Information Collection Request Submitted to OMB for Review and Approval; Comment Request; Oil Pollution Prevention; Spill Prevention, Control, and Countermeasure (SPCC) Plans (Renewal), 893-894 [2020-00079]

Download as PDF Federal Register / Vol. 85, No. 5 / Wednesday, January 8, 2020 / Notices www.ferc.gov. To facilitate electronic service, persons with internet access who will eFile a document and/or be listed as a contact for an intervenor must create and validate an eRegistration account using the eRegistration link. Select the eFiling link to log on and submit the intervention or protests. Persons unable to file electronically should submit an original and 5 copies of the intervention or protest to the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, 888 First Street NE, Washington, DC 20426. The filings in the above-referenced proceeding are accessible in the Commission’s eLibrary system by clicking on the appropriate link in the above list. They are also available for electronic review in the Commission’s Public Reference Room in Washington, DC. There is an eSubscription link on the website that enables subscribers to receive email notification when a document is added to a subscribed docket(s). For assistance with any FERC Online service, please email FERCOnlineSupport@ferc.gov. or call (866) 208–3676 (toll free). For TTY, call (202) 502–8659. Dated: January 2, 2020. Kimberly D. Bose, Secretary. [FR Doc. 2020–00082 Filed 1–7–20; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 6717–01–P ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY [EPA–HQ–OPA–2007–0584; FRL–10003–34– OMS] Information Collection Request Submitted to OMB for Review and Approval; Comment Request; Oil Pollution Prevention; Spill Prevention, Control, and Countermeasure (SPCC) Plans (Renewal) Environmental Protection Agency (EPA). ACTION: Notice. AGENCY: The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has submitted an information collection request (ICR), Spill Prevention, Control, and Countermeasure (SPCC) Plans (EPA ICR Number 0328.18, OMB Control Number 2050–0021) 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, 2020. Public comments were previously requested via the Federal Register on jbell on DSKJLSW7X2PROD with NOTICES SUMMARY: VerDate Sep<11>2014 17:18 Jan 07, 2020 Jkt 250001 September 11, 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: Comments must be submitted on or before February 7, 2020. ADDRESSES: Submit your comments, referencing Docket ID No. EPA–HQ– OPA–2007–0584, to (1) 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, 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 Business Information (CBI) or other information whose disclosure is restricted by statute. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Wendy Hoffman, Regulations Implementation Division, Office of Emergency Management, Mail Code 5104A, Environmental Protection Agency, 1200 Pennsylvania Ave. NW, Washington, DC 20460; telephone number: 202–564–8794; fax number: 202–564–2620; email address: hoffman.wendy@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: The authority for EPA’s oil pollution prevention requirements is derived from section 311(j)(1)(C) of the Clean Water Act, as amended by the Oil Pollution Act of 1990. EPA’s regulation is codified at 40 CFR part 112. An SPCC Plan will help an owner or operator identify the necessary procedures, equipment, and resources to prevent an oil spill and to respond to an oil spill PO 00000 Frm 00021 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 893 in a timely manner. If implemented effectively, the SPCC Plan is expected to prevent and reduce the impact and severity, of oil spills. Although the owner or operator is the primary data user, EPA may also require the owner or operator to submit data to the Agency in certain situations to ensure facilities comply with the SPCC regulation and to help allocate response resources. The data, which are not generally available elsewhere, can assist State and local governments in several ways, including when information on certain oil discharges must be sent to relevant State and local agencies (section 112.4(a)), and with local emergency preparedness planning efforts. EPA does not require an owner or operator to submit their SPCC Plan but may request the SPCC Plan during a facility inspection or an oil spill incident for review. The SPCC regulation requires the owner or operator to maintain a complete copy of the Plan at the facility if the facility is normally attended at least four hours per day or at the nearest field office if the facility is not so attended. The rule also requires that the Plan be available to the Regional Administrator for on-site review during normal working hours (40 CFR 112.3(e)). Form Numbers: None. Respondents/affected entities: Owners or operators of facilities that are required to have a SPCC Plan under the Oil Pollution Prevention regulation (40 CFR part 112). Respondent’s obligation to respond: Mandatory, pursuant to 40 CFR 112.3(e). Estimated number of respondents: 549,785 (total). Frequency of response: Facilities must prepare and implement an SPCC Plan before beginning operations, and review, evaluate and update the SPCC Plan every five years. Total estimated burden: 6,309,523 hours (per year). Burden is defined at 5 CFR 1320.03(b). Total estimated cost: $857,835,543 (per year), includes $201,002,128 annualized capital or operation & maintenance costs. Changes in Estimates: The burden hour estimate presented in this ICR renewal has increased by approximately 130,000 hours from the ICR currently approved by OMB. This increase is attributable to the net change in the universe of regulated facilities after accounting for changes in the numbers of existing and newly regulated facilities in the ICR renewal period. Annual O&M costs are estimated to increase by approximately $17,841,833 compared to the costs currently approved by OMB. These increases are due to the combination of the higher E:\FR\FM\08JAN1.SGM 08JAN1 894 Federal Register / Vol. 85, No. 5 / Wednesday, January 8, 2020 / Notices number of regulated facilities projected between 2019 through 2021 compared to the number of facilities between 2016 through 2018 estimated from the ICR currently approved by OMB, as well as higher capital and O&M unit costs due to inflation. Courtney Kerwin, Director, Regulatory Support Division. [FR Doc. 2020–00079 Filed 1–7–20; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 6560–50–P ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY [EPA–HQ–OECA–2009–0494; FRL–1002– 22–OMS] Information Collection Request Submitted to OMB for Review and Approval; Comment Request; Tips and Complaints Regarding Environmental Violations (Renewal) Environmental Protection Agency (EPA). ACTION: Notice. AGENCY: The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has submitted an information collection request (ICR), Tips and Complaints Regarding Environmental Violations (EPA ICR Number 2219.03, OMB Control Number 2020–0032) 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 January 21, 2020. Public comments were previously requested via the Federal Register on August 22, 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 February 7, 2020. ADDRESSES: Submit your comments, referencing Docket ID Number EPA– HQ–OECA–2009–0494 to (1) EPA 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, and (2) OMB via email to oira_submission@omb.eop.gov. Address comments to OMB Desk Officer for EPA. jbell on DSKJLSW7X2PROD with NOTICES SUMMARY: VerDate Sep<11>2014 17:18 Jan 07, 2020 Jkt 250001 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 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. 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: Anyone wishing to file a tip or complaint. Respondent’s obligation to respond: Voluntary. Estimated number of respondents: 17,172 (total). Frequency of response: Once. Total estimated burden: 8,586 hours. Burden is defined at 5 CFR 1320.03(b). Total estimated cost: $400,347 (per year), which includes no annualized capital or operation & maintenance costs. Changes in the Estimates: There is an increase of 3,443 hours in the total PO 00000 Frm 00022 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 estimated respondent burden compared with that identified in the ICR currently approved by OMB. This increase reflects the fact that tips and complaints are being filed at a higher rate than originally anticipated, 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. Courtney Kerwin, Director, Regulatory Support Division. [FR Doc. 2020–00078 Filed 1–7–20; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 6560–50–P ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY [EPA–HQ–OECA–2013–0310; FRL–10004– 02–OMS] Information Collection Request Submitted to OMB for Review and Approval; Comment Request; NSPS for Sewage Sludge Treatment Plants (Renewal) Environmental Protection Agency (EPA). ACTION: Notice. AGENCY: The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has submitted an information collection request (ICR), NSPS for Sewage Sludge Treatment Plants (EPA ICR Number 1063.14, OMB Control Number 2060–0035), 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 March 31, 2020. Public comments were previously requested, via the Federal Register, on May 6, 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 neither conduct nor 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 February 7, 2020. ADDRESSES: Submit your comments, referencing Docket ID Number EPA– HQ–OECA–2013–0310, to: (1) EPA online using www.regulations.gov (our preferred method), or 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; and (2) OMB via SUMMARY: E:\FR\FM\08JAN1.SGM 08JAN1

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[Federal Register Volume 85, Number 5 (Wednesday, January 8, 2020)]
[Notices]
[Pages 893-894]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2020-00079]


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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

[EPA-HQ-OPA-2007-0584; FRL-10003-34-OMS]


Information Collection Request Submitted to OMB for Review and 
Approval; Comment Request; Oil Pollution Prevention; Spill Prevention, 
Control, and Countermeasure (SPCC) Plans (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), Spill Prevention, Control, and 
Countermeasure (SPCC) Plans (EPA ICR Number 0328.18, OMB Control Number 
2050-0021) 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, 2020. Public comments were previously requested via the Federal 
Register on September 11, 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: Comments must be submitted on or before February 7, 2020.

ADDRESSES: Submit your comments, referencing Docket ID No. EPA-HQ-OPA-
2007-0584, to (1) 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, 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: Wendy Hoffman, Regulations 
Implementation Division, Office of Emergency Management, Mail Code 
5104A, Environmental Protection Agency, 1200 Pennsylvania Ave. NW, 
Washington, DC 20460; telephone number: 202-564-8794; fax number: 202-
564-2620; 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: The authority for EPA's oil pollution prevention 
requirements is derived from section 311(j)(1)(C) of the Clean Water 
Act, as amended by the Oil Pollution Act of 1990. EPA's regulation is 
codified at 40 CFR part 112. An SPCC Plan will help an owner or 
operator identify the necessary procedures, equipment, and resources to 
prevent an oil spill and to respond to an oil spill in a timely manner. 
If implemented effectively, the SPCC Plan is expected to prevent and 
reduce the impact and severity, of oil spills. Although the owner or 
operator is the primary data user, EPA may also require the owner or 
operator to submit data to the Agency in certain situations to ensure 
facilities comply with the SPCC regulation and to help allocate 
response resources. The data, which are not generally available 
elsewhere, can assist State and local governments in several ways, 
including when information on certain oil discharges must be sent to 
relevant State and local agencies (section 112.4(a)), and with local 
emergency preparedness planning efforts. EPA does not require an owner 
or operator to submit their SPCC Plan but may request the SPCC Plan 
during a facility inspection or an oil spill incident for review. The 
SPCC regulation requires the owner or operator to maintain a complete 
copy of the Plan at the facility if the facility is normally attended 
at least four hours per day or at the nearest field office if the 
facility is not so attended. The rule also requires that the Plan be 
available to the Regional Administrator for on-site review during 
normal working hours (40 CFR 112.3(e)).
    Form Numbers: None.
    Respondents/affected entities: Owners or operators of facilities 
that are required to have a SPCC Plan under the Oil Pollution 
Prevention regulation (40 CFR part 112).
    Respondent's obligation to respond: Mandatory, pursuant to 40 CFR 
112.3(e).
    Estimated number of respondents: 549,785 (total).
    Frequency of response: Facilities must prepare and implement an 
SPCC Plan before beginning operations, and review, evaluate and update 
the SPCC Plan every five years.
    Total estimated burden: 6,309,523 hours (per year). Burden is 
defined at 5 CFR 1320.03(b).
    Total estimated cost: $857,835,543 (per year), includes 
$201,002,128 annualized capital or operation & maintenance costs.
    Changes in Estimates: The burden hour estimate presented in this 
ICR renewal has increased by approximately 130,000 hours from the ICR 
currently approved by OMB. This increase is attributable to the net 
change in the universe of regulated facilities after accounting for 
changes in the numbers of existing and newly regulated facilities in 
the ICR renewal period.
    Annual O&M costs are estimated to increase by approximately 
$17,841,833 compared to the costs currently approved by OMB. These 
increases are due to the combination of the higher

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number of regulated facilities projected between 2019 through 2021 
compared to the number of facilities between 2016 through 2018 
estimated from the ICR currently approved by OMB, as well as higher 
capital and O&M unit costs due to inflation.

Courtney Kerwin,
Director, Regulatory Support Division.
[FR Doc. 2020-00079 Filed 1-7-20; 8:45 am]
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