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will receive written comments relating 

to the settlement. The Agency will 

consider all comments received and 

may modify or withdraw its consent to 

the settlement if comments received 

disclose facts or considerations which 

indicate that the settlement is 

inappropriate, improper, or inadequate. 

The Agency’s response to any comments 

received will be available for public 

inspection at the U.S. EPA Record 

Center, Room 714 U.S. EPA, 77 West 

Jackson Boulevard, Chicago, Illinois. 

DATES: Comments must be submitted on 

or before December 9, 2011. 

ADDRESSES: The proposed settlement is 

available for public inspection at the 

U.S. EPA Records Center, Room 714, 77 

West Jackson Boulevard, Chicago, 

Illinois. A copy of the proposed 

settlement may be obtained from 

Associate Regional Counsel, Steven P. 

Kaiser, 77 West Jackson Boulevard, 

Chicago, Illinois 60604 whose telephone 

number is (312) 353–3804. Comments 

should reference the Tracy Lead Battery 

Site and EPA Docket No. CERCLA–05– 

2012–0001 and should be addressed to 

Steven P. Kaiser, 77 West Jackson 

Boulevard, Chicago, Illinois 60604. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Steven P. Kaiser, 77 West Jackson 

Boulevard, Chicago, Illinois 60604 

whose telephone number is (312) 353– 

3804. 

Dated: November 1, 2011. 

Richard C. Karl, 

Director, Superfund Division, Region 5. 

[FR Doc. 2011–29062 Filed 11–8–11; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 6560–50–P 

ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION 

AGENCY 

[FRL–9489–3] 

Public Water System Supervision 

Program Revision for the State of New 

Mexico 

AGENCY: Environmental Protection 

Agency (EPA). 

ACTION: Notice of tentative approval. 

SUMMARY: Notice is hereby given that 

the State of New Mexico is revising its 

approved Public Water System 

Supervision Program. New Mexico has 

adopted the Lead and Copper Rule 

Short Term Revisions. The purpose of 

this rule is to improve control and 

reduce the risk of lead and copper in 

drinking water. EPA has determined 

that this rule revision submitted by New 

Mexico is no less stringent than the 

corresponding federal regulation. 

Therefore, EPA intends to approve the 

program revisions. 

DATES: All interested parties may 

request a public hearing. A request for 

a public hearing must be submitted by 

December 9, 2011 to the Regional 

Administrator at the EPA Region 6 

address shown below. Frivolous or 

insubstantial requests for a hearing may 

be denied by the Regional 

Administrator. However, if a substantial 

request for a public hearing is made by 

December 9, 2011, a public hearing will 

be held. If no timely and appropriate 

request for a hearing is received and the 

Regional Administrator does not elect to 

hold a hearing on his own motion, this 

determination shall become final and 

effective on December 9, 2011. Any 

request for a public hearing shall 

include the following information: The 

name, address, and telephone number of 

the individual, organization, or other 

entity requesting a hearing; a brief 

statement of the requesting person’s 

interest in the Regional Administrator’s 

determination and a brief statement of 

the information that the requesting 

person intends to submit at such 

hearing; and the signature of the 

individual making the request, or, if the 

request is made on behalf of an 

organization or other entity, the 

signature of a responsible official of the 

organization or other entity. 

ADDRESSES: All documents relating to 

this determination are available for 

inspection between the hours of 8 a.m. 

and 4:30 p.m., Monday through Friday, 

at the following offices: New Mexico 

Environment Department, Drinking 

Water Bureau, 525 Camino De Los 

Marquez, Suite 4, Santa Fe, New 

Mexico, 87505 and the United States 

Environmental Protection Agency, 

Region 6, Drinking Water Section 

(6WQ–SD), 1445 Ross Avenue, Suite 

1200, Dallas, Texas 75202. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Bill 

Hurlbut, EPA Region 6, Drinking Water 

Section at the Dallas address given 

above or at telephone (214)–665–8305 or 

by email (hurlbut.bill@epa.gov). 

Authority: Section 1413 of the Safe 

Drinking Water Act, as amended (1996), and 

40 CFR Part 142 of the National Primary 

Drinking Water Regulations. 

Dated: October 12, 2011. 

Al Armendariz, 

Regional Administrator, Region 6. 

[FR Doc. 2011–29063 Filed 11–8–11; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 6560–50–P 

ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION 

AGENCY 

[EPA–HQ–OPP–2011–0852; FRL–9325–8] 

Streptomycin Sulfate; Receipt of 

Application for Emergency Exemption, 

Solicitation of Public Comment 

AGENCY: Environmental Protection 

Agency (EPA). 

ACTION: Notice. 

SUMMARY: EPA has received a specific 

exemption request from the Florida 

Department of Agriculture and 

Consumer Services to use the pesticide 

streptomycin sulfate (CAS No. 3810–74– 

0) to treat up to 54,000 acres of freshmarket grapefruit to control citrus 

canker (caused by the bacteria 

Xanthomonas axonopodis pv. Citri 

(Xac)). 

The applicant proposes a use of a 

pesticide which contains the active 

ingredient, streptomycin sulfate, also 

used in humans and animals as an 

antibiotic drug. EPA is soliciting public 

comment before making the decision 

whether or not to grant the exemption. 

DATES: Comments must be received on 

or before November 25, 2011. 

ADDRESSES: Submit your comments, 

identified by docket identification (ID) 

number EPA–HQ–OPP–2011–0852 by 

one of the following methods: 

• Federal eRulemaking Portal: http:// 

www.regulations.gov. Follow the on-line 

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. 

• Delivery: OPP Regulatory Public 

Docket (7502P), Environmental 

Protection Agency, Rm. S–4400, One 

Potomac Yard (South Bldg.), 2777 S. 

Crystal Dr., Arlington, VA. Deliveries 

are only accepted during the Docket 

Facility’s normal hours of operation 

(8:30 a.m. to 4 p.m., Monday through 

Friday, excluding legal holidays). 

Special arrangements should be made 

for deliveries of boxed information. The 

Docket Facility telephone number is 

(703) 305–5805. 

Instructions: Direct your comments to 

docket ID number EPA–HQ–OPP–2011– 

0852. EPA’s policy is that all comments 

received will be included in the docket 

without change and may be made 

available on-line at http://www.

regulations.gov, including any personal 

information provided, unless the 

comment includes information claimed 

to be Confidential Business Information 

(CBI) or other information whose 

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not submit information that you 

consider to be CBI or otherwise 

protected through regulations.gov or 

email. The regulations.gov Web site is 

an ‘‘anonymous access’’ system, which 

means EPA will not know your identity 

or contact information unless you 

provide it in the body of your comment. 

If you send an email comment directly 

to EPA without going through 

regulations.gov, your email address will 

be automatically captured and included 

as part of the comment that is placed in 

the docket and made available on the 

Internet. If you submit an electronic 

comment, EPA recommends that you 

include your name and other contact 

information in the body of your 

comment and with any disk or CD–ROM 

you submit. If EPA cannot read your 

comment due to technical difficulties 

and cannot contact you for clarification, 

EPA may not be able to consider your 

comment. Electronic files should avoid 

the use of special characters, any form 

of encryption, and be free of any defects 

or viruses. 

Docket: All documents in the docket 

are listed in the docket index available 

at http://www.regulations.gov. Although 

listed in the index, some information is 

not publicly available, e.g., CBI or other 

information whose disclosure is 

restricted by statute. Certain other 

material, such as copyrighted material, 

is not placed on the Internet and will be 

publicly available only in hard copy 

form. Publicly available docket 

materials are available either in the 

electronic docket at http://www.

regulations.gov, or, if only available in 

hard copy, at the OPP Regulatory Public 

Docket in Rm. S–4400, One Potomac 

Yard (South Bldg.), 2777 S. Crystal Dr., 

Arlington, VA. The hours of operation 

of this Docket Facility are from 8:30 a.m. 

to 4 p.m., Monday through Friday, 

excluding legal holidays. The Docket 

Facility telephone number is (703) 305– 

5805. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Andrea Conrath, Registration Division 

(7505P), Office of Pesticide Programs, 

Environmental Protection Agency, 1200 

Pennsylvania Ave. NW., Washington, 

DC 20460–0001; telephone number: 

(703) 308–9356; fax number: (703) 605– 

0781 email address: conrath.andrea@

epa.gov. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

I. General Information 

A. Does this action apply to me? 

You may be potentially affected by 

this action if you are an agricultural 

producer, food manufacturer, or 

pesticide manufacturer. Potentially 

affected entities may include, but are 

not limited to: 

• Crop production (NAICS code 111). 

• Animal production (NAICS code 

112). 

• Food manufacturing (NAICS code 

311). 

• Pesticide manufacturing (NAICS 

code 32532). 

This listing is not intended to be 

exhaustive, but rather provides a guide 

for readers regarding entities likely to be 

affected by this action. Other types of 

entities not listed in this unit could also 

be affected. The North American 

Industrial Classification System 

(NAICS) codes have been provided to 

assist you and others in determining 

whether this action might apply to 

certain entities. 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 

www.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 submitting comments, remember 

to: 

i. Identify the document by docket ID 

number and other identifying 

information (subject heading, Federal 

Register date and page number). 

ii. Follow directions. The Agency may 

ask you to respond to specific questions 

or organize comments by referencing a 

Code of Federal Regulations (CFR) part 

or section number. 

iii. Explain why you agree or disagree; 

suggest alternatives and substitute 

language for your requested changes. 

iv. Describe any assumptions and 

provide any technical information and/ 

or data that you used. 

v. If you estimate potential costs or 

burdens, explain how you arrived at 

your estimate in sufficient detail to 

allow for it to be reproduced. 

vi. Provide specific examples to 

illustrate your concerns and suggest 

alternatives. 

vii. Explain your views as clearly as 

possible, avoiding the use of profanity 

or personal threats. 

viii. Make sure to submit your 

comments by the comment period 

deadline identified. 

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 18 of the Federal 

Insecticide, Fungicide, and Rodenticide 

Act (FIFRA) (7 U.S.C. 136p), at the 

discretion of the Administrator, a 

Federal or State agency may be 

exempted from any provision of FIFRA 

if the Administrator determines that 

emergency conditions exist which 

require the exemption. The Florida 

Department of Agriculture and 

Consumer Services (FDACS) has 

requested the Administrator to issue a 

specific exemption for the use of 

streptomycin sulfate on fresh-market 

grapefruit to control citrus canker. 

Information in accordance with 40 CFR 

part 166 was submitted as part of this 

request. 

As part of this request, the applicant 

asserts that available alternative controls 

cause phytotoxic effects when used 

during higher temperatures, and 

therefore are not adequate to effectively 

control citrus canker in grapefruit grown 

for the fresh market. The FDACS claims 

that significant economic losses are 

occurring and that this introduced 

pathogen has become a serious threat to 

the fresh-market grapefruit industry in 

the state of Florida. 

The Applicant proposes to make no 

more than two applications per crop of 

streptomycin sulfate, at a rate of 0.448 

lb active ingredient per acre (a.i./A), 

equivalent to 2 lbs. formulated product 

per acre. A maximum total of 0.896 lb 

a.i./Acre (4 lbs product/A) could be 

applied on up to 54,000 acres of 

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2012. Use could potentially occur statewide, but would primarily be in the 

commercial grapefruit-producing 

counties of Polk, Hendry, Highlands, De 

Soto, Hardee, St. Lucie, Indian River, 

Collier, Manatee and Martin Counties. 

At maximum rates, applications, and 

acreage, 48,384 lbs of a.i. (216,000 lbs 

product) could be used under the 

proposed program. 

This notice does not constitute a 

decision by EPA on the application 

itself. The regulations governing section 

18 of FIFRA allow for publication of a 

notice of receipt of an application for a 

specific exemption if the Administrator 

determines that publication of a notice 

is appropriate. The applicant proposes a 

use of a pesticide containing 

streptomycin sulfate, which is also used 

in human and animal treatment as an 

antibiotic. The notice provides an 

opportunity for public comment on the 

application. 

The Agency will review and consider 

all comments received during the 

comment period in determining 

whether to issue the specific exemption 

requested by the Florida Department of 

Agriculture and Consumer Services. 

List of Subjects 

Environmental protection, Pesticides 

and pests. 

Dated: October 27, 2011. 

Lois Rossi, 

Director, Registration Division, Office of 

Pesticide Programs. 

[FR Doc. 2011–29082 Filed 11–8–11; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 6560–50–P 

ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION 

AGENCY 

[FRL–9489–4; Docket ID No. EPA–HQ–ORD– 

2011–0738] 

Draft Toxicological Review of 

Vanadium Pentoxide: In Support of 

Summary Information on the 

Integrated Risk Information System 

(IRIS) 

AGENCY: Environmental Protection 

Agency (EPA). 

ACTION: Notice of Public Comment 

Period Extension; Notice of Change in 

Date of Listening Session. 

SUMMARY: EPA announced a 60-day 

public comment period on September 

30, 2011, (76FR60825) for the external 

review draft human health assessment 

titled, ‘‘Toxicological Review of 

Vanadium Pentoxide: In Support of 

Summary Information on the Integrated 

Risk Information System (IRIS)’’ (EPA/ 

635R–11/004A). EPA is extending the 

public comment period 30 days at the 

request of the Vanadium Producers and 

Reclaimers Association. EPA is also 

rescheduling the listening session to 

December 8, 2011. The draft assessment 

was prepared by the National Center for 

Environmental Assessment (NCEA) 

within the EPA Office of Research and 

Development (ORD). EPA has released 

this draft assessment solely for the 

purpose of pre-dissemination peer 

review under applicable information 

quality guidelines. This draft 

assessment has not been formally 

disseminated by EPA. It does not 

represent and should not be construed 

to represent any Agency policy or 

determination. After public review and 

comment, an EPA contractor will 

convene an expert panel for 

independent external peer review of this 

draft assessment. The public comment 

period and external peer review meeting 

are separate processes that provide 

opportunities for all interested parties to 

comment on the assessment. The 

external peer review meeting will be 

scheduled at a later date and announced 

in the Federal Register. Public 

comments submitted during the public 

comment period will be provided to the 

external peer reviewers before the panel 

meeting and considered by EPA in the 

disposition of public comments. Public 

comments received after the public 

comment period closes will not be 

submitted to the external peer reviewers 

and will only be considered by EPA if 

time permits. 

DATES: The public comment period will 

be extended 30 days to end December 

29, 2011. Comments should be in 

writing and must be received by EPA by 

December 29, 2011. 

The Listening Session on the draft 

IRIS assessment for vanadium pentoxide 

will be held on December 8, 2011, 

beginning at 9 a.m. and ending at 4 

p.m., Eastern Standard Time, or when 

the last presentation has been 

completed. If you wish to attend the 

Listening Session, please register by 

December 1, 2011, following the 

detailed instructions under DATES

provided in the previous Notice 

(76FR60825). 

ADDRESSES: The draft ‘‘Toxicological 

Review of Vanadium Pentoxide: In 

Support of Summary Information on the 

Integrated Risk Information System 

(IRIS)’’ is available primarily via the 

Internet on the NCEA home page under 

the Recent Additions and Publications 

menus at http://www.epa.gov/ncea. A 

limited number of paper copies are 

available from the Information 

Management Team (Address: 

Information Management Team, 

National Center for Environmental 

Assessment (Mail Code: 8601P), U.S. 

Environmental Protection Agency, 1200 

Pennsylvania Avenue NW., Washington, 

DC 20460; telephone: (703) 347–8561; 

facsimile: (703) 347–8691). If you 

request a paper copy, please provide 

your name, mailing address, and the 

draft assessment title. 

Comments may be submitted 

electronically via http:// 

www.regulations.gov, by email, by mail, 

by facsimile, or by hand delivery/ 

courier. Please follow the detailed 

instructions provided in the 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION section of 

the previous Notice (76FR60825). 

Additional Information: For 

information on the docket, 

www.regulations.gov, or the public 

comment period, please contact the 

Office of Environmental Information 

(OEI) Docket (Mail Code: 28221T), U.S. 

Environmental Protection Agency, 1200 

Pennsylvania Ave. NW., Washington, 

DC 20460; telephone: (202) 566–1752; 

facsimile: (202) 566–9744; or email: 

ORD.Docket@epa.gov. 

For information on the draft 

assessment, please contact Maureen 

Gwinn, National Center for 

Environmental Assessment (8601P), 

U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, 

1200 Pennsylvania Ave. NW., 

Washington, DC 20460; telephone: (703) 

347–8565; facsimile: (703) 347–8689; or 

email: FRN_Questions@epa.gov. 

Dated: November 3, 2011. 

Darrell A. Winner, 

Acting Director, National Center for 

Environmental Assessment. 

[FR Doc. 2011–29067 Filed 11–8–11; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 6560–50–P 

ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION 

AGENCY 

[EPA–HQ–OPP–2011–0038; FRL–8891–5] 

Primus Solutions, Inc., and Arctic 

Slope Regional Corp.; Transfer of Data 

AGENCY: Environmental Protection 

Agency (EPA). 

ACTION: Notice. 

SUMMARY: This notice announces that 

pesticide related information submitted 

to EPA’s Office of Pesticide Programs 

(OPP) 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 Primus Solutions, Inc., 

and its subcontractor, Arctic Slope 

Regional Corporation (ASRC) in 


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