# 2026-19337: EPA Seeks Ongoing Forms for Superfund Cleanups

2026-19337, Agency Information Collection Activities; Submission to the Office of Management and Budget for Review and Approval; Comment Request; Application for Preauthorization of CERCLA Response Action and Claim for CERCLA Response Action (Reinstatement), is a Federal Register notice from Environmental Protection Agency published 2026-09-22, effective Comments may be submitted on or before October 22, 2026.; PRIA reads it as touching household money (as of 2026-09-29).

- Canonical: https://policyrisk.com/federal-register/2026-19337
- As of: 2026-09-29
- Plain-text twin of the page above; the HTML and this file carry the same facts.

## Facts
- Document number: 2026-19337
- Title: Agency Information Collection Activities; Submission to the Office of Management and Budget for Review and Approval; Comment Request; Application for Preauthorization of CERCLA Response Action and Claim for CERCLA Response Action (Reinstatement)
- Type: Notice
- Agencies: Environmental Protection Agency
- Citation: 91 FR 60122
- Published: 2026-09-22
- Effective: Comments may be submitted on or before October 22, 2026.
- Comments close: 2026-10-22
- Significant: no
- Touches household money: yes
- Regulation identifier numbers: none
- Last updated: 2026-09-29

## In one line

EPA Seeks Ongoing Forms for Superfund Cleanups

## Summary

The EPA is asking to keep collecting info for people handling cleanup actions under a big environmental law called CERCLA. If you’re involved in these cleanup projects, this means you’ll keep filling out forms to get approval and claim costs. You’ve got until October 22, 2026, to share your thoughts, and this process helps keep things running smoothly without extra costs.

## Abstract

The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has submitted an information collection request (ICR), Application for Preauthorization of CERCLA Response Action and Claim for CERCLA Response Action (EPA ICR Number 7808.06, OMB Control Number 2050-0106) 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 was approved through April 30, 2001. Public comments were previously requested via the Federal Register on February 28, 2025, during a 60-day comment period. This notice allows for an additional 30 days for public comments.

## Effects PRIA read

- CERCLA cleanup claim paperwork continues: cost, high. If you seek EPA preauthorization or reimbursement for a cleanup under CERCLA, you will need to keep submitting two forms: the Application for Preauthorization of a CERCLA Response Action and the Claim for CERCLA Response Action. EPA estimates 2 respondents annually, a total burden of 161 hours per…
- Forms posted online and burden reduced: benefit, medium. EPA will make the two CERCLA forms publicly available on its website and allow submission by email, and it reports a reduction of 1,807 hours compared to the prior approved information collection. EPA attributes the reduction to fewer entities requesting the authority and use of internet and comput…

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## Sources
- [2026-19337 on federalregister.gov](https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2026/09/22/2026-19337/agency-information-collection-activities-submission-to-the-office-of-management-and-budget-for)
- [2026-19337 as published (PDF)](https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2026-09-22/pdf/2026-19337.pdf)

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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/federal-register/2026-19337 (as of 2026-09-29).