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Dated March 29, 2012.

Pat Childers, Designated Federal Official, Clean Air Act Advisory Committee, Office of Air and
Radiation.

[FR Doc. 2012–8099 Filed 4–3–12; 8:45 am]

**BILLING CODE 6560–50–P**

**ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION**
**AGENCY**

**[EPA–HQ–OPP–2012–0003; FRL–9343–8]**

**SFIREG POM Working Committee; Notice of Public Meeting** 

**AGENCY :**  Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).

**ACTION :**  Notice.

**SUMMARY :**  The Association of American Pesticide Control Officials (AAPCO)/
State FIFRA Issues Research and Evaluation Group (SFIREG), Pesticides Operations and Management (POM) Working Committee will hold a 2-day meeting, beginning on May 30, 2012 and ending May 31, 2012. This notice
announces the location and times for the meeting and sets forth the tentative agenda topics.

**DATES :**  The meeting will be held on Monday, May 30, 2012 from 8:30 a.m. to 5 p.m. and 8:30 a.m. to 12 noon on Tuesday May 31, 2012.

To request accommodation of a disability, please contact the person
listed under **FOR FURTHER INFORMATON**

**CONTACT** , preferably at least 10 days prior to the meeting, to give EPA as much time as possible to process your request.

**ADDRESSES :**  The meeting will be held at EPA Region Five Metcalf Office Building, 12th Floor, 77 West Jackson Blvd., Chicago, IL.

**FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT :**  Ron Kendall, Field External Affairs Division (7506P), Office of Pesticide Programs, Environmental Protection Agency, 1200 Pennsylvania Ave. NW., Washington, DC 20460–0001; telephone number: (703) 305–5561; fax number: (703) 305– 1850; email address: kendall.ron@epa.gov. or Grier Stayton, SFIREG Executive Secretary, P.O. Box 466, Milford DE 19963; telephone number (302) 422–8152; fax (302) 422– 2435; email address: Grier Stayton at aapco-sfireg@comcast.net.

**SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION :** 

I. General Information

A. Does this action apply to me?

You may be potentially affected by this action if you are interested in pesticide regulation issues affecting States and any discussion between EPA and SFIREG on FIFRA field implementation issues related to human health, environmental exposure to pesticides, and insight into EPA’s decision-making process. You are invited and encouraged to attend the meetings and participate as appropriate. Potentially affected entities may include, but are not limited to:

Those persons who are or may be required to conduct testing of chemical substances under the Federal Food, Drug and Cosmetics Act (FFDCA), or the Federal Insecticide, Fungicide, and Rodenticide Act (FIFRA) and those who sell, distribute or use pesticides, as well as any Non Government Organization.

This listing is not intended to be exhaustive, but rather provides a guide for readers regarding entities likely to be affected by this action. Other types of
entities not listed in this unit could also
be affected. The North American Industrial Classification System (NAICS) codes have been provided to assist you and others in determining whether this action might apply to certain entities. If you have any questions regarding the applicability of this action to a particular entity, consult the person listed under **FOR FURTHER**

**INFORMATION CONTACT**

. B. How can I get copies of this document and other related information?

EPA has established a docket for this
action under docket ID number EPA– HQ–OPP–2012–0003. Publicly available
docket materials are available either in
the electronic docket at http:// www.regulations.gov, or, if only available in hard copy, at the Office of Pesticide Programs (OPP) Regulatory Public Docket in Rm. S–4400, One Potomac Yard (South Bldg.), 2777 S. Crystal Dr., Arlington, VA. The hours of operation of this Docket Facility are from 8:30 a.m. to 4 p.m., Monday through Friday, excluding legal holidays. The Docket Facility telephone number is (703) 305–5805.

II. Tentative Agenda Topics

1. EPA expectations of State Lead Agencies and Regions in pesticide cooperative agreement negotiations.

2. Pyrethroid Label Issues. 3. Phase 2 Fumigant Label Changes. 4. Non cropland label language— evaluate existing position, propose
remedies.

5. Development of recommendations on the ‘‘hot compost’’ issue—how to
deal with downstream effects of pesticide application that applicator
can’t control.

6. Impact of United States Department of Agriculture record keeping cuts. 7. Distributor label enforcement
initiative coordination.

8. Classification of methomyl containing products as Restricted Use
Pesticides.

9. State Pesticide Residency Program—Registration Division.

10. Cooperative Agreement Grant Template.

11. Section 18 Training Tool. 12. Agency’s Revised Rodenticide Risk Mitigation Decision for
Professional Use Rodenticides.

III. How can I request to participate in this meeting?

This meeting is open for the public to attend. You may attend the meeting
without further notification.

List of Subjects

Environmental protection.

Dated: March 26, 2012. Robert C. McNally, Director, Field External Affairs Division, Office of Pesticide Programs.

[FR Doc. 2012–8084 Filed 4–3–12; 8:45 am]

**BILLING CODE 6560–50–P**

**ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION**
**AGENCY**

**[FRL–9656–1]**

**Request for Nominations of**
**Candidates to the EPA’s Clean Air Scientific Advisory Committee**  **(CASAC) and EPA’s Science Advisory Board (SAB)** 

**AGENCY :**  Environmental Protection Agency.

**ACTION :**  Notice.

**SUMMARY :**  The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) invites nominations of scientific experts from a diverse range of disciplinary areas to be considered for appointment to the Clean Air Scientific Advisory Committee (CASAC), the Science Advisory Board (SAB) and four SAB Committees described in this notice. Appointments are anticipated to be filled by the start
of Fiscal Year 2013.

**DATES :**  Nominations should be
submitted in time to arrive no later than May 4, 2012.

**FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT :**  Nominators unable to submit nominations electronically as described below may submit a paper copy by the Designated Federal Officers for the committees, as identified below. General inquiries regarding the work of
the CASAC and SAB or SAB committees may also be directed to them.

Background: Established by statute, the CASAC (42 U.S.C. 7409) and SAB


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(42 U.S.C. 4365) are EPA’s chartered Federal Advisory Committees that provide independent scientific and technical peer review, consultation, advice and recommendations directly to
the EPA Administrator on the scientific bases for EPA’s actions and programs.
Members of the CASAC and the SABconstitute a distinguished body of nonEPA scientists, engineers, economists,
and behavioral and social scientists that are nationally and internationally recognized experts in their respective fields. Members are appointed by the EPA Administrator for a period of three years. This notice specifically requests nominations for the CASAC, the SAB, and SAB Committees from academia, industry, state and tribal governments,research institutes, and nongovernmental organizations.

Expertise Sought for CASAC:
Established in 1977 under the Clean Air Act (CAA) Amendments, the chartered
CASAC reviews and offers scientific
advice to the EPA Administrator on technical aspects of national ambient air quality standards for criteria pollutants (ozone, particulate matter, carbon monoxide, nitrogen oxides; sulfur dioxide, and lead). As required under the CAA section 109(d), CASAC will be composed of seven members, with at
least one member of the National Academy of Sciences, one physician, and one person representing State air pollution control agencies. The SAB Staff Office is seeking nominations of experts to serve on the CASAC with demonstrated experience in the following science related to the

environment: Health sciences; medicine; public health; atmospheric sciences; modeling; and/or risk

assessment. The SAB Staff Office is especially interested in scientists with expertise described above who has knowledge and experience in air quality relating to criteria pollutants. For further information about the CASAC membership appointment process and schedule, please contact Dr. Holly Stallworth, DFO, by telephone at 202– 564–2073 or by email at stallworth.holly@epa.gov.

Expertise Sought for the SAB: The SAB was established in 1978 by the Environmental Research, Development and Demonstration Act to provide independent advice to the Administrator on general scientific and technical matters underlying the Agency’ policies and actions. All the
work of the SAB is under the direction
of the Board. The chartered SAB provides strategic advice to the EPA Administrator on a variety of EPA science and research programs, oversees
and reviews all SAB committee and panel draft reports. The SAB Staff Office is seeking nominations of experts to
serve on the chartered SAB in the following disciplines as they relate to
the human health and the environment: Ecological sciences and ecological assessment; economics; engineering; medicine; health sciences; pediatrics; public health; human health risk assessment, social, behavioral and decision sciences; and modeling and

statistics. The SAB Staff Office is especially interested in scientists with expertise described above who have knowledge and experience in air quality; climate change; energy and the environment; water quality; water quantity; water re-use; ecosystem services; community environmental health; sustainability; chemical safety; green chemistry; and homeland security. For further information about the SAB membership appointment process and schedule, please contact Dr. Angela Nugent, DFO, by telephone at 202–564–2218 or by email at nugent.angela@epa.gov. The SAB Staff Office is also seeking nominations for experts for four SAB Committees: The Drinking Water Committee, the Ecological Processes and Effects Committee; the Environmental Economics Advisory Committee; and the Radiation Advisory Committee.

The SAB Drinking Water Committee provides advice on the scientific and technical aspects of EPA’s national drinking water program. The SAB Staff Office is seeking nominations of experts with experience on drinking water
issues. Members should have one or more of the following disciplines: Epidemiology; engineering; microbiology; and public health. For further information about the DWC membership appointment process and schedule, please contact Mr. Thomas Carpenter, DFO, by telephone at 202– 564–4885 or by email at carpenter.thomas@epa.gov.

The SAB Ecological Processes and Effects Committee provides advice on
technical issues related to the science and research to protect and restore the health of ecosystems. The SAB Staff Office is seeking nominations of experts with demonstrated expertise in the following disciplines: Aquatic ecology; ecological risk assessment, ecotoxicology; landscape ecology, statistics; and terrestrial ecology. For
further information about the EPEC membership appointment process and schedule, please contact Dr. Thomas Armitage, DFO, by telephone at 202– 564–2155 or by email at armitage.thomas@epa.gov.

The SAB Environmental Economics Advisory Committee provides advice on methods and analyses related to economics, costs, and benefits of EPA environmental programs.

The SAB Environmental Economics Advisory Committee provides advice on methods and analyses related to economics, costs, and benefits of EPA environmental programs. The SAB Staff office is seeking nominations of experts
in environmental economics to serve on
the EEAC

. For further information about the EEAC membership appointment process and schedule, please contact Dr. Holly Stallworth, DFO, by telephone at 202–564–2073 or by email at stallworth.holly@epa.gov.

The Radiation Advisory Committee provides advice on radiation protection, radiation science, and radiation risk
assessment. The SAB Staff Office is seeking nominations of experts to serve on RAC with demonstrated expertise in the following disciplines: dosimetry; radiation biology; radiation epidemiology; radiation fate and transport monitoring and measurement; radiological health and physical sciences; risk assessment; and statistics.
For further information about the RAC membership appointment process and schedule, please contact Dr. K. Jack Kooyoomjian, DFO, by telephone at 202–564–2064 or by email at kooyoomjian.jack@epa.gov

Selection Criteria for the CASAC, SAB and four SAB Committees includes:

—Demonstrated scientific credentials

and disciplinary expertise in their own fields; —Willingness to commit time to the

committee and demonstrated ability to work constructively and effectively on committees; —Absence of financial conflicts of

interest; —Absence of an appearance of a lack of

impartiality; —Background and experiences that

would help members contribute to the diversity of perspectives on the committee, e.g., geographic, economic, social, cultural, educational backgrounds, professional affiliations; and other considerations;
and —For the committee as a whole,

consideration of the collective breadth and depth of scientific expertise; and a balance of scientific perspectives.

How to Submit Nominations: Any interested person or organization may nominate qualified persons to be considered for appointment to this advisory committee. Individuals may
self-nominate. Nominations should be
submitted in electronic format (preferred) following the instructions for ‘‘Nominating Experts to the Chemical


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Assessment Advisory Committee’’ provided on the SAB Web site. The form can be accessed through the ‘‘Nomination of Experts’’ link on the blue navigational bar on the SAB Web

site at http://www.epa.gov/sab. To be considered, all nominations should include the information requested. EPA values and welcomes diversity. In an
effort to obtain nominations of diverse candidates, EPA encourages
nominations of women and men of all racial and ethnic groups.

Nominators are asked to identify the specific committee for which nominees are to be considered. The following information should be provided on the
nomination form: Contact information about the person making the nomination; contact information about the nominee; the disciplinary and specific areas of expertise of the nominee; the nominee’s curriculum vita; and a biographical sketch of the nominee indicating current position, educational background; research activities; sources of research funding;
and recent service on other national advisory committees or national professional organizations. To help the Agency in evaluating the effectiveness of its outreach efforts, please tell us how you learned of this nomination opportunity. Persons having questions about the nomination process or the public comment process described below, or who are unable to submit nominations through the SAB Web site, should contact the Designated Federal Officer for the committee, as identified above. The DFO will acknowledge receipt of nominations and in that acknowledgement will invite the nominee to provide any additional
information that the nominee feels would be useful in considering the nomination, such as availability to participate as a member of the committee; how the nominee’s background, skills and experience would contribute to the diversity of the committee; and any concerns the nominee has regarding membership. The names and biosketches of qualified nominees identified by respondents to
this Federal Register notice, and additional experts identified by the SAB Staff, will be posted in a List of
Candidates on the SAB Web site at http://www.epa.gov/sab. Public
comments on this List of Candidates will be accepted for 21 days. The public will be requested to provide relevant
information or other documentation on
nominees that the SAB Staff Office should consider in evaluating
candidates.

Candidates invited to serve will be
asked to submit the ‘‘Confidential Financial Disclosure Form for Special Government Employees Serving on Federal Advisory Committees at the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’’ (EPA Form 3110–48). This confidential
form allows EPA to determine whether there is a statutory conflict between that person’s public responsibilities as a Special Government Employee and private interests and activities, or the appearance of a lack of impartiality, as defined by Federal regulation. The form may be viewed and downloaded through the ‘‘Ethics Requirements for Advisors’’ link on the blue navigational
bar on the SAB Web site at http:// www.epa.gov/sab.

Dated: March 29, 2012.

Thomas H. Brennan, Deputy Director, EPA Science Advisory Board Staff Office.

[FR Doc. 2012–8093 Filed 4–3–12; 8:45 am]

**BILLING CODE 6560–50–P**

**FEDERAL MARITIME COMMISSION**

**Notice of Agreements Filed**

The Commission hereby gives notice of the filing of the following agreements under the Shipping Act of 1984. Interested parties may submit comments on the agreements to the Secretary, Federal Maritime Commission, Washington, DC 20573, within ten days of the date this notice appears in the Federal Register. Copies of the agreements are available through the Commission’s Web site ( www.fmc.gov ) or by contacting the Office of Agreements at (202) 523–5793 or tradeanalysis@fmc.gov.

Agreement No.: 012057–007.

Title: CMA CGM/Maersk Line Space Charter, Sailing and Cooperative Working Agreement Asia to USEC and PNW–Suez/PNW & Panama Loops.

Parties: A.P. Moller-Maersk A/S and

CMA CGM S.A.

Filing Party: Wayne R. Rohde, Esq.; Cozen O’Connor; 1627 I Street, NW Suite 1100; Washington, DC 20006.

Synopsis: The amendment would delete Morocco from the scope of the agreement, reflect the deployment of a sixteenth vessel, and revise the space allocations of the parties accordingly.

By Order of the Federal Maritime

Commission.

Dated: March 30, 2012.

Rachel E. Dickon,
Assistant Secretary.

[FR Doc. 2012–8123 Filed 4–3–12; 8:45 am]

**BILLING CODE 6730–01–P FEDERAL MARITIME COMMISSION** 

**Ocean Transportation Intermediary License Applicants** 

Notice is hereby given that the following applicants have filed with the
Federal Maritime Commission anapplication for a license as a NonVessel-Operating Common Carrier (NVO) and/or Ocean Freight Forwarder (OFF)—Ocean Transportation Intermediary (OTI) pursuant to section 19 of the Shipping Act of 1984 as amended (46 U.S.C. Chapter 409 and 46 CFR part 515). Notice is also hereby given of the filing of applications to amend an existing OTI license or the Qualifying Individual (QI) for a license.

Interested persons may contact the Office of Transportation Intermediaries, Federal Maritime Commission, Washington, DC 20573, by telephone at (202) 523–5843 or by email at OTI@fmc.gov. AIT Ocean Systems, Inc. (NVO & OFF),

701 N. Rohlwing Road, Itasca, IL 60143, Officers: Hessel B. Verhage, Vice President, (Qualifying Individual), Daniel F. Lisowski, President, Application Type: QI Change. Alternative Global Logistic, LLC (OFF),

8551 NW. 12th Street, Pembroke Pines, FL 33024, Officers: Sophie H. Soudai, Managing Member, (Qualifying Individual), Svi Soudai, Manager, Application Type: New OFF

License. Armada USA, LLC dba Armada

Logistics (NVO), One Marine Plaza, 7701 Marine Road, Suite 209, North Bergen, NJ 07047, Officers: Mustafa Oytun Cakir, Vice President/ Secretary/Treasurer/Member, (Qualifying Individual), Kenan Yalavac, President/Managing Member, Application Type: New NVO

License. Bremol, Inc. dba Molcan Freight

Forwarding Services (OFF), 13501 SW. 16th Ct., Davie, FL 33325, Officers: Candace M. King, Secretary, (Qualifying Individual), Brenton J. King, President, Application Type: QI Change. Carlo Shipping International, Inc. dba

CSI Logistics (NVO & OFF), 435 Division Street, Elizabeth, NJ 07076, Officer: Carlos E. Feliu, President/ Secretary/Treasurer, (Qualifying Individual), Application Type: Trade Name Change. E and M International Transport, LLC

(NVO), 4574 Swilcan Bridge Lane North, Jacksonville, FL 32224, Officer: Mary Brown, Managing Member, (Qualifying Individual), Application Type: New NVO License.