83 FR 18558 - Planning for Natural Disaster Debris and Related Guidance
ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY Federal Register Volume 83, Issue 82 (April 27, 2018)
Federal Register Volume 83, Issue 82 (April 27, 2018)
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[Federal Register Volume 83, Number 82 (Friday, April 27, 2018)] [Notices] [Pages 18558-18560] From the Federal Register Online [www.thefederalregister.org] [FR Doc No: 2018-08969] ----------------------------------------------------------------------- ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY [EPA-HQ-OLEM-2017-0657; FRL-9977-18-OLEM] RIN 2050-ZA11 Planning for Natural Disaster Debris and Related Guidance AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA). ACTION: Notice of availability; request for comments. ----------------------------------------------------------------------- SUMMARY: The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is making available for public comment three draft documents: Planning for Natural Disaster Debris; Pre-incident All-hazards Waste Management Plan Guidelines: Four-step Waste Management Planning Process; and All- hazards Waste Management Decision Diagram. The Planning for Natural Disaster Debris guidance is intended to assist communities in planning for debris management before a natural disaster occurs (also referred to as ``pre-incident debris management planning''). This guidance revises EPA's existing guidance document on planning for natural disaster debris that was published in 2008 under the same name. The other two documents describe, respectively, the pre-incident waste management planning process for all hazards and the waste management decision-making process during an all-hazards incident. Pre-incident planning can significantly aid decision-making during a response and enhance a community's resiliency. Pre-incident planning can also help communities recover faster, spend less money on cleanup and debris/ waste management, and use fewer resources to rebuild and recover. DATES: Comments received by June 26, 2018 will be considered in the development of the final guidance. ADDRESSES: Submit your comments, identified by Docket ID No. EPA-HQ- OLEM-2017-0657, at https://www.regulations.gov. Follow the online instructions for submitting comments. Once submitted, comments cannot be edited or removed from Regulations.gov. The EPA may publish any comment received to its public docket. Do not submit electronically any information you consider to be Confidential Business Information (CBI) or other information whose disclosure is restricted by statute. Multimedia submissions (audio, video, etc.) must be accompanied by a written comment. The written comment is considered the official comment and should include [[Page 18559]] discussion of all points you wish to make. The EPA will generally not consider comments or comment contents located outside of the primary submission (i.e. on the web, cloud, or other file sharing system). For additional submission methods, the full EPA public comment policy, information about CBI or multimedia submissions, and general guidance on making effective comments, please visit https://www.epa.gov/dockets/commenting-epa-dockets. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Melissa Kaps, Office of Resource Conservation and Recovery (5304P), Environmental Protection Agency, 1200 Pennsylvania Avenue NW, Washington, DC 20460; telephone number: 703-308-6787; email address: [email protected]. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: I. General Information A. Planning for Natural Disaster Debris Guidance The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency's (EPA's) draft Planning for Natural Disaster Debris Guidance provides planning suggestions and considerations to assist the whole community (i.e., all governmental, private, nonprofit, community, and other stakeholders) in preparing for debris management before a natural disaster occurs. Communities that may benefit from the advice presented in this document include those that are currently without a debris management plan, are in the beginning stages of the debris management planning process, or have existing debris management plans that are not comprehensive or have not been updated with new information. Plans should be updated regularly to keep the information current (e.g., record reductions in existing disposal capacity, include innovative reuse or recycling opportunities), and plans should also be exercised (i.e., activities should be conducted to test or evaluate components of the plan) to ensure that the whole community remains familiar with their roles and responsibilities in the implementation of the disaster debris plan. Updating the 2008 version of EPA's Planning for Natural Disaster Debris, this guidance adds information drawn from communities' experiences with natural disasters, including hurricanes, earthquakes, tornadoes, volcanoes, floods, wildfires, and winter storms, and provides more planning recommendations, resources, and lessons learned for managing natural disaster debris. Also, this guidance walks through EPA's pre-incident debris management planning process. This process has four steps to help prepare communities for effective debris management: (1) Conduct pre-planning activities; (2) develop a comprehensive pre- incident debris management plan; (3) keep the debris management plan updated; and (4) implement the debris management plan during a natural disaster. Natural disasters generate large amounts of debris that communities must manage to fully recover from the disaster. Debris management is often one of the biggest costs for a response, and recovery is not complete until all debris has been managed. Pre-incident debris management planning can significantly aid decision-making during a natural disaster by allowing important analyses and considerations to be made in advance, i.e., not during a disaster response. Pre-incident planning can also enhance a community's resiliency by, for example, identifying (and mitigating) potential debris sources in advance. In the event of a disaster, a more resilient community generates less debris to manage and contains fewer hazardous materials that may pose an increased risk to human health and the environment if released. Resilient communities recover faster, spend less money on cleanup and debris management, and use fewer resources to rebuild and recover. Effective planning addresses source reduction and hazard mitigation activities to reduce the amount and toxicity of debris generated by a natural disaster; strategies for reuse and recycling of materials to minimize the environmental and economic impact of debris management activities; and issues and considerations beyond initial debris removal. Such considerations include characterizing and processing (e.g., volume reduction, refrigerant removal) debris for proper management, tracking debris to its final destination, and communicating with the public about debris collection and other management activities. For these reasons, EPA believes it is critical that communities include debris management planning in their overall preparation for natural disasters. EPA invites comment on this document from the public, especially from persons who are engaged in those aspects of natural disaster debris management planning that are addressed in this draft guidance. EPA is also interested in lessons learned or success stories from communities that may further illustrate the importance of pre-incident debris management planning. EPA is particularly interested in receiving information on communities' experiences with the 2017 hurricanes and wildfires and requests lessons learned from those natural disasters. Finally, EPA is interested in any examples where communities have tracked debris from collection to its final destination. EPA will review any public comments submitted by the deadline and determine whether and how to revise the document, as appropriate, for the intended scope and use of this guidance. A copy of this guidance can be found on EPA's website at https://www.epa.gov/homeland-security-waste/comment-period-open-draft-update-planning-natural-disaster-debris-guidance. B. Related Documents on All-Hazards Waste Management EPA's Pre-incident All-hazards Waste Management Plan Guidelines: Four-step Waste Management Planning Process describes the cyclical and ongoing process of waste management planning for all hazards, including natural disasters. It breaks down the planning process into four steps that cover the initiation, creation, maintenance, and implementation of a waste/debris management plan. It contains a suggested pre-incident waste management plan outline that can be used to prepare for all types of homeland security incidents and identifies potential issues, resources, and tips to help with plan development. Its companion document, the All-hazards Waste Management Decision Diagram, describes the waste management decision-making process during homeland security incidents, including natural disasters. It provides information to consider when making decisions during an incident response and identifies areas where pre-incident waste management planning can be useful. EPA invites comment on these documents from the public, especially from persons who are engaged in those aspects of waste management planning that are addressed in these documents. EPA will review any public comments submitted by the deadline and determine whether and how to revise the documents, as appropriate, for the intended scope and use of these documents. Copies of these documents can be found on EPA's website at https://www.epa.gov/homeland-security-waste/comment-period-open-draft-update-planning-natural-disaster-debris-guidance. [[Page 18560]] Dated: April 18, 2018. Barnes Johnson, Director, Office of Resource Conservation and Recovery. [FR Doc. 2018-08969 Filed 4-26-18; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 6560-50-P
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or in person at the EPA Docket Center, Regulations promulgated under SNAP
EPA West, Room 3334, 1301 require that Motor Vehicle Air Planning for Natural Disaster Debris
Constitution Ave. NW, Washington, DC. Conditioners (MVACs) retrofitted to use and Related Guidance
The telephone number for the Docket a SNAP substitute refrigerant include AGENCY: Environmental Protection
Center is 202–566–1744. For additional basic information on a label to be Agency (EPA).
information about EPA’s public docket, affixed to the air conditioner. The label ACTION: Notice of availability; request
visit http://www.epa.gov/dockets. includes the name of the substitute for comments.
Pursuant to section 3506(c)(2)(A) of refrigerant, when and by whom the
the PRA, EPA is soliciting comments retrofit was performed, environmental SUMMARY: The U.S. Environmental
and information to enable it to: (i) and safety information about the Protection Agency (EPA) is making
Evaluate whether the proposed substitute refrigerant, and other available for public comment three draft
collection of information is necessary information. This information is needed documents: Planning for Natural
for the proper performance of the so that subsequent technicians working Disaster Debris; Pre-incident All-
functions of the Agency, including on the MVAC system will be able to hazards Waste Management Plan
whether the information will have service the equipment properly, Guidelines: Four-step Waste
practical utility; (ii) evaluate the decreasing the likelihood of significant Management Planning Process; and All-
accuracy of the Agency’s estimate of the refrigerant cross-contamination and hazards Waste Management Decision
burden of the proposed collection of potential failure of air conditioning Diagram. The Planning for Natural
information, including the validity of systems and recovery/recycling Disaster Debris guidance is intended to
the methodology and assumptions used; equipment. assist communities in planning for
(iii) enhance the quality, utility, and Form numbers: None. debris management before a natural
clarity of the information to be Respondents/affected entities: Entities disaster occurs (also referred to as ‘‘pre-
collected; and (iv) minimize the burden potentially affected by this action are incident debris management planning’’).
of the collection of information on those new and used car dealers, gas service This guidance revises EPA’s existing
who are to respond, including through stations, top and body repair shops, guidance document on planning for
the use of appropriate automated general automotive repair shops, natural disaster debris that was
electronic, mechanical, or other automotive repair shops not elsewhere published in 2008 under the same
technological collection techniques or classified, including air conditioning name. The other two documents
other forms of information technology, and radiator specialty shops. describe, respectively, the pre-incident
e.g., permitting electronic submission of Respondent’s obligation to respond: waste management planning process for
responses. EPA will consider the Mandatory under 40 CFR 82.180. all hazards and the waste management
comments received and amend the ICR Estimated number of respondents: decision-making process during an all-
as appropriate. The final ICR package 294 (total). hazards incident. Pre-incident planning
will then be submitted to OMB for Frequency of response: Once per can significantly aid decision-making
review and approval. At that time, EPA retrofit of a motor vehicle air during a response and enhance a
will issue another Federal Register conditioner. community’s resiliency. Pre-incident
notice to announce the submission of Total estimated burden: 8 hours (per planning can also help communities
the ICR to OMB and the opportunity to year). Burden is defined at 5 CFR recover faster, spend less money on
submit additional comments to OMB. 1320.3(b). cleanup and debris/waste management,
Abstract: EPA’s Significant New Total estimated cost: $580 (per year),
Alternatives Policy (SNAP) program and use fewer resources to rebuild and
includes $10 (per year) annualized recover.
implements Section 612 of the 1990 capital or operation & maintenance
Clean Air Act (CAA) Amendments DATES: Comments received by June 26,
costs.
which authorized the Agency to Changes in estimates: The previously 2018 will be considered in the
establish regulatory requirements to approved ICR supporting statement development of the final guidance.
ensure that ozone-depleting substances (EPA ICR No. 1774.06, OMB Control No. ADDRESSES: Submit your comments,
(ODS) are replaced by alternatives that 2060–0350) is available in Docket ID No. identified by Docket ID No. EPA–HQ–
reduce overall risks to human health EPA–HQ–OAR–2018–0220 at OLEM–2017–0657, at https://
and the environment, and to promote an www.regulations.gov. EPA intends to www.regulations.gov. Follow the online
expedited transition to safe substitutes. update the supporting statement for this instructions for submitting comments.
To promote this transition, CAA ICR to reflect labor rate changes. The Once submitted, comments cannot be
specified that EPA establish an Agency anticipates that the total edited or removed from Regulations.gov.
information clearinghouse of available estimated burden currently identified in The EPA may publish any comment
alternatives, and coordinate with other the OMB Inventory of Approved ICR received to its public docket. Do not
Federal agencies and the public on Burdens will decline due to the submit electronically any information
research, procurement practices, and decrease of CFC–12 MVACs available on you consider to be Confidential
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Since the program’s inception in information whose disclosure is
1994, SNAP has reviewed over 400 new Dated: April 18, 2018. restricted by statute. Multimedia
chemicals and alternative Cynthia A. Newberg, submissions (audio, video, etc.) must be
manufacturing processes for a wide Director, Stratospheric Protection Division. accompanied by a written comment.
range of consumer, industrial, space [FR Doc. 2018–08973 Filed 4–26–18; 8:45 am] The written comment is considered the
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| FR Citation | 83 FR 18558 | |
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