83 FR 22479 - Proposed Information Collection Request; Comment Request; Clean Air Act Tribal Authority (Renewal)

ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

Federal Register Volume 83, Issue 94 (May 15, 2018)

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FR Document		2018-10343

The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is planning to submit an information collection request (ICR), ''Clean Air Act Tribal Authority'' (EPA ICR No. 1676.07, OMB Control No. 2060-0306) to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for review and approval in accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act. 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 December 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.

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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

[EPA-HQ-OAR-2004-0093; FRL-9977-99-OAR]


Proposed Information Collection Request; Comment Request; Clean 
Air Act Tribal Authority (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), ''Clean Air Act Tribal 
Authority'' (EPA ICR No. 1676.07, OMB Control No. 2060-0306) to the 
Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for review and approval in 
accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act. 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 December 31, 2018. An 
Agency may not conduct or sponsor and a person is not required to 
respond to a collection of information unless it

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displays a currently valid OMB control number.

DATES: Comments must be submitted on or before July 16, 2018.

ADDRESSES: Submit your comments, referencing Docket ID No. EPA-HQ-OAR-
2004-0093, 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: Pat Childers, Office of Air and 
Radiation, Immediate Office, (6101A), Environmental Protection Agency, 
1200 Pennsylvania Ave. NW, Washington, DC 20460; telephone number: 202-
564-1082; fax number: 202-564-0394; email address: 
childers.pat@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 
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: This Information Collection Request (ICR) seeks 
authorization for tribes to demonstrate their eligibility to be treated 
in the same manner as states under the Clean Air Act (CAA) and to 
submit applications to implement a CAA program. This ICR extends the 
collection period of information for determining eligibility, which 
expires December 31, 2018. The ICR maintains the estimates of burden 
costs for tribes in completing a CAA application.
    The program regulation provides for Indian tribes, if they choose, 
to assume responsibility for the development and implementation of CAA 
programs. The regulation Indian Tribes: Air Quality Planning and 
Management (Tribal Authority Rule [TAR] 40 CFR parts 9, 35, 49, 50, and 
81) sets forth how tribes may seek authority to implement their own air 
quality planning and management programs. This rule establishes: (1) 
Which CAA provisions Indian tribes may seek authority to implement; (2) 
What requirements the tribes must meet when seeking such authorization; 
and (3) What federal financial assistance may be available to help 
tribes establish and manage their air quality programs. The TAR 
provides tribes the authority to administer air quality programs over 
all air resources, including non-Indian owned fee lands, whining the 
exterior boundaries of a reservation and other areas over which the 
tribe can demonstrate jurisdiction. An Indian tribe that takes 
responsibility for a CAA program would essentially be treated in the 
same way as a state would be treated for that program.
    Form numbers: None.
    Respondents/affected entities: States, locals, Indian tribes.
    Respondent's obligation to respond: Voluntary, required to obtain 
or retain a benefit (Tribal Authority Rule [TAR] 40 CFR parts 9, 35, 
49, 50 and 81).
    Estimated number of respondents: 8 (total).
    Frequency of response: One time applications.
    Total estimated burden: 320 hours (per year). Burden is defined at 
5 CFR 1320.03(b).
    Total estimated cost: $18,896.00 (per year), includes $0 annualized 
capital or operation & maintenance costs.
    Changes in estimates: There is no change of hours in the total 
estimated respondent burden compared with the ICR currently approved by 
OMB.

    Dated: May 7, 2018.
Pat Childers,
Tribal Program Coordinator, Office of Air and Radiation.
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must file in accordance with Rules 211 FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Dr. (82 FR 58600).1 The REA and PA build
and 214 of the Commission’s Nicole Hagan, Office of Air Quality upon information presented in the ISA.
Regulations (18 CFR 385.211 and Planning and Standards (Mail Code Drafts of the REA and PA were reviewed
385.214) on or before 5:00 p.m. Eastern C504–06), U.S. Environmental by the CASAC SOX Panel at a public
time on the specified comment date. Protection Agency, Research Triangle meeting held on September 18–19,
Protests may be considered, but Park, NC 27711; telephone number: 2017, and a teleconference on April 20,
intervention is necessary to become a 919–541–3153; fax number: 919–541– 2018, and were made available for
party to the proceeding. 5315; email: hagan.nicole@epa.gov. public comment. The CASAC’s advice
eFiling is encouraged. More detailed on the draft documents were provided
information relating to filing Two
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
in letters to the EPA Administrator
requirements, interventions, protests, sections of the Clean Air Act govern the dated April 30, 2018.2 The final
service, and qualifying facilities filings establishment and revision of the versions of the REA and PA reflect
can be found at: http://www.ferc.gov/ NAAQS. Section 108 (42 U.S.C. 7408) staff’s consideration of the advice and
docs-filing/efiling/filing-req.pdf. For directs the Administrator to identify and comments from CASAC, as well as
other information, call (866) 208–3676 list certain air pollutants and then to public comments. The final REA and PA
(toll free). For TTY, call (202) 502–8659. issue air quality criteria for those are available at https://www.epa.gov/
pollutants. The Administrator is to list naaqs/sulfur-dioxide-so2-primary-air-
Dated: May 9, 2018. those air pollutants that in his
Nathaniel J. Davis, Sr.,
quality-standards.
‘‘judgment, cause or contribute to air
Deputy Secretary. pollution which may reasonably be Dated: May 8, 2018.
[FR Doc. 2018–10289 Filed 5–14–18; 8:45 am] anticipated to endanger public health or Panagiotis Tsirigotis,
BILLING CODE 6717–01–P welfare’’; ‘‘the presence of which in the Director, Office of Air Quality Planning and
ambient air results from numerous or Standards.
diverse mobile or stationary sources’’; [FR Doc. 2018–10242 Filed 5–14–18; 8:45 am]

ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION and ‘‘for which . . . [the Administrator] BILLING CODE 6560–50–P

AGENCY plans to issue air quality criteria . . .’’
(42 U.S.C. 7408(a)(1)(A)(C)). Air quality
[EPA–HQ–OAR–2013–0566; FRL–9977–81– criteria are intended to ‘‘accurately ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION
OAR] reflect the latest scientific knowledge AGENCY
useful in indicating the kind and extent [EPA–HQ–OAR–2004–0093; FRL–9977–99–
Release of Final Documents Related to of all identifiable effects on public
the Review of the Primary National OAR]
health or welfare which may be
Ambient Air Quality Standards for expected from the presence of [a] Proposed Information Collection
Sulfur Oxides pollutant in the ambient air . . .’’ (42 Request; Comment Request; Clean Air
AGENCY: Environmental Protection U.S.C. 7408(a)(2)). Under section 109 Act Tribal Authority (Renewal)
Agency (EPA). (42 U.S.C. 7409), the EPA establishes
primary (health-based) and secondary AGENCY: Environmental Protection
ACTION: Notice of availability. Agency (EPA).
(welfare-based) NAAQS for pollutants
SUMMARY: The Environmental Protection for which air quality criteria are issued. ACTION: Notice.
Agency (EPA) is announcing the Section 109(d) requires periodic review
and, if appropriate, revision of existing SUMMARY: The Environmental Protection
availability of two final documents
air quality criteria. The revised air Agency (EPA) is planning to submit an
titled, Risk and Exposure Assessment
quality criteria reflect advances in information collection request (ICR),
for the Review of the Primary National
’’Clean Air Act Tribal Authority’’ (EPA
Ambient Air Quality Standard for Sulfur scientific knowledge on the effects of
ICR No. 1676.07, OMB Control No.
Oxides (REA) and Policy Assessment for the pollutant on public health or
welfare. The EPA is also required to 2060–0306) to the Office of Management
the Review of the Primary National
and Budget (OMB) for review and
Ambient Air Quality Standard for Sulfur periodically review and revise the
NAAQS, if appropriate, based on the approval in accordance with the
Oxides (PA). The indicator for the
Paperwork Reduction Act. Before doing
current standard is sulfur dioxide (SO2). revised criteria. Section 109(d)(2)
requires that an independent scientific so, EPA is soliciting public comments
The REA describes the quantitative
review committee ‘‘shall complete a on specific aspects of the proposed
analyses of SO2 exposures and health
review of the criteria . . . and the information collection as described
risks in this NAAQS review. Building
national primary and secondary ambient below. This is a proposed extension of
on the Integrated Science Assessment
the ICR, which is currently approved
for Sulfur Oxides—Health Criteria (ISA), air quality standards . . . and shall
recommend to the Administrator any through December 31, 2018. An Agency
completed in December 2017, the PA
new . . . standards and revisions of the may not conduct or sponsor and a
serves to ‘‘bridge the gap’’ between the
existing criteria and standards as may be person is not required to respond to a
scientific information and the
collection of information unless it
judgments required of the Administrator appropriate . . . .’’ Since the early
in determining whether to retain or 1980s, this independent review function 1 The final ISA is available at: https://
revise the existing primary NAAQS for has been performed by the Clean Air www.epa.gov/naaqs/sulfur-dioxide-so2-primary-
SO2. Scientific Advisory Committee standards-integrated-science-assessments-current-
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DATES: The REA and PA will be made (CASAC). review.
2 The CASAC letters are available at: https://
available on or about May 9, 2018. The current periodic review of the air yosemite.epa.gov/sab/sabproduct.nsf/264cb1227
ADDRESSES: These documents will be quality criteria and primary NAAQS for d55e02c85257402007446a4/0125714DA9A89223
available primarily via the internet at SOX began in 2013. The final ISA, 8525827F00751B99/$File/EPA-CASAC-18-001.pdf
prepared for this review by the EPA’s and https://yosemite.epa.gov/sab/sabproduct.nsf/
https://www.epa.gov/naaqs/sulfur- 264cb1227d55e02c85257402007446a4/23631
dioxide-so2-primary-air-quality- Office of Research and Development, E258D63BDEB8525827F0075335E/$File/EPA-
standards. was made available in December 2017 CASAC-18-002.pdf.

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displays a currently valid OMB control comments received and amend the ICR respondent burden compared with the
number. as appropriate. The final ICR package ICR currently approved by OMB.
DATES: Comments must be submitted on will then be submitted to OMB for Dated: May 7, 2018.
or before July 16, 2018. review and approval. At that time, EPA Pat Childers,
ADDRESSES: Submit your comments, will issue another Federal Register
Tribal Program Coordinator, Office of Air and
referencing Docket ID No. EPA–HQ– notice to announce the submission of Radiation.
OAR–2004–0093, online using the ICR to OMB and the opportunity to
[FR Doc. 2018–10343 Filed 5–14–18; 8:45 am]
www.regulations.gov (our preferred submit additional comments to OMB.
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method), by email to a-and-r-docket@ Abstract: This Information Collection
epa.gov, or by mail to: EPA Docket Request (ICR) seeks authorization for
Center, Environmental Protection tribes to demonstrate their eligibility to ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION
Agency, Mail Code 28221T, 1200 be treated in the same manner as states AGENCY
Pennsylvania Ave. NW, Washington, DC under the Clean Air Act (CAA) and to
20460. submit applications to implement a [EPA–HQ–OPP–2018–0141; FRL–9977–67]
EPA’s policy is that all comments CAA program. This ICR extends the
received will be included in the public collection period of information for Chlorpyrifos, Diazinon, and Malathion;
docket without change including any determining eligibility, which expires National Marine Fisheries Service
personal information provided, unless December 31, 2018. The ICR maintains Biological Opinion Issued Under the
the comment includes profanity, threats, the estimates of burden costs for tribes Endangered Species Act; Extension of
information claimed to be Confidential in completing a CAA application. Comment Period
Business Information (CBI) or other The program regulation provides for AGENCY: Environmental Protection
information whose disclosure is Indian tribes, if they choose, to assume Agency (EPA).
restricted by statute. responsibility for the development and
implementation of CAA programs. The ACTION: Notice; extension of comment
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Pat
regulation Indian Tribes: Air Quality period.
Childers, Office of Air and Radiation,
Immediate Office, (6101A), Planning and Management (Tribal SUMMARY: EPA issued a notice in the
Environmental Protection Agency, 1200 Authority Rule [TAR] 40 CFR parts 9, Federal Register of March 23, 2018,
Pennsylvania Ave. NW, Washington, DC 35, 49, 50, and 81) sets forth how tribes opening a 60-day comment period for
20460; telephone number: 202–564– may seek authority to implement their the National Marine Fisheries Service’s
1082; fax number: 202–564–0394; email own air quality planning and (NMFS) Biological Opinion on
address: childers.pat@epa.gov. management programs. This rule chlorpyrifos, diazinon, and malathion.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: establishes: (1) Which CAA provisions This document extends the comment
Supporting documents which explain in Indian tribes may seek authority to period for 60 days, from May 22, 2018
detail the information that the EPA will implement; (2) What requirements the to July 23, 2018. EPA is extending the
be collecting are available in the public tribes must meet when seeking such comment period after receipt and
docket for this ICR. The docket can be authorization; and (3) What federal consideration of several extension
viewed online at www.regulations.gov financial assistance may be available to requests citing the length and
or in person at the EPA Docket Center, help tribes establish and manage their complexity of the Biological Opinion,
WJC West, Room 3334, 1301 air quality programs. The TAR provides and the additional time needed to
Constitution Ave. NW, Washington, DC. tribes the authority to administer air compile the necessary information
The telephone number for the Docket quality programs over all air resources, requested by EPA.
Center is 202–566–1744. For additional including non-Indian owned fee lands,
DATES: Comments, identified by docket
information about EPA’s public docket, whining the exterior boundaries of a
reservation and other areas over which identification (ID) number EPA–HQ–
visit http://www.epa.gov/dockets. OPP–2018–0141, must be received on or
Pursuant to section 3506(c)(2)(A) of the tribe can demonstrate jurisdiction.
An Indian tribe that takes responsibility before July 23, 2018.
the PRA, EPA is soliciting comments
for a CAA program would essentially be ADDRESSES: Follow the detailed
and information to enable it to: (i)
Evaluate whether the proposed treated in the same way as a state would instructions provided under ADDRESSES
collection of information is necessary be treated for that program. in the Federal Register document of
for the proper performance of the Form numbers: None. March 23, 2018 (83 FR 12754) (FRL–
functions of the Agency, including Respondents/affected entities: States, 9975–59).
whether the information will have locals, Indian tribes. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
practical utility; (ii) evaluate the Respondent’s obligation to respond: Tracy Perry, Pesticide Re-Evaluation
accuracy of the Agency’s estimate of the Voluntary, required to obtain or retain a Division (7508P), Office of Pesticide
burden of the proposed collection of benefit (Tribal Authority Rule [TAR] 40 Programs, Environmental Protection
information, including the validity of CFR parts 9, 35, 49, 50 and 81). Agency, 1200 Pennsylvania Ave. NW,
the methodology and assumptions used; Estimated number of respondents: 8 Washington, DC 20460–0001; telephone
(iii) enhance the quality, utility, and (total). number: (703) 308–0128; email address:
clarity of the information to be Frequency of response: One time perry.tracy@epa.gov.
collected; and (iv) minimize the burden applications. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This
of the collection of information on those Total estimated burden: 320 hours document extends the public comment
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who are to respond, including through (per year). Burden is defined at 5 CFR period established in the Federal
the use of appropriate automated 1320.03(b). Register document of March 23, 2018.
electronic, mechanical, or other Total estimated cost: $18,896.00 (per In that document, EPA opened a 60-day
technological collection techniques or year), includes $0 annualized capital or comment period for the NMFS
other forms of information technology, operation & maintenance costs. Biological Opinion on chlorpyrifos,
e.g., permitting electronic submission of Changes in estimates: There is no diazinon, and malathion. EPA is hereby
responses. EPA will consider the change of hours in the total estimated extending the comment period, which

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Collection		Federal Register
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Publisher		Office of the Federal Register, National Archives and Records Administration
Section		Notices
Action		Notice.
Dates		Comments must be submitted on or before July 16, 2018.
Contact		Pat Childers, Office of Air and Radiation, Immediate Office, (6101A), Environmental Protection Agency, 1200 Pennsylvania Ave. NW, Washington, DC 20460; telephone number: 202-
FR Citation		83 FR 22479