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applies to rules subject to notice-andcomment rulemaking requirements

under the Administrative Procedure Act

(‘‘APA’’) or any other statute. Today’s

proposed general permit is not subject

to notice and comment requirements

under the APA or any other statute

because the APA defines ‘‘rules’’ in a

manner that excludes permits. See APA

section 551(4),(6), and (8).

APA section 553 does not require

public notice and opportunity for

comment for interpretative rules or

general statements of policy. In addition

to proposing the new general permit,

today’s notice repeats an interpretation

of existing regulations promulgated

almost twenty years ago. The action

would impose no new or additional

requirements.

Nevertheless, the Agency has

considered and addressed the potential

impact of the proposed general permit

on small entities in a manner that meets

the requirements of the FRA. EPA took

such action based on the likelihood that

a large number of small entities may

seek coverage under the general permit

if finalized as proposed. The proposed

general permit would make available to

many small entities, particularly

operators of construction sites, a

streamlined process for obtaining

authorization to discharge. Of the

possible permitting mechanisms

available to dischargers subject to the

CWA, NPDES general permits are

designed to reduce the reporting and

monitoring burden associated with

NPDES permit authorization, especially

for small entities with discharges having

comparatively less potential for

environmental degradation than

discharges regulated under individual

NPDES permits. Thus, general permits

provide small entities with a permitting

application option that is much less

burdensome than NPDES individual

permit applications.

IX. Official Signatures

After review of the facts present in the

notice printed above, I hereby certify

pursuant to the provisions of 5 U.S.C.

605(b) that these general permits will

not have a significant impact on a

substantial number of small entities.

Authority: Clean Water Act, 33 U.S.C. 1251

et seq.

Dated: December 14, 2001.

Jo Lynn Traub,

Director, Water Division, Region V.

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FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS

COMMISSION

Notice of Public Information

Collection(s) Being Reviewed by the

Federal Communications Commission,

Comments Requested

December 11, 2001.

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, as

required by the Paperwork Reduction

Act of 1995, Public Law 104–13. 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 comments should be

submitted on or before February 19,

2002. If you anticipate that you will be

submitting comments, but find it

difficult to do so within the period of

time allowed by this notice, you should

advise the contact listed below as soon

as possible.

ADDRESSES: Direct all comments to Les

Smith, Federal Communications

Commissions, 445 12th Street, SW.,

Room 1-A804, Washington, DC 20554 or

via the Internet to lesmith@fcc.gov.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For

additional information or copies of the

information collections contact Les

Smith at (202) 418–0217 or via the

Internet at lesmith@fcc.gov.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

OMB Control Number: 3060–0644.

Title: Establishing Maximum

Permitted Rates for Regulated Cable

Services on Small Cable Systems.

Form Number: FCC Form 1230.

Type of Review: Extension of a

currently approved collection.

Respondents: Business or other forprofit entities; State, Local and Tribal

Governments.

Number of Respondents: 5.

Estimated Time Per Response: 2.25

hours.

Total Annual Burden to Respondents:

11.25 hours.

Total Annual Costs: $5,281.85.

Needs and Uses: On May 5, 1995, the

Commission adopted rules that allow a

small cable system owned by a small

cable company to use a simplified costof-service procedure to set its maximum

permitted rate. Pursuant to these rules,

a cable system is eligible to set its

maximum permitted rate with the FCC

form 1230 if it is a system with 15,000

or fewer subscribers, and it is not owned

by a cable company with more than

400,000 subscribers. The data collected

are used by the Commission and local

franchise authorities to determine

whether cable rates for basic service,

cable programming service, and

associated equipment are reasonable

under Commission regulations.

OMB Control Number: 3060–0433.

Title: Basic Signal Leakage

Performance Report.

Form Number: FCC Form 320.

Type of Review: Extension of a

currently approved collection.

Respondents: Business or other forprofit entities.

Number of Respondents: 33,000.

Estimated Time Per Response: 20

hours.

Total Annual Burden to Respondents:

660,000 hours.

Total Annual Costs: $3,750.

Needs and Uses: Cable television

system operators who use frequencies in

the bands 108–137 and 225–400 MHz

(aeronautical frequencies) are required

to file a cumulative leakage index (CLI)

derived under section 76.611(a)(1) or

the results of airspace measurements

derived under section 76.611(a)(2). This

filing must include a description of the

method by which compliance with basic

signal leakage criteria is achieved and

the method of calibrating the

measurement equipment. This yearly

filing is done in accordance with section

76.615 with the use of FCC Form 320.

The data collected on the FCC Form 320

are used by the Commission staff to

ensure the safe operation of aeronautical

and marine radio services, and to

monitor for compliance of cable

aeronautical usage in order to minimize

future interference to these safety of life

services.

Federal Communications Commission.

Magalie Roman Salas,

Secretary.

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