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above. Please note that EPA’s policy is
that public comments, whether
submitted either 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
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Business Information (CBI), or other
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restricted by statute. For further
information about the electronic docket,
go to www.regulations.gov.
Title: NSPS for Nonmetallic Mineral
Processing (Renewal).
ICR Numbers: EPA ICR Number
1084.12, OMB Control Number 2060–
0050.
ICR Status: This ICR is scheduled to
expire on June 30, 2012. Under OMB
regulations, the Agency may continue to
conduct or sponsor the collection of
information while this submission is
pending at OMB.
Abstract: The affected entities are
subject to the General Provisions of the
NSPS at 40 CFR part 60, subpart A, and
any changes, or additions to the
Provisions specified at 40 CFR part 60,
subpart OOO.
These regulations apply to the
following affected facilities in fixed or
portable nonmetallic mineral processing
plants: Each crusher, grinding mill,
screening operation, bucket elevator,
belt conveyor, bagging operation,
storage bin, and enclosed truck or
railcar loading station. These
regulations also applies to, crushers and
grinding mills at hot mix asphalt
facilities that reduce the size of
nonmetallic minerals embedded in
recycled asphalt pavement and
subsequent affected facilities up to, but
not including, the first storage silo or
bin are subject to the provisions of the
subpart.
Owners or operators of the affected
facilities must submit initial
notification, performance tests, and
periodic reports and results. Owners or
operators are also required to maintain
records of the occurrence and duration
of any startup, shutdown, or
malfunction in the operation of an
affected facility, or any period during
which the monitoring system is
inoperative.
All reports are sent to the delegated
state or local authority. In the event that
there is no such delegated authority, the
reports are sent directly to the EPA
regional office. This information is
being collected to assure compliance
with 40 CFR part 60, subpart OOO, as
authorized in section 112 and 114(a) of
the Clean Air Act. The required
information consists of emissions data
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and other information that have been
determined to be private.
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 the EPA regulations are
listed in 40 CFR part 9 and 48 CFR
chapter 15, and are identified on the
form and/or instrument, if applicable.
Burden Statement: The annual public
reporting and recordkeeping burden for
this collection of information is
estimated to average 2 hours per
response. ‘‘Burden’’ means the total
time, effort, or financial resources
expended by persons to generate,
maintain, retain, or disclose or provide
information either 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:
Owners or operators of nonmetallic
mineral processing facilities
Estimated Number of Respondents:
4,697.
Frequency of Response: Initially and
occasionally.
Estimated Total Annual Hour Burden:
12,374.
Estimated Total Annual Cost:
$1,340,274, which includes $1,185,697
in labor costs, $154,577 in capital/
startup costs, and no operation and
maintenance (O&M) costs.
Changes in the Estimates: There is an
increase in the labor hours for both the
respondents and the Agency in this ICR
compared to the previous ICR. This is
due to two considerations. First,
performance testing for existing sources
will begin 5 years after the initial
performance testing following the 2009
ICR amendments, which corresponds to
the third year of this renewal. Beginning
in the third year of this ICR renewal,
60.9 sources per year would conduct 5year repeat fugitive Method 9
performance tests. These tests are only
required for crushed/broken stone and
sand/gravel facilities that do not have
water sprays. This yields an annual
average of 20.3 sources requiring
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Method 9 performance tests over the
next 3 years. Secondly, there is an
increase in the total number of
respondents subject to the rule due to a
growth in the respondent universe.
There is also an increase in the total
labor and Agency costs as currently
identified in the OMB Inventory of
Approved Burdens. The change in cost
estimates reflects the changes in
respondent numbers (described above)
and updated labor rates available from
the Bureau of Labor Statistics.
John Moses,
Director, Collection Strategies Division.
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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION
AGENCY
[EPA–HQ–OAR–2004–0501; FRL 9516–9]
Agency Information Collection
Activities; Submission to OMB for
Review and Approval; Comment
Request; EPA’s Green Power
Partnership and Combined Heat and
Power Partnership (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: Any additional comments on
this ICR should be submitted on or
before June 18, 2012.
ADDRESSES: Submit your comments,
referencing Docket ID No. EPA–HQ–
OAR–2004–0501 to (1) EPA online
using www.regulations.gov (our
preferred method); email: a-and-rdocket@epamail.epa.gov, or by mail to
EPA Docket Center, Environmental
Protection Agency, Air and Radiation
Docket, Mail Code: 28221T, 1200
Pennsylvania Ave. NW., Washington,
DC and (2) OMB by mail: Office of
Information and Regulatory Affairs,
Office of Management and Budget
(OMB), Attention: Desk Officer for EPA,
725 17th Street NW., Washington, DC
20503.
SUMMARY:
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Mollie Lemon, Climate Protection
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Partnerships Division, Office of
Atmospheric Programs, MC 6202J,
Environmental Protection Agency, 1200
Pennsylvania Ave. NW., Washington,
DC 20460; telephone number: 202–343–
9859; fax number: 202–343–2208; email
address: lemon.mollie@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 December 28, 2011 (76 FR 81491),
EPA sought comments on this ICR
pursuant to 5 CFR 1320.8(d). EPA
received two comments during the
comment period, which are addressed
in the ICR. 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–2004–0501, which is
available for online viewing at
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 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: Reporting Requirements under
EPA’s Green Power Partnership and
Combined Heat and Power (CHP)
Partnership.
ICR numbers: EPA ICR No. 2173.05,
OMB Control No. 2060–0578.
ICR Status: This ICR currently is
scheduled to expire on June 30, 2012.
Under OMB regulations, the Agency
may continue to conduct or sponsor the
collection of information while this
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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: In 2001, EPA launched two
new partnership programs with industry
and other stakeholders: the Green Power
Partnership (GPP) and the Combined
Heat and Power Partnership (CHPP).
These voluntary partnership programs
encourage organizations to invest in
clean, efficient energy technologies,
including renewable energy and
combined heat and power. EPA collects
information from GPP and CHPP
Partners to assess the success of these
programs in achieving their national
energy and greenhouse gas (GHG)
reduction goals.
EPA has developed this ICR to obtain
authorization to collect information
from organizations participating in the
GPP and CHPP. Organizations that join
these programs voluntarily agree to the
following respective actions: (1)
Designating a GPP or CHPP liaison and
filling out a Partnership Agreement or
Letter of Intent, respectively, (2) for the
GPP, reporting to EPA on an annual
basis their progress toward achieving
their green power commitment via a 3page reporting form; (3) for the CHPP,
reporting to EPA information on their
existing CHP projects, new project
development, and other CHP-related
activities via a one-page reporting form
(for projects) or via an informal email or
phone call (for other CHP-related
activities). Partners are organizational
entities that have volunteered to
participate in either Partnership
program.
Burden Statement: The annual public
reporting and recordkeeping burden for
this collection of information is
estimated to equal 2 hours per response.
The average number of annual burden
hours per type of response is: 1.96 hours
for a Partnership Agreement (a one-time
burden for GPP Partners), 2.14 hours for
a Letter of Intent (a one-time burden for
CHPP Partners), 1.38 hours for the
Partner Yearly Report for the GPP, and
3.51 hours for the Partner Yearly Report
for the CHPP.
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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 subsequently have
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:
Organizations participating in the Green
Power Partnership and Combined Heat
and Power Partnership.
Estimated Total Annual Number of
Respondents: 2,216.
Frequency of Response: annually, on
occasion, and one time.
Estimated Total Annual Hour Burden:
4,800.
Estimated Total Annual Cost:
$256,053, which includes no capital
costs, $6,744 in operations &
maintenance (O&M) costs, and $249,309
in labor costs.
Changes in the Estimates: There is a
decrease of 1,023 hours in the total
estimated burden currently identified in
the OMB Inventory of Approved ICR
Burdens. Since the last ICR renewal,
both the GPP and CHPP have
introduced program efficiencies to
reduce program burden by encouraging
the electronic submission of documents
directly to the program support
contractors. The average number of
hours per Partner decreased from 3.24 to
2.17 hours, while the total cost
decreased due to a downward correction
of the labor rates used to calculate
respondent costs and a reduction in
hours per response.
John Moses,
Director, Collection Strategies Division.
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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY
[EPA-HQ-OAR-2004-0501; FRL 9516-9]
Agency Information Collection Activities; Submission to OMB for
Review and Approval; Comment Request; EPA's Green Power Partnership and
Combined Heat and Power Partnership (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: Any additional comments on this ICR should be submitted on or
before June 18, 2012.
ADDRESSES: Submit your comments, referencing Docket ID No. EPA-HQ-OAR-
2004-0501 to (1) EPA online using www.regulations.gov (our preferred
method); email: a-and-r-docket@epamail.epa.gov, or by mail to EPA
Docket Center, Environmental Protection Agency, Air and Radiation
Docket, Mail Code: 28221T, 1200 Pennsylvania Ave. NW., Washington, DC
and (2) OMB by mail: 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: Mollie Lemon, Climate Protection
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Partnerships Division, Office of Atmospheric Programs, MC 6202J,
Environmental Protection Agency, 1200 Pennsylvania Ave. NW.,
Washington, DC 20460; telephone number: 202-343-9859; fax number: 202-
343-2208; email address: lemon.mollie@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 December 28, 2011 (76 FR 81491), EPA sought comments on
this ICR pursuant to 5 CFR 1320.8(d). EPA received two comments during
the comment period, which are addressed in the ICR. 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-2004-0501, which is available for online viewing at
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
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: Reporting Requirements under EPA's Green Power Partnership
and Combined Heat and Power (CHP) Partnership.
ICR numbers: EPA ICR No. 2173.05, OMB Control No. 2060-0578.
ICR Status: This ICR currently is scheduled to expire on June 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: In 2001, EPA launched two new partnership programs with
industry and other stakeholders: the Green Power Partnership (GPP) and
the Combined Heat and Power Partnership (CHPP). These voluntary
partnership programs encourage organizations to invest in clean,
efficient energy technologies, including renewable energy and combined
heat and power. EPA collects information from GPP and CHPP Partners to
assess the success of these programs in achieving their national energy
and greenhouse gas (GHG) reduction goals.
EPA has developed this ICR to obtain authorization to collect
information from organizations participating in the GPP and CHPP.
Organizations that join these programs voluntarily agree to the
following respective actions: (1) Designating a GPP or CHPP liaison and
filling out a Partnership Agreement or Letter of Intent, respectively,
(2) for the GPP, reporting to EPA on an annual basis their progress
toward achieving their green power commitment via a 3-page reporting
form; (3) for the CHPP, reporting to EPA information on their existing
CHP projects, new project development, and other CHP-related activities
via a one-page reporting form (for projects) or via an informal email
or phone call (for other CHP-related activities). Partners are
organizational entities that have volunteered to participate in either
Partnership program.
Burden Statement: The annual public reporting and recordkeeping
burden for this collection of information is estimated to equal 2 hours
per response. The average number of annual burden hours per type of
response is: 1.96 hours for a Partnership Agreement (a one-time burden
for GPP Partners), 2.14 hours for a Letter of Intent (a one-time burden
for CHPP Partners), 1.38 hours for the Partner Yearly Report for the
GPP, and 3.51 hours for the Partner Yearly Report for the CHPP.
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 subsequently have 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: Organizations participating in the
Green Power Partnership and Combined Heat and Power Partnership.
Estimated Total Annual Number of Respondents: 2,216.
Frequency of Response: annually, on occasion, and one time.
Estimated Total Annual Hour Burden: 4,800.
Estimated Total Annual Cost: $256,053, which includes no capital
costs, $6,744 in operations & maintenance (O&M) costs, and $249,309 in
labor costs.
Changes in the Estimates: There is a decrease of 1,023 hours in the
total estimated burden currently identified in the OMB Inventory of
Approved ICR Burdens. Since the last ICR renewal, both the GPP and CHPP
have introduced program efficiencies to reduce program burden by
encouraging the electronic submission of documents directly to the
program support contractors. The average number of hours per Partner
decreased from 3.24 to 2.17 hours, while the total cost decreased due
to a downward correction of the labor rates used to calculate
respondent costs and a reduction in hours per response.
John Moses,
Director, Collection Strategies Division.
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