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Order No. 607 (64 FR 51222, 

September 22, 1999) requires 

Commission decisional employees, who 

make or receive a prohibited or exempt 

off-the-record communication relevant 

to the merits of a contested proceeding, 

to deliver to the Secretary of the 

Commission, a copy of the 

communication, if written, or a 

summary of the substance of any oral 

communication. 

Prohibited communications are 

included in a public, non-decisional file 

associated with, but not a part of, the 

decisional record of the proceeding. 

Unless the Commission determines that 

the prohibited communication and any 

responses thereto should become a part 

of the decisional record, the prohibited 

off-the-record communication will not 

be considered by the Commission in 

reaching its decision. Parties to a 

proceeding may seek the opportunity to 

respond to any facts or contentions 

made in a prohibited off-the-record 

communication, and may request that 

the Commission place the prohibited 

communication and responses thereto 

in the decisional record. The 

Commission will grant such a request 

only when it determines that fairness so 

requires. Any person identified below as 

having made a prohibited off-the-record 

communication shall serve the 

document on all parties listed on the 

official service list for the applicable 

proceeding in accordance with Rule 

2010, 18 CFR 385.2010. 

Exempt off-the-record 

communications are included in the 

decisional record of the proceeding, 

unless the communication was with a 

cooperating agency as described by 40 

CFR 1501.6, made under 18 CFR 

385.2201(e)(1)(v). 

The following is a list of off-therecord communications recently 

received by the Secretary of the 

Commission. The communications 

listed are grouped by docket numbers in 

ascending order. These filings are 

available for electronic review at the 

Commission in the Public Reference 

Room or may be viewed on the 

Commission’s Web site at http://

www.ferc.gov using the eLibrary link. 

Enter the docket number, excluding the 

last three digits, in the docket number 

field to access the document. For 

assistance, please contact FERC Online 

Support at FERCOnlineSupport@

ferc.gov or toll free at (866) 208–3676, or 

for TTY, contact (202) 502–8659. 

EXEMPT

Docket No. File date Presenter or requester 

1. CP15–115–000 ...................................... 8–17–15 Mary Jo Tambulin, Niagara County Legislature, NY. 

Dated: August 24, 2015. 

Nathaniel J. Davis, Sr., 

Deputy Secretary. 

[FR Doc. 2015–21388 Filed 8–27–15; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 6717–01–P 

ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION 

AGENCY 

[EPA–HQ–OPP–2015–0163; FRL–9931–26] 

Amendments, Extensions, and/or 

Issuances of Experimental Use Permits 

AGENCY: Environmental Protection 

Agency (EPA). 

ACTION: Notice. 

SUMMARY: EPA has granted 

amendments, extensions, and/or 

issuances of experimental use permits 

(EUPs) to the pesticide applicants 

described in Unit II. of the 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION. An EUP 

permits use of a pesticide for 

experimental or research purposes only 

in accordance with the limitations in 

the permit. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Robert McNally, Director, Biopesticides 

and Pollution Prevention Division 

(7511P), Office of Pesticide Programs, 

Environmental Protection Agency, 1200 

Pennsylvania Ave. NW., Washington, 

DC 20460–0001; main telephone 

number: (703) 305–7090; email address: 

BPPDFRNotices@epa.gov. 

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, EPA has not attempted to 

describe all the specific entities that 

may be affected by this action. 

B. How can I get copies of this document 

and other related information? 

The dockets for these actions, 

identified by the docket identification 

(ID) numbers as shown in the body of 

this document, are available at http://

www.regulations.gov or at the Office of 

Pesticide Programs Regulatory Public 

Docket (OPP Docket) in the 

Environmental Protection Agency 

Docket Center (EPA/DC), West William 

Jefferson Clinton Bldg., Rm. 3334, 1301 

Constitution Ave. NW., Washington, DC 

20460–0001. The Public Reading Room 

is open from 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., 

Monday through Friday, excluding legal 

holidays. The telephone number for the 

Public Reading Room is (202) 566–1744, 

and the telephone number for the OPP 

Docket is (703) 305–5805. Please review 

the visitor instructions and additional 

information about the docket available 

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

II. EUPs 

EPA has issued the following EUPs: 

1. 524–EUP–104. (EPA–HQ–OPP– 

2012–0780). Amendments and 

Extensions. Monsanto Co., 800 N. 

Lindbergh Blvd., St. Louis, MO 63167. 

The EUP amendments/extensions were 

issued on February 18, 2014 and 

February 4, 2015, and allow planting 

and associated activities, e.g., collection 

of field data, harvesting, and processing 

of corn plant-incorporated protectant 

(PIP) seeds containing MON 87411 with 

a corn rootworm-protecting doublestranded RNA (dsRNA) in combination 

with Bacillus thuringiensis (Bt) proteins 

(Cry1A.105, Cry2Ab2, Cry1F, Vip3Aa20, 

Cry3Bb1, Cry34Ab1/Cry35Ab1, and/or 

Cry1Ab). Testing includes the 

evaluation of the efficacy of insect 

resistant transgenes, evaluation of 

agronomic performance, and production 

of sample material for regulatory 

studies. The 2014 amendment/extension 

tests are authorized from February 18, 

2014, through February 29, 2016, in the 

commonwealth of Puerto Rico and in 

the following states: Alabama, Arkansas, 

California, Colorado, Florida, Georgia, 

Hawaii, Idaho, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, 

Kansas, Kentucky, Louisiana, Michigan, 

Minnesota, Mississippi, Missouri, 

Nebraska, North Carolina, North Dakota, 

Ohio, Oklahoma, Pennsylvania, South 

Carolina, South Dakota, Tennessee, 

Texas, Washington, and Wisconsin. 

13,558 and 18,311 PIP acres are 

authorized for 2014 and 2015 plantings, 

respectively, with up to 1.1 × 10¥5

pound of DvSnf7 dsRNA. The 2015 

amendment/extension tests are 

authorized from February 04, 2015, 

through February 28, 2017, in the 

commonwealth of Puerto Rico and in 


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the following states: Alabama, Arkansas, 

California, Colorado, Florida, Georgia, 

Hawaii, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, 

Louisiana, Michigan, Minnesota, 

Mississippi, Missouri, Nebraska, North 

Carolina, North Dakota, Ohio, 

Pennsylvania, South Carolina, South 

Dakota, Tennessee, Texas, Washington, 

and Wisconsin. 4,597 and 4,959 PIP 

acres are authorized for 2015 and 2016 

plantings, respectively, with up to 9.75 

× 10¥4 pound of DvSnf7 dsRNA. 

Comments were received in response to 

the notice of receipt, and EPA’s 

response to these comments can be 

found in the docket assigned to this 

EUP. 

2. 524–EUP–107. (EPA–HQ–OPP– 

2015–0515). Issuance. Monsanto Co., 

800 N. Lindbergh Blvd., St. Louis, MO 

63167. This EUP allows the use of 

223,200 pounds of soybean seed 

containing 0.714 pound of Bt Cry1A.105 

protein and 1.14 pounds of Bt Cry2Ab2 

protein on 3,720 acres to evaluate the 

control of lepidopteran soybean pests. 

The program is authorized only in the 

commonwealth of Puerto Rico and in 

the states of Alabama, Arkansas, 

Georgia, Hawaii, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, 

Kansas, Louisiana, Maryland, 

Mississippi, Missouri, Nebraska, North 

Carolina, Ohio, Pennsylvania, South 

Carolina, Tennessee, Texas, and 

Wisconsin. The EUP is effective from 

April 27, 2015, to December 31, 2016. 

3. 8917–EUP–2. (EPA–HQ–OPP– 

2015–0516). Issuance. J.R. Simplot Co., 

5369 W. Irving St., Boise, ID 83706. This 

EUP allows the use of 3,213,125 pounds 

of seed potatoes containing 0.0964 

pound of Vnt1 protein (or 9.64 × 10¥2

pound of Vnt1 protein) on 1,285.25 

acres to evaluate resistance to 

Phytophthora infestans (commonly 

known as late blight of potatoes). The 

program is authorized only in the states 

of Florida, Idaho, Michigan, Minnesota, 

Nebraska, Nevada, New York, North 

Carolina, North Dakota, Oregon, 

Pennsylvania, Washington, and 

Wisconsin. The EUP is effective from 

February 4, 2015, to December 31, 2015. 

4. 62719–EUP–66. (EPA–HQ–OPP– 

2014–0521). Issuance. Dow 

AgroSciences LLC, 9330 Zionsville Rd., 

Indianapolis, IN 46268–1054. This EUP 

allows the use of 19.63 pounds of active 

ingredient (1.139, 0.3416, 1.961 × 10¥6, 

1.309, 14.07, 0.3443, and 2.428 pounds 

of Bt Cry1A.105 protein, Bt Cry2Ab2 

protein, DvSnf7 dsRNA, Bt Cry1F 

protein, Bt Cry34Ab1 protein, Bt 

Cry35Ab1 protein, and Bt Cry3Bb1 

protein, respectively) in 1,113,853 

pounds of corn seed and involves 9,038 

acres (i.e., 6,361 PIP acres, 1,061 nonPIP acres, and 1,616 border acres) for 

inbred and hybrid development, nursery 

observations, and testing and collection 

of product characterization data. The 

program is authorized only in the 

commonwealth of Puerto Rico and in 

the states of Arkansas, Hawaii, Illinois, 

Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Minnesota, 

Missouri, Nebraska, North Dakota, Ohio, 

Pennsylvania, South Dakota, Texas, and 

Wisconsin. The EUP is effective from 

December 18, 2014, to March 31, 2016. 

EPA received two comments, one that 

was anonymous and one from a private 

citizen, in response to the notice of 

receipt for this EUP. Both comments 

generally expressed opposition to 

pesticides, biotechnology, corporations, 

and/or EPA’s approval of this EUP. EPA 

conducted risk and other assessments 

on the testing program proposed and the 

PIP active ingredients to be tested. 

Based upon these scientific assessments, 

EPA concluded that the active 

ingredients to be tested are not expected 

to cause unreasonable adverse effects to 

human health or the environment and 

that the applicant’s limited testing was 

needed to accumulate information for a 

Federal, Insecticide, Fungicide, and 

Rodenticide Act (FIFRA) registration. 

Pursuant to its authority under FIFRA 

and without further consideration of 

these comments, EPA therefore 

proceeded forward with issuance of this 

EUP. 

5. 88232–EUP–1. (EPA–HQ–OPP– 

2014–0835). Issuance. Southern Gardens 

Citrus, LLC, 1820 County Rd. 833, 

Clewiston, FL 33440. This EUP allows 

the use of 50 kilograms (in Florida) and 

25 kilograms (in Texas) of the PIP with 

the spinach defensin proteins (SoD2 and 

SoD7) on 720 acres (600 PIP acres and 

120 border acres) of citrus plants to 

evaluate the control of citrus greening 

disease. The program is authorized only 

in the states of Florida and Texas. The 

EUP is effective from April 30, 2015, to 

April 18, 2018. EPA received two 

comments in support of the EUP on the 

notice of receipt, and the Agency has no 

further response to these comments. 

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

Dated: August 18, 2015. 

John E. Leahy, Jr., 

Acting Director, Biopesticides and Pollution 

Prevention Division, Office of Pesticide 

Programs. 

[FR Doc. 2015–21380 Filed 8–27–15; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 6560–50–P 

ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION 

AGENCY 

[EPA–HQ–OAR–2015–0500; FRL–9933–17– 

OAR] 

Notice of Availability of the 

Environmental Protection Agency’s 

Updated Ozone Transport Modeling 

Data for the 2008 Ozone National 

Ambient Air Quality Standard (NAAQS) 

AGENCY: Environmental Protection 

Agency (EPA). 

ACTION: Notice; extension of public 

comment period. 

SUMMARY: The Environmental Protection 

Agency (EPA) is announcing that the 

period for providing public comments 

on the ‘‘Notice of Availability of the 

Environmental Protection Agency’s 

Updated Ozone Transport Modeling 

Data for the 2008 Ozone National 

Ambient Air Quality Standard 

(NAAQS)’’ is being extended by 30 

days. 

DATES: Comments. The public comment 

period for the notice of data availability 

published August 4, 2015 (80 FR 

46271), is being extended by 30 days to 

October 23, 2015, in order to provide 

the public additional time to submit 

comments and supporting information. 

ADDRESSES: Comments. Written 

comments on the proposed rule may be 

submitted to the EPA electronically, by 

mail, by facsimile or through hand 

delivery/courier. Please refer to the 

notice (80 FR 46271) for the addresses 

and detailed instructions. 

Docket. Publicly available documents 

relevant to this action are available for 

public inspection either electronically at 

http://www.regulations.gov or in hard 

copy at the EPA Docket Center, Room 

3334, 1301 Constitution Ave. NW., 

Washington, DC. The Public Reading 

Room is open from 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 

p.m., Monday through Friday, excluding 

legal holidays. A reasonable fee may be 

charged for copying. The EPA has 

established the official public docket 

No. EPA–HQ–OAR–2015–0500. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For 

questions on the emissions data and on 

how to submit comments on the 

emissions data and related 

methodologies, contact Alison Eyth, Air 

Quality Assessment Division, 

Environmental Protection Agency, 

C339–02, 109 T.W. Alexander Drive, 

Research Triangle Park, NC 27709; 

telephone number: (919) 541–2478; fax 

number: (919) 541–1903; email: 

eyth.alison@epa.gov. For questions on 

the air quality modeling and ozone 

contributions and how to submit 

comments on the air quality modeling 


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