This ICR is
approved under 5 CFR 1320. However, EPA shall clarify to OIRA the
total burden hours associated with the collection -- whether by the
affected entity or their contractor, and, as appropriate, modify
the burden estimate with a Change Worksheet. OIRA is concerned that
EPA may have inappropriately attributed some burden that may be
carried out by contractors as part of capital cost only, and not as
part of the burden estimat e (in hours). All burden -- whether
bourne by the affected entities or their contractors, shall be
included as part of the burden hours. All capital costs (i.e. for
equipment and materials ) whether acquired by the affected entitiy
or their contractors, shall be monetized and included in capital
costs.
Inventory as of this Action
Requested
Previously Approved
08/31/2000
08/31/2000
08/31/1997
9,886
0
435,200
376,599
0
935,430
11,632,000
0
0
EPA's 40 CFR part 112.20-.21
regulation under section 311 of the Clean Water Act amended by the
Oil Pollution Act of 1990, requires that owners and operators of
facilities that would cause "substantial harm" to the environment
by discharging oil into navigable water bodies or adjoining
shorelines prepare plans for responding, to the maximium extent
practicable, to a worst case discharge of oil, to a substantial
threat of such a discharges, and, as appropriate, to discharges
smaller than worst case discharges. Other low-risk regulated
facilities that are not required to prepare facility response
plans.
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.