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product formula rates for P–SMBP–ED
under the Department of Energy (DOE)
Organization Act (42 U.S.C. 7152); the
Reclamation Act of 1902 (ch. 1093, 32
Stat. 388), as amended and
supplemented by subsequent
enactments, particularly section 9(c) of
the Reclamation Project Act of 1939 (43
U.S.C. 485h(c)) and section 5 of the
Flood Control Act of 1944 (16 U.S.C.
825s); and other acts specifically
applicable to the projects involved.
By Delegation Order No. 00–037.00B,
effective November 19, 2016, the
Secretary of Energy delegated: (1) The
authority to develop power and
transmission rates to WAPA’s
Administrator; (2) the authority to
confirm, approve, and place such rates
into effect on an interim basis to the
Deputy Secretary of Energy; and (3) the
authority to confirm, approve, and place
into effect on a final basis, to remand or
to disapprove such rates to FERC.
Existing DOE procedures for public
participation in power rate adjustments
(10 CFR part 903) were published on
September 18, 1985 (50 FR 37835).
Availability of Information
All brochures, studies, comments,
letters, memorandums, or other
documents WAPA initiates or uses to
develop the proposed rates will be
available for inspection and copying at
the Upper Great Plains Regional Office,
located at 2900 4th Avenue North, 6th
Floor, Billings, Montana. These
documents and supporting information
will be posted on WAPA’s Web site as
they become available under the ‘‘2018
Firm Rate Adjustment’’ section located
at https://www.wapa.gov/regions/UGP/
rates/Pages/2018-firm-rateadjustment.aspx.
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Environmental Compliance
In compliance with the National
Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) of
1969, 42 U.S.C. 4321–4347; the Council
on Environmental Quality Regulations
for implementing NEPA (40 CFR parts
1500–1508); and DOE NEPA
Implementing Procedures and
Guidelines (10 CFR part 1021), WAPA
is in the process of determining whether
an environmental assessment or an
environmental impact statement should
be prepared or if this action can be
categorically excluded from those
requirements.
Determination Under Executive Order
12866
WAPA has an exemption from
centralized regulatory review under
Executive Order 12866; accordingly, no
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clearance of this notice by the Office of
Management and Budget is required.
Dated: June 27, 2017.
Mark A. Gabriel,
Administrator.
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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION
AGENCY
[EPA–HQ–OW–2005–0023; FRL–9961–97–
OW]
Proposed Information Collection
Request; Comment Request; Clean
Water Act Section 404 State-Assumed
Programs; EPA ICR No. 0220.13, OMB
Control No. 2040–0168
Environmental Protection
Agency (EPA).
ACTION: Notice.
AGENCY:
The Environmental Protection
Agency (EPA) is planning to submit an
information collection request (ICR),
‘‘Clean Water Act Section 404 StateAssumed Programs’’ (EPA ICR No.
0220.13, OMB Control No. 2040–0168)
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 No.
0220.12, which is currently approved
through November 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 2, 2017.
ADDRESSES: Submit your comments,
referencing Docket ID No. EPA–HQ–
OW–2005–0023, 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:
Kathy Hurld, Wetlands Division, Office
SUMMARY:
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of Wetlands, Oceans, and Watersheds
(4502T), Environmental Protection
Agency, 1200 Pennsylvania Ave. NW.,
Washington, DC 20460; telephone: 202–
566–1269; fax number: 202–566–1349;
email address: hurld.kathy@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: Section 404(g) of the Clean
Water Act authorizes states [and tribes]
to assume the section 404 permit
program for discharges of dredged or fill
material into certain Waters of the U.S.
This ICR covers the collection of
information EPA needs to perform its
program approval and oversight
responsibilities and the state/tribe needs
to implement its program.
Request to assume CWA section 404
permit program. States/tribes must
demonstrate that they meet the statutory
and regulatory requirements (40 CFR
233) for an approvable program.
Specified information and documents
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must be submitted by the state/tribe to
EPA to request assumption and must be
sufficient to enable EPA to undertake a
thorough analysis of the state/tribal
program. The information contained in
the assumption request submission is
provided to the other involved federal
agencies (U.S. Army Corps of Engineers,
U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, and
National Marine Fisheries Service) and
to the general public for review and
comment.
States/tribes with assumed programs
must be able to issue permits that assure
compliance with all applicable statutory
and regulatory requirements, including
the 404(b)(1) Guidelines. Sufficient
information must be provided in the
application so that states/tribes, and
federal agencies reviewing the permit
are able to evaluate, avoid, minimize
and compensate for any anticipated
impacts resulting from the proposed
project. EPA’s assumption regulations
establish required and recommended
elements that should be included in the
state/tribe’s permit application, so that
sufficient information is available to
make a thorough analysis of anticipated
impacts. (40 CFR 233.30). These
minimum information requirements
generally reflect the information that
must be submitted when applying for a
section 404 permit from the U.S. Army
Corps of Engineers. (CWA section
404(h); CWA section 404(j); 40 CFR
230.10, 233.20, 233.21, 233.34, and
233.50; 33 CFR 325)).
EPA has an oversight role for assumed
404 permitting programs to ensure that
state/tribal programs are in compliance
with applicable requirements and that
state/tribal permit decisions adequately
consider, avoid, minimize and
compensate for anticipated impacts.
States/tribes must evaluate their
programs annually and submit the
results in a report to EPA. EPA’s
assumption regulations establish
minimum requirements for the annual
report (40 CFR 233.52).
The information included in the state/
tribe’s assumption request and the
information included in a permit
application is made available for public
review and comment. The information
included in the annual report to EPA is
made available to the public. EPA does
not make any assurances of
confidentiality for this information.
Form Numbers: None.
Respondents/affected entities: Entities
potentially affected by this action are
those states/tribes requesting
assumption of the Clean Water Act
section 404 permit program; states/
tribes with approved assumed programs;
and permit applicants in states/tribes
with assumed programs.
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Respondent’s obligation to respond:
Required to obtain or retain a benefit (40
CFR 233).
Estimated number of respondents: 2
states/tribes to request program
assumption; 11,900 permit applicants
(2,975 applications per state); and 4
states/tribes which have assumed the
program (the two current programs and
potentially two who may be approved
under this ICR) which will submit an
annual report.
Frequency of response: States/tribes
will respond one time to request
assumption and once the program is
approved they will respond annually for
the annual report; permit applicants
will respond one time when requesting
a permit.
Total estimated burden: The public
reporting and recordkeeping burden for
this collection of information is
estimated to be 120,400 hours per year
(520 hours to request program
assumption times two states/tribes
(1,040 hours); 11,900 permit applicants
times 10 hours per application (119,000
hours); and 90 hours to prepare an
annual report times 4 state/tribal
assumed programs (360 hours)). The
burden to EPA for related activities is
8,560 hours per year (200 hours to
review assumption requests times two
states/tribes (400 hours); 100 permit
applications times 80 hours per
application review (8,000 hours); and 40
hours to review an annual report times
4 state/tribal assumed programs (160
hours)). Burden is defined at 5 CFR
1320.3(b).
Total estimated cost: Costs to states/
tribes for assumed section 404 permit
programs will vary widely by state/tribe
and permit, however there are $0 capital
or operation & maintenance costs. The
cost to EPA for related activities is
$420,513.28 in labor costs (per year),
includes $0 annualized capital or
operation & maintenance costs.
Changes in Estimates: There is an
increase of 29,440 hours in the total
estimated respondent burden compared
with the ICR currently approved by
OMB. This increase is an adjustment
reflecting an increase in hours spent
reviewing each permit. Michigan
doubled its estimate of the number of
hours spent reviewing each permit
application, based upon the increase in
number of applicants requesting a
review of permit and mitigation options.
New Jersey’s estimate remained the
same at 10 hours per permit application.
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Dated: April 21, 2017.
John Goodin,
Acting Director, Office of Wetlands, Oceans,
and Watersheds.
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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION
AGENCY
[EPA- HQ–OAR–2007–0482; FRL 9959–80–
OAR]
EPA Information Collection Request
Number 2265.03; Proposed Information
Collection Request; Comment
Request; Information Collection
Activities Associated With the
SmartWay Transport Partnership
Environmental Protection
Agency (EPA).
ACTION: Notice.
AGENCY:
The Environmental Protection
Agency is planning to submit an
information collection request (ICR),
‘‘Information Collection Activities
Associated with the SmartWay
Transport Partnership’’ (EPA ICR No.
2265.03, OMB Control No. 2060–0663)
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 July 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 September 1, 2017.
ADDRESSES: Submit your comments,
referencing Docket ID No. EPA–HQ–
OAR–2007–0482 online using
www.regulations.gov (our preferred
method), by email to smartway_
transport@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:
Kathleen Martz, U.S. Environmental
SUMMARY:
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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY
[EPA-HQ-OW-2005-0023; FRL-9961-97-OW]
Proposed Information Collection Request; Comment Request; Clean
Water Act Section 404 State-Assumed Programs; EPA ICR No. 0220.13, OMB
Control No. 2040-0168
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), ``Clean Water Act
Section 404 State-Assumed Programs'' (EPA ICR No. 0220.13, OMB Control
No. 2040-0168) 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 No. 0220.12, which is currently approved through
November 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 2, 2017.
ADDRESSES: Submit your comments, referencing Docket ID No. EPA-HQ-OW-
2005-0023, 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: Kathy Hurld, Wetlands Division, Office
of Wetlands, Oceans, and Watersheds (4502T), Environmental Protection
Agency, 1200 Pennsylvania Ave. NW., Washington, DC 20460; telephone:
202-566-1269; fax number: 202-566-1349; email address:
hurld.kathy@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: Section 404(g) of the Clean Water Act authorizes states
[and tribes] to assume the section 404 permit program for discharges of
dredged or fill material into certain Waters of the U.S. This ICR
covers the collection of information EPA needs to perform its program
approval and oversight responsibilities and the state/tribe needs to
implement its program.
Request to assume CWA section 404 permit program. States/tribes
must demonstrate that they meet the statutory and regulatory
requirements (40 CFR 233) for an approvable program. Specified
information and documents
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must be submitted by the state/tribe to EPA to request assumption and
must be sufficient to enable EPA to undertake a thorough analysis of
the state/tribal program. The information contained in the assumption
request submission is provided to the other involved federal agencies
(U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, and
National Marine Fisheries Service) and to the general public for review
and comment.
States/tribes with assumed programs must be able to issue permits
that assure compliance with all applicable statutory and regulatory
requirements, including the 404(b)(1) Guidelines. Sufficient
information must be provided in the application so that states/tribes,
and federal agencies reviewing the permit are able to evaluate, avoid,
minimize and compensate for any anticipated impacts resulting from the
proposed project. EPA's assumption regulations establish required and
recommended elements that should be included in the state/tribe's
permit application, so that sufficient information is available to make
a thorough analysis of anticipated impacts. (40 CFR 233.30). These
minimum information requirements generally reflect the information that
must be submitted when applying for a section 404 permit from the U.S.
Army Corps of Engineers. (CWA section 404(h); CWA section 404(j); 40
CFR 230.10, 233.20, 233.21, 233.34, and 233.50; 33 CFR 325)).
EPA has an oversight role for assumed 404 permitting programs to
ensure that state/tribal programs are in compliance with applicable
requirements and that state/tribal permit decisions adequately
consider, avoid, minimize and compensate for anticipated impacts.
States/tribes must evaluate their programs annually and submit the
results in a report to EPA. EPA's assumption regulations establish
minimum requirements for the annual report (40 CFR 233.52).
The information included in the state/tribe's assumption request
and the information included in a permit application is made available
for public review and comment. The information included in the annual
report to EPA is made available to the public. EPA does not make any
assurances of confidentiality for this information.
Form Numbers: None.
Respondents/affected entities: Entities potentially affected by
this action are those states/tribes requesting assumption of the Clean
Water Act section 404 permit program; states/tribes with approved
assumed programs; and permit applicants in states/tribes with assumed
programs.
Respondent's obligation to respond: Required to obtain or retain a
benefit (40 CFR 233).
Estimated number of respondents: 2 states/tribes to request program
assumption; 11,900 permit applicants (2,975 applications per state);
and 4 states/tribes which have assumed the program (the two current
programs and potentially two who may be approved under this ICR) which
will submit an annual report.
Frequency of response: States/tribes will respond one time to
request assumption and once the program is approved they will respond
annually for the annual report; permit applicants will respond one time
when requesting a permit.
Total estimated burden: The public reporting and recordkeeping
burden for this collection of information is estimated to be 120,400
hours per year (520 hours to request program assumption times two
states/tribes (1,040 hours); 11,900 permit applicants times 10 hours
per application (119,000 hours); and 90 hours to prepare an annual
report times 4 state/tribal assumed programs (360 hours)). The burden
to EPA for related activities is 8,560 hours per year (200 hours to
review assumption requests times two states/tribes (400 hours); 100
permit applications times 80 hours per application review (8,000
hours); and 40 hours to review an annual report times 4 state/tribal
assumed programs (160 hours)). Burden is defined at 5 CFR 1320.3(b).
Total estimated cost: Costs to states/tribes for assumed section
404 permit programs will vary widely by state/tribe and permit, however
there are $0 capital or operation & maintenance costs. The cost to EPA
for related activities is $420,513.28 in labor costs (per year),
includes $0 annualized capital or operation & maintenance costs.
Changes in Estimates: There is an increase of 29,440 hours in the
total estimated respondent burden compared with the ICR currently
approved by OMB. This increase is an adjustment reflecting an increase
in hours spent reviewing each permit. Michigan doubled its estimate of
the number of hours spent reviewing each permit application, based upon
the increase in number of applicants requesting a review of permit and
mitigation options. New Jersey's estimate remained the same at 10 hours
per permit application.
Dated: April 21, 2017.
John Goodin,
Acting Director, Office of Wetlands, Oceans, and Watersheds.
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