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email address: vondemhagen.rebecca@

epa.gov. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Supporting documents which explain in 

detail the information that the EPA will 

be collecting are available in the public 

docket for this ICR. The docket can be 

viewed online at www.regulations.gov 

or in person at the EPA Docket Center, 

WJC West, Room 3334, 1301 

Constitution Ave. NW., Washington, 

DC. The telephone number for the 

Docket Center is 202–566–1744. For 

additional information about EPA’s 

public docket, visit http://www.epa.gov/ 

dockets. 

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

the Paperwork Reduction Act (PRA), 

EPA is soliciting 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. 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. At that time, EPA 

will issue another Federal Register 

notice to announce the submission of 

the ICR to OMB and the opportunity to 

submit additional comments to OMB. 

Abstract: Information collected under 

this rulemaking is necessary to 

implement the requirements of the 

Significant New Alternatives Policy 

(SNAP) program for evaluating and 

regulating substitutes for ozonedepleting chemicals being phased out 

under the stratospheric ozone protection 

provisions of the Clean Air Act (CAA) 

and globally under the Montreal 

Protocol on Substances that Deplete the 

Ozone Layer. Under CAA Section 612, 

EPA is authorized to identify and 

restrict the use of substitutes for class I 

and class II ozone-depleting substances 

where EPA determines other 

alternatives are available or potentially 

available that reduce overall risk to 

human health and the environment. The 

SNAP program, based on information 

collected from the manufacturers, 

formulators, and/or sellers of such 

substitutes, identifies acceptable 

substitutes. Responses to the collection 

of information are mandatory under 

Section 612 for anyone who sells or, in 

certain cases, uses substitutes for an 

ozone-depleting substance after April 

18, 1994, the effective date of the final 

rule. Measures to protect confidentiality 

of information collected under the 

SNAP program are based on EPA’s 

confidentiality regulations (40 CFR 

2.201 et seq., or Subpart B). Submitters 

may designate all or portions of their 

forms or petitions as confidential. EPA 

requires the submitters to substantiate 

their claim of confidentiality. Under 

CAA Section 114(c), emissions 

information may not be claimed as 

confidential. 

To develop the lists of acceptable and 

unacceptable substitutes, the Agency 

must assess and compare ‘‘overall risks 

to human health and the environment’’ 

posed by use of substitutes in the 

context of particular applications. EPA 

requires submission of information 

covering a wide range of health and 

environmental factors. These include 

intrinsic properties such as physical and 

chemical information, ozone depleting 

potential, global warming potential, 

toxicity, and flammability, and usespecific data such as substitute 

applications, process description, 

environmental release data, exposure 

data during use of a substitute, 

environmental fate and transport, and 

cost information. Once a completed 

submission has been received, a 90 day 

review period under the SNAP program 

will commence. Any substitute which is 

a new chemical must also be submitted 

to the Agency under the Premanufacture 

Notice program under the Toxic 

Substances Control Act (TSCA). 

Alternatives that will be used as 

sterilants must be filed jointly with 

EPA’s Office of Pesticide Programs and 

with SNAP. 

Form Numbers: 1265–07. 

Respondents/affected entities: 

Manufacturers, importers, formulators 

and processors of substitutes for ozonedepleting substances. 

Respondent’s obligation to respond: 

Mandatory (40 CFR 82.176). 

Estimated number of respondents: 

221 (per year). 

Frequency of response: Annual. 

Total estimated burden: 6,683 hours 

(per year). Burden is defined at 5 CFR 

1320.03(b). 

Total estimated cost: $476,742, which 

includes $22,281 annualized capital or 

O&M costs. 

Changes in Estimates: The Agency 

anticipates that the total estimated 

respondent burden will stay 

substantially the same, or decrease 

compared with the ICR currently 

approved by OMB. 

The Agency anticipates a slight 

increase in the number of submissions 

to the SNAP program as a result of 

increased efforts to identify and adopt 

climate-friendly alternatives; however, 

the Agency also anticipates that the 

respondent burden for each individual 

submission will decrease. In recent 

years, many SNAP submissions have 

been received for widely-used and well 

understood chemicals being applied in 

new uses. One example of this is the 

submission of propane for us in 

household refrigerators. Additional 

work is necessary to ensure the safe use 

of these chemicals, but new toxicology 

studies are not required. The Agency 

expects that trend to continue. Recent 

listings for a number of substitutes have 

included use conditions, but these use 

conditions are consistent with 

requirements in industry standards and 

EPA expects such efforts (e.g., 

equipment testing and marking) to be 

standard industry practice. The Agency 

also anticipates a decrease in burden 

due to fewer respondents keeping 

records for alternatives that are 

acceptable subject to narrowed use 

limits. 

Dated: March 12, 2014. 

Sarah Dunham, 

Director, Office of Atmospheric Programs. 

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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION 

AGENCY 

[FRL–9908–40–OCFO] 

Environmental Financial Advisory 

Board (EFAB) Charter Renewal 

AGENCY: Environmental Protection 

Agency (EPA). 

ACTION: Notice of Charter Renewal. 

The Charter for the Environmental 

Protection Agency’s Environmental 

Financial Advisory Board (EFAB) will 

be renewed for an additional two-year 

period, as a necessary committee which 

is in the public interest, in accordance 

with the provisions of the Federal 

Advisory Committee Act (FACA), 5 

U.S.C. App. 2. The purpose of EFAB is 

to provide advice and recommendations 

to the Administrator of EPA on issues 

associated with environmental 

financing. It is determined that EFAB is 

in the public interest in connection with 

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the performance of duties imposed on 

the Agency by law. 

Inquiries may be directed to Vanessa 

Bowie, Staff Director, Center for 

Environmental Finance, U.S. EPA, 

William Jefferson Clinton Federal 

Building, 1200 Pennsylvania Ave. NW., 

Washington, DC 20460 (Mailcode 

2731A), Telephone (202) 564–5186, or 

bowie.vanessa@epa.gov. 

Dated: March 12, 2014. 

David Bloom, 

Acting Deputy Chief Financial Officer, Office 

of the Chief Financial Officer. 

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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION 

AGENCY 

[EPA–HQ–OA–2014–0112; FRL–9908–61– 

OD] 

National and Governmental Advisory 

Committees to the U.S. Representative 

to the Commission for Environmental 

Cooperation 

AGENCY: Environmental Protection 

Agency (EPA). 

ACTION: Notice of Advisory Committee 

Meeting. 

SUMMARY: Under the Federal Advisory 

Committee Act, Public Law 92–463, 

Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) 

gives notice of a meeting of the National 

Advisory Committee (NAC) and 

Governmental Advisory Committee 

(GAC) to the U.S. Representative to the 

North American Commission for 

Environmental Cooperation (CEC). The 

National and Governmental Advisory 

Committees advise the EPA 

Administrator in her capacity as the 

U.S. Representative to the CEC Council. 

The committees are authorized under 

Articles 17 and 18 of the North 

American Agreement on Environmental 

Cooperation (NAAEC), North American 

Free Trade Agreement Implementation 

Act, Public Law 103–182, and as 

directed by Executive Order 12915, 

entitled ‘‘Federal Implementation of the 

North American Agreement on 

Environmental Cooperation.’’ The NAC 

is composed of 15 members 

representing academia, environmental 

non-governmental organizations, and 

private industry. The GAC consists of 14 

members representing state, local, and 

Tribal governments. The committees are 

responsible for providing advice to the 

U.S. Representative on a wide range of 

strategic, scientific, technological, 

regulatory, and economic issues related 

to implementation and further 

elaboration of the NAAEC. 

The purpose of the meeting is to 

provide advice on issues related to the 

20th Anniversary of the North American 

Agreement on Environmental 

Cooperation and discuss other trade and 

environment issues. The meeting will 

also include a public comment session. 

The agenda and meeting materials will 

be available at http://

www.regulations.gov under Docket ID: 

EPA–HQ–OA–2014–0112. General 

information about NAC and GAC can be 

found at http://www.epa.gov/ofacmo/

nacgac-page.htm. 

DATES: The National and Governmental 

Advisory Committees will hold an open 

meeting on Thursday, April 10, 2014, 

from 9:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m., and Friday, 

April 11, 2014, from 9:00 a.m. until 3:00 

p.m. 

ADDRESSES: The meeting will be held at 

the U.S. EPA, Conference Room 2138, 

located in the William Jefferson Clinton 

South Building, 1201 Constitution Ave. 

NW., Washington, DC 20004. 

Telephone: 202–564–2294. The meeting 

is open to the public, with limited 

seating on a first-come, first-served 

basis. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Oscar Carrillo, Designated Federal 

Officer, carrillo.oscar@epa.gov, 202– 

564–0347, U.S. EPA, Office of Diversity, 

Advisory Committee Management and 

Outreach (1601–M), 1200 Pennsylvania 

Avenue NW., Washington, DC 20460. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Requests 

to make oral comments, or provide 

written comments to the committees, 

should be sent to Oscar Carrillo, 

Designated Federal Officer, at the 

contact information above. If you plan 

to attend, please register with Ms. 

Stephanie McCoy, by April 4th by 

calling 202–564–2294 or via email at 

mccoy.stephanie@epa.gov. Please 

provide your name, organization, 

address and telephone number. 

Meeting Access: For information on 

access or services for individuals with 

disabilities, or to request 

accommodation of a disability, please 

contact Oscar Carrillo, at least 10 days 

prior to the meeting to give EPA as 

much time as possible to process your 

request. 

Dated: March 12, 2014. 

Oscar Carrillo, 

Designated Federal Officer. 

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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION 

AGENCY 

[FRL–9908–59–OA] 

National Environmental Education 

Advisory Council 

AGENCY: Environmental Protection 

Agency (EPA). 

ACTION: Notice of meeting. 

SUMMARY: Under the Federal Advisory 

Committee Act, Environmental 

Protection Agency (EPA) gives notice of 

a meeting of the National Environmental 

Education Advisory Council (NEEAC). 

The NEEAC was created by Congress to 

advise, consult with, and make 

recommendations to the Administrator 

of the Environmental Protection Agency 

(EPA) on matters related to activities, 

functions and policies of EPA under the 

National Environmental Education Act 

(Act). 20 U.S.C. 5508(b). The purpose of 

these meeting(s) is to discuss specific 

topics of relevance for consideration by 

the council in order to provide advice 

and insights to the Agency on 

environmental education. 

DATES: The National Environmental 

Education Advisory Council will hold 

public meetings on Thursday April 

10th, 2014 and Friday April 11, 2014 

from 9:00 a.m. until 5:00 p.m. Mountain 

Standard Time. The meetings will be 

held at 1595 Wynkoop Street, Denver, 

CO 80202 in the Columbine Room. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Javier Araujo, Designated Federal 

Officer, araujo.javier@epa.gov, 202– 

564–2642, U.S. EPA, Office of 

Environmental Education, William 

Jefferson Clinton North, Room 1426, 

1200 Pennsylvania Avenue NW., 

Washington, DC 20460. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Members 

of the public wishing to gain access to 

the meeting, make brief oral comments, 

or provide a written statement to the 

NEEAC must contact Javier Araujo, 

Designated Federal Officer, at 

araujo.javier@epa.gov or 202–564–2642 

by 10 business days prior to each 

regularly scheduled meeting. 

Meeting Access: For information on 

access or services for individuals with 

disabilities or to request 

accommodations please contact Javier 

Araujo at araujo.javier@epa.gov or 202– 

564–2642, preferably at least 10 days 

prior to the meeting, to give EPA as 

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