Document ID: EPA-HQ-OW-2002-0063-0002
Agency: epa
Document Type: Notice
Title: Agency Information Collection Activities; Submission of EPA ICR No. 0168.08 (OMB No. 2040-0057) to OMB for Review and Approval; Comment Request.
Posted Date: 2003-04-22T04:00Z

19810
Federal
Register
/
Vol.
68,
No.
77
/
Tuesday,
April
22,
2003
/
Notices
m.
Individuals
desiring
to
be
included
on
the
Commission's
mailing
list
should
so
indicate
by
writing
to
the
Secretary
of
the
Commission.
Comments,
Protests,
or
Motions
to
Intervene
 
Anyone
may
submit
comments,
a
protest,
or
a
motion
to
intervene
in
accordance
with
the
requirements
of
Rules
of
Practice
and
Procedure,
18
CFR
385.210,
.211,
.214.
In
determining
the
appropriate
action
to
take,
the
Commission
will
consider
all
protests
or
other
comments
filed,
but
only
those
who
file
a
motion
to
intervene
in
accordance
with
the
Commission's
Rules
may
become
a
party
to
the
proceeding.
Any
comments,
protests,
or
motions
to
intervene
must
be
received
on
or
before
the
specified
comment
date
for
the
particular
application.
o.
Filing
and
Service
of
Responsive
Documents
 
Any
filings
must
bear
in
all
capital
letters
the
title
``
COMMENTS'',
``
RECOMMENDATIONS
FOR
TERMS
AND
CONDITIONS'',
``
PROTEST'',
OR
``
MOTION
TO
INTERVENE'',
as
applicable,
and
the
Project
Number
of
the
particular
application
to
which
the
filing
refers.
Any
of
the
above­
named
documents
must
be
filed
by
providing
the
original
and
the
number
of
copies
provided
by
the
Commission's
regulations
to:
The
Secretary,
Federal
Energy
Regulatory
Commission,
888
First
Street,
NE.,
Washington,
DC
20426.
A
copy
of
any
motion
to
intervene
must
also
be
served
upon
each
representative
of
the
Applicant(
s)
specified
in
the
particular
application.
Comments,
protests,
and
interventions
may
be
filed
electronically
via
the
Internet
in
lieu
of
paper;
see
18
CFR
385.2001(
a)(
1)(
iii)
and
the
instructions
on
the
Commission's
Web
site
under
the
``
e­
Filing''
link.
The
Commission
strongly
encourages
electronic
filings.
p.
Agency
Comments:
Federal,
state,
and
local
agencies
are
invited
to
file
comments
on
the
described
application.
A
copy
of
the
application
may
be
obtained
by
agencies
directly
from
the
Applicants.
If
an
agency
does
not
file
comments
within
the
time
specified
for
filing
comments,
it
will
be
presumed
to
have
no
comments.
One
copy
of
an
agency's
comments
must
also
be
sent
to
the
Applicants'
representatives.

Magalie
R.
Salas,

Secretary.
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Agency
Information
Collection
Activities;
Submission
of
EPA
ICR
No.
0168.08
(
OMB
No.
2040
 
0057)
to
OMB
for
Review
and
Approval;
Comment
Request
AGENCY:
Environmental
Protection
Agency
(
EPA).
ACTION:
Notice.

SUMMARY:
In
compliance
with
the
Paperwork
Reduction
Act
(
44
U.
S.
C.
3501
et
seq.),
this
document
announces
that
the
following
Information
Collection
Request
(
ICR)
has
been
forwarded
to
the
Office
of
Management
and
Budget
(
OMB)
for
review
and
approval:
NPDES
and
Sewage
Sludge
Management
State
Programs.
This
ICR
describes
the
nature
of
the
information
collection
and
its
estimated
burden
and
cost.
DATES:
Additional
comments
may
be
submitted
on
or
before
May
22,
2003.
ADDRESSES:
Follow
the
detailed
instructions
in
SUPPLEMENTARY
INFORMATION.

FOR
FURTHER
INFORMATION
CONTACT:
Jack
Faulk,
Water
Permits
Division,
Office
of
Wastewater
Management,
Mail
Code
4203M,
Environmental
Protection
Agency,
1200
Pennsylvania
Ave.,
NW.,
Washington,
DC
20460;
telephone
number:
202
 
564
 
0768;
fax
number:
(
202)
564
 
6431;
e­
mail
address:
faulk.
jack@
epa.
gov.

SUPPLEMENTARY
INFORMATION:
EPA
has
submitted
the
following
ICR
to
OMB
for
review
and
approval
according
to
the
procedures
prescribed
in
5
CFR
1320.12.
On
January
10,
2003,
(
68
FR
1454),
EPA
sought
comments
on
this
ICR
pursuant
to
5
CFR
1320.8(
d).
EPA
received
no
comments.
EPA
has
established
a
public
docket
for
this
ICR
under
Docket
ID
No.
OW
 
2002
 
0063,
which
is
available
for
public
viewing
at
the
Water
Docket
in
the
EPA
Docket
Center
(
EPA/
DC),
EPA
West,
Room
B102,
1301
Constitution
Ave.,
NW.,
Washington,
DC.
The
EPA
Docket
Center
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
Water
Docket
is
(
202)
566
 
2426.
An
electronic
version
of
the
public
docket
is
available
through
EPA
Dockets
(
EDOCKET)
at
http://
www.
epa.
gov/
edocket.
Use
EDOCKET
to
submit
or
view
public
comments,
access
the
index
listing
of
the
contents
of
the
public
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
above.
Any
comments
related
to
this
ICR
should
be
submitted
to
EPA
and
OMB
within
30
days
of
this
notice,
and
according
to
the
following
detailed
instructions:
(
1)
Submit
your
comments
to
EPA
online
using
EDOCKET
(
our
preferred
method),
by
e­
mail
to
OW
 
Docket@
epa.
gov,
or
by
mail
to:
EPA
Docket
Center,
Environmental
Protection
Agency,
Water
Docket,
Mail
Code:
4101T,
1200
Pennsylvania
Ave.,
NW.,
Washington,
DC
20460,
and
(
2)
Mail
your
comments
to
OMB
at:
Office
of
Information
and
Regulatory
Affairs,
Office
of
Management
and
Budget
(
OMB),
Attention:
Desk
Officer
for
EPA,
725
17th
Street,
NW.,
Washington,
DC
20503.
EPA's
policy
is
that
public
comments,
whether
submitted
electronically
or
in
paper,
will
be
made
available
for
public
viewing
in
EDOCKET
as
EPA
receives
them
and
without
change,
unless
the
comment
contains
copyrighted
material,
CBI,
or
other
information
whose
public
disclosure
is
restricted
by
statute.
When
EPA
identifies
a
comment
containing
copyrighted
material,
EPA
will
provide
a
reference
to
that
material
in
the
version
of
the
comment
that
is
placed
in
EDOCKET.
The
entire
printed
comment,
including
the
copyrighted
material,
will
be
available
in
the
public
docket.
Although
identified
as
an
item
in
the
official
docket,
information
claimed
as
CBI,
or
whose
disclosure
is
otherwise
restricted
by
statute,
is
not
included
in
the
official
public
docket,
and
will
not
be
available
for
public
viewing
in
EDOCKET.
For
further
information
about
the
electronic
docket,
see
EPA's
Federal
Register
notice
describing
the
electronic
docket
at
67
FR
38102
(
May
31,
2002),
or
go
to
http://
www.
epa.
gov/
edocket.
Title:
NPDES
and
Sewage
Sludge
Management
State
Programs
(
OMB
Control
Number
2040
 
0057,
EPA
ICR
Number
0168.08).
This
is
a
request
to
renew
an
existing
approved
collection
that
is
scheduled
to
expire
on
April
30,
2003.
Under
OMB
regulations,
the
Agency
may
continue
to
conduct
or
sponsor
the
collection
of
information
while
this
submission
is
pending
at
OMB.
Abstract:
Under
the
NPDES
program,
States,
Federally
Recognized
Indian
Tribes,
and
U.
S.
Territories,
hereafter
referred
to
as
States,
may
acquire
the
authority
to
issue
permits.
These
governments
have
the
option
of
acquiring
authority
to
issue
general
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22,
2003
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permits
(
permits
that
cover
a
category
or
categories
of
similar
discharges).
States
with
existing
NPDES
programs
must
submit
requests
for
program
modifications
to
add
Federal
facilities,
or
general
permit
authority.
In
addition,
as
federal
statutes
and
regulations
are
modified,
States
must
submit
program
modifications
to
ensure
that
their
program
continues
to
meet
Federal
requirements.
States
have
the
option
of
obtaining
a
sludge
management
program.
This
program
may
be
a
component
of
a
State
NPDES
Program,
or
it
may
be
administered
as
a
separate
program.
To
obtain
a
NPDES
or
sludge
program,
a
State
must
submit
an
application
that
includes
a
program
description,
an
Attorney
General's
Statement,
draft
Memorandum
of
Agreement
(
MOA)
with
the
EPA
Region,
and
copies
of
the
State's
statutes
and
regulations.
Once
a
State
obtains
authority
for
an
NPDES
or
sludge
program,
it
becomes
responsible
for
implementing
the
program
in
that
jurisdiction.
The
State
must
retain
records
on
the
permittees
and
perform
inspections.
In
addition,
when
a
State
obtains
NPDES
or
sludge
authority,
EPA
must
oversee
the
program.
Thus,
States
must
submit
permit
information
and
compliance
reports
to
the
EPA.
When
EPA
issues
a
permit
in
an
unauthorized
State,
that
State
must
certify
that
the
permit
requirements
comply
with
State
water
laws.
According
to
the
Clean
Water
Act
(
CWA)
(
section
510),
States
may
adopt
discharge
requirements
that
are
equal
to
or
more
stringent
than
requirements
in
the
CWA
or
Federal
regulations.
There
are
three
categories
of
reporting
requirements
that
are
covered
by
this
ICR.
The
first
category,
``
State
Program
Requests,''
includes
the
activities
States
must
complete
to
request
a
new
NPDES
or
sludge
program,
or
to
modify
an
existing
program.
The
second
category,
``
State
Program
Implementation,''
includes
the
activities
that
approved
States
must
complete
to
implement
an
existing
program,
such
as
certification
of
EPA­
issued
permits
by
non­
NPDES
States.
The
third
category,
``
State
Program
Oversight,''
includes
activities
required
of
NPDES
States
so
that
EPA
may
satisfy
its
statutory
requirements
for
state
program
oversight.
The
information
collected
by
EPA
is
used
to
evaluate
the
adequacy
of
a
State's
NPDES
or
sludge
program
and
to
provide
EPA
with
the
information
necessary
to
fulfill
its
statutory
oversight
functions
over
State
program
performance
and
individual
permit
actions.
EPA
will
use
this
information
to
evaluate
State
requests
for
full
or
partial
program
approval
and
program
modifications.
In
order
to
evaluate
the
adequacy
of
a
State's
proposed
program,
appropriate
information
must
be
provided
to
ensure
that
proper
procedures,
regulations,
and
statutes
are
in
place
and
consistent
with
the
CWA
requirements.
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
EPA's
regulations
are
listed
in
40
CFR
part
9
and
48
CFR
chapter
15,
and
are
identified
on
the
form
and/
or
instrument,
if
applicable.
Burden
Statement:
The
annual
public
reporting
and
recordkeeping
burden
for
this
collection
of
information
is
estimated
to
average
50.3
hours
per
response
for
each
state
activity.
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
instructions;
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;
adjust
the
existing
ways
to
comply
with
any
previously
applicable
instructions
and
requirements;
train
personnel
to
be
able
to
respond
to
a
collection
of
information;
search
data
sources;
complete
and
review
the
collection
of
information;
and
transmit
or
otherwise
disclose
the
information.
Respondents/
Affected
Entities:
States,
Territories,
and
American
Indian
Tribal
Entities.
Estimated
Number
of
Respondents:
613.
Frequency
of
Response:
Semiannually
quarterly,
on
occasion,
every
5
years,
on­
going.
Estimated
Total
Annual
Hour
Burden:
966,966
hours.
Estimated
Total
Annual
Cost:
$
30,169,349,
includes
$
0
annualized
capital
or
O&
M
costs.
Changes
in
the
Estimates:
There
is
a
decrease
of
173,828
hours
in
the
total
estimated
burden
currently
identified
in
the
OMB
Inventory
of
Approved
ICR
Burdens.
This
decrease
in
the
applicant
respondent
and
NPDES­
authorized
state
burden
is
due
primarily
to
a
significant
cleanup
of
the
database
used
to
track
NPDES
permittees.
Dated:
April
10,
2003.
Oscar
Morales,
Director,
Collection
Strategies
Division.
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California
State
Motor
Vehicle
Pollution
Control
Standards;
Waiver
of
Federal
Preemption
 
Notice
of
Decision
AGENCY:
Environmental
Protection
Agency
(
EPA).
ACTION:
Notice.

SUMMARY:
EPA
today,
pursuant
to
section
209(
b)
of
the
Clean
Air
Act
(
Act),
42
U.
S.
C.
7543(
b),
is
granting
California
its
request
for
a
waiver
of
federal
preemption
for
its
Low­
Emission
Vehicle
amendments
(
LEV
II
Amendments)
to
its
Low­
Emission
Vehicle
(
LEV)
program.
By
letter
dated
May
30,
2001,
the
California
Air
Resources
Board
(
CARB)
requested
that
EPA
grant
California
a
waiver
of
federal
preemption
for
its
LEV
II
Amendments
and
its
1999
zero­
emission
vehicle
amendments
(
1999
ZEV
Amendments),
which
primarily:
Impose
more
stringent
passenger
car
exhaust
emission
standards
on
most
sport
utility
vehicles,
pick­
up
trucks,
and
mini­
vans;
create
lower
tailpipe
standards
for
all
light­
and
medium­
duty
vehicles;
establish
more
stringent
requirements
for
phasing
in
cleaner
vehicles;
establish
more
stringent
evaporative
emission
standards;
and
include
new
mechanisms
for
the
generation
of
ZEV
credits.
CARB
submitted
subsequent
letters
to
EPA
which
initially
requested
EPA
to
confirm
CARB's
determination
that
its
1999
and
2001
ZEV
amendments
are
within
the
scope
of
waivers
EPA
had
previously
granted;
ultimately
CARB
withdrew
its
requests
regarding
the
1999
and
2001
ZEV
amendments.
Today's
decision
does
not
address
CARB's
1999
or
2001
ZEV
amendments.
ADDRESSES:
The
Agency's
Decision
Document,
containing
an
explanation
of
the
Assistant
Administrator's
decision,
as
well
as
all
documents
relied
upon
in
making
that
decision,
including
those
submitted
to
EPA
by
CARB,
are
available
at
the
EPA's
Air
and
Radiation
Docket
and
Information
Center
(
Air
Docket).
Materials
relevant
to
this
rulemaking
are
contained
in
Docket
No.
A
 
2002
 
11.
The
docket
is
located
at
The
Air
Docket,
room
B
 
108,
1301
Constitution
Avenue,
NW.,
Washington,

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