Document ID: EPA-HQ-OPPT-2003-0013-0001
Agency: epa
Document Type: Notice
Title: Request for Contractor Access to TSCA Confidential Business Information; Request for Comment on Renewal of Information Collection Activities
Posted Date: 2003-04-15T04:00Z

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No.
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15,
2003
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Notices
7.
WPS
Canada
Generation,
Inc.

[
Docket
No.
ER03
 
689
 
000]
Take
notice
that
on
April
1,
2003,
WPS
Canada
Generation,
Inc.
(
WPS
Canada),
filed
rate
schedules
for
its
Reactive
Supply
and
Voltage
Control
from
Generation
Sources
Services
(
Reactive
Power
Service)
in
order
to
obtain
compensation
for
the
Reactive
Power
Service
that
it
provides
to
Maine
Public
Service
Company
(
MPS)
and
the
Northern
Maine
Independent
System
Administrator,
Inc.
to
maintain
the
reliability
of
the
MPS
transmission
system.
WPS
Canada
states
that
copies
of
the
filing
were
served
upon
Maine
Public
Service
Company,
the
Northern
Maine
Independent
System
Administrator,
Inc.,
the
Houlton
Water
Company,
Eastern
Maine
Electric
Cooperative,
and
Van
Buren
Light
and
Power
District.
Comment
Date:
April
22,
2003.

8.
Minnesota
Power
[
Docket
No.
ER03
 
691
 
000]
Take
notice
that
on
April
1,
2003,
Minnesota
Power
tendered
for
filing
an
executed
letter
agreement
dated
February
26,
2003
amending
and
updating
the
pricing
terms
and
conditions
of
the
Network
Integration
Transmission
Service
Agreement
between
Minnesota
Power
and
Great
River
Energy
(
GRE)
under
Minnesota
Power's
open
access
transmission
tariff
(
OATT),
Service
Agreement
No.
65
Transmission
under
FERC
Electric
Tariff,
First
Revised
Volume
No.
6,
effective
March
1,
2003.
Comment
Date:
April
22,
2003.

Standard
Paragraph
Any
person
desiring
to
intervene
or
to
protest
this
filing
should
file
with
the
Federal
Energy
Regulatory
Commission,
888
First
Street,
NE.,
Washington,
DC
20426,
in
accordance
with
rules
211
and
214
of
the
Commission's
rules
of
practice
and
procedure
(
18
CFR
385.211
and
385.214).
Protests
will
be
considered
by
the
Commission
in
determining
the
appropriate
action
to
be
taken,
but
will
not
serve
to
make
protestants
parties
to
the
proceeding.
Any
person
wishing
to
become
a
party
must
file
a
motion
to
intervene.
All
such
motions
or
protests
should
be
filed
on
or
before
the
comment
date,
and,
to
the
extent
applicable,
must
be
served
on
the
applicant
and
on
any
other
person
designated
on
the
official
service
list.
This
filing
is
available
for
review
at
the
Commission
or
may
be
viewed
on
the
Commission's
Web
site
at
http://
www.
ferc.
gov
,
using
the
``
FERRIS''
link.
Enter
the
docket
number
excluding
the
last
three
digits
in
the
docket
number
field
to
access
the
document.
For
assistance,
contact
FERC
Online
Support
at
FERCOnlineSupport@
ferc.
gov
or
tollfree
at
(
866)
208
 
3676,
or
for
TTY,
contact
(
202)
502
 
8659.
Protests
and
interventions
may
be
filed
electronically
via
the
Internet
in
lieu
of
paper;
see
18
CFR
385.2001(
a)(
1)(
iii)
and
the
instructions
on
the
Commission's
Web
site
under
the
``
e­
Filing''
link.
The
Commission
strongly
encourages
electronic
filings.

Magalie
R.
Salas,
Secretary.
[
FR
Doc.
03
 
9233
Filed
4
 
14
 
03;
8:
45
am]

BILLING
CODE
6717
 
01
 
P
ENVIRONMENTAL
PROTECTION
AGENCY
[
OPPT
 
2003
 
0013;
FRL
 
7300
 
5]

Request
for
Contractor
Access
to
TSCA
Confidential
Business
Information;
Request
for
Comment
on
Renewal
of
Information
Collection
Activities
AGENCY:
Environmental
Protection
Agency
(
EPA).
ACTION:
Notice.

SUMMARY:
In
compliance
with
the
Paperwork
Reduction
Act
(
PRA)
(
44
U.
S.
C
3501
et
seq.)
EPA
is
seeking
public
comment
on
the
following
Information
Collection
Request
(
ICR):
Request
for
Contractor
Access
to
TSCA
Confidential
Business
Information
(
EPA
ICR
No.
1250.07,
OMB
Control
No.
2070
 
0075).
This
ICR
involves
a
collection
activity
that
is
currently
approved
and
scheduled
to
expire
on
February
29,
2004.
The
information
collection
involves
company
and
individual
employee
information
provided
by
EPA
contractor
companies
for
those
employees
needing
Toxic
Substances
Control
Act
(
TSCA)
confidential
business
information
(
CBI)
clearance
in
order
to
perform
their
duties.
Before
submitting
this
ICR
to
the
Office
of
Management
and
Budget
(
OMB)
for
review
and
approval
under
the
PRA,
EPA
is
soliciting
comments
on
specific
aspects
of
the
collection.
DATES:
Written
comments,
identified
by
the
docket
ID
number
OPPT
 
2003
 
0013,
must
be
received
on
or
before
June
16,
2003.
ADDRESSES:
Comments
may
be
submitted
electronically,
by
mail,
or
through
hand
delivery/
courier.
Follow
the
detailed
instructions
as
provided
in
Unit
I.
of
the
SUPPLEMENTARY
INFORMATION.
FOR
FURTHER
INFORMATION
CONTACT:
For
general
information
contact:
Barbara
Cunningham,
Acting
Director,
Environmental
Assistance
Division
(
7408M),
Office
of
Pollution
Prevention
and
Toxics,
Environmental
Protection
Agency,
1200
Pennsylvania
Ave.,
NW.,
Washington,
DC
20460
 
0001;
telephone
number:
(
202)
554
 
1404;
e­
mail
address:
TSCA­
Hotline@
epa.
gov.
For
technical
information
contact:
Sandra
Wilkins,
Information
Management
Division
(
7407M),
Office
of
Pollution
Prevention
and
Toxics,
Environmental
Protection
Agency,
1200
Pennsylvania
Ave.,
NW.,
Washington,
DC
20460
 
0001;
telephone
number:
(
202)
564
 
8952;
fax
number:
(
202)
564
 
8955;
e­
mail
address:
wilkins.
sandra@
epa.
gov.

SUPPLEMENTARY
INFORMATION:

I.
General
Information
A.
Does
this
Action
Apply
to
Me?

You
may
be
potentially
affected
by
this
action
if
you
are
a
company
under
contract
to
EPA
to
provide
certain
services,
and
your
employees
must
have
access
to
TSCA
CBI
in
the
performance
of
their
duties.
Potentially
affected
entities
may
include,
but
are
not
limited
to:
 
Information
services
(
NAICS
514),
e.
g.,
Information
search
services.
 
Administrative
and
support
services
(
NAICS
561),
e.
g.,
Office
administrative
services.
This
listing
is
not
intended
to
be
exhaustive,
but
rather
provides
a
guide
for
readers
regarding
entities
likely
to
be
affected
by
this
action.
Other
types
of
entities
not
listed
in
this
unit
could
also
be
affected.
The
North
American
Industrial
Classification
System
(
NAICS)
codes
have
been
provided
to
assist
you
and
others
in
determining
whether
this
action
might
apply
to
certain
entities.
If
you
have
any
questions
regarding
the
applicability
of
this
action
to
a
particular
entity,
consult
the
technical
person
listed
under
FOR
FURTHER
INFORMATION
CONTACT.

B.
How
Can
I
Get
Copies
of
this
Document
and
Other
Related
Information?

1.
Docket.
EPA
has
established
an
official
public
docket
for
this
action
under
docket
identification
(
ID)
number
OPPT
 
2003
 
0013.
The
official
public
docket
consists
of
the
documents
specifically
referenced
in
this
action,
any
public
comments
received,
and
other
information
related
to
this
action.
Although
a
part
of
the
official
docket,
the
public
docket
does
not
include
Confidential
Business
Information
(
CBI)
or
other
information
whose
disclosure
is
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restricted
by
statute.
The
official
public
docket
is
the
collection
of
materials
that
is
available
for
public
viewing
at
the
EPA
Docket
Center,
Rm.
B102­
Reading
Room,
EPA
West,
1301
Constitution
Ave.,
NW.,
Washington,
DC.
The
EPA
Docket
Center
is
open
from
8:
30
a.
m.
to
4:
30
p.
m.,
Monday
through
Friday,
excluding
legal
holidays.
The
EPA
Docket
Center
Reading
Room
telephone
number
is
(
202)
566
 
1744
and
the
telephone
number
for
the
OPPT
Docket,
which
is
located
in
EPA
Docket
Center,
is
(
202)
566
 
0280.
2.
Electronic
access.
You
may
access
this
Federal
Register
document
electronically
through
the
EPA
Internet
under
the
``
Federal
Register''
listings
at
http://
www.
epa.
gov/
fedrgstr/.
An
electronic
version
of
the
public
docket
is
available
through
EPA's
electronic
public
docket
and
comment
system,
EPA
Dockets.
You
may
use
EPA
Dockets
at
http://
www.
epa.
gov/
edocket/
to
submit
or
view
public
comments,
access
the
index
listing
of
the
contents
of
the
official
public
docket,
and
to
access
those
documents
in
the
public
docket
that
are
available
electronically.
Although
not
all
docket
materials
may
be
available
electronically,
you
may
still
access
any
of
the
publicly
available
docket
materials
through
the
docket
facility
identified
in
Unit
I.
B.
1.
Once
in
the
system,
select
``
search,''
then
key
in
the
appropriate
docket
ID
number.
Certain
types
of
information
will
not
be
placed
in
the
EPA
Dockets.
Information
claimed
as
CBI
and
other
information
whose
disclosure
is
restricted
by
statute,
which
is
not
included
in
the
official
public
docket,
will
not
be
available
for
public
viewing
in
EPA's
electronic
public
docket.
EPA's
policy
is
that
copyrighted
material
will
not
be
placed
in
EPA's
electronic
public
docket
but
will
be
available
only
in
printed,
paper
form
in
the
official
public
docket.
To
the
extent
feasible,
publicly
available
docket
materials
will
be
made
available
in
EPA's
electronic
public
docket.
When
a
document
is
selected
from
the
index
list
in
EPA
Dockets,
the
system
will
identify
whether
the
document
is
available
for
viewing
in
EPA's
electronic
public
docket.
Although
not
all
docket
materials
may
be
available
electronically,
you
may
still
access
any
of
the
publicly
available
docket
materials
through
the
docket
facility
identified
in
Unit
I.
B.
1.
EPA
intends
to
work
towards
providing
electronic
access
to
all
of
the
publicly
available
docket
materials
through
EPA's
electronic
public
docket.
For
public
commenters,
it
is
important
to
note
that
EPA's
policy
is
that
public
comments,
whether
submitted
electronically
or
in
paper,
will
be
made
available
for
public
viewing
in
EPA's
electronic
public
docket
as
EPA
receives
them
and
without
change,
unless
the
comment
contains
copyrighted
material,
CBI,
or
other
information
whose
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
EPA's
electronic
public
docket.
The
entire
printed
comment,
including
the
copyrighted
material,
will
be
available
in
the
public
docket.
Public
comments
submitted
on
computer
disks
that
are
mailed
or
delivered
to
the
docket
will
be
transferred
to
EPA's
electronic
public
docket.
Public
comments
that
are
mailed
or
delivered
to
the
docket
will
be
scanned
and
placed
in
EPA's
electronic
public
docket.
Where
practical,
physical
objects
will
be
photographed,
and
the
photograph
will
be
placed
in
EPA's
electronic
public
docket
along
with
a
brief
description
written
by
the
docket
staff.

C.
How
and
to
Whom
Do
I
Submit
the
Comments?
You
may
submit
comments
electronically,
by
mail,
or
through
hand
delivery/
courier.
To
ensure
proper
receipt
by
EPA,
identify
the
appropriate
docket
ID
number
in
the
subject
line
on
the
first
page
of
your
comment.
Please
ensure
that
your
comments
are
submitted
within
the
specified
comment
period.
Comments
received
after
the
close
of
the
comment
period
will
be
marked
``
late.''
EPA
is
not
required
to
consider
these
late
comments.
If
you
wish
to
submit
CBI
or
information
that
is
otherwise
protected
by
statute,
please
follow
the
instructions
in
Unit
I.
D.
Do
not
use
EPA
Dockets
or
e­
mail
to
submit
CBI
or
information
protected
by
statute.
1.
Electronically.
If
you
submit
an
electronic
comment
as
prescribed
in
this
unit,
EPA
recommends
that
you
include
your
name,
mailing
address,
and
an
email
address
or
other
contact
information
in
the
body
of
your
comment.
Also
include
this
contact
information
on
the
outside
of
any
disk
or
CD
ROM
you
submit,
and
in
any
cover
letter
accompanying
the
disk
or
CD
ROM.
This
ensures
that
you
can
be
identified
as
the
submitter
of
the
comment
and
allows
EPA
to
contact
you
in
case
EPA
cannot
read
your
comment
due
to
technical
difficulties
or
needs
further
information
on
the
substance
of
your
comment.
EPA's
policy
is
that
EPA
will
not
edit
your
comment,
and
any
identifying
or
contact
information
provided
in
the
body
of
a
comment
will
be
included
as
part
of
the
comment
that
is
placed
in
the
official
public
docket,
and
made
available
in
EPA's
electronic
public
docket.
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.
i.
EPA
Dockets.
Your
use
of
EPA's
electronic
public
docket
to
submit
comments
to
EPA
electronically
is
EPA's
preferred
method
for
receiving
comments.
Go
directly
to
EPA
Dockets
at
http://
www.
epa.
gov/
edocket,
and
follow
the
online
instructions
for
submitting
comments.
Once
in
the
system,
select
``
search,''
and
then
key
in
docket
ID
number
OPPT
 
2003
 
0013.
The
system
is
an
``
anonymous
access''
system,
which
means
EPA
will
not
know
your
identity,
e­
mail
address,
or
other
contact
information
unless
you
provide
it
in
the
body
of
your
comment.
ii.
E­
mail.
Comments
may
be
sent
by
e­
mail
to
oppt.
ncic@
epa.
gov,
Attention:
Docket
ID
Number
OPPT
 
2003
 
0013.
In
contrast
to
EPA's
electronic
public
docket,
EPA's
e­
mail
system
is
not
an
``
anonymous
access''
system.
If
you
send
an
e­
mail
comment
directly
to
the
docket
without
going
through
EPA's
electronic
public
docket,
EPA's
e­
mail
system
automatically
captures
your
email
address.
E­
mail
addresses
that
are
automatically
captured
by
EPA's
e­
mail
system
are
included
as
part
of
the
comment
that
is
placed
in
the
official
public
docket,
and
made
available
in
EPA's
electronic
public
docket.
iii.
Disk
or
CD
ROM.
You
may
submit
comments
on
a
disk
or
CD
ROM
that
you
mail
to
the
mailing
address
identified
in
Unit
I.
C.
2.
These
electronic
submissions
will
be
accepted
in
WordPerfect
or
ASCII
file
format.
Avoid
the
use
of
special
characters
and
any
form
of
encryption.
2.
By
mail.
Send
your
comments
to:
Document
Control
Office
(
7407M),
Office
of
Pollution
Prevention
and
Toxics
(
OPPT),
Environmental
Protection
Agency,
1200
Pennsylvania
Ave.,
NW.,
Washington,
DC
20460
 
0001.
3.
By
hand
delivery
or
courier.
Deliver
your
comments
to:
OPPT
Document
Control
Office
(
DCO)
in
EPA
East
Building
Rm.
6428,
1201
Constitution
Ave.,
NW.,
Washington,
DC.
Attention:
Docket
ID
Number
OPPT
 
2003
 
0013.
The
DCO
is
open
from
8
a.
m.
to
4
p.
m.,
Monday
through
Friday,
excluding
legal
holidays.
The
telephone
number
for
the
DCO
is
(
202)
564
 
8930.

D.
How
Should
I
Submit
CBI
To
the
Agency?
Do
not
submit
information
that
you
consider
to
be
CBI
electronically
through
EPA's
electronic
public
docket
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Vol.
68,
No.
72
/
Tuesday,
April
15,
2003
/
Notices
or
by
e­
mail.
You
may
claim
information
that
you
submit
to
EPA
as
CBI
by
marking
any
part
or
all
of
that
information
as
CBI
(
if
you
submit
CBI
on
disk
or
CD
ROM,
mark
the
outside
of
the
disk
or
CD
ROM
as
CBI
and
then
identify
electronically
within
the
disk
or
CD
ROM
the
specific
information
that
is
CBI).
Information
so
marked
will
not
be
disclosed
except
in
accordance
with
procedures
set
forth
in
40
CFR
part
2.
In
addition
to
one
complete
version
of
the
comment
that
includes
any
information
claimed
as
CBI,
a
copy
of
the
comment
that
does
not
contain
the
information
claimed
as
CBI
must
be
submitted
for
inclusion
in
the
public
docket
and
EPA's
electronic
public
docket.
If
you
submit
the
copy
that
does
not
contain
CBI
on
disk
or
CD
ROM,
mark
the
outside
of
the
disk
or
CD
ROM
clearly
that
it
does
not
contain
CBI.
Information
not
marked
as
CBI
will
be
included
in
the
public
docket
and
EPA's
electronic
public
docket
without
prior
notice.
If
you
have
any
questions
about
CBI
or
the
procedures
for
claiming
CBI,
please
consult
the
technical
person
listed
under
FOR
FURTHER
INFORMATION
CONTACT.

E.
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.
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.
Provide
specific
examples
to
illustrate
your
concerns.
6.
Offer
alternative
ways
to
improve
the
collection
activity.
7.
Make
sure
to
submit
your
comments
by
the
deadline
in
this
notice.
8.
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.

F.
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:
1.
Evaluate
whether
the
proposed
collections
of
information
are
necessary
for
the
proper
performance
of
the
functions
of
the
Agency,
including
whether
the
information
will
have
practical
utility.
2.
Evaluate
the
accuracy
of
the
Agency's
estimates
of
the
burdens
of
the
proposed
collections
of
information.
3.
Enhance
the
quality,
utility,
and
clarity
of
the
information
to
be
collected.
4.
Minimize
the
burden
of
the
collections
of
information
on
those
who
are
to
respond,
including
through
the
use
of
appropriate
automated
or
electronic
collection
technologies
or
other
forms
of
information
technology,
e.
g.,
permitting
electronic
submission
of
responses.

II.
What
Information
Collection
Activity
or
ICR
Does
this
Action
Apply
to?
EPA
is
seeking
comments
on
the
following
ICR:
Title:
Request
for
Contractor
Access
to
TSCA
Confidential
Business
Information.
ICR
numbers:
EPA
ICR
No.
1250.07,
OMB
Control
No.
2070
 
0075.
ICR
status:
This
ICR
is
currently
scheduled
to
expire
on
February
29,
2004.
An
Agency
may
not
conduct
or
sponsor,
and
a
person
is
not
required
to
respond
to
a
collection
of
information
that
is
subject
to
approval
under
PRA,
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,
are
listed
in
40
CFR
part
9,
and
included
on
the
related
collection
instrument
or
form,
if
applicable.
Abstract:
Certain
employees
of
companies
working
under
contract
to
EPA
require
access
to
CBI
collected
under
the
authority
of
TSCA
in
order
to
perform
their
official
duties.
The
Office
of
Pollution
Prevention
and
Toxics
(
OPPT),
which
is
responsible
for
maintaining
the
security
of
TSCA
CBI,
requires
that
all
individuals
desiring
access
to
TSCA
CBI
obtain
and
annually
renew
official
clearance
to
TSCA
CBI.
As
part
of
the
process
for
obtaining
TSCA
CBI
clearance,
OPPT
requires
certain
information
about
the
contracting
company
and
about
each
contractor
employee
requesting
TSCA
CBI
clearance.
This
includes
primarily
the
name,
Social
Security
number
and
EPA
identification
badge
number
of
the
employee,
the
type
of
TSCA
CBI
clearance
requested
and
the
justification
for
such
clearance,
and
the
signature
of
the
employee
to
an
agreement
with
respect
to
access
to
and
use
of
TSCA
CBI.
Responses
to
the
collection
of
information
are
voluntary,
but
failure
to
provide
the
requested
information
will
prevent
a
contractor
employee
from
obtaining
clearance
to
TSCA
CBI.
EPA
will
observe
strict
confidentiality
precautions
with
respect
to
the
information
collected
on
individual
employees,
based
on
the
Privacy
Act
of
1974,
as
outlined
in
the
ICR
and
in
the
collection
instrument.

III.
What
Are
EPA's
Burden
and
Cost
Estimates
for
This
ICR?

Under
the
PRA,
``
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.
For
this
collection
it
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.
The
ICR
provides
a
detailed
explanation
of
this
estimate,
which
is
only
briefly
summarized
in
this
notice.
The
annual
public
burden
for
this
collection
of
information
is
estimated
to
average
1.6
hours
per
response.
The
following
is
a
summary
of
the
estimates
taken
from
the
ICR:
Respondents/
affected
entities:
19.
Estimated
total
number
of
potential
respondents:
Unknown.
Frequency
of
response:
One
time
only
per
individual
employee
needing
TSCA
CBI
clearance.
Estimated
total/
average
number
of
responses
for
each
respondent:
14.
Estimated
total
annual
burden
hours:
428
hours.
Estimated
total
annual
burden
costs:
$
15,736.

IV.
Are
There
Changes
in
the
Estimates
From
the
Last
Approval?

There
is
a
decrease
of
247
hours
(
from
675
hours
to
428
hours)
in
the
total
estimated
respondent
burden
compared
with
that
identified
in
the
ICR
most
recently
approved
by
OMB.
This
change
results
from
a
lesser
number
of
contractor
companies
with
employees
needing
TSCA
CBI
clearance.

V.
What
is
the
Next
Step
in
the
Process
for
This
ICR?

EPA
will
consider
the
comments
received
and
amend
the
ICR
as
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/
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appropriate.
The
final
ICR
package
will
then
be
submitted
to
OMB
for
review
and
approval
pursuant
to
5
CFR
1320.12.
EPA
will
issue
another
Federal
Register
notice
pursuant
to
5
CFR
1320.5(
a)(
1)(
iv)
to
announce
the
submission
of
the
ICR
to
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.

List
of
Subjects
Environmental
protection,
Reporting
and
recordkeeping
requirements.

Dated:
April
1,
2003.
Stephen
L.
Johnson,
Assistant
Administrator
for
Prevention,
Pesticides
and
Toxic
Substances.

[
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S
ENVIRONMENTAL
PROTECTION
AGENCY
[
FRL
 
7483
 
2]

Compliance
Assistance
Centers;
Request
for
Suggestions
on
Candidates
for
Compliance
Assistance
Center
Development
in
FY
2004
AGENCY:
Environmental
Protection
Agency.
ACTION:
Solicitation
for
suggestions.

SUMMARY:
In
partnership
with
industry,
academic
institutions,
environmental
groups,
and
other
agencies,
the
Environmental
Protection
Agency
(
EPA)
supports
thirteen
Compliance
Assistance
Centers
(
Centers)
to
help
small­
and
medium­
size
businesses
and
local
governments
better
understand
and
comply
with
environmental
regulations.
These
Centers
provide
easy
to
understand
compliance
information
targeted
to
specific
sectors,
geographic
and
environmental
topics:
agriculture;
automotive
service
and
repair;
automotive
recycling,
chemical
manufacturers;
construction;
federal
facilities;
local
governments,
metal
finishing;
paints
and
coatings;
printed
wiring
board
manufacturers;
printers;
transportation;
and
the
U.
S.
/
Mexican
border
environmental
issues.
All
Centers
can
be
accessed
at
http://
www.
assistancecneters.
net.
EPA
would
like
to
expand
the
Center
program
to
support
other
sectors,
geographical
areas
or
topical
issues.
To
support
new
Center
development,
EPA
has
funded
the
National
Center
for
Manufacturing
Sciences
(
NCMS)
to
develop,
operate
and
maintain
the
Compliance
Assistance
Center
Platform
(
Platform)
from
which
new
Centers
can
be
``
launched.''
The
Platform
includes
a
suite
of
comprehensive
web­
based
tools
necessary
to
create
a
full­
featured
Center.
States,
industry,
and
compliance
assistance
providers
can
work
with
NCMS
to
establish
Centers
that
will
help
the
regulated
community
better
understand
and
more
efficiently
comply
with
environmental
requirements.
The
Centers
for
the
construction
sector,
automotive
recycling
sector
and
U.
S.
/
Mexican
border
environmental
issues
have
been
developed
in
partnership
with
NCMS
and
the
Platform.
Visit
http://
www.
envcap.
org
to
access
Platform
resources.
EPA
is
exploring
new
sector,
geographical,
or
topical
candidates
for
Center
development
in
FY
2004.
Center
candidates
will
be
evaluated
initially
against
the
following
criteria:
impact
on
health
and
the
environment;
patterns
of
noncompliance;
assessment
that
compliance
assistance
is
an
appropriate
``
tool''
to
use;
predominately
involves
or
affects
small
businesses;
the
problem
or
issue
is
prevalent
nationally;
impact
of
new
environmental
regulations;
subject
to
multiple
environmental
statutes/
regulations;
and
not
currently
supported
by
an
existing
compliance
assistance
program.
Once
these
threshold
criteria
have
been
met,
an
additional
criteria
will
be
applied:
willingness
of
a
sector
or
third­
party
organization
to
partner
with
EPA.
EPA
invites
feedback
from
interested
parties
on
candidates
for
Center
development.
The
above
criteria
should
be
considered
in
your
evaluation
of
sector,
geographic,
or
topical
candidates.
EPA
anticipates
selecting
the
sectors,
topics
or
geographic
areas
for
which
new
Centers
will
be
developed
in
July,
2003.
Pursuant
to
EPA's
Grants
Competition
Policy
that
went
into
effect
October
1,
2002,
EPA
will
compete
any
assistance
agreement
that
will
be
provided
to
support
new
Center
development
in
FY
2004.
Interested
parties
should
communicate
their
suggestions
regarding
new
sectors,
geographical
areas
or
topical
issues
for
Center
development
to
EPA
by
letter
or
e­
mail
to
the
contact
listed
below.

DATES:
Contact
by
May
9,
2003.

FOR
FURTHER
INFORMATION
CONTACT:
Tracy
Back,
Team
Leader,
Compliance
Assistance
Centers,
US,
EPA
(
mail
code
2224A),
1200
Pennsylvania
Ave.,
NW.,
Washington,
DC
20460,
E­
mail:
back.
tracy@
epa.
gov.
Telephone:
202
 
564
 
7076,
Fax:
202
 
564
 
0009.
Dated:
April
3,
2003.
Lisa
C.
Lund,
Acting
Director,
Office
of
Compliance.
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BILLING
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6560
 
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P
FEDERAL
COMMUNICATIONS
COMMISSION
[
Report
No.
2604]

Petition
for
Reconsideration
of
Action
in
Rulemaking
Proceeding
April
9,
2003.
Petition
for
Reconsideration
has
been
filed
in
the
Commission's
rulemaking
proceeding
listed
in
this
Public
Notice
and
published
pursuant
to
47
CFR
section
1.429(
e).
The
full
text
of
this
document
is
available
for
viewing
and
copying
in
Room
CY
 
A257,
445
12th
Street,
SW.,
Washington,
DC
or
may
be
purchased
from
the
Commission's
copy
contractor,
Qualex
International
(
202)
863
 
2893.
Oppositions
to
this
petition
must
be
filed
by
April
30,
2003.
See
Section
1.4(
b)(
1)
of
the
Commission's
rules
(
47
CFR
1.4(
b)(
1)).
Replies
to
an
opposition
must
be
filed
within
10
days
after
the
time
for
filing
oppositions
has
expired.
Subject:
In
the
Matter
of
the
Telecommunications
Relay
Services
and
the
Americans
with
Disabilities
Act
of
1990
(
CC
Docket
No.
90
 
571).
Number
of
Petitions
Filed:
1.

William
F.
Caton,
Deputy
Secretary.
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01
 
M
FEDERAL
DEPOSIT
INSURANCE
CORPORATION
Agency
Information
Collection
Activities:
Proposed
Collection;
Comment
Request
AGENCY:
Federal
Deposit
Insurance
Corporation
(
FDIC).
ACTION:
Notice
and
request
for
comment.

SUMMARY:
The
FDIC,
as
part
of
its
continuing
effort
to
reduce
paperwork
and
respondent
burden,
invites
the
general
public
and
other
Federal
agencies
to
take
this
opportunity
to
comment
on
proposed
and/
or
continuing
information
collections,
as
required
by
the
Paperwork
Reduction
Act
of
1995
(
44
U.
S.
C.
chapter
35).
Currently,
the
FDIC
is
soliciting
comments
concerning
the
following
collections
of
information
titled:
(
1)
Securities
of
Insured
Nonmember
Banks,
(
2)
Fair
Housing
Lending
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