Information Collection Request Submitted to OMB for Review and Approval; Comment Request; EPA's Methane Challenge and Natural Gas STAR Programs (Renewal), 35085-35086 [2021-14125]

Download as PDF Federal Register / Vol. 86, No. 124 / Thursday, July 1, 2021 / Notices low during that time period, so no initial compliance costs were associated with these standards. However, we expect that there will be 1.6 new respondents each year over the next three years, and the increase in capital/ startup costs accounts for the cost of initial performance testing for those facilities. Despite this increase in capital/startup costs, the overall cost estimate for this burden has decreased due to a decrease in the number of currently existing facilities. Courtney Kerwin, Director, Regulatory Support Division. [FR Doc. 2021–14119 Filed 6–30–21; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 6560–50–P ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY [EPA–HQ–OAR–2016–0731; FRL–10025–85– OMS] Information Collection Request Submitted to OMB for Review and Approval; Comment Request; EPA’s Methane Challenge and Natural Gas STAR Programs (Renewal) Environmental Protection Agency (EPA). ACTION: Notice. AGENCY: The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has submitted an information collection request (ICR), EPA’s Methane Challenge and Natural Gas STAR Programs (EPA ICR Number 2547.02, OMB Control Number 2060– 0722) to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for review and approval in accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act. This is a proposed revision of the ICR for the Methane Challenge Program, which is currently approved through August 31, 2021. This revision incorporates the data collection for the Natural Gas STAR Program (currently approved under OMB Control Number 2060–0328). Public comments were previously requested via the Federal Register on January 19, 2021 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 August 2, 2021. ADDRESSES: Submit your comments, referencing Docket ID Number EPA– HQ–OAR–2016–0731, online using khammond on DSKJM1Z7X2PROD with NOTICES SUMMARY: VerDate Sep<11>2014 16:45 Jun 30, 2021 Jkt 253001 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: Andrew Meluch, Office of Atmospheric Programs, Climate Change Division, (6207A), Environmental Protection Agency, 1200 Pennsylvania Ave. NW, Washington, DC 20460; telephone number: (202) 564–4762; email address: meluch.andrew@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 Natural Gas STAR and Methane Challenge programs (‘‘Gas STAR Programs’’) are voluntary programs sponsored by the EPA that encourage oil and natural gas companies to adopt cost effective technologies and practices that improve operational efficiency and reduce methane emissions. Methane is the primary component of natural gas and a potent greenhouse gas. The Programs work with oil and natural gas companies in the production, gathering & boosting, processing, transmission & storage, and distribution segments to remove barriers that inhibit the implementation of technologies and practices that reduce methane emissions. The Programs effectively promote the adoption of emission reduction technologies and practices by helping partners evaluate Best Management Practices (BMPs) in PO 00000 Frm 00027 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 35085 the context of their current operations and implement them where costeffective. Implementation of the Programs’ BMPs saves participants money, improves operational efficiency, and enhances the protection of the environment. This action will combine the ICRs for the Methane Challenge and the Natural Gas STAR programs, which is expected to streamline partners’ engagement with the programs and simplify communications about reporting. Form Numbers: • Natural Gas STAR Program— Partnership Agreement: EPA Form No. 5900–105 • Methane Challenge Program— Partnership Agreement for Best Management Practice Commitment Option: EPA Form No. 5900–412 • Methane Challenge Program— Partnership Agreement for ONE Future Emissions Intensity Commitment Option: EPA Form No. 5900–411 • Natural Gas STAR Program— Production Reporting Form: EPA Form No. 5900–104 • Natural Gas STAR Program— Transmission Reporting Form: EPA Form No. 5900–95 • Natural Gas STAR Program— Distribution Reporting Form: EPA Form No. 5900–99 • Natural Gas STAR Program— Gathering and Processing Reporting Form: EPA Form No. 5900–102 • Methane Challenge Program—BMP Commitment Option Reporting Form: EPA Form No. 5900–434 • Methane Challenge Program—ONE Future Commitment Option Reporting Form: EPA Form No. 5900–435 • Methane Challenge Program— Historical Actions Fact Sheet Template: EPA Form No. 5900–413 • Methane Challenge Program— Implementation Plan Template: EPA Form No. 5900–410 Respondents/affected entities: The Natural Gas STAR and Methane Challenge Programs are open to companies in the production segment of the oil industry, and to companies in the production, gathering & boosting, processing, transmission & storage, and distribution segments of the natural gas industry. Respondent’s obligation to respond: Voluntary. Estimated number of respondents: 140 (54 Natural Gas STAR partners, 76 Methane Challenge partners and 10 vendors). Frequency of response: Annual for partners and one time for vendors. Total estimated burden: 1,126 hours (per year) for the Natural Gas STAR E:\FR\FM\01JYN1.SGM 01JYN1 35086 Federal Register / Vol. 86, No. 124 / Thursday, July 1, 2021 / Notices Program, plus 3,733 hours (per year) for the Methane Challenge Program. Burden is defined at 5 CFR 1320.03(b). Total estimated cost: $130,865.00 (per year) for the Natural Gas STAR Program plus $357,862.00 (per year) for the Methane Challenge Program. There are no capital/start-up costs or O&M costs associated with this information collection. Changes in the estimates: There is an increase of 1,675 hours (per year) in the estimated respondent burden compared with the ICR currently approved by OMB. This increase is due to modifying this ICR to include the addition of respondents from the Natural Gas STAR Program. However, the final total burden for the total of the two programs in this ICR renewal is less than the sum of the burdens for Natural Gas STAR and Methane Challenge Programs in their most recent ICRs. Courtney Kerwin, Director, Regulatory Support Division. [FR Doc. 2021–14125 Filed 6–30–21; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 6560–50–P ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY [EPA–HQ–OECA–2014–0041; FRL–10025– 81–OMS] Information Collection Request Submitted to OMB for Review and Approval; Comment Request; NSPS for Glass Manufacturing Plants (Renewal) Environmental Protection Agency (EPA). ACTION: Notice. AGENCY: The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has submitted an information collection request (ICR), NSPS for Glass Manufacturing Plants (EPA ICR Number 1131.13, OMB Control Number 2060–0054), 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 August 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 khammond on DSKJM1Z7X2PROD with NOTICES SUMMARY: VerDate Sep<11>2014 16:45 Jun 30, 2021 Jkt 253001 displays a currently valid OMB control number. DATES: Additional comments may be submitted on or before August 2, 2021. ADDRESSES: Submit your comments, referencing Docket ID Number EPA– HQ–OECA–2014–0041 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 New Source Performance Standards (NSPS) for Glass Manufacturing Plants (40 CFR part 60, subpart CC) were proposed on June 15, 1979; promulgated on October 7, 1980; and amended on both October 19, 1984, and October 17, 2000. These regulations apply to both existing and new glass melting furnaces located at glass manufacturing plants. Owners and operators of affected facilities are required to comply with reporting and recordkeeping requirements for the General Provisions (40 CFR part 60, PO 00000 Frm 00028 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 subpart A), as well as for the specific requirements at 40 CFR part 60, subpart CC. This includes submitting initial notifications, performance tests and periodic reports and results, and maintaining 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. This information is being collected to assure compliance with 40 CFR part 60, subpart CC. Form Numbers: None. Respondents/affected entities: Glass manufacturing facilities. Respondent’s obligation to respond: Mandatory (40 CFR part 60, subpart CC). Estimated number of respondents: 41 (total). Frequency of response: Semiannually. Total estimated burden: 850 hours (per year). Burden is defined at 5 CFR 1320.3(b). Total estimated cost: $338,000 (per year), which includes $238,000 in annualized capital/startup and/or operation & maintenance costs. Changes in the Estimates: There is no change in burden from the most recently 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 operation and maintenance (O&M) costs. Courtney Kerwin, Director, Regulatory Support Division. [FR Doc. 2021–14122 Filed 6–30–21; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 6560–50–P ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY [EPA–HQ–OECA–2013–0348; FRL–10025– 83–OMS] Information Collection Request Submitted to OMB for Review and Approval; Comment Request; NESHAP for Primary Aluminum Reduction Plants (Renewal) Environmental Protection Agency (EPA). ACTION: Notice. AGENCY: The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has submitted an SUMMARY: E:\FR\FM\01JYN1.SGM 01JYN1

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[Federal Register Volume 86, Number 124 (Thursday, July 1, 2021)]
[Notices]
[Pages 35085-35086]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2021-14125]


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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

[EPA-HQ-OAR-2016-0731; FRL-10025-85-OMS]


Information Collection Request Submitted to OMB for Review and 
Approval; Comment Request; EPA's Methane Challenge and Natural Gas STAR 
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), EPA's Methane Challenge and 
Natural Gas STAR Programs (EPA ICR Number 2547.02, OMB Control Number 
2060-0722) to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for review and 
approval in accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act. This is a 
proposed revision of the ICR for the Methane Challenge Program, which 
is currently approved through August 31, 2021. This revision 
incorporates the data collection for the Natural Gas STAR Program 
(currently approved under OMB Control Number 2060-0328). Public 
comments were previously requested via the Federal Register on January 
19, 2021 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 August 2, 
2021.

ADDRESSES: Submit your comments, referencing Docket ID Number EPA-HQ-
OAR-2016-0731, 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: Andrew Meluch, Office of Atmospheric 
Programs, Climate Change Division, (6207A), Environmental Protection 
Agency, 1200 Pennsylvania Ave. NW, Washington, DC 20460; telephone 
number: (202) 564-4762; 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: The Natural Gas STAR and Methane Challenge programs 
(``Gas STAR Programs'') are voluntary programs sponsored by the EPA 
that encourage oil and natural gas companies to adopt cost effective 
technologies and practices that improve operational efficiency and 
reduce methane emissions. Methane is the primary component of natural 
gas and a potent greenhouse gas. The Programs work with oil and natural 
gas companies in the production, gathering & boosting, processing, 
transmission & storage, and distribution segments to remove barriers 
that inhibit the implementation of technologies and practices that 
reduce methane emissions. The Programs effectively promote the adoption 
of emission reduction technologies and practices by helping partners 
evaluate Best Management Practices (BMPs) in the context of their 
current operations and implement them where cost-effective. 
Implementation of the Programs' BMPs saves participants money, improves 
operational efficiency, and enhances the protection of the environment. 
This action will combine the ICRs for the Methane Challenge and the 
Natural Gas STAR programs, which is expected to streamline partners' 
engagement with the programs and simplify communications about 
reporting.
    Form Numbers:

 Natural Gas STAR Program--Partnership Agreement: EPA Form No. 
5900-105
 Methane Challenge Program--Partnership Agreement for Best 
Management Practice Commitment Option: EPA Form No. 5900-412
 Methane Challenge Program--Partnership Agreement for ONE 
Future Emissions Intensity Commitment Option: EPA Form No. 5900-411
 Natural Gas STAR Program--Production Reporting Form: EPA Form 
No. 5900-104
 Natural Gas STAR Program--Transmission Reporting Form: EPA 
Form No. 5900-95
 Natural Gas STAR Program--Distribution Reporting Form: EPA 
Form No. 5900-99
 Natural Gas STAR Program--Gathering and Processing Reporting 
Form: EPA Form No. 5900-102
 Methane Challenge Program--BMP Commitment Option Reporting 
Form: EPA Form No. 5900-434
 Methane Challenge Program--ONE Future Commitment Option 
Reporting Form: EPA Form No. 5900-435
 Methane Challenge Program--Historical Actions Fact Sheet 
Template: EPA Form No. 5900-413
 Methane Challenge Program--Implementation Plan Template: EPA 
Form No. 5900-410

    Respondents/affected entities: The Natural Gas STAR and Methane 
Challenge Programs are open to companies in the production segment of 
the oil industry, and to companies in the production, gathering & 
boosting, processing, transmission & storage, and distribution segments 
of the natural gas industry.
    Respondent's obligation to respond: Voluntary.
    Estimated number of respondents: 140 (54 Natural Gas STAR partners, 
76 Methane Challenge partners and 10 vendors).
    Frequency of response: Annual for partners and one time for 
vendors.
    Total estimated burden: 1,126 hours (per year) for the Natural Gas 
STAR

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Program, plus 3,733 hours (per year) for the Methane Challenge Program. 
Burden is defined at 5 CFR 1320.03(b).
    Total estimated cost: $130,865.00 (per year) for the Natural Gas 
STAR Program plus $357,862.00 (per year) for the Methane Challenge 
Program. There are no capital/start-up costs or O&M costs associated 
with this information collection.
    Changes in the estimates: There is an increase of 1,675 hours (per 
year) in the estimated respondent burden compared with the ICR 
currently approved by OMB. This increase is due to modifying this ICR 
to include the addition of respondents from the Natural Gas STAR 
Program. However, the final total burden for the total of the two 
programs in this ICR renewal is less than the sum of the burdens for 
Natural Gas STAR and Methane Challenge Programs in their most recent 
ICRs.

Courtney Kerwin,
Director, Regulatory Support Division.
[FR Doc. 2021-14125 Filed 6-30-21; 8:45 am]
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