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Stevens Fishery Conservation and 

Management Act); and otherwise 

Federally-protected species (such as the 

Bald and Golden Eagle Protection Act or 

the Migratory Bird Treaty Act); 

(iii) Floodplains and wetlands; 

(iv) Areas having a special 

designation such as Federally- and state 

designated wilderness areas, national 

parks, national monuments, national 

natural landmarks, wild and scenic 

rivers, state and Federal wildlife 

refuges, scenic areas (such as National 

Scenic and Historic Trails or National 

Scenic Areas), and marine sanctuaries; 

(v) Prime or unique farmland, or other 

farmland of statewide or local 

importance, as defined at 7 CFR 

658.2(a), ‘‘Farmland Protection Policy 

Act: Definitions,’’ or its successor; 

(vi) Special sources of water (such as 

sole-source aquifers, wellhead 

protection areas, and other water 

sources that are vital in a region); and 

(vii) Tundra, coral reefs, or rain 

forests; or 

(5) Involve genetically engineered 

organisms, synthetic biology, 

governmentally designated noxious 

weeds, or invasive species, unless the 

proposed activity would be contained or 

confined in a manner designed and 

operated to prevent unauthorized 

release into the environment and 

conducted in accordance with 

applicable requirements, such as those 

of the Department of Agriculture, EPA, 

and the National Institutes of Health. 

Proposed EPA Category of Actions 

EPA intends to apply this categorical 

exclusion to electric vehicle charging 

station projects undertaken directly by 

EPA or that are financed in whole or in 

part through Federal funding 

opportunities, including those 

administered by the EPA Clean School 

Bus Program. The CE allows for the 

installation, modification, operation, 

and removal of electric vehicle charging 

stations. EPA will consider each 

proposal for the installation, 

modification, operation, or removal of 

electric vehicle charging stations to 

ensure that the proposal is within the 

scope of the CE. EPA intends to apply 

this CE in a manner consistent with 

DOE’s application—to the same types of 

proposals (which have included a wide 

variety of locations on and off Federal 

property, differences in local 

conditions, various numbers of electric 

vehicle charging stations per proposal, 

and different types of equipment and 

technologies including Level 1, Level 2, 

and DC Fast Charging stations). 

III. Consideration of Extraordinary 

Circumstances 

When applying this CE, EPA will 

evaluate the proposed action to ensure 

evaluation of the integral elements 

listed above. In addition, in considering 

extraordinary circumstances, EPA will 

consider whether the proposed action 

has the potential to result in significant 

effects as described in DOE’s 

extraordinary circumstances listed at 10 

CFR 1021.410(b)(2). DOE defines 

extraordinary circumstances as unique 

situations presented by specific 

proposals, including, but not limited to, 

scientific controversy about the 

environmental effects of the proposal; 

uncertain effects or effects involving 

unique or unknown risks; and 

unresolved conflicts concerning 

alternative uses of available resources. 

IV. Consultation With DOE and 

Determination of Appropriateness 

EPA and DOE consulted on the 

appropriateness of EPA’s adoption of 

the CE in October 2023. EPA and DOE’s 

consultation included a review of DOE’s 

experience developing and applying the 

CE, as well as the types of actions for 

which EPA plans to utilize the CE. 

These EPA actions are very similar to 

the type of projects for which DOE has 

applied the CE and therefore the 

impacts of EPA projects will be very 

similar to the impacts of DOE projects, 

which are not significant, absent the 

existence of extraordinary 

circumstances. Therefore, EPA has 

determined that its proposed use of the 

CE as described in this notice is 

appropriate. 

V. Notice to the Public and 

Documentation of Adoption 

This notice serves to identify to the 

public and document EPA’s adoption of 

DOE’s CE for electric vehicle charging 

stations. The notice identifies the types 

of actions to which EPA will apply the 

CE, as well as the considerations that 

EPA will use in determining whether an 

action is within the scope of the CE. 

Dated: January 11, 2024. 

Christine Koester, 

Director, Legacy Fleets Incentives and 

Assessment Branch, Office of Transportation 

and Air Quality. 

[FR Doc. 2024–00784 Filed 1–16–24; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 6560–50–P 

ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION 

AGENCY 

[EPA–HQ–OPPT–2019–0456; FRL–10821– 

01–OCSPP] 

Agency Information Collection 

Activities; Proposed Renewal of an 

Existing ICR Collection and Request 

for Comment; Formaldehyde 

Standards for Composite Wood 

Products Act 

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): ‘‘Formaldehyde 

Standards for Composite Wood Products 

Act,’’ identified by EPA ICR No. 2446.04 

and OMB Control No. 2070–0185. This 

ICR represents a renewal of an existing 

ICR that is currently approved through 

September 30, 2024. 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 March 18, 2024. 

ADDRESSES: Submit your comments, 

identified by docket identification (ID) 

number EPA–HQ–OPPT–2019–0456, 

through 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 http://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) 556–1204; 

email address: sleasman.katherine@

epa.gov. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 


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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 ICR does this action apply to? 

Title: Formaldehyde Standards for 

Composite Wood Products Act. 

EPA ICR No.: 2446.04. 

OMB Control No.: 2070–0185. 

ICR status: This ICR is currently 

approved through September 30, 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 renewal covers the 

recordkeeping and reporting 

requirements for all aspects of the TSCA 

Title VI implementing regulations and 

regulations relating to accreditation 

bodies (ABs) and third-party certifiers 

(TPCs) that wish to participate in this 

third-party certification program. 

Burden statement: The annual public 

reporting and recordkeeping burden for 

this collection of information is 

estimated to average 456,296 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: Entities 

potentially affected by the ICR include 

respondents who are producers, 

fabricators, distributors, importers, 

retailers of regulated composite wood 

products and finished goods containing 

regulated composite wood products, as 

well as accreditation bodies and thirdparty certifiers. The Agency identifies 

these entities by North American 

Industrial Classification System 

(NAICS) codes that have been provided 

in the ICR to assist entities in 

determining whether the ICR might 

apply to them. 

Respondent’s obligation to respond: 

Mandatory, per 40 CFR 770. 

Forms: 9600–049. 

Frequency of response: Occasional. 

Total estimated number of potential 

respondents: 881,597. 

Total estimated average number of 

responses for each respondent: 1.4. 

Total estimated annual burden hours: 

456,296 hours. 

Total estimated annual costs: 

$121.806,311. This includes an 

estimated burden cost of $9,461,560 and 

an estimated cost of $112,389,751 for 

capital investment or maintenance and 

operational costs. 

III. Are there changes in the estimates 

from the last approval? 

There is an overall increase of 371,503 

hours for the total estimated combined 

respondent burden from that which is 

currently approved by OMB. This 

difference is due to adjustments in 

EPA’s estimates of the costs and burden. 

Several adjustments to the estimates 

were made, including revisions to the 

estimates for producers, TPC and AB; 

and revisions to labor and cost estimates 

to reflect 2022 and 2023; and inclusion 

of 2,241 laminators still using resins 

that are expected to incur costs and 

burden starting in 2024. 

In addition, OMB has requested that 

EPA move towards using the 18- 

question format for ICR Supporting 

Statements used by other federal 

agencies and departments and is based 

on the submission instructions 

established by OMB in 1995, replacing 

the alternate format developed by EPA 

and OMB prior to 1995. Accordingly, 

EPA updated the Supporting Statement 

for this ICR to reflect the 18-question 

format. In doing so, the Agency does not 

expect the change in format has resulted 

in substantive changes to the 

information collection activities or 

related estimated burden and costs. 

Comments are specifically sought on the 

format and presentation of the 

estimates. 

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 

opportunity to submit additional 

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: January 10, 2024. 

Michal Freedhoff, 

Assistant Administrator, Office of Chemical 

Safety and Pollution Prevention. 

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BILLING CODE 6560–50–P 

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AGENCY 

[EPA–HQ–OAR–2022–0430; FRL–8838–03– 

OAR] 

Notice of Data Availability Relevant to 

Data Reported Under the American 

Innovation and Manufacturing Act of 

2020 

AGENCY: Environmental Protection 

Agency (EPA). 

ACTION: Notice of data availability. 

SUMMARY: This Notice of Data 

Availability is to alert stakeholders that 

the U.S. Environmental Protection 

Agency (EPA) has released data on 

production, consumption, and other 

activity related to hydrofluorocarbons 

regulated under the American 

Innovation and Manufacturing Act of 

2020. The Agency has published these 

data in the Protecting Our Climate by 

Reducing Use of HFCs web area. 

DATES: January 17, 2024. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Rob 

Landolfi, U.S. Environmental Protection 

Agency, Stratospheric Protection 

Division, telephone number: 202–343– 

9161; or email address: 

Landolfi.Robert@epa.gov. You may also 


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