Information Collection Request Submitted to OMB for Review and Approval; Comment Request; Water Quality Standards Regulation (Renewal), 59712-59713 [2021-23503]

Download as PDF 59712 Federal Register / Vol. 86, No. 206 / Thursday, October 28, 2021 / Notices this lead strategy to further reduce lead exposures in communities, and particularly those with environmental justice concerns. DATES: Comments must be submitted on or before January 26, 2022. ADDRESSES: Submit your comments, referencing by Docket ID No. EPA–HQ– OLEM–2021–0762 to: • Federal eRulemaking Portal: https://www.regulations.gov/ (our preferred method). Follow the online instructions for submitting comments. • Mail: U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, EPA Docket Center, Office of Land and Emergency Management Docket, 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 operations 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 action. 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, see the ‘‘Public Participation’’ heading of 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 open to the public by appointment only to reduce the risk of transmitting COVID– 19. Our Docket Center staff also continues to provide remote customer service via email, phone, and webform. 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: Stiven Foster, Environmental Protection Agency, 1200 Pennsylvania Ave. NW, Mail Code: 5103T, Washington, DC 20460; telephone number: (202) 566– 1911; email address: foster.stiven@ epa.gov. jspears on DSK121TN23PROD with NOTICES1 SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: I. Public Participation A. Written Comments Submit your comments, identified by Docket ID No. EPA–HQ–OLEM–2021– 0762 at https://www.regulations.gov (our preferred method), or the other VerDate Sep<11>2014 17:34 Oct 27, 2021 Jkt 256001 methods identified in the ADDRESSES section. Once submitted, comments cannot be edited or removed from the docket. The EPA may publish any comment received to its public docket. Do not submit to EPA’s docket at https://www.regulations.gov any information you consider to be Proprietary Business Information (PBI) or other information whose disclosure is restricted by statute. Multimedia submissions (audio, video, etc.) must be accompanied by a written comment. The written comment is considered the official comment and should include discussion of all points you wish to make. The EPA will generally not consider comments or comment contents located outside of the primary submission (i.e., on the web, cloud, or other file sharing system). For additional submission methods, the full EPA public comment policy, information about PBI or multimedia submissions, and general guidance on making effective comments, please visit https://www.epa.gov/dockets/ commenting-epa-dockets. Due to public health concerns related to COVID–19, the EPA Docket Center and Reading Room are open to the public by appointment only. Our Docket Center staff also continues to provide remote customer service via email, phone, and webform. Hand deliveries or couriers will be received by scheduled appointment only. For further information and updates on EPA Docket Center services, please visit us online at https://www.epa.gov/dockets. The EPA continues to carefully and continuously monitor information from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), local area health departments, and our Federal partners so that we can respond rapidly as conditions change regarding COVID–19. II. Background The EPA has developed the Strategy to Reduce Lead Exposures and Disparities in U.S. Communities (Lead Strategy) to further reduce lead exposures in communities, and particularly those with environmental justice concerns. Adverse effects on intellect, ability to pay attention, and academic achievement have been linked to very low levels of lead in children’s blood. The EPA will focus on eliminating the disparities in blood lead levels by taking targeted actions informed by scientific information to prevent exposures that could lead to lifelong impacts on social and economic achievement. The EPA is seeking public comment on this draft strategy. Following the public comment period, PO 00000 Frm 00019 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 the EPA will revise and implement the Lead Strategy. The EPA will work with other federal agencies and engage states, tribes, territories, and local partners throughout Lead Strategy implementation to target technical and financial resources to address priorities. The EPA will prioritize implementation of actions in the Lead Strategy based on their effectiveness in eliminating exposures to vulnerable communities and available resources. To do this, the EPA will apply best practices, via program evaluation and other evidencebuilding approaches to assess the impacts of key local-scale programs. Dated: October 21, 2021. Barry Breen, Principal Deputy Assistant Administrator, Office of Land and Emergency Management. [FR Doc. 2021–23421 Filed 10–27–21; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 6560–50–P ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY [EPA–HQ–OW–2011–0465; FRL–9205–01– OMS] Information Collection Request Submitted to OMB for Review and Approval; Comment Request; Water Quality Standards Regulation (Renewal) Environmental Protection Agency (EPA). ACTION: Notice. AGENCY: The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has submitted an information collection request (ICR), Water Quality Standards Regulation (EPA ICR Number 0988.15, OMB Control Number 2040–0049), 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 December 31, 2021. Public comments were previously requested via the Federal Register on March 24, 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 November 29, 2021. SUMMARY: E:\FR\FM\28OCN1.SGM 28OCN1 Federal Register / Vol. 86, No. 206 / Thursday, October 28, 2021 / Notices Submit your comments, referencing Docket ID Number EPA– HQ–OW–2011–0465, 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. ADDRESSES: FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Menchu Martinez, Office of Water, Office of Science and Technology, Standards and Health Protection Division (4305T), Environmental Protection Agency, 1200 Pennsylvania Ave. NW, Washington, DC 20460; telephone number: 202–566–1218; email address: martinez.menchu-c@ epa.gov. jspears on DSK121TN23PROD with NOTICES1 SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Supporting documents, which explain in detail the information that EPA would be collecting, are available in the public docket for this ICR (Docket ID No. EPA–HQ–OW–2011–0465). 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: Water quality standards (WQS) under the Clean Water Act (CWA) are provisions of state,1 tribal,2 or federal law which consist of designated uses for waters of the United States, water quality criteria to protect 1 ‘‘States’’ in EPA’s WQS Regulation and in this document includes the 50 states, the District of Columbia, Guam, the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, the Virgin Islands, American Samoa, and the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands. 2 ‘‘Tribes’’ in this document refers to federally recognized tribes and ‘‘authorized tribes’’ refers to those federally recognized tribes with authority to administer a CWA WQS program. VerDate Sep<11>2014 17:34 Oct 27, 2021 Jkt 256001 those uses, and antidegradation requirements. WQS are established to protect public health or welfare, protect and enhance the quality of water, and serve the purposes of the CWA. Such standards serve the dual purposes of establishing the water quality goals for water bodies and serving as a regulatory basis for establishing water qualitybased treatment controls and strategies beyond technology-based treatment required by CWA sections 301 and 306. The WQS regulation, consisting of 40 CFR part 131, establishes the framework for states and authorized tribes to adopt standards, and for EPA to review and approve or disapprove them. This ICR renews the WQS Regulation ICR, OMB Control Number 2040–0049. This ICR is for information collections needed to implement the WQS regulation, required to obtain or retain benefits (e.g., relaxed regulatory requirements) under the WQS regulation, and requested on a voluntary basis to gather technical program information. This ICR also renews collection of WQS information by dischargers in the Great Lakes watershed required to obtain or retain certain benefits pursuant to the Water Quality Guidance of the Great Lakes System, 40 CFR part 132. Form Numbers: None. Respondents/affected entities: 50 states, the District of Columbia, the five territories, authorized tribes with EPAapproved WQS, additional tribes seeking authority to administer WQS, and dischargers located in the Great Lakes watershed. Respondent’s obligation to respond: Some collections in this ICR are mandatory, some are required to obtain or retain benefits pursuant to the WQS Regulation, and some are voluntary. Estimated number of respondents: 342. Frequency of response: Variable (once every three years, on occasion or as necessary, or only once) depending on the type of information collected. Total estimated burden: 480,242 hours per year. Burden is defined at 5 CFR 1320.03(b). Total estimated cost: $22,160,992 per year, including $21,897,472 of labor costs and $263,520 of annualized operation and maintenance costs per year. There are no capital costs. Changes in the estimates: This renewal reflects a decrease of 27,645 hours in the total estimated respondent burden compared to the total burden currently approved by OMB for this ICR. The decrease reflects EPA adjustments, primarily removal of the burden for a collection confirmed to be inactive, partially offset by increased burden PO 00000 Frm 00020 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 59713 associated with additional respondents (e.g., two additional tribes with EPAapproved WQS and a small increase in the number of dischargers to the Great Lakes system). Courtney Kerwin, Director, Regulatory Support Division. [FR Doc. 2021–23503 Filed 10–27–21; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 6560–50–P EXPORT-IMPORT BANK [Public Notice 2021–3035] Agency Information Collection Activities: Comment Request Export-Import Bank of the United States. ACTION: Submission for OMB review and comments request. AGENCY: The Export-Import Banks of the United States (EXIM), as part of its continuing effort to reduce paperwork and respondent burden, invites the general public and other Federal Agencies to comment on the proposed information collection, as required by the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995. This collection of information is necessary to determine eligibility of the applicant for EXIM assistance. The Application for Short-Term Multi-Buyer Export Credit Insurance Policy will be used to determine the eligibility of the applicant and the transaction for ExportImport Bank assistance under its insurance program. Export-Import Bank customers will be able to submit this form on paper or electronically. DATES: Comments must be received on or before November 29, 2021 to be assured of consideration. ADDRESSES: Comments may be submitted electronically on WWW.REGULATIONS.GOV (EIB 10–02) or by email tara.pender@exim.gov, or by mail to Tara Pender, Export-Import Bank of the United States, 811 Vermont Ave. NW, Washington, DC. The application tool can be reviewed at: https://www.exim.gov/sites/default/files/ pub/pending/eib92-50.pdf. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: To request additional information, please Tara Pender. 202–565–3655. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Title and Form Number: EIB 92–50 Application for Short-Term Multi-Buyer Export Credit Insurance Policy. OMB Number: 3048–0023. Type of Review: Update & Renewal. Need and Use: The Application for Short-Term Multi-Buyer Export Credit Insurance Policy will be used to determine the eligibility of the applicant SUMMARY: E:\FR\FM\28OCN1.SGM 28OCN1

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[Federal Register Volume 86, Number 206 (Thursday, October 28, 2021)]
[Notices]
[Pages 59712-59713]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2021-23503]


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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

[EPA-HQ-OW-2011-0465; FRL-9205-01-OMS]


Information Collection Request Submitted to OMB for Review and 
Approval; Comment Request; Water Quality Standards Regulation (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), Water Quality Standards 
Regulation (EPA ICR Number 0988.15, OMB Control Number 2040-0049), 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 December 31, 
2021. Public comments were previously requested via the Federal 
Register on March 24, 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 November 29, 
2021.

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ADDRESSES: Submit your comments, referencing Docket ID Number EPA-HQ-
OW-2011-0465, 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: Menchu Martinez, Office of Water, 
Office of Science and Technology, Standards and Health Protection 
Division (4305T), Environmental Protection Agency, 1200 Pennsylvania 
Ave. NW, Washington, DC 20460; telephone number: 202-566-1218; email 
address: [email protected].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Supporting documents, which explain in 
detail the information that EPA would be collecting, are available in 
the public docket for this ICR (Docket ID No. EPA-HQ-OW-2011-0465). 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: Water quality standards (WQS) under the Clean Water Act 
(CWA) are provisions of state,\1\ tribal,\2\ or federal law which 
consist of designated uses for waters of the United States, water 
quality criteria to protect those uses, and antidegradation 
requirements. WQS are established to protect public health or welfare, 
protect and enhance the quality of water, and serve the purposes of the 
CWA. Such standards serve the dual purposes of establishing the water 
quality goals for water bodies and serving as a regulatory basis for 
establishing water quality-based treatment controls and strategies 
beyond technology-based treatment required by CWA sections 301 and 306. 
The WQS regulation, consisting of 40 CFR part 131, establishes the 
framework for states and authorized tribes to adopt standards, and for 
EPA to review and approve or disapprove them.
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    \1\ ``States'' in EPA's WQS Regulation and in this document 
includes the 50 states, the District of Columbia, Guam, the 
Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, the Virgin Islands, American Samoa, and 
the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands.
    \2\ ``Tribes'' in this document refers to federally recognized 
tribes and ``authorized tribes'' refers to those federally 
recognized tribes with authority to administer a CWA WQS program.
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    This ICR renews the WQS Regulation ICR, OMB Control Number 2040-
0049. This ICR is for information collections needed to implement the 
WQS regulation, required to obtain or retain benefits (e.g., relaxed 
regulatory requirements) under the WQS regulation, and requested on a 
voluntary basis to gather technical program information. This ICR also 
renews collection of WQS information by dischargers in the Great Lakes 
watershed required to obtain or retain certain benefits pursuant to the 
Water Quality Guidance of the Great Lakes System, 40 CFR part 132.
    Form Numbers: None.
    Respondents/affected entities: 50 states, the District of Columbia, 
the five territories, authorized tribes with EPA-approved WQS, 
additional tribes seeking authority to administer WQS, and dischargers 
located in the Great Lakes watershed.
    Respondent's obligation to respond: Some collections in this ICR 
are mandatory, some are required to obtain or retain benefits pursuant 
to the WQS Regulation, and some are voluntary.
    Estimated number of respondents: 342.
    Frequency of response: Variable (once every three years, on 
occasion or as necessary, or only once) depending on the type of 
information collected.
    Total estimated burden: 480,242 hours per year. Burden is defined 
at 5 CFR 1320.03(b).
    Total estimated cost: $22,160,992 per year, including $21,897,472 
of labor costs and $263,520 of annualized operation and maintenance 
costs per year. There are no capital costs.
    Changes in the estimates: This renewal reflects a decrease of 
27,645 hours in the total estimated respondent burden compared to the 
total burden currently approved by OMB for this ICR. The decrease 
reflects EPA adjustments, primarily removal of the burden for a 
collection confirmed to be inactive, partially offset by increased 
burden associated with additional respondents (e.g., two additional 
tribes with EPA-approved WQS and a small increase in the number of 
dischargers to the Great Lakes system).

Courtney Kerwin,
Director, Regulatory Support Division.
[FR Doc. 2021-23503 Filed 10-27-21; 8:45 am]
BILLING CODE 6560-50-P
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