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(2004). The Commission encourages the
electronic submission of protests using
the FERC Online link at https://
www.ferc.gov.
Notice is hereby given that the
deadline for filing protests is March 17,
2008.
Absent a request to be heard in
opposition to such blanket approvals by
the deadline above, Kelson Energy is
authorized to issue securities and
assume obligations or liabilities as a
guarantor, indorser, surety, or otherwise
in respect of any security of another
person; provided that such issuance or
assumption is for some lawful object
within the corporate purposes of Kelson
Energy, compatible with the public
interest, and is reasonably necessary or
appropriate for such purposes.
The Commission reserves the right to
require a further showing that neither
public nor private interests will be
adversely affected by continued
approvals of Kelson Energy’s issuance of
securities or assumptions of liability.
Copies of the full text of the Director’s
Order are available from the
Commission’s Public Reference Room,
888 First Street, NE., Washington, DC
20426. The Order may also be viewed
on the Commission’s Web site at
https://www.ferc.gov, using the eLibrary
link. Enter the docket number excluding
the last three digits in the docket
number filed to access the document.
Comments, protests, and interventions
may be filed electronically via the
Internet in lieu of paper. See, 18 CFR
385.2001(a)(1)(iii) and the instructions
on the Commission’s Web site under the
‘‘e-Filing’’ link. The Commission
strongly encourages electronic filings.
Kimberly D. Bose,
Secretary.
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AGENCY
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[EPA–HQ–SFUND–2007–0840; FRL–8534–3]
Agency Information Collection
Activities; Submission to OMB for
Review and Approval; Comment
Request; Application for
Reimbursement to Local Governments
for Emergency Response to Hazardous
Substance Releases Under CERCLA
Section 123 (Renewal); EPA ICR
Number 1425.07, OMB Control Number
2050–0077
Environmental Protection
Agency (EPA).
ACTION: Notice.
AGENCY:
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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: Additional comments may be
submitted on or before March 28, 2008.
ADDRESSES: Submit your comments,
referencing Docket ID No. EPA–HQ–
SFUND–2007–0840, to (1) EPA online
using https://www.regulations.gov (our
preferred method), by e-mail to
OW-Docket@epa.gov or by mail to: EPA
Docket Center, Environmental
Protection Agency, Water Docket, 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: Lisa
Boynton, Office of Solid Waste and
Emergency Response, Office of
Emergency Management, (5104A)
Environmental Protection Agency, 1200
Pennsylvania Ave., NW., Washington,
DC 20460; telephone number:202–564–
2487; fax number: 202–564–8729; e-mail
address: Boynton.Lisa@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 August 22, 2007 (72 FR 46993), 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–SFUND–2007–0840, 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 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 https://
www.regulations.gov, to submit or view
public comments, access the index
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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 https://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 https://www.regulations.gov.
Title: Application for Reimbursement
to Local Governments for Emergency
Response to Hazardous Substance
Releases under CERCLA section 123
(Renewal).
ICR Numbers: EPA ICR No. 1425.07,
OMB Control No. 2050–0077.
ICR Status: This ICR is scheduled to
expire on February 29, 2008. Under
OMB regulations, the Agency may
continue to conduct or sponsor the
collection of information while this
submission is pending at OMB. 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 Agency requires
applicants for reimbursement under this
program authorized under section 123
of CERCLA to submit an application
that demonstrates consistency with
program eligibility requirements. This is
necessary to ensure proper use of the
Superfund. EPA reviews the
information to ensure compliance with
all statutory and program requirements.
The applicants are local governments
who have incurred expenses, above and
beyond their budgets, for hazardous
substance response. Submission of this
information is voluntary and to the
applicant’s benefit.
Burden Statement: The annual public
reporting and recordkeeping burden for
this collection of information is
estimated to average 9 hours per
response. Burden means the total time,
effort, or financial resources expended
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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: Local
Governments.
Estimated Number of Respondents:
45.
Frequency of Response: On Occasion.
Estimated Total Annual Hour Burden:
405.
Estimated Total Annual Cost: $7,493,
includes $0 annualized capital or O&M
costs.
Changes in the Estimates: There is a
decrease of 1,395 hours in the total
estimated burden currently identified in
the OMB Inventory of Approved ICR
Burdens. This decrease is due to a
reduction in the anticipated number of
respondents.
Dated: February 21, 2008.
Sara Hisel-McCoy,
Director, Collection Strategies Division.
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Access to Confidential Business
Information by Abt Associates, Inc.
Environmental Protection
Agency (EPA).
ACTION: Notice.
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AGENCY:
SUMMARY: EPA has authorized its
contractor, Abt Associates, Inc. (Abt) of
Bethesda, MD and its subcontractors
Eastern Research Group (ERG) of
Chantilly, VA and Lexington, MA; and
Syracuse Research Corporation (SRC) of
Arlington, VA and North Syracuse, NY,
to access information which has been
submitted to EPA under all section(s) of
the Toxic Substances Control Act
(TSCA). Some of the information may be
claimed or determined to be
Confidential Business Information (CBI).
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Access to the confidential data
will occur no sooner than March 5,
2008.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For
general information contact: Colby
Lintner, Regulatoryr, Environmental
Assistance Division (7408M), Office of
Pollution Prevention and Toxics,
Environmental Protection Agency, 1200
Pennsylvania Ave., NW., Washington,
DC 20460–0001; telephone number:
(202) 554–1404; e-mail address: TSCAHotline@epa.gov.
For technical information contact:
Scott Sherlock, Environmental
Assistance Division (7408M), Office
Pollution Prevention and Toxics,
Environmental Protection Agency, 1200
Pennsylvania Ave., NW., Washington,
DC 20460–0001; telephone number:
(202) 564–8257; e-mail address:
sherlock.scott@epa.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
DATES:
I. General Information
A. Does this Action Apply to Me?
You may be potentially affected by
this action if you are or may be required
to conduct testing of chemical
substances under the Toxic Substances
Control Act (TSCA). Since other entities
may also be interested, the Agency has
not attempted to describe all the specific
entities that may be affected by this
action. If you have any questions
regarding the applicability of this action
to a particular entity, consult the
technical person listed under FOR
FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT.
B. How Can I Get Copies of this
Document and Other Related
Information?
1. Docket. EPA has established a
docket for this action under docket
identification (ID) number EPA–HQ–
OPPT–2003–0004. All documents in the
docket are listed in the docket’s index
available at https://www.regulations.gov.
Although, listed in the index, some
information is not publicly available,
e.g., Confidential Business Information
(CBI) or other information whose
disclosure is restricted by statute.
Certain other material, such as
copyrighted material, will be publicly
available only in hard copy. Publicly
available docket materials are available
electronically at https://
www.regulations.gov, or, if only
available in hard copy, at the OPPT
Docket. The OPPT Docket is located in
the EPA Docket Center (EPA/DC) at Rm.
3334, EPA West Bldg., 1301
Constitution Ave., N.W., Washington,
DC. The EPA/DC Public Reading Room
hours of operation are 8:30 a.m. to 4:30
p.m., Monday through Friday, excluding
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Federal holidays. The telephone number
of the EPA/DC Public Reading Room is
(202) 566–1744, and the telephone
number for the OPPT Docket is (202)
566–0280. Docket visitors are required
to show photographic identification,
pass through a metal detector, and sign
the EPA visitor log. All visitor bags are
processed through an X-ray machine
and subject to search. Visitors will be
provided an EPA/DC badge that must be
visible at all times in the building and
returned upon departure.
2. Electronic access. You may access
this Federal Register document
electronically through the EPA Internet
under the ‘‘Federal Register’’ listings at
https://www.epa.gov/fedrgstr.
II. What Action is the Agency Taking?
Under Contract Number EP-W-08-010,
Abt of 4800 Montgomery Lane,
Bethesda, MD and 55 Wheeler Street,
Cambridge, MA; ERG of Avion Lakeside
Drive D, 14555 Avion Parkway,
Chantilly, VA and 110 Hartwell Avenue,
Lexington, MA; and SRC of 2451 Crystal
Dr., Suite 804, Arlington, VA and 7502
Round Pond, Road, North Syracuse, NY,
will assist the Office of Pollution
Prevention and Toxics (OPPT) in
performing economic and market
analysis related to new and existing
chemicals. These analyses will largely
be of the costs, economic impacts,
benefits, and regulatory impacts of
actual or potential EPA actions taken
under TSCA. They will also support the
voluntary Design for the Environment
and Green Chemistry programs.
In accordance with 40 CFR 2.306(j),
EPA has determined that under Contract
Number EP-W-08-010, Abt and its
subcontractors will require access to CBI
submitted to EPA under all section(s) of
TSCA to perform successfully the duties
specified under the contract. Abt and its
subcontractors will be given access to
information submitted to EPA under all
section(s) of TSCA. Some of the
information may be claimed or
determined to be CBI.
EPA is issuing this notice to inform
all submitters of information under all
section(s) of TSCA that EPA may
provide Abt and its subcontractors
access to these CBI materials on a needto-know basis only. All access to TSCA
CBI under this contract will take place
at EPA Headquarters; Abt sites in
Bethesda, MD and Cambridge, MA; ERG
sites in Chantilly, VA and Lexington,
MA; and SRC sites in Arlington, VA and
North Syracuse, NY.
Abt and its subcontractors will be
authorized access to TSCA CBI at EPA
Headquarters and their sites under the
EPA TSCA CBI Protection Manual.
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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY
[EPA-HQ-SFUND-2007-0840; FRL-8534-3]
Agency Information Collection Activities; Submission to OMB for
Review and Approval; Comment Request; Application for Reimbursement to
Local Governments for Emergency Response to Hazardous Substance
Releases Under CERCLA Section 123 (Renewal); EPA ICR Number 1425.07,
OMB Control Number 2050-0077
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: Additional comments may be submitted on or before March 28,
2008.
ADDRESSES: Submit your comments, referencing Docket ID No. EPA-HQ-
SFUND-2007-0840, to (1) EPA online using https://www.regulations.gov
(our preferred method), by e-mail to OW-Docket@epa.gov or by mail to:
EPA Docket Center, Environmental Protection Agency, Water Docket, 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: Lisa Boynton, Office of Solid Waste
and Emergency Response, Office of Emergency Management, (5104A)
Environmental Protection Agency, 1200 Pennsylvania Ave., NW.,
Washington, DC 20460; telephone number:202-564-2487; fax number: 202-
564-8729; e-mail address: Boynton.Lisa@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 August 22, 2007 (72 FR 46993), 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-SFUND-2007-0840, 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 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 https://
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 https://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 https://
www.regulations.gov.
Title: Application for Reimbursement to Local Governments for
Emergency Response to Hazardous Substance Releases under CERCLA section
123 (Renewal).
ICR Numbers: EPA ICR No. 1425.07, OMB Control No. 2050-0077.
ICR Status: This ICR is scheduled to expire on February 29, 2008.
Under OMB regulations, the Agency may continue to conduct or sponsor
the collection of information while this submission is pending at OMB.
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 Agency requires applicants for reimbursement under
this program authorized under section 123 of CERCLA to submit an
application that demonstrates consistency with program eligibility
requirements. This is necessary to ensure proper use of the Superfund.
EPA reviews the information to ensure compliance with all statutory and
program requirements. The applicants are local governments who have
incurred expenses, above and beyond their budgets, for hazardous
substance response. Submission of this information is voluntary and to
the applicant's benefit.
Burden Statement: The annual public reporting and recordkeeping
burden for this collection of information is estimated to average 9
hours per response. Burden means the total time, effort, or financial
resources expended
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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: Local Governments.
Estimated Number of Respondents: 45.
Frequency of Response: On Occasion.
Estimated Total Annual Hour Burden: 405.
Estimated Total Annual Cost: $7,493, includes $0 annualized capital
or O&M costs.
Changes in the Estimates: There is a decrease of 1,395 hours in the
total estimated burden currently identified in the OMB Inventory of
Approved ICR Burdens. This decrease is due to a reduction in the
anticipated number of respondents.
Dated: February 21, 2008.
Sara Hisel-McCoy,
Director, Collection Strategies Division.
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