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Download as PDF Federal Register / Vol. 72, No. 8 / Friday, January 12, 2007 / Notices 1320.12. 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. List of Subjects Environmental protection, Reporting and recordkeeping requirements. Dated: January 3, 2007. James B. Gulliford, Assistant Administrator, Office of Prevention, Pesticides and Toxic Substances. [FR Doc. E7–341 Filed 1–11–07; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 6560–50–S ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY [EPA–HQ–OA–2005–0004; FRL–8268–3] Agency Information Collection Activities; Submission to OMB for Review and Approval; Comment Request; Focus Groups as Used by EPA for Economics Projects; EPA ICR No. 2205.01 Environmental Protection Agency. ACTION: Notice. rmajette on PROD1PC67 with NOTICES AGENCY: SUMMARY: In compliance with the Paperwork Reduction Act (PRA)(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 for a new collection. The ICR, which is abstracted below, describes the nature of the information collection and its estimated burden and cost. DATES: Additional comments may be submitted on or before February 12, 2007. ADDRESSES: Submit your comments, referencing Docket ID No. EPA–HQ– OA–2005–0004, to (1) EPA online using www.regulations.gov (our preferred method), by e-mail oei.docket@epa.gov, or by mail to: EPA Docket Center, Environmental Protection Agency, Office of Environmental Information, Mail Code 2822T, 1200 Pennsylvania Ave., NW., Washington, DC 20460, and (2) OMB by mail to: Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs, Office of Management and Budget (OMB), Attention: Desk Officer for EPA, 725 17th Street, NW., Washington, DC 20503. VerDate Aug<31>2005 15:41 Jan 11, 2007 Jkt 211001 FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Nathalie Simon, Office of Policy, Economics and Innovation, Mail Code 1809T, Environmental Protection Agency, 1200 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW., Washington, DC 20460; telephone number: 202–566–2347; fax 202–566– 2363; e-mail address: simon.nathalie@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 November 4, 2005 (70 FR 67163), 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 ICR. 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–OA–2005–0004, which is available for online viewing at www.regulations.gov, or in person viewing at the Office of Environmental Information (OEI) Docket in the EPA Docket Center (EPA/DC), EPA West, Room 3334, 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 Office of Environmental Information (OEI) Docket is 202–566– 1752. 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 documents 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: Focus Groups as Used by EPA for Economics Projects ICR numbers: EPA ICR No. 2205.01 ICR Status: This ICR is for a new 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 SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: PO 00000 Frm 00026 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 1511 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: The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is seeking approval for a generic information collection request (ICR) for the conduct of focus groups and protocol interviews (hereafter jointly referred to as focus groups) related to economics projects. Over the next three years, the Agency anticipates embarking on a number of survey development efforts associated with a variety of economics projects including those related to valuation of ecosystems, children’s health risks, improvements to coastal waters, and invasive species to name a few. Focus groups are an important part of any survey development process, allowing for researchers to directly gauge what specific issues are important to the public and providing a means for explicitly testing draft survey materials. Through these focus groups, the Agency will be able to gain a more in-depth understanding of the public’s attitudes, beliefs, motivations and feelings regarding specific issues and will provide valuable information regarding the quality of draft survey instruments. The information collected in the focus groups will be used to develop and improve economics-related surveys. To the extent that these surveys are ultimately successfully administered, they will serve to expand the Agencies understanding of benefits and costs of a variety of actions and could provide the means to quantitatively assess the effects of others. Participation in the focus groups will be voluntary and the identity of the participants will be kept confidential. Burden Statement: The annual public reporting and recordkeeping burden for this collection of information is estimated to average about 2.5 hours per response (and 1,510 hours per year). 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 E:\FR\FM\12JAN1.SGM 12JAN1 1512 Federal Register / Vol. 72, No. 8 / Friday, January 12, 2007 / Notices 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: Individuals or Households. Estimated Number of Respondents: 626 per year. Frequency of Response: one-time. Estimated Total Annual Hour Burden: 1,510. Estimated Total Annual Cost: $2,363,493, includes $0 annualized capital or O&M costs. Dated: January 4, 2007. Richard T. Westlund, Acting Director, Collection Strategies Division. [FR Doc. E7–357 Filed 1–11–07; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 6560–50–P ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY [ER–FRL–6683–1] Environmental Impact Statements and Regulations; Availability of EPA Comments Availability of EPA comments prepared pursuant to the Environmental Review Process (ERP), under section 309 of the Clean Air Act and Section 102(2)(c) of the National Environmental Policy Act as amended. Requests for copies of EPA comments can be directed to the Office of Federal Activities at 202–564–7167. An explanation of the ratings assigned to draft environmental impact statements (EISs) was published in FR dated April 7, 2006 (71 FR 17845). rmajette on PROD1PC67 with NOTICES Draft EISs EIS No. 20060292, ERP No. D–SFW– K99035–CA, Orange County Southern Subregion Habitat Conservation Plan (HCP), Implementation, Application for and Incidental Take Permit, Orange County, CA. Summary: EPA expressed environmental concerns about air quality impacts and water-related issues. Rating EC2. EIS No. 20060423, ERP No. D–MMS– L02033–AK, Chukchi Sea Planning Area Oil and Gas Lease Sale 193 and Seismic Surveying Activities, Offshore Marine Environment, VerDate Aug<31>2005 15:41 Jan 11, 2007 Jkt 211001 Chukchi Sea Coastal Plain, and the North Slope Borough of Alaska. Summary: EPA expressed concerns about environmental justice issues due to adverse effects from multiple, overlapping and fast-tracked development planning processes on local residents and tribes, and requested additional information on human health impacts due to increased oil and gas development. EPA also requested further evaluation of oil spill risk to biological and subsistence resources. Rating EC2. EIS No. 20060444, ERP No. D–COE– K36055–CA, San Luis Rey Flood Control Project, Operation and Maintenance of the Vegetation and Sediment Management, from College Blvd to the Pacific Ocean, San Diego County, CA. Summary: EPA expressed environmental concerns about the potential impacts to waters of the U.S., including wetlands and riparian habitat. EPA recommended evaluation of alternatives that do not propose fill in waters of the U.S., and requested additional analysis to demonstrate compliance with the Clean Water Act Section 404(b)(1) Guidelines. Rating EC2. EIS No. 20060480, ERP No. D–BIA– C60006–NY, Oneida Nation of New York Conveyance of Lands into Trust, Proposes to Transfer 17,370 Acre of Fee Land into Federal Trust Status, Oneida, Madison and New York Counties, NY. Summary: EPA expressed environmental concerns about potential impacts in alternative B associated with the phased acquisition of an additional 17,630 acres. Rating EC2. Final EISs EIS No. 20060482, ERP No. F–FRC– L05234–WA, Priest Rapids Hydroelectric Project, FERC Project #2114–116 Relicensing Application for New License, Columbia River, Grant, Yakima, Kittitas, Douglas, Benton, and Chelan Counties, WA. Summary: EPA continues to have concerns about the proposed project’s potential impacts to water quality due to total dissolved gas and temperature exceedances, and recommended that accountability measures be incorporated into the Clean Water Act Section 401 certification requirements and monitoring plan. EIS No. 20060485, ERP No. F–NOA– A91072–00, PROGRAMMATIC— Codified Regulations at 50 CFR 300 Subparts A and G Implementing PO 00000 Frm 00027 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 Conservation and Management Measures Adopted by the Commission for the Conservation of Antarctic Marine Living Resources. Summary: EPA does not object to the proposed action as described in the FEIS. EIS No. 20060492, ERP No. F–BIA– L61230–OR, Coyote Business Park, Confederated Tribes of the Umatilla Indian Reservation, Proposes to Develop, Build and Manage a Light Industrial Commercial Business Park, Umatilla County, OR. Summary: EPA’s previous concerns have been addressed; therefore, EPA does not object to the proposed action. Dated: January 9, 2007. Robert W. Hargrove, Director, NEPA Compliance Division, Office of Federal Activities. [FR Doc. E7–345 Filed 1–11–07; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 6560–50–P ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY [ER–FRL–6682–9] Environmental Impacts Statements; Notice of Availability Responsible Agency: Office of Federal Activities, General Information (202) 564–7167 or https://www.epa.gov/ compliance/nepa/. Weekly receipt of Environmental Impact Statements Filed 1/1/2007 through 1/ 5/2007 pursuant to 40 CFR 1506.9. EIS No. 20070000, Final EIS, AFS, ID, Clearwater National Forest, Proposes to Approve Plans-of-Operation for Small-Scale Suction Dredging in Lolo Creek and Moose Creek, Clearwater National Forest, North Fork Ranger District, Clearwater and Idaho Counties, ID, Wait Period Ends: 2/12/ 2007, Contact: Vern Bretz, 208–476– 8322. EIS No. 20070001, Draft EIS, AFS, CA, Turntable Bay Marina Master Development Plan, To Build and Operate a Resort Marina, Special-UsePermit, Shasta-Trinity National Forest, Shasta Lake at Turntable Bay, Shasta and Trinity Counties, CA, Comment Period Ends: 2/26/2007, Contact: R. Phipps, 530–226–2421. EIS No. 20070002, Final EIS, FHW, MN, I–94/TH–10 Interregional Connection from St. Cloud to Becker Transportation Improvements, Funding and U.S. Army COE Section 404 Permit, Sherurne, Stearns, and Wright Counties, MN, Wait Period Ends: 2/12/2007, Contact: Cheryl Martin, 651–291–6120. E:\FR\FM\12JAN1.SGM 12JAN1

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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

[EPA-HQ-OA-2005-0004; FRL-8268-3]


Agency Information Collection Activities; Submission to OMB for 
Review and Approval; Comment Request; Focus Groups as Used by EPA for 
Economics Projects; EPA ICR No. 2205.01

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 an Information Collection 
Request (ICR) has been forwarded to the Office of Management and Budget 
(OMB) for review and approval. This is a request for a new collection. 
The ICR, which is abstracted below, describes the nature of the 
information collection and its estimated burden and cost.

DATES: Additional comments may be submitted on or before February 12, 
2007.

ADDRESSES: Submit your comments, referencing Docket ID No. EPA-HQ-OA-
2005-0004, to (1) EPA online using www.regulations.gov (our preferred 
method), by e-mail oei.docket@epa.gov, or by mail to: EPA Docket 
Center, Environmental Protection Agency, Office of Environmental 
Information, Mail Code 2822T, 1200 Pennsylvania Ave., NW., Washington, 
DC 20460, and (2) OMB by mail to: 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: Nathalie Simon, Office of Policy, 
Economics and Innovation, Mail Code 1809T, Environmental Protection 
Agency, 1200 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW., Washington, DC 20460; telephone 
number: 202-566-2347; fax 202-566-2363; e-mail address: 
simon.nathalie@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 November 4, 2005 (70 FR 67163), 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 ICR. 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-OA-2005-0004, which is available for online viewing at 
www.regulations.gov, or in person viewing at the Office of 
Environmental Information (OEI) Docket in the EPA Docket Center (EPA/
DC), EPA West, Room 3334, 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 Office 
of Environmental Information (OEI) Docket is 202-566-1752.
    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 
documents 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: Focus Groups as Used by EPA for Economics Projects
    ICR numbers: EPA ICR No. 2205.01
    ICR Status: This ICR is for a new 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 
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: The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is seeking 
approval for a generic information collection request (ICR) for the 
conduct of focus groups and protocol interviews (hereafter jointly 
referred to as focus groups) related to economics projects. Over the 
next three years, the Agency anticipates embarking on a number of 
survey development efforts associated with a variety of economics 
projects including those related to valuation of ecosystems, children's 
health risks, improvements to coastal waters, and invasive species to 
name a few. Focus groups are an important part of any survey 
development process, allowing for researchers to directly gauge what 
specific issues are important to the public and providing a means for 
explicitly testing draft survey materials. Through these focus groups, 
the Agency will be able to gain a more in-depth understanding of the 
public's attitudes, beliefs, motivations and feelings regarding 
specific issues and will provide valuable information regarding the 
quality of draft survey instruments.
    The information collected in the focus groups will be used to 
develop and improve economics-related surveys. To the extent that these 
surveys are ultimately successfully administered, they will serve to 
expand the Agencies understanding of benefits and costs of a variety of 
actions and could provide the means to quantitatively assess the 
effects of others. Participation in the focus groups will be voluntary 
and the identity of the participants will be kept confidential.
    Burden Statement: The annual public reporting and recordkeeping 
burden for this collection of information is estimated to average about 
2.5 hours per response (and 1,510 hours per year). 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

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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: Individuals or Households.
    Estimated Number of Respondents: 626 per year.
    Frequency of Response: one-time.
    Estimated Total Annual Hour Burden: 1,510.
    Estimated Total Annual Cost: $2,363,493, includes $0 annualized 
capital or O&M costs.

    Dated: January 4, 2007.
Richard T. Westlund,
Acting Director, Collection Strategies Division.
 [FR Doc. E7-357 Filed 1-11-07; 8:45 am]
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