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FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Susan Lewis, Director, Registration
Division (7505P), Office of Pesticide
Programs, Environmental Protection
Agency, 1200 Pennsylvania Ave. NW.,
Washington, DC 20460–0001; main
telephone number: (703) 305–7090;
email address: RDFRNotices@epa.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Dated: January 7, 2016.
Nathaniel J. Davis, Sr.,
Deputy Secretary.
I. General Information
A. Does this action apply to me?
You may be potentially affected by
this action if you are an agricultural
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producer, food manufacturer, or
pesticide manufacturer. The following
list of North American Industrial
ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION
Classification System (NAICS) codes is
AGENCY
not intended to be exhaustive, but rather
provides a guide to help readers
[EPA–HQ–OPP–2015–0324; FRL–9941–24]
determine whether this document
applies to them. Potentially affected
Pesticide Product Registration;
entities may include:
Receipt of Applications for New Uses
• Crop production (NAICS code 111).
AGENCY: Environmental Protection
• Animal production (NAICS code
Agency (EPA).
112).
ACTION: Notice.
• Food manufacturing (NAICS code
311).
SUMMARY: EPA has received applications
• Pesticide manufacturing (NAICS
to register pesticide products containing code 32532).
active ingredients not included in any
B. What should I consider as I prepare
currently registered pesticide products.
my comments for EPA?
Pursuant to the Federal Insecticide,
Fungicide, and Rodenticide Act
1. Submitting CBI. Do not submit this
(FIFRA), EPA is hereby providing notice information to EPA through
of receipt and opportunity to comment
regulations.gov or email. Clearly mark
on these applications.
the part or all of the information that
DATES: Comments must be received on
you claim to be CBI. For CBI
or before February 12, 2016.
information in a disk or CD–ROM that
you mail to EPA, mark the outside of the
ADDRESSES: Submit your comments,
disk or CD–ROM as CBI and then
identified by docket identification (ID)
identify electronically within the disk or
number EPA–HQ–OPP–2015–0324 and
CD–ROM the specific information that
the File Symbols: 7969–312 and 7969–
GTN of interest as shown in the body of is claimed as CBI. In addition to one
complete version of the comment that
this document, by one of the following
includes information claimed as CBI, a
methods:
• Federal eRulemaking Portal: https:// copy of the comment that does not
www.regulations.gov. Follow the online contain the information claimed as CBI
instructions for submitting comments.
must be submitted for inclusion in the
Do not submit electronically any
public docket. Information so marked
information you consider to be
will not be disclosed except in
Confidential Business Information (CBI) accordance with procedures set forth in
or other information whose disclosure is 40 CFR part 2.
2. Tips for preparing your comments.
restricted by statute.
• Mail: OPP Docket, Environmental
When preparing and submitting your
Protection Agency Docket Center (EPA/
comments, see the commenting tips at
DC), (28221T), 1200 Pennsylvania Ave.
https://www.epa.gov/dockets/
NW., Washington, DC 20460–0001.
comments.html.
• Hand Delivery: To make special
II. Registration Applications
arrangements for hand delivery or
delivery of boxed information, please
EPA has received applications to
follow the instructions at https://
register pesticide products containing
www.epa.gov/dockets/contacts.html.
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currently registered pesticide products.
Pursuant to the provisions of FIFRA
section 3(c)(4) (7 U.S.C. 136a(c)(4)), EPA
is hereby providing notice of receipt and
opportunity to comment on these
applications. Notice of receipt of these
applications does not imply a decision
by the Agency on these applications.
EPA Registration numbers: 7969–312
(Technical), 7969–GTN (End-use
products). Docket ID number: EPA–HQ–
OPP–2015–0324. Applicant: BASF
Corporation, 26 Davis Drive, Research
Triangle Park, NC 27709. Active
ingredient: Fluxapyroxad. Product type:
Fungicide. Proposed uses: Ornamentals
grown outdoors or grown in a
greenhouse. Contact: RD.
Authority: 7 U.S.C. 136 et seq.
Dated: January 7, 2016.
Susan Lewis,
Director, Registration Division, Office of
Pesticide Programs.
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AGENCY
[EPA–HQ–OPA–2007–0584; FRL–9941–25–
OLEM]
Proposed Information Collection
Request; Comment Request; Oil
Pollution Prevention; Spill Prevention,
Control, and Countermeasure (SPCC)
Plans
Environmental Protection
Agency (EPA).
ACTION: Notice.
AGENCY:
The Environmental Protection
Agency (EPA) is planning to submit an
information collection request (ICR),
‘‘Spill Prevention, Control, and
Countermeasure (SPCC) Plans’’ (EPA
ICR No. 0328.17, OMB Control No.
2050–0021) to the Office of Management
and Budget (OMB) for review and
approval in accordance with the
Paperwork Reduction Act (44 U.S.C.
3501 et seq.). 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 May 31,
2016. 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 March 14, 2016.
ADDRESSES: Submit your comments,
referencing Docket ID No. EPA–HQ–
OPA–2007–0584, online using
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www.regulations.gov (our preferred
method), by email to superfund.docket@
epa.gov 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.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Alan Tarrab, Regulations
Implementation Division, Office of
Emergency Management, Mail Code
5104A, Environmental Protection
Agency, 1200 Pennsylvania Ave. NW.,
Washington, DC 20460; telephone
number: 202–564–0206 fax number:
(202) 564–2625; email address:
tarrab.alan@epa.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
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 www.regulations.gov
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 https://www.epa.gov/
dockets.
Pursuant to section 3506(c)(2)(A) of
the PRA, 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
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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: The authority for EPA’s oil
pollution prevention requirements is
derived from section 311(j)(1)(C) of the
Clean Water Act, as amended by the Oil
Pollution Act of 1990. EPA’s regulation
is codified at 40 CFR part 112. An SPCC
Plan will help an owner or operator
identify the necessary procedures,
equipment, and resources to prevent an
oil spill and to respond to an oil spill
in a timely manner. If implemented
effectively, the SPCC Plan is expected to
prevent oil spills and reduce the impact
and severity of oil spills. Although the
owner or operator is the primary data
user, EPA may also require the owner or
operator to submit data to the Agency in
certain situations to ensure facilities
comply with the SPCC regulation and to
help allocate response resources. State
and local governments may use the data,
which are not generally available
elsewhere and can assist local
emergency preparedness planning
efforts. EPA does not require an owner
or operator to submit SPCC Plans, but
may request the SPCC Plan during a
facility inspection or an oil spill
incident for review. The SPCC
regulation requires the owner or
operator maintain a complete copy of
the Plan at the facility if the facility is
normally attended at least four hours
per day or at the nearest field office if
the facility is not so attended. The rule
also requires that the Plan be available
to the Regional Administrator for on-site
review during normal working hours (40
CFR 112.3(e)).
SPCC Plan Preparation. Under section
112.3(a) or (b), the owner or operator or
onshore or offshore facility subject to
this section must prepare in writing and
implement an SPCC Plan in accordance
with section 112.7 and any other
applicable sections in the regulation.
Section 112.7 requires that the Plan be
prepared in accordance with good
engineering practices. The section also
requires the Plan have the full approval
of management at a level of authority to
commit the necessary resources to fully
implement the Plan. Specific provisions
in this section, among others, require
the owner or operator to predict the
direction, rate of flow, and total quantity
of oil which could be discharged from
the facility as result of each type of
major equipment failure (section
112.7(b)); provide for appropriate
containment and/or diversionary
structures or equipment to prevent a
discharge (section 112.7(c)); provide for
PE certification or a qualified facility
certification (section 112.7(d)); and
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conduct inspections and tests and
maintain records (section 112.7(e)).
Plan Certification. Under section
112.3(d), a SPCC Plan must, except as
provided by 40 CFR 112.6, Qualified
Facilities Plan Requirements, be
reviewed and certified by a licensed
Professional Engineer (PE) for it to be
effective to satisfy the requirements.
Under section 112.6, the owner or
operator of a qualified facility may selfcertify the Plan if the facility meets the
eligibility criteria in section 112.3(g).
SPCC Plan Maintenance. Under
section 112.5, the owner or operator
must complete a review and evaluation
of the SPCC Plan at least once every five
years. As a result of this review and
evaluation, the owner or operator must
amend the Plan within six months of
the review to include more effective
prevention and control technology if the
technology has been field-proven at the
time of the review and will significantly
reduce the likelihood of a discharge of
oil.
Recordkeeping. Under section
112.7(e), an owner or operator must
conduct inspections and tests and
maintain records. The inspections and
tests must be conducted in accordance
with written procedures the facility or
the certifying engineer developed for the
facility. The written procedures and a
record of the inspections and tests must
be signed by the appropriate supervisor
or inspector and kept with the SPCC
Plan for a period of three years. Records
of inspections and tests may be kept
under usual and customary business
practices.
Form Numbers: None.
Respondents/affected entities: Entities
potentially affected by this action are
the owners or operators of facilities that
are required to have a Spill Prevention,
Control, and Countermeasure (SPCC)
Plan under the Oil Pollution Prevention
regulation (40 CFR part 112). The
applicability, definitions, and general
requirements for all facilities and all
types of oil are located in section 112.1
of the regulations and apply to any
owner or operator of a nontransportation-related onshore or
offshore facility engaged in drilling,
producing, gathering, storing,
processing, refining, transferring,
distributing, using or consuming oil and
oil products, which due to its location,
could reasonably be expected to
discharge oil into navigable waters or
adjoining shorelines in quantities that
may be harmful. (See 40 CFR 112.1(a)
through (d) for further information
about the applicability of the oil
pollution prevention regulations.)
The private industry sectors subject to
this action include but are not limited
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to: (1) Oil and Gas Extraction (NAICS
211); (2) Farms (NAICS 111, 112); (3)
Electric Utility Plants (NAICS 2211); (4)
Petroleum Refining and Related
Industries (NAICS 324); (5) Chemical
Manufacturing (NAICS 325); (6) Food
Manufacturing (NAICS 311, 312); (7)
Manufacturing Facilities Using and
Storing Animal Fats and Vegetable Oils
(NAICS 311, 325); (8) Metal
Manufacturing (NAICS 331, 332); (9)
Other Manufacturing (NAICS 31–33);
(10) Real Estate Rental and Leasing
(NAICS 531, 533); (11) Retail Trade
(NAICS 441–446, 448,451–454); (12)
Contract Construction (NAICS 23); (13)
Wholesale Trade (NAICS 42); (14) Other
Commercial (NAICS 492, 541, 551, 561–
562); (15) Transportation (NAICS 481–
488); (16) Arts, Entertainment, and
Recreation (NAICS 711–713); (17) Other
Services (Except Public Administration)
(NAICS 811–813); (18) Education
(NAICS 611); (19) Petroleum Bulk
Stations and Terminals (NAICS 4247);
(19) Fuel Oil Dealers (NAICS 45431);
(20) Hospitals & Other Health Care
(NAICS 621–624); (21) Accommodation
and Food Services (NAICS 721,722);
(22) Fuel Oil Dealers (NAICS 45431);
(23) Gasoline Stations (NAICS 4471);
(24) Information Finance and Insurance
(NAICS 51, 52); (25) Mining (NAICS
212, 213); (26) Warehousing and Storage
(NAICS 493); (27) Pipelines (NAICS
4861, 48691); (28) Government (NAICS
92); (29) Military Installations (NAICS
928110); and (30) Religious
Organizations (NAICS 813110).
Respondent’s obligation to respond:
Mandatory, pursuant to 40 CFR 112.3(e).
Estimated number of respondents:
683,000 (total).
Frequency of response: Less than once
per year.
Total estimated burden: 9,200,000
hours (per year). Burden is defined at 5
CFR 1320.03(b).
Total estimated cost: $1,034,000,000
(per year), includes $198,100,000
annualized capital or operation &
maintenance costs.
Changes in Estimates: The number of
respondents, burden, and costs stated
above are from the current approved
ICR, 0328.16. EPA may adjust these
estimates based on public comments
received or other information gained by
the Agency prior to submitting the ICR
renewal package to OMB.
ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION
AGENCY
Stony Hill Road Superfund Site; Wake
Forest, Wake County, North Carolina;
Notice of Proposed Settlement
AGENCY:
Environmental Protection
Agency.
ACTION:
Notice of proposed settlement.
Under 122(h) of the
Comprehensive Environmental
Response, Compensation and Liability
Act (CERCLA), the United States
Environmental Protection Agency is
proposing to enter into a settlement
with Flextronics International USA,
Inc., concerning the Stony Hill Road
Superfund Site located in Wake Forest,
Wake County, North Carolina. The
proposed settlement addresses recovery
of CERCLA costs for a cleanup action
performed by the EPA at the Site.
SUMMARY:
The Agency will consider public
comments on the proposed settlement
until February 12, 2016. The Agency
will consider all comments received and
may modify or withdraw its consent to
the proposed settlement if comments
received disclose facts or considerations
which indicate that the proposed
settlement is inappropriate, improper,
or inadequate.
DATES:
Copies of the proposed
settlement are available from the
Agency by contacting Ms. Paula V.
Painter, Program Analyst, using the
contact information provided in this
notice. Comments may also be
submitted by referencing the Site’s
name through one of the following
methods:
ADDRESSES:
• Internet: https://www2.epa.gov/nc/
public-settlement-concerning-stonyhill-road-superfund-site.
• U.S. Mail: U.S. Environmental
Protection Agency, Superfund Division,
Attn: Paula V. Painter, 61 Forsyth Street
SW., Atlanta, Georgia 30303.
• Email: Painter.Paula@epa.gov.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Paula V. Painter at 404/562–8887.
Dated: November 3, 2015.
Anita L. Davis,
Chief, Enforcement and Community
Engagement Branch, Superfund Division.
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Dated: December 23, 2105.
Reggie Cheatham,
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Information Collection Being
Submitted for Review and Approval to
the Office of Management and Budget
Federal Communications
Commission.
ACTION: Notice and request for
comments.
AGENCY:
As part of its continuing effort
to reduce paperwork burdens, and as
required by the Paperwork Reduction
Act (PRA) of 1995 (44 U.S.C. 3501–
3520), the Federal Communications
Commission (FCC or Commission)
invites the general public and other
Federal agencies to take this
opportunity to comment on the
following information collections.
Comments are requested concerning:
Whether the proposed collection of
information is necessary for the proper
performance of the functions of the
Commission, including whether the
information shall have practical utility;
the accuracy of the Commission’s
burden estimate; ways to enhance the
quality, utility, and clarity of the
information collected; ways to minimize
the burden of the collection of
information on the respondents,
including the use of automated
collection techniques or other forms of
information technology; and ways to
further reduce the information
collection burden on small business
concerns with fewer than 25 employees.
The FCC may not conduct or sponsor
a collection of information unless it
displays a currently valid OMB control
number. No person shall be subject to
any penalty for failing to comply with
a collection of information subject to the
PRA that does not display a valid OMB
control number.
DATES: Written comments should be
submitted on or before February 12,
2016. If you anticipate that you will be
submitting comments, but find it
difficult to do so within the period of
time allowed by this notice, you should
advise the contacts below as soon as
possible.
ADDRESSES: Direct all PRA comments to
Nicholas A. Fraser, OMB, via email
Nicholas_A._Fraser@omb.eop.gov; and
to Cathy Williams, FCC, via email PRA@
fcc.gov and to Cathy.Williams@fcc.gov.
Include in the comments the OMB
control number as shown in the
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION section
below.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For
additional information or copies of the
SUMMARY:
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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY
[EPA-HQ-OPA-2007-0584; FRL-9941-25-OLEM]
Proposed Information Collection Request; Comment Request; Oil
Pollution Prevention; Spill Prevention, Control, and Countermeasure
(SPCC) Plans
AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).
ACTION: Notice.
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SUMMARY: The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is planning to
submit an information collection request (ICR), ``Spill Prevention,
Control, and Countermeasure (SPCC) Plans'' (EPA ICR No. 0328.17, OMB
Control No. 2050-0021) to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for
review and approval in accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act (44
U.S.C. 3501 et seq.). 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 May 31, 2016. 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 March 14, 2016.
ADDRESSES: Submit your comments, referencing Docket ID No. EPA-HQ-OPA-
2007-0584, online using
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www.regulations.gov (our preferred method), by email to
superfund.docket@epa.gov 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.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Alan Tarrab, Regulations
Implementation Division, Office of Emergency Management, Mail Code
5104A, Environmental Protection Agency, 1200 Pennsylvania Ave. NW.,
Washington, DC 20460; telephone number: 202-564-0206 fax number: (202)
564-2625; email address: tarrab.alan@epa.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 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
www.regulations.gov 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 https://www.epa.gov/dockets.
Pursuant to section 3506(c)(2)(A) of the PRA, 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: The authority for EPA's oil pollution prevention
requirements is derived from section 311(j)(1)(C) of the Clean Water
Act, as amended by the Oil Pollution Act of 1990. EPA's regulation is
codified at 40 CFR part 112. An SPCC Plan will help an owner or
operator identify the necessary procedures, equipment, and resources to
prevent an oil spill and to respond to an oil spill in a timely manner.
If implemented effectively, the SPCC Plan is expected to prevent oil
spills and reduce the impact and severity of oil spills. Although the
owner or operator is the primary data user, EPA may also require the
owner or operator to submit data to the Agency in certain situations to
ensure facilities comply with the SPCC regulation and to help allocate
response resources. State and local governments may use the data, which
are not generally available elsewhere and can assist local emergency
preparedness planning efforts. EPA does not require an owner or
operator to submit SPCC Plans, but may request the SPCC Plan during a
facility inspection or an oil spill incident for review. The SPCC
regulation requires the owner or operator maintain a complete copy of
the Plan at the facility if the facility is normally attended at least
four hours per day or at the nearest field office if the facility is
not so attended. The rule also requires that the Plan be available to
the Regional Administrator for on-site review during normal working
hours (40 CFR 112.3(e)).
SPCC Plan Preparation. Under section 112.3(a) or (b), the owner or
operator or onshore or offshore facility subject to this section must
prepare in writing and implement an SPCC Plan in accordance with
section 112.7 and any other applicable sections in the regulation.
Section 112.7 requires that the Plan be prepared in accordance with
good engineering practices. The section also requires the Plan have the
full approval of management at a level of authority to commit the
necessary resources to fully implement the Plan. Specific provisions in
this section, among others, require the owner or operator to predict
the direction, rate of flow, and total quantity of oil which could be
discharged from the facility as result of each type of major equipment
failure (section 112.7(b)); provide for appropriate containment and/or
diversionary structures or equipment to prevent a discharge (section
112.7(c)); provide for PE certification or a qualified facility
certification (section 112.7(d)); and conduct inspections and tests and
maintain records (section 112.7(e)).
Plan Certification. Under section 112.3(d), a SPCC Plan must,
except as provided by 40 CFR 112.6, Qualified Facilities Plan
Requirements, be reviewed and certified by a licensed Professional
Engineer (PE) for it to be effective to satisfy the requirements. Under
section 112.6, the owner or operator of a qualified facility may self-
certify the Plan if the facility meets the eligibility criteria in
section 112.3(g).
SPCC Plan Maintenance. Under section 112.5, the owner or operator
must complete a review and evaluation of the SPCC Plan at least once
every five years. As a result of this review and evaluation, the owner
or operator must amend the Plan within six months of the review to
include more effective prevention and control technology if the
technology has been field-proven at the time of the review and will
significantly reduce the likelihood of a discharge of oil.
Recordkeeping. Under section 112.7(e), an owner or operator must
conduct inspections and tests and maintain records. The inspections and
tests must be conducted in accordance with written procedures the
facility or the certifying engineer developed for the facility. The
written procedures and a record of the inspections and tests must be
signed by the appropriate supervisor or inspector and kept with the
SPCC Plan for a period of three years. Records of inspections and tests
may be kept under usual and customary business practices.
Form Numbers: None.
Respondents/affected entities: Entities potentially affected by
this action are the owners or operators of facilities that are required
to have a Spill Prevention, Control, and Countermeasure (SPCC) Plan
under the Oil Pollution Prevention regulation (40 CFR part 112). The
applicability, definitions, and general requirements for all facilities
and all types of oil are located in section 112.1 of the regulations
and apply to any owner or operator of a non-transportation-related
onshore or offshore facility engaged in drilling, producing, gathering,
storing, processing, refining, transferring, distributing, using or
consuming oil and oil products, which due to its location, could
reasonably be expected to discharge oil into navigable waters or
adjoining shorelines in quantities that may be harmful. (See 40 CFR
112.1(a) through (d) for further information about the applicability of
the oil pollution prevention regulations.)
The private industry sectors subject to this action include but are
not limited
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to: (1) Oil and Gas Extraction (NAICS 211); (2) Farms (NAICS 111, 112);
(3) Electric Utility Plants (NAICS 2211); (4) Petroleum Refining and
Related Industries (NAICS 324); (5) Chemical Manufacturing (NAICS 325);
(6) Food Manufacturing (NAICS 311, 312); (7) Manufacturing Facilities
Using and Storing Animal Fats and Vegetable Oils (NAICS 311, 325); (8)
Metal Manufacturing (NAICS 331, 332); (9) Other Manufacturing (NAICS
31-33); (10) Real Estate Rental and Leasing (NAICS 531, 533); (11)
Retail Trade (NAICS 441-446, 448,451-454); (12) Contract Construction
(NAICS 23); (13) Wholesale Trade (NAICS 42); (14) Other Commercial
(NAICS 492, 541, 551, 561-562); (15) Transportation (NAICS 481-488);
(16) Arts, Entertainment, and Recreation (NAICS 711-713); (17) Other
Services (Except Public Administration) (NAICS 811-813); (18) Education
(NAICS 611); (19) Petroleum Bulk Stations and Terminals (NAICS 4247);
(19) Fuel Oil Dealers (NAICS 45431); (20) Hospitals & Other Health Care
(NAICS 621-624); (21) Accommodation and Food Services (NAICS 721,722);
(22) Fuel Oil Dealers (NAICS 45431); (23) Gasoline Stations (NAICS
4471); (24) Information Finance and Insurance (NAICS 51, 52); (25)
Mining (NAICS 212, 213); (26) Warehousing and Storage (NAICS 493); (27)
Pipelines (NAICS 4861, 48691); (28) Government (NAICS 92); (29)
Military Installations (NAICS 928110); and (30) Religious Organizations
(NAICS 813110).
Respondent's obligation to respond: Mandatory, pursuant to 40 CFR
112.3(e).
Estimated number of respondents: 683,000 (total).
Frequency of response: Less than once per year.
Total estimated burden: 9,200,000 hours (per year). Burden is
defined at 5 CFR 1320.03(b).
Total estimated cost: $1,034,000,000 (per year), includes
$198,100,000 annualized capital or operation & maintenance costs.
Changes in Estimates: The number of respondents, burden, and costs
stated above are from the current approved ICR, 0328.16. EPA may adjust
these estimates based on public comments received or other information
gained by the Agency prior to submitting the ICR renewal package to
OMB.
Dated: December 23, 2105.
Reggie Cheatham,
Director, Office of Emergency Management.
[FR Doc. 2016-00538 Filed 1-12-16; 8:45 am]
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