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and Measurement Division (MD–D205– 

03), National Exposure Research 

Laboratory, U.S. EPA, Research Triangle 

Park, North Carolina 27711. Email: 

Vanderpool.Robert@epa.gov. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: In 

accordance with regulations at 40 CFR 

part 53, the EPA evaluates various 

methods for monitoring the 

concentrations of those ambient air 

pollutants for which EPA has 

established National Ambient Air 

Quality Standards (NAAQS) as set forth 

in 40 CFR part 50. Monitoring methods 

that are determined to meet specific 

requirements for adequacy are 

designated by the EPA as either 

reference or equivalent methods (as 

applicable), thereby permitting their use 

under 40 CFR part 58 by States and 

other agencies for determining 

compliance with the NAAQS. A list of 

all reference or equivalent methods that 

have been previously designated by EPA 

may be found at http://www.epa.gov/ 

ttn/amtic/criteria.html. 

The EPA hereby announces the 

designation of one new reference 

method for measuring concentrations of 

CO in ambient air. These designations 

are made under the provisions of 40 

CFR part 53, as amended on October 26, 

2015(80 FR 65291–65468). 

The new reference method for CO is 

an automated method (analyzer) 

utilizing a measurement principle based 

on non-dispersive infrared 

(NDIR)analysis and is identified as 

follows: 

RFCA–0817–248, ‘‘Sabio Model 6050 

Ambient CO Analyzer’’, operated in the 

measurement range of 0–50 ppm, at any 

ambient temperature in the range of 5– 

40 °C, at any line voltage in the range 

of 90–260 VAC, at any sample flow rate 

in the range of 0.50–0.75 L/min, in 

accordance with the Sabio Model 6050 

Ambient CO Analyzer Instruction 

Manual, with or without optional zero/ 

span ports for external calibration, and 

with or without an optional inlet filter. 

This application for a reference 

method determination for this CO 

method was received by the Office of 

Research and Development on August 2, 

2017. This analyzer is commercially 

available from the applicant, Sutron 

Corporation, 21 Cypress Blvd., Suite 

1130, Round Rock, TX 78665. 

Representative test analyzers have 

been tested in accordance with the 

applicable test procedures specified in 

40 CFR part 53, as amended on October 

26, 2015. After reviewing the results of 

those tests and other information 

submitted by the applicant, EPA has 

determined, in accordance with Part 53, 

that these methods should be designated 

as a reference or equivalent method. 

As a designated reference or 

equivalent method, these methods are 

acceptable for use by states and other air 

monitoring agencies under the 

requirements of 40 CFR part 58, 

Ambient Air Quality Surveillance. For 

such purposes, each method must be 

used in strict accordance with the 

operation or instruction manual 

associated with the method and subject 

to any specifications and limitations 

(e.g., configuration or operational 

settings) specified in the designated 

method description (see the 

identification of the method above). 

Use of the method also should be in 

general accordance with the guidance 

and recommendations of applicable 

sections of the ‘‘Quality Assurance 

Handbook for Air Pollution 

Measurement Systems, Volume I,’’ EPA/ 

600/R–94/038a and ‘‘Quality Assurance 

Handbook for Air Pollution 

Measurement Systems, Volume II, 

Ambient Air Quality Monitoring 

Program,’’ EPA–454/B–13–003, (both 

available at http://www.epa.gov/ttn/ 

amtic/qalist.html). Provisions 

concerning modification of such 

methods by users are specified under 

Section 2.8 (Modifications of Methods 

by Users) of Appendix C to 40 CFR part 

58. 

Consistent or repeated noncompliance 

with any of these conditions should be 

reported to: Director, Exposure Methods 

and Measurement Division (MD–E205– 

01), National Exposure Research 

Laboratory, U.S. Environmental 

Protection Agency, Research Triangle 

Park, North Carolina 27711. 

Designation of this equivalent method 

is intended to assist the States in 

establishing and operating their air 

quality surveillance systems under 40 

CFR part 58. Questions concerning the 

commercial availability or technical 

aspects of the method should be 

directed to the applicant. 

Dated: September 19, 2017. 

Jennifer Orme-Zavaleta, 

Director, National Exposure Research 

Laboratory. 

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BILLING CODE 6560–50–P 

ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION 

AGENCY 

[EPA–HQ–OAR–2010–0885: FRL–9964–91– 

OAR] 

Agency Information Collection 

Activities; Proposed Collection; 

Comment Request; Implementation of 

the 2008 Ozone National Ambient Air 

Quality Standards for Ozone; State 

Implementation Plan Requirements, 

EPA ICR No. 2347.03, OMB Control No. 

2060–0695 

AGENCY: Environmental Protection 

Agency (EPA). 

ACTION: Notice. 

SUMMARY: In compliance with the 

Paperwork Reduction Act (PRA), this 

document announces that the 

Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) 

is planning to submit a request to renew 

an existing approved Information 

Collection Request (ICR) 2347.02, 

‘‘Implementation of the 2008 National 

Ambient Air Quality Standards for 

Ozone,’’ to the Office of Management 

and Budget (OMB). This existing ICR is 

scheduled to expire on January 31, 

2018. Before submitting the ICR renewal 

request to OMB for review and 

approval, the EPA is soliciting 

comments on specific aspects of the 

proposed information collection as 

described below. 

DATES: Comments must be submitted on 

or before November 1, 2017. 

ADDRESSES: Submit your comments, 

identified by Docket ID No. EPA–HQ– 

OAR–2010–0885, at https://

www.regulations.gov. Follow the online 

instructions for submitting comments. 

Once submitted, comments cannot be 

edited or removed from http://

www.regulations.gov. The EPA may 

publish any comment received to its 

public docket. Do not submit 

electronically any information you 

consider to be Confidential Business 

Information (CBI) or other information 

whose disclosure is restricted by statute. 

Multimedia submissions (audio, video, 

etc.) must be accompanied by a written 

comment. The written comment is 

considered the official comment and 

should include discussion of all points 

you wish to make. The web, cloud, or 

other file sharing system). For 

additional submission methods, the full 

EPA public comment policy, 

information about CBI or multimedia 

submissions, and general guidance on 

making effective comments, please visit 

https://www2.epa.gov/dockets/ 

commenting-epa-dockets. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Mr. 

H. Lynn Dail, Air Quality Policy 


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Division, Office of Air Quality Planning 

and Standards, Mail Code C539–01, 

Environmental Protection Agency, T.W. 

Alexander Drive, Research Triangle 

Park, NC 27711; telephone number: 

(919) 541–2363; fax number: (919) 541– 

0824; email address: dail.lynn@epa.gov. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

How can I access the Docket and/or 

submit comments? 

The EPA has established a public 

docket for this ICR under Docket ID No. 

EPA–HQ–OAR–2010–0885, which is 

available for online viewing at https:// 

www.regulations.gov, or for in person 

viewing at the Air Docket in the EPA 

Docket Center (EPA/DC), EPA West, 

Room 3334, 1301 Constitution Ave. 

NW., Washington, DC. The EPA/DC 

Public Reading Room is open from 8:30 

a.m. to 4:30 p.m., Monday through 

Friday, excluding legal holidays. The 

telephone number for the Reading Room 

is (202) 566–1744, and the telephone 

number for the Air Docket is (202) 566– 

1742. 

Use https://www.regulations.gov to 

obtain a copy of the draft collection of 

information, submit or view public 

comments, access the index listing of 

the contents of the docket, and to access 

those documents in the public docket 

that are available electronically. Once in 

the system, select ‘‘search,’’ then key in 

the docket ID number identified in this 

document. 

What information is the EPA 

particularly interested in? 

Pursuant to section 3506(c)(2)(A) of 

the PRA, the EPA specifically solicits 

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 other forms of 

information technology, e.g., allowing 

for electronic submission of responses 

(in this case, revisions to State 

Implementation Plans (SIPs) to meet 

planning requirements for 

nonattainment areas for the 2008 ozone 

NAAQS). 

What should I consider when I prepare 

my comments for the EPA? 

You may find the following 

suggestions helpful for preparing your 

comments: 

1. Explain your views as clearly as 

possible and provide specific examples. 

2. Describe any assumptions that you 

used. 

3. Provide copies of any technical 

information and/or data you used that 

support your views. 

4. If you estimate potential burden or 

costs, explain how you arrived at the 

estimate that you provide. 

5. Offer alternative ways to improve 

the collection activity. 

6. Make sure to submit your 

comments by the deadline identified 

under DATES. 

7. To ensure proper receipt by the 

EPA, be sure to identify the docket ID 

number assigned to this action in the 

subject line on the first page of your 

response. You may also provide the 

name, date, and Federal Register 

citation. 

What information collection activity or 

ICR does this apply to? 

Affected entities: Entities affected by 

this action are state and local air 

agencies subject to attainment planning 

requirements for areas designated 

nonattainment for the 2008 ozone 

NAAQS. Such planning requirements 

may include attainment demonstrations, 

Reasonable Further Progress (RFP) 

plans, and Reasonably Available Control 

Technology (RACT) and Reasonably 

Available Control Measure (RACM) SIP 

submissions. Local, state, and federal 

agencies are part of the North American 

Industrial Classification System Code 

number 924110. There are other entities 

that may be indirectly affected, due to 

the fact that they may comment on the 

draft submissions before air agencies 

submit them to EPA. These include 

potentially regulated entities, 

representatives of stakeholder groups, 

and members of the general public. 

Title: Implementation of the 2008 

National Ambient Air Quality Standards 

for Ozone: State Implementation Plan 

Requirements; Information Collection 

Request Renewal 

ICR numbers: EPA ICR No. 2347.03, 

OMB Control No. 2060–0695. 

ICR status: This ICR is currently 

scheduled to expire on January 31, 

2018. 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 the EPA’s regulations in 

title 40 of the Code of Federal 

Regulations (CFR), after appearing in the 

Federal Register when approved, are 

listed in 40 CFR part 9. They 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 in 

certain EPA regulations is consolidated 

in 40 CFR part 9. 

Abstract: The PRA requires the 

information found in this ICR (No. 

2347.03) to assess the burden (in hours 

and dollars) of meeting the requirements 

of the Implementation of the 2008 

National Ambient Air Quality Standards 

(NAAQS) for Ozone: State 

Implementation Plan Requirements; 

Final Rule. The rule was proposed on 

June 6, 2013 (78 FR 34178), and 

promulgated on March 15, 2015 (80 FR 

12264). The rule includes requirements 

that involve collecting information from 

states with areas designated 

nonattainment for the 2008 8-hour 

ozone NAAQS. These information 

collection milestones include but are 

not limited to state submissions of 

attainment demonstrations, RFP plans, 

and RACT determinations. The burden 

estimate in the original ICR assumed 26 

state air agency respondents (state and 

local air agencies), including the District 

of Columbia, responsible for meeting 

attainment planning obligations for 46 

designated nonattainment areas for the 

2008 ozone NAAQS. The revised 

burden estimate in this proposed ICR 

renewal incorporates changes to the 

original estimate that affect 17 

respondents with jurisdiction over 30 

nonattainment areas that are in various 

stages of planning for attainment or 

maintenance of the 2008 ozone NAAQS. 

The time period covered by this ICR is 

February 1, 2018, through January 31, 

2021. 

Burden Statement: The estimated 

public reporting and recordkeeping 

burden for the original ICR was 120,000 

labor hours for the 3-year period, for an 

estimated average burden of 4,615 hours 

per respondent (the number of 

respondents was assumed to be 26). The 

incremental public reporting and 

recordkeeping burden for this proposed 

collection of information is estimated to 

total 62,000 hours, for an average of 

3,647 hours per affected respondent (the 

number of respondents is assumed to be 

17) over the 3-year period covered by 

this ICR renewal. Burden means the 

total time, effort, or financial resources 

expended by persons to generate, 

maintain, retain, or disclose or provide 

information to or for a federal agency. 

This includes the time needed to review 


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instructions; to develop, acquire, install, 

and utilize technology and systems for 

the purposes of collecting, validating, 

and verifying information, processing 

and maintaining information, and 

disclosing and providing information; to 

adjust the existing ways to comply with 

any previously applicable instructions 

and requirements which have 

subsequently changed; to train 

personnel to be able to respond to a 

collection of information; to search data 

sources; to complete and review the 

collection of information; and, to 

transmit or otherwise disclose the 

information. 

The ICR provides a detailed 

explanation of the agency’s estimate, 

which is only briefly summarized here: 

Respondents/affected entities: State 

and local governments. 

Estimated total number of affected 

respondents: 17. 

Frequency of response: Annual. 

Estimated total additional annual 

burden hours: 20,667 hours. 

Estimated total additional annual 

cost: $1,404,757. This includes an 

estimated burden cost of $0 for capital 

investment or maintenance and 

operational costs. 

Are there changes in the estimates from 

the last approval? 

The total estimated respondent 

burden during the 3-year period of this 

ICR renewal is 62,000 hours, compared 

with a total estimated respondent 

burden of 120,000 hours identified for 

the 3-year period covered by the original 

ICR approved by OMB. 

What is the next step in the process for 

this ICR? 

The EPA will consider the comments 

received on this proposal and will 

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. At that time, the EPA 

will issue another Federal Register 

notice 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 technical 

person listed under FOR FURTHER

INFORMATION CONTACT. 

Dated: July 10, 2017. 

Anna Marie Wood, 

Director, Air Quality Policy Division. 

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BILLING CODE 6560–50–P 

ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION 

AGENCY 

[FRL–9968–52–Region 6] 

Notice of Final NPDES General Permit; 

Final NPDES General Permit for New 

and Existing Sources and New 

Dischargers in the Offshore 

Subcategory of the Oil and Gas 

Extraction Category for the Western 

Portion of the Outer Continental Shelf 

of the Gulf of Mexico (GMG290000) 

AGENCY: Environmental Protection 

Agency (EPA). 

ACTION: Notice of Final NPDES General 

Permit. 

SUMMARY: The Director of the Water 

Division, EPA Region 6 today provides 

notice that the National Pollutant 

Discharge Elimination System (NPDES) 

General Permit No. GMG290000 for 

existing and new sources and new 

dischargers in the Offshore Subcategory 

of the Oil and Gas Extraction Point 

Source Category, located in and 

discharging to the Outer Continental 

Shelf offshore of Louisiana and Texas 

was reissued on September 19, 2017, 

with an effective date of October 1, 

2017. The discharge of produced water 

to that portion of the Outer Continental 

Shelf from Offshore Subcategory 

facilities located in the territorial seas of 

Louisiana and Texas is also authorized 

by this permit. 

DATES: This permit was issued 

September 19, 2017, is effective on 

October 1, 2017, and expires September 

30, 2022. This effective date is necessary 

to provide dischargers with the 

immediate opportunity to comply with 

Clean Water Act requirements in light of 

the expiration of the 2012 permit on 

September 30, 2017. In accordance with 

40 CFR 23, this permit shall be 

considered issued for the purpose of 

judicial review on October 16, 2017. 

Under section 509(b) of the CWA, 

judicial review of this general permit 

can be held by filing a petition for 

review in the United States Court of 

Appeals within 120 days after the 

permit is considered issued for judicial 

review. Under section 509(b)(2) of the 

CWA, the requirements in this permit 

may not be challenged later in civil or 

criminal proceedings to enforce these 

requirements. In addition, this permit 

may not be challenged in other agency 

proceedings. Deadlines for submittal of 

notices of intent are provided in Part 

I.A.2 of the permit. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Ms. 

Evelyn Rosborough, Region 6, U.S. 

Environmental Protection Agency, 1445 

Ross Avenue, Dallas, Texas 75202–2733. 

Telephone: (214) 665–7515. Email: 

rosborough.evelyn@epa.gov. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Notice of 

the proposal of the draft permit was 

published in the Federal Register on 

May 11, 2017. EPA Region 6 has 

considered all comments received and 

makes several significant changes as 

listed below. A copy of the Region’s 

responses to comments and the final 

permit may be found online from the 

Federal eRulemaking Portal: http://

www.regulations.gov with Docket ID No 

EPA–R6–OW–2017–0217. Significant 

changes include: 

1. An operator is not required to file 

eNOI 24-hour in advance to obtain 

permit coverage; 

2. An operator has up to one year after 

termination of lease ownership to file a 

Notice of Termination (NOT); 

3. In a case-by-case circumstance, the 

primary operator may require day-today or vessel operators to file their own 

eNOIs for dual coverages; 

4. Drilling vessels performing jobs 

within the same lease block may file one 

NOI for coverage; 

5. Bridged facilities may file one 

eNOI; 

6. In the event the eNOI system is 

temporarily unavailable, a written 

temporary NOI filed with certification 

and signature is good for seven days 

from the day of filing, but must be 

followed up with an eNOI; 

7. Existing permittees covered under 

the 2012 permit will be covered by this 

permit until April 1, 2018, with eNOIs 

to continue coverage due on or before 

that date; 

8. An oil and grease confirmation 

sample shall be taken within two hours 

after sheen is observed from produced 

water discharge; 

9. Toxicity testing frequency for 

produced water discharges remains the 

same as in the previous permit; 

10. Existing dischargers under the 

2012 permit shall commence testing 

schedules in the 2017 permit as of the 

effective day of this permit; 

11. Additional toxicity testing for 

produced water after an application of 

well treatment, completion or workover 

fluids is not required; information on 

these discharges will be collected as 

part of the well treatment, completion, 

and workover fluids (TCW) Studies; 

12. The deadlines for operators to 

submit the Industry-wide Study Plan 

and the final report for well treatment, 

completion, and workover fluids are 

changed; 

13. A condition which requires 

operators to flush and capture hydrate 

control fluids or pipeline brine 

contained in pipelines, umbilical, or 


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