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BILLING CODE 6717–01–P
ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION
AGENCY
[EPA–HQ–RCRA–2014–0925, FRL–9922–93–
OSWER]
Agency Information Collection
Activities; Proposed Collection;
Comment Request; Requirements for
Generators, Transporters, and Waste
Management Facilities Under the
RCRA Hazardous Waste Manifest
System
Environmental Protection
Agency.
ACTION: Notice.
AGENCY:
The Environmental Protection
Agency (EPA) is planning to submit an
information collection request (ICR),
Requirements for Generators,
Transporters, and Waste Management
Facilities Under the RCRA Hazardous
Waste Manifest System (EPA ICR No.
0801.20, OMB Control No. 2050–0039)
to the Office of Management and Budget
(OMB) for review and approval in
accordance with the Paperwork
Reduction Act (PRA) (44 U.S.C. 3501 et
seq.). Before doing so, EPA is soliciting
public comments on specific aspects of
the proposed information collection as
described below. This is a proposed
extension of the ICR, which is currently
approved through May 31, 2015. 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.
DATES: Comments must be submitted on
or before April 20, 2015.
ADDRESSES: Submit your comments,
referencing by Docket ID No. EPA–HQ–
RCRA–2014–0925, 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.
EPA’s policy is that all comments
received will be included in the public
docket without change including any
personal information provided, unless
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the comment includes profanity, threats,
information claimed to be Confidential
Business Information (CBI) or other
information whose disclosure is
restricted by statute.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Bryan Groce, Office of Resource
Conservation and Recovery, Materials
Recovery and Waste Management
Division, (5304P), Environmental
Protection Agency, 1200 Pennsylvania
Ave. NW., Washington, DC 20460;
telephone number: (703) 308–8750; fax
number: (703) 308–0514; email address:
groce.bryan@epa.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Supporting documents which explain in
detail the information the EPA will be
collecting are available in the public
docket for this ICR. The docket can be
viewed online at www.regulations.gov
or in person at the EPA Docket Center,
EPA West, Room 3334, 1301
Constitution Ave. NW., Washington,
DC. The telephone number for the
Docket Center is 202–566–1744. For
additional information about EPA’s
public docket, visit https://www.epa.gov/
dockets.
Pursuant to section 3506(c)(2)(A) of
the PRA, the EPA is soliciting 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. 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. At that time, EPA
will issue another Federal Register
notice to announce the submission of
the ICR to OMB and the opportunity to
submit additional comments to OMB.
Abstract: This ICR covers
recordkeeping and reporting activities
for the hazardous waste manifest paper
system, under the Resource
Conservation and Recovery Act (RCRA).
EPA’s authority to require use of a
manifest system stems primarily from
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RCRA 3002(a)(5) (also RCRA Sections
3003(a)(3) and 3004.) Regulations are
found in 40 CFR part 262 (registrant
organizations and generators), part 263
(transporters), and parts 264 and 265
(TSDFs). The manifest lists the wastes
that are being shipped and the
treatment, storage, or disposal facility
(TSDF) to which the wastes are bound.
Generators, transporters, and TSDFs
handling hazardous waste are required
to complete the data requirements for
manifests and other reports primarily to:
(1) Track each shipment of hazardous
waste from the generator to a designated
facility; (2) provide information
requirements sufficient to allow the use
of a manifest in lieu of a Department of
Transportation (DOT) shipping paper or
bill of lading, thereby reducing the
duplication of paperwork to the
regulated community; (3) provide
information to transporters and waste
management facility workers on the
hazardous nature of the waste; (4)
inform emergency response teams of the
waste’s hazard in the event of an
accident, spill, or leak; and (5) ensure
that shipments of hazardous waste are
managed properly and delivered to their
designated facilities.
On February 7, 2014, EPA published
the electronic manifest (e-Manifest)
Final Rule. The final rule established
new manifest requirements that
authorized the use of electronic
manifests (or e-Manifests) as a means to
track off-site shipments of hazardous
waste from a generator’s site to the site
of the receipt and disposition of the
hazardous waste. EPA is taking action
now to establish the national e-Manifest
system, but unknown variables (e.g.,
funding contingencies for e-Manifest
system development) could delay the
actual deployment of the system.
Therefore, until EPA announces that the
e-Manifest system is available for use in
a subsequent Federal Register
document, all respondents under the
information collection requirements
covered in this ICR (i.e., hazardous
waste generators, transporters, and
treatment, storage, and disposal
facilities (TSDFs)) must continue to
comply with the current paper-based
manifest system and use the existing
paper manifests forms for the off-site
transportation of hazardous waste
shipments. The EPA anticipates that the
initial system will become available for
use no later than spring 2018.
Form Numbers: Form 8700–22 and
8700–22A.
Respondents/affected entities:
Business or other for-profit.
Respondent’s obligation to respond:
mandatory (RCRA 3002(a)(5)).
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Estimated number of respondents:
161,720.
Frequency of response: each
shipment.
Total estimated burden: 3,473,577
hours. Burden is defined at 5 CFR
1320.03(b).
Total estimated cost: $105,622,281,
which includes $974,463 annualized
labor costs and $2,092,291 annualized
capital or O&M costs.
Changes in Estimates: The burden
hours are likely to stay substantially the
same.
Dated: February 5, 2015.
Barnes Johnson,
Director, Office of Resource Conservation and
Recovery.
[FR Doc. 2015–03153 Filed 2–13–15; 8:45 am]
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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION
AGENCY
[EPA–HQ–RCRA–2014–0926, FRL–9922–92–
OSWER]
Agency Information Collection
Activities; Proposed Collection;
Comment Request; Facility GroundWater Monitoring Requirements
Environmental Protection
Agency (EPA).
ACTION: Notice.
AGENCY:
The Environmental Protection
Agency (EPA) is planning to submit an
information collection request (ICR),
Facility Ground-Water Monitoring
Requirements (EPA ICR No. 0959.15,
OMB Control No. 2050–0033) to the
Office of Management and Budget
(OMB) for review and approval in
accordance with the Paperwork
Reduction Act (44 U.S.C. 3501 et seq.).
Before doing so, EPA is soliciting public
comments on specific aspects of the
proposed information collection as
described below. This is a proposed
extension of the ICR, which is currently
approved through May 31, 2015. 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.
DATES: Comments must be submitted on
or before April 20, 2015.
ADDRESSES: Submit your comments,
referencing by Docket ID No. EPA–HQ–
RCRA–2014–0926, 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.
SUMMARY:
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EPA’s policy is that all comments
received will be included in the public
docket without change including any
personal information provided, unless
the comment includes profanity, threats,
information claimed to be Confidential
Business Information (CBI) or other
information whose disclosure is
restricted by statute.
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; email address:
vyas.peggy@epa.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Supporting documents which explain
in detail the information that the EPA
will be collecting are available in the
public docket for this ICR. The docket
can be viewed online at
www.regulations.gov or in person at the
EPA Docket Center, EPA West, Room
3334, 1301 Constitution Ave. NW.,
Washington, DC. The telephone number
for the Docket Center is 202–566–1744.
For additional information about EPA’s
public docket, visit https://www.epa.gov/
dockets.
Pursuant to section 3506(c)(2)(A) of
the PRA, EPA is soliciting 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. 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. At that time, EPA
will issue another Federal Register
notice to announce the submission of
the ICR to OMB and the opportunity to
submit additional comments to OMB.
Abstract: Subtitle C of the Resource
Conservation and Recovery Act (RCRA)
creates a comprehensive program for the
safe management of hazardous waste.
Section 3004 of RCRA requires owners
and operators of facilities that treat,
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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY
[EPA-HQ-RCRA-2014-0925, FRL-9922-93-OSWER]
Agency Information Collection Activities; Proposed Collection;
Comment Request; Requirements for Generators, Transporters, and Waste
Management Facilities Under the RCRA Hazardous Waste Manifest System
AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency.
ACTION: Notice.
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SUMMARY: The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is planning to
submit an information collection request (ICR), Requirements for
Generators, Transporters, and Waste Management Facilities Under the
RCRA Hazardous Waste Manifest System (EPA ICR No. 0801.20, OMB Control
No. 2050-0039) to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for review
and approval in accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act (PRA) (44
U.S.C. 3501 et seq.). Before doing so, EPA is soliciting public
comments on specific aspects of the proposed information collection as
described below. This is a proposed extension of the ICR, which is
currently approved through May 31, 2015. 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.
DATES: Comments must be submitted on or before April 20, 2015.
ADDRESSES: Submit your comments, referencing by Docket ID No. EPA-HQ-
RCRA-2014-0925, 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.
EPA's policy is that all comments received will be included in the
public docket without change including any personal information
provided, unless the comment includes profanity, threats, information
claimed to be Confidential Business Information (CBI) or other
information whose disclosure is restricted by statute.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Bryan Groce, Office of Resource
Conservation and Recovery, Materials Recovery and Waste Management
Division, (5304P), Environmental Protection Agency, 1200 Pennsylvania
Ave. NW., Washington, DC 20460; telephone number: (703) 308-8750; fax
number: (703) 308-0514; email address: groce.bryan@epa.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Supporting documents which explain in detail
the information the EPA will be collecting are available in the public
docket for this ICR. The docket can be viewed online at
www.regulations.gov or in person at the EPA Docket Center, EPA West,
Room 3334, 1301 Constitution Ave. NW., Washington, DC. The telephone
number for the Docket Center is 202-566-1744. For additional
information about EPA's public docket, visit https://www.epa.gov/dockets.
Pursuant to section 3506(c)(2)(A) of the PRA, the EPA is soliciting
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. 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. At that time, EPA will issue another Federal Register notice
to announce the submission of the ICR to OMB and the opportunity to
submit additional comments to OMB.
Abstract: This ICR covers recordkeeping and reporting activities
for the hazardous waste manifest paper system, under the Resource
Conservation and Recovery Act (RCRA). EPA's authority to require use of
a manifest system stems primarily from
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RCRA 3002(a)(5) (also RCRA Sections 3003(a)(3) and 3004.) Regulations
are found in 40 CFR part 262 (registrant organizations and generators),
part 263 (transporters), and parts 264 and 265 (TSDFs). The manifest
lists the wastes that are being shipped and the treatment, storage, or
disposal facility (TSDF) to which the wastes are bound. Generators,
transporters, and TSDFs handling hazardous waste are required to
complete the data requirements for manifests and other reports
primarily to: (1) Track each shipment of hazardous waste from the
generator to a designated facility; (2) provide information
requirements sufficient to allow the use of a manifest in lieu of a
Department of Transportation (DOT) shipping paper or bill of lading,
thereby reducing the duplication of paperwork to the regulated
community; (3) provide information to transporters and waste management
facility workers on the hazardous nature of the waste; (4) inform
emergency response teams of the waste's hazard in the event of an
accident, spill, or leak; and (5) ensure that shipments of hazardous
waste are managed properly and delivered to their designated
facilities.
On February 7, 2014, EPA published the electronic manifest (e-
Manifest) Final Rule. The final rule established new manifest
requirements that authorized the use of electronic manifests (or e-
Manifests) as a means to track off-site shipments of hazardous waste
from a generator's site to the site of the receipt and disposition of
the hazardous waste. EPA is taking action now to establish the national
e-Manifest system, but unknown variables (e.g., funding contingencies
for e-Manifest system development) could delay the actual deployment of
the system. Therefore, until EPA announces that the e-Manifest system
is available for use in a subsequent Federal Register document, all
respondents under the information collection requirements covered in
this ICR (i.e., hazardous waste generators, transporters, and
treatment, storage, and disposal facilities (TSDFs)) must continue to
comply with the current paper-based manifest system and use the
existing paper manifests forms for the off-site transportation of
hazardous waste shipments. The EPA anticipates that the initial system
will become available for use no later than spring 2018.
Form Numbers: Form 8700-22 and 8700-22A.
Respondents/affected entities: Business or other for-profit.
Respondent's obligation to respond: mandatory (RCRA 3002(a)(5)).
Estimated number of respondents: 161,720.
Frequency of response: each shipment.
Total estimated burden: 3,473,577 hours. Burden is defined at 5 CFR
1320.03(b).
Total estimated cost: $105,622,281, which includes $974,463
annualized labor costs and $2,092,291 annualized capital or O&M costs.
Changes in Estimates: The burden hours are likely to stay
substantially the same.
Dated: February 5, 2015.
Barnes Johnson,
Director, Office of Resource Conservation and Recovery.
[FR Doc. 2015-03153 Filed 2-13-15; 8:45 am]
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