Information Collection Request Submitted to OMB for Review and Approval; Comment Request; Performance-Based Measurement System for Fuels (Renewal), 23563-23564 [2019-10706]

Download as PDF jbell on DSK3GLQ082PROD with NOTICES Federal Register / Vol. 84, No. 99 / Wednesday, May 22, 2019 / Notices Waste Incinerators (HMIWI) for which construction commenced after June 20, 1996, or for which modification commenced after March 16, 1998, but no later than April 6, 2010. Sources subject to the original standards are now covered under the revised Emission Guidelines for HMIWI at 40 CFR part 60, subpart Ce. This information request covers the reporting and recordkeeping requirements associated with the revised NSPS, which apply to new facilities only. New facilities include those that commenced construction after December 1, 2008 or commenced modification after April 6, 2010. This information is being collected to assure compliance with 40 CFR part 60, subpart Ec. 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, and are required of all affected facilities subject to NSPS. Form numbers: None. Respondents/affected entities: Hospital/medical/infectious waste incinerators. Respondent’s obligation to respond: Mandatory (40 CFR part 60, subpart Ec). Estimated number of respondents: 11 (total). Frequency of response: Initially, semiannually and annually. Total estimated burden: 7,410 hours (per year). Burden is defined at 5 CFR 1320.3(b). Total estimated cost: $1,360,000 (per year), which includes $519,000 in annualized capital/startup and/or operation & maintenance costs. Changes in the estimates: There is an increase in the total estimated respondent burden compared with the ICR currently-approved by OMB. This is due to an increase in the estimated number of sources subject to the regulations and is not caused by program changes. We estimate the industry will continue to grow at the rate of one new source per year. This results in increases in the respondent labor hours, number of responses, and capital and O&M costs. Courtney Kerwin, Director, Regulatory Support Division. [FR Doc. 2019–10682 Filed 5–21–19; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 6560–50–P VerDate Sep<11>2014 17:29 May 21, 2019 Jkt 247001 ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY [EPA–HQ–OAR–2018–0663; FRL–9990–75– OMS] Information Collection Request Submitted to OMB for Review and Approval; Comment Request; Performance-Based Measurement System for Fuels (Renewal) Environmental Protection Agency (EPA). ACTION: Notice. AGENCY: The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has submitted an information collection request (ICR), Performance-Based Measurement System for Fuels (EPA ICR Number 2459.03, OMB Control Number 2060– 0692) 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 May 31, 2019. Public comments were previously requested via the Federal Register on November 5, 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: Comments must be submitted on or before June 21, 2019. ADDRESSES: Submit your comments, referencing Docket ID No. EPA–HQ– OAR–2018–0663, 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 oria_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: James W. Caldwell, Compliance Division, Office of Transportation and Air Quality, 6405A, Environmental Protection Agency, 1200 Pennsylvania SUMMARY: PO 00000 Frm 00042 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 23563 Ave. NW, Washington, DC 20460; telephone number: 202–343–9303; fax number: 202–343–2802; email address: caldwell.jim@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: EPA regulations at 40 CFR part 80 set standards for certain parameters of gasoline and diesel fuel, such as sulfur content, to control harmful vehicle emissions and protect emission controls. Refiners and importers are required to test for these parameters and report the results to EPA. The regulations at 40 CFR part 80.47, 80.584, and 80.585 (1) identify acceptable test methods for some of the regulated parameters, (2) specify criteria for precision, accuracy, and quality control for the test methods used to measure the regulated parameters (certain test methods in use prior to October 28, 2013 are exempt from some of the criteria), and (3) establish procedures by which a test laboratory can demonstrate that an alternative test method meets the criteria and is thus ‘‘qualified’’ for use. This program for the qualification of test methods is known as the Performance-Based Measurement System (PBMS). Test laboratories are required to generate certain records to demonstrate compliance with PBMS program requirements. This ICR covers the recordkeeping and reporting requirements for PBMS records. There are no required forms. Example formats for certain records are at: https:// www.epa.gov/fuels-registrationreporting-and-compliance-help/ compliance-performance-basedmeasurement-system. Form Numbers: None. Respondents/affected entities: Laboratories that test gasoline and diesel fuel. Respondent’s obligation to respond: Mandatory. Estimated number of respondents: 1,015 (total). Frequency of response: On occasion, periodically (varies with test method). Total estimated burden: 26,696 hours (per year). Burden is defined at 5 CFR 1320.03(b). E:\FR\FM\22MYN1.SGM 22MYN1 23564 Federal Register / Vol. 84, No. 99 / Wednesday, May 22, 2019 / Notices 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, Courtney Kerwin, information claimed to be Confidential Director, Regulatory Support Division. Business Information (CBI) or other [FR Doc. 2019–10706 Filed 5–21–19; 8:45 am] information whose disclosure is BILLING CODE 6560–50–P restricted by statute. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Melissa Pennington, U.S. Environmental ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION Protection Agency, Region 3, Mail Code AGENCY 3LC33, Environmental Protection [EPA–HQ–RCRA–2015–0836; FRL–9992–66– Agency, 1200 Pennsylvania Ave. NW, OMS] Washington, DC 20460; telephone number: (215) 814–3372; fax number: Information Collection Request 215–814–3114; email address: Submitted to OMB for Review and pennington.melissa@epa.gov. Approval; Comment Request; Collection of Information on Anaerobic SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Digestion Facilities Processing Wasted Supporting documents, which explain in detail the information that the EPA Food To Support EPA’s Sustainable Food Management Program (Revision) will be collecting, are available in the public docket for this ICR. The docket AGENCY: Environmental Protection can be viewed online at Agency (EPA). www.regulations.gov or in person at the EPA Docket Center, WJC West, Room ACTION: Notice. 3334, 1301 Constitution Ave. NW, SUMMARY: The Environmental Protection Washington, DC. The telephone number Agency (EPA) has submitted an for the Docket Center is 202–566–1744. information collection request (ICR), For additional information about EPA’s Collection of Information on Anaerobic public docket, visit https://www.epa.gov/ Digestion Facilities Processing Wasted dockets. Food to support EPA’s Sustainable Food Abstract: EPA’s Sustainable Food Management Program (EPA ICR Number Management (SFM) Program promotes 2533.02, OMB Control Number 2050– the sustainable management of food 0217) to the Office of Management and which is a systematic approach that Budget (OMB) for review and approval seeks to reduce wasted food and its in accordance with the Paperwork associated impacts over its’ entire Reduction Act. This is a proposed lifecycle. The lifecycle of food includes revision of the ICR, which is currently use of natural resources, manufacturing, approved through December 31, 2019. sales, and consumption and ends with Public comments were previously decisions on recovery or final disposal. requested via the Federal Register on Diversion of food waste from landfills is October 3, 2018 during a 60-day a critical component of this effort. In comment period. This notice allows for order to effectively divert food waste an additional 30 days for public from landfills, sufficient capacity to comments. A fuller description of the process the diverted materials is ICR is given below, including its required. Knowledge of organics estimated burden and cost to the public. recycling capacity is needed to facilitate An agency may not conduct, or sponsor food waste diversion and anaerobic and a person is not required to respond digestion facilities provide a significant to a collection of information unless it amount of the needed capacity. displays a currently valid OMB control EPA’s food recovery hierarchy number. prioritizes potential actions to prevent DATES: Additional comments may be and divert wasted food. According to submitted on or before June 21, 2019. the hierarchy, processing wasted food via anaerobic digestion is a more ADDRESSES: Submit your comments, desirable option than landfilling or referencing Docket ID Number EPA– incineration because it creates more HQ–RCRA–2015–0836, to (1) EPA benefits for the environment, society online using www.regulations.gov (our and the economy. Anaerobic digestion preferred method), or by mail to: EPA jbell on DSK3GLQ082PROD with NOTICES Total estimated cost: $2,460,454 (per year), includes $0 annualized capital or operation & maintenance costs. Changes in Estimates: There is an increase of 17,198 hours in the total estimated respondent burden compared with the ICR currently approved by OMB. This increase is due to an incorrect estimate of 52 laboratories for the current approval while the actual number should have been near 1,000. VerDate Sep<11>2014 17:29 May 21, 2019 Jkt 247001 PO 00000 Frm 00043 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 of food waste and other organic materials generates renewable energy, reduces methane emissions to the atmosphere, and provides opportunities to improve soil health through the production of soil amendments. The SFM program supports these efforts by educating state and local governments and communities about the benefits of wasted food diversion. The SFM program also builds partnerships with state agencies and other strategic partners interested in developing organics recycling capacity and provides tools to assist organizations in developing anaerobic digestion (AD) projects. The nationwide collection of data about AD facilities processing food waste began in 2017 with a survey of all known AD facilities under the currently approved Information Collection Request (ICR). EPA published the first annual report of findings based on this data in July 2018. EPA is renewing this ICR in order to continue to monitor growth and evaluate trends in the capacity for processing of food waste and the amount of food waste being processed via AD in the United States. Data will be collected using electronic surveys that will be distributed to respondents by email and will be available on EPA’s AD website. Participation in this data collection effort is voluntary. Respondents are not required to reveal confidential business information. Form Numbers: EPA Form 6700–03, EPA Form 6700–04, EPA Form 6700–05 Respondents/affected entities: Project Developers, Project Owners or Plant Operators, and Livestock Farmers. Respondent’s obligation to respond: Voluntary. Estimated number of respondents: 254 (total). Frequency of response: Annually. Total estimated burden: 127 hours (per year). Burden is defined at 5 CFR 1320.03(b). Total estimated cost: $7,594 (per year), includes $0 annualized capital or operation & maintenance costs. Changes in the Estimates: The overall burden has slightly decreased from the original ICR. For this renewal, some questions have been revised for clarity, numerous questions have been eliminated and a series of questions have been streamlined. The time to complete the survey will decrease for operating years 2017, 2018, 2019 and E:\FR\FM\22MYN1.SGM 22MYN1

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[Federal Register Volume 84, Number 99 (Wednesday, May 22, 2019)]
[Notices]
[Pages 23563-23564]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2019-10706]


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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

[EPA-HQ-OAR-2018-0663; FRL-9990-75-OMS]


Information Collection Request Submitted to OMB for Review and 
Approval; Comment Request; Performance-Based Measurement System for 
Fuels (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), Performance-Based Measurement 
System for Fuels (EPA ICR Number 2459.03, OMB Control Number 2060-0692) 
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 May 31, 2019. 
Public comments were previously requested via the Federal Register on 
November 5, 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: Comments must be submitted on or before June 21, 2019.

ADDRESSES: Submit your comments, referencing Docket ID No. EPA-HQ-OAR-
2018-0663, to (1) EPA online using www.regulations.gov (our preferred 
method), by email to [email protected], 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 
[email protected]. 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: James W. Caldwell, Compliance 
Division, Office of Transportation and Air Quality, 6405A, 
Environmental Protection Agency, 1200 Pennsylvania Ave. NW, Washington, 
DC 20460; telephone number: 202-343-9303; fax number: 202-343-2802; 
email address: [email protected].

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: EPA regulations at 40 CFR part 80 set standards for 
certain parameters of gasoline and diesel fuel, such as sulfur content, 
to control harmful vehicle emissions and protect emission controls. 
Refiners and importers are required to test for these parameters and 
report the results to EPA. The regulations at 40 CFR part 80.47, 
80.584, and 80.585 (1) identify acceptable test methods for some of the 
regulated parameters, (2) specify criteria for precision, accuracy, and 
quality control for the test methods used to measure the regulated 
parameters (certain test methods in use prior to October 28, 2013 are 
exempt from some of the criteria), and (3) establish procedures by 
which a test laboratory can demonstrate that an alternative test method 
meets the criteria and is thus ``qualified'' for use. This program for 
the qualification of test methods is known as the Performance-Based 
Measurement System (PBMS). Test laboratories are required to generate 
certain records to demonstrate compliance with PBMS program 
requirements. This ICR covers the recordkeeping and reporting 
requirements for PBMS records. There are no required forms. Example 
formats for certain records are at: https://www.epa.gov/fuels-registration-reporting-and-compliance-help/compliance-performance-based-measurement-system.
    Form Numbers: None.
    Respondents/affected entities: Laboratories that test gasoline and 
diesel fuel.
    Respondent's obligation to respond: Mandatory.
    Estimated number of respondents: 1,015 (total).
    Frequency of response: On occasion, periodically (varies with test 
method).
    Total estimated burden: 26,696 hours (per year). Burden is defined 
at 5 CFR 1320.03(b).

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    Total estimated cost: $2,460,454 (per year), includes $0 annualized 
capital or operation & maintenance costs.
    Changes in Estimates: There is an increase of 17,198 hours in the 
total estimated respondent burden compared with the ICR currently 
approved by OMB. This increase is due to an incorrect estimate of 52 
laboratories for the current approval while the actual number should 
have been near 1,000.

Courtney Kerwin,
Director, Regulatory Support Division.
[FR Doc. 2019-10706 Filed 5-21-19; 8:45 am]
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