3128 Federal Register / Vol. 72, No. 15 / Wednesday, January 24, 2007 / Notices 

of such resources through reducing the 

cost and increasing the efficiency of 

exploration for and production of such 

resources while improving safety and 

minimizing environmental impacts. In 

support of this subtitle, the Secretary 

will contract with a corporation that is 

structured as a program consortium 

[REF: Energy Policy Act of 2005, Pub. L. 

No. 109–58, § 999B, 119 Stat. 917–21] to 

administer the activities outlined above. 

The program should include 

improving safety and minimizing 

environmental impacts of activities 

involving ultra-deepwater architecture 

and technology, including drilling to 

formations in the Outer Continental 

Shelf to depths greater than 15,000 feet. 

Projects should focus on the 

development and demonstration of 

individual exploration and production 

technologies as well as integrated 

systems technologies including new 

architectures for production in ultradeepwater (water depths greater than or 

equal to 1500 meters). The Secretary is 

also required to prepare an annual plan 

that describes the ongoing and 

prospective activities of the program. 

In May 2006, the Secretary 

established the Ultra-Deepwater 

Advisory Committee to advise the 

Department on the development and 

implementation of programs related to 

ultra-deepwater natural gas and other 

petroleum resources, and to review and 

comment on the annual plan. 

Qualifications for membership of this 

committee include: (A) Individuals with 

extensive research experience or 

operational knowledge of offshore 

natural gas and other petroleum 

exploration and production; (B) 

individuals broadly representative of 

the affected interests in ultra-deepwater 

natural gas and other petroleum 

production, including interests in 

environmental protection and safe 

operations; (C) no individuals who are 

Federal employees; and (D) no 

individuals who are board members, 

officers, or employees of the program 

consortium [REF: Energy Policy Act of 

2005, Pub. L. No. 109–58, § 999D(a)(2), 

119 Stat. 922]. 

How to Apply: Candidates who wish 

to be considered for appointment to the 

Committee must provide the requested 

information by February 2, 2007. The 

format to be used for nomination is a 

resume that addresses the specific 

qualification criteria stated in Section 

999D(a)(2) of the EPACT and other 

information. Details and specifications 

for preparing the resume are 

summarized below and can be found at 

http://www.fe.doe.gov/programs/oilgas/ 

advisorycommittees/ 

UltraDeepwater.html. 

Resume must address all the 

following: (Incomplete resumes will not 

be considered): Full name; Professional 

Title (if applicable); Employment 

Affiliation; Address; Phone; E-mail; 

Organization Being Represented, if 

applicable; Organization Address; 

Organization Phone Number; 

Organization website address; Brief 

description of organization being 

represented; Education; Professional 

Experience related to research or 

operational knowledge of offshore 

natural gas and other petroleum 

resource exploration and production, 

and related experience broadly 

associated with the affected interests in 

ultra-deepwater natural gas and other 

petroleum resource production, 

including interests in environmental 

protection and safe operations; 

Affiliations and Awards; Contributions 

to the Committee: please provide a 

statement that highlights the key 

contributions you hope to make if 

appointed to the Committee; 

Relationship to the program consortium 

[REF: Energy Policy Act of 2005, Pub. L. 

No. 109–58, § 999B, 119 Stat. 917–21], 

please provide a statement that 

highlights your degree of involvement 

with this organization, especially 

include any leadership and/or strategic 

planning activities, note that only board 

members, officers, and employees of the 

program consortium are ineligible for 

appointment to this Committee. 

In accordance with the Federal 

Advisory Committee Act [REF: 5 U.S.C. 

App. 2], this committee’s membership 

will be balanced in terms of the points 

of view represented. All resumes must 

be received by February 2, 2007. 

Candidates may use the form found at 

http://www.fe.doe.gov/programs/oilgas/ 

advisorycommittees/ 

UltraDeepwater.html to address the 

required resume elements. Candidates 

who wish to be considered for 

appointment to the Committee must 

submit a resume via one of the 

following methods. 

1. E-mail to 

UltraDeepwater@hq.doe.gov (with 

resume embedded within the body of 

the e-mail message; no attachment), 

2. Facsimile to 202/586–6221, Attn: 

UDAC Nomination, 

3. Overnight delivery service to: U.S. 

Department of Energy, Mail Stop FE–30, 

1000 Independence Avenue, SW., 

Washington, DC 20585. No resumes 

should be sent via the U.S. Postal 

Service due to extensive security 

processing that can damage documents 

and result in extensive delays. 

4. Resume Submission Online at 

http://www.fe.doe.gov/programs/oilgas/ 

advisorycommittees/ 

UltraDeepwater.html. 

For security reasons, no email 

attachments are allowed, nor will they 

be opened if included. 

The closing date for receipt of 

resumes is February 2, 2007. All 

resumes received will be acknowledged 

within 10 working days from date of 

receipt. Members will have their travel 

expenses reimbursed, but their time will 

not be compensated. Some members of 

the Advisory Committee may be 

appointed as special Government 

employees of the Department of Energy. 

Questions regarding the nomination 

process should be directed to B. 

Hochheiser or E. Melchert at 202/586–

5600. 

Issued in Washington, DC on January 18, 

2007. 

Rachel M. Samuel, 

Deputy Advisory Committee, Management 

Officer. 

[FR Doc. E7–973 Filed 1–23–07; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 6450–01–P 

DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY 

Office of Fossil Energy; 

Unconventional Resources 

Technology Advisory Committee: 

Solicitation of Nominations for 

Appointment as a Member to the 

Unconventional Resources 

Technology Advisory Committee 

AGENCY: Department of Energy. 

ACTION: Notice. 

SUMMARY: The U.S. Department of 

Energy (DOE) Office of Fossil Energy is 

soliciting nominations for candidates to 

serve as members of the Unconventional 

Resources Technology Advisory 

Committee. The Advisory Committee 

shall advise the Secretary of Energy on 

the development and implementation of 

programs under Subtitle J, Section 999 

of the Energy Policy Act of 2005 

(EPACT) related to onshore 

unconventional natural gas and other 

petroleum resources, and review and 

provide written comments on the 

annual plan as also described in this 

subtitle of the EPACT. The membership 

of the Advisory Committee must be in 

accordance with the provisions of the 

Federal Advisory Committee Act and 

some members of the Advisory 

Committee may be appointed as special 

Government employees of the 

Department of Energy. 

DATES: Nominations must be received 

by February 2, 2007. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For 

information regarding this Request for 

Nominations please contact Ms. Elena 


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Melchert, Mr. Bill Hochheiser, or Mr. 

James Slutz, Designated Federal Official 

(DFO), Unconventional Resources 

Technology Advisory Committee, at 

UnconventionalResources@hq.doe.gov 

or (202) 586–5600. Complete text of 

Subtitle J, Section 999 of the Energy 

Policy Act of 2005 can be found on the 

DOE Office of Fossil Energy Web site at 

http://www.fe.doe.gov/programs/oilgas/ 

advisorycommittees/ 

UnconventionalResources.html. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Background: Under Subtitle J, Section 

999, the Secretary of Energy is required 

to carry out a program of research, 

development, demonstration, and 

commercial application of technologies 

for ultra-deepwater and unconventional 

natural gas and other petroleum 

resource exploration and production, 

including addressing the technology 

challenges for small producers, safe 

operations, and environmental 

mitigation (including reduction of 

greenhouse gas emissions and 

sequestration of carbon). The activities 

should maximize the value of natural 

gas and other petroleum resources of the 

United States by increasing the supply 

of such resources through reducing the 

cost and increasing the efficiency of 

exploration for and production of such 

resources while improving safety and 

minimizing environmental impacts. In 

support of this subtitle, the Secretary 

will contract with a corporation that is 

structured as a program consortium 

[REF: Energy Policy Act of 2005, Pub. L. 

No. 109–58, § 999B, 119 Stat. 917–21] to 

administer the activities outlined above. 

The program should include 

improving safety and minimizing 

environmental impacts of activities 

onshore unconventional natural gas and 

other petroleum resource exploration 

and production technology. Projects 

should focus on areas including 

advanced coalbed methane, deep 

drilling, natural gas production from 

tight sands, natural gas production from 

gas shales, stranded gas, innovative 

exploration and production techniques, 

enhanced recovery techniques, and 

environmental mitigation of 

unconventional natural gas and other 

petroleum resources exploration and 

production. The Secretary is also 

required to prepare an annual plan that 

describes the ongoing and prospective 

activities of the program. 

In May 2006, the Secretary 

established the Unconventional 

Resources Technology Advisory 

Committee to advise the Department on 

the development and implementation of 

programs related to unconventional 

natural gas and other petroleum 

resources, and to review and comment 

on the annual plan. 

Qualifications for membership of this 

committee include: (A) Employees or 

representatives of independent 

producers of natural gas and other 

petroleum, including small producers; 

(B) individuals with extensive research 

experience or operational knowledge of 

unconventional natural gas and other 

petroleum resource exploration and 

production; (C) individuals broadly 

representative of the affected interests in 

unconventional natural gas and other 

petroleum resource exploration and 

production, including interests in 

environmental protection and safe 

operations; (D) individuals with 

expertise in the various geographic areas 

of potential supply of unconventional 

onshore natural gas and other petroleum 

in the United States; (E) no individuals 

who are Federal employees; and (F) no 

individuals who are board members, 

officers, or employees of the program 

consortium [REF: Energy Policy Act of 

2005, Pub. L. No. 109–58, § 999D(b)(2), 

119 Stat 922–23]. 

How to Apply: Candidates who wish 

to be considered for appointment to the 

Committee must provide the required 

information by February 2, 2007. The 

format to be used for nomination is a 

resume that addresses the specific 

qualification criteria stated in Section 

999D(b)(2) of the EPACT and other 

information. Details and specifications 

for preparing the resume are 

summarized below and can be found at 

http://www.fe.doe.gov/programs/oilgas/ 

advisorycommittees/ 

UnconventionalResources.html. 

Resume must address the following: 

(Incomplete resumes will not be 

considered): Full name; Professional 

Title (if applicable); Employment 

Affiliation; Address; Phone; E-mail; 

Organization Being Represented, if 

applicable; Organization Address; 

Organization Phone Number; 

Organization Web site address; Brief 

description of organization being 

represented; Education; Professional 

Experience related to employment or 

representation of independent 

producers of natural gas and other 

petroleum, including small producers, 

research experience or operational 

knowledge of unconventional natural 

gas and other petroleum resource 

exploration and production, experience 

broadly representative of the affected 

interests in unconventional natural gas 

and other petroleum resource 

exploration and production, including 

interests in environmental protection 

and safe operations, expertise in the 

various geographic areas of potential 

supply of unconventional onshore 

natural gas and other petroleum in the 

United States; Affiliations and Awards; 

Contributions to the Committee: please 

provide a statement that highlights the 

key contributions you hope to make if 

appointed to the Committee; 

Relationship to the program consortium 

[REF: Energy Policy Act of 2005, Pub. L. 

No. 109–58, § 999B, 119 Stat. 917–21], 

please provide a statement that 

highlights your degree of involvement 

with this organization, especially 

include any leadership and or strategic 

planning activities, note that only board 

members, officers, and employees of the 

program consortium are ineligible for 

appointment to this Committee. 

In accordance with the Federal 

Advisory Committee Act [REF: 5 U.S.C. 

App. 2], this committee’s membership 

will be balanced in terms of the points 

of view represented. All resumes must 

be received by February 2, 2007. 

Candidates may use the form found at 

http://www.fe.doe.gov/programs/oilgas/ 

advisorycommittees/ 

UnconventionalResources.html to 

address the required resume elements. 

Candidates who wish to be considered 

for appointment to the Committee must 

submit a resume via one of the 

following methods. 

1. E-mail to 

UnconventionalResources@hq.doe.gov 

(with resume embedded within the 

body of the e-mail message; no 

attachment.), 

2. Facsimile to 202/586–6221, Attn: 

URTAC Nomination, 

3. Overnight delivery service to: U.S. 

Department of Energy, Mail Stop FE–30, 

1000 Independence Avenue, SW., 

Washington, DC 20585. No resumes 

should be sent via the U.S. Postal 

Service due to extensive security 

processing that can damage documents 

and result in extensive delays. 

4. Resume Submission Online at 

http://www.fe.doe.gov/programs/oilgas/ 

advisorycommittees/ 

UnconventionalResources.html. 

For security reasons, no e-mail 

attachments are allowed, nor will they 

be opened if included. 

The closing date for receipt of 

resumes is February 2, 2007. 

All resumes received will be 

acknowledged within 10 working days 

from date of receipt. Members will have 

their travel expenses reimbursed, but 

their time will not be compensated. 

Some members of the Advisory 

Committee may be appointed as special 

Government employees of the 

Department of Energy. Questions 

regarding the nomination process 

should be directed to B. Hochheiser or 

E. Melchert at 202/586–5600. 


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Issued in Washington, DC on January 18, 

2007. 

Rachel M. Samuel, 

Deputy Advisory Committee, Management 

Officer. 

[FR Doc. E7–976 Filed 1–23–07; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 6450–01–P 

ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION 

AGENCY 

[EPA–HQ–OPP–2006–0661; FRL–8111–4] 

Chloropicrin Risk Assessments (Phase 

3 of 6-Phase Process); Notice of 

Availability; Extension of Comment 

Period 

AGENCY: Environmental Protection 

Agency (EPA). 

ACTION: Notice; extension of comment 

period. 

SUMMARY: EPA issued a notice in the 

Federal Register of November 29, 2006 

(71 FR 69112) (FRL–8087–4), 

concerning the availability of the risk 

assessments for the fumigant pesticide 

chloropicrin. This document announces 

EPA’s decision to extend the comment 

period for 30 days, February 23, 2007. 

DATES: Comments, identified by docket 

identification (ID) number EPA–HQ–

OPP–2006–0661 must be received on or 

before February 23, 2007. 

ADDRESSES: Follow the detailed 

instructions as provided under 

ADDRESSES in the Federal Register of 

November 29, 2006. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Nathan Mottl, Special Review and 

Reregistration Division (7508P), Office 

of Pesticide Programs, Environmental 

Protection Agency, 1200 Pennsylvania 

Ave., NW., Washington, DC 20460–

0001; telephone number: (703) 305–

0208; e-mail address: 

mottl.nathan@epa.gov. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

I. General Information 

A. Does this Action Apply to Me? 

The Agency included in the notice a 

list of those who may be potentially 

affected by this action. If you have 

questions regarding the applicability of 

this action to a particular entity, consult 

the person listed under FOR FURTHER

INFORMATION CONTACT. 

B. What Should I Consider as I Prepare 

My Comments for EPA? 

1. Submitting Confidential Business 

Information (CBI). Do not submit this 

information to EPA through 

regulations.gov or e-mail. 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. 

C. How and to Whom Do I Submit 

Comments? 

To submit comments, or access the 

official public docket, please follow the 

detailed instructions as provided in the 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION of the 

November 29, 2006 Federal Register 

document. If you have questions, 

consult the person listed under FOR

FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT. 

II. What Action is EPA Taking? 

This document announces EPA’s 

decision to extend the public comment 

period for the fumigant pesticide 

chloropicrin established in the Federal 

Register of November 29, 2006. In that 

document, EPA announced the 

availability of the risk assessments for 

chloropicrin. EPA is hereby extending 

the comment period, which was set to 

end on February 23, 2007. 

III. What is the Agency’s Authority for 

Taking this Action? 

Section 4(g)(2) of Federal Insecticide, 

Fungicide, and Rodenticide Act 

(FIFRA), as amended, directs that, after 

submission of all data concerning a 

pesticide active ingredient, the 

Administrator shall determine whether 

pesticides containing such active 

ingredient are eligible for reregistration. 

Further provisions are made to allow a 

public comment period. However, the 

Administrator may extend the comment 

period, if additional time for comment 

is requested. In this case, Chloropicrin 

Manufacturers Task Force and the Crop 

Protection Coalition, have requested 

additional time (60 days and 45 days, 

respectively) to develop comments. The 

Agency believes that an additional 30 

days is adequate. 

List of Subjects 

Environmental protection, Fumigants, 

Pesticides and pests. 

Dated: January 12, 2007. 

Debra Edwards, 

Director, Special Review and Reregistration 

Division, Office of Pesticide Programs. 

[FR Doc. E7–984 Filed 1–23–07; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 6560–50–S 

ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION 

AGENCY 

[EPA–HQ–OPP–2006–0995; FRL–8109–7] 

Notice of Filing of a Pesticide Petition 

for the Establishment of Tolerances for 

Pendimethalin in or on Beans and 

Peas 

AGENCY: Environmental Protection 

Agency (EPA). 

ACTION: Notice. 

SUMMARY: This notice announces the 

initial filing of a pesticide petition 

proposing the establishment of 

tolerances for residues of pesticide 

chemical pendimethalin in or on beans 

and peas. 

DATES: Comments must be received on 

or before February 23, 2007. 

ADDRESSES: Submit your comments, 

identified by docket identification (ID) 

number EPA–HQ–OPP–2006–0995 and 

pesticide petition number 6F7149, by 

one of the following methods: 

• Federal eRulemaking Portal: http:// 

www.regulations.gov. Follow the on-line 

instructions for submitting comments. 

• Mail: Office of Pesticide Programs 

(OPP) Regulatory Public Docket (7502P), 

Environmental Protection Agency, 1200 


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