50726 Federal Register / Vol. 76, No. 158 / Tuesday, August 16, 2011 / Notices 

Dated: August 9, 2011. 

Kimberly D. Bose, 

Secretary. 

[FR Doc. 2011–20753 Filed 8–15–11; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 6717–01–P 

DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY 

Federal Energy Regulatory 

Commission 

[Project No. 14170–000] 

Riverbank Hydro No. 14, LLC; Notice of 

Preliminary Permit Application 

Accepted for Filing and Soliciting 

Comments, Motions To Intervene, and 

Competing Applications 

On May 2, 2011, Riverbank Hydro No. 

14, LLC (Riverbank Hydro), filed an 

application for a preliminary permit, 

pursuant to section 4(f) of the Federal 

Power Act (FPA), proposing to study the 

feasibility of the Tuttle Creek 

Hydroelectric Project (Tuttle Creek 

Project or project) to be located at the 

U.S. Army Corps of Engineers’ (Corps) 

Tuttle Creek Dam, on Big Blue River, 

near Manhattan, Riley County, Kansas. 

The sole purpose of a preliminary 

permit, if issued, is to grant the permit 

holder priority to file a license 

application during the permit term. A 

preliminary permit does not authorize 

the permit holder to perform any landdisturbing activities or otherwise enter 

upon lands or waters owned by others 

without the owners’ express permission. 

The proposed project would consist of 

the following: (1) A 350-foot-long, 16- 

foot-diameter penstock bifurcating from 

the existing outlet structure; (2) a 100- 

foot-long, 50-foot-wide concrete 

powerhouse containing one turbine 

with a generator rating of 7.9 megawatts; 

(3) a tailrace structure directing flows 

from the powerhouse back into the river 

channel downstream of the existing 

dam; (4) a 2.8-mile-long, 25-kilovolt 

transmission line connecting the project 

to an existing transmission line; and (5) 

appurtenant facilities. The estimated 

annual generation of the Tuttle Creek 

Project would be 30.5 gigawatt-hours. 

Applicant Contact: Mr. Kuo-Bao 

Tong, Riverbank Power Corporation, 

Royal Bank Plaza, South Tower, P.O. 

Box 166, 200 Bay Street, Suite 3230, 

Toronto, Ontario, Canada M5J2J4; 

phone: (416) 861–0092, extension 154. 

FERC Contact: Sergiu Serban; phone: 

(202) 502–6211. 

Deadline for filing comments, motions 

to intervene, competing applications 

(without notices of intent), or notices of 

intent to file competing applications: 60 

days from the issuance of this notice. 

Competing applications and notices of 

intent must meet the requirements of 18 

CFR 4.36. Comments, motions to 

intervene, notices of intent, and 

competing applications may be filed 

electronically via the Internet. See 18 

CFR 385.2001(a)(1)(iii) and the 

instructions on the Commission’s Web 

site http://www.ferc.gov/docs-filing/ 

efiling.asp. Commenters can submit 

brief comments up to 6,000 characters, 

without prior registration, using the 

eComment system at http:// 

www.ferc.gov/docs-filing/ 

ecomment.asp. You must include your 

name and contact information at the end 

of your comments. For assistance, 

please contact FERC Online Support at 

FERCOnlineSupport@ferc.gov or toll 

free at 1–866–208–3676, or for TTY, 

(202) 502–8659. Although the 

Commission strongly encourages 

electronic filing, documents may also be 

paper-filed. To paper-file, mail an 

original and seven copies to: Kimberly 

D. Bose, Secretary, Federal Energy 

Regulatory Commission, 888 First 

Street, NE., Washington, DC 20426. 

More information about this project, 

including a copy of the application, can 

be viewed or printed on the ‘‘eLibrary’’ 

link of Commission’s Web site at http:// 

www.ferc.gov/docs-filing/elibrary.asp. 

Enter the docket number (P–14170–000) 

in the docket number field to access the 

document. For assistance, contact FERC 

Online Support. 

Dated: August 9, 2011. 

Kimberly D. Bose, 

Secretary. 

[FR Doc. 2011–20754 Filed 8–15–11; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 6717–01–P 

DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY 

Southwestern Power Administration 

Integrated System Power Rates: 

Correction 

AGENCY: Southwestern Power 

Administration, DOE. 

ACTION: Notice of public review and 

comment; Correction. 

SUMMARY: Southwestern Power 

Administration published a document 

in the Federal Register (76 FR 48159) on 

August 8, 2011, announcing the public 

review and comment period on 

proposed rates. Inadvertently, the date 

listed for the combined Public 

Information and Comment Forum 

(Forum) was erroneously listed in the 

DATES section as of August 16, 2011. 

The correct date and time for the Forum, 

if requested, will be August 30, 2011, at 

9 a.m. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Mr. 

James K. McDonald, Assistant 

Administrator, Office of Corporate 

Operations, Southwestern Power 

Administration, U.S. Department of 

Energy, One West Third Street, Tulsa, 

Oklahoma 74103, (918) 595–6690, 

jim.mcdonald@swpa.gov. 

Dated: August 10, 2011. 

Jon Worthington, 

Administrator. 

[FR Doc. 2011–20934 Filed 8–12–11; 4:15 pm] 

BILLING CODE 6450–01–P 

ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION 

AGENCY 

[EPA–HQ–OW–2004–0013; FRL–9452–1] 

Agency Information Collection 

Activities; Proposed Collection; 

Comment Request; EPA Strategic Plan 

Information on Source Water 

Protection 

AGENCY: Environmental Protection 

Agency. 

ACTION: Notice. 

SUMMARY: In compliance with the 

Paperwork Reduction Act (PRA) (44 

U.S.C. 3501 et seq.), this document 

announces that EPA is planning to 

submit a request to renew an existing 

approved Information Collection 

Request (ICR) to the Office of 

Management and Budget (OMB). This 

ICR is scheduled to expire on December 

31, 2011. Before submitting the ICR to 

OMB for review and approval, EPA is 

soliciting comments on specific aspects 

of the proposed information collection 

as described in the SUPPLEMENTARY

INFORMATION section. 

DATES: Comments must be submitted on 

or before October 17, 2011. 

ADDRESSES: Submit your comments, 

identified by Docket ID No. EPA–HQ–

OW–2004–0013 by one of the following 

methods: 

• http://www.regulations.gov: Follow 

the on-line instructions for submitting 

comments. 

• E–mail: OW–Docket@epa.gov. 

• Mail: Water Docket, Environmental 

Protection Agency, EPA Docket Center 

(EPA/DC), Mailcode: 4101T, 1200 

Pennsylvania Ave., NW., Washington, 

DC 20460. 

• Hand Delivery: The EPA Docket 

Center at the Public Reading Room, 

Room B3334, EPA West Building, 1301 

Constitution Avenue, NW., Washington, 

DC. Such deliveries are only accepted 

during the Docket’s normal hours of 

operation, and special arrangements 

should be made for deliveries of boxed 

information. 


emcdonald on DSK2BSOYB1PROD with NOTICES
Federal Register / Vol. 76, No. 158 / Tuesday, August 16, 2011 / Notices 50727 

Instructions: Direct your comments to 

Docket ID No. EPA–HQ–OW–2004– 

0013. EPA’s policy is that all comments 

received will be included in the public 

docket without change and may be 

made available online at http:// 

www.regulations.gov, including any 

personal information provided, unless 

the comment includes information 

claimed to be Confidential Business 

Information (CBI) or other information 

whose disclosure is restricted by statute. 

Do not submit information that you 

consider to be CBI or otherwise 

protected through http:// 

www.regulations.gov or e-mail. The 

http://www.regulations.gov Web site is 

an ‘‘anonymous access’’ system, which 

means EPA will not know your identity 

or contact information unless you 

provide it in the body of your comment. 

If you send an e-mail comment directly 

to EPA without going through http:// 

www.regulations.gov your e-mail 

address will be automatically captured 

and included as part of the comment 

that is placed in the public docket and 

made available on the Internet. If you 

submit an electronic comment, EPA 

recommends that you include your 

name and other contact information in 

the body of your comment and with any 

disk or CD–ROM you submit. If EPA 

cannot read your comment due to 

technical difficulties and cannot contact 

you for clarification, EPA may not be 

able to consider your comment. 

Electronic files should avoid the use of 

special characters, any form of 

encryption, and be free of any defects or 

viruses. For additional information 

about EPA’s public docket visit the EPA 

Docket Center homepage at http:// 

www.epa.gov/epahome/dockets.htm. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Beth 

Hall, Drinking Water Protection 

Division—Prevention Branch, Office of 

Ground Water and Drinking Water (MC 

4606M), Environmental Protection 

Agency, 1200 Pennsylvania Ave., NW., 

Washington, DC 20460; telephone 

number: 202–564–3883; fax number: 

202–564–3756; e–mail address: 

hall.beth@epa.gov. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

How can I access the docket and/or 

submit comments? 

EPA has established a public docket 

for this ICR under Docket ID No. EPA– 

HQ–OW–2004–0013, which is available 

for online viewing at http:// 

www.regulations.gov, or in person 

viewing at the Water Docket in the EPA 

Docket Center (EPA/DC), EPA West, 

Room B3334, 1301 Constitution Ave., 

NW., Washington, DC. The EPA/DC 

Public Reading Room is open from 8 

a.m. to 4:30 p.m., Monday through 

Friday, excluding legal holidays. The 

telephone number for the Reading Room 

is 202–566–1744, and the telephone 

number for the Water Docket is 202– 

566–2426. 

Use www.regulations.gov to obtain a 

copy of the draft collection of 

information, submit or view public 

comments, access the index listing of 

the contents of the docket, and to access 

those documents in the public docket 

that are available electronically. Once in 

the system, select ‘‘search,’’ then key in 

the docket ID number identified in this 

document. 

What information is EPA particularly 

interested in? 

Pursuant to section 3506(c)(2)(A) of 

the PRA, EPA specifically solicits 

comments and information to enable it 

to: 

(i) 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; 

(ii) Evaluate the accuracy of the 

Agency’s estimate of the burden of the 

proposed collection of information, 

including the validity of the 

methodology and assumptions used; 

(iii) Enhance the quality, utility, and 

clarity of the information to be 

collected; and 

(iv) Minimize the burden of the 

collection of information on those who 

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. 

What should I consider when I prepare 

my comments for EPA? 

You may find the following 

suggestions helpful for preparing your 

comments: 

1. Explain your views as clearly as 

possible and provide specific examples. 

2. Describe any assumptions that you 

used. 

3. Provide copies of any technical 

information and/or data you used that 

support your views. 

4. If you estimate potential burden or 

costs, explain how you arrived at the 

estimate that you provide. 

5. Offer alternative ways to improve 

the collection activity. 

6. Make sure to submit your 

comments by the deadline identified 

under DATES. 

7. To ensure proper receipt by EPA, 

be sure to identify the docket ID number 

assigned to this action in the subject 

line on the first page of your response. 

You may also provide the name, date, 

and Federal Register citation. 

What information collection activity or 

ICR does this apply to? 

Affected entities: Entities potentially 

affected by this action are State 

environmental and health agencies. 

Title: EPA Strategic Plan Information 

on Source Water Protection. 

ICR numbers: EPA ICR No. 1816.05, 

OMB Control No. 2040–0197. 

ICR status: This ICR is currently 

scheduled to expire on December 31, 

2011. 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 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 in 

certain EPA regulations is consolidated 

in 40 CFR part 9. 

Abstract: EPA is collecting, on a 

voluntary basis, data from the states on 

their progress toward substantial 

implementation of prevention strategies 

for all community water systems 

(CWSs). The information to be collected 

will help states and EPA understand the 

progress toward the Agency’s goal of 

increasing the number of CWSs (and the 

populations they serve) with minimized 

risk to public health through 

development and implementation of 

source water protection strategies for 

source water areas. The Safe Drinking 

Water Act, while authorizing the 

generation of this data, does not require 

the implementation of source water 

protection programs by States. Section 

1452 of the Safe Drinking Water Act 

allows the use of Drinking Water State 

Revolving Fund monies for support 

efforts in the information collection. 

Burden Statement: The annual public 

reporting and recordkeeping burden for 

this collection of information is 

estimated to average 27.6 hours per 

annual response for each respondent, or 

4,224 hours over the next three years of 

the information collection. Burden 

means the total time, effort, or financial 


emcdonald on DSK2BSOYB1PROD with NOTICES
50728 Federal Register / Vol. 76, No. 158 / Tuesday, August 16, 2011 / Notices 

resources expended by persons to 

generate, maintain, retain, or disclose or 

provide information to or for a Federal 

agency. This includes the time needed 

to review instructions; develop, acquire, 

install, and utilize technology and 

systems for the purposes of collecting, 

validating, and verifying information, 

processing and maintaining 

information, and disclosing and 

providing information; adjust the 

existing ways to comply with any 

previously applicable instructions and 

requirements which have subsequently 

changed; train personnel to be able to 

respond to a collection of information; 

search data sources; complete and 

review the collection of information; 

and transmit or otherwise disclose the 

information. 

The ICR provides a detailed 

explanation of the Agency’s estimate, 

which is only briefly summarized here: 

Estimated total number of potential 

respondents: 51. 

Frequency of response: annual. 

Estimated total average number of 

responses for each respondent: 1. 

Estimated total annual burden hours: 

1,408. 

Estimated total annual costs: $58,325. 

All of this cost is associated with labor; 

there are no capital investment or 

maintenance and operational costs 

associated with this ICR. 

Are there changes in the estimates from 

the last approval? 

There is a decrease of 308 hours in the 

total estimated annual respondent 

burden compared with that identified in 

the ICR currently approved by OMB. 

This decrease results from reduced labor 

burden associated with automated 

reporting of progress toward developing 

and implementing prevention strategies 

for all community water systems via the 

Safe Drinking Water Information System 

(SDWIS). EPA estimates that 11 states 

will incur reduced burden by using the 

capabilities of SDWIS to report to EPA 

on the status of contamination 

prevention efforts in their states. 

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. At that time, EPA will issue 

another Federal Register notice 

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. 

Dated: August 11, 2011. 

Ronald W. Bergman, 

Acting Director, Office of Ground Water & 

Drinking Water. 

[FR Doc. 2011–20827 Filed 8–15–11; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 6560–50–P 

ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION 

AGENCY 

[FRL–9451–8] 

Science Advisory Board Staff Office; 

Notification of Public Teleconferences 

of the Science Advisory Board 

Radiation Advisory Committee 

AGENCY: Environmental Protection 

Agency (EPA). 

ACTION: Notice. 

SUMMARY: The EPA Science Advisory 

Board (SAB) Staff Office announces two 

teleconferences of the SAB Augmented 

Radiation Advisory Committee (RAC) to 

discuss the draft advisory report related 

to uranium and thorium in-situ leach 

recovery and post-closure stability 

monitoring. 

DATES: The public teleconferences will 

be conducted on Tuesday, September 6, 

2011 and Wednesday, October 5, 2011, 

from 1 p.m. to 4 p.m. (Eastern Daylight 

Time). 

ADDRESSES: The public teleconferences 

will be conducted by telephone only. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Any 

member of the public wishing further 

information regarding this Notice may 

contact Dr. K. Jack Kooyoomjian, 

Designated Federal Officer (DFO), SAB 

Staff Office (1400R), 1200 Pennsylvania 

Avenue, NW., Washington, DC 20460; 

or by telephone/voice mail at (202) 564– 

2064, or via e-mail at 

kooyoomjian.jack@epa.gov. General 

information concerning the EPA Science 

Advisory Board can be found at the EPA 

SAB Web site at http//www.epa.gov/sab. 

Technical Contact: Technical 

background information pertaining to 

the Uranium In-Situ leach recovery— 

Post-Closure Stability Monitoring can be 

found at http://www.epa.gov/radiation/ 

tenorm/pubs.html. Information 

pertaining to EPA’s regulatory standards 

in 40 CFR part 192—Health and 

Environmental Protection Standards for 

Uranium and Thorium Mill Tailings can 

be found at http://yosemite.epa.gov/ 

opei/rulegate.nsf/byRIN/2060– 

AP43?opendocument. For questions 

concerning the technical aspects of this 

topic, please contact Dr. Mary E. Clark 

of the U.S. EPA, ORIA by telephone at 

(202) 343–9348, or via e-mail at 

clark.marye@epa.gov. 

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 Agency actions, positions and 

regulations. 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 

augmented RAC will hold two public 

teleconferences. The SAB will comply 

with the provisions of FACA and all 

appropriate EPA and SAB Staff Office 

procedural policies. 

The EPA has requested the SAB 

review the Agency draft technical 

document on ISL/ISR post closure 

stability monitoring to evaluate what 

criteria should be considered to 

establish a specific period of monitoring 

for ISL/ISR facilities, once uranium 

extraction operations are completed. 

Among the issues to be considered are 

whether specific site characteristics, 

features or benchmarks can be used to 

aid in establishing a post-closure 

monitoring time period; and if other 

technical approaches should be 

considered by EPA to provide 

reasonable assurances of aquifer 

stability and groundwater protection. 

The Agency’s draft technical document 

will be used as a basis to evaluate the 

technical and scientific issues 

pertaining to standards in 40 CFR part 

192—Health and Environmental 

Protection Standards for Uranium and 

Thorium Mill Tailings. The SAB RAC 

augmented with additional experts held 

an initial public teleconference of July 

12, 2011 and a two-day meeting on July 

18 and 19, 2011 to discuss advisory 

comments on the EPA’s June 2011 draft 

technical document entitled 

‘‘Considerations Related to Post-Closure 

Monitoring of Uranium In-Situ Leach/ 

In-Situ Recovery (ISL/ISR) Sites’’. These 

previous meetings were announced in 

the Federal Register on Thursday, June 

23, 2011 (Vol. 76, No. 121, pp. 36918– 

36919). The purpose of the September 6, 

2011 and October 5, 2011 public 

teleconferences is for the augmented 

RAC to discuss its draft advisory report 

on this topic. 

Availability of Meeting Materials: The 

Agenda, roster of the augmented RAC, 


emcdonald on DSK2BSOYB1PROD with NOTICES