Document ID: EPA-HQ-OA-2003-0001-0001
Agency: epa
Document Type: Notice
Title: Agency Information Collection Activities: Proposed Collection and Comment Request; National Environmental Performance Track Program
Posted Date: 2003-01-27T05:00Z

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27,
2003
/
Notices
Commission's
staff
may
participate
in
the
meeting.
During
the
course
of
the
meeting,
it
is
possible
that
discussions
may
overlap
with
issues
in
the
above­
captioned
dockets.
A
summary
of
any
such
discussion
will
be
placed
in
each
of
the
listed
dockets,
if
appropriate.
For
more
information,
contact
John
McPherson,
Office
of
Markets,
Tariffs
and
Rates,
Federal
Energy
Regulatory
Commission
at
202
 
520
 
8232
or
john.
mcpherson@
ferc.
gov.

Magalie
R.
Salas,
Secretary.
[
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BILLING
CODE
6717
 
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P
ENVIRONMENTAL
PROTECTION
AGENCY
[
OA
 
2003
 
0001,
FRL
 
7444
 
2]

Agency
Information
Collection
Activities:
Proposed
Collection
and
Comment
Request;
National
Environmental
Performance
Track
Program
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
EPA
is
planning
to
submit
a
continuing
Information
Collection
Request
(
ICR)
to
the
Office
of
Management
and
Budget
(
OMB)
to
renew
the
existing
Performance
Track
Program
Level
One:
The
Environmental
Achievement
Track
ICR
#
1949.01,
OMB
#
2010
 
0032,
scheduled
to
expire
on
June
30,
2003.
DATES:
Comments
must
be
submitted
on
or
before
March
28,
2003.

FOR
FURTHER
INFORMATION
CONTACT:
Robert
D.
Sachs
by
telephone
at
202
 
566
 
2884,
by
facsimile
at
202
 
566
 
0966,
or
by
e­
mail
at
sachs.
robert@
epa.
gov.

SUPPLEMENTARY
INFORMATION:
EPA
has
established
a
public
docket
for
this
ICR
under
Docket
ID
number
OA
 
2003
 
0001,
which
is
available
for
public
viewing
at
the
Office
of
Environmental
Information
Docket
in
the
EPA
Docket
Center
(
EPA/
DC),
EPA
West,
Room
B102,
1301
Constitution
Ave.,
NW.,
Washington,
DC.
The
EPA
Docket
Center
Public
Reading
Room
is
open
from
8:
30
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
Office
of
Environmental
Information
Docket
is
(
202)
566
 
1752.
An
electronic
version
of
the
public
docket
is
available
through
EPA
Dockets
(
EDOCKET)
at
http://
www.
epa.
gov/
edocket.
Use
EDOCKET
to
obtain
a
copy
of
the
draft
ICR,
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.
Any
comments
related
to
this
ICR
should
be
submitted
to
EPA
and
OMB
within
60
days
of
this
notice,
and
according
to
the
following
detailed
instructions:
(
1)
Submit
your
comments
to
EPA
online
using
EDOCKET
(
our
preferred
method),
by
e­
mail
to
oei.
docket@
epa.
gov,
or
by
mail
to:
EPA
Docket
Center,
Environmental
Protection
Agency,
Mailcode:
2201T,
1200
Pennsylvania
Ave.,
NW.,
Washington,
DC
20460,
and
(
2)
Mail
your
comments
to
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.
EPA's
policy
is
that
public
comments,
whether
submitted
electronically
or
in
paper,
will
be
made
available
for
public
viewing
in
EDOCKET
as
EPA
receives
them
and
without
change,
unless
the
comment
contains
copyrighted
material,
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
EDOCKET.
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
EDOCKET.
For
further
information
about
the
electronic
docket,
see
EPA's
Federal
Register
notice
describing
the
electronic
docket
at
67
FR
38102
(
May
31,
2002),
or
go
to
http://
www.
epa.
gov./
edocket.
Affected
entities:
Entities
potentially
affected
by
this
action
are
members
of
the
National
Environmental
Performance
Track
Program.
Title:
The
National
Environmental
Performance
Track
Program
(
OMB
#
2010
 
0032;
EPA
ICR
No.
1949.02)
expiring
June
30,
2003.
Abstract:
EPA
announced
the
National
Environmental
Performance
Track
program
on
June
26,
2000.
The
program
is
designed
to
recognize
and
encourage
facilities
that
consistently
meet
their
legal
requirements,
that
have
implemented
management
systems
to
monitor
and
improve
performance,
that
have
voluntarily
achieved
environmental
improvements
beyond
compliance,
and
that
publicly
commit
to
specific
environmental
improvements
and
report
on
progress.
Applications
submitted
by
facilities
are
used
by
EPA
and
participating
regulatory
entities
to
determine
whether
the
applicant
qualifies
for
the
program.
A
total
of
277
facilities
are
current
members
of
this
voluntary
program.
Environmental
Performance
Track
members
are
also
required
to
submit
an
annual
performance
report
documenting
their
environmental
performance
relative
to
the
commitments
they
made
upon
entry
into
the
program.
This
information
is
important
to
determine
whether
participants
are
meeting
their
commitments,
as
well
as
to
evaluate
the
effectiveness
of
the
program.
The
public
reporting
element
of
the
program
also
provides
information
to
the
local
community.
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
automated
electronic,
mechanical,
or
other
technological
collection
techniques
or
other
forms
of
information
technology,
e.
g.,
permitting
electronic
submission
of
responses.
Burden
Statement:
EPA
estimates
that
all
facilities
who
voluntarily
respond
to
this
information
collection
by
electing
to
participate
in
the
National
Performance
Track
program
have
determined
that
the
expected
benefits
of
participation
outweigh
any
burdens
associated
with
preparing
the
response.
EPA
estimates
that
the
application
will
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require
approximately
40
hours
to
complete,
and
post­
acceptance
activities
such
as
a
demonstration
of
compliance,
Environmental
Management
System
documentation
and
reporting,
a
demonstration
of
continuous
improvement,
reporting,
and
public
outreach
are
estimated
to
require
approximately
190
hours
per
facility.
EPA
estimates
total
respondent
costs
for
the
277
current
members
to
be
$
295,836
for
the
application
phase
and
$
1,497,531
for
participation
in
the
program.
For
an
individual
facility,
EPA
estimates
the
application
phase
to
cost
$
1068.00
and
program
participation
to
cost
$
5406.25.
Preparing
and
submitting
the
application
is
a
one­
time
event
and
program
participation
activities
occur
on
an
annual
basis
provided
that
the
facility
remains
a
member
of
the
program.
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.

Dated:
January
14,
2003.
Daniel
J.
Fiorino,
Director,
Performance
Incentives
Division.
[
FR
Doc.
03
 
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8:
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am]

BILLING
CODE
6560
 
50
 
P
ENVIRONMENTAL
PROTECTION
AGENCY
[
FRL
 
7443
 
9]

Proposed
Administrative
Settlement
Agreement
Pursuant
to
the
Comprehensive
Environmental
Response,
Compensation,
and
Liability
Act
(
CERCLA),
as
Amended
by
the
Superfund
Amendments
and
Reauthorization
Act
 
Upper
Tenmile
Creek
Watershed,
Lewis
and
Clark
County
and
Jefferson
County,
Montana
AGENCY:
Environmental
Protection
Agency.
ACTION:
Notice
and
request
for
public
comment.
SUMMARY:
Notice
is
hereby
given
of
a
proposed
settlement
under
the
Comprehensive
Environmental
Response,
Compensation,
and
Liability
Act,
as
amended
(
CERCLA),
concerning
the
Upper
Tenmile
Creek
Mining
Area
NPL
site
and
Basin
Mining
Area
NPL
site
in
Lewis
and
Clark
County
and
Jefferson
County,
Montana
(
Sites).
The
proposed
prospective
purchaser
agreement
with
the
State
of
Montana,
acting
by
and
through
the
Montana
Department
of
Environmental
Quality
(
MDEQ),
would
resolve
any
liability
the
State
might
incur
when
it
acquires
property
which
was
previously
part
of
the
Basin
Creek
Mine
from
the
Chapter
7
bankruptcy
estates
of
Pegasus
Gold
Montana
Mining,
Inc.
(
PGMMI)
and
Pangea
Explorations,
Inc.
(
PEI).
MDEQ
would
acquire
the
property
through
a
settlement
agreement
with
the
bankruptcy
trustee;
the
agreement
is
attached
to
the
proposed
prospective
purchaser
agreement.
EPA
and
the
U.
S.
Department
of
Agriculture,
Forest
Service
(
Forest
Service)
intend
to
use
a
portion
of
the
property,
known
as
the
Luttrell
Pit
mine
waste
repository,
to
implement
CERCLA
remedial
actions
at
the
Sites.
Parties
to
the
Agreement
include
EPA,
the
Forest
Service,
MDEQ
and
the
United
States
Department
of
Justice.

DATES:
The
public
should
submit
comments
to
EPA
relating
to
this
proposed
settlement
on
or
before
February
18,
2003.

ADDRESSES:
The
proposed
settlement
is
available
for
public
inspection
at
the
EPA's
Region
VIII
Superfund
Records
Center,
999
18th
Street,
5th
Floor,
North
Tower,
Denver,
Colorado,
(
303)
312
 
6473
and
at
EPA's
Montana
Superfund
Records
Center,
Federal
Office
Building,
10
West
15th
Street,
Suite
3200,
Helena,
Montana,
(
406)
457
 
5046.
Comments
should
be
addressed
to
Carol
J.
Pokorny,
Enforcement
Specialist,
(
8ENF
 
T),
U.
S.
Environmental
Protection
Agency,
999
18th
Street,
Suite
300,
Denver,
Colorado,
80202
 
2466,
and
should
reference
the
Upper
Tenmile
Creek
Mining
Area
and
Basin
Mining
Area
Sites
Prospective
Purchaser
Agreement
with
the
State
of
Montana.

FOR
FURTHER
INFORMATION
CONTACT:
Suzanne
Bohan,
Enforcement
Attorney,
at
(
303)
312
 
6925.

Dated:
January
9,
2003.
Carol
Rushin,
Assistant
Regional
Administrator,
Office
of
Enforcement,
Compliance
and
Environmental
Justice.
[
FR
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am]

BILLING
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50
 
M
FARM
CREDIT
ADMINISTRATION
Farm
Credit
Administration
Board;
Regular
Meeting
AGENCY:
Farm
Credit
Administration.
SUMMARY:
Notice
is
hereby
given,
pursuant
to
the
Government
in
the
Sunshine
Act
(
5
U.
S.
C.
552b(
e)(
3)),
that
the
February
13,
2003,
regular
meeting
of
the
Farm
Credit
Administration
Board
(
Board)
will
not
be
held.
The
FCA
Board
will
hold
a
special
meeting
at
9
a.
m.
on
Wednesday,
February
19,
2003.
An
agenda
for
this
meeting
will
be
published
at
a
later
date.
FOR
FURTHER
INFORMATION
CONTACT:
Jeanette
C.
Brinkley,
Secretary
to
the
Farm
Credit
Administration
Board,
(
703)
883
 
4009,
TTY
(
703)
883
 
4056.
ADDRESSES:
Farm
Credit
Administration,
1501
Farm
Credit
Drive,
McLean,
Virginia
22102
 
5090.

Dated:
January
22,
2003.
Jeanette
C.
Brinkley,
Secretary,
Farm
Credit
Administration
Board.
[
FR
Doc.
03
 
1857
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1
 
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03;
11:
18
am]

BILLING
CODE
6705
 
01
 
P
FEDERAL
COMMUNICATIONS
COMMISSION
[
CC
Docket
98
 
67;
DA
03
 
99]

Notice
of
Telecommunications
Relay
Service
(
TRS)
Applications
for
State
Certification
Accepted
Pleading
Cycle
Established
for
Comment
on
TRS
Certification
Applications
AGENCY:
Federal
Communications
Commission.
ACTION:
Notice.

SUMMARY:
In
this
document,
the
Commission
notifies
the
public,
state
Telecommunications
Relay
Service
(
TRS)
programs,
and
TRS
providers
that
TRS
applications
for
certification
have
been
accepted
and
that
the
pleading
cycle
for
comments
and
reply
comments
regarding
these
applications
has
been
established.

DATES:
Interested
parties
may
file
comments
in
this
proceeding
no
later
than
February
17,
2003.
Reply
comments
may
be
filed
no
later
than
March
3,
2003.
ADDRESSES:
Federal
Communications
Commission,
445
12th
Street,
SW.,
Washington,
DC
20554.
FOR
FURTHER
INFORMATION
CONTACT:
Erica
Myers,
(
202)
418
 
2429
(
voice),
(
202)
418
 
0464
(
TTY),
or
e­
mail
emyers@
fcc.
gov.

SUPPLEMENTARY
INFORMATION:
This
is
a
summary
of
the
Commission's
Public
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