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Dated: July 27, 2012. 

Kimberly D. Bose, 

Secretary. 

[FR Doc. 2012–18858 Filed 8–1–12; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 6717–01–P 

DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY 

Federal Energy Regulatory 

Commission 

[Project No. 13305–004] 

Whitestone Power and 

Communications; Notice of Availability 

of Draft Environmental Assessment 

In accordance with the National 

Environmental Policy Act of 1969 and 

the Federal Energy Regulatory 

Commission’s (Commission) 

regulations, 18 CFR part 380 (Order No. 

486, 52 FR 47897), the Office of Energy 

Projects has reviewed the application 

for license for the Whitestone Poncelet 

River-in-Stream Energy Conversion 

Project, located on the Tanana River 

near the town of Delta Junction, in 

Alaska, and has prepared an 

Environmental Assessment (EA) for the 

project. The project would not be 

located on federal lands. 

The EA contains the staff’s analysis of 

the potential environmental impacts of 

the project and concludes that licensing 

the project, with appropriate 

environmental protective measures, 

would not constitute a major federal 

action that would significantly affect the 

quality of the human environment. 

A copy of the EA is available for 

review at the Commission in the Public 

Reference Room or may be viewed on 

the Commission’s Web site at http:// 

www.ferc.gov using the ‘‘eLibrary’’ link. 

Enter the docket number excluding the 

last three digits in the docket number 

field to access the document. For 

assistance, contact FERC Online 

Support at 

FERCOnlineSupport@ferc.gov or tollfree at 1–866–208–3676, or for TTY, 

(202) 502–8659. 

You may also register online at http:// 

www.ferc.gov/docs-filing/ 

esubscription.asp to be notified via 

email of new filings and issuances 

related to this or other pending projects. 

For assistance, contact FERC Online 

Support. 

Any comments should be filed within 

30 days from the date of this notice. 

Comments may be filed electronically 

via the Internet. See 18 CFR 

385.2001(a)(1)(iii) and the instructions 

on the Commission’s Web site http:// 

www.ferc.gov/docs-filing/efiling.asp. 

Commenters can submit brief comments 

up to 6,000 characters, without prior 

registration, using the eComment system 

at http://www.ferc.gov/docs-filing/ 

ecomment.asp. You must include your 

name and contact information at the end 

of your comments. For assistance, 

please contact FERC Online Support. 

Although the Commission strongly 

encourages electronic filing, documents 

may also be paper-filed. 

To paper-file, mail an original and 

seven copies to: Kimberly D. Bose, 

Secretary, Federal Energy Regulatory 

Commission, 888 First Street NE., 

Washington, DC 20426. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Dianne Rodman at (202) 502–6077. 

Dated: July 27, 2012. 

Kimberly D. Bose, 

Secretary. 

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BILLING CODE 6717–01–P 

ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION 

AGENCY 

[EPA–HQ–OAR–2006–0407; FRL–9709–2] 

Agency Information Collection 

Activities; Proposed Collection; 

Comment Request; EPA’s ENERGY 

STAR Program in the Commercial and 

Industrial Sectors; EPA ICR No. 

1772.06 

AGENCY: Environmental Protection 

Agency. 

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 is scheduled to expire on January 

31, 2013. Before submitting the ICR to 

OMB for review and approval, EPA is 

soliciting comments on specific aspects 

of the proposed information collection 

as described below. 

DATES: Comments must be submitted on 

or before October 1, 2012. 

ADDRESSES: Submit your comments, 

identified by Docket ID No. EPA–HQ– 

OAR–2006–0407, by one of the 

following methods: 

• www.regulations.gov: Follow the 

on-line instructions for submitting 

comments. 

• Email: a-and-r-docket@epa.gov. 

• Fax: (202) 566–9744. 

• Mail: U.S. Environmental 

Protection Agency, EPA Docket Center, 

Air and Radiation Docket, Mail Code 

28221T, 1200 Pennsylvania Avenue 

NW., Washington, DC 20460. 

• Hand Delivery: Air and Radiation 

Docket in the EPA Docket Center (EPA/ 

DC), EPA West Building, Room 3334, 

1301 Constitution Ave. NW., 

Washington, DC. Such deliveries are 

only accepted during the Docket’s 

normal hours of operation, and special 

arrangements should be made for 

deliveries of boxed information. 

Instructions: Direct your comments to 

Docket ID No. EPA–HQ–OAR–2006– 

0407. EPA’s policy is that all comments 

received will be included in the public 

docket without change and may be 

made available online at 

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 www.regulations.gov 

or email. The www.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 www.regulations.gov your email 

address will be automatically captured 

and included as part of the comment 

that is placed in the public 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. For additional information 

about EPA’s public docket, visit the EPA 

Docket Center homepage at http:// 

www.epa.gov/epahome/dockets.htm. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Alexandra Sullivan, Climate Protection 

Partnerships Division, Mail Code: 6202J, 

Environmental Protection Agency, 1200 

Pennsylvania Ave. NW., Washington, 

DC 20460; telephone number: 202–343– 

9040; fax number: 202–343–2204; email 

address: sullivan.alexandra@epa.gov. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

How can I access the docket and/or 

submit comments? 

EPA has established a public docket 

for this ICR under Docket ID No. EPA– 

HQ–OAR–2006–0407, which is 

available for online viewing at 

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www.regulations.gov, or in person 

viewing at the Air and Radiation 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 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 and 

Radiation Docket is 202–566–1742. 

Use www.regulations.gov to obtain a 

copy of the draft collection of 

information, submit or view public 

comments, access the index listing of 

the contents of the docket, and to access 

those documents in the public docket 

that are available electronically. Once in 

the system, select ‘‘search,’’ then key in 

the docket ID number identified in this 

document. 

What information is EPA particularly 

interested in? 

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

the PRA, EPA specifically solicits 

comments and information to enable it 

to: 

(i) 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; 

(ii) evaluate the accuracy of the 

Agency’s estimate of the burden of the 

proposed collection of information, 

including the validity of the 

methodology and assumptions used; 

(iii) enhance the quality, utility, and 

clarity of the information to be 

collected; and 

(iv) 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. 

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. Offer alternative ways to improve 

the collection activity. 

6. Make sure to submit your 

comments by the deadline identified 

under DATES. 

7. 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. 

What information collection activity or 

ICR does this apply to? 

Affected Entities: Entities potentially 

affected by this action are participants 

in EPA’s ENERGY STAR Program in the 

Commercial and Industrial Sectors. 

Title: Information Collection 

Activities Associated with EPA’s 

ENERGY STAR Program in the 

Commercial and Industrial Sectors. 

ICR Numbers: EPA ICR No. 1772, 

OMB Control No. 2060–0347. 

ICR Status: This ICR is currently 

scheduled to expire on January 31, 

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 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 in 

certain EPA regulations is consolidated 

in 40 CFR part 9. 

Abstract: EPA created ENERGY STAR 

as a voluntary program to help 

businesses and individuals protect the 

environment through superior energy 

efficiency. The program focuses on 

reducing utility-generated emissions by 

reducing the demand for energy. In 

1991, EPA launched the Green Lights 

Program to encourage corporations, 

State and local governments, colleges 

and universities, and other 

organizations to adopt energy-efficient 

lighting as a profitable means of 

preventing pollution and improving 

lighting quality. Since then, EPA has 

rolled Green Lights into ENERGY STAR 

and expanded ENERGY STAR to 

encompass organization-wide energy 

performance improvement, such as 

building technology upgrades, product 

purchasing initiatives, and employee 

training. At the same time, EPA has 

streamlined the reporting requirements 

of ENERGY STAR and focused on 

providing incentives for improvements 

(e.g., ENERGY STAR Awards Program). 

EPA also makes tools and other 

resources available on the Web to help 

the public overcome the barriers to 

evaluating their energy performance and 

investing in profitable improvements. 

To join ENERGY STAR, organizations 

are asked to complete a Partnership 

Letter or Agreement that establishes 

their commitment to energy efficiency. 

Partners agree to undertake efforts such 

as measuring, tracking, and 

benchmarking their organization’s 

energy performance by using tools such 

as those offered by ENERGY STAR; 

developing and implementing a plan to 

improve energy performance in their 

facilities and operations by adopting a 

strategy provided by ENERGY STAR; 

and educating staff and the public about 

their Partnership with ENERGY STAR, 

and highlighting achievements with the 

ENERGY STAR, where available. 

Partners also may be asked to 

periodically submit information to EPA 

as needed to assist in program 

implementation. 

Partnership in ENERGY STAR is 

voluntary and can be terminated by 

Partners or EPA at any time. EPA does 

not expect organizations to join the 

program unless they expect 

participation to be cost-effective and 

otherwise beneficial for them. 

In addition, Partners and any other 

interested party can seek recognition 

and help EPA promote energy-efficient 

technologies by evaluating the 

efficiency of their buildings using EPA’s 

on-line tools (e.g., Portfolio Manager) 

and applying for recognition. EPA does 

not expect to deem any information 

collected under ENERGY STAR to be 

Confidential Business Information (CBI). 

Burden Statement: The burden for 

joining the ENERGY STAR Program and 

related activities is expected to vary 

depending on the type of Partner. The 

burden is estimated to be 30 minutes for 

a Commercial and Industrial Sector 

Partner to prepare/submit a Partnership 

Letter, 1 hour for a Service and Product 

Provider (SPP) to prepare/submit a 

Partnership Agreement and related 

documents, and 2.5 hours for an Energy 

Efficiency Program Sponsor (EEPS) to 

prepare/submit a Partnership 

Agreement and a brief plan outlining 

the key activities it intends to undertake 

to promote ENERGY STAR. These 

organizations also may undertake other 

activities related to their partnership 

during the year. The burden is estimated 

to be about 1 hour for a SPP Partner to 

update its contact information and 

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communicate efforts and successes each 

year and about 3 hours for an EEPS 

Partner to update its brief plan and 

contact information and promote 

ENERGY STAR each year. 

The burden for benchmarking in 

Portfolio Manager is estimated to vary 

depending on the type of benchmarking 

method used. The burden is estimated 

to be about 2.75 hours per building for 

manual benchmarks, 1 hour per 

building for benchmarks using the Excel 

import spreadsheet, and 30 minutes per 

building for benchmarks using the 

Automated Benchmarking System. In 

addition, the burden for using the 

ENERGY STAR Energy Performance 

Indicator is estimated to range from 10 

to 15 minutes per plant. The burden for 

tracking a plant’s energy performance 

under the ENERGY STAR Challenge for 

Industry (e.g., using the ENERGY STAR 

Energy Tracking Tool) is estimated to be 

2.5 hours per plant. These burden 

estimates include the time for 

conducting initial set-up, gathering 

facility and energy data, and entering 

the data to track energy performance 

during the year. 

The burden for applying to EPA for 

recognition is estimated to vary 

depending on the type of recognition. 

The burden is estimated to range up to 

5 hours to apply for the ENERGY STAR. 

This includes the time for gathering 

information and completing/submitting 

the application materials. The burden is 

estimated to be about 3 hours to apply 

for the ‘‘Designed to Earn the ENERGY 

STAR.’’ This includes the time for 

gathering and entering data into Target 

Finder and completing/submitting the 

application materials. The burden is 

estimated to range up to 17 hours for an 

organization to apply for an ENERGY 

STAR Award. This includes the time for 

preparing and submitting the 

application materials. 

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. 

The ICR provides a detailed 

explanation of the Agency’s estimate, 

which is only briefly summarized here: 

Estimated total number of potential 

respondents: 18,000. 

Frequency of response: One-time, on 

occasion, monthly, annually, and/or 

periodically, depending on the type of 

respondent and collection. 

Estimated total annual burden hours: 

125,023. 

Estimated total annual costs: 

$14,659,784, including $8,694,520 in 

labor costs and $5,965,264 in O&M 

costs. There are no capital/start-up costs 

to respondents. 

Are there changes in the estimates from 

the last approval? 

The burden estimates presented in 

this notice are from the last approval. 

EPA is currently evaluating and 

updating these estimates as part of the 

ICR renewal process. EPA will discuss 

its updated estimates, as well as changes 

from the last approval, in the next 

Federal Register notice to be issued for 

this renewal. 

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. At that time, EPA will issue 

another Federal Register notice 

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. 

Dated: July 25, 2012. 

Elizabeth Craig, 

Director, Climate Protection Partnerships 

Division. 

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BILLING CODE 6560–50–P 

ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION 

AGENCY 

[FRL–9710–5] 

Notice of Proposed Administrative 

Settlement Pursuant to the 

Comprehensive Environmental 

Response, Compensation, and Liability 

Act, As Amended; Anaconda Copper 

Mine Site 

AGENCY: Environmental Protection 

Agency. 

ACTION: Notice, request for public 

comments. 

SUMMARY: In accordance with Section 

122(i) of the Comprehensive 

Environmental Response, 

Compensation, and Liability Act 

(‘‘CERCLA’’), as amended, 42 U.S.C. 

9622(i), notice is hereby given of a 

proposed Settlement Agreement and 

Order on Consent for Removal Action 

by Bona Fide Administrative Agreement 

for Recovery of Past Response Costs 

(‘‘Agreement,’’ Region 9 Docket No. 9– 

2012–07) pursuant to Section 122(h) of 

CERCLA concerning the ANACONDA 

COPPER MINE SITE (the ‘‘Site’’), 

located in Yerington, Lyon County, 

Nevada. The respondent is Singatse 

Peak Services (‘‘Respondent’’). Through 

the proposed Agreement, the 

Respondent will fund up to $420,000 

toward a response action by EPA to 

address releases from the Arimetco heap 

leach fluid management system 

(‘‘FMS’’). Respondent will conduct a 

study to assess options to ensure 

approximately five years of fluid 

capacity in the FMS, and may pay 

toward any response to implement a 

selected option. The Agreement 

provides Respondent with a covenant 

not to sue for past costs at the Site and 

response actions funded in the 

Agreement, as well as contribution 

protection. For thirty (30) days 

following the date of publication of this 

Notice, the Agency will receive written 

comments relating to the proposed 

Agreement, and EPA’s responses to 

comments received will be available for 

public inspection at EPA’s Region IX 

offices, located at 75 Hawthorne Street, 

San Francisco, California 94105. 

DATES: Comments must be submitted on 

or before September 4, 2012. 

ADDRESSES: The proposed Agreement 

may be obtained from Bryan Goodwin, 

in the Office of Regional Counsel, 

telephone (415) 972–3686. Comments 

regarding the proposed Agreement 

should be addressed to Mr. Goodwin at 

the U.S. Environmental Protection 

Agency (ORC–3), 75 Hawthorne Street, 

San Francisco, California 94105, and 

should reference the Singatse Peak 

Services Agreement for the Anaconda 

Copper Mine Site, and Region IX Docket 

No. 9–2012–07. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Andrew Helmlinger, Office of Regional 

Counsel, (415) 972–3904, U.S. 

Environmental Protection Agency, 

Region 9, 75 Hawthorne Street, San 

Francisco, CA 94105. 

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