Underground Storage Tanks: Technical and Financial Requirements, and State Program Approval Procedures

Forms and Documents

Document Name	Status
1360ss13 Rev 10.14.2015.docx Supporting Statement A	2015-10-14

IC Document Collections

IC ID	Document Title	Status
23840	Underground Storage Tanks - Private Sector	Modified
211310	Region 9 ICR Private UST Owners	Modified
183066	Underground Storage Tanks - State, Local, or Tribal Governments	Modified

ICR Details

OMB Control No: 2050-0068	ICR Reference No: 201408-2050-001
Status: Historical Active	Previous ICR Reference No: 201404-2050-002
Agency/Subagency: EPA/OLEM	Agency Tracking No: 1360.13
Title: Underground Storage Tanks: Technical and Financial Requirements, and State Program Approval Procedures
Type of Information Collection: Extension without change of a currently approved collection	Common Form ICR:  No
Type of Review Request: Regular
OIRA Conclusion Action: Approved with change	Conclusion Date: 10/14/2015
	Date Received in OIRA: 09/29/2014
Terms of Clearance:

	Inventory as of this Action	Requested	Previously Approved
Expiration Date	10/31/2018	36 Months From Approved	10/31/2015
Responses	348,775	0	478,853
Time Burden (Hours)	5,068,897	0	6,753,558
Cost Burden (Dollars)	223,435,559	0	279,652,536

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Abstract: Subtitle I of the Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (RCRA), as amended, requires the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to develop standards for underground storage tank systems (USTs), as may be necessary, to protect human health and the environment, and procedures for approving State programs in lieu of the Federal program. EPA promulgated technical and financial requirements for owners and operators of USTs at 40 CFR Part 280, and State program approval procedures at 40 CFR Part 281. This ICR examines the UST information collection requirements at 40 CFR Parts 280 and 281. Sections 1 through 5 of the ICR describe the information collection requirements (e.g., in regard to need and use of the information collected). Section 6 estimates the annual hour and cost burden to respondents and the Agency under these requirements. The ICR presents all 40 CFR part 280 requirements under the heading "Technical and Financial Requirements" and all 40 CFR part 281 requirements under the heading "State Program Approval Procedures."

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Authorizing Statute(s): US Code: 42 USC 6991 Name of Law: Subchapter IX - Regulation of Underground Storage Tanks
  

Citations for New Statutory Requirements: None

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Associated Rulemaking Information
RIN:	Stage of Rulemaking:	Federal Register Citation:	Date:
	Not associated with rulemaking

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Federal Register Notices & Comments
60-day Notice:	Federal Register Citation:	Citation Date:
	79 FR 22487	04/22/2014
30-day Notice:	Federal Register Citation:	Citation Date:
	79 FR 57928	09/26/2014
Did the Agency receive public comments on this ICR? No

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Number of Information Collection (IC) in this ICR: 3

IC Title	Form No.	Form Name
Underground Storage Tanks - Private Sector
Underground Storage Tanks - State, Local, or Tribal Governments
Region 9 ICR Private UST Owners

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ICR Summary of Burden

	Total Approved	Previously Approved	Change Due to New Statute	Change Due to Agency Discretion	Change Due to Adjustment in Estimate	Change Due to Potential Violation of the PRA
Annual Number of Responses	348,775	478,853	0	0	-130,078	0
Annual Time Burden (Hours)	5,068,897	6,753,558	0	0	-1,684,661	0
Annual Cost Burden (Dollars)	223,435,559	279,652,536	0	0	-56,216,977	0

Burden increases because of Program Change due to Agency Discretion: No

Burden Increase Due to:

Burden decreases because of Program Change due to Agency Discretion: No

Burden Reduction Due to:

Short Statement: This ICR presents a comprehensive description of the total annual respondent burden for all information collection activities related to the UST program. In renewing this ICR, EPA has updated its respondent universe and burden estimates based on updated data from the Office of Underground Storage Tanks (OUST) and the regulated community. EPA also slightly reduced the burden associated with notification requirements. Because of these changes, the total annual time burden to respondents has decreased 25 percent (1,684,661 hours) from the previous ICR (from 6,751,058 hours per year to 5,066,397 hours per year).

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Annual Cost to Federal Government: $23,902,518

Does this IC contain surveys, censuses, or employ statistical methods? No

Is the Supporting Statement intended to be a Privacy Impact Assessment required by the E-Government Act of 2002? No

Is this ICR related to the Affordable Care Act [Pub. L. 111-148 & 111-152]? No

Is this ICR related to the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act, [Pub. L. 111-203]? No

Is this ICR related to the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 (ARRA)? No

Is this ICR related to the Pandemic Response? Uncollected

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Common Form ICR:  No

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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:

(a) It is necessary for the proper performance of agency functions;

(b) It avoids unnecessary duplication;

(c) It reduces burden on small entities;

(d) It uses plain, coherent, and unambiguous language that is understandable to respondents;

(e) Its implementation will be consistent and compatible with current reporting and recordkeeping practices;

(f) It indicates the retention periods for recordkeeping requirements;

(g) It informs respondents of the information called for under 5 CFR 1320.8 (b)(3) about:

(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;

(h) It was developed by an office that has planned and allocated resources for the efficient and effective management and use of the information to be collected.

(i) It uses effective and efficient statistical survey methodology (if applicable); and

(j) It makes appropriate use of information technology.

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.

Certification Date: 09/29/2014

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