[Federal Register Volume 77, Number 179 (Friday, September 14, 2012)]
[Notices]
[Page 56840]
[FR Doc No: 2012-22739]

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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

[ER-FRL-9005-1]

Environmental Impacts Statements; Notice of Availability

    Responsible Agency: Office of Federal Activities, General
Information<PHONE_NUMBER> or http://www.epa.gov/compliance/nepa/.

Weekly receipt of Environmental Impact Statements.
Filed 09/03/2012 Through 09/07/2012.
Pursuant to 40 CFR 1506.9.

Notice

    Section 309(a) of the Clean Air Act requires that EPA make public
its comments on EISs issued by other Federal agencies. EPA's comment
letters on EISs are available at: http://www.epa.gov/compliance/nepa/eisdata.html.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Starting October 1, 2012, EPA will not
accept paper copies or CDs of EISs for filing purposes; all submissions
on or after October 1, 2012 must be made through e-NEPA.
    While this system eliminates the need to submit paper or CD copies
to EPA to meet filing requirements, electronic submission does not
change requirements for distribution of EISs for public review and
comment. To begin using e-NEPA, you must first register with EPA's
electronic reporting site--https://cdx.epa.gov/epa_home.asp.

EIS No. 20120296, Draft EIS, BLM, CO, White River Field Office Oil and
Gas Development, Resource Management Plan Amendment, Rio Blanco,
Garfield, Moffat Counties, CO, Comment Period Ends: 12/12/2012,
Contact: Heather Sauls<PHONE_NUMBER>.
EIS No. 20120297, Draft EIS, FHWA, OR, OR 62: I-5 to Dutton Road
(Medford) Project, New Highway Construction, Funding, USACE Section 404
Permit, Jackson County, OR, Comment Period Ends: 10/29/2012, Contact:
Chris Bucher<PHONE_NUMBER>.
EIS No. 20120298, Final EIS, USFS, 00, Kiowa, Rita Blanca, Black
Kettle, and McClellan Creek National Grasslands Land and Resource
Management Plan, Implementation, Cibola National Forest and National
Grasslands, Mora, Harding, Union, and Colfax Counties, NM; Dallam,
Hemphill, and Gray Counties, TX; and Cimarron and Rogers Mills
Counties, OK, Review Period Ends: 10/15/2012, Contact: Champe Green
505-346-3889.
EIS No. 20120299, Final EIS, BLM, CA, Imperial Sand Dunes Recreation
Area Management Plan, Proposed Amendment to the California Desert
Conservation Area Plan, Imperial County, CA, Review Period Ends: 10/15/
2012, Contact: Greg Hill<PHONE_NUMBER>.
EIS No. 20120300, Draft EIS, USN, MD, Medical Facilities Development
and University Expansion at Naval Support Activity Bethesda, Montgomery
County, MD, Comment Period Ends: 10/29/2012, Contact: Joseph Macri 301-
295-1803.
EIS No. 20120301, Draft EIS, NPS, IN, Indiana Dunes National Lakeshore,
Shoreline Restoration and Management Plan, Lake, Porter, and LaPorte
Counties, IN, Comment Period Ends: 11/13/2012, Contact: Constantine J.
Dillon<PHONE_NUMBER>.

Amended Notices

EIS No. 20120235, Draft Supplement, FRA, CA, California High-Speed
Train (HST): Fresno to Bakersfield Section High-Speed Train,
Reintroducing Alignment Alternatives and an Additional Alternative
through the Bakersfield Area, USACE Section 10 and 404 Permits, Fresno,
Kings, Tulare, and Kern Counties, CA, Comment Period Ends: 10/19/2012,
Contact: David Valenstein<PHONE_NUMBER>. Revision to FR Notice Published
07/20/2012; Extending Comments Period from 09/20/2012 to 10/19/2012.

    Dated: September 11, 2012.
Cliff Rader,
Director, NEPA Compliance Division, Office of Federal Activities.
[FR Doc. 2012-22739 Filed 9-13-12; 8:45 am]
BILLING CODE 6560-50-P


PAPERWORK REDUCTION ACT SUBMISSION Please read the instructions before completing this form. For additional forms or assistance in completing this form, contact your agency's Paperwork Clearance Officer. Send two copies of this form, the collection instrument to be reviewed, the Supporting Statement and any additional documentation to: Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs, Office of Management and Budget, Docket Library, Room 10102, 725 17th Street NW Washington, DC 20503.

1. Agency/ Subagency originating request Environmental Protection Agency/ OW 2. OMB control number b. G None a__ __ __ __  __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __

3. Type of information collection ( check one) a. X New collection b. G Revision of a currently approved collection c. G Extension of a currently approved collection d. G Reinstatement, without change, of a previously approved collection for which approval has expired e. G Reinstatement, with change, of a previously approved collection for which approval has expired f. G Existing collection in use without an OMB control number 4. Type of review requested ( check one) a. x Regular b. G Emergency  Approval requested by: / / c. G Delegated 5. Small entities Will this information collection have a significant economic impact on a substantial number of small entities? G Yes X No For b f, note item A2 of Supporting Statement Instructions 6. Requested expiration date a. x Three years from approval date b. G Other Specify: / /___

7. Title Community Water System Survey 8. Agency form number( s) ( If applicable) EPA ICR Number 1946.01 9. Keywords:

1) Water System 2) Survey 10. Abstract: Last conducted in 1995, the Community Water System Survey is usually conducted every five years to gather information on the financial and operating characteristics of a nationally representative sample of community water systems. The Agency uses this data to meet its Regulatory Impact Analysis obligations under Executive Order 12866 and its obligation to assess and mitigate regulatory impacts on small entities under the Regulatory Flexibility Act and the Small Business Regulatory Enforcement Fairness Act.

11. Affected public ( Mark primary with " P" and all others that apply with " X") a. Individuals or households d. Farms b. X Business or other for profit e. Federal Government c. Not for profit institutions f. X State, Local or Tribal Government 12. Obligation to respond ( Mark primary with " P" and all others that apply with " X") a. X Voluntary b. G Required to obtain or retain benefits c. G Mandatory 13. Annual reporting and recordkeeping hour burden a. Number of respondents 1,442 b. Total annual responses 1,442 1. Percentage of these responses collected electronically 0 % c. Total hours requested 2,078 d. Current OMB inventory 0 e. Difference ( 2,078) f. Explanation of difference 1. Program Change ( 2,078) 2. Adjustment 14. Annual reporting and recordkeeping cost burden ( in thousands of dollars)

a. Total annualized capital/ startup costs b. Total annual costs ( O& M) c. Total annualized cost requested 0 d. Current OMB inventory 0 e. Difference 0 f. Explanation of difference 1. Program change 2. Adjustment 15. Purpose of information collection ( Mark Primary With " P" and all others that apply with " X") a. __ Application for benefits e. X Program planning or management b. X Program evaluation f. __ Research c. __ General purpose statistics g. X Regulatory or compliance d. X Audit 16. Frequency of recordkeeping or reporting ( check all that apply) a. Q Recordkeeping b. Q Third party disclosure c. X Reporting 1. Q On occasion 2. Q Weekly 3. Q Monthly 4. Q Quarterly 5. Q Semi annually 6. Q Annually 7. Q Biannually 8. X Other ( describe) One Time 17. Statistical methods Does this information collection employ statistical methods? X Yes Q No 18. Agency contact ( person who can best answer questions regarding the content of this submission) Name: Brian Rourke Phone: ( 202) 260 7785 OMB 83 I 10/ 95 19. Certification for Paperwork Reduction Act Submissions On behalf of this Federal agency, 1 certify that the collection of information encompassed by this request complies with' 5 CFR 1320.9.

NOTE: The text of 5 CFR 1320.9, and the related provisions of 5 CFR 1320.8( b)( 3), appear at the end of the instructions. The certification is to be made with reference to those regulatory provisions as set forth in the instructions.

The following is a summary of the topics, regarding the proposed collection of information, that the certification covers:

( a) It is necessary for the proper performance of agency functions;

( b) It avoids unnecessary duplication;

( c) It reduces burden on small entities;

( d) It uses plain, coherent, and unambiguous terminology that is understandable to respondents;

( e) Its implementation will be consistent and compatible with current reporting and recordkeeping practices;

( f) It indicates the retention periods for recordkeeping requirements;

( g) It informs respondents of the information called for under 5 CFR 1320.8( b)( 3): ( I) Why the information is being collected' ( ii) Use of information; ( iii) Burden estimate; ( iv) Nature of response ( voluntary, required for a benefit, or mandatory); ( v) Nature and extent of confidentiality; and ( vi) Need to display currently valid OMB control number;

( h) It was developed by an office that has planned and allocated resources for the efficient and effective management and use of the information to be collected ( see note in Item 19 of the instructions);

( I) It uses effective and efficient statistical survey methodology; and ( j) It makes appropriate use of information technology.

If you are unable to certify compliance with any of these provisions, identify the item below and explain the reason in Item 18 of the Supporting Statement.

Signature of Program Official Date Signature of Senior Official or designee Oscar Morales, Director Collection Strategies Division Office of Environmental Information Date OMB 83 I 10/ 95 Certification Requirement for Paperwork Reduction Act Submissions 5 CFR 1320.9 reads " As part of the agency submission to OMB of a proposed collection of information, the agency ( through the head of the agency, the Senior Official or their designee) shall certify ( and provide a record supporting such certification) that the proposed collection of information

"( a) is necessary for the proper performance of the functions of the agency, including that the information to be collected will have practical utility;

"( b) is not unnecessarily duplicative of information otherwise reasonably accessible to the agency;

"( c) reduces to the extent practicable and appropriate the burden on persons who shall provide information to or for the agency, including with respect to small entities, as defined in the Regulatory Flexibility Act 5 U. S. C § 601( 6)), the use of such techniques as:

"( 1) establishing differing compliance or reporting requirements or timetables that take into account the resources available to those who are to respond; "( 2) the clarification, consolidation, or simplification of compliance and reporting requirements; or collection of information , or any part thereof; "( 3) an exemption from coverage of the collection of information, or any part thereof;

"( d) is written using plain, coherent, and unambiguous terminology and is understandable to those who are to respond;

"( e) is to be implemented in ways consistent and compatible, to the maximum extent practicable, with the existing reporting and recordkeeping practices of those who are to respond;

"( f) indicates for each recordkeeping requirement the length of time persons are required to maintain the records specified;

"( g) informs potential respondents of the information called for under § 1320.8( b)( 3); [ see below]

"( h) has been developed by an office that has planned and allocated resources for the efficient and effective management and use of the information to be collected, including the processing of the information in a manner which shall enhance, where appropriate, the utility of the information to agencies and the public;

"( I) uses effective and efficient statistical survey methodology appropriate to the purpose for which the information is to be collected; and "( j) to the maximum extent practicable, uses appropriate information technology to reduce burden and improve data quality, agency efficiency and responsiveness to the public."

NOTE: 5 CFR 1320.8( b)( 3) requires that each collection of information:

"( 3) informs and provides reasonable notice to the potential persons to whom the collection of information is addressed of: "( I) the reasons the information is planned to be and/ or has been used to further the proper performance of the functions of the agency; "( ii) the way such information is planned to be and/ or has been used to further the proper performance of the functions of the agency; "( iii) an estimate, to the extent practicable, of the average burden of the collection ( together with a request that the public direct to the agency any comments concerning the accuracy of this burden estimate and any suggestions for reducing this burden); "( iv) whether responses to the collection of information are voluntary, required to obtain or retain a benefit ( citing authority), or mandatory ( citing authority); "( v) the nature and extent of confidentiality to be provided, if any ( citing authority); and "( vi) the fact that any 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."

OMB 83 I ( Instructions) 10/ 95


Jason Burnett/ DC/ USEPA/ US 12/ 09/ 2005 01: 59 PM To Arthur_ G._ Fraas@ omb. eop. gov, Amy_ E._ Flynn@ omb. eop. gov, Elizabeth_ A._ Stolpe@ ceq. eop. gov cc Wegman. Lydia@ epamail. epa. gov@ EPA, Phil Lorang/ RTP/ USEPA/ US@ EPA, wehrum. bill@ epa. gov@ EPA Subject Monitoring rule preamble Art, Amy, and Elizabeth,

Attached is the monitoring rule that we discussed yesterday. This version omits the section on PM10 2.5 monitoring requirements that I sent earlier.

Thank you, Jason