Proposed Information Collection Request; Comment Request; Clean Air Act Tribal Authority (Renewal), 22479-22480 [2018-10343]

Download as PDF Federal Register / Vol. 83, No. 94 / Tuesday, May 15, 2018 / Notices daltland on DSKBBV9HB2PROD with NOTICES must file in accordance with Rules 211 and 214 of the Commission’s Regulations (18 CFR 385.211 and 385.214) on or before 5:00 p.m. Eastern time on the specified comment date. Protests may be considered, but intervention is necessary to become a party to the proceeding. eFiling is encouraged. More detailed information relating to filing requirements, interventions, protests, service, and qualifying facilities filings can be found at: https://www.ferc.gov/ docs-filing/efiling/filing-req.pdf. For other information, call (866) 208–3676 (toll free). For TTY, call (202) 502–8659. Dr. Nicole Hagan, Office of Air Quality Planning and Standards (Mail Code C504–06), U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Research Triangle Park, NC 27711; telephone number: 919–541–3153; fax number: 919–541– 5315; email: hagan.nicole@epa.gov. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Two sections of the Clean Air Act govern the establishment and revision of the NAAQS. Section 108 (42 U.S.C. 7408) directs the Administrator to identify and list certain air pollutants and then to issue air quality criteria for those pollutants. The Administrator is to list Dated: May 9, 2018. those air pollutants that in his Nathaniel J. Davis, Sr., ‘‘judgment, cause or contribute to air Deputy Secretary. pollution which may reasonably be [FR Doc. 2018–10289 Filed 5–14–18; 8:45 am] anticipated to endanger public health or welfare’’; ‘‘the presence of which in the BILLING CODE 6717–01–P ambient air results from numerous or diverse mobile or stationary sources’’; and ‘‘for which . . . [the Administrator] ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION plans to issue air quality criteria . . .’’ AGENCY (42 U.S.C. 7408(a)(1)(A)(C)). Air quality [EPA–HQ–OAR–2013–0566; FRL–9977–81– criteria are intended to ‘‘accurately OAR] reflect the latest scientific knowledge useful in indicating the kind and extent Release of Final Documents Related to of all identifiable effects on public the Review of the Primary National health or welfare which may be Ambient Air Quality Standards for expected from the presence of [a] Sulfur Oxides pollutant in the ambient air . . .’’ (42 U.S.C. 7408(a)(2)). Under section 109 AGENCY: Environmental Protection (42 U.S.C. 7409), the EPA establishes Agency (EPA). primary (health-based) and secondary ACTION: Notice of availability. (welfare-based) NAAQS for pollutants SUMMARY: The Environmental Protection for which air quality criteria are issued. Section 109(d) requires periodic review Agency (EPA) is announcing the and, if appropriate, revision of existing availability of two final documents air quality criteria. The revised air titled, Risk and Exposure Assessment quality criteria reflect advances in for the Review of the Primary National Ambient Air Quality Standard for Sulfur scientific knowledge on the effects of Oxides (REA) and Policy Assessment for the pollutant on public health or welfare. The EPA is also required to the Review of the Primary National Ambient Air Quality Standard for Sulfur periodically review and revise the NAAQS, if appropriate, based on the Oxides (PA). The indicator for the current standard is sulfur dioxide (SO2). revised criteria. Section 109(d)(2) requires that an independent scientific The REA describes the quantitative review committee ‘‘shall complete a analyses of SO2 exposures and health review of the criteria . . . and the risks in this NAAQS review. Building national primary and secondary ambient on the Integrated Science Assessment for Sulfur Oxides—Health Criteria (ISA), air quality standards . . . and shall recommend to the Administrator any completed in December 2017, the PA new . . . standards and revisions of the serves to ‘‘bridge the gap’’ between the existing criteria and standards as may be scientific information and the judgments required of the Administrator appropriate . . . .’’ Since the early 1980s, this independent review function in determining whether to retain or has been performed by the Clean Air revise the existing primary NAAQS for Scientific Advisory Committee SO2. (CASAC). DATES: The REA and PA will be made The current periodic review of the air available on or about May 9, 2018. quality criteria and primary NAAQS for ADDRESSES: These documents will be SOX began in 2013. The final ISA, available primarily via the internet at prepared for this review by the EPA’s https://www.epa.gov/naaqs/sulfurOffice of Research and Development, dioxide-so2-primary-air-qualitywas made available in December 2017 standards. VerDate Sep<11>2014 20:27 May 14, 2018 Jkt 244001 SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: PO 00000 Frm 00039 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 22479 (82 FR 58600).1 The REA and PA build upon information presented in the ISA. Drafts of the REA and PA were reviewed by the CASAC SOX Panel at a public meeting held on September 18–19, 2017, and a teleconference on April 20, 2018, and were made available for public comment. The CASAC’s advice on the draft documents were provided in letters to the EPA Administrator dated April 30, 2018.2 The final versions of the REA and PA reflect staff’s consideration of the advice and comments from CASAC, as well as public comments. The final REA and PA are available at https://www.epa.gov/ naaqs/sulfur-dioxide-so2-primary-airquality-standards. Dated: May 8, 2018. Panagiotis Tsirigotis, Director, Office of Air Quality Planning and Standards. [FR Doc. 2018–10242 Filed 5–14–18; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 6560–50–P ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY [EPA–HQ–OAR–2004–0093; FRL–9977–99– OAR] Proposed Information Collection Request; Comment Request; Clean Air Act Tribal Authority (Renewal) Environmental Protection Agency (EPA). ACTION: Notice. AGENCY: The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is planning to submit an information collection request (ICR), ’’Clean Air Act Tribal Authority’’ (EPA ICR No. 1676.07, OMB Control No. 2060–0306) 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 December 31, 2018. An Agency may not conduct or sponsor and a person is not required to respond to a collection of information unless it SUMMARY: 1 The final ISA is available at: https:// www.epa.gov/naaqs/sulfur-dioxide-so2-primarystandards-integrated-science-assessments-currentreview. 2 The CASAC letters are available at: https:// yosemite.epa.gov/sab/sabproduct.nsf/264cb1227 d55e02c85257402007446a4/0125714DA9A89223 8525827F00751B99/$File/EPA-CASAC-18-001.pdf and https://yosemite.epa.gov/sab/sabproduct.nsf/ 264cb1227d55e02c85257402007446a4/23631 E258D63BDEB8525827F0075335E/$File/EPACASAC-18-002.pdf. E:\FR\FM\15MYN1.SGM 15MYN1 daltland on DSKBBV9HB2PROD with NOTICES 22480 Federal Register / Vol. 83, No. 94 / Tuesday, May 15, 2018 / Notices displays a currently valid OMB control number. DATES: Comments must be submitted on or before July 16, 2018. ADDRESSES: Submit your comments, referencing Docket ID No. EPA–HQ– OAR–2004–0093, online using www.regulations.gov (our preferred method), by email to a-and-r-docket@ epa.gov, or by mail to: EPA Docket Center, Environmental Protection Agency, Mail Code 28221T, 1200 Pennsylvania Ave. NW, Washington, DC 20460. EPA’s policy is that all comments received will be included in the public docket without change including any personal information provided, unless the comment includes profanity, threats, information claimed to be Confidential Business Information (CBI) or other information whose disclosure is restricted by statute. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Pat Childers, Office of Air and Radiation, Immediate Office, (6101A), Environmental Protection Agency, 1200 Pennsylvania Ave. NW, Washington, DC 20460; telephone number: 202–564– 1082; fax number: 202–564–0394; email address: childers.pat@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 VerDate Sep<11>2014 20:27 May 14, 2018 Jkt 244001 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: This Information Collection Request (ICR) seeks authorization for tribes to demonstrate their eligibility to be treated in the same manner as states under the Clean Air Act (CAA) and to submit applications to implement a CAA program. This ICR extends the collection period of information for determining eligibility, which expires December 31, 2018. The ICR maintains the estimates of burden costs for tribes in completing a CAA application. The program regulation provides for Indian tribes, if they choose, to assume responsibility for the development and implementation of CAA programs. The regulation Indian Tribes: Air Quality Planning and Management (Tribal Authority Rule [TAR] 40 CFR parts 9, 35, 49, 50, and 81) sets forth how tribes may seek authority to implement their own air quality planning and management programs. This rule establishes: (1) Which CAA provisions Indian tribes may seek authority to implement; (2) What requirements the tribes must meet when seeking such authorization; and (3) What federal financial assistance may be available to help tribes establish and manage their air quality programs. The TAR provides tribes the authority to administer air quality programs over all air resources, including non-Indian owned fee lands, whining the exterior boundaries of a reservation and other areas over which the tribe can demonstrate jurisdiction. An Indian tribe that takes responsibility for a CAA program would essentially be treated in the same way as a state would be treated for that program. Form numbers: None. Respondents/affected entities: States, locals, Indian tribes. Respondent’s obligation to respond: Voluntary, required to obtain or retain a benefit (Tribal Authority Rule [TAR] 40 CFR parts 9, 35, 49, 50 and 81). Estimated number of respondents: 8 (total). Frequency of response: One time applications. Total estimated burden: 320 hours (per year). Burden is defined at 5 CFR 1320.03(b). Total estimated cost: $18,896.00 (per year), includes $0 annualized capital or operation & maintenance costs. Changes in estimates: There is no change of hours in the total estimated PO 00000 Frm 00040 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 respondent burden compared with the ICR currently approved by OMB. Dated: May 7, 2018. Pat Childers, Tribal Program Coordinator, Office of Air and Radiation. [FR Doc. 2018–10343 Filed 5–14–18; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 6560–50–P ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY [EPA–HQ–OPP–2018–0141; FRL–9977–67] Chlorpyrifos, Diazinon, and Malathion; National Marine Fisheries Service Biological Opinion Issued Under the Endangered Species Act; Extension of Comment Period Environmental Protection Agency (EPA). ACTION: Notice; extension of comment period. AGENCY: EPA issued a notice in the Federal Register of March 23, 2018, opening a 60-day comment period for the National Marine Fisheries Service’s (NMFS) Biological Opinion on chlorpyrifos, diazinon, and malathion. This document extends the comment period for 60 days, from May 22, 2018 to July 23, 2018. EPA is extending the comment period after receipt and consideration of several extension requests citing the length and complexity of the Biological Opinion, and the additional time needed to compile the necessary information requested by EPA. DATES: Comments, identified by docket identification (ID) number EPA–HQ– OPP–2018–0141, must be received on or before July 23, 2018. ADDRESSES: Follow the detailed instructions provided under ADDRESSES in the Federal Register document of March 23, 2018 (83 FR 12754) (FRL– 9975–59). FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Tracy Perry, Pesticide Re-Evaluation Division (7508P), Office of Pesticide Programs, Environmental Protection Agency, 1200 Pennsylvania Ave. NW, Washington, DC 20460–0001; telephone number: (703) 308–0128; email address: perry.tracy@epa.gov. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This document extends the public comment period established in the Federal Register document of March 23, 2018. In that document, EPA opened a 60-day comment period for the NMFS Biological Opinion on chlorpyrifos, diazinon, and malathion. EPA is hereby extending the comment period, which SUMMARY: E:\FR\FM\15MYN1.SGM 15MYN1

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From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

[EPA-HQ-OAR-2004-0093; FRL-9977-99-OAR]


Proposed Information Collection Request; Comment Request; Clean 
Air Act Tribal Authority (Renewal)

AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is planning to 
submit an information collection request (ICR), ''Clean Air Act Tribal 
Authority'' (EPA ICR No. 1676.07, OMB Control No. 2060-0306) 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 December 31, 2018. An 
Agency may not conduct or sponsor and a person is not required to 
respond to a collection of information unless it

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displays a currently valid OMB control number.

DATES: Comments must be submitted on or before July 16, 2018.

ADDRESSES: Submit your comments, referencing Docket ID No. EPA-HQ-OAR-
2004-0093, 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: Pat Childers, Office of Air and 
Radiation, Immediate Office, (6101A), Environmental Protection Agency, 
1200 Pennsylvania Ave. NW, Washington, DC 20460; telephone number: 202-
564-1082; fax number: 202-564-0394; 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: This Information Collection Request (ICR) seeks 
authorization for tribes to demonstrate their eligibility to be treated 
in the same manner as states under the Clean Air Act (CAA) and to 
submit applications to implement a CAA program. This ICR extends the 
collection period of information for determining eligibility, which 
expires December 31, 2018. The ICR maintains the estimates of burden 
costs for tribes in completing a CAA application.
    The program regulation provides for Indian tribes, if they choose, 
to assume responsibility for the development and implementation of CAA 
programs. The regulation Indian Tribes: Air Quality Planning and 
Management (Tribal Authority Rule [TAR] 40 CFR parts 9, 35, 49, 50, and 
81) sets forth how tribes may seek authority to implement their own air 
quality planning and management programs. This rule establishes: (1) 
Which CAA provisions Indian tribes may seek authority to implement; (2) 
What requirements the tribes must meet when seeking such authorization; 
and (3) What federal financial assistance may be available to help 
tribes establish and manage their air quality programs. The TAR 
provides tribes the authority to administer air quality programs over 
all air resources, including non-Indian owned fee lands, whining the 
exterior boundaries of a reservation and other areas over which the 
tribe can demonstrate jurisdiction. An Indian tribe that takes 
responsibility for a CAA program would essentially be treated in the 
same way as a state would be treated for that program.
    Form numbers: None.
    Respondents/affected entities: States, locals, Indian tribes.
    Respondent's obligation to respond: Voluntary, required to obtain 
or retain a benefit (Tribal Authority Rule [TAR] 40 CFR parts 9, 35, 
49, 50 and 81).
    Estimated number of respondents: 8 (total).
    Frequency of response: One time applications.
    Total estimated burden: 320 hours (per year). Burden is defined at 
5 CFR 1320.03(b).
    Total estimated cost: $18,896.00 (per year), includes $0 annualized 
capital or operation & maintenance costs.
    Changes in estimates: There is no change of hours in the total 
estimated respondent burden compared with the ICR currently approved by 
OMB.

    Dated: May 7, 2018.
Pat Childers,
Tribal Program Coordinator, Office of Air and Radiation.
[FR Doc. 2018-10343 Filed 5-14-18; 8:45 am]
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