83_FR_2788 83 FR 2775 - Proposed Information Collection Request; Comment Request; Recordkeeping and Reporting of the Production, Import, Export, Destruction, Transhipment, and Exempted Uses of Ozone-Depleting Substances (Renewal)

83 FR 2775 - Proposed Information Collection Request; Comment Request; Recordkeeping and Reporting of the Production, Import, Export, Destruction, Transhipment, and Exempted Uses of Ozone-Depleting Substances (Renewal)

ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

Federal Register Volume 83, Issue 13 (January 19, 2018)

Page Range2775-2777
FR Document2018-00938

The Environmental Protection Agency is planning to submit an information collection request (ICR), ``Recordkeeping and Reporting of the Production, Import, Export, Destruction, Transhipment, and Exempted Uses of Ozone-Depleting Substances (Renewal)'' (EPA ICR No. 1432.32, OMB Control No. 2060-0170) 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 August, 2018, combined with two other ICRs for ozone-depleting substances (ODS). 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-2017-0639; FRL-9973-12-OAR]


Proposed Information Collection Request; Comment Request; 
Recordkeeping and Reporting of the Production, Import, Export, 
Destruction, Transhipment, and Exempted Uses of Ozone-Depleting 
Substances (Renewal)

AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: The Environmental Protection Agency is planning to submit an 
information collection request (ICR), ``Recordkeeping and Reporting of 
the Production, Import, Export, Destruction, Transhipment, and Exempted 
Uses of Ozone-Depleting Substances (Renewal)'' (EPA ICR No. 1432.32, 
OMB Control No. 2060-0170) 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 
August, 2018, combined with two other ICRs for ozone-depleting 
substances (ODS). 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 March 20, 2018.

ADDRESSES: Submit your comments, referencing Docket ID No. EPA-HQ-OAR-
2017-0639 online using www.regulations.gov (our preferred method), 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: Katherine Sleasman, Stratospheric 
Protection Division, (6205T), Environmental Protection Agency, 1200 
Pennsylvania Ave. NW, Washington, DC 20460; telephone number: (202) 
564-7716; fax number: (202) 564-4775; 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.
    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,

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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 seeking to combine multiple ICRs into a single ICR 
for all the recordkeeping and reporting related to the production, 
import, export, transformation, destruction, transhipment, and exempted 
uses of all ODS, and this merged renewal will allow for the option of 
electronic reporting and improvements to the electronic forms under 
Title VI of the Clean Air Act (CAA). Thus, for this ICR, EPA is 
renewing the existing ICR for class I ODS (ICR No. 1432.32; OMB Control 
No. 2060-0170) and transferring the burden under the ICR for class II 
ODS (EPA ICR No. 2014.07; OMB Control No. 2060-0498 Reporting and 
Recordkeeping Requirements of the HCFC Allowance System (Renewal)) and 
Methyl Bromide Critical Use Exemptions (EPA ICR No. 2031.08; OMB 
Control No. 2060-0482 Protection of Stratospheric Ozone: Request for 
Applications from Critical use Exemption for the Phase-out of Methyl 
Bromide (Renewal)). Both 2060-0498 and 2060-0482 will be discontinued 
once this ICR is approved.
    This ICR covers the requirements under the Montreal Protocol on 
Substances that Deplete the Ozone Layer (Protocol) and Title VI of the 
CAA that establish limits on total U.S. production, import, and export 
of class I and class II controlled ODS (or controlled substances). 
Under its Protocol commitments, the United States has been obligated to 
cease production and import of class I controlled substances 
(chlorofluorocarbons and others) with exemptions for essential uses, 
critical uses of methyl bromide, quarantine and pre-shipment uses of 
methyl bromide, previously used material, and material that will be 
transformed or destroyed. The Protocol also establishes limits and 
reduction schedules leading to the eventual phaseout of class II 
controlled substances with limited exemptions for previously used 
material, and material that will be transformed, destroyed, or exported 
to developing countries.
    Additionally, the CAA limits production and consumption of 
controlled substances which the EPA must adhere to and enforce. To 
implement the CAA provisions and satisfy commitments under the Montreal 
Protocol, the ODS phaseout regulations establish control measures for 
individual companies. EPA monitors company compliance through the 
recordkeeping and reporting requirements established in the regulations 
at 40 CFR part 82, subpart A.
    EPA is also removing reporting elements that are no longer needed, 
revising others to address changes to a new electronic ODS Tracking 
System, and consolidating forms.
    The Government Paperwork Elimination Act (GPEA, Pub. L. 105-277) 
requires that, when practicable, federal organizations use electronic 
forms, electronic filings, and electronic signatures to conduct 
official business with the public. EPA's Cross-Media Electronic 
Reporting Regulation (CROMERR) (October 13, 2005; 70 FR 59848; FRL-
7977-1) provides that any requirement in Title 40 of the Code of 
Federal Regulations to submit a report directly to EPA can be satisfied 
with an electronic submission that meets certain conditions once the 
Agency publishes a notice that electronic document submission is 
available for that requirement.
    In light of GPEA and CROMERR, this action will allow all 
manufacturers, importers, and processors of class I and class II ODS to 
use the internet, through EPA's Central Data Exchange (CDX), to submit 
ODS reports to the Agency. Companies will be able to register with EPA 
to submit their data electronically to the Agency via CDX and the 
Agency in turn will be able to communicate back electronically with 
submitters through a secure system. This promotes efficiency in 
communications and cost savings in submissions and correspondence. The 
adoption of electronic communications will reduce the reporting burden 
on industry by reducing both the cost and the time required to review, 
edit and transmit data to the Agency. All information sent via CDX will 
be transmitted securely to protect CBI. The Agency will also benefit 
from receiving electronic submissions. The electronic submission 
process through CDX will allow for the import of data into the ODS 
Tracking System, which will reduce the potential for human error that 
exists when data are entered by hand. Agency personnel will also be 
able to communicate more efficiently with submitters electronically, 
compared to using U.S. mail.
    Upon receipt of the reports, the data is currently either entered 
or electronically imported into the ODS Tracking System. The ODS 
Tracking System is a secure database that maintains the data submitted 
to EPA and helps the Agency: (1) Maintain oversight over total 
production and consumption of controlled substances; (2) monitor 
compliance with limits and restrictions on production, imports, and 
trades and specific exemptions from the phaseout for individual U.S. 
companies; (3) enforce against illegal imports; and (4) assess and 
report on the U.S. phasedown caps established under the CAA and 
consistent with the Montreal Protocol.
    EPA has implemented an electronic reporting system through CDX that 
allows regulated entities to prepare and submit data electronically. 
Coupled with the widespread use of the standardized forms, electronic 
reporting has improved data quality and made the reporting process 
efficient for both reporting companies and EPA.
    EPA informs the respondents that they may assert claims of business 
confidentiality for any of the information they submit. Information 
claimed as confidential will be treated in accordance with the 
procedures for handling information claimed as confidential under 40 
CFR part 2, subpart B, and will be disclosed to the extent, and by 
means of procedures, set forth in Subpart B. If no claim of 
confidentiality is asserted when the information is received by EPA, it 
may be made available to the public without further notice to the 
respondents (40 CFR 2.203). All information sent by the submitter via 
CDX is transmitted securely to protect CBI. The reporting tool guides 
the user through the process of submitting CBI. Documents containing 
information claimed as CBI must be submitted in an electronic format, 
in accordance with the recordkeeping requirements.
    Form Numbers: Class I Producer Quarterly Report OMB Control No. 
2060-0710, Class II Producer Quarterly Report OMB Control No. 2060-
0498, Methyl Bromide Producer Quarterly Report OMB Control No. 2060-
0482, Class I Importer Quarterly Report OMB Control No. 2060-0170, 
Class II Importer Quarterly Report OMB Control No. 2060-0498, Methyl 
bromide Importer Quarterly Report OMB Control No 2060-0482, Class I 
Exporter Annual Report OMB Control No. 2060-0170, Class II Exporter 
Quarterly Report OMB Control No. 2060-0498, Methyl Bromide Exporter 
Quarterly Report OMB Control No. 2060-0482, Second-Party Destruction 
Annual Report OMB Control No. 2060-0170, Second-Party Transformation 
Annual Report OMB Control No. 2060-0170, Class I Laboratory Supplier 
OMB Control No. 2060-0170, Methyl Bromide Pre-2005 Stocks Annual Report 
OMB Control No

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2060-0482, Distributor of QPS Methyl Bromide Quarterly Report OMB 
Control No 2060-0482, Methyl Bromide Trades Report OMB Control No. 
2060-0482, Methyl Bromide Sales of Critical Use Annual Report OMB 
Control No 2060-0482, Class II Request for Additional Consumption 
Allowances OMB Control No. 2060-0498, and Class II Trades Report OMB 
Control No. 2060-0498.
    Respondents/Affected Entities: Entities required to comply with 
reporting and recordkeeping requirements include, chemical producers, 
importers, and exporters (CFCs and HCFCs); research and development 
(laboratories); and methyl bromide producers, importers, exporters, 
distributors, and applicators.
    Respondent's Obligation To Respond: Mandatory--Section 603(b) of 
the Clean Air Act.
    Estimated Number of Respondents: 106 (total).
    Frequency of Response: Quarterly, annually, and as needed.
    Total Estimated Burden: 3,811 hours (per year). Burden is defined 
at 5 CFR 1320.03(b).
    Total Estimated Cost: $448,470 (per year), includes $13,082.00 
annualized capital or operation & maintenance costs.
    Changes in Estimates: There is a decrease of 1,644 hours in the 
total estimated respondent burden compared with the ICRs currently 
approved by OMB. This decrease compared to previous ICRs is because the 
merged ICR accounts for the transition from paper to electronic 
reporting and the decrease in the number of respondents. The reporting 
community continues to change as ODS are phased out. Specifically, we 
estimate fewer companies reporting on imports and exports of ODS. These 
updates are based on 2015 reporting activity. While the one-time burden 
associated with the transition to electronic reporting (i.e., CDX 
registration and electronic signature) temporarily increases burden, 
overall burden decreases because of the efficiencies associated with 
electronic reporting.

    Dated: December 20, 2017.
Cynthia A. Newberg,
Acting Director, Stratospheric Protection Division.
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                                               clarity of the information to be                          Changes in Estimates: There is an                    conduct or sponsor and a person is not
                                               collected; and (iv) minimize the burden                 increase of 63,113 hours in the total                  required to respond to a collection of
                                               of the collection of information on those               estimated respondent burden compared                   information unless it displays a
                                               who are to respond, including through                   with the ICR currently approved by                     currently valid OMB control number.
                                               the use of appropriate automated                        OMB. This increase occurred primarily                  DATES: Comments must be submitted on
                                               electronic, mechanical, or other                        because EPA accounted for the expected                 or before March 20, 2018.
                                               technological collection techniques or                  burden associated with the                             ADDRESSES: Submit your comments,
                                               other forms of information technology,                  implementation of the e-Manifest                       referencing Docket ID No. EPA–HQ–
                                               e.g., permitting electronic submission of               system. (The e-Manifest Act extends the                OAR–2017–0639 online using
                                               responses. EPA will consider the                        scope of the federal manifest program to               www.regulations.gov (our preferred
                                               comments received and amend the ICR                     include state hazardous waste, i.e.,                   method), or by mail to: EPA Docket
                                               as appropriate. The final ICR package                   wastes regulated by a state but not EPA.)              Center, Environmental Protection
                                               will then be submitted to OMB for                       Under the e-Manifest system, all                       Agency, Mail Code 28221T, 1200
                                               review and approval. At that time, EPA                  respondents that submit manifests                      Pennsylvania Ave. NW, Washington, DC
                                               will issue another Federal Register                     electronically must first register with                20460.
                                               notice to announce the submission of                    the Central Data Exchange (CDX). In                       EPA’s policy is that all comments
                                               the ICR to OMB and the opportunity to                   addition, respondents that intend to use               received will be included in the public
                                               submit additional comments to OMB.                      a PIN/Password must prepare an                         docket without change including any
                                                 Abstract: The scope of this ICR is the                electronic subscriber agreement. EPA                   personal information provided, unless
                                               electronic reporting components of                      believes that the estimated number of                  the comment includes profanity, threats,
                                               CROMERR, which is designed to: (i)                      respondents included in this ICR is a                  information claimed to be Confidential
                                               Allow EPA to comply with the                            reasonable approximation of the actual                 Business Information (CBI) or other
                                               Government Paperwork Elimination Act                    respondent universe.                                   information whose disclosure is
                                               of 1998; (ii) provide a uniform,                                                                               restricted by statute.
                                                                                                         Dated: January 10, 2018.
                                               technology-neutral framework for                                                                               FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
                                               electronic reporting across all EPA                     Connie Dwyer,
                                                                                                       Director, Information Exchange Services
                                                                                                                                                              Katherine Sleasman, Stratospheric
                                               programs; (iii) allow EPA programs to                                                                          Protection Division, (6205T),
                                               offer electronic reporting as they                      Division.
                                                                                                       [FR Doc. 2018–00939 Filed 1–18–18; 8:45 am]
                                                                                                                                                              Environmental Protection Agency, 1200
                                               become ready for CROMERR; and (iv)                                                                             Pennsylvania Ave. NW, Washington, DC
                                               provide states with a streamlined                       BILLING CODE 6560–50–P
                                                                                                                                                              20460; telephone number: (202) 564–
                                               process—together with a uniform set of                                                                         7716; fax number: (202) 564–4775;
                                               standards—for approval of their                                                                                email address: sleasman.katherine@
                                               electronic reporting provisions for all                 ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION
                                                                                                       AGENCY                                                 epa.gov.
                                               their EPA-authorized programs.
                                                                                                                                                              SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
                                               Responses to the collection of                          [EPA–HQ–OAR–2017–0639; FRL–9973–12–
                                               information are voluntary. In order to                                                                         Supporting documents which explain in
                                                                                                       OAR]
                                                                                                                                                              detail the information that the EPA will
                                               accommodate CBI, the information
                                                                                                       Proposed Information Collection                        be collecting are available in the public
                                               collected must be in accordance with
                                                                                                       Request; Comment Request;                              docket for this ICR. The docket can be
                                               the confidentiality regulations set forth
                                                                                                       Recordkeeping and Reporting of the                     viewed online at www.regulations.gov
                                               in 40 CFR part 2, subpart B.
                                                                                                       Production, Import, Export,                            or in person at the EPA Docket Center,
                                               Additionally, EPA will ensure that the
                                                                                                       Destruction, Transhipment, and                         WJC West, Room 3334, 1301
                                               information collection procedures
                                                                                                       Exempted Uses of Ozone-Depleting                       Constitution Ave. NW, Washington, DC.
                                               comply with the Privacy Act of 1974
                                                                                                       Substances (Renewal)                                   The telephone number for the Docket
                                               and the OMB Circular 108.
                                                 Form Numbers: None.                                                                                          Center is 202–566–1744. For additional
                                                 Respondents/Affected Entities:                        AGENCY: Environmental Protection                       information about EPA’s public docket,
                                               Entities that report electronically to EPA              Agency (EPA).                                          visit http://www.epa.gov/dockets.
                                               and state or local government                           ACTION: Notice.                                           Pursuant to section 3506(c)(2)(A) of
                                               authorized programs; and state and local                                                                       the PRA, EPA is soliciting comments
                                               government authorized programs                          SUMMARY:   The Environmental Protection                and information to enable it to: (i)
                                               implementing electronic reporting.                      Agency is planning to submit an                        Evaluate whether the proposed
                                                 Respondent’s Obligation To Respond:                   information collection request (ICR),                  collection of information is necessary
                                               Voluntary, required to obtain or retain a               ‘‘Recordkeeping and Reporting of the                   for the proper performance of the
                                               benefit (Cross-Media Electronic                         Production, Import, Export, Destruction,               functions of the Agency, including
                                               Reporting Rule (CROMERR) established                    Transhipment, and Exempted Uses of                     whether the information will have
                                               to ensure compliance with the                           Ozone-Depleting Substances (Renewal)’’                 practical utility; (ii) evaluate the
                                               Government Paperwork Elimination Act                    (EPA ICR No. 1432.32, OMB Control No.                  accuracy of the Agency’s estimate of the
                                               (GPEA)).                                                2060–0170) to the Office of Management                 burden of the proposed collection of
                                                 Estimated Number of Respondents:                      and Budget (OMB) for review and                        information, including the validity of
                                               175,047 (total).                                        approval in accordance with the                        the methodology and assumptions used;
                                                 Frequency of Response: On occasion.                   Paperwork Reduction Act. Before doing                  (iii) enhance the quality, utility, and
                                                 Total Estimated Burden: 112,717                       so, EPA is soliciting public comments                  clarity of the information to be
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                                               hours (per year). Burden is defined at 5                on specific aspects of the proposed                    collected; and (iv) minimize the burden
                                               CFR 1320.03(b).                                         information collection as described                    of the collection of information on those
                                                 Total Estimated Cost: $5,151,934 (per                 below. This is a proposed extension of                 who are to respond, including through
                                               year), includes $4,615,463 in annualized                the ICR, which is currently approved                   the use of appropriate automated
                                               labor costs and $536,471 in annualized                  through August, 2018, combined with                    electronic, mechanical, or other
                                               capital or operation & maintenance                      two other ICRs for ozone-depleting                     technological collection techniques or
                                               costs.                                                  substances (ODS). An Agency may not                    other forms of information technology,


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                                               e.g., permitting electronic submission of               Protocol, the ODS phaseout regulations                 and helps the Agency: (1) Maintain
                                               responses. EPA will consider the                        establish control measures for                         oversight over total production and
                                               comments received and amend the ICR                     individual companies. EPA monitors                     consumption of controlled substances;
                                               as appropriate. The final ICR package                   company compliance through the                         (2) monitor compliance with limits and
                                               will then be submitted to OMB for                       recordkeeping and reporting                            restrictions on production, imports, and
                                               review and approval. At that time, EPA                  requirements established in the                        trades and specific exemptions from the
                                               will issue another Federal Register                     regulations at 40 CFR part 82, subpart A.              phaseout for individual U.S. companies;
                                               notice to announce the submission of                       EPA is also removing reporting                      (3) enforce against illegal imports; and
                                               the ICR to OMB and the opportunity to                   elements that are no longer needed,                    (4) assess and report on the U.S.
                                               submit additional comments to OMB.                      revising others to address changes to a                phasedown caps established under the
                                                  Abstract: EPA is seeking to combine                  new electronic ODS Tracking System,                    CAA and consistent with the Montreal
                                               multiple ICRs into a single ICR for all                 and consolidating forms.                               Protocol.
                                               the recordkeeping and reporting related                    The Government Paperwork                               EPA has implemented an electronic
                                               to the production, import, export,                      Elimination Act (GPEA, Pub. L. 105–                    reporting system through CDX that
                                               transformation, destruction,                            277) requires that, when practicable,                  allows regulated entities to prepare and
                                               transhipment, and exempted uses of all                  federal organizations use electronic                   submit data electronically. Coupled
                                               ODS, and this merged renewal will                       forms, electronic filings, and electronic              with the widespread use of the
                                               allow for the option of electronic                      signatures to conduct official business                standardized forms, electronic reporting
                                               reporting and improvements to the                       with the public. EPA’s Cross-Media                     has improved data quality and made the
                                               electronic forms under Title VI of the                  Electronic Reporting Regulation                        reporting process efficient for both
                                               Clean Air Act (CAA). Thus, for this ICR,                (CROMERR) (October 13, 2005; 70 FR                     reporting companies and EPA.
                                               EPA is renewing the existing ICR for                    59848; FRL–7977–1) provides that any                      EPA informs the respondents that
                                               class I ODS (ICR No. 1432.32; OMB                       requirement in Title 40 of the Code of                 they may assert claims of business
                                               Control No. 2060–0170) and transferring                 Federal Regulations to submit a report                 confidentiality for any of the
                                               the burden under the ICR for class II                   directly to EPA can be satisfied with an               information they submit. Information
                                               ODS (EPA ICR No. 2014.07; OMB                           electronic submission that meets certain               claimed as confidential will be treated
                                               Control No. 2060–0498 Reporting and                     conditions once the Agency publishes a                 in accordance with the procedures for
                                               Recordkeeping Requirements of the                       notice that electronic document                        handling information claimed as
                                               HCFC Allowance System (Renewal)) and                    submission is available for that                       confidential under 40 CFR part 2,
                                               Methyl Bromide Critical Use                             requirement.                                           subpart B, and will be disclosed to the
                                               Exemptions (EPA ICR No. 2031.08;                           In light of GPEA and CROMERR, this                  extent, and by means of procedures, set
                                               OMB Control No. 2060–0482 Protection                    action will allow all manufacturers,                   forth in Subpart B. If no claim of
                                               of Stratospheric Ozone: Request for                     importers, and processors of class I and               confidentiality is asserted when the
                                               Applications from Critical use                          class II ODS to use the internet, through              information is received by EPA, it may
                                               Exemption for the Phase-out of Methyl                   EPA’s Central Data Exchange (CDX), to                  be made available to the public without
                                               Bromide (Renewal)). Both 2060–0498                      submit ODS reports to the Agency.                      further notice to the respondents (40
                                               and 2060–0482 will be discontinued                      Companies will be able to register with                CFR 2.203). All information sent by the
                                               once this ICR is approved.                              EPA to submit their data electronically                submitter via CDX is transmitted
                                                  This ICR covers the requirements                     to the Agency via CDX and the Agency                   securely to protect CBI. The reporting
                                               under the Montreal Protocol on                          in turn will be able to communicate                    tool guides the user through the process
                                               Substances that Deplete the Ozone                       back electronically with submitters                    of submitting CBI. Documents
                                               Layer (Protocol) and Title VI of the CAA                through a secure system. This promotes                 containing information claimed as CBI
                                               that establish limits on total U.S.                     efficiency in communications and cost                  must be submitted in an electronic
                                               production, import, and export of class                 savings in submissions and                             format, in accordance with the
                                               I and class II controlled ODS (or                       correspondence. The adoption of                        recordkeeping requirements.
                                               controlled substances). Under its                       electronic communications will reduce                     Form Numbers: Class I Producer
                                               Protocol commitments, the United                        the reporting burden on industry by                    Quarterly Report OMB Control No.
                                               States has been obligated to cease                      reducing both the cost and the time                    2060–0710, Class II Producer Quarterly
                                               production and import of class I                        required to review, edit and transmit                  Report OMB Control No. 2060–0498,
                                               controlled substances                                   data to the Agency. All information sent               Methyl Bromide Producer Quarterly
                                               (chlorofluorocarbons and others) with                   via CDX will be transmitted securely to                Report OMB Control No. 2060–0482,
                                               exemptions for essential uses, critical                 protect CBI. The Agency will also                      Class I Importer Quarterly Report OMB
                                               uses of methyl bromide, quarantine and                  benefit from receiving electronic                      Control No. 2060–0170, Class II
                                               pre-shipment uses of methyl bromide,                    submissions. The electronic submission                 Importer Quarterly Report OMB Control
                                               previously used material, and material                  process through CDX will allow for the                 No. 2060–0498, Methyl bromide
                                               that will be transformed or destroyed.                  import of data into the ODS Tracking                   Importer Quarterly Report OMB Control
                                               The Protocol also establishes limits and                System, which will reduce the potential                No 2060–0482, Class I Exporter Annual
                                               reduction schedules leading to the                      for human error that exists when data                  Report OMB Control No. 2060–0170,
                                               eventual phaseout of class II controlled                are entered by hand. Agency personnel                  Class II Exporter Quarterly Report OMB
                                               substances with limited exemptions for                  will also be able to communicate more                  Control No. 2060–0498, Methyl Bromide
                                               previously used material, and material                  efficiently with submitters                            Exporter Quarterly Report OMB Control
                                               that will be transformed, destroyed, or                 electronically, compared to using U.S.                 No. 2060–0482, Second-Party
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                                               exported to developing countries.                       mail.                                                  Destruction Annual Report OMB
                                                  Additionally, the CAA limits                            Upon receipt of the reports, the data               Control No. 2060–0170, Second-Party
                                               production and consumption of                           is currently either entered or                         Transformation Annual Report OMB
                                               controlled substances which the EPA                     electronically imported into the ODS                   Control No. 2060–0170, Class I
                                               must adhere to and enforce. To                          Tracking System. The ODS Tracking                      Laboratory Supplier OMB Control No.
                                               implement the CAA provisions and                        System is a secure database that                       2060–0170, Methyl Bromide Pre-2005
                                               satisfy commitments under the Montreal                  maintains the data submitted to EPA                    Stocks Annual Report OMB Control No


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                                               2060–0482, Distributor of QPS Methyl                    ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION                               SUMMARY:    The Export-Import Bank of
                                               Bromide Quarterly Report OMB Control                    AGENCY                                                 the United States (EXIM), as part of its
                                               No 2060–0482, Methyl Bromide Trades                                                                            continuing effort to reduce paperwork
                                                                                                       [ER–FRL–9037–2]
                                               Report OMB Control No. 2060–0482,                                                                              and respondent burden, invites the
                                               Methyl Bromide Sales of Critical Use                    Environmental Impact Statements;                       general public and other Federal
                                               Annual Report OMB Control No 2060–                      Notice of Availability                                 Agencies to comment on the proposed
                                               0482, Class II Request for Additional                                                                          information collection, as required by
                                                                                                         Responsible Agency: Office of Federal                the paperwork Reduction Act of 1995.
                                               Consumption Allowances OMB Control
                                                                                                       Activities, General Information (202)                     The Export-Import Bank of the United
                                               No. 2060–0498, and Class II Trades
                                                                                                       564–7156 or http://www2.epa.gov/nepa.                  States, pursuant to the Export-Import
                                               Report OMB Control No. 2060–0498.
                                                                                                       Weekly receipt of Environmental Impact                 Bank Act of 1945, facilitates the finance
                                                  Respondents/Affected Entities:                         Statements                                           of the export of U.S. goods and services.
                                               Entities required to comply with                        Filed 01/08/2018 Through 01/12/2018                    The ‘‘Report of Premiums Payable for
                                               reporting and recordkeeping                             Pursuant to 40 CFR 1506.9.                             Exporters Only’’ form will be used by
                                               requirements include, chemical                                                                                 exporters to report and pay premiums
                                               producers, importers, and exporters                     Notice
                                                                                                                                                              on insured shipments to various foreign
                                               (CFCs and HCFCs); research and                            Section 309(a) of the Clean Air Act                  buyers.
                                               development (laboratories); and methyl                  requires that EPA make public its
                                                                                                       comments on EISs issued by other                       DATES: Comments must be received on
                                               bromide producers, importers,                                                                                  or before February 20, 2018 to be
                                               exporters, distributors, and applicators.               Federalagencies. EPA’s comment letters
                                                                                                       on EISs are available at: https://                     assured of consideration.
                                                  Respondent’s Obligation To Respond:                  cdxnodengn.epa.gov/cdx-nepa-public/                    ADDRESSES: Comments may be
                                               Mandatory—Section 603(b) of the Clean                   action/eis/search.                                     submitted electronically on
                                               Air Act.                                                EIS No. 20180001, Draft, USFS, ID,                     WWW.REGULATIONS.GOV (EIB 92–29)
                                                  Estimated Number of Respondents:                       Little Boulder Project, Comment                      or by mail to Office of Information and
                                               106 (total).                                              Period Ends: 03/09/2018, Contact:                    Regulatory Affairs, 725 17th Street NW,
                                                  Frequency of Response: Quarterly,                      Stephanie Israel 208–476–8344.                       Washington, DC 20038, Attn: OMB
                                               annually, and as needed.                                EIS No. 20180002, Final, FHWA, MO, I–                  3048–0017 The application tool can be
                                                                                                         70 Second Tier Combined Final                        reviewed at: http://exim.gov/sites/
                                                  Total Estimated Burden: 3,811 hours                    Environmental Impact Statement and                   default/files/pub/pending/eib92-29.pdf.
                                               (per year). Burden is defined at 5 CFR                    Record of Decision, Pursuant to 23                   SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
                                               1320.03(b).                                               U.S.C. 139(N), The 30-day wait/                         Title and Form Number: EIB 92–29
                                                  Total Estimated Cost: $448,470 (per                    review period does not apply to this
                                                                                                                                                              Export-Import Bank Report of Premiums
                                               year), includes $13,082.00 annualized                     FEIS, Contact: Kevin W. Ward 573–
                                                                                                                                                              Payable for Exporters Only.
                                               capital or operation & maintenance                        638–2600.
                                                                                                       EIS No. 20180003, Draft, USFS, NV, Mt.                    OMB Number: 3048–0017.
                                               costs.                                                                                                            Type of Review: Renewal.
                                                                                                         Rose Ski Tahoe—Atoma Area Project,
                                                  Changes in Estimates: There is a                       Comment Period Ends: 04/19/2018,                        Need and Use: The ‘‘Report of
                                               decrease of 1,644 hours in the total                      Contact: Marnie Bonesteel 775–352–                   Premiums Payable for Exporters Only’’
                                               estimated respondent burden compared                      1240.                                                form is used by exporters to report and
                                               with the ICRs currently approved by                     EIS No. 20180004, Final, BR, NM,                       pay premiums on insured shipments to
                                               OMB. This decrease compared to                            Pojoaque Basin Regional Water                        various foreign buyers under the terms
                                               previous ICRs is because the merged ICR                   System EIS, Review Period Ends: 02/                  of the policy and to certify that
                                               accounts for the transition from paper to                 20/2018, Contact: Sarah Branum 505–                  premiums have been correctly
                                               electronic reporting and the decrease in                  462–3591.                                            computed and remitted. The ‘Report of
                                               the number of respondents. The                          EIS No. 20180005, Draft, USFS, CO,                     Premiums Payable for Exporters Only’ is
                                               reporting community continues to                          Steamboat Ski Area Improvements,                     used by EXIM to determine the
                                               change as ODS are phased out.                             Comment Period Ends: 03/05/2018,                     eligibility of the shipment(s) and to
                                                                                                         Contact: Erica Dickerman 970–870–                    calculate the premium due to EXIM for
                                               Specifically, we estimate fewer
                                                                                                         2185.                                                its support of the shipment(s) under its
                                               companies reporting on imports and
                                               exports of ODS. These updates are based                    Dated: January 16, 2018.                            insurance program.
                                               on 2015 reporting activity. While the                   Kelly Knight,                                             Affected Public: This form affects
                                               one-time burden associated with the                     Director, NEPA Compliance Division, Office             entities involved in the export of U.S.
                                               transition to electronic reporting (i.e.,               of Federal Activities.                                 goods and services.
                                               CDX registration and electronic                         [FR Doc. 2018–00929 Filed 1–18–18; 8:45 am]               Monthly Number of Respondents:
                                               signature) temporarily increases burden,                BILLING CODE P                                         2,600.
                                               overall burden decreases because of the                                                                           Estimated Time per Respondent: 15
                                               efficiencies associated with electronic                                                                        minutes.
                                               reporting.                                              EXPORT-IMPORT BANK                                        Annual Burden Hours: 7,800 hours.
                                                                                                       [Public Notice 2018–3002]                                 Frequency of Reporting or Use:
                                                 Dated: December 20, 2017.                                                                                    Monthly.
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                                               Cynthia A. Newberg,                                     Agency Information Collection                          Government Expenses
                                               Acting Director, Stratospheric Protection               Activities: Comment Request
                                               Division.                                                                                                        Reviewing Time per Year: 7,800
                                               [FR Doc. 2018–00938 Filed 1–18–18; 8:45 am]             AGENCY:  Export-Import Bank of the                     hours.
                                                                                                       United States                                            Average Wages per Hour: $42.50.
                                               BILLING CODE 6560–50–P
                                                                                                       ACTION: Submission for OMB review and
                                                                                                                                                                Average Cost per Year: $331,500.
                                                                                                       comments request.
                                                                                                                                                                Benefits and Overhead: 20%.


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CategoryRegulatory Information
CollectionFederal Register
sudoc ClassAE 2.7:
GS 4.107:
AE 2.106:
PublisherOffice of the Federal Register, National Archives and Records Administration
SectionNotices
ActionNotice.
DatesComments must be submitted on or before March 20, 2018.
ContactKatherine Sleasman, Stratospheric Protection Division, (6205T), Environmental Protection Agency, 1200 Pennsylvania Ave. NW, Washington, DC 20460; telephone number: (202)
FR Citation83 FR 2775 

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