White Paper on Development of Community Water System Drinking Water Intake Percent Cropped Area Adjustment Factors for Use in Drinking Water Exposure Assessments; Notice of Availability, 26753-26754 [2014-10693]

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In contrast to EPA’s electronic public docket, EPA’s electronic mail (email) system is not an ‘‘anonymous access’’ system. If you send an email comment directly to the Docket without going through www.regulations.gov, your email address is automatically captured and included as part of the comment that is placed in the official public docket, and made available in EPA’s electronic public docket. Dated: April 30, 2014. Lorie J. Schmidt, Associate General Counsel. [FR Doc. 2014–10691 Filed 5–8–14; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 6560–50–P ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY [EPA–HQ–OPP–2013–0442; FRL–9906–48] White Paper on Development of Community Water System Drinking Water Intake Percent Cropped Area Adjustment Factors for Use in Drinking Water Exposure Assessments; Notice of Availability Environmental Protection Agency (EPA). ACTION: Notice. AGENCY: The Environmental Protection Agency uses computer modeling to estimate human exposure to pesticides in drinking water. An input parameter for these exposure models is the percentage of a water supply’s watershed area to which pesticides may be applied, a metric which EPA refers to as the ‘‘percent cropped area’’ (PCA). Recently, EPA has developed delineations of watersheds for surface water intakes of community water systems throughout the continental United States and has used this dataset to develop a corresponding dataset of watershed-specific PCAs. Development of this Community-Water System— Drinking Water Intake dataset is described in a draft white paper, which has been updated based on peer review comments. EPA is making this updated version available for public review and comment. DATES: Comments must be received on or before July 8, 2014. ADDRESSES: Submit your comments, identified by docket identification (ID) number EPA–HQ–OPP–2013–0442, by one of the following methods: SUMMARY: PO 00000 Frm 00044 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 26753 • 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. Additional instructions on commenting or visiting the docket, along with more information about dockets generally, is available at https://www.epa.gov/dockets. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Jim Carleton, Environmental Fate and Effects Division (4304T), Office of Pesticide Programs, Environmental Protection Agency, 1200 Pennsylvania Ave. NW., Washington, DC 20460–0001; telephone number: (703) 347–0335; fax number: (703) 347–8011; email address: carleton.jim@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 required to conduct testing of chemical substances under the Toxic Substances Control Act (TSCA), the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act (FFDCA), or the Federal Insecticide, Fungicide, and Rodenticide Act (FIFRA). Since other entities may also 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 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 E:\FR\FM\09MYN1.SGM 09MYN1 26754 Federal Register / Vol. 79, No. 90 / Friday, May 9, 2014 / Notices 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. C. How can I get copies of this document and other related information? A copy of the draft white paper is available in the docket under docket ID number EPA–HQ–OPP–2013–0442. risk assessment because they were derived for known drinking water sources. Out of 6,550 DWI locations, which both met the selection criteria for watershed delineation and passed a Quality Assurance screen, 74% (4,840) had delineated watersheds that also passed a Quality Assurance screen. Summary values are presented in the draft white paper along with detailed descriptions of their development and suggested procedures for their routine use in pesticide risk assessment. B. What is the agency’s authority for taking this action? The Agency’s authority is FIFRA (7 U.S.C. 136–136y). List of Subjects Environmental protection, Community water systems, Drinking water exposure assessments, Health and safety, Percent cropped area, Pesticides and pests, Surface water intakes. Dated: May 1, 2014. Donald J. Brady, Director, Environmental Fate and Effects Division, Office of Pesticide Programs. [FR Doc. 2014–10693 Filed 5–8–14; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 6560–50–P ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY [EPA–HQ–OPP–2009–1017; FRL–9909–95] Iprodione, Pendimethalin, and Permethrin; Notice of Receipt of Requests To Voluntarily Cancel and Amend Registrations To Terminate Certain Uses A. What action is the agency taking? ehiers on DSK2VPTVN1PROD with NOTICES II. Background Environmental Protection Agency (EPA). ACTION: Notice. SUMMARY: EPA uses PCA adjustment factors to modify modeled concentrations of pesticides in surface waters in accordance with land cover types (i.e., crops) associated with a pesticide’s uses. PCA-adjusted concentrations are used as estimated drinking water concentrations in human health risk assessments. Previously, PCAs were generated for Hydrologic Unit Code 8 (HUC–8) regions (part of a hierarchical system for classifying and mapping drainage areas in the United States). In this current update, PCAs have been generated for watersheds delineated based on surface-source drinking water intakes (DWI) of community water systems (CWSs) across the United States The new PCAs are an improvement over previously calculated PCAs in terms of their relevance to human health VerDate Mar<15>2010 14:53 May 08, 2014 Jkt 232001 AGENCY: In accordance with the Federal Insecticide, Fungicide, and Rodenticide Act (FIFRA), EPA is issuing a notice of receipt of requests by the registrants to voluntarily amend their Iprodione, Pendimethalin, and Permethrin product registrations to delete one or more uses. The requests would delete Iprodione use on rice, Pendimethalin use on alfalfa, corn, garlic, onions, peanuts, sorghum, sugarcane and sunflower, and Permethrin use on dogs. The requests would not terminate the last Iprodione, Pendimethalin, or Permethrin products registered for use in the United States. 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 PO 00000 Frm 00045 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 the registrants withdraw its requests. If these requests are granted, any sale, distribution, or use of products listed in this notice will be permitted after the use has been deleted 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 June 9, 2014. ADDRESSES: Submit your comments, identified by docket identification (ID) number EPA–HQ–OPP–2009–1017, 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. Additional instructions on commenting or visiting the docket, along with more information about dockets generally, is available at https:// www.epa.gov/dockets. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: John W. Pates, Jr., Pesticide Re-Evaluation Division (7508P), Office of Pesticide Programs, Environmental Protection Agency, 1200 Pennsylvania Ave. NW., Washington, DC 20460–0001; telephone number: (703) 308–8195; email address: pates.john@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. 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 E:\FR\FM\09MYN1.SGM 09MYN1

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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

[Federal Register Volume 79, Number 90 (Friday, May 9, 2014)]
[Notices]
[Pages 26753-26754]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Printing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2014-10693]


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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

[EPA-HQ-OPP-2013-0442; FRL-9906-48]


White Paper on Development of Community Water System Drinking 
Water Intake Percent Cropped Area Adjustment Factors for Use in 
Drinking Water Exposure Assessments; Notice of Availability

AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: The Environmental Protection Agency uses computer modeling to 
estimate human exposure to pesticides in drinking water. An input 
parameter for these exposure models is the percentage of a water 
supply's watershed area to which pesticides may be applied, a metric 
which EPA refers to as the ``percent cropped area'' (PCA). Recently, 
EPA has developed delineations of watersheds for surface water intakes 
of community water systems throughout the continental United States and 
has used this dataset to develop a corresponding dataset of watershed-
specific PCAs. Development of this Community-Water System--Drinking 
Water Intake dataset is described in a draft white paper, which has 
been updated based on peer review comments. EPA is making this updated 
version available for public review and comment.

DATES: Comments must be received on or before July 8, 2014.

ADDRESSES: Submit your comments, identified by docket identification 
(ID) number EPA-HQ-OPP-2013-0442, 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. Additional 
instructions on commenting or visiting the docket, along with more 
information about dockets generally, is available at https://www.epa.gov/dockets.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Jim Carleton, Environmental Fate and 
Effects Division (4304T), Office of Pesticide Programs, Environmental 
Protection Agency, 1200 Pennsylvania Ave. NW., Washington, DC 20460-
0001; telephone number: (703) 347-0335; fax number: (703) 347-8011; 
email address: carleton.jim@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 required 
to conduct testing of chemical substances under the Toxic Substances 
Control Act (TSCA), the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act (FFDCA), 
or the Federal Insecticide, Fungicide, and Rodenticide Act (FIFRA). 
Since other entities may also 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 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

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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.

C. How can I get copies of this document and other related information?

    A copy of the draft white paper is available in the docket under 
docket ID number EPA-HQ-OPP-2013-0442.

II. Background

A. What action is the agency taking?

    EPA uses PCA adjustment factors to modify modeled concentrations of 
pesticides in surface waters in accordance with land cover types (i.e., 
crops) associated with a pesticide's uses. PCA-adjusted concentrations 
are used as estimated drinking water concentrations in human health 
risk assessments. Previously, PCAs were generated for Hydrologic Unit 
Code 8 (HUC-8) regions (part of a hierarchical system for classifying 
and mapping drainage areas in the United States). In this current 
update, PCAs have been generated for watersheds delineated based on 
surface-source drinking water intakes (DWI) of community water systems 
(CWSs) across the United States
    The new PCAs are an improvement over previously calculated PCAs in 
terms of their relevance to human health risk assessment because they 
were derived for known drinking water sources. Out of 6,550 DWI 
locations, which both met the selection criteria for watershed 
delineation and passed a Quality Assurance screen, 74% (4,840) had 
delineated watersheds that also passed a Quality Assurance screen. 
Summary values are presented in the draft white paper along with 
detailed descriptions of their development and suggested procedures for 
their routine use in pesticide risk assessment.

B. What is the agency's authority for taking this action?

    The Agency's authority is FIFRA (7 U.S.C. 136-136y).

List of Subjects

    Environmental protection, Community water systems, Drinking water 
exposure assessments, Health and safety, Percent cropped area, 
Pesticides and pests, Surface water intakes.

    Dated: May 1, 2014.
Donald J. Brady,
Director, Environmental Fate and Effects Division, Office of Pesticide 
Programs.
[FR Doc. 2014-10693 Filed 5-8-14; 8:45 am]
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