Notice of Proposed Administrative Settlement Pursuant to the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act, As Amended; Anaconda Copper Mine Site, 46091-46092 [2012-18870]
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communicate efforts and successes each
year and about 3 hours for an EEPS
Partner to update its brief plan and
contact information and promote
ENERGY STAR each year.
The burden for benchmarking in
Portfolio Manager is estimated to vary
depending on the type of benchmarking
method used. The burden is estimated
to be about 2.75 hours per building for
manual benchmarks, 1 hour per
building for benchmarks using the Excel
import spreadsheet, and 30 minutes per
building for benchmarks using the
Automated Benchmarking System. In
addition, the burden for using the
ENERGY STAR Energy Performance
Indicator is estimated to range from 10
to 15 minutes per plant. The burden for
tracking a plant’s energy performance
under the ENERGY STAR Challenge for
Industry (e.g., using the ENERGY STAR
Energy Tracking Tool) is estimated to be
2.5 hours per plant. These burden
estimates include the time for
conducting initial set-up, gathering
facility and energy data, and entering
the data to track energy performance
during the year.
The burden for applying to EPA for
recognition is estimated to vary
depending on the type of recognition.
The burden is estimated to range up to
5 hours to apply for the ENERGY STAR.
This includes the time for gathering
information and completing/submitting
the application materials. The burden is
estimated to be about 3 hours to apply
for the ‘‘Designed to Earn the ENERGY
STAR.’’ This includes the time for
gathering and entering data into Target
Finder and completing/submitting the
application materials. The burden is
estimated to range up to 17 hours for an
organization to apply for an ENERGY
STAR Award. This includes the time for
preparing and submitting the
application materials.
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
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The ICR provides a detailed
explanation of the Agency’s estimate,
which is only briefly summarized here:
Estimated total number of potential
respondents: 18,000.
Frequency of response: One-time, on
occasion, monthly, annually, and/or
periodically, depending on the type of
respondent and collection.
Estimated total annual burden hours:
125,023.
Estimated total annual costs:
$14,659,784, including $8,694,520 in
labor costs and $5,965,264 in O&M
costs. There are no capital/start-up costs
to respondents.
Are there changes in the estimates from
the last approval?
The burden estimates presented in
this notice are from the last approval.
EPA is currently evaluating and
updating these estimates as part of the
ICR renewal process. EPA will discuss
its updated estimates, as well as changes
from the last approval, in the next
Federal Register notice to be issued for
this renewal.
What is the next step in the process for
this ICR?
EPA will consider the comments
received and amend the ICR as
appropriate. The final ICR package will
then be submitted to OMB for review
and approval pursuant to 5 CFR
1320.12. At that time, EPA will issue
another Federal Register notice
pursuant to 5 CFR 1320.5(a)(1)(iv) to
announce the submission of the ICR to
OMB and the opportunity to submit
additional comments to OMB. If you
have any questions about this ICR or the
approval process, please contact the
technical person listed under FOR
FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT.
Dated: July 25, 2012.
Elizabeth Craig,
Director, Climate Protection Partnerships
Division.
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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION
AGENCY
[FRL–9710–5]
Notice of Proposed Administrative
Settlement Pursuant to the
Comprehensive Environmental
Response, Compensation, and Liability
Act, As Amended; Anaconda Copper
Mine Site
AGENCY:
Environmental Protection
Agency.
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Notice, request for public
comments.
ACTION:
In accordance with Section
122(i) of the Comprehensive
Environmental Response,
Compensation, and Liability Act
(‘‘CERCLA’’), as amended, 42 U.S.C.
9622(i), notice is hereby given of a
proposed Settlement Agreement and
Order on Consent for Removal Action
by Bona Fide Administrative Agreement
for Recovery of Past Response Costs
(‘‘Agreement,’’ Region 9 Docket No. 9–
2012–07) pursuant to Section 122(h) of
CERCLA concerning the ANACONDA
COPPER MINE SITE (the ‘‘Site’’),
located in Yerington, Lyon County,
Nevada. The respondent is Singatse
Peak Services (‘‘Respondent’’). Through
the proposed Agreement, the
Respondent will fund up to $420,000
toward a response action by EPA to
address releases from the Arimetco heap
leach fluid management system
(‘‘FMS’’). Respondent will conduct a
study to assess options to ensure
approximately five years of fluid
capacity in the FMS, and may pay
toward any response to implement a
selected option. The Agreement
provides Respondent with a covenant
not to sue for past costs at the Site and
response actions funded in the
Agreement, as well as contribution
protection. For thirty (30) days
following the date of publication of this
Notice, the Agency will receive written
comments relating to the proposed
Agreement, and EPA’s responses to
comments received will be available for
public inspection at EPA’s Region IX
offices, located at 75 Hawthorne Street,
San Francisco, California 94105.
SUMMARY:
Comments must be submitted on
or before September 4, 2012.
DATES:
The proposed Agreement
may be obtained from Bryan Goodwin,
in the Office of Regional Counsel,
telephone (415) 972–3686. Comments
regarding the proposed Agreement
should be addressed to Mr. Goodwin at
the U.S. Environmental Protection
Agency (ORC–3), 75 Hawthorne Street,
San Francisco, California 94105, and
should reference the Singatse Peak
Services Agreement for the Anaconda
Copper Mine Site, and Region IX Docket
No. 9–2012–07.
ADDRESSES:
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Andrew Helmlinger, Office of Regional
Counsel, (415) 972–3904, U.S.
Environmental Protection Agency,
Region 9, 75 Hawthorne Street, San
Francisco, CA 94105.
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Dated: July 23, 2012.
Jane Diamond,
Director, Superfund Division.
[FR Doc. 2012–18870 Filed 8–1–12; 8:45 am]
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FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS
COMMISSION
Information Collection(s) Being
Reviewed by the Federal
Communications Commission,
Comments Requested
Federal Communications
Commission.
ACTION: Notice; request for comments.
AGENCY:
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 take this
opportunity to comment on the
following information collection(s).
Comments are requested concerning:
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;
the accuracy of the Commission’s
burden estimate; ways to enhance the
quality, utility, and clarity of the
information collected; 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 ways to
further reduce the information 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 OMB 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 OMB control
number.
SUMMARY:
Written Paperwork Reduction
Act (PRA) comments should be
submitted on or before October 1, 2012.
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: Submit your PRA comments
to Judith B. Herman, Federal
Communications Commission, via the
Internet at Judith-b.herman@fcc.gov. To
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send them to: PRA@fcc.gov.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Judith B. Herman, Office of Managing
Director, (202) 418–0214.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
OMB Control Number: 3060–0876.
Title: Section 54.703, USAC Board of
Directors Nomination Process and
Sections 54.719 through 54.725, Review
of the Administrator’s Decision.
Form Number: N/A.
Type of Review: Extension of a
currently approved collection.
Respondents: Business or other forprofit entities and not-for-profit
institutions.
Number of Respondents: 432
respondents; 432 responses.
Estimated Time per Response: 20
hours to 32 hours.
Frequency of Response: On occasion
reporting requirement and third party
disclosure requirement.
Obligation to Respond: Voluntary.
Statutory authority for this information
collection is contained in 47 U.S.C.
Sections 151 through 154, 201 through
205, 218 through 220, 254, 303(r), 403
and 405.
Total Annual Burden: 13,680 hours.
Total Annual Cost: N/A.
Privacy Impact Assessment: N/A.
Nature and Extent of Confidentiality:
The Commission is not requesting that
respondents submit confidential
information to the FCC. However,
respondents may request confidential
treatment of their information under 47
CFR 0.459 of the Commission’s rules.
Needs and Uses: The Commission is
seeking OMB approval for an extension
of this information collection in order to
obtain their full three year approval.
There is no change to the reporting and/
or third party disclosure requirements.
There is a change to the Commission’s
burden estimates. We are reporting a
28,160 burden reduction adjustment.
This reduction is due to a reduction in
the number of respondents based on
updated information.
The information in this collection is
used by the Commission to select
Universal Service Administrative
Company (USAC) Board of Directors
and to ensure that requests for review
are filed properly with the Commission.
Section 54.703 states that industry
and non-industry groups may submit to
the Commission for approval
nominations for individuals to be
appointed to the USAC Board of
Directors.
Sections 54.719 through 54.725
describes the procedures for
Commission review of USAC decisions
including the general filing
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requirements pursuant to which parties
may file requests for review.
Federal Communications Commission.
Bulah P. Wheeler,
Deputy Manager, Office of the Secretary,
Office of Managing Director.
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Sunshine Act Meeting
AGENCY:
Federal Election Commission.
FEDERAL REGISTER CITATION OF PREVIOUS
ANNOUNCMENT: 77 FR 44617 (July 30,
2012).
Thursday, August 2,
2012 At 10 a.m.
PLACE: 999 E Street NW., Washington,
DC (Ninth Floor).
STATUS: This meeting will be open to the
public.
CHANGES IN THE MEETING: The following
item has been added to the agenda:
Draft Advisory Opinion 2012–28:
CTIA—The Wireless Association.
Individuals who plan to attend and
require special assistance, such as sign
language interpretation or other
reasonable accommodations, should
contact Shawn Woodhead Werth,
Secretary and Clerk, at (202) 694–1040,
at least 72 hours prior to the meeting
date.
PERSON TO CONTACT FOR INFORMATION:
Judith Ingram, Press Officer, Telephone:
(202) 694–1220.
DATE AND TIME:
Signed:
Shawn Woodhead Werth,
Secretary and Clerk of the Commission.
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Federal Trade Commission
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AGENCY:
The FTC intends to conduct
an evaluation of Admongo, its
advertising literacy program for children
ages 8–12. The evaluation will involve
a randomized controlled trial of the
Admongo program involving 6,000–
8,000 students. This research will be
conducted to further the FTC’s mission
of protecting consumers from unfair and
deceptive marketing. The information
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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY
[FRL-9710-5]
Notice of Proposed Administrative Settlement Pursuant to the
Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act,
As Amended; Anaconda Copper Mine Site
AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency.
ACTION: Notice, request for public comments.
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SUMMARY: In accordance with Section 122(i) of the Comprehensive
Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act (``CERCLA''),
as amended, 42 U.S.C. 9622(i), notice is hereby given of a proposed
Settlement Agreement and Order on Consent for Removal Action by Bona
Fide Administrative Agreement for Recovery of Past Response Costs
(``Agreement,'' Region 9 Docket No. 9-2012-07) pursuant to Section
122(h) of CERCLA concerning the ANACONDA COPPER MINE SITE (the
``Site''), located in Yerington, Lyon County, Nevada. The respondent is
Singatse Peak Services (``Respondent''). Through the proposed
Agreement, the Respondent will fund up to $420,000 toward a response
action by EPA to address releases from the Arimetco heap leach fluid
management system (``FMS''). Respondent will conduct a study to assess
options to ensure approximately five years of fluid capacity in the
FMS, and may pay toward any response to implement a selected option.
The Agreement provides Respondent with a covenant not to sue for past
costs at the Site and response actions funded in the Agreement, as well
as contribution protection. For thirty (30) days following the date of
publication of this Notice, the Agency will receive written comments
relating to the proposed Agreement, and EPA's responses to comments
received will be available for public inspection at EPA's Region IX
offices, located at 75 Hawthorne Street, San Francisco, California
94105.
DATES: Comments must be submitted on or before September 4, 2012.
ADDRESSES: The proposed Agreement may be obtained from Bryan Goodwin,
in the Office of Regional Counsel, telephone (415) 972-3686. Comments
regarding the proposed Agreement should be addressed to Mr. Goodwin at
the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (ORC-3), 75 Hawthorne Street,
San Francisco, California 94105, and should reference the Singatse Peak
Services Agreement for the Anaconda Copper Mine Site, and Region IX
Docket No. 9-2012-07.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Andrew Helmlinger, Office of Regional
Counsel, (415) 972-3904, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Region
9, 75 Hawthorne Street, San Francisco, CA 94105.
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Dated: July 23, 2012.
Jane Diamond,
Director, Superfund Division.
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