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their federal education loans. This 

makes repayment more difficult and 

increases the likelihood of a borrower 

becoming delinquent or going into 

default. For a borrower who has both 

commercially-held FFEL Program loans 

and Department-held loans, 

consolidation of the commercially-held 

loans into the Direct Loan Program will 

simplify repayment by allowing the 

borrower to make a single monthly loan 

payment to one entity (a federal loan 

servicer under contract to the 

Department), thereby reducing the 

likelihood of delinquency or default. As 

an incentive for borrowers to 

consolidate under the special initiative, 

the Department is offering reduced 

interest rates on Special Direct 

Consolidation Loans. 

Additional Information 

The Department is requesting 

emergency clearance of the Special 

Direct Consolidation Loan LVC because 

the regular clearance process would 

prevent the Department from making 

Special Direct Consolidation Loans by 

the announced implementation date. 

Further, because the statutory authority 

under which the Department is 

providing the incentives will end on 

June 30, 2012, the use of normal 

clearance procedures would 

significantly shorten the already limited 

period during which Special Direct 

Consolidation Loans can be offered, 

with the result that fewer borrowers 

would be able to benefit from the 

reduced interest rates offered as part of 

the special initiative. 

Reporting and Recordkeeping Hour 

Burden 

Responses: 62,633. 

Burden Hours: 1,565,825. 

Copies of the proposed information 

collection request may be accessed from 

http://edicsweb.ed.gov, by selecting the 

‘‘Browse Pending Collections’’ link and 

by clicking on link number 4757. When 

you access the information collection, 

click on ‘‘Download Attachments ’’ to 

view. Written requests for information 

should be addressed to U.S. Department 

of Education, 400 Maryland Avenue 

SW., LBJ, Washington, DC 20202–4537. 

Requests may also be electronically 

mailed to the Internet address 

ICDocketMgr@ed.gov or faxed to (202) 

401–0920. Please specify the complete 

title of the information collection when 

making your request. 

Individuals who use a 

telecommunications device for the deaf 

(TDD) may call the Federal Information 

Relay Service (FIRS) at 1–(800) 877– 

8339. 

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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION 

AGENCY 

[EPA–HQ–OW–2004–0015; FRL–9496–7] 

Agency Information Collection 

Activities; Submission to OMB for 

Review and Approval; Comment 

Request; Clean Water Act State 

Revolving Fund Program (Renewal) 

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 an Information 

Collection Request (ICR) has been 

forwarded to the Office of Management 

and Budget (OMB) for review and 

approval. This is a request to renew an 

existing approved collection. The ICR, 

which is abstracted below, describes the 

nature of the information collection and 

its estimated burden and cost. 

DATES: Additional comments may be 

submitted on or before December 28, 

2011. 

ADDRESSES: Submit your comments, 

referencing Docket ID No. EPA–HQ– 

OW–2004–0015, to: (1) EPA online 

using http://www.regulations.gov (our 

preferred method), by email to: OW– 

Docket@epa.gov, or by mail to: EPA 

Docket Center, Environmental 

Protection Agency, Office of Water 

Docket, Mail Code: 28221T, 1200 

Pennsylvania Ave. NW., Washington, 

DC 20460, and (2) OMB by mail to: 

Office of Information and Regulatory 

Affairs, Office of Management and 

Budget (OMB), Attention: Desk Officer 

for EPA, 725 17th Street NW., 

Washington, DC 20503. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Clifford Yee, Office of Wastewater 

Management, Mail Code: 4204M, 

Environmental Protection Agency, 1200 

Pennsylvania Ave. NW., Washington, 

DC 20460; telephone number: (202) 

564–0598; fax number: (202) 501–2403; 

email address: yee.clifford@epa.gov. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: EPA has 

submitted the following ICR to OMB for 

review and approval according to the 

procedures prescribed in 5 CFR 1320.12. 

On July 11, 2011 (76 FR 40723), EPA 

sought comments on this ICR pursuant 

to 5 CFR 1320.8(d). EPA received no 

comments during the comment period. 

Any additional comments on this ICR 

should be submitted to EPA and OMB 

within 30 days of this notice. 

EPA has established a public docket 

for this ICR under Docket ID No. EPA– 

HQ–OW–2004–0015, 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/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 

number for the Water Docket is (202) 

566–2426. 

Use EPA’s electronic docket and 

comment system at http:// 

www.regulations.gov, to submit or view 

public comments, access the index 

listing of the contents of the docket, and 

to access those documents in the docket 

that are available electronically. Once in 

the system, select ‘‘docket search,’’ then 

key in the docket ID number identified 

above. Please note that EPA’s policy is 

that public comments, whether 

submitted electronically or in paper, 

will be made available for public 

viewing at http://www.regulations.gov 

as EPA receives them and without 

change, unless the comment contains 

copyrighted material, confidential 

business information (CBI), or other 

information whose public disclosure is 

restricted by statute. For further 

information about the electronic docket, 

go to http://www.regulations.gov. 

Title: Clean Water Act State Revolving 

Fund Program (Renewal). 

ICR Numbers: EPA ICR No. 1391.10, 

OMB Control No. 2040–0118. 

ICR Status: This ICR is scheduled to 

expire on December 31, 2011. Under 

OMB regulations, the Agency may 

continue to conduct or sponsor the 

collection of information while this 

submission is pending at OMB. 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 Clean Water Act (CWA), 

as amended by ‘‘The Water Quality Act 


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of 1987’’ (U.S.C. 1381–1387 et seq.), 

created a Title VI which authorizes 

grants to States for the establishment of 

State Water Pollution Control Revolving 

Funds (SRF). The American Recovery 

and Reinvestment Act of 2009 (ARRA) 

established a matching State Water 

Pollution Control Revolving Fund 

Program with funds that had to be 

obligated in one year. The information 

collection activities will occur primarily 

at the program level through the State 

‘‘Intended Use Plan’’ (IUP) and ‘‘Annual 

Report’’. The information is needed 

annually to implement Section 606 of 

the CWA. 

The 1987 Act declares that water 

pollution control revolving funds shall 

be administered by an instrumentality 

of the State subject to the requirements 

of the act. This means that each State 

has a general responsibility for 

administering its revolving fund and 

must take on certain specific 

responsibilities in carrying out its 

administrative duties. The information 

collection activities will occur primarily 

at the program level through the State 

IUP and Annual Report. The 

information is needed annually to 

implement section 606 of the Clean 

Water Act. The Act requires the 

information to ensure national 

accountability, adequate public 

comment and review, fiscal integrity 

and consistent management directed to 

achieve environmental benefits and 

results. The individual information 

collections are: 

(1) Capitalization Grant Application 

and Agreement/State IUP: The State 

will prepare a Capitalization Grant 

application that includes a State IUP 

outlining in detail how it will use all of 

the funds available to the fund. The 

grant agreement contains or 

incorporates by reference the IUP, 

application materials, payment 

schedule, and required assurances. The 

bulk of the information is provided in 

the IUP, the legal agreement which 

commits the State and EPA to execute 

their responsibilities under the Act. 

(2) Annual Report: The State must 

agree to complete and submit an Annual 

Report that indicates how the State has 

met the goals and objectives of the 

previous fiscal year as stated in the IUP 

and grant agreement. The report 

provides information on loan recipients, 

loan amounts, loan terms, project 

categories, environmental benefits and 

similar data on other forms of 

assistance. The report describes the 

extent to which the existing SRF 

financial operating policies, alone or in 

combination with other State financial 

assistance programs, will provide for the 

long term fiscal health of the Fund and 

carry out other provisions specified in 

the grant operating agreement. 

(3) Annual Audit: Most States have 

agreed to conduct or have conducted a 

separate financial audit of the 

Capitalization Grant which will provide 

opinions on the financial statements 

and a report on the internal controls and 

compliance with program requirements. 

The remaining States will be covered by 

audits conducted under the 

requirements of the Single Audit Act 

and by EPA’s Office of Inspector 

General. 

(4) Application for SRF Financial 

Assistance: Local communities and 

other eligible entities have to prepare 

and submit applications for SRF 

assistance to their respective State 

Agency which manages the SRF 

program. The State reviews the 

completed loan application and verifies 

that the proposed projects will comply 

with applicable Federal and State 

requirements. 

Burden Statement: The annual public 

reporting and recordkeeping burden for 

this collection of information is 

estimated to average 108 hours per 

response for the base program and 97.5 

hours per response for the ARRA 

program. 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. 

Respondents/Affected Entities: State 

and Local governments; local 

communities and tribes. 

Estimated Number of Respondents: 

Base Program: 8,262; ARRA Program: 

4,669. 

Frequency of Response: Annually. 

Estimated Total Annual Hour Burden: 

Base Program: 441,405; ARRA Program: 

364,442. 

Estimated Total Annual Cost: Base 

Program: $12,916,260. This includes an 

estimated burden cost of $6,389,280 

State, and $6,526,980 Local. ARRA 

Program: $10,902,487. This includes an 

estimated burden cost of $6,805,440 

State, and $4,097,047 Local. 

Changes in the Estimates: There is an 

increase of 4,437 responses and 

decrease of 65,376 hours in the total 

estimated burden currently identified in 

the OMB Inventory of Approved ICR 

Burdens. This increase reflects EPA’s 

acceptance of additional loan applicants 

for the State SRF loan program. The 

decrease in burden hours is the time 

needed to process and report on these 

loans on an annual basis. 

Dated: November 21, 2011. 

John Moses, 

Director, Collection Strategies Division. 

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BILLING CODE 6560–50–P 

ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION 

AGENCY 

[FRL–9496–9; Docket ID No. EPA–HQ–ORD– 

2011–0050] 

Draft Integrated Science Assessment 

for Ozone and Related Photochemical 

Oxidants 

AGENCY: Environmental Protection 

Agency (EPA). 

ACTION: Notice of extension of public 

comment. 

SUMMARY: EPA is announcing an 

extension of the public comment period 

for the second external review draft of 

a document titled, ‘‘Second External 

Review Draft Integrated Science 

Assessment for Ozone and Related 

Photochemical Oxidants’’ (EPA/600/R– 

10/076B). The original Federal Register 

notice announcing the public comment 

period was published on September 30, 

2011 (76 FR 60820). This assessment 

document was developed by the 

National Center for Environmental 

Assessment (NCEA) within EPA’s Office 

of Research and Development as part of 

the review of the national ambient air 

quality standards (NAAQS) for ozone. 

DATES: The public comment period 

began on September 30, 2011, and ends 

December 30, 2011. Comments must be 

received by EPA by December 30, 2011. 

ADDRESSES: The ‘‘Second External 

Review Draft Integrated Science 

Assessment for Ozone and Related 

Photochemical Oxidants’’ will be 

available primarily via the Web page 

under the Recent Additions and 

Publications menus at http:// 

www.epa.gov/ncea. A limited number of 

CD–ROM or paper copies will be 

available. Contact Ms. Marieka Boyd by 

phone ((919) 541–0031) facsimile ((919) 

541–5078) or email 

(Boyd.Marieka@epa.gov) to request 

either of these, and please provide your 

name, your mailing address, and the 


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