Federal Register / Vol. 65, No. 186 / Monday, September 25, 2000 / Notices 57605

This is a request for extension of a

currently approved collection.

Abstract: The New Source

Performance Standards (NSPS) for

Storage Vessels for Petroleum Liquids,

subpart K was proposed on June 11,

1973 and promulgated on March 8, 1974

(39 FR 9308). These performance

standards apply to storage vessels of

petroleum liquids for which

construction, reconstruction, or

modification commenced after June 11,

1973, and prior to May 19, 1978.

Facilities subject to this subpart are not

exceeding 246,052 liters (65,000

gallons), and commences construction

or modification after March 8, 1974, and

prior to May 19, 1978; and storage

vessel that has a capacity greater than

246,052 liters (65,000 gallons), and

commences construction or

modification after June 11, 1973, and

prior to May 19, 1978. There are

approximately 220 respondents,

reporting on approximately 5,500

petroleum storage vessels that are

subject to this standard.

The Subpart K standards require the

owner/operator to document the

activities of, the storage period, the

maximum true vapor pressure, and the

type of petroleum liquid stored. This

information is recorded only when a

petroleum liquid is changed in the

storage vessel. Under the standard, the

data collected by the affected industry

must be retained at the facility for a

minimum of two years, and made

available to the Administrator either on

request or by inspection.

The information generated by the

recordkeeping and reporting

requirements described above will be

used by the Agency to ensure that

facilities affected by the NSPS continue

to operate in compliance with the NSPS.

Notification of construction,

reconstruction and startup will indicate

to enforcement personnel when a new

affected facility has been constructed

and, therefore, is subject to the current

NSPS subpart Kb standards. The

information collected from the

recordkeeping and reporting

requirements is also used for targeting

inspections, and is of sufficient quality

to be used as evidence in court.

Information is required to be collected

and maintained as follows: records are

required to be retained for 2 years,

section 60.2; owner/operator shall

maintain a record of the petroleum

liquid stored, the period of storage and

the maximum true vapor pressure of

that liquid during the respective storage

period, section 60.113; filing a report for

construction/reconstruction, section

60.7(a)(1) and filing a report on a

physical or operational change, section

60.7(a)(4).

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 are listed

in 40 CFR part 9 and 48 CFR Chapter

15. The Federal Register document

required under 5 CFR 1320.8(d),

soliciting comments on this collection

of information was published on April

18, 2000, ( 65 FR 20813). No comments

were received.

Burden Statement: The annual public

reporting and recordkeeping burden for

this collection of information is

estimated to average 170 hours per

response. 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; 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:

Owners/Operators of Storage Vessels for

Petroleum Liquids.

Estimated Number of Respondents:

220.

Frequency of Response: Occasionally.

Estimated Total Annual Hour Burden:

678 hours.

Estimated Total Annualized Capital

and O&M Cost Burden: $ 0.

Send comments on the Agency’s need

for this information, the accuracy of the

provided burden estimates, and any

suggested methods for minimizing

respondent burden, including through

the use of automated collection

techniques to the following addresses.

Please refer to EPA ICR No. 1797.02 and

OMB Control No. 2060–0442 in any

correspondence.

Dated: September 18, 2000.

Oscar Morales,

Director, Collection Strategies Division.

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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION

AGENCY

[FRL–6876–3; MM–HQ–2000–0004]

Clean Water Act Class II: Proposed

Administrative Settlement, Penalty

Assessment and Opportunity To

Comment Regarding NEXTLINK

Communications, Inc.

AGENCY: Environmental Protection

Agency (EPA).

ACTION: Notice.

SUMMARY: EPA has entered into a

consent agreement with NEXTLINK

Communications, Inc. and its

subsidiaries to resolve violations of the

Clean Water Act (‘‘CWA’’), and its

implementing regulations. NEXTLINK

failed to prepare Spill Prevention

Control and Countermeasure (‘‘SPCC’’)

plans for eleven facilities where they

stored diesel oil in above ground tanks.

EPA, as authorized by CWA section

311(b)(6), 33 U.S.C. 1321(b)(6), has

assessed a civil penalty for these

violations. The Administrator, as

required by CWA section 311(b)(6)(C),

33 U.S.C. 1321(b)(6)(C), is hereby

providing public notice of, and an

opportunity for interested persons to

comment on, this consent agreement

and proposed final order.

DATES: Comments are due on or before

October 25, 2000.

ADDRESSES: Mail written comments to

the Enforcement & Compliance Docket

and Information Center (2201A), Docket

Number EC–2000–008, Office of

Enforcement and Compliance

Assurance, U.S. Environmental

Protection Agency, 1200 Pennsylvania

Avenue, NW., Mail Code 2201A,

Washington, DC 20460. (Comments may

be submitted on disk in WordPerfect 8.0

or earlier versions.) Written comments

may be delivered in person to:

Enforcement and Compliance Docket

Information Center, U.S. Environmental

Protection Agency, Rm. 4033, Ariel Rios

Bldg., 1200 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW.,

Washington, DC. Submit comments

electronically to docket.oeca@epa.gov.

Electronic comments may be filed

online at many Federal Depository

Libraries.

The consent agreement, the proposed

final order, and public comments, if

any, may be reviewed at the

Enforcement and Compliance Docket

Information Center, U.S. Environmental

Protection Agency, Rm. 4033, Ariel Rios

Bldg., 1200 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW.,

Washington, DC. Persons interested in

reviewing these materials must make

arrangements in advance by calling the

docket clerk at 202–564–2614. A

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reasonable fee may be charged by EPA

for copying docket materials.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Beth

Cavalier, Multimedia Enforcement

Division (2248–A), U.S. Environmental

Protection Agency, 1200 Pennsylvania

Avenue, NW., Washington, DC 20460;

telephone (202) 564–3271; fax: (202)

564–9001; e-mail:

cavalier.beth@epa.gov.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

Electronic Copies: Electronic copies of

this document are available from the

EPA Home Page under the link ‘‘Laws

and Regulations’’ at the Federal

Register—Environmental Documents

entry (http://www.epa.gov/fedrgstr).

I. Background

NEXTLINK Communications, Inc., a

telecommunications company

incorporated in the State of Delaware

and located at 1505 Farm Credit Drive,

McLean, Virginia 22102, failed to

prepare SPCC plans for eleven facilities.

NEXTLINK Communications, Inc.

disclosed, pursuant to the EPA’s

‘‘Incentives for Self-Policing: Discovery,

Disclosures, Correction and Prevention

of Violations’’ (‘‘Audit Policy’’), 60 FR

66,706 (December 22, 1995), that they

failed to prepare SPCC plans for eleven

facilities where they stored diesel oil in

above ground storage tanks, in violation

of the CWA section 311(b)(3) and 40

CFR Part 112. EPA determined that

NEXTLINK met the criteria set out in

the Audit Policy for a 100% waiver of

the gravity component of the penalty.

As a result, EPA waived the gravity

based penalty ($43,856.30) and

proposed a settlement penalty amount

of three thousand, six hundred and

three ($3,603.00). This is the amount of

the economic benefit gained by

NEXTLINK, attributable to their delayed

compliance with the SPCC regulations.

NEXTLINK Communications, Inc. has

agreed to pay this amount in civil

penalties. EPA and NEXTLINK

negotiated and signed an administrative

consent agreement, following the

Consolidated Rules of Procedure, 40

CFR 22.13, on September 7, 2000 (In Re:

NEXTLINK Communications, Inc.,

Docket No. MM–HQ–2000–0004). This

consent agreement is subject to public

notice and comment under CWA section

311(b)(6), 33 U.S.C. 1321(b)(6).

Under CWA section 311(b)(6)(A), 33

U.S.C. 1321(b)(6)(A), any owner,

operator, or person in charge of a vessel,

onshore facility, or offshore facility from

which oil is discharged in violation of

the CWA section 311 (b)(3), 33 U.S.C.

1321(b)(3), or who fails or refuses to

comply with any regulations that have

been issued under CWA section 311(j),

33 U.S.C. 1321(j), may be assessed an

administrative civil penalty of up to

$137,500 by EPA. Class II proceedings

under CWA section 311(b)(6) are

conducted in accordance with 40 CFR

Part 22.

The procedures by which the public

may comment on a proposed Class II

penalty order, or participate in a Clean

Water Act Class II penalty proceeding,

are set forth in 40 CFR 22.45. The

deadline for submitting public comment

on this proposed final order is October

25, 2000. All comments will be

transferred to the Environmental

Appeals Board (‘‘EAB’’) of EPA for

consideration. The powers and duties of

the EAB are outlined in 40 CFR 22.04(a).

Pursuant to CWA section 311(b)(6)(C),

EPA will not issue an order in this

proceeding prior to the close of the

public comment period.

List of Subjects

Environmental protection.

Dated: September 18, 2000.

David A. Nielsen,

Director, Multimedia Enforcement Division,

Office of Enforcement and Compliance

Assurance.

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BILLING CODE 6560–50–U

FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS

COMMISSION

Notice of Public Information

Collection(s) Being Reviewed by the

Federal Communications Commission,

Comments Requested

September 20, 2000.

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, 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 (a)

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;

(b) the accuracy of the Commission’s

burden estimate; (c) ways to enhance

the quality, utility, and clarity of the

information collected; and (d) 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 24,

2000. 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 Les

Smith, Federal Communications

Commissions, 445 12th Street, S.W.,

Room 1–A804, Washington, DC 20554

or via the Internet to lesmith@fcc.gov.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For

additional information or copies of the

information collections contact Les

Smith at (202) 418–0217 or via the

Internet at lesmith@fcc.gov.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

OMB Number: 3060–XXXX.

Title: Section 79.2 Accessibility of

Programming Providing Emergency

Information.

Form Number: None.

Type of Review: Revision of currently

approved collection.

Respondents: Business or other forprofit, Individuals or household, notfor-profit institutions, state, local or

tribal government.

Number of Respondents: 100.

Estimated time per response: 1 hour

per complainant, 2 hours per program

provider.

Frequency of response: on occasion.

Total annual burden: 275 hours.

Total annual cost: $5,000.

Needs and Uses: On July 21, 2000, the

Commission adopted a Report and

Order in MM Docket No. 99–339 In the

Matter of Implementation of Video

Description of Video Programming. This

Report and Order adopted video

description rules to make television

more accessible to persons with visual

disabilities. Among other things, this

Report and Order requires any broadcast

station or multiple video programming

distributor (MVPD) that provides local

emergency information as part of a

regularly scheduled newscast, or as part

of a newscast that interrupts regularly

scheduled programming, to make the

critical details of the information

accessible to persons with visual

disabilities in the affected local area. In

addition, any broadcast station or MVPD

that provides emergency information

through a crawl or scroll must

accompany that information with an

aural tone to alert persons with visual

disabilities that the station or MVPD is

providing this information.