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ADDRESSES: Submit your comments,
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6406J, Environmental Protection
Agency, 1200 Pennsylvania Ave. NW.,
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number: 202–343–9672; fax number:
202–565–2085; email address:
dong.jaimee @epa.gov.
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Pursuant to section 3506(c)(2)(A) of
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and information to enable it to: (i)
Evaluate whether the proposed
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accuracy of the Agency’s estimate of the
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(iii) enhance the quality, utility, and
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responses. EPA will consider the
comments received and amend the ICR
as appropriate. The final ICR package
will then be submitted to OMB for
review and approval. At that time, EPA
will issue another Federal Register
notice to announce the submission of
the ICR to OMB and the opportunity to
submit additional comments to OMB.
Abstract: Gasoline combustion results
in the formation of engine deposits that
contribute to increased emissions.
Detergent additives deter deposit
formation. The Clean Air Act requires
gasoline to contain a detergent additive.
The regulations at 40 CFR 80—Subpart
G specify certification requirements for
manufacturers of detergent additives,
recordkeeping or reporting requirements
for blenders of detergents into gasoline
or post-refinery component (any
gasoline blending stock or any
oxygenate which is blended with
gasoline subsequent to the gasoline
refining process), and reporting or
recordkeeping requirements for
manufacturers, transferors, or
transferees of detergents, gasoline, or
post-refinery component (PRC). These
requirements ensure that (1) a detergent
is effective before it is certified by EPA,
(2) a certified detergent, at the minimum
concentration necessary to be effective
(known as the lowest additive
concentration (LAC)), is blended into
gasoline, and (3) only gasoline which
contains a certified detergent at its LAC
is delivered to the consumer. EPA
maintains a list of certified gasoline
detergents, which is publicly available.
As of March 2014, there were 374
certified detergents and 17 detergent
manufacturers.
Form Numbers: None.
Respondents/affected entities: 1,368.
Respondent’s obligation to respond:
mandatory.
Estimated number of respondents:
69,504 (total).
Frequency of response: On occasion.
Total estimated burden: 220,181
hours (per year). Burden is defined at 5
CFR 1320.03(b).
Total estimated cost: $20,180,587 (per
year), includes $335,040 annualized
capital or operation & maintenance
costs.
Changes in Estimates: The previous
clearance consisted of 220,181 hours
(3.17 hours per response), labor costs of
$18,500,528, and O&M costs of
$335,040, for a total cost of $18,835,568.
There is no increase of hours in the total
estimated respondent burden compared
with the ICR currently approved by
OMB. The respondent universe and
responses also remained the same in
this collection. There was an increase in
cost to the industry of $1,345,019 per
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year due to updated numbers used to
calculate the industry burden and to
account for inflation.
Dated: April 15, 2014.
Byron Bunker,
Director, Compliance Division.
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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION
AGENCY
[EPA–HQ–OPP–2014–0223; FRL–9908–39]
Diflubenzuron; Receipt of Application
for Emergency Exemption, Solicitation
of Public Comment
Environmental Protection
Agency (EPA).
ACTION: Notice.
AGENCY:
EPA has received a specific
exemption request from the Wyoming
Department of Agriculture to use the
pesticide diflubenzuron (CAS No.
35367–38–5) to treat up to 26,000 acres
of alfalfa to control grasshoppers and
Mormon crickets.
The applicant proposes a use which is
supported by the Interregional (IR)–4
program and has been requested in 5 or
more previous years, and a petition for
tolerance has not yet been submitted to
the Agency. EPA is soliciting public
comment before making the decision
whether or not to grant the exemption.
DATES: Comments must be received on
or before May 15, 2014.
ADDRESSES: Submit your comments,
identified by docket identification (ID)
number EPA–HQ–OPP–2014–0223, by
one of the following methods:
• Federal eRulemaking Portal: https://
www.regulations.gov. Follow the online
instructions for submitting comments.
Do not submit electronically any
information you consider to be
Confidential Business Information (CBI)
or other information whose disclosure is
restricted by statute.
• Mail: OPP Docket, Environmental
Protection Agency Docket Center (EPA/
DC), (28221T), 1200 Pennsylvania Ave.
NW., Washington, DC 20460–0001.
• Hand Delivery: To make special
arrangements for hand delivery or
delivery of boxed information, please
follow the instructions at https://
www.epa.gov/dockets/contacts.html.
The docket for this action, identified
by docket ID number EPA–HQ–OPP–
2014–0223, is available at https://
www.regulations.gov or at the Office of
Pesticide Programs Regulatory Public
Docket (OPP Docket) in the
Environmental Protection Agency
Docket Center (EPA/DC), EPA West
SUMMARY:
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FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Lois
Rossi, Registration Division (7505P),
Office of Pesticide Programs,
Environmental Protection Agency, 1200
Pennsylvania Ave. NW., Washington,
DC 20460–0001; telephone number:
(703)305–7090; email address:
RDFRNotices@epa.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
I. General Information
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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. The following
list of North American Industrial
Classification System (NAICS) codes is
not intended to be exhaustive, but rather
provides a guide to help readers
determine whether this document
applies to them. Potentially affected
entities may include:
• Crop production (NAICS code 111).
• Animal production (NAICS code
112).
• Food manufacturing (NAICS code
311).
• Pesticide manufacturing (NAICS
code 32532).
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 email. 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:
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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(s)
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 EPA Administrator, a
Federal or State agency may be
exempted from any provision of FIFRA
if the EPA Administrator determines
that emergency conditions exist which
require the exemption. The Wyoming
Department of Agriculture has requested
the EPA Administrator to issue a
specific exemption for the use of
diflubenzuron on alfalfa to control
grasshoppers and Mormon crickets.
Information in accordance with 40 CFR
part 166 was submitted as part of this
request.
As part of this request, the applicant
asserts that projected population levels
for these damaging insect pests are
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expected to be extremely high for the
2014 season. The applicant claims that
registered alternatives will not provide
adequate control to avert significant
economic losses from occurring.
The Applicant proposes to make no
more than two applications of
diflubenzuron, at a rate of 0.032 lbs.
active ingredient (a.i.) (equivalent to 2
fl. oz. of product containing 2 lbs. a.i.
per gallon). Application could be made
on up to 26,000 acres of alfalfa, from the
date of approval, if granted, until
October 31, 2014, in the state of
Wyoming. If the maximum proposed
acreage were treated at the maximum
rate, a total of 814 lbs. a.i. (407 gallons
formulated product) could be applied.
This notice does not constitute a
decision by EPA on the application
itself. The regulations governing FIFRA
section 18 require publication of a
notice of receipt of an application for a
specific exemption proposing use which
is supported by the Inter-Regional
Project Number 4 (IR–4) program and
has been requested in 5 or more
previous years, and a petition for
tolerance has not yet been submitted to
the Agency.
The 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 Department
of Agriculture.
List of Subjects
Environmental protection, Pesticides
and pests.
Dated: April 18, 2014.
Lois Rossi,
Director, Registration Division, Office of
Pesticide Programs.
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AGENCY
[EPA–HQ–OW–2014–0138; FRL–9910–21–
OW]
Peer Review of the Draft Health Effects
Documents for Perfluorooctanoic Acid
and Perfluorooctane Sulfonate—
Interim List of Potential Peer
Reviewers
Environmental Protection
Agency (EPA).
ACTION: Notice; request for public
comments.
AGENCY:
Environmental Protection
Agency (EPA) requests public comments
on the interim list of candidates being
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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY
[EPA-HQ-OPP-2014-0223; FRL-9908-39]
Diflubenzuron; 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 diflubenzuron (CAS No.
35367-38-5) to treat up to 26,000 acres of alfalfa to control
grasshoppers and Mormon crickets.
The applicant proposes a use which is supported by the
Interregional (IR)-4 program and has been requested in 5 or more
previous years, and a petition for tolerance has not yet been submitted
to the Agency. EPA is soliciting public comment before making the
decision whether or not to grant the exemption.
DATES: Comments must be received on or before May 15, 2014.
ADDRESSES: Submit your comments, identified by docket identification
(ID) number EPA-HQ-OPP-2014-0223, by one of the following methods:
Federal eRulemaking Portal: https://www.regulations.gov.
Follow the online instructions for submitting comments. Do not submit
electronically any information you consider to be Confidential Business
Information (CBI) or other information whose disclosure is restricted
by statute.
Mail: OPP Docket, Environmental Protection Agency Docket
Center (EPA/DC), (28221T), 1200 Pennsylvania Ave. NW., Washington, DC
20460-0001.
Hand Delivery: To make special arrangements for hand
delivery or delivery of boxed information, please follow the
instructions at https://www.epa.gov/dockets/contacts.html.
The docket for this action, identified by docket ID number EPA-HQ-
OPP-2014-0223, is available at https://www.regulations.gov or at the
Office of Pesticide Programs Regulatory Public Docket (OPP Docket) in
the Environmental Protection Agency Docket Center (EPA/DC), EPA West
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Bldg., Rm. 3334, 1301 Constitution Ave. NW., Washington, DC 20460-0001.
The Public Reading Room is open from 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., Monday
through Friday, excluding legal holidays. The telephone number for the
Public Reading Room is (202) 566-1744, and the telephone number for the
OPP Docket is (703) 305-5805. Please review the visitor instructions
and additional information, available at https://www.epa.gov/dockets.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Lois Rossi, Registration Division
(7505P), Office of Pesticide Programs, Environmental Protection Agency,
1200 Pennsylvania Ave. NW., Washington, DC 20460-0001; telephone
number: (703)305-7090; email address: RDFRNotices@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.
The following list of North American Industrial Classification System
(NAICS) codes is not intended to be exhaustive, but rather provides a
guide to help readers determine whether this document applies to them.
Potentially affected entities may include:
Crop production (NAICS code 111).
Animal production (NAICS code 112).
Food manufacturing (NAICS code 311).
Pesticide manufacturing (NAICS code 32532).
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 email. 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(s) 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 EPA
Administrator, a Federal or State agency may be exempted from any
provision of FIFRA if the EPA Administrator determines that emergency
conditions exist which require the exemption. The Wyoming Department of
Agriculture has requested the EPA Administrator to issue a specific
exemption for the use of diflubenzuron on alfalfa to control
grasshoppers and Mormon crickets. Information in accordance with 40 CFR
part 166 was submitted as part of this request.
As part of this request, the applicant asserts that projected
population levels for these damaging insect pests are expected to be
extremely high for the 2014 season. The applicant claims that
registered alternatives will not provide adequate control to avert
significant economic losses from occurring.
The Applicant proposes to make no more than two applications of
diflubenzuron, at a rate of 0.032 lbs. active ingredient (a.i.)
(equivalent to 2 fl. oz. of product containing 2 lbs. a.i. per gallon).
Application could be made on up to 26,000 acres of alfalfa, from the
date of approval, if granted, until October 31, 2014, in the state of
Wyoming. If the maximum proposed acreage were treated at the maximum
rate, a total of 814 lbs. a.i. (407 gallons formulated product) could
be applied.
This notice does not constitute a decision by EPA on the
application itself. The regulations governing FIFRA section 18 require
publication of a notice of receipt of an application for a specific
exemption proposing use which is supported by the Inter-Regional
Project Number 4 (IR-4) program and has been requested in 5 or more
previous years, and a petition for tolerance has not yet been submitted
to the Agency.
The 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 Department of Agriculture.
List of Subjects
Environmental protection, Pesticides and pests.
Dated: April 18, 2014.
Lois Rossi,
Director, Registration Division, Office of Pesticide Programs.
[FR Doc. 2014-09667 Filed 4-29-14; 8:45 am]
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