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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION 

AGENCY 

[EPA–HQ–OPPT–2008–0221; FRL–8765–1] 

Agency Information Collection 

Activities; Submission to OMB for 

Review and Approval; Comment 

Request; Recordkeeping and 

Reporting Requirements for 

Allegations of Significant Adverse 

Reactions to Human Health or the 

Environment; EPA ICR No. 1031.09, 

OMB No. 2070–0017 

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 the following Information 

Collection Request (ICR) has been 

forwarded to the Office of Management 

and Budget (OMB) for review and 

approval: TSCA Recordkeeping and 

Reporting Requirements for Allegations 

of Significant Adverse Reactions to 

Human Health or the Environment; EPA 

ICR No. 1031.09, OMB No. 2070–0017. 

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 February 20, 

2009. 

ADDRESSES: Submit your comments, 

referencing docket ID Number EPA– 

HQ–OPPT–2008–0221 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 June 18, 2008 (73 

FR 34733), EPA sought comments on 

this renewal ICR pursuant to 5 CFR 

1320.8(d). EPA received no comments 

during the comment period. Any 

additional comments related to this ICR 

should be submitted to EPA and OMB 

within 30 days of this notice. 

EPA has established a docket for this 

ICR under Docket ID No. EPA-HQOPPT–2008–0221, which is available for 

online viewing at http:// 

www.regulations.gov, or in person at the 

OPPT Docket in the EPA Docket Center 

(EPA/DC), EPA West, Room 3334, 1301 

Constitution Ave., NW., Washington, 

DC. The EPA Docket Center 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 OPPT Docket is 202–566–0280. Use 

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 ‘‘search,’’ then key in the docket 

ID number identified above. 

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 by statute, is not 

included in the official public docket, 

and will not be available for public 

viewing in www.regulations.gov. For 

further information about the electronic 

docket, go to www.regulations.gov. 

Title: Recordkeeping and Reporting 

Requirements for Allegations of 

Significant Adverse Reactions to Human 

Health or the Environment. 

ICR Status: This ICR is currently 

scheduled to expire on January 31, 

2009. 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 

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 8(c) of the Toxic 

Substances Control Act (TSCA) requires 

companies that manufacture, process, or 

distribute chemicals to maintain records 

of significant adverse reactions to health 

or the environment alleged to have been 

caused by such chemicals. Since section 

8(c) includes no automatic reporting 

provision, EPA can obtain and use the 

information contained in company files 

only by inspecting those files or 

requiring reporting of records that relate 

to specific substances of concern. 

Therefore, under certain conditions, and 

using the provisions found in 40 CFR 

part 717, EPA may require companies to 

report such allegations to the Agency. 

EPA uses such information on a casespecific basis to corroborate suspected 

adverse health or environmental effects 

of chemicals already under review by 

EPA. The information is also useful to 

identify trends of adverse effects across 

the industry that may not be apparent to 

any one chemical company. 

Responses to the collection of 

information are mandatory (see 40 CFR 

part 717). Respondents may claim all or 

part of a notice confidential. EPA will 

disclose information that is covered by 

a claim of confidentiality only to the 

extent permitted by, and in accordance 

with, the procedures in TSCA section 14 

and 40 CFR part 2. 

Burden Statement: The annual public 

reporting and recordkeeping burden for 

this collection of information is 

estimated to range between 1 minute 

and 8 hours per response, depending 

upon the nature of the 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; train personnel to be able 

to respond to a collection of 

information; search data sources; 

complete and review the collection of 

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information; and transmit or otherwise 

disclose the information. 

Respondents/Affected Entities: 

Entities potentially affected by this 

action are companies that manufacture, 

process, import, or distribute in 

commerce chemical substances or 

mixtures. 

Estimated No. of Potential Annual 

Respondents: 13,521. 

Frequency of Collection: On occasion. 

Estimated No. of Potential Annual 

Responses: 6,897. 

Estimated average number of 

responses for each respondent: 0.43. 

Estimated Total Annual Burden on 

Respondents: 23,536 hours. 

Estimated Total Annual Costs: 

$1,486,311. 

Changes in Burden Estimates: There 

is a decrease of 1,012 hours (from 

24,548 hours to 23,536 hours) in the 

total estimated annual respondent 

burden compared with that currently in 

the OMB inventory. This decrease 

primarily reflects EPA’s current estimate 

of the number of employees in affected 

respondent companies. Because the 

allegation rate is based on the number 

of employees, the decrease in the 

estimated number of employees results 

in a decrease in total allegations, and 

thus a reduction in burden. This change 

is an adjustment. 

Dated: January 13, 2009. 

John Moses, 

Acting Director, Collection Strategies 

Division. 

[FR Doc. E9–1144 Filed 1–16–09; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 6560–50–P 

ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION 

AGENCY 

[FRL–8765–3] 

Draft National Pollutant Discharge 

Elimination System (NPDES) General 

Permit for Discharges From Horse, 

Cattle and Dairy Concentrated Animal 

Feeding Operations (CAFOs) in New 

Mexico (Except Indian Country) 

AGENCY: Environmental Protection 

Agency (EPA). 

ACTION: Notice of proposed permit 

issuance. 

SUMMARY: EPA Region 6 Water Quality 

Protection Division, today is proposing 

for public comment the issuance of a 

National Pollutant Discharge 

Elimination System general permit for 

discharges from eligible owners/ 

operators of existing concentrated 

animal feeding operations (CAFOs), in 

New Mexico, except those discharges on 

Indian Country. All currently operating 

animal feeding operations that are 

defined as CAFOs or designated as 

CAFOs by the permitting authority (See 

Part VII Definitions, ‘‘CAFOs’’) and that 

are subject to 40 CFR Part 412, Subparts 

A (Horses) and C (Dairy Cows and Cattle 

Other than Veal Calves) are eligible for 

coverage under this permit. Hereinafter, 

this NPDES general permit will be 

referred to as ‘‘permit’’ or ‘‘CAFO 

permit’’ or ‘‘CAFO general permit.’’ 

Eligible CAFOs may apply for 

authorization under the terms and 

conditions of this permit, by submitting 

a notice of intent (NOI) to be covered by 

this permit. 

This permit covers the types of animal 

feeding operations listed above which 

meet the definition of a CAFO and 

discharge or propose to discharge 

pollutants to waters of the United 

States. A CAFO proposes to discharge if 

it is designed, constructed, operated, or 

maintained such that a discharge will 

occur. 

DATES: Comments must be submitted in 

writing to EPA on or before February 20, 

2009. 

ADDRESSES: Submit your comments, 

identified by Docket ID No. NMG010000 

by one of the following methods: 

• E-mail: smith.diane@epa.gov. 

• Mail: Ms. Diane Smith, 

Environmental Protection Agency, 

Water Quality Protection Division 

(6WQ–NP), 1445 Ross Ave., Suite 1200, 

Dallas, TX 75202. 

• Hand Delivery: EPA Region 6, 7th 

Floor Reception Desk, 1445 Ross Ave., 

Suite 1200, Dallas, TX 75202. Such 

deliveries are only accepted during 

normal business hours. 

Instructions: Direct your comments to 

Docket ID No. NMG010000. EPA’s 

policy is that all comments received 

will be included in the public docket 

without change and may be made 

available online, 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 e-mail. If you send an 

e-mail comment directly to EPA your email address will be automatically 

captured and included as part of the 

comment that is placed in the public 

docket and may be 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. 

Docket: All documents in the docket 

are listed in docket index. Although 

listed in the index, some information is 

not publicly available, e.g., CBI or other 

information whose disclosure is 

restricted by statute. Certain other 

material, such as copyrighted material, 

will be publicly available only in hard 

copy. Publicly available docket 

materials are available either 

electronically or in hard copy from Ms. 

Diane Smith at the address above. The 

Docket may also be viewed at the EPA 

Region 6 Offices from 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 

p.m., Monday through Friday, excluding 

legal holidays. For more information on 

scheduling a time to view the Docket or 

to obtain copies of available documents, 

please contact Ms. Diane Smith at 214– 

665–2145 or smith.diane@epa.gov. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Scott Stine, NPDES Permits and TMDL 

Branch (6WQ–PP), Environmental 

Protection Agency, 1445 Ross Ave., 

Suite 1200, Dallas, TX 75202; telephone 

number: (214) 665–7182; fax number: 

(214) 665–2191; e-mail address: 

stine.scott@epa.gov. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

I. General Information 

A. Does This Action Apply to Me? 

Today’s CAFO general permit would 

potentially apply to the following 

activities: 

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