Notice2026-19337
Agency Information Collection Activities; Submission to the Office of Management and Budget for Review and Approval; Comment Request; Application for Preauthorization of CERCLA Response Action and Claim for CERCLA Response Action (Reinstatement)
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Published
September 22, 2026
Issuing agencies
Environmental Protection Agency
Abstract
The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has submitted an information collection request (ICR), Application for Preauthorization of CERCLA Response Action and Claim for CERCLA Response Action (EPA ICR Number 7808.06, OMB Control Number 2050-0106) 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 was approved through April 30, 2001. Public comments were previously requested via the Federal Register on February 28, 2025, during a 60-day comment period. This notice allows for an additional 30 days for public comments.
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[Federal Register Volume 91, Number 182 (Tuesday, September 22, 2026)]
[Notices]
[Page 60122]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2026-19337]
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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY
[EPA-HQ-OLEM-2024-0365; FRL-13633-01-OFA]
Agency Information Collection Activities; Submission to the
Office of Management and Budget for Review and Approval; Comment
Request; Application for Preauthorization of CERCLA Response Action and
Claim for CERCLA Response Action (Reinstatement)
AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).
ACTION: Notice.
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SUMMARY: The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has submitted an
information collection request (ICR), Application for Preauthorization
of CERCLA Response Action and Claim for CERCLA Response Action (EPA ICR
Number 7808.06, OMB Control Number 2050-0106) 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 was approved through April 30, 2001. Public comments were
previously requested via the Federal Register on February 28, 2025,
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 October 22, 2026.
ADDRESSES: Submit your comments, referencing Docket ID Number EPA-HQ-
OLEM-2024-0365, to 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.
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: Ellyn Fine, Office of Land and
Emergency Management, Office of Superfund Remediation and Technology
Innovation, Assessment and Remediation Division, Mail Code 5204T,
Environmental Protection Agency, 1200 Pennsylvania Ave. NW, Washington,
DC 20460; telephone number: 202-566-1013; email address:
<a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#593f30373c773c35352037193c2938773e362f"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="86e0efe8e3a8e3eaeaffe8c6e3f6e7a8e1e9f0">[email protected]</span></a>.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This is a proposed reinstatement of the ICR,
which was approved through April 30, 2001. 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 February 28, 2025, during a 60-day comment period (90 FR 10903).
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 <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="http://www.epa.gov/dockets">http://www.epa.gov/dockets</a>.
Abstract: Under the claims procedures in 40 CFR part 307 of the
National Contingency Plan (NCP), a party must obtain EPA approval to
take response actions, and subsequently, to make a claim for
reimbursement from the Hazardous Substance Superfund. The forms used
for these purposes are: (1) Application for Preauthorization of a
CERCLA Response Action and (2) Claim for CERCLA Response Action. Both
forms are in need of reinstatement and, once approved, will be publicly
available on EPA's website and may be submitted to EPA via email.
Form Numbers: OMB Control Number 2050-0106; EPA Form Numbers 2075-3
and 2075-4
Respondents/affected entities: Persons seeking preauthorization and
subsequent reimbursement of claims for necessary costs incurred for
response actions; States or political subdivisions subject to an
agreement reached pursuant to section 122(b)(1) of CERCLA.
Respondent's obligation to respond: Required to obtain or retain a
benefit per CERCLA 111(a)(2) and 112 and 40 CFR part 307.
Estimated number of respondents: 2 (annually)
Frequency of response: Only occurs when entity seeks pre-approval
or claims reimbursement.
Total estimated burden: 161 hours (per year). Burden is defined at
5 CFR 1320.03(b). This includes the submission of one pre-authorization
form from one respondent (estimated at 110 hours) and one claim
reimbursement form submitted by one respondent (estimated at 51 hours).
Total estimated cost: $11,828.67 (per year), which includes no
annualized capital or operation & maintenance costs.
Changes in the Estimates: There is a reduction of 1,807 hours
compared to the ICR previously approved by OMB. Fewer entities have
requested this authority than in the past. The internet and other
computer-based tools for information management reduces the amount of
time needed to compile requested information.
Courtney Kerwin,
Deputy Director, Data and Enterprise Programs Division.
[FR Doc. 2026-19337 Filed 9-21-26; 8:45 am]
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