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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 solicits 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: (A) Sewage No-discharge 

Zones: The need for EPA to obtain 

information for, or to support, the 

establishment of no-discharge zones 

(NDZs) for vessel sewage in state waters 

stems from CWA sections 312(f)(3), 

(f)(4)(A), and (f)(4)(B), and 

implementing regulations at 40 CFR 

140.4. No-discharge zones are 

established to provide greater 

environmental protection of specified 

state waters from treated and untreated 

vessel sewage. This ICR addresses the 

information requirements associated 

with the establishment of NDZs for 

vessel sewage. The information 

collection activities discussed in this 

ICR do not require the submission of 

any confidential information. 

(B) UNDS No-discharge Zones: Under 

section 312(n) of the Clean Water Act 

(‘‘Uniform National Discharge Standards 

for Vessels of the Armed Forces’’ or 

‘‘UNDS’’) no-discharge zones (‘‘NDZs’’) 

for discharges from Armed Forces 

vessels may be established by either 

state prohibition or EPA prohibition 

following the procedures in 40 CFR part 

1700. UNDS also provides that the 

Governor of any state may petition EPA 

and the Secretary of Defense to review 

any determination or standard 

promulgated under the UNDS program 

if there is significant new information 

that could reasonably result in a change 

to the determination or standard. This 

ICR discusses the information that is 

required from a state if it decides (1) to 

establish a NDZ by state prohibition or 

(2) to apply for a NDZ by EPA 

prohibition for the UNDS discharges for 

which EPA and DOD have determined 

that it is not reasonable or practicable to 

require a Marine Pollution Control 

Device to mitigate adverse effects on the 

marine environment. 40 CFR 1700.5. 

The ICR also discusses the information 

that is required from a state to submit 

a petition for review of EPA and DOD 

determinations that it is not reasonable 

or practicable to require a Marine 

Pollution Control Device for a particular 

UNDS discharge identified at 40 CFR 

1700.5. NDZs for UNDS discharges that 

do require a Marine Pollution Control 

Device will not become applicable until 

after EPA and DOD promulgate 

performance standards for such Marine 

Pollution Control Devices, and after 

DOD promulgates regulations governing 

the design, construction, installation 

and use of Marine Pollution Control 

Devices to meet achieve the 

performance standards. The information 

collection activities discussed in this 

ICR do not require the submission of 

any confidential information. 

Form Numbers: None. 

Respondents/affected entities: States. 

Respondent’s obligation to respond: 

The responses to this collection of 

information are required to obtain the 

benefit of a sewage NDZ (CWA sections 

312(f)(3), (f)(4)(A), and (f)(4)(B), and 

subsequent regulations at 40 CFR 140.4. 

The responses to this collection of 

information are required to obtain the 

benefit of an UNDS NDZ or a review of 

an UNDS determination or standard (see 

33 U.S.C. 1322(n)). 

Estimated number of respondents: 16 

(total). 

Frequency of response: One time. 

Total estimated burden: 2266 hours 

(per year). Burden is defined at 5 CFR 

1320.03(b). 

Total estimated cost: $108,622 (per 

year), includes $2,300 annualized 

capital or operation & maintenance 

costs. 

Changes in Estimates: EPA expects 

that the burden hours will stay the same 

as the current estimate for this ICR 

extension. Cost estimates will likely 

remain the same or rise when EPA 

revises them for this ICR extension 

because of changes in the state and 

federal labor costs. 

Dated: August 13, 2015. 

Benita Best-Wong, 

Director, Office of Wetlands, Oceans and 

Watersheds. 

[FR Doc. 2015–20508 Filed 8–18–15; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 6560–50–P 

ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION 

AGENCY 

[FRL–9932–71–OA] 

Request for Public Comments on the 

List of Candidates for EPA’s Science 

Advisory Board (SAB) Agricultural 

Science Committee 

AGENCY: Environmental Protection 

Agency (EPA). 

ACTION: Notice. 

SUMMARY: The U.S. Environmental 

Protection Agency (EPA) invites public 

comments on the list of candidates 

being considered for appointment to the 

EPA’s Science Advisory Board (SAB) 

Agricultural Science Committee to 

provide advice to the chartered SAB 

regarding matters referred to the SAB 

that will have a significant direct impact 

on farming and agriculture-related 

industries. 

DATES: Nominations should be 

submitted in time to arrive no later than 

September 9, 2015. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Members of the public wishing to obtain 

further information may contact Ms. 

Stephanie Sanzone, Designated Federal 

Officer (DFO) for the committee, by 

email at sanzone.stephanie@epa.gov or 

by telephone at 202–564–2067. 

Background: The chartered SAB (the 

Board) was established in 1978 by the 

Environmental Research, Development 

and Demonstration Authorization Act 

(42 U.S.C. 4365) to provide independent 

advice to the Administrator on general 

scientific and technical matters 

underlying the Agency’s policies and 

actions. Members of the SAB and its 

subcommittees constitute a 

distinguished body of non-EPA 

scientists, engineers, economists, and 

social scientists that are nationally and 

internationally recognized experts in 

their respective fields. Members are 

appointed by the EPA Administrator, 

generally for a period of three years. The 

SAB conducts business in accordance 

with the Federal Advisory Committee 

Act (FACA) (5 U.S.C. App. 2) and 


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related regulations. Generally, SAB 

meetings are announced in the Federal 

Register, conducted in public view, and 

provide opportunities for public input 

during deliberations. All the work of the 

SAB subcommittees is performed under 

the direction of the Board. The 

chartered Board provides strategic 

advice to the EPA Administrator on a 

variety of EPA science and research 

programs and reviews and approves all 

SAB subcommittee and panel reports. 

Additional information about the SAB 

may be found at http://www.epa.gov/

sab. 

The SAB Staff Office previously 

announced (79 FR 73304–73305, 

December 10, 2014) that pursuant to 

section 12307 of the Agricultural Act of 

2014 (P.L. 133–79), the EPA is 

establishing a new agriculture-related 

standing committee of the SAB. On 

January 26, 2015, the SAB Staff Office 

announced (80 FR 2965–3966) an 

extension to the nomination period 

through March 30, 2015. The SAB 

Agricultural Science Committee will 

provide advice to the chartered SAB on 

matters referred to the Board that EPA 

and the Board, in consultation with the 

Secretary of Agriculture, determine will 

have a significant direct impact on 

farming and agriculture-related 

industries. The SAB Staff Office sought 

public nominations of experts with 

demonstrated expertise in agriculturerelated sciences, including: Agricultural 

economics, including valuation of 

ecosystem goods and services; 

agricultural chemistry; agricultural 

engineering; agronomy, including soil 

science; aquaculture science; biofuels 

engineering; biotechnology; crop and 

animal science; environmental 

chemistry; forestry; and hydrology. The 

SAB Staff Office hereby invites public 

comments on the list of candidates 

under consideration for the SAB 

Agricultural Science Committee, 

available at http://yosemite.epa.gov/sab/ 

sabproduct.nsf/WebAll/

nominationcommittee?OpenDocument. 

How To Submit Comments: Any 

interested person or organization may 

submit comments to Ms. Sanzone, 

Designated Federal Officer, at the 

contact information provided above no 

later than September 9, 2015. Email is 

the preferred mode of receipt. Please be 

advised that public comments are 

subject to release under the Freedom of 

Information Act. 

Dated: August 7, 2015. 

Thomas H. Brennan, 

Deputy Director, EPA Science Advisory Board 

Staff Office. 

[FR Doc. 2015–20511 Filed 8–18–15; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 6560–50–P 

ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION 

AGENCY 

[FRL 9932–75–OECA] 

Applicability Determination Index (ADI) 

Database System Recent Posting: 

Applicability Determinations, 

Alternative Monitoring Decisions, and 

Regulatory Interpretations Pertaining 

to Standards of Performance for New 

Stationary Sources, National Emission 

Standards for Hazardous Air 

Pollutants, and the Stratospheric 

Ozone Protection Program 

AGENCY: Environmental Protection 

Agency (EPA). 

ACTION: Notice of availability. 

SUMMARY: This notice announces 

applicability determinations, alternative 

monitoring decisions, and regulatory 

interpretations that EPA has made 

under the New Source Performance 

Standards (NSPS); the National 

Emission Standards for Hazardous Air 

Pollutants (NESHAP); and/or the 

Stratospheric Ozone Protection 

Program. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: An 

electronic copy of each complete 

document posted on the Applicability 

Determination Index (ADI) database 

system is available on the Internet 

through the Resources and Guidance 

Documents for Compliance Assistance 

page of the Clean Air Act Compliance 

Monitoring Web site under ‘‘Air’’ at: 

http://www2.epa.gov/compliance/

resources-and-guidance-documentscompliance-assistance. The letters and 

memoranda on the ADI may be located 

by control number, date, author, 

subpart, or subject search. For questions 

about the ADI or this notice, contact 

Maria Malave at EPA by phone at: (202) 

564–7027, or by email at: 

malave.maria@epa.gov. For technical 

questions about individual applicability 

determinations or monitoring decisions, 

refer to the contact person identified in 

the individual documents, or in the 

absence of a contact person, refer to the 

author of the document. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Background 

The General Provisions of the NSPS 

in 40 Code of Federal Regulations (CFR) 

part 60 and the General Provisions of 

the NESHAP in 40 CFR part 61 provide 

that a source owner or operator may 

request a determination of whether 

certain intended actions constitute the 

commencement of construction, 

reconstruction, or modification. EPA’s 

written responses to these inquiries are 

commonly referred to as applicability 

determinations. See 40 CFR 60.5 and 

61.06. Although the NESHAP part 63 

regulations [which include Maximum 

Achievable Control Technology (MACT) 

standards and/or Generally Available 

Control Technology (GACT) standards] 

and Section 111(d) of the Clean Air Act 

(CAA) contain no specific regulatory 

provision providing that sources may 

request applicability determinations, 

EPA also responds to written inquiries 

regarding applicability for the part 63 

and section 111(d) programs. The NSPS 

and NESHAP also allow sources to seek 

permission to use monitoring or 

recordkeeping that is different from the 

promulgated requirements. See 40 CFR 

60.13(i), 61.14(g), 63.8(b)(1), 63.8(f), and 

63.10(f). EPA’s written responses to 

these inquiries are commonly referred to 

as alternative monitoring decisions. 

Furthermore, EPA responds to written 

inquiries about the broad range of NSPS 

and NESHAP regulatory requirements as 

they pertain to a whole source category. 

These inquiries may pertain, for 

example, to the type of sources to which 

the regulation applies, or to the testing, 

monitoring, recordkeeping, or reporting 

requirements contained in the 

regulation. EPA’s written responses to 

these inquiries are commonly referred to 

as regulatory interpretations. EPA 

currently compiles EPA-issued NSPS 

and NESHAP applicability 

determinations, alternative monitoring 

decisions, and regulatory 

interpretations, and posts them to the 

ADI on a quarterly basis. In addition, 

the ADI contains EPA-issued responses 

to requests pursuant to the stratospheric 

ozone regulations, contained in 40 CFR 

part 82. The ADI is an electronic index 

on the Internet with over one thousand 

EPA letters and memoranda pertaining 

to the applicability, monitoring, 

recordkeeping, and reporting 

requirements of the NSPS, NESHAP, 

and stratospheric ozone regulations. 

Users can search for letters and 

memoranda by date, office of issuance, 

subpart, citation, control number, or by 

string word searches. 

Today’s notice comprises a summary 

of 42 such documents added to the ADI 

on August 10, 2015. This notice lists the 

subject and header of each letter and 

memorandum, as well as a brief abstract 

of the letter or memorandum. Complete 

copies of these documents may be 

obtained from the ADI on the Internet 

through the Resources and Guidance 

Documents for Compliance Assistance 

page of the Clean Air Act Compliance 

Monitoring Web site under ‘‘Air’’ at: 

http://www2.epa.gov/compliance/

resources-and-guidance-documentscompliance-assistance. 


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