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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: Drug Testing for Contract
Employees.
ICR numbers: EPA ICR No. 2183.05,
OMB Control No. 2030–0044.
ICR Status: This ICR is scheduled to
expire on June 30, 2012. 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: The EPA uses contractors to
perform services throughout the nation
in response to environmental
emergencies involving the release, or
threatened release, of oil, radioactive
materials or hazardous chemicals that
may potentially affect communities and
the surrounding environment. Releases
may be accidental, deliberate, or may be
caused by natural disasters. Contractors
responding to any of these types of
incidents may be responsible for testing
their employees for the use of
marijuana, cocaine, opiates,
amphetamines, phencyclidine (PCP),
and any other controlled substances.
The testing for drugs must be completed
prior to contract employee performance.
The contractor shall maintain records
associated with all drug tests.
Burden Statement: The annual public
reporting and recordkeeping burden for
this collection of information is
estimated on average to be 2.25 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.
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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: EPA
contractor employees who work at
sensitive sites.
Estimated Number of Respondents:
450.
Frequency of Response: Quarterly.
Estimated Total Annual Hour Burden:
1012.5.
Estimated Total Annual Cost:
$102,870 includes $0 annualized capital
or O&M costs.
Changes in the Estimates: This ICR
represents an increase from 450 hours to
1,012.5 hours from the total estimated
burden currently identified in the OMB
Inventory of Approved ICR Burdens.
The difference is in the amount of time
allocated for an employee to provide a
sample. The previous estimate did not
take into account time for the employee
to travel to and from the testing lab.
Market research indicates the average
time for an employee to travel to and
from a testing site and provide a sample
is 1.5 hours versus the fifteen minutes
previously estimated.
John Moses,
Director, Collection Strategies Division.
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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION
AGENCY
[EPA–HQ–RCRA–2011–0751, FRL–9511–9]
Agency Information Collection
Activities; Submission to OMB for
Review and Approval; Comment
Request; Final Authorization for
Hazardous Waste Management
Programs (Renewal)
Environmental Protection
Agency (EPA).
ACTION: Notice.
AGENCY:
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
SUMMARY:
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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 23, 2012.
ADDRESSES: Submit your comments,
referencing Docket ID No. EPA–HQ–
RCRA–2011–0751, to (1) EPA, either
online using www.regulations.gov (our
preferred method), by email to rcradocket@epa.gov, or by mail to: EPA
Docket Center, Environmental
Protection Agency, Mail Code 28221T,
1200 Pennsylvania Ave. 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, (mail code 5303P),
Environmental Protection Agency, 1200
Pennsylvania Ave. NW., Washington,
DC 20460; telephone number: 703–308–
5477; fax number: 703–308–8433; email
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 September 21, 2011 (76 FR 58492),
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–2011–0751, which is
available for online viewing at 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 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
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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: Final Authorization for
Hazardous Waste Management Programs
(Renewal) .
ICR numbers: EPA ICR No. 0969.09,
OMB Control No. 2050–0041.
ICR Status: This ICR is scheduled to
expire on February 29, 2012. 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: In order for a State to obtain
final authorization for a State hazardous
waste program or to revise its previously
authorized program, it must submit an
official application to the EPA Regional
office for approval. The purpose of the
application is to enable EPA to properly
determine whether the State’s program
meets the requirements of § 3006 of
RCRA.
A State with an approved program
may voluntarily transfer program
responsibilities to EPA by notifying EPA
of the proposed transfer, as required by
section 271.23. Further, EPA may
withdraw a State’s authorized program
under section 271.23.
State program revision may be
necessary when the controlling Federal
or State statutory or regulatory authority
is modified or supplemented. In the
event that the State is revising its
program by adopting new Federal
requirements, the State shall prepare
and submit modified revisions of the
program description, Attorney General’s
statement, Memorandum of Agreement,
or such other documents as EPA
determines to be necessary. The State
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shall inform EPA of any proposed
modifications to its basic statutory or
regulatory authority in accordance with
section 271.21. If a State is proposing to
transfer all or any part of any program
from the approved State agency to any
other agency, it must notify EPA in
accordance with section 271.21 and
submit revised organizational charts as
required under section 271.6, in
accordance with section 271.21. These
paperwork requirements are mandatory
under § 3006(a). EPA will use the
information submitted by the State in
order to determine whether the State’s
program meets the statutory and
regulatory requirements for
authorization.
Burden Statement: The annual public
reporting and recordkeeping burden for
this collection of information is
estimated to average 399 hours per
response. For a State developing and
revising a base program under RCRA
and conducting public participation
activities, EPA estimates that the
reporting burden, with no associated
recordkeeping burden, averages 0 hours
per respondent. EPA does not expect
any States to develop a program
application or to submit a base program
application over the three year period
covered in this ICR. The reporting
burden includes the time for developing
each program component, allowing for
public approval, and subsequently
modifying and submitting the program
to EPA. For a State submitting a revised
program to EPA, the reporting burden is
estimated to be 1,009 hours per year,
with no associated recordkeeping
burden. For a State whose program is
being withdrawn, the reporting burden
is estimated to average 207 hours, with
no associated recordkeeping burden.
EPA, however, does not expect that any
State program will be withdrawn during
the next three years.
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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Respondents/Affected Entities: States.
Estimated Number of Respondents:
58.
Frequency of Response: Annual.
Estimated Total Annual Hour Burden:
19,968 hours.
Estimated Total Annual Cost:
$680,790, which includes $680,790
annualized labor costs and $0
annualized capital or O&M costs.
Changes in the Estimates: There is no
change in the total estimated burden
currently identified in the OMB
Inventory of Approved ICR Burdens.
John Moses,
Director, Collection Strategies Division.
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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION
AGENCY
[EPA–HQ–RCRA–2011–0750; FRL–9512–2]
Agency Information Collection
Activities; Submission to OMB for
Review and Approval; Comment
Request; Requirements for
Generators, Transporters, and Waste
Management Facilities Under the
RCRA Hazardous Waste Manifest
System (Renewal)
Environmental Protection
Agency (EPA).
ACTION: Notice.
AGENCY:
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 23, 2012.
ADDRESSES: Submit your comments,
referencing Docket ID No. EPA–HQ–
RCRA–2011–0750, to (1) EPA online
using www.regulations.gov (our
preferred method), by email to rcradocket@epa.gov, or by mail to: EPA
Docket Center, Environmental
Protection Agency, RCRA Docket
(28221T), 1200 Pennsylvania Ave. 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:
Bryan Groce, Office of Resource
SUMMARY:
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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY
[EPA-HQ-RCRA-2011-0751, FRL-9511-9]
Agency Information Collection Activities; Submission to OMB for
Review and Approval; Comment Request; Final Authorization for Hazardous
Waste Management Programs (Renewal)
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 23,
2012.
ADDRESSES: Submit your comments, referencing Docket ID No. EPA-HQ-RCRA-
2011-0751, to (1) EPA, either online using www.regulations.gov (our
preferred method), by email to rcra-docket@epa.gov, or by mail to: EPA
Docket Center, Environmental Protection Agency, Mail Code 28221T, 1200
Pennsylvania Ave. 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, (mail code 5303P),
Environmental Protection Agency, 1200 Pennsylvania Ave. NW.,
Washington, DC 20460; telephone number: 703-308-5477; fax number: 703-
308-8433; email 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 September 21, 2011 (76 FR 58492), 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-2011-0751, which is available for online viewing at
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
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
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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: Final Authorization for Hazardous Waste Management Programs
(Renewal) .
ICR numbers: EPA ICR No. 0969.09, OMB Control No. 2050-0041.
ICR Status: This ICR is scheduled to expire on February 29, 2012.
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: In order for a State to obtain final authorization for a
State hazardous waste program or to revise its previously authorized
program, it must submit an official application to the EPA Regional
office for approval. The purpose of the application is to enable EPA to
properly determine whether the State's program meets the requirements
of Sec. 3006 of RCRA.
A State with an approved program may voluntarily transfer program
responsibilities to EPA by notifying EPA of the proposed transfer, as
required by section 271.23. Further, EPA may withdraw a State's
authorized program under section 271.23.
State program revision may be necessary when the controlling
Federal or State statutory or regulatory authority is modified or
supplemented. In the event that the State is revising its program by
adopting new Federal requirements, the State shall prepare and submit
modified revisions of the program description, Attorney General's
statement, Memorandum of Agreement, or such other documents as EPA
determines to be necessary. The State shall inform EPA of any proposed
modifications to its basic statutory or regulatory authority in
accordance with section 271.21. If a State is proposing to transfer all
or any part of any program from the approved State agency to any other
agency, it must notify EPA in accordance with section 271.21 and submit
revised organizational charts as required under section 271.6, in
accordance with section 271.21. These paperwork requirements are
mandatory under Sec. 3006(a). EPA will use the information submitted
by the State in order to determine whether the State's program meets
the statutory and regulatory requirements for authorization.
Burden Statement: The annual public reporting and recordkeeping
burden for this collection of information is estimated to average 399
hours per response. For a State developing and revising a base program
under RCRA and conducting public participation activities, EPA
estimates that the reporting burden, with no associated recordkeeping
burden, averages 0 hours per respondent. EPA does not expect any States
to develop a program application or to submit a base program
application over the three year period covered in this ICR. The
reporting burden includes the time for developing each program
component, allowing for public approval, and subsequently modifying and
submitting the program to EPA. For a State submitting a revised program
to EPA, the reporting burden is estimated to be 1,009 hours per year,
with no associated recordkeeping burden. For a State whose program is
being withdrawn, the reporting burden is estimated to average 207
hours, with no associated recordkeeping burden. EPA, however, does not
expect that any State program will be withdrawn during the next three
years.
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: States.
Estimated Number of Respondents: 58.
Frequency of Response: Annual.
Estimated Total Annual Hour Burden: 19,968 hours.
Estimated Total Annual Cost: $680,790, which includes $680,790
annualized labor costs and $0 annualized capital or O&M costs.
Changes in the Estimates: There is no change in the total estimated
burden currently identified in the OMB Inventory of Approved ICR
Burdens.
John Moses,
Director, Collection Strategies Division.
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