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Submit your comments,
referencing docket ID number EPA–HQ–
OECA–2011–0236, to (1) EPA online
using www.regulations.gov (our
preferred method), or by email to:
docket.oeca@epa.gov, or by mail to: EPA
Docket Center (EPA/DC), Environmental
Protection Agency, Enforcement and
Compliance Docket and Information
Center, mail code 28221T, 1200
Pennsylvania Avenue 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:
Learia Williams, Monitoring,
Assistance, and Media Programs
Division, Office of Compliance, Mail
Code 2227A, Environmental Protection
Agency, 1200 Pennsylvania Avenue
NW., Washington, DC 20460; telephone
number: (202) 564–4113; fax number:
(202) 564–0050; email address: williams.
learia@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 9, 2011 (76 FR 26900), 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 number
EPA–HQ–OECA–2011–0236, which is
available for public viewing online at
https://www.regulations.gov, in person
viewing at the Enforcement and
Compliance Docket in the EPA Docket
Center (EPA/DC), EPA West, Room
3334, 1301 Constitution Avenue NW.,
Washington, DC. The EPA Docket
Center 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
Enforcement and Compliance Docket is
(202) 566–1752.
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
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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 www.regulations.gov.
Title: NESHAP for Ferroalloys
Production Area Sources (Renewal).
ICR Numbers: EPA ICR Number
2303.03, OMB Control Number 2060–
0625.
ICR Status: This ICR is scheduled to
expire on March 31, 2012. Under OMB
regulations, the Agency may continue to
conduct or sponsor the collection of
information while this submission is
pending at OMB.
Abstract: The affected entities are
subject to the General Provisions of the
NESHAP at 40 CFR part 63, subpart A,
and any changes, or additions to the
Provisions specified at 40 CFR part 63,
subpart YYYYYY.
Owners or operators of the affected
facilities must submit initial
notification, performance tests, and
periodic reports and results. Owners or
operators are also required to maintain
records of the occurrence and duration
of any startup, shutdown, or
malfunction in the operation of an
affected facility, or any period during
which the monitoring system is
inoperative.
All reports are sent to the delegated
state or local authority. In the event that
there is no such delegated authority, the
reports are sent directly to the EPA
regional office. This information is
being collected to assure compliance
with 40 CFR part 63, subpart YYYYYY,
as authorized in section 112 and 114(a)
of the Clean Air Act. The required
information consists of emissions data
and other information that have been
determined to be private.
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
Number for the EPA regulations are
listed in 40 CFR part 9 and 48 CFR
chapter 15, and are identified on the
form and/or instrument, if applicable.
Burden Statement: The annual public
reporting and recordkeeping burden for
this collection of information is
estimated to average 11 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
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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:
Ferroalloys production area sources
facilities.
Estimated Number of Respondents:
10.
Frequency of Response: Initially, and
annually.
Estimated Total Annual Hour Burden:
345.
Estimated Total Annual Cost:
$33,035, which includes $33,035 in
labor costs, no capital/startup costs, and
no operation and maintenance (O&M)
costs.
Changes in the Estimates: There is a
decrease in Respondent labor burden
and cost from the most recently
approved ICR. The decrease is due to a
reduction in initial compliance costs as
existing respondents are already
expected to be in compliance with the
regulations. Also, there is an increase in
Agency costs due to an adjustment in
labor rates, which have increased over
the past three years and the cost
calculations in this ICR have been
updated to reflect the most recent labor
rates.
John Moses,
Director, Collection Strategies Division.
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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION
AGENCY
[EPA–HQ–RCRA–2012–0114, FRL–9640–4]
Agency Information Collection
Activities; Proposed Collection;
Comment Request; Hazardous
Remediation Waste Management
Requirements (HWIR Contaminated
Media)
Environmental Protection
Agency.
ACTION: Notice.
AGENCY:
In compliance with the
Paperwork Reduction Act (PRA) (44
U.S.C. 3501 et seq.), this document
announces that EPA is planning to
submit a request to the Office of
SUMMARY:
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Management and Budget (OMB) to
renew an existing approved Information
Collection Request (ICR) concerning the
hazardous remediation waste
management requirements. This ICR is
scheduled to expire on July 31, 2012.
Before submitting the ICR to OMB for
review and approval, EPA is soliciting
comments on specific aspects of the
proposed information collection as
described below.
DATES: Comments must be submitted on
or before April 30, 2012.
ADDRESSES: Submit your comments,
identified by Docket ID No. EPA–HQ–
RCRA–2012–0114, by one of the
following methods:
• www.regulations.gov: Follow the
on-line instructions for submitting
comments.
• Email: rcra-docket@epa.gov.
• Fax: 202–566–9744.
• Mail: RCRA Docket (28221T), U.S.
Environmental Protection Agency, 1200
Pennsylvania Avenue NW., Washington,
DC 20460.
• Hand Delivery: 1301 Constitution
Ave. NW., Room 3334, Washington, DC
20460. Such deliveries are only
accepted during the Docket’s normal
hours of operation, and special
arrangements should be made for
deliveries of boxed information.
Instructions: Direct your comments to
Docket ID No. EPA–HQ–RCRA–2012–
0114. EPA’s policy is that all comments
received will be included in the public
docket without change and may be
made available online at
www.regulations.gov, including any
personal information provided, unless
the comment includes information
claimed to be Confidential Business
Information (CBI) or other information
whose disclosure is restricted by statute.
Do not submit information that you
consider to be CBI or otherwise
protected through www.regulations.gov
or email. The www.regulations.gov Web
site is an ‘‘anonymous access’’ system,
which means EPA will not know your
identity or contact information unless
you provide it in the body of your
comment. If you send an email
comment directly to EPA without going
through www.regulations.gov your email
address will be automatically captured
and included as part of the comment
that is placed in the public docket and
made available on the Internet. If you
submit an electronic comment, EPA
recommends that you include your
name and other contact information in
the body of your comment and with any
disk or CD–ROM you submit. If EPA
cannot read your comment due to
technical difficulties and cannot contact
you for clarification, EPA may not be
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able to consider your comment.
Electronic files should avoid the use of
special characters, any form of
encryption, and be free of any defects or
viruses. For additional information
about EPA’s public docket visit the EPA
Docket Center homepage at https://
www.epa.gov/epahome/dockets.htm.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Mike Fitzpatrick, Environmental
Protection Agency, 1200 Pennsylvania
Ave. NW., Washington, DC 20460;
telephone number: 703–308–8411; fax
number 703–308–8617; email address:
fitzpatrick.mike@epa.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
How can I access the docket and/or
submit comments?
EPA has established a public docket
for this ICR under Docket ID No. EPA–
HQ–RCRA–2012–0114, 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
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 RCRA Docket is (202) 566–
0270.
Use www.regulations.gov to obtain a
copy of the draft collection of
information, submit or view public
comments, access the index listing of
the contents of the docket, and to access
those documents in the public docket
that are available electronically. Once in
the system, select ‘‘search,’’ then key in
the docket ID number identified in this
document.
What information is EPA particularly
interested in?
Pursuant to section 3506(c)(2)(A) of
the PRA, EPA specifically solicits
comments and information to enable it
to:
(i) Evaluate whether the proposed
collection of information is necessary
for the proper performance of the
functions of the Agency, including
whether the information will have
practical utility;
(ii) Evaluate the accuracy of the
Agency’s estimate of the burden of the
proposed collection of information,
including the validity of the
methodology and assumptions used;
(iii) Enhance the quality, utility, and
clarity of the information to be
collected; and
(iv) Minimize the burden of the
collection of information on those who
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are to respond, including through the
use of appropriate automated electronic,
mechanical, or other technological
collection techniques or other forms of
information technology, e.g., permitting
electronic submission of responses. In
particular, EPA is requesting comments
from very small businesses (those that
employ less than 25) on examples of
specific additional efforts that EPA
could make to reduce the paperwork
burden for very small businesses
affected by this collection.
What should I consider when I prepare
my comments for EPA?
You may find the following
suggestions helpful for preparing your
comments:
1. Explain your views as clearly as
possible and provide specific examples.
2. Describe any assumptions that you
used.
3. Provide copies of any technical
information and/or data you used that
support your views.
4. If you estimate potential burden or
costs, explain how you arrived at the
estimate that you provide.
5. Offer alternative ways to improve
the collection activity.
6. Make sure to submit your
comments by the deadline identified
under DATES.
7. To ensure proper receipt by EPA,
be sure to identify the docket ID number
assigned to this action in the subject
line on the first page of your response.
You may also provide the name, date,
and Federal Register citation.
What information collection activity or
ICR does this apply to?
Affected entities: Entities potentially
affected by this action are business or
other for-profit.
Title: Hazardous Remediation Waste
Management Requirements (HWIR
Contaminated Media).
ICR numbers: EPA ICR No. 1775.06,
OMB Control No. 2050–0161.
ICR status: This ICR is currently
scheduled to expire on July 31, 2012.
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.
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Abstract: The Resource Conservation
and Recovery Act of 1976 (RCRA), as
amended, requires EPA to establish a
national regulatory program to ensure
that hazardous wastes are managed in a
manner protective of human health and
the environment. Under this program
(known as the RCRA Subtitle C
program), EPA regulates newly
generated hazardous wastes, as well as
hazardous remediation wastes (i.e.,
hazardous wastes managed during
cleanup). To facilitate prompt and
protective treatment, storage, and
disposal of hazardous remediation
wastes, EPA established three
requirements for remediation waste
management sites that are different from
those for facilities managing newly
generated hazardous waste: (1)
Performance standards for remediation
waste management sites (40 CFR
264.1(j)); (2) a provision excluding
remediation waste management sites
from requirements for facility-wide
corrective action; and (3) a new form of
RCRA permit for treating, storing, and
disposing of hazardous remediation
wastes (40 CFR part 270, subpart H).
The new permit, a Remedial Action
Plan (RAP), streamlines the permitting
process for remediation waste
management sites to allow cleanups to
take place more quickly.
In addition, EPA created a new kind
of unit called a ‘‘staging pile’’ (40 CFR
264.554) that allows more flexibility in
storing remediation waste during
cleanup. 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 40
CFR are listed in 40 CFR part 9 and are
identified on the form and/or
instrument, if applicable.
Burden Statement: For owners/
operators of hazardous remediation
waste management sites subject to the
40 CFR 264.1(j) and part 270, subpart H
requirements, the reporting burden is
estimated to be 27.33 hours per
respondent per year. This hourly burden
includes time for preparing and
submitting a RAP application,
information to modify a RAP, and
information to transfer a RAP. The
recordkeeping burden is estimated to be
42.13 hours per respondent per year.
This hourly burden includes time for
reading the regulations and maintaining
documentation (e.g., waste analyses
results, contingency and emergency
plan, file of RAP documents) on site.
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
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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.
The ICR provides a detailed
explanation of the Agency’s estimate,
which is only briefly summarized here:
Estimated total number of potential
respondents: 215.
Frequency of response: One-time.
Estimated total average number of
responses for each respondent: One.
Estimated total annual burden hours:
6,953 hours.
Estimated total annual costs:
$483,576, which includes $459,103
annualized labor and $24,473
annualized capital or O&M costs.
What is the next step in the process for
this ICR?
EPA will consider the comments
received and amend the ICR as
appropriate. The final ICR package will
then be submitted to OMB for review
and approval pursuant to 5 CFR
1320.12. At that time, EPA will issue
another Federal Register notice
pursuant to 5 CFR 1320.5(a)(1)(iv) to
announce the submission of the ICR to
OMB and the opportunity to submit
additional comments to OMB. If you
have any questions about this ICR or the
approval process, please contact the
technical person listed under FOR
FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT.
Dated: February 15, 2012.
Suzanne Rudzinski,
Director, Office of Resource Conservation and
Recovery.
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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION
AGENCY
[EPA–HQ–RCRA–2011–0983; FRL–9640–5]
Agency Information Collection
Activities; Proposed Collection;
Comment Request; Criteria for
Classification of Solid Waste Disposal
Facilities and Practices,
Recordkeeping and Reporting
Requirements
Environmental Protection
Agency.
ACTION: Notice.
AGENCY:
In compliance with the
Paperwork Reduction Act (PRA) (44
U.S.C. 3501 et seq.), this document
announces that EPA is planning to
submit a request to the Office of
Management and Budget (OMB) to
renew an existing approved Information
Collection Request (ICR) concerning the
criteria for classification of solid waste
disposal facilities and practices. This
ICR is scheduled to expire on July 31,
2012. Before submitting the ICR to OMB
for review and approval, EPA is
soliciting comments on specific aspects
of the proposed information collection
as described below.
DATES: Comments must be submitted on
or before April 30, 2012.
ADDRESSES: Submit your comments,
identified by Docket ID No. EPA–HQ–
RCRA–2011–0983, by one of the
following methods:
• www.regulations.gov: Follow the
on-line instructions for submitting
comments.
• Email: rcra-docket@epa.gov.
• Fax: 202–566–0272.
• Mail: Office of Solid Waste and
Emergency Response (OSWER);
Resource Conservation and Recovery
Act (RCRA) Docket, Environmental
Protection Agency, Mailcode: 2822T,
1200 Pennsylvania Ave. NW.,
Washington, DC 20460.
• Hand Delivery: RCRA Docket in the
EPA Docket Center, (EPA/DC) EPA
West, Room 3334, 1301 Constitution
Ave. NW., Washington, DC. Such
deliveries are only accepted during the
Docket’s normal hours of operation, and
special arrangements should be made
for deliveries of boxed information.
Instructions: Direct your comments to
Docket ID No. EPA–HQ–RCRA–2011–
0983. EPA’s policy is that all comments
received will be included in the public
docket without change and may be
made available online at
www.regulations.gov, including any
personal information provided, unless
the comment includes information
claimed to be Confidential Business
SUMMARY:
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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY
[EPA-HQ-RCRA-2012-0114, FRL-9640-4]
Agency Information Collection Activities; Proposed Collection;
Comment Request; Hazardous Remediation Waste Management Requirements
(HWIR Contaminated Media)
AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency.
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 EPA is planning to
submit a request to the Office of
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Management and Budget (OMB) to renew an existing approved Information
Collection Request (ICR) concerning the hazardous remediation waste
management requirements. This ICR is scheduled to expire on July 31,
2012. Before submitting the ICR to OMB for review and approval, EPA is
soliciting comments on specific aspects of the proposed information
collection as described below.
DATES: Comments must be submitted on or before April 30, 2012.
ADDRESSES: Submit your comments, identified by Docket ID No. EPA-HQ-
RCRA-2012-0114, by one of the following methods:
www.regulations.gov: Follow the on-line instructions for
submitting comments.
Email: rcra-docket@epa.gov.
Fax: 202-566-9744.
Mail: RCRA Docket (28221T), U.S. Environmental Protection
Agency, 1200 Pennsylvania Avenue NW., Washington, DC 20460.
Hand Delivery: 1301 Constitution Ave. NW., Room 3334,
Washington, DC 20460. Such deliveries are only accepted during the
Docket's normal hours of operation, and special arrangements should be
made for deliveries of boxed information.
Instructions: Direct your comments to Docket ID No. EPA-HQ-RCRA-
2012-0114. EPA's policy is that all comments received will be included
in the public docket without change and may be made available online at
www.regulations.gov, including any personal information provided,
unless the comment includes information claimed to be Confidential
Business Information (CBI) or other information whose disclosure is
restricted by statute. Do not submit information that you consider to
be CBI or otherwise protected through www.regulations.gov or email. The
www.regulations.gov Web site is an ``anonymous access'' system, which
means EPA will not know your identity or contact information unless you
provide it in the body of your comment. If you send an email comment
directly to EPA without going through www.regulations.gov your email
address will be automatically captured and included as part of the
comment that is placed in the public docket and made available on the
Internet. If you submit an electronic comment, EPA recommends that you
include your name and other contact information in the body of your
comment and with any disk or CD-ROM you submit. If EPA cannot read your
comment due to technical difficulties and cannot contact you for
clarification, EPA may not be able to consider your comment. Electronic
files should avoid the use of special characters, any form of
encryption, and be free of any defects or viruses. For additional
information about EPA's public docket visit the EPA Docket Center
homepage at https://www.epa.gov/epahome/dockets.htm.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Mike Fitzpatrick, Environmental
Protection Agency, 1200 Pennsylvania Ave. NW., Washington, DC 20460;
telephone number: 703-308-8411; fax number 703-308-8617; email address:
fitzpatrick.mike@epa.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
How can I access the docket and/or submit comments?
EPA has established a public docket for this ICR under Docket ID
No. EPA-HQ-RCRA-2012-0114, 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 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 RCRA Docket is (202) 566-0270.
Use www.regulations.gov to obtain a copy of the draft collection of
information, submit or view public comments, access the index listing
of the contents of the docket, and to access those documents in the
public docket that are available electronically. Once in the system,
select ``search,'' then key in the docket ID number identified in this
document.
What information is EPA particularly interested in?
Pursuant to section 3506(c)(2)(A) of the PRA, EPA specifically
solicits comments and information to enable it to:
(i) Evaluate whether the proposed collection of information is
necessary for the proper performance of the functions of the Agency,
including whether the information will have practical utility;
(ii) Evaluate the accuracy of the Agency's estimate of the burden
of the proposed collection of information, including the validity of
the methodology and assumptions used;
(iii) Enhance the quality, utility, and clarity of the information
to be collected; and
(iv) Minimize the burden of the collection of information on those
who are to respond, including through the use of appropriate automated
electronic, mechanical, or other technological collection techniques or
other forms of information technology, e.g., permitting electronic
submission of responses. In particular, EPA is requesting comments from
very small businesses (those that employ less than 25) on examples of
specific additional efforts that EPA could make to reduce the paperwork
burden for very small businesses affected by this collection.
What should I consider when I prepare my comments for EPA?
You may find the following suggestions helpful for preparing your
comments:
1. Explain your views as clearly as possible and provide specific
examples.
2. Describe any assumptions that you used.
3. Provide copies of any technical information and/or data you used
that support your views.
4. If you estimate potential burden or costs, explain how you
arrived at the estimate that you provide.
5. Offer alternative ways to improve the collection activity.
6. Make sure to submit your comments by the deadline identified
under DATES.
7. To ensure proper receipt by EPA, be sure to identify the docket
ID number assigned to this action in the subject line on the first page
of your response. You may also provide the name, date, and Federal
Register citation.
What information collection activity or ICR does this apply to?
Affected entities: Entities potentially affected by this action are
business or other for-profit.
Title: Hazardous Remediation Waste Management Requirements (HWIR
Contaminated Media).
ICR numbers: EPA ICR No. 1775.06, OMB Control No. 2050-0161.
ICR status: This ICR is currently scheduled to expire on July 31,
2012. 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.
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Abstract: The Resource Conservation and Recovery Act of 1976
(RCRA), as amended, requires EPA to establish a national regulatory
program to ensure that hazardous wastes are managed in a manner
protective of human health and the environment. Under this program
(known as the RCRA Subtitle C program), EPA regulates newly generated
hazardous wastes, as well as hazardous remediation wastes (i.e.,
hazardous wastes managed during cleanup). To facilitate prompt and
protective treatment, storage, and disposal of hazardous remediation
wastes, EPA established three requirements for remediation waste
management sites that are different from those for facilities managing
newly generated hazardous waste: (1) Performance standards for
remediation waste management sites (40 CFR 264.1(j)); (2) a provision
excluding remediation waste management sites from requirements for
facility-wide corrective action; and (3) a new form of RCRA permit for
treating, storing, and disposing of hazardous remediation wastes (40
CFR part 270, subpart H). The new permit, a Remedial Action Plan (RAP),
streamlines the permitting process for remediation waste management
sites to allow cleanups to take place more quickly.
In addition, EPA created a new kind of unit called a ``staging
pile'' (40 CFR 264.554) that allows more flexibility in storing
remediation waste during cleanup. 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 40 CFR are listed in 40 CFR
part 9 and are identified on the form and/or instrument, if applicable.
Burden Statement: For owners/operators of hazardous remediation
waste management sites subject to the 40 CFR 264.1(j) and part 270,
subpart H requirements, the reporting burden is estimated to be 27.33
hours per respondent per year. This hourly burden includes time for
preparing and submitting a RAP application, information to modify a
RAP, and information to transfer a RAP. The recordkeeping burden is
estimated to be 42.13 hours per respondent per year. This hourly burden
includes time for reading the regulations and maintaining documentation
(e.g., waste analyses results, contingency and emergency plan, file of
RAP documents) on site.
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.
The ICR provides a detailed explanation of the Agency's estimate,
which is only briefly summarized here:
Estimated total number of potential respondents: 215.
Frequency of response: One-time.
Estimated total average number of responses for each respondent:
One.
Estimated total annual burden hours: 6,953 hours.
Estimated total annual costs: $483,576, which includes $459,103
annualized labor and $24,473 annualized capital or O&M costs.
What is the next step in the process for this ICR?
EPA will consider the comments received and amend the ICR as
appropriate. The final ICR package will then be submitted to OMB for
review and approval pursuant to 5 CFR 1320.12. At that time, EPA will
issue another Federal Register notice pursuant to 5 CFR
1320.5(a)(1)(iv) to announce the submission of the ICR to OMB and the
opportunity to submit additional comments to OMB. If you have any
questions about this ICR or the approval process, please contact the
technical person listed under FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT.
Dated: February 15, 2012.
Suzanne Rudzinski,
Director, Office of Resource Conservation and Recovery.
[FR Doc. 2012-4666 Filed 2-27-12; 8:45 am]
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