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to its public docket. Do not submit to 

EPA’s docket at https://

www.regulations.gov any information 

you consider to be Confidential 

Business Information (CBI), Proprietary 

Business Information (PBI), or other 

information whose disclosure is 

restricted by statute. Multimedia 

submissions (audio, video, etc.) must be 

accompanied by a written comment. 

The written comment is considered the 

official comment and should include 

discussion of all points you wish to 

make. The EPA will generally not 

consider comments or comment 

contents located outside of the primary 

submission (i.e., on the web, cloud, or 

other file sharing system). Please visit 

https://www.epa.gov/dockets/ 

commenting-epa-dockets for additional 

submission methods; the full EPA 

public comment policy; information 

about CBI, PBI, or multimedia 

submissions; and general guidance on 

making effective comments. 

II. Background 

EPA issued its first Scientific Integrity 

Policy in 2012 and the Agency 

appointed its first full time Scientific 

Integrity Official (SIO) in 2013 based on 

requirements in both the 2009 Scientific 

Integrity Presidential Memorandum and 

the 2010 Office of Science and 

Technology Policy (OSTP) Presidential 

Memorandum on Scientific Integrity. 

Those documents together with the 

2021 Presidential Memorandum on 

Restoring Trust in Government Through 

Scientific Integrity and Evidence-based 

Policymaking guided the draft updates 

of the 2023 Scientific Integrity (SI) 

Policy. The draft updates are derived 

from these documents, the collective 

experience of Federal agencies, and the 

informed engagement of stakeholders 

both inside and outside of government 

captured in the actions of the 2022 

National Science and Technology 

Council Scientific Integrity Fast Track 

Action Committee and their report, 

Protecting the Integrity of Government 

Science (SI–FTAC Report) and the 

National Science and Technology 

Council 2023 A Framework for Federal 

Scientific Integrity Policy and Practice. 

The draft SI Policy updates include 

but are not limited to the adoption of a 

new Federal definition of scientific 

integrity as well as the introduction and 

clarification of roles and 

responsibilities, such as the new role of 

the EPA Chief Scientist. In addition, the 

draft policy updates will significantly 

strengthen several policy elements (e.g., 

protecting scientific processes, 

reviewing science, ensuring the free 

flow of scientific information, 

supporting decision making processes, 

ensuring accountability, etc.) that will 

help ensure a culture of scientific 

integrity at the Agency. 

III. How will comments be used? 

EPA values external knowledge and 

experience with scientific integrity and 

looks forward to comments pertaining to 

policy content. Public comment 

received on the SI Policy will be 

reviewed and considered to be 

incorporated into or modify text in the 

final revised SI Policy. The final revised 

SI Policy will undergo internal EPA 

review and revision and be posted on 

EPA’s website. 

Maureen R. Gwinn, 

EPA Chief Scientist. 

[FR Doc. 2024–01313 Filed 1–23–24; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 6560–50–P 

FEDERAL MARITIME COMMISSION 

[Docket No. FMC–2024–0003] 

Informal Public Hearing on the Impact 

of Current Conditions in the Red Sea 

and Gulf of Aden Regions 

AGENCY: Federal Maritime Commission. 

ACTION: Notice of informal public 

hearing and request for information. 

SUMMARY: The Federal Maritime 

Commission will hold an informal 

public hearing on February 7, 2024, and 

continuing February 8, 2024, if needed, 

to examine how conditions in the Red 

Sea and Gulf of Aden regions are 

impacting commercial shipping and 

global supply chains. At this hearing, 

the Commission will hear from 

stakeholders in the supply chain on 

how operations have been disrupted by 

attacks on commercial shipping, steps 

taken in response to these events, and 

the resulting effects. 

DATES: The informal public hearing will 

be held on February 7, 2024, beginning 

at 10 a.m. EST, and continuing February 

8, 2024, at 10 a.m. EST, if needed. This 

hearing will be open for public 

attendance and will be streamed live. 

Stakeholders who wish to present 

testimony at the hearing must send a 

request to testify by email addressed to 

secretary@fmc.gov and received no later 

than 5 p.m. EST on January 31, 2024. 

Submission of written testimony by 

hearing stakeholders is optional; any 

such written testimony, and written 

comments by any other interested 

persons, must be submitted to the 

Commission by email at secretary@

fmc.gov and received no later than 5 

p.m. EST on January 31, 2024. 

ADDRESSES: The informal public hearing 

will be held in the Hearing Room at the 

Surface Transportation Board, 395 E 

Street SW, Washington, DC 20423, and 

will be streamed live. All requests to 

present testimony at the hearing, and 

submissions of written testimony and 

comments for the hearing should be 

addressed to the Commission and 

emailed to secretary@fmc.gov. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

David Eng, Secretary; Phone: (202) 523– 

5725; Email: secretary@fmc.gov. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

I. Background 

The Commission will hold an 

informal public hearing to examine how 

conditions in the Red Sea and Gulf of 

Aden regions are impacting commercial 

shipping and global supply chains. The 

hearing will allow stakeholders in the 

supply chain to communicate with the 

Commission regarding how operations 

have been disrupted by attacks on 

commercial shipping, steps taken in 

response to these events, and the 

resulting effects. In addition, the hearing 

will allow the Commission to gather 

information and identify any new issues 

related to these disruptions that might 

be subject to Commission statutes and 

regulations. 

The hearing will be held on February 

7, 2024, beginning at 10 a.m. EST, and 

continuing February 8, 2024, at 10 a.m. 

EST, if needed, in the Hearing Room at 

the Surface Transportation Board. This 

hearing will be open for public 

attendance and will also be streamed 

live. More information about accessing 

the live stream will be posted on the 

Commission’s web page at 

www.fmc.gov. If technical issues prevent 

the Commission from streaming live, the 

Commission will post a recording of the 

meeting as soon as possible on the 

Commission’s web page at 

www.fmc.gov. Any person wishing to 

attend the hearing in person should 

report to the Surface Transportation 

Board with enough time to clear 

building security procedures before the 

scheduled start time. 

II. Public Participation at the Hearing 

How do I participate at the hearing? 

This hearing will be open for public 

attendance and will also be streamed 

live. Stakeholders who wish to present 

testimony at the hearing must send a 

request to testify by email addressed to 

secretary@fmc.gov and received no later 

than 5 p.m. EST on January 31, 2024. 

The request should include the name, 

company name and job title, street 

address, email address, phone number 

of the requester, a summary of how 

operations have been disrupted by 

attacks on commercial shipping, steps 


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taken in response to these events, and 

the resulting effects, as applicable. 

Testifying stakeholders must appear at 

the hearing in person; there is no virtual 

option for presentations. 

There may not be sufficient time for 

all interested stakeholders to present 

testimony, and the Commission will 

notify stakeholders selected to testify no 

later than February 2, 2024. To ensure 

a diversity of views and perspectives 

from vessel-operating common carriers 

and shippers, the Commission may also 

extend invitations to testify. The panels 

and stakeholders selected to testify will 

be announced at a later date on the 

Commission’s web page at 

www.fmc.gov. 

III. Written Testimony and Comment 

How do I submit written testimony or a 

comment for the hearing? 

Any person wishing to submit written 

testimony or a comment for the hearing 

must submit their testimony or 

comment to the Commission by email at 

secretary@fmc.gov and received no later 

than 5 p.m. EST on January 31, 2024. 

What will the Commission do with my 

written testimony or comment? 

All written testimony and comments 

received will be posted without change, 

including any personal information 

provided, at https://

www.regulations.gov, and will be 

included in the record and made 

available to the public. Please do not 

include personally identifiable 

information (such as name, address, or 

other contact information) or 

confidential business information that 

you do not want publicly disclosed. 

How do I submit confidential 

information? 

The Commission will provide 

confidential treatment for identified 

confidential information to the extent 

allowed by law. If you would like to 

request confidential treatment of any 

written testimony or comment, you 

must submit the following, by email, to 

secretary@fmc.gov: 

• A transmittal letter requesting 

confidential treatment that identifies the 

specific information in the written 

testimony or comment for which 

protection is sought and demonstrates 

that the information is a trade secret or 

other confidential research, 

development, or commercial 

information. 

• A confidential copy of your written 

testimony or comment, consisting of the 

complete filing with a cover page 

marked ‘‘Confidential-Restricted,’’ and 

the confidential material clearly marked 

on each page. 

• A public version of your written 

testimony or comment with the 

confidential information excluded. The 

public version must state ‘‘Public 

Version—confidential materials 

excluded’’ on the cover page and on 

each affected page and must clearly 

indicate any information withheld. 

How can I read written testimony and 

comments submitted by others? 

You may read the written testimony 

and comments received by the 

Commission at www.regulations.gov 

under Docket No. FMC–2024–0003. 

Alanna Beck, 

Federal Register Alternate Liaison Officer, 

Federal Maritime Commission. 

[FR Doc. 2024–01354 Filed 1–23–24; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 6730–02–P 

FEDERAL MARITIME COMMISSION 

Notice of Agreements Filed 

The Commission hereby gives notice 

of filing of the following agreements 

under the Shipping Act of 1984. 

Interested parties may submit 

comments, relevant information, or 

documents regarding the agreements to 

the Secretary by email at Secretary@

fmc.gov, or by mail, Federal Maritime 

Commission, 800 North Capitol Street, 

Washington, DC 20573. Comments will 

be most helpful to the Commission if 

received within 12 days of the date this 

notice appears in the Federal Register, 

and the Commission requests that 

comments be submitted within 7 days 

on agreements that request expedited 

review. Copies of agreements are 

available through the Commission’s 

website (www.fmc.gov) or by contacting 

the Office of Agreements at (202)–523– 

5793 or tradeanalysis@fmc.gov. 

Agreement No.: 012486–001. 

Agreement Name: Crowley/King 

Ocean Vessel Sharing Agreement. 

Parties: Crowley Latin America 

Services, LLC; King Ocean Services 

Limited, Inc. 

Filing Party: Wayne Rohde; Cozen 

O’Connor. 

Synopsis: The Amendment revises 

Article 8 to extend the duration of the 

Agreement. 

Proposed Effective Date: 3/4/2024. 

Location: https://www2.fmc.gov/ 

FMC.Agreements.Web/Public/ 

AgreementHistory/2005. 

Agreement No.: 201416. 

Agreement Name: CMA CGM to ONE 

USEC—Caribbean—WCSA Space 

Charter Agreement. 

Parties: CMA CGM S.A.; Ocean 

Network Express Pte. Ltd. 

Filing Party: Draughn Arbona; CMA 

CGM S.A. 

Synopsis: The Agreement authorizes 

CMA CGM to charter space to ONE in 

the trade between Colombia, Ecuador, 

Peru, Chile on the one hand, and the 

U.S. East Coast on the other hand. 

Proposed Effective Date: 1/18/2024. 

Location: https://www2.fmc.gov/ 

FMC.Agreements.Web/Public/ 

AgreementHistory/86542. 

Dated: January 19, 2024. 

Alanna Beck, 

Federal Register Alternate Liaison Officer, 

Federal Maritime Commission. 

[FR Doc. 2024–01339 Filed 1–23–24; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 6730–02–P 

FEDERAL RESERVE SYSTEM 

Change in Bank Control Notices; 

Acquisitions of Shares of a Bank or 

Bank Holding Company 

The notificants listed below have 

applied under the Change in Bank 

Control Act (Act) (12 U.S.C. 1817(j)) and 

§ 225.41 of the Board’s Regulation Y (12 

CFR 225.41) to acquire shares of a bank 

or bank holding company. The factors 

that are considered in acting on the 

applications are set forth in paragraph 7 

of the Act (12 U.S.C. 1817(j)(7)). 

The public portions of the 

applications listed below, as well as 

other related filings required by the 

Board, if any, are available for 

immediate inspection at the Federal 

Reserve Bank(s) indicated below and at 

the offices of the Board of Governors. 

This information may also be obtained 

on an expedited basis, upon request, by 

contacting the appropriate Federal 

Reserve Bank and from the Board’s 

Freedom of Information Office at 

https://www.federalreserve.gov/foia/ 

request.htm. Interested persons may 

express their views in writing on the 

standards enumerated in paragraph 7 of 

the Act. 

Comments regarding each of these 

applications must be received at the 

Reserve Bank indicated or the offices of 

the Board of Governors, Ann E. 

Misback, Secretary of the Board, 20th 

Street and Constitution Avenue NW, 

Washington, DC 20551–0001, not later 

than February 8, 2024. 

A. Federal Reserve Bank of Kansas 

City (Jeffrey Imgarten, Assistant Vice 

President) 1 Memorial Drive, Kansas 

City, Missouri, 64198–0001. Comments 

can also be sent electronically to 

KCApplicationComments@kc.frb.org: 

1. Patrick Kenner, Hebron, Nebraska; 

a member of the Kenner Family Group, 

to retain additional voting shares of 


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