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R EGIONAL 

### S TATE AND 

### T RIBAL 

### B ROWNFIELDS 

### C ONTACTS

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Region State Tribal

9—AZ, CA, HI, NV, AS, GU Eugenia Chow, 75 Hawthorne St. (SFD–6–1), San Francisco, CA 94105, Phone (415) 972–3160 Fax (415) 947–3520. Jose Garcia, Jr., 600 Wilshire Blvd, Suite 1460, Los Angeles, CA 90017, Phone (213) 244–1811 Fax (213) 244–1850.10—AK, ID, OR, WA ........... Mary K. Goolie, 222 West 7th Avenue #19 (AOO), Anchorage, AK 99513 Phone ((907) 271–3414 Fax ( 907) 271–3424. Mary K. Goolie, 222 West 7th Avenue #19 (AOO), Anchorage, AK 99513 Phone ((907) 271–3414 Fax (907) 271–3424.

XI. Statutory and Executive Order
Reviews

Under Executive Order 12866 (58 FR 51735, October 4, 1993), this action is not a ‘‘significant regulatory action’’ and is therefore not subject to review under Executive Orders 12866 and 13563 (76 FR 3821, January 21, 2011). Because this action is not subject to notice and comment requirements under the Administrative Procedures Act or any other statute, it is not subject to the Regulatory Flexibility Act (5 U.S.C. 601 et seq. ) or Sections 202 and 205 of the
Unfunded Mandates Reform Act of 1999 (UMRA) (Pub. L. 104–4). In addition, this action does not significantly or uniquely affect small governments. This action does not create new binding legal requirements that substantially and directly affect Tribes under Executive Order 13175 (63 FR 67249, November 9, 2000). This action does not have significant Federalism implications under Executive Order 13132 (64 FR 43255, August 10, 1999). Because this action has been exempted from review under Executive Order 12866, this action is not subject to Executive Order 13211, entitled Actions Concerning Regulations That Significantly Affect Energy Supply, Distribution, or Use (66 FR 28355, May 22, 2001) or Executive Order 13045, entitled Protection of
Children from Environmental Health Risks and Safety Risks (62 FR 19885, April 23, 1997). This action does not contain any information collections subject to OMB approval under the Paperwork Reduction Act (PRA), 44

U.S.C. 3501 et seq., nor does it require any special considerations under Executive Order 12898, entitled Federal
Actions to Address Environmental Justice in Minority Populations and Low-Income Populations (59 FR 7629, February 16, 1994). This action does not involve technical standards; thus, the requirements of Section 12(d) of the National Technology Transfer and Advancement Act of 1995 (15 U.S.C. 272 note) do not apply. The Congressional Review Act, 5 U.S.C. 801 et seq., generally provides that before certain actions may take effect, the agency promulgating the action must submit a report, which includes a copy of the action, to each House of the Congress and to the Comptroller General
of the United States. Because this final action does not contain legally binding requirements, it is not subject to the Congressional Review Act.

Dated: November 25, 2014. Gail Ann Cooper, Deputy Director, Office of Brownfields and Land Revitalization, Office of Solid Waste and Emergency Response.

[FR Doc. 2014–28464 Filed 12–2–14; 8:45 am]

**BILLING CODE 6560–50–P**

**ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION**
**AGENCY**

**[FRL–9920–00–ORD; Docket ID No. EPA– HQ–ORD–2014–0859]** 

**Notice of Workshop and Call for Information on Integrated Science** 
**Assessment for Particulate Matter**

**AGENCY :**  Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).

**ACTION :**  Notice of Workshop; Call for
Information.

**SUMMARY :**  The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Office of Research and Development’s National
Center for Environmental Assessment (NCEA) is preparing an Integrated Science Assessment (ISA) as part of the review of the primary and secondary National Ambient Air Quality Standards (NAAQS) for particulate matter (PM). This ISA is intended to update the scientific assessment presented in the Integrated Science Assessment for Particulate Matter (EPA 600/R–08/ 139F), published in December 2009. Interested parties are invited to assist EPA in developing and refining the
scientific information base for the review of the PM NAAQS by submitting
research studies that have been published, accepted for publication, or presented at a public scientific meeting.

EPA is also announcing that a workshop, entitled ‘‘Workshop to Discuss Policy-Relevant Science to Inform EPA’s Review of the Primary and Secondary NAAQS for PM,’’ is being organized by NCEA and EPA Office of Air and Radiation’s Office of Air Quality Planning and Standards (OAQPS). The workshop will be held February 9– February 11, 2015, in Research Triangle Park, North Carolina. The workshop will be open to attendance by interestedpublic observers on a first-come, firstserved basis up to the limits of available

space.

**DATES :**  The workshop will be held on February 9–11, 2015. All
communications and information submitted in response to the call for information should be received by EPA by February 18, 2015.

**ADDRESSES :**  The workshop will be held at U.S. EPA, 109 T.W. Alexander Drive, Research Triangle Park, North Carolina. An EPA contractor, ICF International, is providing logistical support for the workshop. To register, please visit the
Web site: https://sites.google.com/site/ pmworkshop2015/. Interested parties can participate in person or via webinar. The pre-registration deadline is February 4, 2015. Please direct questions regarding workshop registration or logistics to Whitney Kihlstrom at (919) 293–1646, or whitney.kihlstrom@icfi.com. For specific questions regarding technical aspects of the workshop see the section
of this notice entitled **FOR FURTHER**

**INFORMATION CONTACT**

**.**

Information in response to the call for information may be submitted electronically, by mail, by facsimile, or by hand delivery/courier. Please follow the detailed instructions as provided in
the section of this notice entitled

**SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION**

**. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT**  **:** For details on the period for submission of research information from the public,
contact the Office of Research and Development (ORD) Docket at EPA’s Headquarters Docket Center; telephone: 202–566–1752; facsimile: 202–566– 9744; or email: Docket

_ ORD@epa.gov. For technical information, contact Mr. Jason Sacks, NCEA; telephone: (919) 541–9729; facsimile: (919) 541–1818; or
email: sacks.jason@epa.gov or Dr. Scott Jenkins, OAQPS; telephone: (919) 541– 1167; facsimile: (919) 541–0237; or
email: jenkins.scott@epa.gov.


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**SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION :**  I. Information About the Project

Section 108(a) of the Clean Air Act (CAA) directs the Administrator to identify and to list certain air pollutants and then to issue ‘‘air quality criteria’’ for those pollutants. These air quality criteria are to ‘‘accurately reflect the latest scientific knowledge useful in indicating the kind and extent of all identifiable effects on public health or welfare which may be expected from the presence of such pollutant in the
ambient air . . .’’ Under section 109 of the CAA, EPA is then to establish National Ambient Air Quality Standards (NAAQS) for each pollutant for which EPA has issued criteria. Section 109(d) of the CAA subsequently requires periodic review and, if appropriate, revision of existing air quality criteria to reflect advances in scientific knowledge on the effects of the pollutant on public
health and welfare. EPA is also to revise the NAAQS, if appropriate, based on the revised air quality criteria.

Particulate matter (PM) is one of six ‘‘criteria’’ pollutants for which EPA has established NAAQS. Periodically, EPA
reviews the scientific basis for these standards by preparing an Integrated Science Assessment (ISA), formerly called an Air Quality Criteria Document (AQCD). The evidence and conclusions presented in the ISA directly inform the technical and policy assessments conducted by OAQPS. Collectively,
these documents form the scientific and
technical bases for EPA’s decisions on the adequacy of existing NAAQS and the appropriateness of new or revised
standards.

At the start of a NAAQS review, EPA
issues an announcement of the review
and notes the initiation of the development of the ISA. At that time, EPA also issues a request that the public submit scientific literature that they want to bring to the attention of the Agency for consideration in the review process. The Clean Air Scientific Advisory Committee (CASAC), an independent scientific advisory committee mandated by section 109(d)(2) of the Clean Air Act and part of EPA’s Science Advisory Board (SAB), is charged with independent expert
scientific review of EPA’s draft ISAs and other technical and policy assessments. As the process proceeds, the public will have opportunities to review and
comment on draft PM ISAs and other technical and policy assessments. These opportunities will also be announced in
the Federal Register

.

For the review of the PM NAAQS being initiated by this notice, the Agency is interested in obtaining additional new information, particularly concerning: (a) Toxicological studies of effects of controlled exposure to PM on laboratory animals and humans; (b) epidemiologic (observational) studies of
health effects associated with ambient exposures of human populations to PM; (c) the quantification of light extinction
in urban and non-urban areas—for example, new studies regarding visibility preferences, including studies
in additional urban and non-urban areas that disentangle visibility preferences from health preferences, the sensitivity of visibility preferences to survey methods and/or preferences regarding intensity versus frequency of visibility impairment; (d) climate impacts from PM-related aerosols, particularly regarding the quantification of anthropogenic aerosol effects on radiative forcing; and (e) ecological
studies that examine the effects on agricultural crops and natural terrestrial and/or aquatic ecosystems from ambient exposures to PM, including information regarding interactions with other ecosystem stressors and co-occurring pollutants. EPA also seeks recent
information in other areas of PM research such as chemistry and physics, sources and emissions, analytical methodology, transport and transformation in the environment, and
ambient concentrations. This and other
selected literature relevant to a review of the NAAQS for PM will be assessed in the forthcoming PM ISA. It is important to note that for the evaluation of PM and ecological effects, this does
not include studies that examine effects due to the deposition of oxides of nitrogen (NO X) or sulfur oxides (SO X ) in the particulate form ( e.g., ammonium sulfate), which will be covered in the ongoing review of the NO X/SO X secondary standard. Other opportunities for submission of new peer-reviewed, published (or in-press) papers will be possible as part of public comment on the draft ISAs that will be reviewed by

CASAC.

As part of this review of the PM NAAQS, EPA intends to sponsor a workshop on February 9–February 11, 2015 to provide the opportunity for internal and external experts to highlight significant new and emerging PM research, and to make recommendations to the Agency regarding the design and scope of the review for the primary (health-based) and secondary (welfare-based) PM standards to ensure that it addresses key policy-relevant issues and considers the new and emerging science that is relevant to informing EPA’s understanding of these issues. EPA intends that workshop discussions will build upon three prior publications (available at: http://www.epa.gov/ttn/ naaqs/standards/pm/s

_ pm

_index.html):

1. National Ambient Air Quality Standards for Particulate Matter: Final
Rule (78 FR 2086, January 15, 2013). The preamble to the final rule included detailed discussions of policy-relevant
issues central to the last review.

2. Integrated Science Assessment for PM—Final Report. (EPA/600/R–08/ 139F, December 2009). The ISA is a comprehensive review, synthesis, and evaluation of the most policy-relevant science, including key science judgments that are important to inform the development of the risk and exposure assessments, as well as other aspects of the NAAQS review. The 2009 PM ISA, completed by EPA’s NCEA,
included consideration of studies published through mid-2009.

3. Provisional Assessment of Recent Studies on Health Effects of Particulate Matter Exposure (EPA/600/R–12/056F, December 2012). This assessment, which was completed by EPA’s NCEA, evaluated studies published too late for
inclusion in the final PM ISA. The provisional science assessment focused on epidemiologic studies that used

PM 2.5 ( i.e., fine PM) or PM 10–2.5 ( i.e., coarse PM) and were conducted in the U.S. or Canada, and toxicological or epidemiologic studies that compared effects of PM from different sources, PM components, or size fractions published through August 2012. The document was not intended to critically review individual studies or integrate the scientific findings to draw causal conclusions as is done for an ISA, but
rather to ensure that the Administrator was fully aware of the ‘‘new’’ science that had developed since 2009 before making final decisions on whether to retain or revise the then-existing PM
standards.

Workshop participants are encouraged to review these documents thoroughly before the meeting, as they provide important background information on the scientific findings and analytical approaches considered in the previous review, as well as insights into the key policy-relevant questions from that review. In addition, participants may also want to review related documents (available at: http:// www.epa.gov/ttn/naaqs/standards/pm/

s

_

pm

_index.html), including the Policy Assessment for the Review of the
Particulate Matter National Ambient Air Quality Standards (Final Report, April 2011), Quantitative Health Risk Assessment for Particulate Matter (Final Report, June 2010), and Particulate Matter Urban-Focused Visibility


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Assessment (Final Document, July 2010).

Based in large part on the input received during this workshop, EPA will develop a draft Integrated Review Plan (IRP) for the PM NAAQS. This draft IRP will outline the schedule, process, and approaches for evaluating
the relevant scientific information and addressing the key policy-relevant
issues to be considered in this review.
CASAC will be asked to review the draft IRP in the mid-2015 and the public will also have the opportunity to comment on the draft plan. The final IRP, prepared in consideration of CASAC and public comments, will outline the process and schedule for conducting the review and the planned scope of the assessment documents ( e.g., an ISA, a risk/exposure assessment, and a policyassessment) as well as the key policyrelevant issues/questions that will guide
the review.

II. How To Submit Technical Comments to the Docket at www.regulations.gov

Submit your materials identified by Docket ID No. EPA–HQ–ORD–2014– 0859 by one of the following methods:

• www.regulations.gov: Follow the on-line instructions for submitting

comments.

• Email: Docket

_ ORD@epa.gov.

• Fax: 202–566–9744.

• Mail: Office of Research and Development (ORD) Docket (Mail Code: 28221T), U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, 1200 Pennsylvania Ave. NW., Washington, DC 20460. The phone
number is 202–566–1752.

• Hand Delivery: The ORD Docket is located in EPA’s Headquarters Docket Center, Room 3334 EPA West Building, 1301 Constitution Ave. NW., Washington, DC. EPA’s Docket Center Public Reading Room is open from 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., Monday through Friday, excluding Federal holidays. The telephone number for the Public Reading Room is 202–566–1744. Such deliveries are only accepted during the docket’s normal hours of operation, and special arrangements should be made
for deliveries of boxed information. If you provide materials by mail or hand delivery, please submit three copies of these materials. For attachments, provide an index, number pages consecutively with the materials, and submit an unbound original and three copies.

Instructions: Direct your comments to Docket ID No. EPA–HQ–ORD–2014– 0859. Please ensure that your comments are submitted within the specified comment period. Comments received after the closing date will be marked ‘‘late,’’ and may only be considered if time permits. It is EPA’s policy to
include all materials it receives in the public docket without change and to
make the materials available online at www.regulations.gov, including any personal information provided, unless
materials includes information claimed
to be Confidential Business Information (CBI) or other information whose disclosure is restricted by statute. Do not submit information that you
consider to be CBI or otherwise protected through www.regulations.gov
or email. The www.regulations.gov Web site is an ‘‘anonymous access’’ system, which means EPA will not know your identity or contact information unless you provide it in the body of your comment. If you send an email directly to EPA without going through www.regulations.gov, your email address will be automatically captured and included as part of the materials that are placed in the public docket and made available on the Internet. If you submit electronic materials, EPA recommends that you include your
name and other contact information in the body of your materials and with any disk or CD–ROM you submit. If EPA cannot read your materials due to
technical difficulties and cannot contact you for clarification, EPA may not be able to consider the materials you
submit. Electronic files should avoid the use of special characters, any form of encryption, and be free of any defects or
viruses. For additional information about EPA’s public docket visit EPA’s Docket Center homepage at www.epa.gov/epahome/dockets.htm.

Docket: Documents in the docket are
listed in the www.regulations.gov index. Although listed in the index, some information is not publicly available,

e.g., CBI or other information whose disclosure is restricted by statute. Certain other materials, such as copyrighted material, are publicly available only in hard copy. Publicly
available docket materials are available either electronically in www.regulations.gov or in hard copy at the ORD Docket in EPA’s Headquarters
Docket Center.

Dated: November 24, 2014.

Gina Perovich,
Acting Deputy Director, National Center for
Environmental Assessment.

[FR Doc. 2014–28278 Filed 12–2–14; 8:45 am]

**BILLING CODE 6560–50–P FEDERAL MARITIME COMMISSION** 

**Notice of Agreements Filed**

The Commission hereby gives notice of the filing of the following agreements under the Shipping Act of 1984. Interested parties may submit comments on the agreements to the Secretary, Federal Maritime Commission, Washington, DC 20573, within twelve days of the date this notice appears in
the Federal Register . Copies of the agreements are available through the Commission’s Web site ( www.fmc.gov ) or by contacting the Office of Agreements at (202) 523–5793 or tradeanalysis@fmc.gov.

Agreement No.: 011526–006. Title: M.O.S.K./Hoegh Autoliners Space Charter Agreement.

Parties: Hoegh Autoliners AS and
Mitsui O.S.K. Lines Ltd.

Filing Party: Eric C. Jeffrey, Esq.; Nixon Peabody LLP; 401 9th Street NW., Suite 900; Washington, DC 20004

Synopsis: The amendment adds Mexico to the geographic scope of the agreement.

Agreement No.: 012233–001. Title: CSCL/UASC/YMUK/CMA CGM/PIL Vessel Sharing and Slot Exchange Agreement—Asia and US/
Canada West Coast Services.

Parties: China Shipping Container Lines Co., Ltd. and China Shipping Container Lines (Hong Kong) Co., Ltd. (acting as a single party); United Arab Shipping Company (S.A.G.); Yang Ming (UK) LTD.; CMA CGM S.A.; and Pacific International Lines (Pte) Ltd (PIL).

Filing Party: Patricia M. O’Neill; Blank & Rome LLP; 600 New Hampshire Ave NW., Washington DC 20037.

Synopsis: The adds CMA CGM and PIL as parties to the agreement and provides the terms and conditions under which the parties will exchange
and charter slots. The amendment also adds Canada to the geographic scope of the agreement.

Agreement No.: 012306. Title: DOCE/Seafreight Space Charter Agreement.

Parties: Dole Ocean Cargo Express, and Seafreight Line Ltd.

Filing Party: Wayne Rohde, Esq; Cozen O’Connor; 1627 I Street NW., Suite 1100; Washington, DC 20006.

Synopsis: The Agreement Authorizes Seafreight Line to charter space to Dole Ocean Cargo Express in the trade
between the U.S. Atlantic Coast and
Central America.

Agreement No.: 012307. Title: Maersk/APL Slot Exchange Agreement.

Parties: A.P. Moller-Maersk A/S trading under the name of Maersk Line