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facilities in Idaho, pursuant to the 

provisions of the Clean Water Act, 33 

U.S.C. 1251 et seq. The general permit 

authorizes the discharge of treated 

groundwater from new and existing 

facilities to surface waters of the United 

States within the State of Idaho. Existing 

dischargers must apply for coverage 

within 90 days of the effective date of 

the permit by submitting a Notice of 

Intent (NOI) in accordance with the 

instructions in the permit. New 

dischargers whose operations 

commence after the effective date of the 

general permit must submit a NOI at 

least 30 days prior to the 

commencement of the discharge. A fact 

sheet has also been prepared which sets 

forth the principle factual, legal, policy, 

and scientific information considered in 

the development of the general permit. 

The general permit contains a variety 

of technology-based and water qualitybased effluent limitations for 55 

pollutants of concern commonly found 

in contaminated groundwater, along 

with administrative and monitoring 

requirements, as well as other standard 

conditions, prohibitions, and 

management practices. Effluent limits 

are applied at end-of-pipe with no 

mixing zone. However, mixing zones are 

available on an individual basis at the 

discretion of the Idaho Department of 

Environmental Quality (IDEQ) for 

pollutants with water quality-based 

effluent limits. Mixing zones will be 

granted through an individual State 

certification that will be attached to 

EPA’s authorization to discharge letter. 

DATES: Effective Date: The general 

NPDES permit shall become effective on 

July 1, 2007. 

Public Comment: Pursuant to section 

402 of the Clean Water Act, EPA 

proposed the draft general permit and 

solicited comments in the Federal 

Register at 71 FR 34131–34132 (June 13, 

2006). Notice of the draft permit was 

also published in the Idaho Statesman 

and the Coeur d’Alene Press. The 60 day 

comment period on the draft permit 

expired on August 14, 2006. In addition, 

copies of the draft permit were sent to 

known groundwater remediation 

facilities discharging to surface water in 

Idaho. Changes have been made from 

the draft permit to the final permit in 

response to comments received from 

facility representatives, government 

agencies, and trade groups. All 

comments, along with EPA’s responses, 

are summarized in the Response to 

Comment document. The general 

permit, fact sheet, and Response to 

Comment document may be obtained by 

contacting Robert Rau; USEPA Region 

10; 1200 6th Ave, OWW–130; Seattle, 

Washington 98101; or via e-mail at 

rau.rob@epa.gov. These documents may 

also be downloaded from the Region 10 

Web site at http://www.epa.gov/ 

r10earth/waterpermits.htm (click on 

general permits). 

Other Legal Requirements 

State Water Quality Standards and 

State Certification 

Pursuant to Section 401 of the Clean 

Water Act, IDEQ has certified that the 

conditions of the general permit comply 

with State Water Quality Standards 

(IDAPA 58.01.02), including the State’s 

antidegradation policy. 

Endangered Species Act 

EPA has determined that issuance of 

the groundwater remediation discharge 

general permit will have no affect any 

threatened or endangered species, 

designated critical habitat, or essential 

fish habitat. 

Executive Order 12866 

EPA has determined that this general 

permit is not a ‘‘significant regulatory 

action’’ under the terms of Executive 

Order 12866 and is therefore not subject 

to Office of Management and Budget 

(OMB) review. 

Paperwork Reduction Act 

The information collection 

requirements of this general permit were 

previously approved by the OMB under 

the provisions of the Paperwork 

Reduction Act, 44 U.S.C. 3501 et seq., 

and assigned OMB control numbers 

2040–0086 (NPDES permit application) 

and 2040–0004 (discharge monitoring 

reports). 

Regulatory Flexibility Act 

The Regulatory Flexibility Act (RFA), 

5 U.S.C. 601 et seq., requires that EPA 

prepare a regulatory flexibility analysis 

for rules subject to the requirements of 

5 U.S.C. 553(b) that have a significant 

impact on a substantial number of small 

entities. However, general NPDES 

permits are not ‘‘rules’’ subject to the 

requirements of 5 U.S.C. 553(b), and is 

therefore not subject to the RFA. 

Unfunded Mandates Reform Act 

Section 201 of the Unfunded 

Mandates Reform Act (UMRA), Public 

Law 104–4, generally requires federal 

agencies to assess the effects of their 

‘‘regulatory actions’’ (defined to be the 

same as ‘‘rules’’ subject to the RFA) on 

tribal, State, and local governments and 

the private sector. However, the general 

permit issued today is not a ‘‘rule’’

subject to the RFA, and is therefore not 

subject to the UMRA. 

Appeal of Permit 

Any interested person may appeal the 

general permit in the Federal Court of 

Appeals in accordance with section 

509(b)(1) of the Clean Water Act. This 

appeal must be filed within 120 days of 

the permit effective date. Persons 

affected by the permit may not 

challenge the conditions of the permit 

in further EPA proceedings (see 40 CFR 

124.19). Instead, they may either 

challenge the permit in court or apply 

for an individual NPDES permit. 

Signed this 27th day of April, 2007. 

Michael F. Gearheard, 

Director, Office of Water and Watersheds. 

[FR Doc. E7–8664 Filed 5–7–07; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 6560–50–P 

EQUAL EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITY 

COMMISSION 

Notice of Sunshine Act Meeting 

AGENCY HOLDING THE MEETING: Equal 

Employment Opportunity Commission. 

DATE AND TIME: Wednesday, May 16, 

2007, 9:30 a.m. Eastern Time. 

PLACE: Clarence M. Mitchell, Jr. 

Conference Room on the Ninth Floor of 

the EEOC Office Building, 1801 ‘‘L’’

Street, NW., Washington, DC 20507. 

STATUS: The meeting will be open to the 

public. 

MATTERS TO BE CONSIDERED: 

Open Session 

1. Announcement of Notation Votes, 

2. Employment Testing and 

Screening—Invited Panelists, and 

3. Full-Service Publication Storage 

and Distribution Center Contract. 

Note: In accordance with the Sunshine Act, 

the meeting will be open to public 

observation of the Commission’s 

deliberations and voting. (In addition to 

publishing notices on EEOC Commission 

meetings in the Federal Register, the 

Commission also provides a recorded 

announcement a full week in advance on 

future Commission sessions.) 

Please telephone (202) 663–7100 

(voice) and (202) 663–4074 (TTY) at any 

time for information on these meetings. 

The EEOC provides sign language 

interpretation at Commission meetings 

for the hearing impaired. Requests for 

other reasonable accommodations may 

be made by using the voice and TTY 

numbers listed above: 

CONTACT PERSON FOR MORE INFORMATION: 

Stephen Llewellyn, Acting Executive 

Officer on (202) 663–4070. 


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*Session Closed-Exempt pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 

552b(c)(8) and (9). 

This Notice Issued May 4, 2007. 

Stephen Llewellyn, 

Acting Executive Officer, Executive 

Secretariat. 

[FR Doc. 07–2304 Filed 5–4–07; 3:15 pm] 

BILLING CODE 6570–01–M 

FARM CREDIT ADMINISTRATION 

Farm Credit Administration Board; 

Regular Meeting 

AGENCY: Farm Credit Administration. 

SUMMARY: Notice is hereby given, 

pursuant to the Government in the 

Sunshine Act (5 U.S.C. 552b(e)(3)), of 

the regular meeting of the Farm Credit 

Administration Board (Board). 

DATE AND TIME: The regular meeting of 

the Board will be held at the offices of 

the Farm Credit Administration in 

McLean, Virginia, on May 10, 2007, 

from 9 a.m. until such time as the Board 

concludes its business. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Roland E. Smith, Secretary to the Farm 

Credit Administration Board, (703) 883–

4009, TTY (703) 883–4056. 

ADDRESSES: Farm Credit 

Administration, 1501 Farm Credit Drive, 

McLean, Virginia 22102–5090. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Parts of 

this meeting of the Board will be open 

to the public (limited space available), 

and parts will be closed to the public. 

In order to increase the accessibility to 

Board meetings, persons requiring 

assistance should make arrangements in 

advance. The matters to be considered 

at the meeting are: 

Open Session 

A. Approval of Minutes 

• April 12, 2007 (Open and Closed). 

B. New Business—Reports 

• FCS Young, Beginning, and Small 

Farmer Mission Performance—2006 

Results. 

• Mission-Related Investments—2006 

Annual Report. 

• OE Quarterly Report. 

Closed Session* 

• OE Supervisory Activities. 

Dated: May 4, 2007. 

Roland E. Smith, 

Secretary, Farm Credit Administration Board. 

[FR Doc. 07–2300 Filed 5–4–07; 1:48 pm] 

BILLING CODE 6705–01–P 

FEDERAL RESERVE SYSTEM 

Proposed Agency Information 

Collection Activities; Comment 

Request 

AGENCY: Board of Governors of the 

Federal Reserve System 

SUMMARY: Background. On June 15, 

1984, the Office of Management and 

Budget (OMB) delegated to the Board of 

Governors of the Federal Reserve 

System (Board) its approval authority 

under the Paperwork Reduction Act, as 

per 5 CFR 1320.16, to approve of and 

assign OMB control numbers to 

collection of information requests and 

requirements conducted or sponsored 

by the Board under conditions set forth 

in 5 CFR 1320 Appendix A.1. Board–

approved collections of information are 

incorporated into the official OMB 

inventory of currently approved 

collections of information. Copies of the 

Paperwork Reduction Act Submission, 

supporting statements and approved 

collection of information instruments 

are placed into OMB’s public docket 

files. The Federal Reserve may not 

conduct or sponsor, and the respondent 

is not required to respond to, an 

information collection that has been 

extended, revised, or implemented on or 

after October 1, 1995, unless it displays 

a currently valid OMB control number. 

Request for comment on information 

collection proposals 

The following information 

collections, which are being handled 

under this delegated authority, have 

received initial Board approval and are 

hereby published for comment. At the 

end of the comment period, the 

proposed information collections, along 

with an analysis of comments and 

recommendations received, will be 

submitted to the Board for final 

approval under OMB delegated 

authority. Comments are invited on the 

following: 

a. Whether the proposed collection of 

information is necessary for the proper 

performance of the Federal Reserve’s 

functions; including whether the 

information has practical utility; 

b. The accuracy of the Federal 

Reserve’s estimate of the burden of the 

proposed information collection, 

including the validity of the 

methodology and assumptions used; 

c. Ways to enhance the quality, 

utility, and clarity of the information to 

be collected; and 

d. Ways to minimize the burden of 

information collection on respondents, 

including through the use of automated 

collection techniques or other forms of 

information technology. 

DATES: Comments must be submitted on 

or before July 9, 2007. 

ADDRESSES: You may submit comments, 

identified by FR 2046 (OMB No. 7100–

0289) or FR 4006 (OMB No. 7100–0129), 

by any of the following methods: 

• Agency Web site: http:// 

www.federalreserve.gov. Follow the 

instructions for submitting comments at 

http://www.federalreserve.gov/ 

generalinfo/foia/ProposedRegs.cfm. 

• Federal eRulemaking Portal: http:// 

www.regulations.gov. Follow the 

instructions for submitting comments. 

• E–mail: 

regs.comments@federalreserve.gov. 

Include the OMB control number in the 

subject line of the message. 

• FAX: 202–452–3819 or 202–452–

3102. 

• Mail: Jennifer J. Johnson, Secretary, 

Board of Governors of the Federal 

Reserve System, 20th Street and 

Constitution Avenue, NW., Washington, 

DC 20551. 

All public comments are available 

from the Board’s web site at 

www.federalreserve.gov/generalinfo/ 

foia/ProposedRegs.cfm as submitted, 

unless modified for technical reasons. 

Accordingly, your comments will not be 

edited to remove any identifying or 

contact information. Public comments 

may also be viewed electronically or in 

paper in Room MP–500 of the Board’s 

Martin Building (20th and C Streets, 

NW.) between 9 a.m. and 5 p.m. on 

weekdays. 

Additionally, commenters should 

send a copy of their comments to the 

OMB Desk Officer by mail to the Office 

of Information and Regulatory Affairs, 

U.S. Office of Management and Budget, 

New Executive Office Building, Room 

10235, 725 17th Street, NW., 

Washington, DC 20503 or by fax to 202–

395–6974. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: A 

copy of the proposed form and 

instructions, the Paperwork Reduction 

Act Submission, supporting statement, 

and other documents that will be placed 

into OMB’s public docket files once 

approved may be requested from the 

agency clearance officer, whose name 

appears below. 

Michelle Shore, Federal Reserve 

Board Clearance Officer (202–452–

3829), Division of Research and 

Statistics, Board of Governors of the 

Federal Reserve System, Washington, 

DC 20551. Telecommunications Device 

for the Deaf (TDD) users may contact 

(202–263–4869), Board of Governors of 

the Federal Reserve System, 

Washington, DC 20551. 


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