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after the meeting. Individuals who wish 

to make oral statements pertaining to 

agenda items should contact Greg 

Simonton at the address or telephone 

number listed above. Requests must be 

received five days prior to the meeting 

and reasonable provision will be made 

to include the presentation in the 

agenda. The Deputy Designated Federal 

Officer is empowered to conduct the 

meeting in a fashion that will facilitate 

the orderly conduct of business. 

Individuals wishing to make public 

comments will be provided a maximum 

of five minutes to present their 

comments. 

Minutes: Minutes will be available by 

writing or calling Greg Simonton at the 

address and phone number listed above. 

Minutes will also be available at the 

following Web site: http://www.portsssab.energy.gov/. 

Issued at Washington, DC, on April 10, 

2013. 

LaTanya R. Butler, 

Deputy Committee Management Officer. 

[FR Doc. 2013–08750 Filed 4–12–13; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 6450–01–P 

ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION 

AGENCY 

[EPA–HQ–OPA–2007–0042; FRL–9802–2] 

Proposed Information Collection 

Request; Comment Request; The 

National Oil and Hazardous 

Substances Pollution Contingency 

Plan 

AGENCY: Environmental Protection 

Agency (EPA). 

ACTION: Notice. 

SUMMARY: The Environmental Protection 

Agency is planning to submit an 

information collection request (ICR), 

The National Oil and Hazardous 

Substances Pollution Contingency Plan 

(EPA ICR No. 1664.09, OMB Control No. 

2050–0141) 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 October 31, 

2013. 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 June 14, 2013. 

ADDRESSES: Submit your comments, 

referencing Docket ID No. EPA–HQ– 

OPA–2007–0042 online using 

www.regulations.gov (our preferred 

method), by email to 

Docke.rcra@epa.gov 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. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

William Nichols, Office of Emergency 

Management Regulation and Policy 

Development Division, (5104A), 

Environmental Protection Agency, 1200 

Pennsylvania Ave NW., Washington, DC 

20460; telephone number: 202–564– 

1970; fax number: 202–564–8222; email 

address: nichols.nick@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, 

EPA 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: This Information Collection 

Request (ICR) renewal supports 

activities to implement the National Oil 

and Hazardous Substances Pollution 

Contingency Plan (NCP), Subpart J (40 

CFR 300.900, ‘‘Use of Dispersants and 

Other Chemicals’’). 

The use of bioremediation agents, 

dispersants, surface washing agents, 

surface collecting agents and 

miscellaneous agents in response to oil 

spills in U.S. waters or adjoining 

shorelines is governed by Subpart J of 

the NCP regulation (40 CFR 300.900). 

Subpart J requirements include criteria 

for listing oil spill mitigating agents on 

the NCP Product Schedule, hereafter 

referred to as the Schedule. EPA’s 

regulation, which is codified at 40 CFR 

300.00, requires that EPA prepare a 

schedule of ‘‘dispersants, other 

chemicals, and other spill mitigating 

devices and substances, if any, that may 

be used in carrying out the NCP.’’ The 

Schedule is required by section 

311(d)(2)(G) of the Clean Water Act 

(CWA), as amended by the Oil Pollution 

Act of 1990. The Schedule is used by 

federal On-Scene Coordinators (OSCs), 

Regional Response Teams (RRTs), and 

Area Planners to identify spill 

mitigating agents in preparation for and 

response to oil spills. 

Under Subpart J, respondents who 

want to add a product to the Schedule 

must submit technical product data to 

the U.S. Environmental Protection 

Agency (EPA or Agency) as stipulated in 

40 CFR 300.915. Specifically, Subpart J 

requires the manufacturer to conduct 

specific toxicity and effectiveness tests 

and submit the corresponding technical 

product data along with other detailed 

information to the EPA Office of 

Emergency Management, Office of Solid 

Waste and Emergency Response. For 

example, a dispersant must exceed the 

50-percent (±5 percent) efficacy 

threshold in order to be listed on the 

Schedule. EPA places oil spill 

mitigating agents on the Schedule if all 

the required data are submitted and the 

product satisfies all requirements and 

meets or exceeds testing thresholds. The 

Product Schedule is available to federal 

OSCs, RRTs, and Area Committees for 

determining the most appropriate 

products to use in various spill 

scenarios. 

Products currently listed on the 

Schedule are divided into five basic 

categories: dispersants, surface washing 

agents, surface collecting agents, 

bioremediation agents, and 


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miscellaneous oil spill control agents. 

As of March, 2013, 112 products are 

listed on the Schedule. It is estimated 

that 11 products per year will be 

submitted to EPA for listing on the 

Schedule. Over the three-year period 

covered by this ICR, an estimated 33 

products may be listed. Additionally, 

EPA estimates that approximately 10 

manufacturers will submit information 

to obtain sorbent certifications. The 

annual public reporting burden will be 

315 hours. The total annual cost 

(including labor and non-labor) to 

manufacturers under Subpart J is 

estimated to be $88,743. 

At 40 CFR 300.920(c), respondents are 

allowed to assert that certain 

information in the technical product 

data submissions is confidential 

business information. EPA will handle 

such claims pursuant to the provisions 

in 40 CFR Part 2, Subpart B. Such 

information must be submitted 

separately from non-confidential 

information, clearly identified, and 

clearly marked ‘‘Confidential Business 

Information.’’ If the applicant fails to 

make such a claim at the time of 

submittal, EPA may make the 

information available to the public 

without further notice. 

Form Numbers: None. 

Respondents/affected entities: 

Respondents include, but are not 

limited to, manufacturers of 

bioremediation agents, dispersants, 

surface collecting agents, surface 

washing agents, miscellaneous oil spill 

control agents, and other chemical 

agents and biological additives used as 

countermeasures against oil spills. 

Affected private industries can be 

expected to fall within the following 

industrial classifications: 

• Manufacturers of industrial 

inorganic chemicals (SIC 281/NAICS 

325188), 

• Manufacturers of industrial organic 

chemicals (SIC 286/NAICS 325199), and 

• Manufacturers of miscellaneous 

chemical products (SIC 289/NAICS 

325988). 

Respondent’s obligation to respond: 

An oil spill mitigating agent does not 

have to be listed on the Product 

Schedule unless a manufacturer wants 

the product to be applied as part of an 

emergency response to an oil spill. If so, 

then certain mandatory product testing 

and information is required to be 

considered for listing on the Schedule. 

(The Schedule is required by section 

311(d)(2)(G) of the Clean Water Act 

(CWA), as amended by the Oil Pollution 

Act of 1990). 

Estimated number of respondents: 

Eleven per year. There are 96 

manufacturers and 112 products (26 

bioremediation agents, 18 dispersants, 

14 miscellaneous agents, and 53 surface 

washing agents, 2 surface collecting 

agents) listed on the March, 2013 

Schedule. EPA estimates that 

manufacturers will apply to list 11 

products on the Schedule each year, 

including 2 bioremediation agents, 3 

dispersants, 2 miscellaneous agents, 1 

surface collecting agent, and 3 surface 

washing agents. Over a three-year 

period, EPA anticipates that 

manufacturers will apply to list a total 

of 6 bioremediation agents, 9 

dispersants, 6 miscellaneous agents, 3 

surface collecting agent, and 9 surface 

washing agents on the Schedule. 

Frequency of response: Each 

manufacturer responds one time per 

product submittal. 

Total estimated burden: 315 hours 

(per year). Burden is defined at 5 CFR 

1320.03(b). 

Total estimated cost: $ 72,450 (per 

year). 

Changes in estimates: There is a 

decrease in burden hours and cost. All 

regulatory requirements are the same as 

in 2010. There is a decrease in total cost 

of $10,550 due to less manufacturers 

applying to list products (11 instead of 

14 per year) on the Schedule even 

though laboratory pricing and labor 

rates have risen. 

Dana S. Tulis, 

Deputy Director, Office of Emergency 

Management. 

[FR Doc. 2013–08702 Filed 4–12–13; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 6560–50–P 

ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION 

AGENCY 

[EPA–HQ–OAR–2007–0268; FRL–9707–2] 

Updates to Protective Action Guides 

Manual: Protective Action Guides 

(PAGs) and Planning Guidance for 

Radiological Incidents 

AGENCY: Environmental Protection 

Agency (EPA). 

ACTION: Notice of document availability 

for interim use and public comment. 

SUMMARY: As part of its mission to 

protect human health and the 

environment, the Environmental 

Protection Agency (EPA) publishes 

protective action guides to help federal, 

state, local and tribal emergency 

response officials make radiation 

protection decisions during 

emergencies. EPA, in coordination with 

a multi-agency working group within 

the Federal Radiological Preparedness 

Coordinating Committee (FRPCC), is 

proposing updates to the 1992 Manual 

of Protective Action Guides and 

Protective Actions for Nuclear 

Incidents, referred to as ‘‘The 1992 PAG 

Manual’’ (EPA 400–R–92–001, May 

1992). 

The updated guidance in this revised 

2013 PAG Manual—Protective Action 

Guides and Planning Guidance for 

Radiological Incidents (‘‘2013 PAG 

Manual’’ hereafter) applies the PAGs to 

incidents other than just nuclear power 

plant accidents, updates the radiation 

dosimetry and dose calculations based 

on current science and incorporates late 

phase guidance. 

While there is no drinking water PAG 

provided in the proposal, the Agency 

continues to seek input on this. The 

newly proposed 2013 PAG Manual is 

available for interim use and review at 

www.regulations.gov. 

DATES: Comments must be received on 

or before July 15, 2013. 

ADDRESSES: Submit your comments, 

identified by Docket ID No. EPA–HQ– 

OAR–2007–0268, by one of the 

following methods— 

• www.regulations.gov: Follow the 

on-line instructions for submitting 

comments. 

• Email: to a-and-r-docket@epa.gov; 

Docket ID No. EPA–HQ–OAR–2007– 

0268. 

• Fax: (202) 566–1741 

• Mail: Air and Radiation Docket and 

Information Center, Environmental 

Protection Agency, Mail Code: 6102T, 

1200 Pennsylvania Ave NW., 

Washington, DC 20460. 

Instructions: Direct your comments to 

Attn: Docket ID No. EPA–HQ–OAR– 

2007–0268. The Agency’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 email. 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 


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