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Currently Identified Environmental 

Issues 

The FERC staff has already identified 

several issues that we think deserve 

attention based on a preliminary review 

of the planned facilities and the 

environmental information provided by 

Northwest. This preliminary list of 

issues may be changed based on your 

comments and our analysis. 

• Geohazards, including areas with 

high landslide potential; 

• Sensitive waterbody crossings and 

wetlands; 

• Fisheries and wildlife; 

• Endangered and rare species, 

including the northern spotted owl and 

several salmonid species; 

• Crossing of the Columbia River 

Gorge National Scenic Area and 

associated viewsheds; 

• Crossing of the Gifford Pinchot 

National Forest; 

• Crossing of the Umatilla National 

Wildlife Refuge; 

• Crossing of the Pacific Crest Trail; 

• Impacts to forested areas, including 

late successional reserve/old growth 

areas; 

• Cultural resources, including areas 

of interest to Native American Tribes; 

• Pipeline safety and reliability; and 

• Residential areas. 

Public Participation 

You can make a difference by 

providing us with your specific 

comments or concerns about the project. 

Your comments should focus on the 

potential environmental effects, 

reasonable alternatives, and measures to 

avoid or lessen environmental impacts. 

The more specific your comments, the 

more useful they will be. To ensure that 

your comments are timely and properly 

recorded, please send in your comments 

so that they will be received in 

Washington, DC on or before August 30, 

2009. 

For your convenience, there are three 

methods in which you can use to submit 

your comments to the Commission. In 

all instances, please reference the 

project docket number [PF09–10–000] 

with your submission. The Commission 

encourages electronic filing of 

comments and has expert eFiling staff 

available to assist you at 202–502–8258 

or efiling@ferc.gov. 

(1) You may file your comments 

electronically by using the Quick 

Comment feature, which is located on 

the Commission’s internet Web site at 

http://www.ferc.gov under the link to 

Documents and Filings. A Quick 

Comment is an easy method for 

interested persons to submit text-only 

comments on a project; 

(2) You may file your comments 

electronically by using the eFiling 

feature, which is located on the 

Commission’s Internet Web site at 

http://www.ferc.gov under the link to 

Documents and Filings. eFiling involves 

preparing your submission in the same 

manner as you would if filing on paper, 

and then saving the file on your 

computer’s hard drive. You will attach 

that file to your submission. New 

eFiling users must first create an 

account by clicking on ‘‘Sign up’’ or 

‘‘eRegister.’’ You will be asked to select 

the type of filing you are making. A 

comment on a particular project is 

considered a ‘‘Comment on a Filing’’; or 

(3) You may file your comments with 

the Commission via mail by sending an 

original and two copies of your letter to: 

Kimberly D. Bose, Secretary, Federal 

Energy Regulatory Commission, 888 

First Street, NE., Room 1A, Washington, 

DC 20426. 

Label one copy of the comments for 

the attention of Gas Branch 3, PJ–11.3. 

Environmental Mailing List 

An effort is being made to send this 

notice to all individuals, organizations, 

and government entities interested in 

and/or potentially affected by the 

planned project. This includes all 

landowners who are potential right-ofway grantors, whose property may be 

used temporarily for project purposes, 

or who own homes within certain 

distances of aboveground facilities (as 

defined in the Commission’s 

regulations). 

If you do not want to send comments 

at this time but still want to remain on 

our mailing list, please return the 

Information Request (appendix 2). If you 

do not return the Information Request, 

you will be taken off the mailing list. 

Becoming an Intervenor 

Once Northwest files its application 

with the Commission, you may want to 

become an ‘‘intervenor’’, which is an 

official party to the proceeding. 

Intervenors play a more formal role in 

the process and are able to file briefs, 

appear at hearings, and be heard by the 

courts if they choose to appeal the 

Commission’s final ruling. An 

intervenor formally participates in a 

Commission proceeding by filing a 

request to intervene. Instructions for 

becoming an intervenor are included in 

the User’s Guide under the ‘‘e-filing’’ 

link on the Commission’s Web site. 

Please note that you may not request 

intervenor status at this time. You must 

wait until a formal application for the 

project is filed with the Commission. 

Additional Information 

Additional information about the 

project is available from the 

Commission’s Office of External Affairs, 

at 1–866–208–FERC or on the FERC 

Web site (www.ferc.gov) using the 

eLibrary link. Click on the eLibrary link, 

click on ‘‘General Search’’ and enter the 

docket number, excluding the last three 

digits, in the Docket Number field. Be 

sure you have selected an appropriate 

date range. For assistance, please 

contact FERC Online Support at 

FercOnlineSupport@ferc.gov or toll free 

at 1–866–208–3676, or for TTY, contact 

(202) 502–8659. The eLibrary link also 

provides access to the texts of formal 

documents issued by the Commission, 

such as orders, notices, and 

rulemakings. 

In addition, the Commission now 

offers a free service called eSubscription 

which allows you to keep track of all 

formal issuances and submittals in 

specific dockets. This can reduce the 

amount of time you spend researching 

proceedings by automatically providing 

you with notification of these filings, 

document summaries and direct links to 

the documents. Go to www.ferc.gov/ 

esubscribenow.htm. 

Finally, public meetings or site visits 

will be posted on the Commission’s 

calendar located at http://www.ferc.gov/ 

EventCalendar/EventsList.aspx along 

with other related information. 

Kimberly D. Bose, 

Secretary. 

[FR Doc. E9–18551 Filed 8–3–09; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 6717–01–P 

ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION 

AGENCY 

[EPA–HQ–OECA–2008–0300; FRL–8940–2] 

Agency Information Collection 

Activities; Submission to OMB for 

Review and Approval; Comment 

Request; NESHAP for Shipbuilding 

and Ship Repair Facilities—Surface 

Coating (Renewal); EPA ICR Number 

1712.06; OMB Control Number 2060– 

0330 

AGENCY: Environmental Protection 

Agency (EPA). 

ACTION: Notice. 

SUMMARY: In compliance with the 

Paperwork Reduction Act (44 U.S.C. 

3501 et seq.), this document announces 

that an Information Collection Request 

(ICR) has been forwarded to the Office 

of Management and Budget (OMB) for 

review and approval. This is a request 

to renew an existing approved 

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collection. The ICR which is abstracted 

below describes the nature of the 

collection and the estimated burden and 

cost. 

DATES: Additional comments may be 

submitted on or before September 3, 

2009. 

ADDRESSES: Submit your comments, 

referencing docket ID number EPA–HQ– 

OECA–2008–0300, to (1) EPA online 

using http://www.regulations.gov (our 

preferred method), or by e-mail to 

docket.oeca@epa.gov, or by mail to: EPA 

Docket Center (EPA/DC), Environmental 

Protection Agency, Enforcement and 

Compliance Docket and Information 

Center, mail code 28331T, 1200 

Pennsylvania Avenue, NW., 

Washington, DC 20460, and (2) OMB at: 

Office of Information and Regulatory 

Affairs, Office of Management and 

Budget (OMB), Attention: Desk Officer 

for EPA, 725 17th Street, NW., 

Washington, DC 20503. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Leonard Lazarus, Environmental 

Protection Agency, 1200 Pennsylvania 

Avenue, NW., Washington, DC 20460; 

telephone number: 202–564–6369; fax 

number: 202–564–0050; e-mail address: 

lazarus.leonard@epa.gov. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: EPA has 

submitted the following ICR to OMB for 

review and approval according to the 

procedures prescribed in 5 CFR 1320.12. 

On May 30, 2008 (73 FR 31088) EPA 

sought comments on this ICR pursuant 

to 5 CFR 1320.8(d). EPA received no 

comments. Any additional comments on 

this ICR should be submitted to EPA 

and OMB within 30 days of this notice. 

EPA has established a public docket 

for this ICR under docket ID number 

EPA–HQ–OECA–2008–0300, which is 

available for public viewing online at 

http://www.regulations.gov, in person 

viewing at the Enforcement and 

Compliance Docket in the EPA Docket 

Center (EPA/DC), EPA West, Room 

3334, 1301 Constitution Avenue, 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 

Reading Room is (202) 566–1744, and 

the telephone number for the 

Enforcement and Compliance Docket is 

(202) 566–1927. 

Use EPA’s electronic docket and 

comment system at http:// 

www.regulations.gov, to submit or view 

public comments, access the index 

listing of the contents of the docket, and 

to access those documents in the docket 

that are available electronically. Once in 

the system, select ‘‘docket search,’’ then 

key in the docket ID number identified 

above. Please note that EPA’s policy is 

that public comments, whether 

submitted electronically or in paper, 

will be made available for public 

viewing at http://www.regulations.gov, 

as EPA receives them and without 

change, unless the comment contains 

copyrighted material, Confidential 

Business Information (CBI), or other 

information whose public disclosure is 

restricted by statute. For further 

information about the electronic docket, 

go to http://www.regulations.gov. 

Title: NESHAP for Shipbuilding and 

Ship Repair Facilities—Surface Coating 

(Renewal). 

ICR Numbers: EPA ICR Number 

1712.06, OMB Control Number 2060– 

0330. 

ICR Status: This ICR is scheduled to 

expire on August 31, 2009. Under OMB 

regulations, the Agency may continue to 

conduct or sponsor the collection of 

information while this submission is 

pending at OMB. 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 CFR, after 

appearing in the Federal Register when 

approved, are listed in 40 CFR part 9, 

and 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: The respondents are owners 

or operators of Shipbuilding and Ship 

Repair Facilities. Operations covered 

include: primer and top coat application 

in manufacturing processes and in ship 

repair processes. The National Emission 

Standards for Hazardous Air Pollutants 

(NESHAP) regulation, 40 CFR part 63, 

subpart II, was promulgated on 

December 15, 1995. Owners or operators 

of the affected facilities described must 

make initial reports when a source 

becomes subject, conduct and report on 

a performance test, demonstrate and 

report on continuous monitor 

performance, and maintain records of 

the occurrence and duration of any 

startup, shutdown, or malfunction in 

the operation of an affected facility. 

Semiannual reports of excess emissions 

are required. These notifications, 

reports, and records are essential in 

determining compliance; and are 

required, in general, of all sources 

subject to NESHAP. 

Any owner or operator subject to the 

provisions of this part shall maintain a 

file of these measurements, and retain 

the file for at least five years following 

the date of such measurements, 

maintenance reports, and records. All 

reports are sent to the delegated state or 

local authority. In the event that there 

is no such delegated authority, the 

reports are sent directly to the EPA 

regional office. 

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 40 

CFR are listed in 40 CFR part 9 and are 

identified on the form and/or 

instrument, if applicable. 

Burden Statement: The annual public 

reporting and recordkeeping burden for 

this collection of information is 

estimated to average 255 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. 

Respondents/Affected Entities: 

Owners or operators of shipbuilding and 

ship repair facilities. 

Estimated Number of Respondents: 

56. 

Frequency of Response: 

Semiannually, On Occasion, Initially. 

Estimated Total Annual Hour Burden: 

28,594 hours. 

Estimated Total Annual Cost: 

$1,740,381 in labor costs, exclusively. 

There are no capital/startup or 

Operations and Maintenance costs 

associated with this ICR. 

Changes in the Estimates: There is no 

change in the burden hours or cost to 

the respondents in this ICR compared to 

the previous ICR. This is due to two 

considerations: (1) the regulations have 

not changed over the past three years 

and are not anticipated to change over 

the next three years; and (2) the growth 

rate for the respondents is very low, 

negative or nonexistent. Therefore, the 

labor hours and cost figures in the 

previous ICR reflect the current burden 

to the respondents and are reiterated in 

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this ICR. In the previous ICR, the cost 

figure was rounded-up to the nearest 

thousand. In this ICR, the figure is 

rounded to the nearest dollar. 

Dated: July 29, 2009. 

John Moses, 

Director, Collection Strategies Division. 

[FR Doc. E9–18589 Filed 8–3–09; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 6560–50–P 

ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION 

AGENCY 

[FRL–8940–1] 

Notice of Final NPDES General Permit 

for Discharges From Concentrated 

Animal Feeding Operations (CAFOs) in 

New Mexico (NMG010000) 

AGENCY: Environmental Protection 

Agency (EPA), Region 6. 

ACTION: Notice of NPDES General Permit 

Reissuance. 

SUMMARY: EPA Region 6 today issues a 

National Pollutant Discharge 

Elimination System general permit for 

discharges from eligible owners/ 

operators of existing concentrated 

animal feeding operations (CAFOs), in 

New Mexico, except those discharges on 

Indian Country. All currently operating 

animal feeding operations that are 

defined as CAFOs or designated as 

CAFOs by the permitting authority (See 

part VII Definitions, ‘‘CAFOs’’) and that 

are subject to 40 CFR part 412, subparts 

A (Horses) and C (Dairy Cows and Cattle 

Other than Veal Calves) are eligible for 

coverage under this permit. This permit 

covers the types of animal feeding 

operations listed above which meet the 

definition of a CAFO and discharge or 

propose to discharge pollutants to 

waters of the United States. A CAFO 

proposes to discharge if it is designed, 

constructed, operated, or maintained 

such that a discharge will occur. 

A copy of the Region’s responses to 

comments and the final permit may be 

obtained from the EPA Region 6 Internet 

site: http://www.epa.gov/region6/water/ 

npdes/cafo/index.htm. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Ms. 

Diane Smith, Water Quality Protection 

Division, EPA Region 6, 1445 Ross 

Avenue, Dallas, Texas 75202–2733, 

telephone: (214) 665–2145, or via e-mail 

at: smith.diane@epa.gov. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Summary of Significant Changes From 

the Draft Permit 

Pursuant to section 402 of the Clean 

Water Act (CWA), 33 U.S.C. section 

1342, EPA proposed and solicited 

comments on NPDES general permit 

NMG010000 at 74 FR 3592 (January 21, 

2009). The comment period closed on 

February 20, 2009. 

Region 6 received comments from the 

New Mexico Environment Department, 

US Fish and Wildlife Service, Bureau of 

Reclamation, New Mexico Department 

of Agriculture, Dairy Producers of New 

Mexico, Seaboard Foods, Oklahoma 

Farm Bureau, Texas Cattle Feeders 

Association, Oklahoma Pork Council, 

and Amigos Bravos. 

EPA Region 6 has considered all 

comments received. In response to those 

comments the following significant 

changes were made to the proposed 

permit. 

1. Based on NMED condition of 

certification under section 401 of the 

Clean Water Act, part III.A.8 of the 

permit has been changed to require the 

use of a certified specialist to develop, 

modify, review, and/or approve the 

nutrient management plan. 

2. Part III.A.3.h has been added to the 

permit to require that the nutrient 

management plan (NMP) include site 

maps of the production and land 

application areas. 

3. Part II.A.2.a.x has been modified to 

include the term ‘‘as appropriate.’’ Part 

II.A.2.a.x and part III.A.3.b have also 

been modified to clarify that retention 

structures must include adequate 

storage capacity for clean water that is 

not diverted. 

4. EPA has removed part III.A.3.f.i-iv 

from the permit and has modified part 

III.A.3.f to require that the NMP include 

any additional information necessary to 

assess the adequacy of the application 

rates included in the NMP. 

5. EPA has modified part III.A.7.d of 

the permit to require that manure 

sampling be conducted annually prior 

to the first land application event of 

each year of permit coverage and to 

allow for representative sampling 

protocols to be established in the NMP. 

6. The spills reporting requirement 

has been removed from part III.D.3 of 

the permit and was replaced with a 

requirement to document spills and 

clean-up activity. 

7. Part III.D.3 of the permit has been 

modified to state that handling 

procedures and storage for any toxic and 

other pollutants must be specified in the 

NMP. 

8. EPA has modified part III.D.1.c to 

state that any mechanical or structural 

damage to the liner must be evaluated 

by a Natural Resources Conservation 

Service (NRCS) Engineer or Professional 

Engineer and that the permittee shall 

have a NRCS Engineer or Professional 

Engineer review documentation. 

9. The infiltration monitoring 

requirement of part III.D.1.c has been 

modified to be based on a direct 

hydrological connection to waters of the 

United States. EPA has also modified 

this section to allow for other 

appropriate measures to be used in lieu 

of leak detection systems or monitoring 

wells. 

10. EPA has modified the permit to 

require that annual reports be submitted 

to EPA and NMED on January 31 as 

opposed to basing the due date on the 

NOI submittal date. 

11. Parts VI.B.1, VI.B.2, and VI.C.1 

have been removed from the permit as 

they are repetitive of provisions found 

elsewhere in the permit. 

12. EPA has added part I.H to address 

the procedure for a change in 

ownership. 

13. The Water Quality-Based 

Reduction Plan requirement of part 

II.A.3.c has been removed from the 

permit. 

14. EPA has modified part III.C to 

exclude amounts less than 10 tons per 

year to a single recipient from the 

transfer of manure, litter, and process 

wastewater recordkeeping requirement. 

15. EPA has removed the notification 

requirement form part III.D.8.a and will 

rely on the notification requirement of 

part III.D.5, which has been modified to 

require notification within 48 hours. 

16. The proposed corrective action 

requirement proposed as part II.A.3.d 

has been clarified to address discharges 

or proposed discharges to impaired 

waters and has been moved to part 

II.A.3.a.iv. 

17. EPA has modified part IV.A of the 

permit to require CAFOs to orally report 

the discharge of pollutants to waters of 

the United States to NMED. 

18. Part I.D.8 and part I.E.8 of the final 

permit have been amended to clarify 

that new sources must submit an 

Environmental Impact Document (EID), 

not a previous EPA National 

Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) 

review document, with their NOIs. 

19. Part II.A.5.c has been amended to 

clarify that there shall be no 

unauthorized dry weather discharges 

from land application sites. 

20. EPA has clarified part I.E.1.a.i to 

state that for any facility that received 

authorization to discharge under the 

1993 CAFO general permit and 

complies with the 90-day NOI 

timeframe, authorization under the 1993 

CAFO permit is automatically 

continued until coverage is granted 

under this permit or coverage is 

otherwise terminated. 

21. EPA has amended part I.E.8 to 

clarify that the applicant must submit to 

EPA information describing an 

expansion so that EPA may determine if 

the expansion is a new source. 

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