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explicitly described here, it is currently 

Western’s intent to continue to provide 

these capabilities to the existing and 

new BCP contractors into the next 

contract term. 

Proposals: Western is making 

additional proposals and is seeking 

further comments on the amount of 

marketable contingent capacity and firm 

energy, the amount of marketable 

contingent capacity and firm energy to 

be extended to existing contractors, the 

size of the resource pool to be created, 

and excess energy provisions. Western 

proposes the following: 

(1) To market 2,044 MW of contingent 

capacity with an associated 4,527,001 MWh 

of annual firm energy from the BCP; (2) to 

extend 100 percent of the existing 

contractors’ contingent capacity allocations, 

totaling 1,951 MW, and 95 percent of the 

proposed marketable firm energy, totaling 

4,300,651 MWh annually based 

proportionally upon their existing allocations 

of marketed annual firm energy; (3) to create 

a single, one-time resource pool consisting of 

93 MW of contingent capacity with an 

associated 226,350 MWh of annual firm 

energy; and; (4) that excess energy provisions 

contain a first and second priority defined as: 

First Priority: The Arizona Power Authority 

(APA) shall have a first priority right to 

delivery of excess energy, which is equal in 

each year of operation to 200,000 MWh; 

provided, however, that in the event excess 

energy in the amount of 200,000 MWh is not 

generated during any year of operation, APA 

shall accumulate a first right to delivery of 

excess energy subsequently generated in an 

amount not to exceed 600,000 MWh, 

inclusive of the current year’s 200,000 MWh. 

The first right of delivery shall accrue at a 

rate of 200,000 MWh per year for each year 

excess energy in the amount of 200,000 MWh 

is not generated, less amounts of excess 

energy delivered. 

Second Priority: Any remaining excess 

energy available after the first priority has 

been satisfied shall be allocated to each BCP 

contractor based on a proportionate share of 

its annual firm energy percentage allocation. 

Western will consider all comments 

received pertaining to its proposals 

since the initiation of the public process 

when making its final decisions. 

Western will publish its final decisions 

and further address the comments 

received on these proposals in a 

separate Federal Register notice. 

Regulatory Procedure Requirements 

Determination Under Executive Order 

12866 

Western has an exemption from 

centralized regulatory review under 

Executive Order 12866; accordingly, no 

clearance of this notice by the Office of 

Management and Budget is required. 

Environmental Compliance 

In accordance with the DOE National 

Environmental Policy Act Implementing 

Procedures (10 CFR part 1021), Western 

has determined that these actions fit 

within class of action B4.1 Contracts/ 

marketing plans/policies for excess 

electric power, in Appendix B to 

Subpart D to Part 1021—Categorical 

Exclusions Applicable to Specific 

Agency Actions. 

Dated: April 19, 2011. 

Timothy J. Meeks, 

Administrator. 

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BILLING CODE 6450–01–P 

ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION 

AGENCY 

[EPA–HQ–OPPT–2003–0004; FRL–8871–9] 

Access to Confidential Business 

Information by Syracuse Research 

Corporation 

AGENCY: Environmental Protection 

Agency (EPA). 

ACTION: Notice. 

SUMMARY: EPA has authorized its 

contractor, Syracuse Research 

Corporation (SRC) of North Syracuse, 

New York, to access information which 

has been submitted to EPA under 

sections 4, 5, 6, and 8 of the Toxic 

Substances Control Act (TSCA). Some of 

the information may be claimed or 

determined to be Confidential Business 

Information (CBI). 

DATES: Access to the confidential data 

will occur no sooner than May 4, 2011. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For 

technical information contact: Pamela 

Moseley, Information Management 

Division (7407M), Office of Pollution 

Prevention and Toxics, Environmental 

Protection Agency, 1200 Pennsylvania 

Ave., NW., Washington, DC 20460– 

0001; telephone number: (202) 564– 

8956; fax number: (202) 564–8955; email address: mosely.pamela@epa.gov. 

For general information contact: The 

TSCAHotline, ABVIGoodwill, 422 

South Clinton Ave., Rochester, NY 

14620; telephone number: (202) 554– 

1404; e-mail address: 

TSCAHotline@epa.gov. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

I. General Information 

A. Does this notice apply to me? 

This action is directed to the public 

in general. This action may, however, be 

of interest to all who manufacture, 

process, or distribute industrial 

chemicals. 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. If you have any questions 

regarding the applicability of this action 

to a particular entity, consult the 

technical person listed under FOR

FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT. 

B. How can I get copies of this document 

and other related information? 

EPA has established a docket for this 

action under docket identification (ID) 

number EPA–HQ–OPPT–2003–0004. 

All documents in the docket are listed 

in the docket index available at http:// 

www.regulations.gov. 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 are available electronically at 

http://www.regulations.gov, or, if only 

available in hard copy, at the OPPT 

Docket. The OPPT Docket is located in 

the EPA Docket Center (EPA/DC) at Rm. 

3334, EPA West Bldg., 1301 

Constitution Ave., NW., Washington, 

DC. The EPA/DC Public Reading Room 

hours of operation are 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 

p.m., Monday through Friday, excluding 

legal holidays. The telephone number of 

the EPA/DC Public Reading Room is 

(202) 566–1744, and the telephone 

number for the OPPT Docket is (202) 

566–0280. Docket visitors are required 

to show photographic identification, 

pass through a metal detector, and sign 

the EPA visitor log. All visitor bags are 

processed through an X-ray machine 

and subject to search. Visitors will be 

provided an EPA/DC badge that must be 

visible at all times in the building and 

returned upon departure. 

II. What action is the Agency taking? 

Under EPA contract number GS–00F– 

0019L, Order Number EP–G11H–00090, 

contractor SRC of 4225 Running Ridge 

Road, North Syracuse, NY and 2451 

Crystal Drive, Suite 804, Arlington, VA 

will assist the Office of Pollution 

Prevention and Toxics (OPPT) by 

performing chemistry evaluation of New 

and Existing chemicals including the 

chemistry aspects of their manufacture, 

processing, use, potential new uses, and 

pollution prevention. These documents 

will be examined for information on 

chemical structures, manufacture, 

physical/chemical properties, 

production volume and other pertinent 

data used in the assessment of the 

potential effects of chemicals. In 

accordance with 40 CFR 2.306(j), EPA 

has determined that under EPA contract 

number GS–00F–0019L, Order Number 

EP–G11H–00090, SRC will require 

access to CBI submitted to EPA under 

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sections 4, 5, 6, and 8 of TSCA to 

perform successfully the duties 

specified under the contract. SRC’s 

personnel will be given access to 

information submitted to EPA under 

sections 4, 5, 6, and 8 of TSCA. Some 

of the information may be claimed or 

determined to be CBI. 

EPA is issuing this notice to inform 

all submitters of information under 

sections 4, 5, 6, and 8 of TSCA that EPA 

may provide SRC access to these CBI 

materials on a need to know basis only. 

All access to TSCA CBI under this 

contract will take place at EPA 

Headquarters and at SRC’s North 

Syracuse, NY and Arlington, VA sites in 

accordance with EPA’s TSCA CBI 

Protection Manual. 

Access to TSCA data, including CBI, 

will continue until September 30, 2011. 

If the contract is extended, this access 

will also continue for the duration of the 

extended contract without further 

notice. 

SRC’s personnel will be required to 

sign nondisclosure agreements and will 

be briefed on appropriate security 

procedures before they are permitted 

access to TSCA CBI. 

List of Subjects 

Environmental protection, 

Confidential business information. 

Dated: April 17, 2011. 

Mario Caraballo, 

Acting Director, Information Management 

Division, Office of Pollution Prevention and 

Toxics. 

[FR Doc. 2011–9851 Filed 4–26–11; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 6560–50–P 

ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION 

AGENCY 

[FRL–9299–2] 

Science Advisory Board Staff Office 

Request for Nominations of 

Candidates for a SAB Panel on 

Accounting for Carbon Dioxide (CO2) 

Emissions From Biogenic Sources 

AGENCY: Environmental Protection 

Agency (EPA). 

ACTION: Notice. 

SUMMARY: The U.S. Environmental 

Protection Agency (EPA or Agency) 

Science Advisory Board (SAB) Staff 

Office is soliciting nominations of 

nationally and internationally 

recognized scientists for an SAB Expert 

Panel to provide independent advice to 

EPA on a draft greenhouse gas 

accounting methodology for biogenic 

carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions from 

stationary sources. 

DATES: Nominations should be 

submitted by May 18, 2011 per the 

instructions below. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For 

information regarding this Request for 

Nominations, please contact Dr. Holly 

Stallworth, Designated Federal Officer 

(DFO), EPA Science Advisory Board 

Staff, at stallworth.holly@epa.gov or 

(202) 564–2073. General information 

concerning the SAB can be found on the 

SAB Web site at http://www.epa.gov/ 

sab. Any inquiry regarding EPA’s draft 

greenhouse gas accounting methodology 

for biogenic carbon dioxide (CO2) 

emissions should be directed to Dr. 

Jennifer Jenkins, Office of Air and 

Radiation, Office of Atmospheric 

Programs, Climate Change Division at 

jenkins.jennifer@epa.gov or (202) 343– 

9361. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION

Background: The SAB was established 

pursuant to the Environmental 

Research, Development, and 

Demonstration Authorization Act 

(ERDAA), codified at 42 U.S.C. 4365, to 

provide independent scientific and 

technical advice to the Administrator on 

the technical basis for Agency positions 

and regulations. The SAB is a Federal 

Advisory Committee chartered under 

the Federal Advisory Committee Act 

(FACA), 5 U.S.C., App.2. EPA’s Office of 

Air and Radiation has requested the 

EPA Science Advisory Board to conduct 

a review of the scientific and technical 

issues associated with a draft 

assessment of methodologies for 

accounting for CO2 emissions from 

biogenic sources. Biogenic CO2

emissions are defined as emissions of 

CO2 from a stationary source directly 

resulting from the combustion or 

decomposition of biologically-based 

materials other than fossil fuels. 

On December 23, 2010, the U.S. 

Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) 

issued a series of rules that put the 

necessary regulatory framework in place 

to ensure that (1) industrial facilities can 

get Clean Air Act permits covering their 

greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions when 

needed and (2) facilities emitting GHGs 

at levels below those established in the 

Tailoring Rule do not need to obtain 

federal Clean Air Act permits. In the 

Tailoring Rule, EPA did not take action 

on a request from some commenters to 

exclude biogenic carbon dioxide (CO2) 

emissions. On January 12, 2011, through 

a letter from the Assistant Administrator 

for EPA’s Office of Air and Radiation to 

the National Alliance of Forest Owners 

(NAFO) [http://www.epa.gov/nsr/ 

ghgdocs/McCarthytoMartella.pdf], EPA 

announced it was going to take a series 

of steps to address the treatment of 

biogenic CO2 emissions from stationary 

sources, including deferring for three 

years the application of the PSD and 

Title V permitting requirements to 

biogenic CO2 emissions (proposed 

March 21, 2011, 76 FR 15249), and a 

detailed study of the scientific and 

technical issues associated with 

accounting for biogenic CO2 emissions 

from stationary sources. 

This EPA study will include a review 

of the technical information, and it will 

also include the development of 

accounting options for biogenic CO2

emissions from stationary sources. 

EPA’s review of technical information 

will include an assessment of the 

accounting approaches described in 

EPA’s proposed ‘‘Deferral for CO2

Emissions from Bioenergy and Other 

Biogenic Sources under the Prevention 

of Significant Deterioration (PSD) and 

Title V Programs’’ (76 FR 15249). The 

four broad types of accounting 

approaches are: case-by-case analysis of 

individual source-specific permit 

applications; categorical exclusion of 

biogenic CO2 emissions from PSD 

permitting; exclusion of biogenic CO2

emissions from PSD permitting 

contingent upon the U.S. land-use 

sector’s remaining a ‘‘net sink’’; and 

differential treatment of feedstock via 

approaches reflecting feedstock-specific 

attributes. Following this review, EPA 

plans to develop a set of appropriate 

accounting procedures, taking into 

account the approaches outlined above 

(i.e., the range of broad types of options 

from case by case analysis to categorical 

exclusion) for biogenic CO2 emissions 

that satisfy the principles of 

predictability, practicality, and 

scientific soundness. 

The SAB thus will serve as the 

‘‘independent scientific panel’’ cited in 

the January 2011 letter and March 2011 

proposed deferral. The SAB Panel will 

conduct an independent review of the 

scientific and technical issues 

associated with EPA’s assessment of 

accounting methodologies for biogenic 

CO2 emissions. The public will have 

opportunities to provide comments for 

the SAB consideration. 

Information on EPA actions related to 

biogenic carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions 

from stationary sources may be found at 

http://www.epa.gov/climatechange/ 

emissions/biogenic_emissions.html and 

http://www.epa.gov/NSR/ 

actions.htm1#mar11. 

Expertise Sought: In response to 

OAP’s request, the SAB Staff Office is 

forming an expert panel under the 

auspices of the SAB to conduct this 

review. The SAB Staff Office requests 

nominations of recognized experts with 

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