82 FR 11450 - Information Collection Request Submitted to OMB for Review and Approval; Comment Request; Environmental Impact Assessment of Nongovernmental Activities in Antarctica (Renewal)

ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

Federal Register Volume 82, Issue 35 (February 23, 2017)

Page Range		11450-11450
FR Document		2017-03483

The Environmental Protection Agency has submitted an information collection request (ICR), ``Environmental Impact Assessment of Nongovernmental Activities in Antarctica (Renewal)'' (EPA ICR No. 1808.08, OMB Control No. 2020-0007) 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.). This is a proposed extension of the ICR, which is currently approved through March 31, 2017. Public comments were previously requested via the Federal Register (81 FR 68412) on October 4, 2016 during a 60-day comment period. This notice allows for an additional 30 days for public comments. A fuller description of the ICR is given below, including its estimated burden and cost to the public. 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-2007-0468; FRL--9959-49-OEI]


Information Collection Request Submitted to OMB for Review and 
Approval; Comment Request; Environmental Impact Assessment of 
Nongovernmental Activities in Antarctica (Renewal)

AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: The Environmental Protection Agency has submitted an 
information collection request (ICR), ``Environmental Impact Assessment 
of Nongovernmental Activities in Antarctica (Renewal)'' (EPA ICR No. 
1808.08, OMB Control No. 2020-0007) 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.). This is a proposed extension of 
the ICR, which is currently approved through March 31, 2017. Public 
comments were previously requested via the Federal Register (81 FR 
68412) on October 4, 2016 during a 60-day comment period. This notice 
allows for an additional 30 days for public comments. A fuller 
description of the ICR is given below, including its estimated burden 
and cost to the public. 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 March 27, 2017.

ADDRESSES: Submit your comments, referencing Docket ID Number EPA-HQ-
OECA-2007-0468, to (1) EPA 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, and (2) OMB via email to 
[email protected]. Address comments to OMB Desk Officer for 
EPA.
    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: Julie Roemele, Office of Federal 
Activities, Mail Code 2252A, Environmental Protection Agency, 1200 
Pennsylvania Ave. NW., Washington, DC 20460; telephone number: (202) 
564-5632; 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.
    Abstract: The Environmental Protection Agency's (EPA's) regulations 
at 40 CFR part 8, Environmental Impact Assessment of Nongovernmental 
Activities in Antarctica (Rule), were promulgated pursuant to the 
Antarctic Science, Tourism, and Conservation Act of 1996 (Act), 16 
U.S.C. 2401 et seq., as amended, 16 U.S.C. 2403a, which implements the 
Protocol on Environmental Protection (Protocol) to the Antarctic Treaty 
of 1959 (Treaty). The Rule provides for assessment of the environmental 
impacts of nongovernmental activities in Antarctica, including tourism, 
for which the United States is required to give advance notice under 
Paragraph 5 of Article VII of the Treaty, and for coordination of the 
review of information regarding environmental impact assessments 
received from other Parties under the Protocol. The requirements of the 
Rule apply to operators of nongovernmental expeditions organized or 
proceeding from the territory of the United States to Antarctica and 
include commercial and non-commercial expeditions. The rule provides 
nongovernmental operators with the specific requirements they need to 
meet in order to comply with the requirements of Article 8 and Annex I 
to the Protocol. The provisions of the Rule are intended to ensure that 
potential environmental effects of nongovernmental activities 
undertaken in Antarctica are appropriately identified and considered by 
the operator during the planning process and that to the extent 
practicable appropriate environmental safeguards which would mitigate 
or prevent adverse impacts on the Antarctic environment are identified 
by the operator.
    Form Numbers: None.
    Respondents/Affected Entities: Nongovernmental operators with 
activities in Antarctica.
    Respondent's Obligation to Respond: Mandatory (40 CFR part 8).
    Estimated Number of Respondents: 19 (total).
    Frequency of Response: Annual.
    Total Estimated Burden: 1,217 hours (per year). Burden is defined 
at 5 CFR 1320.03(b).
    Total Estimated Cost: $93,444 (per year), includes $0 annualized 
capital or operation & maintenance costs.
    Changes in Estimates: There is a decrease of 37 hours in the total 
estimated respondent burden compared with the ICR currently approved by 
OMB. This decrease is the result of a change to the level of 
environmental documentation EPA anticipates the operators will submit.

Courtney Kerwin,
Director, Regulatory Support Division.
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email) at the contact information noted description of the ICR is given below, Antarctica, including tourism, for which
above by March 13, 2017. It is the SAB including its estimated burden and cost the United States is required to give
Staff Office general policy to post to the public. An Agency may not advance notice under Paragraph 5 of
written comments on the Web page for conduct or sponsor and a person is not Article VII of the Treaty, and for
the advisory meeting or teleconference. required to respond to a collection of coordination of the review of
Submitters are requested to provide an information unless it displays a information regarding environmental
unsigned version of each document currently valid OMB control number. impact assessments received from other
because the SAB Staff Office does not DATES: Comments must be submitted on Parties under the Protocol. The
publish documents with signatures on or before March 27, 2017. requirements of the Rule apply to
its Web sites. Members of the public ADDRESSES: Submit your comments, operators of nongovernmental
should be aware that their personal referencing Docket ID Number EPA– expeditions organized or proceeding
contact information, if included in any HQ–OECA–2007–0468, to (1) EPA from the territory of the United States to
written comments, may be posted to the online using www.regulations.gov (our Antarctica and include commercial and
CASAC Web site. Copyrighted material preferred method), by email to non-commercial expeditions. The rule
will not be posted without explicit docket.oeca@epa.gov, or by mail to: EPA
permission of the copyright holder. provides nongovernmental operators
Docket Center, Environmental
Accessibility: For information on with the specific requirements they
Protection Agency, Mail Code 28221T,
access or services for individuals with need to meet in order to comply with
1200 Pennsylvania Ave. NW.,
disabilities, please contact Mr. Aaron Washington, DC 20460, and (2) OMB via the requirements of Article 8 and Annex
Yeow at (202) 564–2050 or yeow.aaron@ email to oira_submission@omb.eop.gov. I to the Protocol. The provisions of the
epa.gov. To request accommodation of a Address comments to OMB Desk Officer Rule are intended to ensure that
disability, please contact Mr. Yeow for EPA. potential environmental effects of
preferably at least ten days prior to each EPA’s policy is that all comments nongovernmental activities undertaken
meeting to give EPA as much time as received will be included in the public in Antarctica are appropriately
possible to process your request. docket without change including any identified and considered by the
Dated: February 13, 2017. personal information provided, unless operator during the planning process
Khanna Johnston, the comment includes profanity, threats, and that to the extent practicable
information claimed to be Confidential appropriate environmental safeguards
Acting Deputy Director, EPA Science
Advisory Staff Office. Business Information (CBI) or other which would mitigate or prevent
information whose disclosure is adverse impacts on the Antarctic
[FR Doc. 2017–03469 Filed 2–22–17; 8:45 am]
restricted by statute. environment are identified by the
BILLING CODE 6560–50–P
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Julie operator.
Roemele, Office of Federal Activities, Form Numbers: None.
ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION Mail Code 2252A, Environmental
Protection Agency, 1200 Pennsylvania Respondents/Affected Entities:
AGENCY
Ave. NW., Washington, DC 20460; Nongovernmental operators with
[EPA–HQ–OECA–2007–0468; FRL—9959– telephone number: (202) 564–5632; fax activities in Antarctica.
49–OEI] number: (202) 564–0072; email address: Respondent’s Obligation to Respond:
roemele.julie@epa.gov. Mandatory (40 CFR part 8).
Information Collection Request
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Estimated Number of Respondents: 19
Submitted to OMB for Review and
Approval; Comment Request; Supporting documents which explain in (total).
Environmental Impact Assessment of detail the information that the EPA will
be collecting are available in the public Frequency of Response: Annual.
Nongovernmental Activities in
Antarctica (Renewal) docket for this ICR. The docket can be Total Estimated Burden: 1,217 hours
viewed online at www.regulations.gov (per year). Burden is defined at 5 CFR
AGENCY: Environmental Protection or in person at the EPA Docket Center, 1320.03(b).
Agency (EPA). WJC West, Room 3334, 1301 Total Estimated Cost: $93,444 (per
ACTION: Notice. Constitution Ave. NW., Washington,
year), includes $0 annualized capital or
DC. The telephone number for the
SUMMARY: The Environmental Protection operation & maintenance costs.
Docket Center is 202–566–1744. For
Agency has submitted an information additional information about EPA’s Changes in Estimates: There is a
collection request (ICR), public docket, visit http://www.epa.gov/ decrease of 37 hours in the total
‘‘Environmental Impact Assessment of dockets. estimated respondent burden compared
Nongovernmental Activities in Abstract: The Environmental with the ICR currently approved by
Antarctica (Renewal)’’ (EPA ICR No. Protection Agency’s (EPA’s) regulations OMB. This decrease is the result of a
1808.08, OMB Control No. 2020–0007) at 40 CFR part 8, Environmental Impact change to the level of environmental
to the Office of Management and Budget Assessment of Nongovernmental documentation EPA anticipates the
(OMB) for review and approval in Activities in Antarctica (Rule), were operators will submit.
accordance with the Paperwork promulgated pursuant to the Antarctic
Reduction Act (44 U.S.C. 3501 et seq.). Science, Tourism, and Conservation Act Courtney Kerwin,
This is a proposed extension of the ICR, of 1996 (Act), 16 U.S.C. 2401 et seq., as Director, Regulatory Support Division.
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which is currently approved through amended, 16 U.S.C. 2403a, which [FR Doc. 2017–03483 Filed 2–22–17; 8:45 am]
March 31, 2017. Public comments were implements the Protocol on BILLING CODE 6560–50–P
previously requested via the Federal Environmental Protection (Protocol) to
Register (81 FR 68412) on October 4, the Antarctic Treaty of 1959 (Treaty).
2016 during a 60-day comment period. The Rule provides for assessment of the
This notice allows for an additional 30 environmental impacts of
days for public comments. A fuller nongovernmental activities in

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Category		Regulatory Information
Collection		Federal Register
sudoc Class		AE 2.7: GS 4.107: AE 2.106:
Publisher		Office of the Federal Register, National Archives and Records Administration
Section		Notices
Action		Notice.
Dates		Comments must be submitted on or before March 27, 2017.
Contact		Julie Roemele, Office of Federal Activities, Mail Code 2252A, Environmental Protection Agency, 1200 Pennsylvania Ave. NW., Washington, DC 20460; telephone number: (202)
FR Citation		82 FR 11450