This ICR is
approved for 18 months under 5 CFR 1320. OMB has had a number of
longstanding concerns with the practical utility of this ICR (see
previous Terms of Clearance) and requests that EPA fully evaluate
the practical utility in the next revision. The next revision will
be opportune to assess any and all of the the recordkeeping and
reporting requirements; first, EPA just completed an analysis of
the effectiveness of the SPCC program in preventing spills (dated
July 1996); secondly, EPA is now undertaking a reassessment of the
SPCC program, including the ICR, and has told OMB it expects to
complete it during 1997. This reassessment will give EPA the
opportunity to assess the effectiveness of the program and how best
to design recordkeeping and reporting requirements that have
practical utility and are the least burdensome necessary, among
other things. Among the factors OMB hopes EPA will address in its
next ICR revision are a number of issues raised by public
commenters in this review: consolidating multiple plans that
facilities have to prepare under different regulations into a
single facility response plan, (e.g. as part of an Integrated
Contingency Plan); expanding the exemption for SPCC applicability
for underground storage to 84,000 gallons to avoid duplicative
regulatory requirements under 40 CFR 280 and 40 CFR 112; the need
to apply SPCC ICR requirements on facilities contanining oil-filled
electrical equipment. In addition, when EPA provides public notice
in the Federal Register of a 60-day comment period prior to
submission for OMB review, as per 1320.8(d), EPA shall summarize in
that notice the key findings of the July 1996 report on SPCC
effectiveness, announce public availability on the report, and
request comment on the report during the ICR review. OMB believes
it is important for the public to have the opportunity to review
the results of EPA's July 1996 report to allow a proper evaluation
of the practical utility of the SPCC ICR.
Inventory as of this Action
Requested
Previously Approved
10/31/1998
10/31/1998
10/31/1996
488,730
0
4,549
2,557,194
0
2,662,506
7,203,000
0
0
The Oil Pollution Prevention
Regulation requires certain regulated facilities to prepare and
maintain SPCC Plans in order to prevent oil discharges and control
discharges when they occur.
On behalf of this Federal agency, I certify that
the collection of information encompassed by this request complies
with 5 CFR 1320.9 and the related provisions of 5 CFR
1320.8(b)(3).
The following is a summary of the topics, regarding
the proposed collection of information, that the certification
covers:
(i) Why the information is being collected;
(ii) Use of information;
(iii) Burden estimate;
(iv) Nature of response (voluntary, required for a
benefit, or mandatory);
(v) Nature and extent of confidentiality; and
(vi) Need to display currently valid OMB control
number;
If you are unable to certify compliance with any of
these provisions, identify the item by leaving the box unchecked
and explain the reason in the Supporting Statement.
Spill Prevention, Control, and Countermeasure Plans