Proposed Information Collection Request; Comment Request; Tips and Complaints Regarding Environmental Violations (Renewal), 43805-43806 [2019-18133]

Download as PDF Federal Register / Vol. 84, No. 163 / Thursday, August 22, 2019 / Notices Schedules WAUW–AS4 and WAUW– AS7 to accommodate possible participation in a Western Interconnection energy imbalance service market by UGP as the BA. UGP proposes to include additional information regarding implementation and annual updates for Energy Imbalance and Generator Imbalance in its revised Protocols. Given that the SPP Integrated Marketplace does not extend into the Western Interconnection, UGP will continue to provide Energy Imbalance and Generator Imbalance in the WAUW as the BA from its own resources or from resources available to it, including possible participation in a Western Interconnection energy imbalance service market. The Formula Rate Templates and related information for Energy Imbalance and Generator Imbalance will be posted on the UGP OASIS, the UGP rates website, and the SPP Member Related Postings website at the locations listed above. Legal Authority Existing DOE procedures for public participation in power and transmission rate adjustments (10 CFR part 903) were published on September 18, 1985 and February 21, 2019.3 The proposed action is a major rate adjustment, as defined by 10 CFR part 903.2(e). In accordance with 10 CFR 903.15(a) and 10 CFR 903.16(a), WAPA will hold public information and public comment forums for this rate adjustment. WAPA will review and consider all timely public comments at the conclusion of the consultation and comment period and make amendments or adjustments to the proposal as appropriate. Proposed rates will be forwarded to the Assistant Secretary for Electricity for approval on an interim basis. WAPA is establishing the formula rates for P–SMBP—ED in accordance with Section 302 of the Department of Energy (DOE) Organization Act (42 U.S.C. 7152). This Act transferred to, and vested in, the Secretary of Energy the power marketing functions of the Secretary of the Interior and the Bureau of Reclamation (Reclamation) under the Reclamation Act of 1902 (ch. 1093, 32 Stat. 388), as amended and supplemented by subsequent laws, particularly section 9(c) of the Reclamation Project Act of 1939 (43 U.S.C. 485h(c)); section 5 of the Flood Control Act of 1944 (16 U.S.C. 825s); and other acts that specifically apply to the project involved. By Delegation Order No. 00–037.00B, effective November 19, 2016, the 3 50 FR 37835 (Sept 18, 1985) and 84 FR 5347 (Feb. 21, 2019). VerDate Sep<11>2014 16:37 Aug 21, 2019 Jkt 247001 Secretary of Energy delegated: (1) The authority to develop power and transmission rates to WAPA’s Administrator; (2) the authority to confirm, approve, and place such rates into effect on an interim basis to the Deputy Secretary of Energy; and (3) the authority to confirm, approve, and place into effect on a final basis, or to remand or disapprove such rates, to FERC. By Delegation Order No. 00–002.00Q, effective November 1, 2018, the Secretary of Energy also delegated to the Under Secretary of Energy the authority to confirm, approve, and place into effect on an interim basis power and transmission rates for WAPA. By Redelegation Order No. 00–002.10D, effective June 4, 2019, the Under Secretary of Energy further delegated to the Assistant Secretary for Electricity the authority to confirm, approve, and place into effect on an interim basis power and transmission rates for WAPA. Availability of Information All brochures, studies, comments, letters, memorandums, or other documents that WAPA initiates or uses to develop the proposed formula rates are available for inspection and copying at the Upper Great Plains Region, Western Area Power Administration, located at 2900 4th Avenue North, Billings, Montana. Many of these documents and supporting information are available on UGP’s rates website at https://www.wapa.gov/ugp/rates/ default.htm and the other posting locations listed above. Ratemaking Procedure Requirements Environmental Compliance In compliance with the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) of 1969 (42 U.S.C. 4321–4347); the Council on Environmental Quality Regulations for implementing NEPA (40 CFR parts 1500–1508); and DOE NEPA Implementing Procedures and Guidelines (10 CFR part 1021), WAPA is in the process of determining whether an environmental assessment or an environmental impact statement should be prepared or if this action can be categorically excluded from those requirements. Determination Under Executive Order 12866 WAPA has an exemption from centralized regulatory review under Executive Order 12866; accordingly, no clearance of this notice by the Office of Management and Budget is required. PO 00000 Frm 00019 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 43805 Dated: August 9, 2019. Mark A. Gabriel, Administrator. [FR Doc. 2019–18163 Filed 8–21–19; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 6450–01–P ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY [EPA–HQ–OECA–2009–0494; FRL–9998– 79–OECA] Proposed Information Collection Request; Comment Request; Tips and Complaints Regarding Environmental Violations (Renewal) Environmental Protection Agency (EPA). ACTION: Notice. AGENCY: SUMMARY: The Environmental Protection Agency is planning to submit an information collection request (ICR), ‘‘Tips and Complaints Regarding Environmental Violations’’ (EPA ICR No. 2219.06, OMB Control No. 2020– 0032), to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for review and approval in accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act. 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 January 21, 2020. 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 October 21, 2019. ADDRESSES: Submit your comments, referencing Docket ID No. EPA–HQ– OECA–2009–0494, online using www.regulations.gov (our preferred method), by email to docket.oeca@ epa.gov, 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: Michael Le Desma; Legal Counsel Division; Office of Criminal Enforcement, Forensics and Training; Environmental Protection Agency, Building 25, Box 25227, Denver Federal E:\FR\FM\22AUN1.SGM 22AUN1 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

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[Federal Register Volume 84, Number 163 (Thursday, August 22, 2019)]
[Notices]
[Pages 43805-43806]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2019-18133]


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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

[EPA-HQ-OECA-2009-0494; FRL-9998-79-OECA]


Proposed Information Collection Request; Comment Request; Tips 
and Complaints Regarding Environmental Violations (Renewal)

AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: The Environmental Protection Agency is planning to submit an 
information collection request (ICR), ``Tips and Complaints Regarding 
Environmental Violations'' (EPA ICR No. 2219.06, OMB Control No. 2020-
0032), to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for review and 
approval in accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act. 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 January 21, 
2020. 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 October 21, 2019.

ADDRESSES: Submit your comments, referencing Docket ID No. EPA-HQ-OECA-
2009-0494, 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.
    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: Michael Le Desma; Legal Counsel 
Division; Office of Criminal Enforcement, Forensics and Training; 
Environmental Protection Agency, Building 25, Box 25227, Denver Federal

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Center, Denver, CO 80025; telephone number: (303) 462-9453; fax number: 
(303) 462-9075; 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.
    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.
    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]
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