Notice of Public Information Collection(s) Being Submitted for Review and Approval to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB), Comments Requested, 3731-3732 [2010-1152]
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The meeting is open to the public. For
further information regarding the
teleconference and background
materials, please contact Dolores
Wesson at the number listed below.
Background: GNEB is a Federal
advisory committee chartered under the
Federal Advisory Committee Act, Public
Law 92463. GNEB provides advice and
recommendations to the President and
Congress on environmental and
infrastructure issues along the U.S.
border with Mexico. Purpose of
Meeting: The purpose of this
teleconference is to discuss and approve
the Good Neighbor Environmental
Board’s Thirteenth Report.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: If you
wish to make oral comments or submit
written comments to the Board, please
contact Dolores Wesson at least five
days prior to the meeting.
General Information: Additional
information concerning the GNEB can
be found on its Web site at https://
www.epa.gov/ocem/gneb.
Meeting Access: For information on
access or services for individuals with
disabilities, please contact Dolores
Wesson at (202) 564–1351 or e-mail at
wesson.dolores@epa.gov. To request
accommodation of a disability, please
contact Dolores Wesson at least 10 days
prior to the meeting to give EPA as
much time as possible to process your
request.
Dated: January 12, 2010.
Dolores Wesson,
Designated Federal Officer.
[FR Doc. 2010–1186 Filed 1–21–10; 8:45 am]
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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION
AGENCY
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Proposed Issuance of a General
NPDES Permit for Small Suction
Dredging—Permit Number IDG–37–
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AGENCY: Environmental Protection
Agency.
ACTION: Proposed issuance of a general
permit.
SUMMARY: EPA proposes to issue a
National Pollutant Discharge
Elimination System (NPDES) general
permit to placer mining operations in
Idaho for small suction dredges (intake
nozzle size of 5 inches in diameter or
less and with equipment rated at 15
horsepower or less). When issued, the
permit will establish effluent
limitations, standards, prohibitions and
other conditions on discharges from
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covered facilities. These conditions are
based on existing national effluent
guidelines, the State of Idaho’s Water
Quality Standards and material
contained in the administrative record.
A description of the basis for the
conditions and requirements of the
proposed general permit is given in the
Fact Sheet. This is also notice of the
draft section 401 Certification provided
by the State of Idaho.
DATES: Interested persons may submit
comments on the proposed issuance of
the general permit to EPA, Region 10 at
the address below. Comments must be
postmarked by March 8, 2010. Public
Informational Workshops are scheduled
in Grangeville, Boise, Salmon and Idaho
Falls. The Grangeville workshop will be
held on February 22, 2010, from 4 pm
until 7 pm. The Boise workshop will be
held on February 23, 2010, from 2 pm
until 5 pm. The Salmon workshop will
be held February 24, 2010, from 4 pm
until 7 pm. The Idaho Falls workshop
will be held February 25 from 3 pm
until 6 pm.
ADDRESSES: Comments on the proposed
general permit should be sent to
Director, Office of Water and
Watersheds; USEPA Region 10; 1200
Sixth Avenue Suite 900, OWW–130;
Seattle, Washington 98101. Comments
may also be submitted by fax to (206)
553–0165 or electronically to
godsey.cindi@epa.gov. The Grangeville
workshop will be held at the Nez Perce
National Forest Service Office, 104
Airport Road. The Boise workshop will
be held at Idaho Department of
Environmental Quality Officer,
Conference Room C, 1410 N. Hilton.
The Salmon workshop will be held at
the Salmon-Challis National Forest
Service Office, 1206 S. Challis Street.
The Idaho Falls workshop will be held
at the Idaho Department of Fish and
Game, 4279 Commerce Circle.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Copies of the proposed general permit
and Fact Sheet are available upon
request. Requests may be made to
Audrey Washington at (206) 553–0523
or to Cindi Godsey at (907) 271–6561.
Requests may also be electronically
mailed to: washington.audrey@epa.gov
or godsey.cindi@epa.gov. These
documents may also be found on the
EPA Region 10 Web site at https://
yosemite.epa.gov/R10/water.nsf/
NPDES+Permits/Permits+Homepage
then click on ‘‘Current public comment
opportunities.’’
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
EXECUTIVE ORDER 12866: The
Office of Management and Budget has
exempted this action from the review
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requirements of Executive Order 12866
pursuant to Section 6 of that order.
Regulatory Flexibility Act: Under the
Regulatory Flexibility Act (RFA), 5
U.S.C. 601 et seq., a Federal agency
must prepare an initial regulatory
flexibility analysis ‘‘for any proposed
rule’’ for which the agency ‘‘is required
by section 553 of the Administrative
Procedure Act (APA), or any other law,
to publish general notice of proposed
rulemaking.’’ The RFA exempts from
this requirement any rule that the
issuing agency certifies ‘‘will not, if
promulgated, have a significant
economic impact on a substantial
number of small entities.’’ EPA has
concluded that NPDES general permits
are permits, not rulemakings, under the
APA and thus not subject to APA
rulemaking requirements or the RFA.
Notwithstanding that general permits
are not subject to the RFA, EPA has
determined that this general permit, as
issued, will not have a significant
economic impact on a substantial
number of small entities.
Dated: January 11, 2010.
Christine Psyk,
Associate Director, Office of Water &
Watersheds, Region 10.
[FR Doc. 2010–830 Filed 1–21–10; 8:45 am]
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FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS
COMMISSION
Notice of Public Information
Collection(s) Being Submitted for
Review and Approval to the Office of
Management and Budget (OMB),
Comments Requested
January 15, 2010.
SUMMARY: As part of its continuing effort
to reduce paperwork burden and as
required by the Paperwork Reduction
Act (PRA) of 1995 (44 U.S.C. 3501–
3520), the Federal Communications
Commission invites the general public
and other Federal agencies to comment
on the following information collection.
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;
(b) the accuracy of the Commission’s
burden estimate; (c) ways to enhance
the quality, utility, and clarity of the
information collected; (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; and (e) ways to
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further reduce the information
collection burden for small business
concerns with fewer than 25 employees.
The FCC 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.
DATES: Written Paperwork Reduction
Act (PRA) comments should be
submitted on or before February 22,
2010. 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, via fax at 202–
395–5167 or the Internet at
Nicholas_A._Fraser@omb.eop.gov; and
to the Federal Communications
Commission’s PRA mailbox (e-mail
address: PRA@fcc.gov.). Include in the
e-mail the OMB control number of the
collection as shown in the
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION section
below, or if there is no OMB control
number, the Title as shown in the
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION section. If
you are unable to submit your
comments by e-mail, contact he person
listed below to make alternate
arrangements.
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: The
Commission is seeking emergency
processing of this information collection
by February 12, 2010.
OMB Control Number: 3060–XXXX.
Title: Revisions to Rules Authorizing
the Operation of Low Power Auxiliary
Stations (Wireless Microphones).
Form No.: N/A.
Type of Review: New collection.
Respondents: Business or other forprofit, not-for-profit institutions and
State, local or Tribal government.
Number of Respondents: 7,200
respondents; 129,600 responses.
Estimated Time per Response: .25
hours (15 minutes)—.50 hours (30
minutes).
Frequency of Response: On occasion
reporting requirement and third party
disclosure requirement.
Obligation to Respond: Mandatory.
Statutory authority for this information
collection is contained in 47 U.S.C.
sections 151, 152, 154(i), 154(j), 301,
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302a, 303, 304, 307, 308, 309, 316, 332,
336, and 337.
Total Annual Burden: 32,925 hours.
Total Annual Cost: $1,625,000.
Privacy Act Impact Assessment: N/A.
Nature and Extent of Confidentiality:
There is no need for confidentiality.
Needs and Uses: The Commission
will submit this new information
collection (IC) to the OMB under their
emergency processing provisions in 5
CFR 1320.13. The Commission is
requesting OMB approval by February
12, 2010 so that the information can go
into effect as soon as possible.
The Commission is requesting OMB
approval for notice, disclosure and
labeling requirements to allow the
Commission to implement important
disclosure requirements in order to clear
the 700 MHz band of wireless
microphones and provide them a home
in the core TV spectrum, where many
wireless microphones are already
operating.
First, it is essential for the early
clearing mechanism to be available as
soon as possible so that public safety
and commercial licensees in the 700
MHz band can avoid harmful
interference from wireless microphone
users still operating in that band. The
potential for public harm is particularly
apparent in the case of public safety
licensees such as police and fire
departments. Some public safety
licensees are already operating in the
700 MHz band, and more are expected
to commence operation soon.
Interference from wireless microphones
could affect the ability of these officials
to communicate during an emergency
and therefore could create a serious
threat to public health and safety.
Second, the point-of-sale disclosure
requirement is also essential for a
successful transition of wireless
microphones out of the 700 MHz band.
The Commission anticipates that many
wireless microphone users currently
operating in the 700 MHz band will
have to purchase or lease new
equipment capable of operating in the
core TV spectrum. The point-of-sale
disclosure requirement will help these
consumers make an educated decision
as they obtain new microphones, and it
will help them operate in the core TV
spectrum without causing interference
to other services in that spectrum.
Third, a label on 700 MHz band
wireless microphones bound for export
will help to ensure that these wireless
microphones do not continue to be
made available for use in the United
States, in contravention of our efforts to
remove them from the band.
The effective date proposed by the
Commission provides for these early
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clearing and consumer disclosure
measures to commence as early as
possible. Due to the limited period of
time for which two of the requirements
(the early clearing mechanism and the
point-of-sale disclosure requirements)
will be in effect, and the urgent need to
ensure that wireless microphone users
transition out of the 700 MHz band, we
find there is good cause to obtain
emergency OMB approval for these
requirements, so that the requirements
may take effect as soon as practicable
thereafter.
Marlene F. Dortch,
Secretary, Federal Communications
Commission.
[FR Doc. 2010–1152 Filed 1–21–10; 8:45 am]
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COMMISSION
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Notice of Suspension and Initiation of
Debarment Proceedings; Schools and
Libraries Universal Service Support
Mechanism
AGENCY: Federal Communications
Commission.
ACTION: Notice.
SUMMARY: The Enforcement Bureau (the
‘‘Bureau’’) gives notice of Mr. Leonard
Douglas LaDuron’s suspension from the
schools and libraries universal service
support mechanism (or ‘‘E-Rate
Program’’). Additionally, the Bureau
gives notice that debarment proceedings
are commencing against him. Mr.
LaDuron, or any person who has an
existing contract with or intends to
contract with him to provide or receive
services in matters arising out of
activities associated with or related to
the schools and libraries support, may
respond by filing an opposition request,
supported by documentation to Rebekah
Bina, Federal Communications
Commission, Enforcement Bureau,
Investigations and Hearings Division,
Room 4–C330, 445 12th Street, SW.,
Washington, DC 20554.
DATES: Opposition requests must be
received by February 22, 2010.
However, an opposition request by the
party to be suspended must be received
30 days from the receipt of the
suspension letter or February 22, 2010,
whichever comes first. The Bureau will
decide any opposition request for
reversal or modification of suspension
or debarment within 90 days of its
receipt of such requests.
ADDRESSES: Federal Communications
Commission, Enforcement Bureau,
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FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION
Notice of Public Information Collection(s) Being Submitted for
Review and Approval to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB),
Comments Requested
January 15, 2010.
SUMMARY: As part of its continuing effort to reduce paperwork burden
and as required by the Paperwork Reduction Act (PRA) of 1995 (44 U.S.C.
3501-3520), the Federal Communications Commission invites the general
public and other Federal agencies to comment on the following
information collection. 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; (b) the accuracy of the
Commission's burden estimate; (c) ways to enhance the quality, utility,
and clarity of the information collected; (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; and (e) ways to
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further reduce the information collection burden for small business
concerns with fewer than 25 employees.
The FCC 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.
DATES: Written Paperwork Reduction Act (PRA) comments should be
submitted on or before February 22, 2010. 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, via fax at 202-395-5167 or the Internet at
Nicholas_A._Fraser@omb.eop.gov; and to the Federal Communications
Commission's PRA mailbox (e-mail address: PRA@fcc.gov.). Include in the
e-mail the OMB control number of the collection as shown in the
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION section below, or if there is no OMB control
number, the Title as shown in the SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION section. If
you are unable to submit your comments by e-mail, contact he person
listed below to make alternate arrangements.
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: The Commission is seeking emergency
processing of this information collection by February 12, 2010.
OMB Control Number: 3060-XXXX.
Title: Revisions to Rules Authorizing the Operation of Low Power
Auxiliary Stations (Wireless Microphones).
Form No.: N/A.
Type of Review: New collection.
Respondents: Business or other for-profit, not-for-profit
institutions and State, local or Tribal government.
Number of Respondents: 7,200 respondents; 129,600 responses.
Estimated Time per Response: .25 hours (15 minutes)--.50 hours (30
minutes).
Frequency of Response: On occasion reporting requirement and third
party disclosure requirement.
Obligation to Respond: Mandatory. Statutory authority for this
information collection is contained in 47 U.S.C. sections 151, 152,
154(i), 154(j), 301, 302a, 303, 304, 307, 308, 309, 316, 332, 336, and
337.
Total Annual Burden: 32,925 hours.
Total Annual Cost: $1,625,000.
Privacy Act Impact Assessment: N/A.
Nature and Extent of Confidentiality: There is no need for
confidentiality.
Needs and Uses: The Commission will submit this new information
collection (IC) to the OMB under their emergency processing provisions
in 5 CFR 1320.13. The Commission is requesting OMB approval by February
12, 2010 so that the information can go into effect as soon as
possible.
The Commission is requesting OMB approval for notice, disclosure
and labeling requirements to allow the Commission to implement
important disclosure requirements in order to clear the 700 MHz band of
wireless microphones and provide them a home in the core TV spectrum,
where many wireless microphones are already operating.
First, it is essential for the early clearing mechanism to be
available as soon as possible so that public safety and commercial
licensees in the 700 MHz band can avoid harmful interference from
wireless microphone users still operating in that band. The potential
for public harm is particularly apparent in the case of public safety
licensees such as police and fire departments. Some public safety
licensees are already operating in the 700 MHz band, and more are
expected to commence operation soon. Interference from wireless
microphones could affect the ability of these officials to communicate
during an emergency and therefore could create a serious threat to
public health and safety.
Second, the point-of-sale disclosure requirement is also essential
for a successful transition of wireless microphones out of the 700 MHz
band. The Commission anticipates that many wireless microphone users
currently operating in the 700 MHz band will have to purchase or lease
new equipment capable of operating in the core TV spectrum. The point-
of-sale disclosure requirement will help these consumers make an
educated decision as they obtain new microphones, and it will help them
operate in the core TV spectrum without causing interference to other
services in that spectrum.
Third, a label on 700 MHz band wireless microphones bound for
export will help to ensure that these wireless microphones do not
continue to be made available for use in the United States, in
contravention of our efforts to remove them from the band.
The effective date proposed by the Commission provides for these
early clearing and consumer disclosure measures to commence as early as
possible. Due to the limited period of time for which two of the
requirements (the early clearing mechanism and the point-of-sale
disclosure requirements) will be in effect, and the urgent need to
ensure that wireless microphone users transition out of the 700 MHz
band, we find there is good cause to obtain emergency OMB approval for
these requirements, so that the requirements may take effect as soon as
practicable thereafter.
Marlene F. Dortch,
Secretary, Federal Communications Commission.
[FR Doc. 2010-1152 Filed 1-21-10; 8:45 am]
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