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Burden Statement: The annual public Dated: June 4, 2007. www.regulations.gov, including any
reporting and recordkeeping burden for Sara Hisel-McCoy, personal information provided, unless
this collection of information is Acting Director, Collection Strategies the comment includes information
estimated to average 29 hours per Division. claimed to be Confidential Business
response. Burden means the total time, [FR Doc. E7–11310 Filed 6–11–07; 8:45 am] Information (CBI) or other information
effort, or financial resources expended BILLING CODE 6560–50–P whose disclosure is restricted by statute.
by persons to generate, maintain, retain, Do not submit information that you
or disclose or provide information to or consider to be CBI or otherwise
for a Federal agency. This includes the ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION protected through www.regulations.gov
time needed to review instructions; AGENCY or e-mail. The www.regulations.gov Web
develop, acquire, install, and utilize site is an ‘‘anonymous access’’ system,
[EPA–HQ–OECA–2007–0468; FRL–8325–6]
technology and systems for the purposes which means EPA will not know your
of collecting, validating, and verifying Agency Information Collection identity or contact information unless
information, processing and Activities; Proposed Collection; you provide it in the body of your
maintaining information, and disclosing Comment Request; Environmental comment. If you send an e-mail
and providing information; adjust the Impact Assessment of comment directly to EPA without going
existing ways to comply with any Nongovernmental Activities in through www.regulations.gov your e-
previously applicable instructions and Antarctica (Renewal); EPA ICR No. mail address will be automatically
requirements which have subsequently 1808.05, OMB Control No. 2020–0007 captured and included as part of the
changed; train personnel to be able to comment that is placed in the public
respond to a collection of information; AGENCY: Environmental Protection docket and made available on the
search data sources; complete and Agency (EPA). Internet. If you submit an electronic
review the collection of information; ACTION: Notice. comment, EPA recommends that you
and transmit or otherwise disclose the include your name and other contact
information. SUMMARY: In compliance with the information in the body of your
Respondents/Affected Entities: Paperwork Reduction Act (PRA) (44 comment and with any disk or CD–ROM
Owners or operators of facilities that are U.S.C. 3501 et seq.), this document you submit. If EPA cannot read your
new or existing pipeline breakout announces that EPA is planning to comment due to technical difficulties
stations or bulk gasoline terminals. submit a request to renew an existing and cannot contact you for clarification,
approved Information Collection EPA may not be able to consider your
Estimated Number of Respondents:
Request (ICR) to the Office of comment. Electronic files should avoid
447.
Management and Budget (OMB). This the use of special characters, any form
Frequency of Response: Initially, ICR is scheduled to expire on October of encryption, and be free of any defects
semiannually and annually. 31, 2007. Before submitting the ICR to or viruses. For additional information
Estimated Total Annual Hour Burden: OMB for review and approval, EPA is about EPA’s public docket visit the EPA
15,756 hours. soliciting comments on specific aspects Docket Center homepage at http://
Estimated Total Annual Cost: of the proposed information collection www.epa.gov/epahome/dockets.htm.
$1,755,864, which includes $0 as described below. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
annualized Capital Startup costs, DATES: Comments must be submitted on Aimee Hessert, Office of Federal
$357,000 annualized Operating and or before August 13, 2007. Activities, Mail Code 2252A,
Maintenance Costs (O&M), and ADDRESSES: Submit your comments, Environmental Protection Agency, 1200
$1,398,864 annualized Labor Costs. identified by Docket ID No. EPA–HQ– Pennsylvania Ave., NW., Washington,
Changes in the Estimates: There are OECA–2007–0468, by one of the DC 20460; telephone number: (202)
two categories of burden in this ICR, following methods: 564–0993; fax number: (202) 564–0072;
major sources and area sources. There is • www.regulations.gov: Follow the e-mail address: hessert.aimee@epa.gov.
a net decrease in burden hours from the on-line instructions for submitting SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
most recently approved ICR due to a comments.
decrease in the number of major sources • E-mail: hessert.aimee@epa.gov. How Can I Access the Docket and/or
subject to the standard. The decrease • Fax: 202–564–0072. Submit Comments?
occurred because major sources reduced • Mail: Enforcement and Compliance EPA has established a public docket
their emissions or otherwise Docket; Environmental Protection for this ICR under Docket ID No. EPA–
demonstrated that their emissions were Agency, Mailcode: 2822T, 1200 HQ–OECA–2007–0468, which is
below the threshold level for Pennsylvania Ave., NW., Washington, available for online viewing at
applicability in the standard. However, DC 20460. www.regulations.gov, or in person
it should be noted that the previous ICR • Hand Delivery: EPA Headquarters viewing at the Enforcement and
did not include the burden hours for West Building, Room 3334, located at Compliance Docket in the EPA Docket
area sources. 1301 Constitution Ave., NW., Center (EPA/DC), EPA West, Room
After the calculations were updated to Washington DC 20460. Such deliveries 3334, 1301 Constitution Ave., NW.,
include managerial and clerical hours are only accepted during the Docket’s Washington, DC. The EPA/DC Public
for major sources, and we added the normal hours of operation, and special Reading Room is open from 8 a.m. to
burden associated with area sources, the arrangements should be made for 4:30 p.m., Monday through Friday,
sum total of the increases did not offset deliveries of boxed information. excluding legal holidays. The telephone
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burden hours associated with the Instructions: Direct your comments to number for the Reading Room is 202–
decrease in the number of major sources Docket ID No. EPA–HQ–OECA–2007– 566–1744, and the telephone number for
required to comply with the standard. 0468. EPA’s policy is that all comments the Enforcement and Compliance
Hence, there is a net overall decrease in received will be included in the public Docket is 202–566–1752.
the burden hours to comply with this docket without change and may be Use www.regulations.gov to obtain a
standard. made available online at copy of the draft collection of

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information, submit or view public You may also provide the name, date, Antarctica and include commercial and
comments, access the index listing of and Federal Register citation. noncommercial expeditions.
the contents of the docket, and to access Expeditions may include ship-based
What Information Collection Activity or
those documents in the public docket tours; yacht, skiing or mountaineering
ICR Does This Apply to?
that are available electronically. Once in expeditions; privately funded research
the system, select ‘‘search,’’ then key in Affected entities: Entities potentially expeditions; and other nongovernmental
the docket ID number identified in this affected by this action are all activities. The Final Rule does not apply
document. nongovernmental operators with to individual U.S. citizens or groups of
activities in Antarctica, including tour citizens planning travel to Antarctica on
What Information Is EPA Particularly operators, for which the United States is an expedition for which they are not
Interested in? required to give advance notice under acting as an operator. (Operators, for
Pursuant to section 3506(c)(2)(A) of paragraph 5 of Article VII of the example, typically acquire use of vessels
the PRA, EPA specifically solicits Antarctic Treaty of 1959; this includes or aircraft, hire expedition staff, plan
comments and information to enable it all nongovernmental expeditions to and itineraries, and undertake other
to: within Antarctica organized in or organizational responsibilities.) The
(i) Evaluate whether the proposed proceeding from the territory of the Final rule provides nongovernmental
collection of information is necessary United States. operators with the specific requirements
for the proper performance of the Title: Agency Information Collection they need to meet in order to comply
functions of the Agency, including Activities: Proposed Collection; with the requirements of Article 8 and
whether the information will have Comment Request; Environmental Annex I to the Protocol. The provisions
practical utility. Impact Assessment of Nongovernmental of the Final Rule are intended to ensure
(ii) Evaluate the accuracy of the Activities in Antarctica (Renewal). that potential environmental effects of
Agency’s estimate of the burden of the ICR numbers: EPA ICR No. 1808.05, nongovernmental activities undertaken
proposed collection of information, OMB Control No. 2020–0007. in Antarctica are appropriately
including the validity of the ICR status: This ICR is currently identified and considered by the
methodology and assumptions used; scheduled to expire on December 31, operator during the planning process
(iii) Enhance the quality, utility, and 2007. An Agency may not conduct or and that to the extent practicable
clarity of the information to be sponsor, and a person is not required to appropriate environmental safeguards
collected; and respond to, a collection of information, which would mitigate or prevent
(iv) Minimize the burden of the unless it displays a currently valid OMB adverse impacts on the Antarctic
collection of information on those who control number. The OMB control environment are identified by the
are to respond, including through the numbers for EPA’s regulations in title 40 operator.
use of appropriate automated electronic, of the CFR, after appearing in the Environmental Documentation.
mechanical, or other technological Federal Register when approved, are Persons subject to the Final Rule must
collection techniques or other forms of listed in 40 CFR part 9, are displayed prepare environmental documentation
information technology, e.g., permitting either by publication in the Federal to support the operator’s determination
electronic submission of responses. In Register or by other appropriate means, regarding the level of environmental
particular, EPA is requesting comments such as on the related collection impact of the proposed expedition.
from very small businesses (those that instrument or form, if applicable. The Environmental documentation includes
employ less than 25) on examples of display of OMB control numbers in a Preliminary Environmental Review
specific additional efforts that EPA certain EPA regulations is consolidated Memorandum (PERM), an Initial
could make to reduce the paperwork in 40 CFR part 9. Environmental Evaluation (IEE), or a
Abstract: The Environmental Comprehensive Environmental
burden for very small businesses
Protection Agency’s (EPA’s) regulations Evaluation (CEE). The environmental
affected by this collection.
at 40 CFR part 8, Environmental Impact document is submitted to the Office of
What Should I Consider When I Assessment of Nongovernmental Federal Activities (OFA). If the operator
Prepare My Comments for EPA? Activities in Antarctica (Final Rule), determines that an expedition may
You may find the following were promulgated pursuant to the have: (1) Less than a minor or transitory
suggestions helpful for preparing your Antarctic Science, Tourism, and impact, a PERM needs to be submitted
comments: Conservation Act of 1996 (Act), 16 no later than 180 days before the
1. Explain your views as clearly as U.S.C. 2401 et seq., as amended, 16 proposed departure to Antarctica; (2) no
possible and provide specific examples. U.S.C. 2403a, which implements the more than minor or transitory impacts,
2. Describe any assumptions that you Protocol on Environmental Protection an IEE needs to be submitted no later
used. (Protocol) to the Antarctic Treaty of than 90 days before the proposed
3. Provide copies of any technical 1959 (Treaty). The Final Rule provides departure; or (3) more than minor or
information and/or data you used that for assessment of the environmental transitory impacts, a CEE needs to be
support your views. impacts of nongovernmental activities submitted. Operators who anticipate
4. If you estimate potential burden or in Antarctica, including tourism, for such activities are encouraged to consult
costs, explain how you arrived at the which the United States is required to with EPA as soon as possible regarding
estimate that you provide. give advance notice under Paragraph 5 the date for submittal of the CEE.
5. Offer alternative ways to improve of Article VII of the Treaty, and for (Article 3(4), of Annex I of the Protocol
the collection activity. coordination of the review of requires that draft CEEs be distributed to
6. Make sure to submit your information regarding environmental
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all Parties and the Committee for


comments by the deadline identified impact assessments received from other Environmental Protection 120 days in
under DATES. Parties under the Protocol. The advance of the next Antarctic Treaty
7. To ensure proper receipt by EPA, requirements of the Final Rule apply to Consultative Meeting (ATCM) at which
be sure to identify the docket ID number operators of nongovernmental the CEE may be addressed.)
assigned to this action in the subject expeditions organized or proceeding The Protocol and the Final Rule also
line on the first page of your response. from the territory of the United States to require an operator to employ

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procedures to assess and provide a international/antarctica/index.html. hourly burden reflects annual


regular and verifiable record of the The types of nongovernmental activities submission of different levels of
actual impacts of an activity which currently being carried out (e.g., ship- environmental documentation by an
proceeds on the basis of an IEE or CEE. based tours, land-based tours, flights, anticipated 23 respondents (e.g., U.S.-
The record developed through these and privately funded research based nongovernmental operators).
measures needs to be designed to: (a) expeditions) are typically unlikely to Burden means the total time, effort, or
Enable assessments to be made of the have impacts that are more than minor financial resources expended by persons
extent to which environmental impacts or transitory, thus an IEE is the typical to generate, maintain, retain, or disclose
of nongovernmental expeditions are level of environmental documentation or provide information to or for a
consistent with the Protocol; and (b) submitted. For the 1997–1998 through Federal agency. This includes the time
provide information useful for 2003–2004 austral summer seasons needed to review instructions; develop,
minimizing and mitigating those during the time the Interim Final Rule acquire, install, and utilize technology
impacts and, where appropriate, on the and Final Rule have been in effect, all and systems for the purposes of
need for suspension, cancellation, or respondents submitted IEEs with the collecting, validating, and verifying
modification of the activity. Moreover, exception of one PERM. Paperwork information, processing and
an operator needs to monitor key reduction provisions in the Final Rule maintaining information, and disclosing
environmental indicators for an activity that are used by the operators include: and providing information; adjust the
proceeding on the basis of a CEE. An (a) Incorporation of material in the existing ways to comply with any
operator may also need to carry out environmental document by referring to previously applicable instructions and
monitoring in order to assess and verify it in the IEE, (b) inclusion of all requirements which have subsequently
the impact of an activity for which an proposed expeditions by one operator changed; train personnel to be able to
IEE would be prepared. For activities within one IEE; (c) use of one IEE to respond to a collection of information;
that require an IEE, an operator should address expeditions being carried out by search data sources; complete and
be able to use procedures currently more than one operator; and (d) use of review the collection of information;
being voluntarily utilized by operators multi-year environmental and transmit or otherwise disclose the
to provide the required information. documentation to address proposed information.
Should an activity require a CEE, the expeditions for a period of up to five The ICR provides a detailed
operator should consult with EPA to: (a) consecutive austral summer seasons. explanation of the Agency’s estimate,
Identify the monitoring regime Coordination of Review of which is only briefly summarized here:
appropriate to that activity, and (b) Information Received from Other Parties Estimated total number of potential
determine whether and how the to the Treaty. The Final Rule also respondents: 23.
operator might utilize relevant provides for the coordination of review Frequency of response: Annually.
monitoring data collected by the U.S. of information received from other Estimated total average number of
Antarctic Program. OFA would consult Parties and the public availability of responses for each respondent: 1.
with the National Science Foundation that information including: (1) A Estimated total annual burden hours:
and other interested Federal agencies description of national procedures for 1663 hours.
regarding the monitoring regime. considering the environmental impacts Estimated total annual costs:
In cases of emergency related to the of proposed activities; (2) an annual list $133,916. This includes an estimated
safety of human life or of ships, aircraft, of any IEEs and any decisions taken in burden cost of $129,697 and an
equipment and facilities of high value, consequence thereof; (3) significant estimated maintenance and operational
or the protection of the environment information obtained and any action cost of $4,219.
which would require an activity to be taken in consequence thereof with
Are There Changes in the Estimates
undertaken without completion of the regard to monitoring from IEEs to CEEs;
From the Last Approval?
documentation procedures set out in the and (4) information in a final CEE. This
Final Rule, the operator would need to provision fulfills the United States’ There is an increase of 115 hours in
notify the Department of State within 15 obligation to meet the requirements of the total estimated respondent burden
days of any activities which would have Article 6 of Annex I to the Protocol. The compared with that identified in the ICR
otherwise required preparation of a CEE, Department of State is responsible for currently approved by OMB. This
and provide a full explanation of the coordination of these reviews of drafts increase is the result of an increase in
activities carried out within 45 days of with interested Federal agencies, and for the number of respondents anticipated
those activities. (During the time the public availability of documents and during the 3-year ICR renewal period
Interim Final and Final Rules have been information. This portion of the Final and the level of environmental
in effect, there were no emergencies Rule does not impose paperwork documentation EPA anticipates the
requiring notification by U.S. operators. requirements on any nongovernmental respondents will submit.
An Interim Final Rule was in effect from person subject to U.S. regulation.
An agency may not conduct or What Is the Next Step in the Process for
April 30, 1997, until replaced on
sponsor, and a person is not required to This ICR?
December 6, 2001, by the Final Rule).
Environmental documents (e.g., respond to, a collection of information EPA will consider the comments
PERM, IEE, CEE) are submitted to OFA. unless it displays a currently valid OMB received and amend the ICR as
Environmental documents are reviewed control number. The OMB control appropriate. The final ICR package will
by OFA, in consultation with the numbers for EPA’s regulations in 40 then be submitted to OMB for review
National Science Foundation and other CFR are listed in 40 CFR Part 9 and are and approval pursuant to 5 CFR
interested Federal agencies, and also identified on the form and/or 1320.12. At that time, EPA will issue
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made available to other Parties and the instrument, if applicable. another Federal Register notice
public as required under the Protocol or Burden Statement: The annual public pursuant to 5 CFR 1320.5(a)(1)(iv) to
otherwise requested. OFA notifies the reporting and recordkeeping burden for announce the submission of the ICR to
public of document availability via the this collection of information is OMB and the opportunity to submit
World Wide Web at: http:// estimated to average 1663 hours additional comments to OMB. If you
www.epa.gov/compliance/nepa/ annually, or 72 hours per response. This have any questions about this ICR or the

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approval process, please contact the ADEQUATE MOTOR VEHICLE held June 29th, 2007 at 3 p.m. EDT. The
technical person listed under FOR EMISSIONS BUDGETS CHPAC was created to advise the
FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT. Environmental Protection Agency on
Dated: June 1, 2007. PM10—tons science, regulations, and other issues
Budget year per year relating to children’s environmental
Anne N. Miller, (tpy)
Director, Office of Federal Activities.
health.
[FR Doc. E7–11323 Filed 6–11–07; 8:45 am] 1999 .......................................... 12,914 DATES: Conference call will take place
2005 .......................................... 12,169
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on June 29th, 2007 at 3 p.m. EDT.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION Transportation conformity is required Carolyn Hubbard, Office of Children’s
AGENCY by Clean Air Act section 176(c). EPA’s Health Protection and Environmental
conformity rule requires that Education, USEPA, MC 1107A, 1200
[EPA–R09–OAR–2007–0393; FRL–8326–5] transportation plans, transportation Pennsylvania Avenue, NW.,
improvement programs, and projects Washington, DC 20460, (202) 564–2189,
Adequacy Status of Motor Vehicle conform to state air quality
Budgets in Submitted Yuma PM10 hubbard.carolyn@epa.gov.
implementation plans (SIPs) and
Maintenance Plan for Transportation establishes the criteria and procedures SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The
Conformity Purposes; Arizona for determining whether or not they do. meetings of the CHPAC are open to the
AGENCY: Environmental Protection Conformity to a SIP means that public. EPA’s Office of Research and
Agency (EPA). transportation activities will not Development and OCHPEE are
produce new air quality violations, supporting a joint Board of Scientific
ACTION: Notice of adequacy.
worsen existing violations, or delay Counselors (BOSC) and Children’s
SUMMARY: In this notice, EPA is timely attainment of the national Health Protection Advisory Committee
notifying the public that the Agency has ambient air quality standards. (CHPAC) work group to review the EPA/
found that the motor vehicle emissions The criteria by which we determine NIEHS Research Centers for Children’s
budgets for PM10 in the Yuma PM10 whether a SIP’s motor vehicle emission Environmental Health and Disease
Maintenance Plan are adequate for budgets are adequate for conformity Prevention.
transportation conformity purposes. The purposes are outlined in 40 CFR The Children’s Environmental Health
Yuma PM10 Maintenance Plan was 93.118(e)(4). We have described our Research Centers (CEHRC) Work Group
submitted to EPA on August 17, 2006 by process for determining the adequacy of is gathering information and will
the Arizona Department of submitted SIP budgets in our July 1, develop a report.
Environmental Quality as a revision to 2004 preamble starting at 69 FR 40038
the Arizona state implementation plan During the conference call, the
and we used the information in these CHPAC will review that information to
(SIP). As a result of our finding, the resources in making our adequacy
Yuma Metropolitan Planning inform writing a letter for the full
determination. Please note that an CHPAC to discuss and take action on at
Organization and the Federal Highway adequacy review is separate from EPA’s
Administration must use the motor the July meeting.
completeness review, and should not be
vehicle emissions budgets from the used to prejudge EPA’s ultimate Draft Call agenda:
submitted Yuma PM10 Maintenance approval action for the SIP. Even if we 3–3:15—Overview of CEHRC Work
Plan for future conformity find a budget adequate, the SIP could Group activities
determinations. later be disapproved.
3:15–3:30—Question/Answer (Full
DATES: This finding is effective June 27, Authority: 42 U.S.C. 7401 et seq. CHPAC)
2007.
Dated: May 30, 2007. 3:30–3:50—Possible ideas for a
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Wayne Nastri, recommendation letter
Rebecca Rosen, U.S. EPA, Region IX, Air
Regional Administrator, Region IX.
Division AIR–2, 75 Hawthorne Street, 3:50–4—Wrap up and next steps
San Francisco, CA 94105–3901; (415) [FR Doc. E7–11331 Filed 6–11–07; 8:45 am]
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947–4152 or rosen.rebecca@epa.gov. EDT.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Throughout this document, whenever Call-in number: 1–866–299–3188.
ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION
‘‘we,’’ ‘‘us,’’ or ‘‘our’’ is used, we mean AGENCY Conference call code: 202 564 2189.
EPA. Access and Accommodations: For
Today’s notice is simply an [FRL–8326–7]
information on access or services for
announcement of a finding that we have individuals with disabilities, please
already made. EPA Region IX sent a Notice of Meeting of the EPA’s
Children’s Health Protection Advisory contact Carolyn Hubbard at 202–564–
letter to Arizona Department of 2189 or hubbard.carolyn@epa.gov. To
Environmental Quality on June 1, 2007 Committee (CHPAC)
request accommodation of a disability,
stating that the motor vehicle emissions AGENCY: Environmental Protection please contact Carolyn Hubbard
budgets in the submitted Yuma PM10 Agency (EPA). preferably at least 10 days prior to the
Maintenance Plan for 1999, 2005 and ACTION: Notice of meeting. meeting, to give EPA as much time as
2016 are adequate. The finding is
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possible to process your request.


available at EPA’s conformity Web site: SUMMARY: Pursuant to the provisions of
http://www.epa.gov/otaq/ the Federal Advisory Committee Act, Dated: June 7, 2007.
stateresources/transconf/adequacy.htm. Public Law 92–463, notice is hereby Carolyn Hubbard,
The adequate motor vehicle emissions given that a meeting via conference call Designated Federal Official.
budgets are provided in the following of the Children’s Health Protection [FR Doc. E7–11298 Filed 6–11–07; 8:45 am]
table: Advisory Committee (CHPAC) will be BILLING CODE 6560–50–P

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