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considered, but intervention is 

necessary to become a party to the 

proceeding. 

eFiling is encouraged. More detailed 

information relating to filing 

requirements, interventions, protests, 

service, and qualifying facilities filings 

can be found at: http://www.ferc.gov/ 

docs-filing/efiling/filing-req.pdf. For 

other information, call (866) 208–3676 

(toll free). For TTY, call (202) 502–8659. 

For other information, call (866) 208– 

3676 (toll free). For TTY, call (202) 502– 

8659. The Commission’s Office of 

Public Participation (OPP) supports 

meaningful public engagement and 

participation in Commission 

proceedings. OPP can help members of 

the public, including landowners, 

environmental justice communities, 

Tribal members and others, access 

publicly available information and 

navigate Commission processes. For 

public inquiries and assistance with 

making filings such as interventions, 

comments, or requests for rehearing, the 

public is encouraged to contact OPP at 

(202) 502–6595 or OPP@ferc.gov. 

Dated: September 20, 2023. 

Debbie-Anne A. Reese, 

Deputy Secretary. 

[FR Doc. 2023–20889 Filed 9–25–23; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 6717–01–P 

DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY 

Federal Energy Regulatory 

Commission 

Combined Notice of Filings 

Take notice that the Commission has 

received the following Natural Gas and 

Oil Pipeline Rate and Refund Report 

filings: 

Filings Instituting Proceedings 

Docket Numbers: RP23–1040–000. 

Applicants: Equitrans, L.P. 

Description: § 4(d) Rate Filing: 

Negotiated Rate Agreement—9/20/2023 

to be effective 9/20/2023. 

Filed Date: 9/20/23. 

Accession Number: 20230920–5010. 

Comment Date: 5 p.m. ET 10/2/23. 

Docket Numbers: RP23–1041–000. 

Applicants: Iroquois Gas 

Transmission System, L.P. 

Description: § 4(d) Rate Filing: 9.20.23 

Negotiated Rates—Equinor Natural Gas 

LLC R–7120–19 to be effective 11/1/ 

2023. 

Filed Date: 9/20/23. 

Accession Number: 20230920–5041. 

Comment Date: 5 p.m. ET 10/2/23. 

Docket Numbers: RP23–1042–000. 

Applicants: Iroquois Gas 

Transmission System, L.P. 

Description: § 4(d) Rate Filing: 9.20.23 

Negotiated Rates—Equinor Natural Gas 

LLC R–7120–20 to be effective 11/1/ 

2023. 

Filed Date: 9/20/23. 

Accession Number: 20230920–5043. 

Comment Date: 5 p.m. ET 10/2/23. 

Docket Numbers: RP23–1043–000. 

Applicants: Iroquois Gas 

Transmission System, L.P. 

Description: § 4(d) Rate Filing: 9.20.23 

Negotiated Rates—Vitol Inc. R–7495–19 

to be effective 11/1/2023. 

Filed Date: 9/20/23. 

Accession Number: 20230920–5044. 

Comment Date: 5 p.m. ET 10/2/23. 

Docket Numbers: RP23–1044–000. 

Applicants: Iroquois Gas 

Transmission System, L.P. 

Description: § 4(d) Rate Filing: 9.20.23 

Negotiated Rates—Vitol Inc. R–7495–20 

to be effective 11/1/2023. 

Filed Date: 9/20/23. 

Accession Number: 20230920–5045. 

Comment Date: 5 p.m. ET 10/2/23. 

Any person desiring to intervene, to 

protest, or to answer a complaint in any 

of the above proceedings must file in 

accordance with Rules 211, 214, or 206 

of the Commission’s Regulations (18 

CFR 385.211, 385.214, or 385.206) on or 

before 5:00 p.m. Eastern time on the 

specified comment date. Protests may be 

considered, but intervention is 

necessary to become a party to the 

proceeding. 

The filings are accessible in the 

Commission’s eLibrary system (https://

elibrary.ferc.gov/idmws/search/ 

fercgensearch.asp) by querying the 

docket number. 

eFiling is encouraged. More detailed 

information relating to filing 

requirements, interventions, protests, 

service, and qualifying facilities filings 

can be found at: http://www.ferc.gov/ 

docs-filing/efiling/filing-req.pdf. For 

other information, call (866) 208–3676 

(toll free). For TTY, call (202) 502–8659. 

For other information, call (866) 208– 

3676 (toll free). For TTY, call (202) 502– 

8659. The Commission’s Office of 

Public Participation (OPP) supports 

meaningful public engagement and 

participation in Commission 

proceedings. OPP can help members of 

the public, including landowners, 

environmental justice communities, 

Tribal members and others, access 

publicly available information and 

navigate Commission processes. For 

public inquiries and assistance with 

making filings such as interventions, 

comments, or requests for rehearing, the 

public is encouraged to contact OPP at 

(202) 502–6595 or OPP@ferc.gov. 

Dated: September 20, 2023. 

Debbie-Anne A. Reese, 

Deputy Secretary. 

[FR Doc. 2023–20888 Filed 9–25–23; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 6717–01–P 

DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY 

Federal Energy Regulatory 

Commission 

[Docket No. EL23–98–000] 

Stony Creek Wind Farm, LLC; Notice of 

Institution of Section 206 Proceeding 

and Refund Effective Date 

On September 18, 2023, the 

Commission issued an order in Docket 

No. EL23–98–000, pursuant to section 

206 of the Federal Power Act (FPA), 16 

U.S.C. 824e, instituting an investigation 

into whether Stony Creek Wind Farm, 

LLC’s Rate Schedule is unjust, 

unreasonable, unduly discriminatory or 

preferential, or otherwise unlawful. 

Stony Creek Wind Farm, LLC, 184 FERC 

¶ 61,163 (2023). 

The refund effective date in Docket 

No. EL23–98–000, established pursuant 

to section 206(b) of the FPA, will be the 

date of publication of this notice in the 

Federal Register. 

Any interested person desiring to be 

heard in Docket No. EL23–98–000 must 

file a notice of intervention or motion to 

intervene, as appropriate, with the 

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, 

in accordance with Rule 214 of the 

Commission’s Rules of Practice and 

Procedure, 18 CFR 385.214 (2022), 

within 21 days of the date of issuance 

of the order. 

In addition to publishing the full text 

of this document in the Federal 

Register, the Commission provides all 

interested persons an opportunity to 

view and/or print the contents of this 

document via the internet through the 

Commission’s Home Page (https://

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. At this 

time, the Commission has suspended 

access to the Commission’s Public 

Reference Room, due to the 

proclamation declaring a National 

Emergency concerning the Novel 

Coronavirus Disease (COVID–19), issued 

by the President on March 13, 2020. For 

assistance, contact FERC at 

FERCOnlineSupport@ferc.gov or call 

toll-free, (886) 208–3676 or TYY, (202) 

502–8659. 

The Commission strongly encourages 

electronic filings of comments, protests 

and interventions in lieu of paper using 

the ‘‘eFile’’ link at https://www.ferc.gov. 


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In lieu of electronic filing, you may 

submit a paper copy. Submissions sent 

via the U.S. Postal Service must be 

addressed to: Kimberly D. Bose, 

Secretary, Federal Energy Regulatory 

Commission, 888 First Street NE, Room 

1A, Washington, DC 20426. 

Submissions sent via any other carrier 

must be addressed to: Kimberly D. Bose, 

Secretary, Federal Energy Regulatory 

Commission, 12225 Wilkins Avenue, 

Rockville, Maryland 20852. 

The Commission’s Office of Public 

Participation (OPP) supports meaningful 

public engagement and participation in 

Commission proceedings. OPP can help 

members of the public, including 

landowners, environmental justice 

communities, Tribal members and 

others, access publicly available 

information and navigate Commission 

processes. For public inquiries and 

assistance with making filings such as 

interventions, comments, or requests for 

rehearing, the public is encouraged to 

contact OPP at (202) 502–6595 or OPP@

ferc.gov. 

Dated: September 20, 2023. 

Debbie-Anne A. Reese, 

Deputy Secretary. 

[FR Doc. 2023–20887 Filed 9–25–23; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 6717–01–P 

ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION 

AGENCY 

[EPA–HQ–OPP–2023–0445; FRL–11370–01– 

OCSPP] 

Pesticides; Concept for a Framework 

To Assess the Risk to the 

Effectiveness of Human and Animal 

Drugs Posed by Certain Antibacterial 

or Antifungal Pesticides; Notice of 

Availability and Request for Comment 

AGENCY: Environmental Protection 

Agency (EPA). 

ACTION: Notice. 

SUMMARY: The Environmental Protection 

Agency (EPA) is announcing the 

availability of and soliciting public 

comment on the concept for developing 

a framework to improve assessments of 

potential risks to human and animal 

health where the use of certain 

pesticides could potentially result in 

antimicrobial resistance (AMR) that 

compromises the effectiveness of 

medically important antibacterial and 

antifungal drugs. EPA is also seeking 

feedback on research gaps and other 

information to help inform the risk 

assessment and mitigation processes. 

The concept document was developed 

in collaboration with the U.S. 

Department of Health and Human 

Services (HHS), the U.S. Department of 

Agriculture (USDA), and offices within 

the White House Executive Office of the 

President. A pesticide must be 

registered with the EPA under the 

Federal Insecticide, Fungicide, and 

Rodenticide Act (FIFRA) before it can be 

legally sold or distributed in the United 

States. During the registration process, 

EPA considers whether the pesticide 

will cause unreasonable adverse effects 

on people or the environment. Because 

resistance is considered an adverse 

effect under FIFRA, the U.S. 

government is working to develop a 

structured and coordinated approach to 

assess and manage these risks. EPA is 

seeking public comment on a concept 

document for a proposed framework 

and on potential solutions, research, or 

mitigation approaches to reduce the 

spread of AMR. The agencies will 

consider feedback in developing a 

proposed framework that will also be 

shared for public review and comment. 

DATES: Submit your comments on or 

before November 13, 2023. 

ADDRESSES: Submit your comments, 

identified by docket identification (ID) 

number EPA–HQ–OPP–2023–0445, 

through the Federal eRulemaking Portal 

at https://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. Additional 

instructions on commenting and visiting 

the docket, along with more information 

about dockets generally, is available at 

https://www.epa.gov/dockets. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Susan Jennings, Immediate Office 

(7501M), Office of Pesticide Programs, 

Environmental Protection Agency, 1201 

Constitution Ave. NW, Washington, DC 

20004; telephone number: (706) 355– 

8574; email address: jennings.susan@

epa.gov. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

I. Executive Summary 

A. What is the Agency’s authority for 

taking this action? 

This action is being taken under the 

authority of the Federal Insecticide, 

Fungicide, and Rodenticide Act (FIFRA) 

(7 U.S.C. 136 et seq.). 

B. What action is the Agency taking? 

EPA is announcing the availability of 

and soliciting public comment on a 

document that describes the concept for 

developing a proposed framework to 

improve assessments of potential risks 

to human and animal health where the 

use of certain pesticides could 

potentially result in antimicrobial 

resistance that compromises the 

effectiveness of medically important 

antibacterial and antifungal drugs. EPA 

is also seeking feedback on research 

gaps and other information to help 

inform the risk assessment and 

mitigation processes. The concept 

document was developed in 

collaboration with the U.S. Department 

of Health and Human Services (HHS), 

the U.S. Department of Agriculture 

(USDA), and offices within the White 

House Executive Office of the President. 

A pesticide must be registered with the 

EPA under the Federal Insecticide, 

Fungicide, and Rodenticide Act (FIFRA) 

before it can be legally sold or 

distributed in the United States. During 

the registration process, EPA considers 

whether the pesticide will cause 

unreasonable adverse effects on people 

or the environment. Because resistance 

is considered an adverse effect under 

FIFRA, the U.S. government is working 

to develop a structured and coordinated 

approach to assess and manage these 

risks. EPA is seeking public comment 

on a concept document for a proposed 

framework and on potential solutions, 

research, or mitigation approaches to 

reduce the spread of AMR. The agencies 

will consider feedback in developing a 

proposed framework that will also be 

shared for public review and comment. 

C. Why is the Agency taking this action? 

In the United States, more than 2.8 

million antimicrobial-resistant 

infections occur each year, resulting in 

more than 35,000 annual deaths. Some 

antibacterial and antifungal pesticides 

used in agriculture as well as some 

pesticides used in other settings, belong 

to the same class as or share 

mechanisms of action with medically 

important antimicrobial drugs used in 

human and veterinary medicine. Recent 

evidence indicates that the use of some 

antifungal pesticides can select for 

resistant organisms that pose a potential 

risk to human and animal health. As 

new pesticides and uses are proposed, 

the potential exists for these pesticides 

to select for pathogenic bacteria or fungi 

that are resistant to medically important 

antimicrobial drugs, including both 

FDA-approved drugs and those still 

undergoing clinical trials. 

D. Does this action apply to me? 

This action is directed to the public 

in general, although this action may be 

of particular interest to those persons 

who may be interested in assessments of 

potential risks to human and animal 

health where the use of certain 

pesticides could potentially result in 


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