                   Statement Supporting the Renewal of the
                  Information Collection Procedure for EPCRA
                           Trade Secret Regulations

1.	Identification of the Information Collection

      1 (a)	Trade Secrets Claims for Community Right-to-Know and
          	Emergency Planning (EPCRA Section 322) (Renewal)
	EPA ICR No. 1428.09, OMB No. 2050-0078

      1 (b)  Short Characterization

      This information collection request pertains to trade secrecy claims submitted under section 322 of the Emergency Planning and Community Right-to-Know Act of 1986 (EPCRA), also known as EPCRA of SARA, the Superfund Amendments and Reauthorization Act.  EPCRA contains provisions requiring facilities to report to State and local authorities, and EPA, the presence, use and release of extremely hazardous substances (described in sections 302 and 304) and hazardous and toxic chemicals (described in sections 311, 312 and 313 respectively).  Section 322 of EPCRA allows a facility to withhold the specific chemical identity from these EPCRA reports if the facility asserts a claim of trade secrecy for that chemical identity.  The provision establishes the requirements and procedures that facilities must follow to request trade secret treatment of chemical identities, as well as the procedures for submitting public petitions to the Agency for review of the "sufficiency" of trade secret claims.  EPA published the trade secret regulations on July 29, 1988 (58 FR 28772), codified in 40 CFR Part 350.

      Trade secret protection is provided for specific chemical identities contained in reports submitted under each of the following provisions in EPCRA:

   * 303 (d)(2)  Facility notification of changes that have or are about to occur;

   * 303 (d)(3)  Local Emergency Planning Committee (LEPC) requests for facility information to develop or implement emergency plans;

   * 311 Material Safety Data Sheets (MSDSs) submitted by facilities, or list of those              chemicals submitted in place of the MSDSs;

   * 312  Emergency and Hazardous Chemical Inventory Forms; and,

   * 313 Toxic Chemical Release Forms.

      Section 322 requires that facilities requesting trade secret protection submit to EPA, in conjunction with their EPCRA report, an explanation showing that their claim for the chemical identity meets the four statutory criteria of trade secret enumerated in subsection (b) of that provision.

      Facility owners and operators submit trade secret claims only to EPA.  Claims consist of either one or two versions of the EPCRA report depending on the type of report, and two versions of an up-front substantiation of the trade secret claim.  The substantiation is designed to gather sufficient factual support to indicate whether the claim will meet the four statutory criteria of trade secrecy.  It is an EPA-developed form, and is discussed in detail in Part 3(b)(i) below.

      Section 322(d) also provides for a public petition process to request the disclosure of chemical identities claimed as trade secret.  EPA regulations do not specify a petition format, but does require that a petition contain certain elements set forth below in Part 3(b)(ii) of this supporting statement..

      EPA is required by section 322(h) to identify the adverse health and environmental effects associated with the section 313 toxic chemicals claimed as trade secret and to include this information in the Toxic Chemical Release Inventory database required by section 313(j).
This provision also instructs the governor or State Emergency Response Commission (SERC) to identify the adverse health effects of the chemicals claimed as trade secret under sections 303, 311 and 312 and provide this information to persons requesting the information.

      Section 323 regulations contain provisions allowing health professionals to gain access to trade secret chemical identities under three different circumstances:

   * Non-emergency treatment and diagnosis.  The chemical identity of a hazardous chemical, extremely hazardous substance or toxic chemical must be given to a health professional if the information is needed in the diagnosis or treatment of an exposed individual;

   * Medical emergencies.  Expedited access to the identity of chemicals to which people have been exposed is provided for health professionals; and,

   * Preventative measures.  Health professionals studying chemical exposure and health effects for local governments are also given access to chemical identities upon written request.

      Two preconditions must be met in order for health professionals to gain access to trade secret chemical identity in non-emergency and preventative measure situations: they must submit a written statement of need and a written confidentiality agreement to the facility owner or operator prior to obtaining the information.  No such requirements exist in the medical emergency situation, but the owner or operator disclosing the information may require a written confidentiality agreement and statement of need as soon as circumstances permit.

      The Offices that will use trade secret information are the Office of Emergency Management (OEM) in the Office of Solid Waste and Emergency Response (OSWER) and the TRI Program Division in the Office of Environmental Information (OEI).  Trade secrecy claims are stored in areas designed to assure the confidentiality of the collected information.

2.  Need/Authority for Collection; Use/Users of the Data

      2 (a)  Need/Authority for Collection

      The specific provision of EPCRA authorizing this collection is section 322 of EPCRA.  Congressional intent in writing trade secrecy provisions under EPCRA was to balance industry's concern with the protection of legitimate trade secrets with communities' right-to-know chemical identification information.  Congress established procedures for companies to assert claims, for the public to obtain review of their validity, and for an Agency claim review process which eliminates legally invalid and frivolous claims.

      Section 322(a)(1)(B) requires a facility that requests trade secrecy protection for a EPCRA chemical to substitute a generic chemical class or category name in the place on the EPCRA submittal where the withheld specific chemical identity is normally reported.  A copy of this EPCRA submittal, as well as the chemical identification information that is withheld, are to be submitted separately to the EPA pursuant to sections 322(a)(2)(A)(iii) and (a)(2)(B)(ii).

      A facility is entitled to withhold chemical identification information according to section 322(a)(2)(A)(i), only if that facility claims that such information is a trade secret on the basis of the following four factors which are enumerated in the provisions of section 322(b)(1)-(4):

   * The facility has not disclosed the chemical identity to any other person, other than a member of a local emergency planning committee, an officer or employee of the United States or a State or local government, an employee of such person, or a person who is bound by a confidentiality agreement, and the facility has taken reasonable measures to protect the confidentiality of such information and will continue to take such measures;

   * The information is not required to be disclosed or otherwise made available to the public under any other Federal or State law;

   * Disclosure of the information is likely to cause substantial harm to the competitive position of the facility; and,

   * The chemical identity is not readily discoverable through reverse engineering.

      A facility is required under section 322(a)(2)(A) to make its claim of trade secrecy by submitting, in conjunction with its EPCRA report, an explanation containing the reasons, including specific descriptions, why the subject information satisfies the four statutory criteria.  Within 30 days after receipt of a public petition, EPA is required under section 322(d) to review the information contained in a claimant's explanation to determine whether a claim is "sufficient."  If the Agency determines a claim is sufficient, section 322(d)(3)(A) provides for the claimant's submission of supplemental information to establish the veracity of the assertions contained in the substantiation.  If the Agency determines that a claim is insufficient, or that the chemical identity is not a trade secret, and further determines that the claim is frivolous, section 325(d) requires that the Agency assess a civil or administrative penalty for the claim.

      Section 322(f) permits a facility to designate, apart from the specific chemical identity, information which is contained in their claim explanation to be entitled to protection under the Trade Secrets Act, 18 U.S.C., section 1905.  Except for information entitled to such protection, the provision requires that the Agency make all claim explanations publicly available.  Further, EPCRA section 324(a) mandates that EPA, the States, and local authorities, make each EPCRA report publicly available during normal working hours at locations designated by the above entities, as appropriate, in a manner consistent with the provisions of section 322, (i.e., with the generic chemical name substituted for the specific chemical identity where a trade secrecy claim is made for the latter).

      The regulations contained in 40 CFR Part 350 provides for the submission of two versions of the report and the substantiation, enabling EPA, SERCs and LEPCs to fulfill the statutory mandate that public access be readily available to documents containing only the generic chemical descriptions, and that the specific chemical identity and other designated trade secret information be accorded confidential treatment.

      The regulations also provides for submission to EPA of a sanitized and an unsanitized version of the substantiation form, a sanitized and where indicated, an unsanitized version of the EPCRA report by a facility requesting trade secrecy protection for a EPCRA reported chemical.  The sanitized and unsanitized versions of these documents are identical in all respects except that the trade secret chemical identification information reported in the unsanitized version is deleted from the sanitized version and a generic class or category name is substituted in its place.  Also, other information provided in the unsanitized substantiation that is designated as a trade secret by a facility is deleted from the sanitized substantiation.  Claimants submit only a sanitized version of section 303(d)(2) and (d)(3) reports, and section 311 MSDSs to appropriate State and local authorities.

      Answers to the substantiation questions described below provide the "specific description" stipulated in section 322(a)(2)(ii) on why a facility believes trade secrecy should apply.  Without this information, the Agency would not be in a position to evaluate whether or not a claim to withhold the chemical identity is sufficient, nor would it have the time (statutorily set at 30 days) required to request and review the data in response to a petition for identity disclosure.  Further, this information is needed in order for the Agency to evaluate claims for frivolousness and seek related penalties under section 325.  On a broader scale, the information collection request is also necessary in order for EPA to evaluate whether the claim is complete under sections 322(a)(1) and (a)(2).

      The Agency developed a standardized claim substantiation form to help it assess the sufficiency, validity and frivolousness of claims.  The Agency anticipated that the form would reduce confusion about what information is to be supplied to meet the four statutory criteria.  The Agency also anticipated that the form would help submitters more easily determine if they have a sufficient basis to make trade secrecy claims, ensure that all submissions are evaluated on the basis of comparable information, and "flag" the documents for procedural safeguards to quickly identify, review and protect the confidentiality of the claim.

      Based on reviews of the substantiations submitted in past reporting years, EPA's experience has been that use of a standardized substantiation form has: (1) enabled submitters to adequately understand and develop information necessary to submit a sufficient claim; (2) enabled EPA to ensure that all submissions are evaluated on the basis of comparable information, and; (3) served as an efficient identifier of the trade secret status of the document and associated report, and hence, has ensured the use of appropriate Agency handling and routing procedures protective of their confidentiality.

      2 (b)  Use/Users of the Data

      The trade secrecy claim information is used only by OSWER and OEI and is needed by these Offices in order to: (1) perform the Agency's review of claims as required by section 322(d) to determine whether the claims are sufficient to support a finding that the specific chemical identity withheld is a trade secret; (2) ensure that claims for all withheld chemical identities are complete in accordance with the requirements of sections 322 (a)(1) and (a)(2), and; (3) evaluate claims for frivolousness and the attendant assessment of penalties stipulated in section 325 (d)(1).

3.	Nonduplication, Consultations, and other Collection Criteria

       (a) Nonduplication

      The information that EPA requires from trade secrecy claim submitters is not duplicated by any other Agency collection because the collection of information is entirely EPCRA oriented.  In addition, unlike other statutes permitting confidential business information claims, EPCRA: (1) permits trade secrecy claims only for specific chemical identification information; (2) permits claims for a chemical identity only in very narrowly defined circumstances which are stipulated in the statute; and, (3) requires an up-front substantiation of the applicability of those narrowly defined circumstances by a claimant at the time the report for a chemical claimed as trade secret is filed.

      (b) Public Notice

      In compliance with the Paperwork Reduction Act (44 U.S.C. 3501 et seq.), the Agency notified the public through a Federal Register notice on the resubmission of this ICR on June 8, 2012 (77 FR 34037).   EPA did not receive any comments.

       (c) Consultations

      EPA contacted a few facilities that submitted trade secrecy claims to develop an average estimate on how much burden the trade secrecy regulations impose on the facilities.  The following facilities were contacted.

      Rick Foery	Bruce Katje
      ESCO Company LLC	Dupont Teijin Films
      Chester VA	Muskegon MI
<PHONE_NUMBER><PHONE_NUMBER>

      Roxanna Huffman/John Moles	Lyon Cornelius
      Cryotech Deicing Technology	Future Fuel Chemical Company
      Fort Madison, IA	Batesville, AZ
<PHONE_NUMBER><PHONE_NUMBER>

      Jane Rix
      Vertex Chemical Corp.
      St. Louis, MO
<PHONE_NUMBER>

      (d) Effects of Less Frequent Collection

      Although submitting answers to the questions on the trade secrecy substantiation form is a necessary step towards ensuring eventual protection of a chemical identity, the decision to seek that protection is entirely voluntary.  The submission process involves one initial collection of information for sufficiency, with the possibility of a request for supplementary information [as provided in section 322 (d)(3)(A)] to establish veracity of the assertions stated in the substantiation if EPA determines that a claim is initially sufficient during a review initiated by public petition or the Agency.

       (e) Confidentiality and Sensitive Questions

      All trade secrecy claims submitted to EPA under EPCRA are handled and stored according to procedures set out in the Manual for Physical Handling, Security, and Protection of files containing Trade Secret Claims submitted under Sections 303, 31and 312 of the Emergency Planning and Community Right-to-Know Act (EPCRA), March 2010.   The procedures for handling reports submitted under section 313 and the trade secret claims submitted under section 313 are set out in the Trade Secret Manual for TRIPS Data Processing Center, February 2011.

      These procedures were developed expressly for EPCRA trade secrecy claims with the knowledge that these documents are sensitive.  Handling and review of documents containing EPCRA trade secret information is permitted only by persons who have obtained formal clearance to access the information based on a work-related need to engage in these activities.  When not being processed or reviewed by authorized individuals, the claim submissions containing trade secret information are stored in restricted access areas.  To ensure that appropriate handling procedures are activated and the confidentiality of EPCRA trade secret submissions is maintained, the Agency attaches a cover sheet to the top of each trade secret document and otherwise marks the document to clearly identify the document as EPCRA confidential.

4.	Respondents/SIC/NAICS Codes; Information Requested

      4 (a)  Respondents/SIC/NAICS Codes

      Sections 303, 311 and 312 claims maybe submitted by manufacturing and non-manufacturing sectors.  Section 313 claims are submitted by facilities in covered sectors that trigger TRI reporting thresholds. Sectors covered by Section 313 include: metal mining; coal mining; manufacturers; electric utilities (limited to facilities that combust coal and/or oil for the purpose of generating electricity for distribution in commerce); commercial hazardous waste treatment (limited to facilities regulated under the RCRA Subtitle C, 42 U.S.C. section 6921 et seq.)); chemical and allied products-wholesale; petroleum bulk terminals and plants (also known as stations)-wholesale; and, solvent recovery services (limited to facilities primarily engaged in solvents recovery services on a contract or fee basis).  To determine whether your sector is covered by Section 313, you should carefully examine the applicability criteria in Part 372, Subpart B, of Title 40 of the Code of Federal Regulations.  EPA has required reporting using North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) codes beginning with TRI Reporting Year 2006.  The following table provides a crosswalk from TRI-covered Standard Industrial Classification (SIC) codes to TRI-covered NAICS codes.  For a complete list of TRI-covered NAICS codes that includes certain industry exceptions and limitations, please refer to the EPA TRI web site at http://www.epa.gov/tri/lawsandregs/naic/ncodes.htm.

                              TRI  SIC-NAICS Table

INDUSTRY
SIC
NAICS
Coal Mining
1221, 1222, 1231
212111, 212112, 212113
Metal Mining
10[a]
212221,  212222, 212231, 212234, 212299
Electric Utilities
4911, 4931, 4939
221111, 221112, 221113, 221119, 221121, 221122, 221330*
Food
20
311[b], 111998*
Beverage and Tobacco Products
20, 21
312[c]
Textiles
22
313[d]
Textiles Products
22
314[e]
Apparel and Accessories
23
315[f]
Leather and Allied Products
31
316
Wood Products
24
321, 113310
Paper
26
322
Printing and Publishing
27
323[g], 511110, 511120, 511130, 511140*,511191, 511199,  512220, 512230*, 519130*
Petroleum and Coal Products
29
324
Chemicals
28
325[h], 211112*
Plastics and Rubber
30
326[i]
Stone, Clay, Glass and Cement
32
327[j], 212324*, 212325*, 212393*, 212399*
Primary Metals
33
331
Fabricated Metal Products
34
332
Machinery
35
333
Computers
35
334[k]
Electronic Products
36, 38
335[l]
Transportation Equipment
37
336, 488390*, 541712*, 811490
Furniture
25
337[m]
Miscellaneous Manufacturing
39
339[n]
Chemical Wholesalers
5169
424690, 425110*, 425120*
Petroleum Bulk Terminals
5171
424710
Hazardous Waste
4953
562211*, 562212*, 562213*, 562219*, 562920*
Solvent Recovery
7389
562112*

* --> With limitations
a --> Does not include SIC 1011, 1081, 1094
b --> Does not include NAICS 311811; Exemptions exist for NAICS 311119, 311330, 311340, 311611, 311612
C --> Exemptions exist for NAICS 312112, 312229
d --> Exemptions exist for NAICS 313311, 313312
e --> Exemptions exist for NAICS 314121, 314129, 314999
f --> Exemptions exist for NAICS 315222, 315223, 315233.
g --> Exemptions exist for NAICS 323114.
h --> Exemptions exist for NAICS 325998.
i --> Does not include NAICS 326212.
j --> Exemptions exist for NAICS 327112.
k --> Does not include NAICS 334611; Exemptions exist for NAICS 334612
l --> Exemptions exist for NAICS 335312
m --> Exemptions exist for NAICS 337110, 337121, 337122.
n --> Does not include NAICS 339111, 339116; Exemptions exist for NAICS 339113, 339115

4 (b)  Information Requested

       (i)  Data Items for Trade Secrecy Claims

      Based on the four substantiation requirements in section 322(b), the Agency developed six core questions to comprise a standard substantiation form.

      Questions one and two refer directly to the first criterion of section 322(b).  The first question, on "specific measures" is the detail required by the submitter to prove to the EPA reviewer that reasonable safeguards have been taken to prevent unauthorized disclosure of the specific chemical identity.  Answers to the second question will be used by the Agency to evaluate the facility's claim that the specific chemical identity has not been disclosed to anyone not bound by a confidentiality agreement.

      Question three corresponds to the statute's second criterion that the submitter show either that a State or Federal agency has not already determined that the chemical identity is not a trade secret, or that no existing State or Federal statutes prohibit claiming the chemical identity as a trade secret.

      Questions four and five require information about the facility's known connection with the use of the chemical, and estimates of competitive harm that would result from disclosure.  Submitters must provide EPA with a description of their unique use of the chemical (3.4i), known linkages of the chemical to the facility in publications and patents (3.4ii), an explanation of how competitors could deduce use from disclosure of the chemical identity (3.4iii), and why knowledge of this use would be valuable to competitors (3.4iv).  Specific indications of the competitive harm resulting from disclosures must be provided in question five.  These questions refer back to the third criterion of section 322.

      Question six enables EPA to identify the prevalence of the chemical in the company's products or releases, and the corresponding ability of competitors to identify the chemical through reverse engineering.  This issue is specifically addressed in the fourth criterion.

      In addition, blocks on the first page of the form provide space for accurate identification of the claimed trade secret chemical (CAS number, chemical identity), a field for substitution of the generic class or category, a check-off box to clearly identify the type of EPCRA report for which the claim is being asserted, and the facility's Dun and Bradstreet number (for precise facility and record identification).  Collecting this information generates no additional burden because it is transferred directly from the reports required under the various sections of EPCRA for which a claim is being made.

      Finally, the submitter must sign a certification statement, found on the last page of the form that the information is true to the best knowledge and belief of the submitter.

      Trade secret claim package must include the following and the complete package should be submitted to EPA at the same time the EPCRA report is submitted.  Section 312 and 312 reports are due annually, March 1 and July 1, respectively.  Facilities that wish to file trade secret claim for a specific chemical identity, must submit trade secret claim package annually with section 312 and section 313 reports.

        (ii)  Data Items for Public Petition Process

      No specific petition format is required.  However, the rule does require that the following be included in a petition:

   * The name, address and telephone number of the petitioner;

   * The name and address of the company claiming the chemical identity as trade secret;

   * A copy of the relevant sanitized EPCRA report (e.g., MSDS, Tier II or toxic chemical release form); and,

   * A specific indication of the chemical identity that is being requested for disclosure.

      EPA requires a copy of the EPCRA report in order to prevent any confusion about the particular disclosure in question.  By statute, copies of facility filings are available at the offices of designated State or local entities.  In writing the proposed and final regulations, the Agency considered these elements to be the minimum needed to successfully identify and begin the review of a trade secrecy claim.

5.	The Information Collected -- Agency Activities, Collection Methodology, and Information Management

      5 (a) Agency Activities

   * Process and store the data;

   * Review the claims for completeness, sufficiency, and frivolousness;

   * Respond to requests for confidential information from State governors, and non-confidential information from the public;

   * Respond to petitions from the public for disclosure of chemical identities claimed as trade secret; and,

   * Prepare adverse health and environmental effects data for relevant chemical identities claimed as trade secret.

      5(b) Collection Methodology and Management

      The collection of trade secrecy claims is accomplished by respondents sending their claim submissions to EPA.  The sanitized or non-trade secret versions of the EPCRA report and the substantiation are stored so as to be easily accessible to the public.  Data reported on the sanitized version of a EPCRA, section 313 report are entered in the Toxic Chemical Inventory database. The unsanitized versions of the EPCRA report and the substantiation are handled, labeled and stored in a manner protective of their confidentiality.

      The unsanitized trade secret versions of these documents are reviewed to determine the sufficiency, validity and frivolousness of the claims.  Both the sanitized and unsanitized documents are used to review the generic chemical class or category name in light of the specific chemical identity claimed as trade secret, to ensure the appropriateness of the generic description.  For section 313 claims, both chemical descriptions are reviewed and used to develop adverse health and environmental effects data which are representative of the characteristics of the specific chemical identity withheld, and protective of the trade secret chemical identity.

      While use of information technology is being encouraged in the relatively uniform EPCRA reporting sections, the unique nature and length of trade secrecy substantiation responses will not confer any special advantage to their being reported on alternative media.  Standardized responses are not expected, or encouraged, to questions about facility safeguards to protect confidentiality of a chemical; the extent of disclosure to local, State and Federal government entities; discussions of the use of the chemical and competitors' ability to discover it; and, statements on harm to competitive position.

      The public petition process applies only to a chemical identity that a facility claims as trade secret, and not to other information contained in a substantiation which a facility has claimed as a trade secret.  After receiving a petition, EPA has 30 days to determine whether the assertions on a facility's substantiation form (if true) would form a sufficient basis for a trade secrecy claim.  If the form meets the criteria of sufficiency, EPA will notify the submitter that they have 30 days to submit supplemental material supporting the truth of the assertions made in the substantiation.  If the claim does not meet the criteria of sufficiency, EPA will notify the submitter that the claim will be denied.  The facility may appeal to the Office of General Counsel or submit a statement of good cause to amend the substantiation.  EPA will then accept or reject the statement, allowing or disallowing the submission of additional information.  Finally, based on all the information a facility has submitted, EPA will determine whether the claim warrants trade secrecy protection.

       EPA-initiated reviews are conducted following the same steps involved in the public petition process and may result in an Agency decision regarding the sufficiency of the trade secrecy claims.  However, EPA-initiated reviews may be less formal and culminate in the withdrawal of a claim by a facility prior to the issuance of a formal Agency decision on the merits of the claim.  The less formal reviews usually involve claims which are determined incomplete upon EPA review or complete claims which are thought by EPA to demonstrate obvious problems or weaknesses.  In the circumstance of an incomplete package (no substantiation form), the Agency issues an NDC (Notice of Data Change).  In those instances when a complete but deficient package is submitted, the Agency issues a notice of insufficiency which is some times accepted by the facility and on one occasion during the last ICR timeframe, appealed to OGC.

      5 (c) Small Entity Flexibility

      The regulatory provisions of sections 311/312 and the statutory provision of section 313 inherently minimize the burden for small entities.  Sections 311/312 have reporting thresholds below which facilities are not required to report.  Section 313 applies only to facilities with 10 or more full-time employees.

      The decision to submit a trade secrecy claim on a EPCRA report is voluntary.  Facilities that submit trade secrecy claims are doing so because they believe it is to their benefit.  In addition, the need to claim trade secrecy protection for a chemical identity is just as important to small companies as it is to large companies.  Therefore, the need to supply information to support a submission, as well as to review it, is dependent upon a firm's demonstration that it can adequately answer the four criteria found in the statute.  Any firm, regardless of size, need only provide as much, or as little, detail as it feels necessary to support its claim under the statute.

      5 (d) Collection Schedule

      Under section 322, a specific chemical identity claimed as a trade secret is withheld from EPCRA reports.  That provision requires that claim explanations, and the information claimed as a trade secret, be submitted concurrently with the submission of the EPCRA reports.  Apart from the statutory mandate that requires the filing of a claim each time the subject chemical is reported in a EPCRA submission, an updated claim is necessary to establish the current applicability of the four statutory criteria of trade secrecy.  Even the slightest change in the circumstances which support the claim can be pivotal to the sufficiency, validity, and frivolousness of the claim.  Even where previously created substantiations are relevant and appropriate for use at a later time, EPA encourages submitters to carefully review the substantiations.

      In the case of sections 312 and 313, the reporting is annual and facilities submit a current claim annually with those reports.  Under section 311, a claim must be resubmitted to EPA if an MSDS or list is updated.  Under section 311, an initial MSDS or list must be updated within three months after the facility owner or operator discovers significant new information regarding an aspect of a hazardous chemical.  Under section 303(d)(2) and (d)(3), a claim need not be resubmitted to EPA after the initial communication to the relevant LEPC unless further communication follows between the facility and LEPC which discusses the specific chemical identity in question.

6.   Estimating the Burden and Cost of the Collection

      (a)  Estimated Number of Trade Secrecy Claims

      Costs to the Government and to respondents are based on actual numbers of trade secrecy claims received during reporting years (RYs) 2009 through 2011 and on estimates of future activity for the upcoming three-year period.  The reporting year corresponds to the calendar year. Trade secret claims are due at the same time the EPCRA reports are submitted.   For example, the deadline for submitting claims under section 312 for RY 2012 is March 1, 2013, which is the deadline for submitting the Emergency and Hazardous Chemical Inventory Form under section 312.  The deadline for RY 2012 for section 313 claims is July 1, 2013, which is the deadline for submitting Toxic Chemical Release Reporting Form.  Any facilities that wish to file trade secrecy claims in these reporting forms must submit the trade secrecy claim package with these reports to EPA.  Although Section 312 report is submitted to the SERC, LEPC and the local fire department, the trade secret claims with substantiation should be submitted to EPA.

      Table 1 presents the actual number of submissions indicating trade secret claims for all sections of EPCRA for RY09, RY10 and RY11.  For the three-year period, the total number of claims submitted under section 313 was 19. In summary, there were 9 claims by 3 facilities in RY 09, 6 claims by 2 facilities in RY 10, and 4 claims by 1 facility in RY 11. Claims submitted by a given facility were identical for each successive reporting year.
      The number of claims in Table 1 for EPCRA sections 303 to 312 may not accurately reflect the actual number of claims.  In the past, we have received a number of EPCRA reports with no claims.  We contacted those facilities and they informed us that they are simply sending a copy of the report to EPA as well as to the SERC and LEPC.  The Agency have not conducted any review of claims submitted under EPCRA sections 303 to 312 to determine if each package is complete.  Currently, the EPA reporting center managed by a contractor logs in all the trade secret documents that are received and a number is assigned to each.  A number is assigned to each document whether it is sanitized form, unsanitized form, EPCRA report (Tier II or MSDS) etc.  The numbers shown below may not reflect the actual number of claims received since each package should contain all four items as discussed in section 2(a) of this document.  The Agency is planning to initiate reviews of the claims submitted under section 303 to 312 of EPCRA during this ICR period.  In the next ICR, the numbers in Table 1 would reflect the actual number of claims received.  For this ICR, the numbers of actual claims under sections 303 to 312 is still an estimate, although it is labeled as actual number of claims.

      Table 2 shows the estimated numbers of trade secret claims under sections 303, 311, 312 and 313 expected to be filed by facilities in the new ICR period of RY12 through RY14.  No claims are expected to be filed under section 303.

                                    Table 1
	Actual Number of Trade Secret Claims

_________________________________________________________________________
SARA Section
	RY09	RY10	RY11    	Total
_________________________________________________________________________

303(d)2 and (d)(3) 	0	0	0	0

311 	24  	23  	12  	59

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312  	301  	273  	339  	913

313  	9 	6  	4  	19
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Total  	334	302	355	991

                                    Table 2
	Estimated Number of Trade Secret Claims
   __________________________________________________________________________
SARA Section
	RY12	RY13	RY14     	Total
__________________________________________________________________________
303(d)2 and (d)(3)  	0   	0         	0        	0

311	22	22	22	66

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312				304		304		304		912

313  	6  	6  	6  	18
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Total  	332  	332  	332  	996 (three years)

(b)  Estimating Agency Burden and Cost

      Costs to the Federal Government for processing trade secret claims, the petition and review processes are explained below.

      (i)  Processing and Storage of Trade Secret Claims

      EPA incurs expenses to process and store each trade secret claim submission.  These activities include affixing document control number labels and trade secret cover sheets, processing basic information about the claims, checking for completeness, and storing the submissions.  EPA must store all trade secret submissions and be prepared to respond to public petitions for disclosure of the subject chemical identities.  Both fixed and variable costs are estimated.

      Fixed costs are incurred for maintenance and operation of the existing storage and filing system for trade secret claims.  Fixed costs for the three-year period (RY09 through RY11) covered by the expiring ICR for storage space for section 313 claims were $2,185 ($728 annually).  Fixed costs for 311/312 claims for the three-year period (RY09 through RY11) covered by the expiring ICR were approximately $5,200 ($1,734 annually).  We assume the same for the period covered by this ICR.

      Variable costs are estimated by program.  For sections 311 and 312 of EPCRA, costs supporting inventory of new claims; storage, retrieval, and logging the claims on a database, are estimated to be approximately $15,000 annually.  Variable costs associated with processing section 313 claims are estimated to be approximately $2,000 annually.

      Based on these figures, costs for processing trade secret submissions for OEI and OEM are estimated to be $19,479 per year or a total of $58,437 for the three-year period covered by this ICR.

       (ii)  Petition/Claim Review

      In addition to the costs associated with processing and storing trade secret claim documents, the Federal government will also incur costs by responding to petitions filed by the public requesting the Agency's review of specific claims, and as a result of EPA initiated review of claims.

      The actual number of petitions which has been filed over the history of the program is two; the first petition in 1989 pertained to one claim, and the second in 1990 pertained to 10 claims asserted by one facility.  No new petitions have been received by the Agency since 1990.

      In the previous ICR, the Agency based its estimates of future burden and costs for complex reviews on data pertaining to actual reviews conducted under section 313, which were estimated to be five per year. However, no high level, complex reviews were performed in the previous three-year ICR period. This ICR is estimating that three high-level Agency reviews will take place during the next three-year period. The average burden per complex review is estimated at 37 hours, and the average cost per review is estimated to be $1,788.95 (all labor at fully-loaded GS 13, Step 5, rate for 2012).  The annual burden for three complex reviews is thus estimated to be 111 hours and the total annual cost, $5,367.  For the three-year period, the total burden is estimated to be 333 hours, and the cost, $16,101.  The Agency have not initiated reviews of claims made under sections 311 and 312 but may review in the next ICR period.

      Under section 322(g), EPA has the responsibility to provide trade secret information to States that request such information. However, EPA does not receive such requests so this ICR does not estimate costs or burdens because no additional requests are expected, and the Agency does not have adequate experience on which to base an estimate.

      6(c) Estimating Respondent Burden and Costs

      One of the major cost components associated with trade secret claims is the cost to facilities to prepare substantiations.  The time required to complete this process for each chemical will vary with the complexity of the situation, the number of chemicals that a facility seeks to claim as trade secrets, and the amount of detail that a facility includes in each answer.

      EPA contacted a few facilities (see section 5 of this document) to estimate the time it takes to fill out the substantiation form submitted with each claim.  The average number of hours per chemical reported by facilities is 7.4 to 8.0 hours. Although the facilities that the Agency contacted informed us that it takes less time to re-submit claims that were submitted previously, EPA is using the conservative estimate of 9.5 hours that has been used in previous ICRs. For each claim, EPA assumes that the technical personnel will spend 5.5 hours to prepare answers to each question in the substantiation form, management will spend 3.0 hours to review the claim and substantiation and the attorney will spend 0.5 hours to review the claim.  Finally, clerical staff will spend 0.5 hours to make copies and mail the package to EPA.

      Although it takes less time for facilities to re-submit claims, we assume that current facilities and new facilities may take the same time to complete the trade secret claim package.

      As discussed in section 6(a) of this document, the actual of number of claims submitted under sections 303 to 312 are not available, however we used some conservative estimate in providing the number of claim we expect to be submitted during the period covered by this ICR in Table 2.  During this ICR period, EPA is planning to conduct an initial review to determine if facilities have submitted a complete package for each claim.  The next ICR would show the actual number of claims received rather than estimate.

      Information on the number of claims for section 313 in Table 1 and 2 reflect more closely to the actual number of claims.

 	The cost to respondents is estimated based on the time needed to complete the substantiation forms and submit to EPA.  Hourly wage rates, including fringe costs and overhead, are $77.92 for management labor, $84.00 for lawyer, $64.24 for technical labor, and $39.74 for clerical labor.  (Source:  Bureau of Labor and Statistics, March 2012).  For one claim at a facility, the unit cost is estimated to be $620.95.

	EPA estimates that approximately 332 facilities (Table 2) may submit trade secret claims annually under sections 303, 311, 312 and 313 of EPCRA.  The estimated burden for 332 facilities is 3,154 hrs at a cost of $206,155 annually (9,462 hours at a cost of $618,466 for three years covered by this ICR).

   ii) Petition and Review

	As mentioned in the previous section of this document, EPA does not expect any petitions under any of the sections of EPCRA during the period covered by this ICR. EPA only has received two petitions as of 1990.  Therefore, we do not expect any burden associated with this activity.

      (iv)  Capital and O&M Costs

      No capital and operation and maintenance costs are associated with any requirements in this ICR.

      (v)  Explanation of Difference of Annual Reporting Burden

      The previous ICR requested an average annual burden of 3,106 hours, while this ICR requests 3,154 hours.  The increase in burden is due to the slight increase in the number of facilities that EPA estimates for the next three years covered by this ICR.  The annual number of estimated in the previous ICR was 327, while this ICR estimates 332 claims.

      6(d) Burden Statement

      The annual public reporting and recordkeeping burden for this collection of information is estimated to average 9.5 hours per response.  Burden means the total time, effort, or financial resources expended by persons to generate, maintain, retain, or disclose or provide information to or for a Federal agency.  This includes the time needed to review instructions; develop, acquire, install, and utilize technology and systems for the purposes of collecting, validating, and verifying information, processing and maintaining information, and disclosing and providing information; adjust the existing ways to comply with any previously applicable instructions and requirements; train personnel to be able to respond to a collection of information; search data sources; complete and review the collection of information; and transmit or otherwise disclose the information.  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.  The OMB control numbers for EPA's regulations are listed in 40 CFR part 9 and 48 CFR chapter 15.
 To comment on the Agency's need for this information, the accuracy of the provided burden estimates, and any suggested methods for minimizing respondent burden, including the use of automated collection techniques, EPA has established a public docket for this ICR under Docket ID Number EPA-HQ-SFUND-2006-0361, which is available for online viewing at www.regulations.gov, or in person viewing at the Superfund Docket Center (EPA/DC), EPA West, Room 3334, 1301 Constitution Avenue, NW, Washington, D.C.  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<PHONE_NUMBER>, and the telephone number for the Superfund docket is<PHONE_NUMBER>.  An electronic version of the public docket is available at www.regulations.gov.  This site can be used to submit or view public comments, access the index listing of the contents of the public docket, and to access those documents in the public docket that are available electronically.  When in the system, select "search," then key in the Docket ID Number identified above.  Also, you can send comments to the Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs, Office of Management and Budget, 725 17th Street, NW, Washington, D.C. 20503, Attention: Desk Officer for EPA.  Please include the EPA Docket ID Number EPA-HQ-SFUND-2006-0361and OMB Control Number 2050-0078 in any correspondence.


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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration

49 CFR Parts 383 and 384

[FMCSA-2007-27748]
RIN 2126-AB66

Minimum Training Requirements for Entry-Level Commercial Motor
Vehicle Operators

AGENCY: Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA), DOT.

ACTION: Final rule; correction.

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SUMMARY: FMCSA is correcting a final rule that appeared in the Federal
Register of December 8, 2016 (81 FR 88732), regarding the establishment
of new minimum training standards for certain individuals applying for
their commercial driver's license (CDL) for the first time; an upgrade
of their CDL (e.g., a Class B CDL holder seeking a Class A CDL); or a
hazardous materials (H), passenger (P), or school bus (S) endorsement
for the first time.

DATES: The effective date of this correction is February 6, 2017.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Mr. Richard Clemente, Driver and
Carrier Operations (MC-PSD) Division, FMCSA, 1200 New Jersey Ave SE.,
Washington, DC 20590-0001, by telephone at<PHONE_NUMBER>, or by email at
<EMAIL_ADDRESS>
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The FMCSA makes minor corrections to fix
errors in the final rule published on December 8, 2016. In instruction
10, amending Sec.  383.73, the Agency corrects ``(b)(10)'' to read
``(b)(11)'' in both the instruction and associated regulatory

text. Additionally in Sec.  383.73, FMCSA changes paragraph ``(e)(8)''
to read ``(e)(9)'' in both the instruction and associated regulatory
text. In instruction 13, amending Part 383, the Agency changes ``Sec.
384.235'' to read ``Sec.  384.236.'' These changes are required because
as written, the instruction and associated regulatory text would have
deleted the recent changes published in the Federal Register on
December 5, 2016, in the final rule titled ``Commercial Driver's
License Drug and Alcohol Clearinghouse'' (Clearinghouse) (81 FR 87686,
RIN 2126-AB18, Docket No. FMCSA-2011-0031). FMCSA makes these
corrections in this document to ensure the original language in the
Clearinghouse final rule remains in effect.

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Therefore, in FR Doc. 2016-28012 appearing on page 88803 in the Federal
Register of December 8, 2016, the following corrections are made:

Sec.  383.73   [Corrected]

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1. On page 88803, in the first column, in Part 383, amendatory
instruction 10 is corrected to read as follows:

    ``10. Amend Sec.  383.73 by revising paragraph (b)(3)
introductory text and paragraph (b)(3)(ii) and by adding paragraphs
(b)(11), (e)(9), and (p) to read as follows:''

    The corrected paragraphs (b)(11) and (e)(9) read as follows''

Sec.  383.73  State procedures.

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    (b) * * *
    (11) Beginning on February 7, 2020, not conduct a skills test of an
applicant for a Class A or Class B CDL, or a passenger (P) or school
bus (S) endorsement until the State verifies electronically that the
applicant completed the training prescribed in subpart F of part 380 of
this subchapter.
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    (e) * * *
    (9) Beginning on February 7, 2020, not issue an upgrade to a Class
A or Class B CDL, or a passenger (P), school bus (S), or hazardous
materials (H) endorsement, unless the applicant has completed the
training required by subpart F of part 380 of this subchapter.

Sec.  384.235   [Corrected]

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2. On page 88803, in the third column, in Part 384, amendatory
instruction 13 is corrected to read as follows:

    ``13. Add Sec.  384.236 to subpart B to read as follows:''
    The corrected section reads as follows:

Sec.  384.236  Entry-level driver training provider notification.

    The State must meet the entry-level driver training provider
notification requirement of Sec.  383.73(p) of this chapter.

    Issued under authority delegated in 49 CFR 1.87 on: December 27,
2016.
Larry W. Minor,
Associate Administrator of Policy.
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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission

[Docket No. EL18-7-000]

American Electric Power Service Corporation v. Midcontinent
Independent System Operator, Inc.; Notice of Complaint

    Take notice that on October 10, 2017, pursuant to section 206 of
the Federal Power Act, 16 U.S.C. 824(e), and Rule 206 of the Federal
Energy Regulatory Commission's (Commission) Rules of Practice and
Procedure, 18 CFR 385.206, American Electric Power Service Corporation
on behalf of its operating company affiliates that are transmission
owners (TOs) in the PJM Interconnection, L.L.C. (PJM) (together AEP or
Complainants) \1\ filed a formal complaint against Midcontinent
Independent System Operator, Inc. (MISO or Respondent) alleging that
MISO failed to provide AEP and other PJM TOs with more than $4.8
million of revenues from Seams Elimination Charge/Cost Adjustments/
Assignments, a non-bypassable surcharge designed to recover all of the
revenues lost due to the elimination of through and out rates on
December 1, 2004 in the MISO/PJM region, all as more fully explained in
the complaint.
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    \1\ American Electric Power Service Corporation (AEPSC) is
filing this Complaint on behalf of its following operating company
affiliates: Appalachian Power Company, Indiana Michigan Power
Company, Kentucky Power Company, Kingsport Power Company, Ohio Power
Company, and Wheeling Power Company.
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    AEP certifies that copies of the complaint were served on the
contacts for the Midcontinent Independent System Operator, Inc. as
listed on the Commission's list of Corporate Officials.
    Any person desiring to intervene or to protest this filing must
file in accordance with Rules 211 and 214 of the Commission's Rules of
Practice and Procedure (18 CFR 385.211, 385.214). Protests will be
considered by the Commission in determining the appropriate action to
be taken, but will not serve to make protestants parties to the
proceeding. Any person wishing to become a party must file a notice of
intervention or motion to intervene, as

appropriate. The Respondent's answer and all interventions, or protests
must be filed on or before the comment date. The Respondent's answer,
motions to intervene, and protests must be served on the Complainants.
    The Commission encourages electronic submission of protests and
interventions in lieu of paper using the eFiling link at http://www.ferc.gov. Persons unable to file electronically should submit an
original and 5 copies of the protest or intervention to the Federal
Energy Regulatory Commission, 888 First Street NE., Washington, DC
20426.
    This filing is accessible on-line at http://www.ferc.gov, using the
eLibrary link and is available for electronic review in the
Commission's Public Reference Room in Washington, DC. There is an
eSubscription link on the Web site that enables subscribers to receive
email notification when a document is added to a subscribed docket(s).
For assistance with any FERC Online service, please email
<EMAIL_ADDRESS>or call<PHONE_NUMBER> (toll free). For
TTY, call<PHONE_NUMBER>.
    Comment Date: 5:00 p.m. Eastern Time on October 30, 2017.

    Dated: October 11, 2017.
Nathaniel J. Davis, Sr.,
Deputy Secretary.
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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

40 CFR Part 52

[EPA-R03-OAR-2009-0881; FRL-9308-9]

Approval and Promulgation of Air Quality Implementation Plans;
Pennsylvania; Revisions to Requirements for Major Sources Locating in
or Impacting a Nonattainment Area in Allegheny County

AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).

ACTION: Direct final rule.

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SUMMARY: EPA is taking direct final action to approve a revision to the
Pennsylvania State Implementation Plan (SIP) which was submitted on
November 16, 2006 by the Pennsylvania Department of Environmental
Protection (PADEP). This change to Allegheny County's Air Pollution
Control Rules and Regulations amends the existing requirements for
sources locating in or impacting a nonattainment area in Allegheny
County by incorporating Federal modeling requirements. EPA is approving
these revisions to the Pennsylvania SIP in accordance with the
requirements of the Clean Air Act (CAA).

DATES: This rule is effective on August 9, 2011 without further notice,
unless EPA receives adverse written comment by July 11, 2011. If EPA
receives such comments, it will publish a timely withdrawal of the
direct final rule in the Federal Register and inform the public that
the rule will not take effect.

ADDRESSES: Submit your comments, identified by Docket ID Number EPA-
R03-OAR-2009-0881 by one of the following methods:
    A. http://www.regulations.gov. Follow the on-line instructions for
submitting comments.
    B. E-mail<EMAIL_ADDRESS>    C. Mail: EPA-R03-OAR-2009-0881, Kathleen Cox, Associate Director,
Office of Permits and Air Toxics, Mailcode 3AP10, U.S. Environmental
Protection Agency, Region III, 1650 Arch Street, Philadelphia,
Pennsylvania 19103.
    D. Hand Delivery: At the previously-listed EPA Region III address.
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-R03-OAR-
2009-0881. EPA's policy is that all comments received will be included
in the public docket without change, and may be made available online
at http://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 http://www.regulations.gov or e-mail. The http://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 e-mail comment directly to EPA without
going through http://www.regulations.gov, your e-mail 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.
    Docket: All documents in the electronic docket are listed in the
http://www.regulations.gov index. Although listed in the index, some
information is not publicly available, i.e., CBI or other information
whose disclosure is restricted by statute. Certain other material, such
as copyrighted material, is not placed on the Internet and will be
publicly available only in hard copy form. Publicly available docket
materials are available either electronically in http://www.regulations.gov or in hard copy during normal business hours at the
Air Protection Division, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Region
III, 1650 Arch Street, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 19103. Copies of the
State submittal are available at the Pennsylvania Department of
Environmental Protection, Bureau of Air Quality Control, P.O. Box 8468,
400 Market Street, Harrisburg, Pennsylvania 17105; and the Allegheny
County Health Department, Bureau of Environmental Quality, Division of
Air Quality, 301 39th Street, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania 15201.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Paul T. Wentworth, P.E. (215) 814-
2183, or by e-mail at<EMAIL_ADDRESS>
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

I. Background

    Throughout this rulemaking action, whenever ``we,'' ``us,'' or
``our'' is used, we are referring to EPA. On November 16, 2006, PADEP
submitted a revision to the Pennsylvania SIP. This change to Allegheny
County's Air Pollution Control Rules and Regulations amends the
existing requirements for sources locating in or impacting a
nonattainment area by incorporating Federal modeling requirements.

II. Summary of the SIP Revision

    EPA is approving a formal revision to the Pennsylvania SIP
submitted by the State on November 16, 2006 by the PADEP. This SIP
revision adds a new paragraph (2102.06.g.) to Allegheny

County's Article XXI Air Pollution Control Rules and Regulations and
amends the existing requirements for sources locating in or impacting
nonattainment areas by incorporating the modeling requirements from 40
CFR part 51, subpart I, entitled ``Review of New Sources and
Modifications.'' These requirements specify that where air quality
models are used to meet the provisions of this section, modeling must
be based on the applicable models and other requirements specified in
40 CFR part 51, appendix W, entitled ``Federal Guideline on Air Quality
Models'' (Guideline). Additionally, these requirements explicitly state
where an air quality model specified in the Guideline is inappropriate,
the model may be modified or another model substituted but only on a
case-by-case basis or, where appropriate, on a generic basis for a
specific State program. Modifying or substituting a model requires
written approval of the EPA Administrator. In addition, the use of a
modified or substituted model is subject to public comment under
procedures set forth in Federal regulation 40 CFR 51.102.

III. Final Action

    EPA is approving a revision to the Pennsylvania SIP as submitted on
November 16, 2006. This revision adds the modeling requirements in 40
CFR part 51, subpart I as a new paragraph 2102.06.g., entitled
``Requirements of Modeling'', to Allegheny County's Article XXI,
section 2102.06, ``Major Sources Locating in or Impacting a
Nonattainment Area.'' EPA is publishing this rule without prior
proposal because EPA views this as a non-controversial amendment and
anticipates no adverse comment. This revision to Allegheny County's
regulation 2102.06, addresses the requirements in Federal regulation 40
CFR part 51 subpart I. However, in the ``Proposed Rules'' section of
today's Federal Register, EPA is publishing a separate document that
will serve as the proposal to approve the SIP revision if adverse
comments are filed. This rule will be effective on August 9, 2011
without further notice unless EPA receives adverse comment by July 11,
2011. If EPA receives adverse comment, EPA will publish a timely
withdrawal in the Federal Register informing the public that the rule
will not take effect. EPA will address all public comments in a
subsequent final rule based on the proposed rule. EPA will not
institute a second comment period on this action. Any parties
interested in commenting must do so at this time.

IV. Statutory and Executive Order Reviews

A. General Requirements

    Under the CAA, the Administrator is required to approve a SIP
submission that complies with the provisions of the CAA and applicable
Federal regulations. 42 U.S.C. 7410(k); 40 CFR 52.02(a). Thus, in
reviewing SIP submissions, EPA's role is to approve state choices,
provided that they meet the criteria of the CAA. Accordingly, this
action merely approves state law as meeting Federal requirements and
does not impose additional requirements beyond those imposed by state
law. For that reason, this action:
     Is not a ``significant regulatory action'' subject to
review by the Office of Management and Budget under Executive Order
12866 (58 FR 51735, October 4, 1993);
     Does not impose an information collection burden under the
provisions of the Paperwork Reduction Act (44 U.S.C. 3501 et seq.);
     Is certified as not having a significant economic impact
on a substantial number of small entities under the Regulatory
Flexibility Act (5 U.S.C. 601 et seq.);
     Does not contain any unfunded mandate or significantly or
uniquely affect small governments, as described in the Unfunded
Mandates Reform Act of 1995 (Pub. L. 104-4);
     Does not have Federalism implications as specified in
Executive Order 13132 (64 FR 43255, August 10, 1999);
     Is not an economically significant regulatory action based
on health or safety risks subject to Executive Order 13045 (62 FR
19885, April 23, 1997);
     Is not a significant regulatory action subject to
Executive Order 13211 (66 FR 28355, May 22, 2001);
     Is not subject to requirements of Section 12(d) of the
National Technology Transfer and Advancement Act of 1995 (15 U.S.C. 272
note) because application of those requirements would be inconsistent
with the CAA; and
     Does not provide EPA with the discretionary authority to
address, as appropriate, disproportionate human health or environmental
effects, using practicable and legally permissible methods, under
Executive Order 12898 (59 FR 7629, February 16, 1994).
    In addition, this rule does not have tribal implications as
specified by Executive Order 13175 (65 FR 67249, November 9, 2000),
because the SIP is not approved to apply in Indian country located in
the State, and EPA notes that it will not impose substantial direct
costs on tribal governments or preempt tribal law.

B. Submission to Congress and the Comptroller General

    The Congressional Review Act, 5 U.S.C. 801 et seq., as added by the
Small Business Regulatory Enforcement Fairness Act of 1996, generally
provides that before a rule may take effect, the agency promulgating
the rule must submit a rule report, which includes a copy of the rule,
to each House of the Congress and to the Comptroller General of the
United States. EPA will submit a report containing this action and
other required information to the U.S. Senate, the U.S. House of
Representatives, and the Comptroller General of the United States prior
to publication of the rule in the Federal Register. A major rule cannot
take effect until 60 days after it is published in the Federal
Register. This action is not a ``major rule'' as defined by 5 U.S.C.
804(2).

C. Petitions for Judicial Review

    Under section 307(b)(1) of the CAA, petitions for judicial review
of this action must be filed in the United States Court of Appeals for
the appropriate circuit by August 9, 2011. Filing a petition for
reconsideration by the Administrator of this final rule does not affect
the finality of this action for the purposes of judicial review nor
does it extend the time within which a petition for judicial review may
be filed, and shall not postpone the effectiveness of such rule or
action. Parties with objections to this direct final rule are
encouraged to file a comment in response to the parallel notice of
proposed rulemaking for this action published in the proposed rules
section of today's Federal Register, rather than file an immediate
petition for judicial review of this direct final rule, so that EPA can
withdraw this direct final rule and address the comment in the proposed
rulemaking.
    This action which modifies the Pennsylvania SIP by adding the
Federal modeling requirements of 40 CFR part 51, subpart I for
Allegheny County may not be challenged later in proceedings to enforce
its requirements. (See section 307(b)(2).)

List of Subjects in 40 CFR Part 52

    Environmental protection, Air pollution control, Carbon monoxide,
Incorporation by reference, Intergovernmental relations, Lead, Nitrogen
dioxide, Ozone, Particulate matter, Reporting and recordkeeping
requirements, Sulfur oxides, Volatile organic compounds.

    Dated: May 6, 2011.
W.C. Early,
Acting Regional Administrator, Region III.

    40 CFR part 52 is amended as follows:

PART 52--[AMENDED]

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1. The authority citation for part 52 continues to read as follows:

    Authority:  42 U.S.C. 7401 et seq.

Subpart NN--Pennsylvania

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2. In Sec.  52.2020, the table in paragraph (c)(2) is amended by
amending the entry for section 2102.06 to read as follows:

Sec.  52.2020  Identification of plan.

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2102.06..................  Major Sources Locating in         7/10/05  6/10/11 [Insert page  Addition of new
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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

40 CFR Part 52

[EPA-R08-OAR-2016-0366, FRL-9953-78-Region 8]

Approval and Promulgation of State Implementation Plan Revisions
to Primary Air Quality Standards, Minor Source Baseline Date,
Incorporation by Reference, and 2008 Ozone NAAQS Infrastructure
Requirements for CAA Section 110(a)(2)(C) and (D)(i)(II); Wyoming

AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).

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SUMMARY: The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is approving State
Implementation Plan (SIP) revisions submitted by the State of Wyoming
in two submittals on May 28, 2015 and one submittal on November 6,
2015. The final amendments update the version of the Code of Federal
Regulations (CFR) incorporated by reference into the Wyoming Air
Quality Standards and Regulations (WAQSR) for Chapter 2, Ambient
Standards, Sections 12; Chapter 3, General Emission Standards, Section
9; and Chapter 6, Prevention of Significant Deterioration, Section 4.
The EPA also approves the revision in one of the May 28, 2015
submittals that updates a citation to a Federal Register article (i.e.,
Federal Register notice) under the definition of ``tpy CO2
equivalent emissions (CO2e),'' and lists a new minor source
baseline date for fine particulate. The EPA also approves the updates
to the primary air quality standards for particulate matter
(PM2.5) to reflect federal updates that went into effect in
January 2013. The updated primary PM2.5 standard is 12
micrograms per cubic meter ([micro]g/m\3\) annual arithmetic mean
concentration, which is lowered from its previous level of 15 [micro]g/
m\3\. The EPA is also approving portions of the State's February 6,
2014 2008 ozone National Ambient Air Quality Standards (NAAQS)
infrastructure certification regarding prevention of significant
deterioration (PSD). The EPA is not taking action in this final rule on
the Chapter 6, Permitting Requirements, Section 14 portion of a May 24,
2012 submittal or one of the May 28, 2015 submittals because it has
been superseded by a November 6, 2015 submittal that the EPA approved
in a separate action. The EPA is not taking action on a May 24, 2012
submittal or a March 8, 2013 submittal because they have been
superseded by one of the May 28, 2015 submittals.

DATES: This rule is effective on November 14, 2016.

ADDRESSES: The EPA has established a docket for this action under
Docket ID No. EPA-R08-OAR-2016-0366. All documents in the docket are
listed on the http://www.regulations.gov Web site. 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, is not placed on the
Internet and will be publicly available only in hard copy form.
Publicly available docket materials are available through http://www.regulations.gov, or please contact the person identified in the FOR
FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT section for additional availability
information.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Jody Ostendorf, Air Program, U.S.
Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Region 8, Mail Code 8P-AR, 1595
Wynkoop Street, Denver, Colorado 80202-1129,<PHONE_NUMBER>,
<EMAIL_ADDRESS>
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

I. Background

    In our proposed rule (PR) (81 FR 53365, Aug. 12, 2016), the EPA
proposed to approve SIP revisions submitted by the State of Wyoming on
May 28, 2015 and November 6, 2015.

The amendments proposed to update the version of the CFR incorporated
by reference into the rules of the State of Wyoming for Chapter 2,
Ambient Standards for Particulate Matter, Section 12; and Chapter 3,
General Emission Standards, Section 9. The EPA also proposed to approve
updates to a citation to a Federal Register article (i.e., Federal
Register notice) under the definition of ``tpy CO2
equivalent emissions (CO2e),'' and a new minor source
baseline date for fine particulate for Sweetwater County of December
12, 2012 into WAQSR Chapter 6, Section 4. The EPA proposed to approve
an update to the primary air quality standard for PM2.5 that
reflects federal updates that went into effect in January 2013 into
WAQSR Chapter 2, Section 2 subsections (b), (b)(i), (b)(i)(A),
(b)(i)(B) and (b)(ii), and which renumbered some portions of Section 2
subsection (b) to (b)(iii), other portions of Section 2 subsection (b)
to (c), and Section 2 subsection (c) to (d). The EPA also proposed to
approve an update to the version of the American Society for Testing
and Materials incorporated by reference into WAQSR for Chapter 3,
Section 9.
    Additionally, in our PR, the EPA proposed to approve infrastructure
elements (C) and (D)(i)(II) prong 3 for the 2008 ozone NAAQS from the
State's February 6, 2014 certification. Infrastructure requirements for
SIPs are set forth in Section 110(a)(1) and (2) of the CAA. Section
110(a)(2) lists the specific infrastructure elements that a SIP must
contain or satisfy.

II. Response to Comments

    No comments were received during the public comment period.

III. Final Action

    For the reasons expressed in the proposed rule, the EPA is taking
final action to approve SIP revisions submitted by the State of Wyoming
on May 28, 2015 and November 6, 2015 discussed in Section I. The EPA is
also approving infrastructure elements (C) and (D)(i)(II) prong 3 for
the 2008 ozone NAAQS from the State's February 6, 2014 certification.

IV. Incorporation by Reference

    In this rule, the EPA is finalizing regulatory text that includes
incorporation by reference. In accordance with requirements of 1 CFR
51.5, the EPA is finalizing the incorporation by reference of the WAQSR
pertaining to General Emission Standards, Prevention of Significant
Deterioration, and Ambient Standards, as discussed in
Section I. Therefore, these materials have been approved by EPA for
inclusion in the State implementation plan, have been incorporated by
reference by EPA into that plan, are fully federally enforceable under
sections 110 and 113 of the CAA as of the effective date of the final
rulemaking of EPA's approval, and will be incorporated by reference by
the Director of the Federal Register in the next update to the SIP
compilation.\1\ The EPA has made, and will continue to make, these
documents generally available electronically through
www.regulations.gov and/or at the EPA Region 8 Office (please contact
the person identified in the ``For Further Information Contact''
section of this preamble for more information).
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V. Statutory and Executive Orders Review

    Under the Clean Air Act, the Administrator is required to approve a
SIP submission that complies with the provisions of the Act and
applicable federal regulations. 42 U.S.C. 7410(k); 40 CFR 52.02(a).
Thus, in reviewing SIP submissions, the EPA's role is to approve state
choices, provided that they meet the criteria of the Clean Air Act.
Accordingly, this action merely approves state law as meeting federal
requirements and does not impose additional requirements beyond those
imposed by state law. For that reason, this action:
     Is not a ``significant regulatory action'' subject to
review by the Office of Management and Budget under Executive Orders
12866 (58 FR 51735, October 4, 1993) and 13563 (76 FR 3821, January 21,
2011);
     does not impose an information collection burden under the
provisions of the Paperwork Reduction Act (44 U.S.C. 3501 et seq.);
     is certified as not having a significant economic impact
on a substantial number of small entities under the Regulatory
Flexibility Act (5 U.S.C. 601 et seq.);
     does not contain any unfunded mandate or significantly or
uniquely affect small governments, as described in the Unfunded
Mandates Reform Act of 1995 (Pub. L. 104-4);
     does not have Federalism implications as specified in
Executive Order 13132 (64 FR 43255, August 10, 1999);
     is not an economically significant regulatory action based
on health or safety risks subject to Executive Order 13045 (62 FR
19885, April 23, 1997);
     is not a significant regulatory action subject to
Executive Order 13211 (66 FR 28355, May 22, 2001);
     is not subject to requirements of Section 12(d) of the
National Technology Transfer and Advancement Act of 1995 (15 U.S.C. 272
note) because application of those requirements would be inconsistent
with the Clean Air Act; and
     does not provide the EPA with the discretionary authority
to address, as appropriate, disproportionate human health or
environmental effects, using practicable and legally permissible
methods, under Executive Order 12898 (59 FR 7629, February 16, 1994).
    In addition, the SIP is not approved to apply on any Indian
reservation land or in any other area where the EPA or an Indian tribe
has demonstrated that a tribe has jurisdiction. In those areas of
Indian country, the rule does not have tribal implications and will not
impose substantial direct costs on tribal governments or preempt tribal
law as specified by Executive Order 13175 (65 FR 67249, November 9,
2000).
    The Congressional Review Act, 5 U.S.C. 801 et seq., as added by the
Small Business Regulatory Enforcement Fairness Act of 1996, generally
provides that before a rule may take effect, the agency promulgating
the rule must submit a rule report, which includes a copy of the rule,
to each House of the Congress and to the Comptroller General of the
United States. The EPA will submit a report containing this action and
other required information to the U.S. Senate, the U.S. House of
Representatives, and the Comptroller General of the United States prior
to publication of the rule in the Federal Register. A major rule cannot
take effect until 60 days after it is published in the Federal
Register. This action is not a ``major rule'' as defined by 5 U.S.C.
804(2).
    Under Section 307(b)(1) of the Clean Air Act, petitions for
judicial review of this action must be filed in the United States Court
of Appeals for the appropriate circuit by December 12, 2016. Filing a
petition for reconsideration by the Administrator of this final rule
does not affect the finality of this action for the purposes of
judicial review nor does it extend the time within which a petition for
judicial review may be filed, and shall not postpone the effectiveness
of such rule or action. This action may not be challenged later in
proceedings to enforce its requirements. (See CAA Section 307(b)(2)).

List of Subjects in 40 CFR Part 52

    Environmental protection, Air pollution control, Carbon monoxide,
Incorporation by reference, Intergovernmental relations, Greenhouse
gases, Lead, Nitrogen dioxide, Ozone, Particulate matter, Reporting and
recordkeeping requirements, Sulfur oxides, Volatile organic compounds.

    Authority:  42 U.S.C. 7401 et seq.

    Dated: September 22, 2016.
Shaun L. McGrath,
Regional Administrator, Region 8.

    40 CFR part 52 is amended to read as follows:

PART 52--APPROVAL AND PROMULGATION OF IMPLEMENTATION PLANS

0
1. The authority citation for part 52 continues to read as follows:

    Authority:  42 U.S.C. 7401 et seq.

Subpart ZZ--Wyoming

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2. Section 52.2620 is amended:
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a. In paragraph (c) under ``Chapter 02. Ambient Standards.'' by
revising the entry for ``Section 02'', adding an entry ``Section 02
(b), (c), and (d)'', and revising the entry for ``Section 12'';
0
b. In paragraph (c) under ``Chapter 03. General Emission Standards.''
by revising the entry for ``Section 09''; and
0
c. In paragraph (c) under ``Chapter 06. Permitting Requirements.'' by
revising the entry for ``Section 04.''.
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d. In paragraph (e) by adding an entry for ``(26) XXVI, Infrastructure
SIP for Section 110(a)(2)(C) and (D)(i)(II) prong 3-2008 Ozone NAAQS''
at the end of the table.
    The revisions and addition read as follows:

Sec.  52.2620  Identification of plan.

* * * * *
    (c) * * *

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                                                     State       EPA effective     Final rule
           Rule No.               Rule title    effective date       date        citation/date       Comments
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                                                  * * * * * * *
                                          Chapter 02. Ambient Standards
Section 02...................  Ambient                9/7/2010      10/27/2014  79 FR 50840, 8/  All, except
                                standards for                                    26/14.           Section 02(b)
                                particulate                                                       and (c).
                                matter.
Section 02 (b), (c), and (d).  Ambient              10/13/2015     11/14/2016.  10/12/2016.      ...............
                                standards for                                    [Insert date
                                particulate                                      of publication
                                matter.                                          in the Federal
                                                                                Register].

                                                  * * * * * * *
Section 12...................  Incorporation        10/13/2015     11/14/2016.  10/12/2016.      ...............
                                by reference.                                    [Insert date
                                                                                of publication
                                                                                in the Federal
                                                                                Register].
                                     Chapter 03. General Emission Standards

                                                  * * * * * * *
Section 09...................  Incorporation        11/18/2014     11/14/2016.  10/12/2016.      ...............
                                by reference.                                    [Insert date
                                                                                of publication
                                                                                in the Federal
                                                                                Register].

                                                  * * * * * * *
                                       Chapter 06. Permitting Requirements

                                                  * * * * * * *
Section 04...................  Prevention of         3/28/2012        1/6/2014  78 FR 73445, 12/ Except
                                significant                                      06/13.           definition of
                                deterioration.                                                    ``Greenhouse
                                                                                gases (GHGs)''
                                                                                (i)(A).
Section 04...................  Prevention of        11/18/2014     11/14/2016.  10/12/2016.      Only
                                significant                                      [Insert date     definitions of
                                deterioration.                                   of publication   ``Greenhouse
                                                                                in the Federal   gases (GHGs)''
                                                                                Register].       (i)(A) and
                                                                                ``Minor source
                                                                                baseline
                                                                                date''
                                                                                (iv)(D).

                                                  * * * * * * *
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    (e) * * *

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                                                     State       EPA effective     Final rule
           Rule No.               Rule title    effective date       date        citation/date       Comments
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                                                  * * * * * * *
(26)XXVI.....................  Infrastructure       02/06/2014     11/14/2016.  10/12/2016.      Only includes
                                SIP for                                          [Insert date     111(a)(2)(C)
                                Section                                          of publication   and (D)(i)(II)
                                110(a)(2)(C)                                     in the Federal   prong 3 for
                                and (D)(i)(II)                                   Register].       2008 Ozone
                                prong 3 for                                                       NAAQS.
                                2008 Ozone
                                NAAQS.
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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

[ER-FRL-9045-4]

Environmental Impact Statements; Notice of Availability

    Responsible Agency: Office of Federal Activities, General
Information<PHONE_NUMBER> or https://www.epa.gov/ nepa/.

Weekly receipt of Environmental Impact Statements
Filed 06/10/2019 Through 06/14/2019
Pursuant to 40 CFR 1506.9.

Notice

    Section 309(a) of the Clean Air Act requires that EPA make public
its comments on EISs issued by other Federal agencies. EPA's comment
letters on EISs are available at: https://cdxnodengn.epa.gov/cdx-enepa-public/action/eis/search.

EIS No. 20190110, Draft, USFS, UT, High Uintas Wilderness Domestic
Sheep Analysis Project (Ashley and UWC National Forests), Comment
Period Ends: 08/05/2019, Contact: Paul Cowley<PHONE_NUMBER>
EIS No. 20190131, Final, BLM, NV, Gemfield Mine Project, Review Period
Ends: 07/22/2019, Contact: Kevin Hurrell<PHONE_NUMBER>
EIS No. 20190132, Draft Supplement, USFS, MT, Montanore Evaluation
Project, Comment Period Ends: 08/08/2019, Contact: Craig Towery 406-
293-6211
EIS No. 20190133, Draft, USFS, ID, Huckleberry Landscape Restoration
Project, Comment Period Ends: 08/05/2019, Contact: Ronda Bishop 208-
253-0101
EIS No. 20190134, Draft, USFWS, CA, Placer County Conservation Program
Environmental Impact Statement/Environmental Impact Report, Comment
Period Ends: 08/20/2019, Contact: Mike Thomas<PHONE_NUMBER>
EIS No. 20190135, Draft, BLM, ID, Programmatic EIS for Fuel Breaks in
the Great Basin, Comment Period Ends: 08/05/2019, Contact: Marlo Draper
208-373-3812
EIS No. 20190136, Draft, BLM, CO, Draft Eastern Colorado Resource
Management Plan and Environmental Impact Statement, Comment Period
Ends: 09/20/2019, Contact: John Smeins, Project Manager<PHONE_NUMBER>
EIS No. 20190138, Draft, FERC, CA, Bucks Creek Hydropower Project,
Comment Period Ends: 08/05/2019, Contact: Office of External Affairs
866-208-3372

Amended Notice

EIS No. 20140102, Final, USFS, ID, Lost Creek-Boulder Creek Landscape
Restoration Project, Review Period Ends: 08/05/2019, Contact: Erin
Phelps<PHONE_NUMBER>

    Revision to FR Notice Published 04/04/2014; the U.S. Department of
Agriculture's Forest Service is reopening the review period to end 08/
05/2019 due to an errata to the Final EIS.

    Dated: June 18, 2019.
Robert Tomiak,
Director, Office of Federal Activities.
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DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY

Federal Emergency Management Agency

[Internal Agency Docket No. FEMA-4630-DR; Docket ID FEMA-2021-0001]

Kentucky; Amendment No. 3 to Notice of a Major Disaster
Declaration

AGENCY: Federal Emergency Management Agency, DHS.

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: This notice amends the notice of a major disaster declaration
for the Commonwealth of Kentucky (FEMA-4630-DR), dated December 12,
2021, and related determinations.

DATES: This amendment was issued December 24, 2021.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Dean Webster, Office of Response and
Recovery, Federal Emergency Management Agency, 500 C Street SW,
Washington, DC 20472,<PHONE_NUMBER>.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The notice of a major disaster declaration
for the Commonwealth of Kentucky is hereby amended to include the
following area among those areas determined to have been adversely
affected by the event declared a major disaster by the President in his
declaration of December 12, 2021.

    Marion County for Individual Assistance.
    Marion County for debris removal and emergency protective
measures [Categories A and B], including direct federal assistance,
under the Public Assistance program.

    The following Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance Numbers
(CFDA) are to be used for reporting and drawing funds: 97.030,
Community Disaster Loans; 97.031, Cora Brown Fund; 97.032, Crisis
Counseling; 97.033, Disaster Legal Services; 97.034, Disaster
Unemployment Assistance (DUA); 97.046, Fire Management Assistance
Grant; 97.048, Disaster Housing Assistance to Individuals and
Households In Presidentially Declared Disaster Areas; 97.049,
Presidentially Declared Disaster Assistance--Disaster Housing
Operations for Individuals and Households; 97.050, Presidentially
Declared Disaster Assistance to Individuals and Households--Other
Needs; 97.036, Disaster Grants--Public Assistance (Presidentially
Declared Disasters); 97.039, Hazard Mitigation Grant.

Deanne Criswell,
Administrator, Federal Emergency Management Agency.
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