[Federal Register Volume 87, Number 213 (Friday, November 4, 2022)]
[Notices]
[Page 66695]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2022-24081]



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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

[EPA-HQ-OPA-2007-0584; FRL-10365-01-OLEM]


Proposed Information Collection Request; Comment Request; 
Information Collection Request Submitted to OMB for Review and 
Approval; Spill Prevention, Control, and Countermeasure Plans (Renewal) 
EPA ICR No. 0328.19, OMB Control No. 2050-0021

AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA or Agency) is 
planning to submit an information collection request (ICR), Spill 
Prevention, Control, and Countermeasure (SPCC) Plans'' (EPA ICR No. 
0328.19, OMB Control No. 2050-0021), to the Office of Management and 
Budget (OMB) for review and approval in accordance with the Paperwork 
Reduction Act. Before doing so, EPA is soliciting public comments on 
specific aspects of the proposed information collection as described in 
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION. This is a proposed extension of the ICR, 
which is currently approved through July 30, 2023. 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 January 3, 2023.

ADDRESSES: Submit your comments, referencing Docket ID No. EPA-HQ-OPA-
2007-0584, to: (1) EPA 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, and (2) OMB via email to [email protected].
    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 Proprietary Business Information (PBI) or other 
information whose disclosure is restricted by statute.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Mark W. Howard, Office of Emergency 
Management, Mail Code 5104A, Environmental Protection Agency, 1200 
Pennsylvania Ave. NW, Washington, DC 20460; telephone number: (202) 
564-1965; email address: [email protected].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Supporting documents, which explain in 
detail the information that 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.
    Pursuant to section 3506(c)(2)(A) of the PRA, EPA is soliciting 
comments and information to enable it to: (i) Evaluate whether the 
proposed collection of information is necessary for the proper 
performance of the functions of the Agency, including whether the 
information will have practical utility; (ii) Evaluate the accuracy of 
the Agency's estimate of the burden of the proposed collection of 
information, including the validity of the methodology and assumptions 
used; (iii) Enhance the quality, utility, and clarity of the 
information to be collected; and (iv) Minimize the burden of the 
collection of information on those who are to respond, including 
through the use of appropriate automated electronic, mechanical, or 
other technological collection techniques or other forms of information 
technology, e.g., permitting electronic submission of responses. EPA 
will consider the comments received and amend the ICR as appropriate. 
The final ICR package will then be submitted to OMB for review and 
approval. At that time, EPA will issue another Federal Register notice 
to announce the submission of the ICR to OMB and the opportunity to 
submit additional comments to OMB.
    Abstract: The authority for EPA's oil pollution prevention 
requirements is derived from section 311(j)(1)(C) of the Clean Water 
Act, as amended by the Oil Pollution Act of 1990. EPA's regulation is 
codified at 40 CFR part 112. An SPCC Plan will help an owner or 
operator identify the necessary procedures, equipment, and resources to 
prevent an oil spill and to respond to an oil spill in a timely manner. 
Although the owner or operator is the primary data user, EPA may also 
require the owner or operator to submit data to the Agency in certain 
situations to ensure facilities comply with the SPCC regulation and to 
help allocate response resources. State and local governments may use 
the data, which are not generally available elsewhere and can assist 
local emergency preparedness planning efforts.
    Form Numbers: None.
    Respondents/affected entities: Owners or operators of facilities 
required to have Spill Prevention, Control, and Countermeasure (SPCC) 
plans under the Oil Pollution Prevention regulation (40 CFR part 112) 
and which, because of their location, could reasonably be expected to 
cause substantial harm to the environment.
    Respondent's obligation to respond: Mandatory.
    Estimated number of respondents: 549,785 (total).
    Frequency of response: Facilities must prepare and implement an 
SPCC Plan before beginning operations and review, evaluate and update 
the SPCC Plan every five years. In the event of certain discharges of 
oil into navigable waters, a facility owner or operator must submit 
certain information to the Regional Administrator within 60 days.
    Total estimated burden: 6,309,523 hours (per year). This figure 
will be updated as needed during the 60-day OMB review period. Burden 
is defined at 5 CFR 1320.03(b).
    Total estimated cost: $857,835,543 (per year), includes 
$201,002,128 annualized capital or operation & maintenance (O&M) costs. 
These figures will be updated with most recent available wage rates 
from the Bureau of Labor Statistics and to account for any changes in 
O&M costs, burden and number of respondents.
    Changes in Estimates: The above burden estimates are based on the 
current approved ICR, OMB Control No. 0328.18. In the final notice for 
the renewal ICR, EPA will publish revised burden estimates based on 
updates to respondent data and unit costs. Any change in burden will be 
described and explained in this section when the updated ICR Supporting 
Statement is completed during the 60-day OMB review period.

Donna Salyer,
Director, Office of Emergency Management.
[FR Doc. 2022-24081 Filed 11-3-22; 8:45 am]
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