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• Food manufacturing (NAICS code 

311). 

• Pesticide manufacturing (NAICS 

code 32532). 

This listing is not intended to be 

exhaustive, but rather provides a guide 

for readers regarding entities likely to be 

affected by this action. Other types of 

entities not listed in this unit could also 

be affected. The North American 

Industrial Classification System 

(NAICS) codes have been provided to 

assist you and others in determining 

whether this action might apply to 

certain entities. If you have any 

questions regarding the applicability of 

this action to a particular entity, consult 

the person listed under FOR FURTHER

INFORMATION CONTACT. 

B. What Should I Consider as I Prepare 

My Comments for EPA? 

1. Submitting CBI. Do not submit this 

information to EPA through 

www.regulations.gov or e-mail. Clearly 

mark the part or all of the information 

that you claim to be CBI. For CBI 

information in a disk or CD-ROM that 

you mail to EPA, mark the outside of the 

disk or CD-ROM as CBI and then 

identify electronically within the disk or 

CD-ROM the specific information that is 

claimed as CBI. In addition to one 

complete version of the comment that 

includes information claimed as CBI, a 

copy of the comment that does not 

contain the information claimed as CBI 

must be submitted for inclusion in the 

public docket. Information so marked 

will not be disclosed except in 

accordance with procedures set forth in 

40 CFR part 2. 

2. Tips for preparing your comments. 

When submitting comments, remember 

to: 

i. Identify the document by docket ID 

number and other identifying 

information (subject heading, Federal 

Register date and page number). 

ii. Follow directions. The Agency may 

ask you to respond to specific questions 

or organize comments by referencing a 

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. EPA has 

requested the Administrator to issue a 

quarantine exemption for the use of 

formaldehyde gas on non-food contact 

surfaces to control Bacillus anthracis. 

Information in accordance with 40 CFR 

part 166 was submitted as part of this 

request. 

As part of this request, the applicant 

asserts that this quarantine exemption 

will enable responders to have effective 

decontamination antimicrobial pesticide 

products, following either an accidental 

or intentional release of Bacillus 

anthracis spores. If remediation of 

anthrax contaminated sites does not 

occur, several deaths could result, and 

government and business activities 

would cease in affected areas. This 

could have a serious impact if 

contamination is intentional and 

widespread. This chemical has already 

been used, after issuance of crisis 

exemptions to inactivate anthrax spores 

at specific locations during previous 

contamination events. 

It is impossible to estimate in advance 

the total amount of product which may 

be used under this exemption. This 

product will be used only in response 

to confirmed cases of anthrax 

contamination, and only on an as 

needed basis. 

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 

quarantine 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 quarantine 

exemption requested by the EPA’s 

OSWER. 

List of Subjects 

Environmental protection, Pesticides 

and pests. 

Dated: June 21, 2010. 

Lois Rossi, 

Director, Registration Division, Office of 

Pesticide Programs. 

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BILLING CODE 6560–50–S 

ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION 

AGENCY 

[FRL–9170–2] 

Science Advisory Board Staff Office; 

Notification of a Public Meeting of the 

Science Advisory Board Ecological 

Processes and Effects Committee 

AGENCY: Environmental Protection 

Agency (EPA). 

ACTION: Notice. 

SUMMARY: The Environmental Protection 

Agency (EPA or Agency) Science 

Advisory Board (SAB) Staff Office 

announces a public meeting of the SAB 

Ecological Processes and Effects 

Committee (EPEC). The SAB EPEC, 

augmented with other experts, will 

provide advice on technologies and 

systems to minimize the impacts of 

invasive species in vessel ballast water 

discharge. 

DATES: The meeting dates are Thursday, 

July 29, 2010 from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. 

(Eastern Time) and Friday, July 30, 2010 

from 8:30 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. (Eastern 

Time). 

ADDRESSES: The meeting will be held at 

the St. Regis Hotel, 923 16th Street, 

NW., Washington, DC 20006. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Members of the public who wish to 

obtain further information about this 

meeting must contact Dr. Thomas 

Armitage, Designated Federal Officer 

(DFO). Dr. Armitage may be contacted at 

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(1400F), U.S. Environmental Protection 

Agency, 1200 Pennsylvania Avenue, 

NW., Washington, DC 20460; or via 

telephone/voice mail; (202) 564–2155; 

fax (202) 565–2098; or e-mail at 

armitage.thomas@epa.gov. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Pursuant 

to the Federal Advisory Committee Act, 

Public Law 92–463, notice is hereby 

given that the SAB EPEC augmented 

with other experts will hold a public 

meeting to provide advice on 

technologies and systems to minimize 

the impacts of invasive species in vessel 

ballast water discharge. The SAB was 

established by 42 U.S.C. 4365 to provide 

independent scientific and technical 

advice to the Administrator on the 

technical basis for Agency positions and 

regulations. The SAB is a Federal 

Advisory Committee chartered under 

the Federal Advisory Committee Act 

(FACA), as amended, 5 U.S.C., App. 2. 

The SAB will comply with the 

provisions of FACA and all appropriate 

SAB Staff Office procedural policies. 

Background: Vessel ballast water 

discharges are a major source of 

nonidigenous species introductions to 

marine, estuarine, and freshwater 

ecosystems of the United States. Ballast 

water discharges are regulated by EPA 

under authority of the Clean Water Act 

(CWA) and the U.S. Coast Guard under 

authority of the Nonindigenous Aquatic 

Nuisance Prevention and Control Act, as 

amended (NANPCA). NANPCA 

generally requires vessels equipped 

with ballast water tanks and bound for 

ports or places in the United States after 

operating beyond the U.S. Exclusive 

Economic Zone to conduct a mid-ocean 

ballast water exchange, retain their 

ballast water onboard, or use an 

alternative environmentally sound 

ballast water management method 

approved by the U.S. Coast Guard. 

Under the authority of the CWA, EPA’s 

Vessel General Permit, in addition to the 

mid-ocean exchange, requires the 

flushing and exchange of ballast water 

by vessels in Pacific near-shore voyages 

and saltwater flushing of ballast water 

tanks that are empty or contain only unpumpable residual ballast water. 

While useful in reducing the presence 

of potentially invasive organisms in 

ballast water, ballast water exchange 

and saltwater flushing can have variable 

effectiveness and may not always be 

feasible due to vessel safety concerns. 

On August 28, 2009, the U.S. Coast 

Guard proposed establishing standards 

for concentrations of living organisms 

that can be discharged in vessel ballast 

water (74 FR 44632), and some States 

have established standards of their own. 

In addition, a number of studies and 

reports have been published on the 

status and efficacy of ballast water 

treatment technologies, and data 

collected on the efficacy of certain 

systems is available. 

EPA’s Office of Water (OW) has 

requested SAB review of technical 

documents and available data on the 

efficacy of ballast water treatment 

systems and advice on improving the 

performance of such systems. In 

response, the SAB Staff Office requested 

public nomination of experts and 

formed an augmented SAB Ecological 

Processes and Effects Committee 

[Federal Register Notice dated February 

25, 2010 (75 FR 8700–8701)]. The 

augmented EPEC will provide advice on 

technologies and systems to minimize 

the impacts of invasive species in vessel 

ballast water discharge. The purpose of 

the meeting on July 29–30, 2010 is to 

receive background briefings and 

formulate preliminary comments on this 

subject. 

Availability of Meeting Materials: The 

meeting agenda, SAB Committee roster, 

charge to the Committee, and other 

meeting material will be posted on the 

SAB Web site at https://www.epa.gov/ 

sab in advance of the meeting. Inquiries 

regarding the technical information for 

this advisory should be directed to Dr. 

Ryan Albert of EPA’s Office of Water at 

albert.ryan@epa.gov or (202) 564–0763 

or Mr. Marcus Zobrist of EPA’s Office of 

Water at zobrist.marcus@epa.gov or 

(202) 564–8311. 

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. They should 

send their comments directly to the 

Designated Federal Officer for the 

relevant advisory committee. Oral 

Statements: In general, individuals or 

groups requesting an oral presentation 

at a public meeting will be limited to 

five minutes per speaker. Interested 

parties should contact Dr. Armitage, 

DFO, in writing (preferably via e-mail) 

at the contact information noted above 

by July 22, 2010 to be placed on a list 

of public speakers for the meeting. 

Written Statements: Written statements 

should be received in the SAB Staff 

Office no later than July 22, 2010 so that 

the information may be made available 

to the SAB Committee members for their 

consideration. Written statements 

should be supplied to the DFO in the 

following formats: One hard copy with 

original signature, and one electronic 

copy via e-mail (acceptable file format: 

Adobe Acrobat PDF, WordPerfect, MS 

Word, MS PowerPoint, or Rich Text 

files in IBM–PC/Windows 98/2000/XP 

format). Submitters are requested to 

provide two versions of each document 

submitted with and without signatures, 

because the SAB Staff Office does not 

publish documents with signatures on 

its Web sites. 

Accessibility: For information on 

access or services for individuals with 

disabilities, please contact Dr. Armitage 

at the phone number or e-mail 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: June 24, 2010. 

Vanessa T. Vu, 

Director, EPA Science Advisory Board Staff 

Office. 

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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION 

AGENCY 

[FRL–9170–1] 

Science Advisory Board Staff Office; 

Notification of a Public Teleconference 

of the Air Quality Modeling 

Subcommittee of the Advisory Council 

on Clean Air Compliance Analysis 

(Council) 

AGENCY: Environmental Protection 

Agency (EPA). 

ACTION: Notice. 

SUMMARY: The EPA Science Advisory 

Board (SAB) Staff Office announces a 

public teleconference of the Air Quality 

Modeling Subcommittee (AQMS) of the 

Advisory Council on Clean Air 

Compliance Analysis (Council) to 

review additional information on 

particulate matter inventories for EPA’s 

air quality modeling work for the 

Second Section 812 Prospective BenefitCost Study of the Clean Air Act. 

DATES: The AQMS will conduct a public 

teleconference on August 11, 2010. The 

teleconference will begin at 12 noon and 

end by 2 p.m. (Eastern Time). 

ADDRESSES: The teleconference will be 

conducted by telephone only. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Any 

member of the public wishing to obtain 

general information concerning the 

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