Notice2023-06228
Agency Information Collection Activities; Submission to the Office of Management and Budget for Review and Approval; Comment Request; Implementation of Title I of the Marine Protection, Research, and Sanctuaries Act (Renewal)
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Published
March 27, 2023
Issuing agencies
Environmental Protection Agency
Abstract
The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has submitted an information collection request (ICR), Implementation of Title I of the Marine Protection, Research, and Sanctuaries Act (EPA ICR Number 0824.08, OMB Control Number 2040-0008) 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, 2023. Public comments were previously requested via the Federal Register on July 13, 2022 during a 60-day comment period. This notice allows for an additional 30 days for public comments.
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[Federal Register Volume 88, Number 58 (Monday, March 27, 2023)]
[Notices]
[Pages 18136-18137]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2023-06228]
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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY
[EPA-HQ-OW-2015-0613; FRL-10843-01-OMS]
Agency Information Collection Activities; Submission to the
Office of Management and Budget for Review and Approval; Comment
Request; Implementation of Title I of the Marine Protection, Research,
and Sanctuaries Act (Renewal)
AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).
ACTION: Notice.
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SUMMARY: The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has submitted an
information collection request (ICR), Implementation of Title I of the
Marine Protection, Research, and Sanctuaries Act (EPA ICR Number
0824.08, OMB Control Number 2040-0008) 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, 2023. Public comments were
previously requested via the Federal Register on July 13, 2022 during a
60-day comment period. This notice allows for an additional 30 days for
public comments.
DATES: Comments may be submitted on or before April 26, 2023.
ADDRESSES: Submit your comments, referencing Docket ID Number EPA-HQ-
OW-2015-0613, to EPA online using <a href="http://www.regulations.gov">www.regulations.gov</a> (our preferred
method), by email to <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#7d322a5039121e1618093d180d1c531a120b"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="0d425a2049626e6668794d687d6c236a627b">[email protected]</span></a>, 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. Submit written comments and recommendations to
OMB for the proposed information collection within 30 days of
publication of this notice to <a href="http://www.reginfo.gov/public/do/PRAMain">www.reginfo.gov/public/do/PRAMain</a>. 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: Chris Laabs, Oceans, Wetlands, and
Communities Division, mail code 4504T, Office of Wetlands, Oceans, and
Watersheds, mail code 4501T, Environmental Protection Agency, 1200
Pennsylvania Ave. NW, Washington, DC 20460; telephone number: 202-566-
1223; email address: <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#2d614c4c4f5e036e455f445e6d485d4c034a425b"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="571b3636352479143f253e241732273679303821">[email protected]</span></a>.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This is a proposed extension of the ICR,
which is currently approved through March 31, 2023. 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.
Public comments were previously requested via the Federal Register
on July 13, 2022 during a 60-day comment period (87 FR 41716). This
notice allows for an additional 30 days for public comments. 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 <a href="http://www.regulations.gov">www.regulations.gov</a> 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
<a href="http://www.epa.gov/dockets">http://www.epa.gov/dockets</a>.
Abstract: With limited exceptions, ocean dumping--the
transportation of any material for the purpose of dumping in ocean
waters--is prohibited except in compliance with a permit issued under
the Marine Protection, Research, and Sanctuaries Act (MPRSA). EPA is
responsible for issuing ocean dumping permits for all materials except
dredged material. The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) is
responsible for issuing ocean dumping permits for dredged material
using EPA's environmental criteria. In the case of Federal navigation
projects, USACE may implement the MPRSA directly in the Federal
projects involving ocean disposal of dredged materials in lieu of the
permit process. USACE relies on EPA's Ocean Dumping Criteria when
evaluating permit requests for (and implementing Federal projects
involving) the transportation of dredged material for the purpose of
dumping it into ocean waters. MPRSA permits and federal projects
involving the ocean dumping of dredged material are subject to EPA
review and concurrence. EPA is also responsible for designating and
managing ocean sites for the disposal of wastes and other materials and
establishing Site Management and Monitoring Plans for ocean disposal
sites. EPA collects, or sponsors the collection of, information for the
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purposes of permit issuance, reporting of emergency dumping to
safeguard life at sea, and for compliance with permit requirements. EPA
may issue emergency, research, special, and general permits. Examples
of EPA permits include general permits for burial at sea, for
transportation and disposal of vessels, and for ocean disposal of
marine mammal carcasses.
EPA collects this information to ensure that ocean dumping is
appropriately regulated and will not harm human health and the marine
environment, based on applying the Ocean Dumping Criteria. The Ocean
Dumping Criteria consider, among other things: the environmental impact
of the dumping; the need for the dumping; the effect of the dumping on
aesthetic, recreational, or economic values; land-based alternatives to
ocean dumping; and the adverse effects of the dumping on other uses of
the ocean. The Ocean Dumping Criteria are codified in 40 CFR parts 220
through 228. To meet U.S. reporting obligations under the London
Convention, an international treaty on ocean dumping, EPA also reports
some of this information in the annual United States Ocean Dumping
Report.
EPA uses ocean dumping information to make decisions regarding
whether to issue, deny, or impose conditions on ocean dumping permits
issued by EPA, in order to ensure consistency with the Ocean Dumping
Criteria. EPA uses monitoring and reporting data from permittees to
assess compliance with ocean dumping permits, including associated
monitoring activities.
Form numbers: None.
Respondents/affected entities: Any private person or entity, or
State, local, or foreign governments.
Respondent's obligation to respond: Required to obtain or retain a
benefit, specifically permit authorization and/or compliance with
permits required under MPRSA sections 102 and 104, 33 U.S.C. 1402 &
1404, and implementing regulations at 40 CFR parts 220 through 229.
Estimated number of respondents: 2,490 respondents per year
(total).
Frequency of response: Varies greatly depending on the respondent/
entities needs to obtain or retain the benefits entailed in 40 CFR
parts 220 through 229.
Total estimated burden: 3,369 hours (per year). Burden is defined
at 5 CFR 1320.3(b).
Total estimated cost: $722,340 (per year), which includes $565,299
for capital or operation & maintenance costs.
Changes in the estimates: There is a decrease of 127 total
estimated respondent hours in the total estimated respondent burden
compared with the ICR currently approved by OMB. The decrease is
related to a lower number of general permit submissions anticipated,
consistent with the actual average number of submissions. The total
average annual costs have increased from $344,066 to $722,340 due to an
anticipated increase in research permit submissions from once every ten
years to once every two years which may require additional supporting
analysis.
Courtney Kerwin,
Director, Regulatory Support Division.
[FR Doc. 2023-06228 Filed 3-24-23; 8:45 am]
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