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Download as PDF 36310 Federal Register / Vol. 79, No. 123 / Thursday, June 26, 2014 / Notices the proposed Reliability Standard for the Bulk-Power System and determined that the proposed requirements are necessary to meet the statutory provisions of the Energy Policy Act of 2005. These requirements conform to the Commission’s plan for efficient information collection, communication and management within the energy industry. The Commission has assured itself, by means of internal review, that there is specific, objective support for the burden estimates associated with the information requirements. 34. Interested persons may obtain information on the reporting requirements by contacting the following: Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, 888 First Street NE., Washington, DC 20426 [Attention: Ellen Brown, Office of the Executive Director, email: DataClearance@ferc.gov, phone: (202) 502–8663, fax: (202) 273–0873]. VI. Effective Date 35. This order will become effective upon issuance. The Commission orders: (A) Reliability Standard PER–005–2 is hereby approved as just, reasonable, not unduly discriminatory, and in the public interest. (B) The proposed revisions to NERC’s Glossary of Terms are approved, as discussed in the body of this order, along with NERC’s proposed implementation plan for Reliability Standard PER–005–2 and the proposed violation severity levels and violation risk factors. By the Commission. Issued: June 19, 2014. Kimberly D. Bose, Secretary. [FR Doc. 2014–14938 Filed 6–25–14; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 6717–01–P ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY [EPA–HQ–OPPT–2012–0460; FRL 9912–37– OEI] tkelley on DSK3SPTVN1PROD with NOTICES Information Collection Request Submitted to OMB for Review and Approval; Comment Request; Correction of Misreported Chemical Substances on the Toxic Substances Control Act Chemical Substances Inventory (Renewal) Environmental Protection Agency (EPA). ACTION: Notice. AGENCY: EPA has submitted the following information collection request (ICR) to the Office of Management and SUMMARY: VerDate Mar<15>2010 16:51 Jun 25, 2014 Jkt 232001 Budget (OMB) for review and approval in accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act (44 U.S.C. 3501 et seq.): Correction of Misreported Chemical Substances on the Toxic Substances Control Act (TSCA) Chemical Substances Inventory (EPA ICR No. 1741.07, OMB Control No. 2070–0145). EPA did not receive any comments in response to the previously provided public review opportunity issued in the Federal Register on November 29, 2013 (78 FR 71603). With this submission, EPA is providing an additional 30 days for public comments. An Agency may not conduct or sponsor and a person is not required to respond to a collection of information unless it displays a currently valid OMB control number. DATES: Comments must be submitted on or before July 28, 2014. ADDRESSES: Submit your comments to (1) EPA, referencing Docket ID Number EPA–HQ–OPPT–2012–0460, online using https://www.regulations.gov (our preferred method) or by mail to: EPA Docket Center, Environmental Protection Agency, Mail Code 28221T, 1200 Pennsylvania Ave. NW., Washington, DC 20460, and (2) OMB, referencing OMB Desk Officer for EPA and OMB Control No. 2070–0145, via email to oira_submission@omb.eop.gov. EPA’s policy is that all comments received will be included in the public docket without change including any personal information provided, unless the comment includes profanity, threats, information claimed to be Confidential Business Information (CBI) or other information whose disclosure is restricted by statute. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Pamela Myrick, Deputy Director, Environmental Assistance Division, Office of Pollution Prevention and Toxics, Mail code: 7408M, Environmental Protection Agency, 1200 Pennsylvania Ave. NW., Washington, DC 20460; telephone number: 202–554– 1404; fax number: 202–564–8251; email address: TSCA-Hotline@epa.gov. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Docket: The ICR, which explains in detail the information collection activities and the related burden and cost estimates, is summarized in this document and is available in the docket for this ICR. The docket can be viewed online at https://www.regulations.gov or in person at the EPA Docket Center, William Jefferson Clinton (WJC) West Building, Room 3334, 1301 Constitution Ave. NW., Washington, DC. The telephone number for the Docket Center is 202–566–1744. For additional information about EPA’s public docket, visit https://www.epa.gov/dockets. PO 00000 Frm 00025 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 ICR Title: Correction of Misreported Chemical Substances on the Toxic Substances Control Act (TSCA) Chemical Substances Inventory. ICR numbers: EPA ICR No. 1741.07, OMB Control No. 2070–0145. ICR status: The current OMB approval for this ICR is scheduled to expire on June 30, 2014. Under OMB regulations, the Agency may continue to conduct or sponsor the collection of information while this submission is pending at OMB. Abstract: Section 8(b) of TSCA requires EPA to compile and keep current an inventory of chemical substances in commerce, which is a listing of chemical substances manufactured, imported, and processed for commercial purposes in the United States. The purpose of the Inventory is to define, for the purpose of TSCA, what chemical substances exist in U.S. commerce. Since the Inventory thereby performs a regulatory function by distinguishing between existing chemicals and new chemicals, which TSCA regulates in different ways, it is imperative that the Inventory be accurate. However, from time to time, EPA or respondents discover that substances have been incorrectly described by reporting companies. Reported substances have been unintentionally misidentified as a result of simple typographical errors, the misidentification of substances, or the lack of sufficient technical or analytical information to characterize fully the exact chemical substances. EPA has developed guidelines (45 FR 50544, July 29, 1980) under which incorrectly described substances listed in the Inventory can be corrected. The correction mechanism ensures the accuracy of the Inventory without imposing an unreasonable burden on the chemical industry. Without the Inventory correction mechanism, a company that submitted incorrect information would have to file a premanufacture notification (PMN) under TSCA section 5 to place the correct chemical substance on the Inventory whenever the previously reported substance is found to be misidentified. This would impose a much greater burden on both EPA and the submitter than the existing correction mechanism. This information collection applies to reporting and recordkeeping activities associated with the correction of misreported chemical substances found on the TSCA Inventory. Respondents may claim all or part of a response confidential. EPA will disclose information that is covered by a claim of confidentiality only to the E:\FR\FM\26JNN1.SGM 26JNN1 Federal Register / Vol. 79, No. 123 / Thursday, June 26, 2014 / Notices extent permitted by, and in accordance with, the procedures in TSCA section 14 and 40 CFR part 2. Form Numbers: EPA Form 7710–3C. Respondents/affected entities: Entities potentially affected by this action include manufacturers or importers of chemical substances, mixtures or categories listed on the TSCA Inventory and regulated under TSCA section 8, who had reported to EPA during the initial effort to establish the TSCA Inventory in 1979, and who need to make a correction to that submission. Respondent’s obligation to respond: Voluntary. Estimated number of respondents: 9. Frequency of response: On occasion. Total estimated burden: 20 hours per year. Burden is defined at 5 CFR 1320.3(b). Total estimated cost: $1,265 per year, includes $0 annualized capital or operation and maintenance costs. Changes in the Estimates: There is no change in the number of hours in the total estimated respondent burden compared with the ICR currently approved by OMB. Spencer W. Clark, Acting Director, Collection Strategies Division. [FR Doc. 2014–14902 Filed 6–25–14; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 6560–50–P ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY [EPA–HQ–OAR–2007–0478, FRL–9912–29– OEI] Information Collection Request Submitted to OMB for Review and Approval; Comment Request; Regulation of Fuels and Fuel Additives: Gasoline Volatility (Renewal) Environmental Protection Agency (EPA). ACTION: Notice. AGENCY: The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has submitted an information collection request (ICR), Regulation of Fuels and Fuel Additives: Gasoline Volatility (Renewal) (EPA ICR No. 1367.11, OMB Control No. 2060– 0178) to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for review and approval in accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act (PRA) (44 U.S.C. 3501 et seq.). This is a proposed extension of the ICR, which is currently approved through July 31, 2014. Public comments were previously requested via the Federal Register (79 FR 3199) on January 17, 2014 during a 60-day tkelley on DSK3SPTVN1PROD with NOTICES SUMMARY: VerDate Mar<15>2010 16:51 Jun 25, 2014 Jkt 232001 comment period. This notice allows for an additional 30 days for public comments. A fuller description of the ICR is given below, including its estimated burden and cost to the public. An Agency may not conduct or sponsor and a person is not required to respond to a collection of information unless it displays a currently valid OMB control number. DATES: Additional comments may be submitted on or before July 28, 2014. ADDRESSES: Submit your comments, referencing Docket ID No. EPA–HQ– OAR–2007–0478, to (1) EPA online using www.regulations.gov (our preferred method), by email to a-and-rdocket@epa.gov, or by mail to: EPA Docket Center, Environmental Protection Agency, Mail Code: 28221T, 1200 Pennsylvania Ave. NW., Washington, DC 20460, and (2) OMB via email to oira_submission@omb.eop.gov. Address comments to OMB Desk Officer for EPA. EPA’s policy is that all comments received will be included in the public docket without change including any personal information provided, unless the comment includes profanity, threats, information claimed to be Confidential Business Information (CBI) or other information whose disclosure is restricted by statute. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: James W. Caldwell, Compliance Division, Office of Transportation and Air Quality, Mail Code 6406J, Environmental Protection Agency, 1200 Pennsylvania Ave. NW., Washington, DC 20460; telephone number: (202) 343–9303; fax number: (202) 343–2801; email address: caldwell.jim@epa.gov. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Supporting documents, which explain in detail the information that the EPA will be collecting, are available in the public docket for this ICR. The docket can be viewed online at www.regulations.gov or in person at the EPA Docket Center, WJC West, Room 3334, 1301 Constitution Ave. NW., Washington, DC. The telephone number for the Docket Center is 202–566–1744. For additional information about EPA’s public docket, visit https://www.epa.gov/ dockets. Abstract: Gasoline volatility, as measured by Reid Vapor Pressure (RVP) in pounds per square inch (psi), is controlled in the spring and summer in order to minimize evaporative hydrocarbon emissions from motor vehicles. RVP is subject to a Federal standard of 7.8 psi or 9.0 psi, depending on location. The addition of ethanol to gasoline increases the RVP by about 1 psi. Gasoline that contains 9 volume PO 00000 Frm 00026 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 9990 36311 percent to 10 volume percent ethanol is subject to a standard that is 1.0 psi greater. As an aid to industry compliance and EPA enforcement, the product transfer document, which is prepared by the producer or importer and which accompanies a shipment of gasoline containing ethanol, is required by regulation to contain a legible and conspicuous statement that the gasoline contains ethanol and the percentage concentration of ethanol. This is intended to deter the mixing within the distribution system, particularly in retail storage tanks, of gasoline that contains ethanol in the 9 to 10 percent range with gasoline that does not contain ethanol in that range. Such mixing would likely result in a gasoline that is in violation of its RVP standard. Also, a party wishing a testing exemption for research on gasoline that is not in compliance with the applicable volatility standard must submit certain information to EPA. Form Numbers: None. Respondents/affected entities: Entities who produce or import gasoline containing ethanol or who wish to obtain a testing exemption. Respondent’s obligation to respond: Mandatory per 40 CFR 80.27(d) and (e). Estimated number of respondents: 2,000. Frequency of response: On occasion. Total estimated burden: 12,330 hours per year. Burden is defined at 5 CFR 1320.03(b). Total estimated cost: $1,060,400, which includes $20 annualized capital or operation & maintenance costs. Changes in estimates: There is no change in the hours in the total estimated respondent burden compared with the ICR currently approved by OMB. The use of ethanol in gasoline has increased slightly, but that has been offset by a slight decrease in gasoline consumption. Spencer Clark, Acting Director, Collection Strategies Division. [FR Doc. 2014–14920 Filed 6–25–14; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 6560–50–P E:\FR\FM\26JNN1.SGM 26JNN1

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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

[EPA-HQ-OPPT-2012-0460; FRL 9912-37-OEI]


Information Collection Request Submitted to OMB for Review and 
Approval; Comment Request; Correction of Misreported Chemical 
Substances on the Toxic Substances Control Act Chemical Substances 
Inventory (Renewal)

AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: EPA has submitted the following information collection request 
(ICR) to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for review and 
approval in accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act (44 U.S.C. 3501 
et seq.): Correction of Misreported Chemical Substances on the Toxic 
Substances Control Act (TSCA) Chemical Substances Inventory (EPA ICR 
No. 1741.07, OMB Control No. 2070-0145). EPA did not receive any 
comments in response to the previously provided public review 
opportunity issued in the Federal Register on November 29, 2013 (78 FR 
71603). With this submission, EPA is providing an additional 30 days 
for public comments. An Agency may not conduct or sponsor and a person 
is not required to respond to a collection of information unless it 
displays a currently valid OMB control number.

DATES: Comments must be submitted on or before July 28, 2014.

ADDRESSES: Submit your comments to (1) EPA, referencing Docket ID 
Number EPA-HQ-OPPT-2012-0460, online using https://www.regulations.gov 
(our preferred method) or by mail to: EPA Docket Center, Environmental 
Protection Agency, Mail Code 28221T, 1200 Pennsylvania Ave. NW., 
Washington, DC 20460, and (2) OMB, referencing OMB Desk Officer for EPA 
and OMB Control No. 2070-0145, via email to oira_submission@omb.eop.gov.
    EPA's policy is that all comments received will be included in the 
public docket without change including any personal information 
provided, unless the comment includes profanity, threats, information 
claimed to be Confidential Business Information (CBI) or other 
information whose disclosure is restricted by statute.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Pamela Myrick, Deputy Director, 
Environmental Assistance Division, Office of Pollution Prevention and 
Toxics, Mail code: 7408M, Environmental Protection Agency, 1200 
Pennsylvania Ave. NW., Washington, DC 20460; telephone number: 202-554-
1404; fax number: 202-564-8251; email address: TSCA-Hotline@epa.gov.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 
    Docket: The ICR, which explains in detail the information 
collection activities and the related burden and cost estimates, is 
summarized in this document and is available in the docket for this 
ICR. The docket can be viewed online at https://www.regulations.gov or 
in person at the EPA Docket Center, William Jefferson Clinton (WJC) 
West Building, Room 3334, 1301 Constitution Ave. NW., Washington, DC. 
The telephone number for the Docket Center is 202-566-1744. For 
additional information about EPA's public docket, visit https://www.epa.gov/dockets.
    ICR Title: Correction of Misreported Chemical Substances on the 
Toxic Substances Control Act (TSCA) Chemical Substances Inventory.
    ICR numbers: EPA ICR No. 1741.07, OMB Control No. 2070-0145.
    ICR status: The current OMB approval for this ICR is scheduled to 
expire on June 30, 2014. Under OMB regulations, the Agency may continue 
to conduct or sponsor the collection of information while this 
submission is pending at OMB.
    Abstract: Section 8(b) of TSCA requires EPA to compile and keep 
current an inventory of chemical substances in commerce, which is a 
listing of chemical substances manufactured, imported, and processed 
for commercial purposes in the United States. The purpose of the 
Inventory is to define, for the purpose of TSCA, what chemical 
substances exist in U.S. commerce. Since the Inventory thereby performs 
a regulatory function by distinguishing between existing chemicals and 
new chemicals, which TSCA regulates in different ways, it is imperative 
that the Inventory be accurate.
    However, from time to time, EPA or respondents discover that 
substances have been incorrectly described by reporting companies. 
Reported substances have been unintentionally misidentified as a result 
of simple typographical errors, the misidentification of substances, or 
the lack of sufficient technical or analytical information to 
characterize fully the exact chemical substances. EPA has developed 
guidelines (45 FR 50544, July 29, 1980) under which incorrectly 
described substances listed in the Inventory can be corrected. The 
correction mechanism ensures the accuracy of the Inventory without 
imposing an unreasonable burden on the chemical industry. Without the 
Inventory correction mechanism, a company that submitted incorrect 
information would have to file a pre-manufacture notification (PMN) 
under TSCA section 5 to place the correct chemical substance on the 
Inventory whenever the previously reported substance is found to be 
misidentified. This would impose a much greater burden on both EPA and 
the submitter than the existing correction mechanism. This information 
collection applies to reporting and recordkeeping activities associated 
with the correction of misreported chemical substances found on the 
TSCA Inventory.
    Respondents may claim all or part of a response confidential. EPA 
will disclose information that is covered by a claim of confidentiality 
only to the

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extent permitted by, and in accordance with, the procedures in TSCA 
section 14 and 40 CFR part 2.
    Form Numbers: EPA Form 7710-3C.
    Respondents/affected entities: Entities potentially affected by 
this action include manufacturers or importers of chemical substances, 
mixtures or categories listed on the TSCA Inventory and regulated under 
TSCA section 8, who had reported to EPA during the initial effort to 
establish the TSCA Inventory in 1979, and who need to make a correction 
to that submission.
    Respondent's obligation to respond: Voluntary.
    Estimated number of respondents: 9.
    Frequency of response: On occasion.
    Total estimated burden: 20 hours per year. Burden is defined at 5 
CFR 1320.3(b).
    Total estimated cost: $1,265 per year, includes $0 annualized 
capital or operation and maintenance costs.
    Changes in the Estimates: There is no change in the number of hours 
in the total estimated respondent burden compared with the ICR 
currently approved by OMB.

Spencer W. Clark,
Acting Director, Collection Strategies Division.
[FR Doc. 2014-14902 Filed 6-25-14; 8:45 am]
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