80 FR 81321 - Notification of Teleconferences of the Science Advisory Board; Hydraulic Fracturing Research Advisory Panel
ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY Federal Register Volume 80, Issue 249 (December 29, 2015)
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[Federal Register Volume 80, Number 249 (Tuesday, December 29, 2015)] [Notices] [Pages 81321-81323] From the Federal Register Online [www.thefederalregister.org] [FR Doc No: 2015-32738] ----------------------------------------------------------------------- ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY [EPA-HQ-OA-2015-0245; FRL-9940-73-OA] Notification of Teleconferences of the Science Advisory Board; Hydraulic Fracturing Research Advisory Panel AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA). ACTION: Notice. ----------------------------------------------------------------------- SUMMARY: The EPA Science Advisory Board (SAB) Staff Office announces four public teleconferences of the SAB Hydraulic Fracturing Research Advisory Panel as part of the peer review of the EPA draft report, Assessment of the Potential Impacts of Hydraulic Fracturing for Oil and Gas on Drinking Water Resources, (May, 2015 External Review Draft, EPA/ 600/R-15/047). DATES: The public teleconferences will be held on the following dates: Monday, February 1, 2016 from 11:00 a.m. to 6:00 [[Page 81322]] p.m. (Eastern Time); Tuesday, February 2, 2016 from 11:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m. (Eastern Time); Monday, March 7, 2016 from 11:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m. (Eastern Time); and Thursday, March 10, 2016 from 12:00 p.m. to 6:00 p.m. (Eastern Time). ADDRESSES: The teleconferences will be conducted by telephone only. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Members of the public who wish to obtain further information regarding these public teleconferences may contact Edward Hanlon, Designated Federal Officer, by telephone: (202) 564-2134 or email at [email protected]. The SAB mailing address is: U.S. EPA Science Advisory Board (1400R), U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, 1200 Pennsylvania Avenue NW., Washington, DC 20460. General information about the SAB, including information concerning the SAB teleconferences announced in this notice, may be found on the SAB Web site at http://www.epa.gov/sab. Technical Contact for EPA's Draft Report: Any technical questions concerning EPA's draft report should be directed to Dr. Jeffrey Frithsen, National Center for Environmental Assessment, Office of Research and Development, U.S. EPA, 1200 Pennsylvania Avenue NW., Mail Code 8601P, Washington, DC 20460, telephone (703) 347-8623 or via email at [email protected]. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Background: The SAB was established pursuant to the Environmental Research, Development, and Demonstration Authorization Act (ERDDAA), codified at 42 U.S.C. 4365, to provide independent scientific and technical advice to the Administrator on the technical basis for Agency positions and regulations. The SAB is a Federal Advisory Committee chartered under the Federal Advisory Committee Act (FACA), 5 U.S.C., App. 2. The SAB will comply with the provisions of FACA and all appropriate SAB Staff Office procedural policies. Pursuant to FACA and EPA policy, notice is hereby given that the SAB Hydraulic Fracturing Research Advisory Panel will hold four public teleconferences as part of the peer review of the EPA draft report, Assessment of the Potential Impacts of Hydraulic Fracturing for Oil and Gas on Drinking Water Resources, (May, 2015 External Review Draft, EPA/600/R-15/047). The EPA's Office of Research and Development (ORD) has developed a draft assessment report concerning the relationship between hydraulic fracturing and drinking water in the United States. The purpose of the report, Assessment of the Potential Impacts of Hydraulic Fracturing for Oil and Gas on Drinking Water Resources, (May, 2015 External Review Draft, EPA/600/R-15/047), is to synthesize available scientific literature and data to assess the potential for hydraulic fracturing for oil and gas to impact the quality or quantity of drinking water resources, and identify factors affecting the frequency or severity of any potential impacts. As noticed in 80 FR 32111-32113, the SAB Hydraulic Fracturing Research Advisory Panel held a face-to-face meeting on October 28-30, 2015 to conduct a peer review of the agency's draft report. As noticed in 80 FR 69652-69653, the SAB Hydraulic Fracturing Research Advisory Panel held a public teleconference on December 3, 2015, to complete agenda items from the October 28-30, 2015, Panel meeting. The purpose of the February 1, 2016, public teleconference is for the SAB Hydraulic Fracturing Research Advisory Panel to discuss its draft report regarding its peer review of the agency's draft report. If the SAB Staff Office determines that there will be insufficient time during the February 1, 2016, teleconference for the Panel to complete discussion on its draft report or to accommodate the members of the public who registered in advance to provide oral public comments, the teleconference on February 2, 2016, will be held to provide additional time for the Panel's discussions or for oral public comments. The purpose of the March 7, 2016, teleconference is for the SAB Hydraulic Fracturing Research Advisory Panel to further discuss its draft report regarding its peer review of the agency's draft report. If the SAB Staff Office determines that there will be insufficient time during the March 7, 2016, teleconference for the Panel to complete discussion on its draft report or to accommodate the members of the public who registered in advance to provide oral public comments, the teleconference on March 10, 2016, will be held to provide additional time for the Panel's discussions or for oral public comments. Availability of Meeting Materials: Additional background on this SAB activity, the teleconference agendas, draft panel report, and other materials for the teleconferences will be posted on the SAB Web site at http://yosemite.epa.gov/sab/sabproduct.nsf/02ad90b136fc21ef85256eba00436459/f7a9db9abbac015785257e540052dd54!OpenDocument&Highlight=0,hydraulic,fracturing in advance of the teleconferences. Procedures for Providing Public Input: Federal advisory committees and panels, including scientific advisory committees, provide independent advice to the EPA. Interested members of the public may submit relevant information on the topic of this advisory activity, and/or the group conducting the activity, for the SAB to consider during the advisory process. Input from the public to the SAB will have the most impact if it provides specific scientific or technical information or analysis for SAB committees and panels to consider or if it relates to the clarity or accuracy of the technical information. Throughout the Panel review process, there will be opportunities for the public to provide comments. For example, the public was invited to provide comments to the Docket on the EPA's charge questions to the SAB and the draft EPA report and provide oral statements to the Panel during the Panel teleconferences and meeting, and will have opportunity to provide comments to the Docket on the draft EPA report and the SAB Panel's draft report, provide oral statements to the Panel during upcoming Panel teleconferences, and provide oral and written comments in preparation for quality review of the SAB Panel's draft report by the Chartered SAB. Members of the public wishing to provide written comments may submit them to the EPA Docket electronically via www.regulations.gov, by email, by mail, by facsimile, or by hand delivery/courier. Please follow the detailed instructions provided in the written statements section of this notice. Members of the public wishing to provide oral statements to the SAB Panel should contact the DFO directly. Oral Statements: In general, individuals or groups requesting to present an oral statement at a public teleconference will be limited to three minutes per speaker. To be placed on the public speaker list for the February 1, 2016, teleconference, interested parties should notify Mr. Edward Hanlon, DFO, by email no later than January 25, 2016. To be placed on the public speaker list for the March 7, 2016 teleconference, interested parties should notify Mr. Edward Hanlon, DFO, by email no later than February 29, 2016. Written Statements: Written statements for the February 1, 2016, teleconference should be received in the EPA Docket by January 21, 2016, so that the information may be made available to the SAB Panel sufficiently in advance of the teleconference for the Panel's consideration. Written statements for the March 7, 2016, teleconference should be received in the EPA Docket by February 22, 2016, so that the [[Page 81323]] information may be made available to the SAB Panel sufficiently in advance of the teleconference for the Panel's consideration. Written statements should be identified by Docket ID No. EPA-HQ-OA- 2015-0245 and submitted to the Docket at www.regulations.gov by one of the following methods:www.regulations.gov: Follow the on-line instructions for submitting comments. EMail: [email protected]: Include the docket number in the subject line of the message. Mail: Office of Environmental Information (OEI) Docket (Mail Code: 28221T), Docket ID No. EPA-HQ-OA-2015-0245, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, 1200 Pennsylvania Ave. NW., Washington, DC 20460. The phone number is (202) 566-1752. Hand Delivery: The OEI Docket is located in the EPA headquarters Docket Center, Room 3334, EPA West Building, 1301 Constitution Ave. NW., Washington, DC. The EPA Docket Center Public Reading Room is open from 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., Monday through Friday, excluding legal holidays. The telephone number for the Public Reading Room is (202) 566-1744. Deliveries are only accepted during the docket's normal hours of operation, and special arrangements should be made for deliveries of boxed information. Fax: (202) 566-9744 Public comments submitted after January 21, 2016 for the February 1, 2016, teleconference will be marked late, and should be submitted to the Docket by email, mail, hand delivery or fax (see detailed instructions above). Public comments submitted after February 22, 2016 for the March 7, 2016, teleconference will be marked late, and should be submitted to the Docket by email, mail, hand delivery or fax (see detailed instructions above). Consistent with SAB Staff Office general practice, comments received after January 21, 2016 for the February 1, 2016, teleconference, and after February 22, 2016 for the March 7, 2016, teleconference, will be made available to the SAB Panel as soon as practicable. It is EPA's policy to include all comments received in the public docket without change and to make the comments available on-line at www.regulations.gov, including any personal information provided, unless a comment includes information claimed to be Confidential Business Information (CBI) or other information whose disclosure is restricted by statute. Do not submit information that you consider to be CBI or otherwise protected through www.regulations.gov or email. The www.regulations.gov Web site is an ``anonymous access'' system, which means EPA will not know your identity or contact information unless you provide it in the body of your comment. If you send an email directly to EPA without going through www.regulations.gov, your email address will be automatically captured and included as part of the comment that is placed in the public docket and made available on the Internet. If you submit an electronic comment, EPA recommends that you include your name and other contact information in the body of your comment and with any disk or CD-ROM you submit. If EPA cannot read your comments due to technical difficulties and cannot contact you for clarification, the SAB Panel may not be able to consider your comments. Electronic files should avoid the use of special characters and any form of encryption and be free of any defects or viruses. For additional information about EPA's public docket, visit the EPA Docket Center homepage at www.epa.gov/epahome/dockets.htm. Documents in the docket are listed in the www.regulations.gov index. Although listed in the index, some information is not publicly available, e.g., CBI or other information whose disclosure is restricted by statute. Certain other material, such as copyrighted material will be publicly available only in hard copy. Publicly available docket materials are available either electronically at www.regulations.gov or in hard copy at the OEI Docket in the EPA Headquarters Docket Center. Accessibility: For information on access or services for individuals with disabilities, please contact Mr. Edward Hanlon at the phone number or email address noted above, preferably at least ten days prior to the meeting to give EPA as much time as possible to process your request. Dated: December 22, 2015. Thomas H. Brennan, Deputy Director, EPA Science Advisory Board Staff Office. [FR Doc. 2015-32738 Filed 12-28-15; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 6560-50-P
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Dated: December 16, 2015. EPA’s policy is that all comments responses, capital costs, and O&M costs
Daniel J. Rosenblatt, received will be included in the public as currently identified in the OMB
Acting Director, Registration Division, Office docket without change including any Inventory of Approved Burdens. This
of Pesticide Programs. personal information provided, unless decrease is not due to any program
[FR Doc. 2015–32750 Filed 12–28–15; 8:45 am] the comment includes profanity, threats, changes. The change in the burden and
BILLING CODE 6560–50–P information claimed to be Confidential cost estimates for the renewal of this
Business Information (CBI) or other ICR occurred because we assumed that
information whose disclosure is all refineries are now in full compliance
ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION restricted by statute. with the rule initial flare compliance
AGENCY FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: requirements since the standard has
Patrick Yellin, Monitoring, Assistance, been in effect for more than three years.
[EPA–HQ–OECA–2011–0228; FRL–9940–
and Media Programs Division, Office of The active ICR reflects those burdens
71–OEI]
Compliance, Mail Code 2227A, and costs associated with the initial
Information Collection Request Environmental Protection Agency, 1200 activities for refineries that included
Submitted to OMB for Review and Pennsylvania Ave. NW., Washington, purchasing monitoring equipment,
Approval; Comment Request; NSPS DC 20460; telephone number: (202) conducting performance test(s) and
for Petroleum Refineries for Which 564–2970; fax number: (202) 564–0050; establishing recordkeeping systems.
Construction, Reconstruction, or email address: yellin.patrick@epa.gov. This ICR renewal addresses the burden
Modification Commenced After May 14, SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: and costs for existing refineries to
2007 (Renewal) Supporting documents which explain in comply with the ongoing compliance
detail the information that the EPA will requirements, including continuously
AGENCY: Environmental Protection be collecting are available in the public monitoring of pollutants and the
Agency (EPA). docket for this ICR. The docket can be submission of semiannual reports.
ACTION: Notice. viewed online at www.regulations.gov There is an increase in the respondent
or in person at the EPA Docket Center, labor hours since we assumed all
SUMMARY: The Environmental Protection EPA West, Room 3334, 1301 respondents are now required to comply
Agency has submitted an information Constitution Ave. NW., Washington, with the flare ongoing rule requirements
collection request (ICR), ‘‘NSPS for DC. The telephone number for the each year compared to one third per
Petroleum Refineries for which Docket Center is 202–566–1744. For year in the active ICR. In addition, the
Construction, Reconstruction, or additional information about EPA’s labor burden calculation in the renewal
Modification Commenced after May 14, public docket, visit http://www.epa.gov/ includes additional hours associated
2007 (40 CFR part 60, subpart Ja) dockets. with managerial and clerical work since
(Renewal)’’ (EPA ICR No. 2263.05, OMB Abstract: Owners and operators of the active ICR did not break down these
Control No. 2060–0602) to the Office of affected facilities are required to comply types of labor costs, which also
Management and Budget (OMB) for with reporting and record keeping contribute to labor burden increase.
review and approval in accordance with requirements for the general provisions
the Paperwork Reduction Act (44 U.S.C. of 40 CFR part 60, subpart A, as well as Courtney Kerwin,
3501 et seq.). This is a proposed the specific requirements at 40 CFR part Acting Director, Collection Strategies
extension of the ICR, which is currently 60, subpart Ja. This includes submitting Division.
approved through December 31, 2015. initial notifications, performance tests [FR Doc. 2015–32730 Filed 12–28–15; 8:45 am]
Public comments were previously and periodic reports and results, and BILLING CODE 6560–50–P
requested via the Federal Register (80 maintaining records of the occurrence
FR 32116) on June 5, 2015 during a 60- and duration of any startup, shutdown,
day comment period. This notice allows or malfunction in the operation of an ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION
for an additional 30 days for public affected facility, or any period during AGENCY
comments. A fuller description of the which the monitoring system is [EPA–HQ–OA–2015–0245;F FRL–9940–73–
ICR is given below, including its inoperative. These reports are used by OA]
estimated burden and cost to the public. EPA to determine compliance with the
An Agency may not conduct or sponsor standards. Notification of Teleconferences of the
and a person is not required to respond Form Numbers: None. Science Advisory Board; Hydraulic
to a collection of information unless it Respondents/affected entities: Fracturing Research Advisory Panel
displays a currently valid OMB control Petroleum refineries constructed,
AGENCY: Environmental Protection
number. reconstructed, or modified after May 14,
Agency (EPA).
DATES: Additional comments may be 2007.
Respondent’s obligation to respond: ACTION: Notice.
submitted on or before January 28, 2016.
Mandatory (40 CFR part 60, subpart Ja). SUMMARY: The EPA Science Advisory
ADDRESSES: Submit your comments, Estimated number of respondents:
referencing Docket ID Number EPA– Board (SAB) Staff Office announces four
150 (total).
HQ–OECA–2011–0228, to (1) EPA Frequency of response: Initially and public teleconferences of the SAB
online using www.regulations.gov (our semiannually. Hydraulic Fracturing Research Advisory
preferred method), by email to Panel as part of the peer review of the
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Total estimated burden: 64,300 hours
docket.oeca@epa.gov, or by mail to: EPA (per year). Burden is defined at 5 CFR EPA draft report, Assessment of the
Docket Center, Environmental 1320.3(b). Potential Impacts of Hydraulic
Protection Agency, Mail Code 28221T, Total estimated cost: $22,100,000 (per Fracturing for Oil and Gas on Drinking
1200 Pennsylvania Ave. NW., year), includes $15,700,000 annualized Water Resources, (May, 2015 External
Washington, DC 20460, and (2) OMB via capital and/or operation & maintenance Review Draft, EPA/600/R–15/047).
email to oira_submission@omb.eop.gov. costs. DATES: The public teleconferences will
Address comments to OMB Desk Officer Changes in the Estimates: There is an be held on the following dates: Monday,
for EPA. adjustment decrease in the number of February 1, 2016 from 11:00 a.m. to 6:00
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information may be made available to or email. The www.regulations.gov Web ACTION:Submission for OMB Review
the SAB Panel sufficiently in advance of site is an ‘‘anonymous access’’ system, and Comments Request.
the teleconference for the Panel’s which means EPA will not know your
consideration. identity or contact information unless Form Title: EIB 94–08 Notification
Written statements should be you provide it in the body of your and Assignment by Insured to Financial
identified by Docket ID No. EPA–HQ– comment. If you send an email directly Institution of Medium Term Export
OA–2015–0245 and submitted to the to EPA without going through Credit Insurance Policy.
Docket at www.regulations.gov by one of www.regulations.gov, your email SUMMARY: The Export-Import Bank of
the following methods: address will be automatically captured the United States (Ex-Im Bank), as a part
• www.regulations.gov: Follow the and included as part of the comment of its continuing effort to reduce
on-line instructions for submitting that is placed in the public docket and paperwork and respondent burden,
comments. made available on the Internet. If you invites the general public and other
• EMail: Docket_OEI@epa.gov: submit an electronic comment, EPA Federal Agencies to comment on the
Include the docket number in the recommends that you include your proposed information collection, as
subject line of the message. name and other contact information in required by the Paperwork Reduction
• Mail: Office of Environmental the body of your comment and with any Act of 1995. This collection of
Information (OEI) Docket (Mail Code: disk or CD–ROM you submit. If EPA information is necessary, pursuant to 12
28221T), Docket ID No. EPA–HQ–OA– cannot read your comments due to U.S.C. Sec. 635(a)(1), to determine
2015–0245, U.S. Environmental
technical difficulties and cannot contact where insurance proceeds should be
Protection Agency, 1200 Pennsylvania
you for clarification, the SAB Panel may sent and to determine which exporters
Ave. NW., Washington, DC 20460. The
not be able to consider your comments. require lender financing of their insured
phone number is (202) 566–1752.
• Hand Delivery: The OEI Docket is Electronic files should avoid the use of receivables.
located in the EPA headquarters Docket special characters and any form of Ex-Im Bank’s exporter policy holders,
Center, Room 3334, EPA West Building, encryption and be free of any defects or along with the financial institution
1301 Constitution Ave. NW., viruses. For additional information providing it with financing, provide this
Washington, DC. The EPA Docket about EPA’s public docket, visit the EPA form to Ex-Im Bank. The form transfers
Center Public Reading Room is open Docket Center homepage at the duties and obligations of the insured
from 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., Monday www.epa.gov/epahome/dockets.htm. exporter to the financial institution. It
through Friday, excluding legal Documents in the docket are listed in also provides certifications to the
holidays. The telephone number for the the www.regulations.gov index. financial institution and Ex-Im Bank
Public Reading Room is (202) 566–1744. Although listed in the index, some that the financed export transaction
Deliveries are only accepted during the information is not publicly available, results in a valid, enforceable, and
docket’s normal hours of operation, and e.g., CBI or other information whose performing debt obligation. Exporter
special arrangements should be made disclosure is restricted by statute. policy holders need this form to obtain
for deliveries of boxed information. Certain other material, such as financing for their medium term export
• Fax: (202) 566–9744 copyrighted material will be publicly sales.
Public comments submitted after available only in hard copy. Publicly The form can be viewed at http://
January 21, 2016 for the February 1, available docket materials are available www.exim.gov/sites/default/files/pub/
2016, teleconference will be marked either electronically at pending/eib94-08.pdf.
late, and should be submitted to the www.regulations.gov or in hard copy at
DATES: Comments should be received on
Docket by email, mail, hand delivery or the OEI Docket in the EPA Headquarters
or before January 28, 2016 to be assured
fax (see detailed instructions above). Docket Center.
of consideration.
Public comments submitted after Accessibility: For information on
access or services for individuals with ADDRESSES: Comments may be
February 22, 2016 for the March 7, 2016,
disabilities, please contact Mr. Edward submitted electronically on
teleconference will be marked late, and
Hanlon at the phone number or email www.regulations.gov or by mail to
should be submitted to the Docket by
address noted above, preferably at least Office of Information and Regulatory
email, mail, hand delivery or fax (see
ten days prior to the meeting to give Affairs, 725 17th Street NW.,
detailed instructions above). Consistent
EPA as much time as possible to process Washington, DC 20038, Attn: OMB
with SAB Staff Office general practice,
your request. 3048–0040.
comments received after January 21,
2016 for the February 1, 2016, Dated: December 22, 2015. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Titles and
teleconference, and after February 22, Thomas H. Brennan, Form Number: EIB 94–08 Notification
2016 for the March 7, 2016, and Assignment by Insured to Financial
Deputy Director, EPA Science Advisory Board
teleconference, will be made available Staff Office. Institution of Medium Term Export
to the SAB Panel as soon as practicable. Credit Insurance Policy.
[FR Doc. 2015–32738 Filed 12–28–15; 8:45 am]
It is EPA’s policy to include all OMB Number: 3048–0040.
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comments received in the public docket Type of Review: Regular.
without change and to make the Need and Use: The form transfers the
comments available on-line at duties and obligations of the insured
www.regulations.gov, including any EXPORT-IMPORT BANK OF THE exporter to the financial institution. It
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personal information provided, unless a UNITED STATES also provides certifications to the
comment includes information claimed financial institution and Ex-Im Bank
to be Confidential Business Information [Public Notice 2015–3015] that the financed export transaction
(CBI) or other information whose Agency Information Collection results in a valid, enforceable, and
disclosure is restricted by statute. Do Activities: Final Collection; Comment performing debt obligation. Exporter
not submit information that you Request policy holders need this form to obtain
consider to be CBI or otherwise financing for their medium term export
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