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1 The Alaska Eskimo Whaling Commission initially joined in the ICAS petition, but later requested to withdraw from the appeal proceeding. The EAB granted its request. control numbers in certain EPA regulations is consolidated in 40 CFR part 9.

Abstract: Section 4010(c) of the Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (RCRA) of 1976 requires that EPA revise the landfill criteria promulgated under paragraph (1) of Section 4004(a) and Section 1008(a)(3). Section 4005(c) of RCRA, as amended by the Hazardous Solid Waste Amendments (HSWA) of 1984, requires states to develop and implement permit programs to ensurethat MSWLFs and non-municipal, nonhazardous waste disposal units that receive household hazardous waste or CESQG hazardous waste are in compliance with the revised criteria forthe design and operation of nonmunicipal, non-hazardous waste disposal units under 40 CFR part 257, Subpart B and MSWLFs under 40 CFR part 258 (40 CFR part 257, subpart B and 40 CFR part 258 are henceforth referred to as the ‘‘revised federal criteria.’’). Section 4005(c) of RCRA further mandates the EPA Administrator to determine the adequacy of state permit programs to ensure owner and/ or operator compliance with the revised federal criteria. A state program that is deemed adequate to ensure compliance may afford flexibility to owners or operators in the approaches they use to meet federal requirements, significantly reducing the burden associated with compliance.

In response to the statutory requirement in § 4005(c), EPA developed 40 CFR part 239, commonly referred to as the State Implementation Rule (SIR). The SIR describes the state application and EPA review procedures and defines the elements of an adequate state permit program. The collection of information from the state during the permit program adequacy determination process allows EPA to evaluate whether a program for which approval is requested is appropriate in structure and authority to ensure owner or operator compliance with the revised federal criteria.

The EPA Administrator has delegated the authority to make determinations of adequacy, as contained in the statute, to the EPA Regional Administrator. The appropriate EPA Regional Office, therefore, will use the information provided by each state to determine whether the state’s permit program satisfies the statutory test reflected in the requirements of 40 CFR part 239. In all cases, the information will be analyzed to determine the adequacy of the state’s permit program for ensuring compliance with the federal revised
criteria. Burden Statement: The annual public reporting and recordkeeping burden for this collection of information is estimated to average 242 hours per response. 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; 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.

Respondents/Affected Entities: State, Local, or Tribal Governments.

Estimated Number of Respondents:

12.

Frequency of Response: On occasion. Estimated Total Annual Hour Burden:

968.

Estimated Total Annual Cost: $53,835, which includes $53,835 for annual labor and $0 for annualized capital or O&M costs. All costs are labor costs, there are no capital/start-up or O&M costs associated with this ICR.

Changes in the Estimates: There is no change in the total estimated burden currently identified in the OMB Inventory of Approved ICR Burdens.

John Moses, Director, Collection Strategies Division.

[FR Doc. 2012–3147 Filed 2–9–12; 8:45 am]

**BILLING CODE 6560–50–P**

**ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY** 

**[FRL–9629–8]**

**Notice of Approval of Clean Air Act Outer Continental Shelf Permits Issued**  **to Shell Gulf of Mexico, Inc., and Shell Offshore, Inc. for the Discoverer**  **Drillship**

**AGENCY :**  United States Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Region 10.

**ACTION :**  Notice of Final Action.

**SUMMARY :**  This notice announces that EPA Region 10 has issued two final permit decisions granting Clean Air Act Outer Continental Shelf (OCS) permit applications, one from Shell Gulf of Mexico, Inc., for operation of the Discoverer drillship in the Chukchi Sea and one from Shell Offshore, Inc. (collectively, ‘‘Shell’’), for operation of the Discoverer drillship in the Beaufort
Sea.

**DATES :**  EPA Region 10 issued final permit decisions on the OCS permits for Shell’s operation of the Discoverer drillship in the Chukchi and Beaufort Seas on January 27, 2012. The permits also became effective on that date. Pursuant to section 307(b)(1) of the Clean Air Act, 42 U.S.C. 7607(b)(1), judicial review of these final permit decisions, to the extent it is available, may be sought by filing a petition for review in the United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit within 60 days of February 10, 2012.

**ADDRESSES :**  The documents relevant to the above-referenced permits are available for public inspection during normal business hours at the following address: U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Region 10, 1200 Sixth Avenue, Suite 900, AWT–107, Seattle, WA 98101. To arrange for viewing of these documents, call Natasha Greaves at (206) 553–7079.

**FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT :**  Natasha Greaves, Office of Air Waste and Toxics, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Region 10, 1200 6th Avenue, Suite 900, AWT–107, Seattle, WA 98101. Anyone who wishes to review the EPA Environmental Appeals Board (EAB) decision described below can obtain it at http://www.epa.gov/ eab/.

Notice of Final Action and Supplementary Information: EPA Region 10 issued two final permit decisions to Shell authorizing operation of the Discoverer drillship in the Chukchi and Beaufort Seas, OCS Permit Nos. R10OCS/PSD–AK–09–01 and R10OCS/PSD–AK–2010–01 (collectively, the ‘‘Shell Discoverer permits’’). The Shell Discoverer permits were initially issued by EPA Region 10 on September 19, 2011. The EPA’s Environmental Appeals Board (EAB) received four petitions for review of the Shell Discoverer permits from the following entities: (1) The Inupiat Community of the Arctic Slope (ICAS); 1 (2) The Native Village of Point Hope, Resisting Environmental Destruction of Indigenous Lands, Alaska Wilderness League, Center for Biological Diversity, Natural Resources Defense Council, Northern Alaska Environmental Center, Ocean Conservancy, Oceana, Pacific Environment, Sierra Club, and the


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Wilderness Society; (3) Mr. Daniel Lum; and (4) Ms. Donna Arvelo. On January 12, 2012, the EAB dismissed Ms. Arvelo’s petition as untimely and denied review of the three other petitions. See In re Shell Gulf of Mexico, Inc. and Shell Offshore, Inc., OCS Appeal Nos. 11–02, 11–03, 11–04 & 11– 08 (EAB, Jan. 12, 2011) (Order Denying Review). Following the EAB’s action, pursuant to 40 CFR 124.19(f)(1), EPA Region 10 issued final permit decisions on January 27, 2011. All conditions of the Shell Discoverer permits, as initially issued by Region 10 on September 19, 2011, are final and effective.

Dated: January 31, 2012. Richard G. Albright, Director, Region 10 Office of Air, Waste &
Toxics.

[FR Doc. 2012–3160 Filed 2–9–12; 8:45 am]

**BILLING CODE 6560–50–P**

**ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY** 

**[ER–FRL–9001–5]**

**Environmental Impacts Statements; Notice of Availability** 

Responsible Agency: Office of Federal Activities, General Information (202)

564–7146 or http://www.epa.gov/ compliance/nepa/. Weekly receipt of Environmental Impact

Statements Filed 01/30/2012 Through 02/03/2012 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 EIS are available at: http:// www.epa.gov/compliance/nepa/ eisdata.html. EIS No. 20120027, Final EIS, FERC, CA,

Eagle Mountain Pumped Storage Hydroelectric Project, Licensing Application for Eagle Mountain Mine, near the Town of Desert Center, Riverside County, CA, Review Period Ends: 03/12/2012, Contact: Kenneth Hogan 202–502–8434. EIS No. 20120028, Draft EIS, USACE,

CA, Clearwater Program, To Meet the Wastewater Management Needs of the Joint Outfall System (JOS) Through the Year 2050, near San Pedro, Section 404 Permit, Los Angeles County, CA, Comment Period Ends: 03/26/2012, Contact: Dr. Aaron O. Allen 805–585–2148. EIS No. 20120029, Final EIS, FHWA,

NC, Mid-Currituck Bridge Study, Transportation Improvements in the Currituck Sound Area, US–158 and NC 12, USACE Section 404 Permit, Currituck and Dare Counties, NC, Review Period Ends: 03/12/2012, Contact: John Sullivan 919–856–4346. EIS No. 20120030, Final EIS, FHWA,

AL, Helena Bypass Construction, from Shelby County Road 52 in Helena to State Route 261 near Bearden Road, Funding, USACE Section 404 Permit, Shelby County, AL, Review Period Ends: 03/12/2012, Contact: Mark D. Bartlett 334–274–6350.
Dated: February 7, 2012. Cliff Rader, Director, NEPA Compliance Division, Office of Federal Activities.

[FR Doc. 2012–3154 Filed 2–9–12; 8:45 am]

**BILLING CODE 6560–50–P**

**ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY** 

**[FRL–9630–1; EPA–HQ–ORD–2012–0093]**

**Notice of Workshop and Call for Information on Integrated Science**  **Assessment for Oxides of Nitrogen**

**AGENCY :**  Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).

**ACTION :**  Notice; call for information.

**SUMMARY :**  The U.S. EPA Office of Research and Development’s National Center for Environmental Assessment (NCEA) is preparing an Integrated Science Assessment (ISA) as part of the review of the primary National Ambient Air Quality Standards (NAAQS) for oxides of nitrogen (NO X ). The scientific review that informs the ISA will include evidence for NO X whereas the indicator for NO X that has been used for the standard is nitrogen dioxide (NO 2 ). Thus, the ISA is referred to as the NO X ISA while the standard itself is referred to as the NO 2 NAAQS. This ISA is intended to update the scientific assessment presented in the Integrated Science Assessment for Oxides of Nitrogen—Health Criteria (EPA 600/R– 08/071), published in July 2008. Interested parties are invited to assist the EPA in developing and refining the scientific information base for the review of the NO 2 NAAQS by submitting research studies that have been published, accepted for publication, or presented at a public scientific meeting.

The EPA is also announcing that a workshop entitled ‘‘ Kickoff Workshop to Inform EPA’s Review of the Primary NO 2 NAAQS’’ is being organized by NCEA and the EPA Office of Air and Radiation’s Office of Air Quality Planning and Standards (OAQPS). The workshop will be held February 29 to March 1, 2012, in Research Triangle Park, North Carolina. The workshop will be open to attendance by interestedpublic observers on a first-come, firstserved basis up to the limits of available

space.
**DATES :**  The workshop will be held on February 29 to March 1, 2012. All communications and information submitted in response to the call for information should be received by EPA by March 9, 2012.

**ADDRESSES :**  The workshop will be held at U.S. EPA, 109 T.W. Alexander Drive, Research Triangle Park, North Carolina. An EPA contractor, ICF International, is providing logistical support for the workshop. To register, please send an email to:
EPA

_NAAQS

_ Workshop@icfi.com with ‘‘NOx Kickoff Workshop’’ in the subject line. The pre-registration deadline is February 17, 2012. Please direct questions regarding workshop registration or logistics to Courtney Skuce at (919) 293–1660, or the email address provided above. For specific questions regarding technical aspects of the workshop see the **FOR FURTHER**
**INFORMATION CONTACT** section of this
notice.

Information in response to the call for information may be submitted electronically, by mail, by facsimile, or by hand delivery/courier. Please follow the detailed instructions as provided in the **SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION** section of this notice.

**FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT :**  For details on the period for submission of research information from the public, contact the Office of Research and Development (ORD) Docket; telephone: 202–566–1752; facsimile: 202–566– 1753; or email: ORD.Docket@epa.gov. For technical information, contact Tom Luben, Ph.D., NCEA, telephone: (919) 541–5762; facsimile: (919) 541–2985; or email: luben.tom@epa.gov or Scott Jenkins, Ph.D., OAQPS, telephone: (919) 541–1167 or email: jenkins.scott@epa.gov.

**SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION :**  I. Information About the Project

Section 108(a) of the Clean Air Act directs the Administrator to issue ‘‘air quality criteria’’ for certain air pollutants. These air quality criteria are to ‘‘accurately reflect the latest scientific knowledge useful in indicating the kind and extent of all identifiable effects on public health or welfare, which may be expected from the presence of such pollutant in the ambient air * * *.’’ Under section 109 of the Act, EPA is then to establish NAAQS for each