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(31) Docket ID Number: EPA–HQ– 

OECA–2014–0034; Title: NSPS for Kraft 

Pulp Mills (40 CFR part 60, subpart BB); 

EPA ICR Number 2485.03, OMB Control 

Number 2060–0690; Expiration Date: 

June 30, 2017. 

Respondents: Kraft pulp mills. 

Respondent’s obligation to respond: 

Mandatory (40 CFR part 60, subpart BB). 

Estimated number of respondents: 4 

(total). 

Frequency of response: Initially, 

occasionally, and semiannually. 

Estimated annual burden: 1,910 

hours. 

Estimated annual cost: $753,000, 

includes $567,000 annualized capital or 

O&M costs. 

Changes in Estimates: There is an 

expected increase in burden hours from 

the previous ICR due to growth in the 

respondent universe. 

(32) Docket ID Number: EPA–HQ– 

OECA–2013–0316; Title: NSPS for 

Onshore Natural Gas Processing Plants 

(40 CFR part 60, subparts KKK and 

LLL); EPA ICR Number 1086.12, OMB 

Control Number 2060–0120; Expiration 

Date: August 31, 2017. 

Respondents: Onshore natural gas 

processing plants. 

Respondent’s obligation to respond: 

Mandatory (40 CFR part 60, subparts 

KKK and LLL). 

Estimated number of respondents: 

577 (total). 

Frequency of response: Initially, 

occasionally, and semiannually. 

Estimated annual burden: 122,000 

hours. 

Estimated annual cost: $12,000,000, 

includes $68,400 annualized capital or 

O&M costs. 

Changes in Estimates: There is no 

change in burden hours from the 

previous ICR. 

Dated: April 18, 2016. 

Edward J. Messina, 

Director, Monitoring, Assistance and Media 

Programs Division. 

[FR Doc. 2016–10393 Filed 5–2–16; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 6560–50–P 

ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION 

AGENCY 

[FRL–9945–99–OA] 

Notification of a Public Meeting and 

Public Teleconference of the Chartered 

Science Advisory Board 

AGENCY: Environmental Protection 

Agency (EPA). 

ACTION: Notice. 

SUMMARY: The Environmental Protection 

Agency (EPA) Science Advisory Board 

(SAB) Staff Office announces a public 

meeting and a public teleconference of 

the chartered SAB to conduct a quality 

review of a draft SAB report on an 

assessment of potential impacts of 

hydraulic fracturing on drinking water 

resources and to receive briefings on 

topics of interest for possible future SAB 

advice. 

DATES: The public meeting will be held 

on Tuesday, June 14, 2016, from 8:30 

a.m. to 5:00 p.m. and Wednesday, June 

15, 2016, from 8:30 a.m. to 1:00 p.m. 

The teleconference, if needed to 

accommodate registered public 

speakers, will be held on June 8, 2016 

from 2:00 p.m. to 5:00 p.m. (Eastern 

Time). 

ADDRESSES: The meeting will be held at 

the Westin Alexandria, 400 Courthouse 

Square, Alexandria, VA 22314. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Any 

member of the public who wants further 

information concerning the meeting 

may contact Mr. Thomas Carpenter, 

Designated Federal Officer (DFO), EPA 

Science Advisory Board (1400R), U.S. 

Environmental Protection Agency, 1200 

Pennsylvania Avenue NW., Washington, 

DC 20460; via telephone/voice mail 

(202) 564–4885, or email at 

carpenter.thomas@epa.gov. General 

information concerning the SAB can be 

found on the EPA Web site at http://

www.epa.gov/sab. 

Technical Contact for EPA’s Draft 

Report: Any technical questions 

concerning EPA’s draft report, 

Assessment of the Potential Impacts of 

Hydraulic Fracturing for Oil and Gas on 

Drinking Water Resources (May 2015 

External Review Draft, EPA/600/R–15/

047), should be directed to Dr. Jeffrey 

Frithsen, National Center for 

Environmental Assessment, Office of 

Research and Development, U.S. EPA, 

1200 Pennsylvania Avenue NW., Mail 

Code 8601P, Washington, DC 20460, 

telephone (703) 347–8623 or via email 

at frithsen.jeff@epa.gov. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Background: The SAB was 

established pursuant to the 

Environmental Research, Development, 

and Demonstration Authorization Act 

(ERDDAA), codified at 42 U.S.C. 4365, 

to provide independent scientific and 

technical advice to the Administrator on 

the scientific and technical basis for 

Agency positions and regulations. The 

SAB is a Federal Advisory Committee 

chartered under the Federal Advisory 

Committee Act (FACA), 5 U.S.C., App. 

2. The SAB will comply with the 

provisions of FACA and all appropriate 

SAB Staff Office procedural policies. 

Pursuant to FACA and EPA policy, 

notice is hereby given that the SAB will 

hold a public meeting to discuss and 

deliberate on the topics below. 

(1) Quality review of the SAB Draft 4– 

26–16 Review of EPA’s draft Assessment 

of the Potential Impacts of Hydraulic 

Fracturing for Oil and Gas on Drinking 

Water Resources. The EPA’s Office of 

Research and Development (ORD) 

requested the SAB to conduct a peer 

review of the draft assessment report 

concerning the relationship between 

hydraulic fracturing and drinking water 

in the United States. The purpose of the 

report, Assessment of the Potential 

Impacts of Hydraulic Fracturing for Oil 

and Gas on Drinking Water Resources 

(May 2015 External Review Draft, EPA/ 

600/R–15/047), is to synthesize 

available scientific literature and data to 

assess the potential for hydraulic 

fracturing for oil and gas to impact the 

quality or quantity of drinking water 

resources, and identify factors affecting 

the frequency or severity of any 

potential impacts. 

The SAB Hydraulic Fracturing 

Research Advisory Panel conducted a 

peer review of the EPA draft assessment 

and the chartered SAB will conduct a 

quality review of the panel’s draft 

report. Quality review is a key function 

of the chartered SAB. Draft reports 

prepared by SAB committees, panels, or 

work groups must be reviewed and 

approved by the chartered SAB before 

transmittal to the EPA Administrator. 

Consistent with FACA, the chartered 

SAB makes a determination in a public 

meeting about each draft report and 

determines whether the report is ready 

to be transmitted to the EPA 

Administrator. 

Background on the current advisory 

activity, Assessment of the Potential 

Impacts of Hydraulic Fracturing for Oil 

and Gas on Drinking Water Resources, 

can be found on the SAB Web site at 

https://yosemite.epa.gov/sab/

sabproduct.nsf//LookupWebProjects

CurrentBOARD/F7A9DB9ABBAC0

15785257E540052DD54?Open

Document. 

(2) Briefings from representatives of 

the EPA and other EPA advisory 

Committees on topics of interest for 

possible future SAB advice. 

If the SAB Staff Office determines that 

there will be insufficient time during 

the June 14–15, 2016 meeting to 

accommodate the members of the public 

who registered in advance to provide 

oral public comments, the 

teleconference will be held on June 8, 

2016 to provide additional time for oral 

public comments. 

Availability of Meeting Materials: A 

meeting agenda and other materials for 

the meeting will be placed on the SAB 

Web site at http://epa.gov/sab. 


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Procedures for Providing Public Input: 

Public comment for consideration by 

EPA’s federal advisory committees and 

panels has a different purpose from 

public comment provided to EPA 

program offices. Therefore, the process 

for submitting comments to a federal 

advisory committee is different from the 

process used to submit comments to an 

EPA program office. 

Federal advisory committees and 

panels, including scientific advisory 

committees, provide independent 

advice to the EPA. Members of the 

public can submit relevant comments 

pertaining to the EPA’s charge, meeting 

materials, or the group providing 

advice. Input from the public to the SAB 

will have the most impact if it provides 

specific scientific or technical 

information or analysis for the SAB to 

consider or if it relates to the clarity or 

accuracy of the technical information. 

Members of the public wishing to 

provide comment should contact the 

DFO directly. 

Oral Statements: In general, 

individuals or groups requesting an oral 

presentation at a public meeting will be 

limited to five minutes. Persons 

interested in providing oral statements 

at the June 14–15, 2016 meeting should 

contact Mr. Thomas Carpenter, DFO, in 

writing (preferably via email) at the 

contact information noted above by June 

1, 2016 to be placed on the list of 

registered speakers. Written Statements: 

Written statements for the June 14–15, 

2016 meeting should be received in the 

SAB Staff Office by June 7, 2016 so that 

the information can be made available 

to the SAB for its consideration prior to 

the meeting. Written statements should 

be supplied to the DFO at the contact 

information above via email (preferred) 

or in hard copy with original signature. 

Submitters are requested to provide a 

signed and unsigned version of each 

document because the SAB Staff Office 

does not publish documents with 

signatures on its Web sites. Members of 

the public should be aware that their 

personal contact information, if 

included in any written comments, may 

be posted to the SAB Web site. 

Copyrighted material will not be posted 

without explicit permission of the 

copyright holder. 

Accessibility: For information on 

access or services for individuals with 

disabilities, please contact Mr. 

Carpenter at the phone number or email 

address noted above, preferably at least 

ten days prior to the meeting, to give the 

EPA as much time as possible to process 

your request. 

Dated: April 27, 2016. 

Thomas H. Brennan, 

Deputy Director, EPA Science Advisory Board 

Staff Office. 

[FR Doc. 2016–10392 Filed 5–2–16; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 6560–50–P 

ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION 

AGENCY 

[FRL–9945–94–OEI] 

Cross-Media Electronic Reporting: 

Authorized Program Revision 

Approval, State of Connecticut 

AGENCY: Environmental Protection 

Agency (EPA). 

ACTION: Notice. 

SUMMARY: This notice announces EPA’s 

approval of the State of Connecticut’s 

request to revise its National Primary 

Drinking Water Regulations 

Implementation EPA-authorized 

program to allow electronic reporting. 

DATES: EPA’s approval is effective June 

2, 2016 for the State of Connecticut’s 

National Primary Drinking Water 

Regulations Implementation program, if 

no timely request for a public hearing is 

received and accepted by the Agency. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Karen Seeh, U.S. Environmental 

Protection Agency, Office of 

Environmental Information, Mail Stop 

2823T, 1200 Pennsylvania Avenue NW., 

Washington, DC 20460, (202) 566–1175, 

seeh.karen@epa.gov. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: On 

October 13, 2005, the final Cross-Media 

Electronic Reporting Rule (CROMERR) 

was published in the Federal Register 

(70 FR 59848) and codified as part 3 of 

title 40 of the CFR. CROMERR 

establishes electronic reporting as an 

acceptable regulatory alternative to 

paper reporting and establishes 

requirements to assure that electronic 

documents are as legally dependable as 

their paper counterparts. Subpart D of 

CROMERR requires that state, tribal or 

local government agencies that receive, 

or wish to begin receiving, electronic 

reports under their EPA-authorized 

programs must apply to EPA for a 

revision or modification of those 

programs and obtain EPA approval. 

Subpart D provides standards for such 

approvals based on consideration of the 

electronic document receiving systems 

that the state, tribe, or local government 

will use to implement the electronic 

reporting. Additionally, § 3.1000(b) 

through (e) of 40 CFR part 3, subpart D 

provides special procedures for program 

revisions and modifications to allow 

electronic reporting, to be used at the 

option of the state, tribe or local 

government in place of procedures 

available under existing programspecific authorization regulations. An 

application submitted under the subpart 

D procedures must show that the state, 

tribe or local government has sufficient 

legal authority to implement the 

electronic reporting components of the 

programs covered by the application 

and will use electronic document 

receiving systems that meet the 

applicable subpart D requirements. 

On April 11, 2016, the Connecticut 

Department of Public Health (CT DPH) 

submitted an application titled 

Compliance Monitoring Data Portal for 

revision to its EPA-approved drinking 

water program under title 40 CFR to 

allow new electronic reporting. EPA 

reviewed CT DPH’s request to revise its 

EPA-authorized program and, based on 

this review, EPA determined that the 

application met the standards for 

approval of authorized program revision 

set out in 40 CFR part 3, subpart D. In 

accordance with 40 CFR 3.1000(d), this 

notice of EPA’s decision to approve 

Connecticut’s request to revise its Part 

142—National Primary Drinking Water 

Regulations Implementation program to 

allow electronic reporting under 40 CFR 

part 141 is being published in the 

Federal Register. 

CT DPH was notified of EPA’s 

determination to approve its application 

with respect to the authorized program 

listed above. 

Also, in today’s notice, EPA is 

informing interested persons that they 

may request a public hearing on EPA’s 

action to approve the State of 

Connecticut’s request to revise its 

authorized public water system program 

under 40 CFR part 142, in accordance 

with 40 CFR 3.1000(f). Requests for a 

hearing must be submitted to EPA 

within 30 days of publication of today’s 

Federal Register notice. Such requests 

should include the following 

information: 

(1) The name, address and telephone 

number of the individual, organization 

or other entity requesting a hearing; 

(2) A brief statement of the requesting 

person’s interest in EPA’s 

determination, a brief explanation as to 

why EPA should hold a hearing, and 

any other information that the 

requesting person wants EPA to 

consider when determining whether to 

grant the request; 

(3) The signature of the individual 

making the request, or, if the request is 

made on behalf of an organization or 

other entity, the signature of a 

responsible official of the organization 

or other entity. 


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