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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 responsefor 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.