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Kimberly D. Bose,
Secretary.
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AGENCY
[EPA–HQ–OLEM–2018–0367; FRL–10984–
01–OLEM]
Proposed Information Collection
Request; Comment Request;
Underground Storage Tanks:
Technical and Financial Requirements,
and State Program Approval
Procedures (Renewal)
Environmental Protection
Agency (EPA).
AGENCY:
17:25 Jul 10, 2023
Notice.
The Environmental Protection
Agency is planning to submit an
information collection request (ICR),
‘‘Underground Storage Tanks: Technical
and Financial Requirements, and State
Program Approval Procedures
(Renewal)’’ (EPA ICR No. 1360.18, OMB
Control No. 2050–0068) to the Office of
Management and Budget (OMB) for
review and approval in accordance with
the Paperwork Reduction Act (PRA).
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 April 30, 2024. An
Agency may not conduct or sponsor and
a person is not required to respond to
a collection of information unless it
SUMMARY:
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respond to any facts or contentions
made in a prohibited off-the-record
communication and may request that
the Commission place the prohibited
communication and responses thereto
in the decisional record. The
Commission will grant such a request
only when it determines that fairness so
requires. Any person identified below as
having made a prohibited off-the-record
communication shall serve the
document on all parties listed on the
official service list for the applicable
proceeding in accordance with Rule
2010, 18 CFR 385.2010.
Exempt off-the-record
communications are included in the
decisional record of the proceeding,
unless the communication was with a
cooperating agency as described by 40
CFR 1501.6, made under 18 CFR
385.2201(e)(1)(v).
The following is a list of off-therecord communications recently
received by the Secretary of the
Commission. This filing may be viewed
on the Commission’s website at https://
www.ferc.gov using the eLibrary link.
Enter the docket number, excluding the
last three digits, in the docket number
field to access the document. For
assistance, please contact FERC Online
Support at FERCOnlineSupport@
ferc.gov or toll free at (866) 208–3676, or
for TTY, contact (202) 502–8659.
Valerie P. Foushee and Kathy Manning.
Dated: July 5, 2023.
Debbie-Anne A. Reese,
Deputy Secretary.
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Comments must be submitted on
or before September 11, 2023.
DATES:
Submit your comments,
referencing Docket ID No. EPA–HQ–
OLEM–2018–0367 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
ADDRESSES:
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information whose disclosure is
restricted by statute.
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.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Elizabeth McDermott, Office of
Underground Storage Tanks, Mail Code
5401T, Environmental Protection
Agency, 1200 Pennsylvania Ave. NW,
Washington, DC 20460; telephone
number: (202) 564–0646; email address:
mcdermott.elizabeth@epa.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Pursuant
to section 3506(c)(2)(A) of the PRA (44
U.S.C. 3506(c)(2)(A)), 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: Subtitle I of the Resource
Conservation and Recovery Act (RCRA),
as amended, requires that EPA develop
standards for Underground Storage
Tank (UST) systems, as may be
necessary, to protect human health and
the environment, and procedures for
approving state programs in lieu of the
Federal program. EPA promulgated
technical and financial requirements for
owners and operators of USTs at 40 CFR
part 280, and state program approval
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procedures at 40 CFR part 281. This ICR
is a comprehensive presentation of all
information collection requirements
contained at 40 CFR parts 280 and 281.
The data collected for new and
existing UST system operations and
financial requirements are used by
owners and operators and/or EPA or the
implementing agency to monitor results
of testing, inspections, and operation of
UST systems, as well as to demonstrate
compliance with regulations. EPA
believes strongly that if the minimum
requirements specified under the
regulations are not met, neither the
facilities nor EPA can ensure that UST
systems are being managed in a manner
protective of human health and the
environment.
EPA uses state program applications
to determine whether to approve a state
program. Before granting approval, EPA
must determine that programs will be
no less stringent than the Federal
program and contain adequate
enforcement mechanisms.
Form Numbers: None.
Respondents/affected entities:
Facilities that own and operate
underground storage tanks (USTs),
states that implement the UST
programs, and tribes.
Respondent’s obligation to respond:
Mandatory (40 CFR part 280).
Estimated number of respondents:
196,483.
Frequency of response: Once, on
occasion, annual.
Total estimated burden: 8,332,870
hours (per year). Burden is defined at 5
CFR 1320.03(b).
Total estimated cost: $689,740,286
(per year), includes $406,057,091
annualized capital or operation &
maintenance costs.
Changes in Estimates: There is a
decrease of 389,322 hours in the total
estimated respondent burden hours
compared with the ICR currently
approved by OMB. There is a total
decrease in burden hours because the
overall number of underground storage
tanks decreased while the requirements
for each tank owner remained the same.
In addition, during the last ICR EPA
approved thirty states for state program
approval but only expects to approve 12
during this ICR.
Mark Barolo,
Director, Office of Underground Storage
Tanks.
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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION
AGENCY
[EPA–HQ–OPP–2023–0345; FRL–11141–01–
OCSPP]
Pesticide Program Dialogue
Committee; Request for Nominations
to the Pesticide Program Dialogue
Committee
Environmental Protection
Agency (EPA).
ACTION: Notice.
AGENCY:
The Environmental Protection
Agency’s (EPA’s) Office of Pesticide
Programs is inviting nominations from a
diverse range of qualified candidates to
be considered for appointment to the
Pesticide Program Dialogue Committee
(PPDC). The PPDC is chartered to
provide policy advice, information, and
recommendations to the EPA on a wide
variety of pesticide regulatory
developments and reform initiatives,
evolving public policy, and program
implementation issues associated with
evaluating and reducing risks from
pesticide use. To maintain the
representation outlined by the charter,
nominees will be selected to represent:
environmental/public interest and
animal rights groups; farm worker
organizations; pesticide industry and
trade associations; pesticide user,
grower, and commodity groups; federal/
state/local and tribal governments;
academia; and public health
organizations. Vacancies are expected to
be filled by December 2023. Sources in
addition to this Federal Register Notice
may be utilized in the solicitation of
nominees.
SUMMARY:
Nominations should be
submitted no later than August 10,
2023.
DATES:
Submit nominations
electronically with the subject line
‘‘PPDC Membership 2023’’ to
chang.jeffrey@epa.gov.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Jeffrey Chang, Designated Federal
Officer for the PPDC, telephone number:
(202) 566–2213 email address:
chang.jeffrey@epa.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
ADDRESSES:
I. General Information
A. Does this action apply to me?
This action is directed to the public
in general, and may be of particular
interest to persons who work in in
agricultural settings or if you are
concerned about implementation of the
Federal Insecticide, Fungicide, and
Rodenticide Act (FIFRA) (7 U.S.C. 136
et seq.); the Federal Food, Drug, and
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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY
[EPA-HQ-OLEM-2018-0367; FRL-10984-01-OLEM]
Proposed Information Collection Request; Comment Request;
Underground Storage Tanks: Technical and Financial Requirements, and
State Program Approval Procedures (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), ``Underground Storage Tanks:
Technical and Financial Requirements, and State Program Approval
Procedures (Renewal)'' (EPA ICR No. 1360.18, OMB Control No. 2050-0068)
to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for review and approval in
accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act (PRA). 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 April 30, 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 September 11, 2023.
ADDRESSES: Submit your comments, referencing Docket ID No. EPA-HQ-OLEM-
2018-0367 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
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information whose disclosure is restricted by statute.
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.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Elizabeth McDermott, Office of
Underground Storage Tanks, Mail Code 5401T, Environmental Protection
Agency, 1200 Pennsylvania Ave. NW, Washington, DC 20460; telephone
number: (202) 564-0646; email address: [email protected].
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Pursuant to section 3506(c)(2)(A) of the PRA
(44 U.S.C. 3506(c)(2)(A)), 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: Subtitle I of the Resource Conservation and Recovery Act
(RCRA), as amended, requires that EPA develop standards for Underground
Storage Tank (UST) systems, as may be necessary, to protect human
health and the environment, and procedures for approving state programs
in lieu of the Federal program. EPA promulgated technical and financial
requirements for owners and operators of USTs at 40 CFR part 280, and
state program approval procedures at 40 CFR part 281. This ICR is a
comprehensive presentation of all information collection requirements
contained at 40 CFR parts 280 and 281.
The data collected for new and existing UST system operations and
financial requirements are used by owners and operators and/or EPA or
the implementing agency to monitor results of testing, inspections, and
operation of UST systems, as well as to demonstrate compliance with
regulations. EPA believes strongly that if the minimum requirements
specified under the regulations are not met, neither the facilities nor
EPA can ensure that UST systems are being managed in a manner
protective of human health and the environment.
EPA uses state program applications to determine whether to approve
a state program. Before granting approval, EPA must determine that
programs will be no less stringent than the Federal program and contain
adequate enforcement mechanisms.
Form Numbers: None.
Respondents/affected entities: Facilities that own and operate
underground storage tanks (USTs), states that implement the UST
programs, and tribes.
Respondent's obligation to respond: Mandatory (40 CFR part 280).
Estimated number of respondents: 196,483.
Frequency of response: Once, on occasion, annual.
Total estimated burden: 8,332,870 hours (per year). Burden is
defined at 5 CFR 1320.03(b).
Total estimated cost: $689,740,286 (per year), includes
$406,057,091 annualized capital or operation & maintenance costs.
Changes in Estimates: There is a decrease of 389,322 hours in the
total estimated respondent burden hours compared with the ICR currently
approved by OMB. There is a total decrease in burden hours because the
overall number of underground storage tanks decreased while the
requirements for each tank owner remained the same. In addition, during
the last ICR EPA approved thirty states for state program approval but
only expects to approve 12 during this ICR.
Mark Barolo,
Director, Office of Underground Storage Tanks.
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