Pesticide Experimental Use Permit; Receipt of Application; Comment Request (October 2023), 83127-83128 [2023-26093]

Download as PDF lotter on DSK11XQN23PROD with NOTICES1 Federal Register / Vol. 88, No. 227 / Tuesday, November 28, 2023 / Notices control practices and technologies to reduce or eliminate PFAS in discharges. The EPA will use these characterization data to estimate current pollutant mass loads and achievable load reductions for available technologies for the industry and to determine if the ELGs warrant revision. Additional objectives of the questionnaire and sampling will be to confirm the current population of textile mills, confirm which mills still use PFAS in their processes, as well as gather facility-specific information and data relevant to generation and discharge of PFAS-containing wastewater by the industry. Confidential Business Information (CBI) may be collected. In accordance with 40 CFR part 2, subpart B, section 2.203, the survey informs respondents of their right to claim information as confidential. Each survey provides instructions for claiming confidentiality and informs respondents of the terms and rules governing the protection of CBI under the Clean Water Act and 40 CFR 2.203(b). Survey respondents are requested to mark any claimed confidential responses as CBI. EPA and its contractors will follow EAD’s existing procedures to protect data labeled as CBI. Form Numbers: None. Respondents/affected entities: Up to 2,200 textile mills in the U.S. will receive the questionnaire and no more than 20 facilities will be asked to conduct specific wastewater sampling. Respondent’s obligation to respond: Mandatory (Clean Water Act Section 308) (citing authority). Estimated number of respondents: Up to 2,200 (total). Frequency of response: One-time data collection. Total estimated respondent burden: 30,008 hours. Burden is defined at 5 CFR 1320.03(b). Total estimated respondent cost: $1,339,982 one-time cost. Changes in Estimates: This is a new data collection request and is a one-time temporary increase to the agency’s burden. ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY Deborah Nagle, Director, Office of Science and Technology, Office of Water. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: [FR Doc. 2023–26139 Filed 11–27–23; 8:45 am] 17:19 Nov 27, 2023 Pesticide Experimental Use Permit; Receipt of Application; Comment Request (October 2023) Environmental Protection Agency (EPA). ACTION: Notice. AGENCY: This notice announces EPA’s receipt of an application 524–EUP–RRI. from Bayer U.S. Crop Science LLC requesting an experimental use permit (EUP) for the MON 95275, Stack Combinations with MON 94804 and Registered Insect-Protected Corn Traits and Controls. The Agency has determined that the permit may be of regional and national significance. Therefore, because of the potential significance, EPA is seeking comments on this application. DATES: Comments must be received on or before December 28, 2023. ADDRESSES: Submit your comments, identified by docket identification (ID) number EPA–HQ–OPP–2023–0071, through the Federal eRulemaking Portal at 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. Additional instructions on commenting and visiting the docket, along with more information about dockets generally, is available at https://www.epa.gov/dockets. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Anne Overstreet, Biopesticides and Pollution Prevention Division (BPPD) (7511M), main telephone number: (202) 566–2425, email address: BPPDFRNotices@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 application summary. SUMMARY: I. General Information A. Does this action apply to me? This action is directed to the public in general. Although this action may be of particular interest to those persons who conduct or sponsor research on pesticides, the Agency has not BILLING CODE 6560–50–P VerDate Sep<11>2014 [EPA–HQ–OPP–2023–0071; FRL–11556–01– OCSPP] Jkt 262001 PO 00000 Frm 00055 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 83127 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 preparing and submitting your comments, see the commenting tips at https://www.epa.gov/dockets/ commenting-epa-dockets. 3. Environmental justice. EPA seeks to achieve environmental justice, the fair treatment and meaningful involvement of any group, including minority and/or low-income populations, in the development, implementation, and enforcement of environmental laws, regulations, and policies. To help address potential environmental justice issues, the Agency seeks information on any groups or segments of the population who, as a result of their location, cultural practices, or other factors, may have atypical or disproportionately high and adverse human health impacts or environmental effects from exposure to the pesticide(s) discussed in this document, compared to the general population. II. What action is the Agency taking? Under section 5 of the Federal Insecticide, Fungicide and Rodenticide Act (FIFRA), 7 U.S.C. 136c, EPA can allow manufacturers to field test pesticides under development. Manufacturers are required to obtain an EUP before testing new pesticides or new uses of pesticides if they conduct experimental field tests on 10 acres or more of land or one acre or more of water. Pursuant to 40 CFR 172.11(a), the Agency has determined that the following EUP application may be of regional and national significance, and therefore is seeking public comment on the EUP application: E:\FR\FM\28NON1.SGM 28NON1 83128 Federal Register / Vol. 88, No. 227 / Tuesday, November 28, 2023 / Notices Experimental Use Permit Experimental Use Permit Number: 524–EUP–RRI. Docket ID Number: EPA– HQ–OPP–2023–0523. Submitter: Bayer U.S. Crop Science LLC, Regulatory Affairs Seeds & Traits, 700 Chesterfield Parkway, West Chesterfield, Missouri 63017. Pesticide Chemical: MON 95275, Stack Combinations with MON 94804 and Registered Insect-Protected Corn Traits and Controls. Summary of Request: Bayer CropScience LP is proposing to use 5.011 lbs. of active ingredient in 257,100 lbs. of formulated seeds over 4,285 acres from 2024 to 2025 as a plant-incorporated protectant for field corn. Proposed testing will include the following states and U.S. territories: AL, AR, CA, CO, FL, GA, HI, IA, IL, IN, KS, LA, MI, MN, MO, MS, NC, NE, ND, OH, PA, PR, SC, SD, TN, TX, WA, and WI to generate data to fulfill the requirements for Section 3 product registration under FIFRA. Contact: BPPD. Following the review of the application and any comments and data received in response to this solicitation, EPA will decide whether to issue or deny the EUP request, and if issued, the conditions under which it is to be conducted. Any issuance of an EUP will be announced in the Federal Register. Authority: 7 U.S.C. 136 et seq. Dated: November 14, 2023. Delores Barber, Director, Information Technology and Resources Management Division, Office of Program Support. the offices of the Board of Governors. This information may also be obtained on an expedited basis, upon request, by contacting the appropriate Federal Reserve Bank and from the Board’s Freedom of Information Office at https://www.federalreserve.gov/foia/ request.htm. Interested persons may express their views in writing on the standards enumerated in the BHC Act (12 U.S.C. 1842(c)). Comments regarding each of these applications must be received at the Reserve Bank indicated or the offices of the Board of Governors, Ann E. Misback, Secretary of the Board, 20th Street and Constitution Avenue NW, Washington, DC 20551–0001, not later than December 28, 2023. A. Federal Reserve Bank of San Francisco: (Joseph Cuenco, Assistant Vice President) Formations, Transactions & Enforcement, 101 Market Street, San Francisco, California 94105. Comments can also be sent electronically to: sf.fisc.comments.applications@ sf.frb.org. 1. Central Valley Community Bancorp, Fresno, California; to acquire Community West Bancshares, and thereby indirectly acquire Community West Bank National Association, both of Goleta, California. Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System. Yao-Chin Chao, Deputy Associate Secretary of the Board. [FR Doc. 2023–26200 Filed 11–27–23; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE P [FR Doc. 2023–26093 Filed 11–27–23; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 6560–50–P FEDERAL RESERVE SYSTEM Change in Bank Control Notices; Acquisitions of Shares of a Bank or Bank Holding Company FEDERAL RESERVE SYSTEM lotter on DSK11XQN23PROD with NOTICES1 Formations of, Acquisitions by, and Mergers of Bank Holding Companies The companies listed in this notice have applied to the Board for approval, pursuant to the Bank Holding Company Act of 1956 (12 U.S.C. 1841 et seq.) (BHC Act), Regulation Y (12 CFR part 225), and all other applicable statutes and regulations to become a bank holding company and/or to acquire the assets or the ownership of, control of, or the power to vote shares of a bank or bank holding company and all of the banks and nonbanking companies owned by the bank holding company, including the companies listed below. The public portions of the applications listed below, as well as other related filings required by the Board, if any, are available for immediate inspection at the Federal Reserve Bank(s) indicated below and at VerDate Sep<11>2014 17:19 Nov 27, 2023 Jkt 262001 The notificants listed below have applied under the Change in Bank Control Act (Act) (12 U.S.C. 1817(j)) and § 225.41 of the Board’s Regulation Y (12 CFR 225.41) to acquire shares of a bank or bank holding company. The factors that are considered in acting on the applications are set forth in paragraph 7 of the Act (12 U.S.C. 1817(j)(7)). The public portions of the applications listed below, as well as other related filings required by the Board, if any, are available for immediate inspection at the Federal Reserve Bank(s) indicated below and at the offices of the Board of Governors. This information may also be obtained on an expedited basis, upon request, by contacting the appropriate Federal Reserve Bank and from the Board’s Freedom of Information Office at PO 00000 Frm 00056 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 https://www.federalreserve.gov/foia/ request.htm. Interested persons may express their views in writing on the standards enumerated in paragraph 7 of the Act. Comments regarding each of these applications must be received at the Reserve Bank indicated or the offices of the Board of Governors, Ann E. Misback, Secretary of the Board, 20th Street and Constitution Avenue NW, Washington, DC 20551–0001, not later than December 13, 2023. A. Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago (Colette A. Fried, Assistant Vice President) 230 South LaSalle Street, Chicago, Illinois 60690–1414. Comments can also be sent electronically to Comments.applications@chi.frb.org: 1. JFG Control, LP, IPJ 2012 JFG Trust, as general partner, and Helen P. Johnson-Leipold, as trustee, all of Racine, Wisconsin; to join the Johnson Family Control Group, a group acting in concert, to acquire voting shares of Johnson Financial Group, Inc., and thereby indirectly acquire voting shares of Johnson Bank, both of Racine, Wisconsin. 2. Kenneth F. Whitmore GST Exempt Marital Trust, Lynn Whitmore as trustee, Lynn Whitmore, Scott Whitmore, and Cynthia Alvarez, all of Clarinda, Iowa; to join the Whitmore Family Control Group, a group acting in concert, to retain voting shares of Whitmore Company and thereby indirectly retain voting shares of PCSB Bank, both of Clarinda, Iowa. Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System. Yao-Chin Chao, Deputy Associate Secretary of the Board. [FR Doc. 2023–26204 Filed 11–27–23; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 6210–01–P FEDERAL RESERVE SYSTEM Notice of Proposals To Engage in or To Acquire Companies Engaged in Permissible Nonbanking Activities The companies listed in this notice have given notice under section 4 of the Bank Holding Company Act (12 U.S.C. 1843) (BHC Act) and Regulation Y, (12 CFR part 225) to engage de novo, or to acquire or control voting securities or assets of a company, including the companies listed below, that engages either directly or through a subsidiary or other company, in a nonbanking activity that is listed in § 225.28 of Regulation Y (12 CFR 225.28) or that the Board has determined by Order to be closely related to banking and permissible for bank holding companies. Unless E:\FR\FM\28NON1.SGM 28NON1

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[Federal Register Volume 88, Number 227 (Tuesday, November 28, 2023)]
[Notices]
[Pages 83127-83128]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2023-26093]


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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

[EPA-HQ-OPP-2023-0071; FRL-11556-01-OCSPP]


Pesticide Experimental Use Permit; Receipt of Application; 
Comment Request (October 2023)

AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: This notice announces EPA's receipt of an application 524-EUP-
RRI. from Bayer U.S. Crop Science LLC requesting an experimental use 
permit (EUP) for the MON 95275, Stack Combinations with MON 94804 and 
Registered Insect-Protected Corn Traits and Controls. The Agency has 
determined that the permit may be of regional and national 
significance. Therefore, because of the potential significance, EPA is 
seeking comments on this application.

DATES: Comments must be received on or before December 28, 2023.

ADDRESSES: Submit your comments, identified by docket identification 
(ID) number EPA-HQ-OPP-2023-0071, through the Federal eRulemaking 
Portal at 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. Additional 
instructions on commenting and visiting the docket, along with more 
information about dockets generally, is available at https://www.epa.gov/dockets.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Anne Overstreet, Biopesticides and 
Pollution Prevention Division (BPPD) (7511M), main telephone number: 
(202) 566-2425, email address: [email protected]. 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 application summary.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

I. General Information

A. Does this action apply to me?

    This action is directed to the public in general. Although this 
action may be of particular interest to those persons who conduct or 
sponsor research on pesticides, 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 preparing and submitting 
your comments, see the commenting tips at https://www.epa.gov/dockets/commenting-epa-dockets.
    3. Environmental justice. EPA seeks to achieve environmental 
justice, the fair treatment and meaningful involvement of any group, 
including minority and/or low-income populations, in the development, 
implementation, and enforcement of environmental laws, regulations, and 
policies. To help address potential environmental justice issues, the 
Agency seeks information on any groups or segments of the population 
who, as a result of their location, cultural practices, or other 
factors, may have atypical or disproportionately high and adverse human 
health impacts or environmental effects from exposure to the 
pesticide(s) discussed in this document, compared to the general 
population.

II. What action is the Agency taking?

    Under section 5 of the Federal Insecticide, Fungicide and 
Rodenticide Act (FIFRA), 7 U.S.C. 136c, EPA can allow manufacturers to 
field test pesticides under development. Manufacturers are required to 
obtain an EUP before testing new pesticides or new uses of pesticides 
if they conduct experimental field tests on 10 acres or more of land or 
one acre or more of water.
    Pursuant to 40 CFR 172.11(a), the Agency has determined that the 
following EUP application may be of regional and national significance, 
and therefore is seeking public comment on the EUP application:

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Experimental Use Permit

    Experimental Use Permit Number: 524-EUP-RRI. Docket ID Number: EPA-
HQ-OPP-2023-0523. Submitter: Bayer U.S. Crop Science LLC, Regulatory 
Affairs Seeds & Traits, 700 Chesterfield Parkway, West Chesterfield, 
Missouri 63017. Pesticide Chemical: MON 95275, Stack Combinations with 
MON 94804 and Registered Insect-Protected Corn Traits and Controls. 
Summary of Request: Bayer CropScience LP is proposing to use 5.011 lbs. 
of active ingredient in 257,100 lbs. of formulated seeds over 4,285 
acres from 2024 to 2025 as a plant-incorporated protectant for field 
corn. Proposed testing will include the following states and U.S. 
territories: AL, AR, CA, CO, FL, GA, HI, IA, IL, IN, KS, LA, MI, MN, 
MO, MS, NC, NE, ND, OH, PA, PR, SC, SD, TN, TX, WA, and WI to generate 
data to fulfill the requirements for Section 3 product registration 
under FIFRA. Contact: BPPD.
    Following the review of the application and any comments and data 
received in response to this solicitation, EPA will decide whether to 
issue or deny the EUP request, and if issued, the conditions under 
which it is to be conducted. Any issuance of an EUP will be announced 
in the Federal Register.
    Authority: 7 U.S.C. 136 et seq.

    Dated: November 14, 2023.
Delores Barber,
Director, Information Technology and Resources Management Division, 
Office of Program Support.
[FR Doc. 2023-26093 Filed 11-27-23; 8:45 am]
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