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promulgated ‘‘Standards for the Use or 

Disposal of Sewage Sludge’’ (40 CFR 

part 503) and made revisions to the 

NPDES regulations to include the 

permitting of facilities/operations that 

generate, treat, and/or use/dispose of 

sewage sludge. The 503 regulations 

were amended on August 4, 1999 (64 FR 

42551). The States of South Dakota and 

Utah currently are the only States in 

Region 8 that have been authorized to 

administer the biosolids (sludge) 

program. The State of Colorado has not 

been authorized permitting authority for 

Federal facilities. In 2002 EPA issued 

general permits for facilities or 

operations that generate, treat, and/or 

use/dispose of sewage sludge by means 

of land application, landfill, and surface 

disposal in the States of CO, MT, ND, 

and WY and in Indian country in the 

States of CO, MT, ND, SD, WY and UT 

(except for the Goshute Indian 

Reservation and the Navajo Indian 

Reservation). Those general permits 

expire on August 16, 2007. Proposed 

reissuance of the general permits was 

published in the Federal Register on 

July 3, 2007 (72 FR 36453). The public 

comment period closed on August 2, 

2007. A summary of each comment 

received and Region 8’s response to the 

comments are given in a separate 

document, ‘‘Response to Comments on 

Reissuance of Region 8 Biosolids 

General Permits in 2007.’’ To obtain a 

copy of the Response to Comments See 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

above. None of the comments resulted 

in a change to the general permits as 

proposed. Accordingly, the permits are 

being issued without any change from 

the public notice draft. 

The renewal permits are very similar 

to the previous permits. The 

administrative burden for most of the 

regulated sources is expected to be less 

under the general permits than with 

individual permits, and it will be much 

quicker to obtain permit coverage with 

general permits than with individual 

permits. The substantive permit 

requirements would be essentially the 

same with an individual permit or 

under the general permit. Facilities or 

operations that incinerate sewage sludge 

are not eligible for coverage under these 

general permits and must apply for an 

individual permit. Wastewater lagoon 

systems that are not using/disposing of 

sewage sludge do not need to apply for 

permit coverage unless notified by the 

permit issuing authority. The deadlines 

for applying for coverage under the 

general permits are given in the permits 

and the Fact Sheet. Facilities/operations 

that had coverage under the previous 

general permit and have submitted a 

timely request for coverage under this 

renewal permit are covered 

automatically under the permits unless 

the permit issuing authority requires the 

submittal of a new notice of intent 

(NOI). 

Other Legal Requirements 

Section 401(a)(1) Certification: Since 

these permits do not involve discharges 

to waters of the United States, 

certification under § 401(a)(1) of the 

Clean Water Act is not necessary for the 

issuance of these permits and 

certification will not be requested. 

Economic Impact (Executive Order 

12866): EPA has determined that the 

issuance of this general permit is not a 

‘‘significant regulatory action’’ under 

the terms of Executive Order 12866 (58 

FR 51735 (October 4, 1993)) and is 

therefore not subject to formal OMB 

review prior to proposal. 

Paperwork Reduction Act: EPA has 

reviewed the requirements imposed on 

regulated facilities in these proposed 

general permits under the Paperwork 

Reduction Act of 1980, 44 U.S.C. 501, et 

seq. The information collection 

requirements of these permits have 

already been approved by the Office of 

Management and Budget in submissions 

made for the NPDES permit program 

under the provisions of the Clean Water 

Act. 

Regulatory Flexibility Act (RFA), 5 

U.S.C 601, et seq., as amended by the 

Small Business Regulatory Enforcement 

Fairness Act (SBREFA): The RFA 

requires that EPA prepare a regulatory 

flexibility analysis for rules subject to 

the requirements of 5 U.S.C. 553(b) that 

have a significant impact on a 

substantial number of small entities. 

The permit proposed today, however, is 

not a ‘‘rule’’ subject to the requirements 

of 5 U.S.C. 553(b) and is therefore not 

subject to the RFA. 

Unfunded Mandates Reform Act: 

Section 201 of the Unfunded Mandates 

Reform Act (UMRA), Public Law 104–4, 

generally requires Federal agencies to 

assess the effects of their ‘‘regulatory 

actions’’ defined to be the same as 

‘‘rules’’ subject to the RFA) on tribal, 

state, local governments and the private 

sector. The permit proposed today, 

however, is not a ‘‘rule’’ subject to the 

RFA and is therefore not subject to the 

requirements of the UMRA. 

Appeal of Permit: Any interested 

person may appeal the general permits 

in the Federal Court of Appeals in 

accordance with Section 509(b)(1) of the 

Clean Water Act (33 U.S.C. 1369(b)(1)). 

This appeal must be filed within 120 

days of the effective date of the permit. 

Persons affected by a general NPDES 

permit may not challenge the conditions 

of the permit as a right of further EPA 

proceedings (see 40 CFR 124.19). 

Instead, they may either challenge the 

permit in court or apply for an 

individual permit and then request a 

formal hearing on the issuance or denial 

on an individual permit. 

Authority: Clean Water Act, 33 U.S.C. 1251 

et seq. 

Dated: September 18, 2007. 

Stephen S. Tuber, 

Assistant Regional Administrator, Office of 

Partnerships and Regulatory Assistance. 

[FR Doc. E7–19704 Filed 10–4–07; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 6560–50–P 

FEDERAL ELECTION COMMISSION 

Sunshine Act Meeting 

PREVIOUSLY ANNOUNCED DATE & TIME: 

Thursday, September 20, 2007, 10 AM 

Meeting closed To the Public. This 

Meeting Was Cancelled. 

DATE AND TIME: Wednesday, October 10, 

2007 at 10 AM. 

PLACE: 999 E Street, NW., Washington, 

DC. 

STATUS: This meeting will be closed to 

the public. 

ITEMS TO BE DISCUSSED: 

Compliance matters pursuant to 2 

U.S.C. 437g. 

Audits conducted pursuant to 2 

U.S.C. § 437g, 438(b), and Title 26, 

U.S.C. 

Matters concerning participation in 

civil actions or proceedings or 

arbitration. 

Internal personnel rules and 

procedures or matters affecting a 

particular employee. 

DATE AND TIME: Thursday, October 11, 

2007 at 10 AM. 

PLACE: 999 E Street, NW., Washington, 

DC. (ninth floor) 

STATUS: This meeting will be open to the 

public. 

ITEMS TO BE DISCUSSED: 

Correction and Approval of Minutes. 

Draft Advisory Opinion 2007–15: 

GMAC LLC, by counsel, Jan Witold 

Baran and Caleb P. Burns. 

Draft Advisory Opinion 2007–16: 

American Kennel Club, Inc., by counsel, 

Timothy W. Jenkins. 

Draft Advisory Opinion 2007–17: 

Democratic Senatorial Campaign 

Committee, by counsel, Marc E. Elias. 

Draft Advisory Opinion 2007–18: 

Rangel for Congress and the National 

Leadership PAC, by counsel, Phu 

Huynh. 

Report of the Audit Division on 

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Management and Administrative 

Matters. 

PERSON TO CONTACT FOR INFORMATION: 

Mr. Robert Biersack, Press Officer, 

Telephone: (202) 694–1220. 

Mary W. Dove, 

Secretary of the Commission. 

[FR Doc. 07–4967 Filed 10–3–07; 1:16 pm] 

BILLING CODE 6715–01–M 

FEDERAL RESERVE SYSTEM 

Change in Bank Control Notices; 

Acquisition of Shares of Bank or Bank 

Holding Companies 

The notificants listed below have 

applied under the Change in Bank 

Control Act (12 U.S.C. 1817(j)) and 

§ 225.41 of the Board’s Regulation Y (12 

CFR 225.41) to acquire a bank or bank 

holding company. The factors that are 

considered in acting on the notices are 

set forth in paragraph 7 of the Act (12 

U.S.C. 1817(j)(7)). 

The notices are available for 

immediate inspection at the Federal 

Reserve Bank indicated. The notices 

also will be available for inspection at 

the office of the Board of Governors. 

Interested persons may express their 

views in writing to the Reserve Bank 

indicated for that notice or to the offices 

of the Board of Governors. Comments 

must be received not later than October 

23, 2007. 

A. Federal Reserve Bank of Kansas 

City (Todd Offenbacker, Assistant Vice 

President) 925 Grand Avenue, Kansas 

City, Missouri 64198–0001: 

1. Jack L. Justice, Pauls Valley, 

Oklahoma; to acquire voting shares of 

First Lindsay Corporation, and thereby 

indirectly acquire voting shares of The 

First National Bank of Lindsay, both in 

Lindsay, Oklahoma. 

Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve 

System, October 2, 2007. 

Margaret M. Shanks, 

Associate Secretary of the Board. 

[FR Doc. E7–19693 Filed 10–4–07; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 6210–01–S 

FEDERAL RESERVE SYSTEM 

Formations of, Acquisitions by, and 

Mergers of Bank Holding Companies 

The companies listed in this notice 

have applied to the Board for approval, 

pursuant to the Bank Holding Company 

Act of 1956 (12 U.S.C. 1841 et seq.) 

(BHC Act), Regulation Y (12 CFR Part 

225), and all other applicable statutes 

and regulations to become a bank 

holding company and/or to acquire the 

assets or the ownership of, control of, or 

the power to vote shares of a bank or 

bank holding company and all of the 

banks and nonbanking companies 

owned by the bank holding company, 

including the companies listed below. 

The applications listed below, as well 

as other related filings required by the 

Board, are available for immediate 

inspection at the Federal Reserve Bank 

indicated. The application also will be 

available for inspection at the offices of 

the Board of Governors. Interested 

persons may express their views in 

writing on the standards enumerated in 

the BHC Act (12 U.S.C. 1842(c)). If the 

proposal also involves the acquisition of 

a nonbanking company, the review also 

includes whether the acquisition of the 

nonbanking company complies with the 

standards in section 4 of the BHC Act 

(12 U.S.C. 1843). Unless otherwise 

noted, nonbanking activities will be 

conducted throughout the United States. 

Additional information on all bank 

holding companies may be obtained 

from the National Information Center 

website at www.ffiec.gov/nic/. 

Unless otherwise noted, comments 

regarding each of these applications 

must be received at the Reserve Bank 

indicated or the offices of the Board of 

Governors not later than November 2, 

2007. 

A. Federal Reserve Bank of Atlanta 

(David Tatum, Vice President) 1000 

Peachtree Street, N.E., Atlanta, Georgia 

30309: 

1. Metropolitan BancGroup, Inc., 

Ridgeland, Mississippi; to become a 

bank holding company by acquiring 100 

percent of the voting shares of 

BancSouth Financial Corporation, and 

thereby acquire Bank of the South, both 

of Crystal Springs, Mississippi. 

Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve 

System, October 2, 2007. 

Margaret M. Shanks, 

Associate Secretary of the Board. 

[FR Doc. E7–19694 Filed 10–4–07; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 6210–01–S 

DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND 

HUMAN SERVICES 

Office of the Secretary 

[Document Identifier: OS–0990–NEW; 30- 

day notice] 

Agency Information Collection 

Request. 30-Day Public Comment 

Request 

AGENCY: Office of the Secretary, 

Department of Health and Human 

Services. 

In compliance with the requirement 

of section 3506(c)(2)(A) of the 

Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, the 

Office of the Secretary (OS), Department 

of Health and Human Services, is 

publishing the following summary of a 

proposed collection for public 

comment. Interested persons are invited 

to send comments regarding this burden 

estimate or any other aspect of this 

collection of information, including any 

of the following subjects: (1) The 

necessity and utility of the proposed 

information collection for the proper 

performance of the agency’s functions; 

(2) the accuracy of the estimated 

burden; (3) ways to enhance the quality, 

utility, and clarity of the information to 

be collected; and (4) the use of 

automated collection techniques or 

other forms of information technology to 

minimize the information collection 

burden. 

To obtain copies of the supporting 

statement and any related forms for the 

proposed paperwork collections 

referenced above, e-mail your request, 

including your address, phone number, 

OMB number, and OS document 

identifier, to 

Sherette.funncoleman@hhs.gov, or call 

the Reports Clearance Office on (202) 

690–6162. Written comments and 

recommendations for the proposed 

information collections must be 

received within 30 days of this notice 

directly to the OS OMB Desk Officer all 

comments must be faxed to OMB at 

202–395–6974. 

Title: HHS Web Site Customer 

Satisfaction Survey—0990–NEW—

Office of the Assistant Secretary for 

Public Affairs. 

Abstract: The results of the HHS Web 

Site Customer Satisfaction Survey will 

be used to ensure that the content on the 

HHS Web sites meets visitor needs and 

expectations. The results will also 

determine if the site is easy to use and 

the content easy to understand. 


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