                             SUPPORTING STATEMENT
                              FOR PUBLIC COMMENT

EPA ICR No. 2623.01

INFORMATION COLLECTION EFFORT FOR ETHYLENE OXIDE COMMERCIAL STERILIZATION FACILITIES

Sector Policies and Programs Division
U.S. Environmental Protection Agency
Research Triangle Park, North Carolina 27711

April 17, 2020
SUPPORTING STATEMENT
INFORMATION COLLECTION EFFORT FOR ETHYLENE OXIDE COMMERCIAL STERILIZATION FACILITIES
Part A of the Supporting Statement
1.	Identification of the Information Collection
1(a)	Title of the Information Collection
"Information Collection Effort for Ethylene Oxide Commercial Sterilization Facilities." This is a new information collection request (ICR).
1(b)	Short Characterization
This information collection is being conducted by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency's (EPA's) Office of Air and Radiation (OAR) pursuant to section 114 of the Clean Air Act, as amended ("CAA" or "the Act"), to inform an upcoming rule reviewing the national emissions standards for hazardous air pollutants (NESHAP) for ethylene oxide (EtO) commercial sterilization aimed at reducing emissions and updating the standards to reflect developments in practices, processes, and control technologies as required by section 112(d)(6).  Section 114(a) states, in pertinent part:

      For the purpose...(iii) carrying out any provision of this Chapter...(1) the Administrator may require any person who owns or operates any emission source...to-. . .(D) sample such emissions (in accordance with such procedures or methods, at such locations, at such intervals, during such periods and in such manner as the Administrator shall prescribe); (E) keep records on control equipment parameters, production variables or other indirect data when direct monitoring of emissions is impractical.. .(G) provide such other information as the Administrator may reasonably require...

The non-confidential information submitted in response to this information collection will be made available to the public.
This is a one-time information collection. The NESHAP for EtO Commercial Sterilization and Fumigation Operations were finalized in December 1994 (59 FR 62585) at 40 CFR part 63, subpart O. The EPA completed a residual risk and technology review for the NESHAP in 2006 and concluded, at that time, that no revisions to the standards were necessary (71 FR 17712, April 7, 2006).
In 2016, the EPA released its updated Integrated Risk Information System (IRIS) value for EtO, which indicated that cancer risks from EtO emissions were significantly higher than previously understood. Subsequently, the National Air Toxics Assessment (NATA) released in August 2018 identified EtO emissions as an important risk driver in several areas across the country.
In light of the IRIS value update for EtO and the findings of the recent NATA, the EPA has been working to gather more information related to the emissions of EtO. The EPA specifically identified the EtO commercial sterilization facilities as a source contributing to these risks. Therefore, over the last year, the EPA has conducted meetings and has been in consultation with EtO trade associations, air pollution control device (APCD) manufacturers, industry representatives, and other government agencies. The EPA has reviewed operating permits and conducted independent research on this sector's emissions and operating practices. The EPA also issued an Advance Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (ANPRM) and an initial section 114 questionnaire requesting facility-specific data on process controls and operational practices that may reduce the amount of EtO released into the ambient air. The EPA published the ANPRM on December 12, 2019 (84 FR 67889), with the 60-day public comment period ending on February 10, 2020. In December 2019, the EPA issued the questionnaire via email and U.S. mail to 9 companies. The questionnaire and instructions were posted to the EPA webpage where they were accessed by companies. Companies were required to provide electronic responses within 60 days (i.e., by February 6, 2020). Company responses to the initial questionnaire have been compiled and organized so that the EPA can better understand the source category.
While these data gathering efforts have been successful in identifying potential process controls and operational practices that may reduce the amount of EtO released into the ambient air, there are still several important information gaps that should be filled prior to developing regulatory options for any future rulemaking. Therefore, the EPA is only issuing this ICR to 66 facilities which together with the 9 companies that already responded will allow all EtO commercial sterilization facilities in the U.S. to be represented, constituting a census, as opposed to a survey. This ICR will not include any of the facilities that previously submitted a response to the December 2019 questionnaire. The data collected through this ICR will enable the EPA to have a more complete understanding of emissions, emissions sources, processes, and control technologies in use at EtO commercial sterilization facilities nationwide, providing the needed foundation for a potential future rulemaking.
This ICR will use the same electronic questionnaire and will be posted to the same EPA webpage as the December 2019 questionnaire. The instructions and questionnaire are available on the EPA webpage and included as Attachment 1 to this supporting statement. The required respondents will be emailed section 114 request letters with instructions on how to respond. Responses are required to be submitted 60 days after receipt of the section 114 letter.
The EPA estimates the total cost to industry of the ICR (gathering, entering, and quality assurance (QA)) of data submitted in response to the questionnaire for 66 respondents to be 6,201 hours and $569,967.
2. 	Need for and Use of the Collection
2(a)	Need/Authority for the Collection
      The NESHAP for EtO Commercial Sterilization and Fumigation Operations were finalized in December 1994 (59 FR 62585) at 40 CFR part 63, subpart O. The NESHAP establishes emission standards for both major and area sources that use at least 1 ton of EtO in sterilization or fumigation operations in each 12-month period. The standards require existing and new major sources to control emissions to the level achievable by the maximum achievable control technology (MACT) and require existing and new area sources to control emissions using generally available control technology (GACT). The current standards address EtO emissions originating at two of the three major emissions sources: the sterilization chamber vent (SCV) and the aeration room vent (ARV). The third major EtO emissions source is the chamber exhaust vent (CEV), and while the 1994 NESHAP included standards for CEVs, relevant standards were later removed due to safety concerns (66 FR 55577, November 2, 2001). To fulfill its requirements under sections 112(d) and 112(f) of the CAA, the EPA completed a residual risk and technology review (RTR) for the NESHAP in 2006 and concluded, at that time, that no revisions to the standards were necessary (71 FR 17712, April 7, 2006). An ICR was not conducted for the 2006 RTR.
      As described in section 1(b) of this supporting statement, in 2016 the EPA updated the IRIS value for EtO. Using the new EtO IRIS value, the 2014 NATA report (released in 2018) indicated that risks from EtO emissions are higher than previously understood. As a result, the EPA has implemented a data gathering initiative for sources of EtO including EtO commercial sterilization facilities. As part of their data gathering initiative the EPA has been in consultation with industry, trade organizations, APCD manufacturers, and other government agencies and has been conducting research into existing source permits, permit applications, and available control technologies. In addition to these efforts, an ANPRM was also issued requesting comment from stakeholders regarding various issues including the risk modeling file and EtO annual usage, control of fugitive emissions, CEV control and safety considerations, other point source control options, and types of sterilization facilities including small business considerations. Alongside the ANPRM, the EPA also completed a CAA section 114 questionnaire in December 2019 that was distributed to 9 companies engaged in EtO commercial sterilization.
      Under the authority of section 114(a), the EPA is sending this ICR to the EtO commercial sterilization industry, though responses will not be required for facilities that completed the December 2019 questionnaire. This ICR will serve several purposes.
      First, the most recent sector-level data were collected by the EPA over 25 years ago for use in the development of the original NESHAP. This information is outdated, and this ICR in conjunction with the December 2019 questionnaire will be used to update the sector-level data.
      Next, section 112(d)(6) of the CAA requires the EPA to review and revise the MACT standards, as necessary, taking into account developments in practices, processes, and control technologies. The section 112(d)(6) technology review is required to recur at least every 8 years. A technology review is due for the EtO Commercial Sterilization NESHAP as the last one was completed in 2006.
      Finally, the overarching goal of these data collection efforts will be to identify practices and technological advances that will result in mitigation of ambient air emissions. In reviewing the December 2019 questionnaire results, the EPA found that each EtO commercial sterilization facility's equipment, equipment configuration, processes, and pace of technological advancement is unique, necessitating the collection of additional data to have a complete understanding of the sector-level emissions and mitigation techniques. The data collected through this ICR in conjunction with the December 2019 questionnaire will provide the EPA an updated, comprehensive, and consistent dataset. This dataset will allow the EPA to identify mitigation techniques that could inform the future review and revision of the standards. These mitigation actions may target primary emissions sources including the SCV and ARV, and/or they may address emissions sources that currently do not have standards in the NESHAP.
2(b)	Use/Users of the Data
As mentioned above, this ICR in conjunction with the December 2019 questionnaire will provide the EPA with an updated, comprehensive, and consistent dataset. The dataset will include current lists of emission sources including those that are not currently subject to requirements in the EtO Commercial Sterilization NESHAP, current EtO emissions monitoring practices, current APCD configurations and associated efficiencies, current emission reduction strategies for the sector, and cost information. This dataset can then be analyzed by the EPA to identify best practices and emission mitigation opportunities that could be used to inform  future rulemakings. The data will also help the EPA to estimate the potential costs of various emissions control technologies and practices. This information could inform upcoming reviews to address EPA's obligations under section 112(d)(6) of the CAA and/or amend the NESHAP as necessary to mitigate risk from EtO emissions.
The non-confidential information collected with this ICR will also be available to the public, including industry trade groups that may find it useful for their ongoing data gathering efforts, analyses, and publications. In addition, such trade groups may wish to use the data collected to review the EPA's potential future regulatory options. Non-CBI information gathered in this ICR could also be helpful for states and locals to encourage voluntary emission reduction strategies.
3.	Non-duplication, Consultations, and Other Collection Criteria
3(a)	Non-duplication
The agency recognizes that a fraction of the information requested in the information collection effort may already be included in the submittals made by individual companies, pursuant to state and national emissions inventories, operating permits applications, initial notification forms, and compliance reports. As part of its data gathering initiative, the EPA has independently searched for and requested such information from state environmental agencies and EPA regions. Much of the available data has been reviewed by the EPA. While these available data have provided some information, particularly for emission sources regulated by the NESHAP, they do not typically provide information for emissions sources not subject to the federal standards. Additionally, in the EPA's review of permits and compliance reporting, it was noted that there is variation in state and local level requirements, including the format of such data, resulting in variation of available data. Such variation in the level of detail of permits and compliance reports means that it is extremely time consuming for the EPA to extract the level of process detail needed for regulatory analyses from existing documents and that data gaps will remain even after data from existing documents are compiled. Information collected directly from EtO commercial sterilization facilities will provide the most timely and complete current dataset with the greatest practical utility for the purposes of performing data analyses.
3(b)	Public Notice Required Prior to ICR Submission to OMB
This ICR is being submitted for public review as required by the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (PRA) and the subsequent rule issued by the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) on August 29, 1995 (60 FR 44978). The EPA will address public comments before submitting the ICR to OMB.
3(c)	Consultations
The EPA has been in ongoing consultation with the affected industry regarding their data gathering efforts to better understand existing source emissions and control technologies. The industry was also consulted during the development and deployment of the December 2019 questionnaire. As described, the same questionnaire instructions and format that were distributed in December 2019 will be used for this ICR questionnaire. An opportunity for detailed comments on the electronic questionnaire will be provided by the Federal Register notice concerning the availability of the ICR for public review and comment.
3(d)	Effects of Less Frequent Collection
This ICR will require the owner/operator of each EtO commercial sterilization facility that did not receive the December 2019 questionnaire to complete an electronic questionnaire regarding general facility information, room areas, EtO and ethylene glycol storage, sterilizer chambers, aeration vessels, air pollution control devices (APCD), and existing EtO monitoring practices. The questionnaire will also require facilities to submit electronic copies (e.g., PDF, Excel) of their facility diagrams, process flow diagrams, air quality operating permits, air quality permit applications, annual emissions calculations, APCD monitoring, performance tests, and emissions tests. The ICR is a one-time effort, thus the Agency could not consider less frequent collection.
3(e)	General Guidelines
This ICR will adhere to the guidelines for Federal data requestors, as provided at 5 CFR 1320.6.
3(f)	Confidentiality
Respondents will be required to respond under the authority of CAA section 114. If a respondent believes that disclosure of certain information requested would compromise a trade secret, it should be clearly identified as such in accordance with the ICR questionnaire instructions and will be treated as confidential until and unless it is determined in accordance with established EPA procedure as set forth in 40 CFR Part 2 not to be entitled to confidential treatment. All information submitted to the agency for which a claim of confidentiality is made will be safeguarded according to the agency policies set forth in Title 40, Chapter 1, Part 2, Subpart B - Confidentiality of Business Information (see 40 CFR 2; 41 FR 36902, September 1, 1976; amended by 43 FR 40000, September 28, 1978; 43 FR 42251, September 28, 1978; 44 FR 17674, March 23, 1979, 50 FR 51661, Dec. 18, 1985, 58 FR 461, Jan. 5, 1993, 76 FR 30817, May 26, 2011; 76 FR 64015, Oct. 17, 2011). Any information subsequently determined to constitute a trade secret will be protected under 18 U.S.C. 1905. If no claim of confidentiality accompanies the information when it is received by the EPA, it may be made available to the public without further notice (40 CFR 2.203, September 1, 1976). Because CAA section 114(c) exempts emission data from claims of confidentiality, the emission data provided may be made available to the public. Therefore, emissions data should not be marked confidential. A definition of what the EPA considers emissions data is provided in 40 CFR 2.301(a)(2)(i).
3(g)	Sensitive questions
This section is not applicable because this ICR will not involve matter of a sensitive nature.
4.	The Respondents and the Information Requested
4(a)	Respondents/NAICS Codes.
Respondents affected by this action are owners/operators of facilities that are major or area sources of HAP that use EtO in sterilization or fumigation operations. The NAICS codes for respondents affected by the information collection include 339112 for Surgical and Medical Instrument Manufacturing, 339113 for Surgical Appliance and Supplies Manufacturing, 325412 for Pharmaceutical Preparation Manufacturing, 311942 for Spice and Extract Manufacturing, 311423 for Dried and Dehydrated Food Manufacturing, and 561910 for Packaging and Labeling Services. Respondents do not include hospitals, doctor offices, clinics, or other facilities whose primary purpose is to provide medical services to humans or animals. Beehive fumigators are also excluded. The EPA has determined the list of facilities subject to the EtO Commercial Sterilization NESHAP in consultation with the EPA regional offices and the Food and Drug Administration (FDA). As described previously, EPA already received responses from 9 companies to the December 2019 questionnaire. Thus, only the remaining 66 facilities will be required to respond to this ICR questionnaire.
4(b)	Information Collected
(i)	Data Items. As noted in section 1(b), the ICR instructions and ICR data collection form will be the same as those used in the December 2019 questionnaire. These documents are currently available on the EPA webpage: https://www.epa.gov/stationary-sources-air-pollution/ethylene-oxide-emissions-standards-sterilization-facilities. The questionnaire requires respondents to provide information about their facility, room areas, EtO and ethylene glycol storage, sterilization chambers, aeration vessels, APCDs, EtO monitoring activities, and miscellaneous EtO emission sources including wastewater. The questionnaire also requires respondents to provide applicable attachments including facility diagrams, process flow diagrams, emission inventories, startup, shutdown, and malfunction plans (SSMPs), performance tests, emissions tests, or engineering studies in the questionnaire. The questionnaire is to be completed based on existing company records.
(ii)	Respondent Activities. The activities a respondent must undertake to fulfill the requirements of the information collection are presented in Attachment 2. These include i) reading instructions; ii) providing information on each affected source through electronic questionnaire including providing applicable attachments within the questionnaire; and iii) submitting information to the EPA electronically.
5.	The Information Collected  -  Agency Activities, Collection Methodology, and Information Management
5(a)	Agency Activities
A list of activities required of the EPA is provided in Attachment 3. These include i) answering respondent questions; ii) reviewing and analyzing responses; and iii) assessing requests for confidentiality. It should be noted that there are no costs associated with the development of the questionnaire or the EPA webpage as these costs were incurred in the December 2019 questionnaire effort.
5(b)	Collection Methodology and Management
In collecting and analyzing the information associated with this ICR, the EPA will use personal computers and applicable spreadsheet and database software. To ensure uniformity in the format of the requested data and, thus, increase the ease of database entry, standardized questions and Microsoft Excel(C) spreadsheet forms will be distributed to respondents. The Microsoft Excel(C) spreadsheet forms used to collect information have been programmed with pull-down menus to pre-populate certain emission unit identification fields to reduce common respondent transcription errors that can impede database functionality. The EPA will ensure the accuracy and completeness of the collected information by reviewing each submittal. The EPA may place follow-up calls or send emails to facilities should questions remain after reviewing all materials submitted. Following QA of each submittal, the spreadsheet information from each facility will be uploaded into a Microsoft Access(C) database for further analysis.
5(c)	Small Entity Flexibility
All respondents required to comply with the EtO Commercial Sterilization ICR will be subject to the same requirements. The EPA expects that some respondents will be small entities. The goal in issuing the same questionnaire to all respondents, regardless of their status as small entities, is to ensure consistency in the data collected. By gathering sufficient information on small entities, the EPA will be better positioned to identify potential avenues to reduce impacts on small businesses in potential rulemakings for the sector. The Agency has opted to use an electronic format for the questionnaire, which allows some automation in the form and response fields, to reduce the burden and improve the data accuracy from all respondents, including small entities.
5(d)	Collection Schedule
The EPA anticipates it will issue the CAA section 114 letters in the fall of 2020. These CAA section 114 letters would require respondents to complete and submit the questionnaire within 60 days of receipt.
6.	Estimating the Burden and Cost of the Collection
6(a)	Estimating Respondent Burden
The data collection activities a respondent must undertake to fulfill the requirements of the information collection are presented in Attachment 2. As shown in Attachment 2, data collection activities of the ICR questionnaire include i) reading instructions; ii) providing information on each affected source through the electronic questionnaire and providing applicable attachments requested in the questionnaire; and iii) submitting information to the EPA through electronic questionnaire instrument. The respondent burden for this ICR questionnaire was estimated using the responses from the December 2019 questionnaire. The EPA used the December 2019 questionnaire responses to determine the average number of key emissions sources per respondent (e.g., room areas, sterilizer chambers, aeration vessels etc.). The EPA also tallied the related number of questions for each emission source. The EPA used these values to estimate the average number of total expected responses by emission source per respondent for this ICR questionnaire. We note that the number of questions was used rather than the number of responses received by the December 2019 respondents in the burden estimate because some questions may not have been answered if they were not applicable due to specific equipment configuration. Table 1 shows the average number of key emission units, the corresponding ICR questionnaire worksheet name, and the number of questions for each emissions source. As an example, we estimate that the expected number of responses in Table 1 of the Room Area worksheet to be 66 for the average of 6 room areas reported by the December 2019 questionnaire respondents and the 11 related Room Area questions. It should be noted that there are tables in the questionnaire that are not related to multiple pieces of equipment such as parent company information (Facility Details worksheet; 2. Parent Company Information table) or EtO drum and container storage (EtO & EG Storage worksheet; C. EtO Drum and Container Storage table). For these tables, the number of anticipated responses for this ICR questionnaire were assumed to be equal to the average number of responses received in the December 2019 questionnaire. The count of total anticipated responses was then multiplied by the amount of time expected to be needed to gather the information and enter the data into the questionnaire (an average of approximately 2 minutes per response). Additionally, each December 2019 questionnaire respondent had an average of 10 attachments that are estimated to take 1 hour each to locate, scan, and attach to the questionnaire. The respondent burden in hours is shown in Attachment 2 for each worksheet of the ICR questionnaire.

Table 1. Average Count of Key Equipment and ICR Questions in Facility Responses to December 2019 Questionnaire
Worksheet Name
Table Name
Average No. of Units Reported

No. of Questions

Count
UOM

Facility Details
Table 4. Facility Buildings
                                                                              2
Buildings
                                                                             10
Room Area
Table 1. Characteristics of Room Areas
                                                                              6
Room Areas
                                                                             11
Room Area
Table 2. Natural Draft Openings (NDO)
                                                                              2
NDOs
                                                                             10
Room Area
Table 3. Leak Checks of Components in EtO Service
                                                                              6
Checks
                                                                             16
Room Area
Table 4. Room Area Controls
                                                                              8
Room/ Area Controls
                                                                             24
EtO & EG Storage
D. Ethylene Glycol (EG) Tanks
                                                                              1
Tanks
                                                                             30
Sterilizer Chambers
Table 2. Sterilizer Chamber Operation and Monitoring Characteristics
                                                                              7
Sterilizer Chambers
                                                                             50
Sterilizer Chambers
Table 3. Control Characteristics for Sterilizer Chambers
                                                                              6
Controls for Sterilizer Chambers
                                                                             60
Sterilizer Chambers
Table 5. Vacuum Pumps
                                                                              6
Pumps
                                                                             10
Aeration
Table 1. Aeration that Occurs in Separate Unit (Aeration Room & Aeration Cell/Chamber)
                                                                              5
Aeration Room & Cell/Chamber
                                                                             42
Aeration
Table 2. Aeration that Occurs within Sterilizer Chamber
                                                                              2
Aeration within Sterilizer Chamber
                                                                              4
APCD Summary
Table 1. APCD Characteristics
                                                                              4
APCDs
                                                                             18
APCD Details
Table 1. Wet Scrubber & Glygen Absorber Unit
                                                                              1
Wet Scrubber & Glygen Absorber Units
                                                                             11
APCD Details
Table 3. Catalytic Oxidizer & Balancer/Abator
                                                                              1
Catalytic Oxidizer & Balancer/Abator
                                                                             20
EtO Monitoring
Table 1. Personal Monitoring (Badges) for EtO
                                                                             44
Personal Monitors
                                                                              8
EtO Monitoring
Table 2. Room Area Monitoring for EtO
                                                                              4
Room Area Monitors
                                                                              7
Miscellaneous
J. Wastewater
                                                                              0
Wastewater Treatment
                                                                             12
Miscellaneous
K. Unique Cycles and EtO Reduction
                                                                              1
Unique Cycle and EtO Reduction
                                                                             13
Additional Info
N/A
                                                                              9
Additional Information (rows of data)
                                                                              3
Attachments
N/A
                                                                             10
Attachments
                                                                            N/A

6(b)	Estimating Respondent Costs
Attachment 2 also presents the estimated costs for the required data collection activities. The basis for the i) labor cost estimate and the ii) capital and operations (overhead) cost estimates follow. Labor rates and associated costs are based on Bureau of Labor Statistics data.
(i)	Estimating Labor Costs. Attachment 2 presents the estimated costs for the required recordkeeping and reporting activities.  Labor rates were based on May 2019 raw labor rates for the Medical Equipment and Supplies Manufacturing Sector (NAICS 339100), loaded using an overhead factor of 110%, consistent with other ICRs. The resulting loaded hourly rates in 2019 dollars are $149.88 for management personnel, $93.66 for engineering personnel, and $43.64 for clerical personnel. These values were taken from the Bureau of Labor Statistics Occupational Employment Statistics Survey Web site: https://www.bls.gov/oes/current/naics4_339100.htm#11-0000 and reflect the latest values available (April 2020).
(ii)	Estimating Operating and Maintenance (O&M) Costs. Costs for mailing questionnaire responses to the EPA including digital media (CD, DVD, or flash drive) and postage are estimated at $995 for the source category. This is only required for facilities claiming data as CBI. We estimate that 90% of respondents will make a claim of CBI and need to mail their responses.
(iii)	Estimating Capital/Start-up Costs. We do not anticipate any capital costs.
(iv)	Annualizing Capital Costs. We do not anticipate any capital costs so there are no annualized capital costs.
6(c)	Estimating Agency Burden and Costs
The costs the Federal Government would incur are presented in Attachment 3. The agency labor rates are from the Office of Personnel Management (OPM) 2019 General Schedule which excludes locality rates of pay. These rates can be obtained from Salary Table 2019-GS, available on the OPM website at https://www.opm.gov/policy-data-oversight/pay-leave/salaries-wages/#url=2019. The government employee labor rates in 2019 dollars are $17.42 per hour for clerical (GS-7, Step 1), $36.75 for technical (GS-13, Step 1), and $51.08 for managerial (GS-15, Step 1). These rates were increased by 60 percent to include fringe benefits and overhead. The fully burdened wage rates used to represent Agency labor costs are $27.87 for clerical at, $58.80 for technical, and $81.73 for managerial.
6(d)	Estimating the Respondent Universe and Total Burden and Costs
The respondent universe will represent 66 facilities. Owners and operators of all 66 of these facilities will be required to complete some portion of the electronic questionnaire. As described in section 6(a) of this supporting statement, the respondent burden was estimated using the average number of responses received from the December 2019 questionnaire respondents. The average number of responses per respondent was applied to the count of 66 facilities to estimate the burden of this ICR questionnaire. An estimate of the amount of time required to prepare a response was applied to the count of facilities to estimate the amount of burden. The labor rates described in section 6(c) were applied to the burden to estimate the total costs for respondents.
6(e)	Bottom Line Burden Hours and Costs Tables
(i)	Respondent tally. The bottom line industry burden hours and costs, presented in Attachment 2, are calculated by summing the person-hours column and by summing the cost column. The burden and cost to the industry for 66 respondents is 6,201 hours and $569,967, which includes O&M costs of $995 for digital media (CD, DVD, or flash drive) and postage to mail in questionnaire responses containing CBI to the EPA. The costs presented in this section are in 2019 dollars.
(ii)	Agency tally. The bottom line Agency burden and cost, presented in Attachment 3 is calculated in the same manner as the industry burden and cost. The estimated burden and cost for 66 respondents is 1,727 hours and $100,049, which includes $1,440 in O&M costs for computer storage of data received. The costs presented in this section are in 2019 dollars.
(iii)	The complex collection. This ICR is a simple collection; therefore, this section does not apply.
(iv)	Variations in the annual bottom line. This section does not apply as this is a one-time collection.
6(f)	Reasons for Change in Burden
This is the initial estimation of burden for this information collection; therefore, this section does not apply.
6(g)	Burden Statement
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. 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 are listed in 40 CFR part 9 and 48 CFR chapter 15.
The total cost burden for the EtO Commercial Sterilization data gathering effort is estimated to be 6,201 hours and $569,967. This ICR does not include any requirements that would cause the respondents to incur either capital or start-up costs. O&M costs of $995 are estimated for digital media (CD, DVD, or flash drive) and postage to mail in questionnaire responses containing CBI to the EPA.
To comment on the EPA's need for this information, the accuracy of the provided burden estimates, and any suggested methods for minimizing respondent burden, including the use of automated collection techniques, the EPA has established a docket for this ICR under Docket ID No. EPA-HQ-OAR-2019-0178, which is available for online viewing at http://www.regulations.gov. Out of an abundance of caution for members of the public and our staff, the EPA Docket Center and Reading Room was closed to public visitors on March 31, 2020, to reduce the risk of transmitting COVID-19. Our Docket Center staff will continue to provide remote customer service via email, phone, and webform. We encourage the public to submit comments via https://www.regulations.gov or email, as there is a temporary suspension of mail delivery to EPA, and no hand deliveries are currently accepted. The telephone number for the Air and Radiation Docket Center is<PHONE_NUMBER>. For further information on EPA Docket Center services and the current status, please visit us online at https://www.epa.gov/dockets.
An electronic version of the public docket is available at www.regulations.gov. This site can be used 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. When in the system, select "search," then key in the Docket ID Number identified above. Also, you can send comments to the Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs, Office of Management and Budget, 725 17th Street, NW, Washington, DC 20503, Attention: Desk Office for EPA. Please include EPA Docket ID No. EPA-HQ-OAR-2019-0178 in any correspondence.

INFORMATION COLLECTION EFFORT FOR ETHYLENE OXIDE COMMERCIAL STERILIZATION FACILITIES

Part B of the Supporting Statement
This part is not applicable because statistical methods are not used in data collection associated with the questionnaire.

Attachment 1.
Questionnaire Content
The electronic questionnaire may be found in separate files accompanying this supporting statement, including the following:

File name
Description
EtO_114ICR_InstructionsDoc.docx
This is the questionnaire instruction document. This file provides instructions for completing and submitting the questionnaire (including confidential and non-confidential responses).
EtO_114ICR_Main.xlsx
This multi-tabbed spreadsheet file is the main portion of the questionnaire.
EtO_114ICR_Sup1.xlsx
This multi-tabbed spreadsheet file provides additional rows for completing Section B, Table 3 of the questionnaire, if needed.
EtO_114ICR_Sup2.xlsx
This multi-tabbed spreadsheet file provides additional rows for completing Section B, Table 4 of the questionnaire, if needed.
EtO_114ICR_Sup3.xlsx
This multi-tabbed spreadsheet file provides additional rows for completing Section I, Table 1 of the questionnaire, if needed.

Attachment 2.
Industry Burden and Costs

                              Respondent Activity
                           (A) Hours per Occurrence
                       (B) Occurrences/ Respondent/Year
                      (C) Hours/ Respondent/ Year (A x B)
                           (D) Respondents/ Year[1]
                       (E) Technical Hours/Year
(C x D)
                     (F) Managerial Hours/Year
(E x 0.05)
                      (G) Clerical Hours/Year
(E x 0.10)
                               (H) Cost/ Year[2]
1. APPLICATIONS (Not Applicable)

2. SURVEY AND STUDIES (Not Applicable)

3. ACQUISITION, INSTALLATION, AND UTILIZATION OF TECHNOLOGY AND SYSTEMS (Not Applicable)

4. REPORT REQUIREMENTS

A. Read Instructions

EtO Commercial Sterilization facilities
                                                                              4
                                                                              1
                                                                              1
                                                                             66
                                                                             66
                                                                              3
                                                                            6.6
                                                                        $6,964
B. Required Activities

i. Complete and submit survey spreadsheet tabs, as follows:

EtO Commercial Sterilization facilities

Facility Details
                                                                              3
                                                                              1
                                                                              3
                                                                             66
                                                                            198
                                                                             10
                                                                           19.8
                                                                       $20,892
Room Area
                                                                             12
                                                                              1
                                                                             12
                                                                             66
                                                                            792
                                                                             40
                                                                           79.2
                                                                       $83,570
EtO & EG Storage
                                                                            1.5
                                                                              1
                                                                            1.5
                                                                             66
                                                                             99
                                                                              5
                                                                            9.9
                                                                       $10,446
Sterilizer Chambers
                                                                           25.5
                                                                              1
                                                                           25.5
                                                                             66
                                                                          1,683
                                                                             84
                                                                          168.3
                                                                      $177,586
Aeration
                                                                            7.5
                                                                              1
                                                                            7.5
                                                                             66
                                                                            495
                                                                             25
                                                                           49.5
                                                                       $52,231
APCD Summary
                                                                            4.5
                                                                              1
                                                                            4.5
                                                                             66
                                                                            297
                                                                             15
                                                                           29.7
                                                                       $31,339
APCD Details
                                                                            1.5
                                                                              1
                                                                            1.5
                                                                             66
                                                                             99
                                                                              5
                                                                            9.9
                                                                       $10,446
EtO Monitoring
                                                                             12
                                                                              1
                                                                             12
                                                                             66
                                                                            792
                                                                             40
                                                                           79.2
                                                                       $83,570
Miscellaneous
                                                                            1.5
                                                                              1
                                                                            1.5
                                                                             66
                                                                             99
                                                                              5
                                                                            9.9
                                                                       $10,446
Additional Info
                                                                            1.5
                                                                              1
                                                                            1.5
                                                                             66
                                                                             99
                                                                              5
                                                                            9.9
                                                                       $10,446
Documents
                                                                             10
                                                                              1
                                                                             10
                                                                             66
                                                                            660
                                                                             33
                                                                             66
                                                                       $69,642
Certification
                                                                            0.2
                                                                              1
                                                                            0.2
                                                                             66
                                                                             13
                                                                              1
                                                                           1.32
                                                                        $1,393
C. Create Information (Included in 4B)

D. Gather Existing Information (Included in 4B)

E. Write Report (Not Applicable)

5. RECORDKEEPING REQUIREMENTS (Not applicable)

TOTAL ANNUAL LABOR BURDEN AND COST

              5,392
                  270
                539
                                                                       $568,972

 Total Labor:
             6,201

 Avg. hr./facility:
                    94
 Avg. $/facility:
                                                                         $8,621
ANNUAL CAPITAL COSTS (Not Applicable)

ANNUALIZED CAPITAL COSTS (Not Applicable)

TOTAL ANNUAL COSTS (O&M)[3]

                                                                           $995
TOTAL ANNUALIZED COSTS (Annualized capital + O&M costs)

                                                                           $995
TOTAL LABOR AND O&M COSTS

                                                                       $569,967
1. The number of respondents per year is based on the facility counts listed in Section 4(a) of the Supporting Statement.
2. Based on mean hourly wages in Bureau of Labor Statistics, accessed April 2020 National Industry-Specific Occupational Employment and Wage Estimates for NAICS code 339100 -- Medical Supplies and Equipment Manufacturing, available at https://www.bls.gov/oes/current/naics4_339100.htm#11-0000. Final loaded labor rates are: Technical: $93.66/hour (SOC 17-2000: Engineers), Managerial: $149.88/hour (SOC 11-1021: General and Operations Managers), Clerical: $43.64/hour (SOC 43-0000: Office and Administrative Support Occupations); all labor rates include 110 percent increase to account for fringe benefits and overhead expenses).
3. Postage costs for mailing questionnaire responses to the EPA are estimated at $9.75 for Federal Express letter-size envelope flat rate (1 per respondent). The costs of digital media (CD, DVD, or flash drive) are estimated to be $7 each.

Attachment 3.
Agency Burden and Costs

                                Agency Activity
(A) EPA Hours/ Occurrence
(B) Occurrences/ Respondent/Year
(C) EPA Hours/Respondent/Year (A x B)
                            (D) Respondents/Year[1]
(E) EPA Technical Hours/Year (C x D)
(F) EPA Managerial Hours/Year (E x 0.05)
(G) EPA Clerical Hours/Year (E x 0.1)
(H) Cost, $/Year[2]
Develop/revise questionnaire spreadsheets and instructions
                                                                            N/A
                                                                            N/A
                                                                            N/A
                                                                            N/A
                                                                            N/A
                                                                            N/A
                                                                            N/A
                                                                             $0
Develop survey webpage
                                                                            N/A
                                                                            N/A
                                                                            N/A
                                                                            N/A
                                                                            N/A
                                                                            N/A
                                                                            N/A
                                                                             $0
Answer respondent questions via phone, email, and/or frequently asked questions posted on webpage[3]
                                                                              1
                                                                              1
                                                                              1
                                                                             17
                                                                             17
                                                                              1
                                                                              2
                                                                         $1,084
Analyze requests for confidentiality[4]
                                                                              1
                                                                              1
                                                                              1
                                                                             59
                                                                             59
                                                                              3
                                                                              6
                                                                         $3,901
Review and analyze responses (including follow-up)
                                                                             20
                                                                              1
                                                                             20
                                                                             66
                                                                           1320
                                                                             66
                                                                            132
                                                                        $86,689
Analyze previous emissions test, performance test or engineering study data[5]
                                                                              4
                                                                              4
                                                                             16
                                                                              7
                                                                            106
                                                                              5
                                                                             11
                                                                         $6,935

Total Annual Hours/Cost

                                                                          1,502
                                                                             75
                                                                            150
                                                                        $98,609

                                                                  Total Labor:
                                                                         1,727

Expenses (O&M)[6]

Computer storage of data

                                                                         $1,440
Total O&M Expenses

                                                                         $1,440
TOTAL ANNUAL LABOR BURDEN AND COST

                                                                       $100,049
1. The number of respondents per year is based on the facility counts listed in Section 4 of the Supporting Statement.
2. Based on GS Scale 2019: Technical/GS 13-1: $36.75/hour, Managerial/GS 15-1: $51.08/hour, Clerical/GS 7-1: $17.42/hour. All agency labor rates have been scaled using a multiplier of 1.6 to account for overhead and fringe benefit costs.
3. Assumes that 25 percent of the facilities will have questions.
4. Assumes that 90 percent of facilities will have confidential data.
5. Assumes that 10 percent of facilities will have performance test, emissions test, or other engineering study provided as an attachment to the ICR requiring additional review . Assume 1 hour to perform additional analyses of these attachments.
6. Data storage at $6/GB/month assuming 10 GB data for 24 months.


Date
November 4, 2021
Subject
Data collection
Stakeholder
Jeff Jones
(810) 364-4333
EPA in attendance
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ERG in attendance
Liz Hubbard
Facility Contact with Conformance Coating & Prototype, Inc in Marysville, MI - Surface Coating of Plastic Parts for Business Machines (NSPS Subpart TTT)

Mission:
The Clean Air Act requires the EPA to periodically review and revise its federal rules. We are asking for your help with this requirement for the NSPS Subpart TTT (Surface Coating of Plastic Parts for Business Machines). Conformance Coating and Prototype, out of St. Clair MI, was identified in an EPA database as subject to Subpart TTT. We collected your MI air permit and have confirmed this.

We have prepared a short telephone survey for facilities that are subject to this rule. We hope to learn more about the impact of the 1988 rule, ways it might be improved for future facilities, and to look for innovation in the control of air pollution (e.g., new add-on control technologies, new work practices or operational procedure).  After the call we can share with you a copy of the minutes and discuss any necessary changes.

 Describe your business and surface coating process and approximately what fraction of your operation is used to coat plastic parts for business machines:
      Facility mostly coats medical devices and military machines.
      A lot of what they coat is analyzing equipment.
      They coat x-ray machines, castor wheels and brackets, armored personnel carriers for tanks, automotive parts, light covers, electronic devices and machines.
      Mostly coat for larger companies and the military but sometimes do smaller jobs as well.
 Can you share with us an approximate annual surface coating throughput (approximately what fraction is used to coat plastic parts for business machines)?
      Less than 10% of facility throughput is used for coating business machines. Currently not coating business machines, but they sometimes do.
      No powder coating at facility, only spray coating.
 We found your facility in a database indicating it is subject to NSPS subpart TTT (i.e., Surface Coating of Plastic Parts for Business Machines). Have you implemented any procedures or VOC control technologies to comply with that rule?
      Yes, they were audited last year and have modified the facility since. Cannot smell paint in the parking lot or in the building. Their water and air samples have shown no particulates.
 Have you made other accommodations to comply with Subpart TTT requirements and standards (e.g., VOC reporting requirements)? Are there business reasons for using paints with more than minimum VOC (e.g., because higher solvent contents are necessary for effective paint transfer for your product, or because the solvents preventing your coating from spoiling)?
      Work in conjunction with advanced engineering teams to develop low or no VOC paints, and always order low VOC and low HAP paints where available.
   Want to avoid exposing workers to toxicity.
      Facility uses waterborne paints where possible. Majority of paints are still solvent borne. A little more than 80% solvent borne, a little less than 20% waterborne.
      Dispose of paint cans with a third-party company; no paint cans or other materials containing paint are thrown in the regular dumpster.
 Do you track either spray booths' transfer efficiency or VOC concentrations in booth exhaust?
      Absolutely, we actually weigh the padding that we throw away in the dumpster to measure how much paint is contained in it.
 If you were building a new plant in a different location to address a growing demand applying surface coating to plastic parts for business machines, how would it be different?
      We would provide an environment of HEPA filtration for all spray applications, we would convert to waterborne paints, and I think anything else would be a major capital investment, but there does exist equipment that does a better job of atomizing paint. I would use equipment that would electrostatically draw paint to the part rather than using a spray booth that leads to a lower transfer efficiency and more contamination and paint waste.
 Do you have plans to expand your coating operation for plastic parts for business machines?
      Not at this time.
 Do you have other industry contacts that are knowledgeable about the rule and might have useful input in our review?
      Thomas Bell  -  co-owner of Technical Finishing Incorporated in Flint, Michigan
 Believes they also coat plastic parts for business machines.


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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission

[Docket No. OR15-21-000]

Monarch Oil Pipeline Company, LLC; Notice of Petition for
Declaratory Order

    Take notice that on March 4, 2015, pursuant to Rule 207(a)(2) of
the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission's (Commission) Rules of
Practice and Procedure, 18 CFR 385.207(a)(2) (2014), Monarch Oil
Pipeline Company, LLC filed a petition for a declaratory order seeking
a declaratory order for a crude oil pipeline project, all as more fully
explained in the petition.
    Any person desiring to intervene or to protest this filing must
file in accordance with Rules 211 and 214 of the Commission's Rules of
Practice and Procedure (18 CFR 385.211, 385.214). Protests will be
considered by the Commission in determining the appropriate action to
be taken, but will not serve to make protestants parties to the
proceeding. Any person wishing to become a party must file a notice of
intervention or motion to intervene, as appropriate. Such notices,
motions, or protests must be filed on or before the comment date.
Anyone filing a motion to intervene or protest must serve a copy of
that document on the Petitioner.
    The Commission encourages electronic submission of protests and
interventions in lieu of paper using the ``eFiling'' link at http://www.ferc.gov. Persons unable to file electronically should submit an
original and 5 copies of the protest or intervention to the Federal
Energy Regulatory Commission, 888 First Street NE., Washington, DC
20426.
    This filing is accessible on-line at http://www.ferc.gov, using the
``eLibrary'' link and is available for review in the Commission's
Public Reference Room in Washington, DC. There is an ``eSubscription''
link on the Web site that enables subscribers to receive email
notification when a document is added to a subscribed docket(s). For
assistance with any FERC Online service, please email
<EMAIL_ADDRESS>or call<PHONE_NUMBER> (toll free). For
TTY, call<PHONE_NUMBER>.
    Comment Date: 5:00 p.m. Eastern time on March 24, 2015.

    Dated: March 10, 2015.
Kimberly D. Bose,
Secretary.
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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration

[Docket No. PHMSA-2010-0246]

Pipeline Safety: Request for Comments of a Previously Approved
Information Collection

AGENCY: Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration (PHMSA),
DOT.

ACTION: Notice and request for comments.

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SUMMARY: In compliance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (44
U.S.C. 3501 et seq.), this notice announces that the Information
Collection Request (ICR) abstracted below is being forwarded to the
Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for review and comments. A
Federal Register Notice with a 60-day comment period soliciting
comments on the following information collection was published on
September 1, 2010 (75 FR 53733). No comments were received.

ADDRESSES: Send comments regarding the burden estimate, including

suggestions for reducing the burden, to OMB, Attention: Desk Officer
for PHMSA, 725 17th Street, NW., Washington, DC 20503.

DATES: Comments must be submitted on or before December 13, 2010.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Cameron Satterthwaite by telephone at
202-366-1319, by fax at<PHONE_NUMBER>, or by mail at U.S. Department of
Transportation, Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration,
1200 New Jersey Avenue, SE., PHP-30, Washington, DC 20590-0001.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Title: National Pipeline Mapping Program.
    OMB Control Number: 2137-0596.
    Type of Request: Renewal of a previously approved information
collection.
    Abstract: Each operator of a pipeline facility (except distribution
lines and gathering lines) must provide contact information and
geospatial data on their pipeline system. This information should be
updated on an annual basis. The provided information is incorporated
into the National Pipeline Mapping System (NPMS) to support various
regulatory programs, pipeline inspections, and authorized external
customers. The periodic updates of operator pipeline data inform the
NPMS of any changes to the data over the previous year and allow PHMSA
to maintain and improve the accuracy of the information.
    Affected Public: Operators of pipeline facilities (except
distribution lines and gathering lines).
    Estimated Number of Responses: 894.
    Estimated Total Annual Burden Hours: 16,312 hours.
    Frequency of Collection: Annual.
    Comments are invited on: whether the proposed collection of
information is necessary for the proper performance of the functions of
the Department, including whether the information will have practical
utility; the accuracy of the Department's estimate of the burden of the
proposed information collection; ways to enhance the quality, utility
and clarity of the information to be collected; and ways to minimize
the burden of the collection of information on respondents, including
the use of automated collection techniques or other forms of
information technology. A comment to OMB is most effective if OMB
receives it within 30 days of the date of publication in the Federal
Register.

    Authority: The Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995; 44 U.S.C.
Chapter 35, as amended; and 49 CFR 1:48.

    Issued in Washington, DC on November 8, 2010.
John A. Gale,
Director, Office of Standards and Rulemaking.
[FR Doc. 2010-28537 Filed 11-10-10; 8:45 am]
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[Pages 53140-53141]
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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission

[Docket No. CP16-473-000]

Texas Eastern Transmission, LP; Notice of Intent To Prepare an
Environmental Assessment for the Proposed Bayway Lateral Project, and
Request for Comments on Environmental Issues

    The staff of the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC or
Commission) will prepare an environmental assessment (EA) that will
discuss the environmental impacts of the Bayway Lateral Project
involving construction and operation of facilities by Texas Eastern
Transmission, LP (Texas Eastern) in the City of Linden, Union County,
New Jersey. The Commission will use this EA in its decision-making
process to determine whether the project is in the public convenience
and necessity.
    This notice announces the opening of the scoping process the
Commission will use to gather input from the public and interested
agencies on the project. You can make a difference by providing us with
your specific comments or concerns about the project. Your comments
should focus on the potential environmental effects, reasonable
alternatives, and measures to avoid or lessen environmental impacts.
Your input will help the Commission staff determine what issues they
need to evaluate in the EA. To ensure that your comments are timely and
properly recorded, please send your comments so that the Commission
receives them in Washington, DC on or before September 6, 2016.
    If you sent comments on this project to the Commission before the
opening of this docket on June 29, 2016, you will need to file those
comments in Docket No. CP16-473-000 to ensure they are considered as
part of this proceeding.
    This notice is being sent to the Commission's current environmental
mailing list for this project. State and local government
representatives should notify their constituents of this proposed
project and encourage them to comment on their areas of concern.
    If you are a landowner receiving this notice, a pipeline company
representative may contact you about the acquisition of an easement to
construct, operate, and maintain the proposed facilities. The company
would seek to negotiate a mutually acceptable agreement. However, if
the Commission approves the project, that approval conveys with it the
right of eminent domain. Therefore, if easement negotiations fail to
produce an agreement, the pipeline company could initiate condemnation
proceedings where compensation would be determined in accordance with
state law.
    Texas Eastern provided landowners with a fact sheet prepared by the
FERC entitled ``An Interstate Natural Gas Facility On My Land? What Do
I Need To Know?'' This fact sheet addresses a number of typically asked
questions, including the use of eminent domain and how to participate
in the Commission's proceedings. It is also available for viewing on
the FERC Web site (www.ferc.gov).

Public Participation

    For your convenience, there are three methods you can use to submit
your comments to the Commission. The Commission encourages electronic
filing of comments and has expert staff available to assist you at
(202) 502-8258 or<EMAIL_ADDRESS>Please carefully follow these
instructions so that your comments are properly recorded.
    (1) You can file your comments electronically using the eComment
feature on the Commission's Web site (www.ferc.gov) under the link to
Documents and Filings. This is an easy method for submitting brief,
text-only comments on a project;
    (2) You can file your comments electronically by using the eFiling
feature on the Commission's Web site (www.ferc.gov) under the link to
Documents and Filings. With eFiling, you can provide comments in a
variety of formats by attaching them as a file with your submission.
New eFiling users must first create an account by clicking on
``eRegister.'' If you are filing a comment on a particular project,
please select ``Comment on a Filing'' as the filing type; or
    (3) You can file a paper copy of your comments by mailing them to
the following address. Be sure to reference the project docket number
(CP16-473-000) with your submission: Kimberly D. Bose, Secretary,
Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, 888 First Street NE., Room 1A,
Washington, DC 20426.

Summary of the Proposed Project

    Texas Eastern proposes to construct pipeline and aboveground
facilities in the City of Linden, Union County, New Jersey: The Bayway
Lateral Project would transport approximately 300,000 dekatherms per
day from Texas Eastern's existing Line 38 to serve new commercial
customers (the Linden Cogen Power Plant and the Phillips 66 Bayway
Refinery).
    The Bayway Lateral Project would consist of the following
facilities:
     Approximately 2,300 feet of new 24-inch-diameter natural
gas pipeline, most of which involves a horizontal directional drill
crossing under the New Jersey Turnpike;
     a new fenced metering and regulating station; and
     related appurtenances and ancillary facilities.
    The general location of the project facilities is shown in appendix
1.\1\
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    \1\ The appendices referenced in this notice will not appear in
the Federal Register. Copies of appendices were sent to all those
receiving this notice in the mail and are available at www.ferc.gov
using the link called ``eLibrary'' or from the Commission's Public
Reference Room, 888 First Street NE., Washington, DC 20426, or call
(202) 502-8371. For instructions on connecting to eLibrary, refer to
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Land Requirements for Construction

    Construction of the proposed facilities would disturb about 23.4
acres of land for the aboveground facilities and the pipeline.
Following construction, Texas Eastern would maintain 6.79 acres for
permanent operation of the project's facilities; the remaining acreage
would be restored and revert to former uses.

The EA Process

    The National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) requires the
Commission to take into account the environmental impacts that could
result from an action whenever it considers the issuance of a
Certificate of Public Convenience and Necessity. NEPA also requires us
\2\ to discover and address concerns the public may have about
proposals. This process is referred to as ``scoping.'' The main goal of
the scoping process is to focus the analysis in the EA on the important
environmental issues. By this notice, the Commission requests public
comments on the scope of the issues to address in the EA. We will
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    In the EA we will discuss impacts that could occur as a result of
the construction and operation of the proposed project under these
general headings:

     Geology and soils;
     land use;
     water resources, fisheries, and wetlands;

     cultural resources;
     vegetation and wildlife;
     air quality and noise;
     endangered and threatened species;
     public safety; and
     cumulative impacts.

    We will also evaluate reasonable alternatives to the proposed
project or portions of the project, and make recommendations on how to
lessen or avoid impacts on the various resource areas.
    The EA will present our independent analysis of the issues. The EA
will be available in the public record through eLibrary. Depending on
the comments received during the scoping process, we may also publish
and distribute the EA to the public for an allotted comment period. We
will consider all comments on the EA before making our recommendations
to the Commission. To ensure we have the opportunity to consider and
address your comments, please carefully follow the instructions in the
Public Participation section on page 2.
    With this notice, we are asking agencies with jurisdiction by law
and/or special expertise with respect to the environmental issues of
this project to formally cooperate with us in the preparation of the
EA.\3\ Agencies that would like to request cooperating agency status
should follow the instructions for filing comments provided under the
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    \3\ The Council on Environmental Quality regulations addressing
cooperating agency responsibilities are at Title 40, Code of Federal
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Consultations Under Section 106 of the National Historic Preservation
Act

    In accordance with the Advisory Council on Historic Preservation's
implementing regulations for section 106 of the National Historic
Preservation Act, we are using this notice to initiate consultation
with the applicable State Historic Preservation Office (SHPO), and to
solicit their views and those of other government agencies, interested
Indian tribes, and the public on the project's potential effects on
historic properties.\4\ We will define the project-specific Area of
Potential Effects (APE) in consultation with the SHPO as the project
develops. On natural gas facility projects, the APE at a minimum
encompasses all areas subject to ground disturbance (examples include
construction right-of-way, contractor/pipe storage yards, compressor
stations, and access roads). Our EA for this project will document our
findings on the impacts on historic properties and summarize the status
of consultations under section 106.
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    \4\ The Advisory Council on Historic Preservation's regulations
are at Title 36, Code of Federal Regulations, Part 800. Those
regulations define historic properties as any prehistoric or
historic district, site, building, structure, or object included in
or eligible for inclusion in the National Register of Historic
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Environmental Mailing List

    The environmental mailing list includes federal, state, and local
government representatives and agencies; elected officials;
environmental and public interest groups; Native American Tribes; other
interested parties; and local libraries and newspapers. This list also
includes all affected landowners (as defined in the Commission's
regulations) who are potential right-of-way grantors, whose property
may be used temporarily for project purposes, or who own homes within
certain distances of aboveground facilities, and anyone who submits
comments on the project. We will update the environmental mailing list
as the analysis proceeds to ensure that we send the information related
to this environmental review to all individuals, organizations, and
government entities interested in and/or potentially affected by the
proposed project.
    If we publish and distribute the EA, copies of the EA will be sent
to the environmental mailing list for public review and comment. If you
would prefer to receive a paper copy of the document instead of the CD
version or would like to remove your name from the mailing list, please
return the attached Information Request (appendix 2).

Becoming an Intervenor

    In addition to involvement in the EA scoping process, you may want
to become an ``intervenor'' which is an official party to the
Commission's proceeding. Intervenors play a more formal role in the
process and are able to file briefs, appear at hearings, and be heard
by the courts if they choose to appeal the Commission's final ruling.
An intervenor formally participates in the proceeding by filing a
request to intervene. Instructions for becoming an intervenor are in
the ``Document-less Intervention Guide'' under the ``e-filing'' link on
the Commission's Web site. Motions to intervene are more fully
described at http://www.ferc.gov/resources/guides/how-to/intervene.asp.

Additional Information

    Additional information about the project is available from the
Commission's Office of External Affairs, at (866) 208-FERC, or on the
FERC Web site at www.ferc.gov using the ``eLibrary'' link. Click on the
eLibrary link, click on ``General Search'' and enter the docket number,
excluding the last three digits in the Docket Number field (i.e., CP16-
473). Be sure you have selected an appropriate date range. For
assistance, please contact FERC Online Support at
<EMAIL_ADDRESS>or toll free at<PHONE_NUMBER>, or for TTY,
contact<PHONE_NUMBER>. The eLibrary link also provides access to the
texts of formal documents issued by the Commission, such as orders,
notices, and rulemakings.
    In addition, the Commission offers a free service called
eSubscription which allows you to keep track of all formal issuances
and submittals in specific dockets. This can reduce the amount of time
you spend researching proceedings by automatically providing you with
notification of these filings, document summaries, and direct links to
the documents. Go to www.ferc.gov/docs-filing/esubscription.asp.
    Finally, public meetings or site visits will be posted on the
Commission's calendar located at www.ferc.gov/EventCalendar/EventsList.aspx along with other related information.

    Dated: August 5, 2016.
Nathaniel J. Davis, Sr.,
Deputy Secretary.
[FR Doc. 2016-19073 Filed 8-10-16; 8:45 am]
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[Pages 4318-4319]
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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission

[Project No. 12449-014]

Wiscons8, LLC; IOWAter Power Corporation; Notice of Application
for Transfer of License and Soliciting Comments, Motions To Intervene,
and Protests

    On December 30, 2019, Wiscons8, LLC (transferor) and IOWAter Power
Corporation (transferee) filed an application for the transfer of
license of the Big Falls Milldam Project No. 12449. The project is
located on the Little Wolf River in Waupaca County, Wisconsin.
    The applicants seek Commission approval to transfer the license for
the Big Falls Milldam Project from the transferor to the transferee.
    Applicants Contact: For transferor: Dwight Bowler, Wiscons8, LLC,
813 Jefferson Hill Road, Nassau, New York 12123, Phone:<PHONE_NUMBER>,
Email<EMAIL_ADDRESS>Copy to: Joshua A. Sabo, Esq., 287 North
Greenbush Road, Troy, New York 12180, Phone:<PHONE_NUMBER>, Email:
<EMAIL_ADDRESS>    For transferee: Dwight Shanak, IOWAter Power Corporation, N3311
Sunrise Lane, Waupaca, Wisconsin 54981 Copy to: Robert W. Zimmerman,
Esq., Mallery & Zimmerman, S.C., 500 Third St., Suite 800, P.O. Box
479, Wausau, Wisconsin 54402.
    FERC Contact: Anumzziatta Purchiaroni,<PHONE_NUMBER>,
<EMAIL_ADDRESS>    Deadline for filing comments, motions to intervene, and protests:
30 days from the date that the Commission issues this notice. The
Commission strongly

encourages electronic filing. Please file comments, motions to
intervene, and protests using the Commission's eFiling system at http://www.ferc.gov/docs-filing/efiling.asp. Commenters can submit brief
comments up to 6,000 characters, without prior registration, using the
eComment system at http://www.ferc.gov/docs-filing/ecomment.asp. You
must include your name and contact information at the end of your
comments. For assistance, please contact FERC Online Support at
<EMAIL_ADDRESS>(866) 208-3676 (toll free), or (202) 502-
8659 (TTY). In lieu of electronic filing, please send a paper copy to:
Secretary, Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, 888 First Street NE,
Washington, DC 20426. The first page of any filing should include
docket number P-12449-014.

    Dated: January 17, 2020.
Kimberly D. Bose,
 Secretary.
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[Federal Register Volume 85, Number 93 (Wednesday, May 13, 2020)]
[Notices]
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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission

[Project No. 2155-053]

Pacific Gas and Electric Company, Sacramento Municipal Utility
District; Notice of Application for Transfer of License and Soliciting
Comments, Motions To Intervene, and Protests

    On March 25, 2020, Pacific Gas and Electric Company (transferor)
and Sacramento Municipal District (transferee) filed a joint
application for the transfer of license of the Chili Bar Hydroelectric
Project No. 2155. The project is located on the South Fork American
River in El Dorado County, California.
    The applicants seek Commission approval to transfer the license for
the Chili Bar Hydroelectric Project from the transferor to the
transferee.
    Applicants Contact: For Transferor: Annette Faraglia, Chief
Counsel, Hydro Generation, Pacific Gas and Electric Company, 77 Beale
Street, B30A-3005, San Francisco, CA 94105, phone:<PHONE_NUMBER>, fax:
(415) 973-5520, Email<EMAIL_ADDRESS>and Jan Nimick, Vice
President--Power Generation, Pacific Gas and Electric Company, 245
Market Street, Room 1163, San Francisco, CA 94105, phone: (415) 973-
0629, Email<EMAIL_ADDRESS>    For Transferee: Joe Schofield, Deputy General Counsel, Sacramento
Municipal Utility District, 6201 S Street, Sacramento, CA 95817, phone:
(916) 732-5446, fax:<PHONE_NUMBER>, Email<EMAIL_ADDRESS>and
Ross Gould, Director Power Generation, Sacramento Municipal District,
4401 Bradshaw Rd., Mail Stop EA 405, Sacramento, CA 95827, phone: (916)
732-6584, Email<EMAIL_ADDRESS>    FERC Contact: Anumzziatta Purchiaroni,<PHONE_NUMBER>,
<EMAIL_ADDRESS>    Deadline for filing comments, motions to intervene, and protests:
30 days from the date that the Commission issues this notice. In
addition to publishing the full text of this document in the Federal
Register, the Commission provides all interested persons an opportunity
to view and/or print the contents of this document via the internet
through the Commission's Home Page (http://ferc.gov) using the
``eLibrary'' link. Enter the docket number excluding the last three
digits in the docket number field to access the document. At this time,
the Commission has suspended access to the Commission's Public
Reference Room, due to the proclamation declaring a National Emergency
concerning the Novel Coronavirus Disease (COVID-19), issued by the
President on March 13, 2020. For assistance, contact the Federal Energy
Regulatory Commission at<EMAIL_ADDRESS>or call toll-free,
(886) 208-3676 or TYY,<PHONE_NUMBER>.
    The Commission strongly encourages electronic filings of comments,
protests and interventions in lieu of paper using the eFiling link at
http://www.ferc.gov. Persons unable to file electronically may mail
similar pleadings to the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, 888
First Street NE, Washington, DC 20426. Hand delivered submissions in
docketed proceedings should be delivered to Health and Human Services,
12225 Wilkins Avenue, Rockville, Maryland 20852. The first page of any
filing should include docket number P-2155-053.

    Dated: May 7, 2020.
Kimberly D. Bose,
 Secretary.
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