Agency Information Collection Activities; Submission to the Office of Management and Budget for Review and Approval; Comment Request; State and Federal Emission Guidelines for Hospital/Medical/Infectious Waste Incinerators (Renewal), 5875-5876 [2023-01760]

Download as PDF Federal Register / Vol. 88, No. 19 / Monday, January 30, 2023 / Notices July 19, 2022 during a 60-day comment period. This notice allows for an additional 30 days for public comments. DATES: Comments may be submitted on or before March 1, 2023. ADDRESSES: Submit your comments, referencing Docket ID No. EPA–HQ– OW–2019–0143, to EPA online using www.regulations.gov (our preferred method), 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. Submit written comments and recommendations to OMB for the proposed information collection within 30 days of publication of this notice to www.reginfo.gov/public/do/PRAMain. Find this particular information collection by selecting ‘‘Currently under 30-day Review—Open for Public Comments’’ or by using the search function. lotter on DSK11XQN23PROD with NOTICES1 FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Edward Laird, Watershed Restoration, Assessment, and Protection Division (WRAPD), Office of Wetlands, Oceans, and Watersheds, Mail Code: 4503T, Environmental Protection Agency, 1200 Pennsylvania Ave. NW, Washington, DC 20460; telephone number: (202) 566– 2848; fax number: (202) 566–1437; email address: laird.edward@epa.gov. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This is a proposed extension of the ICR, which is currently approved through March 31, 2023. 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. Public comments were previously requested via the Federal Register (87 FR 43028) on July 19, 2022 during a 60day comment period. This notice allows for an additional 30 days for public comments. Supporting documents that explain in detail the information that the EPA will be collecting are available in the public docket for this ICR (Docket ID EPA–HQ–OW–2019–0143). 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 VerDate Sep<11>2014 17:30 Jan 27, 2023 Jkt 259001 public docket visit https://www.epa.gov/ dockets. Abstract: In 2016, EPA issued regulations establishing a process for federally recognized tribes to obtain treatment in a similar manner as states (TAS) for purposes of administrating the water quality restoration provisions of Clean Water Act (CWA) Section 303(d), including establishing lists of impaired waters on their reservations and developing total maximum daily loads (TMDLs). The CWA does not require tribes to administer the CWA Section 303(d) program. However, tribes seeking to be authorized must apply for and be found eligible for TAS through the procedures described in the regulations. Section 303(d) of the CWA requires states, territories, and authorized tribes to identify and establish a priority ranking for waters that do not meet EPA-approved or promulgated water quality standards (WQS) following the implementation of technology-based controls. For waters so identified, Section 303(d) requires states, territories, and authorized tribes to establish TMDLs in accordance with their priority ranking for those pollutants the Administrator identified as suitable for TMDL calculation. A TMDL is the calculation and allocation to point and nonpoint sources of the maximum amount of a pollutant that a water body can receive and still meet applicable WQS, with a margin of safety. Form numbers: None. Respondents/affected entities: Any federally recognized tribe with a reservation. Respondent’s obligation to respond: Voluntary. Estimated number of respondents: Five. Frequency of response: Once for initial TAS status, thereafter biennially for lists of impaired waters, and from time to time for TMDLs. Total estimated burden: 34,757 hours (per year). Burden is defined at 5 CFR 1320.03(b). Total estimated cost: $2,309,452 (per year). This action does not include annualized capital or operation & maintenance costs. Changes in estimates: There is no change of hours in the total estimated respondent burden compared with the ICR currently approved by OMB. Courtney Kerwin, Director, Regulatory Support Division. [FR Doc. 2023–01785 Filed 1–27–23; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 6560–50–P PO 00000 Frm 00026 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 5875 ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY [EPA–HQ–OAR–2022–0022; FRL–10621–01– OMS] Agency Information Collection Activities; Submission to the Office of Management and Budget for Review and Approval; Comment Request; State and Federal Emission Guidelines for Hospital/Medical/Infectious Waste Incinerators (Renewal) Environmental Protection Agency (EPA). ACTION: Notice. AGENCY: The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has submitted an information collection request (ICR), State and Federal Emission Guidelines for Hospital/Medical/Infectious Waste Incinerators (EPA ICR Number 1899.10, OMB Control Number 2060–0422), 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 January 31, 2023. Public comments were previously requested, via the Federal Register, on July 22, 2022 during a 60-day comment period. This notice allows for an additional 30 days for public comments. DATES: Comments may be submitted on or before March 1, 2023. ADDRESSES: Submit your comments, referencing Docket ID Number EPA– HQ–OAR–2022–0022, to EPA online using https://www.regulations.gov/ (our preferred method), or by email to 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: Muntasir Ali, Sector Policies and Program Division (D243–05), Office of Air Quality Planning and Standards, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Research Triangle Park, North Carolina 27711; telephone number: (919) 541– 0833; email address: ali.muntasir@ epa.gov. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This is a proposed extension of the ICR, which is currently approved through January 31, SUMMARY: E:\FR\FM\30JAN1.SGM 30JAN1 lotter on DSK11XQN23PROD with NOTICES1 5876 Federal Register / Vol. 88, No. 19 / Monday, January 30, 2023 / Notices 2023. An agency may neither conduct nor sponsor, and a person is not required to respond to, a collection of information unless it displays a currently valid OMB control number. Public comments were previously requested, via the Federal Register (87 FR 43843), on July 22, 2022 during a 60day comment period. This notice allows for an additional 30 days for public comments. 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 https://www.regulations.gov, or in person, at the EPA Docket Center, WJC West Building, 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: The Emission Guidelines (EG) (40 CFR part 60, subpart Ce) for Hospital/Medical/Infectious Waste Incinerators were proposed on February 27, 1995; promulgated on September 15, 1997; and revised on both October 6, 2009 and April 4, 2011. The Federal Plan Requirements for these regulations (40 CFR part 62, subpart HHH) were proposed on July 6, 1999; promulgated on August 15, 2000; and revised on May 13, 2013. Subpart Ce requires either states or tribes to develop plans to implement the EG. If approvable state or tribal plans were not developed, the EPA was required to develop a Federal plan (Subpart HHH) to implement the Emission Guidelines for such states and tribes. The Federal plan is an interim measure to ensure that emissions standards are implemented until states assume their role as the preferred implementers of the EG. The 2013 rule finalized amendments to the HMIWI federal plan to implement the amended EG adopted on October 6, 2009, for those states that did not have an approved revised/new state plan in place within 2 years after promulgation of the EG. The regulations in 40 CFR part 60, subpart Ce and 40 CFR part 62, subpart HHH apply to each existing individual hospital/medical/infectious waste incinerator (HMIWI) that either commenced construction prior to December 2, 2008 or commenced modification prior to April 6, 2010. This information is being collected to assure compliance with 40 CFR part 60, subpart Ce and 40 CFR part 62, subpart HHH. Form numbers: None. Respondents/affected entities: Hospital/Medical/Infectious Waste Incinerators. VerDate Sep<11>2014 17:30 Jan 27, 2023 Jkt 259001 Respondent’s obligation to respond: Mandatory (40 CFR part 60, subpart Ce and 40 CFR part 62, subpart HHH). Estimated number of respondents: 28 existing respondents, consisting of 16 privately-owned, 1 Federally-owned, 1 State/locally owned HMIWI facilities, plus 10 States requiring State Plan Inventories (total). Frequency of response: Semiannually and annually. Total estimated burden: 19,200 hours (per year). Burden is defined at 5 CFR 1320.3(b). Total estimated cost: $2,430,000 (per year), which includes $239,000 in annualized capital/startup and/or operation & maintenance costs. Changes in the estimates: The decrease in burden from the mostrecently approved ICR is due to a decrease in the number of sources due to a decline in the industry. This decrease is not due to any program changes. The number of sources has declined as HMIWI units have closed. Any new units that either commence construction after December 2, 2008 or commence modification after April 6, 2010 are subject to the new source performance standards at 40 CFR part 60, subpart Ec. The decrease in the operation and maintenance costs from the currently-approved ICR is also due to the decline in the number of HMIWI units. There are no changes to the capital costs because there are no new entities subject to 40 CFR part 60, subpart Ce or 40 CFR part 62, subpart HHH. Courtney Kerwin, Director, Regulatory Support Division. [FR Doc. 2023–01760 Filed 1–27–23; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 6560–50–P ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY [EPA–HQ–OLEM–2018–0317; FRL–10627– 01–OMS] Agency Information Collection Activities; Submission to the Office of Management and Budget for Review and Approval; Comment Request; Criteria for Classification of Solid Waste Disposal Facilities and Practices (Renewal) Environmental Protection Agency (EPA). ACTION: Notice. AGENCY: The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has submitted an information collection request (ICR), Criteria for Classification of Solid Waste Disposal Facilities and Practices, SUMMARY: PO 00000 Frm 00027 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 Recordkeeping and Reporting Requirements (EPA ICR Number 1745.10, OMB Control Number 2050– 0154) 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 February 28, 2023. Public comments were previously requested, via the Federal Register, on July 5, 2022 during a 60-day comment period. This notice allows for an additional 30 days for public comments. DATES: Comments may be submitted on or before March 1, 2023. ADDRESSES: Submit your comments, referencing Docket ID No. EPA–HQ– OLEM–2018–0317, to EPA online using www.regulations.gov (our preferred method), or by mail to: RCRA Docket (2822T), U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, 1200 Pennsylvania Avenue 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. Submit written comments and recommendations to OMB for the proposed information collection within 30 days of publication of this notice to www.reginfo.gov/public/do/PRAMain. Find this particular information collection by selecting ‘‘Currently under 30-day Review—Open for Public Comments’’ or by using the search function. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Richard Huggins, Environmental Protection Agency, 1200 Pennsylvania Ave. NW, Washington, DC 20460; telephone number: 202–566–0543; email address: huggins.richard@epa.gov. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This is a proposed extension of the ICR, which is currently approved through February 28, 2023. 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. Public comments were previously requested via the Federal Register (87 FR 39830) on July 5, 2022 during a 60day comment period. This notice allows for an additional 30 days for public comments. 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. Materials can E:\FR\FM\30JAN1.SGM 30JAN1

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[Federal Register Volume 88, Number 19 (Monday, January 30, 2023)]
[Notices]
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[FR Doc No: 2023-01760]


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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

[EPA-HQ-OAR-2022-0022; FRL-10621-01-OMS]


Agency Information Collection Activities; Submission to the 
Office of Management and Budget for Review and Approval; Comment 
Request; State and Federal Emission Guidelines for Hospital/Medical/
Infectious Waste Incinerators (Renewal)

AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has submitted an 
information collection request (ICR), State and Federal Emission 
Guidelines for Hospital/Medical/Infectious Waste Incinerators (EPA ICR 
Number 1899.10, OMB Control Number 2060-0422), 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 January 31, 2023. Public comments 
were previously requested, via the Federal Register, on July 22, 2022 
during a 60-day comment period. This notice allows for an additional 30 
days for public comments.

DATES: Comments may be submitted on or before March 1, 2023.

ADDRESSES: Submit your comments, referencing Docket ID Number EPA-HQ-
OAR-2022-0022, to EPA online using https://www.regulations.gov/ (our 
preferred method), or 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: Muntasir Ali, Sector Policies and 
Program Division (D243-05), Office of Air Quality Planning and 
Standards, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Research Triangle 
Park, North Carolina 27711; telephone number: (919) 541-0833; email 
address: [email protected].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This is a proposed extension of the ICR, 
which is currently approved through January 31,

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2023. An agency may neither conduct nor sponsor, and a person is not 
required to respond to, a collection of information unless it displays 
a currently valid OMB control number.
    Public comments were previously requested, via the Federal Register 
(87 FR 43843), on July 22, 2022 during a 60-day comment period. This 
notice allows for an additional 30 days for public comments. 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 https://www.regulations.gov, or in person, at 
the EPA Docket Center, WJC West Building, 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: The Emission Guidelines (EG) (40 CFR part 60, subpart Ce) 
for Hospital/Medical/Infectious Waste Incinerators were proposed on 
February 27, 1995; promulgated on September 15, 1997; and revised on 
both October 6, 2009 and April 4, 2011. The Federal Plan Requirements 
for these regulations (40 CFR part 62, subpart HHH) were proposed on 
July 6, 1999; promulgated on August 15, 2000; and revised on May 13, 
2013. Subpart Ce requires either states or tribes to develop plans to 
implement the EG. If approvable state or tribal plans were not 
developed, the EPA was required to develop a Federal plan (Subpart HHH) 
to implement the Emission Guidelines for such states and tribes. The 
Federal plan is an interim measure to ensure that emissions standards 
are implemented until states assume their role as the preferred 
implementers of the EG. The 2013 rule finalized amendments to the HMIWI 
federal plan to implement the amended EG adopted on October 6, 2009, 
for those states that did not have an approved revised/new state plan 
in place within 2 years after promulgation of the EG. The regulations 
in 40 CFR part 60, subpart Ce and 40 CFR part 62, subpart HHH apply to 
each existing individual hospital/medical/infectious waste incinerator 
(HMIWI) that either commenced construction prior to December 2, 2008 or 
commenced modification prior to April 6, 2010. This information is 
being collected to assure compliance with 40 CFR part 60, subpart Ce 
and 40 CFR part 62, subpart HHH.
    Form numbers: None.
    Respondents/affected entities: Hospital/Medical/Infectious Waste 
Incinerators.
    Respondent's obligation to respond: Mandatory (40 CFR part 60, 
subpart Ce and 40 CFR part 62, subpart HHH).
    Estimated number of respondents: 28 existing respondents, 
consisting of 16 privately-owned, 1 Federally-owned, 1 State/locally 
owned HMIWI facilities, plus 10 States requiring State Plan Inventories 
(total).
    Frequency of response: Semiannually and annually.
    Total estimated burden: 19,200 hours (per year). Burden is defined 
at 5 CFR 1320.3(b).
    Total estimated cost: $2,430,000 (per year), which includes 
$239,000 in annualized capital/startup and/or operation & maintenance 
costs.
    Changes in the estimates: The decrease in burden from the most-
recently approved ICR is due to a decrease in the number of sources due 
to a decline in the industry. This decrease is not due to any program 
changes. The number of sources has declined as HMIWI units have closed. 
Any new units that either commence construction after December 2, 2008 
or commence modification after April 6, 2010 are subject to the new 
source performance standards at 40 CFR part 60, subpart Ec. The 
decrease in the operation and maintenance costs from the currently-
approved ICR is also due to the decline in the number of HMIWI units. 
There are no changes to the capital costs because there are no new 
entities subject to 40 CFR part 60, subpart Ce or 40 CFR part 62, 
subpart HHH.

Courtney Kerwin,
Director, Regulatory Support Division.
[FR Doc. 2023-01760 Filed 1-27-23; 8:45 am]
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