80 FR 28266 - Information Collection Request Submitted to OMB for Review and Approval; Comment Request; Facility Ground-Water Monitoring Requirements (Renewal)

ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

Federal Register Volume 80, Issue 95 (May 18, 2015)

Page Range		28266-28267
FR Document		2015-11932

The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has submitted an information collection request (ICR), ``Facility Ground-Water Monitoring Requirements (Renewal)'' (EPA ICR No. 0959.15, OMB Control No. 2050-0033) 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.). This is a proposed extension of the ICR, which is currently approved through May 31, 2015. Public comments were previously requested via the Federal Register (80 FR 8307) on February 17, 2015 during a 60-day comment period. This notice allows for an additional 30 days for public comments. A fuller description of the ICR is given below, including its estimated burden and cost to the public. 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.

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[Federal Register Volume 80, Number 95 (Monday, May 18, 2015)]
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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

[EPA-HQ-RCRA-2014-0926; FRL-9927-52-OEI]


Information Collection Request Submitted to OMB for Review and 
Approval; Comment Request; Facility Ground-Water Monitoring 
Requirements (Renewal)

AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has submitted an 
information collection request (ICR), ``Facility Ground-Water 
Monitoring Requirements (Renewal)'' (EPA ICR No. 0959.15, OMB Control 
No. 2050-0033) 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.). This is a proposed extension of the ICR, which is 
currently approved through May 31, 2015. Public comments were 
previously requested via the Federal Register (80 FR 8307) on February 
17, 2015 during a 60-day comment period. This notice allows for an 
additional 30 days for public comments. A fuller description of the ICR 
is given below, including its estimated burden and cost to the public. 
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: Additional comments may be submitted on or before June 17, 2015.

ADDRESSES: Submit your comments, referencing Docket ID No. EPA-HQ-RCRA-
2014-0926, to (1) EPA 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, and (2) OMB via email to 
[email protected]. Address comments to OMB Desk Officer for 
EPA.
    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: Peggy Vyas, Environmental Protection 
Agency, 1200 Pennsylvania Ave. NW., Washington, DC 20460; telephone 
number: 703-308-5477; fax number: 703-308-8433; 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.
    Abstract: Subtitle C of the Resource Conservation and Recovery Act 
(RCRA) creates a comprehensive program for the safe management of 
hazardous waste. Section 3004 of RCRA requires owners and operators of 
facilities that treat, store, or dispose of hazardous waste to comply 
with standards established by EPA that are to protect the environment. 
Section 3005 provides for implementation of these standards under 
permits issued to owners and operators by EPA or authorized States. It 
also allows owners and operators of facilities in existence when the 
regulations came into effect to comply with applicable notice 
requirements to operate until a permit is issued or denied. This 
statutory authorization to operate prior to permit determination is 
commonly known as ``interim status.'' Owners and operators of interim 
status facilities also must comply with standards set under Section 
3004.
    This ICR examines the ground-water monitoring standards for 
permitted and interim status facilities at 40 CFR parts 264 and 265, as 
specified. The ground-water monitoring requirements for regulated units 
follow a tiered approach whereby releases of hazardous contaminants are 
first detected (detection monitoring), then confirmed (compliance 
monitoring), and if necessary, are required to be cleaned up 
(corrective action). Each of these tiers requires collection and 
analysis of ground-water samples. Owners or operators that conduct 
ground-water monitoring are required to report information on releases 
of contaminants and to maintain records of ground-water monitoring data 
at their facilities. The goal of the ground-water monitoring program is 
to prevent and quickly detect releases of hazardous contaminants to 
groundwater, and to establish a program whereby any contamination is 
expeditiously cleaned up as necessary to protect human health and 
environment.
    Form Numbers: None.
    Respondents/affected entities: Private facilities; and State, 
Local, or Tribal Governments.
    Respondent's obligation to respond: Mandatory (RCRA Sections 3004 
and 3005).
    Estimated number of respondents: 881 (total).
    Frequency of response: quarterly, semi-annually, and annually.
    Total estimated burden: 117,027 hours (per year). Burden is defined 
at 5 CFR 1320.03(b).

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    Total estimated cost: $22,424,224 (per year), includes $17,870,276 
annualized capital or operation & maintenance costs.
    Changes in the Estimates: There is an increase of 32,636 hours in 
the total estimated respondent burden compared with the ICR currently 
approved by OMB. The reason for the increase is due to an increase in 
the respondent universe (818 for the previous ICR vs 881 for this 
renewal), as well as an increase in burden estimates based on 
consultations with respondents.

Courtney Kerwin,
Acting Director, Collection Strategies Division.
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participate is by filing with the ACTION: Notice. for the Docket Center is 202–566–1744.
Secretary of the Commission, as soon as For additional information about EPA’s
possible, an original and two copies of The Environmental Protection
SUMMARY: public docket, visit http://www.epa.gov/
comments in support of or in opposition Agency (EPA) has submitted an dockets.
to this project. The Commission will information collection request (ICR), Abstract: Subtitle C of the Resource
consider these comments in ‘‘Facility Ground-Water Monitoring Conservation and Recovery Act (RCRA)
determining the appropriate action to be Requirements (Renewal)’’ (EPA ICR No. creates a comprehensive program for the
taken, but the filing of a comment alone 0959.15, OMB Control No. 2050–0033) safe management of hazardous waste.
will not serve to make the filer a party to the Office of Management and Budget Section 3004 of RCRA requires owners
to the proceeding. The Commission’s (OMB) for review and approval in and operators of facilities that treat,
rules require that persons filing accordance with the Paperwork store, or dispose of hazardous waste to
comments in opposition to the project Reduction Act (44 U.S.C. 3501 et seq.). comply with standards established by
provide copies of their protests only to This is a proposed extension of the ICR, EPA that are to protect the environment.
the party or parties directly involved in which is currently approved through Section 3005 provides for
the protest. May 31, 2015. Public comments were implementation of these standards
Persons who wish to comment only previously requested via the Federal under permits issued to owners and
on the environmental review of this Register (80 FR 8307) on February 17, operators by EPA or authorized States.
project should submit an original and 2015 during a 60-day comment period. It also allows owners and operators of
two copies of their comments to the This notice allows for an additional 30 facilities in existence when the
Secretary of the Commission. days for public comments. A fuller regulations came into effect to comply
Environmental commenters will be description of the ICR is given below, with applicable notice requirements to
placed on the Commission’s including its estimated burden and cost operate until a permit is issued or
environmental mailing list, will receive to the public. An agency may not denied. This statutory authorization to
copies of any mailed environmental conduct or sponsor and a person is not operate prior to permit determination is
documents, and will be notified of any required to respond to a collection of commonly known as ‘‘interim status.’’
meetings associated with the information unless it displays a Owners and operators of interim status
Commission’s environmental review currently valid OMB control number. facilities also must comply with
process. Environmental commenters DATES: Additional comments may be standards set under Section 3004.
will not be required to serve copies of submitted on or before June 17, 2015. This ICR examines the ground-water
filed documents on all other parties. ADDRESSES: Submit your comments, monitoring standards for permitted and
However, the non-party commenters referencing Docket ID No. EPA–HQ– interim status facilities at 40 CFR parts
will not receive copies of all documents RCRA–2014–0926, to (1) EPA online 264 and 265, as specified. The ground-
filed by other parties or issued by the using www.regulations.gov (our water monitoring requirements for
Commission (except for the mailing of preferred method), by email to rcra- regulated units follow a tiered approach
environmental documents issued by the docket@epa.gov, or by mail to: EPA whereby releases of hazardous
Commission) and will not have the right Docket Center, Environmental contaminants are first detected
to seek court review of the Protection Agency, Mail Code 28221T, (detection monitoring), then confirmed
Commission’s final order. 1200 Pennsylvania Ave. NW., (compliance monitoring), and if
Motions to intervene, protests and Washington, DC 20460, and (2) OMB via necessary, are required to be cleaned up
comments may be filed electronically email to oira_submission@omb.eop.gov. (corrective action). Each of these tiers
via the Internet in lieu of paper; see, 18 Address comments to OMB Desk Officer requires collection and analysis of
CFR 385.2001(a)(1)(iii) and the for EPA. ground-water samples. Owners or
instructions on the Commission’s Web EPA’s policy is that all comments operators that conduct ground-water
site under the ‘‘e-Filing’’ link. The received will be included in the public monitoring are required to report
Commission strongly encourages docket without change including any information on releases of contaminants
electronic filings. personal information provided, unless and to maintain records of ground-water
Comment Date: 5:00 p.m. Eastern the comment includes profanity, threats, monitoring data at their facilities. The
Time on June 2, 2015. information claimed to be Confidential goal of the ground-water monitoring
Dated: May 12, 2015. Business Information (CBI) or other program is to prevent and quickly detect
information whose disclosure is releases of hazardous contaminants to
Kimberly D. Bose,
restricted by statute. groundwater, and to establish a program
Secretary.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: whereby any contamination is
[FR Doc. 2015–11921 Filed 5–15–15; 8:45 am] expeditiously cleaned up as necessary
Peggy Vyas, Environmental Protection
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Agency, 1200 Pennsylvania Ave. NW., to protect human health and
Washington, DC 20460; telephone environment.
number: 703–308–5477; fax number: Form Numbers: None.
ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION 703–308–8433; email address: Respondents/affected entities: Private
AGENCY vyas.peggy@epa.gov. facilities; and State, Local, or Tribal
Governments.
[EPA–HQ–RCRA–2014–0926; FRL–9927–52– SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
OEI]
Respondent’s obligation to respond:
Supporting documents, which explain
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Mandatory (RCRA Sections 3004 and
in detail the information that the EPA 3005).
Information Collection Request
will be collecting, are available in the Estimated number of respondents:
Submitted to OMB for Review and
public docket for this ICR. The docket 881 (total).
Approval; Comment Request; Facility
can be viewed online at Frequency of response: quarterly,
Ground-Water Monitoring
www.regulations.gov or in person at the semi-annually, and annually.
Requirements (Renewal)
EPA Docket Center, WJC West, Room Total estimated burden: 117,027
AGENCY: Environmental Protection 3334, 1301 Constitution Ave. NW., hours (per year). Burden is defined at 5
Agency (EPA). Washington, DC. The telephone number CFR 1320.03(b).

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Total estimated cost: $22,424,224 (per online using www.regulations.gov (our submitted to the EPA Region one year
year), includes $17,870,276 annualized preferred method), by email to after submission of the initial written
capital or operation & maintenance superfund.docket@epa.gov, or by mail report. If the source or chemical
costs. to: EPA Docket Center, Environmental composition of the previously reported
Changes in the Estimates: There is an Protection Agency, Mail Code 28221T, continuous release changes, notifying
increase of 32,636 hours in the total 1200 Pennsylvania Ave. NW., the NRC and EPA Region of a change in
estimated respondent burden compared Washington, DC 20460, and (2) OMB via the source or composition of the release
with the ICR currently approved by email to oira_submission@omb.eop.gov. is required. Further, a significant
OMB. The reason for the increase is due Address comments to OMB Desk Officer increase in the level of the previously
to an increase in the respondent for EPA. reported continuous release must be
universe (818 for the previous ICR vs EPA’s policy is that all comments reported immediately to the NRC
881 for this renewal), as well as an received will be included in the public
according to section 103(a) of CERCLA.
increase in burden estimates based on docket without change including any
consultations with respondents. Finally, any change in information
personal information provided, unless
the comment includes profanity, threats, submitted in support of a continuous
Courtney Kerwin, release notification must be reported to
information claimed to be Confidential
Acting Director, Collection Strategies
Business Information (CBI) or other the EPA Region. The reporting of a
Division. hazardous substance release that is
information whose disclosure is
[FR Doc. 2015–11932 Filed 5–15–15; 8:45 am] equal to or above the substance’s RQ
restricted by statute.
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FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
allows the Federal government to
Elizabeth Bosecker, Regulations determine whether a Federal response
Implementation Division, Office of action is required to control or mitigate
ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION any potential adverse effects to public
AGENCY Emergency Management, (5104A),
Environmental Protection Agency, 1200 health or welfare or the environment.
[EPA–HQ–SFUND–2015–0100; FRL—9927– Pennsylvania Ave. NW., Washington, Form Numbers: EPA Form 6100–10,
27–OEI] DC 20460; telephone number: (202) Continuous Release Reporting Form.
564–7612; email address: Respondents/affected entities: EPA
Information Collection Request
bosecker.elizabeth@epa.gov.
Submitted to OMB for Review and expects a number of different industrial
Approval; Comment Request; SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: categories to report hazardous substance
Continuous Release Reporting Supporting documents, which explain releases under the provisions of the
Regulations (CRRR) Under CERCLA in detail the information that the EPA CRRR.
1980 (Renewal) will be collecting, are available in the
public docket for this ICR. The docket Respondent’s obligation to respond:
AGENCY: Environmental Protection can be viewed online at Mandatory per 40 CFR part 302 if
Agency (EPA). www.regulations.gov or in person at the respondents want to obtain reduced
ACTION: Notice. EPA Docket Center, WJC West, Room reporting for continuous releases.
3334, 1301 Constitution Ave. NW., Estimated number of respondents:
SUMMARY: The Environmental Protection Washington, DC. The telephone number
Agency (EPA) has submitted an 4,046.
for the Docket Center is 202–566–1744.
information collection request (ICR), For additional information about EPA’s Frequency of response: On occasion.
‘‘Continuous Release Reporting public docket, visit http://www.epa.gov/ Total estimated burden: 325,582
Regulations (CRRR) Under CERCLA dockets. hours (per year). Burden is defined at 5
1980 (Renewal)’’ (EPA ICR No. 1445.12, Abstract: Section 103(a) of CERCLA, CFR 1320.03(b).
OMB Control No. 2050–0086) to the as amended, requires the person in
Office of Management and Budget Total estimated cost: $17,774,471 (per
charge of a vessel or facility to year), includes $165,111 annualized
(OMB) for review and approval in immediately notify the National
accordance with the Paperwork capital or operation & maintenance
Response Center (NRC) of a hazardous
Reduction Act (44 U.S.C. 3501 et seq.). costs.
substance release into the environment
This is a proposed extension of the ICR, if the amount of the release equals or Changes in the Estimates: There is an
which is currently approved through exceeds the substance’s reportable increase of 9,616 hours in the total
June 30, 2015. Public comments were quantity (RQ). The list of hazardous estimated respondent burden compared
previously requested via the Federal substances and the RQs can be found in with the ICR currently approved by
Register (80 FR 7460) on February 10, Table 302.4 of 40 CFR 302.4. OMB. This increase is due to applying
2015 during a 60-day comment period. Section 103(f)(2) of CERCLA provides a growth rate of 7.5%, which is
This notice allows for an additional 30 facilities relief from this per-occurrence consistent with prior years reporting.
days for public comments. A fuller notification requirement if the
description of the ICR is given below, hazardous substance release at or above Courtney Kerwin,
including its estimated burden and cost the RQ is continuous and stable in Acting Director, Collection Strategies
to the public. An agency may not quantity and rate. Under the Continuous Division.
conduct or sponsor and a person is not Release Reporting Requirements [FR Doc. 2015–11933 Filed 5–15–15; 8:45 am]
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required to respond to a collection of (CRRR), the facility must make an initial BILLING CODE 6560–50–P
information unless it displays a telephone call to the NRC, an initial
currently valid OMB control number. written report to the EPA Region, and,
DATES: Additional comments may be if the source and chemical composition
submitted on or before June 17, 2015. of the continuous release does not
ADDRESSES: Submit your comments, change and the level of the continuous
referencing Docket ID Number EPA– release does not significantly increase, a
HQ–SFUND–2015–0100, to (1) EPA follow-up written report must be

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Action		Notice.
Dates		Additional comments may be submitted on or before June 17, 2015.
Contact		Peggy Vyas, Environmental Protection Agency, 1200 Pennsylvania Ave. NW., Washington, DC 20460; telephone
FR Citation		80 FR 28266