53002 Federal Register / Vol. 62, No. 197 / Friday, October 10, 1997 / Notices

Notice of Short Term Extensions

EPA ICR No. 1718.01; Regulations for

Fuels and Fuels Additives, Fuel Quality

Regulations for Highway Diesel Fuel

Sold in 1993 and Later Calendar Years

(Interim Final Rule); OMB No. 2060–

0308; expiration date was extended

from 10/31/97 to 03/31/98.

EPA ICR No. 1425.03; Application for

Reimbursement of Local Governments;

OMB No. 2050–0077; expiration date

was extended from 9/30/97 to 03/31/98.

Dated: October 6, 1997.

Joseph Retzer,

Division Director, Regulatory Information

Division.

[FR Doc. 97–27015 Filed 10–9–97; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 6560–50–M

ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION

AGENCY

[FRL–5908–1]

State Program Requirements; Revision

of the Approved National Pollutant

Discharge Elimination System

(NPDES) Program in Oklahoma

AGENCY: Environmental Protection

Agency.

ACTION: Notice of revision of the

Oklahoma Pollutant Discharge

Elimination System under the Clean

Water Act.

SUMMARY: The Environmental Protection

Agency (EPA), Region 6, provides notice

that the approved program for the State

of Oklahoma under the National

Pollutant Discharge Elimination System

(NPDES) program has been revised. The

requirements for revising authorized

state programs are found in Volume 40

Code of Federal Regulations (CFR)

section 123.62. The revised program

provides Oklahoma Department of

Environmental Quality (ODEQ) the

authority to issue general permits under

the OPDES permitting program; and

changes the enforcement program to

include authority for the Oklahoma

Ordinance Works Authority (OOWA).

DATES: This revision was approved by

the EPA Region 6 Administrator on

September 11, 1997.

ADDRESSES: The revised Oklahoma

program documents are available to the

public during normal business hours,

Monday through Friday, excluding

holidays, at:

EPA Region 6, 12th Floor Library, 1445

Ross Avenue, Dallas, Texas 75202,

(214) 665–7513

ODEQ Headquarters, Department of

Environmental Quality, Water Quality

Division, 1000 N.E. 10th Street,

Oklahoma City, Oklahoma 73117–

1212.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Ms.

Wilma Turner at the EPA address listed

above or by calling (214) 665–7516; or

Norma Aldridge at the ODEQ address

listed above or by calling (405) 271–

5205.

Part or all of the State’s revised

program (which comprises

approximately 2260 pages) may be

copied at the ODEQ office in Oklahoma

City, or EPA office in Dallas, at a

minimal cost per page. A paper copy of

the entire submission may be obtained

from the ODEQ office in Oklahoma City

for a $339 fee (the cost of the changed

pages only is $121.55). An electronic

copy of the documents stored on

computer disk will be provided at no

cost to interested parties who supply

three disks to ODEQ for that purpose,

with a self-addressed, stamped mailing

container. The disks must be new, 3.5′′

high density/double-sided microdisks.

The documents will be copied to the

disks in WordPerfect 6.0.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Section

402 of the Clean Water Act (Act) created

the NPDES program under which EPA

may issue permits for the point source

discharge of pollutants to waters of the

United States under conditions required

by the Act. Section 402 also provides

that EPA may authorize a State to

administer an equivalent state program

upon a showing the State has authority

and a program sufficient to meet the

Act’s requirements.

The approved state program, i.e., the

Oklahoma Pollutant Discharge

Elimination System (OPDES) program,

is a partial program which operates in

lieu of the EPA administered NPDES

program pursuant to section 402 of the

CWA. The OPDES program is

administered by the Oklahoma

Department of Environmental Quality

(ODEQ). The basic requirements for

revising approved state programs are

listed in 40 CFR section 123.62. EPA

Region 6 considers the documents

submitted by the State of Oklahoma

complete at the time of this notice and

believes they comply with the

regulations found at 40 CFR part 123.

These changes to the Oklahoma program

were explained in the Federal Register

Notice (61 FR 65047) approving the

OPDES program, and are not considered

to be significant. Therefore, EPA has

approved the OPDES program revision

as described by the Oklahoma

Department of Environmental Quality.

As of this Notice EPA will transfer

administration of its general permits to

ODEQ [except for those discharges

which are not under the jurisdiction of

ODEQ, see Scope and Summary of the

OPDES Permitting Program in 61 FR

65047].

Changes to the Approved OPDES

Documents

The Federal Register Notice of EPA’s

approval of the OPDES program (61 FR

65047) restricted approval of the OPDES

program with respect to enforcement

authority for the Oklahoma Ordinance

Works Authority (OOWA) facility, and

ODEQ’s general permitting authority:

‘‘5. Oklahoma Ordinance Works

Authority (OOWA). EPA will retain

enforcement authority for OOWA

(NPDES permit No. OK0034568),

located in Pryor, Oklahoma, and all

industries served by this facility. ODEQ

is legally responsible for implementing

the pretreatment program at OOWA.

6. Authority over EPA issued general

permits: EPA will retain authority to

administer general permits in

accordance with 40 CFR 123.1. As

explained in the Federal Register Notice

proposing approval of the OPDES

program, Oklahoma is revising its

statutes and regulations to provide the

Executive Director of the Oklahoma

Department of Environmental Quality

with the full authority to issue general

permits under the OPDES program. This

revision of Oklahoma Law is to ensure

that the Oklahoma general permitting

program is consistent with the

requirements of 40 CFR 123.25(c).’’

ODEQ has now restructured its

oversight of the OOWA facility’s

pretreatment program to ensure

separation of responsibility from its

NPDES enforcement activities. The

Memorandum of Agreement, the

Program Description and the

Enforcement Management System have

been changed to reflect these

separations of responsibilities from each

other. These changes in responsibility

and procedures are reflected in those

documents and are available to the

public.

With regard to general permitting

authority, the State of Oklahoma has

revised its statutes to provide the

Director of ODEQ with the authority to

issue general permits in a manner

consistent with the requirements of 40

CFR part 123. The revision of

Oklahoma’s statutes was done through

that State’s public legislative process.

The program documents (i.e., the

Memorandum of Agreement, the

Program Description and the Attorney

General’s Statement) have been revised

to reflect this new authority and

procedures. These changes, along with

the new statutory authority are available

to the public.
Federal Register / Vol. 62, No. 197 / Friday, October 10, 1997 / Notices 53003

In the interim EPA has continued to

administer the general permits which it

had issued or proposed prior to 1996

program authorization in Oklahoma.

Permittees under those general permits

will be notified that administration of

those general permits is being

transferred to the State agency. The

address for Notices of Intent and

Termination and compliance data under

those general permits which are to be

transfered to the state will be: ODEQ

Water Quality Division, 10th floor, 1000

N.E. 10th Street, Oklahoma City,

Oklahoma 73117–1212.

Questions on those general permits

should be directed to Dave Farrington of

the ODEQ. Mr. Farrington may be

contacted at the address above or by

telephoning (405) 271–5205 ext. 118.

An additional change has been made

to the MOA that clarifies ODEQ’s

authority over Standard Industrial

Classification (SIC) Code 13. This

change to the MOA clarifies that ODEQ

is the permitting authority over SIC

groups 1321 and 1389 where the

discharges are not associated with an

exploration or production site. This is a

specific clarification of the scope of the

program as listed below in part 2.

Scope of the OPDES Program and

Clarifications on EPA Authority and

Oversight

EPA continues to be the NPDES

authority for the following discharges:

1. Agricultural industries regulated by

the Oklahoma Department of

Agriculture including concentrated

animal feeding operations and

silviculture. EPA will remain the

NPDES permitting authority for all point

source discharges associated with

agricultural production, services,

silviculture, feed yards, livestock

markets and animal wastes.

2. Oil and Gas exploration and

production related industries and

pipeline operations regulated by the

Oklahoma Corporation Commission.

EPA will retain NPDES authority over

these industries and their discharges to

surface waters of the state.

3. Discharges in Indian Country. The

State of Oklahoma does not seek

jurisdiction over Indian Country. EPA

will retain NPDES authority to regulate

discharges in Indian Country (as defined

in 18 U.S.C. 1151). The State of

Oklahoma has undertaken steps to

revise regulation 252:605–1–3(c)

clarifying ODEQ does not seek to issue

authorized OPDES permits to discharges

in Indian Country. EPA and ODEQ will

work together with tribal authorities to

resolve questions of permitting

authority for individual discharges.

4. Discharges of radioactive materials

regulated by the federal government [i.e.

those radioactive materials covered by

the Atomic Energy Act of 1954, as

amended (42 U.S.C. 2011 et. seq.)]. EPA

does not have the authority to approve

the OPDES program to regulate

radioactive wastes governed by the

Atomic Energy Act. The regulatory

authority for radioactive materials will

remain under the jurisdiction of the U.S.

Department of Energy and the Nuclear

Regulatory Commission. [Some

industrial discharges which contain

very low level radioactive wastes (e.g.,

manufacturers of watches may discharge

trace amounts of radium, and hospital

wastes sometimes contain iodine

isotopes) are not regulated under the

Atomic Energy Act and may be

regulated by EPA; upon authorization of

the OPDES program, the authority to

regulate those discharges may become

the responsibility of ODEQ.]

5. Status of applications, proposed

permits, contested permit actions, and

unresolved EPA enforcement actions:

Except for the files listed below, all

pending NPDES permit applications and

issued NPDES permits under

jurisdiction of ODEQ were transferred to

Oklahoma. In accordance with the

signed MOA, EPA retains temporary

authority for all proposed permits until

final issuance; permits contested under

evidentiary hearing proceedings until

those are resolved; and compliance files

and authority for all open enforcement

orders until such time as ODEQ has

issued parallel orders or EPA has

resolved the enforcement action.

Other Federal Statutes

A. National Historic Preservation Act

EPA, ODEQ and the State Historic

Preservation Officer consulted under the

requirements of section 106 of the

National Historic Preservation Act

(NHPA) on the original approval of the

OPDES program. [Regulations outlining

the requirements of a section 106

consultation on a federal undertaking

are found at 36 CFR part 800.] In the

consultation, EPA, the SHPO and ODEQ

outlined procedures by which the SHPO

will confer on permit actions likely to

affect historic properties. These

processes are reflected in a

memorandum of understanding signed

by EPA and the SHPO on EPA’s

oversight role and objection procedures

on permits when the two state agencies

can not agree on the protection of

historic properties. The EPA/ODEQ

MOA includes conditions for EPA and

ODEQ to follow to ensure that the

requirements of the consultation with

the SHPO are met. Based on the

previous consultation, EPA believes that

this program revision will not have any

effect on historic properties or sites

listed or eligible for listing in the

National Register of Historic Places.

EPA has provided notice of this program

revision to the SHPO.

B. Endangered Species Act

EPA, ODEQ and the U.S. Fish and

Wildlife Service consulted under

section 7 of the Endangered Species Act

(ESA) on the original approval of the

OPDES program. Regulations

controlling consultation under ESA

section 7 are codified at 50 CFR part

402. In the consultation, EPA, the

Service, and ODEQ outlined procedures

by which ODEQ and FWS, will confer

on permits which are likely to affect

federally listed species. These processes

are reflected in a Memorandum of

Understanding between the State and

FWS. In addition, a consultation

agreement was reached between EPA

and FWS on EPA’s oversight role and

objection procedures when ODEQ and

FWS cannot agree on the protection of

species in an individual State permit

action. These conditions are reflected in

the EPA/ODEQ MOA. Based on the

previous consultation, EPA believes this

proposed revision of the OPDES

program will have no effect on federally

listed species. Notice of this program

revision has been sent to the Service.

C. Small Business Regulatory

Enforcement Fairness Act

Under section 801(a)(1)(A) of the

Administrative Procedures Act (APA) as

amended by the Small Business

Regulatory Enforcement Fairness Act of

1996, EPA submitted a report containing

this rule and other required information

to the U.S. Senate, the U.S. House of

Representatives and the Comptroller

General of the General Accounting

Office prior to publication of the rule in

today’s Federal Register. This rule is

not a ‘‘major rule’’ as defined by section

804(2) of the APA as amended.

D. Regulatory Flexibility Act

After review of the facts presented in

this document, I hereby certify,

pursuant to the provisions of 5 U.S.C.

605(b), that this action will not have a

significant impact on a substantial

number of small entities. This revision

of the Oklahoma NPDES permit program

will merely allow the ODEQ to issue

general permits under the previously

approved program; and to perform

NPDES enforcement oversight over the

OOWA facility.

I hereby authorize this revision of the

OPDES program in accordance with 40

CFR 123.
53004 Federal Register / Vol. 62, No. 197 / Friday, October 10, 1997 / Notices

Dated: September 11, 1997.

Jerry Clifford,

Acting Regional Administrator.

[FR Doc. 97–27021 Filed 10–9–97; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 6560–50–P

FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS

COMMISSION

Notice of Public Information

Collection(s) being Reviewed by the

Federal Communications Commission

October 2, 1997.

SUMMARY: The Federal Communications

Commission, as part of its continuing

effort to reduce paperwork burden

invites the general public and other

Federal agencies to take this

opportunity to comment on the

following information collection(s), as

required by the Paperwork Reduction

Act of 1995, Public Law 104–13. An

agency may not conduct or sponsor a

collection of information unless it

displays a currently valid control

number. No person shall be subject to

any penalty for failing to comply with

a collection of information subject to the

Paperwork Reduction Act (PRA) that

does not display a valid control number.

Comments are requested concerning

whether the proposed collection of

information is necessary for the proper

performance of the functions of the

Commission, including whether the

information shall have practical utility;

the accuracy of the Commission’s

burden estimate; ways to enhance the

quality, utility, and clarity of the

information collected; and ways to

minimize the burden of the collection of

information on the respondents,

including the use of automated

collection techniques or other forms of

information technology.

DATES: Written comments should be

submitted on or before November 9,

1997. If you anticipate that you will be

submitting comments, but find it

difficult to do so within the period of

time allowed by this notice, you should

advise the contact listed below as soon

as possible.

ADDRESSES: Direct all comments to Judy

Boley, Federal Communications

Commissions, Room 234, 1919 M St.,

NW., Washington, DC 20554 or via

internet to jboley@fcc.gov.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Judy

Boley at 202–418–0214 or via internet at

jboley@fcc.gov.

OMB Approval No.: 3060–0795.

Title: ULS TIN Registration and FCC

Form 606.

Form No.: FCC Form 606.

Type of Review: Extension of a

currently approved collection.

Respondents: Individuals or

households; business or other for-profit

entities; not-for-profit institutions; state,

local or tribal government.

Number of Respondents: 411,000.

Estimated Hour Per Response: 1 hour.

Frequency of Response: One time

filing requirement.

Estimated Total Annual Burden:

411,000 hours.

Needs and Uses: The Wireless

Telecommunications Bureau (WTB) is

currently developing a Universal

Licensing System (ULS) expected to be

implemented in mid November 1997.

This ULS will eventually replace 10

separate licensing databases and

provide for universal licensing forms

and data collection for the many

services that the Wireless Bureau

provides.

The ULS will be driven by applicants

Taxpayer Identification Number (TIN),

which could be a Social Security

Number or an Employer Identification

Number. We are requesting an extension

of the emergency approval to require

existing licensees to provide WTB with

their TIN and list of call signs in order

to populate ULS and establish a unique

sequential number for each licensee. A

licensee may have multiple licenses

under different names and addresses all

covered under the same TIN number.

Only one unique sequential number will

be assigned to cover all of the licensees

licenses which could be in various

names, radio services and addresses.

The actual TIN will not be displayed to

the public, but instead, the unique

sequential number will be used to

service inquiries.

The WTB strongly encourages

submission of this information

electronically and has developed an

interactive electronic application for

this purpose which is the FCC Form

606. A series of public notices will be

issued and this information will be

collected gradually, by radio service.

The information collected in the

application will be used to populate the

ULS and to assign a unique identifier to

each licensee for interaction with the

ULS. Assignment of the unique

identifier will be automatically

generated by the system. This

information will also be used to match

records in the licensing database to the

Collection System records to validate

payment for applications and for Debt

Collection purposes.

OMB Approval No.: 3060–0793.

Title: Procedures for States Regarding

Lifeline Consents, Adoption of Intrastate

Discount Matrix for Schools and

Libraries, and Designation of Eligible

Telecommunications Carriers.

Form No.: N/A.

Type of Review: Extension of a

currently approved collection.

Respondents: Business or other forprofit entities; state, local or tribal

government.

Number of Respondents: 890.

Estimated Hour Per Response: 1.25

hours.

Frequency of Response: On occasion

filing requirement; annually.

Estimated Total Annual Burden:

1,120 total annual burden hours for all

collections.

Needs and Uses: On May 8, 1997, the

Commission released Federal-State Joint

Board on Universal Service, Report and

Order, CC Docket No. 96–45, FCC 97–

157 (Order). In that Order, the

Commission adopted rules providing

funding for discounts to eligible schools

and libraries. The Commission also

adopted rules mandating that state

commissions designate common carriers

as eligible telecommunications carriers

for service areas selected by state

commissions in accordance with section

214(e). In a Public Notice, the Common

Carrier Bureau announced procedures

states must follow in order to receive

universal service support.

OMB Approval No.: 3060–0756.

Title: Procedural Requirements and

Policies for Commission Processing of

InterLATA Services Under Section 271

of the Communications Act.

Form No.: N/A.

Type of Review: Extension of a

currently approved collection.

Respondents: Business or other forprofit entities.

Number of Respondents: 75.

Estimated Hour Per Response: 250

hours (avg).

Frequency of Response: On occasion

filing requirement.

Estimated Total Annual Burden:

18,820 total annual burden hours for all

collections.

Needs and Uses: In a Public Notice

released 9/19/97, the Commission

revised various procedural requirements

and policies relating to the

Commission’s processing of Bell

operating company applications to

provide in-region, interLATA services

pursuant to section 271 of the

Communications Act of 1934, as

amended. Section 271 provides for

applications on a state-by-state basis.

The Public Notice requires that

applicants file an original and 11 copies

of each application, together with one

copy on a computer diskette. The

applications each will consist of a

stand-alone, principal document (Brief