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the output of an intermittent generator
located within Western’s Control Area
and a delivery schedule from that
generator serving load located outside of
Western’s Control Area. Intermittent
generators serving load outside
Western’s Control Area will be required
to pseudo-tie or dynamically schedule
their generation to another Control Area.
An intermittent resource, for the limited
purpose of these schedules, is an
electric generator that is not
dispatchable and cannot store its fuel
source and therefore cannot respond to
changes in system demand or respond
to transmission security constraints.
Western proposes to base the rate on
deviation bands as follows:
(i) Deviations within +/¥1.5 percent
(with a minimum of 2 MW) of the
scheduled transaction to be applied
hourly to any generator imbalance that
occurs as a result of Transmission
Customer’s scheduled transaction(s)
will be netted on a monthly basis and
settled financially, at the end of the
month, at 100 percent of the average
incremental cost;
(ii) Deviations greater than ±1.5
percent up to 7.5 percent (or greater
than 2 MW up to 10 MW) of the
scheduled transaction to be applied
hourly to any generator imbalance that
occurs as a result of Transmission
Customer’s scheduled transaction(s)
will be settled financially, at the end of
each month. When energy delivered in
a schedule hour from the generation
resource is less than the energy
scheduled, the charge is 110 percent of
incremental cost. When energy
delivered from the generation resource
is greater than the scheduled amount,
the credit is 90 percent of the
incremental cost; and
(iii) Deviations greater than ±7.5
percent (or 10 MW) of the scheduled
transaction to be applied hourly to any
generator imbalance that occurs as a
result of the Transmission Customer’s
scheduled transaction(s) will be settled
at 125 percent of Western’s highest
incremental cost for the day when
energy delivered in a schedule hour is
less than the energy scheduled or 75
percent of Western’s lowest daily
incremental cost when energy delivered
from the generation resource is greater
than the scheduled amount. As an
exception, an intermittent resource will
be exempt from this deviation band and
will pay the deviation band charges for
all deviations greater than the larger of
1.5 percent or 2 MW.
Notwithstanding the foregoing,
deviations from scheduled transactions
in order to respond to directives by the
Transmission Provider, a balancing
authority, or a reliability coordinator
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shall not be subject to the deviation
bands identified above and, instead,
shall be settled financially, at the end of
the month, at 100 percent of
incremental cost. Such directives may
include instructions to correct
frequency decay, respond to a reserve
sharing event, or change output to
relieve congestion.
Western’s incremental cost will be
based upon a representative hourly
energy index or combination of indexes.
The index to be used will be posted on
Western’s OASIS https://
www.oatioasis.com/wapa/ at
least 30 days prior to use for
determining the Western incremental
cost and will not be changed more often
than once per year unless Western
determines that the existing index is no
longer a reliable price index.
Legal Authority
Western is proposing transmission
and ancillary service rates for the P–
SMBP—ED in accordance with section
302 of the Department of Energy (DOE)
Organization Act (42 U.S.C. 7152). This
section transferred to and vested in the
Secretary of Energy the power marketing
functions of the Secretary of the
Department of Interior and the Bureau
of Reclamation under the Reclamation
Act of 1902 (ch. 1093, 32 Stat. 388), as
amended and supplemented by
subsequent laws, particularly section
9(c) of the Reclamation Project Act of
1939 (43 U.S.C. 485h(c)); and section 5
of the Flood Control Act of 1944 (16
U.S.C. 825s); and other acts that
specifically apply to the projects
involved.
By Delegation Order No. 00–037.00,
effective December 6, 2001, the
Secretary of Energy delegated: (1) The
authority to develop power and
transmission rates to Western’s
Administrator; (2) the authority to
confirm, approve, and place such rates
into effect on an interim basis to the
Deputy Secretary of Energy; and (3) the
authority to confirm, approve, and place
into effect on a final basis, to remand,
or to disapprove such rates to the FERC.
Existing DOE procedures for public
participation in power rate adjustments
(10 CFR part 903) were published on
September 18, 1985 (50 FR 37835).
After review of public comments, and
possible amendments or adjustments,
Western will recommend the Deputy
Secretary of Energy approve the
proposed rates on an interim basis.
Availability of Information
All brochures, studies, comments,
letters, memorandums, or other
documents that Western initiates or uses
to develop the proposed rates are
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available for inspection and copying at
the Upper Great Plains Regional Office,
located at 2900 4th Avenue North,
Billings, Montana. Many of these
documents and supporting information
are also available on its Web site under
the ‘‘2009 Transmission and Ancillary
Services Rate Adjustment Process’’
section located at https://www.wapa.gov/
ugp/rates/default.htm.
Regulatory Procedure Requirements:
Environmental Compliance
In compliance with the National
Environmental Policy Act of 1969
(NEPA) (42 U.S.C. 4321–4347), Council
on Environmental Quality Regulations
(40 CFR parts 1500–1508), and DOE
NEPA Regulations (10 CFR part 1021),
Western is in the process of determining
whether an environmental assessment
or an environmental impact statement
should be prepared or if this action can
be categorically excluded from those
requirements.
Determination Under Executive Order
12866
Western has an exemption from
centralized regulatory review under
Executive Order 12866; accordingly, no
clearance of this notice by the Office of
Management and Budget is required.
Dated: May 15, 2009.
Timothy J. Meeks,
Administrator.
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AGENCY
[EPA–HQ–SFUND–2009–0078; FRL–8913–3]
Agency Information Collection
Activities; Submission to OMB for
Review and Approval; Comment
Request; Brownfields Program—
Revitalization Grantee Reporting
(Renewal); EPA ICR No. 2104.03, OMB
Control No. 2050–0192
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.
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DATES: Additional comments may be
submitted on or before July 6, 2009.
ADDRESSES: Submit your comments,
referencing Docket ID No. EPA–HQ–
SFUND–2009–0078, to (1) EPA online
using https://www.regulations.gov (our
preferred method), by email to
docket.superfund@epa.gov, or by mail
to: EPA Docket Center, Environmental
Protection Agency, Mailcode: 28221T,
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:
Rachel Lentz, Office of Brownfields and
Land Revitalization, (5105–T),
Environmental Protection Agency, 1200
Pennsylvania Ave., NW., Washington,
DC 20460; telephone number: 202–566–
2745; fax number: 202–566–1476; e-mail
address: lentz.rachel@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 February 6, 2009 (74 FR 6286), 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 –SFUND–2009–0078, which is
available for online viewing at https://
www.regulations.gov, or in person
viewing at the Superfund in the Docket
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 Superfund Docket is
202–566–9744.
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
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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: Brownfields Program—
Revitalization Grantee Reporting
(Renewal).
ICR numbers: EPA ICR No. 2104.03,
OMB Control No. 2050–0192.
ICR Status: This ICR is scheduled to
expire on July 31, 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,
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 Small Business Liability
Relief and Brownfields Revitalization
Act (Pub. L. 107–118) was signed into
law on January 11, 2002. The Act
amends the Comprehensive
Environmental Response,
Compensation, and Liability Act
(CERCLA), as amended, and authorizes
EPA to award grants to states, tribes,
local governments, and other eligible
entities to assess and clean up
brownfields sites. EPA requires
Brownfields program grant recipients to
report information to EPA on the uses
and accomplishments associated with
the funded brownfields activities. EPA
uses this information to meet Federal
stewardship responsibilities to manage
and track how program funds are being
spent, to evaluate the performance of
the Brownfields Cleanup and
Redevelopment Program, to meet the
Agency’s reporting requirements under
the Government Performance Results
Act, and to report to Congress and other
program stakeholders on the status and
accomplishments of the grants program.
This ICR addresses the burden
imposed on grant recipients that are
associated with those reporting and
recordkeeping requirements that are
specific to grants awarded under the
Small Business Liability Relief and
Brownfields Revitalization Act. This
ICR renewal modifies the annual
reporting and recordkeeping burden
under the previous ICR. The modified
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burden reflects an increase in the
number of respondents subject to the
reporting and recordkeeping
requirements, and improvements to the
reporting forms based on EPA’s
experience implementing the grant
program. EPA is also modifying the
reporting form to simplify and clarify
the reporting requirements, which will
improve the accuracy of information
reported and minimize the burden to
grant recipients.
Burden Statement: The annual public
reporting and recordkeeping burden for
this collection of information is
estimated to average 5 hours per
response for job training grant
recipients, and 1.25 hours per response
for subtitle A assessment, cleanup, and
revolving loan fund and subtitle C grant
recipients. 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: Local
governments, Indian Tribes and nonprofit organizations.
Estimated Number of Respondents:
544.
Frequency of Response: Bi-annual for
subtitle C grant recipients; quarterly for
subtitle A grant recipients.
Estimated Total Annual Hour Burden:
16,550.
Estimated Total Annual Cost:
$1,584,479, includes $0 annualized
capital or O&M costs.
Changes in the Estimates: There is an
increase of 7,867 hours in the total
estimated burden currently identified in
the OMB Inventory of Approved ICR
Burdens. This increase is primarily due
to an additional $100 million in grant
funding for the EPA Brownfields
Program in the American Recovery and
Reinvestment Act of 2009, the majority
of which is going towards awarding
approximately 200 additional grants in
the first year of the ICR. EPA had to
include these stimulus grantees into its
ICR in order to collect Property Profile
Form data or Job Training Form data to
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measure environmental
accomplishments.
Dated: May 28, 2009.
John Moses,
Director, Collection Strategies Division.
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Activities; Submission to OMB for
Review and Approval; Comment
Request NESHAP for Printing, Coating
and Dyeing of Fabrics and Other
Textiles (Renewal), EPA ICR Number
2071.04, OMB Control Number 2060–
0522
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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 July 6, 2009.
ADDRESSES: Submit your comments,
referencing docket ID number EPA–HQ–
OECA–2008–0289, to (1) EPA online
using 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:
Leonard Lazarus, Environmental
Protection Agency, 1200 Pennsylvania
Avenue, NW., Washington, DC 20460;
telephone number: 202–564–6369; fax
number: 202–564–0050; e-mail address:
lazarus.leonard@epa.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: EPA has
submitted the following ICR to OMB for
review and approval according to the
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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–2008–0289, which is
available for public viewing online at
https://www.regulations.gov, or 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 www.regulations.gov.
Title: NESHAP for Printing, Coating
and Dyeing of Fabrics and Other
Textiles (Renewal).
ICR Numbers: EPA ICR Number
2071.04, OMB Control Number 2060–
0522.
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
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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 Printing, Coating and
Dyeing of Fabrics and Other Textiles
were proposed on July 11, 2002 (67 FR
46028), promulgated on May 29, 2003
(68 FR 32172), and amended on August
4, 2004 (69 FR 47001). These standards
apply to each existing, new or
reconstructed printing coating slashing,
dyeing or finishing of fabric and other
textiles.
Owners or operators of the affected
facilities must make the following
notifications: (1) Initial notification; (2)
notification of initial performance test;
and (3) notification of compliance
status. Affected sources must submit an
initial compliance status report, and a
startup, shutdown, and malfunction
(SSM) plan. Respondents are also
required to maintain records of the
occurrence and duration of any startup,
shutdown, or malfunction.
Any owner or operator subject to the
provisions of this subpart must maintain
a file of these measurements and retain
the file for at least five years following
the collection of such measurements,
maintenance reports, and records. All
reports are sent to the delegated state or
local authority. In the event that there
is no such delegated authority, the
reports are sent directly to the EPA
regional office.
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 are listed
in 40 CFR part 9 and 48 CFR chapter 15,
and are identified on the form and/or
instrument, if applicable.
Burden Statement: The annual public
reporting and recordkeeping burden for
this collection of information is
estimated to average 69 hours per
response. Burden means the total time,
effort, or financial resources expended
by persons to generate, maintain, retain,
or disclose or provide information either
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
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[EPA-HQ-SFUND-2009-0078; FRL-8913-3]
Agency Information Collection Activities; Submission to OMB for
Review and Approval; Comment Request; Brownfields Program--
Revitalization Grantee Reporting (Renewal); EPA ICR No. 2104.03, OMB
Control No. 2050-0192
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.
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DATES: Additional comments may be submitted on or before July 6, 2009.
ADDRESSES: Submit your comments, referencing Docket ID No. EPA-HQ-
SFUND-2009-0078, to (1) EPA online using https://www.regulations.gov
(our preferred method), by email to docket.superfund@epa.gov, or by
mail to: EPA Docket Center, Environmental Protection Agency, Mailcode:
28221T, 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: Rachel Lentz, Office of Brownfields
and Land Revitalization, (5105-T), Environmental Protection Agency,
1200 Pennsylvania Ave., NW., Washington, DC 20460; telephone number:
202-566-2745; fax number: 202-566-1476; e-mail address:
lentz.rachel@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 February 6, 2009 (74 FR 6286), 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 -SFUND-2009-0078, which is available for online viewing at
https://www.regulations.gov, or in person viewing at the Superfund in
the Docket 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 Superfund Docket is 202-566-
9744.
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: Brownfields Program--Revitalization Grantee Reporting
(Renewal).
ICR numbers: EPA ICR No. 2104.03, OMB Control No. 2050-0192.
ICR Status: This ICR is scheduled to expire on July 31, 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, 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 Small Business Liability Relief and Brownfields
Revitalization Act (Pub. L. 107-118) was signed into law on January 11,
2002. The Act amends the Comprehensive Environmental Response,
Compensation, and Liability Act (CERCLA), as amended, and authorizes
EPA to award grants to states, tribes, local governments, and other
eligible entities to assess and clean up brownfields sites. EPA
requires Brownfields program grant recipients to report information to
EPA on the uses and accomplishments associated with the funded
brownfields activities. EPA uses this information to meet Federal
stewardship responsibilities to manage and track how program funds are
being spent, to evaluate the performance of the Brownfields Cleanup and
Redevelopment Program, to meet the Agency's reporting requirements
under the Government Performance Results Act, and to report to Congress
and other program stakeholders on the status and accomplishments of the
grants program.
This ICR addresses the burden imposed on grant recipients that are
associated with those reporting and recordkeeping requirements that are
specific to grants awarded under the Small Business Liability Relief
and Brownfields Revitalization Act. This ICR renewal modifies the
annual reporting and recordkeeping burden under the previous ICR. The
modified burden reflects an increase in the number of respondents
subject to the reporting and recordkeeping requirements, and
improvements to the reporting forms based on EPA's experience
implementing the grant program. EPA is also modifying the reporting
form to simplify and clarify the reporting requirements, which will
improve the accuracy of information reported and minimize the burden to
grant recipients.
Burden Statement: The annual public reporting and recordkeeping
burden for this collection of information is estimated to average 5
hours per response for job training grant recipients, and 1.25 hours
per response for subtitle A assessment, cleanup, and revolving loan
fund and subtitle C grant recipients. 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: Local governments, Indian Tribes and
non-profit organizations.
Estimated Number of Respondents: 544.
Frequency of Response: Bi-annual for subtitle C grant recipients;
quarterly for subtitle A grant recipients.
Estimated Total Annual Hour Burden: 16,550.
Estimated Total Annual Cost: $1,584,479, includes $0 annualized
capital or O&M costs.
Changes in the Estimates: There is an increase of 7,867 hours in
the total estimated burden currently identified in the OMB Inventory of
Approved ICR Burdens. This increase is primarily due to an additional
$100 million in grant funding for the EPA Brownfields Program in the
American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009, the majority of which
is going towards awarding approximately 200 additional grants in the
first year of the ICR. EPA had to include these stimulus grantees into
its ICR in order to collect Property Profile Form data or Job Training
Form data to
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measure environmental accomplishments.
Dated: May 28, 2009.
John Moses,
Director, Collection Strategies Division.
[FR Doc. E9-12934 Filed 6-2-09; 8:45 am]
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