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157.205 of the Commission’s 

Regulations under the NGA (18 CFR 

157.205) a protest to the request. If no 

protest is filed within the time allowed 

therefore, the proposed activity shall be 

deemed to be authorized effective the 

day after the time allowed for protest. If 

a protest is filed and not withdrawn 

within 30 days after the time allowed 

for filing a protest, the instant request 

shall be treated as an application for 

authorization pursuant to section 7 of 

the NGA. 

The Commission strongly encourages 

electronic filings of comments, protests, 

and interventions via the internet in lieu 

of paper. See 18 CFR 385.2001(a)(1)(iii) 

and the instructions on the 

Commission’s Web site (www.ferc.gov) 

under the ‘‘e-Filing’’ link. Persons 

unable to file electronically should 

submit an original and 5 copies of the 

protest or intervention to the Federal 

Energy Regulatory Commission, 888 

First Street NE., Washington, DC 20426. 

Dated: June 20, 2013. 

Kimberly D. Bose, 

Secretary. 

[FR Doc. 2013–15407 Filed 6–26–13; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 6717–01–P 

ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION 

AGENCY 

[EPA–HQ–RCRA–2013–0405, FRL–9829–1] 

Agency Information Collection 

Activities; Proposed Collection; 

Comment Request; Information 

Requirements for Boilers and 

Industrial Furnaces 

AGENCY: Environmental Protection 

Agency (EPA). 

ACTION: Notice. 

SUMMARY: The Environmental Protection 

Agency is planning to submit an 

information collection request (ICR), 

Information Requirements for Boilers 

and Industrial Furnaces (EPA ICR No. 

1361.16, OMB Control No. 2050–0073) 

to the Office of Management and Budget 

(OMB) for review and approval in 

accordance with the Paperwork 

Reduction Act (44 U.S.C. 3501 et seq.). 

Before doing so, EPA is soliciting public 

comments on specific aspects of the 

proposed information collection as 

described below. This is a proposed 

extension of the ICR, which is currently 

approved through October 31, 2013. 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. 

DATES: Comments must be submitted on 

or before August 26, 2013. 

ADDRESSES: Submit your comments, 

referencing by Docket ID No. EPA–HQ– 

RCRA–2013–0405, online using 

www.regulations.gov (our preferred 

method), by email to rcradocket@epa.gov, or by mail to: EPA 

Docket Center, Environmental 

Protection Agency, Mail Code 28221T, 

1200 Pennsylvania Ave. NW., 

Washington, DC 20460. 

EPA’s policy is that all comments 

received will be included in the public 

docket without change including any 

personal information provided, unless 

the comment includes profanity, threats, 

information claimed to be Confidential 

Business Information (CBI) or other 

information whose disclosure is 

restricted by statute. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Peggy Vyas, Office of Resource 

Conservation and Recovery (mail code 

5303P), Environmental Protection 

Agency, 1200 Pennsylvania Ave. NW., 

Washington, DC 20460; telephone 

number: 703–308–5477; fax number: 

703–308–8433; email address: 

vyas.peggy@epa.gov. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Supporting documents which explain in 

detail the information that the EPA will 

be collecting are available in the public 

docket for this ICR. The docket can be 

viewed online at www.regulations.gov 

or in person at the EPA Docket Center, 

EPA West, Room 3334, 1301 

Constitution Ave. NW., Washington, 

DC. The telephone number for the 

Docket Center is 202–566–1744. For 

additional information about EPA’s 

public docket, visit http://www.epa.gov/ 

dockets. 

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

the PRA, EPA is soliciting 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. 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. At that time, EPA 

will issue another Federal Register 

notice to announce the submission of 

the ICR to OMB and the opportunity to 

submit additional comments to OMB. 

Abstract: EPA regulates the burning of 

hazardous waste in boilers, incinerators, 

and industrial furnaces (BIFs) under 40 

CFR parts 63, 264, 265, 266 and 270. 

This ICR describes the paperwork 

requirements that apply to the owners 

and operators of BIFs. This includes the 

requirements under the comparable/ 

syngas fuel specification at 40 CFR 

261.38; the general facility requirements 

at 40 CFR parts 264 and 265, subparts 

B thru H; the requirements applicable to 

BIF units at 40 CFR part 266; and the 

RCRA Part B permit application and 

modification requirements at 40 CFR 

part 270. 

Form Numbers: None. 

Respondents/affected entities: 

business or other for-profit. 

Respondent’s obligation to respond: 

mandatory (per 40 CFR 264, 265, and 

270). 

Estimated number of respondents: 86. 

Frequency of response: on occasion. 

Total estimated burden: 238,785 

Burden is defined at 5 CFR 1320.03(b). 

Total estimated cost: $43,088,240, 

which includes $16,029,240 annualized 

labor costs and $27,059,000 annualized 

capital or O&M costs. 

Changes in Estimates: The burden 

hours are likely to stay substantially the 

same. 

Dated: June 10, 2013. 

Suzanne Rudzinski, 

Director, Office of Resource Conservation and 

Recovery. 

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BILLING CODE 6560–50–P 

ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION 

AGENCY 

[EPA–HQ–OA–2012–0033; FRL–9828–7] 

Additional Documents Available for 

Public Review Related to Willingness 

To Pay Survey for Chesapeake Bay 

Total Maximum Daily Load: Instrument, 

Pre-Test, and Implementation; 

Comment Request 

AGENCY: Environmental Protection 

Agency (EPA). 

ACTION: Notice. 

SUMMARY: The Environmental Protection 

Agency has made available for public 

review a revised Supporting Statement 

and additional documentation related to 

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its recent information collection request 

(ICR) submission to OMB entitled 

‘‘Willingness to Pay Survey for 

Chesapeake Bay Total Maximum Daily 

Load: Instrument, Pre-test, and 

Implementation’’ (EPA ICR No. 2456.01, 

OMB Control No. 2010–NEW). The 

additional documents, now available in 

the associated docket, are: The Peer 

Review Report, the Focus Group and 

Cognitive Interview Report and the 

Description of Hydrological, 

Biochemical, and Ecosystem Models 

(Attachment 17 of the revised 

Supporting Statement). These 

documents may provide useful 

information to interested parties 

regarding the development and design 

of the survey instruments proposed for 

this project. Full transcripts of the focus 

groups and cognitive interviews were 

not prepared and are therefore not 

available. Public comments were 

previously requested on the ICR via the 

Federal Register on May 24, 2012 

during a 60-day comment period, which 

was later extended for an additional 30 

days. An additional 30-day comment 

period was initiated upon submission of 

the ICR to OMB for review and 

consideration. This notice allows for an 

additional 30 days of public comments 

on the ICR in light of the availability of 

the additional documentation. 

DATES: Additional comments may be 

submitted on or before July 29, 2013. 

ADDRESSES: Submit your comments, 

referencing Docket ID Number EPA– 

HQ–OA–2012–0033, to (1) EPA online 

using www.regulations.gov (our 

preferred method); by email to 

oei.docket@epa.gov; by fax at (202) 566– 

9744; or by mail to: EPA Docket Center, 

Environmental Protection Agency, Mail 

Code 28221T, 1200 Pennsylvania Ave. 

NW., Washington, DC 20460, and (2) 

OMB via email to 

oira_submission@omb.eop.gov. Address 

comments to OMB Desk Officer for EPA. 

EPA’s policy is that all comments 

received will be included in the public 

docket without change including any 

personal information provided, unless 

the comment includes profanity, threats, 

information claimed to be Confidential 

Business Information (CBI) or other 

information whose disclosure is 

restricted by statute. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Dr. 

Nathalie Simon, National Center for 

Environmental Economics, Office of 

Policy, (1809T), Environmental 

Protection Agency, 1200 Pennsylvania 

Ave. NW., Washington, DC 20460; 

telephone number: 202–566–2347; fax 

number: 202–566–2363; email address: 

simon.nathalie@epa.gov. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The 

revised Supporting Statement, the Peer 

Review Report, the Focus Group and 

Cognitive Interview Report and the 

Description of Hydrological, 

Biochemical, and Ecosystem Models are 

available in the public docket for this 

ICR together with other supporting 

documents made available previously 

which explain in detail the information 

that the EPA will be collecting. The 

docket can be viewed online at 

www.regulations.gov or in person at the 

EPA Docket Center, EPA West, Room 

3334, 1301 Constitution Ave. NW., 

Washington, DC. The telephone number 

for the Docket Center is 202–566–1744. 

For additional information about EPA’s 

public docket, visit http://www.epa.gov/ 

dockets. 

Abstract: The Clean Water Act (CWA) 

directs EPA to coordinate Federal and 

State efforts to improve water quality in 

the Chesapeake Bay. In 2009, Executive 

Order (E.O.) 13508 reemphasized this 

mandate, directing EPA to define the 

next generation of tools and actions to 

restore water quality in the Bay and 

describe the changes to be made to 

regulations, programs, and policies to 

implement these actions. The 

Chesapeake Bay watershed encompasses 

64,000 square miles in parts of six states 

and the District of Columbia. It is the 

largest estuary in the United States and 

the third largest in the world. The 

Chesapeake Bay’s unique set of 

ecological and cultural elements has 

motivated efforts to preserve and restore 

its condition for more than 25 years. 

Significant progress has been made over 

that period however, pollution budgets, 

called Total Maximum Daily Loads 

(TMDLs), are necessary to continue 

progress toward the goal of a healthy 

Bay. The watershed states of New York, 

Pennsylvania, Delaware, West Virginia, 

Virginia, and Maryland, as well as the 

District of Columbia, have developed 

Watershed Implementation Plans (WIPs) 

detailing the steps each will take to 

meet its obligations under the TMDL. 

As part of the next phase of this effort, 

EPA is undertaking an assessment of the 

costs and benefits of meeting Total 

Maximum Daily Loads (TMDLs), of 

nitrogen, phosphorus, and sediment for 

the Chesapeake Bay. As an input to the 

TMDL benefits study, EPA’s National 

Center for Environmental Economics 

(NCEE) is seeking approval to conduct 

a stated preference survey to collect data 

on households’ use of Chesapeake Bay 

and its watershed, willingness to pay for 

a variety of water quality improvements 

likely to follow from pollution 

reduction programs, and demographic 

information. If approved, the survey 

would be administered by mail in two 

phases to a sample of 9,140 residents 

living in the Chesapeake Bay states, 

Chesapeake Bay watershed, and other 

eastern states within 100 miles of the 

Atlantic Ocean. 

Benefits from meeting the TMDL for 

the Chesapeake Bay will accrue to those 

who live near the Bay or visit for 

recreation, those who live near or visit 

lakes and rivers in the watershed, and 

those who live further away and/or may 

never visit the Bay but have a general 

concern for the environment quality of 

the Bay. While benefits from the first 

two categories can be measured using 

hedonic property value, recreational 

demand, and other revealed preference 

approaches, only stated preference 

methods can capture nonuse benefits. 

This study will provide policy makers 

with additional information on the 

public’s preferences for improvements 

to the Chesapeake Bay and lakes in the 

watershed. NCEE will use the survey 

responses to estimate willingness to pay 

for changes related to reductions in 

nitrogen, phosphorous, and sediment 

loadings to the Bay and lakes in the 

Chesapeake Bay watershed. The 

analysis relies on state of the art 

theoretical and statistical tools for nonmarket welfare analysis. The results of 

this study will inform the public and 

policy makers about the benefits of 

improvements to the Chesapeake Bay 

and lakes in the watershed. A nonresponse survey will also be 

administered to inform the 

interpretation and validation of survey 

responses. Participation in the survey 

will be voluntary and the identity of the 

respondents will be kept confidential to 

the extent provided by law. 

Dated: June 20, 2013. 

Shelley Levitt, 

Acting Director, National Center for 

Environmental Economics. 

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BILLING CODE 6560–50–P 

ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION 

AGENCY 

[FRL–9828–4] 

Public Water System Supervision 

Program Approval for the State of 

Illinois 

AGENCY: Environmental Protection 

Agency (EPA). 

ACTION: Notice of tentative approval. 

SUMMARY: Notice is hereby given that 

the State of Illinois is revising its 

approved public water system 

supervision program for the Ground 

Water Rule, the Arsenic Rule and the 

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