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2. Municipal corporations and 

political subdivisions including 

irrigation or other districts, 

municipalities, and other governmental 

organizations; that have electric utility 

status by April 1, 2014. ‘‘Electric utility 

status’’ means that the entity has 

responsibility to meet load growth, has 

a distribution system, and is ready, 

willing, and able to purchase Federal 

power from Western on a wholesale 

basis. 

3. Electric cooperatives and public 

utilities other than electric utilities that 

are recognized as utilities by their 

applicable legal authorities, are 

nonprofit in nature, have electrical 

facilities, and are independently 

governed and financed. 

4. Other eligible applicants. 

F. In determining allocations, Western 

will consider existing Federal power 

resource allocations of the applicants. 

G. Western will base allocations to 

Native American tribes on actual loads 

experienced in the most recent calendar 

year. Western may use estimated load 

values if actual load data is not 

available. Western will evaluate and 

may adjust inconsistent estimates 

during the allocation process. Western 

is available to assist tribes in developing 

load estimates. 

H. Western will base allocations to 

eligible applicants on the actual loads 

experienced in the most recent calendar 

year and will apply current marketing 

criteria to these loads. 

I. The minimum allocation will be 

1,000 kW. Applicants will be allowed to 

aggregate their loads to meet minimum 

requirements provided Western is able 

to schedule power deliveries in 

quantities of 1,000 kW or greater to the 

aggregated group. Western will consider 

making allocations under the 1,000 kW 

minimum conditioned upon an 

applicant’s ability to aggregate to 1,000 

kW or greater for scheduling purposes 

prior to final allocation determinations. 

J. Applicants seeking an allocation as 

an aggregated group must demonstrate 

to Western’s satisfaction the existence of 

a contractual aggregation arrangement 

prior to final allocation determinations. 

Each member of an aggregated group 

must meet all eligibility requirements. 

K. Contractors must execute electric 

service contracts within six months of 

receiving a contract offer from Western, 

unless Western agrees otherwise in 

writing. 

L. If unanticipated obstacles to the 

delivery of electric service to a Native 

American tribe arise, Western retains 

the right to provide the economic 

benefit of the resource directly to the 

tribe. 

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 a class of action B4.1 Contracts, 

policies, and marketing and allocation 

plans for electric power, in Appendix B 

to Subpart D to Part 1021—Categorical 

Exclusions Applicable to Specific 

Agency Actions. 

Dated: October 22, 2012. 

Anita J. Decker, 

Acting Administrator. 

[FR Doc. 2012–26685 Filed 10–29–12; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 6450–01–P 

ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION 

AGENCY 

[EPA–HQ–OPPT–2011–0966; FRL–9523–7] 

Agency Information Collection 

Activities; Submission to OMB for 

Review and Approval; Comment 

Request; Tier 1 Screening of Certain 

Chemicals Under the Endocrine 

Disruptor Screening Program (EDSP) 

(Renewal) 

AGENCY: Environmental Protection 

Agency (EPA). 

ACTION: Notice. 

SUMMARY: In compliance with the 

Paperwork Reduction Act (44 U.S.C. 

3501 et seq.), this document announces 

that an Information Collection Request 

(ICR) has been forwarded to the Office 

of Management and Budget (OMB) for 

review and approval. The ICR, which is 

abstracted below, describes the nature of 

the information collection activity and 

its expected burden and costs. 

DATES: Additional comments may be 

submitted on or before November 29, 

2012. 

ADDRESSES: Submit your comments, 

referencing Docket identification (ID) 

number (No.) EPA–HQ–OPPT–2011– 

0966, to (1) EPA online using 

www.regulations.gov (our preferred 

method) or by mail to: Pollution 

Prevention and Toxics Docket, 

Environmental Protection Agency 

Docket Center (EPA/DC), Mailcode: 

28221T, 1200 Pennsylvania Ave. NW., 

Washington, DC 20460, and (2) OMB by 

mail to: Office of Information and 

Regulatory Affairs, Office of 

Management and Budget (OMB), 

Attention: Desk Officer for EPA, 725 

17th Street NW., Washington, DC 20503. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

William Wooge, (7203M), Office of 

Science Coordination and Policy 

(OSCP), Environmental Protection 

Agency, 1200 Pennsylvania Ave. NW., 

Washington, DC 20460–0001; telephone 

number: (202) 564–8476; fax number: 

(202) 564–8482; email address: 

wooge.william@epa.gov. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: EPA has 

submitted the following ICR to OMB for 

review and approval according to the 

procedures prescribed in 5 CFR 1320.12. 

On August 9, 2012 (77 FR 47640), EPA 

sought comments on this renewal 

pursuant to 5 CFR 1320.8(d), and the 

ICR submitted to OMB includes EPA’s 

responses to the four comments that 

were received. Any additional 

comments on the revised ICR should be 

submitted to EPA and OMB within 30 

days of this notice. 

EPA has established a public docket 

for this ICR under Docket ID No. EPA 

EPA–HQ–OPPT–2011–0966, which is 

available online at http:// 

www.regulations.gov, or in person at the 

OPPT Docket in the EPA/DC, EPA West 

Room 3334, 1301 Constitution Ave. 

NW., Washington, DC. The EPA/DC 

Public Reading Room is open from 8 

a.m. to 4:30 p.m., Monday through 

Friday, excluding legal holidays. The 

telephone number for the Reading Room 

is 202–566–1744, and the telephone 

number for the OPPT Docket is 202– 

566–0280. Use www.regulations.gov to 

submit or view public comments, access 

the index listing of the contents of the 

public docket, and to access those 

documents in the public docket that are 

available electronically. Once in the 

system, select ‘‘search,’’ then key in the 

docket ID number identified for this 

ICR. Please note that EPA’s policy is 

that public comments, whether 

submitted electronically or in paper, 

will be made available for public 

viewing in www.regulations.gov as EPA 

receives them and without change, 

unless the comment contains 

copyrighted material, confidential 

business information (CBI), or other 

information whose public disclosure is 

restricted by statute. For further 

information about the docket, go to 

www.regulations.gov. 

Title: Tier 1 Screening of Certain 

Chemicals Under the Endocrine 

Disruptor Screening Program (EDSP) 

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ICR Numbers: EPA ICR No. 2249.03, 

OMB Control No. 2070–0176. 

ICR Status: This is a request to renew 

an existing approved collection. This 

ICR is scheduled to expire on October 

31, 2012. Under OMB regulations, the 

Agency may continue to conduct or 

sponsor the collection of information 

while this submission is pending at 

OMB. An agency may not conduct or 

sponsor, and a person is not required to 

respond to, a collection of information 

unless it displays a currently valid OMB 

control number. The OMB control 

numbers for EPA’s regulations in title 40 

of the CFR, after appearing in the 

Federal Register, are listed in 40 CFR 

part 9 and included on the related 

collection instrument or form, if 

applicable. 

Abstract: This is a renewal of an 

existing ICR covering the information 

collection activities associated with Tier 

1 screening of chemicals under EPA’s 

EDSP. The EDSP is established under 

section 408(p) of the Federal Food, Drug 

and Cosmetic Act (FFDCA) (21 U.S.C. 

346a(p)), which requires EPA to develop 

a chemical screening program using 

appropriate validated test systems and 

other scientifically relevant information 

to determine whether certain substances 

may have hormonal effects. The EDSP 

consists of a two-tiered approach to 

screen chemicals for potential endocrine 

disrupting effects. The purpose of Tier 

1 screening is to identify substances that 

have the potential to interact with the 

estrogen, androgen, or thyroid hormone 

systems using a battery of assays. 

Substances that have the potential to 

interact with estrogen, androgen or 

thyroid systems may proceed to Tier 2, 

which is designed to identify any 

adverse endocrine-related effects caused 

by the substance, and establish a 

quantitative relationship between the 

dose and that endocrine effect. 

Additional information about the EDSP 

is available at http://www.epa.gov/endo. 

This ICR addresses the information 

collection activities for the initial list of 

chemicals screened under Tier 1 of the 

EDSP, and covers the full range of 

information collection activities 

associated with the issuance of and 

response to Tier 1 EDSP orders issued 

by EPA. The initial list was established 

in 2009, and consists of 67 pesticide 

active ingredients (PAIs) and pesticide 

inerts. As the renewal of an ongoing 

information collection activity approved 

under the PRA, this ICR addresses the 

paperwork burden associated with the 

continuation of the activities over the 

next three years. As such, the 

paperwork burdens are adjusted to 

reflect the planned progression 

associated with the information 

collection activities covered by the ICR. 

In addition, EPA has restructured the 

ICR to incorporate a presentation of the 

activities and related burden in a way 

that would match what is used in the 

ICR submission system. 

Burden Statement: The annual public 

reporting and recordkeeping burden for 

this collection of information is 

estimated to range between 204 and 

4,919 hours per response. Burden is 

defined in 5 CFR 1320.3(b). 

Respondents/Affected Entities: 

Entities potentially affected by this ICR 

are those that receive an EDSP test order 

issued by the Agency. Under FFDCA 

section 408(p)(5)(A), EPA ‘‘shall issue’’ 

EDSP test orders ‘‘to a registrant of a 

substance for which testing is required 

* * * or to a person who manufactures 

or imports a substance for which testing 

is required.’’ 

Frequency of Collection: On occasion. 

Estimated No. of Respondents: 385. 

Estimated Total Annualized Burden: 

98,414 hours. 

Estimated Total Annualized Cost: 

$6,301,807. 

Changes in Burden Estimates: There 

is a decrease of 63,011 hours in the total 

estimated annualized burden compared 

with that currently approved by OMB 

(i.e., from 161,415 hours to 98,404 

hours). This is an adjustment that 

reflects the planned progression of the 

collection activities associated with the 

initial chemicals to be screened under 

Tier 1 of the EDSP. 

John Moses, 

Director, Collection Strategies Division. 

[FR Doc. 2012–26611 Filed 10–29–12; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 6560–50–P 

ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION 

AGENCY 

[EPA–HQ–OPPT–2011–0858; FRL] 

Agency Information Collection 

Activities; Submission to OMB for 

Review and Approval; Comment 

Request; EPA’s Design for the 

Environment (DfE) Partner of the Year 

Awards Program 

AGENCY: Environmental Protection 

Agency (EPA). 

ACTION: Notice. 

SUMMARY: In compliance with the 

Paperwork Reduction Act (44 U.S.C. 

3501 et seq.), this document announces 

that the following Information 

Collection Request (ICR) has been 

forwarded to the Office of Management 

and Budget (OMB) for review and 

approval: EPA’s Design for the 

Environment (DfE) Partner of the Year 

Awards Program; EPA ICR No. 2450.01, 

OMB No. 2070–NEW. The ICR, which is 

abstracted below, describes the nature of 

the information collection activity and 

its expected burden and costs. 

DATES: Additional comments may be 

submitted on or before November 29, 

2012. 

ADDRESSES: Submit your comments, 

referencing docket ID Number EPA– 

HQ–OPPT–2011–0858 to (1) EPA online 

using www.regulations.gov (our 

preferred method), by email to 

oppt.ncic@epa.gov or by mail to: 

Document Control Office (DCO), Office 

of Pollution Prevention and Toxics 

(OPPT), Environmental Protection 

Agency, Mail Code: 7407T, 1200 

Pennsylvania Ave. NW., Washington, 

DC 20460, and (2) OMB at: Office of 

Information and Regulatory Affairs, 

Office of Management and Budget 

(OMB), Attention: Desk Officer for EPA, 

725 17th Street NW., Washington, DC 

20503. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Pamela Myrick, Deputy Director, 

Environmental Assistance Division, 

Office of Pollution Prevention and 

Toxics, Environmental Protection 

Agency, Mail code: 7408–M, 1200 

Pennsylvania Ave. NW., Washington, 

DC 20460; telephone number: 202–554– 

1404; email address: TSCAHotline@epa.gov. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: EPA has 

submitted the following ICR to OMB for 

review and approval according to the 

procedures prescribed in 5 CFR 1320.10. 

On January 13, 2012 (77 FR 2058), EPA 

sought comments on this proposed 

information collection pursuant to 5 

CFR 1320.8(d). EPA received one 

supportive comment during the 

comment period. Any comments related 

to this ICR should be submitted to EPA 

and OMB within 30 days of this notice. 

EPA has established a public docket 

for this ICR under Docket ID No. EPA 

EPA–HQ–OPPT–2011–0858, which is 

available for online viewing at 

www.regulations.gov, or in person 

inspection at the OPPT Docket in the 

EPA Docket Center (EPA/DC), EPA 

West, Room 3334, 1301 Constitution 

Ave. NW., Washington, DC. The EPA 

Docket Center Public Reading Room is 

open from 8 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., Monday 

through Friday, excluding legal 

holidays. The telephone number for the 

Reading Room is 202–566–1744, and the 

telephone number for the Pollution 

Prevention and Toxics Docket is 202– 

566–0280. Use www.regulations.gov to 

submit or view public comments, access 

the index listing of the contents of the 

public docket, and to access those 


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