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Estimated total annual burden hours: 

286,866. 

Estimated total annual costs: 

$11,321,660. This includes $22,770 in 

annualized capital costs, $15,473 in 

O&M costs, and $11,283,417 in 

Respondent Labor costs. 

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: December 21, 2010. 

Suzanne Rudzinski, 

Director, Office of Resource Conservation and 

Recovery. 

[FR Doc. 2010–32851 Filed 12–28–10; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 6560–50–P 

ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION 

AGENCY 

[EPA–HQ–OPPT–2010–0910; FRL–8856–3] 

Agency Information Collection 

Activities; Proposed Collection; 

Comment Request; PCBs, 

Consolidated Reporting and 

Recordkeeping Requirements; EPA 

ICR No. 1446.10, OMB Control No. 

2070–0112 

AGENCY: Environmental Protection 

Agency (EPA). 

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, entitled: ‘‘PCBs, Consolidated 

Reporting and Recordkeeping 

Requirements’’ and identified by EPA 

ICR No. 1446.10 and OMB Control No. 

2070–0112, is scheduled to expire on 

October 31, 2011. Before submitting the 

ICR to OMB for review and approval, 

EPA is soliciting comments on specific 

aspects of the proposed information 

collection. 

DATES: Comments must be received on 

or before February 28, 2011. 

ADDRESSES: Submit your comments, 

identified by docket identification (ID) 

number EPA–HQ–OPPT–2010–0910, by 

one of the following methods: 

• Federal eRulemaking Portal: http:// 

www.regulations.gov. Follow the on-line 

instructions for submitting comments. 

• Mail: Document Control Office 

(7407M), Office of Pollution Prevention 

and Toxics (OPPT), Environmental 

Protection Agency, 1200 Pennsylvania 

Ave., NW., Washington, DC 20460– 

0001. 

• Hand Delivery: OPPT Document 

Control Office (DCO), EPA East, Rm. 

6428, 1201 Constitution Ave., NW., 

Washington, DC. Attention: Docket ID 

Number EPA–HQ–OPPT–2010–0910. 

The DCO is open from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m., 

Monday through Friday, excluding legal 

holidays. The telephone number for the 

DCO is (202) 564–8930. Such deliveries 

are only accepted during the DCO’s 

normal hours of operation, and special 

arrangements should be made for 

deliveries of boxed information. 

Instructions: Direct your comments to 

docket ID number EPA–HQ–OPPT– 

2010–0910. EPA’s policy is that all 

comments received will be included in 

the docket without change and may be 

made available on-line 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 regulations.gov or email. The 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 

regulations.gov, your e-mail address 

will be automatically captured and 

included as part of the comment that is 

placed in the 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. 

Docket: All documents in the docket 

are listed in the docket index available 

at http://www.regulations.gov. Although 

listed in the index, some information is 

not publicly available, e.g., CBI or other 

information whose disclosure is 

restricted by statute. Certain other 

material, such as copyrighted material, 

will be publicly available only in hard 

copy. Publicly available docket 

materials are available electronically at 

http://www.regulations.gov, or, if only 

available in hard copy, at the OPPT 

Docket. The OPPT Docket is located in 

the EPA Docket Center (EPA/DC) at Rm. 

3334, EPA West Bldg., 1301 

Constitution Ave., NW., Washington, 

DC. The EPA/DC Public Reading Room 

hours of operation are 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 

p.m., Monday through Friday, excluding 

legal holidays. The telephone number of 

the EPA/DC Public Reading Room is 

(202) 566–1744, and the telephone 

number for the OPPT Docket is (202) 

566–0280. Docket visitors are required 

to show photographic identification, 

pass through a metal detector, and sign 

the EPA visitor log. All visitor bags are 

processed through an X-ray machine 

and subject to search. Visitors will be 

provided an EPA/DC badge that must be 

visible at all times in the building and 

returned upon departure. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For 

technical information contact: Sara 

Kemme, National Program Chemicals 

Division (7404T), Office of Pollution 

Prevention and Toxics, Environmental 

Protection Agency, 1200 Pennsylvania 

Ave., NW., Washington, DC 20460– 

0001; telephone number: (202) 566– 

0511; fax number: (202) 566–0473; email address: kemme.sara@epa.gov. 

For general information contact: The 

TSCA–Hotline, ABVI–Goodwill, 422 

South Clinton Ave., Rochester, NY 

14620; telephone number: (202) 554– 

1404; e-mail address: TSCAHotline@epa.gov. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

I. What information is EPA particularly 

interested in? 

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

PRA, 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 

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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 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. Provide specific examples to 

illustrate your concerns. 

6. Offer alternative ways to improve 

the collection activity. 

7. Make sure to submit your 

comments by the deadline identified 

under DATES. 

8. 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. 

III. What information collection activity 

or ICR does this action apply to? 

Affected entities: Entities potentially 

affected by this action are persons who 

currently possess polychlorinated 

biphenyl (PCB) items, PCBcontaminated equipment, or other PCB 

waste. 

Title: PCBs, Consolidated Reporting 

and Record Keeping Requirements. 

ICR numbers: EPA ICR No. 1446.10, 

OMB Control No. 2070–0112. 

ICR status: This ICR is currently 

scheduled to expire on October 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 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: Section 6(e)(1) of the Toxic 

Substances Control Act (TSCA), 15 

U.S.C. 2605(e), directs EPA to regulate 

the marking and disposal of PCBs. 

Section 6(e)(2) bans the manufacturing, 

processing, distribution in commerce, 

and use of PCBs in other than a totally 

enclosed manner. Section 6(e)(3) of 

TSCA establishes a process for obtaining 

exemptions from the prohibitions on the 

manufacture, processing, and 

distribution in commerce of PCBs. Since 

1978, EPA has promulgated numerous 

rules addressing all aspects of the life 

cycle of PCBs as required by the statute. 

The regulations are intended to prevent 

the improper handling and disposal of 

PCBs and to minimize the exposure of 

human beings or the environment to 

PCBs. These regulations have been 

codified in the various subparts of 40 

CFR part 761. There are approximately 

100 specific reporting, third-party 

reporting, and recordkeeping 

requirements covered by 40 CFR part 

761. 

To meet its statutory obligations to 

regulate PCBs, EPA must obtain 

sufficient information to conclude that 

specified activities do not result in an 

unreasonable risk of injury to health or 

the environment. EPA uses the 

information collected under the 40 CFR 

part 761 requirements to ensure that 

PCBs are managed in an 

environmentally safe manner and that 

activities are being conducted in 

compliance with the PCB regulations. 

The information collected by these 

requirements will update the Agency’s 

knowledge of ongoing PCB activities, 

ensure that individuals using or 

disposing of PCBs are held accountable 

for their activities, and demonstrate 

compliance with the PCB regulations. 

Specific uses of the information 

collected include determining the 

efficacy of a disposal technology; 

evaluating exemption requests and 

exclusion notices; targeting compliance 

inspections; and ensuring adequate 

storage capacity for PCB waste. This 

collection addresses the several 

information reporting requirements 

found in the PCB regulations. 

Responses to the collection of 

information are mandatory (see 40 CFR 

part 761). Respondents may claim all or 

part of a response confidential. EPA will 

disclose information that is covered by 

a claim of confidentiality only to the 

extent permitted by, and in accordance 

with, the procedures in TSCA section 14 

and 40 CFR part 2. 

Burden statement: The annual public 

reporting and recordkeeping burden for 

this collection of information is 

estimated to average about 1.2 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, 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 this estimate, which is 

only briefly summarized here: 

Estimated total number of potential 

respondents: 538,286. 

Frequency of response: On occasion. 

Estimated total average number of 

responses for each respondent: 1.0. 

Estimated total annual burden hours: 

685,155 hours. 

Estimated total annual costs: 

$21,839,714. This includes an estimated 

burden cost of $21,839,714 and an 

estimated cost of $0 for capital 

investment or maintenance and 

operational costs. 

IV. Are there changes in the estimates 

from the last approval? 

There is a decrease of 10,900 hours 

(from 696,055 hours to 685,155 hours) 

in the total estimated annual respondent 

burden compared with that identified in 

the information collection most recently 

approved by OMB. This decrease 

reflects improved estimates of the 

number of respondents EPA expects to 

be affected by this information 

collection, based on EPA’s actual 

experience in administering this 

program. The supporting statement 

provides extensive detail about the 

estimated change in burden. The 

decrease is an adjustment. 

V. What is the next step in the process 

for this ICR? 

EPA will consider the comments 

received and amend the ICR as 


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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 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. 

List of Subjects 

Environmental protection, Reporting 

and recordkeeping requirements. 

Dated: December 21, 2010. 

Stephen A. Owens, 

Assistant Administrator, Office of Chemical 

Safety and Pollution Prevention. 

[FR Doc. 2010–32849 Filed 12–28–10; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 6560–50–P 

ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION 

AGENCY 

[FRL–9245–1] 

Proposed Settlement Agreement 

AGENCY: Environmental Protection 

Agency (EPA). 

ACTION: Notice of Proposed Settlement 

Agreement; Request for Public 

Comment. 

SUMMARY: In accordance with section 

113(g) of the Clean Air Act, 42 U.S.C. 

7413(g), notice is hereby given of a 

proposed settlement agreement to 

address a lawsuit filed by the Center for 

Biological Diversity (CBD). CBD filed 

suit in the United States District Court 

for the Northern District of California. 

The proposed settlement agreement 

establishes deadlines for EPA to take 

action relating to attainment 

determinations for the National 

Ambient Air Quality Standard for 

PM10, as set forth in the proposed 

agreement. 

DATES: Written comments on the 

proposed settlement agreement must be 

received by January 28, 2011. 

ADDRESSES: Submit your comments, 

identified by Docket ID number EPA– 

HQ–OGC–2010–1066, online at http:// 

www.regulations.gov (EPA’s preferred 

method); by e-mail to 

oei.docket@epa.gov; by mail to EPA 

Docket Center, Environmental 

Protection Agency, Mailcode: 2822T, 

1200 Pennsylvania Ave., NW., 

Washington, DC 20460–0001; or by 

hand delivery or courier to EPA Docket 

Center, EPA West, Room 3334, 1301 

Constitution Ave., NW., Washington, 

DC, between 8:30 a.m. and 4:30 p.m., 

Monday through Friday, excluding legal 

holidays. Comments on a disk or CD– 

ROM should be formatted in Word or 

ASCII file, avoiding the use of special 

characters and any form of encryption, 

and may be mailed to the mailing 

address above. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Steven Silverman, Air and Radiation 

Law Office (2366A), Office of General 

Counsel, U.S. Environmental Protection 

Agency, 1200 Pennsylvania Ave., NW., 

Washington, DC 20460; telephone: (202) 

564–5523; fax number (202) 564–5654; 

e-mail address: 

silverman.steven@epa.gov. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

I. Additional Information About the 

Proposed Settlement Agreement 

On April 29, 2010, CBD filed a 

complaint in the northern district of 

California alleging that EPA had failed 

to perform mandatory duties related to 

PM–10 nonattainment areas, including 

attainment determinations (as of the 

applicable attainment date) for various 

areas, and promulgation of FIPs for the 

Paul Spur/Douglas and Nogales areas in 

Arizona. Center for Biological Diversity 

v. Jackson (No. 3:10–CV–01846–MMC) 

(N.D. Cal.). CBD has since agreed that a 

number of its claims have been resolved 

by EPA action. With respect to the 

remaining claims, EPA is agreeing to 

sign final rules by various dates, which 

rules would determine whether the 

following areas attained the PM–10 

standard by the areas’ applicable 

attainment dates: Hayden, AZ, Eagle 

River, AK, Columbia Falls, MT, Libby, 

MT, Nogales, AZ, Reno, NV, and Paul 

Spur/Douglas, AZ. EPA is also agreeing 

to sign final rules that promulgate 

Federal Implementation Plans for the 

Douglas portion of the Paul Spur/ 

Douglas (AZ) area and for the Nogales 

(AZ) area by July 27, 2012 unless EPA 

takes other final action by that date. 

(EPA has already completed certain of 

the actions described in the proposed 

settlement agreement.) 

The proposed settlement agreement 

provides that within 10 days of 

signature, the parties agree to file a joint 

motion in the district court to 

administratively close this case. CBD 

further agrees to file a motion for 

voluntary dismissal, with prejudice, 

with respect to all claims in the 

Complaint within 30 days after notice 

appears in the Federal Register of EPA 

taking the last rulemaking action 

required under the proposed 

Agreement. If EPA fails to meet its 

obligations under the proposed 

Settlement Agreement, CBD’s sole 

remedy is to reinstate its action. 

For a period of thirty (30) days 

following the date of publication of this 

notice, the Agency will accept written 

comments relating to the proposed 

settlement agreement from persons who 

are not named as parties to the litigation 

in question. EPA or the Department of 

Justice may withdraw or withhold 

consent to the proposed settlement 

agreement if the comments disclose 

facts or considerations that indicate that 

such consent is inappropriate, 

improper, inadequate, or inconsistent 

with the requirements of the Act. Unless 

EPA or the Department of Justice 

determines that consent to this 

settlement agreement should be 

withdrawn, the terms of the agreement 

will be affirmed. 

II. Additional Information About 

Commenting on the Proposed 

Settlement Agreement 

A. How can I get a copy of the 

Settlement agreement? 

The official public docket for this 

action (identified by Docket ID No. 

EPA–HQ–OGC–2010–1066) contains a 

copy of the proposed settlement 

agreement. The official public docket is 

available for public viewing at the 

Office of Environmental Information 

(OEI) Docket in the EPA Docket Center, 

EPA West, Room 3334, 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 Public Reading Room is 

(202) 566–1744, and the telephone 

number for the OEI Docket is (202) 566– 

1752. 

An electronic version of the public 

docket is available through http:// 

www.regulations.gov. You may use the 

http://www.regulations.gov to submit or 

view public comments, access the index 

listing of the contents of the official 

public docket, and to access those 

documents in the public docket that are 

available electronically. Once in the 

system, key in the appropriate docket 

identification number then select 

‘‘search’’. 

It is important to note that EPA’s 

policy is that public comments, whether 

submitted electronically or in paper, 

will be made available for public 

viewing online at http:// 

www.regulations.gov without change, 

unless the comment contains 

copyrighted material, CBI, or other 

information whose disclosure is 

restricted by statute. Information 

claimed as CBI and other information 


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