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ICR numbers: EPA ICR No.1463.08,
OMB Control No. 2050–0096.
ICR Status: This ICR is scheduled to
expire on July 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 ICR covers the
remedial portion of the Superfund
Program, as specified in the
Comprehensive Environmental
Response, Compensation, and Liability
Act of 1980 as amended (CERCLA) and
the National Oil and Hazardous
Substance Pollution Contingency Plan
(NCP). All remedial actions covered by
this ICR (e.g., Remedial Investigations/
Feasibility Studies) are stipulated in the
statute (CERCLA) and are instrumental
in the process of cleaning up National
Priorities List (NPL) sites to be
protective of human health and the
environment. Some community
involvement activities covered by this
ICR are not required at every site (e.g.,
Technical Assistance Grants) and
depend very much on the community
and the nature of the site and cleanup.
All community activities seek to involve
the public in the cleanup of the sites,
gain the input of community members
and include the community’s
perspective on the potential future reuse
of the Superfund NPL sites. Community
Involvement activities can enhance the
remedial process and increase
community acceptance and the
potential for productive and useful
reuse of the sites.
The respondents on whom a burden
is placed include state and tribal
governments and communities.
Potentially Responsible Parties (PRPs)
are not addressed in this ICR because
the Paperwork Reduction Act does not
require the inclusion of those entities
that are the subject of administrative or
civil action by the Agency. The ICR
reports the estimated reporting and
recordkeeping burden hours and costs
expected to be incurred by these entities
and by the Federal government in its
oversight capacities of state action and
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administration of community activities
at Fund-lead NPL sites. Remedial
activities undertaken by states at NPL
sites are those required and
recommended by CERCLA and the NCP
and the cost of many of these activities
may be reimbursed by the Federal
government. All community
involvement in the remedial process of
Superfund is voluntary. Therefore, all
cost estimates for community members
is theoretical and does not represent
expenditure of actual dollars.
States have responsibilities at new
and ongoing state-lead sites and at all
state-lead, Federal-lead and Federal
Facility sites entering the remedial
phase of Superfund. All other remedial
activities taken by the state are done so
at sites which the state voluntarily
assumes the lead agency role. Over each
year of this ICR, the state will be
completing remedial activities at sites
that entered the remedial phase of
Superfund at different times.
Community members’ participation in
remedial activities at Superfund sites is
purely voluntary, and the level of
involvement varies greatly depending
on the complexity of the site, its
location (urban vs. rural, industrial vs.
residential, etc.) and the level of
interest.
Burden Statement: The annual public
reporting and recordkeeping burden for
this collection of information is
estimated to average 14 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: State/
tribal governments and individual
community members who voluntarily
participate in the remedial phase of the
Superfund program and in associated
community involvement activities
throughout the Superfund process.
Estimated Number of Respondents:
11,397.
Frequency of Response: Once, On
Occasion.
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Estimated Total Annual Hour Burden:
179,615 .
Estimated Total Annual Cost:
$813,440, which is entirely for the cost
of labor. All other associated costs to
respondents are reimbursed by the
Federal government.
Changes in the Estimates: There is an
increase of 108,450 hours in the total
estimated burden currently identified in
the OMB Inventory of Approved ICR
Burdens. This increase is primarily due
to an adjustment in estimates
attributable to the increase in the
number of sites estimated to have RI/FS
starts and ongoing RI/FS activity as well
as an the increase in the number of sites
expected to have Proposed Plans
developed, and the introduction of
customer satisfaction surveys at certain
sites.
Dated: July 21, 2011.
John Moses,
Director, Collection Strategies Division.
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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION
AGENCY
[EPA–HQ–OAR–2004–0082, FRL–9443–4]
Agency Information Collection
Activities; Submission to OMB for
Review and Approval; Comment
Request; EPA’s Natural Gas STAR
Program (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 August 25, 2011.
ADDRESSES: Submit your comments,
referencing Docket ID No. EPA–HQ–
OAR–2004–0082, to (1) Environmental
Protection Agency (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, Mailcode: 28221T, 1200
Pennsylvania Ave., NW., Washington,
DC 20460, and (2) OMB by mail to:
SUMMARY:
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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:
Jerome Blackman, Office of
Atmospheric Programs, Climate Change
Division, (6207J), Environmental
Protection Agency, 1200 Pennsylvania
Ave., NW., Washington, DC 20460;
telephone number: 202–343–9630; fax
number: 202–343–2202; e-mail address:
blackman.jerome@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 4, 2011 (76 FR 6460), EPA
sought comments on this ICR pursuant
to 5 CFR 1320.8(d). EPA received no
comments. Any additional comments on
this ICR should be submitted to EPA
and OMB within 30 days of this notice.
EPA has established a public docket
for this ICR under Docket ID No. EPA–
HQ–OAR–2004–0082, 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 8:30 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 Natural Gas STAR
Program.
ICR Numbers: EPA ICR No. 1736.06,
OMB Control No. 2060–0328.
ICR Status: This ICR is scheduled to
expire on 7/31/2011. Under OMB
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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: Natural Gas STAR is an
EPA-sponsored, voluntary program that
encourages oil and natural gas
companies to adopt cost-effective
technologies and practices for reducing
methane emissions. By joining, Natural
Gas STAR partners agree to implement
cost-effective technologies and practices
to reduce methane emissions, which
will save money, improve operational
efficiency, increase natural gas supply,
and improve environmental quality.
EPA needs to collect information to
monitor Program participation and to
obtain general information on new
Natural Gas STAR partners. EPA also
uses the information collected to
evaluate a partner’s progress and
performance, assess overall Program
accomplishments, and develop
additional technical guidance
documents to benefit the industry.
Information collection is accomplished
through the use of an annual reporting
process that allows partner companies
to report their accomplishments in
either a traditional hard-copy format or
electronically. Natural Gas STAR
partners may designate information
submitted under this ICR as CBI. EPA
will treat all such information as CBI
and will not make the company or
agency-specific information collected
under this ICR available to the general
public. 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.
Burden Statement: The annual public
reporting and recordkeeping burden for
this collection of information is
estimated to average 35 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
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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: The
gathering and processing, production,
transmission, and distribution sectors of
the natural gas industry.
Estimated Number of Respondents:
149.
Frequency of Response: 149.
Estimated Total Annual Hour Burden:
5,201.
Estimated Total Annual Cost:
$477,657, includes $0 annualized
capital or O&M costs.
Changes in the Estimates: There is a
decrease of 409 hours in the total
estimated burden currently identified in
the OMB Inventory of Approved ICR
Burdens. This decrease is attributed to
the Program’s maturity and decrease in
number of new Program partners.
Dated: July 20, 2011.
John Moses,
Director, Collection Strategies Division.
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Activities; Proposed Collection;
Comment Request; Community Rightto-Know Reporting Requirements
Under Sections 311 and 312 of the
Emergency Planning and Community
Right-to-Know Act (EPCRA) (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
SUMMARY:
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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY
[EPA-HQ-OAR-2004-0082, FRL-9443-4]
Agency Information Collection Activities; Submission to OMB for
Review and Approval; Comment Request; EPA's Natural Gas STAR Program
(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 August 25,
2011.
ADDRESSES: Submit your comments, referencing Docket ID No. EPA-HQ-OAR-
2004-0082, to (1) Environmental Protection Agency (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, Mailcode: 28221T, 1200
Pennsylvania Ave., NW., Washington, DC 20460, and (2) OMB by mail to:
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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: Jerome Blackman, Office of Atmospheric
Programs, Climate Change Division, (6207J), Environmental Protection
Agency, 1200 Pennsylvania Ave., NW., Washington, DC 20460; telephone
number: 202-343-9630; fax number: 202-343-2202; e-mail address:
blackman.jerome@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 4, 2011 (76 FR 6460), EPA sought comments on this
ICR pursuant to 5 CFR 1320.8(d). EPA received no comments. Any
additional comments on this ICR should be submitted to EPA and OMB
within 30 days of this notice.
EPA has established a public docket for this ICR under Docket ID
No. EPA-HQ-OAR-2004-0082, 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 8:30 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 Natural Gas STAR Program.
ICR Numbers: EPA ICR No. 1736.06, OMB Control No. 2060-0328.
ICR Status: This ICR is scheduled to expire on 7/31/2011. 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: Natural Gas STAR is an EPA-sponsored, voluntary program
that encourages oil and natural gas companies to adopt cost-effective
technologies and practices for reducing methane emissions. By joining,
Natural Gas STAR partners agree to implement cost-effective
technologies and practices to reduce methane emissions, which will save
money, improve operational efficiency, increase natural gas supply, and
improve environmental quality. EPA needs to collect information to
monitor Program participation and to obtain general information on new
Natural Gas STAR partners. EPA also uses the information collected to
evaluate a partner's progress and performance, assess overall Program
accomplishments, and develop additional technical guidance documents to
benefit the industry. Information collection is accomplished through
the use of an annual reporting process that allows partner companies to
report their accomplishments in either a traditional hard-copy format
or electronically. Natural Gas STAR partners may designate information
submitted under this ICR as CBI. EPA will treat all such information as
CBI and will not make the company or agency-specific information
collected under this ICR available to the general public. 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.
Burden Statement: The annual public reporting and recordkeeping
burden for this collection of information is estimated to average 35
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: The gathering and processing,
production, transmission, and distribution sectors of the natural gas
industry.
Estimated Number of Respondents: 149.
Frequency of Response: 149.
Estimated Total Annual Hour Burden: 5,201.
Estimated Total Annual Cost: $477,657, includes $0 annualized
capital or O&M costs.
Changes in the Estimates: There is a decrease of 409 hours in the
total estimated burden currently identified in the OMB Inventory of
Approved ICR Burdens. This decrease is attributed to the Program's
maturity and decrease in number of new Program partners.
Dated: July 20, 2011.
John Moses,
Director, Collection Strategies Division.
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