34380 Federal Register / Vol. 78, No. 110 / Friday, June 7, 2013 / Notices 

ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION 

AGENCY 

[EPA–HQ–OAR–2013–0293; FRL–9821–6] 

Biennial Determination of the Waste 

Isolation Pilot Plant’s Compliance With 

Applicable Federal Environmental 

Laws for the Period 2010 to 2012 

AGENCY: Environmental Protection 

Agency (EPA). 

ACTION: Notice. 

SUMMARY: Based on documentation 

submitted by the U.S. Department of 

Energy (DOE) for the Waste Isolation 

Pilot Plant (WIPP), the U.S. 

Environmental Protection Agency (EPA 

or ‘‘we’’) determined that, between 2010 

and 2012, DOE operated the WIPP 

facility in compliance with applicable 

Federal statutes, regulations, and permit 

requirements designated in Section 

9(a)(1) of the WIPP Land Withdrawal 

Act, as amended. The Secretary of 

Energy was notified of the 

determination via a letter from EPA 

Acting Administrator Bob Perciasepe 

dated May 29, 2013. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Nick 

Stone; telephone number: (214) 665– 

7226; address: WIPP Project Officer, 

Mail Code 6PD–O, U.S. Environmental 

Protection Agency, Region 6, 1445 Ross 

Avenue, Dallas, TX 75202. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

I. General Information 

A. How can I get copies of this 

document and other related 

information? 

1. Docket. EPA has established a 

docket for this action under Docket ID 

No. EPA–HQ–OAR–2013–0293; FRL– 

9821–6]. Publicly available docket 

materials are available either 

electronically through 

www.regulations.gov or in hard copy 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 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 

Public Reading Room is (202) 566–1744, 

and the telephone number for the Air 

and Radiation Docket is (202) 566–1742. 

As provided in EPA’s regulations at 40 

CFR Part 2, and in accordance with 

normal EPA docket procedures, if 

copies of any docket materials are 

requested, a reasonable fee may be 

charged for photocopying. 

2. Electronic Access. You may access 

this Federal Register document 

electronically through the EPA Internet 

under the ‘‘Federal Register’’ listings at 

http://www.regulations.gov. 

II. Background 

EPA made this determination under 

the authority of Section 9 of the WIPP 

Land Withdrawal Act (WIPP LWA, Pub. 

L. 102–579 and 104–201). Section 

9(a)(1) of the WIPP LWA requires that, 

as of the date of the enactment of the 

WIPP LWA, DOE shall comply with 

respect to WIPP with (1) regulations for 

the management and storage of 

radioactive waste (40 CFR Part 191, 

Subpart A); (2) the Clean Air Act; (3) the 

Solid Waste Disposal Act; (4) the Safe 

Drinking Water Act; (5) the Toxic 

Substances Control Act; (6) the 

Comprehensive Environmental 

Response, Compensation, and Liability 

Act; and (7) all other applicable Federal 

laws pertaining to public health and 

safety or the environment. Section 

9(a)(2) of the WIPP LWA requires DOE 

biennially to submit to EPA 

documentation of continued compliance 

with the laws, regulations, and permit 

requirements set forth in Section 9(a)(1). 

(DOE must also submit similar 

documentation of compliance with the 

Solid Waste Disposal Act to the State of 

New Mexico.) Section 9(a)(3) requires 

the Administrator of EPA to determine 

on a biennial basis, following the 

submittal of documentation of 

compliance by the Secretary of DOE, 

whether the WIPP is in compliance with 

the pertinent laws, regulations, and 

permit requirements, as set forth at 

Section 9(a)(1). 

We determined that for the period 

2010 to 2012, the DOE-submitted 

documentation showed continued 

compliance with 40 CFR Part 191, 

subpart A, the Clean Air Act, the Safe 

Drinking Water Act, the Toxic 

Substances Control Act, and the 

Comprehensive Environmental 

Response, Compensation, and Liability 

Act. With respect to other applicable 

Federal laws pertaining to public health 

and safety or the environment, as 

required by Section 9(a)(1)(G), DOE’s 

documentation also indicates that DOE 

was in compliance with the Clean Water 

Act, the Federal Insecticide, Fungicide, 

and Rodenticide Act (FIFRA), and 

certain statutes under the jurisdiction of 

the Department of Interior. 

This determination is not in any way 

related to, or a part of, our certification 

and recertification decisions regarding 

whether the WIPP complies with EPA’s 

disposal regulations for transuranic 

radioactive waste at 40 CFR part 191. 

Dated: May 29, 2013. 

Bob Perciasepe, 

Acting Administrator. 

[FR Doc. 2013–13604 Filed 6–6–13; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 6560–50–P 

EXPORT-IMPORT BANK 

[Public Notice: 2013–6002] 

Agency Information Collection 

Activities; Proposals Submissions, 

and Approvals 

AGENCY: Export-Import Bank of the 

United States. 

ACTION: Submission for OMB review and 

comments request. 

Form Title: EIB 95–09 Letter of 

Interest Application. 

SUMMARY: The Export-Import Banks of 

the United States (Ex-Im Bank), as part 

of its continuing effort to reduce 

paperwork and respondent burden, 

invites the general public and other 

Federal Agencies to comment on the 

proposed information collection, as 

required by the Paperwork Reduction 

Act of 1995. 

The Letter of Interest (LI) is a preexport tool to accelerate the start of the 

financing process. LI is an indication of 

Export-Import (Ex-Im) Bank’s 

willingness to consider financing a 

given export transaction. Ex-Im Bank 

uses the requested information to 

determine the applicability of the 

proposed export transaction and 

determines whether or not to consider 

financing that transaction. 

This application tool streamlines the 

LI application process by guiding the 

applicant via automated prompts to 

submit the information specifically 

required for the desired transaction. By 

presenting only the information 

necessary for the transaction, the 

application reduces user confusion and 

wasted effort. The application allows for 

payment by credit card. 

The application tool can be reviewed 

at: http://www.exim.gov/pub/pending/ 

EIB95–09_li.pdf. 

DATES: Comments must be received on 

or before August 6, 2013 to be assured 

of consideration. 

ADDRESSES: Comments may be 

submitted electronically on 

WWW.REGULATIONS.GOV or by mail 

to Michele Kuester, Export-Import Bank 

of the United States, 811 Vermont Ave. 

NW., Washington, DC 20571. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Title and Form Number: EIB 95–09 

Letter of Interest Application. 

OMB Number: 3048–XXXX. 

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