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Protocol commitments, the United 

States was obligated to cease production 

and import of class I controlled 

substances (e.g., chlorofluorocarbons or 

CFCs) with exemptions for essential 

uses, critical uses, previously-used 

material, and material that is 

transformed, destroyed, or exported to 

developing countries. The Protocol also 

establishes limits and reduction 

schedules leading to the eventual 

phaseout of class II controlled 

substances (i.e., 

hydrochlorofluorocarbons or HCFCs). 

The U.S. is obligated to limit HCFC 

consumption (defined by the Protocol as 

production plus imports, minus 

exports). The schedule called for a 35 

percent reduction on January 1, 2004, 

followed by a 75 percent reduction on 

January 1, 2010, a 90 percent reduction 

on January 1, 2015, a 99.5 percent 

reduction on January 1, 2020, and a total 

phaseout on January 1, 2030. The U.S. 

Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) 

is responsible for administering the 

phaseout. 

To ensure U.S. compliance with these 

limits and restrictions, EPA established 

an allowance system to control U.S. 

production and import of HCFCs by 

granting control measures referred to as 

baseline and calendar-year allowances. 

Baseline allowances are based on the 

historical activity of individual 

companies. Calendar-year allowances 

allow holders to produce and/or import 

controlled substances in a given year 

and are allocated as a percentage of 

baseline. There are two types of baseline 

and calendar-year allowances: 

Consumption and production 

allowances. Since each allowance is 

equal to 1 kilogram of HCFC, EPA is 

able to monitor the quantity of HCFCs 

being produced, imported and exported. 

Transfers of production and 

consumption allowances among 

producers and importers are allowed 

and are tracked by EPA. 

The above-described limits and 

restrictions are monitored by EPA 

through the requirements established in 

the regulations in 40 CFR part 82, 

subpart A. To submit required 

information, regulated entities can 

download reporting forms from EPA’s 

Web site (http://www.epa.gov/ozone/ 

record), complete them, and send them 

to EPA electronically, via mail, courier, 

or fax. Almost all of the large regulated 

companies use the EPA reporting forms. 

Upon receipt of the reports, the data 

is entered into the Ozone Depleting 

Substances (ODS) Tracking System. The 

ODS Tracking System is a secure 

database that maintains the data 

submitted to EPA and helps the agency: 

(1) Maintain oversight over total 

production and consumption of 

controlled substances; (2) monitor 

compliance with limits and restrictions 

on production, imports, and trades and 

specific exemptions from the phaseout 

for individual U.S. companies; and (3) 

assess, and report on, compliance with 

the U.S. obligations under the Montreal 

Protocol. 

EPA has implemented an electronic 

reporting system that allows regulated 

entities to prepare and submit data 

electronically. Coupled with the 

widespread use of the standardized 

forms, electronic reporting has 

improved data quality and made the 

reporting process efficient for both 

reporting companies and EPA. Most 

reporting is done electronically. 

Pursuant to regulations in 40 CFR part 

2, subpart B, reporting businesses are 

entitled to assert a business 

confidentiality claim covering any part 

of the submitted business information as 

defined in 40 CFR 2.201(c). EPA’s 

practice is to manage the reported 

information as confidential business 

information. 

Burden Statement: The annual public 

reporting and recordkeeping burden for 

this collection of information is 

estimated to average 5 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. 

Respondents/Affected Entities: 

Companies that produce, import, and 

export class II controlled ozone 

depleting substances. 

Estimated Number of Respondents: 

49. 

Frequency of Response: Annually, 

quarterly, occasionally. 

Estimated Total Annual Hour Burden: 

1,601 hours. 

Estimated Total Annual Cost: 

$161,793, includes $1,365 in O&M 

costs. 

Changes in the Estimates: There is a 

decrease of 259 hours in the total 

estimated burden currently identified in 

the OMB Inventory of Approved ICR 

Burdens. This decrease reflects the 

expansion of the electronic reporting 

program. 

John Moses, 

Director, Collection Strategies Division. 

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BILLING CODE 6560–50–P 

ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION 

AGENCY 

[EPA–HQ–SFUND–2004–0008; FRL–9528–3] 

Information Collection Request 

Submitted to OMB for Review and 

Approval; Comment Request; 

Consolidated Superfund Information 

Collection Request (Renewal) 

AGENCY: Environmental Protection 

Agency (EPA). 

ACTION: Notice. 

SUMMARY: The Environmental Protection 

Agency has submitted an information 

collection request (ICR), ‘‘Consolidated 

Superfund Information Collection 

Request (Renewal)’’ (EPA ICR No. 

1487.11, OMB Control No. 2050–0179) 

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, 2013. It is also a proposed 

consolidation of three ICR’s into one. 

EPA ICR’s No. 1488.08, OMB Control 

No. 2050–0095 ‘‘Superfund Site 

Evaluation and Hazard Ranking System 

(Renewal)’’ and ICR No. 1463.09, OMB 

Control No. 2050–0096 ‘‘National Oil 

and Hazardous Substance Pollution 

Contingency Plan (NCP) (Renewal)’’ are 

being consolidated into EPA ICR No. 

1487.11, OMB Control No. 2050–0179 

‘‘Consolidated Superfund Information 

Collection Request (Renewal).’’ Public 

comments were previously requested 

via the Federal Register (77 FR 47835) 

on August 10, 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 21, 2013. 

ADDRESSES: Submit your comments, 

referencing Docket ID Number EPA– 

HQ–SFUND–2004–0008, to (1) EPA 

online using www.regulations.gov (our 


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preferred method), by email to 

superfund.docket@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: 

Laura Knudsen, Office of Solid Waste 

and Emergency Response, Assessment 

and Remediation Division, (5204P), 

Environmental Protection Agency, 1200 

Pennsylvania Ave. NW., Washington, 

DC 20460; telephone number: 703–603– 

8861; fax number: 703–603–9102; email 

address: knudsen.laura@@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 www.epa.gov/ 

dockets. 

Superfund Site Evaluation and Hazard 

Ranking System (HRS) ICR 

Abstract: The Hazard Ranking System 

(HRS) is a model that is used to evaluate 

the relative threats to human health and 

the environment posed by actual or 

potential releases of hazardous 

substances, pollutants, and 

contaminants. 

EPA regional offices work with states 

to determine those sites for which the 

state will conduct the Superfund site 

evaluation activities and the HRS 

scoring. The states are reimbursed 100 

percent of their costs, except for record 

maintenance. 

Under this ICR, the states will apply 

the HRS by identifying and classifying 

those releases or sites that warrant 

further investigation. The HRS score is 

crucial since it is the primary 

mechanism used to determine whether 

a site is eligible to be included on the 

National Priorities List (NPL). Only sites 

on the NPL are eligible for Superfundfinanced remedial actions. HRS scores 

are derived from the sources described 

in this information collection, including 

conducting field reconnaissance, taking 

samples at the site, and reviewing 

available reports and documents. States 

record the collected information on HRS 

documentation worksheets and include 

this in the supporting reference package. 

National Oil and Hazardous Substances 

Pollution Contingency Plan (NCP) ICR 

Abstract: All remedial actions covered 

by this ICR (e.g., Remedial 

Investigations/Feasibility Studies) are 

stipulated in the statute (CERCLA) and 

are instrumental in the process of 

cleaning up National Priorities List 

(NPL) sites to be protective of human 

health and the environment. Some 

community involvement activities 

covered by this ICR are not required at 

every site (e.g., Technical Assistance 

Grants) and depend very much on the 

community and the nature of the site 

and cleanup. All community activities 

seek to involve the public in the 

cleanup of the sites, gain the input of 

community members and include the 

community’s perspective on the 

potential future reuse of the Superfund 

NPL sites. Community Involvement 

activities can enhance the remedial 

process and increase community 

acceptance and the potential for 

productive and useful reuse of the sites. 

The respondents on whom a burden 

is placed include state and tribal 

governments and communities. 

Potentially Responsible Parties (PRPs) 

are not addressed in this ICR because 

the Paperwork Reduction Act does not 

require the inclusion of those entities 

that are the subject of administrative or 

civil action by the Agency. The ICR 

reports the estimated reporting and 

recordkeeping burden hours and costs 

expected to be incurred by these entities 

and by the Federal government in its 

oversight capacities of state action and 

administration of community activities 

at Fund-lead NPL sites. Remedial 

activities undertaken by states at NPL 

sites are those required and 

recommended by CERCLA and the NCP 

and the cost of many of these activities 

may be reimbursed by the Federal 

government. All community 

involvement in the remedial process of 

Superfund is voluntary. Therefore, all 

cost estimates for community members 

is theoretical and does not represent 

expenditure of actual dollars. 

States have responsibilities at new 

and ongoing state-lead sites and at all 

state-lead, Federal-lead and Federal 

Facility sites entering the remedial 

phase of Superfund. All other remedial 

activities taken by the state are done so 

at sites which the state voluntarily 

assumes the lead agency role. Over each 

year of this ICR, the state will be 

completing remedial activities at sites 

that entered the remedial phase of 

Superfund at different times. 

Cooperative Agreements and Superfund 

State Contracts for Superfund Response 

Actions (SRA) ICR 

Abstract: This ICR authorizes the 

collection of information under 40 CFR 

part 35, subpart O, which establishes 

the administrative requirements for 

cooperative agreements funded under 

the Comprehensive Environmental 

Response, Compensation, and Liability 

Act (CERCLA) for State, federallyrecognized Indian tribal governments, 

and political subdivision response 

actions. This regulation also codifies the 

administrative requirements for 

Superfund State Contracts for non-State 

lead remedial responses. This regulation 

includes only those provisions 

mandated by CERCLA, required by 

OMB Circulars, or added by EPA to 

ensure sound and effective financial 

assistance management under this 

regulation. The information is collected 

from applicants and/or recipients of 

EPA assistance and is used to make 

awards, pay recipients, and collect 

information on how federal funds are 

being utilized. EPA requires this 

information to meet its federal 

stewardship responsibilities. Recipient 

responses are required to obtain a 

benefit (federal funds) under 40 CFR 

part 31, ‘‘Uniform Administrative 

Requirements for Grants and 

Cooperative Agreements to State and 

Local Governments’’ and under 40 CFR 

part 35, ‘‘State and Local Assistance.’’ 

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 40 CFR are listed 

in 40 CFR part 9. 

Form Numbers: None of the ICR’s 

have forms. 

Respondents/affected entities: State, 

Local or Tribal Governments; 

Communities; US Territories. 

Respondent’s obligation to respond: 

Required to obtain benefits, Mandatory, 

Voluntary. 

Estimated number of respondents: 

12,131 

Frequency of response: On occasion, 

Once. 

Total estimated burden: 308,458 

hours (per year). Burden is defined at 5 

CFR 1320.03(b) 

Total estimated cost: $481,661.59 (per 

year), includes $0 annualized capital or 

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Changes in the Estimates: There is an 

increase of 304,269 hours primarily due 

the consolidation of three ICRs into one 

(OMB numbers 2050–0179, 2050–0095 

and 2050–0096). 

John Moses, 

Director, Collection Strategies Division. 

[FR Doc. 2013–03741 Filed 2–15–13; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 6560–50–P 

ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION 

AGENCY 

[EPA–HQ–OECA–2012–0680; FRL–9528–2] 

Agency Information Collection 

Activities; Submission to OMB for 

Review and Approval; Comment 

Request; Emission Guidelines and 

Compliance Times for Existing 

Municipal Solid Waste Landfills 

(Renewal) 

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 March 21, 2013. 

ADDRESSES: Submit your comments, 

referencing docket ID number EPA–HQ– 

OECA–2012–0680, to: (1) EPA online, 

using www.regulations.gov (our 

preferred method), or by email to: 

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

Docket Center (EPA/DC), Environmental 

Protection Agency, Enforcement and 

Compliance Docket and Information 

Center, mail code 28221T, 1200 

Pennsylvania Avenue NW., Washington, 

DC 20460; and (2) OMB at: Office of 

Information and Regulatory Affairs, 

Office of Management and Budget 

(OMB), Attention: Desk Officer for EPA, 

725 17th Street NW., Washington, DC 

20503. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Learia Williams, Monitoring, 

Assistance, and Media Programs 

Division, Office of Compliance, Mail 

Code 2227A, Environmental Protection 

Agency, 1200 Pennsylvania Avenue 

NW., Washington, DC 20460; telephone 

number: (202) 564–4113; fax number: 

(202) 564–0050; email address: 

williams.learia@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 October 17, 2012 (77 FR 63813), EPA 

sought comments on this ICR pursuant 

to 5 CFR 1320.8(d). EPA received no 

comments. Any additional comments on 

this ICR should be submitted to both 

EPA and OMB within 30 days of this 

notice. 

EPA has established a public docket 

for this ICR under docket ID number 

EPA–HQ–OECA–2012–0680, which is 

available for either public viewing 

online at http://www.regulations.gov, or 

in person viewing at the Enforcement 

and Compliance Docket in the EPA 

Docket Center (EPA/DC), EPA West, 

Room 3334, 1301 Constitution Avenue 

NW., Washington, DC. The EPA Docket 

Center 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 

Enforcement and Compliance Docket is 

(202) 566–1752. 

Use EPA’s electronic docket and 

comment system at http:// 

www.regulations.gov to either 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 

copyrighted material, Confidentiality of 

Business Information (CBI), or other 

information whose public disclosure is 

restricted by statute. For further 

information about the electronic docket, 

go to www.regulations.gov. 

Title: Emission Guidelines and 

Compliance Times for Existing 

Municipal Solid Waste Landfills 

(Renewal). 

ICR Numbers: EPA ICR Number 

1893.06, OMB Control Number 2060– 

0430. 

ICR Status: This ICR is scheduled to 

expire on March 31, 2013. Under OMB 

regulations, the Agency may continue to 

either conduct or sponsor the collection 

of information while this submission is 

pending at OMB. 

Abstract: The affected entities are 

subject to the General Provisions of the 

Emission Guidelines at 40 CFR part 60, 

subpart A, and any changes, or 

additions to the Provisions specified at 

40 CFR part 60, subpart Cc and part 62, 

Subpart GGG. 

Owners or operators of the affected 

facilities must submit periodic reports 

and results. Owners or operators are 

also required to maintain records of 

control system monitoring, accumulated 

refuse, surface methane monitoring, and 

collection and control system 

exceedances. 

Burden Statement: The annual public 

reporting and recordkeeping burden for 

this collection of information is 

estimated to average 15 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. 

Respondents/Affected Entities: 

Entities potentially affected by this 

action are the owners or operators of 

municipal solid waste landfills. 

Estimated Number of Respondents: 

511. 

Frequency of Response: Monthly, 

Quarterly, and Annually. 

Estimated Total Annual Hour Burden: 

42,277. 

Estimated Total Annual Cost: 

$4,717,854, which includes $4,054,254 

in labor costs, no capital/startup costs, 

and $663,600 in operation and 

maintenance (O&M) costs. 

Changes in the Estimates: There is a 

net decrease in the total burden 

associated with both privately- and 

publicly-owned landfills. This decrease 

is due to an adjustment to the estimated 

average number of respondents. To 

account for landfill closures that have 

occurred since the previous ICR was 

approved, this ICR applies a threepercent per year landfill closure rate to 

the previous ICR’s estimated number of 

respondents. This adjustment decreased 

the total burden hours associated with 

privately- and publicly-owned landfills. 

There is an increase in burden cost from 

the most recently approved ICR. This is 


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