[Federal Register Volume 77, Number 184 (Friday, September 21, 2012)]
[Notices]
[Pages 58537-58538]
[FR Doc No: 2012-23282]

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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

[EPA-HQ-OECA-2011-0272; FRL-9522-7]

Agency Information Collection Activities; Submission to OMB for
Review and Approval; Comment Request; State and Federal Emission
Guidelines for Hospital/Medical/Infectious Waste Incinerators (Renewal)

AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: In compliance with the Paperwork Reduction Act (44 U.S.C. 3501
et seq.), this document announces that an Information Collection
Request (ICR) has been forwarded to the Office of Management and Budget
(OMB) for review and approval. This is a request to renew an existing
approved collection. The ICR which is abstracted below describes the
nature of the collection and the estimated burden and cost.

DATES: Additional comments may be submitted on or before October 22,
2012.

ADDRESSES: Submit your comments, referencing docket ID number EPA-HQ-
OECA-2011-0272, to: (1) EPA online using www.regulations.gov (our
preferred method), or by email to<EMAIL_ADDRESS>or by mail to:
EPA Docket Center (EPA/DC), Environmental Protection Agency,
Enforcement and Compliance Docket and Information Center, mail code
28221T, 1200 Pennsylvania Avenue NW., Washington, DC 20460; and (2) 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.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Learia Williams, Monitoring,
Assistance, and Media Programs Division, Office of Compliance, Mail
Code 2227A, Environmental Protection Agency, 1200 Pennsylvania Avenue
NW., Washington, DC 20460; telephone number:<PHONE_NUMBER>; fax
number:<PHONE_NUMBER>; email address<EMAIL_ADDRESS>
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 May 9, 2011 (76 FR 26900) EPA sought comments on this ICR
pursuant to 5 CFR 1320.8(d). EPA received no comments. Any additional
comments on this ICR should be submitted to both EPA and OMB within 30
days of this notice.
    EPA has established a public docket for this ICR under docket ID
number EPA-HQ-OECA-2011-0272, which is available for either public
viewing online at http://www.regulations.gov, or in person viewing at
the Enforcement and Compliance Docket in the EPA Docket Center (EPA/
DC), EPA West, Room 3334, 1301 Constitution Avenue 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<PHONE_NUMBER>, and the
telephone number for the Enforcement and Compliance Docket is (202)
566-1752.
    Use EPA's electronic docket and comment system at http://www.regulations.gov to submit or view public comments, access the index
listing of the contents of the docket, and to access those documents in
the docket

that are available electronically. Once in the system, select ``docket
search,'' then key in the docket ID number identified above. Please
note that EPA's policy is that public comments, whether submitted
electronically or in paper, will be made available for public viewing
at http://www.regulations.gov as EPA receives them and without change,
unless the comment contains copyrighted material, Confidential Business
Information (CBI), or other information whose public disclosure is
restricted by statute. For further information about the electronic
docket, go to www.regulations.gov.
    Title: State and Federal Emission Guidelines for Hospital/Medical/
Infectious Waste Incinerators (Renewal).
    ICR Numbers: EPA ICR Number 1899.07, OMB Control Number 2060-0422.
    ICR Status: This ICR is scheduled to expire on September 30, 2012.
Under OMB regulations, the Agency may continue to either conduct or
sponsor the collection of information while this submission is pending
at OMB.
    Abstract: The State and Federal Emissions Guidelines for Hospital
Medical/Infectious Waste Incinerators, (40 CFR part 60, subpart Ce, and
40 CFR part 62, subpart HHH).
    Owners or operators of the affected facilities must submit initial
notification, performance tests, and periodic reports and results.
Owners or operators are also required to maintain records of the
occurrence and duration of any startup, shutdown, or malfunction in the
operation of an affected facility, or any period during which the
monitoring system is inoperative. Reports are required semiannually at
a minimum.
    Burden Statement: The annual public reporting and recordkeeping
burden for this collection of information is estimated to average 292
hours per response. ``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 which have subsequently changed; 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: Owners or operators of hospital/
medical/or infectious waste incinerators.
    Estimated Number of Respondents: 79.
    Frequency of Response: Initially, occasionally, annually, and
semiannually.
    Estimated Total Annual Hour Burden: 60,080.
    Estimated Total Annual Cost: $6,489,166, which includes $5,746,349
in labor costs, no capital/startup costs, and $742,817 in operation and
maintenance (O&M) costs.
    There is a decrease in the total estimated burden as currently
identified in the OMB Inventory of Approved Burdens. The decrease is
not due to any program changes. The most recently approved ICR (ICR
1899.06) estimated the total burden associated with the regulation by
adding together the burdens and costs from the ICR for the existing
standard (ICR 1899.05) and the revised standard (ICR 2335.02); portions
of the rule requirements and burden activities in ICRs 1899.06 and
2335.02 overlap. This ICR updates all estimates and removes any
duplicate burdens.
    There is no capital/startup cost associated with this ICR, which is
a decrease from the most recently approved ICR. There are also changes
in the O&M costs in this ICR compared to the previous ICR. These
changes occurred because the most recently-revised standard has been in
effect for more than three years and the requirements are different
during initial compliance as compared to on-going compliance. This ICR
does not include the costs and burden for conducting initial compliance
tests and notifications. Additionally, this ICR assumes that all
sources have already purchased monitoring and testing equipment to
comply with the standard.

John Moses,
Director, Collection Strategies Division.
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[Federal Register Volume 83, Number 245 (Friday, December 21, 2018)]
[Rules and Regulations]
[Pages 65523-65525]
[FR Doc No: 2018-27599]

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DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY

Coast Guard

33 CFR Part 165

[Docket Number USCG-2018-1097]
RIN 1625-AA00

Safety Zone; Wolf River, Winneconne Bridge Blasting, Winneconne,
WI

AGENCY: Coast Guard, DHS.

ACTION: Temporary final rule.

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SUMMARY: The Coast Guard is establishing a temporary safety zone for
certain waters of the Wolf River in Winneconne, WI, for blasting
operations. This action is necessary to protect mariners, vessels, and
property from potential hazards associated with blasting operations.
Entry of vessels or persons into this zone is prohibited unless
specifically authorized by the Captain of the Port Lake Michigan or a
designated representative.

DATES: This rule is effective without actual notice from 6 a.m. on
December 21, 2018 until 5 p.m. on January 21, 2019. For the purposes of
enforcement, actual notice will be used from 6 a.m. on December 17,
2018, until 6 a.m. on December 21, 2018.

ADDRESSES: To view documents mentioned in this preamble as being
available in the docket, go to http://www.regulations.gov, type USCG-
2018-1097 in the ``SEARCH'' box and click ``SEARCH.'' Click on Open
Docket Folder on the line associated with this rule.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: If you have questions on this
document, call or email the marine event coordinator, MSTC Kaleena
Carpino, Prevention Department, Coast Guard Sector Lake Michigan,
Milwaukee, WI;

telephone<PHONE_NUMBER>, email<EMAIL_ADDRESS>
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

I. Table of Abbreviations

CFR Code of Federal Regulations
DHS Department of Homeland Security
FR Federal Register
NPRM Notice of proposed rulemaking
Sec.  Section
U.S.C. United States Code

II. Background Information and Regulatory History

    The Coast Guard is issuing this temporary rule without prior notice
and opportunity to comment pursuant to authority under section 4(a) of
the Administrative Procedure Act (APA) (5 U.S.C. 553(b)). This
provision authorizes an agency to issue a rule without prior notice and
opportunity to comment when the agency for good cause finds that those
procedures are ``impracticable, unnecessary, or contrary to the public
interest.'' Under 5 U.S.C. 553(b)(B), the Coast Guard finds that good
cause exists for not publishing a notice of proposed rulemaking (NPRM)
with respect to this rule because doing so would be impracticable and
contrary to the public interest. The final details for this event were
not known to the Coast Guard until there was insufficient time
remaining before the event to publish an NPRM. Delaying the effective
date of this rule to wait for a comment period to run would inhibit the
Coast Guard's ability to protect the public, vessels, mariners, and
property from the hazards associated with the blasting operations from
December 17, 2018 through January 21, 2019.
    Under 5 U.S.C. 553(d)(3), the Coast Guard finds that good cause
exists for making this rule effective less than 30 days after
publication in the Federal Register for the reasons discussed in the
preceding paragraph. Delaying the effective date by waiting for a 30
day notice period to run would be impracticable and contrary to the
rule's objectives of protecting safety of life on the navigable waters
and protection of persons and vessels near the blasting area.

III. Legal Authority and Need for Rule

    The legal basis for this rule is the Coast Guard's authority to
establish safety zones: 33 U.S.C. 1231; 33 CFR 1.05-1, 6.04-1, 6.04-6,
and 160.5; Department of Homeland Security Delegation No. 0170.1.
    The Coast Guard will enforce a safety zone from 6 a.m. through 5
p.m. each day from December 17, 2018 through January 21, 2019, for the
blasting operations of the Winneconne Bridge (STH 116) on the Wolf
River in Winneconne, WI. The Captain of the Port Lake Michigan
determined that the blasting operations will pose a significant risk to
public safety and property. Such hazards include premature and
accidental detonations, falling debris, and collisions among spectator
vessels.

IV. Discussion of the Rule

    With the aforementioned hazards in mind, the Captain of the Port
Lake Michigan determined that this temporary safety zone is necessary
to protect persons and vessels during the blasting operations in the
waters of Wolf River, in Winneconne, WI. This zone will be enforced
from 6 a.m. through 5 p.m. each day from December 17, 2018 through
January 21, 2019. The safety zone encompasses all navigable waters of
Wolf River within 700 feet of the Winneconne Bridge (STH 116) located
at 44[deg]6.646 N, 088[deg]42.697 W (NAD 83).
    Entry into, transiting, or anchoring within the safety zone is
prohibited unless authorized by the Captain of the Port Lake Michigan
or a designated on-scene representative. The Captain of the Port or a
designated on-scene representative may be contacted via VHF Channel 16.

V. Regulatory Analyses

    We developed this rule after considering numerous statutes and
Executive orders related to rulemaking. Below we summarize our analyses
based on a number of these statutes and Executive orders, and we
discuss First Amendment rights of protestors.

A. Regulatory Planning and Review

    Executive Orders 12866 and 13563 direct agencies to assess the
costs and benefits of available regulatory alternatives and, if
regulation is necessary, to select regulatory approaches that maximize
net benefits. Executive Order 13771 directs agencies to control
regulatory costs through a budgeting process. This rule has not been
designated a ``significant regulatory action,'' under Executive Order
12866. Accordingly, this rule has not been reviewed by the Office of
Management and Budget (OMB), and pursuant to OMB guidance it is exempt
from the requirements of Executive Order 13771.
    This regulatory action determination is based on the size,
location, duration, and time-of-year of the safety zone. The safety
zone created by this rule will be relatively small and enforced for 11
hours each day. Thus, restriction on vessel movement within that
particular area are expected to be minimal. Under certain conditions,
vessels may still transit through the safety zone when permitted by the
Captain of the Port. Moreover, the Coast Guard will issue Broadcast
Notice to Mariners via VHF-FM marine channel 16 about the zone.

B. Impact on Small Entities

    The Regulatory Flexibility Act of 1980, 5 U.S.C. 601-612, as
amended, requires Federal agencies to consider the potential impact of
regulations on small entities during rulemaking. The term ``small
entities'' comprises small businesses, not-for-profit organizations
that are independently owned and operated and are not dominant in their
fields, and governmental jurisdictions with populations of less than
50,000. The Coast Guard certifies under 5 U.S.C. 605(b) that this rule
will not have a significant economic impact on a substantial number of
small entities.
    This rule will affect the following entities, some of which might
be small entities: The owners or operators of vessels intending to
transit or anchor in the affected portion of Wolf River, in Winneconne,
WI between 6 a.m. through 5 p.m. December 17, 2018 through January 17,
2019. This safety zone will not have a significant economic impact on a
substantial number of small entities for the reasons cited in the
Regulatory Planning and Review section. Additionally, before the
enforcement of the zone, we will issue local Broadcast Notice to
Mariners and Public Notice of Safety Zone so vessel owners and
operators can plan accordingly.
    Under section 213(a) of the Small Business Regulatory Enforcement
Fairness Act of 1996 (Pub. L. 104-121), we want to assist small
entities in understanding this rule. If the rule would affect your
small business, organization, or governmental jurisdiction and you have
questions concerning its provisions or options for compliance, please
contact the person listed in the FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT
section.
    Small businesses may send comments on the actions of Federal
employees who enforce, or otherwise determine compliance with, Federal
regulations to the Small Business and Agriculture Regulatory
Enforcement Ombudsman and the Regional Small Business Regulatory
Fairness Boards. The Ombudsman evaluates these actions annually and
rates each agency's responsiveness to small business. If you wish to
comment on actions by employees of the Coast Guard, call 1-888-REG-FAIR
(1-888-734-3247). The Coast Guard will not retaliate against

small entities that question or complain about this rule or any policy
or action of the Coast Guard.

C. Collection of Information

    This rule will not call for a new collection of information under
the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (44 U.S.C. 3501-3520).

D. Federalism and Indian Tribal Governments

    A rule has implications for federalism under Executive Order 13132,
Federalism, if it has a substantial direct effect on the States, on the
relationship between the national government and the States, or on the
distribution of power and responsibilities among the various levels of
government. We have analyzed this rule under that Order and have
determined that it is consistent with the fundamental federalism
principles and preemption requirements described in Executive Order
13132.
    Also, this rule does not have tribal implications under Executive
Order 13175, Consultation and Coordination with Indian Tribal
Governments, because it does not have a substantial direct effect on
one or more Indian tribes, on the relationship between the Federal
Government and Indian tribes, or on the distribution of power and
responsibilities between the Federal Government and Indian tribes. If
you believe this rule has implications for federalism or Indian tribes,
please contact the person listed in the FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT
section above.

E. Unfunded Mandates Reform Act

    The Unfunded Mandates Reform Act of 1995 (2 U.S.C. 1531-1538)
requires Federal agencies to assess the effects of their discretionary
regulatory actions. In particular, the Act addresses actions that may
result in the expenditure by a State, local, or tribal government, in
the aggregate, or by the private sector of $100,000,000 (adjusted for
inflation) or more in any one year. Though this rule will not result in
such an expenditure, we do discuss the effects of this rule elsewhere
in this preamble.

F. Environment

    We have analyzed this rule under Department of Homeland Security
Directive 023-01 and Commandant Instruction M16475.1D, which guide the
Coast Guard in complying with the National Environmental Policy Act of
1969 (42 U.S.C. 4321-4370f), and have determined that this action is
one of a category of actions that do not individually or cumulatively
have a significant effect on the human environment. This rule involves
the establishment of a safety zone surrounding the Winneconne Bridge
(STH 116) on the Wolf River, in Winneconne, WI. It is categorically
excluded from further review under paragraph L[60(a)] of Appendix A,
Table 1 of DHS Instruction Manual 023-01-001-01, Rev. 01. A Record of
Environmental Consideration supporting this determination is available
in the docket where indicated under ADDRESSES.

G. Protest Activities

    The Coast Guard respects the First Amendment rights of protesters.
Protesters are asked to contact the person listed in the FOR FURTHER
INFORMATION CONTACT section to coordinate protest activities so that
your message can be received without jeopardizing the safety or
security of people, places or vessels.

List of Subjects in 33 CFR Part 165

    Harbors, Marine safety, Navigation (water), Reporting and
recordkeeping requirements, Security measures, Waterways.

    For the reasons discussed in the preamble, the Coast Guard amends
33 CFR part 165 as follows:

PART 165--REGULATED NAVIGATION AREAS AND LIMITED ACCESS AREAS

0
1. The authority citation for part 165 continues to read as follows:

    Authority:  33 U.S.C. 1231; 50 U.S.C. 191; 33 CFR 1.05-1, 6.04-
1, 6.04-6, and 160.5; Department of Homeland Security Delegation No.
0170.1.

0
 2. Add Sec.  165.T09-1097 to read as follows:

Sec.  165.T09-1097   Safety Zone; Wolf River, Winneconne Bridge
Blasting, Winneconne, WI.

    (a) Location. All navigable waters of Wolf River within 700 feet of
the Winneconne Bridge (STH 116) located at 44[deg]6.646 N,
088[deg]42.697 W (NAD 83).
    (b) Enforcement period. This rule will be enforced from 6 a.m.
through 5 p.m. each day from December 17, 2018 through January 21,
2019.
    (c) Regulations. (1) In accordance with the general regulations in
Sec.  165.23 of this part, entry into, transiting, or anchoring within
this safety zone is prohibited unless authorized by the Captain of the
Port Lake Michigan or a designated on-scene representative.
    (2) This safety zone is closed to all vessel traffic, except as may
be permitted by the Captain of the Port Lake Michigan or a designated
on-scene representative.
    (3) The ``on-scene representative'' of the Captain of the Port Lake
Michigan is any Coast Guard commissioned, warrant or petty officer who
has been designated by the Captain of the Port Lake Michigan to act on
his or her behalf.
    (4) Vessel operators desiring to enter or operate within the safety
zone must contact the Captain of the Port Lake Michigan or an on-scene
representative to obtain permission to do so. The Captain of the Port
Lake Michigan or an on-scene representative may be contacted via VHF
Channel 16. Vessel operators given permission to enter or operate in
the safety zone must comply with all directions given to them by the
Captain of the Port Lake Michigan or an on-scene representative.

    Dated: December 17, 2018.
Thomas J. Stuhlreyer,
Captain, U.S. Coast Guard, Captain of the Port.
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