Transfer of Information Claimed as Confidential Business Information to the United States Department of Energy/Argonne National Laboratory, 20882 [2023-07295]

Download as PDF 20882 Federal Register / Vol. 88, No. 67 / Friday, April 7, 2023 / Notices Signing Authority This document of the Department of Energy was signed on March 31, 2023, by Virgil G. Hobbs III, Administrator for Southeastern Power Administration, pursuant to delegated authority from the Secretary of Energy. That document, with the original signature and date, is maintained by DOE. For administrative purposes only, and in compliance with requirements of the Office of the Federal Register, the undersigned DOE Federal Register Liaison Officer has been authorized to sign and submit the document in electronic format for publication, as an official document of the Department of Energy. This administrative process in no way alters the legal effect of this document upon publication in the Federal Register. Signed in Washington, DC, on April 4, 2023. Treena V. Garrett, Federal Register Liaison Officer, U.S. Department of Energy. [FR Doc. 2023–07379 Filed 4–6–23; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 6450–01–P ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY [FRL 10813–01–OAR] Transfer of Information Claimed as Confidential Business Information to the United States Department of Energy/Argonne National Laboratory Environmental Protection Agency (EPA). ACTION: Notice. AGENCY: This notice announces that information submitted to EPA’s Office of Air and Radiation (OAR) pursuant to the Clean Air Act (CAA), including information that may have been claimed as Confidential Business Information (CBI) by the submitter, will be transferred to Argonne National Laboratory (ANL)/Department of Energy (DOE). ANL/DOE have been awarded a contract to perform work for OAR, and access to this information will enable ANL/DOE to fulfill the obligations of the contract. DATES: Access by ANL/DOE to material, including CBI, discussed in this Notice, is ongoing and expected to continue beginning April 17, 2023. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Aaron Sobel, Transportation and Climate Division, Office of Transportation and Air Quality (OTAQ), Office of Air and Radiation (OAR) (5512S); telephone number: 202–564– 0543; fax number: 202–343–2801; email address: sobel.aaron@epa.gov. ddrumheller on DSK120RN23PROD with NOTICES1 SUMMARY: VerDate Sep<11>2014 19:11 Apr 06, 2023 Jkt 259001 The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is providing notice of disclosure pursuant to 40 CFR 2.209(c). Under Contract No. DW–089–92568801–0, ANL/DOE will perform lifecycle analysis modeling with the Greenhouse gases, Regulated Emissions, and Energy use in Technologies (GREET) Model. OTAQ has determined that access by ANL/DOE to information is necessary for the performance of this contract. EPA conducts lifecycle greenhouse gas analysis of biofuel pathways in support of implementing the Renewable Fuel Standards (RFS) program under section 211(o) of the Clean Air Act. This includes reviewing petitions submitted pursuant to 40 CFR 80.1416, some of which include data claimed as confidential business information. To evaluate these pathway petitions, EPA intends to provide data critical to evaluating the lifecycle greenhouse gas emissions associated with these biofuel pathway petitions to ANL/DOE. Examples of the type of information to be shared include agricultural practice data such as crop yields and nutrient input data, anticipated biofuel facility operational data such as energy sources and amounts used for processing feedstocks into fuels, and detailed descriptions of these processes to help practitioners understand the overall biofuel pathways being proposed by stakeholders. Some of this information may be entitled to confidential treatment. The information has been submitted to EPA under section 211(o) of the Clean Air Act. Records of information provided to ANL/DOE will be maintained by EPA Project Officers for this contract. All information supplied to ANL/DOE by EPA for use in connection with this contract will be returned to EPA when ANL/DOE have completed their work. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Dated: April 3, 2023. Karl Simon, Director, Transportation and Climate Division. [FR Doc. 2023–07295 Filed 4–6–23; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 6560–50–P ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY [EPA–HQ–OPP–2017–0751; FRL–10860–01– OCSPP] Pesticide Registration Review; Decisions and Case Closures for Several Pesticides; Notice of Availability Environmental Protection Agency (EPA). AGENCY: PO 00000 Frm 00035 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 ACTION: Notice. This notice announces the availability of EPA’s the closure of the registration review cases for irgarol, oregano oil, and tagetes oils (formerly flower oils case), because the last U.S. registrations for these pesticides have been canceled. ADDRESSES: The docket for this action, identified under docket identification (ID) number EPA–HQ–OPP–2017–0751, is available online at https:// www.regulations.gov. Additional instructions on visiting the docket, along with more information about dockets generally, is available at https:// www.epa.gov/dockets. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For pesticide specific information, contact: The Chemical Review Manager for the pesticide of interest identified in Table 1 in Unit IV. For general information on the registration review program, contact: Melanie Biscoe, Pesticide Re-evaluation Division (7508P), Office of Pesticide Programs, Environmental Protection Agency, 1200 Pennsylvania Ave. NW, Washington, DC 20460–0001; email address: biscoe.melanie@epa.gov; phone, (202) 566–0701. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: SUMMARY: I. General Information Does this action apply to me? This action is directed to the public in general and may be of interest to a wide range of stakeholders including environmental, human health, farm worker, and agricultural advocates; the chemical industry; pesticide users; and members of the public interested in the sale, distribution, or use of pesticides. Since others also may be interested, the Agency has not attempted to describe all the specific entities that may be affected by this action. If you have any questions regarding the applicability of this action to a particular entity, consult the pesticide specific contact person listed under FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For pesticide specific information, contact: The Chemical Review Manager for the pesticide of interest identified in Table 1 in Unit IV. II. 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[Federal Register Volume 88, Number 67 (Friday, April 7, 2023)]
[Notices]
[Page 20882]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2023-07295]


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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

[FRL 10813-01-OAR]


Transfer of Information Claimed as Confidential Business 
Information to the United States Department of Energy/Argonne National 
Laboratory

AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: This notice announces that information submitted to EPA's 
Office of Air and Radiation (OAR) pursuant to the Clean Air Act (CAA), 
including information that may have been claimed as Confidential 
Business Information (CBI) by the submitter, will be transferred to 
Argonne National Laboratory (ANL)/Department of Energy (DOE). ANL/DOE 
have been awarded a contract to perform work for OAR, and access to 
this information will enable ANL/DOE to fulfill the obligations of the 
contract.

DATES: Access by ANL/DOE to material, including CBI, discussed in this 
Notice, is ongoing and expected to continue beginning April 17, 2023.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Aaron Sobel, Transportation and 
Climate Division, Office of Transportation and Air Quality (OTAQ), 
Office of Air and Radiation (OAR) (5512S); telephone number: 202-564-
0543; fax number: 202-343-2801; email address: [email protected].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is 
providing notice of disclosure pursuant to 40 CFR 2.209(c). Under 
Contract No. DW-089-92568801-0, ANL/DOE will perform lifecycle analysis 
modeling with the Greenhouse gases, Regulated Emissions, and Energy use 
in Technologies (GREET) Model.
    OTAQ has determined that access by ANL/DOE to information is 
necessary for the performance of this contract. EPA conducts lifecycle 
greenhouse gas analysis of biofuel pathways in support of implementing 
the Renewable Fuel Standards (RFS) program under section 211(o) of the 
Clean Air Act. This includes reviewing petitions submitted pursuant to 
40 CFR 80.1416, some of which include data claimed as confidential 
business information. To evaluate these pathway petitions, EPA intends 
to provide data critical to evaluating the lifecycle greenhouse gas 
emissions associated with these biofuel pathway petitions to ANL/DOE. 
Examples of the type of information to be shared include agricultural 
practice data such as crop yields and nutrient input data, anticipated 
biofuel facility operational data such as energy sources and amounts 
used for processing feedstocks into fuels, and detailed descriptions of 
these processes to help practitioners understand the overall biofuel 
pathways being proposed by stakeholders. Some of this information may 
be entitled to confidential treatment. The information has been 
submitted to EPA under section 211(o) of the Clean Air Act.
    Records of information provided to ANL/DOE will be maintained by 
EPA Project Officers for this contract. All information supplied to 
ANL/DOE by EPA for use in connection with this contract will be 
returned to EPA when ANL/DOE have completed their work.

    Dated: April 3, 2023.
Karl Simon,
Director, Transportation and Climate Division.
[FR Doc. 2023-07295 Filed 4-6-23; 8:45 am]
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