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docket for this ICR. The docket can be
viewed online at www.regulations.gov
or in person at the EPA Docket Center,
WJC 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. The 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, the
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: In 1995, EPA promulgated
regulations at 40 CFR part 273 that
govern the collection and management
of widely-generated hazardous wastes
known as ‘‘Universal Wastes’’.
Universal Wastes are generated in a
variety of non-industrial settings, and
are present in non-hazardous waste
management systems. Examples of
Universal Wastes include certain
batteries, pesticides, mercury-containing
lamps and thermostats. The part 273
regulations are designed to ensure
facilities collect these wastes and
properly manage them in an appropriate
hazardous waste management system.
EPA needs to collect notifications of
Universal Waste management to obtain
general information on these handlers
and to facilitate enforcement of the part
273 regulations. EPA promulgated
labeling and marking requirements and
accumulation time limits to ensure that
Universal Waste is being accumulated
responsibly. EPA needs to collect
information on illegal Universal Waste
shipments to enforce compliance with
applicable regulations. Finally, EPA
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requires tracking of Universal Waste
shipments to help ensure that Universal
Waste is being properly treated,
recycled, or disposed.
In 2001, EPA promulgated regulations
in 40 CFR part 266 that provide
increased flexibility to facilities
managing wastes commonly known as
‘‘Mixed Waste.’’ Mixed Wastes are lowlevel mixed waste (LLMW) and
naturally occurring and/or acceleratorproduced radioactive material (NARM)
containing hazardous waste. These
wastes are also regulated by the Atomic
Energy Act. As long as specified
eligibility criteria and conditions are
met, LLMW and NARM are exempt from
the definition of hazardous waste as
defined in Part 261. Although these
wastes are exempt from RCRA manifest,
transportation, and disposal
requirements, facilities must still
comply with the manifest,
transportation, and disposal
requirements under the NRC (or NRCAgreement State) regulations. Section
266.345(a) requires that generators or
treaters notify EPA or the Authorized
State that they are claiming the
Transportation and Disposal
Conditional Exemption prior to the
initial shipment of a waste to a LLRW
disposal facility. This exemption notice
provides a tool for RCRA program
regulatory agencies to become aware of
the generator’s exemption claims. The
information contained in the
notification package provides the RCRA
program regulatory agencies with a
general understanding of the claimant.
This information also allows the
agencies to document the generator’s
exemption status and to plan
inspections and review exemptionrelated records.
And finally, in 1992, EPA finalized
management standards for used oils
destined for recycling. The Agency
codified the used oil management
standards at 40 CFR part 279. The
regulations at 40 CFR part 279 establish,
among other things, streamlined
procedures for notification, testing,
labeling, and recordkeeping. They also
establish a flexible self-implementing
approach for tracking off-site shipments
that allow used oil handlers to use
standard business practices (e.g.,
invoices, bill of lading). In addition, part
279 sets standards for the prevention
and cleanup of releases to the
environment during storage and transit.
EPA believes these requirements will
minimize potential mismanagement of
used oils, while not discouraging
recycling. Used oil transporters must
comply with all applicable packaging,
labeling, and placarding requirements of
49 CFR parts 173, 178, and 179. In
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addition, used oil transporters must
report discharges of used oil according
to existing 49 CFR part 171 and 33 CFR
part 153 requirements.
Form numbers: None.
Respondents/affected entities: Private
Sector and State, Local, or Tribal
Governments.
Respondent’s obligation to respond:
Mandatory (40 CFR part 273), required
to obtain or retain a benefit (40 CFR
parts 266 and 279).
Estimated number of respondents:
134,230.
Frequency of response: On occasion.
Total estimated burden: 679,354
hours per year. Burden is defined at 5
CFR 1320.03(b).
Total estimated cost: $10,015,823 (per
year), includes $1,873 annualized
capital/startup costs and $10,013,950
operation & maintenance costs.
Changes in estimates: The burden
hours are likely to stay substantially the
same.
Dated: June 19, 2018.
Barnes Johnson,
Director, Office of Resource Conservation and
Recovery.
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BILLING CODE 6560–50–P
ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION
AGENCY
[EPA–HQ–OLEM–2018–0390, FRL–9980–04–
OLEM]
Agency Information Collection
Activities; Proposed Collection;
Comment Request; Hazardous Waste
Generator Standards (Renewal)
Environmental Protection
Agency (EPA).
ACTION: Notice.
AGENCY:
The Environmental Protection
Agency (EPA) is planning to submit the
information collection request (ICR),
Hazardous Waste Generator Standards
(Renewal) (EPA ICR No. 0820.14, OMB
Control No. 2050–0035) to the Office of
Management and Budget (OMB) for
review and approval in accordance with
the Paperwork Reduction Act (PRA).
Before doing so, the 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 October 31, 2018. 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 September 4, 2018.
SUMMARY:
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Submit your comments,
referencing by Docket ID No. EPA–HQ–
OLEM–2018–0390, 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:
Brian Knieser, Office of Resource
Conservation and Recovery (mail code
5304P), Environmental Protection
Agency, 1200 Pennsylvania Ave. NW,
Washington, DC 20460; telephone
number: 703–347–8769; fax number:
703–308–0514; email address:
knieser.brian@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,
WJC 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. The EPA will consider the
comments received and amend the ICR
as appropriate. The final ICR package
will then be submitted to OMB for
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review and approval. At that time, the
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: Under the Resource
Conservation and Recovery Act (RCRA),
as amended, Congress directed EPA to
implement a comprehensive program
for the safe management of hazardous
waste. The core of the national waste
management program is the regulation
of hazardous waste from generation to
transport to treatment and eventual
disposal, or from ‘‘cradle to grave.’’
Section 3001(d) of RCRA requires EPA
to develop standards for small quantity
generators. Section 3002 of RCRA states,
among other things, that EPA shall
establish requirements for hazardous
waste generators regarding
recordkeeping practices. Section 3002
also requires EPA to establish standards
on appropriate use of containers by
generators. Finally, Section 3017 of
RCRA specifies requirements for
individuals exporting hazardous waste
from the United States, including a
notification of the intent to export, and
an annual report summarizing the types,
quantities, frequency, and ultimate
destination of all exported hazardous
waste.
On November 28, 2016, EPA
published the ‘‘Hazardous Waste
Generator Improvements Rule’’ (81 FR
85732), which implemented several
specific changes to the hazardous waste
generator program. These improvements
include: (1) Revising different
components of the hazardous waste
regulatory program; (2) addressing gaps
in the current regulations; (3) providing
greater flexibility for hazardous waste
generators to manage their hazardous
waste in a cost-effective manner; (4)
reorganizing the hazardous waste
generator regulations to improve their
usability among regulated facilities; and
(5) making technical corrections and
conforming changes to address
inadvertent errors, remove obsolete
programs, and improve the readability
of the regulations. This renewal
incorporates these improvements.
Form numbers: None.
Respondents/affected entities: Private
business or other for-profit.
Respondent’s obligation to respond:
Mandatory (40 CFR part 262 and 265).
Estimated number of respondents:
67,288.
Frequency of response: On occasion.
Total estimated burden: 253,519
hours per year. Burden is defined at 5
CFR 1320.03(b).
Total estimated cost: $14,674,934 (per
year), includes $40,041 annualized
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capital or operation & maintenance
costs.
Changes in estimates: The burden
hours are likely to stay substantially the
same.
Dated: June 19, 2018.
Barnes Johnson,
Director, Office of Resource Conservation and
Recovery.
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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION
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[EPA–HQ–OLEM–2018–0391, FRL–9980–03–
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Agency Information Collection
Activities; Proposed Collection;
Comment Request; Facility GroundWater Monitoring Requirements
(Renewal)
Environmental Protection
Agency (EPA).
ACTION: Notice.
AGENCY:
The Environmental Protection
Agency (EPA) is planning to submit the
information collection request (ICR)
Facility Ground-Water Monitoring
Requirements (Renewal) (EPA ICR No.
0959.16, OMB Control No. 2050–0033)
to the Office of Management and Budget
(OMB) for review and approval in
accordance with the Paperwork
Reduction Act (PRA). Before doing so,
the 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 October 31, 2018. 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 September 4, 2018.
ADDRESSES: Submit your comments,
referencing by Docket ID No. EPA–HQ–
OLEM–2018–0391, 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
SUMMARY:
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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY
[EPA-HQ-OLEM-2018-0390, FRL-9980-04-OLEM]
Agency Information Collection Activities; Proposed Collection;
Comment Request; Hazardous Waste Generator Standards (Renewal)
AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).
ACTION: Notice.
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SUMMARY: The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is planning to
submit the information collection request (ICR), Hazardous Waste
Generator Standards (Renewal) (EPA ICR No. 0820.14, OMB Control No.
2050-0035) to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for review and
approval in accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act (PRA). Before
doing so, the 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
October 31, 2018. 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 September 4, 2018.
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ADDRESSES: Submit your comments, referencing by Docket ID No. EPA-HQ-
OLEM-2018-0390, online using www.regulations.gov (our preferred
method), by email to [email protected], 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: Brian Knieser, Office of Resource
Conservation and Recovery (mail code 5304P), Environmental Protection
Agency, 1200 Pennsylvania Ave. NW, Washington, DC 20460; telephone
number: 703-347-8769; fax number: 703-308-0514; email address:
[email protected].
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, WJC 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. The
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, the 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: Under the Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (RCRA),
as amended, Congress directed EPA to implement a comprehensive program
for the safe management of hazardous waste. The core of the national
waste management program is the regulation of hazardous waste from
generation to transport to treatment and eventual disposal, or from
``cradle to grave.'' Section 3001(d) of RCRA requires EPA to develop
standards for small quantity generators. Section 3002 of RCRA states,
among other things, that EPA shall establish requirements for hazardous
waste generators regarding recordkeeping practices. Section 3002 also
requires EPA to establish standards on appropriate use of containers by
generators. Finally, Section 3017 of RCRA specifies requirements for
individuals exporting hazardous waste from the United States, including
a notification of the intent to export, and an annual report
summarizing the types, quantities, frequency, and ultimate destination
of all exported hazardous waste.
On November 28, 2016, EPA published the ``Hazardous Waste Generator
Improvements Rule'' (81 FR 85732), which implemented several specific
changes to the hazardous waste generator program. These improvements
include: (1) Revising different components of the hazardous waste
regulatory program; (2) addressing gaps in the current regulations; (3)
providing greater flexibility for hazardous waste generators to manage
their hazardous waste in a cost-effective manner; (4) reorganizing the
hazardous waste generator regulations to improve their usability among
regulated facilities; and (5) making technical corrections and
conforming changes to address inadvertent errors, remove obsolete
programs, and improve the readability of the regulations. This renewal
incorporates these improvements.
Form numbers: None.
Respondents/affected entities: Private business or other for-
profit.
Respondent's obligation to respond: Mandatory (40 CFR part 262 and
265).
Estimated number of respondents: 67,288.
Frequency of response: On occasion.
Total estimated burden: 253,519 hours per year. Burden is defined
at 5 CFR 1320.03(b).
Total estimated cost: $14,674,934 (per year), includes $40,041
annualized capital or operation & maintenance costs.
Changes in estimates: The burden hours are likely to stay
substantially the same.
Dated: June 19, 2018.
Barnes Johnson,
Director, Office of Resource Conservation and Recovery.
[FR Doc. 2018-14321 Filed 7-2-18; 8:45 am]
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