Release of Integrated Review Plan for the Ozone National Ambient Air Quality Standards, 43806-43807 [2019-18087]

Download as PDF 43806 Federal Register / Vol. 84, No. 163 / Thursday, August 22, 2019 / Notices Center, Denver, CO 80025; telephone number: (303) 462–9453; fax number: (303) 462–9075; email address: ledesma.michael@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 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 tips and complaints web form is intended to provide an easy and convenient means by which members of the public can supply information to EPA regarding suspected violations of environmental law. The decision to provide a tip or complaint is entirely voluntary and use of the webform when supplying a tip or complaint is also entirely voluntary. Tippers need not supply contact information or other personal identifiers. Those who do supply such information, however, should know that this information may be shared by EPA with appropriate administrative, law enforcement, and judicial entities engaged in investigating or adjudicating the tip or complaint. VerDate Sep<11>2014 16:37 Aug 21, 2019 Jkt 247001 Form Numbers: None. Respondents/affected entities: Respondents are expected to be members of the general public as well as employees of any company subject to federal environmental regulation. There is no specific industry or group of industries about which EPA expects tips or complaints. Respondent’s obligation to respond: voluntary. Estimated number of respondents: 1,431 per month (total). Frequency of response: generally, a one-time response. Total estimated burden: 8,586 hours (per year). Burden is defined at 5 CFR 1320.03(b). Total estimated cost: $343,165 (per year), includes no annualized capital or operation & maintenance costs. Changes in Estimates: There is an increase of 3,443 hours in the total estimated respondent burden compared with the ICR currently approved by OMB. This increase reflects the fact that tips and complaints are being filed at a higher rate as the website becomes more widely known, a strong indication of the success of this program. There has been no change in the information being reported or the estimated burden per respondent. Dated: August 13, 2019. Henry Barnet, Director, Office of Criminal Enforcement, Forensics and Training. [FR Doc. 2019–18133 Filed 8–21–19; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 6560–50–P ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY [EPA–HQ–OAR–2018–0279; FRL–9998–51– OAR] Release of Integrated Review Plan for the Ozone National Ambient Air Quality Standards Environmental Protection Agency (EPA). ACTION: Notice of availability. AGENCY: On or about August 26, 2019, the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) will make available the final document, Integrated Review Plan for the Ozone National Ambient Air Quality Standards (IRP). This document contains plans for the current review of the air quality criteria and national ambient air quality standards (NAAQS) for photochemical oxidants including ozone (O3). The primary and secondary O3 NAAQS are set to protect the public health and the public welfare from O3 and other photochemical oxidants in ambient air. SUMMARY: PO 00000 Frm 00020 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 This document will be available on the EPA’s website at https://www.epa.gov/naaqs/ozone-o3air-quality-standards. The document will be accessible under ‘‘Planning Documents’’ from the current review. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Dr. Deirdre L. Murphy, Office of Air Quality Planning and Standards, (Mail Code C504–06), U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Research Triangle Park, NC 27711; telephone number: (919) 541–0729, fax number: (919) 541– 0237; or email: murphy.deirdre@ epa.gov. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: ADDRESSES: I. General Information A. How can I get copies of this document and related information? 1. Docket. EPA has established a docket for this action under Docket ID No. EPA–HQ–OAR–2018–0279. A separate docket established for the Integrated Science Assessment being prepared for this action (EPA–HQ– ORD–2018–0274) is also incorporated into the rulemaking docket for this review. Publicly available docket materials are available electronically through www.regulations.gov or may be viewed at the Air and Radiation Docket and Information Center, EPA/DC, EPA West, Room 3334, 1301 Constitution Ave. NW, Washington, DC. The Public Reading Room is open from 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., Monday through Friday, excluding legal holidays. The telephone number for the Public Reading Room is (202) 566–1744, and the telephone number for the Air and Radiation Docket and Information Center is (202) 566–1742. 2. The document announced today and related information will be available via the internet on the EPA’s website at https://www.epa.gov/naaqs/ ozone-o3-air-quality-standards. The document announced today will be accessible under ‘‘Planning Documents’’ from the current review. II. Information Specific to This Document Two sections of the Clean Air Act (CAA or the Act) govern the establishment and revision of the NAAQS. Section 108 directs the Administrator to identify and list certain air pollutants and then issue ‘‘air quality criteria’’ for those pollutants. The air quality criteria are to ‘‘accurately reflect the latest scientific knowledge useful in indicating the kind and extent of all identifiable effects on public health or welfare which may be expected from the presence of such pollutant in the ambient air. . .’’ (CAA E:\FR\FM\22AUN1.SGM 22AUN1 Federal Register / Vol. 84, No. 163 / Thursday, August 22, 2019 / Notices section 108(a)(2)). Under section 109 of the Act, the EPA is then to establish primary (health-based) and secondary (welfare-based) NAAQS for each pollutant for which the EPA has issued air quality criteria. Section 109(d)(1) of the Act requires periodic review and, if appropriate, revision of existing air quality criteria. Revised air quality criteria are to reflect advances in scientific knowledge on the effects of the pollutant on public health and welfare. Under the same provision, the EPA is also to periodically review and, if appropriate, revise the NAAQS, based on the revised air quality criteria. The Act additionally requires appointment of an independent scientific review committee that is to periodically review the existing air quality criteria and NAAQS and to recommend any new standards and revisions of existing criteria and standards as may be appropriate (CAA section 109(d)(2)(A)–(B)). Since the early 1980s, the requirement for an independent scientific review committee has been fulfilled by the Clean Air Scientific Advisory Committee (CASAC). Presently the EPA is reviewing the air quality criteria and NAAQS for photochemical oxidants and O3.1 The document announced in this notice has been developed as part of the planning phase for the review. In this phase, a draft IRP was prepared jointly by the EPA’s National Center for Environmental Assessment, within the Office of Research and Development, and the Office of Air Quality Planning and Standards, within the Office of Air and Radiation. The draft IRP was the subject of a consultation with CASAC on November 29, 2018 and was available for public comment (83 FR 55163, November 2, 2018; 83 FR 55528, November 6, 2018). The document announced today has been prepared after consideration of CASAC and public comments. This IRP presents EPA’s current plans for the schedule for the entire review, the process for conducting the review, and the key policy-relevant science issues that will guide the review. This document does not represent and should not be construed to represent any final EPA policy, viewpoint, or determination. Dated: August 16, 2019. Panagiotis Tsirigotis, Director, Office of Air Quality Planning and Standards. [FR Doc. 2019–18087 Filed 8–21–19; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 6560–50–P 1 The EPA’s call for information for this review was issued on June 26, 2018 (83 FR 29785). VerDate Sep<11>2014 16:37 Aug 21, 2019 Jkt 247001 FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION [OMB 3060–0710] Information Collection Being Submitted for Review and Approval to the Office of Management and Budget Federal Communications Commission. ACTION: Notice and request for comments. AGENCY: SUMMARY: As part of its continuing effort to reduce paperwork burdens, and as required by the Paperwork Reduction Act (PRA) of 1995, the Federal Communications Commission (FCC or the Commission) invites the general public and other Federal agencies to take this opportunity to comment on the following information collection. Comments are requested concerning: Whether the proposed collection of information is necessary for the proper performance of the functions of the Commission, including whether the information shall have practical utility; the accuracy of the Commission’s burden estimate; ways to enhance the quality, utility, and clarity of the information collected; ways to minimize the burden of the collection of information on the respondents, including the use of automated collection techniques or other forms of information technology; and ways to further reduce the information collection burden on small business concerns with fewer than 25 employees. The Commission may not conduct or sponsor a collection of information unless it displays a currently valid Office of Management and Budget (OMB) control number. No person shall be subject to any penalty for failing to comply with a collection of information subject to the PRA that does not display a valid OMB control number. DATES: Written comments should be submitted on or before September 23, 2019. If you anticipate that you will be submitting comments, but find it difficult to do so within the period of time allowed by this notice, you should advise the contacts listed below as soon as possible. ADDRESSES: Direct all PRA comments to Nicholas A. Fraser, OMB, via email Nicholas_A._Fraser@omb.eop.gov; and to Nicole Ongele, FCC, via email PRA@ fcc.gov and to Nicole.Ongele@fcc.gov. Include in the comments the OMB control number as shown in the SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION below. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For additional information or copies of the information collection, contact Nicole PO 00000 Frm 00021 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 43807 Ongele at (202) 418–2991. To view a copy of this information collection request (ICR) submitted to OMB: (1) Go to the web page https://www.reginfo.gov/ public/do/PRAMain, (2) look for the section of the web page called ‘‘Currently Under Review,’’ (3) click on the downward-pointing arrow in the ‘‘Select Agency’’ box below the ‘‘Currently Under Review’’ heading, (4) select ‘‘Federal Communications Commission’’ from the list of agencies presented in the ‘‘Select Agency’’ box, (5) click the ‘‘Submit’’ button to the right of the ‘‘Select Agency’’ box, (6) when the list of FCC ICRs currently under review appears, look for the OMB control number of this ICR and then click on the ICR Reference Number. A copy of the FCC submission to OMB will be displayed. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: As part of its continuing effort to reduce paperwork burdens, and as required by the Paperwork Reduction Act (PRA) of 1995 (44 U.S.C. 3501–3520), the Federal Communications Commission (FCC or the Commission) invites the general public and other Federal agencies to take this opportunity to comment on the following information collection. Comments are requested concerning: Whether the proposed collection of information is necessary for the proper performance of the functions of the Commission, including whether the information shall have practical utility; the accuracy of the Commission’s burden estimate; ways to enhance the quality, utility, and clarity of the information collected; ways to minimize the burden of the collection of information on the respondents, including the use of automated collection techniques or other forms of information technology; and ways to further reduce the information collection burden on small business concerns with fewer than 25 employees. OMB Control Number: 3060–0710. Title: Policy and Rules Under Parts 1 and 51 Concerning the Implementation of the Local Competition Provisions in the Telecommunications Act of 1996, CC Docket No. 96–98, Sections 47 CFR 1.1403–1.1404; 47 CFR part 51; 47 CFR 51.100—51.807; 47 CFR 20.11. Form Number: N/A. Type of Review: Extension of a currently approved collection. Respondents: Business or other forprofit. Number of Respondents and Responses: 15,282 respondents; 1,067,987 responses. Estimated Time per Response: 0.50– 4,000 hours. Obligation to Respond: Required to obtain or retain benefits. Statutory E:\FR\FM\22AUN1.SGM 22AUN1

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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

[Federal Register Volume 84, Number 163 (Thursday, August 22, 2019)]
[Notices]
[Pages 43806-43807]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2019-18087]


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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

[EPA-HQ-OAR-2018-0279; FRL-9998-51-OAR]


Release of Integrated Review Plan for the Ozone National Ambient 
Air Quality Standards

AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).

ACTION: Notice of availability.

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SUMMARY: On or about August 26, 2019, the Environmental Protection 
Agency (EPA) will make available the final document, Integrated Review 
Plan for the Ozone National Ambient Air Quality Standards (IRP). This 
document contains plans for the current review of the air quality 
criteria and national ambient air quality standards (NAAQS) for 
photochemical oxidants including ozone (O3). The primary and 
secondary O3 NAAQS are set to protect the public health and 
the public welfare from O3 and other photochemical oxidants 
in ambient air.

ADDRESSES: This document will be available on the EPA's website at 
https://www.epa.gov/naaqs/ozone-o3-air-quality-standards. The document 
will be accessible under ``Planning Documents'' from the current 
review.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Dr. Deirdre L. Murphy, Office of Air 
Quality Planning and Standards, (Mail Code C504-06), U.S. Environmental 
Protection Agency, Research Triangle Park, NC 27711; telephone number: 
(919) 541-0729, fax number: (919) 541-0237; or email: 
[email protected].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

I. General Information

A. How can I get copies of this document and related information?

    1. Docket. EPA has established a docket for this action under 
Docket ID No. EPA-HQ-OAR-2018-0279. A separate docket established for 
the Integrated Science Assessment being prepared for this action (EPA-
HQ-ORD-2018-0274) is also incorporated into the rulemaking docket for 
this review. Publicly available docket materials are available 
electronically through www.regulations.gov or may be viewed at the Air 
and Radiation Docket and Information Center, EPA/DC, EPA West, Room 
3334, 1301 Constitution Ave. NW, Washington, DC. The Public Reading 
Room is open from 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., Monday through Friday, 
excluding legal holidays. The telephone number for the Public Reading 
Room is (202) 566-1744, and the telephone number for the Air and 
Radiation Docket and Information Center is (202) 566-1742.
    2. The document announced today and related information will be 
available via the internet on the EPA's website at https://www.epa.gov/naaqs/ozone-o3-air-quality-standards. The document announced today will 
be accessible under ``Planning Documents'' from the current review.

II. Information Specific to This Document

    Two sections of the Clean Air Act (CAA or the Act) govern the 
establishment and revision of the NAAQS. Section 108 directs the 
Administrator to identify and list certain air pollutants and then 
issue ``air quality criteria'' for those pollutants. The air quality 
criteria are to ``accurately reflect the latest scientific knowledge 
useful in indicating the kind and extent of all identifiable effects on 
public health or welfare which may be expected from the presence of 
such pollutant in the ambient air. . .'' (CAA

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section 108(a)(2)). Under section 109 of the Act, the EPA is then to 
establish primary (health-based) and secondary (welfare-based) NAAQS 
for each pollutant for which the EPA has issued air quality criteria. 
Section 109(d)(1) of the Act requires periodic review and, if 
appropriate, revision of existing air quality criteria. Revised air 
quality criteria are to reflect advances in scientific knowledge on the 
effects of the pollutant on public health and welfare. Under the same 
provision, the EPA is also to periodically review and, if appropriate, 
revise the NAAQS, based on the revised air quality criteria.
    The Act additionally requires appointment of an independent 
scientific review committee that is to periodically review the existing 
air quality criteria and NAAQS and to recommend any new standards and 
revisions of existing criteria and standards as may be appropriate (CAA 
section 109(d)(2)(A)-(B)). Since the early 1980s, the requirement for 
an independent scientific review committee has been fulfilled by the 
Clean Air Scientific Advisory Committee (CASAC).
    Presently the EPA is reviewing the air quality criteria and NAAQS 
for photochemical oxidants and O3.\1\ The document announced 
in this notice has been developed as part of the planning phase for the 
review. In this phase, a draft IRP was prepared jointly by the EPA's 
National Center for Environmental Assessment, within the Office of 
Research and Development, and the Office of Air Quality Planning and 
Standards, within the Office of Air and Radiation. The draft IRP was 
the subject of a consultation with CASAC on November 29, 2018 and was 
available for public comment (83 FR 55163, November 2, 2018; 83 FR 
55528, November 6, 2018). The document announced today has been 
prepared after consideration of CASAC and public comments. This IRP 
presents EPA's current plans for the schedule for the entire review, 
the process for conducting the review, and the key policy-relevant 
science issues that will guide the review. This document does not 
represent and should not be construed to represent any final EPA 
policy, viewpoint, or determination.
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    \1\ The EPA's call for information for this review was issued on 
June 26, 2018 (83 FR 29785).

    Dated: August 16, 2019.
Panagiotis Tsirigotis,
Director, Office of Air Quality Planning and Standards.
[FR Doc. 2019-18087 Filed 8-21-19; 8:45 am]
 BILLING CODE 6560-50-P

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