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(866) 208–3676 (toll free). For TTY, call 

(202) 502–8659. 

Nathaniel J. Davis, Sr., 

Deputy Secretary. 

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[EPA–R03–CBP–2009–0500; FRL–8972–5] 

Agency Information Collection 

Activities; Proposed Collection; 

Comment Request; Chesapeake 

Registry; EPA ICR No. 2365.01, OMB 

Control No. 200908–2003–001 

AGENCY: Environmental Protection 

Agency (EPA). 

ACTION: Notice. 

SUMMARY: In compliance with the 

Paperwork Reduction Act (PRA), this 

document announces that EPA is 

planning to submit a request to renew 

an existing, approved Information 

Collection Request (ICR) to the Office of 

Management and Budget (OMB). EPA 

prepared the ICR, ‘‘Chesapeake 

Registry,’’ on behalf of the Chesapeake 

Bay Program (CBP) partnership. Before 

submitting the ICR renewal request 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 22, 2009. 

ADDRESSES: Submit your comments, 

identified by Docket ID No. EPA–R03– 

CBP–2009–0500, by one of the following 

methods: 

• http://www.regulations.gov: Follow 

the on-line instructions for submitting 

comments. 

• Mail: Chesapeake Registry, Attn: 

Marguerite Duffy, Chesapeake Bay 

Program Office, 410 Severn Avenue, 

Suite 109, Annapolis, Maryland 21403. 

• Hand Delivery: Chesapeake 

Registry, Attn: Marguerite Duffy, EPA 

Chesapeake Bay Program Office, 410 

Severn Avenue, Suite 109, Annapolis, 

Maryland 21403. Such deliveries are 

only accepted during the Docket’s 

normal hours of operation (8:30 a.m. to 

4:30 p.m. Monday through Friday, 

excluding legal holidays), and special 

arrangements should be made for 

deliveries of boxed information. 

Instructions: Direct your comments to 

Docket ID No. EPA–R03–CBP–2009– 

0500. 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. 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 submit a disk or CD–ROM, EPA 

recommends that you include your 

name and other contact information in 

the body of your comment. 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: 

Marguerite Duffy, USEPA Region III— 

Chesapeake Bay Program Office, 

Annapolis City Marina, 410 Severn 

Avenue, Suite 109 (3CB10), Annapolis, 

MD 21403; telephone number: (410) 

267–5764; fax number: (410) 267–5777; 

e-mail address: 

duffy.marguerite@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– 

R03–CBP–2009–0500, which is 

available for online viewing at http:// 

www.regulations.gov, or in person 

viewing at the EPA Chesapeake Bay 

Program Office, 410 Severn Avenue, 

Suite 109, Annapolis, Maryland 21403. 

Materials are available for viewing from 

8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., Monday through 

Friday, excluding legal holidays; 

telephone number 410–267–5700. An 

electronic version of the public docket 

is available at: http:// 

www.regulations.gov. This site can be 

used to obtain a copy of the draft 

information collection request, 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 

(EPA–R03–CBP–2009–0500). 

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: 

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 state and local 

governments and non-government 


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organizations within the Chesapeake 

Bay watershed. 

Title: Chesapeake Registry (formerly 

called Activity Integration Plan). 

ICR numbers: EPA ICR No. 2365.01, 

OMB Control No. 200908–2003–001. 

ICR status: This ICR is currently 

scheduled to expire on 02/28/2010. 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: In 2008, EPA’s Region III 

Chesapeake Bay Program Office and its 

partners developed the Chesapeake 

Action Plan (CAP) to strengthen and 

expand partnerships in the watershed, 

enhance coordination of restoration 

activities, and increase the collective 

accountability for protecting the 

Chesapeake Bay. One component 

described in the CAP is a Web-enabled 

reporting system known as the Activity 

Integration Plan now titled Chesapeake 

Registry. Through this reporting system, 

participating organizations provide data 

about the activities in which they are 

currently engaged, or plan to be engaged 

in, to protect and restore the Chesapeake 

Bay and its watershed. The ability to 

capture and account for Bay-wide 

implementation activities was 

developed in response to 

recommendations by the Government 

Accountability Office and directives of 

the Explanatory Statement of the FY 

2008 Consolidated Appropriations Act 

(Public Law 110–161). CBPO conducted 

its first activity data call in 2008 that 

included 10 federal agencies, 7 states, 

and 2 local organizations. 

The EPA, on behalf of the partnership, 

intends to expand the data call to more 

than 10 non-federal agencies and 

organizations to strengthen the 

information base on which to support 

implementation decisions and more 

recently, to support Executive Order 

(EO) 13508, signed by President Barack 

Obama on May 12, 2009. Section 203(d) 

of the EO directs EPA to identify the 

‘‘mechanisms that will assure that 

governmental and other activities, 

including data collection and 

distribution, are coordinated and 

effective, relying on existing 

mechanisms where appropriate.’’ 

Section 204 further directs that ‘‘Federal 

actions to protect and restore the 

Chesapeake Bay are closely coordinated 

with actions by State and local agencies 

in the watershed and that the resources, 

authorities, and expertise of Federal, 

State, and local agencies are used as 

efficiently as possible.’’ The Chesapeake 

Registry and associated data calls 

provide a mechanism for coordinated 

data collections among federal and nonfederal entities protecting and restoring 

the Bay and its watershed, and the 

information necessary to adaptively 

manage the program in support of these 

mandates. 

The Chesapeake Registry includes 

detailed information about the activities 

and funding conducted and planned by 

partner organizations. The organizations 

provide project information on the 

nature of the activity, responsible 

organization, organizational point of 

contact, resource levels, geographic 

location, and major milestones on 

progress towards Chesapeake Bay 

protection and restoration efforts. Funds 

reported in the Chesapeake Registry are 

linked to an organization’s own resource 

base so that data associated with a set 

of funds is entered only by the 

originator of the funding. The 

information is organized by 

programmatic goal and desired result, 

which aligns activities to the goals of 

the program and helps to provide an 

accurate depiction of restoration 

activities, progress, and results. The 

information collection, as envisioned, 

will be conducted annually. Summary 

level information from the Chesapeake 

Registry is available at http:// 

cap.chesapeakebay.net. 

Each reporting organization is 

assigned a user ID and password. 

Security measures have been 

established to protect data that have 

been entered, including maintaining the 

data on a secure server on a secure 

network, and confirming the data with 

each reporting organization. Participants 

in the information collection are able to 

search the reporting system database 

application and view standard reports. 

Partners will use the enhanced and 

expanded data to update performance 

management dashboards that 

summarize and synthesize information 

so the program partners can understand, 

at a glance, the progress being made in 

key program areas. The dashboards 

include measures of progress, 

information about resources and 

strategic analyses of what needs to be 

done to improve implementation. In 

addition, EPA anticipates that some of 

the partners will use the reporting 

system as a tool for their own 

management and planning efforts. 

Burden Statement: The annual public 

reporting and recordkeeping burden for 

this collection of information is 

estimated to average 64.8 hours per 

response for state and local government 

agencies and 11.5 hours per response for 

non-government organizations. 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: 50 (30 state and local 

governments, 20 non-government 

organizations) initially but will likely 

increase over time. 

Frequency of response: Annual. 

Estimated total average number of 

responses for each respondent: 1. 

Estimated total annual burden hours: 

2,174.0 (64.8 hours per response for 

state and local governments, 11.5 hours 

per response for non-government 

organizations). 

Estimated total annual costs: 

$104,974.20. This includes an estimated 

burden cost of $104,974.20 and an 

estimated cost of $0.00 for capital 

investment or maintenance and 

operational costs. 

Are There Changes in the Estimates 

From the Last Approval? 

EPA anticipates an annual, gradual 

change in the total estimated respondent 

burden compared with that identified in 

the ICR currently approved by OMB. 

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: October 13, 2009. 

James Edward, 

Deputy Director, Chesapeake Bay Program 

Office, Region III. 

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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION 

AGENCY 

[Petition IV–2008–4; FRL–8971–3] 

Clean Air Act Operating Permit 

Program; Petition for Objection to 

State Operating Permit for East 

Kentucky Power Cooperative, Inc.— 

Hugh L. Spurlock Generating Station; 

Maysville (Mason County), KY 

AGENCY: Environmental Protection 

Agency (EPA). 

ACTION: Notice of final order on petition 

to object to a state operating permit. 

SUMMARY: Pursuant to Clean Air Act 

(CAA) Section 505(b)(2) and 40 CFR 

70.8(d), the EPA Administrator signed 

an Order, dated September 21, 2009, 

granting, in part, a petition to object to 

a merged prevention of significant 

deterioration (PSD) and state operating 

permit issued by the Kentucky Division 

for Air Quality (KDAQ) to East 

Kentucky Power Cooperative, Inc. 

(EKPC) for its Hugh L. Spurlock 

Generating Station located in Maysville, 

Mason County, Kentucky. This Order 

constitutes a final action on one of the 

three issues raised in the petition 

submitted by Sierra Club (Petitioner) on 

April 28, 2008. Pursuant to section 

505(b)(2) of the CAA, any person may 

seek judicial review of the Order in the 

United States Court of Appeals for the 

appropriate circuit within 60 days of 

this notice under section 307(b) of the 

Act. 

ADDRESSES: Copies of the Order, the 

petition, and all pertinent information 

relating thereto are on file at the 

following location: EPA Region 4, Air, 

Pesticides and Toxics Management 

Division, 61 Forsyth Street, SW., 

Atlanta, Georgia 30303–8960. The Order 

is also available electronically at the 

following address: http://www.epa.gov/ 

region07/programs/artd/air/title5/ 

petitiondb/petitions/ 

spurlock_response2008.pdf. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Art 

Hofmeister, Air Permits Section, EPA 

Region 4, at (404) 562–9115 or 

hofmeister.art@epa.gov. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The CAA 

affords EPA a 45-day period to review 

and, as appropriate, the authority to 

object to operating permits proposed by 

state permitting authorities under title V 

of the CAA, 42 U.S.C. 7661–7661f. 

Section 505(b)(2) of the CAA and 40 

CFR 70.8(d) authorize any person to 

petition the EPA Administrator to object 

to a title V operating permit within 60 

days after the expiration of EPA’s 45- 

day review period if EPA has not 

objected on its own initiative. Petitions 

must be based only on objections to the 

permit that were raised with reasonable 

specificity during the public comment 

period provided by the state, unless the 

petitioner demonstrates that it was 

impracticable to raise these issues 

during the comment period or the 

grounds for the issues arose after this 

period. 

Petitioner submitted a petition 

regarding the EKPC Spurlock Generating 

Station on April 28, 2008, requesting 

that EPA object to Revision 2 to the 

EKPC merged PSD and title V operating 

permit. Pursuant to a proposed Consent 

Decree, EPA agreed to address the issue 

regarding the lack of hazardous air 

pollutant emission limits under section 

112(g) of the CAA in an order due by 

September 21, 2009. The remaining two 

issues will be addressed in a subsequent 

Order. 

On September 21, 2009, the 

Administrator issued an Order granting 

the petition. The Order explains EPA’s 

rationale for granting the petition with 

respect to the issue described above. 

Dated: October 7, 2009. 

J. Scott Gordon, 

Acting Regional Administrator, Region 4. 

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[ER–FRL–8598–5] 

Environmental Impact Statements; 

Notice of Availability 

Responsible Agency: Office of Federal 

Activities, General Information (202) 

564–1399 or http://www.epa.gov/ 

compliance/nepa/. 

Weekly receipt of Environmental Impact 

Statements 

Filed 10/12/2009 Through 10/16/2009 

Pursuant to 40 CFR 1506.9. 

EIS No. 20090355, Final EIS, AFS, CA, 

Thom-Seider Vegetation Management 

and Fuels Reduction Project, To 

Respond to the Increasing Density and 

Fuels Hazard Evident along the 

Klamath River between Hamburg and 

Happy Camp, Klamath National 

Forest, Siskiyou County, CA, Wait 

Period Ends: 11/23/2009, Contact: 

Carol J. Sharp 530–493–1734. 

EIS No. 20090356, Final EIS, AFS, MN, 

Border Project, Proposing Forest 

Vegetation Management and Related 

Transportation System Activities, 

LaCroix Ranger District, Superior 

National Forest, St. Louis County, 

MN, Wait Period Ends: 11/23/2009, 

Contact: Carol Booth 218–666–0020. 

EIS No. 20090357, Final EIS, NPS, MO, 

Jefferson National Expansion 

Memorial, General Management Plan, 

Implementation, St. Louis, MO, Wait 

Period Ends: 11/23/2009, Contact: 

Tom Bradley 314–655–1600. 

EIS No. 20090358, Final EIS, AFS, MT, 

Marsh and Tarhead Allotment 

Management Plans, Proposes to 

Authorize Grazing of Livestock under 

10-year Permits, Lincoln Ranger 

District, Helena National Forest, 

Lewis and Clark Counties, MT, Wait 

Period Ends: 11/23/2009, Contact: 

Shawn Heinert 406–362–7013. 

Amended Notices 

EIS No. 20090254, Draft EIS, AFS, 00, 

Bridgeport Travel Management 

Project, To Provide the Primary 

Framework for Sustainable 

Management of Motor Vehicle Use on 

the Bridgeport Ranger District, 

Humboldt-Toiyabe National Forest, 

Mono County, CA and Lyon, Douglas, 

and Mineral Counties, NV, Comment 

Period Ends: 11/20/2009, Contact: 

Dave Lomis 775–884–8132. 

Revision to FR Notice Published 07/ 

31/2009: Extending Comment Period 

from 09/14/2009 to 11/20/2009. 

Dated: October 20, 2009. 

Ken Mittelholtz, 

Deputy Director, NEPA Compliance Division, 

Office of Federal Activities. 

[FR Doc. E9–25580 Filed 10–22–09; 8:45 am] 

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Environmental Impact Statements and 

Regulations; Availability of EPA 

Comments 

Availability of EPA comments 

prepared pursuant to the Environmental 

Review Process (ERP), under section 

309 of the Clean Air Act and Section 

102(2)(c) of the National Environmental 

Policy Act as amended. Requests for 


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