[Federal Register Volume 86, Number 89 (Tuesday, May 11, 2021)]
[Proposed Rules]
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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Federal Aviation Administration

14 CFR Part 39

[Docket No. FAA-2021-0350; Project Identifier MCAI-2020-01633-T]
RIN 2120-AA64

Airworthiness Directives; Airbus SAS Airplanes

AGENCY: Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), DOT.

ACTION: Notice of proposed rulemaking (NPRM).

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SUMMARY: The FAA proposes to adopt a new airworthiness directive (AD)
for all Airbus SAS Model A318, A319, A320, A321, A330-200, A330-200
Freighter, A330-300, A330-800, A330-900, A340-200, A340-300, A340-500,
A340-600, and A380-800 series airplanes. This proposed AD was prompted
by a report that repetitive disconnection and reconnection of certain
batteries during airplane parking or storage could lead to a reduction
in capacity of those batteries. This proposed AD would require
replacing certain nickel-cadmium (Ni-Cd) batteries with serviceable Ni-
Cd batteries, or maintaining the electrical storage capacity of those
Ni-Cd batteries during airplane storage or parking, as specified in a
European Union Aviation Safety Agency (EASA) AD, which is proposed for
incorporation by reference. The FAA is proposing this AD to address the
unsafe condition on these products.

DATES: The FAA must receive comments on this proposed AD by June 25,
2021.

ADDRESSES: You may send comments, using the procedures found in 14 CFR
11.43 and 11.45, by any of the following methods:
     Federal eRulemaking Portal: Go to https://www.regulations.gov. Follow the instructions for submitting comments.
     Fax:<PHONE_NUMBER>.
     Mail: U.S. Department of Transportation, Docket
Operations, M-30, West Building Ground Floor, Room W12-140, 1200 New
Jersey Avenue SE, Washington, DC 20590.
     Hand Delivery: Deliver to Mail address above between 9
a.m. and 5 p.m., Monday through Friday, except Federal holidays.
    For material that will be incorporated by reference (IBR) in this
AD, contact EASA, Konrad-Adenauer-Ufer 3, 50668 Cologne, Germany;
telephone +49 221 8999 000; email<EMAIL_ADDRESS>internet
www.easa.europa.eu. You may find this IBR material on the EASA website
at https://ad.easa.europa.eu. You may view this IBR material at the
FAA, Airworthiness Products Section, Operational Safety Branch, 2200
South 216th St., Des Moines, WA. For information on the availability of
this material at the FAA, call<PHONE_NUMBER>. It is also available in
the AD docket on the internet at https://www.regulations.gov by
searching for and locating Docket No. FAA-2021-0350.

Examining the AD Docket

    You may examine the AD docket on the internet at https://www.regulations.gov by searching for and locating Docket No. FAA-2021-
0350; or in person at Docket Operations between 9 a.m. and 5 p.m.,
Monday through Friday, except Federal holidays. The AD docket contains
this NPRM, any comments received, and other information. The street
address for Docket Operations is listed above.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Dan Rodina, Aerospace Engineer, Large
Aircraft Section, International Validation Branch, FAA, 2200 South
216th St., Des Moines, WA 98198; telephone and fax<PHONE_NUMBER>; email
<EMAIL_ADDRESS>
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

Comments Invited

    The FAA invites you to send any written relevant data, views, or
arguments about this proposal. Send your comments to an address listed
under ADDRESSES. Include ``Docket No. FAA-2021-0350; Project Identifier
MCAI-2020-01633-T'' at the beginning of your comments. The most helpful
comments reference a specific portion of the proposal, explain the
reason for any recommended change, and include supporting data. The FAA
will consider all comments received by the closing date and may amend
the proposal because of those comments.
    Except for Confidential Business Information (CBI) as described in
the following paragraph, and other information as described in 14 CFR
11.35, the FAA will post all comments received, without change, to
https://www.regulations.gov, including any personal information you
provide. The agency will also post a report summarizing each
substantive verbal contact received about this proposed AD.

Confidential Business Information

    CBI is commercial or financial information that is both customarily
and actually treated as private by its owner. Under the Freedom of
Information Act (FOIA) (5 U.S.C. 552), CBI is exempt from public
disclosure. If your comments responsive to this NPRM contain commercial
or financial information that is customarily treated as private, that
you actually treat as private, and that is relevant or responsive to
this NPRM, it is important that you clearly designate the submitted
comments as CBI. Please mark each page of your submission containing
CBI as ``PROPIN.'' The FAA will treat such marked submissions as
confidential under the FOIA, and they will not be placed in the public
docket of this NPRM. Submissions containing CBI should be sent to Dan
Rodina, Aerospace Engineer, Large Aircraft Section, International
Validation Branch, FAA, 2200 South 216th St., Des Moines, WA 98198;
telephone and fax<PHONE_NUMBER>; email<EMAIL_ADDRESS>Any
commentary that the FAA receives which is not specifically designated
as CBI will be placed in the public docket for this rulemaking.

Background

    EASA, which is the Technical Agent for the Member States of the
European Union, has issued EASA AD 2020-0274, dated December 10, 2020
(EASA AD 2020-0274) (also referred to as the

Mandatory Continuing Airworthiness Information, or the MCAI), to
correct an unsafe condition for all:
     Airbus SAS Model A318-111, -112, -121, and -122 airplanes;
     Airbus SAS Model A319-111, -112, -113, -114, -115, -131, -
132, -133, -151N, -153N, and -171N airplanes;
     Airbus SAS Model A320-211, -212, -214, -215, -216, -231, -
232, -233, -251N, -252N, -253N, -271N, -272N, and -273N airplanes;
     Airbus SAS Model A321-111, -112, -131, -211, -212, -213, -
231, -232, -251N, -251NX, -252N, -252NX, -253N, -253NX, -271N, -271NX,
-272N, and -272NX airplanes;
     Airbus SAS Model A330-201, -202, -203, -223, -223F, -243,
-243F, -301, -302, -303, -321, -322, -323, -341, -342, -343, -743L, -
841, and -941 airplanes;
     Airbus SAS Model A340-211, -212, -213, -311, -312, -313, -
541, -542 -642, and -643 airplanes; and
     Airbus SAS Model A380-841, -842, and -861 airplanes.
    Airbus SAS Model A320-215, A330-743L, A340-542, and A340-643
airplanes are not certificated by the FAA and are not included on the
U.S. type certificate data sheet; this AD therefore does not include
those airplanes in the applicability.
    This proposed AD was prompted by a report that repetitive
disconnection and reconnection of certain Ni-Cd batteries during
airplane parking or storage could lead to a reduction in capacity of
those batteries. The FAA is proposing this AD to address reduced
capacity of certain Ni-Cd batteries, which could lead to reduced
battery endurance performance and possibly result in failure to supply
the minimum essential electrical power during abnormal or emergency
conditions. See the MCAI for additional background information.

Related Service Information Under 1 CFR Part 51

    EASA AD 2020-0274 describes procedures for replacing certain
affected Ni-Cd batteries with serviceable Ni-Cd batteries, or
maintaining the electrical storage capacity of those Ni-Cd batteries
during airplane storage or parking.
    This material is reasonably available because the interested
parties have access to it through their normal course of business or by
the means identified in the ADDRESSES section.

FAA's Determination and Requirements of This Proposed AD

    This product has been approved by the aviation authority of another
country, and is approved for operation in the United States. Pursuant
to the FAA's bilateral agreement with the State of Design Authority,
the FAA has been notified of the unsafe condition described in the MCAI
referenced above. The FAA is proposing this AD because the FAA
evaluated all the relevant information and determined the unsafe
condition described previously is likely to exist or develop in other
products of the same type design.

Proposed AD Requirements

    This proposed AD would require accomplishing the actions specified
in EASA AD 2020-0274 described previously, as incorporated by
reference, except for any differences identified as exceptions in the
regulatory text of this AD.

Explanation of Required Compliance Information

    In the FAA's ongoing efforts to improve the efficiency of the AD
process, the FAA initially worked with Airbus and EASA to develop a
process to use certain EASA ADs as the primary source of information
for compliance with requirements for corresponding FAA ADs. The FAA has
since coordinated with other manufacturers and civil aviation
authorities (CAAs) to use this process. As a result, EASA AD 2020-0274
will be incorporated by reference in the FAA final rule. This proposed
AD would, therefore, require compliance with EASA AD 2020-0274 in its
entirety, through that incorporation, except for any differences
identified as exceptions in the regulatory text of this proposed AD.
Using common terms that are the same as the heading of a particular
section in the EASA AD does not mean that operators need comply only
with that section. For example, where the AD requirement refers to
``all required actions and compliance times,'' compliance with this AD
requirement is not limited to the section titled ``Required Action(s)
and Compliance Time(s)'' in the EASA AD. Service information specified
in EASA AD 2020-0274 that is required for compliance with EASA AD 2020-
0274 will be available on the internet at https://www.regulations.gov
by searching for and locating Docket No. FAA-2021-0350 after the FAA
final rule is published.

Costs of Compliance

    The FAA estimates that this proposed AD affects 1,814 airplanes of
U.S. registry. The FAA estimates the following costs to comply with
this proposed AD:

                                      Estimated Costs for Required Actions
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                                                                                Cost per       Cost on U.S.
                          Labor cost                              Parts cost        product         operators
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5 work-hours x $85 per hour = $425...........................              $0             $425         $770,950
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Authority for This Rulemaking

    Title 49 of the United States Code specifies the FAA's authority to
issue rules on aviation safety. Subtitle I, section 106, describes the
authority of the FAA Administrator. Subtitle VII: Aviation Programs,
describes in more detail the scope of the Agency's authority.
    The FAA is issuing this rulemaking under the authority described in
Subtitle VII, Part A, Subpart III, Section 44701: General requirements.
Under that section, Congress charges the FAA with promoting safe flight
of civil aircraft in air commerce by prescribing regulations for
practices, methods, and procedures the Administrator finds necessary
for safety in air commerce. This regulation is within the scope of that
authority because it addresses an unsafe condition that is likely to
exist or develop on products identified in this rulemaking action.

Regulatory Findings

    The FAA determined that this proposed AD would not have federalism
implications under Executive Order 13132. This proposed AD would not
have a substantial direct effect on the States, on the relationship
between the national Government and the States, or on the distribution
of power and responsibilities among the various levels of government.

    For the reasons discussed above, I certify this proposed
regulation:
    (1) Is not a ``significant regulatory action'' under Executive
Order 12866,
    (2) Would not affect intrastate aviation in Alaska, and
    (3) Would not have a significant economic impact, positive or
negative, on a substantial number of small entities under the criteria
of the Regulatory Flexibility Act.

List of Subjects in 14 CFR Part 39

    Air transportation, Aircraft, Aviation safety, Incorporation by
reference, Safety.

The Proposed Amendment

    Accordingly, under the authority delegated to me by the
Administrator, the FAA proposes to amend 14 CFR part 39 as follows:

PART 39--AIRWORTHINESS DIRECTIVES

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1. The authority citation for part 39 continues to read as follows:

    Authority:  49 U.S.C. 106(g), 40113, 44701.

Sec.  39.13  [Amended]

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2. The FAA amends Sec.  39.13 by adding the following new airworthiness
directive:

Airbus SAS: Docket No. FAA-2021-0350; Project Identifier MCAI-2020-
01633-T.

(a) Comments Due Date

    The FAA must receive comments on this airworthiness directive
(AD) by June 25, 2021.

(b) Affected ADs

    None.

(c) Applicability

    This AD applies to all Airbus SAS airplanes identified in
paragraphs (c)(1) through (7) of this AD, certificated in any
category.
    (1) Model A318-111, -112, -121, and -122 airplanes.
    (2) Model A319-111, -112, -113, -114, -115, -131, -132, -133, -
151N, -153N, and -171N airplanes.
    (3) Model A320-211, -212, -214, -216, -231, -232, -233, -251N, -
252N, -253N, -271N, -272N, and -273N airplanes.
    (4) Model A321-111, -112, -131, -211, -212, -213, -231, -232, -
251N, -251NX, -252N, -252NX, -253N, -253NX, -271N, -271NX, -272N,
and -272NX airplanes.
    (5) Model A330-201, -202, -203, -223, -223F, -243, -243F, -301,
-302, -303, -321, -322, -323, -341, -342, -343, -841, and -941
airplanes.
    (6) Model A340-211, -212, -213, -311, -312, -313, 541, and -642
airplanes.
    (7) Model A380-841, -842, and -861 airplanes.

(d) Subject

    Air Transport Association (ATA) of America Code 24, Electrical
Power.

(e) Reason

    This AD was prompted by a report that repetitive disconnection
and reconnection of certain nickel-cadmium (Ni-Cd) batteries during
airplane parking or storage could lead to a reduction in capacity of
those batteries. The FAA is issuing this AD to address reduced
capacity of certain Ni-Cd batteries, which could lead to reduced
battery endurance performance and possibly result in failure to
supply the minimum essential electrical power during abnormal or
emergency conditions.

(f) Compliance

    Comply with this AD within the compliance times specified,
unless already done.

(g) Requirements

    Except as specified in paragraph (h) of this AD: Comply with all
required actions and compliance times specified in, and in
accordance with, European Union Aviation Safety Agency (EASA) AD
2020-0274, dated December 10, 2020 (EASA AD 2020-0274).

(h) Exceptions to EASA AD 2020-0274

    (1) Where EASA AD 2020-0274 refers to its effective date, this
AD requires using the effective date of this AD.
    (2) Where EASA AD 2020-0274 defines a ``reconnection cycle'' as
``repeated disconnection and connection of a battery . . .'' this AD
defines it as ``one instance of disconnection and connection of a
battery. . . .''
    (3) The ``Remarks'' section of EASA AD 2020-0274 does not apply
to this AD.

(i) No Reporting Requirement

    Although the service information referenced in EASA AD 2020-0274
specifies to submit certain information to the manufacturer, this AD
does not include that requirement.

(j) Other FAA AD Provisions

    The following provisions also apply to this AD:
    (1) Alternative Methods of Compliance (AMOCs): The Manager,
Large Aircraft Section, International Validation Branch, FAA, has
the authority to approve AMOCs for this AD, if requested using the
procedures found in 14 CFR 39.19. In accordance with 14 CFR 39.19,
send your request to your principal inspector or responsible Flight
Standards Office, as appropriate. If sending information directly to
the Large Aircraft Section, International Validation Branch, send it
to the attention of the person identified in paragraph (k)(2) of
this AD. Information may be emailed to<EMAIL_ADDRESS>
Before using any approved AMOC, notify your appropriate principal
inspector, or lacking a principal inspector, the manager of the
responsible Flight Standards Office.
    (2) Contacting the Manufacturer: For any requirement in this AD
to obtain instructions from a manufacturer, the instructions must be
accomplished using a method approved by the Manager, Large Aircraft
Section, International Validation Branch, FAA; or EASA; or Airbus
SAS's EASA Design Organization Approval (DOA). If approved by the
DOA, the approval must include the DOA-authorized signature.
    (3) Required for Compliance (RC): Except as required by
paragraph (j)(2) of this AD, if any service information referenced
in EASA AD 2020-0274 that contains paragraphs that are labeled as
RC, the instructions in RC paragraphs, including subparagraphs under
an RC paragraph, must be done to comply with this AD; any
paragraphs, including subparagraphs under those paragraphs, that are
not identified as RC are recommended. The instructions in
paragraphs, including subparagraphs under those paragraphs, not
identified as RC may be deviated from using accepted methods in
accordance with the operator's maintenance or inspection program
without obtaining approval of an AMOC, provided the instructions
identified as RC can be done and the airplane can be put back in an
airworthy condition. Any substitutions or changes to instructions
identified as RC require approval of an AMOC.

(k) Related Information

    (1) For information about EASA AD 2020-0274 contact EASA,
Konrad-Adenauer-Ufer 3, 50668 Cologne, Germany; telephone +49 221
8999 000; email<EMAIL_ADDRESS>Internet www.easa.europa.eu. You
may find this EASA AD on the EASA website at https://ad.easa.europa.eu. You may view this material at the FAA,
Airworthiness Products Section, Operational Safety Branch, 2200
South 216th St., Des Moines, WA. For information on the availability
of this material at the FAA, call<PHONE_NUMBER>. This material may be
found in the AD docket on the internet at https://www.regulations.gov by searching for and locating Docket No. FAA-
2021-0350.
    (2) For more information about this AD, contact Dan Rodina,
Aerospace Engineer, Large Aircraft Section, International Validation
Branch, FAA, 2200 South 216th St., Des Moines, WA 98198; telephone
and fax<PHONE_NUMBER>; email<EMAIL_ADDRESS>
    Issued on May 5, 2021.
Lance T. Gant,
Director, Compliance & Airworthiness Division, Aircraft Certification
Service.
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[Notices]
[Page 9791]
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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Federal Aviation Administration

Notice of Opportunity for Public Comment on Surplus Property
Release at the Craig Field Airport, Selma, Alabama

AGENCY: Federal Aviation Administration, DOT.

ACTION: Notice of intent to rule on land release request.

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SUMMARY: The FAA is considering a request from the Craig Field Airport
and Industrial Authority to waive the requirement that 13.19 acres of airport property located at the Craig Field Airport in
Selma, Alabama, be used for aeronautical purposes.

DATES: Comments must be received on or before April 6, 2018.

ADDRESSES: Comments on this notice may be mailed or delivered in
triplicate to the FAA to the following address: Jackson Airports
District Office, Attn: Kevin Morgan, Program Manager, 100 West Cross
Street, Suite B, Jackson, MS 39208-2307.
    In addition, one copy of any comments submitted to the FAA must be
mailed or delivered to Craig Field Airport and Industrial Authority,
Attn: Menzo Driskell, Executive Director, P.O. Box 1421, Selma, AL
36702-1421.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Kevin Morgan, Program Manager, Jackson
Airports District Office, 100 West Cross Street, Suite B, Jackson, MS
39208-2307,<PHONE_NUMBER>. The land release request may be reviewed in
person at this same location.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The FAA is reviewing a request by Craig
Field Airport and Industrial Authority to release 13.19
acres of airport property at the Craig Field Airport (SEM) under the
provisions of Title 49, U.S.C. Section 47153(c). The property will be
purchased by Timewell-Southern Division for non-aeronautical purposes.
The property is within the Craig Field Industrial Park and adjacent to
other non-aeronautical property on west quadrant of airport property
just off highway 41. The net proceeds from the sale of this property
will be used for maintenance and improvements at the Craig Field
Airport.
    Any person may inspect the request in person at the FAA office
listed above under FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT.
    In addition, any person may, upon request, inspect the request,
notice and other documents germane to the request in person at the
Craig Field Airport (SEM).

    Issued in Jackson, Mississippi, on February 27, 2018.
Rans D. Black,
Manager, Jackson Airports District Office, Southern Region.
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[Notices]
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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

[EPA-HQ-OAR-2004-0501; FRL 9516-9]

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

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 to renew an
existing approved collection. The ICR, which is abstracted below,
describes the nature of the information collection and its estimated
burden and cost.

DATES: Any additional comments on this ICR should be submitted on or
before June 18, 2012.

ADDRESSES: Submit your comments, referencing Docket ID No. EPA-HQ-OAR-
2004-0501 to (1) EPA online using www.regulations.gov (our preferred
method); email<EMAIL_ADDRESS>or by mail to EPA
Docket Center, Environmental Protection Agency, Air and Radiation
Docket, Mail Code: 28221T, 1200 Pennsylvania Ave. NW., Washington, DC
and (2) OMB by mail: 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: Mollie Lemon, Climate Protection

Partnerships Division, Office of Atmospheric Programs, MC 6202J,
Environmental Protection Agency, 1200 Pennsylvania Ave. NW.,
Washington, DC 20460; telephone number:<PHONE_NUMBER>; fax number: 202-
343-2208; email address<EMAIL_ADDRESS>
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 December 28, 2011 (76 FR 81491), EPA sought comments on
this ICR pursuant to 5 CFR 1320.8(d). EPA received two comments during
the comment period, which are addressed in the ICR. 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-HQ-OAR-2004-0501, which is available for online viewing at
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 8:30 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
www.regulations.gov to submit or view public comments, access the index
listing of the contents of the docket, and 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 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 www.regulations.gov.
    Title: Reporting Requirements under EPA's Green Power Partnership
and Combined Heat and Power (CHP) Partnership.
    ICR numbers: EPA ICR No. 2173.05, OMB Control No. 2060-0578.
    ICR Status: This ICR currently is scheduled to expire on June 30,
2012. Under OMB regulations, the Agency may continue to conduct or
sponsor the collection of information while this submission is pending
at OMB. 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: In 2001, 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. EPA collects information from GPP and CHPP Partners to
assess the success of these programs in achieving their national energy
and greenhouse gas (GHG) reduction goals.
    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 GPP or CHPP liaison and
filling out a Partnership Agreement or Letter of Intent, respectively,
(2) for the GPP, reporting to EPA on an annual basis their progress
toward achieving their green power commitment via a 3-page reporting
form; (3) for the CHPP, 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). Partners are
organizational entities that have volunteered to participate in either
Partnership program.
    Burden Statement: The annual public reporting and recordkeeping
burden for this collection of information is estimated to equal 2 hours
per response. The average number of annual burden hours per type of
response is: 1.96 hours for a Partnership Agreement (a one-time burden
for GPP Partners), 2.14 hours for a Letter of Intent (a one-time burden
for CHPP Partners), 1.38 hours for the Partner Yearly Report for the
GPP, and 3.51 hours for the Partner Yearly Report for the CHPP.
    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 subsequently have 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: Organizations participating in the
Green Power Partnership and Combined Heat and Power Partnership.
    Estimated Total Annual Number of Respondents: 2,216.
    Frequency of Response: annually, on occasion, and one time.
    Estimated Total Annual Hour Burden: 4,800.
    Estimated Total Annual Cost: $256,053, which includes no capital
costs, $6,744 in operations & maintenance (O&M) costs, and $249,309 in
labor costs.
    Changes in the Estimates: There is a decrease of 1,023 hours in the
total estimated burden currently identified in the OMB Inventory of
Approved ICR Burdens. Since the last ICR renewal, both the GPP and CHPP
have introduced program efficiencies to reduce program burden by
encouraging the electronic submission of documents directly to the
program support contractors. The average number of hours per Partner
decreased from 3.24 to 2.17 hours, while the total cost decreased due
to a downward correction of the labor rates used to calculate
respondent costs and a reduction in hours per response.

John Moses,
Director, Collection Strategies Division.
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