crabgrass &Weed
                                   Killer
------------------------------------------------------------------------
8660-121                          Greenup Nutgrass    MSMA
                                   &Chickweed Killer
------------------------------------------------------------------------
9779-86                           Riverside 612       MSMA
                                   Herbicide
------------------------------------------------------------------------
9779-96                           Riverside 120       MSMA
                                   Herbicide
------------------------------------------------------------------------

9779-128                          DSMA Herbicide      DSMA
------------------------------------------------------------------------
9779-155                          Riverside 145       MSMA
                                   Herbicide
------------------------------------------------------------------------
9779-170                          Riverside MSMA 4    MSMA
------------------------------------------------------------------------
9779-174                          Riverside DSMA      DSMA
                                   Liquid Plus
                                   Surfactant
------------------------------------------------------------------------
9779-317                          Prometryne+MSMA     MSMA
                                                     -------------------
                                                      Prometryn
------------------------------------------------------------------------
10088-74                          Lawn and Turf Weed  MSMA
                                   Control
------------------------------------------------------------------------
19713-45                          Drexel DSMA Liquid  DSMA
------------------------------------------------------------------------
19713-113                         Drexel DSMA 81P     DSMA
------------------------------------------------------------------------
19713-117                         Drexel Kack         Cacodylic acid
                                   Herbicide
                                                     -------------------
                                                      Cacodylic acid,
                                                       sodium salt
------------------------------------------------------------------------
19713-141                         Drexel Ezy-Pickin   Cacodylic acid
                                   Cotton Defoliant
                                                     -------------------
                                                      Cacodylic acid,
                                                       sodium salt
------------------------------------------------------------------------
19713-153                         Kack Plus MSMA      MSMA
                                   Herbicide
                                                     -------------------
                                                      Cacodylic acid
                                                     -------------------
                                                      Cacodylic acid,
                                                       sodium salt
------------------------------------------------------------------------
19713-162                         MSMA 6 Tree Killer  MSMA
------------------------------------------------------------------------
19713-276                         IDA, INC. DSMA      DSMA
                                   Slurry
------------------------------------------------------------------------
19713-311                         Pearson's Easy-     Cacodylic acid
                                   Edger and Cleaner
                                                     -------------------
                                                      Cacodylic acid,
                                                       sodium salt
------------------------------------------------------------------------
19713-530                         Drexel DSMA 81 Dry  DSMA
                                   Powder
------------------------------------------------------------------------
19713-532                         DSMA Slurry         DSMA
------------------------------------------------------------------------
19713-533                         Super Dal-E-Rad     CAMA
                                   Calar
------------------------------------------------------------------------
19713-534                         APC Holdings DSMA   DSMA
                                   Liquid
------------------------------------------------------------------------
19713-535                         APC Holdings DSMA   DSMA
                                   Liquid 4
------------------------------------------------------------------------
28293-234                         Unicorn Liquid      Cacodylic acid
                                   Edger
                                                     -------------------
                                                      Cacodylic acid,
                                                       sodium salt
------------------------------------------------------------------------
28293-361                         Unicorn Weed Edger  Cacodylic acid
                                                     -------------------
                                                      Cacodylic acid,
                                                       sodium salt
------------------------------------------------------------------------
33955-510                         Acme Weed Killer    Cacodylic acid
                                   Nonselective
                                   Herbicide for
                                   General Weed
                                   Control
                                                     -------------------
                                                      Cacodylic acid,
                                                       sodium salt
------------------------------------------------------------------------
33955-553                         Acme Ready-To Use   Cacodylic acid
                                   Weed & Grass
                                   Killer
                                                     -------------------
                                                      Cacodylic acid,
                                                       sodium salt
------------------------------------------------------------------------
42519-4                           Cacodylate 3.25     Cacodylic acid
                                                     -------------------
                                                      Cacodylic acid,
                                                       sodium salt
------------------------------------------------------------------------
42519-8                           Sodium Cacodylate   Cacodylic acid
                                   Solution
                                                     -------------------

                                                      Cacodylic acid,
                                                       sodium salt
------------------------------------------------------------------------
42519-10                          Leaf-All            Cacodylic acid
                                                     -------------------
                                                      Cacodylic acid,
                                                       sodium salt
------------------------------------------------------------------------
46515-1                           Liquid Fence &      Cacodylic acid
                                   Grass Edger
                                                     -------------------
                                                      Cacodylic acid,
                                                       sodium salt
------------------------------------------------------------------------
46515-12                          Super K-Gro Ready-  CAMA
                                   to-Use Crabgrass
                                   Killer
------------------------------------------------------------------------
59144-20                          Liquid Edger Ready- Cacodylic acid
                                   to-Use
                                                     -------------------
                                                      Cacodylic acid,
                                                       sodium salt
------------------------------------------------------------------------
61483-19                          DSMA Liquid         DSMA
------------------------------------------------------------------------
61483-20                          Super Arsonate      MSMA
------------------------------------------------------------------------
61483-25                          Ansar 529 HC        MSMA
                                   Herbicide
------------------------------------------------------------------------
61483-40                          DSMA 4              DSMA
------------------------------------------------------------------------
72155-1                           Herbicide 3D RTU    MSMA
                                                     -------------------
                                                      2,4-D
                                                       dimethylamine
                                                       salt
                                                     -------------------
                                                      Benzoic acid, 3,6-
                                                       dichloro-2-
                                                       methoxy-, compd
                                                       with N-
                                                       methylmetharamine
                                                       (1:1)
                                                     -------------------
                                                      Propanoic acid 2-
                                                       (4-chloro-2-
                                                       methylphenoxy)-,
                                                       (R) compd with N-
                                                       methylmetharamine
                                                       (1:1)
------------------------------------------------------------------------
72155-3                           Lawn Herbicide TN   MSMA
                                   Concentrate
                                                     -------------------
                                                      2,4-D
                                                       dimethylamine
                                                       salt
                                                     -------------------
                                                      Benzoic acid, 3,6-
                                                       dichloro-2-
                                                       methoxy-, compd
                                                       with N-
                                                       methylmetharamine
                                                       (1:1)
                                                     -------------------
                                                      Propanoic acid 2-
                                                       (4-chloro-2-
                                                       methylphenoxy)-,
                                                       (R) compd with N-
                                                       methylmetharamine
                                                       (1:1)
------------------------------------------------------------------------
72155-5                           Lawn Herbicide 3D   MSMA
                                   Concentrate
                                                     -------------------
                                                      2,4-D
                                                       dimethylamine
                                                       salt
                                                     -------------------
                                                      Benzoic acid, 3,6-
                                                       dichloro-2-
                                                       methoxy-, compd
                                                       with N-
                                                       methylmetharamine
                                                       (1:1)]
                                                     -------------------
                                                      Propanoic acid 2-
                                                       (4-chloro-2-
                                                       methylphenoxy)-,
                                                       (R) compd with N-
                                                       methylmetharamine
                                                       (1:1)
------------------------------------------------------------------------
72155-6                           Lawn Herbicide 3D-  MSMA
                                   40 Concentrate
                                                     -------------------
                                                      2,4-D
                                                       dimethylamine
                                                       salt
                                                     -------------------
                                                      Benzoic acid, 3,6-
                                                       dichloro-2-
                                                       methoxy-, compd
                                                       with N-
                                                       methylmetharamine
                                                       (1:1)]
                                                     -------------------
                                                      Propanoic acid 2-
                                                       (4-chloro-2-
                                                       methylphenoxy)-,
                                                       (R) compd with N-
                                                       methylmetharamine
                                                       (1:1)
------------------------------------------------------------------------

 Table 2.--Organic Arsenical Product Registrations with Pending Requests
                              for Amendment
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      Registration Number            Product Name        Chemical name
------------------------------------------------------------------------
2217-709                         Quadmec Turf        MSMA
                                  Herbicide
                                                    --------------------
                                                     2,4-D dimethylamine
                                                      salt
                                                    --------------------
                                                     Benzoic acid, 3,6-
                                                      dichloro-2-methoxy-
                                                      , compd with N-
                                                      methylmetharamine
                                                      (1:1)
                                                    --------------------
                                                     Propanoic acid 2-(4-
                                                      chloro-2-
                                                      ethylphenoxy)-,
                                                      (R) compd with N-
                                                      methylmetharamine
                                                      (1:1)
------------------------------------------------------------------------
2217-797                         EH 1143 Herbicide   MSMA
                                                    --------------------
                                                     MCPA, dimethylamine
                                                      salt
                                                    --------------------
                                                     Benzoic acid, 3,6-
                                                      dichloro-2-methoxy-
                                                      , compd with N-
                                                      methylmetharamine
                                                      (1:1)
                                                    --------------------
                                                     Propanoic acid 2-(4-
                                                      chloro-2-
                                                      ethylphenoxy)-,
                                                      (R) compd with N-
                                                      methylmetharamine
                                                      (1:1)
------------------------------------------------------------------------
5905-66                          MSMA Plus           MSMA
------------------------------------------------------------------------
5905-162                         Helena Brand MSMA   MSMA
                                  High Concentrate
------------------------------------------------------------------------
5905-164                         MSMA Plus HC        MSMA
------------------------------------------------------------------------
9779-133                         Riverside 912       MSMA
                                  Herbicide
------------------------------------------------------------------------
19713-40                         Drexar 530          MSMA
------------------------------------------------------------------------
19713-41                         Drexel MSMA 6.6     MSMA
------------------------------------------------------------------------
19713-42                         MSMA 6 Plus         MSMA
------------------------------------------------------------------------
19713-151                        Drexel MSMA 8       MSMA
------------------------------------------------------------------------
19713-267                        IDA, Inc. MSMA 4    MSMA
                                  Plus
------------------------------------------------------------------------
19713-269                        IDA, Inc. MSMA 6.6  MSMA
------------------------------------------------------------------------
19713-278                        IDA, Inc. MSMA 6    MSMA
                                  Plus
------------------------------------------------------------------------
19713-528                        Diumate             MSMA
                                                    --------------------
                                                     Diuron
------------------------------------------------------------------------
19713-529                        Drexel MSMA 600     MSMA
                                  Herbicide
------------------------------------------------------------------------
19713-531                        Drexel MSMA 660     MSMA
------------------------------------------------------------------------
19713-550                        Drexel MSMA 120     MSMA
------------------------------------------------------------------------
42519-1                          Target 6.6          MSMA
------------------------------------------------------------------------
42519-3                          Target 6 Plus       MSMA
------------------------------------------------------------------------
42750-28                         Weed Hoe 120        MSMA
------------------------------------------------------------------------
42750-29                         Weed Hoe 108        MSMA
------------------------------------------------------------------------
61483-13                         Daconate            MSMA
------------------------------------------------------------------------
61483-14                         Daconate 6          MSMA
------------------------------------------------------------------------
61483-15                         Bueno-6             MSMA
------------------------------------------------------------------------
61483-17                         Daconate Super      MSMA
                                  Brand
------------------------------------------------------------------------
61483-18                         Bueno               MSMA
------------------------------------------------------------------------
62719-339                        MSMA 6.6            MSMA
------------------------------------------------------------------------

62719-340                        MSMA Plus S         MSMA
------------------------------------------------------------------------
62719-343                        MSMA 51%            MSMA
------------------------------------------------------------------------

    Table 3 of this unit includes the names and addresses of record for
the registrants of the products listed in Table 1 and Table 2 of this
unit.

     Table 3.--Registrants Requesting Voluntary Cancellation and/or
                               Amendments
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              EPA Company No.                 Company Name and Address
------------------------------------------------------------------------
239                                         The Scotts Co., d/b/a/ The
                                             Ortho Group, PO Box 190,
                                             Marysville, OH 43040
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538                                         The Scotts Co., 14111
                                             Scottslawn Rd, Marysville,
                                             OH 43041
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769                                         Value Gardens Supply, LLC d/
                                             b/a/ Value Garden Supply,
                                             PO Box 585, Saint Joseph,
                                             MO 64502
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869                                         Valent GI Corp., c/o Valent
                                             USA Corp., Agent For: Green
                                             Light Co., 1600 Riviera
                                             Ave. Suite 200, Walnut
                                             Creek, CA 94596
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2217                                        PBI/Gordon Corp., PO Box
                                             014090, Kansas City, MO
                                             64101-0090
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5481                                        Amvac Chemical Corp., d/b/a/
                                             Amvac, 4695 Macarthur Ct.,
                                             Suite 1250, Newport Beach,
                                             CA 92660-1706
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5887                                        Value Gardens Supply, LLC d/
                                             b/a/ Value Garden Supply,
                                             PO Box 585, Saint Joseph,
                                             MO 64502]
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5905                                        Helena Chenical Co., 7664
                                             Moore Rd., Memphis, TN
                                             38120
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7401                                        Mandava Associates, LLC,
                                             Agent for: Voluntary
                                             Purchasing Groups, Inc., N.
                                             Dallas Pkwy., Suite 200,
                                             Plano, TX 75024
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8660                                        United Industries Corp., d/b/
                                             a Sylorr Plant Corp., PO
                                             Box 142642, St. Louis, MO
                                             63114-0642
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9779                                        Winfield Solutions, LLC, PO
                                             Box 64589, St. Paul, MN
                                             55164-0589
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10088                                       Athea Laboratories Inc., PO
                                             Box 240014, Milwaukee, WI
                                             53224
------------------------------------------------------------------------
19713                                       Drexel Chemical Co., PO Box
                                             13327, Memphis, TN 38113-
                                             0327
------------------------------------------------------------------------
28293                                       Phaeton Corp., d/b/a/
                                             Unicorn Laboratories, PO
                                             Box 290, Madison, GA 30650
------------------------------------------------------------------------
33955                                       PBI/Gordon Corp., PO Box
                                             014090, Kansas City, MO
                                             64101-0090
------------------------------------------------------------------------
42519                                       Luxemborg-Pamol, Inc., 5100
                                             Poplar Ave. Suite 2700,
                                             Memphis, TN 38137
------------------------------------------------------------------------
42750                                       Albaugh Inc., 1525 NE 36th
                                             Street, Ankeny, IA 50021
------------------------------------------------------------------------
46515                                       Celex, Division of United
                                             Industries Corp., PO Box
                                             142642, St. Louis, MO 63114-
                                             0642
------------------------------------------------------------------------
59144                                       RegWest Company, LLC, Agent
                                             for: Gro Tec, Inc., 30856
                                             Rocky Rd. Greely, CO 80631-
                                             9375
------------------------------------------------------------------------
61483                                       KMG-Bernuth, Inc., 9555 W.
                                             Sam Houston Pkwy South,
                                             Suite 600, Houston, TX
                                             77099
------------------------------------------------------------------------
62719                                       Dow Agrosciences LLC, 9330
                                             Zionsville Rd 308/2e,
                                             Indianapolis, IN 46268-1054
------------------------------------------------------------------------
72155                                       Bayer Advanced, PO Box
                                             12014, 2 TW Alexander Dr.,
                                             Research Triangle Park, NC
                                             27709
------------------------------------------------------------------------

IV. What is the Agency's Authority for Taking this Action?

    Section 6(f)(1) of FIFRA provides that a registrant of a pesticide
product may at any time request that any of its pesticide registrations
be canceled or amended to terminate one or more uses. FIFRA further
provides that, before acting on the request, EPA must publish a notice
of receipt of any such request in the Federal Register. Thereafter,
following the public comment period, the Administrator may approve such
a request.

V. Procedures for Withdrawal of Request and Considerations for
Reregistration of Organic Arsenicals

    Registrants who choose to withdraw a request for cancellation must
submit such withdrawal in writing to the person listed under FOR
FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT, postmarked before August 7, 2009. This
written withdrawal of the request for cancellation will apply only to
the applicable FIFRA section 6(f)(1) request listed in this notice. If
the products(s) have been subject to a previous cancellation action,
the effective date of cancellation and all other provisions of any
earlier cancellation action are controlling.

VI. Provisions for Disposition of Existing Stocks

    Existing stocks are those stocks of registered pesticide products
which are currently in the United States and which were packaged,
labeled, and released for shipment prior to the effective date of the
cancellation action. In any order issued in response to these requests
for cancellation of product registrations, EPA proposes to include the
following provisions for the treatment of any existing stocks of the

products identified or referenced in Table 1 in Unit III.
     In any order issued in response to these requests for amendments
to terminate uses, the Agency proposes to include the following
provisions for the treatment of any existing stocks of the products
identified or referenced in Table 2 in Unit III.
     The registrants have requested voluntary cancellation of the
arsenic registrations identified in Table 1 and voluntary amendment to
terminate certain uses of the arsenic registrations identified in Table
2. Pursuant to section 6(f) of FIFRA, EPA intends to grant the requests
for voluntary cancellation and amendment.
     As outlined in the organic arsenicals Agreement in Principle the
following existing stocks dates are being proposed. EPA encourages
stakeholders to submit comments on these existing stocks timeframes.
Comments will be evaluated and the final existing stocks timeframes
will be incorporated into the cancellation order which will be
published in the Federal Register.
    After December 31, 2009, registrants would be prohibited from
selling or distributing existing stocks of products containing MSMA
labeled for all uses, except cotton, sod farms, golf courses, and
highway rights-of-way. Also, after December 31, 2009, registrants would
be prohibited from selling or distributing existing stocks of products
containing DSMA, CAMA, cacodylic acid and its sodium salt.
     After June 30, 2010, persons other than registrants would be
prohibited from selling or distributing existing stocks of products
containing MSMA labeled for all uses, except cotton, sod farms, golf
courses, and highway rights-of-way, and products containing DSMA, CAMA,
and/or cacodylic acid and its sodium salt.
    After December 31, 2010, use of products containing MSMA labeled
for all uses, except cotton, sod farms, golf courses, and highway
rights-of-way and products containing DSMA, CAMA, cacodylic acid and
its sodium salt would be prohibited.
     After December 31, 2012, registrants would be prohibited from
selling or distributing existing stocks of products containing MSMA
labeled for use on sod farms, golf courses, and highway rights-of-way.
    After June 30, 2013, persons other than registrants would be
prohibited from selling or distributing existing stocks of products
containing MSMA labeled for use on sod farms, golf courses, and highway
rights-of-way.
    After December 31, 2013, use of products containing MSMA labeled
for all uses, except cotton, would be prohibited.
     If the request for voluntary cancellation and use termination is
granted, the Agency intends to publish the cancellation order in the
Federal Register.

List of Subjects

    Environmental protection, Pesticides and pests.

    Dated: June 30, 2009.
 Peter Caulkins,
Acting Director, Special Review and Reregistration Division, Office of
Pesticide Programs.
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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission

[Docket No. ER11-2875-001; Docket No. EL11-20-001]

PJM Interconnection, LLC; PJM Power Providers Group v. PJM

Interconnection, LLC; Notice of Date for Staff Technical Conference and

Related Information

    On June 13, 2011, the Commission issued an order in this proceeding

granting rehearing of its April 12, 2011 order,\1\ for further

consideration, and establishing a technical conference to explore the

issues raised on rehearing regarding the applicability of the PJM

Interconnection, LLC (PJM) Minimum Offer Price Rule (MOPR) as it

relates to self-supply Sell Offers for Planned Generation Capacity

Resources submitted into PJM's Reliability Pricing Model base residual

auction.\2\

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    \1\ PJM Interconnection, LLC, 135 FERC ] 61,022 (2011).

    \2\ PJM Interconnection, LLC, 135 FERC ] 61,228 (2011).

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    Take notice that the technical conference will be held on July 28,

2011, beginning at 9 a.m. (EDT) in the Commission Meeting Room at the

Commission's Washington, DC headquarters, 888 First Street, NE. The

technical conference will be led by Commission staff, however

Commissioners may attend. All interested parties are invited to attend.

Registration is not required. The technical conference is expected to

adjourn by 12:30 p.m. (EDT).

    The scope of the conference will include, among other related

issues, a discussion of: (1) Whether exempting self-supply resources

from PJM's MOPR presents an opportunity to exercise buyer market power;

(2) whether the Fixed Resource Requirement (FRR) alternative is a

viable option for those wishing to self-supply; and (3) whether there

are alternatives to the FRR option that allow parties to self-supply

while deterring buyer market power.

    Parties will have 21 days after the technical conference to respond

to the issues raised. A subsequent notice will be issued announcing

panelists and the format of the conference.

    Parties that have intervened in the proceeding and that are

interested in participating on a panel, or require additional

information, should contact Jonathan Fernandez at

<EMAIL_ADDRESS>or<PHONE_NUMBER> by July 6, 2011.

    A free Web cast of this event will be available through http://www.ferc.gov. Anyone with Internet access interested in viewing the Web

cast of this conference can do so by navigating to Calendar of Events

at http://www.ferc.gov. The event will contain a link to its Web cast.

The Capitol Connection provides technical support for the Web casts and

offers the option of listening to the conferences via phone-bridge for

a fee. If you have any questions, visit http://www.CapitolConnection.org or call<PHONE_NUMBER>.

    FERC conferences are accessible under section 508 of the

Rehabilitation Act of 1973. For accessibility accommodations please

send an e-mail to<EMAIL_ADDRESS>or call toll free (866) 208-

3372 (voice) or<PHONE_NUMBER> (TTY), or send a fax to<PHONE_NUMBER>

with the required accommodations.

    Dated: June 29, 2011.

Nathaniel J. Davis, Sr.,

Deputy Secretary.

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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Federal Railroad Administration

Petition for Waiver of Compliance

    In accordance with Title 49 Code of Federal Regulations (CFR) Part
211, notice is hereby given that the Federal Railroad Administration
(FRA) received a request for a waiver of compliance with certain
requirements of its safety standards. The individual petition is
described below, including the party seeking relief, the regulatory
provisions involved, the nature of the relief being requested, and the
petitioner's arguments in favor of relief.

New Jersey Transit Corporation

[Supplement and Modification To Waiver Petition Docket Number FRA-1999-
6135, with New Docket Number FRA-2007-0030]

    As a supplement and modification to New Jersey Transit
Corporation's (NJ Transit) petition for approval of shared use and
waiver of certain FRA regulations (the original Shared Use Waiver was
granted by the FRA Railroad Safety Board on December 3, 1999, a 5-year
extension and decision regarding relief from the FRA Horn Rule was
granted by the Safety Board on November 9, 2006), NJ Transit is seeking
permission from FRA to modify the temporal separation operating plan to
reflect new Burlington and Camden Subdivisions. Also, NJ Transit is
asking

FRA to modify the terms and conditions of FRA's November 9, 2006,
decision letter seeking a permanent waiver of compliance from
requirements of the FRA Horn Rule for continued safe operation of its
Southern New Jersey Light Rail Transit (SNJLRT) River Line at seven
specific highway-rail grade crossings in the Palmyra and Riverton, NJ,
communities. NJ Transit submits that this request is consistent with
the waiver process for shared use. (See Statement of Agency Policy
Concerning Jurisdiction Over the Safety of Railroad Passenger
Operations and Waivers Related to Shared Use of the Tracks of the
General Railroad System by Light Rail and Conventional Equipment, 65 FR
42529 (July 10, 2000); also see Joint Statement of Agency Policy
Concerning Shared Use of the Tracks of the General Railroad System by
Conventional Railroads and Light Rail Transit Systems, 65 FR 42526
(July 10, 2000).)
    On April 27, 2005, FRA issued the Final Rule on Use of Locomotive
Horns at Highway-Rail Grade Crossings, 70 FR 21844 (2005), with an
effective date of June 24, 2005. NJ Transit claimed that although its
audible warning operating practices on the River Line are generally in
compliance with the rules contained in 49 CFR Parts 222 and 229, Use of
Locomotive Horns at Highway Rail Grade Crossings; Final Rule, it needed
relief from the requirements of the rule because of the unique
operating characteristics of the SNJLRT River Line-particularly the
close proximity of highway-rail grade crossings in the communities of
Riverton and Palmyra, NJ. As noted and explained in the FRA decision
letter dated November 9, 2006, FRA denied NJ Transit relief from the
Horn Rule requirements, except at certain locations outlined in the
decision letter, including four near-side station stops in the
Riverton-Palmyra single track corridor at Cinnaminson Avenue, Morgan
Avenue, Thomas Avenue, and Main Street.
    With this petition submitted in lieu of instituting quiet zones, NJ
Transit again is seeking relief from the requirements of the FRA Horn
Rule (use of 83 dB bell in lieu of 86dB horn) at seven of nine actively
warned highway-rail grade crossings along this 1.4-mile Riverton-
Palmyra single track corridor. The driving force behind this request is
that the SNJLRT River Line operates 91 weekday trips through this
corridor, generating over 800 audible warnings between 6 a.m. and 10
p.m., causing quality of life issues and noise complaints from nearby
residents.
    Also with this petition, NJ Transit is seeking permission from FRA
to modify the temporal separation operating plan to reflect new
Burlington and Camden Subdivisions. The creation of these subdivisions
will allow SNJLRT light rail vehicles in a particular subdivision to
operate concurrently when Conrail freight trains are either late in
clearing tracks in the other subdivision or they report clear for the
remainder of the freight window. The subdivisions will be delineated
where switches can be reversed and blocked to prevent movements outside
each respective subdivision.
    All communications concerning these proceedings should identify the
appropriate docket number (e.g., Waiver Petition Docket Number FRA-
2007-0030) and may be submitted by any of the following methods:
     Web site: http://www.regulations.gov. Follow the online

instructions for submitting comments.
     Fax:<PHONE_NUMBER>.
     Mail: Docket Operations Facility, U.S. Department of
Transportation, 1200 New Jersey Avenue, SE., W12-140, Washington, DC
20590.
     Hand Delivery: 1200 New Jersey Avenue, SE., Room W12-140,
Washington, DC 20590, between 9 a.m. and 5 p.m., Monday through Friday,
except Federal Holidays.
    Communications received within 45 days of the date of this notice
will be considered by FRA before final action is taken. Comments
received after that date will be considered as far as practicable. All
written communications concerning these proceedings are available for
examination during regular business hours (9 a.m.-5 p.m.) at the above
facility. All documents in the public docket are also available for
inspection and copying on the Internet at the docket facility's Web
site at http://www.regulations.gov.

    Anyone is able to search the electronic form of any written
communications and comments received into any of our dockets by the
name of the individual submitting the comment (or signing the comment,
if submitted on behalf of an association, business, labor union, etc.).
You may review DOT's complete Privacy Act Statement in the Federal
Register published on April 11, 2000 (Volume 65, Number 70; Pages
19477-19478).

    Issued in Washington, DC on January 28, 2008.
Grady C. Cothen, Jr.,
Deputy Associate Administrator for Safety Standards and Program
Development.
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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

Food and Drug Administration

[Docket No. FDA-2013-N-0297]

Agency Information Collection Activities; Submission for Office
of Management and Budget Review; Comment Request; Prevention of
Salmonella Enteritidis in Shell Eggs During Production--Recordkeeping
and Registration

AGENCY: Food and Drug Administration, HHS.

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is announcing that a
proposed collection of information has been submitted to the Office of
Management and Budget (OMB) for review and clearance under the
Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995.

DATES: Fax written comments on the collection of information by July 1,
2013.

ADDRESSES: To ensure that comments on the information collection are
received, OMB recommends that written comments be faxed to the Office
of Information and Regulatory Affairs, OMB, Attn: FDA Desk Officer,
FAX:<PHONE_NUMBER>, or emailed to<EMAIL_ADDRESS>All
comments should be identified with the OMB control number 0910-0660.
Also include the FDA docket number found in brackets in the heading of
this document.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Domini Bean, Office of Information
Management, Food and Drug Administration, 1350 Piccard Dr., PI50-400T,
Rockville, MD 20850,<PHONE_NUMBER><EMAIL_ADDRESS>
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: In compliance with 44 U.S.C. 3507, FDA has
submitted the following proposed collection of information to OMB for
review and clearance.

Prevention of Salmonella Enteritidis in Shell Eggs During Production--
Recordkeeping and Registration Provisions--21 CFR 118.10 and 118.11
(OMB Control Number 0910-0660)--Extension

    Shell eggs contaminated with Salmonella Enteritidis (SE) are
responsible for more than 140,000 illnesses per year. The Public Health
Service Act (PHS Act) authorizes the Secretary to make and enforce such
regulations as ``are necessary to prevent the introduction,
transmission, or spread of communicable diseases from foreign countries
into the States . . . or from one State . . . into any other State''
(section 361(a) of the PHS Act). This authority has been delegated to
the Commissioner of Food and Drugs. Under section 402(a)(4) of the
Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act (the FD&C Act) (21 U.S.C.
342(a)(4)), a food is adulterated if it is prepared, packed, or held
under insanitary conditions whereby it may have been contaminated with
filth or rendered injurious to health. Under section 701(a) of the FD&C
Act (21 U.S.C. 371(a)), FDA is authorized to issue regulations for the
efficient enforcement of the FD&C Act.
    On July 9, 2009, FDA published in the Federal Register a final rule
that established a regulation part 118 (21 CFR part 118) entitled
``Prevention of Salmonella Enteritidis in Shell Eggs During Production,
Storage, and Transportation'' (74 FR 33030) (the Shell Eggs final
rule''). Part 118 requires shell egg producers to implement measures to
prevent SE from contaminating eggs on the farm and from further growth
during storage and transportation, and requires these producers to
maintain records concerning their compliance with the rule and to
register with FDA. As described in more detail with regard to each
information collection provision of part 118, each farm site with 3,000
or more egg-laying hens that sells raw shell eggs to the table egg
market, other than directly to the consumer, must refrigerate,
register, and keep certain records. Farms that do not send all of their
eggs to treatment are also required to have an SE prevention plan and
to test for SE.
    Section 118.10 of FDA's regulations (21 CFR 118.10) requires
recordkeeping for all measures the farm takes to prevent SE in its
flocks. Since many existing farms participate in voluntary egg quality
assurance programs, those respondents may not have to collect any
additional information. Records are maintained on file at each farm
site and examined there periodically by FDA inspectors.
    Section 118.10 also requires each farm site with 3,000 or more egg-
laying hens that sells raw shell eggs to the table egg market, other
than directly to the consumer, and does not have all of the shell eggs
treated, to design and implement an SE prevention plan. Section 118.10
requires recordkeeping for each of the provisions included in the plan
and for plan review and modifications if corrective actions are taken.
    Finally, Sec.  118.11 of FDA's regulations (21 CFR 118.11) requires
that each farm covered by Sec.  118.1(a) register with FDA using Form
FDA 3733. The term ``Form FDA 3733'' refers to both the paper version
of the form and the electronic system known as the Shell Egg Producer
Registration Module, which is available at http://www.access.fda.gov.
The Agency strongly encourages electronic registration because it is
faster and more convenient. The system the Agency has developed can
accept electronic registrations 24 hours a day, 7 days a week. A
registering shell egg producer will receive confirmation of electronic
registration instantaneously once all the required fields on the
registration screen are completed. However, paper registrations will
also be accepted. Form

FDA 3733 is available for download for registration by mail or CD-ROM.
    Recordkeeping and registration are necessary for the success of the
SE prevention measures. Written SE prevention plans and records of
actions taken due to each provision are essential for farms to
implement SE prevention plans effectively. Further, they are essential
for us to be able to determine compliance. Information provided under
these regulations helps us to notify quickly the facilities that might
be affected by a deliberate or accidental contamination of the food
supply. In addition, data collected through registration is used to
support our enforcement activities.
    Description of Respondents: Respondents to this information
collection include farm sites with 3,000 or more egg-laying hens that
sell raw eggs to the table egg market, other than directly to the
consumer.
    In the Federal Register of March 27, 2013 (78 FR 18605), FDA
published a 60-day notice requesting public comment on the proposed
collection of information. We received one letter in response to the
notice; however, the letter did not contain comments responsive to the
four information collection topics specified in the 60-day notice.
    FDA estimates the burden of this collection of information as
follows:

                               Table 1--Estimated Annual Recordkeeping Burden \1\
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                                     Number of       Number of                    Average burden
 Description and 21 CFR Section    recordkeepers    records per    Total annual         per         Total hours
                                        \2\        recordkeeper       records      recordkeeping
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Refrigeration Records,                     2,600              52         135,200            0.5           67,600
 118.10(a)(3)(iv)...............
Testing, Diversion, and                      343              52          17,836            0.5            8,918
 Treatment Records,
 118.10(a)(3)(v-viii) (positive)
 \3\............................
Egg Testing, 118.10(a)(3)(vii)..             331               7           2,317            8.3           19,231
Environmental Testing,                     6,308              23         145,084            0.25          36,271
 118.10(a)(3)(v) \3\............
Testing, Diversion, and                    5,965               1           5,965            0.5            2,983
 Treatment Records,
 118.10(a)(3)(v-viii) (negative)
 \3\............................
Prevention Plan Review and                   331               1             331           10              3,310
 Modifications, 118.10(a)(4)....
Chick and Pullet Procurement               4,731               1           4,731            0.5            2,366
 Records, 118.10(a)(2)..........
Rodent and Other Pest Control,             9,462              52         492,024            0.5          246,012
 118.10(a)(3)(ii) and
 Biosecurity
 Records,118.10(a)(3)(i)........
Prevention Plan Design,                      150               1             150           20              3,000
 118.10(a)(1)...................
Cleaning and Disinfection                    331               1             331            0.5              166
 Records, 118.10(a)(3)(iii).....
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    Total Hours.................  ..............  ..............  ..............  ..............         389,857
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\1\ There are no capital costs or operating and maintenance costs associated with this collection of
  information.
\2\ Some records are kept on a by-farm basis and others are kept on a by-house basis.
\3\ Calculations include requirements for pullet and layer houses.

    FDA is retaining most of the estimates published in the Shell Eggs
final rule with regard to the estimated number of respondents and the
average burden per recordkeeping (74 FR 33030 at 33089 to 33091). FDA
bases the remaining recordkeeping burden estimates and the reporting
burden estimates on its experience implementing the final rule and the
number of registrations and cancellations received in the past 3 years.
    The number of recordkeepers estimated in column 2 of Table 1 and
all other estimates discussed in this section are drawn from estimates
of the total number of layer and pullet houses affected by the Shell
Eggs final rule (74 FR 33030 at 33078 to 33080). In the final rule, we
assumed that those farms that were operating according to recognized
industry or State quality assurance plans were already largely in
compliance with the plan design and recordkeeping provisions discussed
in this section, and therefore would not experience additional costs to
comply with recordkeeping provisions. We found that 59 percent of farms
with more than 50,000 layers were members of State or industry quality
assurance plans. Fewer than 8 percent of farms with fewer than 50,000
layers were members of quality assurance plans. Thus, we estimated the
number of layer farms incurring a new recordkeeping burden because of
the Shell Eggs final rule to be 2,600, and the number of houses
affected to be 4,731. A detailed breakdown of this estimation is shown
in Table 29 of the Shell Eggs final rule (74 FR 33030 at 33078).
    Prevention plan design (Sec.  118.10(a)(1)) records will be kept on
a per farm basis but because the Shell Eggs final rule has been fully
implemented, FDA assumes that new prevention plan design will only be
undertaken by new entrants to the industry. Refrigeration records
(Sec.  118.10(a)(3)(iv)) will also be kept on a per farm basis so the
estimated number of recordkeepers for this provision is 2,600.
    Records of chick and pullet procurement (Sec.  118.10(a)(2)),
rodent and other pest control (Sec.  118.10(a)(3)(ii)), and biosecurity
(Sec.  118.10(a)(3)(i)) will be kept on a per house basis, so the
estimated number of recordkeepers for these provisions is 4,731.
    Records of cleaning and disinfection (Sec.  118.10(a)(3)(iii)) will
also be kept on a per house basis, but will only need to be kept in the
event that a layer house tests environmentally positive for SE.
Prevention plan review and modifications (Sec.  118.10(a)(4)) will also
need to be performed every time a house tests positive. As discussed in
Section V.F. of the Shell Eggs final rule (74 FR 33030 at 33078 to
33080), FDA estimated that 7.0 percent will test positive after the
provisions of the rule took effect. Therefore, the number of
recordkeepers for these provisions is estimated to be 331 (4,731 houses
x 0.070) annually.
    Records of testing, diversion, and treatment (Sec.  118.10(a)(3)(v-
viii)) will be kept on a per house basis and will include records on
flocks from pullet houses. In the Shell Eggs final rule, FDA estimated
that there are one third as many pullet houses as there are layer
houses. Therefore the total number of recordkeepers for these
provisions is 6,308 (4,731 + (4,731/3)). The number of annual records
kept depends on whether or not houses test positive for SE. Annually,
343 layer and pullet houses ((4,731 layer houses x 0.070) + ((4731/3
pullet houses) x 0.0075)) are expected to test positive and 5,965 are
expected to test negative ((4,731 layer

houses x 0.930) + ((4731/3 pullet houses) x 0.9925)).
    We assume that refrigeration records will be kept on a weekly basis
on a per farm basis under Sec.  118.10(a)(3)(iv)). We estimate that
2,600 recordkeepers will maintain 52 records each for a total of
135,200 records and that it will take approximately 0.5 hour per
recordkeeping. Thus, the total annual burden for refrigeration records
is estimated to be 67,600 hours (135,200 x 0.5 hour).
    We assume that records of testing, diversion, and treatment under
Sec.  118.10(a)(3)(v-viii)) will be kept weekly in the event a layer
house tests environmentally positive for SE. We estimate that 343 layer
and pullet houses will test positive and thus 343 recordkeepers will
maintain 52 records each for a total of 17,836 records and that it will
take approximately 0.5 hour per recordkeeping. Thus, the total annual
burden for testing, diversion, and treatment records in the event of a
positive test result is estimated to be 8,918 hours (17,836 x 0.5
hour).
    Given a positive environmental test for SE., we estimate the
weighted average number of egg tests per house under Sec.
118.10(a)(3)(vii)) to be 7. We estimate that 331 recordkeepers will
maintain 7 records each for a total of 2,317 records and that it will
take approximately 8.3 hours per recordkeeping. Thus, the total annual
burden for egg testing is estimated to be 19,231 hours (2,317 x 8.3
hours).
    FDA estimates that all 1,577 pullet and 4,731 layer houses not
currently testing (6,308 recordkeepers) will incur the burden of a
single environmental test annually under Sec.  118.10(a)(3)(v)). The
number of samples taken during the test depends on whether a farm
employs the row based method (an average of 12 samples per house) or
the random sampling method (32 samples per house). For the purposes of
this analysis we estimate that roughly 50 percent of the houses
affected will employ a row based method and 50 percent will employ a
random sampling method, implying an average of 23 samples per house.
Thus, we estimate that 6,308 recordkeepers will take 23 samples each
for a total of 145,084 samples. The time burden of sampling is
estimated on a per swab sample basis. We estimate that it will take
approximately 15 minutes to collect and pack each sample. Thus, the
total annual burden for environmental testing is estimated to be 36,271
hours (145,084 x 0.25 hour).
    We estimate that records of testing, diversion, and treatment under
Sec.  118.10(a)(3)(v-viii)) will be kept annually in the event a layer
house tests environmentally negative for SE. We estimate that 5,965
layer and pullet houses will test negative and thus 5,965 recordkeepers
will maintain one record of that testing that will take approximately
0.5 hour per record. Thus, the total annual burden for testing,
diversion, and treatment records in the event of a negative test result
is estimated to be 2,983 hours (5,965 x 0.5 hour).
    Prevention plan review and modifications under Sec.  118.10(a)(4))
will need to be performed every time a house tests positive. As
discussed, we estimate that 331 layer houses will test positive
requiring plan review and modifications and that it will take 10 hours
to complete this work. Thus, the total annual burden for prevention
plan review and modifications in the event of a positive test result is
estimated to be 3,310 hours (331 x 10 hours).
    We estimate that chick and pullet procurement records under Sec.
118.10(a)(2) will be kept roughly once annually per layer house basis.
We estimate that 4,731 layer houses will maintain 1 record each and
that it will take approximately 0.5 hour per recordkeeping. Thus, the
total annual burden for chick and pullet procurement recordkeeping is
estimated to be 2,366 hours (4,731 x 0.5 hour).
    We estimate that rodent and other pest control records under Sec.
118.10(a)(3)(ii)) and biosecurity records under Sec.  118.10(a)(3)(i)
will be kept weekly on a per layer house basis. We assume that 4,731
layer houses will maintain a weekly record under each provision. Thus,
we estimate 9,462 recordkeepers will maintain 52 records each for a
total of 492,024 records. We estimate a recordkeeping burden of 0.5
hours per record for a total of 246,012 burden hours (492,024 x 0.5
hour).
    New prevention plan design required by Sec.  118.10(a)(1) will only
be undertaken by new farms and records will be kept on a per farm
basis. We estimate that there are 150 new farm registrations annually
and we assume that this reflects 150 new farms requiring prevention
plan design. We estimate that it will take 20 hours to complete this
work. Thus, the total annual burden for prevention plan design is
estimated to be 3,000 hours (150 x 20 hours).
    Cleaning and disinfection recordkeeping under Sec.
118.10(a)(3)(iii) will need to be performed every time a house tests
positive. As discussed, we estimate that 331 layer houses will test
positive requiring 1 record each and that it will take approximately
0.5 hour per recordkeeping. Thus, the total annual burden for cleaning
and disinfection recordkeeping in the event of a positive test result
is estimated to be 166 hours (331 x 0.5 hour).

                                                     Table 2--Estimated Annual Reporting Burden \1\
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                                                                                Number of
      Description and 21 CFR Section               FDA Form No.             Number of     responses per   Total annual    Average burden    Total hours
                                                                           respondents     respondent       responses      per response
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Registrations or Updates, 118.11.........  Form FDA 3733 \2\...........             150               1             150              2.3             345
Cancellations, 118.11....................  Form FDA 3733...............              15               1              15              1                15
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    Total................................  ............................  ..............  ..............  ..............  ...............             360
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\1\ There are no capital costs or operating and maintenance costs associated with this collection of information.
\2\ The term ``Form FDA 3733'' refers to both the paper version of the form and the electronic system known as the Shell Egg Producer Registration
  Module, which is available at http://www.access.fda.gov per Sec.   118.11(b)(1).

    This estimate is based on FDA's experience implementing the Shell
Eggs final rule and the average number of new Shell Egg Producer
registrations and cancellations received in the past 3 years under
Sec.  118.11. Based on FDA experience with implementing the
registration provisions of the Shell Eggs final rule, which had
staggered compliance dates and gave producers with fewer than 50,000
but at least 3,000 laying hens until July 9, 2012, to register (74 FR
33030 at 33034), FDA expects that it will receive fewer registrations
or updates each year over the next 3 years,

reflecting compliance with the final rule's registration deadlines. FDA
estimates that it will receive 200 registrations or updates in 2013,
150 registrations or updates in 2014 and 100 registrations or updates
in 2015, for an average of 150 registrations or updates per year over
the next 3 years. FDA received 12 cancellations in 2011 and 19
cancellations in 2012. Based on this experience, FDA estimates that it
will receive approximately 15 cancellations per year over the next 3
years.
    FDA estimated in the Shell Eggs final rule that listing the
information required by the final rule and presenting it in a format
that will meet the Agency's registration regulations will require a
burden of approximately 2.3 hours per average registration. As detailed
in section V.F. of the final rule (see 74 FR 33030 at 33080), FDA
estimates that it will take the average farm 2.3 hours to register
taking into account that some respondents completing the registration
may not have readily available Internet access. Thus, the total annual
burden for new Shell Egg Producer registrations or updates is estimated
to be 345 hours (150 x 2.3 hours).
    FDA estimates cancelling a registration will, on average, require a
burden of approximately 1 hour, taking into account that some
respondents may not have readily available Internet access. Thus, the
total annual burden for cancelling Shell Egg Producer registrations is
estimated to be 15 hours (15 cancellations x 1 hour).

    Dated: May 23, 2013.
Leslie Kux,
Assistant Commissioner for Policy.
[FR Doc. 2013-12790 Filed 5-29-13; 8:45 am]
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