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I. General Information 

A. Does this Action Apply to Me? 

This action is directed to the public 

in general. This action may, however, be 

of interest to to those persons who are 

interested in agricultural biotechnology 

or may be required to conduct testing of 

pesticidal substances under the Federal 

Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act (FFDCA) 

or the Federal Insecticide, Fungicide, 

and Rodenticide Act (FIFRA). 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 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 

regulations.gov or e-mail. 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. 

II. Background 

IR–4, Rutgers University, 500 College 

Road East, Suite 201W, Princeton, NJ 

08540, on behalf of the Arizona Cotton 

Research and Protection Council, 3721 

East Weir Avenue Phoenix, Arizona 

85040–2933 proposes to treat pistachio 

in California. The registrant plans to use 

the a conditionally registered microbial 

pesticide containing Aspergillus flavus 

AF36, at 0.0008 percent (EPA 

Registration Number 71693–1). This 

pesticide is currently used on cotton in 

California. 

III. What Action is the Agency Taking? 

Following the review of the IR–4 

application and any comments and data 

received in response to this notice, EPA 

will decide whether to issue or deny the 

EUP request for this EUP program, and 

if issued, the conditions under which it 

is to be conducted. Any issuance of an 

EUP will be announced in the Federal 

Register. 

IV. What is the Agency’s Authority for 

Taking this Action? 

The Agency is authorized to take this 

action under FIFRA section 5. 

List of Subjects 

Environmental protection, 

Experimental use permits. 

Dated: February 28, 2007. 

Janet L. Andersen, 

Director, Biopesticides and Pollution 

Prevention Division, Office of Pesticide 

Programs. 

[FR Doc. E7–4169 Filed 3–8–07; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 6560–50–S 

ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION 

AGENCY 

[EPA–HQ–OW–2007–0019; FRL–8285–7] 

Draft National Coastal Condition 

Report III 

AGENCY: Environmental Protection 

Agency (EPA). 

ACTION: Notice of availability and 

request for comments. 

SUMMARY: Notice of availability is 

hereby given for a 60-day public 

comment period on the draft National 

Coastal Condition Report III describing 

the condition of the Nation’s coastal 

waters. Coastal waters are valuable from 

both an environmental and economic 

perspective. These waters are vulnerable 

to pollution from diverse sources. EPA 

expects this report will increase public 

awareness of the extent and seriousness 

of pollution and advance efforts to 

protect and restore coastal waters. EPA 

seeks public input concerning the 

information in the report, the 

availability of additional data, and the 

appropriateness of conclusions drawn 

from the information presented. 

DATES: Comments must be received on 

or before May 8, 2007. 

ADDRESSES: Submit your comments, 

identified by Docket ID No. EPA–HQ–

OW–2007–0019, by one of the following 

methods: 

www.regulations.gov: Follow on-line 

instructions for submitting comments. 

E-mail: ow.docket@epa.gov, 

Mail: EPA Docket Center (EPA/DC), 

Environmental Protection Agency, 

Water Docket, 

Mailcode: 2822T, 1200 Pennsylvania 

Ave., NW., Washington, DC 20460. 

Hand Delivery: EPA/DC, Water 

Docket, Environmental Protection 

Agency, EPA West, Room 3334, 1301 

Constitution Ave., NW., Washington, 

DC 20004. Such deliveries are only 

accepted during the Docket’s normal 

hours of operation, and special 

arrangements should be made for 

deliveries of boxed information. 

Instructions: Direct your comments to 

Docket ID No. EPA–HQ–OW–2007–

0019. EPA’s policy is that all comments 

received will be included in the public 

docket without change and may be 

made available online at 

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 www.regulations.gov 

or e-mail. The www.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 e-mail 

comment directly to EPA without going 

through www.regulations.gov your email address will be automatically 

captured and included as part of the 

comment that is placed in the public 

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 


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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. For additional information 

about EPA’s public docket visit the EPA 

Docket Center homepage at http:// 

www.epa.gov/epahome/dockets.htm. 

Docket: All documents in the docket 

are listed in the www.regulations.gov 

index. 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 

either electronically in 

www.regulations.gov or in hard copy at 

the Water Docket, EPA/DC, EPA West, 

Room 3334, 1301 Constitution Ave., 

NW., Washington, DC. The Public 

Reading Room is open from 8:30 a.m. to 

4:30 p.m., Monday through Friday, 

excluding legal holidays. The telephone 

number for the Public Reading Room is 

(202) 566–1744, and the telephone 

number for the Water Docket is (202) 

566–2426. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Barry Burgan, Ocean and Coastal 

Protection Division, Office of Water, 

4504T, Environmental Protection 

Agency, 1200 Pennsylvania Avenue, 

NW., Washington, DC 20460, telephone 

number: 202–566–1242; fax number: 

202–566–1336; e-mail address: 

Burgan.Barry@epa.gov or Virginia 

Engle, Gulf Ecology Division, Office of 

Research and Development, 

Environmental Protection Agency, 1 

Sabine Island Drive, Gulf Breeze, 

Florida 32561; telephone number: (850) 

934–9354; fax number: (850) 934–9201; 

e-mail address: Engle.Virginia@epa.gov. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

General Information 

In 2001, the first National Coastal 

Condition Report was released, 

characterizing about 70% of the 

estuarine resources of the United States. 

Using available data from 1990–1996, 

EPA, the National Oceanic and 

Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), 

U.S. Geological Survey (USGS), U.S. 

Fish and Wildlife Service (USFWS), and 

U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) 

determined that the Nation’s estuarine 

resources were in fair condition and 

presented this information in the first 

Report. The second National Coastal 

Condition Report, released in 2005, 

described the condition of 100% of the 

Nation’s estuaries in the contiguous 48 

states and Puerto Rico. This third 

edition of the National Coastal 

Condition Report serves as a continuing 

foundation for the Nation’s efforts to 

protect, manage, and restore coastal 

ecosystems. Four Federal agencies (EPA, 

NOAA, USGS and the USFWS) and 

several state and regional/local 

organizations have come together to 

report on the current condition of the 

Nation’s coasts. 

The draft National Coastal Condition 

Report III describes the condition of 

coastal waters based on several available 

data sets from different agencies and 

areas of the country and summarizes 

them to present a continuing picture of 

the condition of coastal waters. 

Although the data sets presented do not 

cover all coastal areas (e.g., no data were 

collected in Alaska other than south 

central Alaska and the Trust 

Territories), they do provide a multiregional assessment of coastal condition 

in the conterminous United States and 

Puerto Rico. For example, EPA’s 

National Coastal Assessment is 

conducting estuarine monitoring in all 

23 coastal states and Puerto Rico, 

accounting for 99.8% of estuarine 

acreage in the continental U.S. and 

Puerto Rico. Data from several regional 

and national programs conducted by 

NOAA, USGS and the USFWS are 

included in this assessment of coastal 

condition. This report serves as a useful 

tool for analyzing the progress of coastal 

programs implemented since the first 

Report and as a benchmark for the 

future and provides trends in condition 

over time. This report will be followed 

in subsequent years by reports focusing 

on continuing assessments of ecological 

condition, examinations of the trends in 

coastal condition, and assessments of 

more specialized coastal issues. 

The draft National Coastal Condition 

Report III will undergo an external peer 

review conducted by EPA’s Office of 

Research and Development. The peer 

review plan, including peer review 

charge questions, is available on EPA’s 

Science Inventory Web site (http:// 

cfpub.epa.gov/si/ 

si_record_view.cfm?dirEntryID=161923). 

You may view and download the draft 

Report on EPA’s Internet site at the 

Office of Water homepage at http:// 

www.epa.gov/owow/oceans/nccr3/ 

index.html under Recent Additions. 

Dated: March 2, 2007. 

Benjamin H. Grumbles, 

Assistant Administrator for Water. 

[FR Doc. E7–4294 Filed 3–8–07; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 6560–50–P 

ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION 

AGENCY 

[FRL–8286–5] 

Omega Chemical Superfund Site; 

Notice of Proposed CERCLA 

Administrative Settlement With Certain 

Ability To Pay Parties 

AGENCY: Environmental Protection 

Agency (EPA). 

ACTION: Notice; request for public 

comment. 

SUMMARY: In accordance with Section 

122(i) of the Comprehensive 

Environmental Response, 

Compensation, and Liability Act, as 

amended (CERCLA), 42 U.S.C. 9622(i), 

notice is hereby given of a proposed 

administrative settlement for recovery of 

past response costs concerning the 

Omega Chemical Site in Whittier, Los 

Angeles County, California with 12 

settling ability to pay parties. The 

settlement is entered into pursuant to 

Section 122(h) of CERCLA, 42 U.S.C. 

9622(h), and it requires the settling 

parties to pay approximately $111,000 

to the United States Environmental 

Protection Agency (EPA). The 

settlement includes a covenant not to 

sue the settling parties, pursuant to 

Section 107(a) of CERCLA, 42 U.S.C. 

9607(a). For thirty (30) days following 

the date of publication of this notice, the 

Agency will receive written comments 

relating to the settlement. The Agency 

will consider all comments received and 

may modify or withdraw its consent to 

the settlement if comments received 

disclose facts or considerations which 

indicate that the settlement is 

inappropriate, improper, or inadequate. 

The Agency’s response to any comments 

received will be available for public 

inspection at 75 Hawthorne Street, San 

Francisco, CA 94105. 

DATES: Comments must be submitted on 

or before April 9, 2007. 

ADDRESSES: The proposed settlement is 

available for public inspection at EPA 

Region IX, 75 Hawthorne Street, San 

Francisco, California. A copy of the 

proposed settlement may be obtained 

from Steve Berninger, EPA Region IX, 

75 Hawthorne Street, ORC–3, San 

Francisco, CA 94105, telephone number 

415–972–3909. Comments should 

reference the Omega Chemical 

Superfund Site, Whittier, California and 

EPA Docket No. 2006–26, and should be 

addressed to Steve Berninger at the 

above address. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Steve Berninger, Assistant Regional 

Counsel (ORC–3), Office of Regional 

Counsel, U.S. EPA Region IX, 75 


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