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.