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configured for dual-filter, single-event 

sampling of fine (PM2.5) and coarse (PM10–2.5) 

particles, using a virtual impactor to separate 

fine and coarse PM into two samples for 

collection on two separate filter membranes, 

operated for a 24-hour sample period and in 

accordance with the Thermo Scientific 

Partisol® 2000–D Dichotomous Operating 

Manual. 

EQPS–0311–198, ‘‘Thermo Scientific 

Dichotomous Partisol®–Plus Model 2025–D 

Sequential Air Sampler,’’ configured for dualfilter sampling of fine (PM2.5) and coarse 

(PM10–2.5) particles, using a virtual impactor 

to separate the fine and coarse PM into two 

samples for collection on two separate filter 

membranes, and operated with the modified 

filter shuttle mechanism implemented May 

31, 2008 and firmware version 1.500, or later, 

for 24-hour continuous sample periods and 

in accordance with the Dichotomous 

Partisol®–Plus Model 2025–D Sequential Air 

Sampler Operating Manual. 

Applications for equivalent method 

determinations for these candidate 

methods were received by the EPA on 

September 7, 2010. The samplers are 

commercially available from the 

applicant, Thermo Fisher Scientific, Air 

Quality Instruments, Environmental 

Instruments Division, 27 Forge Parkway, 

Franklin, MA 02038. 

The analytical procedure for the Pb 

method and the test analyzers or 

samplers representative of the other 

methods have been tested in accordance 

with the applicable test procedures 

specified in 40 CFR Part 53 (as amended 

on June 22, 2010). After reviewing the 

results of those tests and other 

information submitted by the applicants 

in the respective applications, EPA has 

determined, in accordance with Part 53, 

that these methods should be designated 

as equivalent methods. The information 

submitted by the applicants in the 

respective applications will be kept on 

file, either at EPA’s National Exposure 

Research Laboratory, Research Triangle 

Park, North Carolina 27711 or in an 

approved archive storage facility, and 

will be available for inspection (with 

advance notice) to the extent consistent 

with 40 CFR Part 2 (EPA’s regulations 

implementing the Freedom of 

Information Act). 

As designated equivalent methods, 

these methods are acceptable for use by 

States and other air monitoring agencies 

under the requirements of 40 CFR Part 

58, Ambient Air Quality Surveillance. 

For such purposes, each method must 

be used in strict accordance with the 

operation or instruction manual or 

standard operating procedure associated 

with the method and subject to any 

specifications and limitations (e.g., 

configuration or operational settings) 

specified in the applicable designated 

method description (see the 

identifications of the methods above). 

Use of the methods should also be in 

general accordance with the guidance 

and recommendations of applicable 

sections of the ‘‘Quality Assurance 

Handbook for Air Pollution 

Measurement Systems, Volume I,’’ EPA/ 

600/R–94/038a and ‘‘Quality Assurance 

Handbook for Air Pollution 

Measurement Systems, Volume II, 

Ambient Air Quality Monitoring 

Program’’ EPA–454/B–08–003, 

December, 2008 (available at http:// 

www.epa.gov/ttn/amtic/qalist.html). 

Vendor modifications of a designated 

equivalent method used for purposes of 

Part 58 are permitted only with prior 

approval of the EPA, as provided in Part 

53. Provisions concerning modification 

of such methods by users are specified 

under Section 2.8 (Modifications of 

Methods by Users) of Appendix C to 40 

CFR part 58. 

In general, a method designation 

applies to any sampler, analyzer, or 

method which is identical to the 

sampler, analyzer, or method described 

in the application for designation. In 

some cases, similar samplers or 

analyzers manufactured prior to the 

designation may be upgraded or 

converted (e.g., by minor modification 

or by substitution of the approved 

operation or instruction manual) so as to 

be identical to the designated method 

and thus achieve designated status. The 

manufacturer should be consulted to 

determine the feasibility of such 

upgrading or conversion. 

Part 53 requires that sellers of 

designated reference or equivalent 

method analyzers or samplers comply 

with certain conditions. These 

conditions are specified in 40 CFR 53.9. 

Aside from occasional breakdowns or 

malfunctions, consistent or repeated 

noncompliance with any of these 

conditions should be reported to: 

Director, Human Exposure and 

Atmospheric Sciences Division (MD– 

E205–01), National Exposure Research 

Laboratory, U.S. Environmental 

Protection Agency, Research Triangle 

Park, North Carolina 27711. 

Designation of these new equivalent 

methods is intended to assist the States 

in establishing and operating their air 

quality surveillance systems under 40 

CFR Part 58. Questions concerning the 

commercial availability or technical 

aspects of the methods should be 

directed to the applicants. 

Jewel F. Morris, 

Acting Director, National Exposure Research 

Laboratory. 

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BILLING CODE 6560–50–P 

ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION 

AGENCY 

[FRL–9284–9] 

Cross-Media Electronic Reporting 

Regulation Authorized Program 

Revision/Modification Approvals: State 

of Colorado 

AGENCY: Environmental Protection 

Agency (EPA). 

ACTION: Notice. 

SUMMARY: This notice announces EPA’s 

approval, under regulations for CrossMedia Electronic Reporting, of the State 

of Colorado’s request to revise/modify 

certain of its EPA-authorized programs 

to allow electronic reporting. 

DATES: EPA’s approval is effective 

March 22, 2011. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Evi 

Huffer, U.S. Environmental Protection 

Agency, Office of Environmental 

Information, Mail Stop 2823T, 1200 

Pennsylvania Avenue, NW., 

Washington, DC 20460, (202) 566–1697, 

huffer.evi@epa.gov, U.S. Environmental 

Protection Agency, Office of 

Environmental Information, Mail Stop 

2823T, 1200 Pennsylvania Avenue, 

NW., Washington, DC 20460, or Karen 

Seeh, U.S. Environmental Protection 

Agency, Office of Environmental 

Information, Mail Stop 2823T, 1200 

Pennsylvania Avenue, NW., 

Washington, DC 20460, (202) 566–1175, 

seeh.karen@epa.gov. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: On 

October 13, 2005, the final Cross-Media 

Electronic Reporting Rule (CROMERR) 

was published in the Federal Register 

(70 FR 59848) and codified as Part 3 of 

title 40 of the CFR. CROMERR 

establishes electronic reporting as an 

acceptable regulatory alternative to 

paper reporting and establishes 

requirements to assure that electronic 

documents are as legally dependable as 

their paper counterparts. Under Subpart 

D of CROMERR, state, tribe or local 

government agencies that receive, or 

wish to begin receiving, electronic 

reports under their EPA-authorized 

programs must apply to EPA for a 

revision or modification of those 

programs and obtain EPA approval. 

Subpart D also provides standards for 

such approvals based on consideration 

of the electronic document receiving 

systems that the state, tribe, or local 

government will use to implement the 

electronic reporting. Additionally, in 

§ 3.1000(b) through (e) of 40 CFR Part 3, 

Subpart D provides special procedures 

for program revisions and modifications 

to allow electronic reporting, to be used 

at the option of the state, tribe or local 


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government in place of procedures 

available under existing programspecific authorization regulations. An 

application submitted under the 

Subpart D procedures must show that 

the state, tribe or local government has 

sufficient legal authority to implement 

the electronic reporting components of 

the programs covered by the application 

and will use electronic document 

receiving systems that meet the 

applicable Subpart D requirements. 

On August 31, 2010, the Colorado 

Department of Public Health and 

Environment (CODPHE) submitted an 

application for its Net Discharge 

Monitoring Report (NetDMR) electronic 

document receiving system for revision/ 

modification of its EPA-authorized 

programs under title 40 CFR. EPA 

reviewed CODPHE’s request to revise its 

EPA-authorized programs and, based on 

this review, EPA determined that the 

application met the standards for 

approval of authorized program 

revisions/modifications set out in 40 

CFR part 3, subpart D. In accordance 

with 40 CFR 3.1000(d), this notice of 

EPA’s decision to approve Colorado’s 

request for revision to its 40 CFR Part 

123— National Pollutant Discharge 

Elimination System (NPDES) State 

Program Requirements and Part 403— 

General Pretreatment Regulations For 

Existing And New Sources Of Pollution 

EPA-authorized programs for electronic 

reporting of discharge monitoring report 

information submitted under 40 CFR 

parts 122 and 403 is being published in 

the Federal Register. 

CODPHE was notified of EPA’s 

determination to approve its application 

with respect to the authorized programs 

listed above. 

Dated: March 8, 2011. 

Andrew Battin, 

Director, Office of Information Collection. 

[FR Doc. 2011–6663 Filed 3–21–11; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 6560–50–P 

FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS 

COMMISSION 

Notice of Public Information 

Collection(s) Being Submitted for 

Review and Approval to the Office of 

Management and Budget (OMB), 

Comments Requested 

March 15, 2011. 

SUMMARY: The Federal Communications 

Commission, as part of its continuing 

effort to reduce paperwork burden 

invites the general public and other 

Federal agencies to take this 

opportunity to comment on the 

following information collection(s), as 

required by the Paperwork Reduction 

Act (PRA) of 1995, 44 U.S.C. 3501–3520. 

Comments are requested concerning: (a) 

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; 

(b) the accuracy of the Commission’s 

burden estimate; (c) ways to enhance 

the quality, utility, and clarity of the 

information collected; (d) 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 (e) ways to 

further reduce the information 

collection 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 currently valid OMB 

control number. 

DATES: Written Paperwork Reduction 

Act (PRA) comments should be 

submitted on or before April 21, 2011. 

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: Direct all PRA comments to 

Nicholas A. Fraser, Office of 

Management and Budget, via fax at 202– 

395–5167 or via the Internet at 

Nicholas_A._Fraser@omb.eop.gov and 

to the Federal Communications 

Commission via e-mail to PRA@fcc.gov. 

To view a copy of this information 

collection request (ICR) submitted to 

OMB: (1) Go to the Web page http:// 

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, and (6) 

when the list of FCC ICRs currently 

under review appears, look for the title 

of this ICR (or its OMB Control Number, 

if there is one) and then click on the ICR 

Reference Number to view detailed 

information about this ICR. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Judith B. Herman, Office of Managing 

Director, (202) 418–0214. For additional 

information or copies of the information 

collection(s), contact Judith B. Herman, 

OMD, 202–418–0214 or e-mail judithb.herman@fcc.gov. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

OMB Control Number: 3060–0262. 

Title: Section 90.179, Shared Use of 

Radio Stations. 

Form Number: N/A. 

Type of Review: Extension of a 

currently approved collection. 

Respondents: Business or other forprofit, not-for-profit institutions and 

state, local or tribal government. 

Number of Respondents and 

Responses: 42,000 respondents; 42,000 

responses. 

Estimated Time per Response: 15 

minutes for records maintenance; and 

45 minutes for preparation of sharing 

agreements: 1 hour total time per 

response. 

Frequency of Response: 

Recordkeeping requirement, on 

occasion reporting requirement and 

third party disclosure requirement. 

Obligation to Respond: Required to 

obtain or retain benefits. Statutory 

authority for this information collection 

is contained in 47 U.S.C. sections 154(i), 

161, 303(g), 303(r), and 332(c)(7). 

Total Annual Burden: 42,000 hours. 

Total Annual Cost: N/A. 

Privacy Act Impact Assessment: N/A. 

Nature and Extent of Confidentiality: 

There is no need for confidentiality. 

Needs and Uses: The Commission 

will submit this expiring collection 

during this comment period to obtain 

the three year clearance from the Office 

of Management and Budget (OMB). 

There is no change in the Commission’s 

reporting, recordkeeping and/or third 

party disclosure requirements. There is 

no change in the Commission’s previous 

burden estimates. 

The Commission was directed by the 

United States Congress, in the Balanced 

Budget Act of 1997, to dedicate 2.4 MHz 

of electromagnetic spectrum in the 746– 

806 MHz band for public safety services. 

Section 90.179 requires that Part 90 

licensees that share use of their private 

land mobile radio facility on a nonprofit, cost-sharing basis keep a written 

agreement as part of the station records. 

Regardless of the method of sharing, an 

up-to-date list of persons who are 

sharing the station and the basis of their 

eligibility under Part 90 must be 

maintained. The requirement is 

necessary to identify users of the system 

should interference problems develop. 

This information is used by the 

Commission to identify users of the 

system should interference problems 

develop. This information is used by the 

Commission to investigate interference 


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