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of 1987’’ (U.S.C. 1381–1387 et seq. ), created a Title VI which authorizes grants to States for the establishment of State Water Pollution Control Revolving Funds (SRF). The American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 (ARRA) established a matching State Water Pollution Control Revolving Fund Program with funds that had to be obligated in one year. The information collection activities will occur primarily at the program level through the State ‘‘Intended Use Plan’’ (IUP) and ‘‘Annual Report’’. The information is needed annually to implement Section 606 of the CWA.

The 1987 Act declares that water pollution control revolving funds shall be administered by an instrumentality of the State subject to the requirements of the act. This means that each State has a general responsibility for administering its revolving fund and must take on certain specific responsibilities in carrying out its administrative duties. The information collection activities will occur primarily at the program level through the State IUP and Annual Report. The information is needed annually to implement section 606 of the Clean Water Act. The Act requires the information to ensure national accountability, adequate public comment and review, fiscal integrity and consistent management directed to achieve environmental benefits and results. The individual information collections are:

(1) Capitalization Grant Application and Agreement/State IUP: The State will prepare a Capitalization Grant application that includes a State IUP outlining in detail how it will use all of the funds available to the fund. The grant agreement contains or incorporates by reference the IUP, application materials, payment schedule, and required assurances. The bulk of the information is provided in the IUP, the legal agreement which commits the State and EPA to execute their responsibilities under the Act.

(2) Annual Report: The State must agree to complete and submit an Annual Report that indicates how the State has met the goals and objectives of the previous fiscal year as stated in the IUP and grant agreement. The report provides information on loan recipients, loan amounts, loan terms, project categories, environmental benefits and similar data on other forms of assistance. The report describes the extent to which the existing SRF financial operating policies, alone or in combination with other State financial assistance programs, will provide for the long term fiscal health of the Fund and carry out other provisions specified in the grant operating agreement.

(3) Annual Audit: Most States have agreed to conduct or have conducted a separate financial audit of the Capitalization Grant which will provide opinions on the financial statements and a report on the internal controls and compliance with program requirements. The remaining States will be covered by audits conducted under the requirements of the Single Audit Act and by EPA’s Office of Inspector General.

(4) Application for SRF Financial Assistance: Local communities and other eligible entities have to prepare and submit applications for SRF assistance to their respective State Agency which manages the SRF program. The State reviews the completed loan application and verifies that the proposed projects will comply with applicable Federal and State requirements.

Burden Statement: The annual public reporting and recordkeeping burden for this collection of information is estimated to average 108 hours per response for the base program and 97.5 hours per response for the ARRA program. 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: State and Local governments; local communities and tribes.

Estimated Number of Respondents: Base Program: 8,262; ARRA Program: 4,669.

Frequency of Response: Annually. Estimated Total Annual Hour Burden: Base Program: 441,405; ARRA Program: 364,442.

Estimated Total Annual Cost: Base Program: $12,916,260. This includes an estimated burden cost of $6,389,280 State, and $6,526,980 Local. ARRA Program: $10,902,487. This includes an estimated burden cost of $6,805,440 State, and $4,097,047 Local. Changes in the Estimates: There is an increase of 4,437 responses and decrease of 65,376 hours in the total estimated burden currently identified in the OMB Inventory of Approved ICR Burdens. This increase reflects EPA’s acceptance of additional loan applicants for the State SRF loan program. The decrease in burden hours is the time needed to process and report on these loans on an annual basis.

Dated: November 21, 2011. John Moses, Director, Collection Strategies Division.

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**BILLING CODE 6560–50–P**

**ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY** 

**[FRL–9496–9; Docket ID No. EPA–HQ–ORD– 2011–0050]** 

**Draft Integrated Science Assessment for Ozone and Related Photochemical**  **Oxidants**

**AGENCY :**  Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).

**ACTION :**  Notice of extension of public

comment.

**SUMMARY :**  EPA is announcing an extension of the public comment period for the second external review draft of a document titled, ‘‘ Second External Review Draft Integrated Science Assessment for Ozone and Related Photochemical Oxidants’’ (EPA/600/R– 10/076B). The original Federal Register notice announcing the public comment period was published on September 30, 2011 (76 FR 60820). This assessment document was developed by the National Center for Environmental Assessment (NCEA) within EPA’s Office of Research and Development as part of the review of the national ambient air quality standards (NAAQS) for ozone.

**DATES :**  The public comment period began on September 30, 2011, and ends December 30, 2011. Comments must be received by EPA by December 30, 2011.

**ADDRESSES :**  The ‘‘ Second External Review Draft Integrated Science Assessment for Ozone and Related Photochemical Oxidants’’ will be available primarily via the Web page under the Recent Additions and Publications menus at http:// www.epa.gov/ncea . A limited number of CD–ROM or paper copies will be available. Contact Ms. Marieka Boyd by phone ((919) 541–0031) facsimile ((919) 541–5078) or email ( Boyd.Marieka@epa.gov ) to request either of these, and please provide your name, your mailing address, and the


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document title, ‘‘ Second External Review Draft Integrated Science Assessment for Ozone and Related Photochemical Oxidants’’ (EPA/600/R– 10/076B) to facilitate processing of your request.

**FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT :**  For technical information, contact Dr. James Brown, NCEA; telephone: (919) 541– 0765; facsimile: (919) 541–1818; or email: Brown.James@epa.gov

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Comments may be submitted electronically via http:// www.regulations.gov, by mail, by facsimile, or by hand delivery/courier. Please follow the detailed instructions provided in the **SUPPLEMENTARY**
**INFORMATION** section of Federal Register Notice (76 FR 60820).

For information on submitting comments to the docket, please contact the Office of Environmental Information Docket; telephone: (202) 566–1752; facsimile: (202) 566–1753; or email: ORD.Docket@epa.gov

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Dated: November 18, 2011. Darrell A. Winner, Acting Director, National Center for Environmental Assessment.

[FR Doc. 2011–30555 Filed 11–25–11; 8:45 am]

**BILLING CODE 6560–50–P**

**ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY** 

**[FRL–9497–1]**

**Notification of a Public Teleconference of the Chartered Science Advisory**  **Board**

**AGENCY :**  Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).

**ACTION :**  Notice.

**SUMMARY :**  The EPA Science Advisory Board (SAB) Staff Office announces a public teleconference of the Chartered SAB on December 21, 2011 to conduct a quality review of a draft SAB report, a draft Advisory on EPA Draft Document ‘‘Considerations Related to Post-Closure Monitoring of Uranium In-Situ ISL/ISR Sites.’’

**DATES :**  The public teleconference will be held on December 21, 2011 from 2:30 p.m. to 5 p.m. (Eastern Time).

**ADDRESSES :**  The public teleconference will be conducted by telephone only.

**FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT :**  Any member of the public wishing to obtain general information concerning the public teleconference may contact Dr. Angela Nugent, Designated Federal Officer (DFO). Dr. Nugent may be contacted at the EPA Science Advisory Board (1400R), U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, 1200 Pennsylvania Avenue NW., Washington, DC 20460; or by telephone/voice mail at (202) 564– 2218; fax at (202) 565–2098; or email at nugent.angela@epa.gov. General information concerning the EPA Science Advisory Board can be found on the EPA Web site at http://www.epa.gov/ sab

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**SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION :**  The SAB was established pursuant to the Environmental Research, Development, and Demonstration Authorization Act (ERDAA), codified at 42 U.S.C. 4365, to provide independent scientific and technical advice to the EPA Administrator on the technical basis for Agency positions and regulations. The SAB is a Federal Advisory Committee chartered under the Federal Advisory Committee Act (FACA), 5 U.S.C., App. 2. Pursuant to FACA and EPA policy, notice is hereby given that the SAB will hold a public teleconference to conduct a quality review of a draft SAB report, a draft Advisory on EPA Draft Document ‘‘Considerations Related to Post-Closure Monitoring of Uranium In-Situ ISL/ISR Sites.’’ The SAB will comply with the provisions of FACA and all appropriate SAB Staff Office procedural policies. Background

EPA’s Office of Air and Radiation (OAR) has requested SAB advice related to EPA’s review of its regulatory standards in 40 CFR Part 192—Health and Environmental Protection Standards for Uranium and Thorium Mill Tailings in regard to underground In-Situ Leach Recovery (ISL/ISR) facilities.

EPA is authorized to develop standards for the protection of public health, safety, and the environment from radiological and non-radiological hazards associated with residual radioactive materials. The Agency is currently undertaking a review to determine if the existing standards, last revised by EPA in 1995, should be updated. The expectation is that ISL/ISR operations will be the most common type of new uranium extraction facility in the United States. These facilities can affect groundwater. Accordingly, EPA is seeking scientific advice and relevant technical criteria to establish standards and procedures, including the relevant period of monitoring for ISL/ISR facilities, once uranium extraction operations are completed, in order to provide reasonable assurances of aquifer stability and groundwater protection. Background information about this advisory activity can be found on the SAB Web site at http:// yosemite.epa.gov/sab/sabproduct.nsf/ fedrgstr

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. Availability of Meeting Materials

The agenda and other materials in support of the teleconference will be placed on the SAB Web site at http:// www.epa.gov/sab in advance of the teleconference. Procedures for Providing Public Input

Public comment for consideration by EPA’s federal advisory committees and panels has a different purpose from public comment provided to EPA program offices. Therefore, the process for submitting comments to a federal advisory committee is different from the process used to submit comments to an EPA program office.

Federal advisory committees and panels, including scientific advisory committees, provide independent advice to EPA. Members of the public can submit comments for a federal advisory committee to consider as it develops advice for EPA. Input from the public to the SAB will have the most impact if it provides specific scientific or technical information or analysis for the SAB to consider or if it relates to the clarity or accuracy of the technical information. Members of the public wishing to provide comment should contact the Designated Federal Officer directly.

Oral Statements

In general, individuals or groups requesting an oral presentation at a teleconference will be limited to three minutes. Those interested in being placed on the public speakers list for the December 21, 2011 teleconference should contact Dr. Nugent at the contact information provided above no later than December 14, 2011.

Written Statements

Written statements should be supplied to the DFO via email at the contact information noted above by December 14, 2011 for the teleconference so that the information may be made available to the Panel members for their consideration. Written statements should be supplied in one of the following electronic formats: Adobe Acrobat PDF, MS Word, MS PowerPoint, or Rich Text files in IBM–PC/Windows 98/2000/XP format. It is the SAB Staff Office general policy to post written comments on the web page for the advisory meeting or teleconference. Submitters are requested to provide an unsigned version of each document because the SAB Staff Office does not publish documents with signatures on its Web sites. Members of