Information Collection Request Submitted to OMB for Review and Approval; Comment Request; National Water Quality Inventory Reports (Renewal), 10824-10825 [2019-05512]

Download as PDF 10824 Federal Register / Vol. 84, No. 56 / Friday, March 22, 2019 / Notices industrial organizations, and local, state, or federal government agencies. Respondent’s obligation to respond: Voluntary. Estimated number of respondents: 6,871 (total). Frequency of response: Annually, on occasion, one time. Total estimated burden: 6,598 hours (per year). Burden is defined at 5 CFR 1320.03(b). Total estimated cost: $731,382 (per year), which includes no annualized capital or operation & maintenance costs. Changes in the estimates: There is minimal decrease in hours in the total estimated respondent burden compared with the ICR currently approved by OMB. Since the last ICR renewal, both the GPP and CHPP have introduced program efficiencies to reduce program burden and simplified collection forms into pre-populated spreadsheets or documents. As a result of these changes, the average number of hours per Partner has decreased from 3.2 hours to 2.87 hours, even though the total hour burden for Partners increased due to an increase in the number of Partners. Courtney Kerwin, Director, Regulatory Support Division. [FR Doc. 2019–05514 Filed 3–21–19; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 6560–50–P ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY [EPA–HQ–OW–2003–0026; FRL–FRL–9989– 52–OEI] Information Collection Request Submitted to OMB for Review and Approval; Comment Request; National Water Quality Inventory Reports (Renewal) Environmental Protection Agency (EPA). ACTION: Notice. AGENCY: The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has submitted an information collection request (ICR), National Water Quality Inventory Reports (EPA ICR Number 1560.12, OMB Control Number 2040–0071) 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 August 30, 2018 during a 60-day comment period. This notice allows for an additional 30 days for public SUMMARY: VerDate Sep<11>2014 17:37 Mar 21, 2019 Jkt 247001 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 April 22, 2019. ADDRESSES: Submit your comments, referencing Docket ID No. EPA–HQ– OW–2003–0026, to (1) EPA online using www.regulations.gov (our preferred method), by email to OW-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: Cynthia N. Johnson, Watershed Restoration, Assessment and Protection Division (WRAPD), Office of Water, Mail Code: 4503T, Environmental Protection Agency, 1200 Pennsylvania Ave. NW, Washington, DC 20460; telephone number: 202–566–1679; fax number: 202–566–1336; email address: Johnson.CynthiaN@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 Clean Water Act Section 305(b) reports contain information on whether waters assessed by a state meet the state’s water quality standards, and when waters are impaired, the pollutants and potential sources affecting water quality. This information helps States and the public track progress in addressing water pollution. Section 303(d) of the Clean Water Act requires States to identify and rank waters that cannot meet water quality standards (WQS) following the PO 00000 Frm 00055 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 implementation of technology-based controls. Under Section 303(d), States are also required to establish total maximum daily loads (TMDLs) for listed waters not meeting standards because of pollutant discharges. In developing the Section 303(d) lists, States are required to consider various sources of water quality related data and information, including the Section 305(b) State water quality reports. Section 106(e) requires that states annually update monitoring data and use it in their Section 305(b) report. Section 314(a) requires states to report on the condition of their publicly owned lakes within the Section 305(b) report. During the period covered by this ICR renewal, respondents will: Complete their 2020 Section 305(b) reports and 2020 Section 303(d) lists; complete their 2022 Section 305(b) reports and 2022 Section 303(d) lists; transmit annual electronic updates of ambient monitoring data via the Water Quality Exchange; and continue to develop TMDLs according to their established schedules. EPA will prepare biennial updates on assessed and impaired waters for Congress and the public for the 2020 reporting cycle and for the 2022 cycle, and EPA will review 303(d) list and TMDL submissions from respondents. Form numbers: None. Respondents/affected entities: Entities potentially affected by this action are States, Territories and Tribes with Clean Water Act (CWA) responsibilities. Respondent’s obligation to respond: Mandatory: Integrated Water Quality Inventory Reports (Clean Water Act Sections 305(b), 303(d), 314(a), and 106(e)). Estimated number of respondents: 59 (total). Frequency of response: Biennial. Total estimated burden: 3,718,130 (per year) hours. Burden is defined at 5 CFR 1320.03(b). Total estimated cost: $211,716,534 (per year), includes $0 annualized capital or operation & maintenance costs. Changes in estimates: There is an estimated decrease of 21,887 of total burden hours per year. EPA has completed phase 1 of the Water Quality Framework, which is a new way of integrating EPA’s data and information systems to more effectively support reporting and tracking water quality protection and restoration actions. Phase 1 streamlined water quality assessment and reporting by reducing transactions associated with paper copy reviews and increasing electronic data exchange. The system to support this E:\FR\FM\22MRN1.SGM 22MRN1 Federal Register / Vol. 84, No. 56 / Friday, March 22, 2019 / Notices new electronic reporting was released to support the 2018 reporting cycle in April of 2018. EPA estimates a reduction of 10–50% on specific agency and respondent activities aimed to be improved from this new reporting system, and these reductions are explained within the supporting statement. Courtney Kerwin, Director of Regulatory Support Division. [FR Doc. 2019–05512 Filed 3–21–19; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 6560–50–P ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY [EPA–HQ–OECA–2014–0025; FRL–9989– 42–OEI] Information Collection Request Submitted to OMB for Review and Approval; Comment Request; NESHAP for Asbestos (Renewal) Environmental Protection Agency (EPA). ACTION: Notice. AGENCY: The Environmental Protection Agency has submitted an information collection request (ICR), ‘‘NESHAP for Asbestos, Subpart M) (Renewal)’’ (EPA ICR No. 0111.15, OMB Control No. 2060–0101), 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 (82 FR 29552) on June 29, 2017 during a 60day comment period, and through a second announcement published (83 FR 48612) on September 26, 2018 to account for changes in reporting and recordkeeping resulting from a recent action on an alternative work practice, and a planned change to allow electronic reporting for notifications. 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 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 April 22, 2019. ADDRESSES: Submit your comments, referencing Docket ID Number EPA– HQ–OECA–2014–0025, to: (1) EPA online using www.regulations.gov (our preferred method), or by email to docket.oeca@epa.gov, or by mail to: EPA SUMMARY: VerDate Sep<11>2014 17:37 Mar 21, 2019 Jkt 247001 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, EPA 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. Abstract: For the Asbestos NESHAP ICR, owners and operators of affected facilities are required to comply with reporting and recordkeeping requirements for the General Provisions (40 CFR part 61, subpart M), as well as for the applicable specific standards. This includes submitting initial notifications, performance tests, and periodic reports and results, maintaining 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 reports are used by the EPA to determine compliance with these standards. Form numbers: None. Respondents/affected entities: Demolition and renovation facilities; disposal of asbestos wastes; asbestos milling, manufacturing and fabricating; use of asbestos on roadways; asbestos waste conversion facilities; and the use of asbestos insulation and spray-on materials. Respondent’s obligation to respond: Mandatory (40 CFR part 61, subpart M). Estimated number of respondents: 9,687 (total). PO 00000 Frm 00056 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 10825 Frequency of response: Initially, occasionally, quarterly and semiannually. Total estimated burden: 287,000 hours (per year). Burden is defined at 5 CFR 1320.3(b). Total estimated cost: $32,700,000 (per year), which includes $0 in annualized capital/startup and/or operation & maintenance costs. Changes in the estimates: There is a decrease in the total estimated burden as currently identified in the OMB Inventory of Approved Burdens. The change is due to the addition of electronic reporting. The result is a reduction in burden by 5,050 hours per year. We expect there to be an initial burden for respondents to learn the new electronic reporting system, and a reduced burden over time to submit notifications electronically (as compared to submitting them through the U.S. mail, the currently required process). We expect the regulated community and states in Region 3 to adopt electronic submission of 40 CFR 61.145(b) notifications gradually, with other Regions and their regulated community to follow. Therefore, although we have conservatively estimated that approximately 10 percent of the respondents use electronic reporting in this renewal, we expect the number of respondents using electronic reporting to increase in the coming years, which will result in additional burden reductions over time. We have updated the respondent and Agency burdens to include an AWP for ACPRPs. Burden associated with the CTPS AWP is due to the collection and retention of samples and the requirement to report malfunctions. Other changes, such as recordkeeping and notations to the utility records (in the case of ACPRP using the AWP) or notation to the deed are unchanged. Industry sources estimated ‘‘there would eventually be 100 (pipe replacement) companies that would use the close tolerance horizontal directional drilling method over the years with the majority of the (A/C pipe) footage being installed by 25 companies.’’ Finally, we have updated the number of respondents to accurately reflect industry growth from the prior renewal, and updated the respondent and Agency labor rates, which are referenced from the Bureau of Labor Statistics and OPM, respectively. The overall result is a decrease in burden; however, the revised labor rates and industry growth E:\FR\FM\22MRN1.SGM 22MRN1

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[Federal Register Volume 84, Number 56 (Friday, March 22, 2019)]
[Notices]
[Pages 10824-10825]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2019-05512]


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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

[EPA-HQ-OW-2003-0026; FRL-FRL-9989-52-OEI]


Information Collection Request Submitted to OMB for Review and 
Approval; Comment Request; National Water Quality Inventory Reports 
(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), National Water Quality Inventory 
Reports (EPA ICR Number 1560.12, OMB Control Number 2040-0071) 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 August 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 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 April 22, 
2019.

ADDRESSES: Submit your comments, referencing Docket ID No. EPA-HQ-OW-
2003-0026, to (1) EPA online using www.regulations.gov (our preferred 
method), by email to OW-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: Cynthia N. Johnson, Watershed 
Restoration, Assessment and Protection Division (WRAPD), Office of 
Water, Mail Code: 4503T, Environmental Protection Agency, 1200 
Pennsylvania Ave. NW, Washington, DC 20460; telephone number: 202-566-
1679; fax number: 202-566-1336; email address: 
Johnson.CynthiaN@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 Clean Water Act Section 305(b) reports contain 
information on whether waters assessed by a state meet the state's 
water quality standards, and when waters are impaired, the pollutants 
and potential sources affecting water quality. This information helps 
States and the public track progress in addressing water pollution. 
Section 303(d) of the Clean Water Act requires States to identify and 
rank waters that cannot meet water quality standards (WQS) following 
the implementation of technology-based controls. Under Section 303(d), 
States are also required to establish total maximum daily loads (TMDLs) 
for listed waters not meeting standards because of pollutant 
discharges. In developing the Section 303(d) lists, States are required 
to consider various sources of water quality related data and 
information, including the Section 305(b) State water quality reports. 
Section 106(e) requires that states annually update monitoring data and 
use it in their Section 305(b) report. Section 314(a) requires states 
to report on the condition of their publicly owned lakes within the 
Section 305(b) report.
    During the period covered by this ICR renewal, respondents will: 
Complete their 2020 Section 305(b) reports and 2020 Section 303(d) 
lists; complete their 2022 Section 305(b) reports and 2022 Section 
303(d) lists; transmit annual electronic updates of ambient monitoring 
data via the Water Quality Exchange; and continue to develop TMDLs 
according to their established schedules. EPA will prepare biennial 
updates on assessed and impaired waters for Congress and the public for 
the 2020 reporting cycle and for the 2022 cycle, and EPA will review 
303(d) list and TMDL submissions from respondents.
    Form numbers: None.
    Respondents/affected entities: Entities potentially affected by 
this action are States, Territories and Tribes with Clean Water Act 
(CWA) responsibilities.
    Respondent's obligation to respond: Mandatory: Integrated Water 
Quality Inventory Reports (Clean Water Act Sections 305(b), 303(d), 
314(a), and 106(e)).
    Estimated number of respondents: 59 (total).
    Frequency of response: Biennial.
    Total estimated burden: 3,718,130 (per year) hours. Burden is 
defined at 5 CFR 1320.03(b).
    Total estimated cost: $211,716,534 (per year), includes $0 
annualized capital or operation & maintenance costs.
    Changes in estimates: There is an estimated decrease of 21,887 of 
total burden hours per year. EPA has completed phase 1 of the Water 
Quality Framework, which is a new way of integrating EPA's data and 
information systems to more effectively support reporting and tracking 
water quality protection and restoration actions. Phase 1 streamlined 
water quality assessment and reporting by reducing transactions 
associated with paper copy reviews and increasing electronic data 
exchange. The system to support this

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new electronic reporting was released to support the 2018 reporting 
cycle in April of 2018. EPA estimates a reduction of 10-50% on specific 
agency and respondent activities aimed to be improved from this new 
reporting system, and these reductions are explained within the 
supporting statement.

Courtney Kerwin,
Director of Regulatory Support Division.
[FR Doc. 2019-05512 Filed 3-21-19; 8:45 am]
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