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5 years effective July 1, 2006, through 

September 30, 2011. On June 30, 2011, 

the Network Integration Transmission 

Service (NITS) and Ancillary Services 

Rate Schedules will expire. Western is 

temporarily extending the NITS and 

Ancillary Services formula rates and 

rate schedules through September 30, 

2013. 

Discussion 

Western is temporarily extending the 

existing P–DP and Intertie NITS and 

Ancillary Services formula rates for 

Western Area Lower Colorado (WALC) 

Balancing Authority pursuant to 10 CFR 

903.23(b). The existing rate formula 

methodologies collect annual revenue 

sufficient to recover annual expenses 

(including interest) and capital 

requirements, thus ensuring repayment 

of the projects costs within the cost 

recovery criteria set forth in DOE Order 

RA 6120.2. Western has made the 

decision that the Desert Southwest and 

Rocky Mountain Region Regional 

Offices would work together in an 

attempt to make their Ancillary Services 

rate formulas consistent to the extent 

possible as a result of the operations 

consolidation of the two regions. 

Western is providing for this extension 

to allow for the evaluation of new rate 

requirements for Ancillary Services 

mandated under Western’s Open Access 

Transmission Tariff and FERC Order 

No. 890 and adjustments to the formula 

rates. For these reasons, Western is 

temporarily extending the existing rate 

schedules PD–NTS2, INT–NTS2 and 

DSW–SD2, DSW–RS2, DSW–FR2, 

DSW–EI2, DSW–SPR2, DSW–SUR2 for 

NITS and Ancillary Services through 

September 30, 2013. 

DOE regulations at 10 CFR 903.23(b) 

do not require Western to provide for a 

consultation and comment period or 

hold public information and comment 

forums and no such consultation and 

comment period or forums were 

provided for or held. 

Order 

In view of the above and under the 

authority delegated to me, I hereby 

extend for a period effective July 1, 

2011, through September 30, 2013, the 

existing rate schedules PD–NTS2, INT– 

NTS2 and DSW–SD2, DSW–RS2, DSW– 

FR2, DSW–EI2, DSW–SPR2, DSW– 

SUR2 for NITS and WALC Ancillary 

Services. 

Dated: May 6, 2011. 

Daniel B. Poneman, 

Deputy Secretary. 

[FR Doc. 2011–12189 Filed 5–17–11; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 6450–01–P 

ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION 

AGENCY 

[EPA–HQ–OAR–2007–0176; FRL–9307–9] 

Agency Information Collection 

Activities; Proposed Collection; 

Comment Request; Reformulated 

Gasoline and Conventional Gasoline: 

Requirements for Refiners, Oxygenate 

Blenders, and Importers of Gasoline; 

Requirements for Parties in the 

Gasoline Distribution Network 

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 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 

as described below. 

DATES: Comments must be submitted on 

or before July 18, 2011. 

ADDRESSES: Submit your comments, 

identified by Docket ID No. EPA–HQ– 

OAR–2007–0176 by one of the following 

methods: 

• http://www.regulations.gov: Follow 

the online instructions for submitting 

comments. 

• E-mail: a-and-r-Docket@epa.gov. 

• Fax: (202) 566–9744. 

• Mail: Environmental Protection 

Agency, EPA Docket Center (EPA/DC), 

Air and Radiation Docket EPA–HQ– 

OAR–2007–0176, Mailcode: 2822T, 

1200 Pennsylvania Ave., NW., 

Washington, DC 20460. 

• Hand Delivery: EPA Docket Center, 

Public Reading Room, EPA West 

building. 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–OAR–2007– 

0176. 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 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/epahome/dockets.htm. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Jose 

Solar, Office of Transportation and Air 

Quality, Mail Code: 6406J, 

Environmental Protection Agency, 1200 

Pennsylvania Ave., NW., Washington, 

DC 20460; telephone number: (202) 

343–9027; fax number: 202–343–2801; 

e-mail address: Solar.Jose@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–OAR–207–176 which is available 

for online viewing at http:// 

www.regulations.gov, or in person 

viewing at the Air and Radiation Docket 

in 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 8:30 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 Air and 

Radiation Docket is 202–566–1742. 

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 


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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 Refiners, 

Oxygenate Blenders, and Importers of 

Gasoline; Parties in the Gasoline 

Distribution Network. 

Title: Reformulated Gasoline and 

Conventional Gasoline: Requirements 

for Refiners, Oxygenate Blenders, and 

Importers of Gasoline; Requirements for 

Parties in the Gasoline Distribution 

Network. 

ICR numbers: EPA ICR No. 1591.25, 

OMB Control No. 2060–0277. 

ICR status: This ICR is currently 

scheduled to expire on 10/31/11. 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: Gasoline combustion is the 

major source of air pollution in most 

urban areas. In the 1990 amendments to 

the Clean Air Act (Act), section 211(k), 

Congress required that gasoline 

dispensed in nine areas with severe air 

quality problems, and areas that opt-in, 

be reformulated to reduce toxic and 

ozone-forming emissions. Congress also 

required that, in the process of 

producing reformulated gasoline (RFG), 

dirty components removed in the 

reformulation process not be ‘‘dumped’’ 

into the remainder of the country’s 

gasoline, known as conventional 

gasoline (CG). The Environmental 

Protection Agency (EPA) promulgated 

regulations at 40 CFR part 80, subpart 

D—Reformulated Gasoline, subpart E— 

Anti-Dumping, and subpart F—Attest 

Engagements, implementing the 

statutory requirements, which include 

standards for RFG (80.41) and CG 

(80.101). The regulations also contain 

reporting and recordkeeping 

requirements for the production, 

importation, transport and storage of 

gasoline, in order to demonstrate 

compliance and facilitate compliance 

and enforcement. The program is run by 

the Office of Transportation and Air 

Quality, Office of Air and Radiation. 

Enforcement is done by the Air 

Enforcement Division, Office of 

Regulatory Enforcement, Office of 

Enforcement and Compliance 

Assurance. This program excludes 

California, which has separate 

requirements for gasoline. 

The United States has an annual 

gasoline consumption of about 133 

billion gallons, of which about 30% is 

RFG. In 2009 EPA received reports from 

255 refineries, 60 importer facilities/ 

facility groups, 44 oxygenate blending 

facilities, 21 independent laboratory 

facilities, and the RFG Survey 

Association, Inc. under this program. 

Burden Statement: The annual public 

reporting and recordkeeping burden for 

this collection of information is 

estimated to average 1 hour 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 the Agency’s estimate, 

which is only briefly summarized here: 

Estimated total number of potential 

respondents: 3,968. 

Frequency of response: Quarterly, 

Annually, on Occasion. 

Estimated total average number of 

responses for each respondent: 100 to 

130. 

Estimated total annual burden hours: 

126,931 hours. 

Estimated total annual costs: 

$38,675,442, which includes 

$24,713,032 in annualized capital, or 

O&M costs. 

Are there changes in the estimates from 

the last approval? 

There is a slight decrease in the total 

burden hours due to a change in 

reporting regulations. There is an 

increase in the total burden cost due to 

update in labor salaries. 

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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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: May 12, 2011. 

Margo Tsirigotis Oge, 

Director, Office of Transportation and Air 

Quality. 

[FR Doc. 2011–12210 Filed 5–17–11; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 6560–50–P 

ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION 

AGENCY 

[EPA–HQ–OA–2010–0757; FRL–9307–5] 

Agency Information Collection 

Activities; Submission to OMB for 

Review and Approval; Comment 

Request; Confidential Financial 

Disclosure Form 3110.48 for Special 

Government Employees (SGE) Serving 

on Federal Advisory Committees at the 

Environmental Protection Agency 

(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 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 collection. The ICR, 

which is abstracted below, describes the 

nature of the information collection and 

its estimated burden and cost. 

DATES: Additional comments may be 

submitted on or before June 17, 2011. 

ADDRESSES: Submit your comments, 

referencing Docket ID No. EPA–HQ– 

OA–2010–0757, to (1) EPA online using 

www.regulations.gov (our preferred 

method), by e-mail to 

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

Docket Center, Environmental 

Protection Agency, Mail Code 28227T, 

1200 Pennsylvania Ave., NW., 

Washington, DC 20460, and (2) OMB by 

mail to: 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: 

Vicki Ellis, Office of Federal Advisory 

Committee Management and Outreach, 

Mail Code 1601M, Environmental 

Protection Agency, 1200 Pennsylvania 

Ave., NW., Washington, DC 20460; 

telephone number: 202–564–1203; fax 

number: 202–564–8129; e-mail address: 

ellis.vicki@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 November 24, 2010, 75 FR 71687, 

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 No. EPA– 

HQ–OA–2010–0757, which is available 

for online viewing at 

www.regulations.gov, or in person 

viewing at the Environmental 

Information 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 Environmental Information Docket 

is 202–566–9744. 

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: Confidential Financial 

Disclosure Form 3110.48 for Special 

Government Employees (SGE) Serving 

on Federal Advisory Committees at the 

Environmental Protection Agency 

(Renewal). 

ICR numbers: EPA ICR No. 2260.04, 

OMB Control No. 2090–0029. 

ICR Status: This ICR is scheduled to 

expire on 5/31/2011. 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, 

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: The purpose of this 

information collection is to assist the 

United States Environmental Protection 

Agency (EPA or the Agency) in selecting 

Federal advisory committee members 

who will be appointed as Special 

Government Employees (SGEs), mostly 

to EPA’s scientific and technical 

committees. To select SGE members as 

efficiently and cost effectively as 

possible, the Agency needs to evaluate 

potential conflicts of interest before a 

candidate is hired as an SGE and 

appointed as a member to a committee 

by EPA’s Administrator or Deputy 

Administrator. Agency officials 

developed the ‘‘Confidential Financial 

Disclosure Form for Special 

Government Employees serving on 

Federal Advisory Committees at the 

U.S. Environmental Protection Agency,’’ 

also referred to as Form 3110–48, for 

greater inclusion of information to 

discover any potential conflicts of 

interest as recommended by the 

Government Accountability Office. 

Burden Statement: The annual public 

reporting and recordkeeping burden for 

this collection of information is 

estimated to average one hour 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: 

Entities potentially affected by this 

action are approximately 300 candidates 


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