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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION 

AGENCY 

[EPA–HQ–OAR–2010–0050, FRL–9120–5] 

Agency Information Collection 

Activities; Proposed Collection; 

Comment Request; Implementation of 

Ambient Air Protocol Gas Verification 

Participation Survey; EPA ICR No. 

2375.01 OMB Control No. 2060-New 

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 for a new Information 

Collection Request (ICR) to the Office of 

Management and Budget (OMB). Before 

submitting the ICR to the 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 May 3, 2010. 

ADDRESSES: Submit your comments, 

identified by Docket ID No. EPA–HQ– 

OAR–2010–0050, by one of the 

following methods: 

• http://www.regulations.gov: Follow 

the on-line instructions for submitting 

comments. 

• E-mail: a-and-r-docket@epa.gov. 

• Fax: 202–566–9744. 

• Mail: Docket No. EPA–HQ–OAR– 

2010–0050, Environmental Protection 

Agency, Mail Code 2822T, 1200 

Pennsylvania Ave., NW., Washington, 

DC 20460. Please include a total of two 

copies. 

• Hand Delivery: Docket No. EPA– 

HQ–OAR–2010–0050, Environmental 

Protection Agency, EPA West, Room 

3334, 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–2010– 

0050. EPA’s policy is that all comments 

received will be included in the public 

docket without change and may be 

made available on-line 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 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: For 

further information, contact Mr. Michael 

Papp, Air Quality Assessment Division, 

Office of Air Quality Planning and 

Standards, U.S. Environmental 

Protection Agency, Mail Code C304–06, 

Research Triangle Park, NC 27711; 

telephone: 919–541–2408; fax: 919– 

541–1903; e-mail: 

papp.michael@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–2010–0050 which is available 

for on-line 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 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: 

(i) Explain your views as clearly as 

possible and provide specific examples. 

(ii) Describe any assumptions that you 

used. 

(iii) Provide copies of any technical 

information and/or data you used that 

support your views. 

(iv) If you estimate potential burden 

or costs, explain how you arrived at the 

estimate that you provide. 

(v) Offer alternative ways to improve 

the collection activity. 

(vi) Make sure to submit your 

comments by the deadline identified 

under DATES. 

(vii) 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: Entities potentially 

affected by this action are state, local, 

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and tribal governments that are 

currently operating and maintaining 

established ambient air quality 

networks. 

Title: Implementation of Ambient Air 

Protocol Gas Verification Participation 

Survey 

ICR numbers: EPA ICR No. EPA–HQ– 

OAR–2010–0050, OMB Control No. 

2060–New. 

ICR status: This ICR is for a new 

information collection activity. 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: This ICR includes ambient 

air monitoring data reporting and 

recordkeeping activities associated with 

the 40 CFR part 58 Appendix A, 

Ambient Air Quality Surveillance 

Quality Assurance Regulations. These 

data and information are collected by 

state, local, and tribal air quality 

management agencies and reported to 

the EPA. 

The EPA Ambient Air Quality 

Monitoring Program’s quality assurance 

requirements in 40 CFR part 58, 

Appendix A, require: ‘‘2.6 Gaseous and 

Flow Rate Audit Standards. Gaseous 

pollutant concentration standards 

(permeation devices or cylinders of 

compressed gas) used to obtain test 

concentrations for CO, SO2, NO, and 

NO2 must be traceable to either a 

National Institute of Standards and 

Technology (NIST) Traceable Reference 

Material (NTRM), NIST Standard 

Reference Materials (SRM), and 

Netherlands Measurement Institute 

(NMI) Primary Reference Materials 

(valid as covered by Joint Declaration of 

Equivalence) or a NIST-certified Gas 

Manufacturer’s Internal Standard 

(GMIS), certified in accordance with one 

of the procedures given in reference 4 of 

this appendix. Vendors advertising 

certification with the procedures 

provided in reference 4 of this appendix 

and distributing gases as ‘‘EPA Protocol 

Gas’’ must participate in the EPA 

Protocol Gas Verification Program or not 

use ‘‘EPA’’ in any form of advertising.’’ 

These requirements give assurance to 

end users that all specialty gas 

producers selling EPA Protocol Gases 

are participants in a program that 

provides an independent assessment of 

the accuracy of their gases’ certified 

concentrations. In 2010, EPA will 

develop an Ambient Air Protocol Gas 

Verification Program (AA–PGVP) that 

will help to ensure that producers 

selling EPA Protocol Gases participate 

in the AA–PGVP and will provide end 

users with information about 

participating producers and verification 

results. 

Each year, EPA will attempt to 

compare gas cylinders from every 

specialty gas producer being used by 

ambient air monitoring organizations. 

EPA Regions 2 and 7 have agreed to 

provide analytical services for 

verification of 40 cylinders/lab or 80 

cylinders total/year. Cylinders will be 

verified at a pre-determined time each 

quarter. 

In order to make the appropriate 

selection, EPA needs to know what 

specialty gas producers are being used 

by the monitoring organizations. 

Therefore, EPA needs to survey each 

primary quality assurance organization 

every year to collect information on 

specialty gas producers being used and 

whether the monitoring organization 

would like to participate in the 

verification for the upcoming calendar 

year. 

Burden Statement: The annual public 

reporting and recordkeeping burden for 

this collection of information is 

estimated to average 20 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 annual public reporting and 

recordkeeping burden for this collection 

of information is estimated to average 20 

minutes per response with a cost of 

$21.71 per year. The total number of 

respondents is assumed to be 211. 

The ICR provides a detailed 

explanation of the Agency’s estimate, 

which is only briefly summarized here: 

Estimated total number of potential 

respondents: 211. 

Frequency of response: Annual. 

Estimated total average number of 

responses for each respondent: 1. 

Estimated total annual burden hours: 

70.3. 

Estimated total annual costs: 

$4582.00. 

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 19, 2010. 

Jennifer Noonan Edmonds, 

Acting Director, Office of Air Quality Planning 

and Standards. 

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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION 

AGENCY 

[EPA–HQ–OECA–2009–0425; FRL–9121–3] 

Agency Information Collection 

Activities; Submission to OMB for 

Review and Approval; Comment 

Request; NESHAP for Portland Cement 

(40 CFR Part 63, Subpart LLL), EPA 

ICR Number 1801.08, OMB Control 

Number 2060–0416 

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 

(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 nature of the 

collection and the estimated burden and 

cost. 

DATES: Additional comments may be 

submitted on or before April 1, 2010. 

ADDRESSES: Submit your comments, 

referencing docket ID number EPA– 

OECA–2009–0425, to (1) EPA online 

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