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This notice is issued and published DATES: The teleconference meeting is indicated above. To be considered pursuant to section 777(i) of the Act. scheduled for Friday, February 14, 2014, during the meeting, comments must be Dated: January 7, 2014. at 11:00 a.m. Eastern Standard Time received no later than 5:00 p.m. Eastern Paul Piquado, (EST). Please register by 5:00 p.m. EST Standard Time on Friday, January 31, on Friday, January 31, 2014 to listen in 2014, to ensure transmission to the Assistant Secretary for Enforcement & Compliance. on the teleconference meeting. Committee prior to the meeting. ADDRESSES: The meeting will take place Comments received after that date will Appendix I via teleconference. For logistical be distributed to the members but may Scope of the Investigation reasons, all participants are required to not be considered at the meeting. The product covered by this investigation register in advance by the date specified Dated: January 7, 2014. is calcium hypochlorite, regardless of form above. Please contact Ms. Maureen Catherine Vial, (e.g., powder, tablet (compressed), crystalline Hinman at the contact information Team Leader, Office of Energy and (granular), or in liquid solution), whether or below to register and obtain call-in Environmental Industries. not blended with other materials, containing information. at least 10% available chlorine measured by [FR Doc. 2014–00435 Filed 1–13–14; 8:45 am] actual weight. The scope also includes FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Ms. BILLING CODE 3510–DR–P bleaching powder and hemibasic calcium Maureen Hinman, Office of Energy & hypochlorite. Environmental Industries (OEEI), Calcium hypochlorite has the general International Trade Administration, DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE chemical formulation Ca(OCl)2, but may also Room 4053, 1401 Constitution Avenue be sold in a more dilute form as bleaching NW., Washington, DC 20230. Phone: International Trade Administration powder with the chemical formulation, 202–482–0627; Fax: 202–482–5665; Environmental Technologies Trade Ca(OCl)2.CaCl2.Ca(OH)2.2H2O or hemibasic email: [email protected]. calcium hypochlorite with the chemical Advisory Committee Public Meeting formula of 2Ca(OCl)2.Ca(OH)2 or SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Ca(OCl)2.0.5Ca(OH)2. Calcium hypochlorite meeting will take place from 11:00 a.m. AGENCY: International Trade has a Chemical Abstract Service (‘‘CAS’’) to 12:00 p.m. This meeting is open to Administration, DOC. registry number of 7778–54–3, and a U.S. the public. Written comments ACTION: Notice of Federal Advisory Environmental Protection Agency (‘‘EPA) concerning ETTAC affairs are welcome Committee Meeting. Pesticide Code (‘‘PC’’) Number of 014701. any time before or after the meeting. The subject calcium hypochlorite has an Minutes will be available within 30 SUMMARY: This notice sets forth the International Maritime Dangerous Goods days of this meeting. schedule and proposed agenda of a (‘‘IMDG’’) code of Class 5.1 UN 1748, 2880, meeting of the Environmental or 2208 or Class 5.1/8 UN 3485, 3486, or Topic to be considered: The agenda 3487. for the February 14, 2014 ETTAC Technologies Trade Advisory Calcium hypochlorite is currently meeting has only the following item: Committee (ETTAC). classifiable under the subheading Deliberation on the recommendations of DATES: The meeting is scheduled for 2828.10.0000 of the Harmonized Tariff ETTAC subcommittees and committee Tuesday, February 25, 2014, at 9:00 a.m. Schedule of the United States (‘‘HTSUS’’). Eastern Standard Time (EST). The subheading covers commercial calcium approval of said recommendations. ADDRESSES: The meeting will be held in hypochlorite and other calcium hypochlorite. Background: The ETTAC is mandated When tableted or blended with other by Section 2313(c) of the Export Room 4830 at the U.S. Department of materials, calcium hypochlorite may be Enhancement Act of 1988, as amended, Commerce, Herbert Clark Hoover entered under other tariff classifications, 15 U.S.C. 4728(c), to advise the Building, 1401 Constitution Avenue such as 3808.94.5000 and 3808.99.9500, Environmental Trade Working Group of NW., Washington, DC 20230. which cover disinfectants and similar the Trade Promotion Coordinating FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Ms. products. While the HTSUS subheadings, the Committee, through the Secretary of Maureen Hinman, Office of Energy & CAS registry number, the U.S. EPA PC Environmental Industries (OEEI), number, and the IMDG codes are provided Commerce, on the development and for convenience and customs purposes, the administration of programs to expand International Trade Administration, written description of the scope of this U.S. exports of environmental Room 4053, 1401 Constitution Avenue investigation is dispositive. technologies, goods, services, and NW., Washington, DC 20230 (Phone: [FR Doc. 2014–00527 Filed 1–13–14; 8:45 am] products. The ETTAC was originally 202–482–0627; Fax: 202–482–5665; email: [email protected].) BILLING CODE 3510–DS–P chartered in May of 1994. It was most recently re-chartered until September This meeting is physically accessible to 2014. people with disabilities. Requests for DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE The teleconference will be accessible sign language interpretation or other to people with disabilities. Please auxiliary aids should be directed to International Trade Administration specify any requests for reasonable OEEI at (202) 482–5225 no less than one accommodation when registering to week prior to the meeting. Environmental Technologies Trade participate in the teleconference. Last SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Advisory Committee Public Meeting minute requests will be accepted, but meeting will take place from 9:00 a.m. AGENCY: International Trade may be impossible to fulfill. to 3:30 p.m. E.S.T. The general meeting Administration, DOC. No time will be available for oral is open to the public and time will be ACTION: Notice of Federal Advisory comments from members of the public permitted for public comment from Committee Meeting. during this meeting. As noted above, 3:00–3:30 p.m. EST. Those interested in any member of the public may submit attending must provide notification by SUMMARY: This notice sets forth the pertinent written comments concerning Tuesday, February 11, 2014 at 5:00 p.m. schedule and proposed agenda of a the Committee’s affairs at any time EST, via the contact information meeting of the Environmental before or after the meeting. Comments provided above. Written comments Technologies Trade Advisory may be submitted to Ms. Maureen concerning ETTAC affairs are welcome Committee (ETTAC). Hinman at the contact information any time before or after the meeting.

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Minutes will be available within 30 ADDRESSES: A copy of the application, Section 101(a)(5)(D) establishes a 45- days of this meeting. IHA, and/or a list of references used in day time limit for NMFS review of an Topics to be considered: The agenda this document may be obtained by application followed by a 30-day public for this meeting will include the writing to P. Michael Payne, Chief, notice and comment period on any provision of the committee’s Permits, Conservation and Education proposed authorizations for the recommendations to the Secretary of Division, Office of Protected Resources, incidental harassment of small numbers Commerce or her designated National Marine Fisheries Service, 1315 of marine mammals. Within 45 days of representative. The status of the U.S. East-West Highway, Silver Spring, MD the close of the comment period, NMFS Environmental Export Initiative will 20910. must either issue or deny issuance of also be discussed. the authorization. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Background: The ETTAC is mandated Shane Guan, NMFS, (301) 427–8418, ext Summary of Request by Public Law 103–392. It was created 137, or Monica DeAngelis, NMFS, (562) to advise the U.S. government on On April 15, 2013, CALTRANS 980–3232. environmental trade policies and submitted a request to NOAA requesting programs, and to help it to focus its SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: an IHA for the possible harassment of small numbers of California sea lions resources on increasing the exports of Background the U.S. environmental industry. (Zalophus californianus), Pacific harbor ETTAC operates as an advisory Sections 101(a)(5)(A) and (D) of the seals (Phoca vitulina richardsii), harbor committee to the Secretary of Commerce MMPA (16 U.S.C. 1361 et seq.) direct porpoises (Phocoena phocoena), and and the Trade Promotion Coordinating the Secretary of Commerce to allow, gray whales (Eschrichtius robustus) Committee (TPCC). ETTAC was upon request, the incidental, but not incidental to construction associated originally chartered in May of 1994. It intentional, taking of small numbers of with a replacement bridge for the East was most recently re-chartered until marine mammals by U.S. citizens who Span of the SF–OBB, in San Francisco September 2014. engage in a specified activity (other than Bay (SFB), California. An IHA was previously issued to Dated: January 7, 2014. commercial fishing) within a specified geographical region if certain findings CALTRANS for this activity on January Catherine Vial, are made and either regulations are 8, 2013 (78 FR 2371; January 11, 2013). Acting Office Director, Office of Energy and issued or, the taking is limited to The current IHA expires on January 7, Environmental Industries. harassment, notice of a proposed 2014. Since the construction activity [FR Doc. 2014–00452 Filed 1–13–14; 8:45 am] authorization is provided to the public would last for approximately additional BILLING CODE 3510–DR–P for review. two years after the expiration of the current IHA, CALTRANS requests to Permission shall be granted if NMFS renew its IHA. In its IHA renewal DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE finds that the taking will have a request, CALTRANS also states that negligible impact on the species or there has been no change in the scope National Oceanic and Atmospheric stock(s) and will not have an of work for the SF–OBB Project from Administration unmitigable adverse impact on the what was outlined in its original IHA availability of the species or stock(s) for RIN 0648–XC833 application submitted to NMFS on April certain subsistence uses and if the 23, 2012, and published in the Federal Taking of Marine Mammals Incidental permissible methods of taking and Register notice for the proposed IHA (77 to Specified Activities; Construction of requirements pertaining to the FR 50473; August 21, 2012), and the the East Span of the San Francisco- mitigation, monitoring, and reporting of Federal Register notice for the issuance Oakland Bay Bridge such taking are set forth. NMFS has of that IHA (78 FR 2371; January 11, defined ‘‘negligible impact’’ in 50 CFR 2013). Please refer to these documents AGENCY: National Marine Fisheries 216.103 as ‘‘ . . . an impact resulting for a detailed description of Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and from the specified activity that cannot CALTRANS’ SF–OBB construction Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), be reasonably expected to, and is not activities. Commerce. reasonably likely to, adversely affect the ACTION: Notice of issuance of an species or stock through effects on Supplemental Information Regarding incidental harassment authorization. annual rates of recruitment or survival.’’ CALTRANS Construction Activities Section 101(a)(5)(D) of the MMPA As stated in CALTRANS original IHA SUMMARY: In accordance with established an expedited process by application, work at the Yerba Buena regulations implementing of the Marine which citizens of the United States can Island (YBI) access would involve the Mammal Protection Act (MMPA) as apply for an authorization to construction of a small (approximately amended, notification is hereby given incidentally take small numbers of 650 m2, or 7,000 ft2) H-pile supported that an Incidental Harassment marine mammals by harassment. Except trestle. The size of the H-pile was not Authorization (IHA) has been issued to with respect to certain activities not identified in the proposed IHA. the California Department of pertinent here, the MMPA defines Discussion with CALTRANS indicated Transportation (CALTRANS) to take ‘‘harassment’’ as ‘‘any act of pursuit, that it is unclear the size of the H-piles small numbers of California sea lions, torment, or annoyance which (i) has the would be used. However, it is known Pacific harbor seals, harbor porpoises, potential to injure a marine mammal or that the contractor would most likely and gray whales, by harassment, marine mammal stock in the wild [Level use HP H-piles, which with dimensions incidental to construction of a A harassment]; or (ii) has the potential between 9.70 x 10.075 in. and 14.21 x replacement bridge for the East Span of to disturb a marine mammal or marine 14.885 in., with length between 25 and the San Francisco-Oakland Bay Bridge mammal stock in the wild by causing 100 feet. (SF–OBB) in California. disruption of behavioral patterns, CALTRANS also stated that it’s very DATES: This authorization is effective including, but not limited to, migration, unlikely that multiple pile driving from January 8, 2014, until January 7, breathing, nursing, breeding, feeding, or would occur simultaneously. If in the 2015. sheltering [Level B harassment].’’ case that more than one contractor

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