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Dated: March 15, 2013. 

Anita J. Decker, 

Acting Administrator, Western Area Power 

Administration. 

Dated: March 15, 2013. 

Noreen Walsh, 

Regional Director, Mountain-Prairie Region, 

U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service. 

[FR Doc. 2013–06614 Filed 3–21–13; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 6450–01–P 

ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION 

AGENCY 

[EPA–HQ–OPPT–2013–0127; FRL–9380–1] 

Certain New Chemicals; Receipt and 

Status Information 

AGENCY: Environmental Protection 

Agency (EPA). 

ACTION: Notice. 

SUMMARY: The Toxic Substances Control 

Act (TSCA) requires any person who 

intends to manufacture (defined by 

statute to include import) a new 

chemical (i.e., a chemical not on the 

TSCA Chemical Substances Inventory 

(TSCA Inventory)) to notify EPA and 

comply with the statutory provisions 

pertaining to the manufacture of new 

chemicals. In addition under TSCA, 

EPA is required to publish in the 

Federal Register a notice of receipt of a 

premanufacture notice (PMN) or an 

application for a test marketing 

exemption (TME), and to publish in the 

Federal Register periodic status reports 

on the new chemicals under review and 

the receipt of notices of commencement 

(NOC) to manufacture those chemicals. 

This document, which covers the period 

from January 14, 2013 to February 8, 

2013, and provides the required notice 

and status report, consists of the PMNs 

and TMEs, both pending or expired, and 

the NOC to manufacture a new chemical 

that the Agency has received under 

TSCA section 5 during this time period. 

DATES: Comments identified by the 

specific PMN number or TME number, 

must be received on or before April 22, 

2013. 

ADDRESSES: Submit your comments, 

identified by docket identification (ID) 

number EPA–HQ–OPPT–2013–[insert 

Docket ID no.], and the specific PMN 

number or TME number for the 

chemical related to your comment, by 

one of the following methods: 

• Federal eRulemaking Portal: http:// 

www.regulations.gov. Follow the online 

instructions for submitting comments. 

• Mail: Document Control Office 

(7407M), Office of Pollution Prevention 

and Toxics (OPPT), Environmental 

Protection Agency, 1200 Pennsylvania 

Ave. NW., Washington, DC 20460–0001. 

• Hand Delivery: OPPT Document 

Control Office (DCO), EPA East Bldg., 

Rm. 6428, 1201 Constitution Ave. NW., 

Washington, DC. The DCO is open from 

8 a.m. to 4 p.m., Monday through 

Friday, excluding legal holidays. The 

telephone number for the DCO is (202) 

564–8930. Such deliveries are only 

accepted during the DCO’s normal 

hours of operation, and special 

arrangements should be made for 

deliveries of boxed information. 

Instructions: EPA’s policy is that all 

comments received will be included in 

the 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 regulations.gov or 

email. The 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 

regulations.gov, your email address will 

be automatically captured and included 

as part of the comment that is placed in 

the 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. 

Docket: All documents in the docket 

are listed in the docket index available 

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

http://www.regulations.gov, or, if only 

available in hard copy, at the OPPT 

Docket. The OPPT Docket is located in 

the EPA Docket Center (EPA/DC) at Rm. 

3334, EPA West Bldg., 1301 

Constitution Ave. NW., Washington, 

DC. The EPA/DC Public Reading Room 

hours of operation are 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 

p.m., Monday through Friday, excluding 

legal holidays. The telephone number of 

the EPA/DC Public Reading Room is 

(202) 566–1744, and the telephone 

number for the OPPT Docket is (202) 

566–0280. Docket visitors are required 

to show photographic identification, 

pass through a metal detector, and sign 

the EPA visitor log. All visitor bags are 

processed through an X-ray machine 

and subject to search. Visitors will be 

provided an EPA/DC badge that must be 

visible at all times in the building and 

returned upon departure. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For 

technical information contact: Bernice 

Mudd, Information Management 

Division (7408M), Office of Pollution 

Prevention and Toxics, Environmental 

Protection Agency, 1200 Pennsylvania 

Ave. NW., Washington, DC 20460–0001; 

telephone number: (202) 564–8951; fax 

number: (202) 564–8955; email address: 

Mudd.Bernice@epa.gov. 

For general information contact: The 

TSCA-Hotline, ABVI-Goodwill, 422 

South Clinton Ave., Rochester, NY 

14620; telephone number: (202) 554– 

1404; email address: TSCAHotline@epa.gov. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

I. General Information 

A. Does this action apply to me? 

This action is directed to the public 

in general. As such, the Agency has not 

attempted to describe the specific 

entities that this action may apply to. 

Although others may be affected, this 

action applies directly to the submitter 

of the PMNs addressed in this action. 

B. What should I consider as I prepare 

my comments for EPA? 

1. Submitting CBI. Do not submit this 

information to EPA through 

regulations.gov or email. Clearly mark 

the part or all of the information that 

you claim to be CBI. For CBI 

information in a disk or CD–ROM that 

you mail to EPA, mark the outside of the 

disk or CD–ROM as CBI and then 

identify electronically within the disk or 

CD–ROM the specific information that 

is claimed as CBI. In addition to one 

complete version of the comment that 

includes information claimed as CBI, a 

copy of the comment that does not 

contain the information claimed as CBI 

must be submitted for inclusion in the 

public docket. Information so marked 

will not be disclosed except in 

accordance with procedures set forth in 

40 CFR part 2. 

2. Tips for preparing your comments. 

When submitting comments, remember 

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i. Identify the document by docket ID 

number and other identifying 

information (subject heading, Federal 

Register date and page number). 

ii. Follow directions. The Agency may 

ask you to respond to specific questions 

or organize comments by referencing a 

Code of Federal Regulations (CFR) part 

or section number. 

iii. Explain why you agree or disagree; 

suggest alternatives and substitute 

language for your requested changes. 

iv. Describe any assumptions and 

provide any technical information and/ 

or data that you used. 

v. If you estimate potential costs or 

burdens, explain how you arrived at 

your estimate in sufficient detail to 

allow for it to be reproduced. 

vi. Provide specific examples to 

illustrate your concerns and suggest 

alternatives. 

vii. Explain your views as clearly as 

possible, avoiding the use of profanity 

or personal threats. 

viii. Make sure to submit your 

comments by the comment period 

deadline identified. 

II. Why is EPA taking this action? 

EPA classifies a chemical substance as 

either an ‘‘existing’’ chemical or a 

‘‘new’’ chemical. Any chemical 

substance that is not on EPA’s TSCA 

Inventory is classified as a ‘‘new 

chemical,’’ while those that are on the 

TSCA Inventory are classified as an 

‘‘existing chemical.’’ For more 

information about the TSCA Inventory 

go to: http://www.epa.gov/opptintr/ 

newchems/pubs/inventory.htm. Anyone 

who plans to manufacture or import a 

new chemical substance for a nonexempt commercial purpose is required 

by TSCA section 5 to provide EPA with 

a PMN, before initiating the activity. 

Section 5(h)(1) of TSCA authorizes EPA 

to allow persons, upon application, to 

manufacture (includes import) or 

process a new chemical substance, or a 

chemical substance subject to a 

significant new use rule (SNUR) issued 

under TSCA section 5(a), for ‘‘test 

marketing’’ purposes, which is referred 

to as a test marketing exemption, or 

TME. For more information about the 

requirements applicable to a new 

chemical go to: http://www.epa.gov/ 

oppt/newchems. 

Under TSCA sections 5(d)(2) and 

5(d)(3), EPA is required to publish in 

the Federal Register a notice of receipt 

of a PMN or an application for a TME 

and to publish in the Federal Register 

periodic status reports on the new 

chemicals under review and the receipt 

of NOCs to manufacture those 

chemicals. This status report, which 

covers the period from January 14, 2013 

to February 8, 2013, consists of the 

PMNs and TMEs, both pending or 

expired, and the NOCs to manufacture 

a new chemical that the Agency has 

received under TSCA section 5 during 

this time period. 

III. Receipt and Status Reports 

In Table I. of this unit, EPA provides 

the following information (to the extent 

that such information is not claimed as 

CBI) on the PMNs received by EPA 

during this period: The EPA case 

number assigned to the PMN, the date 

the PMN was received by EPA, the 

projected end date for EPA’s review of 

the PMN, the submitting manufacturer/ 

importer, the potential uses identified 

by the manufacturer/importer in the 

PMN, and the chemical identity. 

TABLE I—33 PMNS RECEIVED FROM 1/14/13 TO 2/08/13 

Case No. Received 

date 

Projected 

notice end 

date 

Manufacturer/importer Use Chemical 

P–13–0216 ......... 1/14/2013 4/13/2013 CBI ...................... (G) Electrographic toner .................. (G) Polycarboxylic acids, polymer 

with polyols. 

P–13–0217 ......... 1/14/2013 4/13/2013 CBI ...................... (S) Extreme pressure, anti-wear additive for greases and oils.(G) Antimony 

tris(dialkyldithiocarbamate). 

P–13–0218 ......... 1/15/2013 4/14/2013 Mitsui Chemicals 

America, Inc.

(G) Substance for molding automotive components.(G) Alkenyl substituted 

carbopolycycle, polymer with 

alkene, alkylidene substituted 

carbopolycycle and alkene. 

P–13–0220 ......... 1/15/2013 4/14/2013 Teknor Apex ....... (S) Plasticizer for pvc resin ............. (G) Aliphatic polyester. 

P–13–0221 ......... 1/15/2013 4/14/2013 CBI ...................... (G) Manufacturing process aid ........ (S) Copper, chloro[tris(2-chloroethyl) 

phosphiteP]-. 

P–13–0222 ......... 1/15/2013 4/14/2013 CBI ...................... (S) Refinery feedstock ..................... (G) Synthetic crude oil. 

P–13–0223 ......... 1/16/2013 4/15/2013 CBI ...................... (G) Photoinitiator for coatings and 

inks.

(G) Acetophenone derivative. 

P–13–0224 ......... 1/16/2013 4/15/2013 CBI ...................... (G) Stabilizer for thermoplastics ...... (G) Organo barium salts. 

P–13–0225 ......... 1/16/2013 4/15/2013 CBI ...................... (G) Stabilizer for thermoplastics ...... (G) Organo zinc salts. 

P–13–0226 ......... 1/16/2013 4/15/2013 CBI ...................... (G) Destructive use .......................... (G) Oranometallic polymerization 

catalyst intermediate. 

P–13–0227 ......... 1/16/2013 4/15/2013 International Flavors & Fragrances, Inc.(S) Fragrance ingredient for use in 

fragrances for soaps, detergent, 

cleaners and other household 

products.

(S) 2-butenoic acid, 1-ethyl-2- 

methylpropyl ester, (2E)-. 

P–13–0228 ......... 1/17/2013 4/16/2013 CBI ...................... (G) Open, non-dispersive ................ (G) Modified brominated 

isobutylene-isoprene copolymer. 

P–13–0229 ......... 1/17/2013 4/16/2013 Kimberly-Clark 

Corporation.

(G) Binder for fiber (open, non-dispersive use).(G) Acrylic copolymer. 

P–13–0230 ......... 1/17/2013 4/16/2013 CBI ...................... (G) Resin for waterborne inks ......... (G) Alkylmethacrylate polymer, with 

alkyl acrylate, aromatic vinyl monomer and alkyl acrylate—ammonium persulfate initiated. 

P–13–0231 ......... 1/17/2013 4/16/2013 CBI ...................... (G) Resin for waterborne inks ......... (G) Alkylmethacrylate polymer, with 

alkyl acrylate, aromatic vinyl monomer and alkyl acrylate. 


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TABLE I—33 PMNS RECEIVED FROM 1/14/13 TO 2/08/13—Continued 

Case No. Received 

date 

Projected 

notice end 

date 

Manufacturer/importer Use Chemical 

P–13–0232 ......... 1/18/2013 4/17/2013 H.B. Fuller Company.(G) Industrial adhesive .................... (G) Benzenedicarboxylic acid, polymer with substituted alkanediol, 

dodecanedioic acid, 1,2- 

ethanediol, alkanediol acid, 

alkanediol,.alpha.-hydro-.omega.- 

hydroxypoly[oxyalkanediyl], 1,3- 

isobenzofurandione, methylene 

diphneyl diisocyanate, 2- 

oxepanone, 2,2’-oxybis[ethanol] 

and polymethylene polyphenylene 

isocyanate. 

P–13–0233 ......... 1/18/2013 4/17/2013 Henkel Corporation.(S) Site limited initator in polymerization reactions.(S) Hexanedioicacid, 2,5-dibromo-, 

diethyl ester (6ci, 7ci, 8ci, 9ci). 

P–13–0234 ......... 1/18/2013 4/17/2013 CBI ...................... (G) Polymer additive ........................ (G) Substituted hexitol. 

P–13–0235 ......... 1/18/2013 4/17/2013 Georgia-Pacific 

Chemicals LLC.

(G) Emulsifier ................................... (S) Fatty acids, tall-oil, reaction 

products with diethylenetriamine, 

maleic anhydride and soybean 

oil. 

P–13–0236 ......... 1/22/2013 4/21/2013 CBI ...................... (G) Pigment dispersant .................... (G) Vegetable-oil fatty acids, 

conjucted, anhydride ester, reaction products with substituted 

amine, tall-oil acids anhydride 

ester and substituted amine. 

P–13–0237 ......... 1/22/2013 4/21/2013 Tire Recycling & 

Processing LLC.

(S) Raw feed stock for refineries ..... (S) Tires, wastes, pyrolyzed, C2–14

oil fraction. 

P–13–0238 ......... 1/23/2013 4/22/2013 CBI ...................... (G) Catalyst ...................................... (G) Tertiary amine catalyst. 

P–13–0239 ......... 1/24/2013 4/23/2013 Sika Corporation (G) Roof membrane hardener ......... (G) Amine adduct. 

P–13–0240 ......... 1/25/2013 4/24/2013 Carboline Company.(G) Coating component ................... (G) Alkyl ketimine; alphahydroxyamine; alkyl ketimine. 

P–13–0241 ......... 1/24/2013 4/23/2013 Marshallton Research Laboratories, Inc.(G) Waste remediation .................... (G) Alkyl guanidine hydrochloride. 

P–13–0242 ......... 1/29/2013 4/28/2013 Hi-tech Color, Inc. (S) Pigment dispersant for water 

base inks.

(S) 2-propenoic acid, 2-methyl-, 

polymer with cyclohexyl 2-methyl2-propenoate, methyl 2-methyl-2- 

propenoate and phenylmethyl 2- 

methyl-2-propenoate, 2,2’-(1,2- 

diazenediyl)bis[4-methoxy-2,4- 

dimethylpentanenitrile]-initiated. 

P–13–0243 ......... 1/29/2013 4/28/2013 Hi-tech Color, Inc. (G) Back coating agent .................... (G) Siloxanes and silicones, di-alkyl, 

3-aminopropyl group-terminated, 

polymer with 1,3-alkanediol, substituted diisocyanates. 

P–13–0244 ......... 1/30/2013 4/29/2013 CBI ...................... (S) Polymeric binder for coatings .... (G) Aliphatic polyurethane.

P–13–0245 ......... 1/30/2013 4/29/2013 Cytec Industries 

Inc..

(S) Coating resin .............................. (G) Substituted alkanoic acid, polymers with substituted alkylamide, 

substituted carbomonocycle, substituted alkanoates. 

P–13–0246 ......... 1/31/2013 4/30/2013 Umicore USA Inc. (G) Additive/reactant ........................ (G) Cobalt based polymer with fatty 

acids, and polyol. 

P–13–0247 ......... 2/1/2013 5/1/2013 CBI ...................... (G) Component of footwear ............. (G) Dicarboxylic acid, polymer with 

dicarboxylic acid, substituted 

carbomonocycle and alkanediol. 

P–13–0248 ......... 2/1/2013 5/1/2013 CBI ...................... (G) Electrolyte .................................. (G) Lithium salt of substituted imide. 

P–13–0249 ......... 2/1/2013 5/1/2013 The Lewis Chemical Company.(S) Corrosion inhibitor for oilfield applications.(G) Dihydroxypropyl PEG 

linoleamonium chloride. 

In Table II. of this unit, EPA provides 

the following information (to the extent 

that such information is not claimed as 

CBI) on the TMEs received by EPA 

during this period: The EPA case 

number assigned to the TME, the date 

the TME was received by EPA, the 

projected end date for EPA’s review of 

the TME, the submitting manufacturer/ 

importer, the potential uses identified 

by the manufacturer/importer in the 

TME, and the chemical identity. 


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TABLE II—2 TMES RECEIVED FROM 1/14/13 TO 2/08/13 

Case No. Received 

date 

Projected 

notice end 

date 

Manufacturer/importer Use Chemical 

T–13–0006 .... 1/30/2013 3/15/2013 Cytec Industries Inc. ... (S) Coating resin ......... (G) Substituted alkanoic acid, polymer with 

substituted alkylamide, substituted 

carbomonocycle, substituted alkanoates. 

T–13–0007 .... 1/31/2013 3/16/2013 H.B. Fuller Company ... (G) Industrial adhesive (G) Fatty acids, c18-unsaturated dimers, polymers with alkane acid, 1,6-hexanediol, 1,1′- 

methylenebis[4-isocyanatobenzene] and 

neopentyl glycol. 

In Table III. of this unit, EPA provides 

the following information (to the extent 

that such information is not claimed as 

CBI) on the NOCs received by EPA 

during this period: The EPA case 

number assigned to the NOC, the date 

the NOC was received by EPA, the 

projected end date for EPA’s review of 

the NOC, and chemical identity. 

TABLE III—29 NOCS RECEIVED FROM 1/14/13 TO 2/08/13 

Case No. Received date 

Commencement notice 

end date 

Chemical 

P–07–0122 ........................ 1/25/2013 12/27/2012 (G) Glycerol fatty acid ester. 

P–08–0304 ........................ 1/15/2013 12/17/2012 (G) Substituted carbocycle, [(N-carbocycleamino)-heterocycle-yl]-bis-. 

P–10–0181 ........................ 1/16/2013 1/10/2013 (G) Phenyl glycidyl ether derivative. 

P–11–0060 ........................ 1/29/2013 1/16/2013 (G) Methylenebis, polymer with alkanedioic acid, alkylene glycols, alkoxylated 

alkanepolyol and substituted trialkoxysilane. 

P–11–0232 ........................ 1/30/2013 1/17/2013 (G) Acryloxy functional siloxane. 

P–12–0028 ........................ 1/21/2013 1/17/2013 (S) D-glucopyranose, oligomeric, C10-16-alkyl glycosides, 2,3-dihydroxypropyl 

ethers, hydrogen succinates, sodium salts, polymers with 1,3-dichloro-2-propanol. 

P–12–0062 ........................ 1/30/2013 1/17/2013 (G) Dimethylalkoxylated polydimethylsiloxane and methoxy functional silica. 

P–12–0224 ........................ 1/30/2013 1/25/2013 (G) Ester. 

P–12–0240 ........................ 1/11/2013 12/17/2012 (G) Ammonium molybdenum tungsten nickel hydroxide maleate. 

P–12–0257 ........................ 1/16/2013 1/1/2013 (G) Brominated by-product stream. 

P–12–0260 ........................ 1/30/2013 1/20/2013 (G) Brominated aliphatic alcohol. 

P–12–0312 ........................ 1/21/2013 1/3/2013 (S) Aluminoxanes, me. 

P–12–0332 ........................ 1/30/2013 1/17/2013 (G) Brominated distillation bottoms. 

P–12–0448 ........................ 1/22/2013 1/7/2013 (S) Zirconium, dichloro[[(1,2,3,4,5-.eta.)-3-(1,1-dimethylethyl)-2,4-cyclopentadien1-ylidene] (1-methylethylidene) [(1,2,3,3a,7a-.eta.)-2-methyl-1H-inden-1- 

ylidene]]-. 

P–12–0464 ........................ 1/14/2013 12/22/2012 (S) Iodonium, diphenyl-, 4,4′-di-C10-13 alkyl derivates., (oc-6-11)- 

hexafluoroantimonates(1-). 

P–12–0475 ........................ 1/31/2013 1/30/2013 (S) Butanoic acid, 2-methyl-5-(1-methylethyl)cyclopentyl ester. 

P–12–0492 ........................ 1/21/2013 12/22/2012 (G) Alkylphenol. 

P–12–0559 ........................ 1/22/2013 1/17/2013 (G) Acrylic silane polymer. 

P–12–0560 ........................ 1/11/2013 12/19/2012 (S) Slimes and sludges, aluminum and iron casting, wastewater treatment, solid 

waste. 

P–12–0567 ........................ 1/31/2013 1/29/2013 (G) Polyethylene glycol, polymer with diisocyanate, alkanol-blocked. 

P–12–0571 ........................ 1/16/2013 1/14/2013 (G) Halogenated diketopyrrolopyrrol derivative. 

P–13–0001 ........................ 2/1/2013 1/29/2013 (G) Vegetable-oil fatty acids, conjugated, polymers with substituted propanoic 

acid, polyol, anhydride, polyethylene glycol, propylene glycol and 

trimethylolpropane. 

P–13–0003 ........................ 1/15/2013 1/14/2013 (G) Castor oil, polymer with glycol and phthalic anhydride. 

P–13–0014 ........................ 2/1/2013 1/29/2013 (G) Substituted carboxylic acid, compound with hetermonocyclic polymer with

substituted carboxylic acid, substituted heteromonocycle and heteromonocycle. 

P–13–0016 ........................ 1/21/2013 1/10/2013 (S) 1,4-butanediol, polymer with 1,4-diisocyanatobenzene and -hydrohydroxypoly(oxy-1,4-butanediyl). 

P–13–0025 ........................ 1/30/2013 1/9/2013 (G) Acid modified petroleum residuum. 

P–13–0026 ........................ 1/30/2013 1/9/2013 (G) Acid modified petroleum residuum. 

P–13–0027 ........................ 1/30/2013 1/9/2013 (G) Acid modified petroleum residuum. 

P–13–0029 ........................ 1/21/2013 1/10/2013 (S) Automotive metal recovery. 

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. 


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1The tailpipe GHG emissions used for 

compliance with the CO2 standards described in 40 

CFR 86.1818 are the carbon-containing emissions 

(generally, CO2, hydrocarbons, and carbon 

monoxide), which are summed based on the carbon 

weight fraction of each component into a value 

described in the regulations as the ‘‘carbon-related 

exhaust emissions’’ (CREE). For simplicity, 

however, in this notice we are using the term CO2

instead of CREE, as CO2 is more broadly understood 

and makes up the vast majority of the total carbon 

emissions from vehicles. 

Dated: March 4, 2013. 

Chandler Sirmons, 

Acting Director, Information Management 

Division, Office of Pollution Prevention and 

Toxics. 

[FR Doc. 2013–06684 Filed 3–21–13; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 6560–50–P 

ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION 

AGENCY 

[FRL–9792–9] 

Draft Guidance for E85 Flexible Fuel 

Vehicle Weighting Factor for Model 

Years 2016–2019 Vehicles Under the 

Light-Duty Greenhouse Gas Emissions 

Program 

AGENCY: Environmental Protection 

Agency (EPA). 

ACTION: Notice. 

SUMMARY: EPA is requesting comment 

on draft EPA guidance to auto 

manufacturers for weighting the 

greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions of a 

flexible fuel vehicle operating on E85 

with the GHG emissions of the vehicle 

operating on conventional gasoline, 

when calculating the compliance value 

to use for EPA’s GHG emissions 

standards. EPA also invites comment on 

the analysis used by EPA to determine 

the weighting factor. 

DATES: Comments must be received on 

or before April 22, 2013. 

ADDRESSES: Submit your comments, 

identified by Docket ID No. EPA–HQ– 

OAR–2013–0120, by one of the 

following methods: 

• On-Line at http:// 

www.regulations.gov: Follow the OnLine Instructions for Submitting 

Comments. 

• Email: a-and-r-docket@epa.gov. 

• Fax: (202) 566–1741. 

• Mail: Air and Radiation Docket, 

Docket ID No. EPA–HQ–OAR–2013– 

0120, U.S. Environmental Protection 

Agency, Mailcode: 6102T, 1200 

Pennsylvania Avenue NW., Washington, 

DC 20460. Please include a total of two 

copies. 

• Hand Delivery: EPA Docket Center, 

Public Reading Room, EPA West 

Building, Room 3334, 1301 Constitution 

Avenue NW., 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. 

On-Line Instructions for Submitting 

Comments: Direct your comments to 

Docket ID No. EPA–HQ–OAR–2013– 

0120. 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 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 http://www.regulations.gov, 

your email address will automatically 

be 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 information 

about EPA’s public docket visit the EPA 

Docket Center homepage at http:// 

www.epa.gov/epahome/dockets.htm. 

Materials relevant to this proceeding 

are contained in the Air and Radiation 

Docket and Information Center, 

maintained in Docket ID No. EPA–HQ– 

OAR–2013–0120. Publicly available 

docket materials are available either 

electronically through http:// 

www.regulations.gov or in hard copy at 

the Air and Radiation Docket in the EPA 

Headquarters Library, EPA West 

Building, Room 3334, located at 1301 

Constitution Avenue NW., Washington, 

DC. The Public Reading Room is open 

to the public on all federal government 

work days from 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.; 

generally, it is open Monday through 

Friday, excluding holidays. The 

telephone number for the Reading Room 

is (202) 566–1744. The Air and 

Radiation Docket and Information 

Center’s Web site is http://www.epa.gov/ 

oar/docket.html. The electronic mail 

(email) address for the Air and 

Radiation Docket is: a-and-rdocket@epa.gov, the telephone number 

is (202) 566–1742, and the fax number 

is (202) 566–9744. An electronic version 

of the public docket is available through 

the federal government’s electronic 

public docket and comment system. 

You may access EPA dockets at http:// 

www.regulations.gov. After opening the 

http://www.regulations.gov Web site, 

enter EPA–HQ–OAR–2013–0120 in the 

‘‘Enter Keyword or ID’’ fill-in box to 

view documents in the record. Although 

a part of the official docket, the public 

docket does not include Confidential 

Business Information (CBI) or other 

information whose disclosure is 

restricted by statute. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Roberts French, Environmental 

Protection Specialist, Office of 

Transportation and Air Quality, 

Compliance Division, U.S. 

Environmental Protection Agency, 2000 

Traverwood Drive, Ann Arbor, MI 

48105. Telephone: (734) 214–4380. Fax: 

(734) 214–4869. Email address: 

french.roberts@epa.gov. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

I. Background 

Under EPA’s greenhouse gas (GHG) 

program for passenger automobiles and 

light trucks, starting with the 2016 

model year, the regulations describe two 

pathways for determining the GHG 

value for flexible fuel vehicles (FFVs) 

that run either on gasoline or on E85 (a 

fuel mixture of 85 percent ethanol and 

15 percent gasoline). The default 

approach is to use the GHG emissions 

of the vehicle operated solely on 

gasoline (see 40 CFR 600.510–12). The 

alternative is to combine the gasoline 

and E85 GHG values together in a way 

that accounts for real-world use of E85 

by using a weighting factor.1 When the 

weighting factor is used, the emissions 

value used for the vehicle model in the 

fleet average calculations would be 

determined by weighting the gasoline 

and E85 values of the model together 

using the specified factor (see 40 CFR 

600.510–12(k)). 

EPA’s regulations establish two 

different approaches that may be used to 

determine the value of the weighting 

factor. Manufacturers may request that 

EPA determine and publish by guidance 

an appropriate value for the E85 

weighting factor based on EPA’s 

assessment of the real-world use of E85. 

Alternatively, a manufacturer may 


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