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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION
AGENCY
[EPA–HQ–SFUND–2007–0278; FRL–8531–2]
Agency Information Collection
Activities; Submission to OMB for
Review and Approval; Comment
Request; Continuous Release
Reporting Regulations (CRRR) Under
CERCLA 1980 (Renewal); EPA ICR No.
1445.07, OMB Control No. 2050–0086
Environmental Protection
Agency (EPA).
ACTION: Notice.
AGENCY:
SUMMARY: In compliance with the
Paperwork Reduction Act (PRA) (44
U.S.C. 3501 et seq.), this document
announces that an Information
Collection Request (ICR) has been
forwarded to the Office of Management
and Budget (OMB) for review and
approval. This is a request to renew an
existing approved collection. The ICR,
which is abstracted below, describes the
nature of the information collection and
its estimated burden and cost.
DATES: Additional comments may be
submitted on or before March 24, 2008.
ADDRESSES: Submit your comments,
referencing Docket ID No. EPA–HQ–
SFUND–2007–0278, to (1) EPA online
using www.regulations.gov (our
preferred method), by e-mail to
superfund.docket@epa.gov, or by mail
to: EPA Docket Center, Environmental
Protection Agency, Superfund Docket
(2822T), 1200 Pennsylvania Ave., NW.,
Washington, DC 20460, and (2) OMB by
mail to: Office of Information and
Regulatory Affairs, Office of
Management and Budget (OMB),
Attention: Desk Officer for EPA, 725
17th Street, NW., Washington, DC
20503.
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FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Lynn M. Beasley, Regulation and Policy
Development Division, Office of
Emergency Management, (5104A),
Environmental Protection Agency, 1200
Pennsylvania Ave., NW., Washington,
DC 20460; telephone number: (202)
564–1965; fax number: (202) 564–2625;
e-mail address: Beasley.lynn@epa.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: EPA has
submitted the following ICR to OMB for
review and approval according to the
procedures prescribed in 5 CFR 1320.12.
On September 28, 2007 (72 FR 55197),
EPA sought comments on this ICR
pursuant to 5 CFR 1320.8(d). EPA
received no comments during the
comment period. Any additional
comments on this ICR should be
submitted to EPA and OMB within 30
days of this notice.
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EPA has established a public docket
for this ICR under Docket ID No. EPA–
HQ–SFUND–2007–0278, which is
available for online viewing at
www.regulations.gov, or in person
viewing at the Superfund Docket in the
EPA Docket Center (EPA/DC), EPA
West, Room 3334, 1301 Constitution
Ave., NW., Washington, DC. The EPA/
DC Public Reading Room is open from
8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., Monday through
Friday, excluding legal holidays. The
telephone number for the Reading Room
is 202–566–1744, and the telephone
number for the Superfund Docket is
202–566–0276.
Use EPA’s electronic docket and
comment system at
www.regulations.gov, to submit or view
public comments, access the index
listing of the contents of the docket, and
to access those documents in the docket
that are available electronically. Once in
the system, select ‘‘docket search,’’ then
key in the docket ID number identified
above. Please note that EPA’s policy is
that public comments, whether
submitted electronically or in paper,
will be made available for public
viewing at www.regulations.gov as EPA
receives them and without change,
unless the comment contains
copyrighted material, Confidential
Business Information (CBI), or other
information whose public disclosure is
restricted by statute. For further
information about the electronic docket,
go to www.regulations.gov.
Title: Continuous Release Reporting
Regulations (CRRR) under CERCLA
1980 (Renewal).
ICR numbers: EPA ICR No. 1445.07,
OMB Control No. 2050–0086.
ICR Status: This ICR is scheduled to
expire on February 29, 2008. Under
OMB regulations, the Agency may
continue to conduct or sponsor the
collection of information while this
submission is pending at OMB. 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. The OMB control numbers for
EPA’s regulations in title 40 of the CFR,
after appearing in the Federal Register
when approved, are listed in 40 CFR
part 9, are displayed either by
publication in the Federal Register or
by other appropriate means, such as on
the related collection instrument or
form, if applicable. The display of OMB
control numbers in certain EPA
regulations is consolidated in 40 CFR
part 9.
Abstract: Section 103(a) of the
Comprehensive Environmental
Response, Compensation, and Liability
Act (CERCLA), as amended, requires the
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person in charge of a vessel or facility
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). The RQ of every
hazardous substance is found in Table
302.4 of 40 CFR 302.4.
Section 103(f)(2) of CERCLA provides
facilities relief from this per-occurrence
notification requirement if the
hazardous substance release at or above
the RQ is continuous and stable in
quantity and rate. Under the Continuous
Release Reporting Requirements
(CRRR), to report such a release as a
continuous release you must make an
initial telephone call to the NRC, an
initial written report to the EPA Region,
and, if the source and chemical
composition of the continuous release
does not change and the level of the
continuous release does not
significantly increase, a follow-up
written report to the EPA Region one
year after submission of the initial
written report. If the source or chemical
composition of the previously reported
continuous release changes, notifying
the NRC and EPA Region of a change in
the source or composition of the release
is required. Further, a significant
increase in the level of the previously
reported continuous release must be
reported immediately to the NRC
according to section 103(a) of CERCLA.
Finally, any change in information
submitted in support of a continuous
release notification must be reported to
the EPA Region.
The reporting of a hazardous
substance release that is equal to 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. The
continuous release of hazardous
substance information collected under
CERCLA section 103(f)(2) is also
available to EPA program offices and
other Federal agencies who use the
information to evaluate the potential
need for additional regulations, new
permitting requirements for specific
substances or sources, or improved
emergency response planning. State and
local government authorities and
facilities subject to the CRRR use release
information for purposes of local
emergency response planning. Members
of the public, who have access to release
information through the Freedom of
Information Act, may request release
information for purposes of maintaining
an awareness of what types of releases
are occurring in different localities and
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what actions, if any, are being taken to
protect public health and welfare and
the environment.
Burden Statement: The annual public
reporting and recordkeeping burden for
this collection of information is
estimated to average 10.5 hours per
response. Burden means the total time,
effort, or financial resources expended
by persons to generate, maintain, retain,
or disclose or provide information to or
for a Federal agency. This includes the
time needed to review instructions;
develop, acquire, install, and utilize
technology and systems for the purposes
of collecting, validating, and verifying
information, processing and
maintaining information, and disclosing
and providing information; adjust the
existing ways to comply with any
previously applicable instructions and
requirements which have subsequently
changed; train personnel to be able to
respond to a collection of information;
search data sources; complete and
review the collection of information;
and transmit or otherwise disclose the
information.
Respondents/Affected Entities: EPA
expects a number of different industrial
categories to report hazardous
substances releases under the provisions
of the CRRR. No one industry sector or
group of sectors is disproportionately
affected by the information collection
burden.
Estimated Number of Respondents:
3,587.
Frequency of Response: On occasion.
Estimated Total Annual Hour Burden:
301,508 hours.
Estimated Total Annual Cost:
$10,290,207, includes $128,076
annualized capital or O&M costs.
Changes in the Estimates: There is an
increase of 17,354 hours in the total
estimated burden currently identified in
the OMB Inventory of Approved ICR
Burdens. This increase is primarily from
the use of data on the actual number of
continuous release reports from several
regions and applying a growth rate
consistent with prior years reporting.
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Dated: February 12, 2008.
Sara Hisel-McCoy,
Director, Collection Strategies Division.
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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION
AGENCY
Dated: December 19, 2007.
Kerrigan G. Clough,
Deputy Regional Administrator, Region 8.
[FRL–8531–3]
Editorial Note: This document was
received at the Office of the Federal Register
on February 15, 2008.
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Public Water System Supervision
Program Variance and Exemption
Review for the State of Colorado
Environmental Protection
Agency (EPA).
ACTION: Notice of Results of Review.
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AGENCY:
SUMMARY: The Environmental Protection
Agency (EPA) Region 8 has completed
its statutory review of variances and
exemptions issued by the State of
Colorado under the Safe Drinking Water
Act (SDWA) Public Water System
Supervision (PWSS) program. This
review was announced in the Federal
Register published September 25, 2007,
72 FR 54445, and provided the public
with an opportunity to comment. No
comments related to Variances and/or
Exemptions issued or proposed by the
State of Colorado were received.
The Environmental Protection Agency
(EPA) Region 8 determined as a result
of this review that the State of Colorado
did not abuse its discretion on any
variance or exemption granted or
proposed as of the date of the on site
review on September 25, 2007.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Jack
Theis at 303–312–6347 or e-mail at
Theis.Jack@epa.gov.
Colorado
has an EPA approved program for
assuming primary enforcement
authority for the PWSS program,
pursuant to section 1413 of SDWA, 42
U.S.C. 300g–2 and 40 CFR Part 142.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
A. Why do States issue variances and
exemptions?
States with primary PWSS
enforcement authority are authorized to
grant variances and exemptions from
National Primary Drinking Water
Regulations due to particular situations
with specific public water systems
providing these variances and
exemptions meet the requirements of
SDWA, Sections 1415 and 1416, and are
protective of public health.
B. Why is a review of the variances and
exemption necessary?
Colorado is authorized to grant
variances and exemptions to drinking
water systems in accordance with the
SDWA. The SDWA requires that EPA
periodically review State issued
variances and exemptions to determine
compliance with the Statute. 42 U.S.C.
300g–4(e)(8); 42 U.S.C. 300g–5(d).
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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION
AGENCY
[FRL–8531–4]
Public Water System Supervision
Program Variance and Exemption
Review for the State of Montana
Environmental Protection
Agency.
ACTION: Notice.
AGENCY:
SUMMARY: The Environmental Protection
Agency (EPA), Region 8 will conduct a
statutory review of variances and
exemptions issued by the State of
Montana under the Safe Drinking Water
Act (SDWA) Public Water System
Supervision (PWSS) program. The
SDWA, 42 U.S.C. 300 et seq., requires
that EPA periodically review variances
and exemptions issued by states with
primary enforcement authority to
determine compliance with
requirements of the statute 42 U.S.C.
300g–4(e)(8); 42 U.S.C. 300g–5(d). In
accordance with these provisions in the
SDWA, and its regulations, EPA is
giving public notice that the EPA,
Region 8 will conduct a review of the
variances and exemptions issued by the
State of Montana to Public Water
Systems under its jurisdiction. The
review will be conducted during
February, 2008.
The public is invited to submit
comments on any or all variances and/
or exemptions issued by the State of
Montana, and on the need for
continuing them, by March 15, 2008.
Results of this review will be published
in the Federal Register.
ADDRESSES: Comments on variances and
exemptions issued by the State of
Montana should be addressed to: Robert
E. Roberts, Regional Administrator, c/o
Eric Finke, U.S. EPA, Region 8, Montana
Office, 10 West 15th Street, Suite 3200,
Helena, Montana 59620.
All data and other information with
respect to the variances and exemptions
issued by the State of Montana are
located at the Montana Department of
Environmental Quality, Public Water
Subdivisions Bureau, Lee Metcalf
Building, 1520 East 6th Avenue, Helena,
Montana 59620.
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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY
[EPA-HQ-SFUND-2007-0278; FRL-8531-2]
Agency Information Collection Activities; Submission to OMB for
Review and Approval; Comment Request; Continuous Release Reporting
Regulations (CRRR) Under CERCLA 1980 (Renewal); EPA ICR No. 1445.07,
OMB Control No. 2050-0086
AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).
ACTION: Notice.
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SUMMARY: In compliance with the Paperwork Reduction Act (PRA) (44
U.S.C. 3501 et seq.), this document announces that an Information
Collection Request (ICR) has been forwarded to the Office of Management
and Budget (OMB) for review and approval. This is a request to renew an
existing approved collection. The ICR, which is abstracted below,
describes the nature of the information collection and its estimated
burden and cost.
DATES: Additional comments may be submitted on or before March 24,
2008.
ADDRESSES: Submit your comments, referencing Docket ID No. EPA-HQ-
SFUND-2007-0278, to (1) EPA online using www.regulations.gov (our
preferred method), by e-mail to superfund.docket@epa.gov, or by mail
to: EPA Docket Center, Environmental Protection Agency, Superfund
Docket (2822T), 1200 Pennsylvania Ave., NW., Washington, DC 20460, and
(2) OMB by mail to: Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs,
Office of Management and Budget (OMB), Attention: Desk Officer for EPA,
725 17th Street, NW., Washington, DC 20503.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Lynn M. Beasley, Regulation and Policy
Development Division, Office of Emergency Management, (5104A),
Environmental Protection Agency, 1200 Pennsylvania Ave., NW.,
Washington, DC 20460; telephone number: (202) 564-1965; fax number:
(202) 564-2625; e-mail address: Beasley.lynn@epa.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: EPA has submitted the following ICR to OMB
for review and approval according to the procedures prescribed in 5 CFR
1320.12. On September 28, 2007 (72 FR 55197), EPA sought comments on
this ICR pursuant to 5 CFR 1320.8(d). EPA received no comments during
the comment period. Any additional comments on this ICR should be
submitted to EPA and OMB within 30 days of this notice.
EPA has established a public docket for this ICR under Docket ID
No. EPA-HQ-SFUND-2007-0278, which is available for online viewing at
www.regulations.gov, or in person viewing at the Superfund Docket in
the EPA Docket Center (EPA/DC), EPA West, Room 3334, 1301 Constitution
Ave., NW., Washington, DC. The EPA/DC Public Reading Room is open from
8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., Monday through Friday, excluding legal
holidays. The telephone number for the Reading Room is 202-566-1744,
and the telephone number for the Superfund Docket is 202-566-0276.
Use EPA's electronic docket and comment system at
www.regulations.gov, to submit or view public comments, access the
index listing of the contents of the docket, and to access those
documents in the docket that are available electronically. Once in the
system, select ``docket search,'' then key in the docket ID number
identified above. Please note that EPA's policy is that public
comments, whether submitted electronically or in paper, will be made
available for public viewing at www.regulations.gov as EPA receives
them and without change, unless the comment contains copyrighted
material, Confidential Business Information (CBI), or other information
whose public disclosure is restricted by statute. For further
information about the electronic docket, go to www.regulations.gov.
Title: Continuous Release Reporting Regulations (CRRR) under CERCLA
1980 (Renewal).
ICR numbers: EPA ICR No. 1445.07, OMB Control No. 2050-0086.
ICR Status: This ICR is scheduled to expire on February 29, 2008.
Under OMB regulations, the Agency may continue to conduct or sponsor
the collection of information while this submission is pending at OMB.
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. The OMB control numbers for EPA's regulations
in title 40 of the CFR, after appearing in the Federal Register when
approved, are listed in 40 CFR part 9, are displayed either by
publication in the Federal Register or by other appropriate means, such
as on the related collection instrument or form, if applicable. The
display of OMB control numbers in certain EPA regulations is
consolidated in 40 CFR part 9.
Abstract: Section 103(a) of the Comprehensive Environmental
Response, Compensation, and Liability Act (CERCLA), as amended,
requires the person in charge of a vessel or facility 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). The RQ of every
hazardous substance is found in Table 302.4 of 40 CFR 302.4.
Section 103(f)(2) of CERCLA provides facilities relief from this
per-occurrence notification requirement if the hazardous substance
release at or above the RQ is continuous and stable in quantity and
rate. Under the Continuous Release Reporting Requirements (CRRR), to
report such a release as a continuous release you must make an initial
telephone call to the NRC, an initial written report to the EPA Region,
and, if the source and chemical composition of the continuous release
does not change and the level of the continuous release does not
significantly increase, a follow-up written report to the EPA Region
one year after submission of the initial written report. If the source
or chemical composition of the previously reported continuous release
changes, notifying the NRC and EPA Region of a change in the source or
composition of the release is required. Further, a significant increase
in the level of the previously reported continuous release must be
reported immediately to the NRC according to section 103(a) of CERCLA.
Finally, any change in information submitted in support of a continuous
release notification must be reported to the EPA Region.
The reporting of a hazardous substance release that is equal to 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. The continuous release of hazardous substance information
collected under CERCLA section 103(f)(2) is also available to EPA
program offices and other Federal agencies who use the information to
evaluate the potential need for additional regulations, new permitting
requirements for specific substances or sources, or improved emergency
response planning. State and local government authorities and
facilities subject to the CRRR use release information for purposes of
local emergency response planning. Members of the public, who have
access to release information through the Freedom of Information Act,
may request release information for purposes of maintaining an
awareness of what types of releases are occurring in different
localities and
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what actions, if any, are being taken to protect public health and
welfare and the environment.
Burden Statement: The annual public reporting and recordkeeping
burden for this collection of information is estimated to average 10.5
hours per response. Burden means the total time, effort, or financial
resources expended by persons to generate, maintain, retain, or
disclose or provide information to or for a Federal agency. This
includes the time needed to review instructions; develop, acquire,
install, and utilize technology and systems for the purposes of
collecting, validating, and verifying information, processing and
maintaining information, and disclosing and providing information;
adjust the existing ways to comply with any previously applicable
instructions and requirements which have subsequently changed; train
personnel to be able to respond to a collection of information; search
data sources; complete and review the collection of information; and
transmit or otherwise disclose the information.
Respondents/Affected Entities: EPA expects a number of different
industrial categories to report hazardous substances releases under the
provisions of the CRRR. No one industry sector or group of sectors is
disproportionately affected by the information collection burden.
Estimated Number of Respondents: 3,587.
Frequency of Response: On occasion.
Estimated Total Annual Hour Burden: 301,508 hours.
Estimated Total Annual Cost: $10,290,207, includes $128,076
annualized capital or O&M costs.
Changes in the Estimates: There is an increase of 17,354 hours in
the total estimated burden currently identified in the OMB Inventory of
Approved ICR Burdens. This increase is primarily from the use of data
on the actual number of continuous release reports from several regions
and applying a growth rate consistent with prior years reporting.
Dated: February 12, 2008.
Sara Hisel-McCoy,
Director, Collection Strategies Division.
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