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Are there changes in the estimates from 

the last approval? 

There is a decrease of 17,796 hours in 

the total estimated respondent burden 

compared with that identified in the ICR 

currently approved by OMB. This 

decrease reflects EPA’s phase down of 

the Climate Leaders program on 

September 30, 2011. As a result, the 

number of respondents to this ICR 

decreased to include only those 46 

small businesses participating in the 

joint EPA–GSA Federal Supplier 

Greenhouse Gas Emissions Inventory 

Pilot. 

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: November 21, 2011. 

Elizabeth Craig, 

Director, Climate Protection Partnerships 

Division. 

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BILLING CODE 6560–50–P 

ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION 

AGENCY 

[EPA–HQ–OAR–2011–0891; FRL–9498–3] 

Agency Information Collection 

Activities; Proposed Collection; 

Comment Request; Protection of 

Stratospheric Ozone: Recordkeeping 

and Periodic Reporting of the 

Production, Import, Recycling, 

Destruction, Transhipment, and 

Feedstock Use of Ozone-Depleting 

Substances (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 

Management and Budget (OMB). This 

ICR, 1432.29, is scheduled to expire on 

April 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 January 30, 2012. 

ADDRESSES: Submit your comments, 

identified by Docket ID No. EPA–HQ– 

OAR–2011–0891 by one of the following 

methods: 

• http://www.regulations.gov: Follow 

the on-line instructions for submitting 

comments. 

• Email: a-and-r-Docket@epa.gov. 

• Fax: (202) 566–1741 

• Mail: EPA–HQ–OAR–2011–0891, 

Environmental Protection Agency, 

Mailcode: 6205J, 1200 Pennsylvania 

Ave. NW., Washington, DC 20460. 

• Hand Delivery: EPA–HQ–OAR– 

2011–0891, Air and Radiation Docket at 

EPA West, 1301 Constitution Avenue 

NW., Room B108, Mail Code 6102T, 

Washington, DC 20460. 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–2011– 

0891. 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: 

Staci Gatica, Stratospheric Protection 

Division, Office of Atmospheric 

Programs, (6205J), Environmental 

Protection Agency, 1200 Pennsylvania 

Ave., NW. Washington, DC 20460; 

telephone number: (202) 343–9469; fax 

number: (202) 343–2338; email address: 

gatica.staci@epa.gov. You may also visit 

the Ozone Depletion Web site of EPA’s 

Stratospheric Protection Division at 

www.epa.gov/ozone/strathome.html for 

further information about EPA’s 

Stratospheric Ozone Protection 

regulations, the science of ozone layer 

depletion, and related topics. 

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–2011–0891, which is 

available for online viewing at 

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 Air and 

Radiation Docket is (202) 566–1742. 

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, 

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(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 producers, 

importers, and distributors of Class I 

ozone-depleting substances, including 

chlorofluorocarbons, halons, and 

quarantine and preshipment methyl 

bromide, as well as research institutions 

using such substances. 

Title: Agency Information Collection 

Activities; Proposed Collection; 

Comment Request; Protection of 

Stratospheric Ozone: Recordkeeping 

and Periodic Reporting of the 

Production, Import, Recycling, 

Destruction, Transhipment, and 

Feedstock Use of Ozone-Depleting 

Substances (Renewal). 

ICR numbers: EPA ICR No. 1432.30, 

OMB Control No. 2060–0170. 

ICR status: EPA ICR 1432.29 is 

currently scheduled to expire on April 

30, 2012. 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: EPA is seeking to renew 

EPA ICR 1432.29 which authorizes the 

recordkeeping and reporting 

requirements established in the 

regulations stated in 40 CFR part 82, 

subpart A and as required by the United 

States’ commitments under the 

international treaty The Montreal 

Protocol on Substances that Deplete the 

Ozone Layer (Protocol). This 

information collection allows EPA to 

monitor the United States’ compliance 

with the Protocol and Title VI of the 

Clean Air Act Amendments of 1990 

(CAA). 

Under its Protocol commitments, the 

United States is obligated to cease 

production and import of Class I 

controlled substances excluding 

chlorofluorocarbons (CFCs) that are 

subject to essential use exemptions, 

methyl bromide that is subject to critical 

use exemptions or exemptions for 

quarantine and preshipment uses, 

previously used material, and material 

that will be transformed, destroyed, or 

exported to developing countries. The 

Protocol also establishes limits and 

reduction schedules leading to the 

eventual phaseout of Class II controlled 

substances with similar exemptions 

beyond the phaseout. In addition to the 

Montreal Protocol, the CAA has its own 

limits on production and consumption 

of controlled substances that EPA must 

adhere to and enforce. 

Under 40 CFR 82.13, producers, 

importers, exporters, and distributors of 

Class I ozone-depleting substances 

(ODS) must meet quarterly, annual, and/ 

or transactional recordkeeping and 

reporting requirements. This 

information collection is conducted to 

meet U.S. obligations under the 

Montreal Protocol. The information 

collection request is required to obtain 

a benefit under Title VI of the CAA, 

added by Section 764 of the 1999 

Omnibus Consolidated and Emergency 

Supplemental Appropriations Act (Pub. 

L. 105–277; October 21, 1998). 

The reporting and recordkeeping 

requirements for Class I ODS will enable 

EPA to: 

1. Ensure compliance with the 

restrictions on production, import, and 

export of Class I controlled substances; 

2. Allow exempted production and 

import for certain uses and the 

consequent tracking of that production 

and import; 

3. Address industry and Federal 

concerns regarding the illegal import of 

mislabeled used controlled substances; 

4. Satisfy the United States’ 

obligations to report data under Article 

7 of the Montreal Protocol; 

5. Fulfill statutory obligations under 

Section 603(b) of the CAA for reporting 

and monitoring; 

6. Provide information to report to the 

U.S. Congress on the production, use, 

and consumption of Class I controlled 

substances as statutorily required in 

Section 603(d) of Title VI of the CAA. 

The reported data will enable EPA to: 

1. Maintain compliance with the 

Protocol requirements for annual data 

submission on the production of ODS; 

and 

2. Analyze technical use data to 

ensure that exemptions are used in 

accordance with requirements included 

in the annual authorization 

rulemakings. 

EPA informs respondents that they 

may assert claims of business 

confidentiality for any of the 

information they submit. Information 

claimed confidential will be treated in 

accordance with the procedures for 

handling information claimed as 

confidential under 40 CFR Part 2, 

Subpart B, and will be disclosed only to 

the extent, and by means of the 

procedures, set forth in Subpart B. If no 

claim of confidentiality is asserted when 

the information is received by EPA, it 

may be made available to the public 

without further notice to the 

respondents (40 CFR 2.203). 

Burden Statement: The annual public 

reporting and recordkeeping burden for 

this collection of information is 

estimated to average 2.3 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 

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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 draft supporting statement 

available in the public docket provides 

a detailed explanation of the Agency’s 

estimate, which is only briefly 

summarized here: 

• Estimated total number of potential 

respondents: 1143. 

• Frequency of response: 

—Producers, importers, exporters of 

methyl bromide, laboratory suppliers, 

and distributors of QPS methyl 

bromide (Class I, Group VI 

substances) are to report to EPA 

quarterly (45 days after the end of 

each quarter). 

—Exporters (of non-methyl bromide 

Class I substances), and persons that 

destroy and transform Class I 

controlled ODS are to report to EPA 

annually (45 days after the end of the 

control period). 

—Persons wanting to transfer CFCs or 

who petition to import used Class I 

controlled substances are to submit 

reports to EPA on a transactional 

basis. 

—All entities may be required to 

provide other such information that 

the Administrator may reasonably 

require to comply with requests from 

the Ozone Secretariat seeking 

information required by decisions 

taken by the Parties to the Montreal 

Protocol. 

• Estimated total annual burden 

hours: 2583 hours. 

• Estimated total annual costs: 

$277,130. This includes an estimated 

burden cost of $71,550 and an estimated 

cost of $5,580 for capital investment or 

maintenance and operational costs. 

Are there changes in the estimates from 

the last approval? 

There is a decrease of 227 hours in the 

total estimated respondent burden 

compared with that identified in the 

EPA ICR 1432.29 which is currently 

approved by OMB. This decrease is due 

to the continued phaseout and 

decreased use of Class I controlled 

substances which subsequently reduces 

reporting obligations. For example, the 

exemption under the Montreal Protocol 

allowing for production and export of 

Class I controlled substances to 

developing countries for basic domestic 

needs expired in 2010. The burden and 

cost estimates for the Agency decreased 

due to revisions to the managerial 

review of reporting forms. Most reviews 

are done at the technical staff level. EPA 

also now offers electronic reporting via 

the Agency’s central data exchange 

(CDX) to the regulated community 

which has contributed to the reduction 

in burden for both the Agency as well 

as the regulated community. 

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: November 20, 2011. 

Drusilla Hufford, 

Director, Stratospheric Protection Division. 

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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION 

AGENCY 

[FRL–9498–4] 

Clean Water Act Section 303(d): 

Availability of List Decisions 

AGENCY: Environmental Protection 

Agency (EPA). 

ACTION: Notice of availability. 

SUMMARY: This notice announces the 

availability of EPA’s action identifying 

water quality limited segments and 

associated pollutants in Louisiana to be 

listed pursuant to Clean Water Act 

Section 303(d), and request for public 

comment. Section 303(d) requires that 

States submit and EPA approve or 

disapprove lists of waters for which 

existing technology-based pollution 

controls are not stringent enough to 

attain or maintain State water quality 

standards and for which total maximum 

daily loads (TMDLs) must be prepared. 

On November 17, 2011, EPA partially 

approved and proposed to partially 

disapprove Louisiana’s 2010 Section 

303(d) submittal. Specifically, EPA 

approved Louisiana’s listing of 410 

waterbody pollutant combinations, and 

associated priority rankings. EPA 

proposed to disapprove Louisiana’s 

decisions not to list three waterbodies. 

These three waterbodies were added by 

EPA because the applicable numeric 

water quality standards marine criterion 

for dissolved oxygen was not attained in 

these segments. 

EPA is providing the public the 

opportunity to review its proposed 

decisions to add the three waters to 

Louisiana’s 2010 Section 303(d) List. 

EPA will consider public comments and 

if necessary amend its proposed action 

on the additional waterbodies identified 

for inclusion on Louisiana’s Final 2010 

Section 303(d) List. 

DATES: Comments must be submitted in 

writing to EPA on or before December 

30, 2011. 

ADDRESSES: Comments on the decisions 

should be sent to Diane Smith, 

Environmental Protection Specialist, 

Water Quality Protection Division, U.S. 

Environmental Protection Agency 

Region 6, 1445 Ross Ave., Dallas, TX 

75202–2733, telephone (214) 665–2145, 

facsimile (214) 665–6490, or email: 

smith.diane@epa.gov. Oral comments 

will not be considered. Copies of the 

documents which explain the rationale 

for EPA’s decisions and a list of the 3 

water quality limited segments for 

which EPA proposed disapproval of 

Louisiana’s decisions not to list can be 

obtained at EPA Region 6’s web site at 

http://www.epa.gov/region6/water/ 

npdes/tmdl/index.htm, or by writing or 

calling Ms. Smith at the above address. 

Underlying documents from the 

administrative record for these 

decisions are available for public 

inspection at the above address. Please 

contact Ms. Smith to schedule an 

inspection. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Diane Smith at (214) 665–2145. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Section 

303(d) of the Clean Water Act (CWA) 

requires that each State identify those 

waters for which existing technologybased pollution controls are not 

stringent enough to attain or maintain 

State water quality standards. For those 

waters, States are required to establish 

Total Maximum Daily Loads (TMDLs) 

according to a priority ranking. EPA’s 

Water Quality Planning and 

Management regulations include 

requirements related to the 

implementation of Section 303(d) of the 

CWA (40 CFR 130.7). The regulations 

require States to identify water quality 

limited waters still requiring TMDLs 

every two years. The list of waters still 

needing TMDLs must also include 

priority rankings and must identify the 

waters targeted for TMDL development 

during the next two years (40 CFR 

130.7). On March 31, 2000, EPA 

promulgated a revision to this 

regulation that waived the requirement 

for States to submit Section 303(d) lists 

in 2000 except in cases where a court 


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