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903RD—MEETING—REGULAR MEETING—Continued
[March 16, 2006, 10 a.m.]
Item No.
Docket No.
Company
E–30 ......
E–31 ......
E–32 ......
ER00–2268–003, ER00–2268–005, ER00–2268–006, ER00–
2268–007, ER00–2268–008, ER00–2268–010, ER00–2268–
012, ER00–2268–013, ER00–2268–015, EL05–10–002.
ER99–4124–001, ER99–4124–003, ER99–4124–004, ER99–
4124–005, ER99–4124–006, ER99–4124–008, ER99–4124–
010, ER99–4124–011, ER99–4124–013, EL05–11–002, EL05–
11–004.
ER00–3312–002, ER00–3312–004, ER00–3312–005, ER00–
3312–006, ER00–3312–007, ER00–3312–009, ER00–3312–
011, ER00–3312–012, ER00–3312–014, EL05–12–002, EL05–
12–004.
ER99–4122–004, ER99–4122–006, ER99–4122–007, ER99–
4122–008, ER99–4122–009, ER99–4122–011, ER99–4122–
013, ER99–4122–014, ER99–4122–016, EL05–13–002, EL05–
13–004.
ER03–352–003 ...............................................................................
ER06–517–000, ER06–524–000 ....................................................
ER06–532–000 ...............................................................................
E–33 ......
OMITTED.
Pinnacle West Capital Corporation.
Arizona Public Service Company.
Pinnacle West Energy Corporation.
APS Energy Services Company, Inc.
Gen West LLC.
California Independent System Operator Corporation.
Midwest Independent Transmission System Operator, Inc., and
First Energy Services Company.
Miscellaneous
M–1 ........
RM05–33–001 ................................................................................
Revision of Rules of Practice and Procedure Regarding Issue
Identification.
Gas
G–1
G–2
G–3
G–4
G–5
G–6
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RM05–22–0000 ..............................................................................
RP06–177–000 ...............................................................................
RP05–668–002, RP05–668–001 ....................................................
OR06–3–000 ..................................................................................
RP05–422–000 ...............................................................................
OMITTED.
Five-Year Review of Oil Pipeline Pricing Index.
Iroquois Gas Transmission System, L.P.
Southern Star Central Gas Pipeline, Inc.
Enbridge Energy, Limited Partnership.
El Paso Natural Gas Company.
Energy Projects—Hydro
H–1 ........
H–2 ........
H–3 ........
P–2659–018 ...................................................................................
P–2738–061 ...................................................................................
P–2056–038 ...................................................................................
PacifiCorp.
New York State Electric & Gas Corporation.
Northern States Power Company.
Energy Projects—Certificates
C–1 ........
CP06–10–000 .................................................................................
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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION
AGENCY
[EPA–HQ–OEI–2006–0037, FRL–8045–3]
Agency Information Collection
Activities; Proposed Collection;
Comment Request; Exchange Network
Grants Progress Report; EPA ICR No.
2207.02, OMB Control No. 2025–0006
Environmental Protection
Agency.
ACTION: Notice.
AGENCY:
SUMMARY: In compliance with the
Paperwork Reduction Act (PRA) (44
U.S.C. 3501 et seq.), this document
announces that EPA is planning to
submit a request for a new Information
Collection Request (ICR) to the Office of
Management and Budget (OMB). Before
submitting the ICR to OMB for review
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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 May 15, 2006.
ADDRESSES: Submit your comments,
identified by Docket ID No. EPA–HQ–
OEI–2006–0037, by one of the following
methods:
• www.regulations.gov: Follow the
online instructions for submitting
comments.
• E-mail: oei.docket@epa.gov.
• Fax: 202–566–1753.
• Mail: Exchange Network Grants
Progress Report, Environmental
Protection Agency, Mailcode: 2823-T,
1200 Pennsylvania Ave., NW.,
Washington, DC 20460.
• Hand Delivery: Exchange Network
Grants Progress Report, EPA West
Building, 1301 Constitution Ave., NW.,
Rm. #B102, Washington, DC 20004.
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–HQ–OEI–2006–
0037. EPA’s policy is that all comments
received will be included in the public
docket without change and may be
made available online at
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 www.regulations.gov
or e-mail. The 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 www.regulations.gov, your email 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.
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For additional information about
EPA’s public docket, visit the EPA
Docket Center Home page at https://
www.epa.gov/epahome/dockets.htm.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Jeffrey Wells, OEI/OIC/IESD, Mailcode
2823T, Environmental Protection
Agency, 1200 Pennsylvania Ave., NW.,
Washington, DC 20460; telephone
number: 202–566–1706; fax number:
202–566–1684; e-mail address:
wells.jeffrey@epa.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
How Can I Access the Docket and/or
Submit Comments?
EPA has established a public docket
for this ICR under Docket ID No. EPA–
HQ–OEI–2006–0037, which is available
for online viewing at
www.regulations.gov, or in person
viewing at the OEI Docket in the EPA
Docket Center (EPA/DC), EPA West,
Room B102, 1301 Constitution Ave.,
NW., Washington, DC. The EPA/DC
Public Reading Room is open from 8
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.
Use www.regulations.gov to obtain a
copy of the draft collection of
information, submit or view public
comments, access the index listing of
the contents of the 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 in this
document.
What Information Is EPA Particularly
Interested in?
Pursuant to section 3506(c)(2)(A) of
the PRA, EPA specifically solicits
comments and information to enable it
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
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collection techniques or other forms of
information technology, e.g., permitting
electronic submission of responses.
What Should I Consider When I
Prepare My Comments for EPA?
You may find the following
suggestions helpful for preparing your
comments:
1. Explain your views as clearly as
possible and provide specific examples.
2. Describe any assumptions that you
used.
3. Provide copies of any technical
information and/or data you used that
support your views.
4. If you estimate potential burden or
costs, explain how you arrived at the
estimate that you provide.
5. Offer alternative ways to improve
the collection activity.
6. Make sure to submit your
comments by the deadline identified
under DATES.
7. To ensure proper receipt by EPA,
be sure to identify the docket ID number
assigned to this action in the subject
line on the first page of your response.
You may also provide the name, date,
and Federal Register citation.
What Information Collection Activity or
ICR Does This Apply to?
Affected entities: Entities potentially
affected by this action are
Environmental Information Exchange
Network grant recipients. These
recipients include state, territorial, and
tribal governments.
Title: Exchange Network Grants
Progress Report Renewal.
ICR numbers: EPA ICR No. 2207.02,
OMB Control No. 2025–0006.
ICR status: This ICR is for a renewal
of information collection activity. 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 Title 40
of the Code of Federal Regulations
(CFR), after OMB approval. The OMB
control numbers are displayed in 40
CFR part 9, or may be displayed by
other appropriate means, such as on the
collection forms.
Abstract: This notice announces the
proposed collection of information
related to the U.S. EPA Environmental
Information Exchange Network (EIEN)
Grant Program. The EPA Office of
Environmental Information provides
funding to EPA’s Exchange Network
partners: States; territories; and
Federally recognized Indian tribes to
support the development of the EIEN.
The EIEN is an Internet-and-standardsbased, secure information system that
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supports the electronic collection,
exchange, and integration of data among
its partners. The goal of the EIEN is to
improve information quality, timeliness,
accessibility and the ability to integrate
data, while offering business process
improvements. Funding for the Grant
Program has been provided through
annual congressional appropriations for
the EPA.
To enhance the quality and overall
public benefit of the Network, EPA
proposes to collect information from the
EIEN grantees about how they intend to
ensure quality in their projects and the
environmental outcomes and outputs
from their projects. The proposed
Quality Assurance Reporting Form is
intended to provide a simple means for
grant recipients to present how quality
will be addressed throughout their
projects. The Quality Assurance
Reporting Form is derived from
guidelines provided in the EIEN’s fiscal
year 2006 grant solicitation notice. As a
stipulation of their award, grant
recipients are to submit the form within
ninety days of grant award.
Grantees are also currently required to
submit semiannual progress reports as a
stipulation of their award. In these
reports, grantees outline project goals,
the activities required to meet these
goals, and the outputs and outcomes of
the activities to date. At the request of
numerous grantees, we are proposing to
offer the Performance Progress
Reporting Form as a vehicle for
collecting this information. This form is
easier to complete than an unstructured
narrative, and the information returned
will be of higher quality.
Burden Statement: The annual public
reporting and recordkeeping burden for
this collection of information is
estimated to average 1.5 hours per
Performance Progress Reporting Form
and 1 hour per Quality Assurance
Reporting Form 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;
process and maintain information;
disclose and provide information; adjust
the existing ways to comply with any
previously applicable instructions and
requirements which have subsequently
changed; 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.
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The ICR provides a detailed
explanation of the Agency’s estimate,
which is only briefly summarized here:
Estimated total number of potential
respondents: 225.
Frequency of response: Semi-Annual
for Performance Progress Reporting
Form; once for Quality Assurance
Reporting Form.
Estimated total annual number of
responses for each respondent: 3.
Estimated total annual burden hours:
900 hours.
Estimated total annual costs: $0. This
includes an estimated burden cost of $0
and an estimated cost of $0 for capital
investment or maintenance and
operational costs.
What Is the Next Step in the Process for
This ICR?
EPA will consider the comments
received and amend the ICR as
appropriate. The final ICR package will
then be submitted to OMB for review
and approval pursuant to 5 CFR
1320.12. At that time, EPA will issue
another Federal Register notice
pursuant to 5 CFR 1320.5(a)(1)(iv) to
announce the submission of the ICR to
OMB and the opportunity to submit
additional comments to OMB. If you
have any questions about this ICR or the
approval process, please contact the
technical person listed under FOR
FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT.
Dated: March 7, 2006.
Doreen Sterling,
Acting Director, Information Exchange and
Services Division.
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AGENCY
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Adequacy Status of the Truckee
Meadows (Washoe County, NV)
Submitted Carbon Monoxide
Maintenance Plan for Transportation
Conformity Purposes
Environmental Protection
Agency (EPA).
ACTION: Notice of adequacy
determination.
AGENCY:
SUMMARY: In this notice, EPA is
notifying the public that we have found
that the motor vehicle emissions
budgets contained in the submitted
Redesignation Request and Maintenance
Plan for the Truckee Meadows (Washoe
County, Nevada) Carbon Monoxide
Nonattainment Area (September 2005)
(‘‘Truckee Meadows Carbon Monoxide
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Plan’’) are adequate for transportation
conformity purposes. As a result of our
finding, the Washoe County Regional
Transportation Commission and the
U.S. Department of Transportation must
use the carbon monoxide motor vehicle
emissions budgets from the submitted
plan for future conformity
determinations.
DATES: This determination is effective
March 30, 2006.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: The
finding is available at EPA’s conformity
Web site: https://www.epa.gov/oms/traq,
(once there, click on the
‘‘Transportation and Air Quality
Planning’’ link and click on the
‘‘Transportation Conformity’’ link, then
look for ‘‘Adequacy Review of SIP
Submissions for Conformity’’). You may
also contact Eleanor Kaplan, U.S. EPA,
Region IX, Air Division AIR–2, 75
Hawthorne Street, San Francisco, CA
94105; (415) 947–4147, or
kaplan.eleanor@epa.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Throughout this document, whenever
‘‘we’’, ‘‘us’’, or ‘‘our’’ is used, we mean
EPA.
This notice announces our finding
that the emissions budgets contained in
the Carbon Monoxide State
Implementation Plan revision for
Truckee Meadows (Washoe County,
Nevada) (‘‘Truckee Meadows Carbon
Monoxide Redesignation Request and
Maintenance Plan’’) submitted by the
State of Nevada on November 4, 2005,
are adequate for transportation
conformity purposes. EPA Region IX
made this finding in a letter to the
Nevada Division of Environmental
Protection on February 13, 2006. We are
also announcing this finding on our
conformity Web site: https://
www.epa.gov/oms/traq, (once there,
click on the ‘‘Transportation and Air
Quality Planning’’ link and click on the
‘‘Transportation Conformity’’ link, then
look for ‘‘Adequacy Review of SIP
Submissions for Conformity’’).
Transportation conformity is required
by section 176(c) of the Clean Air Act.
Our conformity rule requires that
transportation plans, programs, and
projects conform to state air quality
implementation plans (SIPs) and
establishes the criteria and procedures
for determining whether or not they do.
Conformity to a SIP means that
transportation activities will not
produce new air quality violations,
worsen existing violations, or delay
timely attainment of the national
ambient air quality standards.
The criteria by which we determine
whether a SIP’s motor vehicle emissions
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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY
[EPA-HQ-OEI-2006-0037, FRL-8045-3]
Agency Information Collection Activities; Proposed Collection;
Comment Request; Exchange Network Grants Progress Report; EPA ICR No.
2207.02, OMB Control No. 2025-0006
AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency.
ACTION: Notice.
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SUMMARY: In compliance with the Paperwork Reduction Act (PRA) (44
U.S.C. 3501 et seq.), this document announces that EPA is planning to
submit a request for a new Information Collection Request (ICR) to the
Office of Management and Budget (OMB). Before submitting the ICR to OMB
for review
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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 May 15, 2006.
ADDRESSES: Submit your comments, identified by Docket ID No. EPA-HQ-
OEI-2006-0037, by one of the following methods:
www.regulations.gov: Follow the online instructions for
submitting comments.
E-mail: oei.docket@epa.gov.
Fax: 202-566-1753.
Mail: Exchange Network Grants Progress Report,
Environmental Protection Agency, Mailcode: 2823-T, 1200 Pennsylvania
Ave., NW., Washington, DC 20460.
Hand Delivery: Exchange Network Grants Progress Report,
EPA West Building, 1301 Constitution Ave., NW., Rm. B102,
Washington, DC 20004. 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-HQ-OEI-
2006-0037. EPA's policy is that all comments received will be included
in the public docket without change and may be made available online at
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 www.regulations.gov or e-mail. The
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 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.
For additional information about EPA's public docket, visit the EPA
Docket Center Home page at https://www.epa.gov/epahome/dockets.htm.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Jeffrey Wells, OEI/OIC/IESD, Mailcode
2823T, Environmental Protection Agency, 1200 Pennsylvania Ave., NW.,
Washington, DC 20460; telephone number: 202-566-1706; fax number: 202-
566-1684; e-mail address: wells.jeffrey@epa.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
How Can I Access the Docket and/or Submit Comments?
EPA has established a public docket for this ICR under Docket ID
No. EPA-HQ-OEI-2006-0037, which is available for online viewing at
www.regulations.gov, or in person viewing at the OEI Docket in the EPA
Docket Center (EPA/DC), EPA West, Room B102, 1301 Constitution Ave.,
NW., Washington, DC. The EPA/DC Public Reading Room is open from 8 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.
Use www.regulations.gov to obtain a copy of the draft collection of
information, submit or view public comments, access the index listing
of the contents of the 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 in this
document.
What Information Is EPA Particularly Interested in?
Pursuant to section 3506(c)(2)(A) of the PRA, EPA specifically
solicits comments and information to enable it 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.
What Should I Consider When I Prepare My Comments for EPA?
You may find the following suggestions helpful for preparing your
comments:
1. Explain your views as clearly as possible and provide specific
examples.
2. Describe any assumptions that you used.
3. Provide copies of any technical information and/or data you used
that support your views.
4. If you estimate potential burden or costs, explain how you
arrived at the estimate that you provide.
5. Offer alternative ways to improve the collection activity.
6. Make sure to submit your comments by the deadline identified
under DATES.
7. To ensure proper receipt by EPA, be sure to identify the docket
ID number assigned to this action in the subject line on the first page
of your response. You may also provide the name, date, and Federal
Register citation.
What Information Collection Activity or ICR Does This Apply to?
Affected entities: Entities potentially affected by this action are
Environmental Information Exchange Network grant recipients. These
recipients include state, territorial, and tribal governments.
Title: Exchange Network Grants Progress Report Renewal.
ICR numbers: EPA ICR No. 2207.02, OMB Control No. 2025-0006.
ICR status: This ICR is for a renewal of information collection
activity. 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 Title 40 of the Code of Federal Regulations
(CFR), after OMB approval. The OMB control numbers are displayed in 40
CFR part 9, or may be displayed by other appropriate means, such as on
the collection forms.
Abstract: This notice announces the proposed collection of
information related to the U.S. EPA Environmental Information Exchange
Network (EIEN) Grant Program. The EPA Office of Environmental
Information provides funding to EPA's Exchange Network partners:
States; territories; and Federally recognized Indian tribes to support
the development of the EIEN. The EIEN is an Internet-and-standards-
based, secure information system that
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supports the electronic collection, exchange, and integration of data
among its partners. The goal of the EIEN is to improve information
quality, timeliness, accessibility and the ability to integrate data,
while offering business process improvements. Funding for the Grant
Program has been provided through annual congressional appropriations
for the EPA.
To enhance the quality and overall public benefit of the Network,
EPA proposes to collect information from the EIEN grantees about how
they intend to ensure quality in their projects and the environmental
outcomes and outputs from their projects. The proposed Quality
Assurance Reporting Form is intended to provide a simple means for
grant recipients to present how quality will be addressed throughout
their projects. The Quality Assurance Reporting Form is derived from
guidelines provided in the EIEN's fiscal year 2006 grant solicitation
notice. As a stipulation of their award, grant recipients are to submit
the form within ninety days of grant award.
Grantees are also currently required to submit semiannual progress
reports as a stipulation of their award. In these reports, grantees
outline project goals, the activities required to meet these goals, and
the outputs and outcomes of the activities to date. At the request of
numerous grantees, we are proposing to offer the Performance Progress
Reporting Form as a vehicle for collecting this information. This form
is easier to complete than an unstructured narrative, and the
information returned will be of higher quality.
Burden Statement: The annual public reporting and recordkeeping
burden for this collection of information is estimated to average 1.5
hours per Performance Progress Reporting Form and 1 hour per Quality
Assurance Reporting Form 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; process and maintain
information; disclose and provide information; adjust the existing ways
to comply with any previously applicable instructions and requirements
which have subsequently changed; 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.
The ICR provides a detailed explanation of the Agency's estimate,
which is only briefly summarized here:
Estimated total number of potential respondents: 225.
Frequency of response: Semi-Annual for Performance Progress
Reporting Form; once for Quality Assurance Reporting Form.
Estimated total annual number of responses for each respondent: 3.
Estimated total annual burden hours: 900 hours.
Estimated total annual costs: $0. This includes an estimated burden
cost of $0 and an estimated cost of $0 for capital investment or
maintenance and operational costs.
What Is the Next Step in the Process for This ICR?
EPA will consider the comments received and amend the ICR as
appropriate. The final ICR package will then be submitted to OMB for
review and approval pursuant to 5 CFR 1320.12. At that time, EPA will
issue another Federal Register notice pursuant to 5 CFR
1320.5(a)(1)(iv) to announce the submission of the ICR to OMB and the
opportunity to submit additional comments to OMB. If you have any
questions about this ICR or the approval process, please contact the
technical person listed under FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT.
Dated: March 7, 2006.
Doreen Sterling,
Acting Director, Information Exchange and Services Division.
[FR Doc. E6-3730 Filed 3-14-06; 8:45 am]
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