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rot (species of Heterobasidion annosum 

complex, including Heterobasidion 

irregulare) on conifers by treatment of 

freshly cut stumps. Contact: BPPD. 

2. File Symbol: 90866–E. Docket ID 

number: EPA–HQ–OPP–2015–0458. 

Applicant: Spring Trading Company, 

10805 W. Timberwagon Cir., Spring, TX 

77380–4030 (on behalf of CH Biotech 

R&D Co. LTD, No. 121, Xian an Rd., 

Xianxi Township, Changhua County 

507, Taiwan (R.O.C.) 50741). Product 

name: CH Biotech R&D Co. Betaine. 

Active ingredient: Plant Growth 

Regulator—Methanaminium, 1-carboxyN, N, N-trimethyl-, inner salt (Betaine) 

at 98.5%. Proposed use: Plant growth 

regulator for amelioration of growth 

reduction caused by saline or sodic soils 

and environmental stress. Contact: 

BPPD. 

3. File Symbol: 90866–R. Docket ID 

number: EPA–HQ–OPP–2015–0458. 

Applicant: Spring Trading Company, 

10805 W. Timberwagon Cir., Spring, TX 

77380–4030 (on behalf of CH Biotech 

R&D Co. LTD, No. 121, Xian an Rd., 

Xianxi Township, Changhua County 

507, Taiwan (R.O.C.) 50741). Product 

name: CH Biotech Betaine Technical. 

Active ingredient: Plant Growth 

Regulator—Methanaminium, 1-carboxyN, N, N-trimethyl-, inner salt (Betaine) 

at 98.5%. Proposed use: Manufacturinguse product. Contact: BPPD. 

Authority: 7 U.S.C. 136 et seq. 

Dated: July 24, 2015. 

John E. Leahy, Jr., 

Acting Director, Biopesticides and Pollution 

Prevention Division, Office of Pesticide 

Programs. 

[FR Doc. 2015–19263 Filed 8–4–15; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 6560–50–P 

ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION 

AGENCY 

[9931–85–Region 10] 

Final Reissuance of a General NPDES 

Permit (GP) for Oil and Gas 

Exploration Facilities in the Federal 

Waters of Cook Inlet, Alaska 

AGENCY: Region 10, Environmental 

Protection Agency. 

ACTION: Final notice of reissuance of a 

general permit. 

SUMMARY: EPA is reissuing a National 

Pollutant Discharge Elimination System 

(NPDES) GP (AKG–28–5100) to cover 

Oil and Gas Exploration Facilities in the 

Federal Waters of Cook Inlet. EPA 

proposed the GP on March 22, 2013 for 

a 60 day comment period. Public 

Hearings were held the week of April 

29, 2013, in Kenai (April 29), Homer 

(April 30), and Anchorage (May 2). 

DATES: The effective date of this GP will 

be September 1, 2016. 

ADDRESSES: Copies of the GP and 

Response to Comments are available 

through written requests submitted to 

EPA, Region 10, 1200 Sixth Avenue, 

Suite 900, OWW–191, Seattle, WA 

98101. Electronic requests may be sent 

to: washington.audrey@epa.gov or 

godsey.cindi@epa.gov. For requests by 

phone, call Audrey Washington at (206) 

553–0523 or Cindi Godsey at (206) 553– 

1676. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: The 

GP, Fact Sheet, Response to Comments 

and Ocean Discharge Criteria Evaluation 

may be found on the Region 10 Web site 

at http://yosemite.epa.gov/r10/

water.nsf/NPDES+Permits/

General+NPDES+Permits/#oilgas. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: EPA 

prepared a Biological Evaluation for 

consultation with the U.S. Fish and 

Wildlife Service and the National 

Marine Fisheries Service. EPA received 

concurrence from both Services on a 

Not Likely to Adversely Affect 

determination. 

Executive Order 12866: The Office of 

Management and Budget has exempted 

this action from the review 

requirements of Executive Order 12866 

pursuant to Section 6 of that order. 

Regulatory Flexibility Act: Under the 

Regulatory Flexibility Act (RFA), 5 

U.S.C. 601 et seq., a Federal agency 

must prepare an initial regulatory 

flexibility analysis ‘‘for any proposed 

rule’’ for which the agency ‘‘is required 

by section 553 of the Administrative 

Procedure Act (APA), or any other law, 

to publish general notice of proposed 

rulemaking.’’ The RFA exempts from 

this requirement any rule that the 

issuing agency certifies ‘‘will not, if 

promulgated, have a significant 

economic impact on a substantial 

number of small entities.’’ EPA has 

concluded that NPDES general permits 

are permits, not rulemakings, under the 

APA and thus not subject to APA 

rulemaking requirements or the RFA. 

Notwithstanding that general permits 

are not subject to the RFA, EPA has 

determined that this GP, as issued, will 

not have a significant economic impact 

on a substantial number of small 

entities. 

Dated: July 29, 2015. 

Daniel D. Opalski, 

Director, Office of Water & Watersheds, 

Region 10. 

[FR Doc. 2015–19255 Filed 8–4–15; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 6560–50–P 

ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION 

AGENCY 

[FRL–9931–41–OA] 

Notification of a Closed 

Teleconference of the Chartered 

Science Advisory Board 

AGENCY: Environmental Protection 

Agency (EPA). 

ACTION: Notice. 

SUMMARY: The Environmental Protection 

Agency’s (EPA), Science Advisory 

Board (SAB) Staff Office is announcing 

a teleconference of the Chartered SAB to 

conduct a review of a draft report of 

recommendations regarding the 

agency’s 2015 Scientific and 

Technological Achievement Awards 

(STAA). The Chartered SAB 

teleconference will be closed to the 

public. 

DATES: The Chartered SAB 

teleconference date is Thursday, 

September 10, 2015, from 2:00 p.m. to 

3:30 p.m. (Eastern Time). 

ADDRESSES: The Chartered SAB closed 

teleconference will take place via 

telephone only. General information 

about the SAB may be found on the SAB 

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

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Members of the public who wish to 

obtain further information regarding this 

announcement may contact Mr. Thomas 

Carpenter, Designated Federal Officer, 

by telephone: (202) 564–4885 or email 

at carpenter.thomas@epa.gov. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Pursuant 

to section 10(d) of the Federal Advisory 

Committee Act (FACA), 5 U.S.C. App. 2, 

and section (c)(6) of the Government in 

the Sunshine Act, 5 U.S.C. 552b(c)(6), 

the EPA has determined that the 

chartered SAB quality review 

teleconference will be closed to the 

public. The purpose of the 

teleconference is for the chartered SAB 

to conduct a review of a draft SAB 

advisory report of recommendations 

regarding the agency’s 2015 STAA. The 

Chartered SAB teleconference will be 

closed to the public. 

Quality review is a key function of the 

chartered SAB. Draft reports prepared 

by SAB committees, panels, or work 

groups must be reviewed and approved 

by the chartered SAB before transmittal 

to the EPA Administrator. The chartered 

SAB makes a determination in a 

meeting consistent with FACA about all 

draft reports and determines whether 

the report is ready to be transmitted to 

the EPA Administrator. 

At the teleconference, the chartered 

SAB will conduct a review of draft 

report developed by an SAB committee 


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