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Corporate Operations, Southwestern
Power Administration, One West Third,
Tulsa, OK 74103 (918) 595–6696.
A Public Information and Comment
Forum is scheduled for July 12, 2006, to
explain to the public the proposed rates
and supporting studies and to allow for
comment. The proceeding will be
transcribed. A chairman, who will be
responsible for orderly procedure, will
conduct the Forum. Questions
concerning the rates, studies, and
information presented at the Forum will
be answered, to the extent possible, at
the Forum. Questions not answered at
the Forum will be answered in writing,
except that questions involving
voluminous data contained in
Southwestern’s records may best be
answered by consultation and review of
pertinent records at Southwestern’s
offices.
Persons desiring to attend the Forum
should indicate in writing (address cited
above) by letter, email or facsimile
transmission (918–595–6656) by July 1,
2006, their intent to appear at such
Forum. If no one so indicates his or her
intent to attend, no such Forum will be
held. Persons interested in speaking at
the Forum should submit a request to
Mr. Forrest E. Reeves, Assistant
Administrator, Southwestern, at least
seven (7) calendar days prior to the
Forum so that a list of forum
participants can be developed. The
chairman may allow others to speak if
time permits.
A transcript of the Forum will be
made. Copies of the transcript may be
obtained, for a fee, from the transcribing
service. Copies of all documents
introduced will also be available from
the transcribing service upon request for
a fee. Five copies of all written
comments, together with a diskette or
compact disk in MS Word, on the
proposed Integrated System Rates are
due on or before August 15, 2006.
Comments should be submitted to
Forrest E. Reeves, Assistant
Administrator, Southwestern, at the
above-mentioned address for
Southwestern’s offices.
Following review of the oral and
written comments and the information
gathered in the course of the
proceeding, the Administrator will
submit the finalized Integrated System
Rate Proposal, Power Repayment
Studies, and Rate Design Study in
support of the proposed rates to the
Deputy Secretary of Energy for
confirmation and approval on an
interim basis, and subsequently to the
Federal Energy Regulatory Commission
(Commission) for confirmation and
approval on a final basis. The
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opportunity to provide written
comments on the proposed rate increase
before making a final decision.
Dated: May 30, 2006.
Michael A. Deihl,
Administrator.
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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION
AGENCY
[EPA–HQ–OPPT–2005–0043; FRL–8184–7]
Agency Information Collection
Activities; Submission to OMB for
Review and Approval; Comment
Request; Notification of Substantial
Risk of Injury to Health and the
Environment Under TSCA Sec. 8(e);
EPA ICR; No. 0794.11, OMB No. 2070–
0046
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
the submission of an Information
Collection Request (ICR) to the Office of
Management and Budget (OMB) for
review and approval: (Notification of
Substantial Risk of Injury to Health and
the Environment Under TSCA Sec. 8(e);
EPA ICR No. 0794.11, OMB No. 2070–
0046. This is a request to renew an
existing approved collection that is
scheduled to expire on June 30, 2006.
Under OMB regulations, the AGency
may continue to conduct or sponsor the
collection of information while this
submission is pending at OMB. The ICR,
which is abstracted below, describes the
nature of the information collection
activity and its expected burden and
costs.
Additional comments may be
submitted on or before July 17, 2006.
ADDRESSES: Submit your comments,
referencing docket ID Number EPA–
HQ–OPPT–2005–0043, to (1) EPA
online using https://www.regulations.gov
(our preferred method), by e-mail to
oppt.ncic@epa.gov or by mail to:
Document Control Office (DCO), Office
of Pollution Prevention and Toxics
(OPPT), Environmental Protection
Agency, Mail Code; 7407T, 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.
DATES:
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FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Barbara Cunningham, Acting Director,
Environmental Assistance Division,
Office of Pollution Prevention and
Toxics, Environmental Protection
Agency, Mailcode: 7408, 1200
Pennsylvania Ave., NW.,
Washington,DC 20460; telephone
number: 202–554–1404; e-mail address:
TSCA-Hotline@epa.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: EPA has
submitted the following ICR to OMB for
review and approval according to the
procedures prescribed in 5 CFR 1320.12.
On October 20, 2005 (70 FR 611240,
EPA sought comments on this renewal
ICR. EPA sought comments on this ICR
pursuant to 5 CFR 1320.8(d). EPA
received one comment during the
comment period, which is addressed in
the Supporting Statement of the ICR.
Any comments related to this ICR
should be submitted to EPA and OMB
within 30 days of this notice.
EPA has established a public docket
for this ICR under Docket ID No. EPA–
HQ–OPPT–2005–0043, which is
available for online viewing at https://
www.epa.gov/edocket, or in person
inspection at the OPPT 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 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 Pollution
Prevention and Toxics Docket is 202–
566–0280. Use https://
www.regulations.gov to 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.
EPA’s policy is that public comments,
whether submitted electronically or in
paper, will be made available for public
viewing in https://www.regulations.gov
as EPA receives them and without
change, unless the comment contains
copyrighted material, CBI, or other
information whose pubic 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
https://www.regulations.gov. 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, as
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whose disclosure is otherwise restricted
by statute, is not included in the official
public docket, and will not be available
for public viewing in https://
www.regulations.gov. For further
information about the electronic docket,
go to https://www.regulations.gov.
Title: Notification of Substantial Risk
of Injury to Health and the
Environmental under TSCA Sec. 8(e).
ICR Status: This is a request to renew
an existing approved collection. This
ICR is scheduled to expire on June 30,
2006. Under OMB regulations, the
Agency may continue to conduct or
sponsor the collection of information
while submission is pending at OMB.
Abstract: Section 8(e) of the Toxic
Substances Control Act (TSCA) requires
that any person who manufactures,
imports, processes or distributes in
commerce a chemical substance or
mixture and which obtains information
that reasonably supports the conclusion
that such substance or mixture presents
a substantial risk of injury to health or
the environment must immediately
inform EPA of such information. EPA
routinely disseminates TSCA section
8(e) data it receives to other Federal
agencies to provide information about
newly discovered chemical hazards and
risks.
Responses to the collection of
information are mandatory (see 15
U.S.C. 2607(e)). Respondents may claim
all or part of a notice as CBI. EPA will
disclose information that is covered by
a CBI claim only to the extent permitted
by, and in accordance with, the
procedures in 40 CFR part 2.
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 title 40
of the CFR, after appearing in the
Federal Register are listed in 40 CFR
part 9 and included on the related
collection instrument or form, if
applicable.
Burden Statement: The annual public
reporting and recordkeeping burden for
this collection of information is
estimated to average between 5 hours
and 51 hours per response, depending
upon the type of submission. 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
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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 companies that manufacture,
import, process or distribute in
commerce a chemical substance or
mixture and which obtain information
that reasonably supports the conclusion
that such substance or mixture presents
a substantial risk of injury to health or
the environment.
Frequency of Collection: On occasion.
Estimated average number of
responses for each respondent: 1.3.
Estimated No. of Respondents: 345.
Estimated Total Annual Burden on
Respondents: 18,135 hours.
Estimated Total Annual Costs:
$979,290.
Changes in Burden Estimates: This
request reflects an increase of 11,704
hours (from 6,431 hours to 18,135
hours) in the total estimated respondent
burden from that currently in the OMB
inventory. This increase is primarily
due to an increase in estimated
managerial and technical staff time to
review and evaluate data to determine
section 8(e) reportability, as well as the
incorporation of two additional factors
not previously considered separately,
based on industry comments on the
proposed ICR published in the Federal
Register. Estimated managerial and staff
time to review and evaluate data was
revised upward from 25 to 45 hours,
considering that many large companies
may depend on a committee or team
rather than one person to decide
whether data are reportable. The other
factors added to the estimate of
submitter reporting burden are staff
training for TSCA 8(e) regulatory
requirements (4 hours per submission)
and taking into account the time and
resources needed to review data that
may not be ultimately reported
(estimated to be 50% of the number of
initial section 8(e) submissions). This
change is an adjustment.
Dated: June 8, 2006.
Oscar Morales,
Director, Collection Strategies Division.
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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION
AGENCY
[EPA–HQ–OPPT–2005–0061; FRL–8184–8]
Agency Information Collection
Activities; Submission to OMB for
Review and Approval; Comment
Request; Data Submissions for the
Voluntary Children’s Chemical
Evaluation Program (VCCEP); EPA ICR
No. 2055.02, OMB No. 2070–0165
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 the following Information
Collection Request (ICR) has been
forwarded to the Office of Management
and Budget (OMB) for review and
approval: Data Submissions for the
Voluntary Children’s Chemical
Evaluation Program (VCCEP); EPA ICR
No. 2055.02, OMB No. 2070–0165. The
ICR, which is abstracted below,
describes the nature of the information
collection activity and its expected
burden and costs.
DATES: Additional comments may be
submitted on or before July 17, 2006.
ADDRESSES: Submit your comments,
referencing docket ID Number EPA–
HQ–OPPT–2005–0061 to (1) EPA online
using www.regulations.gov (our
preferred method), by e-mail to
oppt.ncic@epa.gov or by mail to:
Document Control Office (DCO), Office
of Pollution Prevention and Toxics
(OPPT), Environmental Protection
Agency, Mail Code: 7407T, 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:
Barbara Cunningham, Acting Director,
Environmental Assistance Division,
Office of Pollution Prevention and
Toxics, Environmental Protection
Agency, Mailcode: 7408–M, 1200
Pennsylvania Ave., NW., Washington,
DC 20460; telephone number: 202–554–
1404; e-mail address: TSCAHotline@epa.gov.
EPA has
submitted the following ICR to OMB for
review and approval according to the
procedures prescribed in 5 CFR 1320.12.
On December 13, 2005 (70 FR 73741),
EPA sought comments on this renewal
ICR. EPA sought comments on this ICR
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
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[EPA-HQ-OPPT-2005-0043; FRL-8184-7]
Agency Information Collection Activities; Submission to OMB for
Review and Approval; Comment Request; Notification of Substantial Risk
of Injury to Health and the Environment Under TSCA Sec. 8(e); EPA ICR;
No. 0794.11, OMB No. 2070-0046
AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).
ACTION: Notice.
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SUMMARY: In compliance with the Paperwork Reduction Act (44 U.S.C. 3501
et seq.), this document announces the submission of an Information
Collection Request (ICR) to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB)
for review and approval: (Notification of Substantial Risk of Injury to
Health and the Environment Under TSCA Sec. 8(e); EPA ICR No. 0794.11,
OMB No. 2070-0046. This is a request to renew an existing approved
collection that is scheduled to expire on June 30, 2006. Under OMB
regulations, the AGency may continue to conduct or sponsor the
collection of information while this submission is pending at OMB. The
ICR, which is abstracted below, describes the nature of the information
collection activity and its expected burden and costs.
DATES: Additional comments may be submitted on or before July 17, 2006.
ADDRESSES: Submit your comments, referencing docket ID Number EPA-HQ-
OPPT-2005-0043, to (1) EPA online using https://www.regulations.gov (our
preferred method), by e-mail to oppt.ncic@epa.gov or by mail to:
Document Control Office (DCO), Office of Pollution Prevention and
Toxics (OPPT), Environmental Protection Agency, Mail Code; 7407T, 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: Barbara Cunningham, Acting Director,
Environmental Assistance Division, Office of Pollution Prevention and
Toxics, Environmental Protection Agency, Mailcode: 7408, 1200
Pennsylvania Ave., NW., Washington,DC 20460; telephone number: 202-554-
1404; e-mail address: TSCA-Hotline@epa.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: EPA has submitted the following ICR to OMB
for review and approval according to the procedures prescribed in 5 CFR
1320.12. On October 20, 2005 (70 FR 611240, EPA sought comments on this
renewal ICR. EPA sought comments on this ICR pursuant to 5 CFR
1320.8(d). EPA received one comment during the comment period, which is
addressed in the Supporting Statement of the ICR. Any comments related
to this ICR should be submitted to EPA and OMB within 30 days of this
notice.
EPA has established a public docket for this ICR under Docket ID
No. EPA-HQ-OPPT-2005-0043, which is available for online viewing at
https://www.epa.gov/edocket, or in person inspection at the OPPT 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 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 Pollution Prevention and
Toxics Docket is 202-566-0280. Use https://www.regulations.gov to 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.
EPA's policy is that public comments, whether submitted
electronically or in paper, will be made available for public viewing
in https://www.regulations.gov as EPA receives them and without change,
unless the comment contains copyrighted material, CBI, or other
information whose pubic 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 https://www.regulations.gov. 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, as
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whose disclosure is otherwise restricted by statute, is not included in
the official public docket, and will not be available for public
viewing in https://www.regulations.gov. For further information about
the electronic docket, go to https://www.regulations.gov.
Title: Notification of Substantial Risk of Injury to Health and the
Environmental under TSCA Sec. 8(e).
ICR Status: This is a request to renew an existing approved
collection. This ICR is scheduled to expire on June 30, 2006. Under OMB
regulations, the Agency may continue to conduct or sponsor the
collection of information while submission is pending at OMB.
Abstract: Section 8(e) of the Toxic Substances Control Act (TSCA)
requires that any person who manufactures, imports, processes or
distributes in commerce a chemical substance or mixture and which
obtains information that reasonably supports the conclusion that such
substance or mixture presents a substantial risk of injury to health or
the environment must immediately inform EPA of such information. EPA
routinely disseminates TSCA section 8(e) data it receives to other
Federal agencies to provide information about newly discovered chemical
hazards and risks.
Responses to the collection of information are mandatory (see 15
U.S.C. 2607(e)). Respondents may claim all or part of a notice as CBI.
EPA will disclose information that is covered by a CBI claim only to
the extent permitted by, and in accordance with, the procedures in 40
CFR part 2.
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 title 40 of the CFR, after appearing in the Federal
Register are listed in 40 CFR part 9 and included on the related
collection instrument or form, if applicable.
Burden Statement: The annual public reporting and recordkeeping
burden for this collection of information is estimated to average
between 5 hours and 51 hours per response, depending upon the type of
submission. 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 companies that manufacture, import, process or
distribute in commerce a chemical substance or mixture and which obtain
information that reasonably supports the conclusion that such substance
or mixture presents a substantial risk of injury to health or the
environment.
Frequency of Collection: On occasion.
Estimated average number of responses for each respondent: 1.3.
Estimated No. of Respondents: 345.
Estimated Total Annual Burden on Respondents: 18,135 hours.
Estimated Total Annual Costs: $979,290.
Changes in Burden Estimates: This request reflects an increase of
11,704 hours (from 6,431 hours to 18,135 hours) in the total estimated
respondent burden from that currently in the OMB inventory. This
increase is primarily due to an increase in estimated managerial and
technical staff time to review and evaluate data to determine section
8(e) reportability, as well as the incorporation of two additional
factors not previously considered separately, based on industry
comments on the proposed ICR published in the Federal Register.
Estimated managerial and staff time to review and evaluate data was
revised upward from 25 to 45 hours, considering that many large
companies may depend on a committee or team rather than one person to
decide whether data are reportable. The other factors added to the
estimate of submitter reporting burden are staff training for TSCA 8(e)
regulatory requirements (4 hours per submission) and taking into
account the time and resources needed to review data that may not be
ultimately reported (estimated to be 50% of the number of initial
section 8(e) submissions). This change is an adjustment.
Dated: June 8, 2006.
Oscar Morales,
Director, Collection Strategies Division.
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