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ADDRESSES: Submit your comments, 

referencing Docket ID Number EPA– 

HQ–OAR–2009–0022, to (1) EPA online 

using www.regulations.gov (our 

preferred method), by email to a-and-rDocket@epa.gov, or by mail to: EPA 

Docket Center, Environmental 

Protection Agency, Mail Code 28221T, 

1200 Pennsylvania Ave. NW., 

Washington, DC 20460, and (2) OMB via 

email to oira_submission@omb.eop.gov. 

Address comments to OMB Desk Officer 

for EPA. 

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: 

Karen VanSickle, Clean Air Markets 

Division, Office of Air and Radiation, 

(6204J), Environmental Protection 

Agency, 1200 Pennsylvania Ave. NW., 

Washington, DC 20460; telephone 

number: 202–343–9220; fax number: 

202–343–2361; email address: 

vansickle.karen@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, EPA 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. 

Abstract: The Acid Rain Program was 

established under Title IV of the 1990 

Clean Air Act Amendments. The 

program calls for major reductions of 

the pollutants that cause acid rain while 

establishing a new approach to 

environmental management. This 

information collection is necessary to 

implement the Acid Rain Program. It 

includes burden hours associated with 

developing and modifying permits, 

transferring allowances, obtaining 

allowances from the conservation and 

renewable energy reserve, monitoring 

emissions, participating in the annual 

auctions, completing annual compliance 

certifications, participating in the Opt-in 

program, and complying with NOX

permitting requirements. 

Form Numbers: 7610–1, 7610–5, 

7610–6, 7610–7A, 7610–8, 7610–11, 

7610–16, 7610–19, 7610–20, 7610–26, 

7610–27, 7610–28, 7610–29, 7620–4, 

7620–8, 7620–9, 7620–10, and 5900– 

172. 

Respondents/affected entities: Electric 

utilities, Industrial sources, and other 

persons. 

Respondent’s obligation to respond: 

Mandatory and voluntary under 

provisions of Title IV of the Clean Air 

Act Amendments that cover: 

• Allowance tracking and transfers 

(section 403); 

• Permits (section 408); 

• Emissions monitoring (section 412); 

• Auctions (section 416); 

• Opt-in (section 410 a–g); and 

• NOX permitting (section 407). 

Estimated number of respondents: 

1700. 

Frequency of response: On occasion, 

quarterly, and annually. 

Total estimated burden: 2,123,405 

hours (per year). Burden is defined at 5 

CFR 1320.03(b). 

Total estimated cost: $302,368,573.05 

(per year), includes $152,015,161 

annualized capital or operation & 

maintenance costs. 

Changes in the Estimates: There is an 

increase of 66,459 hours in the total 

estimated respondent burden compared 

with the ICR currently approved by 

OMB. Most of the change in burden for 

this collection is due to adjustments. 

Adjustments stem from actions outside 

the Agency’s control. Adjustments 

include changes to the number of 

responses and the time it takes to 

respond to a particular activity. Some 

new estimates for the number of 

responses are based on queries of EPA 

databases for activities reported in 

recent years. In addition to adjustments, 

a portion of the overall increase is due 

to the incorporation of ARP affection 

portion of the Protocol Gas Verification 

Program and Air Emissions Protocol 

Testing Body ICR requirements from the 

EPA ICR Number 2203.04, OMB Control 

Number 2060–0626. 

John Moses, 

Director, Collection Strategies Division. 

[FR Doc. 2012–28651 Filed 11–26–12; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 6560–50–P 

ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION 

AGENCY 

[EPA–HQ–OAR–2012–0333; FRL 9524–5] 

Information Collection Request 

Submitted to OMB for Review and 

Approval; Comment Request; 

Greenhouse Gas Reporting Program 

(Renewal) 

AGENCY: Environmental Protection 

Agency (EPA). 

ACTION: Notice. 

SUMMARY: The Environmental Protection 

Agency has submitted an information 

collection request (ICR), Greenhouse 

Gas Reporting Program (Renewal) (EPA 

ICR No. 2300.10, OMB Control No. 

2060–0629) 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.). This is a proposed 

extension of the ICR, which is currently 

approved through November 30, 2012. 

Public comments were previously 

requested via the Federal Register (77 

FR 28376) on May 14, 2012 during a 60- 

day comment period. This notice allows 

for an additional 30 days for public 

comments. A fuller description of the 

ICR is given below, including its 

estimated burden and cost to the public. 

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: Additional comments may be 

submitted on or before December 27, 

2012. 

ADDRESSES: Submit your comments, 

referencing Docket ID Number EPA– 

HQ–OAR–2012–0333, to (1) EPA online 

using www.regulations.gov (our 

preferred method), by email to a-and-rDocket@epa.gov or by mail to: EPA 

Docket Center, Environmental 

Protection Agency, Mail Code 28221T, 

1200 Pennsylvania Ave. NW., 

Washington, DC 20460, and (2) OMB via 

email to oira_submission@omb.eop.gov. 

Address comments to OMB Desk Officer 

for EPA. 

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: 

Carole Cook, Climate Change Division, 

Office of Atmospheric Programs, Mail 

Code 6207J, 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. 

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, EPA West, Room 


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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. 

Abstract: The purpose for this ICR is 

to renew and revise the Mandatory 

Reporting of Greenhouse Gases Rule 

(GHG Reporting Rule) ICR to update and 

consolidate the burdens and costs 

imposed by all of the current ICRs under 

the GHG Reporting Rule. 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 

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 of 

certain products that will emit GHG 

when released, combusted, or oxidized, 

industrial gas suppliers, and 

manufacturers of heavy-duty and offroad vehicles and engines. It does not 

require control of greenhouse gases. 

Instead, it requires that sources emitting 

above certain threshold levels of carbon 

dioxide equivalent (CO2e) monitor and 

report emissions. 

Subsequent rules provide corrections 

and clarification on existing 

requirements; include requirements for 

additional facilities and suppliers; 

require reporters to provide information 

about parent companies, NAICS code(s), 

and whether emissions are from 

cogeneration; and finalize 

confidentiality determinations. 

Collectively, the GHG Reporting Rule 

and its associated rulemakings are 

referred to as the Greenhouse Gas 

Reporting Program (GHGRP). 

Data submitted under the GHGRP that 

is classified as CBI is protected under 

the provisions of 40 CFR part 2, subpart 

B. The EPA is determining through a 

series of rulemaking 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. The EPA has 

proposed that inputs to emissions 

equations meet the definition of 

‘‘emissions data’’ and cannot be 

afforded the protections of CBI. 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 regarding the reporting 

and potential release of these data (76 

FR 53057, August 25, 2011). 

Form Numbers: EPA Form 5900–211, 

EPA Form 5900–233. 

Respondents/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 (CO2e) per 

year. 

Respondent’s obligation to respond: 

Mandatory. Authority contained in 

Sections 114 and 208 of the CAA. 

Estimated number of respondents: 

11,039. 

Frequency of response: Annual. 

Total estimated burden: 981,032 

hours (per year). Burden is defined at 5 

CFR 1320.03(b). 

Total estimated cost: $90,847,769 (per 

year), includes $28,192,763 annualized 

capital or operation & maintenance 

costs. 

Changes in the Estimates: This 

renewal consolidates all of the existing 

Greenhouse Gas Reporting Program 

ICRs. The increase in burden resulting 

from consolidating these ICRs will be 

negated when those ICRs are 

discontinued following the 

consolidation. In comparison to the net 

total estimated respondent burden 

currently approved by OMB for all of 

the existing Greenhouse Gas Reporting 

Program ICRs, there is a decrease of 

735,690 hours. This decrease is the 

result of an adjustment for one-time 

activities that occurred during the first 

year of data collection and an 

adjustment based on the actual number 

of reporters. 

John Moses, 

Director, Collection Strategies Division. 

[FR Doc. 2012–28653 Filed 11–26–12; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 6560–50–P 

ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION 

AGENCY 

[EPA–HQ–OECA–2012–0517; FRL–9524–8] 

Agency Information Collection 

Activities; Submission to OMB for 

Review and Approval; Comment 

Request; NSPS for Emission 

Guidelines and Compliance Times for 

Small Municipal Waste Combustion 

Units Constructed on or Before August 

30, 1999 (Renewal) 

AGENCY: Environmental Protection 

Agency (EPA). 

ACTION: Notice. 

SUMMARY: In compliance with the 

Paperwork Reduction Act (44 U.S.C. 

3501 et seq.), this document announces 

that an Information Collection Request 

(ICR) has been forwarded to the Office 

of Management and Budget (OMB) for 

review and approval. This is a request 

to renew an existing approved 

collection. The ICR which is abstracted 

below describes the nature of the 

collection and the estimated burden and 

cost. 

DATES: Additional comments may be 

submitted on or before December 27, 

2012. 

ADDRESSES: Submit your comments, 

referencing docket ID number EPA–HQ– 

OECA–2012–0517, to: (1) EPA online, 

using www.regulations.gov (our 

preferred method), or by email to: 

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

Docket Center (EPA/DC), Environmental 

Protection Agency, Enforcement and 

Compliance Docket and Information 

Center, mail code 28221T, 1200 

Pennsylvania Avenue NW., Washington, 

DC 20460; and (2) OMB at: Office of 

Information 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: 

Learia Williams, Compliance 

Assessment and Media Programs 

Division, Office of Compliance, Mail 

Code 2227A, Environmental Protection 

Agency, 1200 Pennsylvania Avenue 

NW., Washington, DC 20460; telephone 

number: (202) 564–4113; fax number: 

(202) 564–0050; email address: 

williams.learia@epa.gov. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: EPA has 

submitted the following ICR to OMB for 

review and approval according to the 

procedures prescribed in 5 CFR 1320.12. 

On August 9, 2012 (77 FR 47631), EPA 

sought comments on this ICR pursuant 

to 5 CFR 1320.8(d). EPA received no 

comments. Any additional comments on 

this ICR should be submitted to both 

EPA and OMB within 30 days of this 

notice. 

EPA has established a public docket 

for this ICR under docket ID number 

EPA–HQ–OECA–2012–0517, which is 

available for public viewing online at 

http://www.regulations.gov, or in person 

viewing at the Enforcement and 

Compliance Docket in the EPA Docket 

Center (EPA/DC), EPA West, Room 

3334, 1301 Constitution Avenue NW., 

Washington, DC. The EPA Docket 

Center 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 


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