# Federal Register #2026-22061

EPA notice on UST Finder information collection renewal and Region 8 records system

**Buyer:** Environmental Protection Agency
**Posted:** October 29, 2026
**Respond By:** December 01, 2026
**Identifier:** 2026-22061

The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) published notices about the UST Finder information collection and a separate Region 8 records-system change.
- **Government agency and offices:** EPA’s Office of Underground Storage Tanks is responsible for the UST Finder notice; EPA Region 8 is referenced in the separate records-system notice.
- **Information collection:** EPA seeks voluntary location and other relevant underground storage tank (UST) and leaking underground storage tank (LUST) data from state and territorial delegated agencies to maintain and improve the UST Finder Application.
  - Data updates are collected semiannually.
  - The application supports regulatory decision-making, cleanup and inspection prioritization, risk triage, and emergency response.
- **Separate notice:** EPA Region 8 is rescinding its Libby Asbestos Exposure Assessment Records System notice; the document says the system is no longer maintained.
- **Procurement status:** These are public notices, not a procurement. No OEMs, vendors, products, purchase quantities, or contracted services are identified.

### Description

The Environmental Protection Agency submitted a renewal information collection request for the Underground Storage Tank Finder Application to the Office of Management and Budget for review and approval under the Paperwork Reduction Act. The collection supports semiannual updates to the application and voluntary gathering of underground storage tank and leaking underground storage tank location and related data maintained by states and territories. The application can support regulatory decision-making, site cleanup and inspection prioritization, risk triage, and emergency response. The notice provides an additional 30-day period for public comments, due November 30, 2026.

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