INFORMATION COLLECTION REQUEST FOR NATIONAL ENVIRONMENTAL PERFORMANCE TRACK PROGRAM ( OUTREACH AWARD, MENTORING PROGRAM REGISTRATION, AND CUSTOMER SATISFACTION QUESTIONNAIRE)

March 09, 2004 Prepared by:

U. S. Environmental Protection Agency Office of Policy, Economics, and Innovation 1200 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW Washington, DC, 20003  2 TABLE OF CONTENTS Table of Contents . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 1. Identification Of The Information Collection . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 1( a) Title of The Information Collection . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 1( b) Short Characterization/ Abstract . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 2. Need For And Use Of The Collection . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6 2( a) Need/ Authority for the Collection . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6 2( b) Use/ Users of the Data . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7 3. Nonduplication, Consultations, And Other Collection Criteria . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8 3( a) Nonduplication . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8 3( b) Public Notice Required Prior to ICR Submission to OMB . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8 3( c) Consultations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9 3( d) Effects of Less Frequent Collection . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9 3( e) General Guidelines . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10 3( f) Confidentiality . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10 3( g) Sensitive Questions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10 4. Respondents and the Information Requested . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10 4( a) Respondents/ NAICS Codes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10 4( b) Information Requested . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13 ( i) Data Items . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13 ( ii) Respondent Activities . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16 5. The Information Collected   Agency Activities, Collection Methodology, and Information Management . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17 5( a) Agency Activities . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17 5( b) Collection Methodology and Management . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18 5( c) Small Entity Flexibility . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18 5( d) Collection Schedule . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19 6. Estimating the Burden and Cost of the Collection . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20 6( a) Estimating Respondent Burden . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20 6( b) Estimating Respondent Costs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22 ( i) Estimating Labor Costs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22 ( ii) Estimating Capital and Operations and Maintenance Costs . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22 6( c) Estimating Agency Burden and Costs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25 6( d) Estimating the Respondent Universe and Total Burden and Costs . . . . . . . . . . . . 29  3 6( e) Bottom Line Burden Hours and Cost Tables . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29 ( i) Respondent Tally . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29 ( ii) Agency Tally . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30 6( f) Reasons for Change in Burden . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30 6( g) Burden Statement . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30 Index of Tables Table 4.1 Primary North American Industry Classification System ( NAICS) Codes of Current Performance Track Members . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11 Table 5.1 Collection Schedule . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19 Table 6.1 Projected Membership and Response Levels . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21 Table 6.2 Detailed Annualized Respondent Burden and Costs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23 Table 6.3 Detailed Annualized Agency Burden and Costs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26 Table 6.4 Bottom Line Respondent Burden and Costs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29 Table 6.5 Bottom Line Agency Burden and Costs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30  4 SECTION I: PART A OF THE SUPPORTING DOCUMENT 1. IDENTIFICATION OF THE INFORMATION COLLECTION 1( a) Title of Information Collection National Environmental Performance Track Program ( Outreach Award, Mentoring Program Registration, and Customer Satisfaction Questionnaire).

1( b) Short Characterization US Environmental Protection Agency announced the National Environmental Performance Track Program ( Performance Track) on June 26, 2000. The program is voluntary and is designed to recognize and encourage facilities that consistently meet their legal requirements; that have implemented environmental management systems to monitor and improve performance; that have achieved environmental improvements beyond compliance; and that publicly commit to specific environmental improvements and report on progress. A total of 309 facilities are current members.

The Performance Track Outreach Award is sponsored by the EPA's Performance Track Program, outlined in ICR # 1949.02. While Performance Track rewards all members for their commitment to improving their role in protecting the environment, the Outreach Award is a special award offered to current members and partners who are educating the public and encouraging prospective facilities to join Performance Track. Educating prospective facilities on the merits of joining the program helps increase membership in the Performance Track program, which in turn provides additional environmental benefits as more and more facilities make commitments to continuous environmental improvement.

Outreach Award applications will be accepted between October and December, and may be submitted by any facility or organization that was a member of Performance Track during the calendar year. To be considered for the award, facilities/ organizations may self nominate or may be nominated by other facilities, local or state entities, or EPA Performance Track staff. The applications will be reviewed by a panel of EPA judges and the recipients of the Outreach Award will be announced at the following year's Annual Member Event. It is estimated that between 27 and 42 facilities will complete the application annually over the life of this information collection request, with a burden of 1.5 hours for each application.

The Performance Track Mentoring Program was developed to facilitate information sharing among facilities and to help potential Performance Track applicants improve their environmental performance and strengthen their Performance Track applications. The Performance Track Mentoring Program is available to any current program member or any facility that has considered applying to the Performance Track program and is seeking assistance in setting environmental goals from the top performing facilities currently in the program. Mentees  5 are matched with Performance Track sites that volunteer their time and resources to share their experiences and expertise in environmental best practices.

The Performance Track Mentoring Program Registration form may be completed by any facility that is currently a Performance Track member, or any facility interested in joining the Performance Track program. As both membership in the Performance Track program and applying to serve as a mentor/ mentee are voluntary, facilities are not obligated to provide information associated with this collection request. EPA estimates that between 39 and 60 facilities will complete the Mentoring Program Registration annually over the life of this information collection request, with a burden of 0.25 hours needed to complete the registration form.

In addition to increasing membership in the Performance Track program, EPA is interested in improving and increasing the value that Performance Track members receive from the Performance Track Program through membership services. EPA plans to gather feedback from all current Performance Track members through a Customer Satisfaction Questionnaire, which will be administered biennially. Current Performance Track members reflect a broad array of industry categories and their opinions about the program's effectiveness and level of service will be used to shape the development of future member services. The questionnaire will assess the satisfaction level of current members as well as identifying improvements to services that the program can implement to increase long term member satisfaction. The questionnaire will ascertain the following information: program benefits and services that are important to members; member satisfaction with current services; potential improvements in communicating with members about the program; the level of promotion/ publicity that members desire for their participation in the program; and any additional benefits and services that would increase member satisfaction.

The Customer Satisfaction Questionnaire will be administered every two years online, via the worldwide web, to reduce the burden on respondents and encourage a high response rate. notification will be sent to all current members with passwords to allow them to access the survey. The questionnaire will be administered for one month to further encourage all members to respond, allowing EPA to accurately assess member satisfaction and desired improvements to the program. Member responses will be analyzed in a report at the conclusion of the one month survey period. EPA estimates that 358 members will complete the survey in the first year, and 554 members will complete the survey in the third year of this information collection request, with an estimated burden of 0.5 hours needed to complete the questionnaire.  6 2. NEED FOR AND USE OF THE COLLECTION 2( a) Need/ Authority for the Collection In a July 1999 report, Aiming for Excellence: Actions to Encourage Stewardship and Accelerate Environmental Progress, EPA committed to developing and launching a National Performance Track Program that uses incentives and promotes environmental management systems to reward and encourage environmental leaders.

EPA views this program as a way to build upon and integrate a range of innovative programs that have been underway for some time at both the federal and state level. The Performance Track Program will increase the use of environmental management systems, public participation, and performance reporting which will help improve the environment while shifting EPA's resources from the oversight of good performers.

The Outreach Award is meant to show appreciation to facilities that continually work to strengthen Performance Track and to encourage other facilities to do the same. The information to be collected is needed for assessing the most deserving candidates to receive the awards.

The mentor/ mentee program is meant to assist facilities considering the program in meeting the program criteria and completing acceptable applications. EPA believes establishing a mentor/ mentee program will help it achieve its target rate of 25 percent annual growth in Performance Track membership by allowing current members to share their expertise in environmental best practices with facilities that are considering becoming members in Performance Track. This sharing of knowledge will facilitate establishment of meaningful and achievable performance goals for potential members, and will provide an additional source of information available to potential members about the Performance Track program application process. EPA believes this feedback will strengthen the quality of potential members' applications and streamline the application process. The information to be collected is necessary to match the skills and knowledge of mentors to the appropriate mentees.

To further the goals of the Performance Track program, EPA needs to assess the level of satisfaction of current members and identify additional benefits and services through the Customer Satisfaction Questionnaire. More than 300 members have participated in the program since its inception, and the survey mechanism allows an assessment of changes in their needs. Focus groups of Performance Track members have introduced desired benefits. Performance Track is now in its third year, and EPA will use the survey results to identify services and benefits that all members would find useful.

EPA has tried to structure each instrument so that the information collected is the minimum amount needed to achieve the goals for each component of the Performance Track program. As each instrument of this information collection request is voluntary in nature, EPA seeks to minimize the information collected and associated burden in order to increase  7 participation in each area. Failure to obtain the information requested may harm EPA's goal of increasing membership in Performance Track by not recognizing those facilities that are exemplary in their environmental stewardship practices, not providing assistance through the mentoring program to facilities that may be considering joining Performance Track, and not allowing EPA to tailor the Performance Track program to provide maximum benefits to current members and facilities in consideration of joining the program.

2( b) Practical Utility/ Users of the Data The Performance Track Outreach Award application will be submitted to EPA by facilities and organizations affiliated with Performance Track within the reporting year ( e. g. member facilities, network partners, state and local governments, and EPA staff). A panel of five EPA judges will consider all submitted applications to select recipients of the Outreach Award. Performance Track members selected for the award will be notified at the following years' Annual Member event.

The Performance Track Mentoring Program Registration form will be submitted to EPA by facilities and organizations affiliated with Performance Track who wish to serve as mentors, as well as facilities and organizations who are seeking to join Performance Track and will serve as mentees. EPA will use these registration forms to match prospective members with Performance Track mentors who volunteer their time and resources to promote to prospective members the value of becoming a Performance Track member, as well as sharing their expertise in environmental best practices and applying for membership.

EPA will use results compiled from the Customer Satisfaction Questionnaire to identify priority areas of the program to improve. Information obtained on effective means of communicating with members will be used to adjust how members receive information on services and events ( e. g., making more information available through conferences or trade associations rather than mailings). Respondents can also enter new benefits or services they desire for their continued participation, and these suggestions will be evaluated by EPA as potential additions to the program. Responses will be stored in an electronic database accessible only to the project personnel. Personally identifiable information will not be shared with other agencies or organizations. The data analysis will focus on groups of respondents and not individual members, and the results will not be linked to member facilities or companies in any presentation of the results. A report will be developed for the purpose of presenting the results to Performance Track program staff.  8 3. NONDUPLICATION, CONSULTATIONS, AND OTHER COLLECTION CRITERIA 3( a) Nonduplication As the Outreach Award is meant to formally recognize those facilities and organizations that go above and beyond the requirements of Performance Track in working to improve the environment by educating the public and encouraging prospective facilities to join Performance Track, EPA deems the nomination process for the Outreach Award to be the best way to collect information on what activities the nominees are performing to strengthen Performance Track.

Since the program and award application process is voluntary, and EPA does not require Performance Track members to report on outreach activities that go above and beyond the program criteria, the Outreach Award application will be the only available way for EPA to collect information necessary in determining recipients of the Outreach Award.

EPA believes the Performance Track Mentoring Program registration will provide a means for prospective members to learn about the benefits of the program and gain valuable insight from current members on environmental best practices which will, in turn, increase membership in the Performance Track program. There is currently no source of information as to which facilities/ organizations would like to serve as mentors for Performance Track, nor any information as to which potential facilities/ organizations may wish to serve as mentees under the program. This information collection will allow EPA to identify those facilities that wish to be involved in either capacity in efforts to grow the Performance Track Program and improve environmental stewardship.

Similarly, the information to be obtained through the Customer Satisfaction Questionnaire is not currently collected by EPA or any other agency. Member satisfaction with current benefits and services, information on the most effective means of communicating with members, and desired benefits can only be obtained partially through anecdotes from EPA's periodic contact with members. Use of the Customer Satisfaction Questionnaire will allow member facilities to provide regular feedback on the services provided by Performance Track, giving EPA the information necessary to make changes that will better suit the program as a whole.

3( b) Public Notice Required Prior to ICR Submission to OMB In compliance with the 1995 Paperwork Reduction Act, EPA solicited public comments for a 60 day period prior to submission of the ICR to OMB. EPA issued a Federal Register Notice announcing the request to implement the National Environmental Performance Track Program ( Outreach Award Application, Mentoring Program Registration, and Customer Satisfaction Questionnaire).

3( c) Consultations  9 The Performance Track Outreach Award, Mentoring Program, and Customer Satisfaction Questionnaire have been discussed with member facilities at Performance Track Annual Member events, through Performance Track newsletters, and Regional meetings. Responses to the initiatives have been positive, leading to the formation of this information collection request. In addition, a number of facilities have contacted EPA on their own accord to ask for mentoring assistance and to nominate members for the Outreach Award. On a number of occasions, EPA has had general discussions with these facilities regarding the anticipated burden of providing information to support these programs.

3( d) Effects of Less Frequent Collection The Performance Track Outreach Award is given annually to recognize those facilities and organizations associated within Performance Track during the reporting year that have gone above and beyond the requirements associated with being a Performance Track member. The Outreach Award will be presented during the existing Annual Members event. As such, EPA will collect Outreach Award applications annually to determine which facilities are to receive the Outreach Award. Less frequent collection would miss the opportunity to recognize facilities or organizations that are striving to improve the environment through their efforts in attempting to strengthen Performance Track and hamper efforts to reach the 25 percent growth in Performance Track membership that EPA seeks.

The Performance Track Mentoring Program Registration forms will be accepted on a rolling basis. Because registration for the program is voluntary and facilities/ organizations have the opportunity to enter the program at the time that is most convenient for them, EPA has sought to minimize the burden on facilities. By accepting Mentoring Program Registration forms on a rolling basis, the burden on the Agency is also minimized.

The Performance Track Customer Satisfaction Questionnaire will be given to members on a biennial schedule. This will allow EPA the time necessary to implement changes the members suggest through their responses to the questionnaire, and gauge how beneficial the changes are to the overall membership of Performance Track. EPA believes a two year schedule for the Customer Satisfaction Questionnaire is an appropriate timetable to implement suggestions and monitor what effects they have on the program.  10 3( e) General Guidelines This information collection is consistent with the provisions at 5 CFR 1320.5( d)( 2)( i) through ( iv). There are no special circumstances with respect to 5 CFR 1320.5( d)( 2)( v) through ( viii), as the collection is not a statistical survey and does not use statistical classifications; nor does it include a pledge of confidentiality that is not supported by authority established in statute or regulation; or require proprietary, trade secret, or other confidential business information not protected by Agency procedures.

3( f) Confidentiality EPA shall treat information claimed as confidential business information ( CBI) in accordance with the requirements of 40 CFR part 2. If the participant fails to claim the information as confidential upon submission, it may be made available to the public without further notice. EPA cannot guarantee that information submitted in the Outreach Award application, Mentoring Program registration, or Customer Satisfaction Questionnaire and claimed as confidential will be protected from release under the Freedom of Information Act ( FOIA). State participants will maintain CBI confidentiality to the extent allowed by relevant state law. Note that some state laws provide for a greater degree of access to and narrower protections for information considered confidential under federal law.

3( g) Sensitive Questions Sensitive questions are defined in the ICR instructions as " questions concerning sexual behavior or attitudes, religious beliefs, or other matters usually considered private." The instruments addressed in this information collection request do not include sensitive questions.

4. THE RESPONDENTS AND THE INFORMATION REQUESTED 4( a) North American Industry Classification System ( NAICS) Codes Potential applicants include all facilities and organizations that have voluntarily elected to participate in Performance Track for the reporting year. Thus, potential respondents may fall under any NAICS code. Table 4.1 on the following page lists the Primary NAICS Codes for Performance Track members as of June 2003.  11 Table 4.1: Primary North American Industry Classification System ( NAICS) Codes of Current Performance Track Members 339113 Surgical Appliance and Supplies Manufacturing 40 339111 Laboratory Apparatus and Furniture Manufacturing 33 325412 Pharmaceutical Preparation Manufacturing 28 325998 All Other Miscellaneous Chemical Product and Preparation Manufacturing 18 221112 Fossil Fuel Electric Power Generation 12 812320 Dry Cleaning and Laundry Services ( except Coin Operated) 12 454311 Heating Oil Dealers 10 322121 Paper ( except Newsprint) Mills 8 334220 Radio and Television Broadcasting and Wireless Communications Equipment 8 339113 Surgical and Appliance and Supplies Manufacturing 8 541710 Research and Development in the Physical, Engineering, and Life Sciences 8 325211 Plastics Material and Resin Manufacturing 7 321114 Wood Preservation 6 325199 All Other Basic Organic Chemical Manufacturing 6 332991 Ball and Roller Bearing Manufacturing 6 326211 Tire Manufacturing ( except Retreading) 5 334413 Semiconductor and Related Device Manufacturing 5 336399 All Other Motor Vehicle Parts Manufacturing 5 311421 Fruit and Vegetable Canning 4 322130 Paperboard Mills 4 323113 Commercial Screen Printing 4 326113 Unlaminated Plastics Film and Sheet ( except Packaging) Manufacturing 4 334111 Electronic Computer Manufacturing 4 336322 Other Motor Vehicle Electrical and Electronic Equipment Manufacturing 4 339112 Surgical and Medical Instrument Manufacturing 4 339115 Ophthalmic Goods Manufacturing 4 339999 All Other Miscellaneous Manufacturing 4 221111 Hydroelectric Power Generation 3 221121 Electric Bulk Power Transmission and Control 3 221122 Electric Power Distribution 3 325411 Medicinal and Botanical Manufacturing 3 327999 All Other Miscellaneous Nonmetallic Mineral Product Manufacturing 3 334418 Printed Circuit Assembly ( Electronic Assembly) Manufacturing 3 336211 Motor Vehicle Body Manufacturing 3 311514 Dry, Condensed, and Evaporated Dairy Product Manufacturing 2 314110 Carpet and Rug Mills 2 321912 Cut Stock, Re sawing Lumber, and Planing 2 325188 All Other Basic Inorganic Chemical Manufacturing 2 325611 Soap and Other Detergent Manufacturing 2 325991 Custom Compounding of Purchased Resins 2 326199 All Other Plastics Product Manufacturing 2 327331 Concrete Block and Brick Manufacturing 2 331111 Iron and Steel Mills 2 Table 4.1: Primary North American Industry Classification System ( NAICS) Codes of Current Performance Track Members  12 331521 Aluminum Die Casting Foundries 2 332812 Metal Coating, Engraving ( except Jewelry and Silverware), and Allied 2 333111 Farm Machinery and Equipment Manufacturing 2 333313 Office Machinery Manufacturing 2 333911 Pump and Pumping Equipment Manufacturing 2 334411 Electron Tube Manufacturing 2 334511 Search, Detection, Navigation, Guidance, Aeronautical, and Nautical System 2 334515 Instrument Manufacturing for Measuring and Testing Electricity and 2 334612 Prerecorded Compact Disc ( except Software), Tape, and Record Reproducing 2 334613 Magnetic and Optical Recording Media Manufacturing 2 335312 Motor and Generator Manufacturing 2 336350 Motor Vehicle Transmission and Power Train Parts Manufacturing 2 336411 Aircraft Manufacturing 2 336414 Guided Missile and Space Vehicle Manufacturing 2 339920 Sporting and Athletic Goods Manufacturing 2 562213 Solid Waste Combustors and Incinerators 2 928110 National Security 2 212391 Potash, Soda, and Borate Mineral Mining 1 311213 Malt Manufacturing 1 312221 Cigarette Manufacturing 1 314912 Canvas and Related Product Mills 1 321219 Reconstituted Wood Product Manufacturing 1 321911 Wood Window and Door Manufacturing 1 322110 Pulp Mills 1 322215 Nonfolding Sanitary Food Container Manufacturing 1 325132 Synthetic Organic Dye and Pigment Manufacturing 1 325212 Synthetic Rubber Manufacturing 1 325222 Noncellulosic Organic Fiber Manufacturing 1 325413 In Vitro Diagnostic Substance Manufacturing 1 325520 Adhesive Manufacturing 1 325612 Polish and Other Sanitation Good Manufacturing 1 325613 Surface Active Agent Manufacturing 1 325910 Printing Ink Manufacturing 1 326291 Rubber Product Manufacturing for Mechanical Use 1 326299 All Other Rubber Product Manufacturing 1 332313 Plate Work Manufacturing 1 332431 Metal Can Manufacturing 1 332995 Other Ordnance and Accessories Manufacturing 1 333293 Printing Machinery and Equipment Manufacturing 1 333294 Food Product Machinery Manufacturing 1 333314 Optical Instrument and Lens Manufacturing 1 333315 Photographic and Photocopying Equipment Manufacturing 1 333611 Turbine and Turbine Generator Set Units Manufacturing 1 Table 4.1: Primary North American Industry Classification System ( NAICS) Codes of Current Performance Track Members  13 334412 Bare Printed Circuit Board Manufacturing 1 334414 Electronic Capacitor Manufacturing 1 334512 Automatic Environmental Control Manufacturing for Residential, 1 334513 Instruments and Related Products Manufacturing for Measuring, Displaying, 1 335929 Other Communication and Energy Wire Manufacturing 1 335931 Current Carrying Wiring Device Manufacturing 1 336111 Automobile Manufacturing 1 336212 Truck Trailer Manufacturing 1 336312 Gasoline Engine and Engine Parts Manufacturing 1 336391 Motor Vehicle Air Conditioning Manufacturing 1 339114 Dental Equipment and Supplies Manufacturing 1 339992 Musical Instrument Manufacturing 1 562219 Other Nonhazardous Waste Treatment and Disposal 1 812332 Industrial Launderers 1 926120 Regulation and Administration of Transportation Programs 1 927110 Space Research and Technology 1 4( b) Information Requested ( i) Data Items Initially, all facilities and organizations that are members of Performance Track will be sent a notification of the open Outreach Award application period via email. The Outreach Award application will be available online at the Performance Track website. The Mentoring Program registration form will also be available online on the Performance Track website. The Customer Satisfaction Questionnaire will be made available online to all members. Since nomination for the Outreach Award and registration in the Mentoring Program are voluntary, only those facilities interested in consideration for the Outreach Award, or in being mentors/ mentees in the Mentoring Program, will submit an application to EPA. Submission of the Questionnaire is also voluntary and there are no benefits tied to completing it.

The Outreach Award Application ( Form A) is made up of two parts:

° Section I asks for general information, such as the name and address of the facility as well as the name, phone number, fax number, and address of the primary contact person. This section also asks the facility how it heard of the Outreach Award.

° Section II asks the respondent to describe the special efforts the facility/ organization has undertaken to promote the public value of environmental performance and/ or partnership in Performance Track. Examples of such efforts are provided for the respondent in this section as well.  14 The Mentoring Program Registration form ( Form B) is made up of six parts:

° Section 1 asks for general information, such as the name and title of the submitter; name and address of the facility; phone number, fax number, and email address of the primary contact person; and NAICS code of the facility.

° Section 2 asks whether the respondent is seeking to become a mentor or mentee. If the respondent is seeking to become a mentor, he/ she proceeds directly to Section 6.

° Section 3 asks the respondent to briefly describe what the site produces and/ or its functions, as well as the number of employees at the site.

° Section 4 asks in which areas the site wishes the mentoring relationship to provide additional guidance.

° Section 5 asks the applicant if the organization is currently working with a Performance Track site, and if so, to provide the name of the site with which they are currently working, the name and phone number of a contact person at the site, and if the applicant would like to work with this site as its official mentor.

° Section 6 asks which characteristics of the mentoring match are most important to the applicant, such as similar industry, geographic proximity, or size of business.

The Customer Satisfaction Questionnaire ( Form C) contains 30 questions. The questions are grouped together in the following sections:

° Question 1 asks for the job title of the respondent. It will be important to know if the respondent works at the facility level, parent company level, or in another position to determine whether certain types of Performance Track services should be aimed at certain job responsibilities.

° Questions 2 through 6 ask about the specific benefits of Performance Track that are important to members. This tells EPA which aspects of the program are most satisfactory and which might need more or less emphasis.

° Questions 7 through 10 ask about the specific entities ( e. g., EPA or state environmental agency, community members, customers, etc.) that are important to Performance Track members. This will be used to assess if promotion efforts have been satisfactorily targeted.

° Question 11 asks about potential concerns members may have had when joining the program. This information will be used to potentially alter aspects of the  15 program so that prospective members will experience less burden in applying ( e. g. application process or annual reporting). For example, if members respond that there was a lack of top management support, more outreach can be directed toward individuals at this level of facilities.

° Questions 12 and 13 ask members about the Performance Track services they have used, and how useful they found these services. There is also an option to check if they were not aware of any of the services, so that EPA can determine which services have not been communicated effectively. EPA will use results from these questions to maintain or expand services that are widely used, and reevaluate services that members do not find useful.

° Questions 14 through 17 request member preferences for regulatory incentives. Members are asked which regulatory areas they would be interested in receiving incentives, and the particular types of incentives they would find most beneficial.

° Questions 18 and 19 ask members to rate how satisfied they are with the recognition their facility has received for its membership in Performance Track and ask respondents for recommendations for ways to improve the recognition members receive.

° Questions 20 and 21 ask about the most effective means for communicating with members regarding Performance Track services or events. If, for example, members agree that conferences and speaker events are effective ways to communicate program information, EPA can target these events to provide information about new Performance Track services.

° Questions 22 through 25 ask members about their presence at conferences in the past three years and their preferences for receiving Performance Track information at these events. This information will assist EPA in determining the types of conferences, as well as the particular parts of the conferences, where Performance Track presence would be most useful to members.

° Questions 26 through 29 ask about the ways that members utilize to promote and receive value for their participation in Performance Track. With this information, EPA can assist in promotional efforts to increase the value of Performance Track membership.

° Question 30 is an open ended question soliciting suggestions for improvements to the services Performance Track offers. These suggestions will also be evaluated as potential improvements to the program.  16 As EPA anticipates making changes to the program based on responses received from the questionnaire, it may be necessary to add or delete or otherwise slightly alter the questions asked in the Customer Satisfaction Questionnaire administered in year three of this information collection request. EPA does not expect such changes to differ significantly from the general outline above, nor does it expect any changes to add additional burden in completion of the questionnaire and will seek OMB approval for any changes to the Customer Satisfaction Questionnaire prior to its administration.

( ii) Respondent Activities The respondent must perform the following activities during the application phase for the Outreach Award:

1. Read the application directions. 2. Gather information to complete both sections of the application. 3. Complete both sections of the application. 4. Submit the application to EPA. 5. Wait for notification from EPA if facility has been selected to receive the Outreach Award.

The respondent must perform the following activities associated with the Mentoring Program Registration form:

1. Read the registration form instructions. 2. Gather information to complete the seven sections of the application. 3. Complete the seven sections of the application. 4. Submit the application to EPA. 5. Wait for notification from EPA if facility has been selected for participation in the mentoring program.

Members conduct the following activities to complete and submit the Customer Satisfaction Questionnaire:

1. Read the email announcing the survey and asking for their participation. 2. Read the email containing instructions for taking the survey. 3. Complete and submit the survey online.

The activities required by the components of this information collection request are not customary and are usual business practice.  17 5. THE INFORMATION COLLECTED  AGENCY ACTIVITIES, COLLECTION METHODOLOGY, AND INFORMATION MANAGEMENT 5( a) Agency Activities Performance Track Outreach Award recipients will be selected by a panel of five EPA judges. EPA will consider all applications submitted by the deadline set and announce the award winners at the following years' Annual Member event. Selection for the award will be based on the description of efforts submitted in the application that the facility/ organization has undertaken to promote public education, environmental stewardship, and strengthening of Performance Track.

The following activities must be performed by the Agency in relation to the Outreach Award Application:

1. Setup database and send out notification of open application period. 2. Review all submitted applications submitted by the deadline. 3. Notify recipients of award. 4. Recognize award recipients at Annual Member Event.

EPA will accept Performance Track Mentoring Program Registration forms from current members and prospective members of the Performance Track Program on a rolling basis. EPA will use these registration forms to match companies based on the responses in the registration form. EPA will notify both the mentor and mentee facilities when a mentor relationship is made.

The following activities must be performed by the Agency in relation to the Performance Track Mentoring Program Registration form:

1. Receive registration forms from interested facilities/ organizations on a rolling basis. 2. Review submitted applications. 3. Notify recipients of acceptance into the mentoring program. 4. Notify facilities of their mentoring partner.

The following activities must be performed by the Agency in relation to the Customer Satisfaction Questionnaire:

1. Set up email database with passwords, create mail merge, configure internet mail outlet, and test system. 2. Send email notification announcing the survey and asking for member participation. 3. Send email containing instructions on taking the survey, password for survey, and link to survey. 4. Send reminder email notice at the end of the next two weeks. 5. Make phone calls to members who have not completed the survey within three weeks. 6. Analyze results from survey and compile report.  18 5( b) Collection Methodology and Management Applicants wishing to be considered for the Performance Track Outreach Award must submit a copy of their award application to EPA. The application will be evaluated for completeness by Performance Track staff. If Performance Track program staff consider the application to be incomplete, or requiring additional information, the applicant may be contacted via email or telephone to elaborate on the information submitted. A panel of five EPA judges will review each application and select recipients of the Outreach Award.

Facilities interested in joining the Performance Track Mentoring Program will submit a copy of their registration form to EPA by mail, fax, or email. EPA will review each form, and based on the information provided regarding what the registering facility seeks in the mentor relationship, will match facilities with similar objectives.

The Customer Satisfaction Questionnaire will be available online for facilities to complete. EPA will use electronic databases to store results from the questionnaire. The Agency will use software to aggregate and analyze responses to the questionnaire. A report will be generated to identify areas of the program that members have identified as needing strengthening, benefits they would like to see, as well as aspects of the program that are working well for the members. This report will allow EPA to tailor the program to provide the greatest benefit to its members, and increase the attractiveness of the program to facilities that are considering becoming members of Performance Track.

EPA and its contractor support staff do not intend to distribute the information collected through the Outreach Award application, Mentoring Program Registration, and Customer Satisfaction Questionnaire, or the subsequent analysis and report( s), to anyone outside of the Performance Track program. However, EPA cannot guarantee that information collected through these instruments and claimed as confidential will be protected from release under the Freedom of Information Act ( FOIA).

5( c) Small Entity Flexibility EPA understands that members of its Performance Track Program vary in size. The burden to small businesses was taken into account when developing the Performance Track Program, its application, reporting requirements and this information collection. Due to the voluntary nature of submission and limited amount of information requested in this information collection request, EPA does not believe small business will incur any undue burden.  19 5( d) Collection Schedule Table 5.1 summarizes the program's collection schedule.

Table 5.1: Collection Schedule Performance Track Outreach Award Application Activity Schedule EPA sends application period notification to members Annually, first quarter of fiscal year ( FY Q1)

EPA receives applications Annually, FY Q1 EPA panel of judges reviews all submitted applications Annually, FY Q2 EPA notifies recipients of award Annually, FY Q2 EPA formally recognizes recipients of award At the Annual Member Events Performance Track Mentoring Program Registration Activity Schedule EPA sends registration form to facility Annually, Fall ( August 1  October 31) or Spring ( February 1  April 30)

EPA receives registration form from facility Annually, Fall ( August 1  October 31) or Spring ( February 1  April 30)

EPA reviews registration form Within days of receipt EPA informs facilities of mentor relationship Within four weeks of receipt of registration form Performance Track Customer Satisfaction Questionnaire Activity Schedule EPA sends notice announcing questionnaire Upon OMB Information Collection Request approval EPA sends notice with instructions One week after announcing questionnaire EPA sends reminder after one week to remaining nonrespondents One week after sending with instructions EPA sends reminder after two weeks to remaining non respondents Two weeks after sending with instructions EPA makes phone calls after three weeks to remaining non respondents Three weeks after sending with instructions EPA analyzes results and compiles report Within six weeks of sending with instructions  20 6. ESTIMATING THE BURDEN AND COST OF THE COLLECTION 6( a) Estimating Respondent Burden This section presents EPA's estimates of respondent burden necessary to complete the activities associated with this information collection. Respondents to this information collection are considered to be the members of Performance Track for the reporting year. EPA is the recipient and reviewer of the data collected. In using this analysis, it should be noted again that all submissions of this information collection are voluntary.

Based on member feedback, EPA estimates that approximately 7 percent of the facilities that are members of Performance Track will submit Outreach Award applications under this information collection request. EPA expects 10 percent of current member facilities to register in the Performance Track Mentoring Program and 90 percent of the current member facilities and corporate participants to complete the Customer Satisfaction Questionnaire.

As of October 2003, there were 309 members in Performance Track. For future year's estimates of number of respondents, EPA's goal of 25 percent annual increase in membership will be used to calculate projected membership in Performance Track. The 7 percent submission rate estimate for the Outreach Award and 10 percent submission rate estimate for the Mentoring Program will be applied to the projected membership levels to estimate the number of respondents in subsequent years. The estimated number of respondents to the Customer Satisfaction Questionnaire is based on 90 percent of the combined Performance Track members and 12 corporate participants completing the survey.

Table 6.1 on the following page summarizes the number of submissions expected to be received under this information collection:  21 Table 6.1: Projected Membership and Response Levels Year 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 Membership1 198 247 309 386 483 604 Expected number of Outreach Award applications2 N/ A N/ A N/ A 27 34 42 Expected number of Mentoring Program Registration forms3 N/ A N/ A N/ A 39 48 60 Expected number of Customer Satisfaction Questionnaire responses4 N/ A N/ A N/ A 358 N/ A 554 1 Actual number of members for 2001, 2002, and 2003. Estimated number of members based on EPA annual target growth rate of 25% for each year thereafter. 2 Based on an estimated 7% of Performance Track members submitting applications for the Outreach Award. 3 Based on an estimated 10% of Performance Track members submitting registration forms for the Mentoring Program. 4 In addition to the current members, 12 corporate participants will be asked to complete the questionnaire. Estimated number of respondents is based on 90 percent of members and corporate participants completing the survey.

Based on discussions with Performance Track members, the Agency estimates respondents to the Outreach Award Application will take approximately 1.5 hours to read the instructions, gather the information needed, and complete the application. Since there is no further action required by the facility/ organization, total annual burden hours for each respondent for the Outreach Award Application are expected to be 1.5 hours.

Based on consultations with Performance Track members, the Agency estimates respondents to the Mentoring Program Registration form to take about 0.25 hours to read the instructions and complete the registration form. As there is no further action required by the facility/ organization, total annual burden hours for each respondent to the Mentoring Program should be 0.25 hours.

Based on timed pre tests of the questionnaire instrument, in which EPA contractor staff and seven Performance Track members completed the questionnaire online, EPA estimates that respondents to the Customer Satisfaction Questionnaire will take 0.5 hours to read the instructions and complete the online survey. However, the total number of respondents for the ICR is not simply the sum of the number of respondents for each of the three components. This is due to the fact that there is expected overlap in the respondents to the three components. EPA estimates that the respondents who complete the Mentoring Program Registration and the Outreach Award Application will be among the 90% of the Performance Track members that complete the Customer Satisfaction Questionnaire during the years it is administered. Therefore, the total number of respondents for this ICR is the sum of the number of respondents to the Customer Satisfaction Questionnaire for 2004 and 2006 and the number of respondents to the Mentoring Program Registration and the Outreach Award application for 2005.  22 In order to be conservative in estimating labor costs associated with this information collection, EPA assumes the respondents to the applications and questionnaires to be managers. However, in some cases, EPA anticipates that managers may delegate the task to their staff. To be consistent with previous Performance Track ICRs, EPA used the Managerial wage rate set out in the Information Collection Request for EPA Performance Track Program of June 13, 2003 ( ICR 1949.02). Table 6.2 on the following page details the annual respondent burden for each year covered by this information collection request.

6( b) Estimating Respondent Costs ( i) Estimating Labor Costs EPA estimates the total annualized respondent cost for the number of expected submissions and responses to be $ 16,153. For an individual facility/ organization, the Outreach Award Application cost is estimated to be $ 112, the Mentoring Program Registration Form cost is estimated to be $ 19, and the Customer Satisfaction Questionnaire cost is estimated to be $ 37.

Table 6.2 uses the following equation to obtain labor costs for each task associated with this information collection request: ( Manager Hours x $ 74.87/ Hour) = Labor Cost/ Year/ Respondent. As stated, cost estimates for labor were taken from the Information Collection Request for EPA Performance Track Program of June 13, 2003 ( ICR 1949.02), which were derived from Bureau of Labor Statistics Data, and reflect benefits and overhead costs. The base value was derived from query of the Quarter 4, 2002 Total Compensation value in the executive, administrative, and managerial category in the private manufacturing sector. The base value was multiplied by a factor of 1.5 to account for benefits and overhead costs. In order to obtain total hourly burden and total cost estimates for Table 6.2, the following equations were used for each of the three ICR components:

Respondent Hours/ Year x Number of Respondents = Total Hours/ Year Labor Cost/ Year/ Respondent x Number of Respondents = Total Cost/ Year ( ii) Estimating Capital and Operations Maintenance Costs There are no capital or operations and maintenance costs associated with this information collection.  23

Table 6.2: Detailed Annualized Respondent Burden and Costs, January 1, 2004  December 31, 2006 Respondent Burden, January 1, 2004  December 31, 2004 Information Collection Activity Manager ($ 74.87/ Hour) Respondent Hours/ Year Labor Cost/

Year/ Respondent Number of Respondents Total Hours/

Year Total Cost/

Year Outreach Award Application Read instructions 0.2 0.2 $ 14.97 27 5.4 $ 404.30 Complete Application 1.3 1.3 $ 97.33 27 35.1 $ 2,627.94 Subtotal 1.5 1.5 $ 112 27 40.5 $ 3,032 Mentoring Program Registration Form Read Instructions 0.05 0.05 $ 3.74 39 1.95 $ 146.00 Complete Registration Form 0.2 0.2 $ 14.97 39 7.8 $ 583.99 Subtotal 0.25 0.25 $ 19 39 9.75 $ 730 Customer Satisfaction Questionnaire Read Instructions 0.1 0.1 $ 7.49 358 35.8 $ 2,680.35 Complete Questionnaire 0.4 0.4 $ 29.95 358 143.2 $ 10,721.38 Subtotal 0.5 0.5 $ 37 358 179 $ 13,402 Totals for 2004 424 229.25 $ 17,164 Respondent Burden, January 1, 2005  December 31, 2005 Information Collection Activity Manager ($ 74.87/ Hour) Respondent Hours/ Year Labor Cost/

Year/ Respondent Number of Respondents Total Hours/

Year Total Cost/

Year Outreach Award Application Read instructions 0.2 0.2 $ 14.97 34 6.8 $ 509.12 Complete application 1.3 1.3 $ 97.33 34 44.2 $ 3,309.25 Subtotal 1.5 1.5 $ 112 34 51 $ 3,818  24

Mentoring Program Registration Read Instructions .05 .05 $ 3.74 48 2.4 $ 179.69 Complete Registration Form 0.2 0.2 $ 14.97 48 9.6 $ 718.75 Subtotal 0.25 0.25 $ 19 48 12 $ 898 Customer Satisfaction Questionnaire ( Not administered this year)

Subtotal 0.00 0.00 $ 0.00 0.0 0.0 $ 0.00 Totals for 2005 82 63 $ 4,716 Respondent Burden, January 1, 2006  December 31, 2006 Information Collection Activity Manager ($ 74.87/ Hour) Respondent Hours/ Year Labor Cost/

Year/ Respondent Number of Respondents Total Hours/

Year Total Cost/

Year Outreach Award Application Read instructions 0.2 0.2 $ 14.97 42 8.4 $ 628.91 Complete application 1.3 1.3 $ 97.33 42 54.6 $ 4,087.90 Subtotal 1.5 1.5 $ 112 42 63 $ 4,717 Mentoring Program Registration Form Read Instructions 0.05 0.05 $ 3.74 60 3 $ 224.61 Complete Registration Form 0.2 0.2 $ 14.97 60 12 $ 898.44 Subtotal 0.25 0.25 $ 19 60 15 $ 1,123 Customer Satisfaction Questionnaire Read Instructions 0.1 0.1 $ 7.49 554 55.4 $ 4,147.80 Complete Questionnaire 0.4 0.4 $ 29.95 554 221.6 $ 16,591.19 Subtotal 0.5 0.5 $ 37 554 277 $ 20,739 Totals for 2006 656 355 $ 26,579  25

Totals over the life of this ICR 1162 647.25 $ 48,459  26 6( c) Estimating Agency Burden and Costs In preparation for the delivery of Outreach Award applications, EPA estimates it will spend 4 hours to develop an database for distribution of the applications. This is a one time setup cost that is not affected by the number of respondents. EPA estimates it will expend 5.5 hours of burden per Outreach Award Application. This estimate includes one hour for each of five judges to review each application, and 0.5 hours for writing notification letters to each facility as to whether they have been chosen to receive the Outreach Award.

The Agency estimates that the Mentoring Program Registration forms will require 0.75 hours of burden in order to review each submission, find a matching mentor/ mentee, and communicate to both parties the mentoring match via phone call or .

In administering the Customer Satisfaction Questionnaire, EPA incurs costs due mostly to the set up of the notification system, testing, responding to problems in delivery of s, and analysis of the responses. These are up front costs that are independent of the number of respondents, therefore, the number or responses has negligible effect on the overall cost associated with implementing the questionnaire. The only cost directly related to number of responses is the cost associated with the number of reminder calls to facilities that have not completed the survey after three weeks. If a facility has not completed the survey within three weeks of receiving the link and password to the questionnaire, EPA will make phone calls to the remaining non respondents to encourage increased participation. EPA estimates that 15% of members will not have responded at that time.

EPA estimates the total annualized Agency cost for the number of expected responses to the instruments in this information collection request to be $ 28,662. EPA estimates a cost of $ 202 to set up an database for sending out Outreach Award applications, and an additional agency cost of $ 384 for each application received. Estimated Agency cost for each Mentoring Program Registration form is $ 38. As stated above, costs for the Customer Satisfaction Questionnaire are incurred mostly in the setup and administration of the questionnaire. EPA estimates an annualized cost of $ 20,118 to administer the questionnaire twice over the life of this collection request.

Table 6.3 uses the following equation to obtain labor costs: ( GS 15 Hours, Step 5 Hours x $ 83.41/ Hour) + ( GS 14, Step 5 Hours x $ 70.90/ Hour) + ( GS 12 Hours x $ 50.45/ Hour) + ( Contractor Hours x $ 69.48/ Hour) = Labor Cost/ Year/ Response. Agency labor cost estimates were derived from the Office of Personnel Management's Salary Table 2003 DCB ( since all work will be done at EPA headquarters in Washington, DC), with the base rate multiplied by 1.6 to account for benefits and overhead.

Contractor costs derived from the Quarter 4, 2003 Wages and Salaries value in the executive, administrative, and managerial occupations category in the private industry sector of BLS data were used as the base value. This base value was multiplied by a factor of 2.4, a factor provided by an EPA contractor to account for benefits and overhead costs. In order to obtain total hourly burden and total cost estimates for Table 6.3, the following equations were used:  27 Agency Hours / Response x Number of Responses = Total Hours / Year Labor Cost / Response x Number of Responses = Total Cost / Year Table 6.3 on the following page summarizes the annualized agency burden associated with this information collection.  28

Table 6.3: Detailed Annualized Agency Burden and Costs, January 1, 2004  December 31, 2006 Agency Burden, January 1, 2004  December 31, 2004 Information Collection Activity Agency Labor1 Agency Hours/

Response Labor Cost/

Response Number of Responses Total Hours/ Year Total Cost/ Year GS 15 ($ 83.41/ Hour) GS 14 ($ 70.90/ Hour) GS 12 ($ 50.45/ Hour) Contractor2 ($ 69.48/ Hour)

Outreach Award Application Setup database and send out application period notification 4 N/ A N/ A N/ A 4 $ 201.80 Review Application 2 2 1 5 $ 359.07 27 135 $ 9,694.89 Write Notification Letter 0.5 0.5 $ 25.23 27 13.5 $ 681.08 Subtotal 2 2 5.5 0 5.5 $ 384 27 152.5 $ 10,578 Mentoring Program Registration Form Review Registration Form 0.25 0.25 $ 12.61 39 9.75 $ 491.89 Find mentoring partner 0.25 0.25 $ 12.61 39 9.75 $ 491.89 Communicate match to both parties 0.25 0.25 $ 12.61 39 9.75 $ 491.89 Subtotal 0 0 0.75 0 0.75 $ 38 39 29.25 $ 1,476 Customer Satisfaction Questionnaire3 Set up and testing of database 60 60 $ 4,168.80 N/ A 60 $ 4,168.80 Send announcement 3 3 $ 208.44 N/ A 3 $ 208.44 survey link and passwords 3 3 $ 208.44 N/ A 3 $ 208.44 Send reminder after 1 week 3 3 $ 208.44 N/ A 3 $ 208.44 Send reminder after 2 weeks 3 3 $ 208.44 N/ A 3 $ 208.44 Make reminder phone call4 0.25 0.25 $ 17.37 60 15 $ 1,042.20 Analyze results and compile report 200 200 $ 13,896.00 N/ A 200 $ 13,896.00 Subtotal 0 0 0 272.25 272.25 $ 18,916 60 287 $ 19,941 Total for 2004 2 2 6.25 272.25 278.5 $ 19,338 126 468.75 $ 31,994 1 Taken from US Office of Personnel Management's Salary Table 2003  DCB. Assumes 2 judges at GS 15, step 5, and GS 14, step 5, and 1 judge at GS 12, step 5, each spending 1 hour to review application. Base hourly wage multiplied by loading factor of 1.6 to account for benefits and overhead.

2 Taken from US Bureau of Labor Statistics Employer Cost for Employee Compensation for Professional Specialty Occupations in Private Service Producing Industry. Base hourly wage of $ 28.95 multiplied by loading factor of 2.4 to account for benefits, overhead, G& A, and fee.

3 Costs for Agency tasks relating to the administration of the questionnaire, with the exception of the reminder phone call, are not dependent on the number of respondents, as once a database with information is established, additional announcements can be done with negligible burden, other than resolving problems with delivery.

4 Assumes 15% of members and corporate participants will not have completed the questionnaire at the end of three weeks.  29

Table 6.3: Detailed Annualized Agency Burden and Costs, January 1, 2004  December 31, 2006 Agency Burden, January 1, 2005  December 31, 2005 Information Collection Activity Agency Labor1 Agency Hours/ Response Labor Cost/

Response Number of Responses Total Hours/

Year Total Cost/ Year GS 15 ($ 83.41/ Hour) GS 14 ($ 70.90/ Hour) GS 12 ($ 50.45/ Hour) Contractor2 ($ 69.48/ Hour)

Outreach Award Application Setup database and send out application period notification 4 N/ A N/ A N/ A 4 $ 201.80 Review Application 2 2 1 5 $ 359.07 34 170 $ 12,208.38 Write Notification Letter 0.5 0.5 $ 25.23 34 17 $ 857.65 Subtotal 2 2 5.5 0 5.5 $ 384 34 191 $ 13,268 Mentoring Program Registration Form Review Registration Form 0.25 0.25 $ 12.61 48 12 $ 605.40 Find mentoring partner 0.25 0.25 $ 12.61 48 12 $ 605.40 Communicate match 0.25 0.25 $ 12.61 48 12 $ 605.40 Subtotal 0 0 0.75 0 0.75 $ 38 48 36 $ 1,816 Customer Satisfaction Questionnaire ( Not administered this year)

Send announcement survey link and passwords Send reminder after 1 week Send reminder after 2 weeks Make phone calls Analyze results and compile report Subtotal Total for 2005 2 2 6.25 0 6.25 $ 422 82 227 $ 15,084 1 Taken from US Office of Personnel Management's Salary Table 2003  DCB. Assumes 2 judges at GS 15, step 5, and GS 14, step 5, and 1 judge at GS 12, step 5, each spending 1 hour to review application. Base hourly wage multiplied by loading factor of 1.6 to account for benefits and overhead.

2 Taken from US Bureau of Labor Statistics Employer Cost for Employee Compensation for Professional Specialty Occupations in Private Service Producing Industry. Base hourly wage of $ 28.95 multiplied by loading factor of 2.4 to account for benefits, overhead, G& A, and fee.  30

Table 6.3: Detailed Annualized Agency Burden and Costs, January 1, 2004  December 31, 2006 Agency Burden, January 1, 2006  December 31, 2006 Information Collection Activity Agency Labor1 Agency Hours/ Response Labor Cost/

Response Number of Responses Total Hours/

Year Total Cost/ Year GS 15 ($ 83.41/ Hour) GS 14 ($ 70.90/ Hour) GS 12 ($ 50.45/ Hour) Contractor2 ($ 69.48/ Hour)

Outreach Award Application Set up database and send out application period notification 4 N/ A N/ A N/ A 4 $ 201.80 Review Application 2 2 1 5 $ 359.07 42 210 $ 15,080.94 Write Notification Letter 0.5 0.5 $ 25.23 42 21 $ 1,059.45 Subtotal 2 2 5.5 0 5.5 $ 384 42 235 $ 16,342 Mentoring Program Registration Form Review Registration Form 0.25 0.25 $ 12.61 60 15 $ 756.75 Find mentoring partner 0.25 0.25 $ 12.61 60 15 $ 756.75 Communicate match 0.25 0.25 $ 12.61 60 15 $ 756.75 Subtotal 0 0 0.75 0 0.75 $ 38 60 45 $ 2,270 Customer Satisfaction Questionnaire3 Set up and testing of database 60 60 $ 4,168.80 N/ A 60 $ 4,168.80 Send announcement 3 3 $ 208.44 N/ A 3 $ 208.44 survey link and passwords 3 3 $ 208.44 N/ A 3 $ 208.44 Send reminder after 1 week 3 3 $ 208.44 N/ A 3 $ 208.44 Send reminder after 2 weeks 3 3 $ 208.44 N/ A 3 $ 6.40 Make reminder phone call4 0.25 0.25 $ 17.37 92 23 $ 1,598.04 Analyze results and compile report 200 200 $ 13,896.00 N/ A 200 $ 13,896.00 Subtotal 0 0 0 272.25 272.25 $ 18,916 92 295 $ 20,295 Total for 2006 2 2 6.25 272.25 278.5 $ 19,338 194 575 $ 38,907 1 Taken from US Office of Personnel Management's Salary Table 2003  DCB. Assumes 2 judges at GS 15, step 5, and GS 14, step 5, and 1 judge at GS 12, step 5, each spending 1 hour to review application. Base hourly wage multiplied by loading factor of 1.6 to account for benefits and overhead.

2 Taken from US Bureau of Labor Statistics Employer Cost for Employee Compensation for Professional Specialty Occupations in Private Service Producing Industry. Base hourly wage of $ 28.95 multiplied by loading factor of 2.4 to account for benefits, overhead, G& A, and fee.

3 Costs for Agency tasks relating to the administration of the questionnaire, with the exception of the reminder phone call, are not dependent on the number of respondents, as once a database with information is established, additional announcements can be done with negligible burden, other than resolving problems with delivery.

4 Assumes 15% of members and corporate participants will not have completed the questionnaire at the end of three weeks.  31 6( d) Estimating the Respondent Universe and Total Burden and Costs Based on the program's goal of a 25 percent annual growth rate in membership for the Performance Track program, EPA estimates membership in Performance Track to range from 386 to 604 facilities/ organizations over the life of this ICR. Assuming the 7 percent Outreach Award application submission rate remains constant over the life of this information collection request, EPA expects to receive between 27 and 42 Outreach Award applications annually through this ICR. Assuming the 10 percent submission rate for the Mentoring Program, EPA estimates it will receive between 39 and 60 registration forms annually over the life of this ICR. EPA estimates for responses to the Customer Satisfaction Questionnaire are 358 responses the first year, and 554 responses in the last year of this information collection request, based on a 90 percent completion rate for members and corporate participants. As all of the information requested in this collection is of a voluntary nature, there may be some degree of variability in the actual number of facilities subject to this information collection request.

6( e) Bottom Line Burden Hours and Cost Tables ( i) Respondent Tally Bottom line burden hours and costs for respondents are summarized in Table 6.4.

Table 6.4: Bottom Line Respondent Burden and Costs Submission Number of Respondents Burden Hours Total Costs Year 1 Outreach Award Application 27 40.5 $ 3,032 Mentoring Program Registration 39 9.75 $ 730 Customer Satisfaction Questionnaire 358 179 $ 13,402 Year 1 Bottom Line 424 229.25 $ 17,164 Year 2 Outreach Award Application 34 51 $ 3,818 Mentoring Program Registration 48 12 $ 898 Customer Satisfaction Questionnaire N/ A N/ A N/ A Year 2 Bottom Line 82 63 $ 4,716 Year 3 Outreach Award Application 42 63 $ 4,717 Mentoring Program Registration 60 15 $ 1,123 Customer Satisfaction Questionnaire 554 277 $ 20,739 Year 3 Bottom Line 656 355 $ 26,579  32 ( ii) Agency Tally Bottom line burden and costs for the Agency are summarized in Table 6.5 below.

Table 6.5: Bottom Line Agency Burden and Costs Submission Number of Respondents Burden Hours Total Costs Year 1 Outreach Award Application 27 152.5 $ 10,578 Mentoring Program Registration 39 29.25 $ 1,476 Customer Satisfaction Questionnaire1 60 287 $ 19,941 Year 1 Bottom Line 126 468.75 $ 31,994 Year 2 Outreach Award Application 34 191 $ 13,268 Mentoring Program Registration 48 36 $ 1,816 Customer Satisfaction Questionnaire N/ A N/ A N/ A Year 2 Bottom Line 82 227 $ 15,084 Year 3 Outreach Award Application 42 235 $ 16,342 Mentoring Program Registration 60 45 $ 2,270 Customer Satisfaction Questionnaire1 92 295 $ 20,295 Year 3 Bottom Line 194 575 $ 38,907 1 Number of respondents are only those facilities that receive a reminder phone call.

6( f) Reasons for Change In Burden This is the initial request for the information collection, and as such, there is no change in burden. Burden estimates have been provided in this information collection, and upon renewal of this information collection, changes in burden will be addressed.

6( g) Burden Statement The burden for information collection requirements associated with the Outreach Award Application is estimated to be 1.5 hours per respondent. The burden estimate includes time to review the instructions, gather information, and complete and submit the application.  33 The burden for information collection requirements associated with the Mentoring Program Registration form is estimated to be 0.25 hours per respondent. The burden estimate includes time to review the registration form, and complete and submit the registration.

The burden for information collection requirements associated with the Customer Satisfaction Questionnaire is estimated to be 0.5 hours per respondent. The burden estimate includes time to read the instructions for the questionnaire and complete the online survey. The new burden in this ICR does not include the burden for the larger project already accounted for in ICR # 1949.02 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; adjusting the existing ways to comply with any previously applicable instructions and requirements; train personnel to be able to respond to a collection of information; and transmit or otherwise disclose the information. 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 are listed in 40 CFR part 9 and 48 CFR chapter 15.

To comment on the Agency's need for this information, the accuracy of the provided burden estimates, and any suggested methods for minimizing respondent burden, including the use of automated collection techniques, EPA has established a public docket for this ICR under Docket ID No. OA 2003 0008, which is available for public viewing at the Office of Environmental Information Docket in the EPA Docket Center ( EPA/ DC), EPA West, Room B102, 1301 Constitution Ave., NW, Washington, DC. The EPA Docket Center 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 Office of Environmental Information Docket is ( 202) 566 1752. An electronic version of the public docket is available through EPA Dockets ( EDOCKET) at http:// www. epa. gov/ edocket. Use EDOCKET to submit or view public comments, access the index listing of the contents of the public docket, and to access those documents in the public docket that are available electronically. Once in the system, select " search," then key in the docket ID number identified above. Also, you can send comments to the Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs, Office of Management and Budget, 725 17th Street, NW, Washington, DC 20503, Attention: Desk Officer for EPA. Please include the EPA Docket ID No. ( OA 2003 0008) in any correspondence.


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[Notices]
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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

Food and Drug Administration

[Docket No. FDA-2010-N-0001]

Anesthetic and Life Support Drugs Advisory Committee; Notice of
Meeting

AGENCY: Food and Drug Administration, HHS.

ACTION: Notice.

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    This notice announces a forthcoming meeting of a public advisory
committee of the Food and Drug Administration (FDA). The meeting will
be open to the public.

    Name of Committee: Anesthetic and Life Support Drugs Advisory
Committee.
    General Function of the Committee: To provide advice and
recommendations to the Agency on FDA's regulatory issues.
    Date and Time: The meeting will be held on March 10, 2011, from
8 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.
    Location: FDA White Oak Campus, 10903 New Hampshire Ave.,
Building 31 Conference Center, the Great Room (rm. 1503), Silver
Spring, MD 20993-0002. Information regarding special accommodations
due to a disability, visitor parking and transportation may be
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    Agenda: On March 10, 2011, the committee will: (1) Receive
updates regarding neurodegenerative findings (findings related to
degeneration in the nervous system) in juvenile animals exposed to
anesthetic drugs, as well as results from human epidemiological
studies using anesthesia in children (information related to studies
of patterns and causes of disease); (2) discuss the relevance of
these findings to pediatric patients and provide guidance for future
preclinical and clinical studies; and (3) discuss the potential
implications of these data upon the practice of pediatric anesthesia
as well as the communication of the risk of sedative/anesthetic
agents to prescribers and parents.
    FDA intends to make background material available to the public
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the location of the advisory committee meeting, and the background
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Background material is available at  http://www.fda.gov/AdvisoryCommittees/Calendar/default.htm. Scroll down to the
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    Procedure: Interested persons may present data, information, or
views, orally or in writing, on issues pending before the committee.
Written submissions may be made to the contact person on or before
February 24, 2011. Oral presentations from the public will be
scheduled between approximately 1 p.m. and 2 p.m. Those individuals
interested in making formal oral presentations should notify the
contact person and submit a brief statement of the general nature of
the evidence or arguments they wish to present, the names and
addresses of proposed participants, and an indication of the
approximate time requested to make their presentation on or before
February 15, 2011. Time allotted for each presentation may be
limited. If the number of registrants requesting to speak is greater
than can be reasonably accommodated during the scheduled open public
hearing session, FDA may conduct a lottery to determine the speakers
for the scheduled open public hearing session. The contact person
will notify interested persons regarding their request to speak by
February 16, 2011.
    Persons attending FDA's advisory committee meetings are advised
that the Agency is not responsible for providing access to
electrical outlets.
    FDA welcomes the attendance of the public at its advisory
committee meetings and will make every effort to accommodate persons
with physical disabilities or special needs. If you require special
accommodations due to a disability, please contact Kalyani Bhatt at
least 7 days in advance of the meeting.
    FDA is committed to the orderly conduct of its advisory
committee meetings. Please visit our Web site at http://www.fda.gov/AdvisoryCommittees/AboutAdvisoryCommittees/ucm111462.htm for
procedures on public conduct during advisory committee meetings.
    Notice of this meeting is given under the Federal Advisory
Committee Act (5 U.S.C. app. 2).

    Dated: December 21, 2010.
Jill Hartzler Warner,
Acting Associate Commissioner for Special Medical Programs.
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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission

[Docket No. AD06-11-000]

Transparency Provisions of the Energy Policy Act of 2005; Second
Notice of Technical Conference

September 29, 2006.
    On September 5, 2006, the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission
(Commission) announced that a conference will be held in the above-
referenced proceeding on October 13, 2006, at the Federal Energy
Regulatory Commission, 888 First Street, NE., Washington, DC 20426 in
the Commission Meeting Room from 9:30 a.m. until 3 p.m. (EDT). The
Chairman and Commissioners are expected to attend.
    All interested persons are invited to attend. There is no
registration fee to attend.
    Sections 316 and 1281 of the Energy Policy Act of 2005,\1\
respectively, added section 23 to the Natural Gas Act \2\ and section
220 to the Federal Power Act.\3\ These sections provide that the
Commission may act to facilitate price transparency in wholesale
natural gas and electricity markets, and authorize the Commission to
adopt such rules as may be necessary to assure the timely dissemination
of information about the availability and prices of natural gas and
electric energy and transmission service in such markets.
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    \1\ Energy Policy Act of 2005, Sec. Sec.  316 and 1281, Pub. L.
No. 109-59, 119 Stat. 594, 691-92 and 978-79 (2005).
    \2\ 15 U.S.C. 717t-2 (2005).
    \3\ 16 U.S.C. 824t (2005).
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    There will be two panels. The morning panel will focus on natural
gas and the afternoon panel will focus on electric energy.
    The morning panel (9:30 to 11:30 a.m.), in particular, will focus
on facilitating price transparency in markets for the sale or
transportation of physical natural gas in interstate commerce.
Panelists should be prepared to address the following:
    1. What specific information about the availability and prices of
natural gas sold at wholesale and in interstate commerce is not
available today but should be? Why?
    2. How could that information be disseminated?
    3. How does either the Commission's historical natural gas
jurisdiction or EPAct 2005 give the Commission the authority to collect
or disseminate that information or have it collected or disseminated?
    4. In the context of its prior efforts, what more (if anything)
should the Commission do with respect to the development or publication
of natural gas price indices?
    The afternoon panel (1 to 3 p.m.), in particular, will focus on
facilitating price transparency in markets for the sale and
transmission of electric energy in interstate commerce. Panelists
should be prepared to address the following:
    1. What specific information about the availability and prices of
wholesale electric energy and transmission service is not available
today but should be? Why?
    2. How could that information be disseminated?
    3. How does either the Commission's historical electric energy
jurisdiction or EPAct 2005 give the Commission the authority to collect
or disseminate that information or have it collected or disseminated?
    4. In the context of its prior efforts, what more (if anything)
should the Commission do with regard to the development or publication
of electric price indices?
    Prospective panelists are invited to contact Saida Shaalan, by e-
mail at<EMAIL_ADDRESS>by Wednesday, October 4, 2006.
    Prospective attendees and participants are urged to watch for a
further notice, which will identify the panelists.
    As previously announced, a free Webcast of this event will be
available through http://www.ferc.gov Anyone with Internet access who desires to view this event can do so by navigating to http://.

http://www.ferc.gov's Calendar of Events and locating this event in the

Calendar. The event will contain a link to its Webcast. The Capitol
Connection provides technical support for the Webcasts and offers
access to the meeting via phone bridge for a fee. If you have any
questions, visit http://www.CapitolConnection.org or contact Danelle

Perkowski or David Reininger at<PHONE_NUMBER>.

    Transcripts of the meeting will be available immediately for a fee
from Ace Reporting Company<PHONE_NUMBER> or 1-800-336-6646). They will
be available for free on the Commission's eLibrary system and on the
events calendar approximately one week after the meeting.
    FERC conferences and meetings are accessible under section 508 of
the Rehabilitation Act of 1973. For accessibility accommodations please
send an e-mail to<EMAIL_ADDRESS>or call toll free (866) 208-
3372 (voice) or<PHONE_NUMBER> (TTY), or send a fax to<PHONE_NUMBER> with
the required accommodations.
    Questions about the conference should be directed to Saida Shaalan,
by e-mail at<EMAIL_ADDRESS>or by phone at<PHONE_NUMBER>.

Magalie R. Salas,
Secretary.
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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

[EPA-R05-OPPT-2014-0360; FRL-9922-56-Region-5]

TSCA Sections 402(a), 402(c), and 406(b) Program Authorization

AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).

ACTION: Notice; final approval.

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SUMMARY: On May 19, 2014, the Bois Forte Band of Chippewa (Bois Forte)
submitted a complete application under section 404 of the Toxic
Substances Control Act (TSCA) requesting authorization to administer
and enforce the requirements for TSCA sections 402(a), 402(c), and
406(b) in accordance with the provisions of TSCA for trust lands
located within the exterior boundaries of the reservation. Notice of
the Bois Forte application, a solicitation for public comment regarding
the application and background information supporting the application
was published in the Federal Register of June 23, 2014. Today's notice
announces the approval of Bois Forte's application, and the
authorization of the Bois Forte Band of Chippewa's TSCA sections
402(a), 402(c) and 406(b) programs, to apply on the Bois Forte
reservation, effective November 13, 2014, in lieu of the corresponding
federal programs.

DATES: Lead-based paint activities and renovation program authorization
was granted to the Bois Forte Band of Chippewa effective on November
13, 2014.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Emma Avant, Land and Chemicals
Division (LCD), Toxics Section, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency,
77 W. Jackson Boulevard, Chicago, IL 60604; telephone number: (312)
886-7899; email address<EMAIL_ADDRESS>
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

I. Background

    Pursuant to Title IV of TSCA, Lead Exposure Reduction, 15 U.S.C.
2681-2692, and regulations promulgated thereunder, States and Tribes
that choose to apply for authorization of a lead-based paint activities
program (TSCA Section 402(a) and 40 CFR part 745, subpart L) and a
renovation program (TSCA Sections 402(c) and 406(b) and 40 CFR part
745, subpart E) must submit a complete application to the appropriate
Regional EPA office for review. Complete, final applications will be
subject to a public comment period, and reviewed by EPA within 180 days
of receipt. To receive EPA approval, a State or Tribe must demonstrate
that its program is at least as protective of human health and the
environment as the federal program, and will provide for adequate
enforcement. As determined by EPA's review and assessment, the Bois
Forte application successfully demonstrated that the Tribe's lead-based
paint activities and renovation programs achieve the protectiveness and
enforcement criteria, and have otherwise satisfied the statutory
criteria required for federal authorization. Furthermore, no public
comments were received, during or following the public comment period,
regarding any aspect of the Bois Forte application. EPA announced
solicitation for public comment regarding the application in the
Federal Register of June 23, 2014 (79 FR 35540) (FRL-9912-59-Region 5:
EPA-R05-OPPT-2014-0360).

II. Federal Overfilling

    Section 404(b) of TSCA makes it unlawful for any person to violate,
or fail or refuse to comply with, any requirement of an approved State
or Tribal program. Therefore, EPA reserves the right to exercise its
enforcement authority under TSCA against a violation of, or a failure
or refusal to comply with, any requirement of the Bois Forte Lead
Program to the extent that such requirement is consistent with federal
law.

III. Withdrawal of Authorization

    Pursuant to TSCA section 404(c), 15 U.S.C. 2684(c), the
Administrator may withdraw a State or Tribal program authorization,
after notice and opportunity for corrective action, if the program is
not being administered or enforced in compliance with standards,
regulations and other requirements established under the authorization.
The procedures EPA will follow for the withdrawal of an authorization
are found at 40 CFR 745.324(i).

IV. Regulatory Assessment Requirements

Certain Acts and Executive Orders

    EPA's actions on State or Tribal lead-based paint activities,
renovation, and pre-renovation education program applications are
informal adjudications, not rules. Therefore, this action:
     Is not a ``significant regulatory action'' subject to
review by the Office of Management and Budget under Executive Order
12866 (58 FR 51735, October 4, 1993);
     Does not impose an information collection burden under the
provisions of the Paperwork Reduction Act (44 U.S.C. 3501 et seq.);
     Does not have a significant economic impact on a
substantial number of small entities under the Regulatory Flexibility
Act (5 U.S.C. 601 et seq.);
     Does not contain any unfunded mandate or significantly or
uniquely affect small governments, as described in the Unfunded
Mandates Reform Act of 1995 (Pub. L.104-4);
     Does not have Federalism implications as specified in
Executive Order 13132 (64 FR 43255, August 10, 1999);
     Is not an economically significant regulatory action based
on health or safety risks subject to Executive Order 13045 (62 FR
19885, April 23, 1997);
     Is not a significant regulatory action subject to
Executive Order 13211 (66 FR 28355, May 22, 2001);
     Is not subject to the requirements of Section 12(d) of the
National Technology Transfer and Advancement Act of 1995 (15 U.S.C. 272
note) because this action does not involve technical standards; and
     Does not provide the EPA with the discretionary authority
to address, as appropriate, disproportionate human health or
environmental effects, using practicable and legally permissible
methods, under Executive Order 12898 (59 FR 7629, February 16, 1994).
    This action does have tribal implications as specified by Executive
Order 13175 (FR 67249, November 9, 2000). Although this action is not a
regulatory, legislative or policy action, and although this action will
not impose substantial direct costs on tribal governments or preempt
tribal law, this action may be considered an ``other'' action as
included in the definition of ``Policies that have tribal
implications'' in Section 1 of Executive Order 13175. In the process
that lead to this action, EPA adhered to the criteria in Section 3, as
applicable, in Executive Order 13175.

List of Subjects

    Environmental Protection, Hazardous Substances, Lead, Renovation
Notification, Reporting and Recordkeeping requirements.

    Dated: January 15, 2015.
Susan Hedman,
Regional Administrator, Region 5.
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