Agency Information Collection Activities; Submission to the Office of Management and Budget for Review and Approval; Comment Request; Application for Preauthorization of CERCLA Response Action and Claim for CERCLA Response Action (Reinstatement)
The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has submitted an information collection request (ICR), Application for Preauthorization of CERCLA Response Action and Claim for CERCLA ...
The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has submitted an information collection request (ICR), Application for Preauthorization of CERCLA Response Action and Claim for CERCLA Response Action (EPA ICR Number 7808.06, OMB Control Number 2050-0106) 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 was approved through April 30, 2001. Public comments were previously requested via the
Federal Register
on February 28, 2025, during a 60-day comment period. This notice allows for an additional 30 days for public comments.
DATES:
Comments may be submitted on or before October 22, 2026.
ADDRESSES:
Submit your comments, referencing Docket ID Number EPA-HQ-OLEM-2024-0365, to EPA online using
www.regulations.gov
(our preferred method), 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.
Submit written comments and recommendations to OMB for the proposed information collection within 30 days of publication of this notice to
www.reginfo.gov/public/do/PRAMain.
Find this particular information collection by selecting “Currently under 30-day Review—Open for Public Comments” or by using the search function.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Ellyn Fine, Office of Land and Emergency Management, Office of Superfund Remediation and Technology Innovation, Assessment and Remediation Division, Mail Code 5204T, Environmental Protection Agency, 1200 Pennsylvania Ave. NW, Washington, DC 20460; telephone number: 202-566-1013; email address:
fine.ellyn@epa.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
This is a proposed reinstatement of the ICR, which was approved through April 30, 2001. 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.
Public comments were previously requested via the
Federal Register
on February 28, 2025, during a 60-day comment period (90 FR 10903). This notice allows for an additional 30 days for public comments. 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
www.epa.gov/​dockets.
Abstract:
Under the claims procedures in 40 CFR part 307 of the National Contingency Plan (NCP), a party must obtain EPA approval to take response actions, and subsequently, to make a claim for reimbursement from the Hazardous Substance Superfund. The forms used for these purposes are: (1) Application for Preauthorization of a CERCLA Response Action and (2) Claim for CERCLA Response Action. Both forms are in need of reinstatement and, once approved, will be publicly available on EPA's website and may be submitted to EPA via email.
Form Numbers:
OMB Control Number 2050-0106; EPA Form Numbers 2075-3 and 2075-4
Respondents/affected entities:
Persons seeking preauthorization and subsequent reimbursement of claims for necessary costs incurred for response actions; States or political subdivisions subject to an agreement reached pursuant to section 122(b)(1) of CERCLA.
Respondent's obligation to respond:
Required to obtain or retain a benefit per CERCLA 111(a)(2) and 112 and 40 CFR part 307.
Estimated number of respondents:
2 (annually)
Frequency of response:
Only occurs when entity seeks pre-approval or claims reimbursement.
Total estimated burden:
161 hours (per year). Burden is defined at 5 CFR 1320.03(b). This includes the submission of one pre-authorization form from one respondent (estimated at 110 hours) and one claim reimbursement form submitted by one respondent (estimated at 51 hours).
Total estimated cost:
$11,828.67 (per year), which includes no annualized capital or operation & maintenance costs.
Changes in the Estimates:
There is a reduction of 1,807 hours compared to the ICR previously approved by OMB. Fewer entities have requested this authority than in the past. The internet and other computer-based tools for information management reduces the amount of time needed to compile requested information.
Courtney Kerwin,
Deputy Director, Data and Enterprise Programs Division.
Use this for formal legal and research references to the published document.
91 FR 60122
Web Citation
Suggested Web Citation
Use this when citing the archival web version of the document.
“Agency Information Collection Activities; Submission to the Office of Management and Budget for Review and Approval; Comment Request; Application for Preauthorization of CERCLA Response Action and Claim for CERCLA Response Action (Reinstatement),” thefederalregister.org (September 22, 2026), https://thefederalregister.org/documents/2026-19337/agency-information-collection-activities-submission-to-the-office-of-management-and-budget-for-review-and-approval-comme.
www.regulations.gov
www.reginfo.gov/public/do/PRAMain
www.epa.gov/​dockets
40 CFR part 307