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13,
2000
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Notices
ENVIRONMENTAL
PROTECTION
AGENCY
[
FRL
 
6715
 
1]

Continuous
Release
Reporting
Regulations
(
CRRR)
Under
the
Comprehensive
Environmental
Response,
Compensation,
and
Liability
Act
of
1980
(
CERCLA);
Request
for
Comment
on
Renewal
Information
Collection
AGENCY:
Environmental
Protection
Agency
(
EPA).
ACTION:
Notice.

SUMMARY:
In
compliance
with
the
Paperwork
Reduction
Act
(
44
U.
S.
C.
3501
et
seq.),
this
document
announces
that
EPA
is
planning
to
submit
the
following
continuing
Information
Collection
Request
(
ICR)
to
the
Office
of
Management
and
Budget
(
OMB):
Continuous
Release
Reporting
Regulations
(
CRRR)
under
the
Comprehensive
Environmental
Response,
Compensation,
and
Liability
Act
of
1980
(
CERCLA)
(
EPA
ICR
No.
1445.05,
OMB
No.
2050
 
0086).
This
is
a
request
to
renew
an
existing
ICR
that
is
currently
approved.
Before
submitting
the
ICR
to
OMB
for
review
and
approval,
EPA
is
soliciting
comments
on
specific
aspects
of
the
collection.
DATES:
Comments
must
be
submitted
on
or
before
August
14,
2000.
ADDRESSES:
Comments
submitted
by
regular
U.
S.
Postal
Service
mail
should
be
sent
to:
Docket
Coordinator,
Superfund
Docket
Office,
Mail
Code
5201G,
U.
S.
Environmental
Protection
Agency
Headquarters,
Ariel
Rios
Building,
1200
Pennsylvania
Avenue,
NW.,
Washington,
DC
20460.
To
ensure
proper
receipt
by
EPA,
it
is
imperative
that
you
identify
docket
control
number
102RQ
 
CR2
in
the
subject
line
on
the
first
page
of
your
comment.
Comments
may
also
be
submitted
electronically
or
in
person.
Please
follow
the
detailed
instructions
for
these
submission
methods
as
provided
in
unit
III
of
the
SUPPLEMENTARY
INFORMATION
section.
FOR
FURTHER
INFORMATION
CONTACT:
Lynn
Beasley,
(
703)
603
 
9086.
Facsimile
number:
(
703)
603
 
9104.
Electronic
address:
beasley.
lynn@
epa.
gov.
Comments
should
not
be
submitted
to
this
contact
person.
SUPPLEMENTARY
INFORMATION:

I.
Does
This
Notice
Apply
to
Me?

You
may
be
affected
by
this
notice
if
you
are
in
charge
of
a
facility
that
releases
hazardous
substances
into
the
environment
as
specified
in
section
103(
a)
of
the
Comprehensive
Environmental
Response,
Compensation,
and
Liability
Act
of
1980
(
CERCLA),
as
amended.
According
to
section
103(
a)
of
CERCLA,
if
the
facility
you
are
in
charge
of
releases
a
hazardous
substance
that
equals
or
exceeds
its
reportable
quantity
(
RQ)
and
the
release
is
not
Federally
permitted,
you
are
required
to
notify
the
National
Response
Center
(
NRC)
of
the
release
immediately.
However,
according
to
section
103(
f)(
2)
of
CERCLA,
if
the
release
at
the
facility
you
are
in
charge
of
is
``
continuous,''
and
``
stable
in
quantity
and
rate,''
you
may
be
exempted
from
the
per­
occurrence
notification
requirements
of
section
103(
a)
of
CERCLA.
To
determine
if
the
facility
you
are
in
charge
of
is
affected
by
this
action,
you
should
carefully
examine
the
applicability
provisions
in
the
Continuing
Release
Reporting
Regulations
(
CRRR)
(
40
CFR
part
302.8).

II.
How
Can
I
Get
Additional
Information
or
Copies
of
This
Document
or
Other
Support
Documents?

A.
By
Phone,
Fax,
or
E­
Mail
If
you
have
any
questions
or
need
additional
information
about
this
notice
or
the
information
collection
request
(
ICR)
referenced,
please
contact
Lynn
Beasley,
(
703)
603
 
9086.
Facsimile
number:
(
703)
603
 
9104.
Electronic
address:
beasley.
lynn@
epa.
gov.

B.
In
Person
The
official
record
for
this
notice,
including
the
public
version,
and
the
referenced
ICR
have
been
established
under
docket
control
number
102RQ
 
CR2
(
including
comments
and
data
submitted
electronically,
as
described
below).
A
public
version
of
this
record,
including
printed,
paper
versions
of
any
electronic
comments,
which
does
not
include
any
information
claimed
as
Confidential
Business
Information
(
CBI),
and
the
referenced
ICR
are
available
for
inspection
in
the
U.
S.
Environmental
Protection
Agency
Superfund
Docket
Office,
Crystal
Gateway
I,
First
Floor,
1235
Jefferson
Davis
Highway,
Arlington,
VA.
The
Superfund
Docket
is
open
from
9
AM
to
4
PM,
Monday
through
Friday,
excluding
legal
holidays.
The
telephone
number
of
the
Superfund
Docket
is
(
703)
603
 
9232.

III.
How
Can
I
Respond
to
This
Notice?

A.
How
and
to
Whom
Do
I
Submit
the
Comments?
You
may
submit
comments
through
the
mail,
in
person,
or
electronically.
Be
sure
to
identify
the
docket
control
number
102RQ
 
CR2
on
any
correspondence.
1.
By
mail.
Submit
written
comments
to:
Docket
Coordinator,
Superfund
Docket
Office,
Mail
Code
5201G,
U.
S.
Environmental
Protection
Agency
Headquarters,
Ariel
Rios
Building,
1200
Pennsylvania
Avenue,
NW.,
Washington,
DC
20460.
2.
In
person
or
by
courier.
Deliver
written
comments
to:
U.
S.
Environmental
Protection
Agency
Superfund
Docket
Office,
Crystal
Gateway
I,
First
Floor,
1235
Jefferson
Davis
Highway,
Arlington,
VA.
Telephone:
(
703)
603
 
9232.
3.
Electronically.
Submit
your
comments
and/
or
data
electronically
by
e­
mail
to:
superfund.
docket@
epa.
gov.
Please
note
that
you
should
not
submit
any
information
electronically
that
you
consider
to
be
CBI.
Electronic
comments
must
be
submitted
as
an
ASCII
file
avoiding
the
use
of
special
characters
and
any
form
of
encryption.
Comment
and
data
will
also
be
accepted
on
standard
computer
disks
in
WordPerfect
6/
7/
8
or
ASCII
file
format.
All
comments
and
data
in
electronic
form
must
be
identified
by
the
docket
control
number
102RQ
 
CR2.
Electronic
comments
on
this
notice
may
also
be
filed
online
at
many
Federal
Depository
Libraries.

B.
How
Should
I
Handle
CBI
Information
That
I
Want
to
Submit
To
EPA?
You
may
claim
information
that
you
submit
in
response
to
this
notice
as
CBI
by
marking
any
part
or
all
of
that
information
as
CBI.
Information
so
marked
will
not
be
disclosed
except
in
accordance
with
procedures
set
forth
in
40
CFR
part
2.
A
copy
of
the
comment
that
does
not
contain
CBI
must
also
be
submitted
for
inclusion
in
the
public
record.
Information
not
marked
confidential
will
be
included
in
the
public
docket
by
EPA
without
prior
notice.
If
you
have
any
questions
about
CBI
or
the
procedures
for
claiming
CBI,
please
consult
with
Lynn
Beasley,
(
703)
603
 
9086.
Facsimile
number:
(
703)
603
 
9104.
Electronic
address:
beasley.
lynn@
epa.
gov.

C.
What
Information
Is
EPA
Particularly
Interested
in?
Pursuant
to
section
3506(
c)(
2)(
a)
of
the
Paperwork
Reduction
Act
(
PRA),
EPA
specifically
solicits
comments
and
information
to
enable
it
to:
1.
Evaluate
whether
the
proposed
collections
of
information
are
necessary
for
the
proper
performance
of
the
functions
of
EPA,
including
whether
the
information
will
have
practical
utility.
2.
Evaluate
the
accuracy
of
EPA's
estimates
of
the
burdens
of
the
proposed
collections
of
information.

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3.
Enhance
the
quality,
utility,
and
clarity
of
the
information
to
be
collected.
4.
Minimize
the
burden
of
the
collections
of
information
on
those
who
are
to
respond,
including
through
the
use
of
appropriate
automated
or
electronic
collection
technologies
or
other
forms
of
information
technology,
e.
g.,
permitting
electronic
submission
of
responses.

D.
What
Should
I
Consider
When
I
Prepare
My
Comments
for
EPA?

EPA
invites
you
to
provide
your
views
on
the
various
options
EPA
proposes,
new
approaches
EPA
hasn't
considered,
the
potential
impacts
of
the
various
options
(
including
possible
unintended
consequences),
and
any
data
or
information
that
you
would
like
EPA
to
consider
during
the
development
of
the
final
action.
You
may
find
the
following
suggestions
helpful
for
preparing
your
comments:
·
Explain
your
views
as
clearly
as
possible.
·
Describe
any
assumptions
that
you
used.
·
Provide
technical
information
and/
or
data
to
support
your
views.
·
If
you
estimate
potential
burden
or
costs,
explain
how
you
arrived
at
the
estimate.
·
Provide
specific
examples
to
illustrate
your
concerns.
·
Offer
alternative
ways
to
improve
the
rule
or
collection
activity.
·
Make
sure
to
submit
your
comments
by
the
deadline
in
this
notice.
·
At
the
beginning
of
your
comments
(
e.
g.,
as
part
of
the
``
Subject''
heading),
be
sure
to
properly
identify
the
document
on
which
you
are
commenting.
You
can
do
this
by
providing
the
docket
control
number
assigned
to
this
notice,
along
with
the
name,
date,
and
Federal
Register
citation,
or
by
using
the
appropriate
EPA
ICR
or
the
Office
of
Management
and
Budget
(
OMB)
control
number.

IV.
To
What
Information
Collection
Activity
or
ICR
Does
This
Notice
Apply?

EPA
is
seeking
comments
on
the
following
ICR:
Title:
Continuous
Release
Reporting
Regulations
(
CRRR)
under
the
Comprehensive
Environmental
Response,
Compensation,
and
Liability
Act
of
1980
(
CERCLA).
ICR
numbers:
EPA
ICR
No.
1445.05,
OMB
No.
2050
 
0086.
ICR
status:
This
ICR
is
currently
scheduled
to
expire
on
September
30,
2000.
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
information
collections
appear
on
the
collection
instruments
or
instructions,
in
the
Federal
Register
notices
for
related
rulemakings
and
ICR
notices,
and,
if
the
collection
is
contained
in
a
regulation,
in
a
table
of
OMB
approval
numbers
in
40
CFR
part
9.
Abstract:
Section
103(
a)
of
CERCLA,
as
amended,
requires
the
person
in
charge
of
a
facility
to
immediately
notify
the
NRC
of
a
hazardous
substance
release
into
the
environment
if
the
amount
of
the
release
equals
or
exceeds
the
substance's
RQ.
The
RQ
of
every
hazardous
substance
can
be
found
in
Table
302.4
of
40
CFR
part
302.4.
Section
103(
f)(
2)
of
CERCLA
provides
facilities
relief
from
this
per­
occurrence
notification
requirement
if
the
hazardous
substance
release
above
the
RQ
is
continuous,
and
stable
in
quantity
and
rate.
Under
the
CRRR,
a
continuous
release
of
a
hazardous
substance
above
the
RQ
requires
an
initial
telephone
call
to
the
NRC,
an
initial
written
report
to
the
EPA
Region,
and,
if
the
source
and
chemical
composition
of
the
continuous
release
does
not
change
and
the
level
of
the
continuous
release
does
not
significantly
increase,
a
follow­
up
written
report
to
the
EPA
Region
one
year
after
submission
of
the
initial
written
report.
If
the
source
or
chemical
composition
of
the
previously
reported
continuous
release
changes,
notifying
the
NRC
and
EPA
Region
of
a
change
in
the
source
or
composition
of
the
release
is
required.
Further,
a
significant
increase
in
the
level
of
the
previously
reported
continuous
release
must
be
reported
immediately
to
the
NRC
according
to
section
103(
a)
of
CERCLA.
Finally,
any
change
in
information
submitted
in
support
of
a
continuous
release
notification
must
be
reported
to
the
EPA
Region.
The
reporting
of
a
hazardous
substance
release
that
is
above
the
substance's
RQ
allows
the
Federal
government
to
determine
whether
a
Federal
response
action
is
required
to
control
or
mitigate
any
potential
adverse
effects
to
public
health
or
welfare
or
the
environment.
The
continuous
release
of
hazardous
substance
information
collected
under
CERCLA
section
103(
f)(
2)
is
also
available
to
EPA
program
offices
and
other
Federal
agencies
who
use
the
information
to
evaluate
the
potential
need
for
additional
regulations,
new
permitting
requirements
for
specific
substances
or
sources,
or
improved
emergency
response
planning.
Release
notification
information,
which
is
stored
in
the
national
Continuous
Release­
Emergency
Response
Notification
System
(
CR
 
ERNS)
data
base,
is
available
to
State
and
local
government
authorities
as
well
as
the
general
public.
State
and
local
government
authorities
and
facilities
subject
to
the
CRRR
use
release
information
for
purposes
of
local
emergency
response
planning.
Members
of
the
general
public,
who
have
access
to
release
information
through
the
Freedom
of
Information
Act,
may
request
release
information
for
purposes
of
maintaining
an
awareness
of
what
types
of
releases
are
occurring
in
different
localities
and
what
actions,
if
any,
are
being
taken
to
protect
public
health
and
welfare
and
the
environment.
CR­
ERNS
fact
sheets,
which
provide
summary
and
statistical
information
about
hazardous
substance
release
notifications,
also
are
available
to
the
public.

V.
What
Are
EPA's
Burden
and
Cost
Estimates
for
This
ICR?
Under
the
PRA,
``
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.
For
this
collection,
it
includes
the
time
needed
to
review
instructions;
develop,
acquire,
install,
and
use
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.
The
ICR
provides
a
detailed
explanation
of
this
estimate,
which
is
only
briefly
summarized
in
this
notice.
The
annual
public
burden
for
this
collection
of
information
is
estimated
to
average
77
hours
per
affected
facility.
The
following
is
a
summary
of
the
estimates
taken
from
the
ICR:
Respondents/
affected
entities:
Entities
potentially
affected
by
this
action
are
facilities
that
manufacture,
process,
or
otherwise
use
certain
specified
hazardous
substances.
Estimated
total
number
of
facilities
that
will
have
to
report
continuous
hazardous
substance
releases
per
year:
2,342.
Frequency
of
response:
After
reporting
the
continuous
release
to
the
NRC
and
EPA
Region
initially,
only
an
annual
report
to
the
EPA
Region
is
necessary
unless
there
is
a
change
in
the
source
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the
continuous
release,
a
change
in
the
chemical
composition
of
the
continuous
release,
or
a
significant
increase
in
the
level
of
the
continuous
release.
In
these
cases
the
person
in
charge
of
the
facility
has
to
notify
the
NRC
and/
or
the
EPA
Region
of
the
change
in
the
continuous
release.
Estimated
total
annual
burden
hours:
24,732
hours.
Estimated
total
annual
burden
costs:
$
725,000.

VI.
Are
There
Changes
in
the
Estimates
From
the
Last
Approval?

In
the
renewal
ICR,
EPA
will
review
the
current
burden
and
cost
statement
and
adjust
it
accordingly.
EPA
does
not
expect
the
burden
and
cost
statement
in
the
renewal
ICR
to
be
any
greater
than
the
burden
and
cost
statement
in
the
current
ICR.

VII.
What
Is
the
Next
Step
in
the
Process
for
This
ICR?

EPA
will
consider
the
comments
received
and
amend
the
ICR
as
appropriate.
The
final
ICR
package
will
then
be
submitted
to
OMB
for
review
and
approval
pursuant
to
5
CFR
1320.12.
EPA
will
issue
another
Federal
Register
notice
pursuant
to
5
CFR
1320.5(
a)(
1)(
iv)
to
announce
the
submission
of
the
ICR
to
OMB
and
the
opportunity
to
submit
additional
comments
to
OMB.
If
you
have
any
questions
about
this
ICR
or
the
approval
process,
please
contact
Lynn
Beasley,
(
703)
603
 
9086.
Facsimile
number:
(
703)
603
 
9104.
Electronic
address:
beasley.
lynn@
epa.
gov.

List
of
Subjects
Environmental
protection,
Information
collection
requests,
Reporting
and
record
keeping
requirements.

Dated:
June
1,
2000.
Stephen
D.
Luftig,
Director,
Office
of
Emergency
and
Remedial
Response.
[
FR
Doc.
00
 
14869
Filed
6
 
12
 
00;
8:
45
am]

BILLING
CODE
6560
 
50
 
P
EQUAL
EMPLOYMENT
OPPORTUNITY
COMMISSION
Agency
Information
Collection
Activities:
Submission
for
OMB
Review;
Final
Comment
Request
AGENCY:
Equal
Employment
Opportunity
Commission.
ACTION:
Final
notice
of
submission
for
OMB
review.

SUMMARY:
In
accordance
with
the
Paperwork
Reduction
Act,
the
Equal
Employment
Opportunity
Commission
(
EEOC)
has
submitted
a
request
for
clearance
of
the
information
collection
described
below
to
the
Office
of
Management
and
Budget
(
OMB).
A
notice
that
the
EEOC
would
be
submitting
this
request
was
published
in
the
Federal
Register
on
March
1,
2000,
allowing
for
a
60­
day
public
comment
period.
No
public
comments
were
received.
DATES:
Written
comments
on
this
final
notice
must
be
submitted
on
or
before
July
13,
2000.
ADDRESSES:
Comments
on
this
final
notice
should
be
submitted
to
the
Office
of
Information
and
Regulatory
Affairs,
Attention:
Stuart
Shapiro,
Desk
Officer
for
the
U.
S.
Equal
Employment
Opportunity
Commission,
Office
of
Management
and
Budget,
725
17th
Street,
NW.,
Room
10235,
New
Executive
Office
Building,
Washington,
DC
20503
or
electronically
mailed
to
SSHAPIRO@
OMB.
EOP.
GOV.
Requests
for
copies
of
the
proposed
information
collection
request
should
be
addressed
to
Mr.
Neckere
at
the
address
below.
FOR
FURTHER
INFORMATION
CONTACT:
Joachim
Neckere,
Director,
Program
Research
and
Surveys
Division,
1801
L
Street,
NW.,
Room
9222,
Washington,
DC
20507,
(
202)
663
 
4958
(
voice)
or
(
202)
663
 
7063
(
TDD).
SUPPLEMENTARY
INFORMATION:
Collection
Title:
State
and
Local
Government
Information
(
EEO
 
4).
OMB
Number:
3046
 
0008.
Frequency
of
Report:
Biennial.
Type
of
Respondent:
State
and
local
government
jurisdictions
with
100
or
more
full­
time
employees.
Description
of
Affected
Public:
State
and
local
governments
excluding
elementary
and
secondary
public
school
districts.
Number
of
Responses:
10,000.
Reporting
Hours:
40,000.
Number
of
Forms:
1.
Federal
Cost:
$
47,000.
Abstract:
Section
709(
c)
of
Title
VII
of
the
Civil
Rights
Act
of
1964,
as
amended,
42
U.
S.
C.
2000e
 
8(
c),
requires
employers
to
make
and
keep
records
relevant
to
a
determination
of
whether
unlawful
employment
practices
have
been
or
are
being
committed
and
to
make
reports
therefrom
as
required
by
the
EEOC.
Accordingly,
the
EEOC
has
issued
regulations
which
set
forth
the
reporting
requirements
for
various
kinds
of
employers.
State
and
local
governments
with
100
or
more
full­
time
employees
have
been
required
to
submit
EEO
 
4
reports
since
1973
(
biennially
in
odd­
numbered
years
since
1993).
The
individual
reports
are
confidential.
EEO
 
4
data
are
used
by
the
EEOC
to
investigate
charges
of
discrimination
against
state
and
local
governments.
In
addition,
the
data
are
used
to
support
EEOC
decisions
and
conciliations,
and
for
research.
The
data
are
shared
with
several
other
Federal
government
agencies.
Pursuant
to
section
709(
d)
of
Title
VII
of
the
Civil
Rights
Act
of
1964,
as
amended,
EEO
 
4
data
are
also
shared
with
86
State
and
Local
Fair
Employment
Practices
Agencies
(
FEPAs).
Aggregated
data
are
also
used
by
researchers
and
the
general
public.
Burden
Statement:
The
estimated
number
of
respondents
included
in
the
EEO
 
4
survey
is
5,000
state
and
local
governments.
The
estimated
number
of
responses
per
respondent
is
approximately
2
EEO
 
4
reports
and
the
reporting
burden
averages
between
1
and
5
hours
per
response,
including
the
time
needed
to
review
instructions,
search
existing
data
sources,
gather
and
maintain
the
data,
and
complete
and
review
the
collection
of
information.
The
total
number
of
responses
is
thus
10,000
reports
while
the
total
burden
is
estimated
to
be
40,000
hours,
including
recordkeeping
burden.
In
order
to
help
reduce
burden,
respondents
are
encouraged
to
report
data
on
electronic
media
such
as
magnetic
tapes
and
diskettes.

Dated:
June
7,
2000.
For
the
Commission.
Ida
L.
Castro,
Chairwoman.
[
FR
Doc.
00
 
14889
Filed
6
 
12
 
00;
8:
45
am]

BILLING
CODE
6750
 
01
 
M
FEDERAL
COMMUNICATIONS
COMMISSION
Notice
of
Public
Information
Collection(
s)
Being
Reviewed
by
the
Federal
Communications
Commission
for
Extension
Under
Delegated
Authority;
Comments
Requested
June
7,
2000.
SUMMARY:
The
Federal
Communications
Commission,
as
part
of
its
continuing
effort
to
reduce
paperwork
burden
invites
the
general
public
and
other
Federal
agencies
to
take
this
opportunity
to
comment
on
the
following
information
collection(
s),
as
required
by
the
Paperwork
Reduction
Act
of
1995,
Public
Law
104
 
13.
An
agency
may
not
conduct
or
sponsor
a
collection
of
information
unless
it
displays
a
currently
valid
control
number.
No
person
shall
be
subject
to
any
penalty
for
failing
to
comply
with
a
collection
of
information
subject
to
the
Paperwork
Reduction
Act
(
PRA)
that
does
not
display
a
valid
control
number.
Comments
are
requested
concerning
(
a)

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