Underground Storage Tanks: Technical and Financial Requirements, and State Program Approval Procedures (Renewal)
Extension without change of a currently approved collection
No
Regular
Approved with change
04/14/2021
08/30/2019
Upon resubmission, the program must use the standard 18 question Supporting Statement format. The agency is reminded to state whether a collection is voluntary or mandatory on forms and instructions, and that the agency does not have authority to collect information without an approved OMB control number.
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Inventory as of this Action
Requested
Previously Approved
04/30/2024
36 Months From Approved
04/30/2021
415,610
0
546,066
8,722,192
0
5,413,131
424,720,745
0
235,891,778
Subtitle I of RCRA, as amended, requires that EPA develop standards for Underground Storage Tank systems, 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 is a comprehensive presentation of all information collection requirements contained at 40 CFR parts 280 and 281.
The data collected for new and existing UST system operations and financial requirements are used by owners and operators and/or EPA or the implementing agency to monitor results of testing, inspections, and operation of UST systems, as well as to demonstrate compliance with regulations. EPA believes strongly that if the minimum requirements specified under the regulations are not met, neither the facilities nor EPA can ensure that UST systems are being managed in a manner protective of human health and the environment.
EPA uses state program applications to determine whether to approve a state program. Before granting approval, EPA must determine that programs will be no less stringent than the federal program and contain adequate enforcement mechanisms.
US Code:
42 USC 6991
Name of Law: Subchapter IX - Regulation of Underground Storage Tanks
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. Several new requirements not previously included became effective as of October 2018, which has resulted in a burden increase for this ICR renewal (e.g., annual release detection operability testing and recordkeeping, periodic testing and inspection of spill, overfill equipment and containment sumps, operator training, walk through inspections, notification of ownership changes, and maintaining records for compatibility). In addition, EPA expects most states to submit state program re-approval applications during the three-year period of this ICR.
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.
Underground Storage Tanks - Private Sector