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Prohibited communications are 

included in a public, non-decisional file 

associated with, but not a part of, the 

decisional record of the proceeding. 

Unless the Commission determines that 

the prohibited communication and any 

responses thereto should become a part 

of the decisional record, the prohibited 

off-the-record communication will not 

be considered by the Commission in 

reaching its decision. Parties to a 

proceeding may seek the opportunity to 

respond to any facts or contentions 

made in a prohibited off-the-record 

communication, and may request that 

the Commission place the prohibited 

communication and responses thereto 

in the decisional record. The 

Commission will grant such a request 

only when it determines that fairness so 

requires. Any person identified below as 

having made a prohibited off-the-record 

communication shall serve the 

document on all parties listed on the 

official service list for the applicable 

proceeding in accordance with Rule 

2010, 18 CFR 385.2010. 

Exempt off-the-record 

communications are included in the 

decisional record of the proceeding, 

unless the communication was with a 

cooperating agency as described by 40 

CFR 1501.6, made under 18 CFR 

385.2201(e) (1) (v). 

The following is a list of off-therecord communications recently 

received by the Secretary of the 

Commission. The communications 

listed are grouped by docket numbers in 

ascending order. These filings are 

available for review at the Commission 

in the Public Reference Room or may be 

viewed on the Commission’s Web site at 

http://www.ferc.gov using the eLibrary 

link. Enter the docket number, 

excluding the last three digits, in the 

docket number field to access the 

document. For assistance, please contact 

FERC, Online Support at 

FERCOnlineSupport@ferc.gov or toll 

free at (866) 208–3676, or for TTY, 

contact (202) 502–8659. 

Docket No. Communication 

date Presenter or requester 

Prohibited: 

1. CP08–6–000 ................................................................................................................. 8–20–12 Richard Kinder 

2. CP11–161–000 ............................................................................................................. 8–23–12 Jolie DeFeis 1

Exempt: 

1. CP11–515–000 ............................................................................................................. 8–24–12 U.S. Fish & Wildlife Staff 2

1Email record. 

2Email record. 

Dated: September 4, 2012. 

Kimberly D. Bose, 

Secretary. 

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BILLING CODE 6717–01–P 

ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION 

AGENCY 

[FRL–9725–8; EPA–HQ–OAR–2003–0039] 

Agency Information Collection 

Activities; Proposed Collection; 

Comment Request; Reporting and 

Recordkeeping Requirements of the 

HCFC Allowance System; EPA ICR No. 

2014.04 

AGENCY: Environmental Protection 

Agency. 

ACTION: Notice. 

SUMMARY: In compliance with the 

Paperwork Reduction Act (PRA) (44 

U.S.C. 3501 et seq.), the U.S. 

Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) 

is planning to submit a request to renew 

an existing approved Information 

Collection Request (ICR) to the Office of 

Management and Budget (OMB). This 

ICR will expire on 02/28/2013. Before 

submitting the ICR to OMB for review 

and approval, EPA is soliciting 

comments on specific aspects of the 

proposed information collection as 

described below. 

DATES: Comments must be submitted on 

or before November 9, 2012. 

ADDRESSES: Submit your comments, 

identified by Docket ID No. EPA–HQ– 

OAR–2003–0039 by one of the following 

methods: 

• www.regulations.gov: Follow the 

on-line instructions for submitting 

comments. 

• Email: a-and-r-Docket@epa.gov. 

• Fax: 202–566–1741. 

• Mail: Docket # EPA–HQ–OAR– 

2003–0039, Air and Radiation Docket 

and Information Center, U.S. 

Environmental Protection Agency, 

Mailcode: 2822T, 1200 Pennsylvania 

Ave. NW., Washington, DC 20460. 

• Hand Delivery: Docket # EPA–HQ– 

OAR–2003–0039, Air and Radiation 

Docket and Information Center at EPA 

West, 1301 Constitution Avenue NW., 

Room 3334, 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–OAR–2003– 

0039. 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 

or email. 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. For additional information 

about EPA’s public docket visit the EPA 

Docket Center homepage at http:// 

www.epa.gov/epahome/dockets.htm. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Robert Burchard, Stratospheric 

Protection Division, Office of 

Atmospheric Programs, 6205J, 

Environmental Protection Agency, 1200 

Pennsylvania Ave. NW., Washington, 

DC 20460; telephone number: (202) 

343–9126; fax number: (202) 343–2338; 

email address: burchard.robert@epa.gov. 

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SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

How can I access the docket and/or 

submit comments? 

EPA has established a public docket 

for this ICR under Docket ID No. EPA– 

HQ–OAR–2003–0039, which is 

available for online viewing at 

www.regulations.gov, or in person at the 

Air and Radiation Docket in the EPA 

Docket Center (EPA/DC), EPA West, 

Room 3334, 1301 Constitution Ave. 

NW., Washington, DC. The EPA/DC 

Public Reading Room is open from 8:30 

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 Air and Radiation 

Docket is 202–566–1742. 

Use www.regulations.gov to obtain a 

copy of the draft collection of 

information, submit or view public 

comments, access the index listing the 

contents of the 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 in this 

document. 

What information is EPA particularly 

interested in? 

Pursuant to section 3506(c)(2)(A) of 

the PRA, EPA specifically solicits 

comments and information to enable it 

to: 

(i) Evaluate whether the proposed 

collection of information is necessary 

for the proper performance of the 

functions of the agency, including 

whether the information will have 

practical utility; 

(ii) Evaluate the accuracy of the 

agency’s estimate of the burden of the 

proposed collection of information, 

including the validity of the 

methodology and assumptions used; 

(iii) Enhance the quality, utility, and 

clarity of the information to be 

collected; and 

(iv) Minimize the burden of the 

collection of information on those who 

are to respond, including through the 

use of appropriate automated electronic, 

mechanical, or other technological 

collection techniques or other forms of 

information technology, e.g., electronic 

submission of responses. In particular, 

EPA is requesting comments from very 

small businesses (those that employ less 

than 25) on examples of specific 

additional efforts that EPA could make 

to reduce the paperwork burden for very 

small businesses affected by this 

collection. 

What should I consider when I prepare 

my comments for EPA? 

You may find the following 

suggestions helpful for preparing your 

comments: 

1. Explain your views as clearly as 

possible and provide specific examples. 

2. Describe any assumptions that you 

used. 

3. Provide copies of any technical 

information and/or data you used that 

support your views. 

4. If you estimate potential burden or 

costs, explain how you arrived at the 

estimate that you provide. 

5. Offer alternative ways to improve 

the collection activity. 

6. Make sure to submit your 

comments by the deadline identified 

under DATES. 

7. To ensure proper receipt by EPA, 

be sure to identify the docket ID number 

assigned to this action in the subject 

line on the first page of your response. 

You may also provide the name, date, 

and Federal Register citation. 

What information collection activity or 

ICR does this apply to? 

Docket ID No.: EPA–HQ–OAR–2003– 

0039. 

Affected entities: Entities potentially 

affected by this action are producers, 

importers, exporters, transformers, and 

destroyers of HCFCs. 

Title: Reporting and Recordkeeping 

Requirements of the HCFC Allowance 

System ICR numbers: EPA ICR No. 

2014.04, OMB Control No. 2060–0498. 

ICR status: This ICR will expire on 

02/28/2013. 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 when 

approved, are listed in 40 CFR part 9, 

are displayed either by publication in 

the Federal Register or by other 

appropriate means, such as on the 

related collection instrument or form, if 

applicable. The display of OMB control 

numbers in certain EPA regulations is 

consolidated in 40 CFR part 9. 

Abstract: The international treaty The 

Montreal Protocol on Substances that 

Deplete the Ozone Layer (Protocol) and 

Title VI of the Clean Air Act 

Amendments (CAAA) established limits 

on total U.S. production, import, and 

export of class I and class II controlled 

ozone depleting substances (referred to 

hereinafter as ‘‘controlled substances’’). 

Under its Protocol commitments, the 

United States was obligated to cease 

production and import of class I 

controlled substances (e.g., 

chlorofluorocarbons or CFCs) with 

exemptions for essential uses, critical 

uses, previously-used material, and 

material that is transformed, destroyed, 

or exported to developing countries. 

The Protocol also establishes limits and 

reduction schedules leading to the 

eventual phaseout of class II controlled 

substances (i.e., 

hydrochlorofluorocarbons or HCFCs). 

The U.S. is obligated to limit HCFC 

consumption (defined by the Protocol as 

production plus imports, minus 

exports). The schedule called for a 35 

percent reduction on January 1, 2004, 

followed by a 75 percent reduction on 

January 1, 2010, a 90 percent reduction 

on January 1, 2015, a 99.5 percent 

reduction on January 1, 2020, and a total 

phaseout on January 1, 2030. EPA is 

responsible for administering the 

phaseout. 

To ensure U.S. compliance with these 

limits and restrictions, EPA established 

an allowance system to control U.S. 

production and import of HCFCs by 

granting control measures referred to as 

baseline and calendar-year allowances. 

Baseline allowances are based on the 

historical activity of individual 

companies. Calendar-year allowances 

allow holders to produce and/or import 

controlled substances in a given year 

and are allocated as a percentage of 

baseline. There are two types of baseline 

and calendar-year allowances: 

consumption and production 

allowances. Since each allowance is 

equal to 1 kilogram of HCFC, EPA is 

able to monitor the quantity of HCFCs 

being produced, imported and exported. 

Transfers of production and 

consumption allowances among 

producers and importers are allowed 

and are tracked by EPA. 

The above-described limits and 

restrictions are monitored by EPA 

through the recordkeeping and reporting 

requirements established in the 

regulations in 40 CFR part 82, subpart 

A. To submit required information, 

regulated entities can download 

reporting forms from EPA’s Web site 

(http://www.epa.gov/ozone/record), 

complete them, and send them to EPA 

electronically, via mail, courier, or fax. 

Upon receipt of the reports, the data 

is entered into the ODS Tracking 

System. The ODS Tracking System is a 

secure database that maintains the data 

submitted to EPA and helps the agency: 

(1) Maintain oversight over total 

production and consumption of 

controlled substances; (2) monitor 

compliance with limits and restrictions 

on production, imports, and trades and 

specific exemptions from the phaseout 

for individual U.S. companies; and (3) 

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assess, and report on, compliance with 

U.S. obligations under the Montreal 

Protocol. 

EPA has implemented an electronic 

reporting system that allows regulated 

entities to prepare and submit data 

electronically. Coupled with the 

widespread use of the standardized 

forms, electronic reporting has 

improved data quality and made the 

reporting process efficient for both 

reporting companies and EPA. Most 

reporting is done electronically. 

Pursuant to regulations in 40 CFR part 

2, subpart B, reporting businesses are 

entitled to assert a business 

confidentiality claim covering any part 

of the submitted business information as 

defined in 40 CFR 2.201(c). EPA’s 

practice is to manage the reported 

information as confidential business 

information. 

Burden Statement: The annual public 

reporting and recordkeeping burden for 

this collection of information is 

estimated to average 1,601 hours and 

$161,793. Burden means the total time, 

effort, or financial resources expended 

by persons to generate, maintain, retain, 

or disclose or provide information to or 

for a Federal agency. This includes the 

time needed to review instructions; 

develop, acquire, install, and utilize 

technology and systems for the purposes 

of collecting, validating, and verifying 

information, processing and 

maintaining information, and disclosing 

and providing information; adjust the 

existing ways to comply with any 

previously applicable instructions and 

requirements which have subsequently 

changed; train personnel to be able to 

respond to a collection of information; 

search data sources; complete and 

review the collection of information; 

and transmit or otherwise disclose the 

information. 

The ICR provides a detailed 

explanation of the agency’s estimate, 

which is only briefly summarized here: 

Estimated total number of potential 

respondents: 49. 

Frequency of response: Annually, 

quarterly, or as needed (depending on 

the report). 

Estimated total average number of 

responses for each respondent: 7. 

Estimated total annual burden hours: 

1,601. 

Estimated total annual costs: 

$161,793. This includes an estimated 

burden cost of $160,428 and an 

estimated cost of $1,365 for capital 

investment or maintenance and 

operational costs. 

Are there changes in the estimates from 

the last approval? 

There is a decrease of 259 hours in the 

total estimated respondent burden 

compared with that identified in the ICR 

currently approved by OMB. This 

decrease reflects the expansion of the 

electronic reporting program. 

What is the next step in the process for 

this ICR? 

EPA will consider the comments 

received and amend the ICR as 

appropriate. The final ICR package will 

then be submitted to OMB for review 

and approval pursuant to 5 CFR 

1320.12. At that time, EPA will issue 

another Federal Register notice 

pursuant to 5 CFR 1320.5(a)(1)(iv) to 

announce the submission of the ICR to 

OMB and the opportunity to submit 

additional comments to OMB. If you 

have any questions about this ICR or the 

approval process, please contact Robert 

Burchard at burchard.robert@epa.gov. 

Dated: September 4, 2012. 

Drusilla Hufford, 

Director, Stratospheric Protection Division. 

[FR Doc. 2012–22206 Filed 9–7–12; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 6560–50–P 

EXPORT-IMPORT BANK OF THE 

UNITED STATES 

Sunshine Act Meeting 

ACTION: Notice of Open Meeting of the 

Advisory Committee of the ExportImport Bank of the United States 

(Export-Import Bank). 

TIME AND PLACE: September 25, 2012 

from 9:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. The 

meeting will be held at the ExportImport Bank in Room 326, 811 Vermont 

Avenue NW., Washington, DC 20571. 

SUMMARY: The Advisory Committee was 

established November 30, 1983, to 

advise the Export-Import Bank on its 

programs and to provide comments for 

inclusion in the reports of the ExportImport Bank of the United States to 

Congress. 

AGENDA: Presentations by Export-Import 

Bank staff on its priority congressional 

mandates on Sub-Saharan Africa, 

renewable energy and small business; 

an update by the Export Import Bank on 

its fiscal year-end business portfolio; 

and discussion led by the Advisory 

Committee on its recommendations for 

the Export-Import Bank’s programs. 

PUBLIC PARTICIPATION: The meeting will 

be open to public participation, and the 

last 10 minutes will be set aside for oral 

questions or comments. Members of the 

public may also file written statement(s) 

before or after the meeting. If any person 

wishes auxiliary aids (such as a sign 

language interpreter) or other special 

accommodations, please contact, prior 

to September 25, 2012, Richard Thelen, 

811 Vermont Avenue NW., Washington, 

DC 20571, Voice: (202) 565–3515 or 

TDD (202) 565–3377. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For 

further information, contact Richard 

Thelen, 811 Vermont Avenue NW., 

Washington, DC 20571, (202) 565–3515. 

Sharon A. Whitt, 

Agency Clearance Officer. 

[FR Doc. 2012–22349 Filed 9–6–12; 4:15 pm] 

BILLING CODE 6690–01–P 

FARM CREDIT ADMINISTRATION 

Farm Credit Administration Board; 

Sunshine Act; Regular Meeting 

AGENCY: Farm Credit Administration. 

SUMMARY: Notice is hereby given, 

pursuant to the Government in the 

Sunshine Act (5 U.S.C. 552b(e)(3)), of 

the regular meeting of the Farm Credit 

Administration Board (Board). 

DATE AND TIME: The regular meeting of 

the Board will be held at the offices of 

the Farm Credit Administration in 

McLean, Virginia, on September 13, 

2012, from 9 a.m. until such time as the 

Board concludes its business. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Dale 

L. Aultman, Secretary to the Farm 

Credit Administration Board, (703) 883– 

4009, TTY (703) 883–4056. 

ADDRESSES: Farm Credit 

Administration, 1501 Farm Credit Drive, 

McLean, Virginia 22102–5090. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Parts of 

this meeting of the Board will be open 

to the public (limited space available) 

and parts will be closed to the public. 

In order to increase the accessibility to 

Board meetings, persons requiring 

assistance should make arrangements in 

advance. The matters to be considered 

at the meeting are: 

Open Session 

A. Approval of Minutes 

• August 9, 2012. 

B. New Business 

• Senior Officer Compensation 

Disclosures and Related Topics—Final 

Rule. 

• System Audit Committee—Final 

Rule. 

C. Reports 

• Quarterly Report on Farm Credit 

System Condition. 

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