Federal Register / Vol. 78, No. 46 / Friday, March 8, 2013 / Notices 15011 

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). 

Total 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] 

BILLING CODE 6560–50–P 

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 CO2

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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15012 Federal Register / Vol. 78, No. 46 / Friday, March 8, 2013 / Notices 

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] 

BILLING CODE 6560–50–P 

ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION 

AGENCY 

[FRL–9787–9] 

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 a 

draft 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, particularly 

with 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 

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