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48934 Federal Register / Vol. 77, No. 158 / Wednesday, August 15, 2012 / Proposed Rules TABLE 4—FOURTH SET OF PFAS plating baths shall not be considered as Endangered Species Act of 1973, as CHEMICALS SUBJECT TO REPORTING a significant new use subject to amended (Act), and to designate critical reporting under this section. Examples habitat. Based on our review, we find of such metal finishing and plating that the petition presents substantial Premanufacture Generic chemical name notice case No. baths include: Hard chrome plating; scientific or commercial information decorative chromium plating; chromic indicating that listing this species may P–83–0126 ...... Modified fluoroaliphatic acid anodizing; nickel, cadmium, or be warranted. Therefore, with the adduct. lead plating; metal plating on plastics; P–90–0110 ...... Fluorochemical epoxide. publication of this notice, we will be P–94–1508 ...... Fluorinated polysiloxane. and alkaline zinc plating. initiating a review of the status of the P–94–1509B .... Fluorinated polysiloxane. (5) Manufacturing, importing, or species to determine if listing the P–98–0809 ...... Fluorochemical esters. processing of: 1-Pentanesulfonic acid, Bicknell’s thrush is warranted. To P–99–0296 ...... Fluoroalkyl derivative. 1,1,2,2,3,3,4,4,5,5,5-undecafluoro-, ensure that our status review is P–01–0035 ...... Perfluorooctane potassium salt (CAS No. 3872–25–1); comprehensive, we are requesting sulfonate. Glycine, N-ethyl-N- scientific and commercial data and [(tridecafluorohexyl)sulfonyl]-, other information regarding this species. (2) The significant new uses are: potassium salt (CAS No. 67584–53–6); Based on the results of our status (i) Manufacturing, importing, or Glycine, N-ethyl-N- review, we will issue a 12-month processing of any chemical substance [(pentadecafluoroheptyl)sulfonyl]-, finding on the petition, which will listed in Table 1 of paragraph (a)(1) of potassium salt (CAS No. 67584–62–7); address whether the petitioned action is this section for any use. 1-Heptanesulfonic acid, warranted, as provided in section (ii) Manufacturing, importing, or 1,1,2,2,3,3,4,4,5,5,6,6,7,7,7- 4(b)(3)(B) of the Act. processing of any chemical substance pentadecafluoro-, ammonium salt (CAS DATES: listed in Table 2 of paragraph (a)(1) of We request that we receive No. 68259–07–4); 1- information on or before October 15, this section for any use, except as noted Heptanesulfonamide, N-ethyl- in paragraph (a)(3) of this section. 2012. The deadline for submitting an 1,1,2,2,3,3,4,4,5,5,6,6,7,7,7- electronic comment using the Federal (iii) Manufacturing, importing, or pentadecafluoro- (CAS No. 68957–62– processing of any chemical substance eRulemaking Portal (see ADDRESSES 0); Poly(oxy-1,2-ethanediyl), .alpha.-[2- section below) is 11:59 p.m. Eastern listed in Table 3 of paragraph (a)(1) of [ethyl[(pentadecafluoroheptyl) this section for any use, except as noted Time on this date. After October 15, sulfonyl]amino]ethyl]-.omega.-methoxy- 2012, you must submit information in paragraphs (a)(3) through (a)(5) of this (CAS No. 68958–60–1); or 1- section. directly to the Division of Policy and Hexanesulfonic acid, Directives Management (see ADDRESSES (iv) Manufacturing, importing, or 1,1,2,2,3,3,4,4,5,5,6,6,6-tridecafluoro-, processing of any chemical substance ′ section below). Please note that we compd. with 2,2 -iminobis[ethanol] (1:1) might not be able to address or listed in Table 4 of paragraph (a)(1) of (CAS No. 70225–16–0) for use as a this section for any use. incorporate information that we receive component of an etchant, including a after the above requested date. (3) Manufacturing, importing, or surfactant or fume suppressant, used in ADDRESSES: You may submit processing of any chemical substance the plating process to produce information by one of the following listed in Table 2 and Table 3 of electronic devices shall not be paragraph (a)(1) of this section for the methods: considered a significant new use subject (1) Electronically: Go to the Federal following specific uses shall not be to reporting under this section. considered as a significant new use eRulemaking Portal: http:// subject to reporting under this section: * * * * * www.regulations.gov. In the Search (i) Use as an anti-erosion additive in [FR Doc. 2012–19952 Filed 8–14–12; 8:45 am] field, enter FWS–R5–ES–2012–0056, fire-resistant phosphate ester aviation BILLING CODE 6560–50–P which is the docket number for this hydraulic fluids. action. Then click on the Search button. (ii) Use as a component of a You may submit a comment by clicking photoresist substance, including a photo DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR on ‘‘Comment Now!.’’ If your acid generator or surfactant, or as a submission will fit in the provided Fish and Wildlife Service component of an anti-reflective coating, comment box, please use this feature of used in a photomicrolithography http://www.regulations.gov, as it is most 50 CFR Part 17 process to produce semiconductors or compatible with our information similar components of electronic or [Docket No. FWS–R5–ES–2012–0056; collection procedures. If you attach your other miniaturized devices. 4500030113] submission as a separate document, our (iii) Use in coating for surface tension, preferred file format is Microsoft Word. static discharge, and adhesion control Endangered and Threatened Wildlife If you attach multiple documents (such for analog and digital imaging films, and Plants; 90-Day Finding on a as form letters), our preferred format is papers, and printing plates, or as a Petition To List the Bicknell’s Thrush a spreadsheet in Microsoft Excel. surfactant in mixtures used to process (Catharus bicknelli) as Endangered or (2) By hard copy: Submit by U.S. mail imaging films. Threatened or hand-delivery to: Public Comments (iv) Use as an intermediate only to AGENCY: Fish and Wildlife Service, Processing, Attn: FWS–R5–ES–2012– produce other chemical substances to be Interior. 0056; Division of Policy and Directives used solely for the uses listed in ACTION: Notice of petition finding and Management; U.S. Fish and Wildlife paragraph (a)(3)(i), (ii), or (iii) of this initiation of status review. Service; 4401 N. Fairfax Drive, MS section. 2042–PDM; Arlington, VA 22203. (4) Manufacturing, importing, or SUMMARY: We, the U.S. Fish and This finding is available on the processing of tetraethylammonium Wildlife Service (Service), announce a Internet at http://www.regulations.gov at perfluorooctanesulfonate (CAS No. 90-day finding on a petition to list the Docket Number FWS–R5–ES–2012– 56773–42–3) for use as a fume/mist Bicknell’s thrush (Catharus bicknelli) as 0056. Supporting documentation we suppressant in metal finishing and endangered or threatened under the used in preparing this finding is VerDate Mar<15>2010 16:26 Aug 14, 2012 Jkt 226001 PO 00000 Frm 00017 Fmt 4702 Sfmt 4702 E:\FR\FM\15AUP1.SGM 15AUP1 srobinson on DSK4SPTVN1PROD with PROPOSALS Federal Register / Vol. 77, No. 158 / Wednesday, August 15, 2012 / Proposed Rules 48935 available for public inspection, by (3) Information regarding the potential journal articles or other publications) to appointment, during normal business impacts to the species resulting from allow us to verify any scientific or hours at the U.S. Fish and Wildlife climate change, such as data, analyses, commercial information you include. Service, New England Field Office, 70 and predictions related to: Submissions merely stating support Commercial Street, Suite 300, Concord, (a) The loss of spruce-fir forested for or opposition to the action under New Hampshire 03301. habitat where the species breeds, consideration without providing We will post all information we including the projected impacts to the supporting information, although noted, receive on http://www.regulations.gov. Canadian portion of the species’ will not be considered in making a This generally means that we will post breeding range; determination. Section 4(b)(1)(A) of the any personal information you provide (b) Impacts to forest habitats in the Act directs that determinations as to us (see the Request for Information Caribbean that provide important whether any species is an endangered or section below for more details). wintering habitat for the species; and threatened species must be made FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: (c) Alterations to the cycling and ‘‘solely on the basis of the best scientific Thomas R. Chapman, Supervisor, U.S. productivity in balsam fir cone and commercial data available.’’ You may submit your information Fish and Wildlife Service, New England production that may alter population concerning this status review by one of Field Office, 70 Commercial Street, dynamics in red squirrels, a major the methods listed in the ADDRESSES Suite 300, Concord, New Hampshire predator of nestling Bicknell’s thrush. section. If you submit information via 03301; by telephone at 603–223–2541. If (4) Information regarding the ongoing http://www.regulations.gov, your entire you use a telecommunications device and projected impacts of ground-level submission—including any personal for the deaf (TDD), please call the ozone emissions on spruce and fir in the identifying information—will be posted Federal Information Relay Service northeastern United States and on the Web site. If your submission is (FIRS) at 800–877–8339. Maritime Provinces of Canada. (5) Behavioral, survival, and made via a hardcopy that includes SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: reproductive consequences of various personal identifying information, you Request for Information mercury accumulation levels in may request at the top of your document insectivorous songbirds. that we withhold this personal When we make a finding that a (6) Impacts to the species resulting identifying information from public petition presents substantial from the construction and operation of review. However, we cannot guarantee information indicating that listing a commercial wind turbines and that we will be able to do so.