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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION 

AGENCY 

[EPA–HQ–OPPT–2003–0004; FRL–9946–05] 

Access to Confidential Business 

Information by Abt Associates, Inc. 

AGENCY: Environmental Protection 

Agency (EPA). 

ACTION: Notice. 

SUMMARY: EPA has authorized its 

contractor, Abt Associates of Bethesda, 

MD, to access information which has 

been submitted to EPA under all 

sections of the Toxic Substances Control 

Act (TSCA). Some of the information 

may be claimed or determined to be 

Confidential Business Information (CBI). 

DATES: Access to the confidential data 

occurred on April 27, 2016. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

For technical information contact: 

Scott Sherlock, Environmental 

Assistance Division (7408M), Office of 

Pollution Prevention and Toxics, 

Environmental Protection Agency, 1200 

Pennsylvania Ave. NW., Washington, 

DC 20460–0001; telephone number: 

(202) 564–8257; email address: 

Sherlock.scott@epa.gov. 

For general information contact: The 

TSCA-Hotline, ABVI-Goodwill, 422 

South Clinton Ave., Rochester, NY 

14620; telephone number: (202) 554– 

1404; email address: TSCA-Hotline@

epa.gov. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

I. General Information 

A. Does this action apply to me? 

This action is directed to the public 

in general. This action may, however, be 

of interest to all who manufacture, 

process, or distribute industrial 

chemicals. Since other entities may also 

be interested, the Agency has not 

attempted to describe all the specific 

entities that may be affected by this 

action. 

B. How can I get copies of this document 

and other related information? 

The docket for this action, identified 

by docket identification (ID) number 

EPA–HQ–OPPT–2003–0004, is available 

at http://www.regulations.gov or at the 

Office of Pollution Prevention and 

Toxics Docket (OPPT Docket), 

Environmental Protection Agency 

Docket Center (EPA/DC), West William 

Jefferson Clinton Bldg., Rm. 3334, 1301 

Constitution Ave. NW., Washington, 

DC. The Public Reading Room is open 

from 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., Monday 

through Friday, excluding legal 

holidays. The telephone number for the 

Public Reading Room is (202) 566–1744, 

and the telephone number for the OPPT 

Docket is (202) 566–0280. Please review 

the visitor instructions and additional 

information about the docket available 

at http://www.epa.gov/dockets. 

II. What action is the Agency taking? 

Under EPA contract number EP–W– 

16–009, contractor Abt Associates of 

4800 Montgomery Lane, Bethesda, MD 

and 55 Wheeler Street, Cambridge, MA 

is assisting the Office of Pollution 

Prevention and Toxics (OPPT) in the 

development of economic assessments; 

surveys; and non-regulatory activities 

that will require access to data and other 

confidential business information. The 

contractor is also assisting in evaluating 

the potential risks of new chemical 

substances including microorganisms 

and evaluating existing chemicals for 

risk and for the need to develop data 

bearing on such risks. 

In accordance with 40 CFR 2.306(j), 

EPA has determined that under EPA 

contract number EP–W–16–009, Abt 

Associates required access to CBI 

submitted to EPA under all section(s) of 

TSCA to perform successfully the duties 

specified under the contract. Abt 

Associates personnel were given access 

to information submitted to EPA under 

all section(s) of TSCA. Some of the 

information may be claimed or 

determined to be CBI. 

EPA is issuing this notice to inform 

all submitters of information under all 

sections of TSCA that EPA has provided 

Abt Associates access to these CBI 

materials on a need-to-know basis only. 

All access to TSCA CBI under this 

contract is taking place at EPA 

Headquarters and Abt Associates’ sites 

located in Bethesda, MD and 

Cambridge, MA, in accordance with 

EPA’s TSCA CBI Protection Manual. 

Access to TSCA data, including CBI, 

will continue until March 30, 2021. If 

the contract is extended, this access will 

also continue for the duration of the 

extended contract without further 

notice. 

Abt Associates personnel have signed 

nondisclosure agreements and were 

briefed on appropriate security 

procedures before they were permitted 

access to TSCA CBI. 

Authority: 15 U.S.C. 2601 et seq. 

Dated: May 4, 2016. 

Megan J. Carroll, 

Acting Director, Information Management 

Division, Office of Pollution Prevention and 

Toxics. 

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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION 

AGENCY 

[ER–FRL–9026–9] 

Environmental Impact Statements; 

Notice of Availability 

Responsible Agency: Office of Federal 

Activities, General Information (202) 

564–7146 or http://www2.epa.gov/nepa. 

Weekly receipt of Environmental Impact 

Statements (EISs) filed 05/02/2016 

through 05/06/2016 pursuant to 40 

CFR 1506.9. 

Notice 

Section 309(a) of the Clean Air Act 

requires that EPA make public its 

comments on EISs issued by other 

Federal agencies. EPA’s comment letters 

on EISs are available at: https://

cdxnodengn.epa.gov/cdx-enepa-public/

action/eis/search. 

EIS No. 20160098, Final, USFWS, AZ, 

Pima County Multi-species 

Conservation Plan, review period 

ends: 06/13/2016, Contact: Michelle 

Shaughnessy 505–248–6654. 

EIS No. 20160099, Final, USFS, OR, 

Granite Creek Watershed Mining 

Project, review period ends: 06/13/

2016, Contact: Sophia Millar 541– 

263–1735. 

EIS No. 20160100, Final, FTA, MN, 

Southwest Light Rail Transit, review 

period ends: 06/13/2016, Contact: 

Maya Sarna 202–366–5811. 

EIS No. 20160101, Draft, USFS, CA, 

Littlerock Reservoir Sediment 

Removal Project, comment period 

ends: 06/30/2016, Contact: Lorraine 

Gerchas 626–574–5281. 

EIS No. 20160102, Draft, FERC, PA, 

Atlantic Sunrise Project, comment 

period ends: 06/27/2016, Contact: 

Joanne Wachholder 202–502–8056. 

EIS No. 20160103, Final, USA, KY, 

PROGRAMMATIC—U.S. Army 

Garrison Fort Campbell, Training 

Mission and Mission Support 

Activities, review period ends: 06/13/ 

2016, Contact: Trudy Carr 270–798– 

2877. 

EIS No. 20160104, Final, BLM, WY, 

Energy Gateway South Transmission 

Project, review period ends: 06/13/

2016, Contact: Tamara Gertsch 307– 

775–6115. Final Supplement, NRC, 

NV, Supplement to the U.S. 

Department of Energy’s 

Environmental Impact Statement for a 

Geologic Repository for the Disposal 

of Spent Nuclear Fuel and High-Level 

Radioactive Waste at Yucca 

Mountain, Nye County, Nevada— 

Final Report, NUREG–2184, Contact: 

Christine Pineda 301–415–6789. 

Prepared in accordance with NWPA 

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§ 114 and 10 CFR 51.109, which 

describes the NRC’s NEPA process for 

its review of the proposed geologic 

repository at Yucca Mountain, 

Nevada. 

Amended Notices 

EIS No. 20150333, Draft, NMFS, 

USFWS, CA, Butte Regional 

Conservation Plan, comment period 

ends: 06/08/2016, Contact: Dan Cox 

916–414–6593. 

Revision to FR Notice Published 02/ 

19/2016; U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service 

and the U.S. National Marine Fisheries 

Service jointly are reopening the 

comment period to end 06/08/2016. 

Dated: May 10, 2016. 

Karin Leff, 

Acting Director, NEPA Compliance Division, 

Office of Federal Activities. 

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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION 

AGENCY 

[EPA–HQ–OW–2015–0613; FRL–9946–06– 

OEI] 

Information Collection Request 

Submitted to OMB for Review and 

Approval; Comment Request; Title I of 

the Marine Protection, Research, and 

Sanctuaries Act 

AGENCY: Environmental Protection 

Agency (EPA). 

ACTION: Notice. 

SUMMARY: The Environmental Protection 

Agency has submitted an information 

collection request (ICR), ‘‘Title I of the 

Marine Protection, Research, and 

Sanctuaries Act’’ (EPA ICR No. 0824.06, 

OMB Control No. 2040–0008) to the 

Office of Management and Budget 

(OMB) for review and approval in 

accordance with the Paperwork 

Reduction Act (44 U.S.C. 3501 et seq.). 

This is a proposed reinstatement of the 

ICR (formerly known as ‘‘Ocean 

Dumping Regulations—reports and 

record keeping to obtain a permit, 

request designation, and report on 

permitted dumping activities’’), which 

is currently expired. Public comments 

were previously requested via the 

Federal Register (81 FR 484) on January 

6, 2016 during a 60-day comment 

period. This notice allows for an 

additional 30 days for public comments. 

A fuller description of the 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 June 13, 2016. 

ADDRESSES: Submit your comments, 

referencing Docket ID No. EPA–HQ– 

OW–2015–0613, online using 

www.regulations.gov (our preferred 

method), by email to ow-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: 

David Redford, Oceans and Coastal 

Protection Division, Environmental 

Protection Agency, 4504T 1200 

Pennsylvania Avenue NW., Washington, 

DC 20460; telephone 202–566–1288; 

email address: redford.david@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 www.epa.gov/

dockets. 

Abstract: Ocean dumping—the 

transportation of any material for the 

purpose of dumping in ocean waters— 

cannot occur unless a permit is issued 

under the Marine Protection, Research, 

and Sanctuaries Act (MPRSA). EPA is 

responsible for issuing ocean dumping 

permits for all materials except dredged 

material. EPA collects or sponsors the 

collection of information for the 

purposes of permit issuance, reporting 

of emergency dumping to safety of life 

at sea, compliance with permit 

requirements, including specifically 

general permits for burial at sea and for 

transportation and disposal of vessels. 

Form numbers: None. 

Respondents/affected entities: 

Respondents/affected entities may 

include any private person or entity, or 

State, local or foreign governments. 

Respondent’s obligation to respond: 

Required to obtain or retain a benefit, 

specifically permit authorization and/or 

compliance with permits required under 

MPRSA sections 102 and 104, 33 U.S.C. 

1402 & 1404, and implementing 

regulations at 40 CFR parts 220–229. 

Estimated number of respondents: 

2,767 respondents per year. 

Frequency of response: The frequency 

of response varies for application and 

reporting requirements for different 

permits. Other than the general permit 

for transportation and disposal of 

vessels, response is required once for 

each permit application, whether a 

single notification to EPA or a permit 

application. Depending on the type of 

MPRSA permit, a permit application 

would be required prior to expiration if 

the permittee seeks re-issuance: general 

permit (once every seven years); special 

permit (once every three years), and 

research permit (once every 18 months). 

Total estimated burden: 3,207 hours 

per year. Burden is defined at 5 CFR 

1320.3(b). 

Total estimated cost: $349,157, which 

includes $195,857 for capital or 

operation & maintenance costs. 

Changes in Estimates: EPA estimates 

an increase in the number of 

respondents from 21 to 2,767 with a 

corresponding decrease in total 

estimated burden from 27,004 to 3,207 

hours as compared to the most recently 

approved ICR, which expired January 

31, 1992. The estimated increase in the 

number of respondents is due to the 

significant increase in the number of 

entities using the burial at sea and 

vessel general permits, which were not 

widely used at the time of the earlier 

ICR. The estimated decrease in the total 

estimated burden is due to the 

implementation of the Ocean Dumping 

Ban Act of 1988, which led to the 

cessation of the dumping of sewage 

sludge and industrial wastes. The 

respondent burden for these special 

permits was high due the potentially 

significant impacts from dumping these 

wastes, and the data required from the 

respondents to ensure permit 

compliance. 

Courtney Kerwin, 

Acting Director, Collection Strategies 

Division. 

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