[Federal Register Volume 59, Number 226 (Friday, November 25, 1994)]
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From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 94-28965]
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[Federal Register: November 25, 1994]
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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY
[FRL-5106-5]
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.
DATES: Comments must be submitted on or before December 27, 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: Hazardous Waste Generator Standards (EPA No. 820.06). This
ICR is a renewal of an approved collection (OMB No. 2050-0035).
Abstract: The informational requirements for hazardous waste
generators include pre-transport (separate for large and small quantity
generators), export, and recordkeeping requirements. Pre-transport
requirements for large quantity generators (LQGs) include documenting
certain personnel information, such as job description and training,
for positions dealing with hazardous wastes; preparing and maintaining
contingency plans; complying with emergency reporting requirements; and
recording when local firehouses decline to become more familiar with
the generator's facility and its waste. Also, LQGs using tank systems
for accumulating hazardous waste may need to submit to one or more of
the following: a no-free-liquids demonstration, existing tank system
assessments, an equivalent containment exemption, a variance from
secondary containment requirements, annual leak tests and inspections,
an exemption from the 24-hour leak detection requirement, new tank
system assessments and certifications, an exemption from the 24-hour
waste removal requirement, release notifications and reports, and major
repair certifications. Pre-transport requirements for small quantity
generators (SQGs) include notification in the event of a fire,
explosion, or other release threatening human health outside the
facility or when the generator has knowledge that a spill has reached
surface water.
Export requirements include: providing notification of intent to
export hazardous waste, renotification if conditions are altered,
filing an annual report summarizing information on all wastes exported,
filing exception reports where applicable, maintaining copies of
relevant documents for a period of three years, and under certain
circumstances providing additional information, as requested by the
receiving country. The Agency uses the information as an enforcement
tool, and to ensure that all hazardous waste generated in the Unites
States is managed in a manner protective of human health and the
environment.
All generators are required to keep records of test results, waste
analyses, or other records documenting that a waste is hazardous for at
least three years.
Burden Statement: The estimated average public burden per response
for this collection is about 15 hours for large quantity generators, 2
hours for small quantity generators, 5 hours for exporters, and 2 hours
for importers. This estimate includes all aspects of the information
collection, including recordkeeping.
Respondents: Hazardous Waste Generators.
Estimated Number of Respondents: 67,037.
Estimated Number of Responses per Respondent: 1.
Estimated Total Annual Burden on Respondents: 153,222 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: November 17, 1994.
Paul Lapsley,
Director, Regulatory Management Division.
[FR Doc. 94-28965 Filed 11-23-94; 8:45 am]
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