98-30275. Agency Information Collection Activities: Proposed Collection; Comment Request; Final Authorization for Hazardous Waste Management  

  • [Federal Register Volume 63, Number 218 (Thursday, November 12, 1998)]
    [Notices]
    [Pages 63312-63314]
    From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
    [FR Doc No: 98-30275]
    
    
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    ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY
    
    [FRL-6188-4]
    
    
    Agency Information Collection Activities: Proposed Collection; 
    Comment Request; Final Authorization for Hazardous Waste Management
    
    AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).
    
    ACTION: Notice.
    
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    SUMMARY: In compliance with the Paperwork Reduction Action (44 U.S.C. 
    3501 et seq.), this document announces that EPA is planning to submit 
    the following proposed and/or continuing Information Collection Request 
    (ICR) to the Office of Management and Budget
    
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    (OMB): Final Authorization for Hazardous Waste Management, EPA ICR 
    Number 0969.04, OMB Control Number 2050-0041 (expiration date March 31, 
    1999.) Before submitting the ICR to OMB for Review and approval, EPA is 
    soliciting comments on specific aspects of the proposed information 
    collection as described below.
    
    DATES: Comments must be submitted on or before January 11, 1999.
    
    FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Tony Terrell at EPA, (703) 308-6496, 
    and refer to EPA ICR No. 969.
    
    ADDRESSES: Commenters must send an original and two copies of their 
    comments referencing docket number F-98-SAIP-fffff to: RCRA docket 
    Information Center, Office of Solid Waste (5305G), U.S. Environmental 
    Protection Agency Headquarters (EPA HQ), 401 M Street, SW, Washington, 
    DC 20460. Hand deliveries of comments should be made to the Arlington, 
    VA address below. Comments may also be submitted electronically through 
    the Internet to: rcradocket@epamail.epa.gov Comments in electronic 
    format should also be identified by docket number F-98-SAIP-FFFFF. All 
    electronic comments must be submitted as an ASCII file avoiding the use 
    of special characters and any form of encryption.
        Commenters should not submit electronically any confidential 
    business information (CBI). An original and two copies of CBI must be 
    submitted under separate cover to: RCRA CBI Document Control Officer, 
    Office of Solid Waste (5305W), U.S. EPA, 401 M Street, SW, Washington, 
    DC 20460.
        Public comments and supporting materials are available for viewing 
    in the RCRA Information Center (RIC), located at Crystal Gateway I, 
    First Floor, 1235 Jefferson Davis Highway, Arlington, VA. The RIC is 
    open from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m., Monday through Friday, excluding federal 
    holidays. To review docket materials, it is recommended that the public 
    make an appointment by calling 703 603-9230. The public may copy a 
    maximum of 100 pages from any regulatory docket at no charge. 
    Additional copies cost $0.15/page. The index and some supporting 
    materials are available electronically.
        The ICR is available on the Internet. Follow these instructions to 
    access the information electronically:
    
    WWW: http://www.epa.gov.oswer/hazwaste/state/index.htm
    FTP: ftp.epa.gov
    Login: anonymous
    Password: your Internet address
    Files are located in /pub/epaoswer
    
        The official record for this action will be kept in paper form. 
    Accordingly, EPA will transfer all comments received electronically 
    into paper form and place them in the official record, which will also 
    include all comments submitted directly in writing.
        EPA responses to comments, whether the comments are written or 
    electronic, will be in a notice in the Federal Register. EPA will not 
    immediately reply to commenters electronically other than to seek 
    clarification of electronic comments that may be garbled in 
    transmission or during conversion to paper form, as discussed above.
        For general information, contact the RCRA Hotline at 800 424-9346 
    or TDD 800 553-7672 (hearing impaired). In the Washington, DC, 
    metropolitan area, call 703 412-9810 or TDD 703 412-3323.
        For more detailed information on specific aspects of this 
    rulemaking, contact Tony Terrell, Office of Solid Waste (5303W), U.S. 
    Environmental Protection Agency, 401 M Street, SW, Washington, DC 
    20460, (703) 308-6496/8638,terrell.tony@epamail.epa.gov.
    
    SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
        Affected entities: Entities potentially affected by this action are 
    those which are authorized to manage the federal Hazardous waste 
    program.
        Title: Final Authorization for Hazardous Waste Management Programs, 
    (OMB Control No. 2050-0041, ICR No. 969.) expiring March 31, 1999.
        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 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 EPA of the proposed transfer, as 
    required by section 271.23. Further, EPA may withdraw a State's 
    authorized program under section 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 EPA 
    determines to be necessary. The State shall inform EPA of any proposed 
    modifications to its basic statutory or regulatory authority in 
    accordance with section 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 EPA in accordance with section 271.21 and submit 
    revised organizational charts as required under section 271.6, in 
    accordance with section 271.21. These paperwork requirements are 
    mandatory under section 3006(a). 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. 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. The OMB control numbers for EPA's regulations are 
    listed in 40 CFR part 9 and 48 CFR Chapter 15.
        The EPA would like to solicit comments 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 
    automatic electronic, mechanical, or other technological collection 
    techniques or other forms of information technology, e.g., 
    permitting electronic submission of responses.
    
        Burden Statement: The annual public reporting and recordkeeping 
    burden for this collection of information is estimated to average 275 
    hours per response. Burden means the total time, effort, or financial 
    resources expended by persons to generate, maintain, retain, or 
    disclose or provide information to or for a Federal agency. This 
    includes the time needed to review instructions; develop, acquire, 
    install, and utilize technology and systems for the purposes of 
    collecting, validating, and verifying information, processing and 
    maintaining information, and disclosing and providing information; 
    adjust the existing ways to comply with any previously applicable 
    instructions and requirements; train personnel to be able to respond to 
    a collection of information; search data sources; complete and review 
    the collection of information; and transmit or otherwise disclose the 
    information.
        Respondents/Affected Entities: States with authorized State 
    Programs.
    
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        Estimated Number of Respondents: 49.
        Frequency of Response: 12.
        Estimated Total Annual Hour Burden: 3037 hours.
        Estimated Total Annualized Cost Burden: $63,863.
    
        Dated: November 4, 1998.
    Barnes Johnson,
    Acting Director, Office of Solid Waste.
    [FR Doc. 98-30275 Filed 11-10-98; 8:45 am]
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Document Information

Published:
11/12/1998
Department:
Environmental Protection Agency
Entry Type:
Notice
Action:
Notice.
Document Number:
98-30275
Dates:
Comments must be submitted on or before January 11, 1999.
Pages:
63312-63314 (3 pages)
Docket Numbers:
FRL-6188-4
PDF File:
98-30275.pdf