96962 Federal Register / Vol. 89, No. 235 / Friday, December 6, 2024 / Notices 

ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION 

AGENCY 

[EPA–HQ–OPP–2024–0061; FRL–11680–10– 

OCSPP] 

Pesticide Product Registration; 

Receipt of Applications for New Uses 

(October 2024) 

AGENCY: Environmental Protection 

Agency (EPA). 

ACTION: Notice. 

SUMMARY: EPA has received applications 

to register new uses for pesticide 

products containing currently registered 

active ingredients. 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 January 6, 2025. 

ADDRESSES: Submit your comments, 

identified by docket identification (ID) 

number EPA–HQ–OPP–2024–0061, 

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, Registration Division 

(RD) (7505T), main telephone number: 

(202) 566–1030, email address: 

RDFRNotices@epa.gov. The mailing 

address is Office of Pesticide Programs, 

Environmental Protection Agency, 1200 

Pennsylvania Ave. NW, Washington, DC 

20460–0001. As part of the mailing 

address, include the contact person’s 

name, division, and mail code. 

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). 

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 

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

commenting-epa-dockets. 

II. Registration Applications 

EPA has received applications to 

register new uses for pesticide products 

containing currently registered active 

ingredients. 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. 

Notice of Receipt—New Uses 

1. EPA Registration Number: 264– 

1220. Docket ID number: EPA–HQ– 

OPP–2024–0518. Applicant: Bayer 

CropScience, 800 N Lindbergh Blvd., St. 

Louis, MO 63167. Active ingredient: 

Mesotrione. Product type: Herbicide. 

Proposed use: Mesotrione-resistant 

Soybean. Contact: RD. 

2. EPA Registration Numbers: 524– 

473, 524–591, and 66478–1. Docket ID 

number: EPA–HQ–OPP–2024–0491. 

Applicant: Bayer CropScience LP, 700 

Chesterfield Parkway West, 

Chesterfield, MO 63017. Active 

ingredient: Acetochlor. Product type: 

Herbicide. Proposed use: Rapeseed 

Subgroup 20A and pennycress seed. 

Contact: RD. 

3. EPA Registration Numbers: 62719– 

80, 62719–81, and 62719–747. Docket 

ID number: EPA–HQ–OPP–2024–0421. 

Applicant: Corteva Agriscience, LLC, 

9330 Zionsville Rd., Indianapolis, IN 

46268. Active ingredient: Clopyralid. 

Product type: Herbicide. Proposed use: 

Hazelnut (filbert). Contact: RD. 

4. EPA Registration Number: 71711– 

30, 71711–31, 71711–36, 71711–49, and 

71711–56. Docket ID number: EPA–HQ– 

OPP–2024–0361. Applicant: Nichino 

America, Inc., 4550 Linden Hill Rd., 

Suite 501, Wilmington, DE 19808. 

Active ingredient: Tolfenpyrad. Product 

type: Insecticide. Proposed use: 

Vegetable, legume, bean, edible podded, 

subgroup 6–22A. Contact: RD. 

5. EPA Registration Numbers: 7969– 

390 and 7969–391. Docket ID number: 

EPA–HQ–OPP–2024–0509. Applicant: 

BASF Corporation, 26 Davis Dr., 

Research Triangle Park, NC 27709. 

Active Ingredient: Afidopyropen. 

Product type: Insecticide. Proposed Use: 

Revision of existing afidopyropen 

tolerance in or on strawberry from 0.15 

parts per million (ppm) to 0.3 ppm. 

Contact: RD. 

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

Dated: November 18, 2024. 

Kimberly Smith, 

Acting Director, Information Technology and 

Resources Management Division, Office of 

Program Support. 

[FR Doc. 2024–28741 Filed 12–5–24; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 6560–50–P 

ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION 

AGENCY 

[FRL–12414–01–R9] 

Clean Air Act Operating Permit 

Program; Order on Petition for 

Objection to State Operating Permit for 

Sundance Power Plant 

AGENCY: Environmental Protection 

Agency (EPA). 

ACTION: Notice of final order on petition. 

SUMMARY: The Environmental Protection 

Agency (EPA) Administrator signed an 

order dated November 6, 2024, denying 

a petition dated June 27, 2024, from 

Sierra Club. The Petition requested that 

the EPA object to a Clean Air Act (CAA) 

title V operating permit issued by the 

Pinal County Air Quality Control 

District (PCAQCD) to the Arizona Public 

Service Company Sundance Power 

Plant (‘‘APS Sundance’’), an electricity 

generating station located in Casa 

Grande, Arizona. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Catherine Valladolid, EPA Region 9, 

(415) 947–4103, valladolid.catherine@

epa.gov. The final Order and Petition 

are available electronically at: https://

www.epa.gov/title-v-operating-permits/ 

title-v-petition-database. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The EPA 

received a petition from Sierra Club 


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1See Notice of Information Collection 89 FR 

71901 (Sept. 4, 2024) at https://

www.federalregister.gov/documents/2024/09/04/ 

2024-19743/agency-information-collectionactivities-existing-collection. 2Available at https://www.regulations.gov/ 

docket/EEOC-2024-0008. 3 42 U.S.C. 2000e, et seq. 

4Available at https://www.federalregister.gov/ 

documents/2024/09/04/2024-19743/agencyinformation-collection-activities-existing-collection. 

5Available at https://www.regulations.gov/ 

docket/EEOC-2024-0008. 

6This figure is based on the expanded frame of 

potentially eligible respondents and the response 

rate for the most recently completed EEO–4 data 

collection (the 2023 EEO–4 data collection). 

dated June 27, 2024, requesting that the 

EPA object to the issuance of operating 

permit number V20690.R02, issued by 

PCAQCD to APS Sundance in Casa 

Grande, Arizona. On November 6, 2024, 

the EPA Administrator issued an order 

denying the petition. The Order 

explains the basis for the EPA’s 

decision. 

Sections 307(b) and 505(b)(2) of the 

CAA provide that a petitioner may 

request judicial review of those portions 

of an order that deny issues in a 

petition. Any petition for review shall 

be filed in the United States Court of 

Appeals for the appropriate circuit no 

later than February 4, 2025. 

Dated: November 26, 2024. 

Martha Guzman Aceves 

Regional Administrator, Region IX. 

[FR Doc. 2024–28530 Filed 12–5–24; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 6560–50–P 

EQUAL EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITY 

COMMISSION 

Agency Information Collection 

Activities: Existing Collection 

AGENCY: Equal Employment 

Opportunity Commission. 

ACTION: Notice of information 

collection—proposed revision of State 

and Local Government Information 

Report (EEO–4). 

SUMMARY: In accordance with the 

Paperwork Reduction Act (PRA), the 

Equal Employment Opportunity 

Commission (EEOC or Commission) 

announces that it has submitted to the 

Office of Management and Budget 

(OMB) a request for a three-year PRA 

approval of revisions to the currently 

approved State and Local Government 

Information Report (EEO–4). 

DATES: Written comments on this notice 

must be submitted on or before January 

6, 2025. 

ADDRESSES: Written comments should 

be sent within 30 days of publication of 

this final notice to www.reginfo.gov/ 

public/do/PRAMain. Find this 

information collection by selecting 

‘‘Currently under Review—Open for 

Public Comments’’ or by using the 

search function. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Paul 

Guerino, Director, Data Development 

and Information Products Division, 

Office of Enterprise Data and Analytics 

(OEDA), Equal Employment 

Opportunity Commission, 131 M Street 

NE, Washington, DC 20507; (202) 921– 

2928 (voice), (800) 669–6820 (TTY) or 

email at OEDA@eeoc.gov. Requests for 

this notice in an alternative format 

should be made to the EEOC’s Office of 

Communications and Legislative Affairs 

at (202) 921–3191 (voice), (800) 669– 

6820 (TTY), or (844) 234–5122 (ASL 

Video Phone). 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: A notice 

that the EEOC would be submitting this 

request was published in the Federal 

Register on September 4, 2024, allowing 

for a 60-day public comment period 

which ended on November 4, 2024.1

The EEOC received no comments during 

the public comment period.2

I. Background 

A. The EEO–4 Report 

Since 1973, the EEOC has required 

EEO–4 filers to submit workforce 

demographic data. All State and local 

governments that are covered by title VII 

of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, as 

amended (title VII) 3 and that have 100 

or more employees are required to file 

the workforce demographic data. 

B. The 60-Day Notice: Request for 

Three-Year PRA Approval of Revisions 

to the EEO–4 

Pursuant to the PRA and OMB 

regulations found at 5 CFR 1320.8(d)(1), 

the Commission published a Notice in 

the Federal Register on September 4, 

2024, soliciting public comments during 

a 60-day period (‘‘60-day Notice’’) on 

the Commission’s intent to seek a threeyear OMB approval of revisions to the 

currently approved EEO–4. In 

particular, in its 60-day Notice, the 

EEOC sought comments to: (1) Evaluate 

whether the proposed collection of 

information is necessary for the proper 

performance of the Commission’s 

functions, including whether the 

information will have practical utility; 

(2) Evaluate the accuracy of the 

Commission’s estimate of the burden of 

the proposed collection of information, 

including the validity of the 

methodology and assumptions used; (3) 

Enhance the quality, utility, and clarity 

of the information to be collected; and 

(4) Minimize the burden of the 

collection of information on those who 

are to respond, including the use of 

appropriate automated, electronic, 

mechanical, or other technological 

collection techniques or other forms of 

information technology, e.g., permitting 

electronic submission of responses. The 

60-day Notice comment period ended 

on November 4, 2024. 

Based on data from the most recent 

EEO–4 data collection reporting year 

(i.e., 2023), as well as ongoing updates 

by the EEOC to the EEO–4 frame (i.e., 

filer roster or master list), the EEOC 

anticipates the total number of filers 

submitting an EEO–4 report may 

increase to 6,607 per biennial collection. 

Accordingly, the burden estimates in 

this Notice are based on this revised 

estimate of the number of filers. 

II. The Public Comments on the 60-Day 

Notice 

The 60-day Notice was published in 

the Federal Register on September 4, 

2024.4 The EEOC received no comments 

during the public comment period.5

III. Commission Decisions and Final 

EEOC Proposals to OMB 

The EEOC Will Seek Three-Year 

Approval of Revisions to the Currently 

Approved EEO–4 State and Local 

Government Information Report 

The Commission has decided it will 

seek a three-year approval by OMB of 

revisions to the EEO–4 State and Local 

Government Information Report as 

described in this Notice. 

IV. Formal Paperwork Reduction Act 

Statement 

A. Overview of Information Collection 

Collection Title: State and Local 

Government Information Report (EEO– 

4). 

OMB Number: 3046–0008. 

Frequency of Report: Biennial. 

Type of Respondent: State and local 

governments that have 100 or more 

employees and meet certain criteria. 

Description of Affected Public: State 

and local governments that have 100 or 

more employees and meet certain 

criteria. 

Reporting Hours: 18,094 hours per 

biennial collection. 

Respondent Burden Hour Cost: 

$563,868.27 per biennial collection. 

Federal Cost: $327,440.12 per 

biennial collection. 

Number of Filers: 6,607 per biennial 

collection.6

Number of Responses: 6,607 per 

biennial collection. 

Number of Forms: 1. 

Form Number: EEOC Form 164. 

Abstract: Section 709(c) of title VII 

requires employers to make and keep 


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