[Federal Register: May 28, 2008 (Volume 73, Number 103)]
[Notices]
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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY
[EPA-HQ-RCRA-2007-1116, FRL-8571-9]
Agency Information Collection Activities; Submission to OMB for
Review and Approval; Comment Request; Facility Ground-Water Monitoring
Requirements (Renewal); EPA ICR No. 0959.13; OMB Control No. 2050-0033
AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).
ACTION: Notice.
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SUMMARY: In compliance with the Paperwork Reduction Act (PRA)(44 U.S.C.
3501 et seq.), this document announces that an Information Collection
Request (ICR) has been forwarded to the Office of Management and Budget
(OMB) for review and approval. This is a request to renew an existing
approved collection. The ICR, which is abstracted below, describes the
nature of the information collection and its estimated burden and cost.
DATES: Additional comments may be submitted on or before June 27, 2008.
ADDRESSES: Submit your comments, referencing Docket ID No. EPA-HQ-RCRA-
2007-1116, to (1) EPA, either online using http://www.regulations.gov
(our preferred method), or by e-mail to rcra-docket@epa.gov, or by mail
to: RCRA Docket (28221T), U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, 1200
Pennsylvania Avenue, NW., Washington, DC 20460; and (2) OMB, by mail
to: Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs, Office of Management
and Budget (OMB), Attention: Desk Officer for EPA, 725 17th Street,
NW., Washington, DC 20503.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: William Schoenborn, Office of Solid
Waste, (mail code 5303P), Environmental Protection Agency, 1200
Pennsylvania Ave., NW., Washington, DC 20460; telephone number: 703-
308-8483; fax number: 703-308-8617; e-mail address:
schoenborn.william@epa.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: EPA has submitted the following ICR to OMB
for review and approval according to the procedures prescribed in 5 CFR
1320.12. On January 25, 2008 (73 FR 4554), EPA sought comments on this
ICR pursuant to 5 CFR 1320.8(d). EPA received one comment during the
comment period, which is addressed in the ICR. Any additional comments
on this ICR should be submitted to EPA and OMB within 30 days of this
notice.
EPA has established a public docket for this ICR under Docket ID
No. EPA-HQ-RCRA-2007-1116, which is available for online viewing at
http://www.regulations.gov, or in person viewing at the Resource
Conservation and Recovery Act (RCRA) Docket in the EPA Docket Center
(EPA/DC), EPA West, Room 3334, 1301 Constitution Ave., NW., Washington,
DC. The EPA/DC Public Reading Room is open from 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.,
Monday through Friday, excluding legal holidays. The telephone number
for the Reading Room is (202) 566-1744, and the telephone number for
the RCRA Docket is (202) 566-0270.
Use EPA's electronic docket and comment system at http://
www.regulations.gov, to submit or view public comments, access the
index listing of the contents of the docket, and to access those
documents in the docket that are available electronically. Once in the
system, select ``docket search,'' then key in the docket ID number
identified above. Please note that EPA's policy is that public
comments, whether submitted electronically or in paper, will be made
available for public viewing at http://www.regulations.gov as EPA
receives them and without change, unless the comment contains
copyrighted material, Confidential Business Information (CBI), or other
information whose public disclosure is restricted by statute. For
further information about the electronic docket, go to http://
www.regulations.gov.
Title: Facility Ground-Water Monitoring Requirements (Renewal).
ICR numbers: EPA ICR No. 0959.13, OMB Control No. 2050-0033.
ICR Status: This ICR is scheduled to expire on May 31, 2008. Under
OMB regulations, the Agency may continue to conduct or sponsor the
collection of information while this submission is pending at OMB. 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. The OMB control numbers for EPA's regulations
in title 40 of the CFR, after appearing in the Federal Register when
approved, are listed in 40 CFR part 9, are displayed either by
publication in the Federal Register or by other appropriate means, such
as on the related collection instrument or form, if applicable. The
display of OMB control numbers in certain EPA regulations is
consolidated in 40 CFR part 9.
Abstract: This ICR examines the ground-water monitoring standards
for permitted and interim status facilities at 40 CFR parts 264 and
265, as specified. The ground-water monitoring requirements for
regulated units follow a tiered approach whereby releases of hazardous
contaminants are first detected (detection monitoring), then confirmed
(compliance monitoring), and if necessary, are required to be cleaned
up (corrective action). Each of these tiers requires collection and
analysis of ground-water samples. Owners or operators that conduct
ground-water monitoring are required to report information to the
oversight agencies on releases of contaminants and to maintain records
of ground-water monitoring data at their facilities. The goal of the
ground-water monitoring program is to prevent and quickly detect
releases of hazardous contaminants to groundwater, and to establish a
program whereby any contamination is expeditiously cleaned up as
necessary to protect human health and environment. Subtitle C of the
Resource Conservation and Recovery Act of 1976 (RCRA) creates a
comprehensive program for the safe management of hazardous waste.
Section 3004 of RCRA requires owners and operators of facilities that
treat, store, or dispose of hazardous waste to comply with
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standards established by EPA that are to protect the environment.
Section 3005 provides for implementation of these standards under
permits issued to owners and operators by EPA or authorized States.
Section 3005 also allows owners and operators of facilities in
existence when the regulations came into effect to comply with
applicable notice requirements to operate until a permit is issued or
denied. This statutory authorization to operate prior to permit
determination is commonly known as ``interim status.'' Owners and
operators of interim status facilities also must comply with standards
set under Section 3004.
Burden Statement: The annual public reporting and recordkeeping
burden for this collection of information is estimated to average 123
hours per response. Burden means the total time, effort, or financial
resources expended by persons to generate, maintain, retain, or
disclose or provide information to or for a Federal agency. This
includes the time needed to review instructions; develop, acquire,
install, and utilize technology and systems for the purposes of
collecting, validating, and verifying information, processing and
maintaining information, and disclosing and providing information;
adjust the existing ways to comply with any previously applicable
instructions and requirements which have subsequently changed; train
personnel to be able to respond to a collection of information; search
data sources; complete and review the collection of information; and
transmit or otherwise disclose the information.
Respondents/Affected Entities: Business or other for-profit; and
State, local, or Tribal governments.
Estimated Number of Respondents: 989.
Frequency of Response: quarterly, semi-annually, and annually.
Estimated Total Annual Hour Burden: 121,577.
Estimated Total Annual Cost: $27,818,073, includes $4,628,246
annualized labor and $23,189,829 capital or O&M costs.
Changes in the Estimates: There is an increase of 26,380 hours in
the total estimated burden currently identified in the OMB Inventory of
Approved ICR Burdens. The reason for the increase in hourly burden is
an increase in the universe from 824 for the previous ICR to 989 for
this renewal, which can be explained by improvements in the RCRAInfo
database, allowing for more accurate counts.
Dated: May 21, 2008.
Sara Hisel-McCoy,
Director, Collection Strategies Division.
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