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Download as PDF Federal Register / Vol. 85, No. 109 / Friday, June 5, 2020 / Notices ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY [EPA–HQ–OLEM–2020–0259; FRL–10010– 24–OLEM] Proposed Information Collection Request; Comment Request; Collection of Information on Anaerobic Digestion Facilities Processing Wasted Food To Support EPA’s Sustainable Materials Management Program and Sustainable Management of Food Efforts (Revision) Environmental Protection Agency (EPA). ACTION: Notice. AGENCY: The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA or the Agency) is planning to submit an information collection request (ICR), ‘‘Collection of Information on Anaerobic Digestion Facilities Processing Wasted Food to Support EPA’s Sustainable Materials Management Program and Sustainable Management of Food Efforts (Revision)’’ (EPA ICR No. 2533.04, OMB Control No. 2050–0217) 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 renewal of a previous ICR, which is currently approved through September 30, 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 August 4, 2020. ADDRESSES: Submit your comments, referencing Docket ID No. EPA–HQ– OLEM–2020–0259, online using www.regulations.gov (our preferred method), by email to oira_submission@ omb.eop.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: Chris Carusiello, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Mail Code 5306P, Environmental Protection Agency, 1200 lotter on DSK9F5VC42PROD with NOTICES SUMMARY: VerDate Sep<11>2014 18:21 Jun 04, 2020 Jkt 250001 Pennsylvania Ave. NW, Washington, DC 20460; telephone number: (703) 308– 8757; fax number: (703) 308–0522; email address: Carusiello.Chris@ 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 Paperwork Reduction Act (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: Sustainable Management of Food (SMF) is a systematic approach that seeks to reduce wasted food and its associated impacts over the entire lifecycle of food. The lifecycle of food includes use of natural resources, manufacturing, sales, and consumption and ends with decisions on recovery or final disposal. Diversion of food waste from landfills is a critical component of this effort. To effectively divert food waste from landfills, sufficient capacity to process the diverted materials is required, much of which is provided by anaerobic digestion facilities. Knowledge of organics recycling PO 00000 Frm 00039 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 34627 capacity is needed to facilitate food waste diversion. EPA’s food recovery hierarchy prioritizes potential actions to prevent and divert wasted food. According to the hierarchy, processing wasted food via anaerobic digestion is a more desirable option than landfilling or incineration because it creates more benefits for the environment, society, and the economy. Anaerobic digestion of food waste and other organic materials generates renewable energy, reduces methane emissions to the atmosphere, and provides opportunities to improve soil health through the production of soil amendments. The SMF work supports these efforts by educating state and local governments and communities about the benefits of wasted food diversion. The SMF work also builds partnerships with state agencies and other strategic partners interested in developing organics recycling capacity and provides tools to assist organizations in developing anaerobic digestion (AD) projects. The nationwide collection of data about AD facilities processing food waste began in 2017 with a survey of all known AD facilities under the currently approved ICR. EPA published the first annual report of findings based on these data in July 2018, and second in September 2019. EPA is renewing this ICR in order to continue to monitor growth and evaluate trends in the capacity for processing of food waste and the amount of food waste being processed via AD in the United States. Data will be collected using electronic surveys that will be distributed to respondents by email and will be available on EPA’s AD website. Participation in this data collection effort is voluntary. Respondents are not required to reveal confidential business information. Form Numbers: EPA Form 6700–03, EPA Form 6700–04, EPA Form 6700–05. Respondents/affected entities: Project Developers, Project Owners or Plant Operators, and Livestock Farmers. Respondent’s obligation to respond: Voluntary. Estimated number of respondents: 254 (total). Frequency of response: Annually. Total estimated burden: 127 hours (per year). Burden is defined at 5 CFR 1320.03(b). Total estimated cost: $7,615 (per year), includes $0 annualized capital or operation & maintenance costs. Changes in Estimates: The overall burden has slightly decreased from the original ICR. For this renewal, some questions have been revised for clarity and some have been streamlined. There E:\FR\FM\05JNN1.SGM 05JNN1 34628 Federal Register / Vol. 85, No. 109 / Friday, June 5, 2020 / Notices is no change in hours from the total estimated respondent burden compared with the ICR currently approved by OMB. Dated: May 29, 2020. Donna Salyer, Acting Director, Office of Resource Conservation and Recovery. Conditions and FCS Condition and Performance • Semi-Annual Report on Office of Examination Operations Closed Session • Office of Examination Quarterly Report 1 Dated: June 1, 2020. Dale Aultman, Secretary, Farm Credit Administration Board. [FR Doc. 2020–12154 Filed 6–4–20; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 6560–50–P [FR Doc. 2020–12145 Filed 6–3–20; 11:15 am] FARM CREDIT ADMINISTRATION BILLING CODE 6705–01–P Sunshine Act Meeting FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION Farm Credit Administration Board Farm Credit Administration. Notice, regular meeting. AGENCY: ACTION: Privacy Act of 1974; Matching Program Notice is hereby given, pursuant to the Government in the Sunshine Act (5 U.S.C. Sec. 552b(e) (1)), of the forthcoming regular meeting of the Farm Credit Administration Board. TIME AND DATE: The regular meeting of the Board will beheld June 11, 2020, from 9:00 a.m. until such time as the Board may conclude its business. Note: Because of the COVID–19 pandemic, we will conduct the board meeting virtually. If you would like to observe the open portion of the virtual meeting, see instructions below for board meeting visitors. Attendance: To observe the open portion of the virtual meeting, go to FCA.gov, select ‘‘Newsroom,’’ then ‘‘Events.’’ There you will find a description of the meeting and a link to ‘‘Instructions for board meeting visitors.’’ See SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION for further information about attendance requests. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Dale Aultman, Secretary to the Farm Credit Administration Board (703) 883–4009. TTY is (703) 883–4056. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Parts of this meeting of the Board will be open to the public, and parts will be closed. If you wish to observe the open portion, follow the instructions above in the ‘‘Attendance’’ section at least 24 hours before the meeting. If you need assistance for accessibility reasons if you have any questions, contact Dale Aultman, Secretary to the Farm Credit Administration Board, at (703) 883– 4009. The matters to be considered at the meeting are as follows: SUMMARY: lotter on DSK9F5VC42PROD with NOTICES [FRS 16805] Open Session A. Approval of Minutes • May 14, 2020 B. Reports • Quarterly Report on Economic VerDate Sep<11>2014 18:21 Jun 04, 2020 Jkt 250001 Federal Communications Commission. ACTION: Notice of establishment of a Matching Program. AGENCY: In accordance with the Privacy Act of 1974, as amended (‘‘Privacy Act’’), this document announces the establishment of a computer matching program the Federal Communications Commission (‘‘FCC’’ or ‘‘Commission’’ or ‘‘Agency’’) and the Universal Service Administrative Company (USAC) will conduct with the State of Wisconsin’s Department of Health Services (DHS) and Department of Revenue (DOR) (‘‘Agencies’’). The purpose of this matching program is to verify the eligibility of applicants to and subscribers of the Universal Service Fund (USF) Lifeline program, which is administered by USAC under the direction of the FCC. More information about this program is provided in the SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION section below. SUMMARY: Written comments are due on or before July 6, 2020. This computer matching program will commence on July 6, 2020, unless written comments are received that require a contrary determination, and will conclude on January 5, 2022. ADDRESSES: Send comments to Mr. Leslie F. Smith, Privacy Manager, Information Technology (IT), FCC, Washington, DC 20554, or to Leslie.Smith@fcc.gov or Privacy@ fcc.gov. DATES: FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Mr. Leslie F. Smith, (202) 418–0217, or Leslie.Smith@fcc.gov or Privacy@ fcc.gov. 1 Session Closed-Exempt pursuant to 5 U.S.C. Section 552b(c)(8) and (9). PO 00000 Frm 00040 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 The Lifeline program provides support for discounted broadband and voice services to low-income consumers. Lifeline is administered by the Universal Service Administrative Company (USAC) under FCC direction. Consumers qualify for Lifeline through proof of income or participation in a qualifying program, such as Medicaid, the Supplemental Nutritional Assistance Program (SNAP), Federal Public Housing Assistance, Supplemental Security Income (SSI), Veterans and Survivors Pension Benefit, and/or various Tribal-specific federal assistance programs. In a Report and Order adopted on March 31, 2016, the Commission ordered USAC to create a National Lifeline Eligibility Verifier (‘‘National Verifier’’), including the National Lifeline Eligibility Database (LED), that would match data about Lifeline applicants and subscribers with other data sources to verify the eligibility of an applicant or subscriber. The Commission found that the National Verifier would reduce compliance costs for Lifeline service providers, improve service for Lifeline subscribers, and reduce waste, fraud, and abuse in the program. The purpose of this particular program is to verify Lifeline eligibility by establishing that applicants or subscribers in Wisconsin are enrolled in the SNAP, SSI, or Medicaid programs, and/or through Income Verification data. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Participating Non-Federal Agencies Wisconsin Department of Health Services (DHS) and Wisconsin Department of Revenue (DOR). Authority for Conducting the Matching Program 47 U.S.C. 254; 47 CFR 54.400 et seq.; Lifeline and Link Up Reform and Modernization, et al., Third Report and Order, Further Report and Order, and Order on Reconsideration, 31 FCC Rcd 3962, 4006–21, paras. 126–66 (2016) (2016 Lifeline Modernization Order). Purpose(s) In the 2016 Lifeline Modernization Order, the FCC required USAC to develop and operate a National Lifeline Eligibility Verifier (National Verifier) to improve efficiency and reduce waste, fraud, and abuse in the Lifeline program. The stated purpose of the National Verifier is ‘‘to increase the integrity and improve the performance of the Lifeline program for the benefit of a variety of Lifeline participants, including Lifeline providers, subscribers, states, community-based organizations, USAC, and the E:\FR\FM\05JNN1.SGM 05JNN1

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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

[EPA-HQ-OLEM-2020-0259; FRL-10010-24-OLEM]


Proposed Information Collection Request; Comment Request; 
Collection of Information on Anaerobic Digestion Facilities Processing 
Wasted Food To Support EPA's Sustainable Materials Management Program 
and Sustainable Management of Food Efforts (Revision)

AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA or the Agency) is 
planning to submit an information collection request (ICR), 
``Collection of Information on Anaerobic Digestion Facilities 
Processing Wasted Food to Support EPA's Sustainable Materials 
Management Program and Sustainable Management of Food Efforts 
(Revision)'' (EPA ICR No. 2533.04, OMB Control No. 2050-0217) 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 renewal 
of a previous ICR, which is currently approved through September 30, 
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 August 4, 2020.

ADDRESSES: Submit your comments, referencing Docket ID No. EPA-HQ-OLEM-
2020-0259, 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: Chris Carusiello, U.S. Environmental 
Protection Agency, Mail Code 5306P, Environmental Protection Agency, 
1200 Pennsylvania Ave. NW, Washington, DC 20460; telephone number: 
(703) 308-8757; fax number: (703) 308-0522; 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 Paperwork Reduction Act 
(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: Sustainable Management of Food (SMF) is a systematic 
approach that seeks to reduce wasted food and its associated impacts 
over the entire lifecycle of food. The lifecycle of food includes use 
of natural resources, manufacturing, sales, and consumption and ends 
with decisions on recovery or final disposal. Diversion of food waste 
from landfills is a critical component of this effort. To effectively 
divert food waste from landfills, sufficient capacity to process the 
diverted materials is required, much of which is provided by anaerobic 
digestion facilities. Knowledge of organics recycling capacity is 
needed to facilitate food waste diversion.
    EPA's food recovery hierarchy prioritizes potential actions to 
prevent and divert wasted food. According to the hierarchy, processing 
wasted food via anaerobic digestion is a more desirable option than 
landfilling or incineration because it creates more benefits for the 
environment, society, and the economy. Anaerobic digestion of food 
waste and other organic materials generates renewable energy, reduces 
methane emissions to the atmosphere, and provides opportunities to 
improve soil health through the production of soil amendments. The SMF 
work supports these efforts by educating state and local governments 
and communities about the benefits of wasted food diversion. The SMF 
work also builds partnerships with state agencies and other strategic 
partners interested in developing organics recycling capacity and 
provides tools to assist organizations in developing anaerobic 
digestion (AD) projects.
    The nationwide collection of data about AD facilities processing 
food waste began in 2017 with a survey of all known AD facilities under 
the currently approved ICR. EPA published the first annual report of 
findings based on these data in July 2018, and second in September 
2019. EPA is renewing this ICR in order to continue to monitor growth 
and evaluate trends in the capacity for processing of food waste and 
the amount of food waste being processed via AD in the United States.
    Data will be collected using electronic surveys that will be 
distributed to respondents by email and will be available on EPA's AD 
website. Participation in this data collection effort is voluntary. 
Respondents are not required to reveal confidential business 
information.
    Form Numbers: EPA Form 6700-03, EPA Form 6700-04, EPA Form 6700-05.
    Respondents/affected entities: Project Developers, Project Owners 
or Plant Operators, and Livestock Farmers.
    Respondent's obligation to respond: Voluntary.
    Estimated number of respondents: 254 (total).
    Frequency of response: Annually.
    Total estimated burden: 127 hours (per year). Burden is defined at 
5 CFR 1320.03(b).
    Total estimated cost: $7,615 (per year), includes $0 annualized 
capital or operation & maintenance costs.
    Changes in Estimates: The overall burden has slightly decreased 
from the original ICR. For this renewal, some questions have been 
revised for clarity and some have been streamlined. There

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is no change in hours from the total estimated respondent burden 
compared with the ICR currently approved by OMB.

    Dated: May 29, 2020.
Donna Salyer,
Acting Director, Office of Resource Conservation and Recovery.
[FR Doc. 2020-12154 Filed 6-4-20; 8:45 am]
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