2960 Federal Register / Vol. 60, No. 8 / Thursday, January 12, 1995 / Notices

protestants parties to the proceeding.

Any person wishing to become a party

must file a motion to intervene. Copies

of this filing are on file with the

Commission and are available for public

inspection.

Lois D. Cashell,

Secretary.

[FR Doc. 95–789 Filed 1–11–95; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 6717–01–M

ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION

AGENCY

[FRL–5137–9]

Agency Information Collection

Activities Under OMB Review

AGENCY: Environmental Protection

Agency (EPA).

ACTION: Notice.

SUMMARY: In compliance with the

Paperwork Reduction Act (44 U.S.C.

3501 et seq.), this notice announces that

the Information Collection Request (ICR)

abstracted below has been forwarded to

the Office of Management and Budget

(OMB) for review and comment. The

ICR describes the nature of the

information collection and its expected

cost and burden.

DATES: Comments must be submitted on

or before February 13, 1995.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION OR A COPY OF

THIS ICR CONTACT: Sandy Farmer at EPA,

(202) 260–2740.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

Office of Solid Waste and Emergency

Response

Title: Underground Storage Tanks:

Technical and Financial Requirements

and State Program Approval Procedures

(ICR No. 1360.04; OMB No. 2050–0068).

This ICR consolidates and renews three

approved collections: ICR 1360,

Underground Storage Tanks (USTs)—

Notification, Reporting, and

Recordkeeping Requirements (OMB No.

2050–0068); ICR 1359, RCRA Financial

Responsibility Requirements for USTs

(OMB No. 2050–0066); and ICR 1355,

UST—Requirements for State Program

Approval (OMB No. 2050–0067).

Abstract: This ICR details the

information collection activities

associated with technical, financial

responsibility, and state program

approval requirements for owners and

operators of underground storage tanks

(USTs). Owners of USTs that contain

regulated substances must notify their

designated State or local agency of the

existence of their tanks. Owners of new

or replacement UST systems must notify

their designated agency within 30 days

of bringing a tank into use by

submission of the federal notification

form, or an approved alternate State

notification form. Also, any person who

sells a tank intended to be used in an

UST system must advise the tank

purchaser of the owner’s notification

requirements. UST owners and

operators must maintain records on

monitoring, cathodic protection,

installation, release detection

equipment calibration, maintenance,

repairs, and closures. UST owners and

operators must also report on suspected

and confirmed releases; initial

abatement; initial site characterization;

free product removal; cleanup

investigation; corrective action; and

closure. State, local, and federal

authorities use the information to verify

statutory compliance and to enforce

technical standards for USTs.

The financial responsibility

requirements for owners/operators of

USTs are specified in Subpart H,

Financial Responsibility Requirements,

40 CFR Part 280. Owners/operators of

USTs containing petroleum must obtain

evidence of financial responsibility for

UST releases. In order to comply with

the requirements, owners/operators of

USTs containing petroleum must obtain

one of the financial instruments

specified in the regulation. On occasion,

owners/operators who obtain a financial

instrument must report to EPA on the

status of financial assurance

instruments, their financial status or the

financial status of institutions issuing

the instruments. In addition, owners/

operators must maintain records of the

financial instrument along with a

statement that they are in compliance

with the financial responsibility

requirements.

The requirements for approved State

programs are specified in 40 CFR Part

281. Any State, Territory or Indian Tribe

wishing to operate an UST program in

lieu of the federal program must submit

a one-time application to EPA for

approval. In addition, approved States

may have to submit a revised

application under certain

circumstances, for example, when a key

State law or UST regulation is repealed

or modified. Development of an

application is coordinated with EPA

Regional Offices, and States may submit

draft applications to EPA for review and

comment prior to submittal of the

official State application. EPA reviews

the State application to determine

whether the State technical

requirements are as stringent as the

corresponding federal requirements and

if the State program provides adequate

enforcement for compliance with the

requirements.

Burden Statement: The public

reporting burden for this collection is

estimated to average 12 hours per

response and 11 hours per recordkeeper

annually for UST facilities. For states

applying for program approval, the

public reporting burden is estimated to

average 108 hours per response and 34

hours per recordkeeper annually. This

estimate includes all aspects of the

information collection including the

time for reviewing instructions,

searching existing data sources,

gathering and maintaining the data

needed, and completing and reviewing

the collection of information.

Respondents: Owners and Operators

of Underground Storage Tanks that

contain regulated substances, States,

Territories, and Indian Tribes.

Estimated Number of Respondents:

389,296.

Estimated Number of Responses Per

Respondent: 1.

Estimated Total Annual Burden on

Respondents: 9,088,267 hours.

Frequency of Collection: On occasion.

Send comments regarding the burden

estimate, or any other aspect of this

collection of information, including

suggestions for reducing the burden, to:

Sandy Farmer, U.S. Environmental

Protection Agency, Information Policy

Branch (PM–223Y), 401 M Street SW.,

Washington, D.C.

and

Jonathan Gledhill, Office of

Management and Budget, Office of

Information and Regulatory Affairs,

725 17th Street NW., Washington,

D.C. 20503.

Dated: January 5, 1995.

Paul Lapsley,

Director, Regulatory Management Division.

[FR Doc. 95–704 Filed 1–11–95; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 6560–50–M

[WH–FLR–5138–8]

State and Local Assistance; Grants for

State Water Pollution Control

Revolving Funds (Title VI) Under the

Clean Water Act

AGENCY: Environmental Protection

Agency (EPA).

ACTION: Notice of allotment.

SUMMARY: The Departments of Veterans

Affairs and Housing and Urban

Development, and Independent

Agencies Appropriations Act, 1995, (the

Act) provides $1,235,200,000 to

capitalize State Revolving Fund (SRF)

programs authorized by Title VI of the