Proposed Information Collection Request; Comment Request; Landfill Methane Outreach Program (Renewal), 40044-40045 [2021-15803]

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[FR Doc. 2021–15858 Filed 7–23–21; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 6717–01–P ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY [EPA–HQ–OAR–2003–0078; FRL 8681–01– OAR] Proposed Information Collection Request; Comment Request; Landfill Methane Outreach Program (Renewal) Environmental Protection Agency (EPA). ACTION: Notice. AGENCY: The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is planning to submit an information collection request (ICR), ‘‘Landfill Methane Outreach Program’’ (EPA ICR No. 1849.10, OMB Control No. 2060–0446) 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 extension of the ICR, which is currently approved through April 30, 2022. 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 September 24, 2021. ADDRESSES: Submit your comments, referencing Docket ID No. EPA–HQ– OAR–2003–0078, online using www.regulations.gov (our preferred jbell on DSKJLSW7X2PROD with NOTICES SUMMARY: VerDate Sep<11>2014 17:10 Jul 23, 2021 Jkt 253001 method), by email to a-and-r-Docket@ epa.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: Lauren Aepli, Climate Change Division, Office of Atmospheric Programs, (6207A), Environmental Protection Agency, 1200 Pennsylvania Ave. NW, Washington, DC 20460; telephone number: (202) 343–9423; fax number: (202) 343–2342; email address: aepli.lauren@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 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 PO 00000 Frm 00055 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 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: The Landfill Methane Outreach Program (LMOP), created by EPA as part of the United States’ commitment to reduce greenhouse gas emissions under the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change, is a voluntary program designed to encourage and facilitate the development of environmentally and economically sound landfill gas (LFG) energy projects across the United States to reduce methane emissions from landfills. LMOP meets these objectives by educating local governments and communities about the benefits of LFG recovery and use; building partnerships between state agencies, industry, energy service providers, local communities, and other stakeholders interested in developing this valuable resource in their community; and providing tools to E:\FR\FM\26JYN1.SGM 26JYN1 Federal Register / Vol. 86, No. 140 / Monday, July 26, 2021 / Notices jbell on DSKJLSW7X2PROD with NOTICES evaluate LFG energy potential. LMOP signed voluntary Memoranda of Understanding (MOUs) with these organizations to enlist their support in promoting cost-effective LFG utilization. The information collection includes completion and submission of the MOU, periodic information updates, and annual completion and submission of basic information on landfill methane projects with which the organizations are involved as an effort to update the LMOP Landfill and Landfill Gas Energy Project Database. The information collection is to be utilized to maintain up-to-date data and information about LMOP Partners and LFG energy projects with which they are involved. The data will also be used by the public to access LFG energy project development opportunities in the United States. In addition, the information collection will assist EPA in evaluating the reduction of methane emissions from landfills. No confidential information is requested or required in this information collection. Form Numbers: 5900–157, 5900–158, 5900–159, 5900–160, and 5900–161. Respondents/affected entities: Private companies and municipalities that own or operate landfills; manufacturers and suppliers of equipment/knowledge to capture and utilize LFG; utility companies; end-users of energy from landfills; developers of LFG energy projects; State agencies; and other LFG energy stakeholders. Respondent’s obligation to respond: Voluntary. Estimated number of respondents: 1,066 (total). Frequency of response: Annual. Total estimated burden: 2,176 hours (per year). Burden is defined at 5 CFR 1320.03(b). Total estimated cost: $199,457 (per year), includes $0 annualized capital or operation & maintenance costs. Changes in estimates: There is decrease of 94 hours in the total estimated respondent burden compared with the ICR currently approved by OMB. This decrease is due to anticipated slowed growth in the number of new LMOP Partners annually. Paul M. Gunning, Director, Climate Change Division. [FR Doc. 2021–15803 Filed 7–23–21; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 6560–50–P VerDate Sep<11>2014 17:10 Jul 23, 2021 Jkt 253001 ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY [FRL–8700–01–R9] Clean Air Act Operating Permit Program: Petition To Object to Operating Permits for the Drews and Century Power Generating Facilities in Southern California Environmental Protection Agency (EPA). ACTION: Notice of final action. AGENCY: The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Administrator signed an Order, dated May 10, 2021, denying a petition to object to Clean Air Act (CAA) title V operating permits issued to two facilities by the South Coast Air Quality Management District (SCAQMD). The EPA’s May 10, 2021 Order responds to a November 24, 2020 petition submitted by the Sierra Club and the Center for Community Action and Environmental Justice (the ‘‘Petitioners’’). The Petitioners requested that the EPA object to the issuance of two title V renewal operating permits issued to Colton Power, LP’s Drews Power Generating Station and Century Power Generating Station, located in San Bernardino County, California. The Order constitutes final action on the petition requesting the Administrator object to the issuance of the proposed CAA title V permits. DATES: Pursuant to section 307(b)(1) of the Clean Air Act, 42 U.S.C. 7607(b)(1), judicial review of this final agency action, to the extent it is available, may be sought by filing a petition for review in the United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit within 60 days of July 26, 2021. ADDRESSES: Copies of the petition and Order are available at https:// www.epa.gov/title-v-operating-permits/ title-v-petition-database. For additional information, please contact the person identified in the FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT section. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Lisa Beckham, EPA Region 9, 75 Hawthorne Street (AIR–3–1), San Francisco, California 94105. By phone at (415) 972–3811, or by email at beckham.lisa@ epa.gov. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The CAA affords the EPA a 45-day period to review and, as appropriate, the authority to object to operating permits proposed by state and local permitting authorities under title V of the CAA, 42 U.S.C. 7661–7661f. Section 505(b)(2) of the CAA and 40 CFR 70.8(d) authorize any person to petition the EPA Administrator to object to a title V SUMMARY: PO 00000 Frm 00056 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 40045 operating permit within 60 days after the expiration of EPA’s 45-day review period if the EPA has not objected on its own initiative. Petitions must be based only on objections to the permit that were raised with reasonable specificity during the public comment period provided by the state, unless the petitioner demonstrates that it was impracticable to raise these issues during the comment period or the grounds for the issues arose after the comment period. On November 24, 2020, the EPA received a petition requesting that the EPA object to the CAA title V renewal permits for Colton Power, LP’s Drews Power Generating Station (Facility ID No. 182561) and Century Power Generating Station (Facility ID No. 182563) (‘‘Permits’’). The Petitioners claim that the Permits must be revised to include the more stringent oxides of nitrogen (NOX) emissions limit in a recently amended version of local SCAQMD Rule 1134. The NOX emissions limit has a compliance date of January 1, 2024 and the Petitioners argued that the Permits must be revised now because the compliance date occurs before the expiration of the Permits. The Petitioners further argued that if the operator has not yet chosen one of the two compliance options from the local rule, then the SCAQMD must revise the Permits to include both compliance options. The EPA denied the petition because the Petitioners failed to demonstrate that the recently amended version of SCAQMD Rule 1134 is an applicable requirement as defined in 40 CFR 70.2 The Order provides additional information, including the EPA’s detailed basis for denying the petition. Dated: July 8, 2021. Elizabeth Adams, Acting Regional Administrator, Region IX. [FR Doc. 2021–15842 Filed 7–23–21; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 6560–50–P FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION [OMB 3060–1186; FR ID 39557] Information Collection Being Submitted for Review and Approval to Office of Management and Budget Federal Communications Commission. ACTION: Notice and request for comments. AGENCY: As part of its continuing effort to reduce paperwork burdens, as required by the Paperwork Reduction SUMMARY: E:\FR\FM\26JYN1.SGM 26JYN1

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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

[EPA-HQ-OAR-2003-0078; FRL 8681-01-OAR]


Proposed Information Collection Request; Comment Request; 
Landfill Methane Outreach Program (Renewal)

AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is planning to 
submit an information collection request (ICR), ``Landfill Methane 
Outreach Program'' (EPA ICR No. 1849.10, OMB Control No. 2060-0446) 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 extension 
of the ICR, which is currently approved through April 30, 2022. 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 September 24, 2021.

ADDRESSES: Submit your comments, referencing Docket ID No. EPA-HQ-OAR-
2003-0078, 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: Lauren Aepli, Climate Change Division, 
Office of Atmospheric Programs, (6207A), Environmental Protection 
Agency, 1200 Pennsylvania Ave. NW, Washington, DC 20460; telephone 
number: (202) 343-9423; fax number: (202) 343-2342; 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 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: The Landfill Methane Outreach Program (LMOP), created by 
EPA as part of the United States' commitment to reduce greenhouse gas 
emissions under the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate 
Change, is a voluntary program designed to encourage and facilitate the 
development of environmentally and economically sound landfill gas 
(LFG) energy projects across the United States to reduce methane 
emissions from landfills. LMOP meets these objectives by educating 
local governments and communities about the benefits of LFG recovery 
and use; building partnerships between state agencies, industry, energy 
service providers, local communities, and other stakeholders interested 
in developing this valuable resource in their community; and providing 
tools to

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evaluate LFG energy potential. LMOP signed voluntary Memoranda of 
Understanding (MOUs) with these organizations to enlist their support 
in promoting cost-effective LFG utilization. The information collection 
includes completion and submission of the MOU, periodic information 
updates, and annual completion and submission of basic information on 
landfill methane projects with which the organizations are involved as 
an effort to update the LMOP Landfill and Landfill Gas Energy Project 
Database. The information collection is to be utilized to maintain up-
to-date data and information about LMOP Partners and LFG energy 
projects with which they are involved. The data will also be used by 
the public to access LFG energy project development opportunities in 
the United States. In addition, the information collection will assist 
EPA in evaluating the reduction of methane emissions from landfills. No 
confidential information is requested or required in this information 
collection.
    Form Numbers: 5900-157, 5900-158, 5900-159, 5900-160, and 5900-161.
    Respondents/affected entities: Private companies and municipalities 
that own or operate landfills; manufacturers and suppliers of 
equipment/knowledge to capture and utilize LFG; utility companies; end-
users of energy from landfills; developers of LFG energy projects; 
State agencies; and other LFG energy stakeholders.
    Respondent's obligation to respond: Voluntary.
    Estimated number of respondents: 1,066 (total).
    Frequency of response: Annual.
    Total estimated burden: 2,176 hours (per year). Burden is defined 
at 5 CFR 1320.03(b).
    Total estimated cost: $199,457 (per year), includes $0 annualized 
capital or operation & maintenance costs.
    Changes in estimates: There is decrease of 94 hours in the total 
estimated respondent burden compared with the ICR currently approved by 
OMB. This decrease is due to anticipated slowed growth in the number of 
new LMOP Partners annually.

Paul M. Gunning,
Director, Climate Change Division.
[FR Doc. 2021-15803 Filed 7-23-21; 8:45 am]
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