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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

[EPA-HQ-OAR-2010-0410; FRL-9231-7]

 
Agency Information Collection Activities; Submission to OMB for 
Review and Approval; Comment Request; Nomination Application for the 
U.S. EPA Montreal Protocol Awards; EPA ICR No. 2389.01, OMB Control No. 
2060-NEW

AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: In compliance with the Paperwork Reduction Act (PRA)(44 U.S.C. 
3501 et seq.), this document announces that an Information Collection 
Request (ICR) has been forwarded to the Office of Management and Budget 
(OMB) for review and approval. This is a request for a new collection. 
The ICR, which is abstracted

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below, describes the nature of the information collection and its 
estimated burden and cost.

DATES: Additional comments may be submitted on or before December 27, 
2010.

ADDRESSES: Submit your comments, referencing Docket ID No. EPA-HQ-OAR-
2010-0410, to (1) EPA online using http://www.regulations.gov (our 
preferred method), or by mail to: EPA Docket Center, Environmental 
Protection Agency, Air and Radiation Docket, Mail Code 28221T, 1200 
Pennsylvania Ave., NW., Washington, DC 20460, and (2) OMB by mail to: 
Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs, Office of Management and 
Budget (OMB), Attention: Desk Officer for EPA, 725 17th Street, NW., 
Washington, DC 20503.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Jeremy Arling, Office of Air and 
Radiation, Stratospheric Protection Division (6205J), Environmental 
Protection Agency, 1200 Pennsylvania Ave., NW., Washington, DC 20460; 
telephone number: 202-343-9055; fax number: 202-343-2362; e-mail 
address: arling.jeremy@epa.gov.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: EPA has submitted the following ICR to OMB 
for review and approval according to the procedures prescribed in 5 CFR 
1320.12. On July 7, 2010 (75 FR 39012), EPA sought comments on this ICR 
pursuant to 5 CFR 1320.8(d). EPA received no comments. Any additional 
comments on this ICR should be submitted to EPA and OMB within 30 days 
of this notice.
    EPA has established a public docket for this ICR under Docket ID 
No. EPA-OAR-HQ-2010-0410, which is available for online viewing at 
http://www.regulations.gov, or in person viewing at the Air and 
Radiation Docket in the EPA Docket Center (EPA/DC), EPA West, Room 
3334, 1301 Constitution Ave., NW., Washington, DC. The EPA/DC Public 
Reading Room is open from 8 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., Monday through Friday, 
excluding legal holidays. The telephone number for the Reading Room is 
202-566-1744, and the telephone number for the Air and Radiation Docket 
is 202-566-1742.
    Use EPA's electronic docket and comment system at http://
www.regulations.gov, to submit or view public comments, access the 
index listing of the contents of the docket, and to access those 
documents in the docket that are available electronically. Once in the 
system, select ``docket search,'' then key in the docket ID number 
identified above. Please note that EPA's policy is that public 
comments, whether submitted electronically or in paper, will be made 
available for public viewing at http://www.regulations.gov as EPA 
receives them and without change, unless the comment contains 
copyrighted material, confidential business information (CBI), or other 
information whose public disclosure is restricted by statute. For 
further information about the electronic docket, go to http://
www.regulations.gov.
    Title: Nomination Application for the U.S. EPA Montreal Protocol 
Awards
    ICR numbers: EPA ICR No. 2389.01, OMB Control No. 2060-NEW.
    ICR Status: This ICR is for a new information collection activity. 
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 or form, if applicable. The 
display of OMB control numbers in certain EPA regulations is 
consolidated in 40 CFR part 9.
    Abstract: The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) 
Stratospheric Protection Division established the U.S. EPA Montreal 
Protocol Award (USMPA) program in 1990 to recognize outstanding 
contributions to the protection of the Earth's stratospheric ozone 
layer. It is named after the international treaty that aims to reverse 
erosion of the ozone layer by replacing and/or phasing out the 
production of ozone-depleting substances (ODS). Since 1990, EPA has 
presented more than 500 awards to outstanding individuals, teams, 
companies, organizations, and government institutions in 54 countries. 
Awards are particularly prestigious because nominees compete globally 
against the accomplishments of many other potential awardees, and 
recipients are selected by previous awardees and EPA.
    Participation in the program requires applicants (called nominees 
or nominators) to complete a nomination form that details the project 
or activity they believe is worthy of the USMPA award. EPA seeks 
nominations for the following accomplishments: Originality and public 
purpose; leadership and corporate responsibility; global perspective 
and implication; actual elimination of ozone-depleting substance 
emissions; success in eliminating substances that deplete the ozone 
layer and contribute to climate change or in transitioning to 
alternatives with reduced environmental impact; or leadership in 
improving awareness of the harmful health effects of overexposure to 
ultraviolet radiation.
    Burden Statement: The annual public reporting and recordkeeping 
burden for this collection of information is estimated to average less 
than three hours per response. 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 the information.
    Respondents/Affected Entities: Entities potentially affected by 
this action include those working in public administration; chemical 
manufacturing; professional, scientific and technical services; 
voluntary health organizations; environment, conservation and wildlife 
organizations; business associations; and professional organizations
    Estimated Number of Respondents: 25.
    Frequency of Response: Annually, occasionally.
    Estimated Total Annual Hour Burden: 63.
    Estimated Total Annual Cost: $2,080, which includes no annualized 
capital or O&M costs.

    Dated: November 18, 2010.
John Moses,
Director, Collection Strategies Division.
[FR Doc. 2010-29631 Filed 11-23-10; 8:45 am]
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