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Constitution Ave. NW., Washington, 

DC. This Docket Facility is open from 

8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., Monday through 

Friday, excluding legal holidays. The 

telephone number for the Public 

Reading Room is (202) 566–1744, and 

the telephone number for the Air Docket 

is (202) 566–1742. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Carole Cook, Climate Change Division, 

Office of Atmospheric Programs (MC– 

6207J), Environmental Protection 

Agency, 1200 Pennsylvania Ave. NW., 

Washington, DC 20460; telephone 

number: (202) 343–9263; fax number: 

(202) 343–2342; email address: 

GHGreporting@epa.gov. For technical 

information, please go to the 

Greenhouse Gas Reporting Rule Program 

Web site http://www.epa.gov/

climatechange/emissions/

ghgrulemaking.html. To submit a 

question, select Rule Help Center, 

followed by ‘‘Contact Us.’’ 

Worldwide Web (WWW). In addition 

to being available in the docket, an 

electronic copy of today’s notice will 

also be available through the WWW. 

Following the Director’s signature, a 

copy of this action will be posted on 

EPA’s greenhouse gas reporting rule 

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

climatechange/emissions/

ghgrulemaking.html. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Background on Today’s Action. In 

this action, the EPA is providing notice 

that it is extending the comment period 

on the notice titled ‘‘Greenhouse Gas 

Reporting Program: Publication of 

Aggregated Greenhouse Gas Data,’’ 

which was published on June 9, 2014. 

The original deadline for submitting 

public comments on that notice was 

July 9, 2014. The EPA is extending that 

deadline to July 23, 2014. This 

extension will provide the public 

additional time to participate and 

comment. 

Dated: July 1, 2014. 

Sarah Dunham, 

Director, Office of Atmospheric Programs. 

[FR Doc. 2014–16090 Filed 7–8–14; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 6560–50–P 

ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION 

AGENCY 

[FRL 9913–52–OECA] 

National Environmental Justice 

Advisory Council; Notification of 

Public Teleconference Meeting and 

Public Comment 

AGENCY: Environmental Protection 

Agency. 

ACTION: Notification of Public 

Teleconference Meeting and Public 

Comment. 

SUMMARY: Pursuant to the Federal 

Advisory Committee Act (FACA), Public 

Law 92–463, the U.S. Environmental 

Protection Agency (EPA) hereby 

provides notice that the National 

Environmental Justice Advisory Council 

(NEJAC) will host a public 

teleconference meeting on Thursday, 

July 17, 2014, from 2:00 p.m. to 4:00 

p.m. Eastern Time. The primary topics 

of discussion will be (1) 

recommendations for EPA’s 

environmental justice policy on Tribes 

and Indigenous peoples, (2) a follow-up 

discussion about additional 

recommendations about ensuring 

environmental justice in goods 

movement, and (3) updates from NEJAC 

workgroups. 

There will be a public comment 

period from 3:30 p.m. to 4:00 p.m. 

Eastern Time. Members of the public are 

encouraged to provide comments 

relevant to the topics of the meeting. 

For additional information about 

registering to attend the meeting or to 

provide public comment, please see the 

‘‘Registration’’ and SUPPLEMENTARY

INFORMATION sections below. Due to a 

limited number of telephone lines, 

attendance will be on a first-come, first 

served basis. Pre-registration is required. 

Registration for the teleconference 

meeting closes at Noon Eastern Time on 

Monday, July 14, 2014. The deadline to 

sign up to speak during the public 

comment period, or to submit written 

public comments, is also Noon, 

Monday, July 14, 2014. 

DATES: The NEJAC teleconference 

meeting on Thursday, July 17, 2014, 

will begin promptly at 2:00 p.m. Eastern 

Time. 

Registration: Registrations will be 

processed at <http://nejacjuly2014.eventbrite.com.> When 

registering, please provide your name, 

organization, city and state, email 

address, and telephone number for 

follow up. Please also state whether you 

would like to be put on the list to 

provide public comment, and whether 

you are submitting written comments 

before the Monday, July 14, 2014, noon 

deadline. Non-English speaking 

attendees wishing to arrange for a 

foreign language interpreter may also 

make appropriate arrangements using 

the email address or telephone/fax 

number. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Questions or correspondence 

concerning the teleconference meeting 

should be directed to Jasmin Muriel, 

U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, 

by mail at 1200 Pennsylvania Avenue 

NW. (MC2201A), Washington, DC 

20460; by telephone at 202–564–4287; 

via email at Muriel.Jasmin@epa.gov; or 

by fax at 202–564–1624. Additional 

information about the NEJAC is 

available at: www.epa.gov/

environmentaljustice/nejac. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The 

Charter of the NEJAC states that the 

advisory committee shall provide 

independent advice to the 

Administrator on areas that may 

include, among other things, ‘‘advice 

about broad, cross-cutting issues related 

to environmental justice, including 

environment-related strategic, scientific, 

technological, regulatory, and economic 

issues related to environmental justice.’’ 

A. Public Comment: Members of the 

public who wish to provide public 

comment during the Thursday, July 17, 

2014, public teleconference meeting 

must pre-register by Noon Eastern Time 

on Friday July 11, 2014. Individuals or 

groups making remarks during the 

public comment period will be limited 

to seven (7) minutes. To accommodate 

the number of people who want to 

address the NEJAC, only one 

representative of a particular 

community, organization, or group will 

be allowed to speak. Written comments 

can also be submitted for the record. 

The suggested format for individuals 

providing public comments is as 

follows: name of speaker; name of 

organization/community; city and state; 

and email address; brief description of 

the concern, and what you want the 

NEJAC to advise EPA to do. Written 

comments received by Noon Eastern 

Time on Monday, July 14, 2014, will be 

included in the materials distributed to 

the NEJAC prior to the teleconference. 

Written comments received after that 

time will be provided to the NEJAC as 

time allows. All written comments 

should be sent to Jasmin Muriel, EPA, 

via email at Muriel.jasmin@epa.gov. 

B. Information about Services for 

Individuals with Disabilities: For 

information about access or services for 

individuals with disabilities, please 

contact Jasmin Muriel, at (202) 564– 

4287 or via email at Muriel.Jasmin@

EPA.gov. To request special 

accommodations for a disability, please 

contact Ms. Muriel at least four working 

days prior to the meeting, to give EPA 

sufficient time to process your request. 

All requests should be sent to the 

address, email, or phone/fax number 

listed in the FOR FURTHER INFORMATION

CONTACT section above. 


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Dated: June 30, 2014. 

Jasmin Muriel, 

Designated Federal Officer, Office of 

Environmental Justice, U.S. EPA. 

[FR Doc. 2014–16110 Filed 7–8–14; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 6560–50–P 

ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION 

AGENCY 

[FRL–9913–55–OAR] 

Protection of Stratospheric Ozone: 

Request for Methyl Bromide Critical 

Use Exemption Applications for 2017 

AGENCY: Environmental Protection 

Agency (EPA). 

ACTION: Notice. 

SUMMARY: The Environmental Protection 

Agency is providing notice of the 

process for submitting applications for 

critical use exemptions for 2017. Critical 

use exemptions are exceptions to the 

phaseout of production and import of 

methyl bromide, a controlled class I 

ozone-depleting substance. Critical use 

exemptions must be authorized by the 

Parties to the Montreal Protocol on 

Substances that Deplete the Ozone 

Layer and must be in accordance with 

the Clean Air Act. Applications received 

in accordance with this notice will be 

considered as the basis for submitting 

potential nominations for critical use 

exemptions to future Meetings of the 

Parties to the Montreal Protocol. Critical 

use exemptions allow production and 

import only in the year for which the 

Parties authorize them. All entities 

interested in obtaining a critical use 

exemption must provide EPA with 

technical and economic information to 

support a ‘‘critical use’’ claim by the 

deadline specified in this notice even if 

they have applied for an exemption in 

previous years. 

DATES: Applications for critical use 

exemptions must be submitted to EPA 

no later than September 30, 2014. 

ADDRESSES: Applications for the methyl 

bromide critical use exemption can also 

be submitted by U.S. mail to: U.S. 

Environmental Protection Agency, 

Office of Air and Radiation, 

Stratospheric Protection Division, 

Attention Methyl Bromide Team, Mail 

Code 6205M, 1200 Pennsylvania Ave. 

NW., Washington, DC 20460. 

Confidentiality: Application materials 

that are confidential should be 

submitted under separate cover and be 

clearly identified as ‘‘confidential 

business information.’’ Information 

covered by a claim of business 

confidentiality will be treated in 

accordance with the procedures for 

handling information claimed as 

confidential under 40 CFR part 2, 

subpart B, and will be disclosed only to 

the extent and by means of the 

procedures set forth in that subpart. If 

no claim of confidentiality accompanies 

the information when it is received by 

EPA, the information may be made 

available to the public by EPA without 

further notice to the company (40 CFR 

2.203). EPA may place a copy of 

Worksheet 6 in the public domain. Any 

information on Worksheet 6 shall not be 

considered confidential and will not be 

treated as such by the Agency. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

General Information: U.S. EPA 

Stratospheric Ozone Information 

Hotline, 1–800–296–1996; also 

www.epa.gov/ozone/mbr. 

Technical Information: Bill Chism, 

U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, 

Office of Pesticide Programs (7503P), 

1200 Pennsylvania Ave. NW., 

Washington, DC 20460, 703–308–8136. 

Email: chism.bill@epa.gov. 

Regulatory Information: Jeremy 

Arling, U.S. Environmental Protection 

Agency, Stratospheric Protection 

Division (6205M), 1200 Pennsylvania 

Ave. NW., Washington, DC 20460, 202– 

343–9055. EPA encourages users to 

submit their applications electronically 

to arling.jeremy@epa.gov. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

I. Background on the Critical Use 

Exemption 

The Montreal Protocol on Substances 

that Deplete the Ozone Layer is the 

international agreement aimed at 

reducing and eliminating the 

production and consumption of 

stratospheric ozone-depleting 

substances. Methyl bromide was added 

to the Protocol as an ozone-depleting 

substance in 1992 through the 

Copenhagen Amendment. 

The Protocol provides that the Parties 

may exempt ‘‘the level of production or 

consumption that is necessary to satisfy 

uses agreed by them to be critical uses’’ 

(Art. 2H para 5). The Parties to the 

Protocol included this language in the 

treaty’s methyl bromide phaseout 

provisions in recognition that 

alternatives might not be available by 

2005 for certain uses of methyl bromide 

agreed by the Parties to be ‘‘critical 

uses.’’ 

In their Ninth Meeting (1997), the 

Parties agreed to Decision IX/6, setting 

forth the following criteria for a ‘‘critical 

use’’ determination and an exemption 

from the production and consumption 

phaseout: 

(a) That a use of methyl bromide 

should qualify as ‘‘critical’’ only if the 

nominating Party determines that: 

(i) The specific use is critical because 

the lack of availability of methyl 

bromide for that use would result in a 

significant market disruption; and 

(ii) There are no technically and 

economically feasible alternatives or 

substitutes available to the user that are 

acceptable from the standpoint of 

environment and health and are suitable 

to the crops and circumstances of the 

nomination. 

(b) That production and consumption, 

if any, of methyl bromide for a critical 

use should be permitted only if: 

(i) All technically and economically 

feasible steps have been taken to 

minimize the critical use and any 

associated emission of methyl bromide; 

(ii) Methyl bromide is not available in 

sufficient quantity and quality from 

existing stocks of banked or recycled 

methyl bromide, also bearing in mind 

the developing countries’ need for 

methyl bromide; 

(iii) It is demonstrated that an 

appropriate effort is being made to 

evaluate, commercialize and secure 

national regulatory approval of 

alternatives and substitutes, taking into 

consideration the circumstances of the 

particular nomination. . . . Non-Article 

5 Parties [which includes the U.S.] must 

demonstrate that research programs are 

in place to develop and deploy 

alternatives and substitutes. . . . 

In 1998, Congress amended the Clean 

Air Act to require EPA to conform the 

U.S. phaseout schedule for methyl 

bromide to the provisions of the 

Protocol and to allow EPA to provide a 

critical use exemption. These 

amendments were codified in Section 

604 of the Clean Air Act, 42 U.S.C. 

7671c. Under EPA implementing 

regulations, the production and 

consumption of methyl bromide was 

phased out as of January 1, 2005. 

Section 604(d)(6), as added in 1998, 

allows EPA to exempt the production 

and import of methyl bromide from the 

phaseout for critical uses, to the extent 

consistent with the Montreal Protocol. 

EPA has defined ‘‘critical use’’ at 40 

CFR 82.3 based on the criteria in 

Decision IX/6. 

EPA regulations at 40 CFR 82.4 

prohibit the production and import of 

methyl bromide in excess of the amount 

of unexpended critical use allowances 

held by the producer or importer, unless 

authorized under a separate exemption. 

Methyl bromide produced or imported 

by expending critical use allowances 

may be used only for the appropriate 

category of approved critical uses as 

listed in Appendix L to the regulations 

(40 CFR 82.4(p)(2)). The use of methyl 

bromide that was produced or imported 

through the expenditure of production 


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