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Toxicity data for developing the water 

quality criteria were obtained from peerreviewed open literature studies and 

from studies submitted to the Office of 

Pesticide Programs for the registration 

and reregistration of pesticides. To 

ensure the quality of the information, 

the toxicity data and other information 

on the effects of carbaryl were subjected 

to both internal and external peer 

review. 

The draft criteria statement is as 

follows: The available data for carbaryl, 

evaluated in accordance with EPA’s 

guidelines for deriving aquatic life 

criteria (Stephan et al. 1985) [referenced 

in the criteria document] indicate that, 

freshwater aquatic animals would have 

an appropriate level of protection if the 

following are attained: 

1. The one-hour average concentration 

of carbaryl does not exceed 2.1 mg/L 

more than once every three years on 

average, the criterion maximum 

concentration or CMC (acute criterion). 

2. The four-day average concentration 

of carbaryl does not exceed 2.1 mg/L 

more than once every three years on 

average, the criterion continuous 

concentration or CCC (chronic 

criterion). 

The available data for carbaryl 

indicates that, estuarine/marine aquatic 

animals would have an appropriate 

level of protection if the following is 

attained: 

1. The one-hour average concentration 

of carbaryl does not exceed 1.6 mg/L 

more than once every three years on 

average (except where a locally 

important species may be more 

sensitive). 

IV. What is the relationship between 

the water quality criteria and state or 

tribal water quality standards? 

Water quality standards consist of 

three principal elements: designated 

uses, water quality criteria to protect 

those uses, and antidegradation 

requirements, providing for protection 

of existing water uses and limitations on 

degradation of high quality waters. As 

part of the water quality standards 

triennial review process defined in 

Section 303(c)(1) of the CWA, the States 

and authorized Tribes are responsible 

for developing, maintaining and 

revising water quality standards. 

Section 303(c)(1) requires States and 

authorized Tribes to review and modify, 

if appropriate, their water quality 

standards at least once every three 

years. 

States and authorized Tribes must 

adopt water quality criteria into their 

water quality standards that protect 

designated uses. States may develop 

their criteria based on EPA’s 

recommended section 304(a) water 

quality criteria or other scientifically 

defensible methods. A State’s criteria 

must contain sufficient parameters or 

constituents to protect the designated 

uses. Consistent with 40 CFR 131.21, 

new or revised water quality criteria 

adopted into law by States and 

authorized Tribes on or after May 30, 

2000 are in effect for CWA purposes 

only after EPA approval. 

States and authorized Tribes may 

develop site-specific criteria for 

particular waterbodies as appropriate, 

following EPA procedures described in 

the Guidelines for Deriving Numerical 

Aquatic Site-Specific Water Quality 

Criteria by Modifying National Criteria 

(USEPA, 1984f). A site-specific criterion 

is intended to come closer than the 

national criterion to providing the 

intended level of protection to the 

aquatic life at the site, usually by taking 

into account the biological and/or 

chemical conditions (i.e., the species 

composition and/or water quality 

characteristics) at the site. If data in the 

national criterion document and/or from 

other sources indicated that the selected 

resident species range of sensitivity is 

different from that for the species in the 

national criterion document, States and 

authorized Tribes can use the Resident 

Species Procedure (Section 3.7.6 of the 

WQS Handbook). This procedure was 

first published in the 1983 Water 

Quality Standards Handbook (USEPA, 

1983a) and expanded upon in the 

Guidelines for Deriving Numerical 

Aquatic Site-Specific Water Quality 

Criteria by Modifying National Criteria 

(USEPA, 1984f) and later detailed in the 

‘‘Interim Guidance on Determination 

and Use of Water Effect Ratio for 

Metals’’ (EPA 1994). 

V. Where can I find more information 

about water quality criteria and water 

quality standards? 

For more information about water 

quality criteria and Water Quality 

Standards refer to the following: Water 

Quality Standards Handbook (EPA 823– 

B94–005a; August 1994); Advanced 

Notice of Proposed Rule Making 

(ANPRM), (63FR36742; July 7, 1998); 

Water Quality Criteria and Standards 

Plan—Priorities for the Future (EPA 

822–R–98–003; April 1998); Guidelines 

and Methodologies Used in the 

Preparation of Health Effects 

Assessment Chapters of the Consent 

Decree Water Criteria Documents 

(45FR79347; November 1980); 

Methodology for Deriving Ambient 

Water Quality Criteria for the Protection 

of Human Health (EPA–822–B–00–004; 

October 2000); Guidelines for Deriving 

Numerical National Water Quality 

Criteria for the Protection of Aquatic 

Organisms and Their Uses (EPA 822/R– 

85–100; 1985); National Strategy for the 

Development of Regional Nutrient 

Criteria (EPA 822–R–98–002; June 

1998); and EPA Review and Approval of 

State and Tribal Water Quality 

Standards (65FR24641; April 27, 2000). 

You can find these publications 

through EPA’s National Service Center 

for Environmental Publications (NSCEP, 

previously NCEPI) or on the Office of 

Science and Technology’s Home-page 

(http://www.epa.gov/waterscience). 

References 

U.S. EPA. 2007. Risks of carbaryl use to the 

federally-listed California red legged frog. 

Office of Pesticide Programs, Washington, 

DC, http://www.epa.gov/espp/litstatus/

effects/redleg-frog/carbaryl/

determination.pdf. 

U.S. EPA. 2010. Registration Review— 

Preliminary Problem Formulation for 

Ecological Risk and Environmental Fate, 

Endangered Species, and Drinking Water 

Assessments for Carbaryl. September 3, 2010. 

EPA–HQ–OPP–2010–0230–0004. 

U.S.G.S. 2006. The Quality of our Nation’s 

Waters: Pesticides in the Nation’s Streams 

and Ground Water, 1992–2001. Circular 

1291. U.S. Geological Survey. Reston, VA. 

Dated: October 20, 2011. 

Nancy K. Stoner, 

Acting Assistant Administrator, Office of 

Water. 

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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION 

AGENCY 

[EPA–HQ–ORD–2011–053; FRL–9485–1] 

External Peer Review Meeting for Draft 

Microbial Risk Assessment Guideline: 

Pathogenic Microorganisms With 

Focus on Food and Water 

AGENCY: Environmental Protection 

Agency (EPA). 

ACTION: Notice. 

SUMMARY: The Agency is announcing 

that Eastern Research Group, Inc. (ERG), 

a contractor to the EPA, will convene an 

independent panel of experts to review 

the draft document, Microbial Risk 

Assessment Guideline: Pathogenic 

Microorganisms with Focus on Food 

and Water. EPA previously announced 

the release of the draft guidance for a 60 

day comment period (76 FR 44586– 

44587). The public comment period 

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external review draft does not represent 

EPA policy. 

The public may register to attend this 

peer review meeting as observers. Time 

will be set aside at the meeting for 

observers to give brief oral comments 

regarding the draft document. The draft 

document and appendix are available, 

via the Internet, on the Risk Assessment 

Forum web page (http://www.epa.gov/

raf/microbial.htm). When finalizing the 

draft document, EPA intends to 

consider the comments from the 

external peer review meeting, along 

with public comments received in 

September. Public comments submitted 

during the public comment period 

ending September 26, 2011, may be 

viewed at http://www.regulations.gov 

under Docket ID No. EPA–HQ–ORD– 

2011–0532. 

DATES: The peer review panel meeting 

on the draft document, Microbial Risk 

Assessment Guideline: Pathogenic 

Microorganisms with Focus on Food 

and Water will be held on Monday, 

November 7, 2011. The panel meeting 

begins at 8:30 a.m. and ends at 5 p.m. 

Eastern Standard Time. 

ADDRESSES: The meeting will be held at 

the following address: L’Enfant Plaza 

Hotel, 480 L’Enfant Plaza, SW., 

Washington, DC 20024. 

Internet: The draft document can be 

downloaded from http://www.epa.gov/ 

raf/microbial.htm. 

Instructions: To attend the peer 

review meeting as an observer, you must 

register no later than October 31, 2011. 

You may do this by calling ERG at (781) 

674–7374 or toll free on (800) 803–2833 

(ask for the MRA Peer Review 

coordinator, Laurie Waite); sending a 

facsimile to (781) 674–2906 (reference 

the MRA Peer Review Meeting and 

include your name, title, affiliation, full 

address and contact information); or 

sending an email to meetings@erg.com 

(reference the MRA Peer Review 

Meeting and include your name, title, 

affiliation, full address and contact 

information). You can also register via 

the Internet at https://www2.ergweb.

com/projects/conferences/peerreview/

register-mra.htm. 

Space is limited, and registrations 

will be accepted on a first-come, firstserved basis. There will be a limited 

amount of time for comments from the 

public at the peer review meeting. 

Please inform ERG if you wish to make 

oral comments during the meeting. 

Information on Services for 

Individuals with Disabilities: The 

Agency welcomes public attendance at 

the MRA Peer Review Meeting, and will 

make every effort to accommodate 

persons with disabilities. For 

information on access or services for 

individuals with disabilities, contact 

ERG on (781) 674–7374 or toll free at 

(800) 803–2833 (ask for the MRA Peer 

Review coordinator, Laurie Waite); 

sending a facsimile to (781) 674–2906 

(reference the ‘‘MRA Peer Review 

Meeting’’ and include your name and 

contact information); or sending an 

email to meetings@erg.com (reference 

the MRA Peer Review Meeting and 

include your name and contact 

information). 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Dr. 

Michael W. Broder, Risk Assessment 

Forum, Office of the Science Advisor at 

the following address: U.S. 

Environmental Protection Agency, 1200 

Pennsylvania Avenue, NW., Mail Code 

8105R, Washington, DC 20460. 

Dr. Broder’s telephone number is 

(202) 564–3393. His email address is 

broder.michael@epa.gov. 

Internet: The draft document can be 

downloaded from http://www.epa.gov/ 

raf/microbial.htm. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The draft 

Microbial Risk Assessment Guideline 

was developed jointly by scientists from 

the U.S. Environmental Protection 

Agency and the U.S. Department of 

Agriculture, Food Safety and Inspection 

Service, with contributions from 

scientists in other federal agencies. The 

document addresses the full range of 

microbial risk assessment topics: 

definitions of the assessors’ roles and 

responsibilities; planning and scoping; 

the four components of a risk 

assessment; and contains sections 

discussing risk management and 

communication, as well. The guideline 

highlights differences in the issues and 

processes between chemical and 

microbial risk assessment. 

This document reflects the combined 

experience and expertise of microbial 

risk assessors from across the 

government, and will promote a 

consistent and more transparent 

approach to conducting microbial risk 

assessments. 

Dated: October 24, 2011. 

Paul T. Anastas, 

Science Advisor. 

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FARM CREDIT ADMINISTRATION 

Market Access Agreement 

AGENCY: Farm Credit Administration. 

ACTION: Notice of Draft Second 

Amended and Restated Market Access 

Agreement; request for comments. 

SUMMARY: The Farm Credit 

Administration (FCA or we) is 

publishing for comment the Draft 

Second Amended and Restated Market 

Access Agreement (Draft Second 

Restated MAA) proposed to be entered 

into by all of the banks of the Farm 

Credit System (System or FCS) and the 

Federal Farm Credit Banks Funding 

Corporation (Funding Corporation). 

This Draft Second Restated MAA is an 

update to and would replace the 

Amended and Restated MAA (Amended 

and Restated MAA) approved by the 

FCA on January 9, 2003, and published 

in the Federal Register on January 15, 

2003 (68 FR 2037). The Draft Second 

Restated MAA sets forth the rights and 

responsibilities of each of the parties 

when the condition of a bank falls 

below pre-established financial 

thresholds. 

DATES: You may send comments on or 

before December 1, 2011. 

ADDRESSES: There are several methods 

for you to submit your comments. For 

accuracy and efficiency reasons, 

commenters are encouraged to submit 

comments by email or through the 

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compliance with section 508 of the 

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Regardless of the method you use, 

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You may submit comments by any of 

the following methods: 

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• FCA Web site: http://www.fca.gov. 

Select ‘‘Public Commenters,’’ then 

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directions for ‘‘Submitting a Comment.’’ 

• Federal E–Rulemaking Web site: 

http://www.regulations.gov. Follow the 

instructions for submitting comments. 

• Mail: Send mail to Gary K. Van 

Meter, Director, Office of Regulatory 

Policy, Farm Credit Administration, 

1501 Farm Credit Drive, McLean, VA 

22102–5090. 

You may review copies of comments 

we receive at our office in McLean, 

Virginia, or on our Web site at http:// 

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