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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION
AGENCY
[EPA–HQ–OECA–2005–0062; FRL–9027–3]
Proposed Information Collection
Request Submitted to OMB for Review
and Approval; Comment Request;
Procedures for Implementing the
National Environmental Policy Act and
Assessing the Environmental Effects
Abroad of EPA Actions (Renewal)
Environmental Protection
Agency (EPA).
ACTION: Notice.
AGENCY:
The Environmental Protection
Agency is planning to submit an
information collection request (ICR),
Procedures for Implementing the
National Environmental Policy Act and
Assessing the Environmental Effects
Abroad of EPA Actions (EPA ICR No.
2243.08, OMB Control No. 2020–0033)
to the Office of Management and Budget
(OMB) for review and approval in
accordance with the Paperwork
Reduction Act.. Before doing so, EPA is
soliciting public comments on specific
aspects of the proposed information
collection as described below. This is a
proposed extension of the ICR, which is
currently approved through October 31,
2016. 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 Tuesday, August 2, 2016.
ADDRESSES: Submit your comments,
referencing Docket ID No. EPA–HQ–
OECA–2005–0062 online using
www.regulations.gov (our 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.
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:
Jessica Trice, Office of Federal
Activities, Mail Code 2252A,
Environmental Protection Agency, 1200
Pennsylvania Ave. NW., Washington,
DC 20460; telephone number: (202)
564–6646; fax number: (202) 564–0072;
email address: trice.jessica@epa.gov.
SUMMARY:
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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
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 National Environmental
Policy Act of 1969 (NEPA), 42 U.S.C.
4321–4347 establishes a national policy
for the environment. The Council on
Environmental Quality (CEQ) oversees
the NEPA implementation. CEQ’s
Regulations at 40 CFR parts 1500
through 1508 set the standard for NEPA
compliance. They also require agencies
to establish their own NEPA
implementing procedures. EPA’s
procedures for implementing NEPA are
found in 40 CFR part 6. Through this
part, EPA adopted the CEQ Regulations
and supplemented those regulations for
actions by EPA that are subject to NEPA
requirements. EPA actions subject to
NEPA include the award of wastewater
treatment construction grants under
Title II of the Clean Water Act, EPA’s
issuance of new source National
Pollutant Discharge Elimination System
(NPDES) permits under section 402 of
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the Clean Water Act, certain research
and development projects, development
and issuance of regulations, EPA actions
involving renovations or new
construction of facilities, and certain
grants awarded for projects authorized
by Congress through the Agency’s
annual Appropriations Act. EPA is
collecting information from certain
applicants as part of the process of
complying with either NEPA or
Executive Order 12114 (‘‘Environmental
Effects Abroad of Major Federal
Actions’’). EPA’s NEPA regulations
apply to the actions of EPA that are
subject to NEPA in order to ensure that
environmental information is available
to the Agency’s decision-makers and the
public before decisions are made and
before actions are taken. When EPA
conducts an environmental assessment
pursuant to its Executive Order 12114
procedures, the Agency generally
follows its NEPA procedures.
Compliance with the procedures is the
responsibility of EPA’s Responsible
Officials, and for applicant proposed
actions applicants may be required to
provide environmental information to
EPA as part of the environmental review
process. For this Information Collection
Request (ICR), applicant-proposed
projects subject to either NEPA or
Executive Order 12114 (and that are not
addressed in other EPA programs’ ICRs)
are addressed through the NEPA
process.
Form Numbers: None.
Respondents/affected entities: Entities
potentially affected by this action are
certain grant or permit applicants who
must submit environmental information
documentation to EPA for their projects
to comply with NEPA or Executive
Order 12114, including Wastewater
Treatment Construction Grants Program
facilities, State and Tribal Assistance
Grant recipients and new source
National Pollutant Discharge
Elimination System permittees.
Respondent’s obligation to respond:
Voluntary.
Estimated number of respondents:
312 (total).
Frequency of response: On occasion.
Total estimated burden: 37,525 hours
(per year). Burden is defined at 5 CFR
1320.03(b).
Total estimated cost: $3,607,085 (per
year), includes $8,452 annualized
capital or operation & maintenance
costs.
Changes in Estimates: The above
estimates are based on information and
data available through the current ICR
supporting documentation. However, it
is anticipated that there will be slight
decrease in hours in the total estimated
respondent burden compared with the
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ICR currently approved by OMB. This
slight decrease is due to changes in the
number of respondents and their
associated EPA actions eligible for
categorical exclusions which results in
a reduction in total hours and burden.
Dated: Tuesday, May 31, 2016.
Karin Leff,
Acting Director, NEPA Compliance Division,
Office of Federal Activities.
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AGENCY
[EPA–HQ–OAR–2016–0204; FRL–9946–70–
OAR]
Proposed Information Collection
Request; Comment Request;
Information Collection Effort for Oil
and Gas Facilities
Environmental Protection
Agency (EPA).
ACTION: Notice.
AGENCY:
The Environmental Protection
Agency (EPA) is planning to submit an
information collection request (ICR),
‘‘Information Collection Effort for Oil
and Gas Facilities’’ (EPA ICR No.
2548.01, OMB Control No. 2060–NEW)
to the Office of Management and Budget
(OMB) for review and approval in
accordance with the Paperwork
Reduction Act (PRA) (44 U.S.C. 3501 et
seq.). Before doing so, the EPA is
soliciting public comments on specific
aspects of the proposed information
collection as described below. This is a
request for approval of a new collection
of information. 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 August 2, 2016.
ADDRESSES: Submit your comments,
referencing Docket ID No. EPA–HQ–
OAR–2016–0204, online using https://
www.regulations.gov (our preferred
method), or by mail to: EPA Docket
Center (EPA/DC), 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.
SUMMARY:
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Ms.
Brenda Shine, Sector Policies and
Programs Division, Refining and
Chemicals Group (E143–01), Office of
Air Quality Planning and Standards,
Environmental Protection Agency,
Research Triangle Park, NC 27711;
telephone number: (919) 541–3608; fax
number: (919) 541–0246; email address:
shine.brenda@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 notice. The docket can be
viewed online at https://
www.regulations.gov or in person at the
EPA Docket Center (EPA/DC, EPA WJC
West Building, Room 3334, 1301
Constitution Ave. NW., Washington,
DC. The telephone number for the
Docket Center is 202–566–1742. The
telephone number for the public reading
room 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, the 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. The EPA will consider the
comments received and may amend the
ICR as appropriate. The final ICR
package will then be submitted to OMB
for review and approval. At that time,
the 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: Collectively, oil and gas
facilities are the largest industrial
emitters of methane in the U.S. In
January 2015, as part of the Obama
Administration’s commitment to
addressing climate change, the EPA
outlined a number of steps it plans to
take to address methane and smogforming volatile organic compound
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY
[EPA-HQ-OECA-2005-0062; FRL-9027-3]
Proposed Information Collection Request Submitted to OMB for
Review and Approval; Comment Request; Procedures for Implementing the
National Environmental Policy Act and Assessing the Environmental
Effects Abroad of EPA Actions (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), Procedures for Implementing the
National Environmental Policy Act and Assessing the Environmental
Effects Abroad of EPA Actions (EPA ICR No. 2243.08, OMB Control No.
2020-0033) to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for review and
approval in accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act.. Before doing
so, EPA is soliciting public comments on specific aspects of the
proposed information collection as described below. This is a proposed
extension of the ICR, which is currently approved through October 31,
2016. 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 Tuesday, August 2, 2016.
ADDRESSES: Submit your comments, referencing Docket ID No. EPA-HQ-OECA-
2005-0062 online using www.regulations.gov (our 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.
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: Jessica Trice, Office of Federal
Activities, Mail Code 2252A, Environmental Protection Agency, 1200
Pennsylvania Ave. NW., Washington, DC 20460; telephone number: (202)
564-6646; fax number: (202) 564-0072; email address:
trice.jessica@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 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 National Environmental Policy Act of 1969 (NEPA), 42
U.S.C. 4321-4347 establishes a national policy for the environment. The
Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ) oversees the NEPA
implementation. CEQ's Regulations at 40 CFR parts 1500 through 1508 set
the standard for NEPA compliance. They also require agencies to
establish their own NEPA implementing procedures. EPA's procedures for
implementing NEPA are found in 40 CFR part 6. Through this part, EPA
adopted the CEQ Regulations and supplemented those regulations for
actions by EPA that are subject to NEPA requirements. EPA actions
subject to NEPA include the award of wastewater treatment construction
grants under Title II of the Clean Water Act, EPA's issuance of new
source National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System (NPDES) permits
under section 402 of
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the Clean Water Act, certain research and development projects,
development and issuance of regulations, EPA actions involving
renovations or new construction of facilities, and certain grants
awarded for projects authorized by Congress through the Agency's annual
Appropriations Act. EPA is collecting information from certain
applicants as part of the process of complying with either NEPA or
Executive Order 12114 (``Environmental Effects Abroad of Major Federal
Actions''). EPA's NEPA regulations apply to the actions of EPA that are
subject to NEPA in order to ensure that environmental information is
available to the Agency's decision-makers and the public before
decisions are made and before actions are taken. When EPA conducts an
environmental assessment pursuant to its Executive Order 12114
procedures, the Agency generally follows its NEPA procedures.
Compliance with the procedures is the responsibility of EPA's
Responsible Officials, and for applicant proposed actions applicants
may be required to provide environmental information to EPA as part of
the environmental review process. For this Information Collection
Request (ICR), applicant-proposed projects subject to either NEPA or
Executive Order 12114 (and that are not addressed in other EPA
programs' ICRs) are addressed through the NEPA process.
Form Numbers: None.
Respondents/affected entities: Entities potentially affected by
this action are certain grant or permit applicants who must submit
environmental information documentation to EPA for their projects to
comply with NEPA or Executive Order 12114, including Wastewater
Treatment Construction Grants Program facilities, State and Tribal
Assistance Grant recipients and new source National Pollutant Discharge
Elimination System permittees.
Respondent's obligation to respond: Voluntary.
Estimated number of respondents: 312 (total).
Frequency of response: On occasion.
Total estimated burden: 37,525 hours (per year). Burden is defined
at 5 CFR 1320.03(b).
Total estimated cost: $3,607,085 (per year), includes $8,452
annualized capital or operation & maintenance costs.
Changes in Estimates: The above estimates are based on information
and data available through the current ICR supporting documentation.
However, it is anticipated that there will be slight decrease in hours
in the total estimated respondent burden compared with the ICR
currently approved by OMB. This slight decrease is due to changes in
the number of respondents and their associated EPA actions eligible for
categorical exclusions which results in a reduction in total hours and
burden.
Dated: Tuesday, May 31, 2016.
Karin Leff,
Acting Director, NEPA Compliance Division, Office of Federal
Activities.
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