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Ocean Discharge Criteria Evaluation 

For discharges into waters of the 

territorial sea, contiguous zone, or 

oceans, CWA section 403 requires EPA 

to consider guidelines for determining 

potential degradation of the marine 

environment in issuance of NPDES 

permits. These Ocean Discharge Criteria 

(40 CFR 125, Subpart M) are intended 

to ‘‘prevent unreasonable degradation of 

the marine environment and to 

authorize imposition of effluent 

limitations, including a prohibition of 

discharge, if necessary, to ensure this 

goal’’ (45 FR 65942, October 3, 1980). 

EPA prepared a report on ‘‘Ocean 

Discharge Criteria Evaluation for the 

NPDES General Permit for the 

Territorial Seas of the State of Texas’’ 

dated October 25, 2002, when EPA 

proposed the reissuance of the general 

permit in 2004, and concluded that 

reissuance of the Oil and Gas General 

Permit for the Territorial Seas of Texas 

would not result in unreasonable 

degradation of the marine environment. 

EPA has reevaluated the ten (10) criteria 

in the SIR mentioned above. 

Marine Protection, Research, and 

Sanctuaries Act 

The Marine Protection, Research and 

Sanctuaries Act (MPRSA) of 1972 

regulates the dumping of all types of 

materials into ocean waters and 

establishes a permit program for ocean 

dumping. In addition the MPRSA 

establishes the Marine Sanctuaries 

Program, implemented by the National 

Oceanographic and Atmospheric 

Administration (NOAA), which requires 

NOAA to designate ocean waters as 

marine sanctuaries for the purpose of 

preserving or restoring their 

conservation, recreational, ecological or 

aesthetic values. Pursuant to the Marine 

Protection and Sanctuaries Act, NOAA 

has not designated any marine 

sanctuaries within the area covered 

under the permit. The proposed permit 

also prohibits discharges to marine 

sanctuary areas. 

Magnuson-Stevens Fishery Management 

and Conservation Act 

EPA has determined that reissuance 

of this general permit is not likely to 

adversely affect Essential Fish Habitat 

established under the 1996 amendments 

to the Magnuson-Stevens Fishery 

Management and Conservation Act. In 

the letter of June 17, 2011, National 

Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS) 

concurred with the determination that 

issuance of the permit has no adverse 

effect to Essential Fish Habitat. 

Coastal Zone Management Act 

EPA has determined that the activities 

which are proposed to be authorized by 

this permit are consistent with the local 

and state Coastal Zone Management 

Plans. The proposed permit and 

consistency determination will be 

submitted to the State of Texas for 

interagency review during the comment 

period of the public notice. It should be 

noted that decisions to allow oil and gas 

exploration and production in the 

territorial seas are made by the State of 

Texas and not the EPA. 

State Certification 

Under section 401(a)(1) of the Act, 

EPA may not issue an NPDES permit 

until the State in which the discharge 

will originate grants or waives 

certification to ensure compliance with 

appropriate requirements of the Act and 

State law. Section 301(b)(1)(C) of the 

Act requires that NPDES permits 

contain conditions that ensure 

compliance with applicable state water 

quality standards or limitations. The 

proposed permit contains limitations 

intended to ensure compliance with 

state water quality standards and has 

been determined by EPA Region 6 to be 

consistent with Texas Water Quality 

Standards and the corresponding 

implementation guidance. The Region 

will solicit the 401 certification from the 

Texas Railroad Commission. 

Paperwork Reduction Act 

The information collection required 

by this permit has been approved by the 

Office of Management and Budget 

(OMB) under the provisions of the 

Paperwork Reduction Act, 44 U.S.C. 

3501 et seq., in submission made for the 

NPDES permit program and assigned 

OMB control numbers 2040–0086 

(NPDES permit application) and 2040– 

0004 (discharge monitoring reports). 

This reissued permit requires 

reporting and application requirements 

for new facilities to comply with cooling 

water intake structure requirements and 

therefore it requires more reporting 

burdens for new facilities from those 

under the previous general permit. 

Since this permit is very similar in 

reporting and application requirements 

in discharges which are required to be 

monitored as the Western Gulf of 

Mexico Outer Continental Shelf (OCS) 

general permit (GMG290000) which also 

has cooling water intake structure 

requirements, the paperwork burdens 

are expected to be nearly identical. EPA 

estimated it would take an affected 

facility 3 hours to prepare the request 

for coverage and 3 hours per month to 

prepare discharge monitoring reports. It 

is estimated that the time required to 

prepare the request for coverage and 

discharge monitoring reports for this 

permit will be the same. A new facility 

may need more time to prepare 

information for cooling water intake 

structure requirements. This proposal 

requires electronic reporting for 

discharge monitoring reports, and it will 

save some reporting time. 

However, the alternative to obtaining 

authorization to discharge under this 

general permit is to obtain an individual 

permit. The burden of obtaining 

authorization to discharge under the 

general permit is expected to be 

significantly less than the burden of 

obtaining an individual permit. 

Regulatory Flexibility Act 

The Regulatory Flexibility Act, 5 

U.S.C. 601 et seq., requires that EPA 

prepare a regulatory flexibility analysis 

for regulations that have a significant 

impact on a substantial number of small 

entities. The permit renewal proposed 

today is not a ‘‘rule’’ subject to the 

Regulatory Flexibility Act. EPA 

prepared a regulatory flexibility 

analysis, however, on the promulgation 

of the Offshore Subcategory guidelines 

on which many of the permit’s effluent 

limitations are based. That analysis has 

shown that issuance of this permit 

would not have a significant impact on 

a substantial number of small entities. 

Dated: October 14, 2011. 

William K. Honker, 

Acting Director, Water Quality Protection 

Division, EPA Region 6. 

[FR Doc. 2011–27421 Filed 10–21–11; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 6560–50–P 

EXPORT-IMPORT BANK OF THE U.S. 

[Public Notice 2011–076] 

Agency Information Collection 

Activities: Final Collection; Comment 

Request 

AGENCY: Export-Import Bank of the U.S. 

ACTION: Submission for OMB review and 

comments request. 

Form Title: Used Equipment 

Questionnaire (EIB 11–03). 

SUMMARY: The Export-Import Bank of 

the United States (Ex-Im Bank), as a part 

of its continuing effort to reduce 

paperwork and respondent burden, 

invites the general public and other 

Federal Agencies to comment on the 

proposed information collection, as 

required by the Paperwork Reduction 

Act of 1995. 

The collection will provide 

information needed to determine 


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compliance and creditworthiness for 

transaction requests submitted to Ex-Im 

Bank under its insurance, guarantee, 

and direct loan programs. Information 

presented in this form will be 

considered in the overall evaluation of 

the transaction, including Export-Import 

Bank’s determination of the appropriate 

term for the transaction. 

The form can be view at: http:// 

www.exim.gov/pub/pending/eib11- 

03.pdf. 

DATES: Comments should be received on 

or before December 23, 2011 to be 

assured of consideration. 

ADDRESSESES: Comments maybe 

submitted electronically on http:// 

www.regulations.gov or by mail to Ms. 

Michele Kuester, Export-Import Bank of 

the United States, 811 Vermont Ave., 

NW., Washington, DC 20571 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Titles and Form Number: EIB 11–03 

Used Equipment Questionnaire. 

OMB Number: 3048–xxxx. 

Type of Review: New. 

Need and Use: The information 

collected will provide information 

needed to determine compliance and 

creditworthiness for transaction 

requests submitted to the Export Import 

Bank under its insurance, guarantee, 

and direct loan programs. 

Affected Public: This form affects 

entities involved in the export of U.S. 

goods and services. 

Annual Number of Respondents: 

1,000. 

Estimated Time per Respondent: 

15 minutes. 

Government Annual Burden Hours: 

250 hours. 

Frequency of Reporting or Use: On 

Occasion. 

Total Cost to the Government: 

$9,680.00. 

Sharon A. Whitt, 

Agency Clearance Officer. 

[FR Doc. 2011–27246 Filed 10–21–11; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 6690–01–P 

FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS 

COMMISSION 

[DA 11–1708] 

Consumer Advisory Committee 

AGENCY: Federal Communications 

Commission. 

ACTION: Notice. 

SUMMARY: The Commission announces 

the next meeting date, time, and agenda 

of its Consumer Advisory Committee 

(‘‘Committee’’). The purpose of the 

Committee is to make recommendations 

to the Commission regarding matters 

within the jurisdiction of the 

Commission and to facilitate the 

participation of all consumers in 

proceedings before the Commission. 

DATES: The next meeting of the 

Committee will take place on November 

4, 2011, 9 a.m. to 4 p.m., at the 

Commission’s Headquarters Building, 

Room TW–C305. 

ADDRESSES: Federal Communications 

Commission, 445 12th Street, SW., 

Washington, DC 20554. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Scott Marshall, Consumer and 

Governmental Affairs Bureau, (202) 

418–2809 (voice or TTY), or e-mail 

Scott.Marshall@fcc.gov. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This is a 

summary of the Commission’s 

document DA 11–1708 released 

October 14, 2011, announcing the 

agenda, date and time of the 

Committee’s next meeting. 

Meeting Date, Time and Agenda 

The next meeting of the Consumer 

Advisory Committee will take place on 

November 4, 2011, from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. 

at the Commission’s headquarters 

building, Room TW–C305, 445 12th 

Street, SW., Washington, DC 20554. 

At its November 4, 2011 meeting, it is 

expected that the Committee will 

consider a recommendation from its 

USF Working Group regarding the 

Lifeline Linkup programs and a 

recommendation from its Consumer 

Empowerment Working Group 

regarding cramming. The Committee 

may also consider other 

recommendations from its working 

groups. 

A limited amount of time will be 

available on the agenda for comments 

from the public. Alternatively, Members 

of the public may send written 

comments to: Scott Marshall, 

Designated Federal Officer of the 

Committee at the address provided 

above. 

The meeting is open to the public and 

the site is fully accessible to people 

using wheelchairs or other mobility 

aids. Sign language interpreters, open 

captioning, assistive listening devices, 

and Braille copies of the agenda and 

handouts will be provided on site. 

Meetings are also broadcast live with 

open captioning over the Internet from 

the FCC Live web page at http:// 

www.fcc.gov/live/. 

Simultaneous with the webcast, the 

meeting will be available through 

Accessible Event, a service that works 

with your web browser to make 

presentations accessible to people with 

disabilities. You can listen to the audio 

and use a screen reader to read 

displayed documents. You can also 

watch the video with open captioning. 

The website to access Accessible Event 

is http://accessibleevent.com. The web 

page prompts for an Event Code which 

is, 005202376. To learn about the 

features of Accessible Event, consult its 

User’s Guide at: http:// 

accessibleevent.com/doc/user_guide/. 

Other reasonable accommodations for 

people with disabilities are available 

upon request. The request should 

include a detailed description of the 

accommodation needed and contact 

information. Please provide as much 

advance notice as possible; last minute 

requests will be accepted, but may be 

impossible to fill. Send an e-mail to 

fcc504@fcc.gov or call the Consumer 

and Governmental Affairs Bureau at 

202–418–0530 (voice), 202–418–0432 

(TTY). 

Federal Communications Commission. 

William D. Freedman, 

Acting Deputy Chief, Consumer and 

Governmental Affairs Bureau. 

[FR Doc. 2011–27103 Filed 10–21–11; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 6712–01–P 

FEDERAL DEPOSIT INSURANCE 

CORPORATION 

Update to Notice of Financial 

Institutions for Which the Federal 

Deposit Insurance Corporation has 

been Appointed Either Receiver, 

Liquidator, or Manager 

AGENCY: Federal Deposit Insurance 

Corporation. 

ACTION: Update listing of financial 

institutions in liquidation. 

SUMMARY: Notice is hereby given that 

the Federal Deposit Insurance 

Corporation (Corporation) has been 

appointed the sole receiver for the 

following financial institutions effective 

as of the Date Closed as indicated in the 

listing. This list (as updated from time 

to time in the Federal Register) may be 

relied upon as ‘‘of record’’ notice that 

the Corporation has been appointed 

receiver for purposes of the statement of 

policy published in the July 2, 1992 

issue of the Federal Register (57 FR 

29491). For further information 

concerning the identification of any 

institutions which have been placed in 

liquidation, please visit the Corporation 

Web site at www.fdic.gov/bank/ 

individual/failed/banklist.html or 

contact the Manager of Receivership 

Oversight in the appropriate service 

center. 

Dated: October 17, 2011. 


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