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FERCOnlineSupport.gov; call toll-free at (866) 208–3676; or, for TTY, contact (202) 502–8659. Although the Commission strongly recommends electronic filing, documents may also be paper-filed. To paper-file, an original and eight copies should be mailed to: Kimberly D. Bose, Secretary, Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, 888 First Street, NE., Washington, DC 20426.
For more information on how to submit these types of filings please go to the
Commission’s Web site located athttp://www.ferc.gov/filingcomments.asp.

More information about this project, including a copy of the application can be viewed or printed on the ‘‘eLibrary’’
link of Commission’s Web site at http://www.ferc.gov/docs-filing/ elibrary.asp. Enter the docket number (P–14153) in the docket number field to access the document. For assistance, contact FERC Online Support.

Dated: June 23, 2011.
Kimberly D. Bose,
Secretary.

[FR Doc. 2011–16474 Filed 6–29–11; 8:45 am]

**BILLING CODE 6717–01–P DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY** 

**Federal Energy Regulatory Commission** 

**[Docket No. RM98–1–000]**

**Records Governing Off-the-Record Communications; Public Notice** 

This constitutes notice, in accordance with 18 CFR 385.2201(b), of the receipt of prohibited and exempt off-the-record

communications.

Order No. 607 (64 FR 51222, September 22, 1999) requires Commission decisional employees, who make or receive a prohibited or exempt
off-the-record communication relevant to the merits of a contested proceeding, to deliver to the Secretary of the Commission, a copy of the communication, if written, or a summary of the substance of any oral

communication.

Prohibited communications are included in a public, non-decisional file associated with, but not a part of, the decisional record of the proceeding.
Unless the Commission determines that the prohibited communication and any responses thereto should become a part of the decisional record, the prohibited
off-the-record communication will not be considered by the Commission in reaching its decision. Parties to a proceeding may seek the opportunity to respond to any facts or contentions made in a prohibited off-the-record communication, and may request that the Commission place the prohibited communication and responses thereto
in the decisional record. The Commission will grant such a request only when it determines that fairness so requires. Any person identified below as having made a prohibited off-the-record
communication shall serve the document on all parties listed on the official service list for the applicable proceeding in accordance with Rule 2010, 18 CFR 385.2010.

Exempt off-the-record
communications are included in the decisional record of the proceeding,
unless the communication was with a cooperating agency as described by 40 CFR 1501.6, made under 18 CFR 385.2201(e)(1)(v).

The following is a list of off-therecord communications recently received by the Secretary of the
Commission. The communications listed are grouped by docket numbers in ascending order. These filings are
available for review at the Commission in the Public Reference Room or may be
viewed on the Commission’s Web site at 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. For assistance, please contact FERC, Online Support at FERCOnlineSupport@ferc.gov or toll free at (866) 208–3676, or for TTY, contact (202) 502–8659.

Docket No. File date Presenter or requester

Prohibited:
1. EC11–60–000 ................................................................................................................. ................. 6–17–11 Perchrista Boone. Exempt:
1. CP95–35–001 ................................................................................................................. ................. 6–16–11
Hon. Luis G. Fort  ̃no.

2. CP11–46–000 ................................................................................................................. ................. 6–16–11 Raymond Bransfield.
3. CP11–128–000 ................................................................................................................ ................ 6–22–11 Kevin Bowman. 1 4. P–2299–000 ..................................................................................................................................... 6–8–11 Hon. Anthony Cannella.
5. P–2299–000 ..................................................................................................................................... 6–8–11 Hob. Kristin Olsen. 6. P–2299–000 ..................................................................................................................................... 6–9–11 Hon. Tom Berryhill.
7. P–2299–000 ..................................................................................................................................... 6–17–11 Hon. Jim Ridenour.

1 Record of telephone conversation.

Dated: June 23, 2011.
Kimberly D. Bose,
Secretary.

[FR Doc. 2011–16468 Filed 6–29–11; 8:45 am]

**BILLING CODE 6717–01–P ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION** 
**AGENCY**

**[EPA–HQ–OW–2011–0465; FRL–9427–2]**

**Agency Information Collection Activities; Proposed Collection;**  **Comment Request; Water Quality Standards (Renewal)** 

**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 is scheduled to expire on December 31, 2011. Before submitting the ICR to OMB for review and approval, EPA is soliciting comments on specific aspects of the proposed information collection
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**DATES :**  Comments must be submitted on or before August 29, 2011.

**ADDRESSES :**  Submit your comments, identified by docket ID number EPA– HQ–OW–2011–0465 by one of the following methods:

• http://www.regulations.gov: Follow the on-line instructions for submitting

comments.

• E-mail: ow-docket@epa.gov.

• Mail: ‘‘EPA Docket Center, Water Docket, Environmental Protection Agency, Mailcode: 28221T, 1200 Pennsylvania Ave., NW., Washington, DC 20460].

• Hand Delivery: Docket in the EPA Docket Center (EPA/DC), EPA West, Room 3334, 1301 Constitution Ave., NW., Washington DC. Such deliveries are only accepted during the Docket’s normal hours of operation, and special arrangements should be made for
deliveries of boxed information.

Instructions: Direct your comments to Docket ID No. EPA–HQ–OW–2011– 0465. EPA’s policy is that all comments received will be included in the public docket without change and may be
made available online 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 http:// www.regulations.gov or e-mail. The http://www.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 http:// www.regulations.gov your e-mail address will be automatically captured and included as part of the comment that is placed in the public 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. For additional information about EPA’s public docket visit the EPA Docket Center homepage at http:// www.epa.gov/dockets

. **FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT :**  Beth LeaMond, Office of Water, (4305T), Environmental Protection Agency, 1200 Pennsylvania Ave., NW., Washington, DC 20460; telephone number: 202–566– 0444; fax number: 202–566–0409; email address: leamond.beth@epa.gov.

**SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION :** 

How can I access the docket and/or
submit comments?

EPA has established a public docket
for this ICR under Docket ID No. EPA– HQ–OW–2011–0465 which is available for online viewing at http:// www.regulations.gov, or in person viewing at the Docket in the EPA Docket Center (EPA/DC), EPA West, Room 3334, 1301 Constitution Ave., NW., Washington, DC. The EPA/DC Public Reading Room is open from 8 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 Water Docket is 202–566–2426.

Use http://www.regulations.gov to obtain a copy of the draft collection of information, submit or view public comments, access the index listing of the contents of the 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 in this
document.

What information is EPA particularly
interested in?

Pursuant to section 3506(c)(2)(A) of the PRA, EPA specifically solicits
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. 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.

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. Offer alternative ways to improve the collection activity.

6. Make sure to submit your comments by the deadline identified
under **DATES**

.

7. 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.

What information collection activity or ICR does this apply to?

Affected entities: Entities potentially affected by this action are all States and
certain authorized Indian Tribes that adopt water quality standards under the Clean Water Act; and water dischargers subject to certain requirements related to water quality standards in the Great Lakes system, including dischargers in the following SIC categories: Mining (SIC codes 10, 14); Food (20); Pulp and Paper (26); Inorganic Chemical Manufacturing (281); Organic Chemical Manufacturing (28); Petroleum Refining (29); Metal Manufacturing (33), Metal Finishing (34–37); Steam Electric (4911), and Publically Owned Treatment Works (4952). For the purposes of the Regulation, the term ‘‘State’’ means the 50 States, the District of Columbia, Guam, the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, the Virgin Islands, American Samoa, and the
Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana
Islands.

Title: Water Quality Standards Regulation (Renewal).

ICR Number: EPA ICR No. 988.11, OMB Control No. 2040–0049.

ICR status: This ICR is currently scheduled to expire on December 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


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1 Note: EPA estimates that of the estimated total number of potential respondents there will likely be only 264 responses. of the 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 in certain EPA regulations is consolidated in 40 CFR part 9.

Abstract: Water quality standards are provisions of State, Tribal, and Federal law that consist of designated uses for waters of the United States, water quality criteria to protect the designated uses, and an antidegradation policy. Section 303(c) of the Clean Water Act requires States and authorized Tribes to establish water quality standards, and to review and, if appropriate, revise their water quality standards once every three years. The Act also requires EPA to review and either approve or disapprove the new or revised standards, and to promulgate replacement Federal standards if necessary. Section 118(c)(2) of the Act specifies additional water quality standards requirements for waters of the Great Lakes system.

The Water Quality Standards Regulation (40 CFR part 131 and portions of part 132) governs national implementation of the water quality standards program. The Regulation describes requirements and procedures
for States and authorized Tribes to develop, review, and revise their water quality standards, and EPA procedures for reviewing and approving the water quality standards. The regulation requires the development and submission of information to EPA, including: —The minimum elements in water quality standards that each State or
Tribe must submit to EPA for review, including any new or revised water quality standards resulting from the jurisdiction’s triennial review (40 CFR 131.6 and 131.20). The elements include use designations for specific water bodies; methods used and analyses conducted to support water quality standards revisions; supporting analysis for use attainability analyses; water quality criteria sufficient to protect the designated uses; methodologies for site-specific criteria development; an antidegradation policy; certification by the jurisdiction’s Attorney General or other appropriate legal authority that the water quality standards were duly adopted pursuant to State or Tribal law;
information that will aid EPA in determining the adequacy of the scientific basis for the standards; and information on general policies that may affect the implementation
of the standards.
—Information that an Indian Tribe must
submit to EPA in order to determine whether a Tribe is qualified to administer the water quality standards program (40 CFR 131.8).
—Information a State or Tribe must
submit if it chooses to exercise a dispute resolution mechanism for disputes between States and Tribes over water quality standards on common water bodies (40 CFR 131.7). —Information related to public participation requirements during
State and Tribal review and revision of water quality standards (40 CFR 131.20). States and Tribes must hold public hearings as part of their triennial reviews, and make any proposed standards and supporting analyses available to the public before the hearing. The Regulation establishes specific additional requirements for water quality standards and their implementation in the waters of the Great Lakes system, contained in the Water Quality Guidance for the Great Lakes System (40 CFR part 132). This portion of the Regulation includes the following requirements for information collection: bioassay tests to support the development of water quality criteria; studies to identify and provide information on antidegradation control measures that will guard against the reduction of water quality in the Great Lakes system; and information collection and record keeping activities associated with analyses and reporting to request regulatory relief from Guidance requirements. The Guidance
includes additional information
collections that are addressed in separate Information Collection Requests for the National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System program.

Burden Statement: The annual public reporting and recordkeeping burden for
this collection of information is estimated to average 1060 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 following estimates are based on estimates from the previous ICR renewal and will be revised prior to OMB submission. The public will have a second opportunity to comment before then. The ICR provides a detailed explanation of the Agency’s estimate, which is only briefly summarized here:

Estimated total number of potential respondents: 1 2,809 (56 States and Territories, 43 Tribes; 2,710 Great Lakes dischargers).

Frequency of response: On occasion. Estimated total average number of responses for each respondent: 0.095.

Estimated total annual burden hours: 293,214 hours.

Estimated Total Annual Cost: $14,866,862 with no annualized capital

or O&M cost.

Are there changes in the estimates from the last approval?

This FR Notice shows the burden
estimate from the ICR renewal in 2008. EPA will be revising the burden estimate to include adjustments for changes in the number of tribes authorized to administer a water quality standards program, adjustments for the number of permits expected to be subject to requirements of the Water Quality Guidance for the Great Lakes System (40 CFR part 132), and adjustments for changes in labor cost. EPA is not aware of any programmatic changes needed to the burden estimate. These revisions will be reported in the second FR Notice. Changes from 2008 are not expected to be large. If you know of significant changes to the burden that are not listed in this notice, EPA asks you to submit comments containing that information, or contact the person listed
under **FOR FURTHER INFORMATION**

**CONTACT**

. 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
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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: June 23, 2011. Ephraim King, Director, Office of Science and Technology.

[FR Doc. 2011–16508 Filed 6–29–11; 8:45 am]

**BILLING CODE 6560–50–P**

**ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION**
**AGENCY**

**[FRL–9427–8; Docket ID No. EPA–HQ–ORD– 2009–0204]** 

**Draft Toxicological Review of Acrylonitrile: In Support of Summary**  **Information on the Integrated Risk Information System (IRIS)** 

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

**ACTION :**  Notice of public comment period and listening session.

**SUMMARY :**  EPA is announcing a 60-day public comment period and a public listening session for the external review draft human health assessment titled, ‘‘Toxicological Review of Acrylonitrile: In Support of Summary Information on the Integrated Risk Information System (IRIS)’’ (EPA/635/R–08/013A). The draft assessment was prepared by the
National Center for Environmental Assessment (NCEA) within the EPA’s Office of Research and Development (ORD). EPA is releasing this draft assessment for the purposes of peer review and public comment. This draft
assessment is not final as described in EPA’s information quality guidelines, and it does not represent and should not be construed to represent Agency policy

or views.

After public review and comment, an EPA contractor will convene an expert panel for independent external peer
review of this draft assessment. The public comment period and external peer review meeting are separate processes that provide opportunities for all interested parties to comment on the assessment. The external peer review meeting will be scheduled at a later date
and announced in the Federal Register

. Public comments submitted during the public comment period will be provided to the external peer reviewers before the panel meeting and considered by EPA
in the revision of the draft document.
Public comments received after the public comment period closes will not be submitted to the external peer reviewers and will only be considered by EPA if time permits. The listening session will be held on August 10, 2011, during the public comment period for this draft assessment. The purpose of the listening session is to allow all interested parties to present scientific
and technical comments on draft IRIS
health assessments to EPA and other interested parties attending the listening
session. EPA welcomes the comments that will be provided to the Agency by the listening session participants. The comments will be considered by the Agency as it revises the draft assessment after the independent external peer review. If listening session participants
would like EPA to share their comments with the external peer reviewers, they
should also submit written comments during the public comment period using the detailed and established procedures
described in the **SUPPLEMENTARY**

**INFORMATION** section of this notice.

**DATES :**  The public comment period begins June 30, 2011, and ends August 29, 2011. Comments should be in writing and must be received by EPA by August 29, 2011.

The listening session on the draft assessment for acrylonitrile will be held on August 10, 2011, beginning at 9 a.m. and ending at 4 p.m., Eastern Daylight Time, or when the last presentation has been completed. To attend the listening session, interested parties should register no later than August 3, 2011. To present at the listening session, indicate in your registration that you would like
to make oral comments at the session and provide the length of your presentation. The following are instructions for registering: To attend the listening session, register by August 3, 2011 online at https:// www2.ergweb.com/projects/conferences/peerreview/registeracryl.htm, via e-mail at meetings@erg.com (subject line: Acrylonitrile Listening Session), by phone: 781–674–7374 or toll free at 800–803–2833, or by faxing a registration request to 781–674–2906 (please reference the ‘‘Acrylonitrile Listening Session’’ and include your name, title, affiliation, full address and contact information). When you register,please indicate if you will need audiovisual equipment ( e.g., laptop computer and slide projector). In general, each presentation should be no more than 30 minutes. If, however, there are more requests for presentations than the allotted time allows, then the time limit for each presentation will be adjusted. A copy of the agenda for the listening session will be available at the meeting. If no speakers have registered by August 3, 2011, the listening session will be cancelled, and EPA will notify those registered, as observers, of the
cancellation.

**ADDRESSES :**  The draft ‘‘Toxicological Review of Acrylonitrile: In Support of Summary Information on the Integrated Risk Information System (IRIS)’’ is available primarily via the Internet on the NCEA home page under the Recent
Additions and Publications menus at http://www.epa.gov/ncea. A limited number of paper copies are available from the Information Management Team (Address: Information Management Team, National Center for Environmental Assessment (Mail Code: 8601P), U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, 1200 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW., Washington, DC 20460; telephone: 703–347–8561; facsimile: 703–347– 8691). If you request a paper copy, please provide your name, mailing address, and the assessment title.

Comments may be submitted electronically via http:// www.regulations.gov, by e-mail, by mail, by facsimile, or by hand delivery/
courier. Please follow the detailed instructions provided in the

**SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION** section of
this notice.

The listening session on the draft acrylonitrile assessment will be held at the EPA offices at Potomac Yard (North Building), 7th Floor, Room 7100, 2733 South Crystal Drive, Arlington, Virginia 22202. Please note that to gain entrance to this EPA building to attend the meeting, attendees must have photo
identification with them and must register at the guard’s desk in the lobby. The guard will retain your photo identification and will provide you with a visitor’s badge. At the guard’s desk, attendees should give the name Christine Ross and the telephone number 703–347–8592 to the guard on duty. The guard will contact Ms. Ross who will meet you in the reception area to escort you to the meeting room. When you leave the building, please return your visitor’s badge to the guard and you will receive your photo
identification.

A teleconference line will also be available for registered attendees/ speakers. The teleconference number is
866–299–3188 and the access code is 926–378–7897, followed by the pound sign (#). The teleconference line will be activated at 8:45 a.m., and you will be asked to identify yourself and your affiliation at the beginning of the call.

Information on Services for
Individuals with Disabilities: EPA welcomes public attendance at the acrylonitrile listening session and will make every effort to accommodate