[Federal Register Volume 75, Number 226 (Wednesday, November 24, 2010)]
[Notices]
[Pages 71687-71688]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2010-29631]
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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY
[EPA-HQ-OAR-2010-0410; FRL-9231-7]
Agency Information Collection Activities; Submission to OMB for
Review and Approval; Comment Request; Nomination Application for the
U.S. EPA Montreal Protocol Awards; EPA ICR No. 2389.01, OMB Control No.
2060-NEW
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 an Information Collection
Request (ICR) has been forwarded to the Office of Management and Budget
(OMB) for review and approval. This is a request for a new collection.
The ICR, which is abstracted
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below, describes the nature of the information collection and its
estimated burden and cost.
DATES: Additional comments may be submitted on or before December 27,
2010.
ADDRESSES: Submit your comments, referencing Docket ID No. EPA-HQ-OAR-
2010-0410, to (1) EPA online using http://www.regulations.gov (our
preferred method), or by mail to: EPA Docket Center, Environmental
Protection Agency, Air and Radiation Docket, Mail Code 28221T, 1200
Pennsylvania Ave., NW., Washington, DC 20460, and (2) OMB by mail to:
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: Jeremy Arling, Office of Air and
Radiation, Stratospheric Protection Division (6205J), Environmental
Protection Agency, 1200 Pennsylvania Ave., NW., Washington, DC 20460;
telephone number: 202-343-9055; fax number: 202-343-2362; e-mail
address: [email protected].
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 July 7, 2010 (75 FR 39012), 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 EPA and OMB within 30 days
of this notice.
EPA has established a public docket for this ICR under Docket ID
No. EPA-OAR-HQ-2010-0410, 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 EPA's electronic docket and comment system at http://www.regulations.gov, to submit or view public comments, access the
index listing of the contents of the docket, and to access those
documents in the docket that are available electronically. Once in the
system, select ``docket search,'' then key in the docket ID number
identified above. Please note that EPA's policy is that public
comments, whether submitted electronically or in paper, will be made
available for public viewing at http://www.regulations.gov as EPA
receives them and without change, unless the comment contains
copyrighted material, confidential business information (CBI), or other
information whose public disclosure is restricted by statute. For
further information about the electronic docket, go to http://www.regulations.gov.
Title: Nomination Application for the U.S. EPA Montreal Protocol
Awards
ICR numbers: EPA ICR No. 2389.01, 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 in certain EPA regulations is
consolidated in 40 CFR part 9.
Abstract: The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)
Stratospheric Protection Division established the U.S. EPA Montreal
Protocol Award (USMPA) program in 1990 to recognize outstanding
contributions to the protection of the Earth's stratospheric ozone
layer. It is named after the international treaty that aims to reverse
erosion of the ozone layer by replacing and/or phasing out the
production of ozone-depleting substances (ODS). Since 1990, EPA has
presented more than 500 awards to outstanding individuals, teams,
companies, organizations, and government institutions in 54 countries.
Awards are particularly prestigious because nominees compete globally
against the accomplishments of many other potential awardees, and
recipients are selected by previous awardees and EPA.
Participation in the program requires applicants (called nominees
or nominators) to complete a nomination form that details the project
or activity they believe is worthy of the USMPA award. EPA seeks
nominations for the following accomplishments: Originality and public
purpose; leadership and corporate responsibility; global perspective
and implication; actual elimination of ozone-depleting substance
emissions; success in eliminating substances that deplete the ozone
layer and contribute to climate change or in transitioning to
alternatives with reduced environmental impact; or leadership in
improving awareness of the harmful health effects of overexposure to
ultraviolet radiation.
Burden Statement: The annual public reporting and recordkeeping
burden for this collection of information is estimated to average less
than three 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 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: Entities potentially affected by
this action include those working in public administration; chemical
manufacturing; professional, scientific and technical services;
voluntary health organizations; environment, conservation and wildlife
organizations; business associations; and professional organizations
Estimated Number of Respondents: 25.
Frequency of Response: Annually, occasionally.
Estimated Total Annual Hour Burden: 63.
Estimated Total Annual Cost: $2,080, which includes no annualized
capital or O&M costs.
Dated: November 18, 2010.
John Moses,
Director, Collection Strategies Division.
[FR Doc. 2010-29631 Filed 11-23-10; 8:45 am]
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