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respondents into groups that align with the source categories identified in the rule.

Reporting facilities include, but are not limited to, those operating one or more units that exceed the CO 2e threshold for the industry sectors listed in Table A–4 of 40 CFR 98.2(a)(2) or those in the categories in which all must report, such as petroleum refining facilities and all other large emitters listed in Table A–3 of 40 CFR 98.2(a)(1). Additionally, the GHGRP requires reporting of GHGs from certain suppliers as listed in Table A–5 of 40 CFR 98.2(a)(4) and of certain emissions information associated with mobile sources ( e.g., for permit applications or emissions control certification testing procedures).

Respondent’s Obligation To Respond: Mandatory (Sections 114 and 208 of the Clean Air Act provide EPA authority to require the information mandated by the Greenhouse Gas Reporting Program because such data will inform and are relevant to future policy decisions).

Estimated Number of Respondents: 11,080 (total).

Frequency of Response: Annual.
Total Estimated Burden: 739,187 hours (per year). Burden is defined at 5 CFR 1320.03(b).

Total Estimated Cost: $99,831,931 per year, which includes $30,621,791 for capital investment and operation and maintenance costs for respondents, labor cost of $57,210,010 for respondents, and $12,000,130 for the
EPA.

Changes in the Estimates: This change in burden reflects an update in the number of respondents, an adjustment of labor rates to 2014 Bureau of Labor and Statistics (BLS) labor rates, an adjustment of capital costs to reflect 2013 dollars, a re-evaluation of the costs to monitor and report combustion emissions across the entire program, a re-evaluation of the activities and costs associated with Petroleum and Natural Gas Systems (Subpart W) and Geologic Sequestration of Carbon Dioxide (Subpart RR), and the addition of new segments and new reporters under Subpart W.

Courtney Kerwin, Acting Director, Collection Strategies
Division.
[FR Doc. 2016–12310 Filed 5–24–16; 8:45 am]

**BILLING CODE 6560–50–P ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION**  **AGENCY**

**[EPA–HQ–OW–2014–0138; FRL–9946–91– OW]** 

**Lifetime Health Advisories and Health Effects Support Documents for**  **Perfluorooctanoic Acid and Perfluorooctane Sulfonate** 

**AGENCY :**  Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).

**ACTION :**  Notice of availability.

**SUMMARY :**  The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announces the release of lifetime health advisories (HAs) and health effects support documents for Perfluorooctanoic Acid (PFOA) and Perfluorooctane Sulfonate (PFOS). EPA developed the HAs to assist federal, state, tribal and local officials, and managers of drinking water systems in protecting public health when these chemicals are present in drinking water. EPA’s HAs, which identify the concentration of PFOA and PFOS in drinking water at or below which adverse health effects are not anticipated to occur over a lifetime of exposure, are: 0.07 parts per billion (70 parts per trillion) for PFOA and PFOS. HAs are non-regulatory and reflect EPA’s assessment of the best available peer-reviewed science. These HAs supersede EPA’s 2009 provisional HAs for PFOA and PFOS.

**FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT :**  Jamie Strong, Health and Ecological Criteria Division, Office of Water (Mail Code 4304T), Environmental Protection Agency, 1200 Pennsylvania Avenue NW., Washington, DC 20460; telephone number: (202) 566–0056; email address: strong.jamie@epa.gov.

**SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION :** 
I. General Information A. How can I get copies of this document and other related information?

1. Docket. EPA has established a docket for this action under Docket ID No. EPA–HQ–OW–2014–0138. Publicly available docket materials are available either electronically through www.regulations.gov or in hard copy at the Water Docket in the EPA Docket Center, (EPA/DC) EPA West, Room 3334, 1301 Constitution Ave. NW., Washington, DC. The EPA Docket Center 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, and the telephone number for the Water Docket is (202) 566–2426. 2. Electronic Access. You may access this Federal Register document electronically from the Government Printing Office under the ‘‘Federal Register’’ listings FDSys (http:// www.gpo.gov/fdsys/browse/ collection.action?collectionCode=FR).
II. What are perfluorooctanoic acid and perfluorooctane sulfonate and why is EPA concerned about them?

PFOA and PFOS are fluorinated organic chemicals that are part of a larger group of chemicals referred to as perfluoroalkyl substances. They were used to make carpets, clothing, fabrics for furniture, paper packaging for food and other materials ( e.g., cookware) that are resistant to water, grease or stains. They are also used for firefighting at airfields and in a number of industrial processes. Both PFOA and PFOS are persistent in the environment and in the human body. Over time both chemicals have become widely distributed in the environment and have accumulated in the blood of humans, wildlife, and fish. Studies indicate that exposure to PFOA and PFOS over certain levels may result in adverse health effects, including developmental effects to fetuses during pregnancy or to breast-fed infants ( e.g., low birth weight, accelerated puberty, skeletal variations), cancer ( e.g., testicular, kidney), liver effects ( e.g., tissue damage), immune effects ( e.g., antibody production and immunity), and other effects ( e.g., cholesterol changes).

III. What are health advisories?

Under the Safe Drinking Water Act, EPA may publish HAs for contaminants that are not subject to any national primary drinking water regulation. SDWA section 1412(b)(1)(F). EPA develops HAs to provide information on the chemical and physical properties, occurrence and exposure, health effects, quantification of toxicological effects, other regulatory standards, analytical methods, and treatment technology for drinking water contaminants. HAs describe concentrations of drinking water contaminants at which adverse health effects are not anticipated to occur over specific exposure durations ( e.g., one-day, ten-days, and a lifetime). HAs serve as informal technical guidance to assist federal, state and local officials, as well as managers of public or community water systems in protecting public health. They are not regulations and should not be construed as legally enforceable federal standards. HAs may change as new information becomes available.


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IV. Information on the Drinking Water Health Advisories for PFOA and PFOS

EPA’s HA levels, which identify the concentration of PFOA and PFOS in drinking water at or below which adverse health effects are not anticipated to occur over a lifetime of exposure, are: 0.07 parts per billion (70 parts per trillion) for PFOA and PFOS. Because these two chemicals cause similar types of adverse health effects, EPA recommends that when both PFOA and PFOS are found in drinking water the combined concentrations of PFOA and PFOS be compared with the 0.07 part per billion HA level.

EPA’s lifetime HAs are based on peerreviewed toxicological studies of exposure of animals to PFOA and PFOS, applying scientifically appropriate uncertainty factors. The development of the HAs was also informed by epidemiological studies of human populations that have been exposed to PFOA and PFOS. The HAs are set at levels that EPA concluded will not result in adverse developmental effectsto fetuses during pregnancy or to breastfed infants, who are the groups most sensitive to the potential harmful effects of PFOA and PFOS. EPA’s analysis indicates that exposure to these same levels will not result in adverse healtheffects (including cancer and noncancer) to the general population over a lifetime (or any shorter period) of exposure to these chemicals.

EPA’s HAs for PFOA and PFOS are supported by peer-reviewed health effects support documents thatsummarize and analyze available peerreviewed studies on toxicokinetics, human epidemiology, animal toxicity, and provide a cancer classification and a dose response assessment for noncancer effects. On February 28, 2014, EPA released draft versions of these health effects support documents for a 60-day public comment period and initiated a contractor-led, independent public panel peer review process (79 FR 11429). The peer review panel meeting occurred on August 21–22, 2014, and included seven experts in the following areas: Epidemiology, toxicology (liver, immune, neurological and reproductive and developmental effects), membrane transport, risk assessment,pharmacokinetic models, and mode-ofaction for cancer and noncancer effects (79 FR 39386). Comments submitted to EPA’s public docket during the 60-day public comment period were provided to the peer reviewers ahead of the meeting for their consideration. A peer review summary report and other supporting documents may be found at: http://www.regulations.gov under the docket EPA–HQ–OW–2014–0138

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Dated: May 19, 2016. Joel Beauvais, Deputy Assistant Administrator, Office of Water.
[FR Doc. 2016–12361 Filed 5–24–16; 8:45 am]

**BILLING CODE 6560–50–P**

**ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY** 

**[EPA–HQ–OPP–2015–0021; FRL–9946–40]**

**Pesticide Product Registration; Receipt of Applications for New Active**  **Ingredients**

**AGENCY :**  Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).

**ACTION :**  Notice.

**SUMMARY :**  EPA has received applications to register pesticide products containing active ingredients not included in any currently registered pesticide products. Pursuant to the Federal Insecticide, Fungicide, and Rodenticide Act (FIFRA), EPA is hereby providing notice of receipt and opportunity to comment on these applications.

**DATES :**  Comments must be received on or before June 24, 2016.

**ADDRESSES :**  Submit your comments, identified by docket identification (ID) number and the File Symbol of interest as shown in the body of this document, 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, 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?

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 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. II. Registration Applications

EPA has received applications to register pesticide products containing active ingredients not included in any currently registered pesticide products. Pursuant to the provisions of FIFRA section 3(c)(4) (7 U.S.C. 136a(c)(4)), EPA is hereby providing notice of receipt and opportunity to comment on these applications. Notice of receipt of these applications does not imply a decision by the Agency on these applications.

1. File Symbol: 91197–E. Docket ID number: EPA–HQ–OPP–2016–0251. Applicant: AFS009 Plant Protection,