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SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
I. General Information
A. Does this Action Apply to Me?
This action is directed to the public
in general. This action may, however, be
of interest to those persons who are or
may be required to conduct testing of
chemical substances under the Federal
Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act (FFDCA)
or the Federal Insecticide, Fungicide,
and Rodenticide Act (FIFRA). Since
other entities may also be interested, the
Agency has not attempted to describe all
the specific entities that may be affected
by this action. If you have any questions
regarding the applicability of this action
to a particular entity, consult the person
listed under FOR FURTHER INFORMATION
CONTACT.
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B. What Should I Consider as I Prepare
My Comments for EPA?
1. Submitting CBI. Do not submit this
information to EPA through
regulations.gov or e-mail. Clearly mark
the part or all of the information that
you claim to be CBI. For CBI
information in a disk or CD-ROM that
you mail to EPA, mark the outside of the
disk or CD-ROM as CBI and then
identify electronically within the disk or
CD-ROM the specific information that is
claimed as CBI. In addition to one
complete version of the comment that
includes information claimed as CBI, a
copy of the comment that does not
contain the information claimed as CBI
must be submitted for inclusion in the
public docket. Information so marked
will not be disclosed except in
accordance with procedures set forth in
40 CFR part 2.
2. Tips for preparing your comments.
When submitting comments, remember
to:
i. Identify the document by docket
number and other identifying
information (subject heading, Federal
Register date and page number).
ii. Follow directions. The Agency may
ask you to respond to specific questions
or organize comments by referencing a
Code of Federal Regulations (CFR) part
or section number.
iii. Explain why you agree or disagree;
suggest alternatives and substitute
language for your requested changes.
iv. Describe any assumptions and
provide any technical information and/
or data that you used.
v. If you estimate potential costs or
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alternatives.
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or personal threats.
viii. Make sure to submit your
comments by the comment period
deadline identified.
II. Background
USDA APHIS is applying for an EUP
for the use of GonaConTM
Immunocontraceptive Vaccine,
containing the active ingredient GnRH,
to investigate the efficacy of
reproductive control in female elk
(Cervus elaphus) at the Rocky Mountain
National Park, Colorado. There are
approximately 265,000 acres in the
park, although the treated area will be
much less than this. Maximum quantity
of active ingredient to be used is 36
milligrams (120 milliliters of formulated
product).
III. What Action is the Agency Taking?
Following the review of the USDA
APHIS application and any comments
and data received in response to this
notice, EPA will decide whether to issue
or deny the EUP request for this EUP
program, and if issued, the conditions
under which it is to be conducted. Any
issuance of an EUP will be announced
in the Federal Register.
IV. What is the Agency’s Authority for
Taking this Action?
The Agency’s authority for taking this
action is under FIFRA section 5.
List of Subjects
Environmental protection,
Experimental use permits.
Dated: September 11, 2007.
Kathy S. Monk,
Acting Director, Registration Division, Office
of Pesticide Programs.
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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION
AGENCY
[EPA–HQ–RCRA–2007–0903, FRL–8469–7]
Agency Information Collection
Activities; Proposed Collection;
Comment Request; Requirements and
Exemptions for Specific RCRA Wastes;
EPA ICR No. 1597.08, OMB Control No.
2050–0145
Environmental Protection
Agency, (EPA).
ACTION: Notice.
AGENCY:
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SUMMARY: In compliance with the
Paperwork Reduction Act (PRA) (44
U.S.C. 3501 et seq.), this document
announces that EPA is planning to
submit a request to renew an existing
approved Information Collection
Request (ICR) to the Office of
Management and Budget (OMB). This
ICR is scheduled to expire on February
29, 2008. Before submitting the ICR to
OMB for review and approval, EPA is
soliciting comments on specific aspects
of the proposed information collection
as described below. The Agency is
considering combining the Used Oil
Management Standards Recordkeeping
and Reporting Requirements ICR (EPA
ICR No. 1286.07, OMB Control No.
2050–0124) into this ICR. That ICR is
not scheduled to expire until March 31,
2009.
DATES: Comments must be submitted on
or before November 19, 2007.
ADDRESSES: Submit your comments,
identified by Docket ID No. EPA–HQ–
RCRA–2007–0903, by one of the
following methods:
• https://www.regulations.gov: Follow
the on-line instructions for submitting
comments.
• E-mail: rcra-docket@epa.gov.
• Fax: 202–566–9744.
• Mail: RCRA Docket (5305T), U.S.
Environmental Protection Agency, 1200
Pennsylvania Avenue, NW.,
Washington, DC 20460.
• Hand Delivery: 1301 Constitution
Ave., NW., Room 3334, Washington, DC
20460. Such deliveries are only
accepted during the Docket’s normal
hours of operation, and special
arrangements should be made for
deliveries of boxed information.
Instructions: Direct your comments to
Docket ID No. EPA–HQ–RCRA–2007–
0903. EPA’s policy is that all comments
received will be included in the public
docket without change and may be
made available online at https://
www.regulations.gov, including any
personal information provided, unless
the comment includes information
claimed to be Confidential Business
Information (CBI) or other information
whose disclosure is restricted by statute.
Do not submit information that you
consider to be CBI or otherwise
protected through https://
www.regulations.gov or e-mail. The
https://www.regulations Web site is an
‘‘anonymous access’’ system, which
means EPA will not know your identity
or contact information unless you
provide it in the body of your comment.
If you send an e-mail comment directly
to EPA without going through https://
www.regulations.gov your e-mail
address will be automatically captured
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and included as part of the comment
that is placed in the public docket and
made available on the Internet. If you
submit an electronic comment, EPA
recommends that you include your
name and other contact information in
the body of your comment and with any
disk or CD–ROM you submit. If EPA
cannot read your comment due to
technical difficulties and cannot contact
you for clarification, EPA may not be
able to consider your comment.
Electronic files should avoid the use of
special characters, any form of
encryption, and be free of any defects or
viruses. For additional information
about EPA’s public docket visit the EPA
Docket Center homepage at https://
www.epa.gov/epahome/dockets.htm.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Tab
Tesnau, Office of Solid Waste (mail
code 5303P), Environmental Protection
Agency, 1200 Pennsylvania Ave., NW.,
Washington, DC 20460; telephone
number: 703–605–0636; fax number:
703–308–8617; E-mail address:
tesnau.tab@epa.gov.
whether the information will have
practical utility;
(ii) Evaluate the accuracy of the
Agency’s estimate of the burden of the
proposed collection of information,
including the validity of the
methodology and assumptions used;
(iii) Enhance the quality, utility, and
clarity of the information to be
collected; and
(iv) Minimize the burden of the
collection of information on those who
are to respond, including through the
use of appropriate automated electronic,
mechanical, or other technological
collection techniques or other forms of
information technology, e.g., permitting
electronic submission of responses. In
particular, EPA is requesting comments
from very small businesses (those that
employ less than 25) on examples of
specific additional efforts that EPA
could make to reduce the paperwork
burden for very small businesses
affected by this collection.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
You may find the following
suggestions helpful for preparing your
comments:
1. Explain your views as clearly as
possible and provide specific examples.
2. Describe any assumptions that you
used.
3. Provide copies of any technical
information and/or data you used that
support your views.
4. If you estimate potential burden or
costs, explain how you arrived at the
estimate that you provide.
5. Offer alternative ways to improve
the collection activity.
6. Make sure to submit your
comments by the deadline identified
under DATES.
7. To ensure proper receipt by EPA,
be sure to identify the docket ID number
assigned to this action in the subject
line on the first page of your response.
You may also provide the name, date,
and Federal Register citation.
How Can I Access the Docket and/or
Submit Comments?
EPA has established a public docket
for this ICR under Docket ID No. EPA–
HQ–RCRA–2007–0903, which is
available for online viewing at https://
www.regulations.gov, or in person
viewing at the RCRA 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 RCRA Docket is (202) 566–
0270.
Use https://www.regulations.gov to
obtain a copy of the draft collection of
information, submit or view public
comments, access the index listing of
the contents of the docket, and to access
those documents in the public docket
that are available electronically. Once in
the system, select ‘‘search,’’ then key in
the docket ID number identified in this
document.
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What Information Is EPA Particularly
Interested in?
Pursuant to section 3506(c)(2)(A) of
the PRA, EPA specifically solicits
comments and information to enable it
to:
(i) Evaluate whether the proposed
collection of information is necessary
for the proper performance of the
functions of the Agency, including
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What Should I Consider When I
Prepare My Comments for EPA?
What Information Collection Activity or
ICR Does This Apply To?
Affected entities: Entities potentially
affected by this action are Business,
Farms, State, Local, or Tribal
Governments.
Title: Requirements and Exemptions
for Specific RCRA Wastes.
ICR numbers: EPA ICR No. 1597.08,
OMB Control No. 2050–0145.
ICR status: This ICR is currently
scheduled to expire on February 29,
2008. 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
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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: In the 1976 Resource
Conservation and Recovery Act (RCRA),
as amended, Congress directs the U.S.
Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)
to develop and administer a
comprehensive program for the safe
management and disposal of hazardous
waste. In 1980, EPA promulgated
regulations in 40 CFR parts 261–265 to
comply with RCRA. EPA has since
added to these regulations on many
occasions. This ICR concerns two such
additions.
In 1995, EPA promulgated regulations
in 40 CFR part 273 that govern the
collection and management of widelygenerated hazardous wastes known as
‘‘Universal Wastes’’. Universal Wastes
are wastes that are generated in nonindustrial settings by a vast community,
and are present in non-hazardous waste
management systems. Examples of
Universal Wastes include certain
batteries, pesticides, mercury-containing
lamps and thermostats. The part 273
regulations are designed to separate
Universal Waste from the municipal
wastestream by encouraging individuals
and organizations to collect these wastes
and to manage them in an appropriate
hazardous waste management system.
EPA distinguishes two types of handlers
of Universal Wastes: Small quantity
handlers of Universal Waste (SQHUW)
and large quantity handlers of Universal
Waste (LQHUW). SQHUWs do not
accumulate more than 5,000 kg of any
one category of Universal Waste at one
time, while LQHUWs may accumulate
quantities at or above this threshold.
More stringent requirements are
imposed on LQHUWs because of greater
potential environmental risks.
In 2001, EPA promulgated regulations
in 40 CFR part 266 that provide
increased flexibility to facilities
managing wastes commonly known as
‘‘Mixed Waste’’. Mixed Waste are lowlevel mixed waste (LLMW), and
naturally occurring and/or acceleratorproduced radioactive material (NARM)
containing hazardous waste. These
wastes are also regulated by the Atomic
Energy Act. As long as specified
eligibility criteria and conditions are
met, LLMW and NARM are exempt from
the definition of hazardous waste as
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defined in part 261. Although these
eligible wastes are exempted from RCRA
manifest, transportation, and disposal
requirements, they must still comply
with the manifest, transportation, and
disposal requirements under the NRC
(or NRC-Agreement State) regulations.
There are two conditional exemptions.
The Storage and Treatment Conditional
Exemption applies to any generator of
LLMW who is licensed by NRC or an
NRC Agreement State to manage
radioactive materials. This exemption is
available only to LLMW generated
under a single NRC or NRC Agreement
State license. LLMW generators must
notify EPA of the LLMW storage units
for which they are claiming an
exemption, and must meet the
conditions listed in § 266.230. This
exemption is valid as long as the Mixed
Waste meets the conditions, remains in
a conditionally exempt storage unit, and
is subject to NRC regulation.
The Transportation and Disposal
Conditional Exemption from the
definition of hazardous waste applies to
generators and treaters who send their
treated waste to a commercial low-level
radioactive waste disposal facility
(LLRWDF) licensed by NRC or NRC
Agreement State. The eligible LLMW or
NARM waste would be exempted from
RCRA Subtitle C once it is placed on the
transportation vehicle bound for
disposal at the LLRWDF. The waste
could then be transported to the
LLRWDF as strictly radioactive waste
using an NRC Uniform LLW Manifest.
Generators and treaters under the
exemption must undertake the
information collection requirements
listed in § 266.345.
In 1992, EPA finalized management
standards for used oils destined for
recycling (see 40 CFR part 279). To
document and ensure proper handling
of used oil, these regulations establish
notification, testing, tracking and
recordkeeping requirements for used oil
transporters, processors, re-refiners,
marketers, and burners. They also set
standards for the prevention and
cleanup of releases to the environment
during storage and transit, and for the
safe closure of storage units and
processing and re-refining facilities to
mitigate future releases and damages.
EPA believes these requirements
minimize potential hazards to human
health and the environment from the
potential mismanagement of used oil by
used oil handlers, while providing for
the safe recycling of used oil.
Information from these information
collection requirements is used to
ensure compliance with the Used Oil
Management Standards in 40 CFR part
279.
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Burden Statement: The annual public
reporting and recordkeeping burden for
this collection of information is
estimated to average 2 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.
The ICR provides a detailed
explanation of the Agency’s estimate,
which is only briefly summarized here:
Estimated total number of potential
respondents: 121,422.
Frequency of response: On occasion.
Estimated total average number of
responses for each respondent: 1.02.
Estimated total annual burden hours:
653,520.
Estimated total annual costs:
$34,208,000. This includes an estimated
labor burden cost of $24,193,000 and an
estimated cost of $10,015,000 for capital
investment or maintenance and
operational costs.
What Is the Next Step in the Process for
This ICR?
EPA will consider the comments
received and amend the ICR as
appropriate. The final ICR package will
then be submitted to OMB for review
and approval pursuant to 5 CFR
1320.12. At that time, EPA will issue
another Federal Register notice
pursuant to 5 CFR 1320.5(a)(1)(iv) to
announce the submission of the ICR to
OMB and the opportunity to submit
additional comments to OMB. If you
have any questions about this ICR or the
approval process, please contact the
technical person listed under FOR
FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT.
Dated: September 11, 2007.
Matthew Hale,
Director, Office of Solid Waste.
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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION
AGENCY
[FRL–8470–3]
Agency Information Collection
Activities OMB Responses
Environmental Protection
Agency (EPA).
ACTION: Notice.
AGENCY:
SUMMARY: This document announces the
Office of Management and Budget’s
(OMB) responses to Agency Clearance
requests, in compliance with the
Paperwork Reduction Act (44 U.S.C.
3501 et. seq). 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 are listed in 40 CFR part 9
and 48 CFR chapter 15.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Susan Auby (202) 566–1672, or e-mail at
auby.susan@epa.gov and please refer to
the appropriate EPA Information
Collection Request (ICR) Number.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
OMB Responses To Agency Clearance
Requests
OMB Approvals
EPA ICR No. 0116.08; Emission
Control System Performance Warranty
Regulations and Voluntary Aftermarket
Part Certification Program (Renewal);
was approved 08/21/2007; OMB
Number 2060–0060; expires 08/31/2010.
EPA ICR No. 2260.01; Confidential
Financial Disclosure Form for Special
Government Employees Serving on
Federal Advisory Committees at the
U.S. Environmental Protection Agency;
was approved 08/31/2007; OMB
Number 2090–0029; expires 02/29/2008.
EPA ICR No. 1063.10; NSPS for
Sewage Sludge Treatment Plants
(Renewal); in 40 CFR part 60, subpart O;
was approved 08/30/2007; OMB
Number 2060–0035; expires 08/31/2010.
EPA ICR No. 1966.03; NESHAP for
Boat Manufacturing (Renewal); in 40
CFR part 63, subpart VVVV; was
approved 09/10/2007; OMB Number
2060–0546; expires 09/30/2010.
EPA ICR No. 1611.06; NESHAP for
Chromium Emissions from Hard and
Decorative Chromium Electroplating
and Chromium Anodizing Tanks
(Renewal); in 40 CFR part 63, subpart N;
was approved 09/10/2007; OMB
Number 2060–0327; expires 09/30/2010.
Comment Filed
EPA ICR No. 2263.01; NSPS for
Petroleum Refineries for which
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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY
[EPA-HQ-RCRA-2007-0903, FRL-8469-7]
Agency Information Collection Activities; Proposed Collection;
Comment Request; Requirements and Exemptions for Specific RCRA Wastes;
EPA ICR No. 1597.08, OMB Control No. 2050-0145
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 EPA is planning to
submit a request to renew an existing approved Information Collection
Request (ICR) to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB). This ICR is
scheduled to expire on February 29, 2008. Before submitting the ICR to
OMB for review and approval, EPA is soliciting comments on specific
aspects of the proposed information collection as described below. The
Agency is considering combining the Used Oil Management Standards
Recordkeeping and Reporting Requirements ICR (EPA ICR No. 1286.07, OMB
Control No. 2050-0124) into this ICR. That ICR is not scheduled to
expire until March 31, 2009.
DATES: Comments must be submitted on or before November 19, 2007.
ADDRESSES: Submit your comments, identified by Docket ID No. EPA-HQ-
RCRA-2007-0903, by one of the following methods:
https://www.regulations.gov: Follow the on-line
instructions for submitting comments.
E-mail: rcra-docket@epa.gov.
Fax: 202-566-9744.
Mail: RCRA Docket (5305T), U.S. Environmental Protection
Agency, 1200 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW., Washington, DC 20460.
Hand Delivery: 1301 Constitution Ave., NW., Room 3334,
Washington, DC 20460. Such deliveries are only accepted during the
Docket's normal hours of operation, and special arrangements should be
made for deliveries of boxed information.
Instructions: Direct your comments to Docket ID No. EPA-HQ-RCRA-
2007-0903. EPA's policy is that all comments received will be included
in the public docket without change and may be made available online at
https://www.regulations.gov, including any personal information
provided, unless the comment includes information claimed to be
Confidential Business Information (CBI) or other information whose
disclosure is restricted by statute. Do not submit information that you
consider to be CBI or otherwise protected through https://
www.regulations.gov or e-mail. The https://www.regulations Web site is
an ``anonymous access'' system, which means EPA will not know your
identity or contact information unless you provide it in the body of
your comment. If you send an e-mail comment directly to EPA without
going through https://www.regulations.gov your e-mail address will be
automatically captured
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and included as part of the comment that is placed in the public docket
and made available on the Internet. If you submit an electronic
comment, EPA recommends that you include your name and other contact
information in the body of your comment and with any disk or CD-ROM you
submit. If EPA cannot read your comment due to technical difficulties
and cannot contact you for clarification, EPA may not be able to
consider your comment. Electronic files should avoid the use of special
characters, any form of encryption, and be free of any defects or
viruses. For additional information about EPA's public docket visit the
EPA Docket Center homepage at https://www.epa.gov/epahome/dockets.htm.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Tab Tesnau, Office of Solid Waste
(mail code 5303P), Environmental Protection Agency, 1200 Pennsylvania
Ave., NW., Washington, DC 20460; telephone number: 703-605-0636; fax
number: 703-308-8617; E-mail address: tesnau.tab@epa.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
How Can I Access the Docket and/or Submit Comments?
EPA has established a public docket for this ICR under Docket ID
No. EPA-HQ-RCRA-2007-0903, which is available for online viewing at
https://www.regulations.gov, or in person viewing at the RCRA 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 RCRA Docket is (202) 566-0270.
Use https://www.regulations.gov to obtain a copy of the draft
collection of information, submit or view public comments, access the
index listing of the contents of the docket, and to access those
documents in the public docket that are available electronically. Once
in the system, select ``search,'' then key in the docket ID number
identified in this document.
What Information Is EPA Particularly Interested in?
Pursuant to section 3506(c)(2)(A) of the PRA, EPA specifically
solicits comments and information to enable it to:
(i) Evaluate whether the proposed collection of information is
necessary for the proper performance of the functions of the Agency,
including whether the information will have practical utility;
(ii) Evaluate the accuracy of the Agency's estimate of the burden
of the proposed collection of information, including the validity of
the methodology and assumptions used;
(iii) Enhance the quality, utility, and clarity of the information
to be collected; and
(iv) Minimize the burden of the collection of information on those
who are to respond, including through the use of appropriate automated
electronic, mechanical, or other technological collection techniques or
other forms of information technology, e.g., permitting electronic
submission of responses. In particular, EPA is requesting comments from
very small businesses (those that employ less than 25) on examples of
specific additional efforts that EPA could make to reduce the paperwork
burden for very small businesses affected by this collection.
What Should I Consider When I Prepare My Comments for EPA?
You may find the following suggestions helpful for preparing your
comments:
1. Explain your views as clearly as possible and provide specific
examples.
2. Describe any assumptions that you used.
3. Provide copies of any technical information and/or data you used
that support your views.
4. If you estimate potential burden or costs, explain how you
arrived at the estimate that you provide.
5. Offer alternative ways to improve the collection activity.
6. Make sure to submit your comments by the deadline identified
under DATES.
7. To ensure proper receipt by EPA, be sure to identify the docket
ID number assigned to this action in the subject line on the first page
of your response. You may also provide the name, date, and Federal
Register citation.
What Information Collection Activity or ICR Does This Apply To?
Affected entities: Entities potentially affected by this action are
Business, Farms, State, Local, or Tribal Governments.
Title: Requirements and Exemptions for Specific RCRA Wastes.
ICR numbers: EPA ICR No. 1597.08, OMB Control No. 2050-0145.
ICR status: This ICR is currently scheduled to expire on February
29, 2008. 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: In the 1976 Resource Conservation and Recovery Act
(RCRA), as amended, Congress directs the U.S. Environmental Protection
Agency (EPA) to develop and administer a comprehensive program for the
safe management and disposal of hazardous waste. In 1980, EPA
promulgated regulations in 40 CFR parts 261-265 to comply with RCRA.
EPA has since added to these regulations on many occasions. This ICR
concerns two such additions.
In 1995, EPA promulgated regulations in 40 CFR part 273 that govern
the collection and management of widely-generated hazardous wastes
known as ``Universal Wastes''. Universal Wastes are wastes that are
generated in non-industrial settings by a vast community, and are
present in non-hazardous waste management systems. Examples of
Universal Wastes include certain batteries, pesticides, mercury-
containing lamps and thermostats. The part 273 regulations are designed
to separate Universal Waste from the municipal wastestream by
encouraging individuals and organizations to collect these wastes and
to manage them in an appropriate hazardous waste management system. EPA
distinguishes two types of handlers of Universal Wastes: Small quantity
handlers of Universal Waste (SQHUW) and large quantity handlers of
Universal Waste (LQHUW). SQHUWs do not accumulate more than 5,000 kg of
any one category of Universal Waste at one time, while LQHUWs may
accumulate quantities at or above this threshold. More stringent
requirements are imposed on LQHUWs because of greater potential
environmental risks.
In 2001, EPA promulgated regulations in 40 CFR part 266 that
provide increased flexibility to facilities managing wastes commonly
known as ``Mixed Waste''. Mixed Waste are low-level mixed waste (LLMW),
and naturally occurring and/or accelerator-produced radioactive
material (NARM) containing hazardous waste. These wastes are also
regulated by the Atomic Energy Act. As long as specified eligibility
criteria and conditions are met, LLMW and NARM are exempt from the
definition of hazardous waste as
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defined in part 261. Although these eligible wastes are exempted from
RCRA manifest, transportation, and disposal requirements, they must
still comply with the manifest, transportation, and disposal
requirements under the NRC (or NRC-Agreement State) regulations. There
are two conditional exemptions. The Storage and Treatment Conditional
Exemption applies to any generator of LLMW who is licensed by NRC or an
NRC Agreement State to manage radioactive materials. This exemption is
available only to LLMW generated under a single NRC or NRC Agreement
State license. LLMW generators must notify EPA of the LLMW storage
units for which they are claiming an exemption, and must meet the
conditions listed in Sec. 266.230. This exemption is valid as long as
the Mixed Waste meets the conditions, remains in a conditionally exempt
storage unit, and is subject to NRC regulation.
The Transportation and Disposal Conditional Exemption from the
definition of hazardous waste applies to generators and treaters who
send their treated waste to a commercial low-level radioactive waste
disposal facility (LLRWDF) licensed by NRC or NRC Agreement State. The
eligible LLMW or NARM waste would be exempted from RCRA Subtitle C once
it is placed on the transportation vehicle bound for disposal at the
LLRWDF. The waste could then be transported to the LLRWDF as strictly
radioactive waste using an NRC Uniform LLW Manifest. Generators and
treaters under the exemption must undertake the information collection
requirements listed in Sec. 266.345.
In 1992, EPA finalized management standards for used oils destined
for recycling (see 40 CFR part 279). To document and ensure proper
handling of used oil, these regulations establish notification,
testing, tracking and recordkeeping requirements for used oil
transporters, processors, re-refiners, marketers, and burners. They
also set standards for the prevention and cleanup of releases to the
environment during storage and transit, and for the safe closure of
storage units and processing and re-refining facilities to mitigate
future releases and damages. EPA believes these requirements minimize
potential hazards to human health and the environment from the
potential mismanagement of used oil by used oil handlers, while
providing for the safe recycling of used oil. Information from these
information collection requirements is used to ensure compliance with
the Used Oil Management Standards in 40 CFR part 279.
Burden Statement: The annual public reporting and recordkeeping
burden for this collection of information is estimated to average 2
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.
The ICR provides a detailed explanation of the Agency's estimate,
which is only briefly summarized here:
Estimated total number of potential respondents: 121,422.
Frequency of response: On occasion.
Estimated total average number of responses for each respondent:
1.02.
Estimated total annual burden hours: 653,520.
Estimated total annual costs: $34,208,000. This includes an
estimated labor burden cost of $24,193,000 and an estimated cost of
$10,015,000 for capital investment or maintenance and operational
costs.
What Is the Next Step in the Process for This ICR?
EPA will consider the comments received and amend the ICR as
appropriate. The final ICR package will then be submitted to OMB for
review and approval pursuant to 5 CFR 1320.12. At that time, EPA will
issue another Federal Register notice pursuant to 5 CFR
1320.5(a)(1)(iv) to announce the submission of the ICR to OMB and the
opportunity to submit additional comments to OMB. If you have any
questions about this ICR or the approval process, please contact the
technical person listed under FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT.
Dated: September 11, 2007.
Matthew Hale,
Director, Office of Solid Waste.
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