Source: https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2012/08/10/2012-19719/agency-information-collection-activities-proposed-collection-comment-request-consolidated-superfund
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Federal Register :: Agency Information Collection Activities; Proposed Collection; Comment Request; Consolidated Superfund Information Collection Request (Renewal)
Agency Information Collection Activities; Proposed Collection; Comment Request; Consolidated Superfund Information Collection Request (Renewal)
47835-47838 (4 pages)
EPA-HQ-SFUND-2004-0008
FRL-9715-4
2012-19719
(Survey) 1487 13 Form 6200-11-3
(Supporting Statement) 1487ss13
Support Statement for ICR 1487.12
Survey Instrument for ICR No. 1487.11: Consolidated Superfund...
Supporting Statement for ICR 1487.11: Consolidated Superfund...
Supporting Statement for National Oil and Hazardous Substance...
Supporting Statement for Superfund Site Evaluation and Hazard...
Supporting Statement for Cooperative Agreements and Superfund...
Information Collection Request (ICR): Cooperative Agreements...
For the Cooperative Agreements and Superfund State Contracts for Superfund Response Actions ICR
For the Superfund Site Evaluation and Hazard Ranking System ICR
For the National Oil and Hazardous Substance Pollution Contingency Plan (NCP) ICR
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In compliance with the Paperwork Reduction Act (PRA) (44 U.S.C. 3501 et seq.), this document announces that EPA is planning to submit a request to renew an existing approved Information Collection Request (ICR) to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB). As part of this renewal, EPA is consolidating the following ICRs: OMB Control Number 2050-0179 (Cooperative Agreements and Superfund State Contracts for Superfund Response Actions), OMB Control Number 2050-0095 (Superfund Site Evaluation and Hazard Ranking System), and OMB Control Number 2050-0096 (National Oil and Hazardous Substance Pollution Contingency Plan (NCP)). The first ICR (OMB Control Number 2050-0179) is scheduled to expire on February 28, 2013. Before submitting the ICR to OMB for review and approval, EPA is soliciting comments on specific aspects of the proposed information collection as described below.
Submit your comments, identified by Docket ID No. EPA-HQ-SFUND-2004-0008, by one of the following methods:
Mail: Superfund Docket, Environmental Protection Agency, Mailcode: 28221 T, 1200 Pennsylvania Ave. NW., Washington, DC 20460.
Hand Delivery: Docket Coordinator, Headquarters; U.S. Environmental Protection Agency; CERCLA Docket Office; 1301 Constitution Avenue NW.; EPA West, Room 3334, Washington, DC 20004. Such deliveries are only accepted during the Docket's normal hours of operation, and special arrangements should be made for deliveries of boxed information.
Instructions: Direct your comments to Docket ID No. EPA-HQ-SFUND-2004-0008. EPA's policy is that all comments received will be included in the public docket without change and may be made available online at www.regulations.gov, including any personal information provided, unless the comment includes information claimed to be Confidential Business Information (CBI) or other information whose disclosure is restricted by statute. Do not submit information that you consider to be CBI or otherwise protected through www.regulations.gov or email. The www.regulations.gov Web site is an “anonymous access” system, which means EPA will not know your identity or contact information unless you provide it in the body of your comment. If you send an email comment directly to EPA without going through www.regulations.gov your email address will be automatically captured and included as part of the comment that is placed in the public docket and made available on the Internet. If you submit an electronic comment, EPA recommends that you include your name and other contact information in the body of your comment and with any disk or CD-ROM you submit. If EPA cannot read your comment due to technical difficulties and cannot contact you for clarification, EPA may not be able to consider your comment. Electronic files should avoid the use of special characters, any form of encryption, and be free of any defects or viruses. For additional information about EPA's public docket visit the EPA Docket Center homepage at http://www.epa.gov/dockets.
Laura Knudsen, Office of Solid Waste and Emergency Response, Assessment and Remediation Division, (5204 P), Environmental Protection Agency, 1200 Pennsylvania Ave. NW., Washington, DC 20460; telephone number: 703-603-8861; fax number: 703-603-9102; email address: Knudsen.laura@epa.gov.
EPA has established a public docket for this ICR under Docket ID No. EPA-HQ-SFUND-2004-0008, which is available for online viewing at www.regulations.gov, or in person viewing at the Superfund Docket in the EPA Docket Center (EPA/DC), EPA West, Room 3334, 1301 Constitution Ave. NW., Washington, DC 20004. The EPA/DC Public Reading Room is open from 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., Monday through Friday, excluding legal holidays. The telephone number for the Reading Room is 202-566-1744, and the telephone number for the Superfund Docket is 202-566-0276.
Affected Entities: Entities potentially affected by this action are states, federally-recognized Indian tribes and tribal consortia, and political subdivisions which apply to EPA for financial assistance under a Superfund cooperative agreement or a Superfund State Contract.
Title: Cooperative Agreements and Superfund State Contracts for Superfund Response Actions (Renewal).
ICR Numbers: EPA ICR No. 1487.11, OMB Control No. 2050-0179.
ICR Status: This ICR is currently scheduled to expire on February 28, 2013. 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. The OMB control numbers for EPA's regulations in title 40 of the CFR, after appearing in the Federal Register when approved, are listed in 40 CFR part 9, are displayed either by publication in the Federal Register or by other appropriate means, such as on the related collection instrument or form, if applicable. The display of OMB control numbers in certain EPA regulations is consolidated in 40 CFR part 9.
Abstract: This ICR authorizes the collection of information under 40 CFR part 35, subpart O, which establishes the administrative requirements for cooperative agreements funded under the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act (CERCLA) for State, federally-recognized Indian tribal governments, and political subdivision response actions. This regulation also codifies the administrative requirements for Superfund State Contracts for non-State lead remedial responses. This regulation includes only those provisions mandated by CERCLA, required by OMB Circulars, or added by EPA to ensure sound and effective financial assistance management under this regulation. The information is collected from applicants and/or recipients of EPA assistance and is used to make awards, pay recipients, and collect information on how federal funds are being utilized. EPA requires this information to meet its federal stewardship responsibilities. Recipient responses are required to obtain a benefit (federal funds) under 40 CFR part 31, “Uniform Administrative Requirements for Grants and Cooperative Agreements to State and Local Governments” and under 40 CFR part 35, “State and Local Assistance.” 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. The OMB control numbers for EPA's regulations in 40 CFR are listed in 40 CFR part 9.
Burden Statement: The annual public reporting and recordkeeping burden for this collection of information is estimated to average 7.38 hours per response. Burden means the total time, effort, or financial resources expended by persons to generate, maintain, retain, or disclose or provide information to or for a federal agency. This includes the time needed to review instructions; develop, acquire, install, and utilize technology and systems for the purposes of collecting, validating, and verifying information, processing and maintaining information, and disclosing and providing information; adjust the existing ways to comply with any previously applicable instructions and requirements which have subsequently changed; train personnel to be able to respond to a collection of information; search data sources; complete and review the collection of information; and transmit or otherwise disclose the information.
Estimated total number of potential respondents: 568.
Estimated total annual burden hours: 4,189.
Estimated total annual costs: $128,467. (This includes only the estimated burden cost of $128,467 and no costs for capital investment or maintenance and operational costs.)
Title: Superfund Site Evaluation and Hazard Ranking System (Renewal).
ICR Numbers: EPA ICR No. 1488.08, OMB Control No. 2050-0095.
ICR Status: This ICR is currently scheduled to expire on January 31, 2015.
Burden Statement: The annual public reporting and record keeping burden for this collection of information is estimated to average 213.85 hours per response. EPA estimates 60 states, Indian tribes, and U.S. territories will likely respond, each averaging 9-10 actions per year. The total burden for all respondents is estimated at 121,681 hours and approximately $11,238,970 each year (based on historic data on estimated costs per site assessment activity).
Estimated total average number of responses for each respondent: 9.5.
Estimated total annual burden hours: 121,681 hours.
Estimated total annual costs: $11,238,970. This includes an estimated burden cost of $11,238,970 and an estimated cost of $0 for capital investment or maintenance and operational costs.
Affected Entities: Entities potentially affected by this action are state/tribal governments and individual community members who voluntarily participate in the remedial phase of the Superfund program and in associated community involvement activities throughout the Superfund process.
Title: National Oil and Hazardous Substance Pollution Contingency Plan (NCP) (Renewal).
ICR Numbers: EPA ICR No. 1463.08, OMB Control No. 2050-0096.
ICR Status: This ICR is currently scheduled to expire on August 31, 2015.
Abstract: This Information Collection Request is a renewal ICR that covers the remedial portion of the Superfund program, as specified in the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act of 1980 as amended (CERCLA) and the National Oil and Hazardous Substance Pollution Contingency Plan (NCP). All remedial actions covered by this ICR (e.g., remedial investigations/feasibility studies) are stipulated in the statute (CERCLA) and are instrumental in the process of cleaning up National Priorities List (NPL) sites to be protective of human health and the environment. Some community involvement activities covered by this ICR are not required at every site (e.g., Technical Assistance Grants) and depend very much on the community and the nature of the site and cleanup. All community activities seek to involve the public in the cleanup of the sites, gain the input of community members, and include the community's perspective on the potential future reuse of Superfund NPL sites. Community involvement activities can enhance the remedial process and increase community acceptance and the potential for productive and beneficial reuse of the sites.
Burden Statement: The annual public reporting and recordkeeping burden for this collection of information is estimated to average 13.84 hours per response.
Estimated total number of potential respondents: 11,659.
Estimated total average number of responses for each respondent: As required.
Estimated total annual burden hours: 179,615 hours.
Estimated total annual costs: $813,440. This includes an estimated burden cost of $261,440 for states and an estimated cost of $552,000 for communities.
Bruce Means,
Acting Director, Assessment and Remediation Division, Office of Superfund Remediation and Technology Innovation.
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