83 FR 48311 - Agency Information Collection Activities; Information Collection Request Submitted to OMB for Review and Approval; Comment Request; Notification of Episodic Releases of Oil and Hazardous Substances (Renewal)
ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY Federal Register Volume 83, Issue 185 (September 24, 2018)
Federal Register Volume 83, Issue 185 (September 24, 2018)
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| FR Document | 2018-20636 |
[Federal Register Volume 83, Number 185 (Monday, September 24, 2018)] [Notices] [Pages 48311-48312] From the Federal Register Online [www.thefederalregister.org] [FR Doc No: 2018-20636] ----------------------------------------------------------------------- ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY [EPA-HQ-SFUND-2013-0549; FRL-9984-06-OEI] Agency Information Collection Activities; Information Collection Request Submitted to OMB for Review and Approval; Comment Request; Notification of Episodic Releases of Oil and Hazardous Substances (Renewal) AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA). ACTION: Notice. ----------------------------------------------------------------------- SUMMARY: The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has submitted an information collection request (ICR), Notification of Episodic Releases of Oil and Hazardous Substances (EPA ICR Number 1049.14, OMB Control Number 2050-0046) to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for review and approval in accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act. This is a proposed extension of the ICR, which is currently approved through September 30, 2018. Public comments were previously requested via the Federal Register April 11, 2018 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 October 24, 2018. ADDRESSES: Submit your comments, referencing Docket ID Number EPA-HQ- SFUND-2013-0549, to (1) EPA online using www.regulations.gov (our preferred method), [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: Sicy Jacob, Office of Emergency Management, (5104A), Environmental Protection Agency, 1200 Pennsylvania Ave. NW, Washington, DC 20460; telephone number: (202) 564-8019; 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: Section 103(a) of Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act (CERCLA), as amended, requires the person in charge of a facility or vessel to immediately notify the National Response Center (NRC) of a hazardous substance release into the environment [[Page 48312]] if the amount of the release equals or exceeds the substance's reportable quantity (RQ) limit. The RQs for the hazardous substance can be found in Table 302.4 of 40 CFR 302.4. Section 311 of the Clean Water Act (CWA), as amended, requires the person in charge of a vessel to immediately notify the NRC of an oil spill into U.S. navigable waters if the spill causes a sheen, violates applicable water quality standards, or causes a sludge or emulsion to be deposited beneath the surface of the water or upon adjoining shorelines. The reporting of a hazardous substance release that is at or above the substance's RQ allows the Federal government to determine whether a Federal response action is required to control or mitigate any potential adverse effects to public health or welfare or the environment. Likewise, the reporting of oil spills allows the Federal government to determine whether cleaning up the oil spill is necessary to mitigate or prevent damage to public health or welfare or the environment. The hazardous substance and oil release information collected under CERCLA section 103(a) and CWA section 311 also is available to EPA program offices and other Federal agencies that use the information to evaluate the potential need for additional regulations, new permitting requirements for specific substances or sources, or improved emergency response planning. Release notification information, which is stored in the national Emergency Response Notification System (ERNS) data base, is available to state and local government authorities as well as the general public. State and local government authorities and the regulated community use release information for purposes of local emergency response planning. Members of the general public, who have access to release information through the Freedom of Information Act, may request release information for purposes of maintaining an awareness of what types of releases are occurring in different localities and what actions, if any, are being taken to protect public health and welfare and the environment. ERNS fact sheets, which provide summary and statistical information about hazardous substance and oil release notifications, also are available to the public. Form numbers: None. Respondents/affected entities: Facilities and vessels that may have releases of any hazardous substance or oil at or above its RQ. Respondent's obligation to respond: Mandatory under CERCLA section 103(a). Estimated number of respondents: 18,447. Frequency of response: As releases occur from a facility or a vessel. Total estimated burden: 18,816 hours per year. Burden is defined at 5 CFR 1320.03(b). Estimated total annual costs: $1,046,314, which includes no capital or O&M costs associated with this ICR. Changes in Estimates: There is a decrease of 79,026 hours per year in the total estimated respondent burden compared with that identified in the ICR currently approved by OMB. The number of notifications received by NRC of incidents is lower than the projected number of notifications in the previous ICR. The burden hours reported by facilities that EPA contacted were lower than EPA's estimates in the previous ICR. Courtney Kerwin, Director, Regulatory Support Division. 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as appropriate. The final ICR package community members, and include the proposed extension of the ICR, which is
will then be submitted to OMB for community’s perspective on the currently approved through September
review and approval. At that time, EPA potential future reuse of Superfund NPL 30, 2018. Public comments were
will issue another Federal Register sites. Community involvement activities previously requested via the Federal
notice to announce the submission of can enhance the remedial process and Register April 11, 2018 during a 60-day
the ICR to OMB and the opportunity to increase community acceptance and the comment period. This notice allows for
submit additional comments to OMB. potential for productive and beneficial an additional 30 days for public
Abstract: This ICR covers the reuse of the sites. comments. A fuller description of the
following: (1) The collection of Form Numbers: 6200–11. ICR is given below, including its
information under 40 CFR part 35, Respondents/affected entities: State, estimated burden and cost to the public.
subpart O, which establishes the Local or Tribal Governments; An agency may not conduct or sponsor
administrative requirements for Communities; U.S. Territories. and a person is not required to respond
cooperative agreements funded under Respondent’s obligation to respond: to a collection of information unless it
the Comprehensive Environmental Required to obtain benefits (40 CFR part displays a currently valid OMB control
Response, Compensation, and Liability 35; CERCLA section 105, 40 CFR part number.
Act (CERCLA) for state, federally- 300). DATES: Additional comments may be
Estimated number of respondents: submitted on or before October 24,
recognized Indian tribal governments,
14,284 (total). 2018.
and political subdivision response Frequency of response: Annually.
actions; (2) the application of the Total estimated burden: 876,529 ADDRESSES: Submit your comments,
Hazard Ranking System (HRS) by states hours (per year). Burden is defined at 5 referencing Docket ID Number EPA–
as outlined by CERCLA section 105 that CFR 1320.03(b). HQ–SFUND–2013–0549, to (1) EPA
amends the National Oil and Hazardous Total estimated cost: $514,952 (per online using www.regulations.gov (our
Substances Pollution Contingency Plan year), includes $0 annualized capital or preferred method), superfund.docket@
(NCP) to include criteria prioritizing operation & maintenance costs. epa.gov or by mail to: EPA Docket
releases throughout the United States Changes in Estimates: There is no Center, Environmental Protection
before undertaking remedial action at change in the total estimated respondent Agency, Mail Code 28221T, 1200
uncontrolled hazardous waste sites; and burden compared with the ICR currently Pennsylvania Ave. NW, Washington, DC
(3) the remedial portion of the approved by OMB. This is because there 20460, and (2) OMB via email to oira_
Superfund program as specified in is no change in program requirements. submission@omb.eop.gov. Address
CERCLA and the NCP. For cooperative EPA expects estimates to substantially comments to OMB Desk Officer for EPA.
agreements and Superfund state remain the same due to limited changes EPA’s policy is that all comments
contracts for Superfund response in both the respondent universe and the received will be included in the public
actions, the information is collected information collection requirements. docket without change including any
from applicants and/or recipients of personal information provided, unless
Dated: September 11, 2018. the comment includes profanity, threats,
EPA assistance and is used to make
awards, pay recipients, and collect Brigid Lowery, information claimed to be Confidential
information on how federal funds are Acting Division Director, Assessment and Business Information (CBI) or other
being utilized. EPA requires this Remediation Division, Office of Superfund information whose disclosure is
Remediation and Technology Innovation. restricted by statute.
information to meet its federal
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stewardship responsibilities. Recipient FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Sicy
responses are required to obtain a BILLING CODE 6560–50–P Jacob, Office of Emergency
benefit (federal funds) under 2 CFR part Management, (5104A), Environmental
200, ‘‘Uniform Administrative Protection Agency, 1200 Pennsylvania
ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION Ave. NW, Washington, DC 20460;
Requirements, Cost Principles, and
AGENCY telephone number: (202) 564–8019;
Audit Requirements for Federal Awards
to Non-Federal Entities’’ and under 40 [EPA–HQ–SFUND–2013–0549; FRL–9984– email address: Jacob.Sicy@epa.gov.
CFR part 35, ‘‘State and Local 06–OEI] SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Assistance.’’ For the Superfund site Supporting documents, which explain
evaluation and the Hazard Ranking Agency Information Collection in detail the information that the EPA
System, the states will apply the HRS by Activities; Information Collection will be collecting, are available in the
identifying and classifying those Request Submitted to OMB for Review public docket for this ICR. The docket
releases or sites that warrant further and Approval; Comment Request; can be viewed online at
investigation. The HRS score is crucial Notification of Episodic Releases of Oil www.regulations.gov or in person at the
since it is the primary mechanism used and Hazardous Substances (Renewal) EPA Docket Center, WJC West, Room
to determine whether a site is eligible to AGENCY: Environmental Protection 3334, 1301 Constitution Ave. NW,
be included on the National Priorities Agency (EPA). Washington, DC. The telephone number
List (NPL). Only sites on the NPL are ACTION: Notice. for the Docket Center is 202–566–1744.
eligible for Superfund-financed For additional information about EPA’s
remedial actions. For the NCP SUMMARY: The Environmental Protection public docket, visit http://www.epa.gov/
information collection, some Agency (EPA) has submitted an dockets.
community involvement activities information collection request (ICR), Abstract: Section 103(a) of
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covered by this ICR are not required at Notification of Episodic Releases of Oil Comprehensive Environmental
every site (e.g., Technical Assistance and Hazardous Substances (EPA ICR Response, Compensation, and Liability
Grants) and depend very much on the Number 1049.14, OMB Control Number Act (CERCLA), as amended, requires the
community and the nature of the site 2050–0046) to the Office of Management person in charge of a facility or vessel
and cleanup. All community activities and Budget (OMB) for review and to immediately notify the National
seek to involve the public in the approval in accordance with the Response Center (NRC) of a hazardous
cleanup of the sites, gain the input of Paperwork Reduction Act. This is a substance release into the environment
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if the amount of the release equals or Estimated number of respondents: The Commission may not conduct or
exceeds the substance’s reportable 18,447. sponsor a collection of information
quantity (RQ) limit. The RQs for the Frequency of response: As releases unless it displays a currently valid
hazardous substance can be found in occur from a facility or a vessel. Office of Management and Budget
Table 302.4 of 40 CFR 302.4. Section Total estimated burden: 18,816 hours (OMB) control number. No person shall
311 of the Clean Water Act (CWA), as per year. Burden is defined at 5 CFR be subject to any penalty for failing to
amended, requires the person in charge 1320.03(b). comply with a collection of information
of a vessel to immediately notify the Estimated total annual costs: subject to the PRA that does not display
NRC of an oil spill into U.S. navigable $1,046,314, which includes no capital a valid OMB control number.
waters if the spill causes a sheen, or O&M costs associated with this ICR. DATES: Written comments should be
violates applicable water quality Changes in Estimates: There is a submitted on or before October 24,
standards, or causes a sludge or decrease of 79,026 hours per year in the 2018. If you anticipate that you will be
emulsion to be deposited beneath the total estimated respondent burden submitting comments, but find it
surface of the water or upon adjoining compared with that identified in the ICR difficult to do so within the period of
shorelines. The reporting of a hazardous currently approved by OMB. The time allowed by this notice, you should
substance release that is at or above the number of notifications received by advise the contacts listed below as soon
substance’s RQ allows the Federal NRC of incidents is lower than the as possible.
government to determine whether a projected number of notifications in the ADDRESSES: Direct all PRA comments to
Federal response action is required to previous ICR. The burden hours Nicholas A. Fraser, OMB, via email
control or mitigate any potential adverse reported by facilities that EPA contacted Nicholas_A._Fraser@omb.eop.gov; and
effects to public health or welfare or the were lower than EPA’s estimates in the to Cathy Williams, FCC, via email PRA@
environment. Likewise, the reporting of previous ICR. fcc.gov and to Cathy.Williams@fcc.gov.
oil spills allows the Federal government Courtney Kerwin, Include in the comments the OMB
to determine whether cleaning up the Director, Regulatory Support Division. control number as shown in the
oil spill is necessary to mitigate or [FR Doc. 2018–20636 Filed 9–21–18; 8:45 am]
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION below.
prevent damage to public health or FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For
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welfare or the environment. The additional information or copies of the
hazardous substance and oil release information collection, contact Cathy
information collected under CERCLA Williams at (202) 418–2918. To view a
section 103(a) and CWA section 311 FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS
copy of this information collection
also is available to EPA program offices COMMISSION
request (ICR) submitted to OMB: (1) Go
and other Federal agencies that use the [OMB 3060–0979] to the web page <http://
information to evaluate the potential www.reginfo.gov/public/do/PRAMain>,
need for additional regulations, new Information Collection Being (2) look for the section of the web page
permitting requirements for specific Submitted for Review and Approval to called ‘‘Currently Under Review,’’ (3)
substances or sources, or improved the Office of Management and Budget click on the downward-pointing arrow
emergency response planning. Release AGENCY: Federal Communications in the ‘‘Select Agency’’ box below the
notification information, which is stored Commission. ‘‘Currently Under Review’’ heading, (4)
in the national Emergency Response select ‘‘Federal Communications
ACTION: Notice and request for
Notification System (ERNS) data base, is Commission’’ from the list of agencies
comments.
available to state and local government presented in the ‘‘Select Agency’’ box,
authorities as well as the general public. SUMMARY: As part of its continuing effort (5) click the ‘‘Submit’’ button to the
State and local government authorities to reduce paperwork burdens, and as right of the ‘‘Select Agency’’ box, (6)
and the regulated community use required by the Paperwork Reduction when the list of FCC ICRs currently
release information for purposes of local Act (PRA) of 1995, the Federal under review appears, look for the OMB
emergency response planning. Members Communications Commission (FCC or control number of this ICR and then
of the general public, who have access the Commission) invites the general click on the ICR Reference Number. A
to release information through the public and other Federal agencies to copy of the FCC submission to OMB
Freedom of Information Act, may take this opportunity to comment on the will be displayed.
request release information for purposes following information collection. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: As part of
of maintaining an awareness of what Comments are requested concerning: its continuing effort to reduce
types of releases are occurring in Whether the proposed collection of paperwork burdens, and as required by
different localities and what actions, if information is necessary for the proper the Paperwork Reduction Act (PRA) of
any, are being taken to protect public performance of the functions of the 1995 (44 U.S.C. 3501–3520), the Federal
health and welfare and the Commission, including whether the Communications Commission (FCC or
environment. ERNS fact sheets, which information shall have practical utility; the Commission) invites the general
provide summary and statistical the accuracy of the Commission’s public and other Federal agencies to
information about hazardous substance burden estimate; ways to enhance the take this opportunity to comment on the
and oil release notifications, also are quality, utility, and clarity of the following information collection.
available to the public. information collected; ways to minimize Comments are requested concerning:
Form numbers: None. the burden of the collection of Whether the proposed collection of
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Respondents/affected entities: information on the respondents, information is necessary for the proper
Facilities and vessels that may have including the use of automated performance of the functions of the
releases of any hazardous substance or collection techniques or other forms of Commission, including whether the
oil at or above its RQ. information technology; and ways to information shall have practical utility;
Respondent’s obligation to respond: further reduce the information the accuracy of the Commission’s
Mandatory under CERCLA section collection burden on small business burden estimate; ways to enhance the
103(a). concerns with fewer than 25 employees. quality, utility, and clarity of the
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| Contact | Sicy Jacob, Office of Emergency Management, (5104A), Environmental Protection Agency, 1200 Pennsylvania Ave. NW, Washington, DC 20460; telephone number: (202) 564-8019; email | |
| FR Citation | 83 FR 48311 |
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