[Federal Register Volume 61, Number 36 (Thursday, February 22, 1996)]
[Notices]
[Pages 6832-6833]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 96-4011]
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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY
[TRL 5429-1]
Agency Information Collection Activities Under OMB Review
AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).
ACTION: Notice.
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SUMMARY: In compliance with the Paperwork Reduction Act (44 U.S.C. 3507
(a)(1)(D)), this notice announces that the Information Collection
Request (ICR) abstracted below has been forwarded to the Office of
Management and Budget (OMB) for review and comment. The ICR describes
the nature of the information collection and its expected cost and
burden; where appropriate, it includes the actual data collection
instrument.
DATES: Comments must be submitted on or before March 25, 1996.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION OR A COPY CALL: Sandy Farmer at EPA, (202) 260-
2740, and refer to EPA ICR No. 1614.02.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Title: Reporting and Record Keeping Requirements under EPA's Green
Lights Program, OMB# 2060-0255, ICR# 1614.02, expires March 31, 1996.
This is a request for a revision of a currently approved collection.
Abstract: Green Lights is a voluntary EPA program that encourages
corporations, state and local governments, colleges and universities,
and other organizations to adopt energy efficient lighting as a
profitable means of preventing pollution and improving lighting
quality. The program organization consists of three types of Green
Lights participants: partners, allies, and endorsers. Green Light
Partners agree to survey and upgrade lighting fixtures and procedures,
if profitable. Allies work with EPA to increase awareness of energy-
efficient lighting and provide information on products and services.
Allies (except Surveyor Allies) also agree to survey and upgrade their
lighting. Endorsers agree to encourage their members to promote the
Green Lights goal of using lighting in the most energy-efficient,
environmentally-protective way possible.
Partners and allies in the Green Lights program must complete, sign
and submit to EPA a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) that outlines the
responsibilities of both the Green Lights participant and EPA. The MOU
commits a Green Lights participant to survey all of its U.S. facilities
and consider a full set of lighting options that maximize energy
savings while being profitable and not compromising lighting quality.
The participant agrees to complete lighting upgrades within five years
of signing the MOU in 90 per cent of the square footage of its
facilities that meet these criteria. In an effort to ensure that each
new Green Lights participant gets off to a quick start, each new
participant (particularly those over one million square feet) is asked
to install a demonstration lighting upgrade, create a list of
facilities to be surveyed/upgraded, create a survey, and develop an
estimated upgrade budget. Upon completion of a lighting upgrade, or
annually if the project is not completed after a year, partners and
allies must complete and submit to EPA an implementation report that
documents energy-efficient improvements and cost savings.
EPA has developed this ICR to obtain authorization to collect
information from Green Lights participants. EPA needs to collect
initial information in the MOU to formally establish participation in
the Green Lights Program and to obtain general information on new Green
Lights participants. EPA uses information obtained in the MOU to
identify a Green Lights Implementation Manager and Media Liaison and to
obtain data on the size and type of buildings subject to the Green
Lights agreement. By agreeing to participate in the Green Lights
Program, the participant agrees to the terms of various information
collections specified by EPA in the MOU.
EPA needs to collect information in the Implementation Report to
evaluate a participant's progress and performance, and overall program
results. The information provided in the Implementation Report also
allows EPA to identify the fixture types, lighting controls,
maintenance methods, and implementation methods most commonly utilized,
and to provide technical and other assistance to participants in
completing their planned upgrades. By agreeing to participate in the
Green Lights Program, the participant agrees to complete and submit
this form upon completion of a project, or annually if the project is
not completed after a year.
EPA needs to collect information from allies on energy-efficient
lighting products and services to develop a directory and provide
program partners with this information. EPA needs to collect case
studies on successful energy-efficient lighting investments to provide
examples of profitable, energy-saving investments. EPA needs to review,
prior to public distribution, any materials that carry the Green Lights
logo or mention the program to ensure that the program is being
represented in an appropriate manner.
EPA needs to collect information from organizations that provide
financing products and services. This information will be used by EPA
to develop a directory describing these financing services that are
available to assist program participants in accomplishing their
lighting upgrades. This information will be collected (via a
questionnaire) and is strictly voluntary. 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. The Federal Register Notice with a 60-day comment period soliciting
comments on this collection of information was published on 10/05/95
(FR Oct. 5, 1995, Vol. 60, No. 193).
Burden Statement: The annual public reporting and recordkeeping
burden for this collection of information will vary. The estimated
average hours per response varies depending upon whether the respondent
is a Partner, Ally, Endorser, or financing company, and the length of
time the respondent has participated in the Green Lights program.
Although, new partners and
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allies will incur a one-time burden averaging 8.95 hours for reviewing
and completing the MOU. New endorsers will incur a one-time burden
averaging 0.2 hours for reviewing and completing the endorser
agreement. These estimates 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; 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:
Green Lights Partners and Endorsers include corporations, state and
local government, colleges and universities, and other organizations.
Green Lights Allies include lighting manufacturers, lighting management
companies, and utilities. Companies appearing in the EPA financial
directory include utility companies and other financing companies.
Estimated No. of Respondents: EPA estimates that there will be an
average of 1,717 partners, 575 allies during the period covered by this
ICR, for a total of 2,292 participants and 395 endorsers. EPA also
estimates that 615 lighting financing providers will submit information
to the EPA.
Estimated Total Annual Burden on Respondents: 107,997 hours.
Frequency of Collection: The Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) is
completed and submitted once, upon joining the Green Lights program.
The implementation progress report is submitted upon project completion
or annually if the project is not completed within one year. Case
studies and other information on products and services from lighting
manufacturers, lighting service providers, and utilities are obtained
upon joining the Green Lights program. The lighting financing providers
will submit a financing directory form to EPA two times per year.
Send comments on the Agency's need for this information, the
accuracy of the provided burden estimates, and any suggested methods
for minimizing respondent burden, including through the use of
automated collection techniques to the following addresses. Please
refer to EPA ICR No. 1614.02 and OMB Control No. 2060-0255 in any
correspondence.
Ms. Sandy Farmer, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, OPPE Regulatory
Information Division (2136), 401 M Street SW., Washington, DC 20460.
and
Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs, Office of Management and
Budget, Attention: Desk Officer for EPA, 725 17th Street NW.,
Washington, DC 20503.
Dated: February 15, 1996.
Joseph Retzer,
Director, Regulatory Information Division.
[FR Doc. 96-4011 Filed 2-21-96; 8:45 am]
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