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initial written report to the EPA Region, 

and, if the source and chemical 

composition of the continuous release 

does not change and the level of the 

continuous release does not 

significantly increase, a follow-up 

written report to the EPA Region one 

year after submission of the initial 

written report. If the source or chemical 

composition of the previously reported 

continuous release changes, notifying 

the NRC and EPA Region of a change in 

the source or composition of the release 

is required. Further, a significant 

increase in the level of the previously 

reported continuous release must be 

reported immediately to the NRC 

according to section 103(a) of CERCLA. 

Finally, any change in information 

submitted in support of a continuous 

release notification must be reported to 

the EPA Region. 

The reporting of a hazardous 

substance release that is equal to or 

above the substance’s RQ allows the 

Federal government to determine 

whether a Federal response action is 

required to control or mitigate any 

potential adverse effects to public health 

or welfare or the environment. The 

continuous release of hazardous 

substance information collected under 

CERCLA section 103(f)(2) is also 

available to EPA program offices and 

other Federal agencies who use the 

information to evaluate the potential 

need for additional regulations, new 

permitting requirements for specific 

substances or sources, or improved 

emergency response planning. State and 

local government authorities and 

facilities subject to the CRRR use release 

information for purposes of local 

emergency response planning. Members 

of the public, who have access to release 

information through the Freedom of 

Information Act, may request release 

information for purposes of maintaining 

an awareness of what types of releases 

are occurring in different localities and 

what actions, if any, are being taken to 

protect public health and welfare and 

the environment. 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. 

The EPA would like to solicit 

comments 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. 

Burden Statement: The annual public 

reporting and recordkeeping burden for 

this collection of information is 

estimated to average 10.2 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: 3,856. 

Frequency of response: On occasion. 

Estimated total average number of 

responses for each respondent: 8. 

Estimated total annual burden hours: 

315,176 hours. 

Estimated total annual costs: 

$15,456,936. This includes an estimated 

burden cost of $15,310,231and an 

estimated cost of $146,705 for capital 

investment or maintenance and 

operational costs. 

For this renewal, we are also 

providing estimates for use of 

Continuous Release Reporting Forms 

(the Forms). The ICR provides a detailed 

explanation of the Agency’s estimate for 

use of the Forms, which is briefly 

summarized here: 

Estimated total annual burden hours: 

315,899 hours. 

Estimated total annual costs: 

$15,453,810. This includes an estimated 

burden cost of $15,307,105 and an 

estimated cost of $146,705 for capital 

investment or maintenance and 

operational costs. 

Are there changes in the estimates from 

the last approval? 

There is an increase of 14,458 hours 

in the total estimated respondent 

burden compared with that identified in 

the ICR currently approved by OMB. 

This increase reflects EPA’s use of data 

on the actual number of continuous 

release reports from several regions and 

applying a growth rate consistent with 

prior years reporting. The average 

annual percent increase in facilities in 

the previous ICR was approximately 

7.5%. The same percent increase was 

assumed for this ICR. The unit burden 

hours per respondent information 

collection activity remains the same as 

the previous ICR. 

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: June 22, 2011. 

Kimberly J. Jennings, 

Acting Deputy Director, Office of Emergency 

Management. 

[FR Doc. 2011–16193 Filed 6–27–11; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 6560–50–P 

ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION 

AGENCY 

[EPA–HQ–OEI–2006–0037, FRL–9425–2] 

Agency Information Collection 

Activities; Submission to OMB for 

Review and Approval; Comment 

Request; Exchange Network Grants 

Progress Report (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 EPA is planning to 

submit a request to renew an existing 

approved Information Collection 

Request (ICR) to the Office of 

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Management and Budget (OMB). This 

ICR is scheduled to expire on 11/30/11. 

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: Additional comments may be 

submitted on or before July 28, 2011. 

ADDRESSES: Submit your comments, 

referencing Docket ID No. EPA–HQ– 

OEI–2006–0037, to (1) EPA online using 

http://www.regulations.gov (our 

preferred method), by e-mail to 

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

Docket Center, Environmental 

Protection Agency, Office of 

Environmental Information Docket, Mail 

Code 28221T, 1200 Pennsylvania Ave., 

NW., Washington, DC 20460, and (2) 

OMB by mail to: Office of Information 

and Regulatory Affairs, Office of 

Management and Budget (OMB), 

Attention: Desk Officer for EPA, 725 

17th Street, NW., Washington, DC 

20503. 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 statue. Do not submit 

information that you consider to be CBI 

or otherwise protected through http:// 

www.regulations.gov or e-mail. The 

http://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 e-mail comment directly 

to EPA without going through http:// 

www.regulations.gov your e-mail 

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 DC–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: 

Ryan Humrighouse, Mail Code 2823T, 

Environmental Protection Agency, 1200 

Pennsylvania Ave., NW., Washington, 

DC 20460; telephone number: 202–566– 

1680; fax number: 202–566–1684; e-mail 

address: humrighouse.ryan@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–OEI–2006–0037 which is available 

for online viewing at http:// 

www.regulations.gov, or in person 

viewing at the OEI 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 

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 OEI Docket is (202) 566– 

1752. 

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, 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 

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 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–OPEI–2006– 

0037 

Affected entities: Entities potentially 

affected by this action are States, Tribal, 

and Territorial Environmental Offices 

receiving National Environmental 

Information Exchange Network (NEIEN) 

grants. 

Title: Exchange Network Grants 

Progress Report (Renewal). 

ICR numbers: EPA ICR No. 2207.04, 

OMB Control No. 2025–0006. 

ICR Status: This ICR is scheduled to 

expire on November 30, 2011. 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 and 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: This notice announces the 

collection of information related to the 

U.S. EPA NEIEN Grant Program. The 

EPA Office of Environmental 

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Information provides funding to EPA’s 

Exchange Network partners (states, 

territories, and Federally recognized 

Indian Tribes) to support the 

development of the NEIEN. The NEIEN 

is an Internet and- standards-based, 

secure information system that supports 

the electronic collection, exchange, and 

integration of data among its partners. 

Funding for the Grant Program has been 

provided through annual congressional 

appropriations for the EPA. 

To enhance the quality and overall 

public benefit of the Network, EPA 

proposes to collect information from the 

NEIEN grantees about how they intend 

to ensure quality in their projects and 

the environmental outcomes and 

outputs from their projects. The 

proposed Quality Assurance Reporting 

Form is intended to provide a simple 

means for grant recipients to describe 

how quality will be addressed 

throughout their projects. The Quality 

Assurance Reporting Form is derived 

from guidelines provided in the NEIEN 

2006 grant solicitation notice. As a 

stipulation of their award, grant 

recipients are to submit the form within 

ninety days of grant award. 

Grantees are currently required to 

submit semi-annual progress reports as 

a stipulation of their award. In these 

reports, grantees outline project goals, 

activities required to meet these goals, 

and outputs and outcomes of activities 

to date. At the request of numerous 

grantees, we are proposing to offer the 

Progress Reporting Form as a vehicle for 

collecting information. This form is 

easier to complete than an unstructured 

narrative; it can be used as the semiannual and final report form and the 

information returned will be of higher 

quality and comparable. 

Burden Statement: The annual public 

reporting and recordkeeping burden for 

this collection of information is 

estimated to average 1.5 hours for the 

Semi-Annual Report Form per response 

and 1 hour per Quality Assurance Form 

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 that 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: State, 

Tribal, and Territorial Environmental 

Offices receiving NEIEN grants. 

Estimated Number of Respondents: 

225. Frequency of Response: Twice for 

the Semi-Annual Report Form; once for 

the Quality Assurance Form. 

Estimated Total Annual Hour Burden: 

733. Estimated Total Annual Cost: 

$37,000 includes $0 annualized capital 

or O&M costs and $37,000 annual labor 

costs. 

Are there changes in the estimates from 

the last approval? 

Changes in the Estimates: There is no 

change in estimate from the last ICR 

renewal. 

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: June 22, 2011. 

Jeffrey Wells, 

Acting Director, Information Exchange & 

Services Division. 

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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND 

HUMAN SERVICES 

Centers for Medicare & Medicaid 

Services 

[Document Identifier: CMS–10321] 

Agency Information Collection 

Activities: Submission for OMB 

Review; Comment Request 

AGENCY: Centers for Medicare & 

Medicaid Services, HHS. 

In compliance with the requirement 

of section 3506(c)(2)(A) of the 

Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, the 

Centers for Medicare & Medicaid 

Services (CMS), Department of Health 

and Human Services, is publishing the 

following summary of proposed 

collections for public comment. 

Interested persons are invited to send 

comments regarding this burden 

estimate or any other aspect of this 

collection of information, including any 

of the following subjects: (1) The 

necessity and utility of the proposed 

information collection for the proper 

performance of the Agency’s function; 

(2) the accuracy of the estimated 

burden; (3) ways to enhance the quality, 

utility, and clarity of the information to 

be collected; and (4) the use of 

automated collection techniques or 

other forms of information technology to 

minimize the information collection 

burden. 

1. Type of Information Collection 

Request: Revision of a currently 

approved collection; Title of 

Information Collection: Early Retiree 

Reinsurance Program (ERRP); Use: 

Under section 1102 of the Affordable 

Care Act and implementing regulations 

at 45 CFR part 149, employment-based 

plans that offer health benefits to early 

retirees and their spouses, surviving 

spouses and dependents are eligible 

under a temporary program to receive a 

tax-free reimbursement for the costs of 

certain health benefits for such 

individuals (the Early Retiree 

Reinsurance Program, or ERRP). In order 

to qualify, plan sponsors must submit a 

complete application to the U.S. 

Department of Health & Human Services 

(HHS). In order to receive 

reimbursement under the program, they 

must also submit documentation of 

actual costs for health care benefits, 

which consists of documentation of 

actual costs for the items and services 

involved, and a list of individuals to 

whom the documentation applies. Once 

HHS reviews and analyzes the 

information on the application, 

notification will be sent to the plan 

sponsor about its eligibility to 

participate in the program. Once HHS 

reviews and analyzes each 

reimbursement request, reimbursement 

under the program will be made to the 

sponsor, as appropriate. The program’s 

funding is limited to $5 billion, and the 

program sunsets on January 1, 2014. 

As compared with the burden 

estimates OMB approved on December 

22, 2010, for OMB #0938–1087. There is 

a nominal change to burden of 1 hour, 

to account for the fact that sponsors 

have an obligation to update any 

incorrect or outdated information in 

their applications. Beyond that, there is 

no change to burden. The burden hours 

associated with reading the guidance 

materials related to disclosing data 

inaccuracies that are being included 

with this revised PRA submission, and 

with completing the Prima Facie 

Evidence Cover Sheet that is being 

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