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There is an increase of 573 hours in the 

total estimated burden currently 

identified in the OMB Inventory of 

Approved ICR Burdens. This increase is 

based on new estimates provided by the 

program offices at EPA on their 

projected use of focus groups. 

John Moses, 

Director, Collection Strategies Division. 

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BILLING CODE 6560–50–P 

ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION 

AGENCY 

[EPA–HQ–OPP–2012–0172; FRL–9341–7] 

Fluxapyroxad; Receipt of Application 

for Emergency Exemption for Use on 

Rice in Louisiana, Solicitation of Public 

Comment 

AGENCY: Environmental Protection 

Agency (EPA). 

ACTION: Notice. 

SUMMARY: EPA has received a specific 

exemption request from the Louisiana 

Department of Agriculture and Forestry 

to use the pesticide fluxapyroxad (CAS 

No. 907204–31–3) to treat up to 40,000 

acres of rice to control sheath blight 

caused by the fungus, Rhizoctonia 

solani. The applicant proposes the use 

of a new chemical which has not been 

registered by the EPA. EPA is soliciting 

public comment before making the 

decision whether or not to grant the 

exemption. 

DATES: Comments must be received on 

or before April 12, 2012. 

ADDRESSES: Submit your comments, 

identified by docket identification (ID) 

number EPA–HQ–OPP–2012–0172, 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–2012– 

0172. EPA’s policy is that all comments 

received will be included in the docket 

without change and may be made 

available online 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 

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: 

Debra Rate, Registration Division 

(7505P), Office of Pesticide Programs, 

Environmental Protection Agency, 1200 

Pennsylvania Ave. NW., Washington, 

DC 20460–0001; telephone number: 

(703) 306–0309; fax number: (703) 605– 

0781; email address: 

rate.debra@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 


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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. 

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. Louisiana 

Department of Agriculture and Forestry 

has requested the Administrator to issue 

a specific exemption for the use of 

fluxapyroxad on rice to control sheath 

blight caused by the fungus Rhizoctonia 

solani. Information in accordance with 

40 CFR part 166 was submitted as part 

of this request. 

As part of this request, the applicant 

asserts that fluxapyroxad is needed to 

control sheath blight in rice caused by 

the fungus Rhizoctonia solani. 

Rhizoctonia solani has developed 

resistance to the fungicides typically 

used to control the resulting sheath 

blight, thus leading to a lack of 

alternative and effective control 

practices. Without the requested 

chemical control, fluxapyroxad, 

Louisiana has stated that economic 

losses to rice growers could range from 

21% to 27%, with as much as 50% on 

very susceptible varieties. An additional 

10% to 15% reduction in grain quality 

could also be experienced. 

The Applicant proposes to make no 

more than two applications per year at 

a rate of 4.5 oz. formulated product 

(0.087 lb fluxapyroxad)/acre/application 

to a maximum of 40,000 acres of rice 

during the 2012 growing season in the 

state of Louisiana. At total of 2,812.5 

gallons (6,960 lbs fluxpyroxad) may be 

used. 

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 use of a 

new chemical (i.e., an active ingredient) 

which has not been registered by EPA. 

The notice provides an opportunity for 

public comment on the application. 

The Agency, will review and consider 

all comments received during the 

comment period in determining 

whether to issue the specific exemption 

requested by the Louisiana Department 

of Agriculture and Forestry. 

List of Subjects 

Environmental protection, Pesticides 

and pests. 

Dated: March 16, 2012. 

Lois Rossi, 

Director, Registration Division, Office of 

Pesticide Programs. 

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BILLING CODE 6560–50–P 

ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION 

AGENCY 

[FRL–9653–2] 

National and Governmental Advisory 

Committees to the U.S. Representative 

to the Commission for Environmental 

Cooperation 

AGENCY: Environmental Protection 

Agency (EPA). 

ACTION: Notice of meeting. 

SUMMARY: Under the Federal Advisory 

Committee Act, Public Law 92–463, 

EPA gives notice of a meeting of the 

National Advisory Committee (NAC) 

and Governmental Advisory Committee 

(GAC) to the U.S. Representative to the 

North American Commission for 

Environmental Cooperation (CEC). The 

National and Governmental Advisory 

Committees advise the EPA 

Administrator in her capacity as the 

U.S. Representative to the CEC Council. 

The Committees are authorized under 

Articles 17 and 18 of the North 

American Agreement on Environmental 

Cooperation (NAAEC), North American 

Free Trade Agreement Implementation 

Act, Public Law 103–182, and as 

directed by Executive Order 12915, 

entitled ‘‘Federal Implementation of the 

North American Agreement on 

Environmental Cooperation.’’ The NAC 

is composed of 13 members 

representing academia, environmental 

non-governmental organizations, and 

private industry. The GAC consists of 12 

members representing state, local, and 

Tribal governments. The Committees are 

responsible for providing advice to the 

U.S. Representative on a wide range of 

strategic, scientific, technological, 

regulatory, and economic issues related 

to implementation and further 

elaboration of the NAAEC. 

The purpose of the meeting is to 

provide advice on the Guidelines for 

Submissions on Enforcement Matters 

under Articles 14 and 15 of the NAAEC 

and to discuss other trans-boundary 

environmental and trade issues. The 

meeting will also include a public 

comment session. A copy of the agenda 

will be posted at http://www.epa.gov/ 

ofacmo/nacgac-page.htm. 

DATES: The National and Governmental 

Advisory Committees will hold an open 

meeting on Thursday, April 26, 2012, 

from 8:30 a.m. to 5 p.m., and Friday, 

April 27, from 8:30 a.m. until 2 p.m. 

ADDRESSES: The meeting will be held at 

the U.S. EPA, Conference Room 1117A, 

located in the EPA East Building, 1201 

Constitution Ave. NW., Washington, DC 

20004. Telephone: 202–564–2294. The 

meeting is open to the public, with 

limited seating on a first-come, firstserved basis. If you plan to attend, 

please register with Ms. Stephanie 

McCoy, by no later than April 20th by 

calling 202–564–2294 or via email at 

mccoy.stephanie@epa.gov. Please 

provide your name, organization, 

address and telephone number. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Oscar Carrillo, Designated Federal 

Officer, carrillo.oscar@epa.gov, 202– 

564–0347, U.S. EPA, Office of Federal 

Advisory Committee Management and 

Outreach (1601–M), 1200 Pennsylvania 

Avenue NW., Washington, DC 20460. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Requests 

to make oral comments, or provide 

written comments to the Committees, 

should be sent to Oscar Carrillo, 

Designated Federal Officer, at the 

contact information above. 

Meeting Access: For information on 

access or services for individuals with 

disabilities, please contact Oscar 


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