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will be made available for public 

viewing at www.regulations.gov as EPA 

receives them and without change, 

unless the comment contains 

copyrighted material, Confidential 

Business Information (CBI), or other 

information whose public disclosure is 

restricted by statute. For further 

information about the electronic docket, 

go to www.regulations.gov. 

Title: NESHAP for Ferroalloys 

Production: Ferromanganese and 

Silicomanganese (40 CFR Part 63, 

Subpart XXX) (Renewal). 

ICR Numbers: EPA ICR Number 

1831.05, OMB Number 2060–0391. 

ICR Status: This ICR is scheduled to 

expire on January 31, 2012. Under OMB 

regulations, the Agency may continue to 

conduct or sponsor the collection of 

information while this submission is 

pending at OMB. An Agency may 

neither conduct nor sponsor, and a 

person is not required to respond to, a 

collection of information unless it 

displays a currently valid OMB control 

number. The OMB control numbers for 

the EPA regulations in title 40 of the 

CFR, after appearing in the Federal 

Register when approved, are listed in 40 

CFR part 9, and displayed either by 

publication in the Federal Register or 

by other appropriate means, such as on 

the related collection instrument or 

form, if applicable. The display of OMB 

control numbers in certain EPA 

regulations is consolidated in 40 CFR 

part 9. 

Abstract: The National Emission 

Standards for Hazardous Air Pollutants 

(NESHAP) using Maximum Achievable 

Control Technology were proposed on 

August 4, 1998, promulgated on May 20, 

1999, and amended most recently on 

March 22, 2001. The rule applies to 

ferroalloy production facilities that 

manufacture ferromanganese and 

silicomanganese that are major sources 

of hazardous air pollutants (HAPs) or 

are co-located at major sources of HAPs. 

In general, all NESHAP standards 

require initial notifications, 

performance tests, and periodic reports. 

Respondents that are not required to 

conduct an initial performance test are 

required to notify the EPA 

Administrator of the initial compliance 

status of the source. Sources are also 

required to monitor and maintain 

records of its operations including: (1) 

Process or control device parameters; (2) 

bag leak detention systems; (3) 

maintenance plan for air pollution 

control devices (e.g., capture system and 

venturi scrubbers); (4) certification that 

monitoring devices are accurate; and (5) 

the implementation and corrective 

actions taken related to the startup, 

shutdown and malfunction plan and the 

fugitive dust control plan. The types of 

periodic reports required by this 

regulation include: opacity-related 

reports; performance test results reports; 

immediate and periodic startup/ 

shutdown/malfunction reports, 

quarterly emissions reports; capture 

hood inspection reports; fugitive dust 

operations reports; and annual 

compliance status reports. These 

notifications, reports, and records are 

essential in determining compliance, 

and are required of all sources subject 

to NESHAP standards. 

Burden Statement: The annual public 

reporting and recordkeeping burden for 

this collection of information is 

estimated to average 83 hours per 

response. Burden means the total time, 

effort, or financial resources expended 

by persons to generate, maintain, retain, 

or disclose or provide information to or 

for a Federal agency. This includes the 

time needed to review instructions; 

develop, acquire, install, and utilize 

technology and systems for the purposes 

of collecting, validating, and verifying 

information, processing and 

maintaining information, and disclosing 

and providing information; adjust the 

existing ways to comply with any 

previously applicable instructions and 

requirements which have subsequently 

changed; train personnel to respond to 

a collection of information; search data 

sources; complete and review the 

collection of information; and transmit 

or otherwise disclose the information. 

Respondents/Affected Entities: 

Ferroalloys production: ferromanganese, 

and silicomanganese plant. 

Estimated Number of Respondents: 1. 

Frequency of Response: Initially, 

annually, semiannually and quarterly. 

Estimated Total Annual Hour Burden: 

584 hours. 

Estimated Total Annual Cost: $55,956 

in Labor costs exclusively. There are no 

annualized capital/startup or O&M costs 

associated with this ICR. 

Changes in the Estimates: There is no 

change in the total estimated burden 

currently identified in the OMB 

Inventory of Approved ICR Burdens. 

John Moses, 

Director, Collection Strategies Division. 

[FR Doc. 2012–782 Filed 1–17–12; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 6560–50–P 

ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION 

AGENCY 

[EPA–HQ–OPP–2011–1023; FRL–9332–7] 

Fenoxaprop-p-ethyl; 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 Oregon 

Department of Agriculture to use the 

pesticide fenoxaprop-p-ethyl (CAS No. 

148–79–8) to treat up to 40,000 acres of 

grasses grown for seed to control weeds. 

The applicant proposes a use which is 

supported by the Interregional (IR)-4 

program and has been requested in 5 or 

more previous years, and a petition for 

tolerance has not yet been submitted to 

the Agency. In accordance with the 

requirements of Title 40 of the Code of 

Federal regulations (40 CFR 

166.24(a)(7)), EPA is soliciting public 

comment before making the decision 

whether or not to grant the exemption. 

DATES: Comments must be received on 

or before February 2, 2012. 

ADDRESSES: Submit your comments, 

identified by docket identification (ID) 

number EPA–HQ–OPP–2011–1023, by 

one of the following methods: 

• Federal eRulemaking Portal: http:// 

www.regulations.gov., Follow the online 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– 

1023. 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 


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whose disclosure is restricted by statute. 

Do 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 Oregon 

Department of Agriculture has requested 

the Administrator to issue a specific 

exemption for the use of fenoxaprop-pethyl on grasses grown for seed to 

control weeds. Information in 

accordance with 40 CFR part 166 was 

submitted as part of this request. 

As part of this request, the applicant 

asserts that an emergency arose from 

loss of a previously-used herbicide 

special local need registration, and the 

resulting weed problems. The applicant 

states that currently available herbicides 

do not provide adequate weed control, 

and weeds must be meticulously 

controlled. This is because 

contamination of the grass seeds with 

weed seeds will result in significant 

reduction in sales, with certain states 

and counties completely prohibiting 

sale of grass seed containing noxious 

weed species; thus significant economic 

losses are expected if weeds are not 

controlled. 

The Applicant proposes to make no 

more than one application at a rate of 

up to 0.0825 lb. active ingredient (a.i.) 

per acre. Up to 40,000 acres may be 

treated statewide for a total amount of 

active ingredient used of up to 3,300 lbs. 


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This notice does not constitute a 

decision by EPA on the application 

itself. The regulations governing section 

18 of FIFRA require publication of a 

notice of receipt of an application for a 

specific exemption proposing a use 

which is supported by the IR–4 program 

and has been requested in 5 or more 

previous years, and a petition for 

tolerance has not yet been submitted to 

the Agency. The notice provides an 

opportunity for public comment on the 

application, in accordance with 

requirements set forth at 40 CFR 

166.24(a)(7)). 

The Agency, will review and consider 

all comments received during the 

comment period in determining 

whether to issue the specific exemption 

requested by the Oregon Department of 

Agriculture. 

List of Subjects 

Environmental protection, Pesticides 

and pests. 

Dated: January 9, 2012. 

Lois Rossi, 

Director, Registration Division, Office of 

Pesticide Programs. 

[FR Doc. 2012–811 Filed 1–17–12; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 6560–50–P 

ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION 

AGENCY 

[FRL–9618–8] 

Meetings of the Small Communities 

Advisory Subcommittee and the Local 

Government Advisory Committee 

AGENCY: Environmental Protection 

Agency. 

ACTION: Notice. 

SUMMARY: The Small Communities 

Advisory Subcommittee (SCAS) will 

meet via teleconference on Monday, 

February 6, 2012, 1 p.m.–2 p.m. (ET). 

The Subcommittee will discuss 

sustainable communities, drinking 

water regulations and other issues and 

recommendations to the Administrator 

regarding environmental issues affecting 

small communities. This is an open 

meeting and all interested persons are 

invited to participate. The 

Subcommittee will hear comments from 

the public between 1:40 p.m.–2 p.m. on 

Monday, February 6, 2012. Individuals 

or organizations wishing to address the 

Committee will be allowed a maximum 

of five minutes to present their point of 

view. Also, written comments should be 

submitted electronically to 

davis.catherinem@epa.gov. Please 

contact the Designated Federal Officer 

(DFO) at the number listed below to 

schedule a time on the agenda. Time 

will be allotted on a first-come firstserve basis, and the total period for 

comments may be extended if the 

number of requests for appearances 

requires it. 

The Local Government Advisory 

Committee (LGAC) will meet via 

teleconference on Monday, February 6, 

2012, 2 p.m.–3 p.m. (ET). The 

Committee will discuss the 

recommendations of the LGAC 

Workgroups and the SCAS. This is an 

open meeting and all interested persons 

are invited to participate. The 

Committee will hear comments from the 

public between 2:40 p.m.–3 p.m. (ET) 

on Monday, February 6, 2012. 

Individuals or organizations wishing to 

address the Committee will be allowed 

a maximum of five minutes to present 

their point of view. Also, written 

comments should be submitted 

electronically to eargle.frances@epa.gov. 

Please contact the Designated Federal 

Officer (DFO) at the number listed 

below to schedule a time on the agenda. 

Time will be allotted on a first-come 

first-serve basis, and the total period for 

comments may be extended if the 

number of requests for appearances 

requires it. 

Dates and Addresses: The Small 

Communities Advisory Subcommittee 

meeting will be held by teleconference 

on Monday, February 6, 2012, 1 p.m.– 

2 p.m. (ET). The Local Government 

Advisory Committee meeting will be 

held by teleconference on Monday, 

February 6, 2012, 2 p.m.–3 p.m. (ET). 

Meeting summaries will be available 

after the meetings online at http:// 

www.epa.gov/ocir/scas and can be 

obtained by written request to the DFO. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Cathy Davis, Designated Federal Officer 

for the Small Communities Advisory 

Subcommittee (SCAS) at (202) 564–2703 

or email at davis.catherinem@epa.gov. 

For the Local Government Advisory 

Committee (LGAC) contact Frances 

Eargle at (202) 564–3115 or email at 

eargle.frances@epa.gov. 

Information on Services for Those 

with Disabilities: For information on 

access or services for individuals with 

disabilities, please contact Frances 

Eargle at (202) 564–3115 or 

eargle.frances@epa.gov. To request 

accommodation of a disability, please 

request it 10 days prior to the meeting, 

to give EPA as much time as possible to 

process your request. 

Dated: January 9, 2011. 

Frances Eargle, 

Designated Federal Officer, Local Government 

Advisory Committee. 

[FR Doc. 2012–813 Filed 1–17–12; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 6560–50–P 

ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION 

AGENCY 

[EPA–HQ–OPP–2011–0689; FRL–9332–6] 

Pesticide Experimental Use Permit; 

Receipt of Application; Comment 

Request 

AGENCY: Environmental Protection 

Agency (EPA). 

ACTION: Notice. 

SUMMARY: This notice announces EPA’s 

receipt of an EUP for the PlantIncorporated Protectants (PIPs) Bacillus 

thuringiensis Cry proteins Cry1Ab, 

Cry2Ae, Vip3Aa19, and full-length 

Cry1Ab in event T304–40, GHB119, 

COT102, and COT67B cotton plants, 

respectively; and the PIP Bacillus 

thuringiensis combined trait 

cotton,T304–40 X GHB119 X COT102 X 

COT67B; and the combined trait cotton 

necessary for their production. The 

Agency has determined that the permit 

may be of regional and national 

significance. Therefore, in accordance 

with 40 CFR 172.11(a), the Agency is 

soliciting comments on this application. 

DATES: Comments must be received on 

or before February 17, 2012. 

ADDRESSES: Submit your comments, 

identified by docket identification (ID) 

number EPA–HQ–OPP–2011–0689, 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– 

0689. EPA’s policy is that all comments 

received will be included in the docket 


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