Wednesday, March 16, 2011

Environmental Federal Register, Vol. 76, Issue 51, Wednesday, March 16, 2011

Federal Register
Vol. 76, Issue 51
Wednesday, March 16, 2011
 
 
There are 6 announcements in this issue
 
    1. TOXICS - FR. EPA. Bacillus thuringiensis eCry3.1Ab Protein in Corn; Temporary Exemption From the Requirement of a Tolerance
 
    2. TOXICS - PR. EPA. Pesticides; Data Requirements for Plant-Incorporated Protectants (PIPs) and Certain Exemptions for PIPs; Notification to the Secretaries of Agriculture and Health and Human Services
 
    3. TOXICS - ICR. EPA. Agency Information Collection Activities; Proposed Collection; Comment Request
 
    4. TOXICS - ND. EPA. Notice of Receipt of Requests for Amendments To Delete Uses in Certain Pesticide Registrations
 
    5. TOXICS - ND/CBI. EPA. GeoLogics Corporation; Transfer of Data
 
    6. ENERGY/Transport - ND/NF. DOT/Federal Railroad Administration. High-Speed Intercity Passenger Rail (HSIPR) Program
 
  
CODES USED:  THE FOLLOWING CODES ARE USED TO IDENTIFY THE TYPE OF ANNOUNCEMENT & ISSUE AREA.  

REPORTING FORMAT: ISSUE CODE - TYPE CODE. AGENCY. ANNOUNCEMENT.
ISSUE CODES:  AIR - Air; ALL - Cross-Media, ecosystems, Env. Justice; CLIMATE - Climate Change, Global Warming; DRINK - Drinking Water, SDWA, Underground Injection; ENERGY - Energy; GLAKES  - Great Lakes; HAZ - Hazardous Waste, RCRA, HSWA, DOT/RSPA, Some Nuclear (NRC); LAND - Land Use, Forests; P2 - Pollution Prevention, Sustainability, Recycling, Pjt. XL; REMED - Remediation, Brownfields, Superfund; TANKS - AST, UST; TOXICS = Toxics, TRI, TSCA, Pesticides, Risks, RTK; TRANSPORT -  Transportation; SOLID - Solid Waste, RCRA Subtitle D; WATER - Surface Water, NPS, NPDES, Wetlands; WILDLIFE = Wildlife, Biodiversity, Endangered Species.
TYPE CODES: ANPR - Advance Notice of Proposed Rulemaking; FR - Final Rule; FRD - Direct final rule; FRI - Interim final rule; ICR - Information Collection Request; ND - Notice of data, information, reports, etc. availability; NF - Notice of Fuding Opportunity; NM - Notice of Meeting; NS - Notice of administrative/court settlement; PR - Proposed Rule; ROD - Record of decision.
 

ANNOUNCEMENT 1


Subject: TOXICS - FR. EPA. Bacillus thuringiensis eCry3.1Ab Protein in Corn; Temporary Exemption From the Requirement of a Tolerance
 
[Federal Register Volume 76, Number 51 (Wednesday, March 16, 2011)]
[Rules and Regulations]
[Pages 14289-14293]

ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

40 CFR Part 174

[EPA-HQ-OPP-2009-0609; FRL-8866-5]

Bacillus thuringiensis eCry3.1Ab Protein in Corn; Temporary
Exemption From the Requirement of a Tolerance

AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).

ACTION: Final rule.

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SUMMARY: This regulation extends a temporary exemption from the
requirement of a tolerance for residues of Bacillus thuringiensis
eCry3.1Ab protein in corn or on the food and feed commodities of corn;
corn, field; corn, sweet; and corn, pop, when used as a plant-
incorporated protectant in accordance with the terms of Experimental
Use Permit (EUP) No. 67979-EUP-8. Syngenta Seeds, Inc. submitted a
petition to EPA under the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act (FFDCA),
requesting to extend the temporary tolerance exemption that was set to
expire on June 1, 2012. This regulation eliminates the need to
establish a maximum permissible level for residues of Bacillus
thuringiensis eCry3.1Ab protein in corn. The temporary tolerance
exemption now expires on March 1, 2013.

DATES: This regulation is effective March 16, 2011. Objections and
requests for hearings must be received on or before May 16, 2011, and
must be filed in accordance with the instructions provided in 40 CFR
part 178 (see also Unit I.C. of the SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION).

ADDRESSES: EPA has established a docket for this action under docket
identification (ID) number EPA-HQ-OPP-2009-0609. All documents in the
docket are listed in the docket index available at http://www.regulations.gov. Although listed in the index, some information is
not publicly available, e.g., Confidential Business Information (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 in the electronic
docket at http://www.regulations.gov, or, if only available in hard
copy, at the OPP Regulatory Public Docket in Rm. S-4400, One Potomac
Yard (South Bldg.), 2777 S. Crystal Dr., Arlington, VA. The Docket
Facility is open from 8:30 a.m. to 4 p.m., Monday through Friday,
excluding legal holidays. The Docket Facility telephone number is (703)
305-5805.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Mike Mendelsohn, Biopesticides and
Pollution Prevention Division (7511P), Office of Pesticide Programs,
Environmental Protection Agency, 1200 Pennsylvania Ave., NW.,
Washington, DC 20460-0001; telephone number: (703) 308-8715; e-mail
address: mendelsohn.mike@epa.gov.

 
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ANNOUNCEMENT 2


Subject: TOXICS - PR. EPA. Pesticides; Data Requirements for Plant-Incorporated Protectants (PIPs) and Certain Exemptions for PIPs; Notification to the Secretaries
of Agriculture and Health and Human Services
 
[Federal Register Volume 76, Number 51 (Wednesday, March 16, 2011)]
[Proposed Rules]
[Pages 14358-14359]

ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

40 CFR Parts 152, 158, and 174

[EPA-HQ-OPP-2009-0499; FRL-8863-5]
RIN 2070-AJ27

Pesticides; Data Requirements for Plant-Incorporated Protectants
(PIPs) and Certain Exemptions for PIPs; Notification to the Secretaries
of Agriculture and Health and Human Services

AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).

ACTION: Notification to the Secretaries of Agriculture and Health and
Human Services.

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SUMMARY: This document notifies the public that the Administrator of
EPA has forwarded to the Secretaries of Agriculture and Health and
Human Services a draft proposed rule under sections 21 and 25(a) of the
Federal Insecticide, Fungicide, and Rodenticide Act (FIFRA). The draft
proposed rule will propose codifying data requirements that
specifically address the registration data needs of plant-incorporated
protectants (PIPs). These data requirements are intended to provide EPA
with data and other information necessary for the registration of a PIP
or the issuance of an experimental use permit for a PIP. Also, EPA will
propose to exempt cisgenic PIPs from registration to encourage research
and development of useful biotechnology and reduce the number of PIPs
seeking registration. Cisgenic PIPs are formed when genetic material is
transferred, using bioengineering technology, between plants that could
transfer the genetic material naturally.

DATES: Comments must be received on or before April 15, 2011.

ADDRESSES: EPA has established a docket for this action under docket
identification (ID) number EPA-HQ-OPP-2009-0499. All documents in the
docket are listed in the docket index available in http://www.regulations.gov. Although listed in the index, some information is
not publicly available, e.g., Confidential Business Information (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 in the electronic
docket at http://www.regulations.gov, or, if only available in hard
copy, at the OPP Regulatory Public Docket in Rm. S-4400, One Potomac Yard (South Bldg.), 2777 S. Crystal Dr., Arlington, VA. The Docket Facility is open from
8:30 a.m. to 4 p.m., Monday through Friday, excluding legal holidays.
The Docket Facility telephone number is (703) 305-5805.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Rose Kyprianou, Field and External
Affairs Division (7506P), Office of Pesticide Programs, Environmental
Protection Agency, 1200 Pennsylvania Ave., NW., Washington, DC 20460-
0001; telephone number: (703) 305-5354; e-mail address:
kyprianou.rose@epa.gov.

 
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ANNOUNCEMENT 3


Subject: TOXICS - ICR. EPA. Agency Information Collection Activities; Proposed Collection; Comment Request
 
[Federal Register Volume 76, Number 51 (Wednesday, March 16, 2011)]
[Notices]
[Pages 14390-14392]

ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

[EPA-HQ-OPP-2010-0896; FRL-8864-2]

Agency Information Collection Activities; Proposed Collection;
Comment Request

AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: In compliance with the Paperwork Reduction Act (PRA) (44
U.S.C. 3501 et seq.), this document announces that EPA is planning to
submit a request to renew an existing approved Information Collection
Request (ICR) to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB). This ICR,
entitled: Worker Protection Standard Training and Notification and
identified by EPA ICR No. 1759.06 and OMB Control No. 2070-0148, is
scheduled to expire on November 30, 2011. Before submitting the ICR to
OMB for review and approval, EPA is soliciting comments on specific
aspects of the proposed information collection.

DATES: Comments must be received on or before May 16, 2011.

ADDRESSES: Submit your comments, identified by docket identification
(ID) number EPA-HQ-OPP-2010-0896, by one of the following methods:
    Federal eRulemaking Portal: http://www.regulations.gov.
Follow the on-line instructions for submitting comments.
    Mail: Office of Pesticide Programs (OPP) Regulatory Public
Docket (7502P), Environmental Protection Agency, 1200 Pennsylvania
Ave., NW., Washington, DC 20460-0001.
    Delivery: OPP Regulatory Public Docket (7502P),
Environmental Protection Agency, Rm. S-4400, One
Potomac Yard (South Bldg.), 2777 S. Crystal Dr., Arlington, VA.
Deliveries are only accepted during the Docket Facility's normal hours
of operation (8:30 a.m. to 4 p.m., Monday through Friday, excluding
legal holidays). Special arrangements should be made for deliveries of
boxed information. The Docket Facility telephone number is (703) 305-
5805.
   
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Lily G. Negash, Field and External
Affairs Division (7506P), Office of Pesticide Programs, Environmental
Protection Agency, 1200 Pennsylvania Ave., NW., Washington, DC 20460-
0001; telephone number: (703) 347-8515; fax number: (703) 305-5884; e-
mail address: negash.lily@epa.gov.

 
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ANNOUNCEMENT 4


Subject: TOXICS - ND. EPA. Notice of Receipt of Requests for Amendments To Delete Uses in Certain Pesticide Registrations
 
[Federal Register Volume 76, Number 51 (Wednesday, March 16, 2011)]
[Notices]
[Pages 14393-14394]

ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

[EPA-HQ-OPP-2010-0248; FRL-8866-4]

Notice of Receipt of Requests for Amendments To Delete Uses in
Certain Pesticide Registrations

AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: In accordance with section 6(f)(1) of the Federal Insecticide,
Fungicide, and Rodenticide Act (FIFRA), as amended, EPA is issuing a
notice of receipt of requests for amendments by registrants to delete
uses in certain pesticide registrations. Section 6(f)(1) of FIFRA
provides that a registrant of a pesticide product may at any time
request that any of its pesticide registrations be amended to delete
one or more uses. FIFRA further provides that, before acting on the
request, EPA must publish a notice of receipt of any request in the
Federal Register.

DATES: The deletions are effective September 12, 2011, unless the
Agency receives a written withdrawal request on or before September 12,
2011. The Agency will consider a withdrawal request postmarked no later
than September 12, 2011. Comments must be received on or before April
15, 2011 for registrations for which the registrant requested a waiver
of the 180-day comment period.
    Users of these products who desire continued use on crops or sites
being deleted should contact the applicable registrant on or before
September 12, 2011. Comments must be received on or before April 15,
2011 for registrations for which the registrant requested a waiver of
the 180-day comment period.

ADDRESSES: Submit your withdrawal request, identified by docket
identification (ID) number EPA-HQ-OPP-2010-0248, by one of the
following methods:
    Mail: Office of Pesticide Programs (OPP) Regulatory Public
Docket (7502P), Environmental Protection Agency, 1200 Pennsylvania
Ave., NW., Washington, DC 20460-0001.
    Delivery: OPP Regulatory Public Docket (7502P),
Environmental Protection Agency, Rm. S-4400, One Potomac Yard (South
Bldg.), 2777 S. Crystal Dr., Arlington, VA. Deliveries are only
accepted during the Docket Facility's normal hours of operation (8:30
a.m. to 4 p.m., Monday through Friday, excluding legal holidays).
Special arrangements should be made for deliveries of boxed
information. The Docket Facility's telephone number is (703) 305-5805.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Christopher Green, Office of Pesticide
Programs, Environmental Protection Agency, 1200 Pennsylvania Ave., NW.,
Washington, DC 20460-0001; telephone number: (703) 347-0367; e-mail
address: green.christopher@epa.gov.
 
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ANNOUNCEMENT 5


Subject: TOXICS - ND/CBI. EPA. GeoLogics Corporation; Transfer of Data
 
[Federal Register Volume 76, Number 51 (Wednesday, March 16, 2011)]
[Notices]
[Pages 14392-14393]

ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

[EPA-HQ-OPP-2011-0038; FRL-8865-6]

GeoLogics Corporation; Transfer of Data

AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: This notice announces that pesticide related information
submitted to EPA's Office of Pesticide Programs (OPP) pursuant to the
Federal Insecticide, Fungicide, and Rodenticide Act (FIFRA) and the
Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act (FFDCA), including information
that may have been claimed as Confidential Business Information (CBI)
by the submitter, will be transferred to GeoLogics Corporation in
accordance with 40 CFR 2.307(h)(3) and 2.308(i)(2). GeoLogics
Corporation has been awarded a contract to perform work for OPP, and
access to this information will enable GeoLogics Corporation to fulfill
the obligations of the contract.

DATES: GeoLogics Corporation will be given access to this information
on or before March 21, 2011.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Mario Steadman, Information Technology
and Resources Management Division (7502P), Office of Pesticide
Programs, 20460-0001; telephone number: (703) 305-8338; e-mail address:
steadman.mario@epa.gov.

 
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ANNOUNCEMENT 6


Subject: ENERGY/Transport - ND/NF. DOT/Federal Railroad Administration. High-Speed Intercity Passenger Rail (HSIPR) Program
 
[Federal Register Volume 76, Number 51 (Wednesday, March 16, 2011)]
[Notices]
[Pages 14443-14457]

DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Federal Railroad Administration

High-Speed Intercity Passenger Rail (HSIPR) Program

AGENCY: Federal Railroad Administration (FRA), Department of
Transportation (DOT).

ACTION: Notice of funding availability for high-speed and intercity
passenger rail projects.

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SUMMARY: This notice details the application requirements and
procedures for obtaining funding under FRA's High-Speed Intercity
Passenger Rail (HSIPR) program. The funding opportunities described in
this notice are available under Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance
(CFDA) number 20.319.
    Notice to Applicants: FRA recommends applicants read this notice in
its entirety prior to preparing application materials. There are
several administrative prerequisites that applicants must comply with
in order to submit an application (see Section 4 of this notice), which
can take up to ten days to process.

DATES: Applications for funding under this solicitation are due no
later than 8 p.m. EDT on Monday, April 4, 2011, and must be submitted
through http://www.grantsolutions.gov. See Section 4 for additional
information regarding the application process. FRA reserves the right
to modify this deadline.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For further information regarding this
notice and the HSIPR program, please contact the FRA HSIPR Program
Manager via e-mail at HSIPR@dot.gov, or by mail: U.S. Department of
Transportation, Federal Railroad Administration, MS-20, 1200 New Jersey
Avenue, SE., Washington, DC 20590 Attn: HSIPR Program.
 
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