Agency Information Collection Activities; Submission to the Office of Management and Budget for Review and Approval; Comment Request; Confidentiality Rules (Renewal), 55690-55691 [2023-17572]

Download as PDF 55690 Federal Register / Vol. 88, No. 157 / Wednesday, August 16, 2023 / Notices provides access to the texts of formal documents issued by the Commission, such as orders, notices, and rule makings. Dated: August 10, 2023. Debbie-Anne A. Reese, Deputy Secretary. [FR Doc. 2023–17612 Filed 8–15–23; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 6717–01–P ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY [FRL–11256–01–R9] Revision of Approved State Primacy Program for the State of Nevada Environmental Protection Agency (EPA). ACTION: Notice of approval. AGENCY: Notice is hereby given that the State of Nevada revised its approved State primacy program under the Federal Safe Drinking Water Act (SDWA) by adopting regulations that effectuate the Federal Stage 1 Disinfectants and Disinfection Byproducts Rule (DBPR). The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has determined that Nevada’s revision request meets the applicable SDWA program revision requirements and the regulations adopted by Nevada are no less stringent than the corresponding Federal regulations. Therefore, EPA approves this revision to Nevada’s approved State primacy program. However, this determination on Nevada’s request for approval of a program revision shall take effect in accordance with the procedures described below in the SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION section of this notice after the opportunity to request a public hearing. SUMMARY: A request for a public hearing must be received or postmarked before September 15, 2023. ADDRESSES: Documents relating to this determination that were submitted by Nevada as part of its program revision request are available for public inspection online at https://ndep.nv.gov/ posts. In addition, documents relating to this determination are available by appointment between the hours of 8:30 a.m. and 4:00 p.m., Monday through Friday, except official State or Federal holidays, at the following address: Nevada Division of Environmental Protection, Administration Office, 901 South Stewart Street, Suite 4001, Carson City, NV 89701. Please contact the Bureau of Safe Drinking Water at (775) 687–9521 to schedule an appointment. lotter on DSK11XQN23PROD with NOTICES1 DATES: VerDate Sep<11>2014 19:39 Aug 15, 2023 Jkt 259001 FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Samantha Bishop, EPA Region 9, Drinking Water Section; via telephone at (415) 972–3411 or via email address at bishop.samantha@epa.gov. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Background. EPA approved Nevada’s initial application for primary enforcement authority (‘‘primacy’’) of drinking water systems on February 27, 1978 (43 FR 8030). Since initial primacy approval, EPA has approved various revisions to Nevada’s primacy program. For the revision covered by this action, EPA promulgated the DBPR at 40 CFR 141 subparts G, L and U on December 16, 1998 (63 FR 69390–69476) with revisions to the Stage 1 DBPR on January 16, 2001 (66 FR 3770–3780). EPA has determined that Nevada has adopted into state law Stage 1 DBPR requirements that are comparable to and no less stringent than the Federal requirements. EPA has also determined that the State’s program revision request meets all of the regulatory requirements for approval, as set forth in 40 CFR 142.12, including a side-by-side comparison of the Federal requirements demonstrating the corresponding State authorities, additional materials to support special primacy requirements of 40 CFR 142.16, a review of the requirements contained in 40 CFR 142.10 necessary for States to attain and retain primary enforcement responsibility, and a statement by the Nevada Attorney General certifying that Nevada’s laws and regulations to carry out the program revision were duly adopted and are enforceable. The Attorney General’s statement also affirms that there are no environmental audit privilege and immunity laws that would impact Nevada’s ability to implement or enforce the Nevada laws and regulations pertaining to the program revision. Therefore, EPA approves this revision of Nevada’s approved State primacy program. The Technical Support Document, which provides EPA’s analysis of Nevada’s program revision request, is available by submitting a request to the following email address: R9dw-program@epa.gov. Please note ‘‘Technical Support Document’’ in the subject line of the email. Public Process. Any interested person may request a public hearing on this determination. A request for a public hearing must be received or postmarked before September 15, 2023 and addressed to the Regional Administrator of EPA Region 9, via the following email address: R9dw-program@epa.gov, or by contacting the EPA Region 9 contact person listed above in this notice by PO 00000 Frm 00030 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 telephone if you do not have access to email. Please note ‘‘State Program Revision Determination’’ in the subject line of the email. The Regional Administrator may deny frivolous or insubstantial requests for a hearing. If a timely request for a public hearing is made, then EPA Region 9 may hold a public hearing. Any request for a public hearing shall include the following information: 1. The name, address, and telephone number of the individual, organization, or other entity requesting a hearing; 2. A brief statement of the requesting person’s interest in the Regional Administrator’s determination and of information that the requesting person intends to submit at such hearing; and 3. The signature of the individual making the request, or, if the request is made on behalf of an organization or other entity, the signature of a responsible official of the organization or other entity. If EPA Region 9 does not receive a timely request for a hearing or a request for a hearing was denied by the Regional Administrator for being frivolous or insubstantial, and the Regional Administrator does not elect to hold a hearing on their own motion, EPA’s approval shall become final and effective on September 15, 2023, and no further public notice will be issued. Authority: Section 1413 of the Safe Drinking Water Act, as amended, 42 U.S.C. 300g–2 (1996), and 40 CFR part 142 of the National Primary Drinking Water Regulations. Dated: August 1, 2023. Martha Guzman Aceves, Regional Administrator, EPA Region 9. [FR Doc. 2023–16980 Filed 8–15–23; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 6560–50–P ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY [EPA–HQ–OGC–2020–0020; FRL11341–01– OMS] Agency Information Collection Activities; Submission to the Office of Management and Budget for Review and Approval; Comment Request; Confidentiality Rules (Renewal) Environmental Protection Agency (EPA). ACTION: Notice. AGENCY: The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has submitted an information collection request (ICR), Confidentiality Rules (EPA ICR Number 1665.15, OMB Control Number 2020– 0003) to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for review and approval SUMMARY: E:\FR\FM\16AUN1.SGM 16AUN1 Federal Register / Vol. 88, No. 157 / Wednesday, August 16, 2023 / Notices in accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act. This is a proposed extension of the ICR, which is currently approved through September 20, 2023. Public comments were previously requested via the Federal Register on January 25, 2023, during a 60-day comment period. This notice allows for an additional 30 days for public comments. Comments may be submitted on or before September 15, 2023. ADDRESSES: Submit your comments, referencing Docket ID Number EPA– HQ–OGC–2020–0020, to EPA online using www.regulations.gov (our preferred method), by email to hq.foia@ 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: lotter on DSK11XQN23PROD with NOTICES1 FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Brandon A. Levine, Office of General Counsel, (2310A), Environmental Protection Agency, 1200 Pennsylvania Ave. NW, Washington, DC 20460; telephone number: 202–564–6625; email address: levine.brandon@epa.gov. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This is a proposed extension of the ICR, which is currently approved through September 20, 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 January 25, 2023 during a 60-day comment period (88 FR 4822). 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, VerDate Sep<11>2014 19:39 Aug 15, 2023 Jkt 259001 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: EPA established the requirements set forth in 40 CFR part 2, subpart B, ‘‘Confidentiality of Business Information.’’ The requirements govern CBI claims. The requirements include the handling by the Agency of business information, which is or may be entitled to confidential treatment; requiring business submitters to substantiate CBI claims; and determining whether such information is entitled to confidential treatment for reasons of business confidentiality. This request to renew an existing ICR allows the Agency to continue collecting information the Agency requires to make final determinations regarding whether information claimed as confidential is entitled to confidential treatment under EPA’s CBI regulations. Form numbers: None. Respondents/affected entities: Any entity submitting information claimed as CBI to EPA. Respondent’s obligation to respond: Required to obtain or retain benefits. Estimated number of respondents: 225 (per year) (total). Frequency of response: One-time submission for information claimed as CBI. Total estimated burden: 3,217.5 hours (per year). Burden is defined at 5 CFR 1320.03(b). Total estimated cost: $1,287,000 (per year), includes $0 annualized capital or operation & maintenance costs. Changes in the estimates: There is an increase of 2,465.1 hours in the total estimated respondent burden compared with the ICR currently approved by OMB. This increase is due to a combination of factors. Since the last ICR renewal, the Agency has experienced a modest increase in the number of respondents. Additionally, after consulting with a sample of respondent businesses (or respective outside counsels), EPA determined the average estimated burden for each response has increased compared with the ICR currently approved by OMB. Calculating the burden for responding to a substantiation request letter is factspecific, and the burden can vary based on the following factors: a respondent’s familiarity with recent changes in the applicable law, the volume and complexity of the CBI claims asserted, and/or familiarity with the CBI substantiation request letters and substantiation process. As part of consulting with respondent businesses, PO 00000 Frm 00031 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 55691 EPA received burden estimates ranging from as few as 5 hours to as many as nearly 40 hours to substantiate varying amounts of CBI claims. The average estimated burden across the responses that the Agency received is approximately 14.3 hours per response. The median estimated burden is approximately 10 hours per response. For purposes of this ICR renewal, the Agency calculated the estimated burden using the average. Courtney Kerwin, Director, Regulatory Support Division. [FR Doc. 2023–17572 Filed 8–15–23; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 6560–50–P ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY [EPA–HQ–ORD–2018–0774; FRL–11340–01– OMS] Agency Information Collection Activities; Submission to the Office of Management and Budget for Review and Approval; Comment Request; Evaluating End User Satisfaction of EPA’s Research Products (Renewal) Environmental Protection Agency (EPA). ACTION: Notice. AGENCY: The Environmental Protection Agency has submitted an information collection request (ICR), Evaluating End User Satisfaction of EPA’s Research Products (EPA ICR Number 2593.02, OMB Control Number 2080–0085) 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 August 31, 2023. Public comments were previously requested via the Federal Register on December 19, 2022, 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 September 15, 2023. ADDRESSES: Submit your comments, referencing Docket ID Number EPA– HQ–ORD–2018–0774, to EPA online using www.regulations.gov (our preferred method), by email to ord.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 SUMMARY: E:\FR\FM\16AUN1.SGM 16AUN1

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[Federal Register Volume 88, Number 157 (Wednesday, August 16, 2023)]
[Notices]
[Pages 55690-55691]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2023-17572]


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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

[EPA-HQ-OGC-2020-0020; FRL11341-01-OMS]


Agency Information Collection Activities; Submission to the 
Office of Management and Budget for Review and Approval; Comment 
Request; Confidentiality 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), Confidentiality Rules (EPA ICR 
Number 1665.15, OMB Control Number 2020-0003) to the Office of 
Management and Budget (OMB) for review and approval

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in accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act. This is a proposed 
extension of the ICR, which is currently approved through September 20, 
2023. Public comments were previously requested via the Federal 
Register on January 25, 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 September 15, 2023.

ADDRESSES: Submit your comments, referencing Docket ID Number EPA-HQ-
OGC-2020-0020, 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: Brandon A. Levine, Office of General 
Counsel, (2310A), Environmental Protection Agency, 1200 Pennsylvania 
Ave. NW, Washington, DC 20460; telephone number: 202-564-6625; email 
address: [email protected].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This is a proposed extension of the ICR, 
which is currently approved through September 20, 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 January 25, 2023 during a 60-day comment period (88 FR 4822). 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: EPA established the requirements set forth in 40 CFR part 
2, subpart B, ``Confidentiality of Business Information.'' The 
requirements govern CBI claims. The requirements include the handling 
by the Agency of business information, which is or may be entitled to 
confidential treatment; requiring business submitters to substantiate 
CBI claims; and determining whether such information is entitled to 
confidential treatment for reasons of business confidentiality. This 
request to renew an existing ICR allows the Agency to continue 
collecting information the Agency requires to make final determinations 
regarding whether information claimed as confidential is entitled to 
confidential treatment under EPA's CBI regulations.
    Form numbers: None.
    Respondents/affected entities: Any entity submitting information 
claimed as CBI to EPA.
    Respondent's obligation to respond: Required to obtain or retain 
benefits.
    Estimated number of respondents: 225 (per year) (total).
    Frequency of response: One-time submission for information claimed 
as CBI.
    Total estimated burden: 3,217.5 hours (per year). Burden is defined 
at 5 CFR 1320.03(b).
    Total estimated cost: $1,287,000 (per year), includes $0 annualized 
capital or operation & maintenance costs.
    Changes in the estimates: There is an increase of 2,465.1 hours in 
the total estimated respondent burden compared with the ICR currently 
approved by OMB. This increase is due to a combination of factors. 
Since the last ICR renewal, the Agency has experienced a modest 
increase in the number of respondents. Additionally, after consulting 
with a sample of respondent businesses (or respective outside 
counsels), EPA determined the average estimated burden for each 
response has increased compared with the ICR currently approved by OMB. 
Calculating the burden for responding to a substantiation request 
letter is fact-specific, and the burden can vary based on the following 
factors: a respondent's familiarity with recent changes in the 
applicable law, the volume and complexity of the CBI claims asserted, 
and/or familiarity with the CBI substantiation request letters and 
substantiation process. As part of consulting with respondent 
businesses, EPA received burden estimates ranging from as few as 5 
hours to as many as nearly 40 hours to substantiate varying amounts of 
CBI claims. The average estimated burden across the responses that the 
Agency received is approximately 14.3 hours per response. The median 
estimated burden is approximately 10 hours per response. For purposes 
of this ICR renewal, the Agency calculated the estimated burden using 
the average.

Courtney Kerwin,
Director, Regulatory Support Division.
[FR Doc. 2023-17572 Filed 8-15-23; 8:45 am]
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