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Any person or the Commission’s staff 

may, within 60 days after issuance of 

the instant notice by the Commission, 

file pursuant to Rule 214 of the 

Commission’s Procedural Rules (18 CFR 

385.214) a motion to intervene or notice 

of intervention and pursuant to section 

157.205 of the regulations under the 

NGA (18 CFR 157.205), a protest to the 

request. If no protest is filed within the 

time allowed therefore, the proposed 

activity shall be deemed to be 

authorized effective the day after the 

time allowed for filing a protest. If a 

protest is filed and not withdrawn 

within 30 days after the allowed time 

for filing a protest, the instant request 

shall be treated as an application for 

authorization pursuant to section 7 of 

the NGA. 

Pursuant to section 157.9 of the 

Commission’s rules, 18 CFR 157.9, 

within 90 days of this Notice the 

Commission staff will either: complete 

its environmental assessment (EA) and 

place it into the Commission’s public 

record (eLibrary) for this proceeding, or 

issue a Notice of Schedule for 

Environmental Review. If a Notice of 

Schedule for Environmental Review is 

issued, it will indicate, among other 

milestones, the anticipated date for the 

Commission staff’s issuance of the final 

environmental impact statement (FEIS) 

or EA for this proposal. The filing of the 

EA in the Commission’s public record 

for this proceeding or the issuance of a 

Notice of Schedule for Environmental 

Review will serve to notify federal and 

state agencies of the timing for the 

completion of all necessary reviews, and 

the subsequent need to complete all 

federal authorizations within 90 days of 

the date of issuance of the Commission 

staff’s FEIS or EA. 

Persons who wish to comment only 

on the environmental review of this 

project should submit an original and 

two copies of their comments to the 

Secretary of the Commission. 

Environmental commenter’s will be 

placed on the Commission’s 

environmental mailing list, will receive 

copies of the environmental documents, 

and will be notified of meetings 

associated with the Commission’s 

environmental review process. 

Environmental commenter’s will not be 

required to serve copies of filed 

documents on all other parties. 

However, the non-party commentary, 

will not receive copies of all documents 

filed by other parties or issued by the 

Commission (except for the mailing of 

environmental documents issued by the 

Commission) and will not have the right 

to seek court review of the 

Commission’s final order. 

The Commission strongly encourages 

electronic filings of comments, protests 

and interventions in lieu of paper using 

the ‘‘eFiling’’ link at http://

www.ferc.gov. Persons unable to file 

electronically should submit an original 

and seven copies of the protest or 

intervention to the Federal Energy 

Regulatory Commission, 888 First Street 

NE., Washington, DC 20426. 

Comment Date: 5:00 p.m. Eastern Time 

on June 4, 2014. 

Dated: May 14, 2014. 

Kimberly D. Bose, 

Secretary. 

[FR Doc. 2014–11713 Filed 5–20–14; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 6717–01–P 

ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION 

AGENCY 

[EPA–HQ–OPP–2014–0316; FRL–9909–94] 

Receipt of Applications for Emergency 

Exemptions for Various Pesticides and 

Commodities; Solicitation of Public 

Comment 

AGENCY: Environmental Protection 

Agency (EPA). 

ACTION: Notice. 

SUMMARY: This document announces 

EPA’s receipt of several requests for 

specific emergency exemptions 

requesting unregistered pesticide uses 

under specific emergency conditions. 

This notice provides an opportunity for 

public comment on the exemption 

requests. 

DATES: Comments must be received on 

or before May 28, 2014. The time 

available for a decision on these 

applications requires shortening the 

comment period, as allowed by 40 CFR 

166.24(c). 

ADDRESSES: Submit your comments, 

identified by the specific docket 

identification (ID) number associated 

with the item you are commenting on, 

as shown in this document, 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: Lois 

Rossi, Registration Division (7505P), 

Office of Pesticide Programs, 

Environmental Protection Agency, 1200 

Pennsylvania Ave. NW., Washington, 

DC 20460–0001; main telephone 

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

RDFRNotices@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. The following 

list of North American Industrial 

Classification System (NAICS) codes is 

not intended to be exhaustive, but rather 

provides a guide to help readers 

determine whether this document 

applies to them. Potentially affected 

entities may include: 

• Crop production (NAICS code 111). 

• Animal production (NAICS code 

112). 

• Food manufacturing (NAICS code 

311). 

• Pesticide manufacturing (NAICS 

code 32532). 

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). 

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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 pesticides 

discussed in this document, compared 

to the general population. 

II. What action is the agency taking? 

EPA is announcing its receipt of three 

emergency exemption applications 

submitted under section 18 of the 

Federal Insecticide, Fungicide, and 

Rodenticide Act (FIFRA) (7 U.S.C. 

136p), which allows a Federal or State 

agency to be exempted from any 

provision of FIFRA if the EPA 

Administrator determines that 

emergency conditions exist which 

require the exemption. Information in 

accordance with 40 CFR part 166 was 

submitted as part of these requests. 

Pursuant to 40 CFR 166.24(a)(8), the 

regulations governing FIFRA section 18 

allow for publication of a notice of 

receipt of an application for an 

emergency exemption if the EPA 

Administrator determines that 

publication of a notice is appropriate, as 

specified for each exemption request in 

the following paragraphs. 

1. Clothianidin. (EPA–HQ–OPP– 

2014–0253). The Florida Department of 

Agriculture and Consumer Services 

(FDACS), has requested a specific 

exemption to use the pesticide 

clothianidin (CAS No. 210–880–92–5) to 

treat up to 125,376 acres of young citrus 

trees to control the transmission of 

Huanglongbing disease (citrus greening) 

caused by Asian Citrus Psyllid. As part 

of this request, the FDACS asserts that 

clothianidin is needed to control the 

transmission of Huanglongbing disease 

caused by Asian Citrus Psyllid due to 

the lack of available alternative 

treatments and effective control 

practices. Further, the FDACS affirms 

that significant economic loss will occur 

if this pest is not controlled. The FDACS 

proposes to make no more than two 

applications, at a maximum rate of 0.2 

lb of clothianidin active ingredient (a.i.) 

per acre, on no more than 125,376 acres 

per year (based on 150 trees per acre) 

between April 15 and November 15, 

2014, in commercial groves in Florida. 

As currently proposed, the maximum 

amount applied would be 25,037 lb of 

a.i., clothianidin, per year. FDACS 

proposes the use of clothianidin, which 

belongs to the neonicotinoid class of 

pesticides and is a metabolite of another 

neonicotinoid, thiamethoxam. 

2. Streptomycin. (EPA–HQ–OPP– 

2014–0260). The Florida Department of 

Agriculture and Consumer Services 

(FDACS) has requested a specific 

exemption to use the pesticide 

streptomycin (CAS No. 3810–74–0) to 

treat up to 48,191 acres of fresh-market 

grapefruit to control citrus canker 

(caused by the bacteria Xanthomonas 

axonopodis pv. Citri (Xac)). The FDACS 

asserts that available alternative controls 

cause phytotoxic effects to the citrus 

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 FDACS proposes to make 

no more than two applications per crop 

at a rate of 0.448 lb streptomycin sulfate 

active ingredient (a.i.) per acre, 

equivalent to 2 lb formulated product 

per acre. A maximum total of 0.896 lb 

a.i. (4 lb product) per acre could be 

applied on up to 48,191 acres of 

grapefruit in June through September of 

2014. Use could potentially occur 

statewide, but would primarily be in the 

commercial grapefruit-producing 

counties of Collier, De Soto, Hardee, 

Hendry, Highlands, Indian River, 

Manatee, Martin, Polk, and St. Lucie. At 

maximum rates, applications, and 

acreage, 43,179 lb of a.i., streptomycin 

sulfate (192,764 lb formulated product) 

per year, could be used under the 

proposed program. The FDACS 

proposes use of streptomycin sulfate, 

which is also used in humans and 

animals as an antibiotic drug. 

3. Terbufos. (EPA–HQ–OPP–2014– 

0255). The Georgia Department of 

Agriculture (GDA) has requested a 

specific exemption to use the pesticide 

terbufos (CAS No. 13071–79–9) to treat 

up to 300,000 acres of cotton to control 

southern root knot nematodes. As part 

of this request, the GDA asserts that the 

loss of the registered alternative, 

aldicarb, has resulted in a critical and 

urgent need for a replacement product. 

Significant economic losses are 

expected since there are no viable 

options available for cotton growers in 

Georgia to control southern root knot 

nematodes. The GDA proposes to make 

no more than one at-plant treatment of 

terbufos per year at a rate of 1.0–2.0 lb 

terbufos active ingredient (a.i.) or 5–10 

lb product per acre, on no more than 

300,000 acres between April 15 and July 

1, 2014, restricted to the following 

cotton-producing counties: Appling, 

Atkinson, Bacon, Baker, Ben Hill, 

Berrien, Bleckley, Brooks, Bulloch, 

Burke, Calhoun, Candler, Clay, Coffee, 

Colquitt, Cook, Crisp, Decatur, Dodge, 

Dooly, Early, Emanuel, Grady, Houston, 

Irwin, Jeff Davis, Jefferson, Jenkins, 

Johnson, Lanier, Laurens, Lee, Macon, 

Miller, Mitchell, Montgomery, Pierce, 

Pulaski, Randolph, Screven, Seminole, 

Sumter, Tattnall, Telfair, Terrell, 

Thomas, Tift, Toombs, Turner, Ware, 

Wayne, Wheeler, Wilcox, and Worth. As 

currently proposed, the maximum 

amount applied would be 1,950,000 lb 

of formulated product or 390,000 lb a.i. 

terbufos per year. The GDA proposes the 

use of terbufos, which belongs to the 

organophosphate class of pesticides. 

The notice provides an opportunity 

for public comment on the exemption 

requests. This notice does not constitute 

decisions by EPA on the applications 

themselves. EPA is soliciting public 

comment before making the decisions 

whether or not to grant the exemptions. 

The Agency will review and consider all 

comments received during the comment 

periods in determining whether to issue 

the emergency exemptions requested. 

List of Subjects 

Environmental protection, Pesticides 

and pests. 

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Dated: May 13, 2014. 

Daniel J. Rosenblatt, 

Acting Director, Registration Division, Office 

of Pesticide Programs. 

[FR Doc. 2014–11800 Filed 5–20–14; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 6560–50–P 

ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION 

AGENCY 

[EPA–HQ–OPP–2014–0351; FRL–9910–37] 

Pesticide Program Dialogue 

Committee; Notice of Public Meeting 

AGENCY: Environmental Protection 

Agency (EPA). 

ACTION: Notice. 

SUMMARY: Pursuant to the Federal 

Advisory Committee Act, the 

Environmental Protection Agency’s 

(EPA’s) Office of Pesticide Programs is 

giving notice that a public meeting of 

the Pesticide Program Dialogue 

Committee (PPDC) is being planned for 

June 5–6, 2014. A draft agenda is under 

development and will be posted by May 

16, 2014. On June 4, 2014, the following 

PPDC workgroup meetings are 

scheduled to meet as follows: PPDC 

Work Group on Integrated Pest 

Management; PPDC Work Group on 

Pollinator Protection; and PPDC Work 

Group on 21st Century Toxicology. All 

meetings are free, open to the public, 

and no advance registration is required. 

DATES: The PPDC meeting will be held 

on Thursday, June 5, 2014, from 9:00 

a.m. to 5:15 p.m., and Friday, June 6, 

2014, from 9:00 a.m. to 12:15 p.m. The 

PPDC meeting and all PPDC Work 

Group meetings will be held at 1 

Potomac Yard South, 2777 S. Crystal 

Drive, Arlington, VA. The PPDC 

meeting will be held in the lobby-level 

Conference Center. 

On Wednesday, June 4, 2014, PPDC 

work group meetings are scheduled as 

follows: PPDC Pollinator Protection 

Work Group, 9:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m. in 

the lobby-level Conference Center; 

PPDC Integrated Pest Management Work 

Group, 1:00 p.m. to 4:00 p.m. in the 

lobby level Conference Center; and 

PPDC 21st Century Toxicology/

Integrated Testing Strategies Work 

Group from 1:00 p.m. to 3:00 p.m. in 

Conference Room N–4850, Potomac 

Yard North. Information regarding PPDC 

Work Groups is available on EPA’s Web 

site at http://www.epa.gov/pesticides/

ppdc/. 

To request accommodation of a 

disability, please contact the person 

listed under FOR FURTHER INFORMATION

CONTACT, preferably at least 10 days 

prior to the meeting, to give EPA as 

much time as possible to process your 

request. 

ADDRESSES: The PPDC Meeting and 

PPDC Work Group meetings will be 

held at EPA’s location at 1 Potomac 

Yard South, 2777 S. Crystal Drive, 

Arlington, VA. The PPDC meeting will 

be held in the lobby-level Conference 

Center. EPA’s Potomac Yard South 

building is approximately 1 mile from 

the Crystal City Metro Station. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Margie Fehrenbach, Office of Pesticide 

Programs (7501P), Environmental 

Protection Agency, 1200 Pennsylvania 

Ave. NW., Washington, DC 20460–0001; 

telephone number: (703) 308–4775; fax 

number: (703) 308–4776; email address: 

fehrenbach.margie@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 particular 

interest to persons who work in 

agricultural settings or persons who are 

concerned about implementation of the 

Federal Insecticide, Fungicide, and 

Rodenticide Act (FIFRA); the Federal 

Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act (FFDCA); 

and the amendments to both of these 

major pesticide laws by the Food 

Quality Protection Act (FQPA) of 1996; 

the Pesticide Registration Improvement 

Act, and the Endangered Species Act. 

Potentially affected entities may 

include, but are not limited to: 

Agricultural workers and farmers; 

pesticide industry and trade 

associations; environmental, consumer, 

and farm worker groups; pesticide users 

and growers; animal rights groups; pest 

consultants; State, local, and tribal 

governments; academia; public health 

organizations; and the public. If you 

have questions regarding the 

applicability of this action to a 

particular entity, consult the person 

listed under FOR FURTHER INFORMATION

CONTACT. 

B. How can I get copies of this document 

and other related information? 

The docket for this action, identified 

by docket identification (ID) number 

EPA–HQ–OPP–2014–0351, is 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), EPA West 

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. Background 

The Office of Pesticide Programs 

(OPP) is entrusted with responsibility to 

help ensure the safety of the American 

food supply, the education and 

protection from unreasonable risk of 

those who apply or are exposed to 

pesticides occupationally or through use 

of products, and general protection of 

the environment and special ecosystems 

from potential risks posed by pesticides. 

The Charter for the Environmental 

Protection Agency’s Pesticide Program 

Dialogue Committee (PPDC) was 

established under the Federal Advisory 

Committee Act (FACA), Public Law 92– 

463, in September 1995, and has been 

renewed every 2 years since that time. 

PPDC’s Charter was renewed October 

25, 2013, for another 2-year period. The 

purpose of PPDC is to provide advice 

and recommendations to the EPA 

Administrator on issues associated with 

pesticide regulatory development and 

reform initiatives, evolving public 

policy and program implementation 

issues, and science issues associated 

with evaluating and reducing risks from 

use of pesticides. It is determined that 

PPDC is in the public interest in 

connection with the performance of 

duties imposed on the Agency by law. 

The following sectors are represented on 

the current PPDC: Environmental/public 

interest and animal rights groups; farm 

worker organizations; pesticide industry 

and trade associations; pesticide user, 

grower, and commodity groups; Federal 

and State/local/tribal governments; the 

general public; academia; and public 

health organizations. 

Copies of the PPDC Charter are filed 

with appropriate committees of 

Congress and the Library of Congress 

and are available upon request. 

III. How can I request to participate in 

this webinar? 

PPDC meetings are open to the public. 

Persons interested in participating in 

the webinar do not need to register in 

advance of the meeting. Public 

comments may be made during the 

public comment session of each meeting 

or in writing to the address listed under 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT. 

List of Subjects 

Environmental protection, 

Agricultural workers, Agriculture, 

chemicals, endangered species, 

Pollinator protection, Foods, Integrated 

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