Information Collection Request Submitted to OMB for Review and Approval; Comment Request; Implementation of the 2008 Ozone National Ambient Air Quality Standards for Ozone: State Implementation Plan Requirements (Renewal), 2150-2151 [2018-00575]

Download as PDF 2150 Federal Register / Vol. 83, No. 10 / Tuesday, January 16, 2018 / Notices findings. Specifically, the data collected will be used to support reviews and reports to ED that: Describe the intervention implemented by each i3 grantee; assess the strength of the evidence produced by each i3 evaluation; present the evidence produced by each i3 evaluation; identify effective and promising interventions; and, assess the results of the i3 Program. We will collect data from the universe of all 172 i3 projects funded under the i3 Program. Dated: January 10, 2018. Stephanie Valentine, Acting Director, Information Collection Clearance Division, Office of the Chief Privacy Officer, Office of Management. [FR Doc. 2018–00554 Filed 1–12–18; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 4000–01–P ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY [EPA–EPA–HQ–OA–2010–0757; FRL–9972– 93–OEI] Information Collection Request Submitted to OMB for Review and Approval; Comment Request; Confidential Financial Disclosure Form for Special Government Employees Serving on Federal Advisory Committees at the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (Renewal) Environmental Protection Agency (EPA). ACTION: Notice. AGENCY: The Environmental Protection Agency has submitted an information collection request (ICR), ‘‘Confidential Financial Disclosure Form for Special Government Employees Serving on Federal Advisory Committees at the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (Renewal)’’ (EPA ICR No. 2260.06, OMB Control No. 2090–0029) 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 February 28, 2018. Public comments were previously requested via the Federal Register on August 21, 2017 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. daltland on DSKBBV9HB2PROD with NOTICES SUMMARY: VerDate Sep<11>2014 22:48 Jan 12, 2018 Jkt 244001 Additional comments may be submitted on or before February 15, 2018. ADDRESSES: Submit your comments, referencing Docket ID Number EPA– HQ–OA–2010–0757, to (1) EPA online using www.regulations.gov (our preferred method), by email to oei.docket@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: Megan Moreau, Office of Resources, Operations and Management, Federal Advisory Committee Management Division, Mail Code 1601M, Environmental Protection Agency, 1200 Pennsylvania Ave. NW, Washington, DC 20460; telephone number: 202–564– 5320; fax number: 202–564–8129; email address: moreau.megan@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. Abstract: The purpose of this information collection request is to assist the EPA in selecting federal advisory committee members who will be appointed as Special Government Employees (SGEs), mostly to the EPA’s scientific and technical committees. To select SGE members as efficiently and cost effectively as possible, the Agency needs to evaluate potential conflicts of interest before a candidate is hired as an SGE and appointed as a member to a committee. Agency officials developed the ‘‘Confidential Financial Disclosure Form for Special Government Employees Serving on Federal Advisory Committees at the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency,’’ also referred to as Form 3110–48, for greater inclusion of DATES: PO 00000 Frm 00020 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 information to discover any potential conflicts of interest as recommended by the Government Accountability Office. Form numbers: EPA Form 3110–48. Respondents/affected entities: Candidates for appointment to serve as SGEs on EPA federal advisory committees. Respondent’s obligation to respond: Mandatory in order to serve as a SGE on an EPA federal advisory committee (5 CFR 2634.903). Estimated number of respondents: 500 (total). Frequency of response: Once, Annually, On occasion. Total estimated burden: 500 hours (per year). Burden is defined at 5 CFR 1320.03(b). Total estimated cost: $56,000 (per year), includes $0 annualized capital or operation & maintenance costs. Changes in the Estimates: There is an increase of 250 hours in the total estimated respondent burden compared with the ICR currently approved by OMB. This change is due to an increase in the estimated number of respondents. Courtney Kerwin, Director, Regulatory Support Division. [FR Doc. 2018–00574 Filed 1–12–18; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 6560–50–P ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY [EPA–HQ–OAR–2010–0885; FRL–9973–01– OEI] Information Collection Request Submitted to OMB for Review and Approval; Comment Request; Implementation of the 2008 Ozone National Ambient Air Quality Standards for Ozone: State Implementation Plan Requirements (Renewal) Environmental Protection Agency (EPA). ACTION: Notice. AGENCY: The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has submitted an information collection request (ICR)— Implementation of the 2008 Ozone National Ambient Air Quality Standards for Ozone: State Implementation Plan Requirements (Renewal), OMB Control Number 2060–0695, EPA ICR No. 2347.03—to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for review and approval in accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act (PRA). This is a proposed extension of the ICR, which is currently approved through January, 31, 2018. Public comments were previously requested via a Federal SUMMARY: E:\FR\FM\16JAN1.SGM 16JAN1 daltland on DSKBBV9HB2PROD with NOTICES Federal Register / Vol. 83, No. 10 / Tuesday, January 16, 2018 / Notices Register notice published on October 2, 2017 and November 8, 2017. This notice allows 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. DATES: Additional comments may be submitted on or before February 15, 2018. ADDRESSES: Submit your comments, referencing Docket ID No. EPA–HQ– OAR–2010–0885, to (1) the EPA online using https://www.regulations.gov (our preferred method), by email to a-and-rdocket@epa.gov, or by mail to: EPA Docket Center, Environmental Protection Agency, Mail Code 28221T, 1200 Pennsylvania Avenue NW, Washington, DC 20460, and (2) OMB via email to oira_submission@omb.eop.gov. Address comments to OMB Desk Officer for EPA. The 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 or other information whose disclosure is restricted by statute. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Mr. Butch Stackhouse, Air Quality Policy Division, Office of Air Quality Planning and Standards, C539–01, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Research Triangle Park, NC 27709; telephone number: (919) 541–5208; fax number: (919) 541–5509; email address: stackhouse.butch@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 https:// www.regulations.gov or in person at the EPA Docket Center Reading Room, WJC West, Room 3334, 1301 Constitution Avenue NW, Washington, DC 20229. The telephone number for the Docket Center is (202) 566–1744. For additional information about the EPA’s public docket, visit https://www.epa.gov/ dockets. Abstract: The EPA requires the information requested in this ICR to perform its proper function to ensure the implementation of the 2008 ozone National Ambient Air Quality Standards (NAAQS) in areas of the country that are designated nonattainment for the standards. This ICR pertains to attainment planning efforts by states for VerDate Sep<11>2014 22:48 Jan 12, 2018 Jkt 244001 areas designated nonattainment for the ozone NAAQS revised on March 12, 2008 (73 FR 16436). Those planning efforts must meet the statutory requirements of CAA sections 172, 182 and 184, and the regulatory requirements established in the ‘‘Implementation of the 2008 National Ambient Air Quality Standards for Ozone: State Implementation Plan (SIP) Requirements; Final Rule’’ (80 FR 12264). The EPA has since revised the ozone NAAQS on October 1, 2015 (80 FR 65292), and any burden associated with attainment planning for areas designated nonattainment for the 2015 ozone NAAQS will be covered through a separate ICR process. The information covered by this ICR includes, but is not limited to, state submissions of attainment demonstrations, reasonable further progress plans, and reasonably available control technology determinations. Form Numbers: None. Respondents/Affected Entities: State and local governments. Respondent’s Obligation To Respond: Mandatory (see Clean Air Act sections 172, 182 and 184). Estimated Number of Respondents: 17 (total). Frequency of Response: Annual. Total Estimated Burden: 34,000 hours (per year). Burden is defined at 5 CFR 1320.3(b). Total Estimated Cost: $2,311,000 (per year), includes $0 annualized capital or operation and maintenance costs. Changes in Estimates: There is a decrease of 6,000 annual labor hours in the total estimated respondent burden compared with the ICR currently approved by OMB. This decrease is due to the activities expected to occur during the period from February 1, 2018, to January 31, 2021, which are similar in nature, but not identical, to the SIP planning and submission activities in the original ICR period. Factors contributing to the variation include the stage of implementation that various nonattainment areas are in for the 2008 ozone NAAQS, and states’ relative success in attaining the 2008 ozone NAAQS during the original ICR period. More specifically, the reasons the total estimated burden in this ICR renewal is different than the total estimated burden hours currently approved by OMB, include: • Many areas that have successfully attained the 2008 ozone NAAQS are now eligible to request redesignation to attainment. • As many as 13 nonattainment areas are potentially subject to the additional air quality planning and emissions control requirements of the ‘‘Serious’’ PO 00000 Frm 00021 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 2151 classification because they may not attain the 2008 NAAQS by the Moderate area attainment deadline of July 20, 2018. For these areas, states will need to take further steps to ensure air quality standards are achieved by the next attainment deadline. • The estimates have been calculated using 2017 dollars. The adjustments to the cost assumptions are summarized in sections 6(b) and 6(c) of the supporting statement, and fully detailed in a background spreadsheet titled, ‘‘Estimate of Burden for 2008 O3 SIP Rule 1st Renewal ICR Worksheet, 2017.’’ This spreadsheet is available in the docket. Courtney Kerwin, Director, Regulatory Support Division. [FR Doc. 2018–00575 Filed 1–12–18; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 6560–50–P EXPORT-IMPORT BANK [Public Notice: 2017–6010] Agency Information Collection Activities: Comment Request Export-Import Bank of the United States. ACTION: Submission for OMB review and comments request. AGENCY: The Export-Import Bank of the United States (EXIM), as a part of its continuing effort to reduce paperwork and respondent burden, invites the general public and other Federal Agencies to comment on the proposed information collection, as required by the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995. The collection provides EXIM staff with the information necessary to monitor the borrower’s payments for exported goods covered under its short and medium-term export credit insurance policies. It also alerts EXIM staff of defaults, so they can manage the portfolio in an informed manner. DATES: Comments must be received on or before February 15, 2018 to be assured of consideration. ADDRESSES: Comments may be submitted electronically on www.regulations.gov (EIB 92–27) or by mail to Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs, 725 17th Street NW, Washington, DC 20038 Attn: OMB 3048–0027 Form can be viewed at https://www.exim.gov/pub/pending/ eib92-27.pdf SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Title and Form Number: EIB 92–27 Report of Overdue Accounts Under Short-Term Policies. OMB Number: 3048–0027. SUMMARY: E:\FR\FM\16JAN1.SGM 16JAN1

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[Federal Register Volume 83, Number 10 (Tuesday, January 16, 2018)]
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[Pages 2150-2151]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2018-00575]


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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

[EPA-HQ-OAR-2010-0885; FRL-9973-01-OEI]


Information Collection Request Submitted to OMB for Review and 
Approval; Comment Request; Implementation of the 2008 Ozone National 
Ambient Air Quality Standards for Ozone: State Implementation Plan 
Requirements (Renewal)

AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has submitted an 
information collection request (ICR)--Implementation of the 2008 Ozone 
National Ambient Air Quality Standards for Ozone: State Implementation 
Plan Requirements (Renewal), OMB Control Number 2060-0695, EPA ICR No. 
2347.03--to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for review and 
approval in accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act (PRA). This is 
a proposed extension of the ICR, which is currently approved through 
January, 31, 2018. Public comments were previously requested via a 
Federal

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Register notice published on October 2, 2017 and November 8, 2017. This 
notice allows 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.

DATES: Additional comments may be submitted on or before February 15, 
2018.

ADDRESSES: Submit your comments, referencing Docket ID No. EPA-HQ-OAR-
2010-0885, to (1) the EPA online using https://www.regulations.gov (our 
preferred method), by email to [email protected], or by mail to: 
EPA Docket Center, Environmental Protection Agency, Mail Code 28221T, 
1200 Pennsylvania Avenue NW, Washington, DC 20460, and (2) OMB via 
email to [email protected]. Address comments to OMB Desk 
Officer for EPA. The 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 or other 
information whose disclosure is restricted by statute.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Mr. Butch Stackhouse, Air Quality 
Policy Division, Office of Air Quality Planning and Standards, C539-01, 
U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Research Triangle Park, NC 27709; 
telephone number: (919) 541-5208; fax number: (919) 541-5509; email 
address: [email protected].

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 
https://www.regulations.gov or in person at the EPA Docket Center 
Reading Room, WJC West, Room 3334, 1301 Constitution Avenue NW, 
Washington, DC 20229. The telephone number for the Docket Center is 
(202) 566-1744. For additional information about the EPA's public 
docket, visit https://www.epa.gov/dockets.
    Abstract: The EPA requires the information requested in this ICR to 
perform its proper function to ensure the implementation of the 2008 
ozone National Ambient Air Quality Standards (NAAQS) in areas of the 
country that are designated nonattainment for the standards. This ICR 
pertains to attainment planning efforts by states for areas designated 
nonattainment for the ozone NAAQS revised on March 12, 2008 (73 FR 
16436). Those planning efforts must meet the statutory requirements of 
CAA sections 172, 182 and 184, and the regulatory requirements 
established in the ``Implementation of the 2008 National Ambient Air 
Quality Standards for Ozone: State Implementation Plan (SIP) 
Requirements; Final Rule'' (80 FR 12264). The EPA has since revised the 
ozone NAAQS on October 1, 2015 (80 FR 65292), and any burden associated 
with attainment planning for areas designated nonattainment for the 
2015 ozone NAAQS will be covered through a separate ICR process. The 
information covered by this ICR includes, but is not limited to, state 
submissions of attainment demonstrations, reasonable further progress 
plans, and reasonably available control technology determinations.
    Form Numbers: None.
    Respondents/Affected Entities: State and local governments.
    Respondent's Obligation To Respond: Mandatory (see Clean Air Act 
sections 172, 182 and 184).
    Estimated Number of Respondents: 17 (total).
    Frequency of Response: Annual.
    Total Estimated Burden: 34,000 hours (per year). Burden is defined 
at 5 CFR 1320.3(b).
    Total Estimated Cost: $2,311,000 (per year), includes $0 annualized 
capital or operation and maintenance costs.
    Changes in Estimates: There is a decrease of 6,000 annual labor 
hours in the total estimated respondent burden compared with the ICR 
currently approved by OMB. This decrease is due to the activities 
expected to occur during the period from February 1, 2018, to January 
31, 2021, which are similar in nature, but not identical, to the SIP 
planning and submission activities in the original ICR period. Factors 
contributing to the variation include the stage of implementation that 
various nonattainment areas are in for the 2008 ozone NAAQS, and 
states' relative success in attaining the 2008 ozone NAAQS during the 
original ICR period. More specifically, the reasons the total estimated 
burden in this ICR renewal is different than the total estimated burden 
hours currently approved by OMB, include:
     Many areas that have successfully attained the 2008 ozone 
NAAQS are now eligible to request redesignation to attainment.
     As many as 13 nonattainment areas are potentially subject 
to the additional air quality planning and emissions control 
requirements of the ``Serious'' classification because they may not 
attain the 2008 NAAQS by the Moderate area attainment deadline of July 
20, 2018. For these areas, states will need to take further steps to 
ensure air quality standards are achieved by the next attainment 
deadline.
     The estimates have been calculated using 2017 dollars. The 
adjustments to the cost assumptions are summarized in sections 6(b) and 
6(c) of the supporting statement, and fully detailed in a background 
spreadsheet titled, ``Estimate of Burden for 2008 O3 SIP Rule 1st 
Renewal ICR Worksheet, 2017.'' This spreadsheet is available in the 
docket.

Courtney Kerwin,
Director, Regulatory Support Division.
[FR Doc. 2018-00575 Filed 1-12-18; 8:45 am]
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