Document ID: EPA-HQ-OPA-2014-0445-0002
Agency: epa
Document Type: Notice
Title: Agency Information Collection Activities; Proposals, Submissions, and Approvals: Oil Pollution Act Facility Response Plans
Posted Date: 2014-10-14T04:00Z

[Federal Register Volume 79, Number 198 (Tuesday, October 14, 2014)]
[Notices]
[Pages 61638-61639]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Printing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2014-24319]

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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

[EPA-HQ-OPA-2014-0445; FRL-9917-75-OEI]

Information Collection Request Submitted to OMB for Review and 
Approval; Comment Request; Oil Pollution Act Facility Response Plans 
(Renewal)

AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: The Environmental Protection Agency has submitted an 
information collection request (ICR), ``Oil Pollution Act Facility 
Response Plans (Renewal)'' (EPA ICR No. 1630.12, OMB Control No. 2050-
0135) 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 October 31, 2014. Public comments were previously 
requested via the Federal Register (79 FR 44768) on August 1, 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

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displays a currently valid OMB control number.

DATES: Additional comments may be submitted on or before November 13, 
2014.

ADDRESSES: Submit your comments, referencing Docket ID Number EPA-HQ-
OPA-2014-0445, to (1) EPA online using www.regulations.gov (our 
preferred method), rcra-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:  J. Troy Swackhammer, Office of 
Emergency Management, Mail Code 5104A, Environmental Protection Agency, 
1200 Pennsylvania Ave. NW., Washington, DC 20460; telephone number: 
202-564-1966; fax number: 202-564-2625; email address: swackhammer.j-troy@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 EPA's facility response plan (FRP) 
requirements is derived from section 311(j)(5) of the Clean Water Act, 
as amended by the Oil Pollution Act of 1990. EPA's regulation is 
codified at 40 CFR 112.20 and 112.21 and related appendices. All FRP 
reporting and recordkeeping activities are mandatory. The purpose of an 
FRP is to help an owner or operator identify the necessary resources to 
respond to an oil spill in a timely manner. If implemented effectively, 
the FRP will reduce the impact and severity of oil spills and may 
prevent spills because of the identification of risks at the facility. 
Although the owner or operator is the primary data user, EPA also uses 
the data in certain situations to ensure that facilities comply with 
the regulation and to help allocate response resources. State and local 
governments may use the data, which are not generally available 
elsewhere and can greatly assist local emergency preparedness planning 
efforts. The EPA reviews all submitted FRPs and must approve FRPs for 
those facilities whose discharges may cause significant and substantial 
harm to the environment in order to ensure that facilities believed to 
pose the highest risk have planned for adequate resources and 
procedures to respond to a spill. (See 40 CFR 112.20(f)(3) for further 
information about the criteria for significant and substantial harm.)
    Form Numbers: None.
    Respondents/affected entities: Private entities and States, local 
or tribal governments.
    Respondent's obligation to respond: Mandatory under section 
311(j)(5) of the Clean Water Act, as amended by the Oil Pollution Act 
of 1990.
    Estimated number of respondents: 22,966 (total).
    Frequency of response: Once.
    Total estimated burden: 455,743 hours (per year). Burden is defined 
at 5 CFR 1320.03(b)
    Total estimated cost: $17,630,700 (per year), includes $14,763 
annualized capital or operation & maintenance costs.
    Changes in the Estimates: There is a decrease of 7,676 hours in the 
total estimated respondent burden compared with the ICR currently 
approved by OMB. This estimate is based on EPA's current inventory of 
facilities that have submitted and are maintaining an FRP as per 40 CFR 
part 112 versus the projected inventory for the prior ICR renewal.

Courtney Kerwin,
Acting Director, Collection Strategies Division.
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