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), 44074-44075 [2020-15742]
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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION
AGENCY
[EPA–HQ–OECA–2012–0978; FRL–10012–
47–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 July 27, 2020. The
subcontractor’s access to information
collected under the CAA Titles I and II,
and the APPS, will begin on July 27,
2020.
DATES:
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; email address: kimes.jeffrey@
epa.gov.
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ADDRESSES:
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
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I. Does this document 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
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.
B. EPA Docket Center
The EPA is temporarily suspending
its Docket Center and Reading Room for
public visitors, with limited exceptions,
to reduce the risk of transmitting
COVID–19. Our Docket Center staff will
continue to provide remote customer
service via email, phone, and webform.
For further information and updates on
EPA Docket Center services, please visit
us online at https://www.epa.gov/
dockets.
III. Description of Programs and
Potential Disclosure of Information
Claimed as CBI to Contractors and
Subcontractors
EPA’s OECA has responsibility for
protecting public health and the
environment by enforcing standards for
air pollution. In order to implement
various Clean Air Act and APPS
programs, OECA collects compliance
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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 and January 15,
2020, 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), May 29, 2019 (84 FR 24781);
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), January 15, 2020
(85 FR 2422). In accordance with 40
CFR 2.301(h), EPA has now determined
that the subcontractor HSG, LLC (DBA
Herndon Solutions Group) 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 HSG, LLC’s access to
information claimed as CBI. We are
issuing this Federal Register document
to inform all affected submitters of
information that we plan to grant access
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to material that may be claimed as CBI
to the subcontractor HSG, LLC on a
need-to-know basis.
Under Contract Number
68HERH19C0004, ERG provides
enforcement support for EPA’s
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
HSG, LLC 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: July 15, 2020.
Evan Belser,
Acting Director, Air Enforcement Division.
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Information Collection Being Reviewed
by the Federal Communications
Commission Under Delegated
Authority
Federal Communications
Commission.
ACTION: Notice and request for
comments.
AGENCY:
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As part of its continuing effort
to reduce paperwork burdens, and as
required by the Paperwork Reduction
Act (PRA), the Federal Communications
Commission (FCC or Commission)
invites the general public and other
Federal agencies to take this
opportunity to comment on the
following information collections.
Comments are requested concerning:
Whether the proposed collection of
information is necessary for the proper
performance of the functions of the
Commission, including whether the
information shall have practical utility;
the accuracy of the Commission’s
burden estimate; ways to enhance the
quality, utility, and clarity of the
information collected; ways to minimize
the burden of the collection of
information on the respondents,
including the use of automated
collection techniques or other forms of
information technology; and ways to
further reduce the information
collection burden on small business
concerns with fewer than 25 employees.
DATES: Written comments should be
submitted on or before September 21,
2020. If you anticipate that you will be
submitting comments, but find it
difficult to do so within the period of
time allowed by this notice, you should
advise the contacts below as soon as
possible.
ADDRESSES: Direct all PRA comments to
Cathy Williams, FCC, via email PRA@
fcc.gov and to Cathy.Williams@fcc.gov.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For
additional information about the
information collection, contact Cathy
Williams at (202) 418–2918.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The FCC
may not conduct or sponsor a collection
of information unless it displays a
currently valid Office of Management
and Budget (OMB) control number. No
person shall be subject to any penalty
for failing to comply with a collection
of information subject to the PRA that
does not display a valid OMB control
number.
As part of its continuing effort to
reduce paperwork burdens, and as
required by the PRA of 1995 (44 U.S.C.
3501–3520), the FCC invites the general
public and other Federal agencies to
take this opportunity to comment on the
following information collections.
Comments are requested concerning:
Whether the proposed collection of
information is necessary for the proper
performance of the functions of the
Commission, including whether the
information shall have practical utility;
the accuracy of the Commission’s
burden estimate; ways to enhance the
quality, utility, and clarity of the
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information collected; ways to minimize
the burden of the collection of
information on the respondents,
including the use of automated
collection techniques or other forms of
information technology; and ways to
further reduce the information
collection burden on small business
concerns with fewer than 25 employees.
OMB Control Number: 3060–1161.
Title: Construction requirements;
Interim reports—Sections 27.14(g)–(l).
Form Number: N/A.
Type of Review: Extension of
currently approved information
collection.
Respondents: Business or other forprofit entities.
Number of Respondents: 168
respondents; 168 responses.
Estimated Time per Response: 15
hours.
Frequency of Response: One-time
reporting requirement and on occasion
reporting requirement.
Obligation to Respond: Required to
obtain or retain benefits. Statutory
authority for, these collections are
contained in 47 U.S.C. 154, 301, 302(a),
303, 309, 332, 336, and 337 unless
otherwise noted.
Total Annual Burden: 2,265 hours.
Total Annual Cost: $214,950.
Privacy Impact Assessment: No
impact(s).
Nature and Extent of Confidentiality:
There is no need for confidentiality with
this collection of information.
Needs and Uses: The information
collection requirements contained in
this collection are as follows: a. 700
MHz Construction Notification—47 CFR
27.14(k). 47 CFR 27.14(k) requires
certain 700 MHz licensees to file a
construction notification with the
Commission within 15 days of the
expiration of the relevant benchmark in
accordance with the provisions set forth
in 47 CFR 1.946(d), demonstrating
compliance with performance
requirements or, if they have not met
the performance requirements, a
description and certification of the areas
for which they are providing service. In
the construction notification, a licensee
must certify whether it has met the
applicable performance requirement as
set forth below. The licensee must file
a description and certification of the
areas for which it is providing service,
using electronic coverage maps,
supporting technical documentation
and other information as the Wireless
Telecommunications Bureau may
prescribe by Public Notice.
47 CFR 27.14(g). 47 CFR 27.14(g)
requires 700 MHz licensees holding EA
authorizations for Block A in the 698–
704/728–734 MHz bands (‘‘Block A’’),
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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY
[EPA-HQ-OECA-2012-0978; FRL-10012-47-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 July 27, 2020. The
subcontractor's access to information collected under the CAA Titles I
and II, and the APPS, will begin on July 27, 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; email address:
[email protected].
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
I. Does this document 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 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.
B. EPA Docket Center
The EPA is temporarily suspending its Docket Center and Reading
Room for public visitors, with limited exceptions, to reduce the risk
of transmitting COVID-19. Our Docket Center staff will continue to
provide remote customer service via email, phone, and webform. For
further information and updates on EPA Docket Center services, please
visit us online at https://www.epa.gov/dockets.
III. Description of Programs and Potential Disclosure of Information
Claimed as CBI to Contractors and Subcontractors
EPA's OECA has responsibility for protecting public health and the
environment by enforcing standards for air pollution. In order to
implement various Clean Air Act and APPS programs, 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 and January 15, 2020, 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), May 29, 2019
(84 FR 24781); 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), January 15,
2020 (85 FR 2422). In accordance with 40 CFR 2.301(h), EPA has now
determined that the subcontractor HSG, LLC (DBA Herndon Solutions
Group) 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 HSG, LLC's access to
information claimed as CBI. We are issuing this Federal Register
document to inform all affected submitters of information that we plan
to grant access
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to material that may be claimed as CBI to the subcontractor HSG, LLC on
a need-to-know basis.
Under Contract Number 68HERH19C0004, ERG provides enforcement
support for EPA's 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 HSG, LLC 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: July 15, 2020.
Evan Belser,
Acting Director, Air Enforcement Division.
[FR Doc. 2020-15742 Filed 7-20-20; 8:45 am]
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