81 FR 44017 - Proposed Information Collection Request; Comment Request; Performance Evaluation Studies on Wastewater Laboratories (Renewal); EPA ICR No. 0234.12, OMB Control No. 2080-0021

ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

Federal Register Volume 81, Issue 129 (July 6, 2016)

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FR Document		2016-16023

The Environmental Protection Agency is planning to submit an information collection request (ICR), ``Performance Evaluation Studies on Wastewater Laboratories'' (EPA ICR No. 0234.12, OMB Control No. 2080-0021) 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 proposed extension of the ICR, which is currently approved through March 31, 2017. 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.

Federal Register, Volume 81 Issue 129 (Wednesday, July 6, 2016)

[Federal Register Volume 81, Number 129 (Wednesday, July 6, 2016)]
[Notices]
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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

[EPA-HQ-OECA-2013-0547; FRL-9948-66-OECA]


Proposed Information Collection Request; Comment Request; 
Performance Evaluation Studies on Wastewater Laboratories (Renewal); 
EPA ICR No. 0234.12, OMB Control No. 2080-0021

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), ``Performance Evaluation Studies 
on Wastewater Laboratories'' (EPA ICR No. 0234.12, OMB Control No. 
2080-0021) 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 proposed extension of the ICR, which is currently 
approved through March 31, 2017. 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 September 6, 2016.

ADDRESSES: Submit your comments, referencing Docket ID No. EPA-HQ-OECA-
2013-0547, 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: Brian Krausz, Monitoring, Assistance, 
and Media Programs Division, Office of Compliance, (2227A), 
Environmental Protection Agency, 1200 Pennsylvania Avenue NW., 
Washington, DC 20460; telephone number: (202) 564-3069; fax number: 
(202) 564-0038; 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: Discharge Monitoring Report-Quality Assurance (DMR-QA) 
study program participation is mandatory for major and selected minor 
National Pollution Discharge Elimination System (NPDES) permit holders 
in accordance with Clean Water Act Section 308. The DMR-QA study 
program is designed to evaluate the analytic ability of laboratories 
that perform chemical, microbiological and whole effluent toxicity 
(WET) analyses required in NPDES permits for reporting results in the 
Discharge Monitoring Reports (DMR). Under DMR-QA, the permit holder is 
responsible for having their in-house and/or contract laboratories 
perform proficiency test samples, and submit results for grading to 
proficiency testing (PT) providers. Graded results are transmitted by 
either the permittee or PT provider to the appropriate federal or state 
NPDES regulatory authority. Permit holders are responsible for 
submitting corrective action reports to the appropriate regulatory 
authority.
    Form Numbers: 6400-01.
    Respondents/affected entities: Major and selected minor permit 
holders under the Clean Water Act's National Pollution Discharge 
Elimination System (NPDES).
    Respondent's obligation to respond: Mandatory under Clean Water Act 
Section 308(a).
    Estimated number of respondents: 5,700 (total).
    Frequency of response: Major permit holders must participate 
annually. Minor permit holders must participate if selected by the 
state or EPA DMR-QA coordinator.
    Total estimated burden: 37,620 hours (per year). Burden is defined 
at 5 CFR 1320.03(b).
    Total estimated cost: $4,378,968 (per year), includes $2,459,037 
annualized capital or operation & maintenance costs.
    Changes in estimates: There will be an approximate increase of 
1,261 hours in the total estimated respondent burden compared with the 
ICR currently approved by OMB. This is due to increased discretionary 
selection of NPDES minor permit holders for DMR-QA participation in the 
most recent year. Labor costs will be revised upward to take into 
account changes in employee benefit compensation costs and inflation. 
Non-labor costs for obtaining proficiency test samples will also likely 
increase.


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    Dated: June 23, 2016.
Edward J. Messina,
Director, Monitoring, Assistance, and Media Programs Division/OECA.
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accordance with Rule 211 of the Center, Environmental Protection Abstract: Discharge Monitoring
Commission’s Regulations (18 CFR Agency, Mail Code 28221T, 1200 Report-Quality Assurance (DMR–QA)
385.211) on or before 5:00 p.m. Eastern Pennsylvania Ave. NW., Washington, study program participation is
time on the specified comment date. DC 20460. mandatory for major and selected minor
The filings are accessible in the EPA’s policy is that all comments National Pollution Discharge
Commission’s eLibrary system by received will be included in the public Elimination System (NPDES) permit
clicking on the links or querying the docket without change including any holders in accordance with Clean Water
docket number. personal information provided, unless Act Section 308. The DMR–QA study
eFiling is encouraged. More detailed the comment includes profanity, threats, program is designed to evaluate the
information relating to filing information claimed to be Confidential analytic ability of laboratories that
requirements, interventions, protests, Business Information (CBI) or other perform chemical, microbiological and
service, and qualifying facilities filings information whose disclosure is whole effluent toxicity (WET) analyses
can be found at: http://www.ferc.gov/ restricted by statute. required in NPDES permits for reporting
docs-filing/efiling/filing-req.pdf. For FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: results in the Discharge Monitoring
other information, call (866) 208–3676 Brian Krausz, Monitoring, Assistance,
(toll free). For TTY, call (202) 502–8659. Reports (DMR). Under DMR–QA, the
and Media Programs Division, Office of permit holder is responsible for having
Dated: June 23, 2016. Compliance, (2227A), Environmental their in-house and/or contract
Nathaniel J. Davis, Sr., Protection Agency, 1200 Pennsylvania laboratories perform proficiency test
Deputy Secretary. Avenue NW., Washington, DC 20460; samples, and submit results for grading
[FR Doc. 2016–15874 Filed 7–5–16; 8:45 am] telephone number: (202) 564–3069; fax
to proficiency testing (PT) providers.
number: (202) 564–0038; email address:
BILLING CODE 6717–01–P Graded results are transmitted by either
Krausz.Brian@epa.gov.
the permittee or PT provider to the
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
appropriate federal or state NPDES
ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION Supporting documents which explain in regulatory authority. Permit holders are
AGENCY detail the information that the EPA will
responsible for submitting corrective
be collecting are available in the public
[EPA–HQ–OECA–2013–0547; FRL–9948– action reports to the appropriate
docket for this ICR. The docket can be
66–OECA] regulatory authority.
viewed online at www.regulations.gov
or in person at the EPA Docket Center, Form Numbers: 6400–01.
Proposed Information Collection
Request; Comment Request; WJC West, Room 3334, 1301 Respondents/affected entities: Major
Performance Evaluation Studies on Constitution Ave. NW., Washington, and selected minor permit holders
Wastewater Laboratories (Renewal); DC. The telephone number for the under the Clean Water Act’s National
EPA ICR No. 0234.12, OMB Control No. Docket Center is 202–566–1744. For Pollution Discharge Elimination System
2080–0021 additional information about EPA’s (NPDES).
public docket, visit http://www.epa.gov/
AGENCY: Environmental Protection dockets. Respondent’s obligation to respond:
Agency (EPA). Pursuant to section 3506(c)(2)(A) of Mandatory under Clean Water Act
ACTION: Notice. the PRA, EPA is soliciting comments Section 308(a).
and information to enable it to: (i) Estimated number of respondents:
SUMMARY: The Environmental Protection Evaluate whether the proposed 5,700 (total).
Agency is planning to submit an collection of information is necessary
information collection request (ICR), Frequency of response: Major permit
for the proper performance of the holders must participate annually.
‘‘Performance Evaluation Studies on functions of the Agency, including
Wastewater Laboratories’’ (EPA ICR No. Minor permit holders must participate if
whether the information will have
0234.12, OMB Control No. 2080–0021) selected by the state or EPA DMR–QA
practical utility; (ii) evaluate the
to the Office of Management and Budget coordinator.
accuracy of the Agency’s estimate of the
(OMB) for review and approval in burden of the proposed collection of Total estimated burden: 37,620 hours
accordance with the Paperwork information, including the validity of (per year). Burden is defined at 5 CFR
Reduction Act (44 U.S.C. 3501 et seq.). the methodology and assumptions used; 1320.03(b).
Before doing so, EPA is soliciting public (iii) enhance the quality, utility, and Total estimated cost: $4,378,968 (per
comments on specific aspects of the clarity of the information to be year), includes $2,459,037 annualized
proposed information collection as collected; and (iv) minimize the burden capital or operation & maintenance
described below. This is a proposed of the collection of information on those costs.
extension of the ICR, which is currently who are to respond, including through
approved through March 31, 2017. An the use of appropriate automated Changes in estimates: There will be
Agency may not conduct or sponsor and electronic, mechanical, or other an approximate increase of 1,261 hours
a person is not required to respond to technological collection techniques or in the total estimated respondent
a collection of information unless it other forms of information technology, burden compared with the ICR currently
displays a currently valid OMB control e.g., permitting electronic submission of approved by OMB. This is due to
number. responses. EPA will consider the increased discretionary selection of
DATES: Comments must be submitted on comments received and amend the ICR NPDES minor permit holders for DMR–
or before September 6, 2016. QA participation in the most recent
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as appropriate. The final ICR package
ADDRESSES: Submit your comments, will then be submitted to OMB for year. Labor costs will be revised upward
referencing Docket ID No. EPA–HQ– review and approval. At that time, EPA to take into account changes in
OECA–2013–0547, online using will issue another Federal Register employee benefit compensation costs
www.regulations.gov (our preferred notice to announce the submission of and inflation. Non-labor costs for
method), by email to docket.oeca@ the ICR to OMB and the opportunity to obtaining proficiency test samples will
epa.gov, or by mail to: EPA Docket submit additional comments to OMB. also likely increase.

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Dated: June 23, 2016. June 6, 2016. If you have questions, excluding legal holidays. Comments on
Edward J. Messina, consult the person listed under FOR a disk or CD–ROM should be formatted
Director, Monitoring, Assistance, and Media FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT. in Word or ASCII file, avoiding the use
Programs Division/OECA. Authority: 7 U.S.C. 136 et seq. of special characters and any form of
[FR Doc. 2016–16023 Filed 7–5–16; 8:45 am] encryption, and may be mailed to the
Dated: June 27, 2016.
BILLING CODE 6560–50–P mailing address above.
Yu-Ting Guilaran,
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Dan
Director, Pesticide Re-Evaluation, Office of
Conrad, Air and Radiation Law Office
Pesticide Programs.
ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION (2344A), Office of General Counsel, U.S.
AGENCY [FR Doc. 2016–16021 Filed 7–5–16; 8:45 am]
Environmental Protection Agency, 1200
BILLING CODE 6560–50–P
[EPA–HQ–OPP–2015–0794; FRL–9948–38] Pennsylvania Ave. NW., Washington,
DC 20460; telephone: (202) 564–0903;
Atrazine, Simazine, and Propazine email address: conrad.daniel@epa.gov.
ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION
Registration Review; Draft Ecological AGENCY SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Risk Assessments; Extension of
[EPA–HQ–OGC–2016–0358; FRL–9948–72– I. Additional Information About the
Comment Period
OGC] Proposed Consent Decree
AGENCY: Environmental Protection The proposed consent decree would
Agency (EPA). Proposed Consent Decree, Clean Air resolve a lawsuit filed by the Plaintiff
ACTION: Notice; extension of comment Act Citizen Suit seeking to compel the Administrator to
period. AGENCY: Environmental Protection take actions under CAA section
Agency (EPA). 505(b)(2). Under the terms of the
SUMMARY: EPA issued a notice in the
ACTION: Notice of proposed consent proposed consent decree, EPA would
Federal Register of June 6, 2016,
decree; request for public comment. agree to sign its response granting or
concerning opening a comment period
denying the petition filed by Plaintiff
for the draft ecological risk assessments SUMMARY: In accordance with section regarding its facility located in
of atrazine, simazine, and propazine. 113(g) of the Clean Air Act, as amended Combined Locks, Wisconsin pursuant to
This document extends the comment (‘‘CAA’’ or the ‘‘Act’’), notice is hereby section 505(b)(2) of the CAA, on or
period for 60 days, from August 5, 2016, given of a proposed consent decree to before October 14, 2016.
to October 4, 2016. This comment address a lawsuit filed by Appleton Under the terms of the proposed
period is being extended in response to Coated, LLC (Appleton or Plaintiff), in consent decree, EPA would
a number of extension requests from the United States District Court for the expeditiously deliver notice of EPA’s
various stakeholders citing difficulty Eastern District of Wisconsin: Appleton response to the Office of the Federal
commenting during the growing season, Coated, LLC v. McCarthy, Civil Action Register for review and publication
and the length, quantity, and No. 1:16–cv–272 (E.D. Wis.). On March following signature of such response. In
complexity of the Risk Assessments. 7, 2016, Plaintiff filed a complaint addition, the proposed consent decree
DATES: Comments, identified by docket alleging that Gina McCarthy, in her outlines the settlement in regard to
identification (ID) number EPA–HQ– official capacity as Administrator of the Petitioners’ attorney fees.
OPP–2015–0794, must be received on or United States Environmental Protection For a period of thirty (30) days
before October 4, 2016. Agency (‘‘EPA’’), failed to perform a following the date of publication of this
ADDRESSES: Follow the detailed nondiscretionary duty to grant or deny notice, the Agency will accept written
instructions provided under ADDRESSES within 60 days a petition submitted by comments relating to the proposed
in the Federal Register document of Plaintiff on November 19, 2013, consent decree from persons who are
June 6, 2016 (81 FR 108) (FRL–9945– requesting that EPA object to a CAA not named as parties or intervenors to
06). Title V permit issued by the Wisconsin the litigation in question. EPA or the
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Department of Natural Resources to Department of Justice may withdraw or
Richard Dumas, Pesticide Re-Evaluation Appleton authorizing the operation of withhold consent to the proposed
Division (7508P), Office of Pesticide its facility located in Combined Locks, consent decree if the comments disclose
Programs, Environmental Protection Wisconsin. The proposed consent facts or considerations that indicate that
Agency, 1200 Pennsylvania Ave. NW., decree would establish a deadline for such consent is inappropriate,
Washington, DC 20460–0001; telephone EPA to take such action. improper, inadequate, or inconsistent
number: (703) 308–8015; email address: DATES: Written comments on the with the requirements of the Act. Unless
dumas.richard@epa.gov. proposed consent decree must be EPA or the Department of Justice
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This received by August 5, 2016. determines that consent to this consent
document extends the public comment ADDRESSES: Submit your comments, decree should be withdrawn, the terms
period established in the Federal identified by Docket ID number EPA– of the consent decree will be affirmed.
Register document of June 6, 2016. In HQ–OGC–2016–0358, online at II. Additional Information About
that document, EPA opened a comment www.regulations.gov (EPA’s preferred Commenting on the Proposed Consent
period for a draft ecological risk method); by email to oei.docket@ Decree
assessments for the registration review epa.gov; by mail to EPA Docket Center,
of atrazine, simazine, and propazine. Environmental Protection Agency, A. How can I get a copy of the consent
decree?
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EPA is hereby extending the comment Mailcode: 2822T, 1200 Pennsylvania
period, which was set to end on August Ave. NW., Washington, DC 20460–0001; The official public docket for this
5, 2016, to October 4, 2016. or by hand delivery or courier to EPA action (identified by Docket ID No.
To submit comments, or access the Docket Center, EPA West, Room 3334, EPA–HQ–OGC–2016–0358) contains a
docket, please follow the detailed 1301 Constitution Ave. NW., copy of the proposed consent decree.
instructions provided under ADDRESSES Washington, DC, between 8:30 a.m. and The official public docket is available
in the Federal Register document of 4:30 p.m. Monday through Friday, for public viewing at the Office of

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Section		Notices
Action		Notice.
Dates		Comments must be submitted on or before September 6, 2016.
Contact		Brian Krausz, Monitoring, Assistance, and Media Programs Division, Office of Compliance, (2227A), Environmental Protection Agency, 1200 Pennsylvania Avenue NW., Washington, DC 20460; telephone number: (202) 564-3069; fax number:
FR Citation		81 FR 44017