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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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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION
AGENCY
[EPA–HQ–OW–2003–0033; FRL–9962–35–
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.
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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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program. In addition to monitoring
information, EPA needs information on
the toxics control program required by
section 125.66 to ensure that the
permittee is effectively minimizing
industrial and nonindustrial toxic
pollutant and pesticide discharges into
the treatment works.
(3) Application revision information:
Section 125.59(d) of 40 CFR allows a
POTW to revise its application one time
only, following a tentative decision by
EPA to deny the waiver request. In its
application revision, the POTW usually
corrects deficiencies and changes
proposed treatment levels as well as
outfall and diffuser locations. The
application revision is a voluntary
submission for the applicant, and a
letter of intent to revise the application
must be submitted within 45 days of
EPA’s tentative decision (40 CFR
125.59(f)). EPA needs this information
to evaluate revised applications to
determine whether the modified
discharge will ensure protection of
water quality, biological habitats, and
beneficial uses of receiving waters.
(4) State determination and state
certification information: For revised or
renewal applications for section 301(h)
waivers, EPA needs a state
determination. The state determines
whether all state laws (including water
quality standards) are satisfied. This
helps ensure that water quality,
biological habitats, and beneficial uses
of receiving waters are protected.
Additionally, the state must determine
if the applicant’s discharge will result in
additional treatment, pollution control,
or any other requirement for any other
point or nonpoint sources. This process
allows the state’s views to be taken into
account when EPA reviews the section
301(h) application and develops permit
conditions. For revised and renewed
section 301(h) waiver applications, EPA
also needs the CWA section 401(a)(1)
certification information to ensure that
all state water quality laws are met by
any permit it issues with a section
301(h) modification, and the state
accepts all the permit conditions. This
information is the means by which the
state can exercise its authority to concur
with or deny a section 301(h) decision
made by the EPA Regional Office.
Form Numbers: ‘‘None.’’
Respondents/affected entities: Entities
potentially affected by this action are
those municipalities that currently have
section 301(h) waivers from secondary
treatment, or have applied for a renewal
of a section 301(h) waiver, and the states
within which these municipalities are
located.
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Respondent’s obligation to respond:
Voluntary, required to obtain or retain a
benefit.
Estimated number of respondents:
Est. 50 (total).
Frequency of response: From once
every five years, to varies case-by-case,
depending on the category of
information.
Total estimated burden: 59,370 hours
(per year). Burden is defined at 5 CFR
1320.03(b)
Total estimated cost: $1.3 million (per
year), includes $0 annualized capital or
operation & maintenance costs.
Changes in Estimates: There is a
decrease of hours in the total estimated
respondent burden compared with the
ICR currently approved by OMB. EPA
expects the numbers will decrease due
to changes in respondent universe, use
of technology, etc.
Dated: May 2, 2017.
John Goodin,
Acting Director, Office of Wetlands, Oceans
and Watersheds.
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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION
AGENCY
[EPA–HQ–OECA–2013–0315; FRL–9964–
17–OEI]
Information Collection Request
Submitted to OMB for Review and
Approval; Comment Request; NSPS
for Commercial and Industrial Solid
Waste Incineration (CISWI) Units (40
CFR Part 60, Subpart CCCC) (Renewal)
Environmental Protection
Agency (EPA).
ACTION: Notice.
AGENCY:
The Environmental Protection
Agency has submitted an information
collection request (ICR), ‘‘NSPS for
Commercial and Industrial Solid Waste
Incineration (CISWI) Units (Renewal)’’
to the Office of Management and Budget
(OMB) for review and approval in
accordance with the Paperwork
Reduction Act. This is a proposed
extension of the ICR, which is currently
approved through June 30, 2017. Public
comments were previously requested
via the Federal Register on May 3, 2016
during a 60-day comment period. This
notice allows for an additional 30 days
for public comments. A fuller
description of the ICR is given below,
including its estimated burden and cost
to the public. 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.
SUMMARY:
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Additional comments may be
submitted on or before July 31, 2017.
ADDRESSES: Submit your comments,
referencing Docket ID Number EPA–
HQ–OECA–2013–0315, to (1) EPA
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, and (2) OMB via
email to oira_submission@omb.eop.gov.
Address comments to OMB Desk Officer
for EPA.
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:
Patrick Yellin, Monitoring, Assistance,
and Media Programs Division, Office of
Compliance, Mail Code 2227A,
Environmental Protection Agency, 1200
Pennsylvania Ave. NW., Washington,
DC 20460; telephone number: (202)
564–2970; fax number: (202) 564–0050;
email address: yellin.patrick@epa.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Supporting documents for this ICR
(NSPS for Commercial and Industrial
Solid Waste Incineration (CISWI) Units
(40 CFR part 60, subpart CCCC)
(Renewal); EPA ICR No. 2384.04; OMB
Control No. 2060–0662), 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.
Abstract: Owners and operators of
affected facilities are required to comply
with reporting and recordkeeping
requirements for the general provisions
of 40 CFR part 60, subpart A, as well as
the specific requirements at 40 CFR part
60, subpart CCCC. This includes
submitting initial notifications,
performance tests and periodic reports
and results, and maintaining records of
the occurrence and duration of any
startup, shutdown, or malfunction in
the operation of an affected facility, or
any period during which the monitoring
system is inoperative. These reports are
DATES:
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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY
[EPA-HQ-OW-2003-0033; FRL-9962-35-OW]
Proposed Information Collection Request; Comment Request;
Modification of Secondary Treatment Requirements for Discharges Into
Marine Waters (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), ``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.
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: fox-norse.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 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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program. In addition to monitoring information, EPA needs information
on the toxics control program required by section 125.66 to ensure that
the permittee is effectively minimizing industrial and nonindustrial
toxic pollutant and pesticide discharges into the treatment works.
(3) Application revision information: Section 125.59(d) of 40 CFR
allows a POTW to revise its application one time only, following a
tentative decision by EPA to deny the waiver request. In its
application revision, the POTW usually corrects deficiencies and
changes proposed treatment levels as well as outfall and diffuser
locations. The application revision is a voluntary submission for the
applicant, and a letter of intent to revise the application must be
submitted within 45 days of EPA's tentative decision (40 CFR
125.59(f)). EPA needs this information to evaluate revised applications
to determine whether the modified discharge will ensure protection of
water quality, biological habitats, and beneficial uses of receiving
waters.
(4) State determination and state certification information: For
revised or renewal applications for section 301(h) waivers, EPA needs a
state determination. The state determines whether all state laws
(including water quality standards) are satisfied. This helps ensure
that water quality, biological habitats, and beneficial uses of
receiving waters are protected. Additionally, the state must determine
if the applicant's discharge will result in additional treatment,
pollution control, or any other requirement for any other point or
nonpoint sources. This process allows the state's views to be taken
into account when EPA reviews the section 301(h) application and
develops permit conditions. For revised and renewed section 301(h)
waiver applications, EPA also needs the CWA section 401(a)(1)
certification information to ensure that all state water quality laws
are met by any permit it issues with a section 301(h) modification, and
the state accepts all the permit conditions. This information is the
means by which the state can exercise its authority to concur with or
deny a section 301(h) decision made by the EPA Regional Office.
Form Numbers: ``None.''
Respondents/affected entities: Entities potentially affected by
this action are those municipalities that currently have section 301(h)
waivers from secondary treatment, or have applied for a renewal of a
section 301(h) waiver, and the states within which these municipalities
are located.
Respondent's obligation to respond: Voluntary, required to obtain
or retain a benefit.
Estimated number of respondents: Est. 50 (total).
Frequency of response: From once every five years, to varies case-
by-case, depending on the category of information.
Total estimated burden: 59,370 hours (per year). Burden is defined
at 5 CFR 1320.03(b)
Total estimated cost: $1.3 million (per year), includes $0
annualized capital or operation & maintenance costs.
Changes in Estimates: There is a decrease of hours in the total
estimated respondent burden compared with the ICR currently approved by
OMB. EPA expects the numbers will decrease due to changes in respondent
universe, use of technology, etc.
Dated: May 2, 2017.
John Goodin,
Acting Director, Office of Wetlands, Oceans and Watersheds.
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