Agency Information Collection Activities; Proposed Collection; Comment Request; Information Collection Request for Cooling Water Intake Structure Phase II Existing Facilities, EPA ICR No. 2060.03, OMB Control No. 2040-0257, 9328-9330 [E7-3589]
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promote the WasteWise program and
waste reduction to their members.
The Partner Registration Form
identifies an organization and its
facilities registering to participate in
WasteWise, and requires the signature
of a senior official that can commit the
organization to the program. (This form
can be submitted either electronically or
in hard copy.) Within six months of
registering, each partner is asked to
conduct a waste assessment and submit
baseline data and waste reduction goals
to EPA via the Annual Assessment
Form. (This form can also be submitted
either electronically or in hard copy.)
On an annual basis partners are asked
to report, via the Annual Assessment
Form, on their progress toward
achieving their waste reduction goals by
estimating amounts of waste prevented
and recyclables collected, and
describing buying or manufacturing
recycled-content products. Partners can
also provide WasteWise with
information on total waste prevention
revenue, total recycling revenue, total
avoided purchasing costs due to waste
prevention, and total avoided disposal
costs due to recycling and waste
prevention. Additionally, they are asked
to submit new waste reduction goals.
Endorsers, who are typically trade
associations or state/local governments,
submit the Endorser Registration Form
once during their endorser relationship
with WasteWise. (This form can be
submitted either electronically or in
hard copy.) The Endorser Registration
Form identifies the organization, the
principal contact, and the activities to
which the Endorser commits.
EPA’s WasteWise program uses the
submitted information to (1) identify
and recognize outstanding waste
reduction achievements by individual
organizations, (2) compile aggregate
results that indicate overall
accomplishments of WasteWise
partners, (3) identify cost-effective waste
reduction strategies to share with other
organizations, and (4) identify topics on
which to develop assistance and
information efforts.
Burden Statement: The respondent
burden for this collection is estimated to
average 1 hour per response for the
Partner Registration Form, 40 hours per
response for the Annual Assessment
Form, and 10 hours per response for the
Endorser Registration Form. This results
in an estimated annual partner
respondent burden of 41 hours for new
partners, 40 hours for established
partners, and a one-time respondent
burden of 10 hours for endorsers.
The estimated number of respondents
is 1,675 in Year 1; 1,775 in Year 2; and
1,875 in Year 3. Estimated total annual
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burden on all respondents is 66,350
hours in Year 1; 70,350 hours in Year 2;
and 74,350 hours in Year 3.
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.
The ICR provides a detailed
explanation of the Agency’s estimate,
which is only briefly summarized here:
Estimated total number of potential
respondents: 1,525.
Frequency of response: Annually.
Estimated total average number of
responses for each respondent: 1.
Estimated total annual burden hours:
56,700.
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: February 2, 2007.
Matthew Hale,
Director, Office of Solid Waste.
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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION
AGENCY
[EPA–HQ–OW–2007–0142; FRL–8282–6]
Agency Information Collection
Activities; Proposed Collection;
Comment Request; Information
Collection Request for Cooling Water
Intake Structure Phase II Existing
Facilities, EPA ICR No. 2060.03, OMB
Control No. 2040–0257
Environmental Protection
Agency (EPA).
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 to renew an existing
approved Information Collection
Request (ICR) to the Office of
Management and Budget (OMB). Before
submitting the ICR to OMB for review
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 April 30, 2007.
ADDRESSES: Submit your comments,
referencing docket ID number EPA–HQ–
OW–2007–0142, by one of the following
methods:
• https://www.regulations.gov: Follow
the online instructions for submitting
comments.
• E-mail: ow–docket@epa.gov
(Identify Docket ID number EPA–HQ–
OW–2007–0142, in the subject line)
• Mail: Water Docket, Environmental
Protection Agency, Mailcode: 4203M,
1200 Pennsylvania Ave., NW.,
Washington, DC 20460. Please include a
total of three copies.
• Hand Delivery: EPA Docket Center,
EPA West, Room B102, 1301
Constitution Avenue, NW., Washington,
DC. 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
identified by the Docket ID number
EPA–HQ–OW–2007–0142. EPA’s policy
is that all comments received will be
included in the public docket without
change and may be made available
online at https://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
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or otherwise protected through https://
www.regulations.gov or e-mail. The
https://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 homepage at https://
www.epa.gov/epahome/dockets.htm.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Amelia Letnes, State and Regional
Branch, Water Permits Division, OWM
Mail Code: 4203M, Environmental
Protection Agency, 1200 Pennsylvania
Ave., NW., Washington, DC 20460;
telephone number: (202) 564–5627; email address: letnes.amelia@epa.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
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How Can I Access the Docket and/or
Submit Comments?
EPA has established a public docket
for the ICR identified in this document
(ID number EPA–HQ–OW–2007–0142),
which is available for online viewing at
https://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/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 Water Docket is 202–
566–2426.
Use https://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.
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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. In
particular, EPA is requesting comments
from very small businesses (those that
employ less than 25) on examples of
specific additional efforts that EPA
could make to reduce the paperwork
burden for very small businesses
affected by this collection.
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 technical
information/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 include existing
electric power generating facilities
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meeting the applicability criteria of the
316(b) Phase II Existing Facility rule at
40 CFR 125.91.
Title: Information Collection Request
for Cooling Water Intake Structure
Phase II Existing Facilities.
ICR numbers: EPA ICR No. 2060.03,
OMB Control No. 2040–0257.
ICR status: 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,
and 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 section 316(b) Phase II
Existing Facility rule requires the
collection of information from existing
point source facilities that generate and
transmit electric power (as a primary
activity) or generate electric power but
sell it to another entity for transmission,
use a cooling water intake structure
(CWIS) that uses at least 25 percent of
the water it withdraws from waters of
the U.S. for cooling purposes, and have
a design intake flow of 50 million
gallons per day (MGD) or more. Section
316(b) of the Clean Water Act (CWA)
requires that any standard established
under section 301 or 306 of the CWA
and applicable to a point source must
require that the location, design,
construction and capacity of CWISs at
that facility reflect the best technology
available (BTA) for minimizing adverse
environmental impact. Such impact
occurs as a result of impingement
(where fish and other aquatic life are
trapped on technologies at the entrance
to CWIS) and entrainment (where
aquatic organisms, eggs, and larvae are
taken into the cooling system, passed
through the heat exchanger, and then
pumped back out with the discharge
from the facility). The 316(b) Phase II
rule establishes requirements applicable
to the location, design, construction,
and capacity of CWISs at Phase II
existing facilities. These requirements
establish the BTA for minimizing
adverse environmental impact
associated with the use of CWISs.
On January 25, 2007, the United
States Court of Appeals for the Second
Circuit remanded to EPA certain
provisions in the 2004 Final Regulations
to Establish Requirements for Cooling
Water Intake Structures at Phase II
Existing Facilities (See Riverkeeper, Inc.
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v. U.S. EPA, No. 04–6692–ag(L) [2d Cir.
Jan. 25, 2007]). EPA is continuing to
review the decision to determine its
impact on the Phase II Rule. Therefore,
this ICR does not address the results of
the court decision.
Burden Statement: The annual
average reporting and record keeping
burden for the collection of information
by facilities responding to the Section
316(b) Phase II Existing Facility rule is
estimated to be 2,983 hours per facility
respondent (i.e., an annual average of
1,157,216 hours of burden divided
among an anticipated annual average of
388 facilities). The state Director
reporting and record keeping burden for
the review, oversight, and
administration of the rule is estimated
to average 2,034 hours per state
respondent (i.e., an annual average of
83,383 hours of burden divided among
an anticipated 41 States on average per
year). Burden means the total time,
effort, or financial resources expended
by persons to generate, maintain, or
disclose or provide information to or for
a Federal agency. This includes the time
needed to review instructions; develop,
acquire, install, and use 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 information.
The ICR provides a detailed
explanation of the Agency’s estimate,
which is only briefly summarized here:
Estimated total number of potential
respondents: 549 (508 facilities and 41
states).
Frequency of response: Bi-annually,
every five years.
Estimated total average number of
responses for each respondent: 24.
Estimated total annual burden hours:
1,240,599 hours.
Estimated total annual costs:
$80,556,134. This includes an estimated
burden cost of $65,592,289 and an
estimated cost of $14,963,845 for capital
investment or maintenance and
operational costs.
Changes in the Estimates: The change
in burden results mainly from the shift
from the approval period to the renewal
period of the 316(b) Phase II Existing
Facilities rule. This ICR covers the last
2 years of the permit approval period
(i.e., years 4 and 5 after implementation)
and the first year of the renewal period
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(i.e., year 6 after implementation).
Activities for renewing an NPDES
permit already issued under the 316(b)
Phase II Existing Facilities rule are less
burdensome than those for issuing a
permit for the first time. Additionally,
for the approval period ICR (EPA ICR
No. 2060.02), EPA assumed that all
facilities complying with the rule would
be in NPDES-authorized States. EPA has
moved away from this assumption, and,
for this ICR, all calculations are based
on the estimated number and type of
facilities in authorized and nonauthorized States.
Dated: February 23, 2007.
James A. Hanlon,
Director, Office of Wastewater Management.
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FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS
COMMISSION
Notice of Public Information
Collection(s) Being Submitted for
Review to the Office of Management
and Budget
February 21, 2007.
SUMMARY: The Federal Communications
Commission, as part of its continuing
effort to reduce paperwork burden
invites the general public and other
Federal agencies to take this
opportunity to comment on the
following information collection(s), as
required by the Paperwork Reduction
Act (PRA) of 1995, Public Law 104–13.
An agency may not conduct or sponsor
a collection of information unless it
displays a currently valid control
number. No person shall be subject to
any penalty for failing to comply with
a collection of information subject to the
Paperwork Reduction Act (PRA) that
does not display a valid control number.
Comments are requested concerning (a)
Whether the proposed collection of
information is necessary for the proper
performance of the functions of the
Commission, including whether the
information shall have practical utility;
(b) the accuracy of the Commission’s
burden estimate; (c) ways to enhance
the quality, utility, and clarity of the
information collected; and (d) ways to
minimize the burden of the collection of
information on the respondents,
including the use of automated
collection techniques or other forms of
information technology.
DATES: Written Paperwork Reduction
Act (PRA) comments should be
submitted on or before April 2, 2007. If
you anticipate that you will be
submitting PRA comments, but find it
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difficult to do so within the period of
time allowed by this notice, you should
advise the FCC contact listed below as
soon as possible.
ADDRESSES: Direct all PRA comments to
Allison E. Zaleski, Office of
Management and Budget, Room 10236
NEOB, Washington, DC 20503, (202)
395–6466, or via fax at 202–395–5167 or
via Internet at
Allison_E._Zaleski@.omb.eop.gov and to
Judith-B Herman@fcc.gov, Federal
Communications Commission, Room
1–B441, 445 12th Street, SW., DC 20554
or an e-mail to PRA@fcc.gov. If you
would like to obtain or view a copy of
this information collection, you may do
so by visiting the FCC PRA Web page at:
https://www.fcc.gov/omd/pra.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For
additional information or copies of the
information collection(s), contact Judith
B. Herman at 202–418–0214 or via the
Internet at Judith-B.Herman@fcc.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
OMB Control Number: 3060–0953.
Title: Wireless Medical Telemetry
Service, ET Docket No. 99–255, FCC 00–
211.
Form No.: N/A.
Type of Review: Extension of a
currently approved collection.
Respondents: Business or other forprofit and not-for-profit institutions.
Number of Respondents: 2,500
respondents; 2,500 responses.
Estimated Time Per Response: 1–4
hours.
Frequency of Response: On occasion
reporting requirement, third party
disclosure requirement and
recordkeeping requirement.
Obligation to Respond: Required to
obtain or retain benefits.
Total Annual Burden: 10,000 hours.
Total Annual Cost: $500,000.
Privacy Act Impact Assessment: N/A.
Nature and Extent of Confidentiality:
No information is requested that would
require assurance of confidentiality.
Needs and Uses: The Commission
will submit this information collection
to OMB as an extension during this
comment period to obtain the full threeyear clearance from them. There is no
change in the number of respondents,
burden hours or annual costs. The
Commission adopted rules which
enhance the ability of health care
providers to offer high quality and cost
effective care to patients with acute and
chronic health care needs. Medical
telemetry equipment is used in
hospitals and health care facilities to
transmit patient measurement data,
such as pulse and respiration rates to a
nearby receiver that permits greater
patient mobility and increased comfort.
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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY
[EPA-HQ-OW-2007-0142; FRL-8282-6]
Agency Information Collection Activities; Proposed Collection;
Comment Request; Information Collection Request for Cooling Water
Intake Structure Phase II Existing Facilities, EPA ICR No. 2060.03, OMB
Control No. 2040-0257
AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).
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 to renew an existing approved Information Collection
Request (ICR) to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB). Before
submitting the ICR to OMB for review 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 April 30, 2007.
ADDRESSES: Submit your comments, referencing docket ID number EPA-HQ-
OW-2007-0142, by one of the following methods:
https://www.regulations.gov: Follow the online
instructions for submitting comments.
E-mail: ow-docket@epa.gov (Identify Docket ID number EPA-
HQ-OW-2007-0142, in the subject line)
Mail: Water Docket, Environmental Protection Agency,
Mailcode: 4203M, 1200 Pennsylvania Ave., NW., Washington, DC 20460.
Please include a total of three copies.
Hand Delivery: EPA Docket Center, EPA West, Room B102,
1301 Constitution Avenue, NW., Washington, DC. 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 identified by the Docket ID
number EPA-HQ-OW-2007-0142. EPA's policy is that all comments received
will be included in the public docket without change and may be made
available online at https://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
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or otherwise protected through https://www.regulations.gov or e-mail.
The https://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 homepage at https://www.epa.gov/epahome/
dockets.htm.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Amelia Letnes, State and Regional
Branch, Water Permits Division, OWM Mail Code: 4203M, Environmental
Protection Agency, 1200 Pennsylvania Ave., NW., Washington, DC 20460;
telephone number: (202) 564-5627; e-mail address:
letnes.amelia@epa.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
How Can I Access the Docket and/or Submit Comments?
EPA has established a public docket for the ICR identified in this
document (ID number EPA-HQ-OW-2007-0142), which is available for online
viewing at https://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/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 Water Docket is 202-566-2426.
Use https://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. In particular, EPA is requesting comments from
very small businesses (those that employ less than 25) on examples of
specific additional efforts that EPA could make to reduce the paperwork
burden for very small businesses affected by this collection.
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 technical information/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
include existing electric power generating facilities meeting the
applicability criteria of the 316(b) Phase II Existing Facility rule at
40 CFR 125.91.
Title: Information Collection Request for Cooling Water Intake
Structure Phase II Existing Facilities.
ICR numbers: EPA ICR No. 2060.03, OMB Control No. 2040-0257.
ICR status: 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, and
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 section 316(b) Phase II Existing Facility rule
requires the collection of information from existing point source
facilities that generate and transmit electric power (as a primary
activity) or generate electric power but sell it to another entity for
transmission, use a cooling water intake structure (CWIS) that uses at
least 25 percent of the water it withdraws from waters of the U.S. for
cooling purposes, and have a design intake flow of 50 million gallons
per day (MGD) or more. Section 316(b) of the Clean Water Act (CWA)
requires that any standard established under section 301 or 306 of the
CWA and applicable to a point source must require that the location,
design, construction and capacity of CWISs at that facility reflect the
best technology available (BTA) for minimizing adverse environmental
impact. Such impact occurs as a result of impingement (where fish and
other aquatic life are trapped on technologies at the entrance to CWIS)
and entrainment (where aquatic organisms, eggs, and larvae are taken
into the cooling system, passed through the heat exchanger, and then
pumped back out with the discharge from the facility). The 316(b) Phase
II rule establishes requirements applicable to the location, design,
construction, and capacity of CWISs at Phase II existing facilities.
These requirements establish the BTA for minimizing adverse
environmental impact associated with the use of CWISs.
On January 25, 2007, the United States Court of Appeals for the
Second Circuit remanded to EPA certain provisions in the 2004 Final
Regulations to Establish Requirements for Cooling Water Intake
Structures at Phase II Existing Facilities (See Riverkeeper, Inc.
[[Page 9330]]
v. U.S. EPA, No. 04-6692-ag(L) [2d Cir. Jan. 25, 2007]). EPA is
continuing to review the decision to determine its impact on the Phase
II Rule. Therefore, this ICR does not address the results of the court
decision.
Burden Statement: The annual average reporting and record keeping
burden for the collection of information by facilities responding to
the Section 316(b) Phase II Existing Facility rule is estimated to be
2,983 hours per facility respondent (i.e., an annual average of
1,157,216 hours of burden divided among an anticipated annual average
of 388 facilities). The state Director reporting and record keeping
burden for the review, oversight, and administration of the rule is
estimated to average 2,034 hours per state respondent (i.e., an annual
average of 83,383 hours of burden divided among an anticipated 41
States on average per year). Burden means the total time, effort, or
financial resources expended by persons to generate, maintain, or
disclose or provide information to or for a Federal agency. This
includes the time needed to review instructions; develop, acquire,
install, and use 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 information.
The ICR provides a detailed explanation of the Agency's estimate,
which is only briefly summarized here:
Estimated total number of potential respondents: 549 (508
facilities and 41 states).
Frequency of response: Bi-annually, every five years.
Estimated total average number of responses for each respondent:
24.
Estimated total annual burden hours: 1,240,599 hours.
Estimated total annual costs: $80,556,134. This includes an
estimated burden cost of $65,592,289 and an estimated cost of
$14,963,845 for capital investment or maintenance and operational
costs.
Changes in the Estimates: The change in burden results mainly from
the shift from the approval period to the renewal period of the 316(b)
Phase II Existing Facilities rule. This ICR covers the last 2 years of
the permit approval period (i.e., years 4 and 5 after implementation)
and the first year of the renewal period (i.e., year 6 after
implementation). Activities for renewing an NPDES permit already issued
under the 316(b) Phase II Existing Facilities rule are less burdensome
than those for issuing a permit for the first time. Additionally, for
the approval period ICR (EPA ICR No. 2060.02), EPA assumed that all
facilities complying with the rule would be in NPDES-authorized States.
EPA has moved away from this assumption, and, for this ICR, all
calculations are based on the estimated number and type of facilities
in authorized and non-authorized States.
Dated: February 23, 2007.
James A. Hanlon,
Director, Office of Wastewater Management.
[FR Doc. E7-3589 Filed 2-28-07; 8:45 am]
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