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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
Federal Energy Regulatory
Commission
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Flambeau Hydro, LLC; Notice
Soliciting Scoping Comments
Take notice that the following
hydroelectric license application has
been filed with the Commission and is
available for public inspection.
a. Type of Application: Subsequent
Minor License.
b. Project No.: P–2684–010.
c. Date filed: April 26, 2017.
d. Applicant: Flambeau Hydro, LLC
(Flambeau Hydro).
e. Name of Project: Arpin Dam
Project.
f. Location: On the Chippewa River,
near the Village of Radisson, in Sawyer
County, Wisconsin. There are no federal
or tribal lands within the project
boundary.
g. Filed Pursuant to: Federal Power
Act 16 U.S.C. 791(a)–825(r).
h. Applicant Contact: Mr. Jason
Kreuscher, Renewable World Energies,
LLC, 100 State Street, P.O. Box 264,
Neshkoro, WI 54960; (855) 994–9376,
ext. 102.
i. FERC Contact: Amy Chang, (202)
502–8250, or amy.chang@ferc.gov.
j. Deadline for filing scoping
comments: December 4, 2017.
The Commission strongly encourages
electronic filing. Please file scoping
comments using the Commission’s
eFiling system at https://www.ferc.gov/
docs-filing/efiling.asp. Commenters can
submit brief comments up to 6,000
characters, without prior registration,
using the eComment system at https://
www.ferc.gov/docs-filing/
ecomment.asp. You must include your
name and contact information at the end
of your comments. For assistance,
please contact FERC Online Support at
FERCOnlineSupport@ferc.gov, (866)
208–3676 (toll free), or (202) 502–8659
(TTY). In lieu of electronic filing, please
send a paper copy to: Secretary, Federal
Energy Regulatory Commission, 888
First Street NE., Washington, DC 20426.
The first page of any filing should
include docket number P–2684–010.
The Commission’s Rules of Practice
require all intervenors filing documents
with the Commission to serve a copy of
that document on each person on the
official service list for the project.
Further, if an intervenor files comments
or documents with the Commission
relating to the merits of an issue that
may affect the responsibilities of a
particular resource agency, they must
also serve a copy of the document on
that resource agency.
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k. This application is not ready for
environmental analysis at this time.
l. The existing Arpin Dam Project
consists of: (1) An approximately 742.5foot-long, 19-foot-high stone masonry
dam (west dam section) that includes
two timber stoplog spillway bays and an
approximately 318.9-foot-long overflow
section; (2) an approximately 452.2-footlong, 18-foot-high masonry dam (middle
dam section) that includes two steel
vertical lift gates and an approximately
237.9-foot-long overflow section; (3) an
approximately 319.8-foot-long, 16-foothigh masonry dam (east dam section)
that includes two tainter gates and an
108-foot-long overflow section; (4) an
approximately 294-acre impoundment
at a normal full pond water surface
elevation of 1,227.22 feet North
American Vertical Datum of 1988
(NAVD88); (5) a 37-foot-long, 11.5-footwide, 14-foot-high concrete, canal
headworks structure on the eastern side
of the impoundment; (6) an
approximately 3,200-foot-long, 56-footwide, 6-foot-deep power canal; (7) a
13.5-foot-long, 48-foot-wide, 14.4-foothigh concrete intake structure that
includes two 9-foot-wide, 11-foot-high
steel stop gates and a 44-foot-wide, 14.4foot-high trashrack with 1.5- to 1.75inch clear bar spacing; (8) three 79-footlong, 8-foot-diameter steel penstocks; (9)
a 52-foot-long, 24-foot-wide, 25-foothigh cement block powerhouse
containing two 600-kW, and one 250kW vertical Francis turbine-generator
units, for a total capacity of 1,450 kW;
(10) a 15-foot-long, 2.4-kilovolt (kV)
underground generator lead line that
connects the turbine-generator units to a
substation containing three step-up
transformers; (11) a 3,645-foot-long,
22.9-kV above-ground transmission line;
(12) a tailrace; (13) recreation facilities;
and (14) appurtenant facilities.
Flambeau Hydro manually operates
the project in a run-of-river mode, with
an average annual generation of 7,336
megawatt-hours. Flambeau Hydro is not
proposing any changes in project
operation. Flambeau Hydro proposes to
continue to release a year-round
minimum flow of 40 cfs to the bypassed
reach to protect aquatic resources and to
continue to operate and maintain
existing recreation facilities. Flambeau
Hydro also proposes to develop an
Historic Properties Management Plan to
protect historic resources.
m. A copy of the application is
available for review at the Commission
in the Public Reference Room or may be
viewed on the Commission’s Web site at
https://www.ferc.gov using the eLibrary
link. Enter the docket number excluding
the last three digits in the docket
number field to address the document.
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For assistance, contact FERC Online
Support. A copy is available for
inspection and reproduction at the
address in item (h) above.
n. You may also register online at
https://www.ferc.gov/docs-filing/
esubscription.asp to be notified via
email of new filings and issuances
related to this or other pending projects.
For assistance, contact FERC Online
Support.
o. Scoping Process.
The Commission staff intends to
prepare a single Environmental
Assessment (EA) for the Arpin Dam
Project in accordance with the National
Environmental Policy Act. The EA will
consider both site-specific and
cumulative environmental impacts and
reasonable alternatives to the proposed
action.
Commission staff does not propose to
conduct any on-site scoping meetings at
this time. Instead, we are soliciting
comments, recommendations, and
information on Scoping Document 1
(SD1), issued November 2, 2017.
Copies of SD1 outlining the subject
areas to be addressed in the EA were
distributed to the parties on the
Commission’s mailing list and the
applicant’s distribution list. Copies of
SD1 may be viewed on the web at
https://www.ferc.gov using the eLibrary
link. Enter the docket number excluding
the last three digits in the docket
number field to access the document.
For assistance, call 1–866–208–3676 or
for TTY, (202) 502–8659.
Dated: November 2, 2017.
Kimberly D. Bose,
Secretary.
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Agency Information Collection
Activities; Proposed Collection;
Comment Request; Implementation of
the 2008 Ozone National Ambient Air
Quality Standards for Ozone; State
Implementation Plan Requirements,
EPA ICR No. 2347.03, OMB Control No.
2060–0695
Environmental Protection
Agency (EPA).
ACTION: Notice; reopening of comment
period.
AGENCY:
On October 2, 2017, the
Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)
announced that EPA is planning to
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submit a request to renew an existing
approved Information Collection
Request (ICR) 2347.02, ‘‘Implementation
of the 2008 National Ambient Air
Quality Standards for Ozone,’’ to the
Office of Management and Budget
(OMB). This existing ICR is scheduled
to expire on January 31, 2018. Before
submitting the ICR renewal request to
OMB for review and approval, the EPA
is soliciting comments on specific
aspects of the proposed information
collection as described below. The EPA
is reopening the comment period on the
proposed ICR that closed on November
1, 2017.
DATES: Comments must be submitted on
or before December 8, 2017.
ADDRESSES: Submit your comments,
identified by Docket ID No. EPA–HQ–
OAR–2010–0885, at https://
www.regulations.gov. Follow the online
instructions for submitting comments.
Once submitted, comments cannot be
edited or removed from https://
www.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. 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://
www2.epa.gov/dockets/commentingepa-dockets.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Mr.
Butch Stackhouse, Air Quality Policy
Division, Office of Air Quality Planning
and Standards, Mail Code C539–01,
Environmental Protection Agency, T.W.
Alexander Drive, Research Triangle
Park, NC 27711; telephone number:
(919) 541–5208; fax number: (919) 541–
0824; email address: stackhouse.butch@
epa.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
How can I access the docket and/or
submit comments?
The EPA has established a public
docket for this ICR under Docket ID No.
EPA–HQ–OAR–2010–0885, which is
available for online viewing at https://
www.regulations.gov, or for in-person
viewing at the Air Docket in the EPA
Docket Center (EPA/DC), EPA West,
Room 3334, 1301 Constitution Ave.
NW., Washington, DC. The EPA/DC
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Public Reading Room is open from 8:30
a.m. to 4:30 p.m., Monday through
Friday, excluding legal holidays. The
telephone number for the Reading Room
is (202) 566–1744, and the telephone
number for the Air Docket is (202) 566–
1742.
Use https://www.regulations.gov to
obtain a copy of the draft collection of
information, submit or view public
comments, access the index listing of
the contents of the docket, and to access
those documents in the public docket
that are available electronically. Once in
the system, select ‘‘search,’’ then key in
the docket ID number identified in this
document.
What information is the EPA
particularly interested in?
Pursuant to section 3506(c)(2)(A) of
the Paperwork Reduction Act (PRA), the
EPA specifically solicits 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., allowing
for electronic submission of responses
(in this case, revisions to State
Implementation Plans (SIPs) to meet
planning requirements for
nonattainment areas for the 2008 ozone
NAAQS).
What should I consider when I prepare
my comments for the EPA?
You may find the following
suggestions helpful for preparing your
comments:
1. Explain your views as clearly as
possible and provide specific examples.
2. Describe any assumptions that you
used.
3. Provide copies of any technical
information and/or data you used that
support your views.
4. If you estimate potential burden or
costs, explain how you arrived at the
estimate that you provide.
5. Offer alternative ways to improve
the collection activity.
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6. Make sure to submit your
comments by the deadline identified
under DATES.
7. To ensure proper receipt by the
EPA, be sure to identify the docket ID
number assigned to this action in the
subject line on the first page of your
response. You may also provide the
name, date, and Federal Register
citation.
What information collection activity or
ICR does this apply to?
Affected entities: Entities affected by
this action are state and local air
agencies subject to attainment planning
requirements for areas designated
nonattainment for the 2008 ozone
NAAQS. Such planning requirements
may include attainment demonstrations,
Reasonable Further Progress (RFP)
plans, and Reasonably Available Control
Technology (RACT) and Reasonably
Available Control Measure (RACM) SIP
submissions. Local, state, and federal
agencies are part of the North American
Industrial Classification System Code
number 924110. There are other entities
that may be indirectly affected, due to
the fact that they may comment on the
draft submissions before air agencies
submit them to EPA. These include
potentially regulated entities,
representatives of stakeholder groups,
and members of the general public.
Title: Implementation of the 2008
National Ambient Air Quality Standards
for Ozone: State Implementation Plan
Requirements; Information Collection
Request Renewal.
ICR numbers: EPA ICR No. 2347.03,
OMB Control No. 2060–0695.
ICR status: This ICR is currently
scheduled to expire on January 31,
2018. 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. The OMB control
numbers for the EPA’s regulations in
title 40 of the Code of Federal
Regulations (CFR), after appearing in the
Federal Register when approved, are
listed in 40 CFR part 9. They are
displayed either by publication in the
Federal Register or by other appropriate
means, such as on the related collection
instrument or form, if applicable. The
display of OMB control numbers in
certain EPA regulations is consolidated
in 40 CFR part 9.
Abstract: The PRA requires the
information found in this ICR (No.
2347.03) to assess the burden (in hours
and dollars) of meeting the requirements
of the Implementation of the 2008
National Ambient Air Quality Standards
(NAAQS) for Ozone: State
Implementation Plan Requirements;
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Final Rule. The rule was proposed on
June 6, 2013 (78 FR 34178), and
promulgated on March 15, 2015 (80 FR
12264). The rule includes requirements
that involve collecting information from
states with areas designated
nonattainment for the 2008 8-hour
ozone NAAQS. These information
collection milestones include but are
not limited to state submissions of
attainment demonstrations, RFP plans,
and RACT determinations. The burden
estimate in the original ICR assumed 26
state air agency respondents (state and
local air agencies), including the District
of Columbia, responsible for meeting
attainment planning obligations for 46
designated nonattainment areas for the
2008 ozone NAAQS. The revised
burden estimate in this proposed ICR
renewal incorporates changes to the
original estimate that affect 17
respondents with jurisdiction over 30
nonattainment areas that are in various
stages of planning for attainment or
maintenance of the 2008 ozone NAAQS.
The time period covered by this ICR is
February 1, 2018, through January 31,
2021.
Burden Statement: The estimated
public reporting and recordkeeping
burden for the original ICR was 120,000
labor hours for the 3-year period, for an
estimated average burden of 4,615 hours
per respondent (the number of
respondents was assumed to be 26). The
incremental public reporting and
recordkeeping burden for this proposed
collection of information is estimated to
total 62,000 hours, for an average of
3,647 hours per affected respondent (the
number of respondents is assumed to be
17) over the 3-year period covered by
this ICR renewal. Burden means the
total time, effort, or financial resources
expended by persons to generate,
maintain, retain, or disclose or provide
information to or for a federal agency.
This includes the time needed to review
instructions; to develop, acquire, install,
and utilize technology and systems for
the purposes of collecting, validating,
and verifying information, processing
and maintaining information, and
disclosing and providing information; to
adjust the existing ways to comply with
any previously applicable instructions
and requirements which have
subsequently changed; to train
personnel to be able to respond to a
collection of information; to search data
sources; to complete and review the
collection of information; and, to
transmit or otherwise disclose the
information.
The ICR provides a detailed
explanation of the agency’s estimate,
which is only briefly summarized here:
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Respondents/Affected Entities: State
and local governments.
Estimated total number of affected
respondents: 17.
Frequency of response: Annual.
Estimated total additional annual
burden hours: 20,667 hours.
Estimated total additional annual
cost: $1,404,757. This includes an
estimated burden cost of $0 for capital
investment or maintenance and
operational costs.
Are there changes in the estimates from
the last approval?
The total estimated respondent
burden during the 3-year period of this
ICR renewal is 62,000 hours, compared
with a total estimated respondent
burden of 120,000 hours identified for
the 3-year period covered by the original
ICR approved by OMB.
What is the next step in the process for
this ICR?
The EPA will consider the comments
received on this proposal and will
amend the ICR as appropriate. The final
ICR package will then be submitted to
OMB for review and approval pursuant
to 5 CFR 1320.12. At that time, the EPA
will issue another Federal Register
notice pursuant to 5 CFR
1320.5(a)(1)(iv) to announce the
submission of the ICR to OMB and the
opportunity to submit additional
comments to OMB. If you have any
questions about this ICR or the approval
process, please contact the technical
person listed under FOR FURTHER
INFORMATION CONTACT.
Dated: November 1, 2017.
Mary Henigin,
Acting Director, Office of Air Quality Planning
and Standards.
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execute and file any and all documents
that may be required to be executed by
the Receiver which FDIC-Corporate, in
its sole discretion, deems necessary;
including but not limited to releases,
discharges, satisfactions, endorsements,
assignments, and deeds. Effective
November 1, 2017, the Receivership
Estate has been terminated, the Receiver
discharged, and the Receivership Estate
has ceased to exist as a legal entity.
Dated: November 3, 2017.
Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation.
Robert E. Feldman,
Executive Secretary.
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Notice of Termination of the
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Bank, Camargo, Oklahoma
The Federal Deposit Insurance
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Receiver for 10335, The First State
Bank, Camargo, Oklahoma, has been
authorized to take all actions necessary
to terminate the receivership estate of
The First State Bank (Receivership
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dividend distributions required by law.
The Receiver has further irrevocably
authorized and appointed FDICCorporate as its attorney-in-fact to
execute and file any and all documents
that may be required to be executed by
the Receiver which FDIC-Corporate, in
its sole discretion, deems necessary;
including but not limited to releases,
discharges, satisfactions, endorsements,
assignments and deeds. Effective
November 1, 2017, the Receivership
Estate has been terminated, the Receiver
discharged, and the Receivership Estate
has ceased to exist as a legal entity.
Dated: November 3, 2017.
Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation.
Notice of Termination of the
Receivership of 10510, First National
Bank of Crestview, Crestview, Florida
Robert E. Feldman,
Executive Secretary.
The Federal Deposit Insurance
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of Crestview, Crestview, Florida, has
been authorized to take all actions
necessary to terminate the receivership
estate of First National Bank of
Crestview (Receivership Estate); the
Receiver has made all dividend
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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY
[EPA-HQ-OAR-2010-0885: FRL-9970-59-OAR]
Agency Information Collection Activities; Proposed Collection;
Comment Request; Implementation of the 2008 Ozone National Ambient Air
Quality Standards for Ozone; State Implementation Plan Requirements,
EPA ICR No. 2347.03, OMB Control No. 2060-0695
AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).
ACTION: Notice; reopening of comment period.
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SUMMARY: On October 2, 2017, the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)
announced that EPA is planning to
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submit a request to renew an existing approved Information Collection
Request (ICR) 2347.02, ``Implementation of the 2008 National Ambient
Air Quality Standards for Ozone,'' to the Office of Management and
Budget (OMB). This existing ICR is scheduled to expire on January 31,
2018. Before submitting the ICR renewal request to OMB for review and
approval, the EPA is soliciting comments on specific aspects of the
proposed information collection as described below. The EPA is
reopening the comment period on the proposed ICR that closed on
November 1, 2017.
DATES: Comments must be submitted on or before December 8, 2017.
ADDRESSES: Submit your comments, identified by Docket ID No. EPA-HQ-
OAR-2010-0885, at https://www.regulations.gov. Follow the online
instructions for submitting comments. Once submitted, comments cannot
be edited or removed from https://www.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. 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://www2.epa.gov/dockets/commenting-epa-dockets.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Mr. Butch Stackhouse, Air Quality
Policy Division, Office of Air Quality Planning and Standards, Mail
Code C539-01, Environmental Protection Agency, T.W. Alexander Drive,
Research Triangle Park, NC 27711; telephone number: (919) 541-5208; fax
number: (919) 541-0824; email address: stackhouse.butch@epa.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
How can I access the docket and/or submit comments?
The EPA has established a public docket for this ICR under Docket
ID No. EPA-HQ-OAR-2010-0885, which is available for online viewing at
https://www.regulations.gov, or for in-person viewing at the Air Docket
in the EPA Docket Center (EPA/DC), EPA West, Room 3334, 1301
Constitution Ave. NW., Washington, DC. The EPA/DC Public Reading Room
is open from 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., Monday through Friday, excluding
legal holidays. The telephone number for the Reading Room is (202) 566-
1744, and the telephone number for the Air Docket is (202) 566-1742.
Use https://www.regulations.gov to obtain a copy of the draft
collection of information, submit or view public comments, access the
index listing of the contents of the docket, and to access those
documents in the public docket that are available electronically. Once
in the system, select ``search,'' then key in the docket ID number
identified in this document.
What information is the EPA particularly interested in?
Pursuant to section 3506(c)(2)(A) of the Paperwork Reduction Act
(PRA), the EPA specifically solicits 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., allowing for electronic
submission of responses (in this case, revisions to State
Implementation Plans (SIPs) to meet planning requirements for
nonattainment areas for the 2008 ozone NAAQS).
What should I consider when I prepare my comments for the EPA?
You may find the following suggestions helpful for preparing your
comments:
1. Explain your views as clearly as possible and provide specific
examples.
2. Describe any assumptions that you used.
3. Provide copies of any technical information and/or data you used
that support your views.
4. If you estimate potential burden or costs, explain how you
arrived at the estimate that you provide.
5. Offer alternative ways to improve the collection activity.
6. Make sure to submit your comments by the deadline identified
under DATES.
7. To ensure proper receipt by the EPA, be sure to identify the
docket ID number assigned to this action in the subject line on the
first page of your response. You may also provide the name, date, and
Federal Register citation.
What information collection activity or ICR does this apply to?
Affected entities: Entities affected by this action are state and
local air agencies subject to attainment planning requirements for
areas designated nonattainment for the 2008 ozone NAAQS. Such planning
requirements may include attainment demonstrations, Reasonable Further
Progress (RFP) plans, and Reasonably Available Control Technology
(RACT) and Reasonably Available Control Measure (RACM) SIP submissions.
Local, state, and federal agencies are part of the North American
Industrial Classification System Code number 924110. There are other
entities that may be indirectly affected, due to the fact that they may
comment on the draft submissions before air agencies submit them to
EPA. These include potentially regulated entities, representatives of
stakeholder groups, and members of the general public.
Title: Implementation of the 2008 National Ambient Air Quality
Standards for Ozone: State Implementation Plan Requirements;
Information Collection Request Renewal.
ICR numbers: EPA ICR No. 2347.03, OMB Control No. 2060-0695.
ICR status: This ICR is currently scheduled to expire on January
31, 2018. 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. The OMB control numbers for the
EPA's regulations in title 40 of the Code of Federal Regulations (CFR),
after appearing in the Federal Register when approved, are listed in 40
CFR part 9. They are displayed either by publication in the Federal
Register or by other appropriate means, such as on the related
collection instrument or form, if applicable. The display of OMB
control numbers in certain EPA regulations is consolidated in 40 CFR
part 9.
Abstract: The PRA requires the information found in this ICR (No.
2347.03) to assess the burden (in hours and dollars) of meeting the
requirements of the Implementation of the 2008 National Ambient Air
Quality Standards (NAAQS) for Ozone: State Implementation Plan
Requirements;
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Final Rule. The rule was proposed on June 6, 2013 (78 FR 34178), and
promulgated on March 15, 2015 (80 FR 12264). The rule includes
requirements that involve collecting information from states with areas
designated nonattainment for the 2008 8-hour ozone NAAQS. These
information collection milestones include but are not limited to state
submissions of attainment demonstrations, RFP plans, and RACT
determinations. The burden estimate in the original ICR assumed 26
state air agency respondents (state and local air agencies), including
the District of Columbia, responsible for meeting attainment planning
obligations for 46 designated nonattainment areas for the 2008 ozone
NAAQS. The revised burden estimate in this proposed ICR renewal
incorporates changes to the original estimate that affect 17
respondents with jurisdiction over 30 nonattainment areas that are in
various stages of planning for attainment or maintenance of the 2008
ozone NAAQS. The time period covered by this ICR is February 1, 2018,
through January 31, 2021.
Burden Statement: The estimated public reporting and recordkeeping
burden for the original ICR was 120,000 labor hours for the 3-year
period, for an estimated average burden of 4,615 hours per respondent
(the number of respondents was assumed to be 26). The incremental
public reporting and recordkeeping burden for this proposed collection
of information is estimated to total 62,000 hours, for an average of
3,647 hours per affected respondent (the number of respondents is
assumed to be 17) over the 3-year period covered by this ICR renewal.
Burden means the total time, effort, or financial resources expended by
persons to generate, maintain, retain, or disclose or provide
information to or for a federal agency. This includes the time needed
to review instructions; to develop, acquire, install, and utilize
technology and systems for the purposes of collecting, validating, and
verifying information, processing and maintaining information, and
disclosing and providing information; to adjust the existing ways to
comply with any previously applicable instructions and requirements
which have subsequently changed; to train personnel to be able to
respond to a collection of information; to search data sources; to
complete and review the collection of information; and, to transmit or
otherwise disclose the information.
The ICR provides a detailed explanation of the agency's estimate,
which is only briefly summarized here:
Respondents/Affected Entities: State and local governments.
Estimated total number of affected respondents: 17.
Frequency of response: Annual.
Estimated total additional annual burden hours: 20,667 hours.
Estimated total additional annual cost: $1,404,757. This includes
an estimated burden cost of $0 for capital investment or maintenance
and operational costs.
Are there changes in the estimates from the last approval?
The total estimated respondent burden during the 3-year period of
this ICR renewal is 62,000 hours, compared with a total estimated
respondent burden of 120,000 hours identified for the 3-year period
covered by the original ICR approved by OMB.
What is the next step in the process for this ICR?
The EPA will consider the comments received on this proposal and
will amend the ICR as appropriate. The final ICR package will then be
submitted to OMB for review and approval pursuant to 5 CFR 1320.12. At
that time, the EPA will issue another Federal Register notice pursuant
to 5 CFR 1320.5(a)(1)(iv) to announce the submission of the ICR to OMB
and the opportunity to submit additional comments to OMB. If you have
any questions about this ICR or the approval process, please contact
the technical person listed under FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT.
Dated: November 1, 2017.
Mary Henigin,
Acting Director, Office of Air Quality Planning and Standards.
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