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estimated annual generation output for 

the project would be 106.9 gigawatthours. 

Applicant Contact: Mr. Christopher 

Brewton, Utility Director, Electric 

Department, City and Borough of Sitka, 

Alaska, 105 Jarvis Street, Sitka, AK 

99835; Phone (907) 747–1870. 

FERC Contact: Joseph Adamson; 

Phone: (202) 502–8085. 

Deadline for filing comments, motions 

to intervene, competing applications 

(without notices of intent), or notices of 

intent to file competing applications: 60 

days from the issuance of this notice. 

Competing applications and notices of 

intent must meet the requirements of 18 

CFR 4.36. Comments, motions to 

intervene, notices of intent, and 

competing applications may be filed 

electronically via the Internet. See 

18 CFR 385.2001(a)(1)(iii) and the 

instructions on the Commission’s Web 

site http://www.ferc.gov/docs-filing/ 

efiling.asp. Commenters can submit 

brief comments up to 6,000 characters, 

without prior registration, using the 

eComment system at http:// 

www.ferc.gov/docs-filing/ 

ecomment.asp. You must include your 

name and contact information at the end 

of your comments. For assistance, 

please contact FERC Online Support at 

FERCOnlineSupport@ferc.gov or toll 

free at 1–(866) 208–3676, or for TTY, 

(202) 502–8659. Although the 

Commission strongly encourages 

electronic filing, documents may also be 

paper-filed. To paper-file, mail an 

original and seven copies to: Kimberly 

D. Bose, Secretary, Federal Energy 

Regulatory Commission, 888 First 

Street, NE., Washington, DC 20426. 

More information about this project, 

including a copy of the application, can 

be viewed or printed on the ‘‘eLibrary’’ 

link of the Commission’s Web site at 

http://www.ferc.gov/docs-filing/ 

elibrary.asp. Enter the docket number 

(P–13234) in the docket number field to 

access the document. For assistance, 

contact FERC Online Support. 

Dated: October 21, 2011. 

Kimberly D. Bose, 

Secretary. 

[FR Doc. 2011–27834 Filed 10–26–11; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 6717–01–P 

DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY 

Federal Energy Regulatory 

Commission 

[Project No. 14295–000] 

Notice of Preliminary Permit 

Application Accepted for Filing and 

Soliciting Comments, Motions To 

Intervene, and Competing 

Applications; Public Utility District 

No. 1 of Snohomish County, WA 

On September 28, 2011, Public Utility 

District No. 1 of Snohomish County 

filed an application for a preliminary 

permit, pursuant to section 4(f) of the 

Federal Power Act (FPA), proposing to 

study the feasibility of the Sunset Falls 

Hydroelectric Project to be located on 

the South Fork Skykomish River near 

Index in Snohomish County, 

Washington. The sole purpose of a 

preliminary permit, if issued, is to grant 

the permit holder priority to file a 

license application during the permit 

term. A preliminary permit does not 

authorize the permit holder to perform 

any land-disturbing activities or 

otherwise enter upon lands or waters 

owned by others without the owner’s 

express permission. 

The proposed project will consist of 

the construction of the following: (1) A 

140-foot-wide, 45-foot-high v-screen 

intake; (2) a 2,000-foot-long, 19-footdiameter unlined rock penstock; (3) a 

semi-underground powerhouse with 

twin 15-megawatt turbines; (4) an 8.5- 

mile long, 115-kilovolt three-phase 

overhead transmission line extending 

from the powerhouse to an existing 

substation. The estimated annual 

generation of the Sunset Falls 

Hydroelectric Project would be 120 

gigawatt-hours. 

Applicant Contact: Mr. Kim D. Moore, 

Assistant General Manager, Public 

Utility District No.1 of Snohomish 

County; 2320 California Street, PO Box 

1107, Everett, WA 98201; phone: (425) 

783–8606. 

FERC Contact: Ian Smith; phone: 

(202) 502–8943. 

Deadline for filing comments, motions 

to intervene, competing applications 

(without notices of intent), or notices of 

intent to file competing applications: 

60 days from the issuance of this notice. 

Competing applications and notices of 

intent must meet the requirements of 

18 CFR 4.36. Comments, motions to 

intervene, notices of intent, and 

competing applications may be filed 

electronically via the Internet. See 18 

CFR 385.2001(a)(1)(iii) and the 

instructions on the Commission’s Web 

site http://www.ferc.gov/docs-filing/ 

efiling.asp. Commenters can submit 

brief comments up to 6,000 characters, 

without prior registration, using the 

eComment system at http:// 

www.ferc.gov/docs-filing/ 

ecomment.asp. You must include your 

name and contact information at the end 

of your comments. For assistance, 

please contact FERC Online Support at 

FERCOnlineSupport@ferc.gov or toll 

free at 1-(866) 208–3676, or for TTY, 

(202) 502–8659. Although the 

Commission strongly encourages 

electronic filing, documents may also be 

paper-filed. To paper-file, mail an 

original and seven copies to: Kimberly 

D. Bose, Secretary, Federal Energy 

Regulatory Commission, 888 First 

Street, NE., Washington, DC 20426. 

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–14295–000) 

in the docket number field to access the 

document. For assistance, contact FERC 

Online Support. 

Dated: October 21, 2011. 

Kimberly D. Bose, 

Secretary. 

[FR Doc. 2011–27836 Filed 10–26–11; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 6717–01–P 

ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION 

AGENCY 

[EPA–HQ–OARM–2011–0748; FRL–9483–6] 

Agency Information Collection 

Activities; Proposed Collection; 

Comment Request; Monthly Progress 

Reports; Submission of Invoices, and 

Related Information (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 April 30, 

2012. Before submitting the ICR to OMB 

for review and approval, EPA is 

soliciting comments on specific aspects 

of the proposed information collection 

as described below. 

DATES: Comments must be submitted on 

or before December 27, 2011. 

ADDRESSES: Submit your comments, 

identified by Docket ID No. EPA–HQ– 


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OARM–2011–0748, by one of the 

following methods: 

• http://www.regulations.gov: Follow 

the on-line instructions for submitting 

comments. 

• Email: valentino.thomas@epa.gov 

• Mail: EPA–HQ–OARM–2011–0748, 

OEI Docket, Environmental Protection 

Agency, Mailcode: 2822T, 1200 

Pennsylvania Ave. NW., Washington, 

DC 20460. Please include a total of three 

(3) copies. 

• Hand Delivery: EPA Docket CenterAttention OEI Docket, EPA West, Room 

B102, 1301 Constitution Ave. NW., 

Washington DC 20004 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–OARM–2011– 

0748 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 email. 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 email comment directly 

to EPA without going through http:// 

www.regulations.gov your email 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/epahome/dockets.htm. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Thomas Valentino, PTOD, OAM 

(3802R), Environmental Protection 

Agency, 1200 Pennsylvania Ave. NW., 

Washington, DC 20460; telephone 

number: 202–564–4522; email address: 

valentino.thomas@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–OARM–2011–0748, which is 

available for online viewing at http:// 

www.regulations.gov, or in person 

viewing at the OEI 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 8:30 

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 OEI Docket is 202–566– 

1752. 

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? 

Docket ID No. EPA–HQ–OARM– 

2011–0748 

Affected entities: Entities potentially 

affected by this action are businesses 

and organizations performing contracts 

for the EPA where submission of 

monthly progress reports, invoices and 

related information is required. 

Title: Monthly Progress Reports. 

Submission of Invoices, and Related 

Information (Renewal) 

ICR numbers: EPA ICR No. 1039.13, 

OMB Control No. 2030–0005. 

ICR status: This ICR is currently 

scheduled to expire on April 30, 2012. 

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, 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: Appropriate Government 

surveillance of contractor performance 

is required to give reasonable assurance 

that efficient methods and effective cost 

controls are being used for various cost 

reimbursable and fixed rate contracts. 

On a monthly basis, the Agency requires 

contractors to provide the project officer 


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with a report detailing (a) what was 

accomplished on the contract during 

that period, (b) what remains to be done, 

and (c) expenditures for the same period 

of time. Responses to the information 

collection are mandatory for contractors 

and are required for the contractors to 

receive monthly payments. 

Burden Statement: The annual public 

reporting and recordkeeping burden for 

this collection of information is 

estimated to average 25 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. 

EPA estimates that each contractor 

monthly response will take 

approximately 25 hours. EPA 

anticipates approximately 203 total 

active contracts will be affected, 

multiplied by 12 submissions per year 

equals 2,436 submissions per year. Each 

collection is estimated to cost $2,213 

based on contractor personnel 

performing individual tasks required for 

information gathering and submission. 

The anticipated 2,436 submissions per 

year are estimated at 60,900 total hours 

and $5,391,258 annual cost. 

Are there changes in the estimates from 

the last approval? 

There is a decrease of 4,872 hours in 

the total estimated respondent burden 

compared with that identified in the ICR 

currently approved by, due mainly to 

improved tracking software and 

increasing familiarity with EPA 

reporting requirements. 

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: October 19, 2011. 

John R. Bashista, 

Director, Office of Acquisition Management. 

[FR Doc. 2011–27809 Filed 10–26–11; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 6560–50–P 

ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION 

AGENCY 

[FRL–9483–9] 

Notification of a Public Teleconference 

of the Clean Air Scientific Advisory 

Committee Air Monitoring and 

Methods Subcommittee 

AGENCY: Environmental Protection 

Agency (EPA). 

ACTION: Notice. 

SUMMARY: The Environmental Protection 

Agency (EPA or Agency) Science 

Advisory Board (SAB) Staff Office 

announces a public teleconference of 

the Clean Air Scientific Advisory 

Committee (CASAC) Air Monitoring and 

Methods Subcommittee (AMMS) to 

discuss its draft report on EPA’s draft 

Near-Road NO2 Monitoring Technical 

Assistance Document. 

DATES: A public teleconference will be 

held on Thursday, November 17, 2011, 

from 12:30 p.m. to 4:30 p.m. (Eastern 

Time). 

ADDRESSES: The public teleconference 

will be conducted by telephone only. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Any 

member of the public wishing further 

information regarding this Notice and 

public teleconference may contact Mr. 

Edward Hanlon, Designated Federal 

Officer (DFO), SAB Staff Office, by 

telephone/voice mail at (202) 564–2134; 

by fax at (202) 565–2098 or via email at 

hanlon.edward@epa.gov. General 

information concerning the EPA CASAC 

can be found at the EPA CASAC Web 

site at http://www.epa.gov/casac. Any 

inquiry regarding EPA’s draft Near-Road 

NO2 Monitoring Technical Assistance 

Document should be directed to Mr. 

Nealson Watkins, EPA Office of Air 

Quality Planning and Standards 

(OAQPS), at watkins.nealson@epa.gov 

or (919) 541–5522. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Background: The CASAC was 

established pursuant to the under the 

Clean Air Act (CAA) Amendments of 

1977, codified at 42 U.S.C. 7409D(d)(2), 

to provide advice, information, and 

recommendations to the Administrator 

on the scientific and technical aspects of 

issues related to the criteria for air 

quality standards, research related to air 

quality, sources of air pollution, and the 

strategies to attain and maintain air 

quality standards and to prevent 

significant deterioration of air quality. 

CASAC is a Federal Advisory 

Committee chartered under the Federal 

Advisory Committee Act (FACA), 5 

U.S.C., App. 2. Pursuant to FACA and 

EPA policy, notice is hereby given that 

the CASAC AMMS will hold a public 

teleconference to discuss the 

Subcommittee’s draft Near-Road NO2

Monitoring Technical Assistance 

Document. 

In February 2010, EPA promulgated 

new minimum monitoring requirements 

for the nitrogen dioxide (NO2) 

monitoring network in support of a 

newly revised National Ambient Air 

Quality Standard (NAAQS) for 1-hour 

NO2. In the new monitoring 

requirements, state and local air 

monitoring agencies are required to 

install near-road NO2 monitoring 

stations in larger urban areas. In August 

2010, EPA’s Office of Air and Radiation 

(OAR) requested that CASAC review the 

initial phase of EPA’s Near Road project, 

and CASAC issued a final report to the 

EPA Administrator in November 2010 

entitled ‘‘Review of the ‘Near-road 

Guidance Document—Outline’ and 

‘Near-road Monitoring Pilot Study 

Objectives and Approach’ ’’ (EPA– 

CASAC–11–001). OAR considered 

CASAC’s recommendations and drafted 

a technical document entitled ‘‘NearRoad NO2 Monitoring Technical 

Assistance Document—DRAFT August 

11, 2011’’ to provide guidance to state 

and local air monitoring agencies on 

how to successfully implement nearroad NO2 monitors. OAR requested 

CASAC advice on how to improve this 

draft guidance, and on September 29, 

2011 AMMS held a public 

teleconference call to discuss review 

comments on EPA’s draft document. 

Materials from this September 29, 2011 

teleconference call are posted on the 

CASAC Web site at http://

yosemite.epa.gov/sab/sabproduct.nsf/

bf498bd32a1c7fdf85257242006dd6cb/

07f0cde2113f6c26852578f5006a7581!

OpenDocument&Date=2011-09-29. The 

purpose of the November 17, 2011 

teleconference call is for the CASAC 

Panel to discuss its draft review report 

that was developed based on consensus 

views reached during the September 29, 

2011 teleconference call. 

Availability of Meeting Materials: The 

agenda and materials in support of this 

teleconference call will be placed on the 

EPA CASAC Web site at http:// 


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