Federal Register / Vol. 80, No. 25 / Friday, February 6, 2015 / Notices 6705 

e.g., permitting electronic submission of 

responses. 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. At that time, EPA 

will issue another Federal Register 

notice to announce the submission of 

the ICR to OMB and the opportunity to 

submit additional comments to OMB. 

Abstract: The EPA uses contractors to 

perform services throughout the nation 

in response to environmental 

emergencies involving the release, or 

threatened release, of oil, radioactive 

materials or hazardous chemicals that 

may potentially affect communities and 

the surrounding environment. 

Contractors responding to any of these 

types of incidents may be responsible 

for testing their employees for the use of 

marijuana, cocaine, opiates, 

amphetamines, phencyclidine (PCP), 

and any other controlled substances. 

The testing for drugs must be completed 

prior to contract employee performance 

in accordance with Title 5 CFR 

Administrative Personnel 731.104 

Appointments Subject to Investigation, 

732.201 Sensitivity Level Designations 

and Investigative Requirements, and 

736.102 Notice to Investigative Sources. 

The contractor shall maintain records 

associated with all drug tests. 

Form numbers: None. 

Respondents/affected entities: Private 

contractors. 

Respondent’s obligation to respond: 

Required to obtain a benefit per Title 5 

CFR Administrative Personnel 731.104 

Appointments Subject to Investigation, 

732.201 Sensitivity Level Designations 

and Investigative Requirements and 

736.102 Notice to Investigative Sources. 

Estimated number of respondents: 

450. 

Frequency of response: Annual. 

Total estimated burden: 1,013 hours 

(per year). Burden is defined at 5 CFR 

1320.03(b). 

Total estimated cost: $102,870 (per 

year), includes $0 annualized capital or 

operation & maintenance costs. 

Changes in estimates: There is no 

change in the hours in the total 

estimated respondent burden compared 

with the ICR currently approved by 

OMB. 

Dated: January 28, 2015. 

John R. Bashista, 

Director, Office of Acquisition Management. 

[FR Doc. 2015–02457 Filed 2–5–15; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 6560–50–P 

ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION 

AGENCY 

DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE 

Department of the Army, Corps of 

Engineers 

[EPA–HQ–OW–2013–0820; 9922–59–OW] 

Notice of Withdrawal 

AGENCIES: Environmental Protection 

Agency (EPA) and the Department of the 

Army, Department of Defense. 

ACTION: Notice. 

SUMMARY: The U.S. Environmental 

Protection Agency (EPA) and the U.S. 

Department of the Army (Army) are 

announcing the withdrawal of an 

interpretive document addressing the 

exemption from permitting provided 

under section 404(f)(1)(A) of the Clean 

Water Act (CWA). 

DATES: The interpretive rule is 

withdrawn as of January 29, 2015. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Ms. 

Damaris Christensen, Office of Water 

(4502–T), Environmental Protection 

Agency, 1200 Pennsylvania Avenue 

NW., Washington, DC 20460; telephone 

number 202–564–2442; email address: 

Wetlands-HQ@epa.gov or Ms. Stacey 

Jensen, Regulatory Community of 

Practice (CECW–CO–R), U.S. Army 

Corps of Engineers, 441 G Street NW., 

Washington, DC 20314; telephone 

number 202–761–5856; email address: 

USACE_CWA_RULE@usace.army.mil. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: On March 

25, 2014, the Agencies signed an, 

‘‘Interpretive Rule Regarding 

Applicability of the Exemption from 

Permitting under Section 404(f)(1)(A) of 

the Clean Water Act to Certain 

Agricultural Conservation Practices,’’ 

that addressed applicability of the 

permitting exemption provided under 

section 404(f)(1)(A) of the CWA to 

discharges of dredged or fill material 

associated with certain agricultural 

conservation practices. Congress 

subsequently directed the agencies to 

withdraw this interpretive rule. See, 

Consolidated and Further Continuing 

Appropriation Act, 2015, Division D, 

section 112, Public Law 113–235. On 

January 29, 2015, the agencies signed a 

memorandum withdrawing the 

interpretive rule and this action is 

effective immediately. The 

memorandum of understanding signed 

on March 25, 2014, by the U.S. EPA, the 

U.S. Department of the Army and the 

U.S. Department of Agriculture, 

concerning the interpretive rule is also 

withdrawn. The memorandum 

withdrawing the interpretive rule is 

available on the EPA Web site at 

http://water.epa.gov/lawsregs/guidance/

wetlands/agriculture.cfm and in the 

docket for this notice. 

Dated: January 29, 2015. 

Kenneth J. Kopocis, 

Deputy Assistant Administrator for Water, 

Environmental Protection Agency. 

Dated: January 29, 2015. 

Jo-Ellen Darcy, 

Assistant Secretary of the Army (Civil Works), 

Department of the Army. 

[FR Doc. 2015–02175 Filed 2–5–15; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 6560–50–P 

ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION 

AGENCY 

[ER–FRL–9019–4] 

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 01/26/2015 Through 01/30/2015 

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. 20150027, Revised Final EIS, 

USFWS, AK, Arctic National Wildlife 

Refuge Revised Comprehensive 

Conservation Plan, Review Period Ends: 

03/09/2015, Contact: Stephanie Brady 

907–306–7448. 

Amended Notices 

EIS No. 20140311, Draft EIS, BLM, 00, 

Southeastern States Draft Resource 

Management Plan, Comment Period 

Ends: 03/16/2015, Contact: Gary 

Taylor 601–977–5413. 

Revision to FR Notice Published 10/ 

31/2014; Extending Comment Period 

from 1/29/2015 to 03/16/2015. 

EIS No. 20140371, Draft EIS, USACE, 

CA, South San Francisco Bay 

Shoreline Phase I, Comment Period 

Ends: 02/23/2015, Contact: William 

DeJager 415–503–6866. 

Revision to FR Notice Published 12/ 

19/2014; Extending the Comment Period 

from 02/02/2015 to 02/23/2015. 


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