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Federal Advisory Committees may be 

found at http://www.epa.gov/sab. 

Pursuant to section 12307 of the 

Agricultural Act of 2014 (Pub. L. 133– 

79), the EPA is establishing a new 

agriculture-related standing committee 

of the SAB. The SAB Agricultural 

Science Committee will provide advice 

to the chartered SAB on matters referred 

to the Board that EPA and the Board, in 

consultation with the Secretary of 

Agriculture, determine will have a 

significant direct impact on farming and 

agriculture-related industries. Initial 

appointments to the committee will be 

for a mix of 2 and 3 year terms to ensure 

rotation and staggered terms for future 

years. 

Expertise Sought: The SAB Staff 

Office is seeking nominations of experts 

to serve on the SAB Agricultural 

Science Committee with demonstrated 

expertise in agriculture-related sciences, 

including: Agricultural economics, 

including valuation of ecosystem goods 

and services; agricultural chemistry; 

agricultural engineering; agronomy, 

including soil science; aquaculture 

science; biofuels engineering; 

biotechnology; crop and animal science; 

environmental chemistry; forestry; and 

hydrology. For further information, 

please contact Ms. Sanzone, DFO, as 

identified above. 

Selection criteria include: 

—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 contribute to the diversity of 

perspectives on the committee, e.g., 

geographic, economic, social, cultural, 

educational backgrounds, and 

professional affiliations; and 

—For the committee as a whole, 

consideration of the collective breadth 

and depth of scientific expertise; and 

a balance of scientific perspectives. 

As the committee undertakes 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 this 

advisory committee. Individuals may 

self-nominate. Nominations should be 

submitted in electronic format 

(preferred) following the instructions for 

‘‘Nominating Experts to the SAB 

Agricultural Science Committee’’ 

provided on the SAB Web site. 

Instructions 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. 

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 any 

research funding over the last two years; 

and recent service on other national 

advisory committees or national 

professional organizations. Persons 

having questions about the nomination 

procedures, or who are unable to submit 

nominations through the SAB Web site, 

should contact the Designated Federal 

Officer for the committee, as identified 

above. Non-electronic submissions must 

follow the same format and contain the 

same information as the electronic form. 

The SAB Staff Office will acknowledge 

receipt of nominations. 

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 the 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: December 1, 2014. 

Thomas H. Brennan, 

Deputy Director, EPA Science Advisory Board 

Staff Office. 

[FR Doc. 2014–28975 Filed 12–9–14; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 6560–50–P 

EXPORT-IMPORT BANK 

[Public Notice 2014–3010] 

Agency Information Collection 

Activities: Final Collection; Comment 

Request 

AGENCY: Export-Import Bank of the U.S. 

ACTION: Submission for OMB review and 

comments request. 

Form Title: EIB 11–03 Used 

Equipment. 

SUMMARY: The Export-Import Bank of 

the United States (Ex-Im Bank), as a part 

of its continuing effort to reduce 

paperwork and respondent burden, 

invites the general public and other 

Federal Agencies to comment on the 

proposed information collection, as 

required by the Paperwork Reduction 

Act of 1995. 

This collection will provide 

information needed to determine 

compliance and creditworthiness for 

transaction requests submitted to Ex-Im 

Bank under its insurance, guarantee, 

and direct loan programs. Information 

presented in this form will be 

considered in the overall evaluation of 

the transaction, including Export-Import 

Bank’s determination of the appropriate 

term for the transaction. 

The form can be viewed at: http://

www.exim.gov/pub/pending/eib11- 

03.pdf. 

DATES: Comments should be received on 

or before January 9, 2015, 2014 to be 

assured of consideration. 

ADDRESSES: Comments may be 

submitted electronically on http://

www.regulations.gov (EIB:11–03) or by 

mail to Office of Information and 

Regulatory Affairs, 725 17th Street NW., 

Washington, DC 20038, Attn: OMB 

3048–0039. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Titles and Form Number: EIB 11–03 

Used Equipment Questionnaire. 

OMB Number: 3048–0039. 

Type of Review: Regular. 

Need and Use: The information 

collected will provide information 

needed to determine compliance and 

creditworthiness for transaction 

requests submitted to the Export-Import 

Bank under its insurance, guarantee, 

and direct loan programs. 

Affected Public: This form affects 

entities involved in the export of U.S. 

goods and services. 

Annual Number of Respondents: 

1,000. 

Estimated Time per Respondent: 15 

minutes. 

Annual Burden Hours: 250 hours. 

Frequency of Reporting or Use: As 

needed. 

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Government Expenses: 

Reviewing Time per Year: 250 hours. 

Average Wages per Hour: $42.50. 

Average Cost per Year: $10,625 

(time*wages). 

Benefits and Overhead: 20%. 

Total Government Cost: $12,750. 

Bonita Jones-McNeil, 

Records Management Division, Office of the 

Chief Information Officer. 

[FR Doc. 2014–28890 Filed 12–9–14; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 6690–01–P 

FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS 

COMMISSION 

[3060–0430] 

Information Collection Being 

Submitted for Review and Approval to 

the Office of Management and Budget 

AGENCY: Federal Communications 

Commission. 

ACTION: Notice and request for 

comments. 

SUMMARY: As part of its continuing effort 

to reduce paperwork burdens, and as 

required by the Paperwork Reduction 

Act (PRA) of 1995 (44 U.S.C. 3501– 

3520), the Federal Communications 

Commission (FCC or Commission) 

invites the general public and other 

Federal agencies to take this 

opportunity to comment on the 

following information collections. 

Comments are requested concerning: 

Whether the proposed collection of 

information is necessary for the proper 

performance of the functions of the 

Commission, including whether the 

information shall have practical utility; 

the accuracy of the Commission’s 

burden estimate; ways to enhance the 

quality, utility, and clarity of the 

information collected; ways to minimize 

the burden of the collection of 

information on the respondents, 

including the use of automated 

collection techniques or other forms of 

information technology; and ways to 

further reduce the information 

collection burden on small business 

concerns with fewer than 25 employees. 

The FCC may not conduct or sponsor a 

collection of information unless it 

displays a currently valid OMB control 

number. No person shall be subject to 

any penalty for failing to comply with 

a collection of information subject to the 

PRA that does not display a valid OMB 

control number. 

DATES: Written comments should be 

submitted on or before January 9, 2015. 

If you anticipate that you will be 

submitting comments, but find it 

difficult to do so within the period of 

time allowed by this notice, you should 

advise the contacts below as soon as 

possible. 

ADDRESSES: Direct all PRA comments to 

Nicholas A. Fraser, OMB, via email 

Nicholas_A._Fraser@omb.eop.gov; and 

to Nicole Ongele, FCC, via email PRA@

fcc.gov and to Nicole.Ongele@fcc.gov. 

Include in the comments the OMB 

control number as shown in the 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION section 

below. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For 

additional information or copies of the 

information collection, contact Nicole 

Ongele at (202) 418–2991. 

To view a copy of this information 

collection request (ICR) submitted to 

OMB: (1) Go to the Web page http://

www.reginfo.gov/public/do/PRAMain, 

(2) look for the section of the Web page 

called ‘‘Currently Under Review,’’ (3) 

click on the downward-pointing arrow 

in the ‘‘Select Agency’’ box below the 

‘‘Currently Under Review’’ heading, (4) 

select ‘‘Federal Communications 

Commission’’ from the list of agencies 

presented in the ‘‘Select Agency’’ box, 

(5) click the ‘‘Submit’’ button to the 

right of the ‘‘Select Agency’’ box, (6) 

when the list of FCC ICRs currently 

under review appears, look for the OMB 

control number of this ICR and then 

click on the ICR Reference Number. A 

copy of the FCC submission to OMB 

will be displayed. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

OMB Control Number: 3060–0430. 

Title: Section 1.1206, Permit-butDisclose Proceedings. 

Form Number: N/A. 

Type of Review: Extension of a 

currently approved collection. 

Respondents: Individuals or 

households; Business or other for-profit; 

Not-for-profit institutions; Federal 

Government; and State, local, or tribal 

governments. 

Number of Respondent and 

Responses: 11,500 respondents; 34,500 

responses. 

Frequency of Response: On occasion 

reporting requirement. 

Obligation to Respond: Required to 

obtain benefits. Statutory authority for 

this collection of information is 

contained in sections 4(i) and (j), 303(r), 

and 409 of the Communications Act of 

1934, as amended, 47 U.S.C. 154(i) and 

(j), 303(r), and 409. 

Estimated Time per Response: 45 

minutes (0.75 hours). 

Total Annual Burden: 25,875 hours. 

Total Annual Costs: No cost. 

Nature and Extent of Confidentiality: 

Consistent with the Commission’s rules 

on confidential treatment of 

submissions, under 47 CFR 0.459, a 

presenter may request confidential 

treatment of ex parte presentations. In 

addition, the Commission will permit 

parties to remove metadata containing 

confidential or privileged information, 

and the Commission will also not 

require parties to file electronically ex 

parte notices that contain confidential 

information. The Commission will, 

however, require a redacted version to 

be filed electronically at the same time 

the paper filing is submitted, and that 

the redacted version must be machinereadable whenever technically possible. 

Privacy Impact Assessment: No 

impact(s). 

Needs and Uses: The Commission’s 

rules, under 47 CFR 1.1206, require that 

a public record be made of ex parte 

presentations (i.e., written presentations 

not served on all parties to the 

proceeding or oral presentations as to 

which all parties have not been given 

notice and an opportunity to be present) 

to decision-making personnel in 

‘‘permit-but-disclose’’ proceedings, such 

as notice-and-comment rulemakings and 

declaratory ruling proceedings. 

On February 2, 2011, the FCC released 

a Report and Order and Further Notice 

of Proposed Rulemaking, GC Docket 

Number 10–43, FCC 11–11, which 

amended and reformed the 

Commission’s rules on ex parte 

presentations (47 CFR 1.1206(b)(2)) 

made in the course of Commission 

rulemakings and other permit-butdisclose proceedings. The modifications 

to the existing rules adopted in this 

Report and Order require that parties 

file more descriptive summaries of their 

ex parte contacts, by ensuring that other 

parties and the public have an adequate 

opportunity to review and respond to 

information submitted ex parte, and by 

improving the FCC’s oversight and 

enforcement of the ex parte rules. The 

modified ex parte rules which contain 

information collection requirements 

which OMB approved on December 6, 

2011, are as follows: (1) Ex parte notices 

will be required for all oral ex parte 

presentations in permit-but-disclose 

proceedings, not just for those 

presentations that involve new 

information or arguments not already in 

the record; (2) If an oral ex parte 

presentation is limited to material 

already in the written record, the notice 

must contain either a succinct summary 

of the matters discussed or a citation to 

the page or paragraph number in the 

party’s written submission(s) where the 

matters discussed can be found; (3) 

Notices for all ex parte presentations 

must include the name of the person(s) 

who made the ex parte presentation as 

well as a list of all persons attending or 

otherwise participating in the meeting at 

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