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this time. Instead, we are soliciting 

comments, recommendations, and 

information on the Scoping Document 

(SD) issued on June 15, 2010. 

Copies of the SD outlining the subject 

areas to be addressed in the EA were 

distributed to the parties on the 

Commission’s mailing list and the 

applicant’s distribution list. Copies of 

the SD may be viewed on the Web at 

http://www.ferc.gov, using the 

‘‘eLibrary’’ link. Enter the docket 

number, excluding the last three digits 

in the docket number field, to access the 

document. For assistance, call 1–866– 

208–3676, or for TTY, (202) 502–8659. 

Kimberly D. Bose, 

Secretary. 

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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY 

Federal Energy Regulatory 

Commission 

[Docket No. AD10–14–000] 

Reliability Standards Development and 

NERC and Regional Entity 

Enforcement; Notice of Technical 

Conference 

June 15, 2010. 

Take notice that the Federal Energy 

Regulatory Commission (Commission) 

will hold a Commissioner-led Technical 

Conference to address industry 

perspectives on certain issues pertaining 

to the development and enforcement of 

mandatory Reliability Standards for the 

Bulk-Power System. The conference 

will focus on the Electric Reliability 

Organization’s (ERO) standards 

development process; communication 

and interactions between the 

Commission, the ERO and Regional 

Entities; and ERO and Regional Entity 

monitoring and enforcement. 

This Technical Conference will be 

held on Tuesday, July 6, 2010, in the 

Commission Meeting Room (2C) at the 

Commission’s Washington, DC 

headquarters, 888 First Street, NE., 

Washington, DC, from approximately 10 

a.m. until 4 p.m. (e.d.t.). A further 

notice with detailed information, 

including the agenda, will be issued in 

advance of this conference. All 

interested parties are invited, and there 

is no registration list or registration fee 

to attend. 

Commission conferences are 

accessible under section 508 of the 

Rehabilitation Act of 1973. For 

accessibility accommodations please 

send an e-mail to accessibility@ferc.gov 

or call toll free 1–866–208–3372 (voice) 

or 202–208–8659 (TTY), or send a fax to 

202–208–2106 with the required 

accommodations. 

Questions about this conference may 

be directed to: 

Karin L. Larson, Office of the General 

Counsel—Energy Markets, Federal 

Energy Regulatory Commission, 888 

First Street, NE., Washington, DC 20426, 

(202) 502–8236, Karin.Larson@ferc.gov. 

Christopher Young, Office of Electric 

Reliability, Division of Reliability 

Standards, Federal Energy Regulatory 

Commission, 888 First Street, NE., 

Washington, DC 20426, (202) 502–6403, 

Christopher.Young@ferc.gov. 

Kimberly D. Bose, 

Secretary. 

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BILLING CODE 6717–01–P 

ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION 

AGENCY 

[EPA–HQ–OW–2008–0719, FRL–9164–9; 

EPA ICR No. 2060.04; OMB Control No. 

2040–0257] 

Agency Information Collection 

Activities; Proposed Collection; 

Comment Request; Information 

Collection Request for Cooling Water 

Intake Structure Phase II Existing 

Facilities (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 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 August 

31, 2010. Before submitting the ICR to 

OMB for review and approval, EPA is 

soliciting comments on specific aspects 

of the information collection as 

described below. 

DATES: Comments must be submitted on 

or before August 20, 2010. 

ADDRESSES: Submit your comments, 

referencing docket ID No. EPA–HQ– 

OW–2008–0719, by one of the following 

methods: 

• http://www.regulations.gov: Follow 

the online instructions for submitting 

comments. 

• E-mail: ow-docket@epa.gov 

(Identify Docket ID No. EPA–HQ–OW– 

2008–0719, in the subject line). 

• Mail: Water Docket, Environmental 

Protection Agency, Mailcode: 4203M, 

1200 Pennsylvania Ave., NW., 

Washington, DC 20460. Please include a 

total of three copies. 

• Hand Delivery: EPA Docket Center, 

EPA West, Room B102, 1301 

Constitution Avenue, NW., Washington, 

DC. Such deliveries are only accepted 

during the Docket’s normal hours of 

operation, and special arrangements 

should be made for deliveries of boxed 

information. 

Instructions: Direct your comments 

identified by the Docket ID No. EPA– 

HQ–OW–2008–0719. 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 

www.regulations.gov or e-mail. The 

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

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 the EPA 

Docket Center homepage at http:// 

www.epa.gov/epahome/dockets.htm. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Amelia Letnes, State and Regional 

Branch, Water Permits Division, OWM 

Mail Code: 4203M, Environmental 

Protection Agency, 1200 Pennsylvania 

Ave., NW., Washington, DC 20460; 

telephone number: (202) 564–5627; email address: letnes.amelia@epa.gov. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

How can I access the docket and/or 

submit comments? 

EPA has established a public docket 

for the ICR identified in this document 


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(ID No. EPA–HQ–OW–2008–0719), 

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 B102, 1301 Constitution Ave., 

NW., Washington, DC. The EPA/DC 

Public Reading Room is open from 8 

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 existing collection 

of information, submit or view public 

comments, access the index listing of 

the contents of the 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 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 

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. In 

particular, EPA is requesting comments 

from very small businesses (those that 

employ less than 25) on examples of 

specific additional efforts that EPA 

could make to reduce the paperwork 

burden for very small businesses 

affected by this collection. 

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 technical 

information/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? 

Affected Entities: Entities potentially 

affected by this action include existing 

electric power generating facilities 

meeting the applicability criteria of the 

316(b) Phase II Existing Facility rule at 

40 CFR 125.91. 

Title: Information Collection Request 

for Cooling Water Intake Structure 

Phase II Existing Facilities (Renewal) 

ICR Numbers: EPA ICR No. 2060.04, 

OMB Control No. 2040–0257. 

ICR Status: This ICR is currently 

scheduled to expire on August 31, 2010. 

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, and 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 316(b) Phase II 

Existing Facility rule requires the 

collection of information from existing 

point source facilities that generate and 

transmit electric power (as a primary 

activity) or generate electric power but 

sell it to another entity for transmission, 

use a cooling water intake structure 

(CWIS) that uses at least 25 percent of 

the water it withdraws from waters of 

the U.S. for cooling purposes, and have 

a design intake flow of 50 million 

gallons per day (MGD) or more. Section 

316(b) of the Clean Water Act (CWA) 

requires that any standard established 

under section 301 or 306 of the CWA 

and applicable to a point source must 

require that the location, design, 

construction and capacity of CWISs at 

that facility reflect the best technology 

available (BTA) for minimizing adverse 

environmental impact. Such impact 

occurs as a result of impingement 

(where fish and other aquatic life are 

trapped on technologies at the entrance 

to CWIS) and entrainment (where 

aquatic organisms, eggs, and larvae are 

taken into the cooling system, passed 

through the heat exchanger, and then 

pumped back out with the discharge 

from the facility). The 316(b) Phase II 

rule establishes requirements applicable 

to the location, design, construction, 

and capacity of CWISs at Phase II 

existing facilities. These requirements 

establish the BTA for minimizing 

adverse environmental impact 

associated with the use of CWISs. 

The 316(b) Phase II rule was signed 

on February 16, 2004. Industry and 

environmental groups, and a number of 

States filed legal challenges to the rule. 

Several issues were heard by the Second 

Circuit’s Court of Appeals, which issued 

a decision on January 25, 2007 

remanding portions of the rule (see 

Riverkeeper, Inc. v. U.S. EPA, No. 04– 

6692–ag(L) [2d Cir. Jan. 25, 2007]). 

Industry groups also petitioned the 

Supreme Court on several issues, which 

issued a decision on April 1, 2009. 

(Entergy Corp. v. Riverkeeper, Inc., No. 

07–588). EPA subsequently suspended 

the 316(b) Phase II rule on July 9, 2007 

and is currently in the process of 

developing a revised rule for existing 

facilities. However, permitting 

authorities are still required under 

section 301 of the CWA to establish 

BTA permit limits using best 

professional judgment. The existing 

Phase II rule provides a framework for 

the type of information a permit 

authority needs to establish appropriate 

BTA limits for CWISs. This ICR does not 

address the results of court decisions or 

any proposed regulation. 

Burden Statement: The annual 

average reporting and record keeping 

burden for the collection of information 

by facilities responding to the Section 

316(b) Phase II Existing Facility rule is 

estimated to be 2,071 hours per 

respondent (i.e., an annual average of 

977,293 hours of burden divided among 

an anticipated annual average of 472 

facilities). The State Director reporting 

and record keeping burden for the 

review, oversight, and administration of 

the rule is estimated to average 1,101 

hours per respondent (i.e., an annual 

average of 46,228 hours of burden 

divided among an anticipated 42 States 

on average per year). Burden means the 

total time, effort, or financial resources 

expended by persons to generate, 

maintain, or disclose or provide 

information to or for a Federal agency. 

This includes the time needed to review 


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instructions; develop, acquire, install, 

and use 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 information. 

The ICR provides a detailed 

explanation of the Agency’s estimate for 

the existing ICR, which is only briefly 

summarized here: 

Estimated total number of potential 

respondents: 548 (506 facilities and 42 

States). 

Frequency of response: Bi-annually, 

every five years. 

Estimated total average number of 

responses for each respondent: 9. 

Estimated total annual burden hours: 

1,023,521 hours. 

Estimated total annual costs: 

$74,199,667. This includes an estimated 

burden cost of $64,224,198 and an 

estimated cost of $9,975,469 for capital 

investment or maintenance and 

operational costs. 

Changes in the Estimates: The change 

in burden results mainly from the shift 

from the approval period to the renewal 

period of the 316(b) Phase II Existing 

Facilities rule. The currently approved 

ICR (EPA ICR No. 2060.03) covers the 

last 2 years of the permit approval 

period (i.e., years 4 and 5 after 

implementation) and the first year of the 

renewal period (i.e., year 6 after 

implementation). This proposed ICR 

covers renewal of permits only (years 7 

to 9 after implementation). Activities for 

renewing an NPDES permit already 

issued under the 316(b) Phase II 

Existing Facilities rule are less 

burdensome than those for issuing a 

permit for the first time. 

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 14, 2010. 

James A. Hanlon, 

Director, Office of Wastewater Management. 

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BILLING CODE 6560–50–P 

ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION 

AGENCY 

[FRL–9164–8] 

Informational Public Meetings for 

Hydraulic Fracturing Research Study 

AGENCY: Environmental Protection 

Agency (EPA). 

ACTION: Notice. 

SUMMARY: The Environmental Protection 

Agency (EPA or Agency) is announcing 

four (4) public informational meetings 

to explain its proposed plan to study the 

relationship between hydraulic 

fracturing and drinking water. The 

meetings are open to all interested 

parties and will be held in Fort Worth, 

Texas; Denver, Colorado; Canonsburg, 

Pennsylvania; and Binghamton, New 

York. EPA will provide the public with 

information about the Agency’s 

preliminary plans for study scope and 

design, and EPA will receive public 

comments on the preliminary plans 

during the meetings. 

DATES: The Hydraulic Fracturing Study 

informational meetings are as follows: 

July 8, 2010, from 6 p.m. to 10 p.m., 

c.d.t., in Fort Worth Texas; July 13, 

2010, from 6 p.m. to 10 p.m., m.d.t., in 

Denver, Colorado; July 22, 2010, from 6 

p.m. to 10 p.m., e.d.t. in Canonsburg, 

Pennsylvania; and three (3) meetings on 

August 12, 2010, from 8 a.m. to 12 p.m., 

1 p.m. to 5 p.m., and 6 p.m. to 10 p.m., 

e.d.t., in Binghamton, New York. 

Stakeholders are requested to preregister for the meetings at least 72 

hours before each meeting at the 

following Web site: http:// 

hfmeeting.cadmusweb.com. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Jill 

Dean, Office of Groundwater and 

Drinking Water, Environmental 

Protection Agency, 1200 Pennsylvania 

Ave., NW., Mailcode 4606M, 

Washington, DC 20460; telephone 

number: 202–564–8241; e-mail address: 

dean.jill@epa.gov. 

ADDRESSES: The Hydraulic Fracturing 

Study informational meetings will be 

held as follows: On July 8, 2010, at the 

Hilton Fort Worth in Fort Worth, Texas; 

on July 13, 2010, at the Marriot Tech 

Center’s Rocky Mountain Events Center 

in Denver, Colorado; on July 22, 2010, 

at the Hilton Garden Inn in Canonsburg, 

PA; and on August 12, 2010, at the 

Anderson Performing Arts Center at 

Binghamton University in Binghamton, 

New York. More specific information 

regarding the public meetings such as 

addresses for the meeting locations and 

agendas will be provided on the EPA 

Hydraulic Fracturing Web site at 

http://www.epa.gov/safewater/ 

_safewater/uic/wells_hydrofrac.html. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: EPA is 

hosting four (4) informational meetings 

related to the Agency’s proposed 

Hydraulic Fracturing Research Study. 

The meetings are open to the public and 

all interested stakeholders are invited to 

attend. Presentations by EPA will be 

limited to study planning and will not 

include discussions on hydraulic 

fracturing policy or past EPA studies. 

Persons wishing to contribute 

comments to EPA regarding the 

proposed Hydraulic Fracturing Research 

Study may: (1) Present oral comments at 

the informational meeting; (2) submit 

written comments at the informational 

meeting; (3) send written comments to 

EPA using the contact information listed 

in the FOR FURTHER INFORMATION

CONTACT section; or (4) submit 

electronic comments to EPA at 

hydraulic.fracturing@epa.gov. 

The meetings will begin with brief 

presentations by the EPA Office of 

Research and Development on hydraulic 

fracturing, potential study plan 

components, and proposed criteria for 

selecting case study locations. The oral 

comment session will begin after the 

presentations, and oral comments will 

be limited to two (2) minutes each. 

Written comments may be sent to 

hydraulic.fracturing@epa.gov up to 

fourteen (14) days after each meeting. 

Information on hydraulic fracturing, 

updates on the Study progress, and 

stakeholder engagement events will be 

posted to the following EPA Web site: 

http://www.epa.gov/safewater/uic/

wells_hydrofrac.html. 

Stakeholders interested in attending 

the meetings are invited to pre-register 

at the following Web site: http:// 

hfmeeting.cadmusweb.com, at least 

three (3) days in advance. Preregistering for the meeting will allow 

EPA to improve meeting planning. 

Registered attendees requesting to make 

an oral presentation will be placed on 

the commenting schedule and receive a 

time slot in which to give comments. 

Time slots are limited and will be filled 

on a first come first served basis. 

Special Accommodations: Any person 

needing special accommodations at the 

public meetings, including wheelchair 

access or sign language translator, 

should contact Jill Dean by phone at 

(202) 564–8241, by e-mail at 

dean.jill@epa.gov or by mail at: Jill 


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