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The company plans to manufacture 

small quantities of the listed controlled 

substances to make reference standards 

which will be distributed to its 

customers. 

Dated: June 12, 2018. 

John J. Martin, 

Assistant Administrator. 

[FR Doc. 2018–13221 Filed 6–19–18; 8:45 am] 

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NATIONAL SCIENCE FOUNDATION 

Request for Information— 

Environmental Research and 

Education, National Security, and 

Economic Competitiveness 

AGENCY: National Science Foundation. 

ACTION: Notice of Request for 

Information. 

SUMMARY: The purpose of this Request 

for Information (RFI) is to seek input 

from the public on possible future 

directions for fundamental 

environmental science and education. 

The RFI intends to gather views from 

external stakeholders on what 

environmental research and education 

is needed to further advance national 

security and economic competitiveness. 

NSF’s Advisory Committee for 

Environmental Research and Education 

(AC ERE) will use the input to develop 

a report on these topics to inform NSF 

and the community. 

DATES: Written comments must be 

submitted by August 20, 2018. 

ADDRESSES: Responses will be 

submitted via online survey (https://

www.surveymonkey.com/r/ACERE-RFI2018). See the instructions in the 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION for 

guidelines. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Contact Leah Nichols, Executive 

Secretary for the AC ERE, at lenichol@

nsf.gov for further information. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The 

National Science Foundation’s Advisory 

Committee for Environmental Research 

and Education (AC ERE) invites your 

input on possible environmental 

research and education directions to 

further advance national security and 

economic competitiveness. The purpose 

of the AC ERE is to: 

• Provide advice, recommendations 

and oversight concerning support for 

the NSF’s environmental research and 

education portfolio; 

• Be a base of contact with the 

scientific community to inform NSF of 

the impact of its research support and 

NSF-wide policies on the scientific 

community; 

• Serve as a forum for consideration 

of interdisciplinary environmental 

topics as well as environmental 

activities in a wide range of disciplines; 

• Provide broad input into long-range 

plans and partnership opportunities; 

and 

• Provide advice about program 

management, overall program balance, 

and other aspects of program 

performance for environmental research 

and education activities. 

The Committee has been interested 

broadly in fundamental environmental 

research and education that also has 

societal utility. It has recently focused 

its attention on two major topics where 

there is broad consensus on the 

importance of the research to date, but 

where significant research questions 

remain. These topics are at the nexus of 

environmental science and engineering 

with economic growth and 

competitiveness, and the relationship of 

environmental factors to national and 

human security. The Committee is 

particularly interested in approaches 

that promote convergent research across 

disciplines and sectors to address 

economic competitiveness and 

economic security. 

To identify emerging research 

questions in these areas, the committee 

is reaching out to interested and 

knowledgeable members of the 

scientific community in all disciplines 

and interdisciplinary areas for their 

views. The AC ERE is also interested in 

the views of professionals who are 

directly involved in decision-making or 

operational activities in these areas, and 

who therefore can provide a very 

practical perspective on high-priority 

research and education topics. 

The AC ERE invites individuals and 

groups of individuals to provide input 

on one or both of the topics described 

above via this link: https://

www.surveymonkey.com/r/ACERE-RFI2018. 

The online submission form requires 

the following information: 

1. Author name(s) and affiliation(s); 

2. Valid contact email address; 

3. Title of the response; 

4. An abstract (200 words or less) 

summarizing the response; and 

5. Checkbox to consent to allow the 

AC ERE to display the submitted 

information, consistent with the 

Creative Commons AttributionNonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 

International License (https://

creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/ 

4.0/legalcode). 

You will also be asked to identify 

whether your response focuses on 

questions in environmental research 

and education that are pertinent to (a) 

economic growth and competitiveness, 

(b) national and human security, or (c) 

both topics. The submission form 

includes the following question 

prompts. Respondents may respond to 

all or any subset of these questions. 

• What are the major environmental 

research priorities with the greatest 

potential to contribute to economic 

growth and competitiveness and/or 

national or human security/wellbeing? 

Priorities could, for example, include 

empirical, theoretical, or qualitative 

analyses, establishing baselines, and/or 

experimental studies. (500 words or 

less) 

• What methodologies should be used 

for conducting such studies? 

Methodological recommendations could 

include the prospects for 

interdisciplinary and/or convergent 

research approaches, including 

modeling, theory, empirical, qualitative, 

and/or experimental studies. 

Methodological recommendations could 

also discuss the scope of studies, e.g. the 

balance between single-investigator 

studies and large teams. (500 words or 

less) 

• What education (including formal 

and informal), research, and training 

opportunities—for students, 

postdoctoral researchers, and mid-career 

scientists—are needed? Opportunities 

might include interdisciplinary, teambased, or other innovative, value-added 

strategies for realizing higher levels of 

depth and breadth at the individual 

level, and/or expansion of the current 

environmental research community 

through inclusion of currently underrepresented groups. (500 words or less) 

• Beyond economic competitiveness 

and national security, what other high 

priority drivers of environmental 

science and education need attention? 

(200 words or less) 

Submissions must be received by 5:00 

p.m. Eastern Time on August 20, 2018. 

Respondents may edit their responses 

while completing the survey, but will 

not be able to save work in progress to 

complete later. Respondents will see a 

confirmation screen upon successful 

submission responses. 

The committee and associated staff 

will read and analyze all responses 

received, and use them, in addition to 

its own background work, to develop a 

report on these topics to inform NSF 

and the community. It intends to 

publish this report by the end of 2018. 

The AC ERE also anticipates making 

submissions publicly accessible through 

its website (https://www.nsf.gov/ere/ 

ereweb/advisory.jsp). Authors who do 

not wish to have their full responses 

posted online may restrict access to the 

AC ERE and associated staff. However, 


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the author(s) name and affiliation, 

submission title, and abstract will be 

included in the publicly accessible list 

of responses regardless. 

The AC ERE invites you to step 

outside of the immediate demands of 

your current research and to think 

boldly about the opportunities for 

advancing environmental research and 

education into its next stage through a 

lens focused on economic 

competitiveness and/or national 

security. The Committee looks forward 

to your contributions. 

For questions concerning this effort 

and submission of input, please contact 

Leah Nichols, Executive Secretary for 

the AC ERE, at lenichol@nsf.gov. 

Dated: June 15, 2018. 

Suzanne H. Plimpton, 

Reports Clearance Officer, National Science 

Foundation. 

[FR Doc. 2018–13213 Filed 6–19–18; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 7555–01–P 

POSTAL REGULATORY COMMISSION 

[Docket Nos. CP2017–276; MC2018–174 and 

CP2018–246; MC2018–175 and CP2018–247; 

MC2018–176 and CP2018–248; MC2018–177 

and CP2018–249; MC2018–178 and CP2018– 

250; MC2018–179 and CP2018–251; 

MC2018–180 and CP2018–252] 

New Postal Products 

AGENCY: Postal Regulatory Commission. 

ACTION: Notice. 

SUMMARY: The Commission is noticing a 

recent Postal Service filing for the 

Commission’s consideration concerning 

negotiated service agreements. This 

notice informs the public of the filing, 

invites public comment, and takes other 

administrative steps. 

DATES: Comments are due: June 22, 

2018 and June 25, 2018. 

ADDRESSES: Submit comments 

electronically via the Commission’s 

Filing Online system at http://

www.prc.gov. Those who cannot submit 

comments electronically should contact 

the person identified in the FOR FURTHER

INFORMATION CONTACT section by 

telephone for advice on filing 

alternatives. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

David A. Trissell, General Counsel, at 

202–789–6820. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The June 

22, 2018 comment due date applies to 

Docket Nos. CP2017–276; MC2018–174 

and CP2018–246; MC2018–175 and 

CP2018–247; MC2018–176 and CP2018– 

248; MC2018–177 and CP2018–249. 

The June 25, 2018 comment due date 

applies to Docket Nos. MC2018–178 and 

CP2018–250; MC2018–179 and CP2018– 

251; MC2018–180 and CP2018–252. 

Table of Contents 

I. Introduction 

II. Docketed Proceeding(s) 

I. Introduction 

The Commission gives notice that the 

Postal Service filed request(s) for the 

Commission to consider matters related 

to negotiated service agreement(s). The 

request(s) may propose the addition or 

removal of a negotiated service 

agreement from the market dominant or 

the competitive product list, or the 

modification of an existing product 

currently appearing on the market 

dominant or the competitive product 

list. 

Section II identifies the docket 

number(s) associated with each Postal 

Service request, the title of each Postal 

Service request, the request’s acceptance 

date, and the authority cited by the 

Postal Service for each request. For each 

request, the Commission appoints an 

officer of the Commission to represent 

the interests of the general public in the 

proceeding, pursuant to 39 U.S.C. 505 

(Public Representative). Section II also 

establishes comment deadline(s) 

pertaining to each request. 

The public portions of the Postal 

Service’s request(s) can be accessed via 

the Commission’s website (http://

www.prc.gov). Non-public portions of 

the Postal Service’s request(s), if any, 

can be accessed through compliance 

with the requirements of 39 CFR 

3007.40. 

The Commission invites comments on 

whether the Postal Service’s request(s) 

in the captioned docket(s) are consistent 

with the policies of title 39. For 

request(s) that the Postal Service states 

concern market dominant product(s), 

applicable statutory and regulatory 

requirements include 39 U.S.C. 3622, 39 

U.S.C. 3642, 39 CFR part 3010, and 39 

CFR part 3020, subpart B. For request(s) 

that the Postal Service states concern 

competitive product(s), applicable 

statutory and regulatory requirements 

include 39 U.S.C. 3632, 39 U.S.C. 3633, 

39 U.S.C. 3642, 39 CFR part 3015, and 

39 CFR part 3020, subpart B. Comment 

deadline(s) for each request appear in 

section II. 

II. Docketed Proceeding(s) 

1. Docket No(s).: CP2017–286; Filing 

Title: USPS Notice of Amendment to 

Priority Mail Contract 349, Filed Under 

Seal; Filing Acceptance Date: June 14, 

2018; Filing Authority: 39 CFR 3015.5; 

Public Representative: Gregory Stanton; 

Comments Due: June 22, 2018. 

2. Docket No(s).: MC2018–174 and 

CP2018–246; Filing Title: USPS Request 

to Add Priority Mail & First-Class 

Package Service Contract 81 to 

Competitive Product List and Notice of 

Filing Materials Under Seal; Filing 

Acceptance Date: June 14, 2018; Filing 

Authority: 39 U.S.C. 3642 and 39 CFR 

3020.30 et seq.; Public Representative: 

Christopher C. Mohr; Comments Due: 

June 22, 2018. 

3. Docket No(s).: MC2018–175 and 

CP2018–247; Filing Title: USPS Request 

to Add Priority Mail & First-Class 

Package Service Contract 82 to 

Competitive Product List and Notice of 

Filing Materials Under Seal; Filing 

Acceptance Date: June 14, 2018; Filing 

Authority: 39 U.S.C. 3642 and 39 CFR 

3020.30 et seq.; Public Representative: 

Christopher C. Mohr; Comments Due: 

June 22, 2018. 

4. Docket No(s).: MC2018–176 and 

CP2018–248; Filing Title: USPS Request 

to Add Priority Mail Contract 446 to 

Competitive Product List and Notice of 

Filing Materials Under Seal; Filing 

Acceptance Date: June 14, 2018; Filing 

Authority: 39 U.S.C. 3642 and 39 CFR 

3020.30 et seq.; Public Representative: 

Kenneth R. Moeller; Comments Due: 

June 22, 2018. 

5. Docket No(s).: MC2018–177 and 

CP2018–249; Filing Title: USPS Request 

to Add Priority Mail Contract 447 to 

Competitive Product List and Notice of 

Filing Materials Under Seal; Filing 

Acceptance Date: June 14, 2018; Filing 

Authority: 39 U.S.C. 3642 and 39 CFR 

3020.30 et seq.; Public Representative: 

Kenneth R. Moeller; Comments Due: 

June 22, 2018. 

6. Docket No(s).: MC2018–178 and 

CP2018–250; Filing Title: USPS Request 

to Add Priority Mail Contract 448 to 

Competitive Product List and Notice of 

Filing Materials Under Seal; Filing 

Acceptance Date: June 14, 2018; Filing 

Authority: 39 U.S.C. 3642 and 39 CFR 

3020.30 et seq.; Public Representative: 

Curtis E. Kidd; Comments Due: June 25, 

2018. 

7. Docket No(s).: MC2018–179 and 

CP2018–251; Filing Title: USPS Request 

to Add Parcel Select Contract 31 to 

Competitive Product List and Notice of 

Filing Materials Under Seal; Filing 

Acceptance Date: June 14, 2018; Filing 

Authority: 39 U.S.C. 3642 and 39 CFR 

3020.30 et seq.; Public Representative: 

Curtis E. Kidd; Comments Due: June 25, 

2018. 

8. Docket No(s).: MC2018–180 and 

CP2018–252; Filing Title: USPS Request 

to Add Priority Mail Express, Priority 

Mail & First-Class Package Service 

Contract 39 to Competitive Product List 

and Notice of Filing Materials Under 

Seal; Filing Acceptance Date: June 14, 


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