Agency Information Collection Activities; Proposed Information Collection Request; Comment Request; Implementation of the Fine Particulate Matter (PM2.5) National Ambient Air Quality Standards (Renewal), 55453-55454 [2023-17466]

Download as PDF Federal Register / Vol. 88, No. 156 / Tuesday, August 15, 2023 / Notices Docket Numbers: ES23–66–000. Applicants: Interstate Power and Light Company. Description: Application Under Section 204 of the Federal Power Act for Authorization to Issue Securities of Interstate Power and Light Company. Filed Date: 8/7/23. Accession Number: 20230807–5196. Comment Date: 5 p.m. ET 8/28/23. Take notice that the Commission received the following qualifying facility filings: ddrumheller on DSK120RN23PROD with NOTICES1 The filings are accessible in the Commission’s eLibrary system (https:// elibrary.ferc.gov/idmws/search/ fercgensearch.asp) by querying the docket number. Any person desiring to intervene, to protest, or to answer a complaint in any of the above proceedings must file in accordance with Rules 211, 214, or 206 of the Commission’s Regulations (18 CFR 385.211, 385.214, or 385.206) on or before 5:00 p.m. Eastern time on the specified comment date. Protests may be considered, but intervention is necessary to become a party to the proceeding. 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. The Commission’s Office of Public Participation (OPP) supports meaningful public engagement and participation in Commission proceedings. OPP can help members of the public, including landowners, environmental justice communities, Tribal members and others, access publicly available information and navigate Commission processes. For public inquiries and assistance with making filings such as interventions, comments, or requests for rehearing, the public is encouraged to contact OPP at (202) 502–6595 or OPP@ ferc.gov. [FR Doc. 2023–17471 Filed 8–14–23; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 6717–01–P VerDate Sep<11>2014 18:39 Aug 14, 2023 Jkt 259001 [EPA–HQ–OAR–2013–0691; FRL–11139–01– OAR] Agency Information Collection Activities; Proposed Information Collection Request; Comment Request; Implementation of the Fine Particulate Matter (PM2.5) National Ambient Air Quality Standards (Renewal) Environmental Protection Agency (EPA). ACTION: Notice. AGENCY: Docket Numbers: QF23–284–000. Applicants: WED Coventry Five, LLC. Description: Revised Refund Report of WED Coventry Five, LLC. Filed Date: 8/8/23. Accession Number: 20230808–5129. Comment Date: 5 p.m. ET 8/29/23. Kimberly D. Bose, Secretary. ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is planning to submit an information collection request (ICR), Implementation of the Fine Particulate Matter (PM2.5) National Ambient Air Quality Standards (Renewal) (EPA ICR Number 2258.06; OMB Control Number 2060–0611) to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for review and approval in accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act (PRA). Before doing so, the 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 January 31, 2024. This notice allows for 60 days for public comments. DATES: Comments must be submitted on or before October 16, 2023. ADDRESSES: Submit your comments, referencing Docket ID Number EPA– HQ–OAR–2013–069, to the EPA online using https://www.regulations.gov (our preferred method), by email to a-and-rdocket@epa.gov, or by mail to: EPA Docket Center, Environmental Protection Agency, Mail Code 28221T, 1200 Pennsylvania Ave. NW, Washington, DC 20460. The 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: Ms. Leigh Herrington, Office of Air Quality Planning and Standards, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Mailcode C539–01, Post Office Box 12055, Research Triangle Park, NC 27711; telephone number: 919–541– 0882; fax number: (919) 541–2225; email address: herrington.leigh@ epa.gov. SUMMARY: PO 00000 Frm 00017 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 55453 This is a proposed extension of the ICR, which is currently approved through January 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. This notice allows 60 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 https://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 (PRA), the 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 forms of information technology. The 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, the 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: The PM2.5 NAAQS State Implementation Plan (SIP) Requirements Rule (PM2.5 SIP Requirements Rule) was effective on October 24, 2016 (81 FR 58010, August 24, 2016). This rule provides the framework of Clean Air Act (CAA) requirements for air agencies to develop state implementation plans to attain and maintain the PM2.5 NAAQS. States have applied this framework to develop attainment plans and redesignation requests and maintenance plans for areas designated nonattainment for the 1997 PM2.5 NAAQS, the 2006 PM2.5 NAAQS, and the 2012 PM2.5 NAAQS. This proposed ICR renewal covers the SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: E:\FR\FM\15AUN1.SGM 15AUN1 ddrumheller on DSK120RN23PROD with NOTICES1 55454 Federal Register / Vol. 88, No. 156 / Tuesday, August 15, 2023 / Notices period February 1, 2024–January 31, 2027. The initial ICR finalized with the PM2.5 NAAQS SIP Requirements Rule estimated, for the 3 years following the ICR approval date, the burden associated with plan development and plan revisions related to ongoing implementation efforts in 31 areas designated nonattainment for the 1997, 2006 and/or 2012 PM2.5 NAAQS. The estimates included the burden to develop and submit, and the burden to the EPA to review and to approve or disapprove, attainment plans to meet the requirements prescribed in CAA sections 110 and part D, subparts 1 and 4 of title I. A PM2.5 NAAQS attainment plan contains rules and other measures designed to improve air quality and achieve the NAAQS by the deadlines established under the CAA. It also must address several additional CAA requirements related to demonstrating timely attainment and must contain contingency measures in the event the nonattainment area does not achieve reasonable further progress throughout the attainment period or in the event the area does not attain the NAAQS by its attainment date. States that have attained by the applicable attainment date may be eligible to submit a redesignation request and maintenance plan to receive a redesignation from ‘‘nonattainment’’ to ‘‘attainment.’’ After a state submits an attainment or maintenance plan, the CAA requires the EPA to take action on the plan. Tribes located within the geographic boundary of a nonattainment area may develop or submit attainment plans, but they are not required to do so. This ICR supersedes the existing ICR—for which the EPA is proposing renewal in this action—for purposes of PM2.5 NAAQS implementation. Form Numbers: None. Respondents/affected entities: State and local governments. Respondent’s obligation to respond: Mandatory. Estimated number of respondents: 12. Frequency of response: Once per triggering event [i.e., an air agency is required to revise and submit a SIP revision when the area is initially designated as nonattainment, reclassified to a higher classification, when an areas fails to achieve reasonable further progress, when a Serious nonattainment area fails to timely attain, and/or when a state requests redesignation for a PM2.5 nonattainment area that attains the NAAQS)]. Total estimated burden: 24,900 hours (per year). Burden is defined at 5 CFR 1320.03(b). VerDate Sep<11>2014 18:39 Aug 14, 2023 Jkt 259001 Total estimated cost: $1.76M (present value per year), which includes $0 annualized capital or operation & maintenance costs. Changes in the Estimates: There is a decrease of 1800 hours of total estimated respondent burden compared with the ICR currently approved by OMB. This decrease is due to the reduction in nonattainment areas from 18 to 12. While the hours decreased due to the fewer number of respondents, there is a present-day value increase in estimated costs due to the increase in labor rates and the need for several areas to continue to develop plans to help address complex air quality issues. Scott Mathias, Director, Air Quality Policy Division. [FR Doc. 2023–17466 Filed 8–14–23; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 6560–50–P FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION [OMB 3060–0161; FR ID 162287] Information Collection Being Submitted for Review and Approval to Office of Management and Budget Federal Communications Commission. ACTION: Notice and request for comments. AGENCY: As part of its continuing effort to reduce paperwork burdens, as required by the Paperwork Reduction Act (PRA) of 1995, the Federal Communications Commission (FCC or the Commission) invites the general public and other Federal Agencies to take this opportunity to comment on the following information collection. Pursuant to the Small Business Paperwork Relief Act of 2002, the FCC seeks specific comment on how it might ‘‘further reduce the information collection burden for small business concerns with fewer than 25 employees.’’ SUMMARY: Written comments and recommendations for the proposed information collection should be submitted on or before September 14, 2023. DATES: Comments should be sent 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. Your comment must be submitted into www.reginfo.gov per the above instructions for it to be considered. In addition to submitting in ADDRESSES: PO 00000 Frm 00018 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 www.reginfo.gov also send a copy of your comment on the proposed information collection to Cathy Williams, FCC, via email to PRA@ fcc.gov and to Cathy.Williams@fcc.gov. Include in the comments the OMB control number as shown in the SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION below. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For additional information or copies of the information collection, contact Cathy Williams at (202) 418–2918. To view a copy of this information collection request (ICR) submitted to OMB: (1) go to the web page https://www.reginfo.gov/ public/do/PRAMain, (2) look for the section of the web page called ‘‘Currently Under Review,’’ (3) click on the downward-pointing arrow in the ‘‘Select Agency’’ box below the ‘‘Currently Under Review’’ heading, (4) select ‘‘Federal Communications Commission’’ from the list of agencies presented in the ‘‘Select Agency’’ box, (5) click the ‘‘Submit’’ button to the right of the ‘‘Select Agency’’ box, (6) when the list of FCC ICRs currently under review appears, look for the Title of this ICR and then click on the ICR Reference Number. A copy of the FCC submission to OMB will be displayed. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Commission may not conduct or sponsor a collection of information unless it displays a currently valid Office of Management and Budget (OMB) control number. No person shall be subject to any penalty for failing to comply with a collection of information subject to the PRA that does not display a valid OMB control number. As part of its continuing effort to reduce paperwork burdens, as required by the Paperwork Reduction Act (PRA) of 1995 (44 U.S.C. 3501–3520), the FCC invited the general public and other Federal Agencies to take this opportunity to comment on the following information collection. Comments are requested concerning: (a) Whether the proposed collection of information is necessary for the proper performance of the functions of the Commission, including whether the information shall have practical utility; (b) the accuracy of the Commission’s burden estimates; (c) ways to enhance the quality, utility, and clarity of the information collected; and (d) ways to minimize the burden of the collection of information on the respondents, including the use of automated collection techniques or other forms of information technology. Pursuant to the Small Business Paperwork Relief Act of 2002, Public Law 107–198, see 44 U.S.C. 3506(c)(4), the FCC seeks specific comment on how it might ‘‘further E:\FR\FM\15AUN1.SGM 15AUN1

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[Federal Register Volume 88, Number 156 (Tuesday, August 15, 2023)]
[Notices]
[Pages 55453-55454]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2023-17466]


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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

[EPA-HQ-OAR-2013-0691; FRL-11139-01-OAR]


Agency Information Collection Activities; Proposed Information 
Collection Request; Comment Request; Implementation of the Fine 
Particulate Matter (PM2.5) National Ambient Air Quality Standards 
(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), Implementation of the 
Fine Particulate Matter (PM2.5) National Ambient Air Quality 
Standards (Renewal) (EPA ICR Number 2258.06; OMB Control Number 2060-
0611) to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for review and 
approval in accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act (PRA). Before 
doing so, the 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 
January 31, 2024. This notice allows for 60 days for public comments.

DATES: Comments must be submitted on or before October 16, 2023.

ADDRESSES: Submit your comments, referencing Docket ID Number EPA-HQ-
OAR-2013-069, to the EPA online using https://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. The 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: Ms. Leigh Herrington, Office of Air 
Quality Planning and Standards, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, 
Mailcode C539-01, Post Office Box 12055, Research Triangle Park, NC 
27711; telephone number: 919-541-0882; fax number: (919) 541-2225; 
email address: [email protected].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This is a proposed extension of the ICR, 
which is currently approved through January 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.
    This notice allows 60 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 https://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 
(PRA), the 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 forms of information 
technology. The 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, the 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: The PM2.5 NAAQS State Implementation Plan 
(SIP) Requirements Rule (PM2.5 SIP Requirements Rule) was 
effective on October 24, 2016 (81 FR 58010, August 24, 2016). This rule 
provides the framework of Clean Air Act (CAA) requirements for air 
agencies to develop state implementation plans to attain and maintain 
the PM2.5 NAAQS. States have applied this framework to 
develop attainment plans and redesignation requests and maintenance 
plans for areas designated nonattainment for the 1997 PM2.5 
NAAQS, the 2006 PM2.5 NAAQS, and the 2012 PM2.5 
NAAQS. This proposed ICR renewal covers the

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period February 1, 2024-January 31, 2027.
    The initial ICR finalized with the PM2.5 NAAQS SIP 
Requirements Rule estimated, for the 3 years following the ICR approval 
date, the burden associated with plan development and plan revisions 
related to ongoing implementation efforts in 31 areas designated 
nonattainment for the 1997, 2006 and/or 2012 PM2.5 NAAQS. 
The estimates included the burden to develop and submit, and the burden 
to the EPA to review and to approve or disapprove, attainment plans to 
meet the requirements prescribed in CAA sections 110 and part D, 
subparts 1 and 4 of title I. A PM2.5 NAAQS attainment plan 
contains rules and other measures designed to improve air quality and 
achieve the NAAQS by the deadlines established under the CAA. It also 
must address several additional CAA requirements related to 
demonstrating timely attainment and must contain contingency measures 
in the event the nonattainment area does not achieve reasonable further 
progress throughout the attainment period or in the event the area does 
not attain the NAAQS by its attainment date. States that have attained 
by the applicable attainment date may be eligible to submit a 
redesignation request and maintenance plan to receive a redesignation 
from ``nonattainment'' to ``attainment.'' After a state submits an 
attainment or maintenance plan, the CAA requires the EPA to take action 
on the plan. Tribes located within the geographic boundary of a 
nonattainment area may develop or submit attainment plans, but they are 
not required to do so.
    This ICR supersedes the existing ICR--for which the EPA is 
proposing renewal in this action--for purposes of PM2.5 
NAAQS implementation.
    Form Numbers: None.
    Respondents/affected entities: State and local governments.
    Respondent's obligation to respond: Mandatory.
    Estimated number of respondents: 12.
    Frequency of response: Once per triggering event [i.e., an air 
agency is required to revise and submit a SIP revision when the area is 
initially designated as nonattainment, reclassified to a higher 
classification, when an areas fails to achieve reasonable further 
progress, when a Serious nonattainment area fails to timely attain, 
and/or when a state requests redesignation for a PM2.5 
nonattainment area that attains the NAAQS)].
    Total estimated burden: 24,900 hours (per year). Burden is defined 
at 5 CFR 1320.03(b).
    Total estimated cost: $1.76M (present value per year), which 
includes $0 annualized capital or operation & maintenance costs.
    Changes in the Estimates: There is a decrease of 1800 hours of 
total estimated respondent burden compared with the ICR currently 
approved by OMB. This decrease is due to the reduction in nonattainment 
areas from 18 to 12. While the hours decreased due to the fewer number 
of respondents, there is a present-day value increase in estimated 
costs due to the increase in labor rates and the need for several areas 
to continue to develop plans to help address complex air quality 
issues.

Scott Mathias,
Director, Air Quality Policy Division.
[FR Doc. 2023-17466 Filed 8-14-23; 8:45 am]
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