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make the comments available online at 

www.regulations.gov, including any 

personal information provided, unless a 

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 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 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, 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 EPA cannot read your 

comment due to technical difficulties 

and cannot contact you for clarification, 

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 EPA’s public docket visit the EPA 

Docket Center homepage at 

www.epa.gov/epahome/dockets.htm. 

Docket: 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 materials, such as 

copyrighted material, are publicly 

available only in hard copy. Publicly 

available docket materials are available 

either electronically at 

www.regulations.gov or in hard copy at 

the OEI Docket in the EPA Headquarters 

Docket Center. 

Dated: May 2, 2013. 

Debra B. Walsh, 

Acting Deputy Director, National Center for 

Environmental Assessment. 

[FR Doc. 2013–18954 Filed 8–6–13; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 6560–50–P 

ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION 

AGENCY 

[FRL–9843–9] 

Intent To Grant an Exclusive Patent 

License 

AGENCY: Environmental Protection 

Agency (EPA). 

ACTION: Notice of intent to grant an 

exclusive license. 

SUMMARY: EPA hereby gives notice of its 

intent to grant an exclusive, royaltybearing, revocable license to practice the 

invention described and claimed in the 

U.S. patent entitled PROCESS FOR THE 

BIODEGRADATION OF 

HYDROCARBONS AND ETHERS IN 

SUBSURFACE SOIL BY 

INTRODUCTION OF A SOLID OXYGEN 

SOURCE BY HYDRAULIC 

FRACTURING, filed as U.S. serial 

number 10/395,893 on March 25, 2003 

and issued as U.S. Patent 7,252,986 on 

August 7, 2007 to Foremost 

Environmental Solutions, L.L.C. of 

Denver, Colorado. 

DATES: Comments on this notice must be 

received by EPA at the address listed 

below by August 22, 2013. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Laura Scalise, Patent Attorney, Office of 

General Counsel (Mail Code 2377A), 

Environmental Protection Agency, 

Washington, DC 20460, telephone (202) 

564–8303. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Pursuant 

to 35 U.S.C. 207 (Patents) and 37 CFR 

part 404 (U.S. Government patent 

licensing regulations), EPA hereby gives 

notice of its intent to grant an exclusive, 

royalty-bearing, revocable license to 

practice the invention described and 

claimed in the U.S. patent entitled 

PROCESS FOR THE 

BIODEGRADATION OF 

HYDROCARBONS AND ETHERS IN 

SUBSURFACE SOIL BY 

INTRODUCTION OF A SOLID OXYGEN 

SOURCE BY HYDRAULIC 

FRACTURING, filed as U.S. serial 

number 10/395,893 on March 25, 2003 

and issued as U.S. Patent 7,252,986 on 

August 7, 2007 to Foremost 

Environmental Solutions, L.L.C. of 

Denver, Colorado. 

The proposed exclusive license will 

contain appropriate terms, limitations, 

and conditions to be negotiated in 

accordance with 35 U.S.C. 209 and 37 

CFR 404.5 and 404.7 of the U.S. 

Government patent licensing 

regulations. 

EPA will negotiate the final terms and 

conditions and grant the exclusive 

license, unless within 15 days from the 

date of this notice EPA receives, at the 

address below, written objections to the 

grant, together with supporting 

documentation. The documentation 

from objecting parties having an interest 

in practicing the above patent should 

include an application for an exclusive 

or nonexclusive license with the 

information set forth in 37 CFR 404.8. 

The EPA Patent Attorney and other EPA 

officials will review all written 

responses and then make 

recommendations on a final decision to 

the Director or Deputy Director of the 

National Risk Management Research 

Laboratory who have been delegated the 

authority to issue patent licenses under 

EPA Delegation 1–55. 

Dated: July 31, 2013. 

Kevin Miller, 

Acting Associate General Counsel, General 

Law Office. 

[FR Doc. 2013–19075 Filed 8–6–13; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 6560–50–P 

ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION 

AGENCY 

[FRL–9843–4] 

Meeting of the National Drinking Water 

Advisory Council 

AGENCY: Environmental Protection 

Agency (EPA). 

ACTION: Notice of a public meeting. 

SUMMARY: The U.S. Environmental 

Protection Agency is announcing a 

meeting of the National Drinking Water 

Advisory Council (Council), established 

under the Safe Drinking Water Act 

(SDWA). This meeting is scheduled for 

October 9 and 10, 2013, in Arlington, 

VA. The Council typically considers 

various issues associated with drinking 

water protection and public water 

systems. During this meeting, the 

Council will focus discussions on the 

proposed regulatory revisions to the 

Lead and Copper Rule under the SDWA 

as well as other program issues. 

DATES: The meeting on October 9, 2013 

will be held from 8:30 a.m. to 5:00 p.m., 

Eastern Time, and on October 10, 2013 

from 8:30 a.m. to 2:30 p.m., Eastern 

Time. 

ADDRESSES: The meeting will be held at 

the EPA Potomac Yard Conference 

Center at 2777 Crystal Drive, Arlington, 

Virginia, 22202, in room North 4830 

(4th floor) and will be open to the 

public. All attendees must go through a 

metal detector, sign in with the security 

desk, and show government issued 

photo identification to enter government 

buildings. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Members of the public who would like 

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to register and receive pertinent 

information, present an oral statement 

or submit a written statement for the 

October 9 and 10 meeting should 

contact Roy Simon, by September 6; by 

email at Simon.Roy@epa.gov; by phone 

at 202–564–3868; or by regular mail at 

U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, 

Office of Ground Water and Drinking 

Water (MC 4601M), 1200 Pennsylvania 

Avenue NW., Washington, DC, 20460. 

Further details about participating in 

the meeting can be found in the 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION section. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Details about Participating in the 

Meeting: If you wish to attend the 

meeting, you should provide your email 

address when you register. The EPA 

will provide updated information on the 

October meeting to registered 

individuals and organizations in 

September 2013. The Council will 

allocate one hour for the public’s input 

(1:00 p.m.–2:00 p.m., Eastern Time) at 

the meeting on Thursday, October 10, 

2013. Oral statements will be limited to 

five minutes at the meeting. It is 

preferred that only one person present 

the statement on behalf of a group or 

organization. To ensure adequate time 

for public involvement, individuals or 

organizations interested in presenting 

an oral statement should notify Roy 

Simon no later than September 13, 

2013. Any person who wishes to file a 

written statement can do so before or 

after the Council meeting. Written 

statements intended for the meeting 

must be received by September 27, 

2013, to be distributed to all members 

of the Council before any final 

discussion or vote is completed. Any 

statements received on or after the date 

specified will become part of the 

permanent file for the meeting and will 

be forwarded to the Council members 

for their information. 

National Drinking Water Advisory 

Council: The Council was created by 

Congress on December 16, 1974, as part 

of the SDWA of 1974, Public Law 93– 

523, 42 U.S.C. 300j–5, and is operated 

in accordance with the provisions of the 

Federal Advisory Committee Act 

(FACA), 5 U.S.C. App.2. The Council 

was established under the SDWA to 

provide practical and independent 

advice, consultation and 

recommendations to the EPA 

Administrator on the activities, 

functions, policies, and regulations 

required by the SDWA. 

Special Accommodations: For 

information on access or services for 

individuals with disabilities, please 

contact Roy Simon at 202–564–3868 or 

by email at Simon.Roy@epa.gov. To 

request accommodation of a disability, 

please contact Roy Simon at least 10 

days prior to the meeting to give EPA as 

much time as possible to process your 

request. 

Dated: July 30, 2013. 

Eric M. Bissonette, 

Acting Director, Office of Ground Water and 

Drinking Water. 

[FR Doc. 2013–19080 Filed 8–6–13; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 6560–50–P 

ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION 

AGENCY 

[EPA–HQ–OW–2010–0824; FRL—9678–5] 

RIN 2040–ZA18 

Preliminary 2012 Effluent Guidelines 

Program Plan and 2011 Annual 

Effluent Guidelines Review Report 

AGENCY: Environmental Protection 

Agency (EPA). 

ACTION: Notice of availability. 

SUMMARY: This notice announces the 

availability of the Preliminary 2012 

Effluent Guidelines Program Plan 

(‘‘Preliminary 2012 Plan’’) and EPA’s 

2011 Annual Effluent Guidelines 

Review Report, and solicits public 

comment on both. Clean Water Act 

(CWA) section 304(m), 33 U.S.C. 

1314(m), requires EPA to biennially 

publish a plan for new and revised 

effluent guidelines, after public notice 

and comment, which identifies any new 

or existing industrial categories selected 

for effluent guidelines rulemaking and 

provides a schedule for such 

rulemaking. EPA works to publish a 

preliminary plan in the odd numbered 

years and a final plan in the even 

numbered years. The findings from the 

2011 Annual Reviews were used in 

developing the Preliminary 2012 Plan 

and will be used in developing the Final 

2012 Plan. 

DATES: Submit comments on or before 

October 7, 2013. 

ADDRESSES: Submit your comments on 

the 2011 Annual Reviews and 

Preliminary 2012 Plan identified by 

Docket ID No. EPA–HQ–OW–2010– 

0824, by one of the following methods: 

• http://www.regulations.gov: Follow 

the on-line instructions for submitting 

comments. 

• Email: ow-docket@epa.gov, 

Attention Docket ID No. EPA–HQ–OW– 

2010–0824. 

• Fax: (202) 566–9744 

• Mail: Water Docket, Environmental 

Protection Agency, Mailcode: 2822T, 

Attention Docket ID No. EPA–HQ–OW– 

2010–0824, 1200 Pennsylvania Ave. 

NW., Washington, DC 20460. 

• Hand Delivery: EPA Docket Center, 

EPA West, Room 3334, 1301 

Constitution Avenue NW., Washington, 

DC, Attention Docket ID No. EPA–HQ– 

OW–2010–0824. Such deliveries are 

accepted only during the Docket 

Center’s normal hours of operation, and 

special arrangements should be made 

for deliveries of boxed information. 

Instructions: Direct your comments on 

the 2011 Annual Reviews and 

Preliminary 2012 Plan to Docket ID No. 

EPA–HQ–OW–2010–0824. EPA’s policy 

is that all comments received will be 

included in the public docket without 

change and could 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 that 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 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, 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 EPA 

cannot read your comment because of 

technical difficulties and cannot contact 

you for clarification, EPA might 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 EPA’s public docket visit the EPA 

Docket Center homepage at http:// 

www.epa.gov/epahome/dockets.htm. 

For additional instructions on 

submitting comments, go to the 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION section of 

this document. 

Submitting Confidential Business 

Information 

Do not submit confidential business 

information (CBI) to EPA through 

www.regulations.gov or email. Any CBI 

you wish to submit should be sent via 

a trackable physical method, such as 

Federal Express or United Parcel 

Service, to Mr. M. Ahmar Siddiqui, 

Document Control Officer, Engineering 

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