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Download as PDF wwoods2 on DSK1DXX6B1PROD with NOTICES_PART 1 68782 Federal Register / Vol. 75, No. 216 / Tuesday, November 9, 2010 / Notices possess to perform high quality energy efficiency retrofit work for the given occupation or job level. The Standard Work Specifications are organized by section, corresponding to the different systems found in residential buildings. Within each section are subtopics and details that contain the critical specification that must be achieved to ensure quality work. Throughout the Standard Work Specifications document are footnotes referring to the relevant Technical Standards, which are then summarized in Appendix D. The Job Task Analyses and Essential Knowledge Skills and Abilities are made up of ‘‘Content Outlines’’ for the four common energy efficiency retrofit job classifications. They were developed by professional psychometricians working with experienced technicians from WAP, the residential energy efficiency retrofit contractor community, and organized labor. The Content Outlines provide a detailed inventory of the minimum knowledge, skills and abilities (both cognitive and psychomotor) that a worker should possess to perform high quality energy efficiency retrofit work. Once finalized, the Workforce Guidelines will: 1. Enable State and local WAP officials and other residential retrofit program administrators to strengthen their field guides and other work manuals by incorporating the high quality SWSs contained in the Workforce Guidelines. 2. Assist training providers in developing course content and curricula consistent with an industry-recognized suite of Job Task Analyses. 3. Increase workforce mobility up career ladders and across career lattices by establishing a clear set of essential KSAs upon which worker credentials should be based. 4. Build confidence among consumers and the energy efficiency finance community that retrofit work will be completed in a quality manner and produce the expected energy savings and health benefits. 5. Lay the foundation for a more robust worker certification and training program accreditation architecture. In coordination with the DOE-led effort, the EPA has developed a keystone document pertaining to health considerations in residential energy efficiency upgrades. These EPA Healthy Indoor Environment Protocols for Home Energy Upgrades and the DOE Workforce Guidelines were developed in conjunction with one another and are complementary. Both are intended to provide a set of voluntary measures that VerDate Mar<15>2010 15:18 Nov 08, 2010 Jkt 223001 the WAP and other energy efficiency retrofit efforts can adopt to increase the quality of the retrofit work performed while maintaining or improving the health and safety of the occupant(s). Together, the DOE and EPA documents will: provide a robust and practical set of resources for retrofit contractors, trainers, and program administrators; help improve the quality of the work performed in this expanding industry; promote occupant health and safety; and drive consumer demand for energy efficiency retrofit services. DOE encourages reviewers of the Workforce Guidelines with a specific interest in healthy indoor environments to also review and comment on the EPA document, available at: https:// www.epa.gov/iaq/homes/retrofits.html. Issues on Which DOE Seeks Comment DOE is particularly interested in receiving comments and views of interested parties on the following issues: • The appropriateness of each of the Standard Work Specifications, both at the chapter level and at the individual task level. • The citations of technical standards referenced in the Standard Work Specifications. • The tasks, knowledge skills and abilities identified for the four (4) job descriptions. Submission of Comments DOE will accept comments, data, and information regarding the proposed guidelines no later than January 7, 2011. If submitting comments via the DOE Web page, please follow all instructions on the Web page: https:// www.weatherization.energy.gov/ retrofit_guidelines. This Web site is specifically designed for ease of use to facilitate the public comment process. DOE will transfer comments received on our Web site to Regulations.gov for public review. Comments, data, and information uploaded to Regulations.gov, or submitted via DOE’s e-mail address or regular mail should be provided in WordPerfect, Microsoft Word, PDF, or text (ASCII) file format. Interested parties should avoid the use of special characters or any form of encryption, and wherever possible, comments should include the electronic signature of the author. Comments, data, and information submitted to DOE via regular mail may include one signed paper original. 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Factors of interest to DOE when evaluating requests to treat submitted information as confidential include: (1) A description of the items; (2) Whether and why such items are customarily treated as confidential within the industry; (3) Whether the information is generally known by or available from other sources; (4) Whether the information has previously been made available to others without obligation concerning its confidentiality; (5) An explanation of the competitive injury to the submitting person which would result from public disclosure; (6) A date upon which such information might lose its confidential nature due to the passage of time; and (7) Why disclosure of the information would be contrary to the public interest. Issued in Washington, DC, on November 4, 2010. Cathy Zoi, Acting Under Secretary of Energy, Assistant Secretary for Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy. [FR Doc. 2010–28289 Filed 11–8–10; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 6450–01–P ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY [EPA–HQ–OAR–2007–0563; FRL- 9224–1; EPA ICR No. 1764.04; OMB Control No. 2060–0348] Agency Information Collection Activities: Submission to OMB for Review and Approval; Comment Request; National Volatile Organic Compound Emission Standards for Consumer Products (Renewal) Environmental Protection Agency. ACTION: Notice. AGENCY: 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 is a request to renew an existing approved collection. This ICR is scheduled to SUMMARY: E:\FR\FM\09NON1.SGM 09NON1 Federal Register / Vol. 75, No. 216 / Tuesday, November 9, 2010 / Notices expire on February 28, 2011. Before submitting the ICR to OMB for review and approval, EPA is soliciting comments on specific aspects of the proposed information collection as described below. DATES: Comments must be submitted on or before January 10, 2011. ADDRESSES: Submit your comments, referencing Docket ID No. EPA–HQ– OAR–2007–0563, to (1) EPA online using https://www.regulations.gov (our preferred method), by e-mail to a-andr-docket@epa.gov, or by mail to: EPA Docket Center, Environmental Protection Agency, Air and Radiation Docket and Information Center, Mail Code 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. Mr. Michael K. Ciolek, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Office of Air Quality Planning and Standards, Sector Policies and Programs Division, Natural Resources and Commerce Group (D243– 05), Research Triangle Park, North Carolina 27711; telephone number: (919) 541–4921; fax number: (919) 541– 1039; e-mail address: ciolek.michael@epa.gov. wwoods2 on DSK1DXX6B1PROD with NOTICES_PART 1 FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Previously, EPA submitted the ICR for this rulemaking to OMB for review and approval according to the procedures prescribed in 5 CFR 1320.12. On August 2, 2007 (72 FR 42409), 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 renewal 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–2007–0563, 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 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 VerDate Mar<15>2010 15:18 Nov 08, 2010 Jkt 223001 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: National Volatile Organic Compound Emission Standards for Consumer Products (Renewal). ICR numbers: EPA ICR No. 1764.04, OMB Control No. 2060–0348. ICR Status: This ICR is scheduled to expire on February 28, 2011. 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 information collection includes initial reports and periodic recordkeeping necessary for EPA to ensure compliance with Federal standards for volatile organic compounds in consumer products. Respondents are manufacturers, distributors, and importers of consumer products. Responses to the collection are mandatory under 40 CFR part 59, subpart C, National Volatile Organic Compound Emission Standards for Consumer Products. All information submitted to the EPA for which a claim of confidentiality is made will be safeguarded according to the Agency policies set forth in 40 CFR part 2, subpart B, Confidentiality of Business Information. Burden Statement: The annual public reporting and recordkeeping burden for this collection of information is estimated to average 40 hours per PO 00000 Frm 00036 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 68783 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: Manufacturers and importers of consumer products. Estimated Number of Respondents: 732. Frequency of Response: On occasion. Estimated Total Annual Hours Burden: 29,613 hours. Estimated Total Annual Costs: $1,187,537. This includes labor costs of $1,187,537 and no capital or O&M costs. Changes in Estimates: There is no change in the total estimated burden currently identified in the OMB Inventory of Approved Burdens. However, the estimated total annual costs are increased by $91,828 due to increased costs of employment compensation since the previous approval. Dated: November 3, 2010. Penny Lassiter, Acting Director, Sectors Policies and Programs Division. [FR Doc. 2010–28266 Filed 11–8–10; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 6560–50–P ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY [FRL–9223–5] Clean Water Act Section 303(d): Availability of List Decisions Environmental Protection Agency (EPA). ACTION: Notice of availability. AGENCY: This action announces the availability of EPA decisions identifying water quality limited segments and associated pollutants in California to be listed pursuant to Clean Water Act section 303(d)(2), and requests public comment. Section 303(d)(2) requires that States submit and EPA approve or SUMMARY: E:\FR\FM\09NON1.SGM 09NON1

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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

[EPA-HQ-OAR-2007-0563; FRL- 9224-1; EPA ICR No. 1764.04; OMB Control 
No. 2060-0348]


Agency Information Collection Activities: Submission to OMB for 
Review and Approval; Comment Request; National Volatile Organic 
Compound Emission Standards for Consumer Products (Renewal)

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 is a request 
to renew an existing approved collection. This ICR is scheduled to

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expire on February 28, 2011. Before submitting the ICR to OMB for 
review and approval, EPA is soliciting comments on specific aspects of 
the proposed information collection as described below.

DATES: Comments must be submitted on or before January 10, 2011.

ADDRESSES: Submit your comments, referencing Docket ID No. EPA-HQ-OAR-
2007-0563, 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 and Information Center, Mail Code 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: Mr. Michael K. Ciolek, U.S. 
Environmental Protection Agency, Office of Air Quality Planning and 
Standards, Sector Policies and Programs Division, Natural Resources and 
Commerce Group (D243-05), Research Triangle Park, North Carolina 27711; 
telephone number: (919) 541-4921; fax number: (919) 541-1039; e-mail 
address: ciolek.michael@epa.gov.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Previously, EPA submitted the ICR for this 
rulemaking to OMB for review and approval according to the procedures 
prescribed in 5 CFR 1320.12. On August 2, 2007 (72 FR 42409), 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 renewal 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-2007-0563, 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 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: National Volatile Organic Compound Emission Standards for 
Consumer Products (Renewal).
    ICR numbers: EPA ICR No. 1764.04, OMB Control No. 2060-0348.
    ICR Status: This ICR is scheduled to expire on February 28, 2011. 
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 information collection includes initial reports and 
periodic recordkeeping necessary for EPA to ensure compliance with 
Federal standards for volatile organic compounds in consumer products. 
Respondents are manufacturers, distributors, and importers of consumer 
products. Responses to the collection are mandatory under 40 CFR part 
59, subpart C, National Volatile Organic Compound Emission Standards 
for Consumer Products. All information submitted to the EPA for which a 
claim of confidentiality is made will be safeguarded according to the 
Agency policies set forth in 40 CFR part 2, subpart B, Confidentiality 
of Business Information.
    Burden Statement: The annual public reporting and recordkeeping 
burden for this collection of information is estimated to average 40 
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: Manufacturers and importers of 
consumer products.
    Estimated Number of Respondents: 732.
    Frequency of Response: On occasion.
    Estimated Total Annual Hours Burden: 29,613 hours.
    Estimated Total Annual Costs: $1,187,537. This includes labor costs 
of $1,187,537 and no capital or O&M costs.
    Changes in Estimates: There is no change in the total estimated 
burden currently identified in the OMB Inventory of Approved Burdens. 
However, the estimated total annual costs are increased by $91,828 due 
to increased costs of employment compensation since the previous 
approval.

    Dated: November 3, 2010.
Penny Lassiter,
Acting Director, Sectors Policies and Programs Division.
[FR Doc. 2010-28266 Filed 11-8-10; 8:45 am]
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