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specific transmission projects. The 

FERC–730 provides annual data on 

transmission capital expenditures as 

well as project status detail. The 

Commission requires that filers specify 

which projects are currently receiving 

incentives in the project detail table and 

that they group together those facilities 

receiving the same incentive. 

Specifically, in accordance with the 

statute, public utilities with incentive 

rates must file: 

• Actual transmission investment for 

the most recent calendar year, and 

projected, incremental investments for 

the next five calendar years (in dollar 

terms); and 

• a project by project listing that 

specifies for each project the most up to 

date, expected completion date, 

percentage completion as of the date of 

filing, and reasons for delays for all 

current and projected investments over 

the next five calendar years. Projects 

with projected costs less than $20 

million are excluded from this listing. 

To ensure that Commission rules are 

successfully meeting the objectives of 

Section 219, the Commission collects 

industry data, projections and related 

information that detail the level of 

investment. FERC–730 information 

regarding projected investments as well 

as information about completed projects 

allows the Commission to monitor the 

success of the transmission pricing 

reforms and to determine the status of 

critical projects and reasons for delay. 

Type of Respondent: Public utilities 

that have been granted incentives based 

rate treatment for specific transmission 

projects under the provisions of 18 CFR 

35.35(h) must file the FERC–730. 

Estimate of Annual Burden: The 

Commission estimates the annual public 

reporting burden for the information 

collection as: 

FERC–730 (REPORT OF TRANSMISSION INVESTMENT ACTIVITY) 

Number of respondents 

Annual 

number of 

responses 

per 

respondent 

Total 

number of 

responses 

Average 

burden & 

cost per 

response 6

Total annual 

burden 

hours & 

total annual 

cost 

Cost per 

respondent 

($) 

(1) (2) (1) * (2) = (3) (4) (3) * (4) = (5) (5) ÷ (1) 

63 ......................................................................................... 1 63 30 

$2,160 

1,890 

$136,080 

$2,160 

Dated: December 16, 2015. 

Nathaniel J. Davis, Sr., 

Deputy Secretary. 

[FR Doc. 2015–32131 Filed 12–23–15; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 6717–01–P 

ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION 

AGENCY 

[ER–FRL–9024–6] 

Environmental Impact Statements; 

Notice of Availability 

Responsible Agency: Office of Federal 

Activities, General Information (202) 

564–7146 or http://www2.epa.gov/nepa. 

Weekly receipt of Environmental Impact 

Statements (EISs) 

Filed 12/14/2015 Through 12/18/2015 

Pursuant to 40 CFR 1506.9. 

Notice 

Section 309(a) of the Clean Air Act 

requires that EPA make public its 

comments on EISs issued by other 

Federal agencies. EPA’s comment letters 

on EISs are available at: http://

cdxnodengn.epa.gov/cdx-nepa-public/

action/eis/search. 

EIS No. 20150358, Draft, USACE, FL, 

Herbert Hoover Dike Dam Safety 

Modification, Comment Period Ends: 

02/08/2016, Contact: Stacie 

Auvenshine 904–232–3694. 

EIS No. 20150359, Draft, USFS, OR, Gap 

Landscape Restoration Project, 

Comment Period Ends: 02/08/2016, 

Contact: Gary Asbridge 541–416– 

6500. 

EIS No. 20150360, Final, FERC, FL, 

Southeast Market Pipelines Project, 

Review Period Ends: 01/25/2016, 

Contact: John Peconom 202–502– 

6352. 

EIS No. 20150361, Draft Supplement, 

FTA, CA, Transbay Transit Center 

Program, Comment Period Ends: 02/

29/2016, Contact: Brenda Perez 415– 

744–2731. 

EIS No. 20150362, Final Supplement, 

FTA, CA, Regional Connector Transit 

Corridor, Review Period Ends: 01/25/ 

2016, Contact: Mary Nguyen 213– 

202–3960. 

Dated: December 21, 2015. 

Dawn Roberts, 

Management Analyst, NEPA Compliance 

Division, Office of Federal Activities. 

[FR Doc. 2015–32418 Filed 12–23–15; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 6560–50–P 

ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION 

AGENCY 

[EPA–HQ–OPP–2015–0715; FRL–9939–33] 

Agency Information Collection 

Activities; Proposed Renewal of 

Collection; Comment Request 

AGENCY: Environmental Protection 

Agency (EPA). 

ACTION: Notice. 

SUMMARY: In compliance with the 

Paperwork Reduction Act (PRA), this 

document announces that EPA is 

planning to submit an Information 

Collection Request (ICR) to the Office of 

Management and Budget (OMB). The 

ICR, entitled: ‘‘Tolerance Petitions for 

Pesticides on Food/Feed Crops and New 

Food Use Inert Ingredients’’ and 

identified by EPA ICR No. 0597.12 and 

OMB Control No. 2070–0024, represents 

the renewal of an existing ICR that is 

scheduled to expire on August, 31, 

2016. Before submitting the ICR to OMB 

for review and approval, EPA is 

soliciting comments on specific aspects 

of the proposed information collection 

that is summarized in this document. 

The ICR and accompanying material are 

available in the docket for public review 

and comment. 

DATES: Comments must be received on 

or before February 22, 2016. 

ADDRESSES: Submit your comments, 

identified by docket identification (ID) 

number EPA–HQ–OPP–2015–0715, by 

one of the following methods: 

• Federal eRulemaking Portal: http:// 

www.regulations.gov. Follow the online 

instructions for submitting comments. 

Do not submit electronically any 

information you consider to be 

Confidential Business Information (CBI) 

or other information whose disclosure is 

restricted by statute. 

• Mail: OPP Docket, Environmental 

Protection Agency Docket Center (EPA/ 

DC), (28221T), 1200 Pennsylvania Ave. 

NW., Washington, DC 20460–0001. 

• Hand Delivery: To make special 

arrangements for hand delivery or 

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delivery of boxed information, please 

follow the instructions at http://

www.epa.gov/dockets/contacts.html. 

Additional instructions on 

commenting or visiting the docket, 

along with more information about 

dockets generally, is available at http:// 

www.epa.gov/dockets. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Amaris Johnson, Field and External 

Affairs Division (7506P), Office of 

Pesticide Programs, Environmental 

Protection Agency, 1200 Pennsylvania 

Ave. NW., Washington, DC 20460–0001; 

telephone number: (703) 305–9542; 

email address: johnson.amaris@epa.gov. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

I. What information is EPA particularly 

interested in? 

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

(44 U.S.C. 3506(c)(2)(A)), EPA 

specifically solicits comments and 

information to enable it to: 

1. 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. 

2. Evaluate the accuracy of the 

Agency’s estimates of the burden of the 

proposed collection of information, 

including the validity of the 

methodology and assumptions used. 

3. Enhance the quality, utility, and 

clarity of the information to be 

collected. 

4. 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. 

II. What information collection activity 

or ICR does this action apply to? 

Title: Tolerance Petitions for 

Pesticides on Food/Feed Crops and New 

Food Use Inert Ingredients. 

ICR number: EPA ICR No. 0597.12. 

OMB control number: OMB Control 

No. 2070–0024. 

ICR status: This ICR is currently 

scheduled to expire on August 31, 2016. 

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 Code 

of Federal Regulations (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 for certain EPA regulations is 

consolidated in 40 CFR part 9. 

Abstract: The use of pesticides to 

increase crop production often results in 

pesticide residues in or on the crop. To 

protect the public health from unsafe 

pesticide residues, EPA sets limits on 

the nature and level of residues 

permitted pursuant to section 408 of the 

Federal Food, Drug and Cosmetic Act 

(FFDCA). A pesticide may not be used 

on food or feed crops unless the Agency 

has established a tolerance (maximum 

residue limit) for the pesticide residues 

on that crop, or established an 

exemption from the requirement to have 

a tolerance. 

Under the law, EPA is responsible for 

ensuring that the maximum residue 

levels likely to be found in or on food/ 

feed are safe for human consumption 

through a careful review and evaluation 

of residue chemistry and toxicology 

data. In addition, EPA must ensure that 

adequate enforcement of the tolerance 

can be achieved through the testing of 

submitted analytical methods. If the 

data are adequate for EPA to determine 

that there is a reasonable certainty that 

no harm will result from aggregate 

exposure, the Agency will establish the 

tolerance or grant an exemption from 

the requirement of a tolerance. 

This ICR only applies to the 

information collection activities 

associated with the submission of a 

petition for a tolerance action. While 

EPA is authorized to set pesticide 

tolerances, the Food and Drug 

Administration (FDA) is responsible for 

their enforcement. Food or feed 

commodities found to contain pesticide 

residues in excess of established 

tolerances are considered adulterated, 

and are subject to seizure by FDA, and 

may result in civil penalties. 

Trade secret or CBI is frequently 

submitted to the EPA in support of a 

tolerance petition because submissions 

usually include the manufacturing 

process, product formulation, and 

supporting data. When such information 

is provided to the Agency, the 

information is protected from disclosure 

under FIFRA Section 10. CBI data 

submitted to the EPA is handled strictly 

in accordance with the provisions of the 

‘‘FIFRA Confidential Business 

Information Security Manual.’’ 

Burden statement: The annual public 

reporting and recordkeeping burden for 

this collection of information is 

estimated to average 1,726 hours per 

response. Burden is defined in 5 CFR 

1320.3(b). 

The ICR, which is available in the 

docket along with other related 

materials, provides a detailed 

explanation of the collection activities 

and the burden estimate that is only 

briefly summarized here: 

Respondents/Affected Entities: 

Entities potentially affected by this ICR 

are Pesticide manufacturers and IR–4. 

Estimated total number of potential 

respondents: 165. 

Frequency of response: On occasion. 

Estimated total average number of 

responses for each respondent: 1. 

Estimated total annual burden hours: 

285,128 hours. 

Estimated total annual costs: 

$27,475,223.58. This is the estimated 

burden cost; there is no cost for capital 

investment or maintenance and 

operational costs in this information 

collection request. 

III. Are there changes in the estimates 

from the last approval? 

There is an increase of 48,328 hours 

in the total estimated respondent 

burden compared with that identified in 

the ICR currently approved by OMB. 

This increase is a result of an increase 

from 137 to 165 in the estimated average 

number of tolerance petitions submitted 

annually, which resulted in a change to 

the annual burden hours for 

respondents from 236,800 in the 

previous renewal to 285,128 in the 

current renewal. There is no change in 

burden per tolerance petition; burden 

for respondents increased as a result of 

the estimated increase in the average 

number of petitions submitted annually. 

This change is an adjustment. 

IV. 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. EPA will issue another Federal 

Register document 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 person listed 

under FOR FURTHER INFORMATION

CONTACT. 

Authority: 44 U.S.C. 3501 et seq. 

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Dated: December 4, 2015. 

Jim Jones, 

Assistant Administrator, Office of Chemical 

Safety and Pollution Prevention. 

[FR Doc. 2015–32515 Filed 12–23–15; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 6560–50–P 

ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION 

AGENCY 

[FRL–9940–53–ORD; Docket ID No. EPA– 

HQ–ORD–2013–0357] 

Draft Integrated Science Assessment 

for Sulfur Oxides—Health Criteria 

AGENCY: Environmental Protection 

Agency (EPA). 

ACTION: Notice; extension of public 

comment period. 

SUMMARY: The Environmental Protection 

Agency (EPA) is announcing a 30-day 

extension of the public comment period 

for the draft document titled, ‘‘External 

Review Draft Integrated Science 

Assessment for Sulfur Oxides—Health 

Criteria’’ (EPA/600/R–15/066). The 

original Federal Register notice 

announcement provides a 60-day public 

comment period and was published on 

November 24, 2015. The EPA 

subsequently received a request to 

extend this comment period. With the 

30-day extension announced in this 

notice, the comment period ends on 

February 24, 2016. The draft document 

was prepared by the National Center for 

Environmental Assessment (NCEA) 

within the EPA’s Office of Research and 

Development as part of the review of the 

primary (health-based) National 

Ambient Air Quality Standards for 

sulfur dioxide. 

DATES: The public comment period 

began on November 24, 2015, and ends 

on February 24, 2016. Comments must 

be received on or before February 24, 

2016. 

ADDRESSES: The ‘‘External Review Draft 

Integrated Science Assessment for 

Sulfur Oxides—Health Criteria’’ will be 

available primarily via the Internet on 

the EPA’s Integrated Science 

Assessment for Sulfur Dioxide (Health 

Criteria) home page at http://

www2.epa.gov/isa/integrated-scienceassessment-isa-sulfur-dioxide-healthcriteria or the public docket at http://

www.regulations.gov, Docket ID: EPA– 

HQ–ORD–2013–0357. A limited number 

of CD–ROM copies will be available. 

Contact Ms. Marieka Boyd by phone: 

919–541–0031; fax: 919–541–5078; or 

email: boyd.marieka@epa.gov to request 

a CD–ROM, and please provide your 

name, your mailing address, and the 

document title, ‘‘External Review Draft 

Integrated Science Assessment for 

Sulfur Oxides—Health Criteria’’ to 

facilitate processing of your request. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For 

technical information, contact Dr. Tom 

Long, NCEA; telephone: 919–541–1880; 

facsimile: 919–541–1818; or email: 

long.tom@epa.gov. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Comments 

may be submitted electronically via 

http://www.regulations.gov, by mail, by 

fax, or by hand delivery/courier. Please 

follow the detailed instructions 

provided in the SUPPLEMENTARY

INFORMATION section of the Federal 

Register notice announcing the release 

of the draft assessment document, 

published on November 24, 2015 (80 FR 

73183). 

For information on submitting 

comments to the docket, please contact 

the ORD Docket at the EPA’s 

Headquarters Docket Center; telephone: 

202–566–1752; fax: 202–566–9744; or 

email: Docket_ORD@epa.gov. 

Dated: December 16, 2015. 

Mary A. Ross, 

Deputy Director, National Center for 

Environmental Assessment. 

[FR Doc. 2015–32511 Filed 12–23–15; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 6560–50–P 

ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION 

AGENCY 

[EPA–R10–OAR–2015–0812; FRL–9940–60– 

Region 10] 

Notice of Availability of Electronic 

Reporting; Federal Air Rules for 

Reservations Online Reporting System 

AGENCY: Environmental Protection 

Agency (EPA). 

ACTION: Notice. 

SUMMARY: The Environmental Protection 

Agency (EPA) is notifying the public 

that electronic emissions reporting is 

now available for sources covered by the 

Federal Air Rules for Reservations 

(FARR). The FARR requires certain 

sources of air pollution on Indian 

Reservations in Idaho, Oregon, and 

Washington to register and report 

emissions to the EPA. Any person who 

owns or operates a source of air 

pollution with the potential to emit two 

or more tons per year of an air pollutant, 

with certain exceptions, must register 

annually and report those emissions. 

Registration and emissions reports are 

due within 90 days of commencing 

operations, and annually thereafter. The 

EPA created the FARR Online Reporting 

System (FORS) to help make registration 

and emissions reporting easier. The 

FORS, operated through the agency’s 

Central Data Exchange (CDX), is 

CROMERR compliant, which means the 

electronic signature meets the EPA’s 

regulatory electronic signature 

requirements. 

ADDRESSES: Nancy Helm: Office of Air, 

Waste and Toxics, EPA Region 10, 

AWT–150, 1200 Sixth Ave., Suite 900, 

Seattle, WA 98101. 206–553–6908; or 

helm.nancy@epa.gov. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Nancy Helm: Office of Air, Waste and 

Toxics; 206–553–6908; or helm.nancy@

epa.gov. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: As of 

January 15, 2016, air pollution sources 

covered by the FARR as provided in 40 

CFR 49.138 may register and report 

emissions electronically. 

How to Access the System: The FORS 

can be accessed at https://cdx.epa.gov. 

New users will need to register and 

select FORS as their program service. 

The EPA intends to provide training to 

affected entities on how to access, 

register and use the system. 

How to Get Help Using the System: 

The EPA has provided the CDX user 

guide to each source currently registered 

under the FARR, and to tribal 

governments in Idaho, Oregon, and 

Washington. That guide is available at 

http://yosemite.epa.gov/R10/tribal.nsf/

programs/farr. The CDX Help Desk is 

available for technical support-related 

questions between the hours of 8:00 

a.m. and 6:00 p.m. (ET) at 1–888–890– 

1995 or helpdesk@epacdx.net. 

Confidential Business Information: 

Regulated entities may assert a business 

confidentiality claim covering any 

portion of the submitted information as 

provided in 40 CFR part 2, subpart B. 

Information claimed as confidential 

should be submitted on compact disk or 

flash drive and mailed to the FARR 

Registration Coordinator, EPA Region 

10, AWT–150, 1200 Sixth Ave., Suite 

900, Seattle, WA 98101. Confidential 

treatment is automatically forfeited for 

information submitted through the 

FORS. Note that emissions data and 

information necessary to determine 

emissions is not entitled to confidential 

treatment. Failure to assert a claim in 

the manner described in 40 CFR part 2, 

subpart B, allows the submitted 

information to be released to the public 

without further notice. Information 

subject to a business confidentiality 

claim may be disclosed by the EPA only 

to the extent set forth in the above-cited 

regulations. 

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