    [Federal Register Volume 85, Number 168 (Friday, August 28, 2020)]
    [Notices]
    [Pages 53363-53364]
    From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
    [FR Doc No: 2020-19001]

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    ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

    [EPA-HQ-OPA-2006-0090; FRL-10014-30-OMS]

    Information Collection Request Submitted to OMB for Review and
    Approval; Comment Request; The National Oil and Hazardous Substances
    Pollution Contingency Plan Regulation, Subpart J (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), The National Oil and Hazardous
    Substances Pollution Contingency Plan Regulation (EPA ICR Number
    1664.12, OMB Control Number 2050-0141) 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 October 31, 2020. Public comments were
    previously requested via the Federal Register on November 27, 2019
    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: Comments must be submitted on or before September 28, 2020.

    ADDRESSES: Submit your comments to EPA, referencing Docket ID No. EPA-
    HQ-OPA-2006-0090, online using www.regulations.gov (our preferred
    method), or by mail to: EPA Docket Center, Environmental Protection
    Agency, Mail Code 28221T, 1200 Pennsylvania Ave. NW, Washington, DC
    20460. 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.
        Submit written comments and recommendations to OMB for the proposed
    information collection within 30 days of publication of this notice to
    www.reginfo.gov/public/do/PRAMain. Find this particular information
    collection by selecting ``Currently under 30-day Review--Open for
    Public Comments'' or by using the search function.

    FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Wendy Hoffman, Regulations
    Implementation Division, Office of Emergency Management, Mail Code
    5104A, Environmental Protection Agency, 1200 Pennsylvania Ave. NW,
    Washington, DC 20460; telephone number: 202-564-8794; fax number: 202-
    564-2620; email address: hoffman.wendy@epa.gov.

    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

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    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 Information Collection Request (ICR) renewal
    supports activities to implement the National Oil and Hazardous
    Substances Pollution Contingency Plan (NCP), Subpart J (40 CFR
    300.900), ``Use of Dispersants and Other Chemicals.''
        The use of bioremediation agents, dispersants, surface washing
    agents, surface collecting agents and miscellaneous oil spill control
    agents in response to oil spills in U.S. waters or adjoining shorelines
    is governed by Subpart J of the NCP regulation (40 CFR 300.900).
    Subpart J requirements include criteria for listing oil spill
    mitigating agents on the NCP Product Schedule, hereafter referred to as
    the Schedule. EPA's regulation, which is codified at 40 CFR 300.00,
    requires that EPA prepare a schedule of ``dispersants, other chemicals,
    and other spill mitigating devices and substances, if any, that may be
    used in carrying out the NCP.'' The Schedule is required by section
    311(d)(2)(G) of the Clean Water Act (CWA), as amended by the Oil
    Pollution Act of 1990. The Schedule is used by Federal On-Scene
    Coordinators (FOSCs), Regional Response Teams (RRTs), and Area Planners
    to identify spill mitigating agents in preparation for and response to
    oil spills.
        Under Subpart J, manufacturers who want to add a product to the
    Schedule must submit technical product data to the EPA as stipulated in
    40 CFR 300.915. Subpart J requires the manufacturer to conduct specific
    toxicity and effectiveness tests and submit the corresponding technical
    product data along with other detailed information to the EPA Office of
    Emergency Management, Office of Land and Emergency Management. The
    Schedule is available to Federal On-Scene Coordinators (FOSCs),
    Regional Response Teams (RRTs), and Area Committees for helping them
    select the most appropriate products to use in various spill scenarios.
        As of November 2019, the Product Schedule included 105
    manufacturers and 122 products (27 bioremediation agents, 19
    dispersants, 17 miscellaneous oil spill control agents, two surface
    collecting agents, and 57 surface washing agents). EPA estimates that
    each year of this ICR renewal period, nine manufacturers will apply to
    list a total of nine products on the Schedule. Therefore, over the
    three-year period covered by this ICR renewal, EPA estimates an
    additional 27 products may be listed. Additionally, EPA estimates that
    eight manufacturers will submit product information to EPA to obtain a
    sorbent certification letter annually.
        At 40 CFR 300.920(c), respondents may claim certain information in
    the technical product data submissions as 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.
        Forms: None.
        Respondents/affected entities: Respondents include, but are not
    limited to, manufacturers of bioremediation agents, dispersants,
    surface collecting agents, surface washing agents, miscellaneous oil
    spill control agents, sorbents and other chemical agents and biological
    additives used as countermeasures against oil spills.
        Respondent's obligation to respond: Required to obtain or retain a
    benefit (40 CFR 300.900).
        Estimated number of respondents: 9 (total).
        Frequency of response: Each manufacturer responds once per product
    submittal.
        Total estimated burden: 310 hours (per year). Burden is defined at
    5 CFR 1320.03(b).
        Total estimated cost: $95,400 (per year), includes $22,400 in
    operation & maintenance costs.
        Changes in Estimates: EPA anticipates a slight decrease of five
    hours in the annual burden hours under this ICR renewal. EPA increased
    the respondent burden hours by 20 percent in response to manufacturer
    feedback obtained during the consultation process. However, because EPA
    estimates that fewer respondents will submit information to EPA to have
    a product listed on the Schedule, in addition to fewer sorbent
    manufacturers submitting products for certification, the overall annual
    burden estimate has decreased slightly for this ICR renewal period.

    Courtney Kerwin,
    Director, Regulatory Support Division.
    [FR Doc. 2020-19001 Filed 8-27-20; 8:45 am]
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