Notice2022-06106
Agency Information Collection Activities; Proposed Collection; Comment Request; Facility Ground-Water Monitoring Requirements, EPA ICR No. 0959.17, OMB Control No. 2050-0033
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Published
March 23, 2022
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Environmental Protection Agency
Abstract
The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is planning to submit the information collection request (ICR), Facility Ground-Water Monitoring Requirements (Renewal) (EPA ICR No. 0959.17, OMB Control No. 2050-0033) to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for review and approval in accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act (PRA). Before doing so, the 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 November 30, 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 87, Number 56 (Wednesday, March 23, 2022)]
[Notices]
[Pages 16474-16475]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2022-06106]
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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY
[EPA-HQ-OLEM-2018-0391, FRL-9357-01-OLEM]
Agency Information Collection Activities; Proposed Collection;
Comment Request; Facility Ground-Water Monitoring Requirements, EPA ICR
No. 0959.17, OMB Control No. 2050-0033
AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).
ACTION: Notice.
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SUMMARY: The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is planning to
submit the information collection request (ICR), Facility Ground-Water
Monitoring Requirements (Renewal) (EPA ICR No. 0959.17, OMB Control No.
2050-0033) to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for review and
approval in accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act (PRA). Before
doing so, the 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 November 30, 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 May 23, 2022.
ADDRESSES: Submit your comments, referencing by Docket ID No. EPA-HQ-
OLEM-2018-0391, at <a href="https://www.regulations.gov">https://www.regulations.gov</a> (our preferred method),
or the other methods identified in the ADDRESSES section. Once
submitted, comments cannot be edited or removed from the docket. The
EPA may publish any comment received to its public docket. Do not
submit to EPA's docket at <a href="https://www.regulations.gov">https://www.regulations.gov</a> any information
you consider to be Confidential Business Information (CBI) or other
information whose disclosure is restricted by statute. Multimedia
submissions (audio, video, etc.) must be accompanied by a written
comment. The written comment is considered the official comment and
should include discussion of all points you wish to make. The EPA will
generally not consider comments or comment contents located outside of
the primary submission (i.e. on the web, cloud, or other file sharing
system). For additional submission methods, the full EPA public comment
policy, information about CBI or multimedia submissions, and general
guidance on making effective comments, please visit <a href="https://www.epa.gov/dockets/commenting-epa-dockets">https://www.epa.gov/dockets/commenting-epa-dockets</a>.
Due to public health concerns related to COVID-19, the EPA Docket
Center and Reading Room are open to the public by appointment only. Our
Docket Center staff also continues to provide remote customer service
via email, phone, and webform. Hand deliveries or couriers will be
received by scheduled appointment only. For further information and
updates on EPA Docket Center services, please visit us online at
<a href="https://www.epa.gov/dockets">https://www.epa.gov/dockets</a>.
The EPA continues to carefully and continuously monitor information
from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), local area
health departments, and our Federal partners so that we can respond
rapidly as conditions change regarding COVID-19.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Peggy Vyas, Environmental Protection
Agency, 1200 Pennsylvania Ave. NW, Washington, DC 20460; telephone
number: 202-566-0453; fax number: email address: <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#c6b0bfa7b5e8b6a3a1a1bf86a3b6a7e8a1a9b0"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="e6909f8795c8968381819fa6839687c8818990">[email protected]</span></a>.
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
<a href="http://www.regulations.gov">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>. The telephone number for the Docket Center is 202-566-1744.
Pursuant to section 3506(c)(2)(A) of the PRA, the EPA is soliciting
comments and information to enable it to: (i) Evaluate whether the
proposed
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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. The 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, the 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: Subtitle C of the Resource Conservation and Recovery Act
(RCRA) creates a comprehensive program for the safe management of
hazardous waste. Section 3004 of RCRA requires owners and operators of
facilities that treat, store, or dispose of hazardous waste to comply
with standards established by EPA that are to protect the environment.
Section 3005 provides for implementation of these standards under
permits issued to owners and operators by EPA or authorized States.
Section 3005 also allows owners and operators of facilities in
existence when the regulations came into effect to comply with
applicable notice requirements to operate until a permit is issued or
denied. This statutory authorization to operate prior to permit
determination is commonly known as ``interim status.'' Owners and
operators of interim status facilities also must comply with standards
set under Section 3004.
This ICR examines the ground-water monitoring standards for
permitted and interim status facilities at 40 CFR parts 264 and 265, as
specified. The ground-water monitoring requirements for regulated units
follow a tiered approach whereby releases of hazardous contaminants are
first detected (detection monitoring), then confirmed (compliance
monitoring), and if necessary, are required to be cleaned up
(corrective action). Each of these tiers requires collection and
analysis of ground-water samples. Owners or operators that conduct
ground-water monitoring are required to report information to the
oversight agencies on releases of contaminants and to maintain records
of ground-water monitoring data at their facilities. The goal of the
ground-water monitoring program is to prevent and quickly detect
releases of hazardous contaminants to groundwater, and to establish a
program whereby any contamination is expeditiously cleaned up as
necessary to protect human health and environment.
Form Numbers: None.
Respondents/affected entities: Business or other for-profit; and
State, Local, or Tribal Governments.
Respondent's obligation to respond: Mandatory (RCRA Sections 3004
and 3005).
Estimated number of respondents: 813.
Frequency of response: Quarterly, semi-annually, and annually.
Total estimated burden: 104,861 hours per year. Burden is defined
at 5 CFR 1320.03(b).
Total estimated cost: $20,491,681 (per year), includes $16,090,478
annualized capital or operation & maintenance costs.
Changes in Estimates: The burden hours are likely to stay
substantially the same.
Dated: March 11, 2022.
Carolyn Hoskinson,
Director, Office of Resource Conservation and Recovery.
[FR Doc. 2022-06106 Filed 3-22-22; 8:45 am]
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