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DC 20460; telephone number: 703–308–
8753; fax number: 703–308–8617; e-mail
address: abdul-malik.norma@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 February 5, 2009 (74 FR 6152), 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–RCRA–2008–0913, 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: General Hazardous Waste
Facility Standards (Renewal).
ICR numbers: EPA ICR No. 1571.09,
OMB Control No. 2050–0120.
ICR Status: This ICR is scheduled to
expire on June 30, 2009. 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
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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: Section 3004 of the
Resource Conservation and Recovery
Act (RCRA), as amended, requires that
the U.S. Environmental Protection
Agency (EPA) develop standards for
hazardous waste treatment, storage, and
disposal facilities (TSDFs) as may be
necessary to protect human health and
the environment. Subsections
3004(a)(1), (3), (4), (5), and (6) specify
that these standards include, but not be
limited to, the following requirements:
• Maintaining records of all
hazardous wastes identified or listed
under subtitle C that are treated, stored,
or disposed of, and the manner in which
such wastes were treated, stored, or
disposed of;
• Operating methods, techniques, and
practices for treatment, storage, or
disposal of hazardous waste;
• Location, design, and construction
of such hazardous waste treatment,
disposal, or storage facilities;
• Contingency plans for effective
action to minimize unanticipated
damage from any treatment, storage, or
disposal of any such hazardous waste;
and
• Maintaining or operating such
facilities and requiring such additional
qualifications as to ownership,
continuity of operation, training for
personnel, and financial responsibility
as may be necessary or desirable.
The regulations implementing these
requirements are codified in 40 CFR
parts 264 and 265. The collection of this
information enables EPA to properly
determine whether owners/operators or
hazardous waste treatment, storage, and
disposal facilities meet the requirements
of section 3004(a) of RCRA.
Burden Statement: The annual public
reporting burden for this collection of
information is estimated to average 324
hours per respondent, and the annual
public recordkeeping burden for this
collection of information is estimated to
average 88 hours per respondent.
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
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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:
Entities potentially affected by this
action are business and other for-profit,
as well as State, Local, and Tribal
governments.
Estimated Number of Respondents:
1,403.
Frequency of Response: On occasion.
Estimated Total Annual Hour Burden:
578,381.
Estimated Total Annual Cost:
$38,057,653 including $37,384,641
annualized labor costs and $673,012
annualized capital or operation &
maintenance costs.
Changes in the Estimates: There is a
decrease of 73,931 hours in the total
estimated burden currently identified in
the OMB Inventory of Approved ICR
Burdens. This reduction is due to an
estimated decrease in the respondent
universe of 128.
Dated: June 18, 2009.
John Moses,
Director, Collection Strategies Division.
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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION
AGENCY
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EPA Launches NetDMR
AGENCY: Environmental Protection
Agency (EPA).
ACTION: Notice.
SUMMARY: Clean Water Act Discharge
Monitoring Reports (DMRs) represent
the highest volume of information
collection undertaken by the
Environmental Protection Agency
(EPA). EPA Regions and select States,
Tribes, and Territories will have a new
tool available to assist their regulated
National Pollutant Discharge
Elimination System (NPDES) facilities
in reporting DMRs beginning June 22,
2009. Additional States, Tribes, and
Territories may adopt Network
Discharge Monitoring Report (NetDMR)
and enable their regulated NPDES
facilities to begin utilizing the electronic
reporting tool. NetDMR provides an
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Internet-based reporting tool for NPDES
facilities to electronically sign and
submit DMRs. NetDMR allows
participants to discontinue mailing in
hard copy forms under 40 CFR 122.41
and 403.12.
DATES: The NetDMR application is
available beginning June 22, 2009.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Allison Donohue, U.S. Environmental
Protection Agency, Office of
Enforcement and Compliance
Assurance, Mail Stop 2222A, 1200
Pennsylvania Avenue, NW.,
Washington, DC 20460, (202) 564–2195,
donohue.allison@epa.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
What Action Is EPA Taking?
A. Background
NetDMR will, for the first time,
provide a national tool for regulated
Clean Water Act permittees to submit
and sign Discharge Monitoring Reports
(DMRs) electronically via a secure
Internet application to U.S EPA through
the Environmental Information
Exchange Network. The transition from
paper to electronic reporting
significantly reduces the burden on
States, Tribes, Territories, and the
regulated community. NetDMR is
consistent with the standards in the
Cross-Media Electronic Reporting
Regulation (CROMERR) § 3.2000,
including the § 3.2000(b)(5) standards
for electronic signatures and identifyproofing for ‘‘priority reports.’’ An
essential component of NetDMR is the
exchange of data with EPA’s Integrated
Compliance Information System, which
allows permittees to complete a DMR
that is specific to their permit limits and
outfalls.
B. Today’s Action
On June 22, 2009, EPA Region 1 (New
Hampshire and Massachusetts), EPA
Region 3 (District of Columbia), EPA
Region 6 (Gulf of Mexico), Utah and
Louisiana will begin utilizing NetDMR.
C. How Can I Get Other Related
Information?
Additional information on NetDMR
can also be found at https://
www.epa.gov/netdmr.
Lisa Lund,
Director, Office of Compliance.
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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION
AGENCY
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National Environmental Justice
Advisory Council; Notification of
Public Meeting and Public Comment
AGENCY: Environmental protection
agency.
ACTION: Notification of public meeting.
SUMMARY: Pursuant to the Federal
Advisory Committee Act (FACA), Public
Law 92–463, the U.S. Environmental
Protection Agency (EPA) hereby
provides notice that the National
Environmental Justice Advisory Council
(NEJAC) will meet on the dates and
times described below. All meetings are
open to the public. Members of the
public are encouraged to provide
comments relevant to the specific issues
being considered by the NEJAC. For
additional information about registering
for public comment, please see
SUPPLEMENTAL INFORMATION. Due to
limited space, seating at the NEJAC
meeting will be on a first-come basis.
DATES: The NEJAC meeting will
convene Tuesday, July 21, 2009 from 9
a.m. to 5 p.m., and reconvene
Wednesday, July 22, 2009, from 8:30
a.m. to 5 p.m., and Thursday, July 23,
2009, from 8:45 a.m. to 2 p.m. One
public comment session relevant to the
specific issues being considered by the
NEJAC (see SUPPLEMENTARY
INFORMATION) is scheduled for Tuesday
evening, July 21, from 6:30 p.m. to 9:30
p.m. All noted times are Eastern Time.
Members of the public who wish to
participate in the public comment
period are encouraged to pre-register by
July 13, 2009.
ADDRESSES: The NEJAC meeting will be
held at the Crowne Plaza Washington
National Hotel, 1480 Crystal Drive,
Arlington, VA 22202, telephone (703)
416–1600 or toll-Free: (800) 2CROWNE,
and facsimile (703) 416–1651.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Questions concerning the meeting
should be directed to Ms. Lisa
Hammond, U.S. Environmental
Protection Agency, at 1200
Pennsylvania Avenue, NW.,
(MC2201A), Washington, DC 20460; by
telephone at (202) 564–0736, via e-mail
at hammond.lisa@epa.gov; or by FAX at
(202) 564–1624. Additional information
about the meeting is available on the
following Web site: https://www.epa.gov/
compliance/environmentaljustice/nejac/
meetings.html.
Pre-registration for all attendees is
recommended. To register online, visit
the Web site above. Requests for pre-
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registration forms should be sent to Ms.
Stacy Stockton, EPA Contractor, APEX
Direct, Inc., at (770) 997–7998 or
meetings@AlwaysPursuing
Excellence.com. Non-English speaking
attendees wishing to arrange for a
foreign language interpreter also may
make appropriate arrangements using
these numbers.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The
Charter of the NEJAC states that the
advisory committee shall provide
independent advice to the
Administrator on areas that may
include, among other things, ‘‘advice
about broad, cross-cutting issues related
to environmental justice, including
environment-related strategic, scientific,
technological, regulatory and economic
issues related to environmental justice.’’
The meeting shall be used to receive
comments, discuss, and provide
recommendations regarding these
primary areas: (1) EPA’s Priorities for
Addressing Environmental Justice; (2)
Impacts of NEJAC Recommendations on
EPA Policies and Activities; (3)
Enhancing Community Engagement
with the NEJAC; (4) Strategies to
Identify and Address Disproportionate
Burdens on Certain Communities
Caused by Air Pollution Resulting from
Goods Movement Activities; and (5)
School Air Toxics Monitoring in
Disproportionately Burdened
Communities.
A. Public Comment: Individuals or
groups making oral presentations during
the public comment period will be
limited to a total time of five minutes.
Only one representative of a
community, organization or group will
be allowed to speak. Any number of
written comments can be submitted for
the record. The suggested format for
individuals providing public comments
is as follows: Name of Speaker, Name of
Organization/Community, Address/
Telephone/E-mail, Description of
Concern and its Relationship to a
Specific Policy Issue(s), and
Recommendations or desired outcome.
Written comments received by July 13,
2009 will be included in the materials
distributed to the members of the
NEJAC. Written comments received
after that date will be discussed by the
NEJAC as time permits. All information
should be sent to the address, e-mail, or
fax number listed in the CONTACT
section above.
B. Information About Services for
Individuals With Disabilities: For
information about access or services for
individuals with disabilities, please
contact Ms. Stacy Stockton, EPA
Contractor, APEX Direct, Inc., at (770)
997–7998 or meetings@AlwaysPursuing
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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY
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EPA Launches NetDMR
AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).
ACTION: Notice.
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SUMMARY: Clean Water Act Discharge Monitoring Reports (DMRs) represent
the highest volume of information collection undertaken by the
Environmental Protection Agency (EPA). EPA Regions and select States,
Tribes, and Territories will have a new tool available to assist their
regulated National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System (NPDES)
facilities in reporting DMRs beginning June 22, 2009. Additional
States, Tribes, and Territories may adopt Network Discharge Monitoring
Report (NetDMR) and enable their regulated NPDES facilities to begin
utilizing the electronic reporting tool. NetDMR provides an
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Internet-based reporting tool for NPDES facilities to electronically
sign and submit DMRs. NetDMR allows participants to discontinue mailing
in hard copy forms under 40 CFR 122.41 and 403.12.
DATES: The NetDMR application is available beginning June 22, 2009.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Allison Donohue, U.S. Environmental
Protection Agency, Office of Enforcement and Compliance Assurance, Mail
Stop 2222A, 1200 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW., Washington, DC 20460, (202)
564-2195, donohue.allison@epa.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
What Action Is EPA Taking?
A. Background
NetDMR will, for the first time, provide a national tool for
regulated Clean Water Act permittees to submit and sign Discharge
Monitoring Reports (DMRs) electronically via a secure Internet
application to U.S EPA through the Environmental Information Exchange
Network. The transition from paper to electronic reporting
significantly reduces the burden on States, Tribes, Territories, and
the regulated community. NetDMR is consistent with the standards in the
Cross-Media Electronic Reporting Regulation (CROMERR) Sec. 3.2000,
including the Sec. 3.2000(b)(5) standards for electronic signatures
and identify-proofing for ``priority reports.'' An essential component
of NetDMR is the exchange of data with EPA's Integrated Compliance
Information System, which allows permittees to complete a DMR that is
specific to their permit limits and outfalls.
B. Today's Action
On June 22, 2009, EPA Region 1 (New Hampshire and Massachusetts),
EPA Region 3 (District of Columbia), EPA Region 6 (Gulf of Mexico),
Utah and Louisiana will begin utilizing NetDMR.
C. How Can I Get Other Related Information?
Additional information on NetDMR can also be found at https://www.epa.gov/netdmr.
Lisa Lund,
Director, Office of Compliance.
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