Proposed Information Collection Request; Comment Request; Recordkeeping and Reporting Related to E15 (Renewal), 15595-15596 [2015-06769]
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Procedure (18 CFR 385.214 or 385.211)
and the Regulations under the NGA (18
CFR 157.10). A person obtaining party
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Comment Date: April 7, 2015.
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Dated: March 17, 2015.
Kimberly D. Bose,
Secretary.
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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
Federal Energy Regulatory
Commission
[Project No. 14635–000, Project No. 7155–
000]
Village of Gouverneur; Notice of
Docket Number for Original License
Proceeding
Take notice that the docket number
for the original license proceeding for
the Gouverneur Hydroelectric Project is
P–14635. Several documents regarding
this proceeding were filed under P–
7155, which is an older and closed
proceeding for this site. The docket
numbers for these documents were
changed in the Commission’s eLibrary
to the correct docket number, P–14635.
All future filings regarding the original
license proceeding for the Gouverneur
Hydroelectric Project should use docket
number P–14635.
For further information, please
contact Jody Callihan at (202) 502–8278.
Dated: March 17, 2015.
Kimberly D. Bose,
Secretary.
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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION
AGENCY
[EPA–HQ–OAR–2015–0202; FRL–9925–05–
OAR]
Proposed Information Collection
Request; Comment Request;
Recordkeeping and Reporting Related
to E15 (Renewal)
Environmental Protection
Agency (EPA).
ACTION: Notice.
AGENCY:
The Environmental Protection
Agency (EPA) is planning to submit an
information collection request (ICR),
‘‘Recordkeeping and Reporting Related
to E15 (Renewal)’’ (EPA ICR No.
2408.03, OMB Control No. 2060–0675)
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.).
Before doing so, EPA is soliciting public
comments on specific aspects of the
proposed information collection as
SUMMARY:
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described below. 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: Comments must be submitted on
or before May 26, 2015.
ADDRESSES: Submit your comments,
referencing Docket ID No. EPA–HQ–
OAR–2015–0202, online using
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.
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:
Geanetta Heard, Fuels Compliance
Center, (6405A) Environmental
Protection Agency, 1200 Pennsylvania
Ave. NW., Washington, DC 20460;
telephone number: (202) 343–9017; fax
number: (202) 343–2800; email address:
heard.geanetta@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,
WJC 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.
Pursuant to section 3506(c)(2)(A) of
the PRA, EPA is soliciting comments
and information to enable it to: (i)
Evaluate whether the proposed
collection of information is necessary
for the proper performance of the
functions of the Agency, including
whether the information will have
practical utility; (ii) evaluate the
accuracy of the Agency’s estimate of the
burden of the proposed collection of
information, including the validity of
the methodology and assumptions used;
(iii) enhance the quality, utility, and
clarity of the information to be
collected; and (iv) minimize the burden
of the collection of information on those
who are to respond, including through
the use of appropriate automated
electronic, mechanical, or other
technological collection techniques or
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other forms of information technology,
e.g., permitting electronic submission of
responses. EPA will consider the
comments received and amend the ICR
as appropriate. The final ICR package
will then be submitted to OMB for
review and approval. At that time, EPA
will issue another Federal Register
notice to announce the submission of
the ICR to OMB and the opportunity to
submit additional comments to OMB.
Abstract: Under the Clean Air Act
(CAA), EPA granted partial waivers that
allow gasoline containing greater than
10 volume percent (vol%) ethanol up to
15 vol% ethanol (E15) to be introduced
into commerce for use in model year
(MY) 2001 and newer light-duty motor
vehicles, subject to certain conditions.
EPA issued final rule establishing
several measures to mitigate misfueling
of other vehicles, engines and
equipment with E15 and the potential
emissions consequences of misfueling.
The rule prohibits the use of gasoline
containing more than 10 vol% ethanol
in vehicles, engines and equipment that
are not covered by the partial waiver
decisions. The rule also requires all E15
gasoline fuel dispensers to have a
specific label when a retail station or
wholesale-purchaser consumer chooses
to sell E15. In addition, the rule requires
that product transfer documents (PTDs)
specifying ethanol content and Reid
Vapor Pressure (RVP) accompany the
transfer of gasoline blended with
ethanol, and a survey of retail stations
to ensure compliance with these
requirements. The rule also modifies the
Reformulated Gasoline (RFG) program
by updating the Complex Model to
allow fuel manufacturers to certify
batches of gasoline containing up to 15
vol% ethanol. This ICR supporting
statement addresses associated
recordkeeping and reporting items.
Form Numbers: None.
Respondent’s obligation to respond:
Mandatory (40 CFR part 80).
Estimated number of respondents:
2,103 (total).
Frequency of response: On occasion.
Total estimated burden: 13,270 hours
(per year). Burden is defined at 5 CFR
1320.03(b).
Total estimated cost: $1,340,292. $0
in annualized capital or operation &
maintenance costs.
Changes in estimates: We expect there
will be a decrease in the total estimated
respondents, responses and cost to the
industry compared to the ICR currently
approved by OMB. This change in
burden is due to no longer requiring the
programing of product transfer codes in
this collection. The respondent universe
decreased from 6,211 to 2,103, a
difference of 4,108 members. The
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number of responses declined from
44,010,211 to 44,000,103, a difference of
10,108 reports. This reduced the
industry burden hours from 37,350 to
13,270. A contributing factor to the
lowering of the industry cost was the
salaries quoted in the ‘‘Bureau of Labor
Statistics, May 2013 National IndustrySpecific Occupational Employment and
Wage Estimates, mean wages.’’ The
salaries that assisted in calculating the
cost mix had slightly declined. This
change has caused a decrease in the cost
per report in this collection from $110
per report to $101 per report. The total
estimated cost to industry is $1,340,292
a year, the difference of $2,762,234
calculated from the prior collection
approved by OMB.
Dated: March 16, 2015.
Byron Bunker,
Director, Compliance Division, Office of
Transportation and Air Quality, Office of Air
and Radiation.
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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION
AGENCY
[FRL 9923–95–OSWER]
Fiscal Year (FY) 2015 Supplemental
Funding for Brownfields Revolving
Loan Fund (RLF) Grantees
Environmental Protection
Agency (EPA).
ACTION: Notice of the availability of
funds.
AGENCY:
The Environmental Protection
Agency (EPA) plans to make available
approximately $5.8 million to provide
supplemental funds to Revolving Loan
Fund (RLF) capitalization grants
previously awarded competitively
under section 104(k)(3) of the
Comprehensive Environmental
Response, Compensation and Liability
Act (CERCLA). Brownfields Cleanup
Revolving Loan Fund pilots awarded
under section 104(d)(1) of CERCLA that
have not transitioned to section
104(k)(3) grants are not eligible to apply
for these funds. EPA will consider
awarding supplemental funding only to
RLF grantees who have demonstrated an
ability to deliver programmatic results
by making at least one loan or subgrant.
The award of these funds is based on
the criteria described at CERCLA
104(k)(4)(A)(ii).
The Agency is now accepting requests
for supplemental funding from RLF
grantees. Requests for funding must be
submitted to the appropriate EPA
Regional Brownfields Coordinator
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(listed below) by April 23, 2015.
Funding requests for hazardous
substances and/or petroleum funding
will be accepted. Specific information
on submitting a request for RLF
supplemental funding is described
below and additional information may
be obtained by contacting the EPA
Regional Brownfields Coordinator.
DATES: This action is effective on March
24, 2015.
ADDRESSES: A request for supplemental
funding must be in the form of a letter
addressed to the appropriate Regional
Brownfields Coordinator (see listing
below) with a copy to Lisa Ruhl,
ruhl.lisa@epa.gov.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Lisa
Ruhl, U.S. EPA, (202) 566–0180 or the
appropriate Brownfields Regional
Coordinator.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Background
The Small Business Liability Relief
and Brownfields Revitalization Act
added section 104(k) to CERCLA to
authorize federal financial assistance for
brownfields revitalization, including
grants for assessment, cleanup and job
training. Section 104(k) includes a
provision for EPA to, among other
things, award grants to eligible entities
to capitalize Revolving Loan Funds and
to provide loans and subgrants for
brownfields cleanup. Section
104(k)(4)(A)(ii) authorizes EPA to make
additional grant funds available to RLF
grantees for any year after the year for
which the initial grant is made
(noncompetitive RLF supplemental
funding) taking into consideration:
(I) The number of sites and number of
communities that are addressed by the
revolving loan fund;
(II) the demand for funding by eligible
entities that have not previously
received a grant under this subsection;
(III) the demonstrated ability of the
eligible entity to use the revolving loan
fund to enhance remediation and
provide funds on a continuing basis;
and
(IV) such other similar factors as the
[Agency] considers appropriate to carry
out this subsection.
Eligibility:
In order to be considered for
supplemental funding, grantees must
demonstrate that they have expended
existing funds and that they have a clear
plan for quickly expending requested
additional funds. Grantees must
demonstrate that they have made at
least one loan or subgrant prior to
applying for this supplemental funding
and have significantly depleted existing
available funds. For FY2015, EPA
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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY
[EPA-HQ-OAR-2015-0202; FRL-9925-05-OAR]
Proposed Information Collection Request; Comment Request;
Recordkeeping and Reporting Related to E15 (Renewal)
AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).
ACTION: Notice.
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SUMMARY: The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is planning to
submit an information collection request (ICR), ``Recordkeeping and
Reporting Related to E15 (Renewal)'' (EPA ICR No. 2408.03, OMB Control
No. 2060-0675) 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.). Before doing so, EPA is soliciting public comments on
specific aspects of the proposed information collection as described
below. 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: Comments must be submitted on or before May 26, 2015.
ADDRESSES: Submit your comments, referencing Docket ID No. EPA-HQ-OAR-
2015-0202, online using 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.
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: Geanetta Heard, Fuels Compliance
Center, (6405A) Environmental Protection Agency, 1200 Pennsylvania Ave.
NW., Washington, DC 20460; telephone number: (202) 343-9017; fax
number: (202) 343-2800; email address: heard.geanetta@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, WJC 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.
Pursuant to section 3506(c)(2)(A) of the PRA, EPA is soliciting
comments and information to enable it to: (i) Evaluate whether the
proposed collection of information is necessary for the proper
performance of the functions of the Agency, including whether the
information will have practical utility; (ii) evaluate the accuracy of
the Agency's estimate of the burden of the proposed collection of
information, including the validity of the methodology and assumptions
used; (iii) enhance the quality, utility, and clarity of the
information to be collected; and (iv) minimize the burden of the
collection of information on those who are to respond, including
through the use of appropriate automated electronic, mechanical, or
other technological collection techniques or
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other forms of information technology, e.g., permitting electronic
submission of responses. EPA will consider the comments received and
amend the ICR as appropriate. The final ICR package will then be
submitted to OMB for review and approval. At that time, EPA will issue
another Federal Register notice to announce the submission of the ICR
to OMB and the opportunity to submit additional comments to OMB.
Abstract: Under the Clean Air Act (CAA), EPA granted partial
waivers that allow gasoline containing greater than 10 volume percent
(vol%) ethanol up to 15 vol% ethanol (E15) to be introduced into
commerce for use in model year (MY) 2001 and newer light-duty motor
vehicles, subject to certain conditions. EPA issued final rule
establishing several measures to mitigate misfueling of other vehicles,
engines and equipment with E15 and the potential emissions consequences
of misfueling. The rule prohibits the use of gasoline containing more
than 10 vol% ethanol in vehicles, engines and equipment that are not
covered by the partial waiver decisions. The rule also requires all E15
gasoline fuel dispensers to have a specific label when a retail station
or wholesale-purchaser consumer chooses to sell E15. In addition, the
rule requires that product transfer documents (PTDs) specifying ethanol
content and Reid Vapor Pressure (RVP) accompany the transfer of
gasoline blended with ethanol, and a survey of retail stations to
ensure compliance with these requirements. The rule also modifies the
Reformulated Gasoline (RFG) program by updating the Complex Model to
allow fuel manufacturers to certify batches of gasoline containing up
to 15 vol% ethanol. This ICR supporting statement addresses associated
recordkeeping and reporting items.
Form Numbers: None.
Respondent's obligation to respond: Mandatory (40 CFR part 80).
Estimated number of respondents: 2,103 (total).
Frequency of response: On occasion.
Total estimated burden: 13,270 hours (per year). Burden is defined
at 5 CFR 1320.03(b).
Total estimated cost: $1,340,292. $0 in annualized capital or
operation & maintenance costs.
Changes in estimates: We expect there will be a decrease in the
total estimated respondents, responses and cost to the industry
compared to the ICR currently approved by OMB. This change in burden is
due to no longer requiring the programing of product transfer codes in
this collection. The respondent universe decreased from 6,211 to 2,103,
a difference of 4,108 members. The number of responses declined from
44,010,211 to 44,000,103, a difference of 10,108 reports. This reduced
the industry burden hours from 37,350 to 13,270. A contributing factor
to the lowering of the industry cost was the salaries quoted in the
``Bureau of Labor Statistics, May 2013 National Industry-Specific
Occupational Employment and Wage Estimates, mean wages.'' The salaries
that assisted in calculating the cost mix had slightly declined. This
change has caused a decrease in the cost per report in this collection
from $110 per report to $101 per report. The total estimated cost to
industry is $1,340,292 a year, the difference of $2,762,234 calculated
from the prior collection approved by OMB.
Dated: March 16, 2015.
Byron Bunker,
Director, Compliance Division, Office of Transportation and Air
Quality, Office of Air and Radiation.
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