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2 18 CFR 385.2007(a)(2) (2015). 

close of business, April 13, 2016. But, if 

the Commission is closed on this day, 

then the permit remains in effect until 

the close of business on the next day in 

which the Commission is open.2 New 

applications for this site may not be 

submitted until after the permit 

surrender is effective. 

Dated: March 14, 2016. 

Nathaniel J. Davis, Sr., 

Deputy Secretary. 

[FR Doc. 2016–06287 Filed 3–18–16; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 6717–01–P 

ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION 

AGENCY 

[FRL–9944–07–OW] 

National Rivers and Streams 

Assessment 2008/2009 Final Report 

AGENCY: Environmental Protection 

Agency (EPA). 

ACTION: Notice of availability. 

SUMMARY: This notice announces the 

availability of EPA’s final report on the 

National Rivers and Streams 

Assessment (NRSA) 2008/2009. The 

NRSA describes the results of the 

nationwide probabilistic survey that 

was conducted in the summers of 2008 

and 2009 by EPA and its state, tribal, 

and federal partners. The NRSA 2008/

2009 report includes information on 

how the survey was implemented, what 

the findings are on a national and 

ecoregional scale, and future actions 

and challenges. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Richard Mitchell, Office of Wetlands, 

Oceans and Watersheds, Office of 

Water, Washington, DC. Phone: 202– 

566–0644; email: mitchell.richard@

epa.gov. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

I. General Information 

The National Rivers and Streams 

Assessment 2008–2009: A Collaborative 

Survey is the first report to use a 

statistically-valid random design to 

assess the condition of the nation’s 

rivers and streams. It is one of a series 

of National Aquatic Resource Surveys 

(NARS), a national-scale monitoring 

program designed to produce 

statistically-valid assessments that 

answer critical questions about the 

condition of waters in the United States. 

The key goals of the NRSA report are to 

describe the ecological and recreational 

condition of the nation’s river and 

stream resources, how those conditions 

are changing, and the key stressors 

affecting those waters. Using a statistical 

survey design, 1,924 sites were selected 

at random to represent the condition of 

the larger population of rivers and 

streams across the lower 48 states, from 

the largest ‘‘great rivers’’ to the smallest 

headwater streams. 

The NRSA finds that 46% of the 

nation’s river and stream miles do not 

support healthy biological communities 

when compared to least disturbed sites 

in similar ecological regions. Fair 

conditions are found in 25% of river 

and stream miles, while 28% are in 

good condition and support healthy 

aquatic communities. Of the stressors 

that were examined, phosphorus and 

nitrogen are the most widespread. 

Biological communities are at increased 

risk for poor condition when 

phosphorus and nitrogen levels are 

high. The report has undergone public, 

peer, state/tribal and EPA review. 

A. How can I get copies of the NRSA 

2008/2009 and other related 

information? 

You may view and download the final 

report from EPA’s Web site at http://

www.epa.gov/national-aquatic-resourcesurveys/nrsa. 

Dated: March 11, 2016. 

Joel Beauvais, 

Deputy Assistant Administrator, Office of 

Water. 

[FR Doc. 2016–06302 Filed 3–18–16; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 6560–50–P 

ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION 

AGENCY 

[EPA–HQ–OPPT–2015–0236; FRL–9943–53– 

OEI] 

Information Collection Request 

Submitted to OMB for Review and 

Approval; Comment Request; TSCA 

Section 8(a) Preliminary Assessment 

Information Rule (PAIR) 

AGENCY: Environmental Protection 

Agency (EPA). 

ACTION: Notice. 

SUMMARY: EPA has submitted the 

following information collection request 

(ICR) to the Office of Management and 

Budget (OMB) for review and approval 

in accordance with the Paperwork 

Reduction Act (PRA): ‘‘TSCA Section 

8(a) Preliminary Assessment 

Information Rule (PAIR)’’ and identified 

by EPA ICR No. 0586.13 and OMB 

Control No. 2070–0054. 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 in this 

document. EPA did not receive any 

comments in response to the previously 

provided public review opportunity 

issued in the Federal Register on June 

19, 2015 (80 FR 35349). With this 

submission, EPA is providing an 

additional 30 days for public review. 

DATES: Comments must be received on 

or before April 20, 2016. 

ADDRESSES: Submit your comments, 

identified by docket identification (ID) 

number EPA–HQ–OPPT–2015–0236, to 

both EPA and OMB as follows: 

• To EPA online using http://

www.regulations.gov (our preferred 

method) or by mail to: EPA Docket 

Center, Environmental Protection 

Agency, Mail Code 28221T, 1200 

Pennsylvania Ave. NW., Washington, 

DC 20460. 

• To OMB via email to oira_

submission@omb.eop.gov. Address 

comments to OMB Desk Officer for EPA. 

EPA’s policy is that all comments 

received will be included in the 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. Do not submit 

electronically any information you 

consider to be CBI or other information 

whose disclosure is restricted by statute. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Colby Lintner, Environmental 

Assistance Division (7408M), Office of 

Pollution Prevention and Toxics, 

Environmental Protection Agency, 1200 

Pennsylvania Ave. NW., Washington, 

DC 20460–0001; telephone number: 

(202) 554–1404; email address: TSCAHotline@epa.gov. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Docket: Supporting documents, 

including the ICR that explains in detail 

the information collection activities and 

the related burden and cost estimates 

that are summarized in this document, 

are available in the docket for this ICR. 

The docket can be viewed online at 

http://www.regulations.gov or in person 

at the EPA Docket Center, West William 

Jefferson Clinton Bldg., Rm. 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. 

ICR status: This ICR is currently 

scheduled to expire on March 31, 2016. 

Under OMB regulations, the Agency 

may continue to conduct or sponsor the 

collection of information while this 

submission is pending at OMB. 

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Under PRA, 44 U.S.C. 3501 et seq., 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 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: Section 8(a) of the Toxic 

Substances Control Act (TSCA) 

authorizes EPA to promulgate rules 

under which manufacturers, importers 

and processors of chemical substances 

and mixtures must maintain records and 

submit reports to EPA. EPA has 

promulgated the Preliminary 

Assessment Information Rule (PAIR) 

under TSCA section 8(a). EPA uses 

PAIR to collect information to identify, 

assess and manage human health and 

environmental risks from chemical 

substances, mixtures and categories. 

PAIR requires chemical manufacturers 

and importers to complete a 

standardized reporting form to help 

evaluate the potential for adverse 

human health and environmental effects 

caused by the manufacture or 

importation of identified chemical 

substances, mixtures or categories. 

Chemicals identified by EPA or any 

other federal agency, for which a 

justifiable information need for 

production, use or exposure-related data 

can be satisfied by the use of the PAIR 

are proper subjects for TSCA section 

8(a) PAIR rulemaking. In most instances 

the information that EPA receives from 

a PAIR report is sufficient to satisfy the 

information need in question. This 

information collection addresses the 

reporting and recordkeeping 

requirements associated with TSCA 

section 8(a). 

Respondents/Affected entities: 

Entities potentially affected by this ICR 

are companies that manufacture, 

process or import chemical substances, 

mixtures or categories. 

Respondent’s obligation to respond: 

Mandatory (see 40 CFR parts 712, 766, 

and 792). 

Estimated total number of potential 

respondents: 1. 

Frequency of response: On occasion. 

Estimated total burden: 31.5 hours 

(per year). Burden is defined at 5 CFR 

1320.3(b). 

Estimated total costs: $ 2,388 (per 

year), includes no annualized capital 

investment or maintenance and 

operational costs. 

Changes in the estimates: There is a 

decrease of 916 hours in the total 

estimated respondent burden compared 

with that identified in the ICR currently 

approved by OMB. This decrease 

reflects EPA’s reduced estimate of the 

assumed number of PAIR reports 

submitted annually, and also reflects 

burden changes resulting from 

mandatory electronic submissions of 

PAIR reports. This change is both an 

adjustment and the result of a program 

change. 

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

Courtney Kerwin, 

Acting Director, Collection Strategies 

Division. 

[FR Doc. 2016–06209 Filed 3–18–16; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 6560–50–P 

ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION 

AGENCY 

[EPA–HQ–OECA–2011–0234; FRL–9943– 

86–OEI] 

Information Collection Request 

Submitted to OMB for Review and 

Approval; Comment Request; NESHAP 

for Petroleum Refineries (Renewal) 

AGENCY: Environmental Protection 

Agency (EPA). 

ACTION: Notice. 

SUMMARY: The Environmental Protection 

Agency has submitted an information 

collection request (ICR), ‘‘NESHAP for 

Petroleum Refineries (40 CFR part 63, 

subpart CC) (Renewal)’’ (EPA ICR No. 

1692.09, OMB Control No. 2060–0340), 

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 extension of the ICR, 

which is currently-approved through 

March 31, 2016. Public comments were 

previously requested via the Federal 

Register (80 FR 32116) on June 5, 2015 

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 April 20, 2016. 

ADDRESSES: Submit your comments, 

referencing Docket ID Number EPA– 

HQ–OECA–2011–0234, to: (1) EPA 

online using www.regulations.gov (our 

preferred method), or by email to 

docket.oeca@epa.gov, or by mail to: EPA 

Docket Center, Environmental 

Protection Agency, Mail Code 28221T, 

1200 Pennsylvania Ave. NW., 

Washington, DC 20460; and (2) OMB via 

email to oira_submission@omb.eop.gov. 

Address comments to OMB Desk Officer 

for EPA. 

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: 

Patrick Yellin, Monitoring, Assistance, 

and Media Programs Division, Office of 

Compliance, Mail Code 2227A, 

Environmental Protection Agency, 1200 

Pennsylvania Ave. NW., Washington, 

DC 20460; telephone number: (202) 

564–2970; fax number: (202) 564–0050; 

email address: yellin.patrick@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. 

Abstract: Owners and operators of 

petroleum refineries are required to 

comply with reporting and recordkeeping requirements for the general 

provisions of 40 CFR part 63, subpart A, 

as well as for the applicable standards 

found in 40 CFR part 63, subpart CC. 

This includes submitting initial 

notification reports, performance tests 

and periodic reports and results, and 

maintaining records of the occurrence 

and duration of any startup, shutdown, 

or malfunction in the operation of an 

affected facility, or any period during 

which the monitoring system is 

inoperative. These reports are used by 

EPA to determine compliance with the 

standards. 

Form Numbers: None. 

Respondents/affected entities: 

Existing and new petroleum refining 

process units and emission points 

located at refineries that are major 

sources of hazardous air pollutants 

(HAP) emissions. 

Respondent’s obligation to respond: 

Mandatory (40 CFR part 63, subpart CC). 

Estimated number of respondents: 

142 (total). 

Frequency of response: Initially, 

occasionally, annually and 

semiannually. 

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