            CRITERIA FOR CLASSIFICATION OF SOLID WASTE DISPOSAL FACILITIES AND PRACTICES

 	EPA ICR Number 1745.08, OMB Control Number 2050-0154

                               TABLE OF CONTENTS

1.	IDENTIFICATION OF THE INFORMATION COLLECTION       1(a)	Title and Number of the Information Collection	2       1(b)	Short Characterization of the Information Collection	2

2.	NEED FOR AND USE OF THE COLLECTION       2(a)	Need and Authority for the Collection	2       2(b)	Use and Users of the Data	3

3.	THE RESPONDENTS AND THE INFORMATION REQUESTED       3(a)	Respondents/SIC codes	3       3(b)	Public Notice	3       3(c)	Information Requested	3

4.	THE INFORMATION COLLECTED-- AGENCY ACTIVITIES, COLLECTION METHODOLOGY, AND INFORMATION MANAGEMENT       4(a)	Agency Activities	7       4(b)	Collection Methodology and Management	8       4(c)	Small Entity Flexibility	8       4(d)	Collection Schedule	8

5.	NONDUPLICATION, CONSULTATIONS, AND OTHER COLLECTION CRITERIA       5(a)	Non-duplication	9       5(b)	Consultations	9       5(c)	Effect of Less Frequent Collection	9       5(d)	General Guidelines	10       5(e)	Confidentiality	10       5(f)	Sensitive Questions	10

6.	ESTIMATING THE BURDEN HOURS AND COST OF THE COLLECTION       6(a)	Estimating the Respondent Burden Hours - Original ICR...........................10         	6(b)	Estimating the respondent Burden Hours - Continuing ICR.......................... 13         	6(c)	Estimating Respondent Burden Hours and Costs	16       6(d)	Estimating Agency Burden Hours and Cost	17       6(e)	Estimating State Burden Hours and Cost	18       6(f)	Bottom Line Burden Hours and Costs/Master Tables	19       6(g)	Reasons for Change in Burden	19       6(h)	Burden Statement	20

	 1.	IDENTIFICATION OF THE INFORMATION COLLECTION

      1(a)	TITLE AND NUMBER OF THE INFORMATION COLLECTION                    This continuing ICR is entitled "Criteria for Classification of Solid Waste Disposal Facilities and Practices" (Renewal), ICR 1745.08, OMB Number 2050-0154.

      1(b)	SHORT CHARACTERIZATION OF THE INFORMATION COLLECTION

      The 1984 Hazardous and Solid Waste Amendments (HSWA) to the Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (RCRA), as amended, mandated that the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) revise the Criteria for Solid Waste Disposal Facilities that may receive household hazardous wastes and conditionally exempt small quantity generator (CESQG) wastes.  EPA submitted a Report to Congress in October 1988 that assessed the impacts on human health and the environment associated with Subtitle D (non-hazardous waste) units.  While this study found that the revised Criteria for municipal solid waste disposal units were necessary to protect human health and the environment, the report failed to draw a conclusion relating to industrial Subtitle D units.  The limited data on such units indicated that there might be a basis for concern and further study was needed.

      The proposed solid waste disposal facility criteria were published on August 30, 1988.  On October 9, 1991 EPA promulgated revised Criteria for Solid Waste Disposal Facilities (56 FR 50978) accepting household hazardous wastes.  These revisions fulfilled the part of the statutory mandate in RCRA Section 4010 for all units that receive household and CESQG hazardous wastes (i.e., municipal solid waste landfills (MSWLFs)).  Revisions to the part 257 criteria for other Subtitle D disposal units that may receive CESQG hazardous wastes were delayed as the Agency had little information concerning the potential or actual impacts that these types of units had on human health and the environment.

      On October 21, 1993, the Sierra Club filed suit against EPA in the United States District Court for the District of Columbia to compel EPA to promulgate revised Criteria for non-municipal units that may receive small quantity generator hazardous waste.  As a result of the October 21, 1993 lawsuit, EPA and the Sierra Club reached agreement on a schedule concerning revised Criteria for non-municipal units that may receive CESQG wastes.  This schedule required that the EPA Administrator sign a proposal by May 15, 1995 and a final rule by July 1, 1996.  The proposal was signed on May 15, 1995 and the Agency promulgated the final rule on July 1, 1996.

2.	NEED FOR AND USE OF THE COLLECTION

      2(a)	NEED AND AUTHORITY FOR THE COLLECTION

      The final revisions to the Criteria for Classification of Solid Waste Disposal Facilities and Practices and Identification and Listing of Hazardous Waste set forth in 40 CFR part 257, subpart B and revisions to 40 CFR 261 were developed in response to Sections 4010(c) and 3001(d) (4) of RCRA, which were added to the statute in the 1984 Hazardous and Solid Waste Amendments.  The final revisions to part 257, subpart B established specific standards and reporting and recordkeeping requirements for owners and operators of new, existing, and lateral expansions of existing non-municipal non-hazardous waste disposal units that receive conditionally exempt small quantity generator (CESQG) hazardous wastes.  The final revisions to part 261 involved no new reporting or recordkeeping requirements.  These regulations were finalized under the authority of Sections 1008, 2002 (general rulemaking authority), 3001(d)(4), 4004 and 4010 of RCRA, as amended.

      2(b)	USE AND USERS OF THE DATA

      The information collected is used by the States to regulate and ensure that non-municipal non-hazardous waste disposal units that receive CESQG hazardous wastes, and CESQGs, are complying with the final revisions to the part 257, subpart B criteria and the revisions to part 261.  The information collected is used by the State Director to confirm owner and operator compliance, and CESQG compliance, with the final regulations under the revised part 257 subpart B and the revised part 261.

3.	NONDUPLICATION, CONSULTATIONS, AND OTHER COLLECTION CRITERIA

             3(a)	NONDUPLICATION

      EPA took steps to minimize duplication of information collection.  The part 257, subpart B final rule included minimum recordkeeping and reporting necessary to document compliance with the rule's provisions.

      EPA deliberately did not prescribe specific recordkeeping procedures or formats.  This would allow States and owners or operators maximum flexibility in developing site-specific procedures that satisfy existing State requirements and the provisions of the Criteria for Classification of Solid Waste Disposal Facilities and Practices.  Furthermore, part 257, subpart B provides additional flexibility to approved States:  approved States have flexibility in establishing the location of the operating record and establishing alternative schedules for recordkeeping and notification requirements.              3(b) PUBLIC NOTICE

            EPA issued a public notice in the Federal Register on June 15, 2015 (80 FR 34154).  The public comment period ended on August 14, 2015. No comments were received in response to the notice.

      3(c)	CONSULTATIONS

      This continuing ICR is based on the data collected for the original and the revised ICR for part 258 (municipal landfills - ICR #1381).  The part 258 ICR developed estimates in consultation with owners and operators of MSWLFs, State personnel (see below), EPA personnel (Headquarters and Regional), and consultants working for EPA on the hazardous and solid waste programs.  Individuals from these organizations were interviewed to characterize the time an owner or operator (as well as the State) would need to spend on each separate requirement.  Since the minimum statutory requirements finalized in part 257, subpart B are almost identical to the corresponding sections of part 258, the Agency has prepared similar time estimates for the activities required under part 257, subpart B, making reasonable alterations and allowances to correspond with those sections where the requirements differ.

In an effort to verify EPA's development this ICR, EPA contacted state solid waste officials to review and comment on this document.  EPA is grateful the following people reviewed this document:  1) Ed Dexter, of the Maryland Department of the Environment; telephone<PHONE_NUMBER>, 2) Geoff Christe, of the Virginia Department of Environmental Quality; telephone<PHONE_NUMBER>, 3) Robert Grefe, of the Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources; telephone<PHONE_NUMBER>, and 4) Bob Doctor, of the Wyoming Solid Waste Permitting and Corrective Action Division, telephone<PHONE_NUMBER>.

      3(d)	EFFECT OF LESS FREQUENT COLLECTION

      The Agency believes that less frequent recordkeeping and reporting could hamper State enforcement and compliance efforts, especially in States that have not been approved, since these States may not establish requirements more stringent than the Federal minimum.  However, the part 257, subpart B criteria allow approved States the discretion to establish alternative schedules for recordkeeping and notification requirements.

      3(e)	GENERAL GUIDELINES              This collection does not violate any of the Paperwork Reduction Act (50 CFR 1320.6) general guidelines.

      3(f)-(g)	CONFIDENTIALITY AND SENSITIVE QUESTIONS

      No data requested are believed to be confidential.  The Agency is not requesting any trade secret information and believes that the information collection complies with the Privacy Act of 1974 and OMB Circular A-108.  The recordkeeping and reporting requirements do not request information that is of a sensitive nature.        4.	THE RESPONDENTS AND INFORMATION COLLECTED              4(a)	RESPONDENTS/SIC CODES

      The groups affected by the final revisions to part 257, subpart B and part 261 include both the generators of CESQG wastes and owners or operators of new, existing, or lateral expansions of existing non-municipal non-hazardous waste disposal units that receive CESQG wastes.  This continuing information request expires on September 30, 2015.

      As the rule affects generators of CESQG waste as well as the units where the waste is disposed, a relevant list of NAICS codes would potentially include most business areas contained in the NAICS document.  Therefore, it is not practical to include such a comprehensive list in this continuing supporting statement.  However, the final revision to 261.5 did not impose any new reporting or recordkeeping requirement on CESQGs; therefore, the rest of the analysis will address only new reporting and recordkeeping requirements for disposal units.

      The following subsections discuss how the information will be collected.  State agencies will not be responsible for collecting information.  Rather, the owners or operators of non-municipal non-hazardous waste disposal units that receive CESQG wastes are required to collect the information, compile it in an operating record, and notify the State Director when the documentation is placed in the operating record.  The operating record is intended to be equivalent to a permit file that is routinely kept by the State permitting agency.  The Agency did not intend for the final rule to create additional recordkeeping except when the rule imposed more stringent Federal standards in addition to State requirements.

      4(b)	INFORMATION REQUESTED

      The following subsections describe the recordkeeping requirements and reporting (notification) required in the final rule.  EPA deliberately did not use design standards to prescribe specific activities, conditions, or components.  This allowed owners and operators maximum flexibility in developing site-specific procedures that satisfy State requirements and provisions of the revised Criteria.

	LOCATION RESTRICTIONS

Section 257.8 - Floodplains

      Owners and operators of new non-municipal non-hazardous waste disposal units that receive CESQG wastes, existing non-municipal non-hazardous waste disposal units that receive CESQG wastes, and lateral expansions of existing units must document (record) in their operating record demonstrations that the unit meets the location restrictions regarding floodplains (§257.8).  The owner or operator must notify the State Director when an exemption demonstration is recorded in the operating record.

Section 257.9 - Wetlands

      Owners and operators of new non-municipal non-hazardous waste disposal units that receive CESQG waste and lateral expansions of existing units must demonstrate (report) to the Director of an approved State that the unit meets the requirements addressing wetlands (§257.9).

	GROUND-WATER MONITORING AND CORRECTIVE ACTION

Section 257.21(b) - No Migration Petition

      In an approved State, owners and operators of non-municipal non-hazardous waste disposal units that receive CESQG wastes may demonstrate (document) that there is no potential for migration of hazardous constituents from the unit.  The demonstration is to be based on site-specific data and fate and transport modeling as presented in §257.21(b)(1)-(2).

Section 257.21(h) and (i) - Small and Arid or Remote Non-Municipal Non-Hazardous Waste Disposal Units

      Directors of approved States may allow owners and operators of new, existing, or lateral expansions of existing non-municipal non-hazardous waste disposal units that receive CESQG wastes to use alternative ground-water monitoring techniques and alternative indicator lists as presented in §257.21(i)(1) and (2) for units meeting the criteria defined in §257.21(h).  The Director of the approved State should consider the factors in §257.21(i)(3) when authorizing and considering these alternatives.  Owners and operators of these qualifying small and arid or remote non-municipal non-hazardous waste disposal units must place in their operating record documentation demonstrating that they meet the criteria in §257.21(h).  Section 257.21(h) allows units to use the flexibility provided in §257.21(i) if the non-municipal non-hazardous waste disposal units receive less than 20 tons of waste per day, have no evidence of ground-water contamination, and are either in a remote area or an arid area of the country.  A remote area is defined at §257.21(h)(3) as "a community that experiences an annual interruption of at least three consecutive months of surface transportation that prevents access to a regional waste management facility."  An arid area is defined at §257.21(h)(4) as "an area that annually receives less than or equal to 25 inches of precipitation" and "has no practicable waste management alternative."

Section 257.21(i)(2) - Small and Arid or Remote Non-Municipal Non-Hazardous Waste Disposal Units

      Owners and operators of new, existing, or lateral expansions of existing non-municipal non-hazardous waste disposal units that detect contamination through the use of any alternative ground-water monitoring technique must perform expanded monitoring to show the nature and extent of the contamination and submit those results to (notify) the Director of the approved State of the contamination as required by §257.21(i)(2).  If the contamination has reached the saturated zone, then the owner or operator must comply with the requirements of §257.21 (i)(2)(i).  If the contamination is present in the vadose zone, on the surface, or anywhere else but the saturated zone, then the owner or operator must comply with the requirements of §257.21(i)(2)(ii).

Section 257.21 - §257.23 - Establish Ground-Water Monitoring Systems

      Owners and operators must notify the State Director that documentation pertaining to measurement, sampling, and analytical devices has been placed in the operating record.  The numbering, spacing, and depth of monitoring systems shall be certified by a qualified ground-water scientist or approved by the Director of an approved State.  Within 14 days of the certification, the owner or operator must notify the State Director that certification has been placed in the operating record.

      Owners or operators must notify the State Director that the description of the sampling and analysis program documentation has been placed in the operating record.

      The owner or operator must specify in the operating record a statistical method from §257.23(g) to be used in evaluating ground-water monitoring data for each hazardous constituent.  If another statistical method that meets the performance standards of §257.23(h) is used, the owner or operator must place justification for this alternative in the operating record and notify the State Director of use of this alternative test.

Section 257.24 - Detection Monitoring Program

      If the owner or operator determines that there is a statistically significant increase over background for one or more of the constituents in Appendix I (Appendix I of part 258), the owner or operator must, within 14 days of this finding, place a notice in the operating record and notify the State Director indicating which constituents have shown statistically significant changes from the background levels.

      The owner or operator may demonstrate pursuant to §257.24(c)(3) that a source other than the non-municipal non-hazardous waste disposal unit or an error has caused the statistically significant changes in background levels of one or more of the constituents.  This demonstration must be certified by a qualified ground-water scientist or approved by the Director of an approved State and be placed in the operating record.

Section 257.25 - Assessment Monitoring Program

      If the sampling results indicate that Appendix II (Appendix II of part 258) constituents have been detected, the owner or operator must, within 14 days after obtaining the results, place a notice in the operating record identifying the Appendix II (Appendix II of part 258) constituents that have been detected and notify the State Director that this notice has been placed in the operating record.  Within 90 days, and at least on a semiannual basis thereafter, the owner or operator must resample and record the concentrations of the detected Appendix II (Appendix II of part 258) constituents.  If the concentrations of all Appendix II (Appendix II of part 258) constituents are shown to be at or below background values for two consecutive sampling events, the owner or operator must notify the State Director of this finding.

      If one or more of the Appendix II (Appendix II of part 258) constituents are detected at statistically significant levels above the ground-water protection standard established under §257.25 (h) or (i) in any sampling event, the owner or operator must, within 14 days of this finding, place a notice in the operating record identifying the Appendix II (Appendix II of part 258) constituents that have exceeded the ground-water protection standard and notify the State Director and all appropriate local government officials that the notice has been placed in the operating record.  The owner or operator must also notify all persons who own the land or reside on the land that directly overlies any part of the plume of contamination if contaminants have migrated off site, if indicated by sampling wells in accordance with §257.25(g)(1).

Section 257.25(g)(2) - "False Positives"

      The owner or operator may voluntarily attempt to demonstrate that a source other than the non-municipal non-hazardous waste disposal unit that may receive CESQG wastes caused the contamination or that a sampling error occurred and that it is not required to move into remedy selection under the corrective action requirements.

Section 257.27 - Selection of Remedy

      The owner or operator must discuss the results of the corrective measure assessment, prior to the selection of remedy, in a public meeting with interested and affected parties.  The owner or operator must notify the State Director, within 14 days of selecting a remedy, that a report describing the selected remedy and specifying a schedule for initiating and completing remedial activities has been placed in the operating record, and how it meets the standards in §257.27(b).

      The owner or operator may document in the operating record that no clean-up is required if the conditions of §257.27(e) are met and the State Director is notified.

Section 257.28 - Implementation of Corrective Action Program

      The owner or operator may determine that corrective action cannot be achieved with any currently available remedy.  If so, the owner or operator must document in the operating record that a report justifying alternative corrective action measures has been placed in the operating record in compliance with the requirements of §257.28 (c)(4) and notify the State Director.

      Upon completion of the requirements of §257.28(e), the owner or operator must document in the operating record that the remedy has been completed in compliance with the requirements of §257.28(e) and notify the State Director.

	RECORDKEEPING REQUIREMENT

Section 257.30 - Recordkeeping Requirements

      The owner and operator must record and retain near the unit in an operating record, information as it becomes available on any location restriction demonstration required under §§257.7 through 257.12 or any demonstration, certification, finding, monitoring, testing, or analytical data required in §§257.21 through 257.28.

      The owner and operator must notify the State Director when the information has been placed in the operating record or alternative location as approved by the Director of an approved State.  The Director of approved State can set alternative schedules the recordkeeping and notification requirements specified under §257.30, except for the notification requirement in §257.25(g)(1)(iii).

5. AGENCY ACTIVITIES, METHODS, AND INFORMATION MANAGEMENT              5(a)	AGENCY ACTIVITIES

      This program is implemented by approved States and all information will be reported to the States or kept in an operating record; in unapproved States, the "Criteria for Classification of Solid Waste Disposal Facilities and Practices" (40 CFR part 257) are self implementing, meaning that the owner/operator documents compliance with the Criteria and places the documentation in the operating record.  EPA will not collect information from individual non-municipal non-hazardous waste disposal units.  EPA does have enforcement authority in States where EPA has made a formal determination that the State permit program is not adequate.  In enforcement situations, EPA may request information from the owner or operator.              5(b)	COLLECTION METHODOLOGY AND MANAGEMENT

      EPA has not specified how these records are to be developed and maintained.  This ensures the maximum flexibility and minimum burden in meeting the final requirements.

      5(c) 	SMALL ENTITY FLEXIBILITY

      Respondents may include small businesses; all data requested are essential for both large and small businesses.  The information burden was minimized to the extent possible for all potential respondents through the final rule's self-implementing format.

      5(d)	COLLECTION SCHEDULE

      All collection requirements discussed in this ICR are for the period of time starting October 01, 2015 until September 30, 2018.

      The final part 257, subpart B language established a schedule for the establishment of a ground-water monitoring program. Owners and operators of existing non-municipal non-hazardous waste disposal units that receive CESQG waste and lateral expansions of existing units were to comply with the ground-water requirements of §§257.22 - 257.25 according to the schedule established in the regulations unless an alternative schedule was specified by the Director of an approved State under §257.21(d):

      1.	Existing non-municipal non-hazardous waste disposal units that received CESQG wastes and lateral expansions of existing units were to be in compliance by July 1, 1998.

      2.	New non-municipal non-hazardous waste disposal units were to be in compliance before waste was placed in the unit.

      3.	Under §257.21(d), the Director of an approved State could specify an alternative schedule for owners and operators of existing units and lateral expansions of existing units to comply with the ground-water requirements specified in §§257.22 - 257.25.  The alternative schedule was to ensure that 50 percent of all existing units were in compliance by July 1, 1998 and all existing units were in compliance by July 1, 1999.

      Once established at a unit, ground-water monitoring is to be conducted throughout the active life of the unit plus 30 years.  The Director of an approved State may decrease the 30-year period if the owner/operator demonstrates that a shorter period of time is adequate to protect human health and the environment and the Director approves that demonstration.

      The records and reports are to be maintained on an ongoing basis in the unit operating record; however, the part 257, subpart B Criteria allow approved States the discretion to establish alternative schedules for recordkeeping and notification requirements.

6.	ESTIMATING THE BURDEN HOURS AND COST OF THE COLLECTION

      6(a)	ESTIMATING THE RESPONDENT BURDEN HOURS - Original ICR

      The total universe of non-municipal non-hazardous waste disposal units that may receive CESQG waste includes two types of units:  (1) units where CESQG waste is co-disposed with industrial waste on site; and (2) Subtitle D units receiving CESQG waste from off site (including construction and demolition waste disposal units and commercial industrial solid waste disposal units).

      EPA originally assumed, and continues to assume, that units that co-disposed industrial non-hazardous waste and CESQG waste on site have ceased that practice to avoid the cost of compliance with part 257, subpart B.  The commercial (off-site) industrial waste disposal units currently operating are subject to stringent environmental controls, imposed by States and corporate policy, therefore, EPA continues to believe, that these off-site units will incur a negligible burden from the revisions to part 257, subpart B.  Therefore, the primary type of unit that continues to be affected by the part 257, subpart B rule is construction and demolition waste disposal units.

      Consequently, the only units that will incur burdens under the part 257, subpart B rule continue to be construction and demolition landfills that receive CESQG waste from off site generators.  EPA currently estimates that there are approximately 1,571 construction and demolition landfills in the United States as of 2004 as reported in the April 2006 issue of BioCycle (down from the estimate of 1,931 in 2003).

     Construction and demolition waste landfills that were not in compliance with the part 257, subpart B revisions in 1996 would have responded to the regulation in one of two ways:  (1) elected not to upgrade and decided to accept only construction and demolition waste that does not contain CESQG hazardous waste (these units would not be affected by the recordkeeping or reporting requirements of part 257, subpart B; or (2) upgraded and accepted CESQG waste (become subject to the recordkeeping and reporting requirements of the revisions to part 257, subpart B).

      The Agency's Regulatory Impact Analysis (RIA) (June 1996) for the final part 257,  subpart B rule, indicated that 162 construction and demolition waste landfills in 18 affected States would have elected to upgrade and thus become subject to the reporting and recordkeeping requirements of part 257, subpart B.  The RIA also accounted for the number of small/dry/remote non-municipal units that would have opted to use alternative ground-water monitoring techniques.  As a result of this added flexibility, EPA believed that more units would have opted to upgrade.  For the purpose of the original ICR, EPA assumed that 50% of the construction and demolition units that were eligible to use alternative ground-water monitoring techniques would have chosen to upgrade.  This included half of the 21 landfills in Alaska (remote) and half of the 109 small landfills that were located in affected States with low precipitation.  Overall, EPA estimated that 65 additional landfills would upgrade and use alternative ground-water monitoring techniques.  Additional, EPA assumed that none of these 65 additional landfills would require expanded ground-water monitoring as discussed in the original ICR. Thus, the total number of upgrades of existing units was estimated to be 227. In the original ICR, 227 existing facilities were used to calculate burdens.  In addition, EPA projected, in the original ICR that 11 new and lateral expansions of existing units will be activated per year as construction and demolition waste units accepting CESQG waste became subject to this final rule.

First Update

     In the first update (September 22, 1999) for this continuing ICR, EPA developed new recordkeeping and reporting burden estimates.  EPA revised its original estimate (162) of the number of construction and demolition waste landfills in the 18 affected States that would have elected to upgrade.  EPA revised the original estimate down from 162 landfills to 146.  This reduction was based on a decrease in the overall number of construction and demolition waste landfills that existed in the original 18 affected States. This reduction equated to a 10% reduction in the number of construction and demolition landfills that would have continued to have annual reporting and recordkeeping burdens during the period of time from September 30, 1999 until September 30, 2002.

     This same 10% reduction was used to reduce the number of existing construction and demolition waste landfills that would have continued to be subject to the reporting and recordkeeping burdens associated with corrective action (23 facilities in the original ICR vs. 21 in the first update).

     Small/arid/remote construction and demolition facilities incurred reporting and recordkeeping burdens in the original ICR, but, in the first update to the ICR, they did not incur any burdens because small/arid/remote construction and demolition wastes facilities incurred only one-time burdens during the time period between September 30, 1996 and September 30, 1999.  The Agency's original assumption that none of the existing small/arid/remote facilities would need to undergo expanded ground-water monitoring and corrective action continued to be assumed in the first update to the original ICR for the reasons that were presented in the original ICR.

   In the first update to the original ICR, one-time reporting and recordkeeping burden hours for existing construction and demolition waste facilities were also reduced because these one-time burdens occurred during the period of time between September 30, 1996 and September 30, 1999.  These one-time burdens were associated with the floodplain provision, the small/arid/remote demonstration, and the establishment of the ground-water monitoring system.                For the first update to the original ICR, like the original ICR, the Agency assumed 11 new and lateral expansions of existing units will be activated per year as construction and demolition waste units accepting CESQG waste become subject to the part 257, subpart B rule              Second Update

      For the second update, EPA developed new recordkeeping and reporting burden estimates.  EPA revised its first update estimate (146) of the number of construction and demolition waste landfills in the 18 affected that would have elected to upgrade.  EPA revised the first update down from 146 construction and demolition waste landfills to 127.  This reduction was based on a decrease in the overall number of construction and demolition waste landfills that exist in the original 18 affected States.  The total number of respondents was therefore 127 construction and demolition waste landfills plus 18 States (145 respondents).  This reduction equated to a 13% reduction in the number of construction and demolition waste landfills that would continue to have annual reporting and recordkeeping burdens during the period of time from October 1, 2002 until September 30, 2005.  There is a reduction even though there has been an increase in the total overall number of construction and demolition waste landfills back towards the original estimated number in 1994 because EPA is evaluating the change only in the original 18 affected States.

     This same 13% reduction was used to reduce the number of existing construction and demolition waste landfills that continue to be subject to the reporting and recordkeeping burdens associated with corrective action (21 in the first update vs. 18 in this second update).

     Any small/arid/remote construction and demolition facility that incurred reporting and recordkeeping burdens in the first update between September 30, 1999 and September 30, 2002 did not incur any additional burdens under the second update due to the one-time nature of those reporting and recordkeeping burdens.  In addition, any  new construction and demolition waste landfill (new between September 30, 1999 and September 30, 2002) did not incur any additional burdens under this second update due to the one-time reporting and recordkeeping burdens associated with the floodplain provision, the small/arid/remote demonstration, and the establishment of the ground-water monitoring system.

Third Update

     For the third update, EPA is again developing new recordkeeping and reporting burden estimates.  EPA has revised this ICR by increasing the number of C&D landfills subject to this ICR by revising the second update up from 127 construction and demolition landfills to 165.  This increase is based upon the original 18 affected States as reported in BioCycle trade magazine in January 2004.  The total number of respondents is therefore 165 construction and demolition waste landfills plus 18 States (183 respondents).  This increase represents a 30% increase in the number of construction and demolition waste landfills that were reported in the last update. For this ICR, the Agency assumes 14 new and lateral expansions of existing units will be activated per year as construction and demolition waste units accepting CESQG waste become subject to the part 257, subpart B rule.

Fourth Update

For the fourth update, EPA is again developing new recordkeeping and reporting burden estimates.  EPA has revised this ICR by decreasing the number of C&D landfills subject to this ICR by revising the third update down from 165 C&D landfills to 134.  This decrease is based upon the original 18 affected states as reported in Biocycle trade magazine in April 2006.  The number of respondents is therefore 134 C&D waste landfills plus 18 States, for a total of 152 respondents.  This decrease represents a 19% reduction in the number of C&D waste landfills that were reported in the last update.      For this current ICR, the Agency assumes 14 new and lateral expansion of existing units will be activated per year accepting CESQG waste subject to Part 257, Subpart B rule.  The Agency believes that fewer, larger landfills will sustain the need for lateral expansions.

Fifth Update

For this fifth update, EPA is once again developing new recordkeeping and reporting burden estimates.  EPA has reviewed Biocycle trade magazine and has concluded that the number of C&D landfills has stopped the decline and has remained at the current level of 134. The number of respondents is therefore 134 C&D waste landfills plus 18 States, for a total of 152 respondents.  This decrease represents a 19% reduction in the number of C&D waste landfills that were reported in the last update.

     For this current ICR, the Agency assumes 14 new and lateral expansion of existing units will be activated per year accepting CESQG waste subject to Part 257, Subpart B rule.

(b)	ESTIMATING THE RESPONDENT BURDEN HOURS - Sixth update Continuing ICR

      For this sixth update, EPA is once again developing new recordkeeping and reporting burden estimates.  EPA has reviewed Biocycle trade magazine and has concluded that the number of C&D landfills has remained at the current level of 134. The number of respondents is therefore 134 C&D waste landfills plus 18 States, for a total of 152 respondents.      For this current ICR, the Agency assumes 14 new and lateral expansion of existing units will be activated per year accepting CESQG waste subject to Part 257, Subpart B rule.  The Agency believes that the current trend of fewer, larger landfills will sustain the need for lateral expansions.

	LOCATION RESTRICTIONS

Section 257.8 - Floodplains

      No existing facilities incur any one-time or annual burdens in this continuing ICR. For the 14 new non-municipal non-hazardous waste disposal units that may receive CESQG waste and lateral expansions of existing units that are affected by this requirement, approximately 20% are expected to be within a 100-year floodplain.  EPA has estimated a one-time recordkeeping requirement for this location restriction of 10 hours per unit.  There is a one-time reporting burden of two hours per unit.

Section 257.9 - Wetlands

      The requirement for the wetlands location restriction comes from the Clean Water Act (CWA) and incorporates EPA guidelines developed pursuant to the CWA.  Any recordkeeping requirement is attributable to implementing the CWA and not the Criteria for Classification of Solid Waste Disposal Facilities and Practices.  Therefore, in order to avoid double counting, no recordkeeping requirements for this location provision are included in this estimate.  The reporting and recordkeeping requirements are reported under OMB Control Number 2040-0086.

Section 257.13 - Deadline for Making Demonstrations

      This section does not include any recordkeeping or reporting requirements.               	GROUND-WATER MONITORING AND CORRECTIVE ACTION

Section 257.21(b) - No Migration Petition

      Owners and operators of non-municipal non-hazardous waste disposal units that may receive CESQG wastes may demonstrate (document) that there is no potential for migration of hazardous constituents from the unit.  The demonstration is to be based on site-specific data and fate and transport modeling.  EPA estimates that no more than 1 owner/operator out of the 14 new facilities will attempt this demonstration.  EPA assumes that the required documentation would result in a one-time reporting requirement of 100 hours per unit.  Section 257.21(b) does not contain recordkeeping requirements; however, the one-time recordkeeping requirements of two hours per unit from Section 257.30 have been included here.

Section 257.21(h) and (i) - Small and Arid or Remote Non-municipal Non-hazardous Waste Disposal Units

      One-time burden hours are incurred under this provision for 3 of the 14 new small/arid/remote facilities that are eligible to use alternative ground-water monitoring and choose to upgrade.  The Agency assumes that 3 of the total 14 new units will be located in small/arid/remote locations.  The requirement is for owners and operators of these small/arid/remote non-municipal non-hazardous waste disposal units to make the determination that they meet the criteria in §257.21(h).  There is a one-time recordkeeping burden of 10 hours per unit and a one-time reporting burden of two hours per unit.

Section 257.21(i)(2) - Small and Arid or Remote Non-municipal Non-hazardous waste disposal Units

      EPA has assumed that none of the 3 new or lateral expansions of existing non-municipal non-hazardous waste disposal units that are eligible to use alternative ground-water monitoring techniques and choose to upgrade will detect contamination requiring expanded ground-water monitoring.   First, because these disposal units are small and located in dry or generally frozen climates, they are less likely to have contamination.  Moreover, the economics are such that upgrading will be cost-effective for the small units only if expanded monitoring will not be necessary.  Therefore, EPA assumes that none of these units will have to incur the reporting or recordkeeping requirements associated with expanded ground-water monitoring.

Section 257.21 - §257.23 - Establish Ground-Water Monitoring Systems

      EPA estimates 14 new or lateral expansions of existing construction and demolition landfills will choose to upgrade and will not be eligible to use alternative ground-water monitoring techniques.  The Agency assumes the one-time reporting requirement of 20 hours per unit would result for these 14 new or lateral expansions of existing units.   There are one-time recordkeeping requirements at §§257.22(d)(2), 257.23(a), and 257.23(g).  All three sections has a six-hour per unit recordkeeping requirement.         Section 257.24 - Detection Monitoring Program

      EPA estimates the total annual reporting burden for detection monitoring to be 32 hours per year for the 134 existing units and the 14 new or lateral expansions of existing units per year.  The annual recordkeeping requirement burden is two hours for each unit.  This burden does not apply to existing, new or lateral expansions of existing units meeting the criteria for small units located in remote or arid regions as defined in §257.21(h).

Section 257.25 - Assessment Monitoring Program        EPA assumes that only existing units may need to establish an assessment monitoring program within the time frame covered by this ICR.  None of the new units are expected to require assessment monitoring prior to January 31, 2009.

      For assessment monitoring, EPA estimates that this rule would impose an annual reporting burden of 32 hours per occurrence per year.  EPA assumes that 22 units are included in the recordkeeping estimate.  This estimate includes the units that voluntarily chose to make the "false positives" demonstration at §257.25(g)(2).  There is an annual recordkeeping requirement of two hours for each unit.         Section 257.25(g)(2)  - "False Positives"

      See the discussion for §257.25 - Assessment Monitoring Program.

Section 257.27 - Selection of Remedy

      For corrective action, EPA estimated an annual reporting burden of 200 hours per year to document progress in clean-up activities.  The Agency assumes 22 units are included in the recordkeeping estimate and would have increased burdens.

      The estimated reporting burden includes consideration of §257.27(d), the requirement to establish a schedule for implementing and completing remedial measures.  The estimated burden also includes consideration of §257.27(e), the conditions that would allow no ground-water clean-up.

      If the owner or operator determines that compliance with §257.27(b) cannot be practically achieved, then the owner or operator must comply with the requirements of §257.28(c)(4).

      There are annual recordkeeping burdens at §§257.27(b), 257.28(c)(4) and 257.28(e)(2).  Each of these annual recordkeeping burdens requires two hours per unit, for a total of six hours.

Section 257.28 - Implementation of Corrective Action Program               EPA assumes that no owner or operator will have completed corrective action and, therefore, be required to comply with §257.28(f) prior to August 01, 2015.  Section 257.28(e) requires, at a minimum, 3 consecutive years of data to demonstrate compliance with the ground-water protection standard.  Assuming existing facilities entered into assessment monitoring no earlier than 2001, it is highly unlikely that any existing facility would have burdens associated with Section 257.28. This section, therefore, contains no reporting requirements.

	RECORDKEEPING REQUIREMENT

Section 257.30 - Recordkeeping Requirements

      EPA estimates that the recordkeeping requirement at §257.30 to place notifications in the operating record will impose a one-time recordkeeping burden of 10 hours on 1 new or lateral expansion of an existing unit per year.

      6(c)	ESTIMATING RESPONDENT BURDEN HOURS AND COSTS

      For a summary of the estimated respondent annual and one-time recordkeeping and reporting requirements burdens and costs, see Exhibits 4 through 7.  For the purpose of preparing cost and burden estimates for this continuing ICR, EPA used the estimates prepared in similar programs that have been approved by OMB.  The primary ICR used as a guideline was the ICR for part 258, which contains similar reporting and recordkeeping requirements.  Additional ICRs reviewed included the Underground Storage Tanks (UST) program (Subtitle I) and the Subtitle C program.  Costs for construction and demolition waste facility respondents were estimated based on the wage rates presented in Exhibit 1.  These wage rates are based on the U.S. Office of Personnel Management, 2015 GS Salary table.  The wage rates were determined as follows: Legal- GS-14, step 5; Managerial- GS-15, step 5; Technical- GS-12, step 5; and Clerical- GS-7, step 5.  An overhead factor of 1.6 was applied to the rates and are shown below in exhibit 1.

      	EXHIBIT 1

Estimated Respondent Wage Rates for Commercial Construction and Demolition Landfills Only

Legal

                                    $ 75.07

Managerial

                                    $ 88.30

Technical

                                    $ 53.42

Clerical

                                    $ 30.11

      6(d)	ESTIMATING AGENCY BURDEN HOURS AND COST

      All information is submitted to the States; therefore, Agency burden and cost are negligible.  The State burden for recordkeeping will be for processing notifications sent by the owners or operators of units that elect to continue receiving CESQG wastes, review of the unit demonstrations, and certification of requirements.  States will be notified as specified previously under 3(b).  Exhibit 2 presents the wage rates used to estimate the cost to the Agency and States. These Agency/State wage rates are based on the U.S. Office of Personnel Management, 2015 GS Salary table.  The wage rates were determined as follows: Legal- GS-14, step 5; Managerial- GS-15, step 5; Technical- GS-12, step 5; and Clerical- GS-7, step 5.  An overhead factor of 1.6 was applied to the rates and are shown below in exhibit 2.

	EXHIBIT 2

                       Estimated Agency/State Wage Rates

Legal

                                    $ 75.07

Managerial

                                    $ 88.30

Technical

                                    $ 53.42

Clerical

                                    $ 30.11

      6(e)	ESTIMATING STATE BURDEN HOURS AND COST

      The annual and one-time recordkeeping and reporting burden for State agencies is summarized in Exhibit 3 below.  Based on the information in the recently revised ICR for part 258 (ICR #1381), the total estimated recordkeeping and reporting burden for clerical staff is 2.5 hours per notification and the total estimated burden for technical staff is one hour per notification.  For both recordkeeping and reporting estimates, the Agency assumes that neither the legal nor the managerial staff will be responsible for any additional burden or cost.

	EXHIBIT 3

	Estimated State Recordkeeping/Reporting Burden and Cost

Number    of  Notifi- cations

Legal $75.07

Manager $88.30

Technical $53.42

Clerical $30.11

Total Hours Per/yr

Total Cost ($) Per/yr

LOCATION RESTRICTIONS

Annual

0

0

0

0

0

0.0

0.00

One-Time

3

0

0

1

2.5

10.5

$386

GROUND-WATER MONITORING AND CORRECTIVE ACTION

Annual

202

0

0

1

2.5

707

$25,996

One -Time

12

0

0

1

2.5

42.0

$1,544

      6(f) 	BOTTOM LINE BURDEN HOURS AND COST/MASTER TABLES

      Exhibits 4 and 6 present the estimated annual respondent burden hours and cost for reporting and recordkeeping requirements.  The annual burden for respondents is 10,312 hours and the estimated cost is $493,489.

      Exhibits 5 and 7 present the estimated one-time respondent burden hours and cost for reporting and recordkeeping requirements.  The total one-time burden for respondents is 548 hours and the estimated cost is $30,750.

            Exhibit 8 presents a summary of the burden hours and cost incurred by both the States and owners and operators as a result of this final rule.  The annual burden for reporting and recordkeeping requirements is 11,019 hours and the estimated cost is $518,485.  The total one-time burden for reporting and recordkeeping requirements is 601 hours and the estimated cost is $32,680. The total one-time burden hours for reporting and recordkeeping has been annualized over a three year period and added to the annual burden hours, therefore, the total annual burden hours for reporting and recordkeeping is 11,219.  In a similar manner, the total annual estimated cost is $530,378.                6(g)	REASONS FOR CHANGE IN BURDEN

      This is a continuing ICR.  Primary reasons for no changes in the burden is due to the number of C&D facilities have remained the same since the last renewal that were previously incurred during the period of time from October 01, 2015 until September 30, 2018. There is a decrease of 1 hour and this is due to rounding. There is also a decrease of 10 responses and this is due to an evaluation of the number of state respondents anticipated in the next three years.

                       CHANGES TO CAPITAL/STARTUP AND O&M COSTS

         In addition, the first update to this ICR was approved subject to the following terms of clearance.  It was requested that EPA verify that no non-labor costs would be incurred by respondents in complying with this collection.  If non-labor costs were to be incurred by respondents, EPA was to revise the second ICR to account for them.  EPA has revised this as well as the previous ICR to address these additional costs associated with performing a hydrogeologic study, installation of ground-water monitoring wells, and sampling costs associated with sampling of ground water wells.  EPA has assumed 14 new or lateral expansions for the period of July 31, 2012 until August 01, 2015.  These 14 expansions will each need to perform a hydrogeologic study in order to assess where to establish ground water monitoring wells.  The study, for a small site like most construction and demolition waste landfills are, would cost $137,350 per site for a total of $1,922,900.  This total cost averaged over the 3-year period would be $640,967 per year.

      For these new or lateral expansions, they will need to establish 4 wells per site for the purpose of ground water monitoring.  The capital cost for a total of 56 wells, at a depth of 50 feet, would total $398,496.  This total averaged over the 3-year period would cost $132,832 per year.  Lastly, the costs associated with sampling and analytical work would be a total of $803,860 per year.  This assumes that the sampling and analytical work is not performed by facility personal and that the analytical work is for analysis of VOCs only.                     The total annual O&M costs will be $1,577,659.  Hydrogeologic Study $640,967 56 Wells $132,832 Analytical Work $803,860 Total $1,577,659

      6(h)	BURDEN STATEMENT                    The annual public reporting and recordkeeping burden for this collection of information is estimated to average about 79 hours per respondent. 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.  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.

      To comment on the Agency's need for this information, the accuracy of the provided burden estimates, and any suggested methods for minimizing respondent burden, including the use of automated collection techniques, EPA has established a public docket for this ICR under Docket ID Number EPA-HQ-RCRA-2015-0278, which is available for public viewing at the RCRA Docket in the EPA Docket Center (EPA/DC), WJC West, Room 3334, 1301 Constitution Ave., NW, Washington, DC. The EPA/DC 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<PHONE_NUMBER>, and the telephone number for the RCRA Docket is<PHONE_NUMBER>.  An electronic version of the public docket is available for online viewing at http://www.regulations.gov .  Use http://www.regulations.gov  to 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.  Also, you can send comments to the Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs, Office of Management and Budget, 725 17th Street, NW, Washington, DC 20503, Attention: Desk Officer for EPA.  Please include the EPA Docket ID Number EPA-HQ-RCRA-2015-0278 and OMB Control Number 2050-0154 in any correspondence.

Part B of the Supporting Statement

      This part is not applicable because no statistical methods were used in collecting this information.

                                                                             EXHIBIT 4 	ESTIMATED ANNUAL RESPONDENT RECORDKEEPING BURDEN AND COST

REQUIREMENT

       NUMBER OF                RESPONDENTS  -           ACTIVITY EXISTING      NEW

HOURS PER RESPONDENT - ACTIVITY LEGAL        MANAGER   TECHNICAL    CLERICAL $75.07/HR     $88.30/HR     $55.42/HR         $30.11/HR

TOTAL  HOURS  PER YEAR

TOTAL COST  PER YEAR

Floodplains -  257.8

0                           0

   0                   0                      0                        0

        0

         0

Wetlands - 257.9

0                           0

   0                   0                      0                        0

        0

         0

No Migration Petition  257.21(b)

0                           0

   0                   0                      0                        0

        0

         0

Small and Remote Facilities - 257.21(h)

0                           0

   0                   0                      0                        0

        0

         0

Small and Remote Facilities - 257.21(i)

0                           0

   0                   0                      0                        0

        0

          0

Establish GWM  System - 257.23

0                           0

   0                   0                      0                        0

        0

          0

Detection Monitoring Program - 257.24

134                       14

   0                    0                     1                        1

      296

     12,362

Assessment Monitoring Program - 257.25

22                         0

   0                   0                      1                        1

        44

        1,838

Selection of Remedy 257.27

22                         0

   0                   0                       3                       3

       132

        5,513

Recordkeeping Requirements - 257.30

0                           0

   0                   0                       0                       0

         0

           0

TOTAL ANNUAL RECORDKEEPING BURDEN AND COST

178                       14

       472

       19,513

	EXHIBIT 5 	ESTIMATED ONE-TIME RESPONDENT RECORDKEEPING BURDEN AND COST

REQUIREMENT

       NUMBER OF                RESPONDENTS  -           ACTIVITY EXISTING      NEW

HOURS PER RESPONDENT - ACTIVITY

LEGAL       MANAGER   TECHNICAL    CLERICAL $75.07/HR   $88.30/HR      $53.42/HR         $30.11/HR

TOTAL  HOURS  PER YEAR

TOTAL COST  PER YEAR

Floodplains -  257.8

0                           3

   0                   2                      4                        4

        30

        1,532

Wetlands - 257.9

0                           0

   0                   0                      0                        0

          0

          0

No Migration Petition  257.21(b)

0                           1

   0                   0                      1                        1

         2

          84

Small and Remote Facilities - 257.21(h)

0                           3

   0                   2                      3                        5

        30

      1,462

Small and Remote Facilities - 257.21(i)

0                           0

   0                   0                      0                        0

          0

          0

Establish GWM  System - 257.23

0                           14

   0                   0                      3                        3

         84

       3,508

Detection Monitoring Program - 257.24

0                           0

   0                    0                     0                        0

         0

          0

Assessment Monitoring Program - 257.25

0                           0

   0                   0                      0                        0

          0

          0

Selection of Remedy 257.27

0                           0

   0                   0                      0                        0

          0

          0

Recordkeeping Requirements - 257.30

0                           1

   0                   2                      4                        4

        10

        511

TOTAL ONE-TIME RECORDKEEPING BURDEN  AND COST

0                           22

       156

     7,097

                                                                                EXHIBIT 6 	ESTIMATED ANNUAL RESPONDENT REPORTING BURDEN AND COST

REQUIREMENT

       NUMBER OF                RESPONDENTS  -           ACTIVITY EXISTING      NEW

HOURS PER RESPONDENT - ACTIVITY

LEGAL      MANAGER    TECHNICAL       CLERICAL $75.07/HR   $88.30/HR         $53.42/HR        $30.11/HR

TOTAL  HOURS  PER YEAR

TOTAL COST  PER YEAR

Floodplains -  257.8

0                           0

   0                   0                      0                        0

        0

         0

Wetlands - 257.9

0                           0

   0                   0                      0                        0

        0

         0

No Migration Petition  257.21(b)

0                           0

   0                   0                      0                        0

        0

         0

Small and Remote Facilities - 257.21(h)

0                           0

   0                   0                      0                        0

        0

         0

Small and Remote Facilities - 257.21(i)

0                           0

   0                   0                      0                        0

        0

          0

Establish GWM  System - 257.23

0                           0

   0                   0                      0                        0

        0

          0

Detection Monitoring Program - 257.24

134                       14

   0                   6                      12                      14

      4,736

    235,672

Assessment Monitoring Program - 257.25

22                         0

   2                   6                      12                      12

         704

      37,011

Selection of Remedy 257.27

22                         0

   10                 30                    40                      120

      4,400

     201,293

Recordkeeping Requirements - 257.30

0                           0

   0                   0                       0                       0

         0

          0

TOTAL ANNUAL REPORTING BURDEN  AND COST

178                       14

       9,840

     473,967

                                  EXHIBIT  7  	ESTIMATED ONE-TIME RESPONDENT REPORTING  BURDEN AND COST

REQUIREMENT

       NUMBER OF                RESPONDENTS  -           ACTIVITY EXISTING      NEW

HOURS PER RESPONDENT  -  ACTIVITY

LEGAL          MANAGER   TECHNICAL    CLERICAL $75.07/HR      $88.30/HR        $53.42/HR       $30.11/HR

TOTAL  HOURS  PER YEAR

TOTAL COST  PER YEAR

Floodplains -  257.8

0                           3

   0                   0                      1                        1

          6

        251

Wetlands - 257.9

0                           0

   0                   0                      0                        0

          0

          0

No Migration Petition  257.21(b)

0                           1

   5                  20                    60                      15

       100

      5,798

Small and Remote Facilities - 257.21(h)

0                           3

   0                   0                      1                        1

          6

         251

Small and Remote Facilities - 257.21(i)

0                           0

   0                   0                      0                        0

          0

          0

Establish GWM  System - 257.23

0                           14

   2                   5                     11                       2

       280

      17,353

Detection Monitoring Program - 257.24

0                           0

   0                    0                     0                        0

          0

          0

Assessment Monitoring Program - 257.25

0                           0

   0                   0                      0                        0

          0

          0

Selection of Remedy 257.27

0                           0

   0                   0                      0                        0

          0

          0

Recordkeeping Requirements - 257.30

0                           0

   0                   0                      0                        0

          0

          0

TOTAL ONE-TIME REPORTING BURDEN  AND COST

0                           21

       392

    23,653

                                   EXHIBIT 8 	TOTAL ESTIMATED ANNUAL AND ONE-TIME BURDEN HOURS AND COSTS

ANNUAL  BURDEN

                                ONE-TIME BURDEN

Hours

Costs

 Hours

Costs

State Reporting and Recordkeeping Burden

707

$ 25,996

     53

$ 1,930

Respondent Reporting and Recordkeeping Burden

10,312

$493,489

   548

$30,750

TOTAL ESTIMATED BURDEN

11,019

$519,485

   601

$32,680

Total Annual Burden Hours and Costs = Annual Burden + 1/3 of One-time burden

Total Annual Burden Hours = 11,019 + 1/3 (601) = 11,219

Total Annual Burden Costs = 519,485 + 1/3 (32,680) = $530,378


[Federal Register Volume 85, Number 182 (Friday, September 18, 2020)]
[Rules and Regulations]
[Pages 58283-58286]
[FR Doc No: 2020-19346]

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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

40 CFR Part 52

[EPA-R04-OAR-2016-0655; FRL-10014-35-Region 4]

Air Plan Approval; SC and TN: Minimum Reporting Requirements in
SIPs

AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).

ACTION: Final rule.

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SUMMARY: The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is finalizing
approval of a portion of State Implementation Plan (SIP) revisions for
South Carolina submitted by the South Carolina Department of Health and
Environmental Control (SC DHEC) through letters dated August 8, 2014,
and August 12, 2015, and a portion of a SIP revision for Tennessee
submitted by the Tennessee Department of Environment and Conservation
(TDEC) through a letter dated February 17, 2014. The South Carolina SIP
revisions modify a provision that requires fossil fuel-fired steam
generators having a heat input capacity of more than 250 million
British thermal units (Btu) per hour (Btu/hr) to submit continuous
opacity monitoring reports required by the SIP on a quarterly basis.
This provision is modified to allow such reporting on a semiannual
basis instead. The South Carolina SIP does not contain any other
continuous opacity monitoring report requirements for the subject
sources, and this rule revision has no impact on any federal reporting
requirements. Specifically, the South Carolina SIP revisions do not
override any other reporting requirements that might continue to
require more frequent reporting. The Tennessee SIP revision adds a new
provision that requires any

source subject to the State's title V operating permit program to
submit emission monitoring reports required by the SIP on a semiannual
basis rather than on a quarterly basis. Much like the South Carolina
SIP revisions, the Tennessee SIP revision has no impact on any federal
reporting requirements and does not override any other reporting
requirements that might continue to require more frequent reporting.
EPA is approving these changes to the South Carolina and Tennessee SIPs
because they are consistent with recent changes to federal regulations
and because the South Carolina and Tennessee SIP revisions are
consistent with the Clean Air Act (CAA or Act).

DATES: This rule is effective October 19, 2020.

ADDRESSES: EPA has established a docket for this action under Docket
Identification No. EPA-R04-OAR-2016-0655. All documents in the docket
are listed on the www.regulations.gov website. Although listed in the
index, some information may not be publicly available, i.e.,
Confidential Business Information or other information whose disclosure
is restricted by statute. Certain other material, such as copyrighted
material, is not placed on the internet and will be publicly available
only in hard copy form. Publicly available docket materials can either
be retrieved electronically via www.regulations.gov or in hard copy at
the Air Regulatory Management Section, Air Planning and Implementation
Branch, Air and Radiation Division, U.S. Environmental Protection
Agency, Region 4, 61 Forsyth Street SW, Atlanta, Georgia 30303-8960.
EPA requests that if at all possible, you contact the person listed in
the FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT section to schedule your
inspection. The Regional Office's official hours of business are Monday
through Friday 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., excluding Federal holidays.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Joel Huey, Air Planning and
Implementation Branch, Air and Radiation Division, U.S. Environmental
Protection Agency, Region 4, 61 Forsyth Street SW, Atlanta, Georgia
30303-8960, or Sean Lakeman, Air Regulatory Management Section, Air
Planning and Implementation Branch, Air and Radiation Division, U.S.
Environmental Protection Agency, Region 4, 61 Forsyth Street SW,
Atlanta, Georgia 30303-8960. Mr. Huey can be reached by telephone at
(404) 562-9104 or via electronic mail at<EMAIL_ADDRESS>Mr. Lakeman
can be reached by telephone at<PHONE_NUMBER> or via electronic mail at
<EMAIL_ADDRESS>
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

I. Background

    In a July 21, 2020 (85 FR 44027), notice of proposed rulemaking
(NPRM), EPA proposed to approve revisions to the South Carolina SIP,
submitted by SC DHEC on August 8, 2014, and August 12, 2015, concerning
the frequency with which fossil fuel-fired steam generators are
required to submit continuous opacity monitoring reports to the State.
In that NPRM, EPA also proposed to approve a revision to the Tennessee
SIP, submitted by TDEC on February 17, 2014, concerning the frequency
with which major sources subject to the title V operating permit
program are required to report excess emissions data to the State.
These SIP revisions would change certain existing quarterly emission
reporting requirements to semiannual requirements for affected
facilities. Due to a conflict with the federal rule at that time, EPA
stated that the Agency did not intend to take final action on these SIP
revisions unless and until EPA has taken final action to revise
Appendix P of 40 CFR part 51 (Appendix P), as proposed in the Agency's
February 21, 2020, notice of proposed rulemaking.
    In a final action published on August 14, 2020 (85 FR 49596), EPA
finalized revisions to Appendix P that changed the minimum frequency
for submitting reports of excess emissions from ``each calendar
quarter'' to ``twice per year at 6-month intervals'' for the four
source categories subject to Appendix P (fossil fuel-fired steam
generators, nitric acid plants, sulfuric acid plants, and fluid bed
catalytic cracking unit catalyst regenerators at petroleum refineries).
As a result, states may establish semiannual reporting as the minimum
frequency for affected sources to submit reports of excess emissions to
the state. This reporting frequency aligns with what EPA has generally
established as the reporting frequency applicable to the Appendix P
source categories under more recently updated regulations. Due to this
change to Appendix P, the South Carolina SIP revision and the Tennessee
SIP revision are no longer in conflict with the federal requirement for
quarterly excess emissions reporting for the four source categories
subject to Appendix P.
    EPA received no adverse comments on the July 21, 2020, NPRM, which
includes the full rationale behind the proposed approval of the
revisions to the South Carolina and Tennessee SIPs. EPA is taking final
action to approve these SIP revisions because they are consistent with
the provisions of the CAA.

II. Incorporation by Reference

    In this rule, EPA is finalizing regulatory text that includes
incorporation by reference. In accordance with requirements of 1 CFR
51.5, EPA is incorporating by reference South Carolina Regulation 61-
62.5 Standard No. 1, Section IV, ``Opacity Monitoring Requirements,''
state effective September 23, 2016,\1\ which revises the quarterly
reporting requirement to a semiannual requirement. Also, in accordance
with requirements of 1 CFR 51.5, EPA is incorporating by reference
Tennessee Rule 1200-03-10-.02, ``Monitoring of Source Emissions,
Recording, and Reporting of the Same Are Required,'' state effective
February 5, 2013, which revises the quarterly reporting requirement to
a semiannual requirement. EPA has made, and will continue to make,
these materials generally available through www.regulations.gov and at
the EPA Region 4 office (please contact the person identified in the
``For Further Information Contact'' section of this preamble for more
information). Therefore, these materials have been approved by EPA for
inclusion in their respective SIPs, have been incorporated by reference
by EPA into those plans, are fully federally enforceable under sections
110 and 113 of the CAA as of the effective date of the final rulemaking
of EPA's approval, and will be incorporated by reference in the next
update to the SIP compilation.\2\
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    \1\ The effective date of the change to South Carolina
Regulation 61-62.5, Standard No. 1, Section IV, made in South
Carolina's August 8, 2014, and August 12, 2015, SIP revisions is
June 26, 2015. However, for purposes of the state effective date
included at 40 CFR 52.2120(c), that change to South Carolina's
regulation is captured and superseded by South Carolina's update in
a November 4, 2016, SIP revision, state effective on September 23,
2016, which EPA previously approved on June 25, 2018. See 83 FR
29455.
    \2\ See 62 FR 27968 (May 22, 1997).
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III. Final Actions

    EPA is approving a portion of South Carolina's August 8, 2014, and
August 12, 2015, SIP revisions to change Rule 61-62.5 Standard 1,
Section IV.B.1 to provide that the owner or operator of any fossil
fuel-fired steam generators having a heat input capacity of more than
250 million Btu/hr shall submit a written continuous opacity monitor
report to SC DHEC semiannually or more often if requested, thus
revising the existing requirement to submit such reports on a quarterly
basis. EPA is also approving Tennessee's February 17,

2014, SIP revision including a change to Rule 1200-03-10-.02 to add a
new subparagraph (2)(d) which states: ``Any source located at a
facility required to obtain a major source operating permit in
accordance with the provisions of paragraph (11) of Rule 1200-03-09-.02
may submit the reports required by this rule on a semi-annual basis.''
This revision to the Tennessee SIP changes the existing SIP requirement
for title V sources to submit monitoring reports required by Rule 1200-
03-10-.02 to the State from a quarterly basis to a semiannual basis.

IV. Statutory and Executive Order Reviews

    Under the CAA, the Administrator is required to approve a SIP
submission that complies with the provisions of the Act and applicable
Federal regulations. See 42 U.S.C. 7410(k); 40 CFR 52.02(a). Thus, in
reviewing SIP submissions, EPA's role is to approve state choices,
provided that they meet the criteria of the CAA. These actions merely
approve state law as meeting Federal requirements and do not impose
additional requirements beyond those imposed by state law. For that
reason, these actions:
     Are not a significant regulatory action subject to review
by the Office of Management and Budget under Executive Orders 12866 (58
FR 51735, October 4, 1993) and 13563 (76 FR 3821, January 21, 2011);
     Are not an Executive Order 13771 (82 FR 9339, February 2,
2017) regulatory action because SIP approvals are exempted under
Executive Order 12866;
     Do not impose an information collection burden under the
provisions of the Paperwork Reduction Act (44 U.S.C. 3501 et seq.);
     Are certified as not having a significant economic impact
on a substantial number of small entities under the Regulatory
Flexibility Act (5 U.S.C. 601 et seq.);
     Do not contain any unfunded mandate or significantly or
uniquely affect small governments, as described in the Unfunded
Mandates Reform Act of 1995 (Pub. L. 104-4);
     Do not have Federalism implications as specified in
Executive Order 13132 (64 FR 43255, August 10, 1999);
     Are not an economically significant regulatory action
based on health or safety risks subject to Executive Order 13045 (62 FR
19885, April 23, 1997);
     Are not a significant regulatory action subject to
Executive Order 13211 (66 FR 28355, May 22, 2001);
     Are not subject to requirements of Section 12(d) of the
National Technology Transfer and Advancement Act of 1995 (15 U.S.C. 272
note) because application of those requirements would be inconsistent
with the CAA; and
     Do not provide EPA with the discretionary authority to
address, as appropriate, disproportionate human health or environmental
effects, using practicable and legally permissible methods, under
Executive Order 12898 (59 FR 7629, February 16, 1994).
    In addition, for Tennessee, the SIP is not approved to apply on any
Indian reservation land or in any other area where EPA or an Indian
tribe has demonstrated that a tribe has jurisdiction. In those areas of
Indian country, the rule does not have tribal implications as specified
by Executive Order 13175 (65 FR 67249, November 9, 2000), nor will it
impose substantial direct costs on tribal governments or preempt tribal
law.
    For South Carolina, because this final action merely approves state
law as meeting Federal requirements and does not impose additional
requirements beyond those imposed by state law, this final action for
the State of South Carolina does not have Tribal implications as
specified by Executive Order 13175 (65 FR 67249, November 9, 2000).
Therefore, this action will not impose substantial direct costs on
Tribal governments or preempt Tribal law. The Catawba Indian Nation
(CIN) Reservation is located within the boundary of York County, South
Carolina. Pursuant to the Catawba Indian Claims Settlement Act, S.C.
Code Ann. 27-16-120 (Settlement Act), ``all state and local
environmental laws and regulations apply to the [Catawba Indian Nation]
and Reservation and are fully enforceable by all relevant state and
local agencies and authorities.'' The CIN also retains authority to
impose regulations applying higher environmental standards to the
Reservation than those imposed by state law or local governing bodies,
in accordance with the Settlement Act.
    The Congressional Review Act, 5 U.S.C. 801 et seq., as added by the
Small Business Regulatory Enforcement Fairness Act of 1996, generally
provides that before a rule may take effect, the agency promulgating
the rule must submit a rule report, which includes a copy of the rule,
to each House of the Congress and to the Comptroller General of the
United States. EPA will submit a report containing this action and
other required information to the U.S. Senate, the U.S. House of
Representatives, and the Comptroller General of the United States prior
to publication of the rule in the Federal Register. A major rule cannot
take effect until 60 days after it is published in the Federal
Register. This action is not a ``major rule'' as defined by 5 U.S.C.
804(2).
    Under section 307(b)(1) of the CAA, petitions for judicial review
of this action must be filed in the United States Court of Appeals for
the appropriate circuit by November 17, 2020. Filing a petition for
reconsideration by the Administrator of this final rule does not affect
the finality of this action for the purposes of judicial review nor
does it extend the time within which a petition for judicial review may
be filed, and shall not postpone the effectiveness of such rule or
action. This action may not be challenged later in proceedings to
enforce its requirements. See section 307(b)(2).

List of Subjects in 40 CFR Part 52

    Environmental protection, Air pollution control, Carbon monoxide,
Incorporation by reference, Intergovernmental relations, Lead, Nitrogen
dioxide, Ozone, Particulate matter, Reporting and recordkeeping
requirements, Sulfur oxides, Volatile organic compounds.

    Dated: August 27, 2020.
Mary Walker,
Regional Administrator, Region 4.

    For the reasons stated in the preamble, the EPA amends 40 CFR part
52 as follows:

PART 52--APPROVAL AND PROMULGATION OF IMPLEMENTATION PLANS

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1. The authority citation for part 52 continues to read as follows:

    Authority: 42 U.S.C. 7401 et seq.

Subpart PP--South Carolina

0
2. In Sec.  52.2120 amend the table in paragraph (c) under by revising
the entry for ``Section IV'' under ``Standard No. 1, Emissions from
Fuel Burning Operations'' under ``Regulation No. 62.5, Air Pollution
Control Standards'' to read as follows:

Sec.  52.2120   Identification of plan.

* * * * *
    (c) * * *

                                     EPA-Approved South Carolina Regulations
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          State citation                Title/subject      effective date    EPA approval date      Explanation
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                                                  * * * * * * *
Regulation No. 62.5...............  Air Pollution Control
                                     Standards.
Standard No. 1....................  Emissions from Fuel
                                     Burning Operations.

                                                  * * * * * * *
Section IV........................  Opacity Monitoring          9/23/2016  9/18/2020, Insert
                                     Requirements.                          citation of
                                                                            publication.

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Subpart RR--Tennessee

0
3. Section 52.2220(c) Table 1 is amended under ``Chapter 1200-3-10
Required Sampling, Recording, and Reporting'' by revising the entry for
``Section 1200-3-10-.02'' to read as follows:

Sec.  52.2220   Identification of plan.

* * * * *
    (c) * * *

                                   Table 1--EPA Approved Tennessee Regulations
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          State citation                Title/subject      effective date    EPA approval date      Explanation
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                                                  * * * * * * *
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                          Chapter 1200-3-10 Required Sampling, Recording, and Reporting
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                                                  * * * * * * *
Section 1200-3-10-.02.............  Monitoring of Source         2/5/2013  9/18/2020, Insert
                                     Emissions,                             citation of
                                     Recording, and                         publication.
                                     Reporting of the
                                     Same are Required.

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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission

[Project No. 14797-001]

California Department of Water Resources; Notice of Application
Ready for Environmental Analysis and Soliciting Comments,
Recommendations, Preliminary Terms and Conditions, and Preliminary
Fishway Prescriptions

    Take notice that the following hydroelectric application has been
filed with the Commission and is available for public inspection.
    a. Type of Application: New Major License.
    b. Project No.: 14797-001.
    c. Date filed: November 20, 2019.
    d. Applicant: California Department of Water Resources.
    e. Name of Project: Devil Canyon Project.\1\
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part of the South SWP Project (P-2426). The applicant proposes to
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    f. Location: Along the East Branch of the California Aqueduct, in
San Bernardino County, California. The project occupies 220.98 acres of
United States lands administered by the U.S. Department of Agriculture,
Forest Service, as part of the San Bernardino National Forest.
    g. Filed Pursuant to: Federal Power Act, 16 U.S.C. 791(a)-825(r).
    h. Applicant Contact: Gwen Knittweis, Chief, Hydropower License
Planning and Compliance Office, California Department of Water
Resources, P.O. Box 924836, Sacramento, California 94236-0001; (916)
557-4554; [email protected]
    i. FERC Contact: Kyle Olcott at<PHONE_NUMBER>; or email at
<EMAIL_ADDRESS>    j. Deadline for filing motions to intervene and protests, comments,
recommendations, preliminary terms and conditions, and preliminary

prescriptions: 60 days from the issuance date of this notice; reply
comments are due 105 days from the issuance date of this notice.
    The Commission strongly encourages electronic filing. Please file
using the Commission's eFiling system at https://ferconline.ferc.gov/FERCOnline.aspx. Commenters can submit brief comments up to 6,000
characters, without prior registration, using the eComment system at
https://ferconline.ferc.gov/QuickComment.. You must include your name
and contact information at the end of your comments. For assistance,
please contact FERC Online Support at<EMAIL_ADDRESS>(866)
208-3676 (toll free), or<PHONE_NUMBER> (TTY). In lieu of electronic
filing, you may submit a paper copy. Submissions sent via the U.S.
Postal Service must be addressed to: Kimberly D. Bose, Secretary,
Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, 888 First Street NE, Room 1A,
Washington, DC 20426. Submissions sent via any other carrier must be
addressed to: Kimberly D. Bose, Secretary, Federal Energy Regulatory
Commission, 12225 Wilkins Avenue, Rockville, Maryland 20852. The first
page of any filing should include docket number P-14797-001.
    Intervenors--those on the Commission's service list for this
proceeding--are reminded that if they file comments with the
Commission, they must also serve a copy of their filing on each person
whose name appears on the official service list. Note that the list is
periodically updated. The official service list can be obtained on the
Commission's website (https://www.ferc.gov)--click on Documents and
Filing and click on eService--or call the Office of the Secretary,
Dockets Branch at<PHONE_NUMBER>. In addition, if any party files
comments or documents with the Commission relating to the merits of an
issue that may affect the responsibilities of a particular resource
agency, they must also serve a copy of the document on the resource
agency.
    k. This application has been accepted for filing and is now ready
for environmental analysis.
    The Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ) issued a final rule on
July 15, 2020, revising the regulations under 40 CFR parts 1500-1518
that federal agencies use to implement NEPA (see Update to the
Regulations Implementing the Procedural Provisions of the National
Environmental Policy Act, 85 FR 43,304). The Final Rule became
effective on and applies to any NEPA process begun after September 14,
2020. An agency may also apply the regulations to ongoing activities
and environmental documents begun before September 14, 2020, which
includes the Devil Canyon Project. Commission staff intends to conduct
its NEPA review in accordance with CEQ's new regulations.
    l. The project consists of: (1) A 249-foot-tall, 2,230-foot-long
zoned earth and rockfill dam impounding a 995-acre reservoir; (2)
intake structures and two 1.3-mile-long steel penstocks; (3) a
powerhouse with four turbine-generating units; (4) a switchyard with
four step-up transformers; and (5) appurtenant facilities. The
project's estimated annual generation is 836 gigawatt-hours.
    m. A copy of the application can be viewed on the Commission's
website at https://www.ferc.gov using the ``eLibrary'' 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.
    Register online at http://www.ferc.gov/docs-filing/esubscription.asp to be notified via email of new filings and issuances
related to this or other pending projects. For assistance, contact FERC
Online Support.
    All filings must (1) bear in all capital letters the title
``COMMENTS,'' ``REPLY COMMENTS,'' ``RECOMMENDATIONS,'' ``TERMS AND
CONDITIONS,'' or ``PRESCRIPTIONS;'' (2) set forth in the heading the
name of the applicant and the project number of the application to
which the filing responds; (3) furnish the name, address, and telephone
number of the person submitting the filing; and (4) otherwise comply
with the requirements of 18 CFR 385.2001 through 385.2005. All
comments, recommendations, terms and conditions or prescriptions must
set forth their evidentiary basis and otherwise comply with the
requirements of 18 CFR 4.34(b). Agencies may obtain copies of the
application directly from the applicant. Each filing must be
accompanied by proof of service on all persons listed on the service
list prepared by the Commission in this proceeding, in accordance with
18 CFR 4.34(b) and 385.2010.
    n. The license applicant must file no later than 60 days following
the date of issuance of this notice: (1) A copy of the water quality
certification; (2) a copy of the request for certification, including
proof of the date on which the certifying agency received the request;
or (3) evidence of waiver of water quality certification. Please note
that the certification request must be sent to the certifying authority
and to the Commission concurrently.
    o. Procedural schedule: The application will be processed according
to the following schedule. Revisions to the schedule will be made as
appropriate.

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               Milestone                           Target date
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Deadline for Filing Comments,            August 2021.
 Recommendations, and Agency Terms and
 Conditions/Prescriptions.
Deadline for Filing Reply Comments.....  September 2021.
Commission Issues NEPA Document........  November 2021.
Comments on NEPA Document Due..........  December 2021.
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    p. Final amendments to the application must be filed with the
Commission no later than 30 days from the issuance date of the notice
of ready for environmental analysis.

    Dated: June 15, 2021.
Debbie-Anne A. Reese,
Deputy Secretary.
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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission

[Docket Nos. RM05-17-002; Docket Nos. RM05-25-002]

Preventing Undue Discrimination and Preference in Transmission
Service; Notice of Staff Technical Conference

July 12, 2007.
    Take notice that Commission staff will convene a technical
conference on July 30, 2007 to consider certain issues relating to
findings and requirements established in the Final Rule issued in this
proceeding on February 16, 2007.\1\

In particular, as directed in the June 26, 2007 Order Establishing
Technical Conference and Providing Guidance, this technical conference
will consider (1) the minimum lead-time for undesignating network
resources in order to make firm third-party sales and (2) the
eligibility of on-system seller's choice and system sales to be
designated as network resources.
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    \1\ Preventing Undue Discrimination and Preference in
Transmission Service, Order No. 890, 72 FR 12266 (March 15, 2007),
FERC Stats. & Regs. ] 31,241 at PP 1483 and 1557-59 (2007), reh'g
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    The technical conference will convene at 9 a.m. (EDT) at the
Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, 888 First Street, NE.,
Washington, DC 20426, in the Commission Meeting Room. All interested
persons are invited to attend, and registration is not required.
    Commission staff is now soliciting nominations for speakers at the
technical conference. Persons wishing to nominate themselves as
speakers should do so using the following electronic link: https://www.ferc.gov/whats-new/registration/trans-serv-07-30-speaker-form.asp.

Such nominations must be made before the close of business on Thursday,
July 19, 2007, so that an agenda for the technical conference can be
drafted and published.
    A free Webcast of this event is available through http://www.ferc.gov.
 Anyone with Internet access who desires to view this

event can do so by navigating to http://www.ferc.gov's Calendar of

Events and locating this event in the calendar. The event will contain
a link to its Webcast. The Capitol Connection provides technical
support for the free Webcasts. It also offers access to this event via
television in the DC area and via phone bridge for a fee. If you have
any questions, visit http://www.CapitolConnection.org or contact

Danelle Perkowski or David Reininger at<PHONE_NUMBER>.
    FERC conferences are accessible under section 508 of the
Rehabilitation Act of 1973. For accessibility accommodations please
send an e-mail to<EMAIL_ADDRESS>or call toll free 1-866-208-
3372 (voice) or<PHONE_NUMBER> (TTY), or send a fax to<PHONE_NUMBER> with
the required accommodations.
    For further information about this conference, please contact:

Tom Dautel, Office of Energy Markets and Reliability, Federal Energy
Regulatory Commission, 888 First Street, NE., Washington, DC 20426,
(202) 502-6196<EMAIL_ADDRESS>W. Mason Emnett, Office of the General Counsel--Energy Markets, Federal
Energy Regulatory Commission, 888 First Street, NE., Washington, DC
20426,<PHONE_NUMBER><EMAIL_ADDRESS>
Kimberly D. Bose,
Secretary.
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