76464 Federal Register / Vol. 69, No. 244 / Tuesday, December 21, 2004 / Notices 

http://www.ferc.gov using the 

‘‘eLibrary’’ link. Enter the docket 

number excluding the last three digits in 

the docket number field to access the 

document. You may also register online 

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

esubscription.asp to be notified via email of new filings and issuances 

related to this or other pending projects. 

For assistance, call 1–866–208–3676 or 

e-mail FERCOnlineSupport@ferc.gov, or 

for TTY, call (202) 502–8659. A copy is 

also available for inspection and 

reproduction at the address in item (h) 

above. 

m. Individuals desiring to be included 

on the Commission’s mailing list should 

so indicate by writing to the Secretary 

of the Commission. 

n. Comments, Protests, or Motions to 

Intervene: Anyone may submit 

comments, a protest, or a motion to 

intervene in accordance with the 

requirements of Rules of Practice and 

Procedure, 18 CFR 385.210, .211, .214. 

In determining the appropriate action to 

take, the Commission will consider all 

protests or other comments filed, but 

only those who file a motion to 

intervene in accordance with the 

Commission’s Rules may become a 

party to the proceeding. Any comments, 

protests, or motions to intervene must 

be received on or before the specified 

comment date for the particular 

application. 

o. Filing and Service of Responsive 

Documents: Any filings must bear in all 

capital letters the title ‘‘COMMENTS’’, 

‘‘RECOMMENDATIONS FOR TERMS 

AND CONDITIONS’’, ‘‘PROTEST’’, OR 

‘‘MOTION TO INTERVENE’’, as 

applicable, and the Project Number of 

the particular application to which the 

filing refers (P–1494–259). All 

documents (original and eight copies) 

should be filed with: Magalie R. Salas, 

Secretary, Federal Energy Regulatory 

Commission, 888 First Street, NE., 

Washington DC 20426. A copy of any 

motion to intervene must also be served 

upon each representative of the 

Applicant specified in the particular 

application. 

p. Agency Comments: Federal, state, 

and local agencies are invited to file 

comments on the described application. 

A copy of the application may be 

obtained by agencies directly from the 

Applicant. If an agency does not file 

comments within the time specified for 

filing comments, it will be presumed to 

have no comments. One copy of an 

agency’s comments must also be sent to 

the Applicant’s representatives. 

q. Comments, protests, and 

interventions may be filed electronically 

via the Internet in lieu of paper. See, 18 

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

instructions on the Commission’s Web 

site at http://www.ferc.gov under the ‘‘eFiling’’ link.

Magalie R. Salas, 

Secretary.

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BILLING CODE 6717–01–P

ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION 

AGENCY 

[ORD–2004–0022, FRL–7850–9] 

Agency Information Collection 

Activities: Proposed Collection; 

Comment Request; Technology 

Performance and Product Information 

To Support Vendor Information 

Summaries, EPA ICR Number 2154.02, 

OMB Control Number 2050–0194

AGENCY: Environmental Protection 

Agency (EPA).

ACTION: Notice.

SUMMARY: In compliance with the 

Paperwork Reduction Act (44 U.S.C. 

3501 et seq.), this document announces 

that EPA is planning to submit a 

continuing Information Collection 

Request (ICR) to the Office of 

Management and Budget (OMB). This is 

a request to renew an existing approved 

collection. This ICR is scheduled to 

expire on February 28, 2005. Before 

submitting the ICR to OMB for review 

and approval, EPA is soliciting 

comments on specific aspects of the 

proposed information collection as 

described below.

DATES: Comments must be submitted on 

or before February 10, 2005.

ADDRESSES: Submit your comments, 

referencing docket ID number ORD–

2004–0022, to EPA online using 

EDOCKET (our preferred method), by email to ord.docket@epa.gov, or by mail 

to: EPA Docket Center, Environmental 

Protection Agency, ORD Docket, 

28221T, 1200 Pennsylvania Ave., NW., 

Washington, DC 20460.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Eric 

N. Koglin, Environmental Protection 

Agency, P.O. Box 93478, Las Vegas, 

Nevada 89193–3478; telephone number: 

702–798–2332; fax number: 702–798–

2291; e-mail address: 

koglin.eric@epa.gov.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: EPA has 

established a public docket for this ICR 

under Docket ID number ORD–2004–

0022, which is available for public 

viewing at the ORD Docket in the EPA 

Docket Center (EPA/DC), EPA West, 

Room B102, 1301 Constitution Ave., 

NW., Washington, DC. The EPA Docket 

Center Public Reading Room is open 

from 8:30 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 ORD 

Docket is (202) 566–1752. An electronic 

version of the public docket is available 

through EPA Dockets (EDOCKET) at 

http://www.epa.gov/edocket. Use 

EDOCKET to obtain a copy of the draft 

collection of information, submit or 

view public comments, access the index 

listing of the contents of the public 

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 above. 

Any comments related to this ICR 

should be submitted to EPA within 60 

days of this notice. EPA’s policy is that 

public comments, whether submitted 

electronically or in paper, will be made 

available for public viewing in 

EDOCKET as EPA receives them and 

without change, unless the comment 

contains copyrighted material, 

confidential business information (CBI), 

or other information whose public 

disclosure is restricted by statute. When 

EPA identifies a comment containing 

copyrighted material, EPA will provide 

a reference to that material in the 

version of the comment that is placed in 

EDOCKET. The entire printed comment, 

including the copyrighted material, will 

be available in the public docket. 

Although identified as an item in the 

official docket, information claimed as 

CBI, or whose disclosure is otherwise 

restricted by statute, is not included in 

the official public docket, and will not 

be available for public viewing in 

EDOCKET. For further information 

about the electronic docket, see EPA’s 

Federal Register notice describing the 

electronic docket at 67 FR 38102 (May 

31, 2002), or go to http://www.epa.gov./

edocket.

Affected entities: Entities potentially 

affected by this action are vendors and 

developers of technologies 

(commercially available and those 

under development) that are intended to 

be used to decontaminate structures 

(e.g., buildings (interior and exterior) 

and water distribution systems) 

contaminated with chemical, biological, 

or radiological materials and 

technologies for use in detecting, 

measuring, and monitoring these same 

materials in air, on surfaces, and in 

water. 

Title: Technology Performance and 

Product Information to Support Vendor 

Information Summaries.

Abstract: The U.S. EPA Office of 

Research and Development’s National 

Homeland Security Research Center 

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(NHSRC) is helping to protect human 

health and the environment from 

adverse impacts resulting from 

intentional acts of terror. With an 

emphasis on decontamination and 

consequence management, water 

infrastructure protection, and threat and 

consequence assessment, NHSRC 

scientists and engineers are working to 

develop tools and information that will 

help detect the intentional introduction 

of chemical, biological, and radiological 

contaminants in buildings or water 

systems, the containment of these 

contaminants, the decontamination of 

buildings and/or water systems, and the 

disposal of material resulting from 

cleanups. With a substantial background 

in environmental protection and risk 

management, NHSRC researchers are 

well-positioned to develop the tools and 

technologies needed to respond to 

existing and potential terrorist threats. 

The focus of these efforts is aimed at 

providing advice, guidance, and 

scientific expertise on homeland 

security issues to emergency response 

personnel, consequence managers, 

decision-makers, and government 

officials that will result in improved 

protection for all citizens. 

An important facet of the NHSRC 

mission is identifying, testing, and 

evaluating technologies to support water 

utility operators, emergency responders, 

and facility managers. EPA lacks a well 

documented array of technological tools 

to adequately address all of the 

monitoring, detection, decontamination, 

and treatment tasks associated with 

remediating contaminated facilities and 

drinking water supply systems. EPA is 

aware that significant research, 

development, and commercialization 

efforts are underway by the private 

sector, but EPA needs to manage the 

information concerning the myriad of 

technology choices faced by its 

customers. 

EPA has initiated this effort to 

develop brief vendor information 

summaries of available technologies 

relevant to the detection and 

decontamination of drinking water 

systems, building materials, building 

structures, and indoor air that may 

become contaminated with chemical, 

biological, or radiological contaminants. 

These summaries will be based upon 

vendor-generated or provided 

information including any independent, 

validated test data generated by 

governmental or other organizations and 

provided to EPA through this ICR. 

EPA will produce 4–10 page 

summaries on each of the technologies 

for which vendors voluntarily agreed to 

submit the requested information. These 

summaries will be shared with EPA and 

other emergency response personnel, 

building and facility managers, and 

water utility operators. The information 

provided by technology developers and 

vendors will also be used by the 

NHSRC’s Technology Testing and 

Evaluation Program (TTEP) to identify 

technologies that may be suitable 

candidates for testing and evaluation 

and to track those technologies under 

development that may eventually be 

ready for rigorous testing and 

evaluation. Developers and vendors 

with applicable technologies are being 

searched through all available 

mechanisms. Once identified, the 

developer or vendor is sent a letter 

requesting the submission of specific 

information pertinent to the 

performance, operation, maintenance, 

and cost of the technology. 

The submission of information is 

voluntary. Because the summarized 

information will be publically available, 

technology vendors/developers will be 

discouraged from submitting CBI. 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 40 CFR are listed 

in 40 CFR part 9. 

The EPA would like to solicit 

comments 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.

Burden Statement: EPA estimates that 

150 technology developers or vendors 

will annually respond to this request for 

information. EPA assumes that the 

vendors or developers have data 

supporting their claim of efficacy, but 

will not require that it be generated if 

that is not the case. EPA estimates 1–4 

hours of time (average 2.5 hours) will be 

expended by the companies collating 

existing information, photocopying, and 

submitting packages to EPA. The 

request letter will require the recipient 

to devote time (i.e., as measured by staff 

man-hours) and resources (i.e., to copy 

documents and mail responses) to 

produce acceptable responses. EPA 

expects that the companies will be 

photocopying existing information, test 

results, and testing procedures as well 

as product literature, to respond to this 

request for information and, where 

possible, submitting documents 

electronically. 

Burden means the total time, effort, or 

financial 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; 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.

Dated: December 13, 2004. 

Andrew P. Avel, 

Acting Director, National Homeland Security 

Research Center.

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BILLING CODE 6560–50–P

ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION 

AGENCY 

[OW–2004–0009; FRL–7851–4] 

Agency Information Collection 

Activities; Submission to OMB for 

Review and Approval; Comment 

Request; Disinfectants/Disinfection 

Byproducts, Chemical and 

Radionuclides Rules (Renewal), EPA 

ICR Number 1896.05, OMB Control 

Number 2040–0204

AGENCY: Environmental Protection 

Agency.

ACTION: Notice.

SUMMARY: In compliance with the 

Paperwork Reduction Act (44 U.S.C. 

3501 et seq.), this document announces 

that an Information Collection Request 

(ICR) has been forwarded to the Office 

of Management and Budget (OMB) for 

review and approval. This is a request 

to renew an existing approved 

collection. This ICR is scheduled to 

expire on December 31, 2004. Under 

OMB regulations, the Agency may