Appendix C - 60 Day FR Notice

APPENDIX C
Federal Register Notice on UIC Program Reporting Requirements

Federal Register / Vol. 79, No. 153 / Friday, August 8, 2014 / Notices
ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION
AGENCY
[EPA–HQ–OW–2014–0359; FRL–9914–82–
OW]

Proposed Information Collection
Request; Comment Request;
Underground Injection Control (UIC)
Program
Environmental Protection
Agency.
ACTION: Notice.
AGENCY:

The Environmental Protection
Agency is planning to submit an
information collection request (ICR),
‘‘Underground Injection Control
Program’’ (EPA ICR No. 0370.25, OMB
Control No. 2040–0042) to the Office of
Management and Budget (OMB) for
review and approval in accordance with
the Paperwork Reduction Act (44 U.S.C.
3501 et seq.). Before doing so, EPA is
soliciting public comments on specific
aspects of the proposed information
collection as described below. This is a
proposed extension of the ICR, which is
currently approved through November
30, 2014. An Agency may not conduct
or sponsor and a person is not required
to respond to a collection of information
unless it displays a currently valid OMB
control number.
DATES: Comments must be submitted on
or before October 7, 2014.
ADDRESSES: Submit your comments,
referencing Docket ID No. EPA–HQ–
OW–2014–0359 online using
www.regulations.gov (our preferred
method), or by mail to: EPA Docket
Center, Environmental Protection
Agency, Mail Code 28221T, 1200
Pennsylvania Ave. NW., Washington,
DC 20460.
EPA’s policy is that all comments
received will be included in the public
docket without change including any
personal information provided, unless
the comment includes profanity, threats,
information claimed to be Confidential
Business Information (CBI) or other
information whose disclosure is
restricted by statute.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Robert E. Smith, Office of Ground Water
and Drinking Water/Drinking Water
Protection Division, 4606M,
Environmental Protection Agency, 1200
Pennsylvania Ave. NW., Washington,
DC 20460; telephone number: 202–564–
3895; fax number: 202–564–3756; email
address: [email protected].
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Supporting documents which explain in
detail the information that the EPA will
be collecting are available in the public
docket for this ICR. The docket can be

mstockstill on DSK4VPTVN1PROD with NOTICES

SUMMARY:

VerDate Mar<15>2010

16:51 Aug 07, 2014

Jkt 232001

viewed online at www.regulations.gov
or in person at the EPA Docket Center,
WJC West, Room 3334, 1301
Constitution Ave. NW., Washington,
DC. The telephone number for the
Docket Center is 202–566–1744. For
additional information about EPA’s
public docket, visit http://www.epa.gov/
dockets.
Pursuant to section 3506(c)(2)(A) of
the PRA, EPA is soliciting comments
and information to enable it to: (i)
Evaluate whether the proposed
collection of information is necessary
for the proper performance of the
functions of the Agency, including
whether the information will have
practical utility; (ii) evaluate the
accuracy of the Agency’s estimate of the
burden of the proposed collection of
information, including the validity of
the methodology and assumptions used;
(iii) enhance the quality, utility and
clarity of the information to be
collected; and (iv) minimize the burden
of the collection of information on those
who are to respond, including through
the use of appropriate automated
electronic, mechanical, or other
technological collection techniques or
other forms of information technology,
e.g., permitting electronic submission of
responses. EPA will consider the
comments received and amend the ICR
as appropriate. The final ICR package
will then be submitted to OMB for
review and approval. At that time, EPA
will issue another Federal Register
notice to announce the submission of
the ICR to OMB and the opportunity to
submit additional comments to OMB.
Abstract: The Underground Injection
Control (UIC) program under The Safe
Drinking Water Act established a
Federal and State regulatory system to
protect underground sources of drinking
water (USDWs) from contamination by
injected fluids. Injected fluids include
trillions of gallons of various types of
fluids each year such as hazardous
waste; oil field brines or produced
water; mineral processing fluids;
various types of industrial fluids;
automotive, sanitary and other wastes;
and carbon dioxide injected for
geological sequestration. Owners or
operators of underground injection
wells must obtain permits, conduct
environmental monitoring, maintain
records and report results to the EPA or
the State UIC primacy (primary
enforcement) agency. States must report
to EPA on permittee compliance and
related information. The mandatory
information is reported using
standardized forms and annual reports;
applicable regulations are codified in
the Code of Federal Regulations (CFR) at
40 CFR Parts 144 through 148. The data

PO 00000

Frm 00043

Fmt 4703

Sfmt 4703

46437

are used by UIC authorities to ensure
the protection of underground sources
of drinking water.
Form Numbers: The forms are 7520–
1, 7520–2A, 7520–2B, 7520–3, 7520–4,
7520–6, 7520–7, 7520–8, 7520–9, 7520–
10, 7520–11, 7520–12, 7520–14, 7520–
16, and 7520–17.
Respondents/affected entities:
Owners or operators of underground
injection wells and State UIC primacy
agencies.
Respondent’s obligation to respond:
Mandatory (40 CFR Parts 144 through
148).
Estimated number of respondents:
53,772 (total).
Frequency of response: Annual, semiannual and quarterly.
Total estimated burden: 1,304,027
hours (per year). Burden is defined at 5
CFR 1320.03(b).
Total estimated cost: $194,842,061
(per year), includes $140,457,959
annualized capital or operation and
maintenance costs.
Changes in Estimates: Possible
increases in the total estimated
respondent burden will be evaluated
along with any public comments
received on this notice.
Dated: July 30, 2014.
Peter Grevatt,
Director, Office of Ground Water and Drinking
Water.
[FR Doc. 2014–18823 Filed 8–7–14; 8:45 am]
BILLING CODE 6560–50–P

ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION
AGENCY
[FRL–9914–83–Region 5]

EPA Great Lakes Advisory Board;
Notice of Charter Renewal
Environmental Protection
Agency.
ACTION: Notice of Charter Renewal.
AGENCY:

Notice is hereby given that the
Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)
has determined that, in accordance with
the provisions of the Federal Advisory
Committee Act (FACA), 5 U.S.C. App. 2,
the EPA Great Lakes Advisory Board is
a necessary committee which is in the
public interest. Accordingly, the
Advisory Board will be renewed for an
additional two-year period. The purpose
of the Advisory Board is to provide
advice to the Administrator in her
capacity as Chair of the Inter-Agency
Task Force established per Executive
Order 13340 (May 18, 2004), on matters
related to Great Lakes restoration and
protection. The Advisory Board’s major
objectives are to provide advice and

E:\FR\FM\08AUN1.SGM

08AUN1