Notice2023-14651
Proposed Information Collection Request; Comment Request; Underground Storage Tanks: Technical and Financial Requirements, and State Program Approval Procedures (Renewal)
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Published
July 11, 2023
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Environmental Protection Agency
Abstract
The Environmental Protection Agency is planning to submit an information collection request (ICR), "Underground Storage Tanks: Technical and Financial Requirements, and State Program Approval Procedures (Renewal)" (EPA ICR No. 1360.18, OMB Control No. 2050-0068) to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for review and approval in accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act (PRA). Before doing so, EPA is soliciting public comments on specific aspects of the proposed information collection as described below. This is a proposed extension of the ICR, which is currently approved through April 30, 2024. 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 88, Number 131 (Tuesday, July 11, 2023)]
[Notices]
[Pages 44125-44126]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2023-14651]
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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY
[EPA-HQ-OLEM-2018-0367; FRL-10984-01-OLEM]
Proposed Information Collection Request; Comment Request;
Underground Storage Tanks: Technical and Financial Requirements, and
State Program Approval Procedures (Renewal)
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), ``Underground Storage Tanks:
Technical and Financial Requirements, and State Program Approval
Procedures (Renewal)'' (EPA ICR No. 1360.18, OMB Control No. 2050-0068)
to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for review and approval in
accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act (PRA). Before doing so, EPA
is soliciting public comments on specific aspects of the proposed
information collection as described below. This is a proposed extension
of the ICR, which is currently approved through April 30, 2024. 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 September 11, 2023.
ADDRESSES: Submit your comments, referencing Docket ID No. EPA-HQ-OLEM-
2018-0367 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.
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
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information whose disclosure is restricted by statute.
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> 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 <a href="https://www.epa.gov/dockets">https://www.epa.gov/dockets</a>.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Elizabeth McDermott, Office of
Underground Storage Tanks, Mail Code 5401T, Environmental Protection
Agency, 1200 Pennsylvania Ave. NW, Washington, DC 20460; telephone
number: (202) 564-0646; email address: <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#412c222524332c2e35356f242d283b2023243529012431206f262e37"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="ef828c8b8a9d82809b9bc18a8386958e8d8a9b87af8a9f8ec1888099">[email protected]</span></a>.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Pursuant to section 3506(c)(2)(A) of the PRA
(44 U.S.C. 3506(c)(2)(A)), 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: Subtitle I of the Resource Conservation and Recovery Act
(RCRA), as amended, requires that EPA develop standards for Underground
Storage Tank (UST) systems, as may be necessary, to protect human
health and the environment, and procedures for approving state programs
in lieu of the Federal program. EPA promulgated technical and financial
requirements for owners and operators of USTs at 40 CFR part 280, and
state program approval procedures at 40 CFR part 281. This ICR is a
comprehensive presentation of all information collection requirements
contained at 40 CFR parts 280 and 281.
The data collected for new and existing UST system operations and
financial requirements are used by owners and operators and/or EPA or
the implementing agency to monitor results of testing, inspections, and
operation of UST systems, as well as to demonstrate compliance with
regulations. EPA believes strongly that if the minimum requirements
specified under the regulations are not met, neither the facilities nor
EPA can ensure that UST systems are being managed in a manner
protective of human health and the environment.
EPA uses state program applications to determine whether to approve
a state program. Before granting approval, EPA must determine that
programs will be no less stringent than the Federal program and contain
adequate enforcement mechanisms.
Form Numbers: None.
Respondents/affected entities: Facilities that own and operate
underground storage tanks (USTs), states that implement the UST
programs, and tribes.
Respondent's obligation to respond: Mandatory (40 CFR part 280).
Estimated number of respondents: 196,483.
Frequency of response: Once, on occasion, annual.
Total estimated burden: 8,332,870 hours (per year). Burden is
defined at 5 CFR 1320.03(b).
Total estimated cost: $689,740,286 (per year), includes
$406,057,091 annualized capital or operation & maintenance costs.
Changes in Estimates: There is a decrease of 389,322 hours in the
total estimated respondent burden hours compared with the ICR currently
approved by OMB. There is a total decrease in burden hours because the
overall number of underground storage tanks decreased while the
requirements for each tank owner remained the same. In addition, during
the last ICR EPA approved thirty states for state program approval but
only expects to approve 12 during this ICR.
Mark Barolo,
Director, Office of Underground Storage Tanks.
[FR Doc. 2023-14651 Filed 7-10-23; 8:45 am]
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