Proposed Information Collection Request; Comment Request: Technical Assistance Needs Assessments (TANAs) at Superfund Remedial or Removal Sites, 56933-56934 [2021-22253]
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information whose disclosure is
restricted by statute.
Changes in estimates: This is a new
collection.
Krysti Wells,
Director, Office of Customer Advocacy, Policy
and Portfolio Management.
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BILLING CODE 6560–50–P
ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION
AGENCY
[EPA–HQ–SFUND–2012–0578; FRL 8929–
01–OLEM]
Proposed Information Collection
Request; Comment Request: Technical
Assistance Needs Assessments
(TANAs) at Superfund Remedial or
Removal Sites
Environmental Protection
Agency (EPA).
ACTION: Notice.
AGENCY:
The Environmental Protection
Agency is planning to submit an
information collection request (ICR),
‘‘Technical Assistance Needs
Assessments’’ (EPA ICR No. 2470.03,
OMB Control No. 2050–0211) to the
Office of Management and Budget
(OMB) for review and approval in
accordance with the Paperwork
Reduction Act (PRA). Before doing so,
EPA is soliciting public comments on
specific aspects of the proposed
information collection as described in
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION. This
document is a proposed renewal of the
ICR, which is currently approved
through May 31, 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 December 13, 2021.
ADDRESSES: Submit your comments,
referencing Docket ID No. EPA–HQ–
SFUND–2012–0578 to: (1) EPA online
using www.regulations.gov (our
preferred method), by email to
koller.callie@epa.gov, or by mail to: EPA
Docket Center, Environmental
Protection Agency, Mail Code 28221T,
1200 Pennsylvania Ave. NW,
Washington, DC 20460, and (2) OMB via
email to oira_submission@omb.eop.gov.
Address comments to OMB Desk Officer
for EPA.
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
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FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Callie Koller, Assessment and
Remediation Division, 6560–50–P,
Office of Superfund Remediation and
Technology Innovation, Environmental
Protection Agency, 1200 Pennsylvania
Ave. NW, Washington, DC 20460–0001;
telephone number: 703–603–0044;
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.
Out of an abundance of caution for
members of the public and our staff, the
EPA Docket Center and Reading Room
is closed to the public, 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 about the EPA’s public
docket, Docket Center services and the
current status, please visit us online at
https://www.epa.gov/dockets. The
telephone number for the Docket Center
is 202–566–1744.
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: This ICR covers the usage of
TANAs to solicit feedback from
members of the affected community in
order to determine how the community
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is receiving technical information about
a Superfund remedial or removal site;
whether the community requires
additional assistance in order to
understand and respond to site-related
technical information; and whether
there are organizations in the
community that are interested or
involved in site-related issues and
capable of acting as an appropriate
conduit for technical assistance services
to the affected community. EPA
estimates that for each TANA it
conducts, 20 individuals are
interviewed per site via direct face-toface interaction, phone, or virtual call at
five sites, with an approximate total of
100 individuals interviewed each year.
Responses to the collection of
information are voluntary and the
names of respondents will be protected
by the Privacy Act. The information
obtained from each TANA will help
ensure the community’s needs for
technical information assistance are
defined as early in the remedial/removal
process as possible and enable
meaningful community involvement in
the Superfund decision-making process.
Additionally, the TANA process
produces a blueprint for designing a
coordinated effort to meet the
community’s needs for additional
technical assistance while minimizing
the overlap of services provided.
Form Numbers: None.
Respondents/affected entities:
Respondents to this ICR are local, state,
and tribal government officials,
potentially responsible party (PRP)
representatives, community
organizations, businesses and
individuals who may be impacted by a
Superfund site or a removal action
lasting 120 days or longer. These
community members voluntarily
participate in community involvement
activities throughout the remedial phase
of the Superfund process. SIC Codes are
OSHA’s Standard Industrial
Classification System used to identify
different groups. Local/state
governments are categorized as Division
J: Public Administration, Major Group
95: Administration of Environmental
Quality, subgroup 9511: Air and Water
Resource and Solid Waste Management.
The other respondents, community
members, do not have a SIC Code as
they do not constitute an industry.
Respondent’s obligation to respond:
Voluntary.
Estimated number of respondents:
100. (20 per TANA at five sites).
Frequency of response: Once during
either a removal cleanup lasting 120
days or longer or a remedial cleanup of
a site. Each TANA interview is expected
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to last approximately one hour in
duration.
Total estimated burden: 100 hours
(per year). Burden is defined at 5 CFR
1320.03(b).
Total estimated cost: $2,587 (per
year), includes $0 annualized capital or
operation & maintenance costs.
Changes in estimates: A decrease of
450 hours in the total respondent
burden hours is estimated during the
three-year period as compared to the
last collection period. The number of
individual TANAs sharply declined,
from 25 to five per year, thus decreasing
the overall number of respondents
voluntarily participating in this
information request.
Larry Douchand,
Director, Office of Superfund Remediation
and Technology Innovation.
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[EPA–HQ–OAR–2021–0299; FRL–8193–02–
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Notice of Request for Approval of
Alternative Means of Emission
Limitation
Environmental Protection
Agency (EPA).
ACTION: Notice and request for
comments.
AGENCY:
On April 21, 2020, Flint Hills
Resources (FHR) requested an
alternative means of emission limitation
(AMEL) under the Clean Air Act (CAA)
in order to utilize a leak detection
sensor network (LDSN) with a detection
response framework (DRF) at its West
and East Refineries located in Corpus
Christi, Texas. In this document, the
EPA is soliciting comment on all aspects
of the AMEL request and resulting
alternative leak detection and repair
(LDAR) requirements that are necessary
to achieve a reduction in emissions of
volatile organic compounds (VOC) and
hazardous air pollutants (HAPs) at least
equivalent to the reduction in emissions
required by the applicable LDAR
standards. This document also presents
and solicits comment on all aspects of
a framework for future LDSN–DRF
AMEL requests, which would afford the
EPA the ability to evaluate those
requests in a more efficient and
streamlined manner.
DATES: Comments. Comments must be
received on or before November 29,
2021.
Public hearing: If anyone contacts us
requesting a public hearing on or before
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October 18, 2021, the EPA will hold a
virtual public hearing on October 28,
2021. Please refer to the SUPPLEMENTARY
INFORMATION section for additional
information on the public hearing.
ADDRESSES: You may send comments,
identified by Docket ID No. EPA–HQ–
OAR–2021–0299, by any of the
following methods:
• Federal eRulemaking Portal:
https://www.regulations.gov/ (our
preferred method). Follow the online
instructions for submitting comments.
• Email: a-and-r-docket@epa.gov.
Include Docket ID No. EPA–HQ–OAR–
2021–0299 in the subject line of the
message.
• Fax: (202) 566–9744. Attention
Docket ID No. EPA–HQ–OAR–2021–
0299.
• Mail: U.S. Environmental
Protection Agency, EPA Docket Center,
Docket ID No. EPA–HQ–OAR–2021–
0299, Mail Code 28221T, 1200
Pennsylvania Avenue NW, Washington,
DC 20460.
• Hand Delivery or Courier (by
scheduled appointment only): EPA
Docket Center, WJC West Building,
Room 3334, 1301 Constitution Avenue
NW, Washington, DC 20004. The Docket
Center’s hours of operation are 8:30
a.m.–4:30 p.m., Monday – Friday
(except Federal holidays).
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
detailed instructions on sending
comments and additional information
on the rulemaking process, see the
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION section of
this document. Out of an abundance of
caution for members of the public and
our staff, the EPA Docket Center and
Reading Room are closed to the public,
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. We
encourage the public to submit
comments via https://
www.regulations.gov/ or email, as there
may be a delay in processing mail and
faxes. Hand deliveries and couriers may
be received by scheduled appointment
only. For further information on EPA
Docket Center services and the current
status, please visit us online at https://
www.epa.gov/dockets.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For
questions about this action, contact Ms.
Karen Marsh, Sector Policies and
Programs Division (E143–05), Office of
Air Quality Planning and Standards
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(OAQPS), U.S. Environmental
Protection Agency, Research Triangle
Park, North Carolina 27711; telephone
number: (919) 541–1065; fax number:
(919) 541–0516; and email address:
marsh.karen@epa.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Participation in virtual public hearing.
Please note that the EPA is deviating
from its typical approach for public
hearings because the President has
declared a national emergency. Due to
the current Centers for Disease Control
and Prevention (CDC)
recommendations, as well as state and
local orders for social distancing to limit
the spread of COVID–19, the EPA
cannot hold in-person public meetings
at this time.
To request a virtual public hearing,
contact the public hearing team at (888)
372–8699 or by email at
SPPDpublichearing@epa.gov. If
requested, the virtual hearing will be
held on October 28, 2021. The hearing
will convene at 9:00 a.m. Eastern Time
(ET) and will conclude at 3:00 p.m. ET.
The EPA may close a session 15 minutes
after the last pre-registered speaker has
testified if there are no additional
speakers. The EPA will announce
further details at https://www.epa.gov/
stationary-sources-air-pollution/
alternative-means-emission-limitationleak-detection-and-repair.
If a public hearing is requested, the
EPA will begin pre-registering speakers
for the hearing upon publication of this
document in the Federal Register. To
register to speak at the virtual hearing,
please use the online registration form
available at https://www.epa.gov/
stationary-sources-air-pollution/
alternative-means-emission-limitationleak-detection-and-repair or contact the
public hearing team at (888) 372–8699
or by email at SPPDpublichearing@
epa.gov. The last day to pre-register to
speak at the hearing will be October 25,
2021. Prior to the hearing, the EPA will
post a general agenda that will list preregistered speakers in approximate
order at: https://www.epa.gov/
stationary-sources-air-pollution/
alternative-means-emission-limitationleak-detection-and-repair.
The EPA will make every effort to
follow the schedule as closely as
possible on the day of the hearing;
however, please plan for the hearing to
run either ahead of schedule or behind
schedule.
Each commenter will have 5 minutes
to provide oral testimony. The EPA
encourages commenters to provide the
EPA with a copy of their oral testimony
electronically (via email) by emailing it
to Karen Marsh, email address:
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[FR Doc No: 2021-22253]
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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY
[EPA-HQ-SFUND-2012-0578; FRL 8929-01-OLEM]
Proposed Information Collection Request; Comment Request:
Technical Assistance Needs Assessments (TANAs) at Superfund Remedial or
Removal Sites
AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).
ACTION: Notice.
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SUMMARY: The Environmental Protection Agency is planning to submit an
information collection request (ICR), ``Technical Assistance Needs
Assessments'' (EPA ICR No. 2470.03, OMB Control No. 2050-0211) to the
Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for review and approval in
accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act (PRA). Before doing so, EPA
is soliciting public comments on specific aspects of the proposed
information collection as described in Supplementary Information. This
document is a proposed renewal of the ICR, which is currently approved
through May 31, 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 December 13, 2021.
ADDRESSES: Submit your comments, referencing Docket ID No. EPA-HQ-
SFUND-2012-0578 to: (1) EPA 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, and (2) OMB via email
to [email protected]. Address comments to OMB Desk Officer
for EPA.
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: Callie Koller, Assessment and
Remediation Division, 6560-50-P, Office of Superfund Remediation and
Technology Innovation, Environmental Protection Agency, 1200
Pennsylvania Ave. NW, Washington, DC 20460-0001; telephone number: 703-
603-0044; 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. Out of an abundance of caution for members of the
public and our staff, the EPA Docket Center and Reading Room is closed
to the public, 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 about the EPA's public docket, Docket Center services and
the current status, please visit us online at https://www.epa.gov/dockets. The telephone number for the Docket Center is 202-566-1744.
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: This ICR covers the usage of TANAs to solicit feedback
from members of the affected community in order to determine how the
community is receiving technical information about a Superfund remedial
or removal site; whether the community requires additional assistance
in order to understand and respond to site-related technical
information; and whether there are organizations in the community that
are interested or involved in site-related issues and capable of acting
as an appropriate conduit for technical assistance services to the
affected community. EPA estimates that for each TANA it conducts, 20
individuals are interviewed per site via direct face-to-face
interaction, phone, or virtual call at five sites, with an approximate
total of 100 individuals interviewed each year. Responses to the
collection of information are voluntary and the names of respondents
will be protected by the Privacy Act. The information obtained from
each TANA will help ensure the community's needs for technical
information assistance are defined as early in the remedial/removal
process as possible and enable meaningful community involvement in the
Superfund decision-making process. Additionally, the TANA process
produces a blueprint for designing a coordinated effort to meet the
community's needs for additional technical assistance while minimizing
the overlap of services provided.
Form Numbers: None.
Respondents/affected entities: Respondents to this ICR are local,
state, and tribal government officials, potentially responsible party
(PRP) representatives, community organizations, businesses and
individuals who may be impacted by a Superfund site or a removal action
lasting 120 days or longer. These community members voluntarily
participate in community involvement activities throughout the remedial
phase of the Superfund process. SIC Codes are OSHA's Standard
Industrial Classification System used to identify different groups.
Local/state governments are categorized as Division J: Public
Administration, Major Group 95: Administration of Environmental
Quality, subgroup 9511: Air and Water Resource and Solid Waste
Management. The other respondents, community members, do not have a SIC
Code as they do not constitute an industry.
Respondent's obligation to respond: Voluntary.
Estimated number of respondents: 100. (20 per TANA at five sites).
Frequency of response: Once during either a removal cleanup lasting
120 days or longer or a remedial cleanup of a site. Each TANA interview
is expected
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to last approximately one hour in duration.
Total estimated burden: 100 hours (per year). Burden is defined at
5 CFR 1320.03(b).
Total estimated cost: $2,587 (per year), includes $0 annualized
capital or operation & maintenance costs.
Changes in estimates: A decrease of 450 hours in the total
respondent burden hours is estimated during the three-year period as
compared to the last collection period. The number of individual TANAs
sharply declined, from 25 to five per year, thus decreasing the overall
number of respondents voluntarily participating in this information
request.
Larry Douchand,
Director, Office of Superfund Remediation and Technology Innovation.
[FR Doc. 2021-22253 Filed 10-12-21; 8:45 am]
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