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C. What should I consider as I prepare 

my comments for EPA? 

When preparing comments for EPA, 

whether oral or in writing, see the tips 

at https://projects.erg.com/conferences/

oppt/workshophome.htm and at http://

www.epa.gov/dockets/comments.html. 

II. Background 

The objective of this workshop is to 

discuss EPA’s data needs to support risk 

assessments of biotechnology products 

subject to oversight under the Toxic 

Substances Control Act (TSCA), 15 

U.S.C. 2601 et seq., that make use of 

genetically engineered algae and 

cyanobacteria. The workshop will 

inform an update to the EPA guidance 

document entitled ‘‘Points to Consider 

in The Preparation of TSCA 

Biotechnology Submissions for 

Microorganisms’’. 

Members of the public are invited to 

review the presentations and supporting 

documentation, including the EPA 

guidance document, and to provide 

comments on the workshop subject 

matter by the end of the comment 

period specified. This information is 

distributed solely for informational 

purposes and should not be construed 

to represent any Agency determination 

or policy. The meeting will be open to 

the public and experts in biotechnology, 

algae production, and risk assessment 

are encouraged to attend and present 

their views. 

III. Meeting 

A. Web Connect and Teleconferencing 

Access 

The workshop will be available via 

Web connect and teleconferencing for 

registered participants. All registered 

participants will receive information on 

how to connect to the workshop prior to 

its start. 

B. Public Participation at the Meeting 

Members of the public may register to 

attend the workshop as observers and 

may also register to speak offering oral 

comments on the day of the workshop. 

A registered speaker is encouraged to 

focus on issues directly relevant to 

science-based aspects of the workshop 

and to address specific scientific points 

in the speaker’s oral comments. Each 

speaker is allowed between 2–3 

minutes. To accommodate as many 

registered speakers as possible, speakers 

may present oral comments only, 

without visual aids or written material. 

Given time constraints, the number of 

speakers allowed during the comment 

periods will be decided upon by the 

workshop chair. Speakers will be 

selected in a manner designed to 

optimize representation from all 

organizations, affiliations, and present a 

balance of science issues relevant to the 

workshop. 

IV. How can I request to participate in 

this meeting? 

A. Registration 

To attend the workshop in person or 

to receive access through Web connect 

and teleconference, you must register no 

later than 11:59 p.m., on Friday, 

September 25, 2015, using one of the 

methods described under ADDRESSES. 

While on-site registration will be 

available, seating will be on a firstcome, first-serve basis, with priority 

given to early registrants and until room 

capacity is reached. The Agency 

anticipates that approximately 150 

people will be able to attend the 

workshop in person, with seating 

available on a first-come, first-serve 

basis. For registrants not able to attend 

in person, the workshop will also 

provide Web connect and 

teleconference capabilities. 

Time permitting, on-site registrants 

may offer comments following those 

who registered earlier. For workshop 

logistics or registration questions 

contact the person listed under FOR

FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT. 

B. Required Registration Information 

Members of the public may register to 

attend or speak if planning to offer oral 

comments during the scheduled public 

comment periods. To register for the 

meeting online or by mail, you must 

provide your full name, organization or 

affiliation, and contact information. If 

you indicate that you wish to speak, you 

will be asked to select one of these 

categories that most closely reflect the 

content of your oral comments: 

Environmental Protection, Algae/

Cyanobacteria Production, 

Biotechnology, Biological/Genetic 

Engineering, Risk Assessment, 

Microorganisms, Ecotoxicity, Industrial 

Chemicals, Guidance or Other. 

Authority: 15 U.S.C. 2601 et seq. 

Date: August 18, 2015. 

Wendy C. Hamnett, 

Director, Office of Pollution Prevention and 

Toxics. 

[FR Doc. 2015–21039 Filed 8–24–15; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 6560–50–P 

ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION 

AGENCY 

[EPA–HQ–OAR–2012–0103; FRL–9933–05– 

OAR] 

Agency Information Collection 

Activities; Submission to OMB for 

Review and Approval; Comment 

Request; Diesel Emissions Reduction 

Act (DERA) Rebate Program; EPA ICR 

No. 2461.02, OMB Control No. 2060– 

0686 RENEWAL 

AGENCY: Environmental Protection 

Agency (EPA). 

ACTION: Notice. 

SUMMARY: The Environmental Protection 

Agency (EPA) is planning to submit an 

information collection request (ICR), 

‘‘Diesel Emissions Reduction Act 

(DERA) Rebate Program’’ (EPA ICR No. 

2461.02, OMB Control No. 2060–0686 

RENEWAL) to the Office of Management 

and Budget (OMB) for review and 

approval in accordance with the 

Paperwork Reduction Act (44 U.S.C. 

3501 et seq.). Before doing so, EPA is 

soliciting public comments on specific 

aspects of the proposed information 

collection as described below. This is a 

proposed extension of the ICR, which is 

currently approved through October 31, 

2015. An Agency may not conduct or 

sponsor and a person is not required to 

respond to a collection of information 

unless it displays a currently valid OMB 

control number. 

DATES: Comments must be submitted on 

or before October 26, 2015. 

ADDRESSES: Submit your comments, 

referencing Docket ID No. EPA–HQ– 

OAR–2012–0103, online using 

www.regulations.gov (our preferred 

method), by email to a-and-r-docket@

epa.gov, or by mail to: EPA Docket 

Center, Environmental Protection 

Agency, Mail Code 28221T, 1200 

Pennsylvania Ave. NW., Washington, 

DC 20460. 

EPA’s policy is that all comments 

received will be included in the public 

docket without change including any 

personal information provided, unless 

the comment includes profanity, threats, 

information claimed to be Confidential 

Business Information (CBI) or other 

information whose disclosure is 

restricted by statute. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Tyler Cooley, Office of Transportation 

and Air Quality, (Mail Code: 6406A), 

Environmental Protection Agency, 1200 

Pennsylvania Ave. NW., Washington, 

DC 20460; telephone number: 415–972– 

3937; fax number: 202–343–2803; email 

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SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Supporting documents which explain in 

detail the information that the EPA will 

be collecting are available in the public 

docket for this ICR. The docket can be 

viewed online at www.regulations.gov 

or in person at the EPA Docket Center, 

WJC West, Room 3334, 1301 

Constitution Ave. NW., Washington, 

DC. The telephone number for the 

Docket Center is 202–566–1744. For 

additional information about EPA’s 

public docket, visit http://www.epa.gov/ 

dockets. 

Pursuant to section 3506(c)(2)(A) of 

the PRA, EPA is soliciting comments 

and information to enable it to: (i) 

Evaluate whether the proposed 

collection of information is necessary 

for the proper performance of the 

functions of the Agency, including 

whether the information will have 

practical utility; (ii) evaluate the 

accuracy of the Agency’s estimate of the 

burden of the proposed collection of 

information, including the validity of 

the methodology and assumptions used; 

(iii) enhance the quality, utility, and 

clarity of the information to be 

collected; and (iv) minimize the burden 

of the collection of information on those 

who are to respond, including through 

the use of appropriate automated 

electronic, mechanical, or other 

technological collection techniques or 

other forms of information technology, 

e.g., permitting electronic submission of 

responses. EPA will consider the 

comments received and amend the ICR 

as appropriate. The final ICR package 

will then be submitted to OMB for 

review and approval. At that time, EPA 

will issue another Federal Register 

notice to announce the submission of 

the ICR to OMB and the opportunity to 

submit additional comments to OMB. 

Abstract: This is an extension of the 

current Information Collection Request 

(ICR) for the Diesel Emissions Reduction 

Act program (DERA) authorized by Title 

VII, Subtitle G (Sections 791 to 797) of 

the Energy Policy Act of 2005 (Pub. L. 

109–58), as amended by the Diesel 

Emissions Reduction Act of 2010 (Pub. 

L. 111–364), codified at 42 U.S.C. 16131 

et seq. DERA provides the 

Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) 

with the authority to award grants, 

rebates or low-cost revolving loans on a 

competitive basis to eligible entities to 

fund the costs of projects that 

significantly reduce diesel emissions 

from mobile sources through 

implementation of a certified engine 

configuration, verified technology, or 

emerging technology. Eligible mobile 

sources include buses (including school 

buses), medium heavy-duty or heavy 

heavy-duty diesel trucks, marine 

engines, locomotives, or nonroad 

engines or diesel vehicles or equipment 

used in construction, handling of cargo 

(including at ports or airports), 

agriculture, mining, or energy 

production. In addition, eligible entities 

may also use funds awarded for 

programs or projects to reduce longduration idling using verified 

technology involving a vehicle or 

equipment described above. The 

objective of the assistance under this 

program is to achieve significant 

reductions in diesel emissions in terms 

of tons of pollution produced and 

reductions in diesel emissions exposure, 

particularly from fleets operating in 

areas designated by the Administrator as 

poor air quality areas. 

EPA uses approved procedures and 

forms to collect necessary information 

to operate its grant and rebate programs. 

EPA has been providing rebates under 

DERA since Fiscal Year 2012. EPA is 

requesting an extension of the current 

ICR, which is currently approved 

through October 31, 2015, for forms 

needed to collect necessary information 

to operate a rebate program as 

authorized by Congress under the DERA 

program. 

EPA collects information from 

applicants to the DERA rebate program. 

Information collected is used to ensure 

eligibility of applicants and engines to 

receive funds under DERA, and to 

calculate estimated and actual 

emissions benefits that result from 

activities funded with rebates as 

required in DERA’s authorizing 

legislation. 

Form Numbers: 2060–0686 

Respondents/affected entities: Entities 

potentially affected by this action are 

those interested in applying for a rebate 

under EPA’s Diesel Emission Reduction 

Act (DERA) Rebate Program and include 

but are not limited to the following 

NAICS (North American Industry 

Classification System) codes: 23 

Construction; 482 Rail Transportation; 

483 Water Transportation; 484 Truck 

Transportation; 485 Transit and Ground 

Passenger Transportation; 48831 Port 

and Harbor Operations; 61111 

Elementary and Secondary Schools; 

61131 Colleges, Universities, and 

Professional Schools; 9211 Executive, 

Legislative, and Other Government 

Support; and 9221 Justice, Public Order, 

and Safety Activities. 

Respondent’s obligation to respond: 

Voluntary. 

Estimated number of respondents: 

500–1,000 (total). 

Frequency of response: Voluntary as 

needed. 

Total estimated burden: 2,827 hours 

(per year). Burden is defined at 5 CFR 

1320.03(b). 

Total estimated cost: $128,390 (per 

year), includes $0 annualized capital or 

operation and maintenance costs. 

Changes in Estimates: There is an 

increase of 1,933 hours in the total 

estimated respondent burden compared 

with the ICR currently approved by 

OMB. This increase is due to a higher 

level of interest in the rebate program 

than originally anticipated. This revised 

cost estimate is based on the average 

number of applications submitted to 

previous rebate funding opportunities. 

For example, EPA received over 1,000 

applications for the 2012 School Bus 

Pilot Rebate Program. In response, EPA 

lowered the rebate amounts offered for 

subsequent funding opportunities 

however interest remains particularly 

high for school bus rebates. 

Dated: August 4, 2015. 

Karl Simon, 

Director, Transportation and Climate 

Division, Office of Air and Radiation. 

[FR Doc. 2015–21022 Filed 8–24–15; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 6560–50–P 

FEDERAL DEPOSIT INSURANCE 

CORPORATION 

Sunshine Act Meeting 

Pursuant to the provisions of the 

‘‘Government in the Sunshine Act’’ (5 

U.S.C. 552b), notice is hereby given that 

at 10 a.m. on Tuesday, August 18, 2015, 

the Board of Directors of the Federal 

Deposit Insurance Corporation met in 

closed session to consider matters 

related to the Corporation’s supervision, 

corporate, and resolution activities. 

In calling the meeting, the Board 

determined, on motion of Vice 

Chairman Thomas M. Hoenig, seconded 

by Paul M. Nash (Acting in the place 

and stead of Director Thomas J. Curry 

(Comptroller of the Currency)), 

concurred in by Director Richard 

Cordray (Director, Consumer Financial 

Protection Bureau), and Chairman 

Martin J. Gruenberg, that Corporation 

business required its consideration of 

the matters which were to be the subject 

of this meeting on less than seven days’ 

notice to the public; that no earlier 

notice of the meeting was practicable; 

that the public interest did not require 

consideration of the matters in a 

meeting open to public observation; and 

that the matters could be considered in 

a closed meeting by authority of 

subsections (c)(4), (c)(6), (c)(8), 

(c)(9)(A)(ii), (c)(9)(B), and (c)(10) of the 

‘‘Government in the Sunshine Act’’ (5 


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