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Florida Gas Transmission Company,
LLC and Transcontinental Gas Pipe Line
Company, LLC focusing on where the
pipelines would cross residential areas
in Jackson County, Mississippi; Mobile
County, Alabama; and a residence on
Rainbow Lake Road, Grand Bay,
Alabama. This will assist staff in
completing its evaluation of
environmental impacts of the two
projects.
All interested parties planning to
attend must provide their own
transportation. Those attending should
meet at the following location:
Wednesday October 21, 2009 at 1 p.m.
(CST):
Holiday Inn Express Moss Point
parking lot, 4800 Amoco Drive, Moss
Point, MS 39563.
Please use the FERC’s free
eSubscription service to keep track of all
formal issuances and submittals in these
dockets. This can reduce the amount of
time you spend researching proceedings
by automatically providing you with
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summaries, and direct links to the
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Information about specific onsite
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Commission’s calendar at https://
www.ferc.gov/EventCalendar/
EventsList.aspx. For additional
information contact Office of External
Affairs at 1–866–208–FERC (3372).
Kimberly D. Bose,
Secretary.
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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
Federal Energy Regulatory
Commission
[Docket No. PR09–33–000]
Kinder Morgan Border Pipeline LLC;
Notice of Petition for Rate Approval
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Take notice that on September 29,
2009, Kinder Morgan Border Pipeline
LLC (KM Border) filed a petition for rate
approval pursuant to section
284.123(b)(2) of the Commission’s
regulation. KM Border requests the
Commission to approve the
continuation of its existing rates, which
are: (1) A two part maximum firm
transportation rate for service on its
Import/Export Facility consisting of a
demand charge of $2.2381 per MMBtu
of reserved Maximum Daily
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commodity charge of $0.00 per MMBtu
of gas transported; (2) a maximum
interruptible rate of $0.0736 per MMBtu
of gas transported on its Import/Export
Facility; (3) a two-part maximum firm
transportation rate for service on
capacity leased from other intrastate
pipelines consisting of a demand a
charge $1.5208 per MMBtu of reserved
Maximum Daily Transportation
Quantity and a commodity charge of
$0.00 per MMBtu of gas transported;
and (4) a maximum interruptible rate of
$0.05 per MMBtu of gas transported on
such leased capacity.
KM Border further proposes to
continue to retain as reimbursement for
compressor fuel varying amounts
ranging from 0.57 percent to 1.55
percent, depending on the Points of
Redelivery used. KM Border states that
the foregoing existing zone rates will, if
approved by the Commission, be
applicable to firm and interruptible
transportation services provided by KM
Border pursuant to section 311(a)(2) of
the Natural Gas Policy Act through the
pipeline owned and operated by KM
Border (The Import/Export Facility),
and through pipeline capacity leased by
KM Border (The Leased Capacity).
The Import/Export Facility consist of
approximately 97 mile of 24-inch
pipeline that extends from a point of
interconnection in Hidalgo County,
Texas, with the pipeline facilities of
PEMEX Gas and Petroquimica Basica at
the International Border between the
United States and Mexico to a point of
interconnection with the intrastate
pipeline facilities of Kinder Morgan
Tejas Pipeline LLC (KM Tejas) located
on the King Ranch, Kleberg County,
Texas. The Leased Capacity is capacity
leased on the intrastate pipeline
facilities of KM Tejas.
Any person desiring to participate in
this rate proceeding must file a motion
to intervene or to protest this filing must
file in accordance with Rules 211 and
214 of the Commission’s Rules of
Practice and Procedure (18 CFR 385.211
and 385.214). Protests will be
considered by the Commission in
determining the appropriate action to be
taken, but will not serve to make
protestants parties to the proceeding.
Any person wishing to become a party
must file a notice of intervention or
motion to intervene, as appropriate.
Such notices, motions, or protests must
be filed on or before the date as
indicated below. Anyone filing an
intervention or protest must serve a
copy of that document on the Applicant.
Anyone filing an intervention or protest
on or before the intervention or protest
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or protests on persons other than the
Applicant.
The Commission encourages
electronic submission of protests and
interventions in lieu of paper using the
‘‘eFiling’’ link at https://www.ferc.gov.
Persons unable to file electronically
should submit an original and 14 copies
of the protest or intervention to the
Federal Energy Regulatory Commission,
888 First Street, NE., Washington, DC
20426.
This filing is accessible on-line at
https://www.ferc.gov, using the
‘‘eLibrary’’ link and is available for
review in the Commission’s Public
Reference Room in Washington, DC.
There is an ‘‘eSubscription’’ link on the
Web site that enables subscribers to
receive email notification when a
document is added to a subscribed
docket(s). For assistance with any FERC
Online service, please email
FERCOnlineSupport@ferc.gov, or call
(866) 208–3676 (toll free). For TTY, call
(202) 502–8659.
Comment Date: 5 p.m. Eastern Time
on Friday, October 16, 2009.
Kimberly D. Bose,
Secretary.
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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION
AGENCY
[EPA–HQ–RCRA–2008–0912, FRL–8969–3]
Agency Information Collection
Activities; Submission to OMB for
Review and Approval; Comment
Request; Notification of Regulated
Waste Activity and 2009 Hazardous
Waste Report (Renewal); EPA ICR
Number 0976.14; OMB Control Number
2050–0024
AGENCY: Environmental Protection
Agency (EPA).
ACTION: Notice.
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 November 16,
2009.
ADDRESSES: Submit your comments,
referencing Docket ID No. EPA–HQ–
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RCRA–2008–0912, 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 (28221T), 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:
Peggy Vyas, Environmental Protection
Agency, 1200 Pennsylvania Ave., NW.,
Washington, DC 20460; telephone
number: 703–308–5477; fax number:
703–308–8433; e-mail address:
vyas.peggy@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 May 15, 2009 (74 FR 22922), 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–2008–0912, 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
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information about the electronic docket,
go to https://www.regulations.gov.
Title: Notification of Regulated Waste
Activity and 2009 Hazardous Waste
Report.
ICR Numbers: EPA ICR No. 0976.14,
OMB Control No. 2050–0024.
ICR Status: This ICR is scheduled to
expire on November 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 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 combines two
separate ICRs into one: The biennial
‘‘Hazardous Waste Report’’ ICR and the
‘‘Notification of Regulated Waste
Activities’’ ICR.
Both sections 3002 and 3004 of RCRA
require EPA to establish standards for
recordkeeping and reporting of
hazardous waste generation and
management. Section 3002 applies to
hazardous waste generators, and section
3004 applies to hazardous waste
treatment, storage, and disposal
facilities. The implementing regulations
are found at 40 CFR 262.40(b) and (d);
262.41(a)(1)–(5), (a)(8), and (b);
264.75(a)–(e) and (j); 265.75(a)–(e) and
(j); and 270.30(l)(9). This is mandatory
reporting by the respondents. This
collection is done on a two-year cycle as
required by Sections 3002 and 3004 of
RCRA. The information is collected via
a mechanism known as the Hazardous
Waste Report for the required reporting
year (EPA Form 8700–13 A/B). This
form is also known as the Biennial
Report form.
The beginning part of the Hazardous
Waste Report form is the RCRA subtitle
C Site Identification Form (EPA Form
8700–12). This form is also a stand
alone form which is used to comply
with section 3010 of RCRA, which
requires any person who generates or
transports regulated waste or who owns
or operates a facility for the treatment,
storage, or disposal of regulated waste to
notify EPA of their activities, including
the location and general description of
activities and the regulated wastes
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handled. This form is also known as the
Notification form.
EPA has revised the Hazardous Waste
Report form this cycle, particularly the
RCRA subtitle C Site Identification
portion, because of recent promulgated
rules affecting the RCRA universe, as
well as ongoing efforts by the Agency
and States to improve the forms and
their instructions.
Burden Statement: The reporting
burden for the 2009 Hazardous Waste
Report is estimated to average 16.63
hours per respondent, and includes time
for reviewing instructions, gathering
data, completing and reviewing the
forms, and submitting the report. The
recordkeeping requirement is estimated
to average 3.97 hours per response and
includes the time for filing and storing
the 2009 Hazardous Waste Report
submission for three years.
The annual public reporting and
recordkeeping burden for the
Notification of Regulated Waste Activity
is estimated to average 2 hours per
response for the initial notification, and
1 hour per response for any subsequent
notifications.
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:
Entities potentially affected by this
action are businesses or other for-profits
as well as State, Local, or Tribal
governments.
Estimated Number of Respondents:
56,763.
Frequency of Response: Biennially.
Estimated Total Annual Hour Burden:
422,133 hours.
Estimated Total Annual Cost:
$16,510,025, includes $16,309,358
annualized labor costs and $200,667
annualized capital or O&M costs.
Changes in the Estimates: There is a
decrease of 263,063 hours in the total
estimated burden currently identified in
the OMB Inventory of Approved ICR
Burdens.
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The decrease in respondent burden
for Notification of Regulated Waste
Activity has occurred for two primary
reasons. First, there was a decrease in
the estimated total number of
notifications under RCRA section 3010;
40 CFR part 273, subpart C; and 40 CFR
part 279. Second, the burden associated
with the notification activities
decreased because of adjustments made
to the hourly burden estimates for the
Site ID Form. In addition, adjustments
were made to the hourly burden
estimates for the Site ID Form to take
into account the option given to
respondents in the Site ID Form’s
instructions to use their most recently
submitted form in making a subsequent
notification. These optional procedures
relieve them of the need to complete the
form in its entirety. These adjustments
do not reflect any change in
requirements; they represent instead a
more accurate representation of the
burden that respondents will incur as a
result of this information collection.
The decrease in respondent burden
and State agency burden estimates for
the Hazardous Waste Report occurred
because there was a decrease in the
projected number of respondents and
Hazardous Waste Report forms.
Dated: October 8, 2009.
John Moses,
Director, Collection Strategies Division.
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FEDERAL ACCOUNTING STANDARDS
ADVISORY BOARD
Renewal of FASAB Charter
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AGENCY: Federal Accounting Standards
Advisory Board.
ACTION: Notice.
Board Action: Pursuant to 31 U.S.C.
3511(d), the Federal Advisory
Committee Act (Pub. L. 92–463), as
amended, and the FASAB Rules of
Procedure, as amended in April, 2004,
notice is hereby given that under the
authority and in furtherance of the
objectives of 31 U.S.C. 3511(d), the
Secretary of the Treasury, the Director of
OMB, and the Comptroller General (the
Sponsors) have established and agreed
to continue an advisory committee to
consider and recommend accounting
standards and principles for the Federal
government.
For Further Information, or to Obtain
a Copy of the Charter, Contact: Wendy
Payne, Executive Director, 441 G St.,
NW., Mail Stop 6K17V, Washington, DC
20548, or call (202) 512–7350.
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Authority: Federal Advisory Committee
Act, Public Law 92–463.
Dated: October 9, 2009.
Charles Jackson,
Federal Register Liaison Officer.
[FR Doc. E9–24794 Filed 10–14–09; 8:45 am]
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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
Hydrogen and Fuel Cell Technical
Advisory Committee (HTAC)
AGENCY: Department of Energy, Office of
Energy Efficiency and Renewable
Energy.
ACTION: Notice of Open Meeting.
SUMMARY: The Hydrogen and Fuel Cell
Technical Advisory Committee (HTAC)
was established under section 807 of the
Energy Policy Act of 2005 (EPACT),
Public Law No. 109–58; 119 Stat. 849.
The Federal Advisory Committee Act,
Public Law No. 92–463, 86 Stat. 770,
requires that agencies publish notice of
an advisory committee meeting in the
Federal Register. To attend the meeting
and/or to make oral statements during
the public comment period, please email HTAC@nrel.gov at least 5 business
days before the meeting. Please indicate
if you will be attending the meeting,
whether you want to make an oral
statement on November 4, 2009, and
what organization you represent.
DATES: Wednesday, November 4, 2009,
from 8:30 a.m.–5:30 p.m and Thursday,
November 5, 2009 from 8:30 a.m.–3 p.m.
ADDRESSES: Radisson Reagan National,
2020 Jefferson Davis Highway,
Arlington, VA.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
HTAC@nrel.gov.
Purpose of the Meeting: To provide
advice, information, and
recommendations to the Secretary on
the program authorized by title VIII of
EPACT.
Tentative Agenda (Subject to change;
updates will be posted on https://
hydrogen.energy.gov and copies of the
final agenda will available the date of
the meeting). The following items will be
covered on the agenda:
• DOE Program Update
• U.S. and Global Update on
Hydrogen Fuel Cell Vehicle Industry
• International Status of Fuel Cells
and Hydrogen Technologies
• Role of Fuel Cells in Smart Gris
Programs
• Update on Battery Technology for
Vehicles
• 2009 HTAC Report Development
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• Open Discussion
Public Participation: In keeping with
procedures, members of the public are
welcome to observe the business of the
meeting of HTAC and to make oral
statements during the specified period
for public comment. The public
comment period will take place between
8:30 a.m. and 9:30 a.m. on November 4,
2009. To attend the meeting and/or to
make oral statements regarding any of
the items on the agenda, e-mail
HTAC@nrel.gov at least 5 business days
before the meeting. Please indicate if
you will be attending the meeting,
whether you want to make an oral
statement, and what organization you
represent. Members of the public will be
heard in the order in which they sign up
for the public comment period. Oral
comments should be limited to two
minutes in length. Reasonable provision
will be made to include the scheduled
oral statements on the agenda. The chair
of the committee will make every effort
to hear the views of all interested parties
and to facilitate the orderly conduct of
business. If you would like to file a
written statement with the committee,
you may do so either by submitting a
hard copy at the meeting or by
submitting an electronic copy to
HTAC@nrel.gov.
Minutes: The minutes of the meeting
will be available for public review at
https://hydrogen.energy.gov.
Issued at Washington, DC, on October 8,
2009.
Rachel Samuel,
Deputy Committee Management Officer.
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Ocean Transportation Intermediary
License Applicants
Notice is hereby given that the
following applicants have filed with the
Federal Maritime Commission an
application for license as a Non-VesselOperating Common Carrier and Ocean
Freight Forwarder—Ocean
Transportation Intermediary pursuant to
section 19 of the Shipping Act of 1984
as amended (46 U.S.C. Chapter 409 and
46 CFR 515).
Persons knowing of any reason why
the following applicants should not
receive a license are requested to
contact the Office of Transportation
Intermediaries, Federal Maritime
Commission, Washington, DC 20573.
Non-Vessel-Operating Common Carrier
and Ocean Freight Forwarder
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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY
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Agency Information Collection Activities; Submission to OMB for
Review and Approval; Comment Request; Notification of Regulated Waste
Activity and 2009 Hazardous Waste Report (Renewal); EPA ICR Number
0976.14; OMB Control Number 2050-0024
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 November 16,
2009.
ADDRESSES: Submit your comments, referencing Docket ID No. EPA-HQ-
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RCRA-2008-0912, 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 (28221T), 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: Peggy Vyas, Environmental Protection
Agency, 1200 Pennsylvania Ave., NW., Washington, DC 20460; telephone
number: 703-308-5477; fax number: 703-308-8433; e-mail address:
vyas.peggy@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 May 15, 2009 (74 FR 22922), 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-2008-0912, 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: Notification of Regulated Waste Activity and 2009 Hazardous
Waste Report.
ICR Numbers: EPA ICR No. 0976.14, OMB Control No. 2050-0024.
ICR Status: This ICR is scheduled to expire on November 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 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 combines two separate ICRs into one: The
biennial ``Hazardous Waste Report'' ICR and the ``Notification of
Regulated Waste Activities'' ICR.
Both sections 3002 and 3004 of RCRA require EPA to establish
standards for recordkeeping and reporting of hazardous waste generation
and management. Section 3002 applies to hazardous waste generators, and
section 3004 applies to hazardous waste treatment, storage, and
disposal facilities. The implementing regulations are found at 40 CFR
262.40(b) and (d); 262.41(a)(1)-(5), (a)(8), and (b); 264.75(a)-(e) and
(j); 265.75(a)-(e) and (j); and 270.30(l)(9). This is mandatory
reporting by the respondents. This collection is done on a two-year
cycle as required by Sections 3002 and 3004 of RCRA. The information is
collected via a mechanism known as the Hazardous Waste Report for the
required reporting year (EPA Form 8700-13 A/B). This form is also known
as the Biennial Report form.
The beginning part of the Hazardous Waste Report form is the RCRA
subtitle C Site Identification Form (EPA Form 8700-12). This form is
also a stand alone form which is used to comply with section 3010 of
RCRA, which requires any person who generates or transports regulated
waste or who owns or operates a facility for the treatment, storage, or
disposal of regulated waste to notify EPA of their activities,
including the location and general description of activities and the
regulated wastes handled. This form is also known as the Notification
form.
EPA has revised the Hazardous Waste Report form this cycle,
particularly the RCRA subtitle C Site Identification portion, because
of recent promulgated rules affecting the RCRA universe, as well as
ongoing efforts by the Agency and States to improve the forms and their
instructions.
Burden Statement: The reporting burden for the 2009 Hazardous Waste
Report is estimated to average 16.63 hours per respondent, and includes
time for reviewing instructions, gathering data, completing and
reviewing the forms, and submitting the report. The recordkeeping
requirement is estimated to average 3.97 hours per response and
includes the time for filing and storing the 2009 Hazardous Waste
Report submission for three years.
The annual public reporting and recordkeeping burden for the
Notification of Regulated Waste Activity is estimated to average 2
hours per response for the initial notification, and 1 hour per
response for any subsequent notifications.
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: Entities potentially affected by
this action are businesses or other for-profits as well as State,
Local, or Tribal governments.
Estimated Number of Respondents: 56,763.
Frequency of Response: Biennially.
Estimated Total Annual Hour Burden: 422,133 hours.
Estimated Total Annual Cost: $16,510,025, includes $16,309,358
annualized labor costs and $200,667 annualized capital or O&M costs.
Changes in the Estimates: There is a decrease of 263,063 hours in
the total estimated burden currently identified in the OMB Inventory of
Approved ICR Burdens.
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The decrease in respondent burden for Notification of Regulated
Waste Activity has occurred for two primary reasons. First, there was a
decrease in the estimated total number of notifications under RCRA
section 3010; 40 CFR part 273, subpart C; and 40 CFR part 279. Second,
the burden associated with the notification activities decreased
because of adjustments made to the hourly burden estimates for the Site
ID Form. In addition, adjustments were made to the hourly burden
estimates for the Site ID Form to take into account the option given to
respondents in the Site ID Form's instructions to use their most
recently submitted form in making a subsequent notification. These
optional procedures relieve them of the need to complete the form in
its entirety. These adjustments do not reflect any change in
requirements; they represent instead a more accurate representation of
the burden that respondents will incur as a result of this information
collection.
The decrease in respondent burden and State agency burden estimates
for the Hazardous Waste Report occurred because there was a decrease in
the projected number of respondents and Hazardous Waste Report forms.
Dated: October 8, 2009.
John Moses,
Director, Collection Strategies Division.
[FR Doc. E9-24814 Filed 10-14-09; 8:45 am]
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