81266 Federal Register / Vol. 75, No. 247 / Monday, December 27, 2010 / Notices 

Comment Date: 5 p.m. Eastern Time 

on January 14, 2011. 

Kimberly D. Bose, 

Secretary. 

[FR Doc. 2010–32363 Filed 12–23–10; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 6717–01–P 

ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION 

AGENCY 

[EPA–HQ–OAR–2010–1029; FRL–9242–9] 

Access by EPA Contractors to 

Information Claimed as Confidential 

Business Information (CBI) Submitted 

Under the Clean Air Act and Related to 

the Mandatory Greenhouse Gas (GHG) 

Reporting Rule, 40 CFR Part 98, 

Subparts A, LL and MM 

AGENCY: Environmental Protection 

Agency (EPA). 

ACTION: Notice. 

SUMMARY: EPA’s Office of 

Transportation and Air Quality (OTAQ) 

plans to authorize various contractors to 

access information which will be 

submitted to EPA under the Clean Air 

Act that may be claimed as, or may be 

determined to be, confidential business 

information (CBI). Contractor access to 

this information, which is related to the 

Mandatory Greenhouse Gas (GHG) 

Reporting Rule, 40 CFR Part 98, 

subparts A, LL and MM, will begin 

January 6, 2011. 

DATES: EPA will accept comments on 

this Notice through January 3, 2011. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Anne-Marie C. Pastorkovich, 

Environmental Protection Agency, 1200 

Pennsylvania Avenue, NW. (6406J), 

Washington, DC 20460; telephone 

number: 202–343–9623; fax number: 

202–343–2801; e-mail address: 

pastorkovich.anne-marie@epa.gov. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

I. Does this notice apply to me? 

This action is directed to the general 

public. However, this action may be of 

particular interest to parties such as 

suppliers of coal-based liquid fuels and 

suppliers of petroleum products, as 

described in 40 CFR Part 98 subparts LL 

and MM, respectively. (40 CFR Part 98, 

subpart A contains general provisions 

related to registration and reporting.) 

Parties who may be interested in this 

notice include refiners, importers, and 

exporters of these products. Since other 

parties may also be interested, the 

Agency has not attempted to describe all 

the specific parties that may be affected 

by this action. If you have further 

questions regarding the applicability of 

this action to a particular party, please 

contact the person listed in FOR FURTHER

INFORMATION CONTACT. 

II. How can I get copies of this 

document and other related 

information? 

A. Electronically 

EPA has established a public docket 

for this Federal Register notice under 

Docket EPA–HQ–OAR–2010–1029. 

All documents in the docket are 

identified in the docket index available 

at http://www.regulations.gov. Although 

listed in the index, some information is 

not publicly available, such as 

confidential business information (CBI) 

or other information for which 

disclosure is restricted by statute. 

Certain materials, such as copyrighted 

material, will only be available in hard 

copy at the EPA Docket Center. 

B. EPA Docket Center 

Materials listed under Docket EPA– 

HQ–OAR–2010–1029 will be available 

for public viewing at the EPA Docket 

Center (EPA/DC), EPA West, Room 

3334, 1301 Constitution Avenue, NW., 

Washington, DC 20460. The EPA Docket 

Center Public Reading Room is open 

from 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., Monday 

through Friday, excluding legal 

holidays. The telephone number for the 

Reading Room is (202) 566–1744, and 

the telephone number for the Air Docket 

is (202) 566–1742. 

III. Description of Programs and 

Potential Disclosure of Information 

Claimed as Confidential Business 

Information (CBI) to Contractors 

EPA’s Office of Transportation and 

Air Quality (OTAQ) has responsibility 

for protecting public health and the 

environment by regulating air pollution 

from motor vehicles, engines, and the 

fuels used to operate them, and by 

encouraging travel choices that 

minimize emissions. In order to 

implement various Clean Air Act 

programs, and to permit regulated 

entities flexibility in meeting regulatory 

requirements (e.g., compliance on 

average), we collect compliance reports 

and other information from them. 

Occasionally, the information submitted 

is claimed to be confidential business 

information (CBI). Information 

submitted under such a claim is 

handled in accordance with EPA’s 

regulations at 40 CFR part 2, subpart B 

and in accordance with EPA 

procedures, including comprehensive 

system security plans (SSPs) that are 

consistent with those regulations. When 

EPA has determined that disclosure of 

information claimed as CBI to 

contractors is necessary, the 

corresponding contract must address the 

appropriate use and handling of the 

information by the contractor and the 

contractor must require its personnel 

who require access to information 

claimed as CBI to sign written nondisclosure agreements before they are 

granted access to data. 

In accordance with 40 CFR 2.301(h), 

we have determined that the 

contractors, subcontractors, and 

grantees (collectively referred to as 

‘‘contractors’’) listed below require 

access to CBI submitted to us under the 

Clean Air Act and in connection with 

the Mandatory GHG Reporting program. 

We are providing notice and an 

opportunity to comment. OTAQ collects 

this data in order to monitor compliance 

with the Mandatory GHG Reporting 

program. We are issuing this Federal 

Register notice to inform all submitters 

of information within our reporting 

system that we plan to grant access to 

material that may be claimed as CBI to 

the contractors identified below on a 

need-to-know basis. 

Under Contract Number EP–W–09– 

22, PowerSolv, Incorporated, 1801 

Robert Fulton Drive #550, Reston, 

Virginia, 20191 and its subcontractor, 

Indus Corporation, 1951 Kidwell 

Drive—8th Floor, Vienna, Virginia, 

22182 provides technical support and 

information technology services that 

involve access to information claimed as 

CBI related to the Mandatory GHG 

Reporting Rule. Access to data, 

including information claimed as CBI, 

will commence on January 6, 2011 and 

will continue until May 31, 2011. If the 

contract is extended, this access will 

continue for the remainder of the 

contract without further notice. 

Under Contract Number EP–W–10– 

15, Compass Solutions, Incorporated, 

2760 Eisenhower Avenue, Suite 404, 

Alexandria, Virginia 22314 provides 

report processing and program support 

that involves access to information 

claimed as CBI related to the Mandatory 

GHG Reporting Rule. Access to data, 

including information claimed as CBI, 

will commence on January 6, 2011 and 

will continue until September 30, 2011. 

If the contract is extended, the access 

described in this paragraph will 

continue for the remainder of the 

contract and any further extensions 

without further notice. 

Under Contract Number GS35F4797H, 

CGI, Incorporated, 12601 Fair Lakes 

Circle, Fairfax, Virginia, 22033 provides 

technical and information technology 

support related to submission of data 

via EPA’s Central Data Exchange (CDX). 

Access to fuels data, including 

information claimed as CBI, will 


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commence on January 6, 2011 and will 

continue until March 31, 2012. If the 

contract is extended, this access will 

continue for the remainder of the 

contract and any further extensions 

without further notice. 

OTAQ utilizes the services of 

enrollees under the Senior 

Environmental Employment (SEE) 

program. Some SEE enrollees are 

provided through Grant Number CQ– 

83880–01, Senior Service America, Inc., 

(SSAI), 8403 Colesville Road, Suite 

1200, Silver Spring, Maryland 20910– 

3314. SEE enrollees are also provided 

through Grant Number CQ–833436, the 

National Association for Hispanic 

Elderly (NAHE), 234 E. Colorado Blvd., 

Suite 300, Pasadena, California 91101. 

Access to data related to the Mandatory 

GHG Reporting Rule, including 

information claimed as CBI will 

commence on January 6, 2011 and will 

continue until August 31, 2011. If these 

grants are extended, this access will 

continue for the remainder of the grants 

and any future extensions without 

further notice. 

Parties who wish further information 

about this Federal Register notice or 

about OTAQ’s disclosure of information 

claimed as CBI to contactors may 

contact the person listed under FOR

FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT. 

Dated: December 10, 2010. 

Karl J. Simon, 

Director, Compliance and Innovative 

Strategies Division, Office of Transportation 

& Air Quality, Office of Air and Radiation. 

[FR Doc. 2010–32449 Filed 12–23–10; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 6560–50–P 

ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION 

AGENCY 

[EPA–HQ–OAR–2007–1158; FRL–9244–3] 

Agency Information Collection 

Activities; Submission to OMB for 

Review and Approval; Comment 

Request; Alternative Affirmative 

Defense Requirements for Ultra-low 

Sulfur Diesel (Renewal); EPA ICR 

Renewal No. 2364.03, OMB Control No. 

2060–0639 

AGENCY: Environmental Protection 

Agency (EPA). 

ACTION: Notice. 

SUMMARY: In compliance with the 

Paperwork Reduction Act (PRA) (44 

U.S.C. 3501 et seq.), this document 

announces that an Information 

Collection Request (ICR) has been 

forwarded to the Office of Management 

and Budget (OMB) for review and 

approval. This is a request to renew an 

existing approved collection. The ICR, 

which is abstracted below, describes the 

nature of the information collection and 

its estimated burden and cost. 

DATES: Additional comments may be 

submitted on or before January 26, 2011. 

ADDRESSES: Submit your comments, 

referencing Docket ID No. EPA–HQ– 

OAR–2007–1158, to (1) EPA online 

using http://www.regulations.gov (our 

preferred method), by e-mail to 

a-and-r-Docket@epa.gov, or by mail to: 

EPA Docket Center, Environmental 

Protection Agency, Air Docket, Mail 

Code 28221T, 1200 Pennsylvania Ave., 

NW., Washington, DC 20460, and (2) 

OMB by mail to: Office of Information 

and Regulatory Affairs, Office of 

Management and Budget (OMB), 

Attention: Desk Officer for EPA, 725 

17th Street, NW., Washington, DC 

20503. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Geanetta Heard, Office of Transportation 

and Air Quality (6406J), Environmental 

Protection Agency, 1200 Pennsylvania 

Ave., NW., Washington, DC 20460; 

telephone number: 202–343–9017; fax 

number: 202–343–2801; e-mail address: 

heard.geanetta@epa.gov. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: EPA has 

submitted the following ICR to OMB for 

review and approval according to the 

procedures prescribed in 5 CFR 1320.12. 

On October 14, 2010 (75 FR 63175), EPA 

sought comments on this ICR pursuant 

to 5 CFR 1320.8(d). EPA received no 

comments. Any additional comments on 

this ICR should be submitted to EPA 

and OMB within 30 days of this notice. 

EPA has established a public docket 

for this ICR under Docket ID No. EPA– 

HQ–OAR–2007–1158, which is 

available for online viewing at http:// 

www.regulations.gov, or in person 

viewing at the Air Docket in the EPA 

Docket Center (EPA/DC), EPA West, 

Room 3334, 1301 Constitution Ave., 

NW., Washington, DC. The EPA/DC 

Public Reading Room is open from 8:30 

a.m. to 4:30 p.m., Monday through 

Friday, excluding legal holidays. The 

telephone number for the Reading Room 

is 202–566–1744, and the telephone 

number for the Air Docket is 202–566– 

1742. 

Use EPA’s electronic docket and 

comment system at http:// 

www.regulations.gov, to submit or view 

public comments, access the index 

listing of the contents of the docket, and 

to access those documents in the docket 

that are available electronically. Once in 

the system, select ‘‘docket search,’’ then 

key in the docket ID number identified 

above. Please note that EPA’s policy is 

that public comments, whether 

submitted electronically or in paper, 

will be made available for public 

viewing at http://www.regulations.gov 

as EPA receives them and without 

change, unless the comment contains 

copyrighted material, confidential 

business information (CBI), or other 

information whose public disclosure is 

restricted by statute. For further 

information about the electronic docket, 

go to http://www.regulations.gov. 

Title: Alternative Affirmative Defense 

Requirements for Ultra-low Sulfur 

Diesel (Renewal). 

ICR Numbers: EPA ICR No. 2364.03, 

OMB Control No. 2060–0639. 

ICR Status: This ICR is scheduled to 

expire on December 31, 2010. Under 

OMB regulations, the Agency may 

continue to conduct or sponsor the 

collection of information while this 

submission is pending at OMB. 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. The OMB control numbers for 

EPA’s regulations in title 40 of the CFR, 

after appearing in the Federal Register 

when approved, are listed in 40 CFR 

part 9, and are displayed either by 

publication in the Federal Register or 

by other appropriate means, such as on 

the related collection instrument or 

form, if applicable. The display of OMB 

control numbers in certain EPA 

regulations is consolidated in 40 CFR 

part 9. 

Abstract: With this information 

collection request (ICR), we are seeking 

permission to continue to allow refiners, 

importers, distributors, and retailers of 

highway diesel fuel the option to use an 

alternative affirmative defense if the 

Agency finds highway diesel fuel 

samples above the specified sulfur 

standard at retail facilities. The highway 

diesel program regulations require most 

motor vehicle (highway) diesel fuel sold 

at retail stations to contain 15 parts per 

million (ppm) sulfur or less (hereafter 

referred to as ultra low sulfur diesel 

fuel, or ULSD) beginning October, 2006. 

General recordkeeping and reporting 

related to diesel fuel regulations for onroad, non-road and performance-based 

test methods are included in EPA ICR 

1718.08 (OMB Control Number 2060– 

0277). 

Under the regulation, where a 

violation of the 15 ppm sulfur standard 

is identified at a retail outlet, the retailer 

responsible for dispensing the 

noncompliant fuel is deemed liable, as 

well as the refiner(s), importer(s) and 

distributor(s) of such fuel. The highway 

diesel regulations further provide, 

however, that any person deemed liable 

can rebut this presumption by 

establishing an affirmative defense that 


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