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Code of Federal Regulations (CFR) part 

or section number. 

iii. Explain why you agree or disagree; 

suggest alternatives and substitute 

language for your requested changes. 

iv. Describe any assumptions and 

provide any technical information and/ 

or data that you used. 

v. If you estimate potential costs or 

burdens, explain how you arrived at 

your estimate in sufficient detail to 

allow for it to be reproduced. 

vi. Provide specific examples to 

illustrate your concerns and suggest 

alternatives. 

vii. Explain your views as clearly as 

possible, avoiding the use of profanity 

or personal threats. 

viii. Make sure to submit your 

comments by the comment period 

deadline identified. 

II. Background 

On March 20, 2012, The Center for 

Food Safety and International Center for 

Technology Assessment submitted to 

the EPA an ‘‘Emergency Citizen 

Petition’’ on behalf of 27 individuals 

and non-governmental organizations 

requesting that the EPA suspend 

registrations for the insecticide 

clothianidin for the four following 

reasons: (1) To cure clothianidin’s 

unlawful conditional registration; (2) to 

prevent an imminent hazard to 

pollinating insects and the agricultural 

interests they support by suspending the 

registrations and initiating special 

review and cancellation proceedings; (3) 

to stop the sale of misbranded 

clothianidin products; and (4) to 

address Endangered Species Act 

consultation obligations for 

clothianidin. Given the emergency 

nature of the request and the harm 

asserted, the EPA has addressed on an 

expedited basis the request to suspend 

clothianidin registrations to prevent an 

imminent hazard. This notice 

announces the availability of the EPA’s 

petition response on that issue. The EPA 

will address the remaining three issues 

in the petition after receiving and 

considering public comments on the 

petition. After reviewing the petition 

and the supporting documentation, the 

EPA is denying the request to suspend 

clothianidin registrations based on the 

assertion that an imminent hazard exists 

because the petition and supporting 

documentation reviewed by the EPA do 

not demonstrate a substantial likelihood 

of imminent, serious harm that would 

justify the suspension of this pesticide 

under the FIFRA standard. The EPA is 

posting both the petition (including 

exhibits and supplemental filings) and 

its response to the imminent hazard 

claim for 60 days for public comment on 

its Web site and in the public docket at 

regulations.gov. After reviewing the 

public comments on the petition the 

EPA will respond to the remaining 

issues in the petition. In addition, the 

EPA will determine in connection with 

that review whether the comments 

received support the reconsideration of 

this partial response. 

List of Subjects 

Environmental protection, 

Agricultural commodities, Pesticides 

and pest. 

Dated: July 17, 2012. 

Steven P. Bradbury, 

Director, Office of Pesticide Programs. 

[FR Doc. 2012–18321 Filed 7–26–12; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 6560–50–P 

ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION 

AGENCY 

[ER–FRL–9004–2] 

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 07/16/2012 through 07/20/2012 

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: EPA is 

seeking agencies to participate in its 

e-NEPA electronic EIS submission pilot. 

Participating agencies can fulfill all 

requirements for EIS filing, eliminating 

the need to submit paper copies to EPA 

Headquarters, by filing documents 

online and providing feedback on the 

process. To participate in the pilot, 

register at: https://cdx.epa.gov. 

EIS No. 20120240, Final EIS, BLM, 00, 

Programmatic—Solar Energy 

Development in Six Southern States, 

To Identify and Prioritize Specific 

Locations Best Suited for Utility Scale 

Solar Energy Development on Public 

Lands, AZ, CA, CO, NV, NM, and UT, 

Review Period Ends: 08/27/2012, 

Contact: Shannon Stewart, BLM 202 

912–7219; Jane Summerson, DOE 

202–287–6188. The U.S. Department 

of the Interior’s Bureau of Land 

Management and the U.S. Department 

of Energy are Joint Lead Agencies for 

this project. 

EIS No. 20120241, Final EIS, USFS, 

WA, South George Vegetation and 

Fuels Management Project, To 

Improve Forest Health and Resilience 

to Fire, Insects and Disease in Upland 

Forests, Pomerory Ranger District, 

Umatilla National Forest, Asotin and 

Garfield Counties, WA, Review Period 

Ends: 08/27/2012, Contact: Dan 

Castillo 509–843–1891. 

EIS No. 20120242, Final EIS, BLM, WY, 

Lost Creek In Situ Recovery Project, 

To Analyze the Site-Specific Impacts 

Associated with the Plan of 

Operations, Sweetwater County, WY, 

Review Period Ends: 08/27/2012, 

Contact: John Russell 307–328–4252. 

EIS No. 20120243, Final EIS, DHS, 00, 

Programmatic—Northern Border 

Activities Program, Propose to 

Enhance its Program of Security along 

the United States’ Northern Border 

with Canada, from Maine to 

Washington, Review Period Ends: 08/ 

27/2012, Contact: Jennifer Hass 202– 

344–1929. 

EIS No. 20120244, Draft Supplement, 

NNSA, 00, Surplus Plutonium 

Disposition (DOE/EIS–0283–S2), To 

Consider Options for Pit Disassembly 

and Conversion of Plutonium Metal to 

Oxide, SC, NM, AL, and TN, 

Comment Period Ends: 09/25/2012, 

Contact: Sachiko McAlhany 803–952– 

6110. 

EIS No. 20120245, Final EIS, USA, AK, 

Point Thomson Project, Authorization 

for the Placement of Fill Material into 

U.S. Waters, Permit Application, AK, 

Review Period Ends: 08/27/2012, 

Contact: Harry A. Baij 907–753–2784. 

EIS No. 20120246, Final EIS, USN, CA, 

Marine Corps Air Ground Combat 

Center Project, Land Acquisition and 

Airspace Establishment to Support 

Large-Scale MAGTF Live-Fire and 

Maneuver Training Facility, 

Twentynine Palms, San Bernardino 

County, CA, Review Period Ends: 08/ 

27/2012, Contact: Chris Proudfoot 

760–830–3764. 

EIS No. 20120247, Final EIS, USACE, 

00, Mississippi River Gulf Outlet 

Ecosystem Restoration, To Develop a 

Comprehensive Ecosystem 

Restoration Plan to Restore the Lake 

Borgne Ecosystems, LA and MS, 

Review Period Ends: 08/27/2012, 

Contact: Tammy Gilmore 504–862– 

1002. 

EIS No. 20120248, Final EIS, USACE, 

TX, City of Denison Land 

Conveyance, Lake Texoma, To 

Convey a Parcel of Federally-owned 

Land at Lake Texoma, OK and TX to 

the City of Denison, TX, Grayson and 

Cooke Counties, TX and Portion of 


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Bryan, Marshall, Johnston, and Love 

Counties, OK, Review Period Ends: 

08/28/2012, Contact: Stephan L. 

Nolan 918–669–7660. 

EIS No. 20120249, Second Draft EIS 

(Tiering), USCG, 00, Tier 1 DEIS— 

Rulemaking for Dry Cargo Residue 

(DCR) Discharges in the Great Lakes, 

To Regulate Nonhazardous and 

Nontoxic DCR Sweeping from Vessels 

in the Great Lakes that fall under the 

Jurisdiction of the United States and 

Address Gaps Identified in Phase I 

Final EIS, Comment Period Ends: 10/ 

25/2012, Contact: Timothy O’Brien 

202–372–1539. 

Amended Notices 

EIS No. 20120164, Draft EIS, BLM, CA, 

McCoy Solar Energy Project, 

Development of up to 750- 

megawatt(mw) Solar Energy Plant, 

Right-of-Way Grant, Riverside County, 

CA, Comment Period Ends: 08/23/ 

2012, Contact: Jeff Childers 760–833– 

7100 Revision to FR Notice Published 

05/25/2012; Extending Comment 

Period from 08/22/2012 to 08/23/ 

2012. 

EIS No. 20120209, Draft EIS, USN, FL, 

Naval Air Station Key West Airfield 

Operations, To Support and Conduct 

Aircraft Training Operations, Florida 

Keys, Monroe County, FL, Comment 

Period Ends: 08/13/2012, Contact: 

John Conway 904–542–6870. Revision 

to FR Notice Published 06/29/2012; 

Extending Comment Period from 08/ 

13/2012 to 08/28/2012. 

EIS No. 20120233, Draft EIS, BLM, NM, 

Prehistoric Trackways National 

Monument Resource Management 

Plan, Implementation, Dona Ana 

County, NM, Comment Period Ends: 

10/22/2012, Contact: Lori Allen 575– 

525–4454. Revision to FR Notice 

Published 07/20/2012; Change Filing 

Agency from AFS to BLM. 

EIS No. 20120237, Final Supplement, 

FHWA, CO, US 550 South Connection 

to US 160, Updated Information, To 

US 160 from Durango to Bayfield, US 

Army COE Section 404 Permit, La 

Plata County, CO, Review Period 

Ends: 08/27/2012, Contact: Stephanie 

Gibson 720–963–3013. Revision to FR 

Notice Published 07/20/2012; Filed 

Corrected Version and Extending 

Review Period from 8/20/2012 to 

8/27/2012. 

Dated: July 24, 2012. 

Cliff Rader, 

Director, NEPA Compliance Division, Office 

of Federal Activities. 

[FR Doc. 2012–18373 Filed 7–26–12; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 6560–50–P 

ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION 

AGENCY 

[FRL–9706–8] 

Forms and Procedures for Submitting 

Compliance Reports: Requirements 

Pertaining to Reformulated Gasoline, 

Anti-dumping, Gasoline Sulfur, 

Renewable Fuel Standard 

Requirements, etc. and Greenhouse 

Gas Reporting Requirements Related 

to Coal-Based Liquid Fuels and 

Petroleum Products 

AGENCY: Environmental Protection 

Agency (EPA). 

ACTION: Notice. 

SUMMARY: EPA’s Office of 

Transportation and Air Quality (OTAQ) 

is announcing that compliance reports 

submitted or due on or after August 31, 

2012 must be submitted via EPA’s 

Central Data Exchange (CDX). The 

substance and format of the reports is 

unchanged. EPA is switching to allelectronic reporting using CDX because 

it is simple, cost effective, and will 

improve the availability and integrity of 

data. As of August 31, 2012, parties will 

no longer be permitted to submit reports 

via portable electronic media, such as 

CDs or diskettes. This notice affects 

parties subject to reporting requirements 

under 40 CFR part 80, including 

requirements pertaining to reformulated 

gasoline, anti-dumping, gasoline sulfur, 

ultra-low sulfur diesel, benzene content, 

and the renewable fuel standard. This 

notice also affects parties subject to 

greenhouse gas reporting requirements 

related to coal-based liquid fuels and 

petroleum products under 40 CFR part 

98, subparts LL and MM. 

DATES: The reporting procedures 

described in this notice are effective 

starting with reports due or submitted to 

EPA on or after August 31, 2012. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Anne-Marie C. Pastorkovich, Attorney/ 

Advisor, Environmental Protection 

Agency, 1200 Pennsylvania Avenue 

NW. (6406J), Washington, DC 20460; 

telephone number: 202–343–9623; fax 

number: 202–343–2801; email address: 

pastorkovich.anne-marie@epa.gov. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

I. Does this notice apply to me? 

This action affects regulated parties 

who submit information to EPA under 

fuels programs governed by 40 CFR Part 

80, including the reformulated gasoline, 

anti-dumping, gasoline sulfur, ultra-low 

sulfur diesel, and benzene programs, as 

well as the renewable fuel standard. 

This action also affects regulated parties 

who submit information to EPA related 

to the greenhouse gas reporting 

requirements of 40 CFR part 98, 

subparts LL and MM. The specific 

programs and forms affected are 

discussed in Section III—What Reports 

Must Be Submitted via CDX? Reports 

due or submitted to EPA on or after 

August 31, 2012 must be submitted to 

the OTAQ Fuels Reporting System via 

the EPA Central Data Exchange (CDX). 

As of that date, regulated parties will no 

longer be permitted to report by 

submitting portable electronic media, 

such as CDs or diskettes. This notice 

also affects the resubmission of any 

report to EPA, if the resubmission 

occurs on or after August 31, 2012. 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. Why is EPA switching to allelectronic reporting using CDX? 

EPA’s Central Data Exchange (CDX) 

enables fast, efficient, and secure 

submission of data to EPA. Among the 

advantages offered by CDX are the 

following features, which will improve 

fuel reporting under 40 CFR Part 80 and 

greenhouse gas reporting under 40 CFR 

part 98, subparts LL and MM. CDX 

allows regulated parties to: 

• Submit data through one 

centralized and secure point of access; 

• Receive confirmation from EPA 

when submissions are received; 

• Submit data in a variety of formats 

including Excel and flat-file; and 

• Reduce costs associated with 

submitting and processing data 

submissions. 

EPA does not charge the regulated 

party to set up a CDX account. Virtually 

all regulated parties subject to 40 CFR 

part 80 already have CDX accounts and 

EPA’s primary reporting instructions 

already specify the submission of 

compliance reports using CDX. 

However, to date we have permitted 

submission of CDs or diskettes as an 

alternative to CDX reporting under 

certain circumstances. Starting with 

reports due or submitted on or after 

August 31, 2012, these alternative 

options for submitting reports will no 

longer apply. 

There are several reasons for 

eliminating alternative submission 

options. Parties often submit CDs 

without properly ‘‘burning’’ data to 

them, so that no report is submitted. 

EPA staff must then notify the regulated 

party that they must re-submit using 

CDX or by sending a CD that actually 

contains the required data. This type of 

reporting error cannot occur with a CDX 

transmission. 


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