Federal Register / Vol. 66, No. 249 / Friday, December 28, 2001 / Notices 67245

DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory

Commission

[Docket No. RM95–4–000]

Electronic Filing and Public Access to

Information; Notice of Availability of

Submission Software for FERC Form

Nos. 2 and 2–A: Annual Report of

Major Natural Gas Companies and

Annual Report of Non-Major Natural

Gas Companies

December 20, 2001.

The Federal Energy Regulatory

Commission (Commission) hereby gives

notice that it is providing software to

the major and non-major natural gas

pipelines to prepare both the paper and

electronic submissions of the FERC

Form No. 2 and Form No. 2–A (Form 2

and 2–A). The software is free of charge

and all jurisdictional Form 2 and 2–A

respondents are required to use it

starting with the 2001 submissions due

on or before March 31, 2002, for the

Form No. 2–A and April 30, 2002, for

the Form No. 2. The Commission has

not modified the forms and the data

required on the current schedules have

not changed.

The Form 2 and 2–A submission

software is Windows 95/98/2000/NT/XP

compatible and will provide benefits to

the respondent, the Commission and

users of the data. The software will

facilitate data entry and database

loading, improve data integrity, enhance

consistency between the paper and

electronic filings, and eliminate the

requirement to physically submit the

electronic file to the Commission on a

diskette or CD. Last year a beta version

of the software was used successfully by

47 of 110 Form 2 and 2–A respondents

to prepare their year 2000 paper

submission and to upload the electronic

submission to the Commission via the

Internet.

Software distribution, set-up, updates,

and submission of the electronic filing

will all be accomplished via the

Internet. In order to disseminate

information on the submission software

and to keep interested parties aware of

any new developments, we are creating

a point-of-contact list for companies that

file Form 2 and 2–A. Persons who

submit FERC Form 2 and 2–A, either for

their company, or as an agent for

another company, must first register to

receive a Personal Identification

Number (PIN). The PIN is required for

electronic filing.

To register for a PIN, send an E-mail

to Bolton Pierce (bpierce@ferc.fed.us)

containing the exact legal name of the

respondent company, the respondent’s

address, a contact person’s name, phone

number and E-mail address. A PIN will

be assigned and sent by return E-mail.

Instructions for downloading and

installing the Form 2 and 2A

Submission Software are available at

http://rimsweb2.ferc.fed.us/form2/.

Federal and state agencies and others

who wish to access and use the Form 2/

2A data may download it without

restriction from this same web address.

Respondents who submitted their

year 2000 filing with the new software

need only send in any changes to their

point-of-contact information. If you

have questions about the new software,

please E-mail them to Bolton Pierce at

bpierce@ferc.fed.us. Respondents with

questions concerning the Form Nos. 2

and 2–A may contact James M. Krug at

(202) 208–0419 or Craig A. Hill at (202)

208–0621.

The issuance of this software does not

change the paper submission

requirements for the forms this year. In

addition to using the software to upload

the electronic submission to the

Commission via the Internet, Form 2–A

respondents must also submit an

original and two conformed paper

copies of a completed form by March

31. Form 2 respondents must submit an

original and four paper copies of the

completed form by April 30. The

original paper version is to be produced

by the software.

The Commission has also developed,

and made available via the Internet,

Form 2 and 2–A ‘‘viewer’’ software to

allow the public and other interested

parties to download, view and print the

Form 2 and 2–A data submitted

electronically by the respondents for the

years 1996 and later. This software was

made available on December 19, 2001.

Linwood A. Watson, Jr.,

Acting Secretary.

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BILLING CODE 6717–01–P

ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION

AGENCY

[FRL–7122–7]

Agency Information Collection

Activities: Proposed Collection;

Comment Request; Final Authorization

for Hazardous Waste Management

AGENCY: Environmental Protection

Agency (EPA).

ACTION: Notice.

SUMMARY: In compliance with the

Paperwork Reduction Action (44 U.S.C.

3501 et seq.), this notice announces that

EPA is planning to submit the following

continuing Information Collection

Request (ICR) to the Office of

Management and Budget (OMB): Final

Authorization for Hazardous Waste

Management, EPA ICR Number 0969.06,

OMB Control Number 2050–0041

(expiration date May 31, 2002.) EPA

will use the information collected under

this ICR to determine whether a State

Hazardous Waste program meets the

statutory and regulatory requirements

for authorization. Before submitting the

ICR 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 February 26, 2002.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION OR A COPY

CALL: Tony Terrell at EPA, (703) 308–

6496, and refer to EPA ICR No. 969.

ADDRESSES: Commenters must send an

original and two copies of their

comments referencing docket number

F–2001–SA3P–FFFFF to: RCRA Docket

Information Center, Office of Solid

Waste (5305W), U.S. Docket Information

Center, Office of Solid Waste (5305W),

U.S. Environmental Protection Agency

Headquarters (EPA H), 1200

Pennsylvania Avenue, NW.,

Washington, DC 20460. Hand deliveries

of comments should be made to the

Arlington, VA address below.

Comments may also be submitted

electronically through the Internet to:

rcra-docket@epamail.epa.gov

Comments in electronic format should

also be identified by docket number F–

2001–SA3P–FFFFF. All electronic

comments must be submitted as an

ASCII file avoiding the use of special

characters and any form of encryption.

The official record for this action will be

kept in paper form and place them in

the official record, which also include

all comments submitted directly in

writing. The official record is the paper

record maintained in the RCRA

Information Center (the RIC address is

listed above this section). Commenters

should not submit any confidential

business information (CBI)

electronically. An original and two

copies of CBI must be submitted under

separate cover to: RCRA CBI Document

Control Officer, Office of Solid Waste

(5303W), United States Environmental

Protection Agency, Ariel Rios Building,

1200 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW.,

Mailcode 5303W, Washington, DC,

20460. Public comments and supporting

materials are available for viewing in

the RCRA Information Center (RIC),

located at Crystal Gateway, First Floor,

1235 Jefferson Davis Highway,

Arlington, VA. The RIC is open from 9

a.m. to 4 p.m. Monday through Friday,

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excluding federal holidays. To review

docket materials, it is recommended

that the public make an appointment by

calling (703) 603–9230. The public may

copy a maximum of 100 pages from any

regulatory docket at no charge.

Additional copies are $0.15/page. This

notice and the supporting documents

that detail the ICR renewal are also

available.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For

general information, contact the RCRA

Hotline at 800 424–9346 or TDD 800

553–7672 (hearing impaired). In the

Washington, DC, metropolitan area, call

703 412–9810 or TDD 703 412–3323.

For more detailed information on

specific aspects of this rulemaking,

contact Tony Terrell, Office of Solid

Waste (5303W), U.S. Environmental

Protection Agency, 1200 Pennsylvania

Avenue, NW., Washington, DC 20460,

(703) 308–6496/8638,

terrell.tony@epa.gov.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

Affected entities: Entities potentially

affected by this action are those which

are authorized to manage the federal

Hazardous waste program.

Title: Final Authorization for

Hazardous Waste Management

Programs, (OMB Control No. 2050–

0041, ICR No. 969.) expiring May 31,

2002.

Abstract: In order for a State to obtain

final authorization for a State hazardous

waste program or to revise its previously

authorized program, it must submit an

official application to the EPA Regional

office for approval. The purpose of the

application is to enable EPA to properly

determine whether the State’s program

meets the requirements of section 3006

of RCRA.

A State with an approved program

may voluntarily transfer program

responsibilities to EPA by notifying EPA

of the proposed transfer, as required by

section 271.23. Further, EPA may

withdraw a State’s authorized program

under section 271.23.

State program revision may be

necessary when the controlling Federal

or State statutory or regulatory authority

is modified or supplemented. In the

event that the State is revising its

program by adopting new Federal

requirements, the State shall prepare

and submit modified revisions of the

program description, Attorney General’s

statement, Memorandum of Agreement,

or such other documents as EPA

determines to be necessary. The State

shall inform EPA of any proposed

modifications to its basic statutory or

regulatory authority in accordance with

section 271.21. If a State is proposing to

transfer all or any part of any program

from the approved State agency to any

other agency, it must notify EPA in

accordance with section 271.21 and

submit revised organizational charts as

required under section 271.6, in

accordance with section 271.21. These

paperwork requirements are mandatory

under § 3006(a). EPA will use the

information submitted by the State in

order to determine whether the State’s

program meets the statutory and

regulatory requirements for

authorization. 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 are listed in 40 CFR Part 9

and 48 CFR Chapter 15.

The EPA would like to solicit

comments 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 automatic electronic,

mechanical, or other technological

collection techniques or other forms of

information technology, e.g., permitting

electronic submission of responses.

Burden Statement: The annual public

reporting and recordkeeping burden for

this collection of information is

estimated to average 632 hours per

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

information; and transmit or otherwise

disclose the information; and transmit

or otherwise disclose the information.

Estimated Number of Respondents:

50.

Frequency of Response: 18.

Estimated Total Annual Burden

Hours: 11,376 hours.

Estimated Total Annualized Cost

Burden: $619,541.

Dated: December 17, 2001.

Elizabeth Cotsworth,

Director, Office of Solid Waste.

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BILLING CODE 6560–50–P

ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION

AGENCY

[OPP–34251; FRL–6818–5]

Technical Briefing on the Preliminary

Organophosphate Pesticide

Cumulative Risk Assessment

AGENCY: Environmental Protection

Agency (EPA).

ACTION: Notice.

SUMMARY: EPA is announcing a public

technical briefing on January 15, 2002,

to discuss the exposure methodologies

proposed for use in the

organophosphate (OP) cumulative risk

assessment for food, drinking water, and

residential exposures. The briefing will

provide the public with an explanation

in non-technical terms of the proposed

exposure methodologies. In addition,

the briefing will cover how the

computer software model calculates and

combines these exposure estimates. This

briefing follows the August 22, 2001,

briefing on the hazard portion of the

assessment, the October 3, 2001,

briefing on the water exposure

methodology, and the November 15,

2001, briefing on the food and

residential methodologies. This

technical briefing will complete the

background briefings on the proposed

OP cumulative risk assessment

methodology.

DATES: The technical briefing will be

held on Tuesday, January 15, 2002, from

9 a.m. to 5 p.m. On Wednesday, January

16, 2002, from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m., EPA and

the U.S. Department of Agriculture will

hold a public meeting of the CARAT

Workgroup on Cumulative Risk

Assessment/Public Participation

Process.

ADDRESSES: The technical briefing and

the CARAT Workgroup Meeting will be

held at the Hilton Alexandria Old

Town, 1767 King Street, Alexandria,

VA. The telephone number for the hotel

is (703) 837–0440. The hotel is located

across from the King Street Metro

Station.