[Federal Register Volume 79, Number 16 (Friday, January 24, 2014)]
[Notices]
[Pages 4158-4163]
[FR Doc No: 2014-01367]

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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

[EPA-HQ-OPP-2013-0776; FRL-9904-66]

Nominations to the FIFRA Scientific Advisory Panel; Request for
Comments

AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: This notice provides the names, addresses, professional
affiliations, and selected biographical data of persons recently
nominated to serve on the Scientific Advisory Panel (SAP) established
under the Federal Insecticide, Fungicide, and Rodenticide Act (FIFRA).
The Agency, at this time, anticipates selecting two new FIFRA SAP
members to serve, as a result of membership terms that expire in 2014.
Public comments on the current nominations are invited. These comments
will be used to assist the Agency in selecting the new FIFRA SAP
members.

DATES: Comments, identified by docket identification (ID) number EPA-
HQ-OPP-2013-0776, must be received on or before February 10, 2014.

ADDRESSES: Submit your comments, identified by docket ID number EPA-

HQ-OPP-2013-0776, by one of the following methods:
     Federal eRulemaking Portal: http://www.regulations.gov.
Follow the online instructions for submitting comments. Do not submit
electronically any information you consider to be Confidential Business
Information (CBI) or other information whose disclosure is restricted
by statute.
     Mail: OPP Docket, Environmental Protection Agency Docket
Center (EPA/DC), (28221T), 1200 Pennsylvania Ave., NW., Washington, DC
20460-0001.
     Hand Delivery: To make special arrangements for hand
delivery or delivery of boxed information, please follow the
instructions at http://www.epa.gov/dockets/contacts.html.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Fred Jenkins, Designated Federal
Officer (DFO), Office of Science Coordination and Policy (7201M),
Environmental Protection Agency, 1200 Pennsylvania Ave. NW.,
Washington, DC 20460-0001; telephone number:<PHONE_NUMBER>; fax
number:<PHONE_NUMBER>; email address<EMAIL_ADDRESS>
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

 I. General Information

A. Does this action apply to me?

    This action is directed to the public in general. This action may,
however, be of interest to persons who are or may be required to
conduct testing of chemical substances under the Federal Food, Drug,
and Cosmetic Act (FFDCA) and FIFRA. Since other entities may also be
interested, the Agency has not attempted to describe all the specific
entities that may be affected by this action.

B. What should I consider as I prepare my comments for EPA?

    When submitting comments, remember to:
    1. Identify the document by docket ID number and other identifying
information (subject heading, Federal Register date and page number).
    2. 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.
    3. Explain why you agree or disagree; suggest alternatives and
substitute language for your requested changes.
    4. Describe any assumptions and provide any technical information
and/or data that you used.
    5. If you estimate potential costs or burdens, explain how you
arrived at your estimate in sufficient detail to allow for it to be
reproduced.
    6. Provide specific examples to illustrate your concerns and
suggest alternatives.
    7. Explain your views as clearly as possible, avoiding the use of
profanity or personal threats.
    8. Make sure to submit your comments by the comment period deadline
identified.

II. Background

    The FIFRA SAP serves as the primary scientific peer review
mechanism of EPA's Office of Chemical Safety and Pollution Prevention
(OCSPP) and is structured to provide scientific advice, information,
and recommendations to the EPA Administrator on pesticides and
pesticide-related issues as to the impact of regulatory actions on
health and the environment. The FIFRA SAP is a Federal advisory
committee, established in 1975 under FIFRA, that operates in accordance
with requirements of the Federal Advisory Committee Act (FACA). The
FIFRA SAP is composed of a permanent panel consisting of seven members
who are appointed by the EPA Deputy Administrator from nominees
provided by the National Institutes of Health (NIH) and the National
Science Foundation (NSF). FIFRA, as amended by the Food Quality and
Protection Act (FQPA), established a Science Review Board consisting of
at least 60 scientists who are available to the FIFRA SAP on an ad hoc
basis to assist in reviews conducted by the FIFRA SAP. As a peer review
mechanism, the FIFRA SAP provides comments, evaluations, and
recommendations to improve the effectiveness and quality of analyses
made by Agency scientists. Members of the FIFRA SAP are scientists who
have sufficient professional qualifications, including training and
experience, to provide expert advice and recommendation to the Agency.
    The Agency, at this time, anticipates selecting two new members to
serve on the panel as a result of membership terms that expire in 2014.
The Agency requested nominations of experts in the fields of human
toxicology, environmental toxicology, pathology, risk assessment, and/
or environmental biology with demonstrated experience and expertise in
all phases of the risk assessment process including: Planning, scoping,
and problem formulation; analysis; and interpretation and risk
characterization (including the interpretation and communication of
uncertainty). Nominees should be well published and current in their
field of expertise. FIFRA stipulates that we publish the name, address,
and professional affiliation of the nominees in the Federal Register.

III. Charter

    A Charter for the FIFRA SAP, dated October 19, 2012, was issued in
accordance with the requirements of FACA (5 U.S.C. App. I).

A. Qualifications of Members

    FIFRA SAP members are scientists who have sufficient professional
qualifications, including training and experience, to be capable of
providing expert comments as to the impact of pesticides on health and
the environment. No persons shall be ineligible to serve on FIFRA SAP
by reason of their membership on any other advisory committee to a
Federal department or agency or their employment by a Federal
department or agency (except EPA). The EPA Deputy Administrator
appoints individuals to serve on FIFRA SAP for staggered terms of 3
years. FIFRA SAP members are subject to all ethics requirements
applicable to Special Government Employees, which include rules
regarding conflicts of interest. Each nominee selected by the EPA
Deputy Administrator, before being formally appointed, is required to
submit a confidential statement of employment and financial interests,
which shall fully disclose, among other financial interests, the
nominee's sources of research support, if any.
    In accordance with FIFRA section 25(d)(1), all nominees considered
for appointment to FIFRA SAP shall furnish information concerning their
professional qualifications, educational background, employment
history, and scientific publications.

B. Applicability of Existing Regulations

    With respect to the requirements of FIFRA section 25(d) that the
EPA Administrator promulgate regulations regarding conflicts of
interest, EPA's existing ethics regulations applicable to Special
Government Employees, which include advisory committee members, will
apply to the members of FIFRA SAP.

C. Process of Obtaining Nominees

    In accordance with FIFRA section 25(d), EPA, on September 27, 2013,
requested that NIH and NSF nominate scientists to fill vacancies
occurring on FIFRA SAP. The Agency requested nominations of experts in
the fields of human toxicology, environmental toxicology, pathology,
risk assessment, and/or environmental biology with demonstrated
experience and expertise in all phases of the risk assessment

process including: Planning, scoping, and problem formulation;
analysis; and interpretation and risk characterization (including the
interpretation and communication of uncertainty). NIH and NSF responded
by letter, providing the Agency with a total of 21 nominees. Copies of
these letters, with the listed nominees, are available in the docket at
docket ID number EPA-HQ-OPP-2013-0776. Of the 21 nominees, 10 are
interested and available to actively participate in FIFRA SAP meetings
(see Unit IV.). In addition to the current nominees interested, at
EPA's discretion, nominees who were interested and available during the
previous nomination process (see the Federal Register of July 29, 2011
(76 FR 45555) (FRL-8882-2) may also be considered. Of the current 21
nominations, the following 11 individuals are not available:
    1. Asa Bradman, Ph.D., University of California--Berkeley,
Berkeley, CA.
    2. Aaron Blair, Ph.D., National Cancer Institute, Bethesda, MD.
    3. William Bradshaw, Ph.D., University of Oregon, Eugene, OR.
    4. Carlos Davidson, Ph.D., San Francisco State University, San
Francisco, CA.
    5. Vincent Hand, Ph.D., HandCompass Consulting LLC, Oxford, OH.
    6. Lawrence M. Hanks, Ph.D., University of Illinois at Urbana--
Champaign, Urbana, IL.
    7. Charles Lynch, M.D., University of Iowa, Iowa City, IA.
    8. Thomas A.E. Platts-Mills, M.D., University of Virginia,
Charlottesville, VA.
    9. Alvaro Puga, Ph.D., University of Cincinnati, College of
Medicine, Cincinnati, OH.
    10. Theodore Slotkin, Ph.D., Duke University School of Medicine,
Durham, NC.
    11. Rick Relyea, Ph.D., University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA.

IV. Nominees

    Following are the names, addresses, professional affiliations, and
selected biographical data of current nominees being considered for
membership on the FIFRA SAP. The Agency anticipates selecting two
individuals to fill vacancies occurring in 2014.
    1. Dana Boyd Barr, Ph.D., Emory University, Atlanta, GA--i.
Expertise: Exposure science and environmental health.
    ii. Education: B.S. in Biology from Brenau College and Ph.D. in
Analytical Chemistry from Georgia State University.
    iii. Professional Experience: Dr. Barr is a Professor of Exposure
Science and Environmental Health at Emory University's Rollins School
of Public Health, Department of Environmental Health. Although she has
been in academia for just 3 years, she has worked to successfully
establish a team of cohort studies evaluating maternal-child health,
paternal reproductive health, and farmworker safety in Thailand. She is
also collaborating on several child and farmworker cohorts in the
United States. In addition, she just received funding to evaluate
brominated flame retardant exposures and thyroid function in small
children. Prior to joining Emory, Dr. Barr was employed at the Centers
for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) for 23 years. During her
tenure at CDC, she devoted much of her time to the development of
methods for assessing human exposure to a variety of environmental
toxicants including current-use pesticides, phthalates, organochlorine
chemicals (pesticides and polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs)),
phytoestrogens, diethylene glycol, methyl eugenol, vinyl chloride, and
others. Dr. Barr has authored or coauthored over 300 peer-reviewed
publications, book chapters, and many published abstracts. Some of
these papers have been landmark papers showing human exposure to
pesticides in the general population and determining appropriate
matrices for biomonitoring at each life stage. She is the past
President of the International Society of Exposure Science (ISES;
formerly ISEA) and previously served as its Treasurer; she just
completed a 5-year term as Editor-in-Chief of ISES's official journal,
Journal of Exposure Science and Environmental Epidemiology. She is also
an Associate Editor of Environmental Health Perspectives and serves on
the editorial board of the Journal of Chromatography & Separation
Techniques, Journal of Health Research, and Advances in Medicine. She
is also an active member of the International Society of Environmental
Epidemiology, Society of Toxicology, American Chemical Society,
American Society for Mass Spectrometry, and the Association of Official
Analytical Chemists. She has served many important roles in the field
of exposure assessment including serving on EPA review boards such as
the FIFRA SAP, chairing and co-chairing sessions at international and
domestic meetings, serving on the National Children's Study Working
Group for chemical exposures, serving as an international expert in
pesticide methodology and exposure assessment, serving on the German
Research Foundation's Committee for Standardizing Analytical Methods
for Occupational and Environmental Chemistry, and serving on
International Life Sciences Institute/Health and Environmental Sciences
Institute's steering and technical committees for the Integration of
Biomonitoring Data into Risk Assessment. As a result of her efforts,
Dr. Barr has received many awards including International Society of
Exposure Science's Daisey Award for Outstanding Investigator, two
Health and Human Services Secretary's awards for exposure-health
investigations involving diethylene glycol and methyl parathion
poisoning, 2004 Federal Scientific Employee of the Year, CDC's Mackel
Award for outstanding collaboration among epidemiology and laboratory,
and EPA's Silver Medal for outstanding contributions to the development
of protocols for the National Children's Study.
    2. Paul D. Blanc, M.D., University of California San Francisco
(UCSF), San Francisco, CA--i. Expertise: Occupational and environmental
medicine.
    ii. Education: B.A. from Goddard College, M.S. in Public Health
from Harvard School of Public Health, and M.D. from Albert Einstein
College of Medicine.
    iii. Professional Experience: Dr. Blanc, is Professor of Medicine
and holds the Endowed Chair in Occupational and Environmental Medicine
at UCSF, where he has been on the faculty since 1988. He received his
B.A. from Goddard College, where he first became interested in health
and the environment, later training at the Harvard School of Public
Health (in industrial hygiene), the Albert Einstein School of Medicine,
and Cook County Hospital (in a joint Occupational Medicine and Internal
Medicine Residency). He was a Robert Wood Johnson Clinical Scholar at
UCSF from 1985-1987 and a Fulbright Senior Research Scholar at the Ben
Gurion University of the Negev in 1987-1988. He has been a resident
scholar at the Rockefeller Bellagio Center (Bellagio, Italy) and the
American Academy in Rome. In 2011, he was elected as a fellow of the
Collegium Ramazzini, an international honorific society of occupational
health leaders. In 2013-2014 he is a Mellon Fellow at the Center for
Advanced Studies in the Behavioral Sciences at Stanford University. He
has authored numerous scholarly publications in his field and is also
the author of ``How Everyday Products Make People Sick'' (University of
California Press, 2009). He posts a blog, Household Hazards, hosted by
the journal, Psychology Today (http://

www.psychologytoday.com/blog/household-hazards).
    3. Rachel M. Bowden, Ph.D., Illinois State University, Normal, IL--
i. Expertise: Ecological Physiology and Endocrinology
    ii. Education: B.A. in Environmental, Population & Organismal
Biology from University of Colorado-Boulder and Ph.D. in Evolution,
Ecology and Behavior from Indiana University-Bloomington.
    iii. Professional Experience: Dr. Bowden is currently a Professor
in the School of Biological Sciences at Illinois State University. She
has received broad training in the biological sciences, but her
specific expertise is in ecological physiology with a focus on
endocrinology. She has been interested in maternal resource
provisioning to offspring, particularly yolk steroids and the
consequences of those maternal resources on offspring, for nearly 20
years. Her research has evolved from simply documenting patterns
related to yolk steroids to trying to understand how, mechanistically,
embryos respond to and cope with the presence of exogenous,
biologically active agents during development. More recently, her
research group has been working with bisphenol-A. Their interest in
this compound lies in its ability to induce estrogen-like properties,
and they are currently examining the effects of exposure to bisphenol-A
during early development using the red-eared slider turtle (Trachemys
scripta) as a model system.
    4. Richard Thomas Di Giulio, Ph.D., Duke University, Durham, NC--i.
Expertise: Environmental toxicology.
    ii. Education: B.A. in Comparative Literature from University of
Texas at Austin, M.S. in Wildlife Biology from Louisiana State
University, and Ph.D. in Environmental Toxicology from Virginia
Polytechnic Institute and State University.
    iii. Professional Experience: Dr. Di Giulio is Professor of
Environmental Toxicology in the Nicholas School of the Environment at
Duke University where he also serves as Director of the Integrated
Toxicology and Environmental Health Program, Director of the Superfund
Research Center, and Co-Principal Investigator for the Center for the
Environmental Implications of Nanotechnology. Dr. Di Giulio has
published extensively on subjects including biochemical and molecular
mechanisms of adaptation and toxicity, biomarkers for chemical exposure
and toxicity, and effects of chemical mixtures and multiple stressors.
His current work focuses on mechanisms by which polycyclic aromatic
hydrocarbons (PAHs) and nanomaterials perturb embryonic development in
fish models (zebrafish and killifish), the evolutionary consequences of
hydrocarbon pollution on fish populations, and the ecological and human
health impacts of mountaintop coal mining in Appalachia. Additionally,
he has organized symposia and workshops, and written on the broader
subject of interconnections between human health and ecological
integrity. Dr. Di Giulio serves as an advisor for the Science Advisory
Board of EPA, is a member of the Scientific Advisory Board, U.S.
Department of Defense, Strategic Environmental Research and Development
Program, is Associate Editor for Environmental Health Perspectives, and
recently served on the National Academy of Science Committee on
Exposure Assessment in the 21st Century. He is an active member of the
Society of Environmental Toxicology and Chemistry (SETAC), where he
previously served on the Board of Directors, and the Society of
Toxicology (SOT).
    5. Hilary Godwin, Ph.D., University of California at Los Angeles
(UCLA), Los Angeles, CA--i. Expertise: Chemistry and environmental
health.
    ii. Education: B.S. in Chemistry from University of Chicago; Ph.D.
in Physical Chemistry from Stanford University.
    iii. Professional Experience: Professor Godwin joined the UCLA
faculty in 2006 and is currently a Professor in the Environmental
Health Sciences Department and in the Institute of the Environment and
Sustainability. She conducted postdoctoral research from 1994-1996 at
the Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine in the Department of
Biophysics and Biophysical Chemistry, where she was a National
Institutes of Health postdoctoral fellow. Prior to joining the faculty
at UCLA, Dr. Godwin was on the faculty of the Department of Chemistry
at Northwestern University, where she was an Assistant Professor (1996-
2000), Associate Professor (2000-2006), Associate Chair (2003-2004),
and Chair (2004-2006) of Chemistry. She has served as Chair of the
Department of Environmental Health Sciences (2007-2008) and Associate
Dean for Academic Programs (2008-2011) in the School of Public Health
at UCLA as well as Faculty Director for the Global Bio Lab at UCLA
(2009-2011 and 2013-present). Dr. Godwin has received several awards,
including a Camille Dreyfus Teacher-Scholar Award, an Alfred P. Sloan
Research Fellowship, a National Science Foundation CAREER Award, a
Burroughs Wellcome Fund Toxicology New Investigator Award, and a
Camille and Henry Dreyfus New Faculty Award. She was a Howard Hughes
Medical Institute Professor from 2002-2006 and was elected as a fellow
of the American Association for the Advancement of Science in 2009. Dr.
Godwin is a Luskin Scholar and is coPI and Director for Education and
Outreach Activities for the University of California Center for
Environmental Implications of Nanotechnology. Dr. Godwin's research
focuses on elucidating the molecular toxicology of engineered
nanomaterials and development of assays for detection and analysis of
infectious diseases. She collaborates with Professor Tim Malloy in the
UCLA School of Law on the development and analysis of new approaches to
nanoregulatory policy and assessment of alternatives for hazardous
substances. She also works actively with local organizations and
community groups to prepare for and diminish the impact of climate
change on public health.
    6. Jane A. Hoppin, Sc.D., North Carolina State University (NCSU),
Raleigh, NC--i. Expertise: Environmental health and epidemiology.
    ii. Education: B.S. in Environmental Toxicology from University of
California, Davis; M.S. in Environmental Health Sciences and Sc.D. in
Environmental Health and Epidemiology from Harvard School of Public
Health.
    iii. Professional Experience: Dr. Hoppin is an Associate Professor
in the Department of Biological Sciences and Deputy Director of the
Center for Human Health and the Environment at NCSU. Dr. Hoppin's
research focuses on the human health effects of pesticides and other
agricultural exposures. Prior to joining NCSU in August 2013, Dr.
Hoppin was a Staff Scientist at the National Institute of Environmental
Health Sciences (NIEHS) where she was one of the principal
investigators of the Agricultural Health Study, a federally funded
prospective study of farmers and their spouses in North Carolina and
Iowa. During her tenure at NIEHS, Dr. Hoppin focused her research on
the adult respiratory health effects of pesticides and other
agricultural exposures. In 2010, she was awarded the NIEHS Staff
Scientist of the Year award. Dr. Hoppin has published over 170 peer
reviewed publications in the field of environmental health and
epidemiology. Dr. Hoppin has served on the editorial boards of the
American Journal of Epidemiology and the Journal of Occupational
Medicine and Toxicology; in 2010, she guest edited a special edition of
International Journal

of Environmental Research and Public Health focused on pesticides and
health. Dr. Hoppin also focuses on the respiratory and allergic health
effects of phthalates and the related exposure assessment issues.
    7. David Alan Jett, Ph.D., National Institutes of Health (NIH),
Bethesda, MD--i. Expertise: Neuropharmacology and toxicology.
    ii. Education: B.A. in Biology from Hampton Institute; M.S. in
Zoology/Toxicology from University of Maryland; and Ph.D. in
Neuropharmacology and Toxicology from University of Maryland School of
Medicine.
    iii. Professional Experience: Dr. Jett is a Program Director at the
National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke (NINDS) where
he directs the NIH Countermeasures Against Chemical Threats
(CounterACT) Program designed to develop new drugs and diagnostic tools
for treating victims of chemical exposures during an emergency, among
other duties. Dr. Jett conducted postdoctoral research and subsequently
joined the faculty at Johns Hopkins University's Bloomberg School of
Public Health Department of Environmental Health Sciences where he
conducted research as a university professor for several years. Dr.
Jett's scientific interest is in the impact of pesticides on nervous
system function, including the molecular and cellular mechanisms of
cognitive and neural development. Specifically, he has expertise and
experience with organophosphorus pesticides and nerve agents, and the
heavy metal lead. Dr. Jett's other interests at NINDS are programs
designed to increase diversity in the neuroscience research workforce,
and translational research programs.
    8. Kurunthachalam Kannan, Ph.D., New York State Department of
Health, Albany, NY and State University of New York at Albany, NY--i.
Expertise: Environmental chemistry and ecotoxicology.
    ii. Education: B.S. in Agricultural Sciences and M.S. in
Agricultural Microbiology from Tamil Nadu Agricultural University; M.S.
and Ph.D. in Environmental Chemistry and Ecotoxicology from Ehime
University.
    iii. Professional Experience: Dr. Kannan is a Research Scientist at
Wadsworth Center, New York State Department of Health in Albany, NY,
where he is Chief of the Organic Analytical Laboratory at the Center.
He also holds a joint appointment as a Professor at the Department of
Environmental Health Sciences, School of Public Health, State
University of New York at Albany. He also holds visiting professorships
at Ehime University, Japan and Harbin Institute of Technology and
Nankai University, China. Dr. Kannan's research is focused on
environmental distribution, bioaccumulation, human exposure, food
contamination, and fate of toxicants. His current research interests
are in understanding human exposure to environmental toxicants
including pesticides and health effects associated with such exposures.
Dr. Kannan has published more than 400 research articles in peer-
reviewed journals, 20 book chapters, and edited a book. Dr. Kannan is
one of the top 10 most highly cited researchers (ISI (Highly Cited)) in
ecology/environment in the world. He is ranked top two globally on the
list of Thompson ISI's most highly cited researchers in environment/
ecology domain. Dr. Kannan is a recipient of several international
awards and honors throughout his career and to name a few, Governor's
Gold Medal in 1986 and Society of Environmental Toxicology and
Chemistry's Weston F. Roy Environmental Chemistry award in 1999. Dr.
Kannan is the Editor-in-Chief of Ecotoxicology and Environmental Safety
and serves as an Associate Editor of several professional journals and
on the editorial board of several international journals. Dr. Kannan is
a recipient of Super Reviewer Award for his scholarly and timely
reviews of manuscripts submitted to Environmental Science and
Technology, the American Chemical Society journal. He is a frequent
reviewer of research proposals submitted for funding agencies in
several countries throughout the world. Dr. Kannan has mentored more
than 10 masters and doctoral level students and advised more than 20
postdoctoral research associates in his laboratory. He secured more
than $15 million in research grants in the past 10 years.
    9. Coby Schal, Ph.D., North Carolina State University (NCSU),
Raleigh, NC--i. Expertise: Entomology.
    ii. Education: B.S. in Biology from State University of New York at
Albany; Ph.D. in Entomology from University of Kansas.
    iii. Professional Experience: Dr. Schal is the Blanton J. Whitmire
Distinguished Professor of Structural Pest Management at NCSU, where he
is also co-founder and member of the Executive Committee of the W. M.
Keck Center for Behavioral Biology and member of the Agromedicine
Institute and the Genetics Graduate Program. Between 1984-1993, he was
Assistant and Associate Professor and Extension Specialist of Urban
Entomology at Rutgers University, NJ. He is a leading authority on
cockroach and bed bug behavior, chemical ecology, physiology,
toxicology, biochemistry, and molecular biology. His research has
resulted in publications, patents, and tools for pest management. His
research on chemical ecology has delineated pheromone-mediated
communication in cockroaches, oviposition attractants in mosquitoes,
and the evolution of pheromone communication in moths. His team also
characterized the role that juvenile hormone plays in regulating sexual
behavior and sexual maturation in insects and studies the function and
regulation of cuticular waxes in various insects. Research in urban
entomology in the last decade has concentrated on the biology of
cockroach-produced allergens and intervention strategies to mitigate
their pervasiveness in the indoor environment; profiles and mechanisms
of insecticide resistance that form the basis for recommendations to
the pest control industry; optimization of bait delivery systems,
developing and testing repellents against urban pests, and assessing
the impact of these approaches on pest behavior, humans, and the
environment; and practical integrated solutions (IPM) to cockroach
problems in livestock production facilities that emphasize reduced-risk
approaches. Dr. Schal's research has been funded by EPA, U.S.
Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD), National Institutes
of Health (NIH), National Science Foundation (NSF), U.S. Department of
Agriculture (USDA), private foundations and industry and he has
published over 230 peer-reviewed papers. He has served as subject
editor of the Journal of Economic Entomology and Pest Management
Science, and on the editorial boards of Archives of Insect Biochemistry
and Physiology, Journal of Chemical Ecology, Journal of Insect Science,
and Psyche. He also served on several EPA and NSF panels and as
panelist and panel manager for USDA grants panels, and has been an
active volunteer with the Entomological Society of America, the
Entomological Foundation, and the International Society of Chemical
Ecology. He has mentored 28 graduate students and 32 postdoctoral
researchers, as well as high school and undergraduate students. Dr.
Schal teaches a graduate course in insect behavior, graduate seminars
in urban entomology and chemical ecology, and contributes to a team-
taught professional development course and insect physiology course.
Recent honors include Lifetime Honorary Membership in the North
Carolina Pest Management Association, Distinguished

Achievement Award in Urban Entomology from the National Conference on
Urban Entomology, elected Fellow of the Entomological Society of
America, elected Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement
of Science, NCSU's Research Friend of Extension Award, NCSU's Alumni
Association Outstanding Research Award, the 2011 Silverstein-Simeone
Award from the International Society for Chemical Ecology, and a
Distinguished Member of Sigma Xi.
    10. Judith Zelikoff, Ph.D., New York University School of Medicine,
Tuxedo, NY--i. Expertise: Toxicology.
    ii. Education: B.S. in Biology from Upsala College, M.S. in
Microbiology from Farleigh Dickinson University, and Ph.D. in
Experimental Pathology from University of Medicine and Dentistry of New
Jersey--New Jersey Medical School.
    iii. Professional Experience: Dr. Zelikoff, a tenured full
professor and Principal Investigator, has more than 25 years experience
using animal models for assessing the toxicology of inhaled pollutants
including metals, nanomaterials, and pollution mixtures from
combustible tobacco products, as well as that from wood burning and
diesel exhaust. Recently, studies in her laboratory have focused on the
fetal basis of adult disease associated with prenatal exposure of mice
to inhaled nanomaterials, ambient particulate matter (PM), and
cigarette smoke (CS). Results from the cigarette smoke publications
demonstrated that in utero exposure to a maternal dose of CS equivalent
to smoking <1 pack of cigarettes/day increases risk factors in the
offspring associated with cardiovascular disease, asthma, immune
dysfunction, and attention-deficit hyperreactivity disorder later in
life and in a sex-dependent manner. Her tobacco studies have recently
been extended to examine toxicity of smokeless tobacco (ST) using a
mouse model of oral mucosal exposure, as well as toxicity of smoke from
e-cigarettes and hookah. Studies with ST, like those with CS, examined
the reproductive/developmental, immunological, cardiovascular, renal,
and neurological/behavioral effects of repeated exposure during
pregnancy. Earlier in her career, Dr. Zelikoff focused on environmental
toxicology and published a significant number of papers on the toxicity
of metals and pesticides on different fish species. Many of these
publications were used to help inform policy and set regulations. In
addition, immune biomarkers of effects, developed in these same fish
species, were also used as indicators of aquatic pollution and efficacy
of remediation. Dr. Zelikoff also has extensive experience as a
scientific leader which is reflected by her many leadership roles. She
currently serves on the Executive Board of the Society of Toxicology
(SOT, 8,000 member society) as Council Secretary and previously as
president of both the Metals and Immunotoxicology Society of Toxicology
Specialty Sections where she received a Lifetime Achievement Award. In
addition, she served as a full member on two National Institute of
Environmental Health Sciences (NIEHS) Study Sections and continues to
serve as an ad hoc member for numerous NIH Special Emphasis Panels
where she has also served as Chair. Currently, she is an editorial
board member for Environmental Health Perspectives and serves as
Associate Editor on numerous toxicological journals. As the New York
University NIEHS Center Outreach Director, Dr. Zelikoff has led
numerous community-guided and enrichment initiatives that have served
to set public policy and improve public health by better informing
local communities of the latest knowledge in environmental health.

List of Subjects

    Environmental protection, Administrative practice and procedure,
Pesticides and pests.

    Dated: January 8, 2014.
David J. Dix,
Director, Office of Science Coordination and Policy.
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[Docket No. IC21-13-000]

Commission Information Collection Activities (FERC-725l); Comment
Request; Extension

AGENCY: Federal Energy Regulatory Commission.

ACTION: Notice of information collection and request for comments.

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SUMMARY: In compliance with the requirements of the Paperwork Reduction
Act of 1995, the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (Commission or
FERC) is soliciting public comment on a renewal of currently approved
information

collection FERC 725L (Mandatory Reliability Standards for the Bulk-
Power System: MOD Reliability Standards), which will be submitted to
the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for review.

DATES: Comments on the collection of information are due July 14, 2021.

ADDRESSES: Send written comments on FERC-725L to OMB through
www.reginfo.gov/public/do/PRAMain. Attention: Federal Energy Regulatory
Commission Desk Officer. Please identify the OMB Control Number (1902-
0261) in the subject line of your comments. Comments should be sent
within 30 days of publication of this notice to www.reginfo.gov/public/do/PRAMain. Please submit copies of your comments to the Commission.
You may submit copies of your comments (identified by Docket No. IC21-
13-000) by one of the following methods:
    Electronic filing through http://www.ferc.gov is preferred.
     Electronic Filing: Documents must be filed in acceptable
native applications and print-to-PDF, but not in scanned or picture
format.
     For those unable to file electronically, comments may be
filed by USPS mail or by hand (including courier) delivery.
    [cir] Mail via U.S. Postal Service Only: Addressed to: Federal
Energy Regulatory Commission, Secretary of the Commission, 888 First
Street NE, Washington, DC 20426.
    [cir] Hand (including courier) Delivery: Deliver to: Federal Energy
Regulatory Commission, 12225 Wilkins Avenue, Rockville, MD 20852.
    Instructions: OMB submissions must be formatted and filed in
accordance with submission guidelines at www.reginfo.gov/public/do/PRAMain. Using the search function under the ``Currently Under Review''
field, select Federal Energy Regulatory Commission; click ``submit,''
and select ``comment'' to the right of the subject collection. FERC
submissions must be formatted and filed in accordance with submission
guidelines at: http://www.ferc.gov. For user assistance, contact FERC
Online Support by email at<EMAIL_ADDRESS>or by phone at:
(866) 208-3676 (toll-free).
    Docket: Users interested in receiving automatic notification of
activity in this docket or in viewing/downloading comments and
issuances in this docket may do so at https://www.ferc.gov/ferc-online/overview.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Ellen Brown may be reached by email at
<EMAIL_ADDRESS>telephone at<PHONE_NUMBER>.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
    Title: FERC 725L (Mandatory Reliability Standards for the Bulk-
Power System: MOD Reliability Standards).
    OMB Control No.: 1902-0261.
    Type of Request: Three-year extension of the FERC-725L information
collection requirements with changes to the current reporting
requirements due to RD20-4.
    Abstract: MOD Reliability Standards ensure that generators remain
in operation during specified voltage and frequency excursions,
properly coordinate protective relays and generator voltage regulator
controls, and ensure that generator models accurately reflect the
generator's capabilities and equipment performance.
    On May 30, 2013, the North American Electric Reliability
Corporation (NERC) filed a petition explaining that the reliability of
the Bulk-Power System benefits from ``good quality simulation models of
power system equipment,'' \2\ and that ``model validation ensures the
proper performance of the control systems and validates the computer
models used for stability analysis.'' NERC further stated that the
Reliability Standards will enhance reliability because the tests
performed to obtain model data may reveal latent defects that could
cause ``inappropriate unit response during system disturbances.'' \2\
Subsequently, on March 20, 2014,\1\ the Commission approved Reliability
Standards MOD-025-2, MOD-026-1, and MOD-027-1. These Standards were
intended to address generator verifications needed to support Bulk-
Power System reliability that would also ensure that accurate data is
verified and made available for planning simulations.\2\
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    \1\ Final Rule in Docket No. RM13-16-000.
    \2\ NERC Petition for Approval of Five Proposed Reliability
Standards MOD-025-2, MOD-026-1, MOD-027-1, PRC-019-1, and PRC-024-1
submitted to FERC on 5/30/2013.
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    On May 1, 2014,\3\ the Commission approved Reliability Standards
MOD-032-1 and MOD-033-2. These Standards were to address ``system-level
modeling data and validation requirements necessary for developing
planning models and the Interconnection-wide cases that are integral to
analyzing the reliability of the Bulk-Power System''. MOD-025-2, MOD-
026-1, MOD-027-1, MOD-031-3, MOD-032-1 and MOD-033-2 are all currently
approved within the FERC-725L information collection. The reporting
requirements associated with each standard will not change as a result
of this extension request.
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    \3\ Order in Docket No. RD14-5-000.
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    The 60-day notice published on April 8, 2021 and received no
comments.
    Type of Respondents: NERC-registered entities including generator
owners, transmission planners, planning authorities, balancing
authorities, resource planners, transmission service providers,
reliability coordinators, and transmission operators.\4\
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    \4\ In subsequent portions of this notice, the following
acronyms will be used: PA = Planning Authority, GO = Generator
Owner, TP = Transmission Planner, BA = Balancing Authority, RP =
Resource Planner, TSP = Transmission Service Provider, RC =
Reliability Coordinator, TOP = Transmission Operator.
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    Estimate of Annual Burden: \5\ The Commission estimates the annual
public reporting burden \6\ and cost for the information collection as:
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    \5\ ``Burden'' is defined as the total time, effort, or
financial resources expended by persons to generate, maintain,
retain, or disclose or provide information to or for a Federal
agency. For further explanation of what is included in the
information collection burden, reference 5 Code of Federal
Regulations 1320.3.
    \6\ Each of the five MOD standards in the FERC-725L information
collection previously contained ``one-time'' components to their
respondent burden. These one-time burden categories consisted
primarily of activities related to establishing industry practices
and developing data validation procedures tailored toward these
reliability standards and their reporting requirements. None of the
one-time burdens apply any longer, so they are being removed from
the FERC-725L information collection.
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    RD20-4:
     Elimination of the burden associated with the load-serving
entity (LSE) function in Requirement R1 of proposed Reliability
Standard MOD-031-3.\7\ The NERC petition states as the load-serving
entity is no longer a NERC registration category, NERC proposes to
remove this entity from the applicability section of proposed
Reliability Standard MOD-031-3 and remove reference to this entity in
Requirement R1, Part 1.1, where it is listed as an ``Applicable
Entity'' for purposes of Requirements R2 and R4.\8\
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    \7\ The burden associated with the current version of this
standard, MOD-031-2, is included in FERC-725L.
    \8\ Standards Alignment with Registration Petition at 10.
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    Additionally, NERC proposes to strike the term ``Planning
Authority'' from the applicability section of the standard and the
explanatory text that follows. The preferred terminology for the
responsible entity that coordinates and integrates transmission
facilities and service plans, resource plans, and protection systems is
``Planning Coordinator.'' \9\ This is a terminology change and will not
result in a change in burden.
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    \9\ Standards Alignment with Registration Petition at 10.

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     Modification of the term ``Planning Authority'' to
``Planning Coordinator'' in proposed Reliability Standard MOD-033-
2.\10\ In the petition, NERC proposes to strike the term ``Planning
Authority'' from the applicability section of the standard and the
explanatory text that follows. The proposed change is intended to
promote consistent use of ``Planning Coordinator'' throughout the
Reliability Standards.\11\ This is a terminology change and will not
result in a change in burden.
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    \10\ The burden associated with the current version of this
standard, MOD-033-1, is included in FERC-725L.
    \11\ Standards Alignment with Registration Petition at 11.
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     Reliability Standard MOD-031-3 (Demand and Energy Data).
     Reliability Standard MOD-033-2 (Steady-State and Dynamic
System Model Validation).

                               Proposed Changes to Burden Due to Docket No. RD20-4-000 Adjustments and Clarifications [1]
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                                                                  Annual number                               Average burden
 Reliability standard & requirements    Number of respondents &   of responses    Annual number of responses     hrs. per      Total annual burden hours
                                            type of entity       per respondent                                  response
                                       (1).....................             (2)  (1) * (2) = (3)............             (4)  (3) * (4) = (5)
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                                               RD20-4 Net Changes to FERC-725L, OMB Control No. 1902-0261
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MOD-031-3 (Demand and Energy Data)     -561 (DP, LSE, TP & BA).               1  -561.......................               8  -4,488
 Develop summary in accordance w/R1,
 Subparts 1.5.4 and 1.5.5.--program
 decrease & adjustment/clarification
 \12\.
MOD-031-3 (Demand and Energy Data)     113 (PC & BA)...........               1  113........................               8  904
 Develop data request in accordance w/
 R1 and R3 & Evidence Retention--
 adjustment/clarification \13\.
MOD-031-3 (Demand and Energy Data)     381 (TP, BA & DP).......               1  381........................               8  3,048
 Develop and provide data in
 accordance w/R2 and R4 & Evidence
 Retention--adjustment/clarification
 \12\.
MOD-033-2 (Steady-State Dynamic        -14 (RC & TOP) \ 14\....               1  -14........................               8  -112
 System Model Validation) R2 Data
 Submittal [for R2]--adjustment.
MOD-033-2 (Steady-State Dynamic        -14 (PC, RC & TOP) \15\.               1  -14........................               1  -14
 System Model Validation), R1-R2,
 Evidence Retention, adjustment.
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    Net Changes for FERC-725L due to   ........................  ..............  -95                          ..............  -662
     RD20-4.                                                                     (net reduction)............                  (net reduction)
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                                                                        MOD-025-2
          [Verification and data reporting of generator real and reactive power capability and synchronous condenser reactive power capability]
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                                                     Annual number
                                    Number of        of responses    Total number   Average burden & cost per  Total annual burden hours     Cost per
                                 respondents \16\   per respondent   of responses            response             & total annual cost     respondent ($)
                               (1)................             (2)     (1) * (2) =  (4)......................  (3) * (4) = (5)..........       (5) / (1)
                                                                               (3)
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Attachment 2.................  1,003 (GO).........               1           1,003  6 hrs.; $502.02 \17\.....  6,018 hrs.; $503,526.06..         $502.02
Evidence Retention...........  1,003 (GO).........               1           1,003  1 hr.; $34.79 \18\.......  1,003 hrs.; $34,894.07...           34.79
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    Total....................  ...................  ..............  ..............  .........................  7,021 hrs.; $538,420.07..  ..............
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                                                                        MOD-026-1
                   [Verification of models and data for generator excitation control system or plant volt/variance control functions]
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                                                    Annual number
                                    Number of       of responses    Total number    Average burden & cost per  Total annual burden hours     Cost per
                                   respondents     per respondent   of responses            response              & total annual cost     respondent ($)
                                (1)..............             (2)     (1) * (2) =  (4).......................  (3) * (4) = (5)..........       (5) / (1)
                                                                              (3)
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Instructions for obtaining      201 (TP).........               1             201  8 hrs.; $669.36 \17\......  1,608 hrs.; $134,541.36..         $669.36
 excitation control system or
 plant voltage/variance
 control function model.
Documentation on generator      501 (GO).........               1             501  8 hrs.; $669.36 \17\......  4,008 hrs.; $335,349.36..          669.36
 verification.

Evidence Retention............  668 (GO and TOP).               1             668  1 hr.; $34.79 \18\........  668 hrs.; $23,239.72.....           34.79
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    Total.....................  .................  ..............  ..............  ..........................  6,284 hrs.; $493,130.44..  ..............
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                                                                        MOD-027-1
                   [Verification of models and data for turbine/governor and load control or active power/frequency control functions]
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                                                    Annual number
                                    Number of       of responses    Total number    Average burden & cost per  Total annual burden hours     Cost per
                                   respondents     per respondent   of responses            response              & total annual cost     respondent ($)
                                (1)..............             (2)     (1) * (2) =  (4).......................  (3) * (4) = (5)..........       (5) / (1)
                                                                              (3)
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Instructions for obtaining      201 (TP).........               1             201  8 hrs.; $669.36 \17\......  1,608 hrs.; $134,541.36..         $669.36
 excitation control system or
 plant voltage/variance
 control function model.
Documentation on generator      501 (GO) \19\....               1             501  8 hrs.; $669.36 \17\......  4,008 hrs.; $335,349.36..          669.36
 verification.
Evidence Retention............  668 (GO and TP)..               1             668  1 hr.; $34.79 \18\........  668 hrs.; $23,239.72.....           34.79
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    Total.....................  .................  ..............  ..............  ..........................  6,284 hrs.; $493,130.44..  ..............
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                                     MOD-031-3 (Formerly MOD-031-2) (Demand and Energy Data), Included in FERC-725L
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                                                    Annual number
Reliability standard MOD-031-3   Number and type    of responses    Total number     Avg. burden & cost per    Total annual burden hours     Cost per
                                  of respondents   per respondent   of responses          response \20\           & total annual cost     respondent ($)
                                (1)..............             (2)     (1) * (2) =  (4).......................  (3) * (4) = (5)..........       (5) / (1)
                                                                              (3)
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(On-going) Develop summary in   616 (DP, TP and/                1             616  8 hrs.; $561.52...........  4,928 hrs.; $345,896.32..         $561.52
 accordance with Requirement     or BA).
 R1, Subparts 1.5.4 and 1.5.5.
MOD-031-3 Net Changes in RD20-  .................  ..............             -67  ..........................  -536 hrs.; $37,621.84....  ..............
 4 (in the first table above).
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    New Total for MOD-031-3     .................  ..............             549  ..........................  4,392 hrs.; $308,274.48..  ..............
     for Renewal.
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                                                                        MOD-032-1
                   [Verification of models and data for turbine/governor and load control or active power/frequency control functions]
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                                                    Annual number
                                    Number of       of responses    Total number    Average burden & cost per  Total annual burden hours     Cost per
                                   respondents     per respondent   of responses            response              & total annual cost     respondent ($)
                                (1)..............             (2)     (1) * (2) =  (4).......................  (3) * (4) = (5)..........       (5) / (1)
                                                                              (3)
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Data Submittal................  1,418 (BA, GO, PA/              1           1,418  8 hrs.; $561.52 \20\......  11,344 hrs.; $796,235.36.         $561.52
                                 PC, RP, TO, TP,
                                 and TSP).

Evidence Retention............  1,418 (BA, GO, PA/              1           1,418  1 hr.; $34.79 \18\........  1,418 hrs.; $49,332.22...           34.79
                                 PC, RP, TO, TP,
                                 and TSP).
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    Total.....................  .................  ..............  ..............  ..........................  12,762 hrs.; $998,484.70.  ..............
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                                                             MOD-033-2 (Formerly MOD-033-1)
                                                   [Steady-state and dynamics system model validation]
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                                                    Annual number
                                    Number of       of responses    Total number     Avg. burden & cost per    Total annual burden hours     Cost per
                                   respondents     per respondent   of responses            response              & total annual cost     respondent ($)
                                (1)..............             (2)     (1) * (2) =  (4).......................  (3) * (4) = (5)..........       (5) / (1)
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Data Submittal................  178 (RC and TOP).               1             178  8 hrs.; $669.36 \20\......  1,424 hrs.; $119,146.08..         $669.36
Evidence Retention............  243 (PA/PC, RC,                 1             243  1 hr.; $34.79 \18\........  243 hrs.; $8,453.97......           34.79
                                 and TOP).
MOD-033-2 Net Changes in RD20-  .................  ..............             -28  ..........................  -126.....................  ..............
 4 (in the first table above).
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    New Total for MOD-033-2     .................  ..............             393  ..........................  1,541 hrs.; $128,935.47..  ..............
     Renewal.
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    The total annual estimated burden and cost for the FERC-725L
information collection is 38,724 hours and $2,960,375.60 respectively.
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    \12\ The estimates reflect a program decrease of 63 de-
registered LSEs (and corresponding program decrease of 504 hrs.)
related to Docket No. RD20-4-000, and an adjustment/clarification
(decrease) of 498 DPs, TPs, and BAs (and corresponding decrease of
3,984 hrs.), not related to Docket No. RD20-4-000. The updated
number of 381 DPs, TPs and BAs is listed in a new row clarifying
their applicability with Requirements R2 and R4. Requirement R2
requires applicable entities to develop and provide data pursuant
with Requirement R1.
    \13\ The 113 PCs and BAs were originally estimated in FERC-725A
due to Order No. 693. However, the estimates and descriptions were
not clearly spelled out, so we are clarifying them. [Some of this
burden may still be in FERC-725A (and double counted temporarily).]
    \14\ The estimate is changing to 174 (from 188) due to normal
industry fluctuation.
    \15\ The estimate is changing to 188 (from 194) due to normal
industry fluctuation.
    \16\ The number of respondents for MOD-025-2/MOD-026-1/MOD-027-
1/MOD-31-3/MOD-032-/MOD-033-2 are from the NERC compliance registry
February 5, 2021.
    \17\ This wage figure uses the average hourly wage (plus
benefits) for electrical engineers (Occupation Code: 17-2071,
$70.19/hour) and managers (Occupation Code: 11-0000, $97.15/hour)
obtained from the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) (from https://www.bls.gov/oes/current/naics2_22.htm). The average used the
following calculation: [$70.19/hour + $97.15/hour] / 2 = $83.67/
hour.
    \18\ The estimate uses the hourly average wage (plus benefits)
for file clerks obtained from the Bureau of Labor Statistics:
$34.79/hour (BLS Occupation Code: 43-4071).
    \19\ It is estimated that the applicable numbers of generator
owner respondents used to calculate the public reporting burden for
these standards MOD-026-1, MOD-027- 1, MOD-032-1 and MOD-033-1 is
half of total numbers of GO (501=1003/2) due to the higher
applicability threshold for those Reliability Standards.
    \20\ The estimate uses the average hourly wage (plus benefits)
of $70.19/hour for electrical engineers (Occupation Code: 17-2071)
from the Bureau of Labor Statistics.
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    Comments: Comments are invited on: (1) Whether the collection of
information is necessary for the proper performance of the functions of
the Commission, including whether the information will have practical
utility; (2) the accuracy of the agency's estimate of the burden and
cost of the collection of information, including the validity of the
methodology and assumptions used; (3) ways to enhance the quality,
utility and clarity of the information collection; and (4) ways to
minimize the burden of the collection of information on those who are
to respond, including the use of automated collection techniques or
other forms of information technology.

    Dated: June 8, 2021.
Kimberly D. Bose,
Secretary.
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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

 Federal Railroad Administration

 Notice of Application for Approval of Discontinuance or
Modification of a Railroad Signal System or Relief

    Pursuant to Title 49 Code of Federal Regulations (CFR) part 235 and
49 U.S.C. 20502(a), the following railroad has petitioned the Federal
Railroad Administration (FRA) seeking approval for the discontinuance
or modification of the signal system or relief from the requirements of
49 CFR part 236, as detailed below.

Docket Number FRA-2010-0114

    Applicant: Paducah & Louisville Railway, Inc., Mr. C. D. Edwards,
General Supervisor of Signals & Structures, 1500 Kentucky Avenue,
Paducah, KY 42003.
    The Paducah & Louisville Railway, Inc. seeks approval of the
proposed removal of two intermediate signal locations at milepost (MP)
J 14.9 and MP J 10.9 between Shively, KY, MP J 4.0 and West Point, KY,
MP J 21.0.
    The reason given for the proposed changes is to upgrade EC 5 at
signal locations MP J 13.3 and MP J 9.1.
    Any interested party desiring to protest the granting of an
application shall set forth specifically the grounds upon which the
protest is made, and include a concise statement of the interest of the
party in the proceeding. Additionally, one copy of the protest shall be
furnished to the applicant at the address listed above.
    FRA expects to be able to determine these matters without an oral
hearing. However, if a specific request for an oral hearing is
accompanied by a showing that the party is unable to adequately present
his or her position by written statements, an application may be set
for public hearing.
    All communications concerning this proceeding should be identified
by Docket Number FRA-2010-0114 and may be submitted by one of the
following methods:
     Web site: http://www.regulations.gov. Follow the
instructions for submitting comments on the DOT electronic site;
     Fax:<PHONE_NUMBER>;
     Mail: Docket Management Facility, U.S. Department of
Transportation, 1200 New Jersey Avenue, SE., West Building Ground
Floor, Room W12-140, Washington, DC 20590; or
     Hand Delivery: Room W12-140 of the U.S. Department of
Transportation West Building Ground Floor, 1200 New Jersey Avenue, SE.,
Washington, DC, between 9 a.m. and 5 p.m., Monday through Friday,
except Federal holidays.
    Communications received within 45 days of the date of this notice
will be considered by FRA before final action is taken. Comments
received after that date will be considered as far as practicable. All
written communications concerning these proceedings are available for
examination during regular business hours (9 a.m.-5 p.m.) at the above
facility.
    All documents in the public docket are also available for
inspection and copying on the Internet at the docket facility's Web
site at http://www.regulations.gov. FRA wishes to inform all potential
commenters that anyone is able to search the electronic form of all
comments received into any of our dockets by the name of the individual
submitting the comment (or signing the comment, if submitted on behalf
of an association, business, labor union, etc.). You may review DOT's
complete Privacy Act Statement in the Federal Register published on
April 11, 2000 (Volume 65, Number 70; Pages 19477-78) or you may visit
http://www.regulations.gov.

    Issued in Washington, DC on August 3, 2010.
Robert C. Lauby,
Deputy Associate Administrator for Regulatory and Legislative
Operations.
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DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY

Coast Guard

33 CFR Part 165

[Docket No. USCG-2016-0675]
RIN 1625-AA87

Security Zone; Potomac River and Anacostia River, and Adjacent
Waters; Washington, DC

AGENCY: Coast Guard, DHS.

ACTION: Notice of enforcement of regulation.

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SUMMARY: The Coast Guard will enforce a security zone along the Potomac
River and Anacostia River, and adjacent waters at Washington, DC, for
activities associated with the 58th Presidential Inauguration. The zone
will be enforced on the days leading up to and through the cessation of
activities associated with the 58th Presidential Inauguration taking
place on January 20, 2017. This action is necessary to protect
government officials, mitigate potential terrorist acts and incidents,
and enhance public and maritime safety and security immediately before,
during, and after these activities. During the enforcement period,
entry into or remaining within the zone is prohibited unless authorized
by the Captain of the Port or his designated representative.

DATES: The regulations in 33 CFR 165.508 will be enforced from 6 a.m.
on January 15, 2017, through 6 a.m. on January 24, 2017, for the zone
identified in 33 CFR 165.508(a)(6).

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: If you have questions about this
notice of enforcement, call or email Mr. Ron Houck, U.S. Coast Guard
Sector Maryland-National Capital Region (Waterways Management
Division); telephone<PHONE_NUMBER>, email<EMAIL_ADDRESS>
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: On December 1, 2016, the Coast Guard was
notified by the event organizer that the anticipated dates for the
activities associated with the 58th Presidential Inauguration are
scheduled from January 15, 2017, to January 24, 2017. The Coast Guard
will enforce regulations in 33 CFR 165.508 for the zone identified in
paragraph (a)(6). This action is being taken to protect government
officials, mitigate potential terrorist acts and incidents, and enhance
public and maritime safety and security immediately before, during, and
after this event.
    Our regulations for Security Zone; Potomac River and Anacostia
River, and adjacent waters; Washington, DC, Sec.  165.508, specifies
the location for this security zone as an area that includes all
navigable waters described in paragraphs (a)(1) through (a)(3). This
zone includes (1) Security Zone 1; all navigable waters of the Potomac
River, from shoreline to shoreline, bounded to the north by the Francis
Scott Key (US-29) Bridge, at mile 113, and bounded to the south by a
line drawn from the Virginia shoreline at Ronald Reagan Washington
National Airport, at 38[deg]51'21.3'' N., 077[deg]02'00.0'' W.,
eastward across the Potomac River to the District of Columbia shoreline
at Hains Point at position 38[deg]51'24.3'' N., 077[deg]01'19.8'' W.,
including the waters of the Boundary Channel, Pentagon Lagoon,
Georgetown Channel Tidal Basin, and Roaches Run. (2) Security Zone 2;
all navigable waters of the Anacostia River, from shoreline to
shoreline, bounded to the north by the John Philip Sousa (Pennsylvania
Avenue) Bridge, at mile 2.9, and bounded to the south by a line drawn
from the District of Columbia shoreline at Hains Point at position
38[deg]51'24.3'' N., 077[deg]01'19.8'' W., southward across the
Anacostia River to the District of Columbia shoreline at Giesboro Point
at position 38[deg]50'52.4'' N., 077[deg]01'10.9'' W., including the
waters of the Washington Channel. (3) Security Zone 3 all navigable
waters of the Potomac River, from shoreline to shoreline, bounded to
the north by a line drawn from the Virginia shoreline at Ronald Reagan
Washington National Airport, at 38[deg]51'21.3'' N., 077[deg]02'00.0''
W., eastward across the Potomac River to the District of Columbia
shoreline at Hains Point at position 38[deg]51'24.3'' N.,
077[deg]01'19.8'' W., thence southward across the Anacostia River to
the District of Columbia shoreline at Giesboro Point at position
38[deg]50'52.4'' N., 077[deg]01'10.9'' W., and bounded to the south by
the Woodrow Wilson Memorial (I-95/I-495) Bridge, at mile 103.8.
    As specified in Sec.  165.508 (b), during the enforcement period,
entry into or remaining in the zone is prohibited

unless authorized by the Coast Guard Captain of the Port Maryland-
National Capital Region. Public vessels and vessels already at berth at
the time the security zone is implemented do not have to depart the
security zone. All vessels underway within the security zone at the
time it is implemented are to depart the zone at the time the security
zone is implemented. To seek permission to transit the zone, the
Captain of the Port Maryland-National Capital Region can be contacted
at telephone number<PHONE_NUMBER> or on Marine Band Radio, VHF-FM
channel 16 (156.8 MHz). Coast Guard vessels enforcing this zone can be
contacted on Marine Band Radio, VHF-FM channel 16 (156.8 MHz). The
Coast Guard may be assisted by other Federal, state or local law
enforcement agencies in enforcing this regulation. If the Captain of
the Port or his designated on-scene patrol personnel determines the
security zone need not be enforced for the full duration stated in this
notice, a Broadcast Notice to Mariners may be used to suspend
enforcement and grant general permission to enter the security zone.
    This notice of enforcement is issued under authority of 33 CFR
165.508 and 5 U.S.C. 552(a). In addition to this notice of enforcement
in the Federal Register, the Coast Guard will provide notification of
this enforcement period via the Local Notice to Mariners and marine
information broadcasts.

    Dated: January 4, 2017.
Michael W. Batchelder,
Commander, U.S. Coast Guard, Acting Captain of the Port Maryland-
National Capital Region.
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[Federal Register Volume 82, Number 194 (Tuesday, October 10, 2017)]
[Rules and Regulations]
[Pages 46919-46921]
[FR Doc No: 2017-21606]

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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

40 CFR Part 52

[EPA-R08-OAR-2017-0019; FRL-9969-05-Region 8]

Approval and Promulgation of Air Quality Implementation Plans;
North Dakota; Revisions to Air Pollution Control Rules

AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).

ACTION: Final rule.

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SUMMARY: The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is approving State
Implementation Plan (SIP) revisions submitted by the State of North
Dakota on January 28, 2013, and April 22, 2014. The revisions are to
Article 33-15 Air Pollution Control rules of the North Dakota
Administrative Code. The revisions include amendments to add EPA
Reference Method 22 to determine compliance with a visible emissions
limit, add significance levels for PM2.5, modify existing
significance levels for NO2 and SO2 and remove
the significance level for PM10. This action is being taken
under section 110 of the Clean Air Act (CAA).

DATES: This rule is effective on November 9, 2017.

ADDRESSES: The EPA has established a docket for this action under
Docket ID No. EPA-R08-OAR-2017-0019. All documents in the docket are
listed on the http://www.regulations.gov Web site. 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 through http://www.regulations.gov, or please contact the person identified in the FOR
FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT section for additional availability
information.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Jaslyn Dobrahner, Air Program, U.S.
Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Region 8, Mail Code 8P-AR, 1595
Wynkoop Street, Denver, Colorado 80202-1129,<PHONE_NUMBER>,
<EMAIL_ADDRESS>
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

I. Background

    In our notice of proposed rulemaking published on July 28, 2017 (82
FR 35153), the EPA proposed to approve revisions to Article 33-15 Air
Pollution Control rules of the North Dakota Administrative Code
submitted by the State of North Dakota on January 28, 2013, and April
22, 2014. In this rulemaking, we are taking final action on a revision
submitted in the January 28, 2013 submittal to revise significance
levels. The North Dakota State Health Council adopted those amendments
on August 14, 2012 (effective January 1, 2013). In addition, we are
also taking final action on a revision that was included in the April
22, 2014 submittal to add EPA Reference Method 22 for determining
opacity for limits expressed as zero percent opacity. The North Dakota
State Health Council adopted those amendments on February 11, 2014
(effective April 1, 2014). The reasons for our approval are provided in
detail in the proposed rule.

II. Response to Comments

    We received no comments on our proposed rule.

III. Final Action

    For the reasons expressed in the proposed rule, the EPA is
approving revisions to sections of the State's Air Pollution Control
rules from the January 28, 2013, and April 22, 2014 submittals. A
summary of the revisions in North Dakota's Air Pollution Control rules
the EPA is approving is provided in Table 1.

    Table 1--List of North Dakota Revisions That the EPA Is Approving
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 Revisions in January 28, 2013 and April 22, 2014 submittals that EPA is
                                approving
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January 28, 2013 submittal: 33-15-14-02.5.a.
April 22, 2014 submittal: 33-15-03-05.2.
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IV. Incorporation by Reference

    In this rule, the EPA is finalizing regulatory text that includes
incorporation by reference. In accordance with requirements of 1 CFR
51.5, the EPA is finalizing the incorporation by reference of North
Dakota Air Pollution Control rules described in the amendments set
forth to 40 CFR part 52 below. The EPA has made, and will continue to
make, these materials generally available through www.regulations.gov
and/or at the EPA Region 8 Office (please contact the person identified
in the FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT section of this preamble for
more information).
    Therefore, these materials have been approved by the EPA for
inclusion in the SIP, have been incorporated by reference by the EPA
into that plan, are fully federally enforceable under sections 110 and
113 of the CAA as of the effective date of the final rulemaking of the
EPA's approval, and will be incorporated by reference by the Director
of the Federal Register in the next update to the SIP compilation.\1\
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V. Statutory and Executive Orders Review

    Under the CAA, the Administrator is required to approve a SIP
submission that complies with the provisions of the Act and applicable
federal regulations (42 U.S.C. 7410(k), 40 CFR 52.02(a)). Thus, in
reviewing SIP submissions, the EPA's role is to approve state choices,
provided that they meet the criteria of the CAA. Accordingly, this
final action merely approves some state law as meeting federal
requirements; this final action does not impose additional requirements
beyond those imposed by state law. For that reason, this final action:
     Is not a ``significant regulatory action'' subject to
review by the Office of Management and Budget under Executive Order
12866 (58 FR 51735, Oct. 4, 1993);
     Does not impose an information collection burden under the
provisions of the Paperwork Reduction Act (44 U.S.C. 3501 et seq.);
     Is certified as not having a significant economic impact
on a substantial number of small entities under the Regulatory
Flexibility Act (5 U.S.C. 601 et seq.);
     Does not contain any unfunded mandate or significantly or
uniquely affect small governments, as described in the Unfunded
Mandates Reform Act of 1995 (Pub. L. 104-4);
     Does not have federalism implications as specified in
Executive Order 13132 (64 FR 43255, Aug. 10, 1999);
     Is not an economically significant regulatory action based
on health or safety risks subject to Executive Order 13045 (62 FR
19885, April 23, 1997);

     Is not a significant regulatory action subject to
Executive Order 13211 (66 FR 28355, May 22, 2001);
     Is not subject to requirements of section 12(d) of the
National Technology Transfer and Advancement Act of 1995 (15 U.S.C. 272
note) because application of those requirements would be inconsistent
with the CAA; and,
     Does not provide the EPA with the discretionary authority
to address, as appropriate, disproportionate human health or
environmental effects, using practicable and legally permissible
methods, under Executive Order 12898 (59 FR 7629, Feb. 16, 1994).
    The SIP is not approved to apply on any Indian reservation land or
in any other area where the EPA or an Indian tribe has demonstrated
that a tribe has jurisdiction. In those areas of Indian country, the
rule does not have tribal implications and will not impose substantial
direct costs on tribal governments or preempt tribal law as specified
by Executive Order 13175 (65 FR 67249, November 9, 2000).
    The Congressional Review Act, 5 U.S.C. 801 et seq., as added by the
Small Business Regulatory Enforcement Fairness Act of 1996, generally
provides that before a rule may take effect, the agency promulgating
the rule must submit a rule report, which includes a copy of the rule,
to each House of the Congress and to the Comptroller General of the
United States. The EPA will submit a report containing this action and
other required information to the U.S. Senate, the U.S. House of
Representatives, and the Comptroller General of the United States prior
to publication of the rule in the Federal Register. A major rule cannot
take effect until 60 days after it is published in the Federal
Register. This action is not a ``major rule'' as defined by 5 U.S.C.
804(2).
    Under section 307(b)(1) of the Clean Air Act, petitions for
judicial review of this action must be filed in the United States Court
of Appeals for the appropriate circuit by December 11, 2017. Filing a
petition for reconsideration by the Administrator of this final rule
does not affect the finality of this action for the purposes of
judicial review nor does it extend the time within which a petition for
judicial review may be filed, and shall not postpone the effectiveness
of such rule or action. This action may not be challenged later in
proceedings to enforce its requirements. (See CAA section 307(b)(2)).

List of Subjects in 40 CFR Part 52

    Environmental protection, Air pollution control, Carbon monoxide,
Incorporation by reference, Intergovernmental relations, Greenhouse
gases, Lead, Nitrogen dioxide, Ozone, Particulate matter, Reporting and
recordkeeping requirements, Sulfur oxides, Volatile organic compounds.

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

    Dated: September 25, 2017.
Suzanne J. Bohan,
Acting Regional Administrator, Region 8.

    40 CFR part 52 is amended to read as follows:

PART 52--APPROVAL AND PROMULGATION OF IMPLEMENTATION PLANS

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

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

Subpart JJ--North Dakota

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2. In Sec.  52.1820, the table in paragraph (c) is amended by revising
the entries ``33-15-03-05'' and ``33-15-14-02'' to read as follows:

Sec.  52.1820  Identification of plan.

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    (c) * * *

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                                                State       EPA effective     Final rule
        Rule No.            Rule title     effective date       date        citation/date         Comments
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                          33-15-03. Restriction of Emission of Visible Air Contaminants
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33-15-03-05............  Method of               4/1/2014       11/9/2017  [insert Federal
                          measurement.                                      Register
                                                                            citation], 10/
                                                                            10/2017.

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 33-15-14. Designated Air Contaminant Sources Permit To Construct Minor Source Permit To Operate Title V Permit
                                                   To Operate
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33-15-14-02............  Permit to               1/1/2013       11/9/2017  [insert Federal  Excluding
                          construct.                                        Register         subsections 1, 12,
                                                                            citation], 10/   13, 3.c., 13.b.1.,
                                                                            10/2017.         5, 13.c., 13.i(5),
                                                                                13.o., and 19 (one
                                                                                sentence) which
                                                                                were subsequently
                                                                                revised and
                                                                                approved. See 57 FR
                                                                                28619 (6/26/92),
                                                                                regarding State's
                                                                                commitment to meet
                                                                                requirements of
                                                                                EPA's ``Guideline
                                                                                on Air Quality
                                                                                Models (revised).''

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