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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

[EPA-HQ-OPP-2006-0372; FRL-8067-8]

Notice of Filing of Pesticide Petition for Establishment of
Regulations for Residues of Zeta Cypermethrin in or on Turnip Greens
and Cilantro

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
zeta cypermethrin in or on turnip greens and cilantro.

DATES: Comments must be received on or before June 9, 2006.

ADDRESSES: Submit your comments, identified by docket identification
(ID) number EPA-HQ-OPP-2006-0372 and pesticide petition number PP
3E6677, 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-
2006-0372. 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 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.
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: Shaja R. Brothers, 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 of regulations in 40 CFR
180.418 for residues of zeta cypermethrin in or on turnip greens and
cilantro. 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 Tolerances

    PP 3E6677. Interregional Research Project Number 4 (IR-4), 681
Highway 1 South, North Brunswick, NJ 08902-3390, proposes to establish
tolerances for residues of the insecticide zeta cypermethrin(< plus-
minus>)-Cyano(3-phenoxyphenyl)methyl () cis, trans 3-(2,2-
dichloroethenyl)-2,2-dimethylcyclopropanecarboxylate and its inactive
isomers in or on turnip greens at 14.0 parts per million (ppm) and
cilantro at 10.0 ppm. There is a practical analytical method for
detecting and measuring levels of cypermethrin in or on food with a
limit of detection that allows monitoring of food with residues at or
above the levels set in these tolerances (Gas Chromatography with
Electron Capture Detection).

List of Subjects

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

    Dated: April 28, 2006.
Lois Rossi
Director, Registration Division, Office of Pesticide Programs.

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Part III

Environmental Protection Agency

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Sixty-Fifth Report of the TSCA Interagency Testing Committee to the
Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency; Receipt of Report
and Request for Comments; Notice

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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

[EPA-HQ-OPPT-2009-0869; FRL-8804-4]

Sixty-Fifth Report of the TSCA Interagency Testing Committee to
the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency; Receipt of
Report and Request for Comments

AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: The Toxic Substances Control Act (TSCA) Interagency Testing
Committee (ITC) transmitted its Sixty-Fifth Report to the Administrator
of EPA on December 3, 2009. In the 65\th\ ITC Report, which is included
with this notice, the ITC has no revisions to the TSCA section 4(e)
Priority Testing List at this time.

DATES: Comments must be received on or before March 4, 2010.

ADDRESSES: Submit your comments, identified by docket identification
(ID) number EPA-HQ-OPPT-2009-0869, by one of the following methods:
      Federal eRulemaking Portal: http://www.regulations.gov.
Follow the on-line instructions for submitting comments.
      Mail: Document Control Office (7407M), Office of
Pollution Prevention and Toxics (OPPT), Environmental Protection
Agency, 1200 Pennsylvania Ave., NW., Washington, DC 20460-0001.
      Hand Delivery: OPPT Document Control Office (DCO), EPA
East Bldg., Rm. 6428, 1201 Constitution Ave., NW., Washington, DC.
Attention: Docket ID Number EPA-HQ-OPPT-2009-0869. The DCO is open from
8 a.m. to 4 p.m., Monday through Friday, excluding legal holidays. The
telephone number for the DCO is<PHONE_NUMBER>. Such deliveries are
only accepted during the DCO's normal hours of operation, and special
arrangements should be made for deliveries of boxed information.
    Instructions: Direct your comments to docket ID number EPA-HQ-OPPT-
2009-0869. 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 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
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, will be publicly available only
in hard copy. Publicly available docket materials are available
electronically at http://www.regulations.gov, or, if only available in
hard copy, at the OPPT Docket. The OPPT Docket is located in the EPA
Docket Center (EPA/DC) at Rm. 3334, EPA West Bldg., 1301 Constitution
Ave., NW., Washington, DC. The EPA/DC Public Reading Room hours of
operation are 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., Monday through Friday, excluding
legal holidays. The telephone number of the EPA/DC Public Reading Room
is<PHONE_NUMBER>, and the telephone number for the OPPT Docket is
(202) 566-0280. Docket visitors are required to show photographic
identification, pass through a metal detector, and sign the EPA visitor
log. All visitor bags are processed through an X-ray machine and
subject to search. Visitors will be provided an EPA/DC badge that must
be visible at all times in the building and returned upon departure.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Colby Lintner, Regulatory Coordinator,
Environmental Assistance Division (7408M), Office of Pollution
Prevention and Toxics, Environmental Protection Agency, 1200
Pennsylvania Ave., NW., Washington, DC 20460-0001; telephone number:
(202) 554-1404; e-mail address<EMAIL_ADDRESS>
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

I. General Information

A. Does this Action Apply to Me?

    This notice is directed to the public in general. It may, however,
be of particular interest to you if you manufacture (defined by statute
to include import) and/or process TSCA-covered chemicals and you may be
identified by the North American Industrial Classification System
(NAICS) codes 325 and 32411. Because this notice is directed to the
general public and other entities may also be interested, the Agency
has not attempted to describe all the specific entities that may be
interested in this action. 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
that you mail to EPA, mark the outside of the disk or CD-DOM 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. Background

    The Toxic Substances Control Act (TSCA) (15 U.S.C. 260l et seq.)
authorizes the Administrator of EPA to promulgate regulations under
TSCA section 4(a) requiring testing of chemicals and chemical groups in
order to develop data relevant to determining the risks that such
chemicals and chemical groups may present to health or the environment.
Section 4(e) of TSCA established the ITC to recommend chemicals and
chemical groups to the Administrator of EPA for priority testing
consideration. Section 4(e) of TSCA directs the ITC to revise the TSCA
section 4(e) Priority Testing List at least every 6 months.
    You may access additional information about the ITC at http://
www.epa.gov/opptintr/itc.

A. The 65\th\ ITC Report

    The ITC has no revisions to the TSCA section 4(e) Priority Testing
List at this time.

B. Status of the Priority Testing List

    The Priority Testing List includes 2 alkylphenols, 12 lead
compounds, 16 chemicals with insufficient dermal absorption rate data,
and 207 HPV Challenge Program orphan chemicals.

List of Subjects

    Environmental protection, Chemicals, Hazardous substances.

    Dated: January 27, 2010.
Wendy Cleland-Hamnett,
Acting Director, Office of Pollution Prevention and Toxics.

Sixty-Fifth Report of the TSCA Interagency Testing Committee to the
Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency

Table of Contents

Summary

I. Background
II. ITC's Activities During this Reporting Period (June 2009 to
November 2009)
III. The TSCA Interagency Testing Committee

Summary

    The ITC has no revisions to the Toxic Substances Control Act (TSCA)
section 4(e) Priority Testing List at this time.
    The TSCA section 4(e) Priority Testing List is Table 1 of this
unit.

                        Table 1.--TSCA Section 4(E) Priority Testing List (November 2009)
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              ITC Report                         Date             Chemical Name/Group             Action
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31                                     January 1993             2 Chemicals with         Designated
                                                                 insufficient dermal
                                                                 absorption rate data
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32                                     May 1993                 10 Chemicals with        Designated
                                                                 insufficient dermal
                                                                 absorption rate data
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35                                     November 1994            4 Chemicals with         Designated
                                                                 insufficient dermal
                                                                 absorption rate data
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37                                     November 1995            Branched 4-nonylphenol   Recommended
                                                                 (mixed isomers)
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41                                     November 1997            Phenol, 4-(1,1,3,3-      Recommended
                                                                 tetramethylbutyl)-
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55                                     December 2004            203 High Production      Recommended
                                                                 Volume (HPV) Challenge
                                                                 Program orphan
                                                                 chemicals
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56                                     August 2005              4 HPV Challenge Program  Recommended
                                                                 orphan chemicals
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60                                     May 2007                 12 Lead and lead         Recommended
                                                                 compounds
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I. Background

    The ITC was established by section 4(e) of TSCA ``to make
recommendations to the Administrator respecting the chemical substances
and mixtures to which the Administrator should give priority
consideration for the promulgation of rules for testing under section
4(a).... At least every six months ..., the Committee shall make such
revisions to the Priority Testing List as it determines to be necessary
and transmit them to the Administrator together with the Committee's
reasons for the revisions'' (Public Law 94-469, 90 Stat. 2003 et seq.,
15 U.S.C. 2601 et seq.). ITC reports are available from the ITC's
website (http://www.epa.gov/opptintr/itc) within a few days of
submission to the EPA Administrator and from regulations.gov (http://
www.regulations.gov) after publication in the Federal Register. The ITC
produces its revisions to the Priority Testing List with administrative
and technical support from the ITC staff, ITC members, and their U.S.
Government organizations, and contract support provided by EPA. ITC
members and staff are listed at the end of this report.

II. ITC's Activities During this Reporting Period (June 2009 to
November 2009)

    During this reporting period, the ITC discussed the potential use
of TSCA section 8(a) and 8(d) to obtain biomonitoring data (http://
www.gao.gov/new.items/d09353.pdf) and the Department of Homeland
Security (DHS) Chemical Terrorism Risk Assessment (CTRA) chemicals, and
continued to discuss nanoscale materials and the EPA's Nanoscale
Materials Stewardship Program (NMSP). For details on the NMSP, see the
Federal Register issue of January 28, 2008 (73 FR 4861) (FRL-8344-5)
available on-line at http://www.epa.gov/fedrgstr.

III. The TSCA Interagency Testing Committee

     Statutory Organizations and Their Representatives

     Council on Environmental Quality
     Vacant

     Department of Commerce

     National Institute of Standards and Technology
     Dianne Poster, Alternate

     National Oceanographic and Atmospheric Administration
     Tony Pait, Member, Chair

     Environmental Protection Agency
     John Schaeffer, Member
     Gerry Brown, Alternate

     National Cancer Institute
     Vacant

     National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences
     Scott Masten, Alternate

     National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
     Gayle DeBord, Member
     Dennis W. Lynch, Alternate

     National Science Foundation
     Margaret Cavanaugh, Alternate

     Occupational Safety and Health Administration
     Thomas Nerad, Member, Vice-Chair
     Maureen Ruskin, Alternate

     Liaison Organizations and Their Representatives
     Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry
     Daphne Moffett, Member
     Glenn D. Todd, Alternate

     Consumer Product Safety Commission
     Jacqueline Ferrante, Member

     Department of Agriculture
     Clifford P. Rice, Member
     Laura L. McConnell, Alternate

     Department of Defense
     Laurie Roszell, Member

     Department of the Interior
     Barnett A. Rattner, Member

     Food and Drug Administration
     Kirk Arvidson, Member
     Ronald F. Chanderbhan, Alternate

     Technical Support Contractor
     Syracuse Research Corporation

     ITC Staff
     John D. Walker, Director
     Carol Savage, Administrative Assistant (NOWCC Employee)

TSCA Interagency Testing Committee (7401M), Office of Pollution
Prevention and Toxics, Environmental Protection Agency, 1200
Pennsylvania Ave., NW., Washington, DC 20460-0001; e-mail address:
<EMAIL_ADDRESS>url: http://www.epa.gov/opptintr/itc.

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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

[FRL-9747-5]

Reissuance of the NPDES General Permits for Oil and Gas
Exploration Facilities on the Outer Continental Shelf and Contiguous
State Waters in the Beaufort Sea and on the Outer Continental Shelf in
the Chukchi Sea, AK

AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).

ACTION: Notice of availability of final NPDES general permits.

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SUMMARY: The Director, Office of Water and Watersheds, EPA Region 10,
is publishing this notice of availability of the final National
Pollutant Discharge Elimination System (NPDES) General Permits for Oil
and Gas Exploration Facilities on the Outer Continental Shelf and
Contiguous State Waters in the Beaufort Sea (Permit No. AKG282100) and
on the Outer Continental Shelf in the Chukchi Sea (Permit No.
AKG288100). The Beaufort and Chukchi general permits authorize thirteen
types of discharges from facilities engaged in field exploration and
exploratory drilling activities under the Offshore Subcategory of the
Oil and Gas Extraction Point Source Category (40 CFR part 425, Subpart
A), as authorized by Section 402 of the Clean Water Act (CWA or ``the
Act''), 33 U.S.C. 1342. The Beaufort and Chukchi general permits
contain effluent limitations and requirements that ensure the
discharges will not cause unreasonable degradation of the marine
environment, as required by Section 403(c) of the Clean Water Act (i.e.
the Ocean Discharge Criteria), 33 U.S.C. 1343(c).

DATES: The issuance date of the Beaufort and Chukchi NPDES general
permits is October 29, 2012, the date of publication of this notice.
The Beaufort and Chukchi general permits shall become effective on
November 28, 2012. Operators must submit a new Notice of Intent (NOI)
to discharge within 120 days prior to initiation of discharges.
Operators that have administratively extended coverage under the
previous general permit must submit new NOIs that comply with the
submission requirements of the Beaufort and Chukchi general permits.

ADDRESSES: Copies of the Beaufort and Chukchi general permits, the
Response to Comments document, and the Ocean Discharge Criteria
Evaluations may be found on the Region 10 Web site at: http://
yosemite.epa.gov/r10/water.nsf/npdes+public+notices/arctic-gp-pn-2012.
Copies of the documents are available upon request. Written requests
for copies of the documents may be submitted to EPA, Region 10, 1200
Sixth Avenue, Suite 900, OWW-130, Seattle, WA 98101. Electronic
requests may be sent to<EMAIL_ADDRESS>Requests by
telephone may be made to Audrey Washington at<PHONE_NUMBER>.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Erin Seyfried at<PHONE_NUMBER>,
<EMAIL_ADDRESS>
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: On June 26, 2011, the previous NPDES general
permit, the Arctic general permit, No. AKG280000, expired. EPA is
replacing the Arctic general permit with two general permits, the
Beaufort and Chukchi general permits, renumbered as AKG282100 and
AKG288100, respectively. EPA solicited public comments on the draft
Beaufort and Chukchi general permits in the Federal Register on January
31, 2012. Notices of the draft general permits were also published in
the Anchorage Daily News, the Arctic Sounder, and Petroleum News on
January 30, 2012. Public meetings and hearings were held in communities
on the North Slope and in Anchorage the week of March 12-16, 2012. The
comment period closed on March 30, 2012. Changes have been made to the
general permits in response to comments received from tribal, state,
and local governments, the Alaska Eskimo Whaling Commission,
environmental advocacy groups, industry representatives, trade
organizations, and individual citizens. All comments, along with EPA's
responses, are summarized in the Response to Comments document.
    State Certification of Beaufort General Permit. Pursuant to Section
401 of the Clean Water Act, 33 U.S.C. 1341, on October 9, 2012, the
State of Alaska Department of Environmental Conservation (DEC)
certified that the conditions of the Beaufort general permit comply
with State Water Quality Standards (Alaska Administrative Code 18 AAC
15, 18 AAC 70, and 18 AAC

72), including the State's antidegradation policy.
    Oil Spill Requirements. Section 311 of the Act, 33 U.S.C. 1321,
prohibits the discharge of oil and hazardous materials in harmful
quantities. Discharges authorized under the Beaufort and Chukchi
general permits are excluded from the provisions of CWA Section 311, 33
U.S.C. 1321. However, the Beaufort and Chukchi general permits will not
preclude the institution of legal action, or relieve the permittees
from any responsibilities, liabilities, or penalties for other
unauthorized discharges of oil and hazardous materials, which are
covered by Section 311.
    Endangered Species Act. Section 7 of the Endangered Species Act
(ESA), 16 U.S.C. 1531-1544, requires federal agencies to consult with
the National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS) and the U.S. Fish and
Wildlife Service (USFWS) if their actions have the potential to either
beneficially or adversely affect any threatened or endangered species,
or designated critical habitat. On March 30, 2012 and April 11, 2012,
EPA received concurrences from USFWS and NMFS, respectively, that
exploration discharges authorized by the general permits are not likely
to adversely affect endangered, threatened, and candidate and proposed
species and designated critical habitat areas.
    Essential Fish Habitat. The Magnuson-Stevens Fishery Conservation
and Management Act requires EPA to consult with NMFS when a proposed
discharge has the potential to adversely affect an Essential Fish
Habitat (EFH). EPA's EFH assessments conclude that the discharges
authorized by the Beaufort and Chukchi general permits will not
adversely affect EFH or those species regulated under a Federal
Fisheries Management Plan.
    Coastal Zone Management Act. As of July 1, 2011, there is no longer
a Coastal Zone Management Act (CZMA) program in Alaska. Consequently,
federal agencies are no longer required to provide the State of Alaska
with CZMA consistency determinations.
    Paperwork Reduction Act. The information collection requirements of
the Beaufort and Chukchi general permits are consistent with the
Paperwork Reduction Act of 1980, 44 U.S.C. 3501 et seq.
    Regulatory Flexibility Act. 5 U.S.C. 601 et seq., requires that EPA
prepare a regulatory flexibility analysis on rules subject to the
requirements of 5 U.S.C. 553(b) that have a significant impact on a
substantial number of small entities. However, NPDES general permits
are not ``rules'' and are therefore not subject to the Regulatory
Flexibility Act (RFA).
    Unfunded Mandates Reform Act. Section 201 of the Unfunded Mandates
Reform Act (UMRA), Public Law 104-4, generally requires federal
agencies to assess the effects of their ``regulatory actions'' (defined
to be the same as ``rules'' subject to the RFA) on tribal, state, and
local governments and the private sector. However, the Beaufort and
Chukchi general permits are not ``rules'' subject to the RFA, and are
therefore not subject to the UMRA.
    Appeal of Permit. Any interested person may appeal the Beaufort and
Chukchi general permits in the Federal Court of Appeals in accordance
with section 509(b)(1) of the Clean Water Act, 33 U.S.C. 1369(b)(1).
This appeal must be filed within 120 days of the permit issuance date.
Persons affected by the permit may not challenge the conditions of the
permit in further EPA proceedings (see 40 CFR 124.19). Instead, they
may either challenge the permits in court or apply for an individual
NPDES permit.

    Authority:  This action is taken under the authority of Section
402 of the Clean Water Act, 33 U.S.C. 1342. I hereby provide public
notice of the final permit action in accordance with 40 CFR
124.15(b).

    Dated: October 23, 2012.
Christine Psyk,
Associate Director, Office of Water and Watersheds, Region 10.
[FR Doc. 2012-26518 Filed 10-26-12; 8:45 am]
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[Federal Register Volume 81, Number 233 (Monday, December 5, 2016)]
[Proposed Rules]
[Pages 87509-87510]
[FR Doc No: 2016-29113]

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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

40 CFR Parts 152, 153, 155, 156, 160, 165, 168, 170, and 172

[EPA-HQ-OPP-2016-0227; FRL-9945-77]
RIN 2070-AK13

Notification of Submission to the Secretary of Agriculture;
Pesticides; Removal of Obsolete Information

AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).

ACTION: Notification of submission to the Secretary of Agriculture.

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SUMMARY: This document notifies the public as required by the Federal
Insecticide, Fungicide, and Rodenticide Act (FIFRA) that the EPA
Administrator has forwarded to the Secretary of the United States
Department of Agriculture (USDA) a draft regulatory document concerning
removal of obsolete information. The draft regulatory document is not
available to the public until after it has been signed and made
available by EPA.

DATES: See Unit I. under SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION.

ADDRESSES: The docket for this action, identified by docket
identification (ID) number EPA-HQ-OPP-2016-0227 is available at http://www.regulations.gov or at the Office of Pesticide Programs Regulatory
Docket (OPP Docket) in the Environmental Protection Agency Docket
Center (EPA/DC), West William Jefferson Clinton Bldg., Rm. 3334, 1301
Constitution Ave. NW., Washington, DC 20460-0001. The Public Reading
Room is open from 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., Monday through Friday,
excluding legal holidays. The telephone number for the Public Reading
Room is<PHONE_NUMBER>, and the telephone number for the OPP Docket is
(703) 305-5805. Please review the visitor instructions and additional
information about the docket available at http://www.epa.gov/dockets.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Kathryn Boyle, Field and External
Affairs Division (7506P), Office of Pesticide Programs, Environmental
Protection Agency, 1200 Pennsylvania Ave. NW., Washington, DC 20460-
0001; telephone number:<PHONE_NUMBER>; email address:
<EMAIL_ADDRESS>
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

I. What action is EPA taking?

    Section 25(a)(2)(B) of FIFRA requires the EPA Administrator to
provide the Secretary of USDA with a copy of any draft final rule at
least 30 days before signing it in final form for publication in the
Federal Register. The draft final rule is not available to the public
until after it has been signed by EPA. If the Secretary of USDA
comments in writing regarding the draft final rule within 15 days after
receiving it, the EPA Administrator shall include the comments of the
Secretary of USDA, if requested by the Secretary of USDA, and the EPA
Administrator's response to those comments with the final rule that
publishes in the Federal Register. If the Secretary of USDA does not
comment in writing within 15 days after receiving the draft final rule,
the EPA Administrator may sign the final rule for publication in the
Federal Register any time after the 15-day period.

II. Do any Statutory and Executive Order reviews apply to this
notification?

    No. This document is merely a notification of submission to the
Secretary of USDA. As such, none of the regulatory assessment
requirements apply to this document.

List of Subjects

40 CFR Part 152

    Environmental protection, Administrative practice and procedure,
Pesticides and pests, Reporting and recordkeeping requirements.

40 CFR Part 153

    Environmental protection, Pesticides and pests, Reporting and
recordkeeping requirements.

40 CFR Part 155

    Environmental protection, Administrative practice and procedure,
Confidential business information, Pesticides and pests, Reporting and
recordkeeping requirements.

40 CFR Part 156

    Environmental protection, Labeling, Occupational safety and health,
Pesticides and pests, Reporting and recordkeeping requirements.

 40 CFR Part 160

    Environmental protection, Laboratories, Pesticides and pests,
Reporting and recordkeeping requirements.

 40 CFR Part 165

    Environmental protection, Packaging and containers, Pesticides and
pests.

 40 CFR Part 168

    Environmental protection, Administrative practice and procedure,
Advertising, Exports, Labeling, Pesticides and pests, Reporting and
recordkeeping requirements.

 40 CFR Part 170

    Environmental protection, Agricultural worker, Employer, Farms,
Forests, Greenhouses, Nurseries, Pesticide handler, Pesticides, Worker
protection standard.

 40 CFR Part 172

    Environmental protection, Intergovernmental relations, Labeling,
Pesticides and pests, Reporting and recordkeeping requirements,
Research.

    Dated: November 28, 2016.
Richard P. Keigwin, Jr.,
Director, Office of Pesticide Programs.
[FR Doc. 2016-29113 Filed 12-2-16; 8:45 am]
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[Federal Register Volume 82, Number 21 (Thursday, February 2, 2017)]
[Notices]
[Pages 9101-9103]
[FR Doc No: 2017-02184]

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SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

[Release No. 34-79891; File No. SR-BOX-2017-03]

Self-Regulatory Organizations; BOX Options Exchange LLC; Notice
of Filing and Immediate Effectiveness of a Proposed Rule Change To
Amend Rule 8040 (Obligations of Market Makers)

January 27, 2017.
    Pursuant to Section 19(b)(1) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
(the ``Act''),\1\ and Rule 19b-4 thereunder,\2\

notice is hereby given that on January 17, 2017, BOX Options Exchange
LLC (the ``Exchange'') filed with the Securities and Exchange
Commission (``Commission'') the proposed rule change as described in
Items I and II below, which Items have been prepared by the self-
regulatory organization. The Commission is publishing this notice to
solicit comments on the proposed rule change from interested persons.
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    \1\ 15 U.S.C. 78s(b)(1).
    \2\ 17 CFR 240.19b-4.
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I. Self-Regulatory Organization's Statement of the Terms of the
Substance of the Proposed Rule Change

    The Exchange proposes to amend Rule 8040 (Obligations of Market
Makers). The text of the proposed rule change is available from the
principal office of the Exchange, at the Commission's Public Reference
Room and also on the Exchange's Internet Web site at http://boxexchange.com.

II. Self-Regulatory Organization's Statement of the Purpose of, and
Statutory Basis for, the Proposed Rule Change

    In its filing with the Commission, the self-regulatory organization
included statements concerning the purpose of, and basis for, the
proposed rule change and discussed any comments it received on the
proposed rule change. The text of these statements may be examined at
the places specified in Item IV below. The self-regulatory organization
has prepared summaries, set forth in Sections A, B, and C below, of the
most significant aspects of such statements.

A. Self-Regulatory Organization's Statement of the Purpose of, and
Statutory Basis for, the Proposed Rule Change

1. Purpose
    The Exchange proposes to amend BOX Rule 8040(a)(9) (Obligations of
Market Makers) to amend the provision pertaining to trades that are
more than $0.25 below parity. Additionally, the Exchange proposes to
eliminate Rule 8040(a)(10), the provision providing for bids (offers)
to be no more than $1 lower (higher) than the last preceding
transaction plus or minus the aggregate change in the last sale price
of the underlying (``the one point rule'').
    First, the Exchange proposes to eliminate the one point rule as
various market changes have rendered the rule obsolete and unnecessary.
For example, Market Makers are subject to various quotation
requirements, including bid/ask quote width requirements contained in
Rule 8050. The Exchange also has an obvious error rule that contains
provisions on erroneous pricing errors (e.g., 7170) and has in place
certain price check parameters that will not permit the automatic
execution of certain orders if the execution would take place at prices
inferior to the national best bid/offer (e.g., Rule 7290).
    Second, the Exchange is proposing to retain Rule 8040(a)(9) as a
guideline but to modify it to provide that an amount larger than $0.25
may be appropriate considering the particular market conditions (not
just unusual conditions as the rule currently states). Currently,
Market Makers are expected ordinarily, except in unusual market
conditions, to refrain from purchasing a call option or a put option at
a price more than $0.25 below parity. In the case of call options,
parity is measured by the bid in the underlying security, and in the
case of put options, parity is measured by the offer in the underlying
security (``the parity rule''). The Exchange proposes to revise the
rule to provide that the $0.25 guideline may be increased, or the rule
waived, by the Exchange on a series-by-series basis.\3\ The Exchange
believes that revising the $0.25 parity rule in this manner modernizes
the guideline to reflect market changes and will provide more
flexibility to take into consideration the particular trading in a
security, including but not limited to the underlying market price,
market conditions, and applicable minimum bid/ask width requirements
for a given options series. Additionally, the Exchange believes that
the proposed change to Rule 8040(a)(9) harmonizes the Exchange's parity
rule with other options exchanges' parity rules in the industry.\4\
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    \3\ The Exchange will provide Participants with notice, via
Regulatory Circular, if the rule will be waived.
    \4\ See Chicago Board Options Exchange (``CBOE'') Rule 8.7(.02);
International Securities Exchange (``ISE'') Rule 803(a)(1); Miami
International Securities Exchange LLC (``MIAX'') Rule 603(a).
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2. Statutory Basis
    The Exchange believes that the proposal is consistent with the
requirements of Section 6(b) of the Act,\5\ in general, and Section
6(b)(5) of the Act,\6\ in particular in that the Exchange believes the
proposed rule change is consistent with the Section 6(b)(5) \7\
requirements that the rules of an exchange be designed to promote just
and equitable principles of trade, to prevent fraudulent and
manipulative acts, to remove impediments to and to perfect the
mechanism for a free and open market and a national market system, and,
in general, to protect investors and the public interest, because it
will eliminate the outdated one point rule and update the parity rule
to incorporate more flexibility and recognize changing market
conditions. As discussed above, the Exchange believes the proposed
change to Rule 8040(a)(9) is reasonable and appropriate, as other
options exchanges have similar rules currently in place at their
respective exchanges.\8\ Further, the Exchange believes the proposed
elimination of Rule 8040(a)(10) is reasonable and appropriate as
another exchange in the industry filed to remove the language as the
rule was obsolete and unnecessary.\9\
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    \5\ 15 U.S.C. 78f(b).
    \6\ 15 U.S.C. 78f(b)(5).
    \7\ Id.
    \8\ See supra note 4.
    \9\ See Securities Exchange Release No. 60897 (October 28,
2009), 74 FR 57217 (November 4, 2009) (Notice of Filing and
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B. Self-Regulatory Organization's Statement on Burden on Competition

    The Exchange does not believe that the proposed rule change will
impose any burden on competition not necessary or appropriate in
furtherance of the purposes of the Act. In this regard and as discussed
above, the Exchange notes that the proposed rule change is
substantially similar to rules at other options exchanges in the
industry. As discussed above, the Exchange believes that the proposed
change to revise the parity rule and eliminate the one point rule is
consistent with the market maker obligations at other options
exchanges.

C. Self-Regulatory Organization's Statement on Comments on the Proposed
Rule Change Received From Members, Participants, or Others

    The Exchange has neither solicited nor received comments on the
proposed rule change.

III. Date of Effectiveness of the Proposed Rule Change and Timing for
Commission Action

    Because the foregoing proposed rule change does not: (i)
Significantly affect the protection of investors or the public
interest; (ii) impose any significant burden on competition; and (iii)
become operative for 30 days from the date on which it was filed, or
such shorter time as the Commission may designate, it has become
effective pursuant to Section 19(b)(3)(A) \10\ of the Act and Rule 19b-
4(f)(6) thereunder.\11\
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    \10\ 15 U.S.C. 78s(b)(3)(A).
    \11\ 17 CFR 240.19b-4(f)(6). As required under Rule 19b-
4(f)(6)(iii), the Exchange provided the Commission with written
notice of its intent to file the proposed rule change, along with a
brief description and the text of the proposed rule change, at least
five business days prior to the date of filing of the proposed rule
change, or such shorter time as designated by the Commission.

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    A proposed rule change filed pursuant to Rule 19b-4(f)(6) under the
Act \12\ normally does not become operative for 30 days after the date
of its filing. However, Rule 19b-4(f)(6)(iii) \13\ permits the
Commission to designate a shorter time if such action is consistent
with the protection of investors and the public interest. The Exchange
has asked the Commission to waive the 30-day operative delay so that
the proposal may become operative immediately upon filing. The Exchange
believes that waiver of the 30-day operative delay is consistent with
the protection of investors and the public interest because it will
allow the changes to be implemented immediately to update certain
Market Maker guidelines to better reflect current market conditions.
The Commission believes that waiving the 30-day operative delay is
consistent with the protection of investors and the public interest.
Therefore, the Commission hereby waives the operative delay and
designates the proposed rule change operative upon filing.\14\
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    \12\ 17 CFR 240.19b-4(f)(6).
    \13\ 17 CFR 240.19b-4(f)(6)(iii).
    \14\ For purposes only of waiving the 30-day operative delay,
the Commission has considered the proposed rule's impact on
efficiency, competition, and capital formation. See 15 U.S.C.
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    At any time within 60 days of the filing of the proposed rule
change, the Commission summarily may temporarily suspend such rule
change if it appears to the Commission that such action is necessary or
appropriate in the public interest, for the protection of investors, or
otherwise in furtherance of the purposes of the Act. If the Commission
takes such action, the Commission shall institute proceedings to
determine whether the proposed rule should be approved or disapproved.

IV. Solicitation of Comments

    Interested persons are invited to submit written data, views, and
arguments concerning the foregoing, including whether the proposed rule
change is consistent with the Act. Comments may be submitted by any of
the following methods:

Electronic Comments

     Use the Commission's Internet comment form (http://www.sec.gov/rules/sro.shtml); or
     Send an email to<EMAIL_ADDRESS>Please include
File Number SR-BOX-2017-03 on the subject line.

Paper Comments

     Send paper comments in triplicate to Secretary, Securities
and Exchange Commission, 100 F Street NE., Washington, DC 20549-1090.

All submissions should refer to File Number SR-BOX-2017-03. This file
number should be included on the subject line if email is used. To help
the Commission process and review your comments more efficiently,
please use only one method. The Commission will post all comments on
the Commission's Internet Web site (http://www.sec.gov/rules/sro.shtml). Copies of the submission, all subsequent amendments, all
written statements with respect to the proposed rule change that are
filed with the Commission, and all written communications relating to
the proposed rule change between the Commission and any person, other
than those that may be withheld from the public in accordance with the
provisions of 5 U.S.C. 552, will be available for Web site viewing and
printing in the Commission's Public Reference Room, 100 F Street NE.,
Washington, DC 20549 on official business days between the hours of
10:00 a.m. and 3:00 p.m. Copies of such filing also will be available
for inspection and copying at the principal office of the Exchange. All
comments received will be posted without change; the Commission does
not edit personal identifying information from submissions. You should
submit only information that you wish to make available publicly. All
submissions should refer to File Number SR-BOX-2017-03, and should be
submitted on or before February 23, 2017.

    For the Commission, by the Division of Trading and Markets,
pursuant to delegated authority.\15\
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Eduardo A. Aleman,
Assistant Secretary.
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Data Source: Raw data originated from the Surface Water Quality
Monitoring (SWQM) Program and the Clean Rivers Program (CRP) of the
Texas Commission on Environmental Quality (TCEQ), Austin, TX and the
Houston-Galveston Area Council (H-GAC), Houston, TX.

Data Manager: 	Raw data were acquired and managed by the Galveston Bay
Status and Trends Project of the Galveston Bay Estuary Program, Houston,
TX and the Houston Advanced Research Center, The Woodlands, TX.

Data Manager Contact: 	Lisa Gonzalez, HARC, Phone<PHONE_NUMBER>, email:
  HYPERLINK<EMAIL_ADDRESS><EMAIL_ADDRESS>

Date Published:	6 Apr 2009

Data Period:	6 Jan 1999 – 19 Dec 2007

Number of Records:	110,729

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COUNTY	County location of the sampling station

STATION_ID	TCEQ assigned number identifying the sampling station.

GROUP_NAME	HARC assigned name of waterbody (e.g. Houston Ship Channel)

LATITUDE	The latitude of the sampling station

LONGITUDE	The longitude of the sampling station

Tag_ID	Analogous to a sample ID number. This field is the key between
TCEQ's event and results tables and is 7 characters long. The first
character(s) is the  prefix code for the submitting agency.

Enddate	The date the sample was collected in the form of MM/DD/YYYY

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[Federal Register Volume 83, Number 197 (Thursday, October 11, 2018)]
[Notices]
[Pages 51514-51515]
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SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

[Release No. 34-84366; File No. SR-FINRA-2018-030]

Self-Regulatory Organizations; Financial Industry Regulatory
Authority, Inc.; Order Approving Proposed Rule Change To Amend FINRA
Rule 7730 To Remove Computer-to-Computer Interface as a Technological
Option for TRACE Reporting

October 4, 2018.

I. Introduction

    On August 15, 2018, the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority,
Inc. (``FINRA'') filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission
(``Commission''), pursuant to Section 19(b)(1) of the Securities
Exchange Act of 1934 (``Act'') \1\ and Rule 19b-4 thereunder,\2\ a
proposed rule change to modify the technological connectivity options
available to member firms for reporting transactions to the Transaction
Reporting and Compliance Engine (``TRACE''). The proposed rule change
was published for comment in the Federal Register on August 23,
2018.\3\ The Commission received no comments on the proposed rule
change. This order approves the proposed rule change.
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    \1\ 15 U.S.C. 78s(b)(1).
    \2\ 17 CFR 240.19b-4.
    \3\ See Securities Exchange Act Release No. 83868 (August 17,
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II. Description of the Proposal

    FINRA has proposed to amend Rule 7730 (Trade Reporting and
Compliance Engine (TRACE)) to remove Computer-to-Computer Interface
(``CTCI'') as a technological means of connectivity for use in
reporting transactions to TRACE. CTCI was made available for TRACE
reporting purposes at TRACE's inception. FINRA added Financial
Information eXchange (``FIX'') as a protocol for transaction reporting
to TRACE for securitized products in 2011 and for corporate and agency
debt securities in 2012. FINRA has represented that approximately two
thirds of member firms with direct connections, and half of the service
bureaus, have migrated from CTCI to FIX.\4\ FINRA believes that the
migration to FIX will continue for member firms and service bureaus as
it is an immediately available and viable alternative to CTCI, and that
removing CTCI as a connectivity option will reduce operational overhead
and risk for FINRA.\5\
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    \4\ See id.
    \5\ See id.
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    Accordingly, FINRA has proposed to amend Rule 7730 to remove CTCI
as a means of connectivity for members to report transactions to TRACE,
leaving three currently available options: (i) Web browser access; (ii)
FIX line access; or (iii) indirectly via third-party vendors (e.g.,
service bureaus).\6\ Member firms that currently use CTCI will be able
to migrate at any point throughout the implementation period, during
which FINRA will engage in outreach with the industry to provide
information and assistance in connection with the migration.\7\ The
operative date for the rule change will be February 3, 2020.\8\
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    \6\ See FINRA Rule 7730.
    \7\ See Notice, 83 FR at 42741. FINRA stated that, in addition
to general industry outreach, FINRA will contact each member firm
that directly reports to TRACE via CTCI by email and telephone to
provide information and assistance in connection with the migration.
See id. at n. 8.
    \8\ See id. at 42741.
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III. Discussion and Commission Findings

    After careful consideration, the Commission finds that the proposed
rule change is consistent with the requirements of the Act and the
rules and regulations thereunder applicable to a national securities
association.\9\ In particular, the Commission finds that the proposed
rule change is consistent with Section 15A(b)(6) of the Act,\10\ which
requires, among other things, that FINRA rules be designed to prevent
fraudulent and manipulative acts and practices, to promote just and
equitable principles of trade, and, in general, to protect investors
and the public interest.
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    \9\ In approving this proposal, the Commission has considered
the proposed rule's impact on efficiency, competition, and capital
formation. See 15 U.S.C. 78c(f).
    \10\ 15 U.S.C. 78o-3(b)(6).
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    While Section 15A(b)(6) sets out principles to which the rules of a
national securities association must adhere, it does not prescribe
specific technological requirements for carrying out those principles.
Thus, in a situation where an association requires information from its
members to carry out its self-regulatory and market oversight
functions, the association generally has discretion over establishing
the means by which its members may be required to provide

that information. Currently, FINRA supports four technological
protocols for its members to report transactions to TRACE. FINRA has
proposed to discontinue supporting one of those four protocols, CTCI.
The Commission believes that such action is a reasonable exercise of
FINRA's discretion, for the following reasons.
    First, FINRA will continue to support three other technological
protocols for reporting transactions to TRACE: FIX, web browser, and
via third-party vendor. Second, FIX already is utilized by
approximately half of the third-party vendors and two-thirds of member
firms with direct reporting capability, and with the increase in the
percentage of TRACE transactions reported via FIX there has been a
concomitant decrease in CTCI usage.\11\ Third, supporting three instead
of four reporting protocols would conserve FINRA resources and has some
potential for reducing operational risks.\12\ Fourth, FINRA is taking
reasonable steps to assist member firms that currently use CTCI and
must transition to other reporting protocols. FINRA has stated that it
will contact each such firm to offer assistance in connection with the
migration, and is allowing over a year--until February 3, 2020--for
affected firms to complete the migration.\13\ The Commission has no
reason to believe that this proposal will impose undue burdens on FINRA
member firms; the Commission notes that no comments on the proposal
were submitted.
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    \11\ See Notice, 83 FR at 42741.
    \12\ See id. at 42741.
    \13\ See id. at n. 8.
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    For these reasons, the Commission believes the proposed rule change
is consistent with the Act.

IV. Conclusion

    It is therefore ordered, pursuant to Section 19(b)(2) of the
Act,\14\ that the proposed rule change (SR-FINRA-2018-030) is approved.
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    \14\ 15 U.S.C. 78s(b)(2).

    For the Commission, by the Division of Trading and Markets,
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Eduardo A. Aleman,
Assistant Secretary.
[FR Doc. 2018-22046 Filed 10-10-18; 8:45 am]
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[Federal Register: August 1, 2008 (Volume 73, Number 149)]
[Notices]
[Page 45027]
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DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY

Federal Emergency Management Agency

[FEMA-1773-DR]

Missouri; Amendment No. 6 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 Missouri (FEMA-1773-DR), dated June 25, 2008, and
related determinations.

DATES: Effective Date: July 18, 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: Notice is hereby given that the incident
period for this disaster is closed effective July 18, 2008.

(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
Presidential Declared Disaster Areas; 97.049, Presidential Declared
Disaster Assistance--Disaster Housing Operations for Individuals and
Households; 97.050, Presidential 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.
[FR Doc. E8-17692 Filed 7-31-08; 8:45 am]

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[Federal Register Volume 87, Number 56 (Wednesday, March 23, 2022)]
[Notices]
[Pages 16539-16542]
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SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

[Release No. 34-94445; File No. SR-ISE-2022-08]

Self-Regulatory Organizations; Nasdaq ISE, LLC; Notice of Filing
and Immediate Effectiveness of Proposed Rule Change To Harmonize
Various Processes Under Options 3, Section 20 Across the Affiliated
Nasdaq Options Exchanges

March 17, 2022.
    Pursuant to Section 19(b)(1) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
(``Act''),\1\ and Rule 19b-4 thereunder,\2\ notice is hereby given that
on March 8, 2022, Nasdaq ISE, LLC (``ISE'' or ``Exchange'') filed with
the Securities and Exchange Commission (``SEC'' or ``Commission'') the
proposed rule change as described in Items I, II, and

III, below, which Items have been prepared by the Exchange. The
Commission is publishing this notice to solicit comments on the
proposed rule change from interested persons.
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    \1\ 15 U.S.C. 78s(b)(1).
    \2\ 17 CFR 240.19b-4.
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I. Self-Regulatory Organization's Statement of the Terms of Substance
of the Proposed Rule Change

    The Exchange proposes Exhibit I Caption--Harmonize various
processes under Options 3, Section 20 across the affiliated Nasdaq
options exchanges.
    The text of the proposed rule change is available on the Exchange's
website at https://listingcenter.nasdaq.com/rulebook/ise/rules, at the
principal office of the Exchange, and at the Commission's Public
Reference Room.

II. Self-Regulatory Organization's Statement of the Purpose of, and
Statutory Basis for, the Proposed Rule Change

    In its filing with the Commission, the Exchange included statements
concerning the purpose of and basis for the proposed rule change and
discussed any comments it received on the proposed rule change. The
text of these statements may be examined at the places specified in
Item IV below. The Exchange has prepared summaries, set forth in
sections A, B, and C below, of the most significant aspects of such
statements.

A. Self-Regulatory Organization's Statement of the Purpose of, and
Statutory Basis for, the Proposed Rule Change

1. Purpose
    The Exchange proposes to harmonize its existing processes with
those of its affiliate Nasdaq Phlx LLC (``Phlx'') concerning the review
of decisions on appeal under Options 3, Section 20. The Exchange also
proposes a number of non-substantive changes. Each change is discussed
in detail below.
Appeal
    Today, Options 3, Section 20(k) governs the appeal process for
determinations by Exchange staff made under this Rule, including
obvious error determinations. Specifically, if a Member affected by a
determination under this Rule so requests within the permitted time
period, an Exchange Review Council panel will review decisions made by
the Official under Options 3, Section 20, including whether an obvious
error occurred and whether the correct determination was made. A
request for review on appeal must be made in writing via email or other
electronic means specified from time to time by the Exchange in an
Options Trader Alert distributed to Members within thirty (30) minutes
after the party making the appeal is given notification of the initial
determination being appealed. The Exchange Review Council panel shall
review the facts and render a decision as soon as practicable, but
generally on the same trading day as the execution(s) under review. On
requests for appeal received after 3:00 p.m. Eastern Time, a decision
will be rendered as soon as practicable, but in no case later than the
trading day following the date of the execution under review.
Furthermore, if the Exchange Review Council panel votes to uphold the
decision made under this Rule, the Exchange will assess a fee (``Appeal
Fee'') of $5,000 against the Member(s) who initiated the request for
appeal.
    The Exchange proposes generally to maintain its current appeal
process with certain adjustments to harmonize its process with that of
its affiliate, Phlx. First, while Phlx similarly requires the parties
to submit a request for review within thirty (30) minutes of being
notified of the determination being appealed, Phlx also provides
parties with additional time to submit their request if the
notification occurs later in the trading day. In particular, if the
notification is made after 3:30 p.m. Eastern Time, either party has
until 9:30 a.m. Eastern Time on the next trading day to submit a
request for review.\3\ Similar to Phlx, the Exchange believes that this
flexibility will be helpful for Members in submitting their appeal
requests in a timely manner, particularly where notification of the
Official's decision was received later in the trading day, and
therefore proposes to adopt this provision in Options 3, Section
20(k)(2).
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    Second, the Exchange proposes to amend its provisions for when the
Exchange Review Council panel must render a decision on requests for
appeal by harmonizing to Phlx's process. Specifically, the Exchange
proposes in Options 3, Section 20(k)(2) that the Exchange Review
Council panel shall review the facts and render a decision on the day
of the transaction, or the next trade day in the case where a request
is properly made after 3:30 p.m. on the day of the transaction or where
the request is properly made the next trade day.\4\ The proposed
language modifies the current process by extending the current cutoff
time from 3:00 to 3:30 p.m. Eastern Time for the Exchange Review
Council panel to render a decision on the next trading day, and by
accommodating situations where parties properly bring an appeal request
on the next trading day.
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    Third, the Exchange proposes to decrease the Appeal Fee from $5,000
to $500 to align to Phlx's Appeal Fee.\5\
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    \5\ See Phlx Options 3, Section 20(l). The Nasdaq Options Market
(``NOM'') and BX Options (``BX'') also have identical $500 Appeal
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Non-Substantive Changes
    In Options 3, Section 20(b)(1), the Exchange proposes a non-
substantive, clarifying change to replace the reference to ``opening
rotation'' to ``Opening Process,'' and specify that the Opening Process
is defined in Options 3, Section 8. The Exchange also proposes non-
substantive changes to replace references to ``Market Control'' with
``Official'' \6\ throughout Options 3, Section 20. At the time of
adoption, the term Market Control referred to designated personnel in
the Exchange's market control center that were responsible for
administering the provisions of the Rule.\7\ The Exchange has since
updated the terminology for such personnel as Officials,\8\ and
therefore proposes to update the old references accordingly.\9\ The
Exchange notes that its affiliated options exchanges similarly
reference Officials as the persons responsible for administering their
obvious error rules.\10\
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    \6\ For purposes of Options 3, Section 20, an Official is an
Officer of the Exchange or such other employee designee of the
Exchange that is trained in the application of this Rule. See
Options 3, Section 20(a)(3).
    \7\ See Securities Exchange Act Release No. 44376 (June 1,
2001), 66 FR 30772 (June 7, 2001) (SR-ISE-00-19).
    \8\ See Securities Exchange Act Release No. 74896 (May 7, 2015),
80 FR 27373 (May 13, 2015) (SR-ISE-2015-18).
    \9\ In particular, the Exchange proposes to update the following
subparagraphs in Options 3, Section 20: (c)(2), (d)(2), (g), (h),
(i), (l)(1)(A), (l)(1)(B), (l)(1)(C), and (l)(2)(A). The Exchange
also proposes to update Supplementary Material .03 to Options 3,
Section 20.
    \10\ See BX, NOM, and Phlx Options 3, Section 20.
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2. Statutory Basis
    The Exchange believes that its proposal is consistent with Section
6(b) of the Act,\11\ in general, and furthers the objectives of Section
6(b)(5) of the Act,\12\ in particular, in that it is designed to
promote just and equitable principles of trade, to remove impediments
to and perfect the mechanism of a free and open market and a national
market system, and, in general to protect investors and the public
interest and because it is not designed to permit

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    \11\ 15 U.S.C. 78f(b).
    \12\ 15 U.S.C. 78f(b)(5).
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    The Exchange further believes that its proposal to amend the
current appeal process to harmonize with Phlx's appeal process is
consistent with the Act because it will continue to afford Members with
due process in connection with decisions made by Officials under
Options 3, Section 20 that the Member may feel warrants review. As
discussed above, the proposal would allow either party until 9:30 a.m.
the next trading to submit a request for review if notification is made
after 3:30 p.m., which the Exchange believes will be helpful for
Members in submitting their appeal requests in a timely manner.
Furthermore, the proposal provides the Exchange Review Council panel
additional time and flexibility to render decisions on requests for
appeal in cases where a request is properly made after 3:30 p.m. on the
day of the transaction or where the request is properly made the next
trade day, and is designed to reduce administrative burden on the
Exchange. As it relates to the Appeal Fee, the Exchange believes that
the proposed reduction of the fee from $5,000 to $500 is reasonable,
equitable and not unfairly discriminatory because it aligns to the
Appeal Fee assessed by its affiliates \13\ and by other options
exchanges,\14\ and will be applied uniformly to all Members.
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    \13\ See supra note 5.
    \14\ See, e.g., Cboe BZX Exchange Rule 20.6(l)(5) and MIAX
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    Ultimately, the proposed changes to the appeal process are intended
to align certain time frames and the Appeal Fee with those of its
affiliates in order to provide more consistent rules and procedures
across the affiliated options exchanges owned by Nasdaq, Inc.
Consistent rules and procedures, in turn, would simplify and streamline
the regulatory requirements and increase the understanding of the
Exchange's operations for Members of the Exchange that are also members
on the Exchange's affiliated options exchanges. Greater harmonization
across the affiliated options exchanges will result in greater
uniformity, rules that are easier to follow and understand, and more
efficient regulatory compliance, thereby contributing to the protection
of investors and the public interest. As such, the proposed rule change
would foster cooperation and coordination with persons engaged in
facilitating transactions in securities and would remove impediments to
and perfect the mechanism of a free and open market and a national
market system.
    Lastly, the Exchange believes that the proposed non-substantive
changes to replace all instances of Market Control with Official, and
to replace opening rotation with Opening Process, will add clarity,
transparency, and consistency to the Exchange's rules. The Exchange
believes that market participants would benefit from the increased
clarity, thereby reducing potential confusion, and ensuring that market
participants and investors can more easily navigate and understand the
Exchange's rules.
    For these reasons, the Exchange believes that the proposal is
consistent with the Act.

B. Self-Regulatory Organization's Statement on Burden on Competition

    The Exchange does not believe that the proposed rule change will
impose any burden on competition not necessary or appropriate in
furtherance of the purposes of the Act. The changes are designed to
provide greater harmonization among similar rules and processes across
the Exchange's affiliated options exchanges, resulting in more
efficient regulatory compliance for common members.

C. Self-Regulatory Organization's Statement on Comments on the Proposed
Rule Change Received From Members, Participants, or Others

    No written comments were either solicited or received.

III. Date of Effectiveness of the Proposed Rule Change and Timing for
Commission Action

    Because the foregoing proposed rule change does not: (i)
Significantly affect the protection of investors or the public
interest; (ii) impose any significant burden on competition; and (iii)
become operative for 30 days from the date on which it was filed, or
such shorter time as the Commission may designate, it has become
effective pursuant to Section 19(b)(3)(A)(iii) of the Act \15\ and
subparagraph (f)(6) of Rule 19b-4 thereunder.\16\
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    \15\ 15 U.S.C. 78s(b)(3)(A)(iii).
    \16\ 17 CFR 240.19b-4(f)(6). In addition, Rule 19b-4(f)(6)
requires a self-regulatory organization to give the Commission
written notice of its intent to file the proposed rule change at
least five business days prior to the date of filing of the proposed
rule change, or such shorter time as designated by the Commission.
The Exchange has satisfied this requirement.
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    At any time within 60 days of the filing of the proposed rule
change, the Commission summarily may temporarily suspend such rule
change if it appears to the Commission that such action is necessary or
appropriate in the public interest, for the protection of investors, or
otherwise in furtherance of the purposes of the Act. If the Commission
takes such action, the Commission shall institute proceedings to
determine whether the proposed rule should be approved or disapproved.

IV. Solicitation of Comments

    Interested persons are invited to submit written data, views, and
arguments concerning the foregoing, including whether the proposed rule
change is consistent with the Act. Comments may be submitted by any of
the following methods:

Electronic Comments

     Use the Commission's internet comment form (http://www.sec.gov/rules/sro.shtml); or
     Send an email to [email protected]. Please include
File Number SR-ISE-2022-08 on the subject line.

Paper Comments

     Send paper comments in triplicate to Secretary, Securities
and Exchange Commission, 100 F Street NE, Washington, DC 20549-1090.

All submissions should refer to File Number SR-ISE-2022-08. This file
number should be included on the subject line if email is used. To help
the Commission process and review your comments more efficiently,
please use only one method. The Commission will post all comments on
the Commission's internet website (http://www.sec.gov/rules/sro.shtml).
Copies of the submission, all subsequent amendments, all written
statements with respect to the proposed rule change that are filed with
the Commission, and all written communications relating to the proposed
rule change between the Commission and any person, other than those
that may be withheld from the public in accordance with the provisions
of 5 U.S.C. 552, will be available for website viewing and printing in
the Commission's Public Reference Room, 100 F Street NE, Washington, DC
20549, on official business days between the hours of 10:00 a.m. and
3:00 p.m. Copies of the filing also will be available for inspection
and copying at the principal office of the Exchange. All comments
received will be posted without change. Persons submitting comments are
cautioned that we do not redact or edit personal identifying
information from comment submissions.
    You should submit only information that you wish to make available
publicly. All submissions should refer to File Number SR-ISE-2022-08
and should be submitted on or before April 13, 2022.

    For the Commission, by the Division of Trading and Markets,
pursuant to delegated authority.\17\
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J. Matthew DeLesDernier,
Assistant Secretary.
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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission

[Docket Nos. EL17-40-000]

Virginia Electric and Power Company; Notice of Institution of
Section 206 Proceeding and Refund Effective Date

    On February 3, 2017, the Commission issued an order in Docket No.
EL17-40-000, pursuant to section 206 of the Federal Power Act (FPA), 16
U.S.C. 824e (2012), instituting an investigation into whether the
Reactive Service rates of Virginia Electric and Power Company are just
and reasonable. Virginia Electric and Power Company, 158 FERC 61,134
(2017).
    The refund effective date in Docket No. EL17-40-000, established
pursuant to section 206(b) of the FPA, will be the date of publication
of this notice in the Federal Register.
    Any interested person desiring to be heard in Docket No. EL17-40-
000 must file a notice of intervention or motion to intervene, as
appropriate, with the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, 888 First
Street NE., Washington, DC 20426, in accordance with Rule 214 of the
Commission's Rules of Practice and Procedure, 18 CFR 385.214, within 21
days of the date of issuance of the order.

    Dated: February 3, 2017.
Kimberly D. Bose,
Secretary.
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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

[EPA-HQ-ORD-2009-0605; FRL-9248-4]

Notice of Availability of the Recommended Toxicity Equivalence
Factors (TEFs) for Human Health Risk Assessments of 2,3,7,8-
Tetrachlorodibenzo-p-dioxin and Dioxin-Like Compounds

AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).

ACTION: Notice of document availability.

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SUMMARY: The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is announcing
the availability of the final ``Recommended Toxicity Equivalence
Factors (TEFs) for Human Health Risk Assessments of 2,3,7,8-
Tetrachlorodibenzo-p-dioxin and Dioxin-Like Compounds'' (EPA/100/R-10/
005). The purpose of this document is to assist EPA scientists in using
the toxicity equivalence methodology to assess health risks from
dioxins and dioxin-like compounds, as well as inform EPA decision
makers, other agencies, and the public about this methodology. This
guidance document summarizes the toxicity equivalence methodology,
provides background information and assumptions on how the methodology
has evolved, and recommends an approach for health risk assessors to
use to apply the methodology. EPA's Risk Assessment Forum (RAF) oversaw
the development of this document. Input was obtained from scientists
throughout the Agency, from interested members of the public, and from
external experts from a range of scientific disciplines via a
contractor-led peer review.

ADDRESSES: The final document is available electronically through the
EPA Office of the Science Advisor's Web site at: http://www.epa.gov/osa/raf/hhtefguidance/. A limited number of paper copies will be
available from EPA's National Service Center for Environmental
Publications (NSCEP), P.O. Box 42419, Cincinnati, OH 45242; telephone
number: 1-800-490-9198 or<PHONE_NUMBER>; facsimile number:<PHONE_NUMBER>;
e-mail<EMAIL_ADDRESS>Please provide your name, mailing address,
and title of the requested publication.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Julie Fitzpatrick, Risk Assessment
Forum Staff, Mail Code 8105R, Environmental Protection Agency, 1200
Pennsylvania Avenue, NW., Washington, DC 20460; telephone number: (202)
564-4212; facsimile number:<PHONE_NUMBER>; e-mail:
<EMAIL_ADDRESS>
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Dioxin and dioxin-like compounds (DLCs),
including polychlorinated dibenzo-dioxins (PCDDs), polychlorinated
dibenzofurans (PCDFs), and polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs), are
structurally and toxicologically related halogenated dicyclic aromatic
hydrocarbons. Dioxins and DLCs are released into the environment from
several industrial sources, including chemical manufacturing,
combustion, and metal processing. There is global contamination of air,
soil and water with trace levels of these compounds. Typically, dioxins
and DLCs occur in the environment as chemical mixtures. Dioxins and
DLCs do not readily degrade; therefore, levels persist in the
environment, build up in the food chain, and accumulate in the tissues
of animals. Human exposures to these compounds occur primarily through
eating contaminated foods. The health effects from exposures to dioxins
and DLCs have been documented extensively in toxicological and
epidemiological studies.
    Risk assessments have relied on the dioxin toxicity equivalence
factors (TEFs) approach. Various stakeholders, inside and outside the
Agency, have called for a more comprehensive characterization of risks.
Therefore, EPA's RAF identified a need to examine the current
recommended approach for application of the toxicity equivalence
methodology in human health risk assessments. An RAF Technical Panel
developed the draft guidance document, ``Recommended Toxicity
Equivalence Factors (TEFs) for Human Health Risk Assessments of
2,3,7,8-Tetrachlorodibenzo-p-dioxin and Dioxin-Like Compounds,'' to
assist EPA scientists in using this methodology to assess health risks
from dioxins and dioxin-like compounds, and inform EPA decision makers,
other agencies, and the public about this methodology.
    An external expert peer review was conducted by both letter and an
open, public teleconference in October 2009. The peer review panel was
provided with the public comments received in the official public
docket for this activity under docket ID number EPA-HQ-ORD-2009-0605.
The peer review panel also had the opportunity to hear public comments
provided during the peer review teleconference. In preparing the final
document, EPA considered the public comments submitted to EPA's docket
during the public comment period and during the public teleconference,
and the recommendations from the external peer reviewers provided in
the peer review report and during the public teleconference.
    EPA is currently addressing several issues related to dioxins and
dioxin-like chemicals in the environment. More information on these
activities is located at: http://www.epa.gov/dioxin/scienceplan/.

    Dated: December 22, 2010.
Paul T. Anastas,
EPA Science Advisor.
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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

Food and Drug Administration

[Docket No. FDA-2014-N-1459]

Memorandum of Understanding Addressing Certain Distributions of
Compounded Human Drug Products Between the States and the Food and Drug
Administration; Extension of Comment Period

AGENCY: Food and Drug Administration, HHS.

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SUMMARY: The Food and Drug Administration (FDA or Agency) is extending
the comment period in the notice of availability that appeared in the
Federal Register of February 19, 2015. In that notice of availability,
FDA requested comments on a draft standard memorandum of understanding
(MOU) entitled ``Memorandum of Understanding Addressing Certain
Distributions of Compounded Human Drug Products Between the State of
[insert State] and the U.S. Food and Drug Administration.'' The draft
standard MOU describes the responsibilities of any State that chooses
to sign the MOU in investigating and responding to complaints related
to compounded human drug products distributed outside the State and in
addressing the interstate distribution of inordinate amounts of
compounded human drug products. The Agency is taking this action to
allow interested persons additional time to submit comments.

DATES: FDA is extending the comment period in the notice of
availability published on February 19, 2015 (80 FR 8874) which includes
comment on information collection issues under the Paperwork Reduction
Act of 1995 (the PRA). Submit either electronic or written comments on
the draft standard MOU or on information collection issues under the
PRA by July 20, 2015.

ADDRESSES: Submit written requests for single copies of the MOU to
Edisa Gozun, Center for Drug Evaluation and Research, Food and Drug
Administration, 10903 New Hampshire Ave., Bldg. 51, suite 5100, Silver
Spring, MD 20993-0002. Send one self-addressed label to assist that
office in processing your request. See the SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION
section for electronic access to the draft standard MOU.
    Submit electronic comments on the new draft standard MOU or on the
collection of information to http://www.regulations.gov. Submit written
comments to the Division of Dockets Management (HFA-305), Food and Drug
Administration, 5630 Fishers Lane, rm. 1061, Rockville, MD 20852.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Edisa Gozun, Center for Drug
Evaluation and Research, Food and Drug Administration, 10903 New
Hampshire Ave., Bldg. 51, suite 5100, Silver Spring, MD 20993-0002,
301-796-3110.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

I. Background

    In the Federal Register of February 19, 2015 (80 FR 8874), FDA
published a notice of availability of a draft standard MOU entitled
``Memorandum of Understanding Addressing Certain Distributions of
Compounded Human Drug Products Between the State of [insert State] and
the U.S. Food and Drug Administration'' with a 120-day comment period
to request comments on the draft standard MOU. The draft standard MOU
describes the responsibilities of any State that chooses to sign the
MOU in: (1) Investigating and responding to complaints related to
compounded human drug products distributed outside the State and (2)
addressing the interstate distribution of inordinate amounts of
compounded human drug products. Comments were also requested on
information collection issues under the PRA. The notice of availability
also announced the withdrawal, effective February 19, 2015, of an
earlier draft standard MOU entitled ``Memorandum of Understanding on
Interstate Distribution of Compounded Drug Products'' that published on
January 21, 1999 (64 FR 3301). The January 1999 draft standard MOU is
superseded by the February 2015 draft standard MOU.
    The Agency is extending the comment period both for the draft
standard MOU and for information collection issues under the PRA for 30
days, until July 20, 2015. The Agency believes that a 30-day extension
allows adequate time for interested persons to submit comments without
significantly delaying resolution of these important issues.

II. Request for Comments

    Interested persons may submit either electronic comments regarding
this document to http://www.regulations.gov or written comments to the
Division of Dockets Management (see ADDRESSES). It is only necessary to
send one set of comments. Identify comments with the docket number
found in brackets in the heading of this document. Received comments
may be seen in the Division of Dockets Management between 9 a.m. and 4
p.m., Monday through Friday, and will be posted to the docket at http://www.regulations.gov.

III. Electronic Access

    Persons with access to the Internet may obtain the draft standard
MOU at http://www.regulations.gov.

    Dated: May 29, 2015.
Leslie Kux,
Associate Commissioner for Policy.
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