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documents in the public docket that are 

available electronically. Once in the 

system, select ‘‘search,’’ then key in the 

docket ID number identified above. 

EPA’s policy is that public comments, 

whether submitted electronically or in 

paper, will be made available for public 

viewing in www.regulations.gov as EPA 

receives them and without change, 

unless the comment contains 

copyrighted material, confidential 

business information (CBI), or other 

information whose public disclosure is 

restricted by statute. When EPA 

identifies a comment containing 

copyrighted material, EPA will provide 

a reference to that material in the 

version of the comment that is placed in 

www.regulations.gov. The entire printed 

comment, including the copyrighted 

material, will be available in the public 

docket. Although identified as an item 

in the official docket, information 

claimed as CBI, or whose disclosure is 

otherwise restricted by statute, is not 

included in the official public docket, 

and will not be available for public 

viewing in www.regulations.gov. For 

further information about the electronic 

docket, go to www.regulations.gov. 

Title: EPA’s Design for the 

Environment (DfE) Partner of the Year 

Awards Program. 

ICR Status: This is a request to 

establish a new information collection 

activity. 

Abstract: EPA has developed the 

Partner of the Year Awards to recognize 

DfE stakeholders who have furthered 

the goals of DfE through active and 

exemplary participation in and 

promotion of the DfE program. Making 

DfE’s mission known to the widest 

possible audience, through its safer 

product label and in other forms of 

communication, is critical to fully 

realizing the program’s goals of 

protecting human health and the 

environment, promoting a sustainable 

economy, and creating green jobs, 

especially in the small business sector. 

The Partner of the Year Awards will 

be an annual event, with recognition for 

DfE stakeholder organizations from five 

broad categories: (1) Formulators/ 

product manufacturers (of both 

consumer and institutional/industrial (I/ 

I) products), (2) purchasers and 

distributors, (3) retailers, (4) influencers 

(e.g., non-governmental organizations, 

including environmental and health 

advocates, trade associations, academia, 

sports teams, and others), and (5) 

innovators (e.g., chemical 

manufacturers, technology developers, 

and others). Within these categories and 

based on the criteria, DfE may elect to 

give additional awards in the 

subcategories of ‘‘small business’’ and 

‘‘sustained excellence.’’ This 

information collection activity 

addresses the reporting burden 

associated with making application to 

EPA for recognition in the Partner of the 

Year Awards program. 

Responses to this information 

collection are voluntary. Respondents 

may claim all or part of a notice as CBI. 

EPA will disclose information that is 

covered by a CBI claim only to the 

extent permitted by, and in accordance 

with, the procedures in 40 CFR part 2. 

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 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. 

Burden Statement: The annual public 

reporting and recordkeeping burden for 

this collection of information is 

estimated to average about 15 hours per 

response. Burden is defined in 5 CFR 

1320.3(b). 

Respondents/Affected Entities: 

Entities potentially affected by this 

action are establishments engaged in the 

production, use, and/or advancement of 

safer chemicals, that have furthered the 

goals of DfE through active and 

exemplary participation in and 

promotion of the program, and that wish 

to receive recognition for their 

achievements. 

Frequency of Collection: On occasion. 

Estimated average number of 

responses for each respondent: 1. 

Estimated No. of Respondents: 110. 

Estimated Total Annual Burden on 

Respondents: 1,650 hours. 

Estimated Total Annual Costs: 

$69,790. 

Changes in Burden Estimates: Since 

this is a new ICR, change in respondent 

burden is not applicable. 

John Moses, 

Director, Collection Strategies Division. 

[FR Doc. 2012–26612 Filed 10–29–12; 8:45 am] 

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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION 

AGENCY 

[FRL–9747–8] 

Proposed Consent Decree, Clean Air 

Act Citizen Suit 

AGENCY: Environmental Protection 

Agency (EPA). 

ACTION: Notice of proposed consent 

decree; request for public comment. 

SUMMARY: In accordance with section 

113(g) of the Clean Air Act, as amended 

(‘‘CAA’’), notice is hereby given of a 

proposed consent decree, to address a 

lawsuit filed by Sierra Club in the 

United States District Court for the 

District of Columbia: Sierra Club v. 

Jackson, No. 1: 12–cv–00705 (CKK). On 

May 2, 2012, the Plaintiff filed a First 

Amended Complaint alleging that EPA 

failed to perform nondiscretionary 

duties under the Clean Air Act. 

Specifically, the Plaintiff alleged that 

EPA failed to take timely action to 

approve, disapprove, or approve in part 

and disapprove in part, pursuant to 

CAA, the state implementation plan 

(‘‘SIP’’) submission made by Oklahoma 

on July 16, 2010, that is captioned 

‘‘Excess Emissions Reporting 

Requirements’’ (referred to herein as 

‘‘OK SIP’’). The proposed consent 

decree establishes deadlines for EPA to 

take proposed and final action on the 

OK SIP. The proposed consent decree 

also provides that once EPA has 

completed the actions specified in the 

decree the case will be dismissed with 

prejudice. 

DATES: Written comments on the 

proposed consent decree must be 

received by November 29, 2012. 

ADDRESSES: Submit your comments, 

identified by Docket ID number EPA– 

HQ–OGC–2012–0824, online at 

www.regulations.gov (EPA’s preferred 

method); by email to 

oei.docket@epa.gov; mailed to EPA 

Docket Center, Environmental 

Protection Agency, Mailcode: 2822T, 

1200 Pennsylvania Ave. NW., 

Washington, DC 20460–0001; or by 

hand delivery or courier to EPA Docket 

Center, EPA West, Room 3334, 1301 

Constitution Ave. NW., Washington, 

DC, between 8:30 a.m. and 4:30 p.m. 

Monday through Friday, excluding legal 

holidays. Comments on a disk or CD– 

ROM should be formatted in Word or 

ASCII file, avoiding the use of special 

characters and any form of encryption, 

and may be mailed to the mailing 

address above. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Kaytrue Ting, Air and Radiation Law 

Office (2344A), Office of General 


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Counsel, U.S. Environmental Protection 

Agency, 1200 Pennsylvania Ave. NW., 

Washington, DC 20460; telephone: (202) 

564–6380; fax number (202) 564–5601; 

email address: ting.kaytrue@epa.gov. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

I. Additional Information About the 

Proposed Consent Decree 

The proposed consent decree would 

resolve a lawsuit filed by the Sierra Club 

seeking to compel the Administrator to 

take final action under sections 

110(k)(2) and (3) of the CAA, 42 U.S.C. 

7410(k)(2) and (3), on a SIP submission 

made by Oklahoma on July 16, 2010, 

regarding Excess Emissions Reporting 

Requirements. The proposed consent 

decree requires EPA to sign for 

publication in the Federal Register a 

notice of proposed rulemaking to act on 

the OK SIP no later than May 31, 2013, 

and requires EPA to sign for publication 

in the Federal Register a notice of final 

rulemaking acting on the OK SIP no 

later than January 31, 2014. Following 

signature of the proposed and final rule 

described in the proposed consent 

decree, EPA is required to send the 

notice to the Office of the Federal 

Register within fifteen business days for 

review and publication in the Federal 

Register. The proposed consent decree 

also states that after EPA fulfills its 

obligations under the consent decree, 

this case shall be dismissed with 

prejudice. 

For a period of thirty (30) days 

following the date of publication of this 

notice, the Agency will accept written 

comments relating to the proposed 

consent decree from persons who were 

not named as parties or intervenors to 

the litigation in question. EPA or the 

Department of Justice may withdraw or 

withhold consent to the proposed 

consent decree if the comments disclose 

facts or considerations that indicate that 

such consent is inappropriate, 

improper, inadequate, or inconsistent 

with the requirements of the Act. Unless 

EPA or the Department of Justice 

determines, based on any comment 

submitted, that consent to this consent 

decree should be withdrawn, the terms 

of the decree will be affirmed. 

II. Additional Information About 

Commenting on the Proposed Consent 

Decree 

A. How can I get a copy of the consent 

decree? 

The official public docket for this 

action (identified by Docket ID No. 

EPA–HQ–OGC–2012–0824) contains a 

copy of the proposed consent decree. 

The official public docket is available 

for public viewing at the Office of 

Environmental Information (OEI) Docket 

in the EPA Docket Center, 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 OEI 

Docket is (202) 566–1752. 

An electronic version of the public 

docket is available through 

www.regulations.gov. You may use the 

www.regulations.gov to submit or view 

public comments, access the index 

listing of the contents of the official 

public docket, and to access those 

documents in the public docket that are 

available electronically. Once in the 

system, key in the appropriate docket 

identification number then select 

‘‘search’’. 

It is important to note that EPA’s 

policy is that public comments, whether 

submitted electronically or in paper, 

will be made available for public 

viewing online at www.regulations.gov 

without change, unless the comment 

contains copyrighted material, CBI, or 

other information whose disclosure is 

restricted by statute. Information 

claimed as CBI and other information 

whose disclosure is restricted by statute 

is not included in the official public 

docket or in the electronic public 

docket. EPA’s policy is that copyrighted 

material, including copyrighted material 

contained in a public comment, will not 

be placed in EPA’s electronic public 

docket but will be available only in 

printed, paper form in the official public 

docket. Although not all docket 

materials may be available 

electronically, you may still access any 

of the publicly available docket 

materials through the EPA Docket 

Center. 

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 an email 

address or other contact information in 

the body of your comment and with any 

disk or CD ROM you submit. 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 that 

is placed in the official public docket, 

and made available in EPA’s electronic 

public docket. 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. 

Use of the www.regulations.gov Web 

site to submit comments to EPA 

electronically is EPA’s preferred method 

for receiving comments. The electronic 

public docket system is an ‘‘anonymous 

access’’ system, which means EPA will 

not know your identity, email address, 

or other contact information unless you 

provide it in the body of your comment. 

In contrast to EPA’s electronic public 

docket, EPA’s electronic mail (email) 

system is not an ‘‘anonymous access’’ 

system. If you send an email comment 

directly to the Docket without going 

through www.regulations.gov, your 

email address is automatically captured 

and included as part of the comment 

that is placed in the official public 

docket, and made available in EPA’s 

electronic public docket. 

Dated: October 23, 2012. 

Lorie J. Schmidt, 

Associate General Counsel. 

[FR Doc. 2012–26656 Filed 10–29–12; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 6560–50–P 

ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION 

AGENCY 

[FRL–9747–4] 

Senior Executive Service Performance 

Review Board; Membership 

AGENCY: U.S. Environmental Protection 

Agency (EPA). 

ACTION: Notice. 

SUMMARY: Notice is hereby given of the 

membership of the U.S. Environmental 

Protection Agency Performance Review 

Board for 2012. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Karen D. Higginbotham, Director, 

Executive Resources Division, 3606A, 

Office of Human Resources, Office of 

Administration and Resources 

Management, U.S. Environmental 

Protection Agency, 1200 Pennsylvania 

Avenue NW., Washington, DC 20460, 

(202) 564–7287. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Section 

4314(c)(1) through (5) of Title 5, U.S.C., 

requires each agency to establish in 

accordance with regulations prescribed 

by the Office of Personnel Management, 


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