Release of Final Document Related to the Review of the Secondary National Ambient Air Quality Standards for Oxides of Nitrogen and Sulfur, 4694-4695 [2011-1639]

Download as PDF 4694 Federal Register / Vol. 76, No. 17 / Wednesday, January 26, 2011 / Notices Table 2 of this unit includes the names and addresses of record for all registrants of the products in Table 1 of this unit, in sequence by EPA company number. This number corresponds to the first part of the EPA registration numbers of the products listed in this unit. TABLE 2—REGISTRANTS REQUESTING VOLUNTARY CANCELLATION EPA Company No. 121 ....................................... 192 ....................................... 239 ....................................... 270 ....................................... 432 ....................................... 538 ....................................... 1022 ..................................... 2382 ..................................... 2596 ..................................... 4822 ..................................... 7424 ..................................... 8660 ..................................... 8848 ..................................... 9499 ..................................... 10806 ................................... 13283 ................................... 33660 ................................... 40849 ................................... 62719 ................................... 66330 ................................... 73049 ................................... 73510 ................................... 82498 ................................... 83933 ................................... ID960006, LA000004, NJ950003, NV960001. LA040013 ............................. Company name and address Spectrum, a div. of United Industries Corp., P.O. Box 142642 St. Louis, MO 63114–0642. Value Gardens Supply, LLC, P.O. Box 585, Saint Joseph, MO 64052. Scotts Company, The, D/B/A The Ortho Group, P.O. Box 190, Marysville, OH 43040. Farnam Companies, Inc., D/B/A Central Life Sciences, 301 West Osborn Road, Phoenix, AZ 85013. Bayer Environmental Science, 2 T. W. Alexander Drive, P.O. Box 12014, Research Triangle Park, NC 27709. Scotts Company, The, 14111 Scottslawn Road, Marysville, OH 43041. IBC Manufacturing Co., 416 E. Brooks Rd., Memphis, TN 38109. Virbac AH, Inc., 13001 St. Charles Rock Road, Bridgeton, MO 63044. Hartz Mountain Corporation, The, 400 Plaza Drive, Secaucus, NJ 07094. S.C. Johnson & Son, Inc., 1525 Howe St., Racine, WI 53403. Jasco Chemical Corporation, 200 Westerly Road, Bellingham, WA 98226. United Industries Corp., D/B/A Sylorr Plant Corp., P.O. Box 142642, St. Louis, MO 63114–0642. Safeguard Chemical Corp., 411 Wales Ave., Bronx, NY 10454. National Chelating Company, 8203 West 20th St., Suite A, Greeley, CO 80634–4696. Contact Industries, Div. of Safeguard Chemical Corp., 411 Wales Ave., Bronx, NY 10454. Rainbow Technology Corporation, 8203 West 20th St., Suite A, Greeley, CO 80634–4696. Industria Prodotti Chimici S.P.A., 122 C St., NW., Suite 740, Washington, DC 20001. ZEP Inc., 1310 Seaboard Industrial Blvd., NW., Atlanta, GA 30318. Dow AgroSciences LLC, 9330 Zionsville Road, 308/2E, Indianapolis, IN 46268–1054. Arysta Lifescience North America, LLC, 155401 Weston Parkway, Suite 150, Cary, NC 27513. Valent BioSciences Corporation, 870 Technology Way, Suite 100, Libertyville, IL 60048–6316. Marketquest, Inc., Agent: Registrations By Design, Inc., P.O. Box 1019, Salem, VA 24153–3805. Agri Packaging & Logistics, Inc., 2509 South Frontage Road, Sardis, MS 38666. Preschiem Pty. Ltd., 12733 Director’s Loop, Woodbridge, VA 22192. Cheminova, Inc. Washington Office, 1600 Wilson Boulevard, Suite 700, Arlington, VA 22209. United Phosphorus, Inc., 630 Freedom Business Center, Suite 402, King of Prussia, PA 19406. mstockstill on DSKH9S0YB1PROD with NOTICES III. What is the agency’s authority for taking this action? 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 canceled. FIFRA further provides that, before acting on the request, EPA must publish a notice of receipt of any such request in the Federal Register. Section 6(f)(1)(B) of FIFRA requires that before acting on a request for voluntary cancellation, EPA must provide a 30-day public comment period on the request for voluntary cancellation or use termination. In addition, FIFRA section 6(f)(1)(C) requires that EPA provide a 180-day comment period on a request for voluntary cancellation or termination of any minor agricultural use before granting the request, unless: 1. The registrants request a waiver of the comment period, or 2. The EPA Administrator determines that continued use of the pesticide would pose an unreasonable adverse effect on the environment. The registrants in Table 2 of Unit II. have requested that EPA waive the 180day comment period. Accordingly, EPA will provide a 30-day comment period on the proposed requests. VerDate Mar<15>2010 17:27 Jan 25, 2011 Jkt 223001 IV. Procedures for Withdrawal of Request Registrants who choose to withdraw a request for cancellation should submit such withdrawal in writing to the person listed under FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT. If the products have been subject to a previous cancellation action, the effective date of cancellation and all other provisions of any earlier cancellation action are controlling. V. Provisions for Disposition of Existing Stocks Existing stocks are those stocks of registered pesticide products that are currently in the United States and that were packaged, labeled, and released for shipment prior to the effective date of the cancellation action. Because the Agency has identified no significant potential risk concerns associated with these pesticide products, upon cancellation of the products identified in Table 1 of Unit II., EPA anticipates allowing registrants to sell and distribute existing stocks of these products for 1 year after publication of the Cancellation Order in the Federal Register. Thereafter, registrants will be prohibited from selling or distributing the pesticides identified in Table 1 of Unit II., except for export consistent PO 00000 Frm 00086 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 with FIFRA section 17 or for proper disposal. Persons other than registrants will generally be allowed to sell, distribute, or use existing stocks until such stocks are exhausted, provided that such sale, distribution, or use is consistent with the terms of the previously approved labeling on, or that accompanied, the canceled products. List of Subjects Environmental protection, Pesticides and pests. Dated: January 11, 2011. Richard P. Keigwin, Jr., Director, Pesticide Re-evaluation Division, Office of Pesticide Programs. [FR Doc. 2011–1666 Filed 1–25–11; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 6560–50–P ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY [EPA–HQ–OAR–2007–1145; FRL–9257–9] Release of Final Document Related to the Review of the Secondary National Ambient Air Quality Standards for Oxides of Nitrogen and Sulfur Environmental Protection Agency (EPA). ACTION: Notice of Availability. AGENCY: E:\FR\FM\26JAN1.SGM 26JAN1 Federal Register / Vol. 76, No. 17 / Wednesday, January 26, 2011 / Notices The Office of Air Quality Planning and Standards (OAQPS) of EPA is announcing the availability of a document titled, Policy Assessment for the Review of the Secondary National Ambient Air Quality Standards for Oxides of Nitrogen and Sulfur (January 14, 2011 version) (Policy Assessment). The Policy Assessment contains staff analyses of the scientific bases for alternative policy options for consideration by the Agency prior to rulemaking. SUMMARY: This version of Policy Assessment will be available on or about January 14, 2011; a final version is expected to be released around the end of January. ADDRESSES: The document will be available primarily via the Internet at the following Web site: https:// www.epa.gov/ttn/naaqs/standards/ no2so2sec/cr_pa.html. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For questions related to this document, please contact Dr. Richard Scheffe, Office of Air Quality Planning and Standards (Mail code C304–02), U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Research Triangle Park, NC 27711; email: scheffe.rich@epa.gov telephone: 919–541–4650; fax: 919–541–2357. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Under section 108(a) of the Clean Air Act (CAA), the Administrator identifies and lists certain pollutants which ‘‘cause or contribute to air pollution which may reasonably be anticipated to endanger public health or welfare.’’ The EPA then issues air quality criteria for these listed pollutants, which are commonly referred to as ‘‘criteria pollutants.’’ The air quality criteria are to ‘‘accurately reflect the latest scientific knowledge useful in indicating the kind and extent of all identifiable effects on public health or welfare which may be expected from the presence of [a] pollutant in the ambient air, in varying quantities.’’ Under section 109 of the CAA, EPA establishes primary (healthbased) and secondary (welfare-based) national ambient air quality standards (NAAQS) for pollutants for which air quality criteria are issued. Section 109(d) of the CAA requires periodic review and, if appropriate, revision of existing air quality criteria. The revised air quality criteria reflect advances in scientific knowledge on the effects of the pollutant on public health or welfare. The EPA is also required to periodically review and revise the NAAQS, if appropriate, based on the revised criteria. Presently, EPA is reviewing the secondary NAAQS for oxides of mstockstill on DSKH9S0YB1PROD with NOTICES DATES: VerDate Mar<15>2010 17:27 Jan 25, 2011 Jkt 223001 nitrogen and sulfur.1 The document announced today, Policy Assessment for the Review of the Secondary National Ambient Air Quality Standards for Oxides of Nitrogen and Sulfur (January 14, 2011 version), contains staff analyses of the scientific bases for alternative policy options for consideration by the Agency prior to rulemaking. This document, which builds upon the historical ‘‘Staff Paper,’’ will serve to ‘‘bridge the gap’’ between the available scientific information and the judgments required of the Administrator in determining whether it is appropriate to retain or revise the standards.2 The current and potential alternative standards for oxides of nitrogen and sulfur are considered in terms of the basic elements of the NAAQS: Indicator, averaging time, form, and level. The Policy Assessment builds upon information presented in the Integrated Science Assessment for Oxides of Nitrogen and Sulfur—Ecological Criteria: Final report (ISA, EPA EPA/ 600/R–08/082F, December 2008) and the quantitative risk and exposure assessment document (REA)—Risk and Exposure Assessment for Review of the Secondary National Ambient Air Quality Standards for Oxides of Nitrogen and Oxides of Sulfur (EPA– 452/R–09–008a and EPA–452/R–09– 008b; September 2009). A first draft Policy Assessment (EPA– 452/P–10–006) was released in March 2010 to facilitate discussion with the Clean Air Scientific Advisory Committee (CASAC) at an April 1–2, 2010 meeting on the overall structure, areas of focus, and level of detail to be included in the Policy Assessment (75 FR 10479–10481, March 2010). CASAC’s comments on the first draft Policy Assessment encouraged the development of a document focused on the key policy-relevant issues that draws from and is not repetitive of information in the ISA and REA. These comments were considered in developing a second draft Policy Assessment (EPA 452/P–10–008, September 2010). The EPA presented an overview of the second draft Policy Assessment at a CASAC meeting on October 6–7, 2010 (75 FR 54871–54872). 1 The EPA’s initial overall plan for this review was presented in the Integrated Review Plan for the National Ambient Air Quality Standards for Nitrogen Dioxide and Sulfur Dioxide (EPA–452/R– 08–006, December 2007). Documents related to the current review of the secondary NAAQS for oxides of nitrogen and sulfur are available at: https:// www.epa.gov/ttn/naaqs/standards/no2so2sec/ index.html. 2 See https://www.epa.gov/ttn/naaqs/review.html for a copy of Administrator Jackson’s May 21, 2009, memorandum and for additional information on the NAAQS review process. PO 00000 Frm 00087 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 4695 CASAC (EPA–CASAC–11–003) and public comments on the second draft Policy Assessment were considered by EPA staff in developing this version of the final Policy Assessment which is available through the Agency’s Technology Transfer Network (TTN) Web site at https://www.epa.gov/ttn/ naaqs/standards/no2so2sec/cr_pa.html. CASAC has requested a February 15–16, 2011, meeting to review EPA’s final Policy Assessment. EPA is releasing this January 14, 2011, version of the final Policy Assessment at this time, prior to final document production, to provide sufficient time for CASAC review of the document in advance of this meeting. EPA will continue with final document production, including final reference checks and document formatting, and release the final version of this Policy Assessment around the end of January. Dated: January 14, 2011. Jennifer Noonan Edmonds, Acting Director, Office of Air Quality Planning and Standards. [FR Doc. 2011–1639 Filed 1–25–11; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 6560–50–P FEDERAL MARITIME COMMISSION Notice of Agreements Filed The Commission hereby gives notice of the filing of the following agreements under the Shipping Act of 1984. Interested parties may submit comments on the agreement to the Secretary, Federal Maritime Commission, Washington, DC 20573, within ten days of the date this notice appears in the Federal Register. 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[Federal Register Volume 76, Number 17 (Wednesday, January 26, 2011)]
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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

[EPA-HQ-OAR-2007-1145; FRL-9257-9]


Release of Final Document Related to the Review of the Secondary 
National Ambient Air Quality Standards for Oxides of Nitrogen and 
Sulfur

AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).

ACTION: Notice of Availability.

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SUMMARY: The Office of Air Quality Planning and Standards (OAQPS) of 
EPA is announcing the availability of a document titled, Policy 
Assessment for the Review of the Secondary National Ambient Air Quality 
Standards for Oxides of Nitrogen and Sulfur (January 14, 2011 version) 
(Policy Assessment). The Policy Assessment contains staff analyses of 
the scientific bases for alternative policy options for consideration 
by the Agency prior to rulemaking.

DATES: This version of Policy Assessment will be available on or about 
January 14, 2011; a final version is expected to be released around the 
end of January.

ADDRESSES: The document will be available primarily via the Internet at 
the following Web site: https://www.epa.gov/ttn/naaqs/standards/no2so2sec/cr_pa.html.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For questions related to this 
document, please contact Dr. Richard Scheffe, Office of Air Quality 
Planning and Standards (Mail code C304-02), U.S. Environmental 
Protection Agency, Research Triangle Park, NC 27711; e-mail: 
scheffe.rich@epa.gov telephone: 919-541-4650; fax: 919-541-2357.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Under section 108(a) of the Clean Air Act 
(CAA), the Administrator identifies and lists certain pollutants which 
``cause or contribute to air pollution which may reasonably be 
anticipated to endanger public health or welfare.'' The EPA then issues 
air quality criteria for these listed pollutants, which are commonly 
referred to as ``criteria pollutants.'' The air quality criteria are to 
``accurately reflect the latest scientific knowledge useful in 
indicating the kind and extent of all identifiable effects on public 
health or welfare which may be expected from the presence of [a] 
pollutant in the ambient air, in varying quantities.'' Under section 
109 of the CAA, EPA establishes primary (health-based) and secondary 
(welfare-based) national ambient air quality standards (NAAQS) for 
pollutants for which air quality criteria are issued. Section 109(d) of 
the CAA requires periodic review and, if appropriate, revision of 
existing air quality criteria. The revised air quality criteria reflect 
advances in scientific knowledge on the effects of the pollutant on 
public health or welfare. The EPA is also required to periodically 
review and revise the NAAQS, if appropriate, based on the revised 
criteria.
    Presently, EPA is reviewing the secondary NAAQS for oxides of 
nitrogen and sulfur.\1\ The document announced today, Policy Assessment 
for the Review of the Secondary National Ambient Air Quality Standards 
for Oxides of Nitrogen and Sulfur (January 14, 2011 version), contains 
staff analyses of the scientific bases for alternative policy options 
for consideration by the Agency prior to rulemaking. This document, 
which builds upon the historical ``Staff Paper,'' will serve to 
``bridge the gap'' between the available scientific information and the 
judgments required of the Administrator in determining whether it is 
appropriate to retain or revise the standards.\2\ The current and 
potential alternative standards for oxides of nitrogen and sulfur are 
considered in terms of the basic elements of the NAAQS: Indicator, 
averaging time, form, and level. The Policy Assessment builds upon 
information presented in the Integrated Science Assessment for Oxides 
of Nitrogen and Sulfur--Ecological Criteria: Final report (ISA, EPA 
EPA/600/R-08/082F, December 2008) and the quantitative risk and 
exposure assessment document (REA)--Risk and Exposure Assessment for 
Review of the Secondary National Ambient Air Quality Standards for 
Oxides of Nitrogen and Oxides of Sulfur (EPA-452/R-09-008a and EPA-452/
R-09-008b; September 2009).
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    \1\ The EPA's initial overall plan for this review was presented 
in the Integrated Review Plan for the National Ambient Air Quality 
Standards for Nitrogen Dioxide and Sulfur Dioxide (EPA-452/R-08-006, 
December 2007). Documents related to the current review of the 
secondary NAAQS for oxides of nitrogen and sulfur are available at: 
https://www.epa.gov/ttn/naaqs/standards/no2so2sec/.
    \2\ See https://www.epa.gov/ttn/naaqs/review.html for a copy of 
Administrator Jackson's May 21, 2009, memorandum and for additional 
information on the NAAQS review process.
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    A first draft Policy Assessment (EPA-452/P-10-006) was released in 
March 2010 to facilitate discussion with the Clean Air Scientific 
Advisory Committee (CASAC) at an April 1-2, 2010 meeting on the overall 
structure, areas of focus, and level of detail to be included in the 
Policy Assessment (75 FR 10479-10481, March 2010). CASAC's comments on 
the first draft Policy Assessment encouraged the development of a 
document focused on the key policy-relevant issues that draws from and 
is not repetitive of information in the ISA and REA. These comments 
were considered in developing a second draft Policy Assessment (EPA 
452/P-10-008, September 2010). The EPA presented an overview of the 
second draft Policy Assessment at a CASAC meeting on October 6-7, 2010 
(75 FR 54871-54872).
    CASAC (EPA-CASAC-11-003) and public comments on the second draft 
Policy Assessment were considered by EPA staff in developing this 
version of the final Policy Assessment which is available through the 
Agency's Technology Transfer Network (TTN) Web site at https://www.epa.gov/ttn/naaqs/standards/no2so2sec/cr_pa.html. CASAC has 
requested a February 15-16, 2011, meeting to review EPA's final Policy 
Assessment. EPA is releasing this January 14, 2011, version of the 
final Policy Assessment at this time, prior to final document 
production, to provide sufficient time for CASAC review of the document 
in advance of this meeting. EPA will continue with final document 
production, including final reference checks and document formatting, 
and release the final version of this Policy Assessment around the end 
of January.

    Dated: January 14, 2011.
Jennifer Noonan Edmonds,
Acting Director, Office of Air Quality Planning and Standards.
[FR Doc. 2011-1639 Filed 1-25-11; 8:45 am]
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