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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? 

Docket ID No. EPA–HQ–SFUND– 

2007–0840. 

Affected entities: Entities potentially 

affected by this action are Local 

Governments that apply for 

reimbursement under this program. 

Title: Local Governments 

Reimbursement Application. 

ICR numbers: EPA ICR No. 1425.05, 

OMB Control No. 2050–0077. 

ICR status: This ICR is currently 

scheduled to expire on 7/31/11. 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 Agency requires 

applicants for reimbursement under this 

program authorized under Section 123 

of CERCLA to submit an application 

that demonstrates consistency with 

program eligibility requirements. This is 

necessary to ensure proper use of the 

Superfund. EPA reviews the 

information to ensure compliance with 

all statutory and program requirements. 

The applicants are local governments 

who have incurred expenses, above and 

beyond their budgets, for hazardous 

substance response. Submission of this 

information is voluntary and to the 

applicant’s benefit. 

Burden Statement: The annual public 

reporting and recordkeeping burden for 

this collection of information is 

estimated to average 9 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 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. 

The ICR provides a detailed 

explanation of the Agency’s estimate, 

which is only briefly summarized here: 

Estimated total number of potential 

respondents: 30. 

Frequency of response: voluntary, on 

occasion. 

Estimated total average number of 

responses for each respondent: 1. 

Estimated total annual burden hours: 

270 hours. 

Estimated total annual costs: $7,493. 

This includes an estimated burden cost 

of $18.50/hour and there are no capital 

investment or maintenance and 

operational costs. 

Are there changes in the estimates from 

the last approval? 

At this time, the Agency anticipates 

that because the number of respondents 

has decreased, the estimated annual 

burden has also decreased. 

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: July 6, 2011. 

Kim Jennings, 

Acting Deputy Director, Office of Emergency 

Management. 

[FR Doc. 2011–17617 Filed 7–12–11; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 6560–50–P 

ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION 

AGENCY 

[EPA–HQ–OW–2003–0026 FRL–9435–5] 

Agency Information Collection 

Activities: Proposed Collection; 

Comment Request; National Water 

Quality Inventory Reports (Renewal) 

AGENCY: Environmental Protection 

Agency (EPA). 

ACTION: Notice. 

SUMMARY: In compliance with the 

Paperwork Reduction Act (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 December 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 September 12, 2011. 

ADDRESSES: Submit your comments, 

identified by Docket ID number EPA– 

HQ–OW–2003–0026 by one of the 

following methods: 

• http://www.regulations.gov (our 

preferred method): Follow the on-line 

instructions for submitting comments. 

• E-mail: OW-Docket@epa.gov. 

• Mail: EPA Water Docket, 

Environmental Protection Agency, 

Mailcode (28221–T), 1200 Pennsylvania 

Ave., NW., Washington, DC 20460. 

Instructions: Direct your comments to 

Docket ID No. EPA–HQ–OW–2003–0026 

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 e-mail. The 

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

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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 http:// 

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 http:// 

www.regulations.gov. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Alice Mayio, Assessment and 

Watershed Protection Division, Office of 

Water, Mail Code: 4503T, 

Environmental Protection Agency, 1200 

Pennsylvania Ave., NW., Washington, 

DC 20460; telephone number: 202–566– 

1184; fax number: 202–566–1437; e-mail 

address: Mayio.alice@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 number 

EPA–HQ–OW–2003–0026 which is 

available for online viewing at http:// 

www.regulations.gov or in-person 

viewing at the Water Docket in the EPA 

Docket Center (EPA/DC), EPA West, 

Room 3334, 1301 Constitution Ave., 

NW., Washington, DC. The EPA Docket 

Center 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 number for the Water 

Docket is (202) 566–2426. 

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 public 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. 

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 to 

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 of 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 States, 

Territories and Tribes with Clean Water 

Act (CWA) responsibilities. 

Title: National Water Quality 

Inventory Reports (Clean Water Act 

Sections 305(b), 303(d), 314(a), and 

106(e)) (Renewal). 

ICR numbers: EPA ICR Number 

1560.10, OMB Control Number 2040– 

0071. 

ICR status: This ICR is currently 

scheduled to expire on December 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: The Section 305(b) reports 

contain information on the water quality 

standards attainment status of assessed 

waters, and, when waters are impaired, 

the pollutants and sources affecting 

water quality. This information helps 

track State progress in controlling water 

pollution. Section 303(d) of the Clean 

Water Act requires States to identify and 

rank waters which cannot meet water 

quality standards (WQS) following the 

implementation of technology-based 

controls. Under Section 303(d), States 

are also required to establish total 

maximum daily loads (TMDLs) for 

listed waters not meeting standards as a 

result of pollutant discharges. In 

developing the Section 303(d) lists, 

States are required to consider various 

sources of water quality related data and 

information, including the Section 

305(b) State water quality reports. 

Section 106(e) requires that states 

annually update monitoring data and 

include it in their Section 305(b) report. 

Section 314(a) requires states to report 

on the condition of their publiclyowned lakes within the Section 305(b) 

report. 

EPA’s Assessment and Watershed 

Protection Division (AWPD) works with 

its Regional counterparts to review and 

approve or disapprove State Section 

303(d) lists and TMDLs from 56 

respondents (the 50 States, the District 

of Columbia, and the five Territories). 

Section 303(d) specifically requires 

States to develop lists and TMDLs ‘‘from 

time to time,’’ and EPA to review and 

approve or disapprove the lists and the 

TMDLs. EPA also collects State 305(b) 

reports from 59 respondents (the 50 

States, the District of Columbia, five 

Territories, and 3 River Basin 

commissions). 

Tribes are not required to submit 

305(b) reports. However, to meet the 

needs of Tribes at all levels of 

development, EPA has prepared 

guidance that presents the basic steps a 

Tribe should take to collect the water 

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quality information it needs to make 

effective decisions about its program, its 

goals, and its future directions. Tribal 

water quality monitoring and reporting 

activities are covered under the Section 

106 Tribal Grants Program and not 

included in the burden estimates for 

this ICR. 

This announcement includes the reapproval of current, ongoing activities 

related to 305(b) and 303(d) reporting 

and TMDL development for the period 

of January 1, 2012 through December 31, 

2014. During the period covered by this 

ICR renewal, respondents will: complete 

their 2012 305(b) reports and 2012 

303(d) lists; complete their 2014 305(b) 

reports and 2014 303(d) lists; transmit 

annual electronic updates of ambient 

monitoring data via the Water Quality 

Exchange; and continue to develop 

TMDLs according to their established 

schedules. EPA will prepare biennial 

Reports to Congress for the 2012 

reporting cycle and for the 2014 cycle, 

and EPA will review TMDL submissions 

from respondents. 

The burdens of specific activities that 

States undertake as part of their 305(b) 

and 303(d) programs are derived from a 

project among EPA, States and other 

interested stakeholders to develop a tool 

for estimating the States’ resource needs 

for State water quality management 

programs. This project has developed 

the State Water Quality Management 

Workload Model (SWQMWM), which 

estimates and sums the workload 

involved in more than one hundred 

activities or tasks comprising a State 

water quality management program. 

Over twenty States contributed 

information about their activities that 

became the basis for the model. 

According to the SWQMWM, to meet 

305(b) and 303(d) reporting 

requirements the States will conduct: 

watershed monitoring and 

characterization; modeling and analysis; 

development of a TMDL document for 

public review; public outreach; formal 

public participation; tracking; planning; 

legal support; etc. In general, 

respondents have conducted each of 

these reporting and record keeping 

activities for past 305(b) and 303(d) 

reporting cycles and thus have staff and 

procedures in place to continue their 

305(b) and 303(d) reporting programs. 

The burden associated with these tasks 

is estimated in this ICR to include the 

total number of TMDLs that may be 

submitted during the period covered by 

this ICR. 

Burden Statement: The annual public 

reporting and recordkeeping burden for 

this collection of information is 

expected to average 66,590 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. 

The current ICR provides a detailed 

explanation of the Agency’s estimate, 

which is only briefly summarized here: 

Estimated total number of potential 

respondents: 59. 

Frequency of response: Biannually. 

Estimated total average number of 

responses for each respondent: 1. 

Estimated total annual burden hours: 

3,740,017. 

Estimated total annual costs: 

$177,837,808. These costs are entirely 

attributed to labor, with $0 attributable 

to capital investment or maintenance 

and operational costs. 

Are there changes in the estimates from 

the last approval? 

There is no change expected in the 

estimates for the total respondent 

burden hours identified in the ICR 

currently approved by OMB. EPA may 

revise these burden estimates before 

submitting this ICR to OMB based on 

comments received from the public and 

updated labor costs. 

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: June 30, 2011. 

Benita Best-Wong, 

Acting Director, Office of Wetlands, Oceans, 

and Watersheds. 

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BILLING CODE 6560–50–P 

ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION 

AGENCY 

[FRL–9437–3] 

Science Advisory Board Staff Office; 

Notification of a Public Teleconference 

of the Chartered Science Advisory 

Board 

AGENCY: Environmental Protection 

Agency (EPA). 

ACTION: Notice. 

SUMMARY: The EPA Science Advisory 

Board (SAB) Staff Office announces a 

public teleconference of the Chartered 

SAB on July 28, 2011 to conduct a 

quality review of a draft SAB report, 

Review of EPA’s Draft Oil Spill 

Research Strategy. 

DATES: The public teleconference will 

be held on July 28, 2011 from 12 p.m. 

to 3 p.m. (Eastern Daylight Time). 

ADDRESSES: The public teleconference 

will be conducted by telephone only. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Any 

member of the public wishing to obtain 

general information concerning the 

public teleconference may contact Dr. 

Angela Nugent, Designated Federal 

Officer (DFO). Dr. Nugent may be 

contacted at the EPA Science Advisory 

Board (1400R), U.S. Environmental 

Protection Agency, 1200 Pennsylvania 

Avenue, NW., Washington, DC 20460; 

or by telephone/voice mail at (202) 564– 

2188; fax at (202) 565–2098; or e-mail at 

nugent.angela@epa.gov. General 

information concerning the EPA Science 

Advisory Board can be found on the 

EPA Web site at http://www.epa.gov/ 

sab. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The SAB 

was established pursuant to the 

Environmental Research, Development, 

and Demonstration Authorization Act 

(ERDAA), codified at 42 U.S.C. 4365, to 

provide independent scientific and 

technical advice to the EPA 

Administrator on the technical basis for 

Agency positions and regulations. The 

SAB is a Federal Advisory Committee 

chartered under the Federal Advisory 

Committee Act (FACA), 5 U.S.C., App. 

2. Pursuant to FACA and EPA policy, 

notice is hereby given that the SAB will 

hold a public teleconference to conduct 

a quality review of an SAB draft report 

entitled Review of EPA’s Draft Oil Spill 

Research Strategy. The SAB will comply 

with the provisions of FACA and all 

appropriate SAB Staff Office procedural 

policies. 

Background: EPA’s Office of Research 

and Development (ORD) has developed 

a draft Oil Spill Research Strategy in 

light of the 2010 Deepwater Horizon oil 

spill in the Gulf of Mexico. The 

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