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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: 

Jerome Blackman, Office of 

Atmospheric Programs, Climate Change 

Division, (6207J), Environmental 

Protection Agency, 1200 Pennsylvania 

Ave., NW., Washington, DC 20460; 

telephone number: 202–343–9630; fax 

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

blackman.jerome@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 February 4, 2011 (76 FR 6460), EPA 

sought comments on this ICR pursuant 

to 5 CFR 1320.8(d). EPA received no 

comments. 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–2004–0082, 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 8:30 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 http:// 

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 EPA’s policy is 

that public comments, whether 

submitted electronically or in paper, 

will be made available for public 

viewing at http://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 http://www.regulations.gov. 

Title: EPA’s Natural Gas STAR 

Program. 

ICR Numbers: EPA ICR No. 1736.06, 

OMB Control No. 2060–0328. 

ICR Status: This ICR is scheduled to 

expire on 7/31/2011. 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: Natural Gas STAR is an 

EPA-sponsored, voluntary program that 

encourages oil and natural gas 

companies to adopt cost-effective 

technologies and practices for reducing 

methane emissions. By joining, Natural 

Gas STAR partners agree to implement 

cost-effective technologies and practices 

to reduce methane emissions, which 

will save money, improve operational 

efficiency, increase natural gas supply, 

and improve environmental quality. 

EPA needs to collect information to 

monitor Program participation and to 

obtain general information on new 

Natural Gas STAR partners. EPA also 

uses the information collected to 

evaluate a partner’s progress and 

performance, assess overall Program 

accomplishments, and develop 

additional technical guidance 

documents to benefit the industry. 

Information collection is accomplished 

through the use of an annual reporting 

process that allows partner companies 

to report their accomplishments in 

either a traditional hard-copy format or 

electronically. Natural Gas STAR 

partners may designate information 

submitted under this ICR as CBI. EPA 

will treat all such information as CBI 

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. 

Burden Statement: The annual public 

reporting and recordkeeping burden for 

this collection of information is 

estimated to average 35 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. 

Respondents/Affected Entities: The 

gathering and processing, production, 

transmission, and distribution sectors of 

the natural gas industry. 

Estimated Number of Respondents: 

149. 

Frequency of Response: 149. 

Estimated Total Annual Hour Burden: 

5,201. 

Estimated Total Annual Cost: 

$477,657, includes $0 annualized 

capital or O&M costs. 

Changes in the Estimates: There is a 

decrease of 409 hours in the total 

estimated burden currently identified in 

the OMB Inventory of Approved ICR 

Burdens. This decrease is attributed to 

the Program’s maturity and decrease in 

number of new Program partners. 

Dated: July 20, 2011. 

John Moses, 

Director, Collection Strategies Division. 

[FR Doc. 2011–18841 Filed 7–25–11; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 6560–50–P 

ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION 

AGENCY 

[EPA–HQ–SFUND–2004–0006; FRL–9443–3] 

Agency Information Collection 

Activities; Proposed Collection; 

Comment Request; Community Rightto-Know Reporting Requirements 

Under Sections 311 and 312 of the 

Emergency Planning and Community 

Right-to-Know Act (EPCRA) (Renewal) 

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 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 


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nature of the information collection and 

its estimated burden and cost. 

DATES: Additional comments may be 

submitted on or before August 25, 2011. 

ADDRESSES: Submit your comments, 

referencing Docket ID No. EPA–HQ– 

SFUND–2004–0006, to (1) EPA online 

using http://www.regulations.gov (our 

preferred method), by e-mail to 

superfund.docket@epa.gov or by mail 

to: EPA Docket Center, Environmental 

Protection Agency, Superfund Docket, 

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: Sicy 

Jacob, Office of Emergency 

Management, 5104A, Environmental 

Protection Agency, 1200 Pennsylvania 

Ave., NW., Washington, DC 20460; 

telephone number: (202) 564–8019; fax 

number: (202) 564–2625; e-mail address: 

jacob.sicy@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 February 14, 2011 (76 FR 8363), EPA 

sought comments on this ICR pursuant 

to 5 CFR 1320.8(d). EPA received one 

comment during the comment period, 

which is 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–SFUND–2004–0006, which is 

available for online viewing at http:// 

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 

202–566–0276. 

Use EPA’s electronic docket and 

comment system at http:// 

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 EPA’s policy is 

that public comments, whether 

submitted electronically or in paper, 

will be made available for public 

viewing at http://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 http://www.regulations.gov. 

Title: Community Right-to-Know 

Reporting Requirements under Sections 

311 and 312 of the Emergency Planning 

and Community Right-to-Know Act 

(EPCRA) (Renewal). 

ICR number: EPA ICR No. 1352.12, 

OMB Control No. 2050–0072. 

ICR Status: This ICR is scheduled to 

expire on July 31, 2011. 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: The authority for these 

requirements is sections 311 and 312 of 

the Emergency Planning and 

Community Right-to-Know Act 

(EPCRA), 1986 (42 U.S.C. 11011, 11012). 

EPCRA Section 311 requires owners and 

operators of facilities subject to OSHA 

Hazard Communication Standard to 

submit a list of chemicals or Material 

Safety Data Sheet (MSDS) (for those 

chemicals that exceed thresholds, 

specified in 40 CFR part 370) to the 

State Emergency Response Commission 

(SERC), Local Emergency Planning 

Committee (LEPC) and the local fire 

department (LFD) with jurisdiction over 

their facility. This is a one-time 

requirement unless a new facility 

becomes subject to the regulations or 

updating the information by facilities 

that are already covered by the 

regulations. EPCRA Section 312 requires 

owners and operators of facilities 

subject to OSHA HCS to submit an 

inventory form (for those chemicals that 

exceed the thresholds, specified in 40 

CFR Part 370) to the SERC, LEPC, and 

LFD with jurisdiction over their facility. 

This form is to be submitted on March 

1 of each year, on the inventory of 

chemicals in the previous calendar year. 

Burden Statement: The annual public 

reporting and recordkeeping burden for 

this collection of information is 

estimated to average 10 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. 

Respondents/Affected Entities: 

Facilities required to prepare or have 

available a material safety data sheet for 

any hazardous chemical under the 

OSHA Hazard Communication 

Standard. 

Estimated Number of Respondents: 

390,000 private facilities and 3,552 state 

and local agencies. 

Frequency of Response: Annual. 

Estimated Total Annual Hour Burden: 

3,909,132. 

Estimated Total Annual Cost: 

$247,574,394, includes $6,389,900 

annualized capital and operation & 

maintenance (O&M) cost. 

Changes in the Estimates: There is an 

increase of 116,700 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 respondents. 

Dated: July 20, 2011. 

John Moses, 

Director, Collection Strategies Division. 

[FR Doc. 2011–18835 Filed 7–25–11; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 6560–50–P 

ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION 

AGENCY 

[EPA–HQ–ORD–2005–0530; FRL–9443–5] 

Agency Information Collection 

Activities; Submission to OMB for 

Review and Approval; Comment 

Request; Application for Reference 

and Equivalent Method Determination 

(Renewal) 

AGENCY: Environmental Protection 

Agency (EPA). 


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