Facility Ground-Water Monioring Requirements (Renewal)

ICR 202209-2050-005

OMB: 2050-0033

Federal Form Document

Forms and Documents
Document
Name
Status
Supporting Statement A
2022-09-27
ICR Details
2050-0033 202209-2050-005
Received in OIRA 201810-2050-002
EPA/OLEM 0959.17
Facility Ground-Water Monioring Requirements (Renewal)
Extension without change of a currently approved collection   No
Regular 09/30/2022
  Requested Previously Approved
36 Months From Approved 11/30/2022
774 813
100,701 104,861
15,430,083 16,090,478

Subtitle C of the Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (RCRA) creates a comprehensive program for the safe management of hazardous waste. Section 3004 of RCRA requires owners and operators of facilities that treat, store, or dispose of hazardous waste to comply with standards established by EPA that are to protect the environment. Section 3005 provides for implementation of these standards under permits issued to owners and operators by EPA or authorized States. Section 3005 also allows owners and operators of facilities in existence when the regulations came into effect to comply with applicable notice requirements to operate until a permit is issued or denied. This statutory authorization to operate prior to permit determination is commonly known as "interim status." Owners and operators of interim status facilities also must comply with standards set under Section 3004. This ICR examines the ground-water monitoring standards for permitted and interim status facilities at 40 CFR Parts 264 and 265, as specified. The ground-water monitoring requirements for regulated units follow a tiered approach whereby releases of hazardous contaminants are first detected (detection monitoring), then confirmed (compliance monitoring), and if necessary, are required to be cleaned up (corrective action). Each of these tiers requires collection and analysis of ground-water samples. Owners or operators that conduct ground-water monitoring are required to report information to the oversight agencies on releases of contaminants and to maintain records of ground-water monitoring data at their facilities. The goal of the ground-water monitoring program is to prevent and quickly detect releases of hazardous contaminants to groundwater, and to establish a program whereby any contamination is expeditiously cleaned up as necessary to protect human health and environment.

US Code: 42 USC 3005 Name of Law: SWDA
   US Code: 42 USC 3004 Name of Law: SWDA
  
None

Not associated with rulemaking

  87 FR 16474 03/23/2022
87 FR 59413 09/30/2022
No

  Total Request Previously Approved Change Due to New Statute Change Due to Agency Discretion Change Due to Adjustment in Estimate Change Due to Potential Violation of the PRA
Annual Number of Responses 774 813 0 0 -39 0
Annual Time Burden (Hours) 100,701 104,861 0 0 -4,160 0
Annual Cost Burden (Dollars) 15,430,083 16,090,478 0 0 -660,395 0
No
No
There is a decrease of 4,160 hours in the total estimated respondent burden compared with the ICR currently approved by OMB. This decrease is due to a decrease in the respondent universe.

$45,262
No
    No
    No
No
No
No
No
Peggy Vyas 703 308-5477 vyas.peggy@epa.gov

  No

On behalf of this Federal agency, I certify that the collection of information encompassed by this request complies with 5 CFR 1320.9 and the related provisions of 5 CFR 1320.8(b)(3).
The following is a summary of the topics, regarding the proposed collection of information, that the certification covers:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
    (i) Why the information is being collected;
    (ii) Use of information;
    (iii) Burden estimate;
    (iv) Nature of response (voluntary, required for a benefit, or mandatory);
    (v) Nature and extent of confidentiality; and
    (vi) Need to display currently valid OMB control number;
 
 
 
If you are unable to certify compliance with any of these provisions, identify the item by leaving the box unchecked and explain the reason in the Supporting Statement.
09/30/2022


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