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generally known by or available from 

other sources; (4) whether the 

information has previously been made 

available to others without obligation 

concerning its confidentiality; (5) an 

explanation of the competitive injury to 

the submitting person which would 

result from public disclosure; (6) when 

such information might lose its 

confidential character due to the 

passage of time; and (7) why disclosure 

of the information would be contrary to 

the public interest. It is DOE’s policy that all comments 

may be included in a public docket, 

without change and as received, 

including any personal information 

provided in the comments (except 

information deemed to be exempt from 

public disclosure). 

Issued in Washington, DC, on April 22, 

2013. 

Timothy Unruh, 

Program Manager, Federal Energy 

Management Program. 

[FR Doc. 2013–09926 Filed 4–25–13; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 6450–01–P 

ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION 

AGENCY 

[EPA–HQ–OPP–2013–0276; FRL–9385–2] 

Ethylene Oxide; Receipt of Application 

for Emergency Exemption, Solicitation 

of Public Comment 

AGENCY: Environmental Protection 

Agency (EPA). 

ACTION: Notice. 

SUMMARY: EPA has received a 

quarantine exemption request from the 

United States Department of Agriculture 

(USDA) Animal and Plant Health 

Inspection Service (APHIS) to use the 

pesticide ethylene oxide (CAS No. 75– 

21–8) to sterilize the interior surfaces of 

enclosed animal isolator units to control 

microorganisms. The applicant proposes 

a use of a pesticide which contains an 

active ingredient which is or has been 

the subject of a Special Review, and 

which could pose a risk similar to the 

risk which is or has been the subject of 

the Special Review. EPA is soliciting 

public comment before making the 

decision whether or not to grant the 

exemption. 

DATES: Comments must be received on 

or before May 13, 2013. 

ADDRESSES: Submit your comments, 

identified by docket identification (ID) 

number EPA–HQ–OPP–2013–0276, 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:// 

www.epa.gov/dockets. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Keri 

Grinstead, Registration Division 

(7505P), Office of Pesticide Programs, 

Environmental Protection Agency, 1200 

Pennsylvania Ave. NW., Washington, 

DC 20460–0001; telephone number: 

(703) 308–8373; fax number: (703) 605– 

0781; email address: 

grinstead.keri@epa.gov. 

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 

www.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 submitting comments, remember 

to: 

i. Identify the document by docket ID 

number and other identifying 

information (subject heading, Federal 

Register date and page number). 

ii. 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. 

iii. Explain why you agree or disagree; 

suggest alternatives and substitute 

language for your requested changes. 

iv. Describe any assumptions and 

provide any technical information and/ 

or data that you used. 

v. If you estimate potential costs or 

burdens, explain how you arrived at 

your estimate in sufficient detail to 

allow for it to be reproduced. 

vi. Provide specific examples to 

illustrate your concerns and suggest 

alternatives. 

vii. Explain your views as clearly as 

possible, avoiding the use of profanity 

or personal threats. 

viii. Make sure to submit your 

comments by the comment period 

deadline identified. 

3. Environmental justice. EPA seeks to 

achieve environmental justice, the fair 

treatment and meaningful involvement 

of any group, including minority and/or 

low income populations, in the 

development, implementation, and 

enforcement of environmental laws, 

regulations, and policies. To help 

address potential environmental justice 

issues, the Agency seeks information on 

any groups or segments of the 

population who, as a result of their 

location, cultural practices, or other 

factors, may have atypical or 

disproportionately high and adverse 

human health impacts or environmental 

effects from exposure to the pesticide(s) 

discussed in this document, compared 

to the general population. 

II. What action is the Agency taking? 

Under section 18 of the Federal 

Insecticide, Fungicide, and Rodenticide 

Act (FIFRA) (7 U.S.C. 136p), at the 

discretion of the EPA Administrator, a 

Federal or State agency may be 

exempted from any provision of FIFRA 

if the EPA Administrator determines 

that emergency conditions exist which 

require the exemption. USDA APHIS 

has requested the EPA Administrator to 

issue a quarantine exemption for the use 

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surfaces of enclosed animal isolator 

units used at USDA National Veterinary 

Services Laboratories (NVSL) and the 

National Animal Disease Center (NADC) 

in Ames, IA. Information in accordance 

with 40 CFR part 166 was submitted as 

part of this request. 

As part of this request, the applicant 

asserts that without the ability to 

sterilize animal isolators, NVSL and 

NADC would not be able to conduct 

studies of national importance. NVSL 

and NADC provide diagnosis for animal 

diseases and diagnostic support for 

disease control and eradication. 

Ethylene oxide is an effective sterilizer, 

yet is non-corrosive on delicate 

instruments and electrical equipment. 

The applicant proposes that enclosed 

animal isolator units used at USDA 

NVSL and NADC in Ames, IA will be 

sterilized 5 to 7 times over the 3-year 

term of the exemption. Six pounds of 

product (8.6% ethylene oxide) will be 

applied to each unit for each 

sterilization. 

This notice does not constitute a 

decision by EPA on the application 

itself. The regulations governing FIFRA 

section 18 require publication of a 

notice of receipt of an application for a 

quarantine exemption proposing use of 

a pesticide which contains an active 

ingredient which is or has been the 

subject of a Special Review, and which 

could pose a risk similar to the risk 

which is or has been the subject of the 

Special Review. The notice provides an 

opportunity for public comment on the 

application. The Agency will review 

and consider all comments received 

during the comment period in 

determining whether to issue the 

quarantine exemption requested by the 

USDA APHIS. 

List of Subjects 

Environmental protection, Pesticides 

and pests. 

Dated: April 19, 2013. 

Daniel J. Rosenblatt, 

Acting Director, Registration Division, Office 

of Pesticide Programs. 

[FR Doc. 2013–09954 Filed 4–25–13; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 6560–50–P 

ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION 

AGENCY 

[EPA–HQ–OA–2013–0133; FRL–9805–9] 

Draft Policy Papers Released for 

Public Comment: Title VI of the Civil 

Rights Act of 1964: Adversity and 

Compliance With Environmental 

Health-Based Thresholds, and Role of 

Complainants and Recipients in the 

Title VI Complaints and Resolution 

Process 

AGENCY: Environmental Protection 

Agency (EPA). 

ACTION: Request for comments on EPA’s 

Draft Policies. 

SUMMARY: The U.S. Environmental 

Protection Agency (EPA) has made 

improving its civil rights program a 

priority and recognizes that its 

enforcement of Title VI of the Civil 

Rights Act of 1964 (Title VI) is an 

important tool to use to protect against 

discrimination and ensure that 

recipients of EPA financial assistance do 

not discriminate in implementing 

programs and activities. Today, EPA has 

released two draft policy papers for 

public comment. The first draft policy 

paper, Title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 

1964: Adversity and Compliance with 

Environmental Health-Based 

Thresholds, proposes to change the way 

EPA assesses ‘‘adversity’’ by having the 

Agency refrain from applying a 

‘‘rebuttable presumption’’ in certain 

Title VI investigations. The second draft 

policy paper, Role of Complainants and 

Recipients in the Title VI Complaints 

and Resolution Process, discusses EPA’s 

proposed position on clarifying the roles 

of complainants and recipients in the 

Title VI complaints process. 

DATES: Written comments on this draft 

must be received on or before May 28, 

2013. 

ADDRESSES: Submit your comments, 

identified by Docket ID No. EPA–HQ– 

OA–2013–0133, by one of the following 

methods: 

• www.regulations.gov: Follow the 

on-line instructions for submitting 

comments. 

• Email: ORD.Docket@epa.gov. 

• Fax: 202–566–1753. 

• Mail: Environmental Protection 

Agency, Mailcode: 2822T, 1200 

Pennsylvania Ave. NW., Washington, 

DC 20460. 

• Hand Delivery: ‘‘EPA’s Draft 

Policies entitled Title VI of the Civil 

Rights Act of 1964: Adversity and 

Compliance with Environmental HealthBased Thresholds, and Role of 

Complainants and Recipients in the 

Title VI Complaints and Resolution 

Process’’ Docket, EPA/DC, EPA West, 

Room 3334, 1301 Constitution Ave. 

NW., Washington, DC 20460. Such 

deliveries are only accepted during the 

Docket’s normal hours of operation, and 

special arrangements should be made 

for deliveries of boxed information. 

Instructions: Direct your comments to 

Docket ID No. EPA–HQ–OA–2013– 

0133. EPA’s policy is that all comments 

received will be included in the public 

docket without change and may be 

made available online at 

www.regulations.gov, including any 

personal information provided, unless 

the comment includes information 

claimed to be Confidential Business 

Information (CBI) or other information 

whose disclosure is restricted by statute. 

Do not submit information that you 

consider to be CBI or otherwise 

protected through www.regulations.gov. 

The www.regulations.gov Web site is an 

‘‘anonymous access’’ system, which 

means EPA will not know your identity 

or contact information unless you 

provide it in the body of your comment. 

If you send an email comment directly 

to EPA without going through 

www.regulations.gov your email address 

will be automatically captured and 

included as part of the comment that is 

placed in the public docket and made 

available on the Internet. If you submit 

an electronic comment, EPA 

recommends that you include your 

name and other contact information in 

the body of your comment and with any 

disk or CD–ROM you submit. If EPA 

cannot read your comment due to 

technical difficulties and cannot contact 

you for clarification, EPA may not be 

able to consider your comment. 

Electronic files should avoid the use of 

special characters, any form of 

encryption, and be free of any defects or 

viruses. If you previously submitted 

comments to OCR via EPA’s Web site, 

those comments will automatically be 

placed in the Docket and do not need to 

be resubmitted. For additional 

information about EPA’s public docket 

visit the EPA Docket Center homepage 

at http://www.epa.gov/epahome/

dockets.htm. Docket: All documents in 

the docket are listed in the 

www.regulations.gov index. Although 

listed in the index, some information is 

not publicly available, e.g., CBI or other 

information whose disclosure is 

restricted by statute. Certain other 

material, such as copyrighted material, 

will be publicly available only in hard 

copy. Publicly available docket 

materials regarding this notice are 

available either electronically in 

www.regulations.gov or in hard copy at 

the ‘‘EPA’s Draft Policies entitled Title 


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