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[EPA–R04–OAR–2013–0129; FRL–9900–
02—Region4]
Adequacy Status of the North Carolina
Portion of the Charlotte-Gastonia-Rock
Hill Bi-State Area Maintenance Plan 8Hour Ozone Sub-Area Motor Vehicle
Emission Budgets for Transportation
Conformity Purposes
Environmental Protection
Agency (EPA).
ACTION: Notice of adequacy.
AGENCY:
EPA is notifying the public
that the Agency has determined that the
sub-area motor vehicle emissions
budgets (MVEBs) for the North Carolina
portion of the Charlotte-Gastonia-Rock
Hill bi-state area (hereafter referred to as
the bi-state Charlotte Area) are adequate
for transportation conformity purposes.
These MVEBs were submitted by the
North Carolina Department of
Environment and Natural Resources (NC
DENR) as part of the state’s 1997 8-Hour
Ozone Maintenance plan on November
2, 2011, and later supplemented on
February 8, 2013. The bi-state Charlotte
moderate 1997 8-hour ozone area is
comprised of Charlotte-Gastonia in
North Carolina, and Rock Hill (a portion
of York County), South Carolina. The
North Carolina portion of the bi-state
Charlotte Area is comprised of the
following sub-areas or counties:
Cabarrus, Gaston, partial of Iredell
(Davidson and Coddle Creek
Townships), Lincoln, Mecklenburg,
Rowan, and Union. North Carolina’s
maintenance plan includes the required
MVEBs for volatile organic compounds
(VOC) and nitrogen oxides (NOX). This
action relates only to the North Carolina
portion of the bi-state Charlotte Area.
EPA approved MVEBs for South
Carolina’s portion of York County in a
separate action. As a result of EPA’s
finding, which is being announced in
this notice, the North Carolina portion
of the bi-state Charlotte Area must use
the sub-area MVEBs for future
conformity determinations for the 1997
8-hour ozone standard.
DATES: These sub-area MVEBs are
effective August 28, 2013.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Dianna Smith, U.S. Environmental
Protection Agency, Region 4, Air
Planning Branch, 61 Forsyth Street SW.,
Atlanta, Georgia 30303. Ms. Smith can
also be reached by telephone at (404)
562–9207, or via electronic mail at
smith.dianna@epa.gov. The finding is
available at EPA’s conformity Web site:
https://www.epa.gov/otaq/
stateresources/transconf/currsips.htm.
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This
notice is simply an announcement of a
finding that EPA has already made. EPA
Region 4 sent a letter to NC DENR on
July 25, 2013, stating that the sub-area
MVEBs identified for the North Carolina
portion of the bi-state Charlotte area in
the 1997 8-hour ozone maintenance
plan, submitted on November 2, 2011,
and later supplemented on February 8,
2013, are adequate and must be used for
transportation conformity
determinations in the North Carolina
portion of the bi-state Charlotte Area.
EPA posted the availability of the subarea MVEBs contained in the North
Carolina maintenance plan on EPA’s
Web site on February 21, 2013, as part
of the adequacy process, for the purpose
of soliciting comments. During EPA’s
adequacy comment period from
February 21, 2013, through March 25,
2013, no comments, adverse or
otherwise, were received on the MVEBs
for the North Carolina portion of the bistate Charlotte Area. Through this
notice, EPA is informing the public that
these sub-area MVEBs are adequate for
transportation conformity. This finding
has also been announced on EPA’s
conformity Web site: https://
www.epa.gov/otaq/stateresources/
transconf/pastsips.htm. The adequate
sub-area MVEBs are provided in the
following table:
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION
AGENCY
CHARLOTTE (NORTH CAROLINA PORTION) 8-HOUR OZONE SUB-AREA
MVEB
[Kilograms/day]
2013
2025
10,849
21,822
transportation activities will not
produce new air quality violations,
worsen existing violations, or delay
timely attainment of the national
ambient air quality standards.
The criteria by which EPA determines
whether a SIP’s MVEBs are adequate for
transportation conformity purposes are
outlined in 40 CFR 93.118(e)(4). EPA
has also described the process for
determining the adequacy of submitted
SIP budgets in a July 1, 2004, final
rulemaking entitled, ‘‘Transportation
Conformity Rule Amendments for the
New 8-hour Ozone and PM2.5 National
Ambient Air Quality Standards and
Miscellaneous Revisions for Existing
Areas; Transportation Conformity Rule
Amendments: Response to Court
Decision and Additional Rule Changes’’
(69 FR 40004). Please note that an
adequacy review is separate from EPA’s
completeness review, and it should not
be used to prejudge EPA’s ultimate
approval of the maintenance plan for
the North Carolina portion of the bistate Charlotte Area. Even if EPA finds
a budget adequate, the maintenance
plan submittal could later be
disapproved.
Within 24 months from the effective
date of this notice, the transportation
partners will need to demonstrate
conformity to the new MVEBs, if the
demonstration has not already been
made, pursuant to 40 CFR 93.104(e). See
73 FR 4419 (January 24, 2008).
Authority: 42 U.S.C. 7401 et seq.
Dated: August 5, 2013.
Beverly H. Banister,
Acting Regional Administrator, Region 4.
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Transportation conformity is required Agency (EPA).
by section 176(c) of the Clean Air Act.
ACTION: Notice.
EPA’s conformity rule, 40 CFR Part 93,
SUMMARY: In compliance with the
requires that transportation plans,
Paperwork Reduction Act (PRA) (44
programs and projects conform to state
U.S.C. 3501 et seq.), this document
air quality implementation plans and
announces that EPA is planning to
establishes the criteria and procedures
submit a request to renew an existing
for determining whether or not they do
approved Information Collection
so. Conformity to a state
Request (ICR) to the Office of
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ICR is scheduled to expire on March 31,
2014. 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 October 15, 2013.
ADDRESSES: Submit your comments,
identified by Docket ID No. EPA–HQ–
SFUND–2013–0549, by one of the
following methods:
• www.regulations.gov: Follow the
on-line instructions for submitting
comments.
• Email: superfund.docket@epa.gov.
• Fax: (202) 566–9744.
• Mail: Environmental Protection
Agency, Mailcode: [2822T], 1200
Pennsylvania Ave. NW., Washington,
DC 20460.
• Hand Delivery: EPA Docket
Center—Public Reading Room, EPA
West, Room 3334, 1301 Constitution
Ave. NW., Washington, DC 20004. 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–SFUND–2013–
0549. EPA’s policy is that all comments
received will be included in the public
docket without change and may be
made available online at
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 www.regulations.gov
or email. The 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 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
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viruses. For additional information
about EPA’s public docket visit the EPA
Docket Center homepage at https://
www.epa.gov/epahome/dockets.htm.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Lynn Beasley, 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; email address:
Beasley.lynn@epa.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
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–SFUND–2013–0549, 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 www.regulations.gov to obtain a
copy of the draft collection of
information, submit or view public
comments, access the index listing of
the contents of the docket, and to 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
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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.
What should I consider when I prepare
my comments for EPA?
You may find the following
suggestions helpful for preparing your
comments:
1. Explain your views as clearly as
possible and provide specific examples.
2. Describe any assumptions that you
used.
3. Provide copies of any technical
information and/or data you used that
support your views.
4. If you estimate potential burden or
costs, explain how you arrived at the
estimate that you provide.
5. Offer alternative ways to improve
the collection activity.
6. Make sure to submit your
comments by the deadline identified
under DATES.
7. To ensure proper receipt by EPA,
be sure to identify the docket ID number
assigned to this action in the subject
line on the first page of your response.
You may also provide the name, date,
and Federal Register citation.
What information collection activity or
ICR does this apply to?
Affected entities: Entities potentially
affected by this action are facilities or
vessels that manufacture, process,
transport, or otherwise use certain
specified hazardous substances and oil.
Title: Notification of Episodic
Releases of Oil and Hazardous
Substances (Renewal)
ICR numbers: EPA ICR No. 1049.13,
OMB Control No. 2050–0046.
ICR status: This ICR is currently
scheduled to expire on March 31, 2014.
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 CERCLA,
as amended, requires the person in
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charge of a facility or vessel 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) limit. The RQ of every
hazardous substance can be found in
Table 302.4 of 40 CFR 302.4.
Section 311 of the CWA, as amended,
requires the person in charge of a vessel
to immediately notify the NRC of an oil
spill into U.S. navigable waters if the
spill causes a sheen, violates applicable
water quality standards, or causes a
sludge or emulsion to be deposited
beneath the surface of the water or upon
adjoining shorelines.
The reporting of a hazardous
substance release that is at 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. Likewise, the reporting of
oil spills allows the Federal government
to determine whether cleaning up the
oil spill is necessary to mitigate or
prevent damage to public health or
welfare or the environment. The
hazardous substance and oil release
information collected under CERCLA
section 103(a) and CWA section 311
also is available to EPA program offices
and other Federal agencies that use the
information to evaluate the potential
need for additional regulations, new
permitting requirements for specific
substances or sources, or improved
emergency response planning. Release
notification information, which is stored
in the national Emergency Response
Notification System (ERNS) data base, is
available to state and local government
authorities as well as the general public.
State and local government authorities
and the regulated community use
release information for purposes of local
emergency response planning. Members
of the general 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 what actions, if
any are being taken to protect public
health and welfare and the
environment. ERNS fact sheets, which
provide summary and statistical
information about hazardous substance
and oil release notifications, also are
available 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.
The OMB control numbers for EPA’s
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regulations in 40 CFR are listed in 40
CFR part 9.
The EPA would like to solicit
comments 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, other technological
collection techniques or other forms of
information technology, e.g., permitting
electronic submission of responses.
Burden Statement: The annual public
reporting and recordkeeping burden for
this collection of information is
estimated to average 4.1 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.
The ICR provides a detailed
explanation of the Agency’s estimate,
which is only briefly summarized here:
Estimated total number of potential
respondents: 23,864.
Frequency of response: On occasion.
Estimated total average number of
responses for each respondent: 1.
Estimated total annual burden hours:
97,842.
Estimated total annual costs:
$3,319,936. This includes an estimated
burden cost of $3,319,936 and an
estimated cost of $0 for capital
investment or maintenance and
operational costs.
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Are there changes in the estimates from
the last approval?
There is a decrease of 8,188 hours in
the total estimated respondent burden
compared with that identified in the ICR
currently approved by OMB. This
decrease reflects EPA’s expected
decrease in the projected number of
release notifications per year.
What is the next step in the process for
this ICR?
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 pursuant to 5 CFR
1320.12. At that time, EPA will issue
another Federal Register notice
pursuant to 5 CFR 1320.5(a)(1)(iv) to
announce the submission of the ICR to
OMB and the opportunity to submit
additional comments to OMB. If you
have any questions about this ICR or the
approval process, please contact the
technical person listed under FOR
FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT.
Dated: August 1, 2013.
Lawrence M. Stanton,
Director, Office of Emergency Management.
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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY
[EPA-HQ-SFUND-2013-0549; FRL-9846-1]
Agency Information Collection Activities; Proposed Collection;
Comment Request; Notification of Episodic Releases of Oil and Hazardous
Substances (Renewal); EPA ICR No. 1049.13
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 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
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ICR is scheduled to expire on March 31, 2014. 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 October 15, 2013.
ADDRESSES: Submit your comments, identified by Docket ID No. EPA-HQ-
SFUND-2013-0549, by one of the following methods:
www.regulations.gov: Follow the on-line instructions for
submitting comments.
Email: superfund.docket@epa.gov.
Fax: (202) 566-9744.
Mail: Environmental Protection Agency, Mailcode: [2822T],
1200 Pennsylvania Ave. NW., Washington, DC 20460.
Hand Delivery: EPA Docket Center--Public Reading Room, EPA
West, Room 3334, 1301 Constitution Ave. NW., Washington, DC 20004. 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-SFUND-
2013-0549. EPA's policy is that all comments received will be included
in the public docket without change and may be made available online at
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 www.regulations.gov or email. The
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 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/epahome/dockets.htm.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Lynn Beasley, 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; email address: Beasley.lynn@epa.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
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-SFUND-2013-0549, 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 www.regulations.gov to obtain a copy of the draft collection of
information, submit or view public comments, access the index listing
of the contents of the docket, and to 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.
What should I consider when I prepare my comments for EPA?
You may find the following suggestions helpful for preparing your
comments:
1. Explain your views as clearly as possible and provide specific
examples.
2. Describe any assumptions that you used.
3. Provide copies of any technical information and/or data you used
that support your views.
4. If you estimate potential burden or costs, explain how you
arrived at the estimate that you provide.
5. Offer alternative ways to improve the collection activity.
6. Make sure to submit your comments by the deadline identified
under DATES.
7. To ensure proper receipt by EPA, be sure to identify the docket
ID number assigned to this action in the subject line on the first page
of your response. You may also provide the name, date, and Federal
Register citation.
What information collection activity or ICR does this apply to?
Affected entities: Entities potentially affected by this action are
facilities or vessels that manufacture, process, transport, or
otherwise use certain specified hazardous substances and oil.
Title: Notification of Episodic Releases of Oil and Hazardous
Substances (Renewal)
ICR numbers: EPA ICR No. 1049.13, OMB Control No. 2050-0046.
ICR status: This ICR is currently scheduled to expire on March 31,
2014. 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 CERCLA, as amended, requires the person
in
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charge of a facility or vessel 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) limit. The RQ of every hazardous
substance can be found in Table 302.4 of 40 CFR 302.4.
Section 311 of the CWA, as amended, requires the person in charge
of a vessel to immediately notify the NRC of an oil spill into U.S.
navigable waters if the spill causes a sheen, violates applicable water
quality standards, or causes a sludge or emulsion to be deposited
beneath the surface of the water or upon adjoining shorelines.
The reporting of a hazardous substance release that is at 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. Likewise, the reporting of oil spills allows the Federal
government to determine whether cleaning up the oil spill is necessary
to mitigate or prevent damage to public health or welfare or the
environment. The hazardous substance and oil release information
collected under CERCLA section 103(a) and CWA section 311 also is
available to EPA program offices and other Federal agencies that use
the information to evaluate the potential need for additional
regulations, new permitting requirements for specific substances or
sources, or improved emergency response planning. Release notification
information, which is stored in the national Emergency Response
Notification System (ERNS) data base, is available to state and local
government authorities as well as the general public. State and local
government authorities and the regulated community use release
information for purposes of local emergency response planning. Members
of the general 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 what actions, if any are being
taken to protect public health and welfare and the environment. ERNS
fact sheets, which provide summary and statistical information about
hazardous substance and oil release notifications, also are available
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. The OMB control numbers
for EPA's regulations in 40 CFR are listed in 40 CFR part 9.
The EPA would like to solicit comments 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, other technological collection techniques or
other forms of information technology, e.g., permitting electronic
submission of responses.
Burden Statement: The annual public reporting and recordkeeping
burden for this collection of information is estimated to average 4.1
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.
The ICR provides a detailed explanation of the Agency's estimate,
which is only briefly summarized here:
Estimated total number of potential respondents: 23,864.
Frequency of response: On occasion.
Estimated total average number of responses for each respondent: 1.
Estimated total annual burden hours: 97,842.
Estimated total annual costs: $3,319,936. This includes an
estimated burden cost of $3,319,936 and an estimated cost of $0 for
capital investment or maintenance and operational costs.
Are there changes in the estimates from the last approval?
There is a decrease of 8,188 hours in the total estimated
respondent burden compared with that identified in the ICR currently
approved by OMB. This decrease reflects EPA's expected decrease in the
projected number of release notifications per year.
What is the next step in the process for this ICR?
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 pursuant to 5 CFR 1320.12. At that time, EPA will
issue another Federal Register notice pursuant to 5 CFR
1320.5(a)(1)(iv) to announce the submission of the ICR to OMB and the
opportunity to submit additional comments to OMB. If you have any
questions about this ICR or the approval process, please contact the
technical person listed under FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT.
Dated: August 1, 2013.
Lawrence M. Stanton,
Director, Office of Emergency Management.
[FR Doc. 2013-19609 Filed 8-12-13; 8:45 am]
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