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Download as PDF jlentini on DSKJ8SOYB1PROD with NOTICES Federal Register / Vol. 75, No. 19 / Friday, January 29, 2010 / Notices Please estimate the amount of time and resources that would be necessary for market participants that are excluded from the Commission’s section 205 jurisdiction to comply with the Commission’s EQR filing requirements and provide explanation and support for any estimate. 15. In addition, as described above in section I.C., the Commission is evaluating whether refinements are needed to improve the effectiveness and analytical potential of the existing EQR filing requirements. Accordingly, the Commission requests comments on the following additional questions: (7) Should the EQR filing requirements include the date on which parties to a reported transaction agreed upon a price (trade date) and type of rate by which the price was set (i.e., fixed price, a formula, or an index)? If so, how should the trade date be defined and are there any issues in determining the trade date for sales under master agreement or evergreen contracts? (8) Should the Commission collect information about the resale of financial transmission rights in secondary markets? Would collecting this information enhance market transparency? If so, what current EQR filing requirements should be imposed on resales of financial transmission rights in secondary markets? Include data elements from the Commission’s EQR Data Dictionary, version 1.1 (issued October 28, 2008) and explain how the information with respect to these specific data elements would improve market transparency. In addition, identify all other filing requirements that may be applicable to resales of financial transmission rights in secondary markets that are not current EQR filing requirements and explain whether and, if so, how collection of the information would improve market transparency. (9) Should the Commission require market participants to use a standardized unit for reporting energy and capacity transactions (i.e., $/MWh or $/MWmonth for energy and $/MW or $/KW for capacity)? Would requiring market participants to use a standardized unit enhance market transparency? (10) Should the Commission eliminate the requirement to report the time zone in the contract section of the EQR? Would doing so be detrimental to the market as a whole? III. Comment Procedures 16. The Commission invites interested persons to submit comments on the matters and issues proposed in this notice to be adopted, including any VerDate Nov<24>2008 16:49 Jan 28, 2010 Jkt 220001 related matters or alternative proposals that commenters may wish to discuss. Comments are due March 30, 2010. Comments must refer to Docket No. RM10–12–000, and must include the commenter’s name, the organization they represent, if applicable, and their address in their comments. 17. The Commission encourages comments to be filed electronically via the eFiling link on the Commission’s Web site at https://www.ferc.gov. The Commission accepts most standard word processing formats. Documents created electronically using word processing software should be filed in native applications or print-to-PDF format and not in a scanned format. Commenters filing electronically do not need to make a paper filing. 18. Commenters that are not able to file comments electronically must send an original and 14 copies of their comments to: Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, Secretary of the Commission, 888 First Street, NE., Washington, DC 20426. 19. All comments will be placed in the Commission’s public files and may be viewed, printed, or downloaded remotely as described in the Document Availability section below. Commenters on this proposal are not required to serve copies of their comments on other commenters. 4809 By the Commission. Commissioner Norris voting present. Nathaniel J. Davis, Sr., Deputy Secretary. [FR Doc. 2010–1545 Filed 1–28–10; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 6717–01–P ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY [EPA–HQ–OECA–2009–0494; FRL–9108–2] Agency Information Collection Activities; Submission to OMB for Review and Approval; Comment Request; Tips and Complaints Regarding Environmental Violations; EPA ICR No. 2219.03, OMB Control No. 2020–0032 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. The ICR, which is abstracted below, describes the nature of the information collection and its estimated burden and cost. IV. Document Availability DATES: Additional comments may be 20. In addition to publishing the full submitted on or before March 1, 2010. text of this document in the Federal Register, the Commission provides all ADDRESSES: Submit your comments, interested persons an opportunity to referencing Docket ID No. EPA–HQ– view and/or print the contents of this OECA–2009–0494, to (1) EPA online document via the Internet through using https://www.regulations.gov (our FERC’s Home Page (https://www.ferc.gov) preferred method), by e-mail to and in FERC’s Public Reference Room docket.oeca@epa.gov, or by mail to: The during normal business hours (8:30 a.m. Enforcement and Compliance Docket to 5 p.m. Eastern time) at 888 First and Information Center, Environmental Street, NE., Room 2A, Washington, DC Protection Agency, Mailcode 28221T, 20426. 1301 Constitution Ave., NW., 21. From FERC’s Home Page on the Washington, DC 20460, and (2) OMB by Internet, this information is available on mail to: Office of Information and eLibrary. The full text of this document Regulatory Affairs, Office of is available on eLibrary in PDF and Management and Budget (OMB), Microsoft Word format for viewing, Attention: Desk Officer for EPA, 725 printing, and/or downloading. To access 17th Street, NW., Washington, DC this document in eLibrary, type the 20503. docket number excluding the last three FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: digits of this document in the docket Michael Le Desma; Legal Counsel number field. Division; Office of Criminal 22. User assistance is available for eLibrary and the FERC’s Web site during Enforcement, Forensics, and Training; Environmental Protection Agency, normal business hours from FERC Building 25, Box 25227, Denver Federal Online Support at 202–502–6652 (toll Center, Denver, CO 80025; telephone free at 1–866–208–3676) or e-mail at number: (303) 462–9453; fax number: ferconlinesupport@ferc.gov, or the (303) 462–9075; e-mail address: Public Reference Room at (202) 502– ledesma.michael@epa.gov. 8371, TTY (202)502–8659. E-mail the Public Reference Room at SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: EPA has public.referenceroom@ferc.gov. submitted the following ICR to OMB for PO 00000 Frm 00041 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 E:\FR\FM\29JAN1.SGM 29JAN1 jlentini on DSKJ8SOYB1PROD with NOTICES 4810 Federal Register / Vol. 75, No. 19 / Friday, January 29, 2010 / Notices review and approval according to the procedures prescribed in 5 CFR 1320.12. On October 13, 2009 (74 FR 52486), EPA sought comments on this ICR pursuant to 5 CFR 1320.8(d). EPA received no comments during the comment period. 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–OECA–2009–0494, which is available for online viewing at https:// www.regulations.gov, or in person viewing at the Enforcement and Compliance Docket and Information Center in the EPA Docket Center (EPA/DC), EPA West, Room 3334, 1302 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 Enforcement and Compliance Docket and Information Center is 202–566–1927. 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: Tips and Complaints Regarding Environmental Violations. ICR Numbers: EPA ICR No. 2219.03, OMB Control No. 2009–0032. ICR Status: This ICR is scheduled to expire on 2/28/2010. 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 VerDate Nov<24>2008 16:49 Jan 28, 2010 Jkt 220001 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: EPA tips and complaints web form is intended to provide an easy and convenient means by which members of the public can supply information to EPA regarding suspected violations of environmental law. The decision to provide a tip or complaint is entirely voluntary and use of the web form when supplying a tip or complaint is also entirely voluntary. Tippers need not supply contact information or other personal identifiers. Those who do supply such information, however, should know that this information may be shared by EPA with appropriate administrative, law enforcement, and judicial entities engaged in investigating or adjudicating the tip or complaint. Burden Statement: The annual public reporting and recordkeeping burden for this collection of information is estimated to average one-half hour 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: Anyone wishing to file a tip or complaint. Estimated Annual Number of Respondents: 7,560. Estimated Total Annual Hour Burden: 3,780. Estimated Total Annual Cost: $75,146. Changes in the Estimates: There is an increase of 1980 hours in the total estimated respondent burden compared with that identified in the ICR currently approved by OMB. This increase reflects the fact that tips and complaints are being filed at a higher rate than originally anticipated, a strong indication of the success of this program. There has been no change in the information being reported or the estimated burden per respondent. PO 00000 Frm 00042 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 Dated: January 21, 2010. John Moses, Director, Collection Strategies Division. [FR Doc. 2010–1855 Filed 1–28–10; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 6560–50–P ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY [ER–FRL–8987–8] Environmental Impact Statements and Regulations; Availability of EPA Comments Availability of EPA comments prepared pursuant to the Environmental Review Process (ERP), under section 309 of the Clean Air Act and Section 102(2)(c) of the National Environmental Policy Act as amended. Requests for copies of EPA comments can be directed to the Office of Federal Activities at 202–564–7146 or https://www.epa.gov/ compliance/nepa/. An explanation of the ratings assigned to draft environmental impact statements (EISs) was published in FR dated July 17, 2009 (74 FR 34754). Notice In accordance with Section 309(a) of the Clean Air Act, EPA is required to make its comments on EISs issued by other Federal agencies public. Historically, EPA has met this mandate by publishing weekly notices of availability of EPA comments, which includes a brief summary of EPA’s comment letters, in the Federal Register. Since February 2008, EPA has been including its comment letters on EISs on its Web site at: https:// www.epa.gov/compliance/nepa/ eisdata.html. Including the entire EIS comment letters on the Web site satisfies the Section 309(a) requirement to make EPA’s comments on EISs available to the public. Accordingly, after March 31, 2010, EPA will discontinue the publication of this notice of availability of EPA comments in the Federal Register. Draft EISs EIS No. 20080460, ERP No. D–FHW– J40186–CO, I–70 East Project, Transportation Improvement from I– 70 East from 1–25 to Tower Road, Funding, City and County Denver, CO. Summary: EPA expressed environmental concern about air quality impacts. EPA recommended additional mitigation for PM10 impacts, dispersion modeling and possible additional mitigation for MSAT impacts. Rating EC2. E:\FR\FM\29JAN1.SGM 29JAN1

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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

[EPA-HQ-OECA-2009-0494; FRL-9108-2]


Agency Information Collection Activities; Submission to OMB for 
Review and Approval; Comment Request; Tips and Complaints Regarding 
Environmental Violations; EPA ICR No. 2219.03, OMB Control No. 2020-
0032

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 1, 2010.

ADDRESSES: Submit your comments, referencing Docket ID No. EPA-HQ-OECA-
2009-0494, to (1) EPA online using https://www.regulations.gov (our 
preferred method), by e-mail to docket.oeca@epa.gov, or by mail to: The 
Enforcement and Compliance Docket and Information Center, Environmental 
Protection Agency, Mailcode 28221T, 1301 Constitution 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 Le Desma; Legal Counsel 
Division; Office of Criminal Enforcement, Forensics, and Training; 
Environmental Protection Agency, Building 25, Box 25227, Denver Federal 
Center, Denver, CO 80025; telephone number: (303) 462-9453; fax number: 
(303) 462-9075; e-mail address: ledesma.michael@epa.gov.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: EPA has submitted the following ICR to OMB 
for

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review and approval according to the procedures prescribed in 5 CFR 
1320.12. On October 13, 2009 (74 FR 52486), EPA sought comments on this 
ICR pursuant to 5 CFR 1320.8(d). EPA received no comments during the 
comment period. 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-OECA-2009-0494, which is available for online viewing at 
https://www.regulations.gov, or in person viewing at the Enforcement and 
Compliance Docket and Information Center in the EPA Docket Center (EPA/
DC), EPA West, Room 3334, 1302 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 
Enforcement and Compliance Docket and Information Center is 202-566-
1927.
    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: Tips and Complaints Regarding Environmental Violations.
    ICR Numbers: EPA ICR No. 2219.03, OMB Control No. 2009-0032.
    ICR Status: This ICR is scheduled to expire on 2/28/2010. 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: EPA tips and complaints web form is intended to provide 
an easy and convenient means by which members of the public can supply 
information to EPA regarding suspected violations of environmental law. 
The decision to provide a tip or complaint is entirely voluntary and 
use of the web form when supplying a tip or com-plaint is also entirely 
voluntary. Tippers need not supply contact information or other 
personal identifiers. Those who do supply such information, however, 
should know that this information may be shared by EPA with appropriate 
administrative, law enforcement, and judicial entities engaged in 
investigating or adjudicating the tip or complaint.
    Burden Statement: The annual public reporting and recordkeeping 
burden for this collection of information is estimated to average one-
half hour 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: Anyone wishing to file a tip or 
complaint.
    Estimated Annual Number of Respondents: 7,560.
    Estimated Total Annual Hour Burden: 3,780.
    Estimated Total Annual Cost: $75,146.
    Changes in the Estimates: There is an increase of 1980 hours in the 
total estimated respondent burden compared with that identified in the 
ICR currently approved by OMB. This increase reflects the fact that 
tips and complaints are being filed at a higher rate than originally 
anticipated, a strong indication of the success of this program. There 
has been no change in the information being reported or the estimated 
burden per respondent.

    Dated: January 21, 2010.
John Moses,
Director, Collection Strategies Division.
[FR Doc. 2010-1855 Filed 1-28-10; 8:45 am]
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