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deemed to be authorized effective the 

day after the time allowed for protest. If 

a protest is filed and not withdrawn 

within 30 days after the time allowed 

for filing a protest, the instant request 

shall be treated as an application for 

authorization pursuant to section 7 of 

the NGA. 

The Commission strongly encourages 

electronic filings of comments, protests, 

and interventions via the internet in lieu 

of paper. See 18 CFR 385.2001(a)(1) (iii) 

and the instructions on the 

Commission’s web site (www.ferc.gov) 

under the ‘‘e-Filing’’ link. Persons 

unable to file electronically should 

submit an original and 14 copies of the 

protest or intervention to the Federal 

Energy Regulatory Commission, 888 

First Street NE., Washington, DC 20426. 

Dated: February 28, 2012. 

Kimberly D. Bose, 

Secretary. 

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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION 

AGENCY 

[EPA–HQ–OAR–2008–0707; Notice-3; FRL– 

9643–1] 

Agency Information Collection 

Activities; Proposed Collection; 

Comment Request; Data Reporting 

Requirements for State and Local 

Vehicle Emission Inspection and 

Maintenance (I/M) Programs 

AGENCY: Environmental Protection 

Agency. 

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 August 

31, 2012. 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 May 4, 2012. 

ADDRESSES: Submit your comments, 

identified by Docket ID No. EPA–HQ– 

OAR–2008–0707: Notice-3, by one of 

the following methods: 

• www.regulations.gov: Follow the 

on-line instructions for submitting 

comments. 

• Email: sosnowski.dave@epa.gov. 

• Fax: (734)–214–4052. 

• Mail: U.S. Environmental 

Protection Agency, EPA West (Air 

Docket), Mailcode: 6102T, 1200 

Pennsylvania Ave NW., Room: B108, 

Washington, DC 20460. 

• Hand Delivery: EPA Docket Center 

(Air Docket), U.S. Environmental 

Protection Agency, 1301 Constitution 

Avenue NW., Room: B108; Mail Code: 

6102T, 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–OAR–2008– 

0707: Notice-3. 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 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 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, 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: 

Dave Sosnowski, Environmental 

Protection Agency, Office of 

Transportation and Air Quality, 

Transportation and Climate Division, 

2000 Traverwood, Ann Arbor, Michigan 

48105; telephone number: (734) 214– 

4823; fax number: (734) 214–4052; 

email address: sosnowski.dave@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–2008–0707: Notice-3, which 

is available for online viewing at 

www.regulations.gov, or in person 

viewing 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 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 

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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–2008– 

0707: Notice-3. 

Affected entities: Entities potentially 

affected by this action are the state 

government agencies or departments 

responsible for oversight and operation 

of the I/M programs (SIC#91). Thirtythree states plus the District of 

Columbia will be affected by I/M 

program requirements. 

Title: Data Reporting Requirements for 

State and Local Vehicle Emission 

Inspection and Maintenance (I/M) 

Programs. 

ICR numbers: EPA ICR No. 1613.03, 

OMB Control No. 2060–0252. 

ICR status: This ICR is currently 

scheduled to expire on August 31, 2012. 

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: To provide general oversight 

and support to state and local I/M 

programs, the Transportation and 

Regional Programs Division (TRPD), 

Office of Transportation and Air 

Quality, Office of Air and Radiation, U. 

S. Environmental Protection Agency, 

requires that state or local program 

management for both basic and 

enhanced I/M programs collect two 

varieties of reports to EPA. The first 

reporting requirement is the submittal of 

an annual report providing general 

program operating data and summary 

statistics, addressing the program’s 

current design and coverage, a summary 

of testing data, enforcement program 

efforts, quality assurance and quality 

control efforts, and other miscellaneous 

information allowing for an assessment 

of the program’s relative effectiveness; 

the second is a biennial report on any 

changes to the program over the twoyear period and the impact of such 

changes, including any weaknesses 

discovered and corrections made or 

planned. 

General program effectiveness is 

determined by the degree to which a 

program misses, meets, or exceeds the 

emission reductions committed to in the 

state’s approved SIP, which, in turn, 

must meet or exceed the minimum 

emission reductions expected from the 

relevant performance standard, as 

promulgated under EPA’s revisions to 

40 CFR, Part 51, in response to 

requirements established in section 182 

of the Clean Air Act Amendments of 

1990 (Act). This information will be 

used by EPA to determine a program’s 

progress toward meeting requirements 

under 40 CFR, Part 51, as well as to 

assess national trends in the area of 

basic and enhanced I/M programs and 

to provide background information in 

support of periodic site visits and 

evaluations. 

Burden Statement: The annual public 

reporting and recordkeeping burden for 

this collection of information is 

estimated to average 85 hours 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: 28. 

Frequency of response: Annual and 

Biennial. 

Estimated total average number of 

responses for each respondent: 1. 

Estimated total annual burden hours: 

2,380 hours. 

Estimated total annual costs: 

$144,564. This includes an estimated 

burden cost of $144,564 and an 

estimated cost of $0 for capital 

investment or maintenance and 

operational costs. 

Are there changes in the estimates from 

the last approval? 

There is a change in the total 

estimated respondent burden compared 

with that identified in the ICR currently 

approved by OMB due to increased 

Office of Personnel Management 

estimates for labor costs for clerical, 

technical, and management personnel. 

The total cost and burden associated 

with this ICR has gone down, however, 

due to a reduction in the number of 

respondents covered by the collection. 

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 28, 2012. 

Karl Simon, 

Director, Transportation and Climate 

Division, Office of Office of Transportation 

and Air Quality. 

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BILLING CODE 6560–50–P 

ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION 

AGENCY 

[FRL–9642–8] 

Cross-Media Electronic Reporting: 

Authorized Program Revision 

Approval, State of Ohio 

AGENCY: Environmental Protection 

Agency (EPA). 

ACTION: Notice. 

SUMMARY: This notice announces EPA’s 

approval of the State of Ohio’s request 

to revise/modify certain of its EPAauthorized programs to allow electronic 

reporting. 


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