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1 53 FR 3636, February 8, 1988. 

2 53 FR 17977, May 19, 1988. 

3 53 FR 43768, October 28, 1988. 

the OMB Inventory of Approved ICR 

Burdens. This decrease is an adjustment 

to the existing estimates based on data 

gathered through consultations with 

EPA Regional and State offices and the 

regulated community, not due to 

program changes. 

John Moses, 

Director, Collection Strategies Division. 

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BILLING CODE 6560–50–P 

ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION 

AGENCY 

[ER–FRL–9001–2] 

Environmental Impacts Statements; 

Notice of Availability 

Responsible Agency: Office of Federal 

Activities, General Information (202) 

564–1399 or http://www.epa.gov/

compliance/nepa/. 

Weekly receipt of Environmental Impact 

Statements Filed 01/09/2012 Through 

01/13/2012 

Pursuant to 40 CFR 1506.9. 

Notice 

Section 309(a) of the Clean Air Act 

requires that EPA make public its 

comments on EISs issued by other 

Federal agencies. EPA’s comment letters 

on EIS are available at: http://www.epa.

gov/compliance/nepa/eisdata.html. 

EIS No. 20120004, Final Supplement, 

BOEM, 00, Gulf of Mexico Outer 

Continental Shelf Oil and Gas Lease 

Sales: 2012 Central Planning Area 

Lease Sales: 216 and 222, Potential 

Changes to the Baseline Conditions, 

Offshore Marine Environment and 

Coastal Counties/Parishes of MS, LA, 

AL, Review Period Ends: 02/21/2012, 

Contact: Gary Goeke (504) 736–3233. 

EIS No. 20120005, Draft EIS, NRCS, HI, 

South Kona Watershed Irrigation 

System, To Provide Supplemental 

Irrigation Water to Farms in the 

Honomalino/Kapu’a Area, Funding, 

County of Hawaii, HI, Comment 

Period Ends: 03/05/2012, Contact: 

Sharon Sawdey (808) 541–2600, ext. 

125. 

EIS No. 20120006, Draft EIS, USACE, 

AK, Alaska Stand Alone Gas Pipeline, 

Construction and Operation of a 737 

mile Pipeline to Transport Supply of 

Natural Gas and Natural Gas Liquids 

from Alaska’s North Slope to 

Fairbanks, Anchorage and the Cook 

Inlet Area by 2019, USACE Section 10 

and 404 Permits, NPDES Permit, AK, 

Comment Period Ends: 03/05/2012, 

Contact: Mary Romero (907) 261– 

7710. 

EIS No. 20120007, Final EIS, USFWS, 

TX, Habitat Conservation Plan for 

Oncor Electric Delivery Facilities, 

Application for Incidental Take 

Permit for 11 Federally Listed Species 

in 100 Texas Counties, Review Period 

Ends: 02/21/2012, Contact: Adam 

Zerrenner (512) 490–0057. 

EIS No. 20120008, Draft EIS, FHWA, 00, 

14th Street Bridge Corridor Project, To 

Reduce Congestion, Enhance Safety 

and Improve Traffic Operation, 

Funding, Arlington, VA to 

Washington, DC, Comment Period 

Ends: 03/05/2012, Contact: Jack Van 

Dop (703) 404–6282. 

EIS No. 20120009, Draft EIS, BPA, OR, 

Albany-Eugene 115 kilovolt No. 1 

Transmission Line Rebuild Project, 

Extending from Albany Substation to 

the Alderwood Tap, Linn and Lane 

Counties, OR, Comment Period Ends: 

03/05/2012. 

EIS No. 20120010, Draft EIS, BLM, NV, 

Searchlight Wind Energy Project, 

Application for Right-of-Way Grant on 

Public Land to Develop, Construct, 

Operate, Maintain and Decommission 

of a 200 megawatt Wind Energy 

Facility, USACE Section 404 Permit, 

Clark County, NV, Comment Period 

Ends: 04/18/2012, Contact: Gregory 

Helseth (702) 515–5173. 

EIS No. 20120011, Final EIS, FTA, CA, 

Regional Connector Transit Corridor 

Project, Proposes a Light Rail 

Extension Connecting Metro Gold 

Line to the Metro Blue Line and the 

Metro Expo Line, Los Angeles County, 

CA, Review Period Ends: 02/21/2012, 

Contact: Ray Tellis (213) 202–3956. 

EIS No. 20120012, Draft EIS, USAF, 00, 

F–35A Training Basing, To Base a 

Pilot Training Center with the 

Beddown of F–35A Training Aircraft 

at four Alternative Bases, Boise AGS, 

Holloman AFD, Luke AFB, and 

Tucson AGS, ID, AZ, NM, Comment 

Period Ends: 03/13/2012, Contact: 

Kim Fornof (210) 652–1961. 

Amended Notices 

EIS No. 20110436, Draft EIS, NOAA, 

AK, Effects of Oil and Gas Activities 

in the Arctic Ocean, Beaufort and 

Chukchi Seas, AK, Comment Period 

Ends: 02/28/2012, Contact: James H. 

Lecky (301) 427–8400. 

Revision to FR Notice Published 12/30/ 

2011: Extending Comment Period 

from 2/13/2012 to 2/28/2012. 

Dated: January 17, 2012. 

Cliff Rader, 

Director, NEPA Compliance Division, Office 

of Federal Activities. 

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BILLING CODE 6560–50–P 

ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION 

AGENCY 

[FRL–9620–5] 

Regulation of Fuel and Fuel Additives: 

Modification to Octamix Waiver 

AGENCY: Environmental Protection 

Agency (EPA). 

ACTION: Notice. 

SUMMARY: On February 1, 1988, the 

Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) 

conditionally granted a waiver 

requested by the Texas Methanol 

Corporation (Texas Methanol) for a 

gasoline-alcohol fuel, pursuant to 

section 211(f) of the Clean Air Act.1 A 

minor correction was made on May 12, 

1988.2 A modification to the original 

conditions was made on October 21, 

1988.3 Baker Hughes submitted a 

request to modify the waiver. The new 

request seeks approval on an alternative 

corrosion inhibitor, TOLADTM MFA– 

10A, to be used within Texas 

Methanol’s gasoline-alcohol fuel, also 

known as OCTAMIX. EPA considers 

this to be a request for modification of 

the waiver under 211(f) of the Clean Air 

Act (Act). 

DATES: Comments or a request for a 

public hearing must be received on or 

before February 21, 2012. EPA does not 

plan to hold a public hearing on this 

notice, unless one is requested. If 

requested by February 6, 2012, a public 

hearing will be held. If such a hearing 

is held, comments must be received 

within 90 days after the date of such 

hearing. 

ADDRESSES: Submit your comments, 

identified by Docket ID Number EPA– 

HQ–OAR–2011–0894, by one of the 

following methods: 

• www.regulations.gov: Follow the 

on-line instructions for submitting 

comments. 

• Email: a-and-r-Docket@epa.gov. 

• Fax: (202) 566–9744. 

• Mail: EPA–HQ–OAR–2011–0894, 

Environmental Protection Agency, 

Mailcode: 2822T, 1301 Constitution 

Ave. NW., Washington, DC 20460. 

• Hand Delivery: EPA Headquarters 

Library, Room 3334, EPA West 

Building, 1301 Constitution Ave. NW., 

Washington, DC. 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 Number EPA–HQ–OAR– 


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4OCTAMIX decision, 53 FR 3636 (February 8, 

1988). 

5The co-solvents are any one or a mixture of 

ethanol, propanols, butanols, pentanols, hexanols, 

heptanols and octanols with the following 

constraints; the ethanol, propanols and butanols or 

mixtures thereof must compose a minimum of 60 

percent by weight of the co-solvent mixture; a 

maximum limit of 40 percent by weight of the cosolvents mixture is placed on the pentanols, 

hexanols, heptanols and octanols; and the 

heptanols and octanols are limited to 5 percent by 

weight of the co-solvent mixture. 

6Additional conditions were the final fuel must 

meet ASTM volatility specifications contained in 

ASTM D439–85a, as well as phase separation 

conditions specified in ASTM D–2 Proposal P–176 

and Texas Methanol alcohol purity specifications. 

7 53 FR at 3637. 

8EPA–HQ–OAR–2011–0894–0001. 

2011–0894. EPA’s policy is that all 

comments will be included in the 

public docket without change and may 

be made available online at 

www.regulations.gov, 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 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 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 instructions on 

submitting comments, go to Unit 1.B of 

the SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION section 

of this document: 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 Docket, EPA Headquarters 

Library, Mail Code: 2822T, EPA West 

Building, 1301 Constitution Ave. NW., 

Washington, DC. The Public Reading 

Room is open from 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 

p.m., Monday through Friday, excluding 

holidays. The telephone number for the 

Public Reading Room is (202) 566–1742, 

and the facsimile number for the Air 

Docket is (202) 566–9744. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For 

information regarding this proposal 

contact, Joseph R. Sopata, U.S. 

Environmental Protection Agency, 

Office of Air and Radiation, Office of 

Transportation and Air Quality, (202) 

343–9034. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

I. Background 

Section 211(f)(1) of the Clean Air Act 

(‘‘CAA’’ or ‘‘the Act’’) makes it unlawful 

for any manufacturer of any fuel or fuel 

additive to first introduce into 

commerce, or to increase the 

concentration in use of, any fuel or fuel 

additive for use by any person in motor 

vehicles manufactured after model year 

1974, which is not substantially similar 

to any fuel or fuel additive utilized in 

the certification of any model year 1975, 

or subsequent model year, vehicle or 

engine under section 206 of the Act. The 

Environmental Protection Agency 

(‘‘EPA’’ or ‘‘the Agency’’) last issued an 

interpretive rule on the phrase 

‘‘substantially similar’’ at 73 FR 22281 

(April 25, 2008). Generally speaking, 

this interpretive rule describes the types 

of unleaded gasoline that are likely to be 

considered ‘‘substantially similar’’ to 

the unleaded gasoline utilized in EPA’s 

certification program by placing limits 

on a gasoline’s chemical composition as 

well as its physical properties, 

including the amount of alcohols and 

ethers (oxygenates) that may be added to 

gasoline. Fuels that are found to be 

‘‘substantially similar’’ to EPA’s 

certification fuels may be registered and 

introduced into commerce. The current 

‘‘substantially similar’’ interpretive rule 

for unleaded gasoline allows oxygen 

content up to 2.7 weight for certain 

ethers and alcohols. 

Section 211(f)(4) of the Act provides 

that upon application of any fuel or fuel 

additive manufacturer, the 

Administrator may waive the 

prohibitions of section 211(f)(1) if the 

Administrator determines that the 

applicant has established that the fuel or 

fuel additive, or a specified 

concentration thereof, will not cause or 

contribute to a failure of any emission 

control device or system (over the useful 

life of the motor vehicle, motor vehicle 

engine, nonroad engine or nonroad 

vehicle in which such device or system 

is used) to achieve compliance by the 

vehicle or engine with the emission 

standards to which it has been certified 

pursuant to sections 206 and 213(a) of 

the Act. The statute requires that the 

Administrator shall take final action to 

grant or deny an application after public 

notice and comment, within 270 days of 

receipt of the application. 

The Texas Methanol Corporation 

received a waiver under CAA section 

211(f)(4) for a gasoline-alcohol fuel 

blend, known as OCTAMIX,4 provided 

that the resultant fuel is composed of a 

maximum of 3.7 percent by weight fuel 

oxygen, a maximum of 5 percent by 

volume methanol, a minimum of 2.5 

percent by volume co-solvents 5 and 

42.7 milligrams per liter (mg/l) of 

Petrolite TOLAD MFA–10 corrosion 

inhibitor.6 In the OCTAMIX waiver, the 

Agency invited other corrosion inhibitor 

manufacturers to submit test data to 

establish, on a case-by-case basis, 

whether their fuel additive formulations 

are acceptable as alternatives to 

TOLADTM MFA–10.7 The physical 

properties of TOLADTM MFA–10A are 

shown in EPA–HQ–OAR–2011–0894– 

0002. 

II. Today’s Announcement 

On October 14, 2011, Baker Hughes 

requested EPA allow the use of its 

alternative corrosion inhibitor, 

TOLADTM MFA–10A, in the OCTAMIX 

gasoline-alcohol fuel blend which 

otherwise would not be allowed under 

the waiver.8 TOLADTM MFA–10A is a 

fuel additive formulation consisting of a 

corrosion inhibitor. 

One of the major areas of concern to 

EPA in reviewing any waiver request is 

the problem of materials compatibility. 

Materials compatibility data could show 

a potential failure of fuel systems, 

emissions related parts and emission 

control parts from use of the fuel or fuel 

additive. Any failure could result in 

greater emissions that would cause or 

contribute to the engines or vehicles 

exceeding their emissions standards. 

Initially, Texas Methanol requested the 

use of TOLAD MFA–10 or an 

appropriate concentration of any other 

corrosion inhibitor such that the fuel 

will pass the National Association of 

Corrosion Engineer’s TM–01–72 (NACE 

RUST TEST). However, EPA concluded 

that compliance with the NACE Rust 

Test alone was not adequate in 

determining suitability of a corrosion 

inhibitor for use under the OCTAMIX 


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9 53 FR at 3637 

10 53 FR at 3637. 

waiver.9 The Agency decided, therefore, 

to look at corrosion inhibitors on a caseby-case basis to establish whether each 

formulation would be acceptable as an 

alternative to the formulation of the 

original corrosion inhibitor used in the 

OCTAMIX waiver.10

Therefore, pursuant to section 

211(f)(4), EPA will examine the data 

submitted by Baker Hughes, along with 

all comments received from interested 

parties, to determine whether use of the 

corrosion inhibitor, TOLADTM MFA– 

10A, in place of the original corrosion 

inhibitor TOLAD MFA–10, would cause 

or contribute to vehicles or engines 

failing to meet their emissions standards 

when using OCTAMIX. If use of TXCeed 

does not cause or contribute to such 

failures, EPA will modify the OCTAMIX 

waiver to allow the use of TOLADTM

MFA–10A as an alternative corrosion 

inhibitor to TOLAD MFA–10. 

Dated: January 13, 2012. 

Gina McCarthy, 

Assistant Administrator, Office of Air and 

Radiation. 

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BILLING CODE 6560–50–P 

ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION 

AGENCY 

[CERCA–04–2012–3754, FRL–9619–9] 

Constitution Road Drum Superfund 

Site; Atlanta, Dekalb County, GA; 

Notice of Settlement 

AGENCY: Environmental Protection 

Agency. 

ACTION: Notice of settlement. 

SUMMARY: Under Section 122(h)(1) of the 

Comprehensive Environmental 

Response, Compensation and Liability 

Act (CERCLA), the United States 

Environmental Protection Agency has 

entered into a settlement for past 

response costs concerning the 

Constitution Road Drum Superfund Site 

located in Atlanta, Dekalb County, 

Georgia. 

DATES: The Agency will consider public 

comments on the settlement until 

February 21, 2012. The Agency will 

consider all comments received and 

may modify or withdraw its consent to 

the settlement if comments received 

disclose facts or considerations which 

indicate that the settlement is 

inappropriate, improper, or inadequate. 

ADDRESSES: Copies of the settlement are 

available from Ms. Paula V. Painter. 

Submit your comments by Site name 

Constitution Road Drum Superfund Site 

by one of the following methods: 

• www.epa.gov/region4/waste/sf/ 

enforce.htm. 

• Email. Painter.Paula@epa.gov 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Paula V. Painter at (404) 562–8887. 

Dated: January 4, 2012. 

Anita L. Davis, 

Chief, Superfund Enforcement & Information 

Management Branch, Superfund Division. 

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BILLING CODE 6560–50–P 

FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS 

COMMISSION 

Information Collection Being Reviewed 

by the Federal Communications 

Commission Under Delegated 

Authority 

AGENCY: Federal Communications 

Commission. 

ACTION: Notice and request for 

comments. 

SUMMARY: The Federal Communications 

Commission (FCC), as part of its 

continuing effort to reduce paperwork 

burdens, invites the general public and 

other Federal agencies to take this 

opportunity to comment on the 

following information collection, as 

required by the Paperwork Reduction 

Act (PRA) of 1995. Comments are 

requested concerning (a) Whether the 

proposed collection of information is 

necessary for the proper performance of 

the functions of the Commission, 

including whether the information shall 

have practical utility; (b) the accuracy of 

the Commission’s burden estimate; (c) 

ways to enhance the quality, utility, and 

clarity of the information collected; (d) 

ways to minimize the burden of the 

collection of information on the 

respondents, including the use of 

automated collection techniques or 

other forms of information technology; 

and (e) ways to further reduce the 

information collection burden on small 

business concerns with fewer than 25 

employees. 

The FCC may not conduct or sponsor 

a collection of information unless it 

displays a currently valid control 

number. No person shall be subject to 

any penalty for failing to comply with 

a collection of information subject to the 

PRA that does not display a valid Office 

of Management and Budget (OMB) 

control number. 

DATES: Written PRA comments should 

be submitted on or before March 20, 

2012. If you anticipate that you will be 

submitting comments, but find it 

difficult to do so within the period of 

time allowed by this notice, you should 

advise the contact listed below as soon 

as possible. 

ADDRESSES: Direct all PRA comments to 

the Federal Communications 

Commission via email to PRA@fcc.gov 

and Cathy.Williams@fcc.gov. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For 

additional information about the 

information collection, contact Cathy 

Williams at (202) 418–2918. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

OMB Control Number: 3060–0565. 

Title: Section 76.944, Commission 

Review of Franchising Authority 

Decisions on Rates for the Basic Service 

Tier and Associated Equipment. 

Form Number: N/A. 

Type of Review: Extension of a 

currently approved collection. 

Respondents: Business or other forprofit entities; State, Local or Tribal 

Government. 

Number of Respondents and 

Responses: 32 respondents; 32 

responses. 

Estimated Time per Response: 2–30 

hours. 

Frequency of Response: On occasion 

reporting requirement; Third party 

disclosure requirement. 

Obligation to Respond: Required to 

obtain benefits. The statutory authority 

for this collection of information is 

contained in Sections 4(i) and 623 of the 

Communications Act of 1934, as 

amended. 

Nature and Extent of Confidentiality: 

There is no need for confidentiality with 

this collection of information. 

Total Annual Burden: 816 hours. 

Total Annual Costs: $4,800. 

Privacy Impact Assessment(s): No 

impact(s). 

Needs and Uses: 47 CFR 76.944(b) 

provides that any participant at the 

franchising authority level in a 

ratemaking proceeding may file an 

appeal of the franchising authority’s 

decision with the Commission within 

30 days of release of the text of the 

franchising authority’s decision as 

computed under § 1.4(b) of this chapter. 

Appeals shall be served on the 

franchising authority or other authority 

that issued the rate decision. Where the 

state is the appropriate decisionmaking 

authority, the state shall forward a copy 

of the appeal to the appropriate local 

official(s). Oppositions may be filed 

within 15 days after the appeal is filed, 

and must be served on the parties 

appealing the rate decision. Replies may 

be filed 7 days after the last day for 

oppositions and shall be served on the 

parties to the proceeding. 


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