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SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

17 CFR Part 232

[Release Nos. 33-10095; 34-78044; 39-2510; IC-32145]

Adoption of Updated EDGAR Filer Manual

AGENCY: Securities and Exchange Commission.

ACTION: Final rule.

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SUMMARY: The Securities and Exchange Commission (the Commission) is
adopting revisions to the Electronic Data Gathering, Analysis, and
Retrieval System (EDGAR) Filer Manual and related rules to reflect
updates to the EDGAR system. The updates are being made primarily to
support the submission of asset-backed securities (ABS) related form
types by registrants whose Standard Industrial Classification (SIC)
code is not 6189; terminate support for the US-GAAP-2014, EXCH-2014,
COUNTRY-2012, and CURRENCY-2012 taxonomies; and allow certain filers to
use Inline XBRL in their Related Official Filing, provided that the
structured information satisfies all other submission requirements. The
EDGAR system is scheduled to be upgraded to support these
functionalities on June 13, 2016.

DATES: Effective July 1, 2016. The incorporation by reference of the
EDGAR Filer Manual is approved by the Director of the Federal Register
as of July 1, 2016.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: In the Division of Corporate Finance,
for questions concerning Asset-Backed Securities related submission
form types, contact Vik Sheth at<PHONE_NUMBER>; and in the Division of
Economic and Risk Analysis, for questions concerning unsupported
taxonomies and Inline XBRL, contact Walter Hamscher at<PHONE_NUMBER>.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: We are adopting an updated EDGAR Filer
Manual, Volume II. The Filer Manual describes the technical formatting
requirements for the preparation and submission of electronic filings
through the EDGAR system.\1\ It also describes the requirements for
filing using EDGARLink Online and the Online Forms/XML Web site.
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    \1\ We originally adopted the Filer Manual on April 1, 1993,
with an effective date of April 26, 1993. Release No. 33-6986 (April
1, 1993) [58 FR 18638]. We implemented the most recent update to the
Filer Manual on April 25, 2016. See Release No. 33-10071 (May 19,
2016) [81 FR 31501].
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    The revisions to the Filer Manual reflect changes within Volume II
entitled EDGAR Filer Manual, Volume II: ``EDGAR Filing,'' Version 37
(June 2016). The updated manual will be incorporated by reference into
the Code of Federal Regulations.
    The Filer Manual contains all the technical specifications for
filers to submit filings using the EDGAR system. Filers must comply
with the applicable provisions of the Filer Manual in order to assure
the timely acceptance and processing of filings made in electronic
format.\2\ Filers may consult the Filer Manual in conjunction with our
rules governing mandated electronic filing when preparing documents for
electronic submission.\3\
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    \2\ See Rule 301 of Regulation S-T (17 CFR 232.301).
    \3\ See Release No. 33-10071 in which we implemented EDGAR
Release 16.1. For additional history of Filer Manual rules, please
see the cites therein.
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    The EDGAR system will be upgraded to Release 16.2 on June 13, 2016
and will introduce the following changes:
    EDGAR will be updated to allow registrants whose Standard
Industrial Classification (SIC) code is not 6189 (asset-backed
securities) to file the following asset-backed securities related
submission form types:
     SF-1, SF-1/A, SF-3, SF-3/A, SF-3MEF, 424H, 424H/A, ABS-EE,
ABS-EE/A, 8-K, 8-K/A, 10-D, and 10-D/A.
    The following fields will now be required for all filers submitting
form types 10-D and 10-D/A and providing Item 6 or attaching an EX-36
on submission form types 8-K and 8-K/A, irrespective of the filer's SIC
code:

 Sponsor CIK
 Depositor CIK
 ABS Asset Class

    EDGAR will no longer provide support for the US-GAAP-2014, EXCH-
2014, COUNTRY-2012, and CURRENCY-2012 taxonomies. Please see http://www.sec.gov/info/edgar/edgartaxonomies.shtml for a complete listing of
supported standard taxonomies.
    Pursuant to a Commission exemptive order issued on June 13, 2016,
certain filers will be able to use Inline XBRL in their Related
Official Filing for a limited period of time until March of the year
2020, provided that the structured information satisfies all other
submission requirements and conditions specified in the order are met.
Inline XBRL is a file format permitting both HTML and Interactive Data
tags. Instructions for formatting

and attaching Inline XBRL documents to EDGAR submissions are described
in a new subsection 5.2.5 of EDGAR Filer Manual, Volume II.
    Along with the adoption of the Filer Manual, we are amending Rule
301 of Regulation S-T to provide for the incorporation by reference
into the Code of Federal Regulations of today's revisions. This
incorporation by reference was approved by the Director of the Federal
Register in accordance with 5 U.S.C. 552(a) and 1 CFR part 51.
    The updated EDGAR Filer Manual will be available for Web site
viewing and printing; the address for the Filer Manual is http://www.sec.gov/info/edgar.shtml. You may also obtain paper copies of the
EDGAR Filer Manual from the following address: Public Reference Room,
U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission, 100 F Street NE., Washington,
DC 20549, on official business days between the hours of 10:00 a.m. and
3:00 p.m.
    Since the Filer Manual and the corresponding rule changes relate
solely to agency procedures or practice, publication for notice and
comment is not required under the Administrative Procedure Act
(APA).\4\ It follows that the requirements of the Regulatory
Flexibility Act \5\ do not apply.
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    \4\ 5 U.S.C. 553(b).
    \5\ 5 U.S.C. 601-612.
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    The effective date for the updated Filer Manual and the rule
amendments is July 1, 2016. In accordance with the APA,\6\ we find that
there is good cause to establish an effective date less than 30 days
after publication of these rules. The EDGAR system upgrade to Release
16.2 is scheduled to become available on June 13, 2016. The Commission
believes that establishing an effective date less than 30 days after
publication of these rules is necessary to coordinate the effectiveness
of the updated Filer Manual with these system upgrades.
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    \6\ 5 U.S.C. 553(d)(3).
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Statutory Basis

    We are adopting the amendments to Regulation S-T under Sections 6,
7, 8, 10, and 19(a) of the Securities Act of 1933,\7\ Sections 3, 12,
13, 14, 15, 23, and 35A of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934,\8\
Section 319 of the Trust Indenture Act of 1939,\9\ and Sections 8, 30,
31, and 38 of the Investment Company Act of 1940.\10\
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    \7\ 15 U.S.C. 77f, 77g, 77h, 77j, and 77s(a).
    \8\ 15 U.S.C. 78c, 78l, 78m, 78n, 78o, 78w, and 78ll.
    \9\ 15 U.S.C. 77sss.
    \10\ 15 U.S.C. 80a-8, 80a-29, 80a-30, and 80a-37.
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List of Subjects in 17 CFR Part 232

    Incorporation by reference, Reporting and recordkeeping
requirements, Securities.

Text of the Amendment

    In accordance with the foregoing, title 17, chapter II of the Code
of Federal Regulations is amended as follows:

PART 232--REGULATION S-T--GENERAL RULES AND REGULATIONS FOR
ELECTRONIC FILINGS

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1. The authority citation for part 232 continues to read in part as
follows:

    Authority: 15 U.S.C. 77f, 77g, 77h, 77j, 77s(a), 77z-3,
77sss(a), 78c(b), 78l, 78m, 78n, 78o(d), 78w(a), 78ll, 80a-6(c),
80a-8, 80a-29, 80a-30, 80a-37, and 7201 et seq.; and 18 U.S.C. 1350,
unless otherwise noted.
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2. Section 232.301 is revised to read as follows:

Sec.  232.301  EDGAR Filer Manual.

    Filers must prepare electronic filings in the manner prescribed by
the EDGAR Filer Manual, promulgated by the Commission, which sets out
the technical formatting requirements for electronic submissions. The
requirements for becoming an EDGAR Filer and updating company data are
set forth in the updated EDGAR Filer Manual, Volume I: ``General
Information,'' Version 24 (December 2015). The requirements for filing
on EDGAR are set forth in the updated EDGAR Filer Manual, Volume II:
``EDGAR Filing,'' Version 37 (June 2016). Additional provisions
applicable to Form N-SAR filers are set forth in the EDGAR Filer
Manual, Volume III: ``N-SAR Supplement,'' Version 5 (September 2015).
All of these provisions have been incorporated by reference into the
Code of Federal Regulations, which action was approved by the Director
of the Federal Register in accordance with 5 U.S.C. 552(a) and 1 CFR
part 51. You must comply with these requirements in order for documents
to be timely received and accepted. The EDGAR Filer Manual is available
for Web site viewing and printing; the address for the Filer Manual is
http://www.sec.gov/info/edgar.shtml. You can obtain paper copies of the
EDGAR Filer Manual from the following address: Public Reference Room,
U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission, 100 F Street NE., Washington,
DC 20549, on official business days between the hours of 10:00 a.m. and
3:00 p.m. You can also inspect the document at the National Archives
and Records Administration (NARA). For information on the availability
of this material at NARA, call<PHONE_NUMBER>, or go to: http://www.archives.gov/federal_register/code_of_federal_regulations/ibr_locations.html.

    By the Commission.

    Dated: June 13, 2016.
Brent J. Fields,
Secretary.
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[Federal Register: February 27, 2008 (Volume 73, Number 39)]
[Notices]
[Page 10429-10430]
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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission

[Docket No. ER08-446-000]

Kelson Energy III LLC; Notice of Issuance of Order

February 20, 2008.
    Kelson Energy III LLC (Kelson Energy) filed an application for
market-based rate authority, with an accompanying tariff. The proposed
market-based rate tariff provides for the sale of energy, capacity and
ancillary services at market-based rates. Kelson Energy also requested
waivers of various Commission regulations. In particular, Kelson Energy
requested that the Commission grant blanket approval under 18 CFR Part
34 of all future issuances of securities and assumptions of liability
by Kelson Energy.
    On February 14, 2008, pursuant to delegated authority, the
Director, Division of Tariffs and Market Development--West, granted the
requests for blanket approval under Part 34 (Director's Order). The
Director's Order also stated that the Commission would publish a
separate notice in the Federal Register establishing a period of time
for the filing of protests. Accordingly, any person desiring to be
heard concerning the blanket approvals of issuances of securities or
assumptions of liability by Kelson Energy, should file a protest with
the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, 888 First Street, NE.,
Washington, DC 20426, in accordance with Rules 211 and 214 of the
Commission's Rules of Practice and Procedure. 18 CFR 385.211, 385.214

(2004). The Commission encourages the electronic submission of protests
using the FERC Online link at http://www.ferc.gov.
    Notice is hereby given that the deadline for filing protests is
March 17, 2008.
    Absent a request to be heard in opposition to such blanket
approvals by the deadline above, Kelson Energy is authorized to issue
securities and assume obligations or liabilities as a guarantor,
indorser, surety, or otherwise in respect of any security of another
person; provided that such issuance or assumption is for some lawful
object within the corporate purposes of Kelson Energy, compatible with
the public interest, and is reasonably necessary or appropriate for
such purposes.
    The Commission reserves the right to require a further showing that
neither public nor private interests will be adversely affected by
continued approvals of Kelson Energy's issuance of securities or
assumptions of liability.
    Copies of the full text of the Director's Order are available from
the Commission's Public Reference Room, 888 First Street, NE.,
Washington, DC 20426. The Order may also be viewed on the Commission's
Web site at http://www.ferc.gov, using the eLibrary link. Enter the
docket number excluding the last three digits in the docket number
filed to access the document. Comments, protests, and interventions may
be filed electronically via the Internet in lieu of paper. See, 18 CFR
385.2001(a)(1)(iii) and the instructions on the Commission's Web site
under the ``e-Filing'' link. The Commission strongly encourages
electronic filings.

Kimberly D. Bose,
Secretary.
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December 29, 2007

Docket ID No. EPA-HQ-OPP-2007-0935

Federal Register (FR): September 26, 2007 (Volume 72, Number 18)

Att: 	Neil Anderson, Docket manager

	Jude Andreasen, Chemical manager

Natural Resources Defense Council

and American Bird Conservancy

Amended Petition to Revoke Import Tolerances of Carbofuran

On November 26, 2007, the Natural Resources Defense Council (NRDC)
petitioned the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to, among
other things, revoke all tolerances of carbofuran.   NRDC and the
American Bird Conservancy (ABC) submit this amended petition to provide
more detailed facts to support NRDC’s original petition and
incorporate the original petition herein.

Background

A U.S. tolerance is the maximum residue level of a pesticide permitted
in or on food or feed grown in the U.S. or imported into the U.S. from
other countries. Food may not be lawfully sold in the U.S. or imported
into the U.S. from other countries if the food contains detectable
pesticide residues above the level permitted by a tolerance, or if the
food contains residues at any level if no tolerance or tolerance
exemption has been established.

Section 408 of the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act (FFDCA)
authorizes EPA to establish, modify, or maintain tolerances or tolerance
exemptions for pesticide residues in or on food. 21 U.S.C. § 346a.  Any
food with pesticide residues not covered by a tolerance or tolerance
exemption and any food with residues in excess of the tolerance may be
subject to regulatory action, including seizure, by the U.S. government.
Pesticide tolerances and exemptions are enforced by the U.S. Food and
Drug Administration (FDA) for most foods, the U.S. Department of
Agriculture (USDA) for meat, poultry, and some egg products, and the
individual states.

Retaining the carbofuran import tolerances will result in
carbofuran-contaminated food products in the U.S.

Foreign-grown crops that are treated with carbofuran are very likely to
result in carbofuran-contaminated crops being imported to the U.S.
Given EPA’s proper determination that carbofuran contamination of food
in the U.S. is not safe, EPA must accordingly cancel all import
tolerances for carbofuran.

Carbofuran contamination of food is not safe

Under the Federal Insecticide, Fungicide and Rodenticide Act (FIFRA), 7
U.S.C. §§ 121 et. seq, no pesticide may be sold in the U.S. without
being properly registered.  Only pesticides that EPA finds will not
create either any “unreasonable risk to man or the environment, taking
into account the economic, social, and environmental costs and benefits
of the use of any pesticide” or “a human dietary risk from residues
that result from a use of a pesticide in or on any food inconsistent
with the standard under section 408” of the FFDCA may be registered.
Id. § 136(bb).  During the process of reregistration, EPA reanalyzed
previously registered pesticides, including carbofuran, to determine
whether they still met the FIFRA and the FFDCA health standards.  Id. §
136a-1.

In July 2006, EPA issued its proposed decision to cancel all domestic
uses of the toxic pesticide carbofuran, based on its extensive findings
that the pesticide does not meet the FIFRA and FFDCA health standards.
(Revised N-Methyl Carbamate Cumulative Risk Assessment at 24, available
at <http://www.epa.gov/oppsrrd1/REDs/nmc_revised_cra.pdf>.)  However,
EPA did, inexplicably, choose to retain four import tolerances for
coffee, bananas, sugarcane, and rice.  While we applauded the decision
to cancel carbofuran domestic uses, we petitioned EPA to also revoke all
import tolerances.  By continuing to allow the import tolerances, EPA is
allowing food and products that are contaminated with carbofuran to
enter the U.S. without triggering any type of action. Since FDA, and not
EPA, checks imports for such violations, only by updating the list of
tolerances to reflect risk management decisions correctly can EPA ensure
that appropriate action be taken to keep America’s food supply safe.

Imported bananas represent a particularly high risk food product

In its “Guidance on Pesticide Import Tolerances and Residue Data for
Imported Food,” EPA provided an example of the conditions upon which
it may determine that further data is needed to establish an import
tolerance. See 65 Fed. Reg. 35069 (June 1, 2000).  It is interesting
that the Guidance uses bananas as an example, since bananas are one of
the carbofuran import tolerances that EPA has now failed to cancel. The
Guidance says:

The vast majority of bananas consumed in the U.S. are imported. Bananas
are imported from Central and South America, and cultural practices for
bananas grown in the U.S. differ from those in Latin America. Existing
residue data consist of five U.S. field trials in Hawaii and Puerto
Rico. Bananas represent a relatively high percentage of the U.S. diet,
especially for children. To assess the safety of the tolerance, EPA
would likely require submission of additional residue data based on the
pesticide’s use in major banana exporting countries for the following
reasons: Most of what is consumed in the U.S. is imported and EPA has no
data on such foreign uses; cultural practices in other countries appear
to differ from those in the U.S.; and bananas represent a relatively
high percentage of the diet of a potentially sensitive subpopulation
(children). The tolerance petitioner would not necessarily have to
conduct new trials; however, since there may be existing, reliable
residue data that supported a Codex submission or an MRL approved by
another regulatory body.

Id. at 35073.

Approximately 99.8% of all bananas available in the U.S. are imported.
The highest consumption level for any population sub-group is 0.96% of
the diet for infants.

Id. at 35080.

This discussion by EPA underscores the fact that EPA recognizes that
imported bananas represent a particularly high risk food product:
imports contribute the most of the bananas in this country, bananas are
eaten in high quantities by children, and bananas are imported from
countries that have demonstrated lax health and safety enforcement for
pesticide use, including Ecuador, Costa Rica, Columbia, Honduras,
Guatemala, and Mexico.

Bananas are routinely contaminated with pesticide residues

According to an analysis by Consumers Union of the USDA Pesticide Data
Program (PDP) data of dietary consumption of foods with pesticide
residues, bananas imported into the U.S. are routinely contaminated with
pesticides. Although the analysis does not provide data specific to
carbofuran residues, it does provide evidence of frequent pesticide
contamination of bananas.

For bananas from Colombia, 70.4% had thiabendazole residues and 4% had
imazalil residues (1994).

For  bananas from Costa Rica, 70.1% had thiabendazole residues and 4.4%
had imazalil residues (1994)

For bananas from Guatemala, 67.4% had thiabendazole residues, 4.3% had
imazalil residues, and 2.2% had diphenylamine residues (1995).

For bananas from Honduras, 42.6% had thiabendazole residues and 4.3% had
imazalil residues (1995).

For bananas from Panama, 95.7% had thiabendazole residues and 39.1% had
imazalil residues (1994).

Because the EPA data only provide the mean (average) residue, rather
than actual residues found, it is difficult to determine the extent to
which the tolerances were routinely exceeded.  However, the data do
underscore the fact that the use of pesticides on these crops outside
the U.S. will result in routine contamination of imported bananas with
pesticide residue inside the U.S.  Imported coffee, which enters the
U.S. from many of the same countries that bananas do like Brazil,
Colombia, and Mexico, very likely suffers similar routine contamination
with pesticide residues.

Carbofuran is a common residue on imported foods

A similar determination can be made that carbofuran use on crops in
other countries will result in carbofuran contamination of those food
products entering the U.S. based on carbofuran residues that have been
found on other crops. For example, according to the EPA data, carbofuran
residues have been detected on grapes from Chile and from Mexico.
These residue detections highlight the fact that the use of carbofuran
on food products results in contamination of food by carbofuran at
detectable levels.

Continuing to allow carbofuran import tolerances will expose the U.S.
food supply to carbofuran-treated imported foods that are not safe

In conclusion, the data available on imported food crops contaminated
with pesticides, including data on contaminated bananas and carbofuran
contamination of other food crops, highlight the high potential for
carbofuran contamination of those food crops which EPA allows import
tolerances.  EPA has determined that carbofuran contamination of food in
the U.S. is not safe, and yet the use of carbofuran on foreign-grown
crops that will likely result in contamination of those food when
imported into the U.S. is inexplicably allowed to continue.  Because the
U.S. food supply of carbofuran-treated imported foods (bananas, coffee,
sugarcane, rice) will not be safe, EPA must cancel all import tolerances
for carbofuran.

Revoking import tolerances protects both the U.S. population and the
international community through PIC reporting requirements

Generally, pesticide manufacturers prefer to voluntarily cancel high
risk products, or voluntarily withdraw high risks uses, rather than have
EPA issue a ban on those products. This practice highlights a separate,
but equally important, reason to revoke tolerances for pesticides that
are voluntarily withdrawn or cancelled. When a ban is issued, Prior
Informed Consent (PIC) listing is triggered, according to the Rotterdam
Convention which entered into force in early 2004. The Convention
creates legally binding obligations for the implementation of the Prior
Informed Consent (PIC) procedure for pesticides that have been banned or
severely restricted for health or environmental reasons. PIC
requirements include labelling and obligations to inform other parties
of a national ban or restrictions. At this time, there are 24 pesticides
subject to PIC procedures.

To avoid PIC listing, that is, to avoid alerting the international
community of an unacceptably high risk pesticide, manufacturers will
instead issue a quiet voluntary withdrawal, thereby leaving open
international markets and trade options. We find this practice morally
reprehensible as it results in the transfer of high risk chemicals to
the developing countries, where environmental, occupational, and public
health protections are generally far weaker than the protections in the
U.S. Such countries often rely on the U.S. risk evaluations and risk
management decisions as guides and goals in managing their own chemical
risks. The U.S. can best serve the international community, and best
protect U.S. imports, by making public its risk assessments and risk
management determinations, including tolerance revocations.

Failing to revoke import tolerances leads to unacceptable ecological
risks

EPA has consistently identified that carbofuran use raises many
environmental concerns and acted on that information.  In 1992, EPA
cancelled the granular formulation with a prolonged phase-out period and
in 2002 it also cancelled all liquid formulations because of
unacceptably high risks.  The 2006 carbofuran Interim Reregistration
Eligibility Determination (IRED) concluded that, “based on the
assessment of ecological and human health risks associated with
carbofuran uses, the Agency has determined that all uses of carbofuran
are ineligible for reregistration.” The same IRED also concluded that,
“carbofuran is very highly toxic to birds on an acute basis, and
highly toxic on a sub-acute basis. A chronic effect level could not be
established due to the fact that all concentrations tested caused
mortality in the test subjects.”  And, “carbofuran is very highly
toxic to freshwater and estuarine/marine fish on an acute basis.”

The continuing foreign use of pesticides cancelled in the U.S. presents
an unacceptable risk to North American migratory birds wintering in
Central and South American countries.  Billions of U.S. migratory birds
over-winter in countries that currently have registrations for
carbofuran, including the major countries listed for importation of
coffee, bananas, sugarcane and rice.  In fact, carbofuran use on rice
was the first major crop use documented to kill birds in significant
numbers, and the major reason for cancellation of the granular
formulation in 1992.  Maintaining a U.S. import tolerance for carbofuran
allows Central and South American countries to continue using any
formulation of this pesticide on crops for which the U.S. has already
determined there are unacceptable risks for protected U.S. migratory
birds.  EPA must protect U.S. migratory birds on their wintering grounds
as well as in the U.S. by cancelling tolerances for these crops.  Doing
so will encourage the use of legal, safer pesticides and non-chemical
practices by foreign growers, at least for those crops that are imported
into the U.S.

The ABC “Birds in Agricultural Areas” database contains data from 60
peer reviewed publications documenting the use of U.S. rice fields by
183 species of birds.  Thirty-seven of these species are on the
ABC-Audubon “Watch List” of vulnerable species, and many are species
that migrate to Latin America during the winter season.  Agricultural
use of carbofuran in Latin America occurs during the rice growing
season, which coincides with the seasonal migration pattern of U.S.
birds in these countries.

Rice is a very important crop for many shorebirds, waders, waterfowl and
some grassland birds; bananas and coffee (especially shade coffee) are
also very important winter habitats for many neotropical migrant
songbirds.  The use of carbofuran in these crops will continue to pose
unreasonable risks for U.S. and many additional bird species.

Pursuant to Executive Order 13186 §3(e)(9), EPA must

identify where unintentional take reasonably attributable to agency
actions is having, or is likely to have, a measurable negative effect on
migratory bird populations, focusing first on species of concern,
priority habitats, and key risk factors. With respect to those actions
so identified, the agency shall develop and use principles, standards,
and practices that will lessen the amount of unintentional take,
developing any such conservation efforts in cooperation with the [US
Fish and Wildlife] Service.

Setting an import tolerance for carbofuran constitutes an agency action
that is likely to have a measurable negative effect on species of
concern as well as other protected species under the Migratory Bird
Treaty Act.  16 U.S.C. §§ 703-711.  Additionally, since the EPA has
already determined in the carbofuran IRED that carbofuran poses an
unreasonable risk to protected bird species, the Agency must cancel the
import tolerances for rice, bananas, coffee and sugarcane.

Conclusion

As explained above, EPA should cancel all the remaining import
tolerances for carbofuran.  EPA has already determined that the presence
of carbofuran residue on food products is unsafe and properly canceled
all uses and revoked all domestic tolerances.  To remain consistent with
that determination, EPA must therefore also revoke all import tolerances
to ensure complete protection of the U.S. food supply from carbofuran
contamination.  Furthermore, EPA’s revocation of the import tolerances
will also signal to the international community that carbofuran is too
toxic of a pesticide to be used on any human food product.  Therefore,
EPA should cancel all import tolerances for carbofuran.

Respectfully,

Jennifer Sass, Ph.D., Natural Resources Defense Council

Mae Wu, Esq., Natural Resources Defense Council

Michael Fry, Ph.D. American Bird Conservancy

 Petition to Cancel Carbaryl and Propoxur for Pet Collar Uses; Petition
to Revoke All Tolerances of Carbofuran; and Comments on EPA's revised
cumulative risk assessment for the N-methyl carbamate pesticides Nov.
26, 2007, EPA-HQ-OPP-2007-0935-0027 and -0027.1

 http://www.epa.gov/pesticides/factsheets/naftaqa.htm#2

 Id.

 Petition to Cancel Carbaryl and Propoxur for Pet Collar Uses; Petition
to Revoke All Tolerances of Carbofuran; and Comments on EPA's revised
cumulative risk assessment for the N-methyl carbamate pesticides Nov.
26, 2007, EPA-HQ-OPP-2007-0935

 Sass R. Agricultural "killing fields": the poisoning of Costa Rican
banana workers. Int J Health Serv. 2000;30(3):491-514.

 Table 5. Shares of Total Toxicity Index Values Contributed by
Individual Pesticides Detected on Each Food by Origin and Year,
Pesticide Data Program 1994-1998. Available at
http://www.ecologic-ipm.com/PDP/Table5_1998.pdf

 Table 5. Shares of Total Toxicity Index Values Contributed by
Individual Pesticides Detected on Each Food by Origin and Year,
Pesticide Data Program 1994-1998. Available at
http://www.ecologic-ipm.com/PDP/Table5_1998.pdf

 Rotterdam Convention http://www.pic.int/home.php?type=t&id=5&sid=16

 See Annex III of the  Rotterdam Convention for a list of chemicals
currently subject to the PIC procedure
http://www.pic.int/home.php?type=t&id=29

 Carbofuran IRED (2006).   HYPERLINK
"http://www.epa.gov/pesticides/reregistration/REDs/carbofuran_ired.pdf"
http://www.epa.gov/pesticides/reregistration/REDs/carbofuran_ired.pdf

Carbofuran IRED facts.
http://www.epa.gov/oppsrrd1/REDs/factsheets/carbofuran_ired_fs.htm

 Carbofuran IRED facts.
http://www.epa.gov/oppsrrd1/REDs/factsheets/carbofuran_ired_fs.htm

 Carbofuran IRED facts.
http://www.epa.gov/oppsrrd1/REDs/factsheets/carbofuran_ired_fs.htm

 http://www.abcbirds.org/abcprograms/policy/pesticides/biaa/biaa_form2.c
fm

 http://web1.audubon.org/science/species/watchlist/browsewatchlist.php

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Supplemental information for NRDC petition to cancel import tolerances
for carbofuran


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[Notices]
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DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY

Coast Guard

[Docket No. USCG-2020-0182]

Information Collection Request to Office of Management and
Budget; OMB Control Number: 1625-0007

AGENCY: Coast Guard, DHS.

ACTION: Sixty-day notice requesting comments.

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SUMMARY: In compliance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, the
U.S. Coast Guard intends to submit an Information Collection Request
(ICR) to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB), Office of
Information and Regulatory Affairs (OIRA), requesting an extension of
its approval for the following collection of information: 1625-0007,
Characteristics of Liquid Chemicals Proposed for Bulk Water Movement;
without change. Our ICR describes the information we seek to collect
from the public. Before submitting this ICR to OIRA, the Coast Guard is
inviting comments as described below.

DATES: Comments must reach the Coast Guard on or before June 29, 2020.

ADDRESSES: You may submit comments identified by Coast Guard docket
number [USCG-2020-0182] to the Coast Guard using the Federal
eRulemaking Portal at https://www.regulations.gov. See the ``Public
participation and request for comments'' portion of the SUPPLEMENTARY
INFORMATION section for further instructions on submitting comments.
    A copy of the ICR is available through the docket on the internet
at https://www.regulations.gov. Additionally, copies are available
from: COMMANDANT (CG-6P), ATTN: PAPERWORK REDUCTION ACT MANAGER, U.S.
COAST GUARD, 2703 MARTIN LUTHER KING JR. AVE SE, STOP 7710, WASHINGTON,
DC 20593-7710.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Mr. A.L. Craig, Office of Privacy
Management, telephone<PHONE_NUMBER>, or fax<PHONE_NUMBER>, for questions
on these documents.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

Public Participation and Request for Comments

    This notice relies on the authority of the Paperwork Reduction Act
of 1995; 44 U.S.C. chapter 35, as amended. An ICR is an application to
OIRA seeking the approval, extension, or renewal of a Coast Guard
collection of information (Collection). The ICR contains information
describing the Collection's purpose, the Collection's likely burden on
the affected public, an explanation of the necessity of the Collection,
and other important information describing the Collection. There is one
ICR for each Collection.
    The Coast Guard invites comments on whether this ICR should be
granted based on the Collection being necessary for the proper
performance of Departmental functions. In particular, the Coast Guard
would appreciate comments addressing: (1) The practical utility of the
Collection; (2) the accuracy of the estimated burden of the Collection;
(3) ways to enhance the quality, utility, and clarity of information
subject to the Collection; and (4) ways to minimize the burden of the
Collection on respondents, including the use of automated collection
techniques or other forms of information technology. Consistent with
the requirements of Executive Order 13771, Reducing Regulation and
Controlling Regulatory Costs, and Executive Order 13777, Enforcing the
Regulatory Reform Agenda, the Coast Guard is also requesting comments
on the extent to which this request for information could be modified
to reduce the burden on respondents.
    In response to your comments, we may revise this ICR or decide not
to seek an extension of approval for the Collection. We will consider
all comments and material received during the comment period.
    We encourage you to respond to this request by submitting comments
and related materials. Comments must contain the OMB Control Number of
the ICR and the docket number of this request, [USCG-2020-0182], and
must be received by June 29, 2020.

Submitting Comments

    We encourage you to submit comments through the Federal eRulemaking
Portal at https://www.regulations.gov. If your material cannot be
submitted using https://www.regulations.gov, contact the person in the
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT section of this document for alternate
instructions. Documents mentioned in this notice, and all public
comments, are in our online docket at https://www.regulations.gov and
can be viewed by following that website's instructions. Additionally,
if you go to the online docket and sign up for email alerts, you will
be notified when comments are posted.
    We accept anonymous comments. All comments received will be posted
without change to https://www.regulations.gov and will include any
personal information you have provided. For more about privacy and
submissions in response to this document, see DHS's eRulemaking System
of Records notice (85 FR 14226, March 11, 2020).

Information Collection Request

    Title: Characteristics of Liquid Chemicals Proposed for Bulk Water
Movement
    OMB Control Number: 1625-0007
    Summary: Chemical manufacturers submit chemical data to the Coast
Guard. The Coast Guard evaluates the information for hazardous
properties of the chemical to be shipped via tank vessel. A
determination is made as to the kind and degree of precaution which
must be taken to protect the vessel and its contents.
    Need: 46 CFR parts 30 to 40, 151, 153, and 154 govern the
transportation of hazardous materials. The chemical industry constantly
produces new materials that must be moved by water. Each of these new
materials has unique characteristics that require special attention to
their mode of shipment.
    Forms: None.
    Respondents: Manufacturers of chemicals.
    Frequency: On occasion.
    Hour Burden Estimate: The estimated annual burden of 600 hours a
year remains unchanged.

(Authority: The Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995; 44 U.S.C. chapter
35, as amended)

Kathleen Claffie,
Chief, Office of Privacy Management, U.S. Coast Guard.
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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission

Combined Notice of Filings

    Take notice that the Commission has received the following Natural
Gas Pipeline Rate and Refund Report filings:

Filings Instituting Proceedings

    Docket Numbers: PR22-52-000.
    Applicants: Columbia Gas of Ohio, Inc.
    Description: Sec.  284.123 Rate Filing: COH Rates effective May 31
2022 to be effective 5/31/2022.
    Filed Date: 6/28/22.
    Accession Number: 20220628-5022.
    Comments Protest Due: 5 p.m. ET 7/19/22.

    Docket Numbers: RP22-993-000.
    Applicants: Chesapeake Energy Marketing, L.L.C.
    Description: Petition for Limited Waiver of Capacity Release
Regulations, et al. of Chesapeake Energy Marketing, L.L.C. under RP22-
993.
    Filed Date: 6/27/22.
    Accession Number: 20220627-5113.
    Comment Date: 5 p.m. ET 7/11/22.

    Docket Numbers: RP22-994-000.
    Applicants: Eastern Gas Transmission and Storage, Inc.
    Description: Sec.  4(d) Rate Filing: EGTS--June 28, 2022
Administrative Change to be effective 8/1/2022.
    Filed Date: 6/28/22.
    Accession Number: 20220628-5016.
    Comment Date: 5 p.m. ET 7/11/22.

    Docket Numbers: RP22-995-000.
    Applicants: Cove Point LNG, LP.
    Description: Sec.  4(d) Rate Filing: Cove Point--June 28, 2022
Administrative Change to be effective 8/1/2022.
    Filed Date: 6/28/22.
    Accession Number: 20220628-5018.
    Comment Date: 5 p.m. ET 7/11/22.

    Any person desiring to intervene or protest in any of the above
proceedings must file in accordance with Rules 211 and 214 of the
Commission's Regulations (18 CFR 385.211 and 385.214) on or before 5:00
p.m. Eastern time on the specified comment date. Protests may be
considered, but intervention is necessary to become a party to the
proceeding.
    The filings are accessible in the Commission's eLibrary system
(https://elibrary.ferc.gov/idmws/search/fercgensearch.asp) by querying
the docket number.
    eFiling is encouraged. More detailed information relating to filing
requirements, interventions, protests, service, and qualifying
facilities filings can be found at: http://www.ferc.gov/docs-filing/efiling/filing-req.pdf. For other information, call<PHONE_NUMBER>
(toll free). For TTY, call<PHONE_NUMBER>.

    Dated: June 28, 2022.
Debbie-Anne A. Reese,
Deputy Secretary.
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