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# II-J- 6 genuinel y i n disput e tha tar e relevan t an d materia l t o a decisio n an d tha ta trial-typ e hearin g i s necessar y fo ra ful l an d tru e disclosur e o f

th e facts . I f a n additiona l procedur e i s scheduled , notic e wil l b e provide d t o al l parties . I f n o party request s additiona l procedures , a fina l opinio n an d orde r ma y b e issue d base d o n th e officia l record , includin g th e applicatio n an d response s file d b y partie s pursuan tt o thi s notice , i n accordanc e wit h 1 0 CF R 590.316 . A cop y o f

FSGC' s applicatio n i s availabl e fo rinspectio n an d copyin g i n th e Offic e o f

Fuel s Program s Dociket Room , 3F-056 , a tth e abov e address . Th e docke troo m i s ope n betwee n th e hour s o f 8 a.m . an d 4:3 0 p.m. , Monda y throug h Friday , excep tFedera l holidays . Issued in Washington , DC , Januar y 31 . 1990. Cliffor d P . Tomaszewski , Acting Deputy Assistant

Secretary forFuels Programs, Office of

Fossil Energy. [F RDoc. 90-2978 File

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E S450-01- * ENVIRONMENTA L PROTECTIO N AGENC Y [FRL-3721-S ] Superfun d Respons e Actio n Contracto rIndemnificatio n AGENCY : Environmenta l Protectio n Agency . ACTION : Notic e o f

publi c meeting . SUMMARY : O n Octobe r31,1989 , th e Environmenta l Protectio n Agenc y (EPA ) issue d a propose d guidanc e documen tt o implemen tsectio n 11 9 o f th e Comprehensiv e Environmenta l Response , Compensation , an d Liabilit y Ac to f 198 0 (CERCLA) , a s amende d b y th e Superfun d Amendment s an d Reauthorizatio n Ac to f

198 6 (4 2 U.S.C . 9619) . Today , th e Agenc y i s announcin g apubli c meeting , th e purpos e o f whic h i s t o receiv e ora l comment s fro m th e public . Also , th e Agenc y i s extendin g th e curren tdeadlin e o f

Februar y 2,1990 , fo rsubmissio n o f

writte n comments . Th e Agenc y wil l no w accep twritte n comment s n o late rtha n seve n day s followin g th e dat e o f

th e publi c meeting . Thi s i s th e secon d tim e tha tth e deadlin e ha s bee n extended . DATES : Th e publi c meetin g wil l b e hel d o n February 20,1990 , from 8:30 a.m . t o n o late rtha n 11:3 0 a.m . Writte n comment s wil l b e accepte d n o late rtha n Februar y 27,1990 . AOORBS8E8: Th e meetin g wil l b e hel d i n th e EP A Educatio n Cente rAuditorium , 401 M St. , SW. , Washington . DC . FO R FURTHE R INFORMATIO N CONTACT : To m Gillis , (202)475-6771 . Mar y A . Cade, Acting Assistant

Administrator, Office of Solid Waste and

Emergency Response. [F RDoc . 90-297 1 File

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5 am ) RUJN O coo e tseo-HH i [FRL-3722-1 ] Relativ e Ris k

Reductio n Strategie s Committee ; Tw o Ris k

Reductio n Subcommitte e Ope n Meeting s SUMMARY : Pursuan tt o th e Federa l Advisor y Committe e Act , Publi c La w 92-463 , notic e i s hereb y give n o f apubli c meetin g o f

th e Ris kReductio n Subcommitte e o f

th e Relativ e Ris k Reductio n Strategie s Committe e (RRRSC) . Th e Subcommitte e wil l mee t o n Friday , Marc h 2,199 0 an d Monday , Apri l 2,1990 . Th e meetin g Marc h 2n d wil l b e a tth e Hyat tHotel , Crysta l City , 279 9 Jefferso n Davi s Highway , Arlington , V A 2220 2 betwee n 8:30 a.m . an d 3 p.m . Th e Apri l 2n d meetin g wil l b e a tth e Howar d Johnson' s Nationa l Airpor tHotel , 265 0 Jefferso n Davi s Highway , Arlington , V A 2220 2 betwee n 8:3 0 a.m . an d 3 p.m . PURPOSE: Th e purpos e o f this meetin g i s t o discus s environmenta l ris kreductio n strategie s based , i n part , o n a n evaluatio n o f

EPA' s 198 7 repor t "Unfinishe d Business" , t o develo p a methodolog y fo rdevelopin g ne w strategies , an d t o follo w u p o n previou s meetings . Fo rfurthe rinformatio n concernin g thi s project , pleas e refe rt o th e notice s containe d i n 5 4 F R35386 , Augus t25,1989 , an d 5 4 F R38282 , Septembe r15,1989 . FO R FURTHE R INFORMATIO N CONTACT : Member s o f

th e publi c wishin g furthe r informatio n concernin g th e Subcommitte e o rth e meetin g shoul d contac tDr . Richar d Cothern , Designate d Federa l Official , U.S . Environmenta l Protectio n Agenc y (A-101F) , 401 M Stree tSW. . Washington , D C 20460 , (202 ) 382-255 2 o r(FTS ) 382-2552 . FA X (202 ) 475-9693 . Seatin g a tth e meetin g i s o n a firs tcom e basis . Dated : Februar

y 1,1990 . Donal d G . Barnes , Director, Science

Advisory

Board. (F RDo c 90-2968 File

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# w [FRLOpe n Meeting s of th e Negotiate d Rulemakin g Advisory Committe e fo r Volatil e Organi c Chemica l Equipmen t Leaks A s require d b y sectio n 9(a)(2 ) o f th e Federa l Advisor y Committe e Ac t(Pub . L 92-463) , w e ar e givin g notic e o f ope n meeting s o f

th e Advisor y Committe e t o negotiat e a rul e t o contro l fugitiv e emission s o f

toxi c volatil e organi c compound s (VOCs ) from chemica l equipmen tleaks . Th e nex tmeetin g wil l b e hel d o n February 22,199 0 from 10:0 0 a.m . t o 5:00 p.m. , an d o n Februar y 23.199 0 fro m 9:00 a.m . t o 4:00 p.m. , a tBristo l Hotel , 243 0 Pennsylvani aAve . NW „ Washington , DC , (202 ) 955-6400 . Th e purpos e o f th e meetin g i s t o continu e t o addres s substantiv e issue s suc h as : lea k definition , conceptua l approach an d scop e o f th e standard , emissio n factor s an d approache s t o assessin g th e cos to f th e standard . Th e Agenc y intend s t o expan d th e scop e o f thi s an d othe rrule s tha tar e planne d fo radoptio n withi n th e firs ttw o year s afte rpassag e o f

CA A revisions . Th e scop e wil l g o beyon d th e 1 3 sourc e categorie s originall y discusse d i n th e negotiation , an d i s no w planne d t o includ e al l categorie s o f SOCMI source s tha tproduce , an d possibl y al l tha tus e (a s ra w material s o rintermediates ) chemical s i n th e CA A lis t(e.g. , th e curren tlis to f

191) . Althoug h organi c chemica l processe s (e.g. , benzene / toluene/xylen e units ) locate d i n refinerie s o ro n refinery property woul d b e affected , th e Agenc y doe s no tpla n at thi s time , t o includ e petroleu m refinery processe s amon g th e sourc e categorie s affecte d b y this initia l phas e o f rules . Th e Marc h meetin g i s schedule d fo r Marc h 27 an d 28,199 0 a tth e Picket t Suit e Hote l (Gues tQuarters) . Researc h Triangl e Park , NC . Th e Apri l meetin g i s schedule d fo rApri l 25-2 6 a tth e Conservatio n Foundation , 125 0 Twenty fourt h St . NW. , Washington , DC . Person s needin g furthe rinformatio n o n substantiv e aspect s o f th e rul e shoul d cal l Rober tAjax , Offic e o f Ai rQualit y Plannin g an d Standards , U.S . EPA , (919 ) 541-5579 . Person s needin g furthe r informatio n o n committe e arrangement s o rprocedure s shoul d contac tDebora h Dalton , Regulator y Negotiatio n Project , U.S . EPA , (202 ) 382-549 5 o rth e Committee' s facilitator , Phili p Harter , (202 ) 887-1033 .P. 3



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y 2.1990

. Pau l Lapaley, Director, Information and Regulatory Systems Division, Office of

Policy. Planning and Evaluation. [F RDoc
. 90-237

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[OP?- 130324 TF. L 3710-1 1 Receip t o f App!iC2tis,* , fo rEmergenc y Exemption ; Solicitatio n o f Publi c Commen t AGENCY : 

### Environmental Protectio n Agenc y (EPA)

. ACTIC* : Notice

. SUMMARY : EP

A ha s receive daspecifi c 

### exemptio n reques t

fro mth e Tennesse e Departmen t

o f Agriculture (hereafter referre dt o a s "Applicant" ) to us e th e postex.crgen t

herbicid e Accent , 2

- [[[[(4,6U'rnethoxy-2-pyriinidinyl)amin o carbonyiaminosulfonyl-N,N-dimethyl-3

- pyridin e carboxamide

. I

f th e Agenc y coul dno t support th e us e o f Accen t unde r th e sectio n 1 8 program , th e Applican t request s th e Agenc y t o determin e whethe r

th e us e o f Beacon , 3

- [4,6-Bis(difluorcmethoxy)-pyrimidin-2

- yl]-l-(2-methoxycarbonyl

phenylsulfonyl ) urea , coul dthe n b e supporte dfo

r us e a s a n emergenc y exemption

. Th e purpos e o f th e reques t

i s t o trea t 300,00 0 acre s o f fieldcor n to contro l Johnsongrass

. EPA , i n accordanc e wit

h4 0 CF R166.24 , i s require dto issu e anotic e o f receip t an d solici t publi c comment

befor e makin g th e decisio n whethe r

to gran t thi s exemption

. DATES : Comment s shoul db e receive do n or befor e February 23,1990

. ADDRESSES : 

### Thre e copie s o f writte n comments , bearin g th e identificatio n notatio n "OPP-180824 " shoul db e submitte db y mai l to : Publi c Docket an d Freedo mo

f Informatio n Section , Fiel d Operation s Divisio n (H75C6C) , Offic e o f Pesticid e Programs , Environmental Protectio n Agency , 40 1 M St. , SW. , Washington , D

C 20460

. I n person , brin g comment s to : Rm
. 236 , GM#2,192 1 Jefferso n Davi s Highway , Arlington , V

A Informatio n submitte di n an y comment concernin g thi s notic e ma y b e claime dconfidential b y markin g an y par t o r al l o f tha t informatio n a s "Confidential Busines s Information. " Informatio n s o marke dwil l no t b e disclose dexcep t

i n accordanc e wit

h procedure s se t

fort hi n 40 CF Rpart 2

. A cop y o f th e comment

tha t doe s no t contai n Confidential Busines s Informatio n mus t

b e provide db y th e submitte r fo r inclusio n i n th e publi c record

. Informatio n r.ot marke d confidential ma

y b e disclose dpublicly b y EP A withou t prio r notice

. All writte n comment s filedpursuan t

t o thi s notic e wil l b e availabl e fo

r publi c inspectio n i n Rm
. 236 , Crystal Mall No
. 2.192 1 Jefferson Davi s Highway , Arlington , VA , fro*; 1



### . 8 a.m . t o 4 p.m. , Monday throug h Friday , excep t

lega l holidays

. FO R FURTHE R INFORMATION CONTACT : 

### B y mail : Rober

t Forrest
. Registratio n Division ' (H7505C) , Office o f Pesticid e Proarams , Environmental Protectio n Agency , 40 1 M St. , SW. , Washington , D C 20460

. Office locatio n an dtelephon e number : Rm
. 718 , Crystal Mai l 2.192 1 Jefferson Davi s Highway , Arlington , VA

. (703

- 557-1806)

. SUPPLEMENTAR

Y INFORMATION

: Pursuan t t o sectio n 1 8 o

f th e Federa l Insecticide , Fungicide , an dRodenticid e Ac t (FIFRA ) ( 7 U.S.C

. 136p) , th e Administrato r may , at hi s discretion , exemp t

aStat e agenc y fro man y registratio n provisio n o f FIFR A i f h e determine s that

emergenc y condition s exis t

whic hrequire suc h exemption

. Th e Applican t

ha s requeste dth e Administrato r

to issu e aspecifi c exemptio n fo

r th e us e o f Accent , 2

- [[[[(4,6-Dimethoxy-2-pyrimidJnyl)amino caibonylaminosulfonyl-N,N-dimethyl-3

- pyridine-carboxamide , or beacon , 3-[4,8

- Bix-(difluoromethoxy)-pyrimidin-2-yl]-l

- (2-methoxy carbonyl-phenylsulfonyl ) urea . Informatio n in accordanc e wit h40 CF Rpar t 16 6 wa s submitte da s par t of tiii s request
. Accen t

an dBeaco n ar e no t currentl y registere di n th e Unite dStates

. Bot hchemical s ar e structurall y similar

. Th e Applican t

state s tha t

althoug h preemergen t

herbicide s provid e earl y seaso n wee dcontrol , the y d o no t provid e season-lon g wen dcontrol

. Thiocarbamat e herbicide s ar e commonly use do n cor

n fo r Johnsongras s control

. However , th e Applican t state s that

continue dus e o

f thes e herbicide s wil l resul t in abuil du

p o f micro-organism s i n th e soi l tha t brea k dow n thes e herbicides

. Furthermore , cultivatio n i s n o longer

a n acceptabl e mean s of contro l du e t o soi l los s throug h erosion

. Th e Applican t

state s tha t Johnsongras s i s on e o

f th e toughes t weed s to contro l in an y fieldcrop . I t i s particularl y tought o contro l i n corn becaus e unde r

normal condition s cor

n grow s talle r

tha n Johnsongrass , meanin g tha t over-the-to p applications o f herbicide s ar e impractical

. Johnsongras s no t onl y act s a s acompetito r fo r moisture an dsoi l nutrient s bu t a s hos t fo r anumbe r o f pathogens , on e bein g maiz e dwarf

mosai c viru s complex

. Most field s ar e affectedwit

hthi s diseas e whic hcan caus e a n annual averag e los s o

f 1 2 bushel s per

acre . I f th e Agency canno t

suppor t th e us e o f Accent unde r th e sectio n 1 8 program , bi e Applicant

request s the Agency t

o determin e whether

th e us e o f Beacon can then b e supporte dfo

r us e a s an emergenc y exemption

. The Applicant propose s t o mak

e amaximu

mo f tw o amplication s o

f the produc t

Accent o r Beaco n t o approximately , 300.00

0 acres . Th e maximumapplicatio n rat e requeste di s 1 lb

. o

f th e produc t

Accent per acr e per crop , o r 0.7 6 oz o f th e produc t Beaco n per

acr e per crcp . Accordin g t

o th e Applicant , an emergenc y situatio n exist s becaus e there ar e presentl y n o registere d postemergen t

herbicide s availabl e that will contro l th e infestatio n o f Johnsongras s in an efficaciou s an dcos t effectiv e manner . Thi s notic e doe s no t

constitut e a decisio n b y EP

A on thi s application

. Th e regulation s governin g sectio n 1 8 require publicatio n o

f anotic e i n th e Federa l Register o f receip t o f an applicatio n fo

r aspecifi c exemptio n proposin g us e o f a ne w chemical (i.e

. an activ e ingredien t no t containe di n an y currentl y registere d pesticide)

. Th e regulation s als o provid e fo r th e opportunity fo

r publi c comment
. Accordingly , intereste dperson s ma y submi t writte n view s o n thi s subjec t to th e Progra mManagemen t

an dSuppor

t Divisio n a t

th e addres s give n above

. Th e Agenc y wil l revie w an dconside r al l comment s receive ddurin g th e comment perio din determinin g whethe r t o issu e thi s emergenc y exemptio n request
. Dated : Januar

y 19,1990

. Ann e E
. Lindsay , Director, Registration Division, Office of Pesticide Programs. [F RDoc
. 90-296

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M
FEDERA L EMERGENCY MANAGEMEN TAGENCY [FEMA-851-DR ] Amendmen t t o Notic e o f a Majo r Disaste r Declaration ; Florid a 

### Januar y 31,1990

. AGENCY : Federa l Emergenc y 

### Managemen t

Agency

. ACTION : Notice . 

### SUMMARY : Thi s notic e amend s th e notic e o f amajor disaste r fo r th e Stat e o

f Florid a(FEMA-851-DR) , date dJanuary 15,1990 , an drelate ddeterminations

.