Federal Register / Vol. 87, No. 21 / Tuesday, February 1, 2022 / Notices 5475 

DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY 

Federal Energy Regulatory 

Commission 

[Project No. 2725–075] 

Oglethorpe Power Corporation, 

Georgia Power Company, Rocky 

Mountain Leasing Corporation, and 

U.S. Bank National Association; Notice 

of Intent To File License Application, 

Filing of Pre-Application Document, 

and Approving Use of the Traditional 

Licensing Process 

a. Type of Filing: Notice of Intent to 

File License Application and Request to 

Use the Traditional Licensing Process. 

b. Project No.: 2725–075. 

c. Dated Filed: December 10, 2021. 

d. Submitted By: Oglethorpe Power 

Corporation. 

e. Name of Project: Rocky Mountain 

Pumped Storage Hydroelectric Project. 

f. Location: On Heath Creek, Floyd 

County, Georgia. The project does not 

occupy any federal lands. 

g. Filed Pursuant to: 18 CFR 5.5 of the 

Commission’s regulations. 

h. Applicant Contact: Craig A. Jones, 

Environmental Policy Director, 

Oglethorpe Power Corporation, 2100 

East Exchange Place, Tucker, GA 30084, 

(770) 270–7348, craig.jones@opc.com. 

i. FERC Contact: Michael Spencer at 

(202) 502–6093 or michael.spencer@

ferc.gov. 

j. Oglethorpe Power Corporation 

(OPC) filed its request to use the 

Traditional Licensing Process on 

December 10, 2021. OPC provided 

public notice of its request on December 

10, 2021. In a letter dated January 26, 

2022, the Director of the Division of 

Hydropower Licensing approved OPC’s 

request to use the Traditional Licensing 

Process. 

k. With this notice, we are initiating 

informal consultation with the U.S. Fish 

and Wildlife Service and/or NOAA 

Fisheries under section 7 of the 

Endangered Species Act and the joint 

agency regulations thereunder at 50 CFR 

part 402; and NOAA Fisheries under 

section 305(b) of the Magnuson-Stevens 

Fishery Conservation and Management 

Act and implementing regulations at 50 

CFR 600.920. We are also initiating 

consultation with the Georgia State 

Historic Preservation Officer, as 

required by section 106, National 

Historic Preservation Act, and the 

implementing regulations of the 

Advisory Council on Historic 

Preservation at 36 CFR 800.2. 

l. With this notice, we are designating 

OPC as the Commission’s non-federal 

representative for carrying out informal 

consultation, pursuant to section 7 of 

the Endangered Species Act and section 

305(b) of the Magnuson-Stevens Fishery 

Conservation and Management Act; and 

consultation pursuant to section 106 of 

the National Historic Preservation Act. 

m. OPC filed a Pre-Application 

Document (PAD; including a proposed 

process plan and schedule) with the 

Commission, pursuant to 18 CFR 5.6 of 

the Commission’s regulations. 

n. A copy of the PAD may be viewed 

on the Commission’s website (http://

www.ferc.gov), using the ‘‘eLibrary’’ 

link. Enter the docket number, 

excluding the last three digits in the 

docket number field to access the 

document. For assistance, contact FERC 

Online Support at FERCONline

Support@ferc.gov, (866) 208–3676 (toll 

free), or (202) 502–8659 (TTY). 

o. The applicant states its unequivocal 

intent to submit an application for a 

new license for Project No. 2725–075. 

Pursuant to 18 CFR 16.8, 16.9, and 16.10 

each application for a new license and 

any competing license applications 

must be filed with the Commission at 

least 24 months prior to the expiration 

of the existing license. All applications 

for license for this project must be filed 

by December 31, 2024. 

p. Register online at https://

ferconline.ferc.gov/eSubscription.aspx 

to be notified via email of new filing 

and issuances related to this or other 

pending projects. For assistance, contact 

FERC Online Support. 

Dated: January 26, 2022. 

Kimberly D. Bose, 

Secretary. 

[FR Doc. 2022–01994 Filed 1–31–22; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 6717–01–P 

ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION 

AGENCY 

[EPA–HQ–OPP–2021–0952; FRL–9458–01– 

OCSPP] 

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 February 16, 2022. 

ADDRESSES: The docket for these 

actions, identified by docket 

identification (ID) number EPA–HQ– 

OPP–2021–0952, is available at http://

www.regulations.gov or at the Office of 

Pesticide Programs Regulatory Public 

Docket (OPP Docket) in the 

Environmental Protection Agency 

Docket Center (EPA/DC), West William 

Jefferson Clinton Bldg., Rm. 3334, 1301 

Constitution Ave. NW, Washington, DC 

20460–0001. The 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 OPP 

Docket is (202) 566–1744. 

Due to the public health concerns 

related to COVID–19, the EPA Docket 

Center (EPA/DC) and Reading Room is 

closed to visitors with limited 

exceptions. The staff continues to 

provide remote customer service via 

email, phone, and webform. For the 

latest status information on EPA/DC 

services and docket access, visit https:// 

www.epa.gov/dockets. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Marietta Echeverria, Registration 

Division (7505P), Office of Pesticide 

Programs, Environmental Protection 

Agency, 1200 Pennsylvania Ave. NW, 

Washington, DC 20460–0001; main 

telephone number: (703) 305–7090; 

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). 


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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 

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, 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 

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 the 

use of 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 trees 

grown in Florida from January 14 to 

October 31, 2022. A total of 50,150 lbs. 

of clothianidin could be used on the 

maximum acreage of 125,376 at the 

highest 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 

which is supported by the IR–4 program 

and has been requested in 5 or more 

previous years; and for which a 

complete application for registration of 

that use and/or a petition for tolerance 

for residues in or on the commodity has 

not been submitted to the Agency. 

The FDACS submitted in 2011 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. The 

Agency 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: January 19, 2022. 

Marietta Echeverria, 

Acting Director, Registration Division, Office 

of Pesticide Programs. 

[FR Doc. 2022–01987 Filed 1–31–22; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 6560–50–P 

ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION 

AGENCY 

[EPA–HQ–OPP–2021–0513; FRL–9417–01– 

OCSPP] 

Notice of Receipt of Requests To 

Voluntarily Cancel Certain Pesticide 

Registrations and Amend 

Registrations To Terminate Certain 

Uses 

AGENCY: Environmental Protection 

Agency (EPA). 

ACTION: Notice. 

SUMMARY: In accordance with the 

Federal Insecticide, Fungicide, and 

Rodenticide Act (FIFRA), EPA is issuing 

a notice of receipt of requests by the 

registrants to voluntarily cancel their 

registrations of certain products and to 

amend their product registrations to 

terminate one or more uses. EPA 

intends to grant these requests at the 

close of the comment period for this 

announcement unless the Agency 

receives substantive comments within 

the comment period that would merit its 

further review of the requests, or unless 

the registrants withdraw its requests. If 

these requests are granted, any sale, 

distribution, or use of products listed in 

this notice will be permitted after the 

registrations have been cancelled and 

uses terminated, only if such sale, 

distribution, or use is consistent with 

the terms as described in the final order. 

DATES: Comments must be received on 

or before March 3, 2022. 

ADDRESSES: Submit your comments, 

identified by docket identification (ID) 

number EPA–HQ–OPP–2021–0513, by 

one of the following methods: 

• Federal eRulemaking Portal: 

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. 

• 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 https://

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

Additional instructions on commenting 

or visiting the docket, along with more 

information about dockets generally, is 

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

dockets. 

Due to the public health concerns 

related to COVID–19, the EPA Docket 

Center (EPA/DC) and Reading Room is 

closed to visitors with limited 

exceptions. The staff continues to 

provide remote customer service via 

email, phone, and webform. For the 

latest status information on EPA/DC 

services and docket access, visit https:// 

www.epa.gov/dockets. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Christopher Green, Registration Division 

(7502P), Office of Pesticide Programs, 

Environmental Protection Agency, 1200 

Pennsylvania Ave. NW, Washington, DC 

20460–0001; telephone number: (202) 

566–2707; email address: 

green.christopher@epa.gov. 


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