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Environmental Impact Statements;
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Responsible Agency: Office of Federal
Activities, General Information 202–
564–5632 or https://www.epa.gov/nepa.
Weekly receipt of Environmental Impact
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Pursuant to 40 CFR 1506.9.
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cdxapps.epa.gov/cdx-enepa-II/public/
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Issuance of an Incidental Take
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Dated: January 23, 2024.
Julie Smith,
Acting Director, NEPA Compliance Division,
Office of Federal Activities.
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[EPA–HQ–OPP–2021–0957; FRL–11675–01–
OCSPP]
United States Department of Justice
and Parties to Certain Litigation;
Transfer of Information Potentially
Containing Confidential Business
Information
Environmental Protection
Agency (EPA).
ACTION: Notice.
AGENCY:
This document 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 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
document.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Charles Smith, Registration Division
(7505M), Office of Pesticide Programs,
Environmental Protection Agency, 1200
Pennsylvania Ave. NW, Washington, DC
20460; telephone number: (202) 566–
2659; email address: RDFRNotices@
epa.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This
document is being provided pursuant to
SUMMARY:
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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
Center for Food Safety, et al. v. U.S.
Environmental Protection Agency, et al.
(Case No. 1:23–cv–1633) (D.D.C.). 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
pending litigation, petitioners seek
judicial review of EPA’s decision of
January 11, 2022, to extend the timelimited registrations for GF–3335 Enlist
One, an herbicide containing the active
ingredient 2,4-dichlorophenoxyacetic
acid choline salt (‘‘2,4-D’’), and Enlist
Duo an herbicide containing the active
ingredients 2,4-D and glyphosate
dimethylammonium salt (‘‘glyphosate’’),
as well as EPA’s decision of March 29,
2022, to allow use of those herbicides in
additional counties.
The documents are being produced as
part of the Administrative Record of the
decisions at issue and include
documents that registrants or other datasubmitters may have submitted to EPA
regarding the Enlist One and Enlist Duo
pesticide products, and that may be
subject to various release restrictions
under federal law. The information
includes documents submitted with
pesticide registration applications and
may include CBI as well as scientific
studies subject to the disclosure
restrictions of section 10(g) of FIFRA, 7
U.S.C. 136h(d).
All documents that may be subject to
release restrictions under federal law are
designated as ‘‘Protected Information’’
in the certified list of record materials
and are designated as ‘‘Protected
Information’’ under a Protective Order
that the Court entered on December 19,
2023. The Protective Order precludes
public disclosure of any such
documents by the parties in this action
who have received the information from
EPA, unless a party successfully obtains
a de-designation as Protected
Information of any portion of the
Administrative Record via the
procedure described in paragraph 6 of
the Protective Order and limits the use
of such documents to litigation
purposes only. Further, paragraph 6(h)
of the Protective Order states: ‘‘At any
time, the court may de-designate any
portion of the administrative record
without advanced notice to the parties.’’
If filed with the Court, such documents
would be filed under seal and would
not be available for public review,
unless the information contained in the
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document has been determined to not
be subject to section 10(g) of FIFRA and
all CBI has been redacted.
At the conclusion of the litigation, the
Protective Order requires that record
material EPA designates as ‘‘Protected
Information’’ be destroyed or returned
to EPA.
Authority: 7 U.S.C. 136 et seq.; 21
U.S.C. 301 et seq.
Dated: January 18, 2024.
Charles Smith,
Director, Registration Division, Office of
Pesticide Programs.
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Agency Information Collection
Activities; Proposed Information
Collection Request; Comment
Request; Generic Clearance for the
Collection of Qualitative Feedback on
Agency Service Delivery (Renewal)
The Environmental Protection
Agency (EPA) is planning to submit an
information collection request (ICR),
Generic Clearance for the Collection of
Qualitative Feedback on Agency Service
Delivery (EPA ICR Number 2434.204,
OMB Control Number 2030–0051) to the
Office of Management and Budget
(OMB) for review and approval in
accordance with the Paperwork
Reduction Act. Before doing so, EPA is
soliciting public comments on specific
aspects of the proposed information
collection as described below. This is a
proposed extension of the ICR, which is
currently approved through May 31,
2024. This notice allows for 60 days for
public comments.
DATES: Comments must be submitted on
or before March 26, 2024.
ADDRESSES: Submit your comments,
referencing Docket ID Number EPA–
HQ–OMS–2023–0605, to EPA online
using www.regulations.gov (our
preferred method), by email to docket_
oms@epa.gov, or by mail to: EPA Docket
Center, Environmental Protection
Agency, Mail Code 28221T, 1200
Pennsylvania Ave. NW, Washington, DC
20460. EPA’s policy is that all
comments received will be included in
the public docket without change
including any personal information
provided, unless the comment includes
profanity, threats, information claimed
to be Confidential Business Information
(CBI) or other information whose
disclosure is restricted by statute.
SUMMARY:
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FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Danny McGrath, Information
Engagement Division (IED), Office of
Information Management (OIM), 2821T,
Environmental Protection Agency, 1200
Pennsylvania Ave. NW, Washington, DC
20460; telephone number: (202) 564–
8434; mcgrath.daniel@epa.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This is a
proposed extension of the ICR, which is
currently approved through May 31,
2024. 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.
This notice allows 60 days for public
comments. Supporting documents,
which explain in detail the information
that the EPA will be collecting, are
available in the public docket for this
ICR. The docket can be viewed online
at www.regulations.gov or in person at
the EPA Docket Center, WJC West,
Room 3334, 1301 Constitution Ave. NW,
Washington, DC. The telephone number
for the Docket Center is 202–566–1744.
For additional information about EPA’s
public docket, visit https://www.epa.gov/
dockets.
Pursuant to section 3506(c)(2)(A) of
the PRA, EPA is soliciting comments
and information to enable it to: (i)
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; (ii) evaluate the
accuracy of the Agency’s estimate of the
burden of the proposed collection of
information, including the validity of
the methodology and assumptions used;
(iii) enhance the quality, utility, and
clarity of the information to be
collected; and (iv) minimize the burden
of the collection of information on those
who are to respond, including through
the use of appropriate forms of
information technology. 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. At that
time, EPA will issue another Federal
Register notice to announce the
submission of the ICR to OMB and the
opportunity to submit additional
comments to OMB.
Abstract: The information collection
activity provides the Agency with an
opportunity to efficiently engage its
customers and stakeholders by gathering
qualitative information about their
interaction with Agency. Getting such
feedback in a timely manner is critical
if the Agency is to know how and where
it should focus while seeking to
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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY
[EPA-HQ-OPP-2021-0957; FRL-11675-01-OCSPP]
United States Department of Justice and Parties to Certain
Litigation; Transfer of Information Potentially Containing Confidential
Business Information
AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).
ACTION: Notice.
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SUMMARY: This document 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 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 document.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Charles Smith, Registration Division
(7505M), Office of Pesticide Programs, Environmental Protection Agency,
1200 Pennsylvania Ave. NW, Washington, DC 20460; telephone number:
(202) 566-2659; email address: [email protected].
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This document is being provided pursuant to
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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 Center for Food Safety, et al. v. U.S. Environmental Protection
Agency, et al. (Case No. 1:23-cv-1633) (D.D.C.). 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 pending litigation, petitioners seek
judicial review of EPA's decision of January 11, 2022, to extend the
time-limited registrations for GF-3335 Enlist One, an herbicide
containing the active ingredient 2,4-dichlorophenoxyacetic acid choline
salt (``2,4-D''), and Enlist Duo an herbicide containing the active
ingredients 2,4-D and glyphosate dimethylammonium salt
(``glyphosate''), as well as EPA's decision of March 29, 2022, to allow
use of those herbicides in additional counties.
The documents are being produced as part of the Administrative
Record of the decisions at issue and include documents that registrants
or other data-submitters may have submitted to EPA regarding the Enlist
One and Enlist Duo pesticide products, and that may be subject to
various release restrictions under federal law. The information
includes documents submitted with pesticide registration applications
and may include CBI as well as scientific studies subject to the
disclosure restrictions of section 10(g) of FIFRA, 7 U.S.C. 136h(d).
All documents that may be subject to release restrictions under
federal law are designated as ``Protected Information'' in the
certified list of record materials and are designated as ``Protected
Information'' under a Protective Order that the Court entered on
December 19, 2023. The Protective Order precludes public disclosure of
any such documents by the parties in this action who have received the
information from EPA, unless a party successfully obtains a de-
designation as Protected Information of any portion of the
Administrative Record via the procedure described in paragraph 6 of the
Protective Order and limits the use of such documents to litigation
purposes only. Further, paragraph 6(h) of the Protective Order states:
``At any time, the court may de-designate any portion of the
administrative record without advanced notice to the parties.'' If
filed with the Court, 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
section 10(g) of FIFRA and all CBI has been redacted.
At the conclusion of the litigation, the Protective Order requires
that record material EPA designates as ``Protected Information'' be
destroyed or returned to EPA.
Authority: 7 U.S.C. 136 et seq.; 21 U.S.C. 301 et seq.
Dated: January 18, 2024.
Charles Smith,
Director, Registration Division, Office of Pesticide Programs.
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