Federal Register / Vol. 78, No. 71 / Friday, April 12, 2013 / Notices 21937 

Curt Dallinger, Director Gas Resource 

Planning, Xcel Energy 

[FR Doc. 2013–08597 Filed 4–11–13; 8:45 am] 

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AGENCY 

[EPA–R05–OW–2009–0932; FRL–9801–8] 

Proposed Agency Information 

Collection Request: Comment 

Request; Great Lakes Accountability 

System (Renewal) 

AGENCY: Environmental Protection 

Agency (EPA). 

ACTION: Notice. 

SUMMARY: The Environmental Protection 

Agency is planning to submit an 

information collection request (ICR), 

‘‘Great Lakes Accountability System’’ 

(EPA ICR No. 2379.02, OMB Control No. 

2005–001) to the Office of Management 

and Budget (OMB) for review and 

approval in accordance with the 

Paperwork Reduction Act (PRA) (44 

U.S.C. 3501 et seq.). Before doing so, 

EPA is soliciting public comments on 

specific aspects of the proposed 

information collection as described 

below. This is a proposed extension of 

the ICR, which is currently approved 

through July 31, 2013. 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. 

DATES: Comments must be submitted on 

or before June 11, 2013. 

ADDRESSES: Submit your comments, 

referencing Docket ID No. EPA–R05– 

OW–2009–0932 online using 

www.regulations.gov (our preferred 

method) or by mail to: Great Lakes 

Accountability System, Attn: Rita 

Cestaric, EPA, Great Lakes National 

Program Office, 77 W. Jackson, Chicago, 

IL 60604. 

EPA’s policy is that all comments 

received will be included in the public 

docket without change including any 

personal information provided, unless 

the comment includes profanity, threats, 

information claimed to be Confidential 

Business Information (CBI) or other 

information whose disclosure is 

restricted by statute. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Rita 

Cestaric, Great Lakes National Program 

Office, Environmental Protection 

Agency, 77 W. Jackson, Chicago, IL 

60604; telephone number: (312) 886– 

6815; fax number: (312) 697–2014; 

email address: cestaric.rita@epa.gov. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Supporting documents which explain in 

detail the information that the EPA will 

be collecting are available in the public 

docket for this ICR. The docket can be 

viewed online at www.regulations.gov 

or in person at the EPA Great Lakes 

National Program Office, 77 West 

Jackson Boulevard, Chicago, Illinois 

60604; telephone number (312) 886– 

6815. Materials are available for viewing 

from 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., Monday 

through Friday, excluding legal 

holidays. 

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

the PRA, EPA is soliciting 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. 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. At that time, EPA 

will issue another Federal Register 

notice to announce the submission of 

the ICR to OMB and the opportunity to 

submit additional comments to OMB. 

Abstract: In 2010, EPA, in concert 

with its federal partners, began 

implementation of the Great Lakes 

Restoration Initiative (GLRI) that was 

included in the Department of the 

Interior, Environment, and Related 

Agencies Appropriations Act, 2010 

(Pub. L. 111–88) and subsequent 

appropriations. The GLRI invests funds 

in programs and projects strategically 

chosen to target the most significant 

environmental problems in the Great 

Lakes ecosystem. 

The legislation called for increased 

accountability for the GLRI and directed 

EPA to implement a process to track, 

measure, and report on progress. As part 

of this process, federal and non-federal 

entities receiving GLRI funds are 

required to submit detailed information 

on GLRI projects as part of their funding 

agreement. Recipients are required to 

provide information on the nature of the 

activity, responsible organization, 

organizational point of contact, resource 

levels, geographic location, major 

milestones and progress toward GLRI 

goals. The information is necessary to 

provide an accurate depiction of 

activities, progress, and results. 

Information is updated on a quarterly 

basis. 

A web-based Great Lakes 

Accountability System (GLAS) is the 

primary mechanism for collecting 

information on GLRI activities. GLAS is 

available for registered users to enter 

data at https://login.glnpo.net. The Web 

site contains a data entry interface that 

funding recipients use to enter and 

submit project information directly into 

GLAS. The data entry interface consists 

of a series of screens containing pulldown menus and text boxes, where 

users can enter project specific 

information. The GLAS provides 

necessary information for reports to the 

President, Congress and the public. 

Form Numbers: None. 

Respondents/affected entities: Great 

Lakes Restoration Initiative Funding 

Recipients. 

Respondent’s obligation to respond: 

Required for recipients of GLRI funds. 

Estimated number of respondents: 

594 (total). 

Frequency of response: Quarterly. 

Total estimated burden: 20,663 hours 

(33 hours for state, local, and tribal 

governments to complete 4 quarterly 

responses per year, and 41.1 hours for 

non-government organizations to 

complete 4 quarterly responses per 

year). ‘‘Burden’’ is defined at 5 CFR 

1320.3(b). 

Total estimated cost: $1,212,164.00. 

This includes an estimated annual 

burden cost of $1,212,164.00 for labor 

and no capital investment or 

maintenance and operational costs. 

Changes in Estimates: The burden and 

costs stated above are from the current 

approved ICR, 2379.01. EPA believes 

these estimates will remain 

substantially the same, but may adjust 

these estimates based on public 

comments received or other information 

gained by the Agency prior to 

submitting the ICR renewal package to 

OMB. 

Dated: April 1, 2013. 

Susan Hedman, 

Great Lakes National Program Manager. 

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