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Avenue, Suite 800 North, Bethesda, MD 

20814, and its subcontractor, Engine, 

Fuel, and Emissions Engineering, 

Incorporated (EF&EE), 3221 Fitzgerald 

Road, Rancho Cordova, CA 95670, is 

providing support to EPA’s National 

Center for Environmental Economics 

(NCEE) on a retrospective analysis of 

costs of selected regulatory actions, 

evaluating the degree to which ex-ante 

costs and ex-post costs of regulations 

differ and exploring possible reasons for 

cost divergence where it exists, that 

involves access to information claimed 

as CBI, including the sales projections 

provided by nonroad diesel engine 

manufacturers in their certification 

applications. Access to data, including 

information claimed as CBI, will 

commence on February 22, 2013, and 

will continue until September 10, 2013. 

If the contract is extended, this access 

will continue for the remainder of the 

contract without further notice. 

Parties who wish further information 

about this Federal Register notice or 

about OTAQ’s disclosure of information 

claimed as CBI to contractors may 

contact the person listed under FOR

FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT. 

List of Subjects 

Environmental protection; 

Confidential business information. 

Dated: January 31, 2013. 

Al McGartland, 

Director, National Center for Environmental 

Economics, Office of Policy, Office of the 

Administrator. 

[FR Doc. 2013–04033 Filed 2–20–13; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 6560–50–P 

ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION 

AGENCY 

[EPA–HQ–RCRA–2012–0757; FRL–9528–4] 

Agency Information Collection 

Activities; Submission to OMB for 

Review and Approval; Comment 

Request; Part B Permit Application, 

Permit Modifications, and Special 

Permits (Renewal) 

AGENCY: Environmental Protection 

Agency (EPA). 

ACTION: Notice. 

SUMMARY: The Environmental Protection 

Agency has submitted an information 

collection request (ICR), Part B Permit 

Application, Permit Modifications, and 

Special Permits (EPA ICR No. 1573.13, 

OMB Control No. 2050–0009) to the 

Office of Management and Budget 

(OMB) for review and approval in 

accordance with the Paperwork 

Reduction Act (44 U.S.C. 3501 et seq.). 

This is a proposed extension of the ICR, 

which is currently approved through 

February 28, 2012. Public comments 

were previously requested via the 

Federal Register (77 FR 65875) on 

October 31, 2012 during a 60-day 

comment period. This notice allows for 

an additional 30 days for public 

comments. A fuller description of the 

ICR is given below, including its 

estimated burden and cost to the 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. 

DATES: Additional comments may be 

submitted on or before March 25, 2013. 

ADDRESSES: Submit your comments, 

referencing Docket ID No. EPA–HQ– 

RCRA–2012–0757, to (1) EPA, either 

online using www.regulations.gov (our 

preferred method), or by email to rcradocket@epa.gov, or by mail to: EPA 

Docket Center, Environmental 

Protection Agency, Mail Code 28221T, 

1200 Pennsylvania Ave. NW., 

Washington, DC 20460, and (2) OMB via 

email to oira_submission@omb.eop.gov. 

Address comments to OMB Desk Officer 

for EPA. 

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: 

Peggy Vyas, Office of Resource 

Conservation and Recovery (mail code 

5303P), Environmental Protection 

Agency, 1200 Pennsylvania Ave. NW., 

Washington, DC 20460; telephone 

number: 703–308–5477; fax number: 

703–308–8433; email address: 

vyas.peggy@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 Docket Center, 

EPA West, Room 3334, 1301 

Constitution Ave. NW., Washington, 

DC. The telephone number for the 

Docket Center is 202–566–1744. For 

additional information about EPA’s 

public docket, visit http://www.epa.gov/ 

dockets. 

Abstract: Section 3005 of Subtitle C of 

RCRA requires treatment, storage or 

disposal facilities (TSDFs) to obtain a 

permit. To obtain the permit, the TSDFs 

must submit an application describing 

the facility’s operation. There are two 

parts to the RCRA permit application— 

Part A and Part B. Part A defines the 

processes to be used for treatment, 

storage, and disposal of hazardous 

wastes; the design capacity of such 

processes; and the specific hazardous 

wastes to be handled at the facility. Part 

B requires detailed site specific 

information such as geologic, 

hydrologic, and engineering data. In the 

event that permit modifications are 

proposed by the applicant or EPA, 

modifications must conform to the 

requirements under Sections 3004 and 

3005. 

Form Numbers: None. 

Respondents/affected entities: 

Business or other for-profit; as well as 

State, Local, or Tribal governments. 

Respondent’s obligation to respond: 

Mandatory (RCRA 3005). 

Estimated number of respondents: 67. 

Frequency of response: On occasion. 

Total estimated burden: 23,669 hours 

per year. Burden is defined at 5 CFR 

1320.03(b). 

Total estimated cost: $3,996,222 (per 

year), includes $2,791,804 annualized 

capital or operation & maintenance 

costs. 

Changes in the Estimates: There is 

decrease of 9,591 hours in the total 

estimated respondent burden compared 

with the ICR currently approved by 

OMB. This decrease is due to the 

smaller number of affected facilities. 

John Moses, 

Director, Collection Strategies Division. 

[FR Doc. 2013–03958 Filed 2–20–13; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 6560–50–P 

ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION 

AGENCY 

[EPA–HQ–OAR–2002–0091, FRL–9784–2] 

Agency Information Collection 

Activities: Proposed Collection; 

Comment Request; Ambient Air 

Quality Surveillance 

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 the 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 will also incorporate the following 

ICRs which were approved under 

separate rulemaking actions: 

ICR# 2358 (OMB# 2060–0638) 

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ICR# 2370 (OMB# 2060–0642) Sulfur 

Dioxides Ambient Monitoring 

ICR# 0940 (OMB# 2060–0084) PM2.5

Ambient Monitoring 

This over-arching ICR is scheduled to 

expire on December 31, 2014. Before 

submitting the ICR to the OMB for 

review and approval, the EPA is 

soliciting comments on specific aspects 

of the proposed information collection 

as described below. 

DATES: Comments must be submitted on 

or before April 22, 2013. 

ADDRESSES: Submit your comments, 

identified by Docket ID number OAR– 

2002–0091, by one of the following 

methods: 

• www.regulations.gov: Follow the 

on-line instructions for submitting 

comments. 

• Email: a-and-r-docket@epa.gov. 

• Fax: (202) 566–1741. 

• Mail: Environmental Protection 

Agency, EPA Docket Center (EPA/DC), 

Air and Radiation Docket, Mail Code 

6102T, 1200 Pennsylvania Avenue NW., 

Washington, DC 20460. 

Instructions: Direct your comments to 

Docket ID No. EPA–HQ–OAR–2002– 

0091. The 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 the 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 the EPA without 

going through www.regulations.gov, 

your email 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, the 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 the EPA cannot read your 

comment due to technical difficulties 

and cannot contact you for clarification, 

the 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 the EPA’s public 

docket, visit the EPA Docket Center 

homepage at http://www.epa.gov/ 

epahome/dockets.htm. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Laurie Trinca, Air Quality Assessment 

Division, Environmental Protection 

Agency; telephone number (919) 541– 

0520; fax number: (919) 541–1903; 

email address: trinca.laurie@epa.gov. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

How can I access the docket and/or 

submit comments? 

The EPA has established a public 

docket for this ICR under Docket ID No. 

EPA–OAR–2002–0091, which is 

available for online viewing at 

www.regulations.gov, or in person at the 

Air and Radiation Docket in the EPA 

Docket Center (EPA/DC), EPA West, 

Room B102, 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 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 the EPA 

particularly interested in? 

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

the PRA, the 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, the EPA is requesting 

comments from very small businesses 

(those that employ less than 25) on 

examples of specific additional efforts 

that the 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 the 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 the 

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: Entities potentially 

affected by this action are those state, 

local air pollution control agencies, and 

tribal entities which collect and report 

ambient air quality data for the criteria 

pollutants to the EPA as well as other 

supporting measurements. 

Title: Ambient Air Quality 

Surveillance. 

ICR numbers: EPA ICR No. 0940–27 

OMB Control No. 2060–0084. 

ICR status: This ICR is currently 

scheduled to expire on December 31, 

2014. 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 the 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: This ICR includes ambient 

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supporting measurements reporting and 

recordkeeping activities associated with 

the 40 CFR 58 Ambient Air Quality 

Surveillance rule. These data and 

information are collected by various 

state and local air quality management 

agencies and reported to the Office of 

Air Quality Planning and Standards 

within the Office of Air and Radiation, 

U.S. EPA. 

This ICR reflects revisions of the 

previous ICR update of 2011, and it 

covers the period of 2013–2015. The 

number of monitoring stations, 

sampling parameters, and frequency of 

data collection and submittal is 

expected to remain relatively stable for 

2013–2015, with minor increases and 

decreases expected for several ambient 

air monitoring networks as air 

monitoring agencies review their 

monitoring networks. 

The data collected through this 

information collection consist of 

ambient air concentration 

measurements for the seven air 

pollutants with national ambient air 

quality standards (i.e., ozone, sulfur 

dioxide, nitrogen dioxide, lead, carbon 

monoxide, PM2.5 and PM10), ozone 

precursors, meteorological variables at a 

select number of sites, and other 

supporting measurements. 

Accompanying the pollutant 

concentration data are quality 

assurance/quality control data and air 

monitoring network design information. 

The EPA and others (e.g., state and 

local air quality management agencies, 

tribal entities, environmental groups, 

academic institutions, industrial groups) 

use the ambient air quality data for 

many purposes. Some of the more 

prominent uses include informing the 

public and other interested parties of an 

area’s air quality, judging an area’s (e.g., 

county, city, neighborhood) air quality 

in comparison with the established 

health or welfare standards (including 

both national and local standards), 

evaluating an air quality management 

agency’s progress in achieving or 

maintaining air pollutant levels below 

the national and local standards, 

developing and revising State 

Implementation Plans in accordance 

with 40 CFR 51, evaluating air pollutant 

control strategies, developing or revising 

national control policies, providing data 

for air quality model development and 

validation, supporting enforcement 

actions, documenting episodes and 

initiating episode controls, air quality 

trends assessment, and air pollution 

research. 

The state and local agencies and tribal 

entities with responsibility for reporting 

ambient air quality data and information 

as requested in this ICR submit these 

data electronically to the EPA’s Air 

Quality System (AQS) database. Quality 

assurance/quality control records and 

monitoring network documentation are 

also maintained by each state and local 

agency in AQS electronic format where 

possible. 

Although the state and local air 

pollution control agencies and tribal 

entities are responsible for the operation 

of the air monitoring networks, the EPA 

funds a portion of the total costs 

through federal grants. These grants 

generally require an appropriate level of 

contribution, or ‘‘match,’’ from the state/ 

local agencies or tribal entities. The 

costs shown in this renewal are the total 

costs incurred for the monitoring 

program regardless of the source of the 

funding. This practice of using the total 

cost is consistent with prior ICR 

submittals and renewals. 

This Information Collection is 

estimated to involve 168 respondents 

for a total cost of approximately 

$194,490,047 (total capital, and labor 

and non-labor operation and 

maintenance) plus a total burden of 

1,790,021 hours. The labor costs 

associated with the hours is 

$126,733,274. Included in the total are 

other costs of non-labor operations and 

maintenance of $13,090,237 and 

equipment and contract costs of 

$54,666,536. In addition to the costs at 

the state and local air pollution control 

agencies and tribal entities, there is a 

burden to the EPA of 192,769 hours and 

$11,014,728. 

Burden Statement: The annual public 

reporting and recordkeeping burden for 

this collection of information is 

estimated to average 6,742 hours per 

respondent. 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: 168 

Frequency of response: Data 

submissions are required quarterly, but 

may occur more frequently. 

Estimated total annual burden hours: 

1,790,021 hours. 

Estimated total annual costs: 

$194,490,047. This includes an 

estimated labor burden cost of 

$126,733,274 and an estimated cost of 

$54,666,536 for equipment and contract 

costs. 

Are there changes in the estimates from 

the last approval? 

Yes. There is a decrease of 289,469 

hours in the total estimated respondent 

burden compared with that identified in 

the ICR currently approved by OMB. 

This decrease reflects the EPA’s 

consolidation of monitors into fewer 

sites, termination of unnecessary 

monitors, and more efficient procedures 

for measuring and reporting data. 

What is the next step in the process for 

this ICR? 

The EPA will consider the comments 

received and amend the ICR as 

appropriate. The final ICR package will 

then be submitted to the OMB for 

review and approval pursuant to 5 CFR 

1320.12. At that time, the EPA will issue 

another Federal Register notice 

pursuant to 5 CFR 1320.5(a)(1)(iv) to 

announce the submission of the ICR to 

the OMB and the opportunity to submit 

additional comments to the 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 14, 2013. 

Mary E. Henigin, 

Acting Director, Air Quality Assessment 

Division. 

[FR Doc. 2013–04008 Filed 2–20–13; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 6560–50–P 

ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION 

AGENCY 

[EPA–HQ–OAR–2004–0500; FRL 9527–5] 

Information Collection Request 

Submitted to OMB for Review and 

Approval; Comment Request; EPA’s 

ENERGY STAR Program in the 

Residential Sector (Renewal) 

AGENCY: Environmental Protection 

Agency (EPA). 

ACTION: Notice. 

SUMMARY: The Environmental Protection 

Agency has submitted an information 

collection request (ICR), ‘‘EPA’s 

ENERGY STAR Program in the 

Residential Sector’’ (EPA ICR No. 

2193.03, OMB Control No. 2060–0586), 


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