[Federal Register Volume 83, Number 136 (Monday, July 16, 2018)]
[Notices]
[Page 32855]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2018-15134]


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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

[EPA-HQ-OEI-2011-0096; FRL--9980-55-OEI]


Information Collection Request Submitted to OMB for Review and 
Approval; Comment Request; Cross-Media Electronic Reporting Rule 
(Renewal)

AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has submitted an 
information collection request (ICR), Cross-Media Electronic Reporting 
Rule (EPA ICR No. 2002.07, OMB Control No. 2025-0003), to the Office of 
Management and Budget (OMB) for review and approval in accordance with 
the Paperwork Reduction Act. This is a proposed extension of the ICR, 
which is currently approved through July 31, 2018. Public comments were 
previously requested via the Federal Register on January 19, 2018 
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 August 15, 
2018.

ADDRESSES: Submit your comments, referencing Docket ID Number EPA-HQ-
OEI-2011-0096, 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 
information whose disclosure is restricted by statute.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Devon Martin, Office of Environmental 
Information (2823T), Environmental Protection Agency, 1200 Pennsylvania 
Ave. NW, Washington, DC 20460; telephone number: 202-566-2603; 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: This ICR addresses the electronic reporting components of 
the Cross-Media Electronic Reporting Rule (CROMERR), which is designed 
to: (i) Allow EPA to comply with the Government Paperwork Elimination 
Act of 1998; (ii) provide a uniform, technology-neutral framework for 
electronic reporting across all EPA programs; (iii) allow EPA programs 
to offer electronic reporting as they become ready for CROMERR; and 
(iv) provide states with a streamlined process--together with a uniform 
set of standards--for approval of their electronic reporting provisions 
for all their EPA-authorized programs. Responses to the collection of 
information are voluntary. In order to accommodate CBI, the information 
collected must be in accordance with the confidentiality regulations 
set forth in 40 CFR part 2, subpart B. Additionally, EPA will ensure 
that the information collection procedures comply with the Privacy Act 
of 1974 and the OMB Circular 108.
    Form numbers: None.
    Respondents/affected entities: Entities that report electronically 
to EPA and state or local government authorized programs; and state and 
local government authorized programs implementing electronic reporting.
    Respondent's obligation to respond: Voluntary, required to obtain 
or retain a benefit (Cross-Media Electronic Reporting Rule (CROMERR) 
established to ensure compliance with the Government Paperwork 
Elimination Act (GPEA)).
    Estimated number of respondents: 175,047 (total).
    Frequency of response: On occasion.
    Total estimated burden: 83,837 hours (per year). Burden is defined 
at 5 CFR 1320.03(b).
    Total estimated cost: $4,055,829 (per year), including $569,916 in 
annualized capital or operation & maintenance costs.
    Changes in the estimates: There is an increase of 34,233 hours in 
the total estimated respondent burden compared with the ICR currently 
approved by OMB. This increase occurred primarily because of the launch 
of substantial new e-reporting systems by EPA, such as lead-based paint 
abatement notifications, and the anticipated launch of the e-Manifest 
system. Additionally, based on consultations with industry and state, 
tribal, and local agencies, EPA increased some of the previous burden 
estimates to reflect a more realistic average.

Courtney Kerwin,
Director, Regulatory Support Division.
[FR Doc. 2018-15134 Filed 7-13-18; 8:45 am]
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