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burden for very small businesses
affected by this collection.
What Should I Consider when I Prepare
My Comments for EPA?
You may find the following
suggestions helpful for preparing your
comments:
1. Explain your views as clearly as
possible and provide specific examples.
2.. Describe any assumptions that you
used.
3. Provide copies of any technical
information and/or data you used that
support your views.
4. If you estimate potential burden or
costs, explain how you arrived at the
estimate that you provide.
5. Offer alternative ways to improve
the collection activity.
6. Make sure to submit your
comments by the deadline identified
under DATES.
7. To ensure proper receipt by EPA,
be sure to identify the docket ID number
assigned to this action in the subject
line on the first page of your response.
You may also provide the name, date,
and Federal Register citation.
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What Information Collection Activity or
ICR Does This Apply to?
Affected entities: Entities potentially
affected by this action are those that
own or operate community water
systems.
Title: Community Water System
Survey 2006.
ICR numbers: EPA ICR No. 2232.01;
OMB Control No. 2040–New.
ICR status: This ICR is for a new
information collection activity. 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 regulations in title 40 of the CFR,
after appearing in the Federal Register
when approved, are listed in 40 CFR
part 9, are displayed either by
publication in the Federal Register or
by other appropriate means, such as on
the related collection instrument or
form, if applicable. The display of OMB
control numbers in certain EPA
regulations is consolidated in 40 CFR
part 9.
Abstract: Last conducted in 2001, the
Community Water System Survey is
conducted about every five years to
gather information on the operating and
financial characteristics of a nationally
representative sample of community
water systems. Specifically, the Agency
uses the data provided by this survey to
meet its Regulatory Impact Analysis
(RIA) obligations under executive Order
12866 and its obligations to assess and
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mitigate regulatory impacts on small
entities under the Regulatory Flexibility
Act and the Small Business Regulatory
Enforcement Fairness Act. Also, under
section 1412(b)(3)(C) of the Safe
Drinking Water Act, the Agency must
prepare a Health Risk Reduction and
Cost Analysis for any proposed National
Primary Drinking Water Regulation.
Through this survey, EPA seeks to
gather information on community
drinking water system finances, as well
as infrastructure characteristics that bear
on both present costs and future cost
impacts, including current treatment,
storage and distribution system
configurations, to help inform the
Agency’s determination of baseline
conditions for effective economic
analysis. In addition, the survey will
provide a limited amount of information
designed to help the Agency better
conduct its outreach efforts to assist the
regulated community and gauge the
effectiveness of current program
initiatives in the area of water security.
This is a one-time collection effort.
Responses are voluntary and are not
required in order to obtain or retain any
benefit. The Agency does not intend to
share or make public the names or
identities of survey participants.
Burden Statement: The annual public
reporting and recordkeeping burden for
this collection of information is
estimated to average five (5) hours per
response for large systems serving more
than 3,300 people and one-half (1⁄2) hour
for small systems serving fewer than
3,300 people. The smaller systems will
experience reduced burden because
their questionnaires will be completed
for them by EPA contractors on site.
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. 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 which have subsequently
changed; 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 the Agency’s estimate,
which is only briefly summarized here:
Estimated total number of potential
respondents: 1,500.
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Frequency of response: One time.
Estimated total average number of
responses for each respondent: 1.
Estimated total annual burden hours
per response: One-half (1/2) hour for
small systems; five (5) hours for large
systems.
Estimated total annual costs for all
respondents: $176,678. This includes an
estimated burden cost of $176,678 and
an estimated cost of $0 for capital
investment or maintenance and
operational costs.
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. At that time, 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 the
technical person listed under FOR
FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT.
Dated: May 25, 2006.
Cynthia Dougherty,
Director, Office of Ground Water and Drinking
Water.
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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION
AGENCY
[EPA–HQ–OAR–2002–0094; FRL–8177–3]
Agency Information Collection
Activities: Proposed Collection;
Comment Request; Reporting
Requirements Under EPA’s Climate
Leaders Partnership—EPA ICR No.
2100.02; OMB Control No. 2060–0532
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 is planning to submit a request
to renew an existing approved
Information Collection Request (ICR) to
the Office of Management and Budget
(OMB). This ICR is scheduled to expire
on September 30, 2006. Before
submitting the ICR to OMB for review
and approval, EPA is soliciting
comments on specific aspects of the
proposed information collection as
described below.
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Comments must be submitted on
or before July 31, 2006.
DATES:
Submit your comments,
referencing docket ID number EPA–HQ–
OAR–2002–0094 to (1) EPA online
using www.regulations.gov (preferred
method), by E–mail to a-and-rdocket@epamail.epa.gov, or by mail to:
EPA Docket Center, Environmental
Protection Agency, Air and Radiation
Docket and Information Center, MC
6102T, 1200 Pennsylvania Avenue,
NW., Washington, DC 20460.
Instructions: Direct your comments to
Docket ID No. EPA–HQ–OAR–2002–
0094. EPA’s policy is that all comments
received will be included in the public
docket without change and may be
made available online at https://
www.regulations.gov, including any
personal information provided, unless
the comment includes information
claimed to be Confidential Business
Information (CBI) or other information
whose disclosure is restricted by statute.
Do not submit information that you
consider to be CBI or otherwise
protected through https://
www.regulations.gov or e-mail. The
https://www.regulations.gov Web site is
an ‘‘anonymous access’’ system, which
means EPA will not know your identity
or contact information unless you
provide it in the body of your comment.
If you send an e-mail comment directly
to EPA without going through https://
www.regulations.gov your e-mail
address will be automatically captured
and included as part of the comment
that is placed in the public docket and
made available on the Internet. If you
submit an electronic comment, EPA
recommends that you include your
name and other contact information in
the body of your comment and with any
disk or CD–ROM you submit. If EPA
cannot read your comment due to
technical difficulties and cannot contact
you for clarification, EPA may not be
able to consider your comment.
Electronic files should avoid the use of
special characters, any form of
encryption, and be free of any defects or
viruses. For additional information
about EPA’s public docket visit the EPA
Docket Center homepage at https://
www.epa.gov/epahome/dockets.htm.
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FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
James Sullivan, Climate Protection
Partnerships Division, Office of
Atmospheric Programs, 6202J,
Environmental Protection Agency, 1200
Pennsylvania Avenue, NW.,
Washington, DC 20460; telephone
number: (202) 343–9241; fax number:
(202) 565–2134; e-mail address
sullivan.jamest@epa.gov.
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EPA has
established a docket for this action
under Docket ID No. EPA–HQ–OAR–
2002–0094, which is available for online
viewing at https://www.regulations.gov,
or in person viewing at the Air and
Radiation Docket in the EPA Docket
Center (EPA/DC), EPA West Building,
Room B102, 1301 Constitution Ave.,
NW., Washington, DC. The EPA/DC
Public Reading Room is open from 8
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 EPA Docket Center is
202–566–1742.
Use https://www.regulations.gov to
obtain a copy of the draft collection of
information, submit or view public
comments, access the index listing of
the contents of the 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 in this
document.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
What Information Is EPA Particularly
Interested in?
Pursuant to section 3506(c)(2)(A) of
Paperwork Reduction Act, EPA
specifically solicits comments and
information to enable it 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. In
particular, EPA is requesting comments
from very small businesses (those that
employ less than 25) on examples of
specific additional efforts that EPA
could make to reduce the paperwork
burden for very small businesses
affected by this collection.
What Should I Consider When I
Prepare My Comments for EPA?
You may find the following
suggestions helpful for preparing your
comments:
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1. Explain your views as clearly as
possible and provide specific examples.
2. Describe any assumptions that you
used.
3. Provide copies of any technical
information and/or data you used that
support your views.
4. If you estimate potential burden or
costs, explain how you arrived at the
estimate that you provide.
5. Offer alternative ways to improve
the collection activity.
6. Make sure to submit your
comments by the deadline identified
under DATES.
7. To ensure proper receipt by EPA,
be sure to identify the docket ID number
assigned to this action in the subject
line on the first page of your response.
You may also provide the name, date,
and Federal Register citation.
What Information Collection Activity or
ICR Does This Apply to?
Affected Entities: Entities potentially
affected by this action are corporations
that voluntarily agree to work with EPA
to measure and record their greenhouse
gas (GHG) emissions.
Title: Reporting Requirements Under
EPA’s Climate Leaders Partnership—
EPA ICR No. 2100.02.
ICR numbers: EPA ICR No. 2100.02,
OMB Control No. 2060–0532.
ICR status: This ICR is currently
scheduled to expire on September 30,
2006. 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 regulations in title 40
of the CFR, after appearing in the
Federal Register when approved, are
listed in 40 CFR part 9, and included on
the related collection instrument or
form, if applicable.
Abstract: In an effort to aid
implementation of U.S. commitments in
the United Nations Framework
Convention on Climate Change, the
President announced a Climate Change
Strategy on February 14, 2002, wherein
he set a national U.S. GHG intensity
goal of 18 percent by 2012. Part of that
strategy challenges companies to set
GHG reduction goals by working with
EPA through the voluntary Climate
Leaders program. EPA has developed
this renewal ICR to ensure that the
program remains credible by obtaining
continued authorization to collect
information from Climate Leaders
Partners to ensure the Partners are
meeting their GHG goals over time.
Companies that join Climate Leaders
voluntarily agree to the following:
Completing and submitting a
Partnership Agreement; negotiating a
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corporate GHG reduction goal;
submitting a GHG inventory
management plan; participating in an
onsite review of the inventory
management plan, and reporting to EPA,
on an annual basis, the company’s GHG
emissions inventory, and progress
toward their GHG reduction goal via
Climate Leaders Annual GHG Inventory
Summary and Goal Tracking Form. The
information contained in the inventories
of the companies that join Climate
Leaders may be considered confidential
business information and is maintained
as such. EPA uses the data obtained
from the companies to assess the
success of the program in achieving its
GHG reduction goals. Responses to the
information collection are voluntary.
Burden Statement: The annual public
reporting and recordkeeping burden for
this (3) three year collection of
information is estimated to equal 11,955
hours and to average 94.13 hours per
year per respondent. The average
number of annual burden hours on first
year partners for each type of one-time
response is: 9.67 hours to complete and
submit a Partnership Agreement, 46.75
hours for documenting and submitting
an Inventory Management Plan, 22.25
hours participating in an on-site
verification of the Inventory
Management Plan, 41 hours for
negotiating and setting a GHG reduction
goal, 117.5 hours for establishing a base
year inventory, and 3.5 hours to submit
a company profile that is posted on the
Web. For all other partners who have
been part of the program for longer than
one year, the average number of annual
burden hours is 67 hours for verifying
and updating the Annual GHG
Inventory Summary and Goal Tracking
Form one time per year.
Partners may also submit voluntary
updates of company profiles or contact
information, via the Climate Leaders
Web site or e-mail. These updates
would take 3 hours per response. All of
these activities are included in the
annual burden estimate.
The estimated number of annual
respondents averaged over three (3)
years is 127, which includes an average
of 20 first-time respondents and 107
repeat respondents.
There are no capital or start-up costs
associated with this information
collection. The average annual
operation and maintenance cost
resulting from this (3) three year
collection of information is $3 per
respondent. The average annual labor
cost is $6,914 per respondent. The
resulting total annual cost averaged over
the three year period is $878,176.
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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.
Are There Changes in the Estimates
from the Last Approval?
There is an increase of 6,841 hours in
the total estimated respondent burden
compared with that identified in the ICR
currently approved by OMB. This
increase reflects an evolution of the
Climate Leader Partnership which has
modified the reporting and tracking
procedures in order to continue to
assess the program’s effectiveness. EPA
has collaborated with partners to
develop these revised reporting
requirements, which are better suited
for establishing and tracking progress of
corporate GHG reduction goals. This
change is the result of a more interactive
program approach between EPA and
Climate Leaders partners and a larger
number of partners in the program since
the currently approved ICR.
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. At that time, 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 the
technical person listed under FOR
FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT.
Dated: May 24, 2006.
James T. Sullivan,
EPA Office of Air & Radiation.
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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION
AGENCY
[EPA–HQ–OAR–2006–0407; FRL–8177–1]
Agency Information Collection
Activities; Proposed Collection;
Comment Request; Information
Collection Activities Associated With
EPA’s ENERGY STAR Program in the
Commercial and Industrial Sectors;
EPA ICR No. 1772, OMB Control No.
2060–0347
Environmental Protection
Agency (EPA).
ACTION: Notice.
AGENCY:
SUMMARY: In compliance with the
Paperwork Reduction Act (PRA) (44
U.S.C. 3501 et seq.), this document
announces that EPA is planning to
submit a request to renew an existing
approved Information Collection
Request (ICR) to the Office of
Management and Budget (OMB). This
ICR is scheduled to expire on November
30, 2006. Before submitting the ICR to
OMB for review and approval, EPA is
soliciting comments on specific aspects
of the proposed information collection
as described below.
DATES: Comments must be submitted on
or before July 31, 2006.
ADDRESSES: Submit your comments,
identified by Docket ID No. EPA–HQ–
OAR–2006–0407, by one of the
following methods:
• https://www.regulations.gov: Follow
the online instructions for submitting
comments.
• E-mail: a-and-r-Docket@epa.gov.
• Fax: 202–566–1741.
• Mail: Air and Radiation Docket and
Information Center, Environmental
Protection Agency, Mailcode: 6102T,
1200 Pennsylvania Ave., NW.,
Washington, DC 20460.
• Hand Delivery: Air and Radiation
Docket and Information Center in the
EPA Docket Center (EPA/DC), EPA
West, Room B102, 1301 Constitution
Ave., NW., Washington, DC. Such
deliveries are only accepted during the
Docket’s normal hours of operation, and
special arrangements should be made
for deliveries of boxed information.
Instructions: Direct your comments to
Docket ID No. EPA–HQ–OAR–2006–
0407. EPA’s policy is that all comments
received will be included in the public
docket without change and may be
made available online at https://
www.regulations.gov, including any
personal information provided, unless
the comment includes information
claimed to be Confidential Business
Information (CBI) or other information
whose disclosure is restricted by statute.
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Agency Information Collection Activities: Proposed Collection;
Comment Request; Reporting Requirements Under EPA's Climate Leaders
Partnership--EPA ICR No. 2100.02; OMB Control No. 2060-0532
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 is planning to submit a
request to renew an existing approved Information Collection Request
(ICR) to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB). This ICR is
scheduled to expire on September 30, 2006. Before submitting the ICR to
OMB for review and approval, EPA is soliciting comments on specific
aspects of the proposed information collection as described below.
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DATES: Comments must be submitted on or before July 31, 2006.
ADDRESSES: Submit your comments, referencing docket ID number EPA-HQ-
OAR- 2002- 0094 to (1) EPA online using www.regulations.gov (preferred
method), by E-mail to a-and-r-docket@epamail.epa.gov, or by mail to:
EPA Docket Center, Environmental Protection Agency, Air and Radiation
Docket and Information Center, MC 6102T, 1200 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW.,
Washington, DC 20460.
Instructions: Direct your comments to Docket ID No. EPA-HQ-OAR-
2002-0094. EPA's policy is that all comments received will be included
in the public docket without change and may be made available online at
https://www.regulations.gov, including any personal information
provided, unless the comment includes information claimed to be
Confidential Business Information (CBI) or other information whose
disclosure is restricted by statute. Do not submit information that you
consider to be CBI or otherwise protected through https://
www.regulations.gov or e-mail. The https://www.regulations.gov Web site
is an ``anonymous access'' system, which means EPA will not know your
identity or contact information unless you provide it in the body of
your comment. If you send an e-mail comment directly to EPA without
going through https://www.regulations.gov your e-mail address will be
automatically captured and included as part of the comment that is
placed in the public docket and made available on the Internet. If you
submit an electronic comment, EPA recommends that you include your name
and other contact information in the body of your comment and with any
disk or CD-ROM you submit. If EPA cannot read your comment due to
technical difficulties and cannot contact you for clarification, EPA
may not be able to consider your comment. Electronic files should avoid
the use of special characters, any form of encryption, and be free of
any defects or viruses. For additional information about EPA's public
docket visit the EPA Docket Center homepage at https://www.epa.gov/
epahome/dockets.htm.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: James Sullivan, Climate Protection
Partnerships Division, Office of Atmospheric Programs, 6202J,
Environmental Protection Agency, 1200 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW.,
Washington, DC 20460; telephone number: (202) 343-9241; fax number:
(202) 565-2134; e-mail address sullivan.jamest@epa.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: EPA has established a docket for this action
under Docket ID No. EPA-HQ-OAR-2002-0094, which is available for online
viewing at https://www.regulations.gov, or in person viewing at the Air
and Radiation Docket in the EPA Docket Center (EPA/DC), EPA West
Building, Room B102, 1301 Constitution Ave., NW., Washington, DC. The
EPA/DC Public Reading Room is open from 8 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 EPA
Docket Center is 202-566-1742.
Use https://www.regulations.gov to obtain a copy of the draft
collection of information, submit or view public comments, access the
index listing of the contents of the 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 in this document.
What Information Is EPA Particularly Interested in?
Pursuant to section 3506(c)(2)(A) of Paperwork Reduction Act, EPA
specifically solicits comments and information to enable it 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. In particular, EPA is requesting comments from
very small businesses (those that employ less than 25) on examples of
specific additional efforts that EPA could make to reduce the paperwork
burden for very small businesses affected by this collection.
What Should I Consider When I Prepare My Comments for EPA?
You may find the following suggestions helpful for preparing your
comments:
1. Explain your views as clearly as possible and provide specific
examples.
2. Describe any assumptions that you used.
3. Provide copies of any technical information and/or data you used
that support your views.
4. If you estimate potential burden or costs, explain how you
arrived at the estimate that you provide.
5. Offer alternative ways to improve the collection activity.
6. Make sure to submit your comments by the deadline identified
under DATES.
7. To ensure proper receipt by EPA, be sure to identify the docket
ID number assigned to this action in the subject line on the first page
of your response. You may also provide the name, date, and Federal
Register citation.
What Information Collection Activity or ICR Does This Apply to?
Affected Entities: Entities potentially affected by this action are
corporations that voluntarily agree to work with EPA to measure and
record their greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions.
Title: Reporting Requirements Under EPA's Climate Leaders
Partnership--EPA ICR No. 2100.02.
ICR numbers: EPA ICR No. 2100.02, OMB Control No. 2060-0532.
ICR status: This ICR is currently scheduled to expire on September
30, 2006. 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
regulations in title 40 of the CFR, after appearing in the Federal
Register when approved, are listed in 40 CFR part 9, and included on
the related collection instrument or form, if applicable.
Abstract: In an effort to aid implementation of U.S. commitments in
the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change, the
President announced a Climate Change Strategy on February 14, 2002,
wherein he set a national U.S. GHG intensity goal of 18 percent by
2012. Part of that strategy challenges companies to set GHG reduction
goals by working with EPA through the voluntary Climate Leaders
program. EPA has developed this renewal ICR to ensure that the program
remains credible by obtaining continued authorization to collect
information from Climate Leaders Partners to ensure the Partners are
meeting their GHG goals over time. Companies that join Climate Leaders
voluntarily agree to the following: Completing and submitting a
Partnership Agreement; negotiating a
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corporate GHG reduction goal; submitting a GHG inventory management
plan; participating in an onsite review of the inventory management
plan, and reporting to EPA, on an annual basis, the company's GHG
emissions inventory, and progress toward their GHG reduction goal via
Climate Leaders Annual GHG Inventory Summary and Goal Tracking Form.
The information contained in the inventories of the companies that join
Climate Leaders may be considered confidential business information and
is maintained as such. EPA uses the data obtained from the companies to
assess the success of the program in achieving its GHG reduction goals.
Responses to the information collection are voluntary.
Burden Statement: The annual public reporting and recordkeeping
burden for this (3) three year collection of information is estimated
to equal 11,955 hours and to average 94.13 hours per year per
respondent. The average number of annual burden hours on first year
partners for each type of one-time response is: 9.67 hours to complete
and submit a Partnership Agreement, 46.75 hours for documenting and
submitting an Inventory Management Plan, 22.25 hours participating in
an on-site verification of the Inventory Management Plan, 41 hours for
negotiating and setting a GHG reduction goal, 117.5 hours for
establishing a base year inventory, and 3.5 hours to submit a company
profile that is posted on the Web. For all other partners who have been
part of the program for longer than one year, the average number of
annual burden hours is 67 hours for verifying and updating the Annual
GHG Inventory Summary and Goal Tracking Form one time per year.
Partners may also submit voluntary updates of company profiles or
contact information, via the Climate Leaders Web site or e-mail. These
updates would take 3 hours per response. All of these activities are
included in the annual burden estimate.
The estimated number of annual respondents averaged over three (3)
years is 127, which includes an average of 20 first-time respondents
and 107 repeat respondents.
There are no capital or start-up costs associated with this
information collection. The average annual operation and maintenance
cost resulting from this (3) three year collection of information is $3
per respondent. The average annual labor cost is $6,914 per respondent.
The resulting total annual cost averaged over the three year period is
$878,176.
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. 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.
Are There Changes in the Estimates from the Last Approval?
There is an increase of 6,841 hours in the total estimated
respondent burden compared with that identified in the ICR currently
approved by OMB. This increase reflects an evolution of the Climate
Leader Partnership which has modified the reporting and tracking
procedures in order to continue to assess the program's effectiveness.
EPA has collaborated with partners to develop these revised reporting
requirements, which are better suited for establishing and tracking
progress of corporate GHG reduction goals. This change is the result of
a more interactive program approach between EPA and Climate Leaders
partners and a larger number of partners in the program since the
currently approved ICR.
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. At that time, 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 the
technical person listed under FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT.
Dated: May 24, 2006.
James T. Sullivan,
EPA Office of Air & Radiation.
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