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)

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.

[Federal Register Volume 80, Number 95 (Monday, May 18, 2015)]
[Notices]
[Pages 28266-28267]
From the Federal Register Online  [www.thefederalregister.org]
[FR Doc No: 2015-11932]


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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.
[FR Doc. 2015-11932 Filed 5-15-15; 8:45 am]
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