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country is prohibited in the absence of
a Presidential permit issued pursuant to
Executive Order (EO) 10485, as
amended by EO 12038.
On December 31, 1998, PNM, a
regulated public utility, filed an
application with the Office of Fossil
Energy (FE) of DOE for a Presidential
permit. PNM proposed to construct two
high-voltage transmission circuits
within a single right-of-way. Both
circuits would have originated at the
switchyard adjacent to the PVNGS
located west of Phoenix, Arizona, and
extended to the U.S.-Mexico border in
one of three two-mile wide corridors
preliminarily identified by PNM. From
the U.S.-Mexico border, the proposed
facilities would have extended
approximately 60 miles into Mexico
where they would have connected with
complementary transmission facilities
of the Comision Federal de Electricidad
(CFE), the national electric utility of
Mexico, at CFE’s existing Santa Ana
Substation.
Parts of the proposed transmission
corridor identified by PNM were on
Federal land managed by the U.S.
Department of the Interior’s Bureau of
Land Management and the U.S.
Department of Agriculture’s U.S. Forest
Service; both were cooperating agencies
in preparation of the EIS. Activities by
those agencies with respect to the EIS
are also terminated.
Issued in Washington, DC on February 15,
2005.
Anthony J. Como,
Deputy Director, Electric Power Regulation,
Office of Fossil Energy.
[FR Doc. 05–3326 Filed 2–18–05; 8:45 am]
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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
Federal Energy Regulatory
Commission
Notice of Application for Temporary
Waiver of Minimum Flows and
Soliciting Comments, Motions To
Intervene, and Protests
February 14, 2005.
Take notice that the following
application has been filed with the
Commission and is available for public
inspection:
a. Application Type: Temporary
waiver of minimum flows.
b. Project No.: 2426–196.
c. Date Filed: February 9, 2005.
d. Applicant: California Department
of Water Resources and the City of Los
Angeles.
e. Name of Project: California
Aqueduct Project.
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f. Location: The project is located on
the California Aqueduct, in San
Bernadino, Los Angeles, San Luis
Obispo, Ventura, and Kern Counties,
California. This project does not occupy
any Federal or tribal lands.
g. Filed Pursuant to: Federal Power
Act, 16 U.S.C. 791 (a) 825(r) and 799
and 801.
h. Applicant Contact: Dr. Eva Begley,
California State Dept. of Water
Resources, 1416 Ninth Street, Room
1115–9, Sacramento, CA 95814, (916)
653–5951.
i. FERC Contacts: Any questions on
this notice should be addressed to
Rebecca Martin at (202) 502–6012, or email address: rebecca.martin@ferc.gov.
j. Deadline for filing comments and or
motions: March 7, 2005.
All documents (original and eight
copies) should be filed with: Ms.
Magalie R. Salas, Secretary, Federal
Energy Regulatory Commission, 888
First Street, NE., Washington, DC 20426.
Please include the project number (P–
2426–196) on any comments or motions
filed. Comments, protests, and
interventions may be filed electronically
via the Internet in lieu of paper. See 18
CFR 385.2001(a)(1)(iii) and the
instructions on the Commission’s Web
site under the ‘‘e-Filing’’ link. The
Commission strongly encourages efilings.
k. Description of Request: California
Department of Water Resources (DWR)
is seeking Commission approval for a
temporary waiver of the minimum flow
requirement for the Piru Creek below
Pyramid Dam which is required under
article 52 of its license. DWR requests
this temporary variance to avoid an
incidental take of the arroyo toad which
is a listed species under the Endangered
Species Act. By letter dated February 2,
2005, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service
supports this request for more natural
flows in order to not adversely affect the
arroyo toad and its habitat.
l. Location of the Application: The
filing is available for review at the
Commission in the Public Reference
Room , located at 888 First Street, NE.,
Room 2A, Washington, DC 20426, or
may be viewed on the Commission’s
Web site at https://www.ferc.gov using
the ‘‘eLibrary’’ link. Enter the docket
number excluding the last three digits in
the docket number field to access the
document. For assistance, please contact
FERC Online support at
FERCOnLineSupport@ferc.gov or toll
free (866) 208 3676 or TTY, contact
(202) 502–8659.
m. Individuals desiring to be included
on the Commission’s mailing list should
so indicate by writing to the Secretary
of the Commission.
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n. Comments, Protests, or Motions to
Intervene—Anyone may submit
comments, a protest, or a motion to
intervene in accordance with the
requirements of Rules of Practice and
Procedure, 18 CFR 385.210, .211, .214.
In determining the appropriate action to
take, the Commission will consider all
protests or other comments filed, but
only those who file a motion to
intervene in accordance with the
Commission’s Rules may become a
party to the proceeding. Any comments,
protests, or motions to intervene must
be received on or before the specified
comment date for the particular
application.
o. Filing and Service of Responsive
Documents—Any filings must bear in
all capital letters the title
‘‘COMMENTS’’,
‘‘RECOMMENDATIONS FOR TERMS
AND CONDITIONS’’, ‘‘PROTEST’’, or
‘‘MOTION TO INTERVENE’’, as
applicable, and the Project Number of
the particular application to which the
filing refers. A copy of any motion to
intervene must also be served upon each
representative of the Applicant
specified in the particular application.
p. Agency Comments—Federal, State,
and local agencies are invited to file
comments on the described application.
A copy of the application may be
obtained by agencies directly from the
Applicant. If an agency does not file
comments within the time specified for
filing comments, it will be presumed to
have no comments. One copy of an
agency’s comments must also be sent to
the Applicant’s representatives.
q. Comments, protests and
interventions may be filed electronically
via the Internet in lieu of paper. See 18
CFR 385.2001(a)(1)(iii) and the
instructions on the Commission’s Web
site at https://www.ferc.gov under the ‘‘eFiling’’ link.
Linda L. Mitry,
Deputy Secretary.
[FR Doc. E5–681 Filed 2–18–05; 8:45 am]
BILLING CODE 6717–01–P
ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION
AGENCY
[OW–2003–0039, FRL–7875–5]
Agency Information Collection
Activities: Proposed Collection;
Comment Request; Reporting
Requirements for BEACH Act Grants,
EPA ICR Number 2048.01, OMB
Control Number 2040–0244
AGENCY:
Environmental Protection
Agency.
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ACTION:
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Notice.
SUMMARY: In compliance with the
Paperwork Reduction Act (44 U.S.C.
3501 et seq.), this document announces
that EPA is planning to submit a
continuing Information Collection
Request (ICR) to the Office of
Management and Budget (OMB). This is
a request to renew an existing approved
collection. This ICR is scheduled to
expire on July 31, 2005. Before
submitting the ICR to OMB for review
and approval, EPA is soliciting
comments on specific aspects of the
proposed information collection as
described below.
DATES: Comments must be submitted on
or before April 25, 2005.
ADDRESSES: Submit your comments,
referencing docket ID number OW–
2003–0039, to EPA online using
EDOCKET (our preferred method), by email to ow-docket@epa.gov, or by mail
to: EPA Docket Center, Environmental
Protection Agency, Water Docket
(4101T), 1200 Pennsylvania Ave., NW.,
Washington, DC 20460.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Lars
Wilcut, Standards and Health Protection
Division, Office of Science and
Technology (4305T), Environmental
Protection Agency, 1200 Pennsylvania
Ave., NW., Washington, DC 20460;
telephone number: (202) 566–0447; fax
number: (202) 566–0409; e-mail address:
wilcut.lars@epa.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: EPA has
established a public docket for this ICR
under Docket ID number OW–2003–
0039, which is available for public
viewing at the Water Docket in the EPA
Docket Center (EPA/DC), EPA West,
Room B102, 1301 Constitution Ave.,
NW., Washington, DC. 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 (202) 566–1744, and
the telephone number for the Water
Docket is (202) 566–2422. An electronic
version of the public docket is available
through EPA Dockets (EDOCKET) at
https://www.epa.gov/edocket. Use
EDOCKET to obtain a copy of the draft
collection of information, 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. Once in the system,
select ‘‘search,’’ then key in the docket
ID number identified above.
Any comments related to this ICR
should be submitted to EPA within 60
days of this notice. EPA’s policy is that
public comments, whether submitted
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electronically or in paper, will be made
available for public viewing in
EDOCKET as EPA receives them and
without change, unless the comment
contains copyrighted material, CBI, or
other information whose public
disclosure is restricted by statute. When
EPA identifies a comment containing
copyrighted material, EPA will provide
a reference to that material in the
version of the comment that is placed in
EDOCKET. The entire printed comment,
including the copyrighted material, will
be available in the public docket.
Although identified as an item in the
official docket, information claimed as
CBI, or whose disclosure is otherwise
restricted by statute, is not included in
the official public docket, and will not
be available for public viewing in
EDOCKET. For further information
about the electronic docket, see EPA’s
Federal Register notice describing the
electronic docket at 67 FR 38102 (May
31, 2002), or go to https://www.epa.gov./
edocket.
Affected entities: Entities potentially
affected by this action are those coastal
and Great Lakes state, local, and tribal
governments which are eligible for
BEACH Act grants. These are
governments that develop and
implement programs for monitoring and
notification of coastal (marine and Great
Lakes) recreation waters adjacent to
beaches or similar points of access that
are used by the public.
Title: Reporting Requirements for
BEACH Act Grants.
Abstract: Congress passed the Beaches
Environmental Assessment and Coastal
Health (BEACH) Act in October 2000 to
amend the Clean Water Act, in part by
adding section 406, ‘‘Coastal Recreation
Water Monitoring and Notification.’’
Section 406(b) authorizes EPA to make
grants to States and local governments
to develop and implement programs for
monitoring and public notification for
coastal recreation waters adjacent to
beaches or similar points of access that
are used by the public, if the State or
local government satisfies the
requirements of the BEACH Act.
Several of these requirements require
a grant recipient to collect and submit
information to EPA as a condition for
receiving the grant. Section 406(b)
requires a grant recipient to provide the
factors that the state or local government
uses to prioritize funds and a list of
waters for which the grant funds will be
used. Section 406(b) also requires that a
grant recipient’s program be consistent
with the performance requirements set
by EPA under section 406(a); EPA needs
information from the grant recipients to
determine if the monitoring and
notification programs are consistent
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with these criteria. On July 19, 2002,
EPA published the National Beach
Guidance and Required Performance
Criteria for Grants (67 FR 47540).
Section 406(b) also requires that a grant
recipient submit a report to EPA that
describes the data collected as part of a
monitoring and notification program
and the actions taken to notify the
public when water quality standards are
exceeded. Section 406(c) requires a
grant recipient to identify lists of coastal
recreation waters, processes for States to
delegate to local governments the
responsibility for implementing a
monitoring and notification program,
and the content of the monitoring and
notification program.
The information covered by this ICR
is required of States and local
governments that seek to obtain BEACH
Act funding. It allows EPA to properly
review State and local governments’
monitoring and notification programs to
determine if they are eligible for BEACH
Act grant funding. This information also
enables EPA to fulfill its obligations to
make this information available to the
public as required by sections 406(e)
and (g).
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 in 40
CFR are listed in 40 CFR part 9.
The EPA would like to solicit
comments to:
(i) Evaluate whether the proposed
collection of information is necessary
for the proper performance of the
functions of the Agency, including
whether the information will have
practical utility;
(ii) Evaluate the accuracy of the
Agency’s estimate of the burden of the
proposed collection of information,
including the validity of the
methodology and assumptions used;
(iii) Enhance the quality, utility, and
clarity of the information to be
collected; and
(iv) Minimize the burden of the
collection of information on those who
are to respond, including through the
use of appropriate automated electronic,
mechanical, or other technological
collection techniques or other forms of
information technology, e.g., permitting
electronic submission of responses.
Burden Statement: The annual public
reporting and recordkeeping burden for
this collection of information is
estimated to average 1,993 hours per
grant recipient per year. This burden
represents a report and accompanying
data which are submitted each year by
the 35 eligible States and Territories. In
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subsequent years, authorized Tribes and
local governments may also become
eligible for BEACH Act grants. 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.
Dated: February 9, 2005.
Geoffrey H. Grubbs,
Director, Office of Science and Technology.
[FR Doc. 05–3356 Filed 2–18–05; 8:45 am]
BILLING CODE 6560–50–P
EXECUTIVE OFFICE OF THE
PRESIDENT
Office of Administration; Notice of
Meeting of the Commission on the
Intelligence Capabilities of the United
States Regarding Weapons of Mass
Destruction
ACTION:
Notice.
SUMMARY: The Commission on the
Intelligence Capabilities of the United
States Regarding Weapons of Mass
Destruction (‘‘Commission’’) will meet
in closed session on Wednesday, March
9, 2005, and Thursday, March 10, 2005,
in its offices in Arlington, Virginia.
Executive Order 13328 established the
Commission for the purpose of assessing
whether the Intelligence Community is
sufficiently authorized, organized,
equipped, trained, and resourced to
identify and warn in a timely manner of,
and to support the United States
Government’s efforts to respond to, the
development of Weapons of Mass
Destruction, related means of delivery,
and other related threats of the 21st
Century. This meeting will consist of
briefings and discussions involving
classified matters of national security,
including classified briefings from
representatives of agencies within the
Intelligence Community; Commission
discussions based upon the content of
classified intelligence documents the
Commission has received from agencies
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within the Intelligence Community; and
presentations concerning the United
States’ intelligence capabilities that are
based upon classified information.
While the Commission does not
concede that it is subject to the
requirements of the Federal Advisory
Committee Act (FACA), 5 United States
Code Appendix 2, it has been
determined that the March 9–10, 2005,
meeting would fall within the scope of
exceptions (c)(1) and (c)(9)(B) of the
Sunshine Act, 5 United States Code,
Sections 552b(c)(1) & (c)(9)(B), and thus
could be closed to the public if FACA
did apply to the Commission.
DATES: Wednesday, March 9, 2005 (9
a.m. to 5 p.m.), and Thursday, March
10, 2005 (9 a.m. to 2 p.m.).
ADDRESSES: Members of the public who
wish to submit a written statement to
the Commission are invited to do so by
facsimile at (703) 414–1203, or by mail
at the following address: Commission
on the Intelligence Capabilities of the
United States Regarding Weapons of
Mass Destruction, Washington, D.C.,
20503. Comments also may be sent to
the Commission by e-mail at
comments@wmd.gov.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Brett C. Gerry, Associate General
Counsel, Commission on the
Intelligence Capabilities of the United
States Regarding Weapons of Mass
Destruction, by facsimile, or by
telephone at (703) 414–1200.
Victor E. Bernson, Jr.,
Executive Office of the President, Office of
Administration, General Counsel.
[FR Doc. 05–3275 Filed 2–18–05; 8:45 am]
BILLING CODE 3130–W5–P
FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS
COMMISSION
Notice of Public Information
Collection(s) Being Reviewed by the
Federal Communications Commission,
Comments Requested
Federal Communications
Commission.
ACTION: Notice; correction.
AGENCY:
SUMMARY: On January 21, 2005, the
Commission published a notice inviting
the general public and other Federal
agencies to take the opportunity to
comment on information collection(s)
for OMB Control No. 3060–1061. On
page 5446, columns 1 and 2, the Needs
and Uses for the information collection
were inaccurately described. This notice
contains the correct description of the
Needs and Uses for the Information
Collection.
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Direct all Paperwork
Reduction Act (PRA) comments to
Judith B. Herman, Federal
Communications Commission, Room 1–
C804, 445 12th Street, SW., Washington,
DC 20554 or via the Internet at JudithB.Herman@fcc.gov.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For
additional information or copies of the
information collection, contact Judith B.
Herman at 202–418–0214 or via the
Internet at Judith-B.Herman@fcc.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: On
February 2, 2005 (70 FR 5446), the
Federal Communications Commission
published a Notice requesting
comments on Public Information
Collection(s) Being Reviewed by the
Federal Communications Commission.
In the summary for OMB 3060–1061,
the Needs and Uses section of the
summary contained an inaccurate
description of the decision of the Report
and Order (R&O) titled, ‘‘In the Matter
of Procedures to Govern the Use of
Satellite Earth Stations on Board
Vessels (ESV) in the 5925–6425 MHz/
3700–4200 MHz Bands and 14.0–14.5
GHz/11.7–12.2 GHz Bands,’’ IB Docket
No. 02–10, FCC 04–286. On page 5446,
in the first and second column, the
Needs and Uses section is corrected to
read as follows:
Needs and Uses: The R&O includes
the following new Paperwork Reduction
Act (PRA) reporting requirements: (1) Cand Ku-band must collect and maintain
vessel tracking data to assist the
Commission and affected operators in
identifying and resolving sources of
interference; (2) C-band ESV operators
that coordinate their use of the 5925–
6425 MHz band with the Fixed Services
(FS) shall file a notification of that
coordination with the Commission to be
placed on Public Notice; (3) Ku-band
ESV operators that coordinate their use
of the 14.0–14.2 GHz and 14.47–14.5
GHz bands through the National
Telecommunications and Information
Administration (NTIA) Interdepartment
Radio Advisory Committee (IRAC) shall
file a notification of that coordination
with the Commission to be placed on
Public Notice; and (4) C- and Ku-band
ESV operators must have a contact that
is available in the United States 24
hours a day, 7 days a week, to respond
to Fixed Satellite Service (FSS)
operators’ requests. The name,
telephone number, and other pertinent
information of the contact will be
posted on the Commission’s Web site,
https://www.fcc.gov.
The Commission established licensing
and service rules to govern ESV
operations and to prevent interference
to existing users within the C- and KuADDRESSES:
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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY
[OW-2003-0039, FRL-7875-5]
Agency Information Collection Activities: Proposed Collection;
Comment Request; Reporting Requirements for BEACH Act Grants, EPA ICR
Number 2048.01, OMB Control Number 2040-0244
AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency.
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ACTION: Notice.
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SUMMARY: In compliance with the Paperwork Reduction Act (44 U.S.C. 3501
et seq.), this document announces that EPA is planning to submit a
continuing Information Collection Request (ICR) to the Office of
Management and Budget (OMB). This is a request to renew an existing
approved collection. This ICR is scheduled to expire on July 31, 2005.
Before submitting the ICR to OMB for review and approval, EPA is
soliciting comments on specific aspects of the proposed information
collection as described below.
DATES: Comments must be submitted on or before April 25, 2005.
ADDRESSES: Submit your comments, referencing docket ID number OW-2003-
0039, to EPA online using EDOCKET (our preferred method), by e-mail to
ow-docket@epa.gov, or by mail to: EPA Docket Center, Environmental
Protection Agency, Water Docket (4101T), 1200 Pennsylvania Ave., NW.,
Washington, DC 20460.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Lars Wilcut, Standards and Health
Protection Division, Office of Science and Technology (4305T),
Environmental Protection Agency, 1200 Pennsylvania Ave., NW.,
Washington, DC 20460; telephone number: (202) 566-0447; fax number:
(202) 566-0409; e-mail address: wilcut.lars@epa.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: EPA has established a public docket for this
ICR under Docket ID number OW-2003-0039, which is available for public
viewing at the Water Docket in the EPA Docket Center (EPA/DC), EPA
West, Room B102, 1301 Constitution Ave., NW., Washington, DC. 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 (202) 566-1744, and the telephone number for
the Water Docket is (202) 566-2422. An electronic version of the public
docket is available through EPA Dockets (EDOCKET) at https://
www.epa.gov/edocket. Use EDOCKET to obtain a copy of the draft
collection of information, 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. Once
in the system, select ``search,'' then key in the docket ID number
identified above.
Any comments related to this ICR should be submitted to EPA within
60 days of this notice. EPA's policy is that public comments, whether
submitted electronically or in paper, will be made available for public
viewing in EDOCKET as EPA receives them and without change, unless the
comment contains copyrighted material, CBI, or other information whose
public disclosure is restricted by statute. When EPA identifies a
comment containing copyrighted material, EPA will provide a reference
to that material in the version of the comment that is placed in
EDOCKET. The entire printed comment, including the copyrighted
material, will be available in the public docket. Although identified
as an item in the official docket, information claimed as CBI, or whose
disclosure is otherwise restricted by statute, is not included in the
official public docket, and will not be available for public viewing in
EDOCKET. For further information about the electronic docket, see EPA's
Federal Register notice describing the electronic docket at 67 FR 38102
(May 31, 2002), or go to https://www.epa.gov./edocket.
Affected entities: Entities potentially affected by this action are
those coastal and Great Lakes state, local, and tribal governments
which are eligible for BEACH Act grants. These are governments that
develop and implement programs for monitoring and notification of
coastal (marine and Great Lakes) recreation waters adjacent to beaches
or similar points of access that are used by the public.
Title: Reporting Requirements for BEACH Act Grants.
Abstract: Congress passed the Beaches Environmental Assessment and
Coastal Health (BEACH) Act in October 2000 to amend the Clean Water
Act, in part by adding section 406, ``Coastal Recreation Water
Monitoring and Notification.'' Section 406(b) authorizes EPA to make
grants to States and local governments to develop and implement
programs for monitoring and public notification for coastal recreation
waters adjacent to beaches or similar points of access that are used by
the public, if the State or local government satisfies the requirements
of the BEACH Act.
Several of these requirements require a grant recipient to collect
and submit information to EPA as a condition for receiving the grant.
Section 406(b) requires a grant recipient to provide the factors that
the state or local government uses to prioritize funds and a list of
waters for which the grant funds will be used. Section 406(b) also
requires that a grant recipient's program be consistent with the
performance requirements set by EPA under section 406(a); EPA needs
information from the grant recipients to determine if the monitoring
and notification programs are consistent with these criteria. On July
19, 2002, EPA published the National Beach Guidance and Required
Performance Criteria for Grants (67 FR 47540). Section 406(b) also
requires that a grant recipient submit a report to EPA that describes
the data collected as part of a monitoring and notification program and
the actions taken to notify the public when water quality standards are
exceeded. Section 406(c) requires a grant recipient to identify lists
of coastal recreation waters, processes for States to delegate to local
governments the responsibility for implementing a monitoring and
notification program, and the content of the monitoring and
notification program.
The information covered by this ICR is required of States and local
governments that seek to obtain BEACH Act funding. It allows EPA to
properly review State and local governments' monitoring and
notification programs to determine if they are eligible for BEACH Act
grant funding. This information also enables EPA to fulfill its
obligations to make this information available to the public as
required by sections 406(e) and (g).
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 in 40 CFR are listed in 40 CFR part 9.
The EPA would like to solicit comments to:
(i) Evaluate whether the proposed collection of information is
necessary for the proper performance of the functions of the Agency,
including whether the information will have practical utility;
(ii) Evaluate the accuracy of the Agency's estimate of the burden
of the proposed collection of information, including the validity of
the methodology and assumptions used;
(iii) Enhance the quality, utility, and clarity of the information
to be collected; and
(iv) Minimize the burden of the collection of information on those
who are to respond, including through the use of appropriate automated
electronic, mechanical, or other technological collection techniques or
other forms of information technology, e.g., permitting electronic
submission of responses.
Burden Statement: The annual public reporting and recordkeeping
burden for this collection of information is estimated to average 1,993
hours per grant recipient per year. This burden represents a report and
accompanying data which are submitted each year by the 35 eligible
States and Territories. In
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subsequent years, authorized Tribes and local governments may also
become eligible for BEACH Act grants. 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.
Dated: February 9, 2005.
Geoffrey H. Grubbs,
Director, Office of Science and Technology.
[FR Doc. 05-3356 Filed 2-18-05; 8:45 am]
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