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Download as PDF Federal Register / Vol. 70, No. 182 / Wednesday, September 21, 2005 / Notices Description: LP and T Energy, LLC submits a second amended filing of Application for Order Accepting Market Based Rate Tariff; Original Sheet 4. Filed Date: 09/06/2005. Accession Number: 20050909–0029. Comment Date: 5 pm Eastern Time on Tuesday, September 27, 2005. Docket Numbers: ER05–1238–002. Applicants: MidAmerican Energy Company. Description: MidAmerican Energy Co. submits a revised copy of the Interconnection Agreement designated as First Revised Service Agreement 244 which was inadvertently omitted. Filed Date: 09/02/2005. Accession Number: 20050912–0033. Comment Date: 5 pm Eastern Time on Friday, September 23, 2005. Docket Numbers: ER05–1426–000. Applicants: Avista Corporation. Description: Avista Corp requests that FERC disclaim jurisdiction over the contracts between Public Utility District #2 of Grant County, Washington and Avista. September 8, 2005 errata to this filing included under accession No. 20050908–5064. Filed Date: 09/02/2005. Accession Number: 20050907–0060. Comment Date: 5 pm Eastern Time on Friday, September 23, 2005. Docket Numbers: ER05–1442–000. Applicants: PJM Interconnection, L.L.C. Description: PJM Interconnection, LLC submits an executed interconnection service agreement with Criterion Power Partners, LLC and Allegheny Power. Filed Date: 09/06/2005. Accession Number: 20050908–0119. Comment Date: 5 pm Eastern Time on Tuesday, September 27, 2005. Docket Numbers: ER05–1443–000. Applicants: Southern Company Services, Inc. Description: Southern Company Services, Inc. as agent for Alabama Power Co., submits the First Revised Service Agreement 370 under FERC Electric Tariff, Fourth Revised Volume No. 5. Filed Date: 09/06/2005. Accession Number: 20050908–0117. Comment Date: 5 pm Eastern Time on Tuesday, September 27, 2005. Docket Numbers: ER05–1444–000. Applicants: Midwest Independent Transmission System Operator, Inc. Description: Midwest Independent Transmission System Operator Inc. submits an unexecuted Large Generator Interconnection Agreement among Matton Wind Farm LLC, the Midwest ISO and Central Illinois Public Service Co. September 13, 2005 errata to this VerDate Aug<31>2005 14:40 Sep 20, 2005 Jkt 205001 filing included under accession No. 20050915–0112. Filed Date: 09/06/2005. Accession Number: 20050908–0118. Comment Date: 5 pm Eastern Time on Tuesday, September 27, 2005. Docket Numbers: ER05–1447–000. Applicants: Salmon River Electric Cooperative, Inc. Description: Salmon River Electric Coop, Inc. advises that due to amendments to section 201(f) of the Federal Power Act, it is no longer a public utility. Filed Date: 09/06/2005. Accession Number: 20050909–0036. Comment Date: 5 pm Eastern Time on Tuesday, September 27, 2005. Docket Numbers: ER05–1448–000. Applicants: Wells Rural Electric Company. Description: Wells Rural Electric Co. advises that due to amendments to section 201(f) of the Federal Power Act, it is no longer a public utility. Filed Date: 09/06/2005. Accession Number: 20050909–0035. Comment Date: 5 pm Eastern Time on Tuesday, September 27, 2005. Any person desiring to intervene or to protest in any of the above proceedings must file in accordance with Rules 211 and 214 of the Commission’s Rules of Practice and Procedure (18 CFR 385.211 and §385.214) on or before 5 p.m. Eastern time on the specified comment date. It is not necessary to separately intervene again in a subdocket related to a compliance filing if you have previously intervened in the same docket. 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. Anyone filing a motion to intervene or protest must serve a copy of that document on the Applicant. In reference to filings initiating a new proceeding, interventions or protests submitted on or before the comment deadline need not be served on persons other and the Applicant. The Commission encourages electronic submission of protests and interventions in lieu of paper, using the FERC Online links at https:// www.ferc.gov. To facilitate electronic service, persons with Internet access who will eFile a document and/or be listed as a contact for an intervenor must create and validate an eRegistration account using the eRegistration link. Select the eFiling link to log on and submit the intervention or protests. Persons unable to file electronically should submit an original and 14 copies of the intervention or protest to the PO 00000 Frm 00037 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 55367 Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, 888 First St. NE., Washington, DC 20426. The filings in the above proceedings are accessible in the Commission’s eLibrary system by clicking on the appropriate link in the above list. They are also available for 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 e-mail notification when a document is added to a subscribed docket(s). For assistance with any FERC Online service, please email FERCOnlineSupport@ferc.gov. or call (866) 208–3676 (toll free). For TTY, call (202) 502–8659. Magalie R. Salas, Secretary. [FR Doc. E5–5139 Filed 9–20–05; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 6717–01–P ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY [OEI–2005–0003, FRL–7972–3] Agency Information Collection Activities; Submission to OMB for Review and Approval; Comment Request; Background Checks for Contractor Employees (Renewal), EPA ICR Number 2159.02, OMB Control Number 2030–0043 Environmental Protection Agency. ACTION: Notice. AGENCY: SUMMARY: In compliance with the Paperwork Reduction Act (44 U.S.C. 3501 et seq.), this document announces that an Information Collection Request (ICR) has been forwarded to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for review and approval. This is a request to renew an existing approved collection. This ICR is scheduled to expire on 09/30/2005. Under OMB regulations, the Agency may continue to conduct or sponsor the collection of information while this submission is pending at OMB. This ICR describes the nature of information collection and its estimated burden and cost. DATES: Additional comments must be submitted on or before October 21, 2005. Submit your comments, referencing docket ID number OEI– 2005–0003, to (1) EPA online using EDOCKET (our preferred method), by email to oei.docket@epa.gov, or by mail to: EPA Docket Center, Environmental Protection Agency, Office of Environmental Information Docket, Mail ADDRESSES: E:\FR\FM\21SEN1.SGM 21SEN1 55368 Federal Register / Vol. 70, No. 182 / Wednesday, September 21, 2005 / Notices Code 28221T, 1200 Pennsylvania Ave., NW., Washington, DC 20460, and (2) OMB at: Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs, Office of Management and Budget (OMB), Attention: Desk Officer for EPA, 725 17th Street, NW., Washington, DC 20503. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Paul Schaffer, U.S. EPA, Office of Acquisition Management, Mail Code 3802R, Environmental Protection Agency, 1200 Pennsylvania Ave., NW., Washington, DC 20460; telephone number: (202) 564–4366; fax number: (202) 565–2475; e-mail address: schaffer.paul@epa.gov. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: EPA has submitted the following ICR to OMB for review and approval according to procedures prescribed in 5 CFR 1320.12. On June 10, 2005 (70 FR 33898), EPA sought comments on this ICR pursuant to 5 CFR 1320.8(d). EPA received no comments. EPA has established a public docket for this ICR under Docket ID number OEI–2005–0003, which is available for public viewing 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 OEI Docket is (202) 566–1752. An electronic version of the public docket is available through EPA Dockets (EDOCKET) at https://www.epa.gov/edocket. Use EDOCKET to submit or view public comments, access the index listing of the contents of the public docket, 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 30 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 VerDate Aug<31>2005 14:40 Sep 20, 2005 Jkt 205001 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. Titles: Background Checks for Contractor Employees (Renewal). Abstract: EPA uses contractors to perform services throughout the nation with regard to environmental emergencies involving the release, or threatened release, of oil, radioactive materials or hazardous chemicals that may potentially affect communities and the surrounding environment. Releases may be accidental, deliberate, or may be caused by natural disasters. Emergency responders are available 24 hours-a-day to an incident, and respond with necessary personnel and equipment to eliminate dangers to the public and environment. Contractors responding to any of these types of incidents are responsible for conducting background checks and applying Governmentestablished suitability criteria in determining whether employees are acceptable to perform on given sites or on specific projects prior to contract employee performance. The information to be collected under the ICR for Background Checks for Contractor Employees covers citizenship or valid visa, criminal convictions, weapons offenses, felony convictions, parties prohibited from receiving federal contracts. The Contractor shall maintain records of all background checks. 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 and are identified on the form and/or instrument, if applicable. Burden Statement: The annual public reporting and recordkeeping burden for this collection of information is estimated to average 1 hour 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 PO 00000 Frm 00038 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 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. Respondents/Affected Entities: Entities potentially affected by this action are contractors involved with Emergency Response that have significant security concerns, as determined by the Contracting Officer on a case-by-case basis, to provide qualified personnel that meet the background check requirements developed by EPA. Estimated Number of Respondents: 1,000. Frequency of Response: On occasion. Estimated Total Annual Hour Burden: 1,000. Estimated Total Annual Cost: $179,000, which includes $0 annual capital/startup and O&M costs, and $179,000 annual labor costs. Changes in the Estimates: There is a no change in the number of hours in the total estimated burden currently identified in the OMB Inventory of Approved ICR Burdens. Dated: September 13, 2005. Oscar Morales, Director, Collection Strategies Division. [FR Doc. 05–18826 Filed 9–20–05; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 6560–50–P ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY [Docket ID Numbers OECA–2005–0064 to 0069, 0070 to 0072, 0075 to 0080, and 0106, FRL–7972–4] Agency Information Collection Activities: Request for Comments on Sixteen Proposed Information Collection Requests (ICRs) Environmental Protection Agency (EPA). ACTION: Notice. AGENCY: SUMMARY: In compliance with the Paperwork Reduction Act (44 U.S.C. 3501 et seq.), this document announces that EPA is planning to submit the following sixteen existing, approved, continuing Information Collection Requests (ICR) to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for the purpose of renewing the ICRs. Before E:\FR\FM\21SEN1.SGM 21SEN1

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[OEI-2005-0003, FRL-7972-3]


Agency Information Collection Activities; Submission to OMB for 
Review and Approval; Comment Request; Background Checks for Contractor 
Employees (Renewal), EPA ICR Number 2159.02, OMB Control Number 2030-
0043

AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency.

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 an Information Collection 
Request (ICR) has been forwarded to the Office of Management and Budget 
(OMB) for review and approval. This is a request to renew an existing 
approved collection. This ICR is scheduled to expire on 09/30/2005. 
Under OMB regulations, the Agency may continue to conduct or sponsor 
the collection of information while this submission is pending at OMB. 
This ICR describes the nature of information collection and its 
estimated burden and cost.

DATES: Additional comments must be submitted on or before October 21, 
2005.

ADDRESSES: Submit your comments, referencing docket ID number OEI-2005-
0003, to (1) EPA online using EDOCKET (our preferred method), by e-mail 
to oei.docket@epa.gov, or by mail to: EPA Docket Center, Environmental 
Protection Agency, Office of Environmental Information Docket, Mail

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Code 28221T, 1200 Pennsylvania Ave., NW., Washington, DC 20460, and (2) 
OMB at: Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs, Office of 
Management and Budget (OMB), Attention: Desk Officer for EPA, 725 17th 
Street, NW., Washington, DC 20503.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Paul Schaffer, U.S. EPA, Office of 
Acquisition Management, Mail Code 3802R, Environmental Protection 
Agency, 1200 Pennsylvania Ave., NW., Washington, DC 20460; telephone 
number: (202) 564-4366; fax number: (202) 565-2475; e-mail address: 
schaffer.paul@epa.gov.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: EPA has submitted the following ICR to OMB 
for review and approval according to procedures prescribed in 5 CFR 
1320.12. On June 10, 2005 (70 FR 33898), EPA sought comments on this 
ICR pursuant to 5 CFR 1320.8(d). EPA received no comments.
    EPA has established a public docket for this ICR under Docket ID 
number OEI-2005-0003, which is available for public viewing 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 OEI Docket is (202) 566-1752. An 
electronic version of the public docket is available through EPA 
Dockets (EDOCKET) at https://www.epa.gov/edocket. Use EDOCKET to submit 
or view public comments, access the index listing of the contents of 
the public docket, 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 
30 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.
    Titles: Background Checks for Contractor Employees (Renewal).
    Abstract: EPA uses contractors to perform services throughout the 
nation with regard to environmental emergencies involving the release, 
or threatened release, of oil, radioactive materials or hazardous 
chemicals that may potentially affect communities and the surrounding 
environment. Releases may be accidental, deliberate, or may be caused 
by natural disasters. Emergency responders are available 24 hours-a-day 
to an incident, and respond with necessary personnel and equipment to 
eliminate dangers to the public and environment. Contractors responding 
to any of these types of incidents are responsible for conducting 
background checks and applying Government-established suitability 
criteria in determining whether employees are acceptable to perform on 
given sites or on specific projects prior to contract employee 
performance. The information to be collected under the ICR for 
Background Checks for Contractor Employees covers citizenship or valid 
visa, criminal convictions, weapons offenses, felony convictions, 
parties prohibited from receiving federal contracts. The Contractor 
shall maintain records of all background checks.
    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 and are identified on 
the form and/or instrument, if applicable.
    Burden Statement: The annual public reporting and recordkeeping 
burden for this collection of information is estimated to average 1 
hour 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.
    Respondents/Affected Entities: Entities potentially affected by 
this action are contractors involved with Emergency Response that have 
significant security concerns, as determined by the Contracting Officer 
on a case-by-case basis, to provide qualified personnel that meet the 
background check requirements developed by EPA.
    Estimated Number of Respondents: 1,000.
    Frequency of Response: On occasion.
    Estimated Total Annual Hour Burden: 1,000.
    Estimated Total Annual Cost: $179,000, which includes $0 annual 
capital/startup and O&M costs, and $179,000 annual labor costs.
    Changes in the Estimates: There is a no change in the number of 
hours in the total estimated burden currently identified in the OMB 
Inventory of Approved ICR Burdens.

    Dated: September 13, 2005.
Oscar Morales,
Director, Collection Strategies Division.
[FR Doc. 05-18826 Filed 9-20-05; 8:45 am]
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