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(1) The regulations have not changed over the past three years, and are not anticipated to change over the next three years; and (2) the growth rate for the industry is very low, so there is no significant change in the overall burden. However, there is a slight increase in the respondent labor costs due to the use of updated labor rates.

Richard T. Westlund, Acting Director, Collection Strategies Division.
[FR Doc. 2013–29132 Filed 12–5–13; 8:45 am]

**BILLING CODE 6560–50–P**

**ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY** 

**[EPA–HQ–OECA–2013–0329; FRL–9903– 66–OEI]** 

**Information Collection Request Submitted to OMB for Review and**  **Approval; Comment Request; NSPS for Rubber Tire Manufacturing**  **(Renewal)**

**AGENCY :**  Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).

**ACTION :**  Notice.

**SUMMARY :**  The Environmental Protection Agency has submitted an information collection request (ICR), ‘‘NSPS for Rubber Tire Manufacturing’’ (EPA ICR No. 1158.11, OMB Control No. 2060– 0156), to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for review and approval in accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act (44 U.S.C. 3501 et seq ). This is a proposed extension of the ICR, which is currently approved through March 31, 2014. Public comments were requested previously, via the Federal Register (78 FR 33409) on June 4, 2013, during a 60-day comment period. This notice allows for an additional 30 days for public comments. A fuller description of the ICR is given below, including its estimated burden and cost to the public. 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.

**DATES :**  Additional comments may be submitted on or before January 6, 2014.

**ADDRESSES :**  Submit your comments, referencing Docket ID Number EPA– HQ–OECA–2013–0329, to: (1) EPA online, using www.regulations.gov (our preferred method), by email to: docket.oeca@epa.gov, or by mail to: EPA Docket Center, Environmental Protection Agency, Mail Code 28221T, 1200 Pennsylvania Ave. NW., Washington, DC 20460; and (2) OMB via email to oira

_submission@omb.eop.gov. Address comments to OMB Desk Officer for EPA.

EPA’s policy is that all comments received will be included in the public docket without change including any personal information provided, unless 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 :**  Learia Williams, Monitoring, Assistance, and Media Programs Division, Office of Compliance, Mail Code 2227A, Environmental Protection Agency, 1200 Pennsylvania Ave. NW., Washington, DC 20460; telephone number: (202) 564–4113; fax number: (202) 564–0050; email address: williams.learia@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: Respondents are owners or operators of rubber tire manufacturing plants which include each: under-tread cementing operation, sidewall cementing operation, tread end cementing operation, bead cementing operating, green tire spraying operation, Michelin-A operation, Michelin-B operation, and Michelin-C automatic operation. The standards require the submission of notification when conducting performance tests and periodic reporting including semiannual reports of excess emissions and annual reports of Method 24 formulation data.

Form Numbers: None. Respondents/affected entities: Rubber tire manufacturing facilities.

Respondent’s obligation to respond: Mandatory (40 CFR part 60, subpart BBB).

Estimated number of respondents: 41 (total).

Frequency of response: Initially, annually, and semiannually.

Total estimated burden: 17,684 hours (per year). ‘‘Burden’’ is defined at 5 CFR 1320.3(b).

Total estimated cost: $1,746,207 (per year), includes $16,400 annualized capital or operation & maintenance
costs.

Changes in the Estimates: There is an adjustment increase in the respondent burden from the most-recently approved ICR. Based on consultation comments received in development of this ICR, the frequency of occurrence for burden items ‘‘monitoring of VOC emissions and operations’’ and ‘‘recording startup, shutdown, and malfunction’’ were revised to account for 350 days per year operation, which is typical for current plant operation in the industry sector. This results in an increase in respondent burden hours and costs.

There is also a decrease of one burden hour for the Agency as a result of rounding. This ICR calculates all burden hours and costs to two decimal places and presents a more precise estimate.

Richard T. Westlund, Acting Director, Collection Strategies Division.
[FR Doc. 2013–29133 Filed 12–5–13; 8:45 am]

**BILLING CODE 6560–50–P**

**ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY** 

**[ER–FRL–9012–4]**

**Environmental Impact 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 11/25/2013 Through 11/29/2013 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. 20130355, Draft EIS, USFS, UT,

ADOPTION—TransWest Express Transmission Project, Comment Period Ends: 01/21/2014, Contact: Kenton Call 435–865–3730. The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Forest Service has adopted the U.S. Department of the Interior’s Bureau of Land Management and the U.S. Department of Energy’s Western Area Power Administration’s Draft EIS #20130180, filed 06/19/2013. The U.S. Forest Service was a cooperating agency for the project. Therefore, recirculation of the document is not necessary under Section 1506.3 of the CEQ Regulations.

Amended Notices EIS No. 20130308, Draft EIS, USACE,

NC, Morehead City Harbor Integrated


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1 The term ‘‘state’’ is defined in this document as defined in CERCLA section 101(27).

2 The term ‘‘Indian tribe’’ is defined in this document as it is defined in CERCLA section 101(36). Intertribal consortia, as defined in the Federal Register Notice at 67 FR 67181, Nov. 4, 2002, are also eligible for funding under CERCLA section 128(a).

3 Categorical grants are issued by the U.S. Congress to fund state and local governments for narrowly defined purposes.

4 The Agency may waive any provision of this guidance that is not required by statute, regulation, Executive Order or overriding Agency policies. Dredged Material Management Plan, Port of Morehead City, Comment Period Ends: 02/03/2014, Contact: Hugh Heine 910–251–4070.
Revision to the FR Notice Published 11/01/2013; Extending Comment Period from 12/16/2013 to 02/03/2014. EIS No. 20130325, Draft EIS, NPS, MO,

Ozark National Scenic Riverways Draft General Management Plan, Wilderness Study, Comment Period Ends: 01/08/2014, Contact: William Black 573–323–4236.
Revision to the FR Notice Published 11/08/2013; Extending Comment Period from 12/30/2013 to 01/08/2014.

Dated: December 3, 2013. Cliff Rader, Director, NEPA Compliance Division, Office of Federal Activities.
[FR Doc. 2013–29193 Filed 12–5–13; 8:45 am]

**BILLING CODE 6560–50–P**

**ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY** 

**[FRL–9903–71–OSWER]**

**Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation and Liability**  **Act (CERCLA) or Superfund, Section 128(a); Notice of Grant Funding**  **Guidance for State and Tribal Response Programs for FY2014** 

**AGENCY :**  Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).

**ACTION :**  Notice.

**SUMMARY :**  The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) will begin to accept requests, from December 9, 2013 through January 31, 2014, for grants to supplement State and Tribal Response Programs. This notice provides guidance on eligibility for funding, use of funding, grant mechanisms and process for awarding funding, the allocation system for distribution of funding, and terms and reporting under these grants. EPA has consulted with state and tribal officials in developing this guidance.

The primary goal of this funding is to ensure that state and tribal response programs include, or are taking reasonable steps to include, certain elements and a public record. Another goal is to provide funding for other activities that increase the number of response actions conducted or overseen by a state or tribal response program. This funding is not intended to supplant current state or tribal funding for their response programs. Instead, it is to supplement their funding to increase their response capacity. For fiscal year 2014, EPA will consider funding requests up to a maximum of $1.0 million per state or tribe. Subject to the availability of funds, EPA regional personnel will be available to provide technical assistance to states and tribes as they apply for and carry out these grants.

**DATES :**  This action is effective as of December 9, 2013. EPA expects to make non-competitive grant awards to states and tribes which apply during fiscal year 2014.

**ADDRESSES :**  Mailing addresses for EPA Regional Offices and EPA Headquarters can be located at www.epa.gov/ brownfields and at the end of this Notice.

**FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT :**  EPA’s Office of Solid Waste and Emergency Response, Office of Brownfields and Land Revitalization, (202) 566–2745 or the applicable EPA Regional Office listed at the end this Notice.

**SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION :** 
I. General Information

Section 128(a) of the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act (CERCLA), as amended, authorizes a noncompetitive $50 million grant program to establish and enhance state 1 and tribal 2 response programs. CERCLA 128(a) response program grants are funded with categorical 3 State and Tribal Assistance Grant (STAG) appropriations. Section 128(a) cooperative agreements are awarded and administered by the EPA regional offices. Generally, these response programs address the assessment, cleanup, and redevelopment of brownfields sites and other sites with actual or perceived contamination. This document provides guidance that will enable states and tribes to apply for and use fiscal year 2014 section 128(a) funds. 4

The Catalogue of Federal Domestic Assistance entry for the section 128(a) State and Tribal Response Program cooperative agreements is 66.817. This grant program is eligible to be included in state and tribal Performance Partnership Grants under 40 CFR part 35 Subparts A and B, with the exception of funds used to capitalize a revolving loan fund for brownfield remediation under section 104(k)(3); or purchase insurance or develop a risk sharing pool, an indemnity pool, or insurance mechanism to provide financing for response actions under a State or Tribal
response program.

Requests for funding will be accepted from December 9, 2013 through January 31, 2014. Requests EPA receives after January 31, 2014 will not be considered for FY2014 funding. Information that must be submitted with the funding request is listed in Section VIII of this guidance. States or tribes that do not submit the request in the appropriate manner may forfeit their ability to receive funds. First time requestors are strongly encouraged to contact their Regional EPA Brownfields contacts, listed at the end of this guidance, prior to submitting their funding request.

EPA will consider funding requests up to a maximum of $1.0 million per state or tribe for FY2014.

Requests submitted by the January 31, 2014 request deadline are preliminary; final cooperative agreement work plans and budgets will be negotiated with the regional offices once final funding allocation determinations are made. As in previous years, EPA will place special emphasis on reviewing a cooperative agreement recipient’s use of prior section 128(a) funding in making allocation decisions and unexpended balances are subject to 40 CFR 35.118 and 40 CFR 35.518 to the extent consistent with this guidance.

States and tribes requesting funds are required to provide a Dun and Bradstreet Data Universal Numbering System (DUNS) number with their cooperative agreement’s final package. For more information, please go to www.grants.gov

. II. Background

State and tribal response programs oversee assessment and cleanup activities at brownfields sites across the country. The depth and breadth of state and tribal response programs vary. Some focus on CERCLA relatedactivities, while others are multifaceted, addressing sites regulated by both CERCLA and the Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (RCRA). Many state programs also offer accompanying financial incentive programs to spur cleanup and redevelopment. In enacting CERCLA