Federal Register / Vol. 76, No. 249 / Wednesday, December 28, 2011 / Notices 81491 

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? 

Affected entities: All contractors who 

have completed an EPA cost 

reimbursement type contract will be 

required to submit EPA Form 1900–10. 

These contractors represent a wide 

range of industries which include, but 

are not limited to: custom computer 

programming, management and 

consulting services, medical 

laboratories, and testing laboratories. 

Title: Contractor Cumulative Claim 

and Reconciliation. 

ICR number: EPA ICR No. 0246.11, 

OMB Control No. 2030–0016. 

ICR status: This ICR is currently 

scheduled to expire on May 31, 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 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: All contractors who have 

completed an EPA cost reimbursement 

type contract will be required to submit 

EPA Form 1900–10. EPA Form 1900–10 

summarizes all costs incurred in 

performance of the contract and sets 

forth the final indirect rates. This form 

is reviewed by the contracting officer to 

determine the final costs reimbursable 

to the contractor. FAR 52.216–7 states 

that the Government will pay only the 

costs determined to be allowable by the 

contracting officer in accordance with 

FAR 31.2. Furthermore, FAR 52.216–7 

states that indirect cost rates shall be 

established for each fiscal year at the 

close of a contractor’s fiscal year. EPA 

Form 1900–10 summarizes this 

information for the entire contract 

period and provides a basis for cost 

review by contracting, finance, and 

audit personnel. As stated previously, 

FAR 4.804–5 mandates that the office 

administering the contract shall ensure 

that the costs and indirect cost rates are 

settled. 

Burden Statement: The annual public 

reporting and recordkeeping burden for 

this collection of information is 

estimated to average four hours. 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: 20. 

Frequency of response: at end of 

contract. 

Estimated total average number of 

responses for each respondent: 1. 

Estimated total annual burden hours: 

4 hours. 

Estimated total annual costs to all 

respondents: $8,491.00. This includes 

an estimated burden cost of $412.55/ 

respondent and an estimated cost of 

$12.00/respondent for maintenance and 

operational costs. Capital investment 

costs are not necessary for respondents 

to provide the requested information. 

Are there changes in the estimates from 

the last approval? 

EPA estimates that the hourly burden 

will remain the same as reported in the 

previous information collection because 

there has been no change in the 

information being collected and 

approximately the same number of 

contracts remains active. 

What is the next step in the process for 

this ICR? 

EPA will consider the comments 

received and amend the ICRs 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: December 20, 2011. 

John R. Bashista, 

Director, Office of Acquisition Management. 

[FR Doc. 2011–33257 Filed 12–27–11; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 6560–50–P 

ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION 

AGENCY 

[EPA–HQ–OAR–2004–0501; FRL–9612–2] 

Agency Information Collection 

Activities; Proposed Collection; 

Comment Request; Reporting 

Requirements Under EPA’s Green 

Power Partnership and Combined Heat 

and Power (CHP) Partnership, EPA ICR 

Number 2173.02 (Renewal) 

AGENCY: Environmental Protection 

Agency. 

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, 

2012. 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 February 27, 2012. 

ADDRESSES: Submit your comments, 

identified by Docket ID No. EPA–HQ– 

OAR–2004–0501 by one of the following 

methods: 

• www.regulations.gov: Follow the 

on-line instructions for submitting 

comments. 

• Email: a-and-rdocket@epamail.epa.gov. 

• Fax: (202) 566–9744. 

• Mail: EPA Docket Center, 

Environmental Protection Agency, Air 

and Radiation Docket, Mailcode: 

28221T, 1200 Pennsylvania Ave. NW., 

Washington, DC 20460 

• Hand Delivery: EPA Docket 

Center—Public Reading Room, EPA 

West Building, Room 3334, 1301 

Constitution Avenue NW., Washington, 

DC 20004. Such deliveries are accepted 

only during the Docket’s normal hours 

of operation, and special arrangements 


srobinson on DSK4SPTVN1PROD with NOTICES
81492 Federal Register / Vol. 76, No. 249 / Wednesday, December 28, 2011 / Notices 

should be made for deliveries of boxed 

information. 

Instructions: Direct your comments to 

Docket ID No. EPA–HQ–OAR–2004– 

0501. EPA’s policy is that all comments 

received will be included in the public 

docket without change and may be 

made available online at 

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 www.regulations.gov 

or email. The 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 email 

comment directly to EPA without going 

through www.regulations.gov your email 

address will be captured automatically 

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. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Mollie Lemon, Climate Protection 

Partnerships Division, Office of 

Atmospheric Programs, MC 6202J, 

Environmental Protection Agency, 1200 

Pennsylvania Ave., NW., Washington, 

DC 20460; telephone number: (202) 

343–9859; fax number: (202) 343–2208; 

email address: lemon.mollie@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–2004–0501, which is 

available for online viewing at 

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, 20004. 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 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 

collection techniques or other forms of 

information technology, e.g., permitting 

electronic submission of responses. In 

particular, EPA is requesting comments 

from very small businesses (those that 

employ fewer 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. 

To what information collection activity 

or ICR does this apply? 

Docket ID No. EPA–HQ–OAR–2004– 

0501 

Affected entities: Entities potentially 

affected by this action are company, 

institutional, and public sector 

organizations that voluntarily 

participate in the EPA’s Green Power 

Partnership (GPP) or Combined Heat 

and Power Partnership (CHPP). These 

include service and goods providing 

industries, educational institutions and 

non-governmental organizations, 

commercial and industrial 

organizations, and local, state, or federal 

level government agencies. 

Title: Reporting requirements Under 

EPA’s Green Power Partnership and 

Combined Heat and Power (CHP) 

Partnership. 

ICR numbers: EPA ICR No. 2173.02, 

OMB Control No. 2060–0532. 

ICR status: This ICR is currently 

scheduled to expire on June 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 

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: In 2001, EPA launched two 

new partnership programs with industry 

and other stakeholders: the Green Power 

Partnership (GPP) and the Combined 

Heat and Power Partnership (CHPP). 

These voluntary partnership programs 

encourage organizations to invest in 

clean, efficient energy technologies, 

including renewable energy and 

combined heat and power. To continue 

to be successful, it is critical that EPA 

collect information from GPP and CHPP 

Partners to ensure these organizations 

are meeting their renewable energy and 

CHP goals and to assure the credibility 


srobinson on DSK4SPTVN1PROD with NOTICES
Federal Register / Vol. 76, No. 249 / Wednesday, December 28, 2011 / Notices 81493 

of these voluntary partnership 

programs. 

EPA has developed this ICR to obtain 

authorization to collect information 

from organizations participating in the 

GPP and CHPP. Organizations that join 

these programs voluntarily agree to the 

following respective actions: (1) 

Designating a Green Power or CHP 

liaison and filling out a Partnership 

Agreement or Letter of Intent (LOI) 

respectively, (2) for the GPP, reporting 

to EPA, on an annual basis, their 

progress toward their green power 

commitment via a 3-page reporting 

form; (3) for the CHP Partnership, 

reporting to EPA information on their 

existing CHP projects, new project 

development, and other CHP-related 

activities via a one-page reporting form 

(for projects) or via an informal email or 

phone call (for other CHP-related 

activities). EPA uses the data obtained 

from its Partners to assess the success of 

these programs in achieving their 

national energy and greenhouse gas 

(GHG) reduction goals. Partners are 

organizational entities that have 

volunteered to participate in either 

Partnership program. 

Burden Statement: Please note that 

the following burden hour and labor 

rates may change in the final ICR, 

pending the application of survey 

results of Partners. The annual public 

reporting and recordkeeping burden for 

this collection of information is 

estimated to equal 10,407 hours for 

submission and processing and to 

average 4.79 hours per year per 

respondent. The average number of 

annual burden hours on first-year 

Partners for each type of one-time 

response is: 4.4 hours for a Partnership 

Agreement (a one-time burden for GPP 

Partners) and 2.5 hours for a Letter of 

Intent (a one-time burden for CHPP 

Partners). Annual burden hours on 

existing Partners for yearly reports are 

estimated at 2.6 hours for the Partner 

Yearly Report for the GPP and 3.5 hours 

for the Partner Yearly Report for the 

CHPP. 

Partners from both programs may also 

submit voluntary updates of simple 

information, such as contact 

information or company profiles, via the 

EPA Web site. These updates would 

take from 15 minutes to 0.5 hours each. 

A subset of Partners may participate in 

brief (i.e., 15 minute) telephone calls 

with EPA to clarify questions pertaining 

to the Partnership Agreement or LOI, 

GPP Yearly Report or CHPP Partner 

project reporting. All of these activities 

are included in the annual burden 

estimate. 

The estimated number of annual 

respondents averaged over three (3) 

years is 2,174 which include an average 

of 1,660 for the GPP and 514 

respondents for the CHPP. 

There are no capital or start-up costs 

associated with this information 

collection. The average annual 

operation and maintenance cost 

resulting for this collection of 

information is $3 per respondent. The 

average annual labor cost is $152.09 per 

respondent, pending the application of 

survey results of Partners. The resulting 

total annual cost for Partners averaged 

over the three year period is $337,166. 

In the previous ICR the total cost 

averaged over the 3-year period was 

$521,937. The total cost estimate 

decrease for Partners is due to a 

corrected downward adjustment in the 

labor rates used to calculate respondent 

burden, partially offset by an increase in 

the number of Partners. 

Burden means the total time, effort, or 

financial resources expended by persons 

to generate, maintain, retain, 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 Number of Respondents: 

2,174. 

Frequency of Response: Annually, on 

Occasion, One time. 

Estimated Total Annual Hour Burden: 

10,407. 

Estimated Total Annual Cost 

(including Partner, EPA, and contractor 

costs): $473,979, which includes $0 

annualized Capital Startup costs, $6,522 

annualized Operating and Maintenance 

(O&M) costs and $467,457 annualized 

Labor costs. 

Are there changes in the estimates from 

the last approval? 

Since the last ICR renewal, both the 

GPP and CHPP have introduced 

program efficiencies to reduce program 

burden by encouraging the electronic 

submission of documents directly to the 

program support contractors. The 

average number of hours per Partner 

remained the same, at 3.24 hours, 

pending a partner survey to determine 

the results of these efficiencies. The 

total hourly burden increased due to an 

increase in the number of Partners. For 

perspective on the magnitude of partner 

growth, the number of Partners at the 

end of 2008 was 1,286, whereas by the 

end of 2011 there will be an estimated 

1,725. The total cost estimate over the 

3-year period for this renewal ICR is 

$1,421,937, or an average of $473,979 

per year, of which $6,522 is O&M costs. 

The total cost to GPP and CHPP Partners 

is $1,011,498 ($19,566 is O&M), or 

$337,166 ($6,522 is O&M) per year. In 

the previous 2008 ICR renewal, the total 

cost over the 3-year period was 

$1,991,978. The total cost estimate 

decrease for Partners is due to a 

corrected downward adjustment in the 

labor rates for respondents, partially 

offset by an increase in the number of 

Partners. 

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 then 

will 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: December 21, 2011. 

Elizabeth Craig, 

Director, Climate Protection Partnerships 

Division. 

[FR Doc. 2011–33262 Filed 12–27–11; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 6560–50–P 

ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION 

AGENCY 

[EPA–HQ–OECA–2011–0229; FRL–9509–9] 

Agency Information Collection 

Activities; Submission to OMB for 

Review and Approval; Comment 

Request; NESHAP for Iron and Steel 

Foundry Area Sources (Renewal) 

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 


srobinson on DSK4SPTVN1PROD with NOTICES