Federal Register / Vol. 87, No. 51 / Wednesday, March 16, 2022 / Notices 14849 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Stephen Whitlock, Engineering and 

Analysis Division, Office of Science and 

Technology, 4303T, Environmental 

Protection Agency, 1200 Pennsylvania 

Ave. NW, Washington, DC 20460; 

telephone number: 202–566–1541; 

email address: Whitlock.Steve@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: Under the Clean Water Act 

(CWA), EPA develops effluent 

limitations guidelines (ELGs) to limit 

pollutants discharged from industrial 

point source categories. EPA initially 

promulgated ELGs for the Meat and 

Poultry Products (MPP) category in 1974 

and amended the regulations in 2004. 

The current regulation covers 

wastewater directly discharged by meat 

and poultry slaughterhouses and further 

processors as well as independent 

renderers. Small poultry facilities and 

indirect dischargers are not included in 

the current rule. 

In EPA’s review of nutrients in 

industrial wastewater, the MPP category 

ranked among the top two industrial 

categories discharging nutrients based 

on 2018 data, and EPA announced a 

detailed study of the MPP category in 

2020. During the study, EPA collected 

publicly available data and met with 

industry trade associations. EPA found 

that there are existing, affordable 

technologies that can reduce nutrient 

concentrations in MPP wastewater, and 

that pretreatment standards may be 

needed as publicly available data shows 

pollutants from MPP facilities may 

passthrough and cause interference for 

some publicly owned treatment works 

(POTWs). 

Publicly available data on MPP 

facilities that is needed to support a 

rulemaking is limited. To identify the 

base population of approximately 7,000 

MPP facilities, EPA collected data from 

the US Department of Agriculture 

(USDA) Food Safety Inspection Service 

(FSIS). Using this base population, EPA 

attempted to find data on MPP 

wastewater, effluent limits, and 

treatment technologies by collecting 

publicly available facility permits and 

consulting the Integrated Compliance 

Information System (ICIS) dataset. 

Available data was limited to only those 

facilities directly discharging 

wastewater or to facilities discharging 

indirectly through POTWS in individual 

states that require pretreatment permits 

to be reported, leaving a large data gap. 

Thus, a survey of the current MPP 

industry will be an essential portion of 

the rulemaking process, necessary for 

EPA to determine appropriateness of 

current regulations. 

The data collection activities 

described in this Information Collection 

Request (ICR) are designed to obtain a 

robust dataset that characterizes 

wastewater generation, treatment, and 

discharge from MPP facilities. A short 

questionnaire will be administered as an 

industry census to confirm general 

information on the type and size (both 

production and employees) of the 

facility and gather information on 

wastewater generation and treatment. 

To reduce burden on the industry, a 

statistically representative subset of 

MPP facilities will complete a detailed 

survey collecting additional details on 

processing operations, types and 

amount of wastewater generated by 

operation, wastewater treatment details, 

and economic data. A small number of 

MPP facilities will also be asked to 

collect and analyze wastewater samples 

to characterize raw waste streams, 

wastewater treatment systems, and 

treated effluent for pollutants of interest. 

The current rule contains 12 subparts, 

reflecting that the industry engages in a 

wide range of activities. Facilities range 

in size from very small (less than 10 

employees) to large (over 500 

employees). For EPA to complete the 

detailed technical and economic 

analysis for the entire industry 

necessary for the rulemaking process, 

the short questionnaire, detailed 

questionnaire, and sampling activities 

are essential. 

Confidential Business Information 

(CBI) may be collected. In accordance 

with 40 CFR part 2, subpart B, section 

2.203, the MPP Surveys inform 

respondents of their right to claim 

information as confidential. Each survey 

provides instructions for claiming 

confidentiality and informs respondents 

of the terms and rules governing the 

protection of CBI under the CWA and 40 

CFR 2.203. Survey respondents are 

requested to mark any claimed 

confidential responses as CBI. EPA and 

its contractors will follow EAD’s 

existing procedures to protect data 

labeled as CBI. 

Form Numbers: 6100–074, 6100–075. 

Respondents/affected entities: All 

Meat and Poultry Products facilities in 

the U.S. 

Respondent’s obligation to respond: 

Mandatory (Clean Water Act section 

308). 

Estimated number of respondents: 

7,000 (total). 

Frequency of response: One-time data 

collection. 

Total estimated burden: 70,807 hours. 

Burden is defined at 5 CFR 1320.03(b). 

Total estimated cost: $3,219,484, 

which includes $85,708 annualized 

capital or operation & maintenance 

costs. 

Changes in the Estimates: This is a 

new data collection request and is a 

one-time temporary increase to the 

Agency’s burden. 

Courtney Kerwin, 

Director, Regulatory Support Division. 

[FR Doc. 2022–05490 Filed 3–15–22; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 6560–50–P 

ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION 

AGENCY 

[EPA–HQ–OPPT–2017–0652; FRL–9660–01– 

OMS] 

Information Collection Request 

Submitted to OMB for Review and 

Approval; Comment Request; 

Expanded Access to TSCA 

Confidential Business Information 

AGENCY: Environmental Protection 

Agency (EPA). 

ACTION: Notice. 

SUMMARY: The Environmental Protection 

Agency (EPA) has submitted an 

information collection request (ICR), 

Expanded Access to Toxic Substances 

Control Act Confidential Business 

Information, (EPA ICR Number 2570.02, 

OMB Control Number 2070–0209) to the 

Office of Management and Budget 

(OMB) for review and approval in 

accordance with the Paperwork 

Reduction Act. This is a proposed 

extension of the ICR, which is currently 

approved through March 31, 2022. 

Public comments were previously 

requested via the Federal Register on 

August 12, 2021 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 15, 2022. 

ADDRESSES: Submit your comments to 

EPA, referencing Docket ID No. EPA– 


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14850 Federal Register / Vol. 87, No. 51 / Wednesday, March 16, 2022 / Notices 

HQ–OPPT–2017–0652, online using 

www.regulations.gov (our preferred 

method) or by mail to: EPA Docket 

Center, Environmental Protection 

Agency, Mail Code 2821T, 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. 

Submit written comments and 

recommendations to OMB for the 

proposed information collection within 

30 days of publication of this notice to 

www.reginfo.gov/public/do/PRAMain. 

Find this particular information 

collection by selecting ‘‘Currently under 

30-day Review—Open for Public 

Comments’’ or by using the search 

function. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

General contact: Katherine Sleasman, 

Mission Support Division, Office of 

Program Support, Office of Chemical 

Safety and Pollution Prevention, 

(Mailcode: 7101M), Environmental 

Protection Agency, 1200 Pennsylvania 

Ave. NW, Washington, DC 20460; 

telephone number: (202) 566–1204; 

email address: sleasman.katherine@

epa.gov. 

Technical contact: Jessica Barkas, 

Project Management and Operations 

Division, Office of Pollution Prevention 

and Toxics, Office of Chemical Safety 

and Pollution Prevention, (Mailcode: 

7408M), Environmental Protection 

Agency, 1200 Pennsylvania Ave. NW, 

Washington, DC 20460; telephone 

number: (202) 250–8880; email address: 

barkas.jessica@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: The Toxic Substances 

Control Act (TSCA) amendments of June 

22, 2016, known as the Frank R. 

Lautenberg Chemical Safety for the 21st 

Century Act, expanded the categories of 

people to whom EPA may disclose 

TSCA confidential business information 

(CBI). The amendments authorize EPA 

to disclose TSCA CBI to state, tribal, and 

local governments; environmental, 

health, and medical professionals; and 

emergency responders, under certain 

conditions, including consistency with 

guidance that EPA is required to 

develop. 

Three guidance documents have been 

developed, corresponding to the new 

authorities in TSCA section 14(d)(4), (5), 

and (6). The conditions for access vary 

under each of the new provisions, but 

generally include the following: 

Requesters must show that they have a 

need for the information related to their 

employment, professional, or legal 

duties; recipients of TSCA CBI are 

prohibited from disclosing or permitting 

further disclosure of the information to 

individuals not authorized to receive it 

(physicians/nurses may disclose the 

information to their patient); and except 

in emergency situations EPA must 

notify the entity that made the CBI 

claim at least 15 days prior to disclosing 

the CBI. In addition, under these new 

provisions, requesters (except in some 

emergency situations) are required to 

sign an agreement and may be required 

to submit a statement of need to EPA. 

In accordance with the requirements of 

TSCA section 14(c)(4)(B), the guidance 

documents cover the content and form 

of the agreements and statements 

required under each provision and 

include information on where and how 

to submit requests to EPA. 

Form numbers: Not applicable. 

Respondents/affected entities: 

Respondents affected by this activity are 

mainly government employees (federal, 

state, local, tribal), as well as medical 

professionals, such as doctors and 

nurses. 

Respondent’s obligation to respond: 

Voluntary. 

Frequency of response: On occasion. 

Estimated number of respondents: 6 

(total). 

Total estimated burden: 89 hours (per 

year). Burden is defined at 5 CFR 

1320.3(b). 

Total estimated cost: $5,873.98 (per 

year), includes $0 annualized capital or 

operation & maintenance costs. 

Changes in the estimates: There is an 

increase in the estimated burden costs 

compared with that currently approved 

by OMB. The increase in the respondent 

burden and agency costs were caused by 

an increase in the hourly wages and a 

change in the methodology to calculate 

loaded wages (wages plus fringe benefits 

and overhead). The change in the 

estimated number of respondents is 

based on EPA experience. The changes, 

which are discussed in more detail in 

the ICR, qualify as an adjustment. 

Courtney Kerwin, 

Director, Regulatory Support Division. 

[FR Doc. 2022–05507 Filed 3–15–22; 8:45 am] 

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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION 

AGENCY 

[EPA R9–2021–06; FRL–9441–01–R9] 

Notice of Proposed Administrative 

Settlement Agreement for Removal 

Action and Payment of Response 

Costs by Prospective Lessee at the 

C-Brite Removal Site in Harbor City; 

Los Angeles County, California 

AGENCY: Environmental Protection 

Agency (EPA). 

ACTION: Notice of proposed settlement; 

request for public comment. 

SUMMARY: In accordance with the 

Comprehensive Environmental 

Response, Compensation and Liability 

Act of 1980, as amended (‘‘CERCLA’’), 

notice is hereby given that the 

Environmental Protection Agency 

(EPA), has entered into a proposed 

settlement, embodied in an 

Administrative Settlement Agreement 

for Removal Action and Payment of 

Response Costs by Prospective Lessee 

(‘‘Settlement Agreement’’), with 1213 

253rd, LLC (‘‘Prospective Lessee’’), a 

prospective lessee and purchaser of the 

real property located at 1213 253rd 

Street, Harbor City, Los Angeles County, 

California, known as the Former C-Brite 

Metal Finishing Facility Site (‘‘C-Brite 

Site’’ or ‘‘Site’’). C-Brite Metal Finishing, 

Inc. operated a plating business at the 

Site from 1966 to 2017 and abandoned 

the property thereafter. Under the 

Settlement Agreement, the Prospective 

Lessee agrees to perform a portion of the 

removal work at the Site and to pay 

$80,000 for EPA’s oversight costs in 

exchange for liability protection, 

contribution protection, a release of any 

lien on the Site under CERCLA Section 

107(r) or 107(l), and a covenant not to 

sue for existing contamination at the 

Site, the payment of EPA’s oversight 

costs, or the removal work. EPA 

completed the removal of hazardous 

contamination at the site, and the Lessee 

will now continue with the removal of 

all the remaining non-hazardous debris. 

DATES: The Agency will consider public 

comments relating to the Settlement 

Agreement until April 15, 2022. EPA 

will consider all comments received and 

may modify or withdraw its consent to 

the Settlement Agreement if comments 

received disclose facts or considerations 


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