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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: The scope of this ICR is the 

electronic reporting components of 

CROMERR, which is designed to: (i) 

Allow EPA to comply with the 

Government Paperwork Elimination Act 

of 1998; (ii) provide a uniform, 

technology-neutral framework for 

electronic reporting across all EPA 

programs; (iii) allow EPA programs to 

offer electronic reporting as they 

become ready for CROMERR; and (iv) 

provide states with a streamlined 

process—together with a uniform set of 

standards—for approval of their 

electronic reporting provisions for all 

their EPA-authorized programs. 

Responses to the collection of 

information are voluntary. In order to 

accommodate CBI, the information 

collected must be in accordance with 

the confidentiality regulations set forth 

in 40 CFR part 2, subpart B. 

Additionally, EPA will ensure that the 

information collection procedures 

comply with the Privacy Act of 1974 

and the OMB Circular 108. 

Form Numbers: None. 

Respondents/Affected Entities: 

Entities that report electronically to EPA 

and state or local government 

authorized programs; and state and local 

government authorized programs 

implementing electronic reporting. 

Respondent’s Obligation To Respond: 

Voluntary, required to obtain or retain a 

benefit (Cross-Media Electronic 

Reporting Rule (CROMERR) established 

to ensure compliance with the 

Government Paperwork Elimination Act 

(GPEA)). 

Estimated Number of Respondents: 

175,047 (total). 

Frequency of Response: On occasion. 

Total Estimated Burden: 112,717 

hours (per year). Burden is defined at 5 

CFR 1320.03(b). 

Total Estimated Cost: $5,151,934 (per 

year), includes $4,615,463 in annualized 

labor costs and $536,471 in annualized 

capital or operation & maintenance 

costs. 

Changes in Estimates: There is an 

increase of 63,113 hours in the total 

estimated respondent burden compared 

with the ICR currently approved by 

OMB. This increase occurred primarily 

because EPA accounted for the expected 

burden associated with the 

implementation of the e-Manifest 

system. (The e-Manifest Act extends the 

scope of the federal manifest program to 

include state hazardous waste, i.e., 

wastes regulated by a state but not EPA.) 

Under the e-Manifest system, all 

respondents that submit manifests 

electronically must first register with 

the Central Data Exchange (CDX). In 

addition, respondents that intend to use 

a PIN/Password must prepare an 

electronic subscriber agreement. EPA 

believes that the estimated number of 

respondents included in this ICR is a 

reasonable approximation of the actual 

respondent universe. 

Dated: January 10, 2018. 

Connie Dwyer, 

Director, Information Exchange Services 

Division. 

[FR Doc. 2018–00939 Filed 1–18–18; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 6560–50–P 

ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION 

AGENCY 

[EPA–HQ–OAR–2017–0639; FRL–9973–12– 

OAR] 

Proposed Information Collection 

Request; Comment Request; 

Recordkeeping and Reporting of the 

Production, Import, Export, 

Destruction, Transhipment, and 

Exempted Uses of Ozone-Depleting 

Substances (Renewal) 

AGENCY: Environmental Protection 

Agency (EPA). 

ACTION: Notice. 

SUMMARY: The Environmental Protection 

Agency is planning to submit an 

information collection request (ICR), 

‘‘Recordkeeping and Reporting of the 

Production, Import, Export, Destruction, 

Transhipment, and Exempted Uses of 

Ozone-Depleting Substances (Renewal)’’ 

(EPA ICR No. 1432.32, OMB Control No. 

2060–0170) 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 August, 2018, combined with 

two other ICRs for ozone-depleting 

substances (ODS). 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 March 20, 2018. 

ADDRESSES: Submit your comments, 

referencing Docket ID No. EPA–HQ– 

OAR–2017–0639 online using 

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. 

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: 

Katherine Sleasman, Stratospheric 

Protection Division, (6205T), 

Environmental Protection Agency, 1200 

Pennsylvania Ave. NW, Washington, DC 

20460; telephone number: (202) 564– 

7716; fax number: (202) 564–4775; 

email address: sleasman.katherine@

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 

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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: EPA is seeking to combine 

multiple ICRs into a single ICR for all 

the recordkeeping and reporting related 

to the production, import, export, 

transformation, destruction, 

transhipment, and exempted uses of all 

ODS, and this merged renewal will 

allow for the option of electronic 

reporting and improvements to the 

electronic forms under Title VI of the 

Clean Air Act (CAA). Thus, for this ICR, 

EPA is renewing the existing ICR for 

class I ODS (ICR No. 1432.32; OMB 

Control No. 2060–0170) and transferring 

the burden under the ICR for class II 

ODS (EPA ICR No. 2014.07; OMB 

Control No. 2060–0498 Reporting and 

Recordkeeping Requirements of the 

HCFC Allowance System (Renewal)) and 

Methyl Bromide Critical Use 

Exemptions (EPA ICR No. 2031.08; 

OMB Control No. 2060–0482 Protection 

of Stratospheric Ozone: Request for 

Applications from Critical use 

Exemption for the Phase-out of Methyl 

Bromide (Renewal)). Both 2060–0498 

and 2060–0482 will be discontinued 

once this ICR is approved. 

This ICR covers the requirements 

under the Montreal Protocol on 

Substances that Deplete the Ozone 

Layer (Protocol) and Title VI of the CAA 

that establish limits on total U.S. 

production, import, and export of class 

I and class II controlled ODS (or 

controlled substances). Under its 

Protocol commitments, the United 

States has been obligated to cease 

production and import of class I 

controlled substances 

(chlorofluorocarbons and others) with 

exemptions for essential uses, critical 

uses of methyl bromide, quarantine and 

pre-shipment uses of methyl bromide, 

previously used material, and material 

that will be transformed or destroyed. 

The Protocol also establishes limits and 

reduction schedules leading to the 

eventual phaseout of class II controlled 

substances with limited exemptions for 

previously used material, and material 

that will be transformed, destroyed, or 

exported to developing countries. 

Additionally, the CAA limits 

production and consumption of 

controlled substances which the EPA 

must adhere to and enforce. To 

implement the CAA provisions and 

satisfy commitments under the Montreal 

Protocol, the ODS phaseout regulations 

establish control measures for 

individual companies. EPA monitors 

company compliance through the 

recordkeeping and reporting 

requirements established in the 

regulations at 40 CFR part 82, subpart A. 

EPA is also removing reporting 

elements that are no longer needed, 

revising others to address changes to a 

new electronic ODS Tracking System, 

and consolidating forms. 

The Government Paperwork 

Elimination Act (GPEA, Pub. L. 105– 

277) requires that, when practicable, 

federal organizations use electronic 

forms, electronic filings, and electronic 

signatures to conduct official business 

with the public. EPA’s Cross-Media 

Electronic Reporting Regulation 

(CROMERR) (October 13, 2005; 70 FR 

59848; FRL–7977–1) provides that any 

requirement in Title 40 of the Code of 

Federal Regulations to submit a report 

directly to EPA can be satisfied with an 

electronic submission that meets certain 

conditions once the Agency publishes a 

notice that electronic document 

submission is available for that 

requirement. 

In light of GPEA and CROMERR, this 

action will allow all manufacturers, 

importers, and processors of class I and 

class II ODS to use the internet, through 

EPA’s Central Data Exchange (CDX), to 

submit ODS reports to the Agency. 

Companies will be able to register with 

EPA to submit their data electronically 

to the Agency via CDX and the Agency 

in turn will be able to communicate 

back electronically with submitters 

through a secure system. This promotes 

efficiency in communications and cost 

savings in submissions and 

correspondence. The adoption of 

electronic communications will reduce 

the reporting burden on industry by 

reducing both the cost and the time 

required to review, edit and transmit 

data to the Agency. All information sent 

via CDX will be transmitted securely to 

protect CBI. The Agency will also 

benefit from receiving electronic 

submissions. The electronic submission 

process through CDX will allow for the 

import of data into the ODS Tracking 

System, which will reduce the potential 

for human error that exists when data 

are entered by hand. Agency personnel 

will also be able to communicate more 

efficiently with submitters 

electronically, compared to using U.S. 

mail. 

Upon receipt of the reports, the data 

is currently either entered or 

electronically imported into the ODS 

Tracking System. The ODS Tracking 

System is a secure database that 

maintains the data submitted to EPA 

and helps the Agency: (1) Maintain 

oversight over total production and 

consumption of controlled substances; 

(2) monitor compliance with limits and 

restrictions on production, imports, and 

trades and specific exemptions from the 

phaseout for individual U.S. companies; 

(3) enforce against illegal imports; and 

(4) assess and report on the U.S. 

phasedown caps established under the 

CAA and consistent with the Montreal 

Protocol. 

EPA has implemented an electronic 

reporting system through CDX that 

allows regulated entities to prepare and 

submit data electronically. Coupled 

with the widespread use of the 

standardized forms, electronic reporting 

has improved data quality and made the 

reporting process efficient for both 

reporting companies and EPA. 

EPA informs the respondents that 

they may assert claims of business 

confidentiality for any of the 

information they submit. Information 

claimed as confidential will be treated 

in accordance with the procedures for 

handling information claimed as 

confidential under 40 CFR part 2, 

subpart B, and will be disclosed to the 

extent, and by means of procedures, set 

forth in Subpart B. If no claim of 

confidentiality is asserted when the 

information is received by EPA, it may 

be made available to the public without 

further notice to the respondents (40 

CFR 2.203). All information sent by the 

submitter via CDX is transmitted 

securely to protect CBI. The reporting 

tool guides the user through the process 

of submitting CBI. Documents 

containing information claimed as CBI 

must be submitted in an electronic 

format, in accordance with the 

recordkeeping requirements. 

Form Numbers: Class I Producer 

Quarterly Report OMB Control No. 

2060–0710, Class II Producer Quarterly 

Report OMB Control No. 2060–0498, 

Methyl Bromide Producer Quarterly 

Report OMB Control No. 2060–0482, 

Class I Importer Quarterly Report OMB 

Control No. 2060–0170, Class II 

Importer Quarterly Report OMB Control 

No. 2060–0498, Methyl bromide 

Importer Quarterly Report OMB Control 

No 2060–0482, Class I Exporter Annual 

Report OMB Control No. 2060–0170, 

Class II Exporter Quarterly Report OMB 

Control No. 2060–0498, Methyl Bromide 

Exporter Quarterly Report OMB Control 

No. 2060–0482, Second-Party 

Destruction Annual Report OMB 

Control No. 2060–0170, Second-Party 

Transformation Annual Report OMB 

Control No. 2060–0170, Class I 

Laboratory Supplier OMB Control No. 

2060–0170, Methyl Bromide Pre-2005 

Stocks Annual Report OMB Control No 


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2060–0482, Distributor of QPS Methyl 

Bromide Quarterly Report OMB Control 

No 2060–0482, Methyl Bromide Trades 

Report OMB Control No. 2060–0482, 

Methyl Bromide Sales of Critical Use 

Annual Report OMB Control No 2060– 

0482, Class II Request for Additional 

Consumption Allowances OMB Control 

No. 2060–0498, and Class II Trades 

Report OMB Control No. 2060–0498. 

Respondents/Affected Entities: 

Entities required to comply with 

reporting and recordkeeping 

requirements include, chemical 

producers, importers, and exporters 

(CFCs and HCFCs); research and 

development (laboratories); and methyl 

bromide producers, importers, 

exporters, distributors, and applicators. 

Respondent’s Obligation To Respond: 

Mandatory—Section 603(b) of the Clean 

Air Act. 

Estimated Number of Respondents: 

106 (total). 

Frequency of Response: Quarterly, 

annually, and as needed. 

Total Estimated Burden: 3,811 hours 

(per year). Burden is defined at 5 CFR 

1320.03(b). 

Total Estimated Cost: $448,470 (per 

year), includes $13,082.00 annualized 

capital or operation & maintenance 

costs. 

Changes in Estimates: There is a 

decrease of 1,644 hours in the total 

estimated respondent burden compared 

with the ICRs currently approved by 

OMB. This decrease compared to 

previous ICRs is because the merged ICR 

accounts for the transition from paper to 

electronic reporting and the decrease in 

the number of respondents. The 

reporting community continues to 

change as ODS are phased out. 

Specifically, we estimate fewer 

companies reporting on imports and 

exports of ODS. These updates are based 

on 2015 reporting activity. While the 

one-time burden associated with the 

transition to electronic reporting (i.e., 

CDX registration and electronic 

signature) temporarily increases burden, 

overall burden decreases because of the 

efficiencies associated with electronic 

reporting. 

Dated: December 20, 2017. 

Cynthia A. Newberg, 

Acting Director, Stratospheric Protection 

Division. 

[FR Doc. 2018–00938 Filed 1–18–18; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 6560–50–P 

ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION 

AGENCY 

[ER–FRL–9037–2] 

Environmental Impact Statements; 

Notice of Availability 

Responsible Agency: Office of Federal 

Activities, General Information (202) 

564–7156 or http://www2.epa.gov/nepa. 

Weekly receipt of Environmental Impact 

Statements 

Filed 01/08/2018 Through 01/12/2018 

Pursuant to 40 CFR 1506.9. 

Notice 

Section 309(a) of the Clean Air Act 

requires that EPA make public its 

comments on EISs issued by other 

Federalagencies. EPA’s comment letters 

on EISs are available at: https://

cdxnodengn.epa.gov/cdx-nepa-public/ 

action/eis/search. 

EIS No. 20180001, Draft, USFS, ID, 

Little Boulder Project, Comment 

Period Ends: 03/09/2018, Contact: 

Stephanie Israel 208–476–8344. 

EIS No. 20180002, Final, FHWA, MO, I– 

70 Second Tier Combined Final 

Environmental Impact Statement and 

Record of Decision, Pursuant to 23 

U.S.C. 139(N), The 30-day wait/ 

review period does not apply to this 

FEIS, Contact: Kevin W. Ward 573– 

638–2600. 

EIS No. 20180003, Draft, USFS, NV, Mt. 

Rose Ski Tahoe—Atoma Area Project, 

Comment Period Ends: 04/19/2018, 

Contact: Marnie Bonesteel 775–352– 

1240. 

EIS No. 20180004, Final, BR, NM, 

Pojoaque Basin Regional Water 

System EIS, Review Period Ends: 02/ 

20/2018, Contact: Sarah Branum 505– 

462–3591. 

EIS No. 20180005, Draft, USFS, CO, 

Steamboat Ski Area Improvements, 

Comment Period Ends: 03/05/2018, 

Contact: Erica Dickerman 970–870– 

2185. 

Dated: January 16, 2018. 

Kelly Knight, 

Director, NEPA Compliance Division, Office 

of Federal Activities. 

[FR Doc. 2018–00929 Filed 1–18–18; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE P 

EXPORT-IMPORT BANK 

[Public Notice 2018–3002] 

Agency Information Collection 

Activities: Comment Request 

AGENCY: Export-Import Bank of the 

United States 

ACTION: Submission for OMB review and 

comments request. 

SUMMARY: The Export-Import Bank of 

the United States (EXIM), as part of its 

continuing effort to reduce paperwork 

and respondent burden, invites the 

general public and other Federal 

Agencies to comment on the proposed 

information collection, as required by 

the paperwork Reduction Act of 1995. 

The Export-Import Bank of the United 

States, pursuant to the Export-Import 

Bank Act of 1945, facilitates the finance 

of the export of U.S. goods and services. 

The ‘‘Report of Premiums Payable for 

Exporters Only’’ form will be used by 

exporters to report and pay premiums 

on insured shipments to various foreign 

buyers. 

DATES: Comments must be received on 

or before February 20, 2018 to be 

assured of consideration. 

ADDRESSES: Comments may be 

submitted electronically on 

WWW.REGULATIONS.GOV (EIB 92–29) 

or by mail to Office of Information and 

Regulatory Affairs, 725 17th Street NW, 

Washington, DC 20038, Attn: OMB 

3048–0017 The application tool can be 

reviewed at: http://exim.gov/sites/ 

default/files/pub/pending/eib92-29.pdf. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Title and Form Number: EIB 92–29 

Export-Import Bank Report of Premiums 

Payable for Exporters Only. 

OMB Number: 3048–0017. 

Type of Review: Renewal. 

Need and Use: The ‘‘Report of 

Premiums Payable for Exporters Only’’ 

form is used by exporters to report and 

pay premiums on insured shipments to 

various foreign buyers under the terms 

of the policy and to certify that 

premiums have been correctly 

computed and remitted. The ‘Report of 

Premiums Payable for Exporters Only’ is 

used by EXIM to determine the 

eligibility of the shipment(s) and to 

calculate the premium due to EXIM for 

its support of the shipment(s) under its 

insurance program. 

Affected Public: This form affects 

entities involved in the export of U.S. 

goods and services. 

Monthly Number of Respondents: 

2,600. 

Estimated Time per Respondent: 15 

minutes. 

Annual Burden Hours: 7,800 hours. 

Frequency of Reporting or Use: 

Monthly. 

Government Expenses 

Reviewing Time per Year: 7,800 

hours. 

Average Wages per Hour: $42.50. 

Average Cost per Year: $331,500. 

Benefits and Overhead: 20%. 


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