82_FR_29673 82 FR 29549 - Proposed Information Collection Request; Comment Request; ICR Supporting Statement Information Collection Request for National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System (NPDES) Program (Renewal)

82 FR 29549 - Proposed Information Collection Request; Comment Request; ICR Supporting Statement Information Collection Request for National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System (NPDES) Program (Renewal)

ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

Federal Register Volume 82, Issue 124 (June 29, 2017)

Page Range29549-29550
FR Document2017-13672

The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is planning to submit an information collection request (ICR), ``ICR Supporting Statement Information Collection Request for National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System (NPDES) Program (Renewal)'' (EPA ICR No. 0229.22, OMB Control No. 2040-0004) to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for review and approval in accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act (PRA). Before doing so, EPA is soliciting public comments on specific aspects of the proposed information collection. This is a proposed revision of the ICR which is currently approved through December 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 82 Issue 124 (Thursday, June 29, 2017) 
[Federal Register Volume 82, Number 124 (Thursday, June 29, 2017)]
[Notices]
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From the Federal Register Online  [www.thefederalregister.org]
[FR Doc No: 2017-13672]


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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

[EPA-HQ-OW-2008-0719, FRL-9962-12-OW]


Proposed Information Collection Request; Comment Request; ICR 
Supporting Statement Information Collection Request for National 
Pollutant Discharge Elimination System (NPDES) Program (Renewal)

AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is planning to 
submit an information collection request (ICR), ``ICR Supporting 
Statement Information Collection Request for National Pollutant 
Discharge Elimination System (NPDES) Program (Renewal)'' (EPA ICR No. 
0229.22, OMB Control No. 2040-0004) to the Office of Management and 
Budget (OMB) for review and approval in accordance with the Paperwork 
Reduction Act (PRA). Before doing so, EPA is soliciting public comments 
on specific aspects of the proposed information collection. This is a 
proposed revision of the ICR which is currently approved through 
December 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 August 28, 2017.

ADDRESSES: Submit your comments, referencing Docket ID No. EPA-HQ-OW-
2008-0719, FRL-9962-12-OW, online using https://www.regulations.gov 
(our preferred method), by email to letnes.amelia@epa.gov, 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:  Amelia Letnes, State and Regional 
Branch, Water Permits Division, OWM Mail Code: 4203M, Environmental 
Protection Agency, 1200 Pennsylvania Ave. NW., Washington, DC 20460; 
telephone number: (202) 564-5627; fax number: (202) 564 9544; email 
address: letnes.amelia@epa.gov

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 https://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 https://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: This consolidated ICR calculates the burden and costs 
associated with the NPDES program, identifies the types of activities 
regulated under the NPDES program, describes the roles and 
responsibilities of state governments and the Agency, and presents the 
program areas that address the various types of regulated activities. 
It is a revision of the Information Collection Request for the NPDES 
Program (OMB Control Number: 2040-0004; EPA ICR Number: 0229.21; 
expiration date 12/31/2017) submitted to OMB in December 2015 that 
consolidated the burden and costs associated with activities previously 
reported in 11 NPDES program or NPDES-related ICRs administered by 
EPA's Water Permits Division. This renewal documents the addition, into 
the consolidated NPDES ICR, of the burden and costs for seven more 
NPDES programs, which were previously contained in separate ICRs as 
listed below:
     Consolidated Animal Sectors (OMB Control No. 2040-0250; 
EPA ICR Number 1989.09; Expiration date--5/31/2019)
     Pesticide Applicators (OMB Control No. 2040-0284; EPA ICR 
Number 2397.02; Expiration date--3/31/2019)
     National Pretreatment Program (OMB Control No. 2040-0009; 
EPA ICR Number 0002.15; Expiration date--4/30/2019)
     Cooling Water Intake Structures Phase I--New Facilities 
(OMB Control No. 2040-0241; EPA ICR Number 1973.06; Expiration date--
11/30/2019)
     Cooling Water Intake Structures at Phase III Facilities 
(OMB Control No.

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2040-0268, EPA ICR No. 2169.05; Expiration date--07/31/2017)
     Cooling Water Intake Structures Existing Facilities (OMB 
Control No. 2040-0257; EPA ICR No. 2060.07 Expiration date--10/31/2017)
     NPDES Electronic Reporting Rule (OMB Control No. 2020-
0035; EPA ICR No. 2468.02; Expiration date--1/31/2019)
Permit applications and other respondent reports may contain 
confidential business information. If a respondent does consider this 
information to be of a confidential nature, the respondent may request 
that such information be treated as confidential. All confidential data 
will be handled in accordance with 40 CFR 122.7, 40 CFR part 2, and 
EPA's Security Manual part III, chapter 9, dated August 9, 1976.
    Form Numbers: OMB No. 2040-0086; OMB No. 2040-0250; OMB No. 2040-
0188, OMB No. 2040-0211; OMB No. 1004-0189; OMB 2040-0284; OMB No. 
0596-0082; and OMB No. 2040-0004.
    Respondents/affected entities: Any industrial point source 
discharger of pollutants, including but not limited to publicly owned 
and privately owned treatment works (POTWs and PrOTWs), industrial 
dischargers to POTWs and PrOTWs, sewage sludge management and disposal 
operations, small and large vessels, airports with deicing operations, 
dischargers of stormwater, construction sites, municipalities, 
pesticide applicators, local and state governments.
    Respondent's obligation to respond: Mandatory. Sections 301, 302, 
304, 306, 307, 308, 316(b), 401, 402, 403, 405, and 510 of the CWA; the 
1987 Water Quality Act (WQA) revisions to CWA section 402(p); 40 (CFR) 
Parts 122, 123, 124, and 125 (and Parts 501 and 503 for Biosolids); and 
the Great Lakes Critical Programs Act (CPA).
    Estimated number of respondents: 935,020 total (934,383 permittees 
and 637 States/Tribes/Territories).
    Frequency of response: The frequency of response varies depending 
on the specific response activity and can range from ongoing and 
monthly to once every 5 years.
    Total estimated burden: 28,239,262 hours (per year). Burden is 
defined at 5 CFR 1320.03(b).
    Total estimated cost: $1,476,244,044 (per year), includes 
$43,659,009 annualized capital or operation & maintenance costs.
    Changes in Estimates: There is a net increase of 836,289 (3%) hours 
in the total estimated respondent burden compared with the combined 
burden of the component ICRs currently approved by OMB. This minor 
change in the total is primarily due to a combination of both burden 
increases and decreases in the component ICRs. Minor changes in the 
estimated burden occurred for five of the eight component ICRs (NPDES 
ICR, Pesticide Applicators ICR, National Pretreatment Program ICR, 
Cooling Water Intake Structures Phase I New Facilities ICR, and the 
Cooling Water Intake Structures Phase III Facilities ICR). Significant 
changes occurred for three of the eight component ICRs (Consolidated 
Animal Sectors ICR, Cooling Water Intake Structures Existing Facility 
ICR, and Electronic Reporting Rule ICR). These significant changes 
included:
     A decrease of 12 percent in the animal sector labor burden 
due to revised EPA estimates based on changes in industry practice, 
adherence to USDA guidelines, and industry consolidation (OMB Control 
No. 2040-0250; EPA ICR Number 1989.09);
     an increase of 140 percent in the cooling water intake 
structures existing facilities labor burden due to the coincidence of 
the period of greatest implementation burden with the three year ICR 
period (OMB Control No. 2040-0257; EPA ICR No. 2060.07); and
     a decrease of 164 percent in the electronic reporting rule 
labor burden due to the reduced need for data input due to increased 
participation in electronic filing of forms and reports as the rule is 
implemented (OMB Control No. 2020-0035; EPA ICR No. 2468.02).

    Dated: April 26, 2017.
Sheila E. Frace,
Acting Director, Office of Wastewater Management, Office of Water.
[FR Doc. 2017-13672 Filed 6-28-17; 8:45 am]
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Federal Register / Vol. 82, No. 124 / Thursday, June 29, 2017 / Notices 29549 distribution system, particularly in Pollutant Discharge Elimination System functions of the Agency, including retail storage tanks, of gasoline (NPDES) Program (Renewal)’’ (EPA ICR whether the information will have containing between nine and 10 volume No. 0229.22, OMB Control No. 2040– practical utility; (ii) evaluate the percent ethanol with gasoline which 0004) to the Office of Management and accuracy of the Agency’s estimate of the does not contain ethanol in that range. Budget (OMB) for review and approval burden of the proposed collection of Such mixing would likely result in a in accordance with the Paperwork information, including the validity of gasoline which is in violation of its RVP Reduction Act (PRA). Before doing so, the methodology and assumptions used; standard. Also, a party seeking a testing EPA is soliciting public comments on (iii) enhance the quality, utility, and exemption for research on gasoline that specific aspects of the proposed clarity of the information to be is not in compliance with the applicable information collection. This is a collected; and (iv) minimize the burden volatility standard must submit certain proposed revision of the ICR which is of the collection of information on those information to EPA. EPA has additional currently approved through December who are to respond, including through PTD requirements for gasoline 31, 2017. An Agency may not conduct the use of appropriate automated containing ethanol at 40 CFR 80.1503. or sponsor and a person is not required electronic, mechanical, or other Those requirements are covered in a to respond to a collection of information technological collection techniques or separate ICR. unless it displays a currently valid OMB other forms of information technology, Form Numbers: None. control number. e.g., permitting electronic submission of Respondents/affected entities: Entities DATES: Comments must be submitted on responses. EPA will consider the potentially affected by this action are or before August 28, 2017. comments received and amend the ICR those who produce or import gasoline ADDRESSES: Submit your comments, as appropriate. The final ICR package containing ethanol, or who wish to referencing Docket ID No. EPA–HQ– will then be submitted to OMB for obtain a testing exemption. OW–2008–0719, FRL–9962–12–OW, review and approval. At that time, EPA Respondent’s obligation to respond: online using https:// will issue another Federal Register Mandatory per 40 CFR 80.27(d) and (e). www.regulations.gov (our preferred notice to announce the submission of Estimated number of respondents: method), by email to letnes.amelia@ the ICR to OMB and the opportunity to 2,000. epa.gov, or by mail to: EPA Docket submit additional comments to OMB. Frequency of response: On occasion. Abstract: This consolidated ICR Center, Environmental Protection Total estimated burden: 12,330 hours calculates the burden and costs Agency, Mail Code 28221T, 1200 per year. Burden is defined at 5 CFR associated with the NPDES program, Pennsylvania Ave. NW., Washington, 1320.03(b). identifies the types of activities DC 20460. Total estimated cost: $1.1 million, EPA’s policy is that all comments regulated under the NPDES program, includes $20 annualized capital or received will be included in the public describes the roles and responsibilities operation & maintenance costs. docket without change including any of state governments and the Agency, Changes in Estimates: There is no personal information provided, unless and presents the program areas that change in the hours in the total the comment includes profanity, threats, address the various types of regulated estimated respondent burden compared information claimed to be Confidential activities. It is a revision of the with the ICR currently approved by Business Information (CBI) or other Information Collection Request for the OMB. The use of ethanol in gasoline has information whose disclosure is NPDES Program (OMB Control Number: remained stable. restricted by statute. 2040–0004; EPA ICR Number: 0229.21; expiration date 12/31/2017) submitted Dated: April 27, 2017. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: to OMB in December 2015 that Byron J. Bunker, Amelia Letnes, State and Regional consolidated the burden and costs Director, Compliance Division, Office of Branch, Water Permits Division, OWM associated with activities previously Transportation and Air Quality. Mail Code: 4203M, Environmental reported in 11 NPDES program or [FR Doc. 2017–13675 Filed 6–28–17; 8:45 am] Protection Agency, 1200 Pennsylvania NPDES-related ICRs administered by BILLING CODE 6560–50–P Ave. NW., Washington, DC 20460; EPA’s Water Permits Division. This telephone number: (202) 564–5627; fax renewal documents the addition, into number: (202) 564 9544; email address: the consolidated NPDES ICR, of the ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION letnes.amelia@epa.gov burden and costs for seven more NPDES AGENCY SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: programs, which were previously Supporting documents which explain in contained in separate ICRs as listed [EPA–HQ–OW–2008–0719, FRL–9962–12– detail the information that the EPA will OW] below: be collecting are available in the public • Consolidated Animal Sectors (OMB Proposed Information Collection docket for this ICR. The docket can be Control No. 2040–0250; EPA ICR Request; Comment Request; ICR viewed online at https:// Number 1989.09; Expiration date—5/31/ Supporting Statement Information www.regulations.gov or in person at the 2019) Collection Request for National EPA Docket Center, WJC West, Room • Pesticide Applicators (OMB Control Pollutant Discharge Elimination 3334, 1301 Constitution Ave. NW., No. 2040–0284; EPA ICR Number System (NPDES) Program (Renewal) Washington, DC. The telephone number 2397.02; Expiration date—3/31/2019) for the Docket Center is 202–566–1744. • National Pretreatment Program AGENCY: Environmental Protection For additional information about EPA’s (OMB Control No. 2040–0009; EPA ICR sradovich on DSK3GMQ082PROD with NOTICES Agency (EPA). public docket, visit https:// Number 0002.15; Expiration date—4/30/ ACTION: Notice. www.epa.gov/dockets. 2019) Pursuant to section 3506(c)(2)(A) of • Cooling Water Intake Structures SUMMARY: The Environmental Protection the PRA, EPA is soliciting comments Phase I—New Facilities (OMB Control Agency (EPA) is planning to submit an and information to enable it to: (i) No. 2040–0241; EPA ICR Number information collection request (ICR), Evaluate whether the proposed 1973.06; Expiration date—11/30/2019) ‘‘ICR Supporting Statement Information collection of information is necessary • Cooling Water Intake Structures at Collection Request for National for the proper performance of the Phase III Facilities (OMB Control No. VerDate Sep<11>2014 18:29 Jun 28, 2017 Jkt 241001 PO 00000 Frm 00076 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 E:\FR\FM\29JNN1.SGM 29JNN1

29550 Federal Register / Vol. 82, No. 124 / Thursday, June 29, 2017 / Notices 2040–0268, EPA ICR No. 2169.05; by OMB. This minor change in the total Control No. 2060–0639 to the Office of Expiration date—07/31/2017) is primarily due to a combination of Management and Budget (OMB) for • Cooling Water Intake Structures both burden increases and decreases in review and approval in accordance with Existing Facilities (OMB Control No. the component ICRs. Minor changes in the Paperwork Reduction Act (PRA). 2040–0257; EPA ICR No. 2060.07 the estimated burden occurred for five Before doing so, EPA is soliciting public Expiration date—10/31/2017) of the eight component ICRs (NPDES comments on specific aspects of the • NPDES Electronic Reporting Rule ICR, Pesticide Applicators ICR, National proposed information collection as (OMB Control No. 2020–0035; EPA ICR Pretreatment Program ICR, Cooling described below. This is a proposed No. 2468.02; Expiration date—1/31/ Water Intake Structures Phase I New extension of the ICR, which is currently 2019) Facilities ICR, and the Cooling Water approved through May 31, 2017. An Permit applications and other Intake Structures Phase III Facilities Agency may not conduct or sponsor and respondent reports may contain ICR). Significant changes occurred for a person is not required to respond to confidential business information. If a three of the eight component ICRs a collection of information unless it respondent does consider this (Consolidated Animal Sectors ICR, displays a currently valid OMB control information to be of a confidential Cooling Water Intake Structures Existing number. nature, the respondent may request that Facility ICR, and Electronic Reporting DATES: Comments must be submitted on such information be treated as Rule ICR). These significant changes or before August 28, 2017. confidential. All confidential data will included: ADDRESSES: Submit your comments, be handled in accordance with 40 CFR • A decrease of 12 percent in the referencing Docket ID No. EPA–HQ– 122.7, 40 CFR part 2, and EPA’s animal sector labor burden due to OAR–2007–1158, online using Security Manual part III, chapter 9, revised EPA estimates based on changes www.regulations.gov (our preferred dated August 9, 1976. in industry practice, adherence to USDA method), or by mail to: EPA Docket Form Numbers: OMB No. 2040–0086; guidelines, and industry consolidation Center, Environmental Protection OMB No. 2040–0250; OMB No. 2040– (OMB Control No. 2040–0250; EPA ICR Agency, Mail Code 28221T, 1200 0188, OMB No. 2040–0211; OMB No. Number 1989.09); Pennsylvania Ave. NW., Washington, 1004–0189; OMB 2040–0284; OMB No. • an increase of 140 percent in the DC 20460. 0596–0082; and OMB No. 2040–0004. cooling water intake structures existing EPA’s policy is that all comments Respondents/affected entities: Any facilities labor burden due to the received will be included in the public industrial point source discharger of coincidence of the period of greatest docket without change including any pollutants, including but not limited to implementation burden with the three personal information provided, unless publicly owned and privately owned year ICR period (OMB Control No. the comment includes profanity, threats, treatment works (POTWs and PrOTWs), 2040–0257; EPA ICR No. 2060.07); and information claimed to be Confidential industrial dischargers to POTWs and • a decrease of 164 percent in the Business Information (CBI) or other PrOTWs, sewage sludge management electronic reporting rule labor burden information whose disclosure is and disposal operations, small and large due to the reduced need for data input restricted by statute. vessels, airports with deicing due to increased participation in FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: operations, dischargers of stormwater, electronic filing of forms and reports as Geanetta Heard, Fuels Compliance construction sites, municipalities, the rule is implemented (OMB Control Center, 6406J, Environmental Protection pesticide applicators, local and state No. 2020–0035; EPA ICR No. 2468.02). Agency, 1200 Pennsylvania Ave. NW., governments. Respondent’s obligation to respond: Dated: April 26, 2017. Washington, DC 20460; telephone Mandatory. Sections 301, 302, 304, 306, Sheila E. Frace, number: 202–343–9017; fax number: 307, 308, 316(b), 401, 402, 403, 405, and Acting Director, Office of Wastewater 202–565–2085; email address: 510 of the CWA; the 1987 Water Quality Management, Office of Water. heard.geanetta@epa.gov. Act (WQA) revisions to CWA section [FR Doc. 2017–13672 Filed 6–28–17; 8:45 am] SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 402(p); 40 (CFR) Parts 122, 123, 124, BILLING CODE 6560–50–P Supporting documents which explain in and 125 (and Parts 501 and 503 for detail the information that the EPA will Biosolids); and the Great Lakes Critical be collecting are available in the public Programs Act (CPA). ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION docket for this ICR. The docket can be Estimated number of respondents: AGENCY viewed online at www.regulations.gov 935,020 total (934,383 permittees and or in person at the EPA Docket Center, [EPA–HQ–OAR–2007–1158; FRL–9962–43– WJC West, Room 3334, 1301 637 States/Tribes/Territories). OAR] Frequency of response: The frequency Constitution Ave. NW., Washington, of response varies depending on the Proposed Information Collection DC. The telephone number for the specific response activity and can range Request; Comment Request; Docket Center is 202–566–1744. For from ongoing and monthly to once every Alternative Affirmative Defense additional information about EPA’s 5 years. Requirements for Ultra-low Sulfur public docket, visit http://www.epa.gov/ Total estimated burden: 28,239,262 Diesel dockets. hours (per year). Burden is defined at 5 Pursuant to section 3506(c)(2)(A) of CFR 1320.03(b). AGENCY: Environmental Protection the PRA, EPA is soliciting comments Total estimated cost: $1,476,244,044 Agency (EPA). and information to enable it to: (i) Evaluate whether the proposed sradovich on DSK3GMQ082PROD with NOTICES (per year), includes $43,659,009 ACTION: Notice. annualized capital or operation & collection of information is necessary maintenance costs. SUMMARY: The Environmental Protection for the proper performance of the Changes in Estimates: There is a net Agency (EPA) is planning to submit an functions of the Agency, including increase of 836,289 (3%) hours in the information collection request (ICR), whether the information will have total estimated respondent burden ‘‘Alternative Affirmative Defense practical utility; (ii) evaluate the compared with the combined burden of Requirements for Ultra-low Sulfur accuracy of the Agency’s estimate of the the component ICRs currently approved Diesel’’ (EPA ICR No.2364.05, OMB burden of the proposed collection of VerDate Sep<11>2014 18:29 Jun 28, 2017 Jkt 241001 PO 00000 Frm 00077 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 E:\FR\FM\29JNN1.SGM 29JNN1


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PublisherOffice of the Federal Register, National Archives and Records Administration
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ActionNotice.
DatesComments must be submitted on or before August 28, 2017.
ContactAmelia Letnes, State and Regional Branch, Water Permits Division, OWM Mail Code: 4203M, Environmental Protection Agency, 1200 Pennsylvania Ave. NW., Washington, DC 20460; telephone number: (202) 564-5627; fax number: (202) 564 9544; email
FR Citation82 FR 29549 
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