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(57 FR 43154), and the BCPIA, the rates 

are reviewed annually and adjusted 

upward or downward to assure 

sufficient revenues are collected to 

achieve payment of all costs and 

financial obligations associated with the 

project. Each fiscal year, Western 

prepares a PRS for the BCP to update 

actual revenues and expenses, including 

interest, estimates of future revenues, 

operating expenses, and capitalized 

costs. 

The BCP rate-setting formula includes 

a base charge, an energy rate, and a 

capacity rate. The rate-setting formula 

was used to determine the BCP FY 2014 

Base Charge and Rates. 

Western proposed a FY 2014 Base 

Charge of $76,108,019, an energy rate of 

10.09 mills/kWh, and a capacity rate of 

$1.87/kW-month. 

Consistent with procedures set forth 

in 10 CFR part 903 and 904 and 18 CFR 

part 300, Western held a consultation 

and comment period. The notice of the 

proposed FY 2014 Base Charge and 

Rates for electric service was published 

in the Federal Register on February 4, 

2013 (78 FR 7775). 

Under Delegation Order Nos. 00– 

037.00 and 00–001.00C, and in 

compliance with 10 CFR part 903 and 

18 CFR part 300, I hereby approve the 

FY 2014 Base Charge and Rates for BCP 

Electric Service on a final basis under 

Rate Schedule BCP–F8 through 

September 30, 2014. 

Issued in Washington, DC, on August 2, 

2013. 

Daniel B. Poneman, 

Deputy Secretary of Energy. 

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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION 

AGENCY 

[ER–FRL–9010–5] 

Environmental Impacts Statements; 

Notice of Availability 

Responsible Agency: Office of Federal 

Activities, General Information (202) 

564–7146 or http://www.epa.gov/ 

compliance/nepa/. 

Weekly receipt of Environmental Impact 

Statements Filed 07/29/2013 Through 

08/02/2013 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: http:// 

www.epa.gov/compliance/nepa/ 

eisdata.html. 

EIS No. 20130231, Final EIS, USFS, OR, 

West Bend Vegetation Management 

Project, Review Period Ends: 09/19/ 

2013, Contact: Beth Peer 541–383– 

4769 

EIS No. 20130232, Final EIS, USN, MD, 

Outdoor Research, Development, Test 

and Evaluation Activities at NSWC, 

Review Period Ends: 09/09/2013, 

Contact: Stacia Courtney 540–653– 

8154 

EIS No. 20130233, Draft Supplement, 

USFS, ID, Salmon-Challis National 

Forest Travel Planning and OHV 

Designation Project, Comment Period 

Ends: 10/08/2013, Contact: Karen 

Gallogly 208–756–5103 

EIS No. 20130234, Draft EIS, BLM, NM, 

Ochoa Mine Project, Comment Period 

Ends: 09/23/2013, Contact: Shiva 

Achet 575–234–5924 

EIS No. 20130235, Draft EIS, VCT, NM, 

Valles Caldera National Preserve— 

Landscape Restoration and 

Stewardship Plan, Comment Period 

Ends: 09/26/2013, Contact: Marie E. 

Rodriguez 505–660–3333 

Amended Notices 

EIS No. 20130148, Draft Supplement, 

USACE, FL, Jacksonville Harbor 

Navigation, Comment Period Ends: 

09/30/2013, Contact: Paul Stodola 

904–232–3271 

Revision to FR Notice Published 07/ 

12/2013; Extending Comment Period 

from 07/31/2013 to 09/30/2013. 

Dated: August 6, 2013. 

Cliff Rader, 

Director, NEPA Compliance Division, Office 

of Federal Activities. 

[FR Doc. 2013–19361 Filed 8–8–13; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 6560–50–P 

ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION 

AGENCY 

[EPA–HQ–OPP–2013–0490; FRL–9394–3] 

FIFRA Scientific Advisory Panel; 

Notice of Public Meeting 

AGENCY: Environmental Protection 

Agency (EPA). 

ACTION: Notice. 

SUMMARY: There will be a 3-day meeting 

of the Federal Insecticide, Fungicide, 

and Rodenticide Act Scientific Advisory 

Panel (FIFRA SAP) to consider and 

review scientific uncertainties 

associated with corn rootworm 

resistance monitoring for Bt corn Plant 

Incorporated Protectants (PIPs). 

DATES: The meeting will be held on 

October 30–November 1, from 

approximately 9:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. 

Comments. The Agency encourages 

that written comments and requests for 

oral comments be submitted by October 

16, 2013. However, written comments 

and requests to make oral comments 

may be submitted until the date of the 

meeting, but anyone submitting written 

or requesting oral comments after 

October 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 August 23, 

2013. 

Webcast. This meeting may be 

webcast. Please refer to the FIFRA SAP’s 

Web site, http://www.epa.gov/scipoly/ 

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–2013–0490, 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.htm. 

Additional instructions on 

commenting or visiting the docket, 

along with more information about 

dockets generally, is available at http:// 

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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: Fred 

Jenkins, DFO, Office of Science 

Coordination and Policy (7201M), 

Environmental Protection Agency, 1200 

Pennsylvania Ave. NW., Washington, 

DC 20460–0001; telephone number: 

(202) 564–3327; fax number: (202) 564– 

8382; email address: 

jenkins.fred@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–2013–0490 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 October 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 October 16, 2013, 

should contact the DFO listed under FOR

FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT. Anyone 

submitting written comments at the 

meeting should bring 20 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 October 16, 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. 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 at 

the 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: Insect 

resistance to pesticides, Insect 

Resistance Management, Corn rootworm 

biology and ecology, Population 

sampling, Bioassay techniques (to assess 

insect susceptibility). Nominees should 

be scientists who have sufficient 

professional qualifications, including 

training and experience, to be capable of 

providing expert comments 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 August 23, 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 seven ad hoc scientists. 

FIFRA SAP members are subject to 

the provisions of 5 CFR part 2634, 


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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 

or 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 SAP on an ad hoc basis to assist in 

reviews conducted by the 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 

As part of the Insect Resistance 

Management program for Bt corn Plant 

Incorporated Protectants (PIPs), 

registrants are required to conduct 

annual resistance monitoring of the key 

target insects. This monitoring program 

includes population sampling 

(performed randomly and in response to 

field damage), bioassays to evaluate 

susceptibility/resistance (traditionally 

with artificial insect diet), and (if 

necessary) remedial action plans to 

mitigate field resistance. 

Resistance monitoring for corn 

rootworm (CRW) has been beset by a 

number of technical challenges. The 

PIPs registered for control of CRW are 

considered ‘‘non-high dose,’’ meaning 

that a proportion of even a susceptible 

population can be expected to survive 

exposure to the Bt toxin(s). 

Opportunities for monitoring 

investigations are limited because CRW 

have one generation per year, undergo 

an obligate diapause period, and can be 

difficult to maintain in laboratory 

environments. Testing with artificial 

diet bioassays (as is done for 

lepidopteran pests of Bt corn) has 

yielded highly variable results which 

have been problematic to interpret. 

Taken together, these factors have 

complicated the establishment of 

workable (regulatory) definition of 

‘‘resistance’’ for CRW (based on bioassay 

results). 

Several novel bioassay techniques 

have been developed by corn 

entomologists in recent years. These 

procedures involve testing with Bt corn 

plants and may be more suitable for 

CRW than artificial diet bioassays. Some 

questions remain, however, as to how 

these ‘‘on-plant’’ assays should be 

interpreted in the context of resistance 

determinations and whether the 

sensitivity of diet bioassays can be 

improved. 

EPA seeks to improve the resistance 

monitoring program for CRW by 

addressing the scientific uncertainties 

associated with this insect. Specifically, 

EPA’s charge to the panel will include 

the following topics: Population 

sampling (random vs. focused), triggers 

(i.e., field damage to Bt corn) for 

investigations of potentially resistant 

populations, bioassay techniques, 

defining resistance (in the context of 

bioassay results), and remedial action 

plans in the event of resistance to 

contain or limit the spread of resistant 

populations. 

C. FIFRA SAP Documents and Meeting 

Minutes 

EPA’s background paper, related 

supporting materials, and charge/ 

questions to FIFRA SAP, will be 

available by approximately late 

September. 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 homepage 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 

or at http://www.regulations.gov. 

List of Subjects 

Environmental protection, Pesticides 

and pests. 

Dated: July 31, 2013. 

David Dix, 

Acting Director, Office of Science 

Coordination and Policy. 

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AGENCY 

[FRL–9845–1; EPA–HQ–ORD–2009–0229, 

ORD–2013–0111, ORD–2013–0430] 

Announcement of the IRIS Public 

Meeting Schedule for Calendar Years 

2013 and 2014; Announcement of the 

Availability of Preliminary Materials for 

tert-Butyl Alcohol, Ethyl tert-Butyl 

Ether, and Hexahydro-1,3,5-trinitro1,3,5-triazine; and Announcement of a 

Public Meeting on These Preliminary 

Materials 

AGENCY: Environmental Protection 

Agency (EPA). 

ACTION: Notice of a series of public 

meetings and the availability of 

preliminary materials. 

SUMMARY: EPA’s Integrated Risk 

Information System (IRIS) Program is 

committed to proactive stakeholder 

engagement, increased transparency, 

and using the best available science in 

IRIS assessments. In accordance with 

the recently announced enhancements 

of the IRIS Program, EPA is announcing 

a series of public meetings for calendar 

years 2013 and 2014 to obtain public 


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