81 FR 64894 - Information Collection Request Submitted to OMB for Review and Approval; Comment Request; National Oil and Hazardous Substances Pollution Contingency Plan Regulation (Renewal)

ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

Federal Register Volume 81, Issue 183 (September 21, 2016)

The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has submitted an information collection request (ICR), ``National Oil and Hazardous Substances Pollution Contingency Plan Regulation, subpart J (40 CFR 300.900) (Renewal)'' (EPA ICR No. 1664.11, OMB Control No. 2050-0141) 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 September 30, 2016. Public comments were previously requested via the Federal Register (81 FR 16174) on March 25, 2016 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 81, Number 183 (Wednesday, September 21, 2016)]
[Notices]
[Pages 64894-64895]
From the Federal Register Online  [www.thefederalregister.org]
[FR Doc No: 2016-22661]


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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

[EPA-HQ-OPA-2007-0042; FRL-9950-64-OEI]


Information Collection Request Submitted to OMB for Review and 
Approval; Comment Request; National Oil and Hazardous Substances 
Pollution Contingency Plan Regulation (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), ``National Oil and Hazardous 
Substances Pollution Contingency Plan Regulation, subpart J (40 CFR 
300.900) (Renewal)'' (EPA ICR No. 1664.11, OMB Control No. 2050-0141) 
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 September 30, 2016. Public comments were previously requested 
via the Federal Register (81 FR 16174) on March 25, 2016 during a

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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 October 21, 
2016.

ADDRESSES: Submit your comments, referencing Docket ID Number EPA-HQ-
OPA-2007-0042, 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: Leigh DeHaven, Office of Emergency 
Management, Regulations Implementation Division (5104A), Environmental 
Protection Agency, 1200 Pennsylvania Ave. NW., Washington, DC 20460; 
telephone number: (202) 564-1974; 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: This renewal supports activities to implement the 
National Oil and Hazardous Substances Pollution Contingency Plan (NCP), 
subpart J (40 CFR 300.900, ``Use of Dispersants and Other Chemicals''). 
The use of bioremediation agents, dispersants, surface washing agents, 
surface collecting agents and miscellaneous oil spill control agents in 
response to oil spills in U.S. waters or adjoining shorelines is 
governed by subpart J of the NCP regulation (40 CFR 300.900). Subpart J 
requirements include criteria for listing oil spill mitigating agents 
on the NCP Product Schedule. EPA's regulation, which is codified at 40 
CFR 300.00, requires that EPA prepare a schedule of ``dispersants, 
other chemicals, and other spill mitigating devices and substances, if 
any, that may be used in carrying out the NCP.'' The Schedule is 
required by section 311(d)(2)(G) of the Clean Water Act (CWA), as 
amended by the Oil Pollution Act of 1990. The Schedule is used by 
Federal On-Scene Coordinators (FOSCs), Regional Response Teams (RRTs), 
and Area Planners to identify spill mitigating agents in preparation 
for and response to oil spills. Under subpart J, respondents who want 
to add a product to the Schedule must submit technical product data to 
EPA as stipulated in 40 CFR 300.915. Specifically, Subpart J requires 
the manufacturer to conduct specific toxicity and effectiveness tests 
and submit the corresponding technical product data along with other 
detailed information to EPA's Office of Emergency Management, Office of 
Land and Emergency Management.
    Form Numbers: None.
    Respondents/affected entities: Manufacturers of bioremediation 
agents, dispersants, surface collecting agents, surface washing agents, 
and other chemical agents.
    Respondent's obligation to respond: Required to obtain or retain 
benefits (40 CFR 300.900).
    Estimated number of respondents: 21.
    Frequency of response: Once.
    Total estimated burden: 315 hours (per year). Burden is defined at 
5 CFR 1320.03(b).
    Total estimated cost: $89,590 (per year), which includes $72,450 
annualized capital or operation & maintenance costs.
    Changes in the Estimates: There is no change of hours in the total 
estimated respondent burden compared with the ICR currently approved by 
OMB. All regulatory requirements remain the same as in the previous 
ICRs for the 1994 subpart J Rule.

Courtney Kerwin,
Director, Regulatory Support Division.
[FR Doc. 2016-22661 Filed 9-20-16; 8:45 am]
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