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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.
Regulations at 40 CFR part 279, which
codify used oil management standards,
establish, among other things,
streamlined procedures for notification,
testing, labeling, and recordkeeping.
They also establish a flexible selfimplementing approach for tracking offsite 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. These requirements 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 and 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:
141,038.
Frequency of response: On occasion.
Total estimated burden: 791,715
hours per year. Burden is defined at 5
CFR 1320.03(b).
Total estimated cost: $68,980,149 (per
year), includes $14,161,065 annualized
capital or operation & maintenance
costs.
Changes in the estimates: There is an
increase in the total estimated
respondent burden compared with the
ICR currently approved by OMB. This
increase is an increase in the number of
respondents.
Courtney Kerwin,
Director, Regulatory Support Division.
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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION
AGENCY
[EPA–HQ–OLEM–2018–0390, FRL–9985–04–
OEI]
Agency Information Collection
Activities; Submission to OMB for
Review and Approval; Comment
Request; Hazardous Waste Generator
Standards (Renewal)
Environmental Protection
Agency.
ACTION: Notice.
AGENCY:
The Environmental Protection
Agency (EPA) has submitted an
information collection request (ICR),
Hazardous Waste Generator Standards
(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. This is a
proposed extension of the ICR, which is
currently approved through October 31,
2018. Public comments were previously
requested via the Federal Register on
July 3, 2018 during a 60-day comment
period. This notice allows for an
additional 30 days for public comments.
A fuller description of the ICR is given
below, including its estimated burden
and cost to the public. 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: Additional comments may be
submitted on or before November 28,
2018.
SUMMARY:
Submit your comments,
referencing Docket ID No. EPA–HQ–
OLEM–2018–0390, to (1) EPA, either
online using www.regulations.gov (our
preferred method), or by email to rcradocket@epa.gov, or by mail to: RCRA
Docket (2822T), U.S. Environmental
Protection Agency, 1200 Pennsylvania
Avenue NW, Washington, DC 20460;
and (2) OMB via email to oira_
submission@omb.eop.gov. Address
comments to OMB Desk Officer for EPA.
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
ADDRESSES:
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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.
Abstract: In the Resource
Conservation and Recovery Act of 1976
(RCRA), as amended, Congress
authorized the Environmental
Protection Agency (EPA) to develop and
administer a national hazardous waste
program. The core of the program is the
regulation of hazardous waste from
generation to eventual disposal, i.e.,
from ‘‘cradle to grave.’’ Sections 3001(d)
and 3002 of RCRA authorize EPA to
develop and promulgate regulations for
generators of hazardous waste. Among
other things, EPA is authorized to
establish generator standards for
recordkeeping, labeling, storage of
wastes, use of a hazardous waste
manifest system, and biennial reporting
to EPA. RCRA section 3017 sets forth
requirements for exporters exporting
hazardous waste from the United States
(e.g., notification and annual reporting
requirements).
This ICR incorporates recordkeeping
and reporting requirements defined in
ICRs supporting two recently
promulgated rules: The Hazardous
Waste Generator Improvements rule of
2016 (OMB Control No. 2050–0213),
and the Hazardous Waste Export-Import
Revisions rule of 2016 (OMB Number
2050–0214). The Generator rule
implemented a reorganization of the
hazardous waste regulations. The
Export-Import rule made all U.S.
imports and exports of hazardous waste
subject to standards equivalent to those
previously promulgated in 40 CFR part
262, subpart H. In addition, EPA
mandated the phased-in electronic
submission of required import and
export documents.
In 1980, EPA promulgated the
principal elements of the generator
requirements in 40 CFR part 262. These
regulations have been amended on
several occasions. This ICR discusses
six categories of information collection
requirements in part 262: Pre-transport
requirements; hazardous waste storage
requirements for containers, tanks,
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containment buildings and drip pads;
air emission standards for large quantity
generators; recordkeeping and reporting
requirements; flexibilities for VSQGs
and SQGs; and export/import
requirements.
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:
644,345.
Frequency of response: On occasion.
Total estimated burden: 526,989
hours per year. Burden is defined at 5
CFR 1320.03(b).
Total estimated cost: $31,367,417 per
year, which includes $63,345 in
annualized capital or operation &
maintenance costs.
Changes in the Estimates: There is an
increase of 273,470 hours in the total
estimated respondent burden compared
with the ICR currently approved by
OMB. This increase is due primarily to
changes in the universe size due to the
2016 Hazardous Waste Generators
Improvements Rule.
Courtney Kerwin,
Director, Regulatory Support Division.
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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION
AGENCY
[EPA–HQ–OLEM–2018–0693, FRL–9985–81–
OLEM]
Agency Information Collection
Activities; Proposed Collection;
Comment Request; Identification of
Non-Hazardous Secondary Materials
That are Solid Waste (Renewal)
Environmental Protection
Agency (EPA).
ACTION: Notice.
AGENCY:
The Environmental Protection
Agency (EPA) is planning to submit the
information collection request (ICR),
Identification of Non-Hazardous
Secondary Materials that are Solid
Waste (Renewal) (EPA ICR No. 2382.05,
OMB Control No. 2050–0205) 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 April 30, 2019. This ICR will be
combined with the Categorical Non-
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Waste Determination for Selected Non
Hazardous Secondary Materials
(NHSM): Construction and Demolition
Wood, Recycling Process Residuals, and
Creosote-Treated Railroad Ties
(Additions to List of Section 241.4
Categorical Non-Waste Fuels) (EPA ICR
Number 2493.03, OMB Number 2050–
0215), which is currently approved
through March 31, 2019. 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 December 28, 2018.
ADDRESSES: Submit your comments,
referencing by Docket ID No. EPA–HQ–
OLEM–2018–0693, 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:
Jesse Miller, Office of Resource
Conservation and Recovery, Materials
Recovery and Waste Management
Division, MC 5302P, Environmental
Protection Agency, 1200 Pennsylvania
Ave. NW, Washington, DC 20460;
telephone number: (703) 308–1180; fax
number: (703) 308- 0522; email address:
miller.jesse@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
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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: EPA published the NonHazardous Secondary Materials (NHSM)
Rule on March 21, 2011. This rule
finalized standards and procedures to be
used to identify whether non-hazardous
secondary materials are solid wastes
when used as fuels or ingredients in
combustion units. ‘‘Secondary material’’
is defined as any material that is not the
primary product of a manufacturing or
commercial process, and can include
post-consumer material, offspecification commercial chemical
products or manufacturing chemical
intermediates, post-industrial material,
and scrap (codified in § 241.2). ‘‘Nonhazardous secondary material’’ is a
secondary material that, when
discarded, would not be identified as a
hazardous waste under 40 CFR part 261
(codified in § 241.2). This RCRA solid
waste definition determines whether a
combustion unit is required to meet the
emissions standards for solid waste
incineration units issued under section
129 of the Clean Air Act (CAA) or the
emissions standards for commercial,
industrial, and institutional boilers
issued under section 112 of the CAA. In
this rule, EPA also finalized a definition
of traditional fuels.
Amendments to this rule were
published on February 7, 2013 (78 FR
9112), which added new materials to
the list of categorical non-waste fuels.
These amendments also provided
clarification on certain issues on which
EPA received new information, as well
as specific targeted revisions.
Further amendments to this rule were
published on February 8, 2016 (81 FR
6688) and on February 7, 2018 (83 FR
5317), which added more materials to
the list of categorical non-waste fuels.
The ICRs associated with the February
2013, February 2016 and February 2018
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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY
[EPA-HQ-OLEM-2018-0390, FRL-9985-04-OEI]
Agency Information Collection Activities; Submission to OMB for
Review and Approval; Comment Request; Hazardous Waste Generator
Standards (Renewal)
AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency.
ACTION: Notice.
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SUMMARY: The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has submitted an
information collection request (ICR), Hazardous Waste Generator
Standards (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. This is a proposed
extension of the ICR, which is currently approved through October 31,
2018. Public comments were previously requested via the Federal
Register on July 3, 2018 during a 60-day comment period. This notice
allows for an additional 30 days for public comments. A fuller
description of the ICR is given below, including its estimated burden
and cost to the public. 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: Additional comments may be submitted on or before November 28,
2018.
ADDRESSES: Submit your comments, referencing Docket ID No. EPA-HQ-OLEM-
2018-0390, to (1) EPA, either online using www.regulations.gov (our
preferred method), or by email to [email protected], or by mail to:
RCRA Docket (2822T), U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, 1200
Pennsylvania Avenue NW, Washington, DC 20460; and (2) OMB via email to
[email protected]. Address comments to OMB Desk Officer for
EPA.
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.
Abstract: In the Resource Conservation and Recovery Act of 1976
(RCRA), as amended, Congress authorized the Environmental Protection
Agency (EPA) to develop and administer a national hazardous waste
program. The core of the program is the regulation of hazardous waste
from generation to eventual disposal, i.e., from ``cradle to grave.''
Sections 3001(d) and 3002 of RCRA authorize EPA to develop and
promulgate regulations for generators of hazardous waste. Among other
things, EPA is authorized to establish generator standards for
recordkeeping, labeling, storage of wastes, use of a hazardous waste
manifest system, and biennial reporting to EPA. RCRA section 3017 sets
forth requirements for exporters exporting hazardous waste from the
United States (e.g., notification and annual reporting requirements).
This ICR incorporates recordkeeping and reporting requirements
defined in ICRs supporting two recently promulgated rules: The
Hazardous Waste Generator Improvements rule of 2016 (OMB Control No.
2050-0213), and the Hazardous Waste Export-Import Revisions rule of
2016 (OMB Number 2050-0214). The Generator rule implemented a
reorganization of the hazardous waste regulations. The Export-Import
rule made all U.S. imports and exports of hazardous waste subject to
standards equivalent to those previously promulgated in 40 CFR part
262, subpart H. In addition, EPA mandated the phased-in electronic
submission of required import and export documents.
In 1980, EPA promulgated the principal elements of the generator
requirements in 40 CFR part 262. These regulations have been amended on
several occasions. This ICR discusses six categories of information
collection requirements in part 262: Pre-transport requirements;
hazardous waste storage requirements for containers, tanks,
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containment buildings and drip pads; air emission standards for large
quantity generators; recordkeeping and reporting requirements;
flexibilities for VSQGs and SQGs; and export/import requirements.
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: 644,345.
Frequency of response: On occasion.
Total estimated burden: 526,989 hours per year. Burden is defined
at 5 CFR 1320.03(b).
Total estimated cost: $31,367,417 per year, which includes $63,345
in annualized capital or operation & maintenance costs.
Changes in the Estimates: There is an increase of 273,470 hours in
the total estimated respondent burden compared with the ICR currently
approved by OMB. This increase is due primarily to changes in the
universe size due to the 2016 Hazardous Waste Generators Improvements
Rule.
Courtney Kerwin,
Director, Regulatory Support Division.
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