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obtained at http://

www.facadatabase.gov/. 

The Panel shall provide the Secretary 

of Defense and the Deputy Secretary of 

Defense, through the Secretary of the 

Navy, independent advice and 

recommendations on critical matters 

concerning the Department of the Navy. 

The Panel’s focus will include 

Department of the Navy administration 

and management, recruitment and 

training, equipment acquisition and 

maintenance, military and civilian 

manpower systems, basing and support 

infrastructure, and logistical support. 

The Panel shall be composed of no more 

than 15 members, who are eminent 

authorities in the fields of science, 

research, finance, history, engineering, 

business, and industry. Members who 

are not full-time or permanent part-time 

Federal officers or employees are 

appointed as experts or consultants 

pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 3109 to serve as 

special government employee members. 

Members who are full-time or 

permanent part-time Federal officers or 

employees are appointed pursuant to 41 

CFR 102–3.130(a) to serve as regular 

government employee members. Each 

member is appointed to provide advice 

on behalf of the Government on the 

basis of their best judgment without 

representing any particular point of 

view and in a manner that is free from 

conflict of interest. Except for 

reimbursement of official Panel-related 

travel and per diem, members serve 

without compensation. The DoD, as 

necessary and consistent with the 

Panel’s mission and DoD policies and 

procedures, may establish 

subcommittees, task forces, or working 

groups to support the Panel, and all 

subcommittees must operate under the 

provisions of FACA and the 

Government in the Sunshine Act. 

Subcommittees will not work 

independently of the Panel and must 

report all recommendations and advice 

solely to the Panel for full deliberation 

and discussion. Subcommittees, task 

forces, or working groups have no 

authority to make decisions and 

recommendations, verbally or in 

writing, on behalf of the Panel. No 

subcommittee or any of its members can 

update or report, verbally or in writing, 

directly to the DoD or any Federal 

officers or employees. The Panel’s DFO, 

pursuant to DoD policy, must be a fulltime or permanent part-time DoD 

employee, and must be in attendance for 

the duration of each and every Panel/ 

subcommittee meeting. The public or 

interested organizations may submit 

written statements to the Panel 

membership about the Panel’s mission 

and functions. Such statements may be 

submitted at any time or in response to 

the stated agenda of planned Panel 

meetings. All written statements must 

be submitted to the Panel’s DFO who 

will ensure the written statements are 

provided to the membership for their 

consideration. 

Dated: January 2, 2018. 

Aaron Siegel, 

Alternate OSD Federal Register Liaison 

Officer, Department of Defense. 

[FR Doc. 2018–00041 Filed 1–4–18; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 5001–06–P 

ELECTION ASSISTANCE COMMISSION 

Notice of Meeting of the EAC Board of 

Advisors 

AGENCY: U.S. Election Assistance 

Commission. 

ACTION: Notice of public meeting for 

EAC Board of Advisors. 

Date and Time: Monday, January 22, 

2018, 8:30 a.m.–5:00 p.m. and Tuesday, 

January 23, 2018, 8:15–11:30 a.m. 

Place: Hyatt Regency Coral Gables, 50 

Alhambra Plaza, Coral Gables, FL 

33134, Phone: (305) 441–1234. 

Purpose: In accordance with the 

Federal Advisory Committee Act 

(FACA), Public Law 92–463, as 

amended (5 U.S.C. Appendix 2), the 

U.S. Election Assistance Commission 

(EAC) Board of Advisors will meet to 

address its responsibilities under the 

Help America Vote Act of 2002 (HAVA), 

to present its views on issues in the 

administration of Federal elections, 

formulate recommendations to the EAC, 

and receive updates on EAC activities. 

Agenda: The Board of Advisors will 

receive an overview and updates on 

EAC programs and agency operations. 

The Board of Advisors will receive 

updates on the Voluntary Voting System 

Guidelines (VVSG) 2.0 and on 

equipment certification. The Board will 

consider a resolution(s) on VVSG 

recommendations. The Board will hear 

a panel discussion on Election Security. 

The Board of Advisors will conduct 

committee breakout sessions and hear 

committee reports. The Board of 

Advisors will elect officers, appoint 

Board of Advisors committee members 

and chairs, and consider other 

administrative matters. 

Supplementary: Members of the 

public may submit relevant written 

statements to the Board of Advisors 

with respect to the meeting no later than 

5:00 p.m. EDT on Tuesday, January 16, 

2018. Statements may be sent via email 

at facaboards@eac.gov, via standard 

mail addressed to the U.S. Election 

Assistance Commission, 1335 East West 

Highway, Suite 4300, Silver Spring, MD 

20910, or by fax at 301–734–3108. 

This meeting will be open to the 

public. 

Person To Contact for Information: 

Bryan Whitener, Telephone: (301) 563– 

3961. 

Bryan Whitener, 

Director, National Clearinghouse on 

Elections, U.S. Election Assistance 

Commission. 

[FR Doc. 2018–00054 Filed 1–4–18; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 6820–KF–P 

ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION 

AGENCY 

[EPA–HQ–OAR–2004–0500; FRL–9972–77– 

OAR] 

Proposed Information Collection 

Request; Comment Request; 

Information Collection Activities 

Associated With EPA’s ENERGY STAR 

Program in the Residential Sector, EPA 

ICR No. 2193.04 

AGENCY: Environmental Protection 

Agency (EPA). 

ACTION: Notice. 

SUMMARY: The Environmental Protection 

Agency is planning to submit an 

information collection request (ICR), 

‘‘EPA’s ENERGY STAR Program in the 

Residential Sector’’ (EPA ICR No. 

2193.04, OMB Control No. 2060–0586) 

to the Office of Management and Budget 

(OMB) for review and approval in 

accordance with the Paperwork 

Reduction Act. Before doing so, EPA is 

soliciting public comments on specific 

aspects of the proposed information 

collection as described below. This is a 

proposed extension of the ICR, which 

was approved through August 31, 2017. 

An Agency may not conduct or sponsor 

and a person is not required to respond 

to a collection of information unless it 

displays a currently valid OMB control 

number. 

DATE: Comments must be submitted on 

or before March 6, 2018. 

ADDRESSES: Submit your comments, 

referencing Docket ID No. EPA–HQ– 

OAR–2004–0500, online using 

www.regulations.gov (our preferred 

method), by email to a-and-r-Docket@

epa.gov, or by mail to: EPA Docket 

Center, Environmental Protection 

Agency, Mail Code 28221T, 1200 

Pennsylvania Ave. NW, Washington, DC 

20460. 

EPA’s policy is that all comments 

received will be included in the public 

docket without change including any 

personal information provided, unless 


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the comment includes profanity, threats, 

information claimed to be Confidential 

Business Information (CBI) or other 

information whose disclosure is 

restricted by statute. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Brian Ng, Energy Star Residential 

Branch, Mailcode 6202A, 

Environmental Protection Agency, 1200 

Pennsylvania Ave. NW, Washington, DC 

20460; telephone number: (202) 343– 

9162; fax number: (202) 343–2204; 

email address: ng.brian@epa.gov. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Supporting documents which explain in 

detail the information that the EPA will 

be collecting are available in the public 

docket for this ICR. The docket can be 

viewed online at www.regulations.gov 

or in person at the EPA Docket Center, 

EPA West, Room 3334, 1301 

Constitution Ave. NW, Washington, DC. 

The telephone number for the Docket 

Center is 202–566–1744. For additional 

information about EPA’s public docket, 

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

Pursuant to section 3506(c)(2)(A) of 

the PRA, EPA is soliciting comments 

and information to enable it to: (i) 

Evaluate whether the proposed 

collection of information is necessary 

for the proper performance of the 

functions of the Agency, including 

whether the information will have 

practical utility; (ii) evaluate the 

accuracy of the Agency’s estimate of the 

burden of the proposed collection of 

information, including the validity of 

the methodology and assumptions used; 

(iii) enhance the quality, utility, and 

clarity of the information to be 

collected; and (iv) minimize the burden 

of the collection of information on those 

who are to respond, including through 

the use of appropriate automated 

electronic, mechanical, or other 

technological collection techniques or 

other forms of information technology, 

e.g., permitting electronic submission of 

responses. EPA will consider the 

comments received and amend the ICR 

as appropriate. The final ICR package 

will then be submitted to OMB for 

review and approval. At that time, EPA 

will issue another Federal Register 

notice to announce the submission of 

the ICR to OMB and the opportunity to 

submit additional comments to OMB. 

Abstract: EPA first developed energy 

efficiency guidelines for new homes in 

1995. ENERGY STAR’s new 

construction programs promote costeffective, whole house energy efficiency 

that is independently verified by third 

party professionals. Through 2016, there 

have been more than 1.8 million 

ENERGY STAR certified new homes 

built in the U.S. 

Since participation in the ENERGY 

STAR program is voluntary, 

organizations are not required to submit 

information to EPA. Information 

received is not of a confidential nature. 

EPA has developed this ICR to obtain 

authorization to collect information for 

the following activities: 

Joining the ENERGY STAR Program 

and Related Activities: An organization 

interested in joining ENERGY STAR as 

a partner is asked to submit a 

partnership agreement establishing its 

commitment to ENERGY STAR. 

Partners agree to undertake efforts such 

as educating their staff and the public 

about their partnership with ENERGY 

STAR, developing and implementing a 

plan to improve energy performance in 

homes, and highlighting achievements 

utilizing the ENERGY STAR label. 

Verification of ENERGY STAR 

Guidelines: The purpose of the 

verification process is to objectively and 

independently ensure the quality of 

home construction and improvements 

with respect to ENERGY STAR 

guidelines. Under ENERGY STAR’s 

Certified Homes program, verification of 

a home’s energy efficiency occurs when 

site-built home builders, multifamily 

high-rise developers, or plants 

producing manufactured and modular 

homes want to apply the ENERGY 

STAR label on homes. The verification 

process for site-built homes involves the 

home builder, the third-party 

verification organization (Home Energy 

Rating Providers and Home Energy 

Raters), and the Heating, Ventilation, 

and Cooling (HVAC) contractor. These 

organizations complete four checklists 

as part of the verification process. The 

verification process for multifamily 

high-rise units involves the developer 

and a Licensed Professional (architect or 

engineer), who submit information both 

pre-construction and post-construction 

to ensure that program prerequisites and 

energy conservation measures are 

properly installed and meet ENERGY 

STAR requirements. In addition, plants 

producing manufactured and modular 

homes must undergo a certification 

process to ensure that they consistently 

produce and install homes that meet 

ENERGY STAR guidelines. Also, under 

ENERGY STAR’s HVAC Verified 

Installation program, local program 

sponsors promote the installation of 

HVAC systems in homes to meet 

ENERGY STAR guidelines. Sponsors 

oversee contractors who perform the 

installations, perform tests, and report 

the results to the sponsors. Sponsors 

submit periodic reports to EPA on these 

activities. 

Evaluation: Partners and other 

program participants are asked to 

periodically submit information to EPA 

as needed to assist in evaluating 

ENERGY STAR’s effectiveness in 

helping organizations promote energy 

efficiency in homes, to assess partners’ 

level of interest and ability in promoting 

ENERGY STAR in the residential sector, 

and to determine the impact that 

ENERGY STAR has on residential 

energy use and the supply and demand 

for energy-efficient homes and home 

improvement products and services. In 

addition, EPA offers online tools, such 

as the Home Energy Yardstick and 

Home Energy Advisor, for homeowners 

to learn about and improve their homes’ 

energy efficiency. 

Periodic Reporting: Some partners are 

asked to submit information to EPA 

periodically to assist EPA in tracking 

and measuring progress in building and 

promoting ENERGY STAR certified 

homes and installing and promoting 

energy-efficient improvements. 

ENERGY STAR Awards: Each year, 

partners are eligible for an ENERGY 

STAR award, which recognizes 

organizations demonstrating 

outstanding support in promoting 

ENERGY STAR. An application is 

submitted to EPA by interested partners. 

Form Numbers: 5900–06, 5900–08, 

5900–17, 5900–33, 5900–172, 5900–175, 

5900–176, 5900–178, 5900–179, 5900– 

180, 5900–183, 5900–184, 5900–186, 

5900–188, 5900–189, 5900–194, 5900– 

266, 5900–267, 5900–268, 5900–269, 

5900–270, 5900–271, 5900–272. 

Respondents/Affected Entities: Home 

builders, modular and manufactured 

home manufacturing plants, developers, 

verification organizations, oversight 

organizations, energy efficiency program 

sponsors (e.g., national, regional, state, 

or local government entities, utilities), 

architects, engineers, home plan 

designers, retailers, contractors, and 

homeowners. 

Respondent’s Obligation to Respond: 

Voluntary. 

Estimated Number of Respondents: 

132,000 (total). 

Frequency of Response: Once, 

quarterly, annually, and occasionally. 

Total Estimated Burden: 183,967 

hours (per year). Burden is defined at 5 

CFR 1320.03(b). 

Total Estimated Cost: $13,553,809 

(per year). This includes an estimated 

cost of $13,553,209 for labor and $600 

for capital investment, operation and 

maintenance. 

Changes in Estimates: The burden 

estimates presented in this notice are 

from the last approval. EPA is currently 

evaluating and updating these estimates 

as part of the ICR renewal process. EPA 

will discuss its updated estimates, as 

well as changes from the last approval, 


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in the next Federal Register notice to be 

issued for this renewal. 

Dated: December 21, 2017. 

Carolyn Snyder, 

Director, Climate Protection Partnerships 

Division. 

[FR Doc. 2018–00035 Filed 1–4–18; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 6560–50–P 

ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION 

AGENCY 

[ER–FRL–9036–9] 

Environmental Impact Statements; 

Notice of Availability 

Responsible Agency: Office of Federal 

Activities, General Information (202) 

564–7146 or http://www2.epa.gov/nepa. 

Weekly receipt of Environmental Impact 

Statements (EISs) 

Filed 12/25/2017 Through 12/29/2017 

Pursuant to 40 CFR 1506.9. 

Notice: 

Section 309(a) of the Clean Air Act 

requires that EPA make public its 

comments on EISs issued by other 

Federal agencies. EPA’s comment letters 

on EISs are available at: https://

cdxnodengn.epa.gov/cdx-nepa-public/ 

action/eis/search 

EIS No. 20170249, Draft, OSM, MT, 

Western Energy Company’s Rosebud 

Mine Area F, Comment Period Ends: 

02/20/2018, Contact: Logan Sholar, 

OSMRE Project Coordinator (303) 

293–5036. 

Dated: January 2, 2018. 

Kelly Knight, 

Director, NEPA Compliance Division, Office 

of Federal Activities. 

[FR Doc. 2018–00019 Filed 1–4–18; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 6560–50–P 

ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION 

AGENCY 

[EPA–HQ–OPP–2017–0007; FRL–9971–45] 

Pesticide Product Registration; 

Receipt of Applications for New Active 

Ingredients 

AGENCY: Environmental Protection 

Agency (EPA). 

ACTION: Notice. 

SUMMARY: EPA has received applications 

to register pesticide products containing 

active ingredients not included in any 

currently registered pesticide products. 

Pursuant to the Federal Insecticide, 

Fungicide, and Rodenticide Act 

(FIFRA), EPA is hereby providing notice 

of receipt and opportunity to comment 

on these applications. 

DATES: Comments must be received on 

or before February 5, 2018. 

ADDRESSES: Submit your comments, 

identified by the Docket Identification 

(ID) Number and the File Symbol of 

interest as show in the body of this 

document, by one of the following 

methods: 

• Federal eRulemaking Portal: http:// 

www.regulations.gov. Follow the online 

instructions for submitting comments. 

Do not submit electronically any 

information you consider to be 

Confidential Business Information (CBI) 

or other information whose disclosure is 

restricted by statute. 

• Mail: OPP Docket, Environmental 

Protection Agency Docket Center (EPA/ 

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

NW, Washington, DC 20460–0001. 

• Hand Delivery: To make special 

arrangements for hand delivery or 

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: 

Robert McNally, Biopesticides and 

Pollution Prevention Division (7511P), 

main telephone number: (703) 305– 

7090; email address: BPPDFRNotices@

epa.gov. The mailing address for each 

contact person is: Office of Pesticide 

Programs, Environmental Protection 

Agency, 1200 Pennsylvania Ave., NW, 

Washington, DC 20460–0001. As part of 

the mailing address, include the contact 

person’s name, division, and mail code. 

The division to contact is listed at the 

end of each application summary. 

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 

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 preparing and submitting your 

comments, see the commenting tips at 

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

comments.html. 

II. Registration Applications 

EPA has received applications to 

register pesticide products containing 

active ingredients not included in any 

currently registered pesticide products. 

Pursuant to the provisions of FIFRA 

section 3(c)(4) (7 U.S.C. 136a(c)(4)), EPA 

is hereby providing notice of receipt and 

opportunity to comment on these 

applications. Notice of receipt of these 

applications does not imply a decision 

by the Agency on these applications. 

III. Notice of Receipt—New Active 

Ingredients 

1. File Symbol: 10163–GLI. Docket ID 

number: EPA–HQ–OPP–2017–0565. 

Applicant: Gowan Company LLC, P.O. 

Box 5569, Yuma, AZ 85366–5569. 

Product name: EcoSwing Technical. 

Active ingredient: Biochemical 

fungicide—Extract of Swinglea glutinosa 

at 100%. Proposed use: Biochemical 

manufacturing-use product. Contact: 

BPPD. 

2. File Symbol: 10163–GLT. Docket ID 

number: EPA–HQ–OPP–2017–0565. 

Applicant: Gowan Company LLC, P.O. 

Box 5569, Yuma, AZ 85366–5569. 

Product name: EcoSwing Botanical 

Fungicide. Active ingredient: 

Biochemical fungicide—Extract of 

Swinglea glutinosa at 82%. Proposed 

use: Biochemical end-use product/ 

fungicide. Contact: BPPD. 

3. File Symbol: 91810–E. Docket ID 

number: EPA–HQ–OPP–2017–0316. 

Applicant: Technology Sciences Group 

Inc., 712 Fifth St., Suite A, Davis, CA 

95616 (on behalf of Lesaffre Yeast 


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