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Title: Landfill Methane Outreach
Program (Renewal).
ICR Numbers: EPA ICR Number
1849.06, OMB Control Number 2060–
0446.
ICR Status: This ICR is scheduled to
expire on 04/30/2012. 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: The Landfill Methane
Outreach Program (LMOP), created by
EPA as part of the Climate Change
Action Plan, is a voluntary program
designed to encourage and facilitate the
development of environmentally and
economically sound landfill gas (LFG)
energy projects across the United States
in order to reduce methane emissions
from landfills. LMOP does this by
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educating local governments and
communities about the benefits of LFG
recovery and use; building partnerships
between state agencies, industry, energy
service providers, local communities,
and other stakeholders interested in
developing this valuable resource in
their community; and providing tools to
evaluate LFG energy potential. LMOP
signs voluntary Memoranda of
Understanding (MOU) with these
organizations to enlist their support in
promoting cost-effective LFG utilization.
The information collection includes
completion and submission of the MOU,
and annual completion and submission
of information forms that include basic
information on LFG energy projects
with which the organizations are
involved as an effort to update the
LMOP Landfill and Landfill Gas Energy
Project Database. The information
collection is to be utilized to maintain
up-to-date data and information about
LMOP Partners and LFG energy projects
with which they are involved. The data
will also be used by the public to assess
LFG energy project development
opportunities in the United States. In
addition, the information collection will
assist LMOP in evaluating the reduction
of methane emissions from landfills.
Responses to the information collection
are voluntary.
Burden Statement: The annual public
reporting and recordkeeping burden for
this collection of information is
estimated to average 3 hours for each
respondent. Burden means the total
time, effort, or financial resources
expended by persons to generate,
maintain, retain, and 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:
Landfill owners and operators (both
public and private), LFG energy project
developers, manufacturers and
suppliers of LFG energy equipment,
utilities, industries using LFG energy,
state agencies involved in energy, air
pollution, economic development and
solid waste management, and nonprofits involved in the solid waste
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management, public works, local
government and renewable energy
sectors.
Estimated Total Number of Potential
Respondents: 1,220 existing Partners
plus 113 new Partners per year.
Frequency of Response: On occasion.
Estimated Total Annual Hour Burden:
4,216 hours.
Estimated Total Annual Cost:
$334,332, which includes $334,298 in
labor costs and $34 for operational and
maintenance costs.
Changes in the Estimates: There is a
decrease of 1,671 hours in the total
estimated annual respondent burden
compared with the burdens identified in
the existing ICR approved by OMB. The
existing approved ICR included a onetime, large-scale outreach to 1,000
additional landfill owners and
operators. This activity and group of
entities are not included in the scope of
this ICR renewal, resulting in the overall
decreases in total hours and hours per
respondent. This change is the result of
a program change. However, in the last
approved ICR, Energy Partners were not
requested to update landfill gas energy
project data, and under this renewal,
Energy Partners will be requested to
provide updates on their involvement in
these projects. Also, there has been
growth in the number of overall Partners
since the last renewal. These changes
offset the magnitude of the overall
burden decrease. There have been no
major changes in how the information
forms or MOU are dispersed or collected
since the last renewal. LMOP has
previously implemented simplifications
and other changes to increase the
efficiency of its ICR process.
John Moses,
Director, Collection Strategies Division.
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FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS
COMMISSION
Information Collections Being
Reviewed by the Federal
Communications Commission Under
Delegated Authority
Federal Communications
Commission.
ACTION: Notice and request for
comments.
AGENCY:
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
SUMMARY:
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following information collection, as
required by the Paperwork Reduction
Act (PRA) of 1995. 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 June 25, 2012.
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
the Federal Communications
Commission via email to PRA@fcc.gov
and Cathy.Williams@fcc.gov.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For
additional information about the
information collection, contact Cathy
Williams at (202) 418–2918.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
OMB Control Number: 3060–0489.
Title: Section 73.37, Applications for
Broadcast Facilities, Showing Required.
Form Number: N/A.
Type of Review: Extension of a
currently approved collection.
Respondents: Business or other forprofit entities.
Number of Respondents and
Responses: 365 respondents; 365
responses.
Estimated Hours per Response: 1
hour.
Frequency of Response: On occasion
reporting requirement.
Obligation to Respond: Required to
obtain or retain benefits. Statutory
authority for this information collection
is contained in 47 Section 154(i) of the
Communications Act of 1934, as
amended.
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Total Annual Burden: 365 hours.
Total Annual Cost: $1,331,250.
Privacy Impact Assessment(s): No
impact(s).
Nature and Extent of Confidentiality:
There is no need for confidentiality and
respondents are not being asked to
submit confidential information to the
Commission.
Needs and Uses: 47 CFR 73.37(d)
requires an applicant for a new AM
broadcast station, or for a major change
in an authorized AM broadcast station,
to make a satisfactory showing that
objectionable interference will not result
to an authorized AM station as a
condition for its acceptance if new or
modified nighttime operation by a Class
B station is proposed. 47 CFR 73.37(f)
requires applicants seeking facilities
modification that would result in
spacing that fail to meet any of the
separation requirements to include a
showing that an adjustment has been
made to the radiated signal which
effectively results in a site-to-site
radiation that is equivalent to the
radiation of a station with standard
Model I facilities. FCC staff use the data
to ensure that objectionable interference
will not be caused to other authorized
AM stations.
OMB Control Number: 3060–0727.
Title: Section 73.213, Grandfathered
Short-Spaced Stations.
Form Number(s): Not applicable.
Type of Review: Extension of a
currently approved collection.
Respondents: Business or other forprofit entities.
Number of Respondents and
Responses: 15 respondents; 15
responses.
Estimated time per response: 0.5
hours—0.83 hours.
Frequency of Response: On occasion
reporting requirement; Third party
disclosure requirement.
Obligation to Respond: Required to
obtain or retain benefits. Statutory
authority for this information collection
is contained in 47 Section 154(i),
55(c)(1), 302 and 303 of the
Communications Act of 1934, as
amended.
Total annual burden: 20 hours.
Total annual costs: $3,750.
Privacy Impact Assessment(s): No
impact(s).
Needs and Uses: 47 CFR 73.213
requires licensees of grandfathered
short-spaced FM stations seeking to
modify or relocate their stations to
provide a showing demonstrating that
there is no increase in either the total
predicted interference area or the
associated population (caused or
received) with respect to all
grandfathered stations or increase the
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interference caused to any individual
stations. Applicants must demonstrate
that any new area predicted to lose
service as a result of interference has
adequate service remaining. In addition,
licensees are required to serve a copy of
any application for co-channel or firstadjacent channel stations proposing
predicted interference caused in any
area where interference is not currently
predicted to be caused upon the
licensee(s) of the affected short-spaced
station(s). Commission staff uses the
data to determine if the public interest
will be served and that existing levels of
interference will not be increased to
other licensed stations. Providing copies
of application(s) to affected licensee(s)
will enable potentially affected parties
to examine the proposals and provide
them an opportunity to file informal
objections against such applications.
Federal Communications Commission.
Marlene H. Dortch,
Secretary, Office of the Secretary, Office of
Managing Director.
[FR Doc. 2012–9726 Filed 4–23–12; 8:45 am]
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FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS
COMMISSION
Information Collection Being Reviewed
by the Federal Communications
Commission Under Delegated
Authority
Federal Communications
Commission.
AGENCY:
Notice and request for
comments.
ACTION:
As part of its continuing effort
to reduce paperwork burden and as
required by the Paperwork Reduction
Act (PRA) of 1995 (44 U.S.C. 3501–
3520), the Federal Communications
Commission invites the general public
and other Federal agencies to take this
opportunity to comment on the
following information collection(s).
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 burden
SUMMARY:
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FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION
Information Collections Being Reviewed by the Federal
Communications Commission Under Delegated Authority
AGENCY: Federal Communications Commission.
ACTION: Notice and request for comments.
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SUMMARY: 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
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following information collection, as required by the Paperwork
Reduction Act (PRA) of 1995. 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 June 25,
2012. 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 the Federal Communications
Commission via email to PRA@fcc.gov and Cathy.Williams@fcc.gov.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For additional information about the
information collection, contact Cathy Williams at (202) 418-2918.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
OMB Control Number: 3060-0489.
Title: Section 73.37, Applications for Broadcast Facilities,
Showing Required.
Form Number: N/A.
Type of Review: Extension of a currently approved collection.
Respondents: Business or other for-profit entities.
Number of Respondents and Responses: 365 respondents; 365
responses.
Estimated Hours per Response: 1 hour.
Frequency of Response: On occasion reporting requirement.
Obligation to Respond: Required to obtain or retain benefits.
Statutory authority for this information collection is contained in 47
Section 154(i) of the Communications Act of 1934, as amended.
Total Annual Burden: 365 hours.
Total Annual Cost: $1,331,250.
Privacy Impact Assessment(s): No impact(s).
Nature and Extent of Confidentiality: There is no need for
confidentiality and respondents are not being asked to submit
confidential information to the Commission.
Needs and Uses: 47 CFR 73.37(d) requires an applicant for a new AM
broadcast station, or for a major change in an authorized AM broadcast
station, to make a satisfactory showing that objectionable interference
will not result to an authorized AM station as a condition for its
acceptance if new or modified nighttime operation by a Class B station
is proposed. 47 CFR 73.37(f) requires applicants seeking facilities
modification that would result in spacing that fail to meet any of the
separation requirements to include a showing that an adjustment has
been made to the radiated signal which effectively results in a site-
to-site radiation that is equivalent to the radiation of a station with
standard Model I facilities. FCC staff use the data to ensure that
objectionable interference will not be caused to other authorized AM
stations.
OMB Control Number: 3060-0727.
Title: Section 73.213, Grandfathered Short-Spaced Stations.
Form Number(s): Not applicable.
Type of Review: Extension of a currently approved collection.
Respondents: Business or other for-profit entities.
Number of Respondents and Responses: 15 respondents; 15 responses.
Estimated time per response: 0.5 hours--0.83 hours.
Frequency of Response: On occasion reporting requirement; Third
party disclosure requirement.
Obligation to Respond: Required to obtain or retain benefits.
Statutory authority for this information collection is contained in 47
Section 154(i), 55(c)(1), 302 and 303 of the Communications Act of
1934, as amended.
Total annual burden: 20 hours.
Total annual costs: $3,750.
Privacy Impact Assessment(s): No impact(s).
Needs and Uses: 47 CFR 73.213 requires licensees of grandfathered
short-spaced FM stations seeking to modify or relocate their stations
to provide a showing demonstrating that there is no increase in either
the total predicted interference area or the associated population
(caused or received) with respect to all grandfathered stations or
increase the interference caused to any individual stations. Applicants
must demonstrate that any new area predicted to lose service as a
result of interference has adequate service remaining. In addition,
licensees are required to serve a copy of any application for co-
channel or first-adjacent channel stations proposing predicted
interference caused in any area where interference is not currently
predicted to be caused upon the licensee(s) of the affected short-
spaced station(s). Commission staff uses the data to determine if the
public interest will be served and that existing levels of interference
will not be increased to other licensed stations. Providing copies of
application(s) to affected licensee(s) will enable potentially affected
parties to examine the proposals and provide them an opportunity to
file informal objections against such applications.
Federal Communications Commission.
Marlene H. Dortch,
Secretary, Office of the Secretary, Office of Managing Director.
[FR Doc. 2012-9726 Filed 4-23-12; 8:45 am]
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