Information Collection Request Submitted to OMB for Review and Approval; Comment Request; NSPS for Oil and Natural Gas Production and Natural Gas Transmission and Distribution (Renewal), 9515-9516 [2019-04796]
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method), or by mail to: EPA Docket
Center, Environmental Protection
Agency, Mail Code 28221T, 1200
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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:
Thomas J. Boylan, Fuels Compliance
Policy Center, Environmental Protection
Agency, 1200 Pennsylvania Ave. NW,
6405A, Washington, DC 20460;
telephone number: 202–564–1075; fax
number: 202–565–2085; email address:
boylan.thomas@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 requirements covered
under this ICR are included in the Tier
3 Final Rule (79 FR 23414, April 28,
2014) and corresponding regulations at
40 CFR subparts H and O. The scope of
the recordkeeping and reporting
requirements for each party in the
gasoline, gasoline additive, oxygenate,
certified ethanol denaturant, and
blender-grade pentane distribution
systems, and therefore the cost to that
party, reflects the party’s opportunity to
create, control or alter the product’s
sulfur content. As a result, petroleum
refiners/importers, gasoline additive
producers/importers, oxygenate
producers/importers, certified ethanol
denaturant producers/importers, and
blender-grade pentane producers and
importers have more significant
requirements, which are necessary both
for their own tracking and that of
downstream parties, and for EPA
enforcement. The Tier 3 program
contains recordkeeping and reporting
requirements that apply to gasoline
additive manufacturers, oxygenate
producers/importers, blender-grade
pentane producers/importers, and
producers/importers of certified ethanol
denaturants that are used to produce
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denatured fuel ethanol. In large part
these requirements are consistent with
common business practices.
Form Numbers:
OMB Control
No.
EPA Form ID
EPA Form
No.
2060–0437
2060–0437
2060–0437
2060–0437
2060–0437
GSF0302
GSF0402
RFG1800
RFG1900
RFG2600
5900–312
5900–321
5900–345
5900–346
5900–347
Respondents/affected entities:
Gasoline Refiners/Importers, Oxygenate
Producers, Oxygenate Blenders,
Gasoline Additive Manufacturers,
Certified Ethanol Denaturant Producers,
Butane and Pentane Manufacturers.
Respondent’s obligation to respond:
Mandatory.
Estimated number of respondents:
3,953 (total).
Frequency of response: Annually,
monthly, and on occasion.
Total estimated burden: 55,656 hours
(per year). Burden is defined at 5 CFR
1320.03(b).
Total estimated cost: $4,354,200 (per
year), includes no annualized capital or
operation & maintenance costs.
Changes in Estimates: There is an
increase in responses due to a more
comprehensive understanding of the
scale of the oxygenate production and
importation industry. Despite this
growth in responses, total burden hours
decreased due to Agency experience in
implementing the Tier 3 gasoline sulfur
program.
Courtney Kerwin,
Director, Regulatory Support Division.
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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION
AGENCY
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82–OEI]
Information Collection Request
Submitted to OMB for Review and
Approval; Comment Request; NSPS
for Oil and Natural Gas Production and
Natural Gas Transmission and
Distribution (Renewal)
Environmental Protection
Agency (EPA).
ACTION: Notice.
AGENCY:
The Environmental Protection
Agency (EPA) has submitted an
information collection request (ICR),
NSPS for Oil and Natural Gas
Production and Natural Gas
Transmission and Distribution (EPA ICR
SUMMARY:
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9515
Number 2437.04, OMB Control Number
2060–0673), 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 April 15, 2019.
ADDRESSES: Submit your comments,
referencing Docket ID Number EPA–
HQ–OECA–2014–0102, 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,
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:
Patrick Yellin, Monitoring, Assistance,
and Media Programs Division, Office of
Compliance, Mail Code 2227A,
Environmental Protection Agency, 1200
Pennsylvania Ave. NW, Washington, DC
20460; telephone number: (202) 564–
2970; fax number: (202) 564–0050;
email address: yellin.patrick@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: www.epa.gov/
dockets.
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Abstract: The New Source
Performance Standards (NSPS) for Oil
and Natural Gas Production and Natural
Gas Transmission and Distribution (40
CFR part 60, subpart OOOO) apply to
oil and natural gas facilities that
commence construction, modification or
reconstruction after August 23, 2011
and on or before September 19, 2015,
that are involved in the extraction and
production of oil and natural gas, as
well as the processing, transmission,
and distribution of natural gas. The June
2016 final rule established a new
subpart (40 CFR 60, subpart OOOOa) to
set new standards for emissions of
GHGs and VOCs for affected facilities in
the crude oil and natural gas source
category that commence construction,
modification, or reconstruction after
September 18, 2015. These amendments
also included revisions to improve
implementation of the NSPS subpart
OOOO to address issues raised in
administrative reconsideration petitions
submitted on both the August 16, 2012
NSPS and the September 13, 2013
amendments. These implementation
improvements did not change the
requirements for operations and
equipment covered by the current
standards at subpart OOOO. The
information collection requirements of
the NSPS (40 CFR 60, subpart OOOOa)
and associated burden are addressed in
EPA ICR Number 2523.02. In general, all
NSPS standards require initial
notifications, performance tests, and
periodic reports by the owners/
operators of the affected facilities. They
are also required to maintain records of
the occurrence and duration of any
startup, shutdown, or malfunction in
the operation of an affected facility, or
any period during which the monitoring
system is inoperative. These
notifications, reports, and records are
essential in determining compliance
with 40 CFR part 60, subpart OOOO.
Form Numbers: None.
Respondents/affected entities: Oil and
natural gas production and natural gas
transmission and distribution facilities.
Respondent’s obligation to respond:
Mandatory (40 CFR part 60, subpart
OOOO).
Estimated number of respondents:
532 (total).
Frequency of response: Semiannually
and annually.
Total estimated burden: 69,300 hours
(per year). Burden is defined at 5 CFR
1320.3(b).
Total estimated cost: $9,110,000 (per
year), which includes $1,220,000 in
annualized capital/startup and/or
operation & maintenance costs.
Changes in the Estimates: There is a
decrease in the total estimated
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respondent burden and total annual
O&M as currently identified in the OMB
Inventory of Approved Burdens. The
burden decrease occurred because the
standard has been in effect for more
than three years and the requirements
are different during initial compliance
(new facilities) as compared to on-going
compliance (existing facilities).
Additionally, the adjustment decrease
in burden is due to a decrease in the
number of sources subject to 40 CFR 60,
subpart OOOO. Amendments to Subpart
OOOO published on June 3, 2016 (81 FR
35824) established new standards for
affected facilities in the crude oil and
natural gas source category that
commence construction, modification,
or reconstruction after September 18,
2015. Facilities with new affected
sources that would have previously met
the requirements for subpart OOOO
must now meet the requirements of 40
CFR 60, subpart OOOOa. The number of
existing respondents that are subject to
subpart OOOO is assumed to decrease
over time as sources are either modified
(and therefore subject to Subpart
OOOOa) or retired. This ICR reflects the
on-going burden and costs for existing
facilities.
Courtney Kerwin,
Director, Regulatory Support Division.
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ORD]
Availability of the Systematic Review
Protocol for the Hexavalent Chromium
(Cr(VI)) Integrated Risk Information
System (IRIS) Assessment
Environmental Protection
Agency (EPA).
ACTION: Notice; request for public
comment.
AGENCY:
The Environmental Protection
Agency (EPA) is announcing a 45-day
public comment period associated with
the release of the Systematic Review
Protocol for the Hexavalent Chromium
(Cr(VI))] IRIS Assessment. This
document communicates the rationale
for conducting the assessment of Cr(VI),
describes screening criteria to identify
relevant literature, outlines the
approach for evaluating study quality,
and describes the process of evidence
synthesis/integration and dose-response
methods. The protocol includes the list
of studies currently considered in the
assessment. EPA is releasing this
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protocol for public comment at least 30
days in advance of a public science
webinar planned on April 24, 2019.
DATES: The 45-day public comment
period begins March 15, 2019 and ends
April 29, 2019. Comments must be
received on or before April 29, 2019.
ADDRESSES: The Systematic Review
Protocol for Cr(VI) will be available via
the internet on the IRIS website at
https://cfpub.epa.gov/ncea/iris2/
chemicalLanding.cfm?substance_
nmbr=144 and in the public docket at
https://www.regulations.gov, Docket ID:
EPA–HQ–ORD–2014–0313.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For
information on the docket, contact the
ORD Docket at the EPA Headquarters
Docket Center; telephone: 202–566–
1752; facsimile: 202–566–9744; or
email: Docket_ORD@epa.gov.
For technical information on the
protocol, contact Dr. James Avery,
NCEA; telephone: 202–564–1494; or
email: avery.james@epa.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
I. Information on the IRIS Program and
Systematic Review Protocols
EPA’s IRIS Program is a human health
assessment program that evaluates
quantitative and qualitative risk
information on effects that may result
from exposure to chemicals found in the
environment. Through the IRIS
Program, EPA provides the highest
quality science-based human health
assessments to support the Agency’s
regulatory activities and decisions to
protect public health.
As part of developing a draft IRIS
assessment, EPA presents a methods
document, referred to as the protocol,
for conducting a chemical-specific
systematic review of the available
scientific literature. Protocols include
strategies for literature searches, criteria
for study inclusion or exclusion,
considerations for evaluating study
methods, information management for
extracting data, approaches for synthesis
within and across lines of evidence, and
methods for derivation of toxicity
values. The protocol serves to inform
the subsequent development of the draft
assessment and is made available to the
public. EPA may update the protocol
based on the evaluation of the literature
and any updates will be posted to the
docket and on the IRIS website. In
accordance with the most current
systematic review practices of the IRIS
Program, EPA is releasing the Cr(VI)
protocol to provide similar public
engagement steps as other IRIS
assessments that have started more
recently.
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[FR Doc No: 2019-04796]
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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY
[EPA-HQ-OECA-2014-0102; FRL-9990-82-OEI]
Information Collection Request Submitted to OMB for Review and
Approval; Comment Request; NSPS for Oil and Natural Gas Production and
Natural Gas Transmission and Distribution (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), NSPS for Oil and Natural Gas
Production and Natural Gas Transmission and Distribution (EPA ICR
Number 2437.04, OMB Control Number 2060-0673), 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 April 15,
2019.
ADDRESSES: Submit your comments, referencing Docket ID Number EPA-HQ-
OECA-2014-0102, 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, 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: Patrick Yellin, Monitoring,
Assistance, and Media Programs Division, Office of Compliance, Mail
Code 2227A, Environmental Protection Agency, 1200 Pennsylvania Ave. NW,
Washington, DC 20460; telephone number: (202) 564-2970; fax number:
(202) 564-0050; email address: yellin.patrick@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: www.epa.gov/dockets.
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Abstract: The New Source Performance Standards (NSPS) for Oil and
Natural Gas Production and Natural Gas Transmission and Distribution
(40 CFR part 60, subpart OOOO) apply to oil and natural gas facilities
that commence construction, modification or reconstruction after August
23, 2011 and on or before September 19, 2015, that are involved in the
extraction and production of oil and natural gas, as well as the
processing, transmission, and distribution of natural gas. The June
2016 final rule established a new subpart (40 CFR 60, subpart OOOOa) to
set new standards for emissions of GHGs and VOCs for affected
facilities in the crude oil and natural gas source category that
commence construction, modification, or reconstruction after September
18, 2015. These amendments also included revisions to improve
implementation of the NSPS subpart OOOO to address issues raised in
administrative reconsideration petitions submitted on both the August
16, 2012 NSPS and the September 13, 2013 amendments. These
implementation improvements did not change the requirements for
operations and equipment covered by the current standards at subpart
OOOO. The information collection requirements of the NSPS (40 CFR 60,
subpart OOOOa) and associated burden are addressed in EPA ICR Number
2523.02. In general, all NSPS standards require initial notifications,
performance tests, and periodic reports by the owners/operators of the
affected facilities. They are also required to maintain records of the
occurrence and duration of any startup, shutdown, or malfunction in the
operation of an affected facility, or any period during which the
monitoring system is inoperative. These notifications, reports, and
records are essential in determining compliance with 40 CFR part 60,
subpart OOOO.
Form Numbers: None.
Respondents/affected entities: Oil and natural gas production and
natural gas transmission and distribution facilities.
Respondent's obligation to respond: Mandatory (40 CFR part 60,
subpart OOOO).
Estimated number of respondents: 532 (total).
Frequency of response: Semiannually and annually.
Total estimated burden: 69,300 hours (per year). Burden is defined
at 5 CFR 1320.3(b).
Total estimated cost: $9,110,000 (per year), which includes
$1,220,000 in annualized capital/startup and/or operation & maintenance
costs.
Changes in the Estimates: There is a decrease in the total
estimated respondent burden and total annual O&M as currently
identified in the OMB Inventory of Approved Burdens. The burden
decrease occurred because the standard has been in effect for more than
three years and the requirements are different during initial
compliance (new facilities) as compared to on-going compliance
(existing facilities). Additionally, the adjustment decrease in burden
is due to a decrease in the number of sources subject to 40 CFR 60,
subpart OOOO. Amendments to Subpart OOOO published on June 3, 2016 (81
FR 35824) established new standards for affected facilities in the
crude oil and natural gas source category that commence construction,
modification, or reconstruction after September 18, 2015. Facilities
with new affected sources that would have previously met the
requirements for subpart OOOO must now meet the requirements of 40 CFR
60, subpart OOOOa. The number of existing respondents that are subject
to subpart OOOO is assumed to decrease over time as sources are either
modified (and therefore subject to Subpart OOOOa) or retired. This ICR
reflects the on-going burden and costs for existing facilities.
Courtney Kerwin,
Director, Regulatory Support Division.
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