Approval of Transfer of the Authority To Implement and Enforce the North Dakota Pollutant Discharge Elimination System (NDPDES) Program From the North Dakota Department of Health (NDDOH) to the Newly Established North Dakota Department of Environmental Quality (NDDEQ), 14658-14659 [2019-07157]
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On March 29, 2019, the
Administrator for the Environmental
Protection Agency (EPA) approved the
transfer of authority for the North
Dakota Pollutant Discharge Elimination
System (NDPDES) from the North
Dakota Department of Health (NDDOH)
program to their newly established
North Dakota Department of
Environmental Quality (NDDEQ). With
this action, the EPA has retained the
authority to issue NPDES permits for
facilities located on tribal lands and/or
discharging to tribal waters.
SUMMARY:
On March 29, 2019, the
Administrator for the Environmental
Protection Agency (EPA) approved the
transfer of authority from the NDDOH to
the NDDEQ.
DATES:
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FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION
AGENCY
[EPA–R08–OW–2018–0724; FRL–9990–97–
Region 8]
Approval of Transfer of the Authority
To Implement and Enforce the North
Dakota Pollutant Discharge Elimination
System (NDPDES) Program From the
North Dakota Department of Health
(NDDOH) to the Newly Established
North Dakota Department of
Environmental Quality (NDDEQ)
Environmental Protection
Agency (EPA).
ACTION: Final action.
AGENCY:
VelRey Lozano, U.S. Environmental
Protection Agency, Region 8, (8WP–
CWW), 1595 Wynkoop Street, Denver,
Colorado 80202–1129, 303–312–6128,
email lozano.velrey@epa.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
General Information
A. Does this action apply to me?
Entities potentially affected by this
action are: The EPA; tribal programs;
and the regulated community and
citizens within the state of North
Dakota. This table is not intended to be
exhaustive; rather, it provides a guide
for readers regarding entities that this
action is likely to regulate.
TABLE 1—ENTITIES POTENTIALLY AFFECTED BY THIS PROPOSED APPROVAL
Category
Examples of potentially affected entities
State and Indian Tribal Governments ......................................
States and Indian Tribes that provide certification under section 401 of the Clean
Water Act (CWA); States and Indian Tribes that own or operate treatment
works.
POTWs required to apply for or seek coverage under an NPDES individual or
general permit and to perform routine monitoring as a condition of an NPDES
permit.
Facilities required to apply for or seek coverage under an NPDES individual or
general permit and to perform routine monitoring as a condition of an NPDES
permit.
Any party that may review and provide comments on NPDES permits.
Any party that may review and provide comments on NPDES permits.
Municipalities ............................................................................
Industry .....................................................................................
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NPDES Stakeholders ...............................................................
Residents of the state of North Dakota ...................................
If you have any questions regarding
the applicability of this action to a
particular entity, consult the person
listed under FOR FURTHER INFORMATION
CONTACT.
B. What action is EPA taking?
The EPA if providing final notice of
approval of the transfer of authority
from the State of North Dakota’s
Department of Health (NDDOH) granting
the North Dakota Department of
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Environmental Quality (NDDEQ) the
authority to administer the NDPDES
program in North Dakota to regulate
discharges of pollutants into waters of
the United States under its jurisdiction.
Concurrent with this approval, EPA is
approving updated NDPDES program
revisions. With this action the EPA will
retain the authority to issue NPDES
permits for facilities located on tribal
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lands and/or discharging to tribal
waters.
C. What is EPA’s authority for taking
this action?
Under 40 CFR 123.62(b) and
123.62(c), the CWA requires the EPA to
approve substantial revisions to a state
program. The EPA considers the change
of state authority and updating of the
NDPDES program rules to be substantial
and has therefore taken this action.
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Public Process: EPA opened a 30-day
public comment period that ended on
November 29, 2018. One comment was
received questioning the States
authority to properly implement the
enforcement provisions under the CWA.
The comment was determined to be
beyond the scope of the state’s transfer
of authority request. EPA provided
response to the commenter and no
change to the NDPDES program
application was deemed necessary.
Authority: This action is taken under the
authority of section 402 of the Clean Water
Act as amended, 33 U.S.C. 1342. I hereby
provide public notice of EPA’s final action
authorizing the State of North Dakota through
the NDDEQ to administer the approval
NDPDES program regulating discharges of
pollutants to waters of the U.S. under its
jurisdiction.
Dated: April 5, 2019.
Debra Thomas,
Acting Regional Administrator, EPA Region
8.
[FR Doc. 2019–07157 Filed 4–10–19; 8:45 am]
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AGENCY
[EPA–HQ–OAR–2013–0119; FRL–9992–06–
OAR]
Proposed Information Collection
Request; Comment Request; Motor
Vehicle and Engine Compliance
Program Fees (Renewal), EPA ICR
2080.07, OMB Control No. 2060–0545
Environmental Protection
Agency (EPA).
ACTION: Notice.
AGENCY:
The Environmental Protection
Agency is planning to submit an
information collection request (ICR),
‘‘Motor Vehicle and Engine Compliance
Program Fees (Renewal)’’ (EPA ICR No.
2080.07, OMB Control No. 2060–0545)
to the Office of Management and Budget
(OMB) for review and approval in
accordance with the Paperwork
Reduction Act (44 U.S.C. 3501 et seq.).
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, 2019.
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 10, 2019.
ADDRESSES: Submit your comments,
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OAR–2013–0119 referencing the Docket
ID numbers provided for each item in
the text, online using
www.regulations.gov (our preferred
method), 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:
Lynn Sohacki, Compliance Division,
Office of Transportation and Air
Quality, Environmental Protection
Agency, 2000 Traverwood Dr., Ann
Arbor, MI 48105; telephone number:
734–214–4851, fax number: 734–214–
4869; email address: sohacki.lynn@
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
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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: As required by the Clean Air
Act, EPA has regulations establishing
emission standards and other
requirements for various classes of
vehicles, engines, and evaporative
emission component. These regulations
require that compliance be
demonstrated prior to EPA granting a
‘‘Certificate of Conformity’’. EPA
charges fees for administering this
certification program. In 2004 the fees
program was expanded to include
nonroad categories of vehicles and
engines, such as several categories of
marine engines, locomotives, non-road
recreational vehicles, and many
nonroad compression-ignition and
spark-ignition engines. Manufacturers
and importers of covered vehicles,
engines and components are required to
pay the applicable certification fees
prior to their certification applications
being reviewed by the Agency. Under
section 208 of the Clean Air Act (42
U.S.C. 7542(c)) all information, other
than trade secret processes or methods,
must be publicly available. Information
about fee payments is treated as
confidential information prior to
certification.
Form Numbers: 3520–29.
Respondents/affected entities:
Manufacturers or importers of passenger
cars, motorcycles, light trucks, heavy
duty truck engines, nonroad vehicles or
engines, and evaporative emissions
components are required to receive a
certificate of conformity from EPA prior
to selling or introducing these products
into commerce in the U.S.
Respondent’s obligation to respond:
Required to obtain or retain a benefit (40
CFR part 1027).
Estimated number of respondents:
611 (total).
Frequency of response: An average of
approximately eight responses per
respondent per year.
Total estimated burden: 1,019 hours
(per year). Burden is defined at 5 CFR
1320.03(b).
Total estimated cost: $67,445 (per
year), includes $11,411 annualized
capital or operation & maintenance
costs.
Changes in Estimates: There is an
increase of 92 hours in the total
estimated respondent burden compared
with the ICR currently approved by
OMB. This increase is based on the
increase in the number applications for
certification and the associated fees,
updates and corrections that are filed by
the manufacturer as part of the fee
payment process.
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[Notices]
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From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2019-07157]
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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY
[EPA-R08-OW-2018-0724; FRL-9990-97-Region 8]
Approval of Transfer of the Authority To Implement and Enforce
the North Dakota Pollutant Discharge Elimination System (NDPDES)
Program From the North Dakota Department of Health (NDDOH) to the Newly
Established North Dakota Department of Environmental Quality (NDDEQ)
AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).
ACTION: Final action.
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SUMMARY: On March 29, 2019, the Administrator for the Environmental
Protection Agency (EPA) approved the transfer of authority for the
North Dakota Pollutant Discharge Elimination System (NDPDES) from the
North Dakota Department of Health (NDDOH) program to their newly
established North Dakota Department of Environmental Quality (NDDEQ).
With this action, the EPA has retained the authority to issue NPDES
permits for facilities located on tribal lands and/or discharging to
tribal waters.
DATES: On March 29, 2019, the Administrator for the Environmental
Protection Agency (EPA) approved the transfer of authority from the
NDDOH to the NDDEQ.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: VelRey Lozano, U.S. Environmental
Protection Agency, Region 8, (8WP-CWW), 1595 Wynkoop Street, Denver,
Colorado 80202-1129, 303-312-6128, email [email protected].
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
General Information
A. Does this action apply to me?
Entities potentially affected by this action are: The EPA; tribal
programs; and the regulated community and citizens within the state of
North Dakota. This table is not intended to be exhaustive; rather, it
provides a guide for readers regarding entities that this action is
likely to regulate.
Table 1--Entities Potentially Affected by This Proposed Approval
------------------------------------------------------------------------
Examples of potentially
Category affected entities
------------------------------------------------------------------------
State and Indian Tribal Governments.... States and Indian Tribes that
provide certification under
section 401 of the Clean Water
Act (CWA); States and Indian
Tribes that own or operate
treatment works.
Municipalities......................... POTWs required to apply for or
seek coverage under an NPDES
individual or general permit
and to perform routine
monitoring as a condition of
an NPDES permit.
Industry............................... Facilities required to apply
for or seek coverage under an
NPDES individual or general
permit and to perform routine
monitoring as a condition of
an NPDES permit.
NPDES Stakeholders..................... Any party that may review and
provide comments on NPDES
permits.
Residents of the state of North Dakota. Any party that may review and
provide comments on NPDES
permits.
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If you have any questions regarding the applicability of this
action to a particular entity, consult the person listed under FOR
FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT.
B. What action is EPA taking?
The EPA if providing final notice of approval of the transfer of
authority from the State of North Dakota's Department of Health (NDDOH)
granting the North Dakota Department of Environmental Quality (NDDEQ)
the authority to administer the NDPDES program in North Dakota to
regulate discharges of pollutants into waters of the United States
under its jurisdiction. Concurrent with this approval, EPA is approving
updated NDPDES program revisions. With this action the EPA will retain
the authority to issue NPDES permits for facilities located on tribal
lands and/or discharging to tribal waters.
C. What is EPA's authority for taking this action?
Under 40 CFR 123.62(b) and 123.62(c), the CWA requires the EPA to
approve substantial revisions to a state program. The EPA considers the
change of state authority and updating of the NDPDES program rules to
be substantial and has therefore taken this action.
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Public Process: EPA opened a 30-day public comment period that
ended on November 29, 2018. One comment was received questioning the
States authority to properly implement the enforcement provisions under
the CWA. The comment was determined to be beyond the scope of the
state's transfer of authority request. EPA provided response to the
commenter and no change to the NDPDES program application was deemed
necessary.
Authority: This action is taken under the authority of section
402 of the Clean Water Act as amended, 33 U.S.C. 1342. I hereby
provide public notice of EPA's final action authorizing the State of
North Dakota through the NDDEQ to administer the approval NDPDES
program regulating discharges of pollutants to waters of the U.S.
under its jurisdiction.
Dated: April 5, 2019.
Debra Thomas,
Acting Regional Administrator, EPA Region 8.
[FR Doc. 2019-07157 Filed 4-10-19; 8:45 am]
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