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Commission at (317) 249–5937 or 

patrick.clarey@ferc.gov. 

Dated: February 22, 2012. 

Kimberly D. Bose, 

Secretary. 

[FR Doc. 2012–4773 Filed 2–28–12; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 6717–01–P 

ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION 

AGENCY 

[EPA–HQ–OPPT–2003–0004; FRL–9340 -3] 

Access to Confidential Business 

Information; Protection Strategies 

Incorporated 

AGENCY: Environmental Protection 

Agency (EPA). 

ACTION: Notice. 

SUMMARY: EPA has authorized its 

contractor, Protection Strategies 

Incorporated (PSI) of Arlington, VA, to 

access information which has been 

submitted to EPA under all sections of 

the Toxic Substances Control Act 

(TSCA). Some of the information may be 

claimed or determined to be 

Confidential Business Information (CBI). 

DATES: Access to the confidential data 

occurred on or about February 16, 2012. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For 

technical information contact: Pamela 

Moseley, Information Management 

Division (7407M), Office of Pollution 

Prevention and Toxics, Environmental 

Protection Agency, 1200 Pennsylvania 

Ave. NW., Washington, DC 20460–0001; 

telephone number: (202) 564–8956; fax 

number: (202) 564–8955; email address: 

moseley.pamela@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: TSCA-Hotline@

epa.gov. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

I. General Information 

A. Does this notice apply to me? 

This action is directed to the public 

in general. This action may, however, be 

of interest to all who manufacture, 

process, or distribute industrial 

chemicals. Since other entities may also 

be interested, the Agency has not 

attempted to describe all the specific 

entities that may be affected by this 

action. If you have any questions 

regarding the applicability of this action 

to a particular entity, consult the 

technical person listed under FOR

FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT. 

B. How can I get copies of this document 

and other related information? 

EPA has established a docket for this 

action under docket identification (ID) 

number EPA–HQ–OPPT–2003–0004. 

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. 

II. What action is the agency taking? 

Under EPA Contract Number GS– 

07F–0442N, Task Order Number EP– 

G12H–00323, contractor PSI of 2300 9th 

Street South, Suite 400, Arlington, VA, 

will assist the Office of Pollution 

Prevention and Toxics (OPPT) in 

providing support for work on alarms; 

card readers; doors; locks; and keys. The 

contractor will also escort workers or 

maintenance personnel during security 

hours. 

In accordance with 40 CFR 2.306(j), 

EPA has determined that under EPA 

Contract Number GS–07F–0442N, Task 

Order Number EP–G12H–00323, PSI 

will require access to CBI submitted to 

EPA under all sections of TSCA to 

perform successfully the duties 

specified under the contract. PSI’s 

personnel will be given access to 

information submitted to EPA under all 

sections of TSCA. Some of the 

information may be claimed or 

determined to be CBI. 

EPA is issuing this notice to inform 

all submitters of information under all 

sections of TSCA that EPA may provide 

PSI access to these CBI materials on a 

need-to-know basis only. All access to 

TSCA CBI under this contract will take 

place at EPA Headquarters in 

accordance with EPA’s TSCA CBI 

Protection Manual. 

Access to TSCA data, including CBI, 

will continue until February 15, 2016. If 

the contract is extended, this access will 

also continue for the duration of the 

extended contract without further 

notice. 

PSI’s personnel have been required to 

sign nondisclosure agreements and have 

been briefed on appropriate security 

procedures before they are permitted 

access to TSCA CBI. 

List of Subjects 

Environmental protection, 

Confidential business information. 

Dated: February 22, 2012. 

Matthew G. Leopard, 

Director, Information Management Division, 

Office of Pollution Prevention and Toxics. 

[FR Doc. 2012–4845 Filed 2–28–12; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 6560–50–P 

ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION 

AGENCY 

[EPA–HQ–OAR–2012–0103; FRL–9641–1] 

Agency Information Collection 

Activities; Proposed Collection; 

Comment Request; Diesel Emissions 

Reduction Act (DERA) Rebate Program 

(New); EPA ICR No. 2461.01 

AGENCY: Environmental Protection 

Agency (EPA). 

ACTION: Notice. 

SUMMARY: In compliance with the 

Paperwork Reduction Act (PRA) (44 

U.S.C. 3501 et seq.), this document 

announces that EPA is planning to 

submit a request for a new Information 

Collection Request (ICR) to the Office of 

Management and Budget (OMB). Before 

submitting the ICR to OMB for review 

and approval, EPA is soliciting public 

comments on specific aspects of the 

proposed information collection as 

described below. 

DATES: Comments must be submitted on 

or before April 30, 2012. 

ADDRESSES: Submit your comments, 

identified by Docket ID No. EPA–HQ– 

OAR–2012–0103, by one of the 

following methods: 

www.regulations.gov: Follow the online instructions for submitting 

comments. 

Email: a-and-r-docket@epa.gov. 

Mail: Environmental Protection 

Agency, EPA Docket Center (EPA/DC), 

Air and Radiation Docket and 

Information Center, Mail Code 2822T, 


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1200 Pennsylvania Ave. NW., 

Washington, DC 20460. 

Hand Delivery: EPA Docket Center, 

EPA West Building, Room 3334, 1301 

Constitution Avenue NW., Washington, 

DC 20004. 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–2012– 

0103. EPA’s policy is that all comments 

received will be included in the public 

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 http:// 

www.regulations.gov or email. The 

http://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/dockets/. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Julie 

Henning, Office of Transportation and 

Air Quality, National Vehicle and Fuel 

Emissions Laboratory, Environmental 

Protection Agency, 2000 Traverwood 

Drive, Ann Arbor, MI 48105; telephone 

number: 734–214–4442; fax number: 

734–214–4958; email address: 

henning.julie@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–2012–0103, which is 

available for online viewing at http:// 

www.regulations.gov, or in person 

viewing at the Air and Radiation Docket 

in the EPA Docket Center (EPA/DC), 

EPA West Building, Room 3334, 1301 

Constitution Ave. NW., Washington, 

DC. The EPA/DC 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 

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 those 

interested in applying for a rebate under 

EPA’s Diesel Emission Reduction Act 

(DERA) Rebate Program. 

Title: Diesel Emissions Reduction Act 

(DERA) Rebate Program (New). ICR 

Numbers: EPA ICR No. 2461.01, OMB 

Control No. 2060–NEW. 

ICR Status: This ICR is for a new 

information collection activity. 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 in certain EPA regulations is 

consolidated in 40 CFR part 9. 

Abstract: This is a new Information 

Collection Request (ICR) for the Diesel 

Emission Reduction Act program 

(DERA) authorized by Title VII, Subtitle 

G (Sections 791 to 797) of the Energy 

Policy Act of 2005 (Pub. L. 109–58), as 

amended by the Diesel Emissions 

Reduction Act of 2010 (Pub. L. 111– 

364), codified at 42 U.S.C. 16131 et seq. 

DERA provides the Environmental 

Protection Agency (EPA) with the 

authority to award grants, rebates or 


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low-cost revolving loans on a 

competitive basis to eligible entities to 

fund the costs of a retrofit technology 

that significantly reduces diesel 

emissions from mobile sources through 

implementation of a certified engine 

configuration, verified technology, or 

emerging technology. Eligible mobile 

sources include buses (including school 

buses), medium heavy-duty or heavy 

heavy-duty diesel trucks, marine 

engines, locomotives, or nonroad 

engines or diesel vehicles or equipment 

used in construction, handling of cargo 

(including at port or airport), 

agriculture, mining, or energy 

production. In addition, eligible entities 

may also use funds awarded for 

programs or projects to reduce longduration idling using verified 

technology involving a vehicle or 

equipment described above. The 

objective of the assistance under this 

program is to achieve significant 

reductions in diesel emissions in terms 

of tons of pollution produced and 

reductions in diesel emissions exposure, 

particularly from fleets operating in 

areas designated by the Administrator as 

poor air quality areas. 

EPA uses approved procedures and 

forms to collect necessary information 

to operate a grant program, and has been 

providing grants under DERA since 

Fiscal Year 2008. EPA is requesting 

approval through this ICR for forms 

needed to collect necessary information 

to operate a rebate program as 

authorized by Congress under the DERA 

program. 

EPA will collect information from 

applicants who wish to apply for a 

rebate under the DERA rebate program. 

Information collected from applicants 

will ensure that they are eligible to 

receive funds under DERA, that funds 

are provided for eligible activities, and 

to calculate estimated and actual 

emissions benefits that result from 

activities funded with rebates as 

required in DERA’s authorizing 

legislation. 

Burden Statement: The annual 

respondent reporting and recordkeeping 

burden for this collection of information 

is estimated to average 7.925 hours per 

response. Burden means the total time, 

effort, or financial resources expended 

by respondents to generate, maintain, 

retain, 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; 

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: 120 rebate applicants. 

Frequency of response: Voluntarily as 

needed. 

Estimated total average number of 

responses for each respondent: 2. 

Estimated total annual burden hours: 

894 hours. 

Estimated total annual costs: $44,547. 

This includes an estimated labor burden 

cost of $44,547 and an estimated cost of 

$0 for capital investment or 

maintenance and operational costs. 

What is the next step in the process for 

this ICR? 

EPA will consider the comments 

received and amend this ICR as 

appropriate. EPA will also revise the 

burden estimates based on the final 

PGP. 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: February 21, 2012. 

Karl Simon, 

Director, Transportation and Climate 

Division, Office of Transportation and Air 

Quality. 

[FR Doc. 2012–4844 Filed 2–28–12; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 6560–50–P 

ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION 

AGENCY 

[FRL–9640–8; EPA–HQ–OW–2010–0782] 

Final National Pollutant Discharge 

Elimination System (NPDES) General 

Permit for Stormwater Discharges from 

Construction Activities 

AGENCY: Environmental Protection 

Agency (EPA). 

ACTION: Notice of final permit issuance. 

SUMMARY: EPA’s Regional Offices are 

issuing their final 2012 National 

Pollutant Discharge Elimination System 

general permit for stormwater 

discharges from large and small 

construction activities. This 

construction general permit includes 

new requirements that implement the 

technology-based Effluent Limitation 

Guidelines and New Source 

Performance Standards, which were 

issued by EPA for the construction and 

development industry on December 1, 

2009. The permit also includes new 

water quality-based requirements for 

construction sites discharging 

stormwater to waters requiring 

additional pollutant control. EPA is 

issuing this construction general permit 

for five (5) years, during which time the 

permit will provide coverage to eligible 

existing and new construction projects 

in all areas of the country where EPA is 

the National Pollutant Discharge 

Elimination System permitting 

authority, including Idaho, 

Massachusetts, New Hampshire, and 

New Mexico, Indian Country Lands, 

Puerto Rico, Washington, DC, and U.S. 

territories and protectorates. 

DATES: The permit became effective on 

February 16, 2012. This effective date is 

necessary to provide dischargers with 

the immediate opportunity to comply 

with Clean Water Act requirements in 

light of the expiration of the 2008 CGP 

on February 15, 2012. In accordance 

with 40 CFR part 23, this permit shall 

be considered issued for the purpose of 

judicial review on March 1, 2012. Under 

section 509(b) of the Clean Water Act, 

judicial review of this general permit 

can be had by filing a petition for review 

in the United States Court of Appeals 

within 120 days after the permit is 

considered issued for purposes of 

judicial review. Under section 509(b)(2) 

of the Clean Water Act, the 

requirements in this permit may not be 

challenged later in civil or criminal 

proceedings to enforce these 

requirements. In addition, this permit 

may not be challenged in other agency 

proceedings. Deadlines for submittal of 

notices of intent are provided in Part 

1.4.2 of the permit. This permit also 

provides additional dates for 

compliance with the terms of these 

permits. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For 

further information on the final NPDES 

general permit, contact the appropriate 

EPA Regional office listed in Section 

I.G, or you can send an email to 

cgp@epa.gov. You may also contact Greg 

Schaner, EPA Headquarters, Office of 

Water, Office of Wastewater 

Management at tel.: 202–564–0721, 

Erika Farris, EPA Headquarters, Office 

of Water, Office of Wastewater 

Management at tel.: 202–564–7548, or 

Jeremy Bauer, EPA Headquarters, Office 

of Water, Office of Wastewater 

Management at tel: 202–564–2775. 


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