81_FR_79227 81 FR 79009 - Board of Scientific Counselors (BOSC) Air, Climate, and Energy Subcommittee Meeting-December 2016

81 FR 79009 - Board of Scientific Counselors (BOSC) Air, Climate, and Energy Subcommittee Meeting-December 2016

ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

Federal Register Volume 81, Issue 218 (November 10, 2016)

Page Range79009-79010
FR Document2016-27187

Pursuant to the Federal Advisory Committee Act, Public Law 92- 463, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Office of Research and Development (ORD), gives notice of a meeting (via conference call) of the Board of Scientific Counselors (BOSC) Air, Climate, and Energy Subcommittee.

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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

[EPA-HQ-ORD-2015-0365; FRL-9955-09-ORD]


Board of Scientific Counselors (BOSC) Air, Climate, and Energy 
Subcommittee Meeting--December 2016

AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).

ACTION: Notice of meeting.

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SUMMARY: Pursuant to the Federal Advisory Committee Act, Public Law 92-
463, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Office of Research 
and Development (ORD), gives notice of a meeting (via conference call) 
of the Board of Scientific Counselors (BOSC) Air, Climate, and Energy 
Subcommittee.

DATES: The conference call will be held on Friday, December 2, 2016, 
from 1:30 p.m. to 3:30 p.m., Eastern Time. These times are approximate; 
the conference call may adjourn early if all business is finished or 
may adjourn late if additional time is needed. Written comments and 
requests for the draft agenda or for making oral presentations at the 
meeting will be accepted through Thursday, December 1, 2016.

ADDRESSES: Participation in the conference call will be by 
teleconference only; meeting rooms will not be used. Members of the 
public may obtain the call-in number and access code for the call from 
Tim Benner, the Designated Federal Officer, via any of the contact 
methods listed in the FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT section below.
    Submitting Comments: Submit your comments, identified by Docket ID 
No. EPA-HQ-ORD-2015-0365, by one of the following methods:
     www.regulations.gov: Follow the on-line instructions for 
submitting comments.
     Email: Send comments by electronic mail (email) to: 
[email protected], Attention Docket ID No. EPA-HQ-ORD-2015-0365.
     Fax: Fax comments to: (202) 566-0224, Attention Docket ID 
No. EPA-HQ-ORD-2015-0365.
     Mail: Send comments by mail to: Board of Scientific 
Counselors (BOSC) Air, Climate, and Energy Subcommittee Docket, Mail 
Code: 2822T, 1301 Constitution Ave. NW., Washington, DC 20004, 
Attention Docket ID No. EPA-HQ-ORD-2015-0365.
     Hand Delivery or Courier: Deliver comments to: EPA Docket 
Center (EPA/DC), Room 3334, William Jefferson Clinton West Building, 
1301 Constitution Ave. NW., Washington, DC, Attention Docket ID No. 
EPA-HQ-ORD-2015-0365. Note: this is not a mailing address. Deliveries 
are only accepted during the docket's normal hours of operation, and 
special arrangements should be made for deliveries of boxed 
information.
    Instructions: Direct your comments to Docket ID No. EPA-HQ-ORD-
2015-0365. The EPA's policy is that all comments received will be 
included in the public docket without change and may be made available 
online at www.regulations.gov, including any personal information 
provided, unless the comment includes information claimed to be 
Confidential Business Information (CBI) or other information whose 
disclosure is restricted by statute. Do not submit information that you 
consider to be CBI or otherwise protected through www.regulations.gov 
or email. The www.regulations.gov Web site is an ``anonymous access'' 
system, which means the EPA will not know your identity or contact 
information unless you provide it in the body of your comment. If you 
send an email comment directly to the EPA without going through 
www.regulations.gov, your email address will be automatically captured 
and included as part of the comment that is placed in the public docket 
and made available on the Internet. If you submit an electronic 
comment, the EPA recommends that you include your name and other 
contact information in the body of your comment and with any disk or 
CD-ROM you submit. If the EPA cannot read your comment due to technical 
difficulties and cannot contact you for clarification, the EPA may not 
be able to consider your comment. Electronic files should avoid the use 
of special characters, any form of encryption, and be free of any 
defects or viruses. For additional information about the EPA's public 
docket visit the EPA Docket Center homepage at http://www.epa.gov/dockets/.
    Docket: All documents in the docket are listed in the 
www.regulations.gov index. Although listed in the index, some 
information is not publicly available, e.g., CBI or other information 
whose disclosure is restricted by statute. Certain other material, such 
as copyrighted material, will be publicly available only in hard copy. 
Publicly available docket materials are available either electronically 
in www.regulations.gov or in hard copy at the Board of Scientific 
Counselors (BOSC) Air, Climate, and Energy Subcommittee Docket, EPA/DC, 
William Jefferson Clinton West Building, Room

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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 ORD Docket is 
(202) 566-1752.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: The Designated Federal Officer via 
mail at: Tim Benner, Mail Code 8104R, Office of Science Policy, Office 
of Research and Development, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, 1200 
Pennsylvania Ave. NW., Washington, DC 20460; via phone/voice mail at: 
(202) 564-6769; via fax at: (202) 565-2911; or via email at: 
[email protected].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 
    General Information: The conference call is open to the public. Any 
member of the public interested in receiving a draft agenda, attending 
the conference call, or making a presentation during the conference 
call may contact Tim Benner, the Designated Federal Officer, via any of 
the contact methods listed in the FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT 
section above. In general, each individual making an oral presentation 
will be limited to a total of three minutes. Proposed agenda items for 
the meeting include, but are not limited to, the following: 
Presentation and discussion of the subcommittee's draft responses to 
the charge questions and approval of the final draft letter report 
prior to its submission to the BOSC Executive Committee.
    Information on Services for Individuals with Disabilities: For 
information on access or services for individuals with disabilities, 
please contact Tim Benner at (202) 564-6769 or [email protected]. To 
request accommodation of a disability, please contact Tim Benner, 
preferably at least ten days prior to the conference call, to give the 
EPA as much time as possible to process your request.

    Dated: November 3, 2016.
Fred S. Hauchman,
Director, Office of Science Policy.
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                                                    program performance. Such data uses                     ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION                              Clinton West Building, 1301
                                                    require more rigorous designs that                      AGENCY                                                Constitution Ave. NW., Washington,
                                                    address: The target population to which                                                                       DC, Attention Docket ID No. EPA–HQ–
                                                                                                            [EPA–HQ–ORD–2015–0365; FRL–9955–09–
                                                    generalizations will be made, the                                                                             ORD–2015–0365. Note: this is not a
                                                                                                            ORD]
                                                    sampling frame, the sample design                                                                             mailing address. Deliveries are only
                                                    (including stratification and clustering),              Board of Scientific Counselors (BOSC)                 accepted during the docket’s normal
                                                    the precision requirements or power                     Air, Climate, and Energy                              hours of operation, and special
                                                    calculations that justify the proposed                  Subcommittee Meeting—December                         arrangements should be made for
                                                    sample size, the expected response rate,                2016                                                  deliveries of boxed information.
                                                    methods for assessing potential non-                                                                             Instructions: Direct your comments to
                                                    response bias, the protocols for data                   AGENCY: Environmental Protection                      Docket ID No. EPA–HQ–ORD–2015–
                                                    collection, and any testing procedures                  Agency (EPA).                                         0365. The EPA’s policy is that all
                                                    that were or will be undertaken prior to                ACTION: Notice of meeting.                            comments received will be included in
                                                    fielding the study. Depending on the                                                                          the public docket without change and
                                                    degree of influence the results are likely              SUMMARY:   Pursuant to the Federal                    may be made available online at
                                                    to have, such collections may still be                  Advisory Committee Act, Public Law                    www.regulations.gov, including any
                                                    eligible for submission for other generic               92–463, the U.S. Environmental                        personal information provided, unless
                                                    mechanisms that are designed to yield                   Protection Agency (EPA), Office of                    the comment includes information
                                                    quantitative results.                                   Research and Development (ORD), gives                 claimed to be Confidential Business
                                                                                                            notice of a meeting (via conference call)             Information (CBI) or other information
                                                       The 60-day notice was published in                   of the Board of Scientific Counselors                 whose disclosure is restricted by statute.
                                                    the Federal Register of August 1, 2016                  (BOSC) Air, Climate, and Energy                       Do not submit information that you
                                                    at 81 FR 50492 and is available at                      Subcommittee.                                         consider to be CBI or otherwise
                                                    https://www.gpo.gov/fdsys/pkg/FR-                                                                             protected through www.regulations.gov
                                                    2016-08-01/pdf/2016-18120.pdf. EIA                      DATES:  The conference call will be held
                                                                                                            on Friday, December 2, 2016, from 1:30                or email. The www.regulations.gov Web
                                                    proposes to increase the burden hour                                                                          site is an ‘‘anonymous access’’ system,
                                                    estimate shown in the 60-day notice                     p.m. to 3:30 p.m., Eastern Time. These
                                                                                                            times are approximate; the conference                 which means the EPA will not know
                                                    from 15,000 hours to 15,750 hours                                                                             your identity or contact information
                                                    (5,250 hours annually) to reflect current               call may adjourn early if all business is
                                                                                                            finished or may adjourn late if                       unless you provide it in the body of
                                                    program needs. Below we provide EIA’s                                                                         your comment. If you send an email
                                                    projected average estimates for the next                additional time is needed. Written
                                                                                                                                                                  comment directly to the EPA without
                                                    three years:                                            comments and requests for the draft
                                                                                                                                                                  going through www.regulations.gov,
                                                                                                            agenda or for making oral presentations
                                                       Type of Review: Revision of a                                                                              your email address will be
                                                                                                            at the meeting will be accepted through
                                                    currently approved collection.                                                                                automatically captured and included as
                                                                                                            Thursday, December 1, 2016.
                                                       Affected Public: Individuals and                                                                           part of the comment that is placed in the
                                                                                                            ADDRESSES: Participation in the                       public docket and made available on the
                                                    Households, Businesses and                              conference call will be by
                                                    Organizations, State, Local or Tribal                                                                         Internet. If you submit an electronic
                                                                                                            teleconference only; meeting rooms will               comment, the EPA recommends that
                                                    Government.                                             not be used. Members of the public may                you include your name and other
                                                       Average Expected Annual Number of                    obtain the call-in number and access                  contact information in the body of your
                                                    Activities: 10.                                         code for the call from Tim Benner, the                comment and with any disk or CD–ROM
                                                       Average Number of Respondents per                    Designated Federal Officer, via any of                you submit. If the EPA cannot read your
                                                    Activity: 5,000.                                        the contact methods listed in the FOR                 comment due to technical difficulties
                                                                                                            FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT section                   and cannot contact you for clarification,
                                                       Annual Estimated Number of                           below.
                                                    Responses: 50,000.                                                                                            the EPA may not be able to consider
                                                                                                               Submitting Comments: Submit your                   your comment. Electronic files should
                                                       Frequency of Response: Once per                      comments, identified by Docket ID No.                 avoid the use of special characters, any
                                                    request.                                                EPA–HQ–ORD–2015–0365, by one of                       form of encryption, and be free of any
                                                       Average Minutes per Response: 6.3.                   the following methods:                                defects or viruses. For additional
                                                                                                               • www.regulations.gov: Follow the                  information about the EPA’s public
                                                       Annual Burden Hours: 5,250.                          on-line instructions for submitting                   docket visit the EPA Docket Center
                                                       An agency may not conduct or                         comments.                                             homepage at http://www.epa.gov/
                                                    sponsor, and a person is not required to                   • Email: Send comments by                          dockets/.
                                                    respond to, a collection of information                 electronic mail (email) to: ORD.Docket@                  Docket: All documents in the docket
                                                    unless it displays a currently valid                    epa.gov, Attention Docket ID No. EPA–                 are listed in the www.regulations.gov
                                                    Office of Management and Budget                         HQ–ORD–2015–0365.                                     index. Although listed in the index,
                                                    control number.                                            • Fax: Fax comments to: (202) 566–                 some information is not publicly
                                                      Statutory Authority: Executive Order (EO)             0224, Attention Docket ID No. EPA–                    available, e.g., CBI or other information
                                                    13571, Streamlining Service Delivery and                HQ–ORD–2015–0365.                                     whose disclosure is restricted by statute.
                                                    Improving Customer Service.                                • Mail: Send comments by mail to:                  Certain other material, such as
                                                                                                            Board of Scientific Counselors (BOSC)                 copyrighted material, will be publicly
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                                                      Issued in Washington, DC on November 4,               Air, Climate, and Energy Subcommittee                 available only in hard copy. Publicly
                                                    2016.                                                   Docket, Mail Code: 2822T, 1301                        available docket materials are available
                                                    Nanda Srinivasan,                                       Constitution Ave. NW., Washington, DC                 either electronically in
                                                    Director, Office of Survey Development and              20004, Attention Docket ID No. EPA–                   www.regulations.gov or in hard copy at
                                                    Statistical Integration, U.S. Energy                    HQ–ORD–2015–0365.                                     the Board of Scientific Counselors
                                                    Information Administration.                                • Hand Delivery or Courier: Deliver                (BOSC) Air, Climate, and Energy
                                                    [FR Doc. 2016–27173 Filed 11–9–16; 8:45 am]             comments to: EPA Docket Center (EPA/                  Subcommittee Docket, EPA/DC, William
                                                    BILLING CODE 6450–01–P                                  DC), Room 3334, William Jefferson                     Jefferson Clinton West Building, Room


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                                                    3334, 1301 Constitution Ave. NW.,                       SUMMARY:    EPA has received applications             applies to them. Potentially affected
                                                    Washington, DC. The Public Reading                      to register new uses for pesticide                    entities may include:
                                                    Room is open from 8:30 a.m. to 4:30                     products containing currently registered                • Crop production (NAICS code 111).
                                                    p.m., Monday through Friday, excluding                  active ingredients. Pursuant to the                     • Animal production (NAICS code
                                                    legal holidays. The telephone number                    Federal Insecticide, Fungicide, and                   112).
                                                    for the Public Reading Room is (202)                    Rodenticide Act (FIFRA), EPA is hereby                  • Food manufacturing (NAICS code
                                                    566–1744, and the telephone number for                  providing notice of receipt and                       311).
                                                    the ORD Docket is (202) 566–1752.                       opportunity to comment on these                         • Pesticide manufacturing (NAICS
                                                    FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: The                    applications.                                         code 32532).
                                                    Designated Federal Officer via mail at:                 DATES:  Comments must be received on
                                                    Tim Benner, Mail Code 8104R, Office of                                                                        B. What should I consider as I prepare
                                                                                                            or before December 12, 2016.                          my comments for EPA?
                                                    Science Policy, Office of Research and
                                                                                                            ADDRESSES: Submit your comments,
                                                    Development, U.S. Environmental                                                                                  1. Submitting CBI. Do not submit this
                                                    Protection Agency, 1200 Pennsylvania                    identified by docket identification (ID)              information to EPA through
                                                    Ave. NW., Washington, DC 20460; via                     number EPA–HQ–OPP–2015–0021 and                       regulations.gov or email. Clearly mark
                                                    phone/voice mail at: (202) 564–6769;                    the file symbol of interest as shown in               the part or all of the information that
                                                    via fax at: (202) 565–2911; or via email                the body of this document, by one of the              you claim to be CBI. For CBI
                                                    at: benner.tim@epa.gov.                                 following methods:                                    information in a disk or CD–ROM that
                                                                                                               • Federal eRulemaking Portal: http://              you mail to EPA, mark the outside of the
                                                    SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
                                                       General Information: The conference                  www.regulations.gov. Follow the online                disk or CD–ROM as CBI and then
                                                    call is open to the public. Any member                  instructions for submitting comments.                 identify electronically within the disk or
                                                    of the public interested in receiving a                 Do not submit electronically any                      CD–ROM the specific information that
                                                    draft agenda, attending the conference                  information you consider to be                        is claimed as CBI. In addition to one
                                                    call, or making a presentation during the               Confidential Business Information (CBI)               complete version of the comment that
                                                    conference call may contact Tim                         or other information whose disclosure is              includes information claimed as CBI, a
                                                    Benner, the Designated Federal Officer,                 restricted by statute.                                copy of the comment that does not
                                                    via any of the contact methods listed in                   • Mail: OPP Docket, Environmental                  contain the information claimed as CBI
                                                    the FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT                     Protection Agency Docket Center (EPA/                 must be submitted for inclusion in the
                                                    section above. In general, each                         DC), (28221T), 1200 Pennsylvania Ave.                 public docket. Information so marked
                                                    individual making an oral presentation                  NW., Washington, DC 20460–0001.                       will not be disclosed except in
                                                    will be limited to a total of three                        • Hand Delivery: To make special                   accordance with procedures set forth in
                                                    minutes. Proposed agenda items for the                  arrangements for hand delivery or                     40 CFR part 2.
                                                    meeting include, but are not limited to,                delivery of boxed information, please                    2. Tips for preparing your comments.
                                                    the following: Presentation and                         follow the instructions at http://                    When preparing and submitting your
                                                    discussion of the subcommittee’s draft                  www.epa.gov/dockets/contacts.html.                    comments, see the commenting tips at
                                                    responses to the charge questions and                      Additional instructions on                         http://www.epa.gov/dockets/
                                                    approval of the final draft letter report               commenting or visiting the docket,                    comments.html.
                                                    prior to its submission to the BOSC                     along with more information about
                                                                                                            dockets generally, is available at http://            II. Registration Applications
                                                    Executive Committee.
                                                       Information on Services for                          www.epa.gov/dockets.                                     EPA has received applications to
                                                    Individuals with Disabilities: For                      FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:                      register new uses for pesticide products
                                                    information on access or services for                   Michael L. Goodis, Registration Division              containing currently registered active
                                                    individuals with disabilities, please                   (7505P), and Robert McNally,                          ingredients. Pursuant to the provisions
                                                    contact Tim Benner at (202) 564–6769                    Biopesticides and Pollution Prevention                of FIFRA section 3(c)(4) (7 U.S.C.
                                                    or benner.tim@epa.gov. To request                       Division (7511P). The mailing address                 136a(c)(4)), EPA is hereby providing
                                                    accommodation of a disability, please                   for each contact person is: Office of                 notice of receipt and opportunity to
                                                    contact Tim Benner, preferably at least                 Pesticide Programs, Environmental                     comment on these applications. Notice
                                                    ten days prior to the conference call, to               Protection Agency, 1200 Pennsylvania                  of receipt of these applications does not
                                                    give the EPA as much time as possible                   Ave. NW., Washington, DC 20460–0001.                  imply a decision by the Agency on these
                                                    to process your request.                                As part of the mailing address, include               applications.
                                                      Dated: November 3, 2016.                              the contact person’s name, division, and                 1. EPA Registration Number: 100–
                                                    Fred S. Hauchman,                                       mail code. The division to contact is                 1374. Docket ID number: EPA–HQ–
                                                                                                            listed at the end of each application                 OPP–2016–0537. Applicant: Syngenta
                                                    Director, Office of Science Policy.
                                                                                                            summary.                                              Crop Protection, LLC, P.O. Box 18300,
                                                    [FR Doc. 2016–27187 Filed 11–9–16; 8:45 am]
                                                                                                                                                                  Greensboro, NC 27419. Active
                                                    BILLING CODE 6560–50–P                                  SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
                                                                                                                                                                  ingredient: Sedaxane. Product type:
                                                                                                            I. General Information                                Fungicide. Proposed use: Grain, cereal,
                                                                                                                                                                  group 15; Grain, cereal, forage, fodder
                                                    ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION                                A. Does this action apply to me?                      and straw, group 16 and Peanut (seed
                                                    AGENCY                                                                                                        treatment). Contact: RD.
                                                                                                               You may be potentially affected by
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                                                    [EPA–HQ–OPP–2015–0021; FRL–9954–07]                     this action if you are an agricultural                   2. EPA Registration Number: 100–
                                                                                                            producer, food manufacturer, or                       1381. Docket ID number: EPA–HQ–
                                                    Pesticide Product Registration;                         pesticide manufacturer. The following                 OPP–2016–0537. Applicant: Syngenta
                                                    Receipt of Applications for New Uses                    list of North American Industrial                     Crop Protection, LLC, P.O. Box 18300,
                                                    AGENCY: Environmental Protection                        Classification System (NAICS) codes is                Greensboro, NC 27419. Active
                                                    Agency (EPA).                                           not intended to be exhaustive, but rather             ingredient: Sedaxane. Product type:
                                                                                                            provides a guide to help readers                      Fungicide. Proposed use: Grain, cereal,
                                                    ACTION: Notice.
                                                                                                            determine whether this document                       group 15; Grain, cereal, forage, fodder


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PublisherOffice of the Federal Register, National Archives and Records Administration
SectionNotices
ActionNotice of meeting.
DatesThe conference call will be held on Friday, December 2, 2016, from 1:30 p.m. to 3:30 p.m., Eastern Time. These times are approximate; the conference call may adjourn early if all business is finished or may adjourn late if additional time is needed. Written comments and requests for the draft agenda or for making oral presentations at the meeting will be accepted through Thursday, December 1, 2016.
ContactThe Designated Federal Officer via mail at: Tim Benner, Mail Code 8104R, Office of Science Policy, Office of Research and Development, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, 1200 Pennsylvania Ave. NW., Washington, DC 20460; via phone/voice mail at: (202) 564-6769; via fax at: (202) 565-2911; or via email at: [email protected]
FR Citation81 FR 79009 

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