61124 Federal Register / Vol. 70, No. 202 / Thursday, October 20, 2005 / Notices 

FERCOnlineSupport@ferc.gov or tollfree at 1–866–208–3676, or for TTY, 

(202) 502–8659. 

Any comments should be filed within 

30 days from the issuance date of this 

notice, and should be addressed to the 

Secretary, Federal Energy Regulatory 

Commission, 888 First Street, NE., 

Room 1–A, Washington, DC 20426. 

Please affix ‘‘Saranac River Project No. 

2738’’ to all comments. Comments may 

be filed electronically via Internet in 

lieu of paper. The Commission strongly 

encourages electronic filings. See 18 

CFR 385.2001(a)(1)(iii) and the 

instructions on the Commission’s Web 

site under the ‘‘eFiling’’ link. For further 

information, contact Tom Dean at (202) 

502–6041. 

Magalie R. Salas, 

Secretary. 

[FR Doc. E5–5788 Filed 10–19–05; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 6717–01–P 

ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION 

AGENCY 

[OARM–2005–0002, OARM–2005–0003; 

FRL–7986–1] 

Agency Information Collection 

Activities: Proposed Collection; 

Comment Request; Monthly Progress 

Reports, EPA ICR Number 1039.11, 

OMB Control Number 2030–0005; and 

Contractor Cumulative Claim and 

Reconciliation, 1900–10, EPA ICR 

Number 0246.09, OMB Control Number 

2030–0016 

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 two 

continuing Information Collection 

Requests (ICR) to the Office of 

Management and Budget (OMB). This is 

a request to renew two existing 

approved collections. These ICRs are 

scheduled to expire on March 31, 2006. 

Before submitting the ICRs 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 December 19, 2005. 

ADDRESSES: Submit your comments, 

referencing docket ID number OARM–

2005–0002 for Monthly Progress 

Reports, EPA ICR Number 1039.11, 

OMB Control Number 2030–0005; and 

docket ID number OARM–2005–0003 

for Contractor Cumulative Claim and 

Reconciliation, 1900–10, EPA ICR 

Number 0246.09, OMB Control Number 

2030–0016, to EPA online using 

EDOCKET (our preferred method), by email to oei.docket@epa.gov, or by mail 

to: EPA Docket Center, Environmental 

Protection Agency, Mailcode: 28221T, 

Attention Docket ID # No. OARM–2005–

0002 for Monthly Progress Reports, or 

OARM–2005–0003 for Contractor 

Cumulative Claim and Reconciliation, 

1200 Pennsylvania Ave., NW., 

Washington, DC 20460. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Tiffany Schermerhorn, Policy, Training 

and Oversight Division, Office of 

Acquisition Management, Mail Code 

3802R, Environmental Protection 

Agency, 1200 Pennsylvania Ave., NW., 

Washington, DC 20460; e-mail address: 

schermerhorn.tiffany@epa.gov. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: EPA has 

established public dockets for these 

ICRs under Docket ID number OARM–

2005–0002 for Monthly Progress 

Reports, EPA ICR Number 1039.11, 

OMB Control Number 2030–0005; and 

docket ID number OARM–2005–0003 

for Contractor Cumulative Claim and 

Reconciliation, 1900–10, EPA ICR 

Number 0246.09, OMB Control Number 

2030–0016, which are available for 

public viewing at the OEI Docket in the 

EPA Docket Center (EPA/DC), EPA 

West, Room B102, 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 OEI 

Docket is (202) 566–1752. An electronic 

version of the public docket is available 

through EPA Dockets (EDOCKET) at 

http://www.epa.gov/edocket. Use 

EDOCKET 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 above. 

Any comments related to this ICR 

should be submitted to EPA within 60 

days of this notice. EPA’s policy is that 

public comments, whether submitted 

electronically or in paper, will be made 

available for public viewing in 

EDOCKET as EPA receives them and 

without change, unless the comment 

contains copyrighted material, CBI, or 

other information whose public 

disclosure is restricted by statute. When 

EPA identifies a comment containing 

copyrighted material, EPA will provide 

a reference to that material in the 

version of the comment that is placed in 

EDOCKET. The entire printed comment, 

including the copyrighted material, will 

be available in the public docket. 

Although identified as an item in the 

official docket, information claimed as 

CBI, or whose disclosure is otherwise 

restricted by statute, is not included in 

the official public docket, and will not 

be available for public viewing in 

EDOCKET. For further information 

about the electronic docket, see EPA’s 

Federal Register notice describing the 

electronic docket at 67 FR 38102 (May 

31, 2002), or go to http://www.epa.gov./ 

edocket. 

The EPA would like to solicit 

comments to: 

(i) Evaluate whether the proposed 

collections of information are 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 collections 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 

collections 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. 

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. 

Individual ICRS 

(1) Monthly Progress Reports, EPA 

ICR No. 1039.11, OMB Control No. 

2030–0005, expires 3/31/06. 

Affected entities: Entities potentially 

affected by this action are those holding 

Federal Register / Vol. 70, No. 202 / Thursday, October 20, 2005 / Notices 61125 

cost reimbursable, time and material, 

labor hour, or indefinite quantity/ 

indefinite delivery fixed rate contracts 

with EPA. 

Abstract: Agency contractors who 

have cost reimbursable, time and 

material, labor hour, or indefinite 

delivery/indefinite quantity fixed rate 

contracts will report the technical and 

financial progress of the contract on a 

monthly basis. EPA will use this 

information to monitor the contractor’s 

progress under the contract. Responses 

to the information collection are 

mandatory for contractors, and are 

required for the contractors to receive 

monthly payments. Information 

submitted is protected from public 

release in accordance with the Agency’s 

confidentiality regulations, 40 CFR 

2.201 et seq. 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 40 CFR are listed in 40 

CFR part 9. 

Burden Statement: EPA estimates that 

the annual hourly burden for this 

collection will remain the same as 

reported in the previous information 

collection because there has been no 

change in the information being 

collected and approximately the same 

number of contracts remain active. As 

such, it is estimated that each response 

will take approximately 36 hours. EPA 

anticipates that the total active affected 

contracts will remain approximately 

324, time 12 submissions per year to 

yield about 3,888 annual collections. 

Each collection is estimated to cost 

$2,592 based on a variety of contractor 

personnel performing individual tasks 

required for information gathering and 

submission. The anticipated 3,888 

annual submissions are estimated to 

cost $10,077,696 annually. Minimal 

operation and maintenance costs are 

expected for photocopying and postage. 

(2) Contractor Cumulative Claim and 

Reconciliation, EPA ICR No. 0246.09, 

OMB Control No. 2030–0016, expires 

March 31, 2006. 

Affected entities: Entities potentially 

affected by this action are those holding 

cost reimbursable contracts with EPA. 

Abstract: At the completion of a cost 

reimbursement contract, contractors 

will report final costs incurred, 

including direct labor, materials, 

supplies, equipment, other direct 

charges, subcontracting, consultant fees, 

indirect costs, and fixed fee. Contractors 

will report this information on EPA 

Form 1900–10. EPA will use this 

information to reconcile the contractor’s 

costs. Establishment of the final costs 

and fixed fee is necessary to close out 

the contract. Responses to the 

information collection are mandatory 

for those contractors completing work 

under a cost reimbursement contract, 

and are required to receive final 

payment. Information submitted is 

protected from public release in 

accordance with the Agency’s 

confidentiality regulation, 40 CFR 2.201 

et seq. 

Burden Statement: EPA estimates that 

the annual hourly burden for this 

collection will remain the same as 

reported in the previous information 

collection request because there has 

been no change in the information being 

collected and approximately the same 

number of contracts are closed out each 

year. EPA estimates that the annual 

hourly burden will be 165 hours based 

on the following: Each response will 

take approximately 40 minutes, and 

EPA closes out approximately 247 

contracts per year. The annual dollar 

burden is estimated at $5,404.36 based 

on a combination of contractor 

employees providing the information. 

The total cost of the contractor-provided 

information is estimated to be $21.88 for 

the 40 minute period. Minimal 

operation and maintenance costs are 

expected for photocopying and postage. 

Dated: October 12, 2005. 

Leigh Pomponio, 

Manager, Policy and Oversight Service Center. 

[FR Doc. 05–20980 Filed 10–19–05; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 6560–50–P 

ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION 

AGENCY 

[OPPT–2005–0043; FRL–7735–3] 

Notification of Substantial Risk of 

Injury to Health and the Environment 

under TSCA Section 8(e); Request for 

Comment on Renewal of Information 

Collection Activities 

AGENCY: Environmental Protection 

Agency (EPA). 

ACTION: Notice. 

SUMMARY: In compliance with the 

Paperwork Reduction Act (PRA) (44 

U.S.C. 3501 et seq.) EPA is seeking 

public comment on the following 

Information Collection Request (ICR): 

Notification of Substantial Risk of Injury 

to Health and the Environment under 

Toxic Substances Control Act (TSCA) 

Section 8(e) (EPA ICR No. 0794.11, 

OMB Control No. 2070–0046). This ICR 

involves a collection activity that is 

currently approved and scheduled to 

expire on June 30, 2006. The 

information collected under this ICR 

relates to reporting requirements placed 

on persons who manufacture, import, 

process, or distribute in commerce 

chemical substances or mixtures and 

who obtain information that such 

substances or mixtures present a 

substantial risk of injury to health or the 

environment. Before submitting this ICR 

to the Office of Management and Budget 

(OMB) for review and approval under 

the PRA, EPA is soliciting comments on 

specific aspects of the collection. 

DATES: Written comments, identified by 

the docket identification (ID) number 

OPPT–2005–0043, must be received on 

or before December 19, 2005. 

ADDRESSES: Comments may be 

submitted electronically, by mail, or 

through hand delivery/courier. Follow 

the detailed instructions as provided in 

Unit I. of the SUPPLEMENTARY

INFORMATION. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For 

general information contact: Colby 

Lintner, Regulatory Coordinator, 

Environmental Assistance Division 

(7408M), Office of Pollution Prevention 

and Toxics, Environmental Protection 

Agency, 1200 Pennsylvania Ave., NW., 

Washington, DC 20460–0001; telephone 

number: (202) 554–1404; e-mail address: 

TSCA-Hotline@epa.gov. 

For technical information contact: 

Terry O’Bryan, Risk Assessment 

Division (7403M), Office of Pollution 

Prevention and Toxics, Environmental 

Protection Agency, 1200 Pennsylvania 

Ave., NW., Washington, DC 20460–

0001; telephone number: (202) 564–

7656; fax number: (202) 564–1626; email address: obryan.terry@epa.gov. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

I. General Information 

A. Does this Action Apply to Me? 

You may be potentially affected by 

this action if you are a company that 

manufactures, imports, processes, or 

distributes in commerce a chemical 

substance or mixture and which obtains 

information that reasonably supports 

the conclusion that such substance or 

mixture presents a substantial risk of 

injury to health or the environment. 

Potentially affected entities may 

include, but are not limited to: 

• Chemical manufacturing (NAICS 

325), e.g., basic chemical 

manufacturing; resin, synthetic rubber 

and artificial and synthetic fibers and 

filaments manufacturing; pesticide, 

fertilizer, and other agricultural 

chemical manufacturing; paint, coating, 

and adhesive manufacturing; soap, 

cleaning compound, and toilet 

preparation manufacturing, etc. 

• Petroleum refineries (NAICS 

32411), e.g., crude oil refining, diesel