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Federal Register/Vol. 74, No. 14/Friday, January 23, 2009/Notices
(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 business and
other for-profit, as well as State, Local,
and Tribal governments.
Title: Reporting Requirements Under
EPA's National Partnership For
Environmental Priorities.
ICR numbers: EPA ICR No. 2076.03,
OMB Control No. 2050-0190.
ICR status: This ICR is currently
scheduled to expire on May 31, 2009.
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 orform, if applicable. The display of OMB
control numbers in certain EPA
regulations is consolidated in 40 CFR
part 9.
Abstract: EPA currently has an
ongoing national program that, through
source reduction, reuse, and recycling,
encourages a reduction in use or the
minimization of release of hazardous
chemicals. Participation in the National
Partnership for Environmental Priorities
(NPEP) (previously the National Waste
Minimization Partnership Program) is
completely voluntary. Participation
begins when the Enrollment Form is
submitted and accepted by EPA. The
form asks for basic site identification
information as well as information on
the company's chemical reduction goals
under the program.
Once in the program, partners will
also have an opportunity to complete
and submit a Success Story when they
have accomplished steps toward
reaching the goal(s) established during
their enrollment in the program. The
Success Story also serves as the
application for the NPEP Achievement
Award. These Success Stories will be
available on EPA's National Waste
Minimization Program Web site. Each
success story will describe a partner's
waste minimization techniques,
implementation problems, lessons
learned, benefits, and relevant
implications. These forms will enable
the Agency to establish a partner's
progress and the overall success of the
program. They will also allow the
Agency to recognize partner
accomplishments in a formal manner, if
appropriate (e.g., at a recognition
ceremony or by congratulatory letter).
Burden Statement: The annual public
reporting and recordkeeping burden for
this collection of information is
estimated to average 16 hours per
response for the Enrollment Form and 9
hours per response for the Success
Stories. 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 theinformation.
The ICR provides a detailed
explanation of the Agency's estimate,
which is only briefly summarized here:
Estimated total number of potential
respondents: 163.
Frequency of response: On occasion.
Estimated total average number of
responses for each respondent: 1.
Estimated total annual burden hours:
642.
Estimated total annual costs: $0. This
includes an estimated burden cost of $0
capital investment and $0 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
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: January 9, 2009.
Matt Hale,
Director, Office of Solid Waste.
[FR Doc. E9-1424 Filed 1-22-09; 8:45 am]
BILLING CODE 6560-50-P
ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION
AGENCY
[OW-FRL-8765-6]
Beaches Environmental Assessment
and Coastal Health Act
AGENCY: Environmental Protection
Agency.
ACTION: Notice of Availability of 2009
BEACH Act Grants.
SUMMARY: The Beaches Environmental
Assessment and Coastal Health
(BEACH) Act, signed into law on
October 10, 2000, amended the Clean
Water Act (CWA), to incorporate
provisions to reduce the risk of illness
to users of the Nation's recreational
waters. Section 406(b) of the CWA, as
amended by the BEACH Act, authorizes
the U.S. Environmental Protection
Agency (EPA) to award grants to eligible
States, Territories, Tribes, and local
governments to develop and implement
programs for monitoring coastal
recreation waters, including the Great
Lakes, and notifying the public of thepotential exposure to disease-causing
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