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been part of the program for longer than
one year, the average number of annual
burden hours is 67 hours for verifying
and updating the Annual GHG
Inventory Summary and Goal Tracking
Form one time per year.
Partners may also submit voluntary
updates of company profiles or contact
information, via the Climate Leaders
Web site or e-mail. These updates
would take 3 hours per response. All of
these activities are included in the
annual burden estimate.
There are no capital or start-up costs
associated with this information
collection. The average annual
operation and maintenance cost
resulting for this collection of
information is $3 per respondent. The
average annual labor cost is $6,914 per
respondent. The resulting total annual
cost averaged over the three year period
is $878,176.
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 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.
Respondents/Affected Entities:
Climate Leaders Partner Corporations.
Estimated Number of Respondents:
127.
Frequency of Response: Annually, on
occasion, one-time.
Estimated Total Annual Hour Burden:
11,955.
Estimated Total Annual Cost:
$878,000, includes $0 annual capital/
startup costs, $60 annual O&M costs and
$878,000 annual labor costs.
Changes in the Estimates: There is an
increase of 6,841 hours in the total
estimated burden compared with that
identified in the ICR currently approved
by OMB. This increase includes an
adjustment of 4,637 hours and a
program change of 2,204 hours. This
increase reflects an evolution of the
Climate Leader Partnership which has
modified the reporting and tracking
procedures in order to continue to
assess the program’s effectiveness. EPA
has collaborated with partners to
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develop these revised reporting
requirements, which are better suited
for establishing and tracking progress of
corporate GHG reduction goals. This
change is result of a more interactive
program approach between EPA and
Climate Leaders partners and a larger
number of partners in the program since
the currently approved ICR.
Dated: July 12, 2006.
Sara Hisel McCoy,
Acting Director, Collection Strategies
Division.
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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION
AGENCY
[EPA–HQ–OW–2006–0136; FRL–8200–8]
Agency Information Collection
Activities; Submission to OMB for
Review and Approval; Comment
Request; Information Collection
Request for the NPDES Regulation and
Effluent Limitation Guidelines and
Standards for Concentrated Animal
Feeding Operations, EPA ICR No.
1989.04, OMB Control No. 2040–0250
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 July 31, 2006. 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 the information collection and
its estimated burden and cost.
DATES: Additional comments may be
submitted on or before August 21, 2006.
ADDRESSES: Submit your comments,
referencing docket ID number EPA–HQ–
OW–2006–0136, to (1) EPA online using
www.regulations.gov (our preferred
method), by email to owdocket@epa.gov, or by mail to: EPA
Docket Center, Environmental
Protection Agency, Water Docket, Mail
Code 4101T, 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
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FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Nina Bonnelycke, Environmental
Protection Agency, 1200 Pennsylvania
Ave., NW., Washington, DC 20460;
telephone number: 202.564.0764; fax
number: 202.564.6384; e-mail address:
bonnelycke.nina@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 March 7, 2006 (71 FR 11407–11411),
EPA sought comments on this ICR
pursuant to 5 CFR 1320.8(d). EPA
received one set of comments on the
draft ICR. EPA’s response to those
comments is reflected in the ICR
supporting statement. Any additional
comments on 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–OW–2006–0136, which is available
for online viewing at
www.regulations.gov, or in person
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
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through Friday, excluding legal
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Reading Room is (202) 566–1744, and
the telephone number for the Water
Docket is (202) 566–2426.
Use EPA’s electronic docket and
comment system at
www.regulations.gov, to submit or view
public comments, access the index
listing of the contents of the docket, and
to access those comments in the docket
that are available electronically. Once in
the system, select ‘‘docket search,’’ then
key in the docket ID number identified
above. Please note that EPA’s policy is
that public comments, whether
submitted electronically or in paper,
will be made available for public
viewing at www.regulations.gov as EPA
receives them and without change,
unless the comment contains
copyrighted material, CBI, or other
information whose public disclosure is
restricted by statute. For further
information about the electronic docket,
go to www.regulations.gov.
Title: Information Collection Request
for the NPDES Regulation and Effluent
Limitation Guidelines and Standards for
Concentrated Animal Feeding
Operations.
ICR Numbers: EPA ICR No. 1989.04,
OMB Control No. 2040–0250.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
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ICR Status: This ICR is scheduled to
expire on July 31, 2006. Under OMB
regulations, the Agency may continue to
conduct or sponsor the collection of
information while this submission is
pending at OMB. 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 when
approved, are listed in 40 CFR part 9,
are displayed either by publication in
the Federal Register or by other
appropriate means, such as on the
related collection instrument or form, if
applicable. The display of OMB control
numbers in certain EPA regulations is
consolidated in 40 CFR part 9.
Abstract: This ICR calculates the
burden and costs associated with the
NPDES and ELG regulations for
Concentrated Animal Feeding
Operations (CAFOs). These regulations
regulate land application of manure,
litter and wastewater generated at CAFO
facilities. The rule requires all facilities
defined as a CAFO to apply for a NPDES
permit.
Burden Statement: The annual public
reporting and recordkeeping burden for
this collection of information is
estimated to average less than 18 hours
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 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.
Respondents/Affected Entities:
Entities potentially affected by this
action are owners and operators of
Concentrated Animal Feeding
Operations (CAFOs).
Estimated Number of Respondents:
24,080
Frequency of Response: On occasion.
Estimated Total Annual Hour Burden:
3,500,000 hours.
Estimated Total Annual Cost:
$78,660,000 includes $440,000 for
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capital investment and $8,680,000 for
O&M costs.
Changes in the Estimates: The burden
estimate has increased due to growth in
the industry and trends towards
consolidation into larger facilities. As a
result calculations were revised to
accommodate this.
Dated: July 12, 2006.
Sara Hisel McCoy,
Acting Director, Collection Strategies
Division.
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Massachusetts Marine Sanitation
Device Standard—Notice of
Determination
Environmental Protection
Agency (EPA).
ACTION: Notice of Determination.
AGENCY:
SUMMARY: The Regional Administrator
of the Environmental Protection
Agency—New England Region, has
determined that adequate facilities for
the safe and sanitary removal and
treatment of sewage from all vessels are
reasonably available for the waters of
Plymouth Bay, Plymouth Harbor,
Kingston Bay, and Duxbury Bay,
Massachusetts; their respective coastal
waters and coastal tidal rivers covered
under this determination.
ADDRESSES: Docket: All documents in
the docket are listed in the
www.regulations.gov index. Although
listed in the index, some information is
not publicly available, e.g., CBI or other
information whose disclosure is
restricted by statute. Certain other
material, such as copy-righted material,
will be publicly available only in hard
copy. Publicly available docket
materials are available electronically in
www.regulations.gov.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Ann
Rodney, U. S. Environmental Protection
Agency—New England Region, One
Congress Street, Suite 1100, COP,
Boston, MA 02114–2023. Telephone:
(617) 918–0538. Fax number: (617) 918–
1505. e-mail address:
Rodney.ann@epa.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This
Notice of Determination is for the waters
of Plymouth Bay, Plymouth Harbor,
Kingston Bay, and Duxbury Bay,
Massachusetts. The area of designation
includes:
North to include the northernmost
reaches of the Back River—42°04′06″ N–
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70°39′12″ W; West to Kingston—Route
3A bridge over the Jones River—
41°59′48″ N–70°44′30″ W; South to
Plymouth—Route 3A bridge over the Eel
River and southernmost waters of
Warren Cove—41°56′51″ N–70°37′55″
W; Duxbury municipal boundary—
42°04′22″ N–70°38′55″ W; East to
navigational marker N ‘‘8’’ located off
Howland Ledge—42°04′36″ N–70°36′48″
W; South to navigational marker RW
‘‘GP’’ Bell located east of Gurnet Point—
41°59′57″ N–70°35′03″ W; South to
navigation Marker R ‘‘12’’ Whistle
located off Mary Ann Rocks—41°55′07″
N–70°33′22″ W; South to navigation
marker RW ‘‘CC’’ Bell located off the
Cape Cod Canal—41°48′52″ N–70°27′38″
W; and West to Plymouth municipal
boundary—41°48′38″ N–70°32′13″ W.
The delineation places the eastern
boundary 9,900 feet seaward of Duxbury
Beach at the public parking area; 4,775
feet seaward of Gurnet Point; 6,775 feet
seaward of Manomet Point; and 15,000
feet seaward of Peaked Cliff.
On June 1, 2006, notice was published
that the State of Massachusetts had
petitioned the Regional Administrator,
Environmental Protection Agency, to
determine that adequate facilities for the
safe and sanitary removal and treatment
of sewage from all vessels are
reasonably available for the waters of
Plymouth Bay, Plymouth Harbor,
Kingston Bay, and Duxbury Bay,
Massachusetts and their respective
coastal waters and coastal tidal rivers.
No comments were received on this
petition.
The petition was filed pursuant to
section 312 (f) (3) of Public Law 92–500,
as amended by Public laws 95–217 and
100–4, for the purpose of declaring
these waters a ‘‘No Discharge Area’’
(NDA).
Section 312(f)(3) states: After the
effective date of the initial standards
and regulations promulgated under this
section, if any State determines that the
protection and enhancement of the
quality of some or all of the waters
within such States require greater
environmental protection, such State
may completely prohibit the discharge
from all vessels of any sewage, whether
treated or not, into such waters, except
that no such prohibition shall apply
until the Administrator determines that
adequate facilities for the safe and
sanitary removal and treatment of
sewage from all vessels are reasonably
available for such water to which such
prohibition would apply.
The information submitted to EPA by
the Commonwealth of Massachusetts
certifies that there are six pumpout
facilities at four locations located within
the proposed area. A list of the facilities,
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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY
[EPA-HQ-OW-2006-0136; FRL-8200-8]
Agency Information Collection Activities; Submission to OMB for
Review and Approval; Comment Request; Information Collection Request
for the NPDES Regulation and Effluent Limitation Guidelines and
Standards for Concentrated Animal Feeding Operations, EPA ICR No.
1989.04, OMB Control No. 2040-0250
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 July 31, 2006.
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 the information collection and its
estimated burden and cost.
DATES: Additional comments may be submitted on or before August 21,
2006.
ADDRESSES: Submit your comments, referencing docket ID number EPA-HQ-
OW-2006-0136, to (1) EPA online using www.regulations.gov (our
preferred method), by email to ow-docket@epa.gov, or by mail to: EPA
Docket Center, Environmental Protection Agency, Water Docket, Mail Code
4101T, 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: Nina Bonnelycke, Environmental
Protection Agency, 1200 Pennsylvania Ave., NW., Washington, DC 20460;
telephone number: 202.564.0764; fax number: 202.564.6384; e-mail
address: bonnelycke.nina@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 March 7, 2006 (71 FR 11407-11411), EPA sought comments on
this ICR pursuant to 5 CFR 1320.8(d). EPA received one set of comments
on the draft ICR. EPA's response to those comments is reflected in the
ICR supporting statement. Any additional comments on 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-OW-2006-0136, which is available for online viewing at
www.regulations.gov, or in person 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) 566-2426.
Use EPA's electronic docket and comment system at
www.regulations.gov, to submit or view public comments, access the
index listing of the contents of the docket, and to access those
comments in the docket that are available electronically. Once in the
system, select ``docket search,'' then key in the docket ID number
identified above. Please note that EPA's policy is that public
comments, whether submitted electronically or in paper, will be made
available for public viewing at www.regulations.gov as EPA receives
them and without change, unless the comment contains copyrighted
material, CBI, or other information whose public disclosure is
restricted by statute. For further information about the electronic
docket, go to www.regulations.gov.
Title: Information Collection Request for the NPDES Regulation and
Effluent Limitation Guidelines and Standards for Concentrated Animal
Feeding Operations.
ICR Numbers: EPA ICR No. 1989.04, OMB Control No. 2040-0250.
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ICR Status: This ICR is scheduled to expire on July 31, 2006. Under
OMB regulations, the Agency may continue to conduct or sponsor the
collection of information while this submission is pending at OMB. 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 when
approved, are listed in 40 CFR part 9, are displayed either by
publication in the Federal Register or by other appropriate means, such
as on the related collection instrument or form, if applicable. The
display of OMB control numbers in certain EPA regulations is
consolidated in 40 CFR part 9.
Abstract: This ICR calculates the burden and costs associated with
the NPDES and ELG regulations for Concentrated Animal Feeding
Operations (CAFOs). These regulations regulate land application of
manure, litter and wastewater generated at CAFO facilities. The rule
requires all facilities defined as a CAFO to apply for a NPDES permit.
Burden Statement: The annual public reporting and recordkeeping
burden for this collection of information is estimated to average less
than 18 hours 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 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.
Respondents/Affected Entities: Entities potentially affected by
this action are owners and operators of Concentrated Animal Feeding
Operations (CAFOs).
Estimated Number of Respondents: 24,080
Frequency of Response: On occasion.
Estimated Total Annual Hour Burden: 3,500,000 hours.
Estimated Total Annual Cost: $78,660,000 includes $440,000 for
capital investment and $8,680,000 for O&M costs.
Changes in the Estimates: The burden estimate has increased due to
growth in the industry and trends towards consolidation into larger
facilities. As a result calculations were revised to accommodate this.
Dated: July 12, 2006.
Sara Hisel McCoy,
Acting Director, Collection Strategies Division.
[FR Doc. E6-11528 Filed 7-19-06; 8:45 am]
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