Appendix B_FR Notice

Appendix B:
Notice of Proposed Collection and
Request for Comment:
Information Collection Request for the
Greenhouse Gas Reporting Program;
EPA ICR No. 2300.10
(77 FR 28376, May 14, 2012)

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(Southeast), New Hampshire 8·hour
ozone area.

(617) 918-0668, email
cooke.donaJd@epa.gov.

DATES: These motor vehicle emissions

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

budgets are effective May 29, 2012.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Donald O. Cooke, Air Quality Planning
Unit, U.S. Environmental Protection
Agency, EPA New England Regional
Office, Office of Ecosystem Protection,
Air Quality Planning Unit, 5 Post Office
Square-Suite 100, (Mail code OEP052), Boston, MA 02109-3912, telephone
number (617) 918-1668, fax number

Throughout this document, whenever
"we," "us" or "our" is used, we mean
EPA.
Today's notice is simply an
announcement of a finding that we have
already made. EPA New England sent a
letter to the New Hampshire Department
of Environmental Services on April 25,
2012, stating that the 2008 and 2022
MOVES2010 motor vehicle emissions

budgets (MVEBs) in the March 2, 2012
SIP are adequate for transportation
conformity purposes. This submittal
will also be announced on EPA's
conformity Web site: http://
www.epa.gov/otaq/stateresources/
transconf/adequQcy.htm, (once there,
click on "What SIP submissions has
EPA already found adequate or
inadequate?"). The adequate 2008 and
2022 MVEBs are provided in the
following t.ble:

ADEQUATE MOTOR VEHICLE EMISSIONS BUDGETS
VOC

(tons per

summer day)
Year 2008 MVEBs for the Boston-Manchester-Portsmouth (Southeast), New Hampshire 8-Hour Ozone
Area ..................................................................................................................................................................
Year 2022 MVEBs for the Boston-Manchester-Portsmouth (Southeast), New Hampshire 8-Hour Ozone

17.8

NOx (tons

per

summer day)

37.2

Are................................................................................................................................................................._.. -1-_ _ _ _8_.9....L_ _ _ _1_1._8

Transportation cqnformity is required ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION
by section 176(c) of the Cle.n Air Act.
AGENCY
EPA's conformity rule requires that
[EPA-HQ...OAR-2012-0333 FRL-9671-6]
transportation plans, programs, and
projects conform to state air quality
Agency Information Collection
implementation plans and establishes
Activities; Proposed Collection;
the criteria and procedures for
Comment Request; Information
determining whether or not they do.
Collection Request for the GreenhOUse
Conformity to a SIP means th.t
Gas Reporting Program; EPA ICR No.
transportation activities will not
2300.10
produce new air quality violations,
AGENCY: Environmental Protection
worsen existing violations, or delay
Agency.
timely attainment of the national
ambient air quality standards.
ACTION: Notice.
The criteria by which we determine
SUMMARY: In compliance with the
whether a SIP's motor vehicle emissions Paperwork Reduction Act (PRA) (44
budgets are adequate for conformity
V.S.c. 3501 et seq.), this document
purposes are outlined in 40 CFR
announces that EPA is planning to
93.118(e)(4). We have described our
submit a request to renew an existing
process for determining the adequacy of approved Information Collection
submitted SIP budgets in our July 1,
Request (JCR) to the Office of
2004, pre.mble starting at 69 FR 40038, Management and Budget (OMB). This
and we used the information in these
ICR is scheduled to expire on November
resources while making our adequacy
30,2012. Before submitting the ICR to
determination. Please note that an
OMB for review and approval, the EPA
adequacy review is separate from EPA's is soliciting comments on specific
completeness review. and it also should aspects of the proposed information
collection as described below.
not be used to prejudge EPA's ultimate
approval of the SIP. Even if we find a
DATES: Comments must be submitted on
budget adequate, the SIP could later be
or before July 13, 2012.
disapproved.
ADDRESSES: Submit your comments,
identified by Docket ID No. EPA-HQAuthority: 42 U.S.C. 7401-7671q.
OAR-2012-0333, by one of tbe
Dated: May 2, 2012.
following methods:
Ira W. Leighton,
• http://www.regulations.gov: Follow
Acting Regiona/ Administrator, EPA New
the on-line instructions for submitting
Eng/and.
comments.
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• Email: a-and-r-Docket®epa.gov.
• Fax: (202) 566-9744.
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• Mail: Air and Radiation Docket and
Information Center, Environmental
Protection Agency. Mailcode: 2822T,
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1200 Pennsylvania Ave. NW.,
Washington, DC 20460.
• Hand Delivery: EPA Docket Center,
Public Reading Room, EPA
Headquarters West Building, Room
3334, 1301 Constitution Ave. NW.,
Washington, DC 20240. Such deliveries
are only .ccepted during the Docket's
normal hours of operation, and special
arrangements should be made for
deliveries of boxed information.
Instructions: Direct your comments to
Docket ID No. EPA-HQ-OAR-20120333. The EPA's policy is th.t all
comments received will be included in
the public docket without change and
may be made available online at
http://www,regulations.gov, inel uding
any personal information provided,
unless the comment includes
information claimed to be Confidential
Business Information (CBI) or other
information whose disclosure is
restricted by statute. Do not submit
information that you consider to be CBI
or otherwise protected through http://
www.regulations.gov or email. The
http://www.regulations.govWeb site is
an "anonymous access" system, which
means the EPA will not know your
identity or contact information unless
you provide it in the body of your
comment. If you send an email
comment directly to the EPA without
going through http://
www.regu/ations.gov your email address
will be automatically captured and
included as part ofthe comment that is
placed in the public docket and made
available on the Internet. If you submit
an electronic comment. the EPA
recommends that you include your
name and other contact information in
the body of your comment and with any

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disk or CD-ROM you submit. If the EPA
cannot read your comment due to
technical difficulties and cannot contact
you for clarification, the EPA may not
be able to consider your comment.
Electronic files should avoid the use of
special characters. any form of
encryption, and be free of any defects or
viruses. For additional information
about EPA's public docket visit the EPA
Docket Center homepage at http://
www.epa.govlepahomeldockets.htm.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Carole Cook, Climate Change Division,
Office of Atmospheric Programs (MC6207J), Environmental Protection
Agency, 1200 Pennsylvania Ave. NW"
Washington, DC 20460: telephone
number: (202) 343-9263; fax number:
(202) 343-2342; email address:
GHGReportingRule@epa.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

How can I access the docket and/or
submit comments?
The EPA has established a public
docket for this ICR under Docket lD No.
EPA-HQ-OAR-2012-0333, which is
available for online viewing at http://
www.regulations.gov, or in person
viewing at the EPA Air and Radiation
Docket in the EPA Docket Center (EPAI
DC), EPA West, Room 3334, 1301
Constitution Ave. NW., Washington.
DC. The EPAIDC 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 EPA Air
and Radiation Docket is (202) 566-1742.
Use http://www.regulations.govto
obtain a copy of the draft collection of
information, submit or view public
comments. access the index listing of
the contents of the docket, and to access
those documents in the public docket
that are available electronically. Once in
the system, select "search," then key in
the docket ill number identified in this
document.
What information is EPA particularly
interested in?
Pursuant to section 3506(c)(2)(A) of
the PRA, the EPA specifically solicits
comments and information to enable it
to:
(i) Evaluate whether the proposed
collection of information is necessary
for the proper performance of the
functions of the Agency, including
whether the information will have
·practical utility;
(ii) Evaluate the accuracy of the
Agency's estimate of the burden of the
proposed collection of information,

including the validity of the
methodology and assumptions used;
(iii) Enhance the quality, utility, and
clarity of the information to be
collected; and
(iv) Minimize the burden of the
collection of information on those who
are to respond, including through the
use of appropriate automated electronic,
mechanical. or other technological
collection techniques or other forms of
information technology, e.g" permitting
electronic submission of responses. In
particular, the EPA is requesting
comments from very small businesses
(those that employ less than 25) on
examples of specific additional efforts
that the EPA could make to reduce the
paperwork burden for very small
businesses affected by this collection.
What should I consider when I prepare
my comments for the EPA?
You may find the following
suggestions helpful for preparing your
comments:
1. Explain your views as clearly as
possible and provide specific examples.
2. Describe any assumptions that you
used.
3. Provide copies of any technical
information and/or data you used that
support your views.
4. If you estimate potential burden or
costs, explain how you arrived at the
estimate that you provide.
5. Offer alternative ways to improve
the collection activity.
6. Make sure to submit your
comments by the deadline identified
under DATES.
7. To ensure proper receipt by the
EPA, be sure to identify the docket ill
number assigned to this action in the
subject line on the first page of your
response. You may also provide the
name, date, and Federal Register
citation.
What information collection activity or
ICR does this apply to?
(Docket ill No. EPA-HQ-OAR-20120333.J
Affected entities: Entities potentially
affected by this action are suppliers of
certain products that will emit GHG
when released. combusted, or oxidized,
motor vehicle and engine
manufacturers. including aircraft engine
manufacturers; facilities in certain
industrial categories that emit
greenhouse gases; and facilities that
emit 25.000 metric tons or more of
carbon dioxide equivalent (C02e) per
year.
Title: Information Collection Request
for the Greenhouse Gas Reporting
Program.
leR numbers: EPA ICR No. 2300.10,
OMB Control No. 2060-0629.
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ICR status: This ICR is currently
scheduled to expire on November 30,
2012. 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's regulations in
title 40 ofthe 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 response to the FY2008
Consolidated Appropriations Act (H.R.
2764; Pub. L. 110-161) and under
authority of the Clean Air Act, the EPA
finalized the Mandatory Reporting of
Greenhouse Gases Rule (GHG Reporting
Rule) (74 FR 56260; October 30, 2009).
The GHG Reporting Rule, which became
effective on December 29, 2009,
establishes reporting requirements for
some direct GHG emitters as well as
suppliers of certain products that will
emit GHG when released, combusted, or
oxidized, industrial gas suppliers, and
manufacturers of heavy-duty and offroad vehicles and engines. It does not
require control of greenhouse gases.
Instead, it requires that sources emitting
above certain threshold levels of (CO,e)
monitor and report emissions.
Subsequent rules provide corrections
and clarification on existing
requirements; include requirements for
additional facilities and suppliers;
require reporters to provide information
about parent companies, NAICS coders),
and whether emissions are from
cogeneration; and finalize
confidentiality determinations.
Specifically, in 2010 and 2011, the EPA
promulgated requirements for subparts
T, FF, II, and TT (75 FR 39736; July 12,
2010); information about parent
companies, NAICS coders), and
cogeneration (75 FR 57669; September
22, 2010); subpart W (75 FR 74458;
November 30, 2010); subparts I, L, DD,
QQ, and SS (75 FR 74774; December 1,
2010); subparts RR and lIU (75 FR
75060; December 1, 2010); and
confidentiality determinations (76 FR
30782; May 26, 2011). Collectively, the
GHG Reporting Rule and its associated
rulemakings are referred to as the
Greenhouse Gas Reporting Program
(GHGRP).
The purpose for this IeR is to renew
and revise the GHG Reporting Rule ICR
to update and consolidate the burdens
and costs imposed by all of the current
ICRs under the GHGRP.

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Data submitted under the GHGRP that
is classified as CBI is protected under
the provisions of 40 CFR part 2. subpart
B. The EPA is determining through a
series of rulemaking actions the data
elements that will be eligible for
treatment as CBI. However, according to
CAA section 114(c), "emissions data"
cannot be classified as CBI. The EPA has
proposed that inputs to emissions
equations meet the definition of
"emissions data" and cannot be
afforded the protections of CBI. The
EPA has deferred the reporting deadline
for data elements that are used as inputs
to emissions equations to provide the
EPA time needed to fully evaluate and
resolve issues regarding the reporting
and potential release of these data (76
FR 53057. August 25. 2011).
Burden Statement: The annual public
reporting and recordkeeping burden for
this collection of information is
estimated to average 1.96 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.
The ICR provides a detailed
explanation of the EPA's estimate,
which is only briefly summarized here:
1. Estimated total number of potential
respondents: 11.290.
2. Frequency of response: Annual,
quarterly.
3. Estimated total average number of
responses for each respondent: 43.
4. Estimated total annual burden
hours: 1.000.914 hours. This includes
estimated total respondent hours of
942.344 hours and estimated total EPA
hours of 58.570 hours.
5. Estimated total annual costs:
$98.082.191. This includes an estimated
cost of $28.086.090 for capital
investment as well as maintenance and
operational costs, an estimated
respondent burden cost of $56.141.455.
and an estimated EPA cost of
$13.854.646.

Are there changes in the estimates from
the last approval?
There is a decrease of 764,890 hours
in the total estimated respondent
burden compared with the combined
burden in the currently approved ICRs
for the GHGRP identified in the ICRs
currently approved by OMB (20600629.-0646.-0647.-0649.-0650.
-11651. and -11680). This decrease
reflects the completion of one-time
activities that occurred in the first year
of data collection as well as adjustments
in the number of respondents based on
facilities that reported information to
the EPA. This change is the result of an
adjustment.
What is the next step in the process for
this ICR?
The EPA will consider the comments
received and amend the ICR as
appropriate. The finallCR package will
then be submitted to OMB for review
and approval pursuant to 5 CFR
1320.12. At that time. the EPA will issue
another Federal Register notice
pursuant to 5 CFR 1320.5(a)(1)(iv) to
announce the submission of the ICR to
OMB and the opportunity to submit
additional comments to OMB. If you
have any questions about this IeR or the
approval process, please contact the
technical person listed under FOR
FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT.

Dated: April 27. 2012.
Sarah Dunham,
Director. Office of Atmospheric"Programs.
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AGENCY
[EPA-HQ-SFUND-2012-0104; FRL-9516-7]

Agency Information Collection
Activities; Submission to OMB for
Review and Approval; Comment
Request; Brownflelds ProgramAccomplishment Reporting (Renewal)

AGENCY: Environmental Protection
Agency (EPA).
ACTION: Notice.
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.
SUMMARY:

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Additional comments may be
submitted on or before June 13. 2012.

DATES:

ADDRESSES: Submit your comments,

referencing Docket ID No. EPA-HQSFUND-2012-11104. to (1) EPA online
using www.regulations.gov(our
preferred method). by email to
docket.superfund@epa.gov. or by mail
to: EPA Docket Center, Environmental
Protection Agency. Mailcode: 28221T.
1200 Pennsylvania Ave. NW .•
Washington. DC 20460. and (2) OMB by
mail to: 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:

Rachel Lentz. Office of Brownfields and
Land Revitalization. (5105T).
Environmental Protection Agency. 1200
Pennsylvania Ave. NW .• Washington,
DC 20460; telephone number: (202)
566-2745; fax number (202) 566-1476;
email address: Lentz.Racllel@epa.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: EPA has
submitted the following lCR to OMB for
review and approval according to the
procedures prescribed in 5 CFR 1320.12.
On February to. 2012 (77 FR 7143). EPA
sought comments on this feR pursuant
to 5 CFR 1320.8(d). EPA received one
comment during the comment period,
which was not relevant to this ICR, and
is nol addressed in the ICR. Any
additional comments on this ICR should
be submitted to EPA and OMB within
30 days of this notice.
The EPA has established a public
docket for this ICR under Docket ID No.
EPA-HQ-SFUND-2012-0104. which is
available for online viewing at
www.regulations.gov, or in person
viewing at the Superfund 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 Superfund Docket is
202-566-9744.
Use the 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
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 the EPA's policy
is that public comments, whether
submitted electronically or in paper.
will be made available for public
viewing at www.regulations.govas the