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who are to respond, including through
the use of appropriate forms of
information technology. EPA will
consider the comments received and
amend the ICR as appropriate. The final
ICR package will then be submitted to
OMB for review and approval. At that
time, EPA will issue another Federal
Register notice to announce the
submission of the ICR to OMB and the
opportunity to submit additional
comments to OMB.
Abstract: The Natural Gas STAR
Program and Methane Challenge
Partnership (‘‘Gas STAR Programs’’) are
voluntary programs sponsored by the
U.S. Environmental Protection Agency
(EPA) that have encouraged oil and
natural gas companies to adopt cost
effective technologies and practices that
improve operational efficiency and
reduce methane emissions. Methane is
the primary component of natural gas
and a potent greenhouse gas. The
Programs have worked with oil and
natural gas companies in the
production, gathering & boosting,
processing, transmission & storage, and
distribution segments to remove barriers
that inhibit the implementation of
technologies and practices that reduce
methane emissions. EPA has recently
taken historic steps to tackle wasteful
methane emissions from the oil and gas
sector beyond voluntary action. The
Inflation Reduction Act directed EPA to
implement a suite of actions to swiftly
reduce methane emissions through the
creation of the Methane Emissions
Reductions Program (MERP). On
December 2, 2023, EPA announced final
New Source Performance Standards and
Emissions Guidelines (NSPS/EG) to
regulate the oil and gas industry under
the Clean Air Act, resulting in ambitious
requirements to reduce methane from
both new and existing sources. The
Department of Transportation has also
imposed requirements on the
transmission segment including
implementation of the PIPES Act of
2020. Based on the limited remaining
potential for voluntary actions to reduce
methane emissions, EPA will be
sunsetting the Methane Challenge
Partnership, and transitioning its
outreach efforts to advance ambitious,
sector-wide methane reductions through
technical assistance and outreach under
the Methane Emissions Reduction
Program. This follows EPA’s sunsetting
of the partnership agreements,
implementation plans, and the reporting
component of the Natural Gas STAR
Program in 2022. Updating the ICR for
the Methane Challenge Partnership and
the Natural Gas STAR Program to reflect
these programmatic changes is expected
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to significantly decrease burden by
removing all partner reporting and
partnership related data sharing aspects.
The sole programmatic element
involving voluntary collection of
information the EPA plans to retain is
the Oil and Gas Equipment and Service
Providers Directory. This directory’s
purpose is to share information about
service and technology providers that
can facilitate methane emission
reduction activities in the oil and gas
sector.
Form Numbers: The Natural Gas
STAR Program’s Oil and Gas Equipment
and Service Providers Directory collects
information via a webform, Service
Providers Directory: EPA Form No.
5900–502; located at the following URL:
https://www.epa.gov/natural-gas-starprogram/forms/join-oil-and-gasequipment-and-service-providersdirectory.
Respondents/affected entities: The
Natural Gas STAR Program’s Oil and
Gas Equipment and Service Providers
Directory is open to companies that
offer services, technologies, and/or
equipment that can help oil and gas
operators reduce their methane
emissions. EPA does not specifically
endorse any product, technology,
equipment, or service listed in the
Program’s Directory.
Respondent’s obligation to respond:
Voluntary.
Estimated number of respondents: 50
vendors (total).
Frequency of response: Semi-annual.
Total estimated burden: 13 hours (per
year) for the Natural Gas STAR Program.
Burden is defined at 5 CFR 1320.03(b).
Total estimated cost: $3,549 (per year)
for the Natural Gas STAR Program.
There are no capital/start-up costs or
O&M costs associated with this
information collection.
Changes in Estimates: EPA expects
that the burden associated with the final
ICR submission for the Natural Gas
STAR Program will decrease
significantly compared to its previous
estimated burden due to modifying this
ICR to remove all Methane Challenge
partnership agreement forms,
implementation plans, reporting forms,
and fact sheets.
Sharyn Lie,
Director, Climate Change Division.
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FARM CREDIT ADMINISTRATION
Sunshine Act Meetings
TIME AND DATE:
10 a.m., Thursday, June
13, 2024.
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You may observe this meeting in
person at 1501 Farm Credit Drive,
McLean, Virginia 22102–5090, or
virtually. If you would like to observe,
at least 24 hours in advance, visit
FCA.gov, select ‘‘Newsroom,’’ then
select ‘‘Events.’’ From there, access the
linked ‘‘Instructions for board meeting
visitors’’ and complete the described
registration process.
STATUS: This meeting will be open to the
public.
MATTERS TO BE CONSIDERED: The
following matters will be considered:
• Approval of Minutes for May 9, 2024
• Quarterly Report on Economic
Conditions and Farm Credit System
Condition and Performance
• Semiannual Report on Office of
Examination Operations
CONTACT PERSON FOR MORE INFORMATION:
If you need more information or
assistance for accessibility reasons, or
have questions, contact Ashley
Waldron, Secretary to the Board.
Telephone: 703–883–4009. TTY: 703–
883–4056.
PLACE:
Ashley Waldron,
Secretary to the Board.
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Notice of Meeting
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ACTION: Notice.
AGENCY:
The Agency for Healthcare
Research and Quality (AHRQ)
announces a Special Emphasis Panel
(SEP) meeting on ‘‘Evaluation and
Coordinating Center for the AHRQ/
PCORI Learning Health System
Embedded Scientist Training and
Research Centers (U18)’’
DATES: July 9, 2024.
ADDRESSES: Agency for Healthcare
Research and Quality, (Video Assisted
Review), 5600 Fishers Lane, Rockville,
Maryland 20857.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Jenny Griffith, Committee Management
Officer, Office of Extramural Research,
Education and Priority Populations,
Division of Policy, Coordination, and
Analysis, Agency for Healthcare
Research and Quality, (AHRQ), 5600
Fishers Lane, Rockville, Maryland
20857, Telephone: (301) 427–1557.
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FARM CREDIT ADMINISTRATION
Sunshine Act Meetings
TIME AND DATE: 10 a.m., Thursday, June 13, 2024.
PLACE: You may observe this meeting in person at 1501 Farm Credit
Drive, McLean, Virginia 22102-5090, or virtually. If you would like to
observe, at least 24 hours in advance, visit FCA.gov, select
``Newsroom,'' then select ``Events.'' From there, access the linked
``Instructions for board meeting visitors'' and complete the described
registration process.
STATUS: This meeting will be open to the public.
MATTERS TO BE CONSIDERED: The following matters will be considered:
Approval of Minutes for May 9, 2024
Quarterly Report on Economic Conditions and Farm Credit System
Condition and Performance
Semiannual Report on Office of Examination Operations
CONTACT PERSON FOR MORE INFORMATION: If you need more information or
assistance for accessibility reasons, or have questions, contact Ashley
Waldron, Secretary to the Board. Telephone: 703-883-4009. TTY: 703-883-
4056.
Ashley Waldron,
Secretary to the Board.
[FR Doc. 2024-12462 Filed 6-3-24; 4:15 pm]
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