United States Department of Justice and Parties to Certain Litigation; Transfer of Data, 7833-7834 [2022-02846]

Download as PDF Federal Register / Vol. 87, No. 28 / Thursday, February 10, 2022 / Notices requirements, interventions, protests, service, and qualifying facilities filings can be found at: https://www.ferc.gov/ docs-filing/efiling/filing-req.pdf. For other information, call (866) 208–3676 (toll free). For TTY, call (202) 502–8659. Dated: February 4, 2022. Debbie-Anne A. Reese, Deputy Secretary. [FR Doc. 2022–02848 Filed 2–9–22; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 6717–01–P ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY [EPA–HQ–OPPT–2021–0254; FRL–9347–03– OCSPP] Asbestos Part 2: Supplemental Evaluation Including Legacy Uses and Associated Disposals of Asbestos; Draft Scope of the Risk Evaluation To Be Conducted Under the Toxic Substances Control Act (TSCA); Extension of Comment Period In the Federal Register of December 29, 2021, EPA announced the availability of and solicited public comment on the draft scope of a risk evaluation under the Toxic Substances Control Act (TSCA) for Asbestos Part 2: Supplemental Evaluation Including Legacy Uses and Associated Disposals of Asbestos. This document extends the comment period for 15 days from February 14, 2022, to March 1, 2022. DATES: The comment period for the notice published on December 29, 2021, at 86 FR 74088 is extended. Comments, identified by docket identification (ID) number EPA–HQ–OPPT–2021–0254, must be received on or before March 1, 2022. 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Due to the public health concerns related to COVID–19, the EPA Docket Center (EPA/DC) and Reading Room is jspears on DSK121TN23PROD with NOTICES1 VerDate Sep<11>2014 18:18 Feb 09, 2022 Jkt 256001 ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: AGENCY: For technical information contact: Peter Gimlin, Existing Chemical Risk Management Division (Mail Code 7404T), Office of Pollution Prevention and Toxics, Environmental Protection Agency, 1200 Pennsylvania Ave. NW, Washington, DC 20460–0001; telephone number: (202) 566–0515; email address: gimlin.peter@epa.gov. For general information contact: The TSCA-Hotline, ABVI-Goodwill, 422 South Clinton Ave., Rochester, NY 14620; telephone number: (202) 554– 1404; email address: TSCA-Hotline@ epa.gov. This document extends the public comment period established in the Federal Register document of December 29, 2021 (86 FR 74088) (FRL–9347–01– OCSPP) for 15 days, from February 14, 2022, to March 1, 2022. In that document, in accordance with implementing regulations for the Toxic Substances Control Act (TSCA), EPA announced the availability of and solicited public comment on the draft scope of the risk evaluation for Asbestos Part 2: Supplemental Evaluation Including Legacy Uses and Associated Disposals of Asbestos. More information on EPA’s draft risk assessment and solicitation of comment can be found in the Federal Register of December 29, 2021. EPA received requests to extend the comment period and believes it is appropriate to do so in order to give stakeholders additional time to review the draft scope document and prepare comments. To submit comments, or access the docket, please follow the detailed instructions provided under ADDRESSES. If you have questions, consult the technical person listed under FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA). ACTION: Notice; extension of comment period. AGENCY: SUMMARY: open to visitors by appointment only. The staff continues to provide remote customer service via email, phone, and webform. For the latest status information on EPA/DC services and docket access, visit https:// www.epa.gov/dockets. Michal Freedhoff, Assistant Administrator, Office of Chemical Safety and Pollution Prevention. [FR Doc. 2022–02851 Filed 2–9–22; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 6560–50–P PO 00000 Frm 00036 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 7833 [FRL–9378–01–OA] Farm, Ranch, and Rural Communities Advisory Committee (FRRCC); Notice of Charter Renewal Environmental Protection Agency (EPA). ACTION: Notice. Notice is hereby given that the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has determined that, in accordance with the provisions of the Federal Advisory Committee Act (FACA), the Farm, Ranch, and Rural Communities Advisory Committee (FRRCC) is in the public interest and is necessary in connection with the performance of EPA’s duties. Accordingly, the FRRCC will be renewed for an additional two-year period. The purpose of the FRRCC is to provide advice and recommendations to the EPA Administrator on environmental issues and policies that are of importance to agriculture and rural communities. Inquiries may be directed to Venus Welch-White, Designated Federal Officer or Emily Selia, Alternate Designated Federal Officer for the FRRCC, U.S. EPA, (Mail Code 1101A), 1200 Pennsylvania Avenue NW, Washington, DC 20460, or FRRCC@epa.gov. SUMMARY: Dated: January 27, 2022. Rodney Snyder, Agriculture Advisor to the EPA Administrator. [FR Doc. 2022–02791 Filed 2–9–22; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 6560–50–P ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY [EPA–HQ–OPP–2022–0170; FRL–9471–01– OCSPP] United States Department of Justice and Parties to Certain Litigation; Transfer of Data Environmental Protection Agency (EPA). ACTION: Notice. AGENCY: This notice announces that pesticide-related information submitted to the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) pursuant to the Federal Insecticide, Fungicide, and Rodenticide Act (FIFRA) and the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act (FFDCA), including information that may have been claimed as Confidential Business Information (CBI) by the submitter, will be transferred to the U.S. Department of SUMMARY: E:\FR\FM\10FEN1.SGM 10FEN1 7834 Federal Register / Vol. 87, No. 28 / Thursday, February 10, 2022 / Notices Justice (DOJ) and parties to certain litigation. This transfer of data is in accordance with the CBI regulations governing the disclosure of potential CBI in litigation. Access to this information by DOJ and the parties to certain litigation is ongoing and expected to continue during the litigation as discussed in this Notice. DATES: Ana Pinto, Pesticide Re-Evaluation Division (7508P), Office of Pesticide Programs, Environmental Protection Agency, 1200 Pennsylvania Ave. NW, Washington, DC 20460; telephone number: (202) 566– 2268; email address: pinto.ana@epa.gov. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: This notice is being provided pursuant to 40 CFR 2.209(d) to inform affected businesses that EPA, via DOJ, will provide certain information to the parties and the Court in the matter of California Rural Legal Assistance Foundation, et al. v. U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, et al. (Case No. 21– 71287) (9th Cir.) (‘‘Paraquat Litigation’’). The information is contained in documents that have been submitted to EPA pursuant to FIFRA and FFDCA by pesticide registrants or other datasubmitters, including information that has been claimed to be, or determined to potentially contain, CBI. In the Paraquat Litigation, Petitioners seek judicial review of EPA’s July 13, 2021, order titled Paraquat Dichloride, Interim Registration Review Decision: Case Number 0262 under FIFRA. The documents are being produced as part of the Administrative Record of the decision at issue and include documents that registrants or other datasubmitters may have submitted to EPA regarding the pesticide paraquat and that may be subject to various release restrictions under federal law. The information includes documents submitted with pesticide registration applications and registration review actions and may include CBI as well as scientific studies subject to the disclosure restrictions of FIFRA section 10(g), 7 U.S.C. 136h(g). SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: All documents that may be subject to release restrictions under federal law will be designated as ‘‘Protected Information’’ in the certified list of record materials that EPA will file in this case. Further, EPA intends to seek a Protective Order that would preclude public disclosure of any such documents by the parties in this action who have received the information from EPA and that would limit the use of such documents to litigation purposes only. EPA would only produce such documents in accordance with the Protective Order. The anticipated Protective Order would require that such documents would be filed under seal and would not be available for public review, unless the information contained in the document has been determined to not be subject to FIFRA section 10(g) and all CBI has been redacted. Authority: 7 U.S.C. 136 et seq.; 21 U.S.C. 301 et seq. budgets in the area’s ‘‘Attainment Plan Revision for the 1997 Annual PM2.5 Standard’’ (‘‘15 mg/m3 SIP Revision’’), submitted by the California Air Resources Board (CARB) on November 8, 2021. We find that these budgets are adequate for transportation conformity purposes for the 1997 annual fine particulate matter (PM2.5) national ambient air quality standards (NAAQS). Upon the effective date of this notice of adequacy, the San Joaquin Valley metropolitan planning organizations (MPOs) and the U.S. Department of Transportation must use these adequate budgets in future transportation conformity determinations. Furthermore, once the San Joaquin Valley MPOs have used the adequate budgets to demonstrate conformity of their transportation plans to the 15 mg/ m3 SIP Revision, the conformity freeze put in place as of December 27, 2021, will be lifted. Dated: February 2, 2022. Mary Reaves, Director, Pesticide Re-Evaluation Division, Office of Pesticide Programs. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: [FR Doc. 2022–02846 Filed 2–9–22; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 6560–50–P ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY [EPA–R09–OAR–2022–0135; FRL–9524–01– R9] Adequacy Status of Motor Vehicle Emissions Budgets in 1997 Annual PM2.5 Serious Area and Section 189(d) Attainment Plan Revision for San Joaquin Valley; California Environmental Protection Agency (EPA). ACTION: Notice of adequacy. AGENCY: The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA or ‘‘Agency’’) is notifying the public that the Agency has found motor vehicle emissions budgets (‘‘budgets’’) adequate in a California state implementation plan (SIP) submittal for the San Joaquin Valley. Specifically, our finding relates to SUMMARY: This finding is effective February 25, 2022. DATES: Ashley Graham, Air Planning Office (ARD–2), EPA Region IX, 75 Hawthorne Street, San Francisco, CA 94105; (415) 972–3877 or graham.ashleyr@epa.gov. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Throughout this document, ‘‘we,’’ ‘‘us,’’ or ‘‘our’’ refer to the EPA. This notice is simply an announcement of a finding that we have already made. By letter dated February 1, 2022, EPA Region IX notified CARB that the budgets in the 15 mg/m3 SIP Revision for the reasonable further progress (RFP) year of 2020 and the attainment year of 2023 are adequate.1 The finding is available at the EPA’s conformity website.2 We announced the availability of the 15 mg/m3 SIP Revision and related motor vehicle emissions budgets on the EPA’s transportation conformity website on November 15, 2021, and requested comments by December 15, 2021. We received no comments in response to the adequacy review posting. The adequate motor vehicle emissions budgets are provided in the following table: ADEQUATE MOTOR VEHICLE EMISSION BUDGETS FOR THE SAN JOAQUIN VALLEY FOR THE 1997 ANNUAL PM2.5 NAAQS jspears on DSK121TN23PROD with NOTICES1 [Annual average, tpd] 2020 (RFP year) County NOX PM2.5 Fresno .............................................................................................................. 1 Letter dated February 1, 2022, from Matthew Lakin, Acting Director, Air and Radiation Division, VerDate Sep<11>2014 18:18 Feb 09, 2022 Jkt 256001 0.9 EPA Region IX, to Richard Corey, Executive Officer, CARB. PO 00000 Frm 00037 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 2023 (attainment year) PM2.5 25.3 NOX 0.8 15.1 2 https://www.epa.gov/state-and-localtransportation/conformity-adequacy-review-region9. E:\FR\FM\10FEN1.SGM 10FEN1

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[Federal Register Volume 87, Number 28 (Thursday, February 10, 2022)]
[Notices]
[Pages 7833-7834]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2022-02846]


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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

[EPA-HQ-OPP-2022-0170; FRL-9471-01-OCSPP]


United States Department of Justice and Parties to Certain 
Litigation; Transfer of Data

AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: This notice announces that pesticide-related information 
submitted to the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) pursuant to the 
Federal Insecticide, Fungicide, and Rodenticide Act (FIFRA) and the 
Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act (FFDCA), including information 
that may have been claimed as Confidential Business Information (CBI) 
by the submitter, will be transferred to the U.S. Department of

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Justice (DOJ) and parties to certain litigation. This transfer of data 
is in accordance with the CBI regulations governing the disclosure of 
potential CBI in litigation.

DATES: Access to this information by DOJ and the parties to certain 
litigation is ongoing and expected to continue during the litigation as 
discussed in this Notice.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Ana Pinto, Pesticide Re-Evaluation 
Division (7508P), Office of Pesticide Programs, Environmental 
Protection Agency, 1200 Pennsylvania Ave. NW, Washington, DC 20460; 
telephone number: (202) 566-2268; email address: [email protected].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This notice is being provided pursuant to 40 
CFR 2.209(d) to inform affected businesses that EPA, via DOJ, will 
provide certain information to the parties and the Court in the matter 
of California Rural Legal Assistance Foundation, et al. v. U.S. 
Environmental Protection Agency, et al. (Case No. 21-71287) (9th Cir.) 
(``Paraquat Litigation''). The information is contained in documents 
that have been submitted to EPA pursuant to FIFRA and FFDCA by 
pesticide registrants or other data-submitters, including information 
that has been claimed to be, or determined to potentially contain, CBI. 
In the Paraquat Litigation, Petitioners seek judicial review of EPA's 
July 13, 2021, order titled Paraquat Dichloride, Interim Registration 
Review Decision: Case Number 0262 under FIFRA.
    The documents are being produced as part of the Administrative 
Record of the decision at issue and include documents that registrants 
or other data-submitters may have submitted to EPA regarding the 
pesticide paraquat and that may be subject to various release 
restrictions under federal law. The information includes documents 
submitted with pesticide registration applications and registration 
review actions and may include CBI as well as scientific studies 
subject to the disclosure restrictions of FIFRA section 10(g), 7 U.S.C. 
136h(g).
    All documents that may be subject to release restrictions under 
federal law will be designated as ``Protected Information'' in the 
certified list of record materials that EPA will file in this case. 
Further, EPA intends to seek a Protective Order that would preclude 
public disclosure of any such documents by the parties in this action 
who have received the information from EPA and that would limit the use 
of such documents to litigation purposes only. EPA would only produce 
such documents in accordance with the Protective Order. The anticipated 
Protective Order would require that such documents would be filed under 
seal and would not be available for public review, unless the 
information contained in the document has been determined to not be 
subject to FIFRA section 10(g) and all CBI has been redacted.
    Authority: 7 U.S.C. 136 et seq.; 21 U.S.C. 301 et seq.

    Dated: February 2, 2022.
Mary Reaves,
Director, Pesticide Re-Evaluation Division, Office of Pesticide 
Programs.
[FR Doc. 2022-02846 Filed 2-9-22; 8:45 am]
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