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Columbia, the Chesapeake Bay 

Commission Chair, and the EPA 

Administrator). 

What is the scope of the Bay TMDL? 

The Bay TMDL addresses all segments 

of the Chesapeake Bay and its tidal 

tributaries. The Bay TMDL consists of 

92 TMDLs, addressing nitrogen, 

phosphorus and sediment, for each of 

the 92 segments in the Bay and tidal 

tributaries. EPA intends that the Bay 

TMDL will be established at a level 

necessary to ensure attainment of water 

quality standards in each of these 

segments. In addition, the Bay TMDL 

assigns individual and (as appropriate) 

aggregate maximum daily allowable 

point source and nonpoint source 

loadings, called wasteload allocations 

(WLAs) and load allocations (LAs), 

respectively, across all jurisdictions 

within the Bay watershed. When 

completed, the Bay TMDL will be the 

largest, most complex TMDL in the 

country, covering a 64,000 square mile 

area in six states and the District of 

Columbia. 

How will the TMDL promote nitrogen, 

phosphorus and sediment reductions? 

Under the CWA, the TMDL will 

establish the watershed pollution 

budget for nutrients and sediment 

necessary to meet water quality 

standards in the Bay. Other provisions 

of the CWA, as well as the jurisdictions’ 

Watershed Implementation Plans 

(WIPs), are intended to implement the 

TMDL. During TMDL development, 

EPA worked with its partners, the Bay 

jurisdictions, to assist them in 

developing individual jurisdictionspecific WIPs, which collectively serve 

as part of the overall TMDL 

implementation framework. Those WIPs 

are not part of the Bay TMDL itself but 

are part of the TMDL record and help 

provide reasonable assurance that the 

necessary nutrient and sediment 

reductions identified in the TMDL will 

be achieved. The WIPs identify specific 

nutrient and sediment reduction targets 

by geographic location and sector to 

achieve allowable loadings, as well as a 

description and schedule of actions that 

the jurisdictions will take to achieve 

these reductions. 

In accordance with EO 13508, EPA 

and the jurisdictions also will provide 

the next set of two-year milestone 

commitments specifying what source 

controls will be taken to reduce 

nitrogen, phosphorus and sediment 

during that period. EPA has invited 

each jurisdiction to present information 

on its WIP at the meeting(s) and/or 

webinar(s) within its jurisdiction. At 

these meetings EPA will be available to 

answer questions on the TMDL and how 

the WIPs will inform the TMDL. Any 

questions or comments regarding the 

substance of the individual WIPs, or the 

WIPs themselves should be addressed to 

the individual jurisdiction. Links to the 

WIPs are available at http:// 

www.epa.gov/chesapeakebaytmdl. 

For information on the jurisdictions’ 

Draft WIPs and procedures for 

submitting comments, please contact 

the jurisdiction representatives below. 

Jurisdiction WIP Contacts 

Delaware: Jennifer Volk 

(Jennifer.Volk@state.de.us). 

District of Columbia: Monir 

Chowdhury (monir.chowdhury@dc.gov). 

Maryland: TMDL Coordinator 

(tmdlcoordinator@mde.state.md.us). 

New York: Peter Freehafer 

(pbfreeha@gw.dec.state.ny.us). 

Pennsylvania: Patricia Buckley (epchesapeakebayprogram@state.pa.us). 

Virginia: VA Bay TMDL 

(vabaytmdl@dcr.virginia.gov). 

West Virginia: Jennifer Pauer 

(Jennifer.pauer@wv.gov). 

Paperwork Reduction Act: The Office 

of Management and Budget (OMB) has 

previously approved the information 

collection requirements for developing 

TMDLs pursuant to Section 303(d) of 

the CWA under the provisions of the 

Paperwork Reduction Act, 44 U.S.C. 

3501 et seq. and has assigned OMB 

control number 2040–0071. The OMB 

control numbers for EPA’s regulations 

in 40 CFR are listed in 40 CFR part 9. 

How Can I Access the Docket and/or 

Submit Comments? Docket: EPA has 

established a public docket for this 

Notice under Docket ID No. EPA–R03– 

OW–2010–0736. The Draft Bay TMDL is 

available in the docket at http:// 

www.regulations.gov. Assistance and 

tips for accessing the docket can be 

found at http://www.epa.gov/ 

chesapeakebaytmdl. 

Comments via e-mail are not being 

accepted. Instead, comments will be 

accepted through http:// 

www.regulations.gov and by mail. All 

comments received, including any 

personal information provided, will be 

included in the public docket without 

change and will be made available 

online at http://www.regulations.gov, 

unless the comment includes 

information claimed to be Confidential 

Business Information (CBI) or other 

information, the disclosure of which is 

restricted by statute. Do not submit 

information that you consider to be CBI 

or otherwise protected through http:// 

www.regulations.gov. It is recommended 

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 your comment cannot be 

read due to technical difficulties and we 

are unable to contact you for 

clarification, we will not 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 the public docket visit the EPA 

Docket Center homepage at http:// 

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

Publicly available docket materials are 

available electronically either at http:// 

www.regulations.gov as well as at the 

EPA Docket Center, EPA/DC, EPA West, 

Room 3334, 1301 Constitution Ave., 

NW., Washington, DC. The telephone 

number for this docket is 202–566– 

2426. 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. 

Certain material, such as copyrighted 

materials, will be publicly available 

only in hard copy at the Docket Center. 

Dated: September 15, 2010. 

Jon M. Capacasa, 

Water Protection Division, Region III. 

[FR Doc. 2010–23678 Filed 9–21–10; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 6560–50–P 

ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION 

AGENCY 

[EPA–HQ–OPP–2009–0608; FRL–8844–4] 

Issuance of an Experimental Use 

Permit 

AGENCY: Environmental Protection 

Agency (EPA). 

ACTION: Notice. 

SUMMARY: EPA has granted an 

experimental use permit (EUP) to the 

following pesticide applicant. An EUP 

permits use of a pesticide for 

experimental or research purposes only 

in accordance with the limitations in 

the permit. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Mike Mendelsohn, Biopesticides and 

Pollution Prevention Division (7511P), 

Office of Pesticide Programs, 

Environmental Protection Agency, 1200 

Pennsylvania Ave., NW., Washington, 

DC 20460–0001; telephone number: 

(703) 308–8715; e-mail address: 

mendelsohn.mike@epa.gov. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

I. General Information 

A. 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 conduct or sponsor research on 

pesticides, the Agency has not 


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attempted to describe all the specific 

entities that may be affected by this 

action. If you have any questions 

regarding the information in this action, 

consult the person listed under FOR

FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT. 

B. How Can I Get Copies of this 

Document and Other Related 

Information? 

EPA has established a docket for this 

action under docket identification (ID) 

number EPA–HQ–OPP–2009–0608. 

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 Office of 

Pesticide Programs (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. 

II. EUP 

EPA has issued the following EUP: 

67979–EUP–8. Issuance. Syngenta 

Seeds, Inc. - Field Crops, P.O. Box 

12257, Research Triangle Park, NC 

27709. This EUP allows the use of the 

plant incorporated protectant (PIP) 

[Event 5307] Bacillus thuringiensis 

eCry3.1Ab protein and the genetic 

material necessary for its production 

(vector pSYN12274) in event 5307 corn 

(SYN–;53;7–1) and other associated 

PIPs containing: 1) [Bt11] Bacillus 

thuringiensis Cry1Ab delta-endotoxin 

and the genetic material (as contained in 

plasmid vector pZO1502) necessary for 

its production in corn, 2) [DAS–59122– 

7] Bacillus thuringiensis Cry34Ab1 and 

Cry35Ab1 proteins and the genetic 

material (vector PHP 17662) necessary 

for their production in Event DAS– 

59122–7 corn, 3) [MIR162] Bacillus 

thuringiensis Vip3Aa20 and the genetic 

material necessary for its production 

(vector pNOV1300) in event MIR162 

maize (SYN–IR162–4), 4) [MIR604] 

Modified Cry3A protein and the genetic 

material necessary for its production 

(via elements of pZM26) in corn (SYN 

IR604–8), and 5) [TC1507] Bacillus 

thuringiensis Cry1F protein and the 

genetic material (vector PHP8999) 

necessary for its production in Event 

TC1507 corn. There are 10.213 

kilograms (kg) of eCry3.1Ab, 11.14 

grams of Cry1Ab, 8,145 grams of 

Cry34Ab1, 112.1 grams of Cry35Ab1, 

280.6 grams of Vip3Aa20, 217.9 grams 

of mCry3A, and 177.5 grams of Cry1F 

proteins in 69,473 kg seeds on 7,311 

acres (3,830 PIP and 3,481 non-PIP) in 

2010 and 7,308 acres (4,240 PIP and 

3.068 non-PIP) in 2011 of corn for 

efficacy evaluation and regulatory 

studies trial. The program is authorized 

only in the States of Arkansas, 

California, Colorado, Florida, Georgia, 

Hawaii, Idaho, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, 

Kansas, Kentucky, Louisiana, Maryland, 

Michigan, Minnesota, Mississippi, 

Missouri, Nebraska, New York, North 

Carolina, Ohio, Oklahoma, Puerto Rico, 

South Carolina, South Dakota, Texas, 

Washington, and Wisconsin. The EUP is 

effective from June 1, 2010 to February 

28, 2012. 

Three comments were received in the 

docket from individuals who submitted 

anonymous comments objecting in 

general terms to EPA’s granting of 

pesticide EUPs, as well as to this EUP 

in particular. EPA understands that 

some individual are opposed to 

pesticide use. Pursuant to section 5 of 

the Federal Insecticide, Fungicide, and 

Rodenticide Act (FIFRA), EPA may 

issue a permit for experimental use of a 

pesticide if the Agency determines that 

such experimental use may be 

conducted in such a manner as to not 

result in unreasonable adverse effects on 

the environment. EPA has conducted a 

comprehensive analysis of data and 

information related to the requested 

experimental uses and, based on that 

analysis, EPA has determined that the 

experimental uses, if conducted in 

accordance with the terms of the permit, 

will not result in unreasonable adverse 

effects on the environment. 

Authority: 7 U.S.C. 136c. 

List of Subjects 

Environmental protection, 

Experimental use permits. 

Dated: September 15, 2010. 

W. Michael McDavit, 

Acting Director, Biopesticides and Pollution 

Prevention Division, Office of Pesticide 

Programs. 

[FR Doc. 2010–23720 Filed 9–21–10; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 6560–50–S 

ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION 

AGENCY 

[FRL–9204–4] 

Science Advisory Board Staff Office; 

Notification of a Public Meeting of the 

SAB Dioxin Review Panel 

AGENCY: Environmental Protection 

Agency (EPA). 

ACTION: Notice. 

SUMMARY: The Environmental Protection 

Agency (EPA or Agency) Science 

Advisory Board (SAB) Staff Office 

announces a public meeting of the SAB 

Dioxin Review Panel to continue its 

review of EPA’s Reanalysis of Key Issues 

Related to Dioxin Toxicity and 

Response to NAS Comments, External 

Review Draft. 

DATES: The meeting dates are 

Wednesday, October 27, 2010 from 9 

a.m. to 5 p.m., Thursday, October 28, 

2010 from 8:30 a.m. to 5 p.m. and 

Friday, October 29, 2010 from 8:30 a.m. 

to 3 p.m. (Eastern Daylight Time). 

ADDRESSES: The meeting will be held at 

the Park Hyatt Washington Hotel, 1201 

24th Street, NW., Washington, DC 

20037. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Members of the public who wish to 

obtain further information about this 

meeting may contact Dr. Thomas 

Armitage, Designated Federal Officer 

(DFO), EPA Science Advisory Board 

Staff Office (1400R), U.S. Environmental 

Protection Agency, 1200 Pennsylvania 

Avenue, NW., Washington, DC 20460; 

by telephone/voice mail at (202) 564– 

2155 or via e-mail at 

armitage.thomas@epa.gov. General 

information about the SAB as well as 

any updates concerning the meeting 

announced in this notice, may be found 

on the SAB Web site at http:// 

www.epa.gov/sab. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Pursuant 

to the Federal Advisory Committee Act 

(FACA), 5 U.S.C., App. 2, notice is 

hereby given that the SAB Dioxin 

Review Panel will hold a public meeting 

to continue its peer review of EPA’s 

Reanalysis of Key Issues Related to 

Dioxin Toxicity and Response to NAS 

Comments, External Review Draft (May 

2010). The SAB was established 

pursuant to 42 U.S.C. 4365 to provide 

independent scientific and technical 

advice to the Administrator on the 

technical basis for Agency positions and 

regulations. The SAB is a Federal 

Advisory Committee chartered under 

FACA. The SAB will comply with the 

provisions of FACA and all appropriate 

SAB Staff Office procedural policies. 

Background: The SAB Dioxin Review 

Panel previously held a teleconference 

on June 24, 2010 and a face-to-face 

meeting on July 13–15, 2010 to receive 

EPA briefings and initiate its review of 

EPA’s Reanalysis of Key Issues Related 

to Dioxin Toxicity and Response to NAS 

Comments External Review Draft (May 

2010) [Federal Register Notice dated 

May 24, 2010 (75 FR 28805–28806)]. 

Specifically, the Panel has been asked to 

evaluate the transparency and clarity in 

the selection of key data sets for doseresponse analysis; the use of 

toxicokinetics in dose-response 

modeling for cancer and non-cancer 


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