81 FR 35762 - Proposed Information Collection Request Submitted to OMB for Review and Approval; Comment Request; Procedures for Implementing the National Environmental Policy Act and Assessing the Environmental Effects Abroad of EPA Actions (Renewal)

ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

Federal Register Volume 81, Issue 107 (June 3, 2016)

Page Range		35762-35763
FR Document		2016-13153

The Environmental Protection Agency is planning to submit an information collection request (ICR), Procedures for Implementing the National Environmental Policy Act and Assessing the Environmental Effects Abroad of EPA Actions (EPA ICR No. 2243.08, OMB Control No. 2020-0033) to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for review and approval in accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act.. Before doing so, EPA is soliciting public comments on specific aspects of the proposed information collection as described below. This is a proposed extension of the ICR, which is currently approved through October 31, 2016. 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-OECA-2005-0062; FRL-9027-3]


Proposed Information Collection Request Submitted to OMB for 
Review and Approval; Comment Request; Procedures for Implementing the 
National Environmental Policy Act and Assessing the Environmental 
Effects Abroad of EPA Actions (Renewal)

AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: The Environmental Protection Agency is planning to submit an 
information collection request (ICR), Procedures for Implementing the 
National Environmental Policy Act and Assessing the Environmental 
Effects Abroad of EPA Actions (EPA ICR No. 2243.08, OMB Control No. 
2020-0033) to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for review and 
approval in accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act.. Before doing 
so, EPA is soliciting public comments on specific aspects of the 
proposed information collection as described below. This is a proposed 
extension of the ICR, which is currently approved through October 31, 
2016. 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 Tuesday, August 2, 2016.

ADDRESSES: Submit your comments, referencing Docket ID No. EPA-HQ-OECA-
2005-0062 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.
    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: Jessica Trice, Office of Federal 
Activities, Mail Code 2252A, Environmental Protection Agency, 1200 
Pennsylvania Ave. NW., Washington, DC 20460; telephone number: (202) 
564-6646; fax number: (202) 564-0072; 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 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: The National Environmental Policy Act of 1969 (NEPA), 42 
U.S.C. 4321-4347 establishes a national policy for the environment. The 
Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ) oversees the NEPA 
implementation. CEQ's Regulations at 40 CFR parts 1500 through 1508 set 
the standard for NEPA compliance. They also require agencies to 
establish their own NEPA implementing procedures. EPA's procedures for 
implementing NEPA are found in 40 CFR part 6. Through this part, EPA 
adopted the CEQ Regulations and supplemented those regulations for 
actions by EPA that are subject to NEPA requirements. EPA actions 
subject to NEPA include the award of wastewater treatment construction 
grants under Title II of the Clean Water Act, EPA's issuance of new 
source National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System (NPDES) permits 
under section 402 of

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the Clean Water Act, certain research and development projects, 
development and issuance of regulations, EPA actions involving 
renovations or new construction of facilities, and certain grants 
awarded for projects authorized by Congress through the Agency's annual 
Appropriations Act. EPA is collecting information from certain 
applicants as part of the process of complying with either NEPA or 
Executive Order 12114 (``Environmental Effects Abroad of Major Federal 
Actions''). EPA's NEPA regulations apply to the actions of EPA that are 
subject to NEPA in order to ensure that environmental information is 
available to the Agency's decision-makers and the public before 
decisions are made and before actions are taken. When EPA conducts an 
environmental assessment pursuant to its Executive Order 12114 
procedures, the Agency generally follows its NEPA procedures. 
Compliance with the procedures is the responsibility of EPA's 
Responsible Officials, and for applicant proposed actions applicants 
may be required to provide environmental information to EPA as part of 
the environmental review process. For this Information Collection 
Request (ICR), applicant-proposed projects subject to either NEPA or 
Executive Order 12114 (and that are not addressed in other EPA 
programs' ICRs) are addressed through the NEPA process.
    Form Numbers: None.
    Respondents/affected entities: Entities potentially affected by 
this action are certain grant or permit applicants who must submit 
environmental information documentation to EPA for their projects to 
comply with NEPA or Executive Order 12114, including Wastewater 
Treatment Construction Grants Program facilities, State and Tribal 
Assistance Grant recipients and new source National Pollutant Discharge 
Elimination System permittees.
    Respondent's obligation to respond: Voluntary.
    Estimated number of respondents: 312 (total).
    Frequency of response: On occasion.
    Total estimated burden: 37,525 hours (per year). Burden is defined 
at 5 CFR 1320.03(b).
    Total estimated cost: $3,607,085 (per year), includes $8,452 
annualized capital or operation & maintenance costs.
    Changes in Estimates: The above estimates are based on information 
and data available through the current ICR supporting documentation. 
However, it is anticipated that there will be slight decrease in hours 
in the total estimated respondent burden compared with the ICR 
currently approved by OMB. This slight decrease is due to changes in 
the number of respondents and their associated EPA actions eligible for 
categorical exclusions which results in a reduction in total hours and 
burden.

    Dated: Tuesday, May 31, 2016.
Karin Leff,
Acting Director, NEPA Compliance Division, Office of Federal 
Activities.
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EIS No. 20160115, Draft, DOD, Other, ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Continental United States (CONUS) AGENCY Supporting documents which explain in
Interceptor Site, Comment Period detail the information that the EPA will
Ends: 07/18/2016, Contact: [EPA–HQ–OECA–2005–0062; FRL–9027–3] be collecting are available in the public
Christopher Johnson 571–231–8212. docket for this ICR. The docket can be
Proposed Information Collection viewed online at www.regulations.gov
EIS No. 20160116, Final, USACE, FL,
Request Submitted to OMB for Review or in person at the EPA Docket Center,
Herbert Hoover Dike Dam Safety WJC West, Room 3334, 1301
and Approval; Comment Request;
Modification Study, Review Period Constitution Ave. NW., Washington,
Procedures for Implementing the
Ends: 07/05/2016, Contact: Stacie DC. The telephone number for the
National Environmental Policy Act and
Auvenshine 904–232–3694. Assessing the Environmental Effects Docket Center is 202–566–1744. For
EIS No. 20160117, Draft, BR, USACE, Abroad of EPA Actions (Renewal) additional information about EPA’s
MT, Lower Yellowstone Intake public docket, visit http://www.epa.gov/
Diversion Dam Fish Passage Project, AGENCY: Environmental Protection dockets.
Comment Period Ends: 07/18/2016, Agency (EPA). Pursuant to section 3506(c)(2)(A) of
Contact: Tiffany Vanosdall 402–995– ACTION: Notice. the PRA, EPA is soliciting comments
2695. and information to enable it to: (i)
SUMMARY: The Environmental Protection Evaluate whether the proposed
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Agency is planning to submit an collection of information is necessary
and the U.S. Department of the Interior’s information collection request (ICR), for the proper performance of the
Bureau of Reclamation are joint lead Procedures for Implementing the functions of the Agency, including
agencies for this project. National Environmental Policy Act and whether the information will have
EIS No. 20160118, Draft, BLM, CO, Assessing the Environmental Effects practical utility; (ii) evaluate the
Uncompahgre Draft Resource Abroad of EPA Actions (EPA ICR No. accuracy of the Agency’s estimate of the
Management Plan, Comment Period 2243.08, OMB Control No. 2020–0033) burden of the proposed collection of
Ends: 09/01/2016, Contact: Gina Jones to the Office of Management and Budget information, including the validity of
(OMB) for review and approval in the methodology and assumptions used;
970–240–5381.
accordance with the Paperwork (iii) enhance the quality, utility, and
EIS No. 20160119, Draft, USFS, OR, Reduction Act.. Before doing so, EPA is clarity of the information to be
Green Mountain Project, Comment soliciting public comments on specific collected; and (iv) minimize the burden
Period Ends: 07/18/2016, Contact: aspects of the proposed information of the collection of information on those
Elysia Retzlaff 541–822–7214. collection as described below. This is a who are to respond, including through
EIS No. 20160120, Final, USFWS, CA, proposed extension of the ICR, which is the use of appropriate automated
South Bay Salt Pond Restoration currently approved through October 31, electronic, mechanical, or other
Project Phase 2, Review Period Ends: 2016. An Agency may not conduct or technological collection techniques or
07/05/2016, Contact: Chris Barr 510– sponsor and a person is not required to other forms of information technology,
792–0222. respond to a collection of information e.g., permitting electronic submission of
unless it displays a currently valid OMB responses. EPA will consider the
EIS No. 20160121, Draft, USACE, AZ, control number. comments received and amend the ICR
Little Colorado River, Winslow, DATES: Comments must be submitted on as appropriate. The final ICR package
Arizona, Flood Risk Management or before Tuesday, August 2, 2016. will then be submitted to OMB for
Project, Comment Period Ends: 07/18/ review and approval. At that time, EPA
ADDRESSES: Submit your comments,
2016, Contact: Kirk Brus 213–452– will issue another Federal Register
referencing Docket ID No. EPA–HQ–
3876. notice to announce the submission of
OECA–2005–0062 online using
EIS No. 20160122, Draft, USFS, AK, the ICR to OMB and the opportunity to
www.regulations.gov (our preferred
Wrangell Island Project, Comment submit additional comments to OMB.
method), by email to docket.oeca@ Abstract: The National Environmental
Period Ends: 07/18/2016, Contact: epa.gov, or by mail to: EPA Docket Policy Act of 1969 (NEPA), 42 U.S.C.
Andrea Slusser 907–874–2323. Center, Environmental Protection 4321–4347 establishes a national policy
EIS No. 20160123, Final, USFS, CO, Agency, Mail Code 28221T, 1200 for the environment. The Council on
Spruce Beetle Epidemic and Aspen Pennsylvania Ave. NW., Washington, Environmental Quality (CEQ) oversees
Decline Management Response, DC 20460. the NEPA implementation. CEQ’s
Review Period Ends: 07/05/2016, EPA’s policy is that all comments Regulations at 40 CFR parts 1500
received will be included in the public through 1508 set the standard for NEPA
Contact: Samantha Staley 970–874–
docket without change including any compliance. They also require agencies
6666.
personal information provided, unless to establish their own NEPA
Dated: May 31, 2016. the comment includes profanity, threats, implementing procedures. EPA’s
Dawn Roberts, information claimed to be Confidential procedures for implementing NEPA are
Management Analyst, NEPA Compliance Business Information (CBI) or other found in 40 CFR part 6. Through this
Division, Office of Federal Activities. information whose disclosure is part, EPA adopted the CEQ Regulations
[FR Doc. 2016–13150 Filed 6–2–16; 8:45 am] restricted by statute. and supplemented those regulations for
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: actions by EPA that are subject to NEPA
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Jessica Trice, Office of Federal requirements. EPA actions subject to
Activities, Mail Code 2252A, NEPA include the award of wastewater
Environmental Protection Agency, 1200 treatment construction grants under
Pennsylvania Ave. NW., Washington, Title II of the Clean Water Act, EPA’s
DC 20460; telephone number: (202) issuance of new source National
564–6646; fax number: (202) 564–0072; Pollutant Discharge Elimination System
email address: trice.jessica@epa.gov. (NPDES) permits under section 402 of

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the Clean Water Act, certain research ICR currently approved by OMB. This FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Ms.
and development projects, development slight decrease is due to changes in the Brenda Shine, Sector Policies and
and issuance of regulations, EPA actions number of respondents and their Programs Division, Refining and
involving renovations or new associated EPA actions eligible for Chemicals Group (E143–01), Office of
construction of facilities, and certain categorical exclusions which results in Air Quality Planning and Standards,
grants awarded for projects authorized a reduction in total hours and burden. Environmental Protection Agency,
by Congress through the Agency’s Dated: Tuesday, May 31, 2016. Research Triangle Park, NC 27711;
annual Appropriations Act. EPA is telephone number: (919) 541–3608; fax
Karin Leff,
collecting information from certain number: (919) 541–0246; email address:
Acting Director, NEPA Compliance Division,
applicants as part of the process of shine.brenda@epa.gov.
Office of Federal Activities.
complying with either NEPA or SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
[FR Doc. 2016–13153 Filed 6–2–16; 8:45 am]
Executive Order 12114 (‘‘Environmental Supporting documents which explain in
Effects Abroad of Major Federal BILLING CODE 6560–50–P
detail the information that the EPA will
Actions’’). EPA’s NEPA regulations be collecting are available in the public
apply to the actions of EPA that are docket for this notice. The docket can be
subject to NEPA in order to ensure that ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION
AGENCY viewed online at http://
environmental information is available www.regulations.gov or in person at the
to the Agency’s decision-makers and the [EPA–HQ–OAR–2016–0204; FRL–9946–70– EPA Docket Center (EPA/DC, EPA WJC
public before decisions are made and OAR]
West Building, Room 3334, 1301
before actions are taken. When EPA Constitution Ave. NW., Washington,
conducts an environmental assessment Proposed Information Collection
Request; Comment Request; DC. The telephone number for the
pursuant to its Executive Order 12114 Docket Center is 202–566–1742. The
procedures, the Agency generally Information Collection Effort for Oil
and Gas Facilities telephone number for the public reading
follows its NEPA procedures. room is 202–566–1744. For additional
Compliance with the procedures is the AGENCY: Environmental Protection information about EPA’s public docket,
responsibility of EPA’s Responsible Agency (EPA). visit http://www.epa.gov/dockets.
Officials, and for applicant proposed ACTION: Notice. Pursuant to section 3506(c)(2)(A) of
actions applicants may be required to the PRA, the EPA is soliciting comments
provide environmental information to SUMMARY: The Environmental Protection and information to enable it to: (i)
EPA as part of the environmental review Agency (EPA) is planning to submit an Evaluate whether the proposed
process. For this Information Collection information collection request (ICR), collection of information is necessary
Request (ICR), applicant-proposed ‘‘Information Collection Effort for Oil for the proper performance of the
projects subject to either NEPA or and Gas Facilities’’ (EPA ICR No. functions of the Agency, including
Executive Order 12114 (and that are not 2548.01, OMB Control No. 2060–NEW) whether the information will have
addressed in other EPA programs’ ICRs) to the Office of Management and Budget practical utility; (ii) evaluate the
are addressed through the NEPA (OMB) for review and approval in accuracy of the Agency’s estimate of the
process. accordance with the Paperwork burden of the proposed collection of
Form Numbers: None. Reduction Act (PRA) (44 U.S.C. 3501 et information, including the validity of
Respondents/affected entities: Entities seq.). Before doing so, the EPA is the methodology and assumptions used;
potentially affected by this action are soliciting public comments on specific (iii) enhance the quality, utility, and
certain grant or permit applicants who aspects of the proposed information clarity of the information to be
must submit environmental information collection as described below. This is a collected; and (iv) minimize the burden
documentation to EPA for their projects request for approval of a new collection of the collection of information on those
to comply with NEPA or Executive of information. An Agency may not who are to respond, including through
Order 12114, including Wastewater conduct or sponsor, and a person is not the use of appropriate automated
Treatment Construction Grants Program required to respond to, a collection of electronic, mechanical, or other
facilities, State and Tribal Assistance information unless it displays a technological collection techniques or
Grant recipients and new source currently valid OMB control number. other forms of information technology,
National Pollutant Discharge DATES: Comments must be submitted on e.g., permitting electronic submission of
Elimination System permittees. or before August 2, 2016.
Respondent’s obligation to respond: responses. The EPA will consider the
Voluntary. ADDRESSES: Submit your comments, comments received and may amend the
Estimated number of respondents: referencing Docket ID No. EPA–HQ– ICR as appropriate. The final ICR
312 (total). OAR–2016–0204, online using http:// package will then be submitted to OMB
Frequency of response: On occasion. www.regulations.gov (our preferred for review and approval. At that time,
Total estimated burden: 37,525 hours method), or by mail to: EPA Docket the EPA will issue another Federal
(per year). Burden is defined at 5 CFR Center (EPA/DC), Environmental Register notice to announce the
1320.03(b). Protection Agency, Mail Code 28221T, submission of the ICR to OMB and the
Total estimated cost: $3,607,085 (per 1200 Pennsylvania Ave. NW., opportunity to submit additional
year), includes $8,452 annualized Washington, DC 20460. comments to OMB.
capital or operation & maintenance EPA’s policy is that all comments Abstract: Collectively, oil and gas
costs. received will be included in the public facilities are the largest industrial
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Changes in Estimates: The above docket without change including any emitters of methane in the U.S. In
estimates are based on information and personal information provided, unless January 2015, as part of the Obama
data available through the current ICR the comment includes profanity, threats, Administration’s commitment to
supporting documentation. However, it information claimed to be Confidential addressing climate change, the EPA
is anticipated that there will be slight Business Information (CBI) or other outlined a number of steps it plans to
decrease in hours in the total estimated information whose disclosure is take to address methane and smog-
respondent burden compared with the restricted by statute. forming volatile organic compound

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Publisher		Office of the Federal Register, National Archives and Records Administration
Section		Notices
Action		Notice.
Dates		Comments must be submitted on or before Tuesday, August 2, 2016.
Contact		Jessica Trice, Office of Federal Activities, Mail Code 2252A, Environmental Protection Agency, 1200 Pennsylvania Ave. NW., Washington, DC 20460; telephone number: (202)
FR Citation		81 FR 35762