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EPA–HQ–OAR–2013–0018, Control of Evaporative Emissions From New and In-Use Portable Gasoline Containers (Renewal), ICR 2213.04, OMB 2060–

0597

Abstract: EPA is required under Section 183(e) of the Clean Air Act to regulate Volatile Organic Compound (VOC) emissions from the use of consumer and commercial products. Under regulations promulgated on February 26, 2007 (72 FR 8428) manufacturers of new portable gasoline containers are required to obtain certificates of conformity with the Clean Air Act, effective January 1, 2009. This ICR covers the burdens associated with this certification process. EPA reviews information submitted in the application for certification to determine if the container design conforms to applicable requirements and to verify that the required testing has been performed. The certificate holder is required to keep records on the testing and collect and keep warranty and defect information for annual reporting on in-use performance of their products. The respondent must also retain records on the units produced, apply serial numbers to individual containers, and track the serial numbers to their certificates of conformity. Any information submitted for which a claim of confidentiality is made is safeguarded according to EPA regulations at 40 CFR 2.201 et seq.

Form Numbers: None. Respondents/affected entities: Manufacturers of new portable gasoline containers from 0.25 to 10.0 gallons in capacity.

Respondent’s obligation to respond: Mandatory 40 CFR part 59, subpart F.

Estimated number of respondents: 8 (total).

Frequency of response: Yearly for warranty reports; at least once every five years for certificate renewals.

Total estimated burden: 179 hours (per year). Burden is defined at 5 CFR 1320.03(b).

Total estimated cost: $23,170 (per year), includes $12,552 annualized capital or operation & maintenance

costs.

Changes in Estimates: There is a decrease of 33.8 hours in the total estimated respondent burden compared with the ICR currently approved by OMB. This increase is due to minor adjustments detailed in the draft Supporting Statement, which is included in this docket. EPA–HQ–OAR–2013–0019, Motor Vehicle and Engine Compliance Program Fees (Renewal), EPA ICR 2080.05, OMB Control No. 2060–0545

Abstract: As required by the Clean Air Act, EPA has regulations establishing emission standards and other requirements for various classes of vehicles, engines, and evaporative emissions. These regulations require that compliance be demonstrated prior to EPA granting a ‘‘Certificate of Conformity’’. EPA charges fees for administering this certification program. In 2004 the fees program was expanded to include non-road categories of vehicles and engines, such as several categories of marine engines, locomotives, non-road recreational vehicles, and many non-road compression-ignition and spark-ignition engines. In 2008 the fees program was further expanded to include fees for certification of evaporative system components (primarily fuel lines and fuel tanks). Manufacturers and importers of covered vehicles, engines and components are required to pay the applicable certification fees prior to their certification applications being reviewed. Under section 208 of the Clean Air Act (42 U.S.C. 7542(c)) all information, other than trade secret processes or methods, must be publicly available. Information about fee payments is treated as confidential information prior to certification.

Form Numbers: EPA Forms 3520–29. Respondents/affected entities: Manufacturers or importers of passenger cars, motorcycles, light trucks, heavy duty truck engines, non-road vehicles or engines, and evaporative emissions components required to receive a certificate of conformity from EPA prior to selling or introducing these products into commerce in the U.S.

Respondent’s obligation to respond: Required to obtain or retain a benefit (40 CFR Part 1027).

Estimated number of respondents:

583.

Frequency of response: Yearly and occasionally.

Total estimated burden: 1513 hours (per year). Burden is defined at 5 CFR 1320.03(b).

T otal estimated cost: $112,873 (per year), which includes $24,673 annualized capital or operation & maintenance costs.

Changes in Estimates: There is increase of 306 hours in the total estimated respondent burden compared with the ICR currently approved by OMB. This increase is due to an adjustment of the estimate entirely due to the increased number of fee forms received from an increased number of manufacturers.

Dated: February 27, 2013. Byron Bunker, Director, Compliance Division.

[FR Doc. 2013–05487 Filed 3–7–13; 8:45 am]

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**ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY** 

**[ER–FRL–9008–1]**

**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 02/25/2013 Through 03/01/2013 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. 20130049, Draft EIS, BR, CA,

Upper Truckee River and Marsh Restoration Project, Comment Period Ends: 04/29/2013, Contact: Myrnie Mayville 775–588–4547. EIS No. 20130050, Draft EIS, NPS, CA,

Restoration of the Mariposa Grove of Giant Sequoias, Comment Period Ends: 05/07/2013, Contact: Kimball Koch 209–379–1365. EIS No. 20130051, Final EIS, USFS, WA,

Pack and Saddle Stock OutfitterGuide Special Use Permit Issuance, Review Period Ends: 04/08/2013, Contact: Jennifer Zbyszewski 509–

996–4021. EIS No. 20130052, Draft EIS, BPA, ID,

Hooper Springs Transmission Project, Comment Period Ends: 04/22/2013, Contact: Tish Eaton 503–230–3469. EIS No. 20130053, Final EIS, DOE, TX,

W.A. Parish Post-Combustion CO 2 Capture and Sequestration Project, Review Period Ends: 04/08/2013, Contact: James Ward 202–586–6131. EIS No. 20130054, Draft EIS, BLM, MT,

Miles City Resource Management Plan, Comment Period Ends: 06/05/ 2013, Contact: Mary Bloom 406- 233–

2852. EIS No. 20130055, Final EIS, NPS, IA,

Effigy Mounds National Monument Final General Management Plan, Review Period Ends: 04/08/2013, Contact: Jim Nepstad 563–873–3491.


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EIS No. 20130056, Draft Supplement,

DOS, 00, Keystone XL Project, Comment Period Ends: 04/22/2013, Contact: Genevieve Walker 202- 647–

9798.

Amended Notices EIS No. 20120403, Draft EIS, FHWA, ID,

US–95 Thorncreek Road to Moscow, from Milepost 337.67 to Milepost 344.00, Latah County, ID, Comment Period Ends: 03/25/2013, Contact: John A. Perry 208–334–9180 extension 116 Revision to FR Notice Published 01/04/2013; Extending Comment Period to 03/25/2013. EIS No. 20130015, Draft Supplement,

FHWA, CA, Mid County Parkway, a new Freeway from the City of Perris to the City of San Jacinto, Riverside County, CA, Comment Period Ends: 04/10/2013, Contact: Larry Vinzant 916–498–5040 Revision to FR Notice Published 01/04/2013; Extending Comment Period to 03/25/2013. EIS No. 20130018, Final EIS, BIA, WA,

Spokane Tribe of Indians West Plains Casino and Mixed-Use Development Project, Approval of Gaming Development and Management, Spokane County, WA, Review Period Ends: 05/01/2013, Contact: Dr. B.J. Howerton 503–231–6749 Revision to FR Notice Published 02/01/2013; Extending Comment Period from 03/ 04/2013 to 05/01/2013.

Dated: March 5, 2013. Cliff Rader, Director, NEPA Compliance Division, Office of Federal Activities.

[FR Doc. 2013–05489 Filed 3–7–13; 8:45 am]

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**Request for Nominations of Experts for a Science Advisory Board Panel To**  **Review EPA’s Draft Science Synthesis Report on the Connectivity of Streams**  **and Wetlands to Downstream Waters**

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

**ACTION :**  Notice.

**SUMMARY :**  The EPA Science Advisory Board (SAB) Staff Office requests public nominations of scientific experts to form an SAB panel to review the Agency’s draft science synthesis report on the connectivity of streams and wetlands to downstream waters.

**DATES :**  Nominations should be submitted by March 29, 2013 per the instructions below. **FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT :**  Any member of the public wishing further information regarding this Notice and Request for Nominations may contact Dr. Thomas Armitage, Designated Federal Officer (DFO), SAB Staff Office, by telephone/voice mail at (202) 564– 2155, by fax at (202) 565–2098, or via email at armitage.thomas@epa.gov. General information concerning the EPA SAB can be found at the EPA SAB Web site at http://www.epa.gov/sab.

**SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION :** 

Background: The SAB (42 U.S.C. 4365) is a chartered Federal Advisory Committee that provides independent scientific and technical peer review, advice, consultation, and recommendations to the EPA Administrator on the technical basis for EPA actions. As a Federal Advisory Committee, the SAB conducts business in accordance with the Federal Advisory Committee Act (FACA) (5 U.S.C. App. 2) and related regulations. The SAB will comply with the provisions of FACA and all appropriate SAB Staff Office procedural policies. The EPA’s Office of Research and Development (ORD) is developing adraft report synthesizing the peerreviewed scientific literature pertaining to biological, chemical, and hydrologic connectivity of waters, and the effects that small streams, wetlands, and open waters have on larger downstream waters such as rivers, lakes, estuaries, and oceans. ORD has asked the SAB to conduct a peer review of the agency’s draft report. The SAB Staff Office is forming an expert panel under the auspices of the Chartered SAB to conduct this review.

Technical Contact for EPA’s Draft Report: For information concerning the EPA draft report, please contact Dr. Laurie Alexander, National Center for Environmental Assessment, Office of Research and Development, U.S. EPA, 1200 Pennsylvania Avenue NW., Mail Code 8623P, Washington, DC 20460, phone (703) 347–8630 or via email at alexander.laurie@epa.gov.

Request for Nominations: The SAB Staff Office requests nominations of recognized experts in one or more of the following disciplines: (a) Hydrologists, geologists, and fluvial geomorphologists with expertise in the hydrology and formation of large rivers, small streams, wetlands, surface-groundwater interactions, sediment transport, or hydrologic connectivity of waters; (b) ecologists with expertise in stream ecology or wetland ecology, particularlywith respect to freshwater streamwetland connectivity, or wetland ecosystem function; (c) biologists with expertise in population dynamics and dispersal of freshwater organisms, fisheries, aquatic entomology, amphibian biology, or the biologic connectivity of freshwater systems; and (d) water chemists and biogeochemists with expertise in nutrient dynamics or pollutant fate and transport in watersheds.

Process and Deadline for Submitting Nominations: Any interested person or organization may nominate qualified individuals in the areas of expertise described above for possible service on this expert panel. Nominations should be submitted in electronic format (preferred over hard copy) following the instructions for ‘‘Nominating Experts to Advisory Panels and Ad Hoc Committees Being Formed,’’ provided on the SAB Web site. The instructions can be accessed through the ‘‘Nomination of Experts’’ link on the blue navigational bar at the SAB Web site http://www.epa.gov/sab. To receive full consideration, nominations should include all of the information requested below. EPA’s SAB Staff Office requests contact information about the person making the nomination; contact information about the nominee; the disciplinary and specific areas of expertise of the nominee; the nominee’s resume or curriculum vitae; sources of recent grant and/or contract support; and a biographical sketch of the nominee indicating current position, educational background, research activities, and recent service on other national advisory committees or national professional organizations.

Persons having questions about the nomination procedures, or who are unable to submit nominations through the SAB Web site, should contact Dr. Thomas Armitage, DFO, as indicated above in this notice. Nominations should be submitted in time to arrive no later than March 29, 2013. EPA values and welcomes diversity. In an effort to obtain nominations of diverse candidates, EPA encourages nominations of women and men of all racial and ethnic groups.

The EPA SAB Staff Office will acknowledge receipt of nominations. The names and biosketches of qualified nominees identified by respondents to this Federal Register notice, and additional experts identified by the SAB Staff, will be posted in a List of Candidates on the SAB Web site at http://www.epa.gov/sab. Public comments on this List of Candidates will be accepted for 21 days. The public will be requested to provide relevant information or other documentation on nominees that the SAB Staff Office