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participate is by filing with the
Secretary of the Commission, as soon as
possible, an original and two copies of
comments in support of or in opposition
to this project. The Commission will
consider these comments in
determining the appropriate action to be
taken, but the filing of a comment alone
will not serve to make the filer a party
to the proceeding. The Commission’s
rules require that persons filing
comments in opposition to the project
provide copies of their protests only to
the party or parties directly involved in
the protest.
Persons who wish to comment only
on the environmental review of this
project should submit an original and
two copies of their comments to the
Secretary of the Commission.
Environmental commenters will be
placed on the Commission’s
environmental mailing list, will receive
copies of any mailed environmental
documents, and will be notified of any
meetings associated with the
Commission’s environmental review
process. Environmental commenters
will not be required to serve copies of
filed documents on all other parties.
However, the non-party commenters
will not receive copies of all documents
filed by other parties or issued by the
Commission (except for the mailing of
environmental documents issued by the
Commission) and will not have the right
to seek court review of the
Commission’s final order.
Motions to intervene, protests and
comments may be filed electronically
via the Internet in lieu of paper; see, 18
CFR 385.2001(a)(1)(iii) and the
instructions on the Commission’s Web
site under the ‘‘e-Filing’’ link. The
Commission strongly encourages
electronic filings.
Comment Date: 5:00 p.m. Eastern
Time on June 2, 2015.

ACTION:

Notice.

The Environmental Protection
Agency (EPA) has submitted an
information collection request (ICR),
‘‘Facility Ground-Water Monitoring
Requirements (Renewal)’’ (EPA ICR No.
0959.15, OMB Control No. 2050–0033)
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.).
This is a proposed extension of the ICR,
which is currently approved through
May 31, 2015. Public comments were
previously requested via the Federal
Register (80 FR 8307) on February 17,
2015 during a 60-day comment period.
This notice allows for an additional 30
days for public comments. A fuller
description of the ICR is given below,
including its estimated burden and cost
to the public. 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: Additional comments may be
submitted on or before June 17, 2015.
ADDRESSES: Submit your comments,
referencing Docket ID No. EPA–HQ–
RCRA–2014–0926, to (1) EPA online
using www.regulations.gov (our
preferred method), by email to [email protected], or by mail to: EPA
Docket Center, Environmental
Protection Agency, Mail Code 28221T,
1200 Pennsylvania Ave. NW.,
Washington, DC 20460, and (2) OMB via
email to [email protected].
Address comments to OMB Desk Officer
for EPA.
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
Dated: May 12, 2015.
information whose disclosure is
Kimberly D. Bose,
restricted by statute.
Secretary.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
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Peggy Vyas, Environmental Protection
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Agency, 1200 Pennsylvania Ave. NW.,
Washington, DC 20460; telephone
number: 703–308–5477; fax number:
ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION
703–308–8433; email address:
AGENCY
[email protected].
[EPA–HQ–RCRA–2014–0926; FRL–9927–52– SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
OEI]
Supporting documents, which explain
in detail the information that the EPA
Information Collection Request
will be collecting, are available in the
Submitted to OMB for Review and
public docket for this ICR. The docket
Approval; Comment Request; Facility
can be viewed online at
Ground-Water Monitoring
www.regulations.gov or in person at the
Requirements (Renewal)
EPA Docket Center, WJC West, Room
3334, 1301 Constitution Ave. NW.,
AGENCY: Environmental Protection
Washington, DC. The telephone number
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for the Docket Center is 202–566–1744.
For additional information about EPA’s
public docket, visit http://www.epa.gov/
dockets.
Abstract: Subtitle C of the Resource
Conservation and Recovery Act (RCRA)
creates a comprehensive program for the
safe management of hazardous waste.
Section 3004 of RCRA requires owners
and operators of facilities that treat,
store, or dispose of hazardous waste to
comply with standards established by
EPA that are to protect the environment.
Section 3005 provides for
implementation of these standards
under permits issued to owners and
operators by EPA or authorized States.
It also allows owners and operators of
facilities in existence when the
regulations came into effect to comply
with applicable notice requirements to
operate until a permit is issued or
denied. This statutory authorization to
operate prior to permit determination is
commonly known as ‘‘interim status.’’
Owners and operators of interim status
facilities also must comply with
standards set under Section 3004.
This ICR examines the ground-water
monitoring standards for permitted and
interim status facilities at 40 CFR parts
264 and 265, as specified. The groundwater monitoring requirements for
regulated units follow a tiered approach
whereby releases of hazardous
contaminants are first detected
(detection monitoring), then confirmed
(compliance monitoring), and if
necessary, are required to be cleaned up
(corrective action). Each of these tiers
requires collection and analysis of
ground-water samples. Owners or
operators that conduct ground-water
monitoring are required to report
information on releases of contaminants
and to maintain records of ground-water
monitoring data at their facilities. The
goal of the ground-water monitoring
program is to prevent and quickly detect
releases of hazardous contaminants to
groundwater, and to establish a program
whereby any contamination is
expeditiously cleaned up as necessary
to protect human health and
environment.
Form Numbers: None.
Respondents/affected entities: Private
facilities; and State, Local, or Tribal
Governments.
Respondent’s obligation to respond:
Mandatory (RCRA Sections 3004 and
3005).
Estimated number of respondents:
881 (total).
Frequency of response: quarterly,
semi-annually, and annually.
Total estimated burden: 117,027
hours (per year). Burden is defined at 5
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Total estimated cost: $22,424,224 (per
year), includes $17,870,276 annualized
capital or operation & maintenance
costs.
Changes in the Estimates: There is an
increase of 32,636 hours in the total
estimated respondent burden compared
with the ICR currently approved by
OMB. The reason for the increase is due
to an increase in the respondent
universe (818 for the previous ICR vs
881 for this renewal), as well as an
increase in burden estimates based on
consultations with respondents.
Courtney Kerwin,
Acting Director, Collection Strategies
Division.
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AGENCY
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Information Collection Request
Submitted to OMB for Review and
Approval; Comment Request;
Continuous Release Reporting
Regulations (CRRR) Under CERCLA
1980 (Renewal)
Environmental Protection
Agency (EPA).
ACTION: Notice.
AGENCY:

The Environmental Protection
Agency (EPA) has submitted an
information collection request (ICR),
‘‘Continuous Release Reporting
Regulations (CRRR) Under CERCLA
1980 (Renewal)’’ (EPA ICR No. 1445.12,
OMB Control No. 2050–0086) 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.).
This is a proposed extension of the ICR,
which is currently approved through
June 30, 2015. Public comments were
previously requested via the Federal
Register (80 FR 7460) on February 10,
2015 during a 60-day comment period.
This notice allows for an additional 30
days for public comments. A fuller
description of the ICR is given below,
including its estimated burden and cost
to the public. 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: Additional comments may be
submitted on or before June 17, 2015.
ADDRESSES: Submit your comments,
referencing Docket ID Number EPA–
HQ–SFUND–2015–0100, to (1) EPA

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online using www.regulations.gov (our
preferred method), by email to
[email protected], or by mail
to: EPA Docket Center, Environmental
Protection Agency, Mail Code 28221T,
1200 Pennsylvania Ave. NW.,
Washington, DC 20460, and (2) OMB via
email to [email protected].
Address comments to OMB Desk Officer
for EPA.
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:
Elizabeth Bosecker, Regulations
Implementation Division, Office of
Emergency Management, (5104A),
Environmental Protection Agency, 1200
Pennsylvania Ave. NW., Washington,
DC 20460; telephone number: (202)
564–7612; 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 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.
Abstract: Section 103(a) of CERCLA,
as amended, requires the person in
charge of a vessel or facility to
immediately notify the National
Response Center (NRC) of a hazardous
substance release into the environment
if the amount of the release equals or
exceeds the substance’s reportable
quantity (RQ). The list of hazardous
substances and the RQs can be found in
Table 302.4 of 40 CFR 302.4.
Section 103(f)(2) of CERCLA provides
facilities relief from this per-occurrence
notification requirement if the
hazardous substance release at or above
the RQ is continuous and stable in
quantity and rate. Under the Continuous
Release Reporting Requirements
(CRRR), the facility must make an initial
telephone call to the NRC, an initial
written report to the EPA Region, and,
if the source and chemical composition
of the continuous release does not
change and the level of the continuous
release does not significantly increase, a
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submitted to the EPA Region one year
after submission of the initial written
report. If the source or chemical
composition of the previously reported
continuous release changes, notifying
the NRC and EPA Region of a change in
the source or composition of the release
is required. Further, a significant
increase in the level of the previously
reported continuous release must be
reported immediately to the NRC
according to section 103(a) of CERCLA.
Finally, any change in information
submitted in support of a continuous
release notification must be reported to
the EPA Region. The reporting of a
hazardous substance release that is
equal to or above the substance’s RQ
allows the Federal government to
determine whether a Federal response
action is required to control or mitigate
any potential adverse effects to public
health or welfare or the environment.
Form Numbers: EPA Form 6100–10,
Continuous Release Reporting Form.
Respondents/affected entities: EPA
expects a number of different industrial
categories to report hazardous substance
releases under the provisions of the
CRRR.
Respondent’s obligation to respond:
Mandatory per 40 CFR part 302 if
respondents want to obtain reduced
reporting for continuous releases.
Estimated number of respondents:
4,046.
Frequency of response: On occasion.
Total estimated burden: 325,582
hours (per year). Burden is defined at 5
CFR 1320.03(b).
Total estimated cost: $17,774,471 (per
year), includes $165,111 annualized
capital or operation & maintenance
costs.
Changes in the Estimates: There is an
increase of 9,616 hours in the total
estimated respondent burden compared
with the ICR currently approved by
OMB. This increase is due to applying
a growth rate of 7.5%, which is
consistent with prior years reporting.
Courtney Kerwin,
Acting Director, Collection Strategies
Division.
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