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abutment that is equipped with a 

headgate and trashrack with 2-inch clear 

bar spacing; (4) a 26-foot-long, 22-footwide wood and steel powerhouse 

containing one 265-kilowatt vertical 

Flygt submersible turbine-generator 

unit; (5) a 400-foot-long, 20-foot-wide 

tailrace that discharges into the Cocheco 

River; (6) a generator lead, transformer, 

and transmission line that connect the 

project to the local utility distribution 

system; and (7) appurtenant facilities. 

Watson Associates voluntarily 

operates the project in a run-of-river 

mode using an automatic pond level 

control system to regulate turbine 

operation, such that outflow from the 

project approximates inflow. The 

project creates an approximately 250- 

foot-long and a 400-foot-long bifurcated 

bypassed reaches of the Cocheco River. 

Downstream fish passage is provided 

by a bypass pipe located on the left side 

of the dam. There is no upstream fish 

passage facility at the project. 

The current license requires a 

minimum flow release of 83 cubic feet 

per second (cfs), or inflow to the 

impoundment, whichever is less from 

the dam to protect and enhance aquatic 

resources in the Cocheco River. The 

average annual generation of the project 

is approximately 1,100 megawatt-hours. 

o. In addition to publishing the full 

text of this notice in the Federal 

Register, the Commission provides all 

interested persons an opportunity to 

view and/or print the contents of this 

notice, as well as other documents in 

the proceeding (e.g., license application) 

via the internet through the 

Commission’s Home Page (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 (P–6240). 

For assistance, contact FERC at 

FERCOnlineSupport@ferc.gov or call 

toll-free, (866) 208–3676 or (202) 502– 

8659 (TTY). 

You may also register online at 

https://ferconline.ferc.gov/ 

FERCOnline.aspx to be notified via 

email of new filings and issuances 

related to this or other pending projects. 

For assistance, contact FERC Online 

Support. 

p. Procedural schedule: The 

application will be processed according 

to the following preliminary schedule. 

Revisions to the schedule will be made 

as appropriate. 

Issue Deficiency Letter (if necessary)

October 2021 

Request Additional Information

October 2021 

Issue Scoping Document 1 for 

comments January 2022 

Issue Acceptance Letter February 2022 

Request Additional Information (if 

necessary) February 2022 

Issue Scoping Document 2 March 2022 

Issue Notice of Ready for Environmental 

Analysis March 2022 

q. Final amendments to the 

application must be filed with the 

Commission no later than 30 days from 

the issuance date of the notice of ready 

for environmental analysis. 

Dated: September 10, 2021. 

Kimberly D. Bose, 

Secretary. 

[FR Doc. 2021–20003 Filed 9–15–21; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 6717–01–P 

DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY 

Federal Energy Regulatory 

Commission 

[Docket No. CP21–14–000] 

Adelphia Gateway, LLC; Notice of 

Revised Schedule for Environmental 

Review of the Marcus Hook Electric 

Compression Project 

This notice identifies the Federal 

Energy Regulatory Commission staff’s 

revised schedule for the completion of 

the environmental impact statement 

(EIS) for Adelphia Gateway, LLC’s 

Marcus Hook Electric Compression 

Project. The Notice of Intent to Prepare 

an Environmental Impact Statement for 

the Proposed Marcus Hook Electric 

Compression Project and Schedule for 

Environmental Review, issued on May 

27, 2021, identified September 10, 2021 

as the final EIS issuance date. However, 

we are modifying this issuance date 

based on comments received on the 

draft EIS and based on Adelphia 

Gateway, LLC’s supplemental 

information filed on August 25, 2021 to 

address comments. 

Schedule for Environmental Review 

Issuance of the final EIS—October 1, 

2021 

90-day Federal Authorization Decision 

Deadline—December 30, 2021 

If a schedule change becomes 

necessary, an additional notice will be 

provided so that the relevant agencies 

are kept informed of the project’s 

progress. 

Additional Information 

In order to receive notification of the 

issuance of the EIS and to keep track of 

all formal issuances and submittals in 

specific dockets, the Commission offers 

a free service called eSubscription. This 

can reduce the amount of time you 

spend researching proceedings by 

automatically providing you with 

notification of these filings, document 

summaries, and direct links to the 

documents. Go to https://www.ferc.gov/ 

ferc-online/overview to register for 

eSubscription. 

Additional information about the 

Project is available from the 

Commission’s Office of External Affairs 

at (866) 208–FERC or on the FERC 

website (www.ferc.gov). Using the 

‘‘eLibrary’’ link, select ‘‘General Search’’ 

from the eLibrary menu, enter the 

selected date range and ‘‘Docket 

Number’’ (i.e., CP21–14), and follow the 

instructions. For assistance with access 

to eLibrary, the helpline can be reached 

at (866) 208–3676, TTY (202) 502–8659, 

or at FERCOnlineSupport@ferc.gov. The 

eLibrary link on the FERC website also 

provides access to the texts of formal 

documents issued by the Commission, 

such as orders, notices, and rule 

makings. This notice is issued and 

published in accordance with 18 CFR 

2.1. 

Dated: September 10, 2021. 

Kimberly D. Bose, 

Secretary. 

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BILLING CODE 6717–01–P 

ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION 

AGENCY 

[EPA–HQ–OW–2020–0005; FRL–7611–02– 

OW] 

Final National Pollutant Discharge 

Elimination System (NPDES) Pesticide 

General Permit for Point Source 

Discharges From the Application of 

Pesticides; Reissuance 

AGENCY: Environmental Protection 

Agency (EPA). 

ACTION: Notice of final permit issuance. 

SUMMARY: This notice announces 

issuance by all 10 Environmental 

Protection Agency (EPA) Regions of the 

final 2021 National Pollutant Discharge 

Elimination System (NPDES) pesticide 

general permit (PGP)—the 2021 PGP. 

The 2021 PGP, which has an effective 

date of October 31, 2021, replaces the 

existing permit (2016 PGP) that expires 

at midnight on October 31, 2021, and 

authorizes certain point source 

discharges from the application of 

pesticides to waters of the United States 

in accordance with the terms and 

conditions described therein. EPA is 

issuing this permit for five (5) years in 

all areas of the country where EPA is the 

NPDES permitting authority. 

DATES: The permit becomes effective on 

October 31, 2021, and will expire at 

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midnight, October 31, 2026. In 

accordance with 40 CFR part 23, this 

permit shall be considered issued for 

the purpose of judicial review on 

September 30, 2021. Under section 

509(b) of the Clean Water Act (CWA), 

judicial review of this general permit 

can be requested by filing a petition for 

review in the United States Court of 

Appeals within 120 days after the 

permit is considered issued. Under 

section 509(b) of the CWA, the 

requirements of this permit may not be 

challenged later in civil or criminal 

proceedings to enforce these 

requirements. In addition, this permit 

may not be challenged in other agency 

proceedings. Deadlines for submittal of 

a Notices of Intent (NOI) to be covered, 

if required, are provided in Part 1.2.3, 

Table 1–2 of the 2021 PGP. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For 

further information on the final permit, 

contact the appropriate EPA Regional 

office listed in Section I.D of this 

document, email PGP@epa.gov, or 

contact Chelsea Durant, EPA 

Headquarters, Office of Water, Office of 

Wastewater Management (4203M), 1200 

Pennsylvania Avenue NW, Washington, 

DC 20460; telephone number: 202–564– 

2290; email address: durant.chelsea@

epa.gov. Electronic versions of the 2021 

PGP and Fact Sheet are also available on 

EPA’s NPDES website at https://

www.epa.gov/npdes/pesticidepermitting. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This 

section is organized as follows: 

Table of Contents 

I. General Information 

A. Does this action apply to me? 

B. How can I get copies of this document 

and other related information? 

C. Geographic Coverage 

D. Who are the EPA regional contacts for 

this final permit? 

II. Background 

III. Summary of the 2021 PGP 

A. Summary of Updates to the 2016 PGP 

and From the Proposed 2021 PGP 

B. Summary of 2021 PGP Terms and 

Requirements 

C. 2021 PGP Cost Analysis and Future 

Cost-Benefit Considerations 

IV. Executive Orders 12866 and 13563 

V. Executive Order 12898: Federal Actions 

To Address Environmental Justice in 

Minority Populations and Low-Income 

Populations 

VI. Executive Order 13175: Consultation and 

Coordination With Indian Tribal 

Governments 

I. General Information 

A. Does this action apply to me? 

You may be affected by this action if 

you apply pesticides, under the use 

patterns in Part 1.1.1. of the 2021 PGP, 

that result in a discharge to waters of the 

United States in one of the geographic 

areas identified in Appendix C of the 

2021 PGP. Potentially affected entities, 

as categorized in the North American 

Industry Classification System (NAICS), 

may include, but are not limited to: 

TABLE 1—ENTITIES POTENTIALLY REGULATED BY THE 2021 PGP 

Category NAICS Examples of potentially affected entities 

Agricultural entities—General agricultural interests, farmers/producers, forestry, and irrigation.111 Crop Production ................... Producers of crops mainly for food and fiber, including farms, orchards, groves, greenhouses, and nurseries that have irrigation 

ditches requiring pest control. 

113110 Timber Tract Operations The operation of timber tracts for the purpose of selling standing timber. 

113210 Forest Nurseries Gathering of Forest Products.Growing trees for reforestation and/or gathering forest products, such 

as gums, barks, balsam needles, rhizomes, fibers, Spanish moss, 

ginseng, and truffles. 

221310 Water Supply for Irrigation.Operating irrigation systems. 

Pesticide parties (includes pesticide 

manufacturers, other pesticide 

users/interests, and consultants).

325320 Pesticide and Other Agricultural Chemical Manufacturing.Formulation and preparation of agricultural pest control chemicals. 

Public health parties (includes mosquito or other vector control districts and commercial applicators 

that service these).

923120 Administration of Public 

Health Programs.

Government establishments primarily engaged in the planning, administration, and coordination of public health programs and services, including environmental health activities. 

Resource management parties (includes State departments of fish 

and wildlife, State departments of 

pesticide regulation, State environmental agencies, and universities).

924110 Administration of Air and 

Water Resource and Solid 

Waste Management Programs.

Government establishments primarily engaged in the administration, 

regulation, and enforcement of air and water resource programs; 

the administration and regulation of water and air pollution control 

and prevention programs; the administration and regulation of flood 

control programs; the administration and regulation of drainage development and water resource consumption programs; and coordination of these activities at intergovernmental levels. 

924120 Administration of Conservation Programs.Government establishments primarily engaged in the administration, 

regulation, supervision and control of land use, including recreational areas; conservation and preservation of natural resources; erosion control; geological survey program administration; 

weather forecasting program administration; and the administration 

and protection of publicly and privately owned forest lands. Government establishments responsible for planning, management, 

regulation and conservation of game, fish, and wildlife populations, 

including wildlife management areas and field stations; and other 

administrative matters relating to the protection of fish, game, and 

wildlife are included in this industry. 

Utility parties (includes utilities) ....... 221 Utilities .................................. Provide electric power, natural gas, steam supply, water supply, and 

sewage removal through a permanent infrastructure of lines, 

mains, and pipes. 

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B. How can I get copies of this document 

and other related information? 

Docket. EPA has established a docket 

for this action under Docket ID No. 

EPA–HQ–OW–2020–0005; FRL–7611– 

02–OW. Although all documents in the 

docket are listed in an index, some 

information is not publicly available, 

i.e., Confidential Business Information 

(CBI) or other information whose 

disclosure is restricted by statute. 

Publicly available docket materials are 

available electronically through 

www.regulations.gov. Out of an 

abundance of caution for members of 

the public and EPA staff, the EPA 

Docket Center and Reading Room are 

currently closed to the public, with 

limited exceptions, to reduce the risk of 

transmitting COVID–19. When the EPA 

Docket Center and Reading Room 

reopen, publicly available docket 

materials will be available in hard copy 

at the Water Docket in the EPA Docket 

Center, (EPA/DC) EPA West, Room 

3334, 1301 Constitution Ave. NW, 

Washington, DC. The EPA Docket 

Center 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 Water 

Docket is (202) 566–2426. 

C. Geographic Coverage 

EPA provides permit coverage for 

classes of point source discharges of 

pollutants that occur in areas where 

EPA is the NPDES permitting authority. 

The geographic coverage of the 2021 

PGP is listed in Appendix C of the 

permit. 

D. Who are the EPA regional contacts 

for this final permit? 

For EPA Region 1, contact George 

Papadopoulos at tel.: (617) 918–1579; or 

email at papadopoulos.george@epa.gov. 

For EPA Region 2, contact Stephen 

Venezia at tel.: (212) 637–3856; or email 

at venezia.stephen@epa.gov. For Puerto 

Rico, contact Sergio Bosques at tel.: 

(787) 977–5838 or bosques.sergio@

epa.gov. 

For EPA Region 3, contact Carissa 

Moncavage at tel.: (215) 814–5798; or 

email at moncavage.carissa@epa.gov. 

For EPA Region 4, contact Sam 

Sampath at tel.: (404) 562–9229; or 

email at sampath.sam@epa.gov. 

For EPA Region 5, contact John 

Colletti at tel.: (312) 886–6106; or email 

at colletti.john@epa.gov. 

For EPA Region 6, contact William F. 

Cooper at tel.: (214) 665–6443 or email 

at cooper.williamf@epa.gov. 

For EPA Region 7, contact Alex 

Owutaka at tel.: (913) 551–7584 or email 

at: owutaka.alex@epa.gov. 

For EPA Region 8, contact Margaret 

Kennedy at tel.: (303) 312–6644 or email 

at: kennedy.margaret@epa.gov. 

For EPA Region 9, contact Eugene 

Bromley at tel.: (415)-972–3510 or email 

at: bromley.eugene@epa.gov. 

For EPA Region 10, contact Bilin Basu 

at tel.: (206) 553–0029 or email at: 

basu.bilin@epa.gov. 

II. Background 

Section 301(a) of the CWA provides 

that ‘‘the discharge of any pollutant by 

any person shall be unlawful’’ unless 

the discharge is in compliance with 

certain other Sections of the Act. 33 

U.S.C. 1311(a). The CWA defines 

‘‘discharge of a pollutant’’ as ‘‘(A) any 

addition of any pollutant to navigable 

waters from any point source and (B) 

any addition of any pollutant to the 

waters of the contiguous zone or the 

ocean from any point source other than 

a vessel or other floating craft.’’ 33 

U.S.C. 1362(12). A ‘‘point source’’ is any 

‘‘discernible, confined and discrete 

conveyance’’ but does not include 

‘‘agricultural stormwater discharges and 

return flows from irrigated agriculture.’’ 

33 U.S.C. 1362(14). 

The term ‘‘pollutant’’ includes among 

other things ‘‘garbage . . . chemical 

wastes, biological materials . . . and 

industrial, municipal, and agricultural 

waste discharged into water.’’ 33 U.S.C. 

1362(6). 

A person may discharge a pollutant 

without violating the Section 301 

prohibition by obtaining authorization 

to discharge (referred to herein as 

‘‘coverage’’) under a Section 402 NPDES 

permit (33 U.S.C. 1342). Under Section 

402(a), EPA may ‘‘issue a permit for the 

discharge of any pollutant, or 

combination of pollutants, 

notwithstanding Section 1311(a)’’ upon 

certain conditions required by the Act. 

EPA issued the first Pesticide General 

Permit (‘‘2011 PGP’’) on October 31, 

2011, in response to the United States 

Sixth Circuit Court of Appeals ruling 

vacating EPA’s 2006 Final Rule on 

Aquatic Pesticides. National Cotton 

Council of America v. EPA, 553 F.3d 

927 (6th Cir. 2009). EPA developed the 

PGP to control point source discharges 

of biological pesticides and chemical 

pesticides that leave a residue into 

waters of the United States. In 2016, 

EPA issued the second PGP (2016 PGP). 

EPA is issuing the 2021 PGP to replace 

the 2016 PGP which expires at midnight 

on October 31, 2021. Similar to the 2011 

PGP and 2016 PGP, the 2021 PGP 

provides coverage for certain point 

source discharges of pollutants to waters 

of the United States in areas where EPA 

is the NPDES permitting authority. 

EPA published the draft 2021 PGP 

and accompanying Fact Sheet in the 

Federal Register on January 15, 2021 

(86 FR 4070), soliciting comments on 

the draft permit. EPA also conducted 

formal consultation with Indian Tribal 

Governments. EPA received 8 written 

comment letters on the draft permit. 

EPA considered all comments received 

during the comment period in preparing 

the final permit. EPA responded to all 

significant comments in the Response to 

Comment Document which is available 

as part of the docket for this permit. 

III. Summary of the 2021 PGP 

A. Summary of Updates to the 2016 PGP 

and From the Proposed 2021 PGP 

While the requirements of the 2021 

PGP remain the same as those in the 

2016 PGP, some minor updates have 

been added and are discussed in more 

detail in the 2021 PGP Fact Sheet. The 

draft 2021 PGP was proposed on 

January 15, 2021 and EPA proposed 

keeping the same conditions and 

requirements as the 2016 PGP as well as 

the following changes: 

• Removed the out of date NOI 

provision that provided automatic 

coverage for all Operators until January 

12, 2017. 

• Replaced the requirement to use the 

EPA’s eNOI system with EPA’s NPDES 

eReporting Tool (NeT) when preparing 

and submitting NOIs, NOTs, and annual 

reports. 

• Updated Appendix A, Definitions, 

Abbreviations, and Acronyms, to 

include the terms ‘‘Pesticide discharges 

to waters of the United States from 

pesticide application’’ and ‘‘pesticide 

residue,’’ as defined in 40 CFR 122.2. 

• Modified Appendix B, Standard 

Permit Conditions, to ensure 

consistency with 40 CFR 122.41. 

• Updated Appendix C, Areas 

Covered, to reflect coverage changes by 

removing the State of Idaho, and added 

Indian Country within Virginia and 

Indiana. 

In response to the public comments 

received and the Endangered Species 

Act Section 7 consultation, below is a 

summary of changes to the draft 2021 

PGP and discussed in more detail in the 

2021 PGP Fact Sheet: 

• Clarified Part 1.1.2.4 of the PGP by 

changing the phrase ‘‘not likely to 

adversely affect’’ and clarified the 

supporting documentation to be 

submitted with the Notice of Intent for 

the eligibility criterion selected. 

Appendix D, Notice of Intent form, and 

Appendix I, Endangered Species 

Procedures, are also updated to reflect 

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changes made in Part 1.1.2.4 of the 

permit. 

• Corrected Part 1.2.3 of the PGP by 

adding back the statement that Decisionmakers may submit multiple NOIs with 

different activities. 

• Clarified Part 1.6 of the PGP by 

adding the term ‘‘as a result of a 

separate federal action.’’ 

• Updated Part 2.2.3.b of the PGP to 

add cultural methods to the list of 

management options Decision-maker 

must evaluate when developing Pest 

Management Measures for animal pest 

control. 

• Updated Part 9.0 of the PGP to 

reflect state and tribal Clean Water Act 

Section 401 certifications. 

• Updated Definitions, Abbreviations, 

and Acronyms, Appendix A of the PGP 

to: 

Æ Correct the effective date in the 

definition for the Decision-maker who is 

or will be required to submit an NOI. 

Æ update the definition for the 

National Marine Fisheries Service 

(NMFS) Listed Resources of Concern to 

include the 2021 biological opinion. 

Æ add the definition for ‘‘Take’’. 

Æ add missing acronyms. 

• Updated Appendix C of the PGP, 

Areas Covered, to remove tribes who 

denied coverage under the permit, and 

to remove Texas’ oil and gas activities. 

• Corrected Appendix F of the PGP, 

Pesticide Discharge Evaluation 

Worksheet, by adding an introduction to 

the coversheet and updating the 

instructions to point Operators to Part 

7.3 of the PGP. 

• Updated Appendix I of the PGP, 

Endangered Species Procedures, to 

include list of pesticides that a NMFS’ 

biological opinion has determined the 

labeled use would jeopardize the 

continued existence of ESA-listed 

species and/or adversely modify 

designated critical habitat. 

B. Summary of 2021 PGP Terms and 

Requirements 

The 2021 PGP is similar to the 2016 

PGP, and is structured in the same nine 

parts: (1) Coverage under This Permit, 

(2) Technology-Based Effluent 

Limitations, (3) Water Quality-Based 

Effluent Limitations, (4) Monitoring, (5) 

Pesticide Discharge Management Plan, 

(6) Corrective Action, (7) Recordkeeping 

and Annual Reporting, (8) EPA Contact 

Information and Mailing Addresses, and 

(9) Permit Conditions Applicable to 

Specific States (including Territories) 

and Indian Country. Additionally, as 

with the 2016 PGP, the 2021 PGP 

includes nine appendices with 

additional conditions and guidance for 

permittees: (A) Definitions, 

Abbreviations, and Acronyms, (B) 

Standard Permit Conditions, (C) Areas 

Covered, (D) Notice of Intent (NOI) 

form, (E) Notice of Termination (NOT) 

form, (F) Pesticide Discharge Evaluation 

Worksheet (PDEW), (G) Annual 

Reporting Template, (H) Adverse 

Incident Report Template, and (I) 

Endangered Species Procedures. A 

summary of the 2021 PGP’s 

requirements are provided in the 2021 

PGP Fact Sheet. 

C. 2021 PGP Cost Analysis and Future 

Cost-Benefit Considerations 

The cost analysis accompanying this 

final permit monetizes and quantifies 

certain incremental cost impacts of the 

final permit changes as compared to the 

2016 PGP. EPA analyzed each change in 

the 2021 PGP considering the previous 

permit’s requirements. The objective of 

the cost analysis is to show where or to 

what extent the 2021 PGP requirements 

impose an incremental increase in 

administrative and compliance costs 

(such as sampling and monitoring costs) 

on Operators in relation to costs that are 

already accounted for in the 2016 PGP. 

EPA expects no incremental cost impact 

on entities that will be covered under 

the 2021 PGP, including small 

businesses, since the requirements in 

the permit are substantively the same as 

those found in both the 2016 PGP as 

well as the 2011 PGP. For further 

discussion, see Appendix D of the fact 

sheet. 

More broadly, EPA notes that 

additional unquantified costs and 

benefits result from this action. In 

developing the next PGP (or another 

NPDES general permit, as appropriate), 

EPA plans to estimate the broader 

impacts arising from these actions, 

including costs and benefits. Estimates 

under consideration may include: (1) 

Assessing how costs and benefits are 

attributed between the PGP and 

applicable water quality standards 

(including TMDLs) that may be in effect; 

(2) developing a new modeling 

framework to assess how regulated 

entities understand and implement 

control measures relating to existing and 

new permit obligations; (3) examining 

whether any underlying cost and benefit 

assumptions need to be updated; (4) 

examining more broadly how EPA can 

analyze benefits when developing 

permits; (5) developing more robust 

approaches to assessing uncertainties 

associated with the analytic approaches, 

including how to quantitatively assess 

uncertainties of key assumptions; and 

(6) developing a framework to analyze 

the effort of cooperative federalism. 

IV. Executive Orders 12866 and 13563 

The 2021 PGP is not a significant 

regulatory action and was therefore not 

submitted to the Office of Management 

and Budget (OMB) for review. 

V. Executive Order 12898: Federal 

Actions To Address Environmental 

Justice in Minority Populations and 

Low-Income Populations 

Executive Order 12898 (59 FR 7629, 

February 16, 1994) establishes federal 

executive policy on environmental 

justice. Its main provision directs 

federal agencies, to the greatest extent 

practicable and permitted by law, to 

make environmental justice part of their 

mission by identifying and addressing, 

as appropriate, disproportionately high 

and adverse human health or 

environmental effects of their programs, 

policies, and activities on minority 

populations and low-income 

populations in the United States. EPA 

believes that the 2021 PGP will not have 

disproportionately high and adverse 

human health or environmental effects 

on minority populations, low-income 

populations, and/or indigenous peoples 

because the requirements in the permit 

apply equally to all pesticide 

applicators in areas where EPA is the 

permitting authority. The provisions in 

the general permit increase the level of 

environmental protection for all affected 

populations. 

VI. Executive Order 13175: 

Consultation and Coordination With 

Indian Tribal Governments 

This action does not have tribal 

implications as specified in E.O. 13175. 

It will neither impose substantial direct 

compliance costs on federally 

recognized tribal governments, nor 

preempt tribal law. EPA directly 

implements the NPDES Program, 

including the 2021 PGP when it is 

finalized, in Indian country; therefore, 

in compliance with EPA Policy on 

Consultation and Coordination with 

Indian Tribes, EPA consulted with tribal 

officials early in the process to allow 

tribes to have meaningful and timely 

input into the renewal of the PGP. In the 

course of this consultation, EPA 

undertook the following activities: 

• May 8, 2020—EPA emailed 

notification letters to tribal leaders 

initiating consultation and coordination 

on the renewal of the PGP. 

• June 9, 2020—EPA held an 

informational webinar open to all tribal 

representatives and reserved the last 

part of the teleconference for official 

consultation comments. No official 

comments were received during the 

webinar. 

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EPA did not receive any comments 

during the formal tribal consultation 

period. EPA notes that as part of the 

finalization of this permit, the agency 

completed Section 401 certification 

procedures with all applicable tribes 

where this permit will apply (see Part 9 

and Appendix C of the PGP). 

Authority: Clean Water Act, 33 U.S.C. 

1251 et seq. 

Dated: September 8, 2021. 

Deborah A. Szaro, 

Acting Regional Administrator, EPA Region 

1. 

Dated: September 8, 2021. 

Javier Laureano, 

Director, Water Division, EPA Region 2. 

Dated: September 8, 2021. 

Carmen R. Guerrero-Pe ́rez, 

Director, Caribbean Environmental Protection 

Division, EPA Region 2 Caribbean Office. 

Dated: September 8, 2021. 

Catherine A. Libertz, 

Director, Water Division, EPA Region 3. 

Dated: September 8, 2021. 

Jeaneanne M. Gettle, 

Director, Water Division, EPA Region 4. 

Dated: September 8, 2021. 

Tera L. Fong, 

Director, Water Division, EPA Region 5. 

Dated: September 8, 2021. 

Troy Hill, 

Deputy Director, Water Division, EPA Region 

6. 

Dated: September 8, 2021. 

Jeffery Robichaud, 

Director, Water Division, EPA Region 7. 

Dated: September 8, 2021. 

Humberto Garcia, 

Acting Director, Water Division, EPA Region 

8. 

Dated: September 8, 2021. 

Toma ́ s Torres, 

Director, Water Division, EPA Region 9. 

Dated: September 8, 2021. 

Daniel D. Opalski, 

Director, Water Division, EPA Region 10. 

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FEDERAL MEDIATION AND 

CONCILIATION SERVICE 

[Docket No.: FMCS–2021–3] 

Notice to Mediation Agency 

AGENCY: Federal Mediation and 

Conciliation Service (FMCS). 

ACTION: 30-Day notice and request for 

comments. 

SUMMARY: The Federal Mediation and 

Conciliation Service (FMCS), invites the 

general public and other Federal 

Agencies to take this opportunity to 

comment on the following information 

collection request, Notice to Mediation 

Agency, (Agency Form F–7). This 

information collection request was 

previously approved by the Office of 

Management Budget (OMB) but has 

expired. FMCS is requesting a 

reinstatement without change. The 

Notice to Mediation Agency, (Agency 

Form F–7), allows parties to comply 

with their statutory obligation under the 

Labor Management Relations Act of 

1947. The Agency Form F–7 also allows 

FMCS to receive these notices from 

parties to a collective bargaining 

agreement to comply with its statutory 

mandate to facilitate mediation. 

DATES: Comments must be submitted on 

or before October 18, 2021. 

ADDRESSES: You may submit comments 

[identified by Docket No.: FMCS–2021– 

3] through one of the following 

methods: 

• Email: Arthur Pearlstein, 

apearlstein@fmcs.gov; 

• Mail: Arthur Pearlstein, HQ Office 

of Arbitration, One Independence 

Square, 250 E St. SW, Washington, DC 

20427. Please note that at this time, the 

FMCS office is not open for visitors and 

mail is not checked daily. Therefore, we 

encourage emailed comments. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Arthur Pearlstein, 202–606–8103, 

apearlstein@fmcs.gov. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Copies of 

the agency form are available here. 

Paper copies are available from the 

Office of Arbitration Services by 

emailing Arthur Pearlstein at the email 

address above. Please ask for Agency 

Form F–7. 

I. Information Collection Request 

Agency: Federal Mediation and 

Conciliation Service. 

Form Number: OMB No. 3076–0004. 

Type of Request: Reinstatement 

without change of a previously 

approved collection. 

Affected Entities: Employers and their 

representatives; and labor unions, their 

representatives and employees, 

regarding contract negotiations. 

Frequency: This form is completed 

once for resolution facilitation. 

Abstract: Under the Labor 

Management Relations Act of 1947, 29 

U.S.C. 158(d), Congress listed specific 

notice provisions so that no party to a 

collective bargaining agreement can 

terminate or modify a collective 

bargaining contract, unless the party 

wishing to terminate or modify the 

contract sends a written notice to the 

other party sixty days prior to the 

expiration date (29 U.S.C. 158(d)(1)) and 

offers to meet and confer with the other 

party for the purpose of negotiating a 

new or modified contract (29 U.S.C. 

158(d)(2)). The Act requires that parties 

notify FMCS within thirty days after 

such notice of the existence of a 

bargaining dispute (29 U.S.C. 158(d)(3)). 

The 1974 amendments to the National 

Labor Relations Act extended coverage 

to nonprofit health care institutions, 

including similar notices to FMCS. 29 

U.S.C. 158(d) and (g). To facilitate 

handling around 27,190 notices a year, 

FMCS created information collection 

form F–7. The purpose of this 

information collection activity is for 

FMCS to comply with its statutory duty 

to receive these notices, to facilitate 

assignment of mediators to assist in 

labor disputes, and to assist the parties 

in knowing whether proper notice was 

given. The information from these 

notices is sent electronically to the 

appropriate field manager who assigns 

the cases to a mediator so that the 

mediator may contact labor and 

management quickly, efficiently, and 

offer dispute resolution services. Either 

party to a contract may make a request 

in writing for a copy of the notice filed 

with FMCS. Form F–7 was created to 

allow FMCS to gather desired 

information in a uniform manner. The 

collection of such information, 

including the name of the employer or 

employer association, address and 

phone number, email address, official 

contact, bargaining unit and 

establishment size, location of affected 

establishment and negotiations, 

industry, union address, phone number, 

email address and official contact, 

contract expiration date or renewal date, 

whether the notice is filed on behalf of 

the employer or the union, and whether 

this is a health care industry notice is 

critical for reporting and mediation 

purposes. 

Burden: The current total annual 

burden estimate is that FMCS will 

receive requests from approximately 

27,190 respondents per year. The form 

takes about 10 minutes to complete. 

II. Request for Comments 

FMCS solicits comments to: 

i. Evaluate whether the proposed 

collections of information are necessary 

for the proper performance of the 

functions of the agency, including 

whether the information will have 

practical utility. 

ii. Enhance the accuracy of the 

agency’s estimates of the burden of the 

proposed collection of information. 

iii. Enhance the quality, utility, and 

clarity of the information to be 

collected.