80 FR 80767 - Information Collection Request Submitted to OMB for Review and Approval; Comment Request; Cooling Water Intake Structures New Facility Final Rule (Renewal)

ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

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

Page Range		80767-80767
FR Document		2015-32611

The Environmental Protection Agency has submitted an information collection request (ICR), ``Cooling Water Intake Structures New Facility Final Rule (Renewal)'' (EPA ICR No. 1973.06, OMB Control No. 2040-0241) 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.

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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

[EPA-HQ-OW-2008-0719; FRL 9940-56-OEI]


Information Collection Request Submitted to OMB for Review and 
Approval; Comment Request; Cooling Water Intake Structures New Facility 
Final Rule (Renewal)

AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: The Environmental Protection Agency has submitted an 
information collection request (ICR), ``Cooling Water Intake Structures 
New Facility Final Rule (Renewal)'' (EPA ICR No. 1973.06, OMB Control 
No. 2040-0241) 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: Section 316(b) of the Clean Water Act (CWA) provides that 
``[a]ny standard established pursuant to [CWA section 301] or [CWA 
section 306] and applicable to a point source shall require that the 
location, design, construction, and capacity of cooling water intake 
structures reflect the best technology available for minimizing adverse 
environmental impact.''
    The section 316(b) New Facility Rule (66 FR 65256; December 18, 
2001) and minor amendments (68 FR 36749; June 19, 2003) implement 
section 316(b) of the CWA as it applies to new facilities that use 
cooling water intake structures (CWISs). The rule requires new 
facilities to submit several distinct types of information as part of 
their National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System (NPDES) permit 
application. In addition, the rule requires new facilities to maintain 
monitoring and reporting data as outlined by the Director in their 
NPDES permits. The information requirements in this Information 
Collection Request (ICR) are necessary to ensure that new facilities 
are complying with the rule's provisions, and thereby minimizing 
adverse environmental impact resulting from impingement and entrainment 
losses due to the withdrawal of cooling water.
    Form Numbers: None.
    Respondents/affected entities: State Governments, Private Entities
    Respondent's obligation to respond: Mandatory per Clean Water Act 
(CWA) section 316(b).
    Estimated number of respondents: 145 (total).
    Frequency of response: Annually, on occasion
    Total estimated burden: 151,789 hours (per year). Burden is defined 
at 5 CFR 1320.03(b)
    Total estimated cost: $11,817,460 (per year), includes $2,267,728 
annualized capital or operation & maintenance costs.
    Changes in the Estimates: There is an increase of 13,368 hours in 
the total estimated respondent burden compared with the ICR currently 
approved by OMB. This increase is due to expected growth in the number 
of permitted facilities over the next three years.

Courtney Kerwin,
Acting Director, Collection Strategies Division.
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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION Environmental Protection Agency, 1200 Changes in the Estimates: There is an
AGENCY Pennsylvania Ave. NW., Washington, increase of 13,368 hours in the total
DC 20460; telephone number: 202–564– estimated respondent burden compared
[EPA–HQ–OW–2008–0719; FRL 9940–56–
5627; email address: letnes.amelia@ with the ICR currently approved by
OEI]
epa.gov. OMB. This increase is due to expected
Information Collection Request SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: growth in the number of permitted
Submitted to OMB for Review and Supporting documents which explain in facilities over the next three years.
Approval; Comment Request; Cooling detail the information that the EPA will Courtney Kerwin,
Water Intake Structures New Facility be collecting are available in the public Acting Director, Collection Strategies
Final Rule (Renewal) docket for this ICR. The docket can be Division.
viewed online at www.regulations.gov [FR Doc. 2015–32611 Filed 12–24–15; 8:45 am]
AGENCY: Environmental Protection or in person at the EPA Docket Center,
Agency (EPA). WJC West, Room 3334, 1301
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ACTION: Notice. Constitution Ave. NW., Washington,
DC. The telephone number for the ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION
SUMMARY: The Environmental Protection
Docket Center is 202–566–1744. For AGENCY
Agency has submitted an information
additional information about EPA’s
collection request (ICR), ‘‘Cooling Water [EPA–HQ–OW–2008–0719; FRL 9940–54–
public docket, visit www.epa.gov/
Intake Structures New Facility Final OEI]
dockets.
Rule (Renewal)’’ (EPA ICR No. 1973.06, Abstract: Section 316(b) of the Clean
OMB Control No. 2040–0241) to the Water Act (CWA) provides that ‘‘[a]ny Information Collection Request
Office of Management and Budget standard established pursuant to [CWA Submitted to OMB for Review and
(OMB) for review and approval in section 301] or [CWA section 306] and Approval; Comment Request; National
accordance with the Paperwork applicable to a point source shall Pretreatment Program (Renewal)
Reduction Act (44 U.S.C. 3501 et seq.). require that the location, design, AGENCY: Environmental Protection
This is a proposed extension of the ICR, construction, and capacity of cooling Agency (EPA).
which is currently approved through water intake structures reflect the best
December 31, 2015. Public comments ACTION: Notice.
technology available for minimizing
were previously requested via the adverse environmental impact.’’ SUMMARY: The Environmental Protection
Federal Register (80 FR 60142) on The section 316(b) New Facility Rule Agency has submitted an information
October 5, 2015 during a 60-day (66 FR 65256; December 18, 2001) and collection request (ICR), ‘‘National
comment period. This notice allows for minor amendments (68 FR 36749; June Pretreatment Program’’ (EPA ICR No.
an additional 30 days for public 19, 2003) implement section 316(b) of 0002.16, OMB Control No. 2040–0009)
comments. A fuller description of the the CWA as it applies to new facilities to the Office of Management and Budget
ICR is given below, including its that use cooling water intake structures (OMB) for review and approval in
estimated burden and cost to the public. (CWISs). The rule requires new facilities accordance with the Paperwork
An Agency may not conduct or sponsor to submit several distinct types of Reduction Act (44 U.S.C. 3501 et seq.).
and a person is not required to respond information as part of their National This is a proposed extension of the ICR,
to a collection of information unless it Pollutant Discharge Elimination System which is currently approved through
displays a currently valid OMB control (NPDES) permit application. In December 31, 2015. Public comments
number. addition, the rule requires new facilities were previously requested via the
DATES: Additional comments may be to maintain monitoring and reporting Federal Register (80 FR 60142) on
submitted on or before January 27, 2016. data as outlined by the Director in their October 5, 2015 during a 60-day
ADDRESSES: Submit your comments, NPDES permits. The information comment period. This notice allows for
referencing Docket ID Number EPA– requirements in this Information an additional 30 days for public
HQ–OW–2008–0719, to (1) EPA online Collection Request (ICR) are necessary comments. A fuller description of the
using www.regulations.gov (our to ensure that new facilities are ICR is given below, including its
preferred method), by email to ow- complying with the rule’s provisions, estimated burden and cost to the public.
docket@epa.gov, or by mail to: EPA and thereby minimizing adverse An Agency may not conduct or sponsor
Docket Center, Environmental environmental impact resulting from and a person is not required to respond
Protection Agency, Mail Code 28221T, impingement and entrainment losses to a collection of information unless it
1200 Pennsylvania Ave. NW., due to the withdrawal of cooling water. displays a currently valid OMB control
Washington, DC 20460, and (2) OMB via Form Numbers: None. number.
email to oira_submission@omb.eop.gov. Respondents/affected entities: State
DATES: Additional comments may be
Address comments to OMB Desk Officer Governments, Private Entities
Respondent’s obligation to respond: submitted on or before January 27, 2016.
for EPA. ADDRESSES: Submit your comments,
Mandatory per Clean Water Act (CWA)
EPA’s policy is that all comments referencing Docket ID Number EPA–
section 316(b).
received will be included in the public Estimated number of respondents: HQ–OW–2008–0719, to (1) EPA online
docket without change including any 145 (total). using www.regulations.gov (our
personal information provided, unless Frequency of response: Annually, on preferred method), by email to ow-
the comment includes profanity, threats,
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occasion docket@epa.gov, or by mail to: EPA
information claimed to be Confidential Total estimated burden: 151,789 Docket Center, Environmental
Business Information (CBI) or other hours (per year). Burden is defined at 5 Protection Agency, Mail Code 28221T,
information whose disclosure is CFR 1320.03(b) 1200 Pennsylvania Ave. NW.,
restricted by statute. Total estimated cost: $11,817,460 (per Washington, DC 20460, and (2) OMB via
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: year), includes $2,267,728 annualized email to oira_submission@omb.eop.gov.
Amelia Letnes, Office of Wastewater capital or operation & maintenance Address comments to OMB Desk Officer
Management, Mail Code 4203M, costs. for EPA.

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Collection		Federal Register
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Publisher		Office of the Federal Register, National Archives and Records Administration
Section		Notices
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 80767