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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

[EPA-HQ-OPP-2006-0192; FRL-8064-1]

Notice of Filing of a Pesticide Petition for Establishment of
Regulations for Residues of Atrazine in or on Leafy Vegetable Crop
Group 4 (except Brassica) Commodities

AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: This notice announces the initial filing of a pesticide
petition proposing the establishment of regulations for residues of
atrazine in or on leafy vegetable Crop Group 4 (except Brassica)
commodities.

DATES: Comments must be received on or before September 14, 2006.

ADDRESSES: Submit your comments, identified by docket identification
(ID) number EPA-HQ-OPP-2006-0192 and pesticide petition number (PP)
6F7022, by one of the following methods:
     Federal eRulemaking Portal: http://www.regulations.gov.

Follow the on-line instructions for submitting comments.
     Mail: Office of Pesticide Programs (OPP) Regulatory Public
Docket (7502P), Environmental Protection Agency, 1200 Pennsylvania
Ave., NW., Washington, DC 20460-0001.
     Delivery: OPP Regulatory Public Docket (7502P),
Environmental Protection Agency, Rm. S-4400, One Potomac Yard (South
Building), 2777 S. Crystal Drive, Arlington, VA. Deliveries are only
accepted during the Docket's normal hours of operation (8:30 a.m. to 4
p.m., Monday through Friday, excluding legal holidays). Special
arrangements should be made for deliveries of boxed information. The
Docket telephone number is<PHONE_NUMBER>.
    Instructions: Direct your comments to docket ID number EPA-HQ-OPP-
2006-0192. EPA's policy is that all comments received will be included
in the docket without change and may be made available on-line at
http://www.regulations.gov, including any personal information

provided, unless the comment includes information claimed to be
Confidential Business Information (CBI) or other information whose
disclosure is restricted by statute. Do not submit information that you
consider to be CBI or otherwise protected through regulations.gov or e-
mail. The Federal regulations.gov website is an ``anonymous access''
system, which means EPA will not know your identity or contact
information unless you provide it in the body of your comment. If you
send an e-mail comment directly to EPA without going through
regulations.gov, your e-mail address will be automatically captured and
included as part of the comment that is placed in the docket and made
available on the Internet. If you submit an electronic comment, EPA
recommends that you include your name and other contact information in
the body of your comment and with any disk or CD-ROM you submit. If EPA
cannot read your comment due to technical difficulties and cannot
contact you for clarification, EPA may not be able to consider your
comment. Electronic files should avoid the use of special characters,
any form of encryption, and be free of any defects or viruses.
    Docket: All documents in the docket are listed in the docket index.
Although listed in the index, some information is not publicly
available, e.g., CBI or other information whose disclosure is
restricted by statute. Certain other material, such as copyrighted
material, is not placed on the Internet and will be publicly available
only in hard copy form. Publicly available docket materials are
available either in the electronic docket at http://www.regulations.gov
, or, if only available in hard copy, at the OPP

Regulatory Public Docket in Rm. S-4400, One Potomac Yard (South
Building), 2777 S. Crystal Drive, Arlington, VA. The hours of operation
of this Docket Facility are from 8:30 a.m. to 4 p.m., Monday through
Friday, excluding legal holidays. The Docket telephone number is (703)
305-5805.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Hope Johnson, Registration Division
(7505C), Office of Pesticide Programs, Environmental Protection Agency,
1200 Pennsylvania Ave., NW., Washington, DC 20460-0001; telephone
number:<PHONE_NUMBER>; e-mail 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.
Potentially affected entities may include, but are not limited to:
     Crop production (NAICS code 111).
     Animal production (NAICS code 112).
     Food manufacturing (NAICS code 311).
     Pesticide manufacturing (NAICS code 32532).
    This listing is not intended to be exhaustive, but rather provides
a guide for readers regarding entities likely to be affected by this
action. Other types of entities not listed in this unit could also be
affected. The North American Industrial Classification System (NAICS)
codes have been provided to assist you and others in determining
whether this action might apply to certain entities. If you have any
questions regarding the applicability of this action to a particular
entity, consult the person listed under FOR FURTHER INFORMATION
CONTACT.

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

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

    vii. Explain your views as clearly as possible, avoiding the use of
profanity or personal threats.
    viii. Make sure to submit your comments by the comment period
deadline identified.

II. What Action is the Agency Taking?

    EPA is printing a summary of a pesticide petition received under
section 408 of the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act (FFDCA), 21
U.S.C. 346a, proposing the establishment or amendment of regulations in
40 CFR part 180 for residues of pesticide chemicals in or on various
food commodities. EPA has determined that this pesticide petition
contains data or information regarding the elements set forth in FFDCA
section 408(d)(2); however, EPA has not fully evaluated the sufficiency
of the submitted data at this time or whether the data support granting
of the pesticide petition. Additional data may be needed before EPA
rules on this pesticide petition.
    Pursuant to 40 CFR 180.7(f), a summary of the petition included in
this notice, prepared by the petitioner along with a description of the
analytical method available for the detection and measurement of the
pesticide chemical residues is available on EPA's Electronic Docket at
http://www.regulations.gov. To locate this information on the home page

of EPA's Electronic Docket, select ``Quick Search'' and type the OPP
docket ID number. Once the search has located the docket, clicking on
the ``Docket ID'' will bring up a list of all documents in the docket
for the pesticide including the petition summary.

New Tolerance

    PP 6F7022. Syngenta Crop Protection, Inc., P.O. Box 18300,
Greensboro, NC 27409, proposes to establish a tolerance for residues of
the herbicide atrazine in or on food commodities vegetable, leafy,
except Brassica, Group 4 at 0.60 parts per million (ppm). Syngenta has
submitted practical analytical methods (AG-484, MRID 40431365) for
detecting and measuring the level of atrazine and its chloro-s-triazine
metabolites in or on various crop commodities.

List of Subjects

    Environmental protection, Agricultural commodities, Feed additives,
Food additives, Pesticides and pests, Reporting and recordkeeping
requirements.

    Dated: August 7, 2006.
Donald R. Stubbs,
Acting Director, Registration Division, Office of Pesticide Programs.

[FR Doc. E6-13315 Filed 8-14-06; 8:45 am]

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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

40 CFR Part 52

[EPA-R03-OAR-2010-0788; FRL-9256-2]

Approval and Promulgation of Air Quality Implementation Plans;
Maryland; Adoption of Control Techniques Guidelines for Flat Wood
Paneling Coatings

AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).

ACTION: Direct final rule.

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SUMMARY: EPA is taking direct final action to approve a State
Implementation Plan (SIP) revision submitted by the Maryland Department
of the Environment (MDE). This SIP revision includes amendments to
Maryland's regulation for Volatile Organic Compounds from Specific
Processes, and meets the requirement to adopt Reasonably Available
Control Technology (RACT) for sources covered by EPA's Control
Techniques Guidelines (CTG) standards for flat wood paneling coatings.
These amendments will reduce emissions of volatile organic compound
(VOC) emissions from flat wood coating facilities. Therefore, this
revision will help Maryland attain and maintain the national ambient
air quality standard (NAAQS) for ozone. This action is being taken
under the Clean Air Act (CAA).

DATES: This rule is effective on March 28, 2011 without further notice,
unless EPA receives adverse written comment by February 25, 2011. If
EPA receives such comments, it will publish a timely withdrawal of the
direct final rule in the Federal Register and inform the public that
the rule will not take effect.

ADDRESSES: Submit your comments, identified by Docket ID Number EPA-
R03-OAR-2010-0788, by one of the following methods:
    A. www.regulations.gov. Follow the on-line instructions for
submitting comments.
    B. E-mail<EMAIL_ADDRESS>    C. Mail: EPA-R03-OAR-2010-0788, Marilyn Powers, Acting Associate
Director, Office of Air Program Planning, Mailcode 3AP30, U.S.
Environmental Protection Agency, Region III, 1650 Arch Street,
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 19103.
    D. Hand Delivery: At the previously-listed EPA Region III address.
Such deliveries are only accepted during the Docket's normal hours of
operation, and special arrangements should be made for deliveries of
boxed information.
    Instructions: Direct your comments to Docket ID No. EPA-R03-OAR-
2010-0788. EPA's policy is that all comments received will be included
in the public docket without change, and may be made available online
at http://www.regulations.gov, including any personal information
provided, unless the comment includes information claimed to be
Confidential Business Information (CBI) or other information whose
disclosure is restricted by statute. Do not submit information that you
consider to be CBI or otherwise protected through 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.
    Docket: All documents in the electronic docket are listed in the
http://www.regulations.gov index. Although listed in the index, some
information is not publicly available, i.e., CBI or other information
whose disclosure is restricted by statute. Certain other material, such
as copyrighted material, is not placed on the Internet and will be
publicly available only in hard copy form. Publicly available docket
materials are available either electronically in http://www.regulations.gov or in hard copy during normal business hours at the
Air Protection Division, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Region
III, 1650 Arch Street, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 19103. Copies of the
State submittal are available at the Maryland Department of the
Environment, 1800 Washington Boulevard, Suite 705, Baltimore, Maryland
21230.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Gregory Becoat,<PHONE_NUMBER>, or by
e-mail at<EMAIL_ADDRESS>
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: On April 23, 2010, MDE submitted to EPA SIP
revision  10-05 concerning the adoption of the EPA CTG for
flat wood paneling coatings.

I. Background

    Section 172(c)(1) of the CAA provides that SIPs for nonattainment
areas must include reasonably available control measures (RACM),
including RACT for sources of emissions. Section 182(b)(2)(A) provides
that for certain nonattainment areas, States must revise their SIPs to
include RACT for sources of VOC emissions covered by a CTG document
issued after November 15, 1990 and prior to the area's date of
attainment.
    The CTG for flat wood paneling coatings is intended to provide
state and local air pollution control authorities information that
should assist them in determining RACT for VOCs from flat wood paneling
coating. In developing this CTG, EPA, among other things, evaluated the
sources of VOC emissions from the flat wood paneling coating industry
and the available control approaches for addressing these emissions,
including the costs of such approaches. Based on available information
and data, EPA provides recommendations for RACT for flat wood paneling
coating.
    In June 1978, EPA published a final CTG for flat wood paneling
coatings, entitled ``Control of Volatile Organic Emissions from
Existing Stationary Sources, Volume VII, Factory Surface Coating of
Flat Wood Paneling,'' EPA-450/2-78-034 (June 1978). In September 1979,
EPA published guidance to provide assistance to State and local air
pollution control agencies in preparing RACT regulations for a variety
of categories, including flat wood paneling. In 2003, EPA promulgated
national emission standards for hazardous air pollutants (NESHAP)
covering surface coating of wood building products (including flat wood
paneling). See 68 FR 31746 (May 28, 2003).
    Under section 183(e) of the CAA, EPA conducted a study of VOC
emissions from the use of consumer and commercial products to assess
their potential to contribute to levels of ozone that violate the NAAQS
for ozone, and to establish criteria for regulating VOC emissions from
these products. Section 183(e) of the CAA directs EPA to list for

regulation those categories of products that account for at least 80
percent of the VOC emissions, on a reactivity-adjusted basis, from
consumer and commercial products in areas that violate the NAAQS for
ozone (i.e., ozone nonattainment areas), and to divide the list of
categories to be regulated into four groups.
    EPA published the original list of product categories and the
original schedule that established the four groups of categories in the
Federal Register on March 23, 1995 (60 FR 15264). Flexible package
printing materials was included in that list. EPA noted in that notice
that EPA may amend the list of products for regulation, and the groups
of products for regulation, and the groups of product categories, in
order to achieve an effective regulatory program in accordance with the
Agency's discretion under CAA section 183(e). EPA published a revised
schedule and grouping on March 18, 1999 (64 FR 13422). EPA again
revised the list to regroup the product categories on November 17, 2005
(70 FR 69759). On May 16, 2006 (71 FR 28320), EPA modified the section
183(e) list and schedule for regulation by adding one category and
removing one category of consumer and commercial products. Flat wood
paneling coatings are included on the current section CAA183(e) list.
    Flat wood paneling products are used in construction and can be
classified as three main product types: decorative interior panels,
exterior siding, and tileboard. A typical flat wood coating facility
applies stains and varnishes to natural plywood panels used for wall
coverings. This CTG applies to facilities that apply flat wood paneling
coatings that emit at least 6.8 kg/day (15 lb/day) of VOC before
consideration of controls. Flat wood paneling coatings means wood
paneling products that are any interior, exterior or tileboard (class I
hardboard) panel to which a protective, decorative, or functional
material or layer has been applied. There are several approaches to
reducing VOC emissions from flat wood coating facilities: (1) The use
of low-VOC, waterborne coatings, (2) the use of ultraviolet cure and
electron beam cure coatings, (3) adding/improving add-on controls, and
(4) the implementation of work practice standards.

II. Summary of SIP Revision

    On April 23, 2010, Maryland Department of the Environment (MDE)
submitted to EPA a SIP revision concerning the adoption of the EPA CTG
for flat wood paneling coatings. EPA develops CTGs as guidance on
control requirements for source categories. States can follow the CTGs
or adopt more restrictive standards. MDE is adopting EPA's CTG
standards for flat wood paneling coatings (see EPA-450/2-78-034, June
1978). This SIP revision includes amendments to a new regulation .33
under COMAR 26.11.19, Volatile Organic Compounds from Specific
Processes. This action affects facilities that apply stains and
varnishes to natural plywood panels used for wall coverings.
    New regulation COMAR <IP_ADDRESS>--Control of Volatile Organic
Compounds (VOCs) Emissions from Flat Wood Paneling Coatings contains
the following requirements and standards:
    (1) Section .33(A): Includes definitions for the following terms
pertaining to flat wood paneling coatings: (1) ``Class II finishes on
hardboard panels,'' ``Exterior siding,'' ``Flat wood paneling,''
``Hardwood plywood,'' ``Natural finish hardwood plywood panels,''
``Printed interior panels,'' ``Thin particleboard,'' and ``Tileboard.''
    (2) Section .33(B): Incorporates by reference ANSI A135.5-2004,
Prefinished Hardwood Paneling and ANSI A135.4-2004, Basic Hardboard.
    (3) Section .33(C): Describes the applicability of this regulation.
    (4) Section .33(D): Includes the requirements for flat wood
paneling coating. Any person who applies flat wood paneling coatings,
including inks and adhesives, where total precontrol VOC emissions from
all flat wood paneling coating operations at a premises is 15 pounds or
more per day (6.8 kg/day) shall meet the coating standards or overall
control efficiency specified in Table 1.

                 Table 1--Recommended Emission Limits for Flat Wood Paneling Coating Operations
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                                                                Should meet one of these emission limits:
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                                                         lb VOC per gallon
                                                          material (grams
  Surface coatings, inks, or adhesives applied to the      VOC per liter    lb VOC per gallon   Overall control
        following  flat wood paneling categories             material)      solids (grams VOC   efficiency using
                                                          [excluding water      per liter      an add-on control
                                                             and exempt          solids)           device (%):
                                                             compounds]
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Printed interior panels made of hardwood, plywood, or            2.1 (250)          2.9 (350)                 90
 thin particleboard....................................
Natural finish hardwood plywood panels.................          2.1 (250)          2.9 (350)                 90
Class II finishes on hardboard panels..................          2.1 (250)          2.9 (350)                 90
Tileboard..............................................          2.1 (250)          2.9 (350)                 90
Exterior siding........................................          2.1 (250)          2.9 (350)                 90
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III. Final Action

    Maryland's April 23, 2010 SIP revision meets the CAA requirement to
include RACT for sources covered by the EPA CTG for flat wood paneling
coating. Therefore, EPA is approving the Maryland SIP revision that
adopts the CTG standards for flat wood paneling coating. EPA is
publishing this rule without prior proposal because the Agency views
this as a noncontroversial amendment and anticipates no adverse
comment. However, in the Proposed Rules section of today's Federal
Register, EPA is publishing a separate document that will serve as the
proposal to approve the SIP revision if adverse comments are filed.
This rule will be effective on March 28, 2011 without further notice
unless EPA receives adverse comment by February 25, 2011. If EPA
receives adverse comment, EPA will publish a timely withdrawal in the
Federal Register informing the public that the rule will not take
effect. EPA will address all public comments in a subsequent final rule
based on the proposed rule. EPA will not institute a second comment
period on this action. Any parties interested in commenting must do so
at this time.

IV. Statutory and Executive Order Reviews

A. General Requirements

    Under the CAA, the Administrator is required to approve a SIP
submission that complies with the provisions of the Act and applicable
Federal regulations. 42 U.S.C. 7410(k); 40 CFR 52.02(a). Thus, in
reviewing SIP submissions, EPA's role is to approve state choices,
provided that they meet the criteria of the CAA. Accordingly, this
action merely approves state law as meeting Federal requirements and
does not impose additional requirements beyond those imposed by state
law. For that reason, this action:
     Is not a ``significant regulatory action'' subject to
review by the Office of Management and Budget under Executive Order
12866 (58 FR 51735, October 4, 1993);
     Does not impose an information collection burden under the
provisions of the Paperwork Reduction Act (44 U.S.C. 3501 et seq.);
     Is certified as not having a significant economic impact
on a substantial number of small entities under the Regulatory
Flexibility Act (5 U.S.C. 601 et seq.);
     Does not contain any unfunded mandate or significantly or
uniquely affect small governments, as described in the Unfunded
Mandates Reform Act of 1995 (Pub. L. 104-4);
     Does not have Federalism implications as specified in
Executive Order 13132 (64 FR 43255, August 10, 1999);
     Is not an economically significant regulatory action based
on health or safety risks subject to Executive Order 13045 (62 FR
19885, April 23, 1997);
     Is not a significant regulatory action subject to
Executive Order 13211 (66 FR 28355, May 22, 2001);
     Is not subject to requirements of Section 12(d) of the
National Technology Transfer and Advancement Act of 1995 (15 U.S.C. 272
note) because application of those requirements would be inconsistent
with the CAA; and
     Does not provide EPA with the discretionary authority to
address, as appropriate, disproportionate human health or environmental
effects, using practicable and legally permissible methods, under
Executive Order 12898 (59 FR 7629, February 16, 1994).
    In addition, this rule does not have tribal implications as
specified by Executive Order 13175 (65 FR 67249, November 9, 2000),
because the SIP is not approved to apply in Indian country located in
the state, and EPA notes that it will not impose substantial direct
costs on tribal governments or preempt tribal law.

B. Submission to Congress and the Comptroller General

    The Congressional Review Act, 5 U.S.C. 801 et seq., as added by the
Small Business Regulatory Enforcement Fairness Act of 1996, generally
provides that before a rule may take effect, the agency promulgating
the rule must submit a rule report, which includes a copy of the rule,
to each House of the Congress and to the Comptroller General of the
United States. EPA will submit a report containing this action 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. A major rule cannot
take effect until 60 days after it is published in the Federal
Register. This action is not a ``major rule'' as defined by 5 U.S.C.
804(2).

C. Petitions for Judicial Review

    Under section 307(b)(1) of the Clean Air Act, petitions for
judicial review of this action must be filed in the United States Court
of Appeals for the appropriate circuit by March 28, 2011. Filing a
petition for reconsideration by the Administrator of this final rule
does not affect the finality of this action for the purposes of
judicial review nor does it extend the time within which a petition for
judicial review may be filed, and shall not postpone the effectiveness
of such rule or action. Parties with objections to this direct final
rule are encouraged to file a comment in response to the parallel
notice of proposed rulemaking for this action published in the proposed
rules section of today's Federal Register, rather than file an
immediate petition for judicial review of this direct final rule, so
that EPA can withdraw this direct final rule and address the comment in
the proposed rulemaking.
    This action pertaining to Maryland's adoption of the CTG standards
for flat wood paneling coating may not be challenged later in
proceedings to enforce its requirements. (See CAA section 307(b)(2).)

List of Subjects in 40 CFR Part 52

    Environmental protection, Air pollution control, Incorporation by
reference, Ozone, Reporting and recordkeeping requirements, Volatile
organic compounds.

    Dated: January 5, 2011.
W.C. Early,
Acting Regional Administrator, Region III.

    40 CFR part 52 is amended as follows:

PART 52--[AMENDED]

0
1. The authority citation for part 52 continues to read as follows:

    Authority:  42 U.S.C. 7401 et seq.

Subpart VB--Maryland

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2. In Sec.  52.1070, the table in paragraph (c) is amended by adding an
entry for COMAR <IP_ADDRESS> to read as follows:

Sec.  52.1070  Identification of plan.

* * * * *
    (c)* * *

                                  EPA-Approved Regulations in the Maryland SIP
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     Code of Maryland                                    State                           Additional explanation/
administrative regulations        Title/subject        effective    EPA approval date      citation at 40 CFR
     (COMAR) citation                                     date                                   52.1100
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26.11.19..................                   Volatile Organic Compounds from Specific Processes

                                                  * * * * * * *
<IP_ADDRESS>...............  Control of Volatile           4/19/10  1/26/11 [Insert      New Regulation.
                             Organic Compounds                      page number where
                             (VOCs) from Flat wood                  the document
                             Paneling Coatings.                     begins].

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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

[ER-FRL-9059-7]

Environmental Impact Statements; Notice of Availability

    Responsible Agency: Office of Federal Activities, General
Information<PHONE_NUMBER> or https://www.epa.gov/nepa.

Weekly receipt of Environmental Impact Statements (EIS)
Filed November 29, 2021 10 a.m. EST Through December 6, 2021 10 a.m.
EST
Pursuant to 40 CFR 1506.9

    Notice: Section 309(a) of the Clean Air Act requires that EPA make
public its comments on EISs issued by other Federal agencies. EPA's
comment letters on EISs are available at: https://cdxnodengn.epa.gov/cdx-enepa-public/action/eis/search.

EIS No. 20210182, Draft, USFS, CA, Social and Ecological Resilience
Across the Landscape (SERAL), Comment Period Ends: 01/24/2022, Contact:
Kathryn Wilkinson<PHONE_NUMBER>.
EIS No. 20210183, Draft, FERC, WI, Wisconsin Access Project, Comment
Period Ends: 01/24/2022, Contact: Office of External Affairs 866-208-
3372.

    Dated: December 6, 2021.
Cindy S. Barger,
Director, NEPA Compliance Division, Office of Federal Activities.
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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration

[Notice No. 2018-15]

Hazardous Materials: Emergency Waiver No. 6

AGENCY: Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration (PHMSA),
DOT.

ACTION: Notice of emergency waiver order.

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SUMMARY: The Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration is
issuing an emergency waiver order to persons conducting operations
under the direction of Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Regions 3
or 4 or United States Coast Guard (USCG) Fifth or Seventh Districts
within the Hurricane Florence emergency areas of South Carolina, North
Carolina, and Virginia. The Waiver is granted to support the EPA and
USCG in taking appropriate actions to prepare for, respond to, and
recover from a threat to public health, welfare, or the environment
caused by actual or potential oil and hazardous materials incidents
resulting from Hurricane Florence. This Waiver Order is effective
immediately and shall remain in effect for 30 days from the date of
issuance.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Adam Horsley, Deputy Assistant Chief
Counsel for Hazardous Materials Safety, Pipeline and Hazardous
Materials Safety Administration, telephone:<PHONE_NUMBER>.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: In accordance with the provisions of 49
U.S.C. 5103(c), the Administrator for the Pipeline and Hazardous
Materials Safety Administration (PHMSA), hereby declares that an
emergency exists that warrants issuance of a Waiver of the Hazardous
Materials Regulations (HMR, 49 CFR parts 171-180) to persons conducting
operations under the direction of Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)
Regions 3 or 4 or United States Coast Guard (USCG) Fifth or Seventh
Districts within the Hurricane Florence emergency areas of South
Carolina, North Carolina, and Virginia. The Waiver is granted to
support the EPA and USCG in taking appropriate actions to prepare for,
respond to, and recover from a threat to public health, welfare, or the
environment caused by actual or potential oil and hazardous materials
incidents resulting from Hurricane Florence.
    On September 10, 2018, the President issued an Emergency
Declaration for Hurricane Florence for all 46 South Carolina counties
and the Catawba Indian Nation (EM 3400). On September 10, 2018, the
President also issued an Emergency Declaration for Hurricane Florence
for all 100 North Carolina counties and the Eastern Band of Cherokee
Indians (EM 3401). On September 11, 2018, the President issued an
Emergency Declaration for Hurricane Florence for the entire
Commonwealth of Virginia (EM 3403).
    This Waiver Order covers all areas identified in the three
declarations, as amended. Pursuant to 49 U.S.C. 5103(c), PHMSA has
authority delegated by the Secretary (49 CFR 1.97(b)(3)) to waive
compliance with any part of the HMR provided that the grant of the
waiver is: (1) In the public interest; (2) not inconsistent with the
safety of transporting hazardous materials; and (3) necessary to
facilitate the safe movement of hazardous materials into, from, and
within an area of a major disaster or emergency that has been declared
under the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance
Act (42 U.S.C. 5121 et seq.).
    Given the continuing impacts caused by Hurricane Florence, PHMSA's
Administrator has determined that regulatory relief is in the public
interest and necessary to ensure the safe transportation in commerce of
hazardous materials while the EPA and USCG execute their recovery and
cleanup efforts in South Carolina, North Carolina, and Virginia.
Specifically, PHMSA's Administrator finds that issuing this Waiver
Order will allow the EPA and USCG to conduct their Emergency Support
Function #10 response activities under the National Response Framework
to safely remove, transport, and dispose of hazardous materials. By
execution of this Waiver Order, persons conducting operations under the
direction of EPA Regions 3 or 4 or USCG Fifth or Seventh Districts
within the Hurricane Florence emergency areas of South Carolina, North
Carolina, and Virginia are authorized to offer and transport non-
radioactive hazardous materials under alternative safety requirements
imposed by EPA Regions 3 or 4 or USCG Fifth or Seventh Districts when
compliance with the HMR is not practicable. Under this Waiver Order,
non-radioactive hazardous materials may be transported to staging areas
within 50 miles of the point of origin. Further transportation of the
hazardous materials from staging areas must be in full compliance with
the HMR.
    This Waiver Order is effective immediately and shall remain in
effect for 30 days from the date of issuance.

    Issued in Washington, DC, on September 12, 2018.
Howard R. Elliott,
Administrator, Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration.
[FR Doc. 2018-20188 Filed 9-17-18; 8:45 am]
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