Access by United States Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Subcontractor to Information Claimed as Confidential Business Information (CBI) Submitted Under Clean Air Act (CAA), Title I, Programs and Activities Air, and Title II Emission Standards for Moving Sources, and Act To Prevent Pollution From Ships (APPS), 2422-2423 [2020-00548]

Download as PDF jbell on DSKJLSW7X2PROD with NOTICES 2422 Federal Register / Vol. 85, No. 10 / Wednesday, January 15, 2020 / Notices operators of existing and new or modified OCS sources. These respondents must prepare permit applications and, after receiving their permits, conduct testing, monitoring, recordkeeping and reporting as required by their permits. The recordkeeping and reporting requirements are necessary so that the EPA can determine whether these sources are meeting all the requirements that apply to them. The EPA has delegated the authority to implement and enforce the OCS regulations for sources located off the coast of California to four local air pollution control agencies, and for sources located off a portion of the Atlantic Coast to three state agencies. These agency respondents must review sources’ permit applications and reports, issue permits, observe performance tests and conduct inspections to ensure that the sources are meeting all the requirements that apply to them. Section 176(c) of the CAA (42 U.S.C. 7401 et seq.) requires that all federal actions conform with the State Implementation Plans to attain and maintain the National Ambient Air Quality Standards. Depending on the type of action, the federal entities must collect information themselves, hire consultants to collect the information or require applicants/ sponsors of the federal action to provide the information. The type and quantity of information required will depend on the circumstances surrounding the action. First, the entity must make an applicability determination. If the source is located within 25 miles of the state’s seaward boundary as established in the regulations, the requirements are the same as those that would be applicable if the source were located in the corresponding onshore area. Sources locating beyond 25 nautical miles from the state seaward boundary are subject to federal air quality requirements which could include the EPA’s PSD preconstruction permit program, Part 71 Title V operating permit program, New Source Performance Standards and some standards for Hazardous Air Pollutants promulgated under section 112 of the CAA. State and local air pollution control agencies are usually requested to provide information concerning regulation of offshore sources and are provided opportunities to comment on the proposed determinations. The public is also provided an opportunity to comment on the proposed determinations. Form numbers: None. Respondents/affected entities: Entities potentially affected by this action are those that must apply for and obtain an VerDate Sep<11>2014 17:18 Jan 14, 2020 Jkt 250001 OCS permit pursuant the OCS permit program. In addition, state and local agencies that have been delegated authority to implement and enforce the OCS permit program, which must review permit applications and issue permits, are affected entities. Respondent’s obligation to respond: Mandatory [see 40 CFR part 55]. Estimated number of respondents: 29 industrial facilities and 7 state and local permitting agencies. Frequency of response: On occasion, as necessary. Total estimated burden: 20,223 hours (per year). Burden is defined at 5 CFR 1320.03(b). Total estimated cost: $1,876,567 (per year). This includes $21,496 annually in Operation and Maintenance costs. Changes in estimates: There is a decrease of 6,707 hours in the total estimated respondent burden compared with the ICR most recently approved by OMB. This decrease is primarily due to a decrease in the projected number of OCS sources subject to the program. Dated: January 9, 2020. Scott Mathias, Acting Director, Air Quality Policy Division. [FR Doc. 2020–00489 Filed 1–14–20; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 6560–50–P ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY [EPA–HQ–OECA–2012–0978; FRL–10004– 17–OECA] Access by United States Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Subcontractor to Information Claimed as Confidential Business Information (CBI) Submitted Under Clean Air Act (CAA), Title I, Programs and Activities Air, and Title II Emission Standards for Moving Sources, and Act To Prevent Pollution From Ships (APPS) Environmental Protection Agency (EPA). ACTION: Notice. AGENCY: The United States Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA’s) Office of Enforcement and Compliance Assurance (OECA) plans to authorize a subcontractor to access information that will be submitted to EPA under the Clean Air Act (CAA) Titles I and II and the Act to Prevent Pollution from Ships (APPS) that may be claimed as, or may be determined to be, confidential business information (CBI). SUMMARY: Comments must be received on or before January 21, 2020. The DATES: PO 00000 Frm 00040 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 subcontractors’ access to information collected under the CAA Titles I and II, and the APPS, will begin on January 21, 2020. ADDRESSES: You may send comments, identified by Docket ID No. EPA HQ– OECA–2012–0978, by any of the following methods: • Federal eRulemaking Portal: https://www.regulations.gov/ (our preferred method). Follow the online instructions for submitting comments. • Email: docket.oeca@epa.gov. Include Docket ID No. EPA–HQ–OECA– 2012–0978 in the subject line of the message. Instructions: All submissions received must include the Docket ID No. for this rulemaking. Comments received may be posted without change to https:// www.regulations.gov/, including any personal information provided. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Jeffrey Kimes, Air Enforcement Division, Office of Enforcement and Compliance Assurance (Mail Code 8MSU), Environmental Protection Agency, 1595 Wynkoop St., Denver, CO 80202; telephone number: (303) 312– 6445; fax number (303) 312–7208; email address: kimes.jeffrey@epa.gov. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: I. Does this notice apply to me? This action is directed to the general public. However, this action may be of particular interest to certain parties, including: Motor vehicle manufacturers and importers; engine manufacturers and importers; motor vehicle fuel and fuel additive producers and importers; manufacturers, importers and distributors of motor vehicle and engine emission control equipment and parts; and any other parties subject to the regulations found in 40 CFR parts 79, 80, 85, 86, 89–92, 94, 1033, 1036, 1037, 1039, 1042, 1043, 1045, 1048, 1051, 1054, 1060, 1065, and 1068. This Federal Register document may be of particular relevance to parties that have submitted data to EPA under the above-listed regulations. Because other parties may also be interested, EPA has not attempted to describe all the specific parties that may be affected by this action. If you have further questions regarding the applicability of this action to a particular party, please contact the person listed in FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT. II. How can I get copies of this document and other related information? A. Electronically EPA has established a public docket for this Federal Register document E:\FR\FM\15JAN1.SGM 15JAN1 Federal Register / Vol. 85, No. 10 / Wednesday, January 15, 2020 / Notices under Docket ID No. EPA–HQ–OECA– 2012–0978. All documents in the docket are identified in the docket index available at https://www.regulations.gov. Although listed in the index, some information is not publicly available, such as CBI or other information for which disclosure is restricted by statute. Certain materials, such as copyrighted material, will only be available in hard copy at the EPA Docket Center. jbell on DSKJLSW7X2PROD with NOTICES B. EPA Docket Center Materials listed under Docket ID No. EPA–HQ–OECA–2012–0978 will be available for public viewing at the EPA Docket Center (EPA/DC), EPA West, Room 3334, 1301 Constitution Avenue NW, Washington, DC 20460. The EPA Docket Center 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 Reading Room is (202) 566–1744, and the telephone number for the Air Docket is (202) 566–1742. III. Description of Programs and Potential Disclosure of Information Claimed as CBI to Contractors. EPA’s OECA has responsibility for protecting public health and the environment by regulating air pollution from motor vehicles, engines, and the fuels used to operate them, and by encouraging travel choices that minimize emissions. In order to implement various Clean Air Act programs, and to give regulated entities flexibility in meeting regulatory requirements (e.g., compliance on average), OECA collects compliance reports and other information from the regulated industry. Occasionally, the information submitted to, or obtained by, EPA, is claimed to be CBI by persons submitting data to EPA. Information submitted under such a claim is handled in accordance with EPA’s regulations at 40 CFR part 2, subpart B, and in accordance with EPA procedures that are consistent with those regulations. When EPA has determined that disclosure of information claimed as CBI to EPA contractors or subcontractors is necessary, the corresponding contract must address the appropriate use and handling of the information by the EPA contractor and subcontractor and the EPA contractor and subcontractor must require its personnel who require access to information claimed as CBI to sign written non-disclosure agreements before they are granted access to data. On May 29, 2019, EPA provided notice in the Federal Register of, and an opportunity to comment on, EPA’s VerDate Sep<11>2014 17:18 Jan 14, 2020 Jkt 250001 determination that subcontractors to EPA contractor Eastern Research Group, Incorporated, (ERG) 14555 Avion Parkway, Suite 200, Chantilly, VA 20151, required access to CBI submitted to EPA under section 114 of the CAA, section 208 of the CAA, and the APPS for the work ERG subcontractors would be conducting under Contract Number 68HERH19C0004. See Access by United States Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Subcontractors to Information Claimed as Confidential Business Information (CBI) Submitted under Clean Air Act (CAA), Title I, Programs and Activities Air, and Title II Emission Standards for Moving Sources, and Act To Prevent Pollution From Ships (APPS), 84 Federal Register 103 (May 29, 2019). In accordance with 40 CFR 2.301(h), EPA has now determined that the subcontractor Blum, Shapiro and Company, P.C. (Blum Shapiro) also requires access to CBI submitted to EPA under section 114 of the CAA, section 208 of the CAA, and the APPS, and we are providing notice and an opportunity to comment on Blum Shapiro’s access to information claimed as CBI. OECA collects this data in order to monitor compliance with regulations promulgated under the CAA Title II Emission Standards for Moving Sources, the APPS, and the International Convention for the Prevention of Pollution from Ships (MARPOL), Annex VI. We are issuing this Federal Register document to inform all affected submitters of information that we plan to grant access to material that may be claimed as CBI to the subcontractor Blum Shapiro on a need-to-know basis. Under Contract Number 68HERH19C0004, ERG provides enforcement support for EPA’s CAA mobile source regulatory and enforcement activities, including field inspections, investigations, audits, and other CAA regulatory and enforcement support that involve access to information claimed as CBI. ERG also employs subcontractors, who support these activities, under the above-listed contract. The subcontractor Blum Shapiro requires access to information claimed as CBI to support EPA enforcement activities described above. Access to data, including information claimed as CBI, will commence six days after the date of publication of this document in the Federal Register, and will continue until March 1, 2024. If the contract and associated subcontracts are extended, this access will continue for the remainder of the ERG contract without further notice. If the contract expires prior to March 1, 2024, the access will cease at that time. If ERG PO 00000 Frm 00041 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 9990 2423 employs additional subcontractors to support EPA on a regular basis or on a limited or one-time basis under the above-listed contract, and those subcontractors require access to CBI, EPA will notify affected companies of the contemplated disclosure and provide them with an opportunity to comment by either sending them a letter or by publishing an additional document in the Federal Register. Parties who wish to obtain further information about this Federal Register document, or about OECA’s disclosure of information claimed as CBI to subcontractors, may contact the person listed under FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT. Dated: December 20, 2019. Phillip A. Brooks, Director, Air Enforcement Division. [FR Doc. 2020–00548 Filed 1–14–20; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 6560–50–P FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION [FRS 16404] Radio Broadcasting Services; AM or FM Proposals To Change the Community of License Federal Communications Commission. ACTION: Notice. AGENCY: The agency must receive comments on or before March 16, 2020. ADDRESSES: Federal Communications Commission, 445 12th Street SW, Washington, DC 20554. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Rolanda F. Smith, 202–418–2054. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The following applicants filed AM or FM proposals to change the community of license: BRAZOS TV, INC., NEW(FM), FAC. ID 198774, Channel 263A, From: ANNONA, TX, To: MOUNT VERNON, TX, File No. 0000094085. The full text of this application is available for inspection and copying during normal business hours in the Commission’s Reference Center, 445 12th Street SW, Washington, DC 20554 or electronically via the Licensing and Management System (LMS), https:// apps2int.fcc.gov/dataentry/public/tv/ publicAppSearch.html. DATES: Federal Communications Commission. Nazifa Sawez, Assistant Chief, Audio Division, Media Bureau. [FR Doc. 2020–00518 Filed 1–14–20; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 6712–01–P E:\FR\FM\15JAN1.SGM 15JAN1

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[Federal Register Volume 85, Number 10 (Wednesday, January 15, 2020)]
[Notices]
[Pages 2422-2423]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2020-00548]


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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

[EPA-HQ-OECA-2012-0978; FRL-10004-17-OECA]


Access by United States Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) 
Subcontractor to Information Claimed as Confidential Business 
Information (CBI) Submitted Under Clean Air Act (CAA), Title I, 
Programs and Activities Air, and Title II Emission Standards for Moving 
Sources, and Act To Prevent Pollution From Ships (APPS)

AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: The United States Environmental Protection Agency's (EPA's) 
Office of Enforcement and Compliance Assurance (OECA) plans to 
authorize a subcontractor to access information that will be submitted 
to EPA under the Clean Air Act (CAA) Titles I and II and the Act to 
Prevent Pollution from Ships (APPS) that may be claimed as, or may be 
determined to be, confidential business information (CBI).

DATES: Comments must be received on or before January 21, 2020. The 
subcontractors' access to information collected under the CAA Titles I 
and II, and the APPS, will begin on January 21, 2020.

ADDRESSES: You may send comments, identified by Docket ID No. EPA HQ-
OECA-2012-0978, by any of the following methods:
     Federal eRulemaking Portal: https://www.regulations.gov/ 
(our preferred method). Follow the online instructions for submitting 
comments.
     Email: [email protected]. Include Docket ID No. EPA-HQ-
OECA-2012-0978 in the subject line of the message.
    Instructions: All submissions received must include the Docket ID 
No. for this rulemaking. Comments received may be posted without change 
to https://www.regulations.gov/, including any personal information 
provided.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Jeffrey Kimes, Air Enforcement 
Division, Office of Enforcement and Compliance Assurance (Mail Code 
8MSU), Environmental Protection Agency, 1595 Wynkoop St., Denver, CO 
80202; telephone number: (303) 312-6445; fax number (303) 312-7208; 
email address: [email protected].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

I. Does this notice apply to me?

    This action is directed to the general public. However, this action 
may be of particular interest to certain parties, including: Motor 
vehicle manufacturers and importers; engine manufacturers and 
importers; motor vehicle fuel and fuel additive producers and 
importers; manufacturers, importers and distributors of motor vehicle 
and engine emission control equipment and parts; and any other parties 
subject to the regulations found in 40 CFR parts 79, 80, 85, 86, 89-92, 
94, 1033, 1036, 1037, 1039, 1042, 1043, 1045, 1048, 1051, 1054, 1060, 
1065, and 1068.
    This Federal Register document may be of particular relevance to 
parties that have submitted data to EPA under the above-listed 
regulations. Because other parties may also be interested, EPA has not 
attempted to describe all the specific parties that may be affected by 
this action. If you have further questions regarding the applicability 
of this action to a particular party, please contact the person listed 
in FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT.

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

A. Electronically

    EPA has established a public docket for this Federal Register 
document

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under Docket ID No. EPA-HQ-OECA-2012-0978.
    All documents in the docket are identified in the docket index 
available at https://www.regulations.gov. Although listed in the index, 
some information is not publicly available, such as CBI or other 
information for which disclosure is restricted by statute. Certain 
materials, such as copyrighted material, will only be available in hard 
copy at the EPA Docket Center.

B. EPA Docket Center

    Materials listed under Docket ID No. EPA-HQ-OECA-2012-0978 will be 
available for public viewing at the EPA Docket Center (EPA/DC), EPA 
West, Room 3334, 1301 Constitution Avenue NW, Washington, DC 20460. The 
EPA Docket Center 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 Reading Room is (202) 566-1744, and the telephone number 
for the Air Docket is (202) 566-1742.

III. Description of Programs and Potential Disclosure of Information 
Claimed as CBI to Contractors.

    EPA's OECA has responsibility for protecting public health and the 
environment by regulating air pollution from motor vehicles, engines, 
and the fuels used to operate them, and by encouraging travel choices 
that minimize emissions. In order to implement various Clean Air Act 
programs, and to give regulated entities flexibility in meeting 
regulatory requirements (e.g., compliance on average), OECA collects 
compliance reports and other information from the regulated industry. 
Occasionally, the information submitted to, or obtained by, EPA, is 
claimed to be CBI by persons submitting data to EPA. Information 
submitted under such a claim is handled in accordance with EPA's 
regulations at 40 CFR part 2, subpart B, and in accordance with EPA 
procedures that are consistent with those regulations. When EPA has 
determined that disclosure of information claimed as CBI to EPA 
contractors or subcontractors is necessary, the corresponding contract 
must address the appropriate use and handling of the information by the 
EPA contractor and subcontractor and the EPA contractor and 
subcontractor must require its personnel who require access to 
information claimed as CBI to sign written non-disclosure agreements 
before they are granted access to data.
    On May 29, 2019, EPA provided notice in the Federal Register of, 
and an opportunity to comment on, EPA's determination that 
subcontractors to EPA contractor Eastern Research Group, Incorporated, 
(ERG) 14555 Avion Parkway, Suite 200, Chantilly, VA 20151, required 
access to CBI submitted to EPA under section 114 of the CAA, section 
208 of the CAA, and the APPS for the work ERG subcontractors would be 
conducting under Contract Number 68HERH19C0004. See Access by United 
States Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Subcontractors to 
Information Claimed as Confidential Business Information (CBI) 
Submitted under Clean Air Act (CAA), Title I, Programs and Activities 
Air, and Title II Emission Standards for Moving Sources, and Act To 
Prevent Pollution From Ships (APPS), 84 Federal Register 103 (May 29, 
2019). In accordance with 40 CFR 2.301(h), EPA has now determined that 
the subcontractor Blum, Shapiro and Company, P.C. (Blum Shapiro) also 
requires access to CBI submitted to EPA under section 114 of the CAA, 
section 208 of the CAA, and the APPS, and we are providing notice and 
an opportunity to comment on Blum Shapiro's access to information 
claimed as CBI. OECA collects this data in order to monitor compliance 
with regulations promulgated under the CAA Title II Emission Standards 
for Moving Sources, the APPS, and the International Convention for the 
Prevention of Pollution from Ships (MARPOL), Annex VI. We are issuing 
this Federal Register document to inform all affected submitters of 
information that we plan to grant access to material that may be 
claimed as CBI to the subcontractor Blum Shapiro on a need-to-know 
basis.
    Under Contract Number 68HERH19C0004, ERG provides enforcement 
support for EPA's CAA mobile source regulatory and enforcement 
activities, including field inspections, investigations, audits, and 
other CAA regulatory and enforcement support that involve access to 
information claimed as CBI. ERG also employs subcontractors, who 
support these activities, under the above-listed contract. The 
subcontractor Blum Shapiro requires access to information claimed as 
CBI to support EPA enforcement activities described above. Access to 
data, including information claimed as CBI, will commence six days 
after the date of publication of this document in the Federal Register, 
and will continue until March 1, 2024. If the contract and associated 
subcontracts are extended, this access will continue for the remainder 
of the ERG contract without further notice. If the contract expires 
prior to March 1, 2024, the access will cease at that time. If ERG 
employs additional subcontractors to support EPA on a regular basis or 
on a limited or one-time basis under the above-listed contract, and 
those subcontractors require access to CBI, EPA will notify affected 
companies of the contemplated disclosure and provide them with an 
opportunity to comment by either sending them a letter or by publishing 
an additional document in the Federal Register.
    Parties who wish to obtain further information about this Federal 
Register document, or about OECA's disclosure of information claimed as 
CBI to subcontractors, may contact the person listed under FOR FURTHER 
INFORMATION CONTACT.

    Dated: December 20, 2019.
Phillip A. Brooks,
Director, Air Enforcement Division.
[FR Doc. 2020-00548 Filed 1-14-20; 8:45 am]
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