
[Federal Register: September 25, 2007 (Volume 72, Number 185)]
[Notices]               
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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

[EPA-HQ-OW-2003-0017; FRL-8472-7]

 
Agency Information Collection Activities; Submission to OMB for 
Review and Approval; Comment Request; Underground Injection Control 
(UIC) Program (Renewal); EPA ICR No. 0370.21; OMB Control No. 2040-0042

AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: In compliance with the Paperwork Reduction Act (PRA) (44 
U.S.C. 3501 et seq.), this document announces that an Information 
Collection Request (ICR) has been forwarded to the Office of Management 
and Budget (OMB) for review and approval. This is a request to renew an 
existing approved collection. The ICR, which is abstracted below, 
describes the nature of the information collection and its estimated 
burden and cost.

DATES: Additional comments may be submitted on or before October 25, 
2007.

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ADDRESSES: Submit your comments, referencing Docket ID No. EPA-HQ-OW-
2003-0017, to (1) EPA online using www.regulations.gov (our preferred 
method), by e-mail to OW-Docket@epa.gov, or by mail to: EPA Docket 
Center, Environmental Protection Agency, Water Docket, MC 2822T, 1200 
Pennsylvania Ave., NW., Washington, DC 20460, and (2) OMB by mail to: 
Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs, Office of Management and 
Budget (OMB), Attention: Desk Officer for EPA, 725 17th Street, NW., 
Washington, DC 20503.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Robert E. Smith, Office of Ground 
Water and Drinking Water/Drinking Water Protection Division/Underground 
Injection Control Program, 4606M, Environmental Protection Agency, 1200 
Pennsylvania Ave., NW., Washington, DC 20460; telephone number: 202-
564-3895; fax number: 202-564-3756; e-mail address: smith.Robert-
eu@epa.gov.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: EPA has submitted the following ICR to OMB 
for review and approval according to the procedures prescribed in 5 CFR 
1320.12. On February 28, 2007 (72 FR 8983), EPA sought comments on this 
ICR pursuant to 5 CFR 1320.8(d). EPA received no comments. Any 
additional comments on this ICR should be submitted to EPA and OMB 
within 30 days of this notice.
    EPA has established a public docket for this ICR under Docket ID 
No. EPA-HQ-OW-2003-0017, which is available for online viewing at 
www.regulations.gov, or in person viewing at the Water Docket in the 
EPA Docket Center (EPA/DC), EPA West, Room 3334, 1301 Constitution 
Ave., NW., Washington, DC. The EPA/DC Public Reading Room is open from 
8 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., Monday through Friday, excluding legal holidays. 
The telephone number for the Reading Room is 202-566-1744, and the 
telephone number for the Water Docket is 202-566-2426.
    Use EPA's electronic docket and comment system at 
www.regulations.gov, to submit or view public comments, access the 
index listing of the contents of the docket, and to access those 
documents in the docket that are available electronically. Once in the 
system, select ``docket search,'' then key in the docket ID number 
identified above. Please note that EPA's policy is that public 
comments, whether submitted electronically or in paper, will be made 
available for public viewing at www.regulations.gov as EPA receives 
them and without change, unless the comment contains copyrighted 
material, Confidential Business Information (CBI), or other information 
whose public disclosure is restricted by statute. For further 
information about the electronic docket, go to www.regulations.gov.
    Title: Underground Injection Control (UIC) Program (Renewal).
    ICR numbers: EPA ICR No. 0370.21, OMB Control No. 2040-0042.
    ICR Status: This ICR is scheduled to expire on September 30, 2007. 
Under OMB regulations, the Agency may continue to conduct or sponsor 
the collection of information while this submission is pending at OMB. 
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. The OMB control numbers for EPA's regulations 
in title 40 of the CFR, after appearing in the Federal Register when 
approved, are listed in 40 CFR part 9, are displayed either by 
publication in the Federal Register or by other appropriate means, such 
as on the related collection instrument or form, if applicable. The 
display of OMB control numbers in certain EPA regulations is 
consolidated in 40 CFR part 9.
    Abstract: The Underground Injection Control (UIC) Program under the 
Safe Drinking Water Act established a Federal and State regulatory 
system to protect underground sources of drinking water (USDWs) from 
contamination by injected fluids. Owners/operators of underground 
injection wells must obtain permits, conduct environmental monitoring, 
maintain records, and report results to EPA or the State UIC primacy 
agency. States must report to EPA on permittee compliance and related 
information. The mandatory information is reported using standardized 
forms and annual reports, and the regulations are codified at 40 CFR 
Parts 144 through 148. The data are used by UIC authorities to ensure 
the protection of USDWs.
    Burden Statement: The annual public reporting and recordkeeping 
burden for this collection of information is estimated to average 2.35 
hours per response. Burden means the total time, effort, or financial 
resources expended by persons to generate, maintain, retain, or 
disclose or provide information to or for a Federal agency. This 
includes the time needed to review instructions; develop, acquire, 
install, and utilize technology and systems for the purposes of 
collecting, validating, and verifying information, processing and 
maintaining information, and disclosing and providing information; 
adjust the existing ways to comply with any previously applicable 
instructions and requirements which have subsequently changed; train 
personnel to be able to respond to a collection of information; search 
data sources; complete and review the collection of information; and 
transmit or otherwise disclose the information.
    Respondents/Affected Entities: Owners and operators of injection 
wells and state UIC Program primacy agencies.
    Estimated Number of Respondents: 38,824.
    Frequency of Response: yearly, semi-annually, quarterly, and other.
    Estimated Total Annual Hour Burden: 1,000,648 hours.
    Estimated Total Annual Cost: $139,632,191, includes $104,697,829 in 
annualized capital or O&M costs.
    Changes in the Estimates: There is a decrease of 335,409 hours in 
the total estimated burden currently identified in the OMB Inventory of 
Approved ICR Burdens. This decrease primarily reflects abatement of 
permitting and closure activities under the 1999 Class V Rule; reduced 
Class V well inventory activities; and a reduction in the Class II 
inventory, particularly the number of Class II permit applications that 
operators will submit during the clearance period.

    Dated: September 14, 2007.
Robert Gunter,
Acting Director, Collection Strategies Division.
[FR Doc. E7-18847 Filed 9-24-07; 8:45 am]

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