[Federal Register Volume 78, Number 224 (Wednesday, November 20, 2013)]
[Notices]
[Pages 69664-69665]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2013-27830]


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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

[EPA-HQ-OW-2006-0394; FRL-9903-09-OW]


Proposed Information Collection Request; Comment Request; 
Approval of State Coastal Nonpoint Pollution Control Programs

AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: The Environmental Protection Agency is planning to submit an 
information collection request (ICR), ``Approval of State Coastal 
Nonpoint Pollution Control Programs (CZARA Section 6217)'' (EPA ICR No. 
1569.08, OMB Control No. 2040-0153) to the Office of Management and 
Budget (OMB) for review and approval in accordance with the Paperwork 
Reduction Act. Before doing so, EPA is soliciting public comments on 
specific aspects of the proposed information collection as described 
below. This is a proposed extension of the ICR, which is currently 
approved through January 31, 2014. 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.

DATES: Comments must be submitted on or before January 21, 2014.

ADDRESSES: Submit your comments, referencing Docket ID No. EPA-HQ-OW-
2006-0394, online using www.regulations.gov (our preferred method), by 
email to [email protected], or by mail to: EPA Docket Center, 
Environmental Protection Agency, Mail Code 28221T, 1200 Pennsylvania 
Ave. NW., Washington, DC 20460.
    EPA's policy is that all comments received will be included in the 
public docket without change including any personal information 
provided, unless the comment includes profanity, threats, information 
claimed to be Confidential Business Information (CBI) or other 
information whose disclosure is restricted by statute.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Don Waye, Assessment and Watershed 
Protection Division, Office of Wetlands Oceans and Watersheds, Mail 
Code 4503-T, Environmental Protection Agency, 1200 Pennsylvania Ave. 
NW., Washington, DC 20460; telephone number: (202) 566-1170; fax 
number: (202) 566-1333; email address: [email protected].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Supporting documents which explain in detail 
the information that the EPA will be collecting are available in the 
public docket for this ICR. The docket can be viewed online at 
www.regulations.gov or in person at the EPA Docket Center, EPA West, 
Room 3334, 1301 Constitution Ave. NW., Washington, DC. The telephone 
number for the Docket Center is 202-566-1744. For additional 
information about EPA's public docket, visit http://www.epa.gov/dockets.
    Pursuant to section 3506(c)(2)(A) of the PRA, EPA is soliciting 
comments and information to enable it to: (i) Evaluate whether the 
proposed collection of information is necessary for the proper 
performance of the functions of the Agency, including whether the 
information will have practical utility; (ii) evaluate the accuracy of 
the Agency's estimate of the burden of the proposed collection of 
information, including the validity of the methodology and assumptions 
used; (iii) enhance the quality, utility, and clarity of the 
information to be collected; and (iv) minimize the burden

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of the collection of information on those who are to respond, including 
through the use of appropriate automated electronic, mechanical, or 
other technological collection techniques or other forms of information 
technology, e.g., permitting electronic submission of responses. EPA 
will consider the comments received and amend the ICR as appropriate. 
The final ICR package will then be submitted to OMB for review and 
approval. At that time, EPA will issue another Federal Register notice 
to announce the submission of the ICR to OMB and the opportunity to 
submit additional comments to OMB.
    Abstract: Under the provisions of national Program Development and 
Approval Guidance implementing section 6217 of the Coastal Zone Act 
Reauthorization Amendments of 1990 (CZARA) which was jointly developed 
and published by EPA and the National Oceanic and Atmospheric 
Administration (NOAA), 29 coastal States and 5 coastal Territories with 
federally approved Coastal Zone Management Programs have developed and 
submitted to EPA and NOAA Coastal Nonpoint Pollution Programs. Another 
State (Illinois) is developing its program for submittal to EPA and 
NOAA in early 2014. EPA and NOAA have fully approved 17 States and 5 
Territories, and conditionally approved 11 States. Another State that 
was conditionally approved (Alaska) ceased its participation in this 
program in 2011.
    Form Numbers: None.
    Respondents/affected entities: Entities affected by this action are 
11 coastal States with conditionally approved Coastal Nonpoint 
Pollution Control Programs and 1 coastal State that will submit its 
program for federal approval in 2014.
    Respondent's obligation to respond: Required to obtain or retain 
benefits.
    Estimated number of respondents: 12 States (total).
    Frequency of response: On occasion.
    Total estimated burden: 1,500 hours (per year). Burden is defined 
at 5 CFR 1320.3(b).
    Total estimated cost: $55,500 (per year), includes $0 annualized 
capital or operation & maintenance costs.
    Changes in Estimates: There is a decrease of 125 hours (per year) 
in the total estimated respondent burden compared with the ICR 
currently approved by OMB. This decrease is the result of progress that 
States which are not yet unconditionally approved have made that have 
resulted in the reduction in the number of conditions imposed on them 
by EPA and NOAA, offset by the addition of a new State coastal nonpoint 
program (Illinois), as well as the sunsetting of one State program in 
2011 (Alaska).

    Dated: November 6, 2013.
Benita Best-Wong,
Director, Office of Wetlands, Oceans, and Watersheds.
[FR Doc. 2013-27830 Filed 11-19-13; 8:45 am]
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