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Boulder, CO 80302; phone: (303) 440–

3378.

FERC Contact: Monir Chowdhury; phone: (202) 502–6736.

Deadline for filing comments, motions to intervene, competing applications (without notices of intent), or notices of intent to file competing applications: 60 days from the issuance of this notice. Competing applications and notices of intent must meet the requirements of 18 CFR 4.36. Comments, motions to intervene, notices of intent, and competing applications may be filed electronically via the Internet. See 18 CFR 385.2001(a)(1)(iii) and the
instructions on the Commission’s Web

site http://www.ferc.gov/docs-filing/ efiling.asp . Commenters can submit brief comments up to 6,000 characters, without prior registration, using the eComment system at http:// www.ferc.gov/docs-filing/ ecomment.asp . You must include your
name and contact information at the end of your comments. For assistance, please contact FERC Online Support at FERCOnlineSupport@ferc.gov or toll free at 1–866–208–3676, or for TTY, (202) 502–8659. Although the Commission strongly encourages electronic filing, documents may also be paper-filed. To paper-file, mail an original and five copies to: Kimberly D. Bose, Secretary, Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, 888 First Street NE., Washington, DC 20426.

More information about this project, including a copy of the application, can be viewed or printed on the ‘‘eLibrary’’
link of the Commission’s Web site at http://www.ferc.gov/docs-filing/ elibrary.asp . Enter the docket number (P–14499–000) in the docket number
field to access the document. For assistance, contact FERC Online Support.

Dated: April 11, 2013. Kimberly D. Bose,
Secretary.

[FR Doc. 2013–09012 Filed 4–16–13; 8:45 am]

**BILLING CODE 6717–01–P**

**DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY**

**Federal Energy Regulatory**
**Commission**

**[Project No. 14500–000]**

**Hamilton Street Hydro, LLC; Notice of Preliminary Permit Application**  **Accepted for Filing and Soliciting Comments, Motions To Intervene, and**  **Competing Applications**

On February 19, 2013, Hamilton Street Hydro, LLC, filed an application for a preliminary permit, pursuant to section 4(f) of the Federal Power Act (FPA), proposing to study the feasibility of hydropower at the existing Hamilton Street Dam located on the Lehigh River in Lehigh County, Pennsylvania. The sole purpose of a preliminary permit, if issued, is to grant the permit holder priority to file a license application during the permit term. A preliminary permit does not authorize the permit holder to perform any land-disturbing activities or otherwise enter upon lands or waters owned by others without the owners’ express permission.

The proposed Hamilton Street Dam Hydroelectric Project would consist ofthe following: (1) An existing 14-foothigh concrete gravity dam with a 480- foot-long spillway; (2) an existing impoundment having a surface area of 50 acres and a storage capacity of 371
acre-feet at an elevation of 240 feetmean sea level (msl); (3) a new 60-footlong by 30-foot-wide by 30-foot-high powerhouse with two turbine-generator units having a combined capacity of 2,028 kilowatts and two identical 20- foot-wide, 10-foot-high, 5-foot-long direct intakes; (4) a 500-foot-long section of the existing canal to directflows to the intakes; (5) a new 40-footwide, 100-foot-long tailrace; (6) a new 1,500-foot-long, 4,160-kilovolt transmission line extending from the powerhouse to an existing substation; and (7) appurtenant facilities. The proposed project would have an annual generation of 9.635 gigawatt-hours.

Applicant Contact: Mark Boumansour, Hamilton Street Hydro, LLC, 1401 Walnut Street, Suite 301, Boulder, CO 80302; phone: (303) 440–

3378.

FERC Contact: Monir Chowdhury; phone: (202) 502–6736.

Deadline for filing comments, motions to intervene, competing applications (without notices of intent), or notices of intent to file competing applications: 60 days from the issuance of this notice. Competing applications and notices of intent must meet the requirements of 18 CFR 4.36. Comments, motions to intervene, notices of intent, and competing applications may be filed electronically via the Internet. See 18 CFR 385.2001(a)(1)(iii) and the
instructions on the Commission’s Web

site http://www.ferc.gov/docs-filing/ efiling.asp. Commenters can submit brief comments up to 6,000 characters, without prior registration, using the eComment system at http:// www.ferc.gov/docs-filing/ ecomment.asp. You must include your
name and contact information at the end of your comments. For assistance, please contact FERC Online Support at FERCOnlineSupport@ferc.gov or toll free at 1–866–208–3676, or for TTY, (202) 502–8659. Although the Commission strongly encourages electronic filing, documents may also be paper-filed. To paper-file, mail an original and five copies to: Kimberly D. Bose, Secretary, Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, 888 First Street NE., Washington, DC 20426.

More information about this project, including a copy of the application, can be viewed or printed on the ‘‘eLibrary’’
link of the Commission’s Web site at http://www.ferc.gov/docs-filing/ elibrary.asp. Enter the docket number (P–14500–000) in the docket number
field to access the document. For assistance, contact FERC Online Support.

Dated: April 11, 2013. Kimberly D. Bose,
Secretary.

[FR Doc. 2013–09013 Filed 4–16–13; 8:45 am]

**BILLING CODE 6717–01–P**

**ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION**
**AGENCY**

**[EPA–HQ–OPP–2013–0230; FRL–9384–1]**

**FIFRA Scientific Advisory Panel; Notice of Public Meeting** 

**AGENCY :**  Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).

**ACTION :**  Notice.

**SUMMARY :**  There will be a 4-day meeting of the Federal Insecticide, Fungicide, and Rodenticide Act Scientific Advisory Panel (FIFRA SAP) to consider and review Weight-of-Evidence: Evaluating Results of EDSP Tier 1 Screening.

**DATES :**  The meeting will be held July 30, 2013–August 2, 2013, from approximately 8:30 a.m. to 5 p.m.

Comments. The Agency encourages that written comments be submitted by July 16, 2013, and requests for oral comments be submitted by July 23, 2013. However, written comments and requests to make oral comments may be submitted until the date of the meeting, but anyone submitting written comments after July 16, 2013, should contact the Designated Federal Official (DFO) listed under **FOR FURTHER**

**INFORMATION CONTACT** . For additional instructions, see Unit I.C. of the

**SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION**

.

Nominations. Nominations of
candidates to serve as ad hoc members of FIFRA SAP for this meeting should be provided on or before May 2, 2013. Webcast. This meeting may be
webcast. Please refer to the FIFRA SAP’s
Web site at http://www.epa.gov/scipoly/


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sap for information on how to access the
webcast. Please note that the webcast is a supplementary public process provided only for convenience. If difficulties arise resulting in webcasting outages, the meeting will continue as planned.

Special accommodations. For
information on access or services for individuals with disabilities, and to request accommodation of a disability, please contact the DFO listed under **FOR**

**FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT** at least 10 days prior to the meeting to give EPA as much time as possible to process your request.

**ADDRESSES :**  The meeting will be held at the Environmental Protection Agency, Conference Center, Lobby Level, One Potomac Yard (South Bldg.), 2777 S. Crystal Dr., Arlington, VA 22202.

Comments. Submit your comments, identified by docket identification (ID) number EPA–HQ–OPP–2013–0230, 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

.

If your comments contain any information that you consider to be CBI or otherwise protected, please contact
the DFO listed under **FOR FURTHER**

**INFORMATION CONTACT** to obtain special instructions before submitting your

comments.

Nominations, requests to present oral comments, and requests for special
accommodations. Submit nominations
to serve as ad hoc members of FIFRA SAP, requests for special seating accommodations, or requests to present
oral comments to the DFO listed under

**FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT**

. **FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT :**  Joseph E. Bailey, DFO, Office of Science Coordination and Policy (7201M), Environmental Protection Agency, 1200 Pennsylvania Ave. NW., Washington, DC 20460–0001; telephone number: (202) 564–2045; fax number: (202) 564– 8382; email address: bailey.joseph@epa.gov

.

**SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION :** 

I. General Information

A. Does this action apply to me?

This action is directed to the public in general. This action may, however, be of interest to persons who are or may be required to conduct testing of chemical substances under the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act (FFDCA) and FIFRA. Since other entities may also be interested, the Agency has not attempted to describe all the specific entities that may be affected by this

action.

B. What should I consider as I prepare my comments for EPA?

When submitting comments,
remember to:

1. Identify the document by docket ID number and other identifying information (subject heading, Federal Register date and page number).

2. 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.

3. Explain why you agree or disagree; suggest alternatives and substitute language for your requested changes.

4. Describe any assumptions and provide any technical information and/ or data that you used.

5. If you estimate potential costs or burdens, explain how you arrived at your estimate in sufficient detail to allow for it to be reproduced.

6. Provide specific examples to illustrate your concerns and suggest
alternatives.

7. Explain your views as clearly as possible, avoiding the use of profanity or personal threats.

8. Make sure to submit your comments by the comment period
deadline identified.

C. How may I participate in this meeting?

You may participate in this meeting by following the instructions in this unit. To ensure proper receipt by EPA, it is imperative that you identify docket ID number EPA–HQ–OPP–2013–0230 in the subject line on the first page of your request.

1. Written comments. The Agency encourages that written comments be submitted, using the instructions in

**ADDRESSES**
**,** no later than July 16, 2013, to provide FIFRA SAP the time necessary to consider and review the written comments. Written comments are accepted until the date of the meeting, but anyone submitting written comments after July 16, 2013, should
contact the DFO listed under **FOR**

**FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT** . Anyone submitting written comments at the meeting should bring 30 copies for
distribution to FIFRA SAP.

2. Oral comments. The Agency encourages that each individual or group wishing to make brief oral
comments to FIFRA SAP submit their request to the DFO listed under **FOR**

**FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT** no later than July 23, 2013, in order to be included on the meeting agenda. Requests to present oral comments will be accepted until the date of the meeting and, to the extent that time permits, the Chair of FIFRA SAP may permit the presentation of oral comments at the meeting by interested persons who have not previously requested time. The request should identify the name of the individual making the presentation, the organization (if any) the individual will represent, and any requirements for audiovisual equipment (e.g., overhead projector, 35 mm projector, chalkboard).
Oral comments before FIFRA SAP are limited to approximately 5 minutes unless prior arrangements have been made. In addition, each speaker should bring 20 copies of his or her comments and presentation slides for distribution to the FIFRA SAP at the meeting.

3. Seating at the meeting. Seating atthe meeting will be open and on a firstcome basis.

4. Request for nominations to serve as ad hoc members of FIFRA SAP for this meeting. As part of a broader process for developing a pool of candidates for each meeting, FIFRA SAP staff routinely solicits the stakeholder community for nominations of prospective candidates
for service as ad hoc members of FIFRA SAP. Any interested person or organization may nominate qualified
individuals to be considered as prospective candidates for a specific meeting. Individuals nominated for this meeting should have expertise in one or more of the following areas: Regulatory toxicology/weight-of-evidence risk assessment, ecotoxicology (fish and amphibian toxicology), comparative endocrinology, reproductive physiology, developmental biology/toxicology, thyroid physiology, in vitro models, toxicological pathology, amphibian histopathology, morphometrics, quantitative ecology/biostatistics, systems biology, and Baysian statistics.
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on the scientific issues for this meeting. Nominees should be identified by name, occupation, position, address, and telephone number. Nominations should be provided to the DFO listed under **FOR**

**FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT** on or before May 2, 2013. The Agency will consider all nominations of prospective candidates for this meeting that are
received on or before this date. However, final selection of ad hoc members for this meeting is a discretionary function of the Agency.

The selection of scientists to serve on
FIFRA SAP is based on the function of the panel and the expertise needed to address the Agency’s charge to the panel. No interested scientists shall be ineligible to serve by reason of their membership on any other advisory committee to a Federal department or agency or their employment by a Federal department or agency, except
the EPA. Other factors considered during the selection process include availability of the potential panel member to fully participate in the panel’s reviews, absence of any conflicts of interest or appearance of lack of impartiality, independence with respect to the matters under review, and lack of bias. Although financial conflicts of interest, the appearance of lack of impartiality, lack of independence, and bias may result in disqualification, the
absence of such concerns does not
assure that a candidate will be selected

to serve on FIFRA SAP. Numerous qualified candidates are identified for each Panel. Therefore, selection decisions involve carefully weighing a number of factors including the candidates’ areas of expertise and professional qualifications and achieving an overall balance of different scientific perspectives on the Panel. In
order to have the collective breadth of experience needed to address the Agency’s charge for this meeting, the Agency anticipates selecting approximately 15 ad hoc scientists.

FIFRA SAP members are subject to the provisions of 5 CFR part 2634, Executive Branch Financial Disclosure, as supplemented by the EPA in 5 CFR part 6401. In anticipation of this requirement, prospective candidates for
service on the FIFRA SAP will be asked
to submit confidential financial information which shall fully disclose, among other financial interests, the candidate’s employment, stocks and bonds, and where applicable, sources of research support. The EPA will evaluate
the candidates financial disclosure form
to assess whether there are financial conflicts of interest, appearance of a lack of impartiality or any prior involvement with the development of the documents under consideration (including previous scientific peer review) before the candidate is
considered further for service on FIFRA
SAP. Those who are selected from the pool of prospective candidates will be asked to attend the public meetings and to participate in the discussion of key issues and assumptions at these meetings. In addition, they will be asked to review and to help finalize the meeting minutes. The list of FIFRA SAP members participating at this meeting will be posted on the FIFRA SAP Web

site at http://www.epa.gov/scipoly/sap or may be obtained from the OPP Docket

at http://www.regulations.gov

. II. Background

A. Purpose of FIFRA SAP

FIFRA SAP serves as the primary scientific peer review mechanism of EPA’s Office of Chemical Safety and Pollution Prevention (OCSPP) and is structured to provide scientific advice, information, and recommendations to the EPA Administrator on pesticides and pesticide-related issues as to the impact of regulatory actions on health
and the environment. FIFRA SAP is a Federal advisory committee established in 1975 under FIFRA that operates in accordance with requirements of the Federal Advisory Committee Act. FIFRA SAP is composed of a permanent panel consisting of seven members who are appointed by the EPA Administrator from nominees provided by the National
Institutes of Health and the National
Science Foundation. FIFRA established a Science Review Board consisting of at
least 60 scientists who are available to
the FIFRA SAP on an ad hoc basis to assist in reviews conducted by the FIFRA SAP. As a peer review mechanism, FIFRA SAP provides comments, evaluations and recommendations to improve the effectiveness and quality of analyses made by Agency scientists. Members of
FIFRA SAP are scientists who have sufficient professional qualifications, including training and experience, to provide expert advice and recommendation to the Agency.

B. Public Meeting

EPA developed the Endocrine Disruptor Screening Program (EDSP) in response to FFDCA section 408(p) which requires EPA to ‘‘develop a screening program, using appropriate validated test systems and other scientifically relevant information, to
determine whether certain substances may have an effect in humans that is similar to an effect produced by a naturally occurring estrogen, or such other endocrine effect as the Administrator may designate.’’ 21 U.S.C. 346a(p)(1). In addition, the provision in section 1457 of the Safe Drinking Water Act (SDWA) provides that ‘‘the Administrator may provide for testing under the screening program * * * any other substance that may be found in sources of drinking water if the
Administrator determines that a substantial population may be exposed to such substance.’’ 42 U.S.C. 300j–17.

Based on recommendations from the Endocrine Disrupter Screening and Testing Advisory Committee (EDSTAC) and, pursuant to the EPA Administrator’s discretionary authority, the EPA expanded the program to encompass the estrogen, androgen, and thyroid (E, A, and T) hormonal pathways of the endocrine system and human and ecological effects. Subsequent to review by a joint
committee of the EPA’s Science Advisory Board (SAB) and the FIFRA SAP, the EDSP embarked on a validation process as mandated to evaluate the relevance and reliability of Tier 1 screening and Tier 2 test methods. As recommended by a FIFRA SAP, the current EDSP Tier 1 screening battery consists of both in vitro and in

vivo assays that provide redundancy within a particular mode or pathway of action and complementary endocrine specific-endpoints sensitive enough to detect effects on E, A, and T signaling through different routes of exposure and across multiple life-stages and taxa. The degree of redundancy and complementary assays/endpoints are intended to provide corroborating information to support an evaluation of the Tier 1 screening results.

EPA issued the first test orders of the EDSP Tier 1 screening on 67 chemicals (List 1 chemicals) between October 29, 2009, and February 26, 2010 ( http:// www.epa.gov/endo ). As a result of these test orders, EDSP Tier 1 data were submitted on 50 pesticide active ingredients and 2 pesticide inert ingredients. For some test orders, EPA accepted ‘‘other scientifically relevant information’’ (OSRI) in lieu of specific study data ( http://www.epa.gov/endo ).

In May 2013, the Agency will be holding a FIFIRA SAP meeting to obtain input to ensure that individual assays and the overall battery performed as anticipated toward understanding whether a chemical is impacting E, A, and T pathways. A subset of the List 1 chemicals will be presented to the Panel to evaluate whether each assay can be consistently executed based on the performance criteria and to discuss any issues associated with interpretation of the responses within each assay as well


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as the anticipated complementary relationships both within and across the assays. The advice and
recommendations of the Panel from the May FIFRA SAP will be critical in howthe Agency conducts its weight-ofevidence (WoE) evaluation of the Tier 1 screening results, which is the topic of
this FIFRA SAP.

The EPA issued its WoE guidance document in 2011 for evaluating the results of EDSP Tier 1 screening to identify the need for Tier 2 testing. That
document can be found at http:// www.regulations.gov (Docket ID number EPA–HQ–OPPT–2010–0877). Briefly,that document presents a hypothesisbased approach that begins with an evaluation of each study’s quality and relevance in addressing the questions for the chemical of interest, and guidance on how to assemble and integrate all lines of evidence (EDSP Tier 1 assays and OSRI, including peer reviewed studies) for that chemical. Thus, Tier 1 screening is combined with other relevant evidence (e.g., 40 CFR part 158 guideline studies) using a WoE analysis intended to determine whether or not a test chemical requires more comprehensive Tier 2 testing or a more targeted and tailored approach.

The Agency will present case studies
based on a subset of List 1 chemicals for
the Tier 1 test orders to illustrate the decision logic for applying EPA’s EDSP WoE guidance ( http:// www.regulations.gov/#!documentDetail;D=EPA-HQ-OPPT2010-0877-0021 ) in interpreting Tier 1 screening results and OSRI. The FIFRA
SAP will be asked to comment on interpretative issues that arise during this WoE approach as well as the decision logic that guides the determination of whether higher level testing is needed.

C. FIFRA SAP Documents and Meeting

Minutes

EPA’s background paper, related supporting materials, charge/questions to FIFRA SAP, FIFRA SAP composition (i.e., members and ad hoc members for this meeting), and the meeting agenda will be available by early July. In addition, the Agency may provide additional background documents as the materials become available. You may obtain electronic copies of these documents, and certain other related documents that might be available electronically, at http:// www.regulations.gov and the FIFRA
SAP Web site at http://www.epa.gov/ scipoly/sap

.

FIFRA SAP will prepare meeting minutes summarizing its recommendations to the Agency approximately 90 days after the meeting. The meeting minutes will be posted on the FIFRA SAP Web site or may be obtained from the OPP Docket

at http://www.regulations.gov

. List of Subjects

Environmental protection, Pesticides and pests.

Dated: April 9, 2013.

Steven M. Knott, Acting Director, Office of Science Coordination and Policy.

[FR Doc. 2013–08921 Filed 4–16–13; 8:45 am]

**BILLING CODE 6560–50–P**

**ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION**
**AGENCY**

**[FIFRA Docket No. 661; FRL–9804–2]**

**Rodenticides; Notice of Intent To Cancel Registrations of, and Notice of**  **Denial of Applications for, Certain**
**Rodenticide Bait Products**

**AGENCY :**  United States Environmental Protection Agency.

**ACTION :**  Notice of objections filed and hearing requested.

Notice is hereby given, pursuant to Section 6 of the Federal Insecticide, Fungicide, and Rodenticide Act, 7 U.S.C. 136d, and Section 164.8 of the associated Rules of Practice Governing Hearings set forth at 40 CFR part 164, that objections were filed and a hearing was requested in response to the Notice of Intent to Cancel Registration of, and Notice of Denial of Application for, Certain Rodenticide Bait Products, published in the Federal Register on February 5, 2013, 78 FR 8123.

This proceeding has been assigned FIFRA Docket No. 661, In the Matter of Reckitt Benckiser, LLC, et al., and the undersigned has been designated to preside. A hearing on the objections
filed will be conducted in accordance
with the Rules of Practice set forth at 40 CFR part 164. Notice of the hearing date and time will be published when the hearing is scheduled.

An electronic copy of the case file in this proceeding is publically available
online at www.epa.gov/oalj/filingssection6.htm . The official case file is available for public inspection between the hours of 8:30 a.m. and 4:30 p.m., Monday through Friday, in the office of the Hearing Clerk, located in Room M1200 of the Ronald Reagan Building, 1300 Pennsylvania Avenue NW., Washington, DC 20004. Dated: April 4, 2013.

Susan L. Biro, Chief Administrative Law Judge.

[FR Doc. 2013–09066 Filed 4–16–13; 8:45 am]

**BILLING CODE 6560–50–P**

**EXPORT-IMPORT BANK**

**[Public Notice 2013–0112]**

**Agency Information Collection Activities; Comment Request** 

**AGENCY :**  Export-Import Bank of the
United States.

**ACTION :**  Submission for OMB review and comments request.

Form Title: EIB 12–02—Credit Guarantee Facility Disbursement Approval Request.

**SUMMARY :**  The Export-Import Bank of the United States (Ex-Im Bank), as a part of its continuing effort to reduce paperwork and respondent burden, invites the general public and other Federal Agencies to comment on the proposed information collection, as required by the Paperwork Reduction
Act of 1995.

Ex-Im Bank has developed an electronic disbursement approval processing system for guaranteed
lenders with Credit Guarantee Facilities. After a Credit Guarantee Facility (CGF) has been authorized by Ex-Im Bank and legal documentation has been completed, the Lender will obtain and review the required disbursement documents (e.g. invoices, bills of lading, Exporter’s Certificates, etc.) and will disburse the proceeds of the loan for eligible goods and services. The Lender will access and complete an electronic questionnaire through ExIm Online inputting key data and requesting approval of the disbursement. Ex-Im Bank’s action (approved or declined) will be posted on the Lender’s history

page.

This form will enable Ex-Im Bank to identify the specific details of the export transaction. These details are necessary for determining the eligibility of disbursements for approval.

The application can be reviewed at: www.exim.gov/pub/pending/EIB 12-02 CGF Disbursement Request.pdf.

**DATES :**  Comments should be received on or before May 17, 2013 to be assured of
consideration.

**ADDRESSES :**  Comments may be submitted electronically on

WWW.REGULATIONS.GOV (EIB–2013– 0012) or by mail to Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs, 725 17th Street NW., Washington, DC 20038 Attn: OMB

3048–EIB12–02