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13045, entitled ‘‘Protection of Children
from Environmental Health Risks and Safety Risks’’ (62 FR 19885, April 23, 1997) and Executive Order 13211 entitled ‘‘Actions Concerning Regulations That Significantly Affect Energy Supply, Distribution, or Use’’ (66 FR 28355, May 22, 2001). In addition, this action also does not require any special considerations under Executive
Order 12898 entitled ‘‘Federal Actions to Address Environmental Justice in Minority Populations and Low-Income Populations’’ (59 FR 7629, February 16, 1994).

F. National Technology Transfer and
Advancement Act

This action does not involve any technical standards that would require Agency consideration of voluntary consensus standards pursuant to section 12(d) of the National Technology Transfer and Advancement Act (15 U.S.C. 272 note).

VI. Congressional Review Act

The Congressional Review Act, 5 U.S.C. 801 et seq. does not apply
because this action is not a rule as that term is defined in 5 U.S.C. 804(3).

List of Subjects

Environmental protection, Administrative practice and procedure, Business and industry, Chemicals, Reporting and recordkeeping requirements.

Dated: March 12, 2014.

James Jones, Assistant Administrator, Office of Chemical Safety and Pollution Prevention.

[FR Doc. 2014–06050 Filed 3–18–14; 8:45 am]

**BILLING CODE 6560–50–P**

**ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION**
**AGENCY**

**[EPA–HQ–ORD–2014–0189; FRL–9908–30– ORD]** 

**Human Studies Review Board; Notification of a Public Meeting** 

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

**ACTION :**  Notice.

**SUMMARY :**  The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Office of the Science Advisor announces a public meeting of
the Human Studies Review Board to advise the Agency on the EPA ethical
and scientific reviews of research with human subjects.

**DATES :**  This public meeting will be held on April 8–9, 2014, from approximately 9:30 p.m. to approximately 5:30 p.m. Eastern Time. Comments may be submitted on or before noon (Eastern Time) on Tuesday, April 1, 2014.

**ADDRESSES :**  The meeting will be held at the Environmental Protection Agency, Conference Center, Lobby Level, One Potomac Yard (South Bldg.), 2777 S. Crystal Dr., Arlington, VA 22202.

Comments: Submit your written comments, identified by Docket ID No. EPA–HQ–ORD–2014–0189, by one of the following methods:

Internet: http://www.regulations.gov:
Follow the online instructions for submitting comments.

Email: ORD.Docket@epa.gov.
Mail: The EPA Docket Center EPA/ DC, ORD Docket, Mail code: 28221T, 1200 Pennsylvania Avenue NW., Washington, DC 20460.

Hand Delivery: The EPA/DC Public Reading Room is located in the EPA Headquarters Library, Room Number 3334 in the EPA WJC West, at 1301 Constitution Avenue NW., Washington, DC 20460. The hours of operation are 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Eastern Time, Monday through Friday, excluding federal holidays. Please call (202) 566–
1744 or email the ORD Docket at ord.docket@epa.gov for instructions. Updates to Public Reading Room access
are available on the Web site http:// www.epa.gov/epahome/dockets.htm.

Instructions: Direct your comments to Docket ID No. EPA–HQ–ORD–2014– 0189. The Agency’s policy is that all
comments received will be included in the public docket without change and may be made available online at http:// www.regulations.gov, including any personal information provided, unless
the comment includes information
claimed to be Confidential Business
Information or other information the disclosure of which is restricted by
statute. Do not submit information that you consider to be CBI or otherwise protected through http:// www.regulations.gov or email. The http://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 the EPA without going through http:// 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, the EPA recommends that you include your
name and other contact information in the body of your comment and with any electronic storage media you submit. If the EPA cannot read your comment due
to technical difficulties and cannot contact you for clarification, the 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 FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT :**  Any member of the public who wishes to
receive further information should contact Jim Downing at telephone number (202) 564–2468; fax: (202) 564– 2070; email address: downing.jim@epa.gov; mailing address Environmental Protection Agency, Office of the Science Advisor, Mail code 8105R, 1200 Pennsylvania Avenue NW., Washington, DC 20460. General information concerning the EPA HSRB
can be found on the EPA Web site at http://www.epa.gov/hsrb.

**SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION :** 

Meeting access: Seating at the meeting will be on a first-come basis. To request accommodation of a disability, please contact the persons listed under **FOR**

**FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT** at least ten business days prior to the meeting using the information under **FOR**

**FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT**
**,** so that appropriate arrangements can be made.

Procedures for providing public input: Interested members of the public may
submit relevant written or oral
comments for the HSRB to consider during the advisory process. Additional information concerning submission of
relevant written or oral comments is provided in Section I, ‘‘Public Meeting’’ under subsection D. ‘‘How May I Participate in this Meeting?’’ of this

notice.

Webcast: This meeting may be
webcast. Please refer to the HSRB Web site, http://www.epa.gov/hsrb/ for
information on how to access the
webcast. Please note that the webcast is a supplementary public process provided only for convenience. If difficulties arise resulting in webcasting outages, the meeting will continue as planned.

I. Public Meeting

A. Does this action apply to me?

This action is directed to the public in general. This Notice may, however, be of particular interest to persons who conduct or assess human studies, especially studies on substances regulated by the EPA, or to persons who are, or may be required to conduct testing of chemical substances under the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act or the Federal Insecticide, Fungicide, and Rodenticide Act. This notice might also be of special interest to participants of studies involving human subjects, or representatives of study participants or


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experts on community engagement. Since many entities may also be interested, the Agency has not attempted to describe all the specific entities that may be affected by this action. If you have any questions regarding the applicability of this action to a particular entity, consult Jim Downing listed under **FOR FURTHER**

**INFORMATION CONTACT**

. B. How can I access electronic copies of

this document and other related information?

In addition to using regulations.gov, you may access this Federal Register document electronically through the

EPA Internet under the ‘‘ Federal Register ’’ listings at http:// www.epa.gov/fedrgstr/.

Docket: All documents in the docket

are listed in the http:// 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 material, such as copyrighted material, will be publicly available only in hard copy. Publicly available docket

materials are available either electronically in http:// www.regulations.gov or in hard copy at the ORD Docket, EPA/DC, Public Reading Room. The EPA/DC Public Reading Room is located in the EPA Headquarters Library, Room Number 3334 in the EPA WJC West, at 1301 Constitution Avenue NW., Washington, DC 20460. The hours of operation are 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Eastern Time, Monday through Friday, excluding federal holidays. Please call (202) 566–

1744 or email the ORD Docket at ord.docket@epa.gov for instructions. Updates to Public Reading Room access

are available on the Web site (http:// www.epa.gov/epahome/dockets.htm). The Agency’s position paper(s), charge/ questions to the HSRB, and the meeting agenda will be available by the last week of March 2014. In addition, the Agency may provide additional background documents as the materials become available. You may obtain electronic copies of these documents,

and certain other related documents that might be available electronically, from the regulations.gov Web site and the

EPA HSRB Web site at http:// www.epa.gov/hsrb/. For questions on document availability, or if you do not have access to the Internet, consult Jim Downing listed under **FOR FURTHER**

**INFORMATION CONTACT**

. C. What should I consider as I prepare my comments for the EPA?

You may find the following suggestions helpful for preparing your

comments:

1. Explain your views as clearly as possible.

2. Describe any assumptions that you
used.

3. Provide copies of any technical information and/or data that you used to support your views.

4. Provide specific examples to illustrate your concerns and suggest
alternatives.

5. To ensure proper receipt by the EPA, be sure to identify the Docket ID number assigned to this action in the subject line on the first page of your response. You may also provide the name, date, and Federal Register

citation.

D. How may I participate in this meeting?

You may participate in this meeting by following the instructions in this section. To ensure proper receipt by the EPA, it is imperative that you identify Docket ID number EPA–HQ–ORD– 2014–0189 in the subject line on the first page of your request.

1. Oral comments. Requests to present oral comments will be accepted up to Tuesday, April 1, 2014. To the extent that time permits, interested persons who have not pre-registered may be permitted by the Chair of the HSRB to present oral comments at the meeting. Each individual or group wishing to
make brief oral comments to the HSRB is strongly advised to submit their request (preferably via email) to Jim Downing, under **FOR FURTHER**

**INFORMATION CONTACT** no later than noon, Eastern Time, Tuesday, April 1, 2014, in order to be included on the meeting agenda and to provide
sufficient time for the HSRB Chair and HSRB Designated Federal Official to review the meeting agenda to provide an appropriate public comment period. The request should identify the name of the individual making the presentation and the organization (if any) the individual will represent. Oral
comments before the HSRB are generally limited to five minutes per individual or organization. Please note
that this includes all individuals appearing either as part of, or on behalf of, an organization. While it is our intent to hear a full range of oral
comments focused on the ethical and scientific issues of the topics being considered by the Board, we do not intend to permit organizations to expand the time limitations by having numerous individuals sign up separately to speak on their behalf. If additional time is available, further public comments may be possible.

2. Written comments. Submit your written comments prior to the meeting.
For the Board to have the best opportunity to review and consider your comments as it deliberates on its report, you should submit your comments at least five business days prior to the beginning of this meeting. If you submit comments after this date, those comments will be provided to the Board members, but you should recognize that the HSRB members may not have adequate time to consider those comments prior to making a decision. Thus, if you plan to submit written comments, the agency strongly encourages you to submit such comments no later than noon, Eastern Time, Tuesday, April 1, 2014. You should submit your comments using the instructions in Section I., under subsection C., ‘‘What Should I Consider as I Prepare My Comments for the EPA?’’ In addition, the agency also requests that persons submitting comments directly to the docket also provide a copy of their comments to Jim Downing listed under **FOR FURTHER**

**INFORMATION CONTACT**

**.** There is no limit on the length of written comments for consideration by the HSRB.

E. Background

The HSRB is a Federal advisory committee operating in accordance with the Federal Advisory Committee Act 5 U.S.C. App.2 § 9. The HSRB provides advice, information, and
recommendations to the EPA on issues related to scientific and ethical aspects of human subjects research. The major objectives of the HSRB are to provide advice and recommendations on: (1) Research proposals and protocols; (2) reports of completed research with human subjects; and (3) how to strengthen EPA’s programs for protection of human subjects of research. The HSRB reports to the EPA Administrator through the Agency’s
Science Advisor.

1. Topics for discussion. At its meeting on April 8–9, 2014, EPA’s
Human Studies Review Board will
consider ethical and scientific issues surrounding the following topics: a. AEATF–II Protocol: A Study for

Measurement of Potential Dermal and Inhalation Exposure During Manual Pouring of Two Solid Formulations Containing an Antimicrobial b. AEATF–II Protocol: A Study for

Measurement of Potential Dermal and Inhalation Exposure During Application of Latex Paint Containing


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an Antimicrobial Pesticide Product Using a Brush and Roller for Indoor Surface Painting c. AEATF Protocol: Determination of

Removal Efficiency of 1,2- Benzisothiazol-3(2H)-one (BIT) from Hand Surfaces Using an Isopropyl Alcohol/Water Wipe and Wash
Procedure d. Laboratory Evaluation of Bite

Protection from Repellent Impregnated Clothing for the United States Military e. Background presentation on the

Repellency Awareness Graphic and possible implications for the HSRB f. Report from the HSRB Work Group of

the Return of Individual Research
Results

2. Meeting minutes and reports. Minutes of the meeting, summarizing
the matters discussed and recommendations, if any, made by the advisory committee regarding such matters, will be released within 90 calendar days of the meeting. Such
minutes will be available at http:// www.epa.gov/osa/hsrb/ and http:// www.regulations.gov. In addition, information regarding the Board’s final meeting report, will be found at http:// www.epa.gov/osa/hsrb/ or from the person listed under **FOR FURTHER**

**INFORMATION CONTACT**

**.**

Dated: March 10, 2014.

Glenn Paulson,

Science Advisor.

[FR Doc. 2014–05908 Filed 3–18–14; 8:45 am]

**BILLING CODE 6560–50–P**

**ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION**
**AGENCY**

**[FRL–9908–32–OSWER]**

**FY2014 Supplemental Funding for Brownfields Revolving Loan Fund**  **(RLF) Grantees**

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

**ACTION :**  Notice of the availability of
funds.

**SUMMARY :**  The Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA) Office of Brownfields and Land Revitalization (OBLR) plans to make available approximately $6 million to provide supplemental funds to Revolving Loan Fund capitalization grants previously awarded competitively under section 104(k)(3) of the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation and Liability Act (CERCLA). Brownfields Cleanup Revolving Loan Fund (BCRLF) pilots awarded under section 104(d)(1) of
CERCLA that have not transitioned to section 104(k)(3) grants are not eligible to apply for these funds. EPA will consider awarding supplemental funding only to RLF grantees who have demonstrated an ability to deliver programmatic results by making at least one loan or subgrant. The award of these
funds is based on the criteria described at CERCLA 104(k)(4)(A)(ii).

The Agency is now accepting requests for supplemental funding from RLF grantees. Requests for funding must be submitted to the appropriate EPA Regional Brownfields Coordinator (listed below) by April 18, 2014. Funding requests for hazardous substances and/or petroleum funding will be accepted. Specific information on submitting a request for RLF supplemental funding is described below and additional information may be obtained by contacting the EPA Regional Brownfields Coordinator.

**DATES :**  This action is effective March 19,

2014.

**ADDRESSES :**  A request for supplemental funding must be in the form of a letter addressed to the appropriate Regional Brownfields Coordinator (see listing below) with a copy to Megan Quinn, Quinn.Megan@epa.gov.

**FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT :**  Megan Quinn, U.S. EPA, (202) 566–2773 or the appropriate Brownfields Regional
Coordinator.

**SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION :** 
Background

The Small Business Liability Relief
and Brownfields Revitalization Act added section 104(k) to CERCLA to
authorize federal financial assistance for brownfields revitalization, including grants for assessment, cleanup and job training. Section 104(k) includes a provision for EPA to, among other things, award grants to eligible entities to capitalize Revolving Loan Funds and to provide loans and subgrants for brownfields cleanup. Section 104(k)(4)(A)(ii) authorizes EPA to make additional grant funds available to RLF grantees for any year after the year for which the initial grant is made (noncompetitive RLF supplemental funding) taking into consideration:

(I) the number of sites and number of communities that are addressed by the revolving loan fund;

(II) the demand for funding by eligible entities that have not previously received a grant under this subsection;

(III) the demonstrated ability of the eligible entity to use the revolving loan
fund to enhance remediation and provide funds on a continuing basis;
and (IV) such other similar factors as the [Agency] considers appropriate to carry
out this subsection.

Eligibility

In order to be considered for supplemental funding, grantees must demonstrate that they have expended existing funds and that they have a clear plan for quickly expending requested
additional funds. Grantees must demonstrate that they have made at least one loan or subgrant prior to applying for this supplemental funding and have significantly depleted existing available funds. For FY2014, EPA defines ‘‘significantly depleted funds’’ as any grant where $400,000 or less remains uncommitted. Additionally, the RLF recipient must have demonstrated a need for supplemental funding based on, among other factors, the number of sites that will be addressed; demonstrated the ability to make loans and subgrants for cleanups that can be started and completed expeditiously (i.e., ‘‘shovel-ready’’ projects) and will lead to redevelopment; demonstrated the existence of additional leveraged funds to complete the project in a timely manner and move quickly from cleanup to redevelopment, including the use of
tax incentives such as new market tax credits, direct funding or other resources to advance the project to completion; demonstrated the ability to
administer and revolve the capitalization funding in the RLF grant; demonstrated an ability to use the RLF grant to address funding gaps for cleanup; and demonstrated that they have provided a community benefit from past and potential loan(s) and/or subgrant(s). Special consideration may be given to those communities affected by plant closures or other economic disruptions. Special consideration may also be given to those grantees that can demonstrate projects that have a clear prospect of aiding the in-sourcing of manufacturing capacity and keeping and/or adding jobs, or otherwise creating jobs, in the affected area. EPA encourages innovative approaches to maximizing revolving and leveraging with other funds, including use of grants funds as a loan loss guarantee, combining with other government or private sector lending resources. Applicants for supplemental funding must contact the appropriate Regional
Brownfields Coordinator below to
obtain information on the format for supplemental funding applications for their region. When requesting supplemental funding, applicants must specify whether they are seeking funding for sites contaminated by hazardous substances or petroleum.