Underground Injection Control (UIC) Program (Renewal)

Forms and Documents

Document Name	Status
Form 7520-6 UIC Program-Private Entities Form and Instruction	Modified
Form 7520-1 UIC Program - States and Local Governments Form and Instruction	Modified
2022 ICR Changes.docx Supplementary Document	2022-02-28
037db27.xls Supplementary Document	2022-02-28
Appendix B.pdf Supplementary Document	2022-02-28
Appendix A.pdf Supplementary Document	2022-02-28
2022 UIC Forms.pdf Supplementary Document	2022-02-28
0370ss27.docx Supporting Statement A	2022-02-28

IC Document Collections

IC ID	Document Title	Status
23584	UIC Program-Private Entities Form and Instruction	Modified
182118	UIC Program - States and Local Governments Form and Instruction	Modified

ICR Details

OMB Control No: 2040-0042	ICR Reference No: 202202-2040-003
Status: Received in OIRA	Previous ICR Reference No: 201812-2040-002
Agency/Subagency: EPA/OW	Agency Tracking No: 0370.27
Title: Underground Injection Control (UIC) Program (Renewal)
Type of Information Collection: Extension without change of a currently approved collection	Common Form ICR:  No
Type of Review Request: Regular	Date Submitted to OIRA: 02/28/2022

	Requested	Previously Approved
Expiration Date	36 Months From Approved	04/30/2022
Responses	578,113	557,369
Time Burden (Hours)	1,631,360	1,292,260
Cost Burden (Dollars)	276,069,465	168,345,558

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Abstract: EPA developed the Underground Injection Control (UIC) Program under the authority of the Safe Drinking Water Act to establish a federal-state regulatory system to protect underground sources of drinking water (USDWs) from injection fluids and injection-related activities. Injected fluids include 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 geologic sequestration. Owners or operators of injection wells must obtain permits, conduct environmental monitoring, maintain records, and report results to EPA or the state agency (if the state has UIC primary enforcement responsibility (primacy)). States must report to EPA on permittee compliance and related information. This mandatory information is reported using standardized forms and annual reports. Reporting data are used by UIC authorities to ensure the protection of USDWs.

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Authorizing Statute(s): PL: Pub.L. 93 - 523 1445 Name of Law: Safe Drinking Water 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:
	86 FR 47494	08/25/2021
30-day Notice:	Federal Register Citation:	Citation Date:
	87 FR 11068	02/28/2022
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
UIC Program - States and Local Governments	7520-4, 7520-1, 7520-2b, 7520-3, 7520-2a	Permit Review and Issuance ,   Compliance Evaluation ,   Compliance Evaluation-SNC ,   Inspections and MIT ,   Quarterly Exception List
UIC Program-Private Entities	7520-7, 7520-8, 7520-11, 7520-16, 7520-17, 7520-6	UIC Permit Application ,   Application to Transfer Permit ,   Injection Well Monitoring Report ,   Annual Disposal/Injection Well Monitoring Report ,   Inventory of Injection Wells ,   Pre-Closure Notification

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ICR Summary of Burden

	Total Request	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	578,113	557,369	0	16	20,728	0
Annual Time Burden (Hours)	1,631,360	1,292,260	0	3,334	335,766	0
Annual Cost Burden (Dollars)	276,069,465	168,345,558	0	0	107,723,907	0

Burden increases because of Program Change due to Agency Discretion: Yes

Burden Increase Due to: Miscellaneous Actions

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

Burden Reduction Due to:

Short Statement: There is an increase of 339,100 hours in the total estimated respondent burden compared with the ICR currently approved by OMB. This increase is due to adjustments that include an increase in the number of Class I, Class II, Class III, and Class VI permit applications expected to be prepared and reviewed by UIC permitting authorities during the upcoming ICR period. The overall increase is partially offset by an inventory adjustment that results in a decrease in the number of current operators that will perform monitoring, reporting, and recordkeeping activities over the life of an injection project (due to decreases in the injection well inventory). Programmatic changes that result in minor changes to the burden estimate include revisions to the reporting forms and changes in reporting of primacy state program information, including implementing electronic reporting options (which will reduce the burden to primacy agencies) and anticipated approval of Class VI UIC Program primacy for several states, which will increase state burden (by shifting burden from EPA to the approved states).

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Annual Cost to Federal Government: $1,952,314

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

Does this ICR request any personally identifiable information (see OMB Circular No. A-130 for an explanation of this term)? Please consult with your agency's privacy program when making this determination.     No

Does this ICR include a form that requires a Privacy Act Statement (see 5 U.S.C. §552a(e)(3))? Please consult with your agency's privacy program when making this determination.     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? No

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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: 02/28/2022

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