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6Uses the hourly average wage (salary plus 

benefits) for electrical engineers obtained from the 

Bureau of Labor Statistics (data for May 2014, 

posted on 4/1/2015 at http://www.bls.gov/oes/

current/naics2_22.htm): $66.45/hour. Occupation 

code is 17–2071. 

7Uses the hourly average wage (salary plus 

benefits) for lawyers obtained from the Bureau of 

Labor Statistics (data for May 2014, posted on 4/1/ 

2015 at http://www.bls.gov/oes/current/naics2_

22.htm): $129.87/hour. Occupation code is 23– 

0000. 

FERC–725: CERTIFICATION OF THE ERO; PROCEDURES FOR ELECTRIC RELIABILITY STANDARDS—Continued 

Type of respondent Type of reporting 

requirement 

Number of 

respondents 

Number of 

responses per 

respondent 

Total number 

of responses 

Average burden 

hours and cost 

per response 

Estimated total 

annual burden 

and cost 

(A) (B) 4 (A) × (B) = 

(C) 

(D) (C) × (D) 

Subtotals: 

ERO * 142,480 

Regional N/A * 502,944 

Registered * 580,712 

Total Burden Hours ....... 1,226,136 * 

Total Cost ...................... $89,492,791 

* hrs. 

Comments: Comments are invited on: 

(1) Whether the collection of 

information is necessary for the proper 

performance of the functions of the 

Commission, including whether the 

information will have practical utility; 

(2) the accuracy of the agency’s estimate 

of the burden and cost of the collection 

of information, including the validity of 

the methodology and assumptions used; 

(3) ways to enhance the quality, utility 

and clarity of the information collection; 

and (4) ways to minimize the burden of 

the collection of information on those 

who are to respond, including the use 

of automated collection techniques or 

other forms of information technology. 

Dated: October 30, 2015. 

Nathaniel J. Davis, Sr., 

Deputy Secretary. 

[FR Doc. 2015–28211 Filed 11–4–15; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 6717–01–P 

DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY 

Federal Energy Regulatory 

Commission 

[Project No. 12962–002] 

Newburgh Hydro, LLC; Notice of 

Technical Conference 

On Tuesday, November 17, 2015, 

Commission staff will hold a technical 

conference to discuss the concerns of 

Alcoa Inc. and Alcoa Power Generating 

Inc. related to navigation at Newburgh 

Hydro, LLC’s proposed Newburgh 

Hydroelectric Project No. 12962. 

The technical conference will begin at 

2:00 p.m. Eastern Standard Time. The 

conference will be held at the Federal 

Energy Regulatory Commission 

headquarters building located at 888 1st 

Street NE., Washington, DC, and will 

include teleconference capabilities. 

All local, state, and federal agencies, 

Indian tribes, and other interested 

parties are invited to participate. There 

will be no transcript of the conference, 

but a summary of the meeting will be 

prepared for the project record. If you 

are interested in participating in the 

meeting you must contact Emily Carter 

at (202) 502–6512 or emily.carter@

ferc.gov by November 12, 2015 to 

receive specific instructions on how to 

participate. 

Dated: October 30, 2015. 

Nathaniel J. Davis, Sr., 

Deputy Secretary. 

[FR Doc. 2015–28212 Filed 11–4–15; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 6717–01–P 

ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION 

AGENCY 

[EPA–HQ–OAR–2012–0333; FRL–9936–53– 

OAR] 

Agency Information Collection 

Activities; Proposed Collection; 

Comment Request; Information 

Collection Request for the Greenhouse 

Gas Reporting Program 

AGENCY: Environmental Protection 

Agency (EPA). 

ACTION: Notice of information collection 

request renewal. 

SUMMARY: In compliance with the 

Paperwork Reduction Act, this 

document announces that 

Environmental Protection Agency 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 May 31, 

2016. Before submitting the ICR to OMB 

for review and approval, the EPA is 

soliciting comments on specific aspects 

of the proposed information collection 

as described below. 

DATES: Comments must be received on 

or before January 4, 2016. 

Public Hearing. The EPA does not 

plan to conduct a public hearing unless 

requested. To request a hearing, please 

contact the person listed in the 

following FOR FURTHER INFORMATION

CONTACT section by November 12, 2015. 

If requested, the hearing will be 

conducted on November 20, 2015, in the 

Washington, DC area. The EPA will 

provide further information about the 

hearing on the Greenhouse Gas 

Reporting Program Web site, http://

www.epa.gov/ghgreporting/index.html if 

a hearing is requested. 

ADDRESSES: Submit your comments, 

identified by Docket ID No. EPA–HQ– 

OAR–2012–0333 by any of the following 

methods: 

• Federal eRulemaking Portal: http:// 

www.regulations.gov. Follow the online 

instructions for submitting comments. 

• Email: A-and-R-Docket@epa.gov. 

Include Docket ID No. EPA–HQ–OAR– 

2014–0831 or RIN No. 2060–AS37 in the 

subject line of the message. 

• Fax: (202) 566–9744. 

• Mail: Environmental Protection 

Agency, EPA Docket Center (EPA/DC), 

Mailcode 28221T, Attention Docket ID 

No. EPA–HQ–OAR–2012–0333, 1200 

Pennsylvania Avenue NW., Washington, 

DC 20460. In addition, please mail a 

copy of your comments on the 

information collection provisions to the 

Office of Information and Regulatory 

Affairs, Office of Management and 

Budget (OMB), Attn: Desk Officer for 

EPA, 725 17th Street NW., Washington, 

DC 20503. 


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• Hand/Courier Delivery: EPA Docket 

Center, Room 3334, EPA WJC West 

Building, 1301 Constitution Avenue 

NW., Washington, DC 20004. Such 

deliveries are accepted only during the 

normal hours of operation of the Docket 

Center, and special arrangements should 

be made for deliveries of boxed 

information. 

For additional information on 

submitting comments, see the 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION section. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Carole Cook, Climate Change Division, 

Office of Atmospheric Programs (MC– 

6207A), Environmental Protection 

Agency, 1200 Pennsylvania Ave. NW., 

Washington, DC 20460; telephone 

number: (202) 343–9263; fax number: 

(202) 343–2342; email address: 

GHGReportingRule@epa.gov. For 

technical information, please go to the 

Greenhouse Gas Reporting Program Web 

site, http://www.epa.gov/ghgreporting/

index.html. To submit a question, select 

Help Center, followed by ‘‘Contact Us.’’ 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Additional Information on Submitting 

Comments: To expedite review of your 

comments by agency staff, you are 

encouraged to send a separate copy of 

your comments, in addition to the copy 

you submit to the official docket, to 

Carole Cook, U.S. EPA, Office of 

Atmospheric Programs, Climate Change 

Division, Mail Code 6207A, 1200 

Pennsylvania Avenue NW., Washington, 

DC 20460, telephone (202) 343–9263, 

email address: GHGReportingRule@

epa.gov. 

Instructions: Direct your comments to 

Docket ID No. 2012–0333 Agency 

Information Collection Activities; 

Proposed Collection; Comment Request; 

Information Collection Request for the 

Greenhouse Gas Reporting Program; 

EPA ICR. The 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. 

Should you choose to submit 

information that you claim to be CBI, 

clearly mark the part or all of the 

information that you claim to be CBI. 

For information that you claim to be CBI 

in a disk or CD–ROM that you mail to 

the EPA, mark the outside of the disk or 

CD–ROM as CBI and then identify 

electronically within the disk or CD– 

ROM the specific information that is 

claimed as CBI. In addition to one 

complete version of the comment that 

includes information claimed as CBI, a 

copy of the comment that does not 

contain the information claimed as CBI 

must be submitted for inclusion in the 

public docket. Information marked as 

CBI will not be disclosed except in 

accordance with procedures set forth in 

40 CFR part 2. Send or deliver 

information identified as CBI to only the 

mail or hand/courier delivery address 

listed above, attention: Docket ID No. 

EPA–HQ–OAR–2012–0333. If you have 

any questions about CBI or the 

procedures for claiming CBI, please 

consult the person identified in the FOR

FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT section. 

Do not submit information that you 

consider to be CBI or otherwise 

protected through http://

www.regulations.gov or email. The 

http://www.regulations.gov Web site is 

an ‘‘anonymous access’’ system, which 

means the 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 the EPA without 

going through http://

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, the 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 the EPA 

cannot read your comment due to 

technical difficulties and cannot contact 

you for clarification, the 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. 

Docket: All documents in the docket 

are listed in the http://

www.regulations.gov index. Although 

listed in the index, some information is 

not publicly available, e.g., CBI or other 

information whose disclosure is 

restricted by statute. Certain other 

material, such as copyrighted material, 

will be publicly available only in hard 

copy. Publicly available docket 

materials are available either 

electronically in http://

www.regulations.gov or in hard copy at 

the Air Docket, EPA/DC, WJC West 

Building, Room 3334, 1301 Constitution 

Ave. NW., Washington, DC. This Docket 

Facility is open from 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 

p.m., Monday through Friday, excluding 

legal holidays. The telephone number 

for the Public Reading Room is (202) 

566–1744, and the telephone number for 

the Air Docket is (202) 566–1742. 

Worldwide Web (WWW). In addition 

to being available in the docket, an 

electronic copy of this proposal will 

also be available through the WWW. 

Following the Administrator’s signature, 

a copy of this action will be posted on 

the EPA’s Greenhouse Gas Reporting 

Program Web site at http://

www.epa.gov/ghgreporting/index.html. 

How can I access the docket and/or 

submit comments? The EPA has 

established a public docket for this ICR 

under Docket ID No. EPA–HQ–OAR– 

2012–0333, which is available for online 

viewing at http://www.regulations.gov, 

or in person viewing at the EPA Air and 

Radiation 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 EPA Air and Radiation Docket is 

(202) 566–1742. 

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 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, the 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, the EPA is requesting 

comments from very small businesses 

(those that employ less than 25) on 

examples of specific additional efforts 

that the EPA could make to reduce the 


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paperwork burden for very small 

businesses affected by this collection. 

What should I consider when I 

prepare my comments for 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 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 the 

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–2012–0333.] 

Affected entities: Entities potentially 

affected by this action are suppliers of 

certain products that will 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 (CO2 e) per 

year. 

Title: Information Collection Request 

for the Greenhouse Gas Reporting 

Program. 

ICR number: EPA ICR No. 2300.17 

ICR status: This ICR is currently 

scheduled to expire on May 31, 2016. 

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 

the 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: In response to the FY2008 

Consolidated Appropriations Act (H.R. 

2764; Pub. L. 110–161) and under 

authority of the 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 

certain large facilities and suppliers. It 

does not require control of greenhouse 

gases. Instead, it requires that sources 

emitting above certain threshold levels 

of (CO2 e) monitor and report emissions. 

Subsequent rules have promulgated 

requirements for additional facilities, 

suppliers, and mobile sources; provided 

clarification and corrections to existing 

requirements; finalized confidentiality 

business information (CBI) 

determinations, amended recordkeeping 

requirements, and implemented an 

alternative verification approach. 

Collectively, the GHG Reporting Rule 

and its associated rulemakings are 

referred to as the Greenhouse Gas 

Reporting Program (GHGRP). 

The purpose for this ICR is to renew 

and revise the GHG Reporting Rule ICR 

to update and consolidate the burdens 

and costs imposed by all of the current 

ICRs under the GHGRP. 

Burden Statement: The annual public 

reporting and recordkeeping burden for 

this collection of information is 

estimated to average 1.24 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 EPA’s estimate, 

which is only briefly summarized here: 

1. Estimated total number of potential 

respondents: 9,899. 

2. Frequency of response: Annual, 

quarterly. 

3. Estimated total average number of 

responses for each respondent: 72. 

4. Estimated total annual burden 

hours: 903,871 hours. This includes 

estimated total respondent hours of 

878,911 hours and estimated total EPA 

hours of 24,960 hours. 

5. Estimated total annual costs: 

$113,837,441. This includes an 

estimated cost of $38,477,161 for capital 

investment as well as maintenance and 

operational costs, an estimated 

respondent burden cost of $63,360,249, 

and an estimated EPA cost of 

$12,000,030. 

Are there changes in the estimates 

from the last approval? There is a 

decrease of 102,121 hours in the total 

estimated respondent burden compared 

with that identified in the last ICR 

renewal. This change in burden reflects 

an adjustment in the number of 

respondents from projected to actual, an 

adjustment of labor rates and capital 

costs to reflect 2013 dollars, a reevaluation of the activities and costs 

associated with Subparts W and RR, and 

the addition of new segments and new 

reporters under Subpart W. 

What is the next step in the process 

for this ICR? The 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, the 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: October 28, 2015. 

Paul M. Gunning, 

Director, Climate Change Division, Office of 

Air and Radiation. 

[FR Doc. 2015–28275 Filed 11–4–15; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 6560–50–P 

ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION 

AGENCY 

[EPA–HQ–OW–2015–0667; FRL–9936–59– 

OW] 

National Wetland Condition 

Assessment 2011 Draft Report 

AGENCY: Environmental Protection 

Agency (EPA). 

ACTION: Notice. 

SUMMARY: This notice announces the 

availability of EPA’s draft report on the 

National Wetland Condition Assessment 

(NWCA 2011) and opens a 30-day 

public review and comment period on 

the draft report. The NWCA 2011 is the 

first national assessment of the 

ecological condition of the nation’s 

wetlands. The NWCA 2011 draft report 

describes the results of a nationwide 


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