83 FR 16357 - Proposed Information Collection Request; Comment Request; Cross-State Air Pollution Rule and Texas SO2
ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY Federal Register Volume 83, Issue 73 (April 16, 2018)
Federal Register Volume 83, Issue 73 (April 16, 2018)
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[Federal Register Volume 83, Number 73 (Monday, April 16, 2018)] [Notices] [Pages 16357-16358] From the Federal Register Online [www.thefederalregister.org] [FR Doc No: 2018-07887] ----------------------------------------------------------------------- ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY [EPA-HQ-OAR-2018-0209; FRL-9976-91-OAR] Proposed Information Collection Request; Comment Request; Cross- State Air Pollution Rule and Texas SO2 Trading Programs (Renewal) AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA). ACTION: Notice. ----------------------------------------------------------------------- SUMMARY: The Environmental Protection Agency is planning to submit an information collection request (ICR), ``Cross-State Air Pollution Rule and Texas SO2 Trading Programs (40 CFR part 97, subparts AAAAA-FFFFF) (Renewal)'' (EPA ICR No. 2391.05, OMB Control No. 2060- 0667) to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for review and approval in accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act (PRA) (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 October 31, 2018. 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 June 15, 2018. ADDRESSES: Submit your comments, referencing Docket ID No. EPA-HQ-OAR- 2018-0209, online using www.regulations.gov (our preferred method), by email to a-and-r-Docket@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: Karen VanSickle, Clean Air Markets Division, Office of Air and Radiation, (6204M), Environmental Protection Agency, 1200 Pennsylvania Ave. NW, Washington, DC 20460; telephone number: 202-343-9220; fax number: 202-343-2361; email address: vansickle.karen@epa.gov. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Supporting documents which explain in detail the information that 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: EPA is renewing an ICR for the Cross-State Air Pollution Rule (CSAPR) trading programs to allow for continued implementation of the programs. The information collection requirements under all five CSAPR trading programs are reflected in the existing ICR as most recently revised in 2016. In 2017, Texas sources were removed from two CSAPR trading programs and EPA promulgated the Texas SO2 Trading Program using the CSAPR trading programs as a model. This ICR renewal reflects the 2017 termination of information collection requirements for Texas sources under the two CSAPR trading programs and the 2019 re-establishment of some of the same requirements for some of the same sources under the Texas trading program. Most affected sources under the CSAPR and Texas trading programs are also subject to the Acid Rain Program (ARP). The information collection requirements under the CSAPR and Texas trading programs, which consist primarily of requirements to monitor and report emissions data in accordance with 40 CFR part 75, substantially overlap and are fully integrated with ARP information collection requirements. The burden and costs of overlapping requirements are accounted for in the ARP ICR (OMB Control Number 2060-0258). This ICR accounts for information collection burden and costs under the CSAPR and Texas trading programs that are incremental to the burden and costs already accounted for in the ARP ICR. All data received by EPA will be treated as public information. [[Page 16358]] Form Numbers: Agent Notice of Delegation #5900-172, Certificate of Representation #7610-1, General Account Form #7610-5, Allowance Transfer Form #7610-6, Retired Unit Exemption #7610-20, Allowance Deduction #7620-4. Respondents/affected entities: Industry respondents are stationary, fossil fuel-fired boilers and combustion turbines serving electricity generators subject to the CSAPR and Texas trading programs, as well as non-source entities voluntarily participating in allowance trading activities. Potential state respondents are states that can elect to submit state-determined allowance allocations for sources located in their states. Respondents' obligation to respond: Industry respondents: Voluntary and mandatory (Sections 110(a) and 301(a) of the Clean Air Act). State respondents: Voluntary. Estimated number of respondents: EPA estimates that there are 1,028 industry respondents, including 978 affected sources and 50 non-source entities participating in allowance trading activities, and 27 potential state respondents. Frequency of response: On occasion, quarterly, and annually. Total estimated burden: 134,423 hours (per year). Burden is defined at 5 CFR 1320.03(b). Total estimated cost: $18,563,878 (per year); includes $8,207,545 annualized capital or operation & maintenance costs. Changes in Estimates: There is decrease of 40,699 hours in the total estimated respondent burden compared with the ICR currently approved by OMB. This decrease is due almost entirely to adjustments in the estimated numbers of respondents and transactions and the time required to complete certain activities. Changes in programs--i.e., the removal of Texas units from two CSAPR trading programs and the start of the Texas SO2 Trading Program--together are responsible for approximately 574 hours of the overall decrease. Dated: April 3, 2018. Reid P. Harvey, Director, Clean Air Markets Division, Office of Atmospheric Programs, Office of Air and Radiation. [FR Doc. 2018-07887 Filed 4-13-18; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 6560-50-P
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protected. The www.regulations.gov Texas SO2 Trading Programs (40 CFR functions of the Agency, including
website is an ‘‘anonymous access’’ part 97, subparts AAAAA–FFFFF) whether the information will have
system, which means EPA will not (Renewal)’’ (EPA ICR No. 2391.05, OMB practical utility; (ii) evaluate the
know your identity or contact Control No. 2060–0667) to the Office of accuracy of the Agency’s estimate of the
information unless you provide it in the Management and Budget (OMB) for burden of the proposed collection of
body of your comment. If you send an review and approval in accordance with information, including the validity of
email comment directly to EPA without the Paperwork Reduction Act (PRA) (44 the methodology and assumptions used;
going through www.regulations.gov, U.S.C. 3501 et seq.). Before doing so, (iii) enhance the quality, utility, and
your email address will be EPA is soliciting public comments on clarity of the information to be
automatically captured and included as specific aspects of the proposed collected; and (iv) minimize the burden
part of the comment that is placed in the information collection as described of the collection of information on those
public docket and made available on the below. This is a proposed extension of who are to respond, including through
internet. If you submit an electronic the ICR, which is currently approved the use of appropriate automated
comment, EPA recommends that you through October 31, 2018. An Agency electronic, mechanical, or other
include your name and other contact may not conduct or sponsor and a technological collection techniques or
information in the body of your person is not required to respond to a other forms of information technology,
comment and with any disk or CD–ROM collection of information unless it e.g., permitting electronic submission of
you submit. If EPA cannot read your displays a currently valid OMB control responses. EPA will consider the
comment due to technical difficulties number. comments received and amend the ICR
and cannot contact you for clarification, DATES: Comments must be submitted on as appropriate. The final ICR package
EPA may not be able to consider your or before June 15, 2018. will then be submitted to OMB for
comment. Electronic files should avoid ADDRESSES: Submit your comments, review and approval. At that time, EPA
the use of special characters, any form referencing Docket ID No. EPA–HQ– will issue another Federal Register
of encryption, and be free of any defects OAR–2018–0209, online using notice to announce the submission of
or viruses. For additional information www.regulations.gov (our preferred the ICR to OMB and the opportunity to
about EPA’s public docket visit the EPA method), by email to a-and-r-Docket@ submit additional comments to OMB.
Docket Center homepage at epa.gov, or by mail to: EPA Docket Abstract: EPA is renewing an ICR for
www.epa.gov/epahome/dockets.htm. Center, Environmental Protection the Cross-State Air Pollution Rule
Docket: Documents in the docket are Agency, Mail Code 28221T, 1200 (CSAPR) trading programs to allow for
listed in the www.regulations.gov index. Pennsylvania Ave. NW, Washington, DC continued implementation of the
Although listed in the index, some 20460. programs. The information collection
information is not publicly available, EPA’s policy is that all comments requirements under all five CSAPR
e.g., CBI or other information whose received will be included in the public trading programs are reflected in the
disclosure is restricted by statute. docket without change including any existing ICR as most recently revised in
Certain other materials, such as personal information provided, unless 2016. In 2017, Texas sources were
copyrighted material, are publicly the comment includes profanity, threats, removed from two CSAPR trading
available only in hard copy. Publicly information claimed to be Confidential programs and EPA promulgated the
available docket materials are available Business Information (CBI) or other Texas SO2 Trading Program using the
either electronically in information whose disclosure is CSAPR trading programs as a model.
www.regulations.gov or in hard copy at restricted by statute. This ICR renewal reflects the 2017
the ORD Docket in the EPA FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: termination of information collection
Headquarters Docket Center. Karen VanSickle, Clean Air Markets requirements for Texas sources under
Dated: April 5, 2018. Division, Office of Air and Radiation, the two CSAPR trading programs and
Tina Bahadori, (6204M), Environmental Protection the 2019 re-establishment of some of the
Director, National Center for Environmental Agency, 1200 Pennsylvania Ave. NW, same requirements for some of the same
Assessment. Washington, DC 20460; telephone sources under the Texas trading
[FR Doc. 2018–07746 Filed 4–13–18; 8:45 am] number: 202–343–9220; fax number: program. Most affected sources under
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202–343–2361; email address: the CSAPR and Texas trading programs
vansickle.karen@epa.gov. are also subject to the Acid Rain
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Program (ARP). The information
ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION Supporting documents which explain in collection requirements under the
AGENCY detail the information that EPA will be CSAPR and Texas trading programs,
collecting are available in the public which consist primarily of requirements
[EPA–HQ–OAR–2018–0209; FRL–9976–91– docket for this ICR. The docket can be to monitor and report emissions data in
OAR] accordance with 40 CFR part 75,
viewed online at www.regulations.gov
or in person at the EPA Docket Center, substantially overlap and are fully
Proposed Information Collection
WJC West, Room 3334, 1301 integrated with ARP information
Request; Comment Request; Cross-
Constitution Ave. NW, Washington, DC. collection requirements. The burden
State Air Pollution Rule and Texas SO2
The telephone number for the Docket and costs of overlapping requirements
Trading Programs (Renewal)
Center is 202–566–1744. For additional are accounted for in the ARP ICR (OMB
AGENCY: Environmental Protection information about EPA’s public docket, Control Number 2060–0258). This ICR
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Agency (EPA). visit http://www.epa.gov/dockets. accounts for information collection
ACTION: Notice. Pursuant to section 3506(c)(2)(A) of burden and costs under the CSAPR and
the PRA, EPA is soliciting comments Texas trading programs that are
SUMMARY: The Environmental Protection and information to enable it to: (i) incremental to the burden and costs
Agency is planning to submit an Evaluate whether the proposed already accounted for in the ARP ICR.
information collection request (ICR), collection of information is necessary All data received by EPA will be treated
‘‘Cross-State Air Pollution Rule and for the proper performance of the as public information.
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Form Numbers: Agent Notice of DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND
Delegation #5900–172, Certificate of HUMAN SERVICES HUMAN SERVICES
Representation #7610–1, General
Account Form #7610–5, Allowance Centers for Disease Control and Centers for Disease Control and
Transfer Form #7610–6, Retired Unit Prevention Prevention
Exemption #7610–20, Allowance
Notice of Closed Meeting Advisory Committee to the Director
Deduction #7620–4.
(ACD), Centers for Disease Control and
Respondents/affected entities: Pursuant to section 10(d) of the Prevention (CDC)—Health Disparities
Industry respondents are stationary, Federal Advisory Committee Act, as Subcommittee (HDS)
fossil fuel-fired boilers and combustion amended, notice is hereby given of the
turbines serving electricity generators following meeting. AGENCY: Centers for Disease Control and
subject to the CSAPR and Texas trading Prevention (CDC), Department of Health
The meeting will be closed to the and Human Services (HHS).
programs, as well as non-source entities
public in accordance with the
voluntarily participating in allowance ACTION: Notice of meeting.
provisions set forth in sections
trading activities. Potential state
552b(c)(4) and 552b(c)(6), Title 5 U.S.C.,
respondents are states that can elect to SUMMARY: In accordance with the
as amended, and the Determination of
submit state-determined allowance Federal Advisory Committee Act, the
the Director, Management Analysis and
allocations for sources located in their CDC announces the following meeting
Services Office, CDC, pursuant to Public
states. for the Advisory Committee to the
Law 92–463. The grant applications and
Respondents’ obligation to respond: the discussions could disclose Director, Centers for Disease Control
Industry respondents: Voluntary and and Prevention—Health Disparities
confidential trade secrets or commercial
mandatory (Sections 110(a) and 301(a) Subcommittee (ACD, CDC–HDS). This
property such as patentable material,
of the Clean Air Act). State respondents: meeting is open to the public, limited
and personal information concerning only by the by the space and phone
Voluntary. individuals associated with the grant lines available. The public is also
Estimated number of respondents: applications, the disclosure of which welcome to listen to the meeting by
EPA estimates that there are 1,028 would constitute a clearly unwarranted teleconference call in number is (866)
industry respondents, including 978 invasion of personal privacy. 918–8397 and enter code 9346283. The
affected sources and 50 non-source Name of Committee: Disease, Disability, public comment period is from 12:45
entities participating in allowance and Injury Prevention and Control Special p.m.–12:50 p.m.
trading activities, and 27 potential state Emphasis Panel (SEP) IP18–004, Public
respondents. DATES: The meeting will be held on May
Health Epidemiology of Influenza Virus
23, 2018, 11:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m., EST.
Frequency of response: On occasion, Infection and Control in China.
quarterly, and annually. Date: June 5, 2018. ADDRESSES: This meeting will be held
Time: 10:00 a.m.–3:00 p.m., EDT. via teleconference. Please dial (866)
Total estimated burden: 134,423 Place: Teleconference. 918–8397 and enter code 9346283.
hours (per year). Burden is defined at 5 Agenda: To review and evaluate grant
CFR 1320.03(b). applications. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Total estimated cost: $18,563,878 (per For Further Information Contact: Gregory Leandris Liburd, Ph.D., M.P.H., M.A.,
year); includes $8,207,545 annualized Anderson, M.S., M.P.H., Scientific Review Designated Federal Officer, Health
Officer, CDC, 1600 Clifton Road NE, Mailstop Disparities Subcommittee, Advisory
capital or operation & maintenance
E60, Atlanta, Georgia 30329, (404) 718–8833, Committee to the Director, CDC, 1600
costs.
gca5@cdc.gov. Clifton Road NE, M/S K–77, Atlanta,
Changes in Estimates: There is Georgia 30329. Telephone (404) 498–
The Director, Management Analysis and
decrease of 40,699 hours in the total 6482, Email: ACDirector@cdc.gov.
Services Office, has been delegated the
estimated respondent burden compared
authority to sign Federal Register notices SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
with the ICR currently approved by pertaining to announcements of meetings and
OMB. This decrease is due almost Purpose: The Subcommittee will
other committee management activities, for
entirely to adjustments in the estimated provide counsel to the CDC Director
both the Centers for Disease Control and
numbers of respondents and through the ACD on strategic and other
Prevention and the Agency for Toxic
transactions and the time required to health disparities and health equity
Substances and Disease Registry.
complete certain activities. Changes in issues and provide guidance on
programs—i.e., the removal of Texas Elaine Baker, opportunities for CDC.
units from two CSAPR trading programs Director, Management Analysis and Services Matters to be Considered: The agenda
and the start of the Texas SO2 Trading Office, Centers for Disease Control and will include discussions and a status
Program—together are responsible for Prevention. report on the Health Equity Leadership
approximately 574 hours of the overall [FR Doc. 2018–07817 Filed 4–13–18; 8:45 am] Network (HELN). Agenda items are
decrease. BILLING CODE 4163–18–P subject to change as priorities dictate.
Agenda items are subject to change as
Dated: April 3, 2018. priorities dictate.
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Reid P. Harvey,
The Director, Management Analysis
Director, Clean Air Markets Division, Office and Services Office, has been delegated
of Atmospheric Programs, Office of Air and the authority to sign Federal Register
Radiation.
notices pertaining to announcements of
[FR Doc. 2018–07887 Filed 4–13–18; 8:45 am]
meetings and other committee
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Centers for Disease Control and
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| Contact | Karen VanSickle, Clean Air Markets Division, Office of Air and Radiation, (6204M), Environmental Protection Agency, 1200 Pennsylvania Ave. NW, Washington, DC 20460; telephone number: 202-343-9220; fax number: 202-343-2361; email | |
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