Ortho-Phthalaldehyde; Receipt of Application for Emergency Exemption, Solicitation of Public Comment
| Published date | 15 September 2021 |
| Citation | 86 FR 51353 |
| Record Number | 2021-19911 |
| Section | Notices |
| Court | Environmental Protection Agency |
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Federal Register / Vol. 86, No. 176 / Wednesday, September 15, 2021 / Notices
DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
Federal Energy Regulatory
Commission
Combined Notice of Filings #1
Take notice that the Commission
received the following electric corporate
filings:
Docket Numbers: EC21–131–000.
Applicants: Sierra Pacific Power
Company, Apple Inc.
Description: Joint Application for
Authorization Under Section 203 of the
Federal Power Act of Sierra Pacific
Power Company, et al.
Filed Date: 9/8/21.
Accession Number: 20210908–5144.
Comment Date: 5 p.m. ET 9/29/21.
Take notice that the Commission
received the following exempt
wholesale generator filings:
Docket Numbers: EG21–244–000.
Applicants: Entergy Services, LLC, AR
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Certification of Exempt Wholesale
Generator Status of AR Searcy Project
Company, LLC.
Filed Date: 9/7/21.
Accession Number: 20210907–5218.
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Americas, LLC, El Algodon Alto Wind
Farm, LLC.
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Filed Date: 9/9/21.
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Applicants: PJM Interconnection,
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effective 6/6/2021.
Filed Date: 9/9/21.
Accession Number: 20210909–5097.
Comment Date: 5 p.m. ET 9/30/21.
Docket Numbers: ER21–2557–000.
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LLC.
Description: Supplement to July 29,
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filing.
Filed Date: 9/7/21.
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Comment Date: 5 p.m. ET 9/28/21.
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Applicants: Heartland Generation Ltd.
Description: Supplement to August
19, 2021 Heartland Generation Ltd. tariff
filing.
Filed Date: 9/8/21.
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Comment Date: 5 p.m. ET 9/29/21.
Docket Numbers: ER21–2856–000.
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L.L.C.
Description: §205(d) Rate Filing:
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Queue No. AE1–101 to be effective 8/
11/2021.
Filed Date: 9/9/21.
Accession Number: 20210909–5038.
Comment Date: 5 p.m. ET 9/30/21.
Docket Numbers: ER21–2857–000.
Applicants: Dominion Energy South
Carolina, Inc.
Description: § 205(d) Rate Filing:
SCPSA IA Amendment to be effective
11/19/2021.
Filed Date: 9/9/21.
Accession Number: 20210909–5061.
Comment Date: 5 p.m. ET 9/30/21.
Docket Numbers: ER21–2858–000.
Applicants: PJM Interconnection,
L.L.C.
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CRA, SA No. 6161; Non-Queue No. NQ–
170 to be effective 8/11/2021.
Filed Date: 9/9/21.
Accession Number: 20210909–5075.
Comment Date: 5 p.m. ET 9/30/21.
Docket Numbers: ER21–2859–000.
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Company.
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Filed Date: 9/9/21.
Accession Number: 20210909–5083.
Comment Date: 5 p.m. ET 9/30/21.
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Dated: September 9, 2021.
Debbie-Anne A. Reese,
Deputy Secretary.
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BILLING CODE 6717–01–P
ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION
AGENCY
[EPA–HQ–OPP–2021–0567; FRL–8913–01–
OCSPP]
Ortho-Phthalaldehyde; 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 National
Aeronautics and Space Administration
(NASA) to use the pesticide ortho-
phthalaldehyde (OPA, CAS No. 643–79–
8) to treat the coolant fluid of the
internal active thermal control system of
the International Space Station to
control aerobic/microaerophilic bacteria
in the aqueous coolant. The applicant
proposes the use of a new chemical
which has not been registered by EPA.
Therefore, in accordance with the Code
of Federal Regulations, EPA is soliciting
public comment before making the
decision whether or not to grant the
exemption.
DATES
: Comments must be received on
or before September 30, 2021.
ADDRESSES
: Submit your comments,
identified by docket identification (ID)
number EPA–HQ–OPP–2021–0567, by
one of the following methods:
•Federal eRulemaking Portal: http://
www.regulations.gov. Follow the online
instructions for submitting comments.
Do not submit electronically any
information you consider to be
Confidential Business Information (CBI)
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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 http://
www.epa.gov/dockets/contacts.html.
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
: In
accordance with the regulations at 40
CFR 166.24(a)(1), EPA is soliciting
public comment before making the
decision to grant the exemption.
I. General Information
A. Does this action apply to me?
You may be potentially affected by
this action if you are a pesticide
manufacturer (North American
Industrial Classification System
(NAICS) (Code 32532) or involved with
the International Space Station. This
listing is not intended to be exhaustive,
but rather provides a guide to help
readers determine whether this
document applies to them. Other types
of entities not listed could also be
affected.
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(s)
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. NASA has
requested the EPA Administrator to
issue a specific exemption for the use of
ortho-phthalaldehyde (OPA) in the
coolant of the internal active thermal
control system (IATCS) of the
International Space Station (ISS) to
control aerobic/microaerophilic bacteria
in the aqueous coolant. Information in
accordance with 40 CFR part 166 was
submitted as part of this request.
As part of this request, the applicant
stated that it has considered the
registered biocide alternatives and has
concluded that OPA is the most
effective biocide which meets the
requisite criteria including: The need for
safe, non-intrusive implementation and
operation in a functioning system; the
ability to control existing planktonic
and biofilm-residing micro-organisms; a
negligible impact on system-wetted
materials of construction; and a
negligible reactivity with existing
coolant additives. The ISS would not
have an adequate long-term solution for
controlling the micro-organisms in the
IATCS coolant without the use of OPA.
The OPA is incorporated into a porous
resin material contained in a stainless-
steel canister. The canister containing
the OPA-incorporated resin is inserted
into a coolant system loop, using
flexible hose and quick disconnects, and
is placed in lime for 8 hours to deliver
the OPA into the fluid. As the coolant
fluid flows through the canister, the
OPA elutes from the resin material into
the coolant fluid. The total volume of
the circulatory loops of the IATCS is
829 liters. The maximum concentration
would be 500 milligrams (mg) of OPA
per liter of coolant fluid. A total of 414,
500 mg of OPA would be needed for the
entire system. The OPA is incorporated
into the resin at 210 mg OPA per cm
3
resin, resulting in a potential total use
of 1,974 cm
3
of the OPA-containing
resin. The level of OPA in the coolant
is monitored periodically, and because
OPA degrades over time, the
concentration decreases to a level that is
no longer effective in about 1 to 2 years.
At this point, replenishment with new
OPA-containing canisters is required.
EPA has authorized similar emergency
exemptions for this use since 2011.
With the decision to extend the mission
of the ISS to 2024, the need for this use
is expected to continue for the duration.
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 the use of
a new chemical (i.e., an active
ingredient), which has not been
registered by EPA. 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 NASA.
Authority: 7 U.S.C. 136 et seq.
Dated: September 3, 2021.
Marietta Echeverria,
Acting Director, Registration Division, Office
of Pesticide Programs.
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