Proposed Information Collection Request; Comment Request; Performance Evaluation Studies on Wastewater Laboratories (Renewal), 73557-73558 [2022-26087]

Download as PDF Federal Register / Vol. 87, No. 229 / Wednesday, November 30, 2022 / Notices 73557 FERC–511—TRANSFER OF HYDROPOWER LICENSE Number of respondents Annual number of responses per respondent Total number of responses Average burden hrs. & cost per response Total annual burden hours & total annual cost Cost per respondent ($) (1) (2) (1) * (2) = (3) (4) (3) * (4) = (5) (5) ÷ (1) 40 hrs.; $3,640 .......... 520 hrs.; $47,320 ...... 4 13 Hydropower Project Licensees. Comments: Comments are invited on: (1) whether the collection of information is necessary for the proper performance of the functions of the Commission, including whether the information will have practical utility; (2) the accuracy of the agency’s estimate of the burden and cost of the collection of information, including the validity of the methodology and assumptions used; (3) ways to enhance the quality, utility and clarity of the information collection; and (4) ways to minimize the burden of the collection of information on those who are to respond, including the use of automated collection techniques or other forms of information technology. Dated: November 23, 2022. Kimberly D. Bose, Secretary. [FR Doc. 2022–26089 Filed 11–29–22; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 6717–01–P ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY [FRL–10396–01–R9] Delegations of the Prevention of Significant Deterioration Air Permitting Program to the Maricopa County Air Quality Department and the Pima County Department of Environmental Quality United States Environmental Protection Agency (EPA). ACTION: Notice of delegations of authority. AGENCY: This notice announces that the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Region 9, has revised its delegation agreements with the Maricopa County Air Quality Department (MCAQD) and Pima County Department of Environmental Quality (PCDEQ) for implementation of the lotter on DSK11XQN23PROD with NOTICES1 SUMMARY: 4 The number of respondents has been reduced from 46 to 13 for this renewal; this is based on the average number of filings made in the past three years. 5 The cost per respondent has not actually increased between this renewal and the previous renewal, but a mathematical error has been corrected. We estimate the cost per response to be the same: $3,640. VerDate Sep<11>2014 16:58 Nov 29, 2022 Jkt 259001 1 13 federal Clean Air Act Prevention of Significant Deterioration (PSD) permitting program. The revised and updated delegation agreements authorize these air pollution agencies in Arizona to continue to conduct PSD review for proposed new and modified major stationary sources, issue initial federal PSD permits, and revise existing federal PSD permits, subject to the terms and conditions of the applicable delegation agreement. DATES: The revised PSD delegation agreements with the MCAQD and the PCDEQ became effective on October 2, 2022, and June 5, 2018, respectively. Pursuant to section 307(b)(1) of the Clean Air Act, 42 U.S.C. 7607(b)(1), judicial review of these final agency actions, 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 November 30, 2022. ADDRESSES: The revised delegation agreements are available on Region 9’s website at https://www.epa.gov/caapermitting/air-permit-delegation-andpsd-sip-approval-status-epas-pacificsouthwest-region-9. For additional information, please contact the person identified in the FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT section. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Gerardo Rios, EPA Region 9, 75 Hawthorne Street (AIR–3–1), San Francisco, California 94105. By phone at (415) 972–3974, or by email at rios.gerardo@epa.gov. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Pursuant to 40 CFR 52.21(u), the EPA signed revised PSD delegation agreements with the MCAQD and PCDEQ. The EPA signed a greenhouse gas (GHG) PSD delegation agreement with the MCAQD on October 2, 2022. The EPA also signed a PSD delegation agreement that applies to all PSD pollutants, including both attainment/unclassifiable pollutants and GHGs, with the PCDEQ on June 5, 2018. The delegation agreements authorize these Arizona air pollution agencies to implement the PSD program under sections 160–169 of the Clean Air Act (CAA) and 40 CFR 52.21 for the applicable pollutants, including PO 00000 Frm 00019 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 5 $3,640 conducting PSD review and the issuance and revision of PSD permits. The delegation agreements set forth the terms and conditions according to which the agencies will implement the PSD regulations at 40 CFR 52.21. Under the PSD program, major stationary sources of air pollutants must apply for and receive a permit prior to construction of new facilities or certain modifications to existing facilities. While the abovementioned Arizona air pollution agencies have been delegated the authority to implement and enforce the PSD program, nothing in the delegation agreements prohibits the EPA from enforcing the PSD provisions of the CAA, the PSD regulations, or the conditions of any PSD permit issued by the air pollution agencies. Dated: November 23, 2022. Elizabeth J. Adams, Director, Air and Radiation Division, Region IX. [FR Doc. 2022–26086 Filed 11–29–22; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 6560–50–P ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY [EPA–HQ–OECA–2013–0547; FRL—10383– 01–OECA] Proposed Information Collection Request; Comment Request; Performance Evaluation Studies on Wastewater Laboratories (Renewal) Environmental Protection Agency (EPA). ACTION: Notice. AGENCY: The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is planning to submit an information collection request (ICR), ‘‘Performance Evaluation Studies on Wastewater Laboratories’’ (EPA ICR No. 0234.14, OMB Control No. 2080–0021) 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 SUMMARY: E:\FR\FM\30NON1.SGM 30NON1 lotter on DSK11XQN23PROD with NOTICES1 73558 Federal Register / Vol. 87, No. 229 / Wednesday, November 30, 2022 / Notices currently approved through May 31, 2023. 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 January 30, 2023. ADDRESSES: Submit your comments, referencing Docket ID No. EPA–HQ– OECA–2013–0547, online using www.regulations.gov (our preferred method), by email to docket.oeca@ 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: Gregory Savitske, Monitoring, Assistance, and Media Programs Division, Office of Compliance, (2227A), Environmental Protection Agency, 1200 Pennsylvania Ave. NW, Washington, DC 20460; telephone number: (202) 564– 2601; fax number: (202) 564–0050; email address: Savitske.Gregory@ 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 Paperwork Reduction Act, 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 VerDate Sep<11>2014 16:58 Nov 29, 2022 Jkt 259001 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: Discharge Monitoring Report-Quality Assurance (DMR–QA) study program participation is mandatory for Major and selected Minor National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System (NPDES) permit holders in accordance with Clean Water Act Section 308. The DMR–QA study program is designed to evaluate the analytic ability of laboratories that perform chemical, microbiological and whole effluent toxicity (WET) analyses required in NPDES permits for reporting results in the Discharge Monitoring Reports (DMR). Under DMR–QA, the permit holder is responsible for having their in-house and/or contract laboratories analyze proficiency test samples and submit results to proficiency testing (PT) providers for grading. Graded results are transmitted by either the permit holder or PT provider to the appropriate federal or state NPDES permitting authority. Permit holders are responsible for submitting corrective action reports to the appropriate permitting authority. Form Numbers: 6400–01. Respondents/affected entities: Major and selected Minor permit holders under the Clean Water Act’s National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System (NPDES). Respondent’s obligation to respond: Major permit holders must participate annually. Minor permit holders must participate if selected by the state or EPA DMR–QA coordinator. Estimated number of respondents: 5,500 (total). Frequency of response: Major permit holders must participate annually. Minor permit holders must participate if selected by the state or EPA DMR–QA coordinator. Total estimated burden: 36,300 hours (per year). Burden is defined at 5 CFR 1320.03(b). Total estimated cost: $5,240,070 (per year), includes $3,243,350 annualized capital or operation & maintenance costs. Changes in estimates: The total estimated respondent burden is projected to remain the same as the ICR PO 00000 Frm 00020 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 currently approved by OMB; this is attributed to the estimated number of respondents receiving this ICR remaining stable over the past three years. Labor costs will likely increase to account for changes in employee benefit and compensation costs as well as inflation. Non-labor costs for obtaining proficiency test samples will also likely increase. Dated: November 23, 2022. Elizabeth Vizard, Acting Director, Monitoring, Assistance, and Media Programs Division, Office of Compliance. [FR Doc. 2022–26087 Filed 11–29–22; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 6560–50–P DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES Centers for Disease Control and Prevention [Docket No. CDC–2022–0136] Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices; Cancellation of Meeting Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), Department of Health and Human Services (HHS). AGENCY: ACTION: Notice. Notice is hereby given of a change in the meeting of the Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices (ACIP); December 9, 2022, from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m., EST. The virtual meeting was published in the Federal Register on November 23, 2022, Volume 87, Number 225, pages 71641–71642. This meeting is being canceled in its entirety. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Stephanie Thomas, ACIP Committee Management Specialist, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, National Center for Immunization and Respiratory Diseases, 1600 Clifton Road NE, Mailstop H24–8, Atlanta, Georgia 30329–4027; Telephone: 404–639–8836; Email: ACIP@cdc.gov. The Director, Strategic Business Initiatives Unit, Office of the Chief Operating Officer, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, has been delegated the authority to sign Federal Register notices pertaining to announcements of meetings and other committee management activities, for both the Centers for Disease Control and E:\FR\FM\30NON1.SGM 30NON1

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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

[EPA-HQ-OECA-2013-0547; FRL--10383-01-OECA]


Proposed Information Collection Request; Comment Request; 
Performance Evaluation Studies on Wastewater Laboratories (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), ``Performance 
Evaluation Studies on Wastewater Laboratories'' (EPA ICR No. 0234.14, 
OMB Control No. 2080-0021) 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

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currently approved through May 31, 2023. 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 January 30, 2023.

ADDRESSES: Submit your comments, referencing Docket ID No. EPA-HQ-OECA-
2013-0547, 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: Gregory Savitske, Monitoring, 
Assistance, and Media Programs Division, Office of Compliance, (2227A), 
Environmental Protection Agency, 1200 Pennsylvania Ave. NW, Washington, 
DC 20460; telephone number: (202) 564-2601; fax number: (202) 564-0050; 
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 Paperwork Reduction Act, 
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: Discharge Monitoring Report-Quality Assurance (DMR-QA) 
study program participation is mandatory for Major and selected Minor 
National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System (NPDES) permit holders 
in accordance with Clean Water Act Section 308. The DMR-QA study 
program is designed to evaluate the analytic ability of laboratories 
that perform chemical, microbiological and whole effluent toxicity 
(WET) analyses required in NPDES permits for reporting results in the 
Discharge Monitoring Reports (DMR). Under DMR-QA, the permit holder is 
responsible for having their in-house and/or contract laboratories 
analyze proficiency test samples and submit results to proficiency 
testing (PT) providers for grading. Graded results are transmitted by 
either the permit holder or PT provider to the appropriate federal or 
state NPDES permitting authority. Permit holders are responsible for 
submitting corrective action reports to the appropriate permitting 
authority.
    Form Numbers: 6400-01.
    Respondents/affected entities: Major and selected Minor permit 
holders under the Clean Water Act's National Pollutant Discharge 
Elimination System (NPDES).
    Respondent's obligation to respond: Major permit holders must 
participate annually. Minor permit holders must participate if selected 
by the state or EPA DMR-QA coordinator.
    Estimated number of respondents: 5,500 (total).
    Frequency of response: Major permit holders must participate 
annually. Minor permit holders must participate if selected by the 
state or EPA DMR-QA coordinator.
    Total estimated burden: 36,300 hours (per year). Burden is defined 
at 5 CFR 1320.03(b).
    Total estimated cost: $5,240,070 (per year), includes $3,243,350 
annualized capital or operation & maintenance costs.
    Changes in estimates: The total estimated respondent burden is 
projected to remain the same as the ICR currently approved by OMB; this 
is attributed to the estimated number of respondents receiving this ICR 
remaining stable over the past three years. Labor costs will likely 
increase to account for changes in employee benefit and compensation 
costs as well as inflation. Non-labor costs for obtaining proficiency 
test samples will also likely increase.

    Dated: November 23, 2022.
Elizabeth Vizard,
Acting Director, Monitoring, Assistance, and Media Programs Division, 
Office of Compliance.
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