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[FR Doc No: 94-24645]
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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY
[FRL-5081-8]
Agency Information Collection Activities Under OMB Review
AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).
ACTION: Notice.
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SUMMARY: In compliance with the Paperwork Reduction Act (44 U.S.C. 3501
et seq.), this notice announces that the Information Collection Request
(ICR) abstracted below has been forwarded to the Office of Management
and Budget (OMB) for review and comment. The ICR describes the nature
of the information collection and its expected cost and burden; where
appropriate, it includes the actual data collection instrument.
DATES: Comments must be submitted on or before November 4, 1994.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For further information or a copy of
this ICR contact Sandy Farmer at EPA, (202) 260-2740.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Office of Solid Waste and Emergency Response
Title: Exports from and Imports to the United States Under the OECD
Decision (ICR No. 1647.01). This ICR requests approval for a new
collection.
Abstract: This ICR is required to ensure implementation of the
Organization For Economic Co-operation and Development's (OECD) Council
Decision C(92)39/FINAL on the Control of Transfrontier Movements of
Wastes Destined for Recovery Operations (OECD Decision), adopted by the
Council at its 778th Session on 30 March 1992. This decision is legally
binding upon the U.S., a member of the OECD, and obligates U.S.
exporters and importers of hazardous waste destined for recovery within
the OECD to new notification and tracking requirements, which are
detailed in the ICR.
To implement the OECD Decision in the U.S., the EPA must modify
certain regulations under the Resource Conservation and Recovery Act
(RCRA), and has developed a Final Rule to codify the requirements of
the OECD Decision as it will be implemented in the U.S.
The OECD Decision does not significantly change the current
hazardous waste export/import requirements under 40 CFR parts 262. For
U.S. exporters, it will require the submittal of additional information
as part of the Notification of Intent to Export; also, some additional
information required to be included in the tracking document exceeds
that presently required for the hazardous waste manifest. For U.S.
importers, it requires the signing and transmitting of additional
copies of the tracking document and requires an expeditinG of this
process (3 working days instead of 30 days). No additional
recordkeeping burden is imposed by the OECD Decision.
It is EPA's interpretation that the regulations under RCRA
codifying the terms of the OECD Decision are applicable only to
hazardous waste destined for recovery that is: (1) Subject to the RCRA
manifest requirements under the Federal regulations when it is sent for
recovery; and (2) sent to or received from a other OECD member country.
Wastes not within the scope of the OECD Decision will remain subject to
the current RCRA export and import requirements in 40 CFR part 262,
subparts E and F.
EPA's Office of Enforcement and Compliance Assurance will use the
information to determine compliance with applicable OECD regulatory
provisions, and to provide data on hazardous waste imports and exports
for tracking purposes and for reporting to the OECD.
Burden Statement: The respondent burden for this collection of
information is estimated to average 4 hours per response. This estimate
includes all aspects of the information collection including the time
for reviewing instructions, searching existing data sources, gathering
the data needed, and completing and reviewing the collection of
information.
Respondents: U.S. exporters and importers of hazardous waste
destined for recovery.
Estimated Number of Respondents: 437 exporters, and 771 importers.
Estimated Number of Responses Per Respondent: Varies.
Estimated Total Annual Burden on Respondents: 4,814 hours.
Frequency of Collection: On-Occasion.
Send comments regarding the burden estimate, or any other aspect of
this collection of information, including suggestions for reducing the
burden, to:
Sandy Farmer, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Information Policy
Branch (2136), 401 M Street, SW., Washington, DC 20460.
and
Jonathan Gledhill, Office of Management and Budget, Office of
Information and Regulatory Affairs, 725 17th Street, NW., Washington,
DC 20503.
Dated: September 29, 1994.
Paul Lapsley,
Director, Regulatory Management Division.
[FR Doc. 94-24645 Filed 10-4-94; 8:45 am]
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