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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

[EPA-HQ-OECA-2020-0212; FRL-10016-48-OMS]

Information Collection Request Submitted to OMB for Review and
Approval; Comment Request; National Emission Standards for Hazardous
Air Pollutants for Nutritional Yeast Manufacturing Residual Risk and
Technology Review (Renewal)

AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: The Environmental Protection Agency has submitted an
information collection request (ICR), National Emission Standards for
Hazardous Air Pollutants (NESHAP) for Nutritional Yeast Manufacturing
Residual Risk and Technology Review (EPA ICR Number 2568.03, OMB
Control Number 2060-0719) to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB)
for review and approval in accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act.
This is a proposed extension of the ICR, which is currently approved
through December 31, 2020. Public comments were previously requested
via the Federal Register on May 12, 2020 during a 60-day comment
period. This notice allows for an additional 30 days for public
comments. A fuller description of the ICR is given below, including its
estimated burden and cost to the public. An agency may not conduct or
sponsor and a person is not required to respond to a collection of
information unless it displays a currently valid OMB control number.

DATES: Additional comments may be submitted on or before November 30,
2020.

ADDRESSES: Submit your comments, referencing Docket ID Number EPA-HQ-
OECA-2020-0212, online using www.regulations.gov (our preferred
method), by email to<EMAIL_ADDRESS>or by mail to: EPA Docket
Center, Environmental Protection Agency, Mail Code 28221T, 1200
Pennsylvania Ave. NW, Washington, DC 20460. EPA's policy is that all
comments received will be included in the public docket without change
including any personal information provided, unless the comment
includes profanity, threats, information claimed to be Confidential
Business Information (CBI), or other information whose disclosure is
restricted by statute.
    Submit written comments and recommendations to OMB for the proposed
information collection within 30 days of publication of this notice to
www.reginfo.gov/public/do/PRAMain. Find this particular information
collection by selecting ``Currently under 30-day Review--Open for
Public Comments'' or by using the search function.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Patrick Yellin, Monitoring,
Assistance, and Media Programs Division, Office of Compliance, Mail
Code 2227A, Environmental Protection Agency, 1200 Pennsylvania Ave. NW,
Washington, DC 20460; telephone number:<PHONE_NUMBER>; fax number:
(202) 564-0050; email address<EMAIL_ADDRESS>
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Supporting documents, which explain in
detail the information that the EPA will be collecting, are available
in the public docket for this ICR. The docket can be viewed online at
www.regulations.gov or in person at the

EPA Docket Center, EPA West, Room 3334, 1301 Constitution Ave. NW,
Washington, DC. The telephone number for the Docket Center is 202-566-
1744. For additional information about EPA's public docket, visit
http://www.epa.gov/dockets.
    Abstract: This supporting statement addresses information
collection activities that will be imposed by amendments to the
National Emission Standards for Hazardous Air Pollutants (NESHAP) from
Manufacturing of Nutritional Yeast, 40 CFR part 63, subpart CCCC,
referred to in this document as the Nutritional Yeast NESHAP. This rule
applies to facilities where the total hazardous air pollutants (HAP)
emitted are greater than or equal to 10 tons per year of any single
HAP, or where the total HAP emitted are greater than or equal to 25
tons per year of any combination of HAP. Owners or operators of the
affected facilities must submit initial notifications, performance
tests and performance evaluation reports, and periodic reports and
results. Owners or operators are also required to maintain records of
performance tests and performance evaluations, monitoring, and any
failure to meet a standard. These reports are used by EPA to determine
compliance with the standards.
    Form Numbers: None.
    Respondents/affected entities: Nutritional yeast manufacturing
facilities.
    Respondent's obligation to respond: Mandatory (40 CFR part 63,
subpart CCCC).
    Estimated number of respondents: 4 (total).
    Frequency of response: Semiannual.
    Total estimated burden: 1,410 hours (per year). Burden is defined
at 5 CFR 1320.3(b).
    Total estimated cost: $941,000 (per year), includes $776,000
annualized capital or operation & maintenance costs.
    Changes in the Estimates: There is an increase in burden from the
most recently approved ICR due to an adjustment. The change in the
burden and cost estimates occurred because the standard has been in
effect for more than three years and the requirements are different
during initial compliance as compared to on-going compliance. The
previous ICR reflected those burdens and costs associated with the
initial activities for subject facilities following the October 1, 2017
final rule amendments. This includes purchasing monitoring equipment,
conducting performance tests, and establishing recordkeeping systems.
This ICR removes costs associated with initial compliance, including
capital costs. This ICR instead reflects the on-going burden and costs
for existing facilities. The adjustment increase in burden is due to an
adjustment to the number of facilities conducting performance
evaluations to reflect an annual average basis. This ICR reflects the
burden for four facilities to conduct a performance evaluation at least
once every twelve calendar quarters or three years. Finally, this ICR
more accurately reflects the average hours per response, based on the
total burden hours divided by the total number of responses submitted
by respondents. The previous ICR incorrectly allocated the total burden
hours divided by the total number of respondents.

Courtney Kerwin,
Director, Regulatory Support Division.
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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

[FRL-8575-5; Docket ID No. EPA-HQ-ORD-2008-0315]

Draft Toxicological Review of Beryllium and Compounds: In Support
of the Summary Information in the Integrated Risk Information System
(IRIS)

AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).

ACTION: Notice of listening session.

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SUMMARY: EPA is announcing a listening session to be held on June 27,
2008, during the public comment period for the external review draft
document entitled, ``Toxicological Review of Beryllium and Compounds:
In Support of Summary Information on the Integrated Risk Information
System (IRIS)''. This listening session is a new step in EPA's revised
process, announced on April 10, 2008, for development of human health
assessments for inclusion on IRIS. The purpose of the listening session
is to allow all interested parties to present scientific and technical
comments on draft IRIS health assessments to EPA and other interested
parties during the public comment period and prior to the external peer
review meeting. EPA welcomes the scientific and technical comments that
will be provided to the Agency by the listening session participants.
The comments will be considered by the Agency as it revises the draft
assessment in response to the independent external peer review and
public comments. All presentations will become part of the official and
public record.
    The EPA's draft assessment and peer review charge are available via
the Internet on the National Center for Environmental Assessment's
(NCEA) home page under the Recent Additions and the Data and
Publications menus at http://www.epa.gov/ncea.

DATES: The listening session on the draft IRIS health assessment for
beryllium and compounds will be held on June 27, 2008, beginning at 10
a.m. and ending at 5 p.m., Eastern Daylight Time. If you wish to make a
presentation at the listening session, you should register by June 20,
2008, and indicate that you wish to make oral comments at the session,
and indicate the length of your presentation. At the time of your
registration, please indicate if you require audio-visual aid (e.g.,
lap top and slide projector). In general, each presentation should be
no more than 30 minutes. If, however, there are more requests for
presentations than the allotted time will allow, then the time limit
for each presentation will be adjusted accordingly. Participants may
also register at the beginning of the listening session to make
comments. The order of the presentations will follow the order of
registration. A copy of the agenda for the listening session will be
available at the meeting.
    The public comment period for review of this draft assessment was
announced previously in the Federal Register (FR) (73 FR 26986-26987)
on May 12, 2008. As stated in that FR notice, the public comment period
began on May 12, 2008, and ends July 5, 2008. Any technical comments
submitted during the public comment period should be in writing and
must be received by EPA by July 5, 2008, according to the procedures
outlined below. Only those public comments submitted using the
procedures identified in the May 12 FR notice by the July 5, 2008,
deadline can be assured of having their comments provided to the
independent peer-review panel prior to the peer-review meeting to be
held on July 16, 2008. The logistics for the peer-review meeting were
announced in the May 12, 2008, FR notice.
    Listening session participants who wish to have their comments
available to the external peer reviewers should also submit written
comments during the public comment period using the detailed and
established procedures included in the aforementioned FR notice (May
12, 2008). Comments submitted to the docket prior to the end of the
public comment period will be submitted to the external peer reviewers
and considered by EPA in the disposition of public comments. Comments
received in the docket after the public comment period closes must
still be submitted to the docket but will not be submitted to the
external peer reviewers.

ADDRESSES: The listening session on the draft beryllium assessment will
be held at the EPA offices at Two Potomac Yard (North Building), 7th
Floor, Room 7100, 2733 South Crystal Drive, Arlington, Virginia, 22202.
To attend the listening session, register by June 20, 2008, via e-mail
at<EMAIL_ADDRESS>(subject line: beryllium listening session),
by phone:<PHONE_NUMBER>, or by faxing a registration request to 703-347-
8689 (please reference the ``Beryllium Listening Session'' and include
your name, title, affiliation, full address and contact information).
Please note that to gain entrance to this EPA building to attend the
meeting, attendees must have photo identification with them and must
register at the guard's desk in the lobby. The guard will retain your
photo identification and will provide you with a visitor's badge. At
the guard's desk, attendees should give the name Christine Ross and the
telephone number,<PHONE_NUMBER>, to the guard on duty. The guard will
contact Ms. Ross who will meet you in the reception area to escort you
to the meeting room. Upon your exit from the building please return
your visitor's badge and you will

receive the photo identification that you provided.
    A teleconference line will also be available for participants. The
teleconference number is<PHONE_NUMBER> and the access code is
1068186199, followed by the pound sign (). The teleconference
line will be activated at 9:45 a.m., and you will be asked to identify
yourself and your affiliation at the beginning of the call.
    Information on Services for Individuals with Disabilities: For
information on access or services for individuals with disabilities,
please contact Christine Ross at<PHONE_NUMBER> or
<EMAIL_ADDRESS>To request accommodation of a disability,
please contact Christine Ross, preferably at least 10 days prior to the
meeting, to give EPA as much time as possible to process your request.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For information on the public
listening sessions, please contact Christine Ross, IRIS Staff, National
Center for Environmental Assessment, (8601P), U.S. EPA, 1200
Pennsylvania Avenue, NW., Washington, DC 20460; telephone: 703-347-
3389; facsimile:<PHONE_NUMBER>; or e-mail<EMAIL_ADDRESS>If
you have questions about the draft beryllium assessment, contact Amanda
Persad, IRIS Staff, National Center for Environmental Assessment,
(B243-01), U.S. EPA, Research Triangle Park, NC 27711; telephone: 919-
541-9781; facsimile:<PHONE_NUMBER>; or e-mail<EMAIL_ADDRESS>
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This listening session is a new step in
EPA's revised process, announced on April 10, 2008, for development of
human health assessments for inclusion on IRIS. The new process is
posted on the NCEA home page under the Recent Additions menu at http://
www.epa.gov/ncea. Two listening sessions are scheduled under the new
IRIS process. The first is during the public review of the draft
assessment that includes only qualitative discussion. The second
session is during the public review of the externally peer-reviewed
draft assessment; if feasible, this draft will include both qualitative
and quantitation elements (i.e., a ``complete draft''). All IRIS
assessments that are at the document development stage will follow the
revised process, which includes the two listening sessions. However,
when EPA initiated the new IRIS process, the draft assessment for
beryllium had already completed document development and been through
several rounds of internal review. Therefore, EPA will only hold one
listening session during the public review and comment period of the
externally peer-reviewed draft.

    Dated: May 29, 2008.
Rebecca Clark,
Deputy Director, National Center for Environmental Assessment.
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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission

[Project No. 2790-074]

Boott Hydropower, LLC; Notice of Application Tendered for Filing
With the Commission and Establishing Procedural Schedule for Licensing
and Deadline for Submission of Final Amendments

    Take notice that the following hydroelectric application has been
filed with the Commission and is available for public inspection.
    a. Type of Application: New Major License.
    b. Project No.: 2790-074.
    c. Date Filed: April 30, 2021.
    d. Applicant: Boott Hydropower, LLC (Boott).
    e. Name of Project: Lowell Hydroelectric Project.
    f. Location: The existing project is located on Merrimack River in
Middlesex County, Massachusetts and Hillsborough County, New Hampshire.
The project does not occupy any federal land but is located within the
administrative boundary of the Lowell National Historical Park.
    g. Filed Pursuant to: Federal Power Act, 16 U.S.C. 791 (a)-825(r).
    h. Applicant Contact: Kevin Webb, Licensing Manager, Boott
Hydropower, LLC, 670 N Commercial Street, Suite 204, Manchester, NH
03101; Phone at<PHONE_NUMBER>, or email at
<EMAIL_ADDRESS>    i. FERC Contact: Amy Chang,<PHONE_NUMBER> or<EMAIL_ADDRESS>    j. This application is not ready for environmental analysis at this
time.
    k. Project Description: The existing Lowell Hydroelectric Project
consists of: (1) The 1,093-foot-long, 15-foot-high Pawtucket Dam; (2) a
720-acre impoundment with a normal maximum water surface elevation of
92.2 feet National Geodetic Vertical Datum of 1929 (NGVD); (3) the 5.5-
mile-long Northern and Pawtucket Canal System that includes several
small dams and gatehouses; (4) generating facilities, including: (a)
One powerhouse facility located on the mainstem of the Merrimack River
(E. L. Field Powerhouse), with a total authorized installed capacity of
15.012 MW and a 440-foot-long tailrace to the Merrimack River; and (b)
four power stations located along the canal system (Hamilton Power
Station, Assets Power Station, Bridge Street Power Station, and John
Street Power Station), with a total combined authorized capacity of
5.152 MW; (5) an approximately 2-mile-

long, 13.8-kilovolt. submarine cable that connects the project
generating facilities to the regional electric grid; (6) upstream and
downstream fish passage facilities; (7) a visitor center; and (8)
appurtenant facilities.
    The project bypasses approximately two miles of the Merrimack
River, including a 0.7-mile-long bypassed reach from the Pawtucket Dam
to the E.L. Field Powerhouse tailrace and an approximately 1.3-mile-
long bypassed reach from the E.L. Field Powerhouse tailrace to the
confluence of the Merrimack and Concord Rivers.
    The current license requires Boott to release an instantaneous
minimum flow of 1,990 cfs or inflow, whichever is less, downstream of
the project. Boott provides the minimum flow through spillage over the
Pawtucket Dam, discharge from the project turbines, and the fish
passage facilities.
    In the license application, Boott proposes to remove the four power
stations located along the canal system (Hamilton Power Station, Assets
Power Station, Bridge Street Power Station, and John Street Power
Station) and associated canals and infrastructure from the current
project boundary, and not to include the four power stations and
associated canals and infrastructure as part of any new license. The
proposed project would include the portion of the Northern Canal
necessary to operate the E.L. Field Powerhouse, and the upper portion
of the Pawtucket Canal. Boott states that it would ``continue to manage
the canal structures, water levels and flows using best practices and
consistent with current agreements with the National Park Service and
other stakeholders.''
    In the license application, Boott proposes to operate the project
in run-of-river mode. Boott proposes to provide a minimum flow of 500
cfs to the bypassed reach via the Pawtucket Dam fish ladder during the
fish passage season (typically May 1-July 15), and 100 cfs outside of
the fish passage season. Boott also proposes to replace the existing
fish lift at the E.L. Field Powerhouse with a fish ladder to pass
migratory fish from the E.L. Field Powerhouse tailrace to the bypassed
reach, such that all fish would be passed upstream of the project via
the existing fish ladder at the Pawtucket Dam. Finally, Boott proposes
to develop a decommissioning plan for each of the four power stations
and the canal system within 18 months of license issuance.
    l. In addition to publishing the full text of this document in the
Federal Register, the Commission provides all interested individuals an
opportunity to view and/or print the contents of this document and the
full license application via the internet through the Commission's Home
Page (www.ferc.gov) using the ``eLibrary'' link. Enter the docket
number excluding the last three digits in the docket number field to
access the document (P-2790). At this time, the Commission has
suspended access to the Commission's Public Reference Room due to the
proclamation declaring a National Emergency concerning the Novel
Coronavirus Disease (COVID-19), issued on March 13, 2020. For
assistance, contact FERC at<EMAIL_ADDRESS>or call toll-
free,<PHONE_NUMBER> or TTY,<PHONE_NUMBER>. A copy of the full license
application is also available for inspection and reproduction at the
Pollard Memorial Library, 276 Broadway Street, Lowell, MA 01854, or at
the Nashua Public Library, 2 Court Street, Nashua, NH 03060.
    m. You may also register online at https://ferconline.ferc.gov/FERCOnline.aspx to be notified via email of new filings and issuances
related to this or other pending projects. For assistance, contact FERC
Online Support.
    n. Procedural Schedule: On June 12, 2020, Commission staff issued a
revised process plan and schedule that includes milestones and dates
for the filing and review of Boott's outstanding study reports under
the Integrated Licensing Process. After Boott completes and files the
outstanding study reports, Commission staff will issue a revised
procedural schedule with target dates for the post-filing milestones
listed below.

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Notice of Acceptance/Notice of Ready for   TBD.
 Environmental Analysis.
Filing of recommendations, preliminary     TBD.
 terms and conditions, and fishway
 prescriptions.
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    o. Final amendments to the application must be filed with the
Commission no later than 30 days from the issuance date of the notice
of ready for environmental analysis.

    Dated: May 13, 2021.
Kimberly D. Bose,
Secretary.
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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

40 CFR Part 180

[EPA-HQ-OPP-2020-0225; FRL-8572-01-OCSPP]

Ipflufenoquin; Pesticide Tolerances

AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).

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SUMMARY: This regulation establishes tolerances for residues of
ipflufenoquin in or on almond, almond, hulls, and fruit, pome, group
11-10. Nippon Soda Co., Ltd. requested these tolerances under the
Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act (FFDCA).

DATES: This regulation is effective March 1, 2022. Objections and
requests for hearings must be received on or before May 2, 2022, and
must be filed in accordance with the instructions provided in 40 CFR
part 178 (see also Unit I.C. of the SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION).

ADDRESSES: The docket for this action, identified by docket
identification (ID) number EPA-HQ-OPP-2020-0225, is available at
https://www.regulations.gov or at the Office of Pesticide Programs
Regulatory Public Docket (OPP Docket) in the Environmental Protection
Agency Docket Center (EPA/DC), West William Jefferson Clinton Bldg.,
Rm. 3334, 1301 Constitution Ave. NW, Washington, DC 20460-0001. The
Public Reading Room is open from 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., Monday through
Friday, excluding legal holidays. The telephone number for the Public
Reading Room is<PHONE_NUMBER>, and the telephone number for the OPP
Docket is<PHONE_NUMBER>.
    Due to the public health concerns related to COVID-19, the EPA
Docket Center (EPA/DC) and Reading Room is closed to visitors with
limited exceptions. The staff continues to provide remote customer
service via email, phone, and webform. For the latest status
information on EPA/DC services and docket access, visit https://www.epa.gov/dockets.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Marietta Echeverria, Registration
Division (7505P), Office of Pesticide Programs, Environmental
Protection Agency, 1200 Pennsylvania Ave. NW, Washington, DC 20460-
0001; main telephone number:<PHONE_NUMBER>; email address:
[email protected].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

I. General Information

A. Does this action apply to me?

    You may be potentially affected by this action if you are an
agricultural producer, food manufacturer, or pesticide manufacturer.
The following list of North American Industrial Classification System
(NAICS) codes is not intended to be exhaustive, but rather provides a
guide to help readers determine whether this document applies to them.
Potentially affected entities may include:
     Crop production (NAICS code 111).
     Animal production (NAICS code 112).
     Food manufacturing (NAICS code 311).
     Pesticide manufacturing (NAICS code 32532).

B. How can I get electronic access to other related information?

    You may access a frequently updated electronic version of EPA's
tolerance regulations at 40 CFR part 180 through the Office of the
Federal Register's e-CFR site at https://www.ecfr.gov/current/title-40.

C. How can I file an objection or hearing request?

    Under FFDCA section 408(g), 21 U.S.C. 346a, any person may file an
objection to any aspect of this regulation and may also request a
hearing on those objections. You must file your objection or request a
hearing on this regulation in accordance with the instructions provided
in 40 CFR part 178. To ensure proper receipt by EPA, you must identify
docket ID number EPA-HQ-OPP-2020-0225 in the subject line on the first
page of your submission. All objections and requests for a hearing must
be in writing and must be received by the Hearing Clerk on or before
May 2, 2022. Addresses for mail and hand delivery of objections and
hearing requests are provided in 40 CFR 178.25(b).
    Despite the regulatory instructions to submit objections or hearing
requests via U.S. Mail or hand delivery, EPA strongly encourages those
interested in submitting objections or a hearing request, to submit
objections and hearing requests electronically. See Order Urging
Electronic Service and Filing (April 10, 2020), https://www.epa.gov/sites/production/files/2020-05/documents/2020-04-10_-_order_urging_electronic_service_and_filing.pdf. At this time, because
of the COVID-19 pandemic, the judges and staff of the Office of
Administrative Law Judges are working remotely and not able to accept
filings or correspondence by courier, personal deliver, or commercial
delivery, and the ability to receive filings or correspondence by U.S.
Mail is similarly limited. When submitting documents to the U.S. EPA
Office of Administrative Law Judges (OALJ), a person should utilize the
OALJ e-filing system, at https://yosemite.epa.gov/OA/EAB/EAB-ALJ_upload.nsf.
    Although EPA's regulations require submission via U.S. Mail or hand
deliver, EPA intends to treat submissions filed via electronic means as
properly filed submissions during this time that the Agency continues
to maximize telework due to the pandemic; therefore, EPA believes the
preference for submission via electronic means will not be prejudicial.
If it is impossible for a person to submit documents electronically or
receive service electronically, e.g., the person does not have any
access to a computer, the person shall so advise OALJ by contacting the
Hearing Clerk at<PHONE_NUMBER>. If a person is without access to a
computer and must file documents by U.S. Mail, the person shall notify
the Hearing Clerk every time it files a document in such a manner. The
address for mailing documents is U.S. Environmental Protection Agency,
Office of Administrative Law Judges,

Mail Code 1900R, 1200 Pennsylvania Ave. NW, Washington, DC 20460.
    In addition to filing an objection or hearing request with the
Hearing Clerk as described in 40 CFR part 178, please submit a copy of
the filing (excluding any Confidential Business Information (CBI)) for
inclusion in the public docket. Information not marked confidential
pursuant to 40 CFR part 2 may be disclosed publicly by EPA without
prior notice. Submit the non-CBI copy of your objection or hearing
request, identified by docket ID number EPA-HQ-OPP-2020-0225, by one of
the following methods:
     Federal eRulemaking Portal: https://www.regulations.gov.
Follow the online instructions for submitting comments. Do not submit
electronically any information you consider to be CBI or other
information whose disclosure is restricted by statute.
     Mail: OPP Docket, Environmental Protection Agency Docket
Center (EPA/DC), (28221T), 1200 Pennsylvania Ave. NW, Washington, DC
20460-0001.
     Hand Delivery: To make special arrangements for hand
delivery or delivery of boxed information, please follow the
instructions at https://www.epa.gov/dockets/contacts.html.
    Additional instructions on commenting or visiting the docket, along
with more information about dockets generally, is available at https://www.epa.gov/dockets/contacts.html.

II. Summary of Petitioned-For Tolerance

    In the Federal Register of May 29, 2020 (85 FR 32338) (FRL-10009-
84), EPA issued a document pursuant to FFDCA section 408(d)(3), 21
U.S.C. 346a(d)(3), announcing the filing of a pesticide petition (PP
9F8801) by Nippon Soda Co., Ltd., Shin-Ohtemachi Bldg. 2-1, 2-Chome
Ohtemachi Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo 100-8165, Japan. The petition requested
that 40 CFR part 180 be amended by establishing tolerances for residues
of the fungicide ipflufenoquin, 2-[2-(7,8-difluoro-2-methylquinolin-3-
yloxy)-6-fluorophenyl]propan-2-ol, in or on almond at 0.10 ppm; almond
hulls at 3.0 ppm; and pome fruit (Crop Group 11-10) at 0.15 ppm; and
tolerances for residues for ipflufenoquin, QP-1-14, QP-1-10, QP-1-11,
and QP-1-15 (in terms of ipflufenoquin) on cattle, fat at 0.010 ppm;
cattle, meat at 0.01 ppm; cattle, meat byproducts at 0.010 ppm; dairy
cattle milk at 0.01 ppm; goat, fat at 0.010 ppm; goat, meat at 0.01
ppm; goat, meat byproducts at 0.010 ppm; horse, fat at 0.010 ppm;
horse, meat at 0.01 ppm; horse, meat byproducts at 0.010 ppm; sheep,
fat at 0.010 ppm; sheep, meat at 0.01 ppm; and sheep, meat byproducts
at 0.010 ppm. That document referenced a summary of the petition
prepared by Nippon Soda Co., Ltd., the registrant, which is available
in the docket, https://www.regulations.gov. There were no comments
received in response to the notice of filing.
    Based upon review of the data supporting the petition, EPA has
concluded that tolerances for residues of ipflufenoquin in livestock
commodities are not needed and is establishing the tolerances for
almond, almond hulls, and pome fruit with several minor adjustments.
The reasons for these changes are explained in Unit IV.C.

III. Aggregate Risk Assessment and Determination of Safety

    Section 408(b)(2)(A)(i) of FFDCA allows EPA to establish a
tolerance (the legal limit for a pesticide chemical residue in or on a
food) only if EPA determines that the tolerance is ``safe.'' Section
408(b)(2)(A)(ii) of FFDCA defines ``safe'' to mean that ``there is a
reasonable certainty that no harm will result from aggregate exposure
to the pesticide chemical residue, including all anticipated dietary
exposures and all other exposures for which there is reliable
information.'' This includes exposure through drinking water and in
residential settings but does not include occupational exposure.
Section 408(b)(2)(C) of FFDCA requires EPA to give special
consideration to exposure of infants and children to the pesticide
chemical residue in establishing a tolerance and to ``ensure that there
is a reasonable certainty that no harm will result to infants and
children from aggregate exposure to the pesticide chemical residue. . .
.''
    Consistent with FFDCA section 408(b)(2)(D), and the factors
specified in FFDCA section 408(b)(2)(D), EPA has reviewed the available
scientific data and other relevant information in support of this
action. EPA has sufficient data to assess the hazards of and to make a
determination on aggregate exposure for ipflufenoquin including
exposure resulting from the tolerances established by this action.
EPA's assessment of exposures and risks associated with ipflufenoquin
follows.

A. Toxicological Profile

    EPA has evaluated the available toxicity data and considered its
validity, completeness, and reliability as well as the relationship of
the results of the studies to human risk. EPA has also considered
available information concerning the variability of the sensitivities
of major identifiable subgroups of consumers, including infants and
children.
    The primary targets of ipflufenoquin in rodents are teeth, the
liver, thyroid, hematological system, and intestines. Tooth effects
included discoloration, enamel hypoplasia, dysplasia and abrasion of
the incisors. Liver effects included changes in liver weight and
histopathological changes (increased single cell necrosis, bile duct
hyperplasia, and hepatocellular mitotic figures). Thyroid effects were
limited to follicular cell hypertrophy. Effects in the hematological
system included decrease in red blood cells, hemoglobin and
hematocrits, and increases in spleen weight, prothrombin time and
erythropoiesis of the spleen. However, these hematological effects were
considered mild and occurred at the same or higher doses than the tooth
effects. Intestinal findings included black content, minimal cellular
infiltration in the lamina propria of the colon, minimal hyperplasia
epithelium and minimal regeneration of the surface epithelium in the
colon. Intestinal and thyroid effects occurred at the same doses where
tooth effects were observed only in the subchronic studies in rats.
Tooth effects including discoloration, enamel hypoplasia, dysplasia and
abrasion of the incisors were observed throughout the ipflufenoquin
database in rodents only. The toxicology database showed no adverse
toxicological effects were observed in dogs.
    Potential signs of neurotoxicity were observed in the acute
neurotoxicity (ACN) study, but only in one sex at the highest doses. No
changes in motor activity were observed in a 13-week oral study in
rats. No developmental or maternal effects were reported in the
developmental studies in rats and rabbits. No treatment-related
reproductive effects were reported in the reproductive toxicity study
in rats. Decreased pup body weight was observed at the same doses where
parental toxicity was observed.
    Although no immunotoxicity study is available for ipflufenoquin, no
evidence of immunotoxicity was observed in other submitted studies. No
systemic toxicity was observed in a dermal study in rats up to the
limit dose. Ipflufenoquin is classified as ``Not likely to be
carcinogenic to humans''.
    Specific information on the studies received and the nature of the
adverse effects caused by ipflufenoquin as well as the no-observed-
adverse-effect-level (NOAEL) and the lowest-observed-adverse-effect-
level (LOAEL) from the toxicity studies can be found at https://www.regulations.gov in document ``Ipflufenoquin. Human Health Risk

Assessment for Proposed Section 3 Registration of the New Active
Ingredient for Uses on Pome Fruit (Crop Group 11-10) and Almond.''
(hereinafter ``Ipflufenoquin Human Health Risk Assessment'') at page 37
in docket ID number EPA-HQ-OPP-2020-0225.

B. Toxicological Points of Departure/Levels of Concern

    Once a pesticide's toxicological profile is determined, EPA
identifies toxicological points of departure (POD) and levels of
concern to use in evaluating the risk posed by human exposure to the
pesticide. For hazards that have a threshold below which there is no
appreciable risk, the toxicological POD is used as the basis for
derivation of reference values for risk assessment. PODs are developed
based on a careful analysis of the doses in each toxicological study to
determine the dose at which no adverse effects are observed (the NOAEL)
and the lowest dose at which adverse effects of concern are identified
(the LOAEL). Uncertainty/safety factors are used in conjunction with
the POD to calculate a safe exposure level--generally referred to as a
population-adjusted dose (PAD) or a reference dose (RfD)--and a safe
margin of exposure (MOE). For non-threshold risks, the Agency assumes
that any amount of exposure will lead to some degree of risk. Thus, the
Agency estimates risk in terms of the probability of an occurrence of
the adverse effect expected in a lifetime. For more information on the
general principles EPA uses in risk characterization and a complete
description of the risk assessment process, see https://www2.epa.gov/pesticide-science-and-assessing-pesticide-risks/assessing-human-health-risk-pesticide.
    A summary of the toxicological endpoints for ipflufenoquin used for
human risk assessment can be found in the Ipflufenoquin Human Health
Risk Assessment.

C. Exposure Assessment

    1. Dietary exposure from food and feed uses. In evaluating dietary
exposure to ipflufenoquin, EPA considered exposure under the
petitioned-for tolerances. EPA assessed dietary exposures from
ipflufenoquin in food as follows:
    i. Acute exposure. Quantitative acute dietary exposure and risk
assessments are performed for a food-use pesticide, if a toxicological
study has indicated the possibility of an effect of concern occurring
as a result of a 1-day or single exposure.
    No such effects were identified in the toxicological studies for
ipflufenoquin; therefore, a quantitative acute dietary exposure
assessment is unnecessary. An acute dietary exposure assessment was not
required because no endpoint attributable to a single dose was
identified in the ipflufenoquin database.
    ii. Chronic exposure. In conducting the chronic dietary exposure
assessment, EPA used the 2003-2008 food consumption data from the
United States Department of Agriculture's (USDA) National Health and
Nutrition Examination Survey, What We Eat in America. EPA conducted an
unrefined chronic dietary exposure assessment using tolerance-level
residues, 100% crop treated assumptions, the Agency's 2018 default
processing factors, and empirical processing factors where available.
    iii. Cancer. Based on its review of available data, EPA has
concluded that ipflufenoquin is not likely to be carcinogenic.
Therefore, a dietary exposure assessment for the purpose of assessing
cancer risk is unnecessary.
    iv. Anticipated residue and percent crop treated (PCT) information.
EPA did not use anticipated residue or PCT information in the dietary
assessment for ipflufenoquin.
    2. Dietary exposure from drinking water. The Agency used screening-
level water exposure models in the dietary exposure analysis and risk
assessment for ipflufenoquin in drinking water. These simulation models
take into account data on the physical, chemical, and fate/transport
characteristics of ipflufenoquin. Further information regarding EPA
drinking water models used in pesticide exposure assessment can be
found at https://www2.epa.gov/pesticide-science-and-assessing-pesticide-risks/about-water-exposure-models-used-pesticide.
    Based on the Tier II Exposure Model Pesticide in Water Calculator
(PWC) (v1.52, Feb. 23, 2016), the estimated drinking water
concentrations (EDWCs) of ipflufenoquin for acute exposures are
estimated to be 3.71 parts per billion (ppb) for surface water and 53.6
ppb for ground water. For chronic exposures for non-cancer assessments
are estimated to be 1.28 ppb for surface water and 49.1 ppb for ground
water.
    Modeled estimates of drinking water concentrations were directly
entered into the dietary exposure model. For chronic dietary risk
assessment, the water concentration of value 49.1ppb was used to assess
the contribution to drinking water.
    3. From non-dietary exposure. The term ``residential exposure'' is
used in this document to refer to non-occupational, non-dietary
exposure (e.g., for lawn and garden pest control, indoor pest control,
termiticides, and flea and tick control on pets). Ipflufenoquin is not
being registered for any specific use patterns that would result in
residential exposure.
    4. Cumulative effects from substances with a common mechanism of
toxicity. Section 408(b)(2)(D)(v) of FFDCA requires that, when
considering whether to establish, modify, or revoke a tolerance, the
Agency consider ``available information'' concerning the cumulative
effects of a particular pesticide's residues and ``other substances
that have a common mechanism of toxicity.''
    Unlike other pesticides for which EPA has followed a cumulative
risk approach based on a common mechanism of toxicity, EPA has not made
a common mechanism of toxicity finding as to ipflufenoquin and any
other substances, and ipflufenoquin does not appear to produce a toxic
metabolite produced by other substances. For the purposes of this
tolerance action, therefore, EPA has not assumed that ipflufenoquin has
a common mechanism of toxicity with other substances. For information
regarding EPA's efforts to determine which chemicals have a common
mechanism of toxicity and to evaluate the cumulative effects of such
chemicals, see EPA's website at https://www2.epa.gov/pesticide-science-and-assessing-pesticide-risks/cumulative-assessment-risk-pesticides.

D. Safety Factor for Infants and Children

    1. In general. Section 408(b)(2)(C) of FFDCA provides that EPA
shall apply an additional tenfold (10X) margin of safety for infants
and children in the case of threshold effects to account for prenatal
and postnatal toxicity and the completeness of the database on toxicity
and exposure unless EPA determines based on reliable data that a
different margin of safety will be safe for infants and children. This
additional margin of safety is commonly referred to as the Food Quality
Protection Act (FQPA) Safety Factor (SF). In applying this provision,
EPA either retains the default value of 10X, or uses a different
additional safety factor when reliable data available to EPA support
the choice of a different factor.
    2. Prenatal and postnatal sensitivity. No evidence of increased
quantitative or qualitative susceptibility was seen in rat and rabbit
developmental toxicity studies. Decreased pup body weight was observed
in the reproduction study only in the presence of parental toxicity.
Subchronic oral toxicity studies indicate

tooth discoloration and enamel hypoplasia in rats exposed to
ipflufenoquin. Children are considered the most susceptible population
to the tooth effects since dental enamel development and formation
occurs during childhood.
    3. Conclusion. EPA has determined that reliable data show the
safety of infants and children would be adequately protected if the
FQPA SF were reduced to 1X. That decision is based on the following
findings:
    i. The toxicity database for ipflufenoquin is adequate to
characterize the pre- and postnatal risk for infants and children.
    ii. There is evidence of potential neurotoxicity (decreased motor
activity) in the ipflufenoquin database in the ACN study. However,
concern is low because: The observed effects are well characterized,
with clear NOAELs; they occur only at the highest doses tested; and the
PODs are based on the most sensitive effects and are protective of any
potential neurotoxicity.
    iii. In the 2-generation reproduction study in rats, there were no
reproductive effects observed, and offspring toxicity was observed only
in the presence of parental toxicity. Although potential signs of
neurotoxicity were observed in the ACN study, clear NOAELs/LOAELs are
established, and effects occurred at high doses that are not relevant
for risk assessment purposes. Moreover, although children are more
susceptible to the tooth effects seen in the database, the PODs
selected for risk assessment purposes are protective of the offspring
and potential effects seen in the database.
    iv. There are no residual uncertainties identified in the exposure
databases. The dietary food exposure assessments were performed based
on 100 PCT and tolerance-level residues. EPA made conservative
(protective) assumptions in the ground and surface water modeling used
to assess exposure to ipflufenoquin in drinking water. These
assessments will not underestimate the exposure and risks posed by
ipflufenoquin.

E. Aggregate Risks and Determination of Safety

    EPA determines whether acute and chronic dietary pesticide
exposures are safe by comparing aggregate exposure estimates to the
acute PAD (aPAD) and chronic PAD (cPAD). For linear cancer risks, EPA
calculates the lifetime probability of acquiring cancer given the
estimated aggregate exposure. Short-, intermediate-, and chronic-term
risks are evaluated by comparing the estimated aggregate food, water,
and residential exposure to the appropriate PODs to ensure that an
adequate MOE exists.
    1. Acute risk. An acute aggregate risk assessment takes into
account acute exposure estimates from dietary consumption of food and
drinking water. No adverse effect resulting from a single oral exposure
was identified and no acute dietary endpoint was selected. Therefore,
ipflufenoquin is not expected to pose an acute risk.
    2. Chronic risk. Using the exposure assumptions described in this
unit for chronic exposure, EPA has concluded that chronic exposure to
ipflufenoquin from food and water will utilize less than 1% of the cPAD
for the general U.S. population and all population subgroups. There are
no residential uses for ipflufenoquin.
    3. Short- and intermediate-term risk. Short-term aggregate exposure
takes into account short-term residential exposure plus chronic
exposure to food and water (considered to be a background exposure
level). Short- and intermediate-term adverse effects were identified;
however, ipflufenoquin is not being proposed to be registered for any
use patterns that would result in either short- or intermediate-term
residential exposure. Short- and intermediate-term risk is assessed
based on short- and intermediate-term residential exposure plus chronic
dietary exposure. Because there is no short- or intermediate-term
residential exposure and chronic dietary exposure has already been
assessed under the appropriately protective cPAD (which is at least as
protective as the POD used to assess short-term risk), no further
assessment of short- or intermediate-term risk is necessary, and EPA
relies on the chronic dietary risk assessment for evaluating short- and
intermediate-term risk for ipflufenoquin.
    4. Aggregate cancer risk for U.S. population. Based on the lack of
evidence of carcinogenicity in two adequate rodent carcinogenicity
studies, ipflufenoquin is not expected to pose a cancer risk to humans.
    5. Determination of safety. Based on these risk assessments, EPA
concludes that there is a reasonable certainty that no harm will result
to the general population, or to infants and children from aggregate
exposure to ipflufenoquin residues.

IV. Other Considerations

A. Analytical Enforcement Methodology

    The petitioner has proposed an adequate analytical method, Method
No. P 3996 G, adapted from the multi-residue method (quick, easy,
cheap, effective, rugged and safe; QuEChERS; Method No. EN 15662:2009-
02) for the determination of ipflufenoquin in plant commodities. For
livestock commodities, adequate enforcement methodology, Method No.
NCAS 18-290 (adapted from QuEChERS multi-residue enforcement method EN
15662), using high-performance liquid chromatography with tandem mass
detection (HPLC/MS-MS) is available for determination of residues of
ipflufenoquin.
    The method may be requested from: Chief, Analytical Chemistry
Branch, Environmental Science Center, 701 Mapes Rd., Ft. Meade, MD
20755-5350; telephone number:<PHONE_NUMBER>; email address:
[email protected].

B. International Residue Limits

    In making its tolerance decisions, EPA seeks to harmonize U.S.
tolerances with international standards whenever possible, consistent
with U.S. food safety standards and agricultural practices. EPA
considers the international maximum residue limits (MRLs) established
by the Codex Alimentarius Commission (Codex), as required by FFDCA
section 408(b)(4).
    The Codex has not established any MRLs for ipflufenoquin.

C. Revisions To Petitioned-For Tolerances

    Based on the feeding study and the dietary burden estimates, EPA
concludes that there is no reasonable expectation of finite residues in
livestock commodities as a result of eating treated feedstuff (40 CFR
180.6(a)(3)). Therefore, tolerances for residues of ipflufenoquin in
livestock commodities are not needed. Additionally, EPA corrected the
pome fruit crop group commodity definition and is establishing the
tolerance level for ``almond, hulls'' at 3 ppm instead of 3.0 ppm to be
consistent with OECD's rounding class practices.
    Although the summary of the petition cited in Unit II of this
preamble indicated a request for a tolerance on almond at 0.10 ppm (and
EPA's notice of filing published in the Federal Register indicated the
request for a tolerance at 0.10 ppm), the actual petition sought a
tolerance at 0.01 ppm. Based on its review of the underlying residue
data, EPA has determined that it is appropriate to set the tolerance
for almond at 0.01 ppm.

V. Conclusion

    Therefore, tolerances are established for residues of
ipflufenoquin, 2-[2-(7,8-difluoro-2-methylquinolin-3-yloxy)-6-

fluorophenyl]propan-2-ol, in or on almond at 0.01 ppm; almond, hulls at
3 ppm; and fruit, pome, group 11-10 at 0.15 ppm.

VI. Statutory and Executive Order Reviews

    This action establishes tolerances under FFDCA section 408(d) in
response to a petition submitted to the Agency. The Office of
Management and Budget (OMB) has exempted these types of actions from
review under Executive Order 12866, entitled ``Regulatory Planning and
Review'' (58 FR 51735, October 4, 1993). Because this action has been
exempted from review under Executive Order 12866, this action is not
subject to Executive Order 13211, entitled ``Actions Concerning
Regulations That Significantly Affect Energy Supply, Distribution, or
Use'' (66 FR 28355, May 22, 2001) or Executive Order 13045, entitled
``Protection of Children from Environmental Health Risks and Safety
Risks'' (62 FR 19885, April 23, 1997). This action does not contain any
information collections subject to OMB approval under the Paperwork
Reduction Act (PRA) (44 U.S.C. 3501 et seq.), nor does it require any
special considerations under Executive Order 12898, entitled ``Federal
Actions to Address Environmental Justice in Minority Populations and
Low-Income Populations'' (59 FR 7629, February 16, 1994).
    Since tolerances and exemptions that are established on the basis
of a petition under FFDCA section 408(d), such as the tolerances in
this final rule, do not require the issuance of a proposed rule, the
requirements of the Regulatory Flexibility Act (RFA) (5 U.S.C. 601 et
seq.), do not apply.
    This action directly regulates growers, food processors, food
handlers, and food retailers, not States or tribes, nor does this
action alter the relationships or distribution of power and
responsibilities established by Congress in the preemption provisions
of FFDCA section 408(n)(4). As such, the Agency has determined that
this action will not have a substantial direct effect on States or
Tribal Governments, on the relationship between the National Government
and the States or Tribal Governments, or on the distribution of power
and responsibilities among the various levels of government or between
the Federal Government and Indian Tribes. Thus, the Agency has
determined that Executive Order 13132, entitled ``Federalism'' (64 FR
43255, August 10, 1999) and Executive Order 13175, entitled
``Consultation and Coordination with Indian Tribal Governments'' (65 FR
67249, November 9, 2000) do not apply to this action. In addition, this
action does not impose any enforceable duty or contain any unfunded
mandate as described under Title II of the Unfunded Mandates Reform Act
(UMRA) (2 U.S.C. 1501 et seq.).
    This action does not involve any technical standards that would
require Agency consideration of voluntary consensus standards pursuant
to section 12(d) of the National Technology Transfer and Advancement
Act (NTTAA) (15 U.S.C. 272 note).

VII. Congressional Review Act

    Pursuant to the Congressional Review Act (5 U.S.C. 801 et seq.),
EPA will submit a report containing this rule and other required
information to the U.S. Senate, the U.S. House of Representatives, and
the Comptroller General of the United States prior to publication of
the rule in the Federal Register. This action is not a ``major rule''
as defined by 5 U.S.C. 804(2).

List of Subjects in 40 CFR Part 180

    Environmental protection, Administrative practice and procedure,
Agricultural commodities, Pesticides and pests, Reporting and
recordkeeping requirements.

    Dated: February 23, 2022.
Edward Messina,
Director, Office of Pesticide Programs.

    Therefore, for the reasons stated in the preamble, EPA is amending
40 CFR chapter I as follows:

PART 180--TOLERANCES AND EXEMPTIONS FOR PESTICIDE CHEMICAL RESIDUES
IN FOOD

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1. The authority citation for part 180 continues to read as follows:

    Authority:  21 U.S.C. 321(q), 346a and 371.

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2. Add Sec.  180.719 to subpart C to read as follows:

Sec.  180.719  Ipflufenoquin; tolerances for residues.

    (a) General. Tolerances are established for residues of the
fungicide ipflufenoquin, including its metabolites and degradates, in
or on the commodities to Table 1 of this section. Compliance with the
tolerance levels specified in Table 1 is to be determined by measuring
only ipflufenoquin, 2-[(7,8-difluoro-2-methyl-3-quinolinyl)oxy]-6-
fluoro-[alpha],[alpha]-dimethylbenzenemethanol, in or on the
commodities.

                        Table 1 to Paragraph (a)
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                                                             Parts per
                        Commodity                             million
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Almond..................................................            0.01
Almond, hulls...........................................               3
Fruit, pome, group 11-10................................            0.15
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    (b)-(d) [Reserved]

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[Federal Register: April 18, 2007 (Volume 72, Number 74)]
[Notices]
[Page 19489-19490]
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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission

Notice of FERC Staff Attendance at Southwest Power Pool Board of
Directors/Members Committee Meetings and Southwest Power Pool Regional
State Committee Meeting

April 11, 2007.
    The Federal Energy Regulatory Commission hereby gives notice that
members of its staff may attend the meetings of the Southwest Power
Pool (SPP) Board of Directors/Members Committee and SPP Regional State
Committee noted below. Their attendance is part of the Commission's
ongoing outreach efforts.

SPP Regional State Committee: April 23, 2007 (1 p.m.-5 p.m.), The
Skirvin Hilton Hotel, One Park Avenue, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma 73102,
405-272-3040.
Board of Directors/Members Committee: April 24, 2007 (8:30 a.m.-3
p.m.), The Skirvin Hilton Hotel, One Park Avenue, Oklahoma City,
Oklahoma 73102,<PHONE_NUMBER>.

    The discussions may address matters at issue in the following
proceedings:

Docket No. ER04-1232, Southwest Power Pool, Inc.
Docket No. ER05-799, Southwest Power Pool, Inc.
Docket No. ER05-526, Southwest Power Pool, Inc.
Docket No. ER05-1416, Southwest Power Pool, Inc.
Docket No. EL06-83, Southwest Power Pool, Inc.
Docket No. ER06-432, Southwest Power Pool, Inc.
Docket No. ER06-448, Southwest Power Pool, Inc.
Docket No. ER06-451, Southwest Power Pool, Inc.
Docket No. ER06-1047, Southwest Power Pool, Inc.
Docket No. ER06-767, Southwest Power Pool, Inc.
Docket Nos. ER06-1485 and ER07-266, Xcel Energy Services, Inc.
Docket No. ER06-1488, Oklahoma Gas & Electric Company.
Docket No. ER06-1463, Empire District Electric Company.
Docket No. ER07-385, American Electric Power Service Corporation.

Docket No. ER06-1471, Westar Energy, Inc.
Docket No. ER06-1467, Southwest Power Pool, Inc.
Docket No. EL06-71, Associated Electric Cooperative, Inc. v Southwest
Power Pool.
Docket No. ER07-14, Southwest Power Pool, Inc.
Docket Nos. ER07-211 and ER07-709, Southwest Power Pool, Inc.
Docket No. ER07-314, Southwest Power Pool, Inc.
Docket No. ER07-319, Southwest Power Pool, Inc.
Docket No. ER07-603, Southwest Power Pool, Inc.

    These meetings are open to the public.
    For more information, contact John Rogers, Office of Energy Markets
and Reliability, Federal Energy Regulatory Commission at<PHONE_NUMBER>
or<EMAIL_ADDRESS>
Kimberly D. Bose,
Secretary.
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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Federal Aviation Administration

14 CFR Part 39

[Docket No. FAA-2008-0055; Directorate Identifier 2007-CE-099-AD;
Amendment 39-15447; AD 2008-07-06]
RIN 2120-AA64

Airworthiness Directives; Pacific Aerospace Corporation, Ltd.
Models FU24-954 and FU24A-954 Airplanes

AGENCY: Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), Department of
Transportation (DOT).

ACTION: Final rule.

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SUMMARY: We are adopting a new airworthiness directive (AD) for the
products listed above. This AD results from mandatory continuing
airworthiness information (MCAI) issued by an aviation authority of
another country to identify and correct an unsafe condition on an
aviation product. The MCAI describes the unsafe condition as:

    This AD is prompted by reports of loosening rivets securing the
threaded inserts in the ends of the aileron control pushrods P/N 08-
24015-1. Aileron push-pull rods P/N 08-24015-1 have been installed
on aircraft embodying PAC/FU/0340.

    We are issuing this AD to require actions to correct the unsafe
condition on these products.

DATES: This AD becomes effective April 30, 2008.
    On April 30, 2008, the Director of the Federal Register approved
the incorporation by reference of certain publications listed in this
AD.

ADDRESSES: You may examine the AD docket on the Internet at http://
www.regulations.gov or in person at Document Management Facility, U.S.
Department of Transportation, Docket Operations, M-30, West Building
Ground Floor, Room W12-140, 1200 New Jersey Avenue, SE., Washington, DC
20590.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Karl Schletzbaum, Aerospace Engineer,
FAA, Small Airplane Directorate, 901 Locust, Room 301, Kansas City,
Missouri 64106; telephone:<PHONE_NUMBER>; fax:<PHONE_NUMBER>.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

Discussion

    We issued a notice of proposed rulemaking (NPRM) to amend 14 CFR
part 39 to include an AD that would apply to the specified products.
That NPRM was published in the Federal Register on January 24, 2008 (73
FR

4127). That NPRM proposed to correct an unsafe condition for the
specified products. The MCAI states:

    This AD is prompted by reports of loosening rivets securing the
threaded inserts in the ends of the aileron control pushrods P/N 08-
24015-1. Aileron push-pull rods P/N 08-24015-1 have been installed
on aircraft embodying PAC/FU/0340.

    The MCAI requires an initial and repetitive inspection of the
aileron and elevator control push-rods and requires corrective action
as necessary.

Comments

    We gave the public the opportunity to participate in developing
this AD. We received no comments on the NPRM or on the determination of
the cost to the public.

Conclusion

    We reviewed the available data and determined that air safety and
the public interest require adopting the AD as proposed.

Differences Between this AD and the MCAI or Service Information

    We have reviewed the MCAI and related service information and, in
general, agree with their substance. But we might have found it
necessary to use different words from those in the MCAI to ensure the
AD is clear for U.S. operators and is enforceable. In making these
changes, we do not intend to differ substantively from the information
provided in the MCAI and related service information.
    We might also have required different actions in this AD from those
in the MCAI in order to follow FAA policies. Any such differences are
highlighted in a NOTE within the AD.

Costs of Compliance

    We estimate that this AD will affect 2 products of U.S. registry.
We also estimate that it will take about 1 work-hour per product to
comply with basic requirements of this AD. The average labor rate is
$80 per work-hour. Required parts will cost about $100 per product.
    Based on these figures, we estimate the cost of this AD to the U.S.
operators to be $360 or $180 per product.
    In addition, we estimate that any necessary follow-on actions would
take about 5 work-hours and require parts costing $100, for a cost of
$500 per product. We have no way of determining the number of products
that may need these actions.

Authority for This Rulemaking

    Title 49 of the United States Code specifies the FAA's authority to
issue rules on aviation safety. Subtitle I, section 106, describes the
authority of the FAA Administrator. ``Subtitle VII: Aviation
Programs,'' describes in more detail the scope of the Agency's
authority.
    We are issuing this rulemaking under the authority described in
``Subtitle VII, Part A, Subpart III, Section 44701: General
requirements.'' Under that section, Congress charges the FAA with
promoting safe flight of civil aircraft in air commerce by prescribing
regulations for practices, methods, and procedures the Administrator
finds necessary for safety in air commerce. This regulation is within
the scope of that authority because it addresses an unsafe condition
that is likely to exist or develop on products identified in this
rulemaking action.

Regulatory Findings

    We determined that this AD will not have federalism implications
under Executive Order 13132. This AD will not have a substantial direct
effect on the States, on the relationship between the national
government and the States, or on the distribution of power and
responsibilities among the various levels of government.
    For the reasons discussed above, I certify this AD:
    (1) Is not a ``significant regulatory action'' under Executive
Order 12866;
    (2) Is not a ``significant rule'' under DOT Regulatory Policies and
Procedures (44 FR 11034, February 26, 1979); and
    (3) Will not have a significant economic impact, positive or
negative, on a substantial number of small entities under the criteria
of the Regulatory Flexibility Act.
    We prepared a regulatory evaluation of the estimated costs to
comply with this AD and placed it in the AD Docket.

Examining the AD Docket

    You may examine the AD docket on the Internet at http://
www.regulations.gov; or in person at the Docket Management Facility
between 9 a.m. and 5 p.m., Monday through Friday, except Federal
holidays. The AD docket contains the NPRM, the regulatory evaluation,
any comments received, and other information. The street address for
the Docket Office (telephone<PHONE_NUMBER>) is in the ADDRESSES
section. Comments will be available in the AD docket shortly after
receipt.

List of Subjects in 14 CFR Part 39

    Air transportation, Aircraft, Aviation safety, Incorporation by
reference, Safety.

Adoption of the Amendment

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Accordingly, under the authority delegated to me by the Administrator,
the FAA amends 14 CFR part 39 as follows:

PART 39--AIRWORTHINESS DIRECTIVES

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1. The authority citation for part 39 continues to read as follows:

    Authority: 49 U.S.C. 106(g), 40113, 44701.

Sec.  39.13  [Amended]

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2. The FAA amends Sec.  39.13 by adding the following new AD:

2008-07-06 Pacific Aerospace Corporation, Ltd.: Amendment 39-15447;
Docket No. FAA-2008-0055; Directorate Identifier 2007-CE-099-AD.

Effective Date

    (a) This airworthiness directive (AD) becomes effective April
30, 2008.

Affected ADs

    (b) None.

Applicability

    (c) This AD applies to models FU24-954 and FU24A-954 airplanes,
all serial numbers, certificated in any category.

Subject

    (d) Air Transport Association of America (ATA) Code 27: Flight
Controls.

Reason

    (e) The mandatory continuing airworthiness information (MCAI)
states:

    This AD is prompted by reports of loosening rivets securing the
threaded inserts in the ends of the aileron control pushrods P/N 08-
24015-1. Aileron push-pull rods P/N 08-24015-1 have been installed
on aircraft embodying PAC/FU/0340.

    The MCAI requires an initial and repetitive inspection of the
aileron and elevator control push-rods and requires corrective
action as necessary.

Actions and Compliance

    (f) Unless already done, do the following actions:
    (1) Within the next 50 hours time-in-service (TIS) after April
30, 2008 (the effective date of this AD), inspect the pushrod ends
on the aileron and elevator control pushrods part number (P/N) 08-
24015-1 following Pacific Aerospace Limited Service Bulletin No.
PACSB/FU/091, Issue 2, dated November 12, 2007. Repetitively inspect
thereafter at intervals not to exceed 150 hours TIS.
    (2) Before further flight after any inspection where any rivets
are found on aileron and elevator control pushrods P/N 08-24015-1
that have detectable play between the pushrod and the insert or
evidence of working rivets, replace the rivets following Pacific
Aerospace Limited Service Bulletin No. PACSB/FU/091, Issue 2, dated
November 12, 2007.

FAA AD Differences

    Note: This AD differs from the MCAI and/or service information
as follows: No differences.

Other FAA AD Provisions

    (g) The following provisions also apply to this AD:
    (1) Alternative Methods of Compliance (AMOCs): The Manager,
Standards Office, FAA, has the authority to approve AMOCs for this
AD, if requested using the procedures found in 14 CFR 39.19. Send
information to ATTN: Karl Schletzbaum, Aerospace Engineer, FAA,
Small Airplane Directorate, 901 Locust, Room 301, Kansas City,
Missouri 64106; telephone:<PHONE_NUMBER>; fax:<PHONE_NUMBER>.
Before using any approved AMOC on any airplane to which the AMOC
applies, notify your appropriate principal inspector (PI) in the FAA
Flight Standards District Office (FSDO), or lacking a PI, your local
FSDO.
    (2) Airworthy Product: For any requirement in this AD to obtain
corrective actions from a manufacturer or other source, use these
actions if they are FAA-approved. Corrective actions are considered
FAA-approved if they are approved by the State of Design Authority
(or their delegated agent). You are required to assure the product
is airworthy before it is returned to service.
    (3) Reporting Requirements: For any reporting requirement in
this AD, under the provisions of the Paperwork Reduction Act (44
U.S.C. 3501 et seq.), the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) has
approved the information collection requirements and has assigned
OMB Control Number 2120-0056.

Related Information

    (h) Refer to MCAI Civil Aviation Authority of New Zealand (CAA),
which is the aviation authority for New Zealand, DCA/FU24/177, dated
November 28, 2007; and Pacific Aerospace Limited Service Bulletin
No. PACSB/FU/091, Issue 2, dated November 12, 2007, for related
information.

Material Incorporated by Reference

    (i) You must use Pacific Aerospace Limited Service Bulletin No.
PACSB/FU/091, Issue 2, dated November 12, 2007, to do the actions
required by this AD, unless the AD specifies otherwise.
    (1) The Director of the Federal Register approved the
incorporation by reference of this service information under 5
U.S.C. 552(a) and 1 CFR part 51.
    (2) For service information identified in this AD, contact
Pacific Aerospace Limited, Hamilton Airport, Private Bag, 3027
Hamilton, New Zealand; telephone: +64 7-843-6144; facsimile: +64 7-
843-6134.
    (3) You may review copies at the FAA, Central Region, Office of
the Regional Counsel, 901 Locust, Room 506, Kansas City, Missouri
64106; or at the National Archives and Records Administration
(NARA). For information on the availability of this material at
NARA, call<PHONE_NUMBER>, or go to: http://www.archives.gov/federal-
register/cfr/ibr-locations.html.

    Issued in Kansas City, Missouri, on March 17, 2008.
David R. Showers,
Acting Manager, Small Airplane Directorate, Aircraft Certification
Service.
 [FR Doc. E8-5957 Filed 3-25-08; 8:45 am]

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			  UNITED STATES OF AMERICA

		        DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

			  OFFICE OF THE SECRETARY

			          WASHINGTON, D.C.

Issued by the Department of Transportation on March 5, 2003

NOTICE OF ACTION TAKEN -- DOCKET OST-2003-14514

________________________________________________________________________
________________________________________________________

This serves as notice to the public of the action described below, taken
by the Department official indicated (no additional confirming order
will be issued in this matter).

Applicant:  Cherokee Air, Ltd.							Date Filed:  February 12, 2003

Relief requested: Exemption authority from 49 U.S.C. § 41301 to engage
in charter foreign air transportation of property and mail between any
point or points in the Bahamas and any point or points in Florida; and
other all-cargo charter operations subject to Part 212 of the
Department’s rules.

If renewal, date and citation of last action:  New authority

Applicant representative:  Pierre Murphy<PHONE_NUMBER>

DOT Analyst:  Gordon H. Bingham<PHONE_NUMBER>

Responsive pleadings:  None filed

	DISPOSITION

Action:  Approved								Action date:  March 5, 2003

Effective dates of authority granted:  March 5, 2003-March 5, 2004

Basis for approval (bilateral agreement/reciprocity):  Comity and
reciprocity with the Bahamas

Except to the extent exempted/waived, this authority is subject to the
terms, conditions, and limitations indicated:

X Standard exemption conditions (Attached) and Cherokee Air’s foreign
air carrier permit (Order 2002-6-4)

Remarks:  Cherokee Air holds a foreign air carrier permit, issued by
Order 2002-6-4, which authorizes it to engage in charter foreign air
transportation of persons, property and mail between any point or points
in the Bahamas and any point or points in Florida, but limited to
operations involving small aircraft (i.e., aircraft designed to have a
maximum passenger capacity of not more than 60 seats or a maximum
payload capacity of not more than 18,000 pounds).

Action taken by:   Paul L. Gretch, Director

		      Office of International Aviation

________________________________________________________________________
________________________________________________________

Under authority assigned by the Department in its regulations, 14 CFR
Part 385, we found that (1) the applicant was qualified to perform the
proposed operations; (2) our action was consistent with Department
policy; (3) grant of the authority was consistent with the public
interest; and (4) grant of the authority would not constitute a major
regulatory action under the Energy Policy and Conservation Act of 1975.
To the extent not granted/deferred/dismissed, we denied all requests in
the referenced Docket.  We may amend, modify, or revoke the authority
granted in this Notice at any time without hearing at our discretion.

Persons entitled to petition the Department for review of the action set
forth in this Notice under the Department’s regulations, 14 CFR §
385.30, may file their petitions within seven (7) days after the date of
issuance of this Notice.  This action was effective when taken, and the
filing of a petition for review will not alter such effectiveness.

An electronic version of this document is available on the World Wide
Web at:

  HYPERLINK "http://dms.dot.gov//reports/reports_aviation.asp"
http://dms.dot.gov//reports/reports_aviation.asp

												        Appendix A

FOREIGN AIR CARRIER CONDITIONS OF AUTHORITY

In the conduct of the operations authorized, the holder shall:

(1)  Not conduct any operations unless it holds a currently effective
authorization from its homeland for such operations, and it has filed a
copy of such authorization with the Department;

(2)  Comply with all applicable requirements of the Federal Aviation
Administration, including, but not limited to, 14 CFR Parts 129, 91, and
36, and with all applicable U.S. Government requirements concerning
security;1

(3)  Comply with the requirements for minimum insurance coverage
contained in 14 CFR Part 205, and, prior to the commencement of any
operations under this authority, file evidence of such coverage, in the
form of a completed OST Form 6411, with the Federal Aviation
Administration’s Program Management Branch (AFS-260), Flight Standards
Service (any changes to, or termination of, insurance also shall be
filed with that office);

(4)  Not operate aircraft under this authority unless it complies with
operational safety requirements at least equivalent to Annex 6 of the
Chicago Convention;

(5)  Conform to the airworthiness and airman competency requirements of
its Government for international air services;

(6)  Except as specifically exempted or otherwise provided for in a
Department Order, comply with the requirements of 14 CFR Part 203,
concerning waiver of Warsaw Convention liability limits and defenses;

(7)  Agree that operations under this authority constitute a waiver of
sovereign immunity, for the purposes of 28 U.S.C. 1605(a), but only with
respect to those actions or proceedings instituted against it in any
court or other tribunal in the United States that are:

   (a)  based on its operations in international air transportation
that, according to the contract of carriage, include a point in the
United States as a point of origin, point of destination, or agreed
stopping place, or for which the contract of carriage was purchased in
the United States; or

   (b)  based on a claim under any international agreement or treaty
cognizable in any court or other tribunal of the United States.

In this condition, the term "international air transportation" means
"international transportation" as defined by the Warsaw Convention,
except that all States shall be considered to be High Contracting
Parties for the purpose of this definition;

(8)  Except as specifically authorized by the Department, originate or
terminate all flights to/from the United States in its homeland;

(9)  Comply with the requirements of 14 CFR Part 217, concerning the
reporting of scheduled, nonscheduled, and charter data;

(10) If charter operations are authorized, except as otherwise provided
in the applicable aviation agreement, comply with the Department's rules
governing charters (including 14 CFR Parts 212 and 380); and

(11) Comply with such other reasonable terms, conditions, and
limitations required by the public interest as may be prescribed by the
Department, with all applicable orders or regulations of other U.S.
agencies and courts, and with all applicable laws of the United States.

This authority shall not be effective during any period when the holder
is not in compliance with the conditions imposed above.  Moreover, this
authority cannot be sold or otherwise transferred without explicit
Department approval under Title 49 of the U.S. Code (formerly the
Federal Aviation Act of 1958, as amended).

__________________

1  To assure compliance with all applicable U.S. Government requirements
concerning security, the holder should, before commencing any new
service (including charter flights) from a foreign airport that would be
the holder’s last point of departure for the United States, inform its
Principal Security Inspector of its plans.

U.S. Department of Transportation

Office of the Secretary of Transportation									        (41301/40109)
10/2002


[Federal Register Volume 84, Number 199 (Tuesday, October 15, 2019)]
[Rules and Regulations]
[Pages 55057-55058]
[FR Doc No: 2019-22300]

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DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY

Coast Guard

33 CFR Part 165

[Docket No. USCG-2019-0812]

Safety Zone; Rio Vista Bass Derby Fireworks, Sacramento River,
Rio Vista, CA

AGENCY: Coast Guard, DHS.

ACTION: Notice of enforcement of regulation.

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SUMMARY: The Coast Guard will enforce the safety zone for the Rio Vista
Bass Derby Fireworks Display in the Captain of the Port, San Francisco
area of responsibility during the dates and times noted below. This
action is necessary to protect life and property of the maritime public
from the hazards associated with the fireworks display. During the
enforcement period, unauthorized persons or vessels are prohibited from
entering into, transiting through, or anchoring in the safety zone,
unless authorized by the Patrol Commander (PATCOM) or other Federal,
state, or local law enforcement agencies on scene to assist the Coast
Guard in enforcing the regulated area.

DATES: The regulation in 33 CFR 165.1191, Table 1, Item number 23, will
be enforced from noon through 9:30 p.m. on October 12, 2019.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: If you have questions on this notice
of enforcement, call or email Chief Warrant Officer Mickey Price,
Waterways Management, U.S. Coast Guard Sector San Francisco; telephone
(415) 399-7442, email<EMAIL_ADDRESS>
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Coast Guard will enforce the safety zone
established in 33 CFR 165.1191 Table 1, Item number 23, for the Rio
Vista Bass Derby Fireworks Display from noon through 9:30 p.m. on
October 12, 2019, or as announced via Broadcast Notice to Mariners.
This notice of enforcement is issued under authority of 46 U.S.C.
70034, 70051; 33 CFR 1.05-1, 6.04-1, 6.04-6, and 160.5; Department of
Homeland Security Delegation No. 0170.1.

    The safety zone will extend to all navigable waters of the
Sacramento River, from surface to bottom, within a circle formed by
connecting all points 100 feet out from the fireworks barge during the
loading, transit, and arrival of the fireworks barge from the loading
location to the display location and until the start of the fireworks
display. From noon through 4 p.m. October 12, 2019, the fireworks barge
will be loading pyrotechnics from the Dutra Group, 160 River Road, Rio
Vista, CA. The fireworks barge will remain at the loading location
until its transit to the display location. From 7 p.m. to 8 p.m. on
October 12, 2019 the loaded fireworks barge will transit from the Dutra
Group to the launch site off of Rio Vista, CA in approximate position
38[deg]09'15.53'' N, 121[deg]41'17.01'' W (NAD 83), where it will
remain until the conclusion of the fireworks display. During the15-
minute fireworks display, scheduled to begin at approximately 8:45 p.m.
on October 12, 2019, and 30 minutes after the conclusion of the
fireworks display, the safety zone will increase in size and encompass
all navigable waters of the Sacramento River, from surface to bottom,
within a circle formed by connecting all points 1000 feet out from the
fireworks barge near Rio Vista, CA in approximate position
38[deg]09'15.53'' N, 121[deg]41'17.01'' W (NAD 83). This safety zone
will be enforced from noon until 9:30 p.m. on October 12, 2019, or as
announced via Broadcast Notice to Mariners.
    In addition to this notification in the Federal Register, the Coast
Guard plans to provide notification of the safety zone and its
enforcement period via the Local Notice to Mariners.
    Under the provisions of 33 CFR 165.1191, unauthorized persons or
vessels are prohibited from entering into, transiting through, or
anchoring in the safety zone during all applicable effective dates and
times, unless authorized to do so by the PATCOM or other Official
Patrol defined as a Federal, state, or local law enforcement agency on
scene to assist the Coast Guard in enforcing the regulated area.
Additionally, each person who receives notice of a lawful order or
direction issued by the PATCOM or Official Patrol shall obey the order
or direction. The PATCOM or Official Patrol may, upon request, allow
the transit of commercial vessels through regulated areas when it is
safe to do so.
    If the Captain of the Port determines that the regulated area need
not be enforced for the full duration stated in this notice of
enforcement, a Broadcast Notice to Mariners may be used to grant
general permission to enter the regulated area.

    Dated: October 7, 2019.
Marie B. Byrd,
Captain, U.S. Coast Guard, Captain of the Port, San Francisco.
[FR Doc. 2019-22300 Filed 10-11-19; 8:45 am]
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