[Federal Register Volume 75, Number 128 (Tuesday, July 6, 2010)]
[Notices]
[Pages 38809-38810]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2010-16322]


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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

[EPA-HQ-OPA-2007-0042; FRL-9171-5]


Agency Information Collection Activities; Submission to OMB for 
Review and Approval; Comment Request; National Oil and Hazardous 
Substances Pollution Contingency Plans (Renewal); EPA ICR No. 1664.07, 
OMB Control No. 2050-0141

AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: In compliance with the Paperwork Reduction Act (PRA) (44 
U.S.C. 3501 et seq.), this document announces that an Information 
Collection Request (ICR) has been forwarded to the Office of Management 
and Budget (OMB) for review and approval. This is a request to renew an 
existing approved collection. The ICR, which is abstracted below, 
describes the nature of the information collection and its estimated 
burden and cost.

DATES: Additional comments may be submitted on or before August 5, 
2010.

ADDRESSES: Submit your comments, referencing Docket ID No. EPA-HQ-OPA-
2007-0042 to (1) EPA online using http://www.regulations.gov (our 
preferred method), by e-mail to [email protected] or by mail to: 
EPA Docket Center, Environmental Protection Agency, U.S. Environmental 
Protection Agency, EPA Docket Center, Superfund Docket, Mailcode: 
28221T, 1200 Pennsylvania Ave., NW., Washington, DC 20460, and (2) OMB 
by mail to: Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs, Office of 
Management and Budget (OMB), Attention: Desk Officer for EPA, 725 17th 
Street, NW., Washington, DC 20503.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: William ``Nick'' Nichols, Office of 
Emergency Management, (5104A), Environmental Protection Agency, 1200 
Pennsylvania Ave., NW., Washington, DC 20460; telephone number: 202-
564-1970; fax number: 202-564-2625; e-mail address: 
[email protected].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: EPA has submitted the following ICR to OMB 
for review and approval according to the procedures prescribed in 5 CFR 
1320.12. On April 14, 2010 (75 FR 19386) EPA sought comments on this 
ICR pursuant to 5 CFR 1320.8(d). EPA received no comments. Any 
additional comments on this ICR should be submitted to EPA and OMB 
within 30 days of this notice.
    EPA has established a public docket for this ICR under Docket ID 
No. EPA-HQ-OPA-2007-0042, which is available for online viewing at 
http://www.regulations.gov, or in person viewing at the EPA Docket 
Center (EPA/DC), EPA West, Room 3334, 1301 Constitution Ave., NW., 
Washington, DC. The EPA/DC Public Reading Room is open from 8:30 a.m. 
to 4:30 p.m., Monday through Friday, excluding legal holidays. The 
telephone number for the Reading Room is 202-566-1744, and the 
telephone number for the Superfund Docket is 202-566-0276.
    Use EPA's electronic docket and comment system at http://www.regulations.gov, to submit or view

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public comments, access the index listing of the contents of the 
docket, and to access those documents in the docket that are available 
electronically. Once in the system, select ``docket search,'' then key 
in the docket ID number identified above. Please note that EPA's policy 
is that public comments, whether submitted electronically or in paper, 
will be made available for public viewing at http://www.regulations.gov 
as EPA receives them and without change, unless the comment contains 
copyrighted material, confidential business information (CBI), or other 
information whose public disclosure is restricted by statute. For 
further information about the electronic docket, go to http://www.regulations.gov.
    Title: National Oil and Hazardous Substances Pollution Contingency 
Plans (Renewal).
    ICR Numbers: EPA ICR No. Renewal ICR 1664.07, OMB Control No. 2050-
0141.
    ICR Status: This ICR is scheduled to expire on 08/31/2010. Under 
OMB regulations, the Agency may continue to conduct or sponsor the 
collection of information while this submission is pending at OMB. 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. The OMB control numbers for EPA's regulations 
in title 40 of the CFR, after appearing in the Federal Register when 
approved, are listed in 40 CFR part 9, are displayed either by 
publication in the Federal Register or by other appropriate means, such 
as on the related collection instrument or form, if applicable. The 
display of OMB control numbers in certain EPA regulations is 
consolidated in 40 CFR part 9.
    Abstract: Section 311(d)(2)(G) of the Clean Water Act (CWA), 
requires a Product Schedule (the Schedule), identifying ``dispersants, 
other chemicals, and other spill mitigating devices and substances, if 
any, that may be used in carrying out'' the National Contingency Plan 
(NCP). The authority of the President to implement the CWA is currently 
delegated to EPA by Executive Order 12777 (56 FR 54757, October 18, 
1991). The use of dispersants, other chemical agents, and biological 
additives to respond to oil spills in U.S. waters is governed by 
Subpart J of the NCP (40 CFR 300.900).
    To place a product on the Schedule, Subpart J requires that a 
product manufacturer conduct specific toxicity and effectiveness tests 
and submit the corresponding technical product data and other required 
information to the EPA Product Schedule Manager in the Office of 
Emergency Management (OEM). EPA has established an effectiveness 
threshold for listing dispersants (40 CFR 300.920(a)(2)). Only those 
dispersants that meet or exceed the established threshold will be 
listed on the Schedule. In addition, at 40 CFR 300.915(d), EPA requires 
respondents to test bioremediation agents for effectiveness, using the 
testing protocol contained in Appendix C to part 300. The 
Bioremediation Agent Effectiveness Test is used to compare the 
effectiveness of different bioremediation agents. The objective of the 
effectiveness testing protocol is to provide empirical laboratory 
evidence that evaluates a bioremediation agent's ability to enhance 
biodegradation compared to the degradation due to the natural 
population of oil degrading microbes.
    Collection and submission to EPA of the toxicity and effectiveness 
tests and technical product data is mandatory if a manufacturer wants 
to place a product on the Schedule. All information is typically 
submitted on paper however, once a company contacts EPA, the Product 
Schedule Manager can allow some data and information to be submitted 
electronically. At 40 CFR 300.920(c), respondents may assert that 
certain information in the technical product data submissions is 
confidential business information. EPA will handle such claims pursuant 
to the provisions in 40 CFR part 2, subpart B. Such information must be 
submitted separately from non-confidential information, clearly 
identified, and clearly marked ``Confidential Business Information.'' 
If the applicant fails to make such a claim at the time of submittal, 
EPA may make the information available to the public without further 
notice.
    Burden Statement: The annual public reporting and recordkeeping 
burden for this collection of information is estimated to average 28 
hours per response. Burden means the total time, effort, or financial 
resources expended by persons to generate, maintain, retain, or 
disclose or provide information to or for a Federal agency. This 
includes the time needed to review instructions; develop, acquire, 
install, and utilize technology and systems for the purposes of 
collecting, validating, and verifying information, processing and 
maintaining information, and disclosing and providing information; 
adjust the existing ways to comply with any previously applicable 
instructions and requirements which have subsequently changed; train 
personnel to be able to respond to a collection of information; search 
data sources; complete and review the collection of information; and 
transmit or otherwise disclose the information.
    Respondents/Affected Entities: Entities potentially affected by 
this action include, but are not limited to, manufacturers of 
bioremediation agents, dispersants, surface collecting agents, surface 
washing agents and other chemical agents and biological additives used 
as countermeasures against oil spills.
    Estimated Number of Respondents: 14 per year.
    Frequency of Response: On occasion.
    Estimated Total Annual Hour Burden: 390.
    Estimated Total Annual Cost: $100,493 includes $82,800 annualized 
capital or operation & maintenance costs.
    Changes in the Estimates: There is no change of hours in the total 
estimated respondent burden compared with that identified in the ICR 
currently approved by OMB.

    Dated: June 29, 2010.
John Moses,
Director, Collection Strategies Division.
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