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describes a screening approach 

involving tiered analysis with 

increasing levels of refinement. The 

Agency has developed this guidance to 

assist scientists and decision-makers in 

screening pesticides for potential 

common mechanism groupings and 

conducting screening-level CRAs, 

neither of which is provided for in 

either of the listed guidance documents. 

Specifically, the draft Pesticide 

Cumulative Risk Assessment: 

Framework for Screening Analysis, that 

the EPA is seeking comment on, 

provides guidance for screening 

available information to identify groups 

of pesticides that may have a common 

mechanism of toxicity (i.e., candidate 

CMGs). In addition, this document 

provides guidance for screening 

available information on those 

candidate groups for potential 

cumulative risks, which may lead to 

more refined CRAs. This document 

relies on the policies and principles 

provided in the CMG and CRA guidance 

documents along with expertise and 

knowledge gained by OPP in the 

conduct of the five referenced CRAs. 

Based on the proposed screening 

guidance, Pesticide Cumulative Risk 

Assessment: Framework for Screening 

Analysis, EPA determined that 

abamectin and emamectin share a 

similar toxicological profile and a 

testable hypothesis can be identified. 

Thus, EPA has developed a screening 

level cumulative analysis using highly 

conservative exposure assumptions. 

Specifically, dietary and residential 

exposures were assessed to determine 

whether there would be any potential 

cumulative concern. 

The cumulative assessment was done 

in conjunction with pending actions for 

abamectin to expand the use of 

abamectin on Caneberry subgroup 13– 

07A, soybeans, sweet corn, ear tags for 

lactating dairy cattle, and golf course 

turf. A draft copy of the human health 

risk assessment considering both 

aggregate and cumulative risks is 

included in the docket to provide an 

example of how the EPA would 

implement the, Pesticide Cumulative 

Risk Assessment: Framework for 

Screening Analysis, and to allow for 

public comment. 

Authority: FFDCA § 408(b) [21 U.S.C. 346 

a(b)]. 

Dated: July 17, 2015. 

Jack Housenger, 

Director, Office of Pesticide Programs. 

[FR Doc. 2015–18612 Filed 7–28–15; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 6560–50–P 

ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION 

AGENCY 

[EPA–HQ–OPP–2015–0374; FRL–9930–74] 

Pesticide Experimental Use Permit; 

Receipt of Application; Comment 

Request 

AGENCY: Environmental Protection 

Agency (EPA). 

ACTION: Notice. 

SUMMARY: This notice announces EPA’s 

receipt of an application (88877–EUP–E) 

from the University of Kentucky’s 

Department of Entomology requesting 

an experimental use permit (EUP) for 

Wolbachia pipientis, wAlbB Strain. EPA 

has determined that the permit may be 

of regional and national significance. 

Therefore, because of the potential 

significance, EPA is seeking comments 

on this application. 

DATES: Comments must be received on 

or before August 28, 2015. 

ADDRESSES: Submit your comments, 

identified by docket identification (ID) 

number EPA–HQ–OPP–2015–0374, by 

one of the following methods: 

• Federal eRulemaking Portal: http:// 

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. 

• Mail: OPP Docket, Environmental 

Protection Agency Docket Center (EPA/ 

DC), (28221T), 1200 Pennsylvania Ave. 

NW., Washington, DC 20460–0001. 

• Hand Delivery: To make special 

arrangements for hand delivery or 

delivery of boxed information, please 

follow the instructions at http://

www.epa.gov/dockets/contacts.html. 

Additional instructions on commenting 

or visiting the docket, along with more 

information about dockets generally, is 

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

dockets. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Robert McNally, Director, Biopesticides 

and Pollution Prevention Division 

(7511P), Office of Pesticide Programs, 

Environmental Protection Agency, 1200 

Pennsylvania Ave. NW., Washington, 

DC 20460–0001; main telephone 

number: (703) 305–7090; email address: 

BPPDFRNotices@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, EPA has not attempted to 

describe all the specific entities that 

may be affected by this action. 

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 email. 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 preparing and submitting your 

comments, see the commenting tips at 

http://www.epa.gov/dockets/

comments.html. 

3. Environmental justice. EPA seeks to 

achieve environmental justice, the fair 

treatment and meaningful involvement 

of any group, including minority and/or 

low income populations, in the 

development, implementation, and 

enforcement of environmental laws, 

regulations, and policies. To help 

address potential environmental justice 

issues, EPA seeks information on any 

groups or segments of the population 

who, as a result of their location, 

cultural practices, or other factors, may 

have atypical or disproportionately high 

and adverse human health impacts or 

environmental effects from exposure to 

the pesticide discussed in this 

document, compared to the general 

population. 

II. What action is EPA taking? 

Under section 5 of the Federal 

Insecticide, Fungicide, and Rodenticide 

Act (FIFRA), 7 U.S.C. 136c, EPA can 

allow manufacturers to field test 

pesticides under development. 

Manufacturers are required to obtain an 

EUP before testing new pesticides or 

new uses of pesticides if they conduct 

experimental field tests on 10 acres or 

more of land or one acre or more of 

water. 

Pursuant to 40 CFR 172.11(a), EPA 

has determined that the following EUP 

application may be of regional and 

national significance, and therefore is 


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seeking public comment on the EUP 

application: 

Submitter: University of Kentucky, 

Department of Entomology, S–225 

Agricultural Science Center North, 

Lexington, KY 40546–0091, (88877– 

EUP–E). 

Pesticide Chemical: Wolbachia 

pipientis, wAlbB Strain. 

Summary of Request: The University 

of Kentucky’s Department of 

Entomology has proposed to field test a 

new strain of Wolbachia pipientis 

(wAlbB Strain) to determine its 

pesticidal value for suppression and 

elimination of Aedes aegypti, a 

mosquito that vectors some human 

diseases, e.g., dengue and chikungunya. 

For 6 months between autumn 2015 and 

December 31, 2016, approximately 

100,000 Aedes aegypti WB1 strain male 

mosquitoes infected with Wolbachia 

pipientis, wAlbB Strain will be released 

weekly at four sites in Fresno County, 

California, with a total target area of 3.4 

square kilometers (840 acres) for 

control. The released male mosquitoes 

are expected to mate with indigenous 

female mosquitoes, causing conditional 

sterility and resulting in population 

decline and potential elimination. Adult 

and egg collection data from the treated 

area will be compared to data from the 

control site to evaluate the effect of the 

pesticide on the mosquito population. 

Following the review of the 

application and any comments and data 

received in response to this solicitation, 

EPA will decide whether to issue or 

deny the EUP request, and if issued, the 

conditions under which it is to be 

conducted. Any issuance of an EUP will 

be announced in the Federal Register. 

Authority: 7 U.S.C. 136 et seq. 

Dated: July 20, 2015. 

R. McNally, 

Director, Biopesticides and Pollution 

Prevention Division, Office of Pesticide 

Programs. 

[FR Doc. 2015–18615 Filed 7–28–15; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 6560–50–P 

ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION 

AGENCY 

[FRL–9931–39–OA] 

Announcement of the Board of 

Directors for the National 

Environmental Education Foundation 

AGENCY: Office of External Affairs and 

Environmental Education, 

Environmental Protection Agency. 

ACTION: Notice. 

SUMMARY: The National Environmental 

Education and Training Foundation 

(doing business as The National 

Environmental Education Foundation or 

NEEF) was created by Section 10 of 

Public Law 101–619, the National 

Environmental Education Act of 1990. It 

is a private 501(c)(3) non-profit 

organization established to promote and 

support education and training as 

necessary tools to further environmental 

protection and sustainable, 

environmentally sound development. It 

provides the common ground upon 

which leaders from business and 

industry, all levels of government, 

public interest groups, and others can 

work cooperatively to expand the reach 

of environmental education and training 

programs beyond the traditional 

classroom. The Foundation promotes 

innovative environmental education 

and training programs such as 

environmental education for medical 

healthcare providers and broadcast 

meteorologists; it also develops 

partnerships with government and other 

organizations to administer projects that 

promote the development of an 

environmentally literal public. The 

Administrator of the U.S. 

Environmental Protection Agency, as 

required by the terms of the Act, 

announces the following appointment to 

the National Environmental Education 

Foundation Board of Directors. The 

appointee is Dr. Martin Philbert, Dean, 

School of Public Health at the 

University of Michigan, Ann Arbor 

(UM). 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For 

information regarding this Notice of 

Appointment, please contact Mr. Brian 

Bond, Senior Advisor to the 

Administrator for Public Engagement, 

U.S. EPA 1200 Pennsylvania Ave. NW., 

Washington, DC 20460. General 

information concerning NEEF can be 

found on their Web site at: http://

www.neefusa.org. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Additional Considerations: Great care 

has been taken to assure that this new 

appointee not only has the highest 

degree of expertise and commitment, 

but also brings to the Board diverse 

points of view relating to environmental 

education. This appointment is a fouryear term which may be renewed once 

for an additional four years pending 

successful re-election by the NEEF 

nominating committee. 

Dr. Martin Philbert is the Dean, 

School of Public Health at the 

University of Michigan, Ann Arbor 

(UM). In addition, Dr. Philbert is well 

known to the EPA, especially through 

Dr. Ken Olden, EPA’s Director of the 

National Center for Environmental 

Assessment. Martin Philbert became 

Dean of the UM School of Public Health 

on January 1, 2011, having previously 

served as Senior Associate Dean for 

Research at the school since 2004. He 

arrived at UM in 1995 from Rutgers 

University’s Neurotoxicology 

Laboratories, where he was a research 

assistant professor. He has maintained a 

continuously federally funded portfolio 

of basic research activities throughout 

his career. Most recently his work has 

been funded by the National Institutes 

of Health, the Department of the Air 

Force and the National Cancer Institute. 

At the national level, he is recognized 

for his expertise in neurotoxicology and 

experimental neuropathology. He is the 

author of numerous research 

publications in top peer-reviewed 

journals, and one book. Dr. Philbert 

received his Ph.D., Neurochemistry/

Experimental Neuropathology from 

London University in 1987, and his 

B.Sc. (Honors), Biology/Chemistry, 

CCAT from Cambridge in 1984. 

This appointee will join the current 

Board members which include: 

• Decker Anstrom (NEEF Chairman), 

Former U.S. Ambassador, Retired 

Chairman, The Weather Channel 

Companies 

• Diane Wood (NEEF Secretary) 

President, National Environmental 

Education Foundation 

• Carlos Alcazar, Founder and 

Chairman, Culture ONE World 

• Megan Reilly Cayten, Co-Founder and 

Chief Executive Officer, Catrinka, LLC 

• David M. Kiser (NEEF Treasurer), 

Vice President, Environment, Health, 

Safety and Sustainability, 

International Paper 

• Wonya Lucas, President and CEO, 

Public Broadcasting Atlanta 

• Shannon Schuyler, Principal, 

Corporate Responsibility Leader, 

PricewaterhouseCoopers (PwC) 

• Jacqueline M. Thomas, Vice President 

of Corporate Responsibility, Toyota 

Motor Sales USA Inc. 

• Raul Perea-Henze, MD, MPH, 

Managing Director, HORUS Advisors, 

Washington, DC 

• George Basile, Ph.D., Professor, 

School of Sustainability, Arizona 

State University, Tempe, AZ 

• Jennifer Harper-Taylor, Siemens 

Foundation (in process) 

Background: Section 10(a) of the 

National Environmental Education Act 

of 1990 mandates a National 

Environmental Education Foundation. 

The Foundation is established in order 

to extend the contribution of 

environmental education and training to 

meeting critical environmental 

protection needs, both in this country 

and internationally; to facilitate the 


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