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established by Presidential Executive 

Orders 11155 and 12158. 

Requests for copies of the proposed 

information collection request may be 

accessed from http://edicsweb.ed.gov, 

by selecting the ‘‘Browse Pending 

Collections’’ link and by clicking on 

link number 3983. When you access the 

information collection, click on 

‘‘Download Attachments’’ to view. 

Written requests for information should 

be addressed to U.S. Department of 

Education, 400 Maryland Avenue, SW., 

LBJ, Washington, DC 20202–4537. 

Requests may also be electronically 

mailed to ICDocketMgr@ed.gov or faxed 

to 202–401–0920. Please specify the 

complete title of the information 

collection when making your request. 

Comments regarding burden and/or 

the collection activity requirements 

should be electronically mailed to 

ICDocketMgr@ed.gov. Individuals who 

use a telecommunications device for the 

deaf (TDD) may call the Federal 

Information Relay Service (FIRS) at 

1–800–877–8339. 

[FR Doc. E9–11048 Filed 5–11–09; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4000–01–P 

ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION 

AGENCY 

[EPA–HQ–OW–2003–0033; FRL–8903–5] 

Agency Information Collection 

Activities; Submission to OMB for 

Review and Approval; Comment 

Request; Modification of Secondary 

Treatment Requirements for 

Discharges Into Marine Waters 

(Renewal), EPA ICR Number 0138.09, 

OMB Control Number 2040–0088 

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. This 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 June 11, 2009. 

ADDRESSES: Submit your comments, 

referencing docket ID number EPA–HQ– 

OW–2003–0033, to (1) EPA online using 

http://www.regulations.gov (our 

preferred method), by e-mail to OW– 

Docket@epa.gov, or by mail to: EPA 

Docket Center, Environmental 

Protection Agency, Water Docket, Mail 

Code 28221T, 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: 

Virginia Fox-Norse, Oceans and Coastal 

Protection Division, Office of Wetlands, 

Oceans and Watersheds, (Mail Code 

4504T), Environmental Protection 

Agency, 1200 Pennsylvania Ave., NW., 

Washington, DC 20460; telephone 

number: (202) 566–1266; fax number: 

(202) 566–1337; e-mail address: foxnorse.virginia@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 December 29, 2008 (73 FR 79467), 

EPA sought comments on this ICR 

pursuant to 5 CFR 1320.8(d). EPA 

received one comment during the 

comment period, which is addressed in 

the ICR. 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–OW–2003–0033, which is available 

for online viewing at http:// 

www.regulations.gov, or in person 

viewing at the Water 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 8:30 

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 Water Docket is (202) 

566–2426. 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 public 

docket, and to access those documents 

in the public 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: Modification of Secondary 

Treatment Requirements for Discharges 

into Marine Waters (Renewal). 

ICR Numbers: EPA ICR No. 0138.09, 

OMB Control No. 2040–0088. 

ICR Status: This ICR is scheduled to 

expire on May 31, 2009. 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, 

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: The Clean Water Act (CWA) 

section 301(h) program involves 

collecting information from two sources: 

(1) The municipal wastewater treatment 

facility, commonly called a publicly 

owned treatment works (POTW); and (2) 

the state in which the POTW is located. 

Municipalities had the opportunity to 

apply for a waiver from secondary 

treatment requirements, but that 

opportunity closed in December 1982. A 

POTW that seeks a section 301(h) 

waiver does so voluntarily to obtain or 

retain a benefit. A POTW seeking to 

obtain a 301(h) waiver, holding a 

current waiver, or reapplying for a 

waiver, provides application, 

monitoring, and toxic control program 

information. The state provides 

information on its determination 

whether the proposed conditions of the 

waiver ensure the protection of water 

quality, biological habitats, and 

beneficial uses of receiving waters, and 

whether the discharge will result in 

additional treatment, pollution control, 

or any other requirement for any other 

point or nonpoint sources. The state 

also provides information to certify that 

the discharge will meet all applicable 

state laws and that the state accepts all 

permit conditions. EPA requires 

updated information on the discharge 

to: (1) Determine whether the section 

301(h) criteria are still being met and 

whether the section 301(h) waiver 

should be reissued; (2) determine 

whether the water quality, biological 

habitats, and beneficial uses of the 

receiving waters are protected; and (3) 

ensure that the permittee is effectively 


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minimizing industrial and nonindustrial 

toxic pollutant and pesticide discharges 

into the treatment works. EPA needs 

information from the state to: (1) Allow 

the state’s views to be taken into 

account when EPA reviews the section 

301(h) application and develops permit 

conditions; and (2) ensure that all state 

laws are met and that the state accepts 

all permit conditions. This information 

is the means by which the state can nonconcur with a section 301(h) approval 

decision made by the EPA Regional 

office. Regulations implementing CWA 

section 301(h) are found at 40 CFR part 

125, subpart G. The information covered 

by this information collection request 

involves treatment plant operating data, 

effects of POTWs’ discharges on marine 

environments, and states’ viewpoints on 

issues concerning effects of POTWs’ 

discharges on marine environments. 

Burden Statement: The annual public 

reporting and recordkeeping burden for 

this collection of information is 

estimated to average 686 hours per 

response for POTWs and 88 hours per 

response for States. 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 this 

action are those municipalities that 

currently have section 301(h) waivers 

from secondary treatment, have applied 

for a renewal of a section 301(h) waiver, 

and the states within which these 

municipalities are located. 

Estimated Number of Respondents: 

45. 

Frequency of Response: Varies from 

one time to once every five years, to 

case-by-case, depending on the category 

of information. 

Estimated Total Annual Hour Burden: 

59,370 hours. 

Estimated Total Annual Cost: 

$1,503,270, includes $0 annualized 

capital or O&M costs. 

Changes in the Estimates: There is a 

decrease of 2,007 hours in the total 

estimated burden currently identified in 

the OMB Inventory of Approved ICR 

Burdens. This decrease is due to a 

reduction in the number of POTWs in 

the 301(h) program and by extension the 

number of states within which these 

POTWs are located. 

Dated: May 6, 2009. 

John Moses, 

Director, Collection Strategies Division. 

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BILLING CODE 6560–50–P 

ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION 

AGENCY 

[EPA–HQ–OPPT–2008–0504; FRL–8903–4] 

Agency Information Collection 

Activities; Submission to OMB for 

Review and Approval; Comment 

Request; Partial Update of the TSCA 

Section 8(b) Inventory Data Base, 

Production and Site Reports; EPA ICR 

No. 1884.04, OMB Control No. 2070– 

0162 

AGENCY: Environmental Protection 

Agency (EPA). 

ACTION: Notice. 

SUMMARY: In compliance with the 

Paperwork Reduction Act (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 Supporting Statement, Partial 

Update of the TSCA Section 8(b) 

Inventory Data Base, Production and 

Site Reports. The ICR, which is 

abstracted below, describes the nature of 

the information collection activity and 

its expected burden and costs. 

DATES: Additional comments may be 

submitted on or before June 11, 2009. 

ADDRESSES: Submit your comments, 

referencing docket ID Number EPA– 

HQ–OPPT–2008–0504 to (1) EPA online 

using www.regulations.gov (our 

preferred method), by e-mail to 

oppt.ncic@epa.gov or by mail to: 

Document Control Office (DCO), Office 

of Pollution Prevention and Toxics 

(OPPT), Environmental Protection 

Agency, Mail Code: 7407T, 1200 

Pennsylvania Ave., NW., Washington, 

DC 20460, and (2) OMB at: 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: 

Barbara Cunningham, Director, 

Environmental Assistance Division, 

Office of Pollution Prevention and 

Toxics, Environmental Protection 

Agency, Mailcode: 7408–M, 1200 

Pennsylvania Ave., NW., Washington, 

DC 20460; telephone number: 202–554– 

1404; e-mail address: TSCAHotline@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 September 5, 2008 (73 FR 51805), 

EPA sought comments on this renewal 

ICR pursuant to 5 CFR 1320.8(d). EPA 

received two comments during the 

comment period, which are addressed 

in the Supporting Statement. Any 

comments related to 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–OPPT–2008–0504, which is 

available for online viewing at http:// 

www.regulations.gov, or in person 

inspection at the OPPT 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 Pollution Prevention and 

Toxics Docket is 202–566–0280. 

Use EPA’s electronic docket and 

comment system at 

www.regulations.gov to submit or view 

public comments, access the index 

listing of the contents of the public 

docket, and to access those documents 

in the public 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 in 

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. When 

EPA identifies a comment containing 

copyrighted material, EPA will provide 

a reference to that material in the 

version of the comment that is placed in 

www.regulations.gov. The entire 

printed comment, including the 

copyrighted material, will be available 

in the public docket. Although 

identified as an item in the official 

docket, information claimed as CBI, or 

whose disclosure is otherwise restricted 


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