Notice of Data Availability Concerning Renewable Fuels Produced from Palm Oil Under the RFS Program; Extension of Comment Period, 19663-19664 [2012-7895]

Download as PDF Federal Register / Vol. 77, No. 63 / Monday, April 2, 2012 / Notices II. How can i get a copy of the 2011 report? 1. Docket. The 2011 report is available at https://www.regulations.gov, under docket ID number EPA–HQ–OPP–2011– 0959. 2. EPA Web site. The 2011 report is also available on EPA’s Web site at https://www.epa.gov/pesticides/ reregistration/reports.htm. III. Can I comment on this report? Although not subject to a formal comment period, EPA welcomes input from stakeholders and the general public. Written comments, identified by the docket identification number EPA– HQ–OPP–2011–0959, would be most helpful if received by EPA on or before 60 days after date of publication of this notice. Submit your comments, identified by docket identification (ID) number EPA– HQ–OPP–2011–0959, by one of the following methods: • Federal eRulemaking Portal: https:// www.regulations.gov. Follow the on-line instructions for submitting comments. • Mail: Office of Pesticide Programs (OPP) Regulatory Public Docket (7502P), Environmental Protection Agency, 1200 Pennsylvania Ave., NW., Washington, DC 20460–0001. List of Subjects Environmental protection, Pesticides and pests. Dated: March 21, 2012. James Jones, Acting Assistant Administrator, Office of Chemical Safety and Pollution Prevention. [FR Doc. 2012–7885 Filed 3–30–12; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 6560–50–P ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY [EPA–HQ–OAR–2011–0542; FRL–9654–9] 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 17:42 Mar 30, 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. On February 14, 2012, EPA published a notice extending the comment period by 30 days until March 28, 2012. The purpose of this document is to extend the comment period an additional 30 days until April 27, 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 April 27, 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 a-and-r-docket@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 PO 00000 Frm 00054 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 19663 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 E:\FR\FM\02APN1.SGM 02APN1 19664 Federal Register / Vol. 77, No. 63 / Monday, April 2, 2012 / Notices RFS program. This analysis indicates that both palm oil-based biofuels would not qualify as meeting the minimum 20% GHG performance threshold for renewable fuel under the RFS program. On February 14, 2012, EPA published a notice extending the comment period by 30 days until March 28, 2012 to provide the public additional time to comment on the NODA. Extension of Comment Period EPA received requests for an additional 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 April 27, 2012. EPA does not anticipate any further extension of the comment period at this time. Dated: March 27, 2012. Margo Tsirigotis Oge, Director, Office of Transportation and Air Quality. [FR Doc. 2012–7895 Filed 3–30–12; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 6560–50–P FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION Information Collection(s) Being Submitted to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for Emergency Review and Approval Federal Communications Commission. ACTION: Notice and request for comments. AGENCY: As part of its continuing effort to reduce paperwork burden and as required b y the Paperwork Reduction Act (PRA) of 1995 (44 U.S.C. 3502– 3520), the Federal Communications Commission invites the general public and other Federal agencies to take this opportunity to comment on the following information collection(s). 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 estimates; (c) ways to enhance mstockstill on DSK4VPTVN1PROD with NOTICES SUMMARY: VerDate Mar<15>2010 17:42 Mar 30, 2012 Jkt 226001 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 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. DATES: Written Paperwork Reduction Act (PRA) comments should be submitted on or before April 17, 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. ADDRESSES: Submit your PRA comments to Nicholas A. Fraser, Office of Management and Budget (OMB), 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, FCC, at 202–418–0214. 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For this new collection, the Commission is requesting emergency OMB review and processing for the reporting and recordkeeping requirements in the Fifth Report and Order, FCC 12–7. The Commission amended its Part 11 rules governing the EAS to more fully codify the existing obligation to process Common Alerting Protocol (CAP)-formatted alert messages adopted in the Second Report and Order. Certification procedures for meeting general certification requirements are under 47 CFR 11.34. Paragraphs 164– 167, 107–171, and 175–176 in the Fifth Report and Order, establish that integrated CAP-capable EAS devices and intermediate devices that are used in tandem with legacy EAS equipment are subject to the Commission’s existing device certification requirements set forth in the Commission’s Part 2 equipment authorization rules. 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[Federal Register Volume 77, Number 63 (Monday, April 2, 2012)]
[Notices]
[Pages 19663-19664]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Printing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2012-7895]


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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

[EPA-HQ-OAR-2011-0542; FRL-9654-9]


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. On February 14, 2012, EPA 
published a notice extending the comment period by 30 days until March 
28, 2012. The purpose of this document is to extend the comment period 
an additional 30 days until April 27, 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 April 27, 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 a-and-r-docket@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

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RFS program. This analysis indicates that both palm oil-based biofuels 
would not qualify as meeting the minimum 20% GHG performance threshold 
for renewable fuel under the RFS program. On February 14, 2012, EPA 
published a notice extending the comment period by 30 days until March 
28, 2012 to provide the public additional time to comment on the NODA.

Extension of Comment Period

    EPA received requests for an additional 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 April 27, 2012. EPA does not anticipate any further 
extension of the comment period at this time.

    Dated: March 27, 2012.
Margo Tsirigotis Oge,
Director, Office of Transportation and Air Quality.
[FR Doc. 2012-7895 Filed 3-30-12; 8:45 am]
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