27054 Federal Register / Vol. 77, No. 89 / Tuesday, May 8, 2012 / Notices 

[FR Doc. 2012–10961 Filed 5–7–12; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 6717–01–C 

ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION 

AGENCY 

[FRL–9667–5] 

Notice of Approval of Clean Air Act 

Outer Continental Shelf Permits Issued 

to Shell Offshore, Inc. for the Kulluk 

Conical Drilling Unit 

AGENCY: United States Environmental 

Protection Agency (EPA) Region 10. 

ACTION: Notice of final action. 

SUMMARY: This notice announces that 

EPA Region 10 has issued a final permit 

decision granting a Clean Air Act Outer 

Continental Shelf (OCS) permit to 

construct and Title V air quality 

operating permit to Shell Offshore, Inc. 

(‘‘Shell’’) for operation of the Kulluk 

conical drilling unit in the Beaufort Sea 

off the north coast of Alaska. 

DATES: EPA Region 10 issued a final 

permit decision on the OCS permit for 

Shell’s operation of the Kulluk drilling 

unit in the Beaufort Sea on April 12, 

2012. The permit also became effective 

on that date. Pursuant to section 

307(b)(1) of the Clean Air Act, 42 U.S.C. 

7607(b)(1), judicial review of this permit 

decision, to the extent it is available, 

may be sought by filing a petition for 

review in the United States Court of 

Appeals for the Ninth Circuit by July 9, 

2012. 

ADDRESSES: The documents relevant to 

the above-referenced permits are 

available for public inspection during 

normal business hours at the following 

address: U.S. Environmental Protection 

Agency, Region 10, 1200 Sixth Avenue 

Suite 900, Seattle, WA 98101. To 

arrange for viewing of these documents, 

call Dan Meyer at (206) 553–4150. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Dan 

Meyer, Office of Air Waste and Toxics, 

U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, 

Region 10, 1200 6th Avenue, Suite 900, 

Seattle, WA 98101. Anyone who wishes 

to review the EPA Environmental 

Appeals Board (EAB) decision described 

below can obtain it at http:// 

www.epa.gov/eab/. 

Notice of Final Action and 

Supplementary Information: EPA 

Region 10 issued a final permit decision 

to Shell authorizing air emissions 

associated with the operation of the 

Kulluk conical drilling unit to conduct 

exploratory drilling operations in the 

Beaufort Sea, OCS Permit No. 

R10OCS30000 (‘‘Kulluk permit’’). The 

Kulluk permit was initially issued by 

EPA Region 10 on October 21, 2011. The 

EPA’s Environmental Appeals Board 

(EAB) received three petitions for 

review of the Shell Kulluk permit from 

the following entities: (1) The Inupiat 

Community of the Arctic Slope; (2) 

Resisting Environmental Destruction of 

Indigenous Lands, Alaska Wilderness 

League, Center for Biological Diversity, 

Natural Resources Defense Council, 

Northern Alaska Environmental Center, 

Ocean Conservancy, Oceana, Pacific 

Environment, Sierra Club, and the 

Wilderness Society; and (3) Mr. Daniel 

Lum. On March 30, 2012, the EAB 

issued an order denying review of all 

three petitions. See In re Shell Offshore, 

Inc., OCS Appeal Nos. 11–05, 11–06 & 

11–07 (EAB, Mar. 30, 2011) (Order 

Denying Petitions for Review). All 

conditions of the Kulluk permit, as 

initially issued by Region 10 on October 

21, 2011, are final and effective. 

Pursuant to 40 CFR 71.11(l)(5) and 

124.19(f)(1), final agency action by EPA 

has occurred because agency review 

procedures before the EAB have been 

exhausted and EPA has issued final 

permit decisions. 

Dated: April 23, 2012. 

Richard Albright, 

Director, Office of Air, Waste, and Toxics. 

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BILLING CODE 6560–50–P 

ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION 

AGENCY 

[EPA–HQ–OPP–2012–0181; FRL–9342–8] 

Wolbachia pipientis; Pesticide 

Experimental Use Permit; Receipt of 

Application; Comment Request 

AGENCY: Environmental Protection 

Agency (EPA). 

ACTION: Notice. 

SUMMARY: This notice announces EPA’s 

receipt of an application 88877–EUP–R 

from the University of Kentucky, 

Department of Entomology requesting 

an experimental use permit (EUP) for 

the microbial Wolbachia pipientis, an 

intracellular bacterial pesticide of 

insects/mosquitoes. The Agency has 

determined that the permit may be of 

regional and national significance. 

Therefore, in accordance with 40 CFR 

172.11(a), the Agency is soliciting 

comments on this application. 

DATES: Comments must be received on 

or before June 7, 2012. 

ADDRESSES: Submit your comments, 

identified by docket identification (ID) 

number EPA–HQ–OPP–2012–0181, by 

one of the following methods: 

• Federal eRulemaking Portal: http:// 

www.regulations.gov. Follow the online 

instructions for submitting comments. 

• Mail: Office of Pesticide Programs 

(OPP) Regulatory Public Docket (7502P), 

Environmental Protection Agency, 1200 

Pennsylvania Ave., NW., Washington, 

DC 20460–0001. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Shanaz Bacchus, Biopesticides and 

Pollution Prevention Division (7511P), 

Office of Pesticide Programs, 

Environmental Protection Agency, 1200 

Pennsylvania Ave. NW., Washington, 

DC 20460–0001; telephone number: 

(703) 308–8097; email address: 

bacchus.shanaz@epa.gov. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

I. General Information 

A. Does this action apply to me? 

This action is directed to the public 

in general. This action may, however, be 

of interest to those persons who are or 

may be required to conduct testing of 

chemical substances under the Federal 

Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act (FFDCA), 

or the Federal Insecticide, Fungicide, 

and Rodenticide Act (FIFRA). Since 

other entities may also be interested, the 

Agency has not attempted to describe all 

the specific entities that may be affected 

by this action. If you have any questions 

regarding the applicability of this action 

to a particular entity, consult the person 

listed under FOR FURTHER INFORMATION

CONTACT. 

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. 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 


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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 

discussed in this document, compared 

to the general population. 

II. What action is the agency taking? 

Under section 5 of 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: 

Submitter: Dr. Robert I. Rose, on 

behalf of Stephen L. Dobson, University 

of Kentucky, Department of 

Entomology, S–225 Ag. Science Center 

North, Lexington, KY 40546–0091, 

(88877–EUP–R). 

Pesticide Chemical: Wolbachia 

pipientis. 

Summary of Request: The applicant 

proposes release of male Aedes 

polynesienis mosquitoes infected with 

Wolbachia pipientis in American 

Samoa. The male mosquitoes will mate 

with indigenous female Aedes 

polynesienis, causing conditional 

sterility and resulting in mosquito 

population suppression. Adult and egg 

collection data from treated areas will 

be compared to those in the control site 

to examine for the effect of the released 

product on the indigenous population. 

A copy of the application and any 

information submitted is available for 

public review in the docket established 

for this EUP application as described 

under ADDRESSES. 

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. 

List of Subjects 

Environmental protection, 

Experimental use permits. 

Dated: April 26, 2012. 

Keith A. Matthews, 

Director, Biopesticides and Pollution 

Prevention Division, Office of Pesticide 

Programs. 

[FR Doc. 2012–11087 Filed 5–7–12; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 6560–50–P 

ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION 

AGENCY 

[FRL–9670–1] 

National and Governmental Advisory 

Committees to the U.S. Representative 

to the Commission for Environmental 

Cooperation 

AGENCY: Environmental Protection 

Agency (EPA). 

ACTION: Notice of advisory committee 

meeting teleconference call. 

SUMMARY: Under the Federal Advisory 

Committee Act, Public Law 92–463, 

EPA gives notice of a meeting of the 

National Advisory Committee (NAC) 

and Governmental Advisory Committee 

(GAC) to the U.S. Representative to the 

North American Commission for 

Environmental Cooperation (CEC). The 

National and Governmental Advisory 

Committees advise the EPA 

Administrator in her capacity as the 

U.S. Representative to the CEC Council. 

The Committees are authorized under 

Articles 17 and 18 of the North 

American Agreement on Environmental 

Cooperation (NAAEC), North American 

Free Trade Agreement Implementation 

Act, Public Law 103–182, and as 

directed by Executive Order 12915, 

entitled ‘‘Federal Implementation of the 

North American Agreement on 

Environmental Cooperation.’’ The NAC 

is composed of 13 members 

representing academia, environmental 

non-governmental organizations, and 

private industry. The GAC consists of 12 

members representing state, local, and 

Tribal governments. The Committees are 

responsible for providing advice to the 

U.S. Representative on a wide range of 

strategic, scientific, technological, 

regulatory, and economic issues related 

to implementation and further 

elaboration of the NAAEC. 

The purpose of this teleconference is 

to discuss and approve the draft advice 

letter addressing the draft Guidelines for 

Submissions on Enforcement Matters 

under Articles 14 and 15 of the NAAEC. 

A copy of the agenda will be posted at 

http://www.epa.gov/ofacmo/nacgacpage.htm. 

DATES: The NAC/GAC will hold a public 

teleconference on Wednesday, May 16, 

2012, from 12 p.m. to 1 p.m. Eastern 

Standard Time. Due to an expedited 

advice request, EPA is announcing the 

meeting with less than 15 days public 

notice. 

ADDRESSES: The meeting will be held at 

the U.S. EPA East Building, 1201 

Constitution Ave. NW., Room 1132, 

Washington, DC 20004. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Oscar Carrillo, Designated Federal 

Officer, carrillo.oscar@epa.gov, 202– 

564–0347, U.S. EPA, Office of Federal 

Advisory Committee Management and 

Outreach (1601–M), 1200 Pennsylvania 

Avenue NW., Washington, DC 20460. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Requests 

to make oral comments or to provide 

written comments to NAC/GAC should 

be sent to Oscar Carrillo at 

carrillo.oscar@epa.gov by Thursday, 

May 10, 2012. The meeting is open to 

the public, with limited seating on a 

first-come, first-served basis. Members 

of the public wishing to participate in 

the teleconference should contact Oscar 

Carrillo at carrillo.oscar@epa.gov or 

(202) 564–0347 by May 10, 2012. 

Meeting Access: For information on 

access or services for individuals with 

disabilities, please contact Oscar 

Carrillo at 202–564–0347 or 

carrillo.oscar@epa.gov. To request 

accommodation of a disability, please 

contact Oscar Carrillo, preferably at 

least 10 days prior to the meeting, to 

give EPA as much time as possible to 

process your request. 

Dated: May 1, 2012. 

Oscar Carrillo, 

Designated Federal Officer. 

[FR Doc. 2012–11043 Filed 5–7–12; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 6560–50–P 

ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION 

AGENCY 

[FRL–9667–8] 

Proposed Settlement Agreement 

AGENCY: Environmental Protection 

Agency (EPA). 

ACTION: Notice of proposed settlement 

agreement; request for public comment. 

SUMMARY: In accordance with section 

113(g) of the Clean Air Act, as amended 

(‘‘CAA’’ or the ‘‘Act’’), 42 U.S.C. 

7413(g), notice is hereby given of a 

proposed settlement agreement between 

EPA and the industry petitioners in 

Portland Cement Ass’n v. EPA, No. 10– 

1358 (D.C. Circuit). Under the 

settlement agreement, EPA would 

propose action on pending 

reconsideration issues and on issues 

raised by the court’s remand in Portland 

Cement Ass’n v. EPA by June 15, 2012 


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