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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 June 30, 2015. 

ADDRESSES: Submit your comments, 

referencing the Docket ID number 

provided above, 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: 

Sally Rand, Climate Change Division, 

Office of Atmospheric Programs (6207J), 

Environmental Protection Agency, 1200 

Pennsylvania Ave. NW., Washington, 

DC 20460; telephone number: 202–343– 

9739; fax number: 202–343–2202; email 

address: rand.sally@epa.gov. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Supporting documents, which explain 

in detail the information that the EPA 

will be collecting, are available in the 

public docket for this ICR. The docket 

can be viewed online at 

www.regulations.gov or in person at the 

EPA Docket Center, WJC West, Room 

3334, 1301 Constitution Ave. NW., 

Washington, DC. The telephone number 

for the Docket Center is 202–566–1744. 

For additional information about EPA’s 

public docket, visit http://www.epa.gov/ 

dockets. 

Pursuant to section 3506(c)(2)(A) of 

the PRA, EPA is soliciting comments 

and information to enable it to: (i) 

Evaluate whether the proposed 

collection of information is necessary 

for the proper performance of the 

functions of the Agency, including 

whether the information will have 

practical utility; (ii) evaluate the 

accuracy of the Agency’s estimate of the 

burden of the proposed collection of 

information, including the validity of 

the methodology and assumptions used; 

(iii) enhance the quality, utility, and 

clarity of the information to be 

collected; and (iv) minimize the burden 

of the collection of information on those 

who are to respond, including through 

the use of appropriate automated 

electronic, mechanical, or other 

technological collection techniques or 

other forms of information technology, 

e.g., permitting electronic submission of 

responses. EPA will consider the 

comments received and amend the ICR 

as appropriate. The final ICR package 

will then be submitted to OMB for 

review and approval. At that time, EPA 

will issue another Federal Register 

notice to announce the submission of 

the ICR to OMB and the opportunity to 

submit additional comments to OMB. 

Abstract: EPA’s Voluntary Aluminum 

Industrial Partnership (VAIP) was 

initiated in 1995 and is an important 

voluntary program contributing to the 

overall reduction in emissions of 

greenhouse gases. This program focuses 

on reducing direct greenhouse gas 

emissions including perfluorocarbon 

(PFC) and carbon dioxide (CO2) 

emissions from the production of 

primary aluminum. Six of the seven 

U.S. producers of primary aluminum 

participate in this program. PFCs are 

very potent greenhouse gases with 

global warming potentials several 

thousand times that of carbon dioxide, 

and they persist in the atmosphere for 

thousands of years. CO2 is emitted from 

consumption of the carbon anode. The 

Partnership effectively promotes the 

adoption of emission reduction 

technologies and practices associated 

with decreasing the frequency and 

duration of anode effects. Participants 

voluntarily agree to designate a VAIP 

liaison, and to undertake and share 

information on technically feasible and 

cost-effective actions to reduce PFC and 

direct CO2 emissions. The information 

contained in the annual reports of VAIP 

members is used by EPA to assess the 

success of the program in achieving its 

goals and to advance Partner efforts to 

reduce greenhouse gas emissions. 

Respondents/affected entities: 

Producers of primary aluminum. 

Respondent’s obligation to respond: 

Voluntary. 

Estimated number of respondents: 6 

(total). 

Frequency of response: Voluntary. 

Total estimated burden: 240 hours 

(per year). Burden is defined at 5 CFR 

1320.03(b). 

Total estimated cost: $22,668 (per 

year), includes no annualized capital or 

operation & maintenance costs. 

Courtney Kerwin, 

Acting Director, Collection Strategies 

Division. 

[FR Doc. 2015–10124 Filed 4–30–15; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 6560–50–P 

ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION 

AGENCY 

[FRL–9927–07–Region–10] 

Proposed Issuance of NPDES General 

Permit for Tribal Marine Net Pen 

Enhancement Facilities in Washington 

State (Permit Number WAG132000) 

AGENCY: Environmental Protection 

Agency (EPA). 

ACTION: Notice of proposed issuance of 

NPDES General Permit and request for 

public comment. 

SUMMARY: The Environmental Protection 

Agency (EPA) Region 10 proposes to 

issue a National Pollutant Discharge 

Elimination System (NPDES) General 

Permit for Tribal Marine Net Pen 

Enhancement Facilities in Washington 

State (General Permit). As proposed, the 

General Permit authorizes discharges to 

Waters of the U.S. within the State of 

Washington. The draft General Permit 

contains effluent limitations, along with 

administrative reporting and monitoring 

requirements, as well as standard 

conditions, prohibitions, and 

management practices. A fact sheet is 

available that explains the draft General 

Permit in detail. Section 401 of the 

Clean Water Act, 33 U.S.C. 1341, 

requires EPA to seek a certification from 

the State of Washington that the 

conditions of the general permit are 

stringent enough to comply with State 

water quality standards. The 

Washington Department of Ecology 

(Ecology) has provided a draft 

certification that the draft General 

Permit complies with the State of 

Washington Water Quality Standards. 

EPA intends to seek a final certification 

from Ecology prior to issuing the 

General Permit. This is also notice of the 

draft § 401 certification provided by 

Ecology. Persons wishing to comment 

on the draft State certification should 

send written comments to Mr. Bill 

Moore; Water Quality Program, 

Washington Department of Ecology, 

P.O. Box 47696, Olympia, Washington 

98504–7696 or via email to bmoo461@

ecy.wa.gov. 

DATES: The public comment period for 

the draft General Permit will be from the 

date of publication of this Notice until 

June 30, 2015. Comments must be 

received or postmarked by no later than 

midnight Pacific Standard Time on June 

30, 2015. All comments related to the 

draft General Permit and Fact Sheet 

received by EPA Region 10 by the 

comment deadline will be considered 

prior to issuing the General Permit. 

Submitting Comments: You may 

submit comments by any of the 

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following methods. All comments must 

include the name, address, and 

telephone number of the commenter. 

Mail: Send paper comments to Ms. 

Catherine Gockel, Office of Water and 

Watersheds; USEPA Region 10; 1200 6th 

Ave., Suite 900, OWW–191; Seattle, 

Washington 98101. 

Email: Send electronic comments to 

catherin.gockel@epa.gov. Make sure to 

write ‘‘Comments on the Draft Tribal 

Marine Net Pen Enhancement Facilities 

General Permit’’ in the subject line. 

Fax: Fax comments to the attention of 

Catherine Gockel at (206) 553–0325. 

Hand Delivery/Courier: Deliver 

comments to Catherine Gockel, EPA 

Region 10, Office of Water and 

Watersheds, Mail Stop OWW–191, 1200 

6th Avenue, Suite 900, Seattle, WA 

98101–3140. Call (206) 553–0523 before 

delivery to verify business hours. 

Viewing and/or Obtaining Copies of 

Documents. A copy of the draft General 

Permit and the Fact Sheet, which 

explains the proposal in detail, may be 

obtained by contacting EPA at 1 (800) 

424–4372. Copies of the documents are 

also available for viewing and 

downloading at: www.epa.gov/r10earth/ 

waterpermits.htm. 

Requests may also be made to Audrey 

Washington at (206) 553–0523 or 

washington.audrey@epa.gov. 

Public Hearing: Persons wishing to 

request a public hearing should submit 

their written request by June 30, 2015 

stating the nature of the issues to be 

raised as well as the requester’s name, 

address, and telephone number to 

Catherine Gockel at the address above. 

If a public hearing is scheduled, notice 

will be published in the Federal 

Register. Notice will also be posted on 

the Region 10 Web site, and will be 

mailed to all interested persons 

receiving letters of the availability of the 

Draft General Permit. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Additional information can be obtained 

by contacting Catherine Gockel, Office 

of Water and Watersheds, U.S. 

Environmental Protection Agency, 

Region 10. Contact information is 

included above in the ‘‘Submitting 

Comments’’ Section. 

Other Legal Requirements 

Endangered Species Act [16 U.S.C. 

1531 et al.]. Section 7 of the Endangered 

Species Act (ESA) requires Federal 

agencies to consult with NOAA 

Fisheries (NMFS) and the U.S. Fish and 

Wildlife Service (USFWS) (the Services) 

if their actions have the potential to 

either beneficially or adversely affect 

any threatened or endangered species. 

EPA has analyzed the discharges 

proposed to be authorized by the draft 

General Permit, and their potential to 

adversely affect any of the threatened or 

endangered species or their designated 

critical habitat areas in the vicinity of 

the discharges. Based on this analysis, 

EPA has determined that the issuance of 

this permit will have no effect to any 

threatened or endangered species in the 

vicinity of the discharge. Therefore, ESA 

consultation is not required. 

National Environmental Policy Act 

(NEPA) [42 U.S.C. 4321 et seq.] and 

Other Federal Requirements. 

Regulations at 40 CFR 122.49, list the 

federal laws that may apply to the 

issuance of permits i.e., ESA, National 

Historic Preservation Act, the Coastal 

Zone Act Reauthorization Amendments 

(CZARA), NEPA, and Executive Orders, 

among others. The NEPA compliance 

program requires analysis of 

information regarding potential impacts, 

development and analysis of options to 

avoid or minimize impacts; and 

development and analysis of measures 

to mitigate adverse impacts. EPA 

determined that no Environmental 

Assessments (EAs) or Environmental 

Impact Statements (EISs) are required 

under NEPA. EPA also determined that 

CZARA does not apply. 

Essential Fish Habitat (EFH). The 

Magnuson-Stevens Fishery Management 

and Conservation Act requires EPA to 

consult with NOAA–NMFS when a 

proposed discharge has the potential to 

adversely affect a designated EFH. The 

EFH regulations define an adverse effect 

as ‘‘any impact which reduces quality 

and/or quantity of EFH . . . [and] may 

include direct (e.g. contamination or 

physical disruption), indirect (e.g. loss 

of prey, reduction in species’ fecundity), 

site-specific or habitat-wide impacts, 

including individual, cumulative, or 

synergistic consequences of actions.’’ 

NMFS may recommend measures for 

attachment to the federal action to 

protect EFH; however, such 

recommendations are advisory, and not 

prescriptive in nature. EPA has 

evaluated the Draft General Permit and 

has made the determination that 

issuance of the General Permit will have 

no effect on EFH. 

Executive Order 12866: The Office of 

Management and Budget (OMB) 

exempts this action from the review 

requirements of Executive Order 12866 

pursuant to Section 6 of that order. 

Economic Impact [Executive Order 

12291]: The EPA has reviewed the effect 

of Executive Order 12291 on this Draft 

General Permit and has determined that 

it is not a major rule pursuant to that 

Order. 

Paperwork Reduction Act [44 U.S.C. 

3501 et seq.] The EPA has reviewed the 

requirements imposed on regulated 

facilities in the Draft General Permit and 

finds them consistent with the 

Paperwork Reduction Act of 1980, 44 

U.S.C. 3501 et seq. 

Regulatory Flexibility Act [5 U.S.C. 

601 et seq.] The Regulatory Flexibility 

Act (RFA) requires that EPA prepare an 

initial regulatory flexibility analysis for 

rules subject to the requirements of the 

Administrative Procedures Act [APA, 5 

U.S.C. 553] that have a significant 

impact on a substantial number of small 

entities. However, EPA has concluded 

that NPDES General Permits are not 

rulemakings under the APA, and thus 

not subject to APA rulemaking 

requirements or the RFA. 

Unfunded Mandates Reform Act: 

Section 201 of the Unfunded Mandates 

Reform Act (UMRA), Public Law 104–4, 

generally requires Federal agencies to 

assess the effects of their regulatory 

actions (defined to be the same as rules 

subject to the RFA) on tribal, state, and 

local governments, and the private 

sector. However, General NPDES 

Permits are not rules subject to the 

requirements of the APA, and are, 

therefore, not subject to the UMRA. 

Authority: This action is taken under the 

authority of Section 402 of the Clean Water 

Act as amended, 42 U.S.C. 1342. I hereby 

provide public notice of the Draft General 

Permit for Tribal Marine Net Pen 

Enhancement Facilities in Washington State 

in accordance with 40 CFR 124.10. 

Dated: April 23, 2015. 

Daniel D. Opalski, 

Director, Office of Water and Watersheds, 

Region 10. 

[FR Doc. 2015–10243 Filed 4–30–15; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 6560–50–P 

ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION 

AGENCY 

[EPA–HQ–OAR–2011–0891; FRL–9927–06– 

OEI] 

Proposed Information Collection 

Request; Comment Request; 

Recordkeeping and Periodic Reporting 

of the Production, Import, Export, 

Recycling, Destruction, Transhipment, 

and Feedstock Use of Ozone-Depleting 

Substances (Renewal) 

AGENCY: Environmental Protection 

Agency (EPA). 

ACTION: Notice. 

SUMMARY: The Environmental Protection 

Agency is planning to submit an 

information collection request (ICR), 

‘‘Recordkeeping and Periodic Reporting 

of the Production, Import, Export, 

Recycling, Destruction, Transhipment, 

and Feedstock Use of Ozone-Depleting 

Substances (Renewal)’’ (EPA ICR No. 

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