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The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is planning to submit an information collection request to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) concerning the Clean Water Act Section 404 State-Assumed Programs. This request, aimed at extending a currently approved information collection, allows states and tribes to manage their own permit programs for certain water discharges. The EPA seeks public comments on the necessity and accuracy of this proposed information gathering, which involves significant hours of work for applicants and states. The total estimated cost for the programs is over $5 million, and the collected information will be available for public review.

The Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) has issued a 30-day notice seeking public comments on the renewal of their Youth Preparedness Council (YPC) Application Form. This council aims to engage youth leaders in efforts to promote community preparedness and national advocacy for emergency readiness. FEMA is collecting demographic information and application materials from candidates, with an estimated annual burden of 283 hours and a respondent cost of $2,974. Comments can be submitted through the specified website by January 2, 2025, to evaluate the data collection's necessity and efficacy.

The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has requested an extension from the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for the continued collection of information under Rule 30e-2. This rule requires unit investment trusts (UITs) to send financial reports to their unitholders and allows for "householding," where investors who share an address can receive a single report if they have given assent. The SEC estimates the annual burden for complying with this rule is 15 hours per respondent, affecting about 671 UITs, with a total cost of $4,495,700. Public comments on this request are invited until 30 days after the publication of this notice.

The Postal Regulatory Commission has announced a recent filing by the Postal Service regarding a negotiated service agreement. This notice informs the public about the filing, encourages public comments by January 17, 2025, and outlines the administrative procedures involved. The Commission is reviewing requests related to the addition and modification of items on the Competitive product list, and public comments are invited to assess their consistency with postal regulations. The document details several specific dockets that will be reviewed in public proceedings.

Columbia Gas Transmission, LLC has requested authorization from the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission to abandon five wells and associated pipelines in West Virginia as part of the 2021 Coco B and Coco C Wells Abandonment Project. The abandonment is under the company's blanket certificate and is expected to have no impact on existing customers or storage operations, with a project cost of approximately $2.8 million. The public can participate by filing protests, motions to intervene, or comments by March 15, 2021. Interested parties can file electronically or by mail, and further information is available on the FERC website.