[Federal Register Volume 80, Number 156 (Thursday, August 13, 2015)]
[Notices]
[Page 48529]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2015-19935]


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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

[EPA-HQ-OAR-2004-0082; FRL-9930-19-OEI]


Information Collection Request Submitted to OMB for Review and 
Approval; Comment Request; EPA's Natural Gas STAR Program (Renewal)

AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: The Environmental Protection Agency has submitted an 
information collection request (ICR), ``EPA's Natural Gas STAR 
Program'' (EPA ICR No. 1736.07, OMB Control No. 2060-0328) 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 September 30, 2015. Public comments were previously requested 
via the Federal Register (80 FR 17742) on April 2, 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 September 14, 
2015.

ADDRESSES: Submit your comments, referencing Docket ID No. EPA-HQ-OAR-
2004-0082, 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: Jerome Blackman, Office of Atmospheric 
Programs, Climate Change Division, mail code: 6207A, Environmental 
Protection Agency, 1200 Pennsylvania Ave. NW., Washington, DC 20460; 
telephone number: 202-343-9630; fax number: 202-343-2342; 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: Natural Gas STAR is a voluntary program sponsored by the 
U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) that encourages oil and 
natural gas companies to adopt cost effective technologies and practice 
that improve operational efficiency and reduce methane emissions. 
Methane is the primary component of natural gas and a potent greenhouse 
gas. The Program works with oil and natural gas companies in the 
production, gathering & processing, transmission, and distribution 
sectors to remove barriers that inhibit the implementation of 
technologies and practices that reduce methane emissions. The Program 
effectively promotes the adoption of emission reduction technologies 
and practices by helping Natural Gas Star partners evaluate Best 
Management Practices (BMPs) and Partner Reported Opportunities (PROs) 
in the context of their current operations, and implement them where 
cost effective. Implementation of the Program's BMPs and PROs saves 
participant money, improves operational efficiency, and enhances the 
protection of the environment.
    Form Numbers: 5900-105, 5900-96, 5900-98, 5900-101, 5900-108, 5900-
103, 5900-109, 5900-97, 5900-100, 5900-106, 5900-104, 5900-95, 5900-99, 
5900-102, and 5900-107.
    Respondents/affected entities: The gathering and processing, 
production, transmission, and distribution sectors of the natural gas 
industry and the oil production sector.
    Respondent's obligation to respond: Voluntary.
    Estimated number of respondents: 124 (total).
    Frequency of response: Annual, semi-annual.
    Total estimated burden: 6,995 hours (per year). Burden is defined 
at 5 CFR 1320.03(b).
    Total estimated cost: $390,185 (per year), there are no capital/
start-up costs or O&M costs associated with this information 
collection.
    Changes in the Estimates: There is an increase of 1,794 hours in 
the total estimated respondent burden compared with the ICR currently 
approved by OMB. This increase is due to information provided by 
partners consulted that the last estimate did not reflect the full 
average time burden of participation.

Courtney Kerwin,
Director, Collection Strategies Division.
[FR Doc. 2015-19935 Filed 8-12-15; 8:45 am]
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