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Paul Sansone, et al.1
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BILLING CODE 6717–01–P
ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION
AGENCY
[FRL–8965–7]
Agency Information Collection
Activities; Proposed Collection;
Comment Request for Reformulated
Gasoline Commingling Provisions;
EPA ICR No. 2228.03; OMB Control No.
2060–0566
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AGENCY: Environmental Protection
Agency.
ACTION: Notice.
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
request is to renew an emergency ICR
that is scheduled to expire on
December 31, 2009.
DATES: Comments must be submitted on
or before December 7, 2009.
ADDRESSES: Submit your comments,
identified by Docket ID No. EPA–HQ–
OAR–2006–0745, by one of the
following methods:
• www.regulations.gov: Follow the
on-line instructions for submitting
comments.
• E-mail: a-and-r-Docket@epa.gov
• Mail: Air Docket, Environmental
Protection Agency, Mail Code: 6102T,
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Washington, DC 20460.
• Fax or Hand Delivery: EPA’s Public
Reading Room is located in Room 3334
of the EPA West Building, 1301
Constitution Ave., NW., Washington,
DC. Docket hours are Monday through
Friday, 8 a.m. until 4:30 p.m., excluding
legal holidays. In order to ensure to
arrange for proper fax or hand delivery
of materials, please call the Air Docket
at 202–566–1742.
Instructions: Direct your comments to
Docket ID No. EPA–HQ–OAR–2006–
0745. EPA’s policy is that all comments
received will be included in the public
docket without change and may be
made available online at
www.regulations.gov, including any
personal information provided, unless
the comment includes information
claimed to be Confidential Business
Information (CBI) or other information
for which disclosure is restricted by
statute. Do not submit information that
you consider to be CBI or otherwise
protected through www.regulations.gov
or e-mail. The www.regulations.gov
website 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 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
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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:
Geanetta Heard, Office of Transportation
and Air Quality, Transportation and
Regional Programs Division, Mail Code
6406J, Environmental Protection
Agency, 1200 Pennsylvania Ave., NW.,
Washington, DC 20460; telephone
number: (202) 343–9017; fax number:
(202) 343–2801; e-mail address:
heard.geanetta@epa.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
How Can I Access the Docket and/or
Submit Comments?
EPA has established a public docket
for this ICR under Docket ID No. EPA–
HQ–OAR–2006–0745. The docket is
available for online viewing at
www.regulations.gov, and for in-person
viewing at EPA’s Public Reading Room.
The Public Reading Room was
temporarily closed due to flooding and
reopened in the EPA Headquarters
Library, Infoterra Room (Room 3334), in
the EPA West Building, 1301
Constitution Ave., NW., Washington,
DC. The Public Reading Room is open
from 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Eastern
Standard Time (EST) in its new
location, Monday through Friday,
excluding legal holidays. The telephone
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number for the Air Docket is 202–566–
1742.
Use 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.
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What Information Is EPA Particularly
Interested in?
Pursuant to section 3506(c)(2)(A) of
the 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.
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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 gasoline
retailers, wholesale purchaserconsumers, gasoline stations, gasoline
stations with convenience stores and
gasoline stations without convenience
stores.
Title: Reformulated Gasoline
Commingling Provisions.
ICR numbers: EPA ICR No. 2228.03,
OMB Control No. 2060–0566.
ICR status: This ICR is currently
scheduled to expire on December 31,
2009. 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 applicable. The
display of OMB control numbers in
certain EPA regulations is consolidated
in 40 CFR Part 9.
Abstract: With this information
collection request (ICR), we are seeking
permission to accept notifications from
gasoline retailers and wholesale
purchaser-consumers related to
commingling of ethanol blended and
non-ethanol-blended reformulated
gasoline (RFG) under section 1513 of the
Energy policy Act of 2005 (EPAct) and
40 CFR 80.78(a)(8)(ii)(B); and to provide
for a compliance option whereby a
retailer or wholesale purchaserconsumer may demonstrate compliance
via test results under
§ 80.78(a)(8)(iii)(A). These provisions
are designed to grant compliance
flexibility. An emergency ICR has been
put in place and expires December 31,
2009. We are requesting that the Office
of Management and Budget (OMB)
renew this ICR and request that it be
effective three years after approval.
Burden Statement: The annual public
reporting and recordkeeping burden for
this collection of information is
estimated to average 0.50 hours (30
minutes) per respondent and 0.25 hours
(15 minutes) per response. Burden
means the total time, effort, or financial
resources expended by a person to
generate, maintain, retain, or disclose or
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provide information to (or for) a Federal
agency. This includes the time needed
to review instructions; to develop,
acquire, install, and utilize technology
and systems for the purposes of
collecting, validating, and verifying
information; to process and maintain
information; to disclose and provide
information; to adjust the existing ways
to comply with any previously
applicable instructions and
requirements which have subsequently
changed; to train personnel to be able to
respond to a collection of information;
to search data sources; to complete and
review the collection of information;
and to 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: 56,700.
Frequency of response: Occasional.
Estimated total average number of
responses for each respondent: 2.
Estimated total annual burden hours:
27,675 hours.
Estimated total annual costs:
$885,600.
Are There Changes in the Estimates
From the Last Approval?
There is a reduction of $1,079,325 in
the total estimated respondent burden
compared with that identified in the
previous ICR. This change is due to the
use of a more correct Bureau of Labor
Statistics table reflecting costs for the
gasoline retail station industry.1
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
person listed under FOR FURTHER
INFORMATION CONTACT.
1 For this ICR, we have used the ‘‘May 2008
National Industry-Specific Occupational
Employment and Wage Estimates: NAICS 44710—
Gasoline Stations,’’ as the basis for our estimates.
See https://www.bls.gov/oes/2008/may/
naics4_447100.htm (accessed September 8, 2009).
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Dated: September 30, 2009.
Lori Stewart,
Acting Director, Office of Transportation and
Air Quality.
[FR Doc. E9–24056 Filed 10–5–09; 8:45 am]
BILLING CODE 6560–50–P
ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION
AGENCY
[EPA–HQ–OPPT–2009–0665; FRL–8793–3]
Lead Dust Hazard Standards and
Definition of Lead-Based Paint; TSCA
Section 21 Petition; Notice of Receipt
and Request for Comment
AGENCY: Environmental Protection
Agency (EPA).
ACTION: Notice.
This notice announces that
EPA has received a petition from the
National Center for Healthy Housing,
Alliance for Healthy Homes, Sierra
Club, et al., (petitioners) on August 10,
2009, and requests comments on issues
raised by the petition. The petition
requests, under section 21 of the Toxic
Substances Control Act (TSCA) or, in
the alternative, under 5 U.S.C. 553(c),
EPA to lower the regulatory lead dust
standards and modify the regulatory
definition of lead-based paint. EPA must
either grant or deny a TSCA section 21
petition within 90 days of filing.
DATES: Comments must be received on
or before October 21, 2009.
ADDRESSES: Submit your comments,
identified by docket identification (ID)
number EPA–HQ–OPPT–2009–0655, by
one of the following methods:
• Federal eRulemaking Portal: https://
www.regulations.gov. Follow the on-line
instructions for submitting comments.
• Mail: Document Control Office
(7407M), Office of Pollution Prevention
and Toxics (OPPT), Environmental
Protection Agency, 1200 Pennsylvania
Ave., NW., Washington, DC 20460–
0001.
• Hand Delivery: OPPT Document
Control Office (DCO), EPA East Bldg.,
Rm. 6428, 1201 Constitution Ave., NW.,
Washington, DC. Attention: Docket ID
Number EPA–HQ–OPPT–2009–0655.
The DCO is open from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m.,
Monday through Friday, excluding legal
holidays. The telephone number for the
DCO is (202) 564–8930. Such deliveries
are only accepted during the DCO’s
normal hours of operation, and special
arrangements should be made for
deliveries of boxed information.
Instructions: Direct your comments to
docket ID number EPA–HQ–OPPT–
2009–0655. EPA’s policy is that all
comments received will be included in
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the docket without change and may be
made available on-line 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 regulations.gov or email. The regulations.gov website 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
regulations.gov, your e-mail address
will be automatically captured and
included as part of the comment that is
placed in the 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.
Docket: All documents in the docket
are listed in the docket index available
at https://www.regulations.gov. Although
listed in the index, some information is
not publicly available, e.g., CBI or other
information whose disclosure is
restricted by statute. Certain other
material, such as copyrighted material,
will be publicly available only in hard
copy. Publicly available docket
materials are available electronically at
https://www.regulations.gov, or, if only
available in hard copy, at the OPPT
Docket. The OPPT Docket is located in
the EPA Docket Center (EPA/DC) at Rm.
3334, EPA West Bldg., 1301
Constitution Ave., NW., Washington,
DC. The EPA/DC Public Reading Room
hours of operation are 8:30 a.m. to 4:30
p.m., Monday through Friday, excluding
legal holidays. The telephone number of
the EPA/DC Public Reading Room is
(202) 566–1744, and the telephone
number for the OPPT Docket is (202)
566–0280. Docket visitors are required
to show photographic identification,
pass through a metal detector, and sign
the EPA visitor log. All visitor bags are
processed through an X-ray machine
and subject to search. Visitors will be
provided an EPA/DC badge that must be
visible at all times in the building and
returned upon departure.
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FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For
general information contact: Colby
Linter, Regulatory Coordinator,
Environmental Assistance Division
(7408M), Office of Pollution Prevention
and Toxics, Environmental Protection
Agency, 1200 Pennsylvania Ave., NW.,
Washington, DC 20460–0001; telephone
number: (202) 554–1404; e-mail address:
TSCA-Hotline@epa.gov.
For technical information contact:
Christina Wadlington, National Program
Chemicals Division (7404T), Office
Pollution Prevention and Toxics,
Environmental Protection Agency, 1200
Pennsylvania Ave., NW., Washington,
DC 20460–0001; telephone number:
(202) 566–1859; e-mail address:
wadlington.christina@epa.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
I. General Information
A. Does This Action Apply to Me?
This action is directed to the public
in general. This action may, however, be
of interest to you if you manufacture,
process, distribute, or use lead-based
paint. Since other entities may also be
interested, the Agency has not
attempted to describe all the specific
entities that may be affected by this
action. If you have any questions
regarding the applicability of this action
to a particular entity, consult the
technical person listed under FOR
FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT.
B. What Should I Consider as I Prepare
My Comments for EPA?
1. Submitting CBI. Do not submit this
information to EPA through
regulations.gov or e-mail. Clearly mark
the part or all of the information that
you claim to be CBI. For CBI
information in a disk or CD-ROM that
you mail to EPA, mark the outside of the
disk or CD-ROM that you mail to EPA,
mark the outside of the disk or CD-ROM
as CBI and then identify electronically
within the disk or CD-ROM the specific
information that is claimed as CBI. In
addition to one complete version of the
comment that includes information
claimed as CBI, a copy of the comment
that does not contain the information
claimed as CBI must be submitted for
inclusion in the public docket.
Information so marked will not be
disclosed except in accordance with
procedures set forth in 40 CFR part 2.
2. Tips for preparing your comments.
When submitting comments, remember
to:
i. Identify the document by docket ID
number and other identifying
information (subject heading, Federal
Register date and page number).
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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY
[FRL-8965-7]
Agency Information Collection Activities; Proposed Collection;
Comment Request for Reformulated Gasoline Commingling Provisions; EPA
ICR No. 2228.03; OMB Control No. 2060-0566
AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency.
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 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
request is to renew an emergency ICR that is scheduled to expire on
December 31, 2009.
DATES: Comments must be submitted on or before December 7, 2009.
ADDRESSES: Submit your comments, identified by Docket ID No. EPA-HQ-
OAR-2006-0745, by one of the following methods:
www.regulations.gov: Follow the on-line instructions for
submitting comments.
E-mail: a-and-r-Docket@epa.gov
Mail: Air Docket, Environmental Protection Agency, Mail
Code: 6102T, 1200 Pennsylvania Ave., NW., Washington, DC 20460.
Fax or Hand Delivery: EPA's Public Reading Room is located
in Room 3334 of the EPA West Building, 1301 Constitution Ave., NW.,
Washington, DC. Docket hours are Monday through Friday, 8 a.m. until
4:30 p.m., excluding legal holidays. In order to ensure to arrange for
proper fax or hand delivery of materials, please call the Air Docket at
202-566-1742.
Instructions: Direct your comments to Docket ID No. EPA-HQ-OAR-
2006-0745. EPA's policy is that all comments received will be included
in the public docket without change and may be made available online at
www.regulations.gov, including any personal information provided,
unless the comment includes information claimed to be Confidential
Business Information (CBI) or other information for which disclosure is
restricted by statute. Do not submit information that you consider to
be CBI or otherwise protected through www.regulations.gov or e-mail.
The www.regulations.gov website 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 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: Geanetta Heard, Office of
Transportation and Air Quality, Transportation and Regional Programs
Division, Mail Code 6406J, Environmental Protection Agency, 1200
Pennsylvania Ave., NW., Washington, DC 20460; telephone number: (202)
343-9017; fax number: (202) 343-2801; e-mail address:
heard.geanetta@epa.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
How Can I Access the Docket and/or Submit Comments?
EPA has established a public docket for this ICR under Docket ID
No. EPA-HQ-OAR-2006-0745. The docket is available for online viewing at
www.regulations.gov, and for in-person viewing at EPA's Public Reading
Room. The Public Reading Room was temporarily closed due to flooding
and reopened in the EPA Headquarters Library, Infoterra Room (Room
3334), in the EPA West Building, 1301 Constitution Ave., NW.,
Washington, DC. The Public Reading Room is open from 8:30 a.m. to 4:30
p.m. Eastern Standard Time (EST) in its new location, Monday through
Friday, excluding legal holidays. The telephone
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number for the Air Docket is 202-566-1742.
Use 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 the 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
gasoline retailers, wholesale purchaser-consumers, gasoline stations,
gasoline stations with convenience stores and gasoline stations without
convenience stores.
Title: Reformulated Gasoline Commingling Provisions.
ICR numbers: EPA ICR No. 2228.03, OMB Control No. 2060-0566.
ICR status: This ICR is currently scheduled to expire on December
31, 2009. 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
applicable. The display of OMB control numbers in certain EPA
regulations is consolidated in 40 CFR Part 9.
Abstract: With this information collection request (ICR), we are
seeking permission to accept notifications from gasoline retailers and
wholesale purchaser-consumers related to commingling of ethanol blended
and non-ethanol-blended reformulated gasoline (RFG) under section 1513
of the Energy policy Act of 2005 (EPAct) and 40 CFR 80.78(a)(8)(ii)(B);
and to provide for a compliance option whereby a retailer or wholesale
purchaser-consumer may demonstrate compliance via test results under
Sec. 80.78(a)(8)(iii)(A). These provisions are designed to grant
compliance flexibility. An emergency ICR has been put in place and
expires December 31, 2009. We are requesting that the Office of
Management and Budget (OMB) renew this ICR and request that it be
effective three years after approval.
Burden Statement: The annual public reporting and recordkeeping
burden for this collection of information is estimated to average 0.50
hours (30 minutes) per respondent and 0.25 hours (15 minutes) per
response. Burden means the total time, effort, or financial resources
expended by a person to generate, maintain, retain, or disclose or
provide information to (or for) a Federal agency. This includes the
time needed to review instructions; to develop, acquire, install, and
utilize technology and systems for the purposes of collecting,
validating, and verifying information; to process and maintain
information; to disclose and provide information; to adjust the
existing ways to comply with any previously applicable instructions and
requirements which have subsequently changed; to train personnel to be
able to respond to a collection of information; to search data sources;
to complete and review the collection of information; and to 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: 56,700.
Frequency of response: Occasional.
Estimated total average number of responses for each respondent: 2.
Estimated total annual burden hours: 27,675 hours.
Estimated total annual costs: $885,600.
Are There Changes in the Estimates From the Last Approval?
There is a reduction of $1,079,325 in the total estimated
respondent burden compared with that identified in the previous ICR.
This change is due to the use of a more correct Bureau of Labor
Statistics table reflecting costs for the gasoline retail station
industry.\1\
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\1\ For this ICR, we have used the ``May 2008 National Industry-
Specific Occupational Employment and Wage Estimates: NAICS 44710--
Gasoline Stations,'' as the basis for our estimates. See https://www.bls.gov/oes/2008/may/naics4_447100.htm (accessed September 8,
2009).
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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
person listed under FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT.
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Dated: September 30, 2009.
Lori Stewart,
Acting Director, Office of Transportation and Air Quality.
[FR Doc. E9-24056 Filed 10-5-09; 8:45 am]
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