[Federal Register Volume 81, Number 41 (Wednesday, March 2, 2016)]
[Notices]
[Pages 10856-10857]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2016-04603]
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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY
[EPA-HQ-RCRA-2015-0836; FRL-9943-12-Region 3]
Proposed Information Collection Request; Comment Request;
Collection of Information on Anaerobic Digestion Facilities Processing
Wasted Food To Support EPA's Sustainable Food Management 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), ``Collection of Information on
Anaerobic Digestion Facilities Processing Wasted Food to support EPA's
Sustainable Food Management Programs'' (EPA ICR No. 2533.01, OMB
Control No. 2050-NEW) to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for
review and approval in accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act (44
U.S.C. 3501 et seq.). Before doing so, EPA is soliciting public
comments on specific aspects of the proposed information collection as
described below. This is a request for approval of a new collection. 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 May 2, 2016.
ADDRESSES: Submit your comments, referencing Docket ID No. EPA-HQ-RCRA-
2015-0836 online using www.regulations.gov or by mail to: EPA Docket
Center, Environmental Protection Agency, Mail Code 228221T, 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: Melissa Pennington, U.S. Environmental
Protection Agency, Region 3, Mail Code 3LC40, 1650 Arch Street,
Philadelphia, PA 19103; telephone number: 215-814-3372; fax number:
215-814-3114; 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, WJC 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
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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 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: EPA's Office of Land and Emergency Management Sustainable
Food Management (SFM) program is designed to advance sustainable food
management practices throughout the United States by preventing and
diverting wasted food from landfills. The focal point of the SFM
program is the Food Recovery Challenge in which organizations pledge to
improve their sustainable food management practices. The success of the
SFM program efforts to divert wasted food from landfills requires
sufficient capacity to process the diverted materials which includes
composting and anaerobic digestion operations. In addition to
increasing opportunity to process wasted food diverted from the
municipal solid waste stream, anaerobic digesters achieve social,
environmental and economic benefits, such as generation of renewable
energy, reduction of methane emissions, and opportunities to improve
soil health through the production of soil amendments. The SFM program
supports these efforts by educating state and local governments and
communities about the benefits of wasted food diversion. The SFM
program also builds partnerships with state agencies and other
strategic partners interested in developing organics recycling capacity
and provides tools to assist organizations in developing anaerobic
digestion (AD) projects.
This information collection consists of a request for data not
currently available on AD facilities processing wasted food as well as
a review and update of the existing SFM AD facility inventory.
Correspondence will include a questionnaire through which respondents
can provide new information on their AD projects and an update to the
existing AD facility inventory, if appropriate. This will be the first
time the SFM program has formally collected data for this inventory.
Form numbers: None.
Respondents/affected entities: State Liaisons, Industry
Representatives, Project Owner/Operators, and Other Stakeholders (e.g.
non-profits).
Respondent's obligation to respond: Voluntary.
Estimated number of respondents: 460 (total).
Frequency of response: Annually.
Total estimated burden: 231 hours (per year). Burden is defined at
5 CFR 1320.03(b).
Total estimated cost: $16,972 (per year), includes $0 annualized
capital or operation & maintenance costs.
Changes in estimates: There are no changes in burden estimates as
this is a new ICR.
Dated: February 18, 2016.
John A. Armstead,
Director, Land and Chemicals Division, EPA Region III.
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