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Once in the system, select ‘‘search,’’

then key in the docket ID number 

identified above. 

Any comments related to this ICR 

should be submitted to EPA and OMB 

within 30 days of this notice. EPA’s 

policy is that public comments, whether 

submitted electronically or in paper, 

will be made available for public 

viewing in EDOCKET as EPA receives 

them and without change, unless the 

comment contains copyrighted material, 

CBI, or other information whose public 

disclosure is restricted by statute. When 

EPA identifies a comment containing 

copyrighted material, EPA will provide 

a reference to that material in the 

version of the comment that is placed in 

EDOCKET. The entire printed comment, 

including the copyrighted material, will 

be available in the public docket. 

Although identified as an item in the 

official docket, information claimed as 

CBI, or whose disclosure is otherwise 

restricted by statute, is not included in 

the official public docket, and will not 

be available for public viewing in 

EDOCKET. For further information 

about the electronic docket, see EPA’s 

Federal Register notice describing the 

electronic docket at 67 FR 38102 (May 

31, 2002), or go to http://www.epa.gov/

edocket.

Title: Clean Water Act State Revolving 

Fund Program (Renewal). 

Abstract: The Clean Water Act, as 

amended by ‘‘The Water Quality Act of 

1987’’ (U.S.C. 1381–1387 et. seq.), 

created a Title VI which authorizes 

grants to States for the establishment of 

State Water Pollution Control Revolving 

Funds (SRFs). The information 

collection activities will occur primarily 

at the program level through the State 

‘‘Intended Use Plan’’ and ‘‘Annual 

Report.’’ The information is needed 

annually to implement section 606 of 

the Clean Water Act (CWA). 

The 1987 Act declares that water 

pollution control revolving funds shall 

be administered by an instrumentality 

of the State subject to the requirements 

of the act. This means that each State 

has a general responsibility for 

administering its revolving fund and 

must take on certain specific 

responsibilities in carrying out its 

administrative duties. The information 

collection activities will occur primarily 

at the program level through the State 

Intended Use Plan and Annual Report. 

The information is needed annually to 

implement section 606 of the Clean 

Water Act (CWA). The Act requires the 

information to ensure national 

accountability, adequate public 

comment and review, fiscal integrity 

and consistent management directed to 

achieve environmental benefits and 

results. The individual information 

collections are: (1) Capitalization Grant 

Application and Agreement/State 

Intended Use Plan, (2) Annual Report, 

(3) State Annual Audit, and (4) 

Application for SRF Financial 

Assistance. 

(1) Capitalization Grant Application 

and Agreement/State Intended Use 

Plan: The State will prepare a 

Capitalization Grant application that 

includes an Intended Use Plan (IUP) 

outlining in detail how it will use all the 

funds available to the fund. The grant 

agreement contains or incorporates by 

reference the IUP, application materials, 

payment schedule, and required 

assurances. The bulk of the information 

is provided in the IUP, the legal 

agreement which commits the State and 

EPA to execute their responsibilities 

under the Act. 

(2) Annual Report: The State must 

agree to complete and submit an Annual 

Report that indicates how the State has 

met the goals and objectives of the 

previous fiscal year as stated in the IUP 

and grant agreement. The report 

provides information on loan recipients, 

loan amounts, loan terms, project 

categories, and similar data on other 

forms of assistance. The report describes 

the extent to which the existing SRF 

financial operating policies, alone or in 

combination with other State financial 

assistance programs, will provide for the 

long term fiscal health of the Fund and 

carry out other provisions specified in 

the grant operating agreement. 

(3) Annual Audit: Most States have 

agreed to conduct or have conducted a 

separate financial audit of the 

Capitalization Grant which will provide 

opinions on the financial statements, 

and a report on the internal controls and 

compliance with program requirements. 

The remaining States will be covered by 

audits conducted under the 

requirements of the Single Audit Act 

and by EPA’s Office of Inspector 

General. 

(4) Application for SRF Financial 

Assistance: Local communities and 

other eligible entities have to prepare 

and submit applications for SRF 

assistance to their respective State 

Agency which manages the SRF 

program. The State reviews the 

completed loan applications, and 

verifies that the proposed projects will 

comply with applicable Federal and 

State requirements. 

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 40 

CFR are listed in 40 CFR part 9 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 111 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; 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: 3,009. 

Estimated Number of Respondents:

3,060. 

Frequency of Response: Annually. 

Estimated Total Annual Hour Burden:

339,405. 

Estimated Total Annual Cost:

$6,155,700, includes $0 annual capital/

startup and O&M costs and $6,155,700 

annual labor costs. 

Changes in the Estimates: There is an 

increase of 76,500 hours in the total 

estimated burden currently identified in 

the OMB Inventory of Approved ICR 

Burdens. This increase is due to the 

increase in the number of participants 

in the program, the individual burden 

still remains the same.

Dated: November 17, 2004. 

Oscar Morales, 

Director, Collection Strategies Division.

[FR Doc. 04–26077 Filed 11–23–04; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 6560–50–P

ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION 

AGENCY 

[OAR–2004–0228; FRL–7841–6] 

Agency Information Collection 

Activities; Submission to OMB for 

Review and Approval; Comment 

Request; Reporting and 

Recordkeeping Requirements Under 

the Perfluorocompound (PFC) 

Reduction/Climate Partnership for the 

Semiconductor Industry (Renewal), 

EPA ICR Number 1823.03, OMB 

Control Number 2060–0382

AGENCY: Environmental Protection 

Agency (EPA).

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ACTION: Notice.

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. This ICR is scheduled to 

expire on 11/30/04. Under OMB 

regulations, the Agency may continue to 

conduct or sponsor the collection of 

information while this submission is 

pending at OMB. This ICR describes the 

nature of the information collection and 

its estimated burden and cost.

DATES: Additional comments may be 

submitted on or before December 27, 

2004.

ADDRESSES: Submit your comments, 

referencing docket ID number OAR–

2004–0228, to (1) EPA online using 

EDOCKET (our preferred method), by Email to a-and-r-Docket@epa.gov, or by 

mail to: Environmental Protection 

Agency, EPA Docket Center (EPA/DC), 

Air and Radiation Docket and 

Information Center, MC 6102T, 1200 

Pennsylvania Avenue, NW., 

Washington, DC 20460, and (2) OMB 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:

Scott Bartos, Office of Atmospheric 

Programs, 6207J, Environmental 

Protection Agency, 1200 Pennsylvania 

Aveue, NW., Washington, DC 20460; 

telephone number: (202) 343–9167; fax 

number: (202) 343–2202; e-mail address: 

bartos.scott@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 August 23, 2004 (69 FR 51831), EPA 

sought comments on this ICR pursuant 

to 5 CFR 1320.8(d). EPA received no 

comments. 

EPA has established a public docket 

for this ICR under Docket ID No. OAR–

2004–0228, which is available for public 

viewing at the Air and Radiation Docket 

and Information Center in the EPA 

Docket Center (EPA/DC), EPA West, 

Room B102, 1301 Constitution Avenue, 

NW., Washington, DC. The EPA Docket 

Center 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 and Information 

Center is (202) 566–1742. An electronic 

version of the public docket is available 

through EPA Dockets (EDOCKET) at 

http://www.epa.gov/edocket. Use 

EDOCKET to submit or view public 

comments, access the index listing of 

the contents of the public 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 ID number 

identified above. 

Any comments related to this ICR 

should be submitted to EPA and OMB 

within 30 days of this notice. EPA’s 

policy is that public comments, whether 

submitted electronically or in paper, 

will be made available for public 

viewing in EDOCKET 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. When 

EPA identifies a comment containing 

copyrighted material, EPA will provide 

a reference to that material in the 

version of the comment that is placed in 

EDOCKET. The entire printed comment, 

including the copyrighted material, will 

be available in the public docket. 

Although identified as an item in the 

official docket, information claimed as 

CBI, or whose disclosure is otherwise 

restricted by statute, is not included in 

the official public docket, and will not 

be available for public viewing in 

EDOCKET. For further information 

about the electronic docket, see EPA’s 

Federal Register notice describing the 

electronic docket at 67 FR 38102 (May 

31, 2002), or go to http://www.epa.gov/

edocket.

Title: Reporting and Record Keeping 

Requirements Under the 

Perfluorocompound (PFC) Reduction/

Climate Partnership for the 

Semiconductor Industry (Renewal). 

Abstract: The U.S. EPA’s Office of 

Atmospheric Programs launched the 

PFC Reduction/Climate Partnership for 

the Semiconductor Industry in 1996. 

Perfluorinated compounds (PFCs) are 

the most potent greenhouse gases 

known with atmospheric lifetimes of up 

to 50,000 years. These unique chemical 

compounds are required during two 

critical semiconductor manufacturing 

steps, plasma etching and CVD chamber 

cleaning. This important voluntary 

program contributes to the country’s 

overall reduction in greenhouse gas 

emissions. The program uses a pollution 

prevention approach to reduce 

emissions and tracks progress by 

annually collecting PFC emissions 

estimates from partners. 

In 2003, EPA’s semiconductor 

industry partners were recognized for 

their commitment and ongoing efforts to 

protect the climate as participants in the 

White House’s Climate VISION 

initiative. All semiconductor 

manufacturers operating in the U.S. are 

invited to join this voluntary 

partnership. Participation in the 

program begins by completing a 

Memorandum of Understanding that 

defines a voluntary agreement between 

the company and EPA. By joining the 

partnership, a company agrees to track 

and report an estimate of its PFC 

emissions to EPA annually. A 

designated third party assembles the 

reported data and protects any 

confidential or sensitive information 

prior to EPA review. The partner 

companies’ annual reports will provide 

an estimate of total PFC emissions and 

a description of the estimating method. 

The partnership will track progress as a 

group using the aggregate annual PFC 

emissions estimate. 

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 40 

CFR are listed in 40 CFR part 9 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 533 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; 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:

Semiconductor manufacturers. 

Estimated Number of Respondents:

24. 

Frequency of Response: Once 

annually. 

Estimated Total Annual Hour Burden:

13,050. 

Estimated Total Annual Cost:

$1,253,982, which includes $0 

annualized capital/startup costs,

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$132,936 annual O&M costs, and 

$1,121,046 annual labor costs. 

Changes in the Estimates: There is a 

decrease of 1,900 hours in the total 

estimated burden currently identified in 

the OMB Inventory of Approved ICR 

Burdens. This decrease is because the 

partnership has stabilized at 24 partner 

companies representing 80 percent of 

the U.S. industry and no new partners 

are expected to join over the next three 

years. Therefore, activities related to 

reviewing and signing a memorandum 

of understanding were removed from 

the burden estimate.

Dated: November 17, 2004. 

Oscar Morales, 

Director, Collection Strategies Division.

[FR Doc. 04–26078 Filed 11–23–04; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 6560–50–P

ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION 

AGENCY 

[OAR–2004–0082, FRL–7841–7] 

Agency Information Collection 

Activities; Submission to OMB for 

Review and Approval; Comment 

Request; Reporting and 

Recordkeeping Requirements Under 

EPA’s Natural Gas STAR Program 

(Renewal), ICR Number 1736.04, OMB 

Number 2060–0328

AGENCY: Environmental Protection 

Agency (EPA).

ACTION: Notice.

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. This ICR is scheduled to 

expire on November 30, 2004. Under 

OMB regulations, the Agency may 

continue to conduct or sponsor the 

collection of information while this 

submission is pending at OMB. This ICR 

describes the nature of the information 

collection and its estimated burden and 

cost.

DATES: Additional comments may be 

submitted on or before December 27, 

2004.

ADDRESSES: Submit your comments, 

referencing docket ID number OAR–

2004–0082, to EPA online using 

EDOCKET (our preferred method), by Email to a-and-r-Docket@epa.gov, or by 

mail to: Environmental Protection 

Agency, EPA Docket Center (EPA/DC), 

Air and Radiation Docket and 

Information Center, MC 6102T, 1200 

Pennsylvania Avenue, NW., 

Washington, DC 20460.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Kevin Tingley, Natural Gas STAR 

Program, U.S. Environmental Protection 

Agency, Mail Code 6207J, 1200 

Pennsylvania Avenue NW., Washington, 

DC 20460; telephone number: (202) 

343–9086; fax number: (202) 343–2208; 

e-mail address: tingley.kevin@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 June 29, 2004 (69 FR 38893), EPA 

sought comments on this ICR pursuant 

to 5 CFR 1320.8(d). EPA received no 

comments. 

EPA has established a public docket 

for this ICR under Docket ID No. OAR–

2004–0082, which is available for public 

viewing at the Air and Radiation Docket 

and Information Center in the EPA 

Docket Center (EPA/DC), EPA West, 

Room B102, 1301 Constitution Avenue, 

NW., Washington, DC. The EPA Docket 

Center 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 and Information 

Center is (202) 566–1742. An electronic 

version of the public docket is available 

through EPA Dockets (EDOCKET) at 

http://www.epa.gov/edocket. Use 

EDOCKET to submit or view public 

comments, access the index listing of 

the contents of the public 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 ID number 

identified above. 

Any comments related to this ICR 

should be submitted to EPA and OMB 

within 30 days of this notice. EPA’s 

policy is that public comments, whether 

submitted electronically or in paper, 

will be made available for public 

viewing in EDOCKET 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. When 

EPA identifies a comment containing 

copyrighted material, EPA will provide 

a reference to that material in the 

version of the comment that is placed in 

EDOCKET. The entire printed comment, 

including the copyrighted material, will 

be available in the public docket. 

Although identified as an item in the 

official docket, information claimed as 

CBI, or whose disclosure is otherwise 

restricted by statute, is not included in 

the official public docket, and will not 

be available for public viewing in 

EDOCKET. For further information 

about the electronic docket, see EPA’s 

Federal Register notice describing the 

electronic docket at 67 FR 38102 (May 

31, 2002), or go to http://www.epa.gov/

edocket.

Title: Reporting and Recordkeeping 

Requirements Under EPA’s Natural Gas 

STAR Program (Renewal). 

Abstract: Natural Gas STAR is an 

EPA-sponsored, voluntary program that 

encourages natural gas companies to 

adopt cost effective methods for 

reducing methane emissions. Natural 

Gas STAR Partners agree to implement 

cost-effective Best Management 

Practices, which will save participants 

money and improve environmental 

quality. EPA needs to collect 

information to establish program 

participation and to obtain general 

information on new Natural Gas STAR 

Partners. EPA also uses the information 

collection to evaluate a Partner’s 

progress and performance, assess overall 

program results, and develop technical 

guidance documents for the benefit of 

the industry. Information collection is 

accomplished through the use of an 

annual reporting process that allows 

companies to report their 

accomplishments in either a traditional 

hard-copy format or electronically. 

Participation in Natural Gas STAR is 

voluntary. Natural Gas STAR Partners 

may designate information submitted 

under this ICR as confidential business 

information. EPA will treat all such 

information as confidential business 

information and will not make the 

company or agency-specific information 

collected under this ICR available to the 

general public.

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 are listed 

in 40 CFR part 9 and 48 CFR chapter 15, 

and are identified on the form and/or 

instrument, if applicable. 

OMB has requested that EPA 

determine the extent to which 

reductions reported to the Natural Gas 

STAR Program would have occurred in 

the absence of the program. EPA has 

performed a sensitivity analysis in order 

to address this issue. Details are 

provided in the Supporting Statement 

for this notice. 

Burden Statement: The annual public 

reporting and recordkeeping burden for 

this collection of information is 

estimated to average 44 hours per 

response. Burden means the total time, 

effort, or financial resources expended