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the comment includes profanity, threats, 

information claimed to be Confidential 

Business Information (CBI) or other 

information whose disclosure is 

restricted by statute. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

George W. Denning, Office of 

Emergency Management, Mail Code 

5104A, Environmental Protection 

Agency, 1200 Pennsylvania Ave., NW., 

Washington, DC 20460; telephone 

number: (202) 564–2404; fax number: 

(202) 564–2625; email address: 

Denning.George@epa.gov. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Supporting documents which explain 

in detail the information that the EPA 

will be collecting are available in the 

public docket for this ICR. The docket 

can be viewed online at 

www.regulations.gov or in person at the 

EPA Docket Center, EPA West, Room 

3334, 1301 Constitution Ave., NW., 

Washington, DC. The telephone number 

for the Docket Center is 202–566–1744. 

For additional information about EPA’s 

public docket, visit http://www.epa.gov/ 

dockets. 

Abstract: The authority for EPA’s oil 

pollution prevention requirements is 

derived from section 311(j)(1)(C) of the 

Clean Water Act, as amended by the Oil 

Pollution Act of 1990. EPA’s regulation 

is codified at 40 CFR part 112. An SPCC 

Plan will help an owner or operator 

identify the necessary procedures, 

equipment and resources to respond to 

prevent an oil spill and to respond to an 

oil spill in a timely manner. If 

implemented effectively, the SPCC Plan 

is expected to prevent oil spills and 

reduce the impact and severity of oil 

spills. Although the owner or operator 

is the primary data user, EPA may also 

require the owner or operator to submit 

data to the Agency in certain situations 

to ensure facilities comply with the 

SPCC regulation and to help allocate 

response resources. State and local 

governments may use the data, which 

are not generally available elsewhere 

and can assist local emergency 

preparedness planning efforts. EPA does 

not require an owner or operator to 

submit SPCC Plans, but may request the 

SPCC Plan during a facility inspection 

or an oil spill incident for review. The 

SPCC regulation requires the owner or 

operator maintain a complete copy of 

the Plan at the facility if the facility is 

normally attended at least fours hours 

per day or at the nearest field office if 

the facility is not so attended. The rule 

also requires that the Plan be available 

to the Regional Administrator for on-site 

review during normal working hours (40 

CFR 112.3(e)). 

Form Numbers: None. 

Respondents/affected entities: Private 

facilities, State/Local/Tribal 

governments. 

Respondent’s obligation to respond: 

Mandatory per 40 CFR part 112. 

Estimated number of respondents: 

670,048 (total). 

Frequency of response: Less than once 

per year. 

Total estimated burden: 8,798,928 

hours (per year). Burden is defined at 5 

CFR 1320.3(b). 

Total estimated cost: $987,220,025, 

includes $186,674,814 annualized 

capital or operation and maintenance 

costs. 

Changes in the Estimates: Differences 

in burden and costs from the previous 

ICR are attributed to adjustments for 

wage rates, unit costs, and the projected 

universe of facilities. 

John Moses, 

Director, Collection Strategies Division. 

[FR Doc. 2013–07888 Filed 4–4–13; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 6560–50–P 

ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION 

AGENCY 

[ER–FRL–9008–5] 

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 03/25/2013 Through 

03/29/2013 

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. 20130080, Final EIS, BLM, CA, 

Clear Creek Management Area 

Proposed Resource Management Plan, 

Review Period Ends: 05/06/2013, 

Contact: Sky Murphy (831) 630–5039. 

EIS No. 20130081, Draft EIS, USFWS, 

IN, Fowler Ridge Wind Habitat 

Conservation Plan and Incidental 

Take Permit, Comment Period Ends: 

06/04/2013, Contact: Scott Pruitt 812– 

334–4261. 

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Period Ends: 05/20/2013, Contact: 

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Fort Raleigh National Historic Site 

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Contact: David Libman 404–507– 

5701. 

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Black Mesa Vegetation Management 

Project, Rio Grande National Forest, 

Review Period Ends: 05/17/2013, 

Contact: Diana McGinn 719–852– 

6241. 

EIS No. 20130085, Final EIS, USACE, 

OK, Eufaula Lake Shoreline 

Management Plan Revision and 

Master Plan Supplement, Review 

Period Ends: 05/06/2013, Contact: Jeff 

Knack 918–669–7666. 

Dated: April 2, 2013. 

Cliff Rader, 

Director, NEPA Compliance Division, Office 

of Federal Activities. 

[FR Doc. 2013–07982 Filed 4–4–13; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 6560–50–P 

ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION 

AGENCY 

[EPA–HQ–OAR–2009–0927; FRL–9799–4] 

Mandatory Reporting of Greenhouse 

Gases: Notice of Data Availability 

Regarding Global Warming Potential 

Values for Certain Fluorinated 

Greenhouse Gases and Fluorinated 

Heat Transfer Fluids 

AGENCY: Environmental Protection 

Agency (EPA). 

ACTION: Notice of data availability and 

request for comment. 

SUMMARY: The EPA is announcing to the 

public the availability of estimated 

global warming potentials, as well as 

data and analysis submitted in support 

of them, for eight fluorinated heat 

transfer fluids. We are requesting 

comments on the estimated global 

warming potentials and the data and 

analysis supporting them. We are also 

requesting comment on the cited global 

warming potentials for 35 other 

fluorinated greenhouse gases and 

fluorinated heat transfer fluids for 

which we do not currently possess 

supporting data and analysis. The EPA 

is requesting comment on the global 

warming potentials of all 43 chemicals 

as we consider adding these global 

warming potentials to the Greenhouse 

Gas Reporting rule. 

DATES: Comments must be received on 

or before May 6, 2013. 

ADDRESSES: Submit your comments, 

identified by Docket ID No. EPA–HQ– 

OAR–2009–0927, by one of the 

following methods: 

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• Federal eRulemaking Portal: http:// 

www.regulations.gov: Follow the online 

instructions for submitting comments. 

• Email: 

GHGReportingFGHG@epa.gov. 

• Fax: (202) 566–1741. 

• Mail: EPA Docket Center, Attention 

Docket EPA–HQ–OAR–2009–0927, Mail 

code: 2822T, 1200 Pennsylvania Avenue 

NW., Washington, DC 20460. 

• Hand Delivery: EPA Docket Center, 

Public Reading Room, Room 3334, EPA 

West Building, Attention Docket EPA– 

HQ–OAR–2009–0927, 1301 Constitution 

Avenue NW., Washington, DC 20004. 

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–2009– 

0927. The EPA’s policy is that all 

comments received will be included in 

the public docket without change and 

may be made available online at 

http://www.regulations.gov, including 

any personal information provided, 

unless the comment includes 

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If you send an email comment directly 

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technical difficulties and cannot contact 

you for clarification, EPA may not be 

able to consider your comment. 

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Docket: All documents in the docket 

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restricted by statute. Certain other 

material, such as copyrighted material, 

will be publicly available only in hard 

copy. Publicly available docket 

materials are available either 

electronically in http:// 

www.regulations.gov or in hard copy at 

EPA’s Docket Center, Public Reading 

Room, EPA West Building, Room 3334, 

1301 Constitution Avenue NW., 

Washington, DC 20004. This Docket 

Facility is open from 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 

p.m., Monday through Friday, excluding 

legal holidays. The telephone number 

for the Public Reading Room is (202) 

566–1744, and the telephone number for 

the Air Docket is (202) 566–1742. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Deborah Ottinger, Climate Change 

Division, Office of Atmospheric 

Programs (6207J), Environmental 

Protection Agency, 1200 Pennsylvania 

Avenue NW., Washington, DC 20460; 

telephone number: (202) 343–9149; fax 

number: (202) 343–2342; email address: 

ottinger.deborah@epa.gov. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

I. General Information 

A. What is today’s notice about? 

• The EPA is making available for 

public comment estimated GWPs for the 

eight fluorinated heat transfer fluids 

(HTFs) listed in Table 1 of this notice as 

well as data and analysis submitted in 

support of those GWPs. 

• The EPA is also making available 

for public comment cited GWPs for the 

35 fluorinated GHGs and fluorinated 

HTFs listed in Table 2 of this notice. 

The EPA does not currently possess 

supporting data and analysis for these 

GWPs. 

• Both sets of chemicals and their 

GWPs are being considered for addition 

to Table A–1 to subpart A of part 98, the 

compendium of GWPs used to convert 

tons of chemical into tons of carbon 

dioxide equivalent (CO2e) under the 

Greenhouse Gas Reporting Program. 

B. How does this notice relate to the 

forthcoming proposed rule titled ‘‘2013 

Revisions to the Greenhouse Gas 

Reporting Rule and Proposed 

Confidentiality Determinations for New 

or Substantially Revised Data 

Elements’’? 

In the proposed rule signed March 8, 

2013, titled ‘‘2013 Revisions to the 

Greenhouse Gas Reporting Rule and 

Proposed Confidentiality 

Determinations for New or Substantially 

Revised Data Elements’’ (hereinafter 

referred to as the ‘‘2013 Technical 

Corrections Proposed Rule’’), the EPA is 

proposing to amend subpart A, General 

Provisions, to propose GWPs for certain 

fluorinated greenhouse gases not 

currently listed in Table A–1 to subpart 

A. This notice requests comment on 

GWPs for fluorinated GHGs and 

fluorinated HTFs for which documented 

GWPs were not available in time for 

inclusion in the 2013 Technical 

Corrections Proposed Rule. The 

comments submitted in response to this 

notice are intended to inform a potential 

future rulemaking to amend Table A–1 

to subpart A to add the GWPs of some 

or all of the fluorinated GHGs and 

fluorinated HTFs listed in this notice. 

C. Where can I get the information? 

All of the information can be obtained 

through the Docket and at http:// 

www.regulations.gov (see ADDRESSES

section above for docket contact 

information). 

D. What is the EPA taking comment on 

and what supporting documentation do 

I need to include in my comments? 

The EPA requests comment on topics 

including but not limited to the 

following: 

• For the fluorinated HTFs in Table 1 

of this notice, the reliability, including 

the likely accuracy and precision, of the 

GWPs listed in Table 1 given the data 

and analysis submitted in support of 

them, and 

• The completeness, quality, and 

transparency of the data and analysis 

submitted in support of the GWPs in 

Table 1 of this notice. 

• For the fluorinated GHGs and HTFs 

in Table 2 of this notice, the reliability, 

including the likely accuracy and 

precision, of the GWPs listed, and 

• The accuracy of the chemical names 

and formulas listed. 

For the fluorinated HTFs in Table 1 of 

this notice, the EPA is specifically 

seeking comment on the extent to which 

the supporting data and analysis 

includes the following: 

• Data and analysis related to the 

low-pressure gas phase infrared 

absorption spectrum of the fluorinated 

GHG. 

• Data and analysis related to the 

estimated atmospheric lifetime of the 

fluorinated GHG (reaction mechanisms 

and rates, including e.g., photolysis and 

reaction with atmospheric components 

such as OH, O3, CO, and water), 

including descriptions of the 

measurements or modeling. 

• The radiative transfer analysis that 

integrates the lifetime and infrared 

absorption spectrum data to calculate 

the GWP. 

• Any published or unpublished 

studies of the GWP of the gas. 

Where quantitative structure–activity 

relationship (QSAR) models have been 

used, the EPA is seeking comment on 

the extent to which the data and 

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1Fully fluorinated compounds are defined as 

compounds that contain only single bonds and in 

which all available valence locations are filled by 

fluorine atoms (e.g., saturated perfluorocarbons; 

fully fluorinated linear, branched and cyclic 

alkanes; fully fluorinated ethers; fully fluorinated 

tertiary amines; fully fluorinated aminoethers; and 

perfluoropolyethers). 2Solvay provided a peer-reviewed paper 

regarding a fluorinated compound, PFPMIE, that is 

already on Table A–1 and that is sold under the 

trade name of Galden HT 70. (There are multiple 

PFPMIEs, which have the general chemical 

structure F3C(OCFCF3CF2)m(OCF2)nOCF3. The 

PFPMIE that is listed on Table A–1 and is the 

primary component of HT 70 is the simplest 

version, with m=n=1.) In addition, Solvay 

submitted an infrared absorption spectrum for 

another fluorinated HTF that it imports into the 

U.S., Galden HT–110. 

analysis include information 

documenting the level of accuracy of the 

QSAR-derived GWP, including: 

• Information on how the structure of 

the ‘‘target’’ fluorinated GHG is similar 

to the structures of the fluorinated GHGs 

used to model the radiative forcing and/ 

or reaction rate of the ‘‘target’’ 

fluorinated GHG. 

• Information on the quality (i.e., 

accuracy and precision) and quantity of 

the measurements of the radiative 

forcings and/or reaction rates of the 

fluorinated GHGs used to model these 

parameters for the ‘‘target’’ fluorinated 

GHG. 

• Estimated uncertainties of the 

modeled forcings and/or reaction rates. 

• Descriptions and results of any 

efforts to validate the QSAR model(s). 

E. What should I consider as I prepare 

my comments for EPA? 

• Explain your views as clearly as 

possible. 

• Describe any assumptions that you 

used. 

• Provide any technical information 

or data you used that support your 

views. 

• Provide specific examples to 

illustrate your concerns. 

• Offer alternatives. 

• Make sure to submit your 

comments by the comment period 

deadline identified. 

• To ensure proper receipt by EPA, 

identify the appropriate docket 

identification number in the subject line 

on the first page of your response. It 

would also be helpful if you provided 

the name, date, and Federal Register 

citation related to your comments. 

F. Submitting Confidential Business 

Information (CBI) 

Do not submit information you are 

claiming as CBI to EPA through http:// 

www.regulations.gov or email. Clearly 

mark the part of the information that 

you claim to be CBI. Information so 

marked will not be disclosed except in 

accordance with procedures set forth in 

40 CFR part 2. 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. 

II. Background 

Table A–1 to subpart A of 40 CFR part 

98 (‘‘Table A–1’’) is a compendium of 

GWP values of certain GHGs that are 

required to be reported under one or 

more subparts of the Greenhouse Gas 

Reporting rule (‘‘Part 98’’). These GWPs 

are used to convert tons of chemical into 

tons of CO2-equivalent for purposes of 

various calculations and reporting 

under the rule. As acknowledged in the 

Federal Register notice for the final Part 

98 (74 FR 56348, October 30, 2009), it 

is the EPA’s intent to periodically 

update Table A–1 as GWPs are 

evaluated or re-evaluated by the 

scientific community. This will provide 

a more accurate and complete account 

of the atmospheric impacts of GHG 

emissions and supplies. 

Table A–1 of Part 98 currently 

includes 10 fluorinated HTFs of which 

EPA is aware, but there are a number 

that it does not include. Of the 42 

fluorinated HTFs listed in this notice 

(none of which is on Table A–1 of Part 

98), electronics facilities reported 

emissions of 17 under the Greenhouse 

Gas Reporting Program (GHGRP). 

Electronics facilities reported use of 

another four in a 2009 industry survey 

by the International SEMATECH 

Manufacturing Initiative (Technology 

Transfer #09065014A–TR). Other HTFs 

(those with vapor pressures below 1 mm 

Hg at 25 degrees C) may be reported for 

the first time this year because of an 

expanded definition of fluorinated HTF 

that went into effect in 2012. Several of 

the fluorinated HTFs in this notice are 

fully fluorinated. Fully fluorinated 

compounds are likely to have long 

atmospheric lifetimes and high GWPs.1

There are two primary suppliers of 

fluorinated HTFs used in the United 

States: 3M Company (3M) and Solvay. 

After evaluating the reports submitted 

under subpart I, the EPA contacted 3M 

and Solvay and requested any data and 

information they had regarding the 

GWPs of the fluorinated HTFs that they 

supplied. 

3M responded with estimated GWPs 

and supporting data and analysis for 

eight fluorinated HTFs collectively 

composed of nine fluorinated 

compounds. (One of the HTFs, FC–77, 

is a blend of two fluorinated 

compounds.) For one of the fluorinated 

compounds, C8F18, the EPA is proposing 

a GWP in the 2013 Technical 

Corrections Proposed Rule. Thus, the 

EPA is not requesting comment on the 

GWP of C8F18 through this action. 

However, the EPA is requesting 

comment on the GWPs and supporting 

data and analysis for the other eight 

compounds, which are listed in Table 1 

of this notice. These compounds (along 

with the 3M HTFs already included on 

Table A–1 of Part 98) account for most 

of the emissions of 3M-supplied HTFs 

reported to EPA under subpart I to date 

(i.e., in 2012). 

Solvay indicated that it generally did 

not possess data and analysis to support 

estimated GWPs for the Solvay-supplied 

HTFs that are not already on Table A– 

1 of Part 98.2 Table 2 of this notice 

therefore includes all of the Solvaysupplied fluorinated HTFs of which 

EPA is aware and which are not already 

included on Table A–1. It also includes 

some 3M-supplied fluorinated HTFs 

(and one fluorinated GHG used as a 

chamber cleaning gas) for whose 

estimated GWPs 3M did not submit 

supporting data and analysis. 3M 

indicates that some of these HTFs are no 

longer produced. 

For several of the fluorinated HTFs 

(and for the fluorinated GHG) in Table 

2 of this notice, approximate GWPs have 

been presented or published (e.g., in 

presentations to the EPA or in material 

safety data sheets (MSDSs)) without 

accompanying explanation or 

documentation of how those GWPs have 

been developed. For a large subset of 

these fully fluorinated chemicals, GWPs 

of 10,000 were identified in a 

presentation given by 3M to EPA. For 

some of these chemicals, different GWPs 

were identified in other sources, such as 

MSDSs issued by 3M or Solvay. These 

are the GWPs that are included in Table 

2. The EPA does not intend to add the 

cited GWPs for these compounds to 

Table A–1 of Part 98 without supporting 

data and analysis. We are therefore 

continuing to assemble and evaluate 

information regarding the GWPs for the 

compounds in Table 2 of this notice. We 

request comment on these GWPs and on 

the accuracy of the listed chemical 

names and formulas for the compounds. 

III. GWP Values on Which EPA is 

Seeking Comment 

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TABLE 1—F–HTFS WITH DOCUMENTED GWPS

Trade name(s) CAS No. Chemical name and formula Submitted GWP Source of submitted GWP 

Fluorinert FC–77 (component); 

Fluorinert FC–75.

335–36–4 ............. Perfluoro-2-butyltetrahydrofuran.

C8F16O ......................................

9,600 .................... GWP and calculation methodology provided by manufacturer 

Fluorinert FC–3283 ...................... 338–83–0 ............. Perfluoro-tripropylamine (PTPA) 

(C3F7)3N ....................................

8,690 .................... GWP and calculation methodology provided by manufacturer 

Fluorinert FC–40 .......................... 1064698–37–8 ..... Perfluoro-tributylamine (PTBA)

(C4F9)3N ....................................

9,020 .................... GWP and calculation methodology provided by manufacturer 

Fluorinert FC–3284, PF–5052 ..... 382–28–5 ............. Perfluoromethyl morpholine 

(PMM).

C5F11NO ...................................

9,500 .................... GWP and calculation methodology provided by manufacturer 

Fluorinert FC–770 ........................ 1093615–61–2 ..... Perfluoro-isopropyl morpholine 

(PIPM).

C7F15NO ...................................

11,000 .................. GWP and calculation methodology provided by manufacturer 

Novec 7300, HFE–7300 .............. 132182–92–4 ....... 1,1,1,2,2,3,4,5,5,5-decafluoro-3- 

methoxy-4-trifluoromethylpentane.

CF3CF2CF(OCH3)CF(CF3)2 ......

310 ....................... GWP and calculation methodology provided by manufacturer 

Novec 7500, HFE–7500 .............. 297730–93–9 ....... 3-ethoxy-1,1,1,2,3,4,4,5,5,6,6,6- 

dodecafluoro-2- 

trifluoromethyl-hexane.

CF3CF2CF2CF(OC2H5)CF(CF3)2

100 ....................... GWP and calculation methodology provided by manufacturer 

F–HTFs with Vapor Pressure Less than 1 mm Hg 

Fluorinert FC–70 .......................... 338–84–1 ............. Perfluoro-triamylamine (PTAA)

(C5F11)3N ..................................

8,900 .................... GWP and calculation methodology provided by manufacturer 

TABLE 2—F–GHGS AND F–HTFS FOR WHOSE GWPS DOCUMENTATION IS NOT AVAILABLE

Trade name(s) CAS No. Chemical name and formula Cited GWP Source of cited GWP 

Heptafluorobutanoyl fluoride ........ 773–14–8 ............. C4F8O ....................................... 8,700 .................... Identified in Pruette et al. 

(2000) a

Fluorinert FC–3255, FC–104 ....... 335–36–4 ............. Predominantly C5-C18 ............... 10,000 .................. Identified in presentation to 

EPAb

Fluorinert FC–5311, Phenanthrene.306–91–2 ............. Perfluoroperhydrophenanthrene 

C14F24 .......................................

10,000 .................. Identified in presentation to 

EPAb

Fluorinert FC–5320 ...................... 86508–42–1 ......... Perfluoro-compounds C5-C18 .... >5,000 .................. Identified in manufacturer’s literature c

Fluorinert FC–8270 ...................... 338–83–0 ............. Perfluoro compounds (primarily 

compounds with 9 carbons).

10,000 .................. Identified in presentation to 

EPAb

Novec 7600, HFE–7600 .............. 870778–34–0 ....... 1,1,1,2,3,3-Hexafluoro-4- 

(1,1,2,3,3,3-hexafluoropropoxy)-pentane.

C8H6F12O ..................................

700 ....................... Identified in manufacturer’s literature d

H-Galden ZT–130 ........................ 188690–77–9 ....... HCF2OCF2OCF2CF2OCF2H ..... 3000–5000 ........... Identified in presentation to 

EPAb

H-Galden ZT–150 ........................ 188690–77–9 ....... HCF2OCF2OCF2CF2OCF2H ..... 3000–5000 ........... Identified in presentation to 

EPAb

H-Galden ZT–180 ........................ 188690–77–9 ....... HCF2OCF2OCF2CF2OCF2H ..... 3000–5000 ........... Identified in presentation to 

EPAb

H-Galden ZV60 ............................ Not Available ........ HCF2O-(CF2O)p-(CF2CF2O)qCF2H.

(ratio of p/q is 2/3) ....................

3,000–5,000 ......... Identified in presentation to 

EPAb

H-Galden ZV85, ZT–85 ............... Not Available ........ Not Available ............................ 3,000–5,000 ......... Identified in presentation to 

EPAb

H-Galden ZV100 .......................... Not Available ........ Not Available ............................ 3,000–5,000 ......... Identified in presentation to 

EPAb

H-Galden ZV135 .......................... Not Available ........ Not Available ............................ 3,000–5,000 ......... Identified in presentation to 

EPAb

Galden DET ................................. Not Available ........ CF3(OCFCF3CF2)n-(OCF2)mOCF3.10,000 .................. Identified in presentation to 

EPAb

Galden E85 .................................. Not Available ........ CF3(OCFCF3CF2)n-(OCF2)mOCF3.10,000 .................. Identified in presentation to 

EPAb

Galden HT–55 ............................. 69991–67–9 ......... CF3(OCFCF3CF2)n-(OCF2)mOCF3.

n = 2.03 to 9.26 h ......................

m = 0.04 to 0.19 .......................

10,000 .................. Identified in presentation to 

EPAb

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TABLE 2—F–GHGS AND F–HTFS FOR WHOSE GWPS DOCUMENTATION IS NOT AVAILABLE—Continued 

Trade name(s) CAS No. Chemical name and formula Cited GWP Source of cited GWP 

Galden HT–90 ............................. 69991–67–9 ......... CF3(OCFCF3CF2)n-(OCF2)mOCF3.

n = 2.03 to 9.26 h) .....................

m = 0.04 to 0.19 .......................

10,000 .................. Identified in presentation to 

EPAb

Galden HT–110 ........................... 69991–67–9 ......... CF3(OCFCF3CF2)n-(OCF2)mOCF3.

n = 2.03 to 9.26 h ......................

m = 0.04 to 0.19 .......................

10,000 .................. Identified in presentation to 

EPAb,e

Galden HT–135 ........................... 69991–67–9 ......... CF3(OCFCF3CF2)n-(OCF2)mOCF3.

n = 2.03 to 9.26 h ......................

m = 0.04 to 0.19 .......................

10,000 .................. Identified in presentation to 

EPAb

Galden HT–170 ........................... 69991–67–9 ......... CF3(OCFCF3CF2)n-(OCF2)mOCF3.

n = 2.03 to 9.26 h ......................

m = 0.04 to 0.19 .......................

10,000 .................. Identified in presentation to 

EPAb

Galden D02—TS ......................... 69991–67–9 ......... CF3(OCFCF3CF2)n-(OCF2)mOCF3.10,000 .................. Identified in presentation to 

EPAb

Galden D02—TSX ....................... 69991–67–9 ......... CF3(OCFCF3CF2)n-(OCF2)mOCF3.None provided ...... No GWP found 

Galden PFS 2 .............................. 69991–67–9 and 

9002–84–0.

CF3(OCFCF3CF2)n-(OCF2)mOCF3.None provided ...... HTF identified in distributor’s literature f

F–HTFs with Vapor Pressure Less than 1 mm Hg 

Fluorinert FC–43 .......................... 311–89–7 ............. N(CF2CF2CF2CF3)3 ................... 10,000 .................. Identified in presentation to 

EPAb

Fluorinert FC–5312 ...................... 338–84–1 ............. Perfluoro compounds (primarily 

with 15 carbons).

10,000 .................. Identified in presentation to 

EPAb

Galden D02 .................................. 69991–67–9 ......... CF3(OCFCF3CF2)n-(OCF2)mOCF3.10,000 .................. Identified in presentation to 

EPAb

Galden D03 .................................. 69991–67–9 ......... CF3(OCFCF3CF2)n-(OCF2)mOCF3.10,000 .................. Identified in presentation to 

EPAb

Galden D05 .................................. 69991–67–9 ......... CF3(OCFCF3CF2)n-(OCF2)mOCF3.10,000 .................. Identified in presentation to 

EPAb

Galden HS–240 ........................... 69991–67–9 ......... CF3(OCFCF3CF2)n-(OCF2)mOCF3.

n = 6.4 to 7.3 h ..........................

m = 0.1 to 0.15 .........................

10,000 .................. Identified in presentation to 

EPAb

Galden HS–260 ........................... 69991–67–9 ......... CF3(OCFCF3CF2)n-(OCF2)mOCF3.

n = 6.4 to 7.3 h ..........................

m = 0.1 to 0.15 .........................

10,000 .................. Identified in presentation to 

EPAb

Galden HT–200 ........................... 69991–67–9 ......... CF3(OCFCF3CF2)n-(OCF2)mOCF3.

n = 2.03 to 9.26 h ......................

m = 0.04 to 0.19 .......................

10,000 .................. Identified in presentation to 

EPAb

Galden HT–230 ........................... 69991–67–9 ......... CF3(OCFCF3CF2)n-(OCF2)mOCF3.

n = 2.03 to 9.26 h ......................

m = 0.04 to 0.19 .......................

None provided ...... HTF identified in distributor’s literature g

Galden LS–200 ............................ 69991–67–9 ......... CF3(OCFCF3CF2)n-(OCF2)mOCF3.

n = 5.2 to 6.1 h ..........................

m = 0.1 to 0.12 .........................

10,000 .................. Identified in presentation to 

EPAb

Galden LS–215 ............................ 69991–67–9 ......... CF3(OCFCF3CF2)n-(OCF2)mOCF3.

n = 5.2 to 6.1 h ..........................

m = 0.1 to 0.12 .........................

10,000 .................. Identified in presentation to 

EPAb

Galden LS–230 ............................ 69991–67–9 ......... CF3(OCFCF3CF2)n-(OCF2)mOCF3.

n = 5.2 to 6.1 h ..........................

m = 0.1 to 0.12 .........................

10,000 .................. Identified in presentation to 

EPAb

aPruette, L., S. Karecki, R. Reif, L. Tousignant, W. Reagan, S. Kesari, and L. Zazzera. ‘‘Evaulation of C4F8O as an Alternative Plasma-Enhanced Chemical Vapor Deposition Chamber Clean Chemistry.’’ Journal of the Electrochemical Society, 147 (3): 1149–1153, 2000. b 3M Company. ‘‘Greenhouse Gas Reporting of Heat Transfer Fluids.’’ Presentation by Kurt Werner of 3M Electronics Markets Materials Division. Presented to the EPA, January 2011. Available in Docket No. EPA–HQ–OAR–2011–0512. c 3M Company. ‘‘Material Safety Data Sheet: 3MTM FluorinertTM FC–5320 Electronic Liquid.’’ 2012. Available online at: http://multimedia.3m.com/mws/mediawebserver?SSSSSuUn_zu8l00x4xtZm8m94v70k17zHvu9lxtD7SSSSSS— d 3M Company. ‘‘Material Safety Data Sheet: 3MTM NovecTM 7600 Engineered Fluid.’’ 2011. Available online at: http://multimedia.3m.com/ 

mws/mediawebserver?mwsId=SSSSSuUn_zu8l00xMxmGmxtx4v70k17zHvu9lxtD7SSSSSS—. eSolvay provided an infrared (IR) spectrum for this compound, but not an estimated atmospheric lifetime or GWP. 

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f http://www.sigmaaldrich.com/catalog/product/aldrich/374431?lang=en®ion=US. g https://www.lesker.com/newweb/fluids/msds/Galden_HT230.pdf. h In the chemical formulas for the Galden series, ‘‘n’’ and ‘‘m’’ indicate the number of times each group (in parentheses) is repeated in the 

compound. While ‘‘n’’ and ‘‘m’’ are integers in any single molecule, the Galden HTFs are typically made up of mixtures of different molecules. 

The values for ‘‘n’’ and ‘‘m’’ for any single Galden HTF represent averages for that HTF. Table 2 provides the ranges of the average values of 

‘‘n’’ and ‘‘m’’ for the Solvay HTFs in each Galden series (Galden HT, LS, etc.). 

IV. Summary of EPA Assessment of 

Submitted GWPs and the Data and 

Analysis Supporting Them 

The EPA completed a review of the 

GWPs listed in Table 1 of this notice 

and the data and analysis submitted in 

support of them. That assessment is 

available in the docket, together with 

the submitted data and analyses. In 

general, we found that the data and 

methods used to estimate the GWPs 

were reasonable and that the GWPs 

were consistent with what would be 

expected for compounds of the types 

analyzed. However, there were some 

limitations to the data and analysis. 

First, in some cases the transparency of 

the data and analysis were limited 

because some of the reports containing 

the detailed background information 

were not available for review in time for 

this notice. Second, some of the data 

were of uncertain quality because they 

were based on an unpublished master’s 

thesis. Third, because some of the 

analyses were performed in the early 

1990s, some of the models used to 

estimate lifetimes or radiative 

efficiencies were out of date. Fourth, in 

one case (PTAA), radiative efficiency 

estimates were based on a quantitative 

structural activity relationship (QSAR) 

of uncertain predictive ability. Fifth, the 

atmospheric lifetime for one of the 

short-lived compounds (HFE–7300) was 

estimated based on an atmospheric 

lifetime for methane that is lower than 

the currently accepted lifetime, 

resulting in an underestimated lifetimes 

for that compound. Finally, for the six 

long-lived compounds, experimental 

limitations prevented 3M or its 

researchers from establishing more than 

minimum atmospheric lifetimes, and 

the GWPs based on these lifetimes are 

therefore also minimums. 

Overall, we do not expect that these 

limitations resulted in large errors in the 

resulting GWPs; and with the exception 

of the errors attributable to the last two 

issues (related to atmospheric lifetimes), 

we expect that these are random rather 

than systematic errors. To address the 

last two issues, we examined the 

sensitivity of the GWPs of the 

compounds to atmospheric lifetime. In 

general, 100-year GWPs for very longlived compounds are relatively 

insensitive to increases in assumed 

atmospheric lifetime, and our analysis 

confirmed this. However, the 100-year 

GWPs for the short-lived compounds are 

sensitive to increases in the assumed 

atmospheric lifetime. For example, 

updating the atmospheric lifetime for 

HFE–7300 based on the currently 

accepted atmospheric lifetime of 

methane increases the estimated GWP of 

HFE–7300 by 10 percent. 

Dated: April 1, 2013. 

Sarah Dunham, 

Director, Office of Atmospheric Programs. 

[FR Doc. 2013–07977 Filed 4–4–13; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 6560–50–P 

ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION 

AGENCY 

[FRL–9796–4] 

Notification of Public Meeting and a 

Public Teleconference of the Hydraulic 

Fracturing Research Advisory Panel 

AGENCY: Environmental Protection 

Agency (EPA). 

ACTION: Notice. 

SUMMARY: The Environmental Protection 

Agency (EPA) Science Advisory Board 

(SAB) Staff Office announces a public 

meeting and public teleconference of 

the Hydraulic Fracturing Research 

Advisory Panel to provide an 

opportunity for independent expert 

members of the ad hoc Panel to provide 

comment on EPA’s Study of the 

Potential Impacts of Hydraulic 

Fracturing on Drinking Water 

Resources: Progress Report, which was 

released in December 2012. The meeting 

will also begin a broader commitment to 

provide opportunities to brief the panel 

on the last scientific and technical 

developments in this emerging topic 

area. 

DATES: The public meeting will be held 

on Tuesday, May 7, 2013, from 9:30 a.m. 

to 6:00 p.m. and Wednesday, May 8, 

2013, from 8:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m. 

(Eastern Daylight Time). The public 

teleconference will be held on May 16, 

2013, from 1:00 p.m. to 5:00 p.m. 

(Eastern Daylight Time). 

ADDRESSES: The public meeting will be 

held at the Westin Arlington Gateway 

Hotel located at 801 North Glebe Road, 

Arlington, VA, 22203. The public 

teleconference will be conducted by 

telephone only. The public can also 

view the May 7–8, 2013 meeting via a 

non-interactive webcast that will be 

broadcast on the internet. The 

connection information to view the 

meeting via webcast will be provided on 

the SAB Web site at http:// 

www.epa.gov/sab in advance of the 

meeting. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Any 

member of the public who wants further 

information concerning the 

teleconference and meeting may contact 

Mr. Edward Hanlon, Designated Federal 

Officer (DFO), EPA Science Advisory 

Board (1400R), U.S. Environmental 

Protection Agency, 1200 Pennsylvania 

Avenue NW., Washington, DC 20460; 

via telephone/voicemail at (202) 564– 

2134, fax at (202) 565–2098; or email at 

hanlon.edward@epa.gov. General 

information concerning the SAB can be 

found on the EPA Web site at http:// 

www.epa.gov/sab. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Background: The SAB was 

established pursuant to the 

Environmental Research, Development, 

and Demonstration Authorization Act 

(ERDDAA), 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. The SAB will 

comply with the provisions of FACA 

and all appropriate SAB Staff Office 

procedural policies. Pursuant to FACA 

and EPA policy, notice is hereby given 

that the SAB will hold a public meeting 

and public teleconference to receive 

public comments and to provide an 

opportunity for independent expert 

members of the SAB Panel to discuss, 

deliberate, and provide comment on the 

topics below. 

In response to public concern, 

Congress directed EPA to study the 

relationship between hydraulic 

fracturing and drinking water. In 2011, 

EPA’s Office of Research and 

Development (ORD) published its Plan 

to Study the Potential Impacts of 

Hydraulic Fracturing on Drinking Water 

Resources. EPA has requested comment 

from individual ad hoc panel members 

on its Study of the Potential Impacts of 

Hydraulic Fracturing on Drinking Water 

Resources as well as plan future 

potential activities of the panel. The 

Progress Report describes the status of 

EPA’s ongoing research on the potential 

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