Information Collection Request Submitted to OMB for Review and Approval; Comment Request; Clean Water Act Section 404 State-Assumed Programs (Renewal), 28596-28597 [2021-11276]

Download as PDF jbell on DSKJLSW7X2PROD with NOTICES 28596 Federal Register / Vol. 86, No. 101 / Thursday, May 27, 2021 / Notices 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 NESHAP for Pharmaceuticals Production were proposed on April 2, 1997, and promulgated on September 21, 1998, and amended on both April 21, 2011 and February 27, 2014. In general, all NESHAP standards require initial notifications, performance tests, and periodic reports. Owners or operators are also required to maintain records of the occurrence and duration of any malfunctions 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 compliance and, in general, are required of all sources subject to NESHAP. This information is used by the Agency to identify sources subject to these standards to ensure that the maximum achievable control technologies are being applied. Semiannual summary reports are also required. Form Numbers: None. Respondents/affected entities: Pharmaceutical manufacturing operations. Respondent’s obligation to respond: Mandatory (40 CFR part 63, subpart GGG). Estimated number of respondents: 27 (total). Frequency of response: Initially, occasionally, quarterly and semiannually. Total estimated burden: 44,300 hours (per year). Burden is defined at 5 CFR 1320.3(b). Total estimated cost: $5,300,000 (per year), which includes $112,000 in annualized capital/startup and/or operation & maintenance costs. Changes in the Estimates: There is no change in burden from the mostrecently approved ICR as currently identified in the OMB Inventory of Approved Burdens. This is due to two considerations: (1) The regulations have not changed over the past three years and are not anticipated to change over the next three years; and (2) the growth rate for this industry is very low or nonexistent, so there is no significant change in the overall burden. Since there are no changes in the regulatory requirements and there is no significant industry growth, there are also no changes in the capital/startup or VerDate Sep<11>2014 17:29 May 26, 2021 Jkt 253001 operation and maintenance (O&M) costs. Courtney Kerwin, Director, Regulatory Support Division. [FR Doc. 2021–11184 Filed 5–26–21; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 6560–50–P ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY [EPA–OW–2013–0610; FRL–10024–55–OMS] Information Collection Request Submitted to OMB for Review and Approval; Comment Request; Clean Water Act Section 404 State-Assumed Programs (Renewal) Environmental Protection Agency (EPA). ACTION: Notice. AGENCY: The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has submitted an information collection request (ICR), Clean Water Act Section 404 StateAssumed Programs (EPA ICR Number 0220.14, OMB Control Number 2040– 0168) to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for review and approval in accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act. This is a proposed extension of the ICR, which is currently approved through July 31, 2021. Public comments were previously requested, via Federal Register 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: Comments must be received on or before June 28, 2021. ADDRESSES: Submit your comments to EPA, referencing Docket ID EPA–OW– 2013–0610, 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. 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. Submit written comments and recommendations to OMB for the proposed information collection within SUMMARY: PO 00000 Frm 00072 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 30 days of publication of this notice to www.reginfo.gov/public/do/PRAMain. Find this particular information collection by selecting ‘‘Currently under 30-day Review—Open for Public Comments’’ or by using the search function. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Dolores Wesson, Oceans, Communities, and Wetlands Division, Environmental Protection Agency, 1200 Pennsylvania Ave. NW (4504T), Washington, DC 20460; telephone number: 202–566– 2755; email: wesson.dolores@epa.gov. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Supporting documents, which explain in detail the information that 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. Abstract: Section 404(g) of the Federal Water Pollution Control Act (FWPCA/ CWA) authorizes States and Tribes to assume the section 404 permit program for discharges of dredged or fill material into certain waters of the United States. This ICR covers the collection of information EPA needs to perform its program approval and oversight responsibilities and the State or Tribe needs to implement its program. Request to assume CWA section 404 permit program. States and Tribes must demonstrate that they meet the statutory and regulatory requirements at 40 CFR part 233 for an approvable program. Specified information and documents must be submitted by the State or Tribe to EPA to request assumption and must be sufficient to enable EPA to undertake an analysis of the State or tribal program. The information contained in the assumption request submission is provided to the other involved federal agencies (e.g., U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, and National Marine Fisheries Service) and to the public for review and comment. Permit application information. States and Tribes with assumed programs must be able to issue permits that assure compliance with all applicable statutory and regulatory requirements, including CWA section 404(b)(1) Guidelines. Sufficient information must be provided in the application so that States or Tribes and federal agencies reviewing the permit can evaluate, avoid, minimize, and compensate for any anticipated impacts resulting from the proposed project. EPA’s assumption regulations at 40 CFR 233.30 establish E:\FR\FM\27MYN1.SGM 27MYN1 jbell on DSKJLSW7X2PROD with NOTICES Federal Register / Vol. 86, No. 101 / Thursday, May 27, 2021 / Notices required and recommended elements that should be included in the State or Tribe’s permit application, so that sufficient information is available to make a thorough analysis of anticipated impacts. These minimum information requirements generally reflect the information that must be submitted when applying for a section 404 permit from the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers. (CWA section 404(h); CWA section 404(j); 40 CFR 230.10, 233.20, 233.21, 233.34, and 233.50; 33 CFR 325)). Annual report and program information. EPA has an oversight role for assumed section 404 permitting programs to ensure that State or tribal programs are in compliance with applicable requirements and that State or tribal permit decisions adequately consider, avoid, minimize, and compensate for anticipated impacts. States and tribes must evaluate their programs annually and submit the results in a report to EPA. EPA’s assumption regulations at 40 CFR 233.52 establish minimum requirements for the annual report. The information included in the State or Tribe’s assumption request and the information included in a permit application is made available for public review and comment. The information included in the annual report to EPA is made available to the public. EPA does not make any assurances of confidentiality for this information. Form Numbers: None. Respondents/affected entities: States requesting assumption of the CWA section 404 permit program; States with approved assumed programs; and permit applicants for assumed State programs. No Tribes are expected to assume at this time. Respondent’s obligation to respond: Required to obtain or retain a benefit (40 CFR 233). Estimated number of respondents: Two States to request program assumption; 9,022 permit applicants; and four States with assumed programs. Frequency of response: States will respond one time to request assumption; if the program is approved, they will respond annually for the annual report; permit applicants will respond one time when requesting a permit. Total estimated burden: 218,836 hours (per year). Burden is defined at 5 CFR 1320.3(b). Total estimated cost: Costs to States for assumed section 404 permit programs will vary widely by State and permit; however, the total estimated costs for four programs is $5,641,625.21 and costs to permittees in State-assumed programs is $1,266,824.13. There are $0 VerDate Sep<11>2014 17:29 May 26, 2021 Jkt 253001 capital or operation and maintenance costs. Changes in estimates: There is an increase of 99,174 hours in the total estimated respondent burden compared with the ICR currently approved by OMB. There are several reasons for this increase: (1) A small increase in the estimated hours to assume a program based on information provided by Michigan and New Jersey; (2) recent changes to policy addressing endangered species and historic preservation requiring; (3) including burden to State-assumed programs of permit review and to permittees; and (4) a small increase in the estimated hours for permit review by Michigan and New Jersey and for completing the annual report by Michigan. The estimated number of permits per state has been reduced based on data provided by New Jersey and Michigan. Courtney Kerwin, Director, Regulatory Support Division. [FR Doc. 2021–11276 Filed 5–26–21; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 6560–50–P ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY [EPA–HQ–OECA–2013–0322; FRL–10024– 53–OMS] Information Collection Request Submitted to OMB for Review and Approval; Comment Request; NESHAP for Beryllium Rocket Motor Fuel Firing (Renewal) Environmental Protection Agency (EPA). ACTION: Notice. AGENCY: The Environmental Protection Agency has submitted an information collection request (ICR), ‘‘NESHAP for Beryllium Rocket Motor Fuel Firing (EPA ICR Number 1125.09, OMB Control Number 2060–0394), to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for review and approval in accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act. This is a proposed extension of the ICR, which is currently approved through July 31, 2021. Public comments were previously requested, via the Federal Register, on May 12, 2020 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 neither conduct nor sponsor, and a person is not required to respond to, a collection of information unless it displays a currently valid OMB control number. SUMMARY: PO 00000 Frm 00073 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 28597 Additional comments may be submitted on or before June 28, 2021. ADDRESSES: Submit your comments to EPA, referencing Docket ID Number EPA–HQ–OECA–2013–0322, 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. 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. Submit written comments and recommendations to OMB for the proposed information collection within 30 days of publication of this notice to www.reginfo.gov/public/do/PRAMain. Find this particular information collection by selecting ‘‘Currently under 30-day Review—Open for Public Comments’’ or by using the search function. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 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 Beryllium Rocket Motor Fuel Firing were promulgated on April 6, 1973 (38 FR 8826), and amended on both October 17, 2000 (65 FR 62151) and February 27, 2014 (79 FR 11275). These regulations apply to existing and new buildings, structures, facilities, or installations where the static test firing of a beryllium rocket motor and/or the disposal of beryllium propellant is conducted. New facilities include those that commenced construction or reconstruction after the date of DATES: E:\FR\FM\27MYN1.SGM 27MYN1

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[Federal Register Volume 86, Number 101 (Thursday, May 27, 2021)]
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From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2021-11276]


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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

[EPA-OW-2013-0610; FRL-10024-55-OMS]


Information Collection Request Submitted to OMB for Review and 
Approval; Comment Request; Clean Water Act Section 404 State-Assumed 
Programs (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), Clean Water Act Section 404 
State-Assumed Programs (EPA ICR Number 0220.14, OMB Control Number 
2040-0168) to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for review and 
approval in accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act. This is a 
proposed extension of the ICR, which is currently approved through July 
31, 2021. Public comments were previously requested, via Federal 
Register 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: Comments must be received on or before June 28, 2021.

ADDRESSES: Submit your comments to EPA, referencing Docket ID EPA-OW-
2013-0610, 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. 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. Submit written comments and 
recommendations to OMB for the proposed information collection within 
30 days of publication of this notice to www.reginfo.gov/public/do/PRAMain. Find this particular information collection by selecting 
``Currently under 30-day Review--Open for Public Comments'' or by using 
the search function.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Dolores Wesson, Oceans, Communities, 
and Wetlands Division, Environmental Protection Agency, 1200 
Pennsylvania Ave. NW (4504T), Washington, DC 20460; telephone number: 
202-566-2755; email: [email protected].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Supporting documents, which explain in 
detail the information that 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.
    Abstract: Section 404(g) of the Federal Water Pollution Control Act 
(FWPCA/CWA) authorizes States and Tribes to assume the section 404 
permit program for discharges of dredged or fill material into certain 
waters of the United States. This ICR covers the collection of 
information EPA needs to perform its program approval and oversight 
responsibilities and the State or Tribe needs to implement its program.
    Request to assume CWA section 404 permit program. States and Tribes 
must demonstrate that they meet the statutory and regulatory 
requirements at 40 CFR part 233 for an approvable program. Specified 
information and documents must be submitted by the State or Tribe to 
EPA to request assumption and must be sufficient to enable EPA to 
undertake an analysis of the State or tribal program. The information 
contained in the assumption request submission is provided to the other 
involved federal agencies (e.g., U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, U.S. 
Fish and Wildlife Service, and National Marine Fisheries Service) and 
to the public for review and comment.
    Permit application information. States and Tribes with assumed 
programs must be able to issue permits that assure compliance with all 
applicable statutory and regulatory requirements, including CWA section 
404(b)(1) Guidelines. Sufficient information must be provided in the 
application so that States or Tribes and federal agencies reviewing the 
permit can evaluate, avoid, minimize, and compensate for any 
anticipated impacts resulting from the proposed project. EPA's 
assumption regulations at 40 CFR 233.30 establish

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required and recommended elements that should be included in the State 
or Tribe's permit application, so that sufficient information is 
available to make a thorough analysis of anticipated impacts. These 
minimum information requirements generally reflect the information that 
must be submitted when applying for a section 404 permit from the U.S. 
Army Corps of Engineers. (CWA section 404(h); CWA section 404(j); 40 
CFR 230.10, 233.20, 233.21, 233.34, and 233.50; 33 CFR 325)).
    Annual report and program information. EPA has an oversight role 
for assumed section 404 permitting programs to ensure that State or 
tribal programs are in compliance with applicable requirements and that 
State or tribal permit decisions adequately consider, avoid, minimize, 
and compensate for anticipated impacts. States and tribes must evaluate 
their programs annually and submit the results in a report to EPA. 
EPA's assumption regulations at 40 CFR 233.52 establish minimum 
requirements for the annual report.
    The information included in the State or Tribe's assumption request 
and the information included in a permit application is made available 
for public review and comment. The information included in the annual 
report to EPA is made available to the public. EPA does not make any 
assurances of confidentiality for this information.
    Form Numbers: None.
    Respondents/affected entities: States requesting assumption of the 
CWA section 404 permit program; States with approved assumed programs; 
and permit applicants for assumed State programs. No Tribes are 
expected to assume at this time.
    Respondent's obligation to respond: Required to obtain or retain a 
benefit (40 CFR 233).
    Estimated number of respondents: Two States to request program 
assumption; 9,022 permit applicants; and four States with assumed 
programs.
    Frequency of response: States will respond one time to request 
assumption; if the program is approved, they will respond annually for 
the annual report; permit applicants will respond one time when 
requesting a permit.
    Total estimated burden: 218,836 hours (per year). Burden is defined 
at 5 CFR 1320.3(b).
    Total estimated cost: Costs to States for assumed section 404 
permit programs will vary widely by State and permit; however, the 
total estimated costs for four programs is $5,641,625.21 and costs to 
permittees in State-assumed programs is $1,266,824.13. There are $0 
capital or operation and maintenance costs.
    Changes in estimates: There is an increase of 99,174 hours in the 
total estimated respondent burden compared with the ICR currently 
approved by OMB. There are several reasons for this increase: (1) A 
small increase in the estimated hours to assume a program based on 
information provided by Michigan and New Jersey; (2) recent changes to 
policy addressing endangered species and historic preservation 
requiring; (3) including burden to State-assumed programs of permit 
review and to permittees; and (4) a small increase in the estimated 
hours for permit review by Michigan and New Jersey and for completing 
the annual report by Michigan. The estimated number of permits per 
state has been reduced based on data provided by New Jersey and 
Michigan.

Courtney Kerwin,
Director, Regulatory Support Division.
[FR Doc. 2021-11276 Filed 5-26-21; 8:45 am]
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