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The meeting is open to the public. For 

further information regarding the 

teleconference and background 

materials, please contact Dolores 

Wesson at the number listed below. 

Background: GNEB is a Federal 

advisory committee chartered under the 

Federal Advisory Committee Act, Public 

Law 92463. GNEB provides advice and 

recommendations to the President and 

Congress on environmental and 

infrastructure issues along the U.S. 

border with Mexico. Purpose of 

Meeting: The purpose of this 

teleconference is to discuss and approve 

the Good Neighbor Environmental 

Board’s Thirteenth Report. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: If you 

wish to make oral comments or submit 

written comments to the Board, please 

contact Dolores Wesson at least five 

days prior to the meeting. 

General Information: Additional 

information concerning the GNEB can 

be found on its Web site at http:// 

www.epa.gov/ocem/gneb. 

Meeting Access: For information on 

access or services for individuals with 

disabilities, please contact Dolores 

Wesson at (202) 564–1351 or e-mail at 

wesson.dolores@epa.gov. To request 

accommodation of a disability, please 

contact Dolores Wesson at least 10 days 

prior to the meeting to give EPA as 

much time as possible to process your 

request. 

Dated: January 12, 2010. 

Dolores Wesson, 

Designated Federal Officer. 

[FR Doc. 2010–1186 Filed 1–21–10; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 6560–50–P 

ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION 

AGENCY 

[FRL–9104–3] 

Proposed Issuance of a General 

NPDES Permit for Small Suction 

Dredging—Permit Number IDG–37– 

0000 

AGENCY: Environmental Protection 

Agency. 

ACTION: Proposed issuance of a general 

permit. 

SUMMARY: EPA proposes to issue a 

National Pollutant Discharge 

Elimination System (NPDES) general 

permit to placer mining operations in 

Idaho for small suction dredges (intake 

nozzle size of 5 inches in diameter or 

less and with equipment rated at 15 

horsepower or less). When issued, the 

permit will establish effluent 

limitations, standards, prohibitions and 

other conditions on discharges from 

covered facilities. These conditions are 

based on existing national effluent 

guidelines, the State of Idaho’s Water 

Quality Standards and material 

contained in the administrative record. 

A description of the basis for the 

conditions and requirements of the 

proposed general permit is given in the 

Fact Sheet. This is also notice of the 

draft section 401 Certification provided 

by the State of Idaho. 

DATES: Interested persons may submit 

comments on the proposed issuance of 

the general permit to EPA, Region 10 at 

the address below. Comments must be 

postmarked by March 8, 2010. Public 

Informational Workshops are scheduled 

in Grangeville, Boise, Salmon and Idaho 

Falls. The Grangeville workshop will be 

held on February 22, 2010, from 4 pm 

until 7 pm. The Boise workshop will be 

held on February 23, 2010, from 2 pm 

until 5 pm. The Salmon workshop will 

be held February 24, 2010, from 4 pm 

until 7 pm. The Idaho Falls workshop 

will be held February 25 from 3 pm 

until 6 pm. 

ADDRESSES: Comments on the proposed 

general permit should be sent to 

Director, Office of Water and 

Watersheds; USEPA Region 10; 1200 

Sixth Avenue Suite 900, OWW–130; 

Seattle, Washington 98101. Comments 

may also be submitted by fax to (206) 

553–0165 or electronically to 

godsey.cindi@epa.gov. The Grangeville 

workshop will be held at the Nez Perce 

National Forest Service Office, 104 

Airport Road. The Boise workshop will 

be held at Idaho Department of 

Environmental Quality Officer, 

Conference Room C, 1410 N. Hilton. 

The Salmon workshop will be held at 

the Salmon-Challis National Forest 

Service Office, 1206 S. Challis Street. 

The Idaho Falls workshop will be held 

at the Idaho Department of Fish and 

Game, 4279 Commerce Circle. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Copies of the proposed general permit 

and Fact Sheet are available upon 

request. Requests may be made to 

Audrey Washington at (206) 553–0523 

or to Cindi Godsey at (907) 271–6561. 

Requests may also be electronically 

mailed to: washington.audrey@epa.gov 

or godsey.cindi@epa.gov. These 

documents may also be found on the 

EPA Region 10 Web site at http:// 

yosemite.epa.gov/R10/water.nsf/ 

NPDES+Permits/Permits+Homepage 

then click on ‘‘Current public comment 

opportunities.’’ 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

EXECUTIVE ORDER 12866: The 

Office of Management and Budget has 

exempted this action from the review 

requirements of Executive Order 12866 

pursuant to Section 6 of that order. 

Regulatory Flexibility Act: Under the 

Regulatory Flexibility Act (RFA), 5 

U.S.C. 601 et seq., a Federal agency 

must prepare an initial regulatory 

flexibility analysis ‘‘for any proposed 

rule’’ for which the agency ‘‘is required 

by section 553 of the Administrative 

Procedure Act (APA), or any other law, 

to publish general notice of proposed 

rulemaking.’’ The RFA exempts from 

this requirement any rule that the 

issuing agency certifies ‘‘will not, if 

promulgated, have a significant 

economic impact on a substantial 

number of small entities.’’ EPA has 

concluded that NPDES general permits 

are permits, not rulemakings, under the 

APA and thus not subject to APA 

rulemaking requirements or the RFA. 

Notwithstanding that general permits 

are not subject to the RFA, EPA has 

determined that this general permit, as 

issued, will not have a significant 

economic impact on a substantial 

number of small entities. 

Dated: January 11, 2010. 

Christine Psyk, 

Associate Director, Office of Water & 

Watersheds, Region 10. 

[FR Doc. 2010–830 Filed 1–21–10; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 6560–50–P 

FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS 

COMMISSION 

Notice of Public Information 

Collection(s) Being Submitted for 

Review and Approval to the Office of 

Management and Budget (OMB), 

Comments Requested 

January 15, 2010. 

SUMMARY: As part of its continuing effort 

to reduce paperwork burden and as 

required by the Paperwork Reduction 

Act (PRA) of 1995 (44 U.S.C. 3501– 

3520), the Federal Communications 

Commission invites the general public 

and other Federal agencies to comment 

on the following information collection. 

Comments are requested concerning: (a) 

Whether the proposed collection of 

information is necessary for the proper 

performance of the functions of the 

Commission, including whether the 

information shall have practical utility; 

(b) the accuracy of the Commission’s 

burden estimate; (c) ways to enhance 

the quality, utility, and clarity of the 

information collected; (d) ways to 

minimize the burden of the collection of 

information on the respondents, 

including the use of automated 

collection techniques or other forms of 

information technology; and (e) ways to 


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further reduce the information 

collection burden for small business 

concerns with fewer than 25 employees. 

The FCC may not conduct or sponsor 

a collection of information unless it 

displays a currently valid control 

number. No person shall be subject to 

any penalty for failing to comply with 

a collection of information subject to the 

Paperwork Reduction Act (PRA) that 

does not display a valid control number. 

DATES: Written Paperwork Reduction 

Act (PRA) comments should be 

submitted on or before February 22, 

2010. If you anticipate that you will be 

submitting PRA comments, but find it 

difficult to do so within the period of 

time allowed by this notice, you should 

advise the FCC contact listed below as 

soon as possible. 

ADDRESSES: Direct all PRA comments to 

Nicholas A. Fraser, Office of 

Management and Budget, via fax at 202– 

395–5167 or the Internet at 

Nicholas_A._Fraser@omb.eop.gov; and 

to the Federal Communications 

Commission’s PRA mailbox (e-mail 

address: PRA@fcc.gov.). Include in the 

e-mail the OMB control number of the 

collection as shown in the 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION section 

below, or if there is no OMB control 

number, the Title as shown in the 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION section. If 

you are unable to submit your 

comments by e-mail, contact he person 

listed below to make alternate 

arrangements. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For 

additional information or copies of the 

information collection(s), contact Judith 

B. Herman at 202–418–0214 or via the 

Internet at Judith-B.Herman@fcc.gov. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The 

Commission is seeking emergency 

processing of this information collection 

by February 12, 2010. 

OMB Control Number: 3060–XXXX. 

Title: Revisions to Rules Authorizing 

the Operation of Low Power Auxiliary 

Stations (Wireless Microphones). 

Form No.: N/A. 

Type of Review: New collection. 

Respondents: Business or other forprofit, not-for-profit institutions and 

State, local or Tribal government. 

Number of Respondents: 7,200 

respondents; 129,600 responses. 

Estimated Time per Response: .25 

hours (15 minutes)—.50 hours (30 

minutes). 

Frequency of Response: On occasion 

reporting requirement and third party 

disclosure requirement. 

Obligation to Respond: Mandatory. 

Statutory authority for this information 

collection is contained in 47 U.S.C. 

sections 151, 152, 154(i), 154(j), 301, 

302a, 303, 304, 307, 308, 309, 316, 332, 

336, and 337. 

Total Annual Burden: 32,925 hours. 

Total Annual Cost: $1,625,000. 

Privacy Act Impact Assessment: N/A. 

Nature and Extent of Confidentiality: 

There is no need for confidentiality. 

Needs and Uses: The Commission 

will submit this new information 

collection (IC) to the OMB under their 

emergency processing provisions in 5 

CFR 1320.13. The Commission is 

requesting OMB approval by February 

12, 2010 so that the information can go 

into effect as soon as possible. 

The Commission is requesting OMB 

approval for notice, disclosure and 

labeling requirements to allow the 

Commission to implement important 

disclosure requirements in order to clear 

the 700 MHz band of wireless 

microphones and provide them a home 

in the core TV spectrum, where many 

wireless microphones are already 

operating. 

First, it is essential for the early 

clearing mechanism to be available as 

soon as possible so that public safety 

and commercial licensees in the 700 

MHz band can avoid harmful 

interference from wireless microphone 

users still operating in that band. The 

potential for public harm is particularly 

apparent in the case of public safety 

licensees such as police and fire 

departments. Some public safety 

licensees are already operating in the 

700 MHz band, and more are expected 

to commence operation soon. 

Interference from wireless microphones 

could affect the ability of these officials 

to communicate during an emergency 

and therefore could create a serious 

threat to public health and safety. 

Second, the point-of-sale disclosure 

requirement is also essential for a 

successful transition of wireless 

microphones out of the 700 MHz band. 

The Commission anticipates that many 

wireless microphone users currently 

operating in the 700 MHz band will 

have to purchase or lease new 

equipment capable of operating in the 

core TV spectrum. The point-of-sale 

disclosure requirement will help these 

consumers make an educated decision 

as they obtain new microphones, and it 

will help them operate in the core TV 

spectrum without causing interference 

to other services in that spectrum. 

Third, a label on 700 MHz band 

wireless microphones bound for export 

will help to ensure that these wireless 

microphones do not continue to be 

made available for use in the United 

States, in contravention of our efforts to 

remove them from the band. 

The effective date proposed by the 

Commission provides for these early 

clearing and consumer disclosure 

measures to commence as early as 

possible. Due to the limited period of 

time for which two of the requirements 

(the early clearing mechanism and the 

point-of-sale disclosure requirements) 

will be in effect, and the urgent need to 

ensure that wireless microphone users 

transition out of the 700 MHz band, we 

find there is good cause to obtain 

emergency OMB approval for these 

requirements, so that the requirements 

may take effect as soon as practicable 

thereafter. 

Marlene F. Dortch, 

Secretary, Federal Communications 

Commission. 

[FR Doc. 2010–1152 Filed 1–21–10; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 6712–01–P 

FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS 

COMMISSION 

[DA 10–35] 

Notice of Suspension and Initiation of 

Debarment Proceedings; Schools and 

Libraries Universal Service Support 

Mechanism 

AGENCY: Federal Communications 

Commission. 

ACTION: Notice. 

SUMMARY: The Enforcement Bureau (the 

‘‘Bureau’’) gives notice of Mr. Leonard 

Douglas LaDuron’s suspension from the 

schools and libraries universal service 

support mechanism (or ‘‘E-Rate 

Program’’). Additionally, the Bureau 

gives notice that debarment proceedings 

are commencing against him. Mr. 

LaDuron, or any person who has an 

existing contract with or intends to 

contract with him to provide or receive 

services in matters arising out of 

activities associated with or related to 

the schools and libraries support, may 

respond by filing an opposition request, 

supported by documentation to Rebekah 

Bina, Federal Communications 

Commission, Enforcement Bureau, 

Investigations and Hearings Division, 

Room 4–C330, 445 12th Street, SW., 

Washington, DC 20554. 

DATES: Opposition requests must be 

received by February 22, 2010. 

However, an opposition request by the 

party to be suspended must be received 

30 days from the receipt of the 

suspension letter or February 22, 2010, 

whichever comes first. The Bureau will 

decide any opposition request for 

reversal or modification of suspension 

or debarment within 90 days of its 

receipt of such requests. 

ADDRESSES: Federal Communications 

Commission, Enforcement Bureau, 


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