Agency Information Collection Activities; Submission to the Office of Management and Budget for Review and Approval; Comment Request; Disinfectants/Disinfection Byproducts, Chemical, and Radionuclides Rules (Renewal), 17845-17846 [2023-06037]

Download as PDF lotter on DSK11XQN23PROD with NOTICES1 Federal Register / Vol. 88, No. 57 / Friday, March 24, 2023 / Notices problem formulation provided an overview of atrazine use, exposure, and toxicity for assessing the ecological risk from atrazine use. One of the major considerations for the 2012 FIFRA SAP was the process that the EPA used to estimate an aquatic plant communitybased concentration equivalent-level of concern (CE–LOC). The CE–LOC is a 60day average concentration of atrazine that, when exceeded, presents a greater than 50 percent chance of negatively affecting the productivity, structure, and/or function of an aquatic plant community. Cosm studies examining the toxicity of atrazine to aquatic plant communities are a significant part of the process to estimate the CE–LOC. Accordingly, from 2002 to 2016, the EPA considered over 70 cosm studies obtained from the open literature or submitted to the EPA. The 2012 FIFRA SAP identified 11 specific cosm studies from that dataset (Table 1, page 42–43 of the meeting report) as warranting further review (in terms of their inclusion/exclusion in the analysis or the effect/no effect determinations for specific measured endpoints) because of concerns about study design or performance flaws, as well as the interpretation of results. In response to the 2012 FIFRA SAP, the EPA re-evaluated the 11 specific cosm studies identified by the FIFRA SAP and presented this re-evaluation in the 2013 ‘‘Addendum to the Problem Formulation for the Ecological Risk Assessment to be Conducted for the Registration Review of Atrazine’’ (https://www.regulations.gov/document/ EPA-HQ-OPP-2013-0266-0002) and the 2016 ‘‘Refined Ecological Risk Assessment for Atrazine.’’ (https:// www.regulations.gov/document/EPAHQ-OPP-2013-0266-0315). In conducting this 2013/2016 reevaluation, the EPA considered comments from the 2012 FIFRA SAP and the public. This re-evaluation did not result in a change in the Agency’s understanding or interpretation of those 11 studies. After the issuance of the 2016 ecological risk assessment and the 2022 ‘‘Proposed Revisions to the Atrazine Interim Registration Review Decision,’’ the EPA received additional public comments about the 11 studies including a reminder that the EPA had stated in 2016 its intent to convene a FIFRA SAP meeting, along with renewed requests to convene a FIFRA SAP meeting regarding the studies. The EPA is returning to the FIFRA SAP to seek feedback on the outcome of the EPA’s new 2023 evaluation regarding the inclusion of the 11 studies, and if appropriate, effect/no effect determinations for specific VerDate Sep<11>2014 19:18 Mar 23, 2023 Jkt 259001 17845 measured endpoints from the studies that were identified by the 2012 FIFRA SAP. ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY C. How can I access the documents submitted for review to the FIFRA SAP? [EPA–HQ–OW–2011–0439; FRL–10832–01– OMS] The EPA is planning to release the reevaluation document mentioned previously and all background documents, related supporting materials, and draft charge questions provided to the FIFRA SAP by early July 2023. At that time, EPA will publish a separate document in the Federal Register to announce the availability of and solicit public comment on the draft document and provide instructions for submitting comments and registering to provide oral comments. These materials will also be available in the docket through https://www.regulations.gov (Docket ID No. EPA–HQ–OPP–2023– 0154) and the FIFRA SAP website. In addition, as additional background materials become available and are provided to the FIFRA SAP, EPA will include those additional background documents (e.g., FIFRA SAP members and consultants participating in this meeting and the meeting agenda) in the docket and on the FIFRA SAP website. Agency Information Collection Activities; Submission to the Office of Management and Budget for Review and Approval; Comment Request; Disinfectants/Disinfection Byproducts, Chemical, and Radionuclides Rules (Renewal) D. How can I participate in the public virtual meeting? The public virtual meeting will be held via a webcast platform such as ‘‘Zoomgov.com’’ and audio teleconference. You must register online to receive the webcast meeting link and audio teleconference information. Please follow the registration instructions that will be announced on the FIFRA SAP website in July 2023. You may subscribe to the following listserv for alerts regarding this and other FIFRA SAP-related activities: https://public.govdelivery.com/ accounts/USAEPAOPPT/subscriber/ new?topic_id=USAEPAOPPT_101.T. Authority: 5 U.S.C. 10; 7 U.S.C. 136 et seq.; 21 U.S.C. 301 et seq. Dated: March 20, 2023. Michal Freedhoff, Assistant Administrator, Office of Chemical Safety and Pollution Prevention. [FR Doc. 2023–06038 Filed 3–23–23; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 6560–50–P PO 00000 Frm 00064 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 Environmental Protection Agency (EPA). ACTION: Notice. AGENCY: The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has submitted an information collection request (ICR), ‘‘Disinfectants/Disinfection Byproducts, Chemical, and Radionuclides Rules’’ (EPA ICR Number 1896.12, OMB Control Number 2040–0204) 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 March 31, 2023. Public comments were previously requested via the Federal Register on December 15, 2021 during a 60-day comment period. This notice allows for an additional 30 days for public comments. SUMMARY: Comments may be submitted on or before April 24, 2023. ADDRESSES: Submit your comments, referencing Docket ID Number EPA– HQ–OW–2011–0442, to EPA online using www.regulations.gov (our preferred method), by email to OWDocket@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. 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. DATES: E:\FR\FM\24MRN1.SGM 24MRN1 17846 Federal Register / Vol. 88, No. 57 / Friday, March 24, 2023 / Notices FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Kevin Roland, Drinking Water Infrastructure Development Division, Office of Ground Water and Drinking Water, (4606M), Environmental Protection Agency, 1200 Pennsylvania Ave. NW, Washington, DC 20460; telephone number: 202–564–4588: fax number: 202–564–3755; email address: roland.keving@epa.gov. This is a proposed extension of the ICR, which is currently approved through March 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. Public comments were previously requested via the Federal Register on December 15, 2021 during a 60-day comment period (86 FR 71265). This notice allows for an additional 30 days for public comments. 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. Abstract: The Disinfectants/ Disinfection Byproducts, Chemical, and Radionuclides Rules ICR examines public water system and primacy agency burden and costs for recordkeeping and reporting requirements in support of the microbial drinking water regulations. These recordkeeping and reporting requirements are mandatory for compliance with 40 CFR parts 141 and 142. The following regulations are included: the Stage 1 Disinfectants and Disinfection Byproducts Rule (Stage 1 DBPR), the Stage 2 Disinfectants and Disinfection Byproducts Rule (Stage 2 DBPR), the Chemical Phase Rules (Phases II/IIB/V), the Radionuclides Rule, Disinfectant Residual Monitoring and Associated Activities under the Surface Water Treatment Rule (SWTR),1 the Arsenic Rule and the Lead and Copper Rule (LCR), including the Lead and Copper Rule Short Term Revisions. Future chemical-related rulemakings will be added to this consolidated ICR after the regulations are promulgated lotter on DSK11XQN23PROD with NOTICES1 SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 1 Includes only SWTR components relating to disinfectant residual monitoring and associated activities. All remaining SWTR requirements are included in the Microbial Rules ICR. VerDate Sep<11>2014 19:18 Mar 23, 2023 Jkt 259001 and the initial, rule-specific, ICRs are due to expire. Form numbers: None. Respondents/affected entities: Public water systems and primacy agencies. Respondent’s obligation to respond: Mandatory for compliance with 40 CFR parts 141 and 142. Estimated number of respondents: 144,197 (total). Frequency of response: Varies by requirement (i.e., on occasion, monthly, quarterly, semi-annually, and annually). Total estimated burden: 5,652,398 hours (per year). Burden is defined at 5 CFR 1320.03(b). Total estimated cost: $593,972,000 (per year), which includes $319,880,000 annualized capital or operation & maintenance costs. Changes in the estimates: There is an increase of 491,043 hours in the total estimated respondent burden compared with the ICR currently approved by OMB. This is due to increases in burden from the previous ICR for LCR sampling, analysis and report writing from industry consultation. [FR Doc. 2023–06037 Filed 3–23–23; 8:45 am] Comments may be submitted on or before April 24, 2023. ADDRESSES: Submit your comments, referencing Docket ID Number EPA– HQ–OW–2011–0443, EPA online using www.regulations.gov (our preferred method), by email to OW-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. 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. BILLING CODE 6560–50–P FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Courtney Kerwin, Director, Regulatory Support Division. ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY [EPA–HQ–OW–2011–0443; FRL–10831–01– OMS] Agency Information Collection Activities; Submission to the Office of Management and Budget for Review and Approval; Comment Request; Public Water System Supervision Program (Renewal) Environmental Protection Agency (EPA). ACTION: Notice. AGENCY: The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has submitted an Information Collection Request (ICR) for the Public Water System Supervision Program (EPA ICR Number 0270.48, OMB Control Number 2040–0090) to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for review and approval in accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act (PRA). This is a proposed extension of the ICR, which is currently approved through March 31, 2023. Public comments were previously requested via the Federal Register on December 15, 2021 during a 60-day comment period. This notice allows for an additional 30 days for public comments. SUMMARY: PO 00000 Frm 00065 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 DATES: Kevin Roland, Drinking Water Infrastructure Development Division, Office of Ground Water and Drinking Water, (4606M), Environmental Protection Agency, 1200 Pennsylvania Ave. NW, Washington, DC 20460; telephone number: 202–564–4588: fax number: 202–564–3755; email address: roland.kevin@epa.gov. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This is a proposed extension of the ICR, which is currently approved through March 31, 2023. An agency may neither conduct nor sponsor, and a person is not required to respond to, a collection of information unless it displays a currently valid OMB control number. Public comments were previously requested via the Federal Register on December 15, 2021 (86 FR 71265) during a 60-day comment period. This notice allows for an additional 30 days for public comments. Supporting documents, which explain in detail the information that 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. E:\FR\FM\24MRN1.SGM 24MRN1

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[Federal Register Volume 88, Number 57 (Friday, March 24, 2023)]
[Notices]
[Pages 17845-17846]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2023-06037]


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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

[EPA-HQ-OW-2011-0439; FRL-10832-01-OMS]


Agency Information Collection Activities; Submission to the 
Office of Management and Budget for Review and Approval; Comment 
Request; Disinfectants/Disinfection Byproducts, Chemical, and 
Radionuclides Rules (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), ``Disinfectants/Disinfection 
Byproducts, Chemical, and Radionuclides Rules'' (EPA ICR Number 
1896.12, OMB Control Number 2040-0204) 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 March 31, 2023. Public comments were 
previously requested via the Federal Register on December 15, 2021 
during a 60-day comment period. This notice allows for an additional 30 
days for public comments.

DATES: Comments may be submitted on or before April 24, 2023.

ADDRESSES: Submit your comments, referencing Docket ID Number EPA-HQ-
OW-2011-0442, to 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. 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.

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FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Kevin Roland, Drinking Water 
Infrastructure Development Division, Office of Ground Water and 
Drinking Water, (4606M), Environmental Protection Agency, 1200 
Pennsylvania Ave. NW, Washington, DC 20460; telephone number: 202-564-
4588: fax number: 202-564-3755; email address: [email protected].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This is a proposed extension of the ICR, 
which is currently approved through March 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.
    Public comments were previously requested via the Federal Register 
on December 15, 2021 during a 60-day comment period (86 FR 71265). This 
notice allows for an additional 30 days for public comments. 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.
    Abstract: The Disinfectants/Disinfection Byproducts, Chemical, and 
Radionuclides Rules ICR examines public water system and primacy agency 
burden and costs for recordkeeping and reporting requirements in 
support of the microbial drinking water regulations. These 
recordkeeping and reporting requirements are mandatory for compliance 
with 40 CFR parts 141 and 142. The following regulations are included: 
the Stage 1 Disinfectants and Disinfection Byproducts Rule (Stage 1 
DBPR), the Stage 2 Disinfectants and Disinfection Byproducts Rule 
(Stage 2 DBPR), the Chemical Phase Rules (Phases II/IIB/V), the 
Radionuclides Rule, Disinfectant Residual Monitoring and Associated 
Activities under the Surface Water Treatment Rule (SWTR),\1\ the 
Arsenic Rule and the Lead and Copper Rule (LCR), including the Lead and 
Copper Rule Short Term Revisions. Future chemical-related rulemakings 
will be added to this consolidated ICR after the regulations are 
promulgated and the initial, rule-specific, ICRs are due to expire.
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    \1\ Includes only SWTR components relating to disinfectant 
residual monitoring and associated activities. All remaining SWTR 
requirements are included in the Microbial Rules ICR.
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    Form numbers: None.
    Respondents/affected entities: Public water systems and primacy 
agencies.
    Respondent's obligation to respond: Mandatory for compliance with 
40 CFR parts 141 and 142.
    Estimated number of respondents: 144,197 (total).
    Frequency of response: Varies by requirement (i.e., on occasion, 
monthly, quarterly, semi-annually, and annually).
    Total estimated burden: 5,652,398 hours (per year). Burden is 
defined at 5 CFR 1320.03(b).
    Total estimated cost: $593,972,000 (per year), which includes 
$319,880,000 annualized capital or operation & maintenance costs.
    Changes in the estimates: There is an increase of 491,043 hours in 
the total estimated respondent burden compared with the ICR currently 
approved by OMB. This is due to increases in burden from the previous 
ICR for LCR sampling, analysis and report writing from industry 
consultation.

Courtney Kerwin,
Director, Regulatory Support Division.
[FR Doc. 2023-06037 Filed 3-23-23; 8:45 am]
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