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FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Callie Koller, Field and External Affairs
Division, Office of Pesticide Programs,
7650P, Environmental Protection
Agency, 1200 Pennsylvania Ave. NW,
Washington, DC 20460; telephone
number: (703) 347–8248; email address:
koller.callie@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 information collection
request (ICR) is designed to provide the
EPA with the necessary information to
evaluate an application for the
registration of a pesticide product, as
required under section 3 of the Federal
Insecticide, Fungicide, and Rodenticide
Act (FIFRA) and section 408 of the
Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act
(FFDCA). FIFRA provides EPA with the
authority to regulate the distribution,
sale and use of pesticides in the United
States to ensure that they will not pose
unreasonable adverse effects to human
health and the environment. Pesticides
that meet this test receive a license or
‘‘registration.’’
Form Numbers: 8570–1, 8570–4,
8570–27, 8570–34, 8570–35, 8570–36,
8570–37.
Respondents/affected entities:
Pesticide and other agricultural
chemical manufacturing engaged in
activities related to the registration of a
pesticide product.
Respondent’s obligation to respond:
Responses to the collection of
information are mandatory under FIFRA
§ 3 and FFDCA § 408 as amended by
FQPA.
Estimated number of respondents:
1,808 (total).
Frequency of response: On occasion.
Total estimated burden: 1,562,517
hours (per year). Burden is defined at 5
CFR 1320.03(b).
Total estimated cost: $120,563,052
(per year), which includes $0
annualized capital or operation &
maintenance costs.
Changes in the estimates: The
activities in this ICR increase net
respondent burden by 37,624 hours
annually over the levels in the currently
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approved collection. While burden per
response levels remain unchanged, the
number of responses expected in certain
categories has shifted as a result of using
an updated data set (Section 3
registration actions annually, on
average, during the years 2015–2017) to
predict future registration application
levels. Additionally, in this iteration of
the ICR, the Agency calculates the
expected annual application burden of
three proposed programs that are
anticipated to come online in the next
three years.
Courtney Kerwin,
Director, Regulatory Support Division.
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Notice of Public Meeting of the
Environmental Financial Advisory
Board
Environmental Protection
Agency (EPA).
ACTION: Notice.
AGENCY:
The United States
Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)
announces a public meeting of the
Environmental Financial Advisory
Board (EFAB). The purpose of the
meeting will be for the EFAB to provide
advice on how the EPA can encourage
private investment in Opportunity
Zones, receive a briefing on the
Agency’s response to recent EFAB
reports, receive updates on EPA
activities relating to environmental
finance, and consider possible future
advisory topics.
DATES: The meeting will be held on
October 14, 2020 from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m.
(Eastern Time) and October 15, 2020
from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. (Eastern Time).
ADDRESSES: The meeting will be
conducted via webcast and telephone.
Interested persons must register in
advance at the weblink below to access
the meeting in the Registration for the
Meeting section of this document.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Any
member of the public who wants
information about the meeting may
contact Ed Chu, the Designated Federal
Officer, via telephone/voice mail at
(913) 551–7333 or email to chu.ed@
epa.gov. General information
concerning the EFAB is available at
https://www.epa.gov/
waterfinancecenter/efab.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
SUMMARY:
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Background: The EFAB is an EPA
advisory committee chartered under the
Federal Advisory Committee Act
(FACA), 5 U.S.C. App. 2, to provide
advice and recommendations to EPA on
innovative approaches to funding
environmental programs, projects, and
activities. Administrative support for
the EFAB is provided by the Water
Infrastructure and Resiliency Finance
Center within EPA’s Office of Water.
Pursuant to FACA and EPA policy,
notice is hereby given that the EFAB
will hold a virtual public meeting for
the following purposes:
(1) Engage in a consultation on how
the EPA can encourage private
investment in Opportunity Zones.
Qualified Opportunity Zones are census
tracts of low-income and distressed
communities designated by state
governors and certified by the
Department of Treasury. These are areas
where new investments, under certain
conditions, may be eligible for
preferential tax treatment.
(2) Receive a briefing from EPA’s
Office of Water on the Agency’s
response to recent EFAB reports on
funding and financing of stormwater
infrastructure, water system
regionalization, and alternative service
delivery options for public utility
projects.
(3) Receive briefings from invited
speakers from EPA and the
Environmental Finance Center Network
on environmental finance topics,
including activities to respond to the
COVID–19 pandemic.
(4) Discuss potential future EFAB
projects.
Availability of Meeting Materials:
Meeting materials (including meeting
agenda and briefing materials) will be
available on EPA’s website at https://
www.epa.gov/waterfinancecenter/efab.
Procedures for Providing Public Input:
Public comment for consideration by
EPA’s federal advisory committees has a
different purpose from public comment
provided to EPA program offices.
Therefore, the process for submitting
comments to a federal advisory
committee is different from the process
used to submit comments to an EPA
program office. Federal advisory
committees provide independent advice
to EPA. Members of the public can
submit comments on matters being
considered by the EFAB for
consideration by members as they
develop their advice and
recommendations to EPA.
Registration for the Meeting: Register
for the meeting at: https://
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Oral Statements: In general,
individuals or groups requesting an oral
presentation at a virtual EFAB public
meeting will be limited to three
minutes. Persons interested in providing
oral statements at the October 14 and
15, 2020 meetings should register and
provide notification as noted in the
registration confirmation by October 13,
2020 to be placed on the list of
registered speakers.
Written Statements: Written
statements for the October 14 and15,
2020 meetings should be received by
October 7, 2020 so that the information
can be made available to the EFAB for
its consideration prior to the meeting.
Written statements should be sent via
email to efab@epa.gov. Members of the
public should be aware that their
personal contact information, if
included in any written comments, may
be posted to the EFAB website.
Copyrighted material will not be posted
without explicit permission of the
copyright holder.
Accessibility: For information on
access or services for individuals with
disabilities, or to request
accommodations for a disability, please
register for the meeting and list any
special requirements or
accommodations needed on the
registration form at least 10 business
days prior to the meeting to allow as
much time as possible to process your
request.
Dated: September 23, 2020.
Andrew D. Sawyers,
Director, Office of Wastewater Management,
Office of Water.
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Clean Air Act Operating Permit
Program; Notice of Issuance of Title V
Federal Operating Permit to MPLX
Environmental Protection
Agency (EPA).
ACTION: Notice of final action.
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I. How can I get copies of this document
and other related information?
Docket. EPA has established a docket
for this action under Docket ID No.
EPA–R08–OAR–2018–0349. Publicly
available docket materials are available
either electronically through
www.regulations.gov or in hard copy at
the Environmental Protection Agency,
Region 8, Air and Radiation Division,
1595 Wynkoop Street, Denver, Colorado
80202. This facility is open from 8:30
a.m. to 4:30 p.m., Monday through
Friday, excluding Federal holidays and
facility closures due to COVID 19. We
recommend that you telephone Colin
Schwartz, Environmental Scientist, at
(303) 312–6043 with any questions
about reviewing the docket material.
before visiting the Region 8 office.
II. Background
ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION
AGENCY
AGENCY:
This notice announces that
the Environmental Protection Agency
issued a final permit decision under
Title V of the Clean Air Act (CAA) to
MPLX for the operation of MPLX’s
Uintah County, Utah, Wonsits Valley
Compressor Station.
DATES: EPA issued Title V Permit to
Operate No. V–UO–000005–2018.00 to
MPLX, effective September 16, 2020
under 40 CFR part 71. EPA issued the
final permit decision as to the contested
portions of this permit on September 16,
2020. Pursuant to section 307(b)(1) of
the CAA, judicial review of EPA’s final
permit decision, to the extent it is
available, may be sought by filing a
petition for review in the United States
Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit
by November 30, 2020.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Colin Schwartz, Environmental
Scientist, Air and Radiation Division
(8ARD–PM), Environmental Protection
Agency, Region 8, 1595 Wynkoop
Street, Denver, Colorado 80202,
telephone number: (303) 312–6043,
email address: schwartz.colin@epa.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Throughout this document whenever
‘‘we,’’ ‘‘us,’’ or ‘‘our’’ is used, we mean
EPA. This SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION
section is arranged as follows:
SUMMARY:
The 1990 amendments to the CAA
established a comprehensive air quality
permit program under the authority of
Title V of the CAA. Title V requires
certain facilities that emit large amounts
of air pollution, or that meet other
specified criteria, to obtain an operating
permit, known as a Title V permit, after
the source has begun to operate. This
permit is an enforceable compilation of
all enforceable terms, conditions, and
limitations applicable to the source, and
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is designed to improve compliance by
clarifying what facilities must do to
control air pollution. EPA regulations
implementing Title V are codified at 40
CFR part 71 for permits issued by EPA
or its delegatees, and at 40 CFR part 70
for permits issued by states and local
agencies pursuant to approved
programs. A Title V permit is valid for
no more than five years and may be
renewed in five-year-increments.
MPLX, LP operates a facility in
Uintah County, Utah, known as the
Wonsits Valley Compressor Station. The
owner of the facility is Andeavor Field
Services, LLC. At the facility, natural
gas is dehydrated and compressed
before being routed offsite through a
pipeline. The facility operates two
control devices to control the emissions
from the dehydration unit. In 2013, EPA
issued an initial Title V permit for the
Wonsits Valley facility pursuant to 40
CFR part 71. On May 13, 2020, EPA
issued a renewed Title V permit to
Andeavor and MPLX. See Title V Permit
to Operate No. V–UO–000005–2018.00,
Docket ID: EPA–R08–OAR–2018–0349.
By its own terms, and consistent with
40 CFR 71.11(i)(2), most provisions of
the renewal permit became effective on
May 13, 2020. But on May 13, 2020,
MPLX petitioned the EPA’s
Environmental Appeals Board (EAB) to
review certain terms and conditions of
the May 2020 Title V permit.
Consequently, under 40 CFR
71.11(i)(2)(ii), the effective date of the
contested terms and conditions of the
permit was delayed.
III. Effect of This Action
On September 2, 2020, the EAB
denied MPLX’s petition for review. See
In re MPLX, Permit No. V–UO–000005–
2018.00, CAA Appeal No. 20–01 (EAB,
Sep. 2, 2020) (Order Denying Review).
Following the EAB’s action, pursuant to
40 CFR 71.11(l)(5)(i), EPA issued a final
permit decision as to the contested
portions of the permit on September 16,
2020. All contested conditions of Title
V Permit No. V–UO–000005–2018.00, as
issued by EPA on May 13, 2020, were
therefore final and effective as of
September 16, 2020. Except as provided
in the permit, the final Title V permit
will expire on September 16, 2025.
Authority: 42 U.S.C. 7401 et seq.
Dated: September 23, 2020.
Debra Thomas,
Acting Regional Administrator, Region 8.
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Notice of Public Meeting of the Environmental Financial Advisory
Board
AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).
ACTION: Notice.
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SUMMARY: The United States Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)
announces a public meeting of the Environmental Financial Advisory
Board (EFAB). The purpose of the meeting will be for the EFAB to
provide advice on how the EPA can encourage private investment in
Opportunity Zones, receive a briefing on the Agency's response to
recent EFAB reports, receive updates on EPA activities relating to
environmental finance, and consider possible future advisory topics.
DATES: The meeting will be held on October 14, 2020 from 11 a.m. to 3
p.m. (Eastern Time) and October 15, 2020 from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m.
(Eastern Time).
ADDRESSES: The meeting will be conducted via webcast and telephone.
Interested persons must register in advance at the weblink below to
access the meeting in the Registration for the Meeting section of this
document.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Any member of the public who wants
information about the meeting may contact Ed Chu, the Designated
Federal Officer, via telephone/voice mail at (913) 551-7333 or email to
[email protected]. General information concerning the EFAB is available at
https://www.epa.gov/waterfinancecenter/efab.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Background: The EFAB is an EPA advisory committee chartered under
the Federal Advisory Committee Act (FACA), 5 U.S.C. App. 2, to provide
advice and recommendations to EPA on innovative approaches to funding
environmental programs, projects, and activities. Administrative
support for the EFAB is provided by the Water Infrastructure and
Resiliency Finance Center within EPA's Office of Water. Pursuant to
FACA and EPA policy, notice is hereby given that the EFAB will hold a
virtual public meeting for the following purposes:
(1) Engage in a consultation on how the EPA can encourage private
investment in Opportunity Zones. Qualified Opportunity Zones are census
tracts of low-income and distressed communities designated by state
governors and certified by the Department of Treasury. These are areas
where new investments, under certain conditions, may be eligible for
preferential tax treatment.
(2) Receive a briefing from EPA's Office of Water on the Agency's
response to recent EFAB reports on funding and financing of stormwater
infrastructure, water system regionalization, and alternative service
delivery options for public utility projects.
(3) Receive briefings from invited speakers from EPA and the
Environmental Finance Center Network on environmental finance topics,
including activities to respond to the COVID-19 pandemic.
(4) Discuss potential future EFAB projects.
Availability of Meeting Materials: Meeting materials (including
meeting agenda and briefing materials) will be available on EPA's
website at https://www.epa.gov/waterfinancecenter/efab.
Procedures for Providing Public Input: Public comment for
consideration by EPA's federal advisory committees has a different
purpose from public comment provided to EPA program offices. Therefore,
the process for submitting comments to a federal advisory committee is
different from the process used to submit comments to an EPA program
office. Federal advisory committees provide independent advice to EPA.
Members of the public can submit comments on matters being considered
by the EFAB for consideration by members as they develop their advice
and recommendations to EPA.
Registration for the Meeting: Register for the meeting at: https://gcc01.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.avcontact.com%2Fefab.
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Oral Statements: In general, individuals or groups requesting an
oral presentation at a virtual EFAB public meeting will be limited to
three minutes. Persons interested in providing oral statements at the
October 14 and 15, 2020 meetings should register and provide
notification as noted in the registration confirmation by October 13,
2020 to be placed on the list of registered speakers.
Written Statements: Written statements for the October 14 and15,
2020 meetings should be received by October 7, 2020 so that the
information can be made available to the EFAB for its consideration
prior to the meeting. Written statements should be sent via email to
[email protected]. Members of the public should be aware that their personal
contact information, if included in any written comments, may be posted
to the EFAB website. Copyrighted material will not be posted without
explicit permission of the copyright holder.
Accessibility: For information on access or services for
individuals with disabilities, or to request accommodations for a
disability, please register for the meeting and list any special
requirements or accommodations needed on the registration form at least
10 business days prior to the meeting to allow as much time as possible
to process your request.
Dated: September 23, 2020.
Andrew D. Sawyers,
Director, Office of Wastewater Management, Office of Water.
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