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EPA as much time as possible to process
your request.
III. How can I request to participate in
this meeting?
The meeting will be held at
the Gaylord National Resort &
Convention Center, 201 Waterfront
Street, Oxon Hill, MD 20745.
Registration—To attend the Summit,
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ADDRESSES:
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Tony Thompson, Chemistry, Economics
and Sustainable Strategies Division
(7406M), Office of Pollution Prevention
and Toxics, Environmental Protection
Agency, 1200 Pennsylvania Ave. NW,
Washington, DC 20460–0001; telephone
number: (202) 564–2296; email address:
thompson.tony@epa.gov.
Authority: 15 U.S.C. 2601 et seq.
Dated: April 5, 2018.
Charlotte Bertrand,
Acting Principal Deputy Assistant
Administrator, Office of Chemical Safety and
Pollution Prevention.
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AGENCY
A. Does this action apply to me?
You may be potentially affected by
this action if you are a Safer Choice
program partner or stakeholder. The
following list of North American
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exhaustive, but rather provides a guide
to help readers determine whether this
document applies to them. Potentially
affected entities may include:
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325510 Paint and Coating Manufacturing.
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Manufacturing.
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Manufacturing.
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325992 Photographic Film, Paper, Plate,
and Chemical Manufacturing.
325998 All Other Miscellaneous Chemical
Product and Preparation.
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561210 Facilities Support Services.
561720 Janitorial Services.
561740 Carpet and Upholstery Cleaning
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Professional Schools.
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consumer and commercial buyers can
easily find ones made with chemical
ingredients that are safer for people and
the environment. The Summit provides
an opportunity to explore topics of
importance to stakeholders and the
program and a forum for dialogue on
ways to continue to improve the
program, advance safer chemistry, and
increase awareness of the Safer Choice
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Agency Information Collection
Activities; Proposed Collection;
Comment Request; Notification of
Episodic Releases of Oil and
Hazardous Substances (Renewal); EPA
ICR No. 1049.14
Environmental Protection
Agency (EPA).
ACTION: Notice.
AGENCY:
The Environmental Protection
Agency is planning to submit an
information collection request (ICR),
(EPA ICR No. 1049.14, OMB Control No.
2050–0046) 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 September 30, 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.
DATES: Comments must be submitted on
or before June 11, 2018.
ADDRESSES: Submit your comments,
referencing Docket ID No. EPA–HQ–
SFUND–2013–0549, online using
www.regulations.gov (our preferred
method), by email to superfund.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
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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: Sicy
Jacob, Office of Emergency
Management, (5104A), Environmental
Protection Agency, 1200 Pennsylvania
Ave. NW, Washington, DC 20460;
telephone number: (202) 564–8019;
email address: Jacob.Sicy@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 103(a) of
Comprehensive Environmental
Response, Compensation, and Liability
Act (CERCLA), as amended, requires the
person in charge of a facility or vessel
to immediately notify the National
Response Center (NRC) of a hazardous
substance release into the environment
if the amount of the release equals or
exceeds the substance’s reportable
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quantity (RQ) limit. The RQs for the
hazardous substance can be found in
Table 302.4 of 40 CFR 302.4.
Section 311 of the Clean Water Act
(CWA), as amended, requires the person
in charge of a vessel to immediately
notify the NRC of an oil spill into U.S.
navigable waters if the spill causes a
sheen, violates applicable water quality
standards, or causes a sludge or
emulsion to be deposited beneath the
surface of the water or upon adjoining
shorelines.
The reporting of a hazardous
substance release that is at or above the
substance’s RQ allows the Federal
government to determine whether a
Federal response action is required to
control or mitigate any potential adverse
effects to public health or welfare or the
environment. Likewise, the reporting of
oil spills allows the Federal government
to determine whether cleaning up the
oil spill is necessary to mitigate or
prevent damage to public health or
welfare or the environment. The
hazardous substance and oil release
information collected under CERCLA
section 103(a) and CWA section 311
also is available to EPA program offices
and other Federal agencies that use the
information to evaluate the potential
need for additional regulations, new
permitting requirements for specific
substances or sources, or improved
emergency response planning. Release
notification information, which is stored
in the national Emergency Response
Notification System (ERNS) data base, is
available to state and local government
authorities as well as the general public.
State and local government authorities
and the regulated community use
release information for purposes of local
emergency response planning. Members
of the general public, who have access
to release information through the
Freedom of Information Act, may
request release information for purposes
of maintaining an awareness of what
types of releases are occurring in
different localities and what actions, if
any, are being taken to protect public
health and welfare and the
environment. ERNS fact sheets, which
provide summary and statistical
information about hazardous substance
and oil release notifications, also are
available 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.
The OMB control numbers for EPA’s
regulations in 40 CFR are listed in 40
CFR part 9.
Form numbers: None.
Respondents/affected entities:
Facilities and vessels that may have
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releases of any hazardous substance or
oil at or above its RQ.
Respondent’s obligation to respond:
Mandatory under CERCLA section
103(a).
Estimated number of respondents:
18,447
Frequency of response: As releases
occur from a facility or a vessel.
Total estimated burden: Hours (per
year). 75,633 hours per year.
Estimated total annual costs:
$3,951,938. This cost includes an
estimated labor cost of $3,951,938 and
an estimated cost of $0 for capital
investment or maintenance and
operational costs.
Changes in estimates: There is a
decrease of 22,209 hours per year in the
total estimated respondent burden
compared with that identified in the ICR
currently approved by OMB. This
decrease reflects EPA’s expected
decrease in the projected number of
release notifications per year.
Dated: April 4, 2018.
Reggie Cheatham,
Director, Office of Emergency Management.
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COMMISSION
[CC Docket No. 92–237; DA 18–321]
April and May Meetings of the North
American Numbering Council
Federal Communications
Commission.
ACTION: Notice.
AGENCY:
In this document, the
Commission released a public notice
announcing the April and May meetings
of the North American Numbering
Council (NANC). At the April meeting,
which will be conducted by conference
call, the NANC will consider a
recommendation from its Call
Authentication Trust Anchor Issues
Working Group. At the May meeting,
the NANC will consider
recommendations from the Toll Free
Numbering Modernization Issues
Working Group and the Nationwide
Number Portability Issues Working
Group. In addition, the NANC will
continue its discussions on how to
modernize and foster more efficient
number administration in the United
States. The NANC meetings are open to
the public. The FCC will accommodate
as many attendees as possible; however,
admittance will be limited to seating
availability. The Commission will also
provide audio coverage of the meeting.
SUMMARY:
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Other reasonable accommodations for
people with disabilities are available
upon request. Request for such
accommodations should be submitted
via email to fcc504@fcc.gov or by calling
the Consumer and governmental Affairs
Bureau @(202) 418–0530 (voice) (202)
418–0432 (TTY). Such requests should
include a detailed description of the
accommodation needed. In addition,
please allow at least five days advance
notice for accommodation requests; last
minute requests will be accepted but
may not be possible to accommodate.
Members of the public may submit
comments to the NANC in the FCC’s
Electronic Comment Filing System,
ECFS, at www.fcc.gov/ecfs. Comments to
the NANC should be filed in cc Docket
No. 92–237.
More information about the NANC is
available at https://www.fcc.gov/aboutfcc/advisory-committees/general/northamerican-numbering-council. You may
also contact Marilyn Jones, DFO of the
NANC, at Marilyn.jones@fcc.gov, or
(202) 418–2357, Michelle Sclater,
Alternate DFO, at michelle.sclater@
fcc.gov, or (202) 418- 0388; or Carmell
Weathers, special assistant to the DFO,
at carmell.weathers@fcc.gov, or (202)
418–2325.
DATES: Friday, April 27, 2018, 9:30 a.m.
and May 23, 2018, 9:30 a.m.
ADDRESSES: Requests to make an oral
statement or provide written comments
to the NANC should be sent to Carmell
Weathers, Competition Policy Division,
Wireline Competition Bureau, Federal
Communications Commission, Portals
II, 445 12th Street SW, Room 5–C162,
Washington, DC 20554.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Carmell Weathers at (202) 418–2325 or
Carmell.Weathers@fcc.gov. The fax
number is: (202) 418–1413. The TTY
number is: (202) 418–0484.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This is a
summary of the Commission’s
document in CC Docket No. 92–237, DA
18–327 released March 30, 2018. The
complete text in this document is
available for public inspection and
copying during normal business hours
in the FCC Reference Information
Center, Portals II, 445 12th Street SW,
Room CY–A257, Washington, DC 20554.
The document may also be purchased
from the Commission’s duplicating
contractor, Best Copy and Printing, Inc.,
445 12th Street SW, Room CY–B402,
Washington, DC 20554, telephone (800)
378–3160 or (202) 863–2893, facsimile
(202) 863–2898, or via the internet at
https://www.bcpiweb.com. It is available
on the Commission’s website at https://
www.fcc.gov.
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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY
[EPA-HQ-SFUND-2013-0549; FRL-9976-63-OLEM]
Agency Information Collection Activities; Proposed Collection;
Comment Request; Notification of Episodic Releases of Oil and Hazardous
Substances (Renewal); EPA ICR No. 1049.14
AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).
ACTION: Notice.
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SUMMARY: The Environmental Protection Agency is planning to submit an
information collection request (ICR), (EPA ICR No. 1049.14, OMB Control
No. 2050-0046) 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 September 30,
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.
DATES: Comments must be submitted on or before June 11, 2018.
ADDRESSES: Submit your comments, referencing Docket ID No. EPA-HQ-
SFUND-2013-0549, online using 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 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: Sicy Jacob, Office of Emergency
Management, (5104A), Environmental Protection Agency, 1200 Pennsylvania
Ave. NW, Washington, DC 20460; telephone number: (202) 564-8019; 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
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 103(a) of Comprehensive Environmental Response,
Compensation, and Liability Act (CERCLA), as amended, requires the
person in charge of a facility or vessel to immediately notify the
National Response Center (NRC) of a hazardous substance release into
the environment if the amount of the release equals or exceeds the
substance's reportable
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quantity (RQ) limit. The RQs for the hazardous substance can be found
in Table 302.4 of 40 CFR 302.4.
Section 311 of the Clean Water Act (CWA), as amended, requires the
person in charge of a vessel to immediately notify the NRC of an oil
spill into U.S. navigable waters if the spill causes a sheen, violates
applicable water quality standards, or causes a sludge or emulsion to
be deposited beneath the surface of the water or upon adjoining
shorelines.
The reporting of a hazardous substance release that is at or above
the substance's RQ allows the Federal government to determine whether a
Federal response action is required to control or mitigate any
potential adverse effects to public health or welfare or the
environment. Likewise, the reporting of oil spills allows the Federal
government to determine whether cleaning up the oil spill is necessary
to mitigate or prevent damage to public health or welfare or the
environment. The hazardous substance and oil release information
collected under CERCLA section 103(a) and CWA section 311 also is
available to EPA program offices and other Federal agencies that use
the information to evaluate the potential need for additional
regulations, new permitting requirements for specific substances or
sources, or improved emergency response planning. Release notification
information, which is stored in the national Emergency Response
Notification System (ERNS) data base, is available to state and local
government authorities as well as the general public. State and local
government authorities and the regulated community use release
information for purposes of local emergency response planning. Members
of the general public, who have access to release information through
the Freedom of Information Act, may request release information for
purposes of maintaining an awareness of what types of releases are
occurring in different localities and what actions, if any, are being
taken to protect public health and welfare and the environment. ERNS
fact sheets, which provide summary and statistical information about
hazardous substance and oil release notifications, also are available
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. The OMB control numbers
for EPA's regulations in 40 CFR are listed in 40 CFR part 9.
Form numbers: None.
Respondents/affected entities: Facilities and vessels that may have
releases of any hazardous substance or oil at or above its RQ.
Respondent's obligation to respond: Mandatory under CERCLA section
103(a).
Estimated number of respondents: 18,447
Frequency of response: As releases occur from a facility or a
vessel.
Total estimated burden: Hours (per year). 75,633 hours per year.
Estimated total annual costs: $3,951,938. This cost includes an
estimated labor cost of $3,951,938 and an estimated cost of $0 for
capital investment or maintenance and operational costs.
Changes in estimates: There is a decrease of 22,209 hours per year
in the total estimated respondent burden compared with that identified
in the ICR currently approved by OMB. This decrease reflects EPA's
expected decrease in the projected number of release notifications per
year.
Dated: April 4, 2018.
Reggie Cheatham,
Director, Office of Emergency Management.
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