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B. What should I consider as I prepare 

my comments for EPA? 

1. Submitting CBI. Do not submit this 

information to EPA through 

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 submitting comments, remember 

to: 

i. Identify the document by docket ID 

number and other identifying 

information (subject heading, Federal 

Register date and page number). 

ii. Follow directions. The Agency may 

ask you to respond to specific questions 

or organize comments by referencing a 

Code of Federal Regulations (CFR) part 

or section number. 

iii. Explain why you agree or disagree; 

suggest alternatives and substitute 

language for your requested changes. 

iv. Describe any assumptions and 

provide any technical information and/ 

or data that you used. 

v. If you estimate potential costs or 

burdens, explain how you arrived at 

your estimate in sufficient detail to 

allow for it to be reproduced. 

vi. Provide specific examples to 

illustrate your concerns and suggest 

alternatives. 

vii. Explain your views as clearly as 

possible, avoiding the use of profanity 

or personal threats. 

viii. Make sure to submit your 

comments by the comment period 

deadline identified. 

II. Registration Applications 

EPA has received applications to 

register new uses for pesticide products 

containing currently registered active 

ingredients. Pursuant to the provisions 

of FIFRA section 3(c)(4), EPA is hereby 

providing notice of receipt and 

opportunity to comment on these 

applications. Notice of receipt of these 

applications does not imply a decision 

by the Agency on these applications. 

For actions being evaluated under the 

Agency’s public participation process 

for registration actions, there will be an 

additional opportunity for a 30-day 

public comment period on the proposed 

decision. Please see the Agency’s public 

participation Web site for additional 

information on this process (http:// 

www.epa.gov/pesticides/regulating/ 

registration-public-involvement.html). 

EPA received the following applications 

to register new uses for pesticide 

products containing currently registered 

active ingredients: 

1. EPA Registration Numbers: 100– 

739 and 100–1262. Docket ID Number: 

EPA–HQ–OPP–2013–0151. Applicant: 

Syngenta Crop Protection LLC, P.O. Box 

18300, Greensboro, NC 27419. Active 

ingredient: Difenoconazole. Product 

Type: Fungicide. Proposed Use: Canola. 

Contact: Rose Mary Kearns, (703) 305– 

5611, email address: 

kearns.rosemary@epa.gov. 

2. EPA Registration Numbers: 100– 

1254 and 100–1281. Docket ID Number: 

EPA–HQ–OPP–2012–1254. Applicant: 

Syngenta Crop Protection LLC, P.O. Box 

18300, Greensboro, NC 27419. Active 

ingredient: Mandipropamid. Product 

Type: Fungicide. Proposed Uses: 

Ginseng; Basil; Succulent Bean, Small 

Fruit Vine, subgroup 13–07B; Bulb 

Onion, subgroups 3–07 A and B; 

Fruiting Vegetable group 8–10; and 

Greenhouse Tomato. Contact: Rose Mary 

Kearns, (703) 305–5611, email address: 

kearns.rosemary@epa.gov. 

3. EPA Registration Numbers: 264– 

693 and 264–695. Docket ID Number: 

EPA–HQ–OPP–2013–0161. Applicant: 

Bayer CropScience LP, 2 T.W. 

Alexander Drive, P.O. Box 1214, 

Research Triangle Park, NC 27709. 

Active ingredient: Fenamidone. Product 

Type: Fungicide. Proposed Uses: Bean, 

succulent; Ginseng; Onion, bulb, 

subgroup 3–07A; and Onion, green, 

subgroup 3–07B. Contact: Rose Mary 

Kearns, (703) 305–5611, email address: 

kearns.rosemary@epa.gov. 

4. EPA Registration Number: 7969– 

278. Docket ID Number: EPA–HQ–OPP– 

2013–0008. Applicant: BASF 

Corporation, 26 Davis Drive, P.O. Box 

13528, Research Triangle Park, NC 

27709–3528. Active ingredient: 

Saflufenacil. Product Type: Herbicide. 

Proposed Uses: For use in rice paddies 

that are also used for aquaculture of fish 

and crayfish production. Contact: 

Bethany Benbow, (703) 347–8072, email 

address: benbow.bethany@epa.gov. 

5. EPA Registration Number: 71512–7. 

Docket ID Number: EPA–HQ–OPP– 

2013–0038. Applicant: ISK Bioscience 

Corporation, 7470 Auburn Road, Suite 

A, Concord, OH 44077. Active 

ingredient: Flonicamid. Product Type: 

Insecticide. Proposed Use: Technical 

Flonicamid Insecticide for 

Manufacturing and Repacking Use Only 

Products for use in/on Almond; 

Almond, hulls; Pecans; and Tree Nuts, 

crop group 4–12. Contact: Carmen 

Rodia, (703) 306–0327, email address: 

rodia.carmen@epa.gov. 

6. EPA Registration Numbers: 71512– 

9 and 71512–10. Docket ID Number: 

EPA–HQ–OPP–2013–0038. Applicant: 

ISK Bioscience Corporation, 7470 

Auburn Road, Suite A, Concord, OH 

44077. Active ingredient: Flonicamid. 

Product Type: Insecticide. Proposed 

Uses: Almond; Almond, hulls; Pecans; 

and Tree Nuts, crop group 14–12. 

Contact: Carmen Rodia, (703) 306–0327, 

email address: rodia.carmen@epa.gov. 

7. EPA Registration Number/EPA File 

Symbol: 71512–14. Docket ID Number: 

EPA–HQ–OPP–2013–0038. Applicant: 

ISK Bioscience Corporation, 7470 

Auburn Road, Suite A, Concord, OH 

44077. Active ingredient: Flonicamid. 

Product Type: Insecticide. Proposed 

Uses: Flonicamid 50WG for 

Manufacturing and Repacking Use Only 

Products for use in/on Almond; 

Almond, hulls; Pecans; and Tree Nuts, 

crop group 14–12. Contact: Carmen 

Rodia, (703) 306–0327, email address: 

rodia.carmen@epa.gov. 

List of Subjects 

Environmental protection, Pesticides 

and pest. 

Dated: April 5, 2013. 

Lois Rossi, 

Director, Registration Division, Office of 

Pesticide Programs. 

[FR Doc. 2013–08685 Filed 4–11–13; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 6560–50–P 

ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION 

AGENCY 

[FRL–9801–7] 

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 (EPA). 

ACTION: Notice. 

SUMMARY: The U.S. Environmental 

Protection Agency (EPA) invites 

nominations of scientific experts from a 

diverse range of disciplines to be 

considered for appointment to the Clean 

Air Scientific Advisory Committee 

(CASAC), the Science Advisory Board 

(SAB) and six SAB committees 

described in this notice. Appointments 

are anticipated to be filled by the start 

of Fiscal Year 2014 (October 2013). 

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DATES: Nominations should be 

submitted in time to arrive no later than 

May 13, 2013. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Nominators unable to submit 

nominations electronically as described 

below may submit a paper copy to 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 the designated 

DFOs. 

Background: Established by statute, 

the CASAC (42 U.S.C. 7409) and SAB 

(42 U.S.C. 4365) are 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 SAB constitute 

distinguished bodies of non-EPA 

scientists, engineers, economists, and 

behavioral and social scientists who are 

nationally and internationally 

recognized experts in their respective 

fields. Members are appointed by the 

EPA Administrator for a three-year term. 

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 is 

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 who 

represent state air pollution control 

agencies and who have 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 have 

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 Authorization Act to 

provide independent advice to the 

Administrator on general scientific and 

technical matters underlying the 

agency’s policies and actions. The 

chartered SAB provides strategic advice 

to the EPA Administrator on a variety of 

EPA science and research programs. All 

the work of SAB committees and panels 

is under the direction of the chartered 

SAB. The chartered SAB reviews all 

SAB committee and panel draft reports 

and determines whether they are 

appropriate to send to the EPA 

Administrator. 

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; geochemistry, 

health disparities; health sciences; 

medicine; microbiology; modeling; 

pediatrics; public health; risk 

assessment; social, behavioral and 

decision sciences; 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 reuse; ecosystem services; community 

environmental health; sustainability; 

chemical safety; green chemistry; 

human health risk assessment; 

homeland security; and waste 

management. 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 six SAB 

committees: The Chemical Assessment 

Advisory Committee; the Drinking 

Water Committee; the Ecological 

Processes and Effects Committee; the 

Environmental Economics Advisory 

Committee; the Environmental 

Engineering Committee; and the 

Radiation Advisory Committee. 

(1) The SAB Chemical Assessment 

Advisory Committee (CAAC) provides 

advice through the chartered SAB 

regarding selected toxicological reviews 

of environmental chemicals available on 

EPA’s Integrated Risk Information 

System (IRIS). The SAB Staff Office is 

seeking nominations of experts with 

experience in chemical assessments. 

Members should have expertise in one 

or more of the following disciplines: 

Public health; epidemiology; toxicology; 

modeling; biostatistics; risk assessment; 

and health disparities. For further 

information about the CAAC 

membership appointment process and 

schedule, please contact Dr. Suhair 

Shallal, DFO, by telephone at 202–564– 

2057 or by email at 

shallal.suhair@epa.gov. 

(2) The SAB Drinking Water 

Committee (DWC) 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 

in drinking water issues. Members 

should have expertise in one or more of 

the following disciplines: Epidemiology; 

infectious disease; 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. 

(3) The SAB Ecological Processes and 

Effects Committee (EPEC) provides 

advice on science and research to 

assess, protect and restore the health of 

ecosystems. The SAB Staff Office is 

seeking nominations of experts with 

demonstrated expertise in the following 

disciplines: Landscape ecology; 

terrestrial ecology; systems ecology; and 

ecological risk assessment. 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. 

(4) The SAB Environmental 

Economics Advisory Committee (EEAC) 

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. 

(5) The SAB Environmental 

Engineering Committee (EEC) provides 

advice on risk management technologies 

to control and prevent pollution. The 

SAB Staff Office is seeking nominations 

of experts in geochemistry; hazardous 

and solid waste management; and 

wastewater treatment to serve on the 

EEC. For further information about the 

EEC membership appointment process 

and schedule, please contact Mr. 

Edward Hanlon, DFO, by telephone at 

202–564–2134 or by email at 

hanlon.edward@epa.gov. 

(6) The Radiation Advisory 

Committee (RAC) provides advice on 

radiation protection, radiation science, 

and radiation risk assessment. The SAB 

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Staff Office is seeking nominations of 

experts to serve on the RAC with 

demonstrated expertise in the following 

disciplines: Radiation epidemiology; 

risk assessment as related to cancer 

risks from exposures to environmental 

radiation; and biostatistics. For further 

information about the RAC membership 

appointment process and schedule, 

please contact Mr. Edward Hanlon, 

DFO, by telephone at 202–564–2134 or 

by email at hanlon.edward@epa.gov. 

Selection Criteria for the CASAC, SAB 

and six SAB Committees includes: 

—Demonstrated scientific credentials 

and disciplinary expertise in relevant 

fields; 

—Willingness to commit time to the 

committee and demonstrated ability 

to work constructively and effectively 

on committees; 

—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. 

As these committees undertake 

specific advisory activities, the SAB 

Staff Office will consider two additional 

criteria for each new activity: absence of 

financial conflicts of interest and 

absence of an appearance of a loss of 

impartiality. 

How To Submit Nominations: Any 

interested person or organization may 

nominate qualified persons to be 

considered for appointment to these 

advisory committees. Individuals may 

self-nominate. Nominations should be 

submitted in electronic format 

(preferred) following the instructions for 

‘‘Nominating Experts for Annual 

Membership’’ 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 

for the person making the nomination; 

contact information for the nominee; the 

disciplinary and specific areas of 

expertise of the nominee; the nominee’s 

curriculum vitae; and a biographical 

sketch of the nominee indicating current 

position, educational background; 

research activities; sources of research 

funding for the last two years; and 

recent service on other national 

advisory committees or national 

professional organizations. To help the 

agency evaluate the effectiveness of its 

outreach efforts, please indicate 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 questions 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 from the 

date the list is posted. 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 loss 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: April 4, 2013. 

Thomas H. Brennan, 

Deputy Director, EPA Science Advisory Board 

Staff Office. 

[FR Doc. 2013–08690 Filed 4–11–13; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 6560–50–P 

EXPORT-IMPORT BANK OF THE 

UNITED STATES 

[Public Notice: 2013–0027] 

Application for Final Commitment for a 

Long-Term Loan or Financial 

Guarantee in Excess of $100 Million: 

AP087136XX 

AGENCY: Export-Import Bank of the 

United States. 

ACTION: Notice. 

SUMMARY: This Notice is to inform the 

public, in accordance with Section 

3(c)(10) of the Charter of the ExportImport Bank of the United States (‘‘ExIm Bank’’), that Ex-Im Bank has received 

an application for final commitment for 

a long-term loan or financial guarantee 

in excess of $100 million (as calculated 

in accordance with Section 3(c)(10) of 

the Charter). Comments received within 

the comment period specified below 

will be presented to the Ex-Im Bank 

Board of Directors prior to final action 

on this Transaction. 

Reference: AP087136XX. 

Purpose and Use 

Brief description of the purpose of the 

transaction: To support the export of 

U.S.-manufactured aircraft to 

Kazakhstan. Brief non-proprietary 

description of the anticipated use of the 

items being exported: To be used for 

long-haul passenger service between 

Kazakhstan and destinations in Russia, 

Europe, and Asia. 

To the extent that Ex-Im Bank is 

reasonably aware, the item(s) being 

exported are not expected to be used to 

produce exports or provide services in 

competition with the exportation of 

goods or provision of services by a 

United States industry. 

Parties 

Principal Supplier: The Boeing 

Company 

Obligor: Air Astana JSC 

Guarantor(s): N/A 

Description of Items Being Exported 

Boeing 767 aircraft 

Information On Decision: Information 

on the final decision for this transaction 

will be available in the ‘‘Summary 

Minutes of Meetings of Board of 

Directors’’ on http://www.exim.gov/ 

newsandevents/boardmeetings/board/. 

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