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established by Presidential Executive
Orders 11155 and 12158.
Requests for copies of the proposed
information collection request may be
accessed from https://edicsweb.ed.gov,
by selecting the ‘‘Browse Pending
Collections’’ link and by clicking on
link number 3983. When you access the
information collection, click on
‘‘Download Attachments’’ to view.
Written requests for information should
be addressed to U.S. Department of
Education, 400 Maryland Avenue, SW.,
LBJ, Washington, DC 20202–4537.
Requests may also be electronically
mailed to ICDocketMgr@ed.gov or faxed
to 202–401–0920. Please specify the
complete title of the information
collection when making your request.
Comments regarding burden and/or
the collection activity requirements
should be electronically mailed to
ICDocketMgr@ed.gov. Individuals who
use a telecommunications device for the
deaf (TDD) may call the Federal
Information Relay Service (FIRS) at
1–800–877–8339.
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[EPA–HQ–OW–2003–0033; FRL–8903–5]
Agency Information Collection
Activities; Submission to OMB for
Review and Approval; Comment
Request; Modification of Secondary
Treatment Requirements for
Discharges Into Marine Waters
(Renewal), EPA ICR Number 0138.09,
OMB Control Number 2040–0088
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AGENCY: Environmental Protection
Agency (EPA).
ACTION: Notice.
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. This 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 June 11, 2009.
ADDRESSES: Submit your comments,
referencing docket ID number EPA–HQ–
OW–2003–0033, 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
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Docket Center, Environmental
Protection Agency, Water Docket, Mail
Code 28221T, 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:
Virginia Fox-Norse, Oceans and Coastal
Protection Division, Office of Wetlands,
Oceans and Watersheds, (Mail Code
4504T), Environmental Protection
Agency, 1200 Pennsylvania Ave., NW.,
Washington, DC 20460; telephone
number: (202) 566–1266; fax number:
(202) 566–1337; e-mail address: foxnorse.virginia@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 December 29, 2008 (73 FR 79467),
EPA sought comments on this ICR
pursuant to 5 CFR 1320.8(d). EPA
received one comment during the
comment period, which is 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–OW–2003–0033, 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 public
docket, and to access those documents
in the public 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
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Title: Modification of Secondary
Treatment Requirements for Discharges
into Marine Waters (Renewal).
ICR Numbers: EPA ICR No. 0138.09,
OMB Control No. 2040–0088.
ICR Status: This ICR is scheduled to
expire on May 31, 2009. 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 Clean Water Act (CWA)
section 301(h) program involves
collecting information from two sources:
(1) The municipal wastewater treatment
facility, commonly called a publicly
owned treatment works (POTW); and (2)
the state in which the POTW is located.
Municipalities had the opportunity to
apply for a waiver from secondary
treatment requirements, but that
opportunity closed in December 1982. A
POTW that seeks a section 301(h)
waiver does so voluntarily to obtain or
retain a benefit. A POTW seeking to
obtain a 301(h) waiver, holding a
current waiver, or reapplying for a
waiver, provides application,
monitoring, and toxic control program
information. The state provides
information on its determination
whether the proposed conditions of the
waiver ensure the protection of water
quality, biological habitats, and
beneficial uses of receiving waters, and
whether the discharge will result in
additional treatment, pollution control,
or any other requirement for any other
point or nonpoint sources. The state
also provides information to certify that
the discharge will meet all applicable
state laws and that the state accepts all
permit conditions. EPA requires
updated information on the discharge
to: (1) Determine whether the section
301(h) criteria are still being met and
whether the section 301(h) waiver
should be reissued; (2) determine
whether the water quality, biological
habitats, and beneficial uses of the
receiving waters are protected; and (3)
ensure that the permittee is effectively
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minimizing industrial and nonindustrial
toxic pollutant and pesticide discharges
into the treatment works. EPA needs
information from the state to: (1) Allow
the state’s views to be taken into
account when EPA reviews the section
301(h) application and develops permit
conditions; and (2) ensure that all state
laws are met and that the state accepts
all permit conditions. This information
is the means by which the state can nonconcur with a section 301(h) approval
decision made by the EPA Regional
office. Regulations implementing CWA
section 301(h) are found at 40 CFR part
125, subpart G. The information covered
by this information collection request
involves treatment plant operating data,
effects of POTWs’ discharges on marine
environments, and states’ viewpoints on
issues concerning effects of POTWs’
discharges on marine environments.
Burden Statement: The annual public
reporting and recordkeeping burden for
this collection of information is
estimated to average 686 hours per
response for POTWs and 88 hours per
response for States. 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:
Entities potentially affected by this
action are those municipalities that
currently have section 301(h) waivers
from secondary treatment, have applied
for a renewal of a section 301(h) waiver,
and the states within which these
municipalities are located.
Estimated Number of Respondents:
45.
Frequency of Response: Varies from
one time to once every five years, to
case-by-case, depending on the category
of information.
Estimated Total Annual Hour Burden:
59,370 hours.
Estimated Total Annual Cost:
$1,503,270, includes $0 annualized
capital or O&M costs.
Changes in the Estimates: There is a
decrease of 2,007 hours in the total
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estimated burden currently identified in
the OMB Inventory of Approved ICR
Burdens. This decrease is due to a
reduction in the number of POTWs in
the 301(h) program and by extension the
number of states within which these
POTWs are located.
Dated: May 6, 2009.
John Moses,
Director, Collection Strategies Division.
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Agency Information Collection
Activities; Submission to OMB for
Review and Approval; Comment
Request; Partial Update of the TSCA
Section 8(b) Inventory Data Base,
Production and Site Reports; EPA ICR
No. 1884.04, OMB Control No. 2070–
0162
AGENCY: Environmental Protection
Agency (EPA).
ACTION: Notice.
SUMMARY: In compliance with the
Paperwork Reduction Act (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 Supporting Statement, Partial
Update of the TSCA Section 8(b)
Inventory Data Base, Production and
Site Reports. The ICR, which is
abstracted below, describes the nature of
the information collection activity and
its expected burden and costs.
DATES: Additional comments may be
submitted on or before June 11, 2009.
ADDRESSES: Submit your comments,
referencing docket ID Number EPA–
HQ–OPPT–2008–0504 to (1) EPA online
using www.regulations.gov (our
preferred method), by e-mail to
oppt.ncic@epa.gov or by mail to:
Document Control Office (DCO), Office
of Pollution Prevention and Toxics
(OPPT), Environmental Protection
Agency, Mail Code: 7407T, 1200
Pennsylvania Ave., NW., Washington,
DC 20460, and (2) OMB at: 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:
Barbara Cunningham, Director,
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Environmental Assistance Division,
Office of Pollution Prevention and
Toxics, Environmental Protection
Agency, Mailcode: 7408–M, 1200
Pennsylvania Ave., NW., Washington,
DC 20460; telephone number: 202–554–
1404; e-mail address: TSCAHotline@epa.gov.
EPA has
submitted the following ICR to OMB for
review and approval according to the
procedures prescribed in 5 CFR 1320.12.
On September 5, 2008 (73 FR 51805),
EPA sought comments on this renewal
ICR pursuant to 5 CFR 1320.8(d). EPA
received two comments during the
comment period, which are addressed
in the Supporting Statement. Any
comments related to 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–OPPT–2008–0504, which is
available for online viewing at https://
www.regulations.gov, or in person
inspection at the OPPT 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 Pollution Prevention and
Toxics Docket is 202–566–0280.
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 public
docket, and to access those documents
in the public 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 in
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. When
EPA identifies a comment containing
copyrighted material, EPA will provide
a reference to that material in the
version of the comment that is placed in
www.regulations.gov. The entire
printed comment, including the
copyrighted material, will be available
in the public docket. Although
identified as an item in the official
docket, information claimed as CBI, or
whose disclosure is otherwise restricted
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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY
[EPA-HQ-OW-2003-0033; FRL-8903-5]
Agency Information Collection Activities; Submission to OMB for
Review and Approval; Comment Request; Modification of Secondary
Treatment Requirements for Discharges Into Marine Waters (Renewal), EPA
ICR Number 0138.09, OMB Control Number 2040-0088
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. This 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 June 11, 2009.
ADDRESSES: Submit your comments, referencing docket ID number EPA-HQ-
OW-2003-0033, 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, Mail Code
28221T, 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: Virginia Fox-Norse, Oceans and Coastal
Protection Division, Office of Wetlands, Oceans and Watersheds, (Mail
Code 4504T), Environmental Protection Agency, 1200 Pennsylvania Ave.,
NW., Washington, DC 20460; telephone number: (202) 566-1266; fax
number: (202) 566-1337; e-mail address: fox-norse.virginia@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 December 29, 2008 (73 FR 79467), EPA sought comments on
this ICR pursuant to 5 CFR 1320.8(d). EPA received one comment during
the comment period, which is 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-OW-2003-0033, 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 public docket, and to access those
documents in the public 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: Modification of Secondary Treatment Requirements for
Discharges into Marine Waters (Renewal).
ICR Numbers: EPA ICR No. 0138.09, OMB Control No. 2040-0088.
ICR Status: This ICR is scheduled to expire on May 31, 2009. 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 Clean Water Act (CWA) section 301(h) program involves
collecting information from two sources: (1) The municipal wastewater
treatment facility, commonly called a publicly owned treatment works
(POTW); and (2) the state in which the POTW is located. Municipalities
had the opportunity to apply for a waiver from secondary treatment
requirements, but that opportunity closed in December 1982. A POTW that
seeks a section 301(h) waiver does so voluntarily to obtain or retain a
benefit. A POTW seeking to obtain a 301(h) waiver, holding a current
waiver, or reapplying for a waiver, provides application, monitoring,
and toxic control program information. The state provides information
on its determination whether the proposed conditions of the waiver
ensure the protection of water quality, biological habitats, and
beneficial uses of receiving waters, and whether the discharge will
result in additional treatment, pollution control, or any other
requirement for any other point or nonpoint sources. The state also
provides information to certify that the discharge will meet all
applicable state laws and that the state accepts all permit conditions.
EPA requires updated information on the discharge to: (1) Determine
whether the section 301(h) criteria are still being met and whether the
section 301(h) waiver should be reissued; (2) determine whether the
water quality, biological habitats, and beneficial uses of the
receiving waters are protected; and (3) ensure that the permittee is
effectively
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minimizing industrial and nonindustrial toxic pollutant and pesticide
discharges into the treatment works. EPA needs information from the
state to: (1) Allow the state's views to be taken into account when EPA
reviews the section 301(h) application and develops permit conditions;
and (2) ensure that all state laws are met and that the state accepts
all permit conditions. This information is the means by which the state
can non-concur with a section 301(h) approval decision made by the EPA
Regional office. Regulations implementing CWA section 301(h) are found
at 40 CFR part 125, subpart G. The information covered by this
information collection request involves treatment plant operating data,
effects of POTWs' discharges on marine environments, and states'
viewpoints on issues concerning effects of POTWs' discharges on marine
environments.
Burden Statement: The annual public reporting and recordkeeping
burden for this collection of information is estimated to average 686
hours per response for POTWs and 88 hours per response for States.
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: Entities potentially affected by
this action are those municipalities that currently have section 301(h)
waivers from secondary treatment, have applied for a renewal of a
section 301(h) waiver, and the states within which these municipalities
are located.
Estimated Number of Respondents: 45.
Frequency of Response: Varies from one time to once every five
years, to case-by-case, depending on the category of information.
Estimated Total Annual Hour Burden: 59,370 hours.
Estimated Total Annual Cost: $1,503,270, includes $0 annualized
capital or O&M costs.
Changes in the Estimates: There is a decrease of 2,007 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 number
of POTWs in the 301(h) program and by extension the number of states
within which these POTWs are located.
Dated: May 6, 2009.
John Moses,
Director, Collection Strategies Division.
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