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specific transmission projects. The
FERC–730 provides annual data on
transmission capital expenditures as
well as project status detail. The
Commission requires that filers specify
which projects are currently receiving
incentives in the project detail table and
that they group together those facilities
receiving the same incentive.
Specifically, in accordance with the
statute, public utilities with incentive
rates must file:
• Actual transmission investment for
the most recent calendar year, and
projected, incremental investments for
the next five calendar years (in dollar
terms); and
• a project by project listing that
specifies for each project the most up to
date, expected completion date,
percentage completion as of the date of
filing, and reasons for delays for all
current and projected investments over
the next five calendar years. Projects
with projected costs less than $20
million are excluded from this listing.
To ensure that Commission rules are
successfully meeting the objectives of
Section 219, the Commission collects
industry data, projections and related
information that detail the level of
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investment. FERC–730 information
regarding projected investments as well
as information about completed projects
allows the Commission to monitor the
success of the transmission pricing
reforms and to determine the status of
critical projects and reasons for delay.
Type of Respondent: Public utilities
that have been granted incentives based
rate treatment for specific transmission
projects under the provisions of 18 CFR
35.35(h) must file the FERC–730.
Estimate of Annual Burden: The
Commission estimates the annual public
reporting burden for the information
collection as:
FERC–730 (REPORT OF TRANSMISSION INVESTMENT ACTIVITY)
Number of respondents
Annual
number of
responses
per
respondent
Total
number of
responses
Average
burden &
cost per
response 6
Total annual
burden
hours &
total annual
cost
Cost per
respondent
($)
(1)
(2)
(1) * (2) = (3)
(4)
(3) * (4) = (5)
(5) ÷ (1)
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Dated: December 16, 2015.
Nathaniel J. Davis, Sr.,
Deputy Secretary.
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Dated: December 21, 2015.
Dawn Roberts,
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Division, Office of Federal Activities.
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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION
AGENCY
[EPA–HQ–OPP–2015–0715; FRL–9939–33]
Agency Information Collection
Activities; Proposed Renewal of
Collection; Comment Request
Environmental Protection
Agency (EPA).
ACTION: Notice.
AGENCY:
In compliance with the
Paperwork Reduction Act (PRA), this
SUMMARY:
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document announces that EPA is
planning to submit an Information
Collection Request (ICR) to the Office of
Management and Budget (OMB). The
ICR, entitled: ‘‘Tolerance Petitions for
Pesticides on Food/Feed Crops and New
Food Use Inert Ingredients’’ and
identified by EPA ICR No. 0597.12 and
OMB Control No. 2070–0024, represents
the renewal of an existing ICR that is
scheduled to expire on August, 31,
2016. Before submitting the ICR to OMB
for review and approval, EPA is
soliciting comments on specific aspects
of the proposed information collection
that is summarized in this document.
The ICR and accompanying material are
available in the docket for public review
and comment.
DATES: Comments must be received on
or before February 22, 2016.
ADDRESSES: Submit your comments,
identified by docket identification (ID)
number EPA–HQ–OPP–2015–0715, 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
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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:
Amaris Johnson, Field and External
Affairs Division (7506P), Office of
Pesticide Programs, Environmental
Protection Agency, 1200 Pennsylvania
Ave. NW., Washington, DC 20460–0001;
telephone number: (703) 305–9542;
email address: johnson.amaris@epa.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
I. What information is EPA particularly
interested in?
Pursuant to PRA section 3506(c)(2)(A)
(44 U.S.C. 3506(c)(2)(A)), EPA
specifically solicits comments and
information to enable it to:
1. Evaluate whether the proposed
collection of information is necessary
for the proper performance of the
functions of the Agency, including
whether the information will have
practical utility.
2. Evaluate the accuracy of the
Agency’s estimates of the burden of the
proposed collection of information,
including the validity of the
methodology and assumptions used.
3. Enhance the quality, utility, and
clarity of the information to be
collected.
4. Minimize the burden of the
collection of information on those who
are to respond, including through the
use of appropriate automated electronic,
mechanical, or other technological
collection techniques or other forms of
information technology, e.g., permitting
electronic submission of responses. In
particular, EPA is requesting comments
from very small businesses (those that
employ less than 25) on examples of
specific additional efforts that EPA
could make to reduce the paperwork
burden for very small businesses
affected by this collection.
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II. What information collection activity
or ICR does this action apply to?
Title: Tolerance Petitions for
Pesticides on Food/Feed Crops and New
Food Use Inert Ingredients.
ICR number: EPA ICR No. 0597.12.
OMB control number: OMB Control
No. 2070–0024.
ICR status: This ICR is currently
scheduled to expire on August 31, 2016.
An Agency may not conduct or sponsor,
and a person is not required to respond
to, a collection of information, unless it
displays a currently valid OMB control
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number. The OMB control numbers for
EPA’s regulations in title 40 of the Code
of Federal Regulations (CFR), after
appearing in the Federal Register when
approved, are listed in 40 CFR part 9,
are displayed either by publication in
the Federal Register or by other
appropriate means, such as on the
related collection instrument or form, if
applicable. The display of OMB control
numbers for certain EPA regulations is
consolidated in 40 CFR part 9.
Abstract: The use of pesticides to
increase crop production often results in
pesticide residues in or on the crop. To
protect the public health from unsafe
pesticide residues, EPA sets limits on
the nature and level of residues
permitted pursuant to section 408 of the
Federal Food, Drug and Cosmetic Act
(FFDCA). A pesticide may not be used
on food or feed crops unless the Agency
has established a tolerance (maximum
residue limit) for the pesticide residues
on that crop, or established an
exemption from the requirement to have
a tolerance.
Under the law, EPA is responsible for
ensuring that the maximum residue
levels likely to be found in or on food/
feed are safe for human consumption
through a careful review and evaluation
of residue chemistry and toxicology
data. In addition, EPA must ensure that
adequate enforcement of the tolerance
can be achieved through the testing of
submitted analytical methods. If the
data are adequate for EPA to determine
that there is a reasonable certainty that
no harm will result from aggregate
exposure, the Agency will establish the
tolerance or grant an exemption from
the requirement of a tolerance.
This ICR only applies to the
information collection activities
associated with the submission of a
petition for a tolerance action. While
EPA is authorized to set pesticide
tolerances, the Food and Drug
Administration (FDA) is responsible for
their enforcement. Food or feed
commodities found to contain pesticide
residues in excess of established
tolerances are considered adulterated,
and are subject to seizure by FDA, and
may result in civil penalties.
Trade secret or CBI is frequently
submitted to the EPA in support of a
tolerance petition because submissions
usually include the manufacturing
process, product formulation, and
supporting data. When such information
is provided to the Agency, the
information is protected from disclosure
under FIFRA Section 10. CBI data
submitted to the EPA is handled strictly
in accordance with the provisions of the
‘‘FIFRA Confidential Business
Information Security Manual.’’
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Burden statement: The annual public
reporting and recordkeeping burden for
this collection of information is
estimated to average 1,726 hours per
response. Burden is defined in 5 CFR
1320.3(b).
The ICR, which is available in the
docket along with other related
materials, provides a detailed
explanation of the collection activities
and the burden estimate that is only
briefly summarized here:
Respondents/Affected Entities:
Entities potentially affected by this ICR
are Pesticide manufacturers and IR–4.
Estimated total number of potential
respondents: 165.
Frequency of response: On occasion.
Estimated total average number of
responses for each respondent: 1.
Estimated total annual burden hours:
285,128 hours.
Estimated total annual costs:
$27,475,223.58. This is the estimated
burden cost; there is no cost for capital
investment or maintenance and
operational costs in this information
collection request.
III. Are there changes in the estimates
from the last approval?
There is an increase of 48,328 hours
in the total estimated respondent
burden compared with that identified in
the ICR currently approved by OMB.
This increase is a result of an increase
from 137 to 165 in the estimated average
number of tolerance petitions submitted
annually, which resulted in a change to
the annual burden hours for
respondents from 236,800 in the
previous renewal to 285,128 in the
current renewal. There is no change in
burden per tolerance petition; burden
for respondents increased as a result of
the estimated increase in the average
number of petitions submitted annually.
This change is an adjustment.
IV. What is the next step in the process
for this ICR?
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 pursuant to 5 CFR
1320.12. EPA will issue another Federal
Register document pursuant to 5 CFR
1320.5(a)(1)(iv) to announce the
submission of the ICR to OMB and the
opportunity to submit additional
comments to OMB. If you have any
questions about this ICR or the approval
process, please contact the person listed
under FOR FURTHER INFORMATION
CONTACT.
Authority: 44 U.S.C. 3501 et seq.
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Dated: December 4, 2015.
Jim Jones,
Assistant Administrator, Office of Chemical
Safety and Pollution Prevention.
[FR Doc. 2015–32515 Filed 12–23–15; 8:45 am]
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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION
AGENCY
[FRL–9940–53–ORD; Docket ID No. EPA–
HQ–ORD–2013–0357]
Draft Integrated Science Assessment
for Sulfur Oxides—Health Criteria
Environmental Protection
Agency (EPA).
ACTION: Notice; extension of public
comment period.
AGENCY:
The Environmental Protection
Agency (EPA) is announcing a 30-day
extension of the public comment period
for the draft document titled, ‘‘External
Review Draft Integrated Science
Assessment for Sulfur Oxides—Health
Criteria’’ (EPA/600/R–15/066). The
original Federal Register notice
announcement provides a 60-day public
comment period and was published on
November 24, 2015. The EPA
subsequently received a request to
extend this comment period. With the
30-day extension announced in this
notice, the comment period ends on
February 24, 2016. The draft document
was prepared by the National Center for
Environmental Assessment (NCEA)
within the EPA’s Office of Research and
Development as part of the review of the
primary (health-based) National
Ambient Air Quality Standards for
sulfur dioxide.
DATES: The public comment period
began on November 24, 2015, and ends
on February 24, 2016. Comments must
be received on or before February 24,
2016.
SUMMARY:
The ‘‘External Review Draft
Integrated Science Assessment for
Sulfur Oxides—Health Criteria’’ will be
available primarily via the Internet on
the EPA’s Integrated Science
Assessment for Sulfur Dioxide (Health
Criteria) home page at https://
www2.epa.gov/isa/integrated-scienceassessment-isa-sulfur-dioxide-healthcriteria or the public docket at https://
www.regulations.gov, Docket ID: EPA–
HQ–ORD–2013–0357. A limited number
of CD–ROM copies will be available.
Contact Ms. Marieka Boyd by phone:
919–541–0031; fax: 919–541–5078; or
email: boyd.marieka@epa.gov to request
a CD–ROM, and please provide your
name, your mailing address, and the
document title, ‘‘External Review Draft
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Integrated Science Assessment for
Sulfur Oxides—Health Criteria’’ to
facilitate processing of your request.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For
technical information, contact Dr. Tom
Long, NCEA; telephone: 919–541–1880;
facsimile: 919–541–1818; or email:
long.tom@epa.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Comments
may be submitted electronically via
https://www.regulations.gov, by mail, by
fax, or by hand delivery/courier. Please
follow the detailed instructions
provided in the SUPPLEMENTARY
INFORMATION section of the Federal
Register notice announcing the release
of the draft assessment document,
published on November 24, 2015 (80 FR
73183).
For information on submitting
comments to the docket, please contact
the ORD Docket at the EPA’s
Headquarters Docket Center; telephone:
202–566–1752; fax: 202–566–9744; or
email: Docket_ORD@epa.gov.
Dated: December 16, 2015.
Mary A. Ross,
Deputy Director, National Center for
Environmental Assessment.
[FR Doc. 2015–32511 Filed 12–23–15; 8:45 am]
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[EPA–R10–OAR–2015–0812; FRL–9940–60–
Region 10]
Notice of Availability of Electronic
Reporting; Federal Air Rules for
Reservations Online Reporting System
Environmental Protection
Agency (EPA).
ACTION: Notice.
AGENCY:
The Environmental Protection
Agency (EPA) is notifying the public
that electronic emissions reporting is
now available for sources covered by the
Federal Air Rules for Reservations
(FARR). The FARR requires certain
sources of air pollution on Indian
Reservations in Idaho, Oregon, and
Washington to register and report
emissions to the EPA. Any person who
owns or operates a source of air
pollution with the potential to emit two
or more tons per year of an air pollutant,
with certain exceptions, must register
annually and report those emissions.
Registration and emissions reports are
due within 90 days of commencing
operations, and annually thereafter. The
EPA created the FARR Online Reporting
System (FORS) to help make registration
and emissions reporting easier. The
FORS, operated through the agency’s
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Central Data Exchange (CDX), is
CROMERR compliant, which means the
electronic signature meets the EPA’s
regulatory electronic signature
requirements.
Nancy Helm: Office of Air,
Waste and Toxics, EPA Region 10,
AWT–150, 1200 Sixth Ave., Suite 900,
Seattle, WA 98101. 206–553–6908; or
helm.nancy@epa.gov.
ADDRESSES:
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Nancy Helm: Office of Air, Waste and
Toxics; 206–553–6908; or helm.nancy@
epa.gov.
As of
January 15, 2016, air pollution sources
covered by the FARR as provided in 40
CFR 49.138 may register and report
emissions electronically.
How to Access the System: The FORS
can be accessed at https://cdx.epa.gov.
New users will need to register and
select FORS as their program service.
The EPA intends to provide training to
affected entities on how to access,
register and use the system.
How to Get Help Using the System:
The EPA has provided the CDX user
guide to each source currently registered
under the FARR, and to tribal
governments in Idaho, Oregon, and
Washington. That guide is available at
https://yosemite.epa.gov/R10/tribal.nsf/
programs/farr. The CDX Help Desk is
available for technical support-related
questions between the hours of 8:00
a.m. and 6:00 p.m. (ET) at 1–888–890–
1995 or helpdesk@epacdx.net.
Confidential Business Information:
Regulated entities may assert a business
confidentiality claim covering any
portion of the submitted information as
provided in 40 CFR part 2, subpart B.
Information claimed as confidential
should be submitted on compact disk or
flash drive and mailed to the FARR
Registration Coordinator, EPA Region
10, AWT–150, 1200 Sixth Ave., Suite
900, Seattle, WA 98101. Confidential
treatment is automatically forfeited for
information submitted through the
FORS. Note that emissions data and
information necessary to determine
emissions is not entitled to confidential
treatment. Failure to assert a claim in
the manner described in 40 CFR part 2,
subpart B, allows the submitted
information to be released to the public
without further notice. Information
subject to a business confidentiality
claim may be disclosed by the EPA only
to the extent set forth in the above-cited
regulations.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY
[EPA-HQ-OPP-2015-0715; FRL-9939-33]
Agency Information Collection Activities; Proposed Renewal of
Collection; Comment Request
AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).
ACTION: Notice.
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SUMMARY: In compliance with the Paperwork Reduction Act (PRA), this
document announces that EPA is planning to submit an Information
Collection Request (ICR) to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB).
The ICR, entitled: ``Tolerance Petitions for Pesticides on Food/Feed
Crops and New Food Use Inert Ingredients'' and identified by EPA ICR
No. 0597.12 and OMB Control No. 2070-0024, represents the renewal of an
existing ICR that is scheduled to expire on August, 31, 2016. Before
submitting the ICR to OMB for review and approval, EPA is soliciting
comments on specific aspects of the proposed information collection
that is summarized in this document. The ICR and accompanying material
are available in the docket for public review and comment.
DATES: Comments must be received on or before February 22, 2016.
ADDRESSES: Submit your comments, identified by docket identification
(ID) number EPA-HQ-OPP-2015-0715, 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
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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: Amaris Johnson, Field and External
Affairs Division (7506P), Office of Pesticide Programs, Environmental
Protection Agency, 1200 Pennsylvania Ave. NW., Washington, DC 20460-
0001; telephone number: (703) 305-9542; email address:
johnson.amaris@epa.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
I. What information is EPA particularly interested in?
Pursuant to PRA section 3506(c)(2)(A) (44 U.S.C. 3506(c)(2)(A)),
EPA specifically solicits comments and information to enable it to:
1. Evaluate whether the proposed collection of information is
necessary for the proper performance of the functions of the Agency,
including whether the information will have practical utility.
2. Evaluate the accuracy of the Agency's estimates of the burden of
the proposed collection of information, including the validity of the
methodology and assumptions used.
3. Enhance the quality, utility, and clarity of the information to
be collected.
4. Minimize the burden of the collection of information on those
who are to respond, including through the use of appropriate automated
electronic, mechanical, or other technological collection techniques or
other forms of information technology, e.g., permitting electronic
submission of responses. In particular, EPA is requesting comments from
very small businesses (those that employ less than 25) on examples of
specific additional efforts that EPA could make to reduce the paperwork
burden for very small businesses affected by this collection.
II. What information collection activity or ICR does this action apply
to?
Title: Tolerance Petitions for Pesticides on Food/Feed Crops and
New Food Use Inert Ingredients.
ICR number: EPA ICR No. 0597.12.
OMB control number: OMB Control No. 2070-0024.
ICR status: This ICR is currently scheduled to expire on August 31,
2016. An Agency may not conduct or sponsor, and a person is not
required to respond to, a collection of information, unless it displays
a currently valid OMB control number. The OMB control numbers for EPA's
regulations in title 40 of the Code of Federal Regulations (CFR), after
appearing in the Federal Register when approved, are listed in 40 CFR
part 9, are displayed either by publication in the Federal Register or
by other appropriate means, such as on the related collection
instrument or form, if applicable. The display of OMB control numbers
for certain EPA regulations is consolidated in 40 CFR part 9.
Abstract: The use of pesticides to increase crop production often
results in pesticide residues in or on the crop. To protect the public
health from unsafe pesticide residues, EPA sets limits on the nature
and level of residues permitted pursuant to section 408 of the Federal
Food, Drug and Cosmetic Act (FFDCA). A pesticide may not be used on
food or feed crops unless the Agency has established a tolerance
(maximum residue limit) for the pesticide residues on that crop, or
established an exemption from the requirement to have a tolerance.
Under the law, EPA is responsible for ensuring that the maximum
residue levels likely to be found in or on food/feed are safe for human
consumption through a careful review and evaluation of residue
chemistry and toxicology data. In addition, EPA must ensure that
adequate enforcement of the tolerance can be achieved through the
testing of submitted analytical methods. If the data are adequate for
EPA to determine that there is a reasonable certainty that no harm will
result from aggregate exposure, the Agency will establish the tolerance
or grant an exemption from the requirement of a tolerance.
This ICR only applies to the information collection activities
associated with the submission of a petition for a tolerance action.
While EPA is authorized to set pesticide tolerances, the Food and Drug
Administration (FDA) is responsible for their enforcement. Food or feed
commodities found to contain pesticide residues in excess of
established tolerances are considered adulterated, and are subject to
seizure by FDA, and may result in civil penalties.
Trade secret or CBI is frequently submitted to the EPA in support
of a tolerance petition because submissions usually include the
manufacturing process, product formulation, and supporting data. When
such information is provided to the Agency, the information is
protected from disclosure under FIFRA Section 10. CBI data submitted to
the EPA is handled strictly in accordance with the provisions of the
``FIFRA Confidential Business Information Security Manual.''
Burden statement: The annual public reporting and recordkeeping
burden for this collection of information is estimated to average 1,726
hours per response. Burden is defined in 5 CFR 1320.3(b).
The ICR, which is available in the docket along with other related
materials, provides a detailed explanation of the collection activities
and the burden estimate that is only briefly summarized here:
Respondents/Affected Entities: Entities potentially affected by
this ICR are Pesticide manufacturers and IR-4.
Estimated total number of potential respondents: 165.
Frequency of response: On occasion.
Estimated total average number of responses for each respondent: 1.
Estimated total annual burden hours: 285,128 hours.
Estimated total annual costs: $27,475,223.58. This is the estimated
burden cost; there is no cost for capital investment or maintenance and
operational costs in this information collection request.
III. Are there changes in the estimates from the last approval?
There is an increase of 48,328 hours in the total estimated
respondent burden compared with that identified in the ICR currently
approved by OMB. This increase is a result of an increase from 137 to
165 in the estimated average number of tolerance petitions submitted
annually, which resulted in a change to the annual burden hours for
respondents from 236,800 in the previous renewal to 285,128 in the
current renewal. There is no change in burden per tolerance petition;
burden for respondents increased as a result of the estimated increase
in the average number of petitions submitted annually. This change is
an adjustment.
IV. What is the next step in the process for this ICR?
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 pursuant to 5 CFR 1320.12. EPA will issue another
Federal Register document pursuant to 5 CFR 1320.5(a)(1)(iv) to
announce the submission of the ICR to OMB and the opportunity to submit
additional comments to OMB. If you have any questions about this ICR or
the approval process, please contact the person listed under FOR
FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT.
Authority: 44 U.S.C. 3501 et seq.
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Dated: December 4, 2015.
Jim Jones,
Assistant Administrator, Office of Chemical Safety and Pollution
Prevention.
[FR Doc. 2015-32515 Filed 12-23-15; 8:45 am]
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