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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: Regulatory Pilot Projects
(Renewal).
ICR numbers: EPA ICR No. 1755.09,
OMB Control No. 2010–0026.
ICR Status: This ICR is scheduled to
expire on March 31, 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: This is an information
collection request renewal that will
allow for the continued solicitation of
proposals for innovative pilot projects
and to allow EPA to continue its
commitments to monitor the results of
ongoing pilot tests of regulatory
innovation. The renewal of this ICR is
important as it will allow the Agency to
continue to measure performance
outcomes of regulatory innovation
piloting and to assess the broader
applicability of those pilot projects. The
ICR is also necessary to allow EPA to
identify State and Tribal co-regulators as
well as other stakeholders who are
interested in partnering with EPA in
innovative pilot projects, allowing the
Agency to continue its commitment to
innovation and regulatory flexibility
with facilities, communities, and states
in achieving environmental results. The
renewal of this ICR will allow the Office
of Policy to continue to work with
potential stakeholders on innovative
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approaches to achieve improved
environmental results.
Burden Statement: The annual public
reporting and recordkeeping burden for
this collection of information is
estimated to average 5 hours per
response. Burden means the total time,
effort, or financial resources expended
by persons to generate, maintain, retain,
or disclose or provide information to or
for a Federal agency. This includes the
time needed to review instructions;
develop, acquire, install, and utilize
technology and systems for the purposes
of collecting, validating, and verifying
information, processing and
maintaining information, and disclosing
and providing information; adjust the
existing ways to comply with any
previously applicable instructions and
requirements which have subsequently
changed; train personnel to be able to
respond to a collection of information;
search data sources; complete and
review the collection of information;
and transmit or otherwise disclose the
information.
The ICR provides a detailed
explanation of the Agency’s estimate,
which is only briefly summarized here:
Respondents/Affected Entities: States
and regulated entities participating in
EPA regulatory pilot projects.
Estimated Number of Respondents:
832.
Frequency of Response: Quarterly,
annually, on occasion.
Estimated Total Annual Hour Burden:
4,680 hours.
Estimated Total Annual Cost:
$258,694. This is exclusively for labor
as there are no capital investment or
maintenance and operational costs.
Changes in the Estimates: There is a
decrease of 3,068 hours in the total
estimated respondent burden compared
with that identified in the ICR currently
approved by OMB. This reflects the
reduced number of Project XL and State
Innovation Grant projects reporting as
those programs come to a close.
Dated: February 25, 2011.
John Moses,
Director, Collection Strategies Division.
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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION
AGENCY
[EPA–HQ–OAR–2003–0033; FRL–9275–2]
Agency Information Collection
Activities; Submission to OMB for
Review and Approval; Comment
Request; EPA’s ENERGY STAR®
Product Labeling (Renewal)
Environmental Protection
Agency (EPA).
ACTION: Notice.
AGENCY:
In compliance with the
Paperwork Reduction Act (PRA)(44
U.S.C. 3501 et seq.), this document
announces that an Information
Collection Request (ICR) has been
forwarded to the Office of Management
and Budget (OMB) for review and
approval. This is a request to renew an
existing approved collection. The ICR,
which is abstracted below, describes the
nature of the information collection and
its estimated burden and cost.
DATES: Additional comments may be
submitted on or before April 4, 2011.
ADDRESSES: Submit your comments,
referencing Docket ID No. EPA–HQ–
OAR–2003–0033 to (1) EPA online
using www.regulations.gov (our
preferred method), by email to a-and-rdocket@epa.gov or by mail to: EPA
Docket Center, Environmental
Protection Agency, Air and Radiation
Docket, 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:
Christopher Kent, Climate Protection
Partnership Division, Office of Air and
Radiation, Mailcode 6202J,
Environmental Protection Agency, 1200
Pennsylvania Ave., NW., Washington,
DC 20460; telephone number: 202–343–
9046; fax number: 202–343–2200; email
address; kent.christopher@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 5, 2010 (75 FR 61481), 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–2003–0033, which is
available for online viewing at https://
www.regulations.gov, or in person
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viewing at the Air and Radiation Docket
in the EPA Docket Center (EPA/DC),
EPA West, Room 3334, 1301
Constitution Ave., NW., Washington,
DC. The EPA/DC Public Reading Room
is open from 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.,
Monday through Friday, excluding legal
holidays. The telephone number for the
Reading Room is 202–566–1744, and the
telephone number for the Air and
Radiation Docket is 202–566–1742.
Use EPA’s electronic docket and
comment system at https://
www.regulations.gov, to submit or view
public comments, access the index
listing of the contents of the docket, and
to access those documents in the docket
that are available electronically. Once in
the system, select ‘‘docket search,’’ then
key in the docket ID number identified
above. Please note that EPA’s policy is
that public comments, whether
submitted electronically or in paper,
will be made available for public
viewing at https://www.regulations.gov
as EPA receives them and without
change, unless the comment contains
copyrighted material, confidential
business information (CBI), or other
information whose public disclosure is
restricted by statute. For further
information about the electronic docket,
go to https://www.regulations.gov.
Title: EPA’s ENERGY STAR® Product
Labeling (Renewal)
ICR numbers: EPA ICR No. 2078.05,
OMB Control No. 2060–0528.
ICR Status: This ICR is scheduled to
expire on March 31, 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,
and 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: ENERGY STAR is a
voluntary program developed in
collaboration with industry to create a
self-sustaining market for energy
efficient products. The center piece of
the program is the ENERGY STAR label,
a registered certification label that helps
consumers identify products that save
energy, save money, and help protect
the environment without sacrificing
quality or performance. In order to
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protect the integrity of the label and
enhance its effectiveness in the
marketplace, EPA must ensure that
products carrying the label meet
appropriate program requirements.
The ENERGY STAR program has
determined it necessary to shift from a
self-certification program to one in
which we have an enhanced
qualification and verification process
with all testing being done in EPA
recognized, accredited labs and partners
participating in product specific
certification programs. These changes
are an effort to preserve the consumer
confidence in the ENERGY STAR label
and to protect the significant value it
offers program partners. EPA believes
that the new requirements will mean
that leadership companies’ participation
and the ENERGY STAR label will
become even more meaningful in the
market. Maintaining the value of this
brand requires ensuring products
labeled with the ENERGY STAR deliver
on their promise to the consumer.
Beginning in January 2011,
manufacturers must obtain third party
certification for new products labeled
with the ENERGY STAR mark. As with
previous program requirements,
program participants submit signed
Partnership Agreements indicating that
they will adhere to logo-use guidelines
and that participating products meet
specified energy performance criteria
based on a standard test method.
As part of our contribution to the
overall success of the program, EPA has
agreed to facilitate the sale of qualifying
products by providing consumers with
easy-to-use information about the
products. To be effective, EPA and its
relevant recognized certification body
must receive qualifying product
information from participating
manufacturers. Partners need to provide
qualifying information prior to labeling
so as to ensure that EPA information is
recent and accurate. The information
will be compiled by the certification
body which will then provide EPA with
the appropriate data so the product may
be incorporated into a complete
qualifying products list per product
category, posted on the ENERGY STAR
Web site, and supplied to those
purchasers who request it via phone,
fax, or e-mail.
In order to monitor progress and
support the best allocation of resources,
EPA also asks manufacturers to submit
annual shipment data for their ENERGY
STAR qualifying products. EPA is
flexible as to the methods by which
manufacturers may submit unit
shipment data. For example, if
manufacturers already submit this type
of information to a third party, such as
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a trade association, they are given the
option of arranging for shipment data to
be sent to EPA via this third party to
avoid duplication of efforts and to
ensure confidentiality. In using any
shipment data received directly from a
partner, EPA will mask the source of the
data so as to protect confidentiality.
Finally, Partners that wish to receive
recognition for their efforts in ENERGY
STAR may submit an application for the
Partner of the Year Award.
Burden Statement: The annual public
reporting and recordkeeping burden for
this collection of information is
estimated to average 28 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:
Respondents for this information
collection request include Partners in
ENERGY STAR. Partners are product
manufacturers.
Estimated Number of Respondents:
2050.
Frequency of Response: Initially/onetime and annually.
Estimated Total Annual Hour Burden:
65,338 hours.
Estimated Total Annual Cost:
$4,344,125, that includes $32,543 in
Operations and Maintenance Costs.
Changes in the Estimates: There is a
decrease of 31,750 hours in the total
estimated burden currently identified in
the OMB Inventory of Approved ICR
Burdens. There are several reasons for
the change in reporting burden. EPA has
changed the ENERGY STAR program
from a self-certification program to an
enhanced qualification process with all
partners participating in product
specific certification programs. Partners
no longer report directly to EPA to
qualify their models but instead work
with third party certification bodies
who will provide EPA, on a regular
basis, with a list of certified models that
EPA will post on our web site EPA
increased the estimated number of
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respondents for Partnership
Agreements, Unit Shipment data, and
Award applications based on improved
and updated data and analysis.
Dated: February 25, 2011.
John Moses,
Director, Collection Strategies Division.
FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS
COMMISSION
Notice of Public Information Collection
Being Reviewed by the Federal
Communications Commission,
Comments Requested
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February 24, 2011.
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SUMMARY:
ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION
AGENCY
[Docket# EPA–RO4–SFUND–2011–0149,
FRL–9274–9]
Puckett Smelter Superfund Site;
Mountainboro, Etowah County, AL;
Notice of Settlement
Environmental Protection
Agency.
ACTION: Notice of settlement.
AGENCY:
Under Section 122(h)(1) of the
Comprehensive Environmental
Response, Compensation and Liability
Act (CERCLA), the United States
Environmental Protection Agency has
entered into a settlement for
reimbursement of past response costs
concerning the Puckett Smelter
Superfund Site located in
Mountainboro, Etowah county, Alabama
for publication.
DATES: The Agency will consider public
comments on the settlement until April
4, 2011. The Agency will consider all
comments received and may modify or
withdraw its consent to the settlement
if comments received disclose facts or
considerations which indicate that the
settlement is inappropriate, improper,
or inadequate.
ADDRESSES: Copies of the settlement are
available from Ms. Paula V. Painter.
Submit your comments, identified by
Docket ID No. EPA–RO4–SFUND–2011–
0149 or Site name Puckett Smelter
Superfund Site by one of the following
methods:
• https://www.regulations.gov: Follow
the on-line instructions for submitting
comments.
• https://www.epa.gov/region4/waste/
sf/enforce.htm.
• E-mail: Painter.Paula@epa.gov.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Paula V. Painter at 404/562–8887.
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Dated: February 10, 2011.
Anita L. Davis,
Chief, Superfund Enforcement & Information
Management Branch, Superfund Division.
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The Federal Communications
Commission (FCC), as part of its
continuing effort to reduce paperwork
burdens, invites the general public and
other Federal agencies to take this
opportunity to comment on the
following information collection, as
required by the Paperwork Reduction
Act (PRA) of 1995, 44 U.S.C. 3501–3520.
Comments are requested concerning (a)
whether the proposed collection of
information is necessary for the proper
performance of the functions of the
Commission, including whether the
information shall have practical utility;
(b) the accuracy of the Commission’s
burden estimate; (c) ways to enhance
the quality, utility, and clarity of the
information collected; (d) ways to
minimize the burden of the collection of
information on the respondents,
including the use of automated
collection techniques or other forms of
information technology; and (e) ways to
further reduce the information
collection burden on small business
concerns with fewer than 25 employees.
The FCC may not conduct or sponsor
a collection of information unless it
displays a currently valid control
number. No person shall be subject to
any penalty for failing to comply with
a collection of information subject to the
PRA that does not display a valid Office
of Management and Budget (OMB)
control number.
DATES: Written PRA comments should
be submitted on or before May 2, 2011.
If you anticipate that you will be
submitting comments, but find it
difficult to do so within the period of
time allowed by this notice, you should
advise the contact listed below as soon
as possible.
ADDRESSES: Direct all PRA comments to
Cathy Williams, FCC, via e-mail to
PRA@fcc.gov and to
Cathy.Williams@fcc.gov.
For
additional information about the
information collection, contact Cathy
Williams at (202) 418–2918.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
OMB Control Number: 3060–0717.
Title: Billed Party Preference for
InterLATA 0+ Calls, CC Docket No. 92–
77, 47 CFR Sections 64.703(a), 64.709,
64.710.
Form Number: N/A.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
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Type of Review: Extension of a
currently approved collection.
Respondents: Business or other forprofit entities.
Number of Respondents and
Responses: 1,418 respondents and
11,250,150 responses.
Estimated Time per Response: 1
minute (.017 hours)–50 hours.
Frequency of Response: Annual and
on occasion reporting requirements.
Obligation to Respond: Required to
obtain or retain benefits. The statutory
authority for this information collection
is found at 47 U.S.C. 226, Telephone
Operator Services, Pub. L. 101–435, 104
Stat. 986, codified at 47 CFR 64.703(a)
Consumer Information, 64.709
Informational Tariffs, and 64.710
Operator Services for Prison Inmate
Phones.
Total Annual Burden: 205,023 hours.
Total Annual Cost: $116,250.
Nature and Extent of Confidentiality:
An assurance of confidentiality is not
offered because this information
collection does not require the
collection of personally identifiable
information from individuals.
Privacy Impact Assessment: No
impacts(s).
Needs and Uses: Pursuant to 47 CFR
64.703(a), Operator Service Providers
(OSPs) are required to disclose, audibly
and distinctly to the consumer, at no
charge and before connecting any
interstate call, how to obtain rate
quotations, including any applicable
surcharges. 47 CFR 64.710 imposes
similar requirements on OSPs to
inmates at correctional institutions. 47
CFR 64.709 codifies the requirements
for OSPs to file informational tariffs
with the Commission. These rules help
to ensure that consumers receive
information necessary to determine
what the charges associated with an
OSP-assisted call will be, thereby
enhancing informed consumer choice in
the operator services marketplace.
Federal Communications Commission.
Bulah P. Wheeler,
Deputy Manager, Office of the Secretary,
Office of Managing Director.
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FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS
COMMISSION
Notice of Public Information
Collection(s) Approved by the Office of
Management and Budget
February 23, 2011.
The Federal Communications
Commission has received Office of
Management and Budget (OMB)
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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY
[EPA-HQ-OAR-2003-0033; FRL-9275-2]
Agency Information Collection Activities; Submission to OMB for
Review and Approval; Comment Request; EPA's ENERGY STAR[supreg] Product
Labeling (Renewal)
AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).
ACTION: Notice.
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SUMMARY: In compliance with the Paperwork Reduction Act (PRA)(44 U.S.C.
3501 et seq.), this document announces that an Information Collection
Request (ICR) has been forwarded to the Office of Management and Budget
(OMB) for review and approval. This is a request to renew an existing
approved collection. The ICR, which is abstracted below, describes the
nature of the information collection and its estimated burden and cost.
DATES: Additional comments may be submitted on or before April 4, 2011.
ADDRESSES: Submit your comments, referencing Docket ID No. EPA-HQ-OAR-
2003-0033 to (1) EPA online using www.regulations.gov (our preferred
method), by email to a-and-r-docket@epa.gov or by mail to: EPA Docket
Center, Environmental Protection Agency, Air and Radiation Docket,
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: Christopher Kent, Climate Protection
Partnership Division, Office of Air and Radiation, Mailcode 6202J,
Environmental Protection Agency, 1200 Pennsylvania Ave., NW.,
Washington, DC 20460; telephone number: 202-343-9046; fax number: 202-
343-2200; email address; kent.christopher@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 5, 2010 (75 FR 61481), 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-2003-0033, which is available for online viewing at
https://www.regulations.gov, or in person
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viewing at the Air and Radiation Docket in the EPA Docket Center (EPA/
DC), EPA West, Room 3334, 1301 Constitution Ave., NW., Washington, DC.
The EPA/DC Public Reading Room is open from 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.,
Monday through Friday, excluding legal holidays. The telephone number
for the Reading Room is 202-566-1744, and the telephone number for the
Air and Radiation Docket is 202-566-1742.
Use EPA's electronic docket and comment system at https://www.regulations.gov, to submit or view public comments, access the
index listing of the contents of the docket, and to access those
documents in the docket that are available electronically. Once in the
system, select ``docket search,'' then key in the docket ID number
identified above. Please note that EPA's policy is that public
comments, whether submitted electronically or in paper, will be made
available for public viewing at https://www.regulations.gov as EPA
receives them and without change, unless the comment contains
copyrighted material, confidential business information (CBI), or other
information whose public disclosure is restricted by statute. For
further information about the electronic docket, go to https://www.regulations.gov.
Title: EPA's ENERGY STAR[supreg] Product Labeling (Renewal)
ICR numbers: EPA ICR No. 2078.05, OMB Control No. 2060-0528.
ICR Status: This ICR is scheduled to expire on March 31, 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, and 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: ENERGY STAR is a voluntary program developed in
collaboration with industry to create a self-sustaining market for
energy efficient products. The center piece of the program is the
ENERGY STAR label, a registered certification label that helps
consumers identify products that save energy, save money, and help
protect the environment without sacrificing quality or performance. In
order to protect the integrity of the label and enhance its
effectiveness in the marketplace, EPA must ensure that products
carrying the label meet appropriate program requirements.
The ENERGY STAR program has determined it necessary to shift from a
self-certification program to one in which we have an enhanced
qualification and verification process with all testing being done in
EPA recognized, accredited labs and partners participating in product
specific certification programs. These changes are an effort to
preserve the consumer confidence in the ENERGY STAR label and to
protect the significant value it offers program partners. EPA believes
that the new requirements will mean that leadership companies'
participation and the ENERGY STAR label will become even more
meaningful in the market. Maintaining the value of this brand requires
ensuring products labeled with the ENERGY STAR deliver on their promise
to the consumer. Beginning in January 2011, manufacturers must obtain
third party certification for new products labeled with the ENERGY STAR
mark. As with previous program requirements, program participants
submit signed Partnership Agreements indicating that they will adhere
to logo-use guidelines and that participating products meet specified
energy performance criteria based on a standard test method.
As part of our contribution to the overall success of the program,
EPA has agreed to facilitate the sale of qualifying products by
providing consumers with easy-to-use information about the products. To
be effective, EPA and its relevant recognized certification body must
receive qualifying product information from participating
manufacturers. Partners need to provide qualifying information prior to
labeling so as to ensure that EPA information is recent and accurate.
The information will be compiled by the certification body which will
then provide EPA with the appropriate data so the product may be
incorporated into a complete qualifying products list per product
category, posted on the ENERGY STAR Web site, and supplied to those
purchasers who request it via phone, fax, or e-mail.
In order to monitor progress and support the best allocation of
resources, EPA also asks manufacturers to submit annual shipment data
for their ENERGY STAR qualifying products. EPA is flexible as to the
methods by which manufacturers may submit unit shipment data. For
example, if manufacturers already submit this type of information to a
third party, such as a trade association, they are given the option of
arranging for shipment data to be sent to EPA via this third party to
avoid duplication of efforts and to ensure confidentiality. In using
any shipment data received directly from a partner, EPA will mask the
source of the data so as to protect confidentiality.
Finally, Partners that wish to receive recognition for their
efforts in ENERGY STAR may submit an application for the Partner of the
Year Award.
Burden Statement: The annual public reporting and recordkeeping
burden for this collection of information is estimated to average 28
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: Respondents for this information
collection request include Partners in ENERGY STAR. Partners are
product manufacturers.
Estimated Number of Respondents: 2050.
Frequency of Response: Initially/one-time and annually.
Estimated Total Annual Hour Burden: 65,338 hours.
Estimated Total Annual Cost: $4,344,125, that includes $32,543 in
Operations and Maintenance Costs.
Changes in the Estimates: There is a decrease of 31,750 hours in
the total estimated burden currently identified in the OMB Inventory of
Approved ICR Burdens. There are several reasons for the change in
reporting burden. EPA has changed the ENERGY STAR program from a self-
certification program to an enhanced qualification process with all
partners participating in product specific certification programs.
Partners no longer report directly to EPA to qualify their models but
instead work with third party certification bodies who will provide
EPA, on a regular basis, with a list of certified models that EPA will
post on our web site EPA increased the estimated number of
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respondents for Partnership Agreements, Unit Shipment data, and Award
applications based on improved and updated data and analysis.
Dated: February 25, 2011.
John Moses,
Director, Collection Strategies Division.
[FR Doc. 2011-4776 Filed 3-2-11; 8:45 am]
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