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provisions has its own criteria and
process that must be followed; no
exceptions are automatic.
Prior essential use applications were
typically for chlorofluorocarbons (CFCs)
for metered dose inhalers (MDIs). The
Parties last authorized an essential use
exemption for the United States
allowing the production of CFCs for
MDIs in 2008 for the 2010 calendar year.
Effective December 31, 2013, all CFCcontaining MDIs have been removed
from the Food and Drug
Administration’s (FDA’s) list of
essential uses found at 21 CFR 2.125(e).
The United States has not nominated
halons for aviation safety as an essential
use. If EPA were to receive an
application for halons for aviation
safety, EPA would work with other
relevant Federal agencies to establish
the process for reviewing applications
for this use.
II. Essential Use Nomination Process
Entities requesting essential use
exemptions should send a completed
application to EPA on the candidate use
by September 30, three years prior to the
year of the intended use. Upon receipt
of applications, EPA will review the
information and work with other
interested Federal agencies as required
in section 604 of the Clean Air Act to
determine whether the candidate use
satisfies Clean Air Act requirements, as
well as whether it meets the essential
use criteria adopted by the Parties to the
Montreal Protocol and warrants
nomination by the United States for an
exemption.
All Parties, including the United
States, must transmit nominations to the
UNEP Ozone Secretariat by January 31
to be considered by the Parties at their
annual meeting at the end of that year.
The UNEP Ozone Secretariat forwards
nominations to the Montreal Protocol’s
Technical and Economic Assessment
Panel (TEAP) and its relevant Technical
Options Committee (TOC). The TOC
and the TEAP review the nomination to
determine whether it meets the criteria
for an essential use established by
Decisions IV/25, XII/2, XV/5, and XVI/
12, and to make recommendations to the
Parties for essential use exemptions.
The Parties then consider those
recommendations at their annual
meeting before making a final decision.
An essential use exemption is granted
to the nominating Party for a specific
quantity of a specified ODS for a
specific time period. If the Parties
determine that a specified use of a
controlled substance is essential and
authorize an exemption from the
Protocol’s production and consumption
phaseout, EPA may then take domestic
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action to allow the production and
consumption to the extent consistent
with the Clean Air Act.
III. Information Required for Essential
Use Applications
In the past, EPA had annually issued
a notice requesting applications for
essential use exemptions. Through this
action, EPA provides the opportunity to
submit applications for essential use
exemptions for class I substances for all
future control periods (calendar years).
Applications requesting essential use
allowances should include information
that U.S. Government agencies and the
Parties to the Protocol can use to
evaluate the candidate use according to
the criteria in the Decisions described
above. Applications that fail to include
sufficient information may not be
nominated.
Specifically, all applications
submitted to EPA should include the
information requested in the current
version of the TEAP Handbook on
Essential Use Nominations, which as of
the date of this notice was last updated
in 2009. The handbook is available
electronically on the internet at https://
ozone.unep.org/teap/Reports/TEAP_
Reports/EUN-Handbook2009.pdf. EPA
requests that applications contain the
following information, as described in
the handbook, in order for the U.S. to
provide sufficient information to the
Montreal Protocol’s technical review
bodies within the nomination:
1. A detailed description of the use
that is the subject of the nomination;
2. Details of the type, quantity, and
quality of the controlled substance that
is requested to satisfy the use;
3. The period of time and the annual
quantities of the controlled substances
that are requested;
4. An explanation of why the
nominated volumes and the intended
use of these quantities are necessary for
health and/or safety, or critical for the
functioning of society;
5. An explanation of what other
alternatives and substitutes are
currently available and what steps are
being taken to implement those
alternatives and substitutes;
6. An explanation of why alternatives
and substitutes are not sufficient or
appropriate to eliminate the proposed
use;
7. A description of the measures that
are proposed to eliminate all
unnecessary emissions, including
design considerations and maintenance
procedures;
8. An explanation of what efforts are
being undertaken to employ other
measures for this application in the
future;
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9. A description of the efforts that
have been made to acquire stockpiled or
recycled controlled substance for this
application both domestically and
internationally as well as an explanation
of what efforts have been made to
establish banks for the controlled
substance; and
10. A description of any other barriers
encountered in attempts to eliminate the
use of the controlled substance for this
application.
In addition, applicants should specify
which exemption in CAA section 604
they are seeking: the exemption for
medical devices at section 604(d)(2) or
the exemption for aviation safety at
section 604(d)(3). Each of these statutory
exemptions has its own process and
criteria that would need to be satisfied
prior to any regulatory action
authorizing the exemption.
The Office of Management and Budget
(OMB) has approved the information
collection requirements contained in
this notice under the provisions of the
Paperwork Reduction Act, 44 U.S.C.
3501 et seq. and has assigned OMB
control number 2060–0170.
Dated: May 30, 2014.
Paul Gunning,
Acting Director, Office of Atmospheric
Programs.
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Environmental Impact Statements;
Notice of Availability
Responsible Agency: Office of Federal
Activities, General Information (202)
564–7146 or https://www.epa.gov/
compliance/nepa/.
Weekly receipt of Environmental Impact
Statements
Filed 05/27/2014 Through 05/30/2014
Pursuant to 40 CFR 1506.9.
Notice
Section 309(a) of the Clean Air Act
requires that EPA make public its
comments on EISs issued by other
Federal agencies. EPA’s comment letters
on EISs are available at: https://
www.epa.gov/compliance/nepa/
eisdata.html.
EIS No. 20140162, Final EIS, FAA, TX,
SpaceX Texas Launch Site, Review
Period Ends: 07/07/2014, Contact:
Stacey Zee 202–267–9305.
EIS No. 20140163, Draft EIS (Tiering),
NASA, FL, Tier 2—Mars 2020
Mission, Comment Period Ends: 07/
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21/2014, Contact: George Tahu 202–
258–0016.
EIS No. 20140164, Final Supplement,
FHWA, NCDOT, NC, Monroe
Connector/Bypass, Contact: George
Hoops 919–707–6022, Under MAP–21
section 1319, FHWA has issued a
single FSEIS and ROD. Therefore, the
30-day wait/review period under
NEPA does not apply to this action.
EIS No. 20140165, Draft EIS, USACE,
WA, Skagit River Flood Risk
Management General Investigation,
Comment Period Ends: 07/21/2014,
Contact: Hannah Hadley 206–764–
6950.
EIS No. 20140166, Draft EIS, USACE,
WA, BP Cherry Point Dock, Comment
Period Ends: 08/06/2014, Contact:
Olivia Romano 206–764–6960.
Amended Notices
EIS No. 20130365, Draft EIS, NMFS,
USFWS, BR, CA, Bay Delta
Conservation Plan, Comment Period
Ends: 07/29/2014, Contact: Ryan
Wulff 916–930–3733.
Revision to the FR Notice Published
02/21/2014; Extending Comment Period
from 06/13/2014 to 07/29/2014; The
U.S. Department of the Interior’s Bureau
of Reclamation and Fish and Wildlife
Service, the U.S. Department of
Commerce’s National Marine Fisheries
Service are joint lead agencies for the
above project.
Dated: May 3, 2014.
Cliff Rader,
Director, NEPA Compliance Division, Office
of Federal Activities.
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Pentachloronitrobenzene (PCNB);
Notice of Receipt of Requests To
Voluntarily Amend Registrations To
Terminate Certain Uses
Environmental Protection
Agency (EPA).
ACTION: Notice.
AGENCY:
In accordance with the
Federal Insecticide, Fungicide, and
Rodenticide Act (FIFRA), EPA is issuing
a notice of receipt of requests by the
registrant to voluntarily amend PCNB
registrations for one manufacturing-use
product and two end-use products to
terminate or delete a number of uses.
The requests would delete the use of
Technical Grade PCNB (EPA
Registration #5481–197) for formulation
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into products for use as seed treatments
(except for the treatment of cloves of
garlic) and products for use on certain
non-residential terrestrial non-food
crops. The requests also would
terminate the use of the PCNB product
with EPA Registration #5481–8988 on
bedding plants, flowering plants, foliage
plants, and bulb crops, and the use of
the PCNB product with EPA
Registration #5481–8992 on bedding
plants, flowering plants, foliage plants,
azaleas, camellias, gladiolus (broadcast),
and cut flowers. These use deletion
requests are detailed in Table 1 in Unit
III. The requests would not terminate
the last PCNB 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 the registrant
withdraws its request(s). If these
requests are granted, any sale,
distribution, or use of products listed in
this notice will be permitted after the
uses are 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 July 7, 2014.
ADDRESSES: Submit your comments,
identified by docket identification (ID)
number EPA–HQ–OPP–2004–0202, 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.htm.
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: Jill
Bloom, Pesticide Re-evaluation Division
(7508P), Office of Pesticide Programs,
Environmental Protection Agency, 1200
Pennsylvania Ave. NW., Washington,
DC 20460–0001; telephone number:
(703) 308–8019; fax number: (703) 308–
7070; email address: bloom.jill@epa.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
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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
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.
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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY
[ER-FRL-9015-3]
Environmental Impact Statements; Notice of Availability
Responsible Agency: Office of Federal Activities, General
Information (202) 564-7146 or https://www.epa.gov/compliance/nepa/.
Weekly receipt of Environmental Impact Statements
Filed 05/27/2014 Through 05/30/2014
Pursuant to 40 CFR 1506.9.
Notice
Section 309(a) of the Clean Air Act requires that EPA make public
its comments on EISs issued by other Federal agencies. EPA's comment
letters on EISs are available at: https://www.epa.gov/compliance/nepa/eisdata.html.
EIS No. 20140162, Final EIS, FAA, TX, SpaceX Texas Launch Site, Review
Period Ends: 07/07/2014, Contact: Stacey Zee 202-267-9305.
EIS No. 20140163, Draft EIS (Tiering), NASA, FL, Tier 2--Mars 2020
Mission, Comment Period Ends: 07/
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21/2014, Contact: George Tahu 202-258-0016.
EIS No. 20140164, Final Supplement, FHWA, NCDOT, NC, Monroe Connector/
Bypass, Contact: George Hoops 919-707-6022, Under MAP-21 section 1319,
FHWA has issued a single FSEIS and ROD. Therefore, the 30-day wait/
review period under NEPA does not apply to this action.
EIS No. 20140165, Draft EIS, USACE, WA, Skagit River Flood Risk
Management General Investigation, Comment Period Ends: 07/21/2014,
Contact: Hannah Hadley 206-764-6950.
EIS No. 20140166, Draft EIS, USACE, WA, BP Cherry Point Dock, Comment
Period Ends: 08/06/2014, Contact: Olivia Romano 206-764-6960.
Amended Notices
EIS No. 20130365, Draft EIS, NMFS, USFWS, BR, CA, Bay Delta
Conservation Plan, Comment Period Ends: 07/29/2014, Contact: Ryan Wulff
916-930-3733.
Revision to the FR Notice Published 02/21/2014; Extending Comment
Period from 06/13/2014 to 07/29/2014; The U.S. Department of the
Interior's Bureau of Reclamation and Fish and Wildlife Service, the
U.S. Department of Commerce's National Marine Fisheries Service are
joint lead agencies for the above project.
Dated: May 3, 2014.
Cliff Rader,
Director, NEPA Compliance Division, Office of Federal Activities.
[FR Doc. 2014-13231 Filed 6-5-14; 8:45 am]
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