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V. Criteria for Awarding the Prize 

Technical Evaluation Criteria for 

Hydrogen Storage Materials 

Breakthrough materials that meet the 

following material-level criteria: 

• Goal is for a material that has the 

potential to be an on-board rechargeable 

hydrogen storage material. 

• Gravimetric capacity of greater than 

7.5 weight percent releasable hydrogen: 

Æ Reversible H2 capacity between 

¥40 to +85 degrees C, and between 1.5 

to 150 bar H2 pressure. 

• Volumetric capacity of greater than 

70 g/liter total releasable hydrogen: 

Æ i.e., total volume of H2 ab/adsorbed 

by the solid plus the pressurized 

hydrogen contained within the pore 

spaces all divided by the total sample 

volume including the material’s skeletal 

volume. 

• Charging kinetics: greater than or 

equal to 4×10¥4 (i.e. 0.0004) grams of 

hydrogen per gram of material per 

second: 

Æ Charging kinetics are to be 

measured with an inlet hydrogen gas 

temperature of between ¥40 to +85 

degrees C and an inlet hydrogen 

pressure of not greater than 150 bar. 

• Discharge kinetics: greater than or 

equal to 2×10¥5 (i.e. 0.00002) grams of 

hydrogen per gram of material per 

second: 

Æ Discharge kinetics are to be 

measured at a sample temperature 

between ¥40 to + 85 degrees C and 

with an outlet hydrogen pressure of 

greater than or equal to 1.5 bar. 

• Cycle life: 100 cycles: 

Æ At completion of 100 charge/ 

discharge cycles from less than 5% to 

greater than 95% of reversible capacity, 

the sample’s reversible capacity must 

still be greater than or equal to 95% of 

the gravimetric capacity target (i.e. ≥ 

0.95 times 7.5 wt.% or ≥ 7.1 wt.%). 

Final test results and award 

qualifications. Performance data must 

be submitted on an entered material 

demonstrating the principal 

requirements from above, based on data 

obtained by an independent laboratory. 

The participant must provide at least a 

10 gram sample of the material(s) for 

independent verification of the above 

criteria by a laboratory specified by the 

Panel of Judges in consultation with 

DOE. The Panel of Judges will evaluate 

the test results and determine if there is 

a winner and honorable mentions. An 

award will be made only if all the 

technical evaluation criteria are met or 

exceeded. In the case of multiple entries 

exceeding all of the performance criteria 

in the final test results, the entry with 

the highest gravimetric capacity will be 

the winner. In the case that two or more 

entries have the same highest 

gravimetric capacity, then the entry 

with the highest result for the above 

cycle life test will be declared the 

winner. Further details are provided on 

the criteria, scoring and rules in the HPrize Rules and Requirements document 

at http://hydrogenprize.org. 

VI. Cancellation and Team 

Disqualification 

A participant may be disqualified for 

the following reasons: 

• At the request of the registered 

participant or team leader; 

• Failure to meet or maintain 

eligibility requirements (note that at the 

time of the prize award, if it is 

determined that a participant has not 

met or maintained all eligibility 

requirements, they shall be disqualified 

without regard to H-Prize Competition 

performance); 

• Failure to comply with H-Prize 

Rules and Requirements; 

• Failure to submit required 

documents or materials on time; 

• Fraudulent acts, statements or 

misrepresentations involving any HPrize participation or documentation; 

or, 

• Violation of any Federal, State or 

local law or regulation inconsistent with 

the H-Prize Competition. 

Cancellation. DOE reserves the right 

to cancel this prize program at any time 

prior to the completion of materials’ 

testing by the independent third party 

laboratory. 

For more information about the DOE 

Hydrogen Program and related on-board 

hydrogen storage activities visit the 

Program’s Web site at http:// 

www.hydrogen.energy.gov and http:// 

www.eere.energy.gov/ 

hydrogenandfuelcells. 

Issued in Golden, CO, on August 18, 2009. 

Carol Hellman, 

Acting Procurement Director, Golden Field 

Office. 

[FR Doc. E9–20552 Filed 8–25–09; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 6450–01–P 

ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION 

AGENCY 

[EPA–HQ–OW–2005–0023; FRL–8949–2] 

Agency Information Collection 

Activities: Proposed Collection; 

Comment Request; Clean Water Act 

Section 404 State-Assumed Programs; 

EPA ICR No. 0220.11, OMB Control No. 

2040–0168 

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 February 

28, 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 October 26, 2009. 

ADDRESSES: Submit your comments, 

identified by Docket ID number EPA– 

HQ–OW–2005–0023, by one of the 

following methods: 

• http://www.regulations.gov: Follow 

the on-line instructions for submitting 

comments. 

• E-mail: ow-docket@epa.gov. 

• Mail: Office of Water Docket, 

Environmental Protection Agency, 

Mailcode: 4101T, 1200 Pennsylvania 

Ave., NW., Washington, DC 20460. 

• Hand Delivery: Office of Water 

Docket, Environmental Protection 

Agency, Public Reading Room, Room 

B102, EPA West Building, 1301 

Constitution Ave., NW., Washington, 

DC 20004. 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–OW–2005– 

0023. 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 


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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: 

Kathy Hurld, Office of Wetlands, 

Oceans, and Watersheds, Wetlands 

Division (4502T), Environmental 

Protection Agency, 1200 Pennsylvania 

Ave., NW., Washington, DC 20460; 

telephone: 202–566–1348; fax number: 

202–566–1349; e-mail address: 

hurld.kathy@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–OW–2005–0023, which is available 

for online viewing at http:// 

www.regulations.gov, or in person 

viewing at the Water 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 8:30 

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 Water Docket is 202– 

566–2426. 

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 public 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? 

Affected entities: Entities potentially 

affected by this action are those States/ 

Tribes requesting assumption of the 

Clean Water Act section 404 permit 

program; States/Tribes with approved 

assumed programs; and permit 

applicants in States/Tribes with 

assumed programs. 

Title: Clean Water Act Section 404 

State-Assumed Programs. 

ICR Numbers: EPA ICR No. 0220.11, 

OMB Control No. 2040–0168. 

ICR status: This ICR is currently 

scheduled to expire on February 28, 

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: Section 404(g) of the Clean 

Water Act authorizes States [and Tribes] 

to assume the section 404 permit 

program. States/Tribes must 

demonstrate that they meet the statutory 

and regulatory requirements (40 CFR 

part 233) for an approvable program. 

Specified information and documents 

must be submitted by the State/Tribe to 

EPA to request assumption. Once the 

required information and documents are 

submitted and EPA has a complete 

assumption request package, the 

statutory time clock for EPA’s decision 

to either approve or deny the State/ 

Tribe’s assumption request starts. The 

information contained in the 

assumption request is made available to 

the other involved Federal agencies 

(Corps of Engineers, U.S. Fish and 

Wildlife Service, and National Marine 

Fisheries Service) and to the general 

public for review and comment. These 

minimum information requirements are 

based on the information that must be 

submitted when applying for a section 

404 permit from the Corps of Engineers. 

[33 CFR 328]. 

States/Tribes must be able to issue 

permits that comply with the 404(b)(1) 

Guidelines, the environmental review 

criteria. States/Tribes and the reviewing 

Federal agencies must be able to review 

proposed projects to evaluate, avoid, 

minimize and compensate for 

anticipated impacts. EPA’s assumption 

regulations establish recommended 

elements that should be included in the 

State/Tribes’s permit application, so 

that sufficient information is available 

to make a thorough analysis of 

anticipated impacts. These minimum 

information requirements are based on 

the information that must be submitted 

when applying for a section 404 permit 

from the Corps of Engineers (CWA 

section 404(h)(1)(A)(i) and section 404(j) 

and 40 CFR 230.10, 233.20, 233.21, 

233.34, and 233.50) (33 CFR 325.1). 

EPA is responsible for oversight of 

assumed programs to ensure that State/ 

Tribal programs are in compliance with 

applicable requirements and that State/ 

Tribal permit decisions adequately 

consider, avoid, minimize and 

compensate for anticipated impacts. 

States/Tribes must evaluate their 


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programs annually and submit the 

results in a report to EPA. EPA’s 

assumption regulations establish 

minimum requirements for the annual 

report (40 CFR 233.52). 

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 

number. The OMB control numbers for 

EPA’s regulations are listed in 40 CFR 

Part 9 and 48 CFR Chapter 15 and are 

identified on the form and/or 

instrument, if applicable. 

Burden Statement: The annual public 

reporting and recordkeeping burden for 

this collection of information is 

estimated to average 520 hours to 

request program assumption, 5 hours to 

complete a permit application and 80 

hours to prepare the annual report per 

assumed program. 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: 2 States/Tribes to request 

program assumption; 20,000 permit 

applicants, 4 assumed States/Tribes. 

Frequency of response: On occasion. 

Estimated total average number of 

responses for each respondent: One 

time to request assumption; one time 

when requesting a permit; annually for 

the annual permit and annual report. 

Estimated total annual burden hours: 

101,360 (520 hours to request 

assumption times two States/Tribes 

(1,040 hours); 20,000 permit applicants 

times 5 hours per application (100,000 

hours); 80 hours per annual report times 

4 States/Tribes (320 hours). 

Estimated total annual costs: $45,120 

(includes $0 annualized capital and 

O&M costs). 

Are There Changes in the Estimates 

From the Last Approval? 

There are changes in the estimates 

from the last approval. These changes 

are to account for increases in wages. 

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: August 19, 2009. 

Suzanne Schwartz, 

Acting Director, Office of Wetlands, Oceans, 

and Watersheds. 

[FR Doc. E9–20603 Filed 8–25–09; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 6560–50–P 

ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION 

AGENCY 

[EPA–HQ–OAR–2003–0162; FRL–8949–3] 

Agency Information Collection 

Activities; Submission to OMB for 

Review and Approval; Comment 

Request; Information Collection 

Request for Proposed Regional Haze 

Regulations; EPA ICR No. 1813.07, 

OMB Control No. 2060–0412 

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 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 information collection and 

its estimated burden and cost. 

DATES: Additional comments may be 

submitted on or before September 25, 

2009. 

ADDRESSES: Submit your comments, 

referencing Docket ID No. EPA–HQ– 

OAR–2003–0162, to (1) EPA online 

using http://www.regulations.gov (our 

preferred method), by e-mail: 

docket.oeca@epa.gov, or by mail to: EPA 

Docket Center, Agency Information 

Collection Request Activities: Proposed 

Collection and Comment Request for the 

Regional Haze Regulations Docket, 

Docket ID No. EPA–HQ–OAR–2003– 

0162, Environmental Protection Agency, 

Air and Radiation Docket and 

Information Center, Mailcode: 28221T, 

1200 Pennsylvania Ave., NW., 

Washington, DC 20460, and (2) OMB by 

mail to: Office of Information and 

Regulatory Affairs, Office of 

Management and Budget OMB, 

Attention: Desk Office for EPA, 725 17th 

Street, NW., Washington, DC 20503. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Mr. 

Todd Hawes, Air Quality Policy 

Division, Office of Air Quality Planning 

and Standards, (C539–04), 

Environmental Protection Agency, 

Research Triangle Park, North Carolina 

27711; telephone number: (919) 541– 

5591; fax number: (919) 541–0824; email address: hawes.todd@epa.gov. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: EPA has 

submitted the following ICR to OMB for 

review and approval according to the 

procedures prescribed in 5 CFR 1320.12. 

On May 8, 2009 (74 FR 21680), EPA 

sought comments on this ICR pursuant 

to 5 CFR 1320.8(d). EPA received no 

comments during the comment period. 

Any additional comments on this ICR 

should be submitted to EPA and OMB 

within 30 days of this notice. 

EPA has established a public docket 

for this ICR under Docket ID No. EPA– 

HQ–OAR–2003–0162, which is 

available for online viewing at http:// 

www.regulations.gov, or in person at the 

Air 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 Docket is 

202–566–1742. 

Use EPA’s electronic docket and 

comment system at http:// 

www.regulations.gov, to submit or view 

public comments, access the index 

listing of the contents of the docket, and 

to access those documents in the docket 

that are available electronically. Once in 

the system, select ‘‘docket search,’’ then 

key in the docket ID number identified 

above. Please note that EPA’s policy is 

that public comments, whether 

submitted electronically or in paper, 

will be made available for public 

viewing at http://www.regulations.gov 

as EPA receives them and without 

change, unless the comment contains 

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