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Proposed Information Collection
Request; Comment Request; National
Water Quality Inventory Reports
(Renewal)
Environmental Protection
Agency (EPA).
ACTION: Notice.
AGENCY:
The Environmental Protection
Agency is planning to submit an
information collection request (ICR),
‘‘National Water Quality Inventory
Reports (Renewal)’’ (EPA ICR No.
1560.11, OMB Control No. 2040–0071)
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 submitting the ICR to OMB, EPA
is soliciting public comments on
specific aspects of the proposed
information collection as described
below. This is a request for renewal of
an existing collection. 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 September 8, 2015.
ADDRESSES: Submit your comments,
referencing Docket ID No. EPA–HQ–
OW–2003–0026, online using
www.regulations.gov (our preferred
method), by email to OW-Docket@
epa.gov, 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:
Charles Kovatch, Assessment and
Watershed Protection Division, Office of
Water, Mail Code: 4503T,
Environmental Protection Agency, 1200
Pennsylvania Ave. NW., Washington,
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DC 20460; telephone number: 202–566–
0399# ; fax number: 202–566–1331;
email address: Kovatch.charles@
epa.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Supporting documents that 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
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: The Clean Water Act section
305(b) reports contain information on
the water quality standards attainment
status of assessed waters, and, when
waters are impaired, the pollutants and
potential sources affecting water quality.
This information helps track State
progress in addressing water pollution.
Section 303(d) of the Clean Water Act
requires States to identify and rank
waters that cannot meet water quality
standards (WQS) following the
implementation of technology-based
controls. Under section 303(d), States
are also required to establish total
maximum daily loads (TMDLs) for
listed waters not meeting standards as a
result of pollutant discharges. In
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developing the section 303(d) lists,
States are required to consider various
sources of water quality related data and
information, including the section
305(b) State water quality reports.
Section 106(e) requires that states
annually update monitoring data and
use it in their section 305(b) report.
Section 314(a) requires states to report
on the condition of their publiclyowned lakes within the section 305(b)
report.
EPA’s Assessment and Watershed
Protection Division (AWPD) works with
its Regional counterparts to review and
approve or disapprove State section
303(d) lists and TMDLs from 56
respondents (the 50 States, the District
of Columbia, and the five Territories).
Section 303(d) specifically requires
States to develop lists and TMDLs ‘‘from
time to time,’’ and EPA to review and
approve or disapprove the lists and the
TMDLs. EPA also collects State 305(b)
reports from 59 respondents (the 50
States, the District of Columbia, five
Territories, and 3 River Basin
Commissions).
Tribes are not required to submit
section 305(b) reports. However, to meet
the needs of Tribes at all levels of
development, EPA has prepared
guidance that presents the basic steps a
Tribe should take to collect the water
quality information it needs to make
effective decisions about its program, its
goals, and its future directions. Tribal
water quality monitoring and reporting
activities are covered under the Section
106 Tribal Grants Program and not
included in the burden estimates for
this ICR.
During the period covered by this ICR
renewal, respondents will: Complete
their 2016 section 305(b) reports and
2016 section 303(d) lists; complete their
2018 section 305(b) reports and 2018
section 303(d) lists; transmit annual
electronic updates of ambient
monitoring data via the Water Quality
Exchange; and continue to develop
TMDLs according to their established
schedules. EPA will prepare biennial
updates on assessed and impaired
waters for Congress and the public for
the 2016 reporting cycle and for the
2018 cycle, and EPA will review 303(d)
list and TMDL submissions from
respondents.
The burdens of specific activities that
States undertake as part of their section
305(b) and 303(d) programs are derived
from a project among EPA, States and
other interested stakeholders to develop
a tool for estimating the States’ resource
needs for State water quality
management programs. This project has
developed the State Water Quality
Management Workload Model
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(SWQMWM), which estimates and sums
the workload involved in more than one
hundred activities or tasks comprising a
State water quality management
program. Over twenty States contributed
information about their activities that
became the basis for the model.
According to the SWQMWM, to meet
section 305(b) and 303(d) reporting
requirements the States will conduct:
Watershed monitoring and
characterization; modeling and analysis;
development of a TMDL document for
public review; public outreach; formal
public participation; tracking; planning;
legal support; etc. In general,
respondents have conducted each of
these reporting and record keeping
activities for past section 305(b) and
303(d) reporting cycles and thus have
staff and procedures in place to
continue their section 305(b) and 303(d)
reporting programs. The burden
associated with these tasks is estimated
in this ICR to include the total number
of TMDLs that may be submitted during
the period covered by this ICR.
Form Numbers: None.
Respondents/affected entities: Entities
potentially affected by this action are
States, Territories and Tribes with Clean
Water Act (CWA) responsibilities.
Respondent’s obligation to respond:
Mandatory: Integrated Water Quality
Inventory Reports (Clean Water Act
sections 305(b), 303(d), 314(a), and
106(e)).
Estimated number of respondents: 59
(total).
Frequency of response: Biennial.
Total estimated burden: 3,740,017
(per year) hours. Burden is defined at 5
CFR 1320.03(b)
Total estimated cost: $203,728,300
(per year), includes $0 annualized
capital or operation & maintenance
costs.
Changes in Estimates: There is no
change of hours in the total estimated
respondent burden compared with the
ICR currently approved by OMB,
published on August 31, 2012. EPA is
currently designing the Water Quality
Framework, which is a new way of
integrating EPA’s data and information
systems to more effectively support
reporting and tracking water quality
protection and restoration actions. The
Framework will streamline water
quality assessment and reporting by
reducing transactions associated with
paper copy reviews and increasing
electronic data exchange. The
Framework is in line with EPA’s EEnterprise Initiative, which seeks to
assess and reformulate EPA’s business
process to reduce burden through the
improved use of technology. EPA
expects that the reporting burden will
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decrease and will revise the ICR burden
after the new information system is
implemented for the 2018 reporting
cycle.
564–2642, preferably at least 10 days
prior to the meeting, to give EPA as
much time as possible to process your
request.
Dated: June 26, 2015.
Benita Best-Wong,
Director, Office of Wetlands, Oceans, and
Watersheds.
Dated: June 26, 2015.
Sarah Sowell,
Deputy Director, Office of Environmental
Education.
Javier Araujo,
(NEEAC) Designated Federal Officer.
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CORPORATION
Environmental Protection
Agency (EPA).
ACTION: Notice of meeting.
Notice to All Interested Parties of the
Termination of the Receivership of
10113, InBank, Oak Forest, Illinois
AGENCY:
Under the Federal Advisory
Committee Act, EPA gives notice of a
teleconference meeting of the National
Environmental Education Advisory
Council (NEEAC). The NEEAC was
created by Congress to advise, consult
with, and make recommendations to the
Administrator of the Environmental
Protection Agency (EPA) on matters
related to activities, functions and
policies of EPA under the National
Environmental Education Act (the Act).
20 U.S.C. 5508(b).
The purpose of this teleconference is
to discuss specific topics of relevance
for consideration by the council in order
to provide advice and insights to the
Agency on environmental education.
DATES: The National Environmental
Education Advisory Council will hold a
public teleconference on Monday, July
13th, 2015, from 3:00 p.m. until 4:00
p.m. Eastern Daylight Time.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Javier Araujo, Designated Federal
Officer, araujo.javier@epa.gov, 202–
564–2642, U.S. EPA, Office of
Environmental Education, William
Jefferson Clinton North Room, 1426,
1200 Pennsylvania Avenue NW.,
Washington, DC 20460.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Members
of the public wishing to gain access to
the teleconference, make brief oral
comments, or provide a written
statement to the NEEAC must contact
Javier Araujo, Designated Federal
Officer, at araujo.javier@epa.gov or 202–
564–2642 by 10 business days prior to
each regularly scheduled meeting.
Meeting Access: For information on
access or services for individuals with
disabilities or to request
accommodations, please contact Javier
Araujo at araujo.javier@epa.gov or 202–
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Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation
(‘‘FDIC’’) as Receiver for InBank, Oak
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to terminate its receivership for said
institution. The FDIC was appointed
receiver of InBank on September 04,
2009. The liquidation of the
receivership assets has been completed.
To the extent permitted by available
funds and in accordance with law, the
Receiver will be making a final dividend
payment to proven creditors.
Based upon the foregoing, the
Receiver has determined that the
continued existence of the receivership
will serve no useful purpose.
Consequently, notice is given that the
receivership shall be terminated, to be
effective no sooner than thirty days after
the date of this Notice. If any person
wishes to comment concerning the
termination of the receivership, such
comment must be made in writing and
sent within thirty days of the date of
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Attention: Receivership Oversight
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Dallas, TX 75201.
No comments concerning the
termination of this receivership will be
considered which are not sent within
this time frame.
Dated: June 30, 2015.
Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation.
Robert E. Feldman,
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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY
[EPA-HQ-OW-2003-0026; FRL-9930-14-OW]
Proposed Information Collection Request; Comment Request;
National Water Quality Inventory Reports (Renewal)
AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).
ACTION: Notice.
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SUMMARY: The Environmental Protection Agency is planning to submit an
information collection request (ICR), ``National Water Quality
Inventory Reports (Renewal)'' (EPA ICR No. 1560.11, OMB Control No.
2040-0071) 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 submitting the ICR to OMB, EPA is soliciting public
comments on specific aspects of the proposed information collection as
described below. This is a request for renewal of an existing
collection. 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 September 8, 2015.
ADDRESSES: Submit your comments, referencing Docket ID No. EPA-HQ-OW-
2003-0026, online using www.regulations.gov (our preferred method), by
email to OW-Docket@epa.gov, 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: Charles Kovatch, Assessment and
Watershed Protection Division, Office of Water, Mail Code: 4503T,
Environmental Protection Agency, 1200 Pennsylvania Ave. NW.,
Washington, DC 20460; telephone number: 202-566-0399# ; fax number:
202-566-1331; email address: Kovatch.charles@epa.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Supporting documents that 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 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: The Clean Water Act section 305(b) reports contain
information on the water quality standards attainment status of
assessed waters, and, when waters are impaired, the pollutants and
potential sources affecting water quality. This information helps track
State progress in addressing water pollution. Section 303(d) of the
Clean Water Act requires States to identify and rank waters that cannot
meet water quality standards (WQS) following the implementation of
technology-based controls. Under section 303(d), States are also
required to establish total maximum daily loads (TMDLs) for listed
waters not meeting standards as a result of pollutant discharges. In
developing the section 303(d) lists, States are required to consider
various sources of water quality related data and information,
including the section 305(b) State water quality reports. Section
106(e) requires that states annually update monitoring data and use it
in their section 305(b) report. Section 314(a) requires states to
report on the condition of their publicly-owned lakes within the
section 305(b) report.
EPA's Assessment and Watershed Protection Division (AWPD) works
with its Regional counterparts to review and approve or disapprove
State section 303(d) lists and TMDLs from 56 respondents (the 50
States, the District of Columbia, and the five Territories). Section
303(d) specifically requires States to develop lists and TMDLs ``from
time to time,'' and EPA to review and approve or disapprove the lists
and the TMDLs. EPA also collects State 305(b) reports from 59
respondents (the 50 States, the District of Columbia, five Territories,
and 3 River Basin Commissions).
Tribes are not required to submit section 305(b) reports. However,
to meet the needs of Tribes at all levels of development, EPA has
prepared guidance that presents the basic steps a Tribe should take to
collect the water quality information it needs to make effective
decisions about its program, its goals, and its future directions.
Tribal water quality monitoring and reporting activities are covered
under the Section 106 Tribal Grants Program and not included in the
burden estimates for this ICR.
During the period covered by this ICR renewal, respondents will:
Complete their 2016 section 305(b) reports and 2016 section 303(d)
lists; complete their 2018 section 305(b) reports and 2018 section
303(d) lists; transmit annual electronic updates of ambient monitoring
data via the Water Quality Exchange; and continue to develop TMDLs
according to their established schedules. EPA will prepare biennial
updates on assessed and impaired waters for Congress and the public for
the 2016 reporting cycle and for the 2018 cycle, and EPA will review
303(d) list and TMDL submissions from respondents.
The burdens of specific activities that States undertake as part of
their section 305(b) and 303(d) programs are derived from a project
among EPA, States and other interested stakeholders to develop a tool
for estimating the States' resource needs for State water quality
management programs. This project has developed the State Water Quality
Management Workload Model
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(SWQMWM), which estimates and sums the workload involved in more than
one hundred activities or tasks comprising a State water quality
management program. Over twenty States contributed information about
their activities that became the basis for the model. According to the
SWQMWM, to meet section 305(b) and 303(d) reporting requirements the
States will conduct: Watershed monitoring and characterization;
modeling and analysis; development of a TMDL document for public
review; public outreach; formal public participation; tracking;
planning; legal support; etc. In general, respondents have conducted
each of these reporting and record keeping activities for past section
305(b) and 303(d) reporting cycles and thus have staff and procedures
in place to continue their section 305(b) and 303(d) reporting
programs. The burden associated with these tasks is estimated in this
ICR to include the total number of TMDLs that may be submitted during
the period covered by this ICR.
Form Numbers: None.
Respondents/affected entities: Entities potentially affected by
this action are States, Territories and Tribes with Clean Water Act
(CWA) responsibilities.
Respondent's obligation to respond: Mandatory: Integrated Water
Quality Inventory Reports (Clean Water Act sections 305(b), 303(d),
314(a), and 106(e)).
Estimated number of respondents: 59 (total).
Frequency of response: Biennial.
Total estimated burden: 3,740,017 (per year) hours. Burden is
defined at 5 CFR 1320.03(b)
Total estimated cost: $203,728,300 (per year), includes $0
annualized capital or operation & maintenance costs.
Changes in Estimates: There is no change of hours in the total
estimated respondent burden compared with the ICR currently approved by
OMB, published on August 31, 2012. EPA is currently designing the Water
Quality Framework, which is a new way of integrating EPA's data and
information systems to more effectively support reporting and tracking
water quality protection and restoration actions. The Framework will
streamline water quality assessment and reporting by reducing
transactions associated with paper copy reviews and increasing
electronic data exchange. The Framework is in line with EPA's E-
Enterprise Initiative, which seeks to assess and reformulate EPA's
business process to reduce burden through the improved use of
technology. EPA expects that the reporting burden will decrease and
will revise the ICR burden after the new information system is
implemented for the 2018 reporting cycle.
Dated: June 26, 2015.
Benita Best-Wong,
Director, Office of Wetlands, Oceans, and Watersheds.
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