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changes in the capital/startup and/or
operation and maintenance (O&M)
costs.
Courtney Kerwin,
Director, Regulatory Support Division.
[FR Doc. 2022–21122 Filed 9–28–22; 8:45 am]
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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION
AGENCY
[EPA–HQ–SFUND–2015–0100; FRL–10265–
01–OMS]
Information Collection Request
Submitted to OMB for Review and
Approval; Comment Request;
Continuous Release Reporting
Requirement Including Analysis for
Use of Continuous Release Reporting
Form (Renewal)
Environmental Protection
Agency (EPA).
ACTION: Notice.
AGENCY:
The Environmental Protection
Agency (EPA) has submitted an
information collection request (ICR),
Continuous Release Reporting
Requirement Including Analysis for Use
of Continuous Release Reporting Forms
(EPA ICR Number 1445.15, OMB
Control Number 2050–0086) 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 November 30, 2022.
Public comments were previously
requested via the Federal Register on
February 24, 2022 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 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: Additional comments may be
submitted on or before October 31,
2022.
ADDRESSES: Submit your comments,
referencing Docket ID No. EPA–HQ–
SFUND–2015–0100, 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.
The EPA’s policy is that all comments
received will be included in the public
docket without change, including any
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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.
Submit written comments and
recommendations to OMB for the
proposed information collection within
30 days of publication of this notice to
www.reginfo.gov/public/do/PRAMain.
Find this particular information
collection by selecting ‘‘Currently under
30-day Review—Open for Public
Comments’’ or by using the search
function.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Wendy Hoffman, Office of Emergency
Management, Mail Code 5104A,
Environmental Protection Agency, 1200
Pennsylvania Ave. NW, Washington, DC
20460; telephone number: (202) 564–
8794; 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.
Abstract: Pursuant to section
3506(c)(2)(A) of the PRA, in the first FR
notice (87 FR 10361 published on
February 24, 2022, EPA solicited
comments and information pertaining to
the Continuous Release Reporting
Requirements (CRRR) under Section
103(a) of CERCLA, as amended. CRRR
requires the person in charge of a vessel
or facility immediately to 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) (found in Table
302.4 of 40 CFR 302.4). If the source and
chemical composition of the continuous
release do not change and the level of
the continuous release does not
significantly increase, a follow-up
written report to EPA Headquarters one
year after submission of the initial
written report is also required. The
person in charge must notify the NRC
and EPA Region of a change in the
source or composition of the release,
and under section 103(a) of CERCLA, a
significant increase must be reported
immediately to the NRC. Finally, any
change in information submitted in
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support of a continuous release
notification must be reported to EPA
Headquarters. Section 103(f)(2) of
CERCLA provides facilities relief from
per-occurrence notification release
requirements if the subject release is
continuous and stable in quantity and
rate.
CRRR allows the Federal government
to determine whether a Federal
response action is required to control or
mitigate any potential adverse effects to
public health, welfare or the
environment. The release information is
also available to EPA program offices
and other Federal agencies who evaluate
the potential need for additional
regulations, new permitting
requirements for specific substances or
sources, or improved emergency
response planning. State and local
government authorities and facilities
subject to the CRRR use the release
information for local emergency
response planning. The public, which
has access to release information
through the Freedom of Information
Act, may request release information on
what types of releases are occurring in
different localities and what actions, if
any, are being taken to protect public
health, welfare and the environment.
Form Numbers: EPA Form 6100–10,
Continuous Release Reporting Form.
Respondents/affected entities: Entities
potentially affected by this action are
not defined. The use and release of
hazardous substances are pervasive
throughout industry. EPA expects many
different industrial categories to report
hazardous substance releases under the
provisions of the CRRR. No one industry
sector or group of sectors is
disproportionately affected by the
information collection burden.
Respondent’s obligation to respond:
Mandatory if respondents want reduced
reporting for continuous releases.
Estimated number of respondents:
4,250, including 25 State and local
government agencies.
Frequency of response: On occasion.
Total estimated burden: 38,625 hours
(average per year, including 75 hours for
State and local government agencies).
Burden is defined at 5 CFR 1320.03(b).
Total estimated cost: $2,487,450
(average per year), including $8,200
annualized capital or operation &
maintenance costs (average per year)
and $4,178 in State and local
government agency costs (average per
year).
Changes in Estimates: Compared to
the previous ICR renewal, the estimated
respondent unit burden per CRRR
submission has remained the same and
the estimated annual total respondent
burden has decreased by 88 percent,
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from an estimated 334,472 average
annual hours in the previous ICR
renewal to an estimated 38,625 average
annual hours in this renewal. This ICR
renewal was updated to reflect the
review of available information gathered
while moving the program submissions
from EPA Regions to a central location
at EPA HQ. The previous ICRs had
overestimated the burden on both
industry and governments. The typical
facility does not make an average of
eight separate submissions, as
previously estimated, but rather, one.
While the burden to generate a CRRR
submission remains the same, the
overall submissions and number of
chemicals reported are reduced. This
reduces the labor burden for both
industry and governments.
Courtney Kerwin,
Director, Regulatory Support Division.
[FR Doc. 2022–21169 Filed 9–28–22; 8:45 am]
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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION
AGENCY
[EPA–HQ–OAR–2022–0039; FRL–10256–01–
OMS]
Information Collection Request
Submitted to OMB for Review and
Approval; Comment Request; NESHAP
for Area Sources: Primary Copper
Smelting, Secondary Copper Smelting,
and Primary Nonferrous Metals-Zinc,
Cadmium, and Beryllium (Renewal)
Environmental Protection
Agency (EPA).
ACTION: Notice.
AGENCY:
The Environmental Protection
Agency (EPA) has submitted an
information collection request (ICR),
NESHAP for Area Sources: Primary
Copper Smelting, Secondary Copper
Smelting, and Primary Nonferrous
Metals-Zinc, Cadmium, and Beryllium
(EPA ICR Number 2240.08, OMB
Control Number 2060–0596), 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 November 30, 2022.
Public comments were previously
requested via the Federal Register on
April 8, 2022, 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
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collection of information unless it
displays a currently valid OMB control
number.
DATES: Additional comments may be
submitted on or before October 31,
2022.
Submit your comments,
referencing Docket ID Number EPA–
HQ–OAR–2022–0039, online using
https://www.regulations.gov/ (our
preferred method), by email to docket@
epa.gov, or by mail to: EPA Docket
Center, Environmental Protection
Agency, Mail Code 28221T, 1200
Pennsylvania Ave. NW, Washington, DC
20460. The 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.
Submit written comments and
recommendations to OMB for the
proposed information collection within
30 days of publication of this notice to
www.reginfo.gov/public/do/PRAMain.
Find this particular information
collection by selecting ‘‘Currently under
30-day Review—Open for Public
Comments’’ or by using the search
function.
ADDRESSES:
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Muntasir Ali, Sector Policies and
Program Division (D243–05), Office of
Air Quality Planning and Standards,
U.S. Environmental Protection Agency,
Research Triangle Park, North Carolina
27711; telephone number: (919) 541–
0833; email address: ali.muntasir@
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 https://
www.regulations.gov, or in person at the
EPA Docket Center, WJC West Building,
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.
Abstract: The National Emission
Standards for Hazardous Air Pollutants
(NESHAP) for Area Sources: Primary
Copper Smelting, Secondary Copper
Smelting, and Primary Nonferrous
Metals-Zinc, Cadmium, and Beryllium
(40 CFR part 63, subparts EEEEEE,
FFFFFF, and GGGGGG), apply to both
new and existing primary copper
smelting facilities (Subpart EEEEEE),
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new secondary copper smelting
facilities (Subpart FFFFFF), and both
new and existing primary zinc or
beryllium production facilities (Subpart
GGGGGG) that are an area source of
hazardous air pollutant (HAP)
emissions. In general, all NESHAP
standards require initial notifications,
performance tests, and periodic reports
by the owners/operators of the affected
facilities. They are also required to
maintain records of the occurrence and
duration of any startup, shutdown, or
malfunction in the operation of an
affected facility, or any period during
which the monitoring system is
inoperative. These notifications, reports,
and records are essential in determining
compliance, and are required of all
affected facilities subject to the
NESHAP.
Form Numbers: None.
Respondents/affected entities:
Owners and operators of new and
existing primary copper smelting
facilities, new secondary copper
smelting facilities, and new and existing
primary zinc or beryllium production
facilities that are area sources of HAP.
Respondent’s obligation to respond:
Mandatory (40 CFR part 63, subparts
EEEEEE, FFFFFF, and GGGGGG).
Estimated number of respondents: 3
(total).
Frequency of response: Initially.
Total estimated burden: 41 hours (per
year). Burden is defined at 5 CFR
1320.3(b).
Total estimated cost: $4,970 (per
year), includes no annualized capital/
startup and/or operation & maintenance
costs.
Changes in the Estimates: The
decrease in burden from the mostrecently approved ICR is due to an
adjustment(s). The adjustment decrease
in burden from the most recently
approved ICR is due to an updated
respondent count that showed fewer
primary copper sources than were
estimated in the most-recently approved
ICR. This count is based on data
collected during a recently proposed
rulemaking for primary copper smelting
area sources (87 FR 1616; January 11,
2022). and better reflects the current
industry. Because the proposed
rulemaking is not yet finalized, this ICR
renewal reflects the burden of the
recordkeeping and reporting
requirements of the existing regulation.
There are no capital/startup vs.
operation and maintenance (O&M) costs
for the affected sources.
Courtney Kerwin,
Director, Regulatory Support Division.
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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY
[EPA-HQ-SFUND-2015-0100; FRL-10265-01-OMS]
Information Collection Request Submitted to OMB for Review and
Approval; Comment Request; Continuous Release Reporting Requirement
Including Analysis for Use of Continuous Release Reporting Form
(Renewal)
AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).
ACTION: Notice.
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SUMMARY: The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has submitted an
information collection request (ICR), Continuous Release Reporting
Requirement Including Analysis for Use of Continuous Release Reporting
Forms (EPA ICR Number 1445.15, OMB Control Number 2050-0086) 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 November 30,
2022. Public comments were previously requested via the Federal
Register on February 24, 2022 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 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: Additional comments may be submitted on or before October 31,
2022.
ADDRESSES: Submit your comments, referencing Docket ID No. EPA-HQ-
SFUND-2015-0100, 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.
The 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.
Submit written comments and recommendations to OMB for the proposed
information collection within 30 days of publication of this notice to
www.reginfo.gov/public/do/PRAMain. Find this particular information
collection by selecting ``Currently under 30-day Review--Open for
Public Comments'' or by using the search function.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Wendy Hoffman, Office of Emergency
Management, Mail Code 5104A, Environmental Protection Agency, 1200
Pennsylvania Ave. NW, Washington, DC 20460; telephone number: (202)
564-8794; 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.
Abstract: Pursuant to section 3506(c)(2)(A) of the PRA, in the
first FR notice (87 FR 10361 published on February 24, 2022, EPA
solicited comments and information pertaining to the Continuous Release
Reporting Requirements (CRRR) under Section 103(a) of CERCLA, as
amended. CRRR requires the person in charge of a vessel or facility
immediately to 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) (found in
Table 302.4 of 40 CFR 302.4). If the source and chemical composition of
the continuous release do not change and the level of the continuous
release does not significantly increase, a follow-up written report to
EPA Headquarters one year after submission of the initial written
report is also required. The person in charge must notify the NRC and
EPA Region of a change in the source or composition of the release, and
under section 103(a) of CERCLA, a significant increase must be reported
immediately to the NRC. Finally, any change in information submitted in
support of a continuous release notification must be reported to EPA
Headquarters. Section 103(f)(2) of CERCLA provides facilities relief
from per-occurrence notification release requirements if the subject
release is continuous and stable in quantity and rate.
CRRR allows the Federal government to determine whether a Federal
response action is required to control or mitigate any potential
adverse effects to public health, welfare or the environment. The
release information is also available to EPA program offices and other
Federal agencies who evaluate the potential need for additional
regulations, new permitting requirements for specific substances or
sources, or improved emergency response planning. State and local
government authorities and facilities subject to the CRRR use the
release information for local emergency response planning. The public,
which has access to release information through the Freedom of
Information Act, may request release information on what types of
releases are occurring in different localities and what actions, if
any, are being taken to protect public health, welfare and the
environment.
Form Numbers: EPA Form 6100-10, Continuous Release Reporting Form.
Respondents/affected entities: Entities potentially affected by
this action are not defined. The use and release of hazardous
substances are pervasive throughout industry. EPA expects many
different industrial categories to report hazardous substance releases
under the provisions of the CRRR. No one industry sector or group of
sectors is disproportionately affected by the information collection
burden.
Respondent's obligation to respond: Mandatory if respondents want
reduced reporting for continuous releases.
Estimated number of respondents: 4,250, including 25 State and
local government agencies.
Frequency of response: On occasion.
Total estimated burden: 38,625 hours (average per year, including
75 hours for State and local government agencies). Burden is defined at
5 CFR 1320.03(b).
Total estimated cost: $2,487,450 (average per year), including
$8,200 annualized capital or operation & maintenance costs (average per
year) and $4,178 in State and local government agency costs (average
per year).
Changes in Estimates: Compared to the previous ICR renewal, the
estimated respondent unit burden per CRRR submission has remained the
same and the estimated annual total respondent burden has decreased by
88 percent,
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from an estimated 334,472 average annual hours in the previous ICR
renewal to an estimated 38,625 average annual hours in this renewal.
This ICR renewal was updated to reflect the review of available
information gathered while moving the program submissions from EPA
Regions to a central location at EPA HQ. The previous ICRs had
overestimated the burden on both industry and governments. The typical
facility does not make an average of eight separate submissions, as
previously estimated, but rather, one. While the burden to generate a
CRRR submission remains the same, the overall submissions and number of
chemicals reported are reduced. This reduces the labor burden for both
industry and governments.
Courtney Kerwin,
Director, Regulatory Support Division.
[FR Doc. 2022-21169 Filed 9-28-22; 8:45 am]
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