Information Collection Request Submitted to OMB for Review and Approval; Comment Request; General Hazardous Waste Facility Standards (Renewal), 92124-92125 [2024-27308]

Download as PDF 92124 Federal Register / Vol. 89, No. 225 / Thursday, November 21, 2024 / Notices Protection Agency, 1200 Pennsylvania Ave. NW, Washington, DC 20460; telephone number: 202–566–0520; email address: wise.patrick@epa.gov. This is a request for approval of a new collection. 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 on April 24, 2024, during a 60-day comment period (89 FR 31199). 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 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: This information collection will provide the EPA with necessary information about the operations of drum reconditioners and similar facilities that clean out and recondition used industrial containers. The Agency needs this information to determine whether future regulatory or nonregulatory action is needed to address environmental issues identified in the EPA’s Drum Reconditioner Damage Case Report, published in September 2022. The data collected through this ICR will advance the Agency’s mission of protecting human health and the environment by determining the current engineering controls and standard practices employed at these facilities, and by collecting additional information about the environmental impacts these facilities may have on surrounding communities and the wider environment. All information submitted to the agency in response to the ICR that is claimed as confidential will be managed in accordance with applicable laws and EPA’s regulations governing treatment of confidential business information at 40 CFR part 2, subpart B. Any information determined to constitute a trade secret will be protected under 18 U.S.C. 1905. Form Numbers: None. Respondents/affected entities: This ICR applies to all facilities engaged in drum and/or industrial container reconditioning and/or recycling. lotter on DSK11XQN23PROD with NOTICES1 SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: VerDate Sep<11>2014 18:02 Nov 20, 2024 Jkt 265001 Respondent’s obligation to respond: Mandatory under section 3007 of RCRA (42 U.S.C. 6927). Estimated number of respondents: 216 (total). Frequency of response: One-time response. Total estimated burden: 1,333 hours (per year). Burden is defined at 5 CFR 1320.03(b). Total estimated cost: $136,000 (per year), which includes $0 annualized capital or operation & maintenance costs. Changes in the Estimates: Not applicable; this is a new ICR, so there is no previous burden. Courtney Kerwin, Director, Information Engagement Division. [FR Doc. 2024–27311 Filed 11–20–24; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 6560–50–P ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY [EPA–HQ–OLEM–2018–0690, FRL–12420– 01–OMS] Information Collection Request Submitted to OMB for Review and Approval; Comment Request; General Hazardous Waste Facility Standards (Renewal) Environmental Protection Agency. ACTION: Notice. AGENCY: The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has submitted an information collection request (ICR), General Facility Standards (EPA ICR Number 1571.14, OMB Control Number 2050–0120) 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, 2025. Public comments were previously requested via the Federal Register on May 13, 2024, 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 December 23, 2024. ADDRESSES: Submit your comments, referencing Docket ID No. EPA–HQ– OLEM–2018–0690, to EPA online using www.regulations.gov (our preferred method), or by mail to: EPA Docket Center, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Mail Code 28221T, 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 SUMMARY: PO 00000 Frm 00039 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 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: Peggy Vyas, Environmental Protection Agency, 1200 Pennsylvania Ave. NW, Washington, DC 20460; telephone number: 202–566–0453; vyas.peggy@ epa.gov. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This is a proposed extension of the ICR, which is currently approved through January 31, 2025. 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 on May 13, 2024 during a 60-day comment period (89 FR 41433). 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 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: Section 3004 of the Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (RCRA), as amended, requires the EPA to develop standards for hazardous waste treatment, storage, and disposal facilities (TSDFs) as may be necessary to protect human health and the environment. Subsections 3004(a)(1), (3), (4), (5), and (6) specify that these standards include, but not be limited to, the following requirements: • Maintaining records of all hazardous wastes identified or listed under subtitle C that are treated, stored, or disposed of, and the manner in which such wastes were treated, stored, or disposed of; • Operating methods, techniques, and practices for treatment, storage, or disposal of hazardous waste; E:\FR\FM\21NON1.SGM 21NON1 Federal Register / Vol. 89, No. 225 / Thursday, November 21, 2024 / Notices • Location, design, and construction of such hazardous waste treatment, disposal, or storage facilities; • Contingency plans for effective action to minimize unanticipated damage from any treatment, storage, or disposal of any such hazardous waste; and • Maintaining or operating such facilities and requiring such additional qualifications as to ownership, continuity of operation, training for personnel, and financial responsibility as may be necessary or desirable. The regulations implementing these requirements are codified in 40 CFR parts 264 and 265. The collection of this information enables the EPA to properly determine whether owners/operators or hazardous waste treatment, storage, and disposal facilities meet the requirements of Section 3004(a) of RCRA. Form Numbers: None. Respondents/affected entities: Business and other for-profit, as well as State, Local, and Tribal governments. Respondent’s obligation to respond: Mandatory (RCRA section 3004). Estimated number of respondents: 1,080. Frequency of response: On occasion. Total estimated burden: 548,719 hours per year. Burden is defined at 5 CFR 1320.03(b). Total estimated cost: $37,660,196 (per year), which includes $310,045 annualized capital or operation & maintenance costs. Changes in the Estimates: There is decrease of 9,322 hours with this renewal. This decrease is due to a decrease in the overall number of facilities. This corresponds to an increase in the number of facilities in post-closure. Courtney Kerwin, Director, Information Engagement Division. [FR Doc. 2024–27308 Filed 11–20–24; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 6560–50–P ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY [EPA–HQ–OLEM–2024–0360; FRL 12146– 02–OLEM] Interim Framework for Advancing Consideration of Cumulative Impacts; Request for Comments Environmental Protection Agency (EPA). ACTION: Notice. lotter on DSK11XQN23PROD with NOTICES1 AGENCY: The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is announcing a 90-day public comment period on the newly developed document Interim SUMMARY: VerDate Sep<11>2014 18:02 Nov 20, 2024 Jkt 265001 Framework for Advancing Consideration of Cumulative Impacts. The framework document is available at https://www.epa.gov/cumulativeimpacts and in the docket (Docket ID No. EPA–HQ–OLEM–2024–0360). The Framework is intended to provide Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) programs with a foundation for developing approaches to incorporate analysis and consideration of cumulative impacts into their work, with the goal of achieving results that improve health and quality of life in America’s communities. DATES: Comments must be received on or before February 19, 2025. ADDRESSES: You may send comments, identified by Docket ID No. EPA–HQ– OLEM–2024–0360 by the following method: • Federal eRulemaking Portal: https://www.regulations.gov/. Follow the online instructions for submitting comments. Instructions: All submissions received must include the Docket ID No. for this action. Comments received may be posted without change to https:// www.regulations.gov/, including any personal information provided. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Charles Lee, Office of Environmental Justice and External Civil Rights (2201A), Environmental Protection Agency, 1200 Pennsylvania Ave NW, Washington DC 20460; telephone number: 202–564–2597; email address: Lee.Charles@epa.gov. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: For EPA programs and regions, this newly developed document, Interim Framework for Advancing Consideration of Cumulative Impacts provides a shared reference point as they determine when and how to analyze and consider cumulative impacts. This framework is not intended to provide detailed instructions on how to consider cumulative impacts in specific contexts, nor does it set the expectation that the principles and approaches to considering cumulative impacts will be applied in every programmatic context. The EPA’s programs will incorporate the Framework into their processes and programs, as appropriate, feasible, and consistent with applicable law, in ways that reflect programmatic and contextspecific needs. Public input will be considered for potential incorporation into the document by the EPA for this non-regulatory action. Public input will also inform the EPA’s expanding knowledge along with results from scientific research and program evaluation. The Interim Cumulative PO 00000 Frm 00040 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 92125 Impacts Framework can be found in the docket and at https://www.epa.gov/ cumulative-impacts/interim-frameworkadvancing-consideration-cumulativeimpacts. Barry N. Breen, Principal Deputy Assistant Administrator. [FR Doc. 2024–27063 Filed 11–20–24; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 6560–50–P ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY [EPA–HQ–OLEM–2016–0465, FRL–12421– 01–OMS] Information Collection Request Submitted to OMB for Review and Approval; Comment Request; Information Requirements for Boilers and Industrial Furnaces (Renewal) Environmental Protection Agency ACTION: Notice. AGENCY: The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has submitted an information collection request (ICR), Information Requirements for Boilers and Industrial Furnaces, EPA ICR Number 1361.19, OMB Control Number 2050–0073) 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, 2025. Public comments were previously requested via the Federal Register on May 13, 2024 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 December 23, 2024. ADDRESSES: Submit your comments, referencing Docket ID No. EPA–HQ– OLEM–2016–0465, to EPA online using www.regulations.gov (our preferred method), or by mail to: EPA Docket Center, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Mail Code 28221T, 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. SUMMARY: E:\FR\FM\21NON1.SGM 21NON1

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[Federal Register Volume 89, Number 225 (Thursday, November 21, 2024)]
[Notices]
[Pages 92124-92125]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2024-27308]


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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

[EPA-HQ-OLEM-2018-0690, FRL-12420-01-OMS]


Information Collection Request Submitted to OMB for Review and 
Approval; Comment Request; General Hazardous Waste Facility 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), General Facility Standards (EPA 
ICR Number 1571.14, OMB Control Number 2050-0120) 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, 2025. Public comments 
were previously requested via the Federal Register on May 13, 2024, 
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 December 23, 2024.

ADDRESSES: Submit your comments, referencing Docket ID No. EPA-HQ-OLEM-
2018-0690, to EPA online using www.regulations.gov (our preferred 
method), or by mail to: EPA Docket Center, U.S. Environmental 
Protection Agency, Mail Code 28221T, 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: Peggy Vyas, Environmental Protection 
Agency, 1200 Pennsylvania Ave. NW, Washington, DC 20460; telephone 
number: 202-566-0453; [email protected].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This is a proposed extension of the ICR, 
which is currently approved through January 31, 2025. 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 
on May 13, 2024 during a 60-day comment period (89 FR 41433). 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 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: Section 3004 of the Resource Conservation and Recovery 
Act (RCRA), as amended, requires the EPA to develop standards for 
hazardous waste treatment, storage, and disposal facilities (TSDFs) as 
may be necessary to protect human health and the environment. 
Subsections 3004(a)(1), (3), (4), (5), and (6) specify that these 
standards include, but not be limited to, the following requirements:
     Maintaining records of all hazardous wastes identified or 
listed under subtitle C that are treated, stored, or disposed of, and 
the manner in which such wastes were treated, stored, or disposed of;
     Operating methods, techniques, and practices for 
treatment, storage, or disposal of hazardous waste;

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     Location, design, and construction of such hazardous waste 
treatment, disposal, or storage facilities;
     Contingency plans for effective action to minimize 
unanticipated damage from any treatment, storage, or disposal of any 
such hazardous waste; and
     Maintaining or operating such facilities and requiring 
such additional qualifications as to ownership, continuity of 
operation, training for personnel, and financial responsibility as may 
be necessary or desirable.
    The regulations implementing these requirements are codified in 40 
CFR parts 264 and 265. The collection of this information enables the 
EPA to properly determine whether owners/operators or hazardous waste 
treatment, storage, and disposal facilities meet the requirements of 
Section 3004(a) of RCRA.
    Form Numbers: None.
    Respondents/affected entities: Business and other for-profit, as 
well as State, Local, and Tribal governments.
    Respondent's obligation to respond: Mandatory (RCRA section 3004).
    Estimated number of respondents: 1,080.
    Frequency of response: On occasion.
    Total estimated burden: 548,719 hours per year. Burden is defined 
at 5 CFR 1320.03(b).
    Total estimated cost: $37,660,196 (per year), which includes 
$310,045 annualized capital or operation & maintenance costs.
    Changes in the Estimates: There is decrease of 9,322 hours with 
this renewal. This decrease is due to a decrease in the overall number 
of facilities. This corresponds to an increase in the number of 
facilities in post-closure.

Courtney Kerwin,
Director, Information Engagement Division.
[FR Doc. 2024-27308 Filed 11-20-24; 8:45 am]
BILLING CODE 6560-50-P
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