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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. 

The EPA estimates a total of 135 

respondents, 10 new and 125 existing. 

The estimated total annual burden 

hours are 153,626 for 135 responses for 

an average burden of 1,821 per 

respondent. 

Estimated total annual costs are 

$10,978,201.08. This includes an 

estimated contractor burden cost of 

$9,858,202.20 and an estimated Agency 

burden cost of $1,119,998.88. These 

amounts were calculated using the 

hours above and the labor rates from the 

2009 Bureau of Labor National Mean 

Statistics and the General Schedule. 

Specific calculations are included in the 

ICR. Because it will not be necessary for 

respondents to acquire any capital 

goods to provide the requested 

information, EPA has estimated no 

incurred capital/start-up costs. 

Are there changes in the estimates from 

the last approval? 

There is no change in the hours in the 

total estimated respondent burden 

compared with that identified in the ICR 

currently approved by OMB. 

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: January 18, 2011. 

John R. Bashista, 

Director, Office of Acquisition Management. 

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A Method To Assess Climate-Relevant 

Decisions: Application in the 

Chesapeake Bay 

AGENCY: Environmental Protection 

Agency (EPA). 

ACTION: Notice of Peer Review 

Workshop. 

SUMMARY: EPA is announcing that 

Eastern Research Group, Inc. (ERG), an 

EPA contractor for external scientific 

peer review, will convene an 

independent panel of experts and 

organize and conduct an external peer 

review workshop to review the external 

review draft document titled, ‘‘A 

Method to Assess Climate-Relevant 

Decisions: Application in the 

Chesapeake Bay’’ (EPA/600/R–10/096a). 

The draft document was prepared by 

EPA’s National Center for 

Environmental Assessment (NCEA), 

which is situated in the Office of 

Research and Development. 

EPA will forward public comments 

that were submitted in accordance with 

a previous notice (Federal Register 

Volume 75, Number 168 [Tuesday, 

August 31, 2010]) to the external peerreview panel for consideration prior to 

the meeting. When finalizing the draft 

document, EPA will consider any public 

comments that EPA received in 

accordance with the August 31, 2010 

Federal Register Notice. 

EPA released this draft document 

solely for the purpose of peer review 

under applicable information quality 

guidelines. This document has not been 

formally disseminated by EPA. It does 

not represent and should not be 

construed to represent any Agency 

policy or determination. 

EPA invites the public to register and 

attend this workshop and to give oral 

and/or provide written comments of the 

draft document under review. The draft 

document and EPA’s peer review charge 

are available via the Internet on NCEA’s 

home page under the Recent Additions 

and the Data and Publications menus at 

http://www.epa.gov/ncea. In preparing a 

final report, EPA will consider the 

comments and recommendations from 

the external peer review workshop and 

any public comments received in 

accordance with this notice. 

DATES: The peer review panel workshop 

will begin on Friday, March 11, 2011, at 

8:30 a.m. and end at 4 p.m. 

ADDRESSES: The peer review workshop 

will be held at The Navy League 

Building, 2300 Wilson Boulevard, 

Arlington, VA 22201. The EPA 

contractor, ERG, is organizing, 

convening, and conducting the peer 

review workshop. To attend the 

workshop, register by Friday, March 4, 

2011 by calling ERG at 781–674–7374 or 

toll free at 800–803–2833 (ask for the 

Chesapeake Bay peer review 

coordinator, Laurie Waite), sending a 

facsimile to 781–674–2906 (please 

reference: ‘‘Chesapeake Bay peer review 

workshop’’ and include your name, title, 

affiliation, full address, and contact 

information, and whether you wish to 

make oral comments), or sending an email to meetings@erg.com (subject line: 

‘‘Chesapeake Bay peer review 

workshop’’ and include your name, title, 

affiliation, full address, and contact 

information, and whether you wish to 

make oral comments). You may also 

register via the Internet at https:// 

www2.ergweb.com/projects/ 

conferences/peerreview/registerchesapeake.htm. The draft ‘‘A Method to 

Assess Climate-Relevant Decisions: 

Application in the Chesapeake Bay’’ is 

available via the Internet on NCEA’s 

home page under the Recent Additions 

and the Data and Publications menus at 

http://www.epa.gov/ncea. A limited 

number of paper copies are available 

from the Information Management Team 

(IMT), NCEA; telephone: 703–347–8561; 

facsimile: 703–347–8691. If you are 

requesting a paper copy, please provide 

your name, mailing address, and the 

document title, ‘‘A Method to Assess 

Climate-Relevant Decisions: Application 

in the Chesapeake Bay.’’ Copies are not 

available from ERG. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Questions regarding information, 

registration, access or services for 

individuals with disabilities, or logistics 

for the external peer review workshop 

should be directed to ERG, 110 Hartwell 

Avenue, Lexington, MA 02421–3136; 

telephone: 781–674–7374; facsimile: 

781–674–2906; or e-mail: 

meetings@erg.com (subject line: 

Chesapeake Bay peer review workshop), 

preferably at least 10 days prior to the 

meeting, to give as much time as 

possible to process your request. 

If you need technical information 

about the document, please contact 

Susan Julius, National Center for 

Environmental Assessment (NCEA); 

telephone: 703–347–8619; facsimile: 

703–347–8694; e-mail 

Julius.susan@epa.gov. 

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SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

I. Summary of Information About the 

Project/Document 

Climate change is a global 

phenomenon that affects natural and 

human systems in all parts of the world. 

The goal of this study was to develop a 

way to inventory and analyze 

management decisions to provide 

information to effectively adapt to 

climate change. This report will be 

useful to officials who make 

environmental management decisions 

related to the Chesapeake Bay. 

The major steps of the approach used 

in this pilot study of the Chesapeake 

Bay Program were to: (1) Select a study 

area and compile a list of key decisions; 

(2) develop criteria for evaluating the 

climate-relevance of decisions; (3) apply 

the criteria to select decisions that are 

potentially sensitive to climate change; 

(4) solicit expert judgment regarding the 

decisions selected; and (5) test 

alternative prioritization schemes. 

II. Workshop Information 

Members of the public may attend the 

workshop as observers, and there will 

be a limited time for comments from the 

public in the afternoon. Please let ERG 

know if you wish to make comments 

during the workshop. Space is limited, 

and reservations will be accepted on a 

first-come, first-served basis. 

Dated: January 19, 2011. 

Joseph A. DeSantis, 

Acting Director, National Center for 

Environmental Assessment. 

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Science Advisory Board Staff Office; 

Notification of a Public Meeting of the 

Science Advisory Board Clean Air 

Scientific Advisory Committee, Air 

Monitoring and Methods 

Subcommittee 

AGENCY: Environmental Protection 

Agency (EPA). 

ACTION: Notice. 

SUMMARY: The Environmental Protection 

Agency (EPA or Agency) Science 

Advisory Board (SAB) Staff Office 

announces a public face-to-face meeting 

of the SAB Clean Air Scientific 

Advisory Committee (CASAC) Air 

Monitoring and Methods Subcommittee 

(AMMS) to conduct a review of EPA’s 

draft monitoring documents for Oxides 

of Nitrogen (NOX) and Sulfur (SOX). 

DATES: The meeting will be held on 

February 16, 2011 from 10:30 a.m. to 

5:30 p.m. (Eastern Time). 

ADDRESSES: The Committee meeting 

will be held at the Carolina Inn, 211 

Pittsboro Street, Chapel Hill, NC 27516. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Any 

member of the public wishing further 

information regarding this Notice and 

Request for Nominations may contact 

Mr. Edward Hanlon, Designated Federal 

Officer (DFO), SAB Staff Office, by 

telephone/voice mail at (202) 564–2134; 

by fax at (202) 565–2098 or via e-mail 

at hanlon.edward@epa.gov. General 

information concerning the EPA CASAC 

can be found at the EPA CASAC Web 

site at http://www.epa.gov/casac. Any 

inquiry regarding EPA’s draft 

monitoring documents for NOX and SOX

should be directed to Mr. Richard 

Scheffe, EPA Office of Air Quality 

Planning and Standards (OAQPS) at 

scheffe.rich@epa.gov or 919–541–4650. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Background: Pursuant to the Federal 

Advisory Committee Act, 5 U.S.C., App. 

2 (FACA), notice is hereby given that 

the SAB CASAC AMMS will hold a 

public meeting to evaluate and 

comment on EPA’s draft monitoring 

documents for NOX and SOX. The Clean 

Air Scientific Advisory Committee 

(CASAC) was established under section 

109(d)(2) of the Clean Air Act (CAA or 

Act) (42 U.S.C. 7409) as an independent 

scientific advisory committee. CASAC 

provides advice, information and 

recommendations on the scientific and 

technical aspects of air quality criteria 

and national ambient air quality 

standards (NAAQS) under sections 108 

and 109 of the Act. The CASAC is a 

Federal Advisory Committee chartered 

under FACA. The CASAC will comply 

with the provisions of FACA and all 

appropriate SAB Staff Office procedural 

policies. 

EPA’s Section 109(d)(1) of the Clean 

Air Act requires that the Agency 

periodically review and revise, as 

appropriate, the air quality criteria and 

the National Ambient Air Quality 

Standard (NAAQS) for the six ‘‘criteria’’ 

air pollutants. EPA’s Office of Air 

Quality Planning and Standards 

(OAQPS) has requested independent 

review and CASAC advice regarding 

EPA’s draft monitoring documents for 

NOX and SOX and proposed methods for 

assessing levels of nitrogen and sulfur 

deposition. 

The SAB Staff Office previously 

announced (75 FR 64726–64727, 

October 20, 2010) it was forming a new 

Subcommittee of the CASAC to provide 

independent expert advice on air 

pollution monitoring and methods 

issues through the chartered CASAC. At 

the February 16, 2011 meeting, the 

CASAC AMMS will evaluate and 

comment on EPA’s draft monitoring 

documents for NOX and SOX. 

Availability of Meeting Materials: The 

agenda and EPA’s draft monitoring 

documents for NOX and SOX will be 

available on the CASAC Web site at 

http://www.epa.gov/casac in advance of 

the meeting. 

Interested members of the public may 

submit relevant written or oral 

information on the topic of this advisory 

activity for the CASAC to consider 

during the advisory process. 

Oral Statements: In general, 

individuals or groups requesting an oral 

presentation at this public meeting will 

be limited to five minutes per speaker, 

with no more than a total of one hour 

for all speakers. Interested parties 

should contact Mr. Edward Hanlon, 

DFO, in writing (preferably via e-mail), 

at the contact information noted above, 

by February 10, 2011 to be placed on the 

list of public speakers for the meeting. 

Written Statements: Written statements 

should be received in the SAB Staff 

Office by February 10, 2011 so that the 

information may be made available to 

the CASAC AMMS for their 

consideration. Written statements 

should be supplied to the DFO in the 

following formats: one hard copy with 

original signature, and one electronic 

copy via e-mail (acceptable file format: 

Adobe Acrobat PDF, WordPerfect, MS 

Word, MS PowerPoint, or Rich Text 

files in IBM–PC/Windows 98/2000/XP 

format). Submitters are requested to 

provide two versions of each document 

submitted with and without signatures, 

because the SAB Staff Office does not 

publish documents with signatures on 

its Web sites. 

Accessibility: For information on 

access or services for individuals with 

disabilities, please contact Mr. Edward 

Hanlon at the phone number or e-mail 

address noted above, preferably at least 

ten days prior to the meeting, to give 

EPA as much time as possible to process 

your request. 

Dated: January 19, 2011. 

Anthony F. Maciorowski, 

Deputy Director, EPA Science Advisory Board 

Staff Office. 

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