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and provide change that is ‘‘systemsoriented;’’ (ii) provide better results 

from a program, process, or sector-wide 

innovation; and (iii) promote integrated 

(multi-media) environmental 

management with a high potential for 

transfer to other states, U.S. territories, 

and tribes. 

‘‘Innovation in permitting’’ is the 

theme for the 2009 solicitation. Under 

this theme, EPA is interested in preproposals that: 

• Support the development and 

implementation of state Environmental 

Results Programs (ERPs); 

• Test various forms of permitting 

integration; 

• Test ways to help facilities 

practicing lean manufacturing better 

address environmental permit 

requirements and other environmental 

and energy considerations; or 

• Advance implementation of 

performance-based environmental 

leadership programs similar to the 

National Environmental Performance 

Track (PT) program, particularly 

including the development and 

implementation of incentives. 

EPA continues to interpret 

‘‘innovation in permitting’’ broadly to 

include permitting programs, pesticide 

licensing programs, and other 

alternatives or supplements to 

permitting programs. EPA is interested 

in creative approaches for both: (1) 

Achieving mandatory federal and state 

standards; and (2) encouraging 

performance and addressing 

environmental issues above and beyond 

minimum requirements. EPA’s focus on 

a small number of topics within this 

general subject area effectively 

concentrates the limited resources 

available for greater strategic impact. 

EPA may contemplate a very limited 

number of projects not linked to these 

focus areas, but otherwise related to the 

general theme of innovation in 

permitting, in particular as they address 

EPA regional and state environmental 

permitting priorities. 

This solicitation begins the seventh 

State Innovation Grant competition. To 

date, the program has supported 

projects primarily in three strategic 

focus areas: application of the 

Environmental Results Programs (ERP) 

model, the National Environmental 

Performance Track (PT) Program and 

similar state performance-based 

environmental leadership programs, and 

demonstrations of various types of 

permitting integration, including the 

integration of Environmental 

Management Systems (EMS) into permit 

requirements. Thirty-eight awards to 

States have been made from the six 

prior competitions (2002, 2004, 2005, 

2006, 2007, 2008). These projects 

awarded nearly 7.5 million dollars in 

assistance to States. Some of the projects 

funded previously fit into more than 

one category (e.g., combination projects 

of ERP with EMS, or ERP with PT). 

Among the grant projects: eighteen (18) 

were provided for development of 

Environmental Results Programs, eight 

(8) were to enhance performance-based 

Environmental Leadership Programs, 

nine (9) were related to the application 

of environmental management systems 

in permitting or for ‘‘beyondcompliance’’ improvement, seven (7) 

were awarded for demonstrations of 

other permit integration or streamlining 

approaches including two (2) for 

watershed-based permitting, one (1) to 

support development of an integrated 

regional air quality management plan, 

one (1) to test permit integration across 

various governmental levels, and one (1) 

was for an information technology 

innovation for the application of 

geographic information systems (GIS) 

and a web-based portal to a permitting 

process. For information on prior State 

Innovation Grant Program solicitations 

and awards, please see the EPA State 

Innovation Grants Web site at http:// 

www.epa.gov/innovation/stategrants. 

Dated: October 8, 2008. 

Elizabeth Shaw, 

Director, Office of Environmental Policy 

Innovation. 

[FR Doc. E8–24589 Filed 10–15–08; 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 

October 7, 2008. 

SUMMARY: The Federal Communications 

Commission, as part of its continuing 

effort to reduce paperwork burden 

invites the general public and other 

Federal agencies to take this 

opportunity to comment on the 

following information collection(s), as 

required by the Paperwork Reduction 

Act (PRA) of 1995, 44 U.S.C. 3501–3520. 

An agency 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. 

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. 

DATES: Written Paperwork Reduction 

Act (PRA) comments should be 

submitted on or before December 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: Direct all PRA comments to 

Nicholas A. Fraser, Office of 

Management and Budget, (202) 395– 

5887, or via fax at 202–395–5167 or via 

internet at 

Nicholas_A._Fraser@omb.eop.gov and 

to Judith-B.Herman@fcc.gov, Federal 

Communications Commission, or an 

e-mail to PRA@fcc.gov. To view a copy 

of this information collection request 

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

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 title 

of this ICR (or its OMB Control Number, 

if there is one) and then click on the ICR 

Reference Number to view detailed 

information about this ICR. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For 

additional information, contact Judith B. 

Herman at 202–418–0214 or via the 

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

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

OMB Control Number: 3060–0329. 

Title: Section 2.955, Equipment 

Authorization—Verification (Retention 

of Records). 

Form No.: N/A. 

Type of Review: Extension of a 

currently approved collection. 

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

state, local or tribal government. 

Number of Respondents: 5,655 

respondents; 5,655 responses. 
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Estimated Time Per Response: 18 

hours. 

Frequency of Response: On occasion 

and one-time reporting requirements, 

recordkeeping requirement and third 

party disclosure requirement. 

Obligation to Respond: Required to 

obtain or retain benefits. 

Total Annual Burden: 101,790 hours. 

Total Annual Cost: $1,131,000. 

Privacy Act Impact Assessment: N/A. 

Nature and Extent of Confidentiality: 

Commission rules require equipment 

testing to determine performance and 

compliance with FCC rules and 

standards. This testing is typically done 

by independent testing laboratories 

whose measurement facility has been 

reviewed by the Commission, or by an 

accrediting organization recognized by 

the Commission. The Commission 

believes that the independent testing 

laboratories and accrediting 

organizations endeavor to protect any 

propriety, patents and/or trade secrets, 

related to RF equipment devices they 

test. The Commission, itself, may also 

provide a guarantee of confidentiality 

for information collected, if the request 

for confidentiality meets the 

requirements of 47 CFR 0.457(d) and a 

request for confidential treatment is 

submitted in accordance with 47 CFR 

0.457. 

Needs and Uses: The Commission 

will submit this information collection 

to the Office of Management and Budget 

(OMB) after this 60 day comment period 

in order to obtain the full three year 

clearance from them. The Commission 

is requesting an extension (no change in 

reporting, recordkeeping and/or third 

party disclosure requirements) and there 

is no change in the estimated annual 

hourly burden or the annual cost 

burden. 

The Commission rules in 47 CFR 

parts 15 and 18 require manufacturers of 

radio frequency (RF) equipment devices 

to gather and retain technical data on 

their equipment to verify compliance 

with established technical standards for 

each device operated under the 

applicable rule part. Testing and 

verification aid in controlling potential 

harmful interference to radio 

communications. The information may 

be used to determine that the equipment 

marketed complies with the applicable 

Commission rules and that the 

operation of the equipment is consistent 

with the initially documented test 

results. The information collected and 

used is essential to controlling potential 

interference to radio communications. 

OMB Control Number: 3060–1042. 

Title: Request for Technical Support— 

Help Request Form. 

Form No.: N/A—Electronic only. 

Type of Review: Revision of a 

currently approved collection. 

Respondents: Individuals or 

households, business or other for-profit; 

not-for-profit institutions, and state, 

local or tribal government. 

Number of Respondents: 42,300 

respondents; 42,300 responses. 

Estimated Time Per Response: 8–10 

minutes (.133 hours.) 

Frequency of Response: On occasion 

reporting requirement and 

recordkeeping requirement. 

Obligation to Respond: Voluntary. 

There is no statutory authority for this 

information collection. The Commission 

developed this information collection 

(IC) on its own motion to assist users of 

the Universal Licensing System (US) or 

other electronic FCC systems. 

Total Annual Burden: 5,640 hours. 

Total Annual Cost: $569,640. 

Privacy Act Impact Assessment: Yes. 

The FCC has a system of records notice, 

FCC/WTB–7, ‘‘Remedy Action Request 

System (RARS)’’ to cover personally 

identifiable information effected by 

these information collection 

requirements. At this time, the FCC is 

required to complete a Privacy Act 

Impact Assessment. 

Nature and Extent of Confidentiality: 

Submission of the electronic form is 

voluntary. In general there is no need 

for confidentiality. On a case-by-case 

basis, the Commission may be required 

to withhold from disclosure certain 

information about the location, 

character, or ownership of a historic 

property, including traditional religious 

sites. 

Needs and Uses: The Commission 

will submit this information collection 

to the Office of Management and Budget 

(OMB) after this 60 day comment period 

in order to obtain the full three year 

clearance from them. The Commission 

is requesting a revision; with an 

increase in the number of respondents/ 

responses; burden hours and annual 

costs. 

We are streamlining this collection to 

improve the quality of information 

provided by the respondents. The 

revised form uses a wizard design in 

which applicants select the type of 

inquiry they are submitting and then 

provide data relevant to that on-line 

system. The form is also being expanded 

to facilitate the collection of information 

regarding problems customers are 

having with the FCC Web site. This 

results in incomplete submissions and 

an additional burden is being placed on 

both the public customer and the FCC 

staff. 

The FCC’s Wireless 

Telecommunications Bureau (WTB) 

maintains Internet software used by the 

public to apply for licenses, participate 

in auctions for spectrum, and maintain 

license information. In this mission, 

FCC has created a ‘‘help desk’’ that 

answers questions/inquiries to these 

systems as well as resetting and/or 

issuing the Web site https:// 

esupport.fcc.gov/request.htm/ under 

this OMB control number (displayed 

above). This form will continue to 

substantially decrease public and FCC 

staff burden since all the information 

needed to a support request will be 

submitted in a standardized format but 

be available to a wider audience. This 

eliminates or at least minimizes the 

need to follow-up with public 

customers to obtain all the information 

necessary to respond to their request. 

This form also presorts requests into 

previously defined categories to 

appropriate FCC staff to respond in a 

timelier manner. 

Federal Communications Commission. 

Marlene H. Dortch, 

Secretary. 

[FR Doc. E8–24605 Filed 10–15–08; 8:45 am] 

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FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS 

COMMISSION 

Federal Advisory Committee Act; 

Advisory Committee on Diversity for 

Communications in the Digital Age 

AGENCY: Federal Communications 

Commission. 

ACTION: Notice of public meeting. 

SUMMARY: In accordance with the 

Federal Advisory Committee Act, this 

notice advises interested persons that 

the Federal Communications 

Commission’s (FCC) Advisory 

Committee on Diversity for 

Communications in the Digital Age 

(‘‘Diversity Committee’’) will hold a 

meeting on October 28th, 2008, at 10:00 

a.m. in the Commission Meeting Room 

of the Federal Communications 

Commission, Room TW–C305, 445 12th 

Street, SW., Washington, DC 20554. 

Reports from the subcommittees will be 

presented. Barbara Kreisman is the 

Diversity Committee’s Designated 

Federal Officer. 

DATES: October 28th, 2008. 

ADDRESSES: Federal Communications 

Commission, Room TW–C305 

(Commission Meeting Room), 445 12th 

Street, SW., Washington, DC 20554. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Barbara Kreisman, Designated Federal 

Officer of the FCC’s Diversity 

Committee (202) 418–1600 or e-mail: 

Barbara.kreisman@fcc.gov