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Download as PDF Federal Register / Vol. 71, No. 223 / Monday, November 20, 2006 / Notices and recognize exemplary water quality trading programs and policies. This recognition program will enable EPA to identify successful and innovative water quality trading programs and policies that most closely align with U.S. EPA’s Water Quality Trading Policy and cooperate with those programs in order to prevent, reduce, and eliminate water pollution. This program will also help EPA promote water quality trading and create a network of water quality trading leaders throughout the country. Nominations must be received by 5 p.m. Eastern Standard Time on Tuesday, January 16, 2007. Nominations received after this deadline will not be considered. DATES: Blue Ribbon Water Quality Trading Awards; ATTN: Chris Lewicki; U.S. EPA; Office of Wetlands, Oceans and Watersheds; Assessment and Watershed Protection Division; Room 7303K; Mail Code 4503–T; 1301 Constitution Avenue, NW.; Washington, DC 20004; telephone 202–566–1293. Nominations must be submitted by express mail, courier service, or hand delivery to the address in this section. ADDRESSES: FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Chris Lewicki; U.S. EPA; Office of Wetlands, Oceans and Watersheds; Assessment and Watershed Protection Division; Room 7303K; Mail Code 4503– T; 1301 Constitution Avenue, NW.; Washington, DC 20004; telephone 202– 566–1293; e-mail lewicki.chris@epa.gov. Additional information on water quality trading is available at: https:// www.epa.gov/waterqualitytrading. sroberts on PROD1PC70 with NOTICES I. Background Water quality trading is an innovative approach to achieve water quality goals more efficiently. Trading is based on the fact that sources in a watershed can face very different costs to control the same pollutant. Trading programs allow facilities facing higher pollutant control costs to meet their regulatory obligations by purchasing environmentally equivalent (or superior) pollutant reductions from another source at lower cost, thus achieving the same water quality improvement at lower overall cost. This recognition program will enable EPA to identify successful water quality trading programs and policies that most closely align with U.S. EPA’s Water Quality Trading Policy and cooperate with those programs in order to prevent, reduce, and eliminate water pollution. This program will also help EPA promote water quality trading and create a network of water quality trading leaders throughout the country. VerDate Aug<31>2005 17:10 Nov 17, 2006 Jkt 211001 II. Award Information From the nominations submitted to EPA’s Blue Ribbon Water Quality Trading Awards, EPA will select those programs and policies that best meet the evaluation criteria described below. EPA will recognize those programs and policies that are selected as leaders in the field of water quality trading. III. Eligible Applicants Nominations for a Blue Ribbon Water Quality Trading Award must be for water quality trading programs or policies that have been, are being, or will be implemented in the United States, and may be either self-nominated or nominated by a third party. The following sectors are encouraged to apply: Corporations; industry; individuals; non-governmental organizations and other associations; institutions; and local, state, and tribal governments. In order to be considered for recognition, nominations must have a satisfactory compliance record with respect to environmental regulations and requirements. IV. Evaluation Criteria Recognition will be given based on the following evaluation criteria: (1) Actual or anticipated environmental improvement; (2) actual or anticipated economic benefits; (3) transparency of trades; (4) accountability of meeting National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System (NPDES) permit limits; (5) accounting for the fate and transport of the pollutant and the possible different forms of the pollutant being traded in the design of a pollutant credit; (6) mechanisms for managing uncertainty of non-point source pollutant credits (this criterion will apply only for those programs or policies that include trading with nonpoint sources of pollutants); (7) stakeholder involvement; and (8) actual or anticipated evaluation of the trading program or policy. V. Selection Process Nominations will be judged according to the evaluation criteria (see Section IV) by a panel of national water quality trading experts. The panelists will provide recommendations to EPA, who will then consider the expert panel’s recommendations when making the final selections. In addition to the expert panel’s recommendations, EPA may also consider additional factors in making its final selection such as diversity of programs and policies. EPA reserves the right to contact nominees for additional information should it be deemed necessary. PO 00000 Frm 00033 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 67125 VI. Nomination Submission Information A. Content of Nomination Package Each nomination must include all the information listed below. (1) Contact information: (a) Name of water quality trading program or policy being nominated; (b) Name of the organization(s) responsible for creating the water quality trading program or policy; (c) Name, telephone number, postal address, and e-mail of person to contact with questions regarding the nomination; and (2) A description of the water quality trading program or policy and how it addresses the evaluation criteria (see Section IV). B. Form of Nomination Package Nominations should not exceed 20 double-spaced pages in length of 12 point font (including all tables, timelines, charts, graphs, maps, pictures, and all other supporting materials). Nominations that exceed the 20 double-spaced page limit will not be considered. Send two printed hardcopies of the nomination and two compact discs (CDs) with the nomination in a Microsoft Word (.doc) format to the address as provided in the ADDRESSES section of this notice. VII. Award Notice EPA anticipates announcing its selections in the spring or summer of 2007. EPA will mail letters to all nominees and any third parties that made nominations indicating whether or not the water quality trading program or policy that was submitted for nomination was selected for recognition in EPA’s 2007 Blue Ribbon Water Quality Trading Awards. Dated: November 13, 2006. Benjamin H. Grumbles, Assistant Administrator for Water. [FR Doc. E6–19556 Filed 11–17–06; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 6560–50–P EQUAL EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITY COMMISSION Agency Information Collection Activities: Proposed Collection; Comments Request Equal Employment Opportunity Commission. ACTION: Notice. AGENCY: SUMMARY: In accordance with section the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, the Commission announces that it intends to submit to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) a request for an extension without change E:\FR\FM\20NON1.SGM 20NON1 sroberts on PROD1PC70 with NOTICES 67126 Federal Register / Vol. 71, No. 223 / Monday, November 20, 2006 / Notices of the existing recordkeeping requirements under 29 CFR part 1602 et seq., Recordkeeping and Reporting Requirements under Title VII and the ADA. The Commission is seeking public comments on the proposed extension. DATES: Written comments on this notice must be submitted on or before January 19, 2007. ADDRESSES: Comments should be submitted to Stephen Llewellyn, Executive Officer, Executive Secretariat, Equal Employment Opportunity Commission, 10th Floor, 1801 L Street, NW., Washington, DC 20507. As a convenience to commentators, the Executive Secretariat will accept comments totaling six or fewer pages by facsimile (‘‘FAX’’) machine. This limitation is necessary to assure access to the equipment. The telephone number of the FAX receiver is (202) 663–4114. (This is not a toll free number.) Receipt of FAX transmittals will not be acknowledged, except that the sender may request confirmation of receipt by calling the Executive Secretariat staff at (202) 663–4070 (voice) or (202) 663–4074 (TDD). (These are not toll-free telephone numbers.) Copies of comments submitted by the public will be available for review at the Commission’s library, Room 6502, 1801 L Street, NW., Washington, DC 20507 between the hours of 9:30 a.m. and 5 p.m. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Thomas J. Schlageter, Assistant Legal Counsel or Mona Papillon, General Attorney, at (202) 663–4660 or TDD (202) 663–4074. This notice is also available in the following formats: large print, braille, audio tape and electronic file on computer disk. Requests for this notice in an alternative format should be made to the Publications Center at 1– 800–669–3362. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) enforces Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 and Title I of the Americans with Disabilities Act, which prohibit discrimination on the basis of race, color, religion, sex, national origin or disability. Sections 709(c) of Title VII and section 107(a) of the ADA authorize the EEOC to issue recordkeeping and reporting regulations that are deemed reasonable, necessary or appropriate. EEOC has promulgated recordkeeping regulations under those authorities that are contained in 29 CFR part 1602 et seq. Those regulations do not require the creation of any particular records but generally require employers to preserve any personnel and employment records they make or keep for a period of one year. The EEOC seeks VerDate Aug<31>2005 17:10 Nov 17, 2006 Jkt 211001 extension of these regulations without change. information technology, e.g., permitting electronic submission of responses. Overview of This Information Collection Collection title: Recordkeeping under Title VII and the ADA. OMB number: 3046–0040. Description of affected public: Employers with 15 or more employees are subject to Title VII and the ADA. Number of responses: 627,000. Reporting hours: One. Number of forms: None. Federal cost: None. Abstract: Section 709(c) of Title VII, 42 U.S.C. 2000e–8(c) and section 107(a) of the ADA, 42 U.S.C. 12117(a) require the Commission to establish regulations pursuant to which employers subject to those Acts shall make and preserve certain records to assist the EEOC in assuring compliance with the Acts’ nondiscrimination in employment requirements. This is a recordkeeping requirement. Any of the records maintained which are subsequently disclosed to the EEOC during an investigation are protected from public disclosure by the confidentiality provisions of section 706(b) and 709(e) of Title VII which are also incorporated by reference into the ADA at section 107(a). Burden statement: The estimated number of respondents is approximately 627,000 employers. The recordkeeping requirement does not require reports or the creation of new documents; it merely requires retention of documents that the employer has made or kept. Thus, the burden imposed by these regulations is minimal. The burden is estimated to be less than one hour per employer. Pursuant to the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, and OMB regulation 5 CFR 1320.8(d)(1), the Commission solicits public comment to enable it to: (1) Evaluate whether the proposed collection of information is necessary for the proper performance of the Commission’s functions, including whether the information will have practical utility; (2) Evaluate the accuracy of the Commission’s estimate of the burden of the proposed collection of information, including the validity of the methodology and assumptions used; (3) Enhance the quality, utility, and clarity of the information to be collected; and (4) Minimize the burden of the collection of information on those who are to respond, including the use of appropriate automated, electronic, mechanical, or other technological collection techniques or other forms of For the Commission. Dated: November 9, 2006. Naomi Churchill Earp, Chair. [FR Doc. E6–19605 Filed 11–17–06; 8:45 am] PO 00000 Frm 00034 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 BILLING CODE 6570–01–P EQUAL EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITY COMMISSION Agency Information Collection Activities: Proposed Collection; Comments Request Equal Employment Opportunity Commission. ACTION: Notice of information collection under review: ADEA waivers. AGENCY: SUMMARY: In accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (Commission or EEOC) announces that it intends to submit to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) a request for an extension without change to existing collection requirements under 29 CFR 1625.22, Waivers of rights and claims under the Age Discrimination in Employment Act (ADEA). The Commission is seeking public comments on the proposed extension. DATES: Written comments on this notice must be submitted on or before January 19, 2007. ADDRESSES: Comments should be submitted to Stephen Llewellyn, Executive Officer, Executive Secretariat, Equal Employment Opportunity Commission, 10th Floor, 1801 L Street, NW., Washington, DC 20507. As a convenience to commentators, the Executive Secretariat will accept comments totaling six or fewer pages by facsimile (‘‘FAX’’) machine. This limitation is necessary to assure access to the equipment. The telephone number for the FAX receiver is (202) 663–4114. (This is not a toll-free number.) Receipt of FAX transmittals will not be acknowledged, except that the sender may request confirmation of receipt by calling the Executive Secretariat staff at (202) 663–4070 (voice) or (202) 663–4074 (TDD). (These are not toll-free telephone numbers.) Copies of comments submitted by the public will be available for review at the Commission’s library, Room 6502, 1801 L Street, NW., Washington, DC 20507 between the hours of 9:30 a.m. and 5 p.m. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Thomas J. 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[Federal Register Volume 71, Number 223 (Monday, November 20, 2006)]
[Notices]
[Pages 67125-67126]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Printing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E6-19605]


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EQUAL EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITY COMMISSION


Agency Information Collection Activities: Proposed Collection; 
Comments Request

AGENCY: Equal Employment Opportunity Commission.

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: In accordance with section the Paperwork Reduction Act of 
1995, the Commission announces that it intends to submit to the Office 
of Management and Budget (OMB) a request for an extension without 
change

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of the existing recordkeeping requirements under 29 CFR part 1602 et 
seq., Recordkeeping and Reporting Requirements under Title VII and the 
ADA. The Commission is seeking public comments on the proposed 
extension.

DATES: Written comments on this notice must be submitted on or before 
January 19, 2007.

ADDRESSES: Comments should be submitted to Stephen Llewellyn, Executive 
Officer, Executive Secretariat, Equal Employment Opportunity 
Commission, 10th Floor, 1801 L Street, NW., Washington, DC 20507. As a 
convenience to commentators, the Executive Secretariat will accept 
comments totaling six or fewer pages by facsimile (``FAX'') machine. 
This limitation is necessary to assure access to the equipment. The 
telephone number of the FAX receiver is (202) 663-4114. (This is not a 
toll free number.) Receipt of FAX transmittals will not be 
acknowledged, except that the sender may request confirmation of 
receipt by calling the Executive Secretariat staff at (202) 663-4070 
(voice) or (202) 663-4074 (TDD). (These are not toll-free telephone 
numbers.) Copies of comments submitted by the public will be available 
for review at the Commission's library, Room 6502, 1801 L Street, NW., 
Washington, DC 20507 between the hours of 9:30 a.m. and 5 p.m.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Thomas J. Schlageter, Assistant Legal 
Counsel or Mona Papillon, General Attorney, at (202) 663-4660 or TDD 
(202) 663-4074. This notice is also available in the following formats: 
large print, braille, audio tape and electronic file on computer disk. 
Requests for this notice in an alternative format should be made to the 
Publications Center at 1-800-669-3362.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Equal Employment Opportunity Commission 
(EEOC) enforces Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 and Title I 
of the Americans with Disabilities Act, which prohibit discrimination 
on the basis of race, color, religion, sex, national origin or 
disability. Sections 709(c) of Title VII and section 107(a) of the ADA 
authorize the EEOC to issue recordkeeping and reporting regulations 
that are deemed reasonable, necessary or appropriate. EEOC has 
promulgated recordkeeping regulations under those authorities that are 
contained in 29 CFR part 1602 et seq. Those regulations do not require 
the creation of any particular records but generally require employers 
to preserve any personnel and employment records they make or keep for 
a period of one year. The EEOC seeks extension of these regulations 
without change.

Overview of This Information Collection

    Collection title: Recordkeeping under Title VII and the ADA.
    OMB number: 3046-0040.
    Description of affected public: Employers with 15 or more employees 
are subject to Title VII and the ADA.
    Number of responses: 627,000.
    Reporting hours: One.
    Number of forms: None.
    Federal cost: None.
    Abstract: Section 709(c) of Title VII, 42 U.S.C. 2000e-8(c) and 
section 107(a) of the ADA, 42 U.S.C. 12117(a) require the Commission to 
establish regulations pursuant to which employers subject to those Acts 
shall make and preserve certain records to assist the EEOC in assuring 
compliance with the Acts' nondiscrimination in employment requirements. 
This is a recordkeeping requirement. Any of the records maintained 
which are subsequently disclosed to the EEOC during an investigation 
are protected from public disclosure by the confidentiality provisions 
of section 706(b) and 709(e) of Title VII which are also incorporated 
by reference into the ADA at section 107(a).
    Burden statement: The estimated number of respondents is 
approximately 627,000 employers. The recordkeeping requirement does not 
require reports or the creation of new documents; it merely requires 
retention of documents that the employer has made or kept. Thus, the 
burden imposed by these regulations is minimal. The burden is estimated 
to be less than one hour per employer.
    Pursuant to the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, and OMB regulation 
5 CFR 1320.8(d)(1), the Commission solicits public comment to enable it 
to:
    (1) Evaluate whether the proposed collection of information is 
necessary for the proper performance of the Commission's functions, 
including whether the information will have practical utility;
    (2) Evaluate the accuracy of the Commission's estimate of the 
burden of the proposed collection of information, including the 
validity of the methodology and assumptions used;
    (3) Enhance the quality, utility, and clarity of the information to 
be collected; and
    (4) Minimize the burden of the collection of information on those 
who are to respond, including 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.

    For the Commission.

    Dated: November 9, 2006.
Naomi Churchill Earp,
Chair.
[FR Doc. E6-19605 Filed 11-17-06; 8:45 am]
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