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the proposed relicensing action will
require preparation of a Draft and Final
EA. Thus the application will be
processed according to the following
revised procedural schedule. Revisions
to the schedule may be made as
appropriate.
Milestone
Issue Draft EA .................
Comments on Draft EA
due.
Modified terms and conditions due.
Commission issues Final
EA.
Target date
October 2017.
November 2017.
January 2018.
April 2018.
Any questions regarding this notice
may be directed to Dianne Rodman at
(202) 502–6077, or by email at
dianne.rodman@ferc.gov.
Dated: June 23, 2017.
Nathaniel J. Davis, Sr.,
Deputy Secretary.
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[EPA–HQ–OAR–2013–0246; FRL–9964–43–
OAR]
Proposed Information Collection
Request; Comment Request; Engine
Emission Defect Information Reports
and Voluntary Emission Recall Reports
Environmental Protection
Agency (EPA).
ACTION: Notice.
AGENCY:
The Environmental Protection
Agency is planning to submit an
information collection request (ICR),
‘‘Engine Emission Defect Information
Reports and Voluntary Emission Recall
Reports’’ (EPA ICR Number 0282.16,
OMB Control Number 2060–0048) 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 November
30, 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 August 28, 2017.
ADDRESSES: Submit your comments,
referencing the Docket ID No. EPA–HQ–
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OAR–2013–0246, online using
www.regulations.gov (our preferred
method), by email to a-and-r-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:
Nydia Yanira Reyes-Morales,
Environmental Protection Agency, 1200
Pennsylvania Avenue NW., Mail Code
6405A, Washington, DC 20460;
telephone number: 202–343–9264; fax
number: 202–343–2804; email address:
reyes-morales.nydia@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.
Pursuant to section 3506(c)(2)(A) of
the Paperwork Reduction Act, 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
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notice to announce the submission of
the ICR to OMB and the opportunity to
submit additional comments to OMB.
Abstract: For this ICR, EPA is seeking
a revision to an existing package with a
three-year extension. Under the
provisions of the Clean Air Act (CAA),
the Administrator is required to
promulgate regulations to control air
pollutant emissions from motor vehicles
and nonroad engines, as defined in the
CAA. Per Sections 207(c)(1) and 213 of
the CAA, when a substantial number of
properly maintained and used engines
produced by a manufacturer do not
conform to emission standards, the
manufacturer is required to recall the
engines. Engine manufacturers are
required to submit Defect Information
Reports (DIRs) if emission-related
defects that may cause the engines’
emissions to exceed the standards are
found on a number of engines of the
same model year. EPA uses these
reports to target potentially
nonconforming classes of engines for
future testing, to monitor compliance
with applicable regulations and to order
a recall, if necessary. Manufacturers can
also initiate a recall voluntarily by
submitting a Voluntary Emission Recall
Report (VERR). VERRs and VERR
updates allow EPA to determine
whether the manufacturer conducting
the recall is acting in accordance with
the CAA and to examine and monitor
the effectiveness of the recall campaign.
Forms: 5900–300 (Voluntary
Emissions Recall Report); 5900–301
(Emissions Defect Information Report);
and 5900–302 (Voluntary Emission
Recall Quarterly Progress Report). These
forms are available at https://
www.epa.gov/vehicle-and-enginecertification/report-forms-and-guidancedefects-and-recalls-under-40-cfr-part85.
Respondents/affected entities:
Manufacturers of heavy-duty highway
and nonroad engines.
Respondent’s obligation to respond:
Mandatory under 40 CFR parts 85, 89,
90, 91, 92, 94, 1035, 1039, 1042, 1045,
1048, 1051, 1054, and 1068.
Estimated number of respondents: 40
(total).
Frequency of response: Quarterly.
Total estimated burden: 15,084 hours
(per year). Burden is defined at 5 CFR
1320.03(b).
Total estimated cost: $1,042,252 (per
year), includes $9,800 annualized
capital or operation & maintenance
costs.
Changes in estimates: To date, there
are no changes in the total estimated
respondent burden compared with the
ICR currently approved by OMB.
However, EPA is evaluating information
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that may lead to a change in the
estimates. After EPA has evaluated this
information, burden estimates may
slightly decrease due to the fact that
EPA has received fewer applications for
certification of Category 3 engine
families than previously estimated. Cost
estimates may increase due to inflation
and labor rate changes.
Dated: June 22, 2017.
Byron J. Bunker,
Director, Compliance Division, Office of
Transportation and Air Quality, Office of Air
and Radiation.
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OW]
Proposed Information Collection
Request; Comment Request;
Modification of Secondary Treatment
Requirements for Discharges Into
Marine Waters (Renewal)
Environmental Protection
Agency (EPA).
ACTION: Notice.
AGENCY:
The Environmental Protection
Agency (EPA) is planning to submit an
information collection request (ICR),
‘‘Modification of Secondary Treatment
Requirements for Discharges into
Marine Waters (Renewal)’’ (EPA ICR No.
0138.11, OMB Control No. 2040–0088)
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 Information Collection Request
(ICR), which is currently approved
through 06/30/2017’’. 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–
2003–0033, online using https://
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.
sradovich on DSK3GMQ082PROD with NOTICES
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:
Virginia Fox-Norse, Oceans and Coastal
Protection Division, Office of Water,
(4504T), Environmental Protection
Agency, 1200 Pennsylvania Ave. NW.,
Washington, DC 20460; telephone
number: 202 566–1266; fax number:
202–566–1337; email address: foxnorse.virginia@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: Regulations implementing
section 301(h) of the Clean Water Act
(CWA) are found at 40 CFR part 125,
subpart G. The section 301(h) program
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involves collecting information from
two sources: (1) The municipal
wastewater treatment facility,
commonly called a publicly owned
treatment works (POTW), and (2) the
state in which the POTW is located.
Municipalities had the opportunity to
apply for a waiver from secondary
treatment requirements, but that
opportunity closed in December, 1982.
A POTW holding a current waiver or
reapplying for a waiver provides
application, monitoring, and toxic
control program information. The state
provides information on its
determination whether the discharge
under the proposed conditions of the
waiver ensures the protection of water
quality, biological habitats, and
beneficial uses of receiving waters and
whether the discharge will result in
additional treatment, pollution control,
or any other requirement for any other
point or nonpoint sources. The state
also provides information to certify that
the discharge will meet all applicable
state laws and that the state accepts all
permit conditions.
There are 4 situations where
information will be required under the
section 301(h) program: (1) A POTW
reapplying for a section 301(h) waiver.
As the permits with section 301(h)
waivers reach their expiration dates,
EPA must have updated information on
the discharge to determine whether the
section 301(h) criteria are still being met
and whether the section 301(h) waiver
should be reissued. Under 40 CFR
125.59(f), each section 301(h) permittee
is required to submit an application for
a new section 301(h) modified permit
within 180 days of the existing permit’s
expiration date. 40 CFR 125.59(c) lists
the information required for a modified
permit. The information that EPA needs
to determine whether the POTW’s
reapplication meets the section 301(h)
criteria is outlined in the questionnaire
attached to 40 CFR part 125, subpart G.
(2) Monitoring and toxic control
program information: Once a waiver has
been granted, EPA must continue to
assess whether the discharge is meeting
section 301(h) criteria, and that the
receiving water quality, biological
habitats, and beneficial uses of the
receiving waters are protected. To do
this, EPA needs monitoring information
furnished by the permittee. According
to 40 CFR 125.68(d), any permit issued
with a section 301(h) waiver must
contain the monitoring requirements of
40 CFR 125.63(b), (c), and (d) for
biomonitoring, water quality criteria
and standards monitoring, and effluent
monitoring, respectively. Section
125.68(d) also requires reporting at the
frequency specified in the monitoring
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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY
[EPA-HQ-OAR-2013-0246; FRL-9964-43-OAR]
Proposed Information Collection Request; Comment Request; Engine
Emission Defect Information Reports and Voluntary Emission Recall
Reports
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), ``Engine Emission Defect
Information Reports and Voluntary Emission Recall Reports'' (EPA ICR
Number 0282.16, OMB Control Number 2060-0048) 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 November 30, 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 August 28, 2017.
ADDRESSES: Submit your comments, referencing the Docket ID No. EPA-HQ-
OAR-2013-0246, online using www.regulations.gov (our preferred method),
by email to a-and-r-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: Nydia Yanira Reyes-Morales,
Environmental Protection Agency, 1200 Pennsylvania Avenue NW., Mail
Code 6405A, Washington, DC 20460; telephone number: 202-343-9264; fax
number: 202-343-2804; email address: reyes-morales.nydia@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.
Pursuant to section 3506(c)(2)(A) of the Paperwork Reduction Act,
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: For this ICR, EPA is seeking a revision to an existing
package with a three-year extension. Under the provisions of the Clean
Air Act (CAA), the Administrator is required to promulgate regulations
to control air pollutant emissions from motor vehicles and nonroad
engines, as defined in the CAA. Per Sections 207(c)(1) and 213 of the
CAA, when a substantial number of properly maintained and used engines
produced by a manufacturer do not conform to emission standards, the
manufacturer is required to recall the engines. Engine manufacturers
are required to submit Defect Information Reports (DIRs) if emission-
related defects that may cause the engines' emissions to exceed the
standards are found on a number of engines of the same model year. EPA
uses these reports to target potentially nonconforming classes of
engines for future testing, to monitor compliance with applicable
regulations and to order a recall, if necessary. Manufacturers can also
initiate a recall voluntarily by submitting a Voluntary Emission Recall
Report (VERR). VERRs and VERR updates allow EPA to determine whether
the manufacturer conducting the recall is acting in accordance with the
CAA and to examine and monitor the effectiveness of the recall
campaign.
Forms: 5900-300 (Voluntary Emissions Recall Report); 5900-301
(Emissions Defect Information Report); and 5900-302 (Voluntary Emission
Recall Quarterly Progress Report). These forms are available at https://www.epa.gov/vehicle-and-engine-certification/report-forms-and-guidance-defects-and-recalls-under-40-cfr-part-85.
Respondents/affected entities: Manufacturers of heavy-duty highway
and nonroad engines.
Respondent's obligation to respond: Mandatory under 40 CFR parts
85, 89, 90, 91, 92, 94, 1035, 1039, 1042, 1045, 1048, 1051, 1054, and
1068.
Estimated number of respondents: 40 (total).
Frequency of response: Quarterly.
Total estimated burden: 15,084 hours (per year). Burden is defined
at 5 CFR 1320.03(b).
Total estimated cost: $1,042,252 (per year), includes $9,800
annualized capital or operation & maintenance costs.
Changes in estimates: To date, there are no changes in the total
estimated respondent burden compared with the ICR currently approved by
OMB. However, EPA is evaluating information
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that may lead to a change in the estimates. After EPA has evaluated
this information, burden estimates may slightly decrease due to the
fact that EPA has received fewer applications for certification of
Category 3 engine families than previously estimated. Cost estimates
may increase due to inflation and labor rate changes.
Dated: June 22, 2017.
Byron J. Bunker,
Director, Compliance Division, Office of Transportation and Air
Quality, Office of Air and Radiation.
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