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725 17th Street, NW., Washington, DC

20503.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For

a copy of the ICR contact Sandy Farmer

at EPA, (202) 260–2740, by E-mail at

farmer.sandy@epamail.epa.gov, or

download off the Internet at http://

www.epa.gov/icr and refer to EPA ICR

No. 1287.06. For technical questions

about the ICR contact Maria Campbell,

(202) 260–5815 in the Office of Water.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

Title: Questionnaire for Nominees for

the Annual National Clean Water Act

Recognition Awards Program (National

Wastewater Management Excellence

Awards Program) (OMB Control No.

2040–0101; EPA ICR No. 1287.06)

expires December 31, 2000. This ICR is

a re-approval to collect data from EPA’s

National Clean Water Act Recognition

Awards nominees. EPA requests that the

currently approved 2800 burden hours

be re-approved for the next three years.

Abstract: This ICR requests reapproval to collect information from

EPA’s National Clean Water Act

Recognition Awards nominees. The

awards are for the following program

categories: Operations and Maintenance

(O&M), Beneficial Use of Biosolids

(Biosolids), Combined Sewer Overflow

Controls (CSO) and Storm Water (SW)

management. (Note: Information

collection approval for the Pretreatment

awards program is included in the

National Pretreatment Program ICR

(OMB No. 2040–0009, EPA ICR No.

0002.09), approved through September

30, 2003). The Awards Program is

managed by EPA’s Office of Wastewater

Management (OWM). The Awards

Program is authorized under section

501(e) of the Clean Water Act, as

amended. The Awards Program is

intended to provide recognition to

municipalities and industries which

have demonstrated outstanding

technological achievements, innovative

processes, devices or other outstanding

methods in their waste treatment and

pollution abatement programs.

Approximately 50 awards are presented

annually. The achievements of these

award winners are summarized in

reports, news articles and national

publications.

Submission of information on behalf

of the respondents is voluntary. No

confidential information is requested.

The agency only collects information

from award nominees under 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 Notice

required under 5 CFR 1320.8(d),

soliciting comments on this collection

of information was published on May

18, 2000 (65 FR 31550–31551); No

comments were received.

Burden Statement: The annual public

reporting and recordkeeping burden for

this collection of information is

estimated to average eight hours per

response. This estimate of burden

includes the total time, effort, or

financial resources expended to

generate, maintain, retain, disclose, or

provide information to EPA. This

estimate includes the time needed to

review instructions; collect, validate,

and verify information, complete and

review the collection of information;

and transmit the information to EPA.

Respondents/Affected Entities:

Wastewater Treatment Industries and

Municipalities.

Estimated Number of Respondents:

400.

Frequency of Response: Once

annually.

Estimated Total Annual Hour Burden:

2800 hours (1600 hours for the

recipients time and 1200 hours for the

States’ review time).

Estimated Total Annualized Cost

Burden: $79,200 per year ($46,600 for

the respondents and $33,200 for the

States’ review time).

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. 1287.06 and

OMB Control No. 2040–0101 in any

correspondence.

Dated: October 26, 2000.

Oscar Morales,

Director, Collection Strategies Division.

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Environmental Impact Statements;

Notice of Availability

Responsible Agency: Office of Federal

Activities, General Information, (202)

564–7167 or www.epa.gov/oeca/ofa.

Weekly receipt of Environmental Impact

Statements

Filed October 23, 2000 through October

27, 2000

Pursuant to 40 CFR 1506.9.

EIS No. 000369, Draft EIS, IBR, ID,

Arrowrock Dam Outlet Works

Rehabilitation, Construction and

Operation, To Remove 10 Lower Level

Ensign Valves and Replace with 10

Clamshell Gates, Boise River, City of

Boise, ID, Due: January 05, 2001,

Contact: John Tiedeman (208) 378–

5034.

EIS No. 000370, Draft EIS, BOP, ID,

Terre Haute United States

Penitentiary (USP), Proposal to

Construct and Operate 960 Beds

Facilities along with a Special

Confinement Unit of 100–120 Beds to

Alleviating Overcrowding, Vigo

County, Terra Haute, ID, Due:

December 18, 2000, Contact: David J.

Dorworth (202) 514–6470.

EIS No. 000371, Final EIS, COE, NJ,

Raritan Bay and Sandy Hook Bay,

Hurricane and Storm Damage

Reduction Project, Flood Control and

Storm Damage Protection, Port

Monmouth, Middletown Township,

Monmouth County, NJ, Due:

December 04, 2000, Contact: Mark H.

Burles (212) 264–4663.

EIS No. 000372, Final EIS, COE, CA,

Lower Mission Creek Flood Control

Project, Proposed Plan for Flood

Control, City of Santa Barbara, Santa

Barbara County, CA, Due: December

04, 2000, Contact: Joy Jaiswal (213)

452–3871.

EIS No. 000373, Final EIS, AFS, ID,

Brown Creek Timber Sale Project,

Implementation, Payette National

Forest, New Meadow Ranger District,

Adam County, ID, Due: December 20,

2000, Contact: Jack Irish (208) 347–

0300.

Dated: October 31, 2000.

Joseph C. Montgomery,

Director, NEPA Compliance Division, Office

of Federal Activities.

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Environmental Impact Statements and

Regulations; Availability of EPA

Comments

Availability of EPA comments

prepared October 16, 2000 through

October 20, 2000 pursuant to the

Environmental Review Process (ERP),

under section 309 of the Clean Air Act

and section 102(2)(c) of the National

Environmental Policy Act as amended.

Requests for copies of EPA comments

can be directed to the Office of Federal

Activities at (202) 564–7167.

An explanation of the ratings assigned

to draft environmental impact

statements (EISs) was published in FR

dated