Agency Information Collection Activities; Submission to the Office of Management and Budget for Review and Approval; Comment Request; Lead and Copper Rule Revisions (LCRR) (Renewal), 89689-89690 [2023-28641]

Download as PDF Federal Register / Vol. 88, No. 248 / Thursday, December 28, 2023 / Notices ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY [EPA–HQ–OW–2017–0300; FRL–11639–01– OMS] Agency Information Collection Activities; Submission to the Office of Management and Budget for Review and Approval; Comment Request; Lead and Copper Rule Revisions (LCRR) (Renewal) Environmental Protection Agency (EPA). ACTION: Notice. AGENCY: The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has submitted an information collection request (ICR), Lead and Copper Rule Revisions (LCRR)’’ (EPA ICR Number 2606.03, OMB Control Number 2040–0297) 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 LCRR ICR, which is currently approved through December 31, 2023. Public comments were previously requested via the Federal Register on July 24, 2023, during a 60day comment period. This notice allows for an additional 30 days for public comments. SUMMARY: Additional comments may be submitted on or before January 29, 2024. ADDRESSES: Submit your comments, referencing Docket ID Number EPA– HQ–OW–2017–0300, to EPA online using www.regulations.gov (our preferred method) 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. khammond on DSKJM1Z7X2PROD with NOTICES DATES: FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Amina Grant, Office of Water, Mail VerDate Sep<11>2014 20:14 Dec 27, 2023 Jkt 262001 Code 4607M, Environmental Protection Agency, 1200 Pennsylvania Ave. NW, Washington, DC 20460; telephone number: 202–564–7683; email address: Grant.Amina@epa.gov. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This is a proposed extension of the LCRR ICR, which is currently approved through December 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 July 24, 2023, during a 60-day comment period (88 FR 47496). 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. Abstract: This ICR renewal characterizes the incremental impacts of the LCRR regarding burden and costs for the three-year period of January 1, 2024, through December 31, 2026. In addition to renewing the LCRR ICR, this request includes information on potential burden that may result if respondents follow recommendations included in EPA’s SL Inventory Guidance when seeking to comply with LCRR inventory requirements over the same three-year period. EPA intends to revise the LCRR prior to its compliance date. The proposed Lead and Copper Rule Improvements (LCRI) was published on December 6, 2023 (88 FR 84878), and EPA intends to promulgate the final LCRI by October 16, 2024, revising many rule areas of the LCRR. Additional information on the potential burden established in the proposal preamble may result from respondents following EPA’s recommendations in the ‘‘Guidance for Developing and Maintaining a Service Line Inventory’’ (August 2022, EPA 816–B–22–001) (referred to as SL Inventory Guidance) when seeking to comply with the requirements of the LCRR. If the LCRI is promulgated as planned, there would be no need for water systems to implement the LCRR except for the initial inventory requirements, public education requirements for consumers served by a lead, galvanized requiring replacement, PO 00000 Frm 00036 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 89689 or unknown service line, and the 24hour public notice requirement. Similarly, states are not expected to apply for or obtain primacy for the LCRR. Currently, most states have sought, or intend to seek, an extension until December 18, 2025, to obtain primacy for the LCRR. If the LCRI is promulgated as planned in 2024, that primacy deadline would no longer be applicable. For the purposes of this ICR, however, this notice includes the estimated burden and costs associated with this ICR renewal for the LCRR as well as describes what would happen without promulgation of the LCRI. It is provided for the reader to understand the information that would be collected if the LCRI is not promulgated. When EPA promulgates the LCRI, the Agency intends to issue a new ICR that would describe and assess the revised burden and costs to reflect the changed regulatory requirements of the LCRI. Form Numbers: None. Respondents/affected entities: Respondents include owners/operators of PWSs and primacy agencies (and the EPA Regions with primary agency responsibility). Respondent’s obligation to respond: Both mandatory (LCRR requirements) and voluntary (SL Inventory Guidance) components. Estimated number of respondents: The number of respondents is 67,712. Frequency of response: Once and annually, varies by activity. Total estimated burden: 9,660,286 hours (per year). Burden is defined at 5 CFR 1320.03(b). Total estimated cost: $641,162,423(per year), which includes $225,456,799 annualized capital or operation & maintenance costs. Changes in the Estimates: There is an increase of 8,530,946 hours in the total estimated respondent burden compared with the ICR currently approved by OMB. This increase is primarily due to the differing ICR burden estimation windows. The previous ICR covered the first three years after the promulgation of the LCRR when PWSs and primacy agencies could have been engaged in the regulatory startup/implementation activities identified in the currently approved ICR. This ICR renewal covers these same activities from the current ICR for only the first year of the renewal period (2024). In the next two years covered by the ICR renewal (2025 and 2026), if the LCRI is not promulgated as planned in 2024, both systems and primacy agencies would work to E:\FR\FM\28DEN1.SGM 28DEN1 89690 Federal Register / Vol. 88, No. 248 / Thursday, December 28, 2023 / Notices implement several ongoing, additional LCRR requirements. Courtney Kerwin, Director, Information Engagement Division. [FR Doc. 2023–28641 Filed 12–27–23; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 6560–50–P ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY [EPA–HQ–OLEM–2023–0244, FRL–11642– 01–OMS] Agency Information Collection Activities; Submission to the Office of Management and Budget for Review and Approval; Comment Request; Disposal of Coal Combustion Residuals From Electric Utilities (Renewal) Environmental Protection Agency (EPA). ACTION: Notice. AGENCY: The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has submitted an information collection request (ICR), Disposal of Coal Combustion Residuals from Electric Utilities, EPA ICR Number 2609.03, OMB Control Number 2050– 0223 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 December 31, 2023. Public comments were previously requested via the Federal Register on May 1, 2023 during a 60-day comment period. DATES: Additional comments may be submitted on or before January 29, 2024. ADDRESSES: Submit your comments, referencing Docket ID No. EPA–HQ– OLEM–2023–0244 to EPA either online using www.regulations.gov (our preferred method) 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 khammond on DSKJM1Z7X2PROD with NOTICES SUMMARY: VerDate Sep<11>2014 20:14 Dec 27, 2023 Jkt 262001 30-day Review—Open for Public Comments’’ or by using the search function. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Peggy Vyas, Environmental Protection Agency, 1200 Pennsylvania Ave. NW, Washington, DC 20460; telephone number: 202–566–0453; vyas.peggy@ epa.gov. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This is a proposed extension of the ICR, which is currently approved through December 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 May 1, 2023 during a 60-day comment period (88 FR 26537). 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 EPA published a final rule to regulate the disposal of coal combustion residuals (CCR) from electric utilities as solid waste under RCRA Subtitle D (see 80 FR 21302, April 17, 2015). EPA established national minimum criteria for existing and new CCR landfills and CCR surface impoundments and all lateral expansions to include location restrictions, design and operating criteria, groundwater monitoring and corrective action, closure requirements and post-closure care, and recordkeeping, notification, and internet posting requirements. Since the final rule, several court decisions have required accelerated closure timelines for many units and forced closures for many units previously categorized as lined. In 2020, EPA published the ‘‘Hazardous and Solid Waste Management System: Disposal of CCR; A Holistic Approach to Closure Part B: Alternate Demonstration for Unlined Surface Impoundments Rule’’ which allows for units to receive variances for unlined surface impoundments (see 85 FR 72506, November 12, 2020). This ICR includes the voluntary action that states may take to obtain permit program approval. With this renewal, this ICR also incorporates the burden currently PO 00000 Frm 00037 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 covered by OMB Control No. 2050– 0053. Form Numbers: None. Respondents/affected entities: Entities potentially affected by this action are the private sector, as well as State, Local, or Tribal Governments. Respondent’s obligation to respond: Mandatory under section 4010(c) and 3001(d)(4) of the Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (RCRA) of 1976. Estimated number of respondents: 744 (21 states and 723 new and existing facilities). Frequency of response: On occasion. Total estimated burden: 173,083 hours (per year). Burden is defined at 5 CFR 1320.03(b). Total estimated cost: $26,168,233 per year, includes $15,511,426 annualized capital or operation & maintenance costs. Changes in the Estimates: There is an increase of 170,904 hours in the total estimated respondent burden compared with the ICR currently approved by OMB. This increase is mainly a result of having incorporated the burden associated with the information collection requirements related to the disposal of CCR from existing ICR 2050– 0053 into this ICR. Courtney Kerwin, Director, Information Engagement Division. [FR Doc. 2023–28639 Filed 12–27–23; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 6560–50–P FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION [OMB 3060–1214; FR ID 192754] Information Collection Being Reviewed by the Federal Communications Commission Federal Communications Commission. ACTION: Notice and request for comments. AGENCY: As part of its continuing effort to reduce paperwork burdens, and 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. Comments are requested concerning: 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; the accuracy of the Commission’s burden estimate; ways to enhance the SUMMARY: E:\FR\FM\28DEN1.SGM 28DEN1

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[Federal Register Volume 88, Number 248 (Thursday, December 28, 2023)]
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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

[EPA-HQ-OW-2017-0300; FRL-11639-01-OMS]


Agency Information Collection Activities; Submission to the 
Office of Management and Budget for Review and Approval; Comment 
Request; Lead and Copper Rule Revisions (LCRR) (Renewal)

AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has submitted 
an information collection request (ICR), Lead and Copper Rule Revisions 
(LCRR)'' (EPA ICR Number 2606.03, OMB Control Number 2040-0297) 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 LCRR ICR, which is currently approved through December 
31, 2023. Public comments were previously requested via the Federal 
Register on July 24, 2023, during a 60-day comment period. This notice 
allows for an additional 30 days for public comments.

DATES: Additional comments may be submitted on or before January 29, 
2024.

ADDRESSES: Submit your comments, referencing Docket ID Number EPA-HQ-
OW-2017-0300, to EPA online using www.regulations.gov (our preferred 
method) 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: Amina Grant, Office of Water, Mail 
Code 4607M, Environmental Protection Agency, 1200 Pennsylvania Ave. NW, 
Washington, DC 20460; telephone number: 202-564-7683; email address: 
[email protected].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This is a proposed extension of the LCRR 
ICR, which is currently approved through December 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 July 24, 2023, during a 60-day comment period (88 FR 47496). 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.
    Abstract: This ICR renewal characterizes the incremental impacts of 
the LCRR regarding burden and costs for the three-year period of 
January 1, 2024, through December 31, 2026. In addition to renewing the 
LCRR ICR, this request includes information on potential burden that 
may result if respondents follow recommendations included in EPA's SL 
Inventory Guidance when seeking to comply with LCRR inventory 
requirements over the same three-year period.
    EPA intends to revise the LCRR prior to its compliance date. The 
proposed Lead and Copper Rule Improvements (LCRI) was published on 
December 6, 2023 (88 FR 84878), and EPA intends to promulgate the final 
LCRI by October 16, 2024, revising many rule areas of the LCRR. 
Additional information on the potential burden established in the 
proposal preamble may result from respondents following EPA's 
recommendations in the ``Guidance for Developing and Maintaining a 
Service Line Inventory'' (August 2022, EPA 816-B-22-001) (referred to 
as SL Inventory Guidance) when seeking to comply with the requirements 
of the LCRR. If the LCRI is promulgated as planned, there would be no 
need for water systems to implement the LCRR except for the initial 
inventory requirements, public education requirements for consumers 
served by a lead, galvanized requiring replacement, or unknown service 
line, and the 24-hour public notice requirement. Similarly, states are 
not expected to apply for or obtain primacy for the LCRR. Currently, 
most states have sought, or intend to seek, an extension until December 
18, 2025, to obtain primacy for the LCRR. If the LCRI is promulgated as 
planned in 2024, that primacy deadline would no longer be applicable. 
For the purposes of this ICR, however, this notice includes the 
estimated burden and costs associated with this ICR renewal for the 
LCRR as well as describes what would happen without promulgation of the 
LCRI. It is provided for the reader to understand the information that 
would be collected if the LCRI is not promulgated. When EPA promulgates 
the LCRI, the Agency intends to issue a new ICR that would describe and 
assess the revised burden and costs to reflect the changed regulatory 
requirements of the LCRI.
    Form Numbers: None.
    Respondents/affected entities: Respondents include owners/operators 
of PWSs and primacy agencies (and the EPA Regions with primary agency 
responsibility).
    Respondent's obligation to respond: Both mandatory (LCRR 
requirements) and voluntary (SL Inventory Guidance) components.
    Estimated number of respondents: The number of respondents is 
67,712.
    Frequency of response: Once and annually, varies by activity.
    Total estimated burden: 9,660,286 hours (per year). Burden is 
defined at 5 CFR 1320.03(b).
    Total estimated cost: $641,162,423(per year), which includes 
$225,456,799 annualized capital or operation & maintenance costs.
    Changes in the Estimates: There is an increase of 8,530,946 hours 
in the total estimated respondent burden compared with the ICR 
currently approved by OMB. This increase is primarily due to the 
differing ICR burden estimation windows. The previous ICR covered the 
first three years after the promulgation of the LCRR when PWSs and 
primacy agencies could have been engaged in the regulatory startup/
implementation activities identified in the currently approved ICR. 
This ICR renewal covers these same activities from the current ICR for 
only the first year of the renewal period (2024). In the next two years 
covered by the ICR renewal (2025 and 2026), if the LCRI is not 
promulgated as planned in 2024, both systems and primacy agencies would 
work to

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implement several ongoing, additional LCRR requirements.

Courtney Kerwin,
Director, Information Engagement Division.
[FR Doc. 2023-28641 Filed 12-27-23; 8:45 am]
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