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measures taken to remedy the
misconduct?
25. As stated earlier, we cannot
determine in advance how much credit
is given for self-reporting. It is possible,
however, that prompt and full selfreporting of violations, coupled with
steps to correct the adverse impact on
customers or third parties from the
misconduct, may result in a significant
reduction in the amount of civil penalty
or no civil penalty being assessed.
Companies should still expect to
disgorge any unjust profits.
3. Cooperation
26. Cooperation may come in any
context—a company response to a
Commission inquiry, audit, or
investigation, or in voluntary selfreporting of misconduct. We expect
cooperation, as entities subject to our
jurisdiction are required to provide us
with information at our request.28 Still,
we will give some consideration to
exemplary cooperation, that is,
cooperation which quickly ends
wrongful conduct, determines the facts,
and corrects a problem. Cooperation
must come very early in the process,
however, and must be in good faith,
consistent, and continuing. No credit
will be given if a company does no more
than the minimum, or delays
cooperation, or purports to cooperate
but actually engages in conduct that
impedes the Commission’s activities or
consumes Commission resources
unnecessarily. The following are
indicative of cooperation for which
credit may be given when we determine
the appropriate penalty to be imposed
for wrongdoing. Although these factors
are similar to those described above
with respect to self-reporting, they
remain relevant in the context of
cooperation because, under appropriate
circumstances, the Commission will
consider these factors even for entities
that did not self-report violations,
provided that cooperation was provided
once the violation was uncovered.
• Did the company volunteer to
provide internal investigation or audit
reports relating to the misconduct? Did
the company hire an independent
outside entity to assist the company’s
investigation?
• Did senior management make clear
to all employees that their cooperation
has the full support and encouragement
of management and the directors of the
company?
• Did the company facilitate
Commission access to employees with
28 FPA section 301(b), 16 U.S.C. 825b(b); NGA
section 8(b), 15 U.S.C. 717g(b); NGPA section
304(a), 15 U.S.C. 3314(a).
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knowledge and information bearing on
the issue, and actively encourage such
employees to provide the Commission
with complete and accurate
information?
• Did the company identify culpable
employees and assist the Commission in
understanding their conduct?
• Did the company make records
readily available, with assistance on
searching and interpreting information
in the records?
• Did the company fairly and
accurately determine the effects of the
misconduct, including identifying the
revenues and profits resulting from the
misconduct and the customers or
market participants adversely affected
by the misconduct?
27. It is possible for an entity to
comply with the majority of the stated
factors in part, but without
wholeheartedly devoting its resources
and efforts to cooperation. Likewise, it
is conceivable for an entity to cooperate
in certain aspects yet hinder
enforcement investigation in others.
Lack of cooperation is a serious matter
and will be weighed in deciding
appropriate remedies. Uncooperative
conduct includes such things as failing
to respond to data requests in a timely
manner; failing to produce documents
and witnesses within a reasonable
period; misrepresenting the nature or
extent of the misconduct; claiming that
records are unavailable when they are;
limiting staff access to employees;
inappropriately directing or influencing
employees or their counsel not to
cooperate fully or openly with the
investigation; engaging in obstructive
conduct during investigative testimony
or interviews; providing specious
explanations for instances of
misconduct that are uncovered; failing
properly to search computer hard drives
for documents and electronic images;
and failing to provide documents in the
way they are maintained in the normal
course of business. The manner in
which a company approaches
cooperation will be an important factor
in determining whether, and how much,
credit may be given for cooperation.
Conclusion
28. The factors discussed in this
Policy Statement provide guidance to
the industry on the approach we will
take to future enforcement. It is
consistent with past Commission
practice, and with the practices of other
federal agencies with similar powers.
Entities subject to the Commission’s
jurisdiction should expect firm but fair
enforcement in the future, including the
use, as appropriate, of the substantial
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new civil penalty authority provided by
EP Act 2005.
29. At the same time, entities can take
steps to improve and ensure compliance
by their officers, employees, and agents
with our statutes, orders, rules, and
regulations. We place a high value on
internal compliance, self-reporting, and
cooperation. The credit we will give for
mitigating factors, including proactive
steps taken by companies, depends on
many factors and cannot be reduced to
a predictable quantity. But where many
of the positive factors of internal
compliance, self-reporting, and
cooperation are present, we will take
those factors into account in
determining the appropriate penalties
for violations.
By the Commission.
Magalie R. Salas,
Secretary.
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BILLING CODE 6717–01–P
ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION
AGENCY
[OAR–2005–0118, FRL–7993–3]
Agency Information Collection
Request Activities: Renewal of the
Collection Request for the Outer
Continental Shelf Air Regulation; EPA
ICR Number 1601.06, OMB Control
Number 2060–0249
Environmental Protection
Agency (EPA).
ACTION: Notice.
AGENCY:
SUMMARY: In compliance with the
Paperwork Reduction Act (44 U.S.C.
3501 et seq.), this document announces
that EPA has submitted a renewal for a
continuing Information Collection
Request (ICR) to the Office of
Management and Budget (OMB). The
proposed request was for renewal of an
existing approved collection which is
scheduled to expire on October 31,
2005. Before submitting the ICR to OMB
for review and approval, EPA solicited
comments on specific aspects of the
proposed information collection as
described below. The EPA received
comments submitted to the docket from
the U.S. Department of the Interior
Minerals Management Service and has
responded by making certain suggested
changes and corrections which are
found in this final document.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
David Sanders, Ozone Policy and
Strategies Group, Mail Drop C539–02,
Environmental Protection Agency,
Research Triangle Park, North Carolina
27711; telephone number: (919) 541–
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3356; fax number: (919) 541–0824 ; email address: sanders.dave@epa.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The EPA
has established a public docket for this
ICR under Docket ID number OAR–
2005–0118, which is available for public
viewing at the Air and Radiation Docket
in the EPA Docket Center (EPA/DC),
EPA West, Room B102, 1301
Constitution Ave., NW., Washington,
DC. The EPA Docket Center Public
Reading Room is open from 8:30 a.m. to
4:30 p.m., Monday through Friday,
excluding legal holidays. The telephone
number for the Reading Room is (202)
566–1744, and the telephone number for
the Air and Radiation Docket is (202)
566–1742. An electronic version of the
public docket is available through EPA
Dockets (EDOCKET) at https://
www.epa.gov/edocket. Use EDOCKET to
obtain a copy of the draft collection of
information, view public comments,
access the index listing of the contents
of the public docket, and to access those
documents in the public docket that are
available electronically. Once in the
system, select ‘‘search,’’ then key in the
docket ID number identified above.
The EPA’s policy is that public
comments, whether submitted
electronically or in paper, will be made
available for public viewing in
EDOCKET as EPA receives them and
without change, unless the comment
contains copyrighted material,
Confidential Business Information (CBI),
or other information whose public
disclosure is restricted by statute. When
EPA identifies a comment containing
copyrighted material, EPA will provide
a reference to that material in the
version of the comment that is placed in
EDOCKET. The entire printed comment,
including the copyrighted material, is
available in the public docket. Although
identified as an item in the official
docket, information claimed as CBI, or
whose disclosure is otherwise restricted
by statute, is not included in the official
public docket, and will not be available
for public viewing in EDOCKET. For
further information about the electronic
docket, see EPA’s Federal Register
notice describing the electronic docket
at 67 FR 38102 (May 31, 2002), or go to
https://www.epa.gov./edocket.
Affected entities: Entities potentially
affected by this action are all outer
continental shelf sources except those
located in the Gulf of Mexico west of
87.5 degrees longitude (near the border
of Florida and Alabama). For sources
located within 25 miles of States’
seaward boundaries, the requirements
are the same as those that would be
applicable if the source were located in
the corresponding onshore area (COA).
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In States affected by this rule, State
boundaries extend three miles from the
coastline, except off the coast of the
Florida Panhandle, where the State’s
boundary extends three leagues (about
nine miles) from the coastline.
Title: Outer Continental Shelf Air
Regulations, EPA ICR Number 1601.06
and OMB Control Number 2060.0249,
expiration date: October 31, 2005.
Abstract: Sources located beyond 25
miles of States’ boundaries are subject to
Federal requirements (implemented and
enforced solely by EPA) for Prevention
of Significant Deterioration (PSD), New
Source Performance Standards (NSPS),
National Emissions Standards for
Hazardous Air Pollutants Standards
(NESHAPS), the Federal operating
permit program, and the enhanced
compliance and monitoring regulations.
Before any agency, department, or
instrumentality of the Federal
government engages in, supports in any
way, provides financial assistance for,
licenses, permits, approves any activity,
that agency has the affirmative
responsibility to ensure that such action
conforms to the State implementation
plan (SIP) for the attainment and
maintenance of the national ambient air
quality standards (NAAQS). An agency
may not conduct or sponsor, and a
person is not required to respond to, a
collection of information request unless
it displays a currently valid OMB
control number. The OMB control
numbers for EPA’s regulations in 40
CFR are listed in 40 CFR part 9 and 48
CFR chapter 15. Section 176(c) of the
Clean Air Act (42 U.S.C. 7401 et seq.)
requires that all Federal actions conform
with the SIPs to attain and maintain the
NAAQS. Depending on the type of
action, the Federal entities must collect
information themselves, hire
consultants to collect the information or
require applicants/sponsors of the
Federal action to provide the
information.
The type and quantity of information
required will depend on the
circumstances surrounding the action.
First, the entity must make an
applicability determination. If the
source is located within 25 miles of the
State’s seaward boundaries as
established in the regulations, the
requirements are the same as those that
would be applicable if the source were
located in the COA. State and local air
pollution control agencies were
requested to provide information
concerning regulation of offshore
sources and were provided
opportunities to comment on the
proposed determinations. The public
also was provided an opportunity to
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comment on the proposed
determinations.
The EPA did solicit comments to:
(i) Evaluate whether the proposed
collection of information is necessary
for the proper performance of the
functions of the Agency, including
whether the information will have
practical utility;
(ii) Evaluate the accuracy of the
Agency’s estimate of the burden of the
proposed collection of information,
including the validity of the
methodology and assumptions used;
(iii) Enhance the quality, utility, and
clarity of the information to be
collected; and
(iv) Minimize the burden of the
collection of information on those who
are to respond, including through the
use of appropriate automated electronic,
mechanical, or other technological
collection techniques or other forms of
information technology, e.g., permitting
electronic submission of responses.
Burden Statement
Total Industry Respondent Burden and
Costs
The estimated industry respondent
burden for total labor hours and costs
associated with one-time/periodic
activities are estimated to be 30,575
hours and $1,654,248, respectively.
Total labor hours and costs associated
with annual activities are estimated to
be 30,244 hours and $1,636,362,
respectively. Total industry respondent
costs annualized over the 3-year time
period are estimated to be $1,636,362
per year.
Total State and Local Agency Burden
and Costs
The estimated State and local agency
burden for total labor hours and costs
associated with one-time/periodic
activities are estimated to be 3,821
hours and $206,333, respectively. Total
labor hours and costs associated with
annual activities for that time period are
estimated to be 3,801 hours and
$205,254, respectively. Total costs
annualized over the 3-year time period
are estimated to be $204,102 per year.
Total EPA Burden and Costs
The estimated EPA burden for total
labor hours and costs associated with
one-time-only activities are estimated to
be 3,549 hours and $170,359,
respectively. Total labor hours and costs
associated with annual activities are
estimated to be 3,532 hours and
$169,515, respectively. Total costs
annualized over the 3-year time period
are estimated to be $168,672 per year.
Burden means the total time, effort, or
financial resources expended by persons
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to generate, maintain, retain, or disclose
or provide information to or for a
Federal agency. This includes the time
needed to review instructions; develop,
acquire, install, and utilize 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.
Dated: October 26, 2005.
Mary E. Henigin,
Acting Director, Office of Air Quality Planning
and Standards.
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BILLING CODE 6560–50–P
ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION
AGENCY
[OPPT–2003–0004; FRL–7736–7]
Access to Confidential Business
Information by the General
Accountability Office
Environmental Protection
Agency (EPA).
ACTION: Notice.
AGENCY:
SUMMARY: EPA has authorized the
General Accountability Office (GAO),
access to information which has been
submitted to EPA under all sections of
the Toxic Substances Control Act
(TSCA) and the Federal, Insecticide,
Fungicide, and Rodenticide Act
(FIFRA). Some of the information may
be claimed or determined to be
Confidential Business Information (CBI).
DATES: Access to confidential business
data started on October 1, 2005.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Colby Lintner, Regulatory Coordinator,
Environmental Assistance Division
(7408M), Office of Pollution Prevention
and Toxics (OPPT), Environmental
Protection Agency, 1200 Pennsylvania
Ave., NW., Washington, DC 20460;
telephone number: (202) 554–1404; email address: TSCA–Hotline@.epa.gov.
Additional information on the GAO
request and security issues can be
obtained from: Erik R. Johnson, Acting
Information Management Official (IMO)
and Primary Information Security
Officer (ISO), Office of Prevention,
Pesticides and Toxic Substances
(OPPTS), Environmental Protection
Agency, 1200 Pennsylvania Ave., NW.,
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Washington, DC 20460; telephone
number: (202) 564–0521; e-mail address:
Johnson.Erik@epa.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
I. General Information
A. Does this Notice Apply to Me?
This action is directed to the public
in general. This action may, however, be
of interest to those persons who are or
may be required to comply with laws
administered by EPA. Since other
entities may also be interested, the
Agency has not attempted to describe all
the specific entities that may be affected
by this action. If you have any questions
regarding the applicability of this action
to a particular entity, consult the person
listed under FOR FURTHER INFORMATION
CONTACT.
B. How Can I Get Copies of this
Document and Other Related
Documents?
1. Docket. EPA has established an
official public docket for this action
under docket identification (ID) number
OPPT–2003–0004. The official public
docket consists of the documents
specifically referenced in this action,
any public comments received, and
other information related to this action.
Although a part of the official docket,
the public docket does not include CBI
or other information whose disclosure is
restricted by statute. The official public
docket is the collection of materials that
is available for public viewing at the
EPA Docket Center, Rm. B102-Reading
Room, EPA West, 1301 Constitution
Ave., NW., Washington, DC. The EPA
Docket Center is open from 8:30 a.m. to
4:30 p.m., Monday through Friday,
excluding legal holidays. The EPA
Docket Center Reading Room telephone
number is (202) 566–1744 and the
telephone number for the OPPT Docket,
which is located in EPA Docket Center,
is (202) 566–0280.
2. Electronic access. You may access
this Federal Register document
electronically through the EPA Internet
under the ‘‘Federal Register’’ listings at
https://www.epa.gov/fedrgstr/.
An electronic version of the public
docket is available through EPA’s
electronic public docket and comment
system, EPA Dockets. You may use EPA
Dockets at https://www.epa.gov/edocket/
to submit or view public comments, to
access the index listing of the contents
of the official public docket, and to
access those documents in the public
docket that are available electronically.
Although not all docket materials may
be available electronically, you may still
access any of the publicly available
docket materials through the docket
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facility identified in Unit I.B.1. Once in
the system, select ‘‘search,’’ then key in
the appropriate docket ID number.
II. What Action is the Agency Taking?
On August 16, 2005, in accordance
with 40 CFR 2.209, the Comptroller
General of the GAO requested access to
information collected through the
authority of TSCA and FIFRA. Some of
this information has been treated as CBI.
GAO needs this information in
connection with its review of EPA’s risk
assessment processes. EPA has granted
GAO access to these materials effective
October 1, 2005.
EPA is issuing this notice to inform
all submitters of information under all
sections of TSCA and FIFRA, that the
Agency has provided GAO access to
these CBI materials on a need-to-know
basis only. All access to TSCA and
FIFRA CBI under this arrangement,
takes place at EPA Headquarters, and
GAO Headquarters located at 441 G St.,
NW., Washington, DC 20548.
Clearance for access to TSCA and
FIFRA CBI under this arrangement may
continue until May of 2006. Access
started on October 1, 2005.
GAO personnel have signed nondisclosure agreements and were briefed
on appropriate security procedures
before they were permitted access to the
CBI.
List of Subjects
Environmental protection,
Confidential business information.
Dated: October 18, 2005.
Susan B. Hazen,
Assistant Administrator, Office of Prevention,
Pesticides, and Toxic Substances.
[FR Doc. 05–21839 Filed 11–1–05; 8:45 am]
BILLING CODE 6560–50–S
ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION
AGENCY
[OPP–2005–0263; FRL–7742–9]
MCPB Risk Assessment, Notice of
Availability
Environmental Protection
Agency (EPA).
ACTION: Notice.
AGENCY:
SUMMARY: This notice announces the
availability of EPA’s risk assessments
and related documents for the phenoxy
herbicide, MCPB (4-(2-methyl-4chlorophenoxy) butyric acid), and opens
a public comment period on these
documents. The public is encouraged to
suggest ideas or proposals to address the
risks identified. EPA is developing a
Reregistration Eligibility Decision (RED)
for MCPB through a modified, 4–Phase
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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY
[OAR-2005-0118, FRL-7993-3]
Agency Information Collection Request Activities: Renewal of the
Collection Request for the Outer Continental Shelf Air Regulation; EPA
ICR Number 1601.06, OMB Control Number 2060-0249
AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).
ACTION: Notice.
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SUMMARY: In compliance with the Paperwork Reduction Act (44 U.S.C. 3501
et seq.), this document announces that EPA has submitted a renewal for
a continuing Information Collection Request (ICR) to the Office of
Management and Budget (OMB). The proposed request was for renewal of an
existing approved collection which is scheduled to expire on October
31, 2005. Before submitting the ICR to OMB for review and approval, EPA
solicited comments on specific aspects of the proposed information
collection as described below. The EPA received comments submitted to
the docket from the U.S. Department of the Interior Minerals Management
Service and has responded by making certain suggested changes and
corrections which are found in this final document.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: David Sanders, Ozone Policy and
Strategies Group, Mail Drop C539-02, Environmental Protection Agency,
Research Triangle Park, North Carolina 27711; telephone number: (919)
541-
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3356; fax number: (919) 541-0824 ; e-mail address:
sanders.dave@epa.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The EPA has established a public docket for
this ICR under Docket ID number OAR-2005-0118, which is available for
public viewing at the Air and Radiation Docket in the EPA Docket Center
(EPA/DC), EPA West, Room B102, 1301 Constitution Ave., NW., Washington,
DC. The EPA Docket Center Public Reading Room is open from 8:30 a.m. to
4:30 p.m., Monday through Friday, excluding legal holidays. The
telephone number for the Reading Room is (202) 566-1744, and the
telephone number for the Air and Radiation Docket is (202) 566-1742. An
electronic version of the public docket is available through EPA
Dockets (EDOCKET) at https://www.epa.gov/edocket. Use EDOCKET to obtain
a copy of the draft collection of information, view public comments,
access the index listing of the contents of the public docket, and to
access those documents in the public docket that are available
electronically. Once in the system, select ``search,'' then key in the
docket ID number identified above.
The EPA's policy is that public comments, whether submitted
electronically or in paper, will be made available for public viewing
in EDOCKET as EPA receives them and without change, unless the comment
contains copyrighted material, Confidential Business Information (CBI),
or other information whose public disclosure is restricted by statute.
When EPA identifies a comment containing copyrighted material, EPA will
provide a reference to that material in the version of the comment that
is placed in EDOCKET. The entire printed comment, including the
copyrighted material, is available in the public docket. Although
identified as an item in the official docket, information claimed as
CBI, or whose disclosure is otherwise restricted by statute, is not
included in the official public docket, and will not be available for
public viewing in EDOCKET. For further information about the electronic
docket, see EPA's Federal Register notice describing the electronic
docket at 67 FR 38102 (May 31, 2002), or go to https://www.epa.gov./
edocket.
Affected entities: Entities potentially affected by this action are
all outer continental shelf sources except those located in the Gulf of
Mexico west of 87.5 degrees longitude (near the border of Florida and
Alabama). For sources located within 25 miles of States' seaward
boundaries, the requirements are the same as those that would be
applicable if the source were located in the corresponding onshore area
(COA). In States affected by this rule, State boundaries extend three
miles from the coastline, except off the coast of the Florida
Panhandle, where the State's boundary extends three leagues (about nine
miles) from the coastline.
Title: Outer Continental Shelf Air Regulations, EPA ICR Number
1601.06 and OMB Control Number 2060.0249, expiration date: October 31,
2005.
Abstract: Sources located beyond 25 miles of States' boundaries are
subject to Federal requirements (implemented and enforced solely by
EPA) for Prevention of Significant Deterioration (PSD), New Source
Performance Standards (NSPS), National Emissions Standards for
Hazardous Air Pollutants Standards (NESHAPS), the Federal operating
permit program, and the enhanced compliance and monitoring regulations.
Before any agency, department, or instrumentality of the Federal
government engages in, supports in any way, provides financial
assistance for, licenses, permits, approves any activity, that agency
has the affirmative responsibility to ensure that such action conforms
to the State implementation plan (SIP) for the attainment and
maintenance of the national ambient air quality standards (NAAQS). An
agency may not conduct or sponsor, and a person is not required to
respond to, a collection of information request unless it displays a
currently valid OMB control number. The OMB control numbers for EPA's
regulations in 40 CFR are listed in 40 CFR part 9 and 48 CFR chapter
15. Section 176(c) of the Clean Air Act (42 U.S.C. 7401 et seq.)
requires that all Federal actions conform with the SIPs to attain and
maintain the NAAQS. Depending on the type of action, the Federal
entities must collect information themselves, hire consultants to
collect the information or require applicants/sponsors of the Federal
action to provide the information.
The type and quantity of information required will depend on the
circumstances surrounding the action. First, the entity must make an
applicability determination. If the source is located within 25 miles
of the State's seaward boundaries as established in the regulations,
the requirements are the same as those that would be applicable if the
source were located in the COA. State and local air pollution control
agencies were requested to provide information concerning regulation of
offshore sources and were provided opportunities to comment on the
proposed determinations. The public also was provided an opportunity to
comment on the proposed determinations.
The EPA did solicit comments to:
(i) Evaluate whether the proposed collection of information is
necessary for the proper performance of the functions of the Agency,
including whether the information will have practical utility;
(ii) Evaluate the accuracy of the Agency's estimate of the burden
of the proposed collection of information, including the validity of
the methodology and assumptions used;
(iii) Enhance the quality, utility, and clarity of the information
to be collected; and
(iv) Minimize the burden of the collection of information on those
who are to respond, including through the use of appropriate automated
electronic, mechanical, or other technological collection techniques or
other forms of information technology, e.g., permitting electronic
submission of responses.
Burden Statement
Total Industry Respondent Burden and Costs
The estimated industry respondent burden for total labor hours and
costs associated with one-time/periodic activities are estimated to be
30,575 hours and $1,654,248, respectively. Total labor hours and costs
associated with annual activities are estimated to be 30,244 hours and
$1,636,362, respectively. Total industry respondent costs annualized
over the 3-year time period are estimated to be $1,636,362 per year.
Total State and Local Agency Burden and Costs
The estimated State and local agency burden for total labor hours
and costs associated with one-time/periodic activities are estimated to
be 3,821 hours and $206,333, respectively. Total labor hours and costs
associated with annual activities for that time period are estimated to
be 3,801 hours and $205,254, respectively. Total costs annualized over
the 3-year time period are estimated to be $204,102 per year.
Total EPA Burden and Costs
The estimated EPA burden for total labor hours and costs associated
with one-time-only activities are estimated to be 3,549 hours and
$170,359, respectively. Total labor hours and costs associated with
annual activities are estimated to be 3,532 hours and $169,515,
respectively. Total costs annualized over the 3-year time period are
estimated to be $168,672 per year.
Burden means the total time, effort, or financial resources
expended by persons
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to generate, maintain, retain, or disclose or provide information to or
for a Federal agency. This includes the time needed to review
instructions; develop, acquire, install, and utilize 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.
Dated: October 26, 2005.
Mary E. Henigin,
Acting Director, Office of Air Quality Planning and Standards.
[FR Doc. 05-21926 Filed 11-1-05; 8:45 am]
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