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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

[EPA-HQ-OPP-2010-0012; FRL-8826-8]

Notice of Withdrawal of Pesticide Petitions

AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: This notice announces the withdrawal of pesticide petitions
(PPs) 5E4472, 5E4592, 6E4704, 8E7400, and 9E7603. The petitioners
either voluntarily withdrew their petitions, or the petitions were
administratively withdrawn by EPA.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: A contact person, with telephone
number and e-mail address, is listed at the end of each pesticide
petition summary. You may also reach each contact person by mail at
Registration Division (7505P), Office of Pesticide Programs,
Environmental Protection Agency, 1200 Pennsylvania Ave., NW.,
Washington, DC 20460-0001.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

I. General Information

A. Does this Action Apply to Me?

    Although this action only applies to the petitioners in question,
it is directed to the public in general. Since various individuals or
entities may 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 this action, please consult the person
listed at the end of the withdrawal summary for the pesticide petition
of interest.

 B. How Can I Get Copies of this Document and Other Related
Information?

    EPA has established a docket for this action under docket
identification (ID) number EPA-HQ-OPP-2010-0012. 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
Office of Pesticide Programs (OPP) Regulatory Public Docket in Rm. S-
4400, One Potomac Yard (South Bldg.), 2777 S. Crystal Dr., Arlington,
VA. The hours of operation of this Docket Facility are from 8:30 a.m.
to 4 p.m., Monday through Friday, excluding legal holidays. The Docket
Facility telephone number is<PHONE_NUMBER>.

II. What Action is the Agency Taking?

    EPA is announcing the withdrawal of pesticide petitions received
under section 408 of the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act (FFDCA),
21 U.S.C. 346a, proposing the establishment or modification of
regulations in 40 CFR part 174 or part 180 for residues of pesticide
chemicals in or on various food commodities.
    Pursuant to 40 CFR 180.7(f), a summary of each of the petitions
that are the subject of this notice, prepared by the petitioner, was
included in a docket EPA created for each rulemaking. The docket for
each of the petitions is available on-line at http://
www.regulations.gov.

Withdrawals by Petitioners

    1. PP 5E4472 (Copper 8-quinolinolate). EPA issued a proposed rule
in the Federal Register of June 26, 1996 (61 FR 33058) (FRL-5378-2),
(Docket Id No. EPA-HQ-OPP-2010-0390; formerly Docket No. PP 5E4472/
P667), which announced the submission of a pesticide petition (PP
5E4472) by American Agricultural Services, Inc., 404 E. Chatham St.,
Cary, NC 27511. The petition proposed to amend 40 CFR 180.1001(d) (now
40 CFR 180.920) for residues of Copper 8-quinolinolate (CAS Reg. No.
10380-28-6) when used as an inert ingredient not to exceed 4% by weight
in pesticide formulations applied to growing crops only. On July 31,
2000, the Agency notified American Agricultural Services, Inc., that it
was administratively withdrawing the petition per the company's
request. Contact: Karen Samek,<PHONE_NUMBER>; e-mail address:
<EMAIL_ADDRESS>    2. PP 5E4592 (DMSO (dimethyl sulfoxide)). EPA issued a notice in
the Federal Register of June 25, 1997 (62 FR 34261) (FRL-5719-6),
(Docket Id No. EPA-HQ-OPP-2010-0323; formerly Docket No. PF-736) which
announced the submission of a pesticide petition (PP 5E4592) by Gaylord
Chemical Corporation, P.O. Box 1209, Slidell, LA 70459-1209. The
petition proposed to amend 40 CFR 180.1001(d) (now 40 CFR 180.920) for
residues of DMSO, (CAS Reg. No. 67-68-5) when used as an inert
ingredient in pesticide formulations for use on edible parts of food
and feed

crops. On April 13, 2010, Gaylord Chemical Company, L.L.C., 420 Willis
Avenue, Bogalusa, LA 70427, notified EPA that it was withdrawing this
petition. Contact: Karen Samek,<PHONE_NUMBER>; e-mail address:
<EMAIL_ADDRESS>    3. PP 6E4704 ([alpha]-alkyl (C10-C16)-
[omega]-hydroxypoly(oxyethylene) sulfate and its ammonium, calcium,
magnesium, potassium, sodium, and zinc salts; the poly(oxyethylene)
content averages 2 moles minimum). EPA issued a proposed rule in the
Federal Register of June 4, 1996 (61 FR 28120) (FRL-5369-5), (Docket Id
No. EPA-HQ-OPP-2009-0916; formerly Docket No. PP 6E4704/P657) which
announced the submission of a pesticide petition (PP 6E4704) by Henkel
Corporation, 4900 Este Avenue, Cincinnati, OH 45232-1491. The petition
proposed to amend 40 CFR 180.1001(c) and (e) (now 40 CFR 180.910 and 40
CFR 180.930) for residues of ([alpha]-alkyl (C10-
C16)-[omega]-hydroxypoly(oxyethylene) sulfate and its
ammonium, calcium, magnesium, potassium, sodium, and zinc salts; the
poly(oxyethylene) content averages 2 moles minimum) (CAS Reg. Nos.
68585-34-2 and 68891-38-3) when used as an inert ingredient in
pesticide formulations applied pre/post harvest or on animals. On
August 10, 2009, Lewis & Harrison, 122 C St., NW., Suite 740,
Washington, DC 20001, on behalf of Cognis Corporation (formerly Henkel
Corporation) notified EPA that it was withdrawing this petition.
Contact: Karen Samek,<PHONE_NUMBER>; e-mail address:
<EMAIL_ADDRESS>    4. PP 8E7400 (furilazole, 3-dichloroacetyl-5-(2-furanyl)-2,2-
dimethyloxazolidine). EPA issued a notice in the Federal Register of
October 8, 2008 (73 FR 58962) (FRL-8383-7), (Docket Id No. EPA-HQ-OPP-
2008-0672) which announced the submission of a pesticide petition (PP
8E7400) by Monsanto Company, 1300 I Street, NW., Suite 450 East,
Washington, DC 20005. The petition proposed to amend the tolerance in
40 CFR 180.471 for residues of furilazole, 3-dichloroacetyl-5-(2-
furanyl)-2,2-dimethyloxazolidine (CAS Reg. No. 121776-33-8), when used
as an inert ingredient (safener) in pesticide formulations, by
increasing the tolerance in or on filed corn, forage to 0.05 parts per
million (ppm). On January 20, 2010, Monsanto notified EPA that it was
withdrawing this petition. Contact: Karen Samek,<PHONE_NUMBER>; e-mail
address<EMAIL_ADDRESS>    5. PP 9E7603 (Polymerized fatty acid copolymer esters with a
minimum number average molecular weight (in amu) 1,200). EPA issued a
notice in the Federal Register of October 7, 2009 (74 FR 51597) (FRL-
8792-7), (Docket Id No. EPA-HQ-OPP-2009-0693) which announced the
submission of a pesticide petition (PP 9E7603) by Croda Inc., 315
Cherry Lane, New Castle, DE. The petition requested that 40 CFR 180.960
be amended by establishing an exemption from the requirement of a
tolerance for residues of the following polymerized fatty acid
copolymer esters with a minimum number average molecular weight (in
amu) 1,200 (CAS Reg. Nos. 1173188-38-9; 1173188-42-5; 1173188-72-1;
1173188-75-4; 1173188-49-2; 1173188-67-4; 1173188-81-2; 1173188-83-4;
1173189-00-8; 1173189-06-4; 1173189-20-2; 1173189-22-4; 1173189-09-7;
1173189-17-7; 1173189-25-7; 1173189-28-0) when used as inert
ingredients in pesticide formulations. On March 2, 2010, Croda Inc.,
notified EPA that it was withdrawing this petition. Contact: Deirdre
Sunderland,<PHONE_NUMBER>; e-mail address<EMAIL_ADDRESS>
III. Regulatory Assessment Requirements

    This action provides notice that various tolerance petitioners have
withdrawn, partially or completely, their petitions to establish
tolerances. Under 40 CFR 180.8, petitioners are authorized to take such
action. Because EPA is merely providing notice of actions of outside
parties, the regulatory assessment requirements imposed on rulemaking
do not apply to this action.

List of Subjects

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

    Dated: May 24, 2010.
 Daniel J. Rosenblatt,
Acting Director, Registration Division, Office of Pesticide Programs.

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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

40 CFR Part 52

[EPA-HQ-OAR-2010-1033; FRL-9257-8]
RIN 2060-AQ66

Determinations Concerning Need for Error Correction, Partial
Approval and Partial Disapproval, and Federal Implementation Plan
Regarding Texas Prevention of Significant Deterioration Program

AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).

ACTION: Notice of extension of public comment period.

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SUMMARY: On December 30, 2010, EPA published in the Federal Register
our proposed Determination Concerning the Need for Error Correction,
Partial Approval and Partial Disapproval, and Federal Implementation
Plan Regarding the Texas Prevention of Significant Deterioration (PSD)
program. In the proposal, EPA stated that public comments were to be
submitted by February 12, 2011, which falls on a Saturday. In order to
avoid confusion and ensure that the public is aware that it may submit
comments as late as February 14, 2011, which is a Monday, EPA is
extending the public comment period until February 14, 2011.

DATES: Comments. Comments on the proposed rule published December 30,
2010 (75 FR 82365) must be received on or before February 14, 2011.

ADDRESSES: Comments. Submit your comments, identified by Docket ID No.
EPA-HQ-OAR-2010-1033, by one of the following methods:
     http://www.regulations.gov: Follow the online instructions
for submitting comments.
     E-mail<EMAIL_ADDRESS>     Fax:<PHONE_NUMBER>.
     Mail: Attention Docket ID No. EPA-HQ-OAR-2010-1033, U.S.
Environmental Protection Agency, EPA West (Air Docket), 1200
Pennsylvania Avenue, NW., Mail code: 6102T, Washington, DC 20460.
Please include a total of 2 copies.
     Hand Delivery: U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, EPA
West (Air Docket), 1301 Constitution Avenue, Northwest, Room 3334,
Washington, DC 20004, Attention Docket ID No. EPA-HQ-OAR-2010-1033.
Such deliveries are only accepted during the Docket's normal hours of
operation, and special arrangements should be made for deliveries of
boxed information.
    Instructions. Direct your comments to Docket ID No. EPA-HQ-OAR-
2010-1033. EPA's policy is that all comments received will be included
in the public docket without change and may be made available online at
http://www.regulations.gov, including any personal information
provided, unless the comment includes information claimed to be
Confidential Business Information (CBI) or other information whose
disclosure is restricted by statute. Do not submit information that you
consider to be CBI or otherwise protected through http://www.regulations.gov or e-mail. The http://www.regulations.gov Web site
is an ``anonymous access'' system, which means EPA will not know your
identity or contact information unless you provide it in the body of
your comment. If you send an e-mail comment directly to EPA without
going through http://www.regulations.gov, your e-mail address will be
automatically captured and included as part of the comment that is
placed in the public docket and made available on the Internet. If you
submit an electronic comment, EPA recommends that you include your name
and other contact information in the body of your comment and with any
disk or CD-ROM you submit. If EPA cannot read your comment due to
technical difficulties and cannot contact you for clarification, EPA
may not be able to consider your comment. Electronic files should avoid
the use of special characters, avoid any form of encryption, and be
free of any defects or viruses. For additional information about EPA's
public docket, visit the EPA Docket Center homepage at http://www.epa.gov/epahome/dockets.htm.
    Docket. All documents in the docket are listed in the http://www.regulations.gov 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, will be publicly available only in hard copy.
Publicly available docket materials are available either electronically
in http://www.regulations.gov or in hard copy at the U.S. Environmental
Protection Agency, Air Docket, EPA/DC, EPA West Building, Room 3334,
1301 Constitution Ave., NW., Washington, DC. 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
(202) 566-1744, and the telephone number for the Air Docket is (202)
566-1742.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For information on this proposed rule,

contact Ms. Cheryl Vetter, Air Quality Policy Division, Office of Air
Quality Planning and Standards (C504-03), Environmental Protection
Agency, Research Triangle Park, NC 27711; telephone number: (919) 541-
4391; fax number:<PHONE_NUMBER>; e-mail address:
vetter.cheryl@mailto:epa.gov.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

I. General Information

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

    1. Submitting CBI. Do not submit this information to EPA through
http://www.regulations.gov or e-mail. Clearly mark the part or all of
the information that you claim to be CBI. For CBI information in a disk
or CD ROM that you mail to EPA, mark the outside of the disk or CD ROM
as CBI and then identify electronically within the disk or CD ROM the
specific information that is claimed as CBI. In addition to one
complete version of the comment that includes information claimed as
CBI, a copy of the comment that does not contain the information
claimed as CBI must be submitted for inclusion in the public docket.
Information so marked will not be disclosed except in accordance with
procedures set forth in 40 CFR part 2. Send or deliver information
identified as CBI only to the following address: Roberto Morales, OAQPS
Document Control Officer (C404-02), U.S. EPA, Research Triangle Park,
NC 27711, Attention Docket ID No. EPA-HQ-OAR-2010-1033.
    2. Tips for Preparing Your Comments. When submitting comments,
remember to
     Identify the rulemaking by docket number and other
identifying information (subject heading, Federal Register date and
page number).
     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.
     Explain why you agree or disagree; suggest alternatives
and substitute language for your requested changes.
     Describe any assumptions and provide any technical
information and/or data that you used.
     If you estimate potential costs or burdens, explain how
you arrived at your estimate in sufficient detail to allow for it to be
reproduced.
     Provide specific examples to illustrate your concerns, and
suggest alternatives.
     Explain your views as clearly as possible, avoiding the
use of profanity or personal threats.
     Make sure to submit your comments by the comment period
deadline identified.

B. Where can I get a copy of this document and other related
information?

    In addition to being available in the docket, an electronic copy of
this notice will also be available on the World Wide Web (WWW).
Following signature, a copy of this notice will be posted in the
regulations and standards section of our EPA New Source review home
page located at http://www.epa.gov/nsr.

    Dated: January 20, 2011.
Mary E. Henigin,
Acting Director, Office of Air Quality Planning and Standards.
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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Federal Aviation Administration

Approval of Noise Compatibility Program; Kissimmee Gateway
Airport, Kissimmee, FL

AGENCY: Federal Aviation Administration, DOT.

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) announces its
findings on the Noise Compatibility Program Update (NCP) submitted by
the City of Kissimmee under the provisions of 49 U.S.C. (the Aviation
Safety and Noise Abatement Act, hereinafter referred to as ``the Act'')
and 14 CFR part 150. These findings are made in recognition of the
description of Federal and nonfederal responsibilities in Senate Report
No. 96-52 (1980). On December 11, 2009, the FAA determined that the
Noise Exposure Maps submitted by the City of Kissimmee under Part 150
were in compliance with applicable requirements. On September 23, 2011,
the FAA approved the Kissimmee Gateway Airport Noise Compatibility
Program Update. Some of the recommendations of the Program were
approved.

DATES: Effective Date: The effective date of the FAA's approval of the
Kissimmee Gateway Airport Noise Compatibility Program Update is
September 23, 2011.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Allan M. Nagy, Federal Aviation
Administration, Orlando Airports District Office, 5950 Hazeltine
National Drive, Suite 400, Orlando, Florida 32822, phone number: 407-
812-6331. Documents reflecting this FAA action may be reviewed at this
same location.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This notice announces that the FAA has given
its overall approval to the Noise Compatibility Program Update for
Kissimmee Gateway Airport, effective September 23, 2011.
    Under Section 47504 of the Act, an airport operator who has
previously submitted a Noise Exposure Map may submit to the FAA a Noise
Compatibility Program which sets forth the measures taken or proposed
by the airport operator for the reduction of existing non-compatible
land uses and prevention of additional non-compatible land uses within
the area covered by the Noise Exposure Maps. The Act requires such
programs to be developed in consultation with interested and affected
parties including local communities, government agencies, airport
users, and FAA personnel.
    Each airport noise compatibility program developed in accordance
with Title 14 Code of Federal Regulations (CFR) part 150 is a local
program, not a Federal program. The FAA does not substitute its
judgment for that of the airport operator with respect to which measure
should be recommended for action. The FAA's approval or disapproval of
14 CFR part 150 program recommendations is measured according to the
standards expressed in 14 CFR part 150 and the Act, and is limited to
the following determinations:
    a. The Noise Compatibility Program was developed in accordance with
the provisions and procedures of 14 CFR part 150;
    b. Program measures are reasonably consistent with achieving the
goals of reducing existing non-compatible land uses around the airport
and preventing the introduction of additional non-compatible land uses;
    c. Program measures would not create an undue burden on interstate
or foreign commerce, unjustly discriminate against types or classes of
aeronautical uses, violate the terms of airport grant agreements, or
intrude into areas preempted by the Federal government; and
    d. Program measures relating to the use of flight procedures can be
implemented within the period covered by the program without derogating
safety, adversely affecting the efficient use and management of the
navigable airspace and air traffic control systems, or adversely
affecting other powers and responsibilities of the Administrator
prescribed by law.
    Specific limitations with respect to FAA's approval of an airport
Noise Compatibility Program are delineated in 14 CFR part 150, Section
150.5. Approval is not a determination concerning the acceptability of
land uses under Federal, state, or local law. Approval does not by
itself constitute an FAA implementing action. A request for Federal
action or approval to implement specific noise compatibility measures
may be required, and an FAA decision on the request may require an
environmental assessment of the proposed action. Approval does not
constitute a commitment by the FAA to financially assist in the
implementation of the program nor a determination that all measures
covered by the program are eligible for grant-in-aid funding from the
FAA. Where Federal funding is sought, requests for project grants must
be submitted to the appropriate FAA Airports District Office.
    The City of Kissimmee submitted to the FAA on November 16, 2009,
the Noise Exposure Maps, descriptions, and other documentation produced
during the noise compatibility planning study conducted from September
19, 2008, through September 23, 2011. The Kissimmee Gateway Airport
Noise Exposure Maps were determined by FAA to be in compliance with
applicable requirements on December 11, 2009. Notice of this
determination

was published in the Federal Register on December 29, 2009.
    The Kissimmee Gateway Airport study contains a proposed Noise
Compatibility Program Update comprised of actions designed for phased
implementation by airport management and adjacent jurisdictions from
Sepember 23, 2011 to the year 2014. It was requested that FAA evaluate
and approve this material as a Noise Compatibility Program as described
in Section 47504 of the Act. The FAA began its review of the Program on
April 1, 2011, and was required by a provision of the Act to approve or
disapprove the Program within 180-days (other than the use of new or
modified flight procedures for noise control). Failure to approve or
disapprove such Program within the 180-day period shall be deemed to be
an approval of such Program.
    The submitted Program contained a total of nineteen (19) elements,
four (4) of which were FAA and/or airport operator actionable measures
for noise mitigation on and off the airport. The FAA completed its
review and determined that the procedural and substantive requirements
of the Act and 14 CFR part 150 have been satisfied. The overall
Program, therefore, was approved by the FAA effective September 23,
2011.
    Outright approval was granted for two (2) of the specific program
elements. In addition, two (2) of the program elements were disapproved
by the FAA. Operational Measure 2 was disapproved for purposes
of part 150 because it did not provide any quantifiable reduction in
noise impacts to non-compatible land uses. Land Use Measure 16
was disapproved for purposes of part 150 because the local municipal
jurisdictions have not yet adopted a lower local standard which defines
incompatible land uses below DNL 65 dBA. The other fifteen (15) program
elements were elements from the original Noise Compatibility Program
completed by the City of Kissimmee and approved by the FAA in 1994,
which were requested to be rescinded by the airport operator in the
current Program. At the airport operators request, the FAA has
withdrawn its 1994 approval of these 15 elements in accordance with 14
CFR part 150.35(d)(5).
    These determinations are set forth in detail in a Record of
Approval signed by the FAA on September 23, 2011. The Record of
Approval, as well as other evaluation materials and the documents
comprising the submittal, are available for review at the FAA office
listed above and at the administrative office of the City of Kissimmee.
The Record of Approval also will be available on-line at: http://www.faa.gov/airports_airtraffic/airports/environmental/airport_noise/part_150/states/.

    Issued in Orlando, Florida on September 23, 2011.
W. Dean Stringer,
Manager, Orlando Airports District Office.
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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission

[Project No. 14317-000]

Grand Coulee Project Hydroelectric Authority; Notice of
Preliminary Permit Application Accepted for Filing and Soliciting
Comments and Motions To Intervene

    On November 8, 2011, Grand Coulee Project Hydropower Authority
(Grand Coulee Authority) filed an application for a preliminary permit,
pursuant to section 4(f) of the Federal Power Act (FPA), proposing to
study the feasibility of the Scooteney Outlet Drop Hydroelectric
Project (Scooteney Outlet Project or project) to be located on the
Potholes East Canal, which is an outlet structure from the Scooteney
Reservoir, near Othello, Franklin County, Washington. The sole purpose
of a preliminary permit, if issued, is to grant the permit holder
priority to file a license application during the permit term. A
preliminary permit does not authorize the permit holder to perform any
land-disturbing activities or otherwise enter upon lands or waters
owned by others without the owners' express permission.
    The proposed project would consist of the following: (1) An
approximately 200-foot-long, 100-foot-wide canal leading to an 80-foot-
wide, 15-foot-high intake structure installed on the Potholes East
Canal to divert flow from the canal to the penstock; (2) an 80-foot-
long, 12-foot-diameter penstock from the intake structure to the
powerhouse; (3) an approximately 20-foot-long, 50-foot-wide powerhouse
containing a single S-turbine/generator unit rated at 1.3 megawatts at
an average head of 11 feet; (4) a 150-foot-long tailrace returning
flows from the powerhouse to the Potholes East Canal; (5) a substation
at the powerhouse; (6) a 1,700-foot-long, 13.8-kilovolt transmission
line which will connect with an existing distribution line; and (7)
appurtenant facilities. The project will be located on federal lands,
and would operate as run-of-release using irrigation flows provided by
the U.S. Bureau of Reclamation and the South Columbia Basin Irrigation
District. The estimated annual generation of the Scooteney Outlet
Project would be 4.1 gigawatt-hours.
    Applicant Contact: Mr. Ronald Rodewald, Secretary-Manager, Grand
Coulee Project Hydroelectric Authority, P.O. Box 219, Ephrata, WA
98823; phone:<PHONE_NUMBER>.
    FERC Contact: Jennifer Harper; phone:<PHONE_NUMBER>.
    Competing Application: This application competes with Project No.
14207-000 filed May 31, 2011, and noticed on August 10, 2011. Competing
applications or notices of intent for competing applications had to be
filed on or before October 9, 2011. Grand Coulee Authority filed a
notice of intent on October 7, 2011.
    Deadline for filing comments or motions to intervene: 60 days from
the issuance of this notice. Comments and motions to intervene may be
filed electronically via the Internet. See 18 CFR 385.2001(a)(1)(iii)
and the instructions on the Commission's Web site http://www.ferc.gov/docs-filing/efiling.asp. Commenters can submit brief comments up to
6,000 characters, without prior registration, using the eComment system
at http://www.ferc.gov/docs-filing/ecomment.asp. You must include your
name and contact information at the end of your comments. For
assistance, please contact FERC Online Support at
<EMAIL_ADDRESS>or toll free at 1-(866) 208-3676, or for
TTY,<PHONE_NUMBER>. Although the Commission strongly encourages
electronic filing, documents may also be paper-filed. To paper-file,
mail an original and seven copies to: Kimberly D. Bose, Secretary,
Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, 888 First Street NE., Washington,
DC 20426.
    More information about this project, including a copy of the
application, can be viewed or printed on the ``eLibrary'' link of
Commission's Web site at http://www.ferc.gov/docs-filing/elibrary.asp.
Enter the docket number (P-14317-000) in the docket number field to
access the document. For assistance, call toll-free 1-(866) 208-3372.

    Dated: November 29, 2011.
Kimberly D. Bose,
Secretary.
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40 CFR Part 52

[EPA-R04-OAR-2013-0738; FRL-9911-97-Region-4]

Approval and Promulgation of Implementation Plans; State of
Tennessee; Knoxville; Fine Particulate Matter 2008 Base Year Emissions
Inventory

AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).

ACTION: Direct final rule.

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SUMMARY: The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is taking direct
final action to approve the 2006 24-hour fine particulate matter
(PM2.5) 2008 base year emissions inventory portion of the
State Implementation Plan (SIP) revision submitted by the State of
Tennessee through the Tennessee Department of Environment and
Conservation (TDEC) on October 18, 2013. The emissions inventory is
part of Tennessee's October 18, 2013, attainment demonstration SIP
revision that was submitted to meet Clean Air Act (CAA or Act)
requirements related to the Knoxville nonattainment area for the 2006
24-hour PM2.5 national ambient air quality standards
(NAAQS), hereinafter referred to as ``the Knoxville Area'' or ``Area.''
The Knoxville Area is comprised of Anderson, Blount, Knox, and Loudon
Counties in their entireties and a portion of Roane County that
includes the Tennessee Valley Authority's Kingston Fossil Plant.

DATES: This direct final rule is effective on August 11, 2014 without
further notice, unless EPA receives relevant adverse comment by July
10, 2014. If EPA receives such comment, EPA will publish a timely
withdrawal in the Federal Register informing the public that this rule
will not take effect.

ADDRESSES: Submit your comments, identified by Docket ID No. EPA-R04-
OAR-2013-0738, by one of the following methods:
    1. www.regulations.gov: Follow the on-line instructions for
submitting comments.
    2. Email<EMAIL_ADDRESS>    3. Fax:<PHONE_NUMBER>.
    4. Mail: ``EPA-R04-OAR-2013-0738,'' Regulatory Development Section,
Air Planning Branch, Air, Pesticides and Toxics Management Division,
U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Region 4, 61 Forsyth Street SW.,
Atlanta, Georgia 30303-8960.
    5. Hand Delivery or Courier: Lynorae Benjamin, Chief, Regulatory
Development Section, Air Planning Branch, Air, Pesticides and Toxics
Management Division, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Region 4, 61
Forsyth Street SW., Atlanta, Georgia 30303-8960. Such deliveries are
only accepted during the Regional Office's normal hours of operation.
The Regional Office's official hours of business are Monday through
Friday, 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., excluding Federal holidays.
    Instructions: Direct your comments to Docket ID No. EPA-R04-OAR-
2013-0738. EPA's policy is that all comments received will be included
in the public docket without change and may be made available online at
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 through www.regulations.gov or
email, information that you consider to be CBI or otherwise protected.
The www.regulations.gov Web site is an ``anonymous access'' system,
which means EPA will not know your identity or contact information
unless you

provide it in the body of your comment. If you send an email comment
directly to EPA without going through www.regulations.gov, your email
address will be automatically captured and included as part of the
comment that is placed in the public docket and made available on the
Internet. If you submit an electronic comment, EPA recommends that you
include your name and other contact information in the body of your
comment and with any disk or CD-ROM you submit. If EPA cannot read your
comment due to technical difficulties and cannot contact you for
clarification, EPA may not be able to consider your comment. Electronic
files should avoid the use of special characters, any form of
encryption, and be free of any defects or viruses. For additional
information about EPA's public docket visit the EPA Docket Center
homepage at http://www.epa.gov/epahome/dockets.htm.
    Docket: All documents in the electronic docket are listed in the
www.regulations.gov index. Although listed in the index, some
information is not publicly available, i.e., CBI or other information
whose disclosure is restricted by statute. Certain other material, such
as copyrighted material, is not placed on the Internet and will be
publicly available only in hard copy form. Publicly available docket
materials are available either electronically in www.regulations.gov or
in hard copy at the Regulatory Development Section, Air Planning
Branch, Air, Pesticides and Toxics Management Division, U.S.
Environmental Protection Agency, Region 4, 61 Forsyth Street SW.,
Atlanta, Georgia 30303-8960. EPA requests that if at all possible, you
contact the person listed in the FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT
section to schedule your inspection. The Regional Office's official
hours of business are Monday through Friday, 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.,
excluding Federal holidays.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Joydeb Majumder, Regulatory
Development Section, Air Planning Branch, Air, Pesticides and Toxics
Management Division, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Region 4, 61
Forsyth Street SW., Atlanta, Georgia 30303-8960. The telephone number
is<PHONE_NUMBER>. Mr. Majumder can be reached via electronic mail at
<EMAIL_ADDRESS>
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

I. Background

    On October 17, 2006, (71 FR 61144), EPA established the 24-hour
PM2.5 NAAQS at 35.0 micrograms per cubic meter. On November
13, 2009 (74 FR 58688), EPA published its air quality designations and
classifications for the 2006 24-hour PM2.5 NAAQS based upon
air quality monitoring data for calendar years 2006-2008. These
designations became effective on December 14, 2009. The Knoxville Area
was designated nonattainment for the 2006 24-hour PM2.5
NAAQS.
    Designation of an area as nonattainment starts the process for a
state to develop and submit to EPA a SIP revision under title I, part D
of the CAA. This SIP revision must include, among other elements, a
demonstration of how the NAAQS will be attained in the nonattainment
area as expeditiously as practicable, but no later than the date
required by the CAA. On June 6, 2012 (77 FR 33360), EPA proposed that
the Knoxville Area had attained the 2006 24-hour PM2.5
NAAQS. The proposed determination of attainment was based upon quality-
assured and certified ambient air monitoring data for the 2009-2011
time period. EPA published the final determination of attainment on
August 2, 2012 (77 FR 45954).\1\ In accordance with the final
determination of attainment, the requirements for the Knoxville Area to
submit an attainment demonstration and associated reasonably available
control measures (RACM), a reasonable further progress (RFP) plan,
contingency measures, and other SIP revisions related to attainment of
the standard are suspended, so long as the Area continues to attain the
2006 24-hour PM2.5 NAAQS.
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    \1\ EPA's August 2, 2012, final rulemaking also finalized the
determination of attaining data for the 1997 annual PM2.5
NAAQS for the Knoxville Area. EPA published approval of the 1997
annual PM2.5 NAAQS base year emissions inventory for the
Knoxville Area on August 21, 2012 (77 FR 50378).
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    The determination of attainment, however, does not suspend the
emissions inventory requirement found in the CAA section 172(c)(3). On
October 18, 2013, Tennessee submitted a 2008 base year emissions
inventory for the 2006 PM2.5 24-hour NAAQS in the Knoxville
Area.

II. Analysis of the State's Submittal

    As discussed above, section 172(c)(3) of the CAA requires
nonattainment areas to submit a comprehensive, accurate, and current
inventory of actual emissions from all sources of the relevant
pollutant or pollutants in such areas. Tennessee selected 2008 as the
base year for the emissions inventory per 40 CFR 51.1008(b) because, at
the time that the State submitted its October 18, 2013, SIP revision,
it was the most recent calendar year for which the State had developed
a comprehensive emissions inventory to meet the federal National
Emissions Inventory requirements. The emissions inventory contained in
TDEC's SIP revision covers the general source categories of point
sources, non-road mobile sources, area sources, and on-road mobile
sources of direct and precursor emissions of PM2.5. The
precursor emissions included in the Knoxville Area emissions inventory
include ammonia (NH3), nitrogen oxides (NOX),
sulfur dioxide (SO2), and volatile organic compounds (VOCs).
A detailed discussion of the emissions inventory development can be
found in Appendix A of the Tennessee submittal found in the docket of
today's rulemaking. The table below provides a summary of the annual
2008 emissions of NH3, NOX, VOCs, SO2,
and direct PM2.5 included in the Tennessee submittal.

                                  2008 Annual Emissions for the Knoxville Area
                                                 [Tons per year]
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            County                   NOX          SO[ihel2]    PM[ihel2].[ihel5]        VOC          NH[ihel3]
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                                                  Point Sources
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Anderson.....................         9,561.1        30,338.3             444.0            227.8             1.2
Blount.......................           409.0         3,862.8             679.4          1,891.1  ..............
Knox.........................         1,988.7           466.1             144.8            551.2             0.1
Loudon.......................           910.4         2,329.6             368.8            875.3             2.6
Roane*.......................         7,927.2        50,616.2             842.0            152.1            18.8
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                                                Non-Road Sources
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Anderson.....................           866.2            24.8              52.5            786.4             0.6
Blount.......................           911.0            46.4              78.1          1,187.8             0.7
Knox.........................         2,252.7            43.1             212.6          2,444.7             2.7
Loudon.......................           510.1            18.1              40.8            809.6             0.5
Roane*.......................             6.5             0.2               0.4             10.4             0.0
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Anderson.....................           735.3            64.8             522.4          1,331.9           102.9
Blount.......................           919.8         1,984.7             718.9          1,890.9           319.4
Knox.........................         1,027.4            42.4           1,285.0          3,887.9           303.9
Loudon.......................           413.5           361.3             344.7            686.6           281.8
Roane*.......................             4.6             0.2               2.8              6.7             1.1
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Anderson.....................         2,353.5            41.9              87.7            886.7            36.7
Blount.......................         2,340.1            33.3              82.5          1,255.5            48.1
Knox.........................        13,178.5            67.4             408.1          6,178.3           234.7
Loudon.......................         2,979.1            62.3             121.7            784.0            34.9
Roane*.......................            30.7             0.6               1.2             10.8             0.4
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* Nonattainment portion of Roane County only.

    Tennessee developed the 2008 emissions inventory for the Knoxville
Area by incorporating data from multiple sources. States were required
to develop and submit to EPA a triennial emissions inventory according
to the Consolidated Emissions Reporting Rule for all source categories
(i.e., point, non-road mobile, area, and on-road mobile). This
inventory often forms the basis of data that are updated with more
recent information and data that also are used in the attainment
demonstration modeling inventory. Such was the case in the development
of the 2008 base-year emissions inventory that was submitted in TDEC's
SIP revision for the Knoxville Area. The 2008 base-year emissions for
the 2008 inventory included here were developed in a number of ways.
Some of the information was developed at the local and state level.
Some emissions data were developed by EPA as described in EPA's 2008
National Emissions Inventory, Version 2, Technical Support Document,
June 2012, Draft documentation. Some data sets are a hybrid of the
two--where local inputs are provided to EPA to generate emissions.
Tennessee's emissions inventory data were developed according to the
most recent EPA emissions inventory guidance available at the time that
Tennessee submitted the October 18, 2013, SIP revision.
    EPA has reviewed the 2008 base year emissions inventory for the
Knoxville Area in Tennessee's October 18, 2013, SIP revision and
determined that the process used to develop this inventory was
consistent with the CAA, implementing regulations, and EPA guidance for
emissions inventories. EPA has therefore determined that this emissions
inventory is adequate for the purposes of meeting the emissions
inventory requirement in section 172(c)(3).

III. Final Action

    EPA is taking direct final action to approve the 2008 base year
emissions inventory portion of the attainment demonstration SIP
revision for the Knoxville Area submitted by the State of Tennessee on
October 18, 2013. EPA determined that this action is consistent with
section 110 and 172(c)(3) of the CAA.
    EPA is publishing this rule without prior proposal because the
Agency views this as a non-controversial revision and anticipates no
adverse comments. However, in the proposed rules section of this
Federal Register publication, EPA is publishing a separate document
that will serve as the proposal to approve the SIP revision should
relevant adverse comment be filed. This rule will be effective on
August 11, 2014 without further notice unless the Agency receives
relevant adverse comment by July 10, 2014. If EPA receives such
comments, EPA will publish a document withdrawing the final rule and
informing the public that the rule will not take effect. EPA will
address all relevant adverse comment received during the comment period
in a subsequent final rule based on the proposed rule. EPA will not
institute a second comment period on this action. Any parties
interested in commenting must do so by July 10, 2014. If no such
comments are received, this rule will be effective on August 11, 2014
and no further action will be taken on the proposed rule.

IV. Statutory and Executive Order Reviews

    Under the CAA, the Administrator is required to approve a SIP
submission that complies with the provisions of the Act and applicable
Federal regulations. 42 U.S.C. 7410(k); 40 CFR 52.02(a). Thus, in
reviewing SIP submissions, EPA's role is to approve state choices,
provided that they meet the criteria of the CAA. Accordingly, this
action merely approves state law as meeting Federal requirements and
does not impose additional requirements beyond those imposed by state
law. For that reason, this action:
     is not a ``significant regulatory action'' subject to
review by the Office of Management and Budget under Executive Order
12866 (58 FR 51735, October 4, 1993);
     does not impose an information collection burden under the
provisions of the Paperwork Reduction Act (44 U.S.C. 3501 et seq.);
     is certified as not having a significant economic impact
on a substantial number of small entities

under the Regulatory Flexibility Act (5 U.S.C. 601 et seq.);
     does not contain any unfunded mandate or significantly or
uniquely affect small governments, as described in the Unfunded
Mandates Reform Act of 1995 (Pub. L. 104-4);
     does not have Federalism implications as specified in
Executive Order 13132 (64 FR 43255, August 10, 1999);
     is not an economically significant regulatory action based
on health or safety risks subject to Executive Order 13045 (62 FR
19885, April 23, 1997);
     is not a significant regulatory action subject to
Executive Order 13211 (66 FR 28355, May 22, 2001);
     is not subject to requirements of Section 12(d) of the
National Technology Transfer and Advancement Act of 1995 (15 U.S.C. 272
note) because application of those requirements would be inconsistent
with the CAA; and
     does not provide EPA with the discretionary authority to
address, as appropriate, disproportionate human health or environmental
effects, using practicable and legally permissible methods, under
Executive Order 12898 (59 FR 7629, February 16, 1994).

In addition, this rule does not have tribal implications as specified
by Executive Order 13175 (65 FR 67249, November 9, 2000), because the
SIP is not approved to apply in Indian country located in the state,
and EPA notes that it will not impose substantial direct costs on
tribal governments or preempt tribal law.
    The Congressional Review Act, 5 U.S.C. 801 et seq., as added by the
Small Business Regulatory Enforcement Fairness Act of 1996, generally
provides that before a rule may take effect, the agency promulgating
the rule must submit a rule report, which includes a copy of the rule,
to each House of the Congress and to the Comptroller General of the
United States. EPA will submit a report containing this action and
other required information to the U.S. Senate, the U.S. House of
Representatives, and the Comptroller General of the United States prior
to publication of the rule in the Federal Register. A major rule cannot
take effect until 60 days after it is published in the Federal
Register. This action is not a ``major rule'' as defined by 5 U.S.C.
804(2).
    Under section 307(b)(1) of the CAA, petitions for judicial review
of this action must be filed in the United States Court of Appeals for
the appropriate circuit by August 11, 2014. Filing a petition for
reconsideration by the Administrator of this final rule does not affect
the finality of this action for the purposes of judicial review nor
does it extend the time within which a petition for judicial review may
be filed, and shall not postpone the effectiveness of such rule or
action. Parties with objections to this direct final rule are
encouraged to file a comment in response to the parallel notice of
proposed rulemaking for this action published in the proposed rules
section of today's Federal Register, rather than file an immediate
petition for judicial review of this direct final rule, so that EPA can
withdraw this direct final rule and address the comment in the proposed
rulemaking. This action may not be challenged later in proceedings to
enforce its requirements. See section 307(b)(2).

List of Subjects in 40 CFR Part 52

    Environmental protection, Air pollution control, Incorporation by
reference, Intergovernmental relations, Nitrogen dioxide, Particulate
matter, Reporting and recordkeeping requirements, Sulfur oxides.

    Dated: May 22, 2014.
Heather McTeer Toney,
Regional Administrator, Region 4.
    40 CFR part 52 is amended as follows:

PART 52--APPROVAL AND PROMULGATION OF IMPLEMENTATION PLANS

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

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

Subpart RR--Tennessee

0
2. Section 52.2220(e) is amended by adding a new entry for ``Knoxville;
2006 24-hour Fine Particulate Matter 2008 Base Year Emissions
Inventory'' at the end of the table to read as follows:

Sec.  52.2220  Identification of plan.

* * * * *
    (e) * * *

                                EPA-Approved Tennessee Non-Regulatory Provisions
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                                        Applicable
    Name of non-regulatory SIP        geographic or          State       EPA approval date       Explanation
            provision               nonattainment area  effective date
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                                                  * * * * * * *
Knoxville; 2006 24-hour Fine       Anderson, Blount,         10/9/2013  6/10/2014 [Insert
 Particulate Matter 2008 Base       Knox, and Loudon                     citation of
 Year Emissions Inventory.          Counties, and the                    publication].
                                    portion of Roane
                                    County that falls
                                    within the census
                                    block that
                                    includes the
                                    Tennessee Valley
                                    Authority's
                                    Kingston Fossil
                                    Plant.
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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

[EPA-HQ-OPP-2021-0743; FRL-9182-01-OCSPP]

Agency Information Collection Activities; Proposed Renewal and
Request for Comment; Reporting in the Federal Insecticide, Fungicide,
and Rodenticide Act (FIFRA) Grant Database

AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: In compliance with the Paperwork Reduction Act (PRA), this
document announces the availability of and solicits public comment on
the following Information Collection Request (ICR) that EPA is planning
to submit to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB). The ICR,
entitled: ``Reporting in the Federal Insecticide, Fungicide, and
Rodenticide Act (FIFRA) Grant Database,'' identified by EPA ICR No.
2511.03 and OMB Control No. 2070-0198, represents the renewal of an
existing ICR that is scheduled to expire on December 31, 2022. Before
submitting the ICR to OMB for review and approval under the PRA, EPA is
soliciting comments on specific aspects of the proposed information
collection that is summarized in this document. The ICR and
accompanying material are available in the docket for public review and
comment.

DATES: Comments must be received on or before May 27, 2022.

ADDRESSES: Submit your comments, identified by docket identification
(ID) number EPA-HQ-OPP-2021-0743, through the Federal eRulemaking
Portal at https://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. Additional
instructions on commenting or visiting the docket, along with more
information about dockets generally, is available at https://www.epa.gov/dockets.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Carolyn Siu, Mission Support Division
7101M), Office of Program Support, Office of Chemical Safety and
Pollution Prevention, Environmental Protection Agency, 1200
Pennsylvania Ave. NW, Washington, DC 20460-0001; telephone number:
(202) 566-1205; email address: [email protected].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

I. What information is EPA particularly interested in?

    Pursuant to PRA section 3506(c)(2)(A) (44 U.S.C. 3506(c)(2)(A)),
EPA specifically solicits comments and information to enable it to:
    1. Evaluate whether the proposed collection of information is
necessary for the proper performance of the functions of the Agency,
including whether the information will have practical utility.
    2. Evaluate the accuracy of the Agency's estimates of the burden of
the proposed collection of information, including the validity of the
methodology and assumptions used.
    3. Enhance the quality, utility, and clarity of the information to
be collected.
    4. Minimize the burden of the collection of information on those
who are to respond, including through the use of appropriate automated
electronic, mechanical, or other technological collection techniques or
other forms of information technology, e.g., permitting electronic
submission of responses. In particular, EPA is requesting comments from
very small businesses (those that employ less than 25) on examples of
specific additional efforts that EPA could make to reduce the paperwork
burden for very small businesses affected by this collection.

II. What information collection activity or ICR does this action apply
to?

    Title: Reporting in the Federal Insecticide, Fungicide, and
Rodenticide Act (FIFRA) Grant Database.
    ICR numbers.: EPA ICR No. 2511.03; OMB Control No.: 2070-0198.
    ICR status: The existing ICR is currently scheduled to expire on
December 31, 2022. Under the PRA, 44 U.S.C. 3501 et seq., an agency may
not conduct or sponsor, and a person is not required to respond to, a
collection of information, unless it displays a currently valid OMB
control number. The OMB control numbers are displayed either by
publication in the Federal Register or by other appropriate means, such
as on the related collection

instrument or form, if applicable. The display of OMB control numbers
for certain EPA regulations is consolidated in 40 CFR part 9.
    Abstract: This ICR describes the burden activities for the
electronic collection of information for the pre-award burden activity
for creating a work plan and the post-award and after-the-grant award
activities related to reporting accomplishments to implement EPA's
FIFRA State and Tribal Assistance Grant (STAG) program (7 U.S.C. 136u).
    In 2019, a workgroup comprised of EPA, state and tribal
representatives converted the FIFRA Work Plan and Report Template
(FIFRA Template), which was in Excel, into a pilot program of a web-
based system housed in the Central Data Exchange (CDX) platform, called
the FIFRA Grant Database (FGD). When the permanent use of the pilot
program is approved by OMB, then the use of the FGD will become
mandatory, replacing the excel web-based system entirely.
    This ICR also augments the ICR entitled ``EPA's General Regulation
for Assistance Programs ICR'' (OMB Control No. 2030-0020; EPA ICR No.
0938.18) which accounts for the current PRA burden for the minimum
management requirements for all recipients of EPA grants or cooperative
agreements (assistance agreements). This ICR provides the burden
assessment for the FIFRA program specific activities associated with
using a standardized online template for only the STAG program
reporting.
    The ICR supporting statement, which is available in the docket
along with other related materials, provides a detailed explanation of
the collection activities and the burden estimate that is only briefly
summarized in this document.
    Burden statement: The annual public reporting and recordkeeping
burden for this collection of information is estimated to average 87.55
hours per response. Burden is defined in 5 CFR 1320.3(b).
    Respondents/affected entities: Entities potentially affected by
this ICR are state, local governments, Indian tribes, and U.S.
territories that are grantees of Federal funds participating in the
FIFRA STAG program. The corresponding North American Industry
Classification System (NAICS) codes for respondents include: 9241
(Administration of Environmental Quality programs); and 92115 (American
Indians and Alaska Native Tribal Governments).
    Respondent's obligation to respond: Mandatory, as per FIFRA
sections 23(a)(1) and 23(a)(2)).
    Frequency of response: Biannually.
    Total estimated number of potential respondents: 81.
    Total estimated average number of responses for each respondent: 2.
    Total estimated annual burden hours: 26,195 hours.
    Total estimated annual costs: $ 2,102,179, which includes an
estimated cost of $ 0 for non-burden hour paperwork costs, e.g.,
capital investment or maintenance and operational costs.

III. Are there changes in the estimates from the last approval?

    Due to an error, the annual burden hours for ``per-event'' were
incorrectly estimated at 46.15 hours to conduct STAG grant activities.
The correct number is 323.4 hours ``per event'' for conducting STAG
activities. For this renewal ICR, there is no increase over the
currently approved ICR in terms of the per event annual paperwork
burden hours for grantees to use the FIFRA grant Database. The FIFRA
STAG Grant online template annual overall burden since the renewal ICR
remains the same; all 81 recipients may use the reporting tool and
instructions. The overall burden hours are therefore also the same at
26,195 hours. The burden cost in this ICR has increased relative to the
previous ICR due to updating the wages. These changes are characterized
as adjustments.
    In addition, OMB has requested that EPA move towards using the 18-
question format for ICR Supporting Statements used by other federal
agencies and departments and that is based on the submission
instructions established by OMB in 1995, replacing the alternate format
developed by EPA and OMB prior to 1995. The Agency does not expect this
change in format to result in substantive changes to the information
collection activities or related estimated burden and costs.

IV. What is the next step in the process for this ICR?

    EPA will consider comments received and amend the ICR as
appropriate. The final ICR package will then be submitted to OMB for
review and approval pursuant to 5 CFR 1320.12. EPA will issue another
Federal Register document pursuant to 5 CFR 1320.5(a)(1)(iv) to
announce the submission of the ICR to OMB and the opportunity to submit
additional comments to OMB.
    If you have any questions about this ICR or the approval process,
please contact the person listed under FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT.
    Authority: 44 U.S.C. 3501 et seq.

    Dated: March 22, 2022.
Michal Freedhoff,
Assistant Administrator, Office of Chemical Safety and Pollution
Prevention.
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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission

[Docket No. EL10-62-000]

Alta Wind I, LLC; Alta Wind II, LLC; Alta Wind III, LLC; Alta
Wind IV, LLC; Alta Wind V, LLC; Alta Wind VI, LLC; Alta Wind VII, LLC;
Alta Wind VIII, LLC; Alta Windpower Development, LLC; TGP Development
Company, LLC; Notice of Petition for Declaratory Order

April 26, 2010.
    Take notice that on April 23, 2010, pursuant to section 207 of the
Rules of Practice and Procedures of the Federal Energy Regulatory
Commission (Commission), 18 CFR 285.207 (2009), Alta Wind I, LLC, Alta
Wind II, LLC, Alta Wind III, LLC, Alta Wind IV, LLC, Alta Wind V, LLC,
Alta Wind VI, LLC, Alta Wind VII, LLC, Alta Wind VIII, LLC, Alta
Windpower Development, LLC, and TGP Development Company, LLC
(Petitioners) filed jointly a petition for declaratory order requesting
the Commission to confirm their firm priority transmission rights to
the capacity of three 230 kV radial generator tie-lines to interconnect
Petitioners' full planned wind and solar generation capacity to the
integrated transmission system.
    Any person desiring to intervene or to protest this filing must
file in accordance with Rules 211 and 214 of the Commission's Rules of
Practice and Procedure (18 CFR 385.211, 385.214). Protests will be
considered by the Commission in determining the appropriate action to
be taken, but will not serve to make protestants parties to the
proceeding. Any person wishing to become a party must file a notice of
intervention or motion to intervene, as appropriate. Such notices,
motions, or protests must be filed on or before the comment date. On or
before the comment date, it is not necessary to serve motions to
intervene or protests on persons other than the Applicant.
    The Commission encourages electronic submission of protests and
interventions in lieu of paper using the ``eFiling'' link at http://
www.ferc.gov. Persons unable to file electronically should submit an
original and 14 copies of the protest or intervention to the Federal
Energy Regulatory Commission, 888 First Street, NE., Washington, DC
20426.
    This filing is accessible on-line at http://www.ferc.gov, using the
``eLibrary'' link and is available for review in the Commission's
Public Reference Room in Washington, DC. There is an ``eSubscription''
link on the Web site that enables subscribers to receive e-mail
notification when a document is added to a subscribed docket(s). For
assistance with any FERC Online service, please e-mail
<EMAIL_ADDRESS>or call<PHONE_NUMBER> (toll free). For
TTY, call<PHONE_NUMBER>.
    Comment Date: 5 p.m. Eastern Time on May 24, 2010.

Kimberly D. Bose,
Secretary.
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