[Federal Register Volume 74, Number 105 (Wednesday, June 3, 2009)]
[Notices]
[Pages 26689-26690]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E9-12933]
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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY
[EPA-HQ-OAR-2008-0655; FRL-8913-5, EPA ICR No. 2349.01, OMB Control No.
2060--New]
Agency Information Collection Activities; Proposed Collection;
Comment Request; Information Collection Request for the GreenChill
Advanced Refrigeration Partnership
AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).
ACTION: Notice.
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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 August 3, 2009.
ADDRESSES: Submit your comments, identified by Docket ID No. EPA-HQ-
OAR-2008-0655, by one of the following methods:
http://www.regulations.gov: Follow the on-line
instructions for submitting comments.
E-mail: [email protected].
Fax: 202-566-9744.
Mail: Attention Docket ID No. EPA-HQ-OAR-2008-0655, U.S.
Environmental Protection Agency, Mailcode: 2822T, 1200 Pennsylvania
Avenue, NW., Washington, DC 20460.
Hand Delivery: U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, EPA
West (Air Docket), 1301 Constitution Avenue, NW., Room 3334,
Washington, DC 20004, Attention Docket ID No. EPA-HQ-OAR-2008-0655.
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-
2008-0655. 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/epahome/dockets.htm.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Keilly Witman, Stratospheric
Protection Division, Office of Air and Radiation, Mailcode 6205J, 1200
Pennsylvania Ave., NW., Washington, DC 20460; telephone number: (202)
343-9742; fax number: (202) 343-2362; e-mail address:
[email protected].
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
How Can I Access the Docket and/or Submit Comments?
The EPA has established a public docket for this ICR under Docket
ID No. EPA-HQ-OAR-2008-0655, which is available for online viewing at
http://www.regulations.gov, or in person viewing at the Air 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 Docket is 202-566-1742.
Use http://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
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(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?
Docket ID No. EPA-HQ-OAR-2008-0655
Affected entities: Entities potentially affected by this action are
food retailers that are partners in the GreenChill Advanced
Refrigeration Partnership.
Title: Information Collection Request for the GreenChill Advanced
Refrigeration Partnership
ICR numbers: EPA ICR No. 2349.1, OMB Control No. 2060-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 for certain EPA regulations is
consolidated in 40 CFR part 9.
Abstract: The GreenChill Advanced Refrigeration Partnership
(hereafter referred to as GreenChill Partnership or GreenChill) is an
EPA cooperative alliance with the supermarket industry to promote
advanced refrigeration technologies, strategies, and practices that
reduce emissions of ozone-depleting and greenhouse gas refrigerants. A
food retailer's decision to participate in the GreenChill Partnership
is completely voluntary. After joining GreenChill by submitting a
signed ``Partnership Agreement,'' food retailers are asked to submit a
``Stocks and Emissions Report'' to an independent third party. The form
requires partners to provide corporate-wide, aggregated data on the
stocks and emissions of all refrigerants used in commercial
refrigeration and air-conditioning appliances. The independent third
party summarizes the information submitted by the food retailers,
removes any identifying information, and sends a summary of the
information to GreenChill. Partners are then asked to submit a
``Corporate Refrigerant Management Plan'' with their emissions
reductions goals for the next year, along with a brief description of
their plan to meet that goal (such as retrofitting old equipment,
etc.). These two forms are necessary for GreenChill to track annual
supermarket refrigerant emissions rates, allowing GreenChill and its
food retail partners to benchmark partners' progress on reducing
emissions. The partner emissions data is also the basis for the
achievement awards that GreenChill gives out to its partners.
Burden Statement: The annual public reporting and recordkeeping
burden for this collection of information is estimated to be 18.1 hours
for the first year and 11 hours per year for the second and third years
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 respondents: 17.
Frequency of response: Annual.
Estimated total average number of responses for each respondent: 2.
Estimated total annual burden hours per respondent: 18.1 hours for
the first year and 11 hours per year for the second and third years.
Estimated total average annual costs per respondent: $1378.29 for
the first year and $812.91 per year for the second and third years.
This includes an estimated burden cost of $1367.86 and an estimated
cost of $10.43 for capital investment or maintenance and operational
costs for the first year and an estimated burden cost of $808.05 and an
estimated cost of $4.86 for capital investment or maintenance and
operational costs for the second and third years.
What Is the Next Step in the Process for This ICR?
EPA will consider the comments received under this notice 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: May 12, 2009.
Brian J. McLean,
Director, Office of Atmospheric Programs.
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