83_FR_61076 83 FR 60848 - Information Collection Request Submitted to OMB for Review and Approval; Comment Request; Continuous Release Reporting Requirement Including Analysis for Use of Continuous Release Reporting Forms (Renewal)

83 FR 60848 - Information Collection Request Submitted to OMB for Review and Approval; Comment Request; Continuous Release Reporting Requirement Including Analysis for Use of Continuous Release Reporting Forms (Renewal)

ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

Federal Register Volume 83, Issue 228 (November 27, 2018)

Page Range60848-60849
FR Document2018-25777

The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has submitted an information collection request (ICR), Continuous Release Reporting Requirement Including Analysis for Use of Continuous Release Reporting Forms (EPA ICR No. 1445.14, OMB Control No. 2050-0086) 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 November 30, 2018. Public comments were previously requested via the Federal Register on May 30, 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.

Federal Register, Volume 83 Issue 228 (Tuesday, November 27, 2018)
[Federal Register Volume 83, Number 228 (Tuesday, November 27, 2018)]
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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

[EPA-HQ-SFUND-2015-0100; FRL-9985-48-OEI]


Information Collection Request Submitted to OMB for Review and 
Approval; Comment Request; Continuous Release Reporting Requirement 
Including Analysis for Use of Continuous Release Reporting Forms 
(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), Continuous Release Reporting 
Requirement Including Analysis for Use of Continuous Release Reporting 
Forms (EPA ICR No. 1445.14, OMB Control No. 2050-0086) 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 November 30, 2018. Public comments 
were previously requested via the Federal Register on May 30, 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 December 27, 
2018.

ADDRESSES: Submit your comments, referencing Docket ID No. EPA-HQ-
SFUND-2015-0100, 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.
    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: Wendy Hoffman, Regulations 
Implementation Division, Office of

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Emergency Management, (5104A), Environmental Protection Agency, 1200 
Pennsylvania Ave. NW, Washington, DC 20460; telephone number: (202) 
564-8794; 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: Continuous Release Reporting Requirements (CRRR) under 
Section 103(a) of CERCLA, as amended, requires the person in charge of 
a vessel or facility immediately to notify the National Response Center 
(NRC) of a hazardous substance release into the environment if the 
amount of the release equals or exceeds the substance's reportable 
quantity (RQ). If the source and chemical composition of the continuous 
release do not change and the level of the continuous release does not 
significantly increase, a follow-up written report to the EPA Region 
one year after submission of the initial written report is also 
required. The person in charge must notify the NRC and EPA Region of a 
change in the source or composition of the release, and under section 
103(a) of CERCLA, a significant increase must be reported immediately 
to the NRC. Finally, any change in information submitted in support of 
a continuous release notification must be reported to the EPA Region. 
Section 103(f)(2) of CERCLA provides facilities relief from per-
occurrence notification release requirements if the subject release is 
continuous and stable in quantity and rate.
    CRR allows the Federal government to determine whether a Federal 
response action is required to control or mitigate any potential 
adverse effects to public health, welfare or the environment. The 
release information is also available to EPA program offices and other 
Federal agencies who evaluate the potential need for additional 
regulations, new permitting requirements for specific substances or 
sources, or improved emergency response planning. State and local 
government authorities and facilities subject to the CRRR use release 
information for local emergency response planning. The public, which 
has access to release information through the Freedom of Information 
Act, may request release information on what types of releases are 
occurring in different localities and what actions, if any, are being 
taken to protect public health, welfare and the environment.
    Form numbers: EPA Form 6100-10, Continuous Release Reporting Form.
    Respondents/affected entities: Entities potentially affected by 
this action are not defined. The use and release of hazardous 
substances are pervasive throughout industry. EPA expects many 
different industrial categories to report hazardous substance releases 
under the provisions of the CRRR. No one industry sector or group of 
sectors is disproportionately affected by the information collection 
burden.
    Respondent's obligation to respond: Mandatory if respondents want 
reduced reporting for continuous releases.
    Estimated number of respondents: 4,192.
    Frequency of response: On occasion.
    Total estimated burden: 334,472 hours (average per year). Burden is 
defined at 5 CFR 1320.03(b).
    Total estimated cost: $19,797,899 (average per year), including 
$243,200 annualized capital or operation & maintenance costs (average 
per year).
    Changes in estimates: There is an increase of 8,890 hours in the 
total estimated respondent burden compared with the ICR currently 
approved by OMB. This increase in burden results primarily from use of 
data on the actual number of continuous release reports from several 
regions and applying a growth rate consistent with prior years 
reporting. The average annual percent increase in facilities in the 
previous ICR was approximately 7.5%. The same percent increase was 
assumed for this ICR. The unit burden hours per respondent information 
collection activity remains the same as the previous ICR. In addition, 
this ICR includes the requirements under EPCRA section 304, which were 
inadvertently omitted in the previous renewal.

Courtney Kerwin,
Director, Regulatory Support Division.
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                                              ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION                                Resource Conservation and Recovery,                   ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION
                                              AGENCY                                                  mailcode 5304P, Environmental                         AGENCY
                                                                                                      Protection Agency, 1200 Pennsylvania
                                              [EPA–HQ–OLEM–2050–0154; FRL–9986–                                                                             [EPA–HQ–SFUND–2015–0100; FRL–9985–
                                              22–OEI]
                                                                                                      Ave. NW, Washington, DC 20460;                        48–OEI]
                                                                                                      telephone number: 703–308–9037; fax
                                              Information Collection Activities;                      number: 703–308–8686; email address:                  Information Collection Request
                                              Submission to OMB for Review and                        Dufficy.craig@epa.gov.                                Submitted to OMB for Review and
                                              Approval; Comment Request; Criteria                     SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:                            Approval; Comment Request;
                                              for Classification of Solid Waste                       Supporting documents, which explain                   Continuous Release Reporting
                                              Disposal Facilities and Practices                       in detail the information that the EPA                Requirement Including Analysis for
                                                                                                      will be collecting, are available in the              Use of Continuous Release Reporting
                                              AGENCY: Environmental Protection
                                                                                                      public docket for this ICR. The docket                Forms (Renewal)
                                              Agency (EPA).
                                                                                                      can be viewed online at                               AGENCY: Environmental Protection
                                              ACTION: Notice.
                                                                                                      www.regulations.gov or in person at the               Agency (EPA).
                                              SUMMARY:   The Environmental Protection                 EPA Docket Center, WJC West, Room
                                                                                                                                                            ACTION: Notice.
                                              Agency (EPA) has submitted an                           3334, 1301 Constitution Ave. NW,
                                              information collection request (ICR),                   Washington, DC. The telephone number                  SUMMARY:   The Environmental Protection
                                              Criteria for Classification of Solid Waste              for the Docket Center is 202–566–1744.                Agency (EPA) has submitted an
                                              Disposal Facilities and Practices (EPA                  For additional information about EPA’s                information collection request (ICR),
                                              ICR Number 1745.09, OMB Control                         public docket, visit http://www.epa.gov/              Continuous Release Reporting
                                              Number 2050–0154) to the Office of                      dockets.                                              Requirement Including Analysis for Use
                                              Management and Budget (OMB) for                           Abstract: 40 Part 257, Subpart B                    of Continuous Release Reporting Forms
                                              review and approval in accordance with                  established specific standards and                    (EPA ICR No. 1445.14, OMB Control No.
                                              the Paperwork Reduction Act. This is a                  reporting and recordkeeping                           2050–0086) to the Office of Management
                                              proposed extension of the ICR, which is                 requirements for owners and operators                 and Budget (OMB) for review and
                                              currently approved through November                     of new, existing, and lateral expansions              approval in accordance with the
                                              30, 2018. Public comments were                          of existing non-municipal non-                        Paperwork Reduction Act. This is a
                                              previously requested via the Federal                    hazardous waste disposal units that                   proposed extension of the ICR, which is
                                              Register (83 FR 38141) on August 03,                    receive conditionally exempt small                    currently approved through November
                                              2018 during a 60-day comment period.                    quantity generator (CESQG) hazardous                  30, 2018. Public comments were
                                              This notice allows for an additional 30                 wastes. In order to effectively                       previously requested via the Federal
                                              days for public comments. A fuller                      implement and enforce 40 CFR part 257                 Register on May 30, 2018 during a 60-
                                              description of the ICR is given below,                  Subpart B on a State level, owners/                   day comment period. This notice allows
                                              including its estimated burden and cost                 operators of construction and                         for an additional 30 days for public
                                              to the public. An agency may not                        demolition waste landfills that receive               comments. A fuller description of the
                                              conduct or sponsor and a person is not                  CESQG hazardous wastes have to                        ICR is given below, including its
                                              required to respond to a collection of                  comply with the reporting and                         estimated burden and cost to the public.
                                              information unless it displays a                        recordkeeping requirements.                           An agency may not conduct or sponsor
                                              currently valid OMB control number.                       Form numbers: None.                                 and a person is not required to respond
                                              DATES: Additional comments may be                                                                             to a collection of information unless it
                                                                                                        Respondents/affected entities: Entities
                                              submitted on or before December 27,                                                                           displays a currently valid OMB control
                                                                                                      potentially affected by this action are
                                              2018.                                                                                                         number.
                                                                                                      the private sector, as well as State,
                                              ADDRESSES:   Submit your comments,                      Local, or Tribal Governments.                         DATES: Additional comments may be
                                              referencing Docket ID Number EPA–                                                                             submitted on or before December 27,
                                                                                                        Respondent’s obligation to respond:
                                              HQ–OLEM–2018–0317, to (1) EPA                                                                                 2018.
                                                                                                      Mandatory under Section 4010(c) and
                                              online using www.regulations.gov (our                   3001(d)(4) of the Resource Conservation               ADDRESSES:   Submit your comments,
                                              preferred method), by email to rcra-                    and Recovery Act (RCRA) of 1976.                      referencing Docket ID No. EPA–HQ–
                                              docket@epa.gov, or by mail to: EPA                        Estimated number of respondents:                    SFUND–2015–0100, online using
                                              Docket Center, Environmental                            152.                                                  www.regulations.gov (our preferred
                                              Protection Agency, Mail Code 28221T,                                                                          method), by email to superfund.docket@
                                              1200 Pennsylvania Ave. NW,                                Frequency of response: On occasion.                 epa.gov or by mail to: EPA Docket
                                              Washington, DC 20460, and (2) OMB via                     Total estimated burden: 11,219 hours                Center, Environmental Protection
                                              email to oira_submission@omb.eop.gov.                   (per year). Burden is defined at 5 CFR                Agency, Mail Code 28221T, 1200
                                              Address comments to OMB Desk Officer                    1320.03(b).                                           Pennsylvania Ave. NW, Washington, DC
                                              for EPA.                                                  Total estimated cost: $1,951,843 per                20460.
                                                EPA’s policy is that all comments                     year, includes $374,184 annualized                      EPA’s policy is that all comments
                                              received will be included in the public                 labor and $1,577,659 annualized capital               received will be included in the public
                                              docket without change including any                     or operation & maintenance costs.                     docket without change including any
                                              personal information provided, unless                     Changes in the estimates: There is no               personal information provided, unless
                                              the comment includes profanity, threats,                change of hours in the total estimated                the comment includes profanity, threats,
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                                              information claimed to be Confidential                  respondent burden compared with the                   information claimed to be Confidential
                                              Business Information (CBI) or other                     ICR currently approved by OMB.                        Business Information (CBI) or other
                                              information whose disclosure is                                                                               information whose disclosure is
                                              restricted by statute.                                  Courtney Kerwin,                                      restricted by statute.
                                              FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:                        Director, Regulatory Support Division.                FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
                                              Craig Dufficy, Materials Recovery and                   [FR Doc. 2018–25776 Filed 11–26–18; 8:45 am]          Wendy Hoffman, Regulations
                                              Waste Management Division, Office of                    BILLING CODE 6560–50–P                                Implementation Division, Office of


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                                                                         Federal Register / Vol. 83, No. 228 / Tuesday, November 27, 2018 / Notices                                         60849

                                              Emergency Management, (5104A),                          has access to release information                     ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION
                                              Environmental Protection Agency, 1200                   through the Freedom of Information                    AGENCY
                                              Pennsylvania Ave. NW, Washington, DC                    Act, may request release information on
                                                                                                                                                            [EPA–HQ–OARM–2018–0229; FRL–9985–
                                              20460; telephone number: (202) 564–                     what types of releases are occurring in               08–OEI]
                                              8794; email address: hoffman.wendy@                     different localities and what actions, if
                                              epa.gov.                                                any, are being taken to protect public                Information Collection Request
                                              SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:                              health, welfare and the environment.                  Submitted to OMB for Review and
                                              Supporting documents, which explain                       Form numbers: EPA Form 6100–10,                     Approval; Comment Request; Monthly
                                              in detail the information that the EPA                  Continuous Release Reporting Form.                    Progress Reports (Renewal)
                                              will be collecting, are available in the
                                                                                                        Respondents/affected entities: Entities             AGENCY: Environmental Protection
                                              public docket for this ICR. The docket
                                                                                                      potentially affected by this action are               Agency (EPA).
                                              can be viewed online at
                                                                                                      not defined. The use and release of                   ACTION: Notice.
                                              www.regulations.gov or in person at the
                                              EPA Docket Center, WJC West, Room                       hazardous substances are pervasive
                                                                                                                                                            SUMMARY:   The Environmental Protection
                                              3334, 1301 Constitution Ave. NW,                        throughout industry. EPA expects many
                                                                                                                                                            Agency (EPA) has submitted an
                                              Washington, DC. The telephone number                    different industrial categories to report
                                                                                                                                                            information collection request (ICR),
                                              for the Docket Center is 202–566–1744.                  hazardous substance releases under the                Monthly Progress Reports (EPA ICR
                                              For additional information about EPA’s                  provisions of the CRRR. No one industry               Number 1039.15, OMB Control Number
                                              public docket, visit http://www.epa.gov/                sector or group of sectors is                         2030–0005) to the Office of Management
                                              dockets.                                                disproportionately affected by the                    and Budget (OMB) for review and
                                                Abstract: Continuous Release                          information collection burden.                        approval in accordance with the
                                              Reporting Requirements (CRRR) under                       Respondent’s obligation to respond:                 Paperwork Reduction Act. This is a
                                              Section 103(a) of CERCLA, as amended,                   Mandatory if respondents want reduced                 proposed extension of the ICR, which is
                                              requires the person in charge of a vessel                                                                     currently approved through December
                                                                                                      reporting for continuous releases.
                                              or facility immediately to notify the                                                                         31, 2018. Public comments were
                                              National Response Center (NRC) of a                       Estimated number of respondents:
                                                                                                                                                            previously requested via the Federal
                                              hazardous substance release into the                    4,192.
                                                                                                                                                            Register on June 13, 2018, during a 60-
                                              environment if the amount of the release                  Frequency of response: On occasion.                 day comment period. This notice allows
                                              equals or exceeds the substance’s                                                                             for an additional 30 days for public
                                                                                                        Total estimated burden: 334,472
                                              reportable quantity (RQ). If the source                                                                       comments. A fuller description of the
                                                                                                      hours (average per year). Burden is
                                              and chemical composition of the                                                                               ICR is given below, including its
                                                                                                      defined at 5 CFR 1320.03(b).
                                              continuous release do not change and                                                                          estimated burden and cost to the public.
                                              the level of the continuous release does                  Total estimated cost: $19,797,899
                                                                                                                                                            An agency may not conduct or sponsor
                                              not significantly increase, a follow-up                 (average per year), including $243,200                and a person is not required to respond
                                              written report to the EPA Region one                    annualized capital or operation &                     to a collection of information unless it
                                              year after submission of the initial                    maintenance costs (average per year).                 displays a currently valid OMB control
                                              written report is also required. The                      Changes in estimates: There is an                   number.
                                              person in charge must notify the NRC                    increase of 8,890 hours in the total                  DATES: Additional comments may be
                                              and EPA Region of a change in the                       estimated respondent burden compared                  submitted on or before December 27,
                                              source or composition of the release,                   with the ICR currently approved by                    2018.
                                              and under section 103(a) of CERCLA, a
                                                                                                      OMB. This increase in burden results                  ADDRESSES:   Submit your comments,
                                              significant increase must be reported
                                                                                                      primarily from use of data on the actual              referencing Docket ID Number EPA–
                                              immediately to the NRC. Finally, any
                                                                                                      number of continuous release reports                  HQ–OARM–2018–0229, to (1) EPA
                                              change in information submitted in
                                              support of a continuous release                         from several regions and applying a                   online using www.regulations.gov (our
                                              notification must be reported to the EPA                growth rate consistent with prior years               preferred method), by email to
                                              Region. Section 103(f)(2) of CERCLA                     reporting. The average annual percent                 oei.docket@epa.gov, or by mail to: EPA
                                              provides facilities relief from per-                    increase in facilities in the previous ICR            Docket Center, Environmental
                                              occurrence notification release                         was approximately 7.5%. The same                      Protection Agency, Mail Code 28221T,
                                              requirements if the subject release is                  percent increase was assumed for this                 1200 Pennsylvania Ave. NW,
                                              continuous and stable in quantity and                   ICR. The unit burden hours per                        Washington, DC 20460, and (2) OMB via
                                              rate.                                                   respondent information collection                     email to oira_submission@omb.eop.gov.
                                                CRR allows the Federal government to                  activity remains the same as the                      Address comments to OMB Desk Officer
                                              determine whether a Federal response                    previous ICR. In addition, this ICR                   for EPA.
                                              action is required to control or mitigate               includes the requirements under EPCRA                   EPA’s policy is that all comments
                                              any potential adverse effects to public                 section 304, which were inadvertently                 received will be included in the public
                                              health, welfare or the environment. The                 omitted in the previous renewal.                      docket without change including any
                                              release information is also available to                                                                      personal information provided, unless
                                              EPA program offices and other Federal                   Courtney Kerwin,                                      the comment includes profanity, threats,
                                              agencies who evaluate the potential                     Director, Regulatory Support Division.                information claimed to be Confidential
                                              need for additional regulations, new                    [FR Doc. 2018–25777 Filed 11–26–18; 8:45 am]          Business Information (CBI) or other
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                                              permitting requirements for specific                    BILLING CODE 6560–50–P
                                                                                                                                                            information whose disclosure is
                                              substances or sources, or improved                                                                            restricted by statute.
                                              emergency response planning. State and                                                                        FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
                                              local government authorities and                                                                              Thomas Valentino, Policy, Training and
                                              facilities subject to the CRRR use release                                                                    Oversight Division, Office of
                                              information for local emergency                                                                               Acquisition Management (3802R),
                                              response planning. The public, which                                                                          Environmental Protection Agency, 1200


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Document Created: 2018-11-27 01:25:10
Document Modified: 2018-11-27 01:25:10
CategoryRegulatory Information
CollectionFederal Register
sudoc ClassAE 2.7:
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PublisherOffice of the Federal Register, National Archives and Records Administration
SectionNotices
ActionNotice.
DatesAdditional comments may be submitted on or before December 27, 2018.
ContactWendy Hoffman, Regulations Implementation Division, Office of Emergency Management, (5104A), Environmental Protection Agency, 1200 Pennsylvania Ave. NW, Washington, DC 20460; telephone number: (202)
FR Citation83 FR 60848 

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