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Federal Register / Vol. 80, No. 123 / Friday, June 26, 2015 / Notices

ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION
AGENCY
[EPA–HQ–OA–2008–0701; FRL–9928–43–
OEI]

Information Collection Request
Submitted to OMB for Review and
Approval; Comment Request; Focus
Groups as Used by EPA for Economics
Projects (Renewal)
Environmental Protection
Agency (EPA).
ACTION: Notice.
AGENCY:

The Environmental Protection
Agency has submitted an information
collection request (ICR), ‘‘Focus Groups
as used by EPA for Economics Projects
(Renewal)’’ (EPA ICR No. 2205.15, OMB
Control No. 2090–0028) to the Office of
Management and Budget (OMB) for
review and approval in accordance with
the Paperwork Reduction Act (44 U.S.C.
3501 et seq.). This is a proposed
extension of the ICR, which is currently
approved through June 30, 2015. Public
comments were previously requested
via the Federal Register (80 FR 6075) on
February 4, 2015 during a 60-day
comment period. This notice allows for
an additional 30 days for public
comments. A fuller description of the
ICR is given below, including its
estimated burden and cost to the public.
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.
DATES: Additional comments may be
submitted on or before July 27, 2015.
ADDRESSES: Submit your comments,
referencing Docket ID. EPA–HQ–OA–
2008–0701, to (1) EPA online using
www.regulations.gov (our preferred
method), by email to oei.docket@
epa.gov or by mail to: EPA Docket
Center, Environmental Protection
Agency, Mail Code 28221T, 1200
Pennsylvania Ave. NW., Washington,
DC 20460, and (2) OMB via email to
[email protected]. Address
comments to OMB Desk Officer for EPA.
EPA’s policy is that all comments
received will be included in the public
docket without change including any
personal information provided, unless
the comment includes profanity, threats,
information claimed to be Confidential
Business Information (CBI) or other
information whose disclosure is
restricted by statute.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Nathalie Simon, National Center for
Environmental Economics, Office of
Policy, (1809T), Environmental
Protection Agency, 1200 Pennsylvania

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Ave. NW., Washington, DC 20460;
telephone number: 202–566–2347; fax
number: 202–566–2363; email address:
[email protected].
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Supporting documents which explain in
detail the information that the EPA will
be collecting are available in the public
docket for this ICR. The docket can be
viewed online at www.regulations.gov
or in person at the EPA Docket Center,
WJC West, Room 3334, 1301
Constitution Ave. NW., Washington,
DC. The telephone number for the
Docket Center is 202–566–1744. For
additional information about EPA’s
public docket, visit http://www.epa.gov/
dockets.
Abstract: EPA is seeking renewal of a
generic information collection request
(ICR) for the conduct of focus groups
and one-on-one interviews primarily
related to survey development for
economics projects. These groups are
typically formed to gain insight and
understanding of attitudes and
perceptions held by the public
surrounding a particular issue.
Focus groups and one-on-one
interviews used as a qualitative research
tool serve to better understand
respondents’ attitudes, perceptions and
emotions in response to specific topics
and concepts; to obtain respondent
information useful for better defining
variables and measures in later
quantitative studies; and to further
explore findings obtained from
quantitative studies.
Through these focus groups, the
Agency will be able to gain a more indepth understanding of the public’s
attitudes, beliefs, motivations and
feelings regarding specific issues and
will provide invaluable information
regarding the quality of draft survey
instruments. Participation in the focus
groups is voluntary. Each focus group
will fully conform to federal
regulations—specifically the Privacy
Act of 1974 (5 U.S.C. 552a), the
Hawkins-Stafford Amendments of 1988
(Pub. L. 100–297), and the Computer
Security Act of 1987.
Form Numbers: None.
Respondents/affected entities:
Individuals.
Respondent’s obligation to respond:
Voluntary.
Estimated number of respondents:
1,584 (total).
Frequency of response: Once.
Total estimated burden: 915 hours
(per year). Burden is defined at 5 CFR
1320.03(b).
Total estimated cost: $30,302 (per
year), includes $0 annualized capital or
operation & maintenance costs.

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Changes in the Estimates: There is a
decrease of 3,163 hours in the total
estimated respondent burden compared
with the ICR currently approved by
OMB. This decrease is based on new
estimates of projected use of this ICR for
focus groups for the next three years
provided by the program offices at EPA.
Courtney Kerwin,
Acting Director, Collection Strategies
Division.
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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION
AGENCY
[EPA–HQ–OAR–2014–0743; FRL–9929–52–
OEI]

Agency Information Collection
Activities; Submission to OMB for
Review and Approval; Comment
Request; Protection of Stratospheric
Ozone: Critical Use Exemption From
the Phaseout of Methyl Bromide
(Renewal)
Environmental Protection
Agency (EPA).
ACTION: Notice.
AGENCY:

The Environmental Protection
Agency has submitted an information
collection request (ICR), ‘‘Protection of
Stratospheric Ozone: Critical Use
Exemption from the Phaseout of Methyl
Bromide (Renewal)’’ (EPA ICR
No.2031.08, OMB Control No. 2060–
0482) to the Office of Management and
Budget (OMB) for review and approval
in accordance with the Paperwork
Reduction Act (44 U.S.C. 3501 et seq.).
This is a proposed extension of the ICR,
which is currently approved through
June 30, 2015. Public comments were
previously requested via the Federal
Register (79 FR 78425) on December 30,
2014 during a 60-day comment period.
This notice allows for an additional 30
days for public comments. A fuller
description of the ICR is given below,
including its estimated burden and cost
to the public. 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.
DATES: Additional comments may be
submitted on or before July 27, 2015.
ADDRESSES: Submit your comments,
referencing Docket ID Number EPA–
HQ–OAR–2004–0501, to (1) EPA online
using www.regulations.gov (our
preferred method), by email to [email protected] or by mail to:
EPA Docket Center, Environmental
Protection Agency, Mail Code 28221T,
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Federal Register / Vol. 80, No. 123 / Friday, June 26, 2015 / Notices
1200 Pennsylvania Ave. NW.,
Washington, DC 20460, and (2) OMB via
email to [email protected].
Address comments to OMB Desk Officer
for EPA.
EPA’s policy is that all comments
received will be included in the public
docket without change including any
personal information provided, unless
the comment includes profanity, threats,
information claimed to be Confidential
Business Information (CBI) or other
information whose disclosure is
restricted by statute.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

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Jeremy Arling, Stratospheric Protection
Division, Office of Atmospheric
Programs, (6205T), Environmental
Protection Agency, 1200 Pennsylvania
Ave. NW., Washington, DC 20460;
telephone number: (202) 343–9055; fax
number: (202) 343–2338; email address:
[email protected].
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Supporting documents which explain in
detail the information that the EPA will
be collecting are available in the public
docket for this ICR. The docket can be
viewed online at www.regulations.gov
or in person at the EPA Docket Center,
WJC West, Room 3334, 1301
Constitution Ave. NW., Washington,
DC. The telephone number for the
Docket Center is 202–566–1744. For
additional information about EPA’s
public docket, visit http://www.epa.gov/
dockets.
Abstract: EPA is seeking to renew this
ICR to collect methyl bromide Critical
Use Exemption (CUE) applications from
regulated entities on an annual basis,
which requires the submission of data
from regulated industries to the EPA
and requires recordkeeping of key
documents to ensure compliance with
the Montreal Protocol on Substances
that Deplete the Ozone Layer (Protocol)
and the CAA. This information
collection is conducted to meet U.S.
obligations under Article 2H of the
Montreal Protocol on Substances that
Deplete the Ozone Layer (Protocol).
Since 2002, entities have applied to
EPA for a critical use exemption that
would allow for the continued
production and import of methyl
bromide after the phaseout in January
2005. On an annual basis, EPA uses the
data submitted by end users to create a
nomination of critical uses, which are
submitted to the Protocol’s Ozone
Secretariat for review by advisory
bodies, including the Methyl Bromide
Technical Options Committee (MBTOC)
and the Technical and Economic
Assessment Panel (TEAP). The uses
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to the Protocol are made available in the
U.S. on an annual basis.
The applications will enable EPA to:
(1) Maintain consistency with the
Protocol by supporting critical use
nominations to the Parties to the
Protocol, in accordance with paragraph
2 of Decision IX/6 of the Protocol; (2)
Ensure that critical use exemptions
comply with section 604(d)(6); and (3)
Provide EPA with necessary data to
evaluate the technical and economic
feasibility of methyl bromide
alternatives in the circumstance of the
specific use, as presented in an
application for a critical use exemption.
The reported data will enable EPA to:
(1) Ensure that critical use exemptions
comply with section 604(d)(6); (2)
Maintain compliance with the Protocol
requirements for annual data
submission on the production of ozone
depleting substances; and (3) Analyze
technical use data to ensure that
exemptions are used in accordance with
requirements included in the annual
allocation 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 if
EPA determines that the information is
not entitled to confidential treatment. 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). Individual
reporting data may be claimed as
sensitive and will be treated as
confidential information in accordance
with procedures outlined in 40 CFR part
2.
Respondents/affected entities:
Producers, importers, distributors and
custom applicators of methyl bromide;
organizations, consortia and
associations of methyl bromide users;
and individual methyl bromide users.
Respondent’s obligation to respond:
Required to obtain a benefit under
section 604(d)(6) of the CAA.
Estimated number of respondents:
1069 (total).
Frequency of response: Quarterly,
annually, on occasion.
Total estimated burden: 1,595 hours
(per year). Burden is defined at 5 CFR
1320.03(b)
Total estimated cost: $624,721 (per
year), includes no annualized capital or
operation & maintenance costs.
Changes in the Estimates: There is a
decrease of 1,662 hours in the total

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estimated respondent burden compared
with the burden currently approved by
OMB. The primary reason for the
decrease in burden hours is a decrease
in the number of applicants, end users
and distributors of methyl bromide. The
CUE Allocation rule for 2014/2015
removed minor reporting and
recordkeeping requirements related to
critical stock allowances. In addition,
after December 31, 2014, when methyl
bromide is phased out in developing
countries, certain reporting
requirements related to the production
and export of methyl bromide to those
countries are no longer applicable.
Courtney Kerwin,
Acting Director, Collection Strategies
Division.
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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION
AGENCY
[EPA–HQ–RCRA–2015–0108; FRL–9928–06–
OEI]

Information Collection Request
Submitted to OMB for Review and
Approval; Comment Request; RCRA
Expanded Public Participation
(Renewal)
Environmental Protection
Agency (EPA).
ACTION: Notice.
AGENCY:

The Environmental Protection
Agency has submitted an information
collection request (ICR), ‘‘RCRA
Expanded Public Participation
(Renewal)’’ (EPA ICR No. 1688.08, OMB
Control No. 2050–0149) to the Office of
Management and Budget (OMB) for
review and approval in accordance with
the Paperwork Reduction Act (44 U.S.C.
3501 et seq.). This is a proposed
extension of the ICR, which is currently
approved through June 30, 2015. Public
comments were previously requested
via the Federal Register (80 FR 13375)
on March 13, 2015 during a 60-day
comment period. This notice allows for
an additional 30 days for public
comments. A fuller description of the
ICR is given below, including its
estimated burden and cost to the public.
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.
DATES: Additional comments may be
submitted on or before July 27, 2015.
ADDRESSES: Submit your comments,
referencing Docket ID Number EPA–
HQ–RCRA–2015–0108, to (1) EPA
SUMMARY:

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