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1USFWS New Hampshire Project code: 2022– 

0065502, March 30, 2023. USFWS Massachusetts 

Project code: 2022–0065493, March 30, 2023. 

2https://ipac.ecosphere.fws.gov/. 

above. In reaching a final decision on 

this Draft Permit, the Regional 

Administrator will respond to all 

significant comments and make 

responses available to the public on 

EPA Region 1’s website. All comments 

must be postmarked or delivered by the 

close of the public comment period. 

General Information: The Draft NCCW 

GP includes effluent limitations and 

requirements for eligible facilities based 

on technology and/or water quality 

considerations of the unique discharges 

from these facilities. The effluent limits 

established in the Draft NCCW GP 

ensure that the surface water quality 

standards of the receiving water(s) will 

be attained and/or maintained. 

Obtaining Authorization: To obtain 

coverage under the General Permit, 

facilities meeting the eligibility 

requirements outlined in Part 1 of this 

General Permit may submit a notice of 

intent (NOI) in accordance with Part 5 

of this General Permit and 40 CFR 

122.28(b)(2)(i) & (ii). The contents of the 

NOI shall include at a minimum, the 

legal name and address of the owner or 

operator, the facility name and address, 

type of facility or discharges, the 

receiving stream(s) and be signed by the 

operator in accordance with the 

requirements of 40 CFR 122.22. 

Other Legal Requirements: 

Endangered Species Act (ESA): In 

accordance with the ESA, EPA has 

updated the provisions and necessary 

actions and documentation related to 

potential impacts to threatened and 

endangered species from discharges of 

NCCW eligible for coverage under the 

Draft NCCW GP. Concurrently with the 

public notice of the Draft NCCW GP, 

EPA plans to initiate an informal 

consultation with the National Oceanic 

and Atmospheric Administration, 

National Marine Fisheries Service 

(NOAA Fisheries) under ESA section 7, 

through the submission of a biological 

assessment (BA) and request for 

concurrence letter summarizing the 

results of EPA’s assessment of the 

potential effects to endangered and 

threatened species and their critical 

habitats under NOAA Fisheries 

jurisdiction as a result of EPA’s issuance 

of the Draft NCCW GP. 

In this document, EPA has made a 

preliminary determination that the 

proposed issuance of the Draft NCCW 

GP is not likely to adversely affect the 

shortnose sturgeon, Atlantic sturgeon, 

Atlantic sturgeon designated critical 

habitat, leatherback sea turtles, 

loggerhead sea turtles, Kemp’s ridley sea 

turtles, green sea turtles, North Atlantic 

right whales, North Atlantic right whale 

designated critical habitat and fin 

whales. EPA plans to request that 

NOAA Fisheries review this submittal 

and inform EPA whether it concurs with 

this preliminary finding. In addition, 

EPA has addressed its responsibilities 

with the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service 

(USFWS) under ESA section 7, through 

an assessment of the potential effects to 

endangered and threatened species and 

their critical habitats under USFWS 

jurisdiction as a result of EPA’s issuance 

of the Draft NCCW GP. As part of the 

assessment, EPA prepared an Effects 

Determination for the endangered 

northern long eared bat. The USFWS 

recorded the determination of ‘‘No 

Effect’’ on the northern long-eared bat 

by letter, dated March 30, 2023.1 The 

determination of ‘‘No Effect’’ concluded 

EPA’s consultation responsibilities for 

the NCCW GP NPDES permitting action 

under ESA section 7(a)(2) with respect 

to the northern long-eared bat. EPA also 

made the assessment that no action 

areas expected to be covered by the 

Draft NCCW GP overlap with the 

documented habitat of the dwarf 

wedgemussel 2 in the Connecticut River 

Watershed. Therefore, no ESA section 7 

consultation is required for the dwarf 

wedgemussel with USFWS for this GP. 

Essential Fish Habitat (EFH): Under 

the 1996 Amendments (Pub. L. 104– 

267) to the Magnuson-Stevens Fishery 

Conservation and Management Act (16 

U.S.C. 1801 et seq. (1998)), EPA is 

required to consult with NOAA 

Fisheries if EPA’s actions or proposed 

actions that it funds, permits or 

undertakes ‘‘may adversely impact any 

essential fish habitat.’’ 16 U.S.C. 

1855(b). In the Fact Sheet accompanying 

the Draft NCCW GP, EPA notes that the 

general permit action minimizes adverse 

effects to aquatic organisms, including 

those with designated EFH in the 

receiving waters. EFH species associated 

with the receiving waters of facilities 

covered by the Draft NCCW GP may 

include Atlantic salmon as well as the 

life stages of a number of coastal EFH 

designated species, along with three 

habitat areas of particular concern. EPA 

has made the determination that 

additional mitigation is not warranted 

under section 305(b)(2) of the 

Magnuson-Stevens Act and has 

provided this determination to NOAA 

Fisheries for their review. 

National Historic Preservation Act 

(NHPA): Facilities which adversely 

affect properties listed or eligible for 

listing in the National Registry of 

Historic Places under the NHPA are not 

authorized to discharge under the Draft 

NCCW GP. EPA is requesting that 

facilities certify, prior to obtaining 

coverage, that there are either no 

historic properties present or that their 

discharge and related activities do not 

have the potential to impact historic 

properties. 

Coastal Zone Management Act 

(CZMA): The CZMA, 16 U.S.C. 1451 et 

seq., and its implementing regulations 

(15 CFR part 930) require a 

determination that any federally 

licensed activity affecting the coastal 

zone with an approved Coastal Zone 

Management Program (CZMP) is 

consistent with the CZMA. 

Concurrent with the public notice, 

EPA will request that the Executive 

Office of Environmental Affairs, MA 

CZM, Project Review Coordinator 

provide a consistency concurrence that 

the proposed Draft NCCW GP is 

consistent with the MA CZMP. 

Concurrent with the public notice, 

EPA will request that the New 

Hampshire Coastal Program, Project 

Review Coordinator, provide a 

consistency concurrence that the 

proposed Draft NCCW GP is consistent 

with the NH CZMP. 

Authority: This action is being taken 

under the Clean Water Act, 33 U.S.C. 

1251 et seq. 

David Cash, 

Regional Administrator, EPA Region 1. 

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BILLING CODE 6560–50–P 

ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION 

AGENCY 

[EPA–HQ–OPPT–2015–0435; FRL–10678– 

01–OCSPP] 

Agency Information Collection 

Activities; Proposed Renewal and 

Request for Comment; Notification of 

Chemical Exports Under TSCA Section 

12(b) 

AGENCY: Environmental Protection 

Agency (EPA). 

ACTION: Notice. 

SUMMARY: In compliance with the 

Paperwork Reduction Act (PRA), this 

document announces the availability of 

and solicits public comment on the 

following Information Collection 

Request (ICR) that EPA is planning to 

submit to the Office of Management and 

Budget (OMB): ‘‘Notification of 

Chemical Exports—TSCA Section 

12(b),’’ identified by EPA ICR No. 

0795.17 and OMB Control No. 2070– 

0030. This ICR represents the renewal of 

an approved ICR that is currently 

scheduled to expire on May 31, 2024. 


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Before submitting the ICR to OMB for 

review and approval under the PRA, 

EPA is soliciting comments on specific 

aspects of the information collection 

that is summarized in this document. 

The ICR and accompanying material are 

available in the docket for public review 

and comment. 

DATES: Comments must be received on 

or before November 21, 2023. 

ADDRESSES: Submit your comments, 

identified by docket identification (ID) 

number EPA–HQ–OPPT–2015–0435, 

through the Federal eRulemaking Portal 

at https://www.regulations.gov. Follow 

the online instructions for submitting 

comments. Do not submit electronically 

any information you consider to be 

Confidential Business Information (CBI) 

or other information whose disclosure is 

restricted by statute. Additional 

instructions on commenting or visiting 

the docket, along with more information 

about dockets generally, is available at 

https://www.epa.gov/dockets. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Katherine Sleasman, Mission Support 

Division (7602M), Office of Program 

Support, Office of Chemical Safety and 

Pollution Prevention, Environmental 

Protection Agency, 1200 Pennsylvania 

Ave. NW, Washington, DC 20460–0001; 

telephone number: (202) 566–1204; 

email address: sleasman.katherine@

epa.gov. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

I. What information is EPA particularly 

interested in? 

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

(44 U.S.C. 3506(c)(2)(A)), EPA 

specifically solicits comments and 

information to enable it to: 

1. 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. 

2. Evaluate the accuracy of the 

Agency’s estimates of the burden of the 

proposed collection of information, 

including the validity of the 

methodology and assumptions used. 

3. Enhance the quality, utility, and 

clarity of the information to be 

collected. 

4. 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. In 

particular, EPA is requesting comments 

from very small businesses (those that 

employ less than 25) on examples of 

specific additional efforts that EPA 

could make to reduce the paperwork 

burden for very small businesses 

affected by this collection. 

II. What information collection activity 

or ICR does this action apply to? 

Title: Notification of Chemical 

Exports—TSCA Section 12(b). 

EPA ICR No.: 0795.17. 

OMB Control No.: 2070–0030. 

ICR status: This ICR is currently 

approved through May 31, 2024. Under 

the PRA, 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 EPA’s regulations in title 40 

of the Code of Federal Regulations 

(CFR), after appearing in the Federal 

Register when approved, are displayed 

either by publication in the Federal 

Register or by other appropriate means, 

such as on the related collection 

instrument or form, if applicable. The 

display of OMB control numbers for 

certain EPA regulations is consolidated 

in 40 CFR part 9. 

Abstract: This ICR covers the 

information collection activities 

associated with the reporting and 

recordkeeping requirements under 

section 12(b) of the Toxic Substances 

Control Act (TSCA) which requires any 

person who exports or intends to export 

to a foreign country a chemical 

substance or mixture for which 

submission of information is required 

under TSCA sections 4 or 5(b), or for 

which a rule, action or order has been 

proposed or promulgated under TSCA 

sections 5, 6, or 7, shall notify EPA of 

such export or intent to export. The 

Agency must, in turn, notify the 

government of the importing country of 

the notice and of EPA’s regulatory 

action with respect to the substance. 

In implementing TSCA section 12(b), 

EPA described the notification 

requirements applicable to persons 

exporting chemicals, including 

frequency of notification, covered 

chemicals, and content of the 

notification. See 40 CFR part 707, 

subpart D. In summary, the export 

notice must include five easily 

ascertainable items: (1) The name and 

address of the exporter; (2) The name of 

the chemical; (3) The country of import, 

(4) The date of export or intended 

export; and (5) The section of TSCA 

under which EPA has taken action (i.e., 

TSCA sections 4, 5, 6 or 7). There are 

currently over 1,000 substances or 

categories of substances that have been 

regulated or proposed to be regulated 

under the applicable sections of TSCA. 

For additional information about export 

requirements under TSCA, visit our 

website at https://www.epa.gov/tscaimport-export-requirements. 

Burden statement: The annual public 

reporting and recordkeeping burden for 

this collection of information is 

estimated to average 0.62 hours per 

response. Burden is defined in 5 CFR 

1320.3(b). 

The ICR, which is available in the 

docket along with other related 

materials, provides a detailed 

explanation of the collection activities 

and the burden estimate that is only 

briefly summarized here: 

Respondents/affected entities: 

Respondents to this collection are 

exporters of chemical substances 

regulated under TSCA, which are 

mostly chemical companies classified 

under the North American Industrial 

Classification System (NAICS) codes 

325 and 324. 

Respondent’s obligation to respond: 

Responses are mandatory under TSCA 

section 12(b), as implemented by 40 

CFR part 707, subpart D. 

Forms: EPA Form 9600–031. 

Frequency of response: On occasion. 

Total estimated number of potential 

respondents: 266. 

Total estimated average number of 

responses for each respondent: 18. 

Total estimated annual number of 

responses: 4,788. 

Total estimated annual burden: 2,968 

hours. 

Total estimated annual costs: 

$184,690. This includes an estimated 

burden cost of $184,690 and an 

estimated cost of $0 for capital 

investment or maintenance and 

operational costs. 

III. Are there changes in the estimates 

from the last approval? 

This ICR renewal’s estimate reflects a 

slight increase of 34 hours from that 

which is currently approved (i.e., 2,934 

to 2,968 hours). This is the net result 

from a decrease in burden caused by 

assuming 100 percent electronic 

submissions despite a small increase in 

burden due to a larger number of 

respondents compared to the previous 

ICR. 

IV. What is the next step in the process 

for this ICR? 

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 pursuant to 5 CFR 

1320.12. EPA will issue another Federal 

Register document pursuant to 5 CFR 

1320.5(a)(1)(iv) to announce the 

submission of the ICR to OMB and the 

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comments to OMB. If you have any 

questions about this ICR or the approval 

process, please contact the person listed 

under FOR FURTHER INFORMATION

CONTACT. 

Authority: 44 U.S.C. 3501 et seq. 

Dated: September 18, 2023. 

Michal Freedhoff, 

Assistant Administrator, Office of Chemical 

Safety and Pollution Prevention. 

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BILLING CODE 6560–50–P 

GENERAL SERVICES 

ADMINISTRATION 

[Notice–PBS–2023–08; Docket No. 2023– 

0002; Sequence No. 28] 

Notice of Intent To Prepare an 

Environmental Impact Statement (EIS) 

for the Grand Portage Land Port of 

Entry Modernization and Expansion 

Project in Grand Portage, Minnesota 

AGENCY: Public Buildings Service (PBS), 

General Services Administration (GSA). 

ACTION: Notice of intent (NOI); 

announcement of meeting. 

SUMMARY: GSA intends to prepare an 

Environmental Impact Statement (EIS) 

and conduct the section 106 process of 

the National Historic Preservation Act 

(NHPA) to address proposed 

improvements at the Grand Portage 

Land Port of Entry (LPOE), including 

site expansion, demolition, and new 

construction. This NOI also announces 

the public scoping process for the EIS. 

DATES: 

Public Scoping Period—Interested 

parties are invited to provide comments 

regarding the scope of the EIS. The 

public scoping period begins with the 

publication of this NOI in the Federal 

Register and continues until Sunday, 

October 22, 2023. Written comments 

must be received by the last day of the 

scoping period (see ADDRESSES section 

of this NOI on how to submit 

comments). 

Meeting Date—GSA will host a hybrid 

(virtual and in-person) public and 

stakeholder meeting on Thursday, 

October 5, 2023, from 5:00 p.m. to 7:00 

p.m., Central Daylight Time (CDT). The 

purpose of the meeting is to provide 

information on the project and to 

encourage public feedback on the scope 

of the EIS. The meeting will be 

conducted in-person at the Grand 

Portage Welcome Center, but members 

of the public may participate via videoconference on Zoom to view an online 

broadcast of the meeting (see ADDRESSES

section for location address). Refer to 

the Public Meeting Information section 

of this NOI on how to access the online 

portion of the public meeting. 

ADDRESSES: Meeting Location—The 

public may attend the meeting at the 

Grand Portage Welcome Center, 9393 E 

MN–61, Grand Portage, MN to view the 

presentation in-person. GSA staff 

members will be available (in-person 

and virtually) to assist the public as they 

offer comments whether they are 

participating virtually or in person. 

Public Scoping Comments 

In addition to oral comments and 

written comments provided at the 

public meeting, members of the public 

may also submit comments by one of 

the following methods. All oral and 

written comments will be considered 

equally and will be part of the public 

record. 

• Email: michael.gonczar@gsa.gov. 

Please include ‘Grand Portage LPOE EIS 

Scoping Comment’ in the subject line of 

the message. 

• Mail: ATTN: Michael Gonczar, GSA 

Grand Portage LPOE EIS; U.S. General 

Services Administration, Region 5; 230 

S Dearborn Street, Suite 3600, Chicago, 

IL 60604. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Michael Gonczar, NEPA Program 

Manager, GSA, 312–810–2326, 

michael.gonczar@gsa.gov. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Public Meeting Information 

The in-person meeting will begin with 

an open house format from 5:00 p.m. to 

5:30 p.m. CDT. This portion of the 

meeting will not be broadcasted. The 

hybrid public meeting will begin at 5:30 

p.m. with presentations on the NEPA 

and NHPA processes and the proposed 

project. A copy of the presentation 

slideshow will be made available prior 

to the meeting at: https://www.gsa.gov/ 

real-estate/gsa-properties/land-ports-ofentry-and-the-bil/bipartisaninfrastructure-law-construction-project/ 

minnesota. Following the presentation, 

there will be a moderated session during 

which members of the public can 

provide scoping comments. Members 

participating virtually or attending inperson will be able to comment. 

Commenters will be allowed 3 minutes 

to provide comments. Comments will be 

recorded. Attendees can also provide 

written comments at the public meeting 

should they not wish to speak. In 

addition, a court reporter will be 

available after the presentation, should 

attendees wish to provide a verbal 

comment in private. All written or 

verbal comments will be treated with 

equal importance. Following the 

presentation and public comment 

session, the meeting will continue with 

an open house format until 7:00 p.m. 

CDT, which will not be broadcasted. 

Members of the public may join the 

EIS virtual public meeting by entering 

the Meeting ID: 889 5436 6939, using 

any of the below methods, or by using 

the following link https://

us06web.zoom.us/j/88954366939?pwd=

WDZXQTc2dDM3UUtY

c3pyN0FVS1lNUT09. Note that the 

meeting is best viewed through the 

Zoom app. Attendees are encouraged to 

download the Zoom app at the Zoom 

website (https://zoom.us) on their 

personal computer or on their mobile 

device and test their connection prior to 

the meeting to ensure best results. 

• By personal computer (via the 

Zoom app)—Install the Zoom app at the 

Zoom website (https://zoom.us) and 

launch the Zoom app. Click ‘Join a 

Meeting’ and enter the above Meeting 

ID. Follow the prompts to enter your 

name and email address to access the 

meeting; or 

• By personal computer (via the 

Zoom website)—Using your computer’s 

browser, go to the Zoom website at 

http://zoom.us/join and enter the above 

Meeting ID. Click ‘Join from your 

browser’ and follow the prompts to enter 

your name; or 

• By mobile device (via the Zoom 

mobile app)—Install and launch the 

Zoom app. Enter the above Meeting ID. 

Whether joining through the Zoom 

app or web browser, attendees should 

follow the prompts to connect their 

computer audio. Attendees are 

encouraged to connect through the 

‘Computer Audio’ tab and click ‘Join 

Audio by Computer’ under the ‘Join 

Audio’ button on the bottom of their 

screen. Users who do not have a 

computer microphone and wish to 

provide a comment during the meeting 

may connect by following the prompts 

under the ‘Phone Call’ tab under the 

‘Join Audio’ button. 

For members of the public who do not 

have access to a personal computer, 

they may join the meeting audio by 

dialing the following number: 507–473– 

4847. When prompted, enter the 

following information: Meeting ID—889 

5436 6939, followed by the pound (#) 

key; then press pound (#) again when 

prompted for a participant ID. Note, 

dialing in to the meeting is only 

necessary if you are not accessing the 

meeting through a personal computer or 

mobile app, or if you would like to 

provide oral comments during the 

meeting but do not have a computer 

microphone. 

The public meeting will be recorded 

and available for viewing on the GSA 

website in the days following the 


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