Information Collection Request Submitted to OMB for Review and Approval; Comment Request; Ambient Air Quality Surveillance (Renewal), 5669-5670 [2019-03062]

Download as PDF Federal Register / Vol. 84, No. 36 / Friday, February 22, 2019 / Notices Pennsylvania Ave. NW, Washington, DC 20460; telephone number: 202–343– 9571; fax number: 202–343–2803; email address: wilcox.jason@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: This is an extension of the current Information Collection Request (ICR) for the Diesel Emissions Reduction Act program (DERA) authorized by Title VII, Subtitle G (Sections 791 to 797) of the Energy Policy Act of 2005 (Pub. L. 109–58), as amended by the Diesel Emissions Reduction Act of 2010 (Pub. L. 111–364), codified at 42 U.S.C. 16131 et seq. DERA provides the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) with the authority to award grants, rebates or low-cost revolving loans on a competitive basis to eligible entities to fund the costs of projects that significantly reduce diesel emissions from mobile sources through implementation of a certified engine configuration, verified technology, or emerging technology. Eligible mobile sources include buses (including school buses), medium heavy-duty or heavy heavy-duty diesel trucks, marine engines, locomotives, or nonroad engines or diesel vehicles or equipment used in construction, handling of cargo (including at ports or airports), agriculture, mining, or energy production. In addition, eligible entities may also use funds awarded for programs or projects to reduce longduration idling using verified technology involving a vehicle or equipment described above. The objective of the assistance under this program is to achieve significant reductions in diesel emissions in terms of tons of pollution produced and reductions in diesel emissions exposure, particularly from fleets operating in areas designated by the Administrator as poor air quality areas. EPA collects information from applicants to the DERA rebate program. Information collected is used to ensure eligibility of applicants and engines to receive funds under DERA, and to calculate estimated and actual emissions benefits that result from activities funded with rebates as VerDate Sep<11>2014 16:52 Feb 21, 2019 Jkt 247001 required in DERA’s authorizing legislation. Respondents/affected entities: Entities potentially affected by this action are those interested in applying for a rebate under EPA’s Diesel Emission Reduction Act (DERA) Rebate Program and include but are not limited to the following NAICS (North American Industry Classification System) codes: 23 Construction; 482 Rail Transportation; 483 Water Transportation; 484 Truck Transportation; 485 Transit and Ground Passenger Transportation; 4854 School and Employee Bus Transportation; 48831 Port and Harbor Operations; 61111 Elementary and Secondary Schools; 61131 Colleges, Universities, and Professional Schools; 9211 Executive, Legislative, and Other Government Support; and 9221 Justice, Public Order, and Safety Activities. Respondent’s obligation to respond: Voluntary. Estimated number of respondents: 500–1000 (total). Frequency of response: On occasion. Total estimated burden: 2945 hours (per year). Burden is defined at 5 CFR 1320.03(b) Total estimated cost: $103,197.33 (per year), includes $0 annualized capital or operation & maintenance costs. Changes in the Estimates: There is an increase of 136 hours in the total estimated respondent burden compared with the ICR currently approved by OMB. This increase is due to a higher reported burden by the two responses to consultation outreach. The higher burden reported by these past respondents was weighted against previous estimates for the latest burden estimate. Courtney Kerwin, Director, Regulatory Support Division. [FR Doc. 2019–03063 Filed 2–21–19; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 6560–50–P ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY [EPA–HQ–OAR–2002–0091: FRL–9988–30– OEI] Information Collection Request Submitted to OMB for Review and Approval; Comment Request; Ambient Air Quality Surveillance (Renewal) Environmental Protection Agency (EPA). ACTION: Notice. AGENCY: The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has submitted an information collection request (ICR), Ambient Air Quality Surveillance (EPA SUMMARY: PO 00000 Frm 00010 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 5669 ICR Number 0940.29, OMB Control Number 2060–0084) 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 March 31, 2019. Public comments were previously requested via the Federal Register on September 4, 2018 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. DATES: Additional comments may be submitted on or before March 25, 2019. ADDRESSES: Submit your comments, referencing Docket ID Number EPA– HQ–OAR–2002–0091, to (1) EPA online using 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 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: Laurie Trinca, Air Quality Assessment Division, Office of Air Quality Planning and Standards, C304–06, Environmental Protection Agency, Research Triangle Park, NC 27711; telephone number: 919–541–0520; fax number: 919–541– 1903: email address: trinca.laurie@ 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. E:\FR\FM\22FEN1.SGM 22FEN1 5670 Federal Register / Vol. 84, No. 36 / Friday, February 22, 2019 / Notices Abstract: The data collected through this information collection consist of ambient air concentration measurements for the seven air pollutants with national ambient air quality standards (i.e., ozone, sulfur dioxide, nitrogen dioxide, lead, carbon monoxide, PM2.5 and PM10), ozone precursors, meteorological variables at a select number of sites and other supporting measurements. Accompanying the pollutant concentration data are quality assurance/quality control data and air monitoring network design information. The U.S. EPA and others (e.g., state and local air quality management agencies, tribal entities, environmental groups, academic institutions, industrial groups) use the ambient air quality data for many purposes. Some of the more prominent uses include informing the public and other interested parties of an area’s air quality, judging an area’s (e.g., county, city, neighborhood) air quality in comparison with the established health or welfare standards (including both national and local standards), evaluating an air quality management agency’s progress in achieving or maintaining air pollutant levels below the national and local standards, developing and revising State Implementation Plans (SIPs) in accordance with 40 CFR 51, evaluating air pollutant control strategies, developing or revising national control policies, providing data for air quality model development and validation, supporting enforcement actions, documenting episodes and initiating episode controls, air quality trends assessment, and air pollution research. The state and local agencies and tribal entities with responsibility for reporting ambient air quality data and information as requested in this ICR submit these data electronically to the U.S. EPA’s Air Quality System (AQS) database. Quality assurance/quality control records and monitoring network documentation are also maintained by each state and local agency, in AQS electronic format where possible. Although the state and local air pollution control agencies and tribal entities are responsible for the operation of the air monitoring networks, the EPA funds a portion of the total costs through federal grants. These grants generally require an appropriate level of contribution, or ‘‘match,’’ from the state/ local agencies or tribal entities. The costs shown in this renewal are the total costs incurred for the monitoring program regardless of the source of the funding. This practice of using the total cost is consistent with prior ICR submittals and renewals. VerDate Sep<11>2014 16:52 Feb 21, 2019 Jkt 247001 Form Numbers: None. Respondents/affected entities: State, local and Tribal Air Pollution Control Agencies. Respondent’s obligation to respond: Mandatory (40 CFR part 58). Estimated number of respondents: 168 (total). Frequency of response: Quarterly. Total estimated burden: 1,771,662 hours (per year). Burden is defined at 5 CFR 1320.03(b). Total estimated cost: $215,352,864 (per year), includes $81,263,356 annualized capital or operation & maintenance costs. Changes in the Estimates: There is a decrease of 18,359 hours in the total estimated respondent burden compared with the ICR currently approved by OMB. This decrease is due to a change in program requirements as well as adjustments to the estimates (e.g. to account for inflation, network growth/ shrinkage, etc. Courtney Kerwin, Director, Regulatory Support Division. [FR Doc. 2019–03062 Filed 2–21–19; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 6560–50–P [ER–FRL–9043–5] Environmental Impact Statements; Notice of Availability Responsible Agency: Office of Federal Activities, General Information 202– 564–5632 or https://www.epa.gov/nepa/ . Weekly receipt of Environmental Impact Statements Filed 02/11/2019 Through 02/14/2019 Pursuant to 40 CFR 1506.9. Notice Section 309(a) of the Clean Air Act requires that EPA make public its comments on EISs issued by other Federal agencies. EPA’s comment letters on EISs are available at: https:// cdxnodengn.epa.gov/cdx-enepa-public/ action/eis/search. EIS No. 20190014, Draft, FERC, CA, Don Pedro Hydroelectric Project and La Grange Hydroelectric Project, Comment Period Ends: 04/08/2019, Contact: Office of External Affairs 866–208–3372 EIS No. 20190015, Draft, TVA, TN, 2019 Draft Integrated Resource Plan, Comment Period Ends: 04/08/2019, Contact: Ashley Pilakowski 865–632– 2256 EIS No. 20190016, Final, NSF, WV, Green Bank Observatory, Green Bank, Frm 00011 Fmt 4703 Dated: February 15, 2019. Robert Tomiak, Director, Office of Federal Activities. [FR Doc. 2019–02913 Filed 2–21–19; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 6560–50–P ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY [EPA–HQ–OECA–2014–0069; FRL—9989– 69–OEI] Information Collection Request Submitted to OMB for Review and Approval; Comment Request; NESHAP for Source Categories: Generic Maximum Achievable Control Technology Standards for Acetal Resin; Acrylic and Modacrylic Fiber; Hydrogen Fluoride and Polycarbonate Production (Renewal) Environmental Protection Agency (EPA). ACTION: Notice. AGENCY: The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has submitted an information collection request (ICR), NESHAP for Source Categories: Generic Maximum Achievable Control Technology Standards for Acetal Resin; Acrylic and Modacrylic Fiber; Hydrogen Fluoride and Polycarbonate Production (EPA ICR No. 1871.10, OMB Control No. 2060–0420), 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 March 31, 2019. Public comments were previously requested, via the Federal Register, on May 30, 2018 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 neither conduct nor 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 March 25, 2019. ADDRESSES: Submit your comments, referencing Docket ID Number EPA– HQ–OECA–2014–0069, to: (1) EPA online using www.regulations.gov (our preferred method), or by email to docket.oeca@epa.gov, or by mail to: EPA Docket Center, Environmental Protection Agency, Mail Code 28221T, 1200 Pennsylvania Ave. NW, SUMMARY: ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY PO 00000 West Virginia, Review Period Ends: 03/25/2019, Contact: Elizabeth Pentecost 703–292–4907 Sfmt 4703 E:\FR\FM\22FEN1.SGM 22FEN1

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[Federal Register Volume 84, Number 36 (Friday, February 22, 2019)]
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[FR Doc No: 2019-03062]


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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

[EPA-HQ-OAR-2002-0091: FRL-9988-30-OEI]


Information Collection Request Submitted to OMB for Review and 
Approval; Comment Request; Ambient Air Quality Surveillance (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), Ambient Air Quality Surveillance 
(EPA ICR Number 0940.29, OMB Control Number 2060-0084) 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 March 31, 2019. Public comments 
were previously requested via the Federal Register on September 4, 2018 
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.

DATES: Additional comments may be submitted on or before March 25, 
2019.

ADDRESSES: Submit your comments, referencing Docket ID Number EPA-HQ-
OAR-2002-0091, to (1) EPA 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, 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: Laurie Trinca, Air Quality Assessment 
Division, Office of Air Quality Planning and Standards, C304-06, 
Environmental Protection Agency, Research Triangle Park, NC 27711; 
telephone number: 919-541-0520; fax number: 919-541-1903: email 
address: trinca.laurie@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.

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    Abstract: The data collected through this information collection 
consist of ambient air concentration measurements for the seven air 
pollutants with national ambient air quality standards (i.e., ozone, 
sulfur dioxide, nitrogen dioxide, lead, carbon monoxide, 
PM2.5 and PM10), ozone precursors, meteorological 
variables at a select number of sites and other supporting 
measurements. Accompanying the pollutant concentration data are quality 
assurance/quality control data and air monitoring network design 
information.
    The U.S. EPA and others (e.g., state and local air quality 
management agencies, tribal entities, environmental groups, academic 
institutions, industrial groups) use the ambient air quality data for 
many purposes. Some of the more prominent uses include informing the 
public and other interested parties of an area's air quality, judging 
an area's (e.g., county, city, neighborhood) air quality in comparison 
with the established health or welfare standards (including both 
national and local standards), evaluating an air quality management 
agency's progress in achieving or maintaining air pollutant levels 
below the national and local standards, developing and revising State 
Implementation Plans (SIPs) in accordance with 40 CFR 51, evaluating 
air pollutant control strategies, developing or revising national 
control policies, providing data for air quality model development and 
validation, supporting enforcement actions, documenting episodes and 
initiating episode controls, air quality trends assessment, and air 
pollution research.
    The state and local agencies and tribal entities with 
responsibility for reporting ambient air quality data and information 
as requested in this ICR submit these data electronically to the U.S. 
EPA's Air Quality System (AQS) database. Quality assurance/quality 
control records and monitoring network documentation are also 
maintained by each state and local agency, in AQS electronic format 
where possible.
    Although the state and local air pollution control agencies and 
tribal entities are responsible for the operation of the air monitoring 
networks, the EPA funds a portion of the total costs through federal 
grants. These grants generally require an appropriate level of 
contribution, or ``match,'' from the state/local agencies or tribal 
entities. The costs shown in this renewal are the total costs incurred 
for the monitoring program regardless of the source of the funding. 
This practice of using the total cost is consistent with prior ICR 
submittals and renewals.
    Form Numbers: None.
    Respondents/affected entities: State, local and Tribal Air 
Pollution Control Agencies.
    Respondent's obligation to respond: Mandatory (40 CFR part 58).
    Estimated number of respondents: 168 (total).
    Frequency of response: Quarterly.
    Total estimated burden: 1,771,662 hours (per year). Burden is 
defined at 5 CFR 1320.03(b).
    Total estimated cost: $215,352,864 (per year), includes $81,263,356 
annualized capital or operation & maintenance costs.
    Changes in the Estimates: There is a decrease of 18,359 hours in 
the total estimated respondent burden compared with the ICR currently 
approved by OMB. This decrease is due to a change in program 
requirements as well as adjustments to the estimates (e.g. to account 
for inflation, network growth/shrinkage, etc.

Courtney Kerwin,
Director, Regulatory Support Division.
[FR Doc. 2019-03062 Filed 2-21-19; 8:45 am]
 BILLING CODE 6560-50-P
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