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Administrator’s need to acquire
resources from conservation. BPA’s
existing Billing Credits Policy interprets
the Billing Credits provisions in the
Northwest Power Act, prescribes criteria
for customer and resource eligibility,
and establishes procedures for granting
Billing Credits. With the proposed
revision of BPA’s Billing Credits Policy,
BPA would consider customer requests
for Billing Credits in exchange for a
customer’s independent acquisition of
conservation performed during the
FY2016–2017 rate period and
throughout the duration of customers’
existing Regional Dialogue contracts.
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Billing Credit Amount
BPA proposes to develop a formula
for determining the Billing Credit
amount based on the costs that BPA
avoids by not providing the customer
Energy Efficiency Incentive (EEI)
funding under Energy Conservation
Agreements (ECA). The formula would
be designed with the intent to
reasonably assure rate neutrality for all
customers, whether or not they choose
to participate in the Billing Credit
program.
The formula would be constructed as
follows. BPA would determine the
average annual incremental cost that
BPA would incur by borrowing for, and
managing the distribution of, EEI funds
for the participating customers. In
making that determination, BPA would
use a comparable amortization period
and interest rates matching those
forecast in the rate case for the initial
years the Billing Credit would be
granted. The average annual
incremental cost over the amortization
period would represent the annual
Billing Credit amount that a
participating customer is expected to
receive.
BPA’s final rates would be updated to
account for customer choices to forego
the EEI and to include the costs of
customer Billing Credits. A participating
customer would agree to a Billing
Credits special provision in its Regional
Dialogue Contract that would define the
amount of forecasted conservation
savings the customer is obligated to
achieve, which is expected to be the
same amount that would have been
achieved under the ECA.
Public Involvement
BPA has established a 30-day
comment period during which
customers, stakeholders, and any other
interested parties are invited to
comment on the proposed policy
revision. This comment period will help
BPA ensure that a full range of issues
related to this proposal is addressed in
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an Administrator’s Record of Decision.
BPA will consider and respond to
comments received on the proposed
policy revision. BPA’s subsequent
decision will be documented in an
Administrator’s Record of Decision.
National Environmental Policy Act
BPA is in the process of assessing the
potential environmental effects of the
proposed billing credits policy revision
consistent with the National
Environmental Policy Act. Comments
regarding the potential environmental
effects of the proposal may be submitted
to Katherine Pierce, NEPA Compliance
Officer, KEC–4, Bonneville Power
Administration, 905 NE 11th Avenue,
Portland, OR 97232. Any such
comments received by the comment
deadline will be considered by BPA’s
NEPA compliance staff in the NEPA
process that will be conducted for this
proposal.
Issued in Portland, Oregon, on October 1,
2014.
Elliot E. Mainzer,
Administrator and Chief Executive Officer.
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Agency Information Collection
Activities; Proposed Collection;
Comment Request
Environmental Protection
Agency (EPA).
ACTION: Notice.
AGENCY:
In compliance with the
Paperwork Reduction Act (PRA), this
document announces that EPA is
planning to submit an Information
Collection Request (ICR) to the Office of
Management and Budget (OMB). The
ICR, entitled: PCBs, Consolidated
Reporting and Record Keeping
Requirements and identified by EPA
ICR No. 1446.11 and OMB Control No.
2070–0112, represents the renewal of an
existing ICR that is scheduled to expire
on August 31, 2015. Before submitting
the ICR to OMB for review and
approval, EPA is soliciting comments on
specific aspects of the proposed
information collection that is
summarized in this document. The ICR
and accompanying material are
available in the docket for public review
and comment.
DATES: Comments must be received on
or before December 9, 2014.
SUMMARY:
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Submit your comments,
identified by docket identification (ID)
number EPA–HQ–OPPT–2014–0597, by
one of the following methods:
• Federal eRulemaking Portal: https://
www.regulations.gov. Follow the online
instructions for submitting comments.
Do not submit electronically any
information you consider to be
Confidential Business Information (CBI)
or other information whose disclosure is
restricted by statute.
• Mail: Document Control Office
(7407M), Office of Pollution Prevention
and Toxics (OPPT), Environmental
Protection Agency, 1200 Pennsylvania
Ave., NW., Washington, DC 20460–
0001.
• Hand Delivery: To make special
arrangements for hand delivery or
delivery of boxed information, please
follow the instructions at https://www.
epa.gov/dockets/contacts.html.
Additional instructions on
commenting or visiting the docket,
along with more information about
dockets generally, is available at https://
www.epa.gov/dockets.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For
technical information contact: Toiya
Goodlow, National Program Chemicals
Division (7404–T), Office of Pollution
Prevention and Toxics, Environmental
Protection Agency, 1200 Pennsylvania
Ave., NW., Washington, DC 20460–
0001; telephone number: (202) 566–
2305; email address:
goodlow.toiya@epa.gov.
For general information contact: The
TSCA-Hotline, ABVI-Goodwill, 422
South Clinton Ave., Rochester, NY
14620; telephone number: (202) 554–
1404; email address: TSCA-Hotline@
epa.gov.
ADDRESSES:
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
I. What information is EPA particularly
interested in?
Pursuant to PRA section 3506(c)(2)(A)
(44 U.S.C. 3506(c)(2)(A)), EPA
specifically solicits comments and
information to enable it to:
1. Evaluate whether the proposed
collection of information is necessary
for the proper performance of the
functions of the Agency, including
whether the information will have
practical utility.
2. Evaluate the accuracy of the
Agency’s estimates of the burden of the
proposed collection of information,
including the validity of the
methodology and assumptions used.
3. Enhance the quality, utility, and
clarity of the information to be
collected.
4. Minimize the burden of the
collection of information on those who
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are to respond, including through the
use of appropriate automated electronic,
mechanical, or other technological
collection techniques or other forms of
information technology, e.g., permitting
electronic submission of responses. In
particular, EPA is requesting comments
from very small businesses (those that
employ less than 25) on examples of
specific additional efforts that EPA
could make to reduce the paperwork
burden for very small businesses
affected by this collection.
II. What information collection activity
or ICR does this action apply to?
Title: PCBs, Consolidated Reporting
and Record Keeping Requirements.
ICR number: EPA ICR No. 1446.11.
OMB control number: OMB Control
No. 2070–0112.
ICR status: This ICR is currently
scheduled to expire on August 31, 2015.
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 Code
of Federal Regulations (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 for certain EPA regulations is
consolidated in 40 CFR part 9.
Abstract: Section 6(e)(1) of the Toxic
Substances Control Act (TSCA), 15 USC
2605(e), directs EPA to regulate the
marking and disposal of polychlorinated
biphenyls (PCBs). Section 6(e)(2) bans
the manufacturing, processing,
distribution in commerce, and use of
PCBs in other than a totally enclosed
manner. Section 6(e)(3) establishes a
process for obtaining exemptions from
the prohibitions on the manufacture,
processing, and distribution in
commerce of PCBs. Since 1978, EPA has
promulgated numerous rules addressing
all aspects of the life cycle of PCBs as
required by the statute. The regulations
are intended to prevent the improper
handling and disposal of PCBs and to
minimize the exposure of human beings
or the environment to PCBs. These
regulations have been codified in the
various subparts of 40 CFR 761. There
are approximately 100 specific
reporting, third-party reporting, and
recordkeeping requirements covered by
40 CFR 761.
To meet its statutory obligations to
regulate PCBs, EPA must obtain
sufficient information to conclude that
specified activities do not result in an
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unreasonable risk of injury to health or
the environment. EPA uses the
information collected under the 40 CFR
761 requirements to ensure that PCBs
are managed in an environmentally safe
manner and that activities are being
conducted in compliance with the PCB
regulations. The information collected
by these requirements will update the
Agency’s knowledge of ongoing PCB
activities, ensure that individuals using
or disposing of PCBs are held
accountable for their activities, and
demonstrate compliance with the PCB
regulations. Specific uses of the
information collected include
determining the efficacy of a disposal
technology; evaluating exemption
requests and exclusion notices; targeting
compliance inspections; and ensuring
adequate storage capacity for PCB waste.
This collection addresses the several
information reporting requirements
found in the PCB regulations.
Responses to the collection of
information are mandatory (see 40 CFR
part 761). Respondents may claim all or
part of a response confidential. EPA will
disclose information that is covered by
a claim of confidentiality only to the
extent permitted by, and in accordance
with, the procedures in TSCA section 14
and 40 CFR part 2.
Burden statement: The annual public
reporting and recordkeeping burden for
this collection of information is
estimated to average 1.36 hours per
response. Burden is defined in 5 CFR
1320.3(b).
The ICR, which is available in the
docket along with other related
materials, provides a detailed
explanation of the collection activities
and the burden estimate that is only
briefly summarized here:
Respondents/Affected Entities:
Entities potentially affected by this ICR
are persons who currently possess PCB
items, PCB-contaminated equipment, or
other PCB waste.
Estimated total number of potential
respondents: 548,298.
Frequency of response: On occasion.
Estimated total average number of
responses for each respondent: 1.0.
Estimated total annual burden hours:
745,926 hours.
Estimated total annual costs:
$29,778,544. This includes an estimated
burden cost of $29,778,544 and an
estimated cost of $0 for capital
investment or maintenance and
operational costs.
III. Are there changes in the estimates
from the last approval?
There is an increase of 60,591 hours
in the total estimated respondent
burden compared with that identified in
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the ICR currently approved by OMB.
This increase reflects EPA’s revisions to
the estimated total number of
respondents, resulting from new data
gathered for this ICR effort as well as
another recent PCB regulatory analysis,
plus updated Agency data regarding
total numbers of regulated entities. The
ICR supporting statement provides a
detailed analysis of the change in
burden estimate. This change is an
adjustment.
IV. 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. EPA will issue another Federal
Register document 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.
Authority: 44 U.S.C. 3501 et. seq.
Dated: October 1, 2014.
James Jones,
Assistant Administrator, Office of Chemical
Safety and Pollution Prevention.
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Pursuant to 40 CFR 1506.9.
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Section 309(a) of the Clean Air Act
requires that EPA make public its
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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY
[EPA-HQ-OPPT-2014-0597; FRL-9917-00]
Agency Information Collection Activities; Proposed Collection;
Comment Request
AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).
ACTION: Notice.
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SUMMARY: In compliance with the Paperwork Reduction Act (PRA), this
document announces that EPA is planning to submit an Information
Collection Request (ICR) to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB).
The ICR, entitled: PCBs, Consolidated Reporting and Record Keeping
Requirements and identified by EPA ICR No. 1446.11 and OMB Control No.
2070-0112, represents the renewal of an existing ICR that is scheduled
to expire on August 31, 2015. Before submitting the ICR to OMB for
review and approval, EPA is soliciting comments on specific aspects of
the proposed information collection that is summarized in this
document. The ICR and accompanying material are available in the docket
for public review and comment.
DATES: Comments must be received on or before December 9, 2014.
ADDRESSES: Submit your comments, identified by docket identification
(ID) number EPA-HQ-OPPT-2014-0597, by one of the following methods:
Federal eRulemaking Portal: https://www.regulations.gov.
Follow the online instructions for submitting comments. Do not submit
electronically any information you consider to be Confidential Business
Information (CBI) or other information whose disclosure is restricted
by statute.
Mail: Document Control Office (7407M), Office of Pollution
Prevention and Toxics (OPPT), Environmental Protection Agency, 1200
Pennsylvania Ave., NW., Washington, DC 20460-0001.
Hand Delivery: To make special arrangements for hand
delivery or delivery of boxed information, please follow the
instructions at https://www.epa.gov/dockets/contacts.html.
Additional instructions on commenting or visiting the docket, along
with more information about dockets generally, is available at https://www.epa.gov/dockets.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For technical information contact:
Toiya Goodlow, National Program Chemicals Division (7404-T), Office of
Pollution Prevention and Toxics, Environmental Protection Agency, 1200
Pennsylvania Ave., NW., Washington, DC 20460-0001; telephone number:
(202) 566-2305; email address: goodlow.toiya@epa.gov.
For general information contact: The TSCA-Hotline, ABVI-Goodwill,
422 South Clinton Ave., Rochester, NY 14620; telephone number: (202)
554-1404; email address: TSCA-Hotline@epa.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
I. What information is EPA particularly interested in?
Pursuant to PRA section 3506(c)(2)(A) (44 U.S.C. 3506(c)(2)(A)),
EPA specifically solicits comments and information to enable it to:
1. Evaluate whether the proposed collection of information is
necessary for the proper performance of the functions of the Agency,
including whether the information will have practical utility.
2. Evaluate the accuracy of the Agency's estimates of the burden of
the proposed collection of information, including the validity of the
methodology and assumptions used.
3. Enhance the quality, utility, and clarity of the information to
be collected.
4. Minimize the burden of the collection of information on those
who
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are to respond, including through the use of appropriate automated
electronic, mechanical, or other technological collection techniques or
other forms of information technology, e.g., permitting electronic
submission of responses. In particular, EPA is requesting comments from
very small businesses (those that employ less than 25) on examples of
specific additional efforts that EPA could make to reduce the paperwork
burden for very small businesses affected by this collection.
II. What information collection activity or ICR does this action apply
to?
Title: PCBs, Consolidated Reporting and Record Keeping
Requirements.
ICR number: EPA ICR No. 1446.11.
OMB control number: OMB Control No. 2070-0112.
ICR status: This ICR is currently scheduled to expire on August 31,
2015. 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 Code of Federal Regulations (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
for certain EPA regulations is consolidated in 40 CFR part 9.
Abstract: Section 6(e)(1) of the Toxic Substances Control Act
(TSCA), 15 USC 2605(e), directs EPA to regulate the marking and
disposal of polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs). Section 6(e)(2) bans the
manufacturing, processing, distribution in commerce, and use of PCBs in
other than a totally enclosed manner. Section 6(e)(3) establishes a
process for obtaining exemptions from the prohibitions on the
manufacture, processing, and distribution in commerce of PCBs. Since
1978, EPA has promulgated numerous rules addressing all aspects of the
life cycle of PCBs as required by the statute. The regulations are
intended to prevent the improper handling and disposal of PCBs and to
minimize the exposure of human beings or the environment to PCBs. These
regulations have been codified in the various subparts of 40 CFR 761.
There are approximately 100 specific reporting, third-party reporting,
and recordkeeping requirements covered by 40 CFR 761.
To meet its statutory obligations to regulate PCBs, EPA must obtain
sufficient information to conclude that specified activities do not
result in an unreasonable risk of injury to health or the environment.
EPA uses the information collected under the 40 CFR 761 requirements to
ensure that PCBs are managed in an environmentally safe manner and that
activities are being conducted in compliance with the PCB regulations.
The information collected by these requirements will update the
Agency's knowledge of ongoing PCB activities, ensure that individuals
using or disposing of PCBs are held accountable for their activities,
and demonstrate compliance with the PCB regulations. Specific uses of
the information collected include determining the efficacy of a
disposal technology; evaluating exemption requests and exclusion
notices; targeting compliance inspections; and ensuring adequate
storage capacity for PCB waste. This collection addresses the several
information reporting requirements found in the PCB regulations.
Responses to the collection of information are mandatory (see 40
CFR part 761). Respondents may claim all or part of a response
confidential. EPA will disclose information that is covered by a claim
of confidentiality only to the extent permitted by, and in accordance
with, the procedures in TSCA section 14 and 40 CFR part 2.
Burden statement: The annual public reporting and recordkeeping
burden for this collection of information is estimated to average 1.36
hours per response. Burden is defined in 5 CFR 1320.3(b).
The ICR, which is available in the docket along with other related
materials, provides a detailed explanation of the collection activities
and the burden estimate that is only briefly summarized here:
Respondents/Affected Entities: Entities potentially affected by
this ICR are persons who currently possess PCB items, PCB-contaminated
equipment, or other PCB waste.
Estimated total number of potential respondents: 548,298.
Frequency of response: On occasion.
Estimated total average number of responses for each respondent:
1.0.
Estimated total annual burden hours: 745,926 hours.
Estimated total annual costs: $29,778,544. This includes an
estimated burden cost of $29,778,544 and an estimated cost of $0 for
capital investment or maintenance and operational costs.
III. Are there changes in the estimates from the last approval?
There is an increase of 60,591 hours in the total estimated
respondent burden compared with that identified in the ICR currently
approved by OMB. This increase reflects EPA's revisions to the
estimated total number of respondents, resulting from new data gathered
for this ICR effort as well as another recent PCB regulatory analysis,
plus updated Agency data regarding total numbers of regulated entities.
The ICR supporting statement provides a detailed analysis of the change
in burden estimate. This change is an adjustment.
IV. 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. EPA will issue another
Federal Register document 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.
Authority: 44 U.S.C. 3501 et. seq.
Dated: October 1, 2014.
James Jones,
Assistant Administrator, Office of Chemical Safety and Pollution
Prevention.
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