Agency Information Collection Activities; Submission to the Office of Management and Budget for Review and Approval; Comment Request; Greenhouse Gas Reporting Program (Renewal), 21516-21517 [2024-06553]

Download as PDF 21516 Federal Register / Vol. 89, No. 61 / Thursday, March 28, 2024 / Notices DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY Federal Energy Regulatory Commission [Project No. 2741–039] ddrumheller on DSK120RN23PROD with NOTICES1 Kings River Conservation District; Notice Of Intent To File License Application, Filing of Pre-Application Document, and Approving Use of the Traditional Licensing Process a. Type of Filing: Notice of Intent to File License Application and Request to Use the Traditional Licensing Process. b. Project No.: 2741–039 c. Date Filed: February 1, 2024. d. Submitted By: Kings River Conservation District (KRCD). e. Name of Project: Jeff L. Taylor Pine Flat Power Plant. f. Location: On the Kings River in Fresno County, California. g. Filed Pursuant to: 18 CFR 5.3 of the Commission’s regulations. h. Potential Applicant Contact: David Merritt, General Manager, Kings River Conservation District, 4886 E. Jensen Ave., Fresno, CA 93725; (559) 237– 5567; email: powerplantferc@krcd.org. i. FERC Contact: Shannon Archuleta at (202) 552–2739 or email at shannon.archuleta@ferc.gov. j. KRCD filed its request to use the Traditional Licensing Process on February 1, 2024. KRCD provided public notice of its request on February 15, 2024. In a letter dated March 22, 2024, the Acting Director of the Division of Hydropower Licensing approved KRCD’s request to use the Traditional Licensing Process. k. With this notice, we are initiating informal consultation with the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service under section 7 of the Endangered Species Act and the joint agency regulations thereunder at 50 CFR part 402. We are also initiating consultation with the California State Historic Preservation Officer, as required by section 106, National Historical Preservation Act, and the implementing regulations of the Advisory Council on Historic Preservation at 36 CFR 800.2. l. With this notice, we are designating KRCD as the Commission’s non-federal representative for carrying out informal consultation, pursuant to section 7 of the Endangered Species Act and section 106 of the National Historic Preservation Act. m. KRCD filed a Pre-Application Document (PAD; including a proposed process plan and schedule) with the Commission, pursuant to 18 CFR 5.6 of the Commission’s regulations. n. A copy of the PAD may be viewed and/or printed on the Commission’s VerDate Sep<11>2014 20:27 Mar 27, 2024 Jkt 262001 website https://www.ferc.gov using the ‘‘eLibrary’’ link. Enter the docket number, excluding the last three digits in the docket number field to access the document. For assistance, contact FERC at FERCOnlineSupport@ferc.gov or call toll free, (886) 208–3676 or TTY (202) 502–8659. You may register online at https:// ferconline.ferc.gov/FERCOnline.aspx to be notified via email of new filings and issuances related to this or other pending projects. For assistance, contact FERC Online Support. o. The licensee states its unequivocal intent to submit an application for a subsequent license for Project No. 2741. Pursuant to 18 CFR 16.20 each application for a subsequent license and any competing license applications must be filed with the Commission at least 24 months prior to the expiration of the existing license. All applications for license for this project must be filed by August 31, 2027. q. 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. Dated: March 22, 2024. Debbie-Anne A. Reese, Acting Secretary. [FR Doc. 2024–06641 Filed 3–27–24; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 6717–01–P ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY [EPA–HQ–OAR–2022–0883; FRL11863–01– OMS] Agency Information Collection Activities; Submission to the Office of Management and Budget for Review and Approval; Comment Request; Greenhouse Gas Reporting Program (Renewal) Environmental Protection Agency (EPA). ACTION: Notice. AGENCY: The Environmental Protection Agency has submitted an information collection request (ICR), Greenhouse Gas Reporting Program (EPA ICR Number 2300.20, OMB Control Number SUMMARY: PO 00000 Frm 00034 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 2060–0629) 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, 2024. Public comments were previously requested via the Federal Register on May 4, 2023, during a 60-day comment period. This notice allows for an additional 30 days for public comments. DATES: Comments must be submitted on or before April 29, 2024. ADDRESSES: Submit your comments, referencing Docket ID No. EPA–HQ– OAR–2022–0883, to 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. 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: Joe Ford, Climate Change Division, Office of Atmospheric Protection, Office of Air and Radiation (Mail Code 6207A), Environmental Protection Agency, 1200 Pennsylvania Ave. NW, Washington, DC 20460; telephone number: 202–564– 7659; fax number: 202–343–2342; email address: ford.joe@epa.gov. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This is a proposed extension of the ICR, which is currently approved through March 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 May 4, 2023, during a 60-day comment period (88 FR 28546). 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 E:\FR\FM\28MRN1.SGM 28MRN1 ddrumheller on DSK120RN23PROD with NOTICES1 Federal Register / Vol. 89, No. 61 / Thursday, March 28, 2024 / Notices 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: In response to the FY2008 Consolidated Appropriations Act (H.R. 2764; Pub. L. 110–161) and under authority of the Clean Air Act, the EPA finalized the Mandatory Reporting of Greenhouse Gases Rule (GHG Reporting Rule) (74 FR 56260; October 30, 2009). The GHG Reporting Rule, which became effective on December 29, 2009, establishes reporting requirements for certain large facilities and suppliers. It does not require control of greenhouse gases. Instead, it requires that sources emitting greenhouse gases, supplying certain products that contain greenhouse gases, or injecting carbon dioxide (CO2) underground in quantities above certain threshold levels, to monitor and report annual emissions in amounts of carbon dioxide equivalent (CO2e). Subsequent rules have promulgated requirements for additional facilities, suppliers, and mobile sources; provided clarification and corrections to existing requirements; finalized CBI determinations; amended recordkeeping requirements; and implemented an alternative verification approach. Collectively, the GHG Reporting Rule and its associated rulemakings are referred to as the Greenhouse Gas Reporting Program (GHGRP). The purpose for this ICR is to renew and revise the GHG Reporting Rule ICR to update and consolidate the burdens and costs imposed by the current ICR under the GHGRP. Form Numbers: None. Respondents/affected entities: Facilities emitting GHGs, supplying certain products that contain GHGs, or injecting CO2 underground in quantities above certain threshold levels of CO2e. Respondent’s obligation to respond: Mandatory (42 U.S.C. 7401–7671q). Estimated number of respondents (annual average): 12,434. Frequency of response: Annually. Total estimated burden: 705,554 hours (per year). Burden is defined at 5 CFR 1320.03(b). Total estimated cost: $95,175,521 (per year), which includes $33,282,257 annualized capital or operation & maintenance costs. Changes in Estimates: There is a decrease of 34,458 hours in the total estimated respondent burden compared with that identified in the last ICR VerDate Sep<11>2014 20:27 Mar 27, 2024 Jkt 262001 21517 renewal. Furthermore, the annual public reporting and recordkeeping burden for this collection of information is estimated to average 0.07 hours per response. The last ICR estimated an average burden of 0.08 hours per response. This change in burden reflects an adjustment in the number of respondents from projected to actual and an adjustment of labor rates, capital, and operation and maintenance (O&M) costs to reflect 2021 dollars. Burden means the total time, effort, or financial resources expended by persons to generate, maintain, retain, disclose, or provide information to or for a Federal Agency. This includes the time needed to review instructions, develop, acquire, install, and utilize technology and systems for the purposes of collecting, validating, and verifying information; processing and maintaining information; and disclosing and providing information; adjusting the existing ways to comply with any previously applicable instructions and requirements which have subsequently changed; training personnel to be able to respond to a collection of information; searching data sources; completing and reviewing the collection of information; and transmitting or otherwise disclosing the information. July 28, 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 April 29, 2024. ADDRESSES: Submit your comments, referencing Docket ID No. EPA–HQ– OLEM–2018–0534, 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. Courtney Kerwin, Director, Information Engagement Division. Peggy Vyas, Environmental Protection Agency, 1200 Pennsylvania Ave. NW, Washington, DC 20460; telephone number: 202–566–0453; vyas.peggy@ epa.gov. [FR Doc. 2024–06553 Filed 3–27–24; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 6560–50–P ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY [EPA–HQ–OLEM–2018–0534, FRL–11861– 01–OMS] Agency Information Collection Activities; Submission to the Office of Management and Budget; Comment Request; Identification, Listing, and Rulemaking Petitions (Renewal) Environmental Protection Agency (EPA). ACTION: Notice. AGENCY: The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has submitted an information collection request (ICR), Identification, Listing and Rulemaking Petitions (Renewal), EPA ICR Number 1189.32, OMB Control Number 2050– 0053 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, 2024. Public comments were previously requested via the Federal Register on SUMMARY: PO 00000 Frm 00035 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: This is a proposed extension of the ICR, which is currently approved through March 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 July 28, 2023 during a 60-day comment period (88 FR 48845). 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: Under the authority of the Resource Conservation and Recovery Act of 1976 (RCRA), as amended, SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: E:\FR\FM\28MRN1.SGM 28MRN1

Agencies

[Federal Register Volume 89, Number 61 (Thursday, March 28, 2024)]
[Notices]
[Pages 21516-21517]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2024-06553]


=======================================================================
-----------------------------------------------------------------------

ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

[EPA-HQ-OAR-2022-0883; FRL11863-01-OMS]


Agency Information Collection Activities; Submission to the 
Office of Management and Budget for Review and Approval; Comment 
Request; Greenhouse Gas Reporting Program (Renewal)

AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).

ACTION: Notice.

-----------------------------------------------------------------------

SUMMARY: The Environmental Protection Agency has submitted an 
information collection request (ICR), Greenhouse Gas Reporting Program 
(EPA ICR Number 2300.20, OMB Control Number 2060-0629) 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, 2024. Public comments 
were previously requested via the Federal Register on May 4, 2023, 
during a 60-day comment period. This notice allows for an additional 30 
days for public comments.

DATES: Comments must be submitted on or before April 29, 2024.

ADDRESSES: Submit your comments, referencing Docket ID No. EPA-HQ-OAR-
2022-0883, to 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. 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: Joe Ford, Climate Change Division, 
Office of Atmospheric Protection, Office of Air and Radiation (Mail 
Code 6207A), Environmental Protection Agency, 1200 Pennsylvania Ave. 
NW, Washington, DC 20460; telephone number: 202-564-7659; fax number: 
202-343-2342; email address: [email protected].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This is a proposed extension of the ICR, 
which is currently approved through March 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 May 4, 2023, during a 60-day comment period (88 FR 28546). 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

[[Page 21517]]

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: In response to the FY2008 Consolidated Appropriations Act 
(H.R. 2764; Pub. L. 110-161) and under authority of the Clean Air Act, 
the EPA finalized the Mandatory Reporting of Greenhouse Gases Rule (GHG 
Reporting Rule) (74 FR 56260; October 30, 2009). The GHG Reporting 
Rule, which became effective on December 29, 2009, establishes 
reporting requirements for certain large facilities and suppliers. It 
does not require control of greenhouse gases. Instead, it requires that 
sources emitting greenhouse gases, supplying certain products that 
contain greenhouse gases, or injecting carbon dioxide (CO2) 
underground in quantities above certain threshold levels, to monitor 
and report annual emissions in amounts of carbon dioxide equivalent 
(CO2e).
    Subsequent rules have promulgated requirements for additional 
facilities, suppliers, and mobile sources; provided clarification and 
corrections to existing requirements; finalized CBI determinations; 
amended recordkeeping requirements; and implemented an alternative 
verification approach. Collectively, the GHG Reporting Rule and its 
associated rulemakings are referred to as the Greenhouse Gas Reporting 
Program (GHGRP).
    The purpose for this ICR is to renew and revise the GHG Reporting 
Rule ICR to update and consolidate the burdens and costs imposed by the 
current ICR under the GHGRP.
    Form Numbers: None.
    Respondents/affected entities: Facilities emitting GHGs, supplying 
certain products that contain GHGs, or injecting CO2 
underground in quantities above certain threshold levels of 
CO2e.
    Respondent's obligation to respond: Mandatory (42 U.S.C. 7401-
7671q).
    Estimated number of respondents (annual average): 12,434.
    Frequency of response: Annually.
    Total estimated burden: 705,554 hours (per year). Burden is defined 
at 5 CFR 1320.03(b).
    Total estimated cost: $95,175,521 (per year), which includes 
$33,282,257 annualized capital or operation & maintenance costs.
    Changes in Estimates: There is a decrease of 34,458 hours in the 
total estimated respondent burden compared with that identified in the 
last ICR renewal. Furthermore, the annual public reporting and 
recordkeeping burden for this collection of information is estimated to 
average 0.07 hours per response. The last ICR estimated an average 
burden of 0.08 hours per response. This change in burden reflects an 
adjustment in the number of respondents from projected to actual and an 
adjustment of labor rates, capital, and operation and maintenance (O&M) 
costs to reflect 2021 dollars. Burden means the total time, effort, or 
financial resources expended by persons to generate, maintain, retain, 
disclose, or provide information to or for a Federal Agency. This 
includes the time needed to review instructions, develop, acquire, 
install, and utilize technology and systems for the purposes of 
collecting, validating, and verifying information; processing and 
maintaining information; and disclosing and providing information; 
adjusting the existing ways to comply with any previously applicable 
instructions and requirements which have subsequently changed; training 
personnel to be able to respond to a collection of information; 
searching data sources; completing and reviewing the collection of 
information; and transmitting or otherwise disclosing the information.

Courtney Kerwin,
Director, Information Engagement Division.
[FR Doc. 2024-06553 Filed 3-27-24; 8:45 am]
BILLING CODE 6560-50-P
This site is protected by reCAPTCHA and the Google Privacy Policy and Terms of Service apply.