Agency Information Collection Activities; Proposed Collection; Comment Request; Clean Watersheds Needs Survey (Renewal); ICR No. 0318.11; OMB Control No. 2040-0050, 62475-62476 [E7-21689]

Download as PDF Federal Register / Vol. 72, No. 213 / Monday, November 5, 2007 / Notices at (202) 502–8756 (john.schnagl@ferc.gov). Kimberly D. Bose, Secretary. Attachment State of the Natural Gas Industry Conference November 6, 2007. ycherry on PRODPC74 with NOTICES Agenda 9:30 a.m. Opening Remarks. Chairman Joseph T. Kelliher, Federal Energy Regulatory Commission Commissioners. 9:50 a.m. Natural Gas Markets. • What is the changing nature of U.S. natural gas markets? • Will newer sources of natural gas (shale, coal bed methane, deepwater Gulf of Mexico) offset declines in traditional sources of natural gas? • What changes should we expect in net import/exports to and from Canada and Mexico? • How could ethanol production, carbon constrained electric generation, or other unforeseen demands affect the U.S. supply/ demand balance? Panelists: Kevin Petak, Vice President, ICF International. Porter Bennett, President and CEO, Bentek Energy, LLC. Stephen Harvey, Director, Energy Market Oversight, Office of Enforcement, FERC. 10:50 a.m. LNG’s Role in U.S. Gas Supply. • How does the U.S. currently obtain the LNG it needs? • Is there a need to change LNG procurement in the U.S.? If so, • What is needed to encourage contractual arrangements for LNG supply that will meet expected U.S. demand for natural gas? • Is imported LNG a dependable supply source? • How is the U.S.’s role in the world LNG market changing? Panelists: Betsy Spomer, Senior Vice President Western Hemisphere LNG, BG Group, plc. Richard Grant, International Chief Executive, Suez Energy International. Zach Allen, Managing Director, Pan EurAsian Enterprises, Inc. Patricia Outtrim, Vice President, Cheniere Energy, Inc. 11:50 a.m. Natural Gas Infrastructure. • What gas infrastructure needs to be built to satisfy future demand? • What difficulties are currently being encountered in planning and VerDate Aug<31>2005 15:04 Nov 02, 2007 Jkt 214001 building gas infrastructure? (e.g., cost and availability of materials, regulatory impediments—federal and non-federal) • What financial/capital impediments exist that will impede the construction of needed gas infrastructure? • Is there a skilled labor shortage? If so, is it a temporary situation and what is the extent (national, regional, global)? Panelists: Sam Brothwell, Managing Director, Equity Research, Wachovia Securities. Scott Parker, President, Natural Gas Pipelines, Kinder Morgan. Martha Wyrsch, President and CEO, Spectra Energy Transmission. Brad Kamph, President, Interliance Consulting, Inc. 12:50 p.m. Closing Remarks. 1 p.m. Adjourn. [FR Doc. E7–21661 Filed 11–2–07; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 6717–01–P ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY [EPA–HQ–OW–2003–0019; FRL–8491–2] Agency Information Collection Activities; Proposed Collection; Comment Request; Clean Watersheds Needs Survey (Renewal); ICR No. 0318.11; OMB Control No. 2040–0050 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 renew an existing approved collection. The ICR, which is abstracted below, describes the nature of the information collection and its estimated burden and cost DATES: Comments must be submitted on or before December 5, 2007. ADDRESSES: Submit your comments, referencing Docket ID No. EPA–HQ– OW–2003–0019, to (1) EPA online using www.regulations.gov (our preferred method), by email to OWDocket@epa.gov, or by mail to: EPA Docket Center, Environmental Protection Agency, Water Docket, Mailcode 2822T, 1200 Pennsylvania Ave., NW., Washington, DC 20460, and (2) OMB by mail to: Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs, PO 00000 Frm 00048 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 62475 Office of Management and Budget (OMB), Attention: Desk Officer for EPA, 725 17th Street, NW., Washington, DC 20503. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Michael Plastino, Municipal Support Division, Office of Wastewater Management (4204M), Environmental Protection Agency, 1200 Pennsylvania Ave., NW., Washington, DC 20460; phone number: 202–564–0682; fax number: 202–501–2397; e-mail address: plastino.michael@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 July 23, 2007 (72 FR 40148), EPA sought comments on this ICR pursuant to 5 CFR 1320.8(d). EPA received no comments. Any additional comments on this ICR should be submitted to EPA and OMB within 30 days of this notice. EPA has established a public docket for this ICR under Docket ID No. EPA– HQ–OW–2003–0019, which is available for online viewing at www.regulations.gov, or in person viewing at the Water Docket in the EPA Docket Center (EPA/DC), EPA West, Room 3334, 1301 Constitution Ave., NW., Washington, DC. The EPA/DC Public Reading Room is open from 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., Monday through Friday, excluding legal holidays. The telephone number for the Reading Room is 202–566–1744, and the telephone number for the Water Docket is 202– 566–2426. Use EPA’s electronic docket and comment system at www.regulations.gov, to submit or view public comments, access the index listing of the contents of the docket, and to access those 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, Confidential Business Information (CBI), or other information whose public disclosure is restricted by statute. For further information about the electronic docket, go to www.regulations.gov. Title: Clean Watersheds Needs Survey (Renewal). ICR Numbers: EPA ICR No. 0318.11, OMB Control No. 2040–0050. ICR Status: The current ICR (EPA ICR No. 0318.10) is scheduled to expire on November 30, 2008. The effective date E:\FR\FM\05NON1.SGM 05NON1 ycherry on PRODPC74 with NOTICES 62476 Federal Register / Vol. 72, No. 213 / Monday, November 5, 2007 / Notices of this ICR renewal (EPA ICR No. 0318.11) is January 22, 2008—at which point EPA ICR No. 0318.10 will be superseded by EPA ICR No. 0318.11. 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 Clean Watersheds Needs Survey (CWNS) is required by Sections 205(a) and 516 of the Clean Water Act (https://www.epa.gov/cwns). It is a periodic inventory of existing and proposed publicly owned wastewater treatment works (POTWs) and other water pollution control facilities in the United States, as well as an estimate of how many POTWs need to be built. The CWNS is a voluntary, joint effort of EPA and the States. The Survey records cost and technical data associated with POTWs and other water pollution control facilities, existing and proposed, in the United States. The State respondents who provide this information to EPA are State agencies responsible for environmental pollution control. No confidential information is used, nor is sensitive information protected from release under the Public Information Act. EPA achieves national consistency in the final results through the application of uniform guidelines and validation techniques. Burden Statement: The annual public reporting and recordkeeping burden for this collection of information is estimated to average 1.46 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; VerDate Aug<31>2005 15:04 Nov 02, 2007 Jkt 214001 and transmit or otherwise disclose the information. Respondents/Affected Entities: State governments, water pollution control facilities. Estimated Number of Respondents: 56 State (States, District of Columbia, and U.S. Territories) respondents and approximately 4,700 water pollution control facilities. Frequency of Response: Every 4 Years. Estimated Total Annual Hour Burden: 8,807. Estimated Total Annual Cost: $305,805. This includes an estimated burden cost of $305,805 and an estimated cost of $0 for capital investment or maintenance and operational costs. Changes in the Estimates: There is an increase of 1,136 hours in the total estimated burden identified in ICR 0318.09 (the ICR for the CWNS 2004 collection) in the OMB Inventory of Approved ICR Burdens. This increase is due to adjustment in estimates as well as increased ability for respondents to have supporting documentation necessary for responding. These increases were largely offset by burden reductions made through improving the data collection system, reducing data requirements, and streamlining data quality assurance practices. Dated: October 30, 2007. Sara Hisel-McCoy, Director, Collection Strategies Division. [FR Doc. E7–21689 Filed 11–2–07; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 6560–50–P ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY [FRL–8491–8] Environmental Laboratory Advisory Board (ELAB) Meeting Dates, and Agenda. Environmental Protection Agency. ACTION: Notice of teleconference meetings. AGENCY: The Environmental Protection Agency’s Environmental Laboratory Advisory Board (ELAB), as previously announced, will have teleconference meetings on November 29, 2007 at 1 p.m. ET; December 19, 2007 at 1 p.m. ET; February 20, 2008 at 1 p.m. ET; March 19, 2007 at 1 p.m. ET; and April 16, 2007 at 1 p.m. ET to discuss the ideas and views presented at the previous ELAB meetings, as well as new business. Items to be discussed by ELAB over these coming meetings include: (1) Expanding the number of laboratories SUMMARY: PO 00000 Frm 00049 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 seeking National Environmental Laboratory Accreditation Conference (NELAC) accreditation; (2) homeland security issues affecting the laboratory community; (3) ELAB support to the Agency’s Forum on Environmental Measurements (FEM); (4) implementing the performance approach; and (5) follow-up on some of ELAB’s past recommendations and issues. In addition to these teleconferences, ELAB will be hosting their next face-to-face meeting on January 16, 2008 at the Hyatt Regency in Newport Beach, CA at 8:30 a.m. (PT). Written comments on laboratory accreditation issues and/or environmental monitoring issues are encouraged and should be sent to Ms. Lara P. Autry, DFO, U.S. EPA (E243– 05), 109 T. W. Alexander Drive, Research Triangle Park, NC 27709, faxed to (919) 541–4261, or e-mailed to autry.lara@epa.gov. Members of the public are invited to listen to the teleconference calls, and time permitting, will be allowed to comment on issues discussed during this and previous ELAB meetings. Those persons interested in attending should call Lara P. Autry at (919) 541–5544 to obtain teleconference information. The number of lines for the teleconferences, however, are limited and will be distributed on a first come, first serve basis. Preference will be given to a group wishing to attend over a request from an individual. For information on access or services for individuals with disabilities, please contact Lara P. Autry at the number above. To request accommodation of a disability, please contact Lara P. Autry, preferably at least 10 days prior to the meeting, to give EPA as much time as possible to process your request. George M. Gray, Assistant Administrator, Office of Research and Development. [FR Doc. E7–21723 Filed 11–2–07; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 6560–50–P ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY [FRL–8491–3] Clean Water Act Section 303(d): Availability of List Decisions Environmental Protection Agency (EPA). ACTION: Notice of availability. AGENCY: SUMMARY: This notice announces the availability of EPA’s final action identifying water quality limited segments and associated pollutants in E:\FR\FM\05NON1.SGM 05NON1

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[EPA-HQ-OW-2003-0019; FRL-8491-2]


Agency Information Collection Activities; Proposed Collection; 
Comment Request; Clean Watersheds Needs Survey (Renewal); ICR No. 
0318.11; OMB Control No. 2040-0050

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 renew an 
existing approved collection. The ICR, which is abstracted below, 
describes the nature of the information collection and its estimated 
burden and cost

DATES: Comments must be submitted on or before December 5, 2007.

ADDRESSES: Submit your comments, referencing Docket ID No. EPA-HQ-OW-
2003-0019, to (1) EPA online using www.regulations.gov (our preferred 
method), by email to OW-Docket@epa.gov, or by mail to: EPA Docket 
Center, Environmental Protection Agency, Water Docket, Mailcode 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: Michael Plastino, Municipal Support 
Division, Office of Wastewater Management (4204M), Environmental 
Protection Agency, 1200 Pennsylvania Ave., NW., Washington, DC 20460; 
phone number: 202-564-0682; fax number: 202-501-2397; e-mail address: 
plastino.michael@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 July 23, 2007 (72 FR 40148), EPA sought comments on this 
ICR pursuant to 5 CFR 1320.8(d). EPA received no comments. Any 
additional comments on this ICR should be submitted to EPA and OMB 
within 30 days of this notice.
    EPA has established a public docket for this ICR under Docket ID 
No. EPA-HQ-OW-2003-0019, which is available for online viewing at 
www.regulations.gov, or in person viewing at the Water Docket in the 
EPA Docket Center (EPA/DC), EPA West, Room 3334, 1301 Constitution 
Ave., NW., Washington, DC. The EPA/DC Public Reading Room is open from 
8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., Monday through Friday, excluding legal 
holidays. The telephone number for the Reading Room is 202-566-1744, 
and the telephone number for the Water Docket is 202-566-2426.
    Use EPA's electronic docket and comment system at 
www.regulations.gov, to submit or view public comments, access the 
index listing of the contents of the docket, and to access those 
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, Confidential Business Information (CBI), or other information 
whose public disclosure is restricted by statute. For further 
information about the electronic docket, go to www.regulations.gov.
    Title: Clean Watersheds Needs Survey (Renewal).
    ICR Numbers: EPA ICR No. 0318.11, OMB Control No. 2040-0050.
    ICR Status: The current ICR (EPA ICR No. 0318.10) is scheduled to 
expire on November 30, 2008. The effective date

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of this ICR renewal (EPA ICR No. 0318.11) is January 22, 2008--at which 
point EPA ICR No. 0318.10 will be superseded by EPA ICR No. 0318.11. 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 Clean Watersheds Needs Survey (CWNS) is required by 
Sections 205(a) and 516 of the Clean Water Act (https://www.epa.gov/
cwns). It is a periodic inventory of existing and proposed publicly 
owned wastewater treatment works (POTWs) and other water pollution 
control facilities in the United States, as well as an estimate of how 
many POTWs need to be built. The CWNS is a voluntary, joint effort of 
EPA and the States. The Survey records cost and technical data 
associated with POTWs and other water pollution control facilities, 
existing and proposed, in the United States. The State respondents who 
provide this information to EPA are State agencies responsible for 
environmental pollution control. No confidential information is used, 
nor is sensitive information protected from release under the Public 
Information Act. EPA achieves national consistency in the final results 
through the application of uniform guidelines and validation 
techniques.
    Burden Statement: The annual public reporting and recordkeeping 
burden for this collection of information is estimated to average 1.46 
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: State governments, water pollution 
control facilities.
    Estimated Number of Respondents: 56 State (States, District of 
Columbia, and U.S. Territories) respondents and approximately 4,700 
water pollution control facilities.
    Frequency of Response: Every 4 Years.
    Estimated Total Annual Hour Burden: 8,807.
    Estimated Total Annual Cost: $305,805. This includes an estimated 
burden cost of $305,805 and an estimated cost of $0 for capital 
investment or maintenance and operational costs.
    Changes in the Estimates: There is an increase of 1,136 hours in 
the total estimated burden identified in ICR 0318.09 (the ICR for the 
CWNS 2004 collection) in the OMB Inventory of Approved ICR Burdens. 
This increase is due to adjustment in estimates as well as increased 
ability for respondents to have supporting documentation necessary for 
responding. These increases were largely offset by burden reductions 
made through improving the data collection system, reducing data 
requirements, and streamlining data quality assurance practices.

    Dated: October 30, 2007.
Sara Hisel-McCoy,
Director, Collection Strategies Division.
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