When this ICR is
renewed, EPA should review the respondent burden, universe,
response number, labor rates, and capital costs and ensure these
estimates have been updated.
Inventory as of this Action
Requested
Previously Approved
06/30/2013
36 Months From Approved
06/30/2010
652,049
0
446,145
8,041,358
0
2,191,068
161,008,709
0
35,752,645
The 2009 amendments will reduce the
burden of the SPCC regulation, with expected benefits for small
entities. Specifically, the rule amendments include: exempting
hot-mix asphalt; exempting pesticide application equipment and
related mix containers; exempting residential heating oil
containers; amending the definition of "facility"; amending the
facility diagram requirement; defining "loading/unloading rack";
providing streamlined requirements for a subset of Tier 1 qualified
facilities; amending general secondary containment requirement;
exempting non-transportation-related tank trucks from sized
secondary containment requirements; amending security requirements;
amending integrity testing requirements; amending requirements for
animal fats or vegetable oil containers; streamlining several
requirements for onshore oil production facilities; and exempting
underground oil storage tanks at nuclear power generation
facilities. Differences in burden and costs from the previous ICR
are attributed to both adjustments and program changes. Adjustments
capture updates to the number of affected facilities, wages, and
unit costs in the absence of the 2009 SPCC amendments. Program
changes reflect the 2009 revisions to the SPCC rule, which affect
both per-facility costs and the number of affected facilities. In
total, the burden hours presented in this ICR have increased
relative to the current OMB inventory. The new burden estimate
shows a net annualized increase of approximately 5.8 million hours.
As a result of the final amendments, the reporting and
recordkeeping burden would decrease by 1.3 million hours. The final
amendments would reduce capital and O&M costs by approximately
$7.5 million. The net effect on annualized capital and O&M
costs to regulated facilities is estimated at $125 million, mainly
due to a larger number of facilities expected to incur
paperwork-related costs and the revisions made to the estimates of
the per-facility capital and O&M costs.
Differences in burden and costs
from the previous ICR are attributed to both adjustments and
program changes. Adjustments capture updates to the number of
affected facilities, wages, and unit costs in the absence of the
final amendments. Program changes reflect the final revisions to
the SPCC rule, which affect both per-facility costs and the number
of affected facilities.
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.
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