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Any party having a substantial 

interest in these proceedings may 

request a public hearing on the matter. 

A written request for a hearing must 

be submitted to the Trade Adjustment 

Assistance for Firms Division, Room 

7106, Economic Development 

Administration, U.S. Department of 

Commerce, Washington, DC 20230, no 

later than ten (10) calendar days 

following publication of this notice. 

Please follow the requirements set 

forth in EDA’s regulations at 13 CFR 

315.9 for procedures to request a public 

hearing. The Catalog of Federal 

Domestic Assistance official number 

and title for the program under which 

these petitions are submitted is 11.313, 

Trade Adjustment Assistance for Firms. 

Dated: June 23, 2011. 

Sunni Massey, 

Eligibility Certifier. 

[FR Doc. 2011–16329 Filed 6–28–11; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 3510–WH–P 

DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE 

Foreign-Trade Zones Board 

[Doc. 10–2011] 

Foreign-Trade Zone 274, Butte, 

Montana, Manufacturing Authority, 

REC Silicon, (Polysilicon and Silane 

Gas); Notice of Approval 

On February 11, 2011, an application 

was submitted by the City and County 

of Butte-Silver Bow, grantee of ForeignTrade Zone (FTZ) 274, requesting 

authority on behalf of REC Silicon to 

manufacture polysilicon and silane gas 

under FTZ procedures within Site 1 of 

FTZ 274 in Butte, Montana. The request 

was given notice in the Federal Register 

inviting public comment (Docket 10– 

2011, 76 FR 9320, 2/17/2011). 

Section 400.32(b)(1)(i) of the FTZ 

Board’s regulations (15 CFR part 400) 

allows the Assistant Secretary for 

Import Administration to act for the 

Board in making decisions on new 

manufacturing authority when the 

activity is the same, in terms of products 

involved, to activity recently approved 

by the Board and similar in 

circumstances. Pursuant to that 

regulatory provision, on June 22, 2011, 

the Assistant Secretary for Import 

Administration approved authority for 

REC Silicon’s manufacturing activity, 

subject to the FTZ Act (19 U.S.C. 81a– 

81u) and the Board’s regulations, 

including Section 400.28, and further 

subject to a restriction prohibiting the 

admission of foreign status silicon metal 

subject to an antidumping or 

countervailing duty order. 

Dated: June 22, 2011. 

Andrew McGilvray 

Executive Secretary. 

[FR Doc. 2011–16335 Filed 6–28–11; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE ;P 

CONSUMER PRODUCT SAFETY 

COMMISSION 

Notice of Meeting of Chronic Hazard 

Advisory Panel on Phthalates and 

Phthalate Substitutes 

AGENCY: Consumer Product Safety 

Commission. 

ACTION: Notice of meeting. 

SUMMARY: The U.S. Consumer Product 

Safety Commission (‘‘CPSC’’ or 

‘‘Commission’’) announces the fifth 

meeting of the Chronic Hazard Advisory 

Panel (CHAP) on phthalates and 

phthalate substitutes. The Commission 

appointed this CHAP to study the 

effects on children’s health of all 

phthalates and phthalate alternatives as 

used in children’s toys and child care 

articles, pursuant to section 108 of the 

Consumer Product Safety Improvement 

Act of 2008 (CPSIA) (Pub. L. 110–314). 

DATES: The meeting will be held on 

Monday, July 25, 2011, and Tuesday, 

July 26, 2011. The meeting will begin at 

approximately 8 a.m. on both days. It 

will end at approximately 5 p.m. on 

Monday and at approximately 3 p.m. on 

Tuesday. 

ADDRESSES: The meeting will be held in 

the fourth floor hearing room at the 

Commission’s offices at 4330 East West 

Highway, Bethesda, MD. 

REGISTRATION AND WEBCAST: Members of 

the public who wish to attend the 

meeting may register onsite on the day 

of the meeting. This meeting will also be 

available live via Webcast at http:// 

www.cpsc.gov/Webcast. Registration is 

not necessary to view the Webcast. 

There will not be any opportunity for 

public participation at this meeting. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Michael Babich, Directorate for Health 

Sciences, U.S. Consumer Product Safety 

Commission, Bethesda, MD 20814; 

telephone (301) 504–7253; e-mail 

mbabich@cpsc.gov. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Section 

108 of the CPSIA permanently prohibits 

the sale of any ‘‘children’s toy or child 

care article’’ containing more than 0.1 

percent of each of three specified 

phthalates—di-(2-ethylhexyl) phthalate 

(DEHP), dibutyl phthalate (DBP), and 

benzyl butyl phthalate (BBP). Section 

108 of the CPSIA also prohibits, on an 

interim basis, the sale of any ‘‘children’s 

toy that can be placed in a child’s 

mouth’’ or ‘‘child care article’’ 

containing more than 0.1 percent of 

each of three additional phthalates— 

diisononyl phthalate (DINP), diisodecyl 

phthalate (DIDP), and di-n-octyl 

phthalate (DNOP). 

Moreover, section 108 of the CPSIA 

requires the Commission to convene a 

CHAP ‘‘to study the effects on children’s 

health of all phthalates and phthalate 

alternatives as used in children’s toys 

and child care articles.’’ The CPSIA 

requires the CHAP to complete an 

examination of the full range of 

phthalates that are used in products for 

children and: 

• Examine all of the potential health 

effects (including endocrine disrupting 

effects) of the full range of phthalates; 

• Consider the potential health effects 

of each of these phthalates, both in 

isolation and in combination with other 

phthalates; 

• Examine the likely levels of 

children’s, pregnant women’s, and 

others’ exposure to phthalates, based 

upon a reasonable estimation of normal 

and foreseeable use and abuse of such 

products; 

• Consider the cumulative effect of 

total exposure to phthalates, from 

children’s products and from other 

sources, such as personal care products; 

• Review all relevant data, including 

the most recent, best available, peerreviewed, scientific studies of these 

phthalates and phthalate alternatives 

that employ objective data-collection 

practices or employ other objective 

methods; 

• Consider the health effects of 

phthalates not only from ingestion but 

also as a result of dermal, hand-tomouth, or other exposure; 

• Consider the level at which there is 

a reasonable certainty of no harm to 

children, pregnant women, or other 

susceptible individuals and their 

offspring, reviewing the best available 

science, and using sufficient safety 

factors to account for uncertainties 

regarding exposure and susceptibility of 

children, pregnant women, and other 

potentially susceptible individuals; and 

• Consider possible similar health 

effects of phthalate alternatives used in 

children’s toys and child care articles. 

The CPSIA contemplates completion 

of the CHAP’s examination within 18 

months of the panel’s appointment. The 

CHAP must review prior work on 

phthalates by the Commission, but the 

prior work is not to be considered 

determinative because the CHAP’s 

examination must be conducted de 

novo. 

The CHAP must make 

recommendations to the Commission 

about which phthalates, or 

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combinations of phthalates (in addition 

to those identified in section 108 of the 

CPSIA), or phthalate alternatives that 

the panel determines should be 

prohibited from use in children’s toys or 

child care articles or otherwise 

restricted. The Commission selected the 

CHAP members from scientists 

nominated by the National Academy of 

Sciences. See 15 U.S.C. 2077, 2030(b). 

The CHAP met previously in April, 

July, and December 2010, and in March 

2011. The CHAP heard testimony from 

interested parties at the July 2010 

meeting. The July 2011 meeting will 

include discussion of the CHAP’s 

progress in its analysis of potential risks 

from phthalates and phthalate 

substitutes. There will not be any 

opportunity for public comment at the 

July 25–26, 2011 meeting. 

Dated: June 23, 2011. 

Todd A. Stevenson, 

Secretary. 

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BILLING CODE 6355–01–P 

CONSUMER PRODUCT SAFETY 

COMMISSION 

Commission Agenda and Priorities; 

Notice of Hearing 

AGENCY: U.S. Consumer Product Safety 

Commission. 

ACTION: Notice of public hearing. 

SUMMARY: The U.S. Consumer Product 

Safety Commission (‘‘Commission’’) 

will conduct a public hearing to receive 

views from all interested parties about 

its agenda and priorities for fiscal year 

2013, which begins on October 1, 2012. 

Participation by members of the public 

is invited. Written comments and oral 

presentations concerning the 

Commission’s agenda and priorities for 

fiscal year 2013 will become part of the 

public record. 

DATES: The hearing will begin at 10 a.m. 

on July 20, 2011. Requests to make oral 

presentations and the written text of any 

oral presentations must be received by 

the Office of the Secretary not later than 

5 p.m. Eastern Standard Time (‘‘E.S.T.’’) 

on July 15, 2011. 

ADDRESSES: The hearing will be in the 

Hearing Room, 4th Floor of the Bethesda 

Towers Building, 4330 East West 

Highway, Bethesda, Maryland 20814. 

Requests to make oral presentations and 

texts of oral presentations should be 

captioned ‘‘Agenda and Priorities FY 

2013’’ and sent by electronic mail (‘‘email’’) to cpsc-os@cpsc.gov, or mailed or 

delivered to the Office of the Secretary, 

U.S. Consumer Product Safety 

Commission, 4330 East West Highway, 

Bethesda, Maryland 20814, no later than 

5 p.m. E.S.T. on July 15, 2011. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For 

information about the hearing or to 

request an opportunity to make an oral 

presentation, please send an e-mail, call, 

or write Todd A. Stevenson, Office of 

the Secretary, Consumer Product Safety 

Commission, 4330 East West Highway, 

Bethesda, Maryland 20814; e-mail cpscos@cpsc.gov; telephone (301) 504–7923; 

facsimile (301) 504–0127. An electronic 

copy of the CPSC’s budget request for 

fiscal year 2012 can be found at 

http://www.cpsc.gov/cpscpub/pubs/ 

reports/2012plan.pdf. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Section 

4(j) of the Consumer Product Safety Act 

(‘‘CPSA’’) (15 U.S.C. 2053(j)) requires 

the Commission to establish an agenda 

for action under the laws it administers 

and, to the extent feasible, to select 

priorities for action at least 30 days 

before the beginning of each fiscal year. 

Section 4(j) of the CPSA provides 

further that before establishing its 

agenda and priorities, the Commission 

conduct a public hearing and provide an 

opportunity for the submission of 

comments. 

Persons who desire to make oral 

presentations at the hearing on July 20, 

2011, should send an e-mail, call, or 

write Todd A. Stevenson, Office of the 

Secretary, U.S. Consumer Product 

Safety Commission, 4330 East West 

Highway, Bethesda, Maryland 20814, email cpsc-os@cpsc.gov, telephone (301) 

504–7923, facsimile (301) 504–0127 not 

later than 5 p.m. E.S.T. on July 15, 2011. 

Presentations should be limited to 

approximately 10 minutes. 

Persons desiring to make 

presentations must submit the text of 

their presentations to the Office of the 

Secretary not later than 5 p.m. E.S.T. on 

July 15, 2011. The Commission reserves 

the right to impose further time 

limitations on all presentations and 

further restrictions to avoid duplication 

of presentations. The hearing will begin 

at 10 a.m. on July 20, 2011, and will 

conclude the same day. 

Dated: June 24, 2011. 

Todd A. Stevenson, 

Secretary, Consumer Product Safety 

Commission. 

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BILLING CODE 6355–01–P 

DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE 

Office of the Secretary 

[Docket ID DOD–2011–OS–0069] 

Notice of Intent To Prepare an 

Environmental Assessment Regarding 

DLA Energy’s Mobility Fuel Purchasing 

Programs 

AGENCY: Defense Logistics Agency 

Energy (DLA Energy), DoD. 

ACTION: Notice of Intent To Prepare an 

Environmental Assessment Regarding 

DLA Energy’s Mobility Fuel Purchasing 

Programs. 

SUMMARY: The Defense Logistics Agency 

is America’s combat logistics support 

agency responsible for sourcing and 

providing nearly every consumable item 

used by U.S. military forces worldwide. 

DLA Energy is a primary level field 

activity of DLA responsible for 

providing the Department of Defense 

and other government agencies with 

comprehensive energy solutions in the 

most effective and efficient manner 

possible. Its products and services offer 

a large array of energy related needs for 

the Federal Government and also help 

facilitate the cycle of storage and 

deployment of fuels and other energy 

sources. 

DLA Energy’s action, to purchase 

mobility fuels for the Department of 

Defense, has not changed. However, the 

nature and makeup of the petroleum 

market has. Crude oil from Canada 

represents 13% of total United States 

consumption. The Canadian Association 

of Petroleum Producers 2010 forecast 

states that by 2020 Canadian oil sands 

production will rise from 2.72 million 

barrels per day in 2009 to 4.34 million 

barrels per day in 2025. In addition, 

within the past three years, the 

Department of State has approved two 

new pipelines to transport crude oil 

derived from Canadian oil sands to the 

United States. An additional permit for 

a third pipeline is pending. Thus, more 

petroleum products derived from 

Canadian oil sands recovered crude may 

be available within the United States 

petroleum market. In addition, because 

various types of crudes are comingled 

prior to processing and because refined 

petroleum products are fungible, it is 

anticipated that these petroleum 

products produced from Canadian oil 

sands recovered crude will be blended 

with and thus indistinguishable from 

other petroleum products, thereby 

making it difficult for DLA Energy to 

exclude Canadian oil sands recovered 

crude refined petroleum from routine 

petroleum purchases. Therefore, DLA 

Energy has decided to study whether its 

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