APPENDIX C 

Federal Register Notice on UIC Program Reporting Requirements 
Federal Register / Vol. 79, No. 153 / Friday, August 8, 2014 / Notices 46437 

ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION 

AGENCY 

[EPA–HQ–OW–2014–0359; FRL–9914–82– 

OW] 

Proposed Information Collection 

Request; Comment Request; 

Underground Injection Control (UIC) 

Program 

AGENCY: Environmental Protection 

Agency. 

ACTION: Notice. 

SUMMARY: The Environmental Protection 

Agency is planning to submit an 

information collection request (ICR), 

‘‘Underground Injection Control 

Program’’ (EPA ICR No. 0370.25, OMB 

Control No. 2040–0042) to the Office of 

Management and Budget (OMB) for 

review and approval in accordance with 

the Paperwork Reduction Act (44 U.S.C. 

3501 et seq.). 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 November 

30, 2014. 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 October 7, 2014. 

ADDRESSES: Submit your comments, 

referencing Docket ID No. EPA–HQ– 

OW–2014–0359 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 

information whose disclosure is 

restricted by statute. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Robert E. Smith, 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– 

3895; fax number: 202–564–3756; email 

address: smith.robert-eu@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. 

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: The Underground Injection 

Control (UIC) program under The Safe 

Drinking Water Act established a 

Federal and State regulatory system to 

protect underground sources of drinking 

water (USDWs) from contamination by 

injected fluids. Injected fluids include 

trillions of gallons of various types of 

fluids each year such as 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 

geological sequestration. Owners or 

operators of underground injection 

wells must obtain permits, conduct 

environmental monitoring, maintain 

records and report results to the EPA or 

the State UIC primacy (primary 

enforcement) agency. States must report 

to EPA on permittee compliance and 

related information. The mandatory 

information is reported using 

standardized forms and annual reports; 

applicable 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 underground sources 

of drinking water. 

Form Numbers: The forms are 7520– 

1, 7520–2A, 7520–2B, 7520–3, 7520–4, 

7520–6, 7520–7, 7520–8, 7520–9, 7520– 

10, 7520–11, 7520–12, 7520–14, 7520– 

16, and 7520–17. 

Respondents/affected entities: 

Owners or operators of underground 

injection wells and State UIC primacy 

agencies. 

Respondent’s obligation to respond: 

Mandatory (40 CFR Parts 144 through 

148). 

Estimated number of respondents: 

53,772 (total). 

Frequency of response: Annual, semiannual and quarterly. 

Total estimated burden: 1,304,027 

hours (per year). Burden is defined at 5 

CFR 1320.03(b). 

Total estimated cost: $194,842,061 

(per year), includes $140,457,959 

annualized capital or operation and 

maintenance costs. 

Changes in Estimates: Possible 

increases in the total estimated 

respondent burden will be evaluated 

along with any public comments 

received on this notice. 

Dated: July 30, 2014. 

Peter Grevatt, 

Director, Office of Ground Water and Drinking 

Water. 

[FR Doc. 2014–18823 Filed 8–7–14; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 6560–50–P 

ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION 

AGENCY 

[FRL–9914–83–Region 5] 

EPA Great Lakes Advisory Board; 

Notice of Charter Renewal 

AGENCY: Environmental Protection 

Agency. 

ACTION: Notice of Charter Renewal. 

Notice is hereby given that the 

Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) 

has determined that, in accordance with 

the provisions of the Federal Advisory 

Committee Act (FACA), 5 U.S.C. App. 2, 

the EPA Great Lakes Advisory Board is 

a necessary committee which is in the 

public interest. Accordingly, the 

Advisory Board will be renewed for an 

additional two-year period. The purpose 

of the Advisory Board is to provide 

advice to the Administrator in her 

capacity as Chair of the Inter-Agency 

Task Force established per Executive 

Order 13340 (May 18, 2004), on matters 

related to Great Lakes restoration and 

protection. The Advisory Board’s major 

objectives are to provide advice and 

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