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$2,109.00 to $3,163.50 per year under 

the requirements of Section A and 

Section B, respectively. 

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. The OMB control 

numbers for the EPA’s regulations in 40 

CFR are listed in 40 CFR part 9. 

Submit your comments on the 

Agency’s need for this information, the 

accuracy of the provided burden 

estimates and any suggested methods 

for minimizing respondent burden to 

the EPA using the docket identified at 

the beginning of this general permit. 

You may also send your ICR-related 

comments to OMB’s Office of 

Information and Regulatory Affairs via 

email to oira_submissions@

omb.eop.gov, Attention: Desk Officer for 

the EPA. Since OMB is required to make 

a decision concerning the ICR between 

30 and 60 days after receipt, OMB must 

receive comments no later than May 26, 

2016. The EPA will respond to any ICRrelated comments in the final general 

permit. 

B. Executive Order 13175: Consultation 

and Coordination With Indian Tribal 

Governments 

This action has tribal implications. 

However, it will neither impose 

substantial direct compliance costs on 

federally recognized tribal governments, 

nor preempt tribal law. The proposed 

general permit has tribal implications 

because it may affect traditional 

practices of some tribes. 

The EPA consulted with tribal 

officials under the EPA Policy on 

Consultation and Coordination with 

Indian Tribes early in the process of 

developing this general permit to allow 

them to have meaningful and timely 

input into its development. 

On June 2, 2015, EPA mailed a Tribal 

Leader Notification letter with a 

consultation plan to all coastal tribes in 

the Lower 48 States and Alaska, who 

could be potentially impacted by the 

proposed general permit. EPA held two 

teleconferences on June 16th and 30th. 

Via teleconference and email, the 

Agency received input from three tribes: 

Aleutian Pribilof Island Association, 

Coquille tribe, and Trinidad Rancheria 

tribe. In addition, EPA coordinated with 

the Alaska Eskimo Whaling Commission 

through a briefing and discussion on 

July 17, 2015. Tribal concerns during 

consultation focused on the potential to 

impact traditional hunting and whaling 

practices, and providing coverage under 

the general permit to tribes. 

After considering tribal input, EPA 

made certain changes to address tribal 

concerns. The initial scope of the 

proposed general permit would have 

applied to only the at sea disposal of 

large carcasses (e.g., whales, walruses), 

from land, which have died and 

subsequently washed ashore or died 

after becoming stranded. Through 

additional outreach with Alaska Native 

villages, we learned that the initial 

scope of the general permit was 

inadequate for subsistence users; 

consequently, we broadened the scope 

to include all marine mammal carcasses. 

Additionally, coverage under the 

general permit was initially intended for 

state and municipal governments; 

however, based upon comments from 

two tribal representatives, coverage will 

be extended to all tribal governments. 

Dated: April 18, 2016. 

Bill Long, 

Acting Director, Oceans and Coastal 

Protection Division. 

General Permit for Ocean Disposal of 

Marine Mammal Carcasses 

A. General Requirements for 

Governmental Entities and Stranding 

Agreement Holders 

Except as provided in Section B 

below, any officer, employee, agent, 

department, agency, or instrumentality 

of federal, state, tribal, or local unit of 

government, as well as any MMHSRP 

Stranding Agreement Holder, is hereby 

granted a general permit to transport 

and dispose of marine mammal 

carcasses in ocean waters subject to the 

following conditions: 

1. The Permittee shall consult with the 

MMHSRP of NMFS prior to initiating any 

disposal activities. 

2. A disposal site must be at least three 

miles seaward of the baseline from which the 

territorial sea is measured, as provided for in 

the Convention on the Territorial Sea and the 

Contiguous Zone. The Permittee shall consult 

with and obtain written concurrence (via 

email or letter) from the applicable USCG 

District Office, NMFS Regional Office, and 

EPA Regional Office on ocean disposal site 

selection. A fact sheet containing points of 

contact at USCG, NMFS, and EPA is available 

at http://www.epa.gov/ocean-dumping/

ocean-disposal-marine-mammal-carcasses. 

3. If a determination is made that the 

carcass must be sunk, rather than released at 

the disposal site, the transportation and 

dumping of any materials other than the 

materials necessary to ensure the sinking of 

the carcass are not authorized under this 

general permit and constitute a violation of 

the MPRSA. If materials are used to sink the 

carcass, the Permittee must consult with and 

obtain written concurrence (via email or 

letter) from the applicable EPA Regional 

Office on the selection of materials. Any 

materials described in 40 CFR 227.5 

(prohibited materials) or 40 CFR 227.6 

(constituents prohibited as other than trace 

amounts) may not be used. 

4. The Permittee shall submit a report on 

the dumping activities authorized by this 

general permit to the applicable EPA 

Regional Office within 30 days after carcass 

disposal. This report shall include: 

a. A description of the carcass(es) 

disposed; 

b. The date, time, and location (by latitude 

and longitude) at the degree of precision 

available to the person reporting the 

information, for example, locational 

technology available on board the tow vessel 

used for ocean disposal; 

c. The name, title, affiliation, and contact 

information of the person in charge of the 

disposal operation and the person in charge 

of the vessel or vehicle that transported the 

carcass (if different than the person in charge 

of the disposal); 

d. A statement of need and rationale for 

selecting ocean disposal rather than other 

disposal options; and 

e. Copies of correspondence from USCG 

and NMFS that indicate their concurrence on 

the selection of the disposal site. 

5. The Permittee shall immediately notify 

EPA of any violation of any condition of this 

general permit. 

B. Requirements for Alaska Native 

Subsistence Users 

Notwithstanding Section A, any 

Alaska Native subsistence user is hereby 

granted a general permit to transport 

and dispose of marine mammal 

carcasses in ocean waters subject to the 

following conditions: 

1. The Permittee shall submit a report on 

the dumping activities authorized by this 

general permit to EPA Region 10 within 30 

days after disposal of a carcass. This report 

shall include: 

a. A description of the carcass(es) 

disposed; 

b. The date, time, and location (by latitude 

and longitude) at the degree of precision 

available to the person reporting the 

information, for example, locational 

technology available on board the tow vessel 

used for ocean disposal; and 

c. The name and contact information of the 

person in charge of the disposal and the 

person in charge of the vessel or vehicle that 

transported the carcass (if different from the 

person in charge of the disposal). 

2. Marine mammal carcasses must be 

towed or otherwise transported to a site 

offshore where currents and winds will not 

return the carcass to shore and the carcass 

will not pose a hazard to navigation. 

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BILLING CODE 6560–50–P 

ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION 

AGENCY 

[FRL–9931–87–OEI] 

Cross-Media Electronic Reporting: 

Authorized Program Revision 

Approval, State of Kansas 

AGENCY: Environmental Protection 

Agency (EPA). 

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ACTION: Notice. 

SUMMARY: This notice announces EPA’s 

approval of the State of Kansas’ request 

to revise its National Primary Drinking 

Water Regulations Implementation EPAauthorized program to allow electronic 

reporting. 

DATES: EPA’s approval is effective May 

26, 2016 for the State of Kansas’ 

National Primary Drinking Water 

Regulations Implementation program, if 

no timely request for a public hearing is 

received and accepted by the Agency. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Karen Seeh, U.S. Environmental 

Protection Agency, Office of 

Environmental Information, Mail Stop 

2823T, 1200 Pennsylvania Avenue NW., 

Washington, DC 20460, (202) 566–1175, 

seeh.karen@epa.gov. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: On 

October 13, 2005, the final Cross-Media 

Electronic Reporting Rule (CROMERR) 

was published in the Federal Register 

(70 FR 59848) and codified as part 3 of 

title 40 of the CFR. CROMERR 

establishes electronic reporting as an 

acceptable regulatory alternative to 

paper reporting and establishes 

requirements to assure that electronic 

documents are as legally dependable as 

their paper counterparts. Subpart D of 

CROMERR requires that state, tribal or 

local government agencies that receive, 

or wish to begin receiving, electronic 

reports under their EPA-authorized 

programs must apply to EPA for a 

revision or modification of those 

programs and obtain EPA approval. 

Subpart D provides standards for such 

approvals based on consideration of the 

electronic document receiving systems 

that the state, tribe, or local government 

will use to implement the electronic 

reporting. Additionally, § 3.1000(b) 

through (e) of 40 CFR part 3, subpart D 

provides special procedures for program 

revisions and modifications to allow 

electronic reporting, to be used at the 

option of the state, tribe or local 

government in place of procedures 

available under existing programspecific authorization regulations. An 

application submitted under the subpart 

D procedures must show that the state, 

tribe or local government has sufficient 

legal authority to implement the 

electronic reporting components of the 

programs covered by the application 

and will use electronic document 

receiving systems that meet the 

applicable subpart D requirements. 

On March 29, 2016, the Kansas 

Department of Health and Environment 

(KDHE) submitted an application titled 

Compliance Monitoring Data Portal for 

revision to its EPA-approved drinking 

water program under title 40 CFR to 

allow new electronic reporting. EPA 

reviewed KDHE’s request to revise its 

EPA-authorized program and, based on 

this review, EPA determined that the 

application met the standards for 

approval of authorized program revision 

set out in 40 CFR part 3, subpart D. In 

accordance with 40 CFR 3.1000(d), this 

notice of EPA’s decision to approve 

Kansas’ request to revise its Part 142— 

National Primary Drinking Water 

Regulations Implementation program to 

allow electronic reporting under 40 CFR 

part 141 is being published in the 

Federal Register. 

KDHE was notified of EPA’s 

determination to approve its application 

with respect to the authorized program 

listed above. 

In today’s notice, EPA is also 

informing interested persons that they 

may request a public hearing on EPA’s 

action to approve the State of Kansas’ 

request to revise its authorized public 

water system program under 40 CFR 

part 142, in accordance with 40 CFR 

3.1000(f). Requests for a hearing must be 

submitted to EPA within 30 days of 

publication of today’s Federal Register 

notice. Such requests should include 

the following information: 

(1) The name, address and telephone 

number of the individual, organization 

or other entity requesting a hearing; 

(2) A brief statement of the requesting 

person’s interest in EPA’s 

determination, a brief explanation as to 

why EPA should hold a hearing, and 

any other information that the 

requesting person wants EPA to 

consider when determining whether to 

grant the request; 

(3) The signature of the individual 

making the request, or, if the request is 

made on behalf of an organization or 

other entity, the signature of a 

responsible official of the organization 

or other entity. 

In the event a hearing is requested 

and granted, EPA will provide notice of 

the hearing in the Federal Register not 

less than 15 days prior to the scheduled 

hearing date. Frivolous or insubstantial 

requests for hearing may be denied by 

EPA. Following such a public hearing, 

EPA will review the record of the 

hearing and issue an order either 

affirming today’s determination or 

rescinding such determination. If no 

timely request for a hearing is received 

and granted, EPA’s approval of the State 

of Kansas’ request to revise its part 

142—National Primary Drinking Water 

Regulations Implementation program to 

allow electronic reporting will become 

effective 30 days after today’s notice is 

published, pursuant to CROMERR 

section 3.1000(f)(4). 

Matthew Leopard, 

Director, Office of Information Collection. 

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BILLING CODE 6560–50–P 

ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION 

AGENCY 

[FRL–9944–14–OEI] 

Cross-Media Electronic Reporting: 

Authorized Program Revision 

Approval, State of Rhode Island 

AGENCY: Environmental Protection 

Agency (EPA). 

ACTION: Notice. 

SUMMARY: This notice announces EPA’s 

approval of the State of Rhode Island’s 

request to revise its National Primary 

Drinking Water Regulations 

Implementation EPA-authorized 

program to allow electronic reporting. 

DATES: EPA’s approval is effective May 

26, 2016 for the State of Rhode Island’s 

National Primary Drinking Water 

Regulations Implementation program, if 

no timely request for a public hearing is 

received and accepted by the Agency. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Karen Seeh, U.S. Environmental 

Protection Agency, Office of 

Environmental Information, Mail Stop 

2823T, 1200 Pennsylvania Avenue NW., 

Washington, DC 20460, (202) 566–1175, 

seeh.karen@epa.gov. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: On 

October 13, 2005, the final Cross-Media 

Electronic Reporting Rule (CROMERR) 

was published in the Federal Register 

(70 FR 59848) and codified as part 3 of 

title 40 of the CFR. CROMERR 

establishes electronic reporting as an 

acceptable regulatory alternative to 

paper reporting and establishes 

requirements to assure that electronic 

documents are as legally dependable as 

their paper counterparts. Subpart D of 

CROMERR requires that state, tribal or 

local government agencies that receive, 

or wish to begin receiving, electronic 

reports under their EPA-authorized 

programs must apply to EPA for a 

revision or modification of those 

programs and obtain EPA approval. 

Subpart D provides standards for such 

approvals based on consideration of the 

electronic document receiving systems 

that the state, tribe, or local government 

will use to implement the electronic 

reporting. Additionally, § 3.1000(b) 

through (e) of 40 CFR part 3, subpart D 

provides special procedures for program 

revisions and modifications to allow 

electronic reporting, to be used at the 

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