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Administrator’s need to acquire 

resources from conservation. BPA’s 

existing Billing Credits Policy interprets 

the Billing Credits provisions in the 

Northwest Power Act, prescribes criteria 

for customer and resource eligibility, 

and establishes procedures for granting 

Billing Credits. With the proposed 

revision of BPA’s Billing Credits Policy, 

BPA would consider customer requests 

for Billing Credits in exchange for a 

customer’s independent acquisition of 

conservation performed during the 

FY2016–2017 rate period and 

throughout the duration of customers’ 

existing Regional Dialogue contracts. 

Billing Credit Amount 

BPA proposes to develop a formula 

for determining the Billing Credit 

amount based on the costs that BPA 

avoids by not providing the customer 

Energy Efficiency Incentive (EEI) 

funding under Energy Conservation 

Agreements (ECA). The formula would 

be designed with the intent to 

reasonably assure rate neutrality for all 

customers, whether or not they choose 

to participate in the Billing Credit 

program. 

The formula would be constructed as 

follows. BPA would determine the 

average annual incremental cost that 

BPA would incur by borrowing for, and 

managing the distribution of, EEI funds 

for the participating customers. In 

making that determination, BPA would 

use a comparable amortization period 

and interest rates matching those 

forecast in the rate case for the initial 

years the Billing Credit would be 

granted. The average annual 

incremental cost over the amortization 

period would represent the annual 

Billing Credit amount that a 

participating customer is expected to 

receive. 

BPA’s final rates would be updated to 

account for customer choices to forego 

the EEI and to include the costs of 

customer Billing Credits. A participating 

customer would agree to a Billing 

Credits special provision in its Regional 

Dialogue Contract that would define the 

amount of forecasted conservation 

savings the customer is obligated to 

achieve, which is expected to be the 

same amount that would have been 

achieved under the ECA. 

Public Involvement 

BPA has established a 30-day 

comment period during which 

customers, stakeholders, and any other 

interested parties are invited to 

comment on the proposed policy 

revision. This comment period will help 

BPA ensure that a full range of issues 

related to this proposal is addressed in 

an Administrator’s Record of Decision. 

BPA will consider and respond to 

comments received on the proposed 

policy revision. BPA’s subsequent 

decision will be documented in an 

Administrator’s Record of Decision. 

National Environmental Policy Act 

BPA is in the process of assessing the 

potential environmental effects of the 

proposed billing credits policy revision 

consistent with the National 

Environmental Policy Act. Comments 

regarding the potential environmental 

effects of the proposal may be submitted 

to Katherine Pierce, NEPA Compliance 

Officer, KEC–4, Bonneville Power 

Administration, 905 NE 11th Avenue, 

Portland, OR 97232. Any such 

comments received by the comment 

deadline will be considered by BPA’s 

NEPA compliance staff in the NEPA 

process that will be conducted for this 

proposal. 

Issued in Portland, Oregon, on October 1, 

2014. 

Elliot E. Mainzer, 

Administrator and Chief Executive Officer. 

[FR Doc. 2014–24266 Filed 10–9–14; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 6450–01–P 

ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION 

AGENCY 

[EPA–HQ–OPPT–2014–0597; FRL–9917–00] 

Agency Information Collection 

Activities; Proposed Collection; 

Comment Request 

AGENCY: Environmental Protection 

Agency (EPA). 

ACTION: Notice. 

SUMMARY: In compliance with the 

Paperwork Reduction Act (PRA), this 

document announces that EPA is 

planning to submit an Information 

Collection Request (ICR) to the Office of 

Management and Budget (OMB). The 

ICR, entitled: PCBs, Consolidated 

Reporting and Record Keeping 

Requirements and identified by EPA 

ICR No. 1446.11 and OMB Control No. 

2070–0112, represents the renewal of an 

existing ICR that is scheduled to expire 

on August 31, 2015. Before submitting 

the ICR to OMB for review and 

approval, EPA is soliciting comments on 

specific aspects of the proposed 

information collection that is 

summarized in this document. The ICR 

and accompanying material are 

available in the docket for public review 

and comment. 

DATES: Comments must be received on 

or before December 9, 2014. 

ADDRESSES: Submit your comments, 

identified by docket identification (ID) 

number EPA–HQ–OPPT–2014–0597, by 

one of the following methods: 

• Federal eRulemaking Portal: http:// 

www.regulations.gov. Follow the online 

instructions for submitting comments. 

Do not submit electronically any 

information you consider to be 

Confidential Business Information (CBI) 

or other information whose disclosure is 

restricted by statute. 

• 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: To make special 

arrangements for hand delivery or 

delivery of boxed information, please 

follow the instructions at http://www.

epa.gov/dockets/contacts.html. 

Additional instructions on 

commenting or visiting the docket, 

along with more information about 

dockets generally, is available at http:// 

www.epa.gov/dockets. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For 

technical information contact: Toiya 

Goodlow, National Program Chemicals 

Division (7404–T), Office of Pollution 

Prevention and Toxics, Environmental 

Protection Agency, 1200 Pennsylvania 

Ave., NW., Washington, DC 20460– 

0001; telephone number: (202) 566– 

2305; email address: 

goodlow.toiya@epa.gov. 

For general information contact: The 

TSCA-Hotline, ABVI-Goodwill, 422 

South Clinton Ave., Rochester, NY 

14620; telephone number: (202) 554– 

1404; email address: TSCA-Hotline@

epa.gov. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

I. What information is EPA particularly 

interested in? 

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

(44 U.S.C. 3506(c)(2)(A)), 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 

methodology and assumptions used. 

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 

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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 information collection activity 

or ICR does this action apply to? 

Title: PCBs, Consolidated Reporting 

and Record Keeping Requirements. 

ICR number: EPA ICR No. 1446.11. 

OMB control number: OMB Control 

No. 2070–0112. 

ICR status: This ICR is currently 

scheduled to expire on August 31, 2015. 

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 USC 

2605(e), directs EPA to regulate the 

marking and disposal of polychlorinated 

biphenyls (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) 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 761. There 

are approximately 100 specific 

reporting, third-party reporting, and 

recordkeeping requirements covered by 

40 CFR 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 

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 1.36 hours per 

response. Burden is defined in 5 CFR 

1320.3(b). 

The ICR, which is available in the 

docket along with other related 

materials, provides a detailed 

explanation of the collection activities 

and the burden estimate that is only 

briefly summarized here: 

Respondents/Affected Entities: 

Entities potentially affected by this ICR 

are persons who currently possess PCB 

items, PCB-contaminated equipment, or 

other PCB waste. 

Estimated total number of potential 

respondents: 548,298. 

Frequency of response: On occasion. 

Estimated total average number of 

responses for each respondent: 1.0. 

Estimated total annual burden hours: 

745,926 hours. 

Estimated total annual costs: 

$29,778,544. This includes an estimated 

burden cost of $29,778,544 and an 

estimated cost of $0 for capital 

investment or maintenance and 

operational costs. 

III. Are there changes in the estimates 

from the last approval? 

There is an increase of 60,591 hours 

in the total estimated respondent 

burden compared with that identified in 

the ICR currently approved by OMB. 

This increase reflects EPA’s revisions to 

the estimated total number of 

respondents, resulting from new data 

gathered for this ICR effort as well as 

another recent PCB regulatory analysis, 

plus updated Agency data regarding 

total numbers of regulated entities. The 

ICR supporting statement provides a 

detailed analysis of the change in 

burden estimate. This change is an 

adjustment. 

IV. 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. EPA will issue another Federal 

Register document 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. 

Authority: 44 U.S.C. 3501 et. seq. 

Dated: October 1, 2014. 

James Jones, 

Assistant Administrator, Office of Chemical 

Safety and Pollution Prevention. 

[FR Doc. 2014–24149 Filed 10–9–14; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 6560–50–P 

ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION 

AGENCY 

[ER–FRL–9017–4] 

Environmental Impact Statements; 

Notice of Availability 

Responsible Agency: Office of Federal 

Activities, General Information (202) 

564–7146 or http://www.epa.gov/

compliance/nepa/. 

Weekly receipt of Environmental 

Impact Statements 

Filed 09/29/2014 Through 10/03/2014 

Pursuant to 40 CFR 1506.9. 

Notice 

Section 309(a) of the Clean Air Act 

requires that EPA make public its 

comments on EISs issued by other 

Federal agencies. EPA’s comment letters 

on EISs are available at: http://www.epa.

gov/compliance/nepa/eisdata.html. 

EIS No. 20140289, Draft EIS, USN, CA, 

Disposal and Reuse of the Former 

Naval Weapons Station Seal Beach, 

Detachment Concord, Comment 

Period Ends: 11/25/2014, Contact: 

Erica Spinelli, 619–532–0980. 

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