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must be paid in full by the September

due date for each Assessment Year.

All other deviations, in the amounts

collected or assessed relative to the

annual PRPO, will be rolled into the

following Assessment Year. The rolled

over amount will be added or subtracted

from the PRPO amount to be assessed in

that year to the CVP Power

Contractor(s).

J. Review Process

Western will review the procedures

for the assessment and collection of the

Restoration Payments from CVP Power

Contractors every 5 years, or if one of

the following occurs: (1) If there is a

significant change to or suspension of

the legislation; (2) if a material issue

arises; (3) if an apparent inequity in the

procedures is discovered; or (4) if any

significant change occurs that affects the

procedures.

Availability of Information

All studies, comments, letters,

memoranda, or other documents made

or kept by Western for developing the

final procedures, are and will be made

available for inspection and copying at

Western’s Sierra Nevada Customer

Service Region, located at 114 Parkshore

Drive, Folsom, California.

Regulatory Flexibility Analysis

The Regulatory Flexibility Act of 1980

(5 U.S.C. 601, et seq.) requires Federal

agencies to perform a regulatory

flexibility analysis if a final rule is likely

to have a significant economic impact

on a substantial number of small entities

and there is a legal requirement to issue

a general notice of proposed

rulemaking. Western has determined

that this action does not require a

Regulatory Flexibility analysis since it is

a rulemaking of particular applicability

involving rates or services applicable to

public property.

Environmental Compliance

In compliance with the National

Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) of

1969 (42 U.S.C. 4321, et seq.); the

Council on Environmental Quality

Regulations for implementing NEPA (40

CFR parts 1500 through 1508); and the

DOE NEPAImplementing Procedures

and Guidelines (10 CFR part 1021),

Western has determined that this action

is categorically excluded from the

preparation of an environmental

assessment or an environmental impact

statement (10 CFR part 1021 Appendix

A–5 and A–6).

Review Under Paperwork Reduction

Act

In accordance with the Paperwork

Reduction Act of 1980 (44 U.S.C. 3501,

et seq.), Western has received approval

from the Office of Management and

Budget for the collection of information

in this rule, under control number

1910–1200.

Determination Under Executive Order

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Western has an exemption from

centralized regulatory review under

Executive Order 12866; accordingly, no

clearance of this notice by Office of

Management and Budget is required.

Small Business Regulatory Enforcement

Fairness Act

Western has determined that this rule

is exempt from Congressional

notification requirements under 5 U.S.C.

801 because the action is rulemaking of

particular applicability relating to rates

or services and involves matters of

procedure.

Michael S. Hacskaylo,

Administrator.

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BILLING CODE 6450–01–P

ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION

AGENCY

[FRL–6135–1]

Toxic Chemicals; Collection of

Economic and Regulatory Support

Data; Submission of ICR No. 1170.06 to

OMB; Agency Information Collection

Activities

AGENCY: Environmental Protection

Agency (EPA).

ACTION: Notice of submission to OMB.

SUMMARY: In compliance with the

Paperwork Reduction Act (44 U.S.C.

3501 et seq.), this notice announces that

the Information Collection Request (ICR)

entitled: Collection of Emergency

Economic and Regulatory Support Data:

Request for Generic Clearance [EPA ICR

No. 1170.06; OMB Control No. 2070–

0034] has been forwarded to the Office

of Management and Budget (OMB) for

review and approval pursuant to the

OMB procedures in 5 CFR 1320.12. The

ICR, which is abstracted below,

describes the nature of the information

collection and its estimated cost and

burden.

The Agency is requesting that OMB

renew for 3 years the existing approval

for this ICR, which is scheduled to

expire on August 31, 1998. A Federal

Register notice announcing the

Agency’s intent to seek the renewal of

this ICR and the 60-day public comment

opportunity, requesting comments on

the request and the contents of the ICR,

was issued on May 14, 1998 (63 FR

26794). EPA did not receive any

comments on this ICR during the

comment period.

DATES: Additional comments may be

submitted on or before September 3,

1998.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION OR A COPY

CONTACT: Sandy Farmer at EPA by

phone on (202) 260–2740, by e-mail:

‘‘farmer.sandy@epamail.epa.gov,’’ or

download off the Internet at http://

www.epa.gov/icr/icr.htm and refer to

EPA ICR No. 1170.06.

ADDRESSES: Send comments, referencing

EPA ICR No. 1170.06 and OMB Control

No. 2070–0034, to the following

addresses:

Ms. Sandy Farmer, U.S. Environmental

Protection Agency, Regulatory

Information Division (Mailcode:

2137), 401 M Street, SW, Washington,

DC 20460

And 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

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

Review Requested: This is a request to

renew a currently approved information

collection pursuant to 5 CFR 1320.12.

ICR Numbers: EPA ICR No. 1170.06;

OMB Control No. 2070–0034.

Current Expiration Date: Current

OMB approval expires on August 31,

1998.

Title: Collection of Emergency

Economic and Regulatory Support Data:

Request for Generic Clearance.

Abstract: Staff of EPA’s Office of

Pollution Prevention and Toxics (OPPT)

are obliged to provide a wide array of

analyses in support of Agency activities.

These analyses allow OPPT staff to

provide statistically valid information to

assist in the development of regulations

and voluntary activities that minimize

costs and maximize net societal

benefits. While some questions can be

answered satisfactorily through

information that EPA has in its

possession or through existing

secondary sources of data, there are

others for which no relevant sources

exist. Moreover, much of the work

OPPT does requires information in a

timely manner. Because of various

pressures, the Agency often has to make

decisions quickly. The ability for OPPT

to collect information in relatively short

periods to support such decisions is
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essential in ensuring that EPA makes

sound decisions.

OPPT is required, through statute, to

consider the economic impacts of

actions taken to control the

manufacture, distribution, processing,

use, or disposal of chemical substances

or mixtures that present unreasonable

risks of injury to human health or the

environment. OPPT uses cost-benefit

analyses to determine that a proposed

regulatory action maximizes the net

benefits to society when compared to

the alternatives. Given the record

regarding the lack of publicly available

information on many chemicals, and

other situations that arise during the

course of determining regulatory

options, an information collection

activity often is required to collect the

needed data. OPPT and other EPA staff

then use these data to evaluate the

regulatory options available, to

determine the impact of a specific

program, or to develop non-regulatory,

voluntary options.

Responses to this collection of

information are voluntary.

Burden Statement: The annual public

reporting burden for this collection of

information is estimated to average 1.5

hours per response for an estimated

4,000 respondents making one or more

submissions of information. These

estimates include 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. No person is

required to respond to a collection of

information unless it displays a

currently valid OMB control number.

The OMB control numbers for these

regulations are displayed in 40 CFR Part

9.

Respondents/Affected Entities:

Entities potentially affected by this

action are persons in the United States

who manufacture, distribute, process,

import, use or dispose of chemical

substances or mixtures.

Estimated No. of Respondents: 4,000.

Estimated Total Annual Burden on

Respondents: 6,000 hours.

Frequency of Collection: On occasion.

Changes in Burden Estimates

There is no change in the total

estimated respondent burden as

compared with that identified in the

information collection request most

recently approved by OMB.

According to the procedures

prescribed in 5 CFR 1320.12, EPA has

submitted this ICR to OMB for review

and approval. Any comments related to

the renewal of this ICR should be

submitted within 30 days of this notice,

as described above.

Dated: July 29, 1998.

Richard T. Westlund,

Acting Director, Regulatory Information

Division.

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BILLING CODE 6560–50–P

ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION

AGENCY

[FRL–6135–2]

Toxic Chemicals; PCB Notification and

Manifesting; Submission of ICR No.

1446.06 to OMB; Agency Information

Collection Activities

AGENCY: Environmental Protection

Agency (EPA).

ACTION: Notice of submission to OMB.

SUMMARY: In compliance with the

Paperwork Reduction Act (44 U.S.C.

3501 et seq.), this notice announces that

the Information Collection Request (ICR)

entitled: ‘‘PCB Notification and

Manifesting of PCB Waste Activities,

and Records of PCB Storage and

Disposal,’’ [EPA ICR No. 1446.06; OMB

Control No. 2070–0112] has been

forwarded to the Office of Management

and Budget (OMB) for review and

approval pursuant to the OMB

procedures in 5 CFR 1320.12. The ICR,

which is abstracted below, describes the

nature of the information collection and

its estimated cost and burden.

The Agency is requesting that OMB

renew for 3 years the existing approval

for this ICR, which is scheduled to

expire on September 30, 1998. A

Federal Register notice announcing the

Agency’s intent to seek the renewal of

this ICR and the 60-day public comment

opportunity, requesting comments on

the request and the contents of the ICR,

was issued on May 21, 1998 (63 FR

27952). EPA did not receive any

comments on this ICR during the

comment period.

DATES: Additional comments may be

submitted on or before September 3,

1998.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION OR A COPY

CONTACT: Sandy Farmer at EPA by

phone on (202) 260–2740, by e-mail:

‘‘farmer.sandy@epamail.epa.gov,’’ or

download off the Internet at http://

www.epa.gov/icr/icr.htm and refer to

EPA ICR No. 1446.06.

ADDRESSES: Send comments, referencing

EPA ICR No. 1446.06 and OMB Control

No. 2070–0112, to the following

addresses:

Ms. Sandy Farmer, U.S. Environmental

Protection Agency, Regulatory

Information Division (Mailcode:

2137), 401 M Street, SW, Washington,

DC 20460

And 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

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

Review Requested: This is a request to

renew a currently approved information

collection pursuant to 5 CFR 1320.12.

ICR Numbers: EPA ICR No. 1446.06;

OMB Control No. 2070–0112.

Current Expiration Date: Current

OMB approval expires on September 30,

1998.

Title: PCB Notification and

Manifesting of PCB Waste Activities,

and Records of PCB Storage and

Disposal.

Abstract: Section 6(e) of the Toxic

Substances Control Act (TSCA) directs

EPA to regulate the marking, disposal,

manufacturing, processing, distribution

in commerce, and use of

polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs). EPA

has promulgated rules prescribing

methods for disposal of PCBs and

criteria for the storage and handling of

PCBs prior to disposal. These

regulations require persons who own or

operate equipment containing PCBs, or

persons who own and operate facilities

that store or dispose of PCB waste, to

maintain records and submit certain

reports, including third-party

notifications, on the handling and

disposition of such PCBs and PCB

Items. This ICR addresses the burden

associated with such recordkeeping and

reporting requirements.

Responses to the collection of

information are mandatory (see 40 CFR

part 761). Respondents may claim all or

part of a notice confidential. EPA will

disclose information that is covered by

a claim of confidentiality only to the

extent permitted by, and in accordance

with, the procedures in TSCA section 14

and 40 CFR part 2.

Burden Statement: The annual public

reporting burden for this collection of

information is estimated to range

between approximately 1 hour and 428

hours per response, depending upon the