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information collection request (ICR), 

Emergency Planning and Release 

Notification Requirements under 

Emergency Planning and Community 

Right-to-Know Act Sections 302, 303, 

and 304 (EPA ICR Number 1395.10, 

OMB Control Number 2050–0092), 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 December 31, 2018. 

Public comments were previously 

requested via the Federal Register on 

July 18, 2018 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: Comments must be submitted on 

or before January 22, 2019. 

ADDRESSES: Submit your comments, 

referencing Docket ID No. EPA–HQ– 

SFUND–2005–0008, to (1) EPA online 

using www.regulations.gov (our 

preferred method), by email to 

superfund.docket@epa.gov or by mail 

to: EPA Docket Center, Environmental 

Protection Agency, Mail Code 28221T, 

1200 Pennsylvania Ave. NW, 

Washington, DC 20460, and (2) OMB via 

email to oira_submission@omb.eop.gov. 

Address comments to OMB Desk Officer 

for EPA. 

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, 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 http://www.epa.gov/ 

dockets. 

Abstract: The authority for the 

emergency planning and emergency 

release notification requirements is 

sections 302, 303, and 304 of the 

Emergency Planning and Community 

Right-to-Know Act (EPCRA) 1986 (42 

U.S.C. 11002, 11003, and 11004). 

EPCRA established broad emergency 

planning and facility reporting 

requirements. Section 302 requires 

facilities to notify their state emergency 

response commission (SERC) and the 

local emergency planning committee 

(LEPC) that the facility is subject to 

emergency planning. This activity was 

completed soon after the law was 

passed. Only new facilities that may 

become subject to these requirements 

must notify the SERC and the LEPC. 

Currently covered facilities are required 

to notify the LEPC of any changes that 

occur at the facility which would be 

relevant to emergency planning. Section 

303 requires the LEPC to prepare local 

emergency response plans for their 

planning district using the information 

provided by facilities under section 302. 

The LEPC may request any information 

from facilities necessary to develop 

emergency response plans. Emergency 

response plans were developed within a 

few months after the law was passed. 

LEPCs are required to review and 

update the plan at least annually or 

more frequently as changes occur in the 

community. Section 304 requires 

facilities to report to SERCs and LEPCs 

releases exceeding the reportable 

quantities listed for each extremely 

hazardous substance (EHS) and for each 

hazardous substance defined under 

section 101(14) of the Comprehensive 

Environmental Response, 

Compensation, and Liability Act. This 

ICR also covers the notification and the 

written follow-up required under 

section 304. The implementing 

regulations are codified in 40 CFR part 

355. 

Form numbers: None. 

Respondents/affected entities: Entities 

that have a threshold planning quantity 

of an extremely hazardous substance 

(EHS) listed in 40 CFR part 355, 

Appendix A and those that have a 

release of any of the EHSs or CERCLA 

hazardous substances above a reportable 

quantity. Entities more likely to be 

affected by this action may include 

chemical manufacturers, retailers, 

petroleum refineries, utilities, etc. 

Respondent’s obligation to respond: 

Mandatory under EPCRA sections 302, 

303 and 304. 

Estimated number of respondents: 

108,556. 

Frequency of response: EPCRA 

section 302 reporting is a one-time 

notification unless there are changes to 

the reported information; EPCRA 

section 304 notification is only when a 

release of an EHS or CERCLA hazardous 

substance occurs from a facility. 

Total estimated burden: 259,456 

hours (per year). Burden is defined at 5 

CFR 1320.03(b). 

Total estimated cost: $10,784,934 (per 

year), including $68,867 annual 

operations and maintenance costs. 

There are no capital costs associated 

with this ICR. 

Changes in estimates: The number of 

facilities subject to section 302 is 

95,000, which is the same as in the 

previous ICR. There is an increase of 

4,500 hours in the total estimated 

respondent burden compared with the 

ICR currently approved by OMB. This 

increase is due to an adjustment to the 

estimate, which corrected for a math 

error in the previous ICR renewal. 

Courtney Kerwin, 

Director, Regulatory Support Division. 

[FR Doc. 2018–27583 Filed 12–20–18; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 6560–50–P 

ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION 

AGENCY 

[EPA–HQ–OW–2014–0359; FRL–9986–56– 

OEI] 

Information Collection Request 

Submitted to OMB for Review and 

Approval; Comment Request; 

Underground Injection Control 

Program 

AGENCY: Environmental Protection 

Agency (EPA). 

ACTION: Notice. 

SUMMARY: The Environmental Protection 

Agency (EPA) has submitted an 

information collection request (ICR), 

Underground Injection Control Program 

(EPA ICR No. 0370.26, OMB Control No. 

2040–0042) to the Office of Management 

and Budget (OMB) for review and 

approval in accordance with the 

Paperwork Reduction Act. This is a 

proposed renewal of the ICR, which is 

currently approved through December 

31, 2018. The EPA previously requested 

public comments via the Federal 

Register on June 6, 2018, 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 


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displays a currently valid OMB control 

number. 

DATES: Comments may be submitted on 

or before January 22, 2019. 

ADDRESSES: Submit your comments, 

referencing Docket ID Number EPA– 

HQ–OW–2014–0359, to (1) the EPA: 

Online using www.regulations.gov (our 

preferred method), by email to OWDocket@epa.gov, or by mail to: EPA 

Docket Center, Environmental 

Protection Agency, Mail Code 28221T, 

1200 Pennsylvania Ave. NW, 

Washington, DC 20460, and (2) OMB: 

via email to oira_submission@

omb.eop.gov. Address comments to 

OMB Desk Officer for the EPA. 

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. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Kyle 

Carey, Office of Ground Water and 

Drinking Water/Drinking Water 

Protection Division, 4606M, 

Environmental Protection Agency, 1200 

Pennsylvania Ave. NW, Washington, DC 

20460; telephone number: (202) 564– 

2322; fax number: (202) 564–3756; 

email address: carey.kyle@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 20004. The telephone 

number for the Docket Center is 202– 

566–1744. For additional information 

about the EPA’s public docket, visit 

http://www.epa.gov/dockets. 

Abstract: The Underground Injection 

Control (UIC) Program, under authority 

of the Safe Drinking Water Act, 

established a federal-state regulatory 

system to protect underground sources 

of drinking water (USDWs) by ensuring 

that they are not endangered by the 

underground injection of fluids. Injected 

fluids include hazardous waste, oil field 

brines or produced water, mineral 

processing fluids, various types of 

industrial fluids, automotive, sanitary 

and other wastes, and carbon dioxide 

injected for geologic sequestration. 

Owners or operators of injection wells 

must obtain permits, conduct 

environmental monitoring, maintain 

records, and report results to the EPA or 

the state agency with UIC primary 

enforcement responsibility (primacy). 

States must report to the EPA on 

permittee compliance and related 

information. This required information 

is reported using the EPA’s standardized 

forms (or state equivalents) and annual 

reports; the governing regulations are 

codified in the Code of Federal 

Regulations (CFR) at 40 CFR parts 144 

through 148. The data are used by UIC 

authorities to ensure the protection of 

USDWs. 

Form Numbers: 7520–1, 7520–2A, 

7520–2B, 7520–3, 7520–4, 7520–6, 

7520–7, 7520–8, 7520–11, 7520–16, 

7520–17, 7520–18, and 7520–19. 

Respondents/affected entities: 

Owners or operators of underground 

injection wells and state UIC Program 

primacy agencies. 

Respondent’s obligation to respond: 

Mandatory (40 CFR parts 144 through 

148). 

Estimated number of respondents: 

40,168 (total). 

Frequency of response: Annual, semiannual, and quarterly. 

Total estimated burden: 1,292,260 

hours (per year). Burden is defined at 5 

CFR 1320.03(b). 

Total estimated cost: $227,307,259 

(per year), includes $168,345,558 

annualized capital or operation and 

maintenance costs. 

Changes in the Estimates: There is a 

decrease of 421,786 hours in the total 

estimated respondent burden compared 

with the ICR currently approved by 

OMB. This decrease is due to changes 

in the injection well inventory, 

primarily a significant reduction in the 

number of Class II and Class VI permit 

applications expected to be prepared 

and reviewed; a decrease in the number 

of Class V inventory forms that are 

anticipated to be submitted; and a 

decrease in the number of Class I and 

Class VI well operators that the EPA 

estimates will be submitting 

information. Furthermore, the EPA has 

revised the operator reporting forms, 

which has resulted in additional burden 

reductions for operators of all well 

classes. These decreases are partially 

offset by an increase in burden due to 

anticipated changes in the number of 

Class III permit applications. 

Courtney Kerwin, 

Director, Regulatory Support Division. 

[FR Doc. 2018–27581 Filed 12–20–18; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 6560–50–P 

ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION 

AGENCY 

[EPA–HQ–OPP–2018–0577; FRL–9985–67] 

Receipt of Several Pesticide Petitions 

Filed for Residues of Pesticide 

Chemicals in or on Various 

Commodities 

AGENCY: Environmental Protection 

Agency (EPA). 

ACTION: Notice of filing of petitions and 

request for comment. 

SUMMARY: This document announces the 

Agency’s receipt of several initial filings 

of pesticide petitions requesting the 

establishment or modification of 

regulations for residues of pesticide 

chemicals in or on various commodities. 

DATES: Comments must be received on 

or before January 22, 2019. 

ADDRESSES: Submit your comments, 

identified by the docket identification 

(ID) number and the pesticide petition 

number (PP) of interest as shown in the 

body of this document, by one of the 

following methods: 

• Federal eRulemaking Portal: http:// 

www.regulations.gov. Follow the online 

instructions for submitting comments. 

Do not submit electronically any 

information you consider to be 

Confidential Business Information (CBI) 

or other information whose disclosure is 

restricted by statute. 

• Mail: OPP Docket, Environmental 

Protection Agency Docket Center (EPA/ 

DC), (28221T), 1200 Pennsylvania Ave. 

NW, Washington, DC 20460–0001. 

• Hand Delivery: To make special 

arrangements for hand delivery or 

delivery of boxed information, please 

follow the instructions at http://

www.epa.gov/dockets/contacts.html. 

Additional instructions on 

commenting or visiting the docket, 

along with more information about 

dockets generally, is available at http:// 

www.epa.gov/dockets. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Michael Goodis, Registration Division 

(7505P), main telephone number: (703) 

305–7090, email address: 

RDFRNotices@epa.gov; or Robert 

McNally, Biopesticides and Pollution 

Prevention Division (7511P), main 

telephone number: (703) 305–7090, 

email address: BPPDFRNotices@

epa.gov. The mailing address for each 

contact person is: Office of Pesticide 

Programs, Environmental Protection 

Agency, 1200 Pennsylvania Ave NW, 

Washington, DC 20460–0001. As part of 

the mailing address, include the contact 

person’s name, division, and mail code. 

The division to contact is listed at the 

end of each pesticide petition summary. 


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