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On December 28, 2010, the parties to 

the Tronox Securities Litigation entered 

into an Agreed Protective Order, see 

Document No. 113 in the District Court 

docket (the ‘‘Tronox Securities Litigation 

AGP’’), that will govern the treatment of 

information that is designated 

‘‘Confidential’’ pursuant to the Tronox 

Securities Litigation AGP. The Tronox 

Securities Litigation AGP provides for 

limited dissemination of confidential 

information and for the return or 

destruction of confidential information 

at the conclusion of the Litigation. See, 

e.g., Tronox Securities Litigation AGP, 

at ¶¶1, 9–10, 12–17, 21. 

In accordance with 40 CFR 2.209(d), 

EPA is hereby giving notice that it has 

authorized DOJ to consent to the 

production of the USA Confidential 

Documents by the Anadarko Securities 

Litigation Defendants to the lead 

plaintiffs in the Tronox Securities 

Litigation, so long as the USA 

Confidential Documents may be redesignated as ‘‘Confidential’’ pursuant to 

the Tronox Securities Litigation AGP. 

Accordingly, business information that 

is ordinarily entitled to confidential 

treatment under existing Agency 

regulations (40 CFR Part 2) may be 

included in the information that the 

Anadarko Securities Litigation 

Defendants will release to parties in the 

Tronox Securities Litigation pursuant to 

the Tronox Securities Litigation AGP. 

As explained by EPA’s Office of 

General Counsel at its Web site, 

http://www.epa.gov/ogc/ 

documents.htm, the CBI that may be 

disclosed in the Tronox Securities 

Litigation could include, but is not 

limited to, business information 

submitted by contractors and 

prospective contractors, see generally 

Class Determination 1–95; business 

information submitted in technical and 

cost proposals, see generally Class 

Determination 2–78; and business 

information submitted in contract 

proposals and related documents, see 

generally Class Determination 2–79. CBI 

may also include information obtained 

by EPA under the Comprehensive 

Environmental Response, 

Compensation, and Liability Act of 

1980, as amended (‘‘CERCLA’’), 

including information provided to EPA, 

directly or indirectly, pursuant to 

section 104 of CERCLA. All CBI that is 

disclosed in the Tronox Securities 

Litigation will be designated 

‘‘Confidential’’ pursuant to the AGP. 

Information, including CBI, discussed 

in this Notice may relate to certain 

companies and agencies that have 

provided services for EPA at sites 

involved in the Anadarko Litigation, 

including but not limited to the 

companies and agencies set forth in the 

Anadarko Litigation FRN. 

Dated: February 3, 2011. 

Elliott Gilberg, 

Director, Office of Site Remediation 

Enforcement. 

[FR Doc. 2011–2991 Filed 2–9–11; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 6560–50–P 

ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION 

AGENCY 

[EPA–HQ–OAR–2007–0269; FRL–9265–5] 

Agency Information Collection 

Activities; Proposed Collection; 

Comment Request; Transportation 

Conformity Determinations for 

Federally Funded and Approved 

Transportation Plans, Programs and 

Projects 

AGENCY: Environmental Protection 

Agency (EPA). 

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, 

2011. 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 April 11, 2011. 

ADDRESSES: Submit your comments, 

identified by Docket ID No. EPA–HQ– 

OAR–2007–0269, by one of the 

following methods: 

• http://www.regulations.gov: Follow 

the on-line instructions for submitting 

comments. 

• E-mail: a-and-r-docket@epa.gov. 

• Fax: (202) 566–9744. 

• Mail: Air Docket, Environmental 

Protection Agency, Mailcode: 2822T, 

1200 Pennsylvania Ave., NW., 

Washington, DC 20460. 

• Hand Delivery: Air Docket, 

Environmental Protection Agency: EPA 

West Building, EPA Docket Center 

(Room 3334), 1301 Constitution Ave., 

NW., Washington, DC, Attention Docket 

ID No. EPA–HQ–OAR–2007–0269. Such 

deliveries are only accepted during the 

Docket’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–OAR–2007– 

0269. 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 www.regulations.gov 

or e-mail. 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 e-mail comment directly 

to EPA without going through 

www.regulations.gov your e-mail 

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.gov/epahome/dockets.htm. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Astrid Larsen, State Measures and 

Conformity Group, Transportation and 

Regional Programs Division, 

Environmental Protection Agency, 2000 

Traverwood Drive, Ann Arbor, MI 

48105; telephone number: (734) 214– 

4812; fax number: (734) 214–4052; email address: larsen.astrid@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–OAR–2007–0269, which is 

available for online viewing at http:// 

www.regulations.gov, or in person 

viewing at the Air Docket 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 8:30 

a.m. to 4:30 p.m., Monday through 

Friday, excluding legal holidays. The 

telephone number for the Reading Room 

is 202–566–1744, and the telephone 


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1Some projects are exempt from all or certain 

conformity requirements see 40 CFR 93.126, 93.127, 

and 93.128. 

number for the Air Docket is 202–566– 

1742. 

Use http://www.regulations.gov to 

obtain a copy of the draft collection 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 PRA, EPA specifically solicits 

comments and information to enable it 

to: 

(i) 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; 

(ii) 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; 

(iii) Enhance the quality, utility, and 

clarity of the information to be 

collected; and 

(iv) 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 metropolitan 

planning organizations, local transit 

agencies, state departments of 

transportation, and State and local air 

quality agencies. Federal agencies 

potentially affected by this action 

include the Federal Highway 

Administration (FHWA), Federal 

Transit Administration (FTA), and EPA. 

Title: Transportation Conformity 

Determinations for Federally Funded 

and Approved Transportation Plans, 

Programs and Projects 

ICR numbers: EPA ICR No. 2130.04, 

OMB Control No. 2060–051. 

ICR status: This ICR is currently 

scheduled to expire on May 31, 2011. 

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: Transportation conformity is 

required under Clean Air Act section 

176(c) (42 U.S.C. 7506(c)) to ensure that 

federally supported transportation 

activities are consistent with (‘‘conform 

to’’) the purpose of the state air quality 

implementation plan (SIP). 

Transportation activities include 

transportation plans, transportation 

improvement programs (TIPs), and 

federally funded or approved highway 

or transit projects. Conformity to the 

purpose of the SIP means that 

transportation activities will not cause 

or contribute to new air quality 

violations, worsen existing violations, or 

delay timely attainment of the relevant 

national ambient air quality standards 

(NAAQS or ‘‘standards’’) or interim 

milestones. 

Transportation conformity applies 

under EPA’s conformity regulations at 

40 CFR Part 93, subpart A, to areas that 

are designated nonattainment, and those 

redesignated to attainment after 1990 

(‘‘maintenance areas’’ with plans 

developed under Clean Air Act section 

175A) for the following transportation 

related criteria pollutants: Ozone, 

particulate matter (PM2.5 and PM10), 

carbon monoxide (CO), and nitrogen 

dioxide (NO2). The EPA published the 

original transportation conformity rule 

on November 24, 1993 (58 FR 62188), 

and subsequently published several 

revisions. EPA develops the conformity 

regulations in coordination with FHWA 

and FTA. 

Transportation conformity 

determinations are required before 

Federal approval or funding is given to 

certain types of transportation planning 

documents as well as non-exempt 

highway and transit projects.1

EPA considered the following in 

renewing the existing ICR: 

• Burden estimates for transportation 

conformity determinations in current 

nonattainment and maintenance areas 

for the ozone, PM2.5, PM10, CO, and NO2

NAAQS, which made up EPA’s 

previous ICR (ICR # 2130.03); 

• Federal burden associated with 

EPA’s adequacy review process for 

submitted SIP budgets that are to be 

used in conformity determinations; 

• New start-up burden associated 

with learning to perform quantitative 

hot-spot analyses; 

• New burden associated with using 

the MOVES model for conformity 

analyses; 

• Efficiencies in areas doing 

conformity for multiple NAAQS; and, 

• Differences in conformity resource 

needs in large and small metropolitan 

areas and isolated rural areas. 

This ICR does not include burden 

associated with the general 

development of transportation planning 

and air quality planning documents for 

meeting other Federal requirements. 

Burden Statement: The annual public 

reporting and recordkeeping burden for 

this collection of information is 

estimated to average 7 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 

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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. 

The ICR provides a detailed 

explanation of the Agency’s estimate, 

which is only briefly summarized here: 

Estimated total number of potential 

respondents: This ICR estimates that 

approximately 174 Metropolitan 

Planning Organizations will incur 

burden associated with transportation 

conformity requirements. 

Frequency of response: The 

information collections described in this 

ICR must be completed before a 

transportation plan, TIP, or project 

conformity determination is made. Per 

SAFETEA–LU and DOT’s planning 

regulations, transportation plans and 

TIPs must be updated at least every 4 

years. Conformity determinations on 

projects in metropolitan and isolated 

rural areas are required on an as-needed 

basis. 

Estimated total average number of 

responses for each respondent: 392. 

Estimated total annual burden hours: 

68,282 hours. 

Estimated total annual costs: 

$4,014,663. This includes an estimated 

burden cost of $4,014,663 and an 

estimated cost of $0 for capital 

investment or maintenance and 

operational costs. 

Are there changes in the estimates from 

the last approval? 

There is an increase of 19,043 hours 

in the total estimated respondent 

burden compared with that identified in 

the ICR currently approved by OMB. 

This increase reflects EPA’s adjustments 

associated with the actual number of 

2006 PM2.5 NAAQS nonattainment areas 

versus the estimated number in the 

previous ICR, adjustment for increased 

burden associated with quantitative hotspot analyses and an adjustment for 

increased burden associated with the 

transition from the MOBILE6.2 to 

MOVES model. 

What is the next step in the process for 

this ICR? 

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 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: February 7, 2011. 

Sarah Dunham, 

Director, Transportation and Regional 

Programs Division, Office of Transportation 

and Air Quality. 

[FR Doc. 2011–3002 Filed 2–9–11; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 6560–50–P 

EQUAL EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITY 

COMMISSION 

Sunshine Act Meeting 

AGENCY HOLDING THE MEETING: Equal 

Employment Opportunity Commission. 

DATE AND TIME: Wednesday, February 16, 

2011, 9:30 a.m. Eastern Time. 

PLACE: Commission Meeting Room on 

the First Floor of the EEOC Office 

Building, 131 ‘‘M’’ Street, NE., 

Washington, DC 20507. 

STATUS: The meeting will be open to the 

public. 

MATTERS TO BE CONSIDERED: 

Open Session 

1. Announcement of Notation Votes, 

and 

2. Out of work, out of luck? Denying 

employment opportunities to 

unemployed job seekers. 

NOTE: In accordance with the Sunshine 

Act, the meeting will be open to public 

observation of the Commission’s 

deliberations and voting. Seating is limited 

and it is suggested that visitors arrive 30 

minutes before the meeting in order to be 

processed through security and escorted to 

the meeting room. (In addition to publishing 

notices on EEOC Commission meetings in the 

Federal Register, the Commission also 

provides information about Commission 

meetings on its Web site, eeoc.gov., and 

provides a recorded announcement a week in 

advance on future Commission sessions). 

Please telephone (202) 663–7100 

(voice) and (202) 663–4074 (TTY) at any 

time for information on these meetings. 

The EEOC provides sign language 

interpretation and Communication 

Access Realtime Translation (CART) 

services at Commission meetings for the 

hearing impaired. Requests for other 

reasonable accommodations may be 

made by using the voice and TTY 

numbers listed above. CONTACT 

PERSON FOR MORE INFORMATION: 

Stephen Llewellyn, Executive Officer on 

(202) 663–4070. 

Dated: February 8, 2011. 

Stephen Llewellyn, 

Executive Officer, Executive Secretariat. 

[FR Doc. 2011–3124 Filed 2–8–11; 4:15 pm] 

BILLING CODE 6570–01–P 

FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS 

COMMISSION 

Notice of Public Information 

Collection(s) Being Submitted for 

Review to the Office of Management 

and Budget. 

February 4, 2011. 

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(s), as 

required by the Paperwork Reduction 

Act of 1995 (44 U.S.C. 3501–3520), 

Public Law 104–13. The FCC 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; (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; (e) ways to 

further reduce the information 

collection burden on small business 

concerns with fewer than 25 employees. 

DATES: Written comments should be 

submitted on or before March 14, 2011. 

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 contacts listed below as soon 

as possible. 

ADDRESSES: Direct all PRA comments to 

Nicholas A. Fraser, Office of 

Management and Budget, via Internet at 

NicholasA.Fraser@omb.eop.gov or via 

fax at (202) 395–5167 and to Leslie F. 

Smith, Federal Communications 

Commission, Room 1–C216, 445 12th 

Street, SW., Washington, DC or via 

Internet at Leslie.Smith@fcc.gov or 

PRA@fcc.gov. 

To view a copy of this information 

collection request (ICR) submitted to 

OMB: (1) Go to the Web page http:// 

www.reginfo.gov/public/do/PRAMain, 

(2) look for the section of the Web page 


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