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All documents in the docket are 

identified in the docket index available 

at http://www.regulations.gov. Although 

listed in the index, some information is 

not publicly available, such as 

confidential business information (CBI) 

or other information for which 

disclosure is restricted by statute. 

Certain materials, such as copyrighted 

material, will only be available in hard 

copy at the EPA Docket Center. 

B. EPA Docket Center 

Materials listed under Docket EPA– 

HQ–OAR–2013–0790 will be available 

either electronically through http:// 

www.regulations.gov or in hard copy at 

the Air and Radiation Docket and 

Information Center, EPA/DC, EPA West, 

Room 3334, 1301 Constitution Avenue 

NW., Washington, DC 20460. 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 

Reading Room is (202) 566–1744, and 

the telephone number for the Air Docket 

is (202) 566–1742. 

III. Description of Programs and 

Potential Disclosure of Information 

Claimed as Confidential Business 

Information (CBI) to Contractors 

EPA’s Office of Transportation and 

Air Quality (OTAQ) has responsibility 

for protecting public health and the 

environment by regulating air pollution 

from motor vehicles, engines, and the 

fuels used to operate them, and by 

encouraging travel choices that 

minimize emissions. In order to 

implement various Clean Air Act 

programs, and to permit regulated 

entities flexibility in meeting regulatory 

requirements (e.g., compliance on 

average), we collect compliance reports 

and other information from them. 

Occasionally, the information submitted 

is claimed to be confidential business 

information (CBI). Information 

submitted under such a claim is 

handled in accordance with EPA’s 

regulations at 40 CFR part 2, subpart B 

and in accordance with EPA 

procedures, including comprehensive 

system security plans (SSPs) that are 

consistent with those regulations. When 

EPA has determined that disclosure of 

information claimed as CBI to 

contractors is necessary, the 

corresponding contract must address the 

appropriate use and handling of the 

information by the contractor and the 

contractor must require its personnel 

who require access to information 

claimed as CBI to sign written nondisclosure agreements before they are 

granted access to data. 

In accordance with 40 CFR 2.301(h), 

we have determined that the 

contractors, subcontractors, and 

grantees (collectively referred to as 

‘‘contractors’’) listed below, in addition 

to those listed in a previous Federal 

Register Notice (77 FR 217, November 8, 

2012, pp. 66977–66978), require access 

to CBI submitted to us under the Clean 

Air Act and in connection with the 

Mandatory Greenhouse Gas (GHG) 

Reporting Rule [40 CFR part 98, 

subparts A (general registration and 

reporting provisions) LL, and MM], as 

well as various OTAQ programs related 

to fuels, vehicles, and engines (40 CFR 

parts 79 and 80) and we are providing 

notice and an opportunity to comment. 

OTAQ collects this data in order to 

monitor compliance with Clean Air Act 

programs and, in many cases, to permit 

regulated parties flexibility in meeting 

regulatory requirements. For example, 

data that may contain CBI is collected 

in order to register fuels and fuel 

additives prior to introduction into 

commerce and to certify engines. 

Certain programs are designed to permit 

regulated parties an opportunity to 

comply on average, or to engage in 

transactions using various types of 

credits. For example, OTAQ collects 

information about batches of gasoline 

that refiners produce in order to ensure 

compliance with reformulated gasoline 

standards. We are issuing this Federal 

Register notice to inform all affected 

submitters of information that we plan 

to grant access to material that may be 

claimed as CBI to the contractors 

identified below on a need-to-know 

basis. 

Under Contract Number EP–C–11– 

007, SRA International, Inc., 4300 Fair 

Lakes Court, Fairfax, VA 22033, and its 

subcontractor, Ecco Select, 1301 Oak St 

#400, Kansas City, MO 64106, provide 

report processing, program support, 

technical support, and information 

technology services that involve access 

to information claimed as CBI related to 

40 CFR part 79, 40 CFR part 80, and 40 

CFR part 98 subparts A, LL, and MM. 

Access to data, including information 

claimed as CBI, will commence on 

January 6, 2014 and will continue until 

December 31, 2015. 

If the contract is extended, this access 

will continue for the remainder of the 

contract without further notice. 

Parties who wish further information 

about this Federal Register notice or 

about OTAQ’s disclosure of information 

claimed as CBI to contactors may 

contact the person listed under FOR

FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT. 

List of Subjects 

Environmental protection; 

confidential business information. 

Dated: December 16, 2013. 

Byron J. Bunker, 

Director, Compliance Division, Office of 

Transportation & Air Quality, Office of Air 

and Radiation. 

[FR Doc. 2013–30886 Filed 12–26–13; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 6560–50–P 

ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION 

AGENCY 

[EPA–HQ–OAR–2007–1158; FRL–9904–81– 

OAR] 

Proposed Information Collection 

Request; Comment Request; 

Alternative Affirmative Defense 

Requirements for Ultra-Low Sulfur 

Diesel 

AGENCY: Environmental Protection 

Agency (EPA). 

ACTION: Notice. 

SUMMARY: The Environmental Protection 

Agency is planning to submit an 

information collection request (ICR), 

‘‘Alternative Affirmative Defense 

Requirements for Ultra-low Sulfur 

Diesel’’ (EPA ICR No.2364.04, OMB 

Control No. 2060–0639 to the Office of 

Management and Budget (OMB) for 

review and approval in accordance with 

the Paperwork Reduction Act (44 U.S.C. 

3501 et seq.). Before doing so, EPA is 

soliciting public comments on specific 

aspects of the proposed information 

collection as described below. This is a 

proposed extension of the ICR, which is 

currently approved through March 31, 

2014. 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. 

DATES: Comments must be submitted on 

or before February 25, 2014. 

ADDRESSES: Submit your comments, 

referencing Docket ID No. EPA–HQ– 

OAR–2007–1158, online using 

www.regulations.gov (our preferred 

method), or by mail to: EPA Docket 

Center, Environmental Protection 

Agency, Mail Code 28221T, 1200 

Pennsylvania Ave. NW., Washington, 

DC 20460. 

EPA’s policy is that all comments 

received will be included in the public 

docket without change including any 

personal information provided, unless 

the comment includes profanity, threats, 

information claimed to be Confidential 

Business Information (CBI) or other 

information whose disclosure is 

restricted by statute. 


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FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Geanetta Heard, Fuels Compliance 

Center, 6406J, Environmental Protection 

Agency, 1200 Pennsylvania Ave. NW., 

Washington, DC 20460; telephone 

number: 202–343–9017; fax number: 

202–565–2085; email address: 

heard.geanetta@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 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: With this ICR renewal, EPA 

is seeking permission to continue 

recordkeeping and reporting 

requirements under the ultra-low sulfur 

diesel (ULSD) fuel regulations. Where a 

violation of the 15 ppm sulfur standard 

is identified at a retail outlet, the retailer 

responsible for dispensing the 

noncompliant fuel is deemed liable, as 

well as the refiner(s), importer(s) and 

distributor(s) of such fuel. The highway 

diesel regulations further provide, 

however, that any person deemed liable 

can rebut this presumption by 

establishing an affirmative defense that 

includes, among other things, showing 

that it conducted a quality assurance 

sampling and testing program as 

prescribed by the regulations. This ICR 

covers burdens and costs associated 

with provisions that allow refiners and 

importers of ULSD an alternative means 

of meeting the affirmative defense 

requirements in the ULSD regulations 

by participating in a nationwide diesel 

fuel sampling and testing program. The 

reporting burden covered by this ICR 

renewal relates to reports that refiners, 

importers and distributors, have to 

submit in the event they have a noncomplying sulfur test result. 

Form Numbers: None. 

Respondents/affected entities: 5. 

Respondent’s obligation to respond: 

mandatory. 

Estimated number of respondents: 5 

(total). 

Frequency of response: On occasion. 

Total estimated burden: 80 hours (per 

year). Burden is defined at 5 CFR 

1320.03(b). 

Total estimated cost: $9,200 (per 

year), includes no annualized capital or 

operation & maintenance costs. 

Changes in Estimates: There is no 

increase of hours in the total estimated 

respondent burden compared with the 

ICR currently approved by OMB. The 

respondent universe and responses 

decreased in this collection due to a 

higher than expected compliance rate. 

There was in increase in cost to the 

industry per response of $704 due to 

more accurate numbers used to 

calculate the industry burden and to 

account for inflation. There was a 

decrease in cost to the industry overall 

of $13,520 due to the reduction of 

expected responses from 20 to five. 

Dated: December 20, 2013. 

Byron Bunker, 

Director, Compliance Division, Office of 

Transportation and Air Quality, Office of Air 

and Radiation. 

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BILLING CODE 6560–50–P 

ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION 

AGENCY 

[EPA–HQ–OW–2013–0652; FRL–9904–85– 

OW] 

Extension of Comment Period for the 

Alaska Seafood Processing Effluent 

Limitation Guidelines Notice of Data 

Availability 

AGENCY: Environmental Protection 

Agency (EPA). 

ACTION: Notice of data availability; 

Extension of comment period. 

SUMMARY: The Environmental Protection 

Agency (EPA) is extending the comment 

period for the Alaska Seafood 

Processing Effluent Limitation 

Guidelines Notice of Data Availability. 

EPA is extending the comment period in 

response to stakeholder requests for an 

extension. 

DATES: Comments must be received on 

or before March 7, 2014. The comment 

period was originally scheduled to end 

on January 6, 2014. 

ADDRESSES: Submit your comments, 

identified by Docket identification (ID) 

No. EPA–HQ–OW–2013–0652, by one of 

the following methods: 

• Federal eRulemaking Portal: http:// 

www.regulations.gov. Follow the online 

instructions for submitting comments. 

• Email: ow-docket@epa.gov. 

• Mail: Water Docket, U.S. 

Environmental Protection Agency, Mail 

code: 4203M, 1200 Pennsylvania Ave. 

NW., Washington, DC 20460. Attention 

Docket ID No. EPA–HQ–OW–2013– 

0652. Please include three copies. 

• Hand Delivery: Water Docket, EPA 

Docket Center, William Jefferson 

Clinton Building West Room 3334, 1301 

Constitution Ave. NW., Washington, 

DC, Attention Docket ID No. EPA–HQ– 

OW–2013–0652. Such deliveries are 

only accepted during the Docket’s 

normal hours of operation, and special 

arrangements should be made for 

deliveries of boxed information by 

calling 202–566–2426. 

• Instructions: Direct your comments 

to Docket ID No. EPA–HQ–OW–2013– 

0652. The 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 the 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 the 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, the EPA recommends that 

you include your name and other 


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