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Attention: Desk Officer for EPA, 725
17th Street, NW., Washington, DC
20503.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Chichang Chen, Office of Solid Waste
(5304P), Environmental Protection
Agency, 1200 Pennsylvania Ave., NW.,
Washington, DC 20460; telephone
number: (703) 308–0441; fax number:
(703) 308–0514; e-mail address:
chen.chichang@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 September 7, 2007 (72 FR 51439),
EPA sought comments on this ICR
pursuant to 5 CFR 1320.8(d). EPA
received no comments on this ICR. 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–RCRA–2007–0418, which is
available for online viewing at
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 8:30
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 RCRA Docket is 202–
566–0270.
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: Identification, Listing and
Rulemaking Petitions (Renewal).
ICR Number: EPA ICR Number
1189.20, OMB Control Number 2050–
0053.
ICR Status: This ICR is scheduled to
expire on January 31, 2008. Under OMB
regulations, the Agency may continue to
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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: Under the authority of the
Resource Conservation and Recovery
Act of 1976 (RCRA), as amended,
Congress directed the U.S.
Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)
to implement a comprehensive program
for the safe management of hazardous
waste. In addition, Congress wrote that
‘‘[a]ny person may petition the
Administrator for the promulgation,
amendment or repeal of any regulation’’
under RCRA (section 7004(a)).
40 CFR Parts 260 and 261 contain
provisions that allow regulated entities
to apply for petitions, variances,
exclusions, and exemptions from
various RCRA requirements. In this ICR,
EPA presents a comprehensive
description of these paperwork
requirements and estimates the total
annual burden and cost to respondents
and the government.
Burden Statement: The annual public
reporting burden for this ICR is
estimated to average 27 hours per
response, and the annual recordkeeping
burden for this ICR 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.
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The ICR provides a detailed
explanation of the Agency’s estimate,
which is only briefly summarized here:
Respondents/Affected Entities:
Business/industries subject to the
regulations under 40 CFR Parts 260 and
261.
Estimated Number of Respondents:
2,535.
Frequency of Response: On occasion.
Estimated Total Annual Hour Burden:
73,752 hours.
Estimated Total Annualized Cost
Burden: $11,917,572 (includes
$9,239,315 annualized O&M costs and
$2,678,259 annualized labor costs).
Changes in the Estimates: There is a
decrease of 2,177 hours in the total
estimated burden currently identified in
the OMB Inventory of Approved ICR
Burdens. The burden decrease is an
adjustment to the existing estimates
based on data gathered through
consultations with EPA Regional and
State offices and the regulated
community, not due to program
changes.
Dated: January 17, 2008.
Sara Hisel-McCoy,
Director, Collection Strategies Division.
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BILLING CODE 6560–50–P
ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION
AGENCY
[EPA–HQ–RCRA–2007–0417; FRL–8520–6]
Agency Information Collection
Activities; Submission to OMB for
Review and Approval; Comment
Request; Hazardous Waste Generator
Standards (Renewal), EPA ICR Number
0820.10, OMB Control Number 2050–
0035
Environmental Protection
Agency.
ACTION: Notice.
AGENCY:
SUMMARY: In compliance with the
Paperwork Reduction Act (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. This ICR is scheduled to
expire on January 31, 2008.
Under OMB regulations, the Agency
may continue to conduct or sponsor the
collection of information while this
submission is pending at OMB. This ICR
describes the nature of the information
collection and its expected burden and
cost.
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Additional comments may be
submitted on or before February 25,
2008.
ADDRESSES: Submit your comments,
referencing docket number EPA–HQ–
RCRA–2007–0417, to (1) EPA online
using https://www.regulations.gov (our
preferred method), by e-mail to rcradocket@epa.gov, or by mail to: EPA
Docket Center, Environmental
Protection Agency, Resource
Conservation and Recovery Act (RCRA)
Docket, Mail Code 2822T, 1200
Pennsylvania Ave., NW., Washington,
DC 20460, and (2) OMB at: 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: Jim
O’Leary, Office of Solid Waste, Mail
Code 5304P, U.S. Environmental
Protection Agency, 1200 Pennsylvania
Ave., NW., Washington, DC 20460;
telephone number: (703) 308–8827; fax
number: (703) 308–0514; e-mail address:
oleary.jim@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 September 7, 2007 (72 FR 51437),
EPA sought comments on this ICR
pursuant to 5 CFR 1320.8(d). EPA
received no comments on this ICR.
EPA has established a public docket
for this ICR under Docket ID No. EPA–
HQ–RCRA–2007–0417, which is
available for online viewing at
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 8:30
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 RCRA Docket is 202–
566–0270.
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
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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: Hazardous Waste Generator
Standards (Renewal).
ICR numbers: EPA ICR No. 820.10,
OMB Control No. 2050–0035.
ICR Status: This ICR is scheduled to
expire on January 31, 2008. 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: Under the Resource
Conservation and Recovery Act (RCRA),
as amended, Congress directed the U.S.
Environmental Protection Agency to
implement a comprehensive program
for the safe management of hazardous
waste. The core of the national waste
management program is the regulation
of hazardous waste from generation to
transport to treatment and eventual
disposal, or from ‘‘cradle to grave.’’
This ICR addresses the following
categories of informational requirements
in part 262: pre-transport requirements
for both large (LQG) and small (SQG)
quantity generators; storage
requirements in tanks, containment
buildings and drip pads; air emission
standards requirements for LQGs
(referenced in 40 CFR Part 265, Subparts
AA and BB); recordkeeping and
reporting requirements for LQGs and
SQGs; and export requirements for
LQGs and SQGs (i.e., notification of
intent to export and annual reporting).
This collection of information is
necessary to help generators and EPA:
(1) Identify and understand the waste
streams being generated and the hazards
associated with them; (2) determine
whether employees have acquired the
necessary expertise to perform their
jobs; and (3) determine whether LQGs
have developed adequate procedures to
respond to unplanned sudden or nonsudden releases of hazardous waste or
hazardous constituents to air, soil, or
surface water. This information is also
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needed to help EPA determine whether
tank systems are operated in a manner
that is fully protective of human health
and the environment and to ensure that
releases to the environment are
managed quickly and efficiently.
Additionally, this information
contributes to EPA’s goal of preventing
contamination of the environment from
hazardous waste accumulation
practices, including contamination from
equipment leaks and process vents.
Export information is needed to ensure
that:(1) Foreign governments consent to
U.S. exported wastes; (2) exported waste
is actually managed at facilities listed in
the original notifications; and (3)
documents are available for compliance
audits and enforcement actions. In
general, these requirements contribute
to EPA’s goal of preventing
contamination of the environment.
Burden Statement: The average public
reporting under this collection of
information is estimated to be 2.78
hours per respondent. The average
public recordkeeping burden under this
collection of information is estimated to
be 0.05 hours. 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: Private
Sector.
Estimated Number of Respondents:
101,500.
Frequency of Response: Occasionally
and biennially.
Estimated Total Annual Hour Burden:
286,866.
Estimated Total Annual Cost:
$11,321,660. This includes $22,770 in
annualized capital costs, $15,473 in
O&M costs, and $11,283,417 in
Respondent Labor costs.
Changes in the Estimates: There is a
decrease of 166,217 annual hours in the
total estimated burden currently
identified in the OMB Inventory of
Approved ICR Burden of 453,083 hours.
This change primarily results from a
decrease of 22,882 facilities, as well as
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a change in assumptions associated with
such categories as containment
buildings, and contingency planning
resulting in the reduction of additional
burden hours.
Dated: January 17, 2008.
Sara Hisel-McCoy,
Director, Collection Strategies Division.
[FR Doc. E8–1184 Filed 1–23–08; 8:45 am]
BILLING CODE 6560–50–P
ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION
AGENCY
[EPA–HQ–OAR–2007–1121; FRL 8519–7]
Agency Information Collection
Activities; Submission to OMB for
Review and Approval; Fuel Quality
Regulations for Diesel Fuel Sold in
2001 & Later Years; for Tax-Exempt
(Dyed) Highway Diesel Fuel; &
Nonroad Locomotive & Marine Diesel
Fuel (Renewal); EPA ICR No. 1718.08,
OMB Control No. 2060–0308
Environmental Protection
Agency.
ACTION: Notice.
AGENCY:
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 February 25,
2008.
Submit your comments,
referencing Docket ID No. EPA–HQ–
OAR–2007–1121, to (1) EPA online
using www.regulations.gov (our
preferred method), by email to
pastorkovich.anne-marie@epa.gov or by
mail to: EPA Docket Center,
Environmental Protection Agency, Air
and Radiation Docket, 1200
Pennsylvania Ave., NW., Mail Code:
2822T, 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.
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FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Anne-Marie C. Pastorkovich, Attorney/
Advisor, Environmental Protection
Agency, 1200 Pennsylvania Ave., NW.,
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20460; telephone number: 202–343–
9623; fax number: 202–343–2801; e-mail
address: pastorkovich.annemarie@epa.gov.
EPA has
submitted the following ICR to OMB for
review and approval according to the
procedures prescribed in 5 CFR 1320.12.
On November 20, 2007 (72 FR 65327),
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–OAR–2007–1121, which is
available for online viewing at
www.regulations.gov, or in person
viewing at the Air and Radiation 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 8:30 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 Air Docket is
202–566–1742.
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: Fuel Quality Regulations for
Diesel Fuel Sold in 2001 & Later Years;
for Tax-Exempt (Dyed) Highway Diesel
Fuel; & Nonroad Locomotive & Marine
Diesel Fuel (Renewal).
ICR numbers: EPA ICR No. 1718.08,
OMB Control No. 2060–0308.
ICR Status: This ICR is scheduled to
expire on January 31, 2008. 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
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
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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: This ICR covers
recordkeeping and reporting
requirements for motor vehicle diesel
fuel and non-road, locomotive, and
marine diesel fuel. It also includes
recordkeeping and reporting associated
with the placement of codes on dyed
diesel fuel (the dye is required under
IRS regulations). The main purpose for
recordkeeping and reporting is to ensure
compliance with the regulations at 40
CFR Part 80, Subpart I—Motor Vehicle,
Non-Road, Locomotive and Marine
Diesel Fuel. Because the diesel fuel
regulations are written to permit several
types of flexibility, periodic reporting
(annual and quarterly) is necessary in
order for EPA to monitor compliance.
Most reporting is mandatory. Parties
may assert a claim of business
confidentiality and submissions covered
by such a claim will be treated in
accordance with procedures at 40 CFR
Part 2 and established Agency
procedures.
With this ICR the Office of Air and
Radiation (OAR) is also seeking
permission to collect applications from
refiners, importers, and independent
laboratories in order to permit them to
use performance-based test methods for
measuring sulfur in diesel fuel and
detecting the presence of a marker in
diesel sold as heating oil. This was
previously covered by EPA ICR Number
2180.02 (2060–0566), but since the
entire burden in that ICR is related to
motor vehicle and non-road diesel fuel,
we are including it in this ICR and will
terminate 2180.02 upon approval.
Burden Statement: The annual public
reporting and recordkeeping burden for
this collection of information is
estimated to average 0.62 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
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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY
[EPA-HQ-RCRA-2007-0417; FRL-8520-6]
Agency Information Collection Activities; Submission to OMB for
Review and Approval; Comment Request; Hazardous Waste Generator
Standards (Renewal), EPA ICR Number 0820.10, OMB Control Number 2050-
0035
AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency.
ACTION: Notice.
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SUMMARY: In compliance with the Paperwork Reduction Act (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. This ICR is scheduled to expire on January 31,
2008.
Under OMB regulations, the Agency may continue to conduct or
sponsor the collection of information while this submission is pending
at OMB. This ICR describes the nature of the information collection and
its expected burden and cost.
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DATES: Additional comments may be submitted on or before February 25,
2008.
ADDRESSES: Submit your comments, referencing docket number EPA-HQ-RCRA-
2007-0417, to (1) EPA online using https://www.regulations.gov (our
preferred method), by e-mail to rcra-docket@epa.gov, or by mail to: EPA
Docket Center, Environmental Protection Agency, Resource Conservation
and Recovery Act (RCRA) Docket, Mail Code 2822T, 1200 Pennsylvania
Ave., NW., Washington, DC 20460, and (2) OMB at: 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: Jim O'Leary, Office of Solid Waste,
Mail Code 5304P, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, 1200
Pennsylvania Ave., NW., Washington, DC 20460; telephone number: (703)
308-8827; fax number: (703) 308-0514; e-mail address:
oleary.jim@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 September 7, 2007 (72 FR 51437), EPA sought comments on
this ICR pursuant to 5 CFR 1320.8(d). EPA received no comments on this
ICR.
EPA has established a public docket for this ICR under Docket ID
No. EPA-HQ-RCRA-2007-0417, which is available for online viewing at
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 8:30
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 RCRA Docket is 202-566-0270.
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: Hazardous Waste Generator Standards (Renewal).
ICR numbers: EPA ICR No. 820.10, OMB Control No. 2050-0035.
ICR Status: This ICR is scheduled to expire on January 31, 2008.
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: Under the Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (RCRA),
as amended, Congress directed the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency
to implement a comprehensive program for the safe management of
hazardous waste. The core of the national waste management program is
the regulation of hazardous waste from generation to transport to
treatment and eventual disposal, or from ``cradle to grave.''
This ICR addresses the following categories of informational
requirements in part 262: pre-transport requirements for both large
(LQG) and small (SQG) quantity generators; storage requirements in
tanks, containment buildings and drip pads; air emission standards
requirements for LQGs (referenced in 40 CFR Part 265, Subparts AA and
BB); recordkeeping and reporting requirements for LQGs and SQGs; and
export requirements for LQGs and SQGs (i.e., notification of intent to
export and annual reporting).
This collection of information is necessary to help generators and
EPA: (1) Identify and understand the waste streams being generated and
the hazards associated with them; (2) determine whether employees have
acquired the necessary expertise to perform their jobs; and (3)
determine whether LQGs have developed adequate procedures to respond to
unplanned sudden or non-sudden releases of hazardous waste or hazardous
constituents to air, soil, or surface water. This information is also
needed to help EPA determine whether tank systems are operated in a
manner that is fully protective of human health and the environment and
to ensure that releases to the environment are managed quickly and
efficiently.
Additionally, this information contributes to EPA's goal of
preventing contamination of the environment from hazardous waste
accumulation practices, including contamination from equipment leaks
and process vents. Export information is needed to ensure that:(1)
Foreign governments consent to U.S. exported wastes; (2) exported waste
is actually managed at facilities listed in the original notifications;
and (3) documents are available for compliance audits and enforcement
actions. In general, these requirements contribute to EPA's goal of
preventing contamination of the environment.
Burden Statement: The average public reporting under this
collection of information is estimated to be 2.78 hours per respondent.
The average public recordkeeping burden under this collection of
information is estimated to be 0.05 hours. 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: Private Sector.
Estimated Number of Respondents: 101,500.
Frequency of Response: Occasionally and biennially.
Estimated Total Annual Hour Burden: 286,866.
Estimated Total Annual Cost: $11,321,660. This includes $22,770 in
annualized capital costs, $15,473 in O&M costs, and $11,283,417 in
Respondent Labor costs.
Changes in the Estimates: There is a decrease of 166,217 annual
hours in the total estimated burden currently identified in the OMB
Inventory of Approved ICR Burden of 453,083 hours. This change
primarily results from a decrease of 22,882 facilities, as well as
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a change in assumptions associated with such categories as containment
buildings, and contingency planning resulting in the reduction of
additional burden hours.
Dated: January 17, 2008.
Sara Hisel-McCoy,
Director, Collection Strategies Division.
[FR Doc. E8-1184 Filed 1-23-08; 8:45 am]
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