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generators for a total installed capacity 

of 9.0 MW; (4) a tailrace channel to 

direct flow back to the Lehigh River; (5) 

a proposed 0.5-mile-long, 12.4-kilovolt 

transmission line interconnecting with 

an existing Pennsylvania Power and 

Light Corporation distribution line; and 

(6) appurtenant facilities. The estimated 

annual generation of the project would 

be 26.0 gigawatt-hours. 

Applicant Contact: Mr. Vincent 

Lamarra, Symbiotics LLC, 975 South 

State Highway 89/91, Logan, Utah 

84321; phone: (435) 752–2580. 

FERC Contact: Tim Looney; phone: 

(202) 502–6096. 

Deadline for filing comments, motions 

to intervene, competing applications 

(without notices of intent), or notices of 

intent to file competing applications: 60 

days from the issuance of this notice. 

Competing applications and notices of 

intent must meet the requirements of 18 

CFR 4.36. Comments, motions to 

intervene, notices of intent, and 

competing applications may be filed 

electronically via the Internet. See 18 

CFR 385.2001(a)(1)(iii) and the 

instructions on the Commission’s Web 

site http://www.ferc.gov/docs-filing/ 

efiling.asp. Commenters can submit 

brief comments up to 6,000 characters, 

without prior registration, using the 

eComment system at http:// 

www.ferc.gov/docs-filing/ 

ecomment.asp. You must include your 

name and contact information at the end 

of your comments. For assistance, 

please contact FERC Online Support at 

FERCOnlineSupport@ferc.gov or toll 

free at 1–(866) 208–3676, or for TTY, 

(202) 502–8659. Although the 

Commission strongly encourages 

electronic filing, documents may also be 

paper-filed. To paper-file, mail an 

original and seven copies to: Kimberly 

D. Bose, Secretary, Federal Energy 

Regulatory Commission, 888 First Street 

NE., Washington, DC 20426. 

More information about this project, 

including a copy of the application, can 

be viewed or printed on the ‘‘eLibrary’’ 

link of the Commission’s Web site at 

http://www.ferc.gov/docs-filing/ 

elibrary.asp. Enter the docket number 

(P–14314–000) in the docket number 

field to access the document. For 

assistance, contact FERC Online 

Support. 

Dated: November 14, 2011. 

Kimberly D. Bose, 

Secretary. 

[FR Doc. 2011–30693 Filed 11–28–11; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 6717–01–P 

ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION 

AGENCY 

[EPA–HQ–OECA–2011–0824; FRL–9498–1] 

Agency Information Collection 

Activities; Proposed Collection; 

Comment Request; Application for 

Registration of Pesticide-Producing 

and Device-Producing Establishments 

(EPA Form 3540–8) and Pesticide 

Report for Pesticide-Producing and 

Device-Producing Establishments 

(EPA Form 3540–16) 

AGENCY: Environmental Protection 

Agency. 

ACTION: Notice. 

SUMMARY: In compliance with the 

Paperwork Reduction Act (PRA) (44 

U.S.C. 3501 et seq.), this document 

announces that EPA is planning to 

submit a request to renew an existing 

approved Information Collection 

Request (ICR) to the Office of 

Management and Budget (OMB). This 

ICR is scheduled to expire on May 31, 

2012. Before submitting the ICR to OMB 

for review and approval, EPA is 

soliciting comments on specific aspects 

of the proposed information collection 

as described below. 

DATES: Comments must be submitted on 

or before January 30, 2012. 

ADDRESSES: Submit your comments, 

identified by Docket ID No. EPA–HQ– 

OECA–2011–0824, by one of the 

following methods: 

• http://www.regulations.gov: Follow 

the on-line instructions for submitting 

comments. 

• Email: docket.oeca@epa.gov. 

• Fax: (202) 566–1511. 

• Mail: Enforcement and Compliance 

Docket and Information Center (ECDIC), 

Environmental Protection Agency, EPA 

Docket Center (EPA/DC), Mailcode: 

2201T, 1200 Pennsylvania Ave. NW., 

Washington, DC 20460. 

• Hand Delivery: Enforcement and 

Compliance Docket and Information 

Center (ECDIC), Environmental 

Protection Agency, EPA Docket Center 

(EPA/DC), EPA West, Room 3334, 1301 

Constitution Avenue NW., Washington, 

DC. The EPA Docket Center is open 

from 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., Monday 

through Friday, excluding legal 

holidays. Such deliveries are only 

accepted during the Docket Center’s 

normal hours of operation, and special 

arrangements should be made for 

deliveries of boxed information. 

Instructions: Direct your comments to 

Docket ID No. EPA–HQ–OECA–2011– 

0824. EPA’s policy is that all comments 

received will be included in the public 

docket without change and may be 

made available online at http:// 

www.regulations.gov, including any 

personal information provided, unless 

the comment includes information 

claimed to be Confidential Business 

Information (CBI) or other information 

whose disclosure is restricted by statute. 

Do not submit information that you 

consider to be CBI or otherwise 

protected through http:// 

www.regulations.gov or email. The 

http://www.regulations.gov Web site is 

an ‘‘anonymous access’’ system, which 

means EPA will not know your identity 

or contact information unless you 

provide it in the body of your comment. 

If you send an email comment directly 

to EPA without going through http:// 

www.regulations.gov your email address 

will be automatically captured and 

included as part of the comment that is 

placed in the public docket and made 

available on the Internet. If you submit 

an electronic comment, EPA 

recommends that you include your 

name and other contact information in 

the body of your comment and with any 

disk or CD–ROM you submit. If EPA 

cannot read your comment due to 

technical difficulties and cannot contact 

you for clarification, EPA may not be 

able to consider your comment. 

Electronic files should avoid the use of 

special characters, any form of 

encryption, and be free of any defects or 

viruses. For additional information 

about EPA’s public docket, visit the EPA 

Docket Center homepage at http:// 

www.epa.goy/epahome/dockets.htm. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Michelle Stevenson, Office of 

Compliance, Monitoring, Assistance, 

and Media Programs Division, 

Pesticides, Waste & Toxics Branch 

(2225A), Environmental Protection 

Agency, 1200 Pennsylvania Ave. NW., 

Washington, DC 20460; telephone 

number: (202) 564–4203; fax number: 

(202) 564–0085; email: 

stevenson.michelle@epa.gov. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

How can I access the docket and/or 

submit comments? 

EPA has established a public docket 

for this ICR under Docket ID No. EPA– 

HQ–OECA2011–0824, which is 

available for online viewing at http:// 

www.regulations.gov, or in person 

viewing at the Enforcement and 

Compliance Docket and Information 

Center (ECDIC), in the EPA Docket 

Center (EPA/DC), EPA West, Room 

3334, 1301 Constitution Ave. NW., 

Washington, DC. The EPA/DC Public 

Reading Room is open from 8 a.m. to 

4:30 p.m., Monday through Friday, 

excluding legal holidays. The telephone 

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number for the Reading Room is (202) 

566–1744, and the telephone number for 

the Enforcement and Compliance 

Docket and Information Center Docket is 

(202) 566–1752. 

Use http://www.regulations.gov to 

obtain a copy of the draft co1lection of 

information, submit or view public 

comments, access the index listing of 

the contents of the docket, and to access 

those documents in the public docket 

that are available electronically. Once in 

the system, select ‘‘search,’’ then key in 

the docket ID number identified in this 

document. 

What information is EPA particularly 

interested in? 

Pursuant to section 3506(c)(2)(A) of 

the Paperwork Reduction Act (PRA), 

EPA is soliciting comments and 

information to enable it to: 

(1) Evaluate whether the proposed 

collection of information is necessary 

for the proper performance of the 

functions of the Agency, including 

whether the information wi1l have 

practical utility; 

(2) 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; 

(3) Enhance the quality, utility, and 

clarity of the information to be 

collected; and 

(4) 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. In 

particular, EPA is requesting comments 

from very small businesses (those that 

employ less than 25) on examples of 

specific additional efforts that EPA 

could make to reduce the paperwork 

burden for very small businesses 

affected by this collection. 

What should I consider when I prepare 

my comments for EPA? 

You may find the following 

suggestions helpful for preparing your 

comments: 

1. Explain your views as clearly as 

possible and provide specific examples. 

2. Describe any assumptions that you 

used. 

3. Provide copies of any technical 

information and/or data you used that 

support your views. 

4. If you estimate potential burden or 

costs, explain how you arrived at the 

estimate that you provide. 

5. Offer alternative ways to improve 

the collection activity. 

6. Make sure to submit your 

comments by the deadline identified 

under DATES. 

7. To ensure proper receipt by EPA, 

be sure to identify the Docket ID number 

assigned to this action in the subject 

line on the first page of your response. 

You may also provide the name, date, 

and Federal Register citation. 

What information collection activity or 

ICR does this apply to? 

Affected entities: Entities potentially 

affected by this action are those which 

produce pesticides, active ingredients or 

devices. 

Title: Agency Information Collection 

Activities; Proposed Collection; 

Comment Request; Application for 

Registration of Pesticide-Producing and 

Device-Producing Establishments (EPA 

Form 3540–8) and Pesticide Report for 

Pesticide-Producing and DeviceProducing Establishments (EPA Form 

3540–16). 

ICR numbers: EPA ICR No. 0160.10, 

OMB Control No. 2070–0078. 

ICR status: This ICR is currently 

scheduled to expire on May 31, 2012. 

An Agency may not conduct or sponsor, 

and a person is not required to respond 

to, a collection of information, unless it 

displays a currently valid OMB control 

number. The OMB control numbers for 

EPA’s regulations in title 40 of the CFR, 

after appearing in the Federal Register 

when approved, are listed in 40 CFR 

Part 9, are displayed either by 

publication in the Federal Register or 

by other appropriate means, such as on 

the related collection instrument or 

form, if applicable. The display of OMB 

control numbers in certain EPA 

regulations is consolidated in 40 CFR 

part 9. 

Abstract: The Federal Insecticide, 

Fungicide, and Rodenticide Act (FIFRA) 

Section 7(a) requires that any person 

who produces pesticides, active 

ingredients or devices subject to the Act 

must register with the Administrator of 

EPA the establishment in which the 

pesticide, active ingredient or device is 

produced. This section further requires 

that application for registration of any 

establishment shall include the name 

and address of the establishment and of 

the producer who operates such an 

establishment. EPA Form 3540–8, 

Application for Registration of 

Pesticide-Producing and DeviceProducing Establishments, is used to 

collect the establishment registration 

information required by this section. 

FIFRA Section 7(c) requires that any 

producer operating an establishment 

registered under Section 7 report to the 

Administrator within 30 days after it is 

registered, and annually thereafter by 

March 1st for certain pesticide or device 

production and sales or distribution 

information. The producers must report 

which types and amounts of pesticides, 

active ingredients, or devices are 

currently being produced, were 

produced during the past year, sold or 

distributed in the past year. The 

supporting regulations at 40 CFR Part 

167 provide the requirements and time 

schedules for submitting production 

information. EPA Form 3540–16, 

Pesticide Report for Pesticide-Producing 

and Device-Producing Establishments, 

is used to collect the pesticide 

production information required by 

Section 7(c) of FIFRA. 

Establishment registration 

information, collected on EPA Form 

3540–8, is a one-time requirement for all 

pesticide-producing and deviceproducing establishments. Pesticide and 

device production information, reported 

on EPA Form 3540–16, is required to be 

submitted within 30 days after the 

company is notified of their pesticideproducing or device-producing 

establishment number, and annually 

thereafter on or before March 1st. 

Burden Statement: The average 

annual burden to the industry over the 

next three years is estimated to be 2 

person hours per response. 

Respondents/Affected Entities: 

13,830. 

Estimated Number of Respondents: 

13,830. 

Frequency of Response: Annually. 

Estimated Total Annual Hour Burden: 

27,660. 

There are no capital/startup costs or 

operating and maintenance costs 

associated with this ICR since all 

equipment associated with this ICR is 

present as part of ordinary business 

practices. 

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. 

EPA will consider the comments 

received and amend the ICR as 

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1The term ‘‘state’’ is defined in this document as 

defined in CERCLA section 101(27). 

2The term ‘‘Indian tribe’’ is defined in this 

document as it is defined in CERCLA section 

101(36). Intertribal consortia, as defined in the 

Federal Register Notice at 67 FR 67181, Nov. 4, 

2002, are also eligible for funding under CERCLA 

section 128(a). 

3The Agency may waive any provision of this 

guidance that is not required by statute, regulation, 

Executive Order or overriding Agency policies. 

4Section 128(a) was added to CERCLA in 2002 by 

the Small Business Liability Relief and Brownfields 

Revitalization Act (Brownfield Amendments). 

appropriate. The final ICR package will 

then be submitted to OMB for review 

and approval pursuant to 5 CFR 

1320.12. At that time, EPA will issue 

another Federal Register notice 

pursuant to 5 CFR 1320.5(a)(1)(iv) to 

announce the submission of the ICR to 

OMB and the opportunity to submit 

additional comments to OMB. If you 

have any questions about this ICR or the 

approval process, please contact the 

technical person listed under FOR

FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT. 

Dated: November 16, 2011. 

Lisa C. Lund, 

Director, Office of Compliance. 

[FR Doc. 2011–30782 Filed 11–28–11; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 6560–50–P 

ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION 

AGENCY 

[FRL–9497–8] 

Comprehensive Environmental 

Response, Compensation and Liability 

Act (CERCLA) or Superfund, Section 

128(a); Notice of Grant Funding 

Guidance for State and Tribal 

Response Programs for FY2012 

AGENCY: Environmental Protection 

Agency. 

ACTION: Notice. 

SUMMARY: The Environmental Protection 

Agency (EPA) will begin to accept 

requests, from December 1, 2011 

through January 31, 2012, for grants to 

supplement State and Tribal Response 

Programs. This notice provides 

guidance on eligibility for funding, use 

of funding, grant mechanisms and 

process for awarding funding, the 

allocation system for distribution of 

funding, and terms and reporting under 

these grants. EPA has consulted with 

state and tribal officials in developing 

this guidance. 

The primary goal of this funding is to 

ensure that state and tribal response 

programs include, or are taking 

reasonable steps to include, certain 

elements and a public record. Another 

goal is to provide funding for other 

activities that increase the number of 

response actions conducted or overseen 

by a state or tribal response program. 

This funding is not intended to supplant 

current state or tribal funding for their 

response programs. Instead, it is to 

supplement their funding to increase 

their response capacity. 

For fiscal year 2012, EPA will 

consider funding requests up to a 

maximum of $1.2 million per state or 

tribe. Subject to the availability of 

funds, EPA regional personnel will be 

available to provide technical assistance 

to states and tribes as they apply for and 

carry out these grants. 

DATES: This action is effective as of 

December 1, 2011. EPA expects to make 

non-competitive grant awards to states 

and tribes which apply during fiscal 

year 2012. 

ADDRESSES: Mailing addresses for U.S. 

EPA Regional Offices and U.S. EPA 

Headquarters can be located at 

www.epa.gov/brownfields. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: The 

U.S. EPA’s Office of Solid Waste and 

Emergency Response, Office of 

Brownfields and Land Revitalization, 

(202) 566–2892. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

I. General Information 

Section 128(a) of the Comprehensive 

Environmental Response, 

Compensation, and Liability Act 

(CERCLA), as amended, authorizes a 

noncompetitive $50 million grant 

program to establish and enhance state 1

and tribal 2 response programs. CERCLA 

128(a) response program grants are 

funded with ‘‘categorical’’ State and 

Tribal Assistance Grant (STAG) 

appropriations. Section 128(a) 

cooperative agreements are awarded and 

administered by the U.S. Environmental 

Protection Agency (EPA) regional 

offices. Generally, these response 

programs address the assessment, 

cleanup, and redevelopment of 

brownfields sites and other sites with 

actual or perceived contamination. This 

document provides guidance that will 

enable states and tribes to apply for and 

use Fiscal Year 2012 section 128(a) 

funds 3. 

The Catalogue of Federal Domestic 

Assistance entry for the section 128(a) 

State and Tribal Response Program 

cooperative agreements is 66.817. This 

grant program is eligible to be included 

in state and tribal Performance 

Partnership Grants under 40 CFR part 

35 Subparts A and B, with the exception 

of funds used to capitalize a revolving 

loan fund for brownfield remediation 

under section 104(k)(3); or purchase 

insurance or develop a risk sharing 

pool, an indemnity pool, or insurance 

mechanism to provide financing for 

response actions under a State or Tribal 

response program. 

Requests for funding will be accepted 

from December 1, 2011, through January 

31, 2012. Requests EPA receives after 

January 31, 2012, will not be considered 

for FY 2012 funding. Information that 

must be submitted with the funding 

request is listed in Section IX of this 

guidance. States or tribes that do not 

submit the request in the appropriate 

manner may forfeit their ability to 

receive funds. First time requestors are 

strongly encouraged to contact their 

Regional EPA Brownfields contacts, 

listed on the last page of this guidance, 

prior to submitting their funding 

request. 

Requests submitted by the January 31, 

2012, request deadline are preliminary; 

final cooperative agreement work plans 

and budgets will be negotiated with the 

regional offices once final funding 

allocation determinations are made. As 

in previous years, EPA will place 

special emphasis on reviewing a 

cooperative agreement recipient’s use of 

prior section 128(a) funding in making 

allocation decisions and unexpended 

balances are subject to 40 CFR 35.118 

and 40 CFR 35.518 to the extent 

consistent with this guidance. 

States and tribes requesting funds are 

required to provide a Dun and 

Bradstreet Data Universal Numbering 

System (DUNS) number with their 

cooperative agreement’s final package. 

For more information, please go to 

http://www.grants.gov. 

II. Background 

State and tribal response programs 

oversee assessment and cleanup 

activities at the majority of brownfields 

sites across the country. The depth and 

breadth of state and tribal response 

programs vary. Some focus on CERCLA 

related activities, while others are multifaceted, for example, addressing sites 

regulated by both CERCLA and the 

Resource Conservation and Recovery 

Act (RCRA). Many state programs also 

offer accompanying financial incentive 

programs to spur cleanup and 

redevelopment. In passing section 

128(a) 4 Congress recognized the 

accomplishments of state and tribal 

response programs in cleaning up and 

redeveloping brownfields sites. Section 

128(a) also provides EPA with an 

opportunity to strengthen its 

partnership with states and tribes. 

The primary goal of this funding is to 

ensure that state and tribal response 

programs include, or are taking 

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