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National Science Foundation and other 

interested Federal agencies regarding 

the monitoring regime. 

In cases of emergency related to the 

safety of human life or of ships, aircraft, 

equipment and facilities of high value, 

or the protection of the environment 

which would require an activity to be 

undertaken without completion of the 

documentation procedures set out in the 

Rule, the operator would need to notify 

the Department of State within 15 days 

of any activities which would have 

otherwise required preparation of a CEE, 

and provide a full explanation of the 

activities carried out within 45 days of 

those activities. (During the time the 

Interim Final and Final Rules have been 

in effect, there were no emergencies 

requiring notification by U.S. operators. 

An Interim Final Rule was in effect from 

April 30, 1997, until replaced on 

December 6, 2001, by the Final Rule). 

Environmental documents (e.g., 

PERM, IEE, CEE) are submitted to OFA. 

Environmental documents are reviewed 

by OFA, in consultation with the 

National Science Foundation and other 

interested Federal agencies, and also 

made available to other Parties and the 

public as required under the Protocol or 

otherwise requested. OFA notifies the 

public of document availability via the 

World Wide Web at: http://www.epa.

gov/compliance/international/

antarctica/index.html. The types of 

nongovernmental activities currently 

being carried out (e.g., ship-based tours, 

land-based tours, flights, and privately 

funded research expeditions) are 

typically unlikely to have impacts that 

are more than minor or transitory, thus 

an IEE is the typical level of 

environmental documentation 

submitted. For the 1997–1998 through 

2012–2013 austral summer seasons 

during the time the Rule has been in 

effect, all respondents submitted IEEs 

with the exception of two PERMs. 

Paperwork reduction provisions in the 

Rule that are used by the operators 

include: a) Incorporation of material in 

the environmental document by 

referring to it in the IEE, b) inclusion of 

all proposed expeditions by one 

operator within one IEE; c) use of one 

IEE to address expeditions being carried 

out by more than one operator; and d) 

use of multi-year environmental 

documentation to address proposed 

expeditions for a period of up to five 

consecutive austral summer seasons. 

Coordination of Review of 

Information Received from Other Parties 

to the Treaty. The Rule also provides for 

the coordination of review of 

information received from other Parties 

and the public availability of that 

information including: (1) A description 

of national procedures for considering 

the environmental impacts of proposed 

activities; (2) an annual list of any IEEs 

and any decisions taken in consequence 

thereof; (3) significant information 

obtained and any action taken in 

consequence thereof with regard to 

monitoring from IEEs to CEEs; and (4) 

information in a final CEE. This 

provision fulfills the United States’ 

obligation to meet the requirements of 

Article 6 of Annex I to the Protocol. The 

Department of State is responsible for 

coordination of these reviews of drafts 

with interested Federal agencies, and for 

public availability of documents and 

information. This portion of the Rule 

does not impose paperwork 

requirements on any nongovernmental 

person subject to U.S. regulation. 

Form Numbers: None. 

Respondents/affected entities: Entities 

potentially affected by this action are all 

nongovernmental operators with 

activities in Antarctica, including tour 

operators, for which the United States is 

required to give advance notice under 

paragraph 5 of Article VII of the 

Antarctic Treaty of 1959; this includes 

all nongovernmental expeditions to and 

within Antarctica organized in or 

proceeding from the territory of the 

United States. 

Respondent’s obligation to respond: 

Mandatory (40 CFR Part 8). 

Estimated number of respondents: 18. 

Frequency of response: Annual. 

Total estimated burden: 1,254 hours. 

Total estimated cost: $100,575 

includes $3,390 annualized capital or 

operation & maintenance costs. 

Changes in Estimates: There is a 

decrease of 454 hours in the total 

estimated respondent burden compared 

with the ICR currently approved by 

OMB. This decrease is the result of a 

change to the level of environmental 

documentation EPA anticipates the 

operators will submit as well as an 

anticipated decrease of operators 

submitting documentation. 

Dated: September 17, 2013. 

Cliff Rader, 

Director, NEPA Compliance Division, Office 

of Federal Activities. 

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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 09/09/2013 Through 09/13/2013 

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. 20130273, Final EIS, USFS, WY, 

Mackey Road Relocation, Review 

Period Ends: 11/04/2013, Contact: 

Misty Hays 307–358–4690. 

EIS No. 20130274, Final EIS, USFS, OR, 

Galena Project, Review Period Ends: 

11/04/2013, Contact: Dave Halemeier 

541–575–3401. 

EIS No. 20130275, Final EIS, AFS, BLM, 

CO, San Juan National Forest and 

Proposed Tres Rios, Field Office Land 

and Resource Management Plan, 

Review Period Ends: 10/21/2013, 

Contact: Mark Lambert 970–385– 

1240. 

The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s 

Forest Service and the U.S. Department 

of the Interior’s Bureau of Land 

Management are joint lead agencies for 

the above project. 

EIS No. 20130276, Draft Supplement, 

USN, WA, Introduction of the P–8A 

Multi-Mission Aircraft into the U.S. 

Navy Fleet, Comment Period Ends: 

11/04/2013, Contact: Cory Zahm 757– 

322–4347. 

EIS No. 20130277, Final Supplement, 

BLM, NV, Silver State Solar South 

Project Proposed Resource 

Management Plan Amendment, 

Review Period Ends: 10/21/2013, 

Contact: Nancy Christ 702–515–5136. 

Amended Notices 

EIS No. 20130227, Draft EIS, NASA, CA, 

Proposed Demolition and 

Environmental Cleanup Activities at 

Santa Susana Field Laboratory, 

Comment Period Ends: 10/01/2013, 

Contact: Allen Elliott 256–544–0662. 

Revision to FR Notice Published 08/02/ 

2013; Extending Comment Period 

from 09/16/2013 to 0/01/2013. 

Dated: September 17, 2013. 

Aimee S. Hessert, 

Deputy Director, NEPA Compliance Division, 

Office of Federal Activities. 

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