Agency Information Collection Activities; Submission to the Office of Management and Budget; Comment Request; Identification, Listing, and Rulemaking Petitions (Renewal), 21517-21518 [2024-06555]
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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
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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.
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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
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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:
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Congress directed the Environmental
Protection Agency (EPA) to implement
a comprehensive program for the safe
management of hazardous waste. In
addition, Congress wrote that ‘‘[a]ny
person may petition the Administrator
for the promulgation, amendment or
repeal of any regulation’’ under RCRA
(section 7004(a)). 40 CFR parts 260 and
261 contain provisions that allow
regulated entities to apply for petitions,
variances, exclusions, and exemptions
from various RCRA requirements.
The following are some examples of
information required from petitioners
under 40 CFR part 260. Under 40 CFR
260.20(b), all rulemaking petitioners
must submit basic information with
their demonstrations, including name,
address, and statement of interest in the
proposed action. When a petition is
submitted, the Agency reviews
materials, deliberates, publishes its
tentative decision in the Federal
Register, and requests public comment.
The EPA also may hold informal public
hearings (if requested by an interested
person or at the discretion of the
Administrator) to hear oral comments
on its tentative decision. After
evaluating all comments, the EPA
publishes its final decision in the
Federal Register.
With this renewal, this ICR will no
longer include the burden associated
with the disposal of coal combustion
residuals (CCR) from electric utilities as
solid waste under Subtitle D of RCRA,
found at 40 CFR part 257, subpart D.
That burden is covered by OMB Control
Number 2050–0223.
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:
Required to obtain or retain a benefit
(RCRA Sections 1008, 4004, 4005(a)).
Estimated number of respondents:
2,603.
Frequency of response: On occasion.
Total estimated burden: 62,778 hours.
Burden is defined at 5 CFR 1320.03(b).
Total estimated cost: $11,679,180,
which includes $8,860,784 in
annualized capital and O&M costs.
Changes in the estimates: There is
total decrease of 240,430 hours in the
total estimated respondent burden
compared with the ICR currently
approved by OMB. There is a decrease
of 175,319 hours as the hours associated
with the information collection
requirements for the disposal of CCR
from this ICR were transferred to 2050–
0223 in order to better align the
collection requirements as they relate to
RCRA and the disposal of CCR;
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specifically, as they relate to 40 CFR
part 257. In addition, there was a
decrease of $7,538,452 in capital/O&M
costs to 2050–0223 as part of this
realignment.
The remaining decrease of
approximately 65,111 hours and
$1,775,173 is an adjustment to the
existing estimates based on data
gathered through consultations with
EPA Regional and State Offices and the
regulated community, not due to
program changes.
Courtney Kerwin,
Director, Regulatory Support Division.
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Agency Information Collection
Activities; Submission to the Office of
Management and Budget for Review
and Approval; Comment Request;
NSPS for Metal Coil Surface Coating
(Renewal)
Environmental Protection
Agency (EPA).
ACTION: Notice.
AGENCY:
The Environmental Protection
Agency (EPA) has submitted an
information collection request (ICR),
NSPS for Metal Coil Surface Coating
(EPA ICR Number 0660.14, OMB
Control Number 2060–0107) 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 18, 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 Number EPA–
HQ–OAR–2023–0110, to EPA online
using 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 for the proposed provided,
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unless the comment includes profanity,
threats, information claimed to be
Confidential Business Information (CBI),
or other information whose disclosure is
restricted by statute.
Submit comments and
recommendations to OMB for the
proposed information collection within
30 days of publication of this notice to
https://www.reginfo.gov/public/do/
PRAMain. Find this particular
information collection by selecting
‘‘Currently under Review—Open for
Public Comments’’ or by using the
search function.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Muntasir Ali, Sector Policies and
Program Division (D243–05), Office of
Air Quality Planning and Standards,
U.S. Environmental Protection Agency,
Research Triangle Park, North Carolina
27711; telephone number: (919) 541–
0833; email address: ali.muntasir@
epa.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This is a
proposed extension of the ICR, which is
currently approved through March 31,
2024. An agency may neither conduct
nor 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 18, 2023, during a 60-day comment
period (88 FR 31748). 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
Building, 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 New Source
Performance Standards (NSPS) for the
regulations published at 40 CFR part 60,
subpart TT were proposed on January 5,
1981, promulgated on November 1,
1982, and most recently amended on
October 17, 2000. These regulations
apply to existing and new metal coil
surface coating facilities with the
following surface coating lines: each
prime coat operation; each finish coat
operation; and each prime and finish
coat operation cured simultaneously,
where the finish coat is applied wet-onwet over the prime coat. New facilities
include those that commenced
construction, modification, or
reconstruction after the date of proposal.
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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)
AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).
ACTION: Notice.
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SUMMARY: 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 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.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Peggy Vyas, Environmental Protection
Agency, 1200 Pennsylvania Ave. NW, Washington, DC 20460; telephone
number: 202-566-0453; [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 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,
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Congress directed the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to
implement a comprehensive program for the safe management of hazardous
waste. In addition, Congress wrote that ``[a]ny person may petition the
Administrator for the promulgation, amendment or repeal of any
regulation'' under RCRA (section 7004(a)). 40 CFR parts 260 and 261
contain provisions that allow regulated entities to apply for
petitions, variances, exclusions, and exemptions from various RCRA
requirements.
The following are some examples of information required from
petitioners under 40 CFR part 260. Under 40 CFR 260.20(b), all
rulemaking petitioners must submit basic information with their
demonstrations, including name, address, and statement of interest in
the proposed action. When a petition is submitted, the Agency reviews
materials, deliberates, publishes its tentative decision in the Federal
Register, and requests public comment. The EPA also may hold informal
public hearings (if requested by an interested person or at the
discretion of the Administrator) to hear oral comments on its tentative
decision. After evaluating all comments, the EPA publishes its final
decision in the Federal Register.
With this renewal, this ICR will no longer include the burden
associated with the disposal of coal combustion residuals (CCR) from
electric utilities as solid waste under Subtitle D of RCRA, found at 40
CFR part 257, subpart D. That burden is covered by OMB Control Number
2050-0223.
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: Required to obtain or retain a
benefit (RCRA Sections 1008, 4004, 4005(a)).
Estimated number of respondents: 2,603.
Frequency of response: On occasion.
Total estimated burden: 62,778 hours. Burden is defined at 5 CFR
1320.03(b).
Total estimated cost: $11,679,180, which includes $8,860,784 in
annualized capital and O&M costs.
Changes in the estimates: There is total decrease of 240,430 hours
in the total estimated respondent burden compared with the ICR
currently approved by OMB. There is a decrease of 175,319 hours as the
hours associated with the information collection requirements for the
disposal of CCR from this ICR were transferred to 2050-0223 in order to
better align the collection requirements as they relate to RCRA and the
disposal of CCR; specifically, as they relate to 40 CFR part 257. In
addition, there was a decrease of $7,538,452 in capital/O&M costs to
2050-0223 as part of this realignment.
The remaining decrease of approximately 65,111 hours and $1,775,173
is an adjustment to the existing estimates based on data gathered
through consultations with EPA Regional and State Offices and the
regulated community, not due to program changes.
Courtney Kerwin,
Director, Regulatory Support Division.
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