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requirements which have subsequently 

changed; train personnel to be able to 

respond to a collection of information; 

search data sources; complete and 

review the collection of information; 

and transmit or otherwise disclose the 

information. 

The ICR provides a detailed 

explanation of this estimate, which is 

only briefly summarized here: 

Estimated total number of potential 

respondents: 546. 

Frequency of response: On occasion. 

Estimated total average number of 

responses for each respondent: 1.3. 

Estimated total annual burden hours: 

28,741 hours. 

Estimated total annual costs: 

$1,936,264. This includes an estimated 

burden cost of $1,936,264 and an 

estimated cost of $0 for capital 

investment or maintenance and 

operational costs. 

IV. Are there changes in the estimates 

from the last approval? 

There is a decrease of 1,774 hours in 

the total estimated respondent burden 

compared with that identified in the ICR 

currently approved by OMB. This 

decrease reflects EPA’s updated 

projection of the number of TSCA 

section 8(e) submissions that the 

Agency expects to receive in the next 3 

years. This change is an adjustment. 

V. What is the next step in the process 

for this ICR? 

EPA will consider the comments 

received and amend the ICR as 

appropriate. The final ICR package will 

then be submitted to OMB for review 

and approval pursuant to 5 CFR 

1320.12. EPA will issue another Federal 

Register document pursuant to 5 CFR 

1320.5(a)(1)(iv) to announce the 

submission of the ICR to OMB and the 

opportunity to submit additional 

comments to OMB. If you have any 

questions about this ICR or the approval 

process, please contact the technical 

person listed under FOR FURTHER

INFORMATION CONTACT. 

List of Subjects 

Environmental protection, Reporting 

and recordkeeping requirements. 

Dated: November 21, 2012. 

James Jones, 

Assistant Administrator, Office of Chemical 

Safety and Pollution Prevention. 

[FR Doc. 2012–29011 Filed 11–29–12; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 6560–50–P 

ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION 

AGENCY 

[EPA–HQ–OPPT–2012–0675; FRL–9368–3] 

Agency Information Collection 

Activities; Proposed Collection; 

Comment Request 

AGENCY: Environmental Protection 

Agency (EPA). 

ACTION: Notice. 

SUMMARY: In compliance with the 

Paperwork Reduction Act (PRA), this 

document announces that EPA is 

planning to submit a request to renew 

an existing approved Information 

Collection Request (ICR) to the Office of 

Management and Budget (OMB). This 

ICR, entitled: ‘‘EPA’s Design for the 

Environment (DfE) Formulator Product 

Recognition Program’’ and identified by 

EPA ICR No. 2302.02 and OMB Control 

No. 2070–0178, is scheduled to expire 

on June 30, 2013. Before submitting the 

ICR to OMB for review and approval, 

EPA is soliciting comments on specific 

aspects of the proposed information 

collection. 

DATES: Comments must be received on 

or before January 29, 2013. 

ADDRESSES: Submit your comments, 

identified by docket identification (ID) 

number EPA–HQ–OPPT–2012–0675, by 

one of the following methods: 

• Federal eRulemaking Portal: http:// 

www.regulations.gov. Follow the online 

instructions for submitting comments. 

• Mail: Document Control Office 

(7407M), Office of Pollution Prevention 

and Toxics (OPPT), Environmental 

Protection Agency, 1200 Pennsylvania 

Ave. NW., Washington, DC 20460–0001. 

• Hand Delivery: OPPT Document 

Control Office (DCO), EPA East, Rm. 

6428, 1201 Constitution Ave. NW., 

Washington, DC. ATTN: Docket ID 

Number EPA–HQ–OPPT–2012–0675. 

The DCO is open from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m., 

Monday through Friday, excluding legal 

holidays. The telephone number for the 

DCO is (202) 564–8930. Such deliveries 

are only accepted during the DCO’s 

normal hours of operation, and special 

arrangements should be made for 

deliveries of boxed information. 

Instructions: Direct your comments to 

docket ID number EPA–HQ- OPPT– 

2012–0675. EPA’s policy is that all 

comments received will be included in 

the docket without change and may be 

made available online at http:// 

www.regulations.gov, including any 

personal information provided, unless 

the comment includes information 

claimed to be Confidential Business 

Information (CBI) or other information 

whose disclosure is restricted by statute. 

Do not submit information that you 

consider to be CBI or otherwise 

protected through regulations.gov or 

email. The regulations.gov Web site is 

an ‘‘anonymous access’’ system, which 

means EPA will not know your identity 

or contact information unless you 

provide it in the body of your comment. 

If you send an email comment directly 

to EPA without going through 

regulations.gov, your email address will 

be automatically captured and included 

as part of the comment that is placed in 

the docket and made available on the 

Internet. If you submit an electronic 

comment, EPA recommends that you 

include your name and other contact 

information in the body of your 

comment and with any disk or CD–ROM 

you submit. If EPA cannot read your 

comment due to technical difficulties 

and cannot contact you for clarification, 

EPA may not be able to consider your 

comment. Electronic files should avoid 

the use of special characters, any form 

of encryption, and be free of any defects 

or viruses. 

Docket: All documents in the docket 

are listed in the docket index available 

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

listed in the index, some information is 

not publicly available, e.g., CBI or other 

information whose disclosure is 

restricted by statute. Certain other 

material, such as copyrighted material, 

will be publicly available only in hard 

copy. Publicly available docket 

materials are available electronically at 

http://www.regulations.gov, or, if only 

available in hard copy, at the OPPT 

Docket. The OPPT Docket is located in 

the EPA Docket Center (EPA/DC) at Rm. 

3334, EPA West Bldg., 1301 

Constitution Ave. NW., Washington, 

DC. The EPA/DC Public Reading Room 

hours of operation are 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 

p.m., Monday through Friday, excluding 

legal holidays. The telephone number of 

the EPA/DC Public Reading Room is 

(202) 566–1744, and the telephone 

number for the OPPT Docket is (202) 

566–0280. Docket visitors are required 

to show photographic identification, 

pass through a metal detector, and sign 

the EPA visitor log. All visitor bags are 

processed through an X-ray machine 

and subject to search. Visitors will be 

provided an EPA/DC badge that must be 

visible at all times in the building and 

returned upon departure. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For 

technical information contact: David 

Difiori, Economics, Exposure, and 

Technology Division (7406M), Office of 

Pollution Prevention and Toxics, 

Environmental Protection Agency, 1200 

Pennsylvania Ave. NW., Washington, 

DC 20460–0001; telephone number: 


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(202) 564–8796; fax number: (202) 564– 

8892; email address: 

difiori.david@epa.gov. 

For general information contact: The 

TSCA-Hotline, ABVI-Goodwill, 422 

South Clinton Ave., Rochester, NY 

14620; telephone number: (202) 554– 

1404; email address: TSCAHotline@epa.gov. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

I. What information is EPA particularly 

interested in? 

Pursuant to PRA section 3506(c)(2)(A) 

(44 U.S.C. 3506(c)(2)(A)), EPA 

specifically solicits comments and 

information to enable it to: 

1. Evaluate whether the proposed 

collection of information is necessary 

for the proper performance of the 

functions of the Agency, including 

whether the information will have 

practical utility. 

2. Evaluate the accuracy of the 

Agency’s estimates of the burden of the 

proposed collection of information, 

including the validity of the 

methodology and assumptions used. 

3. Enhance the quality, utility, and 

clarity of the information to be 

collected. 

4. Minimize the burden of the 

collection of information on those who 

are to respond, including through the 

use of appropriate automated electronic, 

mechanical, or other technological 

collection techniques or other forms of 

information technology, e.g., permitting 

electronic submission of responses. In 

particular, EPA is requesting comments 

from very small businesses (those that 

employ less than 25) on examples of 

specific additional efforts that EPA 

could make to reduce the paperwork 

burden for very small businesses 

affected by this collection. 

II. What should I consider when I 

prepare my comments for EPA? 

You may find the following 

suggestions helpful for preparing your 

comments: 

1. Explain your views as clearly as 

possible and provide specific examples. 

2. Describe any assumptions that you 

used. 

3. Provide copies of any technical 

information and/or data you used that 

support your views. 

4. If you estimate potential burden or 

costs, explain how you arrived at the 

estimate that you provide. 

5. Provide specific examples to 

illustrate your concerns. 

6. Offer alternative ways to improve 

the collection activity. 

7. Make sure to submit your 

comments by the deadline identified 

under DATES. 

8. To ensure proper receipt by EPA, 

be sure to identify the docket ID number 

assigned to this action in the subject 

line on the first page of your response. 

You may also provide the name, date, 

and Federal Register citation. 

III. What information collection activity 

or ICR does this action apply to? 

Affected entities: Entities potentially 

affected by this ICR are companies 

engaged in the formulation of end-use, 

for-sale products, that have furthered 

the goals of DfE through active and 

exemplary participation in and 

promotion of the program, and that wish 

to receive recognition for their 

achievements. 

Title: EPA’s Design for the 

Environment (DfE) Formulator Product 

Recognition Program. 

ICR number: EPA ICR No. 2302.02. 

OMB control number: OMB Control 

No. 2070–0178. 

ICR status: This ICR is currently 

scheduled to expire on June 30, 2013. 

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 Code 

of Federal Regulations (CFR), after 

appearing in the Federal Register when 

approved, are listed in 40 CFR part 9, 

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 for certain EPA regulations is 

consolidated in 40 CFR part 9. 

Abstract: EPA’s DfE Formulator 

Product Recognition Program formally 

recognizes safer products where all 

ingredients have an environmental and 

human health profile showing that they 

are the safest in their functional use 

class. Under the encouragement of this 

program, leading companies have made 

great progress in developing safer, 

highly effective chemical products. 

Since the program’s inception in 1997, 

formulators have used the program as a 

portal to OPPT’s unique chemical 

expertise, information resources, and 

guidance on greener chemistry. DfE 

Formulator partners enjoy Agency 

recognition, including the use of the DfE 

logo on products with the safest 

possible formulations. In the future, 

EPA expects much greater program 

participation due to rising demand for 

safer products. This information 

collection enables EPA to accommodate 

participation by more than nine 

formulators each year and to enhance 

program transparency. 

Information collection activities 

associated with this program will assist 

the Agency in meeting the goals of the 

Pollution Prevention Act (PPA) by 

providing resources and recognition for 

businesses committed to promoting and 

using safer chemical products. In turn, 

the program will help businesses meet 

corporate sustainability goals by 

providing the means to, and an objective 

measure of, environmental stewardship. 

Investment analysts and advisers seek 

these types of measures in evaluating a 

corporation’s sustainability profile and 

investment worthiness. Formulator 

program partnership is an important 

impetus for prioritizing and completing 

the transition to safer chemical 

products. The formulator program is 

also needed to promote greater use of 

safer chemical products by companies 

unaware of the benefits of such a 

change. 

EPA has tailored its request for 

information, and especially the DfE 

Formulator Product Recognition 

Program application forms, to ensure 

that the Agency requests only that 

information essential to verify 

applicants’ eligibility for recognition. 

Responses to the collection of 

information are voluntary. Respondents 

may claim all or part of a notice 

confidential. EPA will disclose 

information that is covered by a claim 

of confidentiality only to the extent 

permitted by, and in accordance with, 

the procedures in TSCA section 14 and 

40 CFR part 2. 

Burden statement: The annual public 

reporting and recordkeeping burden for 

this collection of information is 

estimated to be 25.5 hours per response 

for formulators of cleaning and noncleaning products and 9.5 hours per 

response for cleaning product 

formulators wishing to add third-party 

partners and products. Burden means 

the total time, effort, or financial 

resources expended by persons to 

generate, maintain, retain, or disclose or 

provide information to or for a Federal 

agency. This includes the time needed 

to review instructions; develop, acquire, 

install, and utilize technology and 

systems for the purposes of collecting, 

validating, and verifying information, 

processing and maintaining 

information, and disclosing and 

providing information; adjust the 

existing ways to comply with any 

previously applicable instructions and 

requirements which have subsequently 

changed; train personnel to be able to 

respond to a collection of information; 

search data sources; complete and 

review the collection of information; 

and transmit or otherwise disclose the 

information. 


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The ICR provides a detailed 

explanation of this estimate, which is 

only briefly summarized here: 

Estimated total number of potential 

respondents: 66. 

Frequency of response: On occasion. 

Estimated total average number of 

responses for each respondent: 1. 

Estimated total annual burden hours: 

1,111 hours. 

Estimated total annual costs: 

$488,570. This includes an estimated 

burden cost of $488,570 and an 

estimated cost of $0 for capital 

investment or maintenance and 

operational costs. 

IV. Are there changes in the estimates 

from the last approval? 

There is an increase of 420 hours in 

the total estimated respondent burden 

compared with that identified in the ICR 

currently approved by OMB. This 

increase reflects EPA’s estimate of the 

number of applications the Agency will 

receive annually to add third-party 

partners and products. This estimate is 

based on the historical number of 

respondents that submitted third-party 

partners and products applications in 

the last year; this number is expected to 

remain constant over the next three 

years. The supporting statement 

provides additional details on the 

burden change. This change is an 

adjustment. 

V. What is the next step in the process 

for this ICR? 

EPA will consider the comments 

received and amend the ICR as 

appropriate. The final ICR package will 

then be submitted to OMB for review 

and approval pursuant to 5 CFR 

1320.12. EPA will issue another Federal 

Register document pursuant to 5 CFR 

1320.5(a)(1)(iv) to announce the 

submission of the ICR to OMB and the 

opportunity to submit additional 

comments to OMB. If you have any 

questions about this ICR or the approval 

process, please contact the technical 

person listed under FOR FURTHER

INFORMATION CONTACT. 

List of Subjects 

Environmental protection, Reporting 

and recordkeeping requirements. 

Dated: November 21, 2012. 

James Jones, 

Acting Assistant Administrator, Office of 

Chemical Safety and Pollution Prevention. 

[FR Doc. 2012–29037 Filed 11–29–12; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 6560–50–P 

ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION 

AGENCY 

[ER–FRL–9006–3] 

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 11/19/2012 Through 11/23/2012 

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. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: As of 

October 1, 2012, EPA will not accept 

paper copies or CDs of EISs for filing 

purposes; all submissions on or after 

October 1, 2012 must be made through 

e-NEPA. While this system eliminates 

the need to submit paper or CD copies 

to EPA to meet filing requirements, 

electronic submission does not change 

requirements for distribution of EISs for 

public review and comment. To begin 

using e-NEPA, you must first register 

with EPA’s electronic reporting site— 

https://cdx.epa.gov/epa_home.asp. 

EIS No. 20120371, Final Supplement, 

USFS, MT, Beaverhead-Deerlodge 

National Forest Land and Resource 

Management Plan, To Comply with 

the District of Montana Court Order, 

Beaverhead and Jefferson Counties, 

MT, Contact: Peri Suenram 406–683– 

3900 Due to an oversight, the above 

document should have appeared in 

the 11/23/2012 FR Notice. 

EIS No. 20120372, Final EIS, FAA, 00, 

Adoption—ProgrammaticConstellation Program, Development 

of Flight Systems and Earth-based 

Ground Infrastructure for Future 

Missions, Brevard and Volusia 

Counties, FL; Hancock County, MS; 

Orlean Parish, LA; Harris County, TX; 

Madison County, AL; Cuyahoga and 

Erie Counties, OH; Hampton, VA; 

Santa Clara County, CA; Dona Ana 

and Otero Counties, NM; and Box 

Elder and Davis Counties, UT, Review 

Period Ends: 12/31/2012, Contact: 

Daniel Czelusniak 703–624–7115. 

The U.S. Department of 

Transportation’s Federal Aviation 

Administration has adopted the 

National Aeronautics and Space 

Administration’s (NASA) final EIS filed 

01/09/2008. 

The NASA was not a cooperating 

agency for the above final EIS. 

Recirculation of the document is 

necessary under Section 1506.3(b) of the 

Council on Environmental Quality 

Regulations. 

EIS No. 20120373, Draft EIS, BLM, WY, 

Continental Divide-Creston Natural 

Gas Development Project, Carbon and 

Sweetwater Counties, WY, Comment 

Period Ends: 01/14/2013, Contact: 

Dennis Carpenter 307–328–4200. 

Amended Notices 

EIS No. 20120365, Final EIS, USACE, 

CA, Withdrawn—Pier S Marine 

Terminal Development and Back 

Channel Improvements, Los Angeles 

County, CA, Review Period Ends: 12/ 

17/2012, Contact: John W. Markham 

805–585–2150 Revision to FR 

Published 11/16/2012; Officially 

Withdrawn by the preparing agency. 

Dated: November 27, 2012. 

Cliff Rader, 

Director, NEPA Compliance Division, Office 

of Federal Activities. 

[FR Doc. 2012–29006 Filed 11–29–12; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 6560–50–P 

FEDERAL ACCOUNTING STANDARDS 

ADVISORY BOARD 

Notice of Appointment of New FASAB 

Member and Release of the Exposure 

Draft Regarding Deferral of the 

Transition of Long-Term Projections to 

Basic Information 

AGENCY: Federal Accounting Standards 

Advisory Board. 

ACTION: Notice. 

Board Action: Pursuant to 31 U.S.C. 

3511(d), the Federal Advisory 

Committee Act (Pub. L. 92–463), as 

amended, and the FASAB Rules of 

Procedure, as amended in October, 

2010, notice is hereby given that Mr. 

Graylin E. Smith has been appointed to 

a five-year term as a member of the 

Federal Accounting Standards Advisory 

Board (FASAB) beginning July 16, 2012. 

The Federal Accounting Standards 

Advisory Board (FASAB) also 

announces the release of the Exposure 

Draft Regarding Deferral of the 

Transition of Long-Term Projections to 

Basic Information. 

The Exposure Draft is available on the 

FASAB home page http:// 

www.fasab.gov/board-activities/ 

documents-for-comment/exposuredrafts-and-documents-for-comment/. 

Copies can be obtained by contacting 

FASAB at (202) 512–7350. 


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