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EPA Pollution Prevention (P2) Awards Program (Renewal)

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The Pollution Prevention Act (PPA) states the Administrator shall establish an annual awards program to recognize a company or companies which operate outstanding or innovative source reduction programs 42 U.S.C. 13103(b)(13). The EPA P2 Awards Program is an annual, voluntary, and non-monetary awards program that recognizes companies who demonstrate leadership in innovative P2 practices and encourage other entities to consider P2 approaches. This ICR is applicable to awards administered under the P2 Awards Program in EPAs Headquarters office and any of the 10 Regional Offices that choose to participate and implement a P2 Awards Program.

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42 USC 13101	View Law

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Real Estate Title Clearance and Loan Closing - 7 CFR 1927-B

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This regulation promulgates the policies and procedures for real estate title clearance and closing of loans, assumptions, voluntary conveyances, and credit sales in connection with insured loans. This regulation does not apply to guaranteed loans. This regulation prescribes the policies and responsibilities including the collection and use of information necessary to complete real estate title clearance and loan closing of Rural Housing (RH) loans.

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Pub.L. 102 - 550 501	View Law

7 USC 1926a	View Law

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7 CFR 1902-A, Supervised Bank Accounts

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This regulation promulgates the policies and procedures for disbursing loan and grant funds, establishing a closing supervised accounts, and placing Multi-Family Housing reserve accounts in supervised accounts.

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7 USC 1989	View Law

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Recording, Reporting, and Data Collection Requirements - Student and Exchange Visitor Information System (SEVIS)

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The regulations set forth in 22 CFR Part 62 implement the Department of State's Exchange Visitor Program, including the use of SEVIS (Subpart F) to facilitate timely reporting and monitoring of international students and exchange visitors (EVs) in the US. SEVIS is an Internet-based application for electronically tracking and reporting on EVs, and enables schools and program sponsors to transmit information electronically to the Bureau of Immigration and Customs Enforcement and the Department of State. Additional non-electronic requirements under 22 CFR Part 62 are also covered in this submission.

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22 USC 2451	View Law

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Accounting Requirements for RUS Electric and Telecommunications Borrowers

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The regulations supported by this information collection package set forth basic accounting requirements for maintaining accounting records on an accrual basis.

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7 USC 901	View Law

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Technical Assistance and Training and Training for Innovative Regional Wastewater Treatment Solutions (TAT/RWTS) Pilot Grant Program

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This collection identifies projects eligible for the TAT/RWTS pilot grant program which will enable the Agency to collect the minimum information necessary to conform to the requirements of the program regulations established by law.

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Pub.L. 116 - 94 783	View Law

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Application Pursuant to Section 19 of the Federal Deposit Insurance Act

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Section 19 of the Federal Deposit Insurance Act, 12 U.S.C. § 1829, (FDI Act) prohibits, without the prior written consent of the FDIC, a person convicted of any criminal offense involving dishonesty or breach of trust or money laundering (covered offenses), or who has agreed to enter into a pretrial diversion or similar program in connection with a prosecution for such offense (covered person), from becoming or continuing as an institution-affiliated party (IAP), owning or controlling, directly or indirectly an insured depository institution (insured institution), or otherwise participating, directly or indirectly, in the conduct of the affairs of the insured institution. In addition, the law forbids an insured institution from permitting such a person to engage in any conduct or to continue any relationship prohibited by Section 19. Section 19 provides a criminal penalty for the knowing violation of its provisions of a fine of not more than $1,000,000 for each day of the violation or imprisonment for not more than five years. There are two methods by which a covered person can apply to the FDIC for written permission to become an IAP or participate in the affairs of an insured institution. The first method involves an insured institution filing a Section 19 application on behalf of a prospective director, officer, or employee (Sponsorship). When an insured institution will not file a Section 19 application on behalf of a covered person, a second method allows an individual to seek a waiver of the requirement that an insured institution file a Section 19 application on their behalf (Individual Waiver). Sponsorship and Individual Waivers are each made by filing FDIC Form 6710/07 with the FDIC.

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National Double-Crested Cormorant Survey

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The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (Service, we) is the Federal agency delegated with the primary responsibility for managing migratory birds. Our authority derives from the Migratory Bird Treaty Act of 1918 (MBTA; 16 U.S.C. 703–712), as amended, which implements conventions with Great Britain (for Canada), Mexico, Japan, and Russia. We implement the provisions of the MBTA through the regulations in parts 10, 13, 20, 21, 22, and 92 of title 50 of the Code of Federal Regulations (CFR). The MBTA protects migratory birds (listed in 50 CFR 10.13) from take directed at birds, except as authorized under the MBTA. Regulations pertaining to specific migratory bird permit types are at 50 CFR parts 21 and 22. The double-crested cormorant (cormorant) is a fish-eating migratory bird that is distributed across a large portion of North America. There are five different breeding populations, variously described by different authors as the Alaska, Pacific (or Western), Interior, Atlantic, and Southern populations. Although these populations are described by their breeding ranges, the birds commingle to various extents on their migration and wintering areas, with birds from populations closer to each other overlapping more than those that are more distant. In response to ongoing damage at aquaculture facilities and other damage and conflicts associated with increasing cormorant populations, the Service administers regulations that authorize the take of cormorants through regular Depredation Permits (50 CFR 21.100) or the Special Double-crested Cormorant Permit available only to State and Tribal Fish and Wildlife Agencies (50 CFR 21.123). Take through these two permit types is supported by National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) assessments that were completed in 2017 (an Environmental Assessment (EA) supporting issuance of depredation permits) and 2020 (an Environmental Impact Statement (EIS) supporting creation of the Special Double-crested Cormorant Permit). The 2020 EIS contained a Potential Take Limit (PTL) assessment to determine sustainable take of cormorants that is used to inform permitting decisions. Federal, State, Tribal, and many private entities share the Service’s goal of maintaining sustainable cormorant populations. Many of these entities conduct cormorant monitoring and contribute to ongoing research and regional or local cormorant management efforts. However, to date, coordinated monitoring across the Flyways with shared objectives and standardized sampling design does not exist. The desire to enhance existing monitoring efforts was shared in comments by States, Tribes, nongovernment organizations, and members of the public during the 2020 rulemaking process. Therefore, the Service committed to work in partnership with the four North American Flyways (Pacific, Central, Mississippi, and Atlantic) to develop a monitoring program for each subpopulation of cormorants. In the 2020 FEIS, the Service made the commitment to monitor cormorant populations and produce a report every five years that provides analyses from population monitoring and other status information. The survey, which was develop in coordination with the four Flyways, will be conducted for the first time in 2024 and is scheduled to be repeated every 5 years in order to update population estimates and PTL assessments.

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16 USC 703-712	View Law

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Designation of Perfluorooctanoic acid (PFOA) and Perfluorooctanesulfonic Acid (PFOS) as CERCLA Hazardous Substances (Final Rule)

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Under Section 102(a) of the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act of 1980 (CERCLA), the EPA will designate PFOA and PFOS, including their salts and structural isomers, as hazardous substances. The designation of PFOA and PFOS as hazardous substances will require any facility that identifies a release of one pound or more within a 24-hour period of these substances, including their associated salts and structural isomers, to report the release to the National Response Center (NRC) under section 103 of CERCLA and to the state and local officials under section 304 of Emergency Planning and Community Right-to Know Act (EPCRA). The implementing regulations of CERCLA section 103 and EPCRA section 304 are codified at 40 CFR parts 302 and 355, respectively. In addition, pursuant to Section 111(g) of CERCLA, an owner or operator of a facility where a hazardous substance has been released is required to provide reasonable notice to potential injured parties by publication in local newspapers serving the affected area. Furthermore, as required by CERCLA section 120(h), when a federal agency sells or transfers federally owned real property, the agency must provide notice of the presence of hazardous substances and covenants regarding the remediation of such hazardous substances in certain circumstances. The designation will also place an obligation on DOT to list and regulate CERCLA designated hazardous substances as hazardous materials under the Hazardous Materials Transportation Act.

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42 USC 112(h)	View Law

42 USC 304	View Law

42 USC 102(a), 102(b), 103(a), 111(g)	View Law

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NSPS for Kraft Pulp Mills for which Construction, Reconstruction or Modification Commenced after May 23, 2103 (40 CFR part 60, subpart BBa) (Renewal)

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The New Source Performance Standards (NSPS) for Kraft Pulp Mill Affected Sources for Which Construction, Reconstruction, or Modification Commenced After May 23, 2013 (40 CFR Part 60, Subpart BBa) were proposed on May 23, 2013, and promulgated on April 4, 2014. These regulations apply to emissions of particulate matter (PM) and total reduced sulfur (TRS) at recovery furnaces, smelt dissolving tanks (SDTs), lime kilns, digester systems, brown stock washer (BSW) systems, multiple effect evaporator systems and condensate stripper systems at kraft pulp mills that commenced construction, modification or reconstruction after May 23, 2013. At pulp mills, where kraft pulping is combined with neutral sulfite semi-chemical pulping, the provisions of this subpart are applicable when any portion of the material charged to an affected source is produced by the kraft pulping operation. This subpart includes provisions specifying that sources complying with the TRS standard for digester systems, BSW systems, evaporator systems and condensate stripper systems by venting to a control device must collect the gases in a closed-vent system subject to the provisions of 40 CFR Part 63, Subpart S. Facilities may be exempt from the TRS standard in the NSPS if the facility can demonstrate that TRS emissions from a brown stock washer cannot feasibly be controlled either technically or economically. New facilities include those that commenced construction, modification or reconstruction after the date of proposal. This information is being collected to assure compliance with 40 CFR Part 60, Subpart BBa. In general, all NSPS standards require initial notifications, performance tests, and periodic reports by the owners/operators of the affected facilities. They 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. These notifications, reports, and records are essential in determining compliance, and are required of all affected facilities subject to NSPS.

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44 USC 3501 et seq.	View Law

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Revisions to Standards for the Open Burning/Open Detonation (OB/OD) of Waste Explosives (Proposed Rule)

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EPA is proposing revisions to the Resource and Recovery Act (RCRA) regulations to clarify existing requirements for owners/operators of OB/OD units, including how and when to apply and implement the requirements in the permitting process. Specifically, EPA is proposing to create new Subparts for OB/OD units in Parts 264 (applicable to permitted facilities) and 265 (applicable to interim status facilities). The new Subparts would contain requirements that apply to all owners and operators conducting or seeking to conduct OB/OD of waste explosives, including activities conducted as part of RCRA corrective action. EPA is further proposing requirements for OB/OD used in non-time sensitive emergencies. The new provisions would specify how and when owners and operators and permit authorities are to evaluate alternative treatment technologies for OB/OD, including specific information that would be required for facilities to demonstrate whether safe alternative modes of treatment are available for specific waste streams. EPA is proposing an exemption from the requirement to conduct comprehensive alternative technology evaluations for de minimis quantities of waste explosives that were generated on site. This rule also proposes new and revised regulatory provisions on timelines for implementing alternative technologies, permitting for alternative technologies, waste analysis/characterization, wastes prohibited/restricted from OB/OD, technical standards for OB/OD units, delay of closure applicability to OB/OD units, clarifications to emergency provisions at §§ 270.61 and 264.1(g)/270.1(c)(3), and procedures for permitting mobile treatment units (MTUs). The overall reporting and recordkeeping requirements for OB/OD facilities are reported in separate ICRs, including OMB Control No. 2050-0050 (EPA ICR No. 1572.13) and OMB Control No. 2050-0009 (EPA ICR No. 1573.16). This ICR (EPA ICR No. 2769.01) will be rolled into the consolidated RCRA ICRs in the next renewal cycle.

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42 USC 3004(n)	View Law

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Generic Clearance for Marine Recreational Information Program: Design & Field Test Studies

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This is a request for a new collection of a generic clearance for the Marine Recreational Information Program (MRIP) that will allow it to carefully develop, test and evaluate survey instruments and data collection methodologies. The primary objective of MRIP is to monitor marine recreational fishing activity and produce statistics required to manage marine resources. Current MRIP surveys include the Fishing Effort Survey (0648-0652), the Access-Point Angler Intercept Survey (0648-0659), the For-Hire Survey (0648-0709) and the Large Pelagics Survey (0648-0380). This request is part of an on-going initiative to improve MRIP surveys as mandated by the Magnuson-Stevens Fishery Conservation and Management Act (16 U.S.C. 1852) and the Modernizing Recreational Fisheries Management Act of 2018 (16 U.S.C. 1881) and recommended by the National Academies of Science, Engineering and Medicine. The generic clearance will be an important planning tool for MRIP. Conducting these activities in a timely manner will allow MRIP to more effectively address emerging needs for data, including more timely estimates and/or estimates at finer levels of resolution; evaluate the effects of non-sampling errors on the accuracy of survey estimates; and incorporate new technologies into ongoing data collection designs. The procedures expected to be used include but are not limited to exploratory surveys and interviews, focus groups, cognitive laboratory activities, and pilot studies that explore sampling methods, questionnaire design, incentives, and data collection mode. Conducting these activities in a timely manner would allow MRIP to improve both the quality and turnaround time of its policy relevant evaluations.

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16 USC 1881	View Law

16 USC 1852	View Law

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Markup Application

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Markup Application is the name of the USGS National Geospatial Technical Operations Center project that allows citizen participation in volunteer map data collection activities for hydrography datasets. Markup Application allows citizens to submit proposed changes and corrections, called “markups,” to NHD, WBD, or NHDPlus HR by drawing newly proposed features on the map or by filling out a form that explains a suggested change for a selected feature. All submitted markups, along with the user email contact, are saved in a database to be reviewed by NHD or WBD state stewards, or USGS staff, for validation.

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Pub.L. 115 - 254 A-16	View Law

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Materials Management (New)

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The Office of Resource Conservation and Recovery (ORCR) Resource Conservation and Sustainability Division (RCSD) requires the ability to collect information from new Bipartisan Infrastructure Law grant recipients, formally known as the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act (IIJA), in a consistent and timely manner. Additionally, information is necessary to implement sustainable materials management, an approach fundamental to RCSDs mission with authority under the Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (RCRA). This hybrid generic information collection request (ICR) establishes the framework over the life of this ICR to implement information collection activities under these authorities.

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42 USC 6983	View Law

42 USC 6966(d)	View Law

33 USC 302(a)	View Law

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Programs for Improving Energy Efficiency in Residential Buildings

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The Building Technologies Office in the Department of Energy has four programs that encourage and assist the organizations that volunteer to participate in them to build and renovate new and existing buildings with the goal of lower energy bills and energy use, and improved affordability and comfort.

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42 USC 16191	View Law

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Alaska Mariculture Economic Benchmark Survey

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This is a request for a new collection of information. Alaska was recently named an Aquaculture Opportunity Area (AOA) under NOAA Fisheries to determine geographic areas that are environmentally, socially, and economically suitable to support commercial aquaculture operations. The purpose of this data collection is to gather economic data from current growers that hold an Aquatic Farming permit under the Alaska Department of Fish & Game to establish a benchmark economic report that presents economic measures (profitability, breakeven price, etc.) and operations (average stocking density, kelp line depth and separation, etc.) spatially. The data collected from this survey will be used by NOAA economists to generate a benchmark report that states spatial economic information, internal reports on the spatial economic suitability of an Alaskan mariculture operation, and external publications on the financial and environmental risks. These reports will be published on NOAA’s website and be publicly accessible for stakeholders, researchers, and other members of the public. Stakeholders (current and prospective growers) are requesting economic information to help secure small business loans to establish new growing operations and expand current production and describe the economics of opening and operating a mariculture farm in Alaska. Additionally, the economic data provided from this collection will help determine the spatial economic suitability requested from the AOA project. NOAA will use the information provided in the survey to generate a bio economic model that can be simulated under various financial and environmental scenarios. Examples of financial and environmental scenarios include the impact to profitability from subsidies for reductions in seed costs, price floors, and reduced transportation costs from a new production facility and impact to growth and mortality rates from increasing surface water temperatures, dissolved oxygen (DO), and other water parameters and other environmental events such as harmful algae blooms (HAB) or severe storms.

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ERIF Tribal Assistance Program Application

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The Federal Permitting Improvement Steering Council will be providing funding to Tribal governments that meet the requirements outlined in the ERIF Tribal Assistance Program application instructions. The ICR is for the information we plan to request as part of this program. The ICR requests that Tribal governments identify contact information for the Tribe's request, the amount of funding requested, what will be accomplished with the funding (both activities and results) and which FAST-41 projects the Tribe is consulting on or engaged in.

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42 USC 4370m-8(d)(3)	View Law

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RCRA Subtitle C Reporting Instructions and Forms (Renewal)

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Under the authority of the Resource Conservation and Recovery Act of 1976 (RCRA), as amended, Congress directed the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency to implement a comprehensive program for the safe management of hazardous waste. In addition, Congress wrote that [a]ny person may petition the Administrator for the promulgation, amendment or repeal of any regulation under RCRA (section 7004(a)). 40 CFR parts 260 and 261 contain provisions that allow regulated entities to apply for petitions, variances, exclusions, and exemptions from various RCRA requirements. The following are some examples of information required from petitioners under 40 CFR part 260. Under 40 CFR 260.20(b), all rulemaking petitioners must submit basic information with their demonstrations, including name, address, and statement of interest in the proposed action. Under 260.21, all petitioners for equivalent testing or analytical methods must include specific information in their petitions and demonstrate to the satisfaction of the Administrator that the proposed method is equal to, or superior to, the corresponding method in terms of its sensitivity, accuracy, and reproducibility. Under 260.22, petitions to amend part 261 to exclude a waste produced at a particular facility (more simply, to delist a waste) must meet extensive informational requirements. When a petition is submitted, the Agency reviews materials, deliberates, publishes its tentative decision in the Federal Register, and requests public comment. The EPA also may hold informal public hearings (if requested by an interested person or at the discretion of the Administrator) to hear oral comments on its tentative decision. After evaluating all comments, the EPA publishes its final decision in the Federal Register. With this renewal, this ICR will no longer include the burden associated with the disposal of coal combustion residuals (CCR) from electric utilities as solid waste under Subtitle D of RCRA, found at 40 CFR part 257, subpart D. That burden is covered by OMB Control No. 2050-0223.

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42 USC 3004	View Law

42 USC 3002	View Law

42 USC 3005	View Law

42 USC 3010	View Law

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NSPS for Onshore Natural Gas Processing Plants (40 CFR part 60, subparts KKK and LLL) (Renewal)

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The New Source Performance Standards (NSPS) for Onshore Natural Gas Processing Plants (40 CFR Part 60, Subpart KKK) were proposed on January 20, 1984, promulgated on June 24, 1985, and most recently amended on August 16, 2012. These regulations apply to Volatile Organic Compound (VOC) emissions at existing facilities located at onshore natural gas processing plants: compressors in equipment leaks of VOC service or in wet gas service, and the groups of all equipment (except compressors) within a process unit. This information is being collected to assure compliance with 40 CFR Part 60, Subpart KKK. The New Source Performance Standards for Onshore Natural Gas Processing Plants (40 CFR Part 60, Subpart LLL) were proposed on January 20, 1984, promulgated on October 1, 1985, and most recently amended on August 16, 2012. These regulations apply to sulfur dioxide (SO2) emissions at the following types of existing facilities located at onshore natural gas processing plants: each sweetening unit, and each sweetening unit followed by a sulfur recovery unit. The provisions of Subpart LLL do not apply to sweetening facilities that produce acid gas that is completely re-injected into oil or gas bearing geologic strata or that is otherwise not released to the atmosphere, or to affected facilities with design capacities of less than two long tons per day (LT/D) of hydrogen sulfide in the acid gas, expressed as sulfur. This information is being collected to assure compliance with 40 CFR Part 60, Subpart LLL.

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42 USC 7401 et seq	View Law

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Supplemental Questions for Visa Applicants

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The Department proposes requesting the following information, if not already included in an application, from a subset of visa applicants worldwide, in order to more rigorously evaluate applicants for terrorism or other national security-related visa ineligibilities.

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NSPS for Asphalt Processing and Roofing Manufacturing (40 CFR part 60, subpart UU) (Renewal)

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The New Source Performance Standards (NSPS) for Asphalt Processing and Roofing Manufacture (40 CFR Part 60, Subpart UU) were promulgated on August 6, 1982, and most- recently amended on February 27, 2014. These regulations apply to both existing and new saturators and mineral handling and asphalt storage facilities at asphalt roofing manufacturing plants and to asphalt storage tanks and blowing stills at asphalt processing plants, petroleum refineries, and asphalt roofing plants. New facilities include those that commenced either construction, or modification, or reconstruction after the date of proposal. This information is being collected to assure compliance with 40 CFR Part 60, Subpart UU. In general, all NSPS standards require initial notifications, performance tests, and periodic reports by the owners/operators of the affected facilities. They 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. These notifications, reports, and records are essential in determining compliance, and are required of all affected facilities subject to NSPS. Any owner/operator subject to the provisions of this part shall maintain a file of these measurements and retain the file for at least two years following the date of such measurements, maintenance reports, and records. All reports required to be submitted electronically are submitted through the EPA's Central Data Exchange (CDX), using the Compliance and Emissions Data Reporting Interface (CEDRI), where either the delegated state or local authority can review them. If there is no such delegated authority, the EPAs regional offices can review them. All other reports are sent to either the delegated state or local authority. If there is no such delegated authority, the reports are sent directly to the EPAs regional offices. The use of the term "Designated Administrator" throughout this document refers to the U.S. EPA or a delegated authority, such as a state agency. The term "Administrator" alone refers to the U.S. EPA Administrator. The Affected Public includes asphalt processing and roofing manufacturing facilities in the United States. The burden to the Federal Government is attributed entirely to work performed by either Federal employees or government contractors. There are approximately 144 facilities, which are owned and operated by the asphalt processing and roofing manufacture industry. None of the 144 facilities in the United States are owned by either state, or local, or tribal entities or by the Federal government. They are all owned and operated by privately-owned, for-profit businesses. We assume that they will all respond to EPA inquiries. Based on our consultations with industry representatives, there are an average of 4 affected facilities at each plant site and each plant site has only one respondent (i.e., the owner/operator of the plant site). Over the next three years, approximately 144 respondents per year will be subject to these standards, and 2 respondents per year will undergo reconstruction and become new sources subject to these same standards. In accordance with OMBs previous Terms of Clearance, the supporting statement has been updated to comply with the standard 18 Question Template.

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42 USC 7401 et.seq.	View Law

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Identification, Listing and Rulemaking Petitions (Renewal)

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Under the authority of the Resource Conservation and Recovery Act of 1976 (RCRA), as amended, Congress directed the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency to implement a comprehensive program for the safe management of hazardous waste. In addition, Congress wrote that [a]ny person may petition the Administrator for the promulgation, amendment or repeal of any regulation under RCRA (section 7004(a)). 40 CFR parts 260 and 261 contain provisions that allow regulated entities to apply for petitions, variances, exclusions, and exemptions from various RCRA requirements. The following are some examples of information required from petitioners under 40 CFR part 260. Under 40 CFR 260.20(b), all rulemaking petitioners must submit basic information with their demonstrations, including name, address, and statement of interest in the proposed action. Under 260.21, all petitioners for equivalent testing or analytical methods must include specific information in their petitions and demonstrate to the satisfaction of the Administrator that the proposed method is equal to, or superior to, the corresponding method in terms of its sensitivity, accuracy, and reproducibility. Under 260.22, petitions to amend part 261 to exclude a waste produced at a particular facility (more simply, to delist a waste) must meet extensive informational requirements. When a petition is submitted, the Agency reviews materials, deliberates, publishes its tentative decision in the Federal Register, and requests public comment. The EPA also may hold informal public hearings (if requested by an interested person or at the discretion of the Administrator) to hear oral comments on its tentative decision. After evaluating all comments, the EPA publishes its final decision in the Federal Register. With this renewal, this ICR will no longer include the burden associated with the disposal of coal combustion residuals (CCR) from electric utilities as solid waste under Subtitle D of RCRA, found at 40 CFR part 257, subpart D. That burden is covered by OMB Control No. 2050-0223.

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42 USC 6921-6924	View Law

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Greenhouse Gas Reporting Program (Renewal)

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In response to the FY2008 Consolidated Appropriations Act (H.R. 2764; Pub. L. 110161) and under authority of the Clean Air Act, the EPA finalized the Mandatory Reporting of Greenhouse Gases Rule (GHG Reporting Rule) (74 FR 56260; October 30, 2009). The GHG Reporting Rule, which became effective on December 29, 2009, establishes reporting requirements for certain large facilities and suppliers. It does not require control of greenhouse gases. Instead, it requires that sources emitting greenhouse gases, supplying certain products that contain greenhouse gases, or injecting carbon dioxide (CO2) underground in quantities above certain threshold levels, to monitor and report annual emissions in amounts of carbon dioxide equivalent (CO2e). Subsequent rules have promulgated requirements for additional facilities, suppliers, and mobile sources; provided clarification and corrections to existing requirements; finalized CBI determinations; amended recordkeeping requirements; and implemented an alternative verification approach. Collectively, the GHG Reporting Rule and its associated rulemakings are referred to as the Greenhouse Gas Reporting Program (GHGRP). The purpose for this ICR is to renew and revise the GHG Reporting Rule ICR to update and consolidate the burdens and costs imposed by the current ICR under the GHGRP.

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Pub.L. 101 - 549 208	View Law

Pub.L. 101 - 549 114	View Law

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NSPS for Metal Coil Surface Coating (40 CFR part 60, subpart TT) (Renewal)

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The New Source Performance Standards (NSPS) for Metal Coil Surface Coating (40 CFR Part 60, Subpart TT) apply to the following surface coating lines in the metal coil surface coating industry: each prime coat operation; each finish coat operation; and each prime and finish coat operation cured simultaneously, where the finish coat is applied wet-on-wet over the prime coat. In general, all NSPS standards require initial notification reports, performance tests, and periodic reports by the owners/operators of the affected facilities. They 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. These notifications, reports, and records are essential in determining compliance with 40 CFR Part 60, Subpart TT.

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42 USC 7401 et seq.	View Law

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RadNet (Renewal)

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RadNet is a national network of stations collecting sampling media that include air, precipitation, and drinking water. Samples are sent to EPAs National Analytical Radiation Environmental Lab (NAREL) in Montgomery, Alabama, where they are analyzed for radioactivity. RadNet provides emergency response/homeland security and ambient monitoring information on levels of environmental radiation across the nation. All stations, usually operated by state and local personnel, participate in RadNet voluntarily. Station operators complete information forms that accompany the samples. The forms request information pertaining to sample type, sample location, start and stop date and times for sampling, length of sampling period, and volume represented. Data from RadNet are made available regularly on the Agency website https://www.epa.gov/radnet.

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