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forms to collect information from (i) Evaluate whether the proposed Dated: December 13, 2005.
participants, called partners, which can collection of information is necessary Matthew Hale,
be prepared and submitted in a hard for the proper performance of the Director, Office of Solid Waste.
copy or electronically. Participation functions of the Agency, including [FR Doc. E5–7558 Filed 12–19–05; 8:45 am]
begins when the first of these forms, an whether the information will have BILLING CODE 6560–50–P
Enrollment Form, is submitted and practical utility;
accepted by EPA. The form asks for (ii) Evaluate the accuracy of the
basic site identification information as Agency’s estimate of the burden of the ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION
well as information on the company’s proposed collection of information, AGENCY
chemical reduction goals under the including the validity of the [EPA–HQ–OAR–2003–0039, FRL–8110–4]
program. methodology and assumptions used;
Partners will also have an opportunity Agency Information Collection
to complete and submit the second (iii) Enhance the quality, utility, and
clarity of the information to be Activities: Proposed Collection;
optional form titled Application for Comment Request; Reporting and
Certificate of Accomplishment. They collected; and
Recordkeeping Requirements of the
may submit this form when they (iv) Minimize the burden of the HCFC Allowance System, EPA ICR
accomplish the goals they established collection of information on those who Number 2014.03, OMB Control Number
for their initial participation in the are to respond, including through the 2060–0948
program. These certificate applications use of appropriate automated electronic,
will enable the Agency to confirm a mechanical, or other technological AGENCY: Environmental Protection
partners’ progress and to measure the collection techniques or other forms of Agency.
overall success of the program. information technology, e.g., permitting ACTION: Notice.
Evaluation and acceptance of these electronic submission of responses.
certificate applications is also the basis SUMMARY: In compliance with the
Burden Statement: The annual public Paperwork Reduction Act (44 U.S.C.
the Agency uses to recognize partner reporting and recordkeeping burden for
accomplishments in a formal (e.g., at an 3501 et seq.), this document announces
this collection of information is that EPA is planning to submit a request
awards ceremony or by congratulatory estimated to average 14 hours per
letter) manner, if appropriate. This to renew an existing approved
response. Burden means the total time, Information Collection Request (ICR) to
partner recognition is important as a
effort, or financial resources expended the Office of Management and Budget
motivation in enlisting new partners
by persons to generate, maintain, retain, (OMB). This is a request for to renew an
and in encouraging current partners to
or disclose or provide information to or existing approved collection. This ICR is
declare additional reduction goals.
for a Federal agency. This includes the scheduled to expire on June 30, 2006.
A third form is an optional, one-time
time needed to review instructions; Before submitting the ICR to OMB for
Case Studies Submission Form. This
develop, acquire, install, and utilize review and approval, EPA is soliciting
form enables a partner to describe its
technology and systems for the purposes comments on specific aspects of the
waste minimization techniques,
of collecting, validating, and verifying proposed information collection as
implementation problems, lessons
information, processing and described below.
learned, benefits, and relevant
maintaining information, and disclosing
implications. The case studies will DATES: Comments must be submitted on
and providing information; adjust the
assist the Agency in better or before February 21, 2006.
existing ways to comply with any
understanding waste minimization ADDRESSES: Submit your comments,
previously applicable instructions and
approaches and technologies. The identified by Docket ID No. EPA–HQ–
information may also help the Agency requirements; train personnel to be able
to respond to a collection of OAR–2003–0039, by one of the
in sharing lessons learned and effective following methods:
information; search data sources;
strategies among the facilities generating
complete and review the collection of • http://www.regulations.gov: Follow
hazardous waste, in order to promote the on-line instructions for submitting
continued and effective waste information; and transmit or otherwise
disclose the information. comments.
minimization efforts. Sharing effective • E-mail: a-and-r-Docket@epa.gov
waste reduction strategies with others is Burden means the total time, effort, or • Fax: 202–566–1741
a fundamental objective of the financial resources expended by persons • Mail: Docket #, Air and Radiation
partnership program. to generate, maintain, retain, or disclose Docket and Information Center, U.S.
The fourth and fifth forms provide or provide information to or for a Environmental Protection Agency,
current partners the opportunity to Federal agency. This includes the time Mailcode: 6102T, 1200 Pennsylvania
revise current goals or to submit needed to review instructions; develop, Ave., NW., Washington, DC 20460.
additional goals. They are titled the Add acquire, install, and utilize technology • Hand Delivery: Docket ID No. EPA–
Our New Goals Form and the Goal and systems for the purposes of HQ–OAR–2003–0039, Air and Radiation
Revision Form. Other than their titles, collecting, validating, and verifying Docket at EPA West, 1301 Constitution
both forms are actually the same as the information, processing and Avenue NW., Room B108, Mail Code
enrollment form described above. maintaining information, and disclosing 6102T, Washington, DC 20460. Such
An agency may not conduct or and providing information; adjust the deliveries are only accepted during the
sponsor, and a person is not required to existing ways to comply with any Docket’s normal hours of operation, and
respond to, a collection of information previously applicable instructions and special arrangements should be made
unless it displays a currently valid OMB requirements; train personnel to be able for deliveries of boxed information.
control number. The OMB control to respond to a collection of Instructions: Direct your comments to
numbers for EPA’s regulations in 40 information; search data sources; Docket ID No. EPA–HQ–OAR–2003–
CFR are listed in 40 CFR part 9. complete and review the collection of 0039. EPA’s policy is that all comments
The EPA would like to solicit information; and transmit or otherwise received will be included in the public
comments to: disclose the information. docket without change and may be
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made available online at http:// How Can I Access the Docket and/or (iv) Minimize the burden of the
www.regulations.gov, including any Submit Comments? collection of information on those who
personal information provided, unless EPA has established a public docket are to respond, including through the
the comment includes information for this ICR under Docket ID No. EPA– use of appropriate automated electronic,
claimed to be Confidential Business HQ–OAR–2003–0039, which is mechanical, or other technological
Information (CBI) or other information available for online viewing at http:// collection techniques or other forms of
whose disclosure is restricted by statute. www.regulations.gov, or in person information technology, e.g., permitting
Do not submit information that you viewing at Air and Radiation Docket electronic submission of responses. In
consider to be CBI or otherwise and Information Center in the EPA particular, EPA is requesting comments
protected through http:// Docket Center (EPA/DC), EPA West, from very small businesses (those that
www.regulations.gov or e-mail. The Room B102, 1301 Constitution Ave., employ less than 25) on examples of
http://www.regulations.gov website is specific additional efforts that EPA
NW., Washington, DC. The EPA/DC
an ‘‘anonymous access’’ system, which could make to reduce the paperwork
Public Reading Room is open from 8
means EPA will not know your identity burden for very small businesses
a.m. to 4:30 p.m., Monday through
or contact information unless you affected by this collection.
Friday, excluding legal holidays. The
provide it in the body of your comment.
telephone number for the Reading Room What Should I Consider When I
If you send an e-mail comment directly
is 202–566–1744, and the telephone Prepare My Comments for EPA?
to EPA without going through
number for the Office of Air and
www.regulations.gov your e-mail You may find the following
Radiation, Docket is 202–566–1742.
address will be automatically captured suggestions helpful for preparing your
Use http://www.regulations.gov to
and included as part of the comment comments:
obtain a copy of the draft collection of
that is placed in the public docket and
information, submit or view public 1. Explain your views as clearly as
made available on the Internet. If you
comments, access the index listing of possible and provide specific examples.
submit an electronic comment, EPA
the contents of the docket, and to access 2. Describe any assumptions that you
recommends that you include your
those documents in the public docket used.
name and other contact information in
the body of your comment and with any that are available electronically. Once in
3. Provide copies of any technical
disk or CD–ROM you submit. If EPA the system, select ‘‘search,’’ then key in
information and/or data you used that
cannot read your comment due to the docket ID number identified in this
support your views.
technical difficulties and cannot contact document.
4. If you estimate potential burden or
you for clarification, EPA may not be What Information Is EPA Particularly costs, explain how you arrived at the
able to consider your comment. Interested In? estimate that you provide.
Electronic files should avoid the use of
Pursuant to section 3506(c)(2)(A) of 5. Offer alternative ways to improve
special characters, any form of
PRA, EPA specifically solicits the collection activity.
encryption, and be free of any defects or
comments and information to enable it 6. Make sure to submit your
viruses. For additional information
to: comments by the deadline identified
about EPA’s public docket visit the EPA
(i) Evaluate whether the proposed under DATES.
Docket Center homepage at http://
collection of information is necessary
www.epa.gov/epahome/dockets.htm. 7. To ensure proper receipt by EPA,
for the proper performance of the
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: functions of the Agency, including be sure to identify the docket ID number
Cindy Axinn Newberg, Stratospheric whether the information will have assigned to this action in the subject
Protection Division, Office of practical utility; line on the first page of your response.
Atmospheric Programs, Office of Air (ii) Evaluate the accuracy of the You may also provide the name, date,
and Radiation, Mail Code 6205J, Agency’s estimate of the burden of the and Federal Register citation.
Environmental Protection Agency, 1200 proposed collection of information, What Information Collection Activity or
Pennsylvania Ave., NW., Washington, including the validity of the ICR Does This Apply to?
DC 20460; telephone number: 202–343– methodology and assumptions used;
9729 and email address: [Docket ID No. EPA–HQ–OAR–2003–0039]
(iii) Enhance the quality, utility, and
newberg.cindy@epa.gov. clarity of the information to be Affected entities: Entities potentially
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: collected; and affected by this action are:
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Title: Reporting and Recordkeeping any change in burden hours. EPA uses Federal Register notice pursuant to 5
Requirements of the HCFC Allowance collected information to ensure that the CFR 1320.5(a)(1)(iv) to announce the
System. U.S. maintains compliance with the submission of the ICR to OMB and the
ICR numbers: EPA ICR No. 2014.03, Protocol caps, to report annually to the opportunity to submit additional
OMB Control No. 2060–0498. United Nations Environment comments to OMB. If you have any
ICR status: This ICR is currently Programme the U.S. activity in HCFCs, questions about this ICR or the approval
scheduled to expire on June 30, 2006. and to ensure that allowance holders are process, please contact the technical
An Agency may not conduct or sponsor, in compliance. The respondents are person listed under FOR FURTHER
and a person is not required to respond producers, importers, and exporters of INFORMATION CONTACT.
to, a collection of information, unless it HCFCs; and entities granted HCFC–141b Dated: December 12, 2005.
displays a currently valid OMB control exemption allowances.
number. The OMB control numbers for Drusilla Hufford,
Burden Statement: The annual public
EPA’s regulations in title 40 of the CFR, reporting and recordkeeping burden for Division Director, Stratospheric Protection
after appearing in the Federal Register Division.
this collection of information is
when approved, are listed in 40 CFR currently estimated to average less than [FR Doc. E5–7559 Filed 12–19–05; 8:45 am]
part 9, and included on the related one hour per response. Burden means BILLING CODE 6560–50–P
collection instrument or form, if the total time, effort, or financial
applicable. resources expended by persons to
Abstract: In order to continue to meet generate, maintain, retain, or disclose or FEDERAL RESERVE SYSTEM
its obligations under the Montreal provide information to or for a Federal
Protocol on Substances that Deplete the agency. This includes the time needed Change in Bank Control Notices;
Ozone Layer (Protocol) and the Clean to review instructions; develop, acquire, Acquisition of Shares of Bank or Bank
Air Act Amendments of 1990 (CAAA), install, and utilize technology and Holding Companies
EPA maintains an allowance system for systems for the purposes of collecting,
class II controlled substances or The notificants listed below have
validating, and verifying information, applied under the Change in Bank
hydrochlorofluorocarbons (HCFCs). processing and maintaining
Under the Protocol, the U.S. is obligated Control Act (12 U.S.C. 1817(j)) and
information, and disclosing and § 225.41 of the Board’s Regulation Y (12
to limit HCFC consumption (defined by providing information; adjust the
the Protocol as production plus imports, CFR 225.41) to acquire a bank or bank
existing ways to comply with any holding company. The factors that are
minus exports) under a specific cap. previously applicable instructions and
The U.S. is also a signatory to considered in acting on the notices are
requirements which have subsequently set forth in paragraph 7 of the Act (12
amendments that froze HCFC changed; train personnel to be able to
production on January 1, 2004. EPA is U.S.C. 1817(j)(7)).
respond to a collection of information; The notices are available for
controlling U.S. production and import search data sources; complete and
of HCFCs by granting baseline immediate inspection at the Federal
review the collection of information; Reserve Bank indicated. The notices
allowances based on the historical and transmit or otherwise disclose the
activity levels of producers and also will be available for inspection at
information. the office of the Board of Governors.
importers. Since each allowance will be The ICR provides a detailed
equal to 1 kilogram of HCFC, EPA will Interested persons may express their
explanation of the Agency’s estimate, views in writing to the Reserve Bank
be able to monitor the quantity of which is only briefly summarized here:
HCFCs being produced, imported, indicated for that notice or to the offices
Estimated total number of potential
exported, transformed, or destroyed. of the Board of Governors. Comments
respondents: 52.
There are two types of allowances: Frequency of response: quarterly, must be received not later than January
Consumption allowances and annual, or one-time only. 4, 2006.
production allowances. Transfers of Estimated total average number of A. Federal Reserve Bank of New
production and consumption responses for each respondent: 114. York (Jay Bernstein, Bank Supervision
allowances among producers and Estimated total annual burden hours: Officer) 33 Liberty Street, New York,
importers are allowed. Producers, 3,292 hours for respondents. New York 10045-0001:
importers, and exporters are required to Estimated total annual costs: 1. Jacinto Rodrigues and Joaquina
submit to EPA quarterly reports of the $472,197 for respondents. This includes Rodrigues, both of Warren, New Jersey;
quantity of HCFCs in each of their the current OMB-approved estimated to acquire voting shares of CGD–USA
transactions; they are also required to burden cost of $253,089 and an Holding Company, Inc., New York, New
report the quantity of HCFCs estimated cost of $219,108 for capital York, and thereby indirectly acquire
transformed or destroyed. EPA requires investment or maintenance and Crown Bank, N.A., Ocean City, New
all producers, importers, and exporters operational costs. There is no change of Jersey.
maintain records such as Customs entry hours in the total estimated respondent
forms, bills of lading, sales records, and burden compared with that identified in B. Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis
canceled checks to support their the ICR currently approved by OMB. (Glenda Wilson, Community Affairs
quarterly reports. The quarterly reports Officer) 411 Locust Street, St. Louis,
may be faxed or mailed to EPA and soon What Is the Next Step in the Process for Missouri 63166-2034:
may be submitted electronically, where This ICR? 1. The Ferguson Family Control
they are handled as confidential EPA will consider the comments Group, consisting of Carolyn Ferguson
business information. EPA stores the received, historical information with Pryor, Jackson, Mississippi; Nancy
submitted information in a complying with the requirements of this Ferguson Rasco, Hot Springs, Arkansas;
computerized database designed to track ICR, and amend the ICR as appropriate. Rebecca Ferguson Ehrlicher, Memphis,
allowance balances and transfer The final ICR package will then be Tennessee; the Carolyn F. Pryor Trust,
activities. When electronic reporting is submitted to OMB for review and DeWitt, Arkansas (Carolyn Ferguson
available, EPA will change its guidance approval pursuant to 5 CFR 1320.12. At Pryor and DeWitt Bank & Trust, DeWitt,
document and revise the ICR if there is that time, EPA will issue another Arkansas, as co–trustees); the Nancy F.
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