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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

40 CFR Part 180

[EPA-HQ-OPP-2014-0324; FRL-9915-81]

Butanedioic Acid, 2-methylene-, Polymer With 2,5-fuandione,
Sodium and Ammonium Salts, Hydrogen Peroxide-Initiated; Tolerance
Exemption

AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).

ACTION: Final rule.

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SUMMARY: This regulation establishes an exemption from the requirement
of a tolerance for residues of butanedioic acid, 2-methylene-, polymer
with 2,5-furandione, sodium and ammonium salts, hydrogen peroxide-
initiated when used as an inert ingredient in a pesticide formulation.
Technology Sciences Group Inc. on behalf of Specialty Fertilizer
Products LLC. submitted a petition to EPA under the Federal Food, Drug,
and Cosmetic Act (FFDCA) requesting an exemption from the requirement
of a tolerance. This regulation eliminates the need to

establish a maximum permissible level for residues of butanedioic acid,
2-methylene-, polymer with 2,5-furandione, sodium and ammonium salts,
hydrogen peroxide-initiated on food or feed commodities.

DATES: This regulation is effective September 17, 2014. Objections and
requests for hearings must be received on or before November 17, 2014,
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-2014-0324, is available at http://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>. Please review the visitor instructions and
additional information about the docket available at http://www.epa.gov/dockets.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Lois Rossi, 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_ADDRESS>
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 40 CFR
part 180 through the Government Printing Office's e-CFR site at http://
ecfr.gpoaccess.gov/cgi/t/text/text-idx?&c=ecfr&tpl=/ecfrbrowse/Title40/
40tab02.tpl.

C. 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-2014-0324 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
November 17, 2014. Addresses for mail and hand delivery of objections
and hearing requests are provided in 40 CFR 178.25(b).
    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-2014-0324, by one of
the following methods.
     Federal eRulemaking Portal: http://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 http://www.epa.gov/dockets/contacts.html.
    Additional instructions on commenting or visiting the docket, along
with more information about dockets generally, is available at http://www.epa.gov/dockets.

II. Background and Statutory Findings

    In the Federal Register of August 1, 2014 (79 FR 44729) (FRL-9911-
67), EPA issued a document pursuant to FFDCA section 408, 21 U.S.C.
346a, announcing the receipt of a pesticide petition (IN-10697) filed
by Specialty Fertilizer Products LLC., 11550 Ash, Suite 220, Leawood,
KS 66211. The petition requested that 40 CFR 180.960 be amended by
establishing an exemption from the requirement of a tolerance for
residues of butanedioic acid, 2-methylene-, polymer with 2,5-
furandione, sodium (CAS Reg. No. 556055-76-6) and ammonium (CAS Reg.
No. 701908-99-8) salts, hydrogen peroxide-initiated. That document
included a summary of the petition prepared by the petitioner and
solicited comments on the petitioner's request. The Agency did not
receive any comments.
    Section 408(c)(2)(A)(i) of FFDCA allows EPA to establish an
exemption from the requirement for a tolerance (the legal limit for a
pesticide chemical residue in or on a food) only if EPA determines that
the exemption is ``safe.'' Section 408(c)(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 use 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 an exemption from the
requirement of 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 . . .'' and
specifies factors EPA is to consider in establishing an exemption.

III. Risk Assessment and Statutory Findings

    EPA establishes exemptions from the requirement of a tolerance only
in those cases where it can be shown that the risks from aggregate
exposure to pesticide chemical residues under reasonably foreseeable
circumstances will pose no appreciable risks to human health. In order
to determine the risks from aggregate exposure to pesticide inert
ingredients, the Agency considers the toxicity of the inert in
conjunction with possible exposure to residues of the inert ingredient
through food,

drinking water, and through other exposures that occur as a result of
pesticide use in residential settings. If EPA is able to determine that
a finite tolerance is not necessary to ensure that there is a
reasonable certainty that no harm will result from aggregate exposure
to the inert ingredient, an exemption from the requirement of a
tolerance may be established.
    Consistent with FFDCA section 408(b)(2)(D), EPA has reviewed the
available scientific data and other relevant information in support of
this action and considered its validity, completeness and reliability
and the relationship of this information 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. In the case of certain chemical substances that
are defined as polymers, the Agency has established a set of criteria
to identify categories of polymers expected to present minimal or no
risk. The definition of a polymer is given in 40 CFR 723.250(b) and the
exclusion criteria for identifying these low-risk polymers are
described in 40 CFR 723.250(d). Butanedioic acid, 2-methylene-, polymer
with 2,5-furandione, sodium and ammonium salts, hydrogen peroxide-
initiated conforms to the definition of a polymer given in 40 CFR
723.250(b) and meets the following criteria that are used to identify
low-risk polymers.
    1. The polymer is not a cationic polymer nor is it reasonably
anticipated to become a cationic polymer in a natural aquatic
environment.
    2. The polymer does contain as an integral part of its composition
the atomic elements carbon, hydrogen, and oxygen.
    3. The polymer does not contain as an integral part of its
composition, except as impurities, any element other than those listed
in 40 CFR 723.250(d)(2)(ii).
    4. The polymer is neither designed nor can it be reasonably
anticipated to substantially degrade, decompose, or depolymerize.
    5. The polymer is manufactured or imported from monomers and/or
reactants that are already included on the TSCA Chemical Substance
Inventory or manufactured under an applicable TSCA section 5 exemption.
    6. The polymer is not a water absorbing polymer with a number
average molecular weight (MW) greater than or equal to 10,000 daltons.
    7. The polymer does not contain certain perfluoroalkyl moieties
consisting of a CF3- or longer chain length as specified in 40 CFR
723.250(d)(6).
    Additionally, the polymer also meets as required the following
exemption criteria specified in 40 CFR 723.250(e).
    8. The polymer's number average MW of 2,500 to 3,000 is greater
than 1,000 and less than 10,000 daltons. The polymer contains less than
10% oligomeric material below MW 500 and less than 25% oligomeric
material below MW 1,000, and the polymer does not contain any reactive
functional groups.
    Thus, butanedioic acid, 2- methylene-, polymer with 2,5-furandione,
sodium and ammonium salts, hydrogen peroxide-initiated meets the
criteria for a polymer to be considered low risk under 40 CFR 723.250.
Based on its conformance to the criteria in this unit, no mammalian
toxicity is anticipated from dietary, inhalation, or dermal exposure to
butanedioic acid, 2-methylene-, polymer with 2,5-furandione, sodium and
ammonium salts, hydrogen peroxide-initiated.

IV. Aggregate Exposures

    For the purposes of assessing potential exposure under this
exemption, EPA considered that butanedioic acid, 2-methylene-, polymer
with 2,5-furandione, sodium and ammonium salts, hydrogen peroxide-
initiated could be present in all raw and processed agricultural
commodities and drinking water, and that non-occupational non-dietary
exposure was possible. The number average MW of butanedioic acid, 2-
methylene-, polymer with 2,5-furandione, sodium and ammonium salts,
hydrogen peroxide-initiated is 2,500 to 3,000 daltons. Generally, a
polymer of this size would be poorly absorbed through the intact
gastrointestinal tract or through intact human skin. Since butanedioic
acid, 2-methylene-, polymer with 2,5-furandione, sodium and ammonium
salts, hydrogen peroxide-initiated conform to the criteria that
identify a low-risk polymer, there are no concerns for risks associated
with any potential exposure scenarios that are reasonably foreseeable.
The Agency has determined that a tolerance is not necessary to protect
the public health.

V. 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.''
    EPA has not found butanedioic acid, 2-methylene-, polymer with 2,5-
furandione, sodium and ammonium salts, hydrogen peroxide-initiated to
share a common mechanism of toxicity with any other substances, and
butanedioic acid, 2-methylene-, polymer with 2,5-furandione, sodium and
ammonium salts, hydrogen peroxide-initiated does not appear to produce
a toxic metabolite produced by other substances. For the purposes of
this tolerance action, therefore, EPA has assumed that butanedioic
acid, 2-methylene-, polymer with 2,5-furandione, sodium and ammonium
salts, hydrogen peroxide-initiated does not have 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 Web site
at http://www.epa.gov/pesticides/cumulative.

VI. Additional Safety Factor for the Protection of Infants and Children

    Section 408(b)(2)(C) of FFDCA provides that EPA shall apply an
additional tenfold 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 unless EPA concludes that
a different margin of safety will be safe for infants and children. Due
to the expected low toxicity of butanedioic acid, 2-methylene-, polymer
with 2,5-furandione, sodium and ammonium salts, hydrogen peroxide-
initiated, EPA has not used a safety factor analysis to assess the
risk. For the same reasons the additional tenfold safety factor is
unnecessary.

VII. Determination of Safety

    Based on the conformance to the criteria used to identify a low-
risk polymer, EPA concludes that there is a reasonable certainty of no
harm to the U.S. population, including infants and children, from
aggregate exposure to residues of butanedioic acid, 2-methylene-,
polymer with 2,5-furandione, sodium and ammonium salts, hydrogen
peroxide-initiated.

VIII. Other Considerations

A. Analytical Enforcement Methodology

    An analytical method is not required for enforcement purposes since
the Agency is establishing an exemption

from the requirement of a tolerance without any numerical limitation.

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 Alimentarius is a joint United Nations
Food and Agriculture Organization/World Health Organization food
standards program, and it is recognized as an international food safety
standards-setting organization in trade agreements to which the United
States is a party. EPA may establish a tolerance that is different from
a Codex MRL; however, FFDCA section 408(b)(4) requires that EPA explain
the reasons for departing from the Codex level.
    The Codex has not established a MRL for butanedioic acid, 2-
methylene-, polymer with 2,5-furandione, sodium and ammonium salts,
hydrogen peroxide-initiated.

IX. Conclusion

    Accordingly, EPA finds that exempting residues of butanedioic acid,
2-methylene-, polymer with 2,5-furandione, sodium and ammonium salts,
hydrogen peroxide-initiated from the requirement of a tolerance will be
safe.

X. Statutory and Executive Order Reviews

    This final rule establishes a tolerance under FFDCA section 408(d)
in response to a petition submitted to the Agency. The Office of
Management and Budget (OMB) has exempted these rules from review under
Executive Order 12866, entitled ``Regulatory Planning and Review'' (58
FR 51735, October 4, 1993). Because this final rule has been exempted
from review under Executive Order 12866, this final rule 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 final rule 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 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 of 1995 (NTTAA) (15 U.S.C. 272
note).
    Since tolerances and exemptions that are established on the basis
of a petition under FFDCA section 408(d), such as the tolerance 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 final rule 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, or otherwise have any unique
impacts on local governments. 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 final rule. In addition, this final rule
does not impose any enforceable duty or contain any unfunded mandate as
described under Title II of the Unfunded Mandates Reform Act of 1995
(UMRA) (2 U.S.C. 1501 et seq.).
    Although this action does not 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), EPA seeks to achieve
environmental justice, the fair treatment and meaningful involvement of
any group, including minority and/or low-income populations, in the
development, implementation, and enforcement of environmental laws,
regulations, and policies. As such, to the extent that information is
publicly available or was submitted in comments to EPA, the Agency
considered whether groups or segments of the population, as a result of
their location, cultural practices, or other factors, may have atypical
or disproportionately high and adverse human health impacts or
environmental effects from exposure to the pesticide discussed in this
document, compared to the general population.

XI. 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: September 10, 2014.
G. Jeffrey Herndon,
Acting Director, Registration Division, Office of Pesticide Programs.

    Therefore, 40 CFR chapter I is amended as follows:

PART 180--[AMENDED]

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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. In Sec.  180.960, add alphabetically to the table after ``Butadiene-
styrene copolymer'' the following entry to read as follows:

Sec.  [emsp14]180.960  Polymers; exemptions from the requirement of a
tolerance.

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                         Polymer                              CAS No.
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Butanedioic acid, 2-methylene-, polymer with 2,5-            556055-76-6
 furandione, sodium and ammonium salts, hydrogen             701908-99-8
 peroxide-initiated, minimum number average molecular
 weight (in amu), 2,500-3,000...........................

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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission

[Docket No. EL19-73-000]

Birdsboro Power LLC; Notice of Institution of Section 206
Proceeding and Refund Effective Date

    On May 21, 2019, the Commission issued an order in Docket No. EL19-
73-000, pursuant to section 206 of the Federal Power Act (FPA), 16
U.S.C. 824e (2012), instituting an investigation into whether Birdsboro
Power LLC's proposed initial reactive power tariff to provide Reactive
Supply and Voltage Control from Generational or Other Sources Service
may be unjust, unreasonable, unduly discriminatory or preferential, or
otherwise unlawful. Birdsboro Power LLC, 167 FERC ] 61,162 (2019).
    The refund effective date in Docket No. EL19-73-000, established
pursuant to section 206(b) of the FPA, will be the date of publication
of this notice in the Federal Register.
    Any interested person desiring to be heard in Docket No. EL19-73-
000 must file a notice of intervention or motion to intervene, as
appropriate, with the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, 888 First
Street NE, Washington, DC 20426, in accordance with Rule 214 of the
Commission's Rules of Practice and Procedure, 18 CFR 385.214 (2018),
within 21 days of the date of issuance of the order.

    Dated: May 21, 2019.
Nathaniel J. Davis, Sr.,
Deputy Secretary.
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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

Food and Drug Administration

[Docket No. FDA-2008-D-0229 (formerly Docket No. 2001D-0025)]

Guidance for Industry on the Food and Drug Administration
Recommendations for Sampling and Testing Yellow Corn and Dry-Milled
Yellow Corn Shipments Intended for Human Food Use for Cry9C Protein
Residues; Withdrawal of Guidance

AGENCY: Food and Drug Administration, HHS.

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SUMMARY: The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is announcing the
withdrawal of a guidance document entitled ``FDA Recommendations for
Sampling and Testing Yellow Corn and Dry-Milled Yellow Corn Shipments
Intended for Human Food Use for Cry9C Protein Residues.'' FDA is
withdrawing its guidance in response to the release by the
Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) of its final ``White Paper
Concerning Dietary Exposure to Cry9C Protein Produced by STARLINK Corn
and the Potential Risks Associated With Such Exposure,'' the
availability of which is announced elsewhere in this issue of the
Federal Register.

DATES: April 25, 2008.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Lauren Posnick Robin or Samir Assar,
Center for Food Safety and Applied Nutrition (HFS-300), Food and Drug
Administration, 5100 Paint Branch Pkwy., College Park, MD 20740, 301-
436-1639 or<PHONE_NUMBER>, respectively.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

I. Background

    In the Federal Register of January 22, 2001 (66 FR 6627), FDA
announced the availability of a guidance document entitled ``FDA
Recommendations for Sampling and Testing Yellow Corn and Dry-Milled
Yellow Corn Shipments Intended for Human Food Use for Cry9C Protein
Residues.'' Cry9C is a pesticidal protein in the STARLINK variety of
yellow corn that makes the corn more resistant to certain types of
insects. EPA authorized STARLINK corn only for use in animal feed. EPA
did not authorize the use of STARLINK corn in human food because of
unresolved questions about the allergenic potential of the Cry9C
protein. Although restricted to animal food use, some STARLINK corn was
commingled with yellow corn intended for human use. In addition, in
certain limited cases, the Cry9C protein was also detected in corn
seeds of a non-STARLINK variety of corn or in corn from such seeds. In
response to these findings, Aventis S.A. (the developer of STARLINK
corn), EPA, FDA, the U.S. Department of Agriculture, and the food
industry undertook efforts starting in 2000 to remove all STARLINK corn
from the food supply. Among other measures, FDA issued guidance
recommending that corn dry milling and masa operations screen yellow
corn (and milled yellow corn in certain situations) to minimize the
production of human food products with corn containing the Cry9C
protein. Corn containing the Cry9C pesticide is adulterated under
section 402(a)(2)(B) of the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act (the
act) (21 U.S.C. 342(a)(2)(B)) if such corn is for human food use
because there is no tolerance or exemption from the need for a
tolerance under section 408 of the act (21 U.S.C. 346a). Therefore, FDA
recommended that manufacturers who detected Cry9C-containing corn in
any lot should divert the lot to animal feed or industrial use.
    In the Federal Register of October 17, 2007 (72 FR 58978), EPA
announced the availability of its draft ``White Paper Concerning
Dietary Exposure to Cry9C Protein Produced by STARLINK Corn and the
Potential Risks Associated with Such Exposure'' (draft White Paper), in
which it concluded that the Cry9C protein has been sufficiently removed
from the human food supply to render the level of risk low enough that
continued testing for the protein in yellow corn at dry mills and masa
production facilities provides no additional human health protection.
EPA reached that conclusion based on information including results from
more than 4 million tests for Cry9C at corn handling operations over
the past 7 years and an exposure assessment by Exponent, Inc., of the
levels of Cry9C still present in the U.S. food supply. Based on its
analysis, EPA recommended in its draft White Paper that FDA withdraw
its guidance on the sampling and testing of yellow corn grain for Cry9C
at dry mills and masa production facilities.
    In response to the EPA recommendation that FDA withdraw its
guidance on the sampling and testing of yellow corn grain for Cry9C at
dry mills and masa production facilities (72 FR 58978), FDA announced
that it was seeking comment on whether to withdraw its guidance
document entitled ``FDA Recommendations for Sampling and Testing Yellow
Corn and Dry-Milled Yellow Corn Shipments Intended for Human Food Use
for Cry9C Protein Residues'' (72 FR 58980, October 17, 2007). FDA
received five comments, all from trade associations, that supported
withdrawal of the guidance document.
    In its final ``White Paper Concerning Dietary Exposure to Cry9C
Protein Produced by STARLINK Corn and the Potential Risks Associated
With Such Exposure,'' EPA continues to recommend, as reflected
elsewhere in this issue of the Federal Register, that FDA withdraw its
guidance. Based on EPA's recommendation, the comments that FDA received
that support withdrawal of the guidance, and its own evaluation of
these circumstances, FDA is withdrawing its guidance document entitled
``FDA Recommendations for Sampling and Testing Yellow Corn and Dry-
Milled Yellow Corn Shipments Intended for Human Food Use for Cry9C
Protein Residues.''

    Dated: April 17, 2008.
Jeffrey Shuren,
Associate Commissioner for Policy and Planning.
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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission

[Docket No. RP06-300-000]

Colorado Interstate Gas Company; Notice of Proposed Changes in
FERC Gas Tariff

April 21, 2006.
    Take notice that on April 7, 2006, Colorado Interstate Gas Company
(CIG) tendered for filing as part of its FERC Gas Tariff, First Revised
Volume No. 1, Second Revised Sheet No. 380J, to become effective May 8,
2006.
    Any person desiring to intervene or to protest this filing must
file in accordance with Rules 211 and 214 of the Commission's Rules of
Practice and Procedure (18 CFR 385.211 and 385.214). Protests will be
considered by the Commission in determining the appropriate action to
be taken, but will not serve to make protestants parties to the
proceeding. Any person wishing to become a party must file a notice of
intervention or motion to intervene, as appropriate. Such notices,
motions, or protests must be filed in accordance with the provisions of
section 154.210 of the Commission's regulations (18 CFR 154.210).
Anyone filing an intervention or protest must serve a copy of that
document on the Applicant. Anyone filing an intervention or protest on
or before the intervention or protest date need not serve motions to
intervene or protests on persons other than the Applicant.
    The Commission encourages electronic submission of protests and
interventions in lieu of paper using the ``eFiling'' link at http://www.ferc.gov.
 Persons unable to file electronically should submit an

original and 14 copies of the protest or intervention to the Federal
Energy Regulatory Commission, 888 First Street, NE., Washington, DC
20426.
    This filing is accessible on-line at http://www.ferc.gov, using the

``eLibrary'' link and is available for review in the Commission's
Public Reference Room in Washington, DC. There is an ``eSubscription''
link on the Web site that enables subscribers to receive e-mail
notification when a document is added to a subscribed docket(s). For
assistance with any FERC Online service, please e-mail
<EMAIL_ADDRESS>or call<PHONE_NUMBER> (toll free). For

TTY, call<PHONE_NUMBER>.

Magalie R. Salas,
Secretary.
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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

[FRL-8970-7; Docket ID No. EPA-HQ-ORD-2009-0132]

Integrated Risk Information System (IRIS) Update Project;
Announcement of 2009/2010 Agenda

AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency.

ACTION: Notice of 2009/2010 IRIS Update Project and request for
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SUMMARY: The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is announcing
the establishment of the Integrated Risk Information System (IRIS)
Update Project. The purpose of the IRIS Update Project is to revisit a
portion of the dose-response assessment values with a posting date on
the IRIS database that is more than 10 years old. IRIS is an EPA data
base containing human health risk information on possible adverse
health effects that may result from chronic or long-term exposures to
chemical substances found in the environment. This Federal Register
notice (FRN) also announces the IRIS Update Project's 2009/2010 agenda
and requests submission of new and relevant scientific information on
health effects for the identified assessments listed in the Project's
2009/2010 agenda.
    While EPA is not expressly soliciting comments on this notice, the
Agency will accept information related to the substances included
herein. Please submit any information in accordance with the
instructions provided below.

DATES: Information must be submitted within 60 days of the publication
of this notice. The 60-day period begins October 21, 2009 and ends
December 21, 2009. Technical comments should be in writing and must be
received by EPA by December 21, 2009.

ADDRESSES: Comments may be submitted electronically via http://
www.regulations.gov, by mail, by facsimile, or by hand delivery/
courier. Please follow the detailed instructions provided in the
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION section of this notice.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For information on the public comment
period, contact the Office of Environmental Information Docket;
telephone:<PHONE_NUMBER>; facsimile:<PHONE_NUMBER>; or e-mail:
<EMAIL_ADDRESS>For information on the IRIS Update project, contact
Dr. Chon Shoaf, National Center for Environmental Assessment, (mail
code: B243-01), Office of Research and Development, U.S. Environmental
Protection Agency, RTP, NC 27711; telephone:<PHONE_NUMBER>, facsimile:
919-541-1818; or e-mail<EMAIL_ADDRESS>
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

Background

    The intent of the IRIS Update Project is to revisit all dose-
response assessment toxicity values such as oral reference doses
(RfDs), inhalation reference concentrations (RfCs), cancer oral slope
factors, and cancer inhalation unit risks in IRIS with a posting or
entry date more than 10 years old.
    IRIS is a database of human health effects that may result from
chronic exposure to various chemical substances or other contaminants
found in the environment. IRIS currently provides information on health
effects associated with more than 500 chemical substances. The database
includes substance-specific summaries of qualitative and quantitative
health information in support of the first two steps of the risk
assessment process, i.e., hazard identification and dose-response
evaluation. Also, IRIS has included detailed Toxicological Reviews as
support documents since 1995. Government and private entities use IRIS,
combined with specific exposure information, to help characterize
public health risks of chemical substances in a site-specific situation
and thereby support risk management decisions designed to protect
public health. IRIS is prepared and maintained by the EPA's National
Center for Environmental Assessment within the Office of Research and
Development.
    While separate from the regular IRIS program, the IRIS Update
Project draws on the IRIS data base as the source of human health
assessments in need of update. The purpose of the IRIS Update Project
is to replace existing IRIS assessment toxicity values and their
supporting information that are more than 10 years old with new and
relevant scientific information on health effects. As updated
assessments are completed as part of this process, they will be posted
on IRIS.
    The IRIS Update Project defines ``assessment'' as an individual
IRIS toxicity value along with its supporting information. For example,
the Project identifies the values for an oral RfD, an inhalation RfC,
and a cancer evaluation along with supporting information, as three
assessments. Certain IRIS entries, however, may contain values that do
not qualify for the update process. For example, a particular substance
with an oral RfD derived 15 years ago would qualify for the update
process, but a

cancer evaluation derived 3 years ago for that same substance would not
qualify. Also, the IRIS Update Project will not address any substances
or toxicity values that are not currently on IRIS.
    The IRIS Update Project's process consists of: (1) Publishing an
annual Federal Register notice announcing EPA's IRIS Update Project
agenda and calling for scientific information from the public regarding
assessments on the agenda; (2) conducting a comprehensive search of the
current scientific literature on each assessment; (3) developing draft
health assessment documents using state of the science methods and
guidelines; (4) conducting a combined simultaneous review of the draft
assessment documents by EPA and other Federal Agencies via the Federal
Standing Science Committee; (5) soliciting public comments on draft
assessments, followed by independent external peer review under the
Federal Advisory Committee Act (FACA); (6) preparing final IRIS
assessments that reflect public comments and independent expert review;
and (7) replacing the existing assessments with the final updated IRIS
assessments on the IRIS data base (http://www.epa.gov/iris).
    This FRN describes only the first two steps of the update process.
The literature and new data obtained in response to this FRN will be
evaluated as to whether or not the assessment(s) can be completed
within the resources and capacity of the IRIS Update Project. A
subsequent FRN will announce the assessments proceeding through steps 3
through 6.

IRIS Update Agenda

    Each year, EPA will develop a priority list of chemicals and an
agenda of assessments to undergo the IRIS update process. EPA uses a
variety of criteria to prioritize which assessments will be included on
the agenda. General priority criteria include: Consideration of
potential public health impact; EPA statutory, regulatory, or program-
specific implementation needs; interest to other governmental agencies
or the public; and availability of other scientific assessment
documents that could serve as a basis for an update of an IRIS
assessment. Specific priority criteria will take into consideration the
frequency of occurrence in National Priority List (NPL) waste sites,
occurrence as hazardous air pollutants used in residual risk
assessments, and potential as a water pollutant based on the chemical
contaminants list (CCL). The Update Project will strive to prevent
duplication of effort with other assessment organizations. Thus,
assessments currently on IRIS Track or assessments for pesticides that
are available elsewhere within EPA have been eliminated from
consideration for the IRIS Update Project.
    EPA is soliciting public involvement in the process for those
assessments on the IRIS Update Project's 2009/2010 agenda. While EPA
conducts a thorough literature search for each assessment, there may be
unpublished studies or other primary technical sources that are not
available through the open literature. EPA would appreciate receiving
scientific information from the public during the information gathering
stage for the assessments listed in this notice. Interested persons
should provide scientific analyses, studies, and other pertinent
scientific information. This notice provides instructions for
submitting scientific information to EPA pertinent to updating these
assessments.

Assessments on 2009/2010 Agenda

    The following IRIS assessments have been selected for inclusion in
the IRIS Update Project agenda and are currently underway. The IRIS
posting dates are provided to aid the submitter in determining whether
information may have already been considered in the current online IRIS
assessment.

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                                       Assessment (IRIS
           Substance name                posting date)         CASRN
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barium..............................  cancer (1998).....       7440-39-3
bromoform...........................  RfD (1989), cancer         75-25-2
                                       (1990).
carbon disulfide....................  RfD (1990), RfC            75-15-0
                                       (1995).
chlorobenzene.......................  RfD (1989), cancer        108-90-7
                                       (1990).
2-chlorophenol......................  RfD (1988)........         95-57-8
o-cresol............................  RfD (1988), cancer         95-48-7
                                       (1990).
cumene..............................  RfD (1997), RfC            98-82-8
                                       (1997), cancer
                                       (1997).
1,1-dichloroethane..................  cancer (1990).....         75-34-3
2,4-dimethylphenol..................  RfD (1990)........        105-67-9
2,4-dinitrophenol...................  RfD (1991)........         51-28-5
2,4-dinitrotoluene..................  RfD (1992)........        121-14-2
hexachlorobenzene...................  RfD (1988), cancer        118-74-1
                                       (1991).
selenium............................  RfD (1991), cancer       7782-49-2
                                       (1991).
1,1,2-trichloroethane...............  RfD (1988), cancer         79-00-5
                                       (1994).
2,4,6-trichlorophenol...............  cancer (1990).....         88-06-2
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Information Requested on IRIS Update Assessments for 2009/2010

    EPA is currently conducting literature searches for these
assessments. The overall purpose of these literature searches is to
identify new and relevant information for each assessment. Relevant
information is that which improves the scientific understanding of the
agent's toxicity in humans; new information is relevant information
that is not included in the current online IRIS assessment. Based on
the results of the literature searches and the information submitted in
response to this announcement, EPA will evaluate assessments to
determine whether they can be accommodated within the scope and
resources of the IRIS Update Project.
    With this IRIS update agenda announcement, EPA is actively
soliciting information from the public at the beginning of the
assessment update process. As literature searches are completed, they
will be posted at http://www.regulations.gov for public inspection.

General Information

How To Submit Technical Comments to the Docket at http://
www.regulations.gov

    Submit your comments, identified by Docket ID No. EPA-HQ-ORD 2009-
0132, by one of the following methods:
     http://www.regulations.gov: Follow the on-line
instructions for submitting comments.

     E-mail<EMAIL_ADDRESS>     Fax:<PHONE_NUMBER>.
     Mail: Office of Environmental Information (OEI) Docket
(Mail Code: 2822T), U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, 1200
Pennsylvania Ave., NW., Washington, DC 20460. The phone number is 202-
566-1752.
     Hand Delivery: The OEI Docket is located in the EPA
Headquarters Docket Center, Room 3334 EPA West Building, 1301
Constitution Ave., NW., Washington, DC. The EPA Docket Center 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>. Such deliveries are only accepted during
the docket's normal hours of operation, and special arrangements should
be made for deliveries of boxed information.
    If you provide comments by mail or hand delivery, please submit an
original and three copies of the comments. For attachments, provide an
index, number pages consecutively with the comments, and submit an
unbound original and three copies.
    Instructions: Direct your comments to Docket ID No. EPA-HQ-ORD-
2009-0132. Please ensure that your comments are submitted within the
specified comment period. Comments received after the closing date will
be marked ``late,'' and may only be considered if time permits. It is
EPA's policy to include all comments it receives in the public docket
without change and to make the comments available online at http://
www.regulations.gov, including any personal information provided,
unless a 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 http://www.regulations.gov or e-
mail. The http://www.regulations.gov Web site 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 http://
www.regulations.gov, your e-mail address will be automatically captured
and included as part of the comment that is placed in the public 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. For additional information about EPA's public docket visit the
EPA Docket Center homepage at http://www.epa.gov/epahome/dockets.htm.
    Docket: Documents in the docket are listed in the http://
www.regulations.gov index. 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 materials,
such as copyrighted material, are publicly available only in hard copy.
Publicly available docket materials are available either electronically
in http://www.regulations.gov or in hard copy at the OEI Docket in the
EPA Headquarters Docket Center.

    Dated: October 13, 2009.
Rebecca Clark,
Acting Director, National Center for Environmental Assessment.
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[Rules and Regulations]
[Pages 7802-7803]
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DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY

Coast Guard

33 CFR Part 117

[Docket No. USCG-2015-0053]

Drawbridge Operation Regulation; Lake Washington Ship Canal,
Seattle, WA

AGENCY: Coast Guard, DHS.

ACTION: Notice of temporary deviation from drawbridge regulation.

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SUMMARY: The Coast Guard has issued a temporary deviation from the
operating schedule that governs the Seattle Department of
Transportation (SDOT) Fremont Bridge, across the Lake Washington Ship
Canal, mile 2.6, at Seattle, WA. The Fremont Bridge is a double leaf
bascule bridge. This deviation is necessary to allow the bridge to
operate in single leaf mode while work crews conducting bridge painting
are onsite. This deviation allows a double leaf opening with a five
hour advance notice. For all other openings, one half of the bridge
will remain in the closed position while reducing the vertical
clearance of the non-operating span by four feet to account for the
installation of a moveable platform underneath the bridge.

DATES: This deviation is effective without actual notice from February
12, 2015 until May 1, 2015. For the purposes of enforcement, actual
notice will be used from the date the rule was

signed, January 28, 2015, until February 12, 2015.

ADDRESSES: The docket for this deviation, [USCG-2015-0053] is available
at http://www.regulations.gov. Type the docket number in the ``SEARCH''
box and click ``SEARCH.'' Click on Open Docket Folder on the line
associated with this deviation. You may also visit the Docket
Management Facility in Room W12-140 on the ground floor of the
Department of Transportation West Building, 1200 New Jersey Avenue SE.,
Washington, DC 20590, between 9 a.m. and 5 p.m., Monday through Friday,
except Federal holidays.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: If you have questions on this
temporary deviation, call or email Mr. Steven Fischer, Bridge
Administrator, Thirteenth Coast Guard District; telephone<PHONE_NUMBER>,
email<EMAIL_ADDRESS>If you have questions on viewing the
docket, call Cheryl Collins, Program Manager, Docket Operations,
telephone<PHONE_NUMBER>.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Seattle Department of Transportation (SDOT)
has requested a temporary deviation from the operating schedule for the
Fremont Bridge, mile 2.6, crossing the Lake Washington Ship Canal at
Seattle, WA. The deviation is necessary to accommodate SDOT workers for
a bridge painting project. To facilitate this event, the full draw of
the bridge will not open for vessel traffic unless a five hour notice
is provided to the bridge operator. For all other openings, one half of
the bridge, or single leaf, will remain in the closed position while
reducing the vertical clearance of the non-operating span by four feet
to account for the installation of a moveable platform underneath the
bridge.
    The Fremont Bridge, mile 2.6, provides a vertical clearance of 14
feet (31 feet of vertical clearance for the center 36 horizontal feet)
in the closed position. The clearance is referenced to the mean water
elevation of Lake Washington. The normal operating schedule for the
Fremont Bridge is set out in 33 CFR 117.1051 and states that the bridge
need not open from 7 a.m. to 9 a.m. and from 4 p.m. to 6 p.m. Monday
through Friday except all Federal holidays but Columbus Day for any
vessel of less than 1000 tons, unless the vessel has in tow a vessel of
1000 gross tons or over. The normal operating schedule for this bridge
also requires one hour advance notification for bridge openings between
11 p.m. and 7 a.m. daily. Waterway usage on the Lake Washington Ship
Canal ranges from commercial tug and barge to small pleasure craft.
    Vessels able to pass through the bridge in the closed positions may
do so at any time. The bridge will be able to open one leaf, half of
the draw span, for emergencies. Furthermore, there is no immediate
alternate route for vessels to pass. The Coast Guard will also inform
the users of the waterways through our Local and Broadcast Notices to
Mariners of the change in operating schedule for the bridge so that
vessels can arrange their transits to minimize any impact caused by the
temporary deviation.
    In accordance with 33 CFR 117.35(e), the drawbridge must return to
its regular operating schedule immediately at the end of the designated
time period. This deviation from the operating regulations is
authorized under 33 CFR 117.35.

    Dated: January 28, 2015.
Steven M. Fischer,
Bridge Administrator, Thirteenth Coast Guard District.
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[Notices]
[Pages 54633-54634]
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DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY

Federal Emergency Management Agency

[Docket ID: FEMA-2023-0019; OMB No. 1660-0058]

Agency Information Collection Activities: Proposed Collection;
Comment Request; Fire Management Assistance Grant Program

AGENCY: Federal Emergency Management Agency, Department of Homeland
Security.

ACTION: 60-Day notice of revision and request for comments.

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SUMMARY: The Federal Emergency Management Agency, as part of its
continuing effort to reduce paperwork and respondent burden, invites
the general public to take this opportunity to comment on an extension,
with change, of a currently approved information collection. In
accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, this notice seeks
comments concerning the information collected as required for Fire
Management Assistance Grant Program (FMAGP) eligibility determinations,
grants management, and compliance with other Federal laws and
regulations.

DATES: Comments must be submitted on or before October 10, 2023.

ADDRESSES: To avoid duplicate submissions to the docket, please submit
comments at www.regulations.gov under Docket ID FEMA-2023-0019. Follow
the instructions for submitting comments.
    All submissions received must include the agency name and Docket
ID. Regardless of the method used for submitting comments or material,
all submissions will be posted, without change, to the Federal
eRulemaking Portal at http://www.regulations.gov, and will include any
personal information you provide. Therefore, submitting this
information makes it public. You may wish to read the Privacy and
Security Notice that is available via a link on the homepage of
www.regulations.gov.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: To ensure your comments, and or
recommendations are directed to the best point of contact, as well as
to provide internal quality assurance measures, please direct all
inquiries to Antonio Jones, FMAG Program Manager, at<PHONE_NUMBER> or
[email protected]. You may contact the Information
Management Division for copies of the

proposed collection of information at email address: [email protected].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The information collected is required for
Fire Management Assistance Grant Program (FMAGP) eligibility
determinations, grants management, and compliance with other Federal
laws and regulations. The FMAGP was established under section 420 of
the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act, 42
U.S.C 5187, as amended by Sec.  303 of the Disaster Mitigation Act of
2000 and authorizes the President to provide assistance to any state or
local government for the mitigation, management, and control of any
fire on public or private forest land or grassland that threatens such
destruction as would constitute a major disaster. 44 CFR part 204
specifies the information collections necessary to facilitate the
provision of assistance under the FMAGP. Additionally, the information
collection is used by both FEMA Regional and State staff to facilitate
the declaration request and grant administration processes of FMAGP, as
well as end of year internal reporting of overall declaration requests
and estimated grant outlays.

Collection of Information

    Title: Fire Management Assistance Grant Program.
    Type of Information Collection: Extension, with change, of a
currently approved information collection.
    OMB Number: 1660-0058.
    FEMA Forms: FEMA Form FEMA Form FF-104-FY-21-165 (formerly FEMA
Form 078-0-1), Principal Advisor's Report; FEMA Form FF-104-FY-21-166
(formerly FEMA Form 078-0-1), Request for Fire Management Assistance
Declaration; FEMA Form FF-104-FY-21-167 (formerly FEMA Form 089-0-24),
Request for Fire Management Assistance Subgrant; FEMA Form FF-104-FY-
23-100, Application for Management Costs; FEMA Form FF-104-FY-23-101,
Project Application for Emergency Protective Measures; FEMA Form FF-
104-FY-23-102, Project Application for Firefighting Activities; FEMA
Form FF-104-FY-23-103 Time Extensions; No form, FEMA-State Agreement
and Amendment; No form, State Administrative Plan for Fire Management
Assistance; No form, Appeal Letter; No form, Duplication of Benefits
Letter; and No form, Training Sessions.
    Abstract: The information collected is required for Fire Management
Assistance Grant Program (FMAGP) eligibility determinations, grants
management, and compliance with other Federal laws and regulations. The
FMAGP was established under the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and
Emergency Assistance Act and authorizes the President to provide
assistance to any state or local government for the mitigation,
management, and control of any fire on public or private forest land or
grassland that threatens such destruction as would constitute a major
disaster. Federal regulations specify the information collections
necessary to facilitate the provision of assistance under the FMAGP.
Additionally, the information collection is used by both FEMA Regional
and State staff to facilitate the declaration request and grant
administration processes of FMAGP, as well as end of year internal
reporting of overall declaration requests and estimated grant outlays.
    Affected Public: State, local or Tribal government.
    Estimated Number of Respondents: 278.
    Estimated Number of Responses: 953.
    Estimated Total Annual Burden Hours: 1,211.
    Estimated Total Annual Respondent Cost: $105,406.
    Estimated Respondents' Operation and Maintenance Costs: $0.
    Estimated Respondents' Capital and Start-Up Costs: $0.
    Estimated Total Annual Cost to the Federal Government: $682,930.

Comments

    Comments may be submitted as indicated in the ADDRESSES caption
above. Comments are solicited to (a) evaluate whether the proposed data
collection is necessary for the proper performance of the Agency,
including whether the information shall have practical utility; (b)
evaluate the accuracy of the Agency's estimate of the burden of the
proposed collection of information, including the validity of the
methodology and assumptions used; (c) enhance the quality, utility, and
clarity of the information to be collected; and (d) minimize the burden
of the collection of information on those who are to respond, including
through the use of appropriate automated, electronic, mechanical, or
other technological collection techniques or other forms of information
technology, e.g., permitting electronic submission of responses.

Millicent Brown Wilson,
Records Management Branch Chief, Office of the Chief Administrative
Officer, Mission Support, Federal Emergency Management Agency,
Department of Homeland Security.
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