Oil Pollution Act Facility Response Plans (Renewal)

Forms and Documents

Document Name	Status
1630ss12.docx Supporting Statement A	2014-10-06

IC Document Collections

IC ID	Document Title	Status
23904	Oil Pollution Act Facility Response Plan Requirements - Private Sector	Modified
182832	Oil Pollution Act Facility Response Plan Requirements - State, Local or Tribal Governments	Modified

ICR Details

OMB Control No: 2050-0135	ICR Reference No: 201410-2050-002
Status: Historical Active	Previous ICR Reference No: 201106-2050-002
Agency/Subagency: EPA/OLEM	Agency Tracking No: 1630.12
Title: Oil Pollution Act Facility Response Plans (Renewal)
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 without change	Conclusion Date: 08/21/2015
	Date Received in OIRA: 10/16/2014
Terms of Clearance: In accordance with 5 CFR 1320, the information collection is approved for three years

	Inventory as of this Action	Requested	Previously Approved
Expiration Date	08/31/2018	36 Months From Approved	08/31/2015
Responses	22,966	0	22,865
Time Burden (Hours)	455,743	0	463,419
Cost Burden (Dollars)	14,763	0	31,736

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Abstract: This information collection request (ICR) renewal pertains to EPA's Facility Response Plan (FRP) requirements as codified in 40 CFR 112.20 and 112.21. This regulation implements requirements mandated by the Oil Pollution Act (OPA) of 1990. Facilities subject to the FRP rule are a subset of the facilities regulated by the EPAs Spill Prevention, Control and Countermeasure (SPCC) rule. The SPCC regulation (40 CFR 112) requires all non-transportation-related facilities with an aboveground oil storage capacity of 1,320 gallons or more, located where there is a possibility of a discharge into navigable water, to prepare site-specific plans to prevent oil discharges. The FRP rule adds additional requirements for those owners and operators of facilities that could cause "substantial harm" to the environment by discharging oil into navigable water bodies or adjoining shorelines prepare plans for responding, to the maximum extent practicable, to a worst case discharge of oil, and to a substantial threat of such a discharge. The total burden on the entire FRP regulated community over a three-year period is estimated to be 1,297,880 hours (adjusted for burden attributable to compliance with State and other Federal regulations). The estimated costs include approximately $88,449 in capital costs over the three-year period and $52,283,484 in total costs (including labor costs associated with facility and contractor personnel). EPA does not anticipate that FRP facilities will incur operating and maintenance (O&M) costs since there are no anticipated costs associated with hard copy or electronic document storage.

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Authorizing Statute(s): US Code: 33 USC Chapter 40 - Oil Pollution Name of Law: Oil Pollution Act
  

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 44768	08/01/2014
30-day Notice:	Federal Register Citation:	Citation Date:
	79 FR 61638	10/13/2014
Did the Agency receive public comments on this ICR? No

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Number of Information Collection (IC) in this ICR: 2

IC Title	Form No.	Form Name
Oil Pollution Act Facility Response Plan Requirements - Private Sector
Oil Pollution Act Facility Response Plan Requirements - State, Local or Tribal Governments

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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	22,966	22,865	0	0	101	0
Annual Time Burden (Hours)	455,743	463,419	0	0	-7,676	0
Annual Cost Burden (Dollars)	14,763	31,736	0	0	-16,973	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: The EPA estimates that there is slight reduction in the hours of total estimated respondent burden (approximate reduction of 7,676 hours) compared with the ICR currently approved by OMB. This estimate is based on EPA's current inventory of facilities that have submitted and are maintaining an FRP as per 40 CFR part 112 versus the projected inventory for the prior ICR renewal.

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Annual Cost to Federal Government: $2,165,101

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: 10/16/2014

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