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may be viewed on the web at https://
www.ferc.gov, using the ‘‘eLibrary’’ link.
Follow the directions for accessing
information in paragraph n. Depending
on the extent of comments received, a
Scoping Document 2 may or may not be
issued.
Site Visit
FPL will conduct a tour of the project
on Wednesday, June 27, 2007, starting at
9 a.m. All participants interested in
attending should meet at the project’s
dam located on Route 15. All
participants attending the site visit
should be prepared to provide their own
transportation and lunch. Anyone in
need of directions to the dam should
contact Mr. Frank Dunlap of FPL at
(207) 623–8417. Those individuals
planning to participate in the site visit
are asked to notify Mr. Dunlap of their
intent, no later than June 14, 2007.
Scoping Meeting Objectives
At the scoping meetings, staff will: (1)
Present the proposed list of issues to be
addressed in the EA; (2) review and
discuss existing conditions and resource
agency management objectives; (3)
review and discuss existing information
and identify preliminary information
and study needs; (4) review and discuss
the process plan and schedule for prefiling activity that incorporates the time
frames provided for in Part 5 of the
Commission’s regulations and, to the
extent possible, maximizes coordination
of federal, state, and tribal permitting
and certification processes; and (5)
discuss requests by any federal or state
agency or Indian tribe acting as a
cooperating agency for development of
an environmental document.
Meeting participants should come
prepared to discuss their issues and/or
concerns. Please review the PreApplication Document in preparation
for the scoping meetings. Directions on
how to obtain a copy of the PAD and
Scoping Document are included in item
n. of this document.
Meeting Procedures
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The meetings will be recorded by a
stenographer and will become part of
the formal Commission record on the
project.
Kimberly D. Bose,
Secretary.
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AGENCY
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Agency Information Collection
Activities OMB Responses
Environmental Protection
Agency (EPA).
ACTION: Notice.
AGENCY:
SUMMARY: This document announces the
Office of Management and Budget’s
(OMB) responses to Agency Clearance
requests, in compliance with the
Paperwork Reduction Act (44 U.S.C.
3501 et seq). 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 are listed in 40 CFR part 9
and 48 CFR chapter 15.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Susan Auby (202) 566–1672, or email at
auby.susan@epa.gov and please refer to
the appropriate EPA Information
Collection Request (ICR) Number.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
OMB Responses to Agency Clearance
Requests
OMB Approvals
EPA ICR No. 0658.09; NSPS for
Pressure Sensitive Tape and Label
Surface Coating (Renewal); in 40 CFR
part 60, subpart RR; was approved 05/
02/2007; OMB Number 2060–0004;
expires 05/31/2010.
EPA ICR No. 1066.05; NSPS for
Ammonium Sulfate Manufacturing
Plants; in 40 CFR part 60, subpart PP;
was approved 05/02/2007; OMB
Number 2060–0032; expires 05/31/2010.
EPA ICR No. 1157.08; NSPS for
Flexible Vinyl Urethane Coating and
Printing (Renewal); in 40 CFR part 60,
subpart FFF; was approved 05/02/2007;
OMB Number 2060–0073; expires 05/
31/2010.
EPA ICR No. 2205.01; Focus Groups
as Used by EPA for Economics Projects;
was approved 05/01/2007; OMB
Number 2090–0028; expires 11/30/2008.
EPA ICR No. 1801.06; NESHAP for
the Portland Cement Manufacturing
Industry (Final Rule); in 40 CFR part 63,
subpart LLL; was approved 04/30/2007;
OMB Number 2060–0416; expires 04/
30/2010.
EPA ICR No. 2044.03; NESHAP for
Plastic Parts and Products Surface
Coating (Renewal); in 40 CFR part 63,
subpart PPPP; was approved 04/16/
2007; OMB Number 2060–0537; expires
04/30/2010.
EPA ICR No. 2086.02; Dioxin and
Dioxin-Like Compounds, Information
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Collection Request Supporting
Statement Toxic Equivalency Reporting,
Community-Right-to-Know, Toxic
Chemicals (Final Rule); in 40 CFR
372.85; was approved 04/25/2007; OMB
Number 2025–0007; expires 04/30/2010.
Short Term Extensions
EPA ICR No. 0370.22; Information
Collection Request for the Revision to
Federal UIC Requirements for Class I
Municipal Wells in Florida (Final Rule);
OMB Number 2040–0042; on 04/24/
2007 OMB extended the expiration date
through 09/30/2007.
Comment Filed
EPA ICR No. 1730.05; NSPS for
Hospital/Medical/Infectious Waste
Incinerators (Proposed Rule); in 40 CFR
part 60, subpart Ec; OMB Number 2060–
0363; OMB filed comment on 4/13/
2007.
EPA ICR No. 1684.09; Emissions
Certification, Compliance and In-Use
Testing Requirements for On-Highway
Heavy Duty Engines and Vehicles
Equipped with On-Board Diagnostics
(Amendment) (Proposed Rule); OMB
filed comment on 04/16/2007; OMB
Number 2060–0287; expires 03/31/2008.
Dated: May 9, 2007.
Sara Hisel-McCoy,
Acting Director, Collection Strategies
Division.
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AGENCY
[EPA–HQ–SFUND–2004–0014; FRL–8315–7]
Agency Information Collection
Activities; Submission to OMB for
Review and Approval; Comment
Request; The 2007 National Survey of
Local Emergency Planning
Committees (Reinstatement); EPA ICR
No. 1903.02, OMB Control No. 2050–
0162
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 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 reinstate
a previously approved collection. The
ICR, which is abstracted below,
describes the nature of the information
collection and its estimated burden and
cost.
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Additional comments may be
submitted on or before June 18, 2007.
ADDRESSES: Submit your comments,
referencing Docket ID No. EPA–HQ–
SFUND–2004–0014, to (1) EPA online
using www.regulations.gov (our
preferred method), by email to
superfund.docket@epa.gov, or by mail
to: Environmental Protection Agency,
EPA Docket Center (EPA/DC),
Superfund Docket, 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: Sicy
Jacob, Office of Emergency Management
(OEM), OSWER, Mail Code 5104A,
Environmental Protection Agency, 1200
Pennsylvania Ave., NW., Washington,
DC 20460; telephone number: 202–564–
8019; fax number: 202–564–2625; e-mail
address: jacob.sicy@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 September 13, 2005 (70 FR 54044),
EPA sought comments on this ICR
pursuant to 5 CFR 1320.8(d). EPA
received 4 comments during the
comment period, which are 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–SFUND–2004–0014, which is
available for online viewing at
www.regulations.gov, or in person
viewing at the Superfund 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 Superfund Docket is
202–566–0276.
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
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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: The 2007 National Survey of
Local Emergency Planning Committees.
ICR number: EPA ICR No. 1903.02,
OMB Control No. 2050–0162.
ICR Status: This ICR is for a
reinstatement of a previously approved
collection. 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 U.S. Environmental
Protection Agency (EPA), Office of Solid
Waste and Emergency Response
(OSWER), Office of Emergency
Management (OEM) plans to collect
information through a one-time, webbased, voluntary nationwide survey of
representatives from Local Emergency
Planning Committees (LEPCs). The
establishment of LEPCs is required
under The Emergency Planning and
Community Right-to-Know Act of 1986
(EPCRA). These broad committees,
composed of representatives from the
public safety, health care, and industry
sectors, as well as environmental and
community organizations, are charged
with developing and maintaining
emergency plans for their communities.
LEPCs foster a valuable dialogue
between members of government,
industry, and the public to prevent and
prepare for the accidental (and terroristrelated) releases of hazardous
chemicals.
This proposed information collection
will build upon previous LEPC surveys,
which measured levels of compliance
and proactivity of LEPCs. Since the last
survey in 1999, no systematic
nationwide analysis of LEPC activity
has been conducted. In the six years
since September 11th, local emergency
planning has evolved, most notably, in
the amount of information that is now
available to assist LEPCs in preparing
for and preventing chemical
emergencies.
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The primary goals of this research are
to: (1) Track the progress of LEPCs by
assessing their current activity
compared to some of the data collected
in 1999 survey; and (2) probe current
LEPC practices and preferences
regarding several important sets of
issues, including: Communications with
local citizens, proactive accident
prevention efforts, and the effectiveness
of selected OEM products and services.
This collection will also contribute to
reporting requirements of the
Government Performance and Results
Act (GPRA) of 1993, which stipulates
that agencies evaluate program activities
in terms of outputs and outcomes. This
survey is necessary to evaluate whether
OEM is successfully providing national
leadership and assistance to local
communities in preparing for and
preventing chemical emergencies.
Burden Statement: The annual public
reporting and recordkeeping burden for
this collection of information is
estimated to average 0.25 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: People
who hold a leadership position on Local
Emergency Planning Committees
(LEPCs). It is anticipated that the
majority of respondents will be LEPC
chairs.
Estimated Number of Respondents:
3,500.
Frequency of Response: One time
collection.
Estimated Total Annual Hour Burden:
875.
Estimated Total Annual Cost:
$40,285, which is exclusively for labor,
as there are no annualized capital or
O&M costs.
Changes in the Estimates: As this ICR
was previously discontinued, there are
no currently approved burdens and
costs. Accordingly, this ICR requests a
new one-time labor burden of 875
hours.
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Dated: May 9, 2007.
Sara Hisel-McCoy,
Acting Director, Collection Strategies
Division.
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AGENCY
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Clean Air Act Operating Permit
Program; Petition To Object to Title V
Permits for Potlatch Corporation’s
Clearwater Wood Products Facility,
Idaho Pulp and Paperboard Division,
and Consumer Products Division,
Lewiston, ID
Environmental Protection
Agency (EPA).
ACTION: Notice of final order on petition
to object to state operating permits
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AGENCY:
SUMMARY: Pursuant to Clean Air Act
(CAA) section 505(b)(2) and 40 CFR
70.8(d), the EPA Administrator signed
an order dated May 7, 2007, denying a
petition to object to state operating
permits issued by the Idaho Department
of Environmental Quality to Potlatch
Corporation’s Clearwater Wood
Products Facility, Idaho Pulp and
Paperboard Division, and Consumer
Products Division, all located in
Lewiston, Idaho (Potlatch permits). This
order constitutes final action on the
petition submitted by Mr. Mark
Solomon, representing the Idaho
Conservation League, Friends of the
Clearwater, and himself, on February 7,
2003, requesting that EPA object to the
issuance of the Potlatch permits.
Pursuant to section 505(b)(2) of the
CAA, any person may seek judicial
review in the United States Court of
Appeals for the appropriate circuit
within 60 days of this notice under
section 307 of the CAA.
ADDRESSES: Copies of the final order, the
petition, and all pertinent information
relating thereto are on file at the
following location: Environmental
Protection Agency, Region 10, Office of
Air, Waste, and Toxics (AWT–107),
1200 Sixth Avenue, Seattle, Washington
98101. The final order is also available
electronically at the following Web site:
https://www.epa.gov/region07/programs/
artd/air/title5/petitiondb/
petitiondb.htm.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Doug Hardesty, Office of Air, Waste and
Toxics, EPA Region 10, telephone (208)
378–5759, e-mail
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The Clean
Air Act affords EPA a 45-day period to
review and object to, as appropriate,
operating permits proposed by state
permitting authorities. Section 505(b)(2)
of the CAA authorizes any person to
petition the EPA Administrator within
60 days after the expiration of this
review period to object to a state
operating permit if EPA has not done so.
Petitions must be based only on
objections to the permit that were raised
with reasonable specificity during the
public comment period provided by the
state, unless the petitioner demonstrates
that it was impracticable to raise these
issues during the comment period or
that the grounds for the objection or
other issue arose after the comment
period.
On February 7, 2003, EPA received a
petition from Mr. Mark Solomon,
representing the Idaho Conservation
League, Friends of the Clearwater, and
himself, requesting that EPA object to
the issuance of the Potlatch permits.
The petition alleged that: (1) The three
Potlatch divisions should be covered by
a single Title V operating permit; and (2)
IDEQ used the wrong model in
determining the ambient air quality
impacts of the Potlatch facilities. The
order explains the reasons behind EPA’s
decision to deny the petition for
objection on all grounds.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Ronald Kreizenbeck,
Deputy Regional Administrator, Region 10.
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AGENCY
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Gulf of Mexico Program Citizens
Advisory Committee Meeting
Environmental Protection
Agency (EPA).
ACTION: Notice of meeting.
AGENCY:
SUMMARY: Under the Federal Advisory
Committee Act (Pub. L. 92–463), EPA
gives notice of a meeting of the Gulf of
Mexico Program (GMP) Citizens
Advisory Committee (CAC).
For information on access or services
for individuals with disabilities, please
contact Gloria Car, U.S.EPA, at (228)
688–2421 or car.gloria@epa.gov. To
request accommodation of a disability,
please contact Gloria Car, preferably at
least 10 days prior to the meeting, to
give EPA as much time as possible to
process your request.
DATES: The meeting will be held on
Tuesday, June 19, 2007, from 1 p.m. to
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4:30 p.m. and Wednesday, June 20,
2007, from 8:30 a.m. to 12 p.m.
ADDRESSES: The meeting will be held at
the River House, Stennis Space Center,
Mississippi 39529, (228) 688–3726.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Gloria D. Car, Designated Federal
Officer, Gulf of Mexico Program Office,
Mail Code EPA/GMPO, Stennis Space
Center, MS 39529–6000 at (228) 688–
2421.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The
proposed agenda includes the following
topics: Gulf of Mexico Program Updates;
Presentation on Liquified Natural Gas
Facilities; Nature Conservancy
Presentation; Priority Interests of the
Citizens Advisory Committee; Citizens
Advisory Committee membership
status.
The meeting is open to the public.
Dated: May 10, 2007.
Gloria D. Car,
Designated Federal Officer.
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COMMISSION
[MM Docket No. 93–8; DA 07–2005]
Commission Seeks To Update the
Record for a Petition for
Reconsideration Regarding Home
Shopping Stations
Federal Communications
Commission.
ACTION: Notice.
AGENCY:
SUMMARY: In this document, the
Commission seeks to update the record
for a Petition for Reconsideration filed
by the Center for the Study of
Commercialism (CSC), concerning
stations that air home shopping
programming and their status. The
Commission seeks comment on CSC’s
argument that the Commission failed to
consider in its public interest analysis
the significant amount of commercial
programming broadcast by home
shopping stations; on the specific issues
concerning how home shopping stations
serve the people in their communities,
including the elderly and homebound;
on CSC’s assertion that the Commission
failed to consider information relevant
to one of three statutory factors, i.e.,
competing demands for the spectrum;
and on CSC’s assertion that the Cable
Act requires the Commission to
consider non-broadcast uses in its
analysis of competing demands for
spectrum. The Commission would like
to update the record for this proceeding
before ruling on the petition.
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Review and Approval; Comment Request; The 2007 National Survey of Local
Emergency Planning Committees (Reinstatement); EPA ICR No. 1903.02, OMB
Control No. 2050-0162
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 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
reinstate a previously approved collection. The ICR, which is
abstracted below, describes the nature of the information collection
and its estimated burden and cost.
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DATES: Additional comments may be submitted on or before June 18, 2007.
ADDRESSES: Submit your comments, referencing Docket ID No. EPA-HQ-
SFUND-2004-0014, to (1) EPA online using www.regulations.gov (our
preferred method), by email to superfund.docket@epa.gov, or by mail to:
Environmental Protection Agency, EPA Docket Center (EPA/DC), Superfund
Docket, 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: Sicy Jacob, Office of Emergency
Management (OEM), OSWER, Mail Code 5104A, Environmental Protection
Agency, 1200 Pennsylvania Ave., NW., Washington, DC 20460; telephone
number: 202-564-8019; fax number: 202-564-2625; e-mail address:
jacob.sicy@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 September 13, 2005 (70 FR 54044), EPA sought comments on
this ICR pursuant to 5 CFR 1320.8(d). EPA received 4 comments during
the comment period, which are 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-SFUND-2004-0014, which is available for online viewing at
www.regulations.gov, or in person viewing at the Superfund 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 Superfund Docket is 202-566-0276.
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: The 2007 National Survey of Local Emergency Planning
Committees.
ICR number: EPA ICR No. 1903.02, OMB Control No. 2050-0162.
ICR Status: This ICR is for a reinstatement of a previously
approved collection. 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 U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Office of
Solid Waste and Emergency Response (OSWER), Office of Emergency
Management (OEM) plans to collect information through a one-time, web-
based, voluntary nationwide survey of representatives from Local
Emergency Planning Committees (LEPCs). The establishment of LEPCs is
required under The Emergency Planning and Community Right-to-Know Act
of 1986 (EPCRA). These broad committees, composed of representatives
from the public safety, health care, and industry sectors, as well as
environmental and community organizations, are charged with developing
and maintaining emergency plans for their communities. LEPCs foster a
valuable dialogue between members of government, industry, and the
public to prevent and prepare for the accidental (and terrorist-
related) releases of hazardous chemicals.
This proposed information collection will build upon previous LEPC
surveys, which measured levels of compliance and proactivity of LEPCs.
Since the last survey in 1999, no systematic nationwide analysis of
LEPC activity has been conducted. In the six years since September
11th, local emergency planning has evolved, most notably, in the amount
of information that is now available to assist LEPCs in preparing for
and preventing chemical emergencies.
The primary goals of this research are to: (1) Track the progress
of LEPCs by assessing their current activity compared to some of the
data collected in 1999 survey; and (2) probe current LEPC practices and
preferences regarding several important sets of issues, including:
Communications with local citizens, proactive accident prevention
efforts, and the effectiveness of selected OEM products and services.
This collection will also contribute to reporting requirements of
the Government Performance and Results Act (GPRA) of 1993, which
stipulates that agencies evaluate program activities in terms of
outputs and outcomes. This survey is necessary to evaluate whether OEM
is successfully providing national leadership and assistance to local
communities in preparing for and preventing chemical emergencies.
Burden Statement: The annual public reporting and recordkeeping
burden for this collection of information is estimated to average 0.25
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: People who hold a leadership
position on Local Emergency Planning Committees (LEPCs). It is
anticipated that the majority of respondents will be LEPC chairs.
Estimated Number of Respondents: 3,500.
Frequency of Response: One time collection.
Estimated Total Annual Hour Burden: 875.
Estimated Total Annual Cost: $40,285, which is exclusively for
labor, as there are no annualized capital or O&M costs.
Changes in the Estimates: As this ICR was previously discontinued,
there are no currently approved burdens and costs. Accordingly, this
ICR requests a new one-time labor burden of 875 hours.
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Dated: May 9, 2007.
Sara Hisel-McCoy,
Acting Director, Collection Strategies Division.
[FR Doc. E7-9504 Filed 5-16-07; 8:45 am]
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