Document ID: EPA-HQ-OLEM-2018-0081-0017
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 Section 123
Posted Date: 2018-06-28T04:00Z

[Federal Register Volume 83, Number 125 (Thursday, June 28, 2018)]
[Notices]
[Pages 30442-30443]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2018-13924]

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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

[EPA-HQ-SFUND-2018-0081; FRL-9980-06-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.

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has submitted an 
information collection request (ICR), Application for Reimbursement to 
Local Governments for Emergency Response to Hazardous Substance 
Releases under CERCLA Section 123 (EPA ICR Number 1425.11, OMB Control 
Number 2050-0077) 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 June 30, 2018. Public comments were previously requested

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via the Federal Register on March 16, 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: Additional comments may be submitted on or before July 30, 2018.

ADDRESSES: Submit your comments, referencing Docket ID Number EPA-HQ-
SFUND-2018-0081 to (1) EPA 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, and (2) OMB via email to 
[email protected]. 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 Land and 
Emergency Management, Office of Emergency Management, (5104A) 
Environmental Protection Agency, 1200 Pennsylvania Ave. NW, Washington, 
DC 20460; telephone number: 202-564-2487; fax number: 202-564-8729; 
email address: [email protected].

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 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.
    Form numbers: 9310-1.
    Respondents/affected entities: Local Governments that apply for 
reimbursement under this program.
    Respondent's obligation to respond: Required to obtain or retain a 
benefit (CERCLA Section 123).
    Estimated number of respondents: 30 (per year).
    Frequency of response: On occasion.
    Total estimated burden: 270 hours (per year). Burden is defined at 
5 CFR 1320.03(b).
    Total estimated cost: $4,995 (per year), which includes $0 
annualized capital or operation & maintenance costs.
    Changes in the estimates: None.

Courtney Kerwin,
Director, Regulatory Support Division.
[FR Doc. 2018-13924 Filed 6-27-18; 8:45 am]
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