81 FR 10856 - Proposed Information Collection Request; Comment Request; Collection of Information on Anaerobic Digestion Facilities Processing Wasted Food To Support EPA's Sustainable Food Management Programs
ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY Federal Register Volume 81, Issue 41 (March 2, 2016)
Federal Register Volume 81, Issue 41 (March 2, 2016)
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| FR Document | 2016-04603 |
[Federal Register Volume 81, Number 41 (Wednesday, March 2, 2016)] [Notices] [Pages 10856-10857] From the Federal Register Online [www.thefederalregister.org] [FR Doc No: 2016-04603] ======================================================================= ----------------------------------------------------------------------- ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY [EPA-HQ-RCRA-2015-0836; FRL-9943-12-Region 3] Proposed Information Collection Request; Comment Request; Collection of Information on Anaerobic Digestion Facilities Processing Wasted Food To Support EPA's Sustainable Food Management Programs AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA). ACTION: Notice. ----------------------------------------------------------------------- SUMMARY: The Environmental Protection Agency is planning to submit an information collection request (ICR), ``Collection of Information on Anaerobic Digestion Facilities Processing Wasted Food to support EPA's Sustainable Food Management Programs'' (EPA ICR No. 2533.01, OMB Control No. 2050-NEW) 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 request for approval of a new collection. An Agency may not conduct or sponsor, and a person is not required to respond to, a collection of information unless it displays a currently valid OMB control number. DATES: Comments must be submitted on or before May 2, 2016. ADDRESSES: Submit your comments, referencing Docket ID No. EPA-HQ-RCRA- 2015-0836 online using www.regulations.gov or by mail to: EPA Docket Center, Environmental Protection Agency, Mail Code 228221T, 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: Melissa Pennington, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Region 3, Mail Code 3LC40, 1650 Arch Street, Philadelphia, PA 19103; telephone number: 215-814-3372; fax number: 215-814-3114; 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 [[Page 10857]] 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: EPA's Office of Land and Emergency Management Sustainable Food Management (SFM) program is designed to advance sustainable food management practices throughout the United States by preventing and diverting wasted food from landfills. The focal point of the SFM program is the Food Recovery Challenge in which organizations pledge to improve their sustainable food management practices. The success of the SFM program efforts to divert wasted food from landfills requires sufficient capacity to process the diverted materials which includes composting and anaerobic digestion operations. In addition to increasing opportunity to process wasted food diverted from the municipal solid waste stream, anaerobic digesters achieve social, environmental and economic benefits, such as generation of renewable energy, reduction of methane emissions, and opportunities to improve soil health through the production of soil amendments. The SFM program supports these efforts by educating state and local governments and communities about the benefits of wasted food diversion. The SFM program also builds partnerships with state agencies and other strategic partners interested in developing organics recycling capacity and provides tools to assist organizations in developing anaerobic digestion (AD) projects. This information collection consists of a request for data not currently available on AD facilities processing wasted food as well as a review and update of the existing SFM AD facility inventory. Correspondence will include a questionnaire through which respondents can provide new information on their AD projects and an update to the existing AD facility inventory, if appropriate. This will be the first time the SFM program has formally collected data for this inventory. Form numbers: None. Respondents/affected entities: State Liaisons, Industry Representatives, Project Owner/Operators, and Other Stakeholders (e.g. non-profits). Respondent's obligation to respond: Voluntary. Estimated number of respondents: 460 (total). Frequency of response: Annually. Total estimated burden: 231 hours (per year). Burden is defined at 5 CFR 1320.03(b). Total estimated cost: $16,972 (per year), includes $0 annualized capital or operation & maintenance costs. Changes in estimates: There are no changes in burden estimates as this is a new ICR. Dated: February 18, 2016. John A. Armstead, Director, Land and Chemicals Division, EPA Region III. 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Information Requested to scale innovative clean energy ACTION: Notice.
companies;
The following questions may guide, The Environmental Protection
SUMMARY:
b. Facilitate match-making between
but should not restrict, responses: early-stage companies and potential Agency is planning to submit an
1. Do clean energy investors see value investors and customers; information collection request (ICR),
in participating in a structured visit to c. Support the development of ‘‘Collection of Information on Anaerobic
DOE and/or any of its facilities/ innovative marketplaces for early-stage Digestion Facilities Processing Wasted
laboratories? What kind of information investment, including crowd-funding Food to support EPA’s Sustainable Food
would be most useful to obtain/learn platforms; Management Programs’’ (EPA ICR No.
about during such a visit? d. Enhance activity and engagement 2533.01, OMB Control No. 2050–NEW)
2. Are you aware of/do you represent with corporate investors/strategic to the Office of Management and Budget
any organization(s) in the clean energy investors, including utilities; (OMB) for review and approval in
field that would be able to provide e. Catalyze the formation of long-term, accordance with the Paperwork
useful information to the CEIC team? patient capital funds for energy Reduction Act (44 U.S.C. 3501 et seq.).
What events present the best technology development; Before doing so, EPA is soliciting public
opportunities for the CEIC to engage in f. Leverage philanthropic capital comments on specific aspects of the
valuable dialogue/interactions, inform through program-related investments, proposed information collection as
the general public about the clean mission-related investments, and other described below. This is a request for
energy landscape, and/or connect with mechanisms; approval of a new collection. An
new or prospective investors? In which g. Encourage more clean energy Agency may not conduct or sponsor,
events, conferences, or settings would venture dollars focused on U.S.-based and a person is not required to respond
you like to see CEIC participation? companies with high potential for to, a collection of information unless it
3. What kinds of communication domestic economic benefit; and displays a currently valid OMB control
channels are most useful/effective? h. Leverage existing programs (e.g., number.
What is the best way for investors and SBIR) to be of best use to the clean DATES: Comments must be submitted on
the public to receive information and energy investment community. or before May 2, 2016.
updates? 3. Is there any other information,
other approaches, or other data that ADDRESSES: Submit your comments,
4. Do investors obtain most of your referencing Docket ID No. EPA–HQ–
information from academic articles, data would be useful to investors?
4. Are there any other tools that RCRA–2015–0836 online using
aggregators, analytical and advisory www.regulations.gov or by mail to: EPA
firms, or other sources? Where do would be useful to investors or key
stakeholders that were not discussed Docket Center, Environmental
investors search for information Protection Agency, Mail Code 228221T,
pertaining to innovations, early stage above?
5. What are the greatest challenges 1200 Pennsylvania Ave. NW.,
research, or clean energy investment? Washington, DC 20460.
when it comes to investing in clean
5. Are there any other successful EPA’s policy is that all comments
energy?
federal or non-federal models for 6. Is there any information about received will be included in the public
engagement and communication that investment principles and/or docket without change including any
should be adopted by the CEIC? investment policy statements as it personal information provided, unless
Category 4: Open pertains to clean energy investments the comment includes profanity, threats,
that could be shared with other information claimed to be Confidential
Background/Context investors and the public? Business Information (CBI) or other
The CEIC recognizes that there may be 7. What DOE (or other state/federal) information whose disclosure is
tools and services other than those finance and commercialization restricted by statute.
discussed in this RFI that may be useful programs are available, and should FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
to investors. This category serves as an anything about them be changed to Melissa Pennington, U.S. Environmental
open call for suggestions on how to enhance their utility? Protection Agency, Region 3, Mail Code
effectively align the CEIC and its Issued in Washington, DC, on February 25, 3LC40, 1650 Arch Street, Philadelphia,
programs with the needs of its 2016. PA 19103; telephone number: 215–814–
customers (the public, investors, and Sanjiv Malhotra, 3372; fax number: 215–814–3114; email
industry) and overarching Director, Clean Energy Investment Center. address: pennington.melissa@epa.gov.
Administration goals. [FR Doc. 2016–04625 Filed 3–1–16; 8:45 am] SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Information Requested BILLING CODE 6450–01–P Supporting documents which explain in
detail the information that the EPA will
The following questions may guide, be collecting are available in the public
but should not restrict, responses: docket for this ICR. The docket can be
ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION
1. What are the greatest concerns with viewed online at www.regulations.gov
AGENCY
investing in the clean energy technology or in person at the EPA Docket Center,
space? What sort of information/ [EPA–HQ–RCRA–2015–0836; FRL–9943–12– WJC West, Room 3334, 1301
assistance would provide greater Region 3] Constitution Ave. NW., Washington,
comfort with this category? DC. The telephone number for the
Proposed Information Collection
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2. In general, how can the CEIC (and Docket Center is 202–566–1744. For
Request; Comment Request;
the federal government more broadly)
Collection of Information on Anaerobic additional information about EPA’s
most effectively help to catalyze further
Digestion Facilities Processing Wasted public docket, visit http://www.epa.gov/
clean energy investment? In particular, dockets.
Food To Support EPA’s Sustainable
how can CEIC most effectively advance Pursuant to section 3506(c)(2)(A) of
Food Management Programs
the following goals: the PRA, EPA is soliciting comments
a. Unlock new sources of capital and AGENCY: Environmental Protection and information to enable it to: (i)
foster more effective investment models Agency (EPA). Evaluate whether the proposed
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collection of information is necessary inventory. Correspondence will include number: (202) 564–9042; email address:
for the proper performance of the a questionnaire through which Bauer.Jeff@epa.gov.
functions of the Agency, including respondents can provide new For general information contact: The
whether the information will have information on their AD projects and an TSCA-Hotline, ABVI-Goodwill, 422
practical utility; (ii) evaluate the update to the existing AD facility South Clinton Ave., Rochester, NY
accuracy of the Agency’s estimate of the inventory, if appropriate. This will be 14620; telephone number: (202) 554–
burden of the proposed collection of the first time the SFM program has 1404; email address: TSCA-Hotline@
information, including the validity of formally collected data for this epa.gov.
the methodology and assumptions used; inventory.
(iii) enhance the quality, utility, and Form numbers: None. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
clarity of the information to be Respondents/affected entities: State I. General Information
collected; and (iv) minimize the burden Liaisons, Industry Representatives,
of the collection of information on those Project Owner/Operators, and Other A. Does this action apply to me?
who are to respond, including through Stakeholders (e.g. non-profits). This action is directed to the chemical
the use of appropriate automated Respondent’s obligation to respond: manufacturing company that submitted
electronic, mechanical, or other Voluntary. the PMN. This action may also be of
technological collection techniques or Estimated number of respondents: interest to persons concerned about
other forms of information technology, 460 (total). health, environmental, and/or economic
e.g., permitting electronic submission of Frequency of response: Annually. aspects of this new chemical substance.
responses. EPA will consider the Total estimated burden: 231 hours Since other entities may also be
comments received and amend the ICR (per year). Burden is defined at 5 CFR interested, the Agency has not
as appropriate. The final ICR package 1320.03(b). attempted to describe all the specific
will then be submitted to OMB for Total estimated cost: $16,972 (per entities that may be affected by this
review and approval. At that time, EPA year), includes $0 annualized capital or action.
will issue another Federal Register operation & maintenance costs.
notice to announce the submission of Changes in estimates: There are no B. How can I get copies of this document
the ICR to OMB and the opportunity to changes in burden estimates as this is a and other related information?
submit additional comments to OMB. new ICR. The docket for this action, identified
Abstract: EPA’s Office of Land and Dated: February 18, 2016. by docket identification (ID) number
Emergency Management Sustainable
John A. Armstead, EPA–HQ–OPPT–2016–0099, is available
Food Management (SFM) program is
designed to advance sustainable food Director, Land and Chemicals Division, EPA at http://www.regulations.gov or at the
management practices throughout the Region III. Office of Pollution Prevention and
United States by preventing and [FR Doc. 2016–04603 Filed 3–1–16; 8:45 am] Toxics Docket (OPPT Docket),
diverting wasted food from landfills. BILLING CODE 6560–50–P Environmental Protection Agency
The focal point of the SFM program is Docket Center (EPA/DC), West William
the Food Recovery Challenge in which Jefferson Clinton Bldg., Rm. 3334, 1301
organizations pledge to improve their ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION Constitution Ave. NW., Washington,
sustainable food management practices. AGENCY DC. The Public Reading Room is open
The success of the SFM program efforts from 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., Monday
[EPA–HQ–OPPT–2016–0099; FRL–9942–65]
to divert wasted food from landfills through Friday, excluding legal
requires sufficient capacity to process Premanufacture Notice for a Certain holidays. The telephone number for the
the diverted materials which includes New Chemical; Extension of Review Public Reading Room is (202) 566–1744,
composting and anaerobic digestion Period and the telephone number for the OPPT
operations. In addition to increasing Docket is (202) 566–0280. Please review
AGENCY: Environmental Protection the visitor instructions and additional
opportunity to process wasted food
Agency (EPA). information about the docket available
diverted from the municipal solid waste
stream, anaerobic digesters achieve ACTION: Notice. at http://www.epa.gov/dockets.
social, environmental and economic SUMMARY: This notice announces EPA’s II. What chemical is subject to this
benefits, such as generation of extension of the review period for a notice?
renewable energy, reduction of methane premanufacture notice (PMN) P–14–
emissions, and opportunities to improve On June 19, 2014, EPA received PMN
0627 under the Toxic Substances number P–14–0627 for a new chemical
soil health through the production of
Control Act (TSCA). Based on analysis, substance, identified as Cyclic amide.
soil amendments. The SFM program
the Agency requires an extension of the The submitter claimed the company
supports these efforts by educating state
review period to investigate further name, specific chemical identity,
and local governments and communities
potential risk, examine regulatory production volume, use information,
about the benefits of wasted food
options, and prepare the necessary process information, and other
diversion. The SFM program also builds
documents, should regulatory action be information to be CBI.
partnerships with state agencies and
required.
other strategic partners interested in III. What action is the Agency taking?
developing organics recycling capacity DATES: The review period is extended to
May 25, 2016.
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and provides tools to assist The notice of receipt for this PMN
organizations in developing anaerobic FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: was published in the Federal Register of
digestion (AD) projects. For technical information contact: Jeff September 16, 2014 (79 FR 55460)
This information collection consists Bauer, Chemical Control Division (FRL–9915–80). The running of the
of a request for data not currently (7405M), Office of Pollution Prevention PMN review period was voluntarily
available on AD facilities processing and Toxics, Environmental Protection suspended by the PMN submitter with
wasted food as well as a review and Agency, 1200 Pennsylvania Ave. NW., EPA’s agreement. The PMN review
update of the existing SFM AD facility Washington, DC 20460–0001; telephone period has been resumed. As extended,
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| FR Citation | 81 FR 10856 |
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