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significant financial and environmental
benefits. Americans, with the help of
ENERGY STAR, prevented 210 million
metric tons of GHG emissions in 2011
alone—equivalent to the annual
emissions from 41 million vehicles—
and reduced their utility bills by $23
billion.
EPA first developed energy efficiency
guidelines for new homes in 1995.
ENERGY STAR’s existing homes effort
was rolled out in 2000 to promote costeffective upgrades in the existing homes
market. Both of these efforts promote
cost effective, whole house energy
efficiency improvements that are
independently verified by third parties.
Through 2011 there have been more
than 1.3 million ENERGY STAR
certified new homes built in the U.S.,
and more than 50,000 existing homes
have been improved through the whole
house retrofit program, Home
Performance with ENERGY STAR.
Since participation in the ENERGY
STAR program is voluntary,
organizations are not required to submit
information to EPA. Information
received to date has been submitted
voluntarily to EPA and is not of a
confidential nature. EPA has developed
this ICR to obtain authorization to
collect information from the public,
including businesses, for the following
activities:
ENERGY STAR Partnership and
Related Activities: An organization
interested in joining ENERGY STAR as
a partner is asked to submit a
partnership agreement establishing its
commitment to ENERGY STAR.
Partners agree to undertake efforts such
as educating their staff and the public
about their partnership with ENERGY
STAR, developing and implementing a
plan to improve energy performance in
homes, and highlighting achievements
utilizing the ENERGY STAR brand.
Evaluation: Partners and other
program participants are asked to
periodically submit information to EPA
as needed to assist in evaluating
ENERGY STAR’s effectiveness in
helping organizations promote energy
efficiency in homes, to assess partners’
level of interest and ability in promoting
ENERGY STAR in the residential sector,
and to determine the impact that
ENERGY STAR has on residential
energy use and the supply and demand
for energy-efficient homes and home
improvement products and services.
Periodic Reporting: Partners are asked
to submit information to EPA
periodically to assist EPA in tracking
and measuring progress in building and
promoting ENERGY STAR certified
homes and installing and promoting
energy-efficient improvements. This
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includes submitting quarterly updates
on partners’ level of activity in
certifying new homes for the ENERGY
STAR label and activity in improving
the energy efficiency of existing homes
under Home Performance with ENERGY
STAR and ENERGY STAR’s HVAC
Quality Installation program.
ENERGY STAR Awards: Each year,
partners are eligible for an ENERGY
STAR award, which recognizes
organizations demonstrating
outstanding support in promoting
ENERGY STAR. This award program
provides partners public recognition
and market differentiation. An
application form is submitted to EPA by
partners interested in being eligible for
an award.
Burden Statement: The annual burden
for joining ENERGY STAR and
conducting related activities is
estimated to range from about 1 to 40
hours per respondent. This includes
time for preparing and submitting the
Partnership Agreement and related
information, if requested. However, the
majority of this time is for verification
organization partners to verify that sitebuilt, modular, and manufactured
homes meet specified energy efficiency
standards. The annual burden for
partner evaluations is estimated to be
about 15 minutes per respondent. This
includes time for responding to EPA’s
questions posed during a phone
interview or other method. The annual
burden for quarterly reporting is
estimated to be about 75 hours per
respondent. This includes time for
submitting specified information to EPA
on a quarterly basis. The annual burden
for the annual awards is estimated to be
about 13 hours per respondent. This
includes time for preparing and
submitting the application materials
and, if requested, an annual report.
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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The ICR provides a detailed
explanation of the Agency’s estimate,
which is only briefly summarized here:
Estimated total number of potential
respondents: 56,000.
Frequency of response: Once,
quarterly, annually, and occasionally.
Estimated total annual burden hours:
180,958.
Estimated total annual costs: $10.9
million. This includes an estimated cost
of approximately $10.9 million for labor
and $17,000 for capital investment,
operation and maintenance.
Are there changes in the estimates from
the last approval?
The burden estimates presented in
this notice are from the last approval.
EPA is currently evaluating and
updating these estimates as part of the
ICR renewal process. EPA will discuss
its updated estimates, as well as changes
from the last approval, in the next
Federal Register notice to be issued for
this renewal.
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: August 13, 2012.
Elizabeth Craig,
Director, Climate Protection Partnerships
Division.
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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION
AGENCY
[EPA–HQ–RCRA–2012–0187; FRL–9522–1]
Agency Information Collection
Activities; Submission to OMB for
Review and Approval; Comment
Request; General Hazardous Waste
Facility Standards (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
SUMMARY:
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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 September 20,
2012.
Submit your comments,
referencing Docket ID No. EPA–HQ–
RCRA–2012–0187, to (1) EPA, either
online using www.regulations.gov (our
preferred method), by email to rcradocket@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.
ADDRESSES:
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FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Norma Abdul-Malik, Environmental
Protection Agency, 1200 Pennsylvania
Ave. NW., Washington, DC 20460;
telephone number: 703–308–8753; fax
number: 703–308–8617; email 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 April 5, 2012 (77 FR 20623), EPA
sought comments on this ICR pursuant
to 5 CFR 1320.8(d). EPA received one
comment, which has been addressed in
the ICR. 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–2012–0187, 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
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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 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: General Hazardous Waste
Facility Standards (Renewal).
ICR numbers: EPA ICR No. 1571.10,
OMB Control No. 2050–0120.
ICR Status: This ICR is scheduled to
expire on August 31, 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: Section 3004 of the
Resource Conservation and Recovery
Act (RCRA), as amended, requires that
the 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
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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 and recordkeeping burden for
this collection of information is
estimated to average 359 hours per
response. The annual public reporting
burden is estimated to average 293
hours per respondent, and the annual
public recordkeeping burden is
estimated to average 66 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 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:
Businesses and other for-profits, as well
as State, Local, and Tribal governments.
Estimated Number of Respondents:
1,872.
Frequency of Response: On occasion.
Estimated Total Annual Hour Burden:
672,417 hours.
Estimated Total Annual Cost:
$40,676,696 which includes
$40,143,171 annualized labor costs and
$533,525 annualized capital or O&M
costs.
Changes in the Estimates: There is an
increase of 94,036 hours in the total
estimated burden currently identified in
the OMB Inventory of Approved ICR
Burdens. The reason for this increase is
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the inclusion of State Agency hours in
this renewal.
John Moses,
Director, Collection Strategies Division.
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[EPA–HQ–OAR–2012–0227; FRL 9521–6]
Agency Information Collection
Activities: Submission to OMB for
Review and Approval; Comment
Request; Servicing of Motor Vehicle
Air Conditioners (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: Comments must be submitted on
or before September 20, 2012.
ADDRESSES: Submit your comments,
referencing Docket ID No. EPA–HQ–
OAR–2012–0227, to (1) EPA online
using www.regulations.gov (our
preferred method), by email to a-and-rDocket@epa.gov, or by mail to: EPA
Docket Center, Environmental
Protection Agency, Air Docket,
Mailcode: 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.
SUMMARY:
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FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Sally Hamlin, Stratospheric Protection
Division, Office of Air and Radiation,
Mail Code 6205J, Environmental
Protection Agency, 1200 Pennsylvania
Ave., NW., Washington, DC 20460;
telephone number: (202) 343–9711; fax
number: (202) 343–2338; email address:
Hamlin.Sally@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 4, 2012 (77 FR 26544), EPA
sought comments on this ICR pursuant
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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–OAR–2012–0227, which is
available for online viewing at
www.regulations.gov, or in person
viewing at the Air 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 Air Docket is 202–566–
1742.
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
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: Servicing of Motor Vehicle Air
Conditioners (Renewal).
ICR numbers: EPA ICR No. 1617.07,
OMB Control No. 2060–0247.
ICR Status: This ICR is scheduled to
expire on August 31, 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: Section 609 of the Clean Air
Act Amendments of 1990 (Act) provides
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general guidelines for motor vehicle air
conditioning (MVAC) refrigerant
handling and MVAC servicing. It states
that ‘‘no person repairing or servicing
motor vehicles for consideration may
perform any service on a motor vehicle
air conditioner involving the refrigerant
for such air conditioner without
properly using approved refrigerant
recovery and/or recovery and recycling
equipment (hereafter referred to as
‘‘refrigerant handling equipment’’) and
no such person may perform such
service unless such person has been
properly trained and certified.’’
In 1992, EPA developed regulations
under section 609 (57 FR 31242) that
were codified at 40 CFR part 82, subpart
B. Descriptions of the recordkeeping
and reporting requirements mandated
by section 609 and delineated in the
CFR are summarized below.
Approved Refrigerant Handling
Equipment: In accordance with Section
609(b)(2)(A), 40 CFR 82.36 requires that
refrigerant handling equipment be
certified by EPA or independent
standards testing organization.
Approved independent standards
testing organizations: Section
609(b)(2)(A) of the Act requires
independent laboratory testing of
refrigerant handling equipment to be
certified by EPA. Independent
laboratories must submit an application.
EPA does not anticipate that any new
organizations will apply to EPA in the
future to become approved independent
standards testing organizations.
Therefore, related annual hours and
costs have been eliminated.
Technician training and certification:
According to Section 609(b)(4) of the
Act, automotive technicians are
required to be trained and certified in
the proper use of approved refrigerant
handling equipment. Programs that
perform technician training and
certification activities must apply to the
EPA for approval by submitting
verification that its program meets EPA
standards. The information requested is
used by the EPA to guarantee a degree
of uniformity in the testing programs for
motor vehicle service technicians. The
Agency requires that each approved
technician certification program
conducts periodic reviews and updates
of test material, submitting a written
summary of the review and program
changes to EPA every two years.
Certification, reporting and
recordkeeping: To facilitate enforcement
under Section 609, EPA has developed
several recordkeeping requirements. All
required records must be retained onsite for a minimum of three years,
unless otherwise indicated.
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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY
[EPA-HQ-RCRA-2012-0187; FRL-9522-1]
Agency Information Collection Activities; Submission to OMB for
Review and Approval; Comment Request; General Hazardous Waste Facility
Standards (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
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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 September 20,
2012.
ADDRESSES: Submit your comments, referencing Docket ID No. EPA-HQ-RCRA-
2012-0187, to (1) EPA, either online using www.regulations.gov (our
preferred method), by email 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: Norma Abdul-Malik, Environmental
Protection Agency, 1200 Pennsylvania Ave. NW., Washington, DC 20460;
telephone number: 703-308-8753; fax number: 703-308-8617; email
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 April 5, 2012 (77 FR 20623), EPA sought comments on this
ICR pursuant to 5 CFR 1320.8(d). EPA received one comment, which has
been addressed in the ICR. 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-2012-0187, 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 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: General Hazardous Waste Facility Standards (Renewal).
ICR numbers: EPA ICR No. 1571.10, OMB Control No. 2050-0120.
ICR Status: This ICR is scheduled to expire on August 31, 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: Section 3004 of the Resource Conservation and Recovery
Act (RCRA), as amended, requires that the 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 and recordkeeping
burden for this collection of information is estimated to average 359
hours per response. The annual public reporting burden is estimated to
average 293 hours per respondent, and the annual public recordkeeping
burden is estimated to average 66 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
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: Businesses and other for-profits, as
well as State, Local, and Tribal governments.
Estimated Number of Respondents: 1,872.
Frequency of Response: On occasion.
Estimated Total Annual Hour Burden: 672,417 hours.
Estimated Total Annual Cost: $40,676,696 which includes $40,143,171
annualized labor costs and $533,525 annualized capital or O&M costs.
Changes in the Estimates: There is an increase of 94,036 hours in
the total estimated burden currently identified in the OMB Inventory of
Approved ICR Burdens. The reason for this increase is
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the inclusion of State Agency hours in this renewal.
John Moses,
Director, Collection Strategies Division.
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