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• Mail: Water Docket, Environmental
Protection Agency, Mailcode: 2822T,
1200 Pennsylvania Ave., NW.
Washington, DC 20460.
• Hand Delivery: EPA Docket Center,
(EPA/DC) EPA West, Room 3334, 1301
Constitution Ave., NW., Washington,
DC 20004, Attention Docket ID No.
EPA–HQ–OW–2007–1156. Such
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for deliveries of boxed information.
D. What Should I Consider as I Prepare
My Comments for EPA?
You may find these suggestions
helpful for preparing your comments:
1. Explain your comments as clearly
as possible.
2. Describe any assumptions that you
used.
3. Provide any technical information
and/or data you used that support your
comments.
4. Provide specific examples to
illustrate your concerns.
5. Offer alternatives.
6. Make sure to submit your
comments by the time period deadline
identified.
7. To ensure proper receipt by EPA,
identify the appropriate docket
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on the first page of your response. It
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the name, date, and Federal Register
citation related to your comments.
EPA specifically requests comment
and public input on the following:
1. Sewage Discharges. Should sewage
discharges from cruise ships be better
controlled and regulated? If so, why? If
such discharges should be better
controlled and/or regulated, please
recommend one or more such options
(and identify your preferred
recommendation), as well as any option
or options relating to sampling,
monitoring, and reporting of sewage
discharges.
2. Graywater Discharges. Should
graywater discharges from cruise ships
be better controlled and regulated? If so,
why? If such discharges should be better
controlled and/or regulated, please
recommend one or more such options
and identify your preferred
recommendation. Should EPA more
narrowly define graywater? If so, why?
If the term should be more narrowly
defined, please recommend an option or
options, and identify your preferred
recommendation.
3. Hazardous Wastes. Should
hazardous wastes generated on cruise
ships be better managed and regulated?
If so, why? If such discharges should be
better managed and/or regulated, please
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recommend one or more such options,
and identify your preferred
recommendation.
4. Solid Wastes. Should solid wastes
generated on cruise ships be better
managed and regulated? If so, why? If
such discharges should be better
controlled and/or regulated, please
recommend one or more such options,
and identify your preferred
recommendation. With regard to the
incineration of some solid wastes
generated on cruise ships, EPA invites
specific comment regarding the
sampling and/or testing of incinerator
ash.
5. Oily Bilge Water. Should oily bilge
water generated on and discharged from
cruise ships be better controlled and
regulated? If so, why? If such discharges
should be better controlled and/or
regulated, please recommend one or
more such options, and identify your
preferred recommendation.
II. Background
Cruise ships operate in every ocean
worldwide, often in pristine coastal
waters and sensitive marine ecosystems.
Cruise ship operators provide amenities
to their passengers that are similar to
those of luxury resort hotels, including
pools, hair salons, restaurants, and dry
cleaners. As a result, cruise ships have
the potential to generate wastes similar
in volume and character to those
generated by hotels.
In March 2000, an environmental
advocacy group called the Bluewater
Network, representing 53 environmental
organizations, submitted a petition to
the U.S. Environmental Protection
Agency (EPA) requesting that EPA
identify and take regulatory action on
measures to address pollution by cruise
ships. Specifically, the petition
requested an in-depth assessment of the
volumes and characteristics of cruise
ship waste streams; analysis of their
potential impact on water quality, the
marine environment, and human health;
examination of existing federal
regulations governing cruise ship waste
streams; and formulation of
recommendations on how to better
control and regulate these waste
streams. The petition included specific
requests related to sewage, graywater,
oily bilge water, solid wastes, and
hazardous wastes, as well as
monitoring, recordkeeping, and
reporting. In addition, the petition
requested that EPA prepare a report of
its investigations and findings.
This Draft Cruise Ship Discharge
Assessment Report responds in part to
the petition from Bluewater Network.
The Draft Report assesses five primary
cruise ship waste streams, specifically,
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sewage, graywater, bilge water, solid
waste, and hazardous waste. For each
waste stream, the Draft Report discusses
(1) the nature and volume of the waste
stream generated; (2) existing federal
regulations applicable to the waste
stream; (3) environmental management,
including treatment, of the waste
stream; (4) potential adverse
environmental impacts of the waste
stream; and (5) actions by the federal
government to address the waste stream.
III. This Action
EPA invites and requests comments
on all aspects of the Draft Report. In
addition, EPA invites and requests
public input on options, alternatives,
and recommendations on whether and
how to better control and regulate these
waste streams (see section I.C. for
information regarding how to submit
comments). When EPA completes the
Cruise Ship Discharge Assessment
Report after consideration of public
comment, EPA plans to identify a range
of options and alternatives to address
these waste streams. EPA anticipates
issuance of the completed Report by the
end of 2008 and would publish a notice
of availability of the Report at that time.
Dated: December 14, 2007.
Benjamin H. Grumbles,
Assistant Administrator for Water.
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FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS
COMMISSION
Notice of Public Information
Collection(s) Being Submitted to the
Office of Management and Budget,
Comment Requested
December 12, 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
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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 February 19,
2008. If you anticipate that you will be
submitting PRA comments, but find it
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
Nicholas A. Fraser, Office of
Management and Budget, (202) 395–
5887, or via fax at 202–395–5167 or via
Internet at
Nicholas_A._Fraser@omb.eop.gov and
to Judith-B.Herman@fcc.gov, Federal
Communications Commission, or an email to PRA@fcc.gov. If you would like
to obtain or view a copy of this
information collection after the 60-day
comment period, you may do so by
visiting OMB’s Web page at: https://
www.reginfo.gov/public/do/PRAMain.
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: 3060–0850.
Title: Quick-Form Application for
Authorization in the Ship, Aircraft,
Amateur, Restricted and Commercial
Operator, and General Mobile Radio
Services.
Form No.: FCC Form 605.
Type of Review: Revision of a
currently approved collection.
Respondents: Individuals or
households; business or other for-profit;
not-for-profit institutions; and state,
local or tribal government.
Number of Respondents: 175,000
respondents; 175,000 responses.
Estimated Time Per Response: .44
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: 77,000 hours.
Total Annual Cost: $2,537,500.
Privacy Act Impact Assessment: Yes.
Nature and Extent of Confidentiality:
In general, there is no need for
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confidentiality. On a case-by-case basis,
the Commission may be required to
withhold from disclosure certain
information about the individual such
as date of birth or telephone number.
Needs and Uses: FCC Form 605 is in
a 60-day comment period because the
form is being revised. The Commission
is revising FCC Form 605 by correcting
the eligibility on Schedule D (removing
‘‘within the past 2 years’’) according to
47 CFR 97.21(b). There is no change in
reporting requirements and/or third
party disclosure requirements or to the
estimated average burden (hours and
annual costs) or the number of
respondents/responses.
The FCC Form 605 application is a
consolidated application form for Ship,
Aircraft, Amateur, Restricted and
Commercial Radio Operators, and
General Mobile Radio Services and is
used to collect licensing data for the
Universal Licensing System (ULS).
The data collected on this form
includes the date of birth for
commercial operator licensees,
however, this information will be
redacted from public view.
Federal Communications Commission.
Marlene H. Dortch,
Secretary.
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(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: Persons wishing to comment on
this information collection should
submit comments February 19, 2008. If
you anticipate that you will be
submitting comments, but find it
difficult to do so within the period of
time allowed by this notice, you should
advise the contact listed below as soon
as possible.
ADDRESSES: Direct all PRA comments to
Nicholas A. Fraser, Office of
Management and Budget (OMB), (202)
395–5887, or via fax at 202–395–5167,
or via the Internet at
Nicholas_A._Fraser@omb.eop.gov and
to Judith-B.Herman@fcc.gov, Federal
Communications Commission (FCC). To
submit your comments by email send
them to: PRA@fcc.gov. If you would like
to obtain or view a copy of this
information collection after the 60 day
comment period, you may do so by
visiting the OMB ROCIS Web site at:
https://www.reginfo.gov/public/
PRAMain.
For
additional information about the
information collection(s) send an e-mail
to PRA@fcc.gov or contact Judith B.
Herman at 202–418–0214.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
OMB Control No.: 3060–1079.
Title: Section 15.240, Radio
Frequency Identification Equipment.
Form No.: N/A.
Type of Review: Extension of a
currently approved collection.
Respondents: Not-for-profit, business
or other for-profit, and state, local or
tribal government.
Number of Respondents: 10
respondents; 10 responses.
Estimated Time Per Response: 2
hours.
Frequency of Response: On occasion
reporting requirement and third party
disclosure requirement.
Obligation to Respond: Mandatory.
Total Annual Burden: 200 hours.
Annual Cost Burden: N/A.
Privacy Act Impact Assessment: N/A.
Nature and Extent of Confidentiality:
In general, there is no need for
confidentiality.
Needs and Uses: This collection will
be submitted as an extension (no change
in reporting or recordkeeping
requirements) after this 60 day comment
period to Office of Management and
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS
COMMISSION
Notice of Public Information
Collection(s) Being Reviewed by the
Federal Communications Commission
for Extension Under Delegated
Authority, Comments Requested
December 3, 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 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;
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FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION
Notice of Public Information Collection(s) Being Submitted to the
Office of Management and Budget, Comment Requested
December 12, 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
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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 February 19, 2008. If you anticipate that you
will be submitting PRA comments, but find it 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 Nicholas A. Fraser, Office of
Management and Budget, (202) 395-5887, or via fax at 202-395-5167 or
via Internet at Nicholas--A.--Fraser@omb.eop.gov and to Judith-
B.Herman@fcc.gov, Federal Communications Commission, or an e-mail to
PRA@fcc.gov. If you would like to obtain or view a copy of this
information collection after the 60-day comment period, you may do so
by visiting OMB's Web page at: https://www.reginfo.gov/public/do/
PRAMain.
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: 3060-0850.
Title: Quick-Form Application for Authorization in the Ship,
Aircraft, Amateur, Restricted and Commercial Operator, and General
Mobile Radio Services.
Form No.: FCC Form 605.
Type of Review: Revision of a currently approved collection.
Respondents: Individuals or households; business or other for-
profit; not-for-profit institutions; and state, local or tribal
government.
Number of Respondents: 175,000 respondents; 175,000 responses.
Estimated Time Per Response: .44 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: 77,000 hours.
Total Annual Cost: $2,537,500.
Privacy Act Impact Assessment: Yes.
Nature and Extent of Confidentiality: In general, there is no need
for confidentiality. On a case-by-case basis, the Commission may be
required to withhold from disclosure certain information about the
individual such as date of birth or telephone number.
Needs and Uses: FCC Form 605 is in a 60-day comment period because
the form is being revised. The Commission is revising FCC Form 605 by
correcting the eligibility on Schedule D (removing ``within the past 2
years'') according to 47 CFR 97.21(b). There is no change in reporting
requirements and/or third party disclosure requirements or to the
estimated average burden (hours and annual costs) or the number of
respondents/responses.
The FCC Form 605 application is a consolidated application form for
Ship, Aircraft, Amateur, Restricted and Commercial Radio Operators, and
General Mobile Radio Services and is used to collect licensing data for
the Universal Licensing System (ULS).
The data collected on this form includes the date of birth for
commercial operator licensees, however, this information will be
redacted from public view.
Federal Communications Commission.
Marlene H. Dortch,
Secretary.
[FR Doc. E7-24476 Filed 12-19-07; 8:45 am]
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