Extension of Public Comment Period: Draft Ambient Water Quality Criteria Recommendations for Lakes and Reservoirs of the Conterminous United States: Information Supporting the Development of Numeric Nutrient Criteria, 44071-44072 [2020-15702]

Download as PDF Federal Register / Vol. 85, No. 140 / Tuesday, July 21, 2020 / Notices may consist of any Municipal or NonMunicipal hydropower project owner. Estimate of Annual Burden 1 and cost 2 The Commission estimates the 44071 total Public Reporting Burden for this information collection as: FERC–521—PAYMENTS FOR BENEFITS FROM HEADWATER IMPROVEMENTS Number of respondents Annual number of responses per respondent Total number of responses Average burden & cost per response Total annual burden hours & total annual cost Cost per respondent ($) (1) (2) (1) * (2) = (3) (4) (3) * (4) = (5) (5) ÷ (1) 3 1 3 40 hrs.; $3,200 ...... 120 hrs.; $9,600 .... $3,200 ........................ ............................ ............................ ............................... 120 hrs.; $9,600 .... $3,200 Federal and Non-Federal hydropower project owners. Total Cost .................. The total estimated annual cost burden to each respondent is $3,200 [40 hours * $80.00/hour = $3,]. Comments: Comments are invited on: (1) Whether the collection of information is necessary for the proper performance of the functions of the Commission, including whether the information will have practical utility; (2) the accuracy of the agency’s estimate of the burden and cost of the collection of information, including the validity of the methodology and assumptions used; (3) ways to enhance the quality, utility and clarity of the information collection; and (4) ways to minimize the burden of the collection of information on those who are to respond, including the use of automated collection techniques or other forms of information technology. Dated: July 15, 2020. Kimberly D. Bose, Secretary. [FR Doc. 2020–15736 Filed 7–20–20; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 6717–01–P ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY [EPA–HQ–OW–2019–0675; FRL 10012–35– OW] Extension of Public Comment Period: Draft Ambient Water Quality Criteria Recommendations for Lakes and Reservoirs of the Conterminous United States: Information Supporting the Development of Numeric Nutrient Criteria Environmental Protection Agency (EPA). ACTION: Notice of availability; extension of comment period. jbell on DSKJLSW7X2PROD with NOTICES AGENCY: 1 Burden is defined as the total time, effort, or financial resources expended by persons to generate, maintain, retain, or disclose or provide information to or for a Federal agency. For further explanation of what is included in the information VerDate Sep<11>2014 17:42 Jul 20, 2020 Jkt 250001 The comment period for the notice of availability published May 22, 2020 (85 FR 31184), is extended. The EPA must receive comments on or before August 20, 2020. ADDRESSES: Submit your comments, identified by Docket ID No. EPA–HQ– OW–2019–0675, to the Federal eRulemaking Portal: https:// www.regulations.gov. Follow the online instructions for submitting comments. Once submitted, comments cannot be edited or withdrawn. EPA may publish any comment received to its public docket. Do not submit electronically any information you consider to be Confidential Business Information (CBI) or other information whose disclosure is restricted by statute. Multimedia submissions (audio, video, etc.) must be accompanied by a written comment. The written comment is considered the official comment and should include discussion of all points you wish to make. EPA will generally not consider comments or comment contents located outside of the primary submission (i.e., on the web, cloud, or other file sharing system). For additional submission methods, the full EPA public comment policy, information about CBI or multimedia submissions, and general guidance on making effective comments, please visit https:// www2.epa.gov/dockets/commentingepa-dockets. Out of an abundance of caution for members of the public and our staff, the EPA Docket Center and Reading Room was closed to public visitors on March 31, 2020, to reduce the risk of transmitting COVID–19. Our Docket Center staff will continue to provide remote customer service via email, phone, and webform. We encourage the public to submit comments via https:// regulations.gov, as there is a temporary suspension of mail delivery to the EPA, and no hand deliveries are currently accepted. For further information on the EPA Docket Center services and the current status, please visit us online at https://www.epa.gov/dockets. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Lester Yuan, Health and Ecological Criteria Division, Office of Water (Mail Code 4304T), Environmental Protection Agency, 1200 Pennsylvania Avenue NW, Washington, DC 20460; telephone number: (202) 566–0908; email address: yuan.lester@epa.gov. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: On May 22, 2020 (85 FR 31184), EPA announced the availability of the Draft Ambient Water Quality Criteria Recommendations for Lakes and Reservoirs of the Conterminous United States: Information Supporting the Development of Numeric Nutrient Criteria, and opened a 60-day public review and comment period to solicit scientific views, data, and information regarding the science and technical approach used in the derivation of these draft ambient water quality criteria recommendations for lakes and reservoirs. The original deadline to submit comments was July 21, 2020. This collection burden, refer to 5 Code of Federal Regulations 1320.3. 2 The estimates for cost per response are derived using the 2019 FERC average salary plus benefits of $167,091/year (or $80.00/hour). Commission staff finds that the work done for this information collection is typically done by wage categories similar to those at FERC. The United States Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is extending the comment period for the Draft Ambient Water Quality Criteria Recommendations for Lakes and Reservoirs of the Conterminous United States: Information Supporting the Development of Numeric Nutrient Criteria, published in the Federal Register on May 22, 2020. In response to stakeholder requests, the comment period will be extended for an additional 30 days, from July 21, 2020 to August 20, 2020. SUMMARY: DATES: PO 00000 Frm 00033 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 E:\FR\FM\21JYN1.SGM 21JYN1 44072 Federal Register / Vol. 85, No. 140 / Tuesday, July 21, 2020 / Notices action extends the comment period for 30 days. Written comments must now be received by August 20, 2020. The draft methods and other supporting materials may also be viewed and downloaded from EPA’s website at https://www.epa.gov/nutrient-policydata/draft-ambient-water-qualitycriteria-recommendations-lakes-andreservoirs. Deborah Nagle, Director, Office of Science and Technology. [FR Doc. 2020–15702 Filed 7–20–20; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 6560–50–P ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY [EPA–HQ–OPP–2020–0049; FRL–10012–29] Pesticide Product Registration; Receipt of Applications for New Active Ingredients (June 2020) via email, phone, and webform. For further information on EPA/DC services, docket contact information and the current status of the EPA/DC and Reading Room, please visit https:// www.epa.gov/dockets. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Anita Pease, Antimicrobials Division (7510P), main telephone number: (703) 305–7090, email address: ADFRNotices@epa.gov; The mailing address for each contact person is: Office of Pesticide Programs, Environmental Protection Agency, 1200 Pennsylvania Ave. NW, Washington, DC 20460–0001. As part of the mailing address, include the contact person’s name, division, and mail code. The division to contact is listed at the end of each pesticide petition summary. 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 SUMMARY: EPA has received applications list of North American Industrial to register pesticide products containing Classification System (NAICS) codes is active ingredients not included in any not intended to be exhaustive, but rather currently registered pesticide products. provides a guide to help readers Pursuant to the Federal Insecticide, determine whether this document Fungicide, and Rodenticide Act applies to them. Potentially affected (FIFRA), EPA is hereby providing notice entities may include: of receipt and opportunity to comment • Crop production (NAICS code 111). on these applications. • Animal production (NAICS code DATES: Comments must be received on 112). or before August 20, 2020. • Food manufacturing (NAICS code 311). ADDRESSES: Submit your comments, identified by docket identification (ID) B. What should I consider as I prepare number and the File Symbol of interest my comments for EPA? as shown in the body of this document, 1. Submitting CBI. Do not submit this by one of the following methods: • Federal eRulemaking Portal: https:// information to EPA through www.regulations.gov. Follow the online regulations.gov or email. Clearly mark the part or all of the information that instructions for submitting comments. you claim to be CBI. For CBI Do not submit electronically any information in a disk or CD–ROM that information you consider to be Confidential Business Information (CBI) you mail to EPA, mark the outside of the or other information whose disclosure is disk or CD–ROM as CBI and then identify electronically within the disk or restricted by statute. CD–ROM the specific information that • Mail: OPP Docket, Environmental is claimed as CBI. In addition to one Protection Agency Docket Center (EPA/ complete version of the comment that DC), (28221T), 1200 Pennsylvania Ave. includes information claimed as CBI, a NW, Washington, DC 20460–0001. copy of the comment that does not • Hand Delivery: To make special contain the information claimed as CBI arrangements for hand delivery or must be submitted for inclusion in the delivery of boxed information, please public docket. Information so marked follow the instructions at https:// will not be disclosed except in www.epa.gov/dockets/where-sendaccordance with procedures set forth in comments-epa-dockets. Please note that due to the public 40 CFR part 2. 2. Tips for preparing your comments. health emergency the EPA Docket When preparing and submitting your Center (EPA/DC) and Reading Room comments, see the commenting tips at was closed to public visitors on March https://www.epa.gov/dockets/ 31, 2020. Our EPA/DC staff will commenting-epa-dockets. continue to provide customer service Environmental Protection Agency (EPA). ACTION: Notice. jbell on DSKJLSW7X2PROD with NOTICES AGENCY: VerDate Sep<11>2014 17:42 Jul 20, 2020 Jkt 250001 PO 00000 Frm 00034 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 II. Registration Applications EPA has received applications to register pesticide products containing active ingredients not included in any currently registered pesticide products. Pursuant to the provisions of FIFRA section 3(c)(4) (7 U.S.C. 136a(c)(4)), EPA is hereby providing notice of receipt and opportunity to comment on these applications. Notice of receipt of these applications does not imply a decision by the Agency on these applications. For actions being evaluated under EPA’s public participation process for registration actions, there will be an additional opportunity for public comment on the proposed decisions. Please see EPA’s public participation website for additional information on this process (https://www2.epa.gov/ pesticide-registration/publicparticipation-process-registrationactions). New Active Ingredient File Symbol: 1839–ELA, 1839–ELL, 1839–ELT, 1839–ELU. Docket ID Number: EPA–HQ–OPP–2020–04. Applicant: Stepan Company, 22 West Frontage Rd., Northfield IL 60093. Product name: BTC 1010 DDA–MS– 80%; SC–1010MS 1:128HN; Petrocide QG–DMS–105; Petrocide Q–DMS–10. Active ingredient: 1-Decanaminium, NDecyl-N, N-Dimethyl-, Methyl Sulfate at 80%, 12%, 10%, and 10%. Propose use: hospital disinfectant on non-food contact, hard surfaces; water treatment microbiocide in oil and gas systems, building and industrial cooling tower systems; and manufacturing of nonfood antimicrobial products. Contact: Tara Flint, AD. Authority: 7 U.S.C. 136 et seq. Dated: July 10, 2020. Delores Barber, Director, Information Technology and Resources Management Division, Office of Pesticide Programs. [FR Doc. 2020–15744 Filed 7–20–20; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 6560–50–P ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY [EPA–HQ–OPP–2020–0052; FRL–10012–30] Pesticide Product Registration; Receipt of Applications for New Uses (June 2020) Environmental Protection Agency (EPA). ACTION: Notice. AGENCY: EPA has received applications to register new uses for pesticide products containing currently registered SUMMARY: E:\FR\FM\21JYN1.SGM 21JYN1

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[Federal Register Volume 85, Number 140 (Tuesday, July 21, 2020)]
[Notices]
[Pages 44071-44072]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2020-15702]


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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

[EPA-HQ-OW-2019-0675; FRL 10012-35-OW]


Extension of Public Comment Period: Draft Ambient Water Quality 
Criteria Recommendations for Lakes and Reservoirs of the Conterminous 
United States: Information Supporting the Development of Numeric 
Nutrient Criteria

AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).

ACTION: Notice of availability; extension of comment period.

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SUMMARY: The United States Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is 
extending the comment period for the Draft Ambient Water Quality 
Criteria Recommendations for Lakes and Reservoirs of the Conterminous 
United States: Information Supporting the Development of Numeric 
Nutrient Criteria, published in the Federal Register on May 22, 2020. 
In response to stakeholder requests, the comment period will be 
extended for an additional 30 days, from July 21, 2020 to August 20, 
2020.

DATES: The comment period for the notice of availability published May 
22, 2020 (85 FR 31184), is extended. The EPA must receive comments on 
or before August 20, 2020.

ADDRESSES: Submit your comments, identified by Docket ID No. EPA-HQ-OW-
2019-0675, to the Federal eRulemaking Portal: https://www.regulations.gov. Follow the online instructions for submitting 
comments. Once submitted, comments cannot be edited or withdrawn. EPA 
may publish any comment received to its public docket. Do not submit 
electronically any information you consider to be Confidential Business 
Information (CBI) or other information whose disclosure is restricted 
by statute. Multimedia submissions (audio, video, etc.) must be 
accompanied by a written comment. The written comment is considered the 
official comment and should include discussion of all points you wish 
to make. EPA will generally not consider comments or comment contents 
located outside of the primary submission (i.e., on the web, cloud, or 
other file sharing system). For additional submission methods, the full 
EPA public comment policy, information about CBI or multimedia 
submissions, and general guidance on making effective comments, please 
visit https://www2.epa.gov/dockets/commenting-epa-dockets.
    Out of an abundance of caution for members of the public and our 
staff, the EPA Docket Center and Reading Room was closed to public 
visitors on March 31, 2020, to reduce the risk of transmitting COVID-
19. Our Docket Center staff will continue to provide remote customer 
service via email, phone, and webform. We encourage the public to 
submit comments via https://regulations.gov, as there is a temporary 
suspension of mail delivery to the EPA, and no hand deliveries are 
currently accepted. For further information on the EPA Docket Center 
services and the current status, please visit us online at https://www.epa.gov/dockets.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Lester Yuan, Health and Ecological 
Criteria Division, Office of Water (Mail Code 4304T), Environmental 
Protection Agency, 1200 Pennsylvania Avenue NW, Washington, DC 20460; 
telephone number: (202) 566-0908; email address: [email protected].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: On May 22, 2020 (85 FR 31184), EPA announced 
the availability of the Draft Ambient Water Quality Criteria 
Recommendations for Lakes and Reservoirs of the Conterminous United 
States: Information Supporting the Development of Numeric Nutrient 
Criteria, and opened a 60-day public review and comment period to 
solicit scientific views, data, and information regarding the science 
and technical approach used in the derivation of these draft ambient 
water quality criteria recommendations for lakes and reservoirs.
    The original deadline to submit comments was July 21, 2020. This

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action extends the comment period for 30 days. Written comments must 
now be received by August 20, 2020. The draft methods and other 
supporting materials may also be viewed and downloaded from EPA's 
website at https://www.epa.gov/nutrient-policy-data/draft-ambient-water-quality-criteria-recommendations-lakes-and-reservoirs.

Deborah Nagle,
Director, Office of Science and Technology.
[FR Doc. 2020-15702 Filed 7-20-20; 8:45 am]
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