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and the Tier I and Tier II Exemptions at 

40 CFR part 725, subpart G. 

B. What action is the agency taking? 

Effective October 1, 2013, due to the 

lack of authorized funding (i.e., a Fiscal 

Year 2014 Appropriations Bill or a 

Continuing Resolution), certain EPA 

functions were suspended. During the 

shutdown, no review work was 

performed on the TSCA section 5 

notifications received by EPA on or 

before October 1, 2013, and for which 

the review period had not yet expired as 

of October 1, 2013. Because of the 

shutdown, EPA is now extending, 

pursuant to TSCA sections 5(c) and 

26(c) and 40 CFR 720.75(c), the review 

periods of all TSCA section 5 

notifications received on or before 

October 1, 2013, and for which the 

review period has not yet expired as of 

October 1, 2013. 

There is a possibility that the 

chemical substances submitted for 

review in these TSCA section 5 

notifications may need to be regulated 

by EPA under TSCA. The Agency 

requires an extension of the review 

periods to complete its risk assessment, 

to examine its regulatory options, and to 

prepare the necessary documents, 

should regulatory action be required. 

Therefore, EPA has determined that 

good cause exists to extend, under 

TSCA section 5(c), the review period for 

each such TSCA section 5 notification. 

The duration of this extension period 

is equivalent to the duration of the 

shutdown, i.e., equivalent to the number 

of days accruing from October 1, 2013, 

and the date on which this shutdown 

terminated on October 16, 2013, and 

EPA operations resumed on October 17, 

2013, or a total of 16 days. Under TSCA 

section 5(c), the total extensions of the 

review period for an individual PMN 

shall in no event exceed 90 days. Thus, 

since the extension described in this 

notice is for less than 90 days, EPA 

reserves the right to issue additional 

extensions under TSCA section 5(c) in 

the future for good cause up to a total 

of 90 days. 

Because of these circumstances, EPA 

is taking the following actions and is 

requesting the assistance of notifiers as 

described in this unit: 

Category 1—TSCA section 5 notices 

and exemptions submitted to EPA on or 

after October 1, 2013, and before the 

date on which the affected operations 

resumed on October 17, 2013. During 

the shutdown, submissions made 

through e-PMN/CDX or other methods 

were not processed. Consequently, the 

review period for any TSCA section 5 

notice submitted during the shutdown 

did not begin until operations resumed 

on October 17, 2013. 

Category 2—TSCA section 5 

exemption notices scheduled to expire 

on or after October 1, 2013. For any 

exemption notices that have not been 

granted by EPA and for which the 

review period was scheduled to expire 

on or after October 1, 2013, EPA is 

hereby extending the notice review 

period by 16 days (the number of days 

equivalent to the duration of the 

shutdown). This additional time is 

required to ensure there is sufficient 

opportunity to determine that the 

chemical substances that are the subject 

of the exemption applications will not 

present an unreasonable risk. 

Category 3—TSCA section 5 PMNs, 

MCANs, and SNUNs scheduled to 

expire on or after October 1, 2013. For 

any PMN, MCAN, or SNUN for which 

the review period was scheduled to 

expire on or after October 1, 2013, EPA 

is hereby extending the notice review 

period by 16 days (the number of days 

equivalent to the duration of the 

shutdown). 

C. Congressional Review Act 

The Congressional Review Act, 5 

U.S.C. 801 et seq., generally provides 

that before the Agency can impose 

binding requirements like those 

contained in a rule, the Agency must 

submit a rule report, which includes a 

copy of the document, to each House of 

the Congress and to the Comptroller 

General of the United States. Although 

this document is not a rule, it is binding 

in the sense that the suspension of the 

review periods announced in this 

document are binding. EPA has 

submitted a report to the U.S. Senate, 

the U.S. House of Representatives, and 

the Comptroller General of the United 

States prior to publication of this 

document in the Federal Register. 

List of Subjects 

Environmental protection, Chemicals, 

Microbial Commercial Activity Notices, 

Microorganisms, Premanufacture 

Notices, Significant New Use Notices, 

Test Marketing Exemptions. 

Dated: October 21, 2013. 

Maria J. Doa, 

Director, Chemical Control Division, Office 

of Pollution Prevention and Toxics. 

[FR Doc. 2013–25386 Filed 10–25–13; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 6560–50–P 

ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION 

AGENCY 

[EPA–HQ–OPP–2013–0490; FRL–9902–06] 

FIFRA Scientific Advisory Panel; 

Notice of Cancellation 

AGENCY: Environmental Protection 

Agency (EPA). 

ACTION: Notice. 

SUMMARY: The Agency is issuing this 

notice to cancel the 3-day meeting of the 

Federal Insecticide, Fungicide, and 

Rodenticide Act Scientific Advisory 

Panel (FIFRA SAP) to consider and 

review scientific uncertainties 

associated with corn rootworm 

resistance monitoring for Bt corn Plant 

Incorporated Protectants (PIPs) 

scheduled for October 30—November 1, 

2013. The meeting was announced in 

the Federal Register on August 9, 2013. 

The meeting will be rescheduled. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Fred 

Jenkins, DFO, Office of Science 

Coordination and Policy (7201M), 

Environmental Protection Agency, 1200 

Pennsylvania Ave. NW., Washington, 

DC 20460–0001; telephone number: 

(202) 564–3327; fax number: (202) 564– 

8382; email address: jenkins.fred@

epa.gov. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The 

meeting was announced in the Federal 

Register on August 9, 2013 (78 FR 

48672, FRL–9394–3). This meeting will 

be rescheduled in the near future and 

announced in the Federal Register. 

List of Subjects 

Environmental protection, Pesticides 

and pests. 

Dated: October 23, 2013. 

David Dix, 

Director, Office of Science Coordination and 

Policy. 

[FR Doc. 2013–25572 Filed 10–24–13; 4:15 pm] 

BILLING CODE 6560–50–P 

ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION 

AGENCY 

[EPA–HQ–OPP–2013–0485; FRL–9902–08] 

FIFRA Scientific Advisory Panel; 

Notice of Cancellation 

AGENCY: Environmental Protection 

Agency (EPA). 

ACTION: Notice. 

SUMMARY: The Agency is issuing this 

notice to cancel the 1-day meeting of the 

Federal Insecticide, Fungicide, and 

Rodenticide Act Scientific Advisory 

Panel (FIFRA SAP) to consider and 

review RNAi Technology as a Pesticide: 


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