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1On January 25, 2010, PQA announced that it 

had been acquired by SRA International (SRA) of 

Fairfax, Virginia. 

with the following subcontractors: 

Concurrent Tech, Compubahn, Inc., 

TEK Systems, Science Applications 

International Corporation (SAIC), 

Innovate, Inc., CCS Technology Group, 

Ross & Associated, and CTC. The 

Contract Number was 

GS00T99ALD0203, Task Order Number 

T0002AJM038. From January 26, 2004 

until July 7, 2006, the contractor was 

Lockheed Martin, 1010 Glebe Road, 

Arlington, Virginia 22201 and the 

following subcontractors: Solutron, 

Quest, Aprimus, DigitalNet, and Data 

Tech. The Contract Number was 68–W– 

04–005, Task Order Number 21. From 

December 1, 1998 until June 30, 2004, 

the contractor was Science Applications 

International Corporation, 200 North 

Glebe Road, Suite 300, Arlington, 

Virginia 22203 and the following 

subcontractor: DynCorp, Indus. The 

Contract Number was 68–W–99–002. 

Under Contract Number EPC–07–050, 

URS EG&G Division, 20501 Seneca 

Meadows Parkway, Suite 300, 

Germantown, Maryland 20876 provides 

technical services and support related to 

defect and recall reporting for lightduty, heavy-duty, and non-road and 

marine engines under 40 CFR parts 85 

(subpart T), 89 (subpart I), 90 (subpart 

I), 91 (subpart J), 92 (subpart E), 94 

(subpart E), and 1068 (subpart F). 

Certain data collected with regard to 

testing programs (e.g., sales data for 

engines and vehicles) may be claimed as 

CBI. Access to data, including 

information claimed as CBI, has been 

ongoing since October 1, 2007 and will 

continue until September 30, 2012. If 

the contract is extended, this access will 

continue for the remainder of the 

contract and any further extensions 

without further notice. 

Under Contract Number EP–C–06– 

003, Perrin Quarles Associates (PQA), 

Inc.,1 652 Peter Jefferson Parkway, Suite 

300, Charlottesville, Virginia 22911 

provides technical and analytical 

support that involves access to 

information claimed as CBI related to 

the Information Management System 

(and internal certification database) and 

Verify under 40 CFR parts 86 and 600, 

OTAQ’s Greenhouse Gas Project (a 

computer simulation of light-duty 

vehicle technologies for greenhouse gas 

emission reduction in the 2020–2025 

timeframe), and the Fuels Economy 

Trends report under 40 CFR parts 600 

and 1027 Access to data, including 

information claimed as CBI, started 

January 9, 2006 and will continue until 

December 31, 2010. If the contract is 

extended, this access will continue for 

the remainder of the contract and any 

further extensions without further 

notice. 

Under Contract Number GS35F4797H, 

CGI, Incorporated, 12601 Fair Lakes 

Circle, Fairfax, Virginia 22033 provides 

IT development and support services 

related to submission of data via EPA’s 

Central Data Exchange (CDX) related to 

various fuels reporting programs 

covered by the OTAQ Fuels Reporting 

System under 40 CFR parts 79 and 80 

and Verify under 40 CFR parts 86 and 

600. Access to fuels data, including 

information claimed as CBI, started on 

September 14, 2009 and will continue 

until March 31, 2012. Please note that 

information claimed as CBI is handled 

by this contractor only in encrypted 

(i.e., not human-readable) format at its 

facility (at the address listed above) in 

Fairfax, Virginia. If the contract is 

extended, this access will continue for 

the remainder of the contract and any 

further extensions without further 

notice. 

Under Contract Number EPC–07–078, 

Eastern Research Group (ERG), 110 

Hartwell Avenue, Lexington, 

Massachusetts 02421 provides support 

to the SmartWay Transport program (a 

voluntary program) by collecting data 

from equipment manufacturers, vendor 

sales data, fleet and operational data 

from transportation providers and 

logistics firms, and freight operations 

data from shippers. ERG also assists in 

the processing of applications for EPA 

verification of diesel retrofit devices (a 

voluntary program). Access to data, 

including information claimed as CBI, 

started on May 30, 2008 and will 

continue until August 31, 2011. If the 

contract is extended, this access will 

continue for the remainder of the 

contract and any further extensions 

without further notice. 

In July 2004, OTAQ utilized the 

emergency services of AAA– 

Datarecovery, 15 Ingleside Court, 

Rockville, Maryland 20850 in order to 

repair and restore a server that stored 

engine certification information, under 

EPA Procurement Request/Order 

PROKGRM–62EH32. This contractor 

had access to information claimed as 

CBI, but none of that data was in a 

human-readable format. 

OTAQ utilizes the services of 

enrollees under the Senior 

Environmental Employment (SEE) 

program. In Ann Arbor and Washington, 

DC, these enrollees are provided 

through Grant Number CQ–83880–01, 

Senior Service America, Inc., (SSAI) 

8403 Colesville Road, Suite 1200, Silver 

Spring, Maryland 20910–3314. In 

Washington, DC, enrollees are also 

provided through Grant Number CQ– 

833436, the National Association for 

Hispanic Elderly (NAHE), 234 E. 

Colorado Blvd., Suite 300, Pasadena, 

California 91101. Access to data 

involving all of OTAQ’s programs, 

including information claimed as CBI, is 

ongoing and will continue until August 

31, 2011. If these grants are extended, 

this access will continue for the 

remainder of the grants and any future 

extensions without further notice. 

Parties who wish further information 

about this Notice or about OTAQ’s 

disclosure of information claimed as 

CBI to contactors may contact the 

person listed under FOR FURTHER

INFORMATION CONTACT. 

List of Subjects 

Environmental protection, 

Confidential business information. 

Dated: February 2, 2010. 

Christopher Grundler, 

Deputy Director, Office of Transportation & 

Air Quality. 

[FR Doc. 2010–3406 Filed 2–19–10; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 6560–50–P 

ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION 

AGENCY 

[EPA–HQ–OAR–2009–0911; FRL–9115–2] 

Agency Information Collection 

Activities; Proposed Collection; 

Comment Request; EPA–ICR No. 

1774.05—Mobile Air Conditioner 

Retrofitting Program, OMB Control No. 

2060–0350 

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 July 31, 

2010. 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 23, 2010. 

ADDRESSES: Submit your comments, 

identified by Docket ID No. EPA–HQ– 

OAR–2009–0911 by one of the following 

methods: 

• http://www.regulations.gov: Follow 

the on-line instructions for submitting 

comments. 


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• E-mail: a-and-r-Docket@epa.gov. 

• Fax: 202–566–1741. 

• 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–2009– 

0911. 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 FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Yaidi Cancel, Environmental Protection 

Agency, Stratospheric Protection 

Division, Office of Atmospheric 

Programs, MC 6205J, 1200 Pennsylvania 

Ave., NW., Washington, DC 20460; 

telephone number: (202) 343–9512; fax 

number: (202) 343–2338; e-mail address: 

Cancel.Yaidi@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–2009–0911, 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 202–566–1742 

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 

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 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–2009– 

0911 

Affected entities: Entities potentially 

affected by this action are new and used 

car dealers, gas service stations, top and 

body repair shops, general automotive 

repair shops, automotive repair shops 

not elsewhere classified, including air 

conditioning and radiator specialty 

shops. 

Title: Information Collection 

Activities Associated with EPA’s Mobile 

Air Conditioner Retrofitting Program, 40 

CFR 82.180 

ICR numbers: EPA ICR No. 1774.05, 

OMB Control No. 2060–0350. 

ICR status: This ICR is currently 

scheduled to expire on July 31, 2010. 

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: EPA’s Significant New 

Alternatives Policy (SNAP) program 

implements Section 612 of the 1990 

Clean Air Act (CAA) Amendments 

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establish regulatory requirements to 

ensure that ozone-depleting substances 

(ODS) are replaced by alternatives that 

reduce overall risks to human health 

and the environment, and to promote an 

expedited transition to safe substitutes. 

To promote this transition, CAA 

specified that EPA establish an 

information clearinghouse of available 

alternatives, and coordinate with other 

Federal agencies and the public on 

research, procurement practices, and 

information and technology transfers. 

Since the program’s inception in 

1994, SNAP has reviewed over 400 new 

chemicals and alternative 

manufacturing processes for a wide 

range of consumer, industrial, space 

exploration, and national security 

applications. Roughly 90% of 

alternatives submitted to EPA for review 

have been listed as acceptable for a 

specific use, typically with some 

condition or limit to minimize risks to 

human health and the environment. 

Regulations promulgated under SNAP 

require that Motor Vehicle Air 

Conditioners (MVACs) retrofitted to use 

a SNAP substitute refrigerant include 

basic information on a label to be 

affixed to the air conditioner. The label 

includes the name of the substitute 

refrigerant, when and by whom the 

retrofit was performed, environmental 

and safety information about the 

substitute refrigerant, and other 

information. This information is needed 

so that subsequent technicians working 

on the MVAC system will be able to 

service the equipment properly, 

decreasing the likelihood of significant 

refrigerant cross-contamination and 

potential failure of air conditioning 

systems and recovery/recycling 

equipment. 

Burden Statement: The annual public 

reporting and recordkeeping burden for 

this collection of information is 

estimated to average 5 minutes 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: 6,500. 

Frequency of response: Once per a 

retrofit done on a motor vehicle air 

conditioner. 

Estimated total annual burden hours: 

1,500 hours. 

Estimated total annual costs: 

$205,000 which includes an estimated 

burden cost of $100,000 for 

recordkeeping and an estimated cost of 

$105,000 for capital investment or 

maintenance and operational costs. 

The U.S. Department of Labor 

statistics indicated from the most 

current available data that there are 

approximately 650,000 automotive 

service technicians and mechanics (SOC 

Code Number 49–3023) in the US. Data 

from the Motor Air Conditioning 

Society (MACS) Worldwide, estimated 

that the mobile air conditioning service 

industry has over 170,000 service 

providers and over 600,000 technicians 

(MACS, 2008). EPA estimated that 

approximately 1% of the total 

automotive service technicians, or 

6,500, would be responsible for 

retrofitting the estimated 100,000 

MVACs over the three-year term of this 

ICR. 

EPA estimated the time to complete 

and apply the label at 5 minutes per 

MVAC, making the total burden 4500 

hours over three years (1,500 hours per 

year). At an estimated average labor rate 

of $70 per hour, the overall cost 

associated with the burden hours is 

$315,000 over three years ($105,000 per 

year). The cost for designing, 

typesetting, printing and distributing 

55,000 labels is estimated at $0.10 per 

label to be $5,500 ($1,833.33 per year). 

Adding the labor and capital costs 

together yields a total cost burden of 

$320,500 ($106,833.33 per year). 

The Agency welcomes public 

comment on the number of CFC–12 

MVACs that will undergo a retrofit, the 

number of MVAC service technicians 

performing such service, the average 

labor rate of MVAC service technicians 

from 2007 to 2010 and any other 

relevant information. 

Are There Changes in the Estimates 

From the Last Approval? 

Based on the decline of CFC–12 

MVACs in service today EPA estimates 

a continued reduction in the number of 

CFC–12 MVACs retrofits that will occur 

during the next three years. EPA 

estimated that the total percent of CFC– 

12 MVACs retrofitted in 2003 was 1.5%, 

which equals an estimated 500,000 

CFC–12 MVACs retrofitted to R–134a. 

EPA observed from MACS survey data 

that for each year, starting from 2003, an 

approximate decrease of 1% of retrofits 

occurred. Therefore, every three years, 

the amount of retrofits decreases 

approximately 3%. Based on this trend 

analysis, EPA estimated that the total 

percent CFC–12 MVACs retrofits for 

2006, 2009, and 2012 are 0.5%, 0.2%, 

and a 0.1%, for an estimate of 62,000, 

7,000 and 700, respectively. These 

reductions are due to the decrease of 

CFC–12 MVACs available on the road 

for retrofitting. 

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: February 16, 2010. 

Brian J. McLean, 

Director, Office of Atmospheric Programs. 

[FR Doc. 2010–3363 Filed 2–19–10; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 6560–50–P 

ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION 

AGENCY 

[EPA–HQ–OPPT–2010–0015; FRL–8810–4] 

Baled Natural Rubber in Tires; TSCA 

Section 21 Petition; Agency Response 

AGENCY: Environmental Protection 

Agency (EPA). 

ACTION: Notice. 

SUMMARY: This notice announces the 

availability of EPA’s response to a 

petition it received under section 21 of 

the Toxic Substances Control Act 

(TSCA). The petition was received from 

an individual on November 19, 2009. 

The petitioner requested EPA to 

‘‘establish regulations prohibiting the 

use and distribution in commerce of 

Hevea brasiliensis baled natural-rubber 

for the manufacture of tires, wherein 

said rubber fails to satisfy The American 

Society for Testing Materials method 

ASTM D1076-06 (Category 5).’’ The 

petition states: ‘‘Implementation of an 

EPA regulation that guides tire 


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