Agency Information Collection Activities; Submission to OMB for Review and Approval; Comment Request; EPA's Natural Gas STAR Program (Renewal); EPA ICR No. 1736.05, OMB Control Number 2060-0328, 8663-8664 [E8-2783]
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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: The purpose of this study is
to investigate the fractions of passenger
cars and light trucks in the on-road fleet
that have atypically high emissions of
evaporative hydrocarbons. In past and
current programs, vehicles with high
evaporative emissions have been
measured in the laboratory. In some
cases, high emissions represented the
state of the vehicle in use, and in others,
high emissions were induced for
experimental purposes. However, a
critical data gap in the utilization of
these data is reasonably accurate
estimates for the prevalence of high
emitting vehicles in the fleet. In
addressing this need, the results of this
study will be used to improve the
accuracy of evaporative emission
inventories for EPA’s planning and
regulations as well as for States in
analyses supporting compliance with
the Clean Air Act.
Burden Statement: The annual public
reporting and recordkeeping burden for
this collection of information is
estimated to average 1.0 hours per
response. 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: 4350.
Frequency of response: One time for
95%, twice for 5%.
Estimated total average number of
responses for each respondent: 2.88.
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Estimated total annual burden hours:
3785.
Estimated total annual costs:
$111,934. This includes an estimated
burden cost of $111,934 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: February 7, 2008.
Chester France,
Assessment and Standards Division.
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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION
AGENCY
[EPA–HQ–OAR–2004–0082, FRL–8529–5]
Agency Information Collection
Activities; Submission to OMB for
Review and Approval; Comment
Request; EPA’s Natural Gas STAR
Program (Renewal); EPA ICR No.
1736.05, OMB Control Number 2060–
0328
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 an Information
Collection Request (ICR) has been
forwarded to the Office of Management
and Budget (OMB) for review and
approval. This is a request to renew an
existing approved collection. The ICR,
which is abstracted below, describes the
nature of the information collection and
its estimated burden and cost.
DATES: Additional comments may be
submitted on or before March 17, 2008.
ADDRESSES: Submit your comments,
identified by Docket ID No. EPA–HQ–
OAR–2004–0082, to (1) EPA online
using https://www.regulations.gov (our
preferred method), by e-mail to a-and-
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r-Docket@epa.gov, or by mail to: EPA
Docket Center, Environmental
Protection Agency, Air and Radiation
Docket, Environmental Protection
Agency, Mailcode: 2822T, 1200
Pennsylvania Ave., NW., Washington,
DC 20460, and (2) OMB by mail to:
Office of Information and Regulatory
Affairs, Office of Management and
Budget (OMB), Attention: Desk Officer
for EPA, 725 17th Street, NW.,
Washington, DC 20503.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Suzie Waltzer, Office of Atmospheric
Program, Climate Change Division,
6207J, Environmental Protection
Agency, 1200 Pennsylvania Ave., NW.,
Washington, DC 20460; telephone
number: 202–343–9544; fax number:
202–343–2202; e-mail address:
waltzer.suzanne@epa.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: EPA has
submitted the following ICR to OMB for
review and approval according to the
procedures prescribed in 5 CFR 1320.12.
On November 1, 2007, (72 FR 61875)
EPA sought comments on this ICR
pursuant to 5 CFR 1320.8(d). EPA
received no comments during the
comment period. Any additional
comments on this ICR should be
submitted to EPA and OMB within 30
days of this notice.
EPA has established a public docket
for this ICR under Docket ID No. EPA–
HQ–OAR–2004–0082, 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, Room 3334, 1301
Constitution Ave., NW., Washington,
DC. The EPA/DC 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.
Use EPA’s electronic docket and
comment system at https://
www.regulations.gov, to submit or view
public comments, access the index
listing of the contents of the docket, and
to access those documents in the docket
that are available electronically. Once in
the system, select ‘‘docket search,’’ then
key in the docket ID number identified
above. Please note that EPA’s policy is
that public comments, whether
submitted electronically or in paper,
will be made available for public
viewing at https://www.regulations.gov
as EPA receives them and without
change, unless the comment contains
copyrighted material, confidential
business information (CBI), or other
information whose public disclosure is
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restricted by statute. For further
information about the electronic docket,
go to https://www.regulations.gov.
Title: EPA’s Natural Gas STAR
Program (Renewal).
ICR numbers: EPA ICR No. 1736.05,
OMB control number 2060–0328.
ICR status: This ICR is currently
scheduled to expire on March 31, 2008.
Under OMB regulations, the Agency
may continue to conduct or sponsor the
collection of information while this
submission is pending at OMB. 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: Natural Gas STAR is an
EPA-sponsored, voluntary program that
encourages natural gas companies to
adopt cost effective methods for
reducing methane emissions. Natural
Gas STAR Partners agree to implement
cost-effective technologies and practices
to reduce methane emissions, which
will save participants money and
improve environmental quality. EPA
needs to collect information to establish
program participation and to obtain
general information on new Natural Gas
STAR Partners. EPA also uses the
information collection to evaluate a
Partner’s progress and performance,
assess overall program results, and
develop technical guidance documents
for the benefit of the industry.
Information collection is accomplished
through the use of an annual reporting
process that allows companies to report
their accomplishments in either a
traditional hard-copy format or
electronically. Participation in Natural
Gas STAR is voluntary. Natural Gas
STAR Partners may designate
information submitted under this ICR as
confidential business information. EPA
will treat all such information as
confidential business information and
will not make the company or agencyspecific information collected under
this ICR available to the general public.
Burden Statement: The annual public
reporting and recordkeeping burden for
this collection of information is
estimated to average 5,610 hours (24.2
hours per response). Burden means the
total time, effort, or financial resources
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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.
Respondents/Affected Entities: The
processing, production, transmission,
and distribution sectors of the natural
gas industry.
Estimated Number of Respondents:
155.
Average Frequency of Response:
Yearly.
Estimated Total Annual Hour Burden:
5,610.
Estimated Total Annual Cost:
$550,677 (includes $696 in capitalized
O&M costs).
Changes in the Estimates: The overall
annual reporting burden for respondents
has increased from 4,705 hours in the
previous ICR to 5,610 hours in the
current ICR as a result of an increase in
the number of Partners in the Natural
Gas STAR program. Despite this
increase, the average burden per partner
has decreased from 40.6 hours per
Partner to 36.2 hours per Partner. This
decrease can be attributed to a larger
percentage of Partners using the on-line
Annual Report forms, and the
availability of new materials on the
Natural Gas STAR Web site. Fifty-eight
percent of reporting partners used the
on-line system in 2004 while 65% of
reporting partners used the on-line
system in 2007. Partners reported a
subsequent decreased burden of 15% for
this activity. The hourly burden
estimates for data collection remained
the same per Partner because the
information requested and the
collection methodology did not change.
Dated: February 7, 2008.
Sara Hisel-McCoy,
Director, Collection Strategies Division.
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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION
AGENCY
[EPA–HQ–OPP–2007–0320; FRL–8529–4]
Agency Information Collection
Activities; Submission to OMB for
Review and Approval; Comment
Request; Application and Summary
Report for an Emergency Exemption
for Pesticides; EPA ICR No. 0596.09,
OMB Control No. 2070–0032
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 an Information
Collection Request (ICR) has been
forwarded to the Office of Management
and Budget (OMB) for review and
approval. This is a request to renew an
existing approved collection. The ICR,
which is abstracted below, describes the
nature of the information collection and
its estimated burden and cost.
DATES: Additional comments may be
submitted on or before March 17, 2008.
ADDRESSES: Submit your comments,
referencing Docket ID No. EPA–HQ–
OPP 2007–0032, to (1) EPA online using
www.regulations.gov (our preferred
method), by mail Office of Pesticide
Programs (OPP) Regulatory Public
Docket (7502P), Environmental
Protection Agency 1200 Pennsylvania
Ave., NW., Washington, DC 20460, and
(2) OMB by mail to: Office of
Information and Regulatory Affairs,
Office of Management and Budget
(OMB), Attention: Desk Officer for EPA,
725 17th Street, NW., Washington, DC
20503.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Cameo Gianne Smoot, Field and
External Affairs Division, 7506P, Office
of Pesticide Programs, Environmental
Protection Agency, 1200 Pennsylvania
Ave., NW., Washington, DC 20460;
telephone number: 703–305–5454; fax
number: 703–308–5884; e-mail address:
smoot.cameo@epa.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: EPA has
submitted the following ICR to OMB for
review and approval according to the
procedures prescribed in 5 CFR 1320.12.
On June 4, 2007 (72 FR 30794), EPA
sought comments on this ICR pursuant
to 5 CFR 1320.8(d). EPA received no
comments. Any additional comments on
this ICR should be submitted to EPA
and OMB within 30 days of this notice.
EPA has established a public docket
for this ICR under Docket ID No. EPA–
HQ–OPP–2007–0320, which is available
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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY
[EPA-HQ-OAR-2004-0082, FRL-8529-5]
Agency Information Collection Activities; Submission to OMB for
Review and Approval; Comment Request; EPA's Natural Gas STAR Program
(Renewal); EPA ICR No. 1736.05, OMB Control Number 2060-0328
AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).
ACTION: Notice.
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SUMMARY: In compliance with the Paperwork Reduction Act (PRA)(44 U.S.C.
3501 et seq.), this document announces that an Information Collection
Request (ICR) has been forwarded to the Office of Management and Budget
(OMB) for review and approval. This is a request to renew an existing
approved collection. The ICR, which is abstracted below, describes the
nature of the information collection and its estimated burden and cost.
DATES: Additional comments may be submitted on or before March 17,
2008.
ADDRESSES: Submit your comments, identified by Docket ID No. EPA-HQ-
OAR-2004-0082, to (1) EPA online using https://www.regulations.gov (our
preferred method), by e-mail to a-and-r-Docket@epa.gov, or by mail to:
EPA Docket Center, Environmental Protection Agency, Air and Radiation
Docket, Environmental Protection Agency, Mailcode: 2822T, 1200
Pennsylvania Ave., NW., Washington, DC 20460, and (2) OMB by mail to:
Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs, Office of Management and
Budget (OMB), Attention: Desk Officer for EPA, 725 17th Street, NW.,
Washington, DC 20503.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Suzie Waltzer, Office of Atmospheric
Program, Climate Change Division, 6207J, Environmental Protection
Agency, 1200 Pennsylvania Ave., NW., Washington, DC 20460; telephone
number: 202-343-9544; fax number: 202-343-2202; e-mail address:
waltzer.suzanne@epa.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: EPA has submitted the following ICR to OMB
for review and approval according to the procedures prescribed in 5 CFR
1320.12. On November 1, 2007, (72 FR 61875) EPA sought comments on this
ICR pursuant to 5 CFR 1320.8(d). EPA received no comments during the
comment period. Any additional comments on this ICR should be submitted
to EPA and OMB within 30 days of this notice.
EPA has established a public docket for this ICR under Docket ID
No. EPA-HQ-OAR-2004-0082, 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, Room
3334, 1301 Constitution Ave., NW., Washington, DC. The EPA/DC 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.
Use EPA's electronic docket and comment system at https://
www.regulations.gov, to submit or view public comments, access the
index listing of the contents of the docket, and to access those
documents in the docket that are available electronically. Once in the
system, select ``docket search,'' then key in the docket ID number
identified above. Please note that EPA's policy is that public
comments, whether submitted electronically or in paper, will be made
available for public viewing at https://www.regulations.gov as EPA
receives them and without change, unless the comment contains
copyrighted material, confidential business information (CBI), or other
information whose public disclosure is
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restricted by statute. For further information about the electronic
docket, go to https://www.regulations.gov.
Title: EPA's Natural Gas STAR Program (Renewal).
ICR numbers: EPA ICR No. 1736.05, OMB control number 2060-0328.
ICR status: This ICR is currently scheduled to expire on March 31,
2008. Under OMB regulations, the Agency may continue to conduct or
sponsor the collection of information while this submission is pending
at OMB. 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: Natural Gas STAR is an EPA-sponsored, voluntary program
that encourages natural gas companies to adopt cost effective methods
for reducing methane emissions. Natural Gas STAR Partners agree to
implement cost-effective technologies and practices to reduce methane
emissions, which will save participants money and improve environmental
quality. EPA needs to collect information to establish program
participation and to obtain general information on new Natural Gas STAR
Partners. EPA also uses the information collection to evaluate a
Partner's progress and performance, assess overall program results, and
develop technical guidance documents for the benefit of the industry.
Information collection is accomplished through the use of an annual
reporting process that allows companies to report their accomplishments
in either a traditional hard-copy format or electronically.
Participation in Natural Gas STAR is voluntary. Natural Gas STAR
Partners may designate information submitted under this ICR as
confidential business information. EPA will treat all such information
as confidential business information and will not make the company or
agency-specific information collected under this ICR available to the
general public.
Burden Statement: The annual public reporting and recordkeeping
burden for this collection of information is estimated to average 5,610
hours (24.2 hours per response). 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.
Respondents/Affected Entities: The processing, production,
transmission, and distribution sectors of the natural gas industry.
Estimated Number of Respondents: 155.
Average Frequency of Response: Yearly.
Estimated Total Annual Hour Burden: 5,610.
Estimated Total Annual Cost: $550,677 (includes $696 in capitalized
O&M costs).
Changes in the Estimates: The overall annual reporting burden for
respondents has increased from 4,705 hours in the previous ICR to 5,610
hours in the current ICR as a result of an increase in the number of
Partners in the Natural Gas STAR program. Despite this increase, the
average burden per partner has decreased from 40.6 hours per Partner to
36.2 hours per Partner. This decrease can be attributed to a larger
percentage of Partners using the on-line Annual Report forms, and the
availability of new materials on the Natural Gas STAR Web site. Fifty-
eight percent of reporting partners used the on-line system in 2004
while 65% of reporting partners used the on-line system in 2007.
Partners reported a subsequent decreased burden of 15% for this
activity. The hourly burden estimates for data collection remained the
same per Partner because the information requested and the collection
methodology did not change.
Dated: February 7, 2008.
Sara Hisel-McCoy,
Director, Collection Strategies Division.
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