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this motor vehicle emissions budget for 

future transportation conformity 

determinations. 

DATES: This finding is effective February 

29, 2012. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: The 

finding will be available at EPA’s 

conformity Web site: http:// 

www.epa.gov/otaq/stateresources/ 

transconf/adequacy.htm. You may also 

contact Wayne Elson, U.S. EPA, Region 

10 (OAWT–107), 1200 Sixth Ave, Suite 

900, Seattle WA 98101; (206) 553–1463 

or elson.wayne@epa.gov. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This 

action provides notice of EPA’s 

adequacy finding regarding the motor 

vehicle emissions budget (MVEB) in the 

carbon monoxide Maintenance Plan for 

Anchorage, Alaska. EPA’s finding was 

made pursuant to the adequacy review 

process for implementation plan 

submissions delineated at 40 CFR 

93.118(f)(1) under which EPA reviews 

the adequacy of an implementation plan 

submission prior to EPA’s final action 

on the implementation plan. 

On September 20, 2011, Alaska 

Department of Environmental 

Conservation submitted a CO 

maintenance plan revision to EPA. 

Pursuant to 40 CFR 93.118(f)(1), EPA 

notified the public of its receipt of this 

plan that would be reviewed for an 

adequacy determination on EPA’s Web 

site and requested public comment by 

no later than November 7, 2011. EPA 

received no comments on the plan 

during that comment period. As part of 

our review, we also reviewed comments 

submitted to the Alaska Department of 

Environmental Conservation on the 

Maintenance Plan during the public 

hearing process. There were no adverse 

comments submitted during the State 

hearing process regarding the new 

MVEB. EPA Region 10 sent a letter to 

the Alaska Department of 

Environmental Conservation on 

December 16, 2011, subsequent to the 

close of the comment period stating EPA 

found the new MVEB in the submitted 

Anchorage CO Maintenance Plan to be 

adequate for use in transportation 

conformity. The new MVEB that EPA 

determined to be adequate for purposes 

of transportation conformity is 156.5 

tons of CO per winter day. 

Transportation conformity is required 

by section 176(c) of the Clean Air Act. 

EPA’s conformity rule requires 

transportation plans, programs, and 

projects to conform to SIPs and 

establishes the criteria and procedures 

for determining whether or not they do. 

Conformity to a SIP means that 

transportation activities will not 

produce new air quality violations, 

worsen existing violations, or delay 

timely attainment of the national 

ambient air quality standards. 

The minimum criteria by which we 

determine whether a SIP’s motor vehicle 

emission budget is adequate for 

conformity purposes are specified at 40 

CFR 93.118(e)(4). EPA’s analysis of how 

the state’s submission satisfies these 

criteria is found in the Technical 

Support Document. EPA’s MVEB 

adequacy review is separate from EPA’s 

SIP completeness review and it also 

should not be used to prejudge EPA’s 

ultimate approval of the SIP. Even if we 

find the budget adequate, the SIP could 

later be disapproved. 

Authority: 42 U.S.C. 7401–7671q. 

Dated: February 2, 2012. 

Dennis J. McLerran, 

Regional Administrator, Region 10. 

[FR Doc. 2012–3389 Filed 2–13–12; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 6560–50–P 

ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION 

AGENCY 

[FRL–9631–3] 

Notice of Proposed Settlement 

Agreement and Opportunity for Public 

Comment: Hidden Lane Landfill 

Superfund Site 

ACTION: Notice. 

SUMMARY: In accordance with section 

122(i) of the Comprehensive 

Environmental Response, Compensation 

and Liability Act of 1980, as amended 

(‘‘CERCLA’’), 42 U.S.C. 9622(h)(i), 

notice is hereby given of a proposed 

settlement that is intended to resolve 

the potential liability under CERCLA of 

two parties for response costs incurred 

by the Environmental Protection Agency 

(‘‘EPA’’) or by the United States 

Department of Justice (‘‘DOJ’’) on behalf 

of EPA, in connection with the Hidden 

Lane Landfill Superfund Site, Sterling, 

Loudoun County, Virginia (‘‘Site’’). 

DATES: Written comments on the 

proposed settlement agreement must be 

received by March 14, 2012. 

ADDRESSES: Submit your comments, 

identified by Docket No. CERC–03– 

2012–0073–CR, by mail to: Docket Clerk 

(3RC00), United States Environmental 

Protection Agency, Region III, 1650 

Arch Street, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 

19103–2029. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Ben Joseph (3HS22), U.S. EPA, 1650 

Arch Street, Philadelphia, PA 19103– 

2029, Telephone: (215) 814–3373, Fax 

number (215)814–3002, Email 

address: ben.joseph@epa.gov. 

Patricia C. Miller, U.S. EPA, 1650 Arch 

Street, Philadelphia, PA 19103–2010, 

Telephone: (215) 814–2662, Fax 

Number (215) 814–2603, Email 

address: miller.patricia-c@epa.gov. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

I. Additional Information About the 

Proposed Settlement Agreement 

Notice is hereby given of a proposed 

Administrative Settlement Agreement 

for the Recovery of Response Costs 

among the United States Environmental 

Protection Agency, the Estate of Philip 

W. Smith and the Philip W. Smith 

Revocable Trust that has been approved, 

subject to public comment, pursuant to 

Section 122(h)(1) of CERCLA. The 

Administrative Settlement Agreement 

was signed by the Director, Hazardous 

Site Cleanup Division, U.S. EPA Region 

III, on January 20, 2012. The proposed 

settlement provides for recovery of 

$33,057.67 from the Estate of Philip W. 

Smith and the Philip W. Smith 

Revocable Trust, which effectively 

represents the remaining assets in 

accounts, to resolve the liability for 

costs incurred by EPA and DOJ on 

behalf of EPA in connection the Site. 

The proposed settlement was approved 

by the Acting Assistant Attorney 

General for the Environment and 

Natural Resources Division of DOJ. 

The United States Environmental 

Protection Agency will receive written 

comments on the proposed settlement 

for a period of thirty (30) days from the 

date of publication of this Notice. EPA 

or the DOJ may withdraw or withhold 

consent to the proposed settlement 

agreement if the comments disclose 

facts or considerations that indicate that 

such consent is inappropriate, 

improper, inadequate, or inconsistent 

with the requirements of CERCLA. 

Unless EPA or DOJ determines, based 

on any comments which may be 

submitted, that consent to the 

settlement agreement should be 

withdrawn, the terms of the agreement 

will be affirmed. 

II. Additional Information About 

Commenting on the Proposed 

Settlement Agreement 

A. How can I get a copy of the 

settlement agreement? 

A copy of the proposed Settlement 

Agreement for Recovery of Response 

Costs may be obtained from the United 

States Environmental Protection 

Agency, Region III, Office of Regional 

Counsel (3RC00), 1650 Arch Street, 

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 19103–2029 

by contacting Patricia C. Miller, Senior 

Assistant Regional Counsel, at (215) 

814–2662, or via email at 

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miller.patricia-c@epa.gov. It is 

important to note that it is EPA’s policy 

to make public comments, whether 

submitted electronically or in paper, 

available to the public, unless the 

comment contains copyrighted material, 

CBI, or other information whose 

disclosure is restricted by statute. 

B. How and to whom do I submit 

comments? 

You may submit comments as 

provided in the ADDRESSES section. 

Please ensure that your comments are 

submitted within the specified comment 

period. Comments received after the 

close of the comment period will be 

marked ‘‘late.’’ EPA is not required to 

consider these late comments. 

If you submit an electronic comment, 

EPA recommends that you include your 

name, mailing address, and email 

address or other contact information in 

the body of your comment. This ensures 

that you can be identified as the 

submitter of the comment and allows 

EPA to contact you in case EPA cannot 

read your comment due to technical 

difficulties or needs further information 

on the substance of your comment. Any 

identifying or contact information 

provided in the body of a comment will 

be included as part of the comment. If 

EPA cannot read your comments due to 

technical difficulties and cannot contact 

you for clarification, EPA may not be 

able to consider your comment. 

Dated: January 20, 2012. 

Kathryn Hodgkiss, 

Acting Director, Hazardous Site Cleanup 

Division, Region III. 

[FR Doc. 2012–3427 Filed 2–13–12; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 6560–50–P 

ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION 

AGENCY 

[EPA–HQ–OAR–2011–0542; FRL–9631–4] 

Notice of Data Availability Concerning 

Renewable Fuels Produced From Palm 

Oil Under the RFS Program; Extension 

of Comment Period 

AGENCY: Environmental Protection 

Agency (EPA). 

ACTION: Notice; extension of comment 

period. 

SUMMARY: The U.S. Environmental 

Protection Agency (EPA) is announcing 

an extension in the public comment 

period for the ‘‘Notice of Data 

Availability Concerning Renewable 

Fuels Produced From Palm Oil Under 

the RFS Program’’ (the notice is herein 

referred to as the ‘‘palm oil NODA’’). 

EPA published a NODA, which 

included a request for comment, in the 

Federal Register on January 27, 2012 

(77 FR 4300). The public comment 

period was to end on February 27, 

2012—30 days after publication in the 

Federal Register. The purpose of this 

document is to extend the comment 

period an additional 30 days until 

March 28, 2012. This extension of the 

comment period is provided to allow 

the public additional time to provide 

comment on the NODA. 

DATES: Comments must be received on 

or before March 28, 2012. 

ADDRESSES: Submit your comments, 

identified by Docket ID No. EPA–HQ– 

OAR–2011–0542, by one of the 

following methods: 

• www.regulations.gov: Follow the 

on-line instructions for submitting 

comments. 

• Email: a-and-r-docket@epa.gov. 

• Mail: Air and Radiation Docket and 

Information Center, Environmental 

Protection Agency, Mailcode: 2822T, 

1200 Pennsylvania Ave. NW., 

Washington, DC 20460. 

• Hand Delivery: Air and Radiation 

Docket and Information Center, EPA/ 

DC, EPA West, Room 3334, 1301 

Constitution Ave. 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–2011– 

0542. 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 asdinfo@epa.gov. 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. 

Docket: All documents in the docket 

are listed in the www.regulations.gov 

index. 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 

either electronically in 

www.regulations.gov or in hard copy at 

the Air and Radiation Docket and 

Information Center, EPA/DC, EPA West, 

Room 3334, 1301 Constitution Ave. 

NW., Washington, DC 20004. The 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 Docket is (202) 566– 

1742. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Aaron Levy, Office of Transportation 

and Air Quality, Transportation and 

Climate Division, Environmental 

Protection Agency, 1200 Pennsylvania 

Ave., NW., Washington, DC 20460 (MC: 

6041A); telephone number: 202–564– 

2993; fax number: 202–564–1177; email 

address: levy.aaron@epa.gov. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Background: In a separate notice of 

data availability, EPA provided an 

opportunity to comment on EPA’s 

analyses of palm oil used as a feedstock 

to produce biodiesel and renewable 

diesel under the Renewable Fuel 

Standard (RFS) program. EPA’s analysis 

of palm oil-based biofuels is a 

supplement to the final rule published 

on March 26, 2010, which made 

changes to the RFS program (75 FR 

14670). EPA’s analysis of the two types 

of biofuel shows that biodiesel and 

renewable diesel produced from palm 

oil have estimated lifecycle greenhouse 

gas (GHG) emission reductions of 17% 

and 11%, respectively, for these biofuels 

compared to the statutory baseline 

petroleum-based diesel fuel used in the 

RFS program. This analysis indicates 

that both palm-oil-based biofuels would 

not qualify as meeting the minimum 

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