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in stormwater discharges from new 

sources associated with industrial 

facilities where EPA is the permitting 

authority. EPA will use the information 

in the EA to determine whether to 

prepare an Environmental Impact 

Statement (EIS). 

This notice initiates the scoping 

process by inviting comments from 

Federal, State, and local agencies, 

Indian tribes, and the public to help 

identify the environmental issues and 

reasonable alternatives to be examined 

in the EA. The scoping process will 

inform the preparation of the EA, which 

will be made available for public 

comment. 

DATES: Comments must be received by 

December 16, 2013. 

ADDRESSES: You may submit scoping 

comments by any of the following 

methods: 

• Mail: ATTN: CGP Scoping 

Comments, U.S. Environmental 

Protection Agency, William Jefferson 

Clinton Building—South, 1200 

Pennsylvania Avenue NW., Mail Code: 

2252A, Washington, DC 20460. 

• Electronically: email comments to 

trice.jessica@epa.gov, Subject line: CGP 

Scoping Comments. 

• Courier: ATTN: CGP Scoping 

Comments, U.S. Environmental 

Protection Agency, William Jefferson 

Clinton Building—South, 1200 

Pennsylvania Avenue NW., Rm 

# 7235A, Washington, DC 20004, 

between 9 a.m. and 5 p.m. Eastern time, 

Monday through Friday, except Federal 

holidays. 

• Fax: 202–564–0072, ATTN: CGP 

Scoping Comments. 

Comments should be received within 

30 days of the date of the publication of 

this notice in the Federal Register. 

EPA’s policy is that all comments 

received will be included in the public 

docket without change and may be 

made available online, including any 

personal information provided, unless 

the comment includes information 

claimed to be Confidential Business 

Information (CBI) or other information 

whose disclosure is restricted by statute. 

If you submit an electronic comment, 

EPA recommends that you include your 

name and other contact information in 

the body of your comment and with any 

disk or CD–ROM you submit. If EPA 

cannot read your comment due to 

technical difficulties and cannot contact 

you for clarification, 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: 

Jessica Trice, NEPA Compliance 

Division, Office of Federal Activities, 

U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, 

1200 Pennsylvania Avenue NW., Mail 

Code: 2252A, Washington, DC 20460. 

Telephone: (202) 564–6646. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: EPA is 

seeking public comment to determine 

the scope of environmental issues and 

reasonable alternatives to be addressed 

in the EA on the reissuance of the 

National Pollutant Discharge 

Elimination System (NPDES) general 

permit for the discharge of pollutants in 

stormwater discharges from new sources 

associated with industrial facilities 

where EPA is the permitting authority. 

EPA invites the public to submit 

comments electronically through email 

or by mail or fax to the address cited in 

the ADDRESSES section during the 30- 

day comment period following the 

publication of this notice in the Federal 

Register. 

Since 1995, EPA has issued a series of 

NPDES Multi-Sector General Permits 

(MSGP) that cover areas where EPA is 

the permitting authority. At present, 

EPA is the permitting authority in four 

states (Idaho, Massachusetts, New 

Hampshire, and New Mexico), the 

District of Columbia, Puerto Rico, all 

U.S. territories with the exception of the 

Virgin Islands, federal facilities in four 

states (Colorado, Delaware, Vermont, 

and Washington), most Indian lands and 

a few other specifically designated 

activities in specific states (e.g., oil and 

gas activities in Texas and Oklahoma). 

EPA’s current MSGP became effective 

on September 29, 2008 (see 73 FR 

56572) and will expire on September 29, 

2013 (Note: Facilities that obtained 

coverage under the 2008 MSGP prior to 

its expiration are automatically granted 

an administrative continuance of permit 

coverage. EPA has issued a 

memorandum concerning new facilities 

that begin discharging stormwater 

associated with industrial activity after 

September 29, 2013. This memorandum 

provides a ‘‘no action assurance’’ for the 

new facilities that comply with the 

requirements of the 2008 MSGP, subject 

to particular terms and conditions as set 

forth in the memorandum). On 

September 27, 2013, EPA proposed for 

public comment the proposed National 

Pollutant Discharge Elimination System 

general permit for the discharge of 

pollutants in stormwater discharges 

from industrial facilities. 78 Fed. Reg. 

59675. The proposed permit, would 

replace the 2008 MSGP. EPA proposes 

to issue the multi-sector general permit 

for five (5) years, and to provide permit 

coverage for sectors of industrial point 

source discharges that occur in areas not 

covered by an approved state NPDES 

program. 

EPA is currently planning to analyze 

two alternatives in the EA: No Action, 

that is not issuing the MSGP; and the 

proposed action, which is issuing the 

draft MSGP as proposed for a designated 

new source of industrial stormwater 

discharge. The EA will focus its analysis 

on the potential environmental impacts 

of both alternatives. 

Dated: November 12, 2013. 

Cliff Rader, 

Director, NEPA Compliance Division, Office 

of Federal Activities. 

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AGENCY 

[EPA–HQ–OPP–2013–0485; FRL–9902–60] 

FIFRA Scientific Advisory Panel; 

Notice of Rescheduled Public Meeting 

AGENCY: Environmental Protection 

Agency (EPA). 

ACTION: Notice. 

SUMMARY: The Agency is issuing this 

notice to reschedule the 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. The 

meeting was announced in the Federal 

Register on August 15, 2013. The 

Agency issued a notice of cancellation 

in the Federal Register on October 28, 

2013. The new meeting date is January 

28, 2014. 

DATES: The meeting will be held on 

January 28, 2014, from 9 a.m. to 

approximately 6 p.m. 

Comments. The Agency encourages 

that written comments and requests for 

oral comments be submitted by January 

20, 2014. However, written comments 

and requests to make oral comments 

may be submitted until the date of the 

meeting, but anyone submitting written 

comments after January 20, 2014, 

should contact the Designated Federal 

Official (DFO) listed under FOR FURTHER

INFORMATION CONTACT. For additional 

instructions, see the SUPPLEMENTARY

INFORMATION. 

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. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Sharlene Matten, DFO, Office of Science 


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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: A 

cancellation notice was published in the 

Federal Register on October 28, 2013 

(78 FR 64211) (FRL–9902–08). All other 

information provided in the Federal 

Register on August 15, 2013 (78 FR 

49750) (FRL–9393–3) remains 

unchanged. 

List of Subjects 

Environmental protection, Pesticides 

and pests. 

Dated: November 6, 2013. 

Steven M. Knott, 

Acting Director, Office of Science 

Coordination and Policy. 

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AGENCY 

[EPA–HQ–OPP–2013–0453; FRL–9902–82] 

Pesticide Program Dialogue 

Committee; Notice of Public Meeting 

AGENCY: Environmental Protection 

Agency (EPA). 

ACTION: Notice. 

SUMMARY: Pursuant to the Federal 

Advisory Committee Act, the 

Environmental Protection Agency’s 

(EPA’s) Office of Pesticide Programs is 

giving notice that a public webinar of 

the Pesticide Program Dialogue 

Committee (PPDC) is being planned for 

December 5–6, 2013. A draft agenda is 

under development and will be posted 

by November 21, 2013. Notice is also 

given that EPA has determined that, in 

accordance with the provisions of the 

Federal Advisory Committee Act, the 

PPDC has been renewed for an 

additional 2-year period, from October 

25, 2013, to October 25, 2015. A copy 

of the current Charter is available on the 

PPDC Internet site. 

DATES: The PPDC webinar will be held 

on Thursday, December 5, 2013, from 11 

a.m. to 5 p.m., and Friday, December 6, 

2013, from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. 

ADDRESSES: Information regarding 

public accessibility and participation in 

the PPDC Webinar will be posted by 

November 21 at http://www.epa.gov/

pesticides/ppdc. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Margie Fehrenbach, Office of Pesticide 

Programs (7501P), Environmental 

Protection Agency, 1200 Pennsylvania 

Ave. NW., Washington, DC 20460–0001; 

telephone number: (703) 308–4775; fax 

number: (703) 308–4776; email address: 

fehrenbach.margie@epa.gov. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

I. General Information 

A. Does this action apply to me? 

This action is directed to the public 

in general, and may be of particular 

interest to persons who work in 

agricultural settings or persons who are 

concerned about implementation of the 

Federal Insecticide, Fungicide, and 

Rodenticide Act (FIFRA); the Federal 

Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act (FFDCA); 

and the amendments to both of these 

major pesticide laws by the Food 

Quality Protection Act (FQPA) of 1996; 

and the Pesticide Registration 

Improvement Act. Potentially affected 

entities may include, but are not limited 

to: Agricultural workers and farmers; 

pesticide industry and trade 

associations; environmental, consumer, 

and farm worker groups; pesticide users 

and growers; animal rights groups; pest 

consultants; State, local, and tribal 

governments; academia; public health 

organizations; and the public. If you 

have questions regarding the 

applicability of this action to a 

particular entity, consult the person 

listed under FOR FURTHER INFORMATION

CONTACT. 

B. How can I get copies of this document 

and other related information? 

The docket for this action, identified 

by docket identification (ID) number 

EPA–HQ–OPP–2013–0453, is available 

at http://www.regulations.gov or at the 

Office of Pesticide Programs Regulatory 

Public Docket (OPP Docket) in the 

Environmental Protection Agency 

Docket Center (EPA/DC), EPA West 

Bldg., Rm. 3334, 1301 Constitution Ave. 

NW., Washington, DC 20460–0001. The 

Public Reading Room is open from 8:30 

a.m. to 4:30 p.m., Monday through 

Friday, excluding legal holidays. The 

telephone number for the Public 

Reading Room is (202) 566–1744, and 

the telephone number for the OPP 

Docket is (703) 305–5805. Please review 

the visitor instructions and additional 

information about the docket available 

at http://www.epa.gov/dockets. 

II. Background 

The Office of Pesticide Programs 

(OPP) is entrusted with responsibility to 

help ensure the safety of the American 

food supply, the education and 

protection from unreasonable risk of 

those who apply or are exposed to 

pesticides occupationally or through use 

of products, and general protection of 

the environment and special ecosystems 

from potential risks posed by pesticides. 

The Charter for the Environmental 

Protection Agency’s Pesticide Program 

Dialogue Committee (PPDC) was 

established under the Federal Advisory 

Committee Act (FACA), Public Law 92– 

463, in September 1995, and has been 

renewed every 2 years since that time. 

PPDC’s Charter was renewed October 

25, 2013, for another 2-year period. The 

purpose of PPDC is to provide advice 

and recommendations to the EPA 

Administrator on issues associated with 

pesticide regulatory development and 

reform initiatives, evolving public 

policy and program implementation 

issues, and science issues associated 

with evaluating and reducing risks from 

use of pesticides. It is determined that 

PPDC is in the public interest in 

connection with the performance of 

duties imposed on the Agency by law. 

The following sectors are represented on 

the current PPDC: Environmental/public 

interest and animal rights groups; farm 

worker organizations; pesticide industry 

and trade associations; pesticide user, 

grower, and commodity groups; Federal 

and State/local/tribal governments; the 

general public; academia; and public 

health organizations. 

Copies of the PPDC Charter are filed 

with appropriate committees of 

Congress and the Library of Congress 

and are available upon request. 

III. How can I request to participate in 

this Webinar? 

PPDC meetings are open to the public. 

Persons interested in participating in 

the webinar do not need to register in 

advance of the meeting. Public 

comments may be made during the 

public comment session of each meeting 

or in writing to the address listed under 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT. 

List of Subjects 

Environmental protection, 

Agricultural workers, Agriculture, 

Chemicals, Endangered species, Foods, 

Integrated pest management, Pesticide 

labels, Pesticides and pests, Public 

health, Spray drift, 21st Century 

toxicology. 

Dated: November 8, 2013. 

Steven Bradbury, 

Director, Office of Pesticide Programs. 

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