81 FR 17694 - Agency Information Collection Activities; Proposed New Collection (EPA ICR No. 2532.01); Comment Request

ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

Federal Register Volume 81, Issue 61 (March 30, 2016)

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FR Document		2016-07174

In compliance with the Paperwork Reduction Act (PRA), this document announces that EPA is planning to submit an Information Collection Request (ICR) to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB). The ICR, entitled: ``Use of Mercury and Mercury Compounds in Products and Processes'' and identified by EPA ICR No. 2532.01 and OMB Control No. 2070-NEW, represents a new request. Before submitting the ICR to OMB for review and approval, EPA is soliciting comments on specific aspects of the proposed information collection that is summarized in this document. The ICR and accompanying material are available in the docket for public review and comment.

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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

[EPA-HQ-OPPT-2016-0125; FRL-9943-74]


Agency Information Collection Activities; Proposed New Collection 
(EPA ICR No. 2532.01); Comment Request

AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: In compliance with the Paperwork Reduction Act (PRA), this 
document announces that EPA is planning to submit an Information 
Collection Request (ICR) to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB). 
The ICR, entitled: ``Use of Mercury and Mercury Compounds in Products 
and Processes'' and identified by EPA ICR No. 2532.01 and OMB Control 
No. 2070-NEW, represents a new request. Before submitting the ICR to 
OMB for review and approval, EPA is soliciting comments on specific 
aspects of the proposed information collection that is summarized in 
this document. The ICR and accompanying material are available in the 
docket for public review and comment.

DATES: Comments must be received on or before May 31, 2016.

ADDRESSES: Submit your comments, identified by docket identification 
(ID) number EPA-HQ-OPPT-2016-0125, by one of the following methods:
     Federal eRulemaking Portal: http://www.regulations.gov. 
Follow the online instructions for submitting comments. Do not submit 
electronically any information you consider to be Confidential Business 
Information (CBI) or other information whose disclosure is restricted 
by statute.
     Mail: Document Control Office (7407M), Office of Pollution 
Prevention and Toxics (OPPT), Environmental Protection Agency, 1200 
Pennsylvania Ave. NW., Washington, DC 20460-0001.
     Hand Delivery: To make special arrangements for hand 
delivery or delivery of boxed information, please follow the 
instructions at http://www.epa.gov/dockets/contacts.html.
    Additional instructions on commenting or visiting the docket, along 
with more information about dockets generally, is available at http://www.epa.gov/dockets.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For technical information contact: Sue 
Slotnick, National Program Chemicals Division (7404T), Office of 
Pollution Prevention and Toxics, Environmental Protection Agency, 1200 
Pennsylvania Ave. NW., Washington, DC 20460-0001;

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telephone number: (202) 566-1973; email address: [email protected].
    For general information contact: The TSCA-Hotline, ABVI-Goodwill, 
422 South Clinton Ave., Rochester, NY 14620; telephone number: (202) 
554-1404; email address: [email protected].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

I. What information is EPA particularly interested in?

    Pursuant to PRA section 3506(c)(2)(A) (44 U.S.C. 3506(c)(2)(A)), 
EPA specifically solicits comments and information to enable it to:
    1. 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.
    2. Evaluate the accuracy of the Agency's estimates of the burden of 
the proposed collection of information, including the validity of the 
methodology and assumptions used.
    3. Enhance the quality, utility, and clarity of the information to 
be collected. In particular, EPA seeks comment on these aspects of the 
questionnaire:
     Are there additional products or product categories that 
should be included in the questionnaire?
     Are there additional products or product categories that 
should be eliminated from the questionnaire?
     Should the questionnaire ask respondents to identify which 
products are intended solely as replacement parts?
    4. 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. In particular, EPA is requesting comments from 
very small businesses (those that employ less than 25) on examples of 
specific additional efforts that EPA could make to reduce the paperwork 
burden for very small businesses affected by this collection.

II. What information collection activity or ICR does this action apply 
to?

    Title: Use of Mercury and Mercury Compounds in Products and 
Processes.
    ICR number: EPA ICR No. 2532.01.
    OMB control number: OMB Control No. 2070-NEW.
    ICR status: This ICR is for a new information collection activity. 
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. The OMB control numbers for EPA's regulations 
in title 40 of the Code of Federal Regulations (CFR), after appearing 
in the Federal Register when approved, are listed in 40 CFR part 9, and 
are displayed either by publication in the Federal Register or by other 
appropriate means, such as on the related collection instrument or 
form, if applicable. The display of OMB control numbers for certain EPA 
regulations is consolidated in 40 CFR part 9.
    Abstract: The U.S. EPA is making efforts to reduce the non-
essential use of mercury and mercury compounds in products and certain 
manufacturing processes to prevent future releases of mercury to the 
environment. After negotiating and joining a global agreement called 
the Minamata Convention on Mercury, EPA continues to pursue measures to 
reduce the use of mercury in various media. EPA has determined that 
significant data gaps exist that prevent the Agency from taking 
systematic, strategic, and effective actions to reduce the use of 
mercury and mercury compounds in order to prevent potential releases to 
the environment.
    To close such data gaps, EPA will collect information from persons 
who process, import, and/or export mercury or mercury-added products. 
In addition, EPA will request information from persons who process 
mercury or mercury compounds for use in certain industrial processes. 
EPA is particularly interested in the amount of mercury or mercury 
compounds used in mercury-added products as a whole and among various 
categories of products, including mercury or mercury compounds that are 
added during domestic manufacture, as well as contained in imported and 
exported products.
    Initially this will be a one-time information collection, but EPA 
may request subsequent renewals of OMB approval of the information 
collection as necessary. Information will be collected from companies 
that manufacture, import, or export a product or products containing 
mercury or mercury compounds, or companies that use mercury or mercury 
compounds in a manufacturing process or processes. EPA will request 
that companies voluntarily submit responses to a questionnaire during a 
period of 60 days after OMB approves the proposed collection. 
Thereafter, EPA will issue formal measures under section 11 of the 
Toxic Substances Control Act (TSCA) to obtain the information if 
appropriate. EPA anticipates that the information collection activity 
will involve 250 private entities, although the number of entities may 
be as high as 646. The years of interest are 2010, 2013, and 2016.
    EPA will use the collected information to determine whether and if 
so what type of actions, including voluntary and/or mandatory measures, 
are needed to reduce non-essential use of mercury or mercury compounds. 
The Agency will also use such information to prioritize where and how 
EPA applies measures in order to help prevent potential risks of 
mercury exposure to human health and the environment. In addition, this 
information will be used to facilitate compliance with obligations of 
the United States under the Minamata Convention to continue to reduce 
the use of mercury in products and processes and to report on actions 
taken to do so.
    Responses to the collection of information are voluntary. However, 
should EPA initiate TSCA section 11 actions to compel submission of 
information, those responses would be mandatory. Respondents may claim 
all or part of a notice confidential. EPA will disclose information 
that is covered by a claim of confidentiality only to the extent 
permitted by, and in accordance with, the procedures in TSCA section 14 
and 40 CFR part 2.
    Burden statement: The annual public reporting and recordkeeping 
burden for this collection of information is estimated to average 9.9 
hours per response. Burden is defined in 5 CFR 1320.3(b).
    The ICR, which is available in the docket along with other related 
materials, provides a detailed explanation of the collection activities 
and the burden estimate that is only briefly summarized here:
    Respondents/Affected Entities: Entities potentially affected by 
this ICR are persons who process mercury or mercury compounds for use 
in the production of mercury-added products, import mercury for use in 
the production of mercury-added products, import mercury-added 
products, export mercury-added products, and/or process mercury or 
mercury compounds for use in certain industrial processes.
    Estimated total number of potential respondents: 646.
    Frequency of response: One time.
    Estimated total average number of responses for each respondent: 
1.0.
    Estimated total annual burden hours: 6,399 hours.
    Estimated total annual costs: $444,430. This includes an estimated 
burden cost of $444,430 and an

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estimated cost of $0 for capital investment or maintenance and 
operational costs.

III. What is the next step in the process for this ICR?

    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 pursuant to 5 CFR 1320.12. EPA will issue another 
Federal Register document pursuant to 5 CFR 1320.5(a)(1)(iv) to 
announce the submission of the ICR to OMB and the opportunity to submit 
additional comments to OMB. If you have any questions about this ICR or 
the approval process, please contact the technical person listed under 
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT.

    Authority:  44 U.S.C. 3501 et seq.

    Dated: March 23, 2016.
James Jones,
Assistant Administrator, Office of Chemical Safety and Pollution 
Prevention.
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Presidential permits issued pursuant to ACTION: Notice of public meeting. ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION
Executive Order 10485, as amended, AGENCY
and are appropriate for open access SUMMARY: The U.S. Department of
Energy (DOE) is implementing a [EPA–HQ–OPPT–2016–0125; FRL–9943–74]
transmission by third parties.
Procedural Matters: Any person consent-based siting process to establish
Agency Information Collection
desiring to be heard in this proceeding an integrated waste management system
Activities; Proposed New Collection
should file a comment or protest to the to transport, store, and dispose of spent
(EPA ICR No. 2532.01); Comment
application at the address provided nuclear fuel and high-level radioactive
Request
above. Protests should be filed in waste. In a consent-based siting
accordance with Rule 211 of the Federal approach, DOE will work with AGENCY: Environmental Protection
Energy Regulatory Commission’s (FERC) communities, tribal governments and Agency (EPA).
Rules of Practice and Procedures (18 states across the country that express ACTION: Notice.
CFR 385.211). Any person desiring to interest in hosting any of the facilities
become a party to these proceedings identified as part of an integrated waste SUMMARY: In compliance with the
should file a motion to intervene at the management system. As part of this Paperwork Reduction Act (PRA), this
above address in accordance with FERC process, the Department is hosting a document announces that EPA is
Rule 214 (18 CFR 385.214). Five copies series of public meetings to engage planning to submit an Information
of such comments, protests, or motions communities and individuals and Collection Request (ICR) to the Office of
to intervene should be sent to the discuss the development of a consent- Management and Budget (OMB). The
address provided above on or before the based approach to managing our ICR, entitled: ‘‘Use of Mercury and
date listed above. nation’s nuclear waste. A public Mercury Compounds in Products and
Comments and other filings meeting will be held in Sacramento, CA Processes’’ and identified by EPA ICR
concerning Intercom’s application to on April 26, 2016. No. 2532.01 and OMB Control No.
export electric energy to Mexico should DATES: The meeting will take place on 2070–NEW, represents a new request.
be clearly marked with OE Docket No. Tuesday April 26, 2016 from 5:00 p.m. Before submitting the ICR to OMB for
EA–289–C. An additional copy is to be to 9:30 p.m. PDT. Informal poster review and approval, EPA is soliciting
provided directly to Ernesto Pallares, sessions will be held from 4:00 p.m. comments on specific aspects of the
Intercom Energy, Inc., 1224 Tenth until 5:00 p.m. PDT and again after 9:30 proposed information collection that is
Avenue, Suite 202, Coronado, CA 92118 p.m. PDT. Department officials will be summarized in this document. The ICR
and to William DeGrandis, Paul available to discuss consent-based siting and accompanying material are
Hastings, LLP, 875 15th Street NW., during the poster sessions. available in the docket for public review
Washington, DC 20005. and comment.
ADDRESSES: The meeting will be held at
A final decision will be made on this Holiday Inn Capitol Plaza—Sacramento, DATES: Comments must be received on
application after the environmental 300 J Street, Sacramento, CA 95814. To or before May 31, 2016.
impacts have been evaluated pursuant register for this meeting and to review ADDRESSES: Submit your comments,
to DOE’s National Environmental Policy the agenda for the meeting, please go to identified by docket identification (ID)
Act Implementing Procedures (10 CFR energy.gov/consentbasedsiting. number EPA–HQ–OPPT–2016–0125, by
part 1021) and after a determination is one of the following methods:
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
made by DOE that the proposed action • Federal eRulemaking Portal: http://
Requests for further information should
will not have an adverse impact on the www.regulations.gov. Follow the online
be sent to consentbasedsiting@
sufficiency of supply or reliability of the instructions for submitting comments.
hq.doe.gov or to Michael Reim at 202–
U.S. electric power supply system. Do not submit electronically any
586–2981. Updated information on this
Copies of this application will be information you consider to be
and other planned public meetings on
made available, upon request, for public Confidential Business Information (CBI)
consent based siting will be posted at
inspection and copying at the address or other information whose disclosure is
energy.gov/consentbasedsiting.
provided above, by accessing the restricted by statute.
If you are unable to attend a public • Mail: Document Control Office
program Web site at http://energy.gov/ meeting or would like to further discuss
node/11845, or by emailing Angela Troy (7407M), Office of Pollution Prevention
ideas for consent-based siting, please and Toxics (OPPT), Environmental
at Angela.Troy@hq.doe.gov. request an opportunity for us to speak Protection Agency, 1200 Pennsylvania
Issued in Washington, DC, on March 24, with you. The Department will do its Ave. NW., Washington, DC 20460–0001.
2016. best to accommodate such requests and • Hand Delivery: To make special
Christopher Lawrence, help arrange additional opportunities to arrangements for hand delivery or
Electricity Policy Analyst, Office of Electricity engage. To learn more about nuclear delivery of boxed information, please
Delivery and Energy Reliability. energy, nuclear waste, and ongoing follow the instructions at http://
[FR Doc. 2016–07159 Filed 3–29–16; 8:45 am] technical work please go to energy.gov/ www.epa.gov/dockets/contacts.html.
BILLING CODE 6450–01–P consentbasedsiting. Additional instructions on
Privacy Act: Data collected via the commenting or visiting the docket,
mechanisms listed above will not be along with more information about
DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY protected from the public view in any dockets generally, is available at
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way. http://www.epa.gov/dockets.
Notice of Public Meeting To Inform the
Issued in Washington, DC, on March 24, FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For
Design of a Consent-Based Siting 2016.
Process for Nuclear Waste Storage technical information contact: Sue
Andrew Griffith, Slotnick, National Program Chemicals
and Disposal Facilities
Associate Deputy Assistant Secretary, Office Division (7404T), Office of Pollution
AGENCY: Fuel Cycle Technologies, Office of Nuclear Energy, Department of Energy. Prevention and Toxics, Environmental
of Nuclear Energy, Department of [FR Doc. 2016–07152 Filed 3–29–16; 8:45 am] Protection Agency, 1200 Pennsylvania
Energy. BILLING CODE 6450–01–P Ave. NW., Washington, DC 20460–0001;

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estimated cost of $0 for capital DATES: Additional comments may be Respondents/affected entities: Entities
investment or maintenance and submitted on or before April 29, 2016. potentially affected by this action are
operational costs. ADDRESSES: Submit your comments, state, local and tribal air quality
referencing Docket ID Number EPA– agencies, regional planning
III. What is the next step in the process
HQ–OAR–2003–0162, to (1) EPA online organizations and facilities potentially
for this ICR?
using www.regulations.gov (our regulated under the regional haze rule.
EPA will consider the comments preferred method), or by mail to: EPA Respondent’s obligation to respond:
received and amend the ICR as Docket Center, Environmental Mandatory [see 40 CFR 51.308(b), (f)
appropriate. The final ICR package will Protection Agency, Mail Code 28221T, and (g) and 40 CFR 51.309(d)(10)].
then be submitted to OMB for review 1200 Pennsylvania Ave. NW., Estimated number of respondents: 52
and approval pursuant to 5 CFR Washington, DC 20460, and (2) OMB via (total); 52 state agencies.
1320.12. EPA will issue another Federal email to oira_submission@omb.eop.gov. Frequency of response:
Register document pursuant to 5 CFR Address comments to OMB Desk Officer Approximately every 5 years.
1320.5(a)(1)(iv) to announce the for EPA. Total estimated burden: 10,307 hours
submission of the ICR to OMB and the (per year). Burden is defined at 5 CFR
EPA’s policy is that all comments
opportunity to submit additional 1320.03(b).
received will be included in the public
comments to OMB. If you have any Total estimated cost: $510,489 (per
docket without change including any
questions about this ICR or the approval year). There are no annualized capital or
personal information provided, unless
process, please contact the technical operation and maintenance costs.
the comment includes profanity, threats,
person listed under FOR FURTHER Changes in the Estimates: There is an
information claimed to be Confidential
INFORMATION CONTACT. increase of 4,259 hours in the total
Business Information (CBI) or other
Authority: 44 U.S.C. 3501 et seq. estimated respondent burden compared
information whose disclosure is
with the ICR currently approved by
Dated: March 23, 2016. restricted by statute.
OMB. This increase is due to this ICR
James Jones, FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: renewal period covering different task
Assistant Administrator, Office of Chemical Chris Werner, Air Quality Policy elements than the previous renewal
Safety and Pollution Prevention. Division, Office of Air Quality Planning (EPA ICR No. 1813.08). These
[FR Doc. 2016–07174 Filed 3–29–16; 8:45 am] and Standards, C539–04, Environmental differences reflect the requirements of
BILLING CODE 6560–50–P Protection Agency, Research Triangle the current regional haze rule with
Park, NC 27711; telephone number: respect to the scheduled events and
(919) 541–5133; fax number: (919) 541– activities in the implementation
ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION 5315; email address: process. The last collection request
AGENCY werner.christopher@epa.gov. anticipated the program consisting
[EPA–HQ–OAR–2003–0162; FRL–9943–22– SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: mainly of submission of 5-year progress
OEI] Supporting documents which explain in reports. The change in burden reflects
detail the information that the EPA will changes in labor rates and changes in
Information Collection Request be collecting are available in the public the activities conducted due to the
Submitted to OMB for Review and docket for this ICR. The docket can be normal progression of the program,
Approval; Comment Request; Regional viewed online at www.regulations.gov especially the fact that states will be
Haze Regulations (Renewal) or in person at the EPA Docket Center, working on and submitting periodic
AGENCY: Environmental Protection WJC West, Room 3334, 1301 comprehensive State Implementation
Agency (EPA). Constitution Ave. NW., Washington, Plan (SIP) revisions (or initial SIPs).
DC. The telephone number for the
ACTION: Notice. Courtney Kerwin,
Docket Center is 202–566–1744. For
Acting Director, Collection Strategies
SUMMARY: The Environmental Protection additional information about EPA’s Division.
Agency has submitted an information public docket, visit http://www.epa.gov/
[FR Doc. 2016–07087 Filed 3–29–16; 8:45 am]
collection request (ICR), ‘‘Regional Haze dockets.
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Regulations (Renewal)’’ (EPA ICR No. Abstract: This ICR is for activities
1813.09, OMB Control No. 2060–0421) related to the implementation of the
to the Office of Management and Budget EPA’s regional haze rule, for the time ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION
(OMB) for review and approval in period between March 31, 2016, and AGENCY
accordance with the Paperwork March 31, 2019, and renews the
Reduction Act (44 U.S.C. 3501 et seq.). previous ICR. The regional haze rule [FRL–9944–40–OW]
This is a proposed extension of the ICR, codified at 40 CFR parts 308 and 309,
as authorized by sections 169A and Notice of a Public Meeting and
which is currently approved through
169B of the Clean Air Act, requires Webinar: Managing Cyanotoxins in
March 31, 2016. Public comments were
states to develop implementation plans Drinking Water
previously requested via the Federal
Register (80 FR 58473) on September to protect visibility in 156 federally- AGENCY: Environmental Protection
29, 2015 during a 60-day comment protected Class I areas. Tribes may Agency (EPA).
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ACTION: Notice of a public meeting.
additional 30 days for public comments. plans. For this time period, states will
A fuller description of the ICR is given primarily be developing and submitting SUMMARY: The U.S. Environmental
below, including its estimated burden periodic comprehensive Protection Agency (EPA) announces an
and cost to the public. An Agency may implementation plan revisions (or opportunity for public input on the
not conduct or sponsor and a person is initial implementation plans) and EPA’s tools and information related to
not required to respond to a collection progress reports to comply with the drinking water cyanotoxin management.
of information unless it displays a regulations. The EPA is holding a public meeting for
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FR Citation		81 FR 17694