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information; search data sources; 

complete and review the collection of 

information; and transmit or otherwise 

disclose the information. 

Respondents/Affected Entities: 

Entities potentially affected by this ICR 

are individuals or entities that either 

manufacture and export or that 

reformulate or repackage and export 

unregistered pesticides. The North 

American Industrial Classification 

System (NAICS) code assigned to the 

parties responding to this information is 

325300. 

Estimated Number of Respondents: 

50. 

Frequency of Response: On occasion. 

Estimated Total Annual Hour Burden: 

24,470. 

Estimated Total Annual Cost: 

$1,461,658, includes $0 annualized 

capital or O&M costs. 

Changes in the Estimates: There is a 

decrease of 22 hours in the total 

estimated burden currently identified in 

the OMB Inventory of Approved ICR 

Burdens. This decrease reflects EPA’s 

updating of burden estimates for this 

collection based upon historical 

information on the number of foreign 

purchaser acknowledgement statements 

submitted annually. Based upon revised 

estimates, the average number of foreign 

purchaser acknowledgement statements 

submitted annually has decreased from 

2,304 to 2,283, with a corresponding 

decrease in the associated burden from 

2,442 hours in the previous renewal to 

2,420 hours in the current renewal. This 

change is an adjustment. 

John Moses, 

Director, Collection Strategies Division. 

[FR Doc. 2012–11951 Filed 5–16–12; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 6560–50–P 

ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION 

AGENCY 

[FRL–9673–3] 

Intent To Grant Patent License 

AGENCY: Environmental Protection 

Agency (EPA). 

ACTION: Notice of Intent to Grant CoExclusive Patent License. 

SUMMARY: Pursuant to 35 U.S.C. 207 

(Patents) and 37 CFR part 404 (U.S. 

Government patent licensing 

regulations), EPA hereby gives notice of 

its intent to grant a co-exclusive, 

royalty-bearing, revocable license to 

practice the inventions described and 

claimed in the U.S. patents and patent 

applications listed at the end of this 

message, and all corresponding patents 

issued throughout the world, and all 

reexamined patents and reissued 

patents granted in connection with such 

patent applications, to American 

Hydraulic Power, LLC of Michigan. 

The inventions pertain to hybrid 

vehicle technology, particularly 

hydraulic hybrid drive systems, 

methods, and components. The 

proposed license will contain 

appropriate terms, limitations, and 

conditions negotiated in accordance 

with 35 U.S.C. 209 and 37 CFR 404.5 

and 404.7 of the U.S. Government 

patent licensing regulations. EPA will 

finalize terms and conditions and grant 

the license unless, within 15 days from 

the date of this notice, EPA receives, at 

the address below, written objections to 

the grant, together with supporting 

documentation. The documentation 

from objecting parties having an interest 

in practicing the inventions listed in the 

patents and patent applications below 

should include an application for a 

nonexclusive license with the 

information set forth in 37 CFR 404.8. 

The EPA Patent Attorney and other EPA 

officials will review all written 

responses and then make 

recommendations on a final decision to 

the Director or Deputy Director of the 

Office of Transportation and Air 

Quality, who have been delegated the 

authority to issue patent licenses under 

EPA Delegation 1–55. 

The proposed license will apply to 

the following patents and patent 

applications: 

METHOD OR VEHICLE LICENSED INVENTIONS

Patent No. Title Date issued 

5,495,912 ........... Hybrid Powertrain Vehicle ..................................................................................................................... March 5, 1996. 

5,887,674 ........... Continuously Smooth Transmission ...................................................................................................... March 30, 1999. 

6,719,080 ........... Hydraulic Hybrid Vehicle ....................................................................................................................... April 13, 2004. 

6,876,098 ........... Methods of Operating a Series Hybrid Vehicle ..................................................................................... April 5, 2005. 

7,456,509 ........... Methods of Operating a Series Hybrid Vehicle (div) ............................................................................. November 25, 2008. 

7,337,869 ........... Hydraulic Hybrid Vehicle with Integrated Drive Module and Four-Wheel-Drive, and Method of Operation Thereof.March 4, 2008. 

7,252,020 ........... Vehicle Drivetrain including a Clutchless Transmission, and Method of Operation ............................. August 7, 2007. 

6,998,727 ........... Methods of Operating a Parallel Hybrid Vehicle Having an Internal Combustion Engine and a Secondary Power Source.February 14, 2006. 

7,104,349 ........... Hybrid Powertrain Motor Vehicle with Homogenous Charge Compression Ignition (HCCI) Engine, 

and Method of Operation Thereof.

September 12, 2006. 

7,857,082 ........... Methods of Operating a Series Hybrid Vehicle (Div.) ........................................................................... December 28, 2010. 

7,984,783 ........... Hydraulic Hybrid Vehicle with Integrated Hydraulic Drive Module and Four-Wheel-Drive, and Method of Operation Thereof (Div.).July 26, 2011. 

8,118,132 ........... Hydraulic Hybrid Vehicle Methods of Safe Operation ........................................................................... February 21, 2012. 

8,162,094 ........... Hydraulic Hybrid Vehicle with Large-Ratio Shift Transmission, and Method of Operation .................. April 24, 2012. 

Application No. Title Date filed 

PCT/US2011/ 

027667.

Hydraulic Hybrid Vehicle with Safe and Efficient Hydrostatic Operation .............................................. March 9, 2011. 

12/654,321 ......... Methods of Optimizing Efficiency of a Series Hybrid Vehicle with Multi-Gear Transmission ............... December 17, 2009. 

12/711,603 ......... Hydraulic-Electric Regenerative Energy Storage System ..................................................................... February 24, 2010. 

PCT/US2011/ 

031806.

Methods for Safe Operation of Hydraulic Hybrid Vehicles with Over-Center Pump/Motors ................ April 8, 2011. 

12/731,326 ......... Regenerative Energy Storage System for Hybrid Locomotive ............................................................. March 25, 2010. 

12/955,795 ......... Methods of Operating a Series Hybrid Vehicle (Div.) ........................................................................... November 29, 2010. 

13/356,276 ......... Hydraulic Hybrid Vehicle Methods of Safe Operation ........................................................................... January 23, 2012. 

13/424,027 ......... Hydraulic Hybrid Vehicle with Large-Ratio Shift Transmission, and Method of Operation Thereof ..... March 19, 2012. 

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Application No. Title Date filed 

61/619,123 ......... Hydraulic Hybrid Vehicle Control Methods ............................................................................................ April 2, 2012. 

HYDRAULIC COMPONENT LICENSED INVENTIONS

Patent No. Title Date issued 

6,619,325 ........... Hydraulic Hybrid Accumulator Shut-off Valve ....................................................................................... September 16, 2003. 

6,996,982 ........... Method and Device for Switching Hydraulic Fluid Supplies, such as for a Hydraulic Pump/Motor ..... February 14, 2006. 

7,014,429 ........... High-Efficiency, Large Angle, Variable Displacement Hydraulic Pump/Motor ...................................... March 21, 2006. 

7,108,016 ........... Lightweight Low Permeation Piston-in-Sleeve Accumulator ................................................................. September 19, 2006. 

7,121,304 ........... Low Permeation Hydraulic Accumulator ............................................................................................... October 17, 2006. 

7,305,914 ........... Hydraulic Actuator Control Valve .......................................................................................................... December 11, 2007. 

6,170,524 ........... Fast Valve and Actuator ........................................................................................................................ January 9, 2001. 

7,305,915 ........... Efficient Pump/Motor with Reduced Energy Loss ................................................................................. December 11, 2007. 

7,374,005 ........... Opposing Pump/Motors ......................................................................................................................... May 20, 2008. 

7,500,424 ........... Hydraulic Machine Having Pressure Equalization ................................................................................ March 10, 2009. 

7,527,074 ........... Hydraulic Pressure Accumulator ........................................................................................................... May 5, 2009. 

7,537,075 ........... Hydraulic Hybrid Vehicle with Integrated Hydraulic Drive Module and Four-Wheel-Drive, and Method of Operation Thereof (Div.).May 26, 2009. 

7,553,085 ........... Fluid Bearing and Method of Operation ................................................................................................ June 30, 2009. 

7,594,802 ........... Large Angle Sliding Valve Plate Pump/Motor ....................................................................................... September 29, 2009. 

7,617,761 ........... Opposing Pump/Motors (divisional) ....................................................................................................... November 17, 2009. 

7,677,871 ........... High-Efficiency, Large Angle, Variable Displacement Hydraulic Pump/Motor (Divisional) ................... March 16, 2010. 

8,052,116 ........... Quiet Fluid Supply Valve ....................................................................................................................... November 8, 2011. 

8,100,221 ........... Engine-Off Power Steering System ....................................................................................................... January 24, 2012. 

8,020,587 ........... Piston-in-Sleeve Hydraulic Pressure Accumulator ................................................................................ September 20, 2011. 

7,987,940 ........... Hydraulic Accumulator and Fire Suppression System .......................................................................... August 2, 2011. 

Application No. Title Date filed 

11/233,822 ......... Independent Displacement Opposing Pump/Motors and Method of Operation ................................... September 22, 2005. 

11/540,089 ......... Safe Over-Center Pump/Motor .............................................................................................................. September 29, 2006. 

12/701,438 ......... Variable Length Bent-Axis Pump/Motor ................................................................................................ February 5, 2010. 

12/567,938 ......... Hydraulic Circuit and Manifold with Multi-Function Valve ..................................................................... September 28, 2009. 

13/415,109 ......... Modular Hydraulic Hybrid Drivetrain ...................................................................................................... March 8, 2012. 

13/232,677 ......... Engine-Off Power Steering System ....................................................................................................... September 14, 2011. 

12/215,438 ......... On-Demand Power Brake System and Method .................................................................................... June 26, 2008. 

13/433,839 ......... On-Board Hydraulic Fluid Degasification System for a Hydraulic Hybrid Vehicle ................................ March 29, 2012. 

61/609,597 ......... Radial Hydraulic Motor for a Hydraulic Hybrid Vehicle ......................................................................... March 12, 2012. 

61/635,085 ......... Integrated Hydraulic Accumulator Dual Shut-Off Valve ........................................................................ April 18, 2012. 

DATES: Comments on this notice must be 

received by EPA at the address listed 

below by June 1, 2012. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

David Read, Attorney Advisor, 

Environmental Protection Agency, 

National Vehicle Fuel Emissions 

Laboratory, Office of Air and Radiation, 

2565 Plymouth Road, Ann Arbor, MI 

48105, telephone (734) 214–4367. 

Dated: May 10, 2012. 

Geoff Cooper, 

Assistant General Counsel, General Law 

Office. 

[FR Doc. 2012–11965 Filed 5–16–12; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 6560–50–P 

ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION 

AGENCY 

[EPA–HQ–OAR–2012–0375, FRL–9672–8] 

Protection of Stratospheric Ozone: 

Request for Methyl Bromide Critical 

Use Exemption Applications for 2015 

AGENCY: Environmental Protection 

Agency (EPA). 

ACTION: Notice of Solicitation of 

Applications and Information on 

Alternatives. 

SUMMARY: EPA is soliciting applications 

for the critical use exemption from the 

phaseout of methyl bromide for 2015. 

Critical use exemptions last only one 

year. All entities interested in obtaining 

a critical use exemption for 2015 must 

provide EPA with technical and 

economic information to support a 

‘‘critical use’’ claim and must do so by 

the deadline specified in this notice 

even if they have applied for an 

exemption in previous years. Today’s 

notice also invites interested parties to 

provide EPA with new data on the 

technical and economic feasibility of 

methyl bromide alternatives. 

DATES: Applications for the 2015 critical 

use exemption must be postmarked on 

or before August 15, 2012. 

ADDRESSES: EPA encourages users to 

submit their applications electronically 

to Jeremy Arling, Stratospheric 

Protection Division, at 

arling.jeremy@epa.gov. If the 

application is submitted electronically, 

applicants must fax a signed copy of 

Worksheet 1 to 202–343–9055 by the 

application deadline. Applications for 

the methyl bromide critical use 

exemption can also be submitted by 

U.S. mail to: U.S. Environmental 

Protection Agency, Office of Air and 

Radiation, Stratospheric Protection 

Division, Attention Methyl Bromide 

Team, Mail Code 6205J, 1200 

Pennsylvania Ave. NW., Washington, 

DC 20460 or by courier delivery to: U.S. 

Environmental Protection Agency, 

Office of Air and Radiation, 

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