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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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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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