Information Collection Request Submitted to OMB for Review and Approval; Comment Request; NSPS for Nonmetallic Mineral Processing (Renewal), 45532-45533 [2015-18661]

Download as PDF 45532 Federal Register / Vol. 80, No. 146 / Thursday, July 30, 2015 / Notices Lhorne on DSK7TPTVN1PROD with NOTICES area of another MS4 permit provided the MS4 is located fully or partially within an urbanized area as determined by the 2000 and 2010 Decennial Census; is designated as a regulated MS4 pursuant to 40 CFR 122.32; or this permit may also authorize an operator of a MS4 covered by this permit for discharges from areas of a regulated small MS4 located outside an Urbanized Areas or areas designated by the Director provided the permittee complies with all permit conditions in all areas covered under the permit. Maps of 2010 Census urbanized areas are available online at: https:// water.epa.gov/polwaste/npdes/ stormwater/Urbanized-Area-Maps-forNPDES-MS4-Phase-II-StormwaterPermits.cfm. At the time the general permit NMR040000 was issued, permit coverage was actually provided by three legally separate and distinctly numbered permits (NMR040000, NMR04000I, OKR04000I). NMR04000I was issued for MS4s on Indian Country in New Mexico, general permit OKR04000I was issued for MS4s on Indian Country lands in Oklahoma. MS4 General Permit OKR04000I expired June 30, 2012, without any MS4s submitting a Notice of Intent to be covered. Since no MS4 operators took advantage of the authorization offered by that permit during its five year term and there are no administratively continued permittees covered by the permit, EPA Region 6 considers the permit terminated as of the expiration date and is not proposing to reissue MS4 General Permit OKR04000I at this time. Any MS4 operators on Indian Country lands in Oklahoma requiring permit coverage should contact EPA Region 6 for information on how to obtain permit coverage. B. Statutory and Regulatory History The overall intent of the permit conditions is to support the statutory goals of Section 101 of the Clean Water Act (CWA) to restore and maintain the chemical, physical and biological integrity for the Nation’s waters. The 1987 Water Quality Act (WQA) amended the CWA by adding section 402(p) which requires that NPDES permits be issued for various categories of storm water discharges. Section 402(p)(2) requires permits for five categories of storm water discharges, commonly referred to as Phase I of the NPDES Storm Water Program. Included in Phase I are discharges from large municipal separate storm sewer systems (MS4s) (systems serving a population of 250,000 or more). Phase I regulations published November 16, 1990 (55 FR VerDate Sep<11>2014 14:54 Jul 29, 2015 Jkt 235001 47990) addressed discharges from large MS4s. Section 402(p)(6) of the CWA requires permitting for certain additional storm water discharges (Phase II of the storm water program) to protect water quality. EPA promulgated final Phase II storm water regulations on December 8, 1999 (64 FR 68722). These regulations set forth the additional categories of discharges to be permitted and the requirements of the program. The additional discharges to be permitted included small MS4s located in Urbanized Areas designated by the Bureau of the Census and those designated by the Director on a case-bycase basis to protect water quality. This proposed permit offers coverage to Phase II regulated MS4s in the Farmington, Santa Fe, Los Lunas, Las Cruces, and El Paso UAs into a single general permit. The discharge control conditions established by this permit are based on Section 402(p)(3)(B) of the Act which mandates that a permit for discharges from Phase II MS4s must effectively prohibit the discharge of nonstormwater to the MS4 and require controls to reduce pollutants in discharges from the MS4 to the maximum extent practicable (MEP) including management practices, control techniques and system design and engineering methods, and such other provisions as the Administrator deems appropriate for the control of pollutants. MS4 permits requiring implementation of Best Management Practices (BMPs) addressing the Six Minimum Control Measures at 40 CFR 122.34(b) are generally deemed to be an appropriate means of meeting the MEP standard. Protection of water quality and compliance with Total Maximum Daily Loads (TMDLs) are addressed through the CWA 402(p)(3)(B)(iii) authority for ‘‘other such provisions as the Administrator deems appropriate for the control of pollutants.’’ Paperwork Reduction Act The information collection required by this permit will reduce paperwork significantly by implementation of electronic reporting requirements. EPA is working on an electronic notice of intent (eNOI) system so applicants will file their NOIs online. EPA estimates that it takes 10 to 15 minutes to fill up all information required by eNOI for each lease block. And it takes much less time to add, delete, or modify eNOI. EPA will also incorporate an electronic discharge monitoring report (NetDMR) requirement in the permit. The time for NetDMR preparation will be much less than that for paper DMR. The electronic PO 00000 Frm 00032 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 filing systems will also significantly reduce the mailing cost. Regulatory Flexibility Act The Regulatory Flexibility Act, 5 U.S.C. 601 et seq., requires that EPA prepare a regulatory flexibility analysis for regulations that have a significant impact on a substantial number of small entities. As indicated below, the permit reissuance proposed today is not a ‘‘rule’’ subject to the Regulatory Flexibility Act. Dated: July 20, 2015. William K. Honker, Director, Water Quality Protection Division, EPA Region 6. [FR Doc. 2015–18720 Filed 7–29–15; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 6560–50–P ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY [EPA–HQ–OECA–2014–0039; FRL–9931– 58–OEI] Information Collection Request Submitted to OMB for Review and Approval; Comment Request; NSPS for Nonmetallic Mineral Processing (Renewal) Environmental Protection Agency (EPA). ACTION: Notice. AGENCY: The Environmental Protection Agency has submitted an information collection request (ICR), ‘‘NSPS for Nonmetallic Mineral Processing (40 CFR part 60, subpart OOO) (Renewal)’’ (EPA ICR No. 1084.13, OMB Control No. 2060–0050) to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for review and approval in accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act (44 U.S.C. 3501 et seq.). This is a proposed extension of the ICR, which is currently approved through July 31, 2015. Public comments were previously requested via the Federal Register (79 FR 30117) on May 27, 2014 during a 60-day comment period. This notice allows for an additional 30 days for public comments. A fuller description of the ICR is given below, including its estimated burden and cost to the public. An Agency may not conduct or sponsor and a person is not required to respond to a collection of information unless it displays a currently valid OMB control number. DATES: Additional comments may be submitted on or before August 31, 2015. ADDRESSES: Submit your comments, referencing Docket ID Number EPA– HQ–OECA–2014–0039, to (1) EPA online using www.regulations.gov (our SUMMARY: E:\FR\FM\30JYN1.SGM 30JYN1 Lhorne on DSK7TPTVN1PROD with NOTICES Federal Register / Vol. 80, No. 146 / Thursday, July 30, 2015 / Notices preferred method), by email to docket.oeca@epa.gov, or by mail to: EPA Docket Center, Environmental Protection Agency, Mail Code 28221T, 1200 Pennsylvania Ave. NW., Washington, DC 20460, and (2) OMB via email to oira_submission@omb.eop.gov. Address comments to OMB Desk Officer for EPA. EPA’s policy is that all comments received will be included in the public docket without change including any personal information provided, unless the comment includes profanity, threats, information claimed to be Confidential Business Information (CBI), or other information whose disclosure is restricted by statute. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Patrick Yellin, Monitoring, Assistance, and Media Programs Division, Office of Compliance, Mail Code 2227A, Environmental Protection Agency, 1200 Pennsylvania Ave. NW., Washington, DC 20460; telephone number: (202) 564–2970; fax number: (202) 564–0050; email address: yellin.patrick@epa.gov. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Supporting documents which explain in detail the information that the EPA will be collecting are available in the public docket for this ICR. The docket can be viewed online at www.regulations.gov or in person at the EPA Docket Center, EPA West, Room 3334, 1301 Constitution Ave. NW., Washington, DC. The telephone number for the Docket Center is (202) 566–1744. For additional information about EPA’s public docket, visit www.epa.gov/ dockets. Abstract: The affected entities are subject to the General Provisions of the NSPS at 40 CFR part 60, subpart A, and any changes, or additions to the Provisions specified at 40 CFR part 60, subpart OOO. Owners or operators of the affected facilities must submit initial notification, performance tests, and periodic reports and results. Owners or operators are also required to maintain records of the occurrence and duration of any startup, shutdown, or malfunction in the operation of an affected facility, or any period during which the monitoring system is inoperative. Form Numbers: None. Respondents/affected entities: Nonmetallic mineral processing facilities. Respondent’s obligation to respond: Mandatory (40 CFR part 60, subpart OOO). Estimated number of respondents: 4,896 (total). Frequency of response: Initially and occasionally. VerDate Sep<11>2014 14:54 Jul 29, 2015 Jkt 235001 Total estimated burden: 14,120 hours (per year). Burden is defined at 5 CFR 1320.3(b). Total estimated cost: $1,648,000 (per year), includes $228,000 annualized capital or operation & maintenance costs. Changes in the Estimates: There is an increase in the respondent burden from the most recently approved ICR. This increase is not due to any program changes. The previous ICR reflected burdens and costs associated with initial activities for subject facilities, including performance testing and establishing recordkeeping systems. This ICR accounts for the additional burden incurred by existing sources that must conduct five-year performance testing during this ICR period. This ICR also reflects an increase in the total number of respondents due to industry growth. The overall result is an increase in total burden hours and costs. EPA has also updated the capital/ startup and O&M costs to reflect the additional costs incurred by existing sources that must conduct five year performance tests. This adjustment resulted in an overall increase in the total capital/startup and O&M cost. There is a decrease in Agency burden from the most recently approved ICR. The previous ICR’s burden calculations largely overestimated the number of existing sources submitting performance test reports to EPA. We have adjusted the number of sources accordingly. This adjustment resulted in the overall decrease in the Agency burden. Courtney Kerwin, Acting Director, Collection Strategies Division. [FR Doc. 2015–18661 Filed 7–29–15; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 6560–50–P ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY [EPA–HQ–OPP–2014–0479; FRL 9931–23– OEI] Agency Information Collection Activities; Reporting in the FIFRA Cooperative Agreement Work Plan and Report Template; Submitted to OMB for Review and Approval; Comment Request Environmental Protection Agency (EPA). ACTION: Notice. AGENCY: EPA has submitted the following information collection request (ICR) to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for review and approval in accordance with the Paperwork SUMMARY: PO 00000 Frm 00033 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 45533 Reduction Act (PRA): ‘‘Reporting in the FIFRA Cooperative Agreement Work Plan and Report Template’’ and identified by EPA ICR No. 2511.01 and OMB Control No. 2070–NEW. The ICR, which is available in the docket along with other related materials, provides a detailed explanation of the collection activities and the burden estimate that is only briefly summarized in this document. EPA did not receive any comments in response to the previously provided public review opportunity issued in the Federal Register on January 2, 2015 (80 FR 40). A correction notice published on January 8, 2015 (80 FR 1029). DATES: Comments must be received on or before August 31, 2015. ADDRESSES: Submit your comments, identified by docket identification (ID) number EPA–HQ–OPP–2014–0479, to both EPA and OMB as follows: • To EPA online using https:// www.regulations.gov (our preferred method) or by mail to: EPA Docket Center, Environmental Protection Agency, Mail Code 28221T, 1200 Pennsylvania Ave. NW., Washington, DC 20460. • To OMB via email to oira_ submission@omb.eop.gov. Address comments to OMB Desk Officer for EPA. EPA’s policy is that all comments received will be included in the docket without change, including any personal information provided, unless the comment includes profanity, threats, information claimed to be Confidential Business Information (CBI), or other information whose disclosure is restricted by statute. Do not submit electronically any information you consider to be CBI or other information whose disclosure is restricted by statute. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Cameo G. Smoot, Field and External Affairs Division, (7605P), Environmental Protection Agency, 1200 Pennsylvania Ave. NW., Washington, DC 20460–0001; telephone number: (703) 305–5454; email address: smoot.cameo@epa.gov. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Docket: Supporting documents, including the ICR that explains in detail the information collection activities and the related burden and cost estimates that are summarized in this document, are available in the docket for this ICR. The docket can be viewed online at https://www.regulations.gov or in person at the EPA Docket Center, West William Jefferson Clinton Bldg., Rm. 3334, 1301 Constitution Ave. NW., Washington, DC. The telephone number for the Docket Center is (202) 566–1744. For additional information about EPA’s E:\FR\FM\30JYN1.SGM 30JYN1

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[Federal Register Volume 80, Number 146 (Thursday, July 30, 2015)]
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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

[EPA-HQ-OECA-2014-0039; FRL-9931-58-OEI]


Information Collection Request Submitted to OMB for Review and 
Approval; Comment Request; NSPS for Nonmetallic Mineral Processing 
(Renewal)

AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: The Environmental Protection Agency has submitted an 
information collection request (ICR), ``NSPS for Nonmetallic Mineral 
Processing (40 CFR part 60, subpart OOO) (Renewal)'' (EPA ICR No. 
1084.13, OMB Control No. 2060-0050) to the Office of Management and 
Budget (OMB) for review and approval in accordance with the Paperwork 
Reduction Act (44 U.S.C. 3501 et seq.). This is a proposed extension of 
the ICR, which is currently approved through July 31, 2015. Public 
comments were previously requested via the Federal Register (79 FR 
30117) on May 27, 2014 during a 60-day comment period. This notice 
allows for an additional 30 days for public comments. A fuller 
description of the ICR is given below, including its estimated burden 
and cost to the public. An Agency may not conduct or sponsor and a 
person is not required to respond to a collection of information unless 
it displays a currently valid OMB control number.

DATES: Additional comments may be submitted on or before August 31, 
2015.

ADDRESSES: Submit your comments, referencing Docket ID Number EPA-HQ-
OECA-2014-0039, to (1) EPA online using www.regulations.gov (our

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preferred method), by email to docket.oeca@epa.gov, or by mail to: EPA 
Docket Center, Environmental Protection Agency, Mail Code 28221T, 1200 
Pennsylvania Ave. NW., Washington, DC 20460, and (2) OMB via email to 
oira_submission@omb.eop.gov. Address comments to OMB Desk Officer for 
EPA.
    EPA's policy is that all comments received will be included in the 
public docket without change including any personal information 
provided, unless the comment includes profanity, threats, information 
claimed to be Confidential Business Information (CBI), or other 
information whose disclosure is restricted by statute.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Patrick Yellin, Monitoring, 
Assistance, and Media Programs Division, Office of Compliance, Mail 
Code 2227A, Environmental Protection Agency, 1200 Pennsylvania Ave. 
NW., Washington, DC 20460; telephone number: (202) 564-2970; fax 
number: (202) 564-0050; email address: yellin.patrick@epa.gov.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Supporting documents which explain in detail 
the information that the EPA will be collecting are available in the 
public docket for this ICR. The docket can be viewed online at 
www.regulations.gov or in person at the EPA Docket Center, EPA West, 
Room 3334, 1301 Constitution Ave. NW., Washington, DC. The telephone 
number for the Docket Center is (202) 566-1744. For additional 
information about EPA's public docket, visit www.epa.gov/dockets.
    Abstract: The affected entities are subject to the General 
Provisions of the NSPS at 40 CFR part 60, subpart A, and any changes, 
or additions to the Provisions specified at 40 CFR part 60, subpart 
OOO. Owners or operators of the affected facilities must submit initial 
notification, performance tests, and periodic reports and results. 
Owners or operators are also required to maintain records of the 
occurrence and duration of any startup, shutdown, or malfunction in the 
operation of an affected facility, or any period during which the 
monitoring system is inoperative.
    Form Numbers: None.
    Respondents/affected entities: Nonmetallic mineral processing 
facilities.
    Respondent's obligation to respond: Mandatory (40 CFR part 60, 
subpart OOO).
    Estimated number of respondents: 4,896 (total).
    Frequency of response: Initially and occasionally.
    Total estimated burden: 14,120 hours (per year). Burden is defined 
at 5 CFR 1320.3(b).
    Total estimated cost: $1,648,000 (per year), includes $228,000 
annualized capital or operation & maintenance costs.
    Changes in the Estimates: There is an increase in the respondent 
burden from the most recently approved ICR. This increase is not due to 
any program changes. The previous ICR reflected burdens and costs 
associated with initial activities for subject facilities, including 
performance testing and establishing recordkeeping systems. This ICR 
accounts for the additional burden incurred by existing sources that 
must conduct five-year performance testing during this ICR period. This 
ICR also reflects an increase in the total number of respondents due to 
industry growth. The overall result is an increase in total burden 
hours and costs.
    EPA has also updated the capital/startup and O&M costs to reflect 
the additional costs incurred by existing sources that must conduct 
five year performance tests. This adjustment resulted in an overall 
increase in the total capital/startup and O&M cost.
    There is a decrease in Agency burden from the most recently 
approved ICR. The previous ICR's burden calculations largely 
overestimated the number of existing sources submitting performance 
test reports to EPA. We have adjusted the number of sources 
accordingly. This adjustment resulted in the overall decrease in the 
Agency burden.

Courtney Kerwin,
Acting Director, Collection Strategies Division.
[FR Doc. 2015-18661 Filed 7-29-15; 8:45 am]
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