# Appendix	A: Current	Information	Collection	Requests Associated	with	the Greenhouse	Gas	Reporting	Program

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(Southeast), New Hampshire 8·hour

ozone area. DATES: These motorvehicle emissions budgets are effective May 29, 2012.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Donald O. Cooke, Air Quality Planning Unit, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, EPA New England Regional Office, Office ofEcosystem Protection, Air Quality Planning Unit, 5 Post Office Square-Suite 100, (Mail code OEP05- 2), Boston, MA 02109-3912, telephone number (617) 918-1668, fax number (617) 918-0668, email cooke.donaJd@epa.gov.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Throughout this document, whenever "we," "us" or "our" is used, we mean EPA.

Today's notice is simply an announcement ofa finding thatwe have already made. EPA New England sent a letterto the New Hampshire Department ofEnvironmental Services on April 25, 2012, statingthat the 2008 and 2022 MOVES2010 motorvehicle emissions budgets (MVEBs) in the March 2, 2012 SIP are adequate for transportation conformity purposes. This submittal 

### will also be announced onEPA's conformity Web site: 

### http:// www.epa.gov/otaq/stateresources/ transconf/adequQcy.htm, (once there, click on "What SIP submissions has EPA already found adequate or inadequate?"). The adequate 2008 and 2022 MVEBs are provided in the following t.ble:

ADEQUATE MOTOR VEHICLE EMISSIONS BUDGETS

VOC (tons per NOx (tons per summer day) summer day)

Year 2008 MVEBs for the Boston-Manchester-Portsmouth (Southeast), New Hampshire 8-Hour Ozone

Area

.................................................................................................................................................................. 17.8 37.2 Year 2022 MVEBs for the Boston-Manchester-Portsmouth (Southeast), New Hampshire 8-Hour Ozone

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Transportation cqnformity is required by section 176(c) ofthe Cle.n AirAct. EPA's conformity rule requires that transportation plans, programs, and projects conform to state air quality implementation plans and establishes the criteria and procedures for determining whether ornot they do. Conformityto a SIP means th.t transportation activities will not produce new airquality violations,

worsen existingviolations, or delay timely attainment ofthe national ambient airquality standards.

The criteria by which we determine whethera SIP's motor vehicle emissions budgets are adequate for conformity
purposes are outlined in 40CFR 93.118(e)(4). We have described our process for determining the adequacy of submitted SIP budgets in ourJuly 1, 2004, pre.mble starting at 69 FR 40038, and we used the information in these

resources while makingour adequacy determination. Please note that an adequacy review is separate from EPA's completeness review. and it also should
not be used to prejudge EPA's ultimate approval ofthe SIP. Even ifwe find a budget adequate, the SIP could laterbe disapproved.

Authority: 42 U.S.C. 7401-7671q.

Dated: May 2, 2012.
Ira W. Leighton, ActingRegiona/Administrator,EPA New Eng/and.
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[EPA-HQ...OAR-2012-0333 FRL-9671-6]
Agency Information Collection Activities; Proposed Collection; Comment Request; Information Collection Request forthe GreenhOUse Gas Reporting Program; EPA ICR No. 2300.10

AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency.
ACTION: Notice.

SUMMARY: In compliance with the PaperworkReduction Act (PRA) (44 

### V.S.c. 3501 et

### seq.), this document

announces that EPA is planningto submit a request to renew an existing approved Information Collection Request (JCR) to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB). This ICR is scheduled to expire on November 30,2012.Before submitting the ICR to OMB for review and approval, the EPA is soliciting comments on specific aspects ofthe proposed information collection as described below.
DATES: Comments must be submitted on

orbeforeJuly 13, 2012.
ADDRESSES: Submityourcomments, identified by Docket IDNo. EPA-HQOAR-2012-0333,by one oftbe following methods:



### • http://www.regulations.gov: Follow the on-line instructions for submitting
comments.

• Email: a-and-r-Docket®epa.gov.

• Fax: (202) 566-9744.

• Mail: Airand Radiation Docket and Information Center, Environmental Protection Agency.Mailcode: 2822T, 1200 Pennsylvania Ave. NW., Washington, DC 20460.



### • HandDelivery: EPA Docket Center, Public Reading Room, EPA Headquarters West Building, Room 3334, 1301 Constitution Ave. NW., Washington, DC 20240. Such deliveries

are only .ccepted during the Docket's normal hours ofoperation, and special arrangements shouldbe made for deliveries ofboxed information.

Instructions: Direct your comments to Docket ID No. EPA-HQ-OAR-2012- 0333. TheEPA's policy is th.t all
commentsreceived will be included in the public docket without change and
maybe made available online at 

### http://www,regulations.gov, ineluding any personal information provided, unless the comment includes information claimed to be Confidential Business Information (CBI) orother information whose disclosure is restricted by statute. Do not submit information that you consider to be CBI

orotherwise protected through 

### http:// www.regulations.govor email. The 

### http://www.regulations.govWeb site is

an "anonymous access" system, which

means the EPA will not know your identity or contact information unless you provide it in thebody ofyour comment. Ifyou send an email
comment directly to the EPA without going through 

### http:// www.regu/ations.govyour email address will be automatically captured and included as part ofthe commentthat is placed in the public docket and made available on the Internet. Ifyou submit

an electronic comment.the EPA recommends that you include your

name and other contact information in thebodyofyourcomment and with any--------------------------

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disk orCD-ROM you submit. Ifthe EPA
cannot read yourcomment due to technical difficulties and cannot contact you for clarification, the EPA may not be able to consideryourcomment. Electronic files should avoid the use of special characters. any form of encryption, andbe free ofany defects or viruses. Foradditional information aboutEPA's public docket visitthe EPA Docket Center homepage at 

### http:// www.epa.govlepahomeldockets.htm.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Carole Cook, Climate Change Division, Office ofAtmospheric Programs (MC6207J), Environmental Protection Agency, 1200Pennsylvania Ave. NW" Washington, DC 20460: telephone number: (202) 343-9263; fax number: (202) 343-2342; email address: 

### GHGReportingRule@epa.gov.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

How canI accessthedocket and/or submit comments?

The EPA has established a public docket for this ICR under Docket 

### lD No. EPA-HQ-OAR-2012-0333, which is available for online viewing at 

### http:// www.regulations.gov, orin person viewing at the EPA Air and Radiation Docket in the EPA Docket Center (EPAI DC), EPA West, Room 3334, 1301 Constitution Ave. NW., Washington. DC. TheEPAIDC 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 EPA Air and Radiation Docket is (202) 566-1742.

Use 

### http://www.regulations.govto obtain a copy ofthe draft collection of information, submit orview public
comments. access the index listing of the contents ofthe docket, and to access those documents in the public docket that are available electronically. Oncein the system, select "search,"then key in the docket ill number identified in this document.

What information is EPA particularly interested in?

Pursuant to section 3506(c)(2)(A) of the PRA, the EPA specifically solicits
comments and information to enable it
to:(i) Evaluate whetherthe proposed collection ofinformation is necessary for the proper performance ofthe functions ofthe Agency, including whetherthe information will have ·practical utility; (ii) Evaluate the accuracy ofthe Agency's estimate ofthe burden ofthe proposed collection ofinformation, including the validity ofthe methodology and assumptions used;

(iii) Enhance the quality, utility, and clarity ofthe information tobe collected; and

(iv) Minimize the burden ofthe collection ofinformation onthose who

are to respond, including through the

use ofappropriate automated electronic, mechanical. or othertechnological collection techniques or otherforms of information technology, 

### e.g" permitting electronic submission ofresponses. In particular, the EPA is requesting
comments from very small businesses (those that employ less than 25) on examples ofspecific additional efforts that the EPA could make to reduce the paperworkburden for very small businesses affectedbythis collection.

Whatshould I considerwhen I prepare mycommentsfor the 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 ofany technical information and/or datayou used that support yourviews.

4. 

### Ifyou estimate potentialburden or costs, explainhow 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 ensureproperreceipt by the EPA, be sure to identify the docket ill numberassigned to this action in the subject line on the first page ofyour response. You may also provide the
name, date, and FederalRegister citation.

What 

### information collection activity or ICR doesthis apply to?

(Docket ill No. EPA-HQ-OAR-2012- 0333.J

Affected entities: Entities potentially affected by this action are suppliers of certain products thatwill emit GHG when released. combusted, or oxidized,
motor vehicle and engine manufacturers. including aircraft engine manufacturers; facilities in certain industrial categories that emit greenhouse gases; and facilities that emit 25.000 metric tons or more of carbon dioxide equivalent (C02e) per year. 

### Title: Information Collection Request for the Greenhouse Gas Reporting Program.



### leR numbers:EPA ICR No. 2300.10, OMB Control No. 2060-0629. ICR status: This ICR is currently scheduled to expire on November 30, 2012. An agency may not conduct or sponsor, and a person is not required to respond to, a collection ofinformation, unless it displays a currently valid OMB control number. The OMB control numbers for the EPA's regulations in title 40 ofthe CFR, after appearing in the FederalRegister when approved,

are listed in 40 CFR part 9, are displayed eitherby publication in the Federal Register or by other appropriate
means, such as on the related collection instrument or form, ifapplicable. The display ofOMB control numbers in certain EPA regulations is consolidated in40 CFR part 9.



### Abstract: In response to the FY2008 Consolidated Appropriations Act (H.R. 2764; Pub. L. 110-161) and under authority ofthe Clean Air Act, the EPA finalized the Mandatory Reporting of Greenhouse Gases Rule (GHG Reporting Rule) (74 FR 56260; October 30, 2009). The GHG Reporting Rule, which became effective on December 29, 2009, establishes reporting requirements for

some direct GHG emitters as well as suppliers ofcertain products that will emit GHG whenreleased, combusted, or oxidized, industrial gas suppliers, and manufacturers ofheavy-duty and offroad vehicles and engines. It does not require control ofgreenhouse gases. Instead, it requires that sources emitting above certain threshold levels of(CO,e) monitor and report emissions.

Subsequent rules provide corrections and clarification on existing requirements; include requirements for additional facilities and suppliers; require reporters to provideinformation about parent companies, NAICS coders), and whetheremissions are from cogeneration; and finalize confidentiality determinations. Specifically, in 2010 and 2011, the EPA promulgatedrequirements for subparts T, FF, II, and TT (75 FR 39736; July 12, 2010); information about parent companies, NAICS coders), and cogeneration (75 FR 57669; September 22, 2010); subpart W (75 FR 74458; November 30, 2010); subparts I, L, DD, QQ, and SS (75 FR 74774; December 1, 2010); subparts RR and lIU (75 FR 75060; December 1, 2010); and confidentiality determinations (76 FR 30782; May 26, 2011). Collectively, the GHG Reporting Rule and its associated rulemakings are referred to as the Greenhouse Gas ReportingProgram (GHGRP).

Thepurpose for this IeRis to renew and revise the GHG Reporting Rule ICR
to update and consolidate the burdens and costs imposed by all ofthe current ICRs under the GHGRP.

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Data submitted under the GHGRP that is classified as CBI is protected under the provisions of40 CFR part 2. subpart B. TheEPA is determining through a series ofrulemaking actions the data elements that will be eligible for
treatment as CBI. However, according to CAA section 114(c), "emissions data"
cannot be classified as CBI. TheEPA has proposed that inputs to emissions equations meet the definition of "emissions data" and cannotbe afforded the protections ofCBI. The EPA has deferred the reporting deadline for data elements that are used as inputs
to emissions equations to provide the EPA time needed to fully evaluate and resolve issues regardingthe reporting and potential release ofthese data (76 FR 53057. August 25. 2011).



### Burden Statement: The annual public reporting and recordkeepingburden for this collection ofinformation is estimated to average 1.96 hours per response. Burden means the total time, effort. orfinancial resources expended by persons to generate, maintain, retain,

or disclose orprovide information to or for a Federal agency. This includes the time needed to review instructions; develop, acquire, install, andutilize technology and systems for the purposes ofcollecting. validating. and verifying information, processingand 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 ofinformation; search data sources; complete and review the collection ofinformation; and transmit or otherwise disclose the information.

The ICR provides a detailed explanation oftheEPA's estimate, which is only briefly summarized here:



### 1. Estimated total numberof potential respondents: 11.290.



### 2. Frequency ofresponse: Annual, quarterly.

3. 

### Estimated total average

### numberof
responsesfor each respondent:43.

4. Estimated total annual burden hours: 1.000.914 hours. This includes estimated total respondent hours of 942.344 hours and estimated total EPA hours of58.570 hours.



### 5. Estimated totalannualcosts: $98.082.191. This includes an estimated
cost of$28.086.090 for capital investment as well as maintenance and operational costs, an estimated respondent burden cost of$56.141.455. and an estimated EPA cost of $13.854.646. Arethere changesin the estimates from the last approval?

There is a decrease of 764,890 hours in the total estimated respondent burden compared with the combined burden in the currently approved ICRs for the GHGRP identified in the ICRs currently approved by OMB (2060- 0629.-0646.-0647.-0649.-0650. -11651. and-11680). This decrease reflects the completion ofone-time activities that occurred in the first year ofdata collection as well as adjustments in the number 

### ofrespondents based 

### on facilities that reported information to the EPA. This change is the result ofan adjustment.

What is the nextstep inthe processfor this ICR?

TheEPA will considerthe comments received and amend 

### the ICR as appropriate. ThefinallCR packagewill then be submitted to OMB for review and approval pursuantto 5 CFR 1320.12. Atthat time. the EPA will issue another FederalRegisternotice pursuant to 5 CFR 1320.5(a)(1)(iv) to

announce the submission ofthe 

### ICR to OMB and the opportunityto submit additional comments to OMB. Ifyou have any questions aboutthis IeR or the approval process, please contact the technical person listed under FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT.

Dated: April 27. 2012. SarahDunham,
Director. Officeof Atmospheric"Programs.

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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY
[EPA-HQ-SFUND-2012-0104; FRL-9516-7]
Agency Information Collection Activities; Submission to OMB for Review and Approval; Comment Request; Brownflelds ProgramAccomplishment Reporting (Renewal)

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 tothe Office ofManagement and Budget (OMB) for review and approval. Thisis a request to renew an existing approved collection. The ICR. which is abstracted below, describes the
nature ofthe information collection and its estimatedburden and cost. DATES: Additional comments may be submitted on orbefore June 13. 2012. ADDRESSES: Submit your comments, referencingDocket 

### ID No. EPA-HQSFUND-2012-11104. to (1) EPA online using 

### www.regulations.gov(our preferred method). by email to 

### docket.superfund@epa.gov. orby mail
to: EPA Docket Center, Environmental Protection Agency. Mailcode: 28221T. 1200 Pennsylvania Ave. 

### NW.• Washington. DC 20460. and (2) OMB by mail to: Office ofInformation 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: Rachel Lentz. Office ofBrownfields and Land Revitalization. (5105T). Environmental Protection Agency. 1200 Pennsylvania Ave. NW.• Washington, DC 20460; telephone number: (202) 566-2745; fax number (202) 566-1476; email address: 

### Lentz.Racllel@epa.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: EPA has submittedthe following lCR to OMB for review and approval accordingto the procedures prescribed in 5CFR 1320.12. On February 

### to. 2012 (77 FR 7143). EPA sought comments on this feR pursuant to 5 CFR 1320.8(d). EPA received one comment duringthe comment period, which was not relevant to this ICR, and is nol addressed in the ICR. Any additional comments onthis ICR should be submitted toEPA and OMB within 30 days ofthis notice.

TheEPA has established a public docket for this ICR under Docket 

### ID No. EPA-HQ-SFUND-2012-0104. which is available for online viewing at 

### www.regulations.gov, orin person viewing at the SuperfundDocket in the EPA Docket Center (EPA/DC). EPA West, Room 3334, 1301 Constitution Ave. 

### NW

.. Washington. DC. TheEPA! 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 Superfund Docket is 202-566-9744.

Use the EPA's electronic docket and
comment system at www.regulations.gov. to submit or view public comments. access the index listing ofthe contents ofthe 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 the EPA's policy is that public comments, whether submitted electronically or in paper. will be made available for public viewing at 

### www.regulations.govas the