[Federal Register Volume 80, Number 123 (Friday, June 26, 2015)]
[Notices]
[Pages 36808-36809]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2015-15671]


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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

[EPA-HQ-OAR-2004-0501; FRL-9929-48-OEI]


Agency Information Collection Activities; Submission to OMB for 
Review and Approval; Comment Request; Information Collection Request 
for Green Power Partnership and Combined Heat and Power Partnership 
(Renewal)

AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: The Environmental Protection Agency has submitted an 
information collection request (ICR), ``Information Collection Request 
for Green Power Partnership and Combined Heat and Power Partnership'' 
(EPA ICR No. 2173.06, OMB Control No. 2060-0578) 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 July 
31, 2015. Public comments were previously requested via the Federal 
Register (80 FR 8640) on February 18, 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-
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, 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: Christopher Kent, Climate Protection 
Partnerships Division, Office of Atmospheric Programs, MC 6202A, 
Environmental Protection Agency, 1200 Pennsylvania Ave. NW., 
Washington, DC 20460; telephone number: 202-343-9046; fax number: 202-
343-2208; 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: In 2002, EPA launched two new partnership programs with 
industry and other stakeholders: The Green Power Partnership (GPP) and 
the Combined Heat and Power Partnership (CHPP). These voluntary 
partnership programs encourage organizations to invest in clean, 
efficient energy technologies, including renewable energy and combined 
heat and power. To continue to be successful, it is critical that EPA 
collect information from GPP and CHPP Partners to ensure these 
organizations are meeting their renewable energy and CHP goals and to 
assure the credibility of these voluntary partnership programs.
    EPA has developed this ICR to obtain authorization to collect 
information from organizations participating in the GPP and CHPP. 
Organizations that join these programs voluntarily agree to the 
following respective actions: (1) Designating a Green Power or CHP 
liaison and filling out a Partnership

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Agreement or Letter of Intent (LOI) respectively, (2) for the GPP, 
reporting to EPA, on an annual basis, their progress toward their green 
power commitment via a 3-page reporting form; (3) for the CHP 
Partnership, reporting to EPA information on their existing CHP 
projects, new project development, and other CHP-related activities via 
a one-page reporting form (for projects) or via an informal email or 
phone call (for other CHP-related activities). GPP partners that wish 
to receive additional recognition for their effort in green power use 
and promotion may submit an application for the Green Power Leadership 
Award. EPA uses the data obtained from its Partners to assess the 
success of these programs in achieving their national energy and 
greenhouse gas (GHG) reduction goals. Partners are organizational 
entities that have volunteered to participate in either Partnership 
program.
    Respondents/affected entities: Organizations participating in the 
Green Power Partnership program and the Combined Heat and Power 
Partnership program.
    Respondent's obligation to respond: Voluntary.
    Estimated number of respondents: 2,565 (total).
    Frequency of response: One time, annually, on occasion.
    Total estimated burden: 6,624 hours (per year). Burden is defined 
at 5 CFR 1320.03(b).
    Total estimated cost: $822,459 (per year), includes $7,695 
annualized capital or operation & maintenance costs.
    Changes in the Estimates: There is an increase of 801 hours in the 
total estimated respondent burden compared with the ICR currently 
approved by OMB. Since the last ICR renewal, both the Green Power 
Partnership and CHP Partnership have introduced program efficiencies to 
reduce program burden by encouraging the electronic submission of 
documents. The average number of hours per Partners has increased 
slightly from 3.25 to 3.58, the total hourly burden increased primarily 
due to an increase in the number of Partners in both programs and for 
the addition of the Green Power Leadership Award application.

Courtney Kerwin,
Acting Director, Collection Strategies Division.
[FR Doc. 2015-15671 Filed 6-25-15; 8:45 am]
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