ML091960678

Joint Intervenors Supplemental Basis for Previously Submitted Contention 5 - Lack of Good Cause

ML091960678
Person / Time
Site:	Bellefonte
Issue date:	07/15/2009
From:	Zeller L Blue Ridge Environmental Defense League
To:	NRC/SECY
SECY RAS
References
50-438-CP, 50-439-CP, Construction Permit 1, RAS 16044
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1 UNITED STATES OF AMERICA NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION BEFORE THE SECRETARY

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In the Matter of

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Tennessee Valley Authority

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Docket Nos. 50-438 and 50-439

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Bellefonte Nuclear Power Plant

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Construction Permits CPPR-122

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July 15, 2009 and CPPR-123

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JOINT INTERVENORS SUPPLEMENTAL BASIS FOR PREVIOUSLY SUBMITTED CONTENTION 5 - LACK OF GOOD CAUSE In accordance with 10 CFR § 2.309(f)(2), the Blue Ridge Environmental Defense League, its chapter Bellefonte Efficiency and Sustainability Team and the Southern Alliance for Clean Energy (Petitioners) hereby submit this new and supplemental basis for a contention that they submitted in their filing of May 8, 2009 - specifically Contention 5 - Lack of Good Cause for Reinstatement. In summary, Petitioners intend to place on the record in this proceeding the recent announcement by TVA that it is commencing a comprehensive review and revision of its Integrated Resource Plan (IRP), which will form a central basis for TVAs projections as to the need for power from the two reactors at issue in this proceeding, the cost of alternative sources of power and demand reduction strategies, and thus availability and relative merit of alternatives to the proposed action as required by the National Environmental Policy Act, 42 U.S.C.

2 sec. 4321, et seq. The announcement was published in the Federal Register on June 15, 2009. 74 Fed. Reg. 28322. A copy is appended hereto.

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SATISFACTION OF 10 C.F.R. § 2.309(f)(2).

This supplemental filing satisfies the requirements of 10 C.F.R. § 2.309(f)(2) in the following respects:

First, the information on which the contention is based, i.e., TVAs Federal Register notice, was not available to Petitioners until June 15, well after Petitioners submitted their Petition for Intervention on May 8.

Second, the information upon which the new contention is based is materially different than information that was previously available. To date, TVAs belief that there is a need for the power to be produced by Units 1 and 2 has been based on outdated studies, particularly TVAs 1995 Integrated Resource Plan and Environmental Impact Statement. The June 15 announcement is an acknowledgement by TVA that the existing projections must be revised. Any decision by TVA - or the NRC - as to whether construction of Units 1 and 2 compares favorably as an energy source with the alternatives must await TVAs revision of the IRP.

Third, this filing has been submitted in a timely fashion because TVAs Federal Register notice was not available to Petitioners until 30 days ago.

3 III. CONCLUSION For the foregoing reasons, TVAs announcement should be made a part of the record in this proceeding and considered in the context of Petitioners Contention 5, which asserts that the feasibility and merits of alternative sources of electricity have not been fully evaluated by the Staff or TVA.

Respectfully submitted, Louis A. Zeller Blue Ridge Environmental Defense League PO Box 88 Glendale Springs, NC 28629 (336) 982-2691 (336) 977-0852 BREDL@skybest.com

4 UNITED STATES OF AMERICA NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION BEFORE THE SECRETARY

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In the Matter of

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Tennessee Valley Authority

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Docket Nos. 50-438 and 50-439

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Bellefonte Nuclear Power Plant

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Construction Permits CPPR-122

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July 15, 2009 and CPPR-123

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CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE I hereby certify that copies of the Joint Intervenors Supplemental Basis For Previously Submitted Contention 5 - Lack Of Good Cause were served this day on the following persons via Electronic Information Exchange.

Office of the Secretary ATTN: Docketing and Service Mail Stop 0-16C1 US Nuclear Regulatory Commission Washington, DC 20555-0001 (E-mail: hearingdocket@nrc.gov)

Office of Commission Appellate Adjudication US Nuclear Regulatory Commission Washington, DC 20555-0001 (E-mail: ocaamail@nrc.gov)

Patrick A. Moulding, Esq.

Ann P. Hodgdon, Esq.

US Nuclear Regulatory Commission Mail Stop O-15 D21 Washington, DC 20555-0001 (E-mail: patrick.moulding@nrc.gov, ann.hodgdon@nrc.gov)

Louise Gorenflo Bellefonte Efficiency & Sustainability Team 185 Hood Drive Crossville, TN 28555 (E-mail: lgorenflo@gmail.com)

Steven P. Frantz, Esq.

Stephen J. Burdick, Esq.

Morgani, Lewis & Bockius LLP 1111 Pennsylvania Ave., NW Washington, DC 20004 (E-mail: sfrantz@morganlewis.com, sburdick@morganlewis.com)

Edward J. Vigluicci, Esq.

Scott A. Vance, Esq.

Tennessee Valley Authority 400 West Summit Hill Dr., WT 6A-K Knoxville, TN 37902 (E-mail: ejvigluicci@tva.gov, savance@tva.gov)

5 Maxwell C. Smith, Esq.

Counsel for NRC Staff US Nuclear Regulatory Commission Office of the General Counsel Mail Stop: O-15 D21 Washington, DC 20555-0001 (301) 415-1246 maxwell.smith@nrc.gov Sara Barczak, Representative of SACE Southern Alliance for Clean Energy 428 Bull Street Savannah, GA 31401 (912) 201-0354 sara@cleanenergy.org Signed this day in Glendale Springs, NC Louis A. Zeller Blue Ridge Environmental Defense League PO Box 88 Glendale Springs, NC 28629 (336) 982-2691 (336) 977-0852 (E-mail: BREDL@skybest.com)

July 15, 2009

28322 Federal Register / Vol. 74, No. 113 / Monday, June 15, 2009 / Notices MODIFICATION SPECIAL PERMITSContinued Application No.

Docket No.

Applicant Regulation(s) affected Nature of special permit thereof 14817-M.......

Questar, Inc., North Can-ton, OH.

49 CFR 173.12(b)(2)......

To modify the special permit to authorize the man-ufacture, marking, sale and use of a larger (66 gallon) corrugated fiberboard box for use as the outer packaging for lab pack applications in ac-cordance with 49 CFR 173.12(b).

[FR Doc. E9-13932 Filed 6-12-09; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 4909-60-M DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION Federal Aviation Administration

[Summary Notice No. PE-2009-21]

Petition for Exemption; Summary of Petition Received AGENCY: Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), DOT.

ACTION: Notice of petition for exemption received.

SUMMARY

This notice contains a summary of a petition seeking relief from specified requirements of 14 CFR.

The purpose of this notice is to improve the publics awareness of, and participation in, this aspect of FAAs regulatory activities. Neither publication of this notice nor the inclusion or omission of information in the summary is intended to affect the legal status of the petition or its final disposition.

DATES: Comments on this petition must identify the petition docket number involved and must be received on or before July 6, 2009.

ADDRESSES: You may send comments identified by Docket Number FAA-2009-0320 using any of the following methods:

• Government-wide rulemaking Web site: Go to http://www.regulations.gov and follow the instructions for sending your comments electronically.

• Mail: Send comments to the Docket Management Facility; U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT), 1200 New Jersey Avenue, SE., West Building Ground Floor, Room W12-140, Washington, DC 20590.

• Fax: Fax comments to the Docket Management Facility at 202-493-2251.

• Hand Delivery: Bring comments to the Docket Management Facility in Room W12-140 of the West Building Ground Floor at 1200 New Jersey Avenue, SE., Washington, DC, between 9 a.m. and 5 p.m., Monday through Friday, except Federal holidays.

Privacy: We will post all comments we receive, without change, to http://

www.regulations.gov, including any personal information you provide.

Using the search function of our docket Web site, anyone can find and read the comments received into any of our dockets, including the name of the individual sending the comment (or signing the comment for an association, business, labor union, etc.). You may review DOTs complete Privacy Act Statement in the Federal Register published on April 11, 2000 (65 FR 19477-78).

Docket: To read background documents or comments received, go to http://www.regulations.gov at any time or to the Docket Management Facility in Room W12-140 of the West Building Ground Floor at 1200 New Jersey Avenue, SE., Washington, DC, between 9 a.m. and 5 p.m., Monday through Friday, except Federal holidays.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Maria G. Delgado, ANM-113, (425) 227-2775, FAA, Transport Airplane Directorate, 1601 Lind Ave., SW.,

Renton, Washington 98057-3356; or Ralen Gao, ARM-200, (202) 267-3168, FAA, Office of Rulemaking, 800 Independence Ave., SW., Washington, DC 20591.

This notice is published pursuant to 14 CFR 11.85.

Issued in Washington, DC, on June 9, 2009.

Pamela Hamilton-Powell, Director, Office of Rulemaking.

Petition for Exemption Docket No.: FAA-2009-0320.

Petitioner: The Boeing Company.

Sections of 14 CFR Affected:

§§ 25.301, 25.303, 25.305, 25.307, 25.601, 25.603, 25.613, 25.901(b)(2),

25.901(c), 25.1103(d), 25.1191, and 25.1301(d).

Description of Relief Sought: The petitioner requests an exemption from the requirements for the thrust reverser inner wall structure and operating temperatures, and from the requirements for addressing a pneumatic duct failure condition. The exemption would apply to certain Boeing Model 777-200 and -300 series airplanes equipped with Rolls-Royce RB211 Trent 800 series turbofan engines. The exemption, if granted, would be time-limited to permit the incorporation of incremental design improvements to the thrust reverser and engine as they become available, in order to reduce the risk of a hazardous thrust reverser inner wall failure.

[FR Doc. E9-13930 Filed 6-12-09; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 4910-13-P TENNESSEE VALLEY AUTHORITY Environmental Impact Statement; Integrated Resource Plan AGENCY: Tennessee Valley Authority.

ACTION: Notice of intent.

SUMMARY

The Tennessee Valley Authority (TVA) is conducting a comprehensive study of its energy, resource and sustainability choices called TVAs Environmental and Energy Future. The purpose of this study is to evaluate TVAs portfolio of resource options for achieving a sustainable future and meeting the future electrical energy and resource stewardship needs of the Tennessee Valley. As part of the study, TVA will prepare a programmatic environmental impact statement (EIS).

TVA will use the EIS process to elicit and prioritize the values and concerns of stakeholders; identify issues, trends, events, and tradeoffs affecting TVAs policies; formulate, evaluate and compare alternative portfolios of resource options; provide opportunities for public review and comment; and ensure that TVAs evaluation of future resource portfolios reflects a full range of stakeholder input. Public comment is invited concerning both the scope of the EIS and environmental issues that should be addressed as a part of this EIS.

DATES: Comments on the scope of the EIS must be received on or before August 14, 2009. Public meetings will be held to obtain comments on the scope of the EIS and to provide information about TVAs planning processes. The locations and times for these meetings will be announced later on the project Web site and in local and regional newspapers.

VerDate Nov<24>2008 16:47 Jun 12, 2009 Jkt 217001 PO 00000 Frm 00110 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 E:\\FR\\FM\\15JNN1.SGM 15JNN1 pwalker on PROD1PC71 with NOTICES Attachment to: Joint Intervenors' Supplemental Basis for Previously Submitted Contention 5--Lack of Good Cause, July 15, 2009

28323 Federal Register / Vol. 74, No. 113 / Monday, June 15, 2009 / Notices ADDRESSES: Written comments should be sent to Charles P. Nicholson, Tennessee Valley Authority, 400 West Summit Hill Drive, WT 11D, Knoxville, Tennessee 37902. Comments also may be submitted on the project Web site at http://www.tva.gov/irp, by e-mail at IRP@tva.gov, or by fax at 865-632-2345.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Randall E. Johnson, IRP Project Manager, Tennessee Valley Authority, 1101 Market Street, LP 5U, Chattanooga, Tennessee 37401, telephone 423-751-3520, or e-mail rejohnson1@tva.gov.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

Background

This notice is provided in accordance with the Council on Environmental Qualitys Regulations (40 CFR parts 1500 to 1503) and TVAs procedures for implementing the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA).

TVA is an agency and instrumentality of the United States, established by an act of Congress in 1933, to foster the social and economic welfare of the people of the Tennessee Valley region and to promote the proper use and conservation of the regions natural resources. One component of this mission is the generation, transmission, and sale of reliable and affordable electric energy. Another component of this mission is to manage the natural resources of the Valley for the benefit of the region and the nation. This is done through management of the Tennessee River system and associated public lands to reduce flood damage, maintain navigation, support power production and recreational uses, improve water quality and supply, and protect shoreline resources. TVAs mission also includes aiding the economic development of the Valley in order to benefit the people of the region and being a leader in technological innovation.

TVA Power System TVA operates the nations largest public power system, producing 4 percent of all the electricity in the nation. TVA provides electricity to most of Tennessee and parts of Virginia, North Carolina, Georgia, Alabama, Mississippi, and Kentucky. It serves about 9 million people in this seven-State region through 158 power distributors and 58 directly served large industries and Federal facilities. The TVA Act requires the TVA power system to be self-supporting and operated on a nonprofit basis and directs TVA to sell power at rates as low as are feasible.

Dependable capacity on the TVA power system is about 37,000 megawatts. TVA generates most of this with 3 nuclear plants, 11 coal-fired plants, 9 combustion-turbine plants, 29 hydroelectric dams, a pumped-storage facility, a wind farm, a methane-gas cofiring facility, and several small solar photovoltaic facilities. A portion of delivered power is provided through long-term power purchase agreements.

About 60 percent of TVAs annual generation is from fossil fuels, predominantly coal; 30 percent is from nuclear; and the remainder is from hydro and other renewable energy resources. TVA transmits electricity from these facilities over 15,000 miles of transmission lines. Like other utility systems, TVA has power interchange agreements with utilities surrounding its region and purchases and sells power on an economy basis almost daily.

Energy Power Planning Activities In the mid-1990s, TVA developed an integrated resource plan with extensive public involvement. This process was completed with publication of the Energy Vision 2020 IRP/Final EIS in 1995 and the associated Record of Decision in 1996. Based on the extensive evaluation, TVA decided to adopt a flexible portfolio of supply-and demand-side energy resource options to meet the growing demand for electricity in the region and achieve the goals of the TVA Act and other congressional directives. This portfolio of energy resource options, as amended through subsequent EISs, will be a baseline for evaluations conducted as part of this EIS process. As appropriate, TVA expects to continue to implement the existing portfolio of resource options during this EIS process.

Environmental Stewardship Planning Activities The management of the Tennessee Valley reservoirs and the lands adjacent to them, and the manner in which TVA complies with environmental laws and regulations, have long been integral components of TVAs mission. In carrying out its mandate, TVA developed an integrated reservoir system that includes 49 dams and reservoirs. TVA originally acquired approximately 1.3 million acres of land for these projects. The construction and operation of the reservoir system inundated approximately 470,000 acres with water. TVA has transferred or sold approximately 508,000 acres, the majority of which was transferred to other Federal and State agencies for public uses. TVA retains a role in the management of much of this land through deed restrictions. TVA currently owns approximately 293,000 acres which continue to be managed for a variety of purposes including recreation, wildlife habitat, and resource protection. TVA recognizes that these resources and their management are important for the regions quality of life.

In 2006, the TVA Board of Directors approved the TVA Land Policy which states that it is TVAs policy to preserve reservoir lands remaining under its control in public ownership except in those rare instances where the benefits to the public will be so significant that transferring lands from TVA control to private ownership or another public entity is justified.

TVA has addressed environmental stewardship policies and activities in two programmatic EISs. In 2004, TVA completed the comprehensive Reservoir Operations Study which supported the adoption of robust policy for the integrated operation of TVAs reservoir system. In 1998, TVA completed the Shoreline Management Initiative Final EIS which supported the adoption of a policy for the management of residential shoreline development on TVA reservoirs. As appropriate, TVA expects to continue to implement these policies and employ associated resource tools during this EIS process. These policies will help provide the baseline for the IRP EIS, and TVA does not plan to revisit them in this EIS. The IRP EIS will focus on stewardship activities mainly occurring on TVAs lands across the Valley.

Existing TVA Policies In 2007, the TVA Board adopted its current strategic plan which sets the following broad objectives: (1) Maintain power reliability, provide competitive rates, and build trust with TVAs customers; (2) build pride in TVAs performance and reputation; (3) adhere to a set of sound financial guiding principles to improve TVAs fiscal performance; (4) use TVAs assets to meet market demand and deliver public value; and (5) improve performance to be recognized as an industry leader. In 2008, the TVA Board approved the current environmental policy which sets forth broad environmental goals for TVA in the six major categories of climate change mitigation, air quality improvement, water resource protection and improvement, waste minimization, sustainable land use, and natural resource management. The IRP will use these goals and objectives as guidance to help formulate alternative resource portfolios and determine their value.

TVA would appreciate stakeholder input on the value of these goals and objectives.

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28324 Federal Register / Vol. 74, No. 113 / Monday, June 15, 2009 / Notices Proposed Issues To Be Addressed Based on both internal and external stakeholder discussions, TVA anticipates that the major issues to be addressed in the IRP EIS will be the cost and reliability of power, the effects of power production on the environment, including climate change, the effects of climate change on the Valley, the availability and use of renewable power resources, the effectiveness and implementation of demand side management options, including energy efficiency, handling waste and byproducts of TVAs power operations, selecting and prioritizing techniques for the management of ecological and cultural resources, meeting the future recreational needs of the Valley, and the relationship of the economy to all of these activities. Generic resource options will be the primary focus of the EIS.

Because of the programmatic nature of this study, TVA anticipates that the environmental effects which are examined will primarily be those at a regional level with some extending to a national or global level. This would include such potential environmental effects and issues as emissions of greenhouse gases, air quality, water quality and quantity, waste generation and disposal, and ecological and cultural resources. Socioeconomic impacts within the region that may result from alternative energy and stewardship strategies will also be considered. The more site-specific effects will not be addressed in detail and would be addressed in later tiered assessments of specific implementing activities.

This list of issues is preliminary and is intended to facilitate public comment on the scope of this EIS. TVA invites suggestions concerning the list of issues which should be addressed. TVA also invites specific comments on the questions that will begin to be answered by IRP:

• How should TVA measure its success in the future?

• Should the current power generation mix (e.g., coal, nuclear power, natural gas, hydro, renewables) change? If so, how?

• Should renewable power be available and added in the Valley at a significant scale? If so, how?

• How should energy efficiency and demand response be considered in planning for future energy needs and how can TVA directly affect electricity usage by consumers?

• What stewardship activities should TVA focus on over the next 10-20 years?

• And how will all of this affect reliability and the price we pay for electricity?

Analytical Approach The IRP/EIS will address the demand for power and stewardship in the TVA service area, the value of various resource options to the public served by TVA, the means of meeting that demand, and the potential environmental, economic, and operating effects of those means. The IRP/EIS will project future resource demands over at least a 10-20-year period.

Generally speaking, TVA will conduct the following steps in the IRP process:

1. Demand forecasting for both power and stewardship resources in the Valley.

2. Resource characterization to define the resource options and their physical, cost, and environmental characteristics.

3. Implementation strategy building by creating alternative resource portfolios.

4. Risk characterization to determine various types of risk for different resources.

5. A multi-attribute tradeoff analysis which will help show tradeoffs that may have to be made in the selection of competing resource options.

6. Finally, and most importantly, the study will evaluate how the various options help TVA meet its legislated mission and the constraints imposed by Congress and the Administration through various laws and regulations, both specific to TVA and for our society in general.

These steps would be conducted in an iterative manner to test alternative portfolios or strategies with the goal of identifying a number of alternative strategies that are robust in the sense that they perform reasonably well under a number of scenarios.

Scoping Process While most people value reliable, affordable, and environmentally friendly electricity along with resource protection and recreation opportunities, different people place different weight on these values. Some are more concerned about energy prices, some on reliability of energy services, while others are more concerned about environmental quality. Ultimately, it is TVAs responsibility to balance all of these factors as it plans for the future.

We believe strongly that if we get a diverse group of interested people to participate, our plans for the next 10-20 years will best serve the Valley.

Scoping, which is integral to the process for implementing NEPA, provides an early and open process to ensure that (1) issues are identified early and properly studied; (2) issues of little significance do not consume substantial time and effort; (3) the draft EIS is thorough and balanced; and (4) delays caused by an inadequate EIS are avoided.

With the help of the public, TVA will identify the most effective energy and resource stewardship portfolio that will meet TVAs mission and serve the people of the Valley for the next 10-20 years. To ensure that the full range of issues and a comprehensive portfolio of energy resources and environmental stewardship activities are addressed, TVA invites members of the public as well as Federal, State, and local agencies and Indian tribes to comment on the scope of the IRP EIS. As part of the EIS process, TVA anticipates asking representatives from key stakeholder groups to participate in a public review group which will meet several times over the course of the study to learn about the issues, discuss tradeoffs association with different resource options, and work with TVA on what a model resource portfolio will look like.

It is important that Valley residents and all of those interested in planning the energy and stewardship future of the Tennessee Valley region participate in this process. As part of both the scoping and draft EIS review processes, TVA intends to seek out the views of and meet regularly with members of the public, representatives of various stakeholder groups, and the public review group.

TVA will hold public information meetings about the IRP EIS. The dates and locations of the information meetings will be posted on the IRP EIS Web site and published in local and regional newspapers.

Comments on the scope of this EIS should be submitted no later than the date given under the DATES section of this notice. Any comments received, including names and addresses, will become part of the administrative record and will be available for public inspection.

After consideration of the comments received during this scoping period, TVA will develop and distribute a document which will summarize public and agency comments that were received and identify the issues and alternatives to be addressed in the EIS and identify the schedule for completing the EIS process. Following analysis of the issues, TVA will prepare a draft EIS for public review and comment. Notice of availability of the draft EIS will be published by the U.S.

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Dated: June 8, 2009.

Anda A. Ray, Senior Vice President, Office of Environment and Research.

[FR Doc. E9-13986 Filed 6-12-09; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 8120-08-P DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS

[OMB Control No. 2900-0681]

Agency Information Collection (IL Assessment) Activities Under OMB Review AGENCY: Veterans Benefits Administration, Department of Veterans Affairs.

ACTION: Notice.

SUMMARY

In compliance with the Paperwork Reduction Act (PRA) of 1995 (44 U.S.C. 3501-3521), this notice announces that the Veterans Benefits Administration, Department of Veterans Affairs, will submit the collection of information abstracted below to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for review and comment. The PRA submission describes the nature of the information collection and its expected cost and burden; it includes the actual data collection instrument.

DATES: Comments must be submitted on or before July 15, 2009.

ADDRESSES: Submit written comments on the collection of information through http://www.Regulations.gov or to VAs OMB Desk Officer, Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs, New Executive Office Building, Room 10235, Washington, DC 20503, (202) 395-7316.

Please refer to OMB Control No. 2900-0681 in any correspondence.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Denise McLamb, Enterprise Records Service (005R1B), Department of Veterans Affairs, 810 Vermont Avenue, NW., Washington, DC 20420, (202) 461-7485, FAX (202) 273-0443 or e-mail denise.mclamb@va.gov. Please refer to OMB Control No. 2900-0681.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

Title:

Preliminary Independent Living (IL) Assessment, VA Form 28-0791.

OMB Control Number: 2900-0681.

Type of Review: Extension of a currently approved collection.

Abstract: VA case managers use VA Form 28-0791 while evaluating the independent living needs of veterans with severe disabilities. The data is used to determine the scope of the veterans independent living needs under the Vocational Rehabilitation and Employment program.

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 Federal Register Notice with a 60-day comment period soliciting comments on this collection of information was published on April 3, 2009, at pages 15325-15326.

Affected Public: Individuals or households.

Estimated Annual Burden: 2,500.

Estimated Average Burden per Respondent: 1 hour1.157407e-5 days <br />2.777778e-4 hours <br />1.653439e-6 weeks <br />3.805e-7 months <br />.

Frequency of Response: One-time.

Estimated Number of Respondents:

2,500.

Dated: June 10, 2009.

By direction of the Secretary:

Denise McLamb, Program Analyst, Enterprise Records Service.

[FR Doc. E9-13984 Filed 6-12-09; 8:45 am]

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