This ICR is approved through December 2000. The Fiscal Year 1999 Information Collection Budget states that "EPA's Office of Solid Waste and Emergency Response expects to eliminate more than 829,000 burden hours through recordkeeping changes in the Spill Prevention Control and Countermeasures (SPCC) program...EPA expects to promulgate a revised rule during FY 1999..." During discussions with OMB about this ICR, EPA confirmed that it is still on track to publish a final rule this fiscal year. As mentioned previously, in the ICR associated with this final rule, EPA should address all comments filed on this information collection request, in addition to those comments filed on the proposed rule and the associated ICR. EPA is again reminded that it should address OMB's 5/5/98 comments filed on the ICR associated with the proposed rule (subject to the qualification that at the time of its revision, EPA should conform with current OMB guidance regarding treatment of contractor burden). As part of its resubmission, EPA should also verify that the wage rates referenced in sections 6(b) and 6(c) of the supporting statement have been properly loaded to include overhead rates consistent with EPA and OMB guidance.
Inventory as of this Action
Requested
Previously Approved
10/31/2001
10/31/2001
02/29/2000
469,993
0
460,732
2,828,150
0
2,766,821
28,743,000
0
305,000
The oil pollution prevention regulation requires certain regulated facilities to prepare and maintain SPCC Plans in order to prevent oil discharges.
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.