Access by EPA Contractors to Information Claimed as Confidential Business Information (CBI) Submitted Under Title II of the Clean Air Act and Related to the Nonroad Diesel Engine Program, 12051-12052 [2013-04033]
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[EPA–HQ–OA–2013–0065; FRL–9784–1]
Access by EPA Contractors to
Information Claimed as Confidential
Business Information (CBI) Submitted
Under Title II of the Clean Air Act and
Related to the Nonroad Diesel Engine
Program
Environmental Protection
Agency (EPA).
ACTION: Notice.
AGENCY:
EPA’s Office of
Transportation and Air Quality (OTAQ)
SUMMARY:
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plans to authorize various contractors to
access information which was
submitted to EPA under Title II of the
Clean Air Act that may be claimed as,
or may be determined to be, confidential
business information (CBI). Access to
this information, which is related to the
Nonroad Diesel Engine Program will
begin on February 22, 2013.
DATES: EPA will accept comments on
this Notice through February 26, 2013.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Elizabeth Kopits, Environmental
Protection Agency, 1200 Pennsylvania
Avenue NW., Mail Code: 1809T,
Washington, DC 20460; telephone
number: 202–566–2299; fax number:
202–566–2338; email address:
Kopits.elizabeth@epa.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
I. Does this notice apply to me?
This action is directed to the general
public. However, this action may be of
particular interest to parties who
manufacture nonroad diesel engines and
equipment and any other parties subject
to the regulations found in 40 CFR parts
89 and 1039.
This Federal Register notice may be
of particular relevance to parties that
have submitted data under the abovelisted programs or systems. Since other
parties may also be interested, the
Agency has not attempted to describe all
the specific parties that may be affected
by this action. If you have further
questions regarding the applicability of
this action to a particular party, please
contact the person listed in FOR FURTHER
INFORMATION CONTACT.
II. How can I get copies of this
document and other related
information?
A. Electronically
EPA has established a public docket
for this Federal Register notice under
Docket EPA–HQ–OA–2013–0065.
All documents in the docket are
identified in the docket index available
at https://www.regulations.gov. Although
listed in the index, some information is
not publicly available, such as
confidential business information (CBI)
or other information for which
disclosure is restricted by statute.
Certain materials, such as copyrighted
material, will only be available in hard
copy at the EPA Docket Center.
B. EPA Docket Center
Materials listed under Docket EPA–
HQ–OA–2013–0065 will be available for
public viewing at the EPA Docket
Center (EPA/DC), EPA West, Room
3334, 1301 Constitution Avenue NW.,
Washington, DC 20460. The EPA Docket
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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.
III. Description of Programs and
Potential Disclosure of Information
Claimed as Confidential Business
Information (CBI) to Contractors
EPA’s Office of Transportation and
Air Quality (OTAQ) has responsibility
for protecting public health and the
environment by regulating air pollution
from motor vehicles, engines, and the
fuels used to operate them, and by
encouraging travel choices that
minimize emissions. In order to
implement various Clean Air Act
programs, and to permit regulated
entities flexibility in meeting regulatory
requirements (e.g., compliance on
average), we collect compliance reports
and other information from them.
Occasionally, the information submitted
is claimed to be confidential business
information (CBI). Information
submitted under such a claim is
handled in accordance with EPA’s
regulations at 40 CFR part 2, subpart B
and in accordance with EPA
procedures, including comprehensive
system security plans (SSPs) that are
consistent with those regulations. When
EPA has determined that disclosure of
information claimed as CBI to
contractors is necessary, the
corresponding contract must address the
appropriate use and handling of the
information by the contractor and the
contractor must require its personnel
who require access to information
claimed as CBI to sign written nondisclosure agreements before they are
granted access to data.
In accordance with 40 CFR 2.301(h),
we have determined that the
contractors, subcontractors, and
grantees (collectively referred to as
‘‘contractors’’) listed below require
access to CBI submitted to us under the
Clean Air Act and in connection with
the nonroad diesel engine program and
we are providing notice and an
opportunity to comment. OTAQ collects
this data in order to monitor compliance
with the nonroad diesel engine program
and to permit regulated parties
flexibility in meeting regulatory
requirements through the trading of
RINs. We are issuing this Federal
Register notice to inform all affected
submitters of information that we plan
to grant access to material that may be
claimed as CBI to the contractors
identified below on a need-to-know
basis.
Under Contract Number EP–W–11–
003, Abt Associates, 4550 Montgomery
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Avenue, Suite 800 North, Bethesda, MD
20814, and its subcontractor, Engine,
Fuel, and Emissions Engineering,
Incorporated (EF&EE), 3221 Fitzgerald
Road, Rancho Cordova, CA 95670, is
providing support to EPA’s National
Center for Environmental Economics
(NCEE) on a retrospective analysis of
costs of selected regulatory actions,
evaluating the degree to which ex-ante
costs and ex-post costs of regulations
differ and exploring possible reasons for
cost divergence where it exists, that
involves access to information claimed
as CBI, including the sales projections
provided by nonroad diesel engine
manufacturers in their certification
applications. Access to data, including
information claimed as CBI, will
commence on February 22, 2013, and
will continue until September 10, 2013.
If the contract is extended, this access
will continue for the remainder of the
contract without further notice.
Parties who wish further information
about this Federal Register notice or
about OTAQ’s disclosure of information
claimed as CBI to contractors may
contact the person listed under FOR
FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT.
List of Subjects
Environmental protection;
Confidential business information.
Dated: January 31, 2013.
Al McGartland,
Director, National Center for Environmental
Economics, Office of Policy, Office of the
Administrator.
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AGENCY
[EPA–HQ–RCRA–2012–0757; FRL–9528–4]
Agency Information Collection
Activities; Submission to OMB for
Review and Approval; Comment
Request; Part B Permit Application,
Permit Modifications, and Special
Permits (Renewal)
Environmental Protection
Agency (EPA).
ACTION: Notice.
AGENCY:
The Environmental Protection
Agency has submitted an information
collection request (ICR), Part B Permit
Application, Permit Modifications, and
Special Permits (EPA ICR No. 1573.13,
OMB Control No. 2050–0009) 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,
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which is currently approved through
February 28, 2012. Public comments
were previously requested via the
Federal Register (77 FR 65875) on
October 31, 2012 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 March 25, 2013.
ADDRESSES: Submit your comments,
referencing Docket ID No. EPA–HQ–
RCRA–2012–0757, to (1) EPA, either
online using www.regulations.gov (our
preferred method), or by email to rcradocket@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:
Peggy Vyas, Office of Resource
Conservation and Recovery (mail code
5303P), Environmental Protection
Agency, 1200 Pennsylvania Ave. NW.,
Washington, DC 20460; telephone
number: 703–308–5477; fax number:
703–308–8433; email address:
vyas.peggy@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 https://www.epa.gov/
dockets.
Abstract: Section 3005 of Subtitle C of
RCRA requires treatment, storage or
disposal facilities (TSDFs) to obtain a
permit. To obtain the permit, the TSDFs
must submit an application describing
the facility’s operation. There are two
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parts to the RCRA permit application—
Part A and Part B. Part A defines the
processes to be used for treatment,
storage, and disposal of hazardous
wastes; the design capacity of such
processes; and the specific hazardous
wastes to be handled at the facility. Part
B requires detailed site specific
information such as geologic,
hydrologic, and engineering data. In the
event that permit modifications are
proposed by the applicant or EPA,
modifications must conform to the
requirements under Sections 3004 and
3005.
Form Numbers: None.
Respondents/affected entities:
Business or other for-profit; as well as
State, Local, or Tribal governments.
Respondent’s obligation to respond:
Mandatory (RCRA 3005).
Estimated number of respondents: 67.
Frequency of response: On occasion.
Total estimated burden: 23,669 hours
per year. Burden is defined at 5 CFR
1320.03(b).
Total estimated cost: $3,996,222 (per
year), includes $2,791,804 annualized
capital or operation & maintenance
costs.
Changes in the Estimates: There is
decrease of 9,591 hours in the total
estimated respondent burden compared
with the ICR currently approved by
OMB. This decrease is due to the
smaller number of affected facilities.
John Moses,
Director, Collection Strategies Division.
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AGENCY
[EPA–HQ–OAR–2002–0091, FRL–9784–2]
Agency Information Collection
Activities: Proposed Collection;
Comment Request; Ambient Air
Quality Surveillance
Environmental Protection
Agency (EPA).
ACTION: Notice.
AGENCY:
In compliance with the
Paperwork Reduction Act (PRA) (44
U.S.C. 3501 et seq.), this document
announces that the EPA is planning to
submit a request to renew an existing
approved Information Collection
Request (ICR) to the Office of
Management and Budget (OMB). This
ICR will also incorporate the following
ICRs which were approved under
separate rulemaking actions:
ICR# 2358 (OMB# 2060–0638)
Nitrogen Oxides Ambient Monitoring
SUMMARY:
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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY
[EPA-HQ-OA-2013-0065; FRL-9784-1]
Access by EPA Contractors to Information Claimed as Confidential
Business Information (CBI) Submitted Under Title II of the Clean Air
Act and Related to the Nonroad Diesel Engine Program
AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).
ACTION: Notice.
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SUMMARY: EPA's Office of Transportation and Air Quality (OTAQ) plans to
authorize various contractors to access information which was submitted
to EPA under Title II of the Clean Air Act that may be claimed as, or
may be determined to be, confidential business information (CBI).
Access to this information, which is related to the Nonroad Diesel
Engine Program will begin on February 22, 2013.
DATES: EPA will accept comments on this Notice through February 26,
2013.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Elizabeth Kopits, Environmental
Protection Agency, 1200 Pennsylvania Avenue NW., Mail Code: 1809T,
Washington, DC 20460; telephone number: 202-566-2299; fax number: 202-
566-2338; email address: Kopits.elizabeth@epa.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
I. Does this notice apply to me?
This action is directed to the general public. However, this action
may be of particular interest to parties who manufacture nonroad diesel
engines and equipment and any other parties subject to the regulations
found in 40 CFR parts 89 and 1039.
This Federal Register notice may be of particular relevance to
parties that have submitted data under the above-listed programs or
systems. Since other parties may also be interested, the Agency has not
attempted to describe all the specific parties that may be affected by
this action. If you have further questions regarding the applicability
of this action to a particular party, please contact the person listed
in FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT.
II. How can I get copies of this document and other related
information?
A. Electronically
EPA has established a public docket for this Federal Register
notice under Docket EPA-HQ-OA-2013-0065.
All documents in the docket are identified in the docket index
available at https://www.regulations.gov. Although listed in the index,
some information is not publicly available, such as confidential
business information (CBI) or other information for which disclosure is
restricted by statute. Certain materials, such as copyrighted material,
will only be available in hard copy at the EPA Docket Center.
B. EPA Docket Center
Materials listed under Docket EPA-HQ-OA-2013-0065 will be available
for public viewing at the EPA Docket Center (EPA/DC), EPA West, Room
3334, 1301 Constitution Avenue NW., Washington, DC 20460. 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.
III. Description of Programs and Potential Disclosure of Information
Claimed as Confidential Business Information (CBI) to Contractors
EPA's Office of Transportation and Air Quality (OTAQ) has
responsibility for protecting public health and the environment by
regulating air pollution from motor vehicles, engines, and the fuels
used to operate them, and by encouraging travel choices that minimize
emissions. In order to implement various Clean Air Act programs, and to
permit regulated entities flexibility in meeting regulatory
requirements (e.g., compliance on average), we collect compliance
reports and other information from them. Occasionally, the information
submitted is claimed to be confidential business information (CBI).
Information submitted under such a claim is handled in accordance with
EPA's regulations at 40 CFR part 2, subpart B and in accordance with
EPA procedures, including comprehensive system security plans (SSPs)
that are consistent with those regulations. When EPA has determined
that disclosure of information claimed as CBI to contractors is
necessary, the corresponding contract must address the appropriate use
and handling of the information by the contractor and the contractor
must require its personnel who require access to information claimed as
CBI to sign written non-disclosure agreements before they are granted
access to data.
In accordance with 40 CFR 2.301(h), we have determined that the
contractors, subcontractors, and grantees (collectively referred to as
``contractors'') listed below require access to CBI submitted to us
under the Clean Air Act and in connection with the nonroad diesel
engine program and we are providing notice and an opportunity to
comment. OTAQ collects this data in order to monitor compliance with
the nonroad diesel engine program and to permit regulated parties
flexibility in meeting regulatory requirements through the trading of
RINs. We are issuing this Federal Register notice to inform all
affected submitters of information that we plan to grant access to
material that may be claimed as CBI to the contractors identified below
on a need-to-know basis.
Under Contract Number EP-W-11-003, Abt Associates, 4550 Montgomery
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Avenue, Suite 800 North, Bethesda, MD 20814, and its subcontractor,
Engine, Fuel, and Emissions Engineering, Incorporated (EF&EE), 3221
Fitzgerald Road, Rancho Cordova, CA 95670, is providing support to
EPA's National Center for Environmental Economics (NCEE) on a
retrospective analysis of costs of selected regulatory actions,
evaluating the degree to which ex-ante costs and ex-post costs of
regulations differ and exploring possible reasons for cost divergence
where it exists, that involves access to information claimed as CBI,
including the sales projections provided by nonroad diesel engine
manufacturers in their certification applications. Access to data,
including information claimed as CBI, will commence on February 22,
2013, and will continue until September 10, 2013. If the contract is
extended, this access will continue for the remainder of the contract
without further notice.
Parties who wish further information about this Federal Register
notice or about OTAQ's disclosure of information claimed as CBI to
contractors may contact the person listed under FOR FURTHER INFORMATION
CONTACT.
List of Subjects
Environmental protection; Confidential business information.
Dated: January 31, 2013.
Al McGartland,
Director, National Center for Environmental Economics, Office of
Policy, Office of the Administrator.
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