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III. Availability of the Baseline
Inspection Report and Proposed
Approval for Public Comment
The EPA has placed the report
discussing the results of the inspection
of the RH TRU waste characterization
program at the Sandia National
Laboratory in the public docket as
described in the ADDRESSES section of
this document. In accordance with 40
CFR 194.8, the Agency is providing the
public 45 days to comment on this and
other documents and the EPA’s
proposed decision to approve the SNL
RH TRU waste characterization
program. The Agency requests
comments particularly concerning the
Enhanced Acceptable Knowledge
process, a major significant change
made by the Sandia National Laboratory
to its RH TRU waste characterization
program as previously approved by the
EPA in 2012. The Agency will accept
public comment on this notice and
supplemental information as described
in Section I above. At the end of the
public comment period, the EPA will
evaluate all relevant public comments
and, as the Agency may deem
appropriate and necessary, revise the
report and proposed decision or take
other appropriate action. If the EPA
concludes that there are no unresolved
issues after the public comment period,
the Agency will issue an approval letter
and the final report. The letter of
approval will authorize the DOE to use
the approved waste characterization
processes to characterize RH TRU waste
at SNL.
Information on the approval decision
will be filed in the official public docket
opened for this action on
www.regulations.gov, Docket ID No.
EPA–HQ–OAR–2019–0634 (as listed in
the ADDRESSES section of this
document).
Dated: November 14, 2019.
Jonathan D. Edwards,
Director, Office of Radiation and Indoor Air.
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Proposed Information Collection
Request; Comment Request; The
National Oil and Hazardous Substance
Pollution Contingency Plan
Regulation, Subpart J (40 CFR 300.900)
(Renewal)
Environmental Protection
Agency (EPA).
AGENCY:
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ACTION:
Notice.
The Environmental Protection
Agency is planning to submit an
information collection request (ICR),
‘‘The National Oil and Hazardous
Substance Pollution Contingency Plan
Regulation, Subpart J (40 CFR 300.900)’’
(EPA ICR No. 1664.12, OMB Control No.
2050–0141) to the Office of Management
and Budget (OMB) for review and
approval in accordance with the
Paperwork Reduction Act. 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 October 31, 2020. 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 January 27, 2020.
ADDRESSES: Submit your comments,
referencing Docket ID No. EPA–HQ–
OPA–2007–0042, online using
www.regulations.gov (our preferred
method) or by mail to: EPA Docket
Center, Environmental Protection
Agency, Mail Code 28221T, 1200
Pennsylvania Ave. NW, Washington, DC
20460.
EPA’s policy is that all comments
received will be included in the public
docket without change including any
personal information provided, unless
the comment includes profanity, threats,
information claimed to be Confidential
Business Information (CBI) or other
information whose disclosure is
restricted by statute.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Wendy Hoffman, Office of Emergency
Management, Regulations
Implementation Division (5104A),
Environmental Protection Agency, 1200
Pennsylvania Ave. NW, Washington, DC
20460; telephone number: 202–564–
8794; fax number: 202–564–2620; email
address: hoffman.wendy@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 (44 U.S.C. 3501 et seq.), EPA
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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: This Information Collection
Request (ICR) renewal supports
activities to implement the National Oil
and Hazardous Substances Pollution
Contingency Plan (NCP), Subpart J (40
CFR 300.900), ‘‘Use of Dispersants and
Other Chemicals.’’
The use of bioremediation agents,
dispersants, surface washing agents,
surface collecting agents and
miscellaneous oil spill control agents in
response to oil spills in U.S. waters or
adjoining shorelines is governed by
Subpart J of the NCP regulation (40 CFR
300.900). Subpart J requirements
include criteria for listing oil spill
mitigating agents on the NCP Product
Schedule, hereafter referred to as the
Schedule. EPA’s regulation, which is
codified at 40 CFR 300.00, requires that
EPA prepare a schedule of ‘‘dispersants,
other chemicals, and other spill
mitigating devices and substances, if
any, that may be used in carrying out
the NCP.’’ The Schedule is required by
section 311(d)(2)(G) of the Clean Water
Act (CWA), as amended by the Oil
Pollution Act of 1990. The Schedule is
used by Federal On-Scene Coordinators
(FOSCs), Regional Response Teams
(RRTs), and Area Planners to identify
spill mitigating agents in preparation for
and response to oil spills.
Under Subpart J, manufacturers who
want to add a product to the Schedule
must submit technical product data to
the U.S. Environmental Protection
Agency (EPA or Agency) as stipulated in
40 CFR 300.915. Subpart J requires the
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manufacturer to conduct specific
toxicity and effectiveness tests and
submit the corresponding technical
product data along with other detailed
information to the EPA Office of
Emergency Management, Office of Land
and Emergency Management. For
example, a dispersant must exceed the
50 percent (±5 percent) efficacy
threshold in order to be listed on the
Schedule. EPA places oil spill
mitigating agents on the Schedule if all
the required data are submitted and the
product satisfies all requirements and
meets or exceeds testing thresholds. The
Schedule is available to FOSCs, RRTs,
and Area Committees for selecting the
most appropriate products to use in
various spill scenarios.
As of June 2016, 117 products were
listed on the Schedule. In the previous
ICR renewal, EPA estimated that 11
products per year would be submitted to
EPA for listing on the Schedule during
the renewal period. Over the three-year
period covered by the current ICR (2016
through 2019), EPA estimated that a
total of 11 products would be listed
annually. Additionally, EPA estimated
that approximately 10 manufacturers
would submit information to obtain
sorbent certifications. The annual public
reporting burden was estimated to be
315 hours. The total annual cost
(including labor and non-labor) to
manufacturers under Subpart J was
estimated to be $89,590.
At 40 CFR 300.920(c), respondents
may claim certain information in the
technical product data submissions as
confidential business information. EPA
will handle such claims pursuant to the
provisions in 40 CFR part 2, subpart B.
Such information must be submitted
separately from non-confidential
information, clearly identified, and
clearly marked ‘‘Confidential Business
Information.’’ If the applicant fails to
make such a claim at the time of
submittal, EPA may make the
information available to the public
without further notice.
Forms: None.
Respondents/affected entities:
Respondents include, but are not
limited to, manufacturers of
bioremediation agents, dispersants,
surface collecting agents, surface
washing agents, miscellaneous oil spill
control agents, and other chemical
agents and biological additives used as
countermeasures against oil spills.
Affected private industries can be
expected to fall within the following
industrial classifications:
• Manufacturers of industrial
inorganic chemicals (SIC 281/NAICS
325188),
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• Manufacturers of industrial organic
chemicals (SIC 286/NAICS 325199), and
• Manufacturers of miscellaneous
chemical products (SIC 289/NAICS
325988).
Respondent’s obligation to respond: A
manufacturer who wants their product
to be listed on the Schedule for use as
oil spill mitigating agent in an
emergency response to an oil spill must
submit certain mandatory product
testing and information to EPA for
review for the product to be listed on
the Schedule. (The Schedule is required
by section 311(d)(2)(G) of the Clean
Water Act (CWA), as amended by the
Oil Pollution Act of 1990).
Estimated number of respondents:
The previous ICR renewal estimated 21
respondents per year, including 10
sorbent product manufacturers. There
were 99 manufacturers and 117
products (27 bioremediation agents, 18
dispersants, 16 miscellaneous oil spill
control agents, 54 surface washing
agents, and 2 surface collecting agents)
listed on the Schedule as of June 2016.
EPA estimates that manufacturers will
apply to list 11 products on the
Schedule each year, including 2
bioremediation agents, 3 dispersants, 2
miscellaneous oil spill control agents, 1
surface collecting agent, and 3 surface
washing agents during this ICR renewal
period. In addition, EPA estimates that
10 manufacturers will apply to list
sorbent products (one per
manufacturer). Over the three-year
period, EPA anticipates that
manufacturers will apply to list a total
of 6 bioremediation agents, 9
dispersants, 6 miscellaneous oil spill
control agents, 3 surface collecting
agent, 9 surface washing agents and 10
sorbents on the Schedule. These figures
will be updated as needed during the
60-day OMB review period.
Frequency of response: Each
manufacturer responds once per
product submittal.
Total estimated burden: 315 hours
(per year). This figure will be updated
as needed during the 60-day OMB
review period. Burden is defined at 5
CFR 1320.03(b).
Total estimated cost: $89,590 (per
year), including $72,450 annualized
capital or operation & maintenance
costs. These figures will be updated
with the most recent available wage
rates from BLS and to account for any
changes in O&M costs, burden and
number of respondents.
Changes in Estimates: The above
burden estimates are based on the
current approved ICR. In the final notice
for the renewal ICR, EPA will publish
revised burden estimates based on
updates to respondent data and unit
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costs. The revised burden estimates may
increase or decrease from the current
ICR based on the number of products
added to the Schedule during the past
ICR renewal period, and EPA’s adjusted
estimates for the number of products the
Agency anticipates may be added to the
Schedule during the upcoming ICR
renewal period. Any change in burden
will be described and explained in this
section when the updated ICR
Supporting Statement is completed
during the 60-day OMB review period.
Dated: November 18, 2019.
Reggie Cheatham,
Director, Office of Emergency Management.
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Information Collection Request
Submitted to OMB for Review and
Approval; Comment Request; NESHAP
for Off-Site Waste and Recovery
Operations (Renewal)
Environmental Protection
Agency (EPA).
ACTION: Notice.
AGENCY:
The Environmental Protection
Agency (EPA) has submitted an
information collection request (ICR),
NESHAP for Off-Site Waste and
Recovery Operations (EPA ICR Number
1717.12, OMB Control Number 2060–
0313), to the Office of Management and
Budget (OMB) for review and approval
in accordance with the Paperwork
Reduction Act. This is a proposed
extension of the ICR, which is currently
approved through January 31, 2020.
Public comments were previously
requested, via the Federal Register, on
Monday, May 6, 2019 during a 60-day
comment period. This notice allows for
an additional 30 days for public
comments. A fuller description of the
ICR is given below, including its
estimated burden and cost to the public.
An agency may neither conduct nor
sponsor, and a person is not required to
respond to, a collection of information
unless it displays a currently valid OMB
control number.
DATES: Additional comments may be
submitted on or before December 27,
2019.
ADDRESSES: Submit your comments,
referencing Docket ID Number EPA–
HQ–OECA–2013–0336, to: (1) EPA
online using www.regulations.gov (our
preferred method), or by email to
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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY
[EPA-HQ-OPA-2007-0042; FRL-10002-57-OLEM]
Proposed Information Collection Request; Comment Request; The
National Oil and Hazardous Substance Pollution Contingency Plan
Regulation, Subpart J (40 CFR 300.900) (Renewal)
AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).
ACTION: Notice.
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SUMMARY: The Environmental Protection Agency is planning to submit an
information collection request (ICR), ``The National Oil and Hazardous
Substance Pollution Contingency Plan Regulation, Subpart J (40 CFR
300.900)'' (EPA ICR No. 1664.12, OMB Control No. 2050-0141) to the
Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for review and approval in
accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act. 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 October 31, 2020. 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 January 27, 2020.
ADDRESSES: Submit your comments, referencing Docket ID No. EPA-HQ-OPA-
2007-0042, online using www.regulations.gov (our preferred method) or
by mail to: EPA Docket Center, Environmental Protection Agency, Mail
Code 28221T, 1200 Pennsylvania Ave. NW, Washington, DC 20460.
EPA's policy is that all comments received will be included in the
public docket without change including any personal information
provided, unless the comment includes profanity, threats, information
claimed to be Confidential Business Information (CBI) or other
information whose disclosure is restricted by statute.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Wendy Hoffman, Office of Emergency
Management, Regulations Implementation Division (5104A), Environmental
Protection Agency, 1200 Pennsylvania Ave. NW, Washington, DC 20460;
telephone number: 202-564-8794; fax number: 202-564-2620; email
address: [email protected].
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 (44 U.S.C. 3501 et
seq.), 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: This Information Collection Request (ICR) renewal
supports activities to implement the National Oil and Hazardous
Substances Pollution Contingency Plan (NCP), Subpart J (40 CFR
300.900), ``Use of Dispersants and Other Chemicals.''
The use of bioremediation agents, dispersants, surface washing
agents, surface collecting agents and miscellaneous oil spill control
agents in response to oil spills in U.S. waters or adjoining shorelines
is governed by Subpart J of the NCP regulation (40 CFR 300.900).
Subpart J requirements include criteria for listing oil spill
mitigating agents on the NCP Product Schedule, hereafter referred to as
the Schedule. EPA's regulation, which is codified at 40 CFR 300.00,
requires that EPA prepare a schedule of ``dispersants, other chemicals,
and other spill mitigating devices and substances, if any, that may be
used in carrying out the NCP.'' The Schedule is required by section
311(d)(2)(G) of the Clean Water Act (CWA), as amended by the Oil
Pollution Act of 1990. The Schedule is used by Federal On-Scene
Coordinators (FOSCs), Regional Response Teams (RRTs), and Area Planners
to identify spill mitigating agents in preparation for and response to
oil spills.
Under Subpart J, manufacturers who want to add a product to the
Schedule must submit technical product data to the U.S. Environmental
Protection Agency (EPA or Agency) as stipulated in 40 CFR 300.915.
Subpart J requires the
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manufacturer to conduct specific toxicity and effectiveness tests and
submit the corresponding technical product data along with other
detailed information to the EPA Office of Emergency Management, Office
of Land and Emergency Management. For example, a dispersant must exceed
the 50 percent (5 percent) efficacy threshold in order to
be listed on the Schedule. EPA places oil spill mitigating agents on
the Schedule if all the required data are submitted and the product
satisfies all requirements and meets or exceeds testing thresholds. The
Schedule is available to FOSCs, RRTs, and Area Committees for selecting
the most appropriate products to use in various spill scenarios.
As of June 2016, 117 products were listed on the Schedule. In the
previous ICR renewal, EPA estimated that 11 products per year would be
submitted to EPA for listing on the Schedule during the renewal period.
Over the three-year period covered by the current ICR (2016 through
2019), EPA estimated that a total of 11 products would be listed
annually. Additionally, EPA estimated that approximately 10
manufacturers would submit information to obtain sorbent
certifications. The annual public reporting burden was estimated to be
315 hours. The total annual cost (including labor and non-labor) to
manufacturers under Subpart J was estimated to be $89,590.
At 40 CFR 300.920(c), respondents may claim certain information in
the technical product data submissions as confidential business
information. EPA will handle such claims pursuant to the provisions in
40 CFR part 2, subpart B. Such information must be submitted separately
from non-confidential information, clearly identified, and clearly
marked ``Confidential Business Information.'' If the applicant fails to
make such a claim at the time of submittal, EPA may make the
information available to the public without further notice.
Forms: None.
Respondents/affected entities: Respondents include, but are not
limited to, manufacturers of bioremediation agents, dispersants,
surface collecting agents, surface washing agents, miscellaneous oil
spill control agents, and other chemical agents and biological
additives used as countermeasures against oil spills. Affected private
industries can be expected to fall within the following industrial
classifications:
Manufacturers of industrial inorganic chemicals (SIC 281/
NAICS 325188),
Manufacturers of industrial organic chemicals (SIC 286/
NAICS 325199), and
Manufacturers of miscellaneous chemical products (SIC 289/
NAICS 325988).
Respondent's obligation to respond: A manufacturer who wants their
product to be listed on the Schedule for use as oil spill mitigating
agent in an emergency response to an oil spill must submit certain
mandatory product testing and information to EPA for review for the
product to be listed on the Schedule. (The Schedule is required by
section 311(d)(2)(G) of the Clean Water Act (CWA), as amended by the
Oil Pollution Act of 1990).
Estimated number of respondents: The previous ICR renewal estimated
21 respondents per year, including 10 sorbent product manufacturers.
There were 99 manufacturers and 117 products (27 bioremediation agents,
18 dispersants, 16 miscellaneous oil spill control agents, 54 surface
washing agents, and 2 surface collecting agents) listed on the Schedule
as of June 2016. EPA estimates that manufacturers will apply to list 11
products on the Schedule each year, including 2 bioremediation agents,
3 dispersants, 2 miscellaneous oil spill control agents, 1 surface
collecting agent, and 3 surface washing agents during this ICR renewal
period. In addition, EPA estimates that 10 manufacturers will apply to
list sorbent products (one per manufacturer). Over the three-year
period, EPA anticipates that manufacturers will apply to list a total
of 6 bioremediation agents, 9 dispersants, 6 miscellaneous oil spill
control agents, 3 surface collecting agent, 9 surface washing agents
and 10 sorbents on the Schedule. These figures will be updated as
needed during the 60-day OMB review period.
Frequency of response: Each manufacturer responds once per product
submittal.
Total estimated burden: 315 hours (per year). This figure will be
updated as needed during the 60-day OMB review period. Burden is
defined at 5 CFR 1320.03(b).
Total estimated cost: $89,590 (per year), including $72,450
annualized capital or operation & maintenance costs. These figures will
be updated with the most recent available wage rates from BLS and to
account for any changes in O&M costs, burden and number of respondents.
Changes in Estimates: The above burden estimates are based on the
current approved ICR. In the final notice for the renewal ICR, EPA will
publish revised burden estimates based on updates to respondent data
and unit costs. The revised burden estimates may increase or decrease
from the current ICR based on the number of products added to the
Schedule during the past ICR renewal period, and EPA's adjusted
estimates for the number of products the Agency anticipates may be
added to the Schedule during the upcoming ICR renewal period. Any
change in burden will be described and explained in this section when
the updated ICR Supporting Statement is completed during the 60-day OMB
review period.
Dated: November 18, 2019.
Reggie Cheatham,
Director, Office of Emergency Management.
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