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reproduction cost) payable to the U.S. Treasury.

Maureen Katz, Assistant Chief, Environmental Enforcement Section, Environment and Natural Resources Division.
[FR Doc. 2011–3671 Filed 2–17–11; 8:45 am]

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**DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE**

**Notice of Proposed Consent Decree Under the Clean Air Act** 

Notice is hereby given that on February 14, 2011, a proposed Consent Decree in United States et al. v. Ampersand Chowchilla Biomass, LLC

, Civil Action No. 1:11–cv–00242, was lodged with the United States District Court for the Eastern District of California.

The Consent Decree in this Clean Air Act enforcement action resolves allegations by the Environmental Protection Agency and the San Joaquin Valley Unified Air Pollution Control District ( ‘‘District’’ ), asserted in a complaint filed together with the Consent Decree, under Section 113(b) of the Clean Air Act, 42 U.S.C. 7413(b), for alleged environmental violations at defendant’s biomass electric generating facility in Madera, California. The violations include, among others, a failure to: Comply with numerous conditions contained in Federally enforceable permits issued for the facility, including those related to emissions of pollutants; install and operate required pollution control technology; undertake periodic equipment testing; and to submit required reports. The proposed Consent Decree would require defendant to install additional emissions monitoring equipment at their facility, pay a total of $343,000 in civil penalties to the United States and the District, and comply with permit conditions or face stipulated penalties during approximately two years following court approval of the consent decree.

The Department of Justice will receive comments relating to the proposed Consent Decree for a period of thirty (30) days from the date of this publication. Comments should be addressed to the Assistant Attorney General, Environment and Natural Resources Division, and either e-mailed
to pubcomment-ees.enrd@usdoj.gov or mailed to P.O. Box 7611, U.S. Department of Justice, Washington, DC 20044–7611, and should refer to the matter as and United States et al. v. Ampersand Chowchilla Biomass LLC

, DOJ Ref. No. 90–5–2–1–09874. The proposed Consent Decree may be examined at the following Regional Office of the United States Environmental Protection Agency: Region 9, 75 Hawthorne Street, San Francisco, California 94105. The Consent Decree may also be examined at the Office of the United States Attorney, 501 I Street, Suite 10–100, Sacramento, California 95814.

During the public comment period, the proposed agreement may also be examined on the following Department of Justice Web site: http:// www.usdoj.gov/enrd/ Consent

_Decrees.html. Copies of the proposed agreement may also be obtained by mail from the Consent Decree Library, P.O. Box 7611, U.S. Department of Justice, Washington, DC 20044–7611 or by faxing or e-mailing a request to Tonia Fleetwood ( tonia.fleetwood@usdoj.gov ), fax no. (202) 514–0097, phone confirmation number (202) 514–1547. In requesting from the Consent Decree Library a copy of the consent decree, please enclose a check payable to the U.S. Treasury in the amount of $12.00 (25 cents per page reproduction cost) payable to the U.S. Treasury.

Maureen Katz, Assistant Chief, Environmental Enforcement Section, Environment and Natural Resources Division.
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**NATIONAL FOUNDATION ON THE ARTS AND HUMANITIES** 

**National Endowment for the Arts; Submission of OMB Review: Comment**  **Request**

The National Endowment for the Arts (NEA) has submitted the following public information collection request (ICR) to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for review and approval in accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 [Pub. L. 104–13, 44 U.S.C. Chapter 35]. Copies of the ICR, with applicable supporting documentation, may be obtained by contacting Sunil Iyengar via telephone at 202–682–5654 (this is not a toll-free number) or e-mail at research@arts.endow.gov. Individuals who use a telecommunications device for the deaf (TTY/TDD) may call 202– 682–5496 between 10 a.m. and 4 p.m. Eastern time, Monday through Friday.

Comments should be sent to the Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs, Attn: OMB Desk Officer for the National Endowment for the Arts, Office of Management and Budget, Room 10235, Washington, DC 20503, 202– 395–7316, within 30 days from the date of this publication in the Federal Register

.

The Office of Management and Budget (OMB) is particularly interested in comments which:

• 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;

• 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;

• Enhance the quality, utility, and clarity of the information to be collected; and

• 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.

Agency: National Endowment for the Arts.

Title: 2012 Survey of Public Participation in the Arts.

OMB Number: New. Frequency: One Time. Affected Public: American adults. Estimated Number of Respondents: 36,000.

Estimated Time per Respondent: 10.0 minutes.

Total Burden Hours: 6,000 hours. Total Annualized Capital/Startup Costs: 0.

Total Annual Costs (Operating/ Maintaining Systems or Purchasing Services): 0.

Description: This request is for clearance of the 2012 Survey of Public Participation in the Arts (SPPA) to be conducted by the Census Bureau in May 2012 as a supplement to the Bureau of Labor Statistic’s Current Population Survey. The SPPA is the field’s premiere repeated cross sectional survey of individual attendance and involvement in arts and cultural activity. The data are circulated to interested researchers, and they are the basis for a range of NEA reports and independent research publications. The SPPA provides primary knowledge on the extent and nature of participation in the arts in the United States. Earlier SPPA surveys were conducted in 1982, 1985, 1992, 1997, 2002, and 2008, all of which were conducted by the Census Bureau except the 1997 study, which


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was conducted by a private contractor, Westat Inc.

Addresses: Sunil Iyengar, National Endowment for the Arts, 1100 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW., Room 616, Washington, DC 20506–0001, telephone (202) 682–5654 (this is not a toll-free number), fax (202) 682–5677.

Kathleen Edwards, Support Services Supervisor, Administrative Services, National Endowment for the Arts.
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**NATIONAL SCIENCE FOUNDATION**

**Agency Information Collection Activities: Proposed Collection;**  **Comment Request; Correction**

**AGENCY :**  National Science Foundation.

**ACTION :**  Notice; correction.

**SUMMARY :**  The National Science Foundation (NSF) published a document in the Federal Register of January 31, 2011, concerning request for comments on a proposed information collection. The document contained a typographical error for the information collection.

**FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT :**  Suzanne Plimpton on (703) 292–7556 or send E-mail to splimpto@nsf.gov. Individuals who use a telecommunications device for the deaf (TDD) may call the Federal Information Relay Service (FIRS) at 1–800–877–8339 between 8 a.m. and 8 p.m., Eastern time, Monday through Friday.

Correction

In the Federal Register of January 31, 2011, in FR Doc. 2011–1960, on page 5406, first column, correct the first paragraph under B. Use of the Information, to read:

1. National Science Foundation—Polar Physical Examination (Antarctica/Arctic/ Official Visitors) Medical History, will be used by the individual to record the individual’s personal medical history. It is a five-page form * * *

Also in the Federal Register of January 31, 2011, in FR Doc. 2011–1960, on page 5407, third column, correct the first paragraph under B. Use of the Information, to read:

1. National Science Foundation—Polar Physical Examination (Antarctica/Arctic/ Official Visitors) Medical History, will be used by the individual to record the individual’s personal medical history. It is a five-page form * * * Dated: February 11, 2011. Suzanne H. Plimpton, Reports Clearance Officer, National Science Foundation.
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**NATIONAL SCIENCE FOUNDATION**

**Notice of Permit Applications Received Under the Antarctic Conservation Act**  **of 1978 (Pub. L. 95–541)**

**AGENCY :**  National Science Foundation.

**ACTION :**  Notice of Permit Applications Received under the Antarctic Conservation Act of 1978, Public Law
95–541.

**SUMMARY :**  The National Science Foundation (NSF) is required to publish notice of permit applications received to conduct activities regulated under the Antarctic Conservation Act of 1978. NSF has published regulations under the Antarctic Conservation Act at title 45 part 670 of the Code of Federal Regulations. This is the required notice of permit applications received.

**DATES :**  Interested parties are invited to submit written data, comments, or views with respect to this permit application by March 21, 2011. This application may be inspected by interested parties at the Permit Office, address below.

**ADDRESSES :**  Comments should be addressed to Permit Office, Room 755, Office of Polar Programs, National Science Foundation, 4201 Wilson Boulevard, Arlington, Virginia 22230.

**FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT :**  Nadene G. Kennedy at the above address or (703) 292–7405.

**SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION :**  The National Science Foundation, as directed by the Antarctic Conservation Act of 1978 (Pub. L. 95–541), as amended by the Antarctic Science, Tourism and Conservation Act of 1996, has developed regulations for the establishment of a permit system for various activities in Antarctica and designation of certain animals and certain geographic areas a requiring special protection. The regulations establish such a permit system to designate Antarctic Specially Protected Areas.

The applications received are as follows:

1. Applicant; Permit Application No. 2011–023. Joseph Levy, Department of Geology, Portland State University, P.O. Box 751, Portland, OR 97207–0751. Activity for Which Permit Is Requested Take and Import into the USA. The applicant plans to enter the Garwood Valley to collect algal mats from sediment outcrops where exposed, and from the surface of ponds. The applicant also plans to collect mummified Crabeater seal skin samples in Garwood Valley. Skin samples will be less than 20g each. The goal of the project is to define the rate of geomorphic change in Garwood Valley in response to changing climate conditions. The geomorphic record will be reconstructed over thepast 1- = 2-kyr to infer past climatedriven landscape alteration at the end of the LGM and examine the current episode of landscape changes, including assessing the thermal equilibrium of buried massive ice. The past and current geomorphic changes will be used as a guide for predicting landscape response in the Dry Valleys should the >130 km 2 of ice-cored terrain in the valleys also begin to melt. Paired measurements of

14 C (from algal mats) and U/Th age (from carbon layers bracketing the algal mats), as well as 14 C ages with OSL ages (for near-surface mats), these seal 14 C dates will provide a correction factor for dealing with carbon input of certain provenance. The presence of multiple mats/carbonate beds/seals in Garwood Valley sediments will permit characterization of ‘‘ old’’ carbon input over time into the sedimentary system.

Location

Garwood Valley, Dry Valleys.

Dates

January 1, 2011 to February 1, 2014.

Nadene G. Kennedy, Permit Officer, Office of Polar Programs.
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**NATIONAL SCIENCE FOUNDATION**

**Notice of Permit Modification Request Received Under the Antarctic**  **Conservation Act of 1978**

**AGENCY :**  National Science Foundation.

**ACTION :**  Notice of permit modification request received under the Antarctic Conservation Act of 1978, Public Law
95–541.

**SUMMARY :**  Notice is hereby given that the National Science Foundation (NSF) has received a request to modify a permit issued to conduct activities regulated under the Antarctic Conservation Act of 1978 (Pub. L. 95– 541; Code of Federal Regulations Title 45, Part 670).