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www.CapitolConnection.org or call (703) 

993–3100. 

Those interested in attending the 

workshop or viewing the webcast are 

encouraged to register at https://

www.ferc.gov/whats-new/registration/

efficiency-act-10-02-13-form.asp by 

September 25, 2013. A limited number 

of phone lines will be available on a 

first-come, first-served basis for 

interested parties to participate via 

teleconference. If you would like to 

participate via teleconference, please 

contact Ken Wilcox at (202) 502–6835 or 

kenneth.wilcox@ferc.gov by September 

25, 2013. A workshop agenda will be 

issued under separate notice. 

Commission workshops are accessible 

under section 508 of the Rehabilitation 

Act of 1973. For accessibility 

accommodations, please send an email 

to accessibility@ferc.gov, call (866) 208– 

3372 (toll free) or (202) 208–8659 (TTY), 

or send a FAX to (202) 208–2106 with 

the required accommodations. 

Those who wish to file written 

comments may do so by November 1, 

2013. The Commission strongly 

encourages electronic filing. Please file 

comments using the Commission’s 

eFiling system at http://www.ferc.gov/

docs-filing/efiling.asp. Commenters can 

submit brief comments up to 6,000 

characters, without prior registration, 

using the eComment system at http://

www.ferc.gov/docs-filing/

ecomment.asp. You must include your 

name and contact information at the end 

of your comments. For assistance, 

please contact FERC Online Support at 

FERCOnlineSupport@ferc.gov, (866) 

208–3676 (toll free), or (202) 502–8659 

(TTY). In lieu of electronic filing, please 

send a paper copy to: Secretary, Federal 

Energy Regulatory Commission, 888 

First Street, NE., Washington, DC 20426. 

The first page of any filing should 

include docket number AD13–9–000. 

All comments will be placed in the 

Commission’s public files and will be 

available for review at the Commission 

in the Public Reference Room or may be 

viewed on the Commission’s Web site at 

www.ferc.gov using the eLibrary link. 

Enter AD13–9 in the docket number 

field to access documents. For 

assistance, please contact FERC Online 

Support. 

For more information about this 

workshop, please contact: 

Brandon Cherry (Technical 

Information), Office of Energy 

Projects, Federal Energy Regulatory 

Commission, 888 First Street NE., 

Washington, DC 20426, (202) 502– 

8328, brandon.cherry@ferc.gov. 

Sarah McKinley (Logistical 

Information), Office of External 

Affairs, Federal Energy Regulatory 

Commission, 888 First Street NE., 

Washington, DC 20426, (202) 502– 

8004, sarah.mckinley@ferc.gov. 

Dated: September 3, 2013. 

Nathaniel J. Davis, Sr., 

Deputy Secretary. 

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BILLING CODE 6717–01–P 

ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION 

AGENCY 

[EPA–HQ–OECA–2010–0291; FRL–9900– 

88–OECA] 

Proposed Information Collection 

Request; Comment Request; State 

Review Framework 

AGENCY: Environmental Protection 

Agency (EPA). 

ACTION: Notice. 

SUMMARY: The Environmental Protection 

Agency is planning to submit a request 

to renew an existing approved 

Information Collection Request (ICR) 

State Review Framework (EPA ICR No. 

2185.05, OMB Control No. 2020–0031) 

to the Office of Management and Budget 

(OMB) for review and approval in 

accordance with the Paperwork 

Reduction Act (44 U.S.C. 3501 et seq.). 

Before doing so, EPA is soliciting public 

comments on specific aspects of the 

proposed information collection as 

described below. This is a proposed 

extension of the ICR, which is currently 

approved through December 31, 2013. 

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. 

DATES: Comments must be submitted on 

or before November 12, 2013. 

ADDRESSES: Submit your comments, 

referencing Docket ID No. EPA–HQ– 

OECA–2010–0291, online using 

www.regulations.gov (our preferred 

method), or by mail to: EPA Docket 

Center, Environmental Protection 

Agency, Mail Code 28221T, 1200 

Pennsylvania Ave. NW., Washington, 

DC 20460. 

EPA’s policy is that all comments 

received will be included in the public 

docket without change including any 

personal information provided, unless 

the comment includes profanity, threats, 

information claimed to be Confidential 

Business Information (CBI) or other 

information whose disclosure is 

restricted by statute. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Christopher Knopes, Office of 

Enforcement and Compliance 

Assurance, Office of Compliance, MC: 

2221A, Environmental Protection 

Agency, 1200 Pennsylvania Ave. NW., 

Washington, DC 20460; telephone 

number: 202–564–2337; fax number: 

202–564–0027; email address: 

knopes.christopher@epa.gov. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Supporting documents which explain in 

detail the information that the EPA will 

be collecting are available in the public 

docket for this ICR. The docket can be 

viewed online at www.regulations.gov 

or in person at the EPA Docket Center, 

WJC West, Room 3334, 1301 

Constitution Ave. NW., Washington, 

DC. The telephone number for the 

Docket Center is 202–566–1744. For 

additional information about EPA’s 

public docket, visit http://www.epa.gov/ 

dockets. 

Pursuant to section 3506(c)(2)(A) of 

the PRA, EPA is soliciting 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. 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. At that time, EPA 

will issue another Federal Register 

notice to announce the submission of 

the ICR to OMB and the opportunity to 

submit additional comments to OMB. 

Abstract: The State Review 

Framework (‘‘Framework’’) is an 

oversight tool designed to assess state 

performance in enforcement and 

compliance assurance. The Framework’s 

goal is to evaluate state performance by 

examining existing data to provide a 

consistent level of oversight and 

develop a uniform mechanism by which 

EPA Regions, working collaboratively 

with their states, can ensure that state 

environmental agencies are consistently 

implementing the national compliance 

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meet agreed-upon goals. Furthermore, 

the Framework is designed to foster 

dialogue on enforcement and 

compliance performance between the 

states that will enhance relationships 

and increase feedback, which will in 

turn lead to consistent program 

management and improved 

environmental results. The Framework 

is described in the April 26, 2005 

Federal Register Notice (79 FR 21408). 

This amendment will allow OECA to 

collect information from enforcement 

and compliance files reviewed during 

routine on-site visits of state or local 

agency offices that will assist in the 

evaluation of the State Review 

Framework implementation from FY 

2014 to the end of FY 2016. This request 

will allow EPA to make inquiries to 

assess the State Review Framework 

process, including the consistency 

achieved among the EPA Regions and 

states, the resources required to conduct 

the reviews, and the overall 

effectiveness of the program. 

Form Numbers: None. 

Respondents/affected entities: States, 

localities, and territories. 

Respondent’s obligation to respond: 

Required as part of program 

authorization under the Clean Water, 

Clean Air, and Resource Conservation 

and Recovery Acts. 

Estimated number of respondents: 54. 

Frequency of response: Once every 

five years. 

Total estimated burden: 11,016 hours 

(per year). Burden is defined at 5 CFR 

1320.3(b). 

Total estimated cost: $393,342.84 (per 

year), includes $0 annualized capital or 

operation & maintenance costs. 

Changes in Estimates: There is likely 

to be no change in hours in the total 

estimated respondent burden compared 

with the ICR currently approved by 

OMB. 

Dated: August 29, 2013. 

Lisa Lund, 

Office Director, Office of Compliance, Office 

of Enforcement & Compliance Assurance. 

[FR Doc. 2013–21992 Filed 9–9–13; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 6560–50–P 

ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION 

AGENCY 

[FRL–9900–84–OA] 

Notification of Public Teleconference 

of the Hydraulic Fracturing Research 

Advisory Panel 

AGENCY: Environmental Protection 

Agency (EPA). 

ACTION: Notice. 

SUMMARY: The Environmental Protection 

Agency (EPA) Science Advisory Board 

(SAB) Staff Office announces a public 

teleconference of the Hydraulic 

Fracturing Research Advisory Panel to 

receive written and oral comments from 

the public on new and emerging 

information related to hydraulic 

fracturing and drinking water resources. 

DATES: The public teleconference will 

be held on November 20, 2013, from 

12:00 p.m. to 5:00 p.m. (Eastern 

Daylight Time). 

ADDRESSES: The teleconference will be 

conducted by telephone only. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Any 

member of the public who wants further 

information concerning the 

teleconference may contact Mr. Edward 

Hanlon, Designated Federal Officer 

(DFO), EPA Science Advisory Board 

(1400R), U.S. Environmental Protection 

Agency, 1200 Pennsylvania Avenue 

NW., Washington, DC 20460; via 

telephone/voicemail at (202) 564–2134, 

fax at (202) 565–2098; or email at 

hanlon.edward@epa.gov. General 

information concerning the SAB can be 

found on the EPA Web site at http://

www.epa.gov/sab. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Background: The SAB was 

established pursuant to the 

Environmental Research, Development, 

and Demonstration Authorization Act 

(ERDDAA), codified at 42 U.S.C. 4365, 

to provide independent scientific and 

technical advice to the 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. The SAB and 

the SAB Hydraulic Fracturing Research 

Advisory Panel will comply with the 

provisions of FACA and all appropriate 

SAB Staff Office procedural policies. 

Pursuant to FACA and EPA policy, 

notice is hereby given that the SAB 

Hydraulic Fracturing Research Advisory 

Panel will hold a public teleconference 

to receive written and oral comments 

from the public on new and emerging 

information related to hydraulic 

fracturing and drinking water resources. 

In response to public concern, in 

August 2010 Congress urged EPA to 

study the relationship between 

hydraulic fracturing and drinking water. 

In March 2013, the SAB Staff Office 

formed an SAB panel to provide 

individual expert advice for the EPA’s 

Office of Research and Development 

(ORD) on its ongoing research on the 

potential impacts of hydraulic fracturing 

on drinking water resources. 

Information about panel formation and 

activities can be found at http://

yosemite.epa.gov/sab/sabproduct.nsf/

02ad90b136fc21ef85256eba00436459/

b436304ba804e3f885257a5b00521b3b!

OpenDocument&TableRow=2.0#2. 

The Panel held a May 7–8, 2013 

meeting in Arlington Virginia where 

individual members of the Panel 

provided their individual expert 

comments on charge questions 

associated with research described in 

ORD’s Study of the Potential Impacts of 

Hydraulic Fracturing on Drinking Water 

Resources: Progress Report, released in 

December 2012. At the May 2013 

meeting, the SAB Staff Office 

announced there would be opportunity 

for the public to provide new and 

emerging information related to 

hydraulic fracturing to the Panel. The 

information provided to the Panel will 

serve as background to assist the Panel 

in its review of the EPA’s draft report on 

the potential impacts of hydraulic 

fracturing on drinking water resources. 

This report is scheduled for completion 

in December 2014. The SAB will hold 

a public teleconference to provide 

opportunity to receive information from 

the public. 

Availability of Meeting Materials: The 

agenda and other materials in support of 

the November 20, 2013 teleconference 

call will be available on the SAB Web 

site at http://www.epa.gov/sab in 

advance of the teleconference call. 

Procedures for Providing Public Input: 

Public comment for consideration by 

EPA’s federal advisory committees and 

panels has a different purpose from 

public comment provided to EPA 

program offices. Therefore, the process 

for submitting comments to a federal 

advisory committee is different from the 

process used to submit comments to an 

EPA program office. 

Federal advisory committees and 

panels, including scientific advisory 

committees, provide independent 

advice to the EPA. Members of the 

public can submit relevant comments 

for consideration by the Panel. Input 

from the public to the SAB will have the 

most impact if it provides specific 

scientific or technical information or 

analysis for the SAB to consider or if it 

relates to the clarity or accuracy of the 

technical information. 

For the November 20, 2013 telephone 

conference meeting, members of the 

public are encouraged to provide 

written and oral comments on new and 

emerging information related to 

hydraulic fracturing and drinking water 

resources. Members of the public 

wishing to provide comment should 

contact the DFO directly. 

Oral Statements: In general, 

individuals or groups requesting an oral 

presentation at a public teleconference 


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