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submit data demonstrating the actual 

real-world use of E85 by its vehicles. 

EPA would determine whether the data 

is adequate and what an appropriate 

weighting factor should be for the 

manufacturer. 

In mid-2012, manufacturers requested 

that EPA provide a weighting factor to 

use for 2016 and later model year 

vehicles. EPA has assessed the 

weighting factor that would be 

appropriate to use and intends to issue 

guidance to vehicle manufacturers 

regarding the E85 weighting factor 

(called the F factor) that may be used by 

manufacturers for weighting the CO2 of 

FFVs using E85 and conventional 

gasoline. EPA intends to establish the 

weighting factor for the 2016 model 

year. The weighting factor may also be 

used for the 2017–2019 model years 

unless EPA takes action to revise the 

factor for the later model years based on 

new information or data. 

EPA seeks input by the public prior 

to our issuing final F factor guidance, 

and requests comment on the value that 

we have determined and on the 

methodology used to derive this value. 

We have placed a draft guidance letter, 

including a support document 

attachment that provides additional 

background and describes the 

methodology used by EPA to determine 

the weighting factor, in the EPA Air 

Docket EPA–HQ–OAR–2013–0120 and 

available at http://www.epa.gov/otaq/ 

regs/ld-hwy/greenhouse/ld-ghg.htm. 

The draft guidance letter provides for 

use of a weighting factor of 0.2. 

Interested parties should submit 

comments according to the guidelines 

described in this notice. After fully 

considering the comments we receive, 

we will issue a final guidance 

document. 

II. Procedures for Public Participation 

EPA will keep the record open until 

April 22, 2013. All information will be 

available for inspection at the EPA Air 

Docket No. EPA–HQ–OAR–2013–0120. 

Persons with comments containing 

proprietary information must 

distinguish such information from other 

comments to the greatest extent possible 

and label it as ‘‘Confidential Business 

Information’’ (‘‘CBI’’). If a person 

making comments wants EPA to base its 

decision on a submission labeled as CBI, 

then a non-confidential version of the 

document that summarizes the key data 

or information should be submitted to 

the public docket. To ensure that 

proprietary information is not 

inadvertently placed in the public 

docket, submissions containing such 

information should be sent directly to 

the contact person listed above and not 

to the public docket. Information 

covered by a claim of confidentiality 

will be disclosed by EPA only to the 

extent allowed, and according to the 

procedures set forth in 40 CFR part 2. 

If no claim of confidentiality 

accompanies the submission when EPA 

receives it, EPA will make it available 

to the public without further notice to 

the person making comments. 

Dated: March 15, 2013. 

Christopher Grundler, 

Director, Office of Transportation and Air 

Quality, Office of Air and Radiation. 

[FR Doc. 2013–06657 Filed 3–21–13; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 6560–50–P 

ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION 

AGENCY 

[FRL–9792–7] 

Proposed Reissuance of a General 

NPDES Permit for Oil and Gas 

Exploration Facilities in the Federal 

Waters of Cook Inlet—Permit Number 

AKG–28–5100 

AGENCY: Environmental Protection 

Agency (EPA). 

ACTION: Notice. Proposed reissuance of a 

general permit. 

SUMMARY: The EPA proposes to reissue 

the National Pollutant Discharge 

Elimination System (NPDES) for Oil and 

Gas Exploration Facilities in Federal 

Waters of Cook Inlet (AKG 31–5000). As 

proposed, the permit would authorize 

certain discharges of pollutants into 

Cook Inlet Federal Waters from oil and 

gas exploration facilities subject to 

limits and requirements designed to 

minimize pollution and protect water 

quality. 

DATES: Comments. Interested persons 

may submit comments on the proposed 

reissuance of the general permit to EPA, 

Region 10 at the address below. 

Comments must be postmarked by May 

21, 2013. 

Public Hearings. Public Hearings are 

scheduled for the following dates, and 

locations: 

(1) Kenai, AK on April 29, 2013, 6:00 to 

9:00 p at the Kenai Chamber of 

Commerce and Visitors Center, 11471 

Kenai Spur Hwy, Kenai, AK 99611 

(2) Homer, AK on April 30, 2013 at the 

Alaska Maritime National Wildlife 

Refuge Island & Ocean Visitor Center 

Auditorium, 95 Sterling Highway, 

Suite 1, Homer, AK 99603 

(3) Anchorage, AK on May 2, 2013 at the 

University of Alaska Gorsuch 

Commons Building, Conference Room 

106, 3700 Sharon Gagnon Lane, 

Anchorage, AK 98508 

All hearings will begin at 6:00 p.m. 

and will continue until all testimony is 

heard or until 9:00 p.m., whichever is 

earlier. Hearing statements may be 

provided orally or in written format. 

Commenters providing oral testimony 

are encouraged to provide written 

statements to ensure accuracy of the 

record. 

ADDRESSES: Comments on the proposed 

general permit reissuance should be 

sent to the attention of the Director, 

Office of Water & Watersheds, EPA— 

Region 10, 1200 Sixth Avenue Suite 900 

OWW–130, Seattle, WA 98101. 

Comments may also be submitted 

electronically to godsey.cindi@epa.gov. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Copies of the proposed general permit, 

Fact Sheet and Ocean Discharge Criteria 

Evaluation are available upon request. 

Requests may be made to Audrey 

Washington at (206) 553–0523 or to 

Cindi Godsey at (907) 271–6561. 

Requests may also be electronically 

mailed to: washington.audrey@epa.gov 

or godsey.cindi@epa.gov. These 

documents may also be found on the 

EPA Region 10 Web site at http:// 

yosemite.epa.gov/r10/WATER.NSF/ 

NPDES+Permits/DraftPermitsAK. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The 

existing NPDES General Permit for Oil 

and Gas Exploration, Development and 

Production Facilities Located in State 

and Federal Waters in Cook Inlet, 

NPDES Permit No. AKG–31–5000 (2007 

Permit) expired on July 2, 2012. The 

2007 Permit authorized discharges from 

19 facilities, all located in State Waters, 

and continues in effect for facilities that 

applied in a timely manner. The 2007 

Permit for discharge to State Waters was 

transferred to Alaska Department of 

Environmental Conservation (ADEC) in 

2013 following resolution of a permit 

appeal pursuant to the Memorandum of 

Agreement between EPA and ADEC. 

Once ADEC reissues permits that cover 

the discharges to State Waters, coverage 

under the 2007 permit will end. As 

proposed, the EPA’s Permit AKG 28– 

5100 would reissue the exploration 

component of the 2007 Permit in 

Federal Waters. Concurrently, ADEC is 

taking action to reissue the exploration 

permit in State Waters. 

Executive Order 12866: The Office of 

Management and Budget exempts this 

action from the review requirements of 

Executive Order 12866 pursuant to 

Section 6 of that order. 

Regulatory Flexibility Act: Under the 

Regulatory Flexibility Act (RFA), 5 

U.S.C. 601 et seq., a Federal agency 

must prepare an initial regulatory 

flexibility analysis ‘‘for any proposed 

rule’’ for which the agency ‘‘is required 


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by section 553 of the Administrative 

Procedure Act (APA), or any other law, 

to publish general notice of proposed 

rulemaking.’’ The RFA exempts from 

this requirement any rule that the 

issuing agency certifies ‘‘will not, if 

promulgated, have a significant 

economic impact on a substantial 

number of small entities.’’ EPA has 

concluded that NPDES general permits 

are permits, not rulemakings, under the 

APA and thus not subject to APA 

rulemaking requirements or the RFA. 

Notwithstanding that general permits 

are not subject to the RFA, EPA has 

determined that this GP, as issued, will 

not have a significant economic impact 

on a substantial number of small 

entities. 

Dated: March 14, 2013. 

Daniel D. Opalski, 

Director, Office of Water & Watersheds, 

Region 10. 

[FR Doc. 2013–06669 Filed 3–21–13; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 6560–50–P 

ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION 

AGENCY 

[ER–FRL–9008–3] 

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 03/11/2013 Through 03/15/2013 

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. 20130064, Final Supplement, 

USFS, AK, Bell Island Geothermal 

Leases, Review Period Ends: 04/22/ 

2013, Contact: Sarah Samuelson 907– 

789–6274. 

EIS No. 20130065, Draft EIS, BLM, MT, 

HiLine District Draft Resource 

Management Plan, Comment Period 

Ends: 06/20/2013, Contact: Brian 

Hockett (406) 262–2837. 

EIS No. 20130066, Final EIS, USN, GA, 

Proposed Modernization and 

Expansion of Townsend Bombing 

Range, Review Period Ends: 04/22/ 

2013, Contact: Veronda Johnson 571– 

256–2783. 

EIS No. 20130067, Draft EIS, WAPA, 

ND, Wilton IV Wind Energy Center, 

Comment Period Ends: 05/06/2013, 

Contact: Rod O’Sullivan 720–962– 

7260. 

EIS No. 20130068, Draft EIS, USACE, 

CA, Berryesssa Creek Project, 

Comment Period Ends: 05/06/2013, 

Contact: Tyler Stalker 916–557–5107 

EIS No. 20130069, Final Supplement, 

FHWA, WA, I–90 Snoqualmie Pass 

East, Avalanche Structures, Contact: 

Liana Liu 360–753–9553. 

EIS No. 20130070, Draft EIS, WAPA, 

USFWS, 00, PROGRAMMATIC— 

Upper Great Plains Wind Energy, 

Comment Period Ends: 05/21/2013, 

Contact: Mark Wieringa 720–962– 

7448. The U.S. Department of 

Energy’s Western Area Power 

Administration and the U.S. 

Department of the Interior’s Fish and 

Wildlife Service are Joint Lead 

Agencies for this project. 

EIS No. 20130071, Draft EIS, BLM, NV, 

Pan Mine Project, Comment Period 

Ends: 05/07/2013, Contact: Miles 

Kreidler 775–289–1893. 

Amended Notices 

EIS No. 20130015, Draft Supplement, 

FHWA, CA, Mid County Parkway, a 

new Freeway from the City of Perris 

to the City of San Jacinto, Riverside 

County, CA, Comment Period Ends: 

04/10/2013, Contact: Larry Vinzant 

916–498–5040. Revision to FR Notice 

Published 01/25/2013 and 03/08/ 

2013; Extending Comment Period to 

04/10/2013. 

Dated: March 19, 2013. 

Cliff Rader, 

Director, NEPA Compliance Division, Office 

of Federal Activities. 

[FR Doc. 2013–06645 Filed 3–21–13; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 6560–50–P 

EXPORT-IMPORT BANK 

[Public Notice 2013–0113] 

Agency Information Collection 

Activities: Final Collection; Comment 

Request 

AGENCY: Export-Import Bank of the U.S. 

ACTION: Submission for OMB Review 

and Comments Request. 

Form Title: Application for Long 

Term Loan or Guarantee (EIB 95–10). 

SUMMARY: Export-Import (Ex-Im) Bank is 

requesting an emergency approval for 

form EIB 95–10 Application for Long 

Term Loan or Guarantee, OMB 3048– 

0013, because the Export Import Bank 

Reauthorization Act of 2012 has placed 

additional reporting requirements on 

the Bank. 

By neutralizing the effect of export 

credit insurance and guarantees offered 

by foreign governments and by 

absorbing credit risks that the private 

section will not accept, Ex-Im Bank 

enables U.S. exporters to compete fairly 

in foreign markets on the basis of price 

and product. This collection of 

information is necessary, pursuant to 12 

U.S.C. 635(a)(1), to determine eligibility 

of the applicant for Ex-Im Bank 

Assistance. 

The collection will provide 

information needed to determine 

compliance and creditworthiness for 

transaction requests submitted to Ex-Im 

Bank under its long-term guarantee and 

direct loan programs. The form is 

currently used to make a credit decision 

on approximately 85 export transactions 

per year in divisions dealing with 

aircraft, structured finance, and trade 

finance. 

The application can be viewed at 

www.exim.gov/pub/pending/eib95– 

10.pdf. 

DATES: Comments should be received on 

or before April 22, 2013 to be assured 

of consideration. 

ADDRESSES: Comments may be 

submitted electronically on 

www.regulations.gov or by mail to 

Office of Management and Budget, 

Office of Information and Regulatory 

Affairs, 725 17th Street NW., 

Washington, DC 20038 attn: OMB– 

3048–0013. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Titles and Form Number: EIB 95–10 

Application for Long Term Loan or 

Guarantee. 

OMB Number: 3048–0013. 

Type of Review: Regular. 

Need and Use: The information 

collected will provide information 

needed to determine compliance and 

creditworthiness for transaction 

requests submitted to the Export Import 

Bank under its long term guarantee and 

direct loan programs. 

Affected Public: This form affects 

entities involved in the export of U.S. 

goods and services. 

Annual Number of Respondents: 84. 

Estimated Time per Respondent: 1.5 

hours. 

Government Annual Burden Hours: 

2,100. 

Frequency of Reporting or Use: 

Yearly. 

Total Cost to the Government: 

$81,312. 

Sharon A. Whitt, 

Agency Clearance Officer. 

[FR Doc. 2013–06560 Filed 3–21–13; 8:45 am] 

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