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EPA has
submitted the following ICR to OMB for
review and approval according to the
procedures prescribed in 5 CFR 1320.12.
On May 30, 2008 (73 FR 31088), 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 number
EPA–HQ–OECA–2008–0432, which is
available for public viewing online at
https://www.regulations.gov, in person
viewing at the Enforcement and
Compliance Docket in the EPA Docket
Center (EPA/DC), EPA West, Room
3334, 1301 Constitution Avenue, 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
Enforcement and Compliance Docket is
(202) 566–1927.
Use EPA’s electronic docket and
comment system at https://
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public comments, access the index
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above. Please note that EPA’s policy is
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will be made available for public
viewing at https://www.regulations.gov,
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change, unless the comment contains
copyrighted material, Confidential
Business Information (CBI), or other
information whose public disclosure is
restricted by statute. For further
information about the electronic docket,
go to https://www.regulations.gov.
Title: NESHAP for Reinforced Plastic
Composites Production (Renewal).
ICR Numbers: EPA ICR Number
1976.04, OMB Control Number 2060–
0509.
ICR Status: This ICR is scheduled to
expire on June 30, 2009. 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
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and 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 National Emission
Standards for Hazardous Air Pollutants
(NESHAP) for Reinforced Plastic
Composites (RPC) Production
Operations and Processes were
proposed on August 2, 2001 (66 FR
40323), and promulgated on April 21,
2003 (68 FR 19375). These standards
regulate fugitive emissions from
reinforced plastic composites (RPC)
production operations and processes
resulting from hazardous air pollutants
(HAPs) evaporating from the resins, gel
coats, and cleaning solvents.
Owners and operators of affected
sources are subject to the monitoring,
recordkeeping and reporting
requirements of 40 CFR part 63, subpart
A, the General Provisions, unless
specified otherwise in the regulation.
This rule requires sources to submit
initial notifications, conduct
performance tests if source is using an
add-on control device, and submit
periodic compliance reports. In
addition, sources are required to
maintain records of the occurrence and
duration of any startup, shutdown, or
malfunction in the operation if using an
add-on control device; any period
during which the monitoring system is
inoperative; parametric monitoring data;
system maintenance and calibration;
and work practices to demonstrate
initial and ongoing compliance with the
regulation.
Burden Statement: The annual public
reporting and recordkeeping burden for
this collection of information is
estimated to average 16 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.
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Respondents/Affected Entities:
Reinforced plastic composites
production facilities.
Estimated Number of Respondents:
504.
Frequency of Response: Initially, and
semiannually.
Estimated Total Annual Hour Burden:
17,740.
Estimated Total Annual Cost:
$1,454,143, including: $1,432,143 in
annual labor costs, $22,000 in O&M
costs, and no annualized capital costs.
Changes in the Estimates: There is no
change in the total estimated burden
currently identified in the OMB
Inventory of Approved ICR Burdens.
Dated: April 13, 2009.
John Moses,
Acting Director, Collection Strategies
Division.
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Agency Information Collection
Activities; Submission to OMB for
Review and Approval; Comment
Request; Reporting Requirements
Under EPA’s Green Power Partnership
and Combined Heat and Power
Partnership (Renewal); EPA ICR
Number 2173.02, OMB Control No.
2060–0578
AGENCY: Environmental Protection
Agency (EPA).
ACTION: Notice.
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: Any additional comments on
this ICR should be submitted on or
before May 18, 2009.
ADDRESSES: Submit your comments,
referencing Docket ID No. EPA–HQ–
OAR–2004–0501, to (1) EPA online
using https://www.regulations.gov (our
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
2822T, 1200 Pennsylvania Avenue,
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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:
Allison Bellins, Climate Protection
Partnerships Division, Office of
Atmospheric Programs, 6202J,
Environmental Protection Agency, 1200
Pennsylvania Avenue, NW.,
Washington, DC 20460; telephone
number: 202–343–9526; fax number:
202–343–2208; e-mail address
bellins.Allison@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 October 31, 2008 (73 FR 64941), 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–OAR–2004–0501, which is
available for viewing at https://
www.regulations.gov, or in person
viewing at the Air and Radiation Docket
and Information Center in the EPA
Docket Center (EPA/DC), EPA West
Building, Room 3334, 1301 Constitution
Avenue, 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
restricted by statute. For further
information about the electronic docket,
go to https://www.regulations.gov.
Title: Reporting Requirements under
EPA’s Green Power Partnership and
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Combined Heat and Power Partnership
(Renewal).
ICR Numbers: EPA ICR No. 2173.02,
OMB Control No. 2060–0538.
ICR Status: This ICR is scheduled to
expire on April 30, 2009. 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
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. The
display of OMB control numbers in
certain EPA regulations is consolidated
in 40 CFR part 9.
Abstract: In an effort to aid
implementation of the President’s May
2001 National Energy Strategy, as well
as the President’s February 2002
Climate Change Strategy, EPA launched
two new partnership programs with
industry and other stakeholders: the
Green Power Partnership and the
Combined Heat and Power (CHP)
Partnership. These voluntary
partnership programs encourage
organizations to invest in clean, efficient
energy technologies, including
renewable energy and combined heat
and power. To continue to be
successful, it is critical that EPA collect
information from Green Power and CHP
Partners to ensure these organizations
are meeting their renewable energy and
CHP goals and to assure the creditability
of these voluntary partnership
programs.
EPA has developed this ICR to obtain
authorization to collect information
from organizations participating in the
Green Power Partnership and CHP
Partnership. Organizations that join
these programs voluntarily agree to the
following respective actions: (1)
designating a Green Power or CHP
liaison and filling out a Partnership
Agreement or Letter of Intent (LOI)
respectively, (2) for the Green Power
Partnership, reporting to EPA, on an
annual basis, their progress toward their
green power commitment via a 2-page
reporting form; (3) for the CHP
Partnership, reporting to EPA
information on their existing CHP
projects and CHP development activity.
EPA uses the data obtained from its
partners to assess the success of these
programs in achieving that national
energy and greenhouse gas (GHG)
reduction goals. Partners are
organizational entities that have
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volunteered to participate in either
Partnership program.
Burden Statement: The annual public
reporting and recordkeeping burden for
this collection of information is
estimated to equal 5,823 hours and to
average 3.25 hours per year 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 if
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:
Companies, institutions, nongovernmental organizations, and State/
local governments that participate in the
Green Power and Combined Heat and
Power Partnerships.
Estimated Number of Respondents:
1,794.
Frequency of Response: Annual, on
occasion, once.
Estimated Total Annual Hour Burden:
5,823.
Estimated Total Annual Cost:
$517,118, which includes $0 annualized
Capital Startup costs, $5,466 annualized
Operating and Maintenance (O&M) costs
and $511,652 annualized Labor costs.
Changes in Estimates: There is an
increase of 1,824 hours in the total
estimated burden currently identified in
the OMB Inventory of Approved ICR
Burdens. Since the last ICR renewal,
both the Green Power Partnership and
CHP Partnership have introduced
program efficiencies to reduce program
burden and simplified collection forms
into pre-populated spreadsheets or
documents. As a result of these changes,
the average number of hours per Partner
has decreased from 3.4 hours to 3.25
hours but the total hourly burden still
increased because of an increase in the
number of Partners. For perspective on
the magnitude of partner growth, the
number of Partners at the end of 2004
was 865, whereas by year-end there will
be an estimated 1,308.
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Dated: April 13, 2009.
John Moses,
Acting Director, Collection Strategies
Division.
[FR Doc. E9–8897 Filed 4–16–09; 8:45 am]
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AGENCY
[EPA–HQ–OECA–2008–0367; FRL–8893–4]
Agency Information Collection
Activities; Submission to OMB for
Review and Approval; Comment
Request; NESHAP for Brick and
Structural Clay Manufacturing, EPA
ICR Number 2022.04, OMB Control
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AGENCY: Environmental Protection
Agency (EPA).
ACTION: Notice.
SUMMARY: In compliance with the
Paperwork Reduction Act (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
collection and the estimated burden and
cost.
DATES: Additional comments may be
submitted on or before May 18, 2009.
ADDRESSES: Submit your comments,
referencing docket ID number EPA–
OECA–2008–0367, to (1) EPA online
using https://www.regulations.gov (our
preferred method), or by e-mail to
docket.oeca@epa.gov, or by mail to: EPA
Docket Center (EPA/DC), Environmental
Protection Agency, Enforcement and
Compliance Docket and Information
Center, mail code 2201T, 1200
Pennsylvania Avenue, NW.,
Washington, DC 20460, and (2) OMB at:
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:
Sounjay Gairola, Office of Enforcement
and Compliance Assurance,
Environmental Protection Agency, 1200
Pennsylvania Avenue, NW.,
Washington, DC 20460; telephone
number: (202) 564–4003; e-mail address:
gairola.sounjay@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 May 30, 2008 (73 FR 31088), EPA
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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 number
EPA–HQ–OECA–2008–0367, which is
available for public viewing online at
https://www.regulations.gov, in person
viewing at the Enforcement and
Compliance Docket in the EPA Docket
Center (EPA/DC), EPA West, Room
3334, 1301 Constitution Avenue, 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
Enforcement and Compliance Docket is
(202) 566–1927.
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
restricted by statute. For further
information about the electronic docket,
go to https://www.regulations.gov.
Title: NESHAP for Brick and
Structural Clay Manufacturing
(Renewal).
ICR Numbers: EPA ICR Number
2022.04, OMB Control Number 2060–
0508.
ICR Status: This ICR is scheduled to
expire on June 30, 2009. 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,
and displayed either by publication in
the Federal Register or by other
appropriate means, such as on the
related collection instrument or form, if
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applicable. The display of OMB control
numbers in certain EPA regulations is
consolidated in 40 CFR part 9.
Abstract: The National Emission
Standards for Hazardous Air Pollutants
(NESHAP) for Brick and Structural Clay
Manufacturing were proposed on July
22, 2002 (67 FR 47894), and were
promulgated on May 16, 2003 (68 FR
26690).
The affected entities are subject to the
General Provisions of the NESHAP at 40
CFR part 63, subpart A, and any
changes, or additions to the provisions
specified at 40 CFR part 63, subpart JJJJJ.
Owners or operators of the affected
facilities must submit a one-time-only
report of any physical or operational
changes, initial performance tests, and
periodic reports and results. Owners or
operators are also required to maintain
records of the occurrence and duration
of any startup, shutdown, or
malfunction in the operation of an
affected facility, or any period during
which the monitoring system is
inoperative. Reports, at a minimum, are
required semiannually.
Burden Statement: The annual public
reporting and recordkeeping burden for
this collection of information is
estimated to average 85 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: Brick
and structural clay manufacturers.
Estimated Number of Respondents:
72.
Frequency of Response: Initially,
occasionally and semiannually.
Estimated Total Annual Hour Burden:
14,086.
Estimated Total Annual Cost:
$1,152,404, which is comprised of
$1,137,652 in Labor costs, $10,000 in
annualized capital/startup costs, and
O&M costs of $4,752.
Changes in the Estimates: There is no
change in the total estimated burden
currently identified in the OMB
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[EPA-HQ-OAR-2004-0501; FRL-8893-2]
Agency Information Collection Activities; Submission to OMB for
Review and Approval; Comment Request; Reporting Requirements Under
EPA's Green Power Partnership and Combined Heat and Power Partnership
(Renewal); EPA ICR Number 2173.02, OMB Control No. 2060-0578
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: Any additional comments on this ICR should be submitted on or
before May 18, 2009.
ADDRESSES: Submit your comments, referencing Docket ID No. EPA-HQ-OAR-
2004-0501, to (1) EPA online using https://www.regulations.gov (our
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 2822T, 1200 Pennsylvania
Avenue,
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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: Allison Bellins, Climate Protection
Partnerships Division, Office of Atmospheric Programs, 6202J,
Environmental Protection Agency, 1200 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW.,
Washington, DC 20460; telephone number: 202-343-9526; fax number: 202-
343-2208; e-mail address bellins.Allison@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 October 31, 2008 (73 FR 64941), 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-OAR-2004-0501, which is available for viewing at https://www.regulations.gov, or in person viewing at the Air and Radiation
Docket and Information Center in the EPA Docket Center (EPA/DC), EPA
West Building, Room 3334, 1301 Constitution Avenue, 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 restricted by statute. For further information about the
electronic docket, go to https://www.regulations.gov.
Title: Reporting Requirements under EPA's Green Power Partnership
and Combined Heat and Power Partnership (Renewal).
ICR Numbers: EPA ICR No. 2173.02, OMB Control No. 2060-0538.
ICR Status: This ICR is scheduled to expire on April 30, 2009.
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 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. The display of OMB
control numbers in certain EPA regulations is consolidated in 40 CFR
part 9.
Abstract: In an effort to aid implementation of the President's May
2001 National Energy Strategy, as well as the President's February 2002
Climate Change Strategy, EPA launched two new partnership programs with
industry and other stakeholders: the Green Power Partnership and the
Combined Heat and Power (CHP) Partnership. These voluntary partnership
programs encourage organizations to invest in clean, efficient energy
technologies, including renewable energy and combined heat and power.
To continue to be successful, it is critical that EPA collect
information from Green Power and CHP Partners to ensure these
organizations are meeting their renewable energy and CHP goals and to
assure the creditability of these voluntary partnership programs.
EPA has developed this ICR to obtain authorization to collect
information from organizations participating in the Green Power
Partnership and CHP Partnership. Organizations that join these programs
voluntarily agree to the following respective actions: (1) designating
a Green Power or CHP liaison and filling out a Partnership Agreement or
Letter of Intent (LOI) respectively, (2) for the Green Power
Partnership, reporting to EPA, on an annual basis, their progress
toward their green power commitment via a 2-page reporting form; (3)
for the CHP Partnership, reporting to EPA information on their existing
CHP projects and CHP development activity. EPA uses the data obtained
from its partners to assess the success of these programs in achieving
that national energy and greenhouse gas (GHG) reduction goals. Partners
are organizational entities that have volunteered to participate in
either Partnership program.
Burden Statement: The annual public reporting and recordkeeping
burden for this collection of information is estimated to equal 5,823
hours and to average 3.25 hours per year 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 if 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: Companies, institutions, non-
governmental organizations, and State/local governments that
participate in the Green Power and Combined Heat and Power
Partnerships.
Estimated Number of Respondents: 1,794.
Frequency of Response: Annual, on occasion, once.
Estimated Total Annual Hour Burden: 5,823.
Estimated Total Annual Cost: $517,118, which includes $0 annualized
Capital Startup costs, $5,466 annualized Operating and Maintenance
(O&M) costs and $511,652 annualized Labor costs.
Changes in Estimates: There is an increase of 1,824 hours in the
total estimated burden currently identified in the OMB Inventory of
Approved ICR Burdens. Since the last ICR renewal, both the Green Power
Partnership and CHP Partnership have introduced program efficiencies to
reduce program burden and simplified collection forms into pre-
populated spreadsheets or documents. As a result of these changes, the
average number of hours per Partner has decreased from 3.4 hours to
3.25 hours but the total hourly burden still increased because of an
increase in the number of Partners. For perspective on the magnitude of
partner growth, the number of Partners at the end of 2004 was 865,
whereas by year-end there will be an estimated 1,308.
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Dated: April 13, 2009.
John Moses,
Acting Director, Collection Strategies Division.
[FR Doc. E9-8897 Filed 4-16-09; 8:45 am]
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