Proposed Information Collection Request; Comment Request; Significant New Alternatives Policy (SNAP) Program (Renewal), 4177-4178 [2023-01258]

Download as PDF Federal Register / Vol. 88, No. 15 / Tuesday, January 24, 2023 / Notices eFiling is encouraged. More detailed information relating to filing requirements, interventions, protests, service, and qualifying facilities filings can be found at: https://www.ferc.gov/ docs-filing/efiling/filing-req.pdf. For other information, call (866) 208–3676 (toll free). For TTY, call (202) 502–8659. Dated: January 18, 2023. Debbie-Anne A. Reese, Deputy Secretary. [FR Doc. 2023–01302 Filed 1–23–23; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 6717–01–P DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY Federal Energy Regulatory Commission [Project No. 3025–031] Green Mountain Power Corporation; Notice of Effectiveness of Withdrawal of License Application On March 30, 2022, Green Mountain Power Corporation (GMP) filed a relicense application for the 450kilowatt Kelley’s Falls Hydroelectric Project No. 3025. On December 29, 2022, GMP filed a notice of withdrawal of its application. No motion in opposition to the notice of withdrawal has been filed, and the Commission has taken no action to disallow the withdrawal. Pursuant to Rule 216(b) of the Commission’s Rules of Practice and Procedure,1 the withdrawal of the application became effective on January 13, 2023, and this proceeding is hereby terminated. Dated: January 17, 2023. Kimberly D. Bose, Secretary. [FR Doc. 2023–01253 Filed 1–23–23; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 6717–01–P ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY [EPA–HQ–OAR–2004–0077; FRL–10427–01– OAR] Proposed Information Collection Request; Comment Request; Significant New Alternatives Policy (SNAP) Program (Renewal) Environmental Protection Agency (EPA). ACTION: Notice. tkelley on DSK125TN23PROD with NOTICES AGENCY: The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is planning to submit an information collection request (ICR), ‘‘Significant New Alternatives Policy SUMMARY: 1 18 CFR 385.216(b) (2022). VerDate Sep<11>2014 19:17 Jan 23, 2023 Jkt 259001 (SNAP) Program (Renewal)’’ (EPA ICR No. 1596.11, OMB Control No. 2060– 0226) 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 August 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 March 27, 2023. ADDRESSES: Submit your comments, referencing Docket ID No. EPA–HQ– OAR–2004–0077, online using www.regulations.gov (our preferred 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: Christina Thompson, Stratospheric Protection Division, Office of Atmospheric Programs, (Mail Code 6205A), Environmental Protection Agency, 1200 Pennsylvania Ave. NW, Washington, DC 20460; telephone number: (202) 564–0983; email address: thompson.christina@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 practical utility; (ii) evaluate the PO 00000 Frm 00027 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 4177 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: Information collected under this rulemaking is necessary to implement the requirements of the Significant New Alternatives Policy (SNAP) program for evaluating and regulating substitutes for ozonedepleting substances (ODS) being phased out under the stratospheric ozone protection provisions of the Clean Air Act (CAA) and globally under the Montreal Protocol on Substances that Deplete the Ozone Layer. Under CAA section 612, EPA is authorized to identify and restrict the use of substitutes for class I and class II ODS (listed in 40 CFR part 82, subpart A, appendices A and B) where EPA determines other alternatives are available or potentially available that reduce overall risk to human health and the environment. Any producer of a new substitute must submit a notice of intent to introduce a substitute into interstate commerce 90 days prior to such introduction. The producer must also provide EPA with information covering a wide range of health and environmental factors. The SNAP program, based on information collected from the manufacturers, formulators, and/or sellers of such substitutes, identifies acceptable substitutes. Responses to the collection of information are mandatory under section 612 for anyone who sells or, in certain cases, uses substitutes for an ODS after April 18, 1994, the effective date of the final rule. Measures to protect confidentiality of information collected under the SNAP program are based on EPA’s confidentiality regulations (40 CFR 2.201 et seq., or Subpart B). Submitters may designate all or portions of their forms or petitions as confidential. EPA requires the E:\FR\FM\24JAN1.SGM 24JAN1 tkelley on DSK125TN23PROD with NOTICES 4178 Federal Register / Vol. 88, No. 15 / Tuesday, January 24, 2023 / Notices submitters to substantiate their claim of confidentiality. Under CAA section 114(c), emissions information may not be claimed as confidential. To develop the lists of acceptable and unacceptable substitutes, the Agency must assess and compare ‘‘overall risks to human health and the environment’’ posed by use of substitutes in the context of particular applications. EPA requires submission of information covering a wide range of health and environmental factors. These include intrinsic properties such as physical and chemical information, atmospheric effects including ozone depleting potential and global warming potential, toxicity, and flammability, and usespecific data such as substitute applications, process description, environmental release data, exposure data during use of a substitute, environmental fate and transport, and cost information of the substitute. Once a completed submission has been received, the SNAP program will commence its review. Any substitute which is a new chemical must also be submitted to the Agency under the Premanufacture Notice program under the Toxic Substances Control Act (TSCA). Alternatives that will be used as sterilants must be filed jointly with EPA’s Office of Pesticide Programs and with SNAP. Form Numbers: 1264–14;1265–14. Respondents/affected entities: Manufacturers, importers, formulators and processors of substitutes for ODS. Respondent’s obligation to respond: Mandatory (40 CFR 82.176). Estimated number of respondents: 154 (per year). Frequency of response: Annual. Total estimated burden: 4,855 hours (per year). Burden is defined at 5 CFR 1320.03(b). Total estimated cost: $444,249, which includes $22,912 annualized capital or O&M costs. Changes in estimates: There is a decrease of 702 hours in the total estimated respondent burden compared with the ICR currently approved by OMB. The Agency anticipates the number of submissions to the SNAP program to remain the same as the previous ICR during the next 3 years. Many of the recent SNAP submissions, and those anticipated over the next three years, are for chemicals previously found acceptable for other SNAP applications or for blends of alternatives already found acceptable. For the expected submissions, the burden of developing supporting information for the majority of these submissions is expected to decrease because it is easier to find and review information for VerDate Sep<11>2014 19:17 Jan 23, 2023 Jkt 259001 substitutes that have been reviewed previously. EPA estimates a reduction in the number of respondents responsible for recordkeeping for substitutes acceptable subject to use conditions and narrowed use limits. The increased availability of alternatives reduces the need for industry to use alternatives previously listed as acceptable subject to narrowed use limits. Cynthia A. Newberg, Director, Stratospheric Protection Division. [FR Doc. 2023–01258 Filed 1–23–23; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 6560–50–P ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY [EPA–HQ–OGC–2023–0028; FRL–10587–01– OGC] Proposed Consent Decree, Clean Air Act Citizen Suit Environmental Protection Agency (EPA). ACTION: Notice of proposed consent decree; request for public comment. AGENCY: In accordance with the Clean Air Act, as amended (CAA or the Act), the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA or the Agency) is providing notice of a proposed consent decree in California Communities Against Toxics, et al. v. Regan, No. 1:22–cv–01012–CRC (D.D.C.). On April 12, 2022, Plaintiffs California Communities Against Toxics, Coalition For A Safe Environment, and Sierra Club filed a complaint in the United States District Court in the District of Columbia. In the complaint, which was amended on July 6, 2022, Plaintiffs allege that EPA failed to perform its non-discretionary duty to review and revise as necessary the National Emission Standards for Hazardous Air Pollutants from Oil and Natural Gas Production Facilities and Natural Gas Transmission and Storage Facilities. Plaintiffs further allege that EPA has unreasonably delayed in responding to Plaintiffs’ 2012 petition for administrative reconsideration of the final rule Oil and Natural Gas Sector: New Source Performance Standards and National Emission Standards for Hazardous Air Pollutants Reviews. The proposed consent decree would establish deadlines for EPA to sign proposed and final actions. DATES: Written comments on the proposed consent decree must be received by February 23, 2023. ADDRESSES: Submit your comments, identified by Docket ID No. EPA–HQ– OGC–2023–0028, online at https:// SUMMARY: PO 00000 Frm 00028 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 www.regulations.gov (EPA’s preferred method). Follow the online instructions for submitting comments. Instructions: All submissions received must include the Docket ID number 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 on the rulemaking process, see the ‘‘Additional Information about Commenting on the Proposed Consent Decree’’ heading under the SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION section of this document. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Amy Huang Branning, Air and Radiation Law Office, Office of General Counsel, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency; telephone (202) 564–1744; email address branning.amy@epa.gov. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: I. Obtaining a Copy of the Proposed Consent Decree The official public docket for this action (identified by Docket ID No. EPA–HQ–OGC–2023–0028) contains a copy of the proposed consent decree. The official public docket is available for public viewing at the Office of Environmental Information (OEI) Docket in the EPA Docket Center, EPA West, Room 3334, 1301 Constitution Ave. NW, Washington, DC. The EPA Docket Center Public Reading Room is open from 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., Monday through Friday, excluding legal holidays. The telephone number for the Public Reading Room is (202) 566–1744, and the telephone number for the OEI Docket is (202) 566–1752. The electronic version of the public docket for this action contains a copy of the proposed consent decree and is available through https:// www.regulations.gov. You may use https://www.regulations.gov to submit or view public comments, access the index listing of the contents of the official public docket, and access those documents in the public docket that are available electronically. Once in the system, key in the appropriate docket identification number then select ‘‘search.’’ II. Additional Information About the Proposed Consent Decree On April 12, 2022, Plaintiffs California Communities Against Toxics, Coalition For A Safe Environment, and Sierra Club (collectively ‘‘Plaintiffs’’) filed a complaint in the United States District Court for the District of Columbia alleging that EPA has failed to E:\FR\FM\24JAN1.SGM 24JAN1

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[Federal Register Volume 88, Number 15 (Tuesday, January 24, 2023)]
[Notices]
[Pages 4177-4178]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2023-01258]


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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

[EPA-HQ-OAR-2004-0077; FRL-10427-01-OAR]


Proposed Information Collection Request; Comment Request; 
Significant New Alternatives Policy (SNAP) 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), ``Significant New 
Alternatives Policy (SNAP) Program (Renewal)'' (EPA ICR No. 1596.11, 
OMB Control No. 2060-0226) 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 
August 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 March 27, 2023.

ADDRESSES: Submit your comments, referencing Docket ID No. EPA-HQ-OAR-
2004-0077, 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: Christina Thompson, Stratospheric 
Protection Division, Office of Atmospheric Programs, (Mail Code 6205A), 
Environmental Protection Agency, 1200 Pennsylvania Ave. NW, Washington, 
DC 20460; telephone number: (202) 564-0983; 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: Information collected under this rulemaking is necessary 
to implement the requirements of the Significant New Alternatives 
Policy (SNAP) program for evaluating and regulating substitutes for 
ozone-depleting substances (ODS) being phased out under the 
stratospheric ozone protection provisions of the Clean Air Act (CAA) 
and globally under the Montreal Protocol on Substances that Deplete the 
Ozone Layer. Under CAA section 612, EPA is authorized to identify and 
restrict the use of substitutes for class I and class II ODS (listed in 
40 CFR part 82, subpart A, appendices A and B) where EPA determines 
other alternatives are available or potentially available that reduce 
overall risk to human health and the environment. Any producer of a new 
substitute must submit a notice of intent to introduce a substitute 
into interstate commerce 90 days prior to such introduction. The 
producer must also provide EPA with information covering a wide range 
of health and environmental factors. The SNAP program, based on 
information collected from the manufacturers, formulators, and/or 
sellers of such substitutes, identifies acceptable substitutes. 
Responses to the collection of information are mandatory under section 
612 for anyone who sells or, in certain cases, uses substitutes for an 
ODS after April 18, 1994, the effective date of the final rule. 
Measures to protect confidentiality of information collected under the 
SNAP program are based on EPA's confidentiality regulations (40 CFR 
2.201 et seq., or Subpart B). Submitters may designate all or portions 
of their forms or petitions as confidential. EPA requires the

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submitters to substantiate their claim of confidentiality. Under CAA 
section 114(c), emissions information may not be claimed as 
confidential.
    To develop the lists of acceptable and unacceptable substitutes, 
the Agency must assess and compare ``overall risks to human health and 
the environment'' posed by use of substitutes in the context of 
particular applications. EPA requires submission of information 
covering a wide range of health and environmental factors. These 
include intrinsic properties such as physical and chemical information, 
atmospheric effects including ozone depleting potential and global 
warming potential, toxicity, and flammability, and use-specific data 
such as substitute applications, process description, environmental 
release data, exposure data during use of a substitute, environmental 
fate and transport, and cost information of the substitute. Once a 
completed submission has been received, the SNAP program will commence 
its review. Any substitute which is a new chemical must also be 
submitted to the Agency under the Premanufacture Notice program under 
the Toxic Substances Control Act (TSCA). Alternatives that will be used 
as sterilants must be filed jointly with EPA's Office of Pesticide 
Programs and with SNAP.
    Form Numbers: 1264-14;1265-14.
    Respondents/affected entities: Manufacturers, importers, 
formulators and processors of substitutes for ODS.
    Respondent's obligation to respond: Mandatory (40 CFR 82.176).
    Estimated number of respondents: 154 (per year).
    Frequency of response: Annual.
    Total estimated burden: 4,855 hours (per year). Burden is defined 
at 5 CFR 1320.03(b).
    Total estimated cost: $444,249, which includes $22,912 annualized 
capital or O&M costs.
    Changes in estimates: There is a decrease of 702 hours in the total 
estimated respondent burden compared with the ICR currently approved by 
OMB. The Agency anticipates the number of submissions to the SNAP 
program to remain the same as the previous ICR during the next 3 years. 
Many of the recent SNAP submissions, and those anticipated over the 
next three years, are for chemicals previously found acceptable for 
other SNAP applications or for blends of alternatives already found 
acceptable. For the expected submissions, the burden of developing 
supporting information for the majority of these submissions is 
expected to decrease because it is easier to find and review 
information for substitutes that have been reviewed previously. EPA 
estimates a reduction in the number of respondents responsible for 
recordkeeping for substitutes acceptable subject to use conditions and 
narrowed use limits. The increased availability of alternatives reduces 
the need for industry to use alternatives previously listed as 
acceptable subject to narrowed use limits.

Cynthia A. Newberg,
Director, Stratospheric Protection Division.
[FR Doc. 2023-01258 Filed 1-23-23; 8:45 am]
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