Federal Register / Vol. 83, No. 176 / Tuesday, September 11, 2018 / Notices 45925 

Dated: September 5, 2018. 

Nathaniel J. Davis, Sr., 

Deputy Secretary. 

[FR Doc. 2018–19697 Filed 9–10–18; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 6717–01–P 

ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION 

AGENCY 

[EPA–HQ–OAR–2012–0103; FRL–9983–58– 

OAR] 

Proposed Information Collection 

Request; Comment Request; Diesel 

Emissions Reduction Act (DERA) 

Rebate Program; EPA ICR No. 2461.03, 

OMB Control No. 2060–0686 Renewal 

AGENCY: Environmental Protection 

Agency (EPA). 

ACTION: Notice. 

SUMMARY: The Environmental Protection 

Agency is planning to submit an 

information collection request (ICR), 

‘‘Diesel Emissions Reduction Act 

(DERA) Rebate Program’’ (EPA ICR No. 

2461.03, OMB Control No. 2060–0686 

Renewal) to the Office of Management 

and Budget (OMB) for review and 

approval in accordance with the 

Paperwork Reduction Act. Before doing 

so, 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 13, 2018. 

ADDRESSES: Submit your comments, 

referencing Docket ID No. EPA–HQ– 

OAR–2012–0103, 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. 

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: 

Jason Wilcox, Office of Transportation 

and Air Quality, (Mail Code: 6406A), 

Environmental Protection Agency, 1200 

Pennsylvania Ave. NW, Washington, DC 

20460; telephone number: 202–343– 

9571; fax number: 202–343–2803; email 

address: wilcox.jason@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, 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. 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: This is an extension of the 

current Information Collection Request 

(ICR) for the Diesel Emissions Reduction 

Act program (DERA) authorized by Title 

VII, Subtitle G (Sections 791 to 797) of 

the Energy Policy Act of 2005 (Pub. L. 

109–58), as amended by the Diesel 

Emissions Reduction Act of 2010 (Pub. 

L. 111–364), codified at 42 U.S.C. 16131 

et seq. DERA provides the 

Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) 

with the authority to award grants, 

rebates or low-cost revolving loans on a 

competitive basis to eligible entities to 

fund the costs of projects that 

significantly reduce diesel emissions 

from mobile sources through 

implementation of a certified engine 

configuration, verified technology, or 

emerging technology. Eligible mobile 

sources include buses (including school 

buses), medium heavy-duty or heavy 

heavy-duty diesel trucks, marine 

engines, locomotives, or nonroad 

engines or diesel vehicles or equipment 

used in construction, handling of cargo 

(including at ports or airports), 

agriculture, mining, or energy 

production. In addition, eligible entities 

may also use funds awarded for 

programs or projects to reduce longduration idling using verified 

technology involving a vehicle or 

equipment described above. The 

objective of the assistance under this 

program is to achieve significant 

reductions in diesel emissions in terms 

of tons of pollution produced and 

reductions in diesel emissions exposure, 

particularly from fleets operating in 

areas designated by the Administrator as 

poor air quality areas. 

EPA uses approved procedures and 

forms to collect necessary information 

to operate its grant and rebate programs. 

EPA has been providing rebates under 

DERA since Fiscal Year 2012. EPA is 

requesting an extension of the current 

ICR, which is currently approved 

through March 31, 2019, for forms 

needed to collect necessary information 

to operate a rebate program as 

authorized by Congress under the DERA 

program. 

EPA collects information from 

applicants to the DERA rebate program. 

Information collected is used to ensure 

eligibility of applicants and engines to 

receive funds under DERA, and to 

calculate estimated and actual 

emissions benefits that result from 

activities funded with rebates as 

required in DERA’s authorizing 

legislation. 

Form numbers: 2060–0686. 

Respondents/affected entities: Entities 

potentially affected by this action are 

those interested in applying for a rebate 

under EPA’s Diesel Emission Reduction 

Act (DERA) Rebate Program and include 

but are not limited to the following 

NAICS (North American Industry 

Classification System) codes: 23 

Construction; 482 Rail Transportation; 

483 Water Transportation; 484 Truck 

Transportation; 485 Transit and Ground 

Passenger Transportation; 4854 School 

and Employee Bus Transportation; 

48831 Port and Harbor Operations; 

61111 Elementary and Secondary 

Schools; 61131 Colleges, Universities, 

and Professional Schools; 9211 

Executive, Legislative, and Other 

Government Support; and 9221 Justice, 

Public Order, and Safety Activities. 

Respondent’s obligation to respond: 

Voluntary. 


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Estimated number of respondents: 

500–1000 (total). 

Frequency of response: Voluntary as 

needed. 

Total estimated burden: 2,945 hours 

(per year). Burden is defined at 5 CFR 

1320.3(b). 

Total estimated cost: $103,197.33 (per 

year), includes $0 annualized capital or 

operation and maintenance costs. 

Changes in estimates: There is an 

increase of 118 hours in the total 

estimated respondent burden compared 

with the ICR currently approved by 

OMB. This increase is due to a higher 

reported burden by the two responses to 

consultation outreach. The higher 

burden reported by these past 

respondents was weighted against 

previous estimates for the latest burden 

estimate. 

Dated: August 29, 2018. 

Karl Simon, 

Director, Transportation and Climate 

Division, Office of Air and Radiation. 

[FR Doc. 2018–19762 Filed 9–10–18; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 6560–50–P 

ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION 

AGENCY 

[EPA–HQ–OAR–2004–0015; FRL–9983–60– 

OAR] 

Proposed Information Collection 

Request; Comment Request; Part 70 

State Operating Permit Program 

(Renewal) 

AGENCY: Environmental Protection 

Agency (EPA). 

ACTION: Notice. 

SUMMARY: The Environmental Protection 

Agency (EPA) is planning to submit an 

information collection request (ICR), 

‘‘Part 70 State Operating Permit Program 

(Renewal)’’ (EPA ICR No. 1587.14, OMB 

Control No. 2060.0243) to the Office of 

Management and Budget (OMB) for 

review and approval in accordance with 

the Paperwork Reduction Act (PRA). 

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 13, 2018. 

ADDRESSES: Submit your comments, 

identified by Docket ID No. EPA–HQ– 

OAR–2004–0015, at http://

www.regulations.gov. Follow the online 

instructions for submitting comments. 

Once submitted, comments cannot be 

edited or removed from Regulations.gov. 

The EPA may publish any comment 

received to its public docket. Do not 

submit electronically any information 

you consider to be Confidential 

Business Information (CBI) or other 

information whose disclosure is 

restricted by statute. Multimedia 

submissions (audio, video, etc.) must be 

accompanied by a written comment. 

The written comment is considered the 

official comment and should include 

discussion of all points you wish to 

make. The EPA will generally not 

consider comments or comment 

contents located outside of the primary 

submission (i.e., on the web, cloud, or 

other file sharing system). For 

additional submission methods, the full 

EPA public comment policy, 

information about CBI or multimedia 

submissions, and general guidance on 

making effective comments, please visit 

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

commenting-epa-dockets. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Dylan C. Mataway-Novak, Air Quality 

Policy Division, Office of Air Quality 

Planning and Standards, C504–05, U.S. 

Environmental Protection Agency, 

Research Triangle Park, NC; telephone 

number: (919) 541–5795; fax number: 

(919) 541–5509; email address: 

mataway-novak.dylan@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 Avenue NW, Washington, 

DC. The telephone number for the 

Docket Center is (202) 566–1744. For 

additional information about the 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: Title V of the Clean Air Act 

(Act) requires states to develop and 

implement a program for issuing 

operating permits to all sources that fall 

under any Act definition of ‘‘major’’ and 

certain other non-major sources that are 

subject to federal air quality regulations. 

The Act further requires the EPA to 

develop regulations that establish the 

minimum requirements for those state 

operating permits programs and to 

oversee implementation of the state 

programs. The EPA regulations setting 

forth requirements for the state 

operating permit program are found at 

40 CFR part 70. The part 70 program is 

designed to be implemented primarily 

by state, local and tribal permitting 

authorities in all areas where they have 

jurisdiction. 

In order to receive an operating 

permit for a major or other source 

subject to the permitting program, the 

applicant must conduct the necessary 

research, perform the appropriate 

analyses and prepare the permit 

application with documentation to 

demonstrate that its facility meets all 

applicable statutory and regulatory 

requirements. Specific activities and 

requirements are listed and described in 

the Supporting Statement for the 40 CFR 

part 70 ICR. 

Under 40 CFR part 70, state, local and 

tribal permitting authorities review 

permit applications, provide for public 

review of proposed permits, issue 

permits based on consideration of all 

technical factors and public input and 

review information submittals required 

of sources during the term of the permit. 

Also, under 40 CFR part 70, the EPA 

reviews certain actions of the permitting 

authorities and provides oversight of the 

programs to ensure that they are being 

adequately implemented and enforced. 

Consequently, information prepared and 

submitted by sources is essential for 

sources to receive permits, and for 

federal, state, local and tribal permitting 

authorities to adequately review the 

permit applications and thereby 

properly administer and manage the 

program. 


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