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the ‘‘eFile’’ link at http://www.ferc.gov. 

In lieu of electronic filing, you may 

submit a paper copy. Submissions sent 

via the U.S. Postal Service must be 

addressed to: Kimberly D. Bose, 

Secretary, Federal Energy Regulatory 

Commission, 888 First Street NE, Room 

1A, Washington, DC 20426. 

Submissions sent via any other carrier 

must be addressed to: Kimberly D. Bose, 

Secretary, Federal Energy Regulatory 

Commission, 12225 Wilkins Avenue, 

Rockville, Maryland 20852. 

The Commission’s Office of Public 

Participation (OPP) supports meaningful 

public engagement and participation in 

Commission proceedings. OPP can help 

members of the public, including 

landowners, environmental justice 

communities, Tribal members and 

others, access publicly available 

information and navigate Commission 

processes. For public inquiries and 

assistance with making filings such as 

interventions, comments, or requests for 

rehearing, the public is encouraged to 

contact OPP at (202) 502–6595 or OPP@

ferc.gov. 

Dated: December 22, 2023. 

Debbie-Anne A. Reese, 

Deputy Secretary. 

[FR Doc. 2023–28761 Filed 12–28–23; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 6717–01–P 

ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION 

AGENCY 

[EPA–HQ–OPP–2023–0597; FRL–11634–01] 

Clothianidin; Receipt of Application for 

Emergency Exemption, Solicitation of 

Public Comment 

AGENCY: Environmental Protection 

Agency (EPA). 

ACTION: Notice. 

SUMMARY: EPA has received a specific 

exemption request from the Florida 

Department of Agriculture and 

Consumer Services (FDACS) to use the 

insecticide clothianidin (CAS No. 210– 

880–92–5) as a soil drench application 

to treat up to 125,376 acres of immature 

(3–5 years old) citrus trees to control the 

transmission of Huanglongbing (HLB) 

disease vectored by the Asian Citrus 

Psyllid (ACP). The applicant proposes a 

use that has been requested in 5 or more 

previous years. Therefore, EPA is 

soliciting public comment before 

making the decision whether or not to 

grant the exemption. 

DATES: Comments must be received on 

or before January 16, 2024. 

ADDRESSES: Submit your comments, 

identified by docket identification (ID) 

number EPA–HQ–OPP–2023–0597, 

through the Federal eRulemaking Portal 

at https://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. Additional 

instructions on commenting and visiting 

the docket, along with more information 

about dockets generally, is available at 

https://www.epa.gov/dockets. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Charles Smith, Director, Registration 

Division (7505T), Office of Pesticide 

Programs, Environmental Protection 

Agency, 1200 Pennsylvania Ave. NW, 

Washington, DC 20460–0001; main 

telephone number: (202) 566–1030; 

email address: RDFRNotices@epa.gov. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

I. General Information 

A. Does this action apply to me? 

You may be potentially affected by 

this action if you are an agricultural 

producer, food manufacturer, or 

pesticide manufacturer. The following 

list of North American Industrial 

Classification System (NAICS) codes is 

not intended to be exhaustive, but rather 

provides a guide to help readers 

determine whether this document 

applies to them. Potentially affected 

entities may include: 

• Crop production (NAICS code 111). 

• Animal production (NAICS code 

112). 

• Food manufacturing (NAICS code 

311). 

• Pesticide manufacturing (NAICS 

code 32532). 

B. What should I consider as I prepare 

my comments for EPA? 

1. Submitting CBI. Do not submit this 

information to EPA through 

www.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 

https://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, the Agency 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(s) 

discussed in this document, compared 

to the general population. 

II. What action is the Agency taking? 

Under section 18 of the Federal 

Insecticide, Fungicide, and Rodenticide 

Act (FIFRA) (7 U.S.C. 136p), at the 

discretion of the EPA Administrator, a 

Federal or State agency may be 

exempted from any provision of FIFRA 

if the EPA Administrator determines 

that emergency conditions exist which 

require the exemption. The FDACS has 

requested the EPA Administrator to 

issue a specific exemption for the use of 

clothianidin as a soil drench application 

on immature (3–5 years old) citrus trees 

to control the transmission of HLB 

disease vectored by ACP. Information in 

accordance with 40 CFR part 166 was 

submitted as part of this request. 

As part of this request, the applicant 

asserts that clothianidin is needed to 

suppress the transmission of HLB 

disease vectored by ACP due to the lack 

of available alternative pesticides and 

effective control practices. Without this 

tool, Florida citrus growers are expected 

to experience significant economic 

losses due to the severity of this 

invasive disease and vector complex. 

The Applicant proposes to make no 

more than two applications of 

clothianidin at a maximum rate of 0.4 

lb. a.i./A (24.0 fl. oz per acre) per 12- 

month period on up to 125,376 acres of 

immature (3–5 years old) citrus grown 

in Florida from February 1, 2024, to 

February 1, 2025. A total of 25,037 lbs. 

active ingredient of clothianidin may be 

used on the maximum acreage 125,376 

at the highest application rate. 

This notice does not constitute a 

decision by EPA on the application 

itself. The regulations governing FIFRA 

section 18 require publication of a 

notice of receipt of an application for a 

specific exemption proposing a use 

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Regional Project Number (IR–4) program 

that has been requested in 5 or more 

previous years, and for which a 

complete application for registration of 

that use and/or petition for tolerance of 

residues in or on the commodity has not 

yet been submitted to the Agency. The 

notice provides an opportunity for 

public comment on the application. 

In 2011, the FDACS submitted a 

petition for tolerance to EPA that was 

subsequently withdrawn, and an 

application/petition has not been 

resubmitted to the Agency. The notice 

provides an opportunity for public 

comment on the application. EPA will 

review and consider all comments 

received during the comment period in 

determining whether to issue the 

specific exemption requested by the 

FDACS. 

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

Dated: December 20, 2023. 

Charles Smith, 

Director, Registration Division, Office of 

Pesticide Programs. 

[FR Doc. 2023–28772 Filed 12–28–23; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 6560–50–P 

ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION 

AGENCY 

[EPA–HQ–ORD–2012–0830; FRL–11643–01– 

ORD] 

Availability of the BMD Model Code 

and BMD Modeling Output Files for the 

Draft IRIS Toxicological Review of 

Inorganic Arsenic; Notice of Comment 

Period 

AGENCY: Environmental Protection 

Agency (EPA). 

ACTION: Notice of public comment 

period 

SUMMARY: The Environmental Protection 

Agency (EPA) is announcing a public 

comment period on the benchmark dose 

(BMD) model code and BMD modeling 

output files associated with the Draft 

IRIS Toxicological Review of Inorganic 

Arsenic. The original Federal Register 

notice associated with the draft IRIS 

inorganic arsenic assessment was 

published on October 16, 2023, and 

closed on December 15, 2023. After 

reviewing the comments received on the 

draft assessment, EPA is opening an 

additional public comment period on 

the BMD model code and the BMD 

modeling output files that were not 

accessible by the public during the 

original comment period due to a 

technical issue. For submissions 

received during this public comment 

period, EPA will only address 

comments on the BMD model code and 

BMD modeling output files, which are 

available at: https://gaftp.epa.gov/ 

EPADataCommons/ORD/ 

DRAFTiAsToxReview/. 

DATES: The 15-day public comment 

period begins December 29, 2023 and 

ends January 16, 2024. Comments must 

be received on or before January 16, 

2024. 

ADDRESSES: The BMD model code and 

BMD modeling output files for the draft 

IRIS Toxicological Review of Inorganic 

Arsenic are available via the internet on 

https://gaftp.epa.gov/EPAData

Commons/ORD/DRAFTiAsToxReview/ 

and also accessible through the IRIS 

website www.epa.gov/iris. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For 

information on the public comment 

period, contact the ORD Docket at the 

EPA Headquarters Docket Center; 

telephone: 202–566–1752; facsimile: 

202–566–9744; or email: Docket_ORD@

epa.gov. 

For technical information related to 

the BMD model code and BMD 

modeling output files for the draft IRIS 

Toxicological Review of Inorganic 

Arsenic or for issues related accessing 

the files, contact Ms. Vicki Soto, 

CPHEA; telephone: 202–564–3077; or 

email: soto.vicki@epa.gov. The IRIS 

Program will provide updates through 

the IRIS website (https://www.epa.gov/ 

iris) and via EPA’s IRIS listserv. To 

register for the IRIS listserv, visit the 

IRIS website (https://www.epa.gov/iris) 

or visit https://www.epa.gov/iris/forms/ 

staying-connected-integrated-riskinformation-system#connect. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: How to 

Submit Technical Comments to the 

Docket at https://www.regulations.gov. 

Submit your comments, identified by 

Docket ID No. EPA–HQ–ORD–2012– 

0830 for the BMD model code and BMD 

modeling output files for the draft 

inorganic arsenic IRIS assessment, by 

one of the following methods: 

• www.regulations.gov: Follow the 

on-line instructions for submitting 

comments. 

• Email: Docket_ORD@epa.gov. 

• Fax: 202–566–9744. 

• Mail: U.S. Environmental 

Protection Agency, EPA Docket Center 

(ORD Docket), Mail . 

Code: 28221T, 1200 Pennsylvania 

Avenue NW, Washington, DC 20460. 

The phone number is 202–566–1752. 

For information on visiting the EPA 

Docket Center Public Reading Room, 

visit https://www.epa.gov/dockets. 

The telephone number for the Public 

Reading Room is 202–566–1744. The 

public can submit comments via 

www.regulations.gov or email. 

Instructions: Direct your comments on 

the BMD model code and BMD 

modeling output files to docket number 

EPA–HQ–ORD–2012–0830 for Inorganic 

Arsenic IRIS Assessment. 

Please ensure that your comments are 

submitted within the specified comment 

period. Comments received after the 

closing date will be marked ‘‘late,’’ and 

may only be considered if time permits. 

It is EPA’s policy to include all 

comments it receives in the public 

docket without change and to make the 

comments available online at 

www.regulations.gov, including any 

personal information provided, unless a 

comment includes information claimed 

to be Confidential Business Information 

(CBI) or other information for which 

disclosure is restricted by statute. Do 

not submit information through 

www.regulations.gov or email that you 

consider to be CBI or otherwise 

protected. The www.regulations.gov 

website 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 

email 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 

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 

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

Docket: 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 materials, such as 

copyrighted material, are publicly 

available only in hard copy. Publicly 

available docket materials are available 

either electronically in 

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