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AGENCY
[EPA–HQ–RCRA–2007–0903; FRL–8533–6]
Agency Information Collection
Activities; Submission to OMB for
Review and Approval; Comment
Request; Requirements and
Exemptions for Specific RCRA Wastes
(Renewal), EPA ICR Number 1597.08,
OMB Control Number 2050–0145
Environmental Protection
Agency (EPA).
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 March 27, 2008.
ADDRESSES: Submit your comments,
referencing Docket ID No. EPA–HQ–
RCRA–2007–0903, to (1) EPA, either
online using https://www.regulations.gov
(our preferred method), or by e-mail to
rcra-docket@epa.gov, or by mail to:
RCRA Docket (2822T), U.S.
Environmental Protection Agency, 1200
Pennsylvania Avenue, NW.,
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.
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:
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EPA has
submitted the following ICR to OMB for
review and approval according to the
procedures prescribed in 5 CFR 1320.12.
On September 19, 2007 (72 FR 53562),
EPA sought comments on this ICR
pursuant to 5 CFR 1320.8(d). EPA
received no comments during the
comment period. 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–2007–0903, which is
available for online viewing at https://
www.regulations.gov, or in person
viewing at the Resource Conservation
and Recovery Act (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 https://
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 https://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 https://www.regulations.gov.
Title: Requirements and Exemptions
for Specific RCRA Wastes (Renewal).
ICR numbers: EPA ICR No. 1597.08,
OMB Control No. 2050–0145.
ICR Status: This ICR is scheduled to
expire on February 29, 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
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
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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 revises and
consolidates the burden contained in
two existing approved ICRs:
‘‘Requirements and Exemptions for
Specific RCRA Wastes,’’ ICR number
1597.06 (OMB Control Number 2050–
0145), and the ‘‘Used Oil Management
Standards Recordkeeping and Reporting
Requirements,’’ ICR number 1286.07
(OMB Control Number 2050–0124).
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
waste stream 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
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
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disposal requirements under the NRC
(or NRC–Agreement State) regulations.
And finally, in 1992, EPA finalized
management standards for used oils
destined for recycling. The Agency
codified the used oil management
standards in part 279 of 40 CFR. The
regulations at 40 CFR part 279 establish,
among other things, streamlined
procedures for notification, testing,
labeling, and recordkeeping. They also
establish a flexible self-implementing
approach for tracking off-site shipments
that allow used oil handlers to use
standard business practices (e.g.,
invoices, bill of lading). In addition, part
279 sets standards for the prevention
and cleanup of releases to the
environment during storage and transit.
EPA believes these requirements will
minimize potential mismanagement of
used oils, while not discouraging
recycling.
Burden Statement: The annual public
reporting burden for this collection of
information is estimated to average 4.9
hours per response. The total public
recordkeeping burden for the Universal
Waste requirements is estimated to
average 0.2 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.
Respondents/Affected Entities: Private
Sector and State, Local, or Tribal
Governments.
Estimated Number of Respondents:
123,330.
Frequency of Response: Biennially,
On Occasion.
Estimated Total Annual Hour Burden:
651,135.
Estimated Total Annual Cost:
$30,746,047 which includes
$10,004,415 annualized capital and
O&M costs and $20,741,632 annualized
labor costs.
Changes in the Estimates: There is an
increase of 457,901 hours in the total
estimated burden currently identified in
the OMB Inventory of Approved ICR
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Burdens, and an increase of $10,000,415
in annualized capital/start-up and
operations and maintenance costs. This
increase is due to the consolidation of
this ICR with the Used Oil Management
Standards Recordkeeping and Reporting
Requirements ICR. In addition, the 2005
final rule on Mercury-Containing
Equipment also increased the burden for
the Universal Waste portion of this ICR.
Dated: February 20, 2008.
Sara Hisel-McCoy,
Director, Collection Strategies Division.
[FR Doc. E8–3611 Filed 2–25–08; 8:45 am]
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Science Advisory Board Staff Office;
Clean Air Scientific Advisory
Committee (CASAC); Notification of a
Public Advisory Committee Meeting
and Teleconference of the CASAC
Oxides of Nitrogen (NOX) & Sulfur
Oxides (SOX) Secondary NAAQS
Review Panel
Environmental Protection
Agency (EPA).
ACTION: Notice.
AGENCY:
SUMMARY: The Environmental Protection
Agency (EPA) Science Advisory Board
(SAB) Staff Office announces a public
meeting of the Clean Air Scientific
Advisory Committee Oxides of Nitrogen
(NOX) and Sulfur Oxides (SOX)
Secondary National Ambient Air
Quality Standards (NAAQS) Review
Panel (CASAC Panel) and a public
teleconference of the chartered CASAC.
The CASAC Panel will conduct a peer
review of EPA’s Draft Integrated Science
Assessment for Oxides of Nitrogen and
Sulfur—Environmental Criteria (First
External Review Draft) (EPA/600/R–07/
145, December 2007) and a consultation
on the EPA’s draft Scope and Methods
Plan for Risk/Exposure Assessment:
Secondary NAAQS Review for Oxides of
Nitrogen and Oxides of Sulfur. The
chartered CASAC will review and
approve the Panel’s report by public
teleconference.
DATES: The CASAC Panel will meet
from 8:30 a.m. on Wednesday, April 2,
2008 through 4 p.m. Thursday, April 3,
2008 (Eastern Time). The chartered
CASAC will meet by public
teleconference at 10 a.m. on Monday,
May 5, 2008 (Eastern Time).
ADDRESSES: The April 2–3, 2008 public
meeting, will take place at the Marriott
at Research Triangle Park, 4700
Guardian Drive, Durham, NC 27703,
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telephone: (919) 941–6200. The May 5,
2008 public teleconference, will be
conducted by phone only.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Any
member of the public who wants further
information concerning the April 2–3,
2008 meeting, may contact Ms. Kyndall
Barry, Designated Federal Officer (DFO),
EPA Science Advisory Board (1400F),
U.S. Environmental Protection Agency,
1200 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW.,
Washington, DC 20460; via telephone/
voice mail: (202) 343–9868; fax: (202)
233–0643; or e-mail at:
barry.kyndall@epa.gov. For information
on the CASAC teleconference on May 5,
2008, please contact Mr. Fred
Butterfield, Designated Federal Officer
(DFO), at the above listed address; via
telephone/voice mail: (202) 343–9994 or
e-mail at: butterfield.fred@epa.gov.
General information concerning the
CASAC can be found on the EPA Web
site at: https://yosemite.epa.gov/sab/
sabpeople.nsf/WebCommittees/CASAC.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Background: The Clean Air Scientific
Advisory Committee (CASAC) was
established under section 109(d)(2) of
the Clean Air Act (CAA or Act) (42
U.S.C. 7409) as an independent
scientific advisory committee. CASAC
provides advice, information and
recommendations on the scientific and
technical aspects of air quality criteria
and national ambient air quality
standards (NAAQS) under sections 108
and 109 of the Act. The CASAC is a
Federal advisory committee chartered
under the Federal Advisory Committee
Act (FACA), as amended, 5 U.S.C., App.
The Panel will comply with the
provisions of FACA and all appropriate
SAB Staff Office procedural policies.
Section 109(d)(1) of the CAA requires
that the Agency periodically review and
revise, as appropriate, the air quality
criteria and the NAAQS for the six
‘‘criteria’’ air pollutants, including NOX
and SOX. EPA published the Integrated
Review Plan for the Secondary National
Ambient Air Quality Standards for
Nitrogen Dioxide and Sulfur Dioxide
(Final) in December 2007. The CASAC
Panel provided a consultation on the
draft Plan in October 2007: (https://
yosemite.epa.gov/sab/sabproduct.nsf/
77B813F50BDD96C1852573A7000
5BAF3/$File/casac-08–003.pdf). EPA’s
Office of Research and Development
(ORD) has completed the Draft
Integrated Science Assessment for
Oxides of Nitrogen and Sulfur—
Environmental Criteria (ISA) and EPA’s
Office of Air and Radiation (OAR) will
also release a Scope and Methods Plan
for Risk/Exposure Assessment. The
purpose of the April 2–3, 2008 meeting,
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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY
[EPA-HQ-RCRA-2007-0903; FRL-8533-6]
Agency Information Collection Activities; Submission to OMB for
Review and Approval; Comment Request; Requirements and Exemptions for
Specific RCRA Wastes (Renewal), EPA ICR Number 1597.08, OMB Control
Number 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 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 March 27,
2008.
ADDRESSES: Submit your comments, referencing Docket ID No. EPA-HQ-RCRA-
2007-0903, to (1) EPA, either online using https://www.regulations.gov
(our preferred method), or by e-mail to rcra-docket@epa.gov, or by mail
to: RCRA Docket (2822T), U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, 1200
Pennsylvania Avenue, NW., 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.
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: EPA has submitted the following ICR to OMB
for review and approval according to the procedures prescribed in 5 CFR
1320.12. On September 19, 2007 (72 FR 53562), EPA sought comments on
this ICR pursuant to 5 CFR 1320.8(d). EPA received no comments during
the comment period. 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-2007-0903, which is available for online viewing at
https://www.regulations.gov, or in person viewing at the Resource
Conservation and Recovery Act (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 https://
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 https://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 https://
www.regulations.gov.
Title: Requirements and Exemptions for Specific RCRA Wastes
(Renewal).
ICR numbers: EPA ICR No. 1597.08, OMB Control No. 2050-0145.
ICR Status: This ICR is scheduled to expire on February 29, 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: This ICR revises and consolidates the burden contained in
two existing approved ICRs: ``Requirements and Exemptions for Specific
RCRA Wastes,'' ICR number 1597.06 (OMB Control Number 2050-0145), and
the ``Used Oil Management Standards Recordkeeping and Reporting
Requirements,'' ICR number 1286.07 (OMB Control Number 2050-0124).
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 waste stream 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 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
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disposal requirements under the NRC (or NRC-Agreement State)
regulations.
And finally, in 1992, EPA finalized management standards for used
oils destined for recycling. The Agency codified the used oil
management standards in part 279 of 40 CFR. The regulations at 40 CFR
part 279 establish, among other things, streamlined procedures for
notification, testing, labeling, and recordkeeping. They also establish
a flexible self-implementing approach for tracking off-site shipments
that allow used oil handlers to use standard business practices (e.g.,
invoices, bill of lading). In addition, part 279 sets standards for the
prevention and cleanup of releases to the environment during storage
and transit. EPA believes these requirements will minimize potential
mismanagement of used oils, while not discouraging recycling.
Burden Statement: The annual public reporting burden for this
collection of information is estimated to average 4.9 hours per
response. The total public recordkeeping burden for the Universal Waste
requirements is estimated to average 0.2 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.
Respondents/Affected Entities: Private Sector and State, Local, or
Tribal Governments.
Estimated Number of Respondents: 123,330.
Frequency of Response: Biennially, On Occasion.
Estimated Total Annual Hour Burden: 651,135.
Estimated Total Annual Cost: $30,746,047 which includes $10,004,415
annualized capital and O&M costs and $20,741,632 annualized labor
costs.
Changes in the Estimates: There is an increase of 457,901 hours in
the total estimated burden currently identified in the OMB Inventory of
Approved ICR Burdens, and an increase of $10,000,415 in annualized
capital/start-up and operations and maintenance costs. This increase is
due to the consolidation of this ICR with the Used Oil Management
Standards Recordkeeping and Reporting Requirements ICR. In addition,
the 2005 final rule on Mercury-Containing Equipment also increased the
burden for the Universal Waste portion of this ICR.
Dated: February 20, 2008.
Sara Hisel-McCoy,
Director, Collection Strategies Division.
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