[Federal Register Volume 86, Number 198 (Monday, October 18, 2021)]
[Rules and Regulations]
[Pages 57581-57583]
[FR Doc No: 2021-22639]

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DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY

Coast Guard

33 CFR Part 165

[Docket Number USCG-2021-0789]
RIN 1625-AA00

Safety Zone; Oaks Park Halloween Fireworks Display, Willamette
River, Portland, OR

AGENCY: Coast Guard, Department of Homeland Security (DHS).

ACTION: Temporary final rule.

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SUMMARY: The Coast Guard is establishing a temporary safety zone for
all navigable waters, surface to bottom, within a 500-yard radius of a
fireworks display on the Willamette River near Oaks Amusement Park on
SE Oaks Park Way for the Oaks Park Halloween Fireworks Display in
Portland, OR on October 31, 2021. This action is necessary to provide
for the safety of life on navigable waters during fireworks display.
Entry of vessels or persons, transiting though, mooring, or anchoring
within the safety zone is prohibited unless authorized by the Captain
of the Port Sector Columbia River (COTP) or a designated
representative.

DATES: This rule is effective from 6:30 p.m. to 8 p.m. on October 31,
2021.

ADDRESSES: To view documents mentioned in this preamble as being
available in the docket, go to https://www.regulations.gov, type USCG-
2021-0789 in the search box and click ``Search.'' Next, in the Document
Type column, select ``Supporting & Related Material.''

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: If you have questions on this rule,
call or email LCDR Sean Morrison, Waterways Management Division, Marine
Safety Unit Portland, Coast Guard; telephone<PHONE_NUMBER>, email [email protected].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

I. Table of Abbreviations

CFR Code of Federal Regulations
DHS Department of Homeland Security
FR Federal Register
NPRM Notice of proposed rulemaking
Sec.  Section
U.S.C. United States Code

II. Background Information and Regulatory History

    The Coast Guard is issuing this temporary rule without prior notice
and opportunity to comment pursuant to authority under section 4(a) of
the Administrative Procedure Act (APA) (5 U.S.C. 553(b)). This
provision authorizes an agency to issue a rule without prior notice and
opportunity to comment when the agency for good cause finds that those
procedures are ``impracticable, unnecessary, or contrary to the public
interest.'' Under 5 U.S.C. 553(b)(B), the Coast Guard finds that good
cause exists for not publishing a notice of proposed rulemaking (NPRM)
with respect to this rule because request date of the fireworks display
safety zone was July 28, 2021 which is less than the 135 day
requirement for establishing a safety zone. It is impracticable to
publish an NPRM because we must establish this safety zone by October
31, 2021, and lack sufficient time to provide a reasonable comment
period and then consider those comments before issuing the rule.
    Under 5 U.S.C. 553(d)(3), the Coast Guard finds that good cause
exists for making this rule effective less than 30 days after
publication in the Federal Register. Delaying the effective date of
this rule would be contraty to the public interest because immediate
action is needed to respond to the potential safety created by the
fireworks display. The COTP or a designated representative will inform
the public of the enforcement times and date for this safety zone
through Broadcast Notices to Mariners, Local Notices to Mariners, and/
or Safety Marine Information Broadcasts as appropriate.

III. Legal Authority and Need for Rule

    The Coast Guard is issuing this rule under authority in 46 U.S.C.
70034 (previously 33 U.S.C. 1231). The Captain of the Port Sector
Columbia

River (COTP) has determined that potential hazards associated with the
fireworks display on October 31, 2021, will be a safety concern for
anyone within a 500-yard radius of the fireworks display. This rule is
needed to protect personnel, vessels, and the marine environment in the
navigable waters within the safety zone while the fireworks display is
taking place.

IV. Discussion of the Rule

    This rule establishes a safety zone for the Oaks Park Halloween
Fireworks Display from 6:30 p.m. to 8 p.m. on October 31, 2021, on a
fireworks barge located on the Willamette River, surface to bottom,
near Oaks Amusement Park on SE Oaks Park Way, Portland, OR, at
approximate location 45[deg]28'21.78'' N; 122[deg]39'59.50'' W. The
duration of the zone is intended to protect personnel, vessels, and the
marine environment in these navigable waters while the fireworks
display is taking place. No vessel or person will be permitted to enter
the safety zone without obtaining permission from the COTP or a
designated representative. As used in this section, designated
representative means a Coast Guard Patrol Commander, including a Coast
Guard coxswain, petty officer, or other officer operating a Coast Guard
vessel and a Federal, State, and local officer designated by or
assisting the Captain of the Port Sector Columbia River in the
enforcement of the safety zone. To seek permission to enter, contact
the COTP or the COTP's representative by calling<PHONE_NUMBER> or the
Sector Columbia River Command Center on Channel 16 VHF-FM. Those in the
safety zone must comply with all lawful orders or directions given to
them by the COTP or the COTP's designated representative.

V. Regulatory Analyses

    We developed this rule after considering numerous statutes and
Executive orders related to rulemaking. Below we summarize our analyses
based on a number of these statutes and Executive orders, and we
discuss First Amendment rights of protestors.

A. Regulatory Planning and Review

    Executive Orders 12866 and 13563 direct agencies to assess the
costs and benefits of available regulatory alternatives and, if
regulation is necessary, to select regulatory approaches that maximize
net benefits. This rule has not been designated a ``significant
regulatory action,'' under Executive Order 12866. Accordingly, this
rule has not been reviewed by the Office of Management and Budget
(OMB).
    This regulatory action determination is based on size, location,
duration, and time-of-day of the safety zone. Vessel traffic will be
able to safetly transit around this safety zone which would impact a
small designated area on the Willamette River for less than 2 hours
during the evening when vessel traffic is normally low. Moreover, the
Coast Guard would issue a Broadcast Notice to Mariners via VHF-FM
marine channel 16 about the zone, and the rule would allow vessels to
seek permission to enter the zone.

B. Impact on Small Entities

    The Regulatory Flexibility Act of 1980, 5 U.S.C. 601-612, as
amended, requires Federal agencies to consider the potential impact of
regulations on small entities during rulemaking. The term ``small
entities'' comprises small businesses, not-for-profit organizations
that are independently owned and operated and are not dominant in their
fields, and governmental jurisdictions with populations of less than
50,000. The Coast Guard certifies under 5 U.S.C. 605(b) that this rule
will not have a significant economic impact on a substantial number of
small entities.
    While some owners or operators of vessels intending to transit the
safety zone may be small entities, for the reasons stated in section
V.A above, this rule will not have a significant economic impact on any
vessel owner or operator.
    Under section 213(a) of the Small Business Regulatory Enforcement
Fairness Act of 1996 (Pub. L. 104-121), we want to assist small
entities in understanding this rule. If the rule would affect your
small business, organization, or governmental jurisdiction and you have
questions concerning its provisions or options for compliance, please
call or email the person listed in the FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT
section.
    Small businesses may send comments on the actions of Federal
employees who enforce, or otherwise determine compliance with, Federal
regulations to the Small Business and Agriculture Regulatory
Enforcement Ombudsman and the Regional Small Business Regulatory
Fairness Boards. The Ombudsman evaluates these actions annually and
rates each agency's responsiveness to small business. If you wish to
comment on actions by employees of the Coast Guard, call 1-888-REG-FAIR
(1-888-734-3247). The Coast Guard will not retaliate against small
entities that question or complain about this rule or any policy or
action of the Coast Guard.

C. Collection of Information

    This rule will not call for a new collection of information under
the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (44 U.S.C. 3501-3520).

D. Federalism and Indian Tribal Governments

    A rule has implications for federalism under Executive Order 13132,
Federalism, if it has a substantial direct effect on the States, on the
relationship between the National Government and the States, or on the
distribution of power and responsibilities among the various levels of
government. We have analyzed this rule under that order and have
determined that it is consistent with the fundamental federalism
principles and preemption requirements described in Executive Order
13132.
    Also, this rule does not have tribal implications under Executive
Order 13175, Consultation and Coordination with Indian Tribal
Governments, because it does not have a substantial direct effect on
one or more Indian tribes, on the relationship between the Federal
Government and Indian tribes, or on the distribution of power and
responsibilities between the Federal Government and Indian tribes.

E. Unfunded Mandates Reform Act

    The Unfunded Mandates Reform Act of 1995 (2 U.S.C. 1531-1538)
requires Federal agencies to assess the effects of their discretionary
regulatory actions. In particular, the Act addresses actions that may
result in the expenditure by a State, local, or tribal government, in
the aggregate, or by the private sector of $100,000,000 (adjusted for
inflation) or more in any one year. Though this rule will not result in
such an expenditure, we do discuss the effects of this rule elsewhere
in this preamble.

F. Environment

    We have analyzed this rule under Department of Homeland Security
Directive 023-01, Rev. 1, associated implementing instructions, and
Environmental Planning COMDTINST 5090.1 (series), which guide the Coast
Guard in complying with the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969
(42 U.S.C. 4321-4370f), and have determined that this action is one of
a category of actions that do not individually or cumulatively have a
significant effect on the human environment. This rule This rule a
safety zone lasting only 1.5 hours that will prohibit entry within 500
yards of a fireworks display. It is categorically excluded from further
review under paragraph L60(a) of Appendix A, Table 1 of DHS Instruction
Manual 023-01-

001-01, Rev. 1. A Record of Environmental Consideration supporting this
determination is available in the docket. For instructions on locating
the docket, see the ADDRESSES section of this preamble.

G. Protest Activities

    The Coast Guard respects the First Amendment rights of protesters.
Protesters are asked to call or email the person listed in the FOR
FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT section to coordinate protest activities so
that your message can be received without jeopardizing the safety or
security of people, places or vessels.

List of Subjects in 33 CFR Part 165

    Harbors, Marine safety, Navigation (water), Reporting and
recordkeeping requirements, Security measures, Waterways.

    For the reasons discussed in the preamble, the Coast Guard amends
33 CFR part 165 as follows:

PART 165--REGULATED NAVIGATION AREAS AND LIMITED ACCESS AREAS

0
1. The authority citation for part 165 continues to read as follows:

    Authority:  46 U.S.C. 70034, 70051; 33 CFR 1.05-1, 6.04-1, 6.04-
6, and 160.5; Department of Homeland Security Delegation No.
00170.1, Revision No. 01.2.

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2. Add Sec.  165.T13-0789 to read as follows:

Sec.  165.T13-0789  Safety Zone; Oaks Park Halloween Fireworks Display,
Willamette River, Portland, OR.

    (a) Location. The following area is a safety zone: All navigable
waters of the Willamette River, surface to bottom, 500 feet from the
fireworks display barge site at approximately 45[deg]28'21.78'' N;
122[deg]39'59.50'' W.
    (b) Definitions. As used in this section, designated representative
means a Coast Guard Patrol Commander, including a Coast Guard coxswain,
petty officer, or other officer operating a Coast Guard vessel and a
Federal, State, and local officer designated by or assisting the
Captain of the Port Sector Columbia River (COTP) in the enforcement of
the safety zone.
    (c) Regulations. (1) Under the general safety zone regulations in
subpart C of this part, you may not enter the safety zone described in
paragraph (a) of this section unless authorized by the COTP or the
COTP's designated representative.
    (2) To seek permission to enter, contact the COTP or the COTP's
representative by calling<PHONE_NUMBER> or the Sector Columbia River
Command Center on Channel 16 VHF-FM. Those in the safety zone must
comply with all lawful orders or directions given to them by the COTP
or the COTP's designated representative.
    (d) Enforcement period. This safety zone is in effect from 6:30
p.m. until 8 p.m. on October 31, 2021. It will be subject to
enforcement this entire period unless the Captain of the Port, Sector
Columbia River determines it is no longer needed.
    (e) Information broadcasts. The COTP or a designated representative
will inform the public of the enforcement times and date for this
safety zone through Broadcast Notices to Mariners, Local Notices to
Mariners, and/or Safety Marine Information Broadcasts as appropriate.

    Dated: October 12, 2021.
M.S. Jackson,
Captain, U.S. Coast Guard, Captain of the Port Sector Columbia River.
[FR Doc. 2021-22639 Filed 10-15-21; 8:45 am]
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[Federal Register Volume 83, Number 126 (Friday, June 29, 2018)]
[Notices]
[Pages 30726-30728]
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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission

Combined Notice of Filings #1

    Take notice that the Commission received the following electric
corporate filings:

    Docket Numbers: EC18-107-000.
    Applicants: New Covert Generating Company, LLC.
    Description: Application for Authorization for Disposition of
Jurisdictional Facilities and Request for Expedited Action of New
Covert Generating Company, LLC.
    Filed Date: 6/21/18.
    Accession Number: 20180621-5121.
    Comments Due: 5 p.m. ET 7/12/18.

    Docket Numbers: EC18-108-000.
    Applicants: Red Pine Wind Project, LLC, PGGM Cooperatie U.A.
    Description: Joint Application for Authorization for Disposition of
Jurisdictional Facilities and Request for Expedited Action of Red Pine
Wind Project, LLC.
    Filed Date: 6/22/18.
    Accession Number: 20180622-5065.
    Comments Due: 5 p.m. ET 7/13/18.

    Docket Numbers: EC18-109-000.
    Applicants: Rock Falls Wind Farm LLC, PGGM Cooperatie U.A.
    Description: Joint Application for Authorization for Disposition of
Jurisdictional Facilities and Request for Confidential Treatment and
Expedited Action of Rock Falls Wind Farm LLC, et. al.
    Filed Date: 6/22/18.
    Accession Number: 20180622-5067.
    Comments Due: 5 p.m. ET 7/13/18.

    Docket Numbers: EC18-110-000.
    Applicants: Playa Solar 1, LLC, Playa Solar 2, LLC, PGGM Cooperatie
U.A.
    Description: Joint Application for Authorization for Disposition of
Jurisdictional Facilities, and Request for Confidential Treatment and
Expedited Action of Playa Solar 1, LLC, et. al.
    Filed Date: 6/22/18.
    Accession Number: 20180622-5069.
    Comments Due: 5 p.m. ET 7/13/18.

    Take notice that the Commission received the following electric
rate filings:

    Docket Numbers: ER10-2739-022; ER14-1219-009; ER16-1732-008; ER17-
993-007; ER18-95-004; ER10-2729-009; ER17-989-007; ER10-1892-009; ER10-
1854-014; ER17-990-007; ER17-1946-007; ER17-991-007; ER16-1652-010;
ER11-3320-014; ER10-2744-015; ER16-2406-008; ER16-2405-008; ER13-2316-
012; ER17-992-007; ER10-2678-015; ER10-1631-014; ER14-19-013.

    Applicants: LS Power Marketing, LLC, Armstrong Power, LLC, Aurora
Generation, LLC, Bath County Energy, LLC, Buchanan Energy Services
Company, LLC, Buchanan Generation, LLC, Chambersburg Energy, LLC,
Columbia Energy LLC, Doswell Limited Partnership, Gans Energy, LLC,
Helix Ironwood, LLC, Hunlock Energy, LLC, LifeEnergy, LLC, LSP
University Park, LLC, Riverside Generating Company, L.L.C., Rockford
Power, LLC, Rockford Power II, LLC, Seneca Generation, LLC, Springdale
Energy, LLC, Troy Energy, LLC, University Park Energy, LLC, West
Deptford Energy, LLC.
    Description: Notification of Change in Status of the LS PJM MBR
Sellers.
    Filed Date: 6/22/18.
    Accession Number: 20180622-5133.
    Comments Due: 5 p.m. ET 7/13/18.

    Docket Numbers: ER16-1226-001.
    Applicants: New Covert Generating Company, LLC.
    Description: Compliance filing: Informational Filing Pursuant to
Schedule 2 of the PJM OATT to be effective N/A.
    Filed Date: 6/22/18.
    Accession Number: 20180622-5081.
    Comments Due: 5 p.m. ET 7/13/18.

    Docket Numbers: ER17-424-004.
    Applicants: Footprint Power Salem Harbor Development LP.
    Description: Notice of Non-Material Change in Status of Footprint
Power Salem Harbor Development LP.
    Filed Date: 6/22/18.
    Accession Number: 20180622-5115.
    Comments Due: 5 p.m. ET 7/13/18.

    Docket Numbers: ER18-784-002.
    Applicants: Upstream Wind Energy LLC.
    Description: Notification of Change in Facts Under Market-Based
Rate Authority of Upstream Wind Energy LLC.
    Filed Date: 6/22/18.
    Accession Number: 20180622-5109.
    Comments Due: 5 p.m. ET 7/13/18.

    Docket Numbers: ER18-954-002.
    Applicants: Appalachian Power Company.
    Description: Tariff Amendment: OATT-Attachment K, AEPTX Rate
Update--Amendment to be effective 12/31/9998.
    Filed Date: 6/22/18.
    Accession Number: 20180622-5141.
    Comments Due: 5 p.m. ET 7/13/18.

    Docket Numbers: ER18-1701-001.
    Applicants: Southwest Power Pool, Inc.
    Description: Tariff Amendment: 1628R12 Western Farmers Electric
Cooperative NITSA NOA to be effective 5/1/2018.
    Filed Date: 6/22/18.
    Accession Number: 20180622-5113.
    Comments Due: 5 p.m. ET 7/13/18.

    Docket Numbers: ER18-1813-000.
    Applicants: Power Up Energy, LLC.
    Description: Baseline eTariff Filing: Market-Based Rate Tariff
Application to be effective 6/22/2018.
    Filed Date: 6/21/18.
    Accession Number: 20180621-5112.
    Comments Due: 5 p.m. ET 7/12/18.

    Docket Numbers: ER18-1814-000.
    Applicants: El Paso Electric Company.
    Description: Sec.  205(d) Rate Filing: Rate Schedule No. 114
Agreement on Interconnection Study Costs to be effective 8/20/2018.
    Filed Date: 6/21/18.
    Accession Number: 20180621-5114.
    Comments Due: 5 p.m. ET 7/12/18.

    Docket Numbers: ER18-1815-000.
    Applicants: PJM Interconnection, L.L.C.
    Description: Tariff Cancellation: Notice of Cancellation of ISA SA
No. 4226; Queue No. V1-012 to be effective 6/15/2018.
    Filed Date: 6/22/18.
    Accession Number: 20180622-5044.
    Comments Due: 5 p.m. ET 7/13/18.

    Docket Numbers: ER18-1816-000.
    Applicants: Midwest Power Transmission Arkansas, LLC.
    Description: Compliance filing: Compliance Filing Docket No. E18-14
to be effective 10/26/2017.
    Filed Date: 6/22/18.
    Accession Number: 20180622-5052.
    Comments Due: 5 p.m. ET 7/13/18.

    Docket Numbers: ER18-1817-000.
    Applicants: New York Transco, LLC.
    Description: Petition of New York Transco LLC for Limited Waiver of
Tariff Provisions, et al.
    Filed Date: 6/22/18.
    Accession Number: 20180622-5072.
    Comments Due: 5 p.m. ET 7/2/18.

    Docket Numbers: ER18-1818-000.
    Applicants: Portland General Electric Company.
    Description: Sec.  205(d) Rate Filing: Attachment C Filing to be
effective 6/25/2018.
    Filed Date: 6/22/18.
    Accession Number: 20180622-5080.
    Comments Due: 5 p.m. ET 7/13/18.

    Docket Numbers: ER18-1819-000.
    Applicants: Midcontinent Independent System Operator, Inc.
    Description: Sec.  205(d) Rate Filing: 2018-06-22 SA 3122 Pioneer-
NIPSCO Interconnection Agreement to be effective 6/20/2018.
    Filed Date: 6/22/18.
    Accession Number: 20180622-5085.
    Comments Due: 5 p.m. ET 7/13/18.

    Docket Numbers: ER18-1820-000.
    Applicants: PJM Interconnection, L.L.C.
    Description: Sec.  205(d) Rate Filing: Original ISA, SA No. 5106;
Queue No. AB2-043 to be effective 5/23/2018.
    Filed Date: 6/22/18.
    Accession Number: 20180622-5107.
    Comments Due: 5 p.m. ET 7/13/18.

    Docket Numbers: ER18-1821-000.
    Applicants: Walleye Power, LLC.
    Description: Compliance filing: Notice of Succession to be
effective 6/23/2018.
    Filed Date: 6/22/18.
    Accession Number: 20180622-5127.
    Comments Due: 5 p.m. ET 7/13/18.

    Docket Numbers: ER18-1822-000.
    Applicants: California Independent System Operator Corporation.
    Description: Sec.  205(d) Rate Filing: 2018-06-22 Amendment to TCA
to add Citizens Sycamore-Penasquitos as PTO to be effective 8/31/2018.
    Filed Date: 6/22/18.
    Accession Number: 20180622-5128.
    Comments Due: 5 p.m. ET 7/13/18.

    Docket Numbers: ER18-1823-000.
    Applicants: Walleye Power, LLC.
    Description: Compliance filing: Notice of Succession to be
effective 12/31/9998.
    Filed Date: 6/22/18.
    Accession Number: 20180622-5134.
    Comments Due: 5 p.m. ET 7/13/18.

    Docket Numbers: ER18-1824-000.
    Applicants: Southwestern Electric Power Company.
    Description: Sec.  205(d) Rate Filing: Revised and Restated
Prescott PSA to be effective 5/31/2018.
    Filed Date: 6/22/18.
    Accession Number: 20180622-5142.
    Comments Due: 5 p.m. ET 7/13/18.

    Take notice that the Commission received the following electric
securities filings:

    Docket Numbers: ES18-42-000.
    Applicants: Indianapolis Power & Light Company.
    Description: Application of Indianapolis Power & Light Company
under Section 204 of the Federal Power Act for Order Authorizing
Issuance of Short-Term Debt Instruments.
    Filed Date: 6/21/18.
    Accession Number: 20180621-5120.
    Comments Due: 5 p.m. ET 7/12/18.

    The filings are accessible in the Commission's eLibrary system by
clicking on the links or querying the docket number.
    Any person desiring to intervene or protest in any of the above
proceedings must file in accordance with Rules 211 and 214 of the
Commission's Regulations (18 CFR 385.211 and 385.214) on or before 5:00
p.m. Eastern time on the specified comment date. Protests may be
considered, but intervention is necessary to become a party to the
proceeding.

    eFiling is encouraged. More detailed information relating to filing
requirements, interventions, protests, service, and qualifying
facilities filings can be found at: http://www.ferc.gov/docs-filing/efiling/filing-req.pdf. For other information, call<PHONE_NUMBER>
(toll free). For TTY, call<PHONE_NUMBER>.

    Dated: June 22, 2018.
Nathaniel J. Davis, Sr.,
Deputy Secretary.
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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission

[Docket No. CP11-27-000]

Duke Energy Indiana, Inc.; Notice of Availability of the
Environmental Assessment for the Proposed Gallagher Station Pipeline
Project

    The staff of the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC or
Commission) has prepared an environmental assessment (EA) for the
Gallagher Station Pipeline Project proposed by Duke Energy Indiana,
Inc. (DEI) in the above-referenced docket. DEI requests authorization
to construct, operate, and maintain a new natural gas pipeline in Floyd
and Harrison Counties, Indiana and Jefferson County, Kentucky.
    The EA assesses the potential environmental effects of the
construction and operation of the Gallagher Station Pipeline Project in
accordance with the requirements of the National Environmental Policy
Act of 1969 (NEPA). The FERC staff concludes that approval of the
proposed project, with appropriate mitigating measures, would not
constitute a major Federal action significantly affecting the quality
of the human environment.
    The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers participated as a cooperating
agency in the preparation of this EA. Cooperating agencies have
jurisdiction by law or special expertise with respect to resources
potentially affected by the proposal and participate in the NEPA
analysis.
    The proposed Gallagher Station Pipeline Project would involve
construction of 19.42 miles of new 20-inch-diameter pipeline, one
metering and regulating station located at the Gallagher Electric
Generating Station in Floyd County, Indiana, one metering station at
the interconnection with the Texas Gas Pipeline located in Jefferson
County, Kentucky, and two mainline block valves to be located along the
pipeline.
    The EA has been placed in the public files of the FERC and is
available for public viewing on the FERC's Web site at http://www.ferc.gov using the eLibrary link. A limited number of copies of the
EA are available for distribution and public inspection at: Federal
Energy Regulatory Commission, Public Reference Room, 888 First Street,
NE., Room 2A, Washington, DC 20426,<PHONE_NUMBER>.
    Copies of the EA have been mailed to Federal, State, and local
government representatives and agencies; elected officials; Native
American tribes; potentially affected landowners and other interested
individuals and groups; and newspapers in the project area; and parties
to this proceeding.
    Any person wishing to comment on the EA may do so. Your comments
should focus on the potential environmental effects, reasonable
alternatives, and measures to avoid or lessen environmental impacts.
The more specific your comments, the more useful they will be. To
ensure that your comments are properly recorded and considered prior to
a Commission decision on the proposal, it is important that the FERC
receives your comments in Washington, DC on or before May 6, 2011.
    For your convenience, there are three methods you can use to submit
your comments to the Commission. In all instances, please reference the
project docket number (CP11-27-000) with your submission. The
Commission encourages electronic filing of comments and has dedicated
eFiling expert staff available to assist you at<PHONE_NUMBER> or
<EMAIL_ADDRESS>    (1) You may file your comments electronically by using the eComment
feature, which is located on the Commission's Web site at http://www.ferc.gov under the link to Documents and Filings. An eComment is an
easy method for interested persons to submit brief, text-only comments
on a project;
    (2) You may file your comments electronically by using the eFiling
feature, which is located on the Commission's Web site at http://www.ferc.gov under the link to Documents and Filings. With eFiling, you
can provide comments in a variety of formats by attaching them as a
file with your submission. New eFiling users must first create an
account by clicking on ``eRegister.'' You will be asked to select the
type of filing you are making. A comment on a particular project is
considered a ``Comment on a Filing''; or
    (3) You may file a paper copy of your comments at the following
address: Kimberly D. Bose, Secretary, Federal Energy Regulatory
Commission, 888 First Street, NE., Room 1A, Washington, DC 20426.
    Although your comments will be considered by the Commission, simply
filing comments will not serve to make the commenter a party to the
proceeding. Any person seeking to become a party to the proceeding must
file a motion to intervene pursuant to Rule 214 of the Commission's
Rules of Practice and Procedures (18 CFR 385.214).\1\ Only intervenors
have the right to seek rehearing of the Commission's decision.
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    \1\ Interventions may also be filed electronically via the
Internet in lieu of paper. See the previous discussion on filing
comments electronically.
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    Affected landowners and parties with environmental concerns may be
granted intervenor status upon showing good cause by stating that they
have a clear and direct interest in this proceeding which would not be
adequately represented by any other parties. You do not need intervenor
status to have your comments considered.
    Additional information about the project is available from the
Commission's Office of External Affairs, at (866) 208-FERC or on the
FERC Web site (http://www.ferc.gov) using the eLibrary link. Click on
the eLibrary link, click on ``General Search'' and enter the docket
number excluding the last three digits in the Docket Number field
(i.e., CP11-27). Be sure you have selected an appropriate date range.
For assistance, please contact FERC Online Support at
<EMAIL_ADDRESS>or toll free at<PHONE_NUMBER>, or for TTY,
contact<PHONE_NUMBER>. The eLibrary link also provides access to the
texts of formal documents issued by the Commission, such as orders,
notices, and rulemakings.

    In addition, the Commission offers a free service called
eSubscription which allows you to keep track of all formal issuances
and submittals in specific dockets. This can reduce the amount of time
you spend researching proceedings by automatically providing you with
notification of these filings, document summaries, and direct links to
the documents. Go to http://www.ferc.gov/esubscribenow.htm.

    Dated: April 6, 2011.
Kimberly D. Bose,
Secretary.
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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

National Highway Traffic Safety Administration

 [NHTSA Docket No. NHTSA-2011-0097]

National Emergency Medical Services Advisory Council

Teleconference Meeting

AGENCY: National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA),

Department of Transportation (DOT).

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: The NHTSA announces a teleconference meeting of NEMSAC to be

held on August 10, 2011, from 2 p.m. to 4 p.m. EDT. This notice

announces the date, time, and call-in information for the meeting,

which will be open to the public. The purpose of NEMSAC is to serve as

a nationally recognized council of Emergency Medical Services (EMS)

representatives and consumers to provide advice and recommendations

regarding EMS to DOT's NHTSA and the Federal Interagency Committee on

EMS.

DATES: The teleconference meeting will be held on August 10, 2011, from

2 p.m. to 4 p.m. EDT. A public comment period will take place on August

10, 2011, from 3:30 p.m. to 3:45 p.m. EDT.

    Registration: This public meeting will be held via teleconference

only. Members of the public who wish to attend must register online at

https://www1.gotomeeting.com/register/523300112.

    If you experience difficulty registering online, please contact

Noah Smith at<EMAIL_ADDRESS>or<PHONE_NUMBER> for assistance.

There will be limited call-in lines, so please register early. Pre-

registration is necessary to enable proper arrangements.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Drew Dawson, Director, Office of

Emergency Medical Services, National Highway Traffic Safety

Administration, 1200 New Jersey Avenue SE., NTI-140, Washington, DC

20590; Telephone number<PHONE_NUMBER>; E-mail<EMAIL_ADDRESS>

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Notice of this meeting is given under the

Federal Advisory Committee Act (FACA), Public Law 92-463, as amended (5

U.S.C. App.

1 et seq.) The NEMSAC will hold a meeting on Wednesday, August 10,

2011, from 2 p.m. to 4 p.m., via teleconference. The agenda of the

NEMSAC Teleconference Meeting on August 10, 2011, tentatively includes:

(1) Opening Remarks--Chair and Designated Federal Officer

(2) Introduction of Members

(3) Progress Reports from Committee Chairs

(4) Update on the Culture of Safety Project

(5) Public Comment Period

(6) Next Steps and Future Meetings

    Members of the public who wish to make comments on August 10, 2011,

between 3:30 p.m. and 3:45 p.m. EDT are requested to register in

advance. In order to allow for as many comments as possible, speakers

are requested to limit their remarks to 3 minutes. For those wishing to

submit written or oral comments, please contact Noah Smith at

<EMAIL_ADDRESS>or<PHONE_NUMBER>.

    Minutes of the NEMSAC Meeting will be available to the public

online at www.ems.gov.

    Issued on: July 1, 2011.

Jeffrey P. Michael,

Associate Administrator for Research and Program Development.

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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

[EPA-HQ-SFUND-2012-0578; FRL-9986-38-OEI]

Information Collection Request Submitted to OMB for Review and
Approval; Comment Request; Technical Assistance Needs Assessments
(TANAs) at Superfund Remedial or Removal Sites (Renewal)

AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has submitted an
information collection request (ICR), Technical Assistance Needs
Assessments (TANAs) at Superfund Remedial or Removal Sites (EPA ICR No.
2470.02, OMB Control No. 2050-0211), to the Office of Management and
Budget (OMB) for review and approval in accordance with the Paperwork
Reduction Act. This is a proposed extension of the ICR, which is
currently approved through November 30, 2018. Public comments were
previously requested via the Federal Register on September 19, 2018
during a 60-day comment period. This notice allows for an additional 30
days for public comments. A fuller description of the ICR is given
below, including its estimated burden and cost to the public. 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.

DATES: Additional comments may be submitted on or before December 27,
2018.

ADDRESSES: Submit your comments, referencing Docket ID Number EPA-HQ-
SFUND-2012-0578, to (1) EPA online using www.regulations.gov (our
preferred method), by email to [email protected] or by mail to:
EPA Docket Center, Environmental Protection Agency, Mail Code 28221T,
1200 Pennsylvania Ave. NW, Washington, DC 20460, and (2) OMB via email
to [email protected]. Address comments to OMB Desk Officer
for EPA.
    EPA's policy is that all comments received will be included in the
public docket without change including any personal information
provided, unless the comment includes profanity, threats, information
claimed to be Confidential Business Information (CBI) or other
information whose disclosure is restricted by statute.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Robert Shewack, Office of Site
Remediation and Restoration, (OSRR01-5), Environmental Protection
Agency, Region 1, 5 Post Office Square, Suite 100, Boston, MA 02109-
3912; telephone number:<PHONE_NUMBER>; fax number:<PHONE_NUMBER>;
email address: [email protected].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Supporting documents, which explain in
detail the information that the EPA will be collecting, are available
in the public docket for this ICR. The docket can be viewed online at
www.regulations.gov or in person at the EPA Docket Center, WJC West,
Room 3334, 1301 Constitution Ave. NW, Washington, DC. The telephone
number for the Docket Center is<PHONE_NUMBER>. For additional
information about EPA's public docket, visit http://www.epa.gov/dockets.
    Abstract: This ICR covers the usage of TANAs with members of the
impacted community in order to determine how the community is receiving
technical information about a Superfund remedial or removal site;
whether the community needs additional assistance in order to
understand and respond to site-related technical information; and
whether there are organizations in the community that are interested or
involved in site-related issues and capable of acting as an appropriate
conduit for technical assistance services to the affected community.
Given the specific nature of the TANA, 8 to 10 persons are expected be
interviewed per site, with an estimated total of 250 persons being
interviewed per year (25 sites). Responses to the collection of
information are voluntary and the names of respondents will be
protected by the Privacy Act. The TANA will help ensure the community's
needs for technical assistance are defined as early in the remedial/
removal process as possible and enable meaningful community involvement
in the Superfund decision-making process. Additionally, the TANA
process produces a blueprint for designing a coordinated effort to meet
the community's needs for additional technical assistance while
minimizing the overlap of services provided.
    Form numbers: None.
    Respondents/affected entities: Local/state government officials and
individual community members who may be impacted by a Superfund site or
a removal action lasting 120 days or longer. These community members
voluntarily participate in community involvement activities throughout
the remedial phase of the Superfund process.
    Respondent's obligation to respond: Voluntary.
    Estimated number of respondents: 250 (total).
    Frequency of response: Once during the remediation of the Site.
Each TANA interview is expected to last approximately one hour in
duration.
    Total estimated burden: 250 hours (per year). Burden is defined at
5 CFR 1320.03(b).
    Total estimated cost: $5,812 (per year), includes $0 annualized
capital or operation & maintenance costs.

    Changes in the estimates: No change in the total estimated
respondent burden is expected when compared with the ICR currently
approved by OMB.

Courtney Kerwin,
Director, Collection Strategies Division.
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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

[EPA-HQ-OAR-2007-1182; FRL-10851-01-OMS]

Agency Information Collection Activities; Submission to the
Office of Management and Budget for Review and Approval; Comment
Request; Emissions Certification and Compliance Requirements for
Nonroad Compression-Ignition Engines and On-Highway Heavy Duty Engines
(Renewal)

AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has submitted an
information collection request (ICR), Emissions Certification and
Compliance Requirements for Nonroad Compression-ignition Engines and
On-highway Heavy Duty Engines (EPA ICR Number 1684.21, OMB Control No.
2060-0287) to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for review and
approval in accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act. This is a
proposed extension of the ICR, which is currently approved through
March 31, 2023. Public comments were previously requested via the
Federal Register on January 27, 2023 during a 60-day comment period.
This notice allows for an additional 30 days for public comments.

DATES: Comments may be submitted on or before April 28, 2023.

ADDRESSES: Submit your comments, referencing Docket ID Number EPA-HQ-
OAR-2007-1182, to EPA online using www.regulations.gov (our preferred
method), by email to [email protected], or by mail to: EPA Docket
Center, Environmental Protection Agency, Mail Code 28221T, 1200
Pennsylvania Ave. NW, Washington, DC 20460. EPA's policy is that all
comments received will be included in the public docket without change
including any personal information provided, unless the comment
includes profanity, threats, information claimed to be Confidential
Business Information (CBI) or other information whose disclosure is
restricted by statute.
    Submit written comments and recommendations to OMB for the proposed
information collection within 30 days of publication of this notice to
www.reginfo.gov/public/do/PRAMain. Find this particular information
collection by selecting ``Currently under 30-day Review--Open for
Public Comments'' or by using the search function.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Nydia Yanira Reyes-Morales, Office of
Transportation and Air Quality, Mail Code 6405J, Environmental
Protection Agency, 1200 Pennsylvania Ave. NW, Washington, DC 20460;
telephone number:<PHONE_NUMBER>; email address: [email protected].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This is a proposed extension of the ICR,
which is currently approved through March 31, 2023. 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.
    Public comments were previously requested via the Federal Register
on January 27, 2023 during a 60-day comment period (88 FR 5334). This
notice allows for an additional 30 days for public comments. Supporting
documents, which explain in detail the information that the EPA will be
collecting, are available in the public docket for this ICR. The docket
can be viewed online at www.regulations.gov or in person at the EPA
Docket Center, WJC West, Room 3334, 1301

Constitution Ave. NW, Washington, DC. The telephone number for the
Docket Center is<PHONE_NUMBER>. For additional information about EPA's
public docket, visit http://www.epa.gov/dockets.
    Abstract: Title II of the Clean Air Act, (42 U.S.C. 7521 et seq.;
CAA), charges the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) with issuing
certificates of conformity for those engines and vehicles that comply
with applicable emission requirements. The emission values achieved
during certification testing may also be used in the Averaging,
Banking, and Trading (ABT) Program. The program allows engine
manufacturers to bank credits for engine families that emit below the
standard and use the credits to certify engine families that emit above
the standard. They may also trade banked credits with other
manufacturers. Participation in the ABT program is voluntary.
    The CAA also mandates EPA to verify that manufacturers have
successfully translated their certified prototypes into mass-produced
engines; and that these engines comply with emission standards
throughout their useful lives. EPA verifies this through `Compliance
Programs' which include Production Line Testing (PLT), In-use Testing
and Selective Enforcement Audits, (SEAs). In-use testing allows
manufacturers and EPA to verify compliance with emission standards
throughout an engine family's useful life. Through SEAs, EPA verifies
that test data submitted by engine manufacturers is reliable and
testing is performed according to EPA regulations.
    Under the Transition Program for Equipment Manufacturers (TPEM),
NRCI equipment manufacturers were able to delay compliance with Tier 4
standards for up to seven years as long as they comply with certain
limitations. The program, has ended for all power categories. This
includes hardship relief. All TPEM forms, except the reporting
templates and the bond worksheet are being retired in this action.
Participants are required to keep records ``for at least five full
years after the final year in which allowances are available for each
power category'' (40 CFR 1039.625(h).
    The information requested is collected by the Compliance Division
(CD), Office of Transportation and Air Quality, Office of Air and
Radiation, EPA. CD uses this information to issue certificates of
conformity and ensure that manufacturers comply with applicable
regulations and the CAA. Some HD data is also used by the National
Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) to implement their
programs under 49 U.S.C. 32902. EPA's and NHTSA's Office of Enforcement
and Compliance Assurance and the Department of Justice may use the
information for enforcement purposes.
    Manufacturers may assert a claim of confidentiality over
information provided to EPA. Confidentiality is granted in accordance
with the Freedom of Information Act and EPA regulations at 40 CFR part
2.
    Form Numbers: 5900-90, 5900-125, 5900-134, 5900-135, 5900-239,
5900-240, 5900-241, 5900-259, 5900-273, 5900-274, 5900-297, 5900-298,
5900-300, 5900-301, 55900-302, 5900-338, 5900-431, 5900-435, 5900-613,
5900-614, 6900-5414.
    Estimated number of respondents: 568 (total).
    Frequency of response: Quarterly, annually, and on occasion,
depending on the type of response.
    Total estimated burden: 142,054 hours per year. Burden is defined
at 5 CFR 1320.03(b).
    Total estimated cost: $29,109,404 (per year), includes an estimated
$16,146,726 annualized capital or maintenance and operational costs.
    Changes in the Estimates: There is a net decrease of 19,671 hours
in the total estimated burden for ICR 1684.21 from the burden currently
identified in the OMB Inventory of Approved ICR Burdens of 161,725 for
the previous ICR 1684.20 due to a 99% decrease in burden (14,547 hours)
related to TPEM as the program has ended, a correction of a mistake in
the certification burden calculations and an increase proportion of
carry-over applications to new applications.

Courtney Kerwin,
Director, Regulatory Support Division.
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SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Sunshine Act Meeting

    Notice is hereby given, pursuant to the provisions of the
Government in the

Sunshine Act, Public Law 94-409, that the Securities and Exchange
Commission will hold the following meeting during the week of June 4,
2007:
    A Closed Meeting will be held on Thursday, June 7, 2007 at 2 p.m.
    Commissioners, Counsel to the Commissioners, the Secretary to the
Commission, and recording secretaries will attend the Closed Meeting.
Certain staff members who have an interest in the matters may also be
present.
    The General Counsel of the Commission, or his designee, has
certified that, in his opinion, one or more of the exemptions set forth
in 5 U.S.C. 552b(c)(3), (5), (7), (9)(B), and (10) and 17 CFR
200.402(a)(3), (5), (7), 9(ii) and (10), permit consideration of the
scheduled matters at the Closed Meeting.
    Commissioner Nazareth, as duty officer, voted to consider the items
listed for the closed meeting in closed session.
    The subject matter of the Closed Meeting scheduled for Thursday,
June 7, 2007 will be:
    Formal orders of investigations;
    Institution and settlement of injunctive actions;
    Institution and settlement of administrative proceedings of an
enforcement nature;
    Resolution of litigation claims; and
    Other matters related to enforcement proceedings.
    At times, changes in Commission priorities require alterations in
the scheduling of meeting items.
    For further information and to ascertain what, if any, matters have
been added, deleted or postponed, please contact:
    The Office of the Secretary at<PHONE_NUMBER>.

    Dated: May 30, 2007
Nancy M. Morris,
Secretary.
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SUPPORTING STATEMENT

1. 	 IDENTIFICATION OF THE INFORMATION COLLECTION

1(a) 	Title

Health Effects of Microbial Pathogens in Recreational Waters; National
Epidemiological and Environmental Assessment of Recreational (NEEAR)
Water Study (Renewal).  EPA ICR Number 2081.04, OMB Control Number
2080-0068.

1(b)	Abstract

This study will be conducted, and the information collected, by the
Epidemiology and Biomarkers Branch, Human Studies Division, National
Health and Environmental Effects Research Laboratory, Office of Research
and Development, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).
Participation of adults and children in this collection of information
is strictly voluntary.

This information is being collected as part of a research program
consistent with the Section 3(a) (v) (1) of the Beaches Environmental
Assessment and Coastal Health Act of 2000 and the strategic plan for
EPA’s Office of Research and Development (ORD) and EPA’s “Action
Plan for Beaches and Recreational Water.”  The Beaches Act and ORD’s
strategic plan have identified research on effects of microbial
pathogens in recreational waters as a high-priority research area with
particular emphasis on developing new water quality indicator guidelines
for recreational waters.  The EPA has broad legislative authority to
establish water quality criteria and to conduct research to support
these criteria.  This data collection is for a series of epidemiological
studies to evaluate beach goer exposure and effects of microbial
pathogens in marine and fresh (Great Lakes) recreational waters as part
of EPA’s research program on exposure and health effects of microbial
pathogens in recreational waters.  The results of these studies will be
used to document human health effects associated with recreational water
use and correlate these health effects with ongoing EPA studies to
identify new water quality indicators of human pathogens in recreational
water with appropriate, effective, and expeditious testing methods for
these indicators (addressed separately under Section 3(a) (v) (2 & 3) of
the Beaches Environmental Assessment and Coastal Health Act of 2000).
The epidemiological results will be used to develop mathematical
relationships that will generate new national water quality guidelines
and appropriate monitoring guidelines.

The beaches will be selected based on the potential number of beach
goers, water quality parameters, and potential sources of microbial
pathogens in the water.  Studies will be conducted at sites impacted by
domestic sewage, or non point sources such as runoff or animals.  The
sampling strategy is either a complete census (de facto) at the beach
selection site or if beach population too large for a complete census, a
representative sub-sample.  Households (families/individuals) at
selected beaches will be interviewed on the beach about a variety of
exposures including those to recreational water (Appendix B).  Ten to
twelve (10-12) days later, families will be contacted by telephone and
interviewed on the occurrence of selected symptomatology since swimming
at the beach (Appendix C).  In addition, respondents may be asked to
participate in a special study to identify specific microbial pathogens
by contributing saliva and or a fingerstick blood sample.  Concurrently,
recreational waters will be monitored with a selection of water quality
indicators developed under a separate EPA research effort.  The
epidemiologic information will be collected electronically and stored in
a computerized database.

The questionnaire health data will be compared with routinely collected
water quality measurements.  The information collected by this study
will be used to estimate the relationship between new water quality
indicators and health effects.  The analysis will focus on determining
whether water quality parameters are associated with increased
prevalence of swimming-related health effects.

	Each data collection season the survey questionnaire was reviewed by
the project team and modified in non-substantial ways to improve design
and vocabulary usage.  After the survey questionnaire was reviewed and
modified by the project team, it was forwarded to the Office of
Management and Budget to receive approval.  Additionally, questions and
modifications received prior approval through the study’s designated
institutional review board.  The changes made to the interview tools are
thematically the same as the original questionnaires submitted with the
original Information Collection Request (ICR).

2. 	NEED FOR AND USE OF THE INFORMATION COLLECTION

2(a)	Need / Authority for the Collection

The information is being collected as a part of a research program to
identify and evaluate beach goer exposure and effects of microbial
contaminants of recreational water as part of the U.S. Environmental
Protection Agency’s research program on exposure and health effects of
microbial pathogens in recreational waters.  The Beaches Act of 2000
specifically authorizes such studies (Appendix A).

These studies will provide information on the relationship between water
quality indicators and health effects associated with recreational
exposures.  These studies will also provide information on the level of
gastrointestinal disease and other related illnesses (skin, ear, eye,
urinary tract, and respiratory infections) in adults and children that
are associated with marine and fresh water (Great Lakes) recreational
exposures.

2(b) 	Practical Utility/ Users of the Data

The EPA’s Office of Research and Development, the Office of Water and
the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention will use the information.
 EPA investigators will present the results of this program in a series
of meetings for identified stakeholders, local and state public health
officials, and EPA regional scientists.  EPA investigators also will
present the study results at scientific conferences and will prepare one
or more scientific papers for peer-reviewed publications.

These peer-reviewed scientific publications may be used by EPA’s
Office of Water to develop water quality criteria or guidelines.  Every
attempt will be made to identify a wide range of marine and fresh (Great
Lakes) water beaches so the sites will be as representative as is
technically feasible.  Information from the studies may be useful to
local and state public health officials in the design and implementation
of a beach monitoring and closure program.

3.  NONDUPLICATION, CONSULTATIONS, AND OTHER COLLECTION CRITERIA.

3(a)	Nonduplication

The studies proposed herein do not duplicate any existing information.
While we have completed studies at freshwater sites impacted by sewage
discharge, the proposed studies will be conducted at different types of
beaches.  Several other similar studies are being conducted in
California but these will not replace the data proposed to be collected
here.

3(b) 	Federal Register Notice

This is the second federal register announcement that this ICR renewal
has been submitted to OMB for review and approval.  The first Federal
Register may be found online via http://www.regulations.gov.  “Health
Effects of Microbial Pathogens in Recreational Waters; National
Epidemiological and Environmental Assessment of Recreational (NEEAR)
Water Study (Renewal)” under EPA ICR No. 2081.04, OMB Control No.
2080-0068.

3(c)  Consultations

The following people have been consulted prior to implementation of
study:

Michael Beach, Epidemiologist, CDC, National Center for Infectious
Diseases

Abdel el-Shaawari, National Water Research Institute, Canada Center for
Inland Waters, Burlington, Canada

David Parkhurst, Indiana University, School of Public and Environmental
Affairs, Bloomington, IN

Richard O. Gilbert, Private Consultant, Rockville, MD

Paul Succop, University of Cincinnati, Cincinnati, OH

Public Meetings:  The proposed studies have been  publicly discussed at
the following meetings:

East Coast Regional Beach Conference - October 18-19, 1999

West Coast Regional Beach Conference - August, 1999

Great Lakes Beach Conference - February 5, 2000

The response from these individuals and organizations has been
favorable.

3(d)  Effects of Less Frequent Data Collection

The questionnaire information may be collected from an individual
household once every 28 days.  The frequency of the study questionnaire
attempts to reduce the amount of information collection without
compromising data quality.  It is estimated that an individual household
will be eligible for the study a maximum of three times in a study
season.  Because some households visit the beach frequently, their
exposure may have different symptomatic effects important to the study
analysis.  This interviewing strategy allows the data collection of
households that visit the beach study site regularly without duplicating
illness cycles.

In the pilot study conducted in the summer of 2002, there were a total
of two telephone interviews.  One interview at 4-7 days after the beach
visit followed by another 10-14 days later.  The pilot analysis
indicated that data from the 10-12 day telephone interview range were
most useful for the focus of this study.  The first telephone interview
was deleted in the survey process after the utility of the information
was reviewed by panelists in the 2003 Study Peer Review.  The remaining
telephone interview time-frame was changed to 10-12 days.

3(e)	General Guidlines

We have adhered to all of OMB’s general guidelines.

3(f) 	Confidentiality

We will adhere to all standard steps to maintain confidentiality.
These include the exclusion of personal identifiers from the database
following completion of the phone interviews and storage of hard copies
in locked files.  There will be a limited number of paper copies since
the interviews will directly entered using electronic interview devices
described in Section 5(b) of this document.  Contractor involvement will
be monitored by requiring hard and/or electronic copies to be stored at
EPA after the contractor has completed data processing.  The contractor
is required to observe the rules of confidentiality regarding the health
information provided by individuals and their families.  Also, Technical
System Reviews are regularly scheduled by the EPA Quality Assurance
Officer to ensure compliance by the contractor.

3(g)	Sensitive Questions

No questions of a sensitive nature will be required.

4. 	THE RESPONDENTS AND THE INFORMATION REQUESTED

4(a)	Respondents

This study will be conducted among households who are at the selected
beaches around the U.S and U.S. territories.  Based on previous studies,
it is anticipated a maximum of 21,000 households will be enrolled from
all sites in a single recreational season.

4(b) 	Information Requested

(i)  Data Items:

Interviewers will ask a single adult member of the household to provide
the information listed for all members of the household.  The
questionnaires can be found in Appendices B and C.  The questions are
presented in simple format for easy reading.  The interviewers are given
specific instructions on how to ask each question.  The requested
information includes questions specific to past illnesses, recreational
experience, other risk information and general household
characteristics.

 (ii) 	Respondent Activities

5.  	THE INFORMATION COLLECTED -- AGENCY ACTIVITIES, COLLECTION
METHODOLOGY, AND INFORMATION MANAGEMENT

5(a)	Agency Activities

EPA’s Epidemiology and Biomarkers Branch and an EPA contractor will
be responsible for administering the questionnaire, answering respondent
questions, reviewing respondent answers, developing and maintaining the
database, analyzing the data and storing and reviewing the data.

5(b)	Collection Methodology and Information Management

The initial interview questionnaire that contains household
demographics and usual beach activities will be electronically collected
using computer-assisted personal interviews (CAPI).  The telephone
interview that collects illness information about the household ten to
twelve (10-12) days later will utilize electronic computer-assisted
telephone interviews (CATI).

The water quality measurements will be collected under the same EPA
research project in concurrence with the health data collection.  The
water quality parameters will include measurement of fecal indicators
(e.g., enterococci, E. coli, chemical indicators) and/or measurement of
fecal indicators and/or microbial pathogens with methods that give
results in six hours or less.  Beach monitoring sites will be selected
to support a regulatory program and are located in areas representative
of geographic differences and a range of exposures associated with point
source fecal contamination of recreational waters.  These sites are
intended to support an epidemiological study and therefore have been
designed to provide sufficient information on the gradient of exposures
to fecal contamination found in recreational waters.  No additional
burden will be placed on the local water pollution agencies in the
selected areas.

All data will be reviewed for unusual or unacceptable values.  The
CAPI/CATI questionnaire data will be verified through the daily data
verification programs.  Statistical data will be maintained in
electronic format using the Statistical Analysis System (SAS).  Two
back-up data files will be stored separately from data that is used to
create the analytical database.  These back-up files will contain
unedited raw data and will be write-protected.  We will control access
to the data in accordance with Federal privacy regulations and OMB
Circular A-110.

5(c)	Impact on Small Businesses or other Small Entities

This study does not have impact on small businesses.

5(d)  Collection Schedule

The study has currently completed 5 years of data collection.  Listed
below are the study sites that have already been completed.

Pilot Study

•	West Beach, Indiana Dunes National Lakeshore, Portage, Indiana –
2002

Full-Scale Study – Freshwater

•	West Beach, Indiana Dunes National Lakeshore, Portage, Indiana –
2003

•	Huntington Beach, Bay Village, Ohio – 2003

•	Washington Park, Michigan City, Indiana – 2004

•	Silver Beach, St. Joseph, Michigan – 2004

Full-Scale Study – Freshwater

•	Edgewater Beach, Biloxi, Mississippi – 2005

•	Fairhope Municipal Beach, Fairhope, Alabama – 2007

•	Goddard Memorial State Park, West Warwick, Rhode Island – 2007

In future years of this study, we expect to do similar epidemiological
studies at additional marine sites or fresh water sites.  Water quality
samples for measurement, will be collected at the same beaches
concurrently with beach interviews.  Preliminary data sets will be
delivered to the EPA between January and March for each recreational
season.  These preliminary data sets will be extensively reviewed for
quality assurance prior to any analysis.

6.  	ESTIMATING THE BURDEN AND COST OF THE COLLECTION

6(a).  Estimating Respondent Burden

	Beach Interview & Telephone Follow-up:  Based on consultation with the
individuals listed in Section 3(c), and our experience with similar
types of information collection, we estimate that each household will
spend an average of 30 minutes completing both parts of the beach
interview and will require no record keeping.  This includes the time
for reviewing the information pamphlet and answering the questions.  We
estimate that each family will spend an average of 15 minutes completing
the home telephone interview.  The telephone interviews will require no
record keeping.

TABLE 1. ESTIMATED ANNUAL RESPONDENT BURDEN

Type of Respondent

Respondent

Activities

Estimated

Number of

Respondents

Burden

Hours

Frequency

Annual

Reporting Burden

Annual

Cost

$ 15.00

Head of household

Beach Interview

Part A

21,000

0.25 hr.

1

5,250 hr

$78,750 †

Head of household

Beach Interview

Part B

21,000

0.25 hr.

1

5,250 hr

$78,750 †

Head of household

Home Telephone Interview

21,000

0.25 hr.

1

5,250 hr

$78,750 †

Totals

15,750 hr

$236,250

 ADVANCE \d7 † $15.00/hour (median hourly wage for women)

ANNUAL REPORTING BURDEN: 		15,750 hours

ANNUAL RESPONDENT COST:  		$236,250

NO ANNUAL RECORD KEEPING BURDEN

6(b)	Estimating Respondent Costs

Although volunteers were only allowed to participate if they were of
legal age to participate in data collection activities (generally 18
years or older), the US Bureau of Labor only had tables for ages 16
years and older for the “Median Weekly Usual Earnings for Full-time
and Salaried Workers by Detailed Occupation and Sex, 2006 Annual
Wages” readily available for public use, hence, the detail for women
16 and over was used to calculate burden in the below statements.

Beach Interview Part A:  Median Weekly earnings for women 16 and over
=$600; available at   HYPERLINK
"http://www.bls.gov/cps/wlf-table18-2007.pdf"
http://www.bls.gov/cps/wlf-table18-2007.pdf  at $15.00 per hour.  Given
the 0.25 hour burden, the respondent cost for each family is $3.75.

Beach Interview Part B:  Median Weekly earnings for women 16 and over
=$600; available at   HYPERLINK
"http://www.bls.gov/cps/wlf-table18-2007.pdf"
http://www.bls.gov/cps/wlf-table18-2007.pdf  at $15.00 per hour.  Given
the 0.25 hour burden, the respondent cost for each family is $3.75.

Home Telephone Interview:  Median Weekly earnings for women 16 and over
=$600; available at   HYPERLINK
"http://www.bls.gov/cps/wlf-table18-2007.pdf"
http://www.bls.gov/cps/wlf-table18-2007.pdf  at $15.00 per hour.  Given
the 0.25 hour burden, the respondent cost for each family is $3.75.

NO CAPITAL COSTS ARE INVOLVED.

NO O&M COSTS ARE INVOLVED.

6(c) 	Estimating Agency Burden and Cost

TABLE 2.  AGENCY COST ANNUAL BURDEN

 ADVANCE \d2

Burden Hours

Cost ($)

AGENCY ACTIVITIES

Contractor

EPA

Total Hours

Contractor

$103/hr

EPA

$45.00/hr*

Prepare and format questionnaires

600.00

80.00

680

$61,800

$3,600

Prepare computers

6,000.00

8.00

6,008

$618,000

$360

Plan logistics & coordination

5,000.00

120.00

5,120

$515,000

$5,400

Recruit and interview on beach

30,000.00

0.00

30,000

$3,090,000

$0

Telephone interview I

15,000.00

0.00

15,000

$1,545,000

$0

IRB package preparation & submission

40.00

50.00

90

$4,120

$2,250

Quality Assurance & Quality Control

3,200.00

80.00

3,280

$329,600

$3,600

Convert database

7,200.00

0.00

7,200

$741,600

$0

Collect/analyze water quality data

9,000.00

0.00

9,000

$927,000

$0

76,378

$7,832,120

$15,210

Average hourly pay for Human Studies Division Health Scientist
HYPERLINK "http://www.opm.gov/oca/08tables/html/ra_h.asp"
http://www.opm.gov/oca/08tables/html/ra_h.asp

AGENCY TOTAL ANNUAL BURDEN:	76,378 hours

AGENCY TOTAL ANNUAL COST: 	$7,832,120 +$15,210 =$7,847,330

These agency burden estimates were based on our prior experience in
developing and gathering information for research purposes.  The agency
costs have been based on a GS-13(6) for the investigators.  The
contractor costs are based on a composite cost given the people needed
to conduct this study.

6(d)	Estimating the Respondent Universe and Total Burden and Cost

Based on current studies conducted in the 2005-2008 and we estimated
that the maximum respondent universe for each recreational water season
is 21,000 households for the Beach Interview-Part A, 21,000 households
for Beach Interview-Part B, and 21,000 for Telephone Follow-up.  Thus
the total estimated respondent burden for this study is 15,750 hours
from 21,000 families and $236,250.

6(e)   Bottom Line Burden Hours and Costs / Burden Tables

The estimated respondent burden for this study is 15,750 hours and
$236,250.  The estimated agency cost for conducting this study is 76,378
hours and $7,847,330.

6(f) Reasons for Change in Burden

Because of increased pressure to expeditiously complete the study, the
study team may complete more than two beaches per year, thus increasing
the number of participants enrolled in the study annually.  In the last
renewal information collection request (ICR), the tables in Sections
6(a) and 6(c) reflect the estimated respondent burden and agency burden
and cost for 2-3 beaches (1-2 beaches per year).  This renewal burden
estimate reflects 2-3 beaches per year for the next three years.  This
change substantially increased the number of respondents expected
annually.

The increase in total respondents for the 3-year period is 42,000 (or
approximately 14,000 annually.)

6(g) 	Burden Statement

Beach Interview-Parts A & B:  Parental/guardian reporting burden for
this collection of information is estimated to average 30 minutes for
Parts A and B and will require no record keeping.  This includes two 15
minute (.25 hours) responses.  This includes the time for reviewing the
informational brochure, obtaining verbal consent, and answering the
questions.

Telephone Interview Follow-up:  The respondent’s reporting burden for
this collection of information is estimated to average 15 minutes (.25
hours) per family.  This includes time for reviewing information
collected on the beach interview and answering questions regarding
events since the family visited the beach.

Burden Statement:  The annual public reporting and recordkeeping burden
for this collection of information is estimated to average 0.25 hours
per response.  Burden means the total time, effort, or financial
resources expended by persons to generate, maintain, retain, or disclose
or provide information to or for a Federal agency.  This includes the
time needed to review instructions; develop, acquire, install, and
utilize technology and systems for the purposes of collecting,
validating, and verifying information, processing and maintaining
information, and disclosing and providing information; adjust the
existing ways to comply with any previously applicable instructions and
requirements; train personnel to be able to respond to a collection of
information; search data sources; complete and review the collection of
information; and transmit or otherwise disclose the information.  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 No. EPA-HQ-ORD-2004-0023, which is available for public
viewing at the Office of Research and Development (ORD) Docket in the
EPA Docket Center (EPA/DC), EPA West, Room 3334, 1301 Constitution Ave.,
NW, Washington, DC. The EPA/DC 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 Office of Research and Development Docket is
(202) 566-1752.  An electronic version of the public docket is available
through   HYPERLINK "http://www.regulations.gov/"
http://www.regulations.gov/ .  Use   HYPERLINK
"http://www.regulations.gov/"  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 Office for EPA.  Please include the EPA Docket ID No.
(EPA-HQ-ORD-2004-0023) and OMB control number (2080-0068) in any
correspondence.

APPENDIX A: Clean Water Act

Beaches Environmental Assessment and Coastal Health Act of 2000

(Public Law 106-284–October 10, 2000)

TITLE 42 - PUBLIC HEALTH

CHAPTER 85 - FEDERAL WATER POLLUTION CONTROL ACT

Section 303. Revisions to water quality criteria

     (a) STUDIES CONCERNING PATHOGEN INDICATORS IN COASTAL RECREATION
WATERS. - Section 104 of the Federal Water Pollution Control Act (33
U.S.C.  1254) is amended by adding at the end the following:

(v) STUDIES CONCERNING PATHOGEN INDICATORS IN COASTAL RECREATION WATERS.
– Not later than 18 months after the date of the enactment of this
subsection, after consultation and in cooperation with appropriate
Federal, State, tribal, and local officials (including local health
officials), the Administrator shall initiate, an, not later than 3 years
after the date of the enactment of this subsection, shall complete, in
cooperation with the heads of other Federal agencies, studies to provide
additional information for use in developing:

(1) an assessment of potential human health risks resulting from
exposure to pathogens in coastal recreation waters, including
nongastrointestinal effects;

(2) appropriate and effective indicators for improving detection in a
timely manner in coastal recreation waters of the presence of pathogens
that are harmful to human health;

(3) appropriate, accurate, expeditious, and cost-effective methods
(including predictive models) for detecting in a timely manner in
coastal recreation waters the presence of pathogens that are harmful to
human health; and

(4) guidance for State application of criteria for pathogens and
pathogen indicators to be published under Section 304(a)(9) to account
for the diversity of geographic and aquatic conditions.

APPENDIX B: Beach Interview

BEACH INTERVIEW

								OMB Control No.: 2080-0068

								Expiration Date:   xx/xx/xxxx

Site ID ______

Friday _______ Saturday _______	Sunday______ Monday _________

Date:__-__-____

Time: _________

Have you been interviewed by the National Beaches Survey in the last 28
days?

Would you be willing to participate in a study on illnesses associated
with recreation at

the beach?

Yes (give brochure with consent form, inform about 2 follow-up calls)

No (Terminate Interview).

2a.	Our survey is primarily for households of one or more persons that
live together at the same address; Do you all live at the same address?

How many members in your party are at the beach today including
yourself?

What time did you and your household arrive at the beach today?

We are interested in asking about the health of your household during
the few weeks

following your beach visit.  Could you please give me your telephone
number so we can get in touch with you in 10-12 days from now?

5a.	If “NO” Is it fro one of the following reasons?  Too busy, no
longer interested, will not be available, specify, other reason?

5b.	10-12 days from now which phone number(s) should we call?

5c.	Is this your home, vacation, or cell phone number?

5d.	Additional phone numbers?

6.  	What are the best times to reach you during week days?

6a.	Can I please have your mailing address so that we can send you your
$25 Thank you check?  We will destroy your identifying information after
we mail the check.

7. 	Please tell me the first name of the members of your household at
the beach today, their birth dates, gender race ethnicity, and whether
they are in diapers.

8.  	Will (you/all these people with you at the beach today) be living
(with you) at the same

	address (es) during the next two weeks?

9.  		Have any of these household members at the beach today been ill in
the past 3 days with:

	Diarrhea or loose bowels

	Urinary tract infection or burning sensation

	Throwing-up or vomiting

	Sore throat or cough

	Earache, ear infection or runny ears

	Eye infection

	Rash or itchy skin

	Sunburn

Are there any household members NOT present at the beach today?

10a. 	Have any household members NOT present at the beach today been ill
in the past 3 days with:

Diarrhea or loose bowels

Urinary tract infection or burning sensation

Throwing-up or vomiting

Sore throat or cough

Earache, ear infection or runny ears

Eye infection

Rash or itchy skin

Sunburn

11. 	Do you or any household members at the beach today, not including
anyone who stayed at home, suffer from any of the following chronic
long-term conditions:

Gastrointestinal problems such as Crohn’s disease or irritable bowel
syndrome

Chronic respiratory diseases such as asthma or emphysema

Allergies, other than drug allergies

Skin problems such as psoriasis or eczema

12. 		How many times do you usually come to this beach each summer
(Memorial Day to Labor Day)?

13. 		How many miles did you travel to the beach today?

14. 		During the past two weeks, did you (anyone in your household at
the beach today) go bathing or swimming anywhere - at this or some other
beach, pool or lake?

14a.		Did you go bathing or swimming anywhere in the past one week
(Monday through Friday) at this or some other beach, pool or lake?

14b.		Did you actually get your head or face wet?

14c.		During the past 2 weeks, did you get a sunburn that lasted more
that 12 hours?

PART B– Exit Beach Interview

15. 	Were you the person that we interview on the beach or earlier
today?

16a. 	Did you or anyone in your household wade, swim, or play in the
water today?

16a1.	Did you immerse your body, not necessarily you head, in the water
today?

16a2.	Did you put your face in the water or submerge head in the water
today?

16a3.	Did you get water in the mouth today?

16a4.	Did you swallow the water?

16b.		Were you in the water at the following times today?  {time charts
given}

16b1.	If “YES” what part of the beach did you swim in? {include all
beach areas}

16b2.	If “YES” what part of the beach did you swim in most of the
time?

16c.		What total time did you stay in the water?  We are only interested
in time actually in the water, not the total time at the beach?

16d.		Did you engage in any of the following water-related activities
while at the beach today?

	{Dropdown list of water activities}

17.		What would you estimate your total time in direct sunlight was?
This does not include being indoors or under umbrellas, etc.?

18.  	Did you engage in any of the following activities while at the
beach today?

a.	Collecting sea shells, rocks, feathers, etc?

b.	Digging in sand or building sand castles?

c.	Had their body buried in the sand?

18c1.	Did person get sand in their mouth

After digging in sand, or building sand castles…did person eat or
drink anywhere (not necessarily at the beach)?

After digging in sand, or building sand castles…did person wash their
hands before eating? Washing of hands may include the use of personal
waterfree hand sanitizer?

18c1b.		Was the sand the person dug in or played with dry or wet?

18d.	Did you engage in any of the following activities while at the
beach today?

	Playing with algae or seaweed

18d1.	Did you get any seaweed in their mouth?

18d1a.	After playing with algae or seaweed…did you eat or drink
anywhere (not necessarily at the beach)?

18d1b.	After playing with algae or seaweed… did person wash their
hands before eating? Washing of hands may include the use of personal
water free hand sanitizer?

19.	Did you cut yourself today or have an open cut when you came to
beach today?

20. 	Did you wear sunscreen/sunblock today?

21.		What was the SPF rating of the sunscreen/sunblock you used most
often today?

21a.		When you used sunscreen/sunblock today, how did you apply it?
Only to certain areas of my body?  All exposed skin?

Did you reapply at least once today?

23.	Did you wear a hat today?

23a.		Did the hat have a wide brim or another way to shade face, ears,
and back of the neck from the sun?

23a1.	Did you use protective equipment such as a canopy, umbrella or
other type of sunshade today?

23b.		Did you wear protective clothing, such as a long-sleeved shirt or
cover-up?

During the summer, if you go out in the sun repeatedly without sunscreen
or protective

clothing, which one of these things most usually happens to your skin?

A dark tan

Some tanning

No tan, maybe some freckles

Repeated sunburns

Other (specify)

Never go out in the sun

Did you wear insect repellant today?

Did your or any member of your household consume food while at the beach
today?

26a.	Was the food brought from home?

26b.	Was the food purchased from vending machines or a vendor at the
beach?

26c.	Was the food purchased from a vendor outside the beach?

Did your or any member of your household consume drinks while at the
beach today?

27a.	Were the drinks brought from home?

27b.	Were the drinks purchased from vending machines or a vendor at the
beach?

27c.	Were the drinks purchased from a vendor outside the beach?

28.	In the past 48 hours has anyone who is at the beach today done the
following…

Have you come in contact with any unknown animals?

Come in contact with someone who has complained of diarrhea, vomiting,
or stomach illness?

Consumed raw shellfish?

Consumed rare/raw meat?

Consumed runny or raw eggs?APPENDIX C: Telephone Interview

Telephone Interview - follow-up (10-12 days)

Is this person (primary respondent from beach interview)?

Yes (continue)

No (reschedule or continue)

Were you at the beach on (give date) with (primary respondent)?

Yes - Continue

I’m going to ask questions about any swimming you’ve done and
illnesses you’ve experienced in the last week for the following
people:

A1.		May I have your first name please?

During your beach visit where you enrolled in this study on __________

A2. 		Did you wear ear plugs while in the water?  Ask for all household
members at the beach.

A3. 		Did you wear nose plugs while in the water?  Ask for all household
members at the beach.

A4. 		Did you wear eye goggles while in the water?  Ask for all
household members at the beach.

A5. 		During the beach interview, did you have contact with an animal?
Ask for all household members at the beach.

A6. 		Between your beach visit on ______ date and today were you
menstruating or pregnant?  Ask for all household members at the beach.

We are now going to switch and ask you questions about activities that
have occurred since the Beach Interview.

B1.		Have you, or any of the people I just mentioned, gone bathing or
swimming anywhere since we talked to you at the beach interview on
______?  Please include any bathing or swimming such as at a beach,
waterpark, public pool, private pool, or wading pool.

B2.		Who was it that went bathing or swimming?   Ask for all household
members at the beach.

B3a. 	Did you go bathing or swimming at the beach (where the interview
was taken) since the beach interview on this date {BEACH INTERVIEW
DATE}.

B3b. 	Did you go bathing or swimming at any other beach since the beach
interview on this date {BEACH INTERVIEW DATE}.

B3c. 	Was this beach at a:

Lake

River

Ocean

Other, specify

B3d. 	Did you go bathing or swimming at a waterpark?

B3e. 	Did you go bathing or swimming at a public pool?

B3f. 	Did you go bathing or swimming at a private pool?

B3g. 	Did you go bathing or swimming in a wading pool?

B3h. 	Did you go bathing or swimming any other place?

B3i. 	Swim location of any other place?

B4. 		Did you actually get your face wet while bathing or swimming?  Ask
for all household members at the beach.

B5. 		On which days did you go bathing or swimming?  Ask for all
household members at the beach.

B6. 		Have you or anyone else had a stomachache or abdominal cramping
since the interview at {STUDY BEACH} ON {BEACH INTERVIEW DATE}?  Ask for
all household members at the beach.

B6a.	Who had a stomachache or abdominal cramping since the interview at
{STUDY BEACH} ON {BEACH INTERVIEW DATE}?  Ask for all household members
at the beach.

B7. 		Have you or anyone else had diarrhea or loose bowels since the
interview at {STUDY BEACH} ON {BEACH INTERVIEW DATE}?  Ask for all
household members at the beach.

B7a.	Who had diarrhea or loose bowels since the interview at {STUDY
BEACH} ON {BEACH INTERVIEW DATE}?  Ask for all household members at the
beach.

B8. 		Have you or anyone else had nausea since the interview at {STUDY
BEACH} ON {BEACH INTERVIEW DATE}?  Ask for all household members at the
beach.

B8a.	Who had nausea since the interview at {STUDY BEACH} ON {BEACH
INTERVIEW DATE}?  Ask for all household members at the beach.

B9. 		Have you or anyone else had throwing-up or vomiting since the
interview at {STUDY BEACH} ON {BEACH INTERVIEW DATE}?  Ask for all
household members at the beach.

B9a.	Who had throwing-up or vomiting since the interview at {STUDY
BEACH} ON {BEACH INTERVIEW DATE}?  Ask for all household members at the
beach.

B10.	Have you or anyone else had urinary tract infection or burning
sensation when urinating since the interview at {STUDY BEACH} ON {BEACH
INTERVIEW DATE}?  Ask for all household members at the beach.

B10a.	Who had urinary tract infection or burning sensation when
urinating since the interview at {STUDY BEACH} ON {BEACH INTERVIEW
DATE}?  Ask for all household members at the beach.

B11. 	Have you or anyone else had fever since the interview at {STUDY
BEACH} ON {BEACH INTERVIEW DATE}?  Ask for all household members at the
beach.

B11a.	Who had fever since the interview at {STUDY BEACH} ON {BEACH
INTERVIEW DATE}?  Ask for all household members at the beach.

B12. 	Have you or anyone else had headache lasting more than a few hours
since the interview at {STUDY BEACH} ON {BEACH INTERVIEW DATE}?  Ask for
all household members at the beach.

B12a.	Who had headache lasting more than a few hours since the interview
at {STUDY BEACH} ON {BEACH INTERVIEW DATE}?  Ask for all household
members at the beach.

B13. 	Have you or anyone else had sore throat since the interview at
{STUDY BEACH} ON {BEACH INTERVIEW DATE}?  Ask for all household members
at the beach.

B13a.	Who had sore throat since the interview at {STUDY BEACH} ON {BEACH
INTERVIEW DATE}?  Ask for all household members at the beach.

B14. 	Have you or anyone else had a bad cough since the interview at
{STUDY BEACH} ON {BEACH INTERVIEW DATE}?  Ask for all household members
at the beach.

B14a.	Who had a bad cough since the interview at {STUDY BEACH} ON {BEACH
INTERVIEW DATE}?  Ask for all household members at the beach.

B15. 	Have you or anyone else had a cold since the interview at {STUDY
BEACH} ON {BEACH INTERVIEW DATE}?  Ask for all household members at the
beach.

B15a.	Who had a cold since the interview at {STUDY BEACH} ON {BEACH
INTERVIEW DATE}?  Ask for all household members at the beach.

B16. 	Have you or anyone else had a runny or stuffy nose since the
interview at {STUDY BEACH} ON {BEACH INTERVIEW DATE}?  Ask for all
household members at the beach.

B16a.	Who had a runny or stuffy nose since the interview at {STUDY
BEACH} ON {BEACH INTERVIEW DATE}?  Ask for all household members at the
beach.

B17. 	Have you or anyone else had an earache, ear infection, or runny
ears  since the interview at {STUDY BEACH} ON {BEACH INTERVIEW DATE}?
Ask for all household members at the beach.

B17a.	Who had an earache, ear infection, or runny ears since the
interview at {STUDY BEACH} ON {BEACH INTERVIEW DATE}?  Ask for all
household members at the beach.

B18. 	Have you or anyone else had watery eyes since the interview at
{STUDY BEACH} ON {BEACH INTERVIEW DATE}?  Ask for all household members
at the beach.

B18a.	Who had watery eyes since the interview at {STUDY BEACH} ON {BEACH
INTERVIEW DATE}?  Ask for all household members at the beach.

B19. 	Have you or anyone else had an eye infection since the interview
at {STUDY BEACH} ON {BEACH INTERVIEW DATE}?  Ask for all household
members at the beach.

B19a.	Who had an eye infection since the interview at {STUDY BEACH} ON
{BEACH INTERVIEW DATE}?  Ask for all household members at the beach.

B20. 	Have you or anyone else had an infected cut since the interview at
{STUDY BEACH} ON {BEACH INTERVIEW DATE}?  Ask for all household members
at the beach.

B20a.	Who had an infected cut since the interview at {STUDY BEACH} ON
{BEACH INTERVIEW DATE}?  Ask for all household members at the beach.

B21. 	Have you or anyone else had a rash or itchy skin since the
interview at {STUDY BEACH} ON {BEACH INTERVIEW DATE}?  Ask for all
household members at the beach.

B21a.	Who had a rash or itchy skin since the interview at {STUDY BEACH}
ON {BEACH INTERVIEW DATE}?  Ask for all household members at the beach.

B22. 	Have you or anyone else had a sunburn since the interview at
{STUDY BEACH} ON {BEACH INTERVIEW DATE}?  Ask for all household members
at the beach.

B22a.	Who had a sunburn since the interview at {STUDY BEACH} ON {BEACH
INTERVIEW DATE}?  Ask for all household members at the beach.

We will now ask about some activities people may have done since the day
of the beach interview on the {BEACH INTERVIEW DATE}

B23a. 	Since the day of the beach interview, have you or anyone else
come in contact with any animals?  Ask for all household members at the
beach.

B23b.	Who came into contact with animals since {BEACH INTERVIEW DATE}?
Ask for all household members at the beach.

B23c.	Was this animal or any of these animals unfamiliar to you?

B23d.	What kind of animals were they?

B24a.	Since the day of the beach interview has anyone come into contact
with someone who has complained of diarrhea, vomiting, or stomach
illness?

B24b.	Who had contact with someone complaining of diarrhea, vomiting, or
stomach illness since {BEACH INTERVIEW DATE}?

B25a.	Since the day of the beach interview has anyone eaten raw shell
fish, such as oysters, clams, mussels, crabs?

B25b.	Who has eaten raw shell fish, such as oysters, clams, mussels,
crabs since {BEACH INTERVIEW DATE}?

B26a.	Since the day of the beach interview has anyone rare or raw meat?

B26b.	Who has eaten rare or raw meat since {BEACH INTERVIEW DATE}?

B27a.	Since the day of the beach interview has anyone eaten raw or runny
eggs?

B27b.	Who has eaten raw or runny eggs since {BEACH INTERVIEW DATE}?

SECTION C

This section is for all persons that experience symptoms.

C1.		On what day did your stomachache or abdominal cramping start?

C1a.	Do you still have a stomachache or abdominal cramping?

C1b.	(For persons that still have symptom) For how many days did you
have a stomachache or abdominal cramping?

C2.		On what day did your diarrhea or loose bowels start?

C2a.	Do you still have a diarrhea or loose bowels cramping?

C2b.	For how many days did you have a diarrhea or loose bowels cramping?

C2c.	What was the maximum number of bouts or episodes of diarrhea
experienced in a 24-hour period?  Ask for each person with symptom.

C3.		On what day did your nausea start?

C3a.	Do you still have nausea?

C3b.	For how many days did you have nausea?

C4.		On what day did your throwing-up or vomiting start?

C4a.	Do you still have throwing-up or vomiting?

C4b.	For how many days did you have throwing-up or vomiting?

C4c.	What was the maximum number of bouts or episodes of throwing-up or
vomiting experienced in a 24-hour period?  Ask for each person with
symptom.

C5.		On what day did your urinary tract infection or burning sensation
start?

C5a.	Do you still have a urinary tract infection or burning sensation?

C5b.	For how many days did you have urinary tract infection or burning
sensation?

C6.		On what day did your fever start?

C6a.	Do you still have a fever?

C6b.	For how many days did you have a fever?

C6c.	Was your temperature taken using a thermometer?

C6d.	What is the highest temperature that you had since your beach
interview on {BEACH INTERVIEW DATE}?

C7.		On what day did your headache start?

C7a.	Do you still have a headache?

C7b.	For how many days did you have headache?

C8.		On what day did your sore throat start?

C8a.	Do you still have a sore throat?

C8b.	(For persons that still have symptom) For how many days did you
have sore throat?

C8c.	(For persons that still have symptom) Was this sore throat related
to allergies?

C9.		On what day did your bad cough start?

C9a.	Do you still have a bad cough?

C9b.	For how many days did you have a bad cough?

C9c.	Was this bad cough related to allergies?

C10.	On what day did your cold start?

C10a.	Do you still have a cold?

C10b.	For how many days did you have a cold?

C10c.	Was this cold related to allergies?

C11.	On what day did your runny or stuffy nose start?

C11a.	Do you still have a runny or stuffy nose?

C11b.	For how many days did you have a runny or stuffy nose?

C11c.	Was this runny or stuffy nose related to allergies?

C12.	On what day did your earache, ear infection or runny ears start?

C12a.	Do you still have an earache, ear infection or runny ears?

C12b.	For how many days did you have an earache, ear infection or runny
ears?

C12c.	Was this earache, ear infection or runny ears related to
allergies?

C13.	On what day did your watery eyes start?

C13a.	Do you still have watery eyes?

C13b.	For how many days did you have watery eyes?

C13c.	Was this watery eyes related to allergies?

C14.	On what day did your eye infection start?

C14a.	Do you still have eye infection?

C14b.	For how many days did you have eye infection?

C15.	On what day did your cut first get infected?

C15a.	Do you still have an infected cut?

C15b.	For how many days did you have an infected cut?

C15c.	Where were you cut?  Mark all that apply

C16.	On what day did your rash, itchy skin, or skin infection start?

C16a.	Do you still have a rash, itchy skin, or skin infection?

C16b.	For how many days did you have a rash, itchy skin, or skin
infection?

C16c.	Where did you have a rash, itchy skin, or skin infection?  Mark
all that apply

C17.	On which parts of the body were you sunburned?  Mark all that apply

Drop down list

SECTION D

Ask only once for each person reporting symptoms

D1.		When your condition began, were you working for pay either inside
or outside the home?  Please include jobs for which you were
self-employed.

D2.		During your illness, did you miss any time from work, for example
because you called in sick or took time off to see a doctor?

D3.		How many days?

D4.		Did this illness prevent you from performing daily activities such
as school, recreation, or vacation activities, or work around the home?

D5.		How many days?

D6.		Did this illness cause other household members to lose time at
work?

D7.		How many days?

D8a.	Did you consult a healthcare provider over the phone about this
illness/condition?

D8b.	Did you visit a healthcare provider?

D8c.	How many times?

D8d.	What illness did the healthcare provider say you had?

D8e.	Did you visit an emergency room?

D8f		How many times?

D8g.	Were you admitted to a hospital?

D8h.	How many days were you hospitalized?

D8i.		Were you given intravenous fluids?

D9a.	Did you receive a prescription for an antibiotic or other drug for
this illness/condition?

D9b.	About how much of your own or your household’s money was spent
altogether for these prescription medicines?  Amount to nearest dollar.

D10a.	Did you use any over-the-counter medications, including things
like special drinks, only because of this illness/condition?

D10b.	About how much of your own or your household’s money was spent
altogether for these over-the-counter medications?  Amount to nearest
dollar.

SECTION E

E1.		Before today, were you aware that people could become ill by
swimming at the beach?

E2.		After today, will you change the way you use the water at the
beach?

SECTION Q

These are questions from beach interview to ensure data collection for
important exposures.  Ask for all households.

Q1.		Did you or anyone in your household wade, swim, or play in the
water on {BEACH INTERVIEW DATE}?

Q1a.1.	Did you immerse your body, not necessarily your head in the water
{BEACH INTERVIEW DATE}?

Q1a.2.	Did you put your face in the water or submerge head in the water
on {BEACH INTERVIEW DATE}?

Q1a.3.	Did you get water in your mouth on {BEACH INTERVIEW DATE}?

Q1a.4.	Did you gag or cough after getting water in your mouth on {BEACH
INTERVIEW DATE}?

Q1a.5.	Did you swallow the water on {BEACH INTERVIEW DATE}?

APPENDIX D

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We probably need to update this to include the peer reviewers

Shouldn’t this go under survey methods?