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BILLING CODE 6560-50-P ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY [EPA-HQ-SFUND-2015-0100; FRL—9927-27-OEI] Information Collection Request Submitted to OMB for Review and Approval; Comment Request; Continuous Release Reporting Regulations
(CRRR)Under CERCLA 1980 (Renewal) AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA). ACTION: Notice. SUMMARY: The Environmental Protection Agency
(EPA)has submitted an information collection request (ICR), “Continuous Release Reporting Regulations
(CRRR)Under CERCLA 1980 (Renewal)” (EPA ICR No. 1445.12, OMB Control No. 2050-0086) 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 June 30, 2015. Public comments were previously requested via the **Federal Register** (80 FR 7460) on February 10, 2015 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 June 17, 2015. ADDRESSES: Submit your comments, referencing Docket ID Number EPA-HQ-SFUND-2015-0100, to
(1)EPA online using *www.regulations.gov* (our preferred method), by email to *superfund.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: Elizabeth Bosecker, Regulations Implementation Division, Office of Emergency Management, (5104A), Environmental Protection Agency, 1200 Pennsylvania Ave. NW., Washington, DC 20460; telephone number:
(202)564-7612; email address: *bosecker.elizabeth@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:* Section 103(a) of CERCLA, as amended, requires the person in charge of a vessel or facility to immediately notify the National Response Center
(NRC)of a hazardous substance release into the environment if the amount of the release equals or exceeds the substance's reportable quantity (RQ). The list of hazardous substances and the RQs can be found in Table 302.4 of 40 CFR 302.4. Section 103(f)(2) of CERCLA provides facilities relief from this per-occurrence notification requirement if the hazardous substance release at or above the RQ is continuous and stable in quantity and rate. Under the Continuous Release Reporting Requirements (CRRR), the facility must make an initial telephone call to the NRC, an initial written report to the EPA Region, and, if the source and chemical composition of the continuous release does not change and the level of the continuous release does not significantly increase, a follow-up written report must be submitted to the EPA Region one year after submission of the initial written report. If the source or chemical composition of the previously reported continuous release changes, notifying the NRC and EPA Region of a change in the source or composition of the release is required. Further, a significant increase in the level of the previously reported continuous release must be reported immediately to the NRC according to section 103(a) of CERCLA. Finally, any change in information submitted in support of a continuous release notification must be reported to the EPA Region. The reporting of a hazardous substance release that is equal to or above the substance's RQ allows the Federal government to determine whether a Federal response action is required to control or mitigate any potential adverse effects to public health or welfare or the environment. *Form Numbers:* EPA Form 6100-10, Continuous Release Reporting Form. *Respondents/affected entities:* EPA expects a number of different industrial categories to report hazardous substance releases under the provisions of the CRRR. *Respondent's obligation to respond:* Mandatory per 40 CFR part 302 if respondents want to obtain reduced reporting for continuous releases. *Estimated number of respondents:* 4,046. *Frequency of response:* On occasion. *Total estimated burden:* 325,582 hours (per year). Burden is defined at 5 CFR 1320.03(b). *Total estimated cost:* $17,774,471 (per year), includes $165,111 annualized capital or operation & maintenance costs. *Changes in the Estimates:* There is an increase of 9,616 hours in the total estimated respondent burden compared with the ICR currently approved by OMB. This increase is due to applying a growth rate of 7.5%, which is consistent with prior years reporting. Courtney Kerwin, Acting Director, Collection Strategies Division. [FR Doc. 2015-11933 Filed 5-15-15; 8:45 am]
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- 40 CFR 302.4
- 40 CFR 302
- 5 CFR 1320.03(b)
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