Information Collection Request Submitted to OMB for Review and Approval; Comment Request; Brownfields Program-Accomplishment Reporting (Renewal), 25256-25257 [2019-11350]

Download as PDF khammond on DSKBBV9HB2PROD with NOTICES 25256 Federal Register / Vol. 84, No. 105 / Friday, May 31, 2019 / Notices 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 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. Abstract: The National Emissions Standards for Hazardous Air Pollutants (NESHAP) for Publicly Owned Treatment Works (POTW) (40 CFR part 63, subpart VVV) apply to both existing and new POTW located at a major source of hazardous air pollutants (HAP), or to Group 1 POTW that are either area or major sources. New facilities include those that either commenced construction or reconstruction after the date of proposal. This information is being collected to assure compliance with 40 CFR part 63, subpart VVV. In general, all NESHAP standards require initial notifications, performance tests, and periodic reports by the owners/operators of the affected facilities. These notifications, reports, and records are essential in determining compliance, and are required of all affected facilities subject to NESHAP. Form Numbers: None. Respondents/affected entities: Owners and operators of publicly owned treatment works. Respondent’s obligation to respond: Mandatory (40 CFR part 63, subpart VVV). Estimated number of respondents: 13 (total). Frequency of response: Initially, occasionally, and semiannually. Total estimated burden: 7 hours (per year). Burden is defined at 5 CFR 1320.3(b). Total estimated cost: $351 (per year), includes no annualized capital or operation & maintenance costs. Changes in the Estimates: There is a decrease in the respondent burden from the most recently- approved ICR. This decrease is due to changes in the estimates. The previous ICR renewal had included burden for existing sources to submit periodic reports and maintain records; however, the 2016 amendments clarified that the 13 existing sources are not required to VerDate Sep<11>2014 16:42 May 30, 2019 Jkt 247001 submit periodic reports or maintain records. Courtney Kerwin, Director, Regulatory Support Division. [FR Doc. 2019–11349 Filed 5–30–19; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 6560–50–P ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY [EPA–HQ–SFUND–2012–0104; FRL–9994– 61–OMS] Information Collection Request Submitted to OMB for Review and Approval; Comment Request; Brownfields Program— Accomplishment Reporting (Renewal) Environmental Protection Agency (EPA). ACTION: Notice. AGENCY: The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has submitted an information collection request (ICR), Brownfields Program—Accomplishment Reporting (EPA ICR Number 2104.07, OMB Control Number 2050–0192), 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 July 31, 2019. Public comments were previously requested via the Federal Register on February 8, 2019 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 July 1, 2019. ADDRESSES: Submit your comments, referencing Docket ID Number EPA– HQ–SFUND–2012–0104, to (1) EPA online using www.regulations.gov (our preferred method), by email to docket.superfund@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 SUMMARY: PO 00000 Frm 00026 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 Business Information (CBI) or other information whose disclosure is restricted by statute. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Kelly Gorini, Office of Brownfields and Land Revitalization, (5105T), Environmental Protection Agency, 1200 Pennsylvania Ave. NW, Washington, DC 20460; telephone number: (202) 566– 1702; fax number: (202) 566–1476; email address: gorini.kelly@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: This ICR covers the collection of information from those organizations that receive cooperative agreements from EPA under the authority of the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act (CERCLA) as amended by the Brownfields Utilization, Investment, and Local Development (BUILD) Act (Pub. L. 115–141). CERCLA, as amended, authorizes EPA to award grants or cooperative agreements to states, tribes, local governments, and other eligible entities to support the assessment and cleanup of brownfields sites. Under the Brownfields Amendments, a brownfields site means real property, the expansion, redevelopment, or reuse of which may be complicated by the presence or potential presence of a hazardous substance, pollutant, or contaminant. For funding purposes, EPA uses the term ‘‘brownfields property(ies)’’ synonymously with the term ‘‘brownfields sites.’’ The Brownfields Amendments authorize EPA to award several types of cooperative agreements to eligible entities on a competitive basis. Under subtitle A of the Small Business Liability Relief and Brownfields Revitalization Act, states, tribes, local governments, and other eligible entities can receive assessment cooperative agreements to inventory, characterize, assess, and conduct planning and community involvement related to brownfields properties; cleanup cooperative agreements to carry out cleanup activities at brownfields properties; multipurpose cooperative E:\FR\FM\31MYN1.SGM 31MYN1 khammond on DSKBBV9HB2PROD with NOTICES Federal Register / Vol. 84, No. 105 / Friday, May 31, 2019 / Notices agreements to conduct activities allowed under both assessment and cleanup cooperative agreements; cooperative agreements to capitalize revolving loan funds and provide subgrants for cleanup activities; areawide planning cooperative agreements to develop revitalization plans for brownfields; and environmental workforce and development job training and placement programs. Under subtitle C of the Small Business Liability Relief and Brownfields Revitalization Act, states and tribes can receive cooperative agreements to establish and enhance their response programs through the four elements and meet the public record requirements under the statute. Cooperative agreement recipients (‘‘recipients’’) have general reporting and record keeping requirements as a condition of their cooperative agreement that result in burden. A portion of this reporting and record keeping burden is authorized under 2 CFR part 1500 and identified in the EPA’s general grants ICR (OMB Control Number 2030–0020). EPA requires Brownfields program recipients to maintain and report additional information to EPA on the uses and accomplishments associated with funded brownfields activities. EPA uses several forms to assist recipients in reporting the information and to ensure consistency of the information collected. EPA uses this information to meet Federal stewardship responsibilities to manage and track how program funds are being spent, to evaluate the performance of the Brownfields Cleanup and Land Revitalization Program, to meet the Agency’s reporting requirements under the Government Performance Results Act, and to report to Congress and other program stakeholders on the status and accomplishments of the program. Form Numbers: 6200–03, 6200–04, 6200–14, 6200–17. Respondents/affected entities: State/ local/tribal governments; Non-Profits. Respondent’s obligation to respond: Required to obtain or Retain Benefits (2 CFR part 1500). Estimated number of respondents: 5,438 (total). Frequency of response: Bi-annual for subtitle C recipients; quarterly for subtitle A recipients. Total estimated burden: 5,765 hours (per year). Burden is defined at 5 CFR 1320.03(b). Total estimated cost: $667,181 (per year), includes $0 annualized capital or operation & maintenance costs. Changes in the Estimates: There is an increase of 1,888 hours in the total estimated respondent burden compared with the ICR currently approved by VerDate Sep<11>2014 16:42 May 30, 2019 Jkt 247001 OMB. This increase is partially the result of adding the new Program Activity Levels Form for 128(a) recipients to fill out annually. The remainder of the burden increase is the result of an overall increase in wages and the large increase in the number of responses submitted to ACRES annually due to more grants being awarded. Even with this increase, respondents indicated that improvements in the ACRES reporting system and increased familiarity with the program lead to a lower burden per individual entry. Courtney Kerwin, Director, Regulatory Support Division. [FR Doc. 2019–11350 Filed 5–30–19; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 6560–50–P 25257 EIS No. 20190120, Final, BIA, WI, Beloit Fee-to-Trust and Casino Project, Review Period Ends: 07/01/2019, Contact: Scott Doig 612–725–4514. EIS No. 20190121, Final, BIA, CA, Tule River Indian Tribe Fee-to-Trust and Eagle Mountain Casino Relocation Project, Review Period Ends: 07/01/ 2019, Contact: Chad Broussard 916– 978–6165. EIS No. 20190122, Final, USACE, NY, East Rockaway Inlet to Rockaway Inlet and Jamaica Bay Reformulation, Atlantic Coast of New York, Review Period Ends: 07/01/2019, Contact: Peter Weppler 917–790–8634. Dated: May 28, 2019. Candi Schaedle, Acting Director, Office of Federal Activities. [FR Doc. 2019–11381 Filed 5–30–19; 8:45 am] ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY BILLING CODE 6560–50–P [ER–FRL–9045–1] ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY Environmental Impact Statements; Notice of Availability Responsible Agency: Office of Federal Activities, General Information 202– 564–5632 or https://www.epa.gov/nepa/ . Weekly receipt of Environmental Impact Statements Filed 05/20/2019 Through 05/24/2019. Pursuant to 40 CFR 1506.9. Notice: Section 309(a) of the Clean Air Act requires that EPA make public its comments on EISs issued by other Federal agencies. EPA’s comment letters on EISs are available at: https:// cdxnodengn.epa.gov/cdx-enepa-public/ action/eis/search. EIS No. 20190116, Final, FRA, VA, DC to Richmond Southeast High Speed Rail, Review Period Ends: 07/01/2019, Contact: John A. Winkle 202–493– 6067. EIS No. 20190117, Final, NOAA, MD, Mallows Bay-Potomac River National Marine Sanctuary Designation Final Environmental Impact Statement and Final Management Plan, Review Period Ends: 07/01/2019, Contact: Paul Orlando 240–460–1978. EIS No. 20190118, Final, USFWS, WA, Skookumchuck Wind Energy Project Proposed Habitat Conservation Plan and Incidental Take Permit for Marbled Murrelet, Bald Eagle, and Golden Eagle Lewis and Thurston Counties, Washington, Review Period Ends: 07/01/2019, Contact: Curtis Tanner 360–753–4326. EIS No. 20190119, Draft, BLM, OR, Draft Southeastern Oregon RMP/EIS, Comment Period Ends: 08/28/2019, Contact: Brent Grasty 541–473–3144. PO 00000 Frm 00027 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 [EPA–HQ–OW–2015–0641; FRL–9992–40– OMS] Information Collection Request Submitted to OMB for Review and Approval; Comment Request; BEACH Act Grants (Renewal) Environmental Protection Agency (EPA). ACTION: Notice. AGENCY: The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has submitted an information collection request (ICR), BEACH Act Grants (EPA ICR Number 2048.06, OMB Control Number 2040– 0244) 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 July 31, 2019. Public comments were previously requested via the Federal Register on November 21, 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 July 1, 2019. ADDRESSES: Submit your comments, referencing Docket ID Number EPA– HQ–OW–2015–0641, to (1) EPA online using www.regulations.gov (our preferred method), or by mail to: EPA Docket Center, Environmental SUMMARY: E:\FR\FM\31MYN1.SGM 31MYN1

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[Federal Register Volume 84, Number 105 (Friday, May 31, 2019)]
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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

[EPA-HQ-SFUND-2012-0104; FRL-9994-61-OMS]


Information Collection Request Submitted to OMB for Review and 
Approval; Comment Request; Brownfields Program--Accomplishment 
Reporting (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), Brownfields Program--
Accomplishment Reporting (EPA ICR Number 2104.07, OMB Control Number 
2050-0192), 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 July 
31, 2019. Public comments were previously requested via the Federal 
Register on February 8, 2019 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 July 1, 2019.

ADDRESSES: Submit your comments, referencing Docket ID Number EPA-HQ-
SFUND-2012-0104, 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: Kelly Gorini, Office of Brownfields 
and Land Revitalization, (5105T), Environmental Protection Agency, 1200 
Pennsylvania Ave. NW, Washington, DC 20460; telephone number: (202) 
566-1702; fax number: (202) 566-1476; 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: This ICR covers the collection of information from those 
organizations that receive cooperative agreements from EPA under the 
authority of the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, 
and Liability Act (CERCLA) as amended by the Brownfields Utilization, 
Investment, and Local Development (BUILD) Act (Pub. L. 115-141). 
CERCLA, as amended, authorizes EPA to award grants or cooperative 
agreements to states, tribes, local governments, and other eligible 
entities to support the assessment and cleanup of brownfields sites. 
Under the Brownfields Amendments, a brownfields site means real 
property, the expansion, redevelopment, or reuse of which may be 
complicated by the presence or potential presence of a hazardous 
substance, pollutant, or contaminant. For funding purposes, EPA uses 
the term ``brownfields property(ies)'' synonymously with the term 
``brownfields sites.'' The Brownfields Amendments authorize EPA to 
award several types of cooperative agreements to eligible entities on a 
competitive basis.
    Under subtitle A of the Small Business Liability Relief and 
Brownfields Revitalization Act, states, tribes, local governments, and 
other eligible entities can receive assessment cooperative agreements 
to inventory, characterize, assess, and conduct planning and community 
involvement related to brownfields properties; cleanup cooperative 
agreements to carry out cleanup activities at brownfields properties; 
multipurpose cooperative

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agreements to conduct activities allowed under both assessment and 
cleanup cooperative agreements; cooperative agreements to capitalize 
revolving loan funds and provide subgrants for cleanup activities; 
area-wide planning cooperative agreements to develop revitalization 
plans for brownfields; and environmental workforce and development job 
training and placement programs. Under subtitle C of the Small Business 
Liability Relief and Brownfields Revitalization Act, states and tribes 
can receive cooperative agreements to establish and enhance their 
response programs through the four elements and meet the public record 
requirements under the statute. Cooperative agreement recipients 
(``recipients'') have general reporting and record keeping requirements 
as a condition of their cooperative agreement that result in burden. A 
portion of this reporting and record keeping burden is authorized under 
2 CFR part 1500 and identified in the EPA's general grants ICR (OMB 
Control Number 2030-0020). EPA requires Brownfields program recipients 
to maintain and report additional information to EPA on the uses and 
accomplishments associated with funded brownfields activities. EPA uses 
several forms to assist recipients in reporting the information and to 
ensure consistency of the information collected. EPA uses this 
information to meet Federal stewardship responsibilities to manage and 
track how program funds are being spent, to evaluate the performance of 
the Brownfields Cleanup and Land Revitalization Program, to meet the 
Agency's reporting requirements under the Government Performance 
Results Act, and to report to Congress and other program stakeholders 
on the status and accomplishments of the program.
    Form Numbers: 6200-03, 6200-04, 6200-14, 6200-17.
    Respondents/affected entities: State/local/tribal governments; Non-
Profits.
    Respondent's obligation to respond: Required to obtain or Retain 
Benefits (2 CFR part 1500).
    Estimated number of respondents: 5,438 (total).
    Frequency of response: Bi-annual for subtitle C recipients; 
quarterly for subtitle A recipients.
    Total estimated burden: 5,765 hours (per year). Burden is defined 
at 5 CFR 1320.03(b).
    Total estimated cost: $667,181 (per year), includes $0 annualized 
capital or operation & maintenance costs.
    Changes in the Estimates: There is an increase of 1,888 hours in 
the total estimated respondent burden compared with the ICR currently 
approved by OMB. This increase is partially the result of adding the 
new Program Activity Levels Form for 128(a) recipients to fill out 
annually. The remainder of the burden increase is the result of an 
overall increase in wages and the large increase in the number of 
responses submitted to ACRES annually due to more grants being awarded. 
Even with this increase, respondents indicated that improvements in the 
ACRES reporting system and increased familiarity with the program lead 
to a lower burden per individual entry.

Courtney Kerwin,
Director, Regulatory Support Division.
[FR Doc. 2019-11350 Filed 5-30-19; 8:45 am]
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