Notice of Data Availability Concerning Renewable Fuels Produced From Palm Oil Under the RFS Program; Extension of Comment Period, 8254-8255 [2012-3413]

Download as PDF 8254 Federal Register / Vol. 77, No. 30 / Tuesday, February 14, 2012 / Notices miller.patricia-c@epa.gov. It is important to note that it is EPA’s policy to make public comments, whether submitted electronically or in paper, available to the public, unless the comment contains copyrighted material, CBI, or other information whose disclosure is restricted by statute. B. How and to whom do I submit comments? You may submit comments as provided in the ADDRESSES section. Please ensure that your comments are submitted within the specified comment period. Comments received after the close of the comment period will be marked ‘‘late.’’ EPA is not required to consider these late comments. If you submit an electronic comment, EPA recommends that you include your name, mailing address, and email address or other contact information in the body of your comment. This ensures that you can be identified as the submitter of the comment and allows EPA to contact you in case EPA cannot read your comment due to technical difficulties or needs further information on the substance of your comment. Any identifying or contact information provided in the body of a comment will be included as part of the comment. If EPA cannot read your comments due to technical difficulties and cannot contact you for clarification, EPA may not be able to consider your comment. Dated: January 20, 2012. Kathryn Hodgkiss, Acting Director, Hazardous Site Cleanup Division, Region III. [FR Doc. 2012–3427 Filed 2–13–12; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 6560–50–P ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY [EPA–HQ–OAR–2011–0542; FRL–9631–4] Notice of Data Availability Concerning Renewable Fuels Produced From Palm Oil Under the RFS Program; Extension of Comment Period Environmental Protection Agency (EPA). ACTION: Notice; extension of comment period. AGENCY: The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is announcing an extension in the public comment period for the ‘‘Notice of Data Availability Concerning Renewable Fuels Produced From Palm Oil Under the RFS Program’’ (the notice is herein referred to as the ‘‘palm oil NODA’’). EPA published a NODA, which mstockstill on DSK4VPTVN1PROD with NOTICES SUMMARY: VerDate Mar<15>2010 21:57 Feb 13, 2012 Jkt 226001 included a request for comment, in the Federal Register on January 27, 2012 (77 FR 4300). The public comment period was to end on February 27, 2012—30 days after publication in the Federal Register. The purpose of this document is to extend the comment period an additional 30 days until March 28, 2012. This extension of the comment period is provided to allow the public additional time to provide comment on the NODA. DATES: Comments must be received on or before March 28, 2012. ADDRESSES: Submit your comments, identified by Docket ID No. EPA–HQ– OAR–2011–0542, by one of the following methods: • www.regulations.gov: Follow the on-line instructions for submitting comments. • Email: a-and-r-docket@epa.gov. • Mail: Air and Radiation Docket and Information Center, Environmental Protection Agency, Mailcode: 2822T, 1200 Pennsylvania Ave. NW., Washington, DC 20460. • Hand Delivery: Air and Radiation Docket and Information Center, EPA/ DC, EPA West, Room 3334, 1301 Constitution Ave. NW., Washington DC 20004. 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–OAR–2011– 0542. 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 or asdinfo@epa.gov. 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 PO 00000 Frm 00042 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 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 https:// 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 and Radiation Docket and Information Center, EPA/DC, EPA West, Room 3334, 1301 Constitution Ave. NW., Washington, DC 20004. The 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 Public Reading Room is (202) 566–1744, and the telephone number for the Air Docket is (202) 566– 1742. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Aaron Levy, Office of Transportation and Air Quality, Transportation and Climate Division, Environmental Protection Agency, 1200 Pennsylvania Ave., NW., Washington, DC 20460 (MC: 6041A); telephone number: 202–564– 2993; fax number: 202–564–1177; email address: levy.aaron@epa.gov. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Background: In a separate notice of data availability, EPA provided an opportunity to comment on EPA’s analyses of palm oil used as a feedstock to produce biodiesel and renewable diesel under the Renewable Fuel Standard (RFS) program. EPA’s analysis of palm oil-based biofuels is a supplement to the final rule published on March 26, 2010, which made changes to the RFS program (75 FR 14670). EPA’s analysis of the two types of biofuel shows that biodiesel and renewable diesel produced from palm oil have estimated lifecycle greenhouse gas (GHG) emission reductions of 17% and 11%, respectively, for these biofuels compared to the statutory baseline petroleum-based diesel fuel used in the RFS program. This analysis indicates that both palm-oil-based biofuels would not qualify as meeting the minimum E:\FR\FM\14FEN1.SGM 14FEN1 Federal Register / Vol. 77, No. 30 / Tuesday, February 14, 2012 / Notices 20% GHG performance threshold for renewable fuel under the RFS program. Extension of Comment Period: EPA received requests for an extension of the palm oil NODA comment period from various parties. After considering all of these comments, EPA has determined that an extension of the comment period would provide the public adequate time to provide meaningful comment on the NODA. However, this need must be balanced against our desire to finalize our analysis in a timely manner. EPA believes that an additional 30 days is an appropriate amount of time to balance these needs. Accordingly, the public comment period for the palm oil NODA is extended until March 28, 2012. EPA does not anticipate any further extension of the comment period at this time. Dated: February 7, 2012. Margo Tsirigotis Oge, Director, Office of Transportation and Air Quality. BILLING CODE 6560–50–P ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY [CERCA–04–2012–3761, FRL–9631–1] Constitution Road Drum Superfund Site, Atlanta, Dekalb County, GA; Notice of Settlement Environmental Protection Agency. ACTION: Notice of Settlement. AGENCY: Under 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 March 15, 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: • https://www.epa.gov/region4/ superfund/programs/enforcement/ enforcement.html. • Email: Painter.Paula@epa.gov. mstockstill on DSK4VPTVN1PROD with NOTICES VerDate Mar<15>2010 21:57 Feb 13, 2012 Jkt 226001 Paula V. Painter at 404/562–8887. Dated: January 27, 2012. Anita L. Davis, Chief, Superfund Enforcement & Information Management Branch, Superfund Division. [FR Doc. 2012–3426 Filed 2–13–12; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 6560–50–P FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION Information Collection Being Reviewed by the Federal Communications Commission Under Delegated Authority Federal Communications Commission. ACTION: Notice and request for comments. 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The FCC may not conduct or sponsor a collection of information unless it displays a currently valid OMB control number. No person shall be subject to any penalty for failing to comply with a collection of information subject to the Paperwork Reduction Act (PRA) that does not display a valid OMB control number. SUMMARY: [FR Doc. 2012–3413 Filed 2–13–12; 8:45 am] SUMMARY: FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Written Paperwork Reduction Act (PRA) comments should be submitted on or before April 16, 2012. If you anticipate that you will be submitting PRA comments, but find it difficult to do so within the period of time allowed by this notice, you should advise the FCC contact listed below as soon as possible. DATES: PO 00000 Frm 00043 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 8255 Submit your PRA comments to Nicholas A. Fraser, Office of Management and Budget, via fax at 202– 395–5167 or via Internet at Nicholas_A._Fraser@omb.eop.gov and to Judith B. Herman, Federal Communications Commission, via the Internet at Judith-b.herman@fcc.gov. To submit your PRA comments by email send them to: PRA@fcc.gov. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Judith B. Herman, Office of Managing Director, (202) 418–0214. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: OMB Control Number: 3060–0202. Title: Section 87.37, Developmental License. Form Number: N/A. Type of Review: Extension of a currently approved collection. Respondents: Business or other forprofit entities; Not-for-profit institutions; and State, Local, or Tribal Government. Number of Respondents: 10 respondents; 10 responses. Estimated Time per Response: 8 hours. Frequency of Response: On occasion and annual reporting requirements. Obligation to Respond: Required to obtain or retain benefits. Statutory authority for this information collection is contained in 47 U.S.C. Sections 151, 303(g) and 307(e) of the Communications Act of 1934, as amended. Total Annual Burden: 80 hours. Total Annual Cost: N/A. Privacy Impact Assessment: N/A. Nature and Extent of Confidentiality: There is no need for confidentiality. Needs and Uses: The Commission is seeking OMB approval for an extension of this expiring information collection in order to obtain the full three year approval from them. There are no changes in the reporting requirements. There are no changes to the Commission’s previous burden estimates. Section 87.37 requires that a report, which shall include comprehensive and detailed information on: (a) The results of the operation to date; (b) Analysis of the results obtained; (c) Copies of any published reports; (d) Need for continuation of the program; and (e) Number of hours of operation on each authorized frequency during the term of the license to the date of the report, on the results of a developmental program shall be filed with and made a part of each application for renewal of authorization. This showing must be signed by the applicant. 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[Federal Register Volume 77, Number 30 (Tuesday, February 14, 2012)]
[Notices]
[Pages 8254-8255]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Printing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2012-3413]


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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

[EPA-HQ-OAR-2011-0542; FRL-9631-4]


Notice of Data Availability Concerning Renewable Fuels Produced 
From Palm Oil Under the RFS Program; Extension of Comment Period

AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).

ACTION: Notice; extension of comment period.

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SUMMARY: The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is announcing 
an extension in the public comment period for the ``Notice of Data 
Availability Concerning Renewable Fuels Produced From Palm Oil Under 
the RFS Program'' (the notice is herein referred to as the ``palm oil 
NODA''). EPA published a NODA, which included a request for comment, in 
the Federal Register on January 27, 2012 (77 FR 4300). The public 
comment period was to end on February 27, 2012--30 days after 
publication in the Federal Register. The purpose of this document is to 
extend the comment period an additional 30 days until March 28, 2012. 
This extension of the comment period is provided to allow the public 
additional time to provide comment on the NODA.

DATES: Comments must be received on or before March 28, 2012.

ADDRESSES: Submit your comments, identified by Docket ID No. EPA-HQ-
OAR-2011-0542, by one of the following methods:
     www.regulations.gov: Follow the on-line instructions for 
submitting comments.
     Email: a-and-r-docket@epa.gov.
     Mail: Air and Radiation Docket and Information Center, 
Environmental Protection Agency, Mailcode: 2822T, 1200 Pennsylvania 
Ave. NW., Washington, DC 20460.
     Hand Delivery: Air and Radiation Docket and Information 
Center, EPA/DC, EPA West, Room 3334, 1301 Constitution Ave. NW., 
Washington DC 20004. 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-OAR-
2011-0542. 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 or 
asdinfo@epa.gov. 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 information about EPA's public docket visit the 
EPA Docket Center homepage at https://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 and Radiation Docket 
and Information Center, EPA/DC, EPA West, Room 3334, 1301 Constitution 
Ave. NW., Washington, DC 20004. The 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 Public Reading Room is (202) 
566-1744, and the telephone number for the Air Docket is (202) 566-
1742.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Aaron Levy, Office of Transportation 
and Air Quality, Transportation and Climate Division, Environmental 
Protection Agency, 1200 Pennsylvania Ave., NW., Washington, DC 20460 
(MC: 6041A); telephone number: 202-564-2993; fax number: 202-564-1177; 
email address: levy.aaron@epa.gov.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
    Background: In a separate notice of data availability, EPA provided 
an opportunity to comment on EPA's analyses of palm oil used as a 
feedstock to produce biodiesel and renewable diesel under the Renewable 
Fuel Standard (RFS) program. EPA's analysis of palm oil-based biofuels 
is a supplement to the final rule published on March 26, 2010, which 
made changes to the RFS program (75 FR 14670). EPA's analysis of the 
two types of biofuel shows that biodiesel and renewable diesel produced 
from palm oil have estimated lifecycle greenhouse gas (GHG) emission 
reductions of 17% and 11%, respectively, for these biofuels compared to 
the statutory baseline petroleum-based diesel fuel used in the RFS 
program. This analysis indicates that both palm-oil-based biofuels 
would not qualify as meeting the minimum

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20% GHG performance threshold for renewable fuel under the RFS program.
    Extension of Comment Period: EPA received requests for an extension 
of the palm oil NODA comment period from various parties. After 
considering all of these comments, EPA has determined that an extension 
of the comment period would provide the public adequate time to provide 
meaningful comment on the NODA. However, this need must be balanced 
against our desire to finalize our analysis in a timely manner. EPA 
believes that an additional 30 days is an appropriate amount of time to 
balance these needs. Accordingly, the public comment period for the 
palm oil NODA is extended until March 28, 2012. EPA does not anticipate 
any further extension of the comment period at this time.

    Dated: February 7, 2012.
Margo Tsirigotis Oge,
Director, Office of Transportation and Air Quality.
[FR Doc. 2012-3413 Filed 2-13-12; 8:45 am]
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