83 FR 51457 - Information Collection Request Submitted to OMB for Review and Approval; Comment Request; Water Quality Standards Regulation (Renewal)

ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

Federal Register Volume 83, Issue 197 (October 11, 2018)

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The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has submitted an information collection request (ICR), Water Quality Standards Regulation (EPA ICR Number 0988.13, OMB Control Number 2040-0049), to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for review and approval in accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act. This extension of the Water Quality Standards Regulation ICR (approved through June 30, 2019) also consolidates the burden and costs from two related ICRs: The Water Quality Standards Regulatory Revisions ICR (OMB Control Number 2040- 0286, currently approved through December 31, 2018), and the Revised Interpretation of Clean Water Act Tribal Provision ICR (OMB Control Number 2040-0289, currently approved through July 31, 2019). Public comments on this ICR renewal and consolidation were requested via the Federal Register on June 15, 2018 during a 60-day comment period. This notice allows for an additional 30 days for public comments. A fuller description of this ICR is given below, including its estimated burden and cost to the public. An agency may not conduct or sponsor and a person is not required to respond to a collection of information unless it displays a currently valid OMB control number.

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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

[EPA-HQ-OW-2011-0465; FRL-9984-51-OEI]


Information Collection Request Submitted to OMB for Review and 
Approval; Comment Request; Water Quality Standards Regulation (Renewal)

AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has submitted an 
information collection request (ICR), Water Quality Standards 
Regulation (EPA ICR Number 0988.13, OMB Control Number 2040-0049), to 
the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for review and approval in 
accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act. This extension of the 
Water Quality Standards Regulation ICR (approved through June 30, 2019) 
also consolidates the burden and costs from two related ICRs: The Water 
Quality Standards Regulatory Revisions ICR (OMB Control Number 2040-
0286, currently approved through December 31, 2018), and the Revised 
Interpretation of Clean Water Act Tribal Provision ICR (OMB Control 
Number 2040-0289, currently approved through July 31, 2019). Public 
comments on this ICR renewal and consolidation were requested via the 
Federal Register on June 15, 2018 during a 60-day comment period. This 
notice allows for an additional 30 days for public comments. A fuller 
description of this ICR is given below, including its estimated burden 
and cost to the public. An agency may not conduct or sponsor and a 
person is not required to respond to a collection of information unless 
it displays a currently valid OMB control number.

DATES: Additional comments may be submitted on or before November 13, 
2018.

ADDRESSES: Submit your comments, referencing Docket ID Number EPA-HQ-
OW-2011-0465, to (1) EPA online using www.regulations.gov (our 
preferred method), by email to [email protected], or by mail to: EPA 
Docket Center, Environmental Protection Agency, Mail Code 28221T, 1200 
Pennsylvania Ave. NW, Washington, DC 20460, and (2) OMB via email to 
[email protected]. Address comments to OMB Desk Officer for 
EPA.
    The EPA 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: Tanyan Bailey, Office of Water, Office 
of Science and Technology, Standards and Health Protection Division, 
(4305T), Environmental Protection Agency, 1200 Pennsylvania Ave. NW, 
Washington, DC 20460; telephone number: 202-564-3133; fax number: 202-
566-0409; 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 the EPA public docket, visit http://www.epa.gov/dockets.
    Abstract: Water quality standards (WQS) are provisions of state, 
tribal, or federal law which consist of designated uses for waters of 
the United States, water quality criteria to protect those uses, and 
antidegradation requirements. WQS are established to protect public 
health or welfare, protect and enhance the quality of water, and serve 
the purposes of the Clean Water Act (CWA). Such standards serve the 
dual purposes of establishing the water quality goals for water bodies 
and serving as a regulatory basis for establishing water quality-based 
treatment controls and strategies beyond technology-based treatment 
required by CWA sections 301 and 306. The WQS regulation establishes 
the framework for states and authorized tribes to adopt standards, and 
for the EPA to review and approve or disapprove them. For the purposes 
of this ICR, the WQS regulation (or ``regulation'') consists of 40 CFR 
part 131 (Water Quality Standards), and the portions of 40 CFR part 132 
(Water Quality Guidance for the Great Lakes System) that are related to 
WQS. This ICR is for information collections needed to implement the 
WQS regulation, required to obtain or retain benefits (e.g., relaxed 
regulatory requirements) under the regulation, and to collect voluntary 
program information useful in administering WQS programs effectively 
and efficiently.
    This ICR renews the WQS Regulation ICR, OMB Control Number 2040-
0049, and consolidates the burden and costs associated with activities 
previously reported in the following two related ICRs: the WQS 
Regulatory Revisions ICR (OMB Control Number 2040-0286) and the Revised 
Interpretation of Clean Water Act Tribal Provision ICR (OMB Control 
Number 2040-0289) so that all WQS-related burden is covered by one ICR. 
Upon OMB approval, the remaining ICRs will be discontinued.
    This ICR renewal and consolidation describes the estimated burden 
for states, authorized tribes and certain Great Lakes dischargers 
associated with the information collections related to: Implementation 
of the requirements of 40 CFR part 131 (WQS); implementation of the WQS 
portions of the 40 CFR part 132 (Water Quality Guidance for the Great 
Lakes System); tribal applications to be treated in a similar manner as 
a state (TAS) under CWA section 518(e);

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and state or tribal requests for dispute resolution under CWA section 
518(e). This ICR also covers periodic requests to states and tribes for 
voluntary WQS information, and for voluntary participation in 
workgroups, to ensure efficient and effective administration of the WQS 
program and further cooperative federalism.
    Form Numbers: None.
    Respondents/affected entities: States, the District of Columbia, 
territories, authorized tribes with EPA approved Water Quality 
Standards, tribal estimated to apply for TAS to administer the WQS 
program; and dischargers located in the Great Lakes watershed.
    Respondent's obligation to respond: Mandatory, required to obtain 
or retain benefits pursuant to the WQS regulation or voluntary.
    Estimated number of respondents: 376.
    Frequency of response: Once every three years; on occasion; once.
    Total estimated burden: 505,387 hours per year. Burden is defined 
at 5 CFR 1320.03(b).
    Total estimated cost: $23,017,849 per year, including $22,754,329 
of labor costs and $263,520 of annualized operation and maintenance 
costs.
    Changes in the Estimates: There is a decrease of 235,640 hours in 
the total estimated respondent burden compared with the total burden 
currently approved by OMB for all three ICRs. This is due to 
adjustments made to the EPA burden estimates based on experience gained 
since the previous ICRs were approved (e.g., using more realistic 
estimates of the number of WQS variance actions to be submitted 
annually).

Courtney Kerwin,
Director, Regulatory Support Division.
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Response, Compensation and Liability (OMB) for review and approval in EPA Docket Center, WJC West, Room
Act (CERCLA), the United States accordance with the Paperwork 3334, 1301 Constitution Ave. NW,
Environmental Protection Agency has Reduction Act. This extension of the Washington, DC. The telephone number
entered into a settlement with Arkla Water Quality Standards Regulation ICR for the Docket Center is 202–566–1744.
Terra, Inc. concerning the Arkla Terra (approved through June 30, 2019) also For additional information about the
Property Superfund Site located in consolidates the burden and costs from EPA public docket, visit http://
Thonotosassa, Hillsborough County, two related ICRs: The Water Quality www.epa.gov/dockets.
Florida. The settlement addresses Standards Regulatory Revisions ICR Abstract: Water quality standards
recovery of CERCLA costs for a cleanup (OMB Control Number 2040–0286, (WQS) are provisions of state, tribal, or
action performed by the EPA at the Site. currently approved through December federal law which consist of designated
DATES: The Agency will consider public 31, 2018), and the Revised uses for waters of the United States,
comments on the settlement until Interpretation of Clean Water Act Tribal water quality criteria to protect those
November 13, 2018. The Agency will Provision ICR (OMB Control Number uses, and antidegradation requirements.
consider all comments received and 2040–0289, currently approved through WQS are established to protect public
may modify or withdraw its consent to July 31, 2019). Public comments on this health or welfare, protect and enhance
the proposed settlement if comments ICR renewal and consolidation were the quality of water, and serve the
received disclose facts or considerations requested via the Federal Register on purposes of the Clean Water Act (CWA).
which indicate that the proposed June 15, 2018 during a 60-day comment Such standards serve the dual purposes
settlement is inappropriate, improper, period. This notice allows for an of establishing the water quality goals
or inadequate. additional 30 days for public comments. for water bodies and serving as a
A fuller description of this ICR is given regulatory basis for establishing water
ADDRESSES: Copies of the settlement are
below, including its estimated burden quality-based treatment controls and
available from the Agency by contacting strategies beyond technology-based
and cost to the public. An agency may
Ms. Paula V. Painter, Program Analyst, treatment required by CWA sections 301
not conduct or sponsor and a person is
using the contact information provided and 306. The WQS regulation
not required to respond to a collection
in his notice. Comments may also be establishes the framework for states and
of information unless it displays a
submitted by referencing the Site’s authorized tribes to adopt standards,
currently valid OMB control number.
name through one of the following and for the EPA to review and approve
DATES: Additional comments may be
methods: or disapprove them. For the purposes of
Internet: https://www.epa.gov/ submitted on or before November 13,
2018. this ICR, the WQS regulation (or
aboutepa/about-epa-region-4- ‘‘regulation’’) consists of 40 CFR part
southeast#r4-public-notices. ADDRESSES: Submit your comments,
131 (Water Quality Standards), and the
• U.S. Mail: U.S. Environmental referencing Docket ID Number EPA–
portions of 40 CFR part 132 (Water
Protection Agency, Superfund Division, HQ–OW–2011–0465, to (1) EPA online
Quality Guidance for the Great Lakes
Attn: Paula V. Painter, 61 Forsyth Street using www.regulations.gov (our
System) that are related to WQS. This
SW, Atlanta, Georgia 30303. preferred method), by email to ow-
ICR is for information collections
• Email: Painter.Paula@epa.gov. docket@epa.gov, or by mail to: EPA
needed to implement the WQS
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Docket Center, Environmental
regulation, required to obtain or retain
Paula V. Painter at 404/562–8887. Protection Agency, Mail Code 28221T,
benefits (e.g., relaxed regulatory
1200 Pennsylvania Ave. NW,
Dated: September 5, 2018. requirements) under the regulation, and
Washington, DC 20460, and (2) OMB via
Maurice L. Horsey, IV, to collect voluntary program
email to oira_submission@omb.eop.gov.
Chief, Enforcement and Community information useful in administering
Address comments to OMB Desk Officer
Engagement Branch, Superfund Division. WQS programs effectively and
for EPA.
[FR Doc. 2018–22164 Filed 10–10–18; 8:45 am] efficiently.
The EPA policy is that all comments
This ICR renews the WQS Regulation
BILLING CODE 6560–50–P received will be included in the public ICR, OMB Control Number 2040–0049,
docket without change including any and consolidates the burden and costs
personal information provided, unless associated with activities previously
ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION the comment includes profanity, threats,
AGENCY reported in the following two related
information claimed to be Confidential ICRs: the WQS Regulatory Revisions ICR
[EPA–HQ–OW–2011–0465; FRL–9984–51– Business Information (CBI) or other (OMB Control Number 2040–0286) and
OEI] information whose disclosure is the Revised Interpretation of Clean
restricted by statute. Water Act Tribal Provision ICR (OMB
Information Collection Request FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Control Number 2040–0289) so that all
Submitted to OMB for Review and Tanyan Bailey, Office of Water, Office of WQS-related burden is covered by one
Approval; Comment Request; Water Science and Technology, Standards and ICR. Upon OMB approval, the
Quality Standards Regulation Health Protection Division, (4305T), remaining ICRs will be discontinued.
(Renewal) Environmental Protection Agency, 1200 This ICR renewal and consolidation
AGENCY: Environmental Protection Pennsylvania Ave. NW, Washington, DC describes the estimated burden for
Agency (EPA). 20460; telephone number: 202–564– states, authorized tribes and certain
ACTION: Notice.
3133; fax number: 202–566–0409; email Great Lakes dischargers associated with
address: bailey.tanyan@epa.gov. the information collections related to:
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SUMMARY: The Environmental Protection SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Implementation of the requirements of
Agency (EPA) has submitted an Supporting documents, which explain 40 CFR part 131 (WQS); implementation
information collection request (ICR), in detail the information that the EPA of the WQS portions of the 40 CFR part
Water Quality Standards Regulation will be collecting, are available in the 132 (Water Quality Guidance for the
(EPA ICR Number 0988.13, OMB public docket for this ICR. The docket Great Lakes System); tribal applications
Control Number 2040–0049), to the can be viewed online at to be treated in a similar manner as a
Office of Management and Budget www.regulations.gov or in person at the state (TAS) under CWA section 518(e);

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and state or tribal requests for dispute information collection request (ICR), For additional information about EPA’s
resolution under CWA section 518(e). NESHAP for Carbon Black, Ethylene, public docket, visit: http://
This ICR also covers periodic requests to Cyanide and Spandex (EPA ICR Number www.epa.gov/dockets.
states and tribes for voluntary WQS 1983.08, OMB Control Number 2060– Abstract: The National Emission
information, and for voluntary 0489), to the Office of Management and Standards for Hazardous Air Pollutants
participation in workgroups, to ensure Budget (OMB) for review and approval (NESHAP) for the Generic Maximum
efficient and effective administration of in accordance with the Paperwork Achievable Control Technology
the WQS program and further Reduction Act. This is a proposed (GMACT) Standards published at (40
cooperative federalism. extension of the ICR, which is currently
CFR part 63, subpart YY) apply to
Form Numbers: None. approved through December 31, 2018.
existing and new carbon black (CB),
Respondents/affected entities: States, Public comments were previously
cyanide (CY), ethylene (ET), and
the District of Columbia, territories, requested via the Federal Register on
spandex (SP) facilities that would be
authorized tribes with EPA approved June 29, 2017, during a 60-day comment
period. This notice allows for an subject to the major source provisions
Water Quality Standards, tribal
additional 30 days for public comments. specified under the GMACT NESHAP.
estimated to apply for TAS to
A fuller description of the ICR is given New facilities include those that
administer the WQS program; and
below, including its estimated burden commenced construction or
dischargers located in the Great Lakes
and cost to the public. An agency may reconstruction after the date of proposal.
watershed.
neither conduct nor sponsor, and a In general, all NESHAP standards
Respondent’s obligation to respond:
person is not required to respond to, a require initial notifications,
Mandatory, required to obtain or retain
collection of information unless it performance tests, and periodic reports
benefits pursuant to the WQS regulation
displays a currently valid OMB control by the owners/operators of the affected
or voluntary.
Estimated number of respondents: number. facilities. They are also required to
376. DATES: Additional comments may be
maintain records of the occurrence and
Frequency of response: Once every submitted on or before November 13, duration of any startup, shutdown, or
three years; on occasion; once. 2018. malfunction in the operation of an
Total estimated burden: 505,387 affected facility, or any period during
ADDRESSES: Submit your comments, which the monitoring system is
hours per year. Burden is defined at 5 referencing Docket ID Number EPA–
CFR 1320.03(b). inoperative. These notifications, reports,
HQ–OECA–2014–0082, to: (1) EPA and records are essential in determining
Total estimated cost: $23,017,849 per online using www.regulations.gov (our
year, including $22,754,329 of labor compliance, and are required of all
preferred method), or by email to affected facilities subject to NESHAP.
costs and $263,520 of annualized docket.oeca@epa.gov, or by mail to: EPA
operation and maintenance costs. Docket Center, Environmental Form Numbers: None.
Changes in the Estimates: There is a Protection Agency, Mail Code 28221T, Respondents/affected entities: Carbon
decrease of 235,640 hours in the total 1200 Pennsylvania Ave. NW, black production, cyanide production,
estimated respondent burden compared Washington, DC 20460; and (2) OMB via ethylene production, and spandex
with the total burden currently email to oira_submission@omb.eop.gov. production facilities.
approved by OMB for all three ICRs. Address comments to OMB Desk Officer
This is due to adjustments made to the Respondent’s obligation to respond:
for EPA.
EPA burden estimates based on EPA’s policy is that all comments Mandatory (40 CFR part 63, subpart
experience gained since the previous received will be included in the public YY).
ICRs were approved (e.g., using more docket without change including any Estimated number of respondents: 61
realistic estimates of the number of personal information provided, unless (total).
WQS variance actions to be submitted the comment includes profanity, threats, Frequency of response: Initially,
annually). information claimed to be Confidential occasionally, and semiannually.
Business Information (CBI), or other
Courtney Kerwin, Total estimated burden: 41,800 hours
information whose disclosure is
Director, Regulatory Support Division.
restricted by statute. (per year). Burden is defined at 5 CFR
[FR Doc. 2018–22095 Filed 10–10–18; 8:45 am] 1320.3(b).
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
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Patrick Yellin, Monitoring, Assistance, Total estimated cost: $4,930,000 (per
and Media Programs Division, Office of year), which includes $351,000 in
Compliance, Mail Code 2227A, annualized capital/startup and/or
ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION operation and maintenance costs.
Environmental Protection Agency, 1200
AGENCY
Pennsylvania Ave. NW, Washington, DC Changes in the Estimates: There is an
[EPA–HQ–OECA–2014–0082; FRL–9983– 20460; telephone number: (202) 564– increase of 61 hours in the total
41–OEI] 2970; fax number: (202) 564–0050; estimated respondent burden compared
email address: yellin.patrick@epa.gov. with the ICR currently approved by
Information Collection Request
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: OMB. The adjustment increase in
Submitted to OMB for Review and
Supporting documents, which explain burden from the most-recently approved
Approval; Comment Request; NESHAP
in detail the information that the EPA ICR is the addition of burden hours to
for Carbon Black, Ethylene, Cyanide
will be collecting, are available in the account for the time spent by existing
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and Spandex (Renewal)
public docket for this ICR. The docket facilities to re-familiarize themselves
AGENCY: Environmental Protection can be viewed online at annually with the rule requirements.
Agency (EPA). www.regulations.gov, or in person at the
Courtney Kerwin,
ACTION: Notice. EPA Docket Center, WJC West, Room
3334, 1301 Constitution Ave. NW, Director, Regulatory Support Division.
SUMMARY: The Environmental Protection Washington, DC. The telephone number [FR Doc. 2018–22070 Filed 10–10–18; 8:45 am]
Agency (EPA) has submitted an for the Docket Center is 202–566–1744. BILLING CODE 6560–50–P

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Category		Regulatory Information
Collection		Federal Register
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Publisher		Office of the Federal Register, National Archives and Records Administration
Section		Notices
Action		Notice.
Dates		Additional comments may be submitted on or before November 13, 2018.
Contact		Tanyan Bailey, Office of Water, Office of Science and Technology, Standards and Health Protection Division, (4305T), Environmental Protection Agency, 1200 Pennsylvania Ave. NW, Washington, DC 20460; telephone number: 202-564-3133; fax number: 202-
FR Citation		83 FR 51457