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DSE0900 Form: Motor Vehicle Diesel 

Sulfur Pre-Compliance Report— 

5900–329 

DSF0951 Form: NRLM Diesel Sulfur 

Pre-Compliance Report—5900–350 

DLQ001 Form: (Used for lab test 

method)—EPA–420–B–14–066a 

Respondents/affected entities: Parties 

involved with diesel fuels. 

Respondent’s obligation to respond: 

Mandatory. 

Estimated number of respondents: 

7,900 (total). 

Frequency of response: On occasion. 

Total estimated burden: 28,450 hours 

(per year). Burden is defined at 5 CFR 

1320.03(b). 

Total estimated cost: $3,300,200 (per 

year), includes $0 annualized capital or 

operation & maintenance costs. 

Changes in estimates: There is an 

increase of 17,372 hours in the total 

estimated respondent burden compared 

with the ICR currently approved by 

OMB. This increase is due to burdens 

that were not addressed in the current 

ICR, such as product transfer 

documents, the testing of each batch of 

diesel fuel for sulfur content, and labels 

on pumps that dispense hearing oil and 

certain offroad diesel fuels. 

Dated: August 23, 2018. 

Byron J. Bunker, 

Director, Compliance Division, Office of 

Transportation and Air Quality, Office of Air 

and Radiation. 

[FR Doc. 2018–19154 Filed 8–31–18; 8:45 am] 

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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION 

AGENCY 

[EPA–HQ–OAR–2002–0091; FRL–9983–30– 

OAR] 

Proposed Information Collection 

Request; Comment Request; Ambient 

Air Quality Surveillance (Renewal) 

AGENCY: Environmental Protection 

Agency (EPA). 

ACTION: Notice. 

SUMMARY: The Environmental Protection 

Agency (EPA) is planning to submit an 

information collection request (ICR), 

‘‘Ambient Air Quality Surveillance’’ 

(EPA ICR No. 0940.28, OMB Control No. 

2060–0084), to the Office of 

Management and Budget (OMB) for 

review and approval in accordance with 

the Paperwork Reduction Act. Before 

doing so, the EPA is soliciting public 

comments on specific aspects of the 

proposed information collection as 

described below. This is a proposed 

extension of the ICR, which is currently 

approved through March 31, 2019. 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: Comments must be submitted on 

or before November 5, 2018. 

ADDRESSES: Submit your comments, 

referencing Docket ID No. EPA–HQ– 

OAR–2002–0091, online using 

www.regulations.gov (our preferred 

method), by email to A-and-R-docket@

epa.gov, or by mail to: EPA Docket 

Center, Environmental Protection 

Agency, Mail Code 28221T, 1200 

Pennsylvania Ave. NW, Washington, DC 

20460. 

The 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: 

Laurie Trinca, Air Quality Assessment 

Division, Office of Air Quality Planning 

and Standards, C304–06, Environmental 

Protection Agency, Research Triangle 

Park, NC 27711; telephone number: 

919–541–0520; fax number: 919–541– 

1903: email address: trinca.laurie@

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, the 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). The 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, the 

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: This ICR includes ambient 

air monitoring data and other 

supporting measurements reporting and 

recordkeeping activities associated with 

the 40 CFR 58, Ambient Air Quality 

Surveillance rule. These data and 

information are collected by various 

state and local air quality management 

agencies and reported to the EPA’s 

Office of Air Quality Planning and 

Standards within the Office of Air and 

Radiation. 

This ICR reflects revisions of the 

previous ICR update of 2013, and covers 

the period of 2019–2021. The number of 

monitoring stations, sampling 

parameters, and frequency of data 

collection and submittal is expected to 

remain relatively stable for 2019–2021, 

with minor increases and decreases 

expected for several ambient air 

monitoring networks as air monitoring 

agencies review their monitoring 

networks. 

The data collected through this 

information collection consist of 

ambient air concentration 

measurements for the seven air 

pollutants with national ambient air 

quality standards (i.e., ozone, sulfur 

dioxide, nitrogen dioxide, lead, carbon 

monoxide, PM2.5 and PM10), ozone 

precursors, meteorological variables at a 

select number of sites and other 

supporting measurements. 

Accompanying the pollutant 

concentration data are quality 

assurance/quality control data and air 

monitoring network design information. 

The EPA and others (e.g., state and 

local air quality management agencies, 

tribal entities, environmental groups, 

academic institutions, industrial groups) 

use the ambient air quality data for 

many purposes. Some of the more 

prominent uses include informing the 

public and other interested parties of an 

area’s air quality, judging an area’s (e.g., 

county, city, neighborhood) air quality 

in comparison with the established 

health or welfare standards (including 

both national and local standards), 

evaluating an air quality management 

agency’s progress in achieving or 

maintaining air pollutant levels below 

the national and local standards, 


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developing and revising State 

Implementation Plans (SIPs) in 

accordance with 40 CFR 51, evaluating 

air pollutant control strategies, 

developing or revising national control 

policies, providing data for air quality 

model development and validation, 

supporting enforcement actions, 

documenting episodes and initiating 

episode controls, air quality trends 

assessment, and air pollution research. 

The state and local agencies and tribal 

entities with responsibility for reporting 

ambient air quality data and information 

as requested in this ICR submit these 

data electronically to the EPA’s Air 

Quality System (AQS) database. Quality 

assurance/quality control records and 

monitoring network documentation are 

also maintained by each state and local 

agency, in AQS electronic format where 

possible. 

Although the state and local air 

pollution control agencies and tribal 

entities are responsible for the operation 

of the air monitoring networks, the EPA 

funds a portion of the total costs 

through federal grants. These grants 

generally require an appropriate level of 

contribution, or ‘‘match,’’ from the state/ 

local agencies or tribal entities. The 

costs shown in this renewal are the total 

costs incurred for the monitoring 

program regardless of the source of the 

funding. This practice of using the total 

cost is consistent with prior ICR 

submittals and renewals. 

Form numbers: None. 

Respondents/affected entities: State, 

local and Tribal Air Pollution Control 

Agencies. 

Respondent’s obligation to respond: 

Mandatory per 40 CFR 58. 

Estimated number of respondents: 

168 (total). 

Frequency of response: Quarterly. 

Total estimated burden: 1,756,355 

hours (per year). Burden is defined at 5 

CFR 1320.03(b). 

Total estimated cost: $212,581,038 

(per year), includes $15,066,248 

annualized capital or operation & 

maintenance costs. 

Changes in estimates: There is a 

decrease of 33,666 hours in the total 

estimated respondent burden compared 

with the ICR currently approved by 

OMB. This decrease is due to a change 

in program requirements as well as 

adjustments to the estimates (e.g., to 

account for inflation, network growth/ 

shrinkage, etc.). 

Dated: August 23, 2018. 

Richard A. Wayland, 

Director, Air Quality Assessment Division. 

[FR Doc. 2018–19158 Filed 8–31–18; 8:45 am] 

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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION 

AGENCY 

[EPA–HQ–OW–2018–0618; FRL–9983–27– 

OW] 

Public Meeting on EPA’s Study of Oil 

and Gas Extraction Wastewater 

Management 

AGENCY: Environmental Protection 

Agency (EPA). 

ACTION: Notice of public meeting. 

SUMMARY: The Environmental Protection 

Agency (EPA) will host a public meeting 

to obtain input on its Study of Oil and 

Gas Extraction Wastewater 

Management. In May 2018, EPA 

initiated a study to evaluate approaches 

to managing both conventional and 

unconventional oil and gas extraction 

wastewaters generated at onshore 

facilities. EPA’s study will address 

questions such as how existing federal 

approaches to produced water 

management under the Clean Water Act 

can interact more effectively with state 

and tribal regulations, what 

requirements or policy updates are 

needed, and whether support exists for 

potential federal regulations that may 

allow for broader discharge of treated 

produced water to surface waters. A key 

component of the study is to engage 

with stakeholders to solicit information 

from their individual perspectives on 

topics surrounding produced water 

management. This spring and summer, 

EPA met with various stakeholders 

across the country. This public meeting 

is the next step in EPA’s outreach. 

During this meeting, EPA will report on 

what it has learned to date and provide 

stakeholders the opportunity to provide 

additional input. For more information 

on the meeting and the study, see the 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION section of 

this notice. 

DATES: The public meeting will be held 

on October 9, 2018, from 10:30 a.m. to 

4 p.m., Eastern Time. The meeting will 

begin with EPA’s status report on the 

study. This will be followed by a panel 

discussion on the work happening 

across the federal family to coordinate 

federal resources and reduce 

duplication on cross-cutting water 

issues. The public input session will 

begin at 12:30 p.m. 

ADDRESSES: The meeting will be held at 

William J. Clinton Building—East, 

Room 1153, 1201 Constitution Avenue 

NW, Washington, DC. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Jan 

Matuszko, Engineering and Analysis 

Division, Office of Water, email 

matuszko.jan@epa.gov. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: For more 

information about the study, see EPA’s 

website at https://www.epa.gov/eg/ 

study-oil-and-gas-extractionwastewater-management. 

Participating in the meeting: The 

public is invited to speak during the 

October 9 public meeting. Those 

wishing to attend and/or speak can 

register at oil-and-gas-study@epa.gov. 

Please provide your name, organization, 

email address and indicate whether you 

plan to speak. Each speaker will be 

limited to three minutes. Registration is 

recommended but not required for this 

meeting. For security reasons, we 

request that you bring photo 

identification with you to the meeting. 

Seating will be provided on a first-come, 

first-served basis. Please note that 

parking is very limited in downtown 

Washington, and use of public transit is 

recommended. The EPA Headquarters 

complex is located near the Federal 

Triangle Metro station. Upon exiting the 

Metro station, walk east to 12th Street. 

On 12th Street, walk south to 

Constitution Avenue. At the corner, turn 

right onto Constitution Avenue and 

proceed to the EPA East Building 

entrance. 

If you are unable to attend, you can 

submit a written statement at: http://

www.regulations.gov: Enter Docket ID 

No. EPA–HQ–OW–2018–0618. Follow 

the online instructions for submitting a 

written statement. Once submitted, 

written statements cannot be edited or 

withdrawn. EPA may publish any 

written statement received to its public 

docket. 

Do not submit electronically any 

information you consider to be 

Confidential Business Information (CBI). 

For additional submission methods, 

information about CBI, and general 

guidance on effective written 

submissions, please visit https://

www.epa.gov/dockets/commenting-epadockets. 

Dated: August 27, 2018. 

Deborah G. Nagle, 

Acting Director, Office of Science and 

Technology, Office of Water. 

[FR Doc. 2018–19151 Filed 8–31–18; 8:45 am] 

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FEDERAL ELECTION COMMISSION 

Sunshine Act Meeting 

TIME AND DATE: Thursday, September 6, 

2018 at 2:00 p.m. 

PLACE: 1050 First Street NE, 

Washington, DC. 

STATUS: This meeting will be closed to 

the public. 


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