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2040–0268, EPA ICR No. 2169.05;
Expiration date—07/31/2017)
• Cooling Water Intake Structures
Existing Facilities (OMB Control No.
2040–0257; EPA ICR No. 2060.07
Expiration date—10/31/2017)
• NPDES Electronic Reporting Rule
(OMB Control No. 2020–0035; EPA ICR
No. 2468.02; Expiration date—1/31/
2019)
Permit applications and other
respondent reports may contain
confidential business information. If a
respondent does consider this
information to be of a confidential
nature, the respondent may request that
such information be treated as
confidential. All confidential data will
be handled in accordance with 40 CFR
122.7, 40 CFR part 2, and EPA’s
Security Manual part III, chapter 9,
dated August 9, 1976.
Form Numbers: OMB No. 2040–0086;
OMB No. 2040–0250; OMB No. 2040–
0188, OMB No. 2040–0211; OMB No.
1004–0189; OMB 2040–0284; OMB No.
0596–0082; and OMB No. 2040–0004.
Respondents/affected entities: Any
industrial point source discharger of
pollutants, including but not limited to
publicly owned and privately owned
treatment works (POTWs and PrOTWs),
industrial dischargers to POTWs and
PrOTWs, sewage sludge management
and disposal operations, small and large
vessels, airports with deicing
operations, dischargers of stormwater,
construction sites, municipalities,
pesticide applicators, local and state
governments.
Respondent’s obligation to respond:
Mandatory. Sections 301, 302, 304, 306,
307, 308, 316(b), 401, 402, 403, 405, and
510 of the CWA; the 1987 Water Quality
Act (WQA) revisions to CWA section
402(p); 40 (CFR) Parts 122, 123, 124,
and 125 (and Parts 501 and 503 for
Biosolids); and the Great Lakes Critical
Programs Act (CPA).
Estimated number of respondents:
935,020 total (934,383 permittees and
637 States/Tribes/Territories).
Frequency of response: The frequency
of response varies depending on the
specific response activity and can range
from ongoing and monthly to once every
5 years.
Total estimated burden: 28,239,262
hours (per year). Burden is defined at 5
CFR 1320.03(b).
Total estimated cost: $1,476,244,044
(per year), includes $43,659,009
annualized capital or operation &
maintenance costs.
Changes in Estimates: There is a net
increase of 836,289 (3%) hours in the
total estimated respondent burden
compared with the combined burden of
the component ICRs currently approved
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by OMB. This minor change in the total
is primarily due to a combination of
both burden increases and decreases in
the component ICRs. Minor changes in
the estimated burden occurred for five
of the eight component ICRs (NPDES
ICR, Pesticide Applicators ICR, National
Pretreatment Program ICR, Cooling
Water Intake Structures Phase I New
Facilities ICR, and the Cooling Water
Intake Structures Phase III Facilities
ICR). Significant changes occurred for
three of the eight component ICRs
(Consolidated Animal Sectors ICR,
Cooling Water Intake Structures Existing
Facility ICR, and Electronic Reporting
Rule ICR). These significant changes
included:
• A decrease of 12 percent in the
animal sector labor burden due to
revised EPA estimates based on changes
in industry practice, adherence to USDA
guidelines, and industry consolidation
(OMB Control No. 2040–0250; EPA ICR
Number 1989.09);
• an increase of 140 percent in the
cooling water intake structures existing
facilities labor burden due to the
coincidence of the period of greatest
implementation burden with the three
year ICR period (OMB Control No.
2040–0257; EPA ICR No. 2060.07); and
• a decrease of 164 percent in the
electronic reporting rule labor burden
due to the reduced need for data input
due to increased participation in
electronic filing of forms and reports as
the rule is implemented (OMB Control
No. 2020–0035; EPA ICR No. 2468.02).
Dated: April 26, 2017.
Sheila E. Frace,
Acting Director, Office of Wastewater
Management, Office of Water.
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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION
AGENCY
[EPA–HQ–OAR–2007–1158; FRL–9962–43–
OAR]
Proposed Information Collection
Request; Comment Request;
Alternative Affirmative Defense
Requirements for Ultra-low Sulfur
Diesel
Environmental Protection
Agency (EPA).
ACTION: Notice.
AGENCY:
The Environmental Protection
Agency (EPA) is planning to submit an
information collection request (ICR),
‘‘Alternative Affirmative Defense
Requirements for Ultra-low Sulfur
Diesel’’ (EPA ICR No.2364.05, OMB
SUMMARY:
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Control No. 2060–0639 to the Office of
Management and Budget (OMB) for
review and approval in accordance with
the Paperwork Reduction Act (PRA).
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 May 31, 2017. 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 28, 2017.
ADDRESSES: Submit your comments,
referencing Docket ID No. EPA–HQ–
OAR–2007–1158, 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, 6406J, Environmental Protection
Agency, 1200 Pennsylvania Ave. NW.,
Washington, DC 20460; telephone
number: 202–343–9017; fax number:
202–565–2085; 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
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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: With this ICR renewal, EPA
is seeking permission to continue
recordkeeping and reporting
requirements under the ultra-low sulfur
diesel (ULSD) fuel regulations. Where a
violation of the 15 ppm sulfur standard
is identified at a retail outlet, the retailer
responsible for dispensing the
noncompliant fuel is deemed liable, as
well as the refiner(s), importer(s) and
distributor(s) of such fuel. The highway
diesel regulations further provide,
however, that any person deemed liable
can rebut this presumption by
establishing an affirmative defense that
includes, among other things, showing
that it conducted a quality assurance
sampling and testing program as
prescribed by the regulations. This ICR
covers burdens and costs associated
with provisions that allow refiners and
importers of ULSD an alternative means
of meeting the affirmative defense
requirements in the diesel sulfur
regulations by participating in a
nationwide diesel fuel sampling and
testing program. The reporting burden
covered by this ICR renewal relates to
reports that refiners, importers and
distributors, have to submit in the event
they have a non-complying sulfur test
result.
Form Numbers: None.
Respondents/affected entities: 5.
Respondent’s obligation to respond:
Mandatory.
Estimated number of respondents: 5
(total).
Frequency of response: On occasion.
Total estimated burden: 80 hours (per
year). Burden is defined at 5 CFR
1320.03(b).
Total estimated cost: $8,640 (per
year), includes no annualized capital or
operation & maintenance costs.
Changes in Estimates: There is no
increase of hours in the total estimated
respondent burden compared to the ICR
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currently approved by OMB. The
respondent universe and responses also
remained the same in this collection.
After using more accurate numbers to
calculate industry burden and reflecting
inflation, there is a change in
respondent cost from $9,200 in the
currently approved ICR to $8,640 in this
ICR, totaling a net decrease to the
industry cost burden of $560 per year.
Dated: May 3, 2017.
Byron J. Bunker,
Director, Compliance Division, Office of
Transportation and Air Quality.
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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION
AGENCY
[EPA–HQ–OAR–2006–0947; FRL–9963–49–
OAR]
Proposed Information Collection
Request; Comment Request;
Information Collection Request
Renewal for the NOX Budget Trading
Program To Reduce the Regional
Transport of Ozone
Environmental Protection
Agency (EPA).
ACTION: Notice.
AGENCY:
The Environmental Protection
Agency(EPA) is planning to submit an
information collection request (ICR),
‘‘Information Collection Request
Renewal for the NOX Budget Trading
Program to Reduce the Regional
Transport of Ozone’’ (EPA ICR No.
1857.07, OMB Control No. 2060–0445)
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 August 31,
2017. 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 28, 2017.
ADDRESSES: Submit your comments,
referencing Docket ID No. EPA–HQ–
OAR–2006–0947, online using
www.regulations.gov (our preferred
method), by email to a-and-r-docket@
epamail.epa.gov, or by mail to: EPA
Docket Center, Environmental
Protection Agency, Mail Code 28221T,
1200 Pennsylvania Ave. NW.,
Washington, DC 20460.
SUMMARY:
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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:
Karen VanSickle, Clean Air Markets
Division, Office of Atmospheric
Programs (6204J), Environmental
Protection Agency, 1200 Pennsylvania
Ave. NW., Washington, DC 20460;
telephone number: (202) 343–9220; fax
number: (202) 343–2361; email address:
vansickle.karen@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 NOX Budget Trading
Program was a market-based cap and
trade program created to reduce
emissions of nitrogen oxides (NOX) from
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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY
[EPA-HQ-OAR-2007-1158; FRL-9962-43-OAR]
Proposed Information Collection Request; Comment Request;
Alternative Affirmative Defense Requirements for Ultra-low Sulfur
Diesel
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), ``Alternative
Affirmative Defense Requirements for Ultra-low Sulfur Diesel'' (EPA ICR
No.2364.05, OMB Control No. 2060-0639 to the Office of Management and
Budget (OMB) for review and approval in accordance with the Paperwork
Reduction Act (PRA). 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 May 31, 2017. 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 28, 2017.
ADDRESSES: Submit your comments, referencing Docket ID No. EPA-HQ-OAR-
2007-1158, 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, 6406J, Environmental Protection Agency, 1200 Pennsylvania Ave.
NW., Washington, DC 20460; telephone number: 202-343-9017; fax number:
202-565-2085; 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
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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: With this ICR renewal, EPA is seeking permission to
continue recordkeeping and reporting requirements under the ultra-low
sulfur diesel (ULSD) fuel regulations. Where a violation of the 15 ppm
sulfur standard is identified at a retail outlet, the retailer
responsible for dispensing the noncompliant fuel is deemed liable, as
well as the refiner(s), importer(s) and distributor(s) of such fuel.
The highway diesel regulations further provide, however, that any
person deemed liable can rebut this presumption by establishing an
affirmative defense that includes, among other things, showing that it
conducted a quality assurance sampling and testing program as
prescribed by the regulations. This ICR covers burdens and costs
associated with provisions that allow refiners and importers of ULSD an
alternative means of meeting the affirmative defense requirements in
the diesel sulfur regulations by participating in a nationwide diesel
fuel sampling and testing program. The reporting burden covered by this
ICR renewal relates to reports that refiners, importers and
distributors, have to submit in the event they have a non-complying
sulfur test result.
Form Numbers: None.
Respondents/affected entities: 5.
Respondent's obligation to respond: Mandatory.
Estimated number of respondents: 5 (total).
Frequency of response: On occasion.
Total estimated burden: 80 hours (per year). Burden is defined at 5
CFR 1320.03(b).
Total estimated cost: $8,640 (per year), includes no annualized
capital or operation & maintenance costs.
Changes in Estimates: There is no increase of hours in the total
estimated respondent burden compared to the ICR currently approved by
OMB. The respondent universe and responses also remained the same in
this collection. After using more accurate numbers to calculate
industry burden and reflecting inflation, there is a change in
respondent cost from $9,200 in the currently approved ICR to $8,640 in
this ICR, totaling a net decrease to the industry cost burden of $560
per year.
Dated: May 3, 2017.
Byron J. Bunker,
Director, Compliance Division, Office of Transportation and Air
Quality.
[FR Doc. 2017-13655 Filed 6-28-17; 8:45 am]
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