80_FR_67611 80 FR 67400 - Proposed Information Collection Request; Comment Request; Tips and Complaints Regarding Environmental Violations (Renewal)

80 FR 67400 - Proposed Information Collection Request; Comment Request; Tips and Complaints Regarding Environmental Violations (Renewal)

ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

Federal Register Volume 80, Issue 211 (November 2, 2015)

Page Range67400-67401
FR Document2015-27892

The Environmental Protection Agency is planning to submit an information collection request (ICR), ``Tips and Complaints Regarding Environmental Violations (Renewal)'' (EPA ICR No. 2219.05, OMB Control No. 2020-0032) to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for review and approval in accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act (44 U.S.C. 3501 et seq.). Before doing so, EPA is soliciting public comments on specific aspects of the proposed information collection as described below. This is a proposed extension of the ICR, which is currently approved through 04/30/2016. 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.

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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

[EPA-HQ-OECA-2009-0494; FRL-9936-41-OECA]


Proposed Information Collection Request; Comment Request; Tips 
and Complaints Regarding Environmental Violations (Renewal)

AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: The Environmental Protection Agency is planning to submit an 
information collection request (ICR), ``Tips and Complaints Regarding 
Environmental Violations (Renewal)'' (EPA ICR No. 2219.05, OMB Control 
No. 2020-0032) to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for review 
and approval in accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act (44 U.S.C. 
3501 et seq.). Before doing so, EPA is soliciting public comments on 
specific aspects of the proposed information collection as described 
below. This is a proposed extension of the ICR, which is currently 
approved through 04/30/2016. 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.

DATES: Comments must be submitted on or before January 4, 2016.

ADDRESSES: Submit your comments, referencing Docket ID No. EPA-HQ-OECA-
2009-0494, 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.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Michael LeDesma, Legal Counsel 
Division, Office of Criminal Enforcement, Forensics, and Training; 
Environmental Protection Agency, Building 25, Box 25227, Denver Federal 
Center, Denver, CO 80025; telephone number: 303-462-9453 or fax number: 
303-462-9075; email address: [email protected]

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 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 http://www.epa.gov/dockets.
    Pursuant to section 3506(c)(2)(A) of the PRA, EPA is soliciting 
comments and information to enable it to: (i) Evaluate whether the 
proposed collection of information is necessary for the proper 
performance of the functions of the Agency, including whether the 
information will have practical utility; (ii) evaluate the accuracy of 
the Agency's estimate of the burden of the proposed collection of 
information, including the validity of the methodology and assumptions 
used; (iii) enhance the quality, utility, and clarity of the 
information to be collected; and (iv) minimize the burden of the 
collection of information on those who are to respond, including 
through the use of appropriate automated electronic, mechanical, or 
other technological collection techniques or other forms of information 
technology, e.g., permitting electronic submission of responses. EPA 
will consider the comments received and amend the ICR as appropriate. 
The final ICR package will then be submitted to OMB for review and 
approval. At that time, EPA will issue another Federal Register notice 
to announce the submission of the ICR to OMB and the opportunity to 
submit additional comments to OMB.
    Abstract: The Office of Enforcement and Compliance Assurance (OECA) 
is the component of the Environmental Protection Agency responsible for 
administrative, civil and criminal enforcement of the environmental 
laws that EPA administers. EPA's criminal enforcement program, and, to 
a lesser extent, its civil enforcement program are, like other federal 
law enforcement programs, dependent on tips and complaints from 
concerned citizens and members of the regulated community. The OECA 
Tips & Complaints Web page provides a convenient means by which

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these individuals can voluntarily submit tips and complaints regarding 
suspected violations of environmental law. OECA is considering the use 
of a mobile-friendly version of the Tips and Complaints Web pages that 
will complement the existing process. Tips or complaints received are 
used by civil and/or criminal enforcement personnel at EPA to determine 
whether an investigation is warranted into the suspected or alleged 
misconduct. In some cases, EPA may decide to refer tips or complaints 
for investigation to other federal agencies or to State or local 
authorities within whose jurisdiction the matter may appropriately 
fall. The OECA Tips and Complaints Web page or mobile-friendly versions 
does not replace or otherwise supplant other means of providing tips or 
complaints to EPA; it merely provides a convenient means by which to 
supply these tips or complaints.
    As with complaints provided by phone, fax, or electronic mail, we 
expect that tippers or complainants are already in the possession of 
information that leads them to suspect a violation of environmental law 
when they contact EPA to report the matter. Accordingly, EPA believes 
that the burden associated with the reporting is merely that arising 
from the need to read the instructions and type or select information 
into the appropriate fields. In our estimate, this amounts to 
approximately \1/2\ hour per tip or complaint, for total annualized 
burden for all tippers and complainants of 5,143 hours. While we do not 
expect actual labor costs associated with these burden hours, the 
opportunity cost of 4,601 burden hours would be approximately $100,026.
    EPA does not maintain hardcopies of the information supplied 
through the webform. Tips or complaints not acted upon within 30 days 
are automatically purged from the database. Tips or complaints upon 
which some action is taken are preserved for a period of five years, 
pursuant to the record schedule for criminal investigations.
    Form Numbers: None.
    Respondents/affected entities: Anyone wishing to file a tip or 
complaint.
    Respondent's obligation to respond: Voluntary.
    Estimated number of respondents: 10,286 (total).
    Frequency of response: Occasionally.
    Total estimated burden: 5,143 hours (per year). Burden is defined 
at 5 CFR 1320.03(b).
    Total estimated cost: $100,026 (per year), includes no annualized 
capital or operation & maintenance costs.
    Changes in Estimates: There is an increase of 542 hours in the 
total estimated respondent burden compared with the ICR currently 
approved by OMB. This increase reflects the fact that tips and 
complaints are being filed at a higher rate than originally 
anticipated, a strong indication of the success of this program. There 
has been no change in the information being reported or the estimated 
burden per respondent.

    Dated: October 15, 2015.
Henry Barnet,
Director, Office of Criminal Enforcement, Forensics and Training.
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                                                    for input, but it is not considered as formal             Visit the ISCORS Web site,                          Enforcement, Forensics, and Training;
                                                    public comment. Any future actions by an                www.iscors.org for more detailed                      Environmental Protection Agency,
                                                    agency of the U.S. government to consider               information.                                          Building 25, Box 25227, Denver Federal
                                                    use of the IAEA document, when finalized,                                                                     Center, Denver, CO 80025; telephone
                                                    will be subject to the normal APA process for           Michael P. Flynn,
                                                    notice and comment. Presentations of
                                                                                                                                                                  number: 303–462–9453 or fax number:
                                                                                                            Director, Office of Radiation and Indoor Air.
                                                    previous ISCORS public meetings are                                                                           303–462–9075; email address:
                                                                                                            [FR Doc. 2015–27886 Filed 10–30–15; 8:45 am]          ledesma.michael@epa.gov
                                                    available at the ISCORS Web site,
                                                                                                            BILLING CODE 6560–50–P
                                                    www.iscors.org. The final meeting agenda                                                                      SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
                                                    will be posted on the Web site shortly before                                                                 Supporting documents which explain in
                                                    the meeting. Please note that this public                                                                     detail the information that the EPA will
                                                    meeting will not have an available                      ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION
                                                                                                            AGENCY                                                be collecting are available in the public
                                                    conference line due to conference room
                                                    restrictions.
                                                                                                                                                                  docket for this ICR. The docket can be
                                                                                                            [EPA–HQ–OECA–2009–0494; FRL–9936–                     viewed online at www.regulations.gov
                                                    DATES:  The meeting will be held on                     41–OECA]                                              or in person at the EPA Docket Center,
                                                    Monday, November 9, 2015, from 1:00                                                                           WJC West, Room 3334, 1301
                                                                                                            Proposed Information Collection
                                                    p.m. to 4:30 p.m.                                                                                             Constitution Ave. NW., Washington,
                                                                                                            Request; Comment Request; Tips and
                                                    ADDRESSES: The ISCORS meeting will                                                                            DC. The telephone number for the
                                                                                                            Complaints Regarding Environmental
                                                    be held in Room 1153 at the USEPA                                                                             Docket Center is 202–566–1744. For
                                                                                                            Violations (Renewal)
                                                    William Jefferson Clinton East Building                                                                       additional information about EPA’s
                                                    (WJC East), 1201 Constitution Avenue                    AGENCY: Environmental Protection                      public docket, visit http://www.epa.gov/
                                                    NW., Washington, DC. Attendees are                      Agency (EPA).                                         dockets.
                                                    required to present a photo ID such as                  ACTION: Notice.                                          Pursuant to section 3506(c)(2)(A) of
                                                    a government agency photo                                                                                     the PRA, EPA is soliciting comments
                                                                                                            SUMMARY: The Environmental Protection                 and information to enable it to: (i)
                                                    identification badge or valid driver’s
                                                                                                            Agency is planning to submit an                       Evaluate whether the proposed
                                                    license. The Department of Homeland
                                                                                                            information collection request (ICR),                 collection of information is necessary
                                                    Security has begun implementing REAL
                                                                                                            ‘‘Tips and Complaints Regarding                       for the proper performance of the
                                                    ID Act requirements for visitors who
                                                                                                            Environmental Violations (Renewal)’’                  functions of the Agency, including
                                                    present state-issued driver’s licenses as
                                                                                                            (EPA ICR No. 2219.05, OMB Control No.                 whether the information will have
                                                    IDs at restricted federal facilities.
                                                                                                            2020–0032) to the Office of Management                practical utility; (ii) evaluate the
                                                    Driver’s licenses from states and
                                                                                                            and Budget (OMB) for review and                       accuracy of the Agency’s estimate of the
                                                    territories that do not comply with the
                                                                                                            approval in accordance with the                       burden of the proposed collection of
                                                    REAL ID Act will not be accepted as
                                                                                                            Paperwork Reduction Act (44 U.S.C.                    information, including the validity of
                                                    identification. More details on these ID
                                                                                                            3501 et seq.). Before doing so, EPA is                the methodology and assumptions used;
                                                    requirements can be found at http://
                                                                                                            soliciting public comments on specific                (iii) enhance the quality, utility, and
                                                    www2.epa.gov/aboutepa/visiting-epa-
                                                                                                            aspects of the proposed information                   clarity of the information to be
                                                    headquarters and clicking on the
                                                                                                            collection as described below. This is a              collected; and (iv) minimize the burden
                                                    Building Access tab. Visitors and their
                                                                                                            proposed extension of the ICR, which is               of the collection of information on those
                                                    belongings will be screened by EPA
                                                                                                            currently approved through 04/30/2016.                who are to respond, including through
                                                    security guards. Visitors must sign the
                                                                                                            An Agency may not conduct or sponsor                  the use of appropriate automated
                                                    visitors log at the security desk and will
                                                                                                            and a person is not required to respond               electronic, mechanical, or other
                                                    be issued a visitors badge by the
                                                                                                            to a collection of information unless it              technological collection techniques or
                                                    security guards to gain access to the
                                                                                                            displays a currently valid OMB control                other forms of information technology,
                                                    meeting.
                                                                                                            number.                                               e.g., permitting electronic submission of
                                                    FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:                        DATES: Comments must be submitted on                  responses. EPA will consider the
                                                    Marisa Thornton, Radiation Protection                   or before January 4, 2016.                            comments received and amend the ICR
                                                    Division, Office of Radiation and Indoor                ADDRESSES: Submit your comments,                      as appropriate. The final ICR package
                                                    Air, Mailcode 6608T, U.S.                               referencing Docket ID No. EPA–HQ–                     will then be submitted to OMB for
                                                    Environmental Protection Agency, 1200                   OECA–2009–0494, online using                          review and approval. At that time, EPA
                                                    Pennsylvania Avenue NW., Washington,                    www.regulations.gov (our preferred                    will issue another Federal Register
                                                    DC 20460; telephone 202–343–9237; fax                   method), by email to docket.oeca@                     notice to announce the submission of
                                                    202–343–2304; email thornton.marisa@                    epa.gov or by mail to: EPA Docket                     the ICR to OMB and the opportunity to
                                                    epa.gov.                                                Center, Environmental Protection                      submit additional comments to OMB.
                                                    SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:      Pay                     Agency, Mail Code 28221T, 1200                           Abstract: The Office of Enforcement
                                                    parking is available for visitors at                    Pennsylvania Ave. NW., Washington,                    and Compliance Assurance (OECA) is
                                                    multiple garages around the Ronald                      DC 20460.                                             the component of the Environmental
                                                    Reagan building and Federal Triangle                       EPA’s policy is that all comments                  Protection Agency responsible for
                                                    complex. Visitors can also ride metro to                received will be included in the public               administrative, civil and criminal
                                                    the Federal Triangle station (Blue and                  docket without change including any                   enforcement of the environmental laws
                                                    Orange Line). After exiting the                         personal information provided, unless                 that EPA administers. EPA’s criminal
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                                                    turnstiles, go up both escalators to street             the comment includes profanity, threats,              enforcement program, and, to a lesser
                                                    level. Turn around and walk towards                     information claimed to be Confidential                extent, its civil enforcement program
                                                    12th Street NW. Turn right on 12th                      Business Information (CBI) or other                   are, like other federal law enforcement
                                                    Street and continue walking until you                   information whose disclosure is                       programs, dependent on tips and
                                                    get to Constitution Avenue. Then turn                   restricted by statute.                                complaints from concerned citizens and
                                                    right onto Constitution Avenue and                      FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:                      members of the regulated community.
                                                    1201 William Jefferson Clinton East is                  Michael LeDesma, Legal Counsel                        The OECA Tips & Complaints Web page
                                                    the first building on your right.                       Division, Office of Criminal                          provides a convenient means by which


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                                                    these individuals can voluntarily submit                   Changes in Estimates: There is an                    Equal Employment Opportunity
                                                    tips and complaints regarding suspected                 increase of 542 hours in the total                      Commission;
                                                    violations of environmental law. OECA                   estimated respondent burden compared                  Ms. Veronica Venture, Director, EEO
                                                    is considering the use of a mobile-                     with the ICR currently approved by                      and Diversity, Department of
                                                    friendly version of the Tips and                        OMB. This increase reflects the fact that               Homeland Security.
                                                    Complaints Web pages that will                          tips and complaints are being filed at a                Alternate: Ms. Germaine Roseboro,
                                                    complement the existing process. Tips                   higher rate than originally anticipated, a            Director, Office of the Chief Financial
                                                    or complaints received are used by civil                strong indication of the success of this              Officer, Equal Employment Opportunity
                                                    and/or criminal enforcement personnel                   program. There has been no change in                  Commission.
                                                    at EPA to determine whether an                          the information being reported or the                   By the direction of the Commission.
                                                    investigation is warranted into the                     estimated burden per respondent.
                                                                                                                                                                    Dated: October 23, 2015.
                                                    suspected or alleged misconduct. In                       Dated: October 15, 2015.                            Jenny R. Yang,
                                                    some cases, EPA may decide to refer                     Henry Barnet,
                                                    tips or complaints for investigation to                                                                       Chair.
                                                                                                            Director, Office of Criminal Enforcement,             [FR Doc. 2015–27733 Filed 10–30–15; 8:45 am]
                                                    other federal agencies or to State or local             Forensics and Training.
                                                    authorities within whose jurisdiction                   [FR Doc. 2015–27892 Filed 10–30–15; 8:45 am]
                                                                                                                                                                  BILLING CODE 6570–01–P
                                                    the matter may appropriately fall. The                  BILLING CODE 6560–50–P
                                                    OECA Tips and Complaints Web page or
                                                    mobile-friendly versions does not                                                                             FEDERAL DEPOSIT INSURANCE
                                                    replace or otherwise supplant other                                                                           CORPORATION
                                                                                                            EQUAL EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITY
                                                    means of providing tips or complaints to
                                                                                                            COMMISSION                                            Agency Information Collection
                                                    EPA; it merely provides a convenient
                                                    means by which to supply these tips or                                                                        Activities: Submission for OMB
                                                                                                            SES Performance Review Board—
                                                    complaints.                                                                                                   Review; Comment Request (3064–
                                                                                                            Appointment of Members
                                                       As with complaints provided by                                                                             0072, –0093, –0095, –0117, –0145,
                                                    phone, fax, or electronic mail, we expect               AGENCY: Equal Employment                              –0152 & –0161)
                                                    that tippers or complainants are already                Opportunity Commission.
                                                                                                                                                                  AGENCY: Federal Deposit Insurance
                                                    in the possession of information that                   ACTION: Notice.
                                                                                                                                                                  Corporation (FDIC).
                                                    leads them to suspect a violation of                                                                          ACTION: Notice and request for comment.
                                                                                                            SUMMARY: Notice is hereby given of the
                                                    environmental law when they contact
                                                                                                            appointment of members to the
                                                    EPA to report the matter. Accordingly,                                                                        SUMMARY: The FDIC, as part of its
                                                                                                            Performance Review Board of the Equal
                                                    EPA believes that the burden associated                                                                       continuing effort to reduce paperwork
                                                                                                            Employment Opportunity Commission.
                                                    with the reporting is merely that arising                                                                     and respondent burden, invites the
                                                                                                            FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Lisa
                                                    from the need to read the instructions                                                                        general public and other Federal
                                                    and type or select information into the                 M. Williams, Chief Human Capital                      agencies to take this opportunity to
                                                                                                            Officer, U.S. Equal Employment                        comment on the renewal of existing
                                                    appropriate fields. In our estimate, this
                                                                                                            Opportunity Commission, 131 M Street
                                                    amounts to approximately 1⁄2 hour per                                                                         information collections, as required by
                                                                                                            NE., Washington, DC 20507, (202) 663–
                                                    tip or complaint, for total annualized                                                                        the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995.
                                                                                                            4306.
                                                    burden for all tippers and complainants                                                                       The FDIC recently requested comment
                                                    of 5,143 hours. While we do not expect                  SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:                            for 60 days on proposals to renew the
                                                    actual labor costs associated with these                Publication of the Performance Review                 information collections described
                                                    burden hours, the opportunity cost of                   Board (PRB) membership is required by                 below. Only one comment was received,
                                                    4,601 burden hours would be                             5 U.S.C. 4314(c)(4). The PRB reviews                  as explained below. The FDIC hereby
                                                    approximately $100,026.                                 and evaluates the initial appraisal of a              gives notice of its plan to submit to
                                                       EPA does not maintain hardcopies of                  senior executive’s performance by the                 OMB a request to approve the renewal
                                                                                                            supervisor, and makes                                 of these information collections, and
                                                    the information supplied through the
                                                                                                            recommendations to the Chair, EEOC,                   again invites comment on these
                                                    webform. Tips or complaints not acted
                                                                                                            with respect to performance ratings, pay              renewals.
                                                    upon within 30 days are automatically
                                                                                                            level adjustments and performance
                                                    purged from the database. Tips or                                                                             DATES: Comments must be submitted on
                                                                                                            awards.
                                                    complaints upon which some action is                      The following are the names and titles              or before December 2, 2015.
                                                    taken are preserved for a period of five                of executives appointed to serve as                   ADDRESSES: Interested parties are
                                                    years, pursuant to the record schedule                  members of the SES PRB. Members will                  invited to submit written comments to
                                                    for criminal investigations.                            serve a 12-month term, which begins on                the FDIC by any of the following
                                                       Form Numbers: None.                                  November 18, 2015.                                    methods:
                                                       Respondents/affected entities:                         PRB Chair: Ms. Delner Franklin-                       • http://www.FDIC.gov/regulations/
                                                    Anyone wishing to file a tip or                         Thomas, Director, Birmingham District                 laws/federal/.
                                                    complaint.                                              Office, Equal Employment Opportunity                    • Email: comments@fdic.gov Include
                                                       Respondent’s obligation to respond:                  Commission.                                           the name and number of the collection
                                                    Voluntary.                                                Members:                                            in the subject line of the message.
                                                       Estimated number of respondents:                                                                             • Mail: Gary A. Kuiper, Counsel,
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                                                                                                            Ms. Julianne Bowman, Director, Chicago
                                                    10,286 (total).                                           District Office, Equal Employment                   (202.898.3877) Room MB–3016 or
                                                       Frequency of response: Occasionally.                   Opportunity Commission;                             Manny Cabeza, Counsel, (202.898.3767),
                                                       Total estimated burden: 5,143 hours                  Mr. Carlton Hadden, Director, Office of               MB–3105, Federal Deposit Insurance
                                                    (per year). Burden is defined at 5 CFR                    Federal Operations, Equal                           Corporation, 550 17th Street NW.,
                                                    1320.03(b).                                               Employment Opportunity                              Washington, DC 20429.
                                                       Total estimated cost: $100,026 (per                    Commission;                                           • Hand Delivery: Comments may be
                                                    year), includes no annualized capital or                Mr. James L. Lee, Deputy General                      hand-delivered to the guard station at
                                                    operation & maintenance costs.                            Counsel, Office of General Counsel,                 the rear of the 17th Street Building


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CollectionFederal Register
sudoc ClassAE 2.7:
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PublisherOffice of the Federal Register, National Archives and Records Administration
SectionNotices
ActionNotice.
DatesComments must be submitted on or before January 4, 2016.
ContactMichael LeDesma, Legal Counsel Division, Office of Criminal Enforcement, Forensics, and Training; Environmental Protection Agency, Building 25, Box 25227, Denver Federal Center, Denver, CO 80025; telephone number: 303-462-9453 or fax number:
FR Citation80 FR 67400 

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