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expansion of national environmental 

accreditation; (2) ELAB support to the 

Agency on issues relating to 

measurement and monitoring for all 

programs; and (3) follow-up on some of 

ELAB’s past recommendations and 

issues. In addition to these 

teleconferences, ELAB will be hosting 

their two face-to-face meetings on 

January 31, 2011 at the Hyatt Regency 

Savannah in Savannah, GA at 1:30 p.m. 

(ET) and on August 15, 2011 at the 

Hyatt Regency Bellevue in Bellevue, 

WA at 9 a.m. (PT). Teleconference lines 

will also be available for these meetings. 

Written comments on laboratory 

accreditation issues and/or 

environmental monitoring or 

measurement issues are encouraged and 

should be sent to Ms. Lara P. Autry, 

Designated Federal Officer, U.S. EPA 

(E243–05), 109 T.W. Alexander Drive, 

Research Triangle Park, NC 27709, or emailed to autry.lara@epa.gov. Members 

of the public are invited to listen to the 

teleconference calls, and time 

permitting, will be allowed to comment 

on issues discussed during the ELAB 

meetings. Those persons interested in 

attending should call Lara P. Autry on 

(919) 541–5544 to obtain teleconference 

information. For information on access 

or services for individuals with 

disabilities or to request accommodation 

of a disability, please contact Lara P. 

Autry on the number above, preferably 

at least 10 days prior to the meeting, to 

give EPA as much time as possible to 

process your request. 

Dated: January 3, 2011. 

Kevin Teichman, 

Acting EPA Science Advisor. 

[FR Doc. 2011–995 Filed 1–13–11; 4:15 pm] 

BILLING CODE 6560–50–P 

ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION 

AGENCY 

[EPA–HQ–OPP–2009–0608; FRL–8855–3] 

Pesticide Experimental Use Permit; 

Receipt of Extension Application; 

Comment Request 

AGENCY: Environmental Protection 

Agency (EPA). 

ACTION: Notice. 

SUMMARY: This notice announces EPA’s 

receipt of an application 67979–EUP–8 

from Syngenta Seeds Inc. requesting to 

extend an experimental use permit 

(EUP) for 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 

combined and single trait hybrids with 

one or more of the following additional 

PIPs: 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. The Agency has 

determined that the permit may be of 

regional and national significance. 

Therefore, in accordance with 40 CFR 

172.11(a), the Agency is soliciting 

comments on this application. 

DATES: Comments must be received on 

or before February 18, 2011. 

ADDRESSES: Submit your comments, 

identified by docket identification (ID) 

number EPA–HQ–OPP–2009–0608, by 

one of the following methods: 

• Federal eRulemaking Portal: http:// 

www.regulations.gov. Follow the on-line 

instructions for submitting comments. 

• Mail: Office of Pesticide Programs 

(OPP) Regulatory Public Docket (7502P), 

Environmental Protection Agency, 1200 

Pennsylvania Ave., NW., Washington, 

DC 20460–0001. 

• Delivery: OPP Regulatory Public 

Docket (7502P), Environmental 

Protection Agency, Rm. S–4400, One 

Potomac Yard (South Bldg.), 2777 S. 

Crystal Dr., Arlington,VA. Deliveries are 

only accepted during the Docket 

Facility’s normal hours of operation 

(8:30 a.m. to 4 p.m., Monday through 

Friday, excluding legal holidays). 

Special arrangements should be made 

for deliveries of boxed information. The 

Docket Facility telephone number is 

(703) 305–5805. 

Instructions: Direct your comments to 

docket ID number EPA–HQ–OPP–2009– 

0608. EPA’s policy is that all comments 

received will be included in the docket 

without change and may be made 

available on-line at http:// 

www.regulations.gov, including any 

personal information provided, unless 

the comment includes information 

claimed to be Confidential Business 

Information (CBI) or other information 

whose disclosure is restricted by statute. 

Do not submit information that you 

consider to be CBI or otherwise 

protected through regulations.gov or email. The regulations.gov Web site 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 e-mail comment directly 

to EPA without going through 

regulations.gov, your e-mail address 

will be automatically captured and 

included as part of the comment that is 

placed in the 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. 

Docket: All documents in the docket 

are listed in the docket index available 

at http://www.regulations.gov. 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 

material, such as copyrighted material, 

is not placed on the Internet and will be 

publicly available only in hard copy 

form. 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 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. 

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. This action may, however, be 

of interest to those persons interested in 

agricultural biotechnology or those who 

are or may be required to conduct 

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testing of chemical substances under the 

Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act 

(FFDCA) or the Federal Insecticide, 

Fungicide, and Rodenticide Act 

(FIFRA). Since other entities may also 

be interested, the Agency has not 

attempted to describe all the specific 

entities that may be affected by this 

action. If you have any questions 

regarding the applicability of this action 

to a particular entity, consult the person 

listed under FOR FURTHER INFORMATION

CONTACT. 

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 e-mail. 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 submitting comments, remember 

to: 

i. Identify the document by docket ID 

number and other identifying 

information (subject heading, Federal 

Register date and page number). 

ii. Follow directions. The Agency may 

ask you to respond to specific questions 

or organize comments by referencing a 

Code of Federal Regulations (CFR) part 

or section number. 

iii. Explain why you agree or disagree; 

suggest alternatives and substitute 

language for your requested changes. 

iv. Describe any assumptions and 

provide any technical information and/ 

or data that you used. 

v. If you estimate potential costs or 

burdens, explain how you arrived at 

your estimate in sufficient detail to 

allow for it to be reproduced. 

vi. Provide specific examples to 

illustrate your concerns and suggest 

alternatives. 

vii. Explain your views as clearly as 

possible, avoiding the use of profanity 

or personal threats. 

viii. Make sure to submit your 

comments by the comment period 

deadline identified. 

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 5 of 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. 

In accordance with 40 CFR 172.11(a), 

the Agency has determined that the 

following EUP application may be of 

regional and national significance, and 

therefore is seeking public comment on 

the EUP application: 

Submitter: Syngenta Seeds Inc., 

(67979–EUP–8). 

Pesticide Chemical: [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). 

Summary of Request: In the Federal 

Register of September 22, 2010 (75 FR 

57778) (FRL–8844–4) EPA announced 

issuance of 67979–EUP–8. This 

extension application is for 3,791 acres 

of Event 5307 and related PIP acreage as 

described under SUMMARY and 3,122 

acres of non-PIP corn from March 2012 

to December 2013. Two protocols will 

be conducted, including: Efficacy 

evaluation and regulatory studies. States 

and Commonwealth involved include: 

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. 

A copy of the application and any 

information submitted is available for 

public review in the docket established 

for this EUP application as described 

under ADDRESSES. 

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. 

List of Subjects 

Environmental protection, 

Experimental use permits. 

Dated: January 6, 2011. 

Keith A. Matthews, 

Acting Director, Biopesticides and Pollution 

Prevention Division, Office of Pesticide 

Programs. 

[FR Doc. 2011–1021 Filed 1–18–11; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 6560–50–P 

ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION 

AGENCY 

[EPA–R07–OW–2010–1084; FRL–9254–3] 

Notice of a Regional Project Waiver of 

Section 1605 (Buy American) of the 

American Recovery and Reinvestment 

Act of 2009 (ARRA) to the City of 

Columbia, MO 

AGENCY: Environmental Protection 

Agency (EPA). 

ACTION: Notice. 

SUMMARY: The EPA is hereby granting a 

waiver of the Buy American 

requirements of ARRA Section 1605 

under the authority of Section 1605(b) 

(2) [manufactured goods are not 

produced in the United States in 

sufficient and reasonably available 

quantities and of a satisfactory quality] 

to the City of Columbia, MO (‘‘City’’) for 

the purchase of two (2) foreign 

manufactured Toshiba LQ500 Density 

Analyzers in Columbia, Missouri. This 

is a project specific waiver and only 

applies to the use of the specified 

product for the ARRA project being 

proposed. Any other ARRA recipient 

that wishes to use the same product 

must apply for a separate waiver based 

on project specific circumstances. Based 

upon critical performance requirements 

and project specifications for the 

Toshiba LQ500 density analyzer, a list 

of potential manufacturers, project 

schedule, and a price comparison 

worksheet of the different 

manufacturers submitted by the City 

and its consulting engineer, it has been 

determined that there are currently no 

domestically manufactured density 

analyzers available to meet the City’s 

project specifications. The Regional 

Administrator is making this 

determination based on the review and 

recommendations of the Clean Water 

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