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‘‘The Honorable Collin O’Mara 

Secretary 

Delaware Department of Natural 

Resources and Environmental Control 

89 Kings Highway 

Dover, Delaware 19901 

Dear Secretary O’Mara: 

In response to your delegation 

request, dated July 8, 2010, the U.S. 

Environmental Protection Agency, 

Region III (EPA) hereby grants to the 

Delaware Department of Natural 

Resources and Environmental Control 

(DNREC) formal delegation of the 

following sections of the Outer 

Continental Shelf (OCS) Regulation in 

the Code of Federal Regulations, Title 

40, Part 55 (40 CFR part 55), as it exists 

on July 9, 2009: 

• 55.1—Statutory authority and 

scope. 

• 55.2—Definitions. 

• 55.3—Applicability. 

• 55.4—Requirements to submit a 

notice of intent. 

• 55.6—Permit requirements. 

• 55.7—Exemptions. 

• 55.8—Monitoring, reporting, 

inspections, and compliance. 

• 55.9—Enforcement. 

• 55.10—Fees. 

• 55.13—Federal requirements that 

apply to OCS sources. 

• 55.14—Requirements that apply to 

OCS sources located within 25 miles of 

states’ seaward boundaries, by State. 

• 55.15— Specific designation of 

corresponding onshore areas. 

• Appendix A to 40 CFR part 55— 

Listing of State and Local Requirements 

Incorporated by Reference Into Part 55, 

by State. 

As stated in 40 CFR part 55.11(b), the 

Administrator will delegate 

implementation and enforcement 

authority to a State if the State has an 

adjacent OCS source and the 

Administrator determines that the 

State’s regulations are adequate, 

including a demonstration by the State 

that the State has: 

(1) Adopted the appropriate portions 

of part 55 into State law; 

(2) Adequate authority under State 

law to implement and enforce the 

requirements of this part. A letter from 

the State Attorney General shall be 

required stating that the requesting 

agency has such authority; 

(3) Adequate resources to implement 

and enforce the requirements of this 

part; and 

(4) Adequate administrative 

procedures to implement and enforce 

the requirements of this part, including 

public notice and comment procedures. 

EPA reviewed DNREC’s July 8, 2010 

request and concludes that it meets all 

of the requirements of 40 CFR Part 

55.11(b). Therefore, DNREC is 

authorized to implement, enforce, and 

administer the parts of 40 CFR part 55 

listed above for OCS sources in which 

Delaware is the corresponding onshore 

area. 

I appreciate DNREC’s efforts to 

implement the OCS regulations and 

look forward to working with you to 

foster the growth of alternative energy 

projects in Delaware. If you have any 

questions, please do not hesitate to 

contact me or have your staff contact 

Ms. Amie Howell, EPA’s Delaware 

Liaison, at (215) 814–5722. 

Sincerely, 

Shawn M. Garvin 

Regional Administrator’’ 

This notice acknowledges that DNREC 

has been delegated the authority to 

implement and enforce OSC Air 

Regulations. 

Dated: July 10, 2012. 

W.C. Early, 

Acting Regional Administrator, Region III. 

[FR Doc. 2012–18384 Filed 7–26–12; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 6560–50–P 

ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION 

AGENCY 

[EPA–HQ–OPP–2012–0344; FRL–9355–1] 

Clothianidin; Emergency Petition To 

Suspend; Notice of Availability 

AGENCY: Environmental Protection 

Agency (EPA). 

ACTION: Notice. 

SUMMARY: PANNA and others submitted 

a request for the EPA to immediately 

suspend Clothianidin and take other 

actions affecting the registration. The 

EPA is announcing the decision to deny 

the suspension request and is inviting 

the public to comment on the decision 

and the remainder of the petition. 

DATES: Comments must be received on 

or before September 25, 2012. 

ADDRESSES: Submit your comments, 

identified by docket identification (ID) 

number EPA–HQ–OPP–2012–0344; 

FRL–9355–1, 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), Mail Code: 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.htm. 

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: 

Marianne Lewis, Registration Division 

(7505P), Office of Pesticide Programs, 

Environmental Protection Agency, 1200 

Pennsylvania Ave. NW., Washington, 

DC 20460–0001; telephone number: 

(703) 308–8043; fax number: (703) 308– 

0029; email address: 

marianne.lewis@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 groups, farmers, 

beekeepers, State regulatory partners, 

other interested Federal agencies; 

members of the public interested in the 

sale, distribution, or use of pesticides; 

and other pesticide registrants and 

pesticide users. 

B. What should I consider as I prepare 

my comments for EPA? 

1. Submitting CBI. Do not submit this 

information to EPA through 

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 


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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. 

II. Background 

On March 20, 2012, The Center for 

Food Safety and International Center for 

Technology Assessment submitted to 

the EPA an ‘‘Emergency Citizen 

Petition’’ on behalf of 27 individuals 

and non-governmental organizations 

requesting that the EPA suspend 

registrations for the insecticide 

clothianidin for the four following 

reasons: (1) To cure clothianidin’s 

unlawful conditional registration; (2) to 

prevent an imminent hazard to 

pollinating insects and the agricultural 

interests they support by suspending the 

registrations and initiating special 

review and cancellation proceedings; (3) 

to stop the sale of misbranded 

clothianidin products; and (4) to 

address Endangered Species Act 

consultation obligations for 

clothianidin. Given the emergency 

nature of the request and the harm 

asserted, the EPA has addressed on an 

expedited basis the request to suspend 

clothianidin registrations to prevent an 

imminent hazard. This notice 

announces the availability of the EPA’s 

petition response on that issue. The EPA 

will address the remaining three issues 

in the petition after receiving and 

considering public comments on the 

petition. After reviewing the petition 

and the supporting documentation, the 

EPA is denying the request to suspend 

clothianidin registrations based on the 

assertion that an imminent hazard exists 

because the petition and supporting 

documentation reviewed by the EPA do 

not demonstrate a substantial likelihood 

of imminent, serious harm that would 

justify the suspension of this pesticide 

under the FIFRA standard. The EPA is 

posting both the petition (including 

exhibits and supplemental filings) and 

its response to the imminent hazard 

claim for 60 days for public comment on 

its Web site and in the public docket at 

regulations.gov. After reviewing the 

public comments on the petition the 

EPA will respond to the remaining 

issues in the petition. In addition, the 

EPA will determine in connection with 

that review whether the comments 

received support the reconsideration of 

this partial response. 

List of Subjects 

Environmental protection, 

Agricultural commodities, Pesticides 

and pest. 

Dated: July 17, 2012. 

Steven P. Bradbury, 

Director, Office of Pesticide Programs. 

[FR Doc. 2012–18321 Filed 7–26–12; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 6560–50–P 

ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION 

AGENCY 

[ER–FRL–9004–2] 

Environmental Impacts Statements; 

Notice of Availability 

Responsible Agency: Office of Federal 

Activities, General Information (202) 

564–7146 or http://www.epa.gov/ 

compliance/nepa/. 

Weekly receipt of Environmental Impact 

Statements 

Filed 07/16/2012 through 07/20/2012 

Pursuant to 40 CFR 1506.9. 

Notice 

Section 309(a) of the Clean Air Act 

requires that EPA make public its 

comments on EISs issued by other 

Federal agencies. EPA’s comment letters 

on EISs are available at: http:// 

www.epa.gov/compliance/nepa/ 

eisdata.html. 

Supplementary Information: EPA is 

seeking agencies to participate in its 

e-NEPA electronic EIS submission pilot. 

Participating agencies can fulfill all 

requirements for EIS filing, eliminating 

the need to submit paper copies to EPA 

Headquarters, by filing documents 

online and providing feedback on the 

process. To participate in the pilot, 

register at: https://cdx.epa.gov. 

EIS No. 20120240, Final EIS, BLM, 00, 

Programmatic—Solar Energy 

Development in Six Southern States, 

To Identify and Prioritize Specific 

Locations Best Suited for Utility Scale 

Solar Energy Development on Public 

Lands, AZ, CA, CO, NV, NM, and UT, 

Review Period Ends: 08/27/2012, 

Contact: Shannon Stewart, BLM 202 

912–7219; Jane Summerson, DOE 

202–287–6188. The U.S. Department 

of the Interior’s Bureau of Land 

Management and the U.S. Department 

of Energy are Joint Lead Agencies for 

this project. 

EIS No. 20120241, Final EIS, USFS, 

WA, South George Vegetation and 

Fuels Management Project, To 

Improve Forest Health and Resilience 

to Fire, Insects and Disease in Upland 

Forests, Pomerory Ranger District, 

Umatilla National Forest, Asotin and 

Garfield Counties, WA, Review Period 

Ends: 08/27/2012, Contact: Dan 

Castillo 509–843–1891. 

EIS No. 20120242, Final EIS, BLM, WY, 

Lost Creek In Situ Recovery Project, 

To Analyze the Site-Specific Impacts 

Associated with the Plan of 

Operations, Sweetwater County, WY, 

Review Period Ends: 08/27/2012, 

Contact: John Russell 307–328–4252. 

EIS No. 20120243, Final EIS, DHS, 00, 

Programmatic—Northern Border 

Activities Program, Propose to 

Enhance its Program of Security along 

the United States’ Northern Border 

with Canada, from Maine to 

Washington, Review Period Ends: 08/ 

27/2012, Contact: Jennifer Hass 202– 

344–1929. 

EIS No. 20120244, Draft Supplement, 

NNSA, 00, Surplus Plutonium 

Disposition (DOE/EIS–0283–S2), To 

Consider Options for Pit Disassembly 

and Conversion of Plutonium Metal to 

Oxide, SC, NM, AL, and TN, 

Comment Period Ends: 09/25/2012, 

Contact: Sachiko McAlhany 803–952– 

6110. 

EIS No. 20120245, Final EIS, USA, AK, 

Point Thomson Project, Authorization 

for the Placement of Fill Material into 

U.S. Waters, Permit Application, AK, 

Review Period Ends: 08/27/2012, 

Contact: Harry A. Baij 907–753–2784. 

EIS No. 20120246, Final EIS, USN, CA, 

Marine Corps Air Ground Combat 

Center Project, Land Acquisition and 

Airspace Establishment to Support 

Large-Scale MAGTF Live-Fire and 

Maneuver Training Facility, 

Twentynine Palms, San Bernardino 

County, CA, Review Period Ends: 08/ 

27/2012, Contact: Chris Proudfoot 

760–830–3764. 

EIS No. 20120247, Final EIS, USACE, 

00, Mississippi River Gulf Outlet 

Ecosystem Restoration, To Develop a 

Comprehensive Ecosystem 

Restoration Plan to Restore the Lake 

Borgne Ecosystems, LA and MS, 

Review Period Ends: 08/27/2012, 

Contact: Tammy Gilmore 504–862– 

1002. 

EIS No. 20120248, Final EIS, USACE, 

TX, City of Denison Land 

Conveyance, Lake Texoma, To 

Convey a Parcel of Federally-owned 

Land at Lake Texoma, OK and TX to 

the City of Denison, TX, Grayson and 

Cooke Counties, TX and Portion of 


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