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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION
AGENCY
[EPA–HQ–RCRA–2011–0626, FRL 9511–2]
Agency Information Collection
Activities; Submission to OMB for
Review and Approval; Comment
Request; Facility Ground-Water
Monitoring Requirements (Renewal)
Environmental Protection
Agency (EPA).
ACTION: Notice.
AGENCY:
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 February 27,
2012.
SUMMARY:
Submit your comments,
referencing Docket ID No. EPA–HQ–
RCRA–2011–0626, to (1) EPA, either
online using www.regulations.gov (our
preferred method), or by email to rcradocket@epa.gov, or by mail to: RCRA
Docket (28221T), U.S. Environmental
Protection Agency, 1200 Pennsylvania
Avenue 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.
ADDRESSES:
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
William Schoenborn, Office of Resource
Conservation and Recovery (mail code
5303P), Environmental Protection
Agency, 1200 Pennsylvania Ave. NW.,
Washington, DC 20460; telephone
number: (703) 308–8483; fax number:
(703) 308–8433; email address:
schoenborn.william@epa.gov.
EPA has
submitted the following ICR to OMB for
review and approval according to the
procedures prescribed in 5 CFR 1320.12.
On August 9, 2011 (76 FR 48859), EPA
sought comments on this ICR pursuant
to 5 CFR 1320.8(d). EPA received no
comments. 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–RCRA–2011–0626, which is
available for online viewing at
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www.regulations.gov, or in person
viewing at the Resource Conservation
and Recovery Act (RCRA) 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 RCRA Docket is (202)
566–0270.
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: Facility Ground-Water
Monitoring Requirements (Renewal).
ICR numbers: EPA ICR No. 0959.14,
OMB Control No. 2050–0033.
ICR Status: This ICR is scheduled to
expire on January 31, 2012. 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: 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
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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. Subtitle C of the Resource
Conservation and Recovery Act of 1976
(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.
Burden Statement: The annual public
reporting and recordkeeping burden for
this collection of information is
estimated to average 103 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.
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Respondents/Affected Entities:
Entities potentially affected by this
action are Business or other for-profit;
and State, Local, or Tribal Governments.
Estimated Number of Respondents:
818.
Frequency of Response: quarterly,
semi-annually, and annually.
Estimated Total Annual Hour Burden:
84,391.
Estimated Total Annual Cost:
$18,322,083, includes $3,770,485
annualized labor costs and $14,551,598
annualized capital or O&M costs.
Changes in the Estimates: There is a
decrease of 37,186 hours in the total
estimated burden currently identified in
the OMB Inventory of Approved ICR
Burdens. This is due to a decrease in the
universe from 989 facilities to 818
facilities.
John Moses,
Director, Collection Strategies Division.
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AGENCY
[EPA–HQ–OAR–2003–0078; FRL–9623–5]
Agency Information Collection
Activities; Proposed Collection;
Comment Request; Reporting Under
EPA’s Landfill Methane Outreach
Program; EPA ICR No. 1849.06
Environmental Protection
Agency (EPA).
ACTION: Notice.
AGENCY:
In compliance with the
Paperwork Reduction Act (PRA) (44
U.S.C. 3501 et seq.), this document
announces that EPA is planning to
submit a request to renew an existing
approved Information Collection
Request (ICR) to the Office of
Management and Budget (OMB). This
ICR is scheduled to expire on 04/30/
2012. Before submitting the ICR to OMB
for review and approval, EPA is
soliciting comments on specific aspects
of the proposed information collection
as described below.
DATES: Comments must be submitted on
or before March 27, 2012.
ADDRESSES: Submit your comments,
identified by Docket ID No. EPA–HQ–
OAR–2003–0078 by one of the following
methods:
• https://www.regulations.gov: Follow
the online instructions for submitting
comments.
• Email: a-and-r-Docket@epa.gov.
• Fax Number: (202) 566–9744.
• Phone Number: (202) 566–1742.
• Mail: Docket ID No. EPA–HQ–
OAR–2003–0078, Environmental
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Protection Agency, Mailcode: 2822T,
1200 Pennsylvania Ave. NW.,
Washington, DC 20460.
• Hand Delivery: EPA Docket Center,
1301 Constitution Ave. NW., Room
3334, Washington, DC 20460 (Attention
Docket ID No. EPA–HQ–OAR–2003–
0078). Such deliveries are only accepted
during the Docket’s normal hours of
operation, and special arrangements
should be made for deliveries of boxed
information.
Instructions: Direct your comments to
Docket ID No. EPA–HQ–OAR–2003–
0078. EPA’s policy is that all comments
received will be included in the public
docket without change and may be
made available on line at https://
www.regulations.gov, including any
personal information provided, unless
the comment includes information
claimed to be Confidential Business
Information (CBI) or other information
whose disclosure is restricted by statute.
Do not submit information that you
consider to be CBI or otherwise
protected through https://
www.regulations.gov or email. The
https://www.regulations.gov Web site is
an ‘‘anonymous access’’ system, which
means EPA will not know your identity
or contact information unless you
provide it in the body of your comment.
If you send an email comment directly
to EPA without going through https://
www.regulations.gov your email address
will be automatically captured and
included as part of the comment that is
placed in the public docket and made
available on the Internet. If you submit
an electronic comment, EPA
recommends that you include your
name and other contact information in
the body of your comment and with any
disk or CD–ROM you submit. If EPA
cannot read your comment due to
technical difficulties and cannot contact
you for clarification, EPA may not be
able to consider your comment.
Electronic files should avoid the use of
special characters, any form of
encryption, and be free of any defects or
viruses. For additional information
about EPA’s public docket visit the EPA
Docket Center homepage at https://
www.epa.gov/dockets/index.htm.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Victoria Ludwig, Climate Change
Division, Office of Atmospheric
Programs, 6207J, Environmental
Protection Agency, 1200 Pennsylvania
Avenue NW., Washington, DC 20460;
telephone number: (202) 343–9291; fax
number: (202) 343–2202; email address:
ludwig.victoria@epa.gov.
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How can I access the docket and/or
submit comments?
EPA has established a public docket
for this ICR under Docket ID No. EPA–
HQ–OAR–2003–0078, which is
available for online viewing at https://
www.regulations.gov, or in person
viewing at the Air and Radiation 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 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 Air and
Radiation Docket is (202) 566–1742.
Use https://www.regulations.gov to
obtain a copy of the existing approved
Information Collection Request EPA ICR
No. 1849.05, submit or view public
comments, access the index listing of
the contents of the docket, and access
those documents in the public docket
that are available electronically. Once in
the system, select ‘‘search,’’ then key in
the docket ID number identified in this
document.
What information is EPA particularly
interested in?
Pursuant to section 3506(c)(2)(A) of
the PRA, EPA specifically solicits
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. In
particular, EPA is requesting comments
from very small businesses (those that
employ less than 25) on examples of
specific additional efforts that EPA
could make to reduce the paperwork
burden for very small businesses
affected by this collection.
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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY
[EPA-HQ-RCRA-2011-0626, FRL 9511-2]
Agency Information Collection Activities; Submission to OMB for
Review and Approval; Comment Request; Facility Ground-Water Monitoring
Requirements (Renewal)
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 February 27,
2012.
ADDRESSES: Submit your comments, referencing Docket ID No. EPA-HQ-RCRA-
2011-0626, to (1) EPA, either online using www.regulations.gov (our
preferred method), or by email to rcra-docket@epa.gov, or by mail to:
RCRA Docket (28221T), U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, 1200
Pennsylvania Avenue 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: William Schoenborn, Office of Resource
Conservation and Recovery (mail code 5303P), Environmental Protection
Agency, 1200 Pennsylvania Ave. NW., Washington, DC 20460; telephone
number: (703) 308-8483; fax number: (703) 308-8433; email address:
schoenborn.william@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 August 9, 2011 (76 FR 48859), EPA sought comments on this
ICR pursuant to 5 CFR 1320.8(d). EPA received no comments. 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-RCRA-2011-0626, which is available for online viewing at
www.regulations.gov, or in person viewing at the Resource Conservation
and Recovery Act (RCRA) 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 RCRA Docket is
(202) 566-0270.
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: Facility Ground-Water Monitoring Requirements (Renewal).
ICR numbers: EPA ICR No. 0959.14, OMB Control No. 2050-0033.
ICR Status: This ICR is scheduled to expire on January 31, 2012.
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: 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. Subtitle C of the
Resource Conservation and Recovery Act of 1976 (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.
Burden Statement: The annual public reporting and recordkeeping
burden for this collection of information is estimated to average 103
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.
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Respondents/Affected Entities: Entities potentially affected by
this action are Business or other for-profit; and State, Local, or
Tribal Governments.
Estimated Number of Respondents: 818.
Frequency of Response: quarterly, semi-annually, and annually.
Estimated Total Annual Hour Burden: 84,391.
Estimated Total Annual Cost: $18,322,083, includes $3,770,485
annualized labor costs and $14,551,598 annualized capital or O&M costs.
Changes in the Estimates: There is a decrease of 37,186 hours in
the total estimated burden currently identified in the OMB Inventory of
Approved ICR Burdens. This is due to a decrease in the universe from
989 facilities to 818 facilities.
John Moses,
Director, Collection Strategies Division.
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