Release of Interim Final Guidance for State Coal Combustion Residuals Permit Programs; Comment Request, 38685-38686 [2017-17270]

Download as PDF Federal Register / Vol. 82, No. 156 / Tuesday, August 15, 2017 / Notices rulemaking involving services applicable to public property. Environmental Compliance In compliance with the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) (42 U.S.C. 4321–4370), Council on Environmental Quality NEPA implementing regulations (40 CFR parts 1500–1508), and DOE NEPA implementing regulations (10 CFR part 1021), WAPA completed a Categorical Exclusion (CX). Since WAPA is reallocating its existing resources and is not planning to increase its generation or transmission under this Marketing Plan, a CX is the appropriate level of environmental review. Determination Under Executive Order 12866 WAPA has an exemption from centralized regulatory review under Executive Order 12866; accordingly, no clearance of this Federal Register notice by the Office of Management and Budget is required. Dated: July 6, 2017. Mark A. Gabriel, Administrator. [FR Doc. 2017–17210 Filed 8–14–17; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 6450–01–P ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY [EPA–HQ–OLEM–2017–0458; FRL–9966– 52–OLEM] Release of Interim Final Guidance for State Coal Combustion Residuals Permit Programs; Comment Request Environmental Protection Agency (EPA). ACTION: Notice of availability; request for comment. AGENCY: The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is announcing the availability of and requests comment on a document titled Coal Combustion Residuals State Permit Program Guidance Document; Interim Final. As a result of the Water Infrastructure Improvements for the Nation (WIIN) Act signed by the President on December 16, 2016, States may submit coal combustion residuals (CCR) programs to EPA for review and approval. This document describes EPA’s interpretations of the WIIN Act provisions and the way in which EPA generally intends to review State programs. mstockstill on DSK30JT082PROD with NOTICES SUMMARY: Comments must be received on or before September 14, 2017. DATES: VerDate Sep<11>2014 17:15 Aug 14, 2017 Jkt 241001 Submit your comments, identified by Docket ID No. EPA–HQ– OLEM–2017–0458; Title: Coal Combustion Residuals (CCR) State Permit Program Guidance Document (Interim Final) at https:// www.regulations.gov. Follow the online instructions for submitting comments. Once submitted, comments cannot be edited or removed from Regulations.gov. The EPA may publish any comment received to its public docket. Do not submit electronically any information you consider to be Confidential Business Information (CBI) or other information whose disclosure is restricted by statute Multimedia submissions (audio, video, etc.) must be accompanied by a written comment. The written comment is considered the official comment and should include discussion of all points you wish to make. EPA will generally not consider comments or comment contents located outside of the primary submission (i.e., on the web, cloud or other file sharing system). For additional submission methods, the full EPA public comment policy, information about CBI or multimedia submissions, and general guidance on making effective comments, please visit https:// www.epa.gov/dockets/commenting-epadockets. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Mary Jackson, Materials Recovery and Waste Management Division, Office of Resource Conservation and Recovery (5304P), Environmental Protection Agency, 1200 Pennsylvania Avenue NW., Washington, DC 20460; telephone number: (703) 308–8453; email address: jackson.mary@epa.gov. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: ADDRESSES: I. Background Section 2301 of the Water Infrastructure Improvements for the Nation Act (WIIN) Act amended the Resource Conservation and Recovery Act to allow States to submit and EPA to approve State permit (or other system of prior approval and conditions) programs for CCR. Coal Combustion Residuals State Permit Program Guidance Document; Interim Final is designed to provide information about the provisions of the 2016 WIIN Act, related to CCR, as well as the process and procedures EPA generally intends to use to review and make determinations on State CCR Permit Programs. The purpose of this document is to provide States guidance for developing and submitting a State CCR Permit Program for EPA approval. The document has four (4) chapters. The first two are in the form of PO 00000 Frm 00017 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 38685 questions and answers. The first chapter provides an overview of the provisions of the WIIN Act. The second chapter contains the process and procedures EPA is currently planning to use to review and make determinations on State CCR programs, as well as the documentation EPA generally expects to request from States seeking approval of a program. The third and fourth chapters consist of checklists to aid the States as they are considering and developing their program submittals. Chapter 3 contains a checklist of all the requirements of the current CCR rule at 40 CFR part 257 subpart D. Chapter 4 provides a checklist of those items EPA generally expects a State would submit when seeking approval of its CCR program. This guidance describes EPA’s statutory interpretations and the way in which EPA generally intends to review State programs. As such, EPA encourages States to consult this interim final guidance and to use it as a technical resource as they develop and submit State CCR Permit programs to EPA for review and approval. As provided by Section 2301 of the WIIN Act, EPA must provide public notice and an opportunity for comment prior to approval of a State program by EPA. Thus, EPA’s review and approval of a State program will be a separate process from this action that will provide for public notice and opportunity for comment on each State program. The information and procedures in the document are intended as a technical resource to States that may be useful in developing and submitting a State CCRs Permit Program to EPA for approval. This Guidance does not constitute rulemaking by the Agency, and cannot be relied on to create a substantive or procedural right enforceable by any party in litigation with the United States. As indicated by the use of non-mandatory language such as ‘‘may’’ and ‘‘should,’’ it only provides recommendations and does not impose any legally binding requirements. The guidance document can be found in the docket (Docket ID No. EPA–HQ– OLEM–2017–0458; Title: Coal Combustion Residuals (CCR) State Permit Program Guidance Document (Interim Final)) at https:// www.regulations.gov. In addition, a copy of the guidance document and additional resources on CCR can also be found on EPA’s Web site: www.epa.gov/ coalash. E:\FR\FM\15AUN1.SGM 15AUN1 38686 Federal Register / Vol. 82, No. 156 / Tuesday, August 15, 2017 / Notices Dated: August 9, 2017. Nigel Simon, Acting Principal Deputy Assistant Administrator, Office of Land and Emergency Management. [FR Doc. 2017–17270 Filed 8–14–17; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 6560–50–P FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION Privacy Act of 1974; System of Records Federal Communications Commission. ACTION: Notice of a modified system of records. AGENCY: The Federal Communications Commission (FCC or Commission or Agency) is modifying an existing system of records, FCC/WCB–1, Lifeline Program, subject to the Privacy Act of 1974, as amended. This action is necessary to meet the requirements of the Privacy Act to publish in the Federal Register notice of the existence and character of records maintained by the agency. The Lifeline Program (or ‘‘Lifeline’’) provides discounts for voice telephony (i.e., telephone service) and broadband Internet access service (BIAS) to qualifying low-income individuals (i.e., one Lifeline Program telephone per household). Individuals may qualify for Lifeline through proof of income or participation in another qualifying program. Since the Telecommunications Act of 1996 (1996 Act), the Lifeline Program has been administered by the Universal Service Administrative Company (USAC) under the direction of the Commission and, by delegation, of the Commission’s Wireline Competition Bureau (WCB). This system of records contains information about individual Lifeline Program participants. The modifications described in this notice will allow USAC to maintain and administer this system in a manner that promotes efficiency and minimizes waste, fraud, and abuse. DATES: Written comments are due on or before September 14, 2017. This action (including the routine uses) will become effective on September 14, 2017 unless comments are received that require a contrary determination. ADDRESSES: Send comments to Leslie F. Smith, Privacy Manager, Information Technology (IT), Room 1–C216, Federal Communications Commission (FCC), 445 12th Street SW., Washington, DC 20554, or to Leslie.Smith@fcc.gov. mstockstill on DSK30JT082PROD with NOTICES SUMMARY: VerDate Sep<11>2014 17:15 Aug 14, 2017 Jkt 241001 FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Leslie F. Smith, (202) 418–0217, or Leslie.Smith@fcc.gov. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This notice serves to update and modify FCC/WCB–1, Lifeline Program, to include PII that will be obtained and processed by the National Verifier, which is being deployed as adopted in the Commission’s 2016 Lifeline and Link Up Reform and Modernization Third Report and Order to make eligibility determinations and perform a variety of other functions necessary to enroll individuals into the Lifeline program. See Lifeline and Link Up Reform and Modernization et al., Third Report and Order, Further Report and Order, and Order on Reconsideration, 31 FCC Rcd 3962, 4006, para. 126 (2016) (2016 Lifeline Modernization Order). The National Verifier will be comprised of both the existing National Lifeline Accountability Database (NLAD) system and a new Lifeline Eligibility Database (LED). The WCB is also making various other updates and modifications to comply with current OMB and FCC policies and practices. The Lifeline Program serves low-income individuals by providing qualifying individuals (i.e., one Lifeline Program telephone per household) with discounts on voice telephony and BIAS service. Since the Telecommunications Act of 1996 (1996 Act), the Lifeline Program has been administered by the Universal Service Administrative Company (USAC) under the direction of the Commission and, by delegation, of WCB. The substantive changes and modifications to the previously published version of the FCC/WCB–1 system of records include: (a) Changes to the security classification; (b) Expansion of the system’s purposes as provided in the 2016 Lifeline Modernization Order with the implementation of the National Verifier to make eligibility determinations and perform a variety of other functions necessary to enroll eligible subscribers into the Lifeline Program (or ‘‘Lifeline’’); to add broadband Internet access service (BIAS) as a Lifeline-eligible service; to include all PII used to determine an individual’s eligibility to participate in the program and recertify eligibility where the National Verifier is not responsible for eligibility determinations; to include the PII that will be used by the National Verifier to verify an individual’s eligibility for the program and recertify program participants where the National Verifier is responsible for eligibility determinations and recertification; to cover the PII that is used to ensure that PO 00000 Frm 00018 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 individuals in a single household do not receive more than one Lifeline Program benefit; to include the PII that is needed for call center inquiries regarding eligibility and dispute resolution; to include the information necessary for the System Integrator to develop, test, and operate the database system and network that will be used to implement and operate the National Verifier; and to include the information submitted to the National Verifier by subscribers seeking information on the status of their eligibility or for dispute resolution purposes. (c) Expansion of the categories of individuals to include individuals who enable another individual in their household to qualify for benefits; or are individuals acting on behalf of an eligible telecommunications carrier who have enrolled individuals in the Lifeline Program; (d) Expansion of the categories of records to include information on whether the individual resides on Tribal lands, information on whether the address is temporary and/or descriptive and whether it includes coordinates, mailing address (if different), Tribal identification number, telephone number, full name of the qualifying person (if different from the individual applicant), the last four digits of the qualifying person’s social security number, qualifying person’s date of birth, documents demonstrating eligibility, documents demonstrating identity, individual contact information, Lifeline subscriber identification number, security question, answer to security question, user name, password, agent identification information (if an agent is assisting in completing the application), individual’s eligibility certifications, and individual’s signature and date of application; (e) Updating language and/or renumbering 9 routine uses: (1) FCC/ USAC Program Management; (2) Third Party Contractors; (5) State Agencies and Other Authorized State Government Entities; (10) FCC Enforcement Actions; (11) Congressional Inquiries; (12) Government-Wide Program Management and Oversight; (13) Income and Program Eligibility Records; (14) Law Enforcement and Investigation; and (16) Breach Notification to comply with OMB requirements (M–17–12); (f) Merging of two routine uses (15) Adjudication and Litigation (now includes the previous Department of Justice routine use), formerly (10) and (11) respectively; (g) Addition of 11 new routine uses: (3) Business Process Outsource (BPO) Entity to allow a BPO employee access to Lifeline Program information related E:\FR\FM\15AUN1.SGM 15AUN1

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[Federal Register Volume 82, Number 156 (Tuesday, August 15, 2017)]
[Notices]
[Pages 38685-38686]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2017-17270]


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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

[EPA-HQ-OLEM-2017-0458; FRL-9966-52-OLEM]


Release of Interim Final Guidance for State Coal Combustion 
Residuals Permit Programs; Comment Request

AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).

ACTION: Notice of availability; request for comment.

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SUMMARY: The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is announcing the 
availability of and requests comment on a document titled Coal 
Combustion Residuals State Permit Program Guidance Document; Interim 
Final. As a result of the Water Infrastructure Improvements for the 
Nation (WIIN) Act signed by the President on December 16, 2016, States 
may submit coal combustion residuals (CCR) programs to EPA for review 
and approval. This document describes EPA's interpretations of the WIIN 
Act provisions and the way in which EPA generally intends to review 
State programs.

DATES: Comments must be received on or before September 14, 2017.

ADDRESSES: Submit your comments, identified by Docket ID No. EPA-HQ-
OLEM-2017-0458; Title: Coal Combustion Residuals (CCR) State Permit 
Program Guidance Document (Interim Final) at https://www.regulations.gov. Follow the online instructions for submitting 
comments. Once submitted, comments cannot be edited or removed from 
Regulations.gov. The EPA may publish any comment received to its public 
docket. Do not submit electronically any information you consider to be 
Confidential Business Information (CBI) or other information whose 
disclosure is restricted by statute Multimedia submissions (audio, 
video, etc.) must be accompanied by a written comment. The written 
comment is considered the official comment and should include 
discussion of all points you wish to make. EPA will generally not 
consider comments or comment contents located outside of the primary 
submission (i.e., on the web, cloud or other file sharing system). For 
additional submission methods, the full EPA public comment policy, 
information about CBI or multimedia submissions, and general guidance 
on making effective comments, please visit https://www.epa.gov/dockets/commenting-epa-dockets.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Mary Jackson, Materials Recovery and 
Waste Management Division, Office of Resource Conservation and Recovery 
(5304P), Environmental Protection Agency, 1200 Pennsylvania Avenue NW., 
Washington, DC 20460; telephone number: (703) 308-8453; email address: 
jackson.mary@epa.gov.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

I. Background

    Section 2301 of the Water Infrastructure Improvements for the 
Nation Act (WIIN) Act amended the Resource Conservation and Recovery 
Act to allow States to submit and EPA to approve State permit (or other 
system of prior approval and conditions) programs for CCR.
    Coal Combustion Residuals State Permit Program Guidance Document; 
Interim Final is designed to provide information about the provisions 
of the 2016 WIIN Act, related to CCR, as well as the process and 
procedures EPA generally intends to use to review and make 
determinations on State CCR Permit Programs. The purpose of this 
document is to provide States guidance for developing and submitting a 
State CCR Permit Program for EPA approval.
    The document has four (4) chapters. The first two are in the form 
of questions and answers. The first chapter provides an overview of the 
provisions of the WIIN Act. The second chapter contains the process and 
procedures EPA is currently planning to use to review and make 
determinations on State CCR programs, as well as the documentation EPA 
generally expects to request from States seeking approval of a program. 
The third and fourth chapters consist of checklists to aid the States 
as they are considering and developing their program submittals. 
Chapter 3 contains a checklist of all the requirements of the current 
CCR rule at 40 CFR part 257 subpart D. Chapter 4 provides a checklist 
of those items EPA generally expects a State would submit when seeking 
approval of its CCR program.
    This guidance describes EPA's statutory interpretations and the way 
in which EPA generally intends to review State programs. As such, EPA 
encourages States to consult this interim final guidance and to use it 
as a technical resource as they develop and submit State CCR Permit 
programs to EPA for review and approval. As provided by Section 2301 of 
the WIIN Act, EPA must provide public notice and an opportunity for 
comment prior to approval of a State program by EPA. Thus, EPA's review 
and approval of a State program will be a separate process from this 
action that will provide for public notice and opportunity for comment 
on each State program.
    The information and procedures in the document are intended as a 
technical resource to States that may be useful in developing and 
submitting a State CCRs Permit Program to EPA for approval. This 
Guidance does not constitute rulemaking by the Agency, and cannot be 
relied on to create a substantive or procedural right enforceable by 
any party in litigation with the United States. As indicated by the use 
of non-mandatory language such as ``may'' and ``should,'' it only 
provides recommendations and does not impose any legally binding 
requirements.
    The guidance document can be found in the docket (Docket ID No. 
EPA-HQ-OLEM-2017-0458; Title: Coal Combustion Residuals (CCR) State 
Permit Program Guidance Document (Interim Final)) at https://www.regulations.gov. In addition, a copy of the guidance document and 
additional resources on CCR can also be found on EPA's Web site: 
www.epa.gov/coalash.


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    Dated: August 9, 2017.
Nigel Simon,
Acting Principal Deputy Assistant Administrator, Office of Land and 
Emergency Management.
[FR Doc. 2017-17270 Filed 8-14-17; 8:45 am]
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