Document ID: EPA-HQ-OW-2003-0009-0001
Agency: epa
Document Type: Notice
Title: Agency Information Collection Activities:  Proposed Collection; Comment Request; National Pretreatment Program.
Posted Date: 2003-04-03T05:00Z

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3,
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Notices
reaching
its
decision.
Parties
to
a
proceeding
may
seek
the
opportunity
to
respond
to
any
facts
or
contentions
made
in
a
prohibited
off­
the­
record
communication,
and
may
request
that
the
Commission
place
the
prohibited
communication
and
responses
thereto
in
the
decisional
record.
The
Commission
will
grant
such
requests
only
when
it
determines
that
fairness
so
requires.
Any
person
identified
below
as
having
made
a
prohibited
off­
the­
record
communication
should
serve
the
document
on
all
parties
listed
on
the
official
service
list
for
the
applicable
proceeding
in
accordance
with
Rule
2010,
18
CFR
385.2010.
Exempt
off­
the­
record
communications
will
be
included
in
the
decisional
record
of
the
proceeding,
unless
the
communication
was
with
a
cooperating
agency
as
described
by
40
CFR
1501.6,
made
under
18
CFR
385.2201(
e)(
1)(
v).
The
following
is
a
list
of
exempt
communications
recently
received
in
the
Office
of
the
Secretary.
The
communications
listed
are
grouped
by
docket
numbers.
These
filings
are
available
for
review
at
the
Commission
in
the
Public
Reference
Room
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,
please
contact
FERC
Online
Support
at
FERCOnlineSupport@
ferc.
gov
or
tollfree
at
(
866)
208
 
3676,
or
for
TTY,
contact
(
202)
502
 
8659.
Exempt:

Docket
No.
Date
filed
Presenter
or
requester
1.
CP03
 
1
 
000
3
 
10
 
03
..
Jennifer
Kerrigan.
2.
Project
No.
1927
 
008.
3
 
25
 
03
..
John
Smith.

Magalie
R.
Salas,
Secretary.
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Agency
Information
Collection
Activities:
Proposed
Collection;
Comment
Request;
National
Pretreatment
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
the
following
continuing
Information
Collection
Request
(
ICR)
to
the
Office
of
Management
and
Budget
(
OMB):
National
Pretreatment
Program
(
OMB
Control
No.
2040
 
0009;
EPA
ICR
No.
0002.11),
expiring
09/
30/
2003.
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
June
2,
2003.
ADDRESSES:
Follow
the
detailed
instructions
in
SUPPLEMENTARY
INFORMATION.

FOR
FURTHER
INFORMATION
CONTACT:
Tracy
Hudak,
Office
of
Water,
Office
of
Wastewater
Management,
Water
Permits
Division,
Mail
code:
4203M,
Environmental
Protection
Agency,
1200
Pennsylvania
Ave.,
NW.,
Washington,
DC
20460;
telephone
number:
202
 
564
 
0651;
fax
number:
202
 
564
 
6431;
email
address:
hudak.
tracy@
epamail.
epa.
gov.

SUPPLEMENTARY
INFORMATION:
EPA
has
established
a
public
docket
for
this
ICR
under
Docket
ID
number
OW
 
2003
 
0009,
which
is
available
for
public
viewing
at
the
Office
of
Water
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
Water
Docket
is
(
202)
566
 
2426.
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
collection
of
information,
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
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);
(
2)
by
email
to
OWDocket
epamail.
epa.
gov;
or,
(
3)
by
mail
to:
EPA
Docket
Center,
Environmental
Protection
Agency,
Office
of
Water
Docket,
Mail
code:
4101T,
1200
Pennsylvania
Ave.,
NW.,
Washington,
DC
20460.
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
www.
epa.
gov/
edocket.
Affected
entities:
Entities
potentially
affected
by
this
action
are
those
subject
to
the
regulations
under
40
CFR
part
403,
including
private
industries
and
State,
local
and
Federal
governments.
Title:
National
Pretreatment
Program
(
OMB
Control
Number
2040
 
0009;
EPA
ICR
Number
0002.11),
expiring
09/
30/
2003.
Abstract:
This
Information
Collection
Request
(
ICR)
calculates
the
burden
and
costs
associated
with
managing
the
National
Pretreatment
Program,
mandated
by
sections
402(
a)
and
(
b)
and
307(
b)
of
the
Clean
Water
Act.
This
ICR
is
a
renewal
of
the
Revision
of
the
Information
Collection
Request
for
the
National
Pretreatment
Program
(
OMB
Control
No.
2040
 
009,
EPA
ICR
No.
0002.09).
EPA's
Office
of
Wastewater
Management
(
OWM)
in
the
Office
of
Water
(
OW)
is
responsible
for
the
management
of
the
pretreatment
program.
The
Clean
Water
Act
requires
EPA
to
develop
national
pretreatment
standards
to
control
discharges
from
Industrial
Users
(
IUs)
into
Publicly
Owned
Treatment
Works
(
POTWs).
These
standards
limit
the
level
of
certain
pollutants
allowed
in
nondomestic
wastewater
that
is
discharged
to
a
POTW.
EPA
administers
the
pretreatment
program
through
the
National
Pollutant
Discharge
Elimination
System
(
NPDES)
permit
program.
Under
the
NPDES
permit
program,
EPA
may
approve
State
or
individual
POTW
implementation
of
the
pretreatment
standards
at
their
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respective
levels.
Data
collected
from
IUs
during
implementation
of
the
pretreatment
program
include
the
mass,
frequency,
and
content
of
IU
discharges
and
IU
schedules
for
installing
pretreatment
equipment.
Data
also
include
actual
or
anticipated
IU
discharges
of
wastes
that
violate
pretreatment
standards,
have
the
potential
to
cause
problems
at
the
POTW,
or
are
considered
hazardous
under
the
Resource
Conservation
and
Recovery
Act
(
RCRA).
OWM
uses
the
data
collected
under
the
pretreatment
program
to
monitor
and
enforce
compliance
with
the
pretreatment
regulations,
as
well
as
to
authorize
program
administration
at
the
State
or
local
(
POTW)
level.
States
and
POTWs
applying
for
approval
of
their
pretreatment
programs
submit
data
concerning
their
legal,
procedural,
and
administrative
bases
for
establishing
such
programs.
This
information
may
include
surveys
of
IUs,
local
limits
for
pollutant
concentrations,
and
schedules
for
completion
of
major
project
requirements.
IUs
and
POTWs
submit
written
reports
to
the
approved
state
or
EPA.
These
data
may
then
be
entered
into
the
NPDES
databases
by
the
approved
state
or
by
EPA.
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:
The
information
collection
would
involve
an
estimated
32,675
respondents
at
an
annual
cost
of
$
95,126,953
to
those
respondents.
The
total
annual
cost
to
both
respondents
and
government
(
excluding
Federal
government)
is
estimated
at
$
99,022,998.
The
annual
number
of
responses
would
be
248,539
or
7.61
responses
per
respondent.
The
time
required
for
a
response
ranges
from
15
minutes
to
400
hours,
with
an
average
response
time
of
approximately
10.0
hours
per
year.
An
estimated
32,675
respondents
would
be
required
to
keep
records
at
an
average
annual
burden
of
6.80
hours
per
record
keeper.
The
pretreatment
program
would
entail
222,217
hours
of
record
keeping,
2,107,586
hours
of
reporting,
114,706
hours
for
government
(
excluding
Federal
government)
administration
and
11,262
hours
for
EPA
as
users
of
the
data,
for
a
total
of
2,485,770
burden
hours
at
a
cost
of
$
99,387,774.
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:
March
28,
2003.
James
A.
Hanlon,
Director,
Office
of
Wastewater
Management.
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am]

BILLING
CODE
6560
 
50
 
P
FEDERAL
ELECTION
COMMISSION
Sunshine
Act
Meeting
Notice
DATE
AND
TIME:
Tuesday,
April
8,
2003
at
10
a.
m.
PLACE:
999
E
Street
NW.,
Washington,
DC
STATUS:
This
meeting
will
be
closed
to
the
public.

ITEMS
TO
BE
DISCUSSED:
Compliance
matters
pursuant
to
2
U.
S.
C.
437g.
Audits
conducted
pursuant
to
2
U.
S.
C.
437g,
438(
b),
and
Title
26,
U.
S.
C.
Matters
concerning
participation
in
civil
actions
or
proceedings
or
arbitration.
Internal
personnel
rules
and
procedures
or
matters
affecting
a
particular
employee.
Note:
The
open
meeting
scheduled
for
Thursday,
April
10,
2003,
has
been
prescheduled
to
Wednesday,
April
9,
2003.

DATE
AND
TIME:
Wednesday,
April
9,
2003
at
10
a.
m.
PLACE:
999
E
Street
NW.,
Washington,
DC
(
Ninth
Floor).
STATUS:
This
meeting
will
be
open
to
the
public.

ITEMS
TO
BE
DISCUSSED:
Correction
and
Approval
of
Minutes.
Legislative
Recommendations
for
2003.
Administrative
Matters.

PERSON
TO
CONTACT
FOR
INFORMATION:
Mr.
Ron
Harris,
Press
Officer,
Telephone:
(
202)
694
 
1220.

Mary
W.
Dove,
Secretary
of
the
Commission.
[
FR
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am]

BILLING
CODE
6715
 
01
 
M
FEDERAL
RESERVE
SYSTEM
Change
in
Bank
Control
Notices;
Acquisition
of
Shares
of
Bank
or
Bank
Holding
Companies
The
notificants
listed
below
have
applied
under
the
Change
in
Bank
Control
Act
(
12
U.
S.
C.
1817(
j))
and
§
225.41
of
the
Board's
Regulation
Y
(
12
CFR
225.41)
to
acquire
a
bank
or
bank
holding
company.
The
factors
that
are
considered
in
acting
on
the
notices
are
set
forth
in
paragraph
7
of
the
Act
(
12
U.
S.
C.
1817(
j)(
7)).
The
notices
are
available
for
immediate
inspection
at
the
Federal
Reserve
Bank
indicated.
The
notices
also
will
be
available
for
inspection
at
the
office
of
the
Board
of
Governors.
Interested
persons
may
express
their
views
in
writing
to
the
Reserve
Bank
indicated
for
that
notice
or
to
the
offices
of
the
Board
of
Governors.
Comments
must
be
received
not
later
than
April
17,
2003.
A.
Federal
Reserve
Bank
of
Chicago
(
Phillip
Jackson,
Applications
Officer)
230
South
LaSalle
Street,
Chicago,
Illinois
60690­
1414:
1.
Francis
E.
Powers,
Defiance,
Iowa;
to
acquire
voting
shares
of
Union
Bancorporation,
Defiance,
Iowa,
and
thereby
indirectly
acquire
voting
shares
of
Defiance
State
Bank,
Defiance,
Iowa.

Board
of
Governors
of
the
Federal
Reserve
System,
March
28,
2003.
Robert
deV.
Frierson,
Deputy
Secretary
of
the
Board.
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