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Air traffic control, Aircraft, Airmen,
Airports, Aviation Safety, Noise control,
Reporting and recordkeeping
requirements.
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In consideration of the foregoing, the
Federal Aviation Administration
proposes to amend chapter I of title 14
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1. The authority citation for part 91
continues to read as follows:
Authority: 49 U.S.C. 106(g), 1155, 40103,
40113, 40120, 44101, 44111, 44701, 44709,
44711, 44712, 44715, 44716, 44717, 44722,
46306, 46315, 46316, 46504, 46506–46507,
47122, 47508, 47528–47531, articles 12 and
29 of the Convention on International Civil
Aviation (61 stat. 1180).
§ 91.161 Additional requirements for
persons flying under visual flight rules
within 100 nautical miles of the DCA VOR/
DME.
ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION
AGENCY
(a) Except as provided under
paragraph (d) of this section, no person
may operate an aircraft within 100
nautical miles of the Washington, DC
VHF omni-directional range/distance
measuring equipment (DCA VOR/DME)
under visual flight rules (VFR) without
having completed the FAA’s special
awareness training course on flying in
and around the Washington, DC
Metropolitan Area.
(b) A person who is required by this
section to have completed the special
awareness training course on flying in
and around the Washington, DC
Metropolitan Area must present
documentation that shows completion
of the training course when requested to
do so by:
(1) A representative of the
Administrator;
(2) An authorized representative of
the National Transportation Safety
Board;
(3) Any Federal, State, or local law
enforcement officer; or
(4) An authorized representative of
the Transportation Security
Administration.
(c) The failure to complete the special
awareness training course on flying in
and around the Washington, DC
Metropolitan Area is not a violation of
this section if an emergency is declared
by the pilot, as described under § 91.3(b)
of this part, or there was a failure of
two-way radio communications when
operating under IFR as described under
§ 91.185 of this part.
(d) If a person is conducting an
aeromedical operation or an official
flight for the U.S. Armed Forces or a law
enforcement agency within the airspace
of 100 nautical miles from the
Washington, DC VHF omni-directional
range/distance measuring equipment
(DCA VOR/DME), the requirements of
this section do not apply.
[EPA–HQ–OPP–2005–0174 and EPA–HQ–
OPP–2003–0373; FRL–8075–6]
Issued in Washington, DC, on June 27,
2006.
John M. Allen,
Deputy Director, Flight Standards Service.
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40 CFR Part 180
Sulfuryl Fluoride; Request for Stay of
Tolerances
Environmental Protection
Agency (EPA).
ACTION: Availability of request for stay
of the effectiveness of tolerances;
request for comments.
AGENCY:
SUMMARY: This document announces the
availability of a document requesting a
stay of the effectiveness of various
pesticide tolerances under the Federal
Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act for
sulfuryl fluoride and fluoride, and
opens a public comment period on this
document. This request for a stay was
filed in conjunction with objections and
requests for hearings that were
submitted in response to promulgation
of these tolerances. The stay request
relies primarily on the recent report of
the National Research Council on
fluoride.
Comments must be received on
or before August 4, 2006.
ADDRESSES: Submit your comments,
identified by docket identification (ID)
number(s) EPA–HQ–OPP–2005–0174
and/or EPA–HQ–OPP–2003–0373, by
one of the following methods:
• Federal eRulemaking Portal: https://
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 Drive, Arlington, VA. Deliveries
are only accepted during the Docket’s
normal hours of operation (8:30 a.m. to
4 p.m., Monday through Friday,
excluding legal holidays). Special
arrangements should be made for
deliveries of boxed information. The
Docket Facility telephone number is
(703) 305–5805.
Instructions: Direct your comments to
docket ID number(s) EPA–HQ–OPP–
2005–0174 and/or EPA–HQ–OPP–2003–
0373. EPA’s policy is that all comments
received will be included in the docket
without change and may be made
available on-line at https://
www.regulations.gov, including any
personal information provided, unless
DATES:
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the comment includes information
claimed to be Confidential Business
Information (CBI) or other information
whose disclosure is restricted by statute.
Do not submit information that you
consider to be CBI or otherwise
protected through regulations.gov or email. The Federal regulations.gov
website is an ‘‘anonymous access’’
system, which means EPA will not
know your identity or contact
information unless you provide it in the
body of your comment. If you send an
e-mail comment directly to EPA without
going through regulations.gov, your email address will be automatically
captured and included as part of the
comment that is placed in the docket
and made available on the Internet. If
you submit an electronic comment, EPA
recommends that you include your
name and other contact information in
the body of your comment and with any
disk or CD-ROM you submit. If EPA
cannot read your comment due to
technical difficulties and cannot contact
you for clarification, EPA may not be
able to consider your comment.
Electronic files should avoid the use of
special characters, any form of
encryption, and be free of any defects or
viruses.
Docket: All documents in the docket
are listed in the docket index. Although
listed in the index, some information is
not publicly available, e.g., CBI or other
information whose disclosure is
restricted by statute. Certain other
material, such as copyrighted material,
is not placed on the Internet and will be
publicly available only in hard copy
form. Publicly available docket
materials are available either in the
electronic docket at https://
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 Drive, Arlington, VA. The
hours of operation of this Docket
Facility are from 8:30 a.m. to 4 p.m.,
Monday through Friday, excluding legal
holidays. The Docket Facility telephone
number is (703) 305–5805.
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FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Meredith Laws, Registration Division
(7505P), Office of Pesticide Programs,
Environmental Protection Agency, 1200
Pennsylvania Ave., NW., Washington,
DC 20460–0001; telephone number:
(703) 308–7038; fax number: (703) 308–
0029; e-mail address:
laws.meredith@epa.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
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I. General Information
A. Does this Action Apply to Me?
This action is directed to the public
in general, and may be of interest to a
wide range of stakeholders including
environmental, human health, and
agricultural advocates; the chemical
industry; pesticide users; and members
of the public interested in the sale,
distribution, or use of pesticides. Since
others also may be interested, the
Agency has not attempted to describe all
the specific entities that may be affected
by this action. If you have any questions
regarding the applicability of this action
to a particular entity, consult the person
listed under FOR FURTHER INFORMATION
CONTACT.
B. What Should I Consider as I Prepare
My Comments for EPA?
1. Submitting CBI. Do not submit this
information to EPA through
regulations.gov or e-mail. Clearly mark
the part or all of the information that
you claim to be CBI. For CBI
information in a disk or CD ROM that
you mail to EPA, mark the outside of the
disk or CD ROM as CBI and then
identify electronically within the disk or
CD ROM the specific information that is
claimed as CBI. In addition to one
complete version of the comment that
includes information claimed as CBI, a
copy of the comment that does not
contain the information claimed as CBI
must be submitted for inclusion in the
public docket. Information so marked
will not be disclosed except in
accordance with procedures set forth in
40 CFR part 2.
2. Tips for preparing your comments.
When submitting comments, remember
to:
i. Identify the document by docket
(ID) number and other identifying
information (subject heading, Federal
Register date and page number).
ii. Follow directions. The Agency may
ask you to respond to specific questions
or organize comments by referencing a
Code of Federal Regulations (CFR) part
or section number.
iii. Explain why you agree or disagree;
suggest alternatives and substitute
language for your requested changes.
iv. Describe any assumptions and
provide any technical information and/
or data that you used.
v. If you estimate potential costs or
burdens, explain how you arrived at
your estimate in sufficient detail to
allow for it to be reproduced.
vi. Provide specific examples to
illustrate your concerns and suggest
alternatives.
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vii. Explain your views as clearly as
possible, avoiding the use of profanity
or personal threats.
viii. Make sure to submit your
comments by the comment period
deadline identified.
II. Background
A. What Action Is the Agency Taking?
EPA has received a motion requesting
that EPA stay the effectiveness of
pesticide tolerances for sulfuryl fluoride
and fluoride promulgated on January 23,
2004 (69 FR 3240) (FRL–7342–1), and
July 15, 2005 (70 FR 40899) (FRL–7723–
7). There are currently objections and
requests for hearing pending with regard
to these tolerances. The objections and
requests for hearing were filed by the
Environmental Working Group, the
Fluoride Action Network, and Beyond
Pesticides/National Coalition (‘‘the
objectors’’). The motion is dated June 1,
2006, but it was not received by EPA
counsel handling this matter until June
13, 2006. As the basis for a stay, the
objectors rely heavily on the National
Research Council’s report titled Fluoride
in Drinking Water: A Scientific Review
of EPA’s Standards. This report was
released on March 22, 2006.
Given that the tolerances as to which
the stay is being sought have been in
effect for an extended period and that
the request for a stay raises complex
science issues of great public interest,
EPA is publishing this notice of
availability of the motion for a stay and
requesting comment on the motion. The
motion for a stay is available in the OPP
Regulatory Public Docket under the
dockets for the tolerance rules in
question: EPA–HQ– OPP–2005–0174
and EPA–HQ–OPP–2003–0373. The
OPP Regulatory Public Docket is
physically located at the address
included in the ADDRESSES section
above. The dockets for these
rulemakings are also available online in
the Federal Government’s electronic
docket at www.regulations.gov.
B. What Is the Agency’s Authority for
Taking this Action?
Section 408(g)(1) of the FFDCA, 21
U.S.C. 346a(g)(1), authorizes EPA to stay
the effectiveness of a regulation if
objections are filed to such regulation.
Section 408(g)(2) of the FFDCA, 21
U.S.C. 346a(g)(2), permits any person to
file objections to a tolerance regulation
and authorizes EPA to rule on such
objections.
List of Subjects in 40 CFR Part 180
Environmental protection,
Administrative practice and procedure,
Agricultural commodities, Pesticides
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requirements.
Dated: June 26, 2006.
Lois Rossi,
Director, Registration Division, Office of
Pesticide Programs.
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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY
40 CFR Part 180
[EPA-HQ-OPP-2005-0174 and EPA-HQ-OPP-2003-0373; FRL-8075-6]
Sulfuryl Fluoride; Request for Stay of Tolerances
AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).
ACTION: Availability of request for stay of the effectiveness of
tolerances; request for comments.
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SUMMARY: This document announces the availability of a document
requesting a stay of the effectiveness of various pesticide tolerances
under the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act for sulfuryl fluoride
and fluoride, and opens a public comment period on this document. This
request for a stay was filed in conjunction with objections and
requests for hearings that were submitted in response to promulgation
of these tolerances. The stay request relies primarily on the recent
report of the National Research Council on fluoride.
DATES: Comments must be received on or before August 4, 2006.
ADDRESSES: Submit your comments, identified by docket identification
(ID) number(s) EPA-HQ-OPP-2005-0174 and/or EPA-HQ-OPP-2003-0373, by one
of the following methods:
Federal eRulemaking Portal: https://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 Drive, Arlington, VA. Deliveries are only
accepted during the Docket's normal hours of operation (8:30 a.m. to 4
p.m., Monday through Friday, excluding legal holidays). Special
arrangements should be made for deliveries of boxed information. The
Docket Facility telephone number is (703) 305-5805.
Instructions: Direct your comments to docket ID number(s) EPA-HQ-
OPP-2005-0174 and/or EPA-HQ-OPP-2003-0373. EPA's policy is that all
comments received will be included in the docket without change and may
be made available on-line at https://www.regulations.gov, including any
personal information provided, unless
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the comment includes information claimed to be Confidential Business
Information (CBI) or other information whose disclosure is restricted
by statute. Do not submit information that you consider to be CBI or
otherwise protected through regulations.gov or e-mail. The Federal
regulations.gov website is an ``anonymous access'' system, which means
EPA will not know your identity or contact information unless you
provide it in the body of your comment. If you send an e-mail comment
directly to EPA without going through regulations.gov, your e-mail
address will be automatically captured and included as part of the
comment that is placed in the docket and made available on the
Internet. If you submit an electronic comment, EPA recommends that you
include your name and other contact information in the body of your
comment and with any disk or CD-ROM you submit. If EPA cannot read your
comment due to technical difficulties and cannot contact you for
clarification, EPA may not be able to consider your comment. Electronic
files should avoid the use of special characters, any form of
encryption, and be free of any defects or viruses.
Docket: All documents in the docket are listed in the docket index.
Although listed in the index, some information is not publicly
available, e.g., CBI or other information whose disclosure is
restricted by statute. Certain other material, such as copyrighted
material, is not placed on the Internet and will be publicly available
only in hard copy form. Publicly available docket materials are
available either in the electronic docket at https://
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 Drive, Arlington, VA. The hours of operation of this
Docket Facility are from 8:30 a.m. to 4 p.m., Monday through Friday,
excluding legal holidays. The Docket Facility telephone number is (703)
305-5805.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Meredith Laws, Registration Division
(7505P), Office of Pesticide Programs, Environmental Protection Agency,
1200 Pennsylvania Ave., NW., Washington, DC 20460-0001; telephone
number: (703) 308-7038; fax number: (703) 308-0029; e-mail address:
laws.meredith@epa.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
I. General Information
A. Does this Action Apply to Me?
This action is directed to the public in general, and may be of
interest to a wide range of stakeholders including environmental, human
health, and agricultural advocates; the chemical industry; pesticide
users; and members of the public interested in the sale, distribution,
or use of pesticides. Since others also may be interested, the Agency
has not attempted to describe all the specific entities that may be
affected by this action. If you have any questions regarding the
applicability of this action to a particular entity, consult the person
listed under FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT.
B. What Should I Consider as I Prepare My Comments for EPA?
1. Submitting CBI. Do not submit this information to EPA through
regulations.gov or e-mail. Clearly mark the part or all of the
information that you claim to be CBI. For CBI information in a disk or
CD ROM that you mail to EPA, mark the outside of the disk or CD ROM as
CBI and then identify electronically within the disk or CD ROM the
specific information that is claimed as CBI. In addition to one
complete version of the comment that includes information claimed as
CBI, a copy of the comment that does not contain the information
claimed as CBI must be submitted for inclusion in the public docket.
Information so marked will not be disclosed except in accordance with
procedures set forth in 40 CFR part 2.
2. Tips for preparing your comments. When submitting comments,
remember to:
i. Identify the document by docket (ID) number and other
identifying information (subject heading, Federal Register date and
page number).
ii. Follow directions. The Agency may ask you to respond to
specific questions or organize comments by referencing a Code of
Federal Regulations (CFR) part or section number.
iii. Explain why you agree or disagree; suggest alternatives and
substitute language for your requested changes.
iv. Describe any assumptions and provide any technical information
and/or data that you used.
v. If you estimate potential costs or burdens, explain how you
arrived at your estimate in sufficient detail to allow for it to be
reproduced.
vi. Provide specific examples to illustrate your concerns and
suggest alternatives.
vii. Explain your views as clearly as possible, avoiding the use of
profanity or personal threats.
viii. Make sure to submit your comments by the comment period
deadline identified.
II. Background
A. What Action Is the Agency Taking?
EPA has received a motion requesting that EPA stay the
effectiveness of pesticide tolerances for sulfuryl fluoride and
fluoride promulgated on January 23, 2004 (69 FR 3240) (FRL-7342-1), and
July 15, 2005 (70 FR 40899) (FRL-7723-7). There are currently
objections and requests for hearing pending with regard to these
tolerances. The objections and requests for hearing were filed by the
Environmental Working Group, the Fluoride Action Network, and Beyond
Pesticides/National Coalition (``the objectors''). The motion is dated
June 1, 2006, but it was not received by EPA counsel handling this
matter until June 13, 2006. As the basis for a stay, the objectors rely
heavily on the National Research Council's report titled Fluoride in
Drinking Water: A Scientific Review of EPA's Standards. This report was
released on March 22, 2006.
Given that the tolerances as to which the stay is being sought have
been in effect for an extended period and that the request for a stay
raises complex science issues of great public interest, EPA is
publishing this notice of availability of the motion for a stay and
requesting comment on the motion. The motion for a stay is available in
the OPP Regulatory Public Docket under the dockets for the tolerance
rules in question: EPA-HQ- OPP-2005-0174 and EPA-HQ-OPP-2003-0373. The
OPP Regulatory Public Docket is physically located at the address
included in the ADDRESSES section above. The dockets for these
rulemakings are also available online in the Federal Government's
electronic docket at www.regulations.gov.
B. What Is the Agency's Authority for Taking this Action?
Section 408(g)(1) of the FFDCA, 21 U.S.C. 346a(g)(1), authorizes
EPA to stay the effectiveness of a regulation if objections are filed
to such regulation. Section 408(g)(2) of the FFDCA, 21 U.S.C.
346a(g)(2), permits any person to file objections to a tolerance
regulation and authorizes EPA to rule on such objections.
List of Subjects in 40 CFR Part 180
Environmental protection, Administrative practice and procedure,
Agricultural commodities, Pesticides
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and pests, Reporting and recordkeeping requirements.
Dated: June 26, 2006.
Lois Rossi,
Director, Registration Division, Office of Pesticide Programs.
[FR Doc. E6-10454 Filed 7-3-06; 8:45 am]
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