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viewing at 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 www.regulations.gov.
Title: Voluntary Aluminum Industrial
Partnership (VAIP) (Renewal).
ICR numbers: EPA ICR No. 1867.05,
OMB Control No. 2060–0411.
ICR Status: This ICR is scheduled to
expire on April 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,
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: EPA’s Voluntary Aluminum
Industrial Partnership (VAIP) was
initiated in 1995 and is an important
voluntary program contributing to the
overall reduction in emissions of
greenhouse gases. This program focuses
on reducing direct greenhouse gas
emissions including perfluorocarbon
(PFC) and carbon dioxide (CO2)
emissions from the production of
primary aluminum. Six of the seven
U.S. producers of primary aluminum
participate in this program. PFCs are
very potent greenhouse gases with
global warming potentials several
thousand times that of carbon dioxide,
and they persist in the atmosphere for
thousands of years. CO2 is emitted from
consumption of the carbon anode. The
Partnership effectively promotes the
adoption of emission reduction
technologies and practices associated
with decreasing the frequency and
duration of anode effects. Participants
voluntarily agree to designate a VAIP
liaison, and to undertake and share
information on technically feasible and
cost-effective actions to reduce PFC and
direct CO2 emissions. The information
contained in the annual reports of VAIP
members is used by EPA to assess the
success of the program in achieving its
goals and to advance Partner efforts to
reduce greenhouse gas emissions.
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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:
Primary Production of Aluminum.
Estimated Number of Respondents: 6.
Frequency of Response: Annual.
Estimated Total Annual Hour Burden:
240.
Estimated Total Annual Cost:
$22,668, includes $0 annualized capital
or O&M costs.
Changes in the Estimates: There is a
decrease of 393 hours in the total
estimated burden currently identified in
the OMB Inventory of Approved ICR
Burdens. This decrease is attributable in
part to implementation of the EPA
Mandatory Reporting of Greenhouse
Gases Rule (74 FR 56260) which
requires reporting of greenhouse gas
(GHG) data and other relevant
information from large sources and
suppliers in the United States. The
regulation includes primary aluminum
production and because emissions
reporting shifted from a voluntary to a
mandatory activity, companies are no
longer required to track, assess and
submit emissions data under the VAIP.
There is also one less participating
company due to their cessation of
primary aluminum production.
John Moses,
Director, Collection Strategies Division.
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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION
AGENCY
[EPA–HQ–OAR–2003–0078; FRL–9516–5]
Agency Information Collection
Activities; Submission to OMB for
Review and Approval; Comment
Request; Landfill Methane Outreach
Program (Renewal)
Environmental Protection
Agency (EPA).
ACTION: Notice.
AGENCY:
In compliance with the
Paperwork Reduction Act (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 May 24, 2012.
ADDRESSES: Submit your comments,
referencing Docket ID number EPA–
HQ–OAR–2003–0078, to (1) EPA on line
using www.regulations.gov (our
preferred method), by email to a-and-rDocket@epa.gov, or by mail to: EPA
Docket Center (EPA/DC), Environmental
Protection Agency, Air and Radiation
Docket, mail code 22821T, 1200
Pennsylvania Ave. NW., Washington,
DC 20460; and (2) OMB by mail at:
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:
Victoria Ludwig, Climate Change
Division, Office of Atmospheric
Programs, 6207J, Environmental
Protection Agency, 1200 Pennsylvania
Ave. NW., Washington, DC 20460;
telephone number: 202–343–9291; fax
number: 202–343–2202; email address:
ludwig.victoria@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 January 27, 2012 (77 FR 4297), 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 number
EPA–HQ–OAR–2003–0078, which is
available for online viewing at
www.regulations.gov, or in-person
SUMMARY:
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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 www.regulations.gov
to submit or view public comments,
access the index listing of the contents
of the docket, and 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 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 www.regulations.gov.
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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continuing effort to reduce paperwork
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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY
[EPA-HQ-OAR-2003-0078; FRL-9516-5]
Agency Information Collection Activities; Submission to OMB for
Review and Approval; Comment Request; Landfill Methane Outreach Program
(Renewal)
AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).
ACTION: Notice.
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SUMMARY: In compliance with the Paperwork Reduction Act (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 May 24, 2012.
ADDRESSES: Submit your comments, referencing Docket ID number EPA-HQ-
OAR-2003-0078, to (1) EPA on line using www.regulations.gov (our
preferred method), by email to a-and-r-Docket@epa.gov, or by mail to:
EPA Docket Center (EPA/DC), Environmental Protection Agency, Air and
Radiation Docket, mail code 22821T, 1200 Pennsylvania Ave. NW.,
Washington, DC 20460; and (2) OMB by mail at: 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: Victoria Ludwig, Climate Change
Division, Office of Atmospheric Programs, 6207J, Environmental
Protection Agency, 1200 Pennsylvania Ave. NW., Washington, DC 20460;
telephone number: 202-343-9291; fax number: 202-343-2202; email
address: ludwig.victoria@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 January 27, 2012 (77 FR 4297), 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
number EPA-HQ-OAR-2003-0078, which is available for online viewing at
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
www.regulations.gov to submit or view public comments, access the index
listing of the contents of the docket, and 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 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 www.regulations.gov.
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 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 non-profits involved in the
solid waste 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 one-time, 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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