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OMB Control No: 2060-0706	ICR Reference No: 201611-2060-004
Status: Historical Inactive	Previous ICR Reference No:
Agency/Subagency: EPA/OAR	Agency Tracking No: 2464.01
Title: Revisions to National Emission Standards for Radon Emissions from Operating Mill Tailings (Proposed Rule)
Type of Information Collection: New collection (Request for a new OMB Control Number)	Common Form ICR: No
Type of Review Request: Regular
OIRA Conclusion Action: Comment filed on proposed rule	Conclusion Date: 11/18/2016
	Date Received in OIRA: 11/17/2016
Terms of Clearance: In accordance with 5 CFR 1320, OMB is withholding approval at this time. Prior to publication of the final rule, the agency must submit to OMB a summary of all comments related to the information collection contained in the proposed rule and the agency response. The agency should clearly indicate any changes made to the information collection as a result of these comments.

	Inventory as of this Action	Requested	Previously Approved
Expiration Date		36 Months From Approved
Responses	0	0	0
Time Burden (Hours)	0	0	0
Cost Burden (Dollars)	0	0	0

Abstract: On May 2, 2014, EPA proposed revisions to the radon emission standards for 40 CFR Part 61, Subpart W. Included in the proposed revisions is a requirement that owners and operators of uranium recovery facilities maintain specific records pertaining to the design, construction and operation of the uranium tailings impoundments, both conventional and nonconventional, and heap leach piles. These records will be retained at the facility and contain information regarding the approved design of the impoundments and/or heap leach pile, including but not limited to, all tests performed that prove the liner is compatible with the material(s) being placed on the liner. For nonconventional impoundments this requirement also includes records showing compliance with the requirement to continuously maintain one meter of liquid in the impoundment. For heap leach piles, this requirement includes records showing that the 30% moisture content (by weight) of the pile is continuously maintained. Apart from the design documents, which are required for the application submitted under Subpart A of 40 CFR part 61, records regarding the inspections to determine the one meter liquid requirement for nonconventional ponds and the records showing compliance with the 30% moisture level in heap leach piles are new requirements for collection of information that is not covered under the existing ICR for NESHAPs, EPA Number 1100.13, OMB Number 2060-0191. Information collected is used by EPA to ensure that public health continues to be protected from the hazards of airborne radionuclides by compliance with these standards. If the information were not collected, it is unlikely that a violation of these standards would be identified and, thus, there would be no corrective action initiated to bring the facilities back into compliance. Compliance is demonstrated through inspection testing and/or moisture content calculation. All facilities are required to maintain their records for 5 years. The rationale for the 5 year record keeping requirement is from the Code of Federal Regulations (CFR), 40 CFR Part 61, Section 61.255. In some cases, they also report their results to EPA.

Authorizing Statute(s): US Code: 42 USC 1857 Name of Law: Clean Air Act

Citations for New Statutory Requirements: None

Associated Rulemaking Information
RIN:	Stage of Rulemaking:	Federal Register Citation:	Date:
2060-AP26	Proposed rulemaking	79 FR 25387	05/02/2014

Federal Register Notices & Comments
Did the Agency receive public comments on this ICR? No

Number of Information Collection (IC) in this ICR: 1

IC Title	Form No.	Form Name
Private Sector

Burden increases because of Program Change due to Agency Discretion: Yes

Burden Increase Due to: Changing Regulations

Burden decreases because of Program Change due to Agency Discretion: No

Burden Reduction Due to:

Short Statement: This is a proposed new regulation.

Annual Cost to Federal Government: $10,836

Does this IC contain surveys, censuses, or employ statistical methods? No

Is the Supporting Statement intended to be a Privacy Impact Assessment required by the E-Government Act of 2002? No

Is this ICR related to the Affordable Care Act [Pub. L. 111-148 & 111-152]? No

Is this ICR related to the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act, [Pub. L. 111-203]? No

Is this ICR related to the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 (ARRA)? No

Is this ICR related to the Pandemic Response? Uncollected

Agency Contact: Dan Schultheisz 202 343-9349 schultheisz.daniel@epa.gov

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