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refinery exemption petition to the EPA
under the Renewable Fuel Standard
(RFS) program as described in 40 CFR
part 80, Subpart M. If you have further
questions regarding the applicability of
this action to a particular party, please
contact the person listed in FOR FURTHER
INFORMATION CONTACT.
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II. How can I get copies of this
document and other related
information?
ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION
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A. Electronically
The EPA has established a public
docket for this Federal Register notice
under Docket EPA–HQ–OAR–2012–
0546.
All documents in the docket are
identified in the docket index available
at https://www.regulations.gov. Although
listed in the index, some information is
not publicly available, such as
confidential business information (CBI)
or other information for which
disclosure is restricted by statute.
Certain materials, such as copyrighted
material, will only be available in hard
copy at the EPA Docket Center.
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Contractor Access to Information
Claimed as Confidential Business
Information Submitted Under Title II of
the Clean Air Act and Related to the
Renewable Fuel Standard Program
Environmental Protection
Agency (EPA).
ACTION: Notice.
AGENCY:
The Environmental Protection
Agency (EPA)’s Office of Transportation
and Air Quality plans to authorize a
contractor to access information which
has been and will be submitted to the
EPA under Title II of the Clean Air Act
and that may be claimed as, or may be
determined to be, confidential business
information. Such information is related
to small refinery exemptions under the
Renewable Fuel Standard program.
DATES: The EPA will accept comments
on this notice through May 19, 2014.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Mary Manners, Environmental
Protection Agency, Office of
Transportation and Air Quality,
Compliance Division; 2000 Traverwood,
Ann Arbor, Michigan, 48105; telephone
number: 734–214–4873; fax number:
734–214–4053; email address:
manners.mary@epa.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
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SUMMARY:
I. Does this notice apply to me?
This action is directed to the general
public. However, this action may be of
particular interest to parties who submit
or have previously submitted a small
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B. EPA Docket Center
Materials listed under Docket EPA–
HQ–OAR–2012–0546 will be available
either electronically through https://
www.regulations.gov or in hard copy at
the Air and Radiation Docket and
Information Center, EPA/DC, EPA West,
Room 3334, 1301 Constitution Avenue
NW., Washington, DC 20460. The EPA
Docket Center 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
Reading Room is (202) 566–1744, and
the telephone number for the Air Docket
is (202) 566–1742.
III. Description of Program and
Potential Disclosure of Information
Claimed as CBI to Contractors
The RFS program as established by
the Energy Policy Act of 2005 and
amended by the Energy Independence
and Security Act of 2007 exempted
small refineries from the renewable fuel
standards through December 31, 2010.
After this initial period, the statute
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allows that small refineries may, on a
case-by-case basis, petition the EPA for
an extension of their exemption. The
EPA may approve such petitions if it
finds that disproportionate economic
hardship exists. The EPA continues to
implement these provisions. In
evaluating such petitions, the EPA must
consult with the Department of Energy
(DOE), and must consider the findings
of the DOE study required under CAA
211(o)(9)(A)(ii)(I) and other economic
factors. Historically, companies seeking
a small refinery exemption have
claimed their petitions to be CBI.
Information submitted under such a
claim is handled in accordance with the
EPA’s regulations at 40 CFR part 2,
subpart B and in accordance with EPA
procedures, including comprehensive
system security plans (SSPs) that are
consistent with those regulations. When
the EPA has determined that disclosure
of information claimed as CBI to
contractors is necessary, the
corresponding contract must address the
appropriate use and handling of the
information by the contractor and the
contractor must require its personnel
who require access to information
claimed as CBI to sign written nondisclosure agreements before they are
granted access to data.
In accordance with 40 CFR 2.301(h),
we have determined that the contractor
listed below requires access to CBI
submitted to the EPA under the Clean
Air Act and in connection with the RFS
program (40 CFR part 80, Subpart M).
We are issuing this Federal Register
notice to inform all affected submitters
of information that we plan to grant
access to material that may be claimed
as CBI to the contractors identified
below on a need-to-know basis.
Under DOE Contract Number DE–
BP0003293, Stillwater Associates, 3
Rainstar, Irvine, California 92614, has
provided and will continue to provide
technical support that involves access to
information claimed as CBI related to 40
CFR Part 80, Subpart M. Access to data,
including information claimed as CBI,
will commence immediately upon
publication of this notice in the Federal
Register and will continue indefinitely
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as the Agency expects to receive
additional petitions for small refinery
exemptions for future annual program
compliance periods. If the contract is
extended, this access will continue for
the remainder of the contract without
further notice.
Parties who wish further information
about this Federal Register notice or
about OTAQ’s disclosure of information
claimed as CBI to contactors may
contact the person listed under FOR
FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT.
List of Subjects
Environmental protection;
Confidential business information.
Dated: May 6, 2014.
Byron J. Bunker,
Director, Compliance Division, Office of
Transportation and Air Quality, Office of Air
and Radiation.
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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION
AGENCY
[EPA–HQ–OW–2014–0135; FRL_9910–81–
OW]
Updated National Recommended
Water Quality Criteria for the
Protection of Human Health
Environmental Protection
Agency (EPA).
ACTION: Notice of Availability.
AGENCY:
EPA is announcing the
availability of draft updated national
recommended water quality criteria for
the protection of human health for the
purpose of obtaining public comments.
EPA has updated its national
recommended water quality criteria for
human health for ninety-four chemical
pollutants to reflect the latest scientific
information and current EPA policies.
This draft update is based on EPA’s
current methodology for deriving
human health criteria as described in
‘‘Methodology for Deriving Ambient
Water Quality Criteria for the Protection
of Human Health (2000)’’ and does not
establish new policy. EPA’s
recommended water quality criteria
provide technical information for States
and authorized Tribes to establish water
quality standards under the Clean Water
Act to protect human health.
DATES: The public comment period
begins on May 13, 2014 and ends on
July 14, 2014. Technical comments
should be submitted to the public EPA
docket by July 14, 2014.
ADDRESSES: Submit your comments,
identified by Docket ID No. EPA–HQ–
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OW–2014–0135, by one of the following
methods:
• www.regulations.gov: Follow the
on-line instructions for submitting
comments.
• Mail: Water Docket, Environmental
Protection Agency, 28221T, 1200
Pennsylvania Ave., NW., Washington,
DC 20460. Attention Docket ID No.
EPA–HQ–OW–2014–0135.
• Hand Delivery: Water Docket, EPA
Docket Center, EPA WJC West Building
Room 3334, 1301 Constitution Ave.
NW., Washington, DC, 20004, Attention
Docket EPA–HQ–OW–2014–0135.
Deliveries to the docket are accepted
only during their normal hours of
operation: 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.,
Monday through Friday, excluding legal
holidays. For access to docket materials,
call (202) 566–2426, to schedule an
appointment.
• Email: ow-docket@epa.gov;
Attention Docket No. EPA–HQ–OW–
2014–0135. To ensure that EPA can
properly respond to comments,
commenters should cite the section(s) or
chemical(s) in draft updates to which
each comment refers. Commenters
should use a separate paragraph for each
issue discussed, and must submit any
references cited in their comments. If
you submit an electronic comment, EPA
recommends that you include your
name and other contact information in
the body of your comment. Electronic
files should avoid any form of
encryption and should be free of any
defects or viruses.
Instructions: Direct your comments to
Docket ID No. EPA–HQ–OW–2014–
0135. 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.
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
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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 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 Water Docket, EPA/DC, EPA West,
Room 3334, 1301 Constitution Ave.
NW., Washington, DC. The Public
Reading Room is open from 8:30 a.m. to
4:30 p.m., Monday through Friday,
excluding legal holidays. The telephone
number for the Public Reading Room is
(202) 566–1744, and the telephone
number for the Water Docket is (202)
566–2426.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Heidi Bethel at U.S. EPA, Office of
Water, Health and Ecological Criteria
Division (Mail Code 4304T), 1200
Pennsylvania Avenue NW., Washington,
DC 20460; telephone: (202) 566–2054; or
email: bethel.heidi@epa.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
I. What should I consider as I prepare
my comments for EPA?
In preparation for submitting
comments for EPA on this action, please
review the draft chemical-specific
support documents EPA is publishing
(1) in the public docket for this action
under Docket ID No. EPA–HQ–OW–
2014–0135, or (2) on EPA’s Web site
https://water.epa.gov/scitech/
swguidance/standards/criteria/current/
hhdraft.cfm. Provide EPA with
comments regarding scientific views
related to the draft updated national
recommended water quality criteria for
protecting human health. Include any
recommended references for data or
other scientific information to be
considered by EPA.
II. What are recommended water
quality criteria?
EPA’s recommended water quality
criteria are scientifically derived
numeric values that protect aquatic life
or human health from the deleterious
effects of pollutants in ambient water.
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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY
[EPA-HQ-OAR-2012-0546; FRL-9910-79-OAR]
Contractor Access to Information Claimed as Confidential Business
Information Submitted Under Title II of the Clean Air Act and Related
to the Renewable Fuel Standard Program
AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).
ACTION: Notice.
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SUMMARY: The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)'s Office of
Transportation and Air Quality plans to authorize a contractor to
access information which has been and will be submitted to the EPA
under Title II of the Clean Air Act and that may be claimed as, or may
be determined to be, confidential business information. Such
information is related to small refinery exemptions under the Renewable
Fuel Standard program.
DATES: The EPA will accept comments on this notice through May 19,
2014.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Mary Manners, Environmental Protection
Agency, Office of Transportation and Air Quality, Compliance Division;
2000 Traverwood, Ann Arbor, Michigan, 48105; telephone number: 734-214-
4873; fax number: 734-214-4053; email address: manners.mary@epa.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
I. Does this notice apply to me?
This action is directed to the general public. However, this action
may be of particular interest to parties who submit or have previously
submitted a small refinery exemption petition to the EPA under the
Renewable Fuel Standard (RFS) program as described in 40 CFR part 80,
Subpart M. If you have further questions regarding the applicability of
this action to a particular party, please contact the person listed in
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT.
II. How can I get copies of this document and other related
information?
A. Electronically
The EPA has established a public docket for this Federal Register
notice under Docket EPA-HQ-OAR-2012-0546.
All documents in the docket are identified in the docket index
available at https://www.regulations.gov. Although listed in the index,
some information is not publicly available, such as confidential
business information (CBI) or other information for which disclosure is
restricted by statute. Certain materials, such as copyrighted material,
will only be available in hard copy at the EPA Docket Center.
B. EPA Docket Center
Materials listed under Docket EPA-HQ-OAR-2012-0546 will be
available either electronically through https://www.regulations.gov or
in hard copy at the Air and Radiation Docket and Information Center,
EPA/DC, EPA West, Room 3334, 1301 Constitution Avenue NW., Washington,
DC 20460. The EPA Docket Center 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 Reading Room is (202) 566-1744, and the
telephone number for the Air Docket is (202) 566-1742.
III. Description of Program and Potential Disclosure of Information
Claimed as CBI to Contractors
The RFS program as established by the Energy Policy Act of 2005 and
amended by the Energy Independence and Security Act of 2007 exempted
small refineries from the renewable fuel standards through December 31,
2010. After this initial period, the statute allows that small
refineries may, on a case-by-case basis, petition the EPA for an
extension of their exemption. The EPA may approve such petitions if it
finds that disproportionate economic hardship exists. The EPA continues
to implement these provisions. In evaluating such petitions, the EPA
must consult with the Department of Energy (DOE), and must consider the
findings of the DOE study required under CAA 211(o)(9)(A)(ii)(I) and
other economic factors. Historically, companies seeking a small
refinery exemption have claimed their petitions to be CBI. Information
submitted under such a claim is handled in accordance with the EPA's
regulations at 40 CFR part 2, subpart B and in accordance with EPA
procedures, including comprehensive system security plans (SSPs) that
are consistent with those regulations. When the EPA has determined that
disclosure of information claimed as CBI to contractors is necessary,
the corresponding contract must address the appropriate use and
handling of the information by the contractor and the contractor must
require its personnel who require access to information claimed as CBI
to sign written non-disclosure agreements before they are granted
access to data.
In accordance with 40 CFR 2.301(h), we have determined that the
contractor listed below requires access to CBI submitted to the EPA
under the Clean Air Act and in connection with the RFS program (40 CFR
part 80, Subpart M). We are issuing this Federal Register notice to
inform all affected submitters of information that we plan to grant
access to material that may be claimed as CBI to the contractors
identified below on a need-to-know basis.
Under DOE Contract Number DE-BP0003293, Stillwater Associates, 3
Rainstar, Irvine, California 92614, has provided and will continue to
provide technical support that involves access to information claimed
as CBI related to 40 CFR Part 80, Subpart M. Access to data, including
information claimed as CBI, will commence immediately upon publication
of this notice in the Federal Register and will continue indefinitely
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as the Agency expects to receive additional petitions for small
refinery exemptions for future annual program compliance periods. If
the contract is extended, this access will continue for the remainder
of the contract without further notice.
Parties who wish further information about this Federal Register
notice or about OTAQ's disclosure of information claimed as CBI to
contactors may contact the person listed under FOR FURTHER INFORMATION
CONTACT.
List of Subjects
Environmental protection; Confidential business information.
Dated: May 6, 2014.
Byron J. Bunker,
Director, Compliance Division, Office of Transportation and Air
Quality, Office of Air and Radiation.
[FR Doc. 2014-10953 Filed 5-12-14; 8:45 am]
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