Document ID: EPA-HQ-SFUND-2014-0549-0002
Agency: epa
Document Type: Notice
Title: Agency Information Collection Activities; Proposals, Submissions, and Approvals: Application for Reimbursement to Local Governments for Emergency Response to Hazardous Substance Releases Under CERCLA
Posted Date: 2015-01-20T05:00Z

[Federal Register Volume 80, Number 12 (Tuesday, January 20, 2015)]
[Notices]
[Pages 2702-2703]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Printing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2015-00768]

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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

[EPA-HQ-SFUND-2014-0549; FRL-9921-24-OEI]

Information Collection Request Submitted to OMB for Review and 
Approval; Comment Request; Application for Reimbursement to Local 
Governments for Emergency Response to Hazardous Substance Releases 
Under CERCLA, Section 123 (Renewal)

AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: The Environmental Protection Agency has submitted an 
information collection request (ICR), ``Application for Reimbursement 
to Local Governments for Emergency Response to Hazardous Substance 
Releases Under CERCLA, section 123 (Renewal)'' (EPA ICR No. 1425.10, 
OMB Control No. 2050-0077) 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.). This is a proposed extension of the ICR, 
which is currently approved through January 31, 2015. Public comments 
were previously requested via the Federal Register (79 FR 45189) on Aug 
4, 2014, 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: Additional comments may be submitted on or before February 19, 
2015.

ADDRESSES: Submit your comments, referencing Docket ID Number EPA-HQ-
SFUND-2014-0549, to (1) EPA online using www.regulations.gov (our 
preferred method), by email to oei.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: Lisa Boynton, Office of Solid Waste 
and Emergency Response, Office of Emergency Management, Mail Code 
5104A, Environmental Protection Agency, 1200 Pennsylvania Ave. NW., 
Washington, DC 20460; telephone number: (202) 564-2487; fax number: 
(202) 564-8729; email address: Boynton.Lisa@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, William 
Jefferson Clinton 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 Agency requires applicants for reimbursement under 
this program authorized under Section 123 of CERCLA to submit an 
application that demonstrates consistency with program eligibility 
requirements. This is necessary to ensure proper use of the Superfund. 
EPA reviews the information to ensure compliance with all statutory and 
program requirements. The applicants are local governments who have 
incurred expenses, above and beyond their budgets, for hazardous 
substance response. Submission of this information is voluntary and to 
the applicant's benefit.
    Form Numbers: 9310-1.
    Respondents/affected entities: Local governments.
    Respondent's obligation to respond: Voluntary (CERCLA Section 123).
    Estimated number of respondents: 30 (total).
    Frequency of response: On occasion.
    Total estimated burden: 270 hours (per year). Burden is defined at 
5 CFR 1320.3(b)
    Total estimated cost: $4,995 (per year), includes $0 annualized 
capital or operation & maintenance costs.
    Changes in the Estimates: There is a decrease of 270 hours in the 
total estimated respondent burden compared with the ICR currently 
approved by OMB. This decrease is due to the

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number of respondents reducing from 60 to 30.

Courtney Kerwin,
Acting Director, Collection Strategies Division.
[FR Doc. 2015-00768 Filed 1-16-15; 8:45 am]
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