Notice2022-21239
Information Collection Request Submitted to OMB for Review and Approval; Comment Request; Ground-Water Monitoring Requirements (Renewal)
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September 30, 2022
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Environmental Protection Agency
Abstract
The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has submitted an information collection request (ICR), Facility Ground-Water Monitoring Requirements (EPA ICR Number 0959.17, OMB Control Number 2050-0033) 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, 2022. Public comments were previously requested via the Federal Register on March 23, 2022 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.
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[Federal Register Volume 87, Number 189 (Friday, September 30, 2022)]
[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: 2022-21239]
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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY
[EPA-HQ-OLEM-2018-0391, FRL-10267-01-OMS]
Information Collection Request Submitted to OMB for Review and
Approval; Comment Request; Ground-Water Monitoring Requirements
(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), Facility Ground-Water Monitoring
Requirements (EPA ICR Number 0959.17, OMB Control Number 2050-0033) 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,
2022. Public comments were previously requested via the Federal
Register on March 23, 2022 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 October 31,
2022.
ADDRESSES: Submit your comments, referencing Docket ID No. EPA-HQ-OLEM-
2018-0391, online using <a href="http://www.regulations.gov">www.regulations.gov</a> (our preferred method), or
by mail to: RCRA Docket (2822T), U.S. Environmental Protection Agency,
1200 Pennsylvania Avenue NW, Washington, DC 20460. The 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
<a href="http://www.reginfo.gov/public/do/PRAMain">www.reginfo.gov/public/do/PRAMain</a>. 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: 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#63151a02104d130604041a230613024d040c15"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="b5c3ccd4c69bc5d0d2d2ccf5d0c5d49bd2dac3">[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>. Materials can also be viewed at the Reading Room
located at the EPA Docket Center, WJC West Building, Room 3334, 1301
Constitution Avenue NW, Washington, DC 20004. The Docket Center's hours
of operations are 8:30 a.m.-4:30 p.m., Monday-Friday (except Federal
Holidays). The telephone number for the Docket Center is 202-566-1744.
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: 774.
Frequency of response: Quarterly, semi-annually, and annually.
Total estimated burden: 100,701 hours per year. Burden is defined
at 5 CFR 1320.03(b).
Total estimated cost: $22,470,710 (per year), which includes
$15,430,083 annualized capital or operation & maintenance costs.
Changes in the Estimates: There is a decrease of 4,160 hours in the
total estimated respondent burden compared with the ICR currently
approved by OMB. This decrease is due to a decrease in the respondent
universe.
Courtney Kerwin,
Director, Regulatory Support Division.
[FR Doc. 2022-21239 Filed 9-29-22; 8:45 am]
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