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Dated: August 8, 2013. Kimberly D. Bose, Secretary.
[FR Doc. 2013–19820 Filed 8–14–13; 8:45 am]

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**ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY** 

**[EPA–HQ–OPP–2013–0485; FRL–9393–3]**

**FIFRA Scientific Advisory Panel; Notice of Public Meeting** 

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

**ACTION :**  Notice.

**SUMMARY :**  There will be a 1-day meeting of the Federal Insecticide, Fungicide, and Rodenticide Act Scientific Advisory Panel (FIFRA SAP) to consider and review RNAi Technology as a Pesticide: Problem Formulation for Human Health and Ecological Risk Assessment.

**DATES :**  The meeting will be held on October 29, 2013, from 9 a.m. to approximately 6 p.m.

Comments. The Agency encourages that written comments and requests for oral comments be submitted by October 21, 2013. However, written comments and requests to make oral comments may be submitted until the date of the meeting, but anyone submitting written comments after October 21, 2013 should contact the Designated Federal Official (DFO) listed under **FOR FURTHER**
**INFORMATION CONTACT**. For additional instructions, see Unit I.C. of the

**SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION**

.

Nominations. Nominations of candidates to serve as ad hoc members of FIFRA SAP for this meeting should be provided on or before August 29,
2013.

Webcast. This meeting may be webcast. Please refer to the FIFRA SAP’s Web site, http://www.epa.gov/scipoly/
sap 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.

Special accommodations. For information on access or services for individuals with disabilities, and to request accommodation of a disability, please contact the DFO listed under **FOR**
**FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT** 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 the Environmental Protection Agency, Conference Center, Lobby Level, One Potomac Yard (South Bldg.), 2777 S. Crystal Dr., Arlington, VA 22202.

Comments: Submit your comments, identified by docket ID number EPA– HQ–OPP–2013–0485, by one of the following methods:

• Federal eRulemaking Portal: http:// www.regulations.gov. Follow the online instructions for submitting comments. Do not submit electronically any information you consider to be Confidential Business Information (CBI) or other information whose disclosure is restricted by statute.

• Mail: OPP Docket, Environmental Protection Agency Docket Center (EPA/ DC), (28221T), 1200 Pennsylvania Ave. NW., Washington, DC 20460–0001.

• Hand Delivery: To make special arrangements for hand delivery or delivery of boxed information, please follow the instructions at http:// www.epa.gov/dockets/contacts.htm.

Additional instructions on commenting or visiting the docket, along with more information about dockets generally, is available at http://www.epa.gov/dockets.

If your comments contain any information that you consider to be CBI or otherwise protected, please contact the DFO listed under **FOR FURTHER**
**INFORMATION CONTACT** to obtain special instructions before submitting your
comments.

Nominations, requests to present oral comments, and requests for special accommodations. Submit nominations
to serve as ad hoc members of FIFRA SAP, requests for special seating accommodations, or requests to present oral comments to the DFO listed under

**FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT**

. **FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT :**  Sharlene Matten, DFO, Office of Science Coordination and Policy (7201M), Environmental Protection Agency, 1200 Pennsylvania Ave. NW., Washington, DC 20460–0001; telephone number: (202) 564–0130; fax number: (202) 564– 8382; email address: matten.sharlene@epa.gov.

**SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION :** 
I. General Information A. Does this action apply to me?

This action is directed to the public in general. This action may, however, be of interest to persons who are or may be required to conduct testing of chemical substances under the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act (FFDCA) and FIFRA. Since other entities may also be interested, the Agency has not attempted to describe all the specific entities that may be affected by this action. B. What should I consider as I prepare my comments for EPA?

When submitting comments, remember to:

1. Identify the document by docket ID number and other identifying information (subject heading, Federal Register date and page number).

2. 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.

3. Explain why you agree or disagree; suggest alternatives and substitute language for your requested changes.

4. Describe any assumptions and provide any technical information and/ or data that you used.

5. If you estimate potential costs or burdens, explain how you arrived at your estimate in sufficient detail to allow for it to be reproduced.

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

7. Explain your views as clearly as possible, avoiding the use of profanity or personal threats.

8. Make sure to submit your comments by the comment period deadline identified. C. How may I participate in this meeting?

You may participate in this meeting by following the instructions in this unit. To ensure proper receipt by EPA, it is imperative that you identify docket ID number EPA–HQ–OPP–2013–0485 in the subject line on the first page of your request.

1. Written comments. The Agency encourages that written comments be submitted, using the instructions in

**ADDRESSES** , no later than October 21, 2013, to provide FIFRA SAP the time necessary to consider and review the written comments. Written comments are accepted until the date of the meeting, but anyone submitting written comments after October 21, 2013 should contact the DFO listed under **FOR**
**FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT**. Anyone submitting written comments at the meeting should bring 25 copies for distribution to FIFRA SAP.

2. Oral comments. The Agency encourages that each individual or group wishing to make brief oral comments to FIFRA SAP submit their request to the DFO listed under **FOR**
**FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT** no later than October 22, 2013 in order to be included on the meeting agenda. Requests to present oral comments will be accepted until the date of the meeting and, to the extent that time permits, the


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Chair of FIFRA SAP may permit the presentation of oral comments at the meeting by interested persons who have not previously requested time. The request should identify the name of the individual making the presentation, the organization (if any) the individual will represent, and any requirements for audiovisual equipment (e.g., overhead projector, 35 mm projector, chalkboard). Oral comments before FIFRA SAP are limited to approximately 5 minutes unless prior arrangements have been made. In addition, each speaker should bring 30 copies of his or her comments and presentation slides for distribution to the FIFRA SAP at the meeting.

3. Seating at the meeting. Seating atthe meeting will be open and on a firstcome basis.

4. Request for nominations to serve as ad hoc members of FIFRA SAP for this meeting. As part of a broader process for developing a pool of candidates for each meeting, FIFRA SAP staff routinely solicits the stakeholder community for nominations of prospective candidates for service as ad hoc members of FIFRA SAP. Any interested person or organization may nominate qualified individuals to be considered as prospective candidates for a specific meeting. Individuals nominated for this meeting should have expertise in one or more of the following areas:

• Ecological risk assessment

• Human health risk assessment

• Bioinformatics

• RNAi technology

• Biotechnology

• Plant breeding and genomics Nominees should be scientists who have sufficient professional qualifications, including training and experience, to be capable of providing expert comments on the scientific issues for this meeting. Nominees should be identified by name, occupation, position, address, and telephone number. Nominations should be provided to the DFO listed under **FOR**
**FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT** on or before August 29, 2013. The Agency will consider all nominations of prospective candidates for this meeting that are received on or before this date. However, final selection of ad hoc members for this meeting is a discretionary function of the Agency.

The selection of scientists to serve on FIFRA SAP is based on the function of the panel and the expertise needed to address the Agency’s charge to the panel. No interested scientists shall be ineligible to serve by reason of their membership on any other advisory committee to a Federal department or agency or their employment by a Federal department or agency except the EPA. Other factors considered during the selection process include availability of the potential panel member to fully participate in the panel’s reviews, absence of any conflicts of interest or appearance of lack of impartiality, independence with respect to the matters under review, and lack of bias. Although financial conflicts of interest, the appearance of lack of impartiality, lack of independence, and bias may result in disqualification, the absence of such concerns does not assure that a candidate will be selected to serve on FIFRA SAP. Numerous qualified candidates are identified for each panel. Therefore, selection decisions involve carefully weighing a number of factors including the candidates’ areas of expertise and professional qualifications and achieving an overall balance of different scientific perspectives on the panel. In order to have the collective breadth of experience needed to address the Agency’s charge for this meeting, the Agency anticipates selecting approximately 8–10 ad hoc scientists.

FIFRA SAP members are subject to the provisions of 5 CFR part 2634, Executive Branch Financial Disclosure, as supplemented by the EPA in 5 CFR part 6401. In anticipation of this requirement, prospective candidates for service on the FIFRA SAP will be asked to submit confidential financial information which shall fully disclose, among other financial interests, the candidate’s employment, stocks and bonds, and where applicable, sources of research support. The EPA will evaluate the candidates financial disclosure form to assess whether there are financial conflicts of interest, appearance of a lack of impartiality or any prior involvement with the development of the documents under consideration (including previous scientific peer review) before the candidate is considered further for service on FIFRA SAP. Those who are selected from the pool of prospective candidates will be asked to attend the public meetings and to participate in the discussion of key issues and assumptions at these meetings. In addition, they will be asked to review and to help finalize the meeting minutes. The list of FIFRA SAP members participating at this meeting will be posted on the FIFRA SAP Web site at http://www.epa.gov/scipoly/sap or may be obtained from the OPP Docket
or at http://www.regulations.gov. II. Background A. Purpose of FIFRA SAP

FIFRA SAP serves as the primary scientific peer review mechanism of EPA’s Office of Chemical Safety and Pollution Prevention (OCSPP) and is structured to provide scientific advice, information and recommendations to the EPA Administrator on pesticides and pesticide-related issues as to the impact of regulatory actions on health and the environment. FIFRA SAP is a Federal Advisory Committee established in 1975 under FIFRA that operates in accordance with requirements of the Federal Advisory Committee Act. FIFRA SAP is composed of a permanent panel consisting of seven members who are appointed by the EPA Administrator from nominees provided by the National Institutes of Health and the National Science Foundation. FIFRA established a Science Review Board consisting of at least 60 scientists who are available to the SAP on an ad hoc basis to assist in reviews conducted by the SAP. As a peer review mechanism, FIFRA SAP provides comments, evaluations and recommendations to improve the effectiveness and quality of analyses made by Agency scientists. Members of FIFRA SAP are scientists who have sufficient professional qualifications, including training and experience, to provide expert advice and recommendation to the Agency. B. Public Meeting

The use of RNA Interference (RNAi) gene silencing technology, particularly RNAi gene silencing for pesticidal purposes, is a relatively recent innovation. Post-transcriptional silencing of gene function is a very rapid process where double-stranded RNA (dsRNA) directs sequence-specific degradation of an RNA. The EPA is beginning to receive applications for regulatory actions on pesticides based on RNAi gene silencing technologies. The EPA recognizes the need to better understand the scientific issues concerning the assessment of the risks to human health and the environment that RNAi technologies may pose before any regulatory decisions concerning these products can be made. In 1998, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency developed a formalized process for risk assessment. Problem formulation is the first step in this process. In problem formulation, available information is used to define assessment endpoints and to develop a preliminary understanding of potential risks (i.e., develop a risk hypothesis and conceptual model) associated with the use of a pesticide. Problem formulation also serves as an opportunity to identify missing information/uncertainties that may limit the assessment and any assumptions that may be made in the absence of such data. The EPA is


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seeking the input of the FIFRA SAP on the assessment of pesticide products based on RNAi technology, particularly with regard to general uncertainties in the current state of knowledge about dsRNAs, including the potential fate of dsRNAs genetically-engineered into plants or other organisms in the environment and any avenues through which they may present risk to human health and/or the environment. C. FIFRA SAP Documents and Meeting Minutes

EPA’s background paper, related supporting materials, charge/questions to FIFRA SAP, FIFRA SAP composition (i.e., members and ad hoc members for this meeting), and the meeting agenda will be available by early October. 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, at http:// www.regulations.gov and the FIFRA SAP homepage at http://www.epa.gov/ scipoly/sap.

FIFRA SAP will prepare meeting minutes summarizing its recommendations to the Agency approximately 90 days after the meeting. The meeting minutes will be posted on the FIFRA SAP Web site or may be obtained from the OPP Docket
or at http://www.regulations.gov. List of Subjects

Environmental protection, Pesticides and pests.

Dated: July 29, 2013. David J. Dix, Acting Director, Office of Science Coordination and Policy.
[FR Doc. 2013–19873 Filed 8–14–13; 8:45 am]

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**ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY** 

**[FRL–9900–14–OA]**

**National Environmental Education Advisory Council** 

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

**ACTION :**  Notice of meeting(s).

**SUMMARY :**  Under the Federal Advisory Committee Act, EPA gives notice of a series of teleconference meetings of the National Environmental Education Advisory Council (NEEAC). The NEEAC was created by Congress to advise, consult with, and make recommendations to the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) on matters related to activities, functions and policies of EPA under the National Environmental Education Act (the Act).

The purpose of these teleconference(s) is to discuss specific topics of relevance for consideration by the council in order to provide advice and insights to the Agency on environmental education.

**DATES :**  The National Environmental Education Advisory Council will hold public teleconferences on Wednesday, August 28, 2013, Monday, September 23, 2013, Monday, October 23, 2013 and Monday, November 25, 2013, from 12:00 pm until 1:00 pm Eastern Daylight Time.

**FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT :**  Javier Araujo, Designated Federal Officer, araujo.javier@epa.gov, 202– 564–2642, U.S. EPA, Office of Environmental Education, William Jefferson Clinton North Room 1426, 1200 Pennsylvania Avenue NW., Washington, DC 20460.

**SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION :**  Members of the public wishing to gain access to the teleconference, make brief oral comments, or provide a written statement to the NEEAC must contact Javier Araujo, Designated Federal Officer, at araujo.javier@epa.gov or 202– 564–2642 by 10 business days prior to each regularly scheduled meeting.

Meeting Access: For information on access or services for individuals with disabilities or to request accommodations please contact Javier Araujo at araujo.javier@epa.gov or 202– 564–2642, preferably at least 10 days prior to the meeting, to give EPA as much time as possible to process your request.
Stephanie Owens, Deputy Associate Administrator, Office of External Affairs and Environmental Education.
[FR Doc. 2013–19879 Filed 8–14–13; 8:45 am]

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**FEDERAL MARITIME COMMISSION**

**Ocean Transportation Intermediary License Revocations and Terminations** 

The Commission gives notice that the following Ocean Transportation Intermediary licenses have been revoked or terminated for the reason shown pursuant to section 19 of the Shipping Act of 1984 (46 U.S.C. 40101) effective on the date shown.

License No.: 003134F. Name: Enterprise Forwarders, Inc. Address: 8555 NW 29th Street, 2nd Floor, Doral, FL 33122. Date Revoked: June 30, 2013. Reason: Failed to maintain a valid bond.

License No.: 16209N. Name: Amos Cargo Service, Inc. Address: 855 West Victoria Street, Unit G, Compton, CA 90220.

Date Revoked: July 12, 2013. Reason: Failed to maintain a valid bond.

License No.: 16299N. Name: Pan-World Express, Inc. Address: 2839 East 208th Street, Carson, CA 90810.

Date Revoked: June 17, 2013. Reason: Failed to maintain a valid bond.

License No.: 016914N. Name: Air Sea Cargo Network, Inc. Address: 7982 Capwell Drive, Oakland, CA 94621.

Date Revoked: June 14, 2013. Reason: Failed to maintain a valid bond.

License No.: 016959F. Name: Francis Mendez Alvarez dba Servicios Hundurenos.

Address: 1200 Labco Street, Houston, TX 77029.

Date Revoked: July 13, 2013. Reason: Failed to maintain a valid bond.

License No.: 017531N. Name: New York Logistic Services, Inc. dba Global American Line.

Address: 1308 Merrywood Drive, Edison, NJ 08817.

Date Revoked: July 16, 2013. Reason: Failed to maintain a valid bond.

License No.: 018392F. Name: Broom U.S.A., Inc. dba Transcontinental Logistics Neutral 3PL.

Address: 2293 NW 82th Avenue, Doral, FL 33122.

Date Revoked: June 17, 2013. Reason: Failed to maintain a valid bond.

License No.: 018461F. Name: Select Aircargo Services, Inc. dba PAC International Logistics Company.

Address: 12801 South Figueroa Street, Los Angeles, CA 90061.

Date Revoked: July 10, 2013. Reason: Failed to maintain a valid bond.

License No.: 018716N. Name: Transporte Medrano Inc. Address: 134 North Franklin Street, Hempstead, NY 11550.

Date Revoked: July 25, 2013. Reason: Failed to maintain a valid bond.

License No.: 019364F. Name: New Life Health Care Services, LLC dba New Life Marine Services.