80 FR 80765 - Information Collection Request Submitted to OMB for Review and Approval; Comment Request; National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System (NPDES) Program (Renewal)

ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

Federal Register Volume 80, Issue 248 (December 28, 2015)

Page Range		80765-80766
FR Document		2015-32610

The Environmental Protection Agency has submitted an information collection request (ICR), ``National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System (NPDES) Program (Renewal)'' (EPA ICR No. 0229.21, OMB Control No. 2040-0004) 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.). This is a proposed extension of the ICR, which is currently approved through December 31, 2015. Public comments were previously requested via the Federal Register (80 FR 60142) on October 5, 2015 during a 60-day comment period. This notice allows for an additional 30 days for public comments. A fuller description of the ICR is given below, including its estimated burden and cost to the public. 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.

Federal Register, Volume 80 Issue 248 (Monday, December 28, 2015)

[Federal Register Volume 80, Number 248 (Monday, December 28, 2015)]
[Notices]
[Pages 80765-80766]
From the Federal Register Online  [www.thefederalregister.org]
[FR Doc No: 2015-32610]


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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

[EPA-HQ-OW-2008-0719; FRL 9940-55-OEI]


Information Collection Request Submitted to OMB for Review and 
Approval; Comment Request; National Pollutant Discharge Elimination 
System (NPDES) Program (Renewal)

AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: The Environmental Protection Agency has submitted an 
information collection request (ICR), ``National Pollutant Discharge 
Elimination System (NPDES) Program (Renewal)'' (EPA ICR No. 0229.21, 
OMB Control No. 2040-0004) 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.). This is a proposed extension of the ICR, 
which is currently approved through December 31, 2015. Public comments 
were previously requested via the Federal Register (80 FR 60142) on 
October 5, 2015 during a 60-day comment period. This notice allows for 
an additional 30 days for public comments. A fuller description of the 
ICR is given below, including its estimated burden and cost to the 
public. 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: Additional comments may be submitted on or before January 27, 
2016.

ADDRESSES: Submit your comments, referencing Docket ID Number EPA-HQ-
OW-2008-0719, to (1) EPA 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, and (2) OMB via email to 
[email protected]. Address comments to OMB Desk Officer for 
EPA.
    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: Amelia Letnes, Office of Wastewater 
Management, Mail Code 4203M, Environmental Protection Agency, 1200 
Pennsylvania Ave. NW., Washington, DC 20460; telephone number: 202-564-
5627; 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 www.epa.gov/dockets.
    Abstract: This consolidated ICR calculates the burden and costs 
associated with the NPDES program, identifies the types of activities 
regulated under the NPDES program, describes the roles and 
responsibilities of state governments and the Agency, and presents the 
program areas that address the various types of regulated activities. 
This renewal includes the addition of the burden and costs for the 
Airport Deicing Category previously contained in a separate ICR.
    Form Numbers: None.
    Respondents/affected entities: State and Local Governments, Private 
Entities.

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    Respondent's obligation to respond: Mandatory per Clean Water Act 
(CWA) section 402.
    Estimated number of respondents: 532,523 (total).
    Frequency of response: Varies by requirement from daily to annually 
or on occasion.
    Total estimated burden: 21,041,107 hours (per year). Burden is 
defined at 5 CFR 1320.03(b).
    Total estimated cost: $121,797,877 (per year), includes $20,234,453 
annualized capital or operation & maintenance costs.
    Changes in the Estimates: There is a decrease of 283,634 hours in 
the total estimated respondent burden compared with the ICR currently 
approved by OMB. Adjustments to the burden estimates include: The 
addition of the burden associated with the airport deicing category; 
changes in the burden associated with agency actions related to changes 
in the VGP; addition of burden associated with the issuance of the 
small vessels general permit (sVGP); and changes in the estimated 
burden associated with revised estimates of number of respondents.

Courtney Kerwin,
Acting Director, Collection Strategies Division.
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FERCOnlineSupport@ferc.gov, or call Filed Date: 12/18/15. An Agency may not conduct or sponsor
(866) 208–3676 (toll free). For TTY, call Accession Number: 20151218–5072. and a person is not required to respond
(202) 502–8659. Comments Due: 5 p.m. ET 12/30/15. to a collection of information unless it
Comment Date: 5:00 p.m. Eastern The filings are accessible in the displays a currently valid OMB control
Time on January 11, 2016. Commission’s eLibrary system by number.
Dated: December 21, 2015. clicking on the links or querying the DATES: Additional comments may be
Nathaniel J. Davis, Sr., docket number. submitted on or before January 27, 2016.
Any person desiring to intervene or ADDRESSES: Submit your comments,
Deputy Secretary.
protest in any of the above proceedings referencing Docket ID Number EPA–
[FR Doc. 2015–32571 Filed 12–24–15; 8:45 am]
must file in accordance with Rules 211 HQ–OW–2008–0719, to (1) EPA online
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and 214 of the Commission’s using www.regulations.gov (our
Regulations (18 CFR 385.211 and preferred method), by email to ow-
§ 385.214) on or before 5:00 p.m. Eastern docket@epa.gov, or by mail to: EPA
DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
time on the specified comment date. Docket Center, Environmental
Federal Energy Regulatory Protests may be considered, but Protection Agency, Mail Code 28221T,
Commission intervention is necessary to become a 1200 Pennsylvania Ave. NW.,
party to the proceeding. Washington, DC 20460, and (2) OMB via
Combined Notice of Filings eFiling is encouraged. More detailed email to oira_submission@omb.eop.gov.
information relating to filing Address comments to OMB Desk Officer
Take notice that the Commission has requirements, interventions, protests, for EPA.
received the following Natural Gas service, and qualifying facilities filings EPA’s policy is that all comments
Pipeline Rate and Refund Report filings: can be found at: http://www.ferc.gov/ received will be included in the public
Filings Instituting Proceedings docs-filing/efiling/filing-req.pdf. For docket without change including any
other information, call (866) 208–3676 personal information provided, unless
Docket Numbers: RP16–308–000. (toll free). For TTY, call (202) 502–8659.
Applicants: Gulfstream Natural Gas the comment includes profanity, threats,
System, L.L.C. Dated: December 18, 2015. information claimed to be Confidential
Description: § 4(d) rate filing per Nathaniel J. Davis, Sr., Business Information (CBI) or other
154.204: Cleanup Filing Dec2015— Deputy Secretary.
information whose disclosure is
FOSA Index to be effective 1/18/2016. restricted by statute.
[FR Doc. 2015–32567 Filed 12–24–15; 8:45 am]
Filed Date: 12/17/15. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
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Accession Number: 20151217–5118. Amelia Letnes, Office of Wastewater
Comments Due: 5 p.m. ET 12/29/15. Management, Mail Code 4203M,
Docket Numbers: RP16–309–000. Environmental Protection Agency, 1200
ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION Pennsylvania Ave. NW., Washington,
Applicants: Gulf South Pipeline AGENCY
Company, LP. DC 20460; telephone number: 202–564–
Description: § 4(d) rate filing per [EPA–HQ–OW–2008–0719; FRL 9940–55– 5627; email address: letnes.amelia@
154.204: Amendment to Neg Rate Agmt OEI] epa.gov.
(Sequent 34693–39) to be effective 12/ SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Information Collection Request
17/2015. Supporting documents which explain in
Submitted to OMB for Review and
Filed Date: 12/17/15. detail the information that the EPA will
Accession Number: 20151217–5186. Approval; Comment Request; National
Pollutant Discharge Elimination be collecting are available in the public
Comments Due: 5 p.m. ET 12/29/15. docket for this ICR. The docket can be
System (NPDES) Program (Renewal)
Docket Numbers: RP16–310–000. viewed online at www.regulations.gov
Applicants: Kinder Morgan Louisiana AGENCY: Environmental Protection or in person at the EPA Docket Center,
Pipeline LLC. Agency (EPA). WJC West, Room 3334, 1301
Description: § 4(d) rate filing per ACTION: Notice. Constitution Ave. NW., Washington,
154.204: Tariff Filing to be effective 3/ DC. The telephone number for the
1/2016. SUMMARY: The Environmental Protection Docket Center is 202–566–1744. For
Filed Date: 12/17/15. Agency has submitted an information additional information about EPA’s
Accession Number: 20151217–5206. collection request (ICR), ‘‘National public docket, visit www.epa.gov/
Comments Due: 5 p.m. ET 12/29/15. Pollutant Discharge Elimination System dockets.
Docket Numbers: RP16–311–000. (NPDES) Program (Renewal)’’ (EPA ICR Abstract: This consolidated ICR
Applicants: Enable Gas Transmission, No. 0229.21, OMB Control No. 2040– calculates the burden and costs
LLC. 0004) to the Office of Management and associated with the NPDES program,
Description: § 4(d) rate filing per Budget (OMB) for review and approval identifies the types of activities
154.204: Negtiated Rate Filing— in accordance with the Paperwork regulated under the NPDES program,
December 2015 EOG 1008270 Removal Reduction Act (44 U.S.C. 3501 et seq.). describes the roles and responsibilities
to be effective 1/1/2016. This is a proposed extension of the ICR, of state governments and the Agency,
Filed Date: 12/17/15. which is currently approved through and presents the program areas that
Accession Number: 20151217–5208. December 31, 2015. Public comments address the various types of regulated
Comments Due: 5 p.m. ET 12/29/15.
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were previously requested via the activities. This renewal includes the
Docket Numbers: RP16–312–000. Federal Register (80 FR 60142) on addition of the burden and costs for the
Applicants: Texas Eastern October 5, 2015 during a 60-day Airport Deicing Category previously
Transmission, LP. comment period. This notice allows for contained in a separate ICR.
Description: § 4(d) rate filing per an additional 30 days for public Form Numbers: None.
154.204: Negotiated Rate eff 11–1–2016 comments. A fuller description of the Respondents/affected entities: State
for NJNG Contract 910230 to be effective ICR is given below, including its and Local Governments, Private
11/1/2016. estimated burden and cost to the public. Entities.

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Respondent’s obligation to respond: comment period. This notice allows for capitalization grants to the states and
Mandatory per Clean Water Act (CWA) an additional 30 days for public Puerto Rico which, in turn, provide low-
section 402. comments. A fuller description of the cost loans and other types of assistance
Estimated number of respondents: ICR is given in this renewal notice, to eligible drinking water systems.
532,523 (total). including its estimated burden and cost States can also reserve a portion of their
Frequency of response: Varies by to the public. An Agency may not grants to conduct various set-aside
requirement from daily to annually or conduct or sponsor and a person is not activities. The information collection
on occasion. required to respond to a collection of activities will occur primarily at the
Total estimated burden: 21,041,107 information unless it displays a program level through the (1)
hours (per year). Burden is defined at 5 currently valid OMB control number.
Capitalization Grant Application and
CFR 1320.03(b). DATES: Additional comments may be Agreement/State Intended Use Plan; (2)
Total estimated cost: $121,797,877 submitted on or before January 27, 2016. Biennial Report; (3) Annual Audit; (4)
(per year), includes $20,234,453 ADDRESSES: Submit your comments, Assistance Application Review; and (5)
annualized capital or operation & referencing Docket ID Number EPA– DWSRF National Information
maintenance costs. HQ–OW–2002–0059, to (1) EPA online
Changes in the Estimates: There is a Management System and the Projects &
using www.regulations.gov (our
decrease of 283,634 hours in the total Benefits Reporting System.
preferred method), or by mail to: EPA
estimated respondent burden compared Docket Center, Environmental Form Numbers: None.
with the ICR currently approved by Protection Agency, Mail Code 28221T, Respondents/affected entities: Entities
OMB. Adjustments to the burden 1200 Pennsylvania Ave. NW., affected by this action are states and
estimates include: The addition of the Washington, DC 20460, and (2) OMB via local governments.
burden associated with the airport email to oira_submission@omb.eop.gov.
deicing category; changes in the burden Address comments to OMB Desk Officer Respondent’s obligation to respond:
associated with agency actions related for EPA. Required to obtain or retain a benefit per
to changes in the VGP; addition of EPA’s policy is that all comments the Safe Drinking Water Act Section
burden associated with the issuance of received will be included in the public 1452(g)(1).
the small vessels general permit (sVGP); docket without change including any Estimated number of respondents:
and changes in the estimated burden personal information provided, unless 1,035 (total).
associated with revised estimates of the comment includes profanity, threats,
Frequency of response: Varies by
number of respondents. information claimed to be Confidential
Business Information (CBI) or other requirement (i.e., quarterly, semi-
Courtney Kerwin, information whose disclosure is annually and annually).
Acting Director, Collection Strategies restricted by statute. Total estimated burden: 88,881 hours
Division. (average per year). Burden is defined at
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Nick
[FR Doc. 2015–32610 Filed 12–24–15; 8:45 am] 5 CFR 1320.03(b).
Chamberlain, Drinking Water Protection
BILLING CODE 6560–50–P Division, Office of Ground Water and Total estimated cost: $4,884,591
Drinking Water, 4606M, Environmental (average per year), which is solely for
Protection Agency, 1200 Pennsylvania labor cost.
ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION Ave. NW., Washington, DC 20460;
AGENCY telephone number: 202–564–1871; Changes in the Estimates: There is a
[EPA–HQ–OW–2002–0059; FRL 9940–52– email address: Chamberlain.Nick@ net decrease of 180,916 hours in annual
OEI] epa.gov. respondent burden hours from the
previous ICR. This is partially
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Information Collection Request attributable to the previous ICR’s
Submitted to OMB for Review and Supporting documents which explain in inclusion of burden hours from the
Approval; Comment Request; Safe detail the information that the EPA will
American Recovery and Reinvestment
Drinking Water Act State Revolving be collecting are available in the public
Act (ARRA) signed by the President on
Fund Program docket for this ICR. The docket can be
February 17, 2009. ARRA’s additional
viewed online at www.regulations.gov
AGENCY: Environmental Protection or in person at the EPA Docket Center, $2 billion in funding for assistance
Agency (EPA). WJC West, Room 3334, 1301 agreements resulted in approximately
Constitution Ave. NW., Washington, twice the normal number of
ACTION: Notice.
DC. The telephone number for the applications for assistance in 2009.
SUMMARY: The U.S. Environmental Docket Center is 202–566–1744. For There is also a net decrease in local
Protection Agency (EPA) has submitted additional information about EPA’s respondent burden hours from the
an information collection request (ICR), public docket, visit www.epa.gov/ previous ICR, which included
‘‘Safe Drinking Water Act State dockets. application preparation and submission
Revolving Fund Program’’ (EPA ICR No. Abstract: The Safe Drinking Water Act burden hours for localities. This is a
1803.07, OMB Control No. 2040–0185) (SDWA) Amendments of 1996 (Pub. L. state need/requirement, not federal, and
to the Office of Management and Budget 104–182) authorized the creation of the thus it is excluded from this ICR. Some
(OMB) for review and approval in Drinking Water State Revolving Fund of the decrease is offset by this ICR’s
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accordance with the Paperwork (DWSRF; the Fund) program in each inclusion of local burden for public
Reduction Act (PRA, 44 U.S.C. 3501 et state and Puerto Rico to assist public awareness activities.
seq.). This is a proposed extension of water systems to finance the costs of
the ICR, which is currently approved infrastructure needed to achieve or Courtney Kerwin,
through December 31, 2015. Public maintain compliance with SDWA Acting Director, Collection Strategies
comments were previously requested requirements and to protect public Division.
via the Federal Register (80 FR 57605) health. Section 1452 authorizes the [FR Doc. 2015–32614 Filed 12–24–15; 8:45 am]
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Action		Notice.
Dates		Additional comments may be submitted on or before January 27, 2016.
Contact		Amelia Letnes, Office of Wastewater Management, Mail Code 4203M, Environmental Protection Agency, 1200 Pennsylvania Ave. NW., Washington, DC 20460; telephone number: 202-564-
FR Citation		80 FR 80765