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OMB 2060–0597 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 request as described below.
This notice is a proposed extension of
the Portable Fuel Container ICR, which
is currently approved through
September 30, 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 24, 2019.
ADDRESSES: Submit your comments,
referencing the Docket ID No. EPA–HQ–
OAR–2013–0118, to the EPA: 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: Julia
Giuliano, Compliance Division, Office
of Transportation and Air Quality, U.S.
Environmental Protection Agency, 2000
Traverwood, Ann Arbor, Michigan
48105; telephone number: 734–214–
4865; fax number 734–214–4869; email
address: giuliano.julia@epa.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Supporting documents which explain in
detail the information that the EPA will
be collecting will be available in the
public docket, EPA–HQ–OAR–2013–
0118, 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 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
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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: EPA is required under
Section 183(e) of the Clean Air Act to
regulate Volatile Organic Compound
(VOC) emissions from the use of
consumer and commercial products.
Under regulations promulgated on
February 26, 2007 (72 FR 8428)
manufacturers of new portable gasoline
containers are required to obtain
certificates of conformity with the Clean
Air Act, effective January 1, 2009. This
ICR covers the burdens associated with
this certification process. EPA reviews
information submitted in a
manufacturer’s application for
certification to determine if the gasoline
container design conforms to applicable
regulatory requirements and to verify
that the required testing has been
performed. The certificate holder is
required to keep records on the testing
and collect and keep warranty and
defect information for annual reporting
on in-use performance of their products.
The respondent must also retain records
on the units produced, apply serial
numbers to individual containers, and
track the serial numbers to their
certificates of conformity. Any
information submitted for which a claim
of confidentiality is made is safeguarded
according to EPA regulations at 40 CFR
2.201 et seq.
Form Numbers: None.
Respondents/affected entities:
Manufacturers of new portable gasoline
containers from 0.25 to 10.0 gallons in
capacity.
Respondent’s obligation to respond:
Mandatory 40 CFR part 59, subpart F.
Estimated number of respondents: 8
(total).
Frequency of response: Yearly for
warranty reports; at least once every five
years for certificate renewals.
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Total estimated burden: 206.9 hours
(per year). Burden is defined at 5 CFR
1320.3(b).
Total estimated cost: $22,028.90 (per
year), includes $12,552 annualized
capital or operation & maintenance
costs.
Changes in Estimates: There is a
reduction of 43.1 hours in the total
estimated respondent burden compared
with the ICR currently approved by
OMB. This decrease of the estimated
burden and cost estimates is due to a
change in the estimated cost of labor
and additional testing requirements for
new portable fuel container families to
comply with the requirements for
evaporative testing promulgated in 40
CFR part 59.
Dated: April 17, 2019.
Byron Bunker,
Director, Compliance Division, Office of
Transportation and Air Quality, U.S.
Environmental Protection Agency.
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Planning for Natural Disaster Debris
Guidance
Environmental Protection
Agency (EPA).
ACTION: Notice of availability.
AGENCY:
The U.S. Environmental
Protection Agency (EPA) is announcing
the availability of a final guidance
entitled, Planning for Natural Disaster
Debris. The Planning for Natural
Disaster Debris guidance is intended to
assist communities in planning for
debris management before a natural
disaster occurs (also referred to as ‘‘preincident debris management planning’’).
This guidance revises EPA’s existing
guidance document on planning for
natural disaster debris that was
published in 2008 under the same
name. Pre-incident planning can
significantly aid decision-making during
a response and enhance a community’s
resiliency. Pre-incident planning can
help communities recover faster, spend
less money on cleanup and debris/waste
management, and use fewer resources to
rebuild and recover.
DATES: The announcement of the
guidance is published in the Federal
Register on April 24, 2019.
ADDRESSES: EPA has established a
docket for this action under Docket ID
SUMMARY:
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No. EPA–HQ–OLEM–2017–0657. All
documents in this docket are listed in
the www.regulations.gov website.
Although listed in the index, some
information is not publicly available,
e.g., confidential business information
(CBI) or other information for which
disclosure is restricted by statute.
Certain other material, such as
copyrighted material, is not placed on
the internet and will be publicly
available only in hard copy form.
Publicly available docket materials are
available either electronically at
www.regulations.gov or in hard copy at
the EPA Docket Center Reading Room.
Please see https://www.epa.gov/dockets/
epa-docket-center-reading-room or call
(202) 566–1744 for more information on
the Docket Center Reading Room.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Melissa Kaps, Office of Resource
Conservation and Recovery (5304P),
Environmental Protection Agency, 1200
Pennsylvania Avenue NW, Washington,
DC 20460; telephone number: 703–308–
6787; email address: kaps.melissa@
epa.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
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I. General Information
A. Planning for Natural Disaster Debris
Guidance
The U.S. Environmental Protection
Agency’s (EPA’s) final Planning for
Natural Disaster Debris guidance
provides planning suggestions and
considerations to assist the whole
community (i.e., all governmental,
private, nonprofit, community, and
other stakeholders) in preparing for
debris management before a natural
disaster occurs. Communities that may
benefit from the advice presented in this
document include those that are
currently without a debris management
plan, are in the beginning stages of the
debris management planning process, or
have existing debris management plans
that are not comprehensive or have not
been updated with new information.
Plans should be updated regularly to
keep the information current (e.g.,
record reductions in existing disposal
capacity, include innovative reuse or
recycling opportunities), as well as
exercised to ensure that the whole
community remains familiar with their
roles and responsibilities in the
implementation of the disaster debris
plan.
Updating the 2008 version of EPA’s
Planning for Natural Disaster Debris,
this guidance adds information drawn
from communities’ experiences with
natural disasters, including hurricanes,
earthquakes, tornadoes, volcanoes,
floods, wildfires, and winter storms, and
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provides more planning
recommendations, resources, and
lessons learned for managing natural
disaster debris. Also, this guidance
walks through EPA’s pre-incident debris
management planning process. This
process has four steps to help prepare
communities for effective debris
management: (1) Conduct pre-planning
activities; (2) develop a comprehensive
pre-incident debris management plan;
(3) keep the debris management plan
updated; and (4) implement the debris
management plan during a natural
disaster.
Natural disasters generate large
amounts of debris that communities
must manage to fully recover from the
disaster. Debris management is often
one of the biggest costs for a response,
and recovery is not complete until all
debris has been managed. Pre-incident
debris management planning can
significantly aid decision-making during
a natural disaster by allowing important
analyses and considerations to be made
in advance, i.e., not during a disaster
response. Pre-incident planning can also
enhance a community’s resiliency by,
for example, identifying (and mitigating)
potential debris sources in advance. In
the event of a disaster, a more resilient
community generates less debris to
manage and contains fewer hazardous
materials that may pose an increased
risk to human health and the
environment if released. Resilient
communities recover faster, spend less
money on cleanup and debris
management, and use fewer resources to
rebuild and recover. Effective planning
addresses source reduction and hazard
mitigation activities to reduce the
amount and toxicity of debris generated
by a natural disaster; strategies for reuse
and recycling of materials to minimize
the environmental and economic impact
of debris management activities; and
issues and considerations beyond initial
debris removal [for example,
characterizing and processing (e.g.,
volume reduction, refrigerant removal)
debris for proper management, tracking
debris from the original deposited point
to its final destination, communicating
with the public about debris collection
and other management activities]. For
these reasons, EPA believes it is critical
that communities include debris
management planning in their overall
preparation for natural disasters.
A copy of the final guidance can be
found on EPA’s website at https://
www.epa.gov/homeland-security-waste/
guidance-about-planning-naturaldisaster-debris.
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Dated: April 4, 2019.
Barnes Johnson,
Director, Office of Resource Conservation and
Recovery.
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Candidates for EPA’s Science
Advisory Board Computable General
Equilibrium Model Review Panel
Environmental Protection
Agency (EPA).
ACTION: Notice.
AGENCY:
The U.S. Environmental
Protection Agency (EPA) Science
Advisory Board (SAB) Staff Office
invites nominations of environmental
economists and other experts with
expertise in computable general
equilibrium (CGE) modeling to be
considered for appointment to the
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DATES: Nominations should be
submitted in time to arrive no later than
May 15, 2019.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Any
member of the public wishing further
information regarding this Notice and
Request for Nominations may contact
Dr. Holly Stallworth, Designated Federal
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Board Staff Office (1400R), U.S.
Environmental Protection Agency, 1200
Pennsylvania Avenue NW, Washington,
DC 20460; by telephone at (202) 564–
2073 or at stallworth.holly@epa.gov.
General information concerning the EPA
SAB can be found at the EPA SAB
website at https://www.epa.gov/sab.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Background: The SAB (42 U.S.C.
4365) is a chartered Federal Advisory
Committee that provides independent
scientific and technical peer review,
advice and recommendations to the EPA
Administrator on the technical basis for
EPA actions. As a Federal Advisory
Committee, the SAB conducts business
in accordance with the Federal
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environmental regulations. Experts
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[EPA-HQ-OLEM-2017-0657; FRL-9992-46-OLEM]
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Planning for Natural Disaster Debris Guidance
AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).
ACTION: Notice of availability.
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SUMMARY: The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is announcing
the availability of a final guidance entitled, Planning for Natural
Disaster Debris. The Planning for Natural Disaster Debris guidance is
intended to assist communities in planning for debris management before
a natural disaster occurs (also referred to as ``pre-incident debris
management planning''). This guidance revises EPA's existing guidance
document on planning for natural disaster debris that was published in
2008 under the same name. Pre-incident planning can significantly aid
decision-making during a response and enhance a community's resiliency.
Pre-incident planning can help communities recover faster, spend less
money on cleanup and debris/waste management, and use fewer resources
to rebuild and recover.
DATES: The announcement of the guidance is published in the Federal
Register on April 24, 2019.
ADDRESSES: EPA has established a docket for this action under Docket ID
[[Page 17161]]
No. EPA-HQ-OLEM-2017-0657. All documents in this docket are listed in
the www.regulations.gov website. Although listed in the index, some
information is not publicly available, e.g., confidential business
information (CBI) or other information for which disclosure is
restricted by statute. Certain other material, such as copyrighted
material, is not placed on the internet and will be publicly available
only in hard copy form. Publicly available docket materials are
available either electronically at www.regulations.gov or in hard copy
at the EPA Docket Center Reading Room. Please see https://www.epa.gov/dockets/epa-docket-center-reading-room or call (202) 566-1744 for more
information on the Docket Center Reading Room.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Melissa Kaps, Office of Resource
Conservation and Recovery (5304P), Environmental Protection Agency,
1200 Pennsylvania Avenue NW, Washington, DC 20460; telephone number:
703-308-6787; email address: [email protected].
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
I. General Information
A. Planning for Natural Disaster Debris Guidance
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency's (EPA's) final Planning
for Natural Disaster Debris guidance provides planning suggestions and
considerations to assist the whole community (i.e., all governmental,
private, nonprofit, community, and other stakeholders) in preparing for
debris management before a natural disaster occurs. Communities that
may benefit from the advice presented in this document include those
that are currently without a debris management plan, are in the
beginning stages of the debris management planning process, or have
existing debris management plans that are not comprehensive or have not
been updated with new information. Plans should be updated regularly to
keep the information current (e.g., record reductions in existing
disposal capacity, include innovative reuse or recycling
opportunities), as well as exercised to ensure that the whole community
remains familiar with their roles and responsibilities in the
implementation of the disaster debris plan.
Updating the 2008 version of EPA's Planning for Natural Disaster
Debris, this guidance adds information drawn from communities'
experiences with natural disasters, including hurricanes, earthquakes,
tornadoes, volcanoes, floods, wildfires, and winter storms, and
provides more planning recommendations, resources, and lessons learned
for managing natural disaster debris. Also, this guidance walks through
EPA's pre-incident debris management planning process. This process has
four steps to help prepare communities for effective debris management:
(1) Conduct pre-planning activities; (2) develop a comprehensive pre-
incident debris management plan; (3) keep the debris management plan
updated; and (4) implement the debris management plan during a natural
disaster.
Natural disasters generate large amounts of debris that communities
must manage to fully recover from the disaster. Debris management is
often one of the biggest costs for a response, and recovery is not
complete until all debris has been managed. Pre-incident debris
management planning can significantly aid decision-making during a
natural disaster by allowing important analyses and considerations to
be made in advance, i.e., not during a disaster response. Pre-incident
planning can also enhance a community's resiliency by, for example,
identifying (and mitigating) potential debris sources in advance. In
the event of a disaster, a more resilient community generates less
debris to manage and contains fewer hazardous materials that may pose
an increased risk to human health and the environment if released.
Resilient communities recover faster, spend less money on cleanup and
debris management, and use fewer resources to rebuild and recover.
Effective planning addresses source reduction and hazard mitigation
activities to reduce the amount and toxicity of debris generated by a
natural disaster; strategies for reuse and recycling of materials to
minimize the environmental and economic impact of debris management
activities; and issues and considerations beyond initial debris removal
[for example, characterizing and processing (e.g., volume reduction,
refrigerant removal) debris for proper management, tracking debris from
the original deposited point to its final destination, communicating
with the public about debris collection and other management
activities]. For these reasons, EPA believes it is critical that
communities include debris management planning in their overall
preparation for natural disasters.
A copy of the final guidance can be found on EPA's website at
https://www.epa.gov/homeland-security-waste/guidance-about-planning-natural-disaster-debris.
Dated: April 4, 2019.
Barnes Johnson,
Director, Office of Resource Conservation and Recovery.
[FR Doc. 2019-08305 Filed 4-23-19; 8:45 am]
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