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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. 

3. Environmental justice. EPA seeks to 

achieve environmental justice, the fair 

treatment and meaningful involvement 

of any group, including minority and/or 

low income populations, in the 

development, implementation, and 

enforcement of environmental laws, 

regulations, and policies. To help 

address potential environmental justice 

issues, the Agency seeks information on 

any groups or segments of the 

population who, as a result of their 

location, cultural practices, or other 

factors, may have atypical or 

disproportionately high and adverse 

human health impacts or environmental 

effects from exposure to the pesticide(s) 

discussed in this document, compared 

to the general population. 

II. What action is the Agency taking? 

Under section 18 of the Federal 

Insecticide, Fungicide, and Rodenticide 

Act (FIFRA) (7 U.S.C. 136p), at the 

discretion of the Administrator, a 

Federal or State agency may be 

exempted from any provision of FIFRA 

if the Administrator determines that 

emergency conditions exist which 

require the exemption. Louisiana 

Department of Agriculture and Forestry 

has requested the Administrator to issue 

a specific exemption for the use of 

fluxapyroxad on rice to control sheath 

blight caused by the fungus Rhizoctonia 

solani. Information in accordance with 

40 CFR part 166 was submitted as part 

of this request. 

As part of this request, the applicant 

asserts that fluxapyroxad is needed to 

control sheath blight in rice caused by 

the fungus Rhizoctonia solani. 

Rhizoctonia solani has developed 

resistance to the fungicides typically 

used to control the resulting sheath 

blight, thus leading to a lack of 

alternative and effective control 

practices. Without the requested 

chemical control, fluxapyroxad, 

Louisiana has stated that economic 

losses to rice growers could range from 

21% to 27%, with as much as 50% on 

very susceptible varieties. An additional 

10% to 15% reduction in grain quality 

could also be experienced. 

The Applicant proposes to make no 

more than two applications per year at 

a rate of 4.5 oz. formulated product 

(0.087 lb fluxapyroxad)/acre/application 

to a maximum of 40,000 acres of rice 

during the 2012 growing season in the 

state of Louisiana. At total of 2,812.5 

gallons (6,960 lbs fluxpyroxad) may be 

used. 

This notice does not constitute a 

decision by EPA on the application 

itself. The regulations governing section 

18 of FIFRA require publication of a 

notice of receipt of an application for a 

specific exemption proposing use of a 

new chemical (i.e., an active ingredient) 

which has not been registered by EPA. 

The notice provides an opportunity for 

public comment on the application. 

The Agency, will review and consider 

all comments received during the 

comment period in determining 

whether to issue the specific exemption 

requested by the Louisiana Department 

of Agriculture and Forestry. 

List of Subjects 

Environmental protection, Pesticides 

and pests. 

Dated: March 16, 2012. 

Lois Rossi, 

Director, Registration Division, Office of 

Pesticide Programs. 

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AGENCY 

[FRL–9653–2] 

National and Governmental Advisory 

Committees to the U.S. Representative 

to the Commission for Environmental 

Cooperation 

AGENCY: Environmental Protection 

Agency (EPA). 

ACTION: Notice of meeting. 

SUMMARY: Under the Federal Advisory 

Committee Act, Public Law 92–463, 

EPA gives notice of a meeting of the 

National Advisory Committee (NAC) 

and Governmental Advisory Committee 

(GAC) to the U.S. Representative to the 

North American Commission for 

Environmental Cooperation (CEC). The 

National and Governmental Advisory 

Committees advise the EPA 

Administrator in her capacity as the 

U.S. Representative to the CEC Council. 

The Committees are authorized under 

Articles 17 and 18 of the North 

American Agreement on Environmental 

Cooperation (NAAEC), North American 

Free Trade Agreement Implementation 

Act, Public Law 103–182, and as 

directed by Executive Order 12915, 

entitled ‘‘Federal Implementation of the 

North American Agreement on 

Environmental Cooperation.’’ The NAC 

is composed of 13 members 

representing academia, environmental 

non-governmental organizations, and 

private industry. The GAC consists of 12 

members representing state, local, and 

Tribal governments. The Committees are 

responsible for providing advice to the 

U.S. Representative on a wide range of 

strategic, scientific, technological, 

regulatory, and economic issues related 

to implementation and further 

elaboration of the NAAEC. 

The purpose of the meeting is to 

provide advice on the Guidelines for 

Submissions on Enforcement Matters 

under Articles 14 and 15 of the NAAEC 

and to discuss other trans-boundary 

environmental and trade issues. The 

meeting will also include a public 

comment session. A copy of the agenda 

will be posted at http://www.epa.gov/ 

ofacmo/nacgac-page.htm. 

DATES: The National and Governmental 

Advisory Committees will hold an open 

meeting on Thursday, April 26, 2012, 

from 8:30 a.m. to 5 p.m., and Friday, 

April 27, from 8:30 a.m. until 2 p.m. 

ADDRESSES: The meeting will be held at 

the U.S. EPA, Conference Room 1117A, 

located in the EPA East Building, 1201 

Constitution Ave. NW., Washington, DC 

20004. Telephone: 202–564–2294. The 

meeting is open to the public, with 

limited seating on a first-come, firstserved basis. If you plan to attend, 

please register with Ms. Stephanie 

McCoy, by no later than April 20th by 

calling 202–564–2294 or via email at 

mccoy.stephanie@epa.gov. Please 

provide your name, organization, 

address and telephone number. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Oscar Carrillo, Designated Federal 

Officer, carrillo.oscar@epa.gov, 202– 

564–0347, U.S. EPA, Office of Federal 

Advisory Committee Management and 

Outreach (1601–M), 1200 Pennsylvania 

Avenue NW., Washington, DC 20460. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Requests 

to make oral comments, or provide 

written comments to the Committees, 

should be sent to Oscar Carrillo, 

Designated Federal Officer, at the 

contact information above. 

Meeting Access: For information on 

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Carrillo at 202–564–0347 or 

carrillo.oscar@epa.gov. To request 

accommodation of a disability, please 

contact Oscar Carrillo, preferably at 

least 10 days prior to the meeting, to 

give EPA as much time as possible to 

process your request. 

Dated: March 20, 2012. 

Oscar Carrillo, 

Designated Federal Officer. 

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Notification of Two Public 

Teleconferences of the Science 

Advisory Board; Libby Amphibole 

Asbestos Review Panel 

AGENCY: Environmental Protection 

Agency (EPA). 

ACTION: Notice. 

SUMMARY: The Environmental Protection 

Agency (EPA or Agency) Science 

Advisory Board (SAB) Staff Office 

announces two public teleconferences 

of the SAB Libby Amphibole Asbestos 

Panel to discuss the Panel’s draft review 

report of EPA’s Toxicological Review of 

Libby Amphibole Asbestos (August 

2011 Draft). 

DATES: The SAB Libby Amphibole 

Asbestos Review Panel will conduct 

public teleconferences on May 1, 2012 

and May 8, 2012. The teleconferences 

on these dates will begin at 1 p.m. and 

end at 4 p.m. (Eastern Daylight Time). 

ADDRESSES: The public teleconferences 

will be conducted by telephone only. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Any 

member of the public wishing further 

information concerning the public 

teleconferences may contact Dr. Diana 

Wong, Designated Federal Officer 

(DFO), SAB Staff Office, by telephone/ 

voice mail at (202) 564–2049 or via 

email at wong.diana-M@epa.gov. 

General information concerning the EPA 

Science Advisory Board can be found at 

the EPA SAB Web site at http:// 

www.epa.gov/sab. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Background: The SAB was established 

pursuant to the Environmental 

Research, Development, and 

Demonstration Authorization Act 

(ERDAA) codified at 42 U.S.C. 4365, to 

provide independent scientific and 

technical peer review, advice, 

consultation, and recommendations to 

the EPA Administrator on the technical 

basis for EPA actions. As a Federal 

Advisory Committee, the SAB conducts 

business in accordance with the Federal 

Advisory Committee Act (FACA) (5 

U.S.C. App. 2) and related regulations. 

Pursuant to FACA and EPA policy, 

notice is hereby given that the SAB 

Libby Amphibole Asbestos Panel will 

hold two public teleconferences to 

discuss its draft review report of EPA’s 

draft Toxicological Review of Libby 

Amphibole Asbestos (August 2011). The 

SAB will comply with the provisions of 

FACA and all appropriate SAB Staff 

Office procedural policies. 

The EPA’s National Center for 

Environmental Assessment (NCEA) 

within the Office of Research and 

Development (ORD) has requested SAB 

to review EPA’s Draft Toxicological 

Review of Libby Amphibole Asbestos in 

Support of Summary Information on the 

Integrated Risk Information System 

(IRIS). The draft assessment evaluates 

cancer and noncancer health hazards 

and exposure-response of Libby 

amphibole asbestos. The SAB Libby 

Amphibole Asbestos Review Panel 

previously held a face-to-face meeting 

on February 6–8, 2012 to discuss its 

review comments on EPA’s draft 

Toxicological Review of Libby 

Amphibole Asbestos (August 2011). 

Background information about this SAB 

review can be found on the SAB Web 

site at http://yosemite.epa.gov/sab/

sabproduct.nsf/fedrgstr_activites/Libby

%20Cancer%20Assessment?Open

Document. 

The purpose of the upcoming 

teleconferences is for the SAB Libby 

Amphibole Asbestos Review Panel to 

discuss its draft review report. 

Availability of the review materials: 

Agendas and materials in support of the 

teleconferences will be placed on the 

SAB Web site at http://www.epa.gov/sab 

in advance of the teleconferences. For 

technical questions and information 

concerning EPA’s Draft Toxicological 

Review of Libby Amphibole Asbestos 

(August 2011), please contact Dr. 

Danielle DeVoney, of EPA’s National 

Center for Environmental Assessment 

(NCEA), by phone (703) 347–8558, or 

via email at devoney.daniel@epa.gov; or 

Dr. Bob Benson, of EPA Region 8, by 

phone (303) 312–7070, or via email at 

benson.bob@epa.gov. 

Procedures for Providing Public Input: 

Public comment for consideration by 

EPA’s federal advisory committees and 

panels has a different purpose from 

public comment provided to EPA 

program offices. Therefore, the process 

for submitting comments to a federal 

advisory committee is different from the 

process used to submit comments to an 

EPA program office. Federal advisory 

committees and panels, including 

scientific advisory committees, provide 

independent advice to EPA. Members of 

the public can submit comments for a 

federal advisory committee to consider 

as it develops advice for EPA. Input 

from the public to the SAB will have the 

most impact if it consists of comments 

that provide specific scientific or 

technical information or analysis for the 

SAB panel to consider or if it relates to 

the clarity or accuracy of the technical 

information. 

Oral Statements: In general, 

individuals or groups requesting an oral 

presentation at a public teleconference 

will be limited to three minutes per 

speaker. Interested parties should 

contact Dr. Diana Wong, DFO, in writing 

(preferably via email), at the contact 

information noted above, by April 24, 

2012 to be placed on the list of public 

speakers for the May 1, 2012 public 

teleconference. Written Statements: 

Written statements should be received 

in the SAB Staff Office by April 24, 

2012 so that the information may be 

made available to the SAB Panel for 

their consideration. Written statements 

should be supplied to the DFO in 

electronic format via email (acceptable 

file formats: Adobe Acrobat PDF, 

WordPerfect, MS Word, MS PowerPoint, 

or Rich Text files in IBM–PC/Windows 

98/2000/XP format). It is the SAB Staff 

Office general policy to post written 

comments on the Web page for the 

advisory meeting or teleconference. 

Submitters are requested to provide an 

unsigned version of each document 

because the SAB Staff Office does not 

publish documents with signatures on 

its Web sites. Members of the public 

should be aware that their personal 

contact information, if included in any 

written comments, may be posted to the 

SAB Web site. Copyrighted material will 

not be posted without explicit 

permission of the copyright holder. 

Accessibility: For information on 

access or services for individuals with 

disabilities, please contact Dr. Diana 

Wong at the phone number or email 

address noted above, preferably at least 

ten days prior to the meeting, to give 

EPA as much time as possible to process 

your request. 

Dated: March 21, 2012. 

Thomas H. Brennan, 

Deputy Director, EPA Science Advisory Board 

Staff Office. 

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