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public at its advisory committee 

meetings and will make every effort to 

accommodate persons with physical 

disabilities or special needs. If you 

require special accommodations due to 

a disability, please contact Denise Rupp 

at least seven days in advance of the 

meeting at the phone number listed 

above. Written statements may be filed 

with the Board either before or after the 

meeting. Individuals who wish to make 

oral presentations pertaining to agenda 

items should contact Denise Rupp at the 

telephone number listed above. The 

request must be received five days prior 

to the meeting and reasonable provision 

will be made to include the presentation 

in the agenda. The Deputy Designated 

Federal Officer is empowered to 

conduct the meeting in a fashion that 

will facilitate the orderly conduct of 

business. Individuals wishing to make 

public comments will be provided a 

maximum of five minutes to present 

their comments. 

Minutes: Minutes will be available by 

writing to Denise Rupp at the address 

listed above or at the following Web 

site: http://nv.energy.gov/nssab/ 

MeetingMinutes.aspx. 

Issued at Washington, DC on January 25, 

2011. 

LaTanya Butler, 

Acting Deputy Committee Management 

Officer. 

[FR Doc. 2011–2030 Filed 1–28–11; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 6450–01–P 

ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION 

AGENCY 

[EPA–HQ–OAR–2004–0077; FRL–9259–4] 

Agency Information Collection 

Activities; Proposed Collection; 

Comment Request; Significant New 

Alternatives Policy (SNAP) Program 

Final Rulemaking Under Title VI of the 

Clean Air Act Amendments of 1990; 

EPA ICR No. 1596.08, OMB Control No. 

2060–0226 

AGENCY: Environmental Protection 

Agency (EPA). 

ACTION: Notice. 

SUMMARY: In compliance with the 

Paperwork Reduction Act (PRA) (44 

U.S.C. 3501 et seq.), this document 

announces that EPA is planning to 

submit a request to renew an existing 

approved Information Collection 

Request (ICR) to the Office of 

Management and Budget (OMB). This 

ICR is scheduled to expire on June 30, 

2011. Before submitting the ICR to OMB 

for review and approval, EPA is 

soliciting comments on specific aspects 

of the proposed information collection 

as described below. 

DATES: Comments must be submitted on 

or before April 1, 2011. 

ADDRESSES: Submit your comments, 

identified by Docket ID No. EPA–HQ– 

OAR–2004–0077, by one of the 

following methods: 

• http://www.regulations.gov: Follow 

the on-line instructions for submitting 

comments. 

• E-mail: a-and-r-Docket@epa.gov. 

• Mail: Environmental Protection 

Agency, EPA Docket Center (EPA/DC), 

Mailcode 6102T, Attention Docket ID 

No. OAR, 1200 Pennsylvania Avenue, 

NW., Washington, DC 20460 

• Hand Delivery: Public Reading 

Room, Room 3334, EPA West Building, 

1301 Constitution Avenue, NW., 

Washington, DC. 

Such deliveries are only accepted 

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–2004– 

0077. EPA’s policy is that all comments 

received will be included in the public 

docket without change and may be 

made available online at http:// 

www.regulations.gov, including 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 e-mail. The 

http://www.regulations.gov Web site is 

an ‘‘anonymous access’’ system, which 

means EPA will not know your identity 

or contact information unless you 

provide it in the body of your comment. 

If you send an e-mail comment directly 

to EPA without going through http:// 

www.regulations.gov your e-mail 

address will be automatically captured 

and included as part of the comment 

that is placed in the public docket and 

made available on the Internet. If you 

submit an electronic comment, EPA 

recommends that you include your 

name and other contact information in 

the body of your comment and with any 

disk or CD–ROM you submit. If EPA 

cannot read your comment due to 

technical difficulties and cannot contact 

you for clarification, 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.gov/dockets. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Melissa Fiffer, Stratospheric Protection 

Division, Alternatives and Emissions 

Reduction Branch, Mail Code 6205J, 

Environmental Protection Agency, 1200 

Pennsylvania Ave., NW., Washington, 

DC 20460; telephone number: (202) 

343–9464; fax number: (202) 343–2362; 

e-mail address: fiffer.melissa@epa.gov. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

How can I access the docket and/or 

submit comments? 

EPA has established a public docket 

for this ICR under Docket ID No. EPA– 

HQ–OAR–2004–0077, which is 

available for online viewing at http:// 

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 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 202–566–1752. 

Use http://www.regulations.gov to 

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 ID number identified in this 

document. 

What information is EPA particularly 

interested in? 

Pursuant to section 3506(c)(2)(A) of 

the PRA, 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 

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information technology, e.g., permitting 

electronic submission of responses. In 

particular, EPA is requesting comments 

from very small businesses (those that 

employ less than 25) on examples of 

specific additional efforts that 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 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 EPA, 

be sure to identify the docket ID 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 ID No. EPA–HQ–OAR–2004– 

0077. 

Affected entities: Entities potentially 

affected by this action are 

manufacturers, importers, formulators 

and processors of substitutes for ozonedepleting substances. 

Title: Significant New Alternatives 

Policy (SNAP) Program Final 

Rulemaking Under Title VI of the Clean 

Air Act Amendments of 1990. 

ICR numbers: EPA ICR No. 1596.08, 

OMB Control No. 2006–0226. 

ICR status: This ICR is currently 

scheduled to expire on June 30, 2011. 

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: Information collected under 

this rulemaking is necessary to 

implement the requirements of the 

Significant New Alternatives Policy 

(SNAP) program for evaluating and 

regulating substitutes for ozonedepleting chemicals being phased out 

under the stratospheric ozone protection 

provisions of the Clean Air Act (CAA) 

and globally under the Montreal 

Protocol on Substances That Deplete the 

Ozone Layer. Under CAA Section 612, 

EPA is authorized to identify and 

restrict the use of substitutes for class I 

and class II ozone-depleting substances 

where EPA determines other 

alternatives exist that reduce overall risk 

to human health and the environment. 

The SNAP program, based on 

information collected from the 

manufacturers, formulators, and/or 

sellers of such substitutes, identifies 

acceptable substitutes. Responses to the 

collection of information are mandatory 

under Section 612 for anyone who sells 

or, in certain cases, uses substitutes for 

an ozone-depleting substance after April 

18, 1994, the effective date of the final 

rule. Measures to protect confidentiality 

of information collected under the 

SNAP program are based on EPA’s 

confidentiality regulations (40 CFR 

2.201 et seq., or Subpart B). Submitters 

may designate all or portions of their 

forms or petitions as confidential. EPA 

requires the submitters to substantiate 

their claim of confidentiality. Under 

CAA Section 114(c), emissions 

information may not be claimed as 

confidential. 

To develop the lists of acceptable and 

unacceptable substitutes, the Agency 

must assess and compare ‘‘overall risks 

to human health and the environment’’ 

posed by use of substitutes in the 

context of particular applications. EPA 

requires submission of information 

covering a wide range of health and 

environmental factors. These include 

intrinsic properties such as physical and 

chemical information, ozone depleting 

potential, global warming potential, 

toxicity, and flammability, and usespecific data such as substitute 

applications, process description, 

environmental release data, exposure 

data during use of a substitute, 

environmental fate and transport, and 

cost information. Once a completed 

submission has been received, a 90 day 

review period under the SNAP program 

will commence. Any substitute which is 

a new chemical must also be submitted 

to the Agency under the Premanufacture 

Notice program under the Toxic 

Substances Control Act (TSCA). 

Alternatives that will be used as 

sterilants must be filed jointly with 

EPA’s Office of Pesticide Programs and 

with SNAP. 

Burden Statement: The annual public 

reporting and recordkeeping burden for 

this collection of information is 

estimated to average 30 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 Agency’s estimate, 

which is only briefly summarized here: 

Estimated total number of potential 

respondents: 221. 

Frequency of response: Annual. 

Estimated total annual burden hours: 

6,517 hours. 

Estimated total annual costs: 

$465,450. This includes an estimated 

burden cost of $443,170 in labor costs, 

$22,070 in capital costs, and $210 in 

maintenance and operational costs. 

Are there changes in the estimates from 

the last approval? 

There is a decrease of 1,687 hours in 

the total estimated respondent burden 

compared with that identified in the ICR 

currently approved by OMB. The 

development of new substitutes caused 

the number of persons filing a SNAP 

Information Notice or TSCA/SNAP 

addendum to increase slightly, but also 

resulted in fewer respondents keeping 

records for alternatives that are subject 

to narrowed use limits. In addition, 

respondents filing a SNAP Information 

Notice reported a decrease in total 

annual burden of hours when collecting 

data to complete the form and when 

responding to requests for additional 

information. This decrease may be 

attributable to increased respondent 

familiarity with EPA’s forms, more 

examples in the public record for 

respondents to research and use in 

preparing responses, and general 

increased availability of computer 

software and information via the 

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What is the next step in the process for 

this ICR? 

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 pursuant to 5 CFR 

1320.12. At that time, 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 ICR or the 

approval process, please contact the 

technical person listed under FOR

FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT. 

Dated: January 24, 2011. 

Elizabeth Craig, 

Acting Director, Office of Atmospheric 

Programs. 

[FR Doc. 2011–1921 Filed 1–28–11; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 6560–50–P 

ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION 

AGENCY 

[FRL–9260–4] 

California State Motor Vehicle 

Pollution Control Standards; 

Greenhouse Gas Regulations; Withinthe-Scope Request; Opportunity for 

Public Hearing 

AGENCY: Environmental Protection 

Agency (EPA). 

ACTION: Notice of opportunity for public 

hearing and comment. 

SUMMARY: The California Air Resources 

Board (CARB) has notified EPA that it 

has adopted amendments to its 

passenger vehicle greenhouse gas (GHG) 

emissions program. These amendments 

were formally adopted by CARB’s Board 

in September 2009 and February 2010. 

By letter dated June 28, 2010, CARB 

submitted a request seeking EPA’s 

confirmation that these amendments are 

within-the-scope of the waiver of 

preemption issued by EPA under 

section 209(b) of the Clean Air Act on 

June 30, 2009. This notice announces 

that EPA has tentatively scheduled a 

public hearing and is accepting written 

comment on California’s request. 

DATES: EPA has tentatively scheduled a 

public hearing concerning CARB’s 

request on Thursday, February 17, 2011, 

beginning at 10 a.m. EPA will hold a 

hearing only if a party notifies EPA by 

February 7, 2011, expressing interest in 

presenting oral testimony. By February 

11, 2011, any person who plans to 

attend the hearing should call Kristien 

Knapp at (202) 343–9949, to learn if a 

hearing will be held. Interested parties 

may also refer to http://www.epa.gov/ 

otaq/cafr.htm for information regarding 

the tentatively scheduled hearing. 

Parties wishing to present oral 

testimony at the public hearing should 

provide written notice to Kristien 

Knapp at the e-mail address noted 

below. If EPA receives a request for a 

public hearing, that hearing will be held 

in Room 1332A of the Ariel Rios North 

Building, which is located at 1200 

Pennsylvania Avenue, NW., 

Washington, DC 20004. 

If EPA does not receive a request for 

a public hearing, then EPA will not hold 

a hearing, and instead consider CARB’s 

request based on written submissions to 

the docket. Any party may submit 

written comments until March 17, 2011. 

ADDRESSES: Submit your comments, 

identified by Docket ID EPA–HQ–OAR– 

2010–0653, by one of the following 

methods: 

• On-Line at http://www. 

regulations.gov: Follow the On-Line 

Instructions for Submitting Comments. 

• E-mail: a-and-r-docket@epa.gov. 

• Fax: (202) 566–1741. 

• Mail: Air and Radiation Docket, 

Docket ID EPA–HQ–OAR–2010–0653, 

U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, 

Mailcode: 6102T, 1200 Pennsylvania 

Avenue, NW., Washington, DC 20460. 

Please include a total of two copies. 

• Hand Delivery: EPA Docket Center, 

Public Reading Room, EPA West 

Building, Room 3334, 1301 Constitution 

Avenue, NW., Washington, DC 20460. 

Such deliveries are only accepted 

during the Docket’s normal hours of 

operation, and special arrangements 

should be made for deliveries of boxed 

information. 

On-Line Instructions for Submitting 

Comments: Direct your comments to 

Docket ID EPA–HQ–OAR–2010–0653. 

EPA’s policy is that all comments 

received will be included in the public 

docket without change and may be 

made available online at http:// 

www.regulations.gov, including 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 e-mail. The http:// 

www.regulations.gov Web site is an 

‘‘anonymous access’’ system, which 

means EPA will not know your identity 

or contact information unless you 

provide it in the body of your comment. 

If you send an e-mail comment directly 

to EPA without going through http:// 

www.regulations.gov, your e-mail 

address will automatically be captured 

and included as part of the comment 

that is placed in the public docket and 

made available on the Internet. If you 

submit an electronic comment, EPA 

recommends that you include your 

name and other contact information in 

the body of your comment and with any 

disk or CD–ROM you submit. If EPA 

cannot read your comment due to 

technical difficulties and cannot contact 

you for clarification, 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.gov/epahome/dockets.htm. 

EPA will make available for public 

inspection materials submitted by 

CARB, written comments received from 

any interested parties, and any 

testimony given at the public hearing. 

Materials relevant to this proceeding are 

contained in the Air and Radiation 

Docket and Information Center, 

maintained in Docket ID EPA–HQ– 

OAR–2010–0653. Publicly available 

docket materials are available either 

electronically through http:// 

www.regulations.gov or in hard copy at 

the Air and Radiation Docket in the EPA 

Headquarters Library, EPA West 

Building, Room 3334, located at 1301 

Constitution Avenue, NW., Washington, 

DC. The Public Reading Room is open 

to the public on all Federal government 

work days from 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.; 

generally, it is open Monday through 

Friday, excluding holidays. The 

telephone number for the Reading Room 

is (202) 566–1744. The Air and 

Radiation Docket and Information 

Center’s Web site is http://www.epa.gov/ 

oar/docket.html. The electronic mail (email) address for the Air and Radiation 

Docket is: a-and-r-Docket@epa.gov, the 

telephone number is (202) 566–1742, 

and the fax number is (202) 566–9744. 

An electronic version of the public 

docket is available through the Federal 

government’s electronic public docket 

and comment system. You may access 

EPA docket at http:// 

www.regulations.gov. After opening the 

http://www.regulations.gov Web site, 

enter EPA–HQ–OAR–2010–0653 in the 

‘‘Enter Keyword or ID’’ fill-in box to 

view documents in the record. Although 

a part of the official docket, the public 

docket does not include Confidential 

Business Information (CBI) or other 

information whose disclosure is 

restricted by statute. 

EPA’s Office of Transportation and 

Air Quality also maintains a Web page 

that contains general information on its 


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