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[Notices]
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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

Food and Drug Administration

[Docket No. FDA-2020-N-0597]

Request for Information on Vaping Products Associated With Lung
Injuries; Extension of Comment Period

AGENCY: Food and Drug Administration, HHS.

ACTION: Notice; extension of comment period.

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SUMMARY: The Food and Drug Administration (FDA or the Agency) is
extending the comment period for the request for information (RFI)
entitled ``Request for Information on Vaping Products Associated with
Lung Injuries'' that appeared in the Federal Register of February 18,
2020. In the RFI, FDA opened a docket to obtain data and information
related to the use of vaping products that are associated with recent
lung injuries. The Agency is taking this action in response to requests
for an extension to allow interested persons additional time to submit
comments.

DATES: FDA is extending the comment period on the request for
information published February 18, 2020 (85 FR 8875). Submit either
electronic or written comments by June 19, 2020.

ADDRESSES: You may submit comments as follows. Please note that late,
untimely filed comments will not be considered. Electronic comments
must be submitted on or before June 19, 2020. The https://www.regulations.gov electronic filing system will accept comments until
11:59 p.m. Eastern Time at the end of June 19, 2020. Comments received
by mail/hand delivery/courier (for written/paper submissions) will be
considered timely if they are postmarked or the delivery service
acceptance receipt is on or before that date.

Electronic Submissions

    Submit electronic comments in the following way:
     Federal eRulemaking Portal: https://www.regulations.gov.
Follow the instructions for submitting comments. Comments submitted
electronically, including attachments, to https://www.regulations.gov
will be posted to the docket unchanged. Because your comment will be
made public, you are solely responsible for ensuring that your comment
does not include any confidential information that you or a third party
may not wish to be posted, such as medical information, your or anyone
else's Social Security number, or confidential business information,
such as a manufacturing process. Please note that if you include your
name, contact information, or other information that identifies you in
the body of your comments, that information will be posted on https://www.regulations.gov.
     If you want to submit a comment with confidential
information that you do not wish to be made available to the public,
submit the comment as a written/paper submission and in the manner
detailed (see ``Written/Paper Submissions'' and ``Instructions'').

Written/Paper Submissions

    Submit written/paper submissions as follows:
     MAIL/HAND DELIVERY/COURIER (for written/paper
submissions): Dockets Management Staff (HFA-305), Food and Drug
Administration, 5630 Fishers Lane, Rm. 1061, Rockville, MD 20852.
     For written/paper comments submitted to the Dockets
Management Staff, FDA will post your comment, as well as any
attachments, except for information submitted, marked and identified,
as confidential, if submitted as detailed in ``Instructions.''
    Instructions: All submissions received must include the Docket No.
FDA-2020-N-0597 for ``Request for Information on Vaping Products
Associated with Lung Injuries; Extension of Comment Period.'' Received
comments, those filed in a timely manner (see ADDRESSES), will be
placed in the docket and, except for those submitted as ``Confidential
Submissions,'' publicly viewable at https://www.regulations.gov or at
the Dockets Management Staff between 9 a.m. and 4 p.m., Monday through
Friday.
     Confidential Submissions--To submit a comment with
confidential information that you do not wish to be made publicly
available, submit your comments only as a written/paper submission. You
should submit two copies total. One copy will include the information
you claim to be confidential with a heading or cover note that states
``THIS DOCUMENT CONTAINS CONFIDENTIAL INFORMATION.'' The Agency will
review this copy, including the claimed confidential information, in
its consideration of comments. The second copy, which will have the
claimed confidential information redacted/blacked out, will be
available for public viewing and posted on https://www.regulations.gov.
Submit both copies to the Dockets Management Staff. If you do not wish
your name and contact information to be made publicly available, you
can provide this information on the cover sheet and not in the body of
your comments and you must identify this information as
``confidential.'' Any information marked as ``confidential'' will not
be disclosed except in accordance with 21 CFR 10.20 and other
applicable disclosure law. For more information about FDA's posting of
comments to public dockets, see 80 FR 56469, September 18, 2015, or
access the information at: https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2015-09-18/pdf/2015-23389.pdf.
    Docket: For access to the docket to read background documents or
the electronic and written/paper comments received, go to https://www.regulations.gov and insert the docket number, found in brackets in
the heading of this document, into the ``Search'' box and follow the
prompts and/or go to the Dockets Management Staff, 5630 Fishers Lane,
Rm. 1061, Rockville, MD 20852.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Samantha LohCollado, Center for
Tobacco Products, Food and Drug Administration, Document Control
Center, 10903 New Hampshire Ave., Bldg. 71, Rm. G335, Silver Spring, MD
20993-0002, email<EMAIL_ADDRESS>1-877-287-1373.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: In the Federal Register of February 18, 2020
(85 FR 8875), FDA published a request for information with a 60-day
comment period to open a docket to obtain data and information related
to the use of vaping products associated with recent lung injuries. The
request for information responded to direction from Congress to gather
information from the public that could help identify and evaluate
additional steps the Agency could take to ``address the recent
pulmonary illnesses reported to be associated with the use of e-
cigarettes and vaping products.'' FDA seeks to obtain information on
product design and potential ways to prevent consumers from modifying
or adding substances to these products that are not intended by the
manufacturers. In particular, FDA requests data and information in the
form of reports and manuscripts that are unpublished or not available
through indexed bibliographic databases. FDA has searched the publicly
available scientific literature and is now seeking to supplement that
with information not included in the published scientific literature.
    The Agency has received requests for an extension of the comment
period for the request for information. The requests conveyed concern
that the current 60-day comment period does not allow sufficient time
to submit data and information related to the use of

vaping products associated with recent lung injuries.
    FDA has considered the requests and is extending the comment period
for the draft guidance for industry for 60 days, until June 19, 2020.
The Agency believes that a 60-day extension allows adequate time for
interested persons to submit comments.

    Dated: April 7, 2020.
Lowell J. Schiller,
Principal Associate Commissioner for Policy.
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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Federal Aviation Administration

14 CFR Part 71

[Docket No. FAA-2020-0500; Airspace Docket No. 20-AGL-9]
RIN 2120-AA66

Proposed Amendment of V-221 and V-305 in the Vicinity of
Bloomington, IN

AGENCY: Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) DOT.

ACTION: Notice of proposed rulemaking (NPRM); withdrawal.

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SUMMARY: The FAA is withdrawing the NPRM published in the Federal
Register on June 26, 2020, proposing to amend VHF Omnidirectional Range
(VOR) Federal airways V-221 and V-305 due to the planned
decommissioning of the VOR portion of the Hoosier, IN, VOR/Tactical Air
Navigation (VORTAC) in support of the FAA's VOR Minimum Operational
Network (MON) program. Subsequent to the NPRM, the FAA reviewed the
Hoosier VOR decommissioning project and determined additional planning
meetings are necessary to ensure a more efficient implementation and
integration with other ongoing program activities, and determined that
withdrawal of the proposed rule is warranted.

DATES: Effective as of 0901 UTC, November 4, 2020, the proposed rule
published June 26, 2020 (85 FR 38343), is withdrawn.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Colby Abbott, Airspace Rules and
Regulations, Office of Policy, Federal Aviation Administration, 800
Independence Avenue SW, Washington, DC 20591; telephone: (202) 267-
8783.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

History

    The FAA published a NPRM in the Federal Register for Docket No.
FAA-2020-0500 (85 FR 38343; June 26, 2020). The NPRM proposed to amend
VOR Federal airways V-221 and V-305 in the vicinity of Bloomington, IN,
due to the planned decommissioning of the VOR portion of the Hoosier,
IN, VORTAC navigation aid which provides navigation guidance for
portions of the affected airways.
    Interested parties were invited to participate in this rulemaking
effort by submitting written comments on the proposal. No comments were
received.

FAA's Conclusions

    The FAA has reviewed the Hoosier VOR decommissioning project and
determined that additional planning meetings are warranted to ensure a
more efficient implementation and integration with other ongoing
program activities; therefore, the NPRM is withdrawn.

List of Subjects in 14 CFR part 71

    Airspace, Incorporation by reference, Navigation (air).

The Withdrawal

    Accordingly, pursuant to the authority delegated to me, the NPRM
published in the Federal Register on June 26, 2020 (85 FR 38343), FR
Doc. 2020-13657, is hereby withdrawn.

    Authority: 49 U.S.C. 106(f), 106(g), 40103, 40113, 40120; E.O.
10854; 24 FR 9565, 3 CFR, 1959-1963 Comp., p. 389.

    Issued in Washington, DC, on October 29, 2020.
George Gonzalez,
Acting Manager, Rules and Regulations Group.
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DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY

Federal Emergency Management Agency

[FEMA-1792-DR]

Louisiana; Amendment No. 1 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 Louisiana (FEMA-1792-DR), dated September 13, 2008,
and related determinations.

DATES: Effective Date: September 13, 2008.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Peggy Miller, Disaster Assistance
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 Louisiana is hereby amended to include the following
areas among those areas determined to have been adversely affected by
the catastrophe declared a major disaster by the President in his
declaration of September 13, 2008.

    Jefferson, Lafourche, Plaquemines, and Terrebonne Parishes for
Individual Assistance and debris removal (Category A), including
direct Federal assistance, under the Public Assistance program.

(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.)

R. David Paulison,
Administrator, Federal Emergency Management Agency.
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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission

[Docket No. CP08-89-000]

Williston Basin Interstate Pipeline Company; Notice of
Availability of the Environmental Assessment for the Proposed Sheyenne
Expansion Project

June 20, 2008.
    The staff of the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC or
Commission) has prepared an environmental assessment (EA) of the
Sheyenne Expansion Project proposed by Williston Basin Interstate
Pipeline Company (Williston Basin) in the above-referenced docket.
    The EA was prepared to satisfy the requirements of the National
Environmental Policy Act. The FERC staff concludes that approval of the
proposed project, with appropriate mitigating measures, would not
constitute a major federal action significantly affecting the quality
of the human environment.
    The EA assesses the potential environmental effects of the
construction and operation of Williston Basin's proposed Sheyenne
Expansion Project (Project), consisting of the new Steele Compressor
Station in Kidder County, North Dakota; installation of additional
compression at the existing Bismarck Compressor Station in Burleigh
County, North Dakota; minor modifications to the existing Cleveland
Compressor Station in Stutsman County, North Dakota; and construction
and operation of approximately 6,400 feet of 8-inch-diameter pipeline
lateral and metering facilities to connect to the proposed Tharaldson
Ethanol Plant in Cass County, North Dakota.
    The EA has been placed in the public files of the FERC. A limited
number of copies of the EA are available for distribution and public
inspection at: Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, Public Reference
Room, 888 First Street, NE., Room 2A, Washington, DC 20426, (202) 502-
8371.
    Copies of the EA have been mailed to federal, state, and local
agencies, interested individuals, newspapers, libraries, and parties to
this proceeding. Any person wishing to comment on the EA may do so. To
ensure consideration prior to a Commission decision on the proposal, it
is important that we receive your comments before the date specified
below.
    You can make a difference by providing us with your specific
comments or concerns about the Project. Your comments should focus on
the

potential environmental effects, reasonable alternatives, and measures
to avoid or lessen environmental impacts. The more specific your
comments, the more useful they will be. To ensure that your comments
are timely and properly recorded, please send in your comments so that
they will be received in Washington, DC on or before July 21, 2008.
    For your convenience, there are three methods in which you can use
to submit your comments to the Commission. In all instances please
reference the project docket number CP08-89-000 with your submission.
The docket number can be found on the front of this notice. The
Commission encourages electronic filing of comments and has dedicated
eFiling expert staff available to assist you at<PHONE_NUMBER> or
<EMAIL_ADDRESS>    (1) You may file your comments electronically by using the Quick
Comment feature, which is located on the Commission's internet Web site
at http://www.ferc.gov under the link to Documents and Filings. A Quick
Comment is an easy method for interested persons to submit text-only
comments on a project;
    (2) You may file your comments electronically by using the eFiling
feature, which is located on the Commission's internet Web site at
http://www.ferc.gov under the link to Documents and Filings. eFiling
involves preparing your submission in the same manner as you would if
filing on paper, and then saving the file on your computer's hard
drive. You will attach that file as your submission. New eFiling users
must first create an account by clicking on ``Sign up'' or
``eRegister''. You will be asked to select the type of filing you are
making. A comment on a particular project is considered a ``Comment on
a Filing;'' or
    (3) You may file your comments via mail to the Commission by
sending an original and two copies of your letter to: Kimberly D. Bose,
Secretary, Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, 888 First St., NE,
Room 1A, Washington, DC 20426;
    Label one copy of the comments for the attention of Gas Branch 3,
PJ11.3.
    Comments will be considered by the Commission but will not serve to
make the commentor a party to the proceeding. Any person seeking to
become a party to the proceeding must file a motion to intervene
pursuant to Rule 214 of the Commission's Rules of Practice and
Procedures (18 CFR 385.214).\1\ Only intervenors have the right to seek
rehearing of the Commission's decision.
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    \1\ Interventions may also be filed electronically via the
Internet in lieu of paper. See the previous discussion on filing
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    Affected landowners and parties with environmental concerns may be
granted intervenor status upon showing good cause by stating that they
have a clear and direct interest in this proceeding which would not be
adequately represented by any other parties. You do not need intervenor
status to have your comments considered.
    Additional information about the project is available from the
Commission's Office of External Affairs, at 1-866-208-FERC or on the
FERC Internet Web site (www.ferc.gov) using the eLibrary link. Click on
the eLibrary link, click on ``General Search'' and enter the docket
number excluding the last three digits in the Docket Number field. Be
sure you have selected an appropriate date range. For assistance,
please contact FERC Online Support at<EMAIL_ADDRESS>or
toll free at 1-866-208-3676, or for TTY, contact<PHONE_NUMBER>. The
eLibrary link also provides access to the texts of formal documents
issued by the Commission, such as orders, notices, and rulemakings.
    In addition, the Commission offers a free service called
eSubscription which allows you to keep track of all formal issuances
and submittals in specific dockets. This can reduce the amount of time
you spend researching proceedings by automatically providing you with
notification of these filings, document summaries and direct links to
the documents. Go to www.ferc.gov/esubscribenow.htm.

Kimberly D. Bose,
Secretary.
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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission

[Docket No. PF06-11-000]

Quoddy Bay, LLC; Notice of Site Visit for the Proposed Quoddy Bay
LNG Project

June 29, 2006.
    The staff of the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (Commission)
is issuing this notice to announce the date and location of a site
visit on the proposed Quoddy Bay LNG Project. The Commission staff will
be preparing an environmental impact statement (EIS) for the project in
Washington County, Maine. The proposed facilities include a liquified
natural gas (LNG) import terminal, a LNG storage facility, dual
cryogenic pipelines between the terminal and storage facility, and an
associated 35-mile-long natural gas sendout pipeline. The EIS will be
used by the Commission in its decision-making process to determine
whether the project is in the public convenience and necessity. You are
invited to attend the site visit.
    The site visit will be held on Thursday, July 13, 2006. Anyone
interested in participating in the site visit should meet at 9 a.m.
(EST) in Quoddy Bay, LLC's parking lot on Route 190, at 95 County Road,
Perry, Maine 04667. Participants must provide their own transportation,
although transportation may be provided to the location of the LNG
storage facility.
    This event is posted on the Commission's calendar located at http://www.ferc.gov/EventCalendar
 /EventsList.aspx along with other related

information. For additional information, please contact the
Commission's Office of External Affairs at<PHONE_NUMBER> or 1-866-208-
FERC (3372).

Magalie R. Salas,
Secretary.
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[Notices]
[Pages 70236-70237]
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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

[EPA-HQ-OPP-2010-0829; FRL-8850-7]

Hop Beta Acids; Receipt of Application for Emergency Exemption,
Solicitation of Public Comment

AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).

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SUMMARY: EPA has received a specific exemption regional request from
the Washington State Department of Agriculture, Idaho State Department
of Agriculture, and the Oregon Department of Agriculture to use hop
beta acids (CAS Reg. No. none specified) to treat up to 181,000 honey
bee colonies in the Pacific North West (PNW) to control varroa mites.
The applicants propose the use of a new chemical which has not been
registered by the EPA. EPA is soliciting public comment before making
the decision whether or not to grant the exemption.

DATES: Comments must be received on or before December 2, 2010.

ADDRESSES: Submit your comments, identified by docket identification
(ID) number EPA-HQ-OPP-2010-0829, by one of the following methods:
     Federal eRulemaking Portal: http://www.regulations.gov.
Follow the on-line instructions for submitting comments.
     Mail: Office of Pesticide Programs (OPP) Regulatory Public
Docket (7502P), Environmental Protection Agency, 1200 Pennsylvania
Ave., NW., Washington, DC 20460-0001.
     Delivery: OPP Regulatory Public Docket (7502P),
Environmental Protection Agency, Rm. S-4400, One Potomac Yard (South
Bldg.), 2777 S. Crystal Dr., Arlington, VA. Deliveries are only
accepted during the Docket Facility's normal hours of operation (8:30
a.m. to 4 p.m., Monday through Friday, excluding legal holidays).
Special arrangements should be made for deliveries of boxed
information. The Docket Facility telephone number is<PHONE_NUMBER>.
    Instructions: Direct your comments to docket ID number EPA-HQ-OPP-
2010-0829. EPA's policy is that all comments received will be included
in the docket without change and may be made available on-line at
http://www.regulations.gov, including any personal information
provided, unless the comment includes information claimed to be
Confidential Business Information (CBI) or other information whose
disclosure is restricted by statute. Do not submit information that you
consider to be CBI or otherwise protected through regulations.gov or e-
mail. The regulations.gov 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 regulations.gov,
your e-mail address will be automatically captured and included as part
of the comment that is placed in the docket and made available on the
Internet. If you submit an electronic comment, EPA recommends that you
include your name and other contact information in the body of your
comment and with any disk or CD-ROM you submit. If EPA cannot read your
comment due to technical difficulties and cannot contact you for
clarification, EPA may not be able to consider your comment. Electronic
files should avoid the use of special characters, any form of
encryption, and be free of any defects or viruses.
    Docket: All documents in the docket are listed in the docket index
available at http://www.regulations.gov. Although listed in the index,
some information is not publicly available, e.g., CBI or other
information whose disclosure is restricted by statute. Certain other
material, such as copyrighted material, is not placed on the Internet
and will be publicly available only in hard copy form. Publicly
available docket materials are available either in the electronic
docket at http://www.regulations.gov, or, if only available in hard
copy, at the OPP Regulatory Public Docket in Rm. S-4400, One Potomac
Yard (South Bldg.), 2777 S. Crystal Dr., Arlington, VA. The hours of
operation of this Docket Facility are from 8:30 a.m. to 4 p.m., Monday
through Friday, excluding legal holidays. The Docket Facility telephone
number is<PHONE_NUMBER>.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Stacey M. Groce, Registration Division
(7505P), Office of Pesticide Programs, Environmental Protection Agency,
1200 Pennsylvania Ave., NW., Washington, DC 20460-0001; telephone
number:<PHONE_NUMBER>; fax number:<PHONE_NUMBER>; e-mail address:
<EMAIL_ADDRESS>
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

I. General Information

A. Does this action apply to me?

    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
http://www.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.
    3. Environmental justice. 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. To help address potential environmental justice issues, the
Agency seeks information on any groups or segments of the population
who, 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.

II. What action is the agency taking?

    Under section 18 of the Federal Insecticide, Fungicide, and
Rodenticide Act (FIFRA) (7 U.S.C. 136p), at the discretion of the
Administrator, a Federal or State agency may be exempted from any
provision of FIFRA if the Administrator determines that emergency
conditions exist which require the exemption. The Washington Department
of Agriculture, Idaho State Department of Agriculture, and the Oregon
Department of Agriculture have requested the Administrator to issue a
specific exemption regional request for use of hop beta acids in honey
bee hives to control varroa mites. Information in accordance with 40
CFR part 166 was submitted as part of this request.
    As part of this request, the applicants assert that the varroa mite
is a highly destructive pest and is having a catastrophic effect on
honey bee populations. The parasitic mite is considered the primary
pest of honeybees and its control is necessary for successful
beekeeping in the PNW. According to the applicants, the currently
available registered products no longer successfully control varroa
mites, because repeated use has contributed to widespread development
of mite resistance. Further, some of the alternative products have been
reported to cause bee mortality, have labeling limitations which make
them impractical for large beekeeping operations, or provide
inconsistent mite control. Varroa mite outbreaks are also associated
with colony viruses, which result in large colony losses.
    The Applicants propose to make no more than three treatments per
year of two cardboard strips, coated with liquid product per brood
super, during the spring, summer and fall. Approximately 181,000 honey
bee colonies could be treated in all counties throughout Washington,
Idaho, and Oregon, requiring 2,172,000 strips for three treatments. The
total amount of hop beta acids applied would be 4,170 kilograms
(2,172,000 x 1.92 grams of hop beta acids per strip), which is
equivalent to 9,194 pounds, if all honey bee colonies in the PNW were
treated.
    This notice does not constitute a decision by EPA on the
application itself. The regulations governing section 18 of FIFRA
require publication of a notice of receipt of an application for this
specific exemption regional request which proposes use of a new
chemical (i.e., an active ingredient) which has not been registered by
EPA. The notice provides an opportunity for public comment on the
application. The Agency will review and consider all comments received
during the comment period in determining whether to issue the specific
exemption requested by the Washington, Oregon, and Idaho Departments of
Agriculture.

List of Subjects

    Environmental protection, Pesticides and pests.

    Dated: November 4, 2010.
Lois Rossi,
Director, Registration Division, Office of Pesticide Programs.
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DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY

Federal Emergency Management Agency

[Internal Agency Docket No. FEMA-1925-DR; Docket ID FEMA-2010-0002]

Kentucky; Amendment No. 4 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 Commonwealth of Kentucky (FEMA-1925-DR), dated July 23, 2010,
and related determinations.

DATES: Effective Date: August 12, 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 Commonwealth of Kentucky 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 July 23, 2010.

    Madison, Mason, and Rowan Counties for Individual Assistance.
    Madison County 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.
[FR Doc. 2010-20784 Filed 8-20-10; 8:45 am]
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