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overflow room. This statement is 

intended to notify the public that the 

press briefings that follow Commission 

meetings may now be viewed remotely 

at Commission headquarters, but will 

not be telecast through the Capitol 

Connection service. 

[FR Doc. 2010–1005 Filed 1–15–10; 11:15 am] 

BILLING CODE 6717–01–P 

DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY 

Federal Energy Regulatory 

Commission 

[Docket No. CP10–37–000] 

Northern Natural Gas Company; Notice 

of Request Under Blanket 

Authorization 

January 8, 2010. 

Take notice that on December 30, 

2009, Northern Natural Gas Company 

(Northern), 1111 South 103rd Street, 

Omaha, Nebraska 68124, filed in Docket 

No. CP10–37–000 a prior notice request 

pursuant to Northern’s blanket authority 

granted on September 1, 1982, at Docket 

No. CP82–401–000 and sections 157.205 

and 157.214 of the Commission’s 

regulations under the Natural Gas Act 

for authorization to increase its 

maximum storage capacity at its 

Redfield Storage Field in Dallas County, 

Iowa from 130.551 Bcf to 133.750 Bcf to 

provide interruptible storage service, all 

as more fully set forth in the request 

which is on file with the Commission 

and open to public inspection. The 

filing may also be viewed on the Web 

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, contact FERC 

at FERCOnlineSupport@ferc.gov or call 

toll-free, (866) 208–3676 or TTY, (202) 

502–8659. 

Any questions regarding this 

application should be directed to 

Michael T. Loeffler, Senior Director, 

Certificates and External Affairs for 

Northern, 1111 South 103rd Street, 

Omaha, Nebraska 68124, at (402) 398– 

7103 or Bret Fritch, Senior Regulatory 

Analyst, at (402) 398–7140. 

Any person may, within 60 days after 

the 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. Any person 

filing to intervene or the Commission’s 

staff may, pursuant to section 157.205 of 

the Commission’s Regulations under the 

Natural Gas Act (NGA) (18 CFR 157.205) 

file 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 protest. If 

a protest is filed and not withdrawn 

within 30 days after the time allowed 

for filing a protest, the instant request 

shall be treated as an application for 

authorization pursuant to section 7 of 

the NGA. 

The Commission strongly encourages 

electronic filings of comments, protests, 

and interventions via the internet in lieu 

of paper. See 18 CFR 385.2001(a) (1) (iii) 

and the instructions on the 

Commission’s Web site (http:// 

www.ferc.gov) under the ‘‘e-Filing’’ link. 

Kimberly D. Bose, 

Secretary. 

[FR Doc. 2010–917 Filed 1–19–10; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 6717–01–P 

ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION 

AGENCY 

[EPA–HQ–OPPT–2003–0004; FRL–8807–7] 

Access to Confidential Business 

Information by Versar Inc. and Its 

Identified Subcontractor 

AGENCY: Environmental Protection 

Agency (EPA). 

ACTION: Notice. 

SUMMARY: EPA has authorized 

contractor, Versar Inc. of North 

Springfield, VA and its subcontractor, to 

access information which has been 

submitted to EPA under sections 4, 5, 6, 

and 8 of the Toxic Substances Control 

Act (TSCA). Some of the information 

may be claimed or determined to be 

Confidential Business Information (CBI). 

DATES: Access to the confidential data is 

expected to occur on or before January 

31, 2010. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For 

general information contact: Colby 

Lintner, Regulatory Coordinator, 

Environmental Assistance Division 

(7408M), Office of Pollution Prevention 

and Toxics, Environmental Protection 

Agency, 1200 Pennsylvania Ave., NW., 

Washington, DC 20460–0001; telephone 

number: (202) 554–1404; e-mail address: 

TSCA-Hotline@epa.gov. 

For technical information contact: 

Scott Sherlock, Environmental 

Assistance Division (7408M), Office of 

Pollution Prevention and Toxics, 

Environmental Protection Agency, 1200 

Pennsylvania Ave., NW., Washington, 

DC 20460–0001; telephone number: 

(202) 564–8257; fax number: (202) 564– 

8251; e-mail address: 

sherlock.scott@epa.gov. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

I. General Information 

A. Does this Notice Apply to Me? 

This action is directed to the public 

in general. This action may, however, be 

of interest to all who manufacture, 

process or distribute industrial 

chemicals. Since other entities may also 

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 

technical person listed under FOR

FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT. 

B. How Can I Get Copies of this 

Document and Other Related 

Information? 

1. Docket. EPA has established a 

docket for this action under docket 

identification (ID) number EPA–HQ– 

OPPT–2003–0004. 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, will be publicly 

available only in hard copy. Publicly 

available docket materials are available 

electronically at http:// 

www.regulations.gov, or, if only 

available in hard copy, at the OPPT 

Docket. The OPPT Docket is located in 

the EPA Docket Center (EPA/DC) at Rm. 

3334, EPA West Bldg., 1301 

Constitution Ave., NW., Washington, 

DC. The EPA/DC Public Reading Room 

hours of operation are 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 

p.m., Monday through Friday, excluding 

Federal holidays. The telephone number 

of the EPA/DC Public Reading Room is 

(202) 566–1744, and the telephone 

number for the OPPT Docket is (202) 

566–0280. Docket visitors are required 

to show photographic identification, 

pass through a metal detector, and sign 

the EPA visitor log. All visitor bags are 

processed through an X-ray machine 

and subject to search. Visitors will be 

provided an EPA/DC badge that must be 

visible at all times in the building and 

returned upon departure. 

2. Electronic access. You may access 

this Federal Register document 

electronically through the EPA Internet 

under the ‘‘Federal Register’’ listings at 

http://www.epa.gov/fedrgstr. 

II. What Action is the Agency Taking? 

Under Contract Number EP–W–10– 

005, contractor Versar of 6850 Versar 

Center, North Springfield, VA and its 

subcontractor Syracuse Research 

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Rd., Room B–116, N Syracuse, NY and 

Crystal Park 5, 2451 Crystal Drive, Suite 

804, Arlington, VA will assist the Office 

of Pollution Prevention and Toxics 

(OPPT) in evaluating the exposure of 

new chemical substances, including 

microorganisms and nanomaterials. 

They will also assist in evaluating the 

fate and exposure of existing chemicals 

and review data bearing on the fate and 

exposure of such chemicals. In 

accordance with 40 CFR 2.306(j), EPA 

has determined that under Contract 

Number (EP–W–10–005), Versar and its 

subcontractor will require access to CBI 

submitted to EPA under sections 4, 5, 6, 

and 8 of TSCA to perform successfully 

the duties specified under the contract. 

Versar and its subcontractor’s personnel 

will be given access to information 

submitted to EPA under sections 4, 5, 6, 

and 8 of TSCA. 

EPA is issuing this notice to inform 

all submitters of information under 

sections 4, 5, 6, and 8 of TSCA that EPA 

may provide Versar and its 

subcontractor access to these CBI 

materials on a need-to-know basis only. 

All access to TSCA CBI under this 

contract will take place at EPA 

Headquarters and SRC’s sites located at 

7502 Round Pond Rd., Room B–116, N 

Syracuse, NY and Crystal Park 5, 2451 

Crystal Drive, Suite 804, Arlington, VA 

in accordance with EPA’s TSCA CBI 

Protection Manual. 

Access to TSCA data, including CBI, 

will continue until December 31, 2014. 

If the contract is extended, this access 

will also continue for the duration of the 

extended contract without further 

notice. 

Versar and its subcontractor’s 

personnel will be required to sign 

nondisclosure agreements and will be 

briefed on appropriate security 

procedures before they are permitted 

access to TSCA CBI. 

List of Subjects 

Environmental protection, 

Confidential business information. 

Dated: January 13, 2010. 

Matthew Leopard, 

Acting Director, Information Management 

Division, Office of Pollution Prevention and 

Toxics. 

[FR Doc. 2010–958 Filed 1–19–10; 8:45 a.m.] 

BILLING CODE 6560–50–S 

ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION 

AGENCY 

[EPA–HQ–OPP–2008–0129; FRL–8806–7] 

Sulfometuron Methyl Amendment to 

Reregistration Eligibility Decision 

AGENCY: Environmental Protection 

Agency (EPA). 

ACTION: Notice. 

SUMMARY: This notice announces EPA’s 

decision to modify certain risk 

mitigation measures that were specified 

in the 2008 Reregistration Eligibility 

Decision (RED) for the herbicide 

sulfometuron methyl. EPA conducted 

this reassessment of the Sulfometuron 

Methyl RED in response to public 

comments and risk reduction proposals 

received during the comment period 

following the Sulfometuron Methyl 

RED. Based on the new information 

received, and in a continuing effort to 

mitigate risk, the Agency has made 

certain modifications to the 

Sulfometuron Methyl RED. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Rusty Wasem, Pesticide Re-evaluation 

Division (7508P), Office of Pesticide 

Programs, Environmental Protection 

Agency, 1200 Pennsylvania Ave., NW., 

Washington, DC 20460–0001; telephone 

number: (703) 305–6979; fax number: 

(703) 308–7070; e-mail address: 

wasem.russell@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 other parties may also 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 person 

listed under FOR FURTHER INFORMATION

CONTACT. 

B. How Can I Get Copies of this 

Document and Other Related 

Information? 

EPA has established a docket for this 

action under docket identification (ID) 

number EPA–HQ–OPP–2008–0129. 

Publicly available docket materials are 

available either in the electronic docket 

at http://www.regulations.gov (EPA– 

HQ–OPP–2008–0129), or in hard copy, 

at the Office of Pesticide Programs 

(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. 

II. Background 

A. What Action is the Agency Taking? 

Section 4 of the Federal Insecticide, 

Fungicide, and Rodenticide Act (FIFRA) 

directs EPA to reevaluate existing 

pesticides to ensure that they meet 

current scientific and regulatory 

standards. In 2008, EPA issued a RED 

for sulfometuron methyl under section 

4(g)(2)(A) of FIFRA. In response to a 

notice of availability published in the 

Federal Register of November 12, 2008 

(73 FR 219) (FRL–8388–5), the Agency 

received comments and mitigation 

proposals submitted by the technical 

registrant, user groups, and individuals. 

The Agency’s response to comments is 

available for viewing in the docket. The 

amended Sulfometuron Methyl RED 

reflects changes resulting from Agency 

consideration of these comments and 

mitigation proposals. The RED 

amendment for sulfometuron methyl 

concludes EPA’s reregistration 

eligibility decision making process for 

this herbicide. 

Stakeholder comments, mitigation 

proposals, and other information 

received by the Agency following the 

publication of the Sulfometuron Methyl 

RED allowed EPA to further refine the 

ecological risk assessment for non-target 

plant species and to revise the buffer 

zone requirements for sulfometuron 

methyl. Based on the comments and 

proposals, EPA also refined the 

occupational handler exposure risk 

estimates and revised the personal 

protective equipment (PPE) 

requirements for sulfometuron methyl. 

The label table incorporated into the 

Sulfometuron Methyl RED amendment 

includes modifications which specify 

label language for required application 

parameters, buffer zones, and PPE 

requirements. 

B. What is the Agency’s Authority for 

Taking this Action? 

Section 4(g)(2) of FIFRA, as amended, 

directs that, after submission of all data 

concerning a pesticide active ingredient, 

‘‘the Administrator shall determine 

whether pesticides containing the active 

ingredient are eligible for reregistration,’’ 

before calling in product specific data 

on individual end-use products and 


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