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electronic reporting under 40 CFR parts 

403–471 is being published in the 

Federal Register. 

ADEM was notified of EPA’s 

determination to approve its application 

with respect to the authorized program 

listed above. 

Matthew Leopard, 

Director, Office of Information Collection. 

[FR Doc. 2016–09574 Filed 4–25–16; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 6560–50–P 

ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION 

AGENCY 

[EPA–HQ–OPP–2015–0374; FRL–9944–96] 

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–2) 

from the University of Kentucky’s 

Department of Entomology requesting 

an amendment and extension to an 

already existing experimental use 

permit (EUP) for Wolbachia pipientis, 

wAlbB Strain. EPA has determined that 

the permit may be of regional or 

national significance. Therefore, 

because of the potential significance, 

EPA is seeking comments on this 

application. 

DATES: Comments must be received on 

or before May 26, 2016. 

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, 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 or 

national significance, and therefore is 

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–2). 

Pesticide Chemical: Wolbachia 

pipientis, wAlbB Strain. 

Summary of Request: The University 

of Kentucky’s Department of 

Entomology has proposed to continue 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., chikungunya, dengue, and 

Zika viruses. Under the currently 

approved EUP, the University of 

Kentucky is authorized to release and 

monitor 2,400,000 male Aedes aegypti 

WB1 Strain mosquitoes that contain the 

pesticidal active ingredient Wolbachia 

pipientis, wAlbB Strain (5.672 × 10¥5

ounce) in Fresno County, California in 

2015 and 2016 over 840 acres. The 

University of Kentucky has requested to 

amend and extend this EUP by adding 

sites in Orange County, California and 

Monroe County, Florida (Florida Keys) 

in 2016 and 2017 and by continuing 

testing in Fresno County, California in 

2017. Up to 12,000,000 additional male 

Aedes aegypti WB1 Strain mosquitoes 

containing Wolbachia pipientis, wAlbB 

Strain (28.36 × 10¥5 ounce) are 

proposed to be released and up to 748.3 

additional acres (includes point-source 

release and surveillance/monitoring 

acreage) will be involved in testing in 

2016 and 2017. 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 areas will be 

compared to data from control sites to 

evaluate the effect of the pesticide on 

mosquito populations. (Note: Male 

mosquitoes, which the University of 

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Kentucky is releasing or proposing to 

release, do not bite humans and feed on 

nectar to survive.) 

Following the review of the 

application and any comments and data 

received in response to this solicitation, 

EPA will decide whether to amend and 

extend or deny the EUP request, and if 

amended and extended, the conditions 

under which it is to be conducted. Any 

amendment and extension of the EUP 

will be announced in the Federal 

Register. 

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

Dated: April 18, 2016. 

Mark A. Hartman, Acting 

Director, Biopesticides and Pollution 

Prevention Division, Office of Pesticide 

Programs. 

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BILLING CODE 6560–50–P 

ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION 

AGENCY 

[EPA–HQ–RCRA–2015–0809; FRL–9944–51– 

OEI] 

Information Collection Request 

Submitted to OMB for Review and 

Approval; Comment Request; Part B 

Permit Application, Permit 

Modifications, and Special Permits 

(Renewal) 

AGENCY: Environmental Protection 

Agency (EPA). 

ACTION: Notice. 

SUMMARY: The Environmental Protection 

Agency has submitted an information 

collection request (ICR), ‘‘Part B Permit 

Application, Permit Modifications, and 

Special Permits (Renewal)’’ (EPA ICR 

No. 1573.14, OMB Control No. 2050– 

0009) to the Office of Management and 

Budget (OMB) for review and approval 

in accordance with the Paperwork 

Reduction Act (44 U.S.C. 3501 et seq.). 

This is a proposed extension of the ICR, 

which is currently approved through 

April 30, 2016. Public comments were 

previously requested via the Federal 

Register (81 FR 1415) on January 12, 

2016 during a 60-day comment period. 

This notice allows for an additional 30 

days for public comments. A fuller 

description of the ICR is given below, 

including its estimated burden and cost 

to the public. An Agency may not 

conduct or sponsor and a person is not 

required to respond to a collection of 

information unless it displays a 

currently valid OMB control number. 

DATES: Additional comments may be 

submitted on or before May 26, 2016. 

ADDRESSES: Submit your comments, 

referencing Docket ID Number EPA– 

HQ–RCRA–2015–0809, to (1) EPA 

online using www.regulations.gov (our 

preferred method), by email to rcradocket@epa.gov, or by mail to: EPA 

Docket Center, Environmental 

Protection Agency, Mail Code 28221T, 

1200 Pennsylvania Ave. NW., 

Washington, DC 20460, and (2) OMB via 

email to oira_submission@omb.eop.gov. 

Address comments to OMB Desk Officer 

for EPA. 

EPA’s policy is that all comments 

received will be included in the public 

docket without change including any 

personal information provided, unless 

the comment includes profanity, threats, 

information claimed to be Confidential 

Business Information (CBI) or other 

information whose disclosure is 

restricted by statute. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Peggy Vyas, Office of Resource 

Conservation and Recovery (mail code 

5303P), Environmental Protection 

Agency, 1200 Pennsylvania Ave. NW., 

Washington, DC 20460; telephone 

number: 703–308–5477; email address: 

vyas.peggy@epa.gov. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Supporting documents which explain in 

detail the information that the EPA will 

be collecting are available in the public 

docket for this ICR. The docket can be 

viewed online at www.regulations.gov 

or in person at the EPA Docket Center, 

WJC West, Room 3334, 1301 

Constitution Ave. NW., Washington, 

DC. The telephone number for the 

Docket Center is 202–566–1744. For 

additional information about EPA’s 

public docket, visit http://www.epa.gov/ 

dockets. 

Abstract: Section 3005 of Subtitle C of 

RCRA requires treatment, storage or 

disposal facilities (TSDFs) to obtain a 

permit. To obtain the permit, the TSDFs 

must submit an application describing 

the facility’s operation. There are two 

parts to the RCRA permit application— 

Part A and Part B. Part A defines the 

processes to be used for treatment, 

storage, and disposal of hazardous 

wastes; the design capacity of such 

processes; and the specific hazardous 

wastes to be handled at the facility. Part 

B requires detailed site specific 

information such as geologic, 

hydrologic, and engineering data. In the 

event that permit modifications are 

proposed by the applicant or the EPA, 

modifications must conform to the 

requirements under Sections 3004 and 

3005. 

Form Numbers: None. 

Respondents/affected entities: 

Hazardous waste treatment, storage, and 

disposal facilities and State, Local, or 

Tribal governments. 

Respondent’s obligation to respond: 

Mandatory (RCRA Section 3005). 

Estimated number of respondents: 

159. 

Frequency of response: On occasion. 

Total estimated burden: 24,926 hours 

(per year). Burden is defined at 5 CFR 

1320.03(b) 

Total estimated cost: $7,901,274 (per 

year), includes $5,735,647 annualized 

capital or operation & maintenance 

costs. 

Changes in the Estimates: There is an 

increase of 1,257 hours in the total 

estimated respondent burden compared 

with the ICR currently approved by 

OMB. This increase is due to the larger 

number of affected facilities, based on 

the current information and reporting 

requirements from the RCRAInfo 

database. 

Courtney Kerwin, 

Acting Director, Collection Strategies 

Division. 

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BILLING CODE 6560–50–P 

ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION 

AGENCY 

[EPA–HQ–OECA–2012–0653; FRL–9944– 

49–OEI] 

Information Collection Request 

Submitted to OMB for Review and 

Approval; Comment Request; NSPS 

for Steel Plants: Electric Arc Furnaces 

and Argon Oxygen Decarburization 

Vessels (Renewal) 

AGENCY: Environmental Protection 

Agency (EPA). 

ACTION: Notice. 

SUMMARY: The Environmental Protection 

Agency has submitted an information 

collection request (ICR), ‘‘NSPS for Steel 

Plants: Electric Arc Furnaces and Argon 

Oxygen Decarburization Vessels (40 

CFR part 60, subparts AA and AAa) 

(Renewal)’’ (EPA ICR No. 1060.17, OMB 

Control No. 2060–0038), to the Office of 

Management and Budget (OMB) for 

review and approval in accordance with 

the Paperwork Reduction Act (44 U.S.C. 

3501 et seq.). This is a proposed 

extension of the ICR, which is currently 

approved through April 30, 2016. Public 

comments were previously requested 

via the Federal Register (80 FR 32116) 

on June 5, 2015, during a 60-day 

comment period. This notice allows for 

an additional 30 days for public 

comments. A fuller description of the 

ICR is given below, including its 

estimated burden and cost to the public. 

An Agency may not conduct or sponsor 

and a person is not required to respond 

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