Information Collection Request Submitted to OMB for Review and Approval; Comment Request; Water Quality Certification Regulations (Renewal), 11985-11986 [2020-04063]

Download as PDF Federal Register / Vol. 85, No. 40 / Friday, February 28, 2020 / Notices 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: jbell on DSKJLSW7X2PROD with NOTICES Patrick Yellin, Monitoring, Assistance, and Media Programs Division, Office of Compliance, Mail Code 2227A, Environmental Protection Agency, 1200 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 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 National Emission Standards for Hazardous Air Pollutants (NESHAP) for Stationary Reciprocating Internal Combustion Engines (40 CFR part 63, subpart ZZZZ) apply to owners and operators of a stationary reciprocating internal combustion engines (RICE) at either a major or area source of hazardous air pollutant (HAP) emissions, except if the stationary RICE is being tested at a stationary RICE test cell/stand. A stationary RICE is any internal combustion engine which uses reciprocating motion to convert heat energy into mechanical work and which is not mobile. New facilities include those that commenced construction, modification or reconstruction after the date of proposal. This information is being collected to assure compliance with 40 CFR part 63, subpart ZZZZ. In general, all NESHAP standards require initial notifications, performance tests, and periodic reports by the owners/operators of the affected facilities. They are also required to maintain records of the occurrence and duration of any startup, shutdown, or malfunction in the operation of an affected facility, or any period during which the monitoring system is inoperative. These notifications, reports, and records are essential in determining VerDate Sep<11>2014 17:27 Feb 27, 2020 Jkt 250001 compliance, and are required of all affected facilities subject to NESHAP. Form Numbers: None. Respondents/affected entities: Owners or operators of stationary reciprocating internal combustion engines (RICE). Respondent’s obligation to respond: Mandatory (40 CFR part 63, subpart ZZZZ). Estimated number of respondents: 910,177 (total). Frequency of response: Initially, quarterly, semiannually, and annually. Total estimated burden: 3,620,000 hours (per year). Burden is defined at 5 CFR 1320.3(b). Total estimated cost: $461,000,000 (per year), which includes $41,700,000 in annualized capital/startup and/or operation & maintenance costs. Changes in the Estimates: There is an adjustment increase in the total estimated burden as currently identified in the OMB Inventory of Approved Burdens. The increase in burden from the most recently approved ICR is due to an increase in the number of respondents. EPA estimates a linear growth in the industry sector with an additional of 1,284 new sources per year that become subject to the NESHAP, plus there is another 755,430 respondents which are responsible for only recordkeeping requirements. The capital/startup and operation and maintenance (O&M) costs have increased compared with the costs in the previous ICR due to an increase in the number of existing sources operating portable CO monitors. Courtney Kerwin, Director, Regulatory Support Division. [FR Doc. 2020–04062 Filed 2–27–20; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 6560–50–P ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY [EPA–HQ–OW–2019–0566; FRL–10005–90– OMS] Information Collection Request Submitted to OMB for Review and Approval; Comment Request; Water Quality Certification Regulations (Renewal) Environmental Protection Agency (EPA). ACTION: Notice. AGENCY: The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has submitted an information collection request (ICR), Water Quality Certification Regulations (EPA ICR No. 2603.03, OMB Control No. 2040–0295) to the Office of Management SUMMARY: PO 00000 Frm 00040 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 11985 and Budget (OMB) for review and approval in accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act (PRA). This is a proposed revision of an ICR, which is currently approved through February 29, 2020. Public comments were previously requested via the Federal Register on November 27, 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 March 30, 2020. ADDRESSES: Submit your comments, referencing Docket ID Number EPA– HQ–OW–2019–0566, 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: Lauren Kasparek, Oceans, Wetlands, and Communities Division, Office of Wetlands, Oceans, and Watersheds, (MC 4504T), Environmental Protection Agency, 1200 Pennsylvania Ave. NW, Washington, DC 20460; telephone number: (202) 564–3351; email address: cwa401@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 describes the cost and burden associated with 40 CFR 121, the regulations that implement Clean Water Act (CWA) section 401. Under E:\FR\FM\28FEN1.SGM 28FEN1 jbell on DSKJLSW7X2PROD with NOTICES 11986 Federal Register / Vol. 85, No. 40 / Friday, February 28, 2020 / Notices section 401, a federal agency may not issue a permit or license that may result in any discharge into waters of the United States unless the certifying authority where the discharge would originate issues a section 401 water quality certification verifying that the discharge will comply with certain water quality requirements or waives the certification requirement. CWA section 401 requires project proponents to submit project specific information to certifying authorities. Certifying authorities may act on project specific information by either granting, granting with conditions, denying, or waiving section 401 certification. CWA section 401 requires certifying authorities to submit information to the relevant federal licensing or permitting agency to indicate the action taken on a request for certification. If the certifying authority fails or refuses to act on a request for certification, within a reasonable period of time (which shall not exceed one year) after receipt of such request, the certification requirements of this subsection shall be waived with respect to such Federal application. The EPA is also responsible for providing notification to certain neighboring or downstream states and tribes affected by a discharge from a federally licensed or permitted project under section 401(a)(2). Information collected directly collected by the EPA under section 401 in support of the section 402 permit program is already captured under an existing ICR (OMB Control Number 2040–0004, EPA ICR Number 0229.23) and therefore is not included in this analysis. Form Numbers: None. Respondents/affected entities: Applicants (Project Proponents) for certain federal licenses and permits; Certifying Authorities including states, territories, and authorized tribes. Respondent’s obligation to respond: Project Proponents: Required to obtain or retain a benefit (33 U.S.C. 1341). Certifying Authorities: Not mandatory. Estimated number of respondents: 97,119 (total). Frequency of response: Per Federal Application. Total estimated burden: 1,067,000 hours (per year). Burden is defined at 5 CFR 1320.03(b). Total estimated cost: $64 million (per year), includes $8 million annualized capital or operation & maintenance costs. Changes in the Estimates: There is an increase of 739,000 hours in the total estimated respondent burden compared with the ICR currently approved by OMB. There is an increase in the total estimated respondent burden, number VerDate Sep<11>2014 17:27 Feb 27, 2020 Jkt 250001 of respondents, and number of responses compared with the ICR currently approved by OMB due to refinements in how the estimates are calculated. See the Supporting Statement in the docket for more information on the changes in estimates. Courtney Kerwin, Director, Regulatory Support Division. [FR Doc. 2020–04063 Filed 2–27–20; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 6560–50–P ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY [ER–FRL–9049–6] Environmental Impact Statements; Notice of Availability Weekly receipt of Environmental Impact Statements filed February 17, 2020, 10 a.m. EST through February 24, 2020, 10 a.m. EST pursuant to 40 CFR 1506.9. Responsible Agency: Office of Federal Activities, General Information 202– 564–5632 or https://www.epa.gov/ nepa/. 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. 20200050, Final, BLM, USFS, ID, Proposed East Smoky Panel Mine Project at Smoky Canyon Mine, Review Period Ends: 04/28/2020, Contact: Kyle Free 208–478–6352 EIS No. 20200051, Final, USAF, WI, United States Air Force F–35A Operational Beddown Air National Guard, Review Period Ends: 03/30/ 2020, Contact: Ramon Ortiz 240–612– 7042 EIS No. 20200052, Draft, BR, BPA, USACE, OR, Columbia River System Operations,Comment Period Ends: 04/ 13/2020, Contact: Rebecca Weiss 800– 290–5033 EIS No. 20200053, Final Supplement, BR, CA, Final Supplement to the Final Environmental Impact Statement/ Environmental Impact Report for Los Vaqueros Reservoir Expansion, Contra Costa County, California, Review Period Ends: 03/30/2020, Contact: Jamie LeFevre 916–802–4880 EIS No. 20200054, Draft, BIA, BLM, NM, Farmington Mancos-Gallup Resource Management Plan Amendment and Environmental Impact Statement, Comment Period Ends: 05/28/2020, Contact: Jillian Aragon 505–564–7722 EIS No. 20200055, Draft, CHSRA, CA, California High-Speed Rail: PO 00000 Frm 00041 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 Bakersfield to Palmdale Section Draft Environmental Impact Report/ Environmental Impact Statement, Comment Period Ends: 04/13/2020, Contact: Dan McKell 916–501–8320 EIS No. 20200056, Final, USACE, CT, New Haven Harbor Connecticut, Navigation Improvement Project, Final Integrated Feasibility Report and Environmental Impact Statement, Review Period Ends: 03/30/2020, Contact: Todd Randall 978–318–8518 EIS No. 20200057, Final, FHWA, NH, I– 93 Exit 4A, Contact: Jamison S. Sikora 603–410–4870, Pursuant to 23 U.S.C. 139(n)(2), FHWA has issued a single FEIS and ROD. Therefore, the 30-day wait/review period under NEPA does not apply to this action. Dated: February 25, 2020. Cindy S. Barger, Director, NEPA Compliance Division, Office of Federal Activities. [FR Doc. 2020–04107 Filed 2–27–20; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 6560–50–P ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY [FRL–10005–84–OP] Notice of Public Guidance Portal Environmental Protection Agency (EPA). ACTION: Notice of availability. AGENCY: The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is announcing the availability of a web portal that allows the public to search for agency guidance documents. The purpose of this portal is to increase transparency of EPA guidance documents and to provide a mechanism for the public to request modification or withdrawal of such documents. DATES: This web portal is available on or about February 28, 2020. ADDRESSES: The web portal is available via the internet at https://epa.gov/ guidance. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Mary Manibusan, Office of Policy (1803A), Environmental Protection Agency, 1200 Pennsylvania Ave NW, Washington, DC 20460; telephone number: (202) 564–7267; fax number: (202) 564–8601; email address: manibusan.mary@epa.gov. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: SUMMARY: I. General Information A. Background On October 9, 2019, the President signed Executive Order (E.O.) 13891, ‘‘Promoting the Rule of Law Through E:\FR\FM\28FEN1.SGM 28FEN1

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[Federal Register Volume 85, Number 40 (Friday, February 28, 2020)]
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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

[EPA-HQ-OW-2019-0566; FRL-10005-90-OMS]


Information Collection Request Submitted to OMB for Review and 
Approval; Comment Request; Water Quality Certification Regulations 
(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), Water Quality Certification 
Regulations (EPA ICR No. 2603.03, OMB Control No. 2040-0295) to the 
Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for review and approval in 
accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act (PRA). This is a proposed 
revision of an ICR, which is currently approved through February 29, 
2020. Public comments were previously requested via the Federal 
Register on November 27, 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 March 30, 
2020.

ADDRESSES: Submit your comments, referencing Docket ID Number EPA-HQ-
OW-2019-0566, 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: Lauren Kasparek, Oceans, Wetlands, and 
Communities Division, Office of Wetlands, Oceans, and Watersheds, (MC 
4504T), Environmental Protection Agency, 1200 Pennsylvania Ave. NW, 
Washington, DC 20460; telephone number: (202) 564-3351; 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 describes the cost and burden associated with 40 
CFR 121, the regulations that implement Clean Water Act (CWA) section 
401. Under

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section 401, a federal agency may not issue a permit or license that 
may result in any discharge into waters of the United States unless the 
certifying authority where the discharge would originate issues a 
section 401 water quality certification verifying that the discharge 
will comply with certain water quality requirements or waives the 
certification requirement. CWA section 401 requires project proponents 
to submit project specific information to certifying authorities. 
Certifying authorities may act on project specific information by 
either granting, granting with conditions, denying, or waiving section 
401 certification. CWA section 401 requires certifying authorities to 
submit information to the relevant federal licensing or permitting 
agency to indicate the action taken on a request for certification. If 
the certifying authority fails or refuses to act on a request for 
certification, within a reasonable period of time (which shall not 
exceed one year) after receipt of such request, the certification 
requirements of this subsection shall be waived with respect to such 
Federal application. The EPA is also responsible for providing 
notification to certain neighboring or downstream states and tribes 
affected by a discharge from a federally licensed or permitted project 
under section 401(a)(2). Information collected directly collected by 
the EPA under section 401 in support of the section 402 permit program 
is already captured under an existing ICR (OMB Control Number 2040-
0004, EPA ICR Number 0229.23) and therefore is not included in this 
analysis.
    Form Numbers: None.
    Respondents/affected entities: Applicants (Project Proponents) for 
certain federal licenses and permits; Certifying Authorities including 
states, territories, and authorized tribes.
    Respondent's obligation to respond: Project Proponents: Required to 
obtain or retain a benefit (33 U.S.C. 1341). Certifying Authorities: 
Not mandatory.
    Estimated number of respondents: 97,119 (total).
    Frequency of response: Per Federal Application.
    Total estimated burden: 1,067,000 hours (per year). Burden is 
defined at 5 CFR 1320.03(b).
    Total estimated cost: $64 million (per year), includes $8 million 
annualized capital or operation & maintenance costs.
    Changes in the Estimates: There is an increase of 739,000 hours in 
the total estimated respondent burden compared with the ICR currently 
approved by OMB. There is an increase in the total estimated respondent 
burden, number of respondents, and number of responses compared with 
the ICR currently approved by OMB due to refinements in how the 
estimates are calculated. See the Supporting Statement in the docket 
for more information on the changes in estimates.

Courtney Kerwin,
Director, Regulatory Support Division.
[FR Doc. 2020-04063 Filed 2-27-20; 8:45 am]
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