Notice of Decision Not To Reissue National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System (NPDES) General Permit for the Final Beneficial Reuse or Disposal of Municipal Sewage Sludge in Louisiana, 55384-55385 [2011-22837]

Download as PDF 55384 Federal Register / Vol. 76, No. 173 / Wednesday, September 7, 2011 / Notices documents as the materials become available. You may obtain electronic copies of these documents, and certain other related documents that might be available electronically, at https:// www.regulations.gov and the FIFRA SAP homepage at https://www.epa.gov/ scipoly/sap. The FIFRA SAP will prepare meeting minutes summarizing its recommendations to the Agency within 90 days after the meeting. The meeting minutes will be posted on the FIFRA SAP Web site or may be obtained from the OPP Regulatory Public Docket at https://www.regulations.gov. List of Subjects Environmental protection, Pesticides and pests. Dated: August 30, 2011. Frank Sanders, Director, Office of Science Coordination and Policy. [FR Doc. 2011–22843 Filed 9–6–11; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 6560–50–P ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY [EPA/100/J–11/001; FRL–9460–1] External Peer Review Meeting for the Draft Guidance of Applying Quantitative Data To Develop DataDerived Extrapolation Factors for Interspecies and Intraspecies Extrapolation Environmental Protection Agency (EPA). ACTION: Notice. AGENCY: EPA is announcing that Eastern Research Group, Inc. (ERG), a contractor to the EPA, will convene an independent panel of experts to review the draft document, ‘‘Guidance for Applying Quantitative Data to Develop Data-Derived Extrapolation Factors for Interspecies and Intraspecies Extrapolation.’’ EPA previously announced the release of the draft guidance for a 45 day comment period (76 FR 33752–33753), which was subsequently extended to 60 days (76 FR 43999). The public comment period ended August 9, 2011. EPA intends to forward public comments to the contractor for distribution to members of the review panel. The external review draft does not represent Agency policy. The public may register to attend this peer review meeting as observers. Time will be set aside for observers to give brief oral comments at the meeting on the draft document. The draft document and appendix are available via the emcdonald on DSK5VPTVN1PROD with NOTICES SUMMARY: VerDate Mar<15>2010 17:37 Sep 06, 2011 Jkt 223001 internet on the Risk Assessment Forum Web page (https://www.epa.gov/raf/ DDEF/index.htm). When finalizing the draft document, EPA intends to consider the comments from the external peer review meeting along with public comments received by August 9, 2011 in accordance with 76 FR 33752– 33753 and 76 FR 43999. Public comments submitted during the public comment period ending August 9, 2011, may be viewed at https:// www.regulations.gov under Docket ID No. EPA–HQ–ORD–2009–0694. The peer review panel meeting on the draft document, ‘‘Guidance for Applying Quantitative Data to Develop Data-Derived Extrapolation Factors for Interspecies and Intraspecies Extrapolation’’ will be held on Monday, September 12, 2011, beginning at 8:30 a.m. and ending at 5 p.m. Eastern Daylight Time. DATES: The meeting will be held at the following location: L’Enfant Plaza Hotel, 480 L’Enfant Plaza, SW., Washington, DC 20024. Instructions: To attend the peer review meeting as an observer register no later than September 5, 2011, call ERG at (781) 674–7374 or toll free at (800) 803–2833 (the DDEF peer review coordinator is Laurie Waite); or send a facsimile to (781) 674–2906 (reference the ‘‘DDEF Peer Review Meeting’’ and include your name, title, affiliation, full address and contact information), or send an e-mail to meetings@erg.com (reference the ‘‘DDEF Peer Review Meeting’’ and include your name, title, affiliation, full address and contact information). Internet registration is available at https://www2.ergweb.com/ projects/conferences/peerreview/ register-ddef.htm. Space is limited, and registrations will be accepted on a firstcome, first-served basis. There will be a limited time at the peer review meeting for comments from the public. Please inform ERG if you wish to make oral comments during the meeting. Information on Services for Individuals with Disabilities: EPA welcomes public attendance at the DDEF Peer Review Meeting and will make every effort to accommodate persons with disabilities. For information on access or services for individuals with disabilities, call ERG by calling (781) 674–7374 or toll free at (800) 803–2833 and speak to Laurie Waite; or send a facsimile to (781) 674– 2906 (reference the ‘‘DDEF Peer Review Meeting’’ and include your name and contact information), or send an e-mail to meetings@erg.com (reference the ‘‘DDEF Peer Review Meeting’’ and ADDRESSES: PO 00000 Frm 00040 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 include your name and contact information). Dr. Michael W. Broder, Risk Assessment Forum, Office of the Science Advisor (8105R) at the following address: U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, 1200 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW., Washington, DC 20460. His telephone number is (202) 564–3393. His e-mail address is broder.michael@epa.gov. Internet: The draft document can be downloaded from https://www.epa.gov/ raf/DDEF/index.htm SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This draft document outlines approaches for developing factors for interspecies and intraspecies extrapolation based on data describing toxicokinetics and/or toxicodynamics properties of particular chemical agent(s). It was developed to provide guidance for EPA staff in evaluating such data and/or information and to inform the regulated community and other interested parties about emerging EPA approaches to employ data to address areas of uncertainty. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Dated: August 30, 2011. Paul T. Anastas, EPA Science Advisor. [FR Doc. 2011–22660 Filed 9–6–11; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 6560–50–P ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY [FRL–9460–2] Notice of Decision Not To Reissue National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System (NPDES) General Permit for the Final Beneficial Reuse or Disposal of Municipal Sewage Sludge in Louisiana Environmental Protection Agency (EPA). ACTION: Notice of decision not to reissue NPDES general permit. AGENCY: EPA Region 6 is providing notice that the Agency does not intend to reissue the NPDES General Permit for the Final Beneficial Reuse or Disposal of Municipal Sewage Sludge in Louisiana (LAG650000) which was issued on August 21, 1998 and became effective on September 21, 1998 (63 FR 44962). The permit expired on September 22, 2003 and was never reissued. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Denise Hamilton, Oversight Section (6WQ–PO), Environmental Protection Agency, 1445 Ross Ave., Suite 1200, Dallas, TX 75202; telephone number: (214) 665–2775; fax number: (214) 665– 2191; e-mail address: hamilton.denise@epa.gov. SUMMARY: E:\FR\FM\07SEN1.SGM 07SEN1 Federal Register / Vol. 76, No. 173 / Wednesday, September 7, 2011 / Notices With this notice, EPA provides official notification of its decision not to reissue the permit. EPA notes that the conditions of the permit were developed to be consistent with the selfimplementing requirements of 40 CFR part 503, and facilities must comply with Part 503 regulations whether or not a permit has been issued. As established in 40 CFR 503.3(b), the requirements of 40 CFR part 503 are directly enforceable and no person shall use or dispose of sewage sludge through any practice for with requirements are established in this part except in accordance with such requirements. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Authority: Clean Water Act, 33 U.S.C. 1251 et seq. Dated: August 30, 2011. Troy C. Hill, Acting Director, Water Quality Protection Division, EPA Region 6. [FR Doc. 2011–22837 Filed 9–6–11; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 6560–50–P ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY [EPA–HQ–OPP–2010–0014; FRL–8887–1] Notice of Receipt of Requests To Voluntarily Cancel Certain Pesticide Registrations Environmental Protection Agency (EPA). ACTION: Notice. AGENCY: 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 by registrants to voluntarily cancel certain pesticide registrations. EPA intends to grant these requests at the close of the comment period for this announcement unless the Agency receives substantive comments within the comment period that would merit its further review of the requests, or unless the registrants withdraw their requests. If these requests are granted, any sale, distribution, or use of products listed in this notice will be permitted after the registrations have been cancelled, only if such sale, distribution, or use is consistent with the terms as described in the final order. DATES: Comments must be received on or before March 5, 2012. ADDRESSES: Submit your comments, identified by the docket identification (ID) number EPA–HQ–OPP–2010–0014, by one of the following methods: emcdonald on DSK5VPTVN1PROD with NOTICES SUMMARY: VerDate Mar<15>2010 17:37 Sep 06, 2011 Jkt 223001 • Federal eRulemaking Portal: https:// www.regulations.gov. Follow the online 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. Submit written withdrawal request by mail to: Pesticide Re-evaluation Division (7508P), Office of Pesticide Programs, Environmental Protection Agency, 1200 Pennsylvania Ave., NW., Washington, DC 20460–0001. ATTN: Maia Tatinclaux. • 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. Instructions: Direct your comments to docket ID number EPA–HQ–OPP–2010– 0014. EPA’s policy is that all comments received will be included in the docket without change and may be made available online 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 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 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 PO 00000 Frm 00041 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 55385 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 telephone number is (703) 305–5805. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Maia Tatinclaux, Pesticide Reevaluation Division (7508P), Office of Pesticide Programs, Environmental Protection Agency, 1200 Pennsylvania Ave., NW., Wahington, DC 20460–0001; telephone number: (703) 347–0123; email address: tatinclaux.maia@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. If you have any questions regarding the information in this notice, 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. E:\FR\FM\07SEN1.SGM 07SEN1

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[Federal Register Volume 76, Number 173 (Wednesday, September 7, 2011)]
[Notices]
[Pages 55384-55385]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Printing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2011-22837]


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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

[FRL-9460-2]


Notice of Decision Not To Reissue National Pollutant Discharge 
Elimination System (NPDES) General Permit for the Final Beneficial 
Reuse or Disposal of Municipal Sewage Sludge in Louisiana

AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).

ACTION: Notice of decision not to reissue NPDES general permit.

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SUMMARY: EPA Region 6 is providing notice that the Agency does not 
intend to reissue the NPDES General Permit for the Final Beneficial 
Reuse or Disposal of Municipal Sewage Sludge in Louisiana (LAG650000) 
which was issued on August 21, 1998 and became effective on September 
21, 1998 (63 FR 44962). The permit expired on September 22, 2003 and 
was never reissued.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Denise Hamilton, Oversight Section 
(6WQ-PO), Environmental Protection Agency, 1445 Ross Ave., Suite 1200, 
Dallas, TX 75202; telephone number: (214) 665-2775; fax number: (214) 
665-2191; e-mail address: hamilton.denise@epa.gov.

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SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: With this notice, EPA provides official 
notification of its decision not to reissue the permit. EPA notes that 
the conditions of the permit were developed to be consistent with the 
self-implementing requirements of 40 CFR part 503, and facilities must 
comply with Part 503 regulations whether or not a permit has been 
issued. As established in 40 CFR 503.3(b), the requirements of 40 CFR 
part 503 are directly enforceable and no person shall use or dispose of 
sewage sludge through any practice for with requirements are 
established in this part except in accordance with such requirements.

    Authority: Clean Water Act, 33 U.S.C. 1251 et seq.

    Dated: August 30, 2011.
Troy C. Hill,
Acting Director, Water Quality Protection Division, EPA Region 6.
[FR Doc. 2011-22837 Filed 9-6-11; 8:45 am]
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