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24862 Federal Register / Vol. 86, No. 88 / Monday, May 10, 2021 / Notices by sources to achieve those standards. ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION Find this particular information The draft TMDL report and information AGENCY collection by selecting ‘‘Currently under pertaining to the virtual public meeting 30-day Review—Open for Public [EPA–HQ–OAR–2019–0178; FRL–10023–89– Comments’’ or by using the search is available from EPA Region 3’s website OMS] at: https://www.epa.gov/tmdl/revised- function. sediment-tmdl-indian-creek-watershed- Information Collection Request FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Mr. montgomery-county-pennsylvania. Submitted to OMB for Review and Matthew Witosky, Sector Policies and Approval; Comment Request; Ethylene DATES: Comments must be received on Programs Division (E143–05), U.S. or before June 24, 2021. The public is Oxide Commercial Sterilization Environmental Protection Agency, Facilities National Emission Standards welcomed to attend a virtual public Research Triangle Park, NC 27711; for Hazardous Air Pollutants (NESHAP) telephone number: (919) 541–2865; meeting on June 8, 2021 from 1–2:30 Technology Review email address: witosky.matthew@ p.m. epa.gov. AGENCY: Environmental Protection ADDRESSES: Comments on the draft Agency (EPA). SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: TMDL must be received in writing and Supporting documents explaining in ACTION: sent by electronic mail to Ms. Jillian Notice. detail the information that the EPA will Adair at [email protected] or by mail SUMMARY: The U.S. Environmental be collecting are available in the public to Ms. Jillian Adair, Water Division Protection Agency (EPA) has submitted docket for this ICR. The docket can be (3WD42), U.S. Environmental Protection an information collection request (ICR), viewed online at https:// Agency Region 3, 1650 Arch Street, Ethylene Oxide Commercial www.regulations.gov/. The telephone Philadelphia, PA 19103–2029. Sterilization Facilities National number for the Docket Center is (202) Electronic mail submissions including Emission Standards for Hazardous Air 566–1742. For additional information body text and attachments are limited to Pollutants (NESHAP) Technology about EPA’s Docket Center services and 25 megabytes. In addition, EPA cannot Review (EPA ICR Number 2623.01, the current status, please visit us online receive electronic mail attachments in OMB Control Number 2060–NEW), to at https://www.epa.gov/dockets. Abstract: The NESHAP for EtO ZIP format (.zip). To attend the virtual the Office of Management and Budget Commercial Sterilization and public meeting, please use the weblink (OMB) for review and approval in Fumigation Operations were finalized in or conference line phone number accordance with the Paperwork December 1994 at 40 CFR part 63, provided at the above weblink in the Reduction Act (PRA). This is a request subpart O. The NESHAP establishes SUMMARY. for approval of a new collection. Public emission standards for both major and comments were previously requested FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: area sources that use at least 1 ton of via the Federal Register on June 12, EtO in sterilization or fumigation Jillian Adair at [email protected] or 2020, during a 60-day comment period. operations in any 12-month period. The (215) 814–5713. This notice allows for an additional 30 standards require existing and new days for public comments. A complete SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: On June major sources to control emissions to description of the ICR is provided 30, 2008, EPA established a sediment the level achievable by the maximum below, including its estimated burden TMDL for the Indian Creek Watershed. achievable control technology and and cost to the public. An Agency may On October 17, 2011 a complaint was require existing and new area sources to not conduct or sponsor, and a person is filed against EPA regarding the TMDL control emissions using generally not required to respond to a collection [Civil Action No. 2:11–cv–06489–CDJ available control technology. The EPA of information unless it displays a (E.D.PA)]. EPA then agreed to completed a residual risk and currently valid OMB control number. reconsider the TMDL and investigate technology review for the NESHAP in several concerns raised by the plaintiffs. DATES: Additional comments may be 2006 and, at that time, concluded that On March 21, 2014, EPA issued a submitted on or before June 9, 2021. the risk under existing standards were reconsideration document, which ADDRESSES: Submit your comments to acceptable and provided an ample identified certain concerns that the EPA, referencing Docket ID No. EPA– margin of safety. More recently, in 2016, reference watershed approach and HQ–OAR–2019–0178, online using the EPA released its updated Integrated sediment loading rates used should be www.regulations.gov (our preferred Risk Information System unit risk revisited. The court granted EPA’s method), by email to a-and-r-docket@ estimate for EtO, which indicated that request for a voluntary remand of the epa.gov, or by mail to: EPA Docket cancer risks from EtO were significantly 2008 sediment TMDL on April 3, 2014. Center, Environmental Protection higher than previously understood. EPA subsequently solicited input to Agency, Mail Code 28221T, 1200 Subsequently, the National Air Toxics seek relevant data and feedback, Pennsylvania Ave. NW, Washington, DC Assessment (NATA) released in August including four stakeholder meetings 20460. EPA’s policy is that all 2018, identified EtO emissions as an from 2014 to 2018 as part of its efforts comments received will be included in important risk driver in several areas to develop a revised draft sediment the public docket without change across the country. Further investigation TMDL. EPA considered the information including any personal information revealed the EtO Commercial and data that were submitted by various provided, unless the comment includes Sterilization source category contributes stakeholders as part of the TMDL profanity, threats, information claimed to some of these risks, which has led the development effort. That information to be Confidential Business Information EPA to evaluate, in greater depth, can also be accessed at the above (CBI), or other information whose potential options to reduce emissions of weblink in the SUMMARY. disclosure is restricted by statute. EtO from the source category. Submit written comments and Since 2019, the EPA has been Leslie Gillespie-Marthaler, recommendations to OMB for the gathering additional information to Deputy Director, Water Division, Region III. proposed information collection within evaluate opportunities to reduce EtO [FR Doc. 2021–09762 Filed 5–7–21; 8:45 am] 30 days of publication of this notice to emissions through potential rule BILLING CODE 6560–50–P www.reginfo.gov/public/do/PRAMain. revisions and more immediate emission VerDate Sep<11>2014 19:05 May 07, 2021 Jkt 253001 PO 00000 Frm 00024 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 E:\FR\FM\10MYN1.SGM 10MYN1 khammond on DSKJM1Z7X2PROD with NOTICES Federal Register / Vol. 86, No. 88 / Monday, May 10, 2021 / Notices 24863 reduction steps. The goal of the data Changes in the estimates: This is a has approved various revisions to gathering efforts is to better understand new collection. Therefore, there is no Nevada’s PWSS Program. For the the emissions sources, measurement change in burden. revisions covered by this action, EPA revised the Arsenic Rule on January 22, and monitoring techniques, and Courtney Kerwin, available control technologies and their 2001 (66 FR 6976). The revisions Director, Regulatory Support Division. associated efficiencies. These efforts included a more stringent federal [FR Doc. 2021–09794 Filed 5–7–21; 8:45 am] have included an advance notice of standard for arsenic in drinking water proposed rulemaking (ANPRM) BILLING CODE 6560–50–P from 0.050 mg/L to 0.010 mg/L to better requesting facility-specific data on protect public health. The State process controls and operational submitted its final application to add ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION the Arsenic Rule to its approved PWSS practices as well as a CAA section 114 AGENCY questionnaire that was distributed to 9 Program on December 30, 2011, followed by an application supplement companies engaged in EtO commercial [FRL–10023–47–Region 9] on February 11, 2021. EPA has sterilization. The instructions and Public Water System Supervision determined that the Arsenic Rule was questionnaire were posted to the EPA Program Revision for the State of incorporated by reference into the web page where they were accessed by Nevada Nevada Administrative Code (NAC), facilities. Electronic responses were Title 40 Chapter 445A, in a manner that required within 60 days or by February AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA). Nevada’s regulations are comparable to 6, 2020. While these data gathering and no less stringent than the federal efforts have been successful, there are ACTION: Notice of tentative approval. requirements. EPA has also determined still several important information gaps SUMMARY: Notice is hereby given that that State’s primacy revision meets all of that should be filled prior to any final the State of Nevada (State) revised its the regulatory requirements for rulemaking activity. Therefore, the EPA approved Public Water System approval, as set forth in 40 CFR 142.12, is now exercising its authority under Supervision (PWSS) Program under the including a side-by-side comparison of section 114(a) of the CAA to broaden its federal Safe Drinking Water Act (SDWA) the Federal