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committee meetings and will make 

every effort to accommodate persons 

with physical disabilities or special 

needs. If you require special 

accommodations due to a disability, 

please contact Menice Santistevan at 

least seven days in advance of the 

meeting at the telephone number listed 

above. Written statements may be filed 

with the Board either before or after the 

meeting. Individuals who wish to make 

oral statements pertaining to agenda 

items should contact Menice 

Santistevan at the address or telephone 

number listed above. Requests must be 

received five days prior to the meeting 

and reasonable provision will be made 

to include the presentation in the 

agenda. The Deputy Designated Federal 

Officer is empowered to conduct the 

meeting in a fashion that will facilitate 

the orderly conduct of business. 

Individuals wishing to make public 

comments will be provided a maximum 

of five minutes to present their 

comments. 

Minutes: Minutes will be available by 

writing or calling Menice Santistevan at 

the address or phone number listed 

above. Minutes and other Board 

documents are on the Internet at: 

http://energy.gov/em/nnmcab/northernnew-mexico-citizens-advisory-board. 

Issued at Washington, DC, on March 3, 

2016. 

LaTanya R. Butler, 

Deputy Committee Management Officer. 

[FR Doc. 2016–05287 Filed 3–8–16; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 6405–01–P 

ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION 

AGENCY 

[EPA–HQ–OPP–2011–0855; FRL–9943–41] 

Paraquat Dichloride; Proposed Interim 

Mitigation Decision; Notice of 

Availability 

AGENCY: Environmental Protection 

Agency (EPA). 

ACTION: Notice. 

SUMMARY: This notice announces the 

availability of EPA’s proposed interim 

mitigation decision for paraquat 

dichloride (paraquat) and opens a 

public comment period on this 

proposed interim mitigation decision. 

Registration review is EPA’s periodic 

review of pesticide registrations to 

ensure that each pesticide continues to 

satisfy the statutory standard for 

registration, that is, that the pesticide 

can perform its intended function 

without unreasonable adverse effects on 

human health or the environment. 

Through this program, EPA is ensuring 

that each pesticide’s registration is 

based on current scientific and other 

knowledge, including its effects on 

human health and the environment. 

EPA may pursue mitigation at any time 

during the registration review process if 

it finds that a pesticide poses 

unreasonable adverse effects to human 

health or the environment. Based on the 

number and severity of paraquat human 

health incidents, the EPA believes that 

the mitigation measures outlined in this 

proposed interim mitigation decision 

are necessary to address identified 

human health risk concerns. 

DATES: Comments must be received on 

or before May 9, 2016. 

ADDRESSES: Submit your comments, 

identified by docket identification (ID) 

number EPA–HQ–OPP–2011–0855, by 

one of the following methods: 

• Federal eRulemaking Portal: http:// 

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. 

• Mail: OPP Docket, Environmental 

Protection Agency Docket Center (EPA/ 

DC), (28221T), 1200 Pennsylvania Ave. 

NW., Washington, DC 20460–0001. 

• Hand Delivery: To make special 

arrangements for hand delivery or 

delivery of boxed information, please 

follow the instructions at http://

www.epa.gov/dockets/contacts.html. 

Additional instructions on 

commenting or visiting the docket, 

along with more information about 

dockets generally, is available at http:// 

www.epa.gov/dockets. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

For pesticide specific information, 

contact: Marianne Mannix, Chemical 

Review Manager, Pesticide ReEvaluation Division (7508P), Office of 

Pesticide Programs, Environmental 

Protection Agency, 1200 Pennsylvania 

Ave. NW., Washington, DC 20460–0001; 

telephone number: 703–347–0275; 

email address: Mannix.marianne@

epa.gov. 

For general information on the 

registration review program, contact: 

Richard Dumas, Pesticide Re-Evaluation 

Division (7508P), Office of Pesticide 

Programs, Environmental Protection 

Agency, 1200 Pennsylvania Ave. NW., 

Washington, DC 20460–0001; telephone 

number: (703) 308–8015; email address: 

dumas.richard@epa.gov. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

I. General Information 

A. Does this action apply to me? 

This action is directed to the public 

in general, and may be of interest to a 

wide range of stakeholders including 

environmental, human health, farm 

worker, and agricultural advocates; the 

chemical industry; pesticide users; and 

members of the public interested in the 

sale, distribution, or use of pesticides. 

Since others also may 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 

Chemical Review Manager 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. Tips for preparing your comments. 

When preparing and submitting your 

comments, see the commenting tips at 

http://www.epa.gov/dockets/

comments.html. 

II. What action is the agency taking? 

Pursuant to 40 CFR 155.58, this notice 

announces the availability of EPA’s 

proposed interim mitigation decision for 

paraquat, and opens a 60-day public 

comment period on the proposed 

interim mitigation decision. Paraquat is 

a widely used broad spectrum herbicide 

for the control of weeds in many 

agricultural and non-agricultural 

settings, and is also used as a defoliant 

on crops, prior to harvest. It is classified 

as restricted use due to high toxicity. An 

estimated 1.5 tsp can be lethal if 

ingested and there is no known 

antidote. Paraquat dichloride is 

associated with a disproportionately 

high number of incidents including 

accidental ingestions typically leading 

to fatalities as well as occupational 

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severe and often damaging dermal or 

ocular contact. Paraquat is known to be 

corrosive to skin and eyes. EPA recently 

reviewed all available incident 

information and determined that 

mitigation measures to address these 

human health risk concerns are 

necessary. EPA has had some 

discussions with the paraquat technical 

registrants that suggest that the 

mitigation measures could be adopted 

voluntarily by pesticide manufacturers. 

The registration review docket for a 

pesticide includes earlier documents 

related to the registration review of the 

case along with supporting materials for 

this proposed interim mitigation 

decision. Following public comment, 

the Agency will issue a final interim 

mitigation decision for products 

containing paraquat. Notwithstanding 

this action, paraquat is still undergoing 

registration review. Within the next 

several years, EPA anticipates 

conducting comprehensive draft human 

health and ecological risk assessments 

for paraquat, followed by a proposed 

registration review decision, all of 

which will be posted for public 

comment. 

The registration review program is 

being conducted under congressionally 

mandated time frames, and EPA 

recognizes the need both to make timely 

decisions and to involve the public. 

Section 3(g) of the Federal Insecticide, 

Fungicide, and Rodenticide Act (FIFRA) 

(7 U.S.C. 136a(g)) required EPA to 

establish by regulation procedures for 

reviewing pesticide registrations, 

originally with a goal of reviewing each 

pesticide’s registration every 15 years to 

ensure that a pesticide continues to 

meet the FIFRA standard for 

registration. The Agency’s final rule to 

implement this program was issued in 

August 2006 and became effective in 

October 2006, and appears at 40 CFR 

part 155, subpart C. The Pesticide 

Registration Improvement Act of 2003 

(PRIA) was amended and extended in 

September 2007. FIFRA, as amended by 

PRIA in 2007, requires EPA to complete 

registration review decisions by October 

1, 2022, for all pesticides registered as 

of October 1, 2007. 

The registration review final rule at 40 

CFR 155.58(a) provides for a minimum 

60-day public comment period on all 

proposed registration review decisions. 

This comment period is intended to 

provide an opportunity for public input 

and a mechanism for initiating any 

necessary amendments to the proposed 

interim mitigation decision. All 

comments should be submitted using 

the methods in ADDRESSES, and must be 

received by EPA on or before the closing 

date. These comments will become part 

of the docket for paraquat. Comments 

received after the close of the comment 

period will be marked ‘‘late.’’ EPA is not 

required to consider these late 

comments. 

The Agency will carefully consider all 

comments received by the closing date 

and will provide a ‘‘Response to 

Comments Memorandum’’ in the 

docket. The final interim mitigation 

decision will explain the effect that any 

comments had on the final decision and 

provide the Agency’s response to 

significant comments. 

Background on the registration review 

program is provided at: http://

www2.epa.gov/pesticide-reevaluation. 

Links to earlier documents related to the 

registration review of paraquat are 

provided at: http://www.epa.gov/

ingredients-used-pesticide-products/

paraquat. 

Authority: 7 U.S.C. 136 et seq. 

Dated: March 2, 2016. 

Yu-Ting Guilaran, 

Director, Pesticide Re-Evaluation Division, 

Office of Pesticide Programs. 

[FR Doc. 2016–05279 Filed 3–8–16; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 6560–50–P 

FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS 

COMMISSION 

[OMB 3060–0798] 

Information Collection Being Reviewed 

by the Federal Communications 

Commission 

AGENCY: Federal Communications 

Commission. 

ACTION: Notice and request for 

comments. 

SUMMARY: As part of its continuing effort 

to reduce paperwork burdens, and as 

required by the Paperwork Reduction 

Act (PRA) of 1995 (44 U.S.C. 3501– 

3520), the Federal Communications 

Commission (FCC or the Commission) 

invites the general public and other 

Federal agencies to take this 

opportunity to comment on the 

following information collection. 

Comments are requested concerning: 

Whether the proposed collection of 

information is necessary for the proper 

performance of the functions of the 

Commission, including whether the 

information shall have practical utility; 

the accuracy of the Commission’s 

burden estimate; ways to enhance the 

quality, utility, and clarity of the 

information collected; ways to minimize 

the burden of the collection of 

information on the respondents, 

including the use of automated 

collection techniques or other forms of 

information technology; and ways to 

further reduce the information 

collection burden on small business 

concerns with fewer than 25 employees. 

The FCC may not conduct or sponsor a 

collection of information unless it 

displays a currently valid control 

number. No person shall be subject to 

any penalty for failing to comply with 

a collection of information subject to the 

PRA that does not display a valid Office 

of Management and Budget (OMB) 

control number. 

DATES: Written PRA comments should 

be submitted on or before May 9, 2016. 

If you anticipate that you will be 

submitting comments, but find it 

difficult to do so within the period of 

time allowed by this notice, you should 

advise the contact listed below as soon 

as possible. 

ADDRESSES: Direct all PRA comments to 

Cathy Williams, FCC, via email PRA@

fcc.gov and to Cathy.Williams@fcc.gov. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For 

additional information about the 

information collection, contact Cathy 

Williams at (202) 418–2918. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

OMB Control Number: 3060–0798. 

Title: FCC Application for Radio 

Service Authorization; Wireless 

Telecommunications Bureau; Public 

Safety and Homeland Security Bureau. 

Form Number: FCC Form 601. 

Type of Review: Revision of a 

currently approved collection. 

Respondents: Individuals and 

households; Business or other for-profit 

entities; Not-for-profit institutions; and 

State, local or tribal government. 

Number of Respondents and 

Responses: 253,320 respondents and 

253,320 responses. 

Estimated Time per Response: 0.5– 

1.25 hours. 

Frequency of Response: 

Recordkeeping requirement, third party 

disclosure requirement, on occasion 

reporting requirement and periodic 

reporting requirement. 

Obligation to Respond: Required to 

obtain or retain benefits. The statutory 

authority for this collection of 

information is contained in 47 U.S.C. 

151, 152, 154, 154(i), 155(c), 157, 201, 

202, 208, 214, 301, 302a, 303, 307, 308, 

309, 310, 311, 314, 316, 319, 324, 331, 

332, 333, 336, 534, 535 and 554. 

Total Annual Burden: 222,055 hours. 

Total Annual Cost: $71,306,250. 

Privacy Impact Assessment: Yes. 

Nature and Extent of Confidentiality: 

In general there is no need for 

confidentiality with this collection of 

information. 

Needs and Uses: FCC Form 601 is a 

consolidated, multi-part application 


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