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Respondents/Affected Entities: 

Entities potentially affected by this 

action are Business or other for-profit; 

and State, Local, or Tribal Governments. 

Estimated Number of Respondents: 

818. 

Frequency of Response: quarterly, 

semi-annually, and annually. 

Estimated Total Annual Hour Burden: 

84,391. 

Estimated Total Annual Cost: 

$18,322,083, includes $3,770,485 

annualized labor costs and $14,551,598 

annualized capital or O&M costs. 

Changes in the Estimates: There is a 

decrease of 37,186 hours in the total 

estimated burden currently identified in 

the OMB Inventory of Approved ICR 

Burdens. This is due to a decrease in the 

universe from 989 facilities to 818 

facilities. 

John Moses, 

Director, Collection Strategies Division. 

[FR Doc. 2012–1745 Filed 1–26–12; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE P 

ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION 

AGENCY 

[EPA–HQ–OAR–2003–0078; FRL–9623–5] 

Agency Information Collection 

Activities; Proposed Collection; 

Comment Request; Reporting Under 

EPA’s Landfill Methane Outreach 

Program; EPA ICR No. 1849.06 

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 04/30/ 

2012. 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 March 27, 2012. 

ADDRESSES: Submit your comments, 

identified by Docket ID No. EPA–HQ– 

OAR–2003–0078 by one of the following 

methods: 

• http://www.regulations.gov: Follow 

the online instructions for submitting 

comments. 

• Email: a-and-r-Docket@epa.gov. 

• Fax Number: (202) 566–9744. 

• Phone Number: (202) 566–1742. 

• Mail: Docket ID No. EPA–HQ– 

OAR–2003–0078, Environmental 

Protection Agency, Mailcode: 2822T, 

1200 Pennsylvania Ave. NW., 

Washington, DC 20460. 

• Hand Delivery: EPA Docket Center, 

1301 Constitution Ave. NW., Room 

3334, Washington, DC 20460 (Attention 

Docket ID No. EPA–HQ–OAR–2003– 

0078). 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–OAR–2003– 

0078. EPA’s policy is that all comments 

received will be included in the public 

docket without change and may be 

made available on line 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 email. 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 email comment directly 

to 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, 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/index.htm. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Victoria Ludwig, Climate Change 

Division, Office of Atmospheric 

Programs, 6207J, Environmental 

Protection Agency, 1200 Pennsylvania 

Avenue NW., Washington, DC 20460; 

telephone number: (202) 343–9291; fax 

number: (202) 343–2202; email address: 

ludwig.victoria@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–OAR–2003–0078, which is 

available for online viewing at http:// 

www.regulations.gov, or in person 

viewing at the 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 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 Air and 

Radiation Docket is (202) 566–1742. 

Use http://www.regulations.gov to 

obtain a copy of the existing approved 

Information Collection Request EPA ICR 

No. 1849.05, submit or view public 

comments, access the index listing of 

the contents of the docket, and 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. 


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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 those private 

companies and municipalities that own 

or operate landfills; manufacturers and 

suppliers of equipment/knowledge to 

capture and utilize landfill gas; utility 

companies; end users of energy from 

landfills; developers of landfill gas 

energy projects; State agencies; and 

other landfill gas energy stakeholders. 

Title: Reporting Under EPA’s Landfill 

Methane Outreach Program. 

ICR Numbers: EPA ICR Number 

1849.06, OMB Control Number 2060– 

0446. 

ICR Status: This ICR will expire on 4/ 

30/12. 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: The Landfill Methane 

Outreach Program (LMOP), created by 

EPA as part of the Climate Change 

Action Plan, 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 

in order to reduce methane emissions 

from landfills. LMOP does this 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 

signs 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, 

and annual completion and submission 

of information forms that include 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 landfill methane 

projects with which they are involved. 

The data will also be used by the public 

to assess 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. Responses to 

the information collection are voluntary. 

Burden Statement: The annual public 

reporting and recordkeeping burden for 

this collection of information is 

estimated to average 3.2 hours for each 

respondent. 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: An average of 1,220 

existing Partners and an additional 113 

new Partners per year. 

• Frequency of response: On 

occasion. 

• Estimated total average number of 

responses for each respondent: 1.8 

responses per new respondent and 0.8 

responses per existing respondent. 

• Estimated total annual burden 

hours: 4,215 hours. 

• Estimated total annual costs: 

$334,298 per year. This includes an 

estimated burden cost of $333,959 and 

an estimated cost of $339 for 

maintenance and operational costs. 

Are there changes in the estimates from 

the last approval? 

There is a decrease of 1,670 hours in 

the total estimated annual respondent 

burden and a decrease in average annual 

burden per respondent of 1.5 hours 

compared with the burdens identified in 

the existing ICR approved by OMB. The 

existing approved ICR included a onetime, large-scale outreach to 1,000 

additional landfill owners and 

operators. This activity and group of 

entities are not included in the scope of 

this ICR renewal, resulting in the overall 

decreases in total hours and hours per 

respondent. This change is the result of 

a program change. However, in the last 

approved ICR, Energy Partners were not 

requested to update landfill gas energy 

project data, and under this renewal, 

Energy Partners will be requested to 

provide updates on their involvement in 

these projects. Also, there has been 

growth in the number of overall Partners 

since the last renewal. There were 675 

Partners as of July 2007, whereas there 

are 994 Partners as of September 2011, 

a 47 percent increase in four years. 

These changes offset the magnitude of 

the overall burden decrease. There have 

been no major changes in how the 

information forms or MOU are 

dispersed or collected since the last 

renewal. LMOP has previously 

implemented simplifications and other 

changes to increase the efficiency of its 

ICR process. 

What is the next step in the process for 

this ICR? 

EPA will consider the comments 

received and amend the ICR as 

appropriate. EPA’s policy is that all 

comments received will be included in 

the public docket without change and 

may be made available on line at http:// 

www.regulations.gov. EPA’s responses 

to any comments received will also be 

included in the public docket, as part of 

the supporting statement document. 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 


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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: January 19, 2012. 

Rona Birnbaum, 

Acting Director, Climate Change Division. 

[FR Doc. 2012–1821 Filed 1–26–12; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 6560–50–P 

ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION 

AGENCY 

[EPA–HQ–OA–2012–0033; FRL–9623–7] 

Agency Information Collection 

Activities; Proposed Collection; 

Comment Request; Valuing Improved 

Water Quality in the Chesapeake Bay 

Using Stated Preference Methods; EPA 

ICR No. 2456.01 

AGENCY: Environmental Protection 

Agency. 

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 for a new Information 

Collection Request (ICR) to the Office of 

Management and Budget (OMB). 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 March 27, 2012. 

ADDRESSES: Submit your comments, 

identified by Docket ID No. EPA–HQ– 

OA–2012–0033 by one of the following 

methods: 

• www.regulations.gov: Follow the 

on-line instructions for submitting 

comments. 

• Email: oei.docket@epa.gov. 

• Fax: (202) 566–9744. 

• Mail: Office of Environmental 

Information, Environmental Protection 

Agency, Mailcode: 28221T, 1200 

Pennsylvania Ave. NW., Washington, 

DC 20460. 

Instructions: Direct your comments to 

Docket ID No. EPA–HQ–OA–2012– 

0033. EPA’s policy is that all comments 

received will be included in the public 

docket without change and may be 

made available online at 

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 www.regulations.gov 

or email. The 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 email 

comment directly to EPA without going 

through 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, 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/epahome/dockets.htm. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Dr. 

Nathalie Simon, National Center for 

Environmental Economics, Office of 

Policy, (1809T), Environmental 

Protection Agency, 1200 Pennsylvania 

Ave. NW., Washington, DC 20460; 

telephone number: (202) 566–2347; fax 

number: (202) 566–2363; email address: 

simon.nathalie@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–OA–2012–0033, which is available 

for online viewing at 

www.regulations.gov, or in person 

viewing at the Office of Environmental 

Information (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 8:30 

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 OEI Docket is (202) 566– 

1752. 

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 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. 


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