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establishing the list, is an active
participant with respect to the phase or
issue in the proceeding for which the
list is established. Southwestern Power
Administration and the Oklahoma
SHPO on behalf of the Caddo Nation
have identified an interest in issues
relating to the management of historic
properties at the project. Therefore, they
and their representatives will be added
to the restricted service list.
Accordingly, the restricted service list
issued on June 8, 2010, for the Broken
Bow Re-Regulation Dam Hydroelectric
Project No. 12470 is revised to add the
following persons:
Robert Cast, Tribal Historic
Preservation Officer, Caddo Nation, P.O.
Box 487, Binger, OK 73009.
Steven A. Porter, U.S. Department of
Energy, 1000 Independence Avenue,
SW., 6D–033/FORS, Washington, DC
20585.
James K. McDonald, Southwestern
Power Administration, One West Third
Street, Suite 1522, Tulsa, OK 74103–
3539.
Laurence J. Yadon, II, Southwestern
Power Administration, One West Third
Street, Suite 1522, Tulsa, OK 74103–
3539.
Kimberly D. Bose,
Secretary.
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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
Federal Energy Regulatory
Commission
[Project No. 2149–131]
Public Utility District No. 1 of Douglas
County; Notice of Settlement
Agreement and Soliciting Comments
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July 7, 2010.
Take notice that the following
Settlement Agreement (Settlement) has
been filed with the Commission and is
available for public inspection.
a. Type of Application: Aquatic
Settlement Agreement for the
relicensing of the Wells Hydroelectric
Project.
b. Project No.: P–2149–131.
c. Date Filed: May 27, 2010.
d. Applicant: Public Utility District
No. 1 of Douglas County, Washington.
e. Location: The existing project is
located at river mile 515.6 on the
Columbia River in Chelan, Douglas, and
Okanogan Counties in central
Washington. The project occupies 15.15
acres of Federal land administered by
the Department of the Interior and the
U.S. Corps of Engineers.
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g. Filed Pursuant to Rule 602 of the
Commission’s Rules of Practice and
Procedure, 18 CFR 385.602 Federal
Power Act 16 U.S.C. 791 (a)–825(r).
h. Applicant Contact: Shane Bickford,
Natural Resources Supervisor, Public
Utility District No. 1 of Douglas County,
1151 Valley Mall Parkway, East
Wenatchee, WA 98802–4497; (509) 881–
2208.
i. FERC Contact: Kim A. Nguyen (202)
502–6105 or e-mail at
kim.nguyen@ferc.gov.
j. Deadline for filing comments on the
Settlement: July 27, 2010. Reply
comments due August 6, 2010. All
comments should be filed electronically
via the Internet. See 18 CFR
385.2001(a)(1)(iii) and the instructions
on the Commission’s Web site (https://
www.ferc.gov/docs-filing/ferconline.asp)
under the ‘‘eFiling’’ link. For a simpler
method of submitting text only
comments, click on ‘‘Quick Comment.’’
For assistance, please contact FERC
Online Support at
FERCOnlineSupport@ferc.gov; call tollfree at (866) 208–3676; or, for TTY,
contact (202) 502–8659. Although the
Commission strongly encourages
electronic filing, documents may also be
paper-filed. To paper-file, mail an
original and eight copies to: Kimberly D.
Bose, Secretary, Federal Energy
Regulatory Commission, 888 First
Street, NE., Washington, DC.
k. The Public Utility District No. 1 of
Douglas County (Douglas PUD) filed an
aquatic settlement agreement
(Settlement) on behalf of Douglas PUD;
U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service; U.S.
Bureau of Land Management;
Washington Department of Fish and
Wildlife; Washington Department of
Ecology; Confederated Tribes of the
Colville Reservation; and Confederated
Bands and Tribes of the Yakama Nation
(collectively, the Parties). The
Settlement resolves among the Parties
all remaining aquatic resource issues
and includes proposed license articles
and six aquatic resource management
plans for white sturgeon, bull trout,
Pacific lamprey, resident fish, aquatic
nuisance species and water quality. The
Parties request that the Commission
accept and incorporate, without
material modification, all of the
proposed license articles in Attachment
A of the Settlement in the new project
license for the Wells Project.
l. A copy of the Settlement is
available for review at the Commission
in the Public Reference Room or may be
viewed on the Commission’s Web site at
https://www.ferc.gov, using the ‘‘eLibrary’’ link. Enter the docket number,
excluding the last three digits in the
docket number field to access the
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document. For assistance, contact FERC
Online Support at
FERCOnlineSupport@ferc.gov or tollfree at 1–866–208–3676, or for TTY,
(202) 502–8659. A copy is also available
for inspection and reproduction at the
address in item h above.
Register online at https://
www.ferc.gov/esubscribenow.htm to be
notified via e-mail of new filings and
issuances related to this or other
pending projects before the
Commission. For assistance, contact
FERC Online Support.
Kimberly D. Bose,
Secretary.
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BILLING CODE 6717–01–P
ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION
AGENCY
[EPA–HQ–OPP–2010–0398; FRL–8832–1]
Methyl Soyate; Receipt of Application
for Emergency Exemption, Solicitation
of Public Comment
AGENCY: Environmental Protection
Agency (EPA).
ACTION: Notice.
SUMMARY: EPA has received a specific
exemption request from the Wyoming
Department of Agriculture to use the
pesticide methyl soyate (BIO-LARV)
(CAS Reg. No. 67762–38–3) to treat
aquatic vegetation to control mosquito
larvae. The applicant proposes the use
of a new chemical which has not been
registered by EPA. EPA is soliciting
public comment before making the
decision whether or not to grant the
exemption.
DATES: Comments must be received on
or before July 29, 2010.
ADDRESSES: Submit your comments,
identified by docket identification (ID)
number EPA–HQ–OPP–2010–0398, 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 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
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Friday, excluding legal holidays).
Special arrangements should be made
for deliveries of boxed information. The
Docket Facility’s telephone number is
(703) 305–5805.
Instructions: Direct your comments to
docket ID number EPA–HQ–OPP–2010–
0398. 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
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 regulations.gov website is an
‘‘anonymous access’’ system, which
means EPA will not know your identity
or contact information unless you
provide it in the body of your comment.
If you send an e-mail comment directly
to EPA without going through
regulations.gov, your e-mail address
will be automatically captured and
included as part of the comment that is
placed in the docket and made available
on the Internet. If you submit an
electronic comment, EPA recommends
that you include your name and other
contact information in the body of your
comment and with any disk or CD-ROM
you submit. If EPA cannot read your
comment due to technical difficulties
and cannot contact you for clarification,
EPA may not be able to consider your
comment. Electronic files should avoid
the use of special characters, any form
of encryption, and be free of any defects
or viruses.
Docket: All documents in the docket
are listed in the docket index available
at https://www.regulations.gov. Although
listed in the index, some information is
not publicly available, e.g., CBI or other
information whose disclosure is
restricted by statute. Certain other
material, such as copyrighted material,
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 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’s
telephone number is (703) 305–5805.
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FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Princess Campbell, Registration
Division (7505P), Office of Pesticide
Programs, Environmental Protection
Agency, 1200 Pennsylvania Ave., NW.,
Washington, DC 20460–0001; telephone
number: (703) 308–8033; fax number:
(703) 605–0781; e-mail address:
campbell.princess @epa.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
I. General Information
A. Does this Action Apply to Me?
You may be potentially affected by
this action if you are an agricultural
producer, food manufacturer, or
pesticide manufacturer. Potentially
affected entities may include, but are
not limited to:
• Crop production (NAICS code 111).
• Animal production (NAICS code
112).
• Food manufacturing (NAICS code
311).
• Pesticide manufacturing (NAICS
code 32532).
This listing is not intended to be
exhaustive, but rather provides a guide
for readers regarding entities likely to be
affected by this action. Other types of
entities not listed in this unit could also
be affected. The North American
Industrial Classification System
(NAICS) codes have been provided to
assist you and others in determining
whether this action might apply to
certain entities. If you have any
questions regarding the applicability of
this action to a particular entity, consult
the person listed under FOR FURTHER
INFORMATION CONTACT.
B. What Should I Consider as I Prepare
My Comments for EPA?
1. Submitting CBI. Do not submit this
information to EPA through
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.
2. Tips for preparing your comments.
When submitting comments, remember
to:
i. Identify the document by docket ID
number and other identifying
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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.
3. Environmental justice. EPA seeks to
achieve environmental justice, the fair
treatment and meaningful involvement
of any group, including minority and/or
low income populations, in the
development, implementation, and
enforcement of environmental laws,
regulations, and policies. To help
address potential environmental justice
issues, the Agency seeks information on
any groups or segments of the
population who, as a result of their
location, cultural practices, or other
factors, may have atypical or
disproportionately high and adverse
human health impacts or environmental
effects from exposure to the pesticide
discussed in this document, compared
to the general population.
II. What Action is the Agency Taking?
Under section 18 of the Federal
Insecticide, Fungicide, and Rodenticide
Act (FIFRA) (7 U.S.C. 136p), at the
discretion of the Administrator, a
Federal or State agency may be
exempted from any provision of FIFRA
if the Administrator determines that
emergency conditions exist which
require the exemption. The Wyoming
Department of Agriculture has requested
the Administrator to issue a specific
exemption for the use of methyl soyate
on aquatic vegetation to control
mosquito larvae. Information in
accordance with 40 CFR part 166 was
submitted as part of this request.
As part of this request, the applicant
asserts that the use of methyl soyate on
aquatic vegetation will control mosquito
larvae, including those that transmit the
West Nile virus, in ponds within the
State of Wyoming. The applicant asserts
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that other products can be harmful to
the environment, but methyl soyate
(BIO-LARV) has been shown to have
little or no side effects on other aquatic
species or mammal life in or near
ponds. The applicant also cites statistics
detailing the number of cases of West
Nile virus infections during the period
2003–2008, and reports 14 deaths over
the period.
Methyl soyate (BIO-LARV) will be
applied at the rate of 3–5 gallons per
acre depending on the density of the
vegetation. Per the label the mixture
will consist of 3–5 gallons of BIO-LARV
to 100 gallons of water.
This notice does not constitute a
decision by EPA on the application
itself. The regulations governing section
18 of FIFRA require publication of a
notice of receipt of an application for a
specific exemption proposing use of a
new chemical (i.e., an active ingredient)
which has not been registered by EPA.
This notice provides an opportunity for
public comment on the application.
The Agency will review and consider
all comments received during the
comment period in determining
whether to issue the specific exemption
requested by the Wyoming Departmrnt
of Agriculture.
List of Subjects
Environmental protection, Pesticides
and pests.
Dated: June 30, 2010.
Lois Rossi,
Director, Registration Division, Office of
Pesticide Programs.
I. General Information
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BILLING CODE 6560–50–S
ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION
AGENCY
[EPA–HQ–OPP–2005–0494; FRL–8827–9]
Rotenone; Cancellation Order for
Amendments to Terminate Uses
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AGENCY: Environmental Protection
Agency (EPA).
ACTION: Notice.
SUMMARY: This notice announces EPA’s
order for amendments to terminate uses,
voluntarily requested by the registrants
and accepted by the Agency, of products
containing rotenone, pursuant to section
6(f)(1) of the Federal Insecticide,
Fungicide, and Rodenticide Act
(FIFRA), as amended. This cancellation
order follows a June 7, 2006 Federal
Register Notice of Receipt of Requests
from the registrants listed in Table 2 of
Unit II. to voluntarily amend to
terminate uses of these product
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registrations. These are not the last
products containing this pesticide
registered for use in the United States.
In the June 7, 2006 notice, EPA
indicated that it would issue an order
implementing the amendments to
terminate uses, unless the Agency
received substantive comments within
the 30 day comment period that would
merit its further review of these
requests, or unless the registrants
withdrew their requests. The Agency
received one comment on the notice but
it did not merit further review of the
requests. Further, the registrants did not
withdraw their requests. Accordingly,
EPA hereby issues in this notice a
cancellation order granting the
requested amendments to terminate
uses. Any distribution, sale, or use of
the products subject to this cancellation
order is permitted only in accordance
with the terms of this order, including
any existing stocks provisions.
DATES: The amendments are effective
July 14, 2010.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Katie Weyrauch, Pesticide Re-evaluation
Division (7508P), Office of Pesticide
Programs, Environmental Protection
Agency, 1200 Pennsylvania Ave., NW.,
Washington, DC 20460–0001; telephone
number: (703) 308–0166; fax number:
(703) 308–8090; e-mail address:
weyrauch.katie@epa.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY 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. 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–2005–0494.
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 Office of
Pesticide Programs (OPP) Regulatory
Public Docket in Rm. S–4400, One
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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 (703) 305–5805.
II. What Action is the Agency Taking?
This notice announces the
amendments to delete uses, as requested
by registrants, of products registered
under section 3 of FIFRA. These
registrations are listed in sequence by
registration number in Table 1 of this
unit.
TABLE 1. – ROTENONE PRODUCT REGISTRATION AMENDMENTS TO DELETE
USES
EPA Registration
Number
Product
Name
Uses Deleted
655-3
Prentox
Cube
Powder
Livestock,
agriculture,
residential
and home
owner, domestic pet
uses, and
all other
uses EXCEPT for
piscicide
uses
655-69
Prentox
Cube Resins
Do.
655-422
Prentox
Prenfish
Toxicant
Do.
655-691
Prentox Rotenone
Fish Toxicant Powder
Do.
655-805
Noxfish Fish
Toxicant
LiquidEmulsifiable
Do.
655-806
Cube Powder Fish
Toxicant
Do.
655-807
Powdered
Cube Root
Do.
655-808
Brittle Extract of
Cube Root
Do.
6458-1
Cube Root
Powder
Do.
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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY
[EPA-HQ-OPP-2010-0398; FRL-8832-1]
Methyl Soyate; Receipt of Application for Emergency Exemption,
Solicitation of Public Comment
AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).
ACTION: Notice.
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SUMMARY: EPA has received a specific exemption request from the Wyoming
Department of Agriculture to use the pesticide methyl soyate (BIO-LARV)
(CAS Reg. No. 67762-38-3) to treat aquatic vegetation to control
mosquito larvae. The applicant proposes the use of a new chemical which
has not been registered by EPA. EPA is soliciting public comment before
making the decision whether or not to grant the exemption.
DATES: Comments must be received on or before July 29, 2010.
ADDRESSES: Submit your comments, identified by docket identification
(ID) number EPA-HQ-OPP-2010-0398, 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 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
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Friday, excluding legal holidays). Special arrangements should be made
for deliveries of boxed information. The Docket Facility's telephone
number is (703) 305-5805.
Instructions: Direct your comments to docket ID number EPA-HQ-OPP-
2010-0398. 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 the comment includes information claimed to be
Confidential Business Information (CBI) or other information whose
disclosure is restricted by statute. Do not submit information that you
consider to be CBI or otherwise protected through regulations.gov or e-
mail. The regulations.gov website is an ``anonymous access'' system,
which means EPA will not know your identity or contact information
unless you provide it in the body of your comment. If you send an e-
mail comment directly to EPA without going through regulations.gov,
your e-mail address will be automatically captured and included as part
of the comment that is placed in the docket and made available on the
Internet. If you submit an electronic comment, EPA recommends that you
include your name and other contact information in the body of your
comment and with any disk or CD-ROM you submit. If EPA cannot read your
comment due to technical difficulties and cannot contact you for
clarification, EPA may not be able to consider your comment. Electronic
files should avoid the use of special characters, any form of
encryption, and be free of any defects or viruses.
Docket: All documents in the docket are listed in the docket index
available at https://www.regulations.gov. Although listed in the index,
some information is not publicly available, e.g., CBI or other
information whose disclosure is restricted by statute. Certain other
material, such as copyrighted material, 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 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's
telephone number is (703) 305-5805.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Princess Campbell, Registration
Division (7505P), Office of Pesticide Programs, Environmental
Protection Agency, 1200 Pennsylvania Ave., NW., Washington, DC 20460-
0001; telephone number: (703) 308-8033; fax number: (703) 605-0781; e-
mail address: campbell.princess @epa.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
I. General Information
A. Does this Action Apply to Me?
You may be potentially affected by this action if you are an
agricultural producer, food manufacturer, or pesticide manufacturer.
Potentially affected entities may include, but are not limited to:
Crop production (NAICS code 111).
Animal production (NAICS code 112).
Food manufacturing (NAICS code 311).
Pesticide manufacturing (NAICS code 32532).
This listing is not intended to be exhaustive, but rather provides
a guide for readers regarding entities likely to be affected by this
action. Other types of entities not listed in this unit could also be
affected. The North American Industrial Classification System (NAICS)
codes have been provided to assist you and others in determining
whether this action might apply to certain entities. If you have any
questions regarding the applicability of this action to a particular
entity, consult the person listed under FOR FURTHER INFORMATION
CONTACT.
B. What Should I Consider as I Prepare My Comments for EPA?
1. Submitting CBI. Do not submit this information to EPA through
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.
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.
3. Environmental justice. EPA seeks to achieve environmental
justice, the fair treatment and meaningful involvement of any group,
including minority and/or low income populations, in the development,
implementation, and enforcement of environmental laws, regulations, and
policies. To help address potential environmental justice issues, the
Agency seeks information on any groups or segments of the population
who, as a result of their location, cultural practices, or other
factors, may have atypical or disproportionately high and adverse human
health impacts or environmental effects from exposure to the pesticide
discussed in this document, compared to the general population.
II. What Action is the Agency Taking?
Under section 18 of the Federal Insecticide, Fungicide, and
Rodenticide Act (FIFRA) (7 U.S.C. 136p), at the discretion of the
Administrator, a Federal or State agency may be exempted from any
provision of FIFRA if the Administrator determines that emergency
conditions exist which require the exemption. The Wyoming Department of
Agriculture has requested the Administrator to issue a specific
exemption for the use of methyl soyate on aquatic vegetation to control
mosquito larvae. Information in accordance with 40 CFR part 166 was
submitted as part of this request.
As part of this request, the applicant asserts that the use of
methyl soyate on aquatic vegetation will control mosquito larvae,
including those that transmit the West Nile virus, in ponds within the
State of Wyoming. The applicant asserts
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that other products can be harmful to the environment, but methyl
soyate (BIO-LARV) has been shown to have little or no side effects on
other aquatic species or mammal life in or near ponds. The applicant
also cites statistics detailing the number of cases of West Nile virus
infections during the period 2003-2008, and reports 14 deaths over the
period.
Methyl soyate (BIO-LARV) will be applied at the rate of 3-5 gallons
per acre depending on the density of the vegetation. Per the label the
mixture will consist of 3-5 gallons of BIO-LARV to 100 gallons of
water.
This notice does not constitute a decision by EPA on the
application itself. The regulations governing section 18 of FIFRA
require publication of a notice of receipt of an application for a
specific exemption proposing use of a new chemical (i.e., an active
ingredient) which has not been registered by EPA. This notice provides
an opportunity for public comment on the application.
The Agency will review and consider all comments received during
the comment period in determining whether to issue the specific
exemption requested by the Wyoming Departmrnt of Agriculture.
List of Subjects
Environmental protection, Pesticides and pests.
Dated: June 30, 2010.
Lois Rossi,
Director, Registration Division, Office of Pesticide Programs.
[FR Doc. 2010-16923 Filed 7-13-10; 8:45 am]
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