Agency Information Collection Activities; Submission to the Office of Management and Budget for Review and Approval; Comment Request; Clean Water State Revolving Fund and Drinking Water State Revolving Fund Programs (Renewal), 33612-33613 [2023-11008]

Download as PDF 33612 Federal Register / Vol. 88, No. 100 / Wednesday, May 24, 2023 / Notices ddrumheller on DSK120RN23PROD with NOTICES1 data from states and territories: (1) by developing an Exchange server or other automated service through which states can ‘‘push’’ their data to the EPA, (2) by developing a link to the agencies’ preexisting electronic service used to maintain public websites such that the EPA can ‘‘pull’’ the data, (3) by allowing states and territories to submit existing databases or spreadsheets through an approved file sharing method, or (4) by EPA obtaining publicly available data from state and territory public agency websites (an option that will be exercised if states and territories do not voluntarily submit their data). For all data transfer options, the EPA will standardize, curate, and enter records into the UST Finder application. Form numbers: None. Respondents/affected entities: States and territories with delegated authority to operate UST and LUST programs under 40 CFR parts 280, 281, 282, and 40 CFR 302.4. Respondent’s obligation to respond: Voluntary. Estimated number of respondents: 56 (total). This includes the 50 states, the District of Columbia, Puerto Rico, the U.S. Virgin Islands, Guam, American Samoa, and the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands. Frequency of response: Semiannually. Total estimated burden: 3,470 hours (per year). Burden is defined at 5 CFR 1320.3(b). Total estimated cost: $175,000 (per year), includes $0 annualized capital or operation and maintenance costs. Changes in the estimates: This is a new information collection, therefore, there are no previous burden estimates. The estimated burden reflects assumptions based on Agency experience from the development of the UST Finder application and consultation with affected entities. No comments were received on the burden previously published in the Federal Register. Should the EPA request to extend this information collection 3 years from now, changes in burden will be evaluated at that time. Courtney Kerwin, Director, Regulatory Support Division. [FR Doc. 2023–11007 Filed 5–23–23; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 6560–50–P VerDate Sep<11>2014 18:38 May 23, 2023 Jkt 259001 ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY [EPA–HQ–OW–2002–0059; FRL–10999–01– OMS] Agency Information Collection Activities; Submission to the Office of Management and Budget for Review and Approval; Comment Request; Clean Water State Revolving Fund and Drinking Water State Revolving Fund Programs (Renewal) Environmental Protection Agency (EPA). ACTION: Notice. AGENCY: The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has submitted an information collection request (ICR), Clean Water State Revolving Fund and Drinking Water State Revolving Fund Programs (EPA ICR Number 1803.09, OMB Control Number 2040–0185) 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 two related ICRs that are being consolidated—the Drinking Water State Revolving Fund ICR, which is currently approved through August 31, 2023, and the Clean Water State Revolving Fund ICR, which is currently approved through May 31, 2024. Public comments were previously requested via the Federal Register on January 19, 2023, 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 June 23, 2023. ADDRESSES: Submit your comments, referencing Docket ID Number—EPA– HQ–OW–2002–0059, 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 SUMMARY: PO 00000 Frm 00052 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 30-day Review—Open for Public Comments’’ or by using the search function. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Howard Rubin, 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: 202–564–2051; email address: Rubin.HowardE@ epa.gov. Or Mark Mylin, Water Infrastructure Division, Office of Wastewater Management, 4204M, Environmental Protection Agency, 1200 Pennsylvania Ave. NW, Washington, DC 20460; telephone number: 202–564– 0607; email address: Mylin.Mark@ epa.gov. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This is a proposed extension of two related ICRs that are being consolidated—the Drinking Water State Revolving Fund ICR, which is currently approved through August 31, 2023, and the Clean Water State Revolving Fund ICR, which is currently approved through May 31, 2024. 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 January 19, 2023 during a 60-day comment period (88 FR 3409). 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 information collection activities will occur primarily at the program-level through the State Capitalization Grant Agreement/ Intended Use Plan and Annual Report. The information on the Intended Use Plan (IUP) is needed annually to describe how the State intends to use available State Revolving Fund (SRF) funds for the year to meet the objectives of the Clean Water Act (CWA) or Safe Drinking Water Act (SDWA) and to further the goal of protecting public health. The Annual Report is needed to provide detailed information on how the State has met its goals and objectives of the previous one or two fiscal years E:\FR\FM\24MYN1.SGM 24MYN1 Federal Register / Vol. 88, No. 100 / Wednesday, May 24, 2023 / Notices as stated in the IUP and grant agreement. The CWA and SDWA require this information to ensure the national accountability, adequate public review and comment, fiscal integrity, and consistent management needed to achieve public health and CWA and SDWA compliance objectives. Additional information about the CWSRFs and DWSRFs are available at https://www.epa.gov/cwsrf/learn-aboutclean-water-state-revolving-fund-cwsrf and https://www.epa.gov/dwsrf/howdrinking-water-state-revolving-fundworks#tab-1, respectively. This ICR renews the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) Number 2040–0185 DWSRF ICR and provides updated estimates of the reporting burden associated with the information collection activities for both DWSRF ICR and CWSRF ICR. Form numbers: None. Respondents/affected entities: Entities affected by this action are states and local governments. Respondent’s obligation to respond: Required to obtain or retain a benefit per the Clean Water Act Title VI and the Safe Drinking Water Act Section 1452. Estimated number of respondents: 2,836 (total). Frequency of response: Varies by requirement (i.e., quarterly, semiannually, annually). Total estimated burden: 108,519 hours (per year). Burden is defined at 5 CFR 1320.03(b) Total estimated cost: $12,874,081 (per year), which includes $6,354,600 annualized capital or operation & maintenance costs. Changes in the estimates: There is a decrease of 37,500 hours in the total estimated respondent burden compared with the two separate ICRs currently approved by OMB. This change in hourly burden is primarily due to a decrease in annual hourly burden in the DWSRF from the elimination of the application review estimates to align with the estimates from CWSRF. Courtney Kerwin, Director, Regulatory Support Division. [FR Doc. 2023–11008 Filed 5–23–23; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 6560–50–P ddrumheller on DSK120RN23PROD with NOTICES1 FEDERAL MARITIME COMMISSION [Docket No. FMC–2023–0012] Agency Information Collection Activities: 60-Day Public Comment Request ACTION: VerDate Sep<11>2014 18:38 May 23, 2023 Jkt 259001 Request for Comments The Commission, as part of its continuing effort to reduce paperwork and respondent burden, invites the general public and other Federal agencies to comment on the continuing information collections listed in this notice, as required by the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (44 U.S.C. 3501 et seq.). Comments submitted in response to this notice will be included or summarized in our request for Office of Management and Budget (OMB) approval of the relevant information collection. All comments are part of the public record and subject to disclosure. Please do not include any confidential or inappropriate material in your comments. We invite comments on: (1) the necessity and utility of the proposed information collection for the proper performance of the agency’s functions; (2) the accuracy of the estimated burden; (3) ways to enhance the quality, utility, and clarity of the information to be collected; and (4) the use of automated collection techniques or other forms of information technology to minimize the information collection burden. Information Collections Open for Comment Federal Maritime Commission. Sixty-day notice; request for comments. AGENCY: As part of our continuing effort to reduce paperwork and respondent burden, and as required by the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, the Federal Maritime Commission (Commission) invites comments on a new data collection concerning empty container volumes at intermodal locations. The collection also implements certain provisions of the Ocean Shipping Reform Act of 2022. DATES: Written comments must be submitted on or before July 24, 2023. ADDRESSES: Submit comments for the proposed information collection requests to Lucille L. Marvin, Managing Director at email: omd@fmc.gov. The FMC will summarize any comments received in response to this notice in a subsequent notice and include them in its information collection submission to OMB for approval. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Copies of the information collections and instructions, or copies of any comments received, may be obtained by contacting Tara Nielsen at 202–523– 5800 or omd@fmc.gov. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: SUMMARY: Title: Empty Containers Ready for Use by Location. OMB Approval Number: 3072–XXXX. PO 00000 Frm 00053 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 33613 Abstract: The Ocean Shipping Reform Act of 2022 (OSRA 2022) mandated new data collections for Federal agencies to address key gaps in available data. See 46 U.S.C. 41110. The Federal Maritime Commission (FMC) was instructed to collect and report on vessel-level tonnage as well as full and empty containers entering and leaving U.S. ports in international trade. The U.S. Department of Transportation’s Bureau of Transportation Statistics (BTS) was instructed to collect operational data on intermodal equipment and dwell times. Both agencies have work underway on these data collections. The FMC and BTS have further identified data gaps related to location of intermodal shipping containers (as defined in ISO 668—Series 1 Freight Containers) ready for use by shippers, particularly exporters, at key intermodal locations. Exporters would benefit from current information on the geographic areas where empty ocean intermodal equipment is positioned. FMC is seeking to collect daily data on empty containers on a weekly basis as well as a two-week outlook for containers ready for use at 30 intermodal locations, which will include inland dry ports, intermodal container transfer facilities, and marine terminals. The information collected would be used to compile and publish a weekly report on the throughput and availability of multiple container types (e.g., refrigerated and dry) and sizes (e.g., 20-foot, 40-foot, and 45-foot) at key intermodal locations. The universe of respondents is the top 12 ocean common carriers, measured by container volume. Current Actions: This information being submitted contains a new data collection. Type of Review: New data collection. Needs and Uses: The Federal Maritime Commission and Bureau of Transportation Statistics will use collected data to produce a weekly report and to monitor current industry trends. Frequency: This information will be collected weekly each year. There are 52 weeks in a year. Type of Respondents: The universe will be the 12 largest ocean common carriers, measured by the total volume of containers moving through U.S. ports in international common carriage. Number of Annual Respondents: The FMC estimates an annual respondent universe of 12 ocean common carriers, each of which will provide data weekly. The total number of responses will be 624. The FMC expects the estimated number of annual respondents to remain constant in the future. E:\FR\FM\24MYN1.SGM 24MYN1

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[Federal Register Volume 88, Number 100 (Wednesday, May 24, 2023)]
[Notices]
[Pages 33612-33613]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2023-11008]


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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

[EPA-HQ-OW-2002-0059; FRL-10999-01-OMS]


Agency Information Collection Activities; Submission to the 
Office of Management and Budget for Review and Approval; Comment 
Request; Clean Water State Revolving Fund and Drinking Water State 
Revolving Fund Programs (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), Clean Water State Revolving Fund 
and Drinking Water State Revolving Fund Programs (EPA ICR Number 
1803.09, OMB Control Number 2040-0185) 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 two related ICRs that 
are being consolidated--the Drinking Water State Revolving Fund ICR, 
which is currently approved through August 31, 2023, and the Clean 
Water State Revolving Fund ICR, which is currently approved through May 
31, 2024. Public comments were previously requested via the Federal 
Register on January 19, 2023, 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 June 23, 2023.

ADDRESSES: Submit your comments, referencing Docket ID Number--EPA-HQ-
OW-2002-0059, 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.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Howard Rubin, 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-
2051; email address: [email protected]. Or Mark Mylin, Water 
Infrastructure Division, Office of Wastewater Management, 4204M, 
Environmental Protection Agency, 1200 Pennsylvania Ave. NW, Washington, 
DC 20460; telephone number: 202-564-0607; email address: 
[email protected].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This is a proposed extension of two related 
ICRs that are being consolidated--the Drinking Water State Revolving 
Fund ICR, which is currently approved through August 31, 2023, and the 
Clean Water State Revolving Fund ICR, which is currently approved 
through May 31, 2024. 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 January 19, 2023 during a 60-day comment period (88 FR 3409). 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 information collection activities will occur 
primarily at the program-level through the State Capitalization Grant 
Agreement/Intended Use Plan and Annual Report. The information on the 
Intended Use Plan (IUP) is needed annually to describe how the State 
intends to use available State Revolving Fund (SRF) funds for the year 
to meet the objectives of the Clean Water Act (CWA) or Safe Drinking 
Water Act (SDWA) and to further the goal of protecting public health. 
The Annual Report is needed to provide detailed information on how the 
State has met its goals and objectives of the previous one or two 
fiscal years

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as stated in the IUP and grant agreement. The CWA and SDWA require this 
information to ensure the national accountability, adequate public 
review and comment, fiscal integrity, and consistent management needed 
to achieve public health and CWA and SDWA compliance objectives.
    Additional information about the CWSRFs and DWSRFs are available at 
https://www.epa.gov/cwsrf/learn-about-clean-water-state-revolving-fund-cwsrf and https://www.epa.gov/dwsrf/how-drinking-water-state-revolving-fund-works#tab-1, respectively.
    This ICR renews the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) Number 
2040-0185 DWSRF ICR and provides updated estimates of the reporting 
burden associated with the information collection activities for both 
DWSRF ICR and CWSRF ICR.
    Form numbers: None.
    Respondents/affected entities: Entities affected by this action are 
states and local governments.
    Respondent's obligation to respond: Required to obtain or retain a 
benefit per the Clean Water Act Title VI and the Safe Drinking Water 
Act Section 1452.
    Estimated number of respondents: 2,836 (total).
    Frequency of response: Varies by requirement (i.e., quarterly, 
semi-annually, annually).
    Total estimated burden: 108,519 hours (per year). Burden is defined 
at 5 CFR 1320.03(b)
    Total estimated cost: $12,874,081 (per year), which includes 
$6,354,600 annualized capital or operation & maintenance costs.
    Changes in the estimates: There is a decrease of 37,500 hours in 
the total estimated respondent burden compared with the two separate 
ICRs currently approved by OMB. This change in hourly burden is 
primarily due to a decrease in annual hourly burden in the DWSRF from 
the elimination of the application review estimates to align with the 
estimates from CWSRF.

Courtney Kerwin,
Director, Regulatory Support Division.
[FR Doc. 2023-11008 Filed 5-23-23; 8:45 am]
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