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collection of information is necessary 

for the proper performance of the 

functions of the Agency, including 

whether the information will have 

practical utility; (ii) evaluate the 

accuracy of the Agency’s estimate of the 

burden of the proposed collection of 

information, including the validity of 

the methodology and assumptions used; 

(iii) enhance the quality, utility, and 

clarity of the information to be 

collected; and (iv) minimize the burden 

of the collection of information on those 

who are to respond, including through 

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. EPA will consider the 

comments received and amend the ICR 

as appropriate. The final ICR package 

will then be submitted to OMB for 

review and approval. At that time, EPA 

will issue another Federal Register 

notice to announce the submission of 

the ICR to OMB and the opportunity to 

submit additional comments to OMB. 

Abstract: EPA’s Office of Land and 

Emergency Management Sustainable 

Food Management (SFM) program is 

designed to advance sustainable food 

management practices throughout the 

United States by preventing and 

diverting wasted food from landfills. 

The focal point of the SFM program is 

the Food Recovery Challenge in which 

organizations pledge to improve their 

sustainable food management practices. 

The success of the SFM program efforts 

to divert wasted food from landfills 

requires sufficient capacity to process 

the diverted materials which includes 

composting and anaerobic digestion 

operations. In addition to increasing 

opportunity to process wasted food 

diverted from the municipal solid waste 

stream, anaerobic digesters achieve 

social, environmental and economic 

benefits, such as generation of 

renewable energy, reduction of methane 

emissions, and opportunities to improve 

soil health through the production of 

soil amendments. The SFM program 

supports these efforts by educating state 

and local governments and communities 

about the benefits of wasted food 

diversion. The SFM program also builds 

partnerships with state agencies and 

other strategic partners interested in 

developing organics recycling capacity 

and provides tools to assist 

organizations in developing anaerobic 

digestion (AD) projects. 

This information collection consists 

of a request for data not currently 

available on AD facilities processing 

wasted food as well as a review and 

update of the existing SFM AD facility 

inventory. Correspondence will include 

a questionnaire through which 

respondents can provide new 

information on their AD projects and an 

update to the existing AD facility 

inventory, if appropriate. This will be 

the first time the SFM program has 

formally collected data for this 

inventory. 

Form numbers: None. 

Respondents/affected entities: State 

Liaisons, Industry Representatives, 

Project Owner/Operators, and Other 

Stakeholders (e.g. non-profits). 

Respondent’s obligation to respond: 

Voluntary. 

Estimated number of respondents: 

460 (total). 

Frequency of response: Annually. 

Total estimated burden: 231 hours 

(per year). Burden is defined at 5 CFR 

1320.03(b). 

Total estimated cost: $16,972 (per 

year), includes $0 annualized capital or 

operation & maintenance costs. 

Changes in estimates: There are no 

changes in burden estimates as this is a 

new ICR. 

Dated: February 18, 2016. 

John A. Armstead, 

Director, Land and Chemicals Division, EPA 

Region III. 

[FR Doc. 2016–04603 Filed 3–1–16; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 6560–50–P 

ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION 

AGENCY 

[EPA–HQ–OPPT–2016–0099; FRL–9942–65] 

Premanufacture Notice for a Certain 

New Chemical; Extension of Review 

Period 

AGENCY: Environmental Protection 

Agency (EPA). 

ACTION: Notice. 

SUMMARY: This notice announces EPA’s 

extension of the review period for a 

premanufacture notice (PMN) P–14– 

0627 under the Toxic Substances 

Control Act (TSCA). Based on analysis, 

the Agency requires an extension of the 

review period to investigate further 

potential risk, examine regulatory 

options, and prepare the necessary 

documents, should regulatory action be 

required. 

DATES: The review period is extended to 

May 25, 2016. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

For technical information contact: Jeff 

Bauer, Chemical Control Division 

(7405M), Office of Pollution Prevention 

and Toxics, Environmental Protection 

Agency, 1200 Pennsylvania Ave. NW., 

Washington, DC 20460–0001; telephone 

number: (202) 564–9042; email address: 

Bauer.Jeff@epa.gov. 

For general information contact: The 

TSCA-Hotline, ABVI-Goodwill, 422 

South Clinton Ave., Rochester, NY 

14620; telephone number: (202) 554– 

1404; email address: TSCA-Hotline@

epa.gov. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

I. General Information 

A. Does this action apply to me? 

This action is directed to the chemical 

manufacturing company that submitted 

the PMN. This action may also be of 

interest to persons concerned about 

health, environmental, and/or economic 

aspects of this new chemical substance. 

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. 

B. How can I get copies of this document 

and other related information? 

The docket for this action, identified 

by docket identification (ID) number 

EPA–HQ–OPPT–2016–0099, is available 

at http://www.regulations.gov or at the 

Office of Pollution Prevention and 

Toxics Docket (OPPT Docket), 

Environmental Protection Agency 

Docket Center (EPA/DC), West William 

Jefferson Clinton Bldg., Rm. 3334, 1301 

Constitution Ave. NW., Washington, 

DC. 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 OPPT 

Docket is (202) 566–0280. Please review 

the visitor instructions and additional 

information about the docket available 

at http://www.epa.gov/dockets. 

II. What chemical is subject to this 

notice? 

On June 19, 2014, EPA received PMN 

number P–14–0627 for a new chemical 

substance, identified as Cyclic amide. 

The submitter claimed the company 

name, specific chemical identity, 

production volume, use information, 

process information, and other 

information to be CBI. 

III. What action is the Agency taking? 

The notice of receipt for this PMN 

was published in the Federal Register of 

September 16, 2014 (79 FR 55460) 

(FRL–9915–80). The running of the 

PMN review period was voluntarily 

suspended by the PMN submitter with 

EPA’s agreement. The PMN review 

period has been resumed. As extended, 

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the review period for this PMN expires 

May 25, 2016. 

IV. What is EPA’s authority for taking 

this action? 

Section 5(c) of TSCA and 40 CFR 

720.75(c) authorizes EPA to extend, for 

good cause, the 90-day PMN review 

period for additional periods not to 

exceed in the aggregate 90 days. For this 

PMN, EPA finds that there is good cause 

to extend the review period. Based on 

analysis, EPA may need to regulate this 

new chemical substance and the Agency 

needs an extension of the review period 

to further investigate potential risk, 

examine regulatory options, and prepare 

the necessary documents, should 

regulatory action be required. 

Authority: 15 U.S.C. 2601 et seq. 

Dated: February 25, 2016. 

Greg Schweer, 

Chief, New Chemicals Notice Management 

Branch, Office of Pollution Prevention and 

Toxics. 

[FR Doc. 2016–04597 Filed 3–1–16; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 6560–50–P 

ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION 

AGENCY 

[FDA–2015–N–3403; FRL–9943–08] 

Modernizing the Regulatory System for 

Biotechnology Products; Notice of 

Second Public Meeting 

AGENCY: Environmental Protection 

Agency (EPA). 

ACTION: Notice. 

SUMMARY: Under the auspices of the 

National Science and Technology 

Council, EPA, along with the Office of 

Science and Technology Policy (OSTP), 

the Food and Drug Administration 

(FDA), and the United States 

Department of Agriculture (USDA) are 

holding a second public meeting related 

to the memorandum entitled, 

‘‘Modernizing the Regulatory System for 

Biotechnology Products,’’ issued by the 

Executive Office of the President (EOP) 

in July 2015. The purpose of the second 

public meeting is to illustrate current 

federal roles and responsibilities 

regarding biotechnology products. The 

docket, FDA–2015–N–3403, established 

by FDA prior to the first public meeting 

will continue to be used for this 

interagency effort. 

DATES: The meeting will be held on 

March 9, 2016, from 9:30 a.m. to 1:00 

p.m. 

To request accommodation of a 

disability, please immediately contact 

the person listed under FOR FURTHER

INFORMATON CONTACT to give EPA as 

much time as possible to process your 

request. 

ADDRESSES: The meeting will be held at 

the EPA Region 6 Office at 1445 Ross 

Avenue, Dallas, Texas 75202–2750. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For 

general questions about the meeting, 

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. For questions 

about the memorandum entitled, 

‘‘Modernizing the Regulatory System for 

Biotechnology Products,’’ or related 

activities described in that 

memorandum, contact the National 

Science and Technology Council: 

Emerging Technologies Interagency 

Policy Coordination Committee, Office 

of Science and Technology Policy, 

Executive Office of the President, 

Eisenhower Executive Office Building, 

1650 Pennsylvania Ave. Washington, 

DC 20504, 202–456–4444, online: 

https://www.whitehouse.gov/webform/

contact-emerging-technologiesinteragency-policy-coordinatingcommittee-national-science-and. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

I. Background 

Under the auspices of the National 

Science and Technology Council, EPA, 

FDA, USDA and OSTP (collectively 

referred to as ‘‘we’’ in this Federal 

Register document), held a public 

meeting on October 30, 2015, to discuss 

the Executive Office of the President 

(EOP) memorandum entitled, 

‘‘Modernizing the Regulatory System for 

Biotechnology Products,’’ that was 

issued in July 2015. The purpose of the 

October 2015 meeting was to inform the 

public about the activities described in 

the July 2015 memorandum; invite oral 

comments from interested parties; and 

provide information about how to 

submit written comments, data, or other 

information to the docket. The October 

meeting was the first of three public 

engagement sessions on this topic. 

On February 1, 2016, we announced 

the dates and locations for the second 

and third public engagement sessions: 

(1) https://wcms.epa.gov/pesticides/

save-date-march-9-30-2016-publicmeetings-updating-coordinatedframework-regulation; (2) http://

www.fda.gov/NewsEvents/

MeetingsConferencesWorkshops/

ucm463783.htm; and (3) https://

www.aphis.usda.gov/aphis/ourfocus/

biotechnology/sa_stakeholder_

meetings/cf_meeting. 

The second public meeting will be 

held on March 9, 2016, from 9:30 a.m. 

to 1:00 p.m. at EPA’s Region 6 Office in 

Dallas, Texas. The second public 

meeting will be used to illustrate 

current federal roles and responsibilities 

regarding biotechnology products. The 

final meeting agenda will be placed in 

the docket [FDA–2015–N–3403] as soon 

as it is available. 

The third public meeting will be held 

on March 30, 2016, at the University of 

California’s Davis Conference Center in 

Davis, California and information about 

that meeting, including an agenda and 

information regarding how to register 

will be placed in the docket and on the 

USDA Web site prior to the meeting. 

II. How can I participate in the March 

9th meeting? 

To participate in person or by webinar 

via Adobe Connect, please register 

online at http://www.epa.gov/

regulation-biotechnology-under-tscaand-fifra/modernizing-regulatorysystem-biotechnology-products. 

Those registered will receive detailed 

instructions with their confirmations 

that explain how to access the meeting 

via webinar or in person. 

III. Meeting Materials, Transcripts and 

Recorded Video 

Any additional information and data 

submitted voluntarily to us will become 

part of the administrative record for this 

activity and will be accessible to the 

public in the docket [FDA–2015–N– 

3403] at http://www.regulations.gov. 

The transcript of the proceedings from 

the public meeting will become part of 

the administrative record for this 

activity and will also be included in the 

docket. Please be advised that as soon 

as a transcript is available, it will be 

accessible in the docket at http://

www.regulations.gov. 

Transcripts and meeting materials 

may also be viewed at the Division of 

Dockets Management (HFA–305), Food 

and Drug Administration, 5630 Fishers 

Lane, Rm. 1061, Rockville, MD 20852. A 

transcript will be available in either 

hardcopy or on CD–ROM, after 

submission of a Freedom of Information 

request. Written requests are to be sent 

to the FDA Division of Freedom of 

Information, 5630 Fishers Lane, Rm. 

1035, Rockville, MD 20857. 

Additionally, we will live webcast and 

record the public meeting. Once the 

recorded video is available, it will be 

accessible on EPA’s YouTube Channel. 

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