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12866.
Under RCRA 3006(b), EPA grants a
state’s application for authorization as
long as the state meets the criteria
required by RCRA. It would thus be
inconsistent with applicable law for
EPA, when it reviews a state
authorization application to require the
use of any particular voluntary
consensus standard, in place of another
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3701, et seq.) do not apply. As required
by section 3 of Executive Order 12988
(61 Fr 4729, February 7, 1996), in
issuing this rule, EPA has taken the
necessary steps to eliminate drafting
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potential litigation, and provide a clear
legal standard for affected conduct. EPA
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Senate, the U.S. House of
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rule’’ as defined by U.S.C. 804(2); this
action will be effective December 26,
2012.
List of Subjects in 40 CFR Part 271
Environmental protection,
Administrative practice and procedure,
Confidential business information,
Hazardous waste, Hazardous waste
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transportation, Indian lands,
Intergovernmental relations, Penalties,
Reporting and recordkeeping
requirements.
Authority: This action is issued under the
authority of sections 202(a), 3006 and 7004(b)
of the Solid Waste Disposal Act, as amended,
42 U.S.C. 6912(a), 6926, 6974(b).
Dated: October 11, 2012.
Karl Brooks,
Regional Administrator, Region 7.
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FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS
COMMISSION
47 CFR Part 64
[CG Docket Nos. 11–116 and 09–158; CC
Docket No. 98–170; FCC 12–42]
Empowering Consumers To Prevent
and Detect Billing for Unauthorized
Charges (‘‘Cramming’’); Consumer
Information and Disclosure; Truth-inBilling Format
Federal Communications
Commission.
ACTION: Final rule; announcement of
effective date.
AGENCY:
In this document, the
Commission announces that the Office
of Management and Budget (OMB) has
approved, for a period of three years, the
information collection associated with
the Commission’s document
Empowering Consumers to Prevent and
Detect Billing for Unauthorized Charges
(‘‘Cramming’’); Consumer Information
and Disclosure; Truth-in-Billing Format.
This notice is consistent with the Report
and Order, which stated that the
Commission would publish a document
in the Federal Register announcing the
effective dates of those sections.
DATES: The amendments to 47 CFR
64.2401(a)(3) published at 77 FR 30915,
May 24, 2012, is effective December 26,
2012, to 47 CFR 64.2401(f), published at
77 FR 30915, May 24, 2012, is effective
November 13, 2012 with respect to
disclosures at points of sale and on
carriers’ Web sites, and is effective
December 26, 2012 with respect to
disclosures on each telephone bill.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Melissa Conway, Melissa.Conway@fcc.
gov or (202) 418–2887, of the Consumer
and Governmental Affairs Bureau.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This
document announces that, on October
15, 2012, OMB approved, for a period of
three years, the information collection
requirements contained in the
Commission’s Report and Order, FCC
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12–42, published at 77 FR 30915, May
24, 2012. The OMB Control Number is
3060–0854. The Commission publishes
this notice as an announcement of the
effective dates of those modified
sections. If you have any comments on
the burden estimates listed below, or
how the Commission can improve the
collections and reduce any burdens
caused thereby, please contact Cathy
Williams, Federal Communications
Commission, Room 1–C823, 445 12th
Street SW., Washington, DC 20554.
Please include the OMB Control
Number, 3060–0854, in your
correspondence. The Commission will
also accept your comments via the
Internet if you send them to PRA@fcc.
gov.
To request materials in accessible
formats for people with disabilities
(Braille, large print, electronic files,
audio format), send an email to fcc504@
fcc.gov or call the Consumer and
Governmental Affairs Bureau at (202)
418–0530 (voice), (202) 418–0432
(TTY).
Synopsis
As required by the Paperwork
Reduction Act of 1995 (44 U.S.C. 3507),
the FCC is notifying the public that it
received OMB approval on October 15,
2012, for the information collection
requirements contained in the
Commission’s modified rules at 47 CFR
64.2401(a)(3) and (f).
Under 5 CFR part 1320, an agency
may not conduct or sponsor a collection
of information unless it displays a
current, 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 that does not
display a current, valid OMB Control
Number. The OMB Control Number is
3060–0854.
The foregoing notice is required by
the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995,
Public Law 104–13, October 1, 1995,
and 44 U.S.C. 3507.
The total annual reporting burdens
and costs for the respondents are as
follows:
OMB Control Number: 3060–0854.
OMB Approval Date: October 15,
2012.
OMB Expiration Date: October 31,
2015.
Title: Section 64.2401, Truth-inBilling Format, CC Docket No. 98–170
and CG Docket No. 04–208.
Form Number: N/A.
Type of Review: Revision of a
currently approved collection.
Respondents: Business or other forprofit entities.
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Number of Respondents and
Responses: 4,484 respondents; 36,090
responses.
Estimated Time per Response: 2 to
243 hours.
Frequency of Response: On occasion
reporting requirement; Third party
disclosure requirement.
Obligation to Respond: Required to
obtain or retain benefits. The statutory
authority for this information collection
is found at section 201(b) of the
Communications Act of 1934, as
amended, 47 U.S.C. 201(b), and section
258, 47 U.S.C. 258, Public Law 104–104,
110 Stat. 56. The Commission’s
implementing rules are codified at 47
CFR 64.2400–01.
Total Annual Burden: 2,074,174
hours.
Total Annual Cost: $15,918,200.
Nature and Extent of Confidentiality:
An assurance of confidentiality is not
offered because this information
collection does not require the
collection of personally identifiable
information from individuals.
Privacy Impact Assessment: No
impact(s).
Needs and Uses: In 1999, the
Commission released the Truth-inBilling and Billing Format, CC Docket
No. 98–170, First Report and Order and
Further Notice of Proposed Rulemaking,
(1999 TIB Order); published at 64 FR
34488, June 25, 1999, which adopted
principles and guidelines designed to
reduce telecommunications fraud, such
as slamming and cramming, by making
bills easier for consumers to read and
understand, and thereby, making such
fraud easier to detect and report. In
2000, Truth-in-Billing and Billing
Format, CC Docket No. 98–170, Order
on Reconsideration, (2000
Reconsideration Order); published at 65
FR 43251, July 13, 2000, the
Commission, granted in part petitions
for reconsideration of the requirements
that bills highlight new service
providers and prominently display
inquiry contact numbers. On March 18,
2005, the Commission released Truthin-Billing and Billing Format; National
Association of State Utility Consumer
Advocates’ Petition for Declaratory
Ruling Regarding Truth-in-Billing,
Second Report and Order, Declaratory
Ruling, and Second Further Notice of
Proposed Rulemaking, CC Docket No.
98–170, CG Docket No. 04–208, (2005
Second Report and Order and Second
Further Notice); published at 70 FR
29979, May 25, 2005, and at 70 FR
30044, May 25, 2005, which
determined, inter alia, that Commercial
Mobile Radio Service providers no
longer should be exempted from 47 CFR
64.2401(b), which requires billing
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descriptions to be brief, clear, nonmisleading and in plain language. The
2005 Second Further Notice proposed
and sought comment on measures to
enhance the ability of consumers to
make informed choices among
competitive telecommunications service
providers.
On April 27, 2012, the Commission
released the Empowering Consumers to
Prevent and Detect Billing for
Unauthorized Charges (‘‘Cramming’’),
Report and Order and Further Notice of
Proposed Rulemaking, CG Docket No.
11–116, CG Docket No. 09–158, CC
Docket No. 98–170, FCC 12–42
(Cramming Report and Order and
Further Notice of Proposed
Rulemaking); published at 77 FR 30915,
May 24, 2012, and at 77 FR 30972, May
24, 2012, which determined that
additional rules are needed to help
consumers prevent and detect the
placement of unauthorized charges on
their telephone bills, an unlawful and
fraudulent practice commonly referred
to as ‘‘cramming.’’
Federal Communications Commission.
Gloria J. Miles,
Federal Register Liaison, Office of the
Secretary, Office of Managing Director.
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
Fish and Wildlife Service
50 CFR Part 14
[Docket No. FWS–HQ–LE–2012–0091;
FF09L00200–FX.LE12240900000G2]
RIN 1018–AZ18
Importation, Exportation, and
Transportation of Wildlife; User Fee
Exemption Program for Low-Risk
Importations and Exportations
Fish and Wildlife Service,
Interior.
ACTION: Interim rule.
AGENCY:
The Service is changing the
inspection fees required for imports and
exports of wildlife by certain licensed
businesses. Our regulations set forth the
fees that are required to be paid at the
time of inspection of imports and
exports of wildlife. In 2009, we
implemented a new user fee system
intended to recover the costs of the
compliance portion of the wildlife
inspection program. Since that time, we
have been made aware that we may
have placed an undue economic burden
on businesses that exclusively trade in
small volumes of low-value, non-
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Federally protected wildlife parts and
products. To address this issue, the
Service is implementing a program that
exempts certain businesses from the
designated port base inspection fees as
an interim measure while the Service
reassesses its current user fee system.
DATES: This interim final rule is
effective October 26, 2012. However, we
will accept comments on this interim
rule and the information collection
requirements contained in this interim
rule received or postmarked on or before
December 26, 2012.
ADDRESSES: You may submit comments
by one of the following methods:
• Federal eRulemaking portal at:
https://www.regulations.gov. Follow the
instructions for submitting comments to
Docket No. FWS–HQ–LE–2012–0091.
• U.S. mail or hand-delivery: Public
Comments Processing, Attn: Docket No.
FWS–HQ–LE–2012–0091; Division of
Policy and Directives Management; U.S.
Fish and Wildlife Service; 4401 N.
Fairfax Drive, Mailstop 2042–PDM;
Arlington, VA 22203.
We will not accept email or faxes. We
will post all comments on https://
www.regulations.gov. This generally
means that we will post any personal
information that you provide to us (see
the Public Comments section below for
more information).
Send comments on the information
collection requirements contained in
this interim rule to the Service
Information Collection Clearance
Officer, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service,
4401 North Fairfax Drive, MS 2042–
PDM, Arlington, VA 22203 (mail); or
INFOCOL@fws.gov (email).
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Kevin Garlick, Special Agent in Charge,
Branch of Investigations, Office of Law
Enforcement, U.S. Fish and Wildlife
Service, telephone (703) 358–1949, fax
(703) 358–1947.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Previous Federal Action
On December 9, 2008, we published
a final rule to clarify the import/export
license and fee requirements, adjust the
user fee schedule, and update license
and user fee exemptions (73 FR 74615).
This final rule became effective on
January 8, 2009.
Background
The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service
has oversight responsibilities under
statutory and regulatory authority to
regulate the importation, exportation,
and transportation of wildlife.
Consistent with this authority, we have
established an inspection program to
oversee the importation, exportation,
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FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION
47 CFR Part 64
[CG Docket Nos. 11-116 and 09-158; CC Docket No. 98-170; FCC 12-42]
Empowering Consumers To Prevent and Detect Billing for
Unauthorized Charges (``Cramming''); Consumer Information and
Disclosure; Truth-in-Billing Format
AGENCY: Federal Communications Commission.
ACTION: Final rule; announcement of effective date.
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SUMMARY: In this document, the Commission announces that the Office of
Management and Budget (OMB) has approved, for a period of three years,
the information collection associated with the Commission's document
Empowering Consumers to Prevent and Detect Billing for Unauthorized
Charges (``Cramming''); Consumer Information and Disclosure; Truth-in-
Billing Format. This notice is consistent with the Report and Order,
which stated that the Commission would publish a document in the
Federal Register announcing the effective dates of those sections.
DATES: The amendments to 47 CFR 64.2401(a)(3) published at 77 FR 30915,
May 24, 2012, is effective December 26, 2012, to 47 CFR 64.2401(f),
published at 77 FR 30915, May 24, 2012, is effective November 13, 2012
with respect to disclosures at points of sale and on carriers' Web
sites, and is effective December 26, 2012 with respect to disclosures
on each telephone bill.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Melissa Conway, Melissa.Conway@fcc.gov
or (202) 418-2887, of the Consumer and Governmental Affairs Bureau.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This document announces that, on October 15,
2012, OMB approved, for a period of three years, the information
collection requirements contained in the Commission's Report and Order,
FCC 12-42, published at 77 FR 30915, May 24, 2012. The OMB Control
Number is 3060-0854. The Commission publishes this notice as an
announcement of the effective dates of those modified sections. If you
have any comments on the burden estimates listed below, or how the
Commission can improve the collections and reduce any burdens caused
thereby, please contact Cathy Williams, Federal Communications
Commission, Room 1-C823, 445 12th Street SW., Washington, DC 20554.
Please include the OMB Control Number, 3060-0854, in your
correspondence. The Commission will also accept your comments via the
Internet if you send them to PRA@fcc.gov.
To request materials in accessible formats for people with
disabilities (Braille, large print, electronic files, audio format),
send an email to fcc504@fcc.gov or call the Consumer and Governmental
Affairs Bureau at (202) 418-0530 (voice), (202) 418-0432 (TTY).
Synopsis
As required by the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (44 U.S.C.
3507), the FCC is notifying the public that it received OMB approval on
October 15, 2012, for the information collection requirements contained
in the Commission's modified rules at 47 CFR 64.2401(a)(3) and (f).
Under 5 CFR part 1320, an agency may not conduct or sponsor a
collection of information unless it displays a current, 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
that does not display a current, valid OMB Control Number. The OMB
Control Number is 3060-0854.
The foregoing notice is required by the Paperwork Reduction Act of
1995, Public Law 104-13, October 1, 1995, and 44 U.S.C. 3507.
The total annual reporting burdens and costs for the respondents
are as follows:
OMB Control Number: 3060-0854.
OMB Approval Date: October 15, 2012.
OMB Expiration Date: October 31, 2015.
Title: Section 64.2401, Truth-in-Billing Format, CC Docket No. 98-
170 and CG Docket No. 04-208.
Form Number: N/A.
Type of Review: Revision of a currently approved collection.
Respondents: Business or other for-profit entities.
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Number of Respondents and Responses: 4,484 respondents; 36,090
responses.
Estimated Time per Response: 2 to 243 hours.
Frequency of Response: On occasion reporting requirement; Third
party disclosure requirement.
Obligation to Respond: Required to obtain or retain benefits. The
statutory authority for this information collection is found at section
201(b) of the Communications Act of 1934, as amended, 47 U.S.C. 201(b),
and section 258, 47 U.S.C. 258, Public Law 104-104, 110 Stat. 56. The
Commission's implementing rules are codified at 47 CFR 64.2400-01.
Total Annual Burden: 2,074,174 hours.
Total Annual Cost: $15,918,200.
Nature and Extent of Confidentiality: An assurance of
confidentiality is not offered because this information collection does
not require the collection of personally identifiable information from
individuals.
Privacy Impact Assessment: No impact(s).
Needs and Uses: In 1999, the Commission released the Truth-in-
Billing and Billing Format, CC Docket No. 98-170, First Report and
Order and Further Notice of Proposed Rulemaking, (1999 TIB Order);
published at 64 FR 34488, June 25, 1999, which adopted principles and
guidelines designed to reduce telecommunications fraud, such as
slamming and cramming, by making bills easier for consumers to read and
understand, and thereby, making such fraud easier to detect and report.
In 2000, Truth-in-Billing and Billing Format, CC Docket No. 98-170,
Order on Reconsideration, (2000 Reconsideration Order); published at 65
FR 43251, July 13, 2000, the Commission, granted in part petitions for
reconsideration of the requirements that bills highlight new service
providers and prominently display inquiry contact numbers. On March 18,
2005, the Commission released Truth-in-Billing and Billing Format;
National Association of State Utility Consumer Advocates' Petition for
Declaratory Ruling Regarding Truth-in-Billing, Second Report and Order,
Declaratory Ruling, and Second Further Notice of Proposed Rulemaking,
CC Docket No. 98-170, CG Docket No. 04-208, (2005 Second Report and
Order and Second Further Notice); published at 70 FR 29979, May 25,
2005, and at 70 FR 30044, May 25, 2005, which determined, inter alia,
that Commercial Mobile Radio Service providers no longer should be
exempted from 47 CFR 64.2401(b), which requires billing descriptions to
be brief, clear, non-misleading and in plain language. The 2005 Second
Further Notice proposed and sought comment on measures to enhance the
ability of consumers to make informed choices among competitive
telecommunications service providers.
On April 27, 2012, the Commission released the Empowering Consumers
to Prevent and Detect Billing for Unauthorized Charges (``Cramming''),
Report and Order and Further Notice of Proposed Rulemaking, CG Docket
No. 11-116, CG Docket No. 09-158, CC Docket No. 98-170, FCC 12-42
(Cramming Report and Order and Further Notice of Proposed Rulemaking);
published at 77 FR 30915, May 24, 2012, and at 77 FR 30972, May 24,
2012, which determined that additional rules are needed to help
consumers prevent and detect the placement of unauthorized charges on
their telephone bills, an unlawful and fraudulent practice commonly
referred to as ``cramming.''
Federal Communications Commission.
Gloria J. Miles,
Federal Register Liaison, Office of the Secretary, Office of Managing
Director.
[FR Doc. 2012-26421 Filed 10-25-12; 8:45 am]
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