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The project is estimated to generate an 

average of 54 gigawatthours annually. 

n. A copy of the application is 

available for review at the Commission 

in the Public Reference Room or may be 

viewed on the Commission’s Web site 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, contact FERC 

Online Support at 

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

(202) 502–8659. A copy is also available 

for inspection and reproduction at the 

address in item h above. 

You may also register online at 

http://www.ferc.gov/docs-filing/ 

esubscription.asp to be notified via 

e-mail of new filings and issuances 

related to this or other pending projects. 

For assistance, contact FERC Online 

Support. 

Nathaniel J. Davis, Sr., 

Deputy Secretary. 

[FR Doc. E8–23621 Filed 10–6–08; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 6717–01–P 

ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION 

AGENCY 

[EPA–HQ–OGC–2007–0982; FRL–8726–1] 

Agency Information Collection 

Activities; Proposed Collection; 

Comment Request; Environmental and 

Economic Effects of Environmental 

Conflict Resolution at EPA; EPA ICR 

No. 2306.01, OMB Control No. 2090– 

NEW 

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 for a new Information 

Collection Request (ICR) to the Office of 

Management and Budget (OMB). Before 

submitting the ICR 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 8, 2008. 

ADDRESSES: Submit your comments, 

identified by Docket ID No. EPA–HQ– 

OGC–2007–0982 by one of the following 

methods: 

• http://www.regulations.gov: Follow 

the on-line instructions for submitting 

comments. 

• E-mail: oei.docket@epa.gov. 

• Fax: (202) 566–9744. 

• Mail: EPA Docket Center (EPA/DC), 

Environmental Protection Agency, 

Mailcode: 2822T, 1200 Pennsylvania 

Ave., NW., Washington, DC 20460. 

• Hand Delivery: EPA Docket Center, 

Environmental Protection Agency, 

Room 3334, 1301 Constitution Ave., 

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 to 

Docket ID No. EPA–HQ–OGC–2007– 

0982. 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 http:// 

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: 

William Hall, 2388A, Environmental 

Protection Agency, 1200 Pennsylvania 

Ave., NW., Washington, DC 20460; 

telephone number: (202) 564–0214; fax 

number: (202) 501–1715; e-mail 

address: hall.william@epa.gov. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

How Can I Access the Docket and/or 

Submit Comments? 

EPA has established a public docket 

for this ICR under Docket ID No. EPA– 

HQ–OGC–2007–0982, which is 

available for online viewing at http:// 

www.regulations.gov, or in person 

viewing at the EPA Docket Center (EPA/ 

DC), EPA West, Room 3334, 1301 

Constitution Ave., NW., Washington, 

DC. The EPA/DC 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 and Docket is 202–566– 

1744. 

Use http://www.regulations.gov to 

obtain a copy of the draft 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 proposed 

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 

proposed 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: 

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1. Explain your views as clearly as 

possible and provide specific examples. 

2. Describe any assumptions that you 

used. 

3. Provide copies of any technical 

information and/or 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 are individuals 

who negotiated agreements reached in 

environmental conflict resolution (ECR) 

cases sponsored by or involving EPA. 

ECR is third-party assisted conflict 

resolution and collaborative problem 

solving in the context of environmental, 

public lands, or natural resources issues 

or conflicts, including matters related to 

energy, transportation, and land use. 

Affected entities may also include 

participants in non-ECR cases (i.e., 

where a third party was not involved) 

with similar characteristics to ECR cases 

that are selected for comparison. 

Participants in both ECR and non-ECR 

cases typically represent a wide range of 

interests, including various agencies 

and levels of government, industry, and 

environmental advocacy groups. 

Title: Environmental and Economic 

Effects of Environmental Conflict 

Resolution at EPA. 

ICR numbers: EPA ICR No. 2306.01, 

OMB Control No. 2090–NEW. 

ICR status: This ICR is for a new 

information collection activity. 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 are 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: This information collection 

will enable EPA’s Conflict Prevention 

and Resolution Center to evaluate the 

environmental and economic effects of 

agreements reached through the 

Agency’s Environmental Conflict 

Resolution (ECR) process compared to 

decisions that might have been achieved 

through other decision-making 

processes (e.g., litigation). ECR is thirdparty assisted conflict resolution and 

collaborative problem solving in the 

context of environmental, public lands, 

or natural resources issues or conflicts, 

including matters related to energy, 

transportation, and land use. 

Information will be collected from 

representatives of organizations that 

participated in ECR decision-making 

processes sponsored by or involving 

EPA in a range of environmental cases. 

For purposes of comparison, 

information will also be collected from 

representatives of organizations that 

were involved in non-ECR (i.e., without 

the assistance of a third party) decision 

making processes that otherwise have 

similar characteristics to the ECR cases 

(e.g., similar environmental issues, 

similar geography). Case participants 

will complete a survey instrument with 

questions concerning the environmental 

effects, implementation of the 

agreement or decision including 

resources required, relations with other 

parties to the agreement, reasons for 

joining an ECR process or participating 

in a non-ECR decision making process, 

costs of the process, and quality of 

information held by parties when 

reaching agreement or making the 

decision. 

This information collection will help 

satisfy the joint OMB and President’s 

Council on Environmental Quality 

(CEQ) Memorandum on ECR (November 

2005, available at http:// 

www.whitehouse.gov/ceq/jointstatement.html) that directed agencies, 

among other things, to ‘‘recognize and 

support needed upfront investments in 

collaborative processes and conflict 

resolution and demonstrate those 

savings in performance and 

accountability measures to maintain a 

budget neutral environment.’’ Data 

collected will be used to analyze and 

assess EPA’s ECR procedures, to ensure 

program activities are executed and 

managed in a cost-effective manner, and 

provide information for Agency 

managers and staff to use when deciding 

whether to use ECR, consistent with the 

principles of the Government 

Performance Results Act. 

This information collection will be 

voluntary for all respondents. As 

required by 5 U.S.C. 524(h), the 

questionnaires for parties in dispute 

resolution proceedings covered by the 

Administrative Dispute Resolution Act 

of 1996 will be carefully designed and 

administered to ensure that the identity 

of the parties and the specific issues in 

controversy will remain confidential. 

The questionnaires for matters that did 

not involve dispute resolution 

proceedings will allow respondents to 

claim that their responses contain 

Confidential Business Information. The 

Agency will protect questionnaires 

subject to CBI claims from disclosure to 

the extent authorized by 2 CFR Subpart 

B, Confidentiality of Business 

Information. 

Burden Statement: The annual public 

reporting and recordkeeping burden for 

this collection of information is 

estimated to average 0.5 hours per 

response. 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 which have subsequently 

changed; 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. 

The ICR provides a detailed 

explanation of the Agency’s estimate, 

which is only briefly summarized here: 

Estimated total number of potential 

respondents: 300. 

Frequency of response: on occasion. 

Estimated total average number of 

responses for each respondent: 1. 

Estimated total annual burden hours: 

50 hours. 

Estimated total annual costs: 

$2239.00 This includes an estimated 

burden cost of $2239.00 and an 

estimated cost of $0 for capital 

investment or maintenance and 

operational costs. 

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 

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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: September 30, 2008. 

Patricia K. Hirsch, 

Acting General Counsel, Office of General 

Counsel. 

[FR Doc. E8–23670 Filed 10–6–08; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 6560–50–P 

ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION 

AGENCY 

[EPA–HQ–OAR–2005–0120; FRL–8725–8] 

Agency Information Collection 

Activities; Submission to OMB for 

Review and Approval; Comment 

Request; Nonconformance Penalties 

for Heavy-Duty Engines and HeavyDuty Vehicles, Including Light-Duty 

Trucks (Renewal); EPA ICR Number 

1285.07, OMB Control Number 2060– 

0132 

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 an Information 

Collection Request (ICR) has been 

forwarded to the Office of Management 

and Budget (OMB) for review and 

approval. This is a request to renew an 

existing approved collection. The ICR, 

which is abstracted below, describes the 

nature of the information collection and 

its estimated burden and cost. 

DATES: Additional comments may be 

submitted on or before November 6, 

2008. 

ADDRESSES: Submit your comments, 

referencing Docket ID No. EPA–HQ– 

OAR–2005–0120, to (1) EPA online 

using http://www.regulations.gov (our 

preferred method), by e-mail to a-andr-Docket@epa.gov, or by mail to: EPA 

Docket Center, Environmental 

Protection Agency, Air and Radiation 

Docket, Mail Code 2822T, 1200 

Pennsylvania Ave., NW., Washington, 

DC 20460, and (2) OMB by mail to: 

Office of Information and Regulatory 

Affairs, Office of Management and 

Budget (OMB), Attention: Desk Officer 

for EPA, 725 17th Street, NW., 

Washington, DC 20503. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Nydia Yanira Reyes-Morales, 

Environmental Protection Agency, 1200 

Pennsylvania Avenue, Mail Code 6403J, 

NW., Washington, DC 20460; telephone 

number: 202–343–9264; fax number: 

202–343–2804; e-mail address: reyesmorales.nydia@epa.gov. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: EPA has 

submitted the following ICR to OMB for 

review and approval according to the 

procedures prescribed in 5 CFR 1320.12. 

On June 30, 2008 (73 FR 36863), EPA 

sought comments on this ICR pursuant 

to 5 CFR 1320.8(d). EPA received no 

comments during the comment period. 

Any additional comments on this ICR 

should be submitted to EPA and OMB 

within 30 days of this notice. 

EPA has established a public docket 

for this ICR under Docket ID No. EPA– 

HQ–OAR–2005–0120, which is 

available for online viewing at http:// 

www.regulations.gov, or in person 

viewing at the Air Docket in the EPA 

Docket Center (EPA/DC), EPA West, 

Room 3334, 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 Air Docket is 202–566– 

1742. 

Use EPA’s electronic docket and 

comment system at http:// 

www.regulations.gov, to submit or view 

public comments, access the index 

listing of the contents of the docket, and 

to access those documents in the docket 

that are available electronically. Once in 

the system, select ‘‘docket search,’’ then 

key in the docket ID number identified 

above. Please note that EPA’s policy is 

that public comments, whether 

submitted electronically or in paper, 

will be made available for public 

viewing at http://www.regulations.gov 

as EPA receives them and without 

change, unless the comment contains 

copyrighted material, confidential 

business information (CBI), or other 

information whose public disclosure is 

restricted by statute. For further 

information about the electronic docket, 

go to http://www.regulations.gov. 

Title: Nonconformance Penalties for 

Heavy-Duty Engines and Heavy-Duty 

Vehicles, Including Light-Duty Trucks 

(Renewal). 

ICR numbers: EPA ICR Number 

1285.07, OMB Control Number 2060– 

0132. 

ICR Status: This ICR is scheduled to 

expire on November 30, 2008. Under 

OMB regulations, the Agency may 

continue to conduct or sponsor the 

collection of information while this 

submission is pending at OMB. 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 are 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: Section 206(g) of the Clean 

Air Act, as amended, contains 

nonconformance penalty provisions 

(NCP) that allow manufacturers to 

introduce into commerce heavy-duty 

engines or vehicles (including light-duty 

trucks) that fail to comply with certain 

emission standards upon payment of a 

monetary penalty. Manufacturers who 

elect to use NCPs are required to test 

production engines and vehicles to 

determine the extent of their 

nonconformity and conduct a 

Production Compliance Audit (PCA). 

The collection activities of the 

nonconformance penalty program 

include periodic reports and other 

information (including the results of 

emission testing conducted during the 

PCA). EPA will use this information to 

ensure that manufacturers are 

complying with the regulations and that 

appropriate nonconformance penalties 

are being paid. Responses to this 

collection are voluntary. 

Burden Statement: The annual public 

reporting and recordkeeping burden for 

this collection of information is 

estimated to average 23 hours per 

response. 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 which have subsequently 

changed; 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. 

Respondents/Affected Entities: 

Entities potentially affected by these 

actions are Automobile Manufacturers; 

Light Truck and Utility Vehicle 

Manufacturers; Heavy Duty Truck 

Manufacturers; Gasoline Engine and 

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