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CRSP/PowerMarketing/Pages/powermarketing.aspx. 

Procedural Requirements 

Environmental Compliance 

In compliance with the National 

Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) of 

1969 (42 U.S.C. 4321–4347), the Council 

on Environmental Quality Regulations 

(40 CFR parts 1500–1508), and DOE 

NEPA Regulations (10 CFR part 1021), 

WAPA issued a Finding of No 

Significant Impact (FONSI) on January 

13, 2017. The FONSI and other NEPA 

compliance documentation may be 

found at https://www.wapa.gov/regions/ 

CRSP/environment/Pages/environment.

aspx. 

Regulatory Flexibility Analysis 

The Regulatory Flexibility Act of 1980 

(RFA), 5 U.S.C. 601, et seq., requires a 

Federal agency to perform a regulatory 

flexibility analysis whenever the agency 

is required by law to publish a general 

notice of proposed rulemaking for any 

proposed rule unless the agency can 

certify that the rule will not have a 

significant economic impact on a 

substantial number of small entities. In 

defining the term ‘‘rule,’’ the RFA 

specifies that a ‘‘rule’’ does not include 

‘‘a rule of particular applicability 

relating to rates [and] services . . . or to 

valuations, costs or accounting, or 

practices relating to such rates [and] 

services. . . .’’ 5 U.S.C. 601. WAPA has 

determined that this action relates to 

rates or services offered by WAPA and, 

therefore, is not a rule within the 

purview of the RFA. 

Determination Under Executive Order 

12866 

WAPA has an exemption from 

centralized regulatory review under 

Executive Order 12866; accordingly, no 

clearance of this Federal Register notice 

by the Office of Management and 

Budget is required. 

Dated: August 24, 2018. 

Mark A. Gabriel, 

Administrator. 

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BILLING CODE 6450–01–P 

ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION 

AGENCY 

[EPA–HQ–OAR–2003–0078; FRL–9983–34– 

OAR] 

Proposed Information Collection 

Request; Comment Request; Landfill 

Methane Outreach Program (Renewal) 

AGENCY: Environmental Protection 

Agency (EPA). 

ACTION: Notice. 

SUMMARY: The Environmental Protection 

Agency is planning to submit an 

information collection request (ICR), 

‘‘Landfill Methane Outreach Program’’ 

(EPA ICR No. 1849.08, OMB Control No. 

2060–0446) 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.). Before doing so, EPA is 

soliciting public comments on specific 

aspects of the proposed information 

collection as described below. This is a 

proposed extension of the ICR, which is 

currently approved through May 31, 

2019. 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: Comments must be submitted on 

or before November 5, 2018. 

ADDRESSES: Submit your comments, 

referencing Docket ID No. EPA–HQ– 

OAR–2003–0078, online using 

www.regulations.gov (our preferred 

method), by email to a-and-r-Docket@

epa.gov, or by mail to: EPA Docket 

Center, Environmental Protection 

Agency, Mail Code 28221T, 1200 

Pennsylvania Ave. NW, Washington, DC 

20460. 

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: 

Lauren Aepli, Climate Change Division, 

Office of Atmospheric Programs, 

(6207A), Environmental Protection 

Agency, 1200 Pennsylvania Ave. NW, 

Washington, DC 20460; telephone 

number: (202) 343–9423; fax number: 

(202) 343–2342; email address: 

aepli.lauren@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, 

WJC 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 http://www.epa.gov/dockets. 

Pursuant to section 3506(c)(2)(A) of 

the PRA, EPA is soliciting 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. 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. At that time, EPA 

will issue another Federal Register 

notice to announce the submission of 

the ICR to OMB and the opportunity to 

submit additional comments to OMB. 

Abstract: The Landfill Methane 

Outreach Program (LMOP), created by 

EPA as part of the United States’ 

commitment to reduce greenhouse gas 

emissions under the United Nations 

Framework Convention on Climate 

Change, is a voluntary program 

designed to encourage and facilitate the 

development of environmentally and 

economically sound landfill gas (LFG) 

energy projects across the United States 

to reduce methane emissions from 

landfills. LMOP meets these objectives 

by educating local governments and 

communities about the benefits of LFG 

recovery and use; building partnerships 

between state agencies, industry, energy 

service providers, local communities, 

and other stakeholders interested in 

developing this valuable resource in 

their community; and providing tools to 

evaluate LFG energy potential. LMOP 

signed voluntary Memoranda of 

Understanding (MOUs) with these 

organizations to enlist their support in 

promoting cost-effective LFG utilization. 

The information collection includes 

completion and submission of the MOU, 

periodic information updates, and 

annual completion and submission of 

basic information on landfill methane 

projects with which the organizations 

are involved as an effort to update the 

LMOP Landfill and Landfill Gas Energy 

Project Database. The information 

collection is to be utilized to maintain 

up-to-date data and information about 

LMOP Partners and LFG energy projects 

with which they are involved. The data 


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will also be used by the public to access 

LFG energy project development 

opportunities in the United States. In 

addition, the information collection will 

assist LMOP in evaluating the reduction 

of methane emissions from landfills. 

Form numbers: 5900–157, 5900–158, 

5900–159, 5900–160, 5900–161, and 

5900–162. 

Respondents/affected entities: Private 

companies and municipalities that own 

or operate landfills; manufacturers and 

suppliers of equipment/knowledge to 

capture and utilize LFG; utility 

companies; end-users of energy from 

landfills; developers of LFG energy 

projects; State agencies; and other LFG 

energy stakeholders. 

Respondent’s obligation to respond: 

Voluntary. 

Estimated number of respondents: 

1,137 (total). 

Frequency of response: On occasion. 

Total estimated burden: 2,270 hours 

(per year). Burden is defined at 5 CFR 

1320.03(b). 

Total estimated cost: $194,890 (per 

year), includes $0 annualized capital or 

operation & maintenance costs. 

Changes in estimates: There is a 

decrease of 252 hours in the total 

estimated respondent burden compared 

with the ICR currently approved by 

OMB. This decrease is due to transition 

to an electronic collection of updates to 

landfill methane projects with which 

the organizations are involved. 

Dated: August 29, 2018. 

Paul M. Gunning, 

Director, Climate Change Division. 

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BILLING CODE 6560–50–P 

ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION 

AGENCY 

[EPA–HQ–OPP–2018–0563; FRL–9982–35] 

Industrial Economics, Incorporated; 

Transfer of Data 

AGENCY: Environmental Protection 

Agency (EPA). 

ACTION: Notice. 

SUMMARY: This notice announces that 

pesticide related information submitted 

to EPA’s Office of Pesticide Programs 

(OPP) pursuant to the Federal 

Insecticide, Fungicide, and Rodenticide 

Act (FIFRA) and the Federal Food, Drug, 

and Cosmetic Act (FFDCA), including 

information that may have been claimed 

as Confidential Business Information 

(CBI) by the submitter, will be 

transferred to Industrial Economics, 

Incorporated in accordance with the CBI 

regulations. Industrial Economics, 

Incorporated has been awarded a 

contract to perform work for OPP, and 

access to this information will enable 

Industrial Economics, Incorporated to 

fulfill the obligations of the contract. 

DATES: Industrial Economics, 

Incorporated will be given access to this 

information on or before September 10, 

2018. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

William Northern, Information 

Technology and Resources Management 

Division (7502P), Office of Pesticide 

Programs, Environmental Protection 

Agency, 1200 Pennsylvania Ave. NW, 

Washington, DC 20460–0001; telephone 

number: (703) 305–6478 email address: 

morthern.william@epa.gov. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

I. General Information 

A. Does this action apply to me? 

This action applies to the public in 

general. As such, the Agency has not 

attempted to describe all the specific 

entities that may be affected by this 

action. 

B. How can I get copies of this document 

and other related information? 

The docket for this action, identified 

by docket identification (ID) number 

EPA–HQ–OPP–2018–0563, is available 

at http://www.regulations.gov or at the 

Office of Pesticide Programs Regulatory 

Public Docket (OPP Docket) in the 

Environmental Protection Agency 

Docket Center (EPA/DC), West William 

Jefferson Clinton Bldg., Rm. 3334, 1301 

Constitution Ave. NW, Washington, DC 

20460–0001. The 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 

Public Reading Room is (202) 566–1744, 

and the telephone number for the OPP 

Docket is (703) 305–5805. Please review 

the visitor instructions and additional 

information about the docket available 

at http://www.epa.gov/dockets. 

II. Contractor Requirements 

The contractor shall provide EPA 

such economic expertise for the annual 

updates of OECA’s financial models, the 

development of new economic models 

as appropriate, and the education of 

enforcement professionals about the 

models and their applications and 

situations that may require case-specific 

financial analyses beyond using one of 

EPA’s financial model. 

The contractor shall, furthermore, 

provide accomplished expert advice to 

enforcement personnel about financial 

issues that may impact EPA 

enforcement litigation. When directed, 

the contractor shall be able to provide 

individuals with a record of expert 

capabilities and accomplishments to 

serve as witnesses at trials and hearings, 

as well as those with a knowledgeable 

background to support EPA during 

settlement negotiations. 

In addition, the contractor shall 

provide assistance to OECA, OCE, and 

EPA Regional Offices on economic 

policy related to environment 

enforcement cases, as well as attendant 

applications of the financial models. 

However, EPA enforcement 

professionals and management will 

make all policy decisions in regard to 

ultimate financial accounting issues, 

approaches, and applications. 

This contract will involve no 

subcontractors. 

OPP has determined that the contract 

described in this document involve 

work that is being conducted in 

connection with FIFRA, in that 

pesticide chemicals will be the subject 

of certain evaluations to be made under 

this contract. These evaluations may be 

used in subsequent regulatory decisions 

under FIFRA. 

Some of this information may be 

entitled to confidential treatment. The 

information has been submitted to EPA 

under FIFRA sections 3, 4, 6, and 7 and 

under FFDCA sections 408 and 409. 

In accordance with the requirements 

of 40 CFR 2.307(h)(3), the contract with 

Industrial Economics, Incorporated 

prohibits use of the information for any 

purpose not specified in these contract; 

prohibits disclosure of the information 

to a third party without prior written 

approval from the Agency; and requires 

that each official and employee of the 

contractor sign an agreement to protect 

the information from unauthorized 

release and to handle it in accordance 

with the FIFRA Information Security 

Manual. In addition, Industrial 

Economics, Incorporated is required to 

submit for EPA approval a security plan 

under which any CBI will be secured 

and protected against unauthorized 

release or compromise. No information 

will be provided to Industrial 

Economics, Incorporated until the 

requirements in this document have 

been fully satisfied. Records of 

information provided to Industrial 

Economics, Incorporated will be 

maintained by EPA Project Officers for 

this contract. All information supplied 

to Industrial Economics, Incorporated 

by EPA for use in connection with this 

contract will be returned to EPA when 

Industrial Economics, Incorporated has 

completed its work. 

Authority: 7 U.S.C. 136 et seq.; 21 U.S.C. 

301 et seq. 


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