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remaining (if any) from previous
payments that are in Western’s control
to the mutually agreed upon amount.
VI. Project Development, Operations &
Maintenance
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& Maintenance
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All projects funded under this
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a. The repayment requirements and
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Documents, of Appendix A to Subpart
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Dated: February 20, 2014.
Mark A. Gabriel,
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whether or not each proposed project
meets or is reasonably expected to meet
the Project Evaluation Criteria (see
Section III, above). Western will make
its determination no later than 30
business days after reviewing a Project
Proposal and promptly notify the
Project Applicant in writing.
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AGENCY
[EPA–HQ–OAR–2013–0263; FRL–9909–15–
OAR]
Protection of Stratospheric Ozone:
Notice of Data Availability Regarding
Aggregate HCFC–22 Inventory Data
From 2008–2013
Environmental Protection
Agency (EPA).
ACTION: Notice of Availability.
AGENCY:
Today’s notice announces the
availability of two additional documents
related to Protection of Stratospheric
SUMMARY:
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Ozone: Adjustments to the Allowance
System for Controlling HCFC
Production, Import and Export (2015–
2019). The first document shows the
aggregated results of Clean Air Act
section 114 requests for information on
the amount of HCFC–22 inventory held
by nine entities between 2008 and 2013.
The second is an updated draft of the
2013 Servicing Tail Report, which
revises statements regarding alternatives
to HCFC–123 for fire suppression and
modeled need for virgin HCFC–123 for
this purpose.
DATES: Comments on this notice of data
availability must be received on or
before April 22, 2014.
ADDRESSES: Submit your comments,
identified by Docket ID No. EPA–HQ–
OAR–2013–0263, by one of the
following methods:
• www.regulations.gov: Follow the
online instructions for submitting
comments.
• Email: a-and-r-docket@epa.gov.
• Mail: Docket #EPA–HQ–OAR–
2013–0263, Air and Radiation Docket
and Information Center, United States
Environmental Protection Agency, Mail
code: 6102T, 1200 Pennsylvania Avenue
NW., Washington, DC 20460.
• Hand Delivery: Docket #EPA–HQ–
OAR–2013–0263 Air and Radiation
Docket at EPA West, 1301 Constitution
Avenue NW., Room 3340, Mail Code
6102T, 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–2013–
0263. 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 email. If you want to submit
confidential comments, please send
them to the individual listed in the FOR
FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT section.
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
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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
www.epa.gov/epahome/dockets.htm.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Elizabeth Whiteley by telephone at (202)
343–9310 or by email at
whiteley.elizabeth@epa.gov, or by mail
at United States Environmental
Protection Agency, Stratospheric
Protection Division (6205J), 1200
Pennsylvania Ave. NW., Washington DC
20460. You may also visit the Ozone
Protection Web site of EPA’s
Stratospheric Protection Division at
www.epa.gov/ozone/strathome.html for
further information about EPA’s
Stratospheric Ozone Protection
regulations, the science of ozone layer
depletion, and related topics.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
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I. General Information
A. Does this action apply to me?
This notice announces the availability
of data relevant to the proposed rule
titled, Protection of Stratospheric
Ozone: Adjustments to the Allowance
System for Controlling HCFC
Production, Import and Export, which
published in the Federal Register on
December 24, 2013, and covers the years
2015–2019. When final, that rule may
affect the following categories, thus this
notice of availability may be of interest
to:
• Industrial Gas Manufacturing
entities (NAICS code 325120), including
fluorinated hydrocarbon gases
manufacturers and reclaimers;
• Other Chemical and Allied
Products Merchant Wholesalers (NAICS
code 422690), including chemical gases
and compressed gases merchant
wholesalers;
• Air-Conditioning and Warm Air
Heating Equipment and Commercial
and Industrial Refrigeration Equipment
Manufacturing entities (NAICS code
333415), including air-conditioning
equipment and commercial and
industrial refrigeration equipment
manufacturers;
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• Air-Conditioning Equipment and
Supplies Merchant Wholesalers (NAICS
code 423730), including airconditioning (condensing unit,
compressors) merchant wholesalers;
• Electrical and Electronic Appliance,
Television, and Radio Set Merchant
Wholesalers (NAICS code 423620),
including air-conditioning (room units)
merchant wholesalers;
• Plumbing, Heating, and AirConditioning Contractors (NAICS code
238220), including central airconditioning system, commercial
refrigeration installation and HVAC
contractors; and
• Refrigerant reclaimers,
manufacturers of recovery/recycling
equipment, and refrigerant recovery/
recycling equipment testing
organizations.
This list is not intended to be
exhaustive, but rather provides a guide
for readers regarding entities likely to be
interested in this notice.
B. What should I consider as I prepare
my comments for EPA?
1. Confidential Business Information
(CBI)
Do not submit this information to EPA
through www.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 to:
• Identify the rulemaking by docket
number and other identifying
information (subject heading, Federal
Register date and page number).
• 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.
• Explain why you agree or disagree,
suggest alternatives, and substitute
language for your requested changes.
• Describe any assumptions and
provide any technical information and/
or data that you used.
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• If you estimate potential costs or
burdens, explain how you arrived at
your estimate in sufficient detail to
allow for it to be reproduced.
• Provide specific examples to
illustrate your concerns, and suggest
alternatives.
• Explain your views as clearly as
possible, avoiding the use of profanity
or personal threats.
• Make sure to submit your
comments by the comment period
deadline identified.
II. What data are available?
EPA is announcing the availability of
two documents in docket EPA–HQ–
OAR–2013–0263, which is the docket
for the rulemaking titled, Protection of
Stratospheric Ozone: Adjustments to the
Allowance System for Controlling HCFC
Production, Import and Export (2015–
2019). EPA intends to consider
comments on this data as it develops the
rule finalizing the December 24, 2013
proposal (78 FR 78072).
The first of those documents is 2008–
2013 HCFC–22 Aggregate Inventory
Data. In August 2013, under the
authority of Clean Air Act section 114,
the Environmental Protection Agency
(EPA) sent letters to nine major entities
in the HCFC–22 market, including
producers, importers, distributors and
reclaimers of HCFC–22. The agency
asked for each company’s HCFC–22
inventory as of December 31 in the years
2008 through 2012. At least one
respondent to EPA’s section 114 request
claimed the aggregate calendar-year
HCFC–22 inventory data from all nine
entities as confidential business
information; therefore, EPA was
obligated to follow its Confidential
Business Information regulations at 40
CFR Part 2 Subpart B with respect to the
aggregate data and could not release
those data at the time of the agency’s
proposed rule for the allocation of
2015–2019 HCFC allowances (December
24, 2013, 78 FR 78072). On February 18,
2014, EPA issued a final determination
that the aggregate inventory data is not
entitled to confidential treatment. EPA
sent a second letter under the authority
of section 114 of the Clean Air Act to
the same nine entities on February 27,
2014, requesting each company’s
HCFC–22 inventory as of December 31,
2013. No company claimed the
aggregate inventory data for 2013 as
confidential business information.
EPA posted the 2008–2012 aggregate
inventory data on the agency’s Web site
at https://www.epa.gov/ozone/title6/
phaseout/classtwo.html and notified
stakeholders via email on March 10,
2014. EPA posted the 2013 aggregate
inventory data on the agency’s Web site
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and notified stakeholders via email on
March 27, 2014. EPA also added these
two sets of data to the docket on March
14, 2014 and with this notice,
respectively. Given that EPA has already
made these data available through other
means, including direct notice to
stakeholders, EPA believes that 15 days
is an adequate period for public
comment on this notice.
In preparing its proposed rule, EPA
considered the annual trend of HCFC–
22 inventory amounts, and the existing
inventory at the end of 2012. Existing
HCFC–22 inventory can be used to meet
a portion of servicing demand, thus
enabling the agency to issue fewer
HCFC–22 consumption allowances and
prevent additional emissions of ozonedepleting HCFC–22. As noted in the
proposed rule, the inventory data
collected through EPA’s August 2013
letters indicated that HCFC–22
inventory was higher than the agency’s
previous estimate of 22,700 to 45,400
MT. EPA also noted that several
stakeholders expected inventory to rise
in 2013 and 2014. While the nine
entities do not hold the complete
inventory of HCFC–22, discussions with
stakeholders both before and after the
rule was proposed indicate that the
aggregate inventory from these nine
entities likely constitutes a significant
majority of the HCFC–22 in inventory
on the specified dates.
The agency is also announcing
revisions to the 2013 Servicing Tail
Report, also available in the docket.
These changes revise statements
regarding alternatives to HCFC–123 for
fire suppression and modeled need for
virgin HCFC–123 for this purpose.
Dated: March 31, 2014.
Sarah Dunham,
Director, Office of Atmospheric Programs.
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[Public Notice 2014–6004]
Agency Information Collection
Activities; Proposals Submissions,
and Approvals
Export-Import Bank of the
United States.
ACTION: Submission for OMB review and
comments request.
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AGENCY:
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Registration Form.
SUMMARY: The Export-Import Bank of
the United States (Ex-Im Bank), as a part
of its continuing effort to reduce
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paperwork and respondent burden,
invites the general public and other
Federal Agencies to comment on the
proposed information collection, as
required by the Paperwork Reduction
Act of 1995. Our customers will be able
to submit this form on paper or
electronically. This form is used by
insurance brokers to register with
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necessary to make a determination of
the eligibility of the broker to receive
commission payments under ExportImport Bank’s credit insurance
programs.
Form can be viewed at https://www.
exim.gov/pub/pending/eib92–79.pdf.
Comments must be received on
or before May 7, 2014 to be assured of
consideration.
DATES:
Comments may be
submitted electronically on
WWW.REGULATIONS.GOV or by mail
to Office of Information and Regulatory
Affairs, 725 17th Street NW.,
Washington, DC 20038 Attn: OMB
3048–0024.
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Title and Form Number: EIB 92–27
Broker Registration Form.
OMB Number: 3048–0024.
Type of Review: Regular.
Need and Use: This form is used by
insurance brokers to register with
Export Import Bank. The form provides
Export Import Bank staff with the
information necessary to make a
determination of the eligibility of the
broker to receive commission payments
under Export Import Bank’s credit
insurance programs.
Affected Public: This form affects
entities engaged in brokering export
credit insurance policies.
Annual Number of Respondents: 50.
Estimated Time per Respondent: 15
minutes.
Government Review Time per
Response: 2 hours.
Frequency of Reporting or Use: Once
every three years.
Government Reviewing Time per
Year: 100 hours.
Average Wages per Hour: $42.50.
Average Cost per Year: $4,250.
Benefits and Overhead: 20%.
Total Government Cost: $5,100.
Bonita Jones,
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Divison.
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EXPORT-IMPORT BANK OF THE
UNITED STATES
[Public Notice 2014–3006]
Agency Information Collection
Activities; Proposals Submissions,
and Approvals
Export-Import Bank of the
United States.
ACTION: Submission for OMB review and
comments request.
AGENCY:
Form Title: EIB 95–09 Letter of
Interest Application.
SUMMARY: The Export-Import Banks of
the United States (Ex-Im Bank), as part
of its continuing effort to reduce
paperwork and respondent burden,
invites the general public and other
Federal Agencies to comment on the
proposed information collection, as
required by the Paperwork Reduction
Act of 1995.
The Letter of Interest (LI) is an
indication of Export-Import (Ex-Im)
Bank’s willingness to consider financing
a given export transaction. Ex-Im Bank
uses the requested information to
determine the applicability of the
proposed export transaction and
determines whether or not to consider
financing that transaction.
One question (appearing as number 1
in the previous version) from
Attachment A has been removed in this
updated version of the form, since it is
no longer relevant.
The form can be reviewed at: https://
www.exim.gov/pub/pending/95–9-li1.pdf.
DATES: Comments must be received on
or before May 7, 2014 to be assured of
consideration.
ADDRESSES: Comments may be
submitted electronically on
WWW.REGULATIONS.GOV or by mail
to Office of Information and Regulatory
Affairs, 725 17th Street NW.,
Washington, DC 20038. Attn: 3048–
0005.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Title and Form Number: EIB 95–09
Letter of Interest Application.
OMB Number: 3048–0005.
Type of Review: Regular.
Need and Use: The Letter of Interest
(LI) is an indication of Export-Import
(Ex-Im) Bank’s willingness to consider
financing a given export transaction. ExIm Bank uses the requested information
to determine the applicability of the
proposed export transaction system
prompts and determines whether or not
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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY
[EPA-HQ-OAR-2013-0263; FRL-9909-15-OAR]
Protection of Stratospheric Ozone: Notice of Data Availability
Regarding Aggregate HCFC-22 Inventory Data From 2008-2013
AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).
ACTION: Notice of Availability.
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SUMMARY: Today's notice announces the availability of two additional
documents related to Protection of Stratospheric Ozone: Adjustments to
the Allowance System for Controlling HCFC Production, Import and Export
(2015-2019). The first document shows the aggregated results of Clean
Air Act section 114 requests for information on the amount of HCFC-22
inventory held by nine entities between 2008 and 2013. The second is an
updated draft of the 2013 Servicing Tail Report, which revises
statements regarding alternatives to HCFC-123 for fire suppression and
modeled need for virgin HCFC-123 for this purpose.
DATES: Comments on this notice of data availability must be received on
or before April 22, 2014.
ADDRESSES: Submit your comments, identified by Docket ID No. EPA-HQ-
OAR-2013-0263, by one of the following methods:
www.regulations.gov: Follow the online instructions for
submitting comments.
Email: a-and-r-docket@epa.gov.
Mail: Docket EPA-HQ-OAR-2013-0263, Air and
Radiation Docket and Information Center, United States Environmental
Protection Agency, Mail code: 6102T, 1200 Pennsylvania Avenue NW.,
Washington, DC 20460.
Hand Delivery: Docket EPA-HQ-OAR-2013-0263 Air
and Radiation Docket at EPA West, 1301 Constitution Avenue NW., Room
3340, Mail Code 6102T, 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-
2013-0263. 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 email. If
you want to submit confidential comments, please send them to the
individual listed in the FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT section. 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
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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 www.epa.gov/epahome/dockets.htm.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Elizabeth Whiteley by telephone at
(202) 343-9310 or by email at whiteley.elizabeth@epa.gov, or by mail at
United States Environmental Protection Agency, Stratospheric Protection
Division (6205J), 1200 Pennsylvania Ave. NW., Washington DC 20460. You
may also visit the Ozone Protection Web site of EPA's Stratospheric
Protection Division at www.epa.gov/ozone/strathome.html for further
information about EPA's Stratospheric Ozone Protection regulations, the
science of ozone layer depletion, and related topics.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
I. General Information
A. Does this action apply to me?
This notice announces the availability of data relevant to the
proposed rule titled, Protection of Stratospheric Ozone: Adjustments to
the Allowance System for Controlling HCFC Production, Import and
Export, which published in the Federal Register on December 24, 2013,
and covers the years 2015-2019. When final, that rule may affect the
following categories, thus this notice of availability may be of
interest to:
Industrial Gas Manufacturing entities (NAICS code 325120),
including fluorinated hydrocarbon gases manufacturers and reclaimers;
Other Chemical and Allied Products Merchant Wholesalers
(NAICS code 422690), including chemical gases and compressed gases
merchant wholesalers;
Air-Conditioning and Warm Air Heating Equipment and
Commercial and Industrial Refrigeration Equipment Manufacturing
entities (NAICS code 333415), including air-conditioning equipment and
commercial and industrial refrigeration equipment manufacturers;
Air-Conditioning Equipment and Supplies Merchant
Wholesalers (NAICS code 423730), including air-conditioning (condensing
unit, compressors) merchant wholesalers;
Electrical and Electronic Appliance, Television, and Radio
Set Merchant Wholesalers (NAICS code 423620), including air-
conditioning (room units) merchant wholesalers;
Plumbing, Heating, and Air-Conditioning Contractors (NAICS
code 238220), including central air-conditioning system, commercial
refrigeration installation and HVAC contractors; and
Refrigerant reclaimers, manufacturers of recovery/
recycling equipment, and refrigerant recovery/recycling equipment
testing organizations.
This list is not intended to be exhaustive, but rather provides a guide
for readers regarding entities likely to be interested in this notice.
B. What should I consider as I prepare my comments for EPA?
1. Confidential Business Information (CBI)
Do not submit this information to EPA through www.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 to:
Identify the rulemaking by docket number and other
identifying information (subject heading, Federal Register date and
page number).
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.
Explain why you agree or disagree, suggest alternatives,
and substitute language for your requested changes.
Describe any assumptions and provide any technical
information and/or data that you used.
If you estimate potential costs or burdens, explain how
you arrived at your estimate in sufficient detail to allow for it to be
reproduced.
Provide specific examples to illustrate your concerns, and
suggest alternatives.
Explain your views as clearly as possible, avoiding the
use of profanity or personal threats.
Make sure to submit your comments by the comment period
deadline identified.
II. What data are available?
EPA is announcing the availability of two documents in docket EPA-
HQ-OAR-2013-0263, which is the docket for the rulemaking titled,
Protection of Stratospheric Ozone: Adjustments to the Allowance System
for Controlling HCFC Production, Import and Export (2015-2019). EPA
intends to consider comments on this data as it develops the rule
finalizing the December 24, 2013 proposal (78 FR 78072).
The first of those documents is 2008-2013 HCFC-22 Aggregate
Inventory Data. In August 2013, under the authority of Clean Air Act
section 114, the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) sent letters to
nine major entities in the HCFC-22 market, including producers,
importers, distributors and reclaimers of HCFC-22. The agency asked for
each company's HCFC-22 inventory as of December 31 in the years 2008
through 2012. At least one respondent to EPA's section 114 request
claimed the aggregate calendar-year HCFC-22 inventory data from all
nine entities as confidential business information; therefore, EPA was
obligated to follow its Confidential Business Information regulations
at 40 CFR Part 2 Subpart B with respect to the aggregate data and could
not release those data at the time of the agency's proposed rule for
the allocation of 2015-2019 HCFC allowances (December 24, 2013, 78 FR
78072). On February 18, 2014, EPA issued a final determination that the
aggregate inventory data is not entitled to confidential treatment. EPA
sent a second letter under the authority of section 114 of the Clean
Air Act to the same nine entities on February 27, 2014, requesting each
company's HCFC-22 inventory as of December 31, 2013. No company claimed
the aggregate inventory data for 2013 as confidential business
information.
EPA posted the 2008-2012 aggregate inventory data on the agency's
Web site at https://www.epa.gov/ozone/title6/phaseout/classtwo.html and
notified stakeholders via email on March 10, 2014. EPA posted the 2013
aggregate inventory data on the agency's Web site
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and notified stakeholders via email on March 27, 2014. EPA also added
these two sets of data to the docket on March 14, 2014 and with this
notice, respectively. Given that EPA has already made these data
available through other means, including direct notice to stakeholders,
EPA believes that 15 days is an adequate period for public comment on
this notice.
In preparing its proposed rule, EPA considered the annual trend of
HCFC-22 inventory amounts, and the existing inventory at the end of
2012. Existing HCFC-22 inventory can be used to meet a portion of
servicing demand, thus enabling the agency to issue fewer HCFC-22
consumption allowances and prevent additional emissions of ozone-
depleting HCFC-22. As noted in the proposed rule, the inventory data
collected through EPA's August 2013 letters indicated that HCFC-22
inventory was higher than the agency's previous estimate of 22,700 to
45,400 MT. EPA also noted that several stakeholders expected inventory
to rise in 2013 and 2014. While the nine entities do not hold the
complete inventory of HCFC-22, discussions with stakeholders both
before and after the rule was proposed indicate that the aggregate
inventory from these nine entities likely constitutes a significant
majority of the HCFC-22 in inventory on the specified dates.
The agency is also announcing revisions to the 2013 Servicing Tail
Report, also available in the docket. These changes revise statements
regarding alternatives to HCFC-123 for fire suppression and modeled
need for virgin HCFC-123 for this purpose.
Dated: March 31, 2014.
Sarah Dunham,
Director, Office of Atmospheric Programs.
[FR Doc. 2014-07718 Filed 4-4-14; 8:45 am]
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