80 FR 8307 - Agency Information Collection Activities; Proposed Collection; Comment Request; Facility Ground-Water Monitoring Requirements
ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY Federal Register Volume 80, Issue 31 (February 17, 2015)
Federal Register Volume 80, Issue 31 (February 17, 2015)
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| FR Document | 2015-03158 |
[Federal Register Volume 80, Number 31 (Tuesday, February 17, 2015)] [Notices] [Pages 8307-8308] From the Federal Register Online [www.thefederalregister.org] [FR Doc No: 2015-03158] ----------------------------------------------------------------------- ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY [EPA-HQ-RCRA-2014-0926, FRL-9922-92-OSWER] Agency Information Collection Activities; Proposed Collection; Comment Request; Facility Ground-Water Monitoring Requirements AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA). ACTION: Notice. ----------------------------------------------------------------------- SUMMARY: The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is planning to submit an information collection request (ICR), Facility Ground-Water Monitoring Requirements (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.). 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 May 31, 2015. 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 April 20, 2015. ADDRESSES: Submit your comments, referencing by Docket ID No. EPA-HQ- RCRA-2014-0926, online using www.regulations.gov (our preferred method), by email to rcra-docket@epa.gov, 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: Peggy Vyas, Environmental Protection Agency, 1200 Pennsylvania Ave. NW., Washington, DC 20460; telephone number: 703-308-5477; fax number: 703-308-8433; email address: vyas.peggy@epa.gov. 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 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: 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, [[Page 8308]] 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. Section 3005 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 to the oversight agencies 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: Entities potentially affected by this action are Business or other for-profit; and State, Local, or Tribal Governments. Respondent's obligation to respond: Mandatory (RCRA 3004). Estimated number of respondents: 818. Frequency of response: Quarterly, semi-annually, and annually. Total estimated burden: 84,391 hours. Burden is defined at 5 CFR 1320.03(b). Total estimated cost: $18,322,083, which includes $3,770,485 annualized labor costs and $14,551,598 annualized capital or O&M costs. Changes in Estimates: The burden hours are likely to stay substantially the same. Dated: February 2, 2015. Barnes Johnson, Director, Office of Resource Conservation and Recovery. [FR Doc. 2015-03158 Filed 2-13-15; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 6560-50-P
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RCRA 3002(a)(5) (also RCRA Sections Estimated number of respondents: EPA’s policy is that all comments
3003(a)(3) and 3004.) Regulations are 161,720. received will be included in the public
found in 40 CFR part 262 (registrant Frequency of response: each docket without change including any
organizations and generators), part 263 shipment. personal information provided, unless
(transporters), and parts 264 and 265 Total estimated burden: 3,473,577 the comment includes profanity, threats,
(TSDFs). The manifest lists the wastes hours. Burden is defined at 5 CFR information claimed to be Confidential
that are being shipped and the 1320.03(b). Business Information (CBI) or other
treatment, storage, or disposal facility Total estimated cost: $105,622,281, information whose disclosure is
(TSDF) to which the wastes are bound. which includes $974,463 annualized restricted by statute.
Generators, transporters, and TSDFs labor costs and $2,092,291 annualized
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
handling hazardous waste are required capital or O&M costs.
Changes in Estimates: The burden Peggy Vyas, Environmental Protection
to complete the data requirements for Agency, 1200 Pennsylvania Ave. NW.,
manifests and other reports primarily to: hours are likely to stay substantially the
same. Washington, DC 20460; telephone
(1) Track each shipment of hazardous number: 703–308–5477; fax number:
waste from the generator to a designated Dated: February 5, 2015. 703–308–8433; email address:
facility; (2) provide information Barnes Johnson, vyas.peggy@epa.gov.
requirements sufficient to allow the use Director, Office of Resource Conservation and SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
of a manifest in lieu of a Department of Recovery. Supporting documents which explain
Transportation (DOT) shipping paper or [FR Doc. 2015–03153 Filed 2–13–15; 8:45 am] in detail the information that the EPA
bill of lading, thereby reducing the BILLING CODE 6560–50–P will be collecting are available in the
duplication of paperwork to the public docket for this ICR. The docket
regulated community; (3) provide can be viewed online at
information to transporters and waste ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION www.regulations.gov or in person at the
management facility workers on the AGENCY EPA Docket Center, EPA West, Room
hazardous nature of the waste; (4) [EPA–HQ–RCRA–2014–0926, FRL–9922–92– 3334, 1301 Constitution Ave. NW.,
inform emergency response teams of the OSWER] Washington, DC. The telephone number
waste’s hazard in the event of an for the Docket Center is 202–566–1744.
accident, spill, or leak; and (5) ensure Agency Information Collection For additional information about EPA’s
that shipments of hazardous waste are Activities; Proposed Collection; public docket, visit http://www.epa.gov/
managed properly and delivered to their Comment Request; Facility Ground- dockets.
designated facilities. Water Monitoring Requirements Pursuant to section 3506(c)(2)(A) of
On February 7, 2014, EPA published AGENCY: Environmental Protection the PRA, EPA is soliciting comments
the electronic manifest (e-Manifest) Agency (EPA). and information to enable it to: (i)
Final Rule. The final rule established Evaluate whether the proposed
ACTION: Notice.
new manifest requirements that collection of information is necessary
authorized the use of electronic SUMMARY: The Environmental Protection for the proper performance of the
manifests (or e-Manifests) as a means to Agency (EPA) is planning to submit an functions of the Agency, including
track off-site shipments of hazardous information collection request (ICR), whether the information will have
waste from a generator’s site to the site Facility Ground-Water Monitoring practical utility; (ii) evaluate the
of the receipt and disposition of the Requirements (EPA ICR No. 0959.15, accuracy of the Agency’s estimate of the
hazardous waste. EPA is taking action OMB Control No. 2050–0033) to the burden of the proposed collection of
now to establish the national e-Manifest Office of Management and Budget information, including the validity of
system, but unknown variables (e.g., (OMB) for review and approval in the methodology and assumptions used;
funding contingencies for e-Manifest accordance with the Paperwork (iii) enhance the quality, utility, and
system development) could delay the Reduction Act (44 U.S.C. 3501 et seq.). clarity of the information to be
actual deployment of the system. Before doing so, EPA is soliciting public collected; and (iv) minimize the burden
Therefore, until EPA announces that the comments on specific aspects of the of the collection of information on those
e-Manifest system is available for use in proposed information collection as who are to respond, including through
a subsequent Federal Register described below. This is a proposed the use of appropriate automated
document, all respondents under the extension of the ICR, which is currently electronic, mechanical, or other
information collection requirements approved through May 31, 2015. An technological collection techniques or
covered in this ICR (i.e., hazardous Agency may not conduct or sponsor and other forms of information technology,
waste generators, transporters, and a person is not required to respond to e.g., permitting electronic submission of
treatment, storage, and disposal a collection of information unless it responses. EPA will consider the
facilities (TSDFs)) must continue to displays a currently valid OMB control comments received and amend the ICR
comply with the current paper-based number. as appropriate. The final ICR package
manifest system and use the existing DATES: Comments must be submitted on will then be submitted to OMB for
paper manifests forms for the off-site or before April 20, 2015. review and approval. At that time, EPA
transportation of hazardous waste ADDRESSES: Submit your comments, will issue another Federal Register
shipments. The EPA anticipates that the referencing by Docket ID No. EPA–HQ– notice to announce the submission of
initial system will become available for RCRA–2014–0926, online using the ICR to OMB and the opportunity to
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use no later than spring 2018. www.regulations.gov (our preferred submit additional comments to OMB.
Form Numbers: Form 8700–22 and method), by email to rcra-docket@ Abstract: Subtitle C of the Resource
8700–22A. epa.gov, or by mail to: EPA Docket Conservation and Recovery Act (RCRA)
Respondents/affected entities: Center, Environmental Protection creates a comprehensive program for the
Business or other for-profit. Agency, Mail Code 28221T, 1200 safe management of hazardous waste.
Respondent’s obligation to respond: Pennsylvania Ave. NW., Washington, Section 3004 of RCRA requires owners
mandatory (RCRA 3002(a)(5)). DC 20460. and operators of facilities that treat,
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store, or dispose of hazardous waste to Dated: February 2, 2015. OPPT–2013–0677, has been established
comply with standards established by Barnes Johnson, for this Federal Register document that
EPA that are to protect the environment. Director, Office of Resource Conservation and announces the receipt of data. Upon
Section 3005 provides for Recovery. EPA’s completion of its quality
implementation of these standards [FR Doc. 2015–03158 Filed 2–13–15; 8:45 am] assurance review, the test data received
under permits issued to owners and BILLING CODE 6560–50–P will be added to the docket for the
operators by EPA or authorized States. TSCA section 4 test rule that required
Section 3005 also allows owners and the test data. Use the docket ID number
operators of facilities in existence when ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION provided in Unit IV. to access the test
the regulations came into effect to AGENCY data in the docket for the related TSCA
comply with applicable notice [EPA–HQ–OPPT–2013–0677; FRL–9922–58]
section 4 test rule.
requirements to operate until a permit is The docket for this Federal Register
issued or denied. This statutory Receipt of Test Data Under the Toxic document and the docket for each
authorization to operate prior to permit Substances Control Act related TSCA section 4 test rule is
determination is commonly known as available electronically at http://
‘‘interim status.’’ Owners and operators AGENCY: Environmental Protection www.regulations.gov or in person at the
of interim status facilities also must Agency (EPA). Office of Pollution Prevention and
comply with standards set under ACTION: Notice. Toxics Docket (OPPT Docket),
Section 3004. Environmental Protection Agency
SUMMARY: EPA is announcing its receipt
This ICR examines the ground-water of test data submitted pursuant to a test Docket Center (EPA/DC), West William
monitoring standards for permitted and rule issued by EPA under the Toxic Jefferson Clinton Bldg., Rm. 3334, 1301
interim status facilities at 40 CFR parts Substances Control Act (TSCA). As Constitution Ave. NW., Washington,
264 and 265, as specified. The ground- required by TSCA, this document DC. The Public Reading Room is open
water monitoring requirements for identifies each chemical substance and/ from 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., Monday
regulated units follow a tiered approach or mixture for which test data have been through Friday, excluding legal
whereby releases of hazardous received; the uses or intended uses of holidays. The telephone number for the
contaminants are first detected such chemical substance and/or Public Reading Room is (202) 566–1744,
(detection monitoring), then confirmed mixture; and describes the nature of the and the telephone number for the OPPT
(compliance monitoring), and if test data received. Each chemical Docket is (202) 566–0280. Please review
necessary, are required to be cleaned up substance and/or mixture related to this the visitor instructions and additional
(corrective action). Each of these tiers announcement is identified in Unit I. information about the docket available
requires collection and analysis of under SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION. at http://www.epa.gov/dockets.
ground-water samples. Owners or
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: IV. Test Data Received
operators that conduct ground-water For technical information contact:
monitoring are required to report Kathy Calvo, Chemical Control Division This unit contains the information
information to the oversight agencies on (7405M), Office of Pollution Prevention required by TSCA section 4(d) for the
releases of contaminants and to and Toxics, Environmental Protection test data received by EPA. D-erythro-
maintain records of ground-water Agency, 1200 Pennsylvania Ave. NW., hex-2-enonic acid, gamma,-lactone,
monitoring data at their facilities. The Washington, DC 20460–0001; telephone monosodium salt (CAS No. 6381–77–7):
goal of the ground-water monitoring number: (202) 564–8089; email address: 1. Chemical uses: Antioxidant in food
program is to prevent and quickly detect calvo.kathy@epa.gov. applications for which the vitamin
releases of hazardous contaminants to For general information contact: The activity of ascorbic acid (Vitamin C) is
groundwater, and to establish a program TSCA-Hotline, ABVI-Goodwill, 422 not required. Specifically, the
whereby any contamination is South Clinton Ave., Rochester, NY compound is most frequently used to
expeditiously cleaned up as necessary 14620; telephone number: (202) 554– develop and retain the coloring and
to protect human health and 1404; email address: TSCA-Hotline@ taste in meat products. It is also used for
environment. epa.gov. seafood products, fruit, and vegetable
Form Numbers: None. preservation, in beverages, and as a
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Respondents/affected entities: Entities developing agent in photographic
potentially affected by this action are I. Chemical Substances and/or Mixtures applications.
Business or other for-profit; and State, Information about the following 2. Applicable test rule: Chemical
Local, or Tribal Governments. chemical substance and/or mixture is testing requirements for second group of
Respondent’s obligation to respond: provided in Unit IV.: D-erythro-hex-2- high production volume chemicals
Mandatory (RCRA 3004). enonic acid, gamma,-lactone, (HPV2), 40 CFR 799.5087.
Estimated number of respondents: monosodium salt (CAS No. 6381–77–7). 3. Test data received: The following
818. II. Federal Register Publication listing describes the nature of the test
Frequency of response: Quarterly, Requirement data received. The test data will be
semi-annually, and annually. added to the docket for the applicable
Section 4(d) of TSCA (15 U.S.C. TSCA section 4 test rule and can be
Total estimated burden: 84,391 hours.
2603(d)) requires EPA to publish a found by referencing the docket ID
Burden is defined at 5 CFR 1320.03(b).
notice in the Federal Register reporting number provided. EPA reviews of test
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Total estimated cost: $18,322,083, the receipt of test data submitted
which includes $3,770,485 annualized data will be added to the same docket
pursuant to test rules promulgated upon completion.
labor costs and $14,551,598 annualized under TSCA section 4 (15 U.S.C. 2603).
capital or O&M costs. Ready Biodegredation. The docket ID
Changes in Estimates: The burden III. Docket Information number assigned to this data is EPA–
hours are likely to stay substantially the A docket, identified by the docket HQ–OPPT–2007–0531.
same. identification (ID) number EPA–HQ– Authority: 15 U.S.C. 2601 et seq.
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| Dates | Comments must be submitted on or before April 20, 2015. | |
| Contact | Peggy Vyas, Environmental Protection Agency, 1200 Pennsylvania Ave. NW., Washington, DC 20460; telephone | |
| FR Citation | 80 FR 8307 |
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