Environmental Protection Agency March 12, 2020 – Federal Register Recent Federal Regulation Documents

In compliance with the Paperwork Reduction Act (PRA), this document announces that EPA is planning to submit an Information Collection Request (ICR) to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB). The ICR, entitled: ``Notification of Chemical ExportsTSCA Section 12(b)'' and identified by EPA ICR No. 0795.16 and OMB Control No. 2070- 0030, represents the renewal of an existing ICR that is scheduled to expire on November 30, 2020. Before submitting the ICR to OMB for review and approval, EPA is soliciting comments on specific aspects of the proposed information collection that is summarized in this document. The ICR and accompanying material are available in the docket for public review and comment.

The Environmental Protection Agency is planning to submit an information collection request (ICR), ``Filter Adoption Survey'' (EPA ICR No. 2615.01, OMB Control No. 2008-New) to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for review and approval in accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act. Before doing so, EPA is soliciting public comments on specific aspects of the proposed information collection as described below. This is a request for approval of a new collection. 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.

The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA or the Agency) is announcing the availability of, and soliciting public comments on, the proposed ``baseline'' approval of the contact-handled (CH) transuranic (TRU) debris waste characterization program implemented by the Central Characterization Program (CCP) at the U.S. Department of Energy's (DOE) Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory (LLNL), in Livermore, California. On June 26, 2019, the DOE made a formal request for an EPA baseline inspection for LLNL CH TRU Waste Characterization Operations. The inspection supporting this proposed baseline approval took place on August 5-7, 2019, at LLNL and remotely. The EPA identified no findings or concerns and proposes to approve the LLNL CH TRU debris waste characterization program. The EPA's report documenting the inspection results and proposed baseline approval is available for review in the public docket listed in the ADDRESSES section of this document. Until the Agency finalizes its baseline approval decision, the DOE Carlsbad Field Office may not certify LLNL's waste characterization program and the site may not ship transuranic waste to the Waste Isolation Pilot Plant for disposal.

The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is approving a revision to the Chattanooga portion of the Tennessee State Implementation Plan (SIP), provided by the State of Tennessee, through the Tennessee Department of Environment and Conservation (TDEC) from the Chattanooga/Hamilton County Air Pollution Control Bureau through a letter dated September 12, 2018. The submission revises the open burning regulations in the Chattanooga portion of the Tennessee SIP. EPA is approving the changes because they are consistent with the Clean Air Act (CAA or Act).