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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION
AGENCY
[FRL–9949–35–OA]
Notification of a Teleconference of the
Science Advisory Board Biogenic
Carbon Emissions Panel
Environmental Protection
Agency (EPA).
ACTION: Notice.
AGENCY:
The Environmental Protection
Agency (EPA or Agency) Science
Advisory Board (SAB) Staff Office
announces a public teleconference of
the SAB Biogenic Carbon Emissions
Panel to review EPA’s Framework for
Assessing Biogenic CO2 Emissions from
Stationary Sources (November 2014).
DATES: The public teleconference will
be held on Wednesday, October 12,
2016, from 10:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m.
(Eastern Time).
ADDRESSES: The public teleconference
will be held by telephone only.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Any
member of the public wishing further
information regarding the public
teleconference may contact Dr. Holly
Stallworth, Designated Federal Officer
(DFO), SAB Staff Office, by telephone/
voice mail at (202) 564–2073 or via
email at stallworth.holly@epa.gov.
General information concerning the EPA
Science Advisory Board can be found at
the EPA SAB Web site at https://
www.epa.gov/sab.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Background: The SAB was
established pursuant to the
Environmental Research, Development,
and Demonstration Authorization Act
(ERDAA) codified at 42 U.S.C. 4365, to
provide independent scientific and
technical peer review, advice,
consultation, and recommendations to
the EPA Administrator on the technical
basis for EPA actions. As a Federal
Advisory Committee, the SAB conducts
business in accordance with the Federal
Advisory Committee Act (FACA) (5
U.S.C. App. 2) and related regulations.
Pursuant to FACA and EPA policy,
notice is hereby given that the SAB
Biogenic Carbon Emissions Panel will
hold a public teleconferences to
consider comments from chartered SAB
members on its February 8, 2016 draft
report on EPA’s Framework for
Assessing Biogenic CO2 Emissions from
Stationary Sources (November 2014).
The SAB will comply with the
provisions of FACA and all appropriate
SAB Staff Office procedural policies.
As noticed in 80 FR 8867–8868, a
face-to-face meeting of the Biogenic
Carbon Emissions Panel was held on
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March 25 and 26, 2015 and a
teleconference was held on May 29,
2015. Subsequent teleconferences were
held on July 6, 2015, August 6, 2015 and
September 9, 2015. Background on the
current advisory activity can be found
on the SAB Web site at https://
yosemite.epa.gov/sab/sabproduct.nsf/
fedrgstr_activites/Biogenic%20CO2%20
Framework?OpenDocument.
Availability of the meeting materials:
Agendas and meeting materials will be
posted on the SAB Web site prior to
each teleconference. To locate these
materials, go to https://www.epa.gov/sab
and click on the meeting date on the
right hand side. EPA’s review
document, charge to the Panel and other
background materials are also available
at the URL above. For questions
concerning EPA’s Framework for
Assessing Biogenic CO2 Emissions from
Stationary Sources (November 2014),
please contact Sara Ohrel, Climate
Change Division, at ohrel.sara@epa.gov
or (202) 343–9712.
Procedures for Providing Public Input:
Public comment for consideration by
EPA’s federal advisory committees and
panels has a different purpose from
public comment provided to EPA
program offices. Therefore, the process
for submitting comments to a federal
advisory committee is different from the
process used to submit comments to an
EPA program office. Federal advisory
committees and panels, including
scientific advisory committees, provide
independent advice to EPA. Members of
the public can submit relevant
comments on the topic of this advisory
activity, including the charge to the
panel and the EPA review documents,
and/or the group conducting the
activity, for the SAB to consider during
the advisory process. Input from the
public to the SAB will have the most
impact if it consists of comments that
provide specific scientific or technical
information or analysis for the SAB
panel to consider or if it relates to the
clarity or accuracy of the technical
information.
Oral Statements: In general,
individuals or groups requesting an oral
presentation will be limited to three
minutes per speaker for each
teleconference. Interested parties should
contact Dr. Holly Stallworth, DFO, in
writing (preferably via email), at the
contact information noted above, by
October 5, 2016 to be placed on the list
of public speakers for the
teleconference. Written Statements:
Written statements should be received
in the SAB Staff Office in advance of
each teleconference according to the
same deadline listed above for
requesting oral comments. Written
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statements should be supplied to the
DFO, preferably in electronic format via
email. It is the SAB Staff Office general
policy to post written comments on the
Web page for the advisory meeting or
teleconference. Submitters are requested
to provide an unsigned version of each
document because the SAB Staff Office
does not publish documents with
signatures on its Web sites. Members of
the public should be aware that their
personal contact information, if
included in any written comments, may
be posted to the SAB Web site.
Copyrighted material will not be posted
without explicit permission of the
copyright holder.
Accessibility: For information on
access or services for individuals with
disabilities, please contact Dr.
Stallworth at the phone number or
email address noted above, at least ten
days prior to the meeting, to give EPA
as much time as possible to process
your request.
Dated: July 13, 2016.
Thomas H. Brennan,
Deputy Director, EPA Science Advisory Board
Staff Office.
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FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS
COMMISSION
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Information Collection Being
Submitted for Review and Approval to
the Office of Management and Budget
Federal Communications
Commission.
ACTION: Notice and request for
comments.
AGENCY:
As part of its continuing effort
to reduce paperwork burdens, and as
required by the Paperwork Reduction
Act (PRA) of 1995, the Federal
Communications Commission (FCC or
Commission) invites the general public
and other Federal agencies to take this
opportunity to comment on the
following information collections.
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
SUMMARY:
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collection techniques or other forms of
information technology; and ways to
further reduce the information
collection burden on 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 Office of
Management and Budget (OMB) control
number. No person shall be subject to
any penalty for failing to comply with
a collection of information subject to the
PRA that does not display a valid OMB
control number.
DATES: Written comments should be
submitted on or before August 22, 2016.
If you anticipate that you will be
submitting comments, but find it
difficult to do so within the period of
time allowed by this notice, you should
advise the contacts below as soon as
possible.
Direct all PRA comments to
Nicholas A. Fraser, OMB, via email
Nicholas_A._Fraser@omb.eop.gov; and
to Nicole Ongele, FCC, via email PRA@
fcc.gov and to Nicole.Ongele@fcc.gov.
Include in the comments the OMB
control number as shown in the
‘‘Supplementary Information’’ section
below.
ADDRESSES:
For
additional information or copies of the
information collection, contact Nicole
Ongele at (202) 418–2991. To view a
copy of this information collection
request (ICR) submitted to OMB: (1) Go
to the Web page https://www.reginfo.gov/
public/do/PRAMain, (2) look for the
section of the Web page called
‘‘Currently Under Review,’’ (3) click on
the downward-pointing arrow in the
‘‘Select Agency’’ box below the
‘‘Currently Under Review’’ heading, (4)
select ‘‘Federal Communications
Commission’’ from the list of agencies
presented in the ‘‘Select Agency’’ box,
(5) click the ‘‘Submit’’ button to the
right of the ‘‘Select Agency’’ box, (6)
when the list of FCC ICRs currently
under review appears, look for the OMB
control number of this ICR and then
click on the ICR Reference Number. A
copy of the FCC submission to OMB
will be displayed.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
OMB Control Number: 3060–0804.
Title: Universal Service—Rural Health
Care Program.
Form Numbers: FCC Forms 460, 461,
462, 463, 465, 466, and 467.
Type of Review: Revision of a
currently approved collection.
Respondents: Business or other forprofit; not-for-profit institutions; federal
government; and state, local, or Tribal
governments.
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Number of Respondents and
Responses: 19,484 respondents; 137,846
responses.
Estimated Time per Response: 0.1–40
hours.
Frequency of Response: On occasion,
one-time, annual, quarterly, and
monthly reporting requirements.
Obligation to Respond: Required to
obtain or retain benefits. Statutory
authority for this collection of
information is contained in sections 1,
4(i), 4(j), 201–205, 214, 254, and 403 of
the Communications Act of 1934, as
amended, 47 U.S.C. 151–154, 201–205,
218–220, 254, 303(r), 403 and 405.
Total Annual Burden: 289,484 hours.
Total Annual Cost: No cost.
Privacy Impact Assessment: No
impact(s).
Nature and Extent of Confidentiality:
The Commission is not requesting that
the respondents submit confidential
information to the Commission.
Respondents may, however, request
confidential treatment for information
they believe to be confidential under 47
CFR 0.459 of the Commission’s rules.
We note that the universal service
administrator, the Universal Service
Administrative Company (USAC), must
preserve the confidentiality of all data
obtained from respondents and
contributors to the universal service
support program mechanism; must not
use the data except for purposes of
administering the universal service
support program; and must not disclose
data in company-specific form unless
directed to do so by the Commission.
Needs and Uses: The Commission is
seeking Office of Management and
Budget (OMB) approval to revise the
information collection requirements
contained in this collection. There is a
change in the reporting and
recordkeeping requirements.
This collection is utilized for the rural
health care (RHC) support mechanism of
the Commission’s universal service fund
(USF). The collection of the information
is necessary so that the Commission and
USAC will have sufficient information
to determine if entities are eligible for
funding pursuant to the RHC universal
service support mechanism, to
determine if entities are complying with
the Commission’s rules, and to prevent
waste, fraud, and abuse. In addition, the
information is necessary in order to
allow the Commission to evaluate the
extent to which the RHC Programs are
meeting the statutory objectives
specified in section 254(h) of the 1996
Act, and the Commission’s own
performance goals for the Healthcare
Connect Fund. This information
collection is being revised to: (1)
Eliminate the information requirement
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for the Internet Access Program; (2)
extend some of the existing collection
requirements for the Healthcare Connect
Fund, the 2006 Pilot Program, and the
Telecommunications Program; and (3)
revise some of the existing information
collection requirements for the
Healthcare Connect Fund and the
Telecommunications Programs. This
information collection is organized by
program indicating which information
collection requirements are being
eliminated, extended, and/or revised for
each RHC Program. The Healthcare
Connect Fund includes FCC Forms 460,
461, 462, and 463, and the
Telecommunications Program includes
FCC Forms 465, 466, 467. At the time
of the Commission’s last information
collection submission, 2006 Pilot
Program participants were using the
FCC Forms for the Telecommunications
and Internet Access Programs. 2006
Pilot Program participants and former
2006 Pilot Program participants,
however, can now seek funding from
the Healthcare Connect Fund and the
Telecommunications Programs using
the forms for those programs. The
revisions to these FCC Forms, where
applicable, are intended to make the
RHC Program information requests
consistent between the programs, to the
extent possible. Since the last revision
to this information collection, USAC has
upgraded its information technology
environment to create an integrated
online application and administrative
process for the Healthcare Connect
Fund and all Healthcare Connect Fund
forms are being submitted and
processed via the online portal.
Similarly, the information collection
requirements associated with the
Telecommunications Program have also
been placed online. Taken as a whole,
the implementation of these automated
systems should reduce administrative
burdens and costs for applicants, service
providers, and USAC. Since the
application processes have now been
automated, the Commission will, in this
information collection request, submit
templates describing the type of
information that will be requested from
RHC Program participants, rather than
submitting paper forms. As part of this
information collection, we propose to
make the revisions to this information
collection and all RHC forms processed
via the online portal effective January 1,
2017. The current FCC Forms will
remain in effect until that date.
Federal Communications Commission.
Marlene H. Dortch,
Secretary.
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FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION
[OMB 3060-0804]
Information Collection Being Submitted for Review and Approval to
the Office of Management and Budget
AGENCY: Federal Communications Commission.
ACTION: Notice and request for comments.
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SUMMARY: As part of its continuing effort to reduce paperwork burdens,
and as required by the Paperwork Reduction Act (PRA) of 1995, the
Federal Communications Commission (FCC or Commission) invites the
general public and other Federal agencies to take this opportunity to
comment on the following information collections. 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
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collection techniques or other forms of information technology; and
ways to further reduce the information collection burden on 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 Office of Management and Budget (OMB) control number. No person
shall be subject to any penalty for failing to comply with a collection
of information subject to the PRA that does not display a valid OMB
control number.
DATES: Written comments should be submitted on or before August 22,
2016. If you anticipate that you will be submitting comments, but find
it difficult to do so within the period of time allowed by this notice,
you should advise the contacts below as soon as possible.
ADDRESSES: Direct all PRA comments to Nicholas A. Fraser, OMB, via
email Nicholas_A._Fraser@omb.eop.gov; and to Nicole Ongele, FCC, via
email PRA@fcc.gov and to Nicole.Ongele@fcc.gov. Include in the comments
the OMB control number as shown in the ``Supplementary Information''
section below.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For additional information or copies
of the information collection, contact Nicole Ongele at (202) 418-2991.
To view a copy of this information collection request (ICR) submitted
to OMB: (1) Go to the Web page https://www.reginfo.gov/public/do/PRAMain, (2) look for the section of the Web page called ``Currently
Under Review,'' (3) click on the downward-pointing arrow in the
``Select Agency'' box below the ``Currently Under Review'' heading, (4)
select ``Federal Communications Commission'' from the list of agencies
presented in the ``Select Agency'' box, (5) click the ``Submit'' button
to the right of the ``Select Agency'' box, (6) when the list of FCC
ICRs currently under review appears, look for the OMB control number of
this ICR and then click on the ICR Reference Number. A copy of the FCC
submission to OMB will be displayed.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
OMB Control Number: 3060-0804.
Title: Universal Service--Rural Health Care Program.
Form Numbers: FCC Forms 460, 461, 462, 463, 465, 466, and 467.
Type of Review: Revision of a currently approved collection.
Respondents: Business or other for-profit; not-for-profit
institutions; federal government; and state, local, or Tribal
governments.
Number of Respondents and Responses: 19,484 respondents; 137,846
responses.
Estimated Time per Response: 0.1-40 hours.
Frequency of Response: On occasion, one-time, annual, quarterly,
and monthly reporting requirements.
Obligation to Respond: Required to obtain or retain benefits.
Statutory authority for this collection of information is contained in
sections 1, 4(i), 4(j), 201-205, 214, 254, and 403 of the
Communications Act of 1934, as amended, 47 U.S.C. 151-154, 201-205,
218-220, 254, 303(r), 403 and 405.
Total Annual Burden: 289,484 hours.
Total Annual Cost: No cost.
Privacy Impact Assessment: No impact(s).
Nature and Extent of Confidentiality: The Commission is not
requesting that the respondents submit confidential information to the
Commission. Respondents may, however, request confidential treatment
for information they believe to be confidential under 47 CFR 0.459 of
the Commission's rules. We note that the universal service
administrator, the Universal Service Administrative Company (USAC),
must preserve the confidentiality of all data obtained from respondents
and contributors to the universal service support program mechanism;
must not use the data except for purposes of administering the
universal service support program; and must not disclose data in
company-specific form unless directed to do so by the Commission.
Needs and Uses: The Commission is seeking Office of Management and
Budget (OMB) approval to revise the information collection requirements
contained in this collection. There is a change in the reporting and
recordkeeping requirements.
This collection is utilized for the rural health care (RHC) support
mechanism of the Commission's universal service fund (USF). The
collection of the information is necessary so that the Commission and
USAC will have sufficient information to determine if entities are
eligible for funding pursuant to the RHC universal service support
mechanism, to determine if entities are complying with the Commission's
rules, and to prevent waste, fraud, and abuse. In addition, the
information is necessary in order to allow the Commission to evaluate
the extent to which the RHC Programs are meeting the statutory
objectives specified in section 254(h) of the 1996 Act, and the
Commission's own performance goals for the Healthcare Connect Fund.
This information collection is being revised to: (1) Eliminate the
information requirement for the Internet Access Program; (2) extend
some of the existing collection requirements for the Healthcare Connect
Fund, the 2006 Pilot Program, and the Telecommunications Program; and
(3) revise some of the existing information collection requirements for
the Healthcare Connect Fund and the Telecommunications Programs. This
information collection is organized by program indicating which
information collection requirements are being eliminated, extended,
and/or revised for each RHC Program. The Healthcare Connect Fund
includes FCC Forms 460, 461, 462, and 463, and the Telecommunications
Program includes FCC Forms 465, 466, 467. At the time of the
Commission's last information collection submission, 2006 Pilot Program
participants were using the FCC Forms for the Telecommunications and
Internet Access Programs. 2006 Pilot Program participants and former
2006 Pilot Program participants, however, can now seek funding from the
Healthcare Connect Fund and the Telecommunications Programs using the
forms for those programs. The revisions to these FCC Forms, where
applicable, are intended to make the RHC Program information requests
consistent between the programs, to the extent possible. Since the last
revision to this information collection, USAC has upgraded its
information technology environment to create an integrated online
application and administrative process for the Healthcare Connect Fund
and all Healthcare Connect Fund forms are being submitted and processed
via the online portal. Similarly, the information collection
requirements associated with the Telecommunications Program have also
been placed online. Taken as a whole, the implementation of these
automated systems should reduce administrative burdens and costs for
applicants, service providers, and USAC. Since the application
processes have now been automated, the Commission will, in this
information collection request, submit templates describing the type of
information that will be requested from RHC Program participants,
rather than submitting paper forms. As part of this information
collection, we propose to make the revisions to this information
collection and all RHC forms processed via the online portal effective
January 1, 2017. The current FCC Forms will remain in effect until that
date.
Federal Communications Commission.
Marlene H. Dortch,
Secretary.
[FR Doc. 2016-17180 Filed 7-20-16; 8:45 am]
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