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DC), (28221T), 1200 Pennsylvania Ave. 

NW., Washington, DC 20460–0001. 

• Hand Delivery: To make special 

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delivery of boxed information, please 

follow the instructions at http://

www.epa.gov/dockets/contacts.html. 

Additional instructions on commenting 

or visiting the docket, along with more 

information about dockets generally, is 

available at 

http://www.epa.gov/dockets. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Lois 

Rossi, Registration Division (7505P), 

Office of Pesticide Programs, 

Environmental Protection Agency, 1200 

Pennsylvania Ave. NW., Washington, 

DC 20460–0001; main telephone 

number: (703) 305–7090; email address: 

RDFRNotices@epa.gov. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

I. General Information 

A. Does this action apply to me? 

You may be potentially affected by 

this action if you are an agricultural 

producer, food manufacturer, or 

pesticide manufacturer. The following 

list of North American Industrial 

Classification System (NAICS) codes is 

not intended to be exhaustive, but rather 

provides a guide to help readers 

determine whether this document 

applies to them. Potentially affected 

entities may include: 

• Crop production (NAICS code 111). 

• Animal production (NAICS code 

112). 

• Food manufacturing (NAICS code 

311). 

• Pesticide manufacturing (NAICS 

code 32532). 

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 email. 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 EPA Administrator, a 

Federal or State agency may be 

exempted from any provision of FIFRA 

if the EPA Administrator determines 

that emergency conditions exist which 

require the exemption. Texas 

Department of Agriculture has requested 

the EPA Administrator to issue a 

specific exemption for the use of 

propazine on cotton to control 

glyphosate-resistant Palmer amaranth. 

Information in accordance with 40 CFR 

part 166 was submitted as part of this 

request. 

As part of this request, the applicant 

asserts that propazine is needed to 

control glyphosate-resistant Palmer 

amaranth due to the lack of suitable 

alternatives and effective control 

practices; and significant economic 

losses will occur if this pest is not 

controlled. 

The Applicant proposes to make no 

more than one application of Milo-Pro 

herbicide on up to 3,000,000 acres of 

cotton in Texas during the 2014 growing 

season. As currently proposed, the 

maximum amount of product to be 

applied would be 70,314 gallons. 

This notice does not constitute a 

decision by EPA on the application 

itself. The regulations governing FIFRA 

section 18 require publication of a 

notice of receipt of an application for a 

specific exemption proposing the use of 

a pesticide that contains the active 

ingredient propazine, which belongs to 

the triazine class of pesticides. 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 Texas Department of 

Agriculture. 

List of Subjects 

Environmental protection, Pesticides 

and pests. 

Dated: June 6, 2014. 

Lois Rossi, 

Director, Registration Division, Office of 

Pesticide Programs. 

[FR Doc. 2014–14045 Filed 6–13–14; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 6560–50–P 

ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION 

AGENCY 

[FRL–9912–54–OA] 

Meetings of the Small Community 

Advisory Subcommittee and the Local 

Government Advisory Committee 

AGENCY: Environmental Protection 

Agency. 

ACTION: Announcement of Meetings. 

SUMMARY: The Small Community 

Advisory Subcommittee (SCAS) will 

meet via teleconference on Thursday, 

July 3, 2014, 2:00 p.m.-2:30 p.m. (EDT). 

The Subcommittee will discuss small 

community issues related to EPA’s 

Waters of the United States. This is an 

open meeting. Individuals or 

organizations wishing to address the 

Subcommittee meeting will be allowed 

a maximum of five minutes to present 

their point of view on issues pertaining 

to small communities. 

The Local Government Advisory 

Committee (LGAC) will meet via 


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teleconference on Thursday, July 3, 

2014, 2:30 p.m.–3:00 p.m. (EDT). The 

Committee meeting will focus on the 

Protecting America’s Waters Workgroup 

initial recommendations on the Waters 

of the United States. 

These are open meetings, and all 

interested persons are invited to 

participate. The Subcommittee will hear 

comments from the public between 2:15 

p.m. and 2:30 p.m. on Thursday, July 3, 

2014, and the Committee will hear 

comments from the public between 2:45 

p.m. and 3:00 p.m. on Thursday, July 3, 

2014. Individuals or organizations 

wishing to address the Subcommittee or 

the Committee will be allowed a 

maximum of five minutes to present 

their point of view. Also, written 

comments should be submitted 

electronically to eargle.frances@epa.gov. 

Please contact the Designated Federal 

Officer (DFO) at the number listed 

below to schedule a time on the agenda. 

Time will be allotted on a first-come 

first-serve basis, and the total period for 

comments may be extended if the 

number of requests for appearances 

requires it. 

ADDRESSES: The Small Communities 

Advisory Subcommittee and Local 

Government Advisory Committee 

meetings will meet via teleconference. 

Meeting summaries will be available 

after the meeting online at 

www.epa.gov/ocir/scas_lgac/lgac_

index.htm and can be obtained by 

written request to the DFO. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Local Government Advisory Committee 

(LGAC) and Small Communities 

Advisory Subcommittee (SCAS), contact 

Frances Eargle, Designated Federal 

Officer, at (202) 564–3115 or email at 

eargle.frances@epa.gov. 

Information On Services For Those 

With Disabilities: For information on 

access or services for individuals with 

disabilities, please contact Frances 

Eargle at (202) 564–3115 or email at 

eargle.frances@epa.gov. To request 

accommodation of a disability, please 

request it 10 days prior to the meeting, 

to give EPA as much time as possible to 

process your request. 

Dated: June 13, 2014. 

Frances Eargle, 

Designated Federal Officer, Local Government 

Advisory Committee. 

[FR Doc. 2014–14235 Filed 6–17–14; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 6560–50–P 

ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION 

AGENCY 

[FRL–9912–44–OA] 

Notification of a Joint Public Meeting 

and Joint Teleconferences of the 

Chartered Science Advisory Board and 

Chartered Board of Scientific 

Counselors and a Briefing 

Teleconference for New SAB Members 

AGENCY: Environmental Protection 

Agency (EPA). 

ACTION: Notice of meeting. 

SUMMARY: The Environmental Protection 

Agency (EPA) Science Advisory Board 

(SAB) Staff Office announces a joint 

public meeting of the Chartered SAB 

and the EPA’s Office of Research and 

Development (ORD) Chartered Board of 

Scientific Counselors (BOSC) to develop 

strategic advice on ORD’s research 

activities, six joint SAB–BOSC public 

teleconference calls to prepare for the 

face-to-face meeting, and one public 

teleconference to orient new SAB 

members to ORD’s work. 

DATES: The joint SAB–BOSC public 

meeting will be held on Thursday, July 

24, 2014 from 10:00 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. 

and Friday, July 25, 2014 from 8:30 a.m. 

to 2:00 p.m. ET. There will be six joint 

SAB–BOSC teleconferences, one for 

each ORD research program. The joint 

SAB–BOSC teleconferences will be 

held: (1) For the Human Health Risk 

Assessment program on July 1, 2014, 

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

Time (ET); (2) for the Air, Climate and 

Energy program on July 3, 2014, from 

10:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m. ET; (3) for the 

Chemical Safety for Sustainability 

program on July 3, 2014, from 1:30 p.m. 

to 3:30 p.m. ET; (4) for the Homeland 

Security program on July 7, 2014, from 

9:00 a.m. to 11:00 a.m. ET; (5) for the 

Sustainable and Health Communities 

program on July 10, 2014, from 2:00 

p.m. to 4:00 p.m. ET; and (6) for the Safe 

and Sustainable Water Resources 

program on July 17, 2014, from 1:00 

p.m. to 3:00 p.m. ET. 

The teleconference to provide an 

overview of ORD’s mission and role for 

SAB members will be held on June 24, 

2014, from 10:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m. ET. 

ADDRESSES: All the teleconferences will 

be held by teleconference only. The 

face-to-face meeting will be held at the 

Washington Marriott Georgetown, 1221 

22nd Street, Washington, DC 20037. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Any 

member of the public who wishes 

further information concerning the 

meetings may contact Dr. Angela 

Nugent, Designated Federal Officer 

(DFO), EPA Science Advisory Board 

(1400R), U.S. Environmental Protection 

Agency, 1200 Pennsylvania Avenue 

NW., Washington, DC 20460; via 

telephone/voice mail (202) 564–2218, 

fax (202) 202–565–2098; or email at 

nugent.angela@epa.gov. General 

information concerning the SAB can be 

found on the EPA 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 (ERDDAA), codified 

at 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 BOSC was established 

by the EPA to provide advice, 

information, and recommendations 

regarding the ORD research program. 

The SAB and BOSC are Federal 

Advisory Committees chartered under 

the Federal Advisory Committee Act 

(FACA), 5 U.S.C., App. 2. Pursuant to 

FACA and EPA policy, notice is hereby 

given that the chartered SAB and 

chartered BOSC will hold preparatory 

teleconferences and a joint meeting to 

develop advice on future directions for 

ORD’s research programs. The SAB and 

BOSC will comply with the provisions 

of FACA and all appropriate SAB Staff 

Office procedural policies. 

ORD research programs are structured 

to understand environmental problems 

and inform sustainable solutions to 

meet EPA’s strategic goals. The research 

programs comprise six program areas: 

Air, Climate, and Energy; Safe and 

Sustainable Water Resources; 

Sustainable and Healthy Communities; 

Chemical Safety for Sustainability; 

Human Health Risk Assessment; and 

Homeland Security. 

ORD requested that the SAB work 

jointly with the BOSC in 2011 to 

provide early advice on ORD strategic 

research directions. In response, the 

SAB and BOSC provided a report, Office 

of Research and Development (ORD) 

New Strategic Research Directions: A 

Joint Report of the Science Advisory 

Board (SAB) and ORD Board of 

Scientific Councilors (BOSC), EPA– 

SAB–12–001. After receiving this 

advisory report, ORD requested 

additional advice from the SAB and 

BOSC on ORD’s research 

implementation plans, efforts to 

strengthen program integration and 

efforts to strengthen and measure 

innovation. In response, the SAB and 

BOSC provided a report, 

Implementation of ORD Strategic 

Research Plans: A Joint Report of the 


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