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the Jamestown Brook Watershed. To the 

south, separated by Great Creek and 

extensive wetlands, is the Central Town 

area. The Central Island area is 

comprised of gently rolling hills up to 

100 feet elevation with bedrock 

outcrops in the Dumplings and Fort 

Wetherill area. To the southwest is the 

Beavertail Peninsula rising to an 

elevation of 125 feet. The peninsula is 

connected to the rest of the island by a 

sandy isthmus called Mackerel Cove 

Beach. 

The average annual precipitation is 

approximately 43 inches. The island’s 

climate is moderated by the waters of 

Narragansett Bay and the Atlantic 

Ocean. 

Conanicut Island’s bedrock is 

terrestrial metasedimentary rock of 

Pennsylvanian age (approximately 

300 million years old) in the north and 

the Cambrian-age Conanicut group in 

the center of the island and on 

Beavertail. Originally deposited as 

sediments ranging from coarse-grained 

gravel to fine-grained silt, these 

materials hardened over time into 

metamorphic rocks. Fort Wetherill on 

the southeastern portion of the island is 

underlain by Proterozoic Newport 

Formation granites. These are overlain 

by poorly-sorted glacial till ranging from 

0 to about 45 feet in thickness. Because 

the rock and till transmit water very 

slowly, seasonally-high water table 

conditions occur throughout much of 

the island. 

IV. Information Utilized in 

Determination 

The information utilized in this 

determination includes: The petition 

and supporting documents submitted by 

the NECC, letters received before and 

during the public comment period, and 

public comments received during the 

public hearing. In addition, much of the 

information has been derived from 

published literature on the 

hydrogeology and water resources of the 

region. This information is available to 

the public and may be inspected at the 

EPA Region I office in Boston, 

Massachusetts (address listed above). 

The petition and support document and 

EPA’s response summary to public 

comment are also available at the 

Jamestown Public Library in Jamestown, 

Rhode Island. 

V. Summary and Discussion of Public 

Comments 

Most comments received were in 

favor of the designation. Written 

comments in support were received 

from the Honorable Lincoln Chaffee, 

U.S. Senate; Senate Majority Leader M. 

Teresa Paiva Weed and House Deputy 

Minority Whip Bruce J. Long of the 

Rhode Island General Assembly; the 

Rhode Island Department of Health; the 

Rhode Island Department of 

Environmental Management; and 36 

residents/households of Jamestown. On 

March 11, 2008, a majority of the 

Jamestown Conservation Commission 

voted to support the petition. On March 

17, 2008, a majority of the Town 

Council approved a motion to support 

SSA designation. EPA received five 

written comments expressing 

opposition to the designation. Among 

these were letters from two members of 

the Town Council. 

EPA has addressed the written 

comments received in a Responsiveness 

Summary, which is part of the record of 

this decision. The Responsiveness 

Summary is available at the EPA Region 

I offices and at the Jamestown Public 

Library. 

VI. Project Review 

After the effective date of this 

designation, EPA will evaluate projects 

within the designation area that include 

federal financial assistance to determine 

whether the project may contaminate 

the aquifer so as to create a significant 

hazard to public health. Where 

practicable, EPA will offer comments as 

to how the project may be designed to 

protect the aquifer. EPA anticipates that 

few future projects will trigger SSA 

review. Where review is required, EPA 

will coordinate with state and local 

agencies and the project’s developers. 

EPA will give their comments full 

consideration. Through its review, EPA 

will attempt to complement and support 

state and local ground water protection 

measures. Although the project review 

process cannot be delegated, EPA will 

rely to the maximum extent possible on 

any existing or future state and/or local 

control measures to protect the quality 

of ground water in the review area. EPA 

also will work to integrate any review 

with related reviews required pursuant 

to other federal laws, such as the 

National Environmental Policy Act 

(NEPA) as amended 42 U.S.C. 4321, et 

seq., to avoid delay or duplication of 

effort. 

Authority: This action is issued under the 

authority of section 1427 of the Safe Drinking 

Water Act as amended 42 U.S.C. 300h–3(e). 

Dated: July 30, 2008. 

Ira Leighton, 

Acting Regional Administrator, USEPA 

Region I. 

[FR Doc. E8–18836 Filed 8–13–08; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 6560–50–P 

FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS 

COMMISSION 

Notice of Public Information 

Collection(s) Being Submitted for 

Review to the Office of Management 

and Budget, Comments Requested 

August 6, 2008. 

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(s). 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; and 

(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. 

An agency may not conduct or sponsor 

a collection of information unless it 

displays a currently valid OMB 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 that does not 

display a valid OMB control number. 

DATES: Written PRA comments should 

be submitted on or before September 15, 

2008. 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: Submit your comments to 

Nicholas A. Fraser, Office of 

Management and Budget (e-mail 

address: nfraser@omb.eop.gov), and to 

the Federal Communications 

Commission’s PRA mailbox (e-mail 

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

e-mails 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 email contact the person 

listed below to make alternate 

arrangements. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For 

additional information contact Leslie F. 

Smith via email at PRA@fcc.gov or at 


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(202) 418–0217. To view or obtain a 

copy of an information collection 

request (ICR) submitted to OMB: (1) Go 

to this OMB/GSA Web page: http:// 

www.reginfo.gov/public/do/PRAMain, 

(2) look for the section of the Web page 

called ‘‘Currently Under Review,’’ (3) 

click on the downward-pointing arrow 

in the ‘‘Select Agency’’ box below the 

‘‘Currently Under Review’’ heading, (4) 

select ‘‘Federal Communications 

Commission’’ from the list of agencies 

presented in the ‘‘Select Agency’’ box, 

(5) click the ‘‘Submit’’ button to the 

right of the ‘‘Select Agency’’ box, and (6) 

when the list of FCC ICRs currently 

under review appears, look for the OMB 

control number of the ICR you want to 

view (or its title if there is no OMB 

control number) and then click on the 

ICR Reference Number. A copy of the 

FCC submission to OMB will be 

displayed. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

OMB Control Number: 3060–0169. 

Title: Sections 43.51 and 43.53—

Reports and Records of 

Communications Common Carriers and 

Affiliates. 

Form Number: N/A. 

Type of Review: Extension of a 

currently approved collection. 

Respondents: Businesses or other forprofit. 

Number of Respondents and 

Responses: 63 respondents; 1,218 

responses. 

Estimated Time per Response: 4.2 

hours. 

Frequency of Response: On occasion 

and annual reporting requirement; 

recordkeeping requirement; and third 

party disclosure requirement. 

Obligation to Respond: Required to 

obtain or retain benefits. See 47 CFR 

43.51 and 43.53. 

Total Annual Burden: 5,247 hours. 

Total Annual Cost: None. 

Privacy Act Impact Assessment: No 

impacts. 

Nature and Extent of Confidentiality: 

The Commission is not requesting that 

the respondents submit confidential 

information to the FCC. Respondents 

may, however, request confidential 

treatment for information they believe to 

be confidential under 47 CFR 0.459 of 

the Commission’s rules. 

Needs and Uses: Section 43.51 (47 

CFR 43.51) requires that any 

communications common carrier 

described in paragraph 43.51(b) file 

with the Commission, within thirty (30) 

days of execution, a copy of each 

contract, agreement, concession, license, 

authorization, operating agreement or 

other arrangement to which it is a party 

and any amendments. Section 43.51 

also requires carriers to maintain copies 

of certain contracts, to have them 

readily accessible to Commission staff 

and members of the public upon request 

and to forward individual contracts to 

the Commission as requested. Section 

43.53 (47 CFR 43.53) requires each 

communications common carrier 

engaged directly in the transmission or 

reception of telegraph communications 

between the continental United States 

and any foreign country to file a report 

with the Commission within thirty (30) 

days of the date of any arrangement 

concerning the division of the total 

telegraph charges on such 

communications other than transiting. 

Federal Communications Commission. 

William F. Caton, 

Deputy Secretary. 

[FR Doc. E8–18845 Filed 8–13–08; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 6712–01–P 

FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS 

COMMISSION 

Notice of Public Information 

Collection(s) Being Submitted for 

Review to the Office of Management 

and Budget, Comments Requested 

August 6, 2008. 

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(s). 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; and 

(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. 

An agency may not conduct or sponsor 

a collection of information unless it 

displays a currently valid OMB 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 that does not 

display a valid OMB control number. 

DATES: Written PRA comments should 

be submitted on or before September 15, 

2008. 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: Submit your comments to 

Nicholas A. Fraser, Office of 

Management and Budget (e-mail 

address: nfraser@omb.eop.gov), and to 

the Federal Communications 

Commission’s PRA mailbox (e-mail 

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

listed below to make alternate 

arrangements. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For 

additional information contact Leslie F. 

Smith via e-mail at PRA@fcc.gov or at 

(202) 418–0217. To view or obtain a 

copy of an information collection 

request (ICR) submitted to OMB: (1) Go 

to this OMB/GSA Web page: http:// 

www.reginfo.gov/public/do/PRAMain, 

(2) look for the section of the Web page 

called ‘‘Currently Under Review,’’ (3) 

click on the downward-pointing arrow 

in the ‘‘Select Agency’’ box below the 

‘‘Currently Under Review’’ heading, (4) 

select ‘‘Federal Communications 

Commission’’ from the list of agencies 

presented in the ‘‘Select Agency’’ box, 

(5) click the ‘‘Submit’’ button to the 

right of the ‘‘Select Agency’’ box, and (6) 

when the list of FCC ICRs currently 

under review appears, look for the OMB 

control number of the ICR you want to 

view (or its title if there is no OMB 

control number) and then click on the 

ICR Reference Number. A copy of the 

FCC submission to OMB will be 

displayed. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

OMB Control Number: 3060–XXXX. 

Title: Service Quality Measurement 

Plan for Interstate Special Access and 

Monthly Usage Reporting Requirements 

(272 Sunset Rulemaking). 

Form Number: N/A. 

Type of Review: New collection. 

Respondents: Business or other forprofit entities. 

Number of Respondents and 

Responses: 3 respondents; 48 responses 

annually. 

Estimated Time per Response: 25–75 

hours. 

Obligation to Respond: Required to 

obtain or retain benefits. 47 U.S.C. 151, 

152, 154(i), 154(j), 201–204, 214, 220(a), 

251, 252, 271, 272, and 303(r). 


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