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TABLE III—32 NOCS RECEIVED FROM 11/1/12 TO 11/30/12—Continued 

Case No. Received date 

Commencement notice end 

date 

Chemical 

P–12–0340 ...... 11/2/2012 10/23/2012 (G) Reaction product of bisphenol a diglycidyl ether and an amineterminated 

cycloaliphatic propoxylate. 

P–12–0363 ...... 11/6/2012 10/27/2012 (G) Alkylcarboxyalkenyl polymer with carboxyalkenyl dihydroxyalkylate, carboxyalkenyl 

and alkylalkenyl sulfonate sodium salt. 

P–12–0381 ...... 11/26/2012 10/28/2012 (G) Amido amine polyether polymer. 

P–12–0447 ...... 11/9/2012 11/7/2012 (G) Hydrophobic modified acrylic swellable emulsion. 

P–12–0476 ...... 11/6/2012 10/29/2012 (G) Aromatic polyester polyether polyol. 

P–12–0482 ...... 11/27/2012 11/21/2012 (S) Flue dust, automotive metal recovery; definition: Flue dust collected from the hot 

gases released from a cupola furnace during a metal recovery process used by the 

automotive industry composed primarily of oxides of zinc, iron, manganese, aluminum, 

and silicon. 

P–12–0483 ...... 11/2/2012 11/1/2012 (G) Siloxanes and silicones, substituted alkyl group-terminated, ethoxylated, polymers 

with 5-isocyanato-1-(isocyanatomethyl)-,1,3,3-trimethylcyclohexane and N-alkyl glycol, 

hydroxyethyl methacrylate-blocked. 

P–12–0501 ...... 11/9/2012 11/8/2012 (S) Slimes and sludges, automotive phosphate conversion coating wastewater definition: 

The waste solution produced during the zinc phosphate conversion coating process of 

automobiles. It may contain oxides of iron, calcium, aluminum, zinc, nickel and magnesium. 

P–12–0507 ...... 11/27/2012 11/16/2012 (G) Poly(oxyalkylene) alkylamine. 

P–12–0511 ...... 11/20/2012 11/16/2012 (G) Poly(oxyalkylene) alkylamine. 

P–12–0515 ...... 11/20/2012 11/19/2012 (G) Polycarboxylic acids, polymer with polyols. 

P–12–0517 ...... 11/20/2012 11/19/2012 (G) Polycarboxylic acids, polymer with polyols. 

If you are interested in information 

that is not included in these tables, you 

may contact EPA as described in Unit II. 

to access additional non-CBI 

information that may be available. 

List of Subjects 

Environmental protection, Chemicals, 

Hazardous substances, Imports, Notice 

of commencement, Premanufacturer, 

Reporting and recordkeeping 

requirements, Test marketing 

exemptions. 

Dated: December 10, 2012. 

Chandler Sirmons, 

Acting Director, Information Management 

Division, Office of Pollution Prevention and 

Toxics. 

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BILLING CODE 6560–50–P 

ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION 

AGENCY 

[EPA–HQ–OW–2011–0943; FRL9716–6] 

National Water Program 2012 Strategy: 

Response to Climate Change 

AGENCY: Environmental Protection 

Agency (EPA). 

ACTION: Notice of availability. 

SUMMARY: The Environmental Protection 

Agency (EPA) is publishing the final 

‘‘National Water Program 2012 Strategy: 

Response to Climate Change’’ (2012 

Strategy). The Strategy describes a set of 

long-term visions and goals for the 

management of water resources in light 

of climate change and charts key 

strategic actions to be taken to achieve 

the goals in 2012 and subsequent years. 

The Strategy will be a roadmap to 

inform the National Water Program 

planning process. The Strategy also 

includes goals and strategic actions for 

EPA in ten geographic climate regions, 

largely patterned after the climate 

regions established by the U.S. Global 

Change Research Program (USGCRP). 

The final version of the Strategy reflects 

public comments. The final Strategy, is 

available on the Internet at: http:// 

www.epa.gov/water/climatechange. 

ADDRESSES: Public comments received 

on the draft strategy and the final 

Strategy are available at the Water 

Docket, located at the EPA Docket 

Center (EPA/DC), EPA West 1301 

Constitution Avenue NW., Washington, 

DC 20004. These documents are also 

available via the EPA Dockets at http:// 

www.regulations.gov under docket 

number EPA–HQ–OW–2012–0943. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Ms. 

Elana Goldstein, Office of Water 

(4101M), Environmental Protection 

Agency, Ariel Rios Building, Mail Code 

4101M, 1200 Pennsylvania Avenue 

NW., Washington, DC 20460; telephone 

number: 202–564–1800; email address: 

water_climate_change@epa.gov. For 

more information, visit: http:// 

www.epa.gov/water/climatechange. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Climate 

change alters the hydrological 

background in which EPA’s water 

programs function. Climate change 

poses challenges to various aspects of 

water resource management, including 

how to: address risks to drinking water, 

wastewater and storm water 

infrastructure; protect the quality of 

surface water, ground water and 

drinking water; build resilience of 

watersheds, wetlands, and coastal and 

ocean waters; and work with tribal 

communities to understand the 

implications of climate change to their 

economy and culture. To remain 

effective and continue to fulfill its 

mission, the National Water Program 

will need to adapt to already observed 

and projected climatic changes. To that 

end, EPA will continue to collaborate 

with partners at the federal, state, tribal, 

and local levels to develop the requisite 

information, tools and strategies. 

Dated: December 17, 2012. 

Nancy K. Stoner, 

Acting Assistant Administrator for Water. 

[FR Doc. 2012–31089 Filed 12–21–12; 4:15 pm] 

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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION 

AGENCY 

[FRL–9764–2] 

Public Water System Supervision 

Program Approval for the State of Ohio 

AGENCY: Environmental Protection 

Agency (EPA). 

ACTION: Notice of tentative approval. 

SUMMARY: Notice is hereby given that 

the EPA has tentatively approved 

revisions to the State of Ohio’s public 

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EPA has revised three of its rules to 

comply with the National Primary 

Drinking Water Regulations, including 

the Total Coliform Rule, the Public 

Notification Rule, and the Filter 

Backwash Recycling Rule. EPA has 

determined that these revisions are 

consistent with and no less stringent 

than the corresponding federal 

regulations. Therefore, EPA intends to 

approve these revisions to the State of 

Ohio’s public water system supervision 

program, thereby giving Ohio EPA 

primary enforcement responsibility for 

these regulations. Ohio EPA’s revised 

coliform and public notification 

requirements became effective on 

December 20, 2007, and Ohio EPA has 

been administering the filter backwash 

recycling requirements since August 3, 

2004. 

Any interested party may request a 

public hearing. A request for a public 

hearing must be submitted by January 

23, 2013, to the Regional Administrator 

at the EPA Region 5 address shown 

below. The Regional Administrator may 

deny frivolous or insubstantial requests 

for a hearing. However, if a substantial 

request for a public hearing is made by 

January 23, 2013, EPA Region 5 will 

hold a public hearing, and a notice of 

such hearing will be given in the 

Federal Register and a newspaper of 

general circulation. If EPA Region 5 

does not receive a timely and 

appropriate request for a hearing and 

the Regional Administrator does not 

elect to hold a hearing on her own 

motion, this determination shall become 

final and effective on January 23, 2013. 

Any request for a public hearing shall 

include the following information: The 

name, address, and telephone number of 

the individual, organization, or other 

entity requesting a hearing; a brief 

statement of the requesting person’s 

interest in the Regional Administrator’s 

determination and a brief statement of 

the information that the requesting 

person intends to submit at such 

hearing; and the signature of the 

individual making the request, or, if the 

request is made on behalf of an 

organization or other entity, the 

signature of a responsible official of the 

organization or other entity. 

ADDRESSES: All documents relating to 

this determination are available for 

inspection at the following offices: Ohio 

Environmental Protection Agency, 

Division of Drinking and Ground 

Waters, 50 West Town Street, Suite 700, 

Columbus, Ohio 43215, between the 

hours of 8:00 a.m. and 5:00 p.m., 

Monday through Friday, and the United 

States Environmental Protection 

Agency, Region 5, Ground Water and 

Drinking Water Branch (WG–15J), 77 

West Jackson Boulevard, Chicago, 

Illinois 60604, between the hours of 

9:00 a.m. and 4:30 p.m., Monday 

through Friday. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Wendy Drake, EPA Region 5, Ground 

Water and Drinking Water Branch, at 

the address given above, by telephone at 

(312) 886–6705, or at 

drake.wendy@epa.gov. 

Authority: Section 1413 of the Safe 

Drinking Water Act, 42 U.S.C. 300g–2, and 

the federal regulations implementing Section 

1413 of the Act set forth at 40 CFR Part 142. 

Dated: December 10, 2012. 

Susan Hedman, 

Regional Administrator, Region 5. 

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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION 

AGENCY 

[EPA–HQ–OEI–2012–0774; FRL–9764–3] 

Office of Environmental Information; 

Announcement of Availability and 

Comment Period for the Draft Quality 

Standard for Environmental Data 

Collection, Production, and Use by 

Non-EPA (External) Organizations and 

two associated QA Handbooks 

AGENCY: Environmental Protection 

Agency (EPA). 

ACTION: Notice of availability & request 

for comment. 

SUMMARY: Notice of availability for a 30 

day review and comment period is 

hereby given for the draft Quality 

Standard for Environmental Data 

Collection, Production, and Use by NonEPA (External) Organizations and two 

associated draft QA Handbooks; 1) draft 

Handbook for Preparing Quality 

Management Plans (QMPs) and 2) draft 

Handbook for Preparing Quality 

Assurance (QA) Project Plans (QAPPs). 

The draft Quality Standard for 

Environmental Data Collection, 

Production, and Use by Non-EPA 

(External) Organizations contains no 

new requirements. 

DATES: Comments must be submitted on 

or before January 25, 2013. 

ADDRESSES: Submit your comments, 

identified by Docket ID No. EPA–HQ– 

OEI–2012–0774 by one of the following 

methods: 

• www.regulations.gov: Follow the 

on-line instructions for submitting 

comments. 

• Email: oei.docket@epa.gov 

• Fax: 202–566–9744 

• Mail: Announcement of Availability 

and Comment Period for Draft Quality 

Standard For Environmental Data 

Collection, Production, and Use By 

Non-EPA (External) Organizations 

Environmental Protection Agency, Mail 

code: 28221T, 1200 Pennsylvania Ave. 

NW.,Washington, DC 20460. 

• Hand Delivery: 1301 Constitution 

Ave. NW., EPA West Building, Room 

3334, Washington, DC 20460. 

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–OEI–2012– 

0774. 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. 

The www.regulations.gov website 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 FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: John 

Warren; Environmental Protection 

Agency; 1200 Pennsylvania Avenue, MC 

2811R; Washington, DC 20460; Phone: 

202 564–6876; Fax: 202 565 2441; 

Email: quality@epa.gov 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The draft 

Standard provides greater clarity about 

QA requirements for environmental data 

projects; addresses modeling activities, 

which were not specifically addressed 

in the previous EPA Order (CIO 


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