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technology for the full useful life of the per mile for trucks. The credits and their specified by the regulations. The vehicle. values were determined in a 2005 study manufacturer may submit a written • The application must contain a performed by researchers from the rebuttal of comments for EPA’s detailed description of the off-cycle National Renewable Energy Laboratory consideration, or may revise an technology and how it functions to (‘‘NREL’’) in which they evaluated a seat application in response to comments. reduce CO2 emissions under conditions ventilation system that used two small After reviewing any public comments not represented on the FTP and HFET fans to pull air through the seat. When and any rebuttal of comments submitted compliance tests. occupant comfort is achieved the air by the manufacturer, EPA will make a • The application must contain a list conditioning system no longer needs to final decision regarding the credit of the vehicle model(s) which will be work as hard to cool down the cabin. request. EPA will make its decision equipped with the technology. This translates to lowered air available to the public by placing a • The application must contain a conditioning consumption and lower decision document on EPA’s website at detailed description of the test vehicles GHG emissions due to lowered air the same manufacturer-specific page selected and an engineering analysis conditioning consumption while described above. that supports the selection of those improving occupant comfort. vehicles for testing. The NREL study was published as an Byron Bunker, • The application must contain all SAE technical paper in 2007 available at Director, Compliance Division, Office of testing and/or simulation data required https://www.sae.org/publications/ Transportation and Air Quality, Office of Air and Radiation. under the regulations, plus any other technicalpapers/content/2007-01-1194/. data the manufacturer has considered in More recent advances in ventilated seat [FR Doc. 2021–06919 Filed 4–2–21; 8:45 am] the analysis. technology offer higher levels of BILLING CODE 6560–50–P Finally, the alternative methodology performance in current vehicles over the must be approved by EPA prior to the simpler ventilated seat system that was ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION manufacturer using it to generate the subject of the 2005 NREL study. The AGENCY credits. As part of the review process active climate-controlled seat defined by regulation, an application for technology developed by Gentherm and [FRL–10021–38–Region 9] credits using an alternative used in FCA premium products was methodology submitted to EPA for subsequently evaluated by Gentherm in United States-Mexico-Canada consideration must be made available cooperation with NREL using Agreement Mitigation of Contaminated for public comment, unless EPA has comparable methodologies to those Transboundary Flows Project previously approved the alternative employed by NREL in 2005. The more ACTION: methodology for determining credits advanced Gentherm ACCS system Notice of intent to prepare an and has chosen to waive the notice and provides a greater level of comfort environmental impact statement; notice comment period for an application that resulting in lower air conditioning of virtual public scoping meetings; meets the regulatory requirements for consumption and air conditioning request for comments. related emissions through the use of its such a waiver. Further, EPA retains the SUMMARY: active cooling technology. Details are In accordance with the option to require a notice and National Environmental Policy Act, the opportunity for public comment in provided in the application by FCA. FCA’s request is for approval of U.S. Environmental Protection Agency cases where a new application deviates (EPA) will prepare an environmental in significant respects from a previously similar methodology and for the same amount of credits per vehicle granted in impact statement (EIS) for the proposed approved methodology or raises novel United States-Mexico-Canada 4 the General Motors request to EPA for substantive issues. EPA will consider Agreement (USMCA) Mitigation of public comments as part of its final off-cycle. Credit dated September 29, 2017 and Contaminated Transboundary Flows decision to approve or deny the request project (the Project). The USMCA for off-cycle credits. subsequently granted in EPA decision document EPA–420–R–18–014. Details Project involves the planning, design, II. Off-Cycle Credit Application of FCA’s analysis and the approved and construction of infrastructure to reduce transboundary flows of untreated Active Climate Control Seat Technology request by General Motors can be found in the corresponding the manufacturer’s wastewater (sewage), trash, and Using the alternative methodology applications. sediment that routinely enter the U.S. approach discussed above, FCA is from Mexico via the Tijuana River, its requesting off-cycle greenhouse gas III. EPA Decision Process tributaries, and across the maritime (‘‘GHG’’) credits for the use of a EPA has reviewed the application for boundary along the San Diego County Gentherm active climate control seating completeness and is now making the coast. These transboundary flows (‘‘ACCS’’) technologies. The company’s application available for public review impact public health and the analysis in their application yields a and comment as required by the environment and have been linked to GHG credit equal to 2.3 grams CO2 per regulations. The off-cycle credit beach closures along the San Diego mile for passenger cars and 2.9 grams application submitted by the County coast. EPA intends to evaluate CO2 per mile for trucks on vehicles manufacturer (with confidential project options located in the Tijuana equipped with this technology in the business information redacted) has been River area in southern San Diego front seating locations. placed in the public docket (see County, California in the U.S. and in the Active seat ventilation credits were ADDRESSES section above) and on EPA’s Tijuana region in Mexico. This notice defined in the 2017–2025 light duty website at https://www.epa.gov/vehicle- initiates the scoping process by inviting greenhouse gas and CAFE rulemaking and-engine-certification/compliance- comments from federal, state, and local and were added to the predefined list of information-light-duty-greenhouse-gas- agencies; Native American tribes; credits that could be claimed at 1.0 ghg-standards. interested stakeholders; and the public grams CO2 per mile and 1.3 grams CO2 EPA is providing a 30-day comment to help identify the environmental period on the application for off-cycle issues and project options to be 4 See 40 CFR 86.1869–12(d)(2). credits described in this notice, as examined in the EIS. EPA is also

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providing notice of the public scoping the environment and public health in options are: (1) New Tijuana River meeting that is open to all interested communities along the border and the Diversion System in the U.S. and parties. coast, public access to beaches and Treatment in the U.S.; (2) Expand and recreational opportunities in southern Upgrade Tijuana River Diversion DATES: The scoping meeting will be held System in Mexico and Provide virtually on April 20, 2021, 6:00 p.m. to California, and the personnel and activities of the U.S. Customs and Treatment in the U.S.; (3) Treat 8:00 p.m. Pacific Daylight Time (PDT). Border Protection and U.S. Navy. Wastewater from the International A formal presentation will begin at 6:15 For several years, EPA has engaged Collector at the South Bay International p.m., followed by the public comment with agencies, elected officials, and Wastewater Treatment Plant (ITP); (4) period. Written public comments are stakeholder groups in the San Diego- Shift Wastewater Treatment of Canyon due to EPA by 5:00 p.m. (PDT) on May Tijuana region in both the U.S. and Flows to U.S. (via Expanded ITP or 20, 2021. Please go to: https:// Mexico to address transboundary South Bay Water Reclamation Plant www.epa.gov/sustainable-water- pollution issues. In January 2020, [SBWRP]) to Reduce Flows to San infrastructure/usmca-tijuana-river- Congress passed the USMCA Antonio de los Buenos Wastewater watershed for more information Implementation Act, which Treatment Plant (SAB); (5) Enhance regarding the public scoping meeting. appropriated funds to EPA under Title Mexico Wastewater Collection System ADDRESSES: Written comments shall be IX of the Act for implementation of to Reduce Flows into Tijuana River; (6) submitted to the following email wastewater infrastructure projects at the Construct New Infrastructure to Address address: Tijuana-Transboundary-EIS@ U.S.-Mexico border. Subtitle B, Section Trash and Sediment; (7) Divert or Reuse epa.gov. 821 of the Act authorized EPA to plan, Treated Wastewater from Existing FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: design, and construct wastewater Wastewater Treatment Plants in Mexico Thomas Konner, 415–972–3408, (including stormwater) treatment to Reduce Flows into the Tijuana River; [email protected]. projects in the Tijuana River area. Per (8) Upgrade SAB to Reduce Untreated USMCA legislation, EPA established a Wastewater to Coast; (9) Treat SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: steering group consisting of federal, Wastewater from the International Background: EPA, in accordance with state, and local Eligible Public Entities Collector at the SBWRP; and (10) the National Environmental Policy Act and solicited their input in identifying Sediment and Trash Source Control. (42 U.S.C. 4321–4370h), the Council on a set of project options to be considered Descriptions of the 10 project options, Environmental Quality National for evaluation in an EIS. It is possible some of which encompass multiple sub- Environmental Policy Act Implementing that EPA’s Border Water Infrastructure projects and variations, can be found on Regulations (40 CFR parts 1500–1508), Program may also be utilized to fund the project website at https:// and EPA Procedures for Implementing and carry out activities under this www.epa.gov/sustainable-water- the National Environmental Policy Act action. infrastructure/usmca-tijuana-river- (40 CFR part 6), will prepare an EIS for Purpose and Need for the Proposed watershed. EPA is currently evaluating the USMCA Project. EPA invites public Action: In accordance with the Clean the technical and financial feasibility of comment on the proposed scope of the Water Act and the USMCA each project option and may decide to EIS, the project options considered, Implementation Act, the purpose and pursue one or more of these project specific environmental issues to be need of this action is to reduce options or subcomponents of these evaluated in the EIS, relevant transboundary flows from Tijuana that options through a separate NEPA information and analyses, and the cause adverse public health and process. EPA will also evaluate a No- potential impacts of the project options. environmental impacts in the Tijuana Action alternative in the EIS. Under the The San Diego-Tijuana region has River area and neighboring coastal areas No-Action alternative, EPA would not faced persistent transboundary flows of in the U.S. as described in the preceding construct any of the above project contaminated wastewater originating in section. options to address transboundary flows Mexico for many years. The three Preliminary Proposed Action and from Mexico to the Tijuana River area primary entryways of these Alternatives: The proposed action will or neighboring coastal areas in the U.S. transboundary flows into the U.S. are in include projects that address the Summary of Expected Impacts: The coastal waters of the Pacific Ocean, the purpose and need stated above by: proposed action is expected to have Tijuana River, and tributaries flowing • Reducing the generation and/or beneficial impacts to public safety and north through canyons to the Tijuana discharge of contaminated flows from water quality in the Tijuana River area River. Seasonal marine currents cause point and nonpoint sources of pollution and the neighboring coastal areas. The coastal discharges of largely untreated in the Tijuana region, project options cover a large geographic wastewater (sewage) from the Tijuana • Improving the collection and/or area and may potentially impact a broad area to migrate north along the Pacific treatment of contaminated flows in the range of resource areas including air Ocean coast into the U.S. These Tijuana region before they reach the quality, water resources, hazardous and discharges impact southern San Diego U.S.-Mexico border, and/or toxic material and waste, ambient County beaches, especially during the • Improving the collection and/or sound, biological resources (including summer. Additionally, transboundary treatment of contaminated critical habitat), geology and soils, flows in the Tijuana River and its transboundary flows in the U.S. health and safety, land and shoreline canyon tributaries routinely reach the EPA has identified a set of 10 project use, recreation, aesthetics, historical and U.S., bringing untreated wastewater options that have the potential cultural resources, transportation, (sewage), trash, and sediment pollution (individually or in combination) to public services and utilities, climate into the U.S. These contaminated flows address the purpose and need stated change, and socioeconomic resources can reach the Pacific Ocean through the above. While EPA has not yet identified (including environmental justice). The Tijuana River Estuary and migrate north the alternatives to be evaluated in the effects of these expected impacts will be along the coast, compounding the EIS, EPA anticipates that each analyzed in the EIS. impacts of coastal discharges from the alternative (including the preferred Anticipated Permits and Tijuana area. Collectively, these alternative) will consist of one or more Authorization: The proposed action may polluted transboundary flows impact project options. These 10 project require federal authorizations and

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permits pursuant to the Endangered Dated: March 26, 2021. address will be automatically captured Species Act, the Clean Water Act, the Deborah Jordan, and included as part of the comment National Historic Preservation Act, and Acting Regional Administrator, Region 9. that is placed in the public docket and the Coastal Zone Management Act. [FR Doc. 2021–06903 Filed 4–2–21; 8:45 am] made available on the internet. If you Schedule for the Decision-Making BILLING CODE 6560–50–P submit an electronic comment, EPA Process: The EIS is expected to be recommends that you include your completed no later than 24 months from name and other contact information in the publication of this notice in the ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION the body of your comment. If EPA cannot read your comment due to Federal Register. Based on the record of AGENCY technical difficulties, and cannot decision and the selected alternative, [EPA–R03–OAR–2021–0238; FRL–10022– contact you for clarification, EPA may EPA will determine project award and 18–Region 3] not be able to consider your comment. construction schedules as appropriate. Access to Confidential Business Electronic files should avoid the use of Public Scoping Process: EPA has Information by Contractor SafeGuard special characters, any form of established a 45-day public comment Document Destruction Inc. encryption, and be free of any defects or period for the scoping process. The viruses. EPA encourages electronic public scoping period begins with the AGENCY: Environmental Protection submittals, but if you are unable to publication of this Notice and concludes Agency (EPA). submit electronically, please reach out May 20, 2021. EPA is requesting written ACTION: Notice of contractor access to to the EPA contact person listed in the comments from federal, state, and local confidential business information. notice for assistance. If you need governments, industry, non- assistance in a language other than governmental organizations, and the SUMMARY: The Environmental Protection English, or you are a person with general public on: Agency (EPA) has authorized SafeGuard disabilities who needs a reasonable Document Destruction Inc. of • The scope of this EIS; accommodation at no cost to you, please Perrineville, NJ to access information • reach out to the EPA contact person by The range of project options which has been submitted to EPA under email or telephone. considered; the environmental statutes administered FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: • Identification of potential by the Agency at its Region 3 offices. Kathy Schwartz, (215) 814–5332; email alternatives, information, and analyses Some of the information may be claimed address: [email protected]; relevant to the proposed action; or determined to be confidential address: EPA Region 3, Mission Support business information. • Identification of reasonably Division (Mail Code 3MD20), 1650 Arch foreseeable environmental trends and DATES: Comments must be received on Street, Philadelphia, PA 19103. planned actions in the project area(s); or before April 26, 2021. Access to the SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: • confidential data began on or about July Specific environmental issues to be 7, 2020. I. General Information evaluated in the EIS; and ADDRESSES: You may submit your A. Does this action apply to me? • The potential impacts of the comments by one of the following proposed project options. This action is directed to the general methods: public. This action may, however, be of The scoping meeting will be held 1. Federal eRulemaking Portal: interest to anyone who submitted what virtually on April 20, 2021. Consult the https://www.regulations.gov. Follow the may be determined to be CBI to EPA DATES section above for further on-line instructions for submitting Region 3. Since other entities may also information on the scoping meeting. All comments. be interested, the Agency has not interested parties are encouraged to 2. Email: [email protected] attempted to describe all the specific attend. Instructions: Direct your comments to entities that may be affected by this Docket ID No. EPA–R03–OAR–2021– With this Notice of Intent, EPA is action. 0238. EPA’s policy is that all comments asking federal, state, Native American, received will be included in the public B. How can I get copies of this document and local agencies with jurisdiction or docket without change and may be and other related information? special expertise with respect to available online at https:// environmental issues in the project area All documents in the docket are listed www.regulations.gov, including any to formally cooperate with EPA in the in the https://www.regulations.gov personal information provided, unless preparation of the EIS. index, under docket identification the comment includes information number EPA–R3–OAR–2021–0238. Estimated Date of Draft EIS Release: claimed to be confidential business Although listed in the index, some Once the scoping process is complete, information (CBI) or other information information might not be publicly EPA will prepare a draft EIS and will whose disclosure is restricted by statute. available, e.g., CBI or other information publish a Federal Register notice Do not submit information that you whose disclosure is restricted by statute. announcing its public availability. EPA consider to be CBI or otherwise Publicly available docket materials are will provide the public with an protected through https:// accessible electronically through opportunity to review and comment on www.regulations.gov, or email. The https://www.regulations.gov. the draft EIS. After EPA considers those federal website, https:// comments, EPA will prepare the final www.regulations.gov, is an ‘‘anonymous II. What action is the agency taking? EIS and similarly announce its access’’ system, which means EPA will EPA Region 3 is shredding its records availability and solicit public review not know your identity or contact that are no longer required to be and comment. Comments received information unless you provide it in the retained or stored under the Federal during the draft EIS review period will body of your comment. If you send an Records Act or otherwise required to be be made available in the final EIS. The email comment directly to EPA without retained. EPA is performing this draft EIS is expected to be released in going through https:// shredding using the support of a December 2021. www.regulations.gov, your email contractor. Under EPA contract GS–

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