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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. The 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, the
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: In order to effectively
implement and enforce final changes to
40 CFR part 258 on a State level,
owners/operators of municipal solid
waste landfills have to comply with the
final reporting and recordkeeping
requirements. Respondents include
owners or operators of new municipal
solid waste landfills (MSWLFs), existing
MSWLFs, and lateral expansions of
existing MSWLFs. The respondents, in
complying with 40 CFR part 258, are
required to record information in the
facility operating record, pursuant to
§ 258.29, as it becomes available. The
operating record must be supplied to the
State as requested until the end of the
post-closure care period of the MSWLF.
The information collected will be used
by the State Director to confirm owner
or operator compliance with the
regulations under 40 CFR part 258.
Form Numbers: None.
Respondents/affected entities:
Recordkeeping and Reporting—Solid
Waste Disposal Facilities and Practices.
Respondent’s obligation to respond:
The respondents, in complying with 40
CFR part 258, are required to record
information in the facility operating
record, pursuant to § 258.29, as it
becomes available.
Estimated number of respondents:
3,800.
Frequency of response: On occasion.
Total estimated burden: 204,868
hours (per year). Burden is defined at 5
CFR 1320.03(b).
Total estimated cost: $2,211,000 (per
year), includes $1,831,000 annualized
capital or operation & maintenance costs
capital or operation & maintenance
costs.
Changes in Estimates: There is
increase of 60 hours in the total
estimated respondent burden compared
with the ICR currently approved by
OMB. This increase is due to the
increased number of states adopting the
RD&D section (258.4) since the last ICR
update.
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Dated: March 11, 2022.
Carolyn Hoskinson,
Director, Office of Resource Conservation and
Recovery.
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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION
AGENCY
[EPA–HQ–SFUND–2012–0104; FRL 9661–
01–OLEM]
Proposed Information Collection
Request; Comment Request;
Brownfields Program—
Accomplishment Reporting (Renewal)
Environmental Protection
Agency (EPA).
ACTION: Notice.
AGENCY:
The Environmental Protection
Agency is planning to submit an
information collection request (ICR),
‘‘Brownfields Program—
Accomplishment Reporting (Renewal)’’
(EPA ICR No. 2104.09, OMB Control No.
2050–0192 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 and
update of the ICR, which is currently
approved through December 31, 2024.
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 May 23, 2022.
ADDRESSES: Submit your comments,
referencing Docket ID No. EPA–HQ–
SFUND–2012–0104 online using
www.regulations.gov (our preferred
method), by email to docket.superfund@
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:
Kelly Gorini, Office of Brownfields and
Land Revitalization, (5105T),
Environmental Protection Agency, 1200
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Pennsylvania Ave. NW, Washington, DC
20460; telephone number: (202) 566–
1702; fax number: (202) 566–1476;
email address: gorini.kelly@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: This ICR covers the
collection of information from those
organizations that receive cooperative
agreements, contracts, and Targeted
Brownfields Assessment (TBA) funds
from EPA under the authority of the
section 104(k) of the Comprehensive
Environmental Response,
Compensation, and Liability Act
(CERCLA) as amended by the
Brownfields Utilization, Investment,
and Local Development (BUILD) Act
(Pub. L. 115–141). CERCLA 104(k), as
amended, authorizes EPA to award
grants or cooperative agreements and
contract funding to states, tribes, local
governments, other eligible entities, and
nonprofit organizations to support the
assessment and cleanup of brownfields
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sites. Under section 101(39) of CERCLA,
a brownfields site means real property,
the expansion, redevelopment, or reuse
of which may be complicated by the
presence or potential presence of a
hazardous substance, pollutant, or
contaminant. Cooperative agreement
recipients (‘‘recipients’’) have general
reporting and record keeping
requirements as a condition of their
cooperative agreement that result in
burden. A portion of this reporting and
record keeping burden is authorized
under 2 CFR part 1500 and identified in
the EPA’s general grants ICR (OMB
Control Number 2030–0020). EPA
requires Brownfields program recipients
to maintain and report additional
information to EPA on the uses and
accomplishments associated with
funded brownfields activities. EPA
intends to expand programmatic
reporting requirements to include TBA
contractors and technical assistance
contractors. EPA will use several forms
to assist recipients and contractors in
reporting the information and to ensure
consistency of the information
collected. EPA uses this information to
meet Federal stewardship
responsibilities to manage and track
how program funds are being spent, to
evaluate the performance of the
Brownfields Cleanup and Land
Revitalization Program, to meet the
Agency’s reporting requirements under
the Government Performance Results
Act, and to report to Congress and other
program stakeholders on the status and
accomplishments of the program.
Form Numbers: EPA ICR No. 2104.09,
OMB Control No. 2050–0192.
Respondents/affected entities: State/
local/tribal governments; Non-Profits;
Contractors.
Respondent’s obligation to respond:
Required to obtain or Retain Benefits (2
CFR part 1500).
Estimated number of respondents:
5,714 (total).
Frequency of response: Bi-annual for
subtitle CERCLA 128 recipients;
quarterly for CERCLA 104(k) recipients.
Total estimated burden: 6,206 hours
(per year). Burden is defined at 5 CFR
1320.03(b).
Total estimated cost: $721,025 (per
year), includes $0 annualized capital or
operation & maintenance costs.
Changes in Estimates: The burden
hours estimate increased from 6,143
hours in the 2020 ICR request to 6,206
hours currently, for an increase of 63
hours. This slight change can be
attributed to eliminating the Area-Wide
Planning Form but adding two
additional forms to track technical
assistance. Additionally, the number of
respondents increased from 5,517 in
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2020 to an estimated 5,714, an increase
of 197. Respondents indicated that
improvements in the ACRES reporting
system and increased familiarity with
the program lead to a lower burden per
individual entry.
Dated: March 15, 2022.
David R. Lloyd,
Director, Office of Brownfields and Land
Revitalization.
[FR Doc. 2022–06096 Filed 3–22–22; 8:45 am]
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AGENCY
[EPA–HQ–OLEM–2018–0391, FRL–9357–01–
OLEM]
Agency Information Collection
Activities; Proposed Collection;
Comment Request; Facility GroundWater Monitoring Requirements, EPA
ICR No. 0959.17, OMB Control No.
2050–0033
Environmental Protection
Agency (EPA).
ACTION: Notice.
AGENCY:
The Environmental Protection
Agency (EPA) is planning to submit the
information collection request (ICR),
Facility Ground-Water Monitoring
Requirements (Renewal) (EPA ICR No.
0959.17, OMB Control No. 2050–0033)
to the Office of Management and Budget
(OMB) for review and approval in
accordance with the Paperwork
Reduction Act (PRA). Before doing so,
the EPA is soliciting public comments
on specific aspects of the proposed
information collection as described in
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION. This is a
proposed extension of the ICR, which is
currently approved through November
30, 2022. 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 May 23, 2022.
ADDRESSES: Submit your comments,
referencing by Docket ID No. EPA–HQ–
OLEM–2018–0391, at https://
www.regulations.gov (our preferred
method), or the other methods
identified in the ADDRESSES section.
Once submitted, comments cannot be
edited or removed from the docket. The
EPA may publish any comment received
to its public docket. Do not submit to
EPA’s docket at https://
www.regulations.gov any information
you consider to be Confidential
Business Information (CBI) or other
information whose disclosure is
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restricted by statute. Multimedia
submissions (audio, video, etc.) must be
accompanied by a written comment.
The written comment is considered the
official comment and should include
discussion of all points you wish to
make. The EPA will generally not
consider comments or comment
contents located outside of the primary
submission (i.e. on the web, cloud, or
other file sharing system). For
additional submission methods, the full
EPA public comment policy,
information about CBI or multimedia
submissions, and general guidance on
making effective comments, please visit
https://www.epa.gov/dockets/
commenting-epa-dockets.
Due to public health concerns related
to COVID–19, the EPA Docket Center
and Reading Room are open to the
public by appointment only. Our Docket
Center staff also continues to provide
remote customer service via email,
phone, and webform. Hand deliveries or
couriers will be received by scheduled
appointment only. For further
information and updates on EPA Docket
Center services, please visit us online at
https://www.epa.gov/dockets.
The EPA continues to carefully and
continuously monitor information from
the Centers for Disease Control and
Prevention (CDC), local area health
departments, and our Federal partners
so that we can respond rapidly as
conditions change regarding COVID–19.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Peggy Vyas, Environmental Protection
Agency, 1200 Pennsylvania Ave. NW,
Washington, DC 20460; telephone
number: 202–566–0453; fax number:
email address: vyas.peggy@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.
Out of an abundance of caution for
members of the public and our staff, the
EPA Docket Center and Reading Room
is closed to the public, with limited
exceptions, to reduce the risk of
transmitting COVID–19. Our Docket
Center staff will continue to provide
remote customer service via email,
phone and webform. For further
information about the EPA’s public
docket, Docket Center services and the
current status, please visit us online at
https://www.epa.gov/dockets. The
telephone number for the Docket Center
is 202–566–1744.
Pursuant to section 3506(c)(2)(A) of
the PRA, the EPA is soliciting comments
and information to enable it to: (i)
Evaluate whether the proposed
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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY
[EPA-HQ-SFUND-2012-0104; FRL 9661-01-OLEM]
Proposed Information Collection Request; Comment Request;
Brownfields Program--Accomplishment Reporting (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), ``Brownfields Program--
Accomplishment Reporting (Renewal)'' (EPA ICR No. 2104.09, OMB Control
No. 2050-0192 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 and update of the ICR, which is currently approved through
December 31, 2024. 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 May 23, 2022.
ADDRESSES: Submit your comments, referencing Docket ID No. EPA-HQ-
SFUND-2012-0104 online using www.regulations.gov (our preferred
method), by email to [email protected] 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: Kelly Gorini, Office of Brownfields
and Land Revitalization, (5105T), Environmental Protection Agency, 1200
Pennsylvania Ave. NW, Washington, DC 20460; telephone number: (202)
566-1702; fax number: (202) 566-1476; 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, 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 ICR covers the collection of information from those
organizations that receive cooperative agreements, contracts, and
Targeted Brownfields Assessment (TBA) funds from EPA under the
authority of the section 104(k) of the Comprehensive Environmental
Response, Compensation, and Liability Act (CERCLA) as amended by the
Brownfields Utilization, Investment, and Local Development (BUILD) Act
(Pub. L. 115-141). CERCLA 104(k), as amended, authorizes EPA to award
grants or cooperative agreements and contract funding to states,
tribes, local governments, other eligible entities, and nonprofit
organizations to support the assessment and cleanup of brownfields
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sites. Under section 101(39) of CERCLA, a brownfields site means real
property, the expansion, redevelopment, or reuse of which may be
complicated by the presence or potential presence of a hazardous
substance, pollutant, or contaminant. Cooperative agreement recipients
(``recipients'') have general reporting and record keeping requirements
as a condition of their cooperative agreement that result in burden. A
portion of this reporting and record keeping burden is authorized under
2 CFR part 1500 and identified in the EPA's general grants ICR (OMB
Control Number 2030-0020). EPA requires Brownfields program recipients
to maintain and report additional information to EPA on the uses and
accomplishments associated with funded brownfields activities. EPA
intends to expand programmatic reporting requirements to include TBA
contractors and technical assistance contractors. EPA will use several
forms to assist recipients and contractors in reporting the information
and to ensure consistency of the information collected. EPA uses this
information to meet Federal stewardship responsibilities to manage and
track how program funds are being spent, to evaluate the performance of
the Brownfields Cleanup and Land Revitalization Program, to meet the
Agency's reporting requirements under the Government Performance
Results Act, and to report to Congress and other program stakeholders
on the status and accomplishments of the program.
Form Numbers: EPA ICR No. 2104.09, OMB Control No. 2050-0192.
Respondents/affected entities: State/local/tribal governments; Non-
Profits; Contractors.
Respondent's obligation to respond: Required to obtain or Retain
Benefits (2 CFR part 1500).
Estimated number of respondents: 5,714 (total).
Frequency of response: Bi-annual for subtitle CERCLA 128
recipients; quarterly for CERCLA 104(k) recipients.
Total estimated burden: 6,206 hours (per year). Burden is defined
at 5 CFR 1320.03(b).
Total estimated cost: $721,025 (per year), includes $0 annualized
capital or operation & maintenance costs.
Changes in Estimates: The burden hours estimate increased from
6,143 hours in the 2020 ICR request to 6,206 hours currently, for an
increase of 63 hours. This slight change can be attributed to
eliminating the Area-Wide Planning Form but adding two additional forms
to track technical assistance. Additionally, the number of respondents
increased from 5,517 in 2020 to an estimated 5,714, an increase of 197.
Respondents indicated that improvements in the ACRES reporting system
and increased familiarity with the program lead to a lower burden per
individual entry.
Dated: March 15, 2022.
David R. Lloyd,
Director, Office of Brownfields and Land Revitalization.
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