Proposed Information Collection Request; Comment Request; State Program Adequacy Determination: Municipal Solid Waste Landfills (MSWLFs) and Non-Municipal, Non-Hazardous Waste Disposal Units That Receive Conditionally Exempt Small Quantity Generator (CESQG) Hazardous Waste, EPA ICR No. 1608.09, OMB Control No. 2050-0152, 53653-53655 [2021-21018]

Download as PDF Federal Register / Vol. 86, No. 185 / Tuesday, September 28, 2021 / Notices Notice; request for public comment. ACTION: In accordance with Section 122(i) of the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act of 1980, as amended (‘‘CERCLA’’), notice is hereby given by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (‘‘EPA’’), Region 5, of a proposed administrative settlement for recovery of past response costs concerning the West Vermont Drinking Water Contamination Site (Site) in Indianapolis, Indiana with the following parties: AIMCO Michigan Meadows Holdings, LLC and AIMCO Properties, L.P. nka Apartment Income REIT, L.P. and Genuine Parts Company, as the Settling Parties and Respondents, and also AIMCO–GP, Inc. nka AIR–GP, Inc. and Apartment Investment and Management Company as Other Covered Parties. The settlement requires the Respondents to pay $2,825,000 in past response costs to a Special Account. Respondents will also prepare an Engineering Evaluation and Cost Analysis as well as pay specified interim and future response costs. The settlement includes a covenant not to sue pursuant to Sections 106 and 107 of CERCLA, relating to the Site, subject to limited reservations, and protection from contribution actions or claims as provided by Section 113(f)(2) of CERCLA. For thirty (30) days following the date of publication of this notice, EPA will receive written comments relating to the cost recovery component of this settlement. EPA will consider all comments received and may modify or withdraw its consent to the settlement if comments received disclose facts or considerations that indicate that the proposed settlement is inappropriate, improper, or inadequate. EPA’s response to any comments received will be available for public inspection at www.epa.gov/superfund/west-vermontwater. SUMMARY: Comments must be submitted on or before October 28, 2021. ADDRESSES: The proposed settlement is available for public inspection at www.epa.gov/superfund/west-vermontwater. Submit your comments, identified by Docket ID No. EPA–05– SFUND–2021–0581, to the Federal eRulemaking Portal: https:// www.regulations.gov. Follow the online instructions for submitting comments. Once submitted, comments cannot be edited or withdrawn. The EPA may publish any comment received to its public docket. Do not submit electronically any information you consider to be Confidential Business DATES: VerDate Sep<11>2014 16:35 Sep 27, 2021 Jkt 253001 Information (CBI) or other information whose disclosure is restricted by statute. Multimedia submissions (audio, video, etc.) must be accompanied by a written comment. The written comment is considered the official comment and should include discussion of all points you wish to make. The EPA will generally not consider comments or comment contents located outside of the primary submission (i.e., on the web, cloud, or other file sharing system). For additional submission methods, the full EPA public comment policy, information about CBI or multimedia submissions, and general guidance on making effective comments, please visit https://www.epa.gov/dockets/ commenting-epa-dockets. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Mary Tierney, Remedial Project Manager, EPA, Superfund & Emergency Management Division, Region 5, 77 West Jackson Blvd. (SR–6J), Chicago, IL 60604; email: tierney.mary@epa.gov; phone: (312) 886–4785. Douglas Ballotti, Director, Superfund & Emergency Management Division, Region 5. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: How can I get copies of this document and other information? You may access the memorandum electronically at https://www.epa.gov/ npdes/releases-point-sourcegroundwater or at the public docket under Docket ID No. EPA–HQ–OW– 2020–0673 which is accessible electronically at https:// www.regulations.gov. The docket will also contain a copy of this Federal Register document and the Federal Register document that announced the guidance document (86 FR 6321, January 21, 2021). The public docket does not include confidential business information (CBI) or other information whose disclosure is restricted by statute. The telephone number for the Water Docket is (202) 566–2426. Dated: September 22, 2021. Andrew D. Sawyers, Director, Office of Wastewater Management. [FR Doc. 2021–20993 Filed 9–27–21; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 6560–50–P [FR Doc. 2021–20795 Filed 9–27–21; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 6560–50–P ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY [EPA–HQ–OW–2020–0673; FRL–8242.1–03– OW] Applying the Supreme Court’s County of Maui v. Hawaii Wildlife Fund Decision in the Clean Water Act Section 402 National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System Permit Program ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY [EPA–HQ–OLEM–2018–0012; FRL–8891– 01–OLEM] Proposed Information Collection Request; Comment Request; State Program Adequacy Determination: Municipal Solid Waste Landfills (MSWLFs) and Non-Municipal, NonHazardous Waste Disposal Units That Receive Conditionally Exempt Small Quantity Generator (CESQG) Hazardous Waste, EPA ICR No. 1608.09, OMB Control No. 2050–0152 Environmental Protection Agency (EPA). ACTION: Notice. AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA). ACTION: Notice of availability; rescission. AGENCY: The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) issued a memorandum rescinding the guidance document entitled ‘‘Applying the Supreme Court’s County of Maui v. Hawaii Wildlife Fund Decision in the Clean Water Act Section 402 National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System Permit Program,’’ which was signed on January 14, 2021. The memorandum was issued on September 15, 2021. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Marcus Zobrist, Office of Wastewater Management, Water Permits Division (MC4203M), Environmental Protection Agency, 1200 Pennsylvania Ave. NW, Washington, DC 20460; telephone number: (202) 564–8311; email address: zobrist.marcus@epa.gov. SUMMARY: SUMMARY: PO 00000 Frm 00026 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 53653 The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is planning to submit an information collection request (ICR), ‘‘State Program Adequacy Determination: Municipal Solid Waste Landfills (MSWLFs) and NonMunicipal, Non-Hazardous Waste Disposal Units that Receive Conditionally Exempt Small Quantity Generator (CESQG) Hazardous Waste’’ (Renewal), (EPA ICR No. 1608.09, OMB Control No. 2050–0152) 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 in SUPPLEMENTARY E:\FR\FM\28SEN1.SGM 28SEN1 53654 Federal Register / Vol. 86, No. 185 / Tuesday, September 28, 2021 / Notices INFORMATION. This is a proposed extension of the ICR, which is currently approved through May 31, 2022. 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 November 29, 2021. ADDRESSES: Submit your comments, referencing by Docket ID No. EPA–HQ– OLEM–2018–0012, to: (1) EPA online using www.regulations.gov (our preferred method), by email to rcradocket@epa.gov, or by mail to: EPA Docket Center, Environmental Protection Agency, Mail Code 28221T, 1200 Pennsylvania Ave. 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: Craig Dufficy, Materials Recovery and Waste Management Division, Office of Resource Conservation and Recovery, mail code 5304P, Environmental Protection Agency, 1200 Pennsylvania Ave. NW, Washington, DC 20460; telephone number: (703) 308–9037; fax number: (703) 308–0514; email address: dufficy.craig@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. Out of an abundance of caution for members of the public and our staff, the EPA Docket Center and Reading Room is closed to the public, with limited exceptions, to reduce the risk of transmitting COVID–19. Our Docket Center staff will continue to provide remote customer service via email, phone and webform. For further information about the EPA’s public docket, Docket Center services and the current status, please visit us online at https://www.epa.gov/dockets. The telephone number for the Docket Center is (202) 566–1744. 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 VerDate Sep<11>2014 16:35 Sep 27, 2021 Jkt 253001 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: Section 4010(c) of the Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (RCRA) of 1976 requires that EPA revise the landfill criteria promulgated under paragraph (1) of section 4004(a) and section 1008(a)(3). Section 4005(c) of RCRA, as amended by the Hazardous Solid Waste Amendments (HSWA) of 1984, requires states to develop and implement permit programs to ensure that MSWLFs and non-municipal, nonhazardous waste disposal units that receive household hazardous waste or CESQG hazardous waste are in compliance with the revised criteria for the design and operation of nonmunicipal, non-hazardous waste disposal units under 40 CFR part 257, subpart B and MSWLFs under 40 CFR part 258. (40 CFR part 257, subpart B and 40 CFR part 258 are henceforth referred to as the ‘‘revised federal criteria’’.) Section 4005(c) of RCRA further mandates the EPA Administrator to determine the adequacy of state permit programs to ensure owner and/ or operator compliance with the revised federal criteria. A state program that is deemed adequate to ensure compliance may afford flexibility to owners or operators in the approaches they use to meet Federal requirements, significantly reducing the burden associated with compliance. In response to the statutory requirement in section 4005(c), EPA developed 40 CFR part 239, commonly referred to as the State Implementation Rule (SIR). The SIR describes the state application and EPA review procedures and defines the elements of an adequate state permit program. PO 00000 Frm 00027 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 The collection of information from the state during the permit program adequacy determination process allows EPA to evaluate whether a program for which approval is requested is appropriate in structure and authority to ensure owner or operator compliance with the revised federal criteria. The SIR does not require the use of a particular application form. Section 239.3 of the SIR, however, requires that all state applications contain the following five components: (1) A transmittal letter requesting permit program approval. (2) A narrative description of the state permit program, including a demonstration that the state’s standards for non-municipal, non-hazardous waste disposal units that receive CESQG hazardous waste are technically comparable to the 40 CFR part 257, subpart B criteria and/or that its MSWLF standards are technically comparable to the 40 CFR part 258 criteria. (3) A legal certification demonstrating that the state has the authority to carry out the program. (4) Copies of state laws, regulations, and guidance that the state believes demonstrate program adequacy. (5) Copies of relevant state-tribal agreements if the state has negotiated with a tribe for the implementation of a permit program for non-municipal, nonhazardous waste disposal units that receive CESQG hazardous waste and/or MSWLFs on tribal lands. The EPA Administrator has delegated the authority to make determinations of adequacy, as contained in the statute, to the EPA Regional Administrator. The appropriate EPA Regional Office, therefore, will use the information provided by each state to determine whether the state’s permit program satisfies the statutory test reflected in the requirements of 40 CFR part 239. In all cases, the information will be analyzed to determine the adequacy of the state’s permit program for ensuring compliance with the federal revised criteria. Form Numbers: None. Respondents/affected entities: Entities potentially affected by this section are States. Respondent’s obligation to respond: Mandatory under section 4005(c) of the Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (RCRA) of 1976. Estimated number of respondents: 12. Frequency of response: On occasion. Total estimated burden: 968 hours (per year). Burden is defined at 5 CFR 1320.03(b). Total estimated cost: $54,872 (per year), which includes $54,872 for E:\FR\FM\28SEN1.SGM 28SEN1 Federal Register / Vol. 86, No. 185 / Tuesday, September 28, 2021 / Notices annual labor and $0 for annualized capital or operation & maintenance costs. All costs are labor costs, there are no capital/start-up or operation & maintenance costs associated with this ICR. Changes in Estimates: The burden hours are likely to stay substantially the same. Dated: September 10, 2021. Carolyn Hoskinson, Director, Office of Resource Conservation and Recovery. [FR Doc. 2021–21018 Filed 9–27–21; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 6560–50–P ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY [EPA–HQ–OLEM–2018–0200; FRL–8890– 01–OLEM] Proposed Information Collection Request; Comment Request; Final Authorization for Hazardous Waste Management Programs, EPA ICR No. 0969.12, OMB Control No. 2050–0041 Environmental Protection Agency (EPA). ACTION: Notice. AGENCY: The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is planning to submit an information collection request (ICR), ‘‘Final Authorization for Hazardous Waste Management Programs’’ (Renewal), (EPA ICR No. 0969.12, OMB Control No. 2050–0041) 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 in SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION. This is a proposed extension of the ICR, which is currently approved through May 31, 2022. 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 November 29, 2021. ADDRESSES: Submit your comments, referencing by Docket ID No. EPA–HQ– OLEM–2018–0200, to: (1) EPA online using www.regulations.gov (our preferred method), by email to rcradocket@epa.gov, or by mail to: EPA Docket Center, Environmental Protection Agency, Mail Code 28221T, 1200 Pennsylvania Ave. NW, Washington, DC 20460, and (2) OMB via email to oira_submission@omb.eop.gov. SUMMARY: VerDate Sep<11>2014 16:35 Sep 27, 2021 Jkt 253001 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: Peggy Vyas, (mail code 5303P), 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. Out of an abundance of caution for members of the public and our staff, the EPA Docket Center and Reading Room is closed to the public, with limited exceptions, to reduce the risk of transmitting COVID–19. Our Docket Center staff will continue to provide remote customer service via email, phone and webform. For further information about the EPA’s public docket, Docket Center services and the current status, please visit us online at https://www.epa.gov/dockets. The telephone number for the Docket Center is (202) 566–1744. 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 PO 00000 Frm 00028 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 53655 notice to announce the submission of the ICR to OMB and the opportunity to submit additional comments to OMB. Abstract: In order for a State to obtain final authorization for a State hazardous waste program or to revise its previously authorized program, it must submit an official application to the EPA Regional office for approval. The purpose of the application is to enable the EPA to properly determine whether the State’s program meets the requirements of section 3006 of RCRA. A State with an approved program may voluntarily transfer program responsibilities to EPA by notifying the EPA of the proposed transfer, as required by 40 CFR 271.23. Further, the EPA may withdraw a State’s authorized program under 40 CFR 271.23. State program revision may be necessary when the controlling Federal or State statutory or regulatory authority is modified or supplemented. In the event that the State is revising its program by adopting new Federal requirements, the State shall prepare and submit modified revisions of the program description, Attorney General’s statement, Memorandum of Agreement, or such other documents as the EPA determines to be necessary. The State shall inform the EPA of any proposed modifications to its basic statutory or regulatory authority in accordance with 40 CFR 271.21. If a State is proposing to transfer all or any part of any program from the approved State agency to any other agency, it must notify the EPA in accordance with 40 CFR 271.21 and submit revised organizational charts as required under 40 CFR 271.6, in accordance with 40 CFR 271.21. These paperwork requirements are mandatory under section 3006(a). The EPA will use the information submitted by the State in order to determine whether the State’s program meets the statutory and regulatory requirements for authorization. Form Numbers: None. Respondents/affected entities: State/ territorial governments. Respondent’s obligation to respond: Mandatory (RCRA section 3006(a)). Estimated number of respondents: 50. Frequency of response: Annual. Total estimated burden: 9,996 hours per year. Burden is defined at 5 CFR 1320.03(b). Total estimated cost: $386,618 (per year), includes $386,618 in annualized labor and $0 in annualized capital or operation & maintenance costs. Changes in Estimates: The burden hours are likely to stay substantially the same. E:\FR\FM\28SEN1.SGM 28SEN1

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[Federal Register Volume 86, Number 185 (Tuesday, September 28, 2021)]
[Notices]
[Pages 53653-53655]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2021-21018]


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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

[EPA-HQ-OLEM-2018-0012; FRL-8891-01-OLEM]


Proposed Information Collection Request; Comment Request; State 
Program Adequacy Determination: Municipal Solid Waste Landfills 
(MSWLFs) and Non-Municipal, Non-Hazardous Waste Disposal Units That 
Receive Conditionally Exempt Small Quantity Generator (CESQG) Hazardous 
Waste, EPA ICR No. 1608.09, OMB Control No. 2050-0152

AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is planning to 
submit an information collection request (ICR), ``State Program 
Adequacy Determination: Municipal Solid Waste Landfills (MSWLFs) and 
Non-Municipal, Non-Hazardous Waste Disposal Units that Receive 
Conditionally Exempt Small Quantity Generator (CESQG) Hazardous Waste'' 
(Renewal), (EPA ICR No. 1608.09, OMB Control No. 2050-0152) 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 in Supplementary

[[Page 53654]]

Information. This is a proposed extension of the ICR, which is 
currently approved through May 31, 2022. 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 November 29, 2021.

ADDRESSES: Submit your comments, referencing by Docket ID No. EPA-HQ-
OLEM-2018-0012, to: (1) EPA 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, 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: Craig Dufficy, Materials Recovery and 
Waste Management Division, Office of Resource Conservation and 
Recovery, mail code 5304P, Environmental Protection Agency, 1200 
Pennsylvania Ave. NW, Washington, DC 20460; telephone number: (703) 
308-9037; 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. Out of an abundance of caution for members of the 
public and our staff, the EPA Docket Center and Reading Room is closed 
to the public, with limited exceptions, to reduce the risk of 
transmitting COVID-19. Our Docket Center staff will continue to provide 
remote customer service via email, phone and webform. For further 
information about the EPA's public docket, Docket Center services and 
the current status, please visit us online at https://www.epa.gov/dockets. The telephone number for the Docket Center is (202) 566-1744.
    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: Section 4010(c) of the Resource Conservation and Recovery 
Act (RCRA) of 1976 requires that EPA revise the landfill criteria 
promulgated under paragraph (1) of section 4004(a) and section 
1008(a)(3). Section 4005(c) of RCRA, as amended by the Hazardous Solid 
Waste Amendments (HSWA) of 1984, requires states to develop and 
implement permit programs to ensure that MSWLFs and non-municipal, non-
hazardous waste disposal units that receive household hazardous waste 
or CESQG hazardous waste are in compliance with the revised criteria 
for the design and operation of non-municipal, non-hazardous waste 
disposal units under 40 CFR part 257, subpart B and MSWLFs under 40 CFR 
part 258. (40 CFR part 257, subpart B and 40 CFR part 258 are 
henceforth referred to as the ``revised federal criteria''.) Section 
4005(c) of RCRA further mandates the EPA Administrator to determine the 
adequacy of state permit programs to ensure owner and/or operator 
compliance with the revised federal criteria. A state program that is 
deemed adequate to ensure compliance may afford flexibility to owners 
or operators in the approaches they use to meet Federal requirements, 
significantly reducing the burden associated with compliance.
    In response to the statutory requirement in section 4005(c), EPA 
developed 40 CFR part 239, commonly referred to as the State 
Implementation Rule (SIR). The SIR describes the state application and 
EPA review procedures and defines the elements of an adequate state 
permit program.
    The collection of information from the state during the permit 
program adequacy determination process allows EPA to evaluate whether a 
program for which approval is requested is appropriate in structure and 
authority to ensure owner or operator compliance with the revised 
federal criteria. The SIR does not require the use of a particular 
application form. Section 239.3 of the SIR, however, requires that all 
state applications contain the following five components:
    (1) A transmittal letter requesting permit program approval.
    (2) A narrative description of the state permit program, including 
a demonstration that the state's standards for non-municipal, non-
hazardous waste disposal units that receive CESQG hazardous waste are 
technically comparable to the 40 CFR part 257, subpart B criteria and/
or that its MSWLF standards are technically comparable to the 40 CFR 
part 258 criteria.
    (3) A legal certification demonstrating that the state has the 
authority to carry out the program.
    (4) Copies of state laws, regulations, and guidance that the state 
believes demonstrate program adequacy.
    (5) Copies of relevant state-tribal agreements if the state has 
negotiated with a tribe for the implementation of a permit program for 
non-municipal, non-hazardous waste disposal units that receive CESQG 
hazardous waste and/or MSWLFs on tribal lands.
    The EPA Administrator has delegated the authority to make 
determinations of adequacy, as contained in the statute, to the EPA 
Regional Administrator. The appropriate EPA Regional Office, therefore, 
will use the information provided by each state to determine whether 
the state's permit program satisfies the statutory test reflected in 
the requirements of 40 CFR part 239. In all cases, the information will 
be analyzed to determine the adequacy of the state's permit program for 
ensuring compliance with the federal revised criteria.
    Form Numbers: None.
    Respondents/affected entities: Entities potentially affected by 
this section are States.
    Respondent's obligation to respond: Mandatory under section 4005(c) 
of the Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (RCRA) of 1976.
    Estimated number of respondents: 12.
    Frequency of response: On occasion.
    Total estimated burden: 968 hours (per year). Burden is defined at 
5 CFR 1320.03(b).
    Total estimated cost: $54,872 (per year), which includes $54,872 
for

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annual labor and $0 for annualized capital or operation & maintenance 
costs. All costs are labor costs, there are no capital/start-up or 
operation & maintenance costs associated with this ICR.
    Changes in Estimates: The burden hours are likely to stay 
substantially the same.

    Dated: September 10, 2021.
Carolyn Hoskinson,
Director, Office of Resource Conservation and Recovery.
[FR Doc. 2021-21018 Filed 9-27-21; 8:45 am]
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