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the data to track energy performance 

during the year. 

The burden for applying to EPA for 

recognition is estimated to vary 

depending on the type of recognition. 

The burden is estimated to range up to 

5 hours to apply for the ENERGY STAR. 

This includes the time for gathering 

information and completing/submitting 

the application materials. The burden is 

estimated to be about 3 hours to apply 

for the ‘‘Designed to Earn the ENERGY 

STAR.’’ This includes the time for 

gathering and entering data into Target 

Finder and completing/submitting the 

application materials. The burden is 

estimated to range up to 17 hours for an 

organization to apply for an ENERGY 

STAR Award. This includes the time for 

preparing and submitting the 

application materials. 

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. 

Respondents/Affected Entities: 

Organizations participating in ENERGY 

STAR in the Commercial and Industrial 

Sectors. 

Approximate Number of 

Respondents: 18,000. 

Frequency of Response: One-time, on 

occasion, monthly, annually, and/or 

periodically, depending on the type of 

respondent and collection. 

Estimated Total Annual Hour Burden: 

125,023. 

Estimated Total Annual Cost: 

$14,659,784, including $8,694,520 in 

labor costs and $5,965,264 in O&M 

costs. There are no capital/start-up costs 

to respondents. 

Changes in the Estimates: There is an 

increase of 70,523 hours in the total 

estimated annual burden hours 

currently identified in the OMB 

Inventory of Approved ICR Burdens. 

Specifically, there is a 3,065-hour 

decrease due to program changes and a 

73,588-hour increase due to adjustments 

resulting from program growth. This 

resulted in a net increase of 70,523 

hours. 

Dated: December 24, 2009. 

Richard T. Westlund, 

Acting Director, Collection Strategies 

Division. 

[FR Doc. E9–31277 Filed 1–4–10; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 6560–50–P 

ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION 

AGENCY 

[EPA–R05–OW–2009–0932, FRL–9100–6] 

Agency Information Collection 

Activities; Proposed Collection; 

Comment Request; Great Lakes 

Accountability System; EPA ICR No. 

2379.01, OMB Control No. 2005–NEW 

AGENCY: Environmental Protection 

Agency (EPA). 

ACTION: Notice. 

SUMMARY: In compliance with the 

Paperwork Reduction Act (PRA), 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 

described below. 

DATES: Comments must be submitted on 

or before March 8, 2010. 

ADDRESSES: Submit your comments, 

identified by Docket ID No. EPA–R05– 

OW–2009–0932, by one of the following 

methods: 

• http://www.regulations.gov: Follow 

the on-line instructions for submitting 

comments. 

• Mail: Great Lakes Accountability 

System, Attn: Rita Cestaric, EPA, Great 

Lakes National Program Office, 77 W. 

Jackson St., Chicago, Illinois 60604. 

• Hand Delivery: Great Lakes 

Accountability System, Attn. Rita 

Cestaric, EPA, Great Lakes National 

Program Office, 77 W. Jackson St., 

Chicago, Illinois 60604. Such deliveries 

are only accepted during the Docket’s 

normal hours of operation (8:30 a.m. to 

4:30 p.m. Monday through Friday 

excluding legal holidays), and special 

arrangements should be made for 

delivery of boxed information. 

Instructions: Direct your comments to 

Docket ID No. EPA–R05–OW–2009– 

0932. EPA’s policy is that all comments 

received will be included in the public 

docket without change and may be 

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. The http:// 

www.regulations.gov Web site is an 

‘‘anonymous access’’ system, which 

means EPA will not know your identity 

or contact information. If you send an email 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/epahome/dockets.htm. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Rita 

Cestaric, USEPA, Great Lakes National 

Program Office, 77 W. Jackson 

Boulevard, Chicago, Illinois 60604; 

telephone number: (312) 886–6815; fax 

number: (312) 697–2014; e-mail address: 

cestaric.rita@epa.gov or Marcia Damato, 

USEPA, Great Lakes National Program 

Office, 77 West Jackson Boulevard, 

Chicago, Illinois 60604; telephone 

number: (312) 886–0266; fax number: 

(312) 582–5862; e-mail address: 

damato.marcia@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 

EPA–R05–OW–2009–0932, which is 

available for online viewing at http:// 

www.regulations.gov, or in person 

viewing at USEPA, Great Lakes National 

Program Office, 77 West Jackson 

Boulevard, Chicago, Illinois 60604. 

Materials are available for viewing from 

8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., Monday through 

Friday, excluding legal holidays; 

telephone number (312) 886–6815. An 

electronic version of the public docket 

is available at http:// 

www.regulations.gov. This site can be 

used to obtain a copy of the draft 

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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 EPA–R05– 

OW–2009–0932. 

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? 

Affected entities: Entities potentially 

affected by this action are state, local 

and tribal governments and nongovernment organizations receiving 

Great Lakes Restoration Initiative 

funding. 

Title: Great Lakes Accountability 

System. 

ICR numbers: EPA ICR No. 2379.01, 

OMB Control No. 2005–NEW. 

ICR status: This ICR is for a new 

information collection activity. 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, 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: In 2010, EPA, in concert 

with its federal partners, will begin 

implementation of a new Great Lakes 

Restoration Initiative (GLRI) which was 

included in the Department of the 

Interior, Environment, and Related 

Agencies Appropriations Act, 2010 

(Pub. L. 111–88). The GLRI will invest 

funds in programs and projects 

strategically chosen to target the most 

significant environmental problems in 

the Great Lakes ecosystem. 

The legislation calls for increased 

accountability for the GLRI and directs 

EPA to implement a process to track, 

measure and report on progress. As part 

of this process, federal and non-federal 

entities receiving GLRI funds will be 

required to submit detailed information 

on GLRI projects as part of their funding 

agreement. Recipients will be required 

to provide project-level information on 

the nature of the activity, responsible 

organization, organizational point of 

contact, resource levels, geographic 

location, major milestones and progress 

toward GLRI goals. The information is 

necessary to provide an accurate 

depiction of activities, progress and 

results. Information would be entered 

and updated on at least a quarterly 

basis. 

A Web-based Great Lakes 

Accountability System (GLAS) is being 

developed as the primary mechanism 

for collecting information on GLRI 

activities. The Web site will contain a 

user-friendly data entry interface for 

recipients to enter and submit project 

information directly into the GLAS. The 

data entry interface will consist of a 

series of screens containing pull-down 

menus and text boxes, where users can 

enter project specific information. The 

GLAS will provide the necessary 

information for reports to the President 

and will be accessible to the public via 

Internet. 

Burden Statement: The annual public 

reporting and recordkeeping burden for 

this collection of information is 

estimated to average 101.9 hours per 

response for state, local and tribal 

governments and 20.5 hours per 

response for non-governmental 

organizations. 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: 458 (358 state, local and 

tribal governments, 100 non-government 

organizations). 

Frequency of response: Quarterly. 

Estimated average number of 

response cycles per year for each 

respondent: 1. 

Estimated total annual burden hours: 

38,530.2 hours (101.9 hours per annual 

response cycle (i.e., four quarters) for 

state, local governments and tribal 

governments, 20.5 hours per annual 

response cycle for non-government 

organizations). 

Estimated total annual costs: 

$1,675,228.04. This includes an 

estimated burden cost of $1,675,228.04 

for labor and an estimated cost of $0.00 

for capital investment or maintenance 

and operational costs. 

What Is the Next Step in the Process for 

This ICR? 

EPA will consider the comments 

received and amend the ICR as 


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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: December 30, 2009. 

Richard T. Westlund, 

Acting Director, Collection Strategies 

Division. 

[FR Doc. E9–31408 Filed 1–4–10; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 6560–50–P 

ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION 

AGENCY 

[FRL–9100–7] 

Notice of a Project Waiver of Section 

1605 (Buy American Requirement) of 

the American Recovery and 

Reinvestment Act of 2009 (ARRA) to 

Valley City, ND 

AGENCY: Environmental Protection 

Agency (EPA). 

ACTION: Notice. 

SUMMARY: The EPA is hereby granting a 

project waiver of the Buy American 

requirements of ARRA Section 1605 

under the authority of Section 

1605(b)(2) [manufactured goods are not 

produced in the United States of a 

satisfactory quality] to Valley City, ND 

for the Zenon ZeeWeed 1000 membrane 

filter manufactured by General Electric 

Water & Process Technologies for a 

capacity of 4 MGD. This is a projectspecific waiver and only applies to the 

use of the specified product for the 

ARRA-funded project being proposed. 

Any other ARRA project that may wish 

to use the same product must apply for 

a separate waiver based on projectspecific circumstances. These 

membrane filters are manufactured in 

Canada, and meet Valley City’s 

performance specifications and 

requirements. The Acting Regional 

Administrator is making this 

determination based on the review and 

recommendation of EPA Region 8’s 

Technical & Financial Services Unit. 

Valley City has provided sufficient 

documentation to support its request. 

The Assistant Administrator of the 

Office of Administration and Resources 

Management has concurred on this 

decision to make an exception to 

Section 1605 of ARRA. This action 

permits the purchase of the Zenon 

ZeeWeed 1000 membrane filter for the 

Surface Water Treatment Plant upgrades 

being implemented by Valley City that 

may otherwise be prohibited under 

Section 1605(a) of the ARRA. 

DATES: Effective Date: December 9, 2009. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Jody 

Ostendorf, ARRA Coordinator, (303) 

312–7814, or Brian Friel, SRF 

Coordinator, (303) 312–6277, Technical 

& Financial Services Unit, Water 

Program, Office of Partnerships & 

Regulatory Assistance, U.S. EPA Region 

8, 1595 Wynkoop St., Denver, CO 

80202. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: In 

accordance with ARRA Section 1605(c) 

and pursuant to Section 1605(b)(2) of 

Public Law 111–5, Buy American 

requirements, EPA hereby provides 

notice that it is granting a project waiver 

to Valley City for the Zenon ZeeWeed 

1000 model of submerged membranes 

which are manufactured in Canada. 

Section 1605 of the ARRA requires 

that none of the appropriated funds may 

be used for the construction, alteration, 

maintenance, or repair of a public 

building or public work unless all of the 

iron, steel, and manufactured goods 

used in the project are produced in the 

United States, or unless a waiver is 

provided to the recipient by the head of 

the appropriate agency, here EPA. A 

waiver may be provided if EPA 

determines that (1) applying these 

requirements would be inconsistent 

with the public interest; (2) iron, steel, 

and the relevant manufactured goods 

are not produced in the United States in 

sufficient and reasonably available 

quantities and of a satisfactory quality; 

or (3) inclusion of iron, steel, and the 

relevant manufactured goods produced 

in the United States will increase the 

cost of the overall project by more than 

25 percent. 

This manufactured good will be used 

as part of Valley City’s Surface Water 

Treatment Plant renovation. Valley City 

states that only ZeeWeed 1000 

submerged membranes meet the specific 

needs of this project, which requires a 

technology that can be installed into an 

existing basin previously used for 

pretreatment purposes. This basin will 

be retrofitted to house the ZeeWeed 

1000 modules, thus taking advantage of 

the product’s small footprint relative to 

other alternatives. The City provided a 

copy of the contractor’s specifications 

that state the product must be 

manufactured by Zenon Environmental, 

Inc. or equivalent, and the product must 

meet certain performance standards for 

pH, turbidity, temperature, alkalinity, 

hardness, sodium, sulfate, chloride, iron 

and manganese. 

The City also provided a letter from 

an engineer with the State of North 

Dakota asserting a lack of domestic 

alternatives to the Zenon ZeeWeed 1000 

submerged membranes. The letter states, 

‘‘that the Zenon ZeeWeed 1000 

membrane filter will be required to be 

used in Washburn and Valley City water 

treatment plant renovations because: 

1. The Washburn and Valley City 

water treatment plant renovation 

projects will be using the existing 

infrastructure (existing filter bays) 

which require using the compact 

immersed vacuum membrane filters. 

Membrane filters for this waiver are as 

defined in the EPA Membrane Filter 

Guidance Manual for compliance under 

the LT2ESWTR. Zenon is the only 

manufacturer of immersed vacuum 

membranes that meet the required 

specifications. The Zenon ZeeWeed 

1000 membrane cartilages are 

manufactured in Canada, but all the 

piping, pumps, etc. will be 

manufactured and assembled in 

America. 

2. The Zenon ZeeWeed 1000 

membrane meets the requirements of 

the LT2ESWTR of 3.5 log removal of 

Giardia and 4.0 log removal of 

Cryptosporidium. 

3. To the best of our knowledge, there 

are no current domestic membrane 

manufacturers that meet the 

specifications of the ZeeWeed 1000 

membrane. Any domestic alternative 

membrane process would require 

extensive renovation and/or building 

addition resulting in substantial cost 

increases.’’ 

Given this requirement by the State 

and in light of the reasonableness of the 

retrofit specification, Valley City did not 

have a basis to use an alternative 

compliance technology within the 

ARRA time requirements for SRF 

projects to be under contract or 

construction by February 17, 2010. 

The April 28, 2009 EPA HQ 

Memorandum, ‘‘Implementation of Buy 

American provisions of Public Law 

111–5, the ‘American Recovery and 

Reinvestment Act of 2009’,’’ defines 

reasonably available quantity as ‘‘the 

quantity of iron, steel, or relevant 

manufactured good is available or will 

be available at the time needed and 

place needed, and in the proper form or 

specification as specified in the project 

plans and design.’’ 

The applicant met the procedures 

specified for the availability inquiry as 

appropriate to the circumstances by 

conducting on-line research and 

contacting suppliers, and all sources 

indicated that submerged ultrafiltration 


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