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respond to a collection of information; 

search data sources; complete and 

review the collection of information; 

and transmit or otherwise disclose the 

information. 

The annual burden to respondents is 

approximately 49,738 hours, at a cost of 

approximately $4,565,289. The total 

cost for the Agency is $407,854, and the 

hourly burden is approximately 17,954 

hours. A grand total of $5,352,668 and 

the hourly burden of approximately 

67,692 hours is estimated for all 

information collection activities under 

ENERGY STAR product labeling. 

EPA collects initial information in the 

Partnership Agreement (PA), which is 

completed and submitted by every 

Partner participating in ENERGY STAR. 

One overarching PA has been developed 

by EPA for ENERGY STAR product 

labeling. It is expected that over 1000 

new Partners will join each year for the 

three years of this ICR. The reporting 

burden for information collection 

requirements associated with 

completing the PA for each respondent 

is estimated to be 4.20 hours. This 

estimate includes time for reviewing the 

instructions on the PA, completing and 

reviewing the information requested by 

the PA, and submitting the PA. 

EPA processes and approves 

applications for EPA recognition of 

accreditation bodies, laboratories and 

certification bodies. All of these entities 

seek EPA recognition by submitting an 

application that EPA will then review 

and ultimately approve or reject. The 

universe of accreditation bodies is 

limited and the number of certification 

bodies is also a limited universe. The 

number of laboratories seeking EPA 

recognitions is potentially quite large. 

EPA estimates that a total of 250 entities 

will seek recognition of each year for the 

three years of this ICR. 

Every manufacturing Partner is 

required to obtain third party 

certification for each of their qualifying 

products. Sixty three different product 

categories are covered by EPA under 

ENERGY STAR. Each product category 

has specific qualifying efficiency criteria 

the products must be certified against. 

Manufacturing partners must work with 

a product specific certification body. 

EPA estimates there will 20–30 different 

certification bodies to cover the 63 

product categories. with certification 

bodies covering one or more product 

category. EPA estimates that over 16,000 

new qualifying products will be 

recognized each year for the three years 

of this ICR. The qualifying product list 

for each product category is updated by 

the Agency twice a month, for a total of 

1638 times annually (63 qualifying 

product lists multiplied by 26 months in 

a year). 

Each year, ENERGY STAR Partners 

are required to submit unit shipment 

data for their ENERGY STAR qualified 

products. There will be an average of 

nearly 3000 Partners each year for the 

three years of this ICR. Therefore, 2250 

reports of unit shipment data are 

expected each year for the three years of 

this ICR. Unit shipment data will be 

aggregated for each of the 63 product 

categories covered by EPA under 

ENERGY STAR. The reporting burden 

for information collection requirements 

associated with unit shipment data for 

each respondent is estimated to be 6.69 

hours. This estimate includes reviewing 

instructions, gathering unit shipment 

data, compiling and reviewing it by 

category, and submitting it. 

Partners interested in receiving 

recognition for their efforts on ENERGY 

STAR are required to submit a Partner 

of the Year application. One set of 

Partner of the Year award criteria are 

developed by the Agency each year and 

posted on the ENERGY STAR Web site. 

An average of 63 award applications are 

expected each year for the three years of 

this ICR. The reporting burden for 

information collection requirements 

associated with the Partner of the Year 

application for each respondent is 

estimated to be 59.29 hours. This 

estimate includes reviewing instructions 

on the application, gathering data and 

information for submission, completing 

the application, reviewing the 

information and narrative description 

required, and submitting the application 

to EPA. 

Are there changes in the estimates from 

the last approval? 

There is a decrease of approximately 

39,411 hours in the total estimated 

respondent burden compared with that 

identified in the ICR currently approved 

by OMB. The majority of t the decrease 

is due to EPA’s program change to the 

ENERGY STAR program from one 

where the program relied on a supplier’s 

self declaration that a product meets the 

ENERGY STAR criteria to one which 

manufacturers must obtain third party 

certification in order to label new 

products. These decrease are also offset 

by the increase in the number of 

respondents submitting new partnership 

agreements, reporting annually on unit 

shipment data and applying for Partner 

of the Year awards. 

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: September 29, 2010. 

Beth Craig, 

Acting Director, Climate Protection 

Partnerships Division. 

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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION 

AGENCY 

[EPA–HQ–AO–2010–EPA–HQ–AO–2010– 

0739 FRL–9210–4] 

Agency Information Collection 

Activities; Proposed Collection; 

Comment Request; Regulatory Pilot 

Projects (Renewal); EPA ICR No. 

1755.09; OMB Control No. 2010–0026 

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 

Management and Budget (OMB). This 

ICR is scheduled to expire on March 31, 

2011. 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: Comments must be submitted on 

or before December 6, 2010. 

ADDRESSES: Submit your comments, 

identified by Docket ID No. EPA–HQ– 

AO–2010–0739 by one of the following 

methods: 

• http://www.regulations.gov: Follow 

the on-line instructions for submitting 

comments. 

• E-mail: oei.docket@epa.gov. 

• Fax: (202) 566–9744. 

• Mail: OA Docket, EPA Docket 

Center, Environmental Protection 

Agency, Mail Code 28221T, 1200 

Pennsylvania Avenue, NW., 

Washington, DC 20460. 

• Hand Delivery: Office of the 

Administrator Docket in the EPA Docket 

Center (EPA/DC), EPA West, Room 

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3334, 1301 Constitution Avenue, NW, 

Washington, DC. 

Such deliveries are only accepted 

during the Docket’s normal hours of 

operation, and special arrangements 

should be made for deliveries of boxed 

information. 

Instructions: Direct your comments to 

Docket ID No. EPA–HQ–AO–2010–0739 

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. 

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 CD–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/dockets. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Gerald Filbin, Office of Policy (1807T), 

Environmental Protection Agency, 1200 

Pennsylvania Ave., NW., Washington, 

DC 20460; telephone number: 202–566– 

2182; fax number: 202–566–2220; e-mail 

address: filbin.gerald@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–AO–2010–0739 which is available 

for online viewing at http:// 

www.regulations.gov, or in person 

viewing at the Office of the 

Administrator 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 Office of the Administrator Docket 

is 202–566–0219. 

Use 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 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? 

Affected Entities: Entities potentially 

affected by this action are primarily 

state environmental agencies that have 

received EPA State Innovation Grants in 

the seven (7) competitions that occurred 

from 2002–2009 that must report to EPA 

on their performance on those 

assistance agreements. In some cases 

this means that these state 

environmental agencies must gather and 

report on aspects of environmental 

performance from multiple regulated 

facilities participating in funded 

projects. State Agencies with State 

innovation Grant Assistance 

Agreements must report their progress 

to EPA on a quarterly basis and for the 

preparation of project final reports. 

Twenty (20) of the thirty-nine (39) 

projects funded under the program 

remain active. These state 

environmental agencies request 

performance information from facilities 

participating in or whose participation 

is being solicited for pilot projects to 

test innovation in environmental 

permitting. Other parties affected by this 

request may include industrial facilities 

and state agencies that have been 

participants in Project XL in 

circumstances where projects are being 

completed or terminated and 

information characterizing the outcomes 

of those projects is being sought by EPA 

to close out those individual projects. In 

addition, state environmental agencies 

that wish to respond to a request for 

consultation with EPA on innovative 

practices that may be pilot tested and 

evaluated to better address emerging 

environmental issues (e.g., climate 

change adaptation) may be affected. 

Title: Regulatory Reinvention Pilots 

(Renewal). 

ICR Numbers: EPA ICR No. 1755.09, 

OMB Control No. 2010–0026. 

ICR Status: This ICR is currently 

scheduled to expire on March 31, 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 

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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, 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 is an information 

collection request renewal that will 

allow for the continued information 

collection related to innovative pilot 

projects conducted under EPA’s project 

XL and State Innovation grant Programs 

and to allow EPA and state 

environmental agencies supported 

under cooperative agreements for these 

programs to continue their 

commitments to monitor the results of 

remaining pilot tests of regulatory 

innovation initiated under these 

programs. While both the EPA State 

Innovation Grant Program and Project 

XL no longer accept new project 

proposals or initiate new projects, the 

renewal of this ICR is important as it 

will allow the Agency to continue to 

assess performance outcomes of 

remaining regulatory innovation 

piloting projects and to identify the 

broader applicability of those pilot 

projects. Both Project XL and the State 

Innovation Grant Program have stopped 

accepting new innovation project 

proposals but states implementing 

existing innovative regulatory pilot tests 

in projects funded by a State Innovation 

Grant are required to report on progress 

during the operation of a project and to 

provide a final project report 

summarizing outcomes and major 

findings of each project. EPA’s policy on 

performance measurement in assistance 

agreements is an implementation 

outcome under the Government 

Performance and Results Act (GPRA 

§ 1115 (a)(4) and § 1116(c)). EPA’s 

innovation piloting efforts are multimedia in nature and include programs 

authorized under the full range of 

authorizing legislation (e.g., the Clean 

Air Act, Section 103(b)(3) (42 U.S.C. 

7403(b)(3)) the Clean Water Act, Section 

104(b)(3) (33 U.S.C. 1254(b)(3)); the 

Solid Waste Disposal Act, Section 8001 

(42 U.S.C. 6981); the Toxic Substances 

Control Act, Section 10 (15 U.S.C. 

2609); the Federal Insecticide, 

Fungicide, and Rodenticide Act, Section 

20 (7 U.S.C. 136r); and the Safe Drinking 

Water Act, Sections 1442 (a) and (c) (42 

U.S.C. 1(a) and (c)). 

Responses related to the grant 

program are required to achieve the 

quarterly and final project reporting 

stipulated in the grant awards. 

Responses related to Project XL are 

voluntary. EPA remains interested in 

collaborating with states, tribes and 

localities for the purpose of testing and 

evaluating innovative practices, both 

regulatory and voluntary that lead to 

better environmental results, 

particularly as they apply to emerging 

environmental issues. The measurement 

of results in these pilot tests and the 

evaluation of success, efficiency, and 

broader application are key to EPA’s 

interest in producing better 

environmental results through 

innovation. 

Burden Statement: The annual public 

reporting and recordkeeping burden for 

this collection of information is 

estimated to average 100 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 

annual respondents: 20. 

Frequency of response: 20 quarterly; 

85 annually. 

Estimated total average number of 

responses for each respondent: 4.1. 

Estimated total annual burden hours: 

4820. 

Estimated total annual costs: 

$367,131. This includes an estimated 

burden cost of $367,131 and an 

estimated cost of $0 for capital 

investment or maintenance and 

operational costs. 

Are there changes in the estimates from 

the last approval? 

There is an increase of 318 hours in 

the total estimated respondent burden 

compared with that identified in the ICR 

currently approved by OMB. This 

reflects the need to collect information 

on project performance and outcomes in 

the form of quarterly reporting and final 

project reporting for current projects 

only not addressed in other ICRs. 

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: September 27, 2010. 

Elizabeth A. Shaw, 

Director, Office of Strategic Environmental 

Management. 

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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION 

AGENCY 

[FRL–9210–6] 

Regulatory Training Session With Air 

Carriers, EPA Regional Partners and 

Other Interested Parties for 

Implementation of the Aircraft Drinking 

Water Rule 

AGENCY: Environmental Protection 

Agency (EPA). 

ACTION: Notice. 

SUMMARY: The Environmental Protection 

Agency (EPA) will hold a two-day 

training session on the regulatory 

requirements of the Aircraft Drinking 

Water Rule (ADWR). Under the ADWR, 

by April 19, 2011, air carriers who meet 

the definition of ‘‘public water systems’’ 

under the Safe Drinking Water Act 

(SDWA) must meet the first set of 

requirements of the new regulation. 

These air carriers must meet the rest of 

the requirements by October 19, 2011. 

The training will provide information 

and instruction on the regulation’s 

general requirements, coliform 

monitoring and sampling plans, 

operation and maintenance plans 

(O&M), public notification, 

recordkeeping, supplemental treatment, 

and violations of the rule and their 

corresponding corrective actions. 

Additionally, EPA will provide 

information on updates to the ADWR 

Reporting and Compliance System 

(ARCS). 

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