Agency Information Collection Activities; Submission to the Office of Management and Budget for Review and Approval; Comment Request; Application for Reimbursement to Local Governments for Emergency Response to Hazardous Substance Releases Under CERCLA Section 123 (Renewal)
The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has submitted an information collection request (ICR), Application for Reimbursement to Local Governments for Emergency Response to Haz...
The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has submitted an
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information collection request (ICR), Application for Reimbursement to Local Governments for Emergency Response to Hazardous Substance Releases Under CERCLA Section 123 (EPA ICR Number 1425.15, OMB Control Number 2050-0077) 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 October 31, 2026. Public comments were previously requested via the
Federal Register
on April 23, 2026 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 November 30, 2026.
ADDRESSES:
Submit your comments, referencing Docket ID Number EPA-HQ-OLEM-2018-0081, 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:
Miranda Magdangal, Response Readiness and Development Division, Office of Superfund and Emergency Management, MC-5101-T, Environmental Protection Agency, 1200 Pennsylvania Ave. NW, Washington, DC 20460; telephone number: (240) 618-0660; email address:
magdangal.miranda@epa.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
This is a proposed extension of the ICR, which is currently approved through October 31, 2026. 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 April 23, 2026 during a 60-day comment period (91 FR 21809). 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:
The Agency requires applicants for reimbursement under this program authorized under section 123 of CERCLA to submit an application that demonstrates consistency with program eligibility requirements. This is necessary to ensure proper use of the Superfund. EPA reviews the information to ensure compliance with all statutory and program requirements. The applicants are local governments who have incurred expenses, above and beyond their budgets, for hazardous substance response. Submission of this information is voluntary and to the applicant's benefit.
Form Numbers:
9310-1.
Respondents/affected entities:
Entities potentially affected by this action are local governments that apply for reimbursement under this program.
Respondent's obligation to respond:
Required to Obtain or Retain Benefits (CERCLA section 123).
Estimated number of respondents:
15.
Frequency of response:
On occasion.
Total estimated burden:
131.25 hours (per year). Burden is defined at 5 CFR 1320.03(b).
Total estimated cost:
$5,906.25 (per year), which includes $0 annualized capital or operation & maintenance costs.
Changes in the estimates:
There is a decrease of 39 hours in the total estimated respondent burden compared with the ICR currently approved by OMB. While the individual respondent burden hours have slightly increased, the overall respondent burden has decreased due to fewer applications expected annually. Some minor changes were made to the application form. These changes are considered adjustments.
Courtney Kerwin,
Deputy Director, Data and Enterprise Programs Division.
Use this for formal legal and research references to the published document.
91 FR 68138
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“Agency Information Collection Activities; Submission to the Office of Management and Budget for Review and Approval; Comment Request; Application for Reimbursement to Local Governments for Emergency Response to Hazardous Substance Releases Under CERCLA Section 123 (Renewal),” thefederalregister.org (October 29, 2026), https://thefederalregister.org/documents/2026-22065/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
5 CFR 1320.03(b)