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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission

[Docket No. AD06-2-000]

Assessment of Demand Response Resources

November 3, 2005.
AGENCY: Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, DOE.

ACTION: Notice of Proposed Voluntary Survey and Technical Conference.

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SUMMARY: Pursuant to the Energy Policy Act of 2005 (EPAct 2005) section
1252(e)(3),\1\ the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (Commission) is
preparing a report, by appropriate region, that assesses demand
response resources, including those available from all consumer
classes. A voluntary survey and technical conference are proposed to
obtain information that will assist in preparing and publishing this
report.
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    \1\ Energy Policy Act of 2005, Pub. L. 109-58, Sec.  1252(e)(3),
119 Stat. 594, (2005) (EPAct section 1252(e)(3)).

DATES: (1) Comments on the proposed survey questions should be filed
December 5, 2005.
    (2) Requests to participate in the technical conference are due
December 5, 2005.
    (3) Comments on the proposed technical conference topics are due
December 19, 2005.

ADDRESSES: Comments may be filed electronically via the eFiling link on
the Commission's Web site at http://www.ferc.gov. Commenters unable to

file comments electronically must send an original and 14 copies of
their comments to: Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, Office of the
Secretary, 888 First Street NE., Washington, DC 20426. Please refer to
the Comment Procedures section of the preamble for additional
information on how to file comments.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
    David Kathan (Technical Information), Office of Markets, Tariffs
and Rates, Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, 888 First Street, NE.,
Washington, DC 20426,<PHONE_NUMBER><EMAIL_ADDRESS>    Aileen Roder (Legal Information), Office of the General Counsel,
Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, 888 First Street, NE.,
Washington, DC 20426,<PHONE_NUMBER><EMAIL_ADDRESS>
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 1. Take notice that a survey on the
saturation and penetration of advanced meters is being proposed and
that a technical conference, with comments, on issues raised by the
Energy Policy Act of 2005 (EPAct 2005) section 1252(e)(3) \2\ will be
held. Comments on the survey are due by December 5, 2005. The date,
location, and agenda of the conference will be announced in a
subsequent notice. Those wishing to participate in the technical
conference should notify Commission staff by December 5, 2005. Finally,
comments on the demand response issues addressed in the statute are due
by December 19, 2005. These comments will help inform the discussion at
the technical conference.
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    \2\ Energy Policy Act of 2005, Pub. L. 109-58, Sec.  1252(e)(3),
119 Stat. 594, (2005) (EPAct section 1252(e)(3)).
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I. Background

    2. Section 1252(e)(3) of EPAct 2005 requires the Commission to
draft and publish a report, by appropriate region, that assesses demand
response resources, including those available from all consumer
classes. Specifically, EPAct 2005 requires that the Commission identify
and review:

    (A) Saturation and penetration rates of advanced meters and
communications technologies, devices and systems;
    (B) Existing demand response programs and time-based rate programs;
    (C) The annual resource contribution of demand resources;
    (D) The potential for demand response as a quantifiable, reliable
resource for regional planning purposes;
    (E) Steps taken to ensure that, in regional transmission planning
and operations, demand resources are provided equitable treatment as a
quantifiable, reliable resource relative to the resource obligations of
any load-serving entity, transmission provider, or transmitting party;
and
    (F) Regulatory barriers to improved customer participation in
demand response, peak reduction and critical period pricing programs.
    3. A survey is proposed to obtain the needed information on meter
saturation and penetration. With respect to the other issues the
Commission must address in the report, input from state regulators and
members of the industry will enhance its ability to present a
comprehensive and well informed

report. To acquire this input, the public is invited to submit comments
on the demand response issues addressed by the statute and to
participate in a technical conference we will hold to discuss those
issues.

A. Voluntary Survey on Saturation and Penetration of Advanced Metering
and Demand Response

    4. A voluntary survey is proposed on the use of advanced metering
and demand response, because adequate information on this subject is
not collected by other sources. For instance, the information collected
by EIA-861 (Annual Electric Power Industry Report) form administered by
the Energy Information Administration (EIA) includes aggregate
information on energy efficiency and load management, but does not
include any information on advanced metering. In addition, the
information on load management collected by EIA does not provide
sufficient information to help identify existing demand response
programs or time-based rate programs.
    5. The Commission will conduct the survey using the Internet. The
proposed survey is targeted towards respondents who directly serve end-
use customers. Respondents will provide their information for the
survey to the Commission on an Internet web-based form and submit their
responses electronically directly to the Commission.
    6. Because there are no standard industry definitions, Commission
staff is uncertain about the best set of questions for obtaining
information on the saturation and penetration of advanced metering. For
example, given the various types of meters with advanced functionality,
it may be difficult to unambiguously define advanced metering. Instead,
we propose a survey that asks a series of questions concerning meter
functionality. Information on meter functionality will better assist in
developing a definition of advanced metering that can be used to
accurately estimate regional saturation and penetration of advanced
metering. A national survey of advanced metering should also prove
useful for planning and benchmarking by market participants.
    7. While the focus of the survey is on advanced metering, the
proposed survey also contains several questions requesting information
on existing demand response and time-based metering programs. These
questions are designed to collect program information necessary to
obtain information on demand response programs in response to section
1252(e)(3)(B) of EPAct. Furthermore, in recognition that different
individuals or departments may be responsible for completing the
metering and demand response information, the survey will be
implemented as two Web-based forms (one on advanced metering, and one
on demand response programs) \3\ to ease data entry.
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    \3\ Please note that due to the limitations of the Web-based
survey tool, the demand response survey includes multiple questions
per customer class to accommodate respondents with more than one
demand response program per class.
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    8. The proposed survey is attached to this Notice as an Appendix.
The public is requested to comment on the survey questions. In
particular, the public should comment on whether the questions will
elicit accurate information on advanced meters and demand response
programs, or whether the questions should be modified or supplemented
to better obtain information. In addition, we solicit input on other
sources of information on advanced metering and demand response
programs. Comments on the survey are to be filed by December 5, 2005
and should reference this proceeding.

B. Comments and Technical Conference

    9. Industry input is also needed in order to gain an objective
appraisal of the issues identified in the EPAct 2005, particularly
those which require the strategic assessments of businesses, such as
the potential for use of demand response as a reliable resource for
planning purposes, steps taken to treat demand response equitably in
regional transmission planning, and barriers to improved customer
participation in demand response programs. Therefore, written comments
are requested on the six general topics listed in the EPAct 2005 in
accordance with this Notice's Section II, below.
    10. In order to provide a forum for discussion of these issues, a
technical conference will be held to gather additional data and receive
further public comment on the issues we will address in the report. The
date of the conference will be announced in a subsequent notice. Those
wishing to participate in the conference should contact David Kathan
<EMAIL_ADDRESS>or<PHONE_NUMBER>) by December 5, 2005 and
should reference this proceeding.
    11. The conference will be open to the public, and pre-registration
to attend is not required.
    12. FERC conferences are accessible under section 508 of the
Rehabilitation Act of 1973. For accessibility accommodations please
send an e-mail to<EMAIL_ADDRESS>or call toll free 1-866-208-
3372 (voice) or<PHONE_NUMBER> (TTY), or send a FAX to<PHONE_NUMBER> with
the required accommodations.

II. Comment Subject Areas

    13. Commenters may address any of the demand response and time-
based rate issues raised and/or identified in EPAct 2005 section
1252(e)(3). Commenters are encouraged, but not required, to consider
and address the following questions within each of the six EPAct 2005
issues in their response. Comments on these issues are due by December
19, 2005.

A. Advanced Metering and Communication Systems

     How should the Commission define advanced meters and
communication systems for the purpose of reporting to Congress?
     Are advanced meters necessary to implement demand response
and time-based rate programs? Can sufficient demand response be
fostered from non-communicating, non-hourly meters?
     In general, what are the current saturation and
penetration levels of advanced meters?
     Does the implementation of an advanced metering system or
use of advanced meters reduce utility costs?
     What level of penetration is needed to achieve cost
savings? For example, can advanced meters be used only for certain
customer groups or would all customers need to use advanced meters to
make their use cost effective?

B. Existing Demand Response and Time-Based Rate Programs

     Describe the type of programs being used and the benefits
or detriments of each programmatic approach.
     How have these types of programs changed since the early
1990s?
     Have demand response and time-based rate programs
increased or decreased in recent years?
     Are demand response programs implemented by electric
utilities available to all customers, or are they targeted to specific
customer groups or geographic areas, e.g., load pockets or transmission
constrained areas?

C. Annual Resource Contribution \4\ of Demand Response
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    \4\ For purposes of this notice and proposed survey, resource
contribution is defined as potential peak reduction at time of
system peak.
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     Describe in general the extent of resource contribution by
demand response for the geographic area you serve or represent.

     Identify and describe the best available sources of
information on the annual resource contribution made by demand
response, by region.
     What problems exist in measuring resource contribution?
Should the measurement be on the basis of enrollment or on actual
quantities used?

D. Potential for Demand Response as a Quantifiable, Reliable Resource
for Regional Planning Purposes

     What percentage of total resource requirements could
demand response resources reliably provide?
     What is the current role of demand response resources in
meeting regional resource adequacy requirements and ancillary services?
     Explain the risks of relying on demand response for
resource adequacy. Do the risks differ depending on the type of demand
response?
     What is the potential impact of demand response on overall
energy usage?
     Can time-based rate programs or interruptible/curtailment
rate programs be counted as capacity resources in regional plans?

E. Equitable Treatment of Demand Response Resources in Regional
Transmission Planning and Operations

     What is the status of including demand response within
regional transmission planning and operations?
     Have demand response resources been examined during the
development of regional transmission plans, and to what extent?
     Do current North American Electric Reliability Council
(NERC) standards and regional reliability council rules accommodate the
use of demand response as an alternative to building more transmission
infrastructure, building generating capacity, or generating/purchasing
more power?
     In regional transmission operations, such as RTOs and
ISOs, what demand response resources are currently available? Under
what circumstances are these resources called upon and at what level
(kWs/kWhs)?

F. Regulatory Barriers to Improved Customer Participation in Demand
Response, Peak Reduction, and Critical Period Pricing Programs

     What wholesale and retail regulatory barriers exist to
improving customer participation in demand response?
     What regulatory barriers exist to improving customer
participation in innovative time-based rate programs, such as critical
peak pricing?
     What are the drivers and disincentives to customer
interest in participating in demand response or critical period pricing
programs?
     Do start-up costs limit the number of participants in
demand response programs? If so, how should this issue be addressed?
     Does jurisdictional uncertainty between state and federal
regulation create barriers to demand response programs?
     Are there regulatory or other barriers to participation of
third-party curtailment service providers in ISO/RTO demand response
programs? Are current settlement and payment procedures adequate for
participation by these third-party entities?
     Given that distribution companies may no longer own
generation or be a supplier of last resort, has their incentive to
provide demand response been reduced? If so, what alternative
mechanisms or policies should be considered to provide incentives to
these distribution companies to implement demand response?
     Do current retail rate structures, which are largely based
on volumetric rates, create a disincentive for distribution company
promotion and implementation of demand response? If they do, how can
this disincentive be reduced?
     What are the drivers or disincentives to load-serving
entities offering aggressive demand response programs?

III. Information Collection Statement

    14. OMB regulations require that OMB approve certain reporting,
recordkeeping, and public disclosure (collections of information)
imposed by an agency.\5\ Accordingly, pursuant to OMB regulations,
notice is given to the public that (1) the voluntary draft survey that
is attached as an Appendix to this Notice is proposed to be
administered using the Internet and a web-based application to collect
the information electronically, and (2) OMB is being asked for review
and approval of the final survey under section 3507(d) of the Paperwork
Reduction Act of 1995.\6\
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    \5\ 5 CFR 1320.10 (2005).
    \6\ 44 U.S.C. 3507(d) (2005).
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    15. Comments are requested on the efficacy of the draft survey in
the Appendix to this Notice and the accuracy of the estimates made to
measure the burden on respondents of completing the survey that are
detailed below.
    16. This Notice has been submitted to OMB for review and clearance
of the Notice's information collection requirements. OMB approval has
been requested by December 19, 2005.

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                                                      No. of          No. of         Hours per     Total annual
                 Data collection                    respondents      responses       response          hours
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FERC-727, Demand Response and Time Based Rate              1,500               1               1           3,000
 Programs Survey................................
FERC-728, Advanced Metering Survey..............           1,500               1               1           3,000
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    Totals......................................           3,000               2               2           6,000
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    17. Total Annual Hours for Collection: The reporting burden for
this survey is estimated at 6,000 hours.
    18. Information Collection Costs: The surveyed organizations
collect all the information requested in FERC-727 and FERC-728 as part
of their customary and usual business practices. Comments are requested
on the cost of responding to FERC-727 and FERC-728. The average
annualized cost for all respondents is projected to be $324,000 (6,000
hours [multi] $54 per hour).
    19. Title: FERC-727, Demand Response and Time Based Rate Programs
Survey and FERC-728, Advanced Metering Survey.
    20. Action: Proposed Information Collection. The respondent shall
not be penalized for failure to respond to this collection of
information unless the collection of information displays a valid OMB
control number.
    21. Respondents: Business or other for profit, publicly-owned
utilities, and electric cooperatives.

    22. Frequency of Responses: One-time implementation.
    23. Necessity of Information: On August 8, 2005, Congress enacted
EPAct 2005. Section 1252(e)(3) of the EPAct 2005 requires the
Commission to draft and publish a report, by appropriate region, that
assesses demand response resources, including those available from all
consumer classes. Commission staff has reviewed public information to
determine the availability of saturation and penetration data on
advanced metering with the regional specificity required by the EPAct
2005. The review included an assessment of the EIA-861, which collects
aggregate information on energy efficiency and load management. The
EIA-861 does not include any information on advanced metering.
Moreover, there are no publicly available saturation and penetration
data on advanced metering at the level required by the EPAct 2005. The
Commission is dedicated to establishing clear market rules to govern
electric markets. The information collected through this survey will
assist the Commission in carrying out its goal of developing robust and
efficient energy markets.
    24. Internal Review: Internal review at the Commission shows that
there is specific, objective support for the burden estimates
associated with the information requirements. The Commission will
review the data resulting from the survey to ensure that the survey
results meet the congressional requirements of the annual report on
demand response in EPAct 2005. This conforms to the Commission's plan
for efficient information collection, communication, and management
within the electric industry.
    25. Interested persons may obtain information on the reporting
requirements of the survey by contacting the following: Federal Energy
Regulatory Commission, 888 First Street, NE., Washington, DC 20426
(Attention: Michael Miller, Office of the Executive Director, 202-502-
8415, fax:<PHONE_NUMBER>, e-mail<EMAIL_ADDRESS>To submit
comments concerning the collection of information and the associated
burden estimates including suggestions for reducing this burden, please
send your comments to the contact listed above and to the Office of
Management and Budget, Room 10202 NEOB, 725 17th Street, NW.,
Washington, DC 20503 (Attention: Desk Officer for the Federal Energy
Regulatory Commission), fax:<PHONE_NUMBER>, e-mail:
oira_submission@omb.eop.gov).

    26. The ``public protection'' provision of the Paperwork Reduction
Act \7\ requires each agency to display a currently valid OMB control
number and inform respondents that a response is not required unless
the information collection displays a valid OMB control number on each
information collection. This provision has two legal effects: (1) It
creates a legal responsibility for the agency; and (2) it provides an
affirmative legal defense for respondents if the information collection
is imposed on respondents by the Commission through regulation or
administrative means in order to satisfy a legal authority or
responsibility of the Commission. If the Commission should fail to
display an OMB control number, then it is the Commission not the
respondent who is in violation of the law. ``Display'' is defined as
publishing the OMB control number in regulations, guidelines or other
issuances in the Federal Register (for example, in the preamble or
regulatory text for the final rule containing the information
collection).\8\ Therefore, the Commission may not conduct or sponsor,
and a person is not required to respond to a collection of information
unless the information collection displays a valid OMB control number.
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IV. Comment Procedures

    27. Interested persons are invited to submit comments on the
matters, issues and specific questions in this Notice. Comments should
refer to Docket No. AD06-2-000, and include the commenter's name, the
organization they represent, if applicable, and their address. Comments
may be filed either in electronic or paper format.
    28. To facilitate review of the comments, we request commenters to
provide an executive summary of their comments. Commenters also are
requested to identify each specific question posed in this notice that
their discussion addresses and to use appropriate headings. Commenters
should identify additional issues they wish to raise separately.
    29. Comments regarding the proposed survey are due December 5,
2005.
    30. Comments on the proposed technical conference topics are due
December 19, 2005.
    31. Those considering participating in the technical conference
should contact David Kathan within December 5, 2005.
    32. All comments related to this proceeding may be filed
electronically via the eFiling link on the Commission's Web site at
http://www.ferc.gov. The Commission accepts most standard word

processing formats and commenters may attach additional files with
supporting information in certain other file formats. Commenters filing
electronically do not need to make a paper filing. Commenters that are
not able to file comments electronically must send an original and 14
copies of their comments to: Federal Energy Regulatory Commission,
Office of the Secretary, 888 First Street NE., Washington, DC 20426.
    33. All comments will be placed in the Commission's public files
and may be viewed, printed, or downloaded remotely as described in the
Document Availability section below. Commenters on this proposal are
not required to serve copies of their comments on other commenters.

V. Document Availability

    34. In addition to publishing the full text of this document in the
Federal Register, the Commission provides all interested persons an
opportunity to view and/or print the contents of this document via the
Internet through the Commission's Home Page (http://www.ferc.gov) and

in the Commission's Public Reference Room during normal business hours
(8:30 a.m. to 5 p.m. eastern time) at 888 First Street, NE., Room 2A,
Washington DC 20426.
    35. From the Commission's Home Page on the Internet, this
information is available in the Commission's document management
system, eLibrary. The full text of this document is available on
eLibrary in PDF and Microsoft Word format for viewing, printing, and/or
downloading. To access this document in eLibrary, type the docket
number excluding the last three digits of this document in the docket
number field.
    36. User assistance is available for eLibrary and the Commission's
Web site during normal business hours. For assistance, please contact
the Commission's Online Support at 1-866-208-3676 (toll free) or 202-
502-6652 (e-mail at FERCOnlineSupport@ferc.gov), or the Public
Reference Room at<PHONE_NUMBER>, TTY<PHONE_NUMBER>. E-Mail the Public
Reference Room at<EMAIL_ADDRESS>
Magalie R. Salas,
Secretary.
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DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY

Federal Emergency Management Agency

[Internal Agency Docket No. FEMA-1899-DR; Docket ID FEMA-2010-0002]

New York; Amendment No. 2 to Notice of a Major Disaster
Declaration

AGENCY: Federal Emergency Management Agency, DHS.

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: This notice amends the notice of a major disaster declaration
for the State of New York (FEMA-1899-DR), dated April 16, 2010, and
related determinations.

DATES: Effective Date: July 9, 2010.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Peggy Miller, Recovery Directorate,
Federal Emergency Management Agency, 500 C Street, SW., Washington, DC
20472,<PHONE_NUMBER>.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The notice of a major disaster declaration
for the State of New York is hereby amended to include the following
areas among those areas determined to have been adversely affected by
the event declared a major disaster by the President in his declaration
of April 16, 2010.

    Otsego, Schoharie, and Warren Counties for Public Assistance.
    The following Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance Numbers
(CFDA) are to be used for reporting and drawing funds: 97.030,
Community Disaster Loans; 97.031, Cora Brown Fund; 97.032, Crisis
Counseling; 97.033, Disaster Legal Services; 97.034, Disaster
Unemployment Assistance (DUA); 97.046, Fire Management Assistance
Grant; 97.048, Disaster Housing Assistance to Individuals and
Households in Presidentially Declared Disaster Areas; 97.049,
Presidentially Declared Disaster Assistance--Disaster Housing
Operations for Individuals and Households; 97.050 Presidentially
Declared Disaster Assistance to Individuals and Households--Other
Needs; 97.036, Disaster Grants--Public Assistance (Presidentially
Declared Disasters); 97.039, Hazard Mitigation Grant.

W. Craig Fugate,
Administrator, Federal Emergency Management Agency.
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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

[EPA-HQ-OPP-2020-0144; FRL-10015-89]

Product Cancellation Order for Certain Pesticide Registrations

AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: This notice announces EPA's order for the cancellations,
voluntarily requested by the registrants and accepted by the Agency, of
the products listed in Table 1 of Unit II, pursuant to the Federal
Insecticide, Fungicide, and Rodenticide Act (FIFRA). This cancellation
order follows an April 3, 2020 Federal Register Notice of Receipt of
Requests from the registrants listed in Table 2 of Unit II to
voluntarily cancel these product registrations. In the April 3, 2020
notice, EPA indicated that it would issue an order implementing the
cancellations, unless the Agency received substantive comments within
the 180-day comment period that would

merit its further review of these requests, or unless the registrants
withdrew their requests. The Agency did not receive any comments on the
notice. Further, the registrants did not withdraw their requests.
Accordingly, EPA hereby issues in this notice a cancellation order
granting the requested cancellations. Any distribution, sale, or use of
the products subject to this cancellation order is permitted only in
accordance with the terms of this order, including any existing stocks
provisions.

DATES: The cancellations are effective November 5, 2020.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Christopher Green, Information
Technology and Resources Management Division (7502P), Office of
Pesticide Programs, Environmental Protection Agency, 1200 Pennsylvania
Ave., NW, Washington, DC 20460-0001; telephone number:<PHONE_NUMBER>;
email address<EMAIL_ADDRESS>
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

I. General Information

A. Does this action apply to me?

    This action is directed to the public in general, and may be of
interest to a wide range of stakeholders including environmental, human
health, and agricultural advocates; the chemical industry; pesticide
users; and members of the public interested in the sale, distribution,
or use of pesticides. Since others also may be interested, the Agency
has not attempted to describe all the specific entities that may be
affected by this action.

B. How can I get copies of this document and other related information?

    The docket for this action, identified by docket identification
(ID) number EPA-HQ-OPP-2020-0144, 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>.
    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.

II. What action is the Agency taking?

    This notice announces the cancellations, as requested by
registrants, of products registered under FIFRA section 3 (7 U.S.C.
136a). These registrations are listed in sequence by registration
number in Table 1 of this unit.

                                         Table 1--Product Cancellations
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           Registration No.               Company No.          Product name              Active ingredients
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70488-1...............................           70488  Phonewipe................  Benzenemethanaminium, N,N-
                                                                                dimethyl-N-(2-(2-(4-(1,1,3,3-
                                                                                tetramethylbutyl)phenoxy)eth
                                                                                oxy)ethyl)-, chloride.
82544-1...............................           82544  Silver Assembly with       Silver.
                                                         Washing Machine.
82544-2...............................           82544  Silver Assembly..........  Silver.
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    Table 2 of this unit includes the names and addresses of record for
all registrants of the products in Table 1 of this unit, in sequence by
EPA company number. This number corresponds to the first part of the
EPA registration numbers of the products listed in Table 1 of this
unit.

               Table 2--Registrants of Cancelled Products
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       EPA company No.                  Company name and address
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70488........................  Advantus Corp., 12276 San Jose Blvd.,
                                Bldg. 618, Jacksonville, FL 32223.
82544........................  Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd., Agent
                                Name: Keller And Heckman, LLP, 1001 G
                                Street NW, Suite 500 West, Washington,
                                DC 20001.
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III. Summary of Public Comments Received and Agency Response to
Comments

    During the public comment period provided, EPA received no comments
in response to the April 3, 2020 Federal Register notice announcing the
Agency's receipt of the requests for voluntary cancellations of the
products listed in Table 1 of Unit II.

IV. Cancellation Order

    Pursuant to FIFRA section 6(f) (7 U.S.C. 136d(f)), EPA hereby
approves the requested cancellations of the registrations identified in
Table 1 of Unit II. Accordingly, the Agency hereby orders that the
product registrations identified in Table 1 of Unit II are canceled.
The effective date of the cancellations that are the subject of this
notice is November 5, 2020. Any distribution, sale, or use of existing
stocks of the products identified in Table 1 of Unit II in a manner
inconsistent with any of the provisions for disposition of existing
stocks set forth in Unit VI will be a violation of FIFRA.

V. What is the Agency's authority for taking this action?

    Section 6(f)(1) of FIFRA (7 U.S.C. 136d(f)(1)) provides that a
registrant of a pesticide product may at any time request that any of
its pesticide registrations be canceled or amended to terminate one or
more uses. FIFRA further provides that, before acting on the request,
EPA must publish a notice of receipt of any such request in the Federal
Register. Thereafter, following the public comment period, the EPA
Administrator may approve such a request. The notice of receipt for
this

action was published for comment in the Federal Register of April 3,
2020 (85 FR 18951) (FRL-10007-08). The comment period closed on
September 30, 2020.

VI. Provisions for Disposition of Existing Stocks

    Existing stocks are those stocks of registered pesticide products
which are currently in the United States and which were packaged,
labeled, and released for shipment prior to the effective date of the
cancellation action. The existing stocks provisions for the products
subject to this order are as follows.
    The registrants may continue to sell and distribute existing stocks
of products listed in Table 1 of Unit II until November 5, 2021, which
is 1 year after the publication of the Cancellation Order in the
Federal Register. Thereafter, the registrants are prohibited from
selling or distributing products listed in Table 1, except for export
in accordance with FIFRA section 17 (7 U.S.C. 136o), or proper
disposal. Persons other than the registrants may sell, distribute, or
use existing stocks of products listed in Table 1 of Unit II until
existing stocks are exhausted, provided that such sale, distribution,
or use is consistent with the terms of the previously approved labeling
on, or that accompanied, the canceled products.

    Authority: 7 U.S.C. 136 et seq.

    Dated: October 21, 2020.
Delores Barber,
Director, Information Technology and Resources Management Division,
Office of Pesticide Programs.
[FR Doc. 2020-24523 Filed 11-4-20; 8:45 am]
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