Notice2021-20561
Proposed Information Collection Request; Comment Request: Information Collection Request Submitted to OMB for Review and Approval; Notification of Episodic Releases of Oil and Hazardous Substances (Renewal) EPA ICR Number 1049.15, OMB Control Number 2050-0046
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September 23, 2021
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Environmental Protection Agency
Abstract
The Environmental Protection Agency is planning to submit an information collection request (ICR), Notification of Episodic Releases of Oil and Hazardous Substances (Renewal) (EPA ICR Number 1049.15, OMB Control Number 2050-0046) to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for review and approval in accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act. Before doing so, EPA is soliciting public comments on specific aspects of the proposed information collection as described in SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION. This is a proposed extension of the ICR, which is currently approved through May 31, 2022. 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.
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[Federal Register Volume 86, Number 182 (Thursday, September 23, 2021)]
[Notices]
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From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2021-20561]
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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY
[EPA-HQ-SFUND-2013-0549; FRL-8932-01-OLEM]
Proposed Information Collection Request; Comment Request:
Information Collection Request Submitted to OMB for Review and
Approval; Notification of Episodic Releases of Oil and Hazardous
Substances (Renewal) EPA ICR Number 1049.15, OMB Control Number 2050-
0046
AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).
ACTION: Notice.
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SUMMARY: The Environmental Protection Agency is planning to submit an
information collection request (ICR), Notification of Episodic Releases
of Oil and Hazardous Substances (Renewal) (EPA ICR Number 1049.15, OMB
Control Number 2050-0046) to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB)
for review and approval in accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act.
Before doing so, EPA is soliciting public comments on specific aspects
of the proposed information collection as described in SUPPLEMENTARY
INFORMATION. This is a proposed extension of the ICR, which is
currently approved through May 31, 2022. 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: Comments must be submitted on or before November 22, 2021.
ADDRESSES: Submit your comments, referencing Docket ID No. EPA-HQ-
SFUND-2013-0549, to: (1) EPA online using <a href="http://www.regulations.gov">www.regulations.gov</a> (our
preferred method) 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
<a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#80efe9f2e1dff3f5e2ede9f3f3e9efeec0efede2aee5eff0aee7eff6"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="5a3533283b05292f38373329293335341a353738743f352a743d352c">[email protected]</span></a>. 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: Wendy Hoffman, Office of Emergency
Management, Mail Code 5104A, Environmental Protection Agency, 1200
Pennsylvania Ave. NW, Washington, DC 20460; telephone number: (202)
564-8794; email address: <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#e48c8b828289858aca93818a809da4819485ca838b92"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="8ce4e3eaeae1ede2a2fbe9e2e8f5cce9fceda2ebe3fa">[email protected]</span></a>.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Supporting documents which explain in detail
the information that EPA will be collecting are available in the public
docket for this ICR. The docket can be viewed online at <a href="http://www.regulations.gov">http://www.regulations.gov</a>. Out of an abundance of caution for members of the
public and our staff, the EPA Docket Center and Reading Room is closed
to the public, with limited exceptions, to reduce the risk of
transmitting COVID-19. Our Docket Center staff will continue to provide
remote customer service via email, phone, and webform. For further
information about the EPA's public docket, Docket Center services and
the current status, please visit us online at <a href="https://www.epa.gov/dockets">https://www.epa.gov/dockets</a>.
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The telephone number for the Docket Center is 202-566-1744.
Pursuant to section 3506(c)(2)(A) of the PRA, EPA is soliciting
comments and information to enable it to: (i) Evaluate whether the
proposed collection of information is necessary for the proper
performance of the functions of the Agency, including whether the
information will have practical utility; (ii) evaluate the accuracy of
the Agency's estimate of the burden of the proposed collection of
information, including the validity of the methodology and assumptions
used; (iii) enhance the quality, utility, and clarity of the
information to be collected; and (iv) minimize the burden of the
collection of information on those who are to respond, including
through the use of appropriate automated electronic, mechanical, or
other technological collection techniques or other forms of information
technology, e.g., permitting electronic submission of responses. EPA
will consider the comments received and amend the ICR as appropriate.
The final ICR package will then be submitted to OMB for review and
approval. At that time, EPA will issue another Federal Register notice
to announce the submission of the ICR to OMB and the opportunity to
submit additional comments to OMB.
Abstract: Section 103(a) of the 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 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 required
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 is stored in EPA's WebEOC, a web-
based crisis management system which supports response management for
significant incidents and daily operations in the Regional Response
Centers and EPA's Headquarters Emergency Operations Center. State and
local government authorities and the regulated community use release
information for purposes of local emergency response planning. The
general public has access to release information through the Freedom of
Information Act. The public 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.
The burden estimates, numbers and types of respondents, wage rates
and unit and total costs for this ICR renewal will be revised and
updated if needed during the 60-day comment period while the ICR
Supporting statement is undergoing review at OMB.
Form Numbers: None.
Respondents/affected entities: Facilities and vessels that may have
releases of any hazardous substances 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).
Total estimated cost: $1,046,314 (per year), which includes no
capital or operation and maintenance costs associated with this ICR.
Changes in Estimates: Any change in burden or cost resulting from
the 60-day OMB review period will be described and explained in this
section when the updated ICR Supporting Statement is completed.
Dated: September 16, 2021.
Donna Salyer,
Director, Office of Emergency Management.
[FR Doc. 2021-20561 Filed 9-22-21; 8:45 am]
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