82 FR 41620 - Information Collection Request Submitted to OMB for Review and Approval; Comment Request; NOX

ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

Federal Register Volume 82, Issue 169 (September 1, 2017)

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FR Document		2017-18540

The Environmental Protection Agency has submitted an information collection request (ICR), ``NO<INF>X</INF> Budget Trading Program to Reduce the Regional Transport of Ozone'', (EPA ICR No. 1857.07, OMB Control No. 2060-0445) to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for review and approval in accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act. This is a proposed extension of the ICR, which is currently approved through August 31, 2017. Public comments were previously requested via the Federal Register on June 29, 2017 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-OAR-2006-0947; 9967-15-OEI]


Information Collection Request Submitted to OMB for Review and 
Approval; Comment Request; NOX Budget Trading Program To 
Reduce the Regional Transport of Ozone (Renewal)

AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: The Environmental Protection Agency has submitted an 
information collection request (ICR), ``NOX Budget Trading 
Program to Reduce the Regional Transport of Ozone'', (EPA ICR No. 
1857.07, OMB Control No. 2060-0445) to the Office of Management and 
Budget (OMB) for review and approval in accordance with the Paperwork 
Reduction Act. This is a proposed extension of the ICR, which is 
currently approved through August 31, 2017. Public comments were 
previously requested via the Federal Register on June 29, 2017 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: Additional comments may be submitted on or before October 2, 
2017.

ADDRESSES: Submit your comments, referencing Docket ID No. EPA-HQ-OAR-
2006-0947, to (1) EPA online using 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: Karen VanSickle, Clean Air Markets 
Division, Office of Air and Radiation, (6204J), Environmental 
Protection Agency, 1200 Pennsylvania Ave. NW.,

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Washington, DC 20460; telephone number (202) 343-9220; fax number: 
(202) 343-2361; 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 NOX Budget Trading Program was a market-
based cap and trade program created to reduce emissions of nitrogen 
oxides (NOX) from power plants and other large combustion 
sources in the eastern United States. The NOX Budget Trading 
Program was established as an optional implementation mechanism for the 
NOX SIP Call and was designed to reduce NOX 
emissions during the warm summer months, referred to as the ozone 
season, when ground-level ozone concentrations are highest. In 2009, 
the program was replaced by an ozone-season NOX trading 
program under the Clean Air Interstate Rule (CAIR), which has in turn 
been replaced by ozone-season NOX trading programs under the 
Cross-State Air Pollution Rule (CSAPR). Although the NOX 
Budget Trading Program was replaced after the 2008 compliance season, 
this information collection is being renewed because some sources in 
certain states are still required to monitor and report emissions data 
to EPA in accordance with the NOX SIP Call and are not 
covered by the CSAPR trading programs, so we will account for their 
information collection burden. All data received by EPA will be treated 
as public information. 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 40 CFR are listed in 40 CFR 
part 9.
    Form Numbers: None.
    Respondents/affected entities: Entities potentially affected by 
this action are those which formerly participated in the NOX 
Budget Trading Program to Reduce the Regional Transport of Ozone and 
which continue to have reporting obligations in accordance with the 
NOX SIP Call that are not duplicated under other rules.
    Respondent's obligation to respond: Mandatory (Sections 110(a) and 
301(a) of the Clean Air Act).
    Estimated number of respondents: EPA estimates that there are 460 
former NOX Budget Trading Program units that will continue 
to conduct monitoring in accordance with Part 75 solely under the 
NOX SIP Call.
    Frequency of response: Yearly, quarterly, occasionally.
    Total estimated burden: 189,261 hours (per year). Burden is defined 
at 5 CFR 1320.03(b).
    Total estimated cost: $27,787,807 (per year), includes $12,227,457 
annualized capital or operation & maintenance costs.
    Changes in the Estimates: The increase in total burden hours is due 
to the increased number of units whose information collection burden 
associated with reporting of ozone-season NOX mass emissions 
is now reported under this program instead of other programs. The 
information collection burden for reporting ozone season NOX 
mass emissions data for all sources that were formerly subject to the 
CAIR NOX Ozone Season Trading Program and are not covered by 
CSAPR is now covered under this ICR. Previously, the burden for 
reporting ozone season NOX mass emissions data for some of 
these sources was covered under the CAIR Program ICR (EPA ICR No. 
2152.05, OMB Control No. 2060-0570).

Courtney Kerwin,
Director, Regulatory Support Division.
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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION
AGENCY
Federal Energy Regulatory Federal Energy Regulatory
Commission [EPA–HQ–OAR–2006–0947; 9967–15–OEI]
Commission
Combined Notice of Filings Information Collection Request
Combined Notice of Filings
Submitted to OMB for Review and
Take notice that the Commission has Approval; Comment Request; NOX
Take notice that the Commission has
received the following Natural Gas Budget Trading Program To Reduce
received the following Natural Gas
Pipeline Rate and Refund Report filings: the Regional Transport of Ozone
Pipeline Rate and Refund Report filings:
(Renewal)
Filings Instituting Proceedings
Filings Instituting Proceedings
Docket Numbers: RP17–974–000. AGENCY: Environmental Protection
Applicants: Garden Banks Gas Docket Number: PR17–58–000. Agency (EPA).
Pipeline, LLC. ACTION: Notice.
Applicants: Louisville Gas and
Description: § 4(d) Rate Filing: Garden Electric Company. SUMMARY: The Environmental Protection
Banks LINK filing to be effective Agency has submitted an information
Description: Tariff filing per
10/1/2017. collection request (ICR), ‘‘NOX Budget
284.123(b), (e)+(g): Rate Petition and
Filed Date: 8/18/17. Trading Program to Reduce the Regional
Revised Statement of Operating
Accession Number: 20170818–5106. Transport of Ozone’’, (EPA ICR No.
Conditions to be effective 8/23/2017;
Comments Due: 5 p.m. ET 8/30/17. 1857.07, OMB Control No. 2060–0445)
Filing Type: 1300.
Docket Numbers: RP17–975–000. to the Office of Management and Budget
Applicants: Gulf South Pipeline Filed Date: 8/23/17.
(OMB) for review and approval in
Company, LP. Accession Number: 201708235034. accordance with the Paperwork
Description: § 4(d) Rate Filing: Comments Due: 5 p.m. ET 9/13/17. Reduction Act. This is a proposed
Amendments to Neg Rate Agmts (FPL extension of the ICR, which is currently
284.123(g) Protests Due: 5 p.m. ET
41618–29, 41619–15) to be effective approved through August 31, 2017.
10/23/17.
8/17/2017. Public comments were previously
Filed Date: 8/21/17. Docket Numbers: RP17–159–000. requested via the Federal Register on
Accession Number: 20170821–5084. Applicants: Noble Energy, Inc., CNX June 29, 2017 during a 60-day comment
Comments Due: 5 p.m. ET 9/5/17. Gas Company LLC. period. This notice allows for an
Docket Numbers: RP17–976–000. additional 30 days for public comments.
Description: Request for Extension of A fuller description of the ICR is given
Applicants: Mississippi Canyon Gas Temporary Waiver of CNX Gas
Pipeline, L.L.C. below, including its estimated burden
Company LLC and Noble Energy, Inc. and cost to the public. An Agency may
Description: § 4(d) Rate Filing: Miss
Canyon LINK integration filing to be Filed Date: 8/14/17. not conduct or sponsor and a person is
effective 10/1/2017. Accession Number: 20170814–5183. not required to respond to a collection
Filed Date: 8/21/17.. of information unless it displays a
Comments Due: 5 p.m. ET 8/28/17. currently valid OMB control number.
Accession Number: 20170821–5106.
Comments Due: 5 p.m. ET 9/5/17. The filings are accessible in the DATES: Additional comments may be
Commission’s eLibrary system by submitted on or before October 2, 2017.
The filings are accessible in the
Commission’s eLibrary system by clicking on the links or querying the ADDRESSES: Submit your comments,
clicking on the links or querying the docket number. referencing Docket ID No. EPA–HQ–
docket number. Any person desiring to intervene or OAR–2006–0947, to (1) EPA online
Any person desiring to intervene or protest in any of the above proceedings using regulations.gov (our preferred
protest in any of the above proceedings must file in accordance with Rules 211 method), by email to docket@
must file in accordance with Rules 211 and 214 of the Commission’s epamail.epa.gov, or by mail to: EPA
and 214 of the Commission’s Docket Center, Environmental
Regulations (18 CFR 385.211 and
Regulations (18 CFR 385.211 and Protection Agency, Mail Code 28221T,
385.214) on or before 5:00 p.m. Eastern
385.214) on or before 5:00 p.m. Eastern 1200 Pennsylvania Ave. NW.,
time on the specified date(s). Protests
time on the specified comment date. Washington, DC 20460, and (2) OMB via
may be considered, but intervention is
Protests may be considered, but email to oira_submission@omb.eop.gov.
necessary to become a party to the Address comments to OMB Desk Officer
intervention is necessary to become a proceeding.
party to the proceeding. for EPA.
eFiling is encouraged. More detailed EPA’s policy is that all comments
eFiling is encouraged. More detailed
information relating to filing received will be included in the public
information relating to filing
requirements, interventions, protests, docket without change including any
requirements, interventions, protests,
service, and qualifying facilities filings personal information provided, unless
service, and qualifying facilities filings
can be found at: http://www.ferc.gov/ the comment includes profanity, threats,
can be found at: http://www.ferc.gov/
docs-filing/efiling/filing-req.pdf. For information claimed to be Confidential
docs-filing/efiling/filing-req.pdf. For
other information, call (866) 208–3676 Business Information (CBI) or other
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other information, call (866) 208–3676
(toll free). For TTY, call (202) 502–8659. information whose disclosure is
(toll free). For TTY, call (202) 502–8659.
restricted by statute.
Dated: August 22, 2017. Dated August 24, 2017.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Nathaniel J. Davis, Sr., Nathaniel J. Davis, Sr.,
Karen VanSickle, Clean Air Markets
Deputy Secretary. Deputy Secretary. Division, Office of Air and Radiation,
[FR Doc. 2017–18522 Filed 8–31–17; 8:45 am] [FR Doc. 2017–18523 Filed 8–31–17; 8:45 am] (6204J), Environmental Protection
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Washington, DC 20460; telephone Respondent’s obligation to respond: EIS No. 20170165, Final, USFS, CA,
number (202) 343–9220; fax number: Mandatory (Sections 110(a) and 301(a) Power Fire Reforestation, Review
(202) 343–2361; email address: of the Clean Air Act). Period Ends: 10/02/2017, Contact:
vansickle.karen@epa.gov. Estimated number of respondents: Marc Young 209–295–5955
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: EPA estimates that there are 460 former EIS No. 20170166, Draft, BLM, NV,
Supporting documents which explain in NOX Budget Trading Program units that Greater Phoenix Project, Comment
detail the information that the EPA will will continue to conduct monitoring in Period Ends: 10/16/2017, Contact:
be collecting are available in the public accordance with Part 75 solely under Christine Gabriel 775–635–4000
docket for this ICR. The docket can be the NOX SIP Call. EIS No. 20170167, Final, DOC, CO,
viewed online at www.regulations.gov Frequency of response: Yearly, Nationwide Public Safety Broadband
or in person at the EPA Docket Center, quarterly, occasionally. Network for the Central United States,
WJC West, Room 3334, 1301 Total estimated burden: 189,261 Review Period Ends: 10/02/2017,
Constitution Ave. NW., Washington, hours (per year). Burden is defined at 5 Contact: Amanda Pereira 202–280–
DC. The telephone number for the CFR 1320.03(b). 9364
Docket Center is 202–566–1744. For Total estimated cost: $27,787,807 (per EIS No. 20170168, Draft, Caltrans, CA,
additional information about EPA’s year), includes $12,227,457 annualized North County Corridor New State
public docket, visit http://www.epa.gov/ capital or operation & maintenance Route 108 Project and Route
dockets. costs. Adoption, Comment Period Ends: 10/
Abstract: The NOX Budget Trading Changes in the Estimates: The 16/2017, Contact: Juan Torres 559–
Program was a market-based cap and increase in total burden hours is due to 445–6328
trade program created to reduce the increased number of units whose EIS No. 20170169, Draft, USACE, AK,
emissions of nitrogen oxides (NOX) from information collection burden Nanushuk Project, Comment Period
power plants and other large associated with reporting of ozone- Ends: 10/16/2017, Contact: Ellen
combustion sources in the eastern season NOX mass emissions is now Lyons 907–474–2169
United States. The NOX Budget Trading reported under this program instead of EIS No. 20170170, Draft, USACE, TX,
Program was established as an optional other programs. The information Houston Ship Channel Expansion
implementation mechanism for the NOX collection burden for reporting ozone Channel Improvement Project,
SIP Call and was designed to reduce season NOX mass emissions data for all Comment Period Ends: 10/16/2017,
NOX emissions during the warm sources that were formerly subject to the Contact: Kelly Burks-Copes 409–766–
summer months, referred to as the CAIR NOX Ozone Season Trading 3044
ozone season, when ground-level ozone Program and are not covered by CSAPR EIS No. 20170171, Draft, FTA, CA, East
concentrations are highest. In 2009, the is now covered under this ICR. San Fernando Valley Transit Corridor,
program was replaced by an ozone- Previously, the burden for reporting Comment Period Ends: 10/16/2017,
season NOX trading program under the ozone season NOX mass emissions data Contact: Candice Hughes 213–629–
Clean Air Interstate Rule (CAIR), which for some of these sources was covered 8613
has in turn been replaced by ozone- under the CAIR Program ICR (EPA ICR Dated: August 28, 2017.
season NOX trading programs under the No. 2152.05, OMB Control No. 2060– Dawn Roberts,
Cross-State Air Pollution Rule (CSAPR). 0570). Management Analyst, NEPA Compliance
Although the NOX Budget Trading Courtney Kerwin, Division, Office of Federal Activities.
Program was replaced after the 2008 Director, Regulatory Support Division. [FR Doc. 2017–18604 Filed 8–31–17; 8:45 am]
compliance season, this information BILLING CODE 6560–50–P
[FR Doc. 2017–18540 Filed 8–31–17; 8:45 am]
collection is being renewed because
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some sources in certain states are still
required to monitor and report FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS
emissions data to EPA in accordance ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION COMMISSION
with the NOX SIP Call and are not AGENCY
covered by the CSAPR trading [DA 17–792]
programs, so we will account for their
information collection burden. All data
[ER–FRL–9034–9] Consumer Advisory Committee
received by EPA will be treated as Meeting
Environmental Impact Statements;
public information. An agency may not Notice of Availability AGENCY: Federal Communications
conduct or sponsor, and a person is not Commission.
required to respond to, a collection of Responsible Agency: Office of Federal ACTION: Notice.
information unless it displays a Activities, General Information (202)
currently valid OMB control number. 564–7146 or http://www.epa.gov/nepa. SUMMARY: The Commission announces
The OMB control numbers for EPA’s Weekly receipt of Environmental Impact the next meeting date, time, and agenda
regulations in 40 CFR are listed in 40 Statements (EISs) of its Consumer Advisory Committee
CFR part 9. Filed 08/21/2017 Through 08/25/2017 (hereinafter the ‘‘Committee’’). The
Form Numbers: None. Pursuant to 40 CFR 1506.9. mission of the Committee is to make
Respondents/affected entities: Entities recommendations to the Commission
potentially affected by this action are Notice regarding consumer issues within the
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those which formerly participated in the Section 309(a) of the Clean Air Act jurisdiction of the Commission and to
NOX Budget Trading Program to Reduce requires that EPA make public its facilitate the participation of consumers
the Regional Transport of Ozone and comments on EISs issued by other (including underserved populations,
which continue to have reporting Federal agencies. EPA’s comment letters such as Native Americans, persons
obligations in accordance with the NOX on EISs are available at: http:// living in rural areas, older persons,
SIP Call that are not duplicated under www.epa.gov/compliance/nepa/ people with disabilities, and persons for
other rules. eisdata.html. whom English is not their primary

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Action		Notice.
Dates		Additional comments may be submitted on or before October 2, 2017.
Contact		Karen VanSickle, Clean Air Markets Division, Office of Air and Radiation, (6204J), Environmental Protection Agency, 1200 Pennsylvania Ave. NW., Washington, DC 20460; telephone number (202) 343-9220; fax number:
FR Citation		82 FR 41620