[Federal Register Volume 84, Number 107 (Tuesday, June 4, 2019)]
[Notices]
[Pages 25804-25805]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2019-11531]


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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

[EPA-HQ-SFUND-2004-0008; FRL-9993-64-OMS]


Information Collection Request Submitted to OMB for Review and 
Approval; Comment Request; Consolidated Superfund Information 
Collection Request (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), Consolidated Superfund 
Information Collection Request (EPA ICR Number 1487.14, OMB Control 
Number 2050-0179), 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 May 31, 2019. Public comments were previously requested via the 
Federal Register on September 24, 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 July 5, 2019.

ADDRESSES: Submit your comments, referencing Docket ID Number EPA-HQ-
SFUND-2004-0008, 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: Yolanda Singer, Office of Superfund 
Remediation and Technology Innovation, Assessment and Remediation 
Division, (5202P), Environmental Protection Agency, 1200 Pennsylvania 
Ave. NW, Washington, DC 20460; telephone number: 703-603-8835; fax 
number: 703-603-9146; 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 following: (1) The collection of 
information under 40 CFR part 35, subpart O, which establishes the 
administrative requirements for cooperative agreements funded under the 
Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act 
(CERCLA) for state, federally-recognized Indian tribal governments, and 
political subdivision response actions; (2) the application of the 
Hazard Ranking System (HRS) by states as outlined by CERCLA section 105 
that amends the National Oil and Hazardous Substances Pollution 
Contingency Plan (NCP) to include criteria prioritizing releases 
throughout the United States before undertaking remedial action at 
uncontrolled hazardous waste sites; and (3) the remedial portion of the 
Superfund program as specified in CERCLA and the NCP. For cooperative 
agreements and Superfund state contracts for Superfund response 
actions, the information is collected from applicants and/or recipients 
of EPA assistance and is used to make awards, pay recipients, and 
collect information on how federal funds are being utilized. EPA 
requires this information to meet its federal stewardship 
responsibilities. Recipient responses are required to obtain a benefit 
(federal funds) under 2 CFR part 200, ``Uniform Administrative 
Requirements, Cost Principles, and Audit Requirements for Federal 
Awards to Non-Federal Entities'' and under 40 CFR part 35, ``State and 
Local Assistance.'' For the Superfund site evaluation and the Hazard 
Ranking System, the states will apply the HRS by identifying and 
classifying those releases or sites that warrant further investigation. 
The HRS score is crucial since it is the primary mechanism used to 
determine whether a site is eligible to be included on the National 
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List (NPL). Only sites on the NPL are eligible for Superfund-financed 
remedial actions. For the NCP information collection, some community 
involvement activities covered by this ICR are not required at every 
site (e.g., Technical Assistance Grants) and depend very much on the 
community and the nature of the site and cleanup. All community 
activities seek to involve the public in the cleanup of the sites, gain 
the input of community members, and include the community's perspective 
on the potential future reuse of Superfund NPL sites. Community 
involvement activities can enhance the remedial process and increase 
community acceptance and the potential for productive and beneficial 
reuse of the sites.
    Form Numbers: 6200-11.
    Respondents/affected entities: State, Local or Tribal Governments; 
Communities; U.S. Territories.
    Respondent's obligation to respond: Required to obtain benefits (40 
CFR part 35; CERCLA section 105, 40 CFR part 300).
    Estimated number of respondents: 13,182 (total).
    Frequency of response: Annually.
    Total estimated burden: 196,557 hours (per year). Burden is defined 
at 5 CFR 1320.03(b).
    Total estimated cost: $463,497 (per year), includes $0 annualized 
capital or operation & maintenance costs.
    Changes in the Estimates: There is a decrease of 679,972 hours in 
the total estimated respondent burden compared with the ICR currently 
approved by OMB. This decrease is due to an overall decrease in the 
number of respondents and responses for the Superfund Site Evaluation 
and Hazard Ranking System, Cooperative Agreements and Superfund State 
Contracts for Superfund Response Actions, and for the National Oil and 
Hazardous Substances Pollution Contingency Plan.

Courtney Kerwin,
Director, Regulatory Support Division.
[FR Doc. 2019-11531 Filed 6-3-19; 8:45 am]
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