[Federal Register Volume 62, Number 245 (Monday, December 22, 1997)]
[Notices]
[Pages 66862-66863]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 97-33326]
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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY
[FRL-5938-1]
Agency Information Collection Activities: Submission for OMB
Review; Comment Request; Hazardous Waste Generator Standards
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 document announces that the following Information
Collection Request (ICR) has been forwarded to the Office of Management
and Budget (OMB) for review and approval: Hazardous Waste Generator
Standards, OMB Control Number 2050-0035, expiring on 2/28/98. The ICR
describes the nature of the information collection and its expected
burden and cost; where appropriate, it includes the actual data
collection instrument.
DATES: Comments must be submitted on or before January 21, 1998.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For a copy of the ICR, call Sandy
Farmer at EPA, (202) 260-2740, or download off the Internet at http://
www.epa.gov/icr/icr.htm and refer to EPA ICR No. 0820.07.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Title: Hazardous Waste Generator Standards (OMB Control Number
2050-0035; EPA ICR No. 0820.07.) expiring 2/28/98. This is a request
for extension of a currently approved collection.
Abstract: In the Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (RCRA), as
amended, Congress directed the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency
(EPA) to implement a comprehensive program for the safe management of
hazardous waste. The core of the national waste management program is
the regulation of hazardous waste from generation to transport to
treatment and eventual disposal, or from ``cradle to grave.'' Section
3001(d) of RCRA requires EPA to develop standards for small quantity
generators. Section 3002 of RCRA among other things states that EPA
shall establish requirements for hazardous waste generators regarding
recordkeeping practices. Section 3002 also requires EPA to establish
standards on appropriate use of containers by generators.
Finally, section 3017 of RCRA specifies requirements for
individuals exporting hazardous waste from the United States, including
a notification of the intent to export, and an annual report
summarizing the types, quantities, frequency, and ultimate destination
of all exported hazardous waste (additional reporting requirements for
exporters and importers of recyclable materials are covered under ICR
Number 1647.01).
This ICR targets four categories of informational requirements in
part 262: pre-transport requirements for both large (LQG) and small
(SQG) quantity generators (including the generator pre-transport
requirements referenced in 40 CFR part 265), air emission standards
requirements for LQGs (referenced in 40 CFR part 265, subparts I and
J), recordkeeping and reporting requirements for LQGs and SQGs, and
export requirements for LQGs and SQGs (i.e., notification of intent to
export and annual reporting).
This collection of information is necessary to help generators and
EPA (1) identify and understand the waste streams being generated and
the hazards
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associated with them, (2) determine whether employees have acquired the
necessary expertise to perform their jobs, and (3) determine whether
LQGs have developed adequate procedures to respond to unplanned sudden
or non-sudden releases of hazardous waste or hazardous constituents to
air, soil, or surface water. This information is also needed to help
EPA determine whether tank systems are operated in a manner that is
fully protective of human health and the environment and to ensure that
releases to the environment are managed quickly and efficiently.
Additionally, this information contributes to EPA's goal of
preventing contamination of the environment from hazardous waste
accumulation practices, including contamination from equipment leaks
and process vents. Export information is needed to ensure that (1)
foreign governments consent to U.S. exported wastes, (2) exported waste
is actually managed at facilities listed in the original notifications,
and (3) documents are available for compliance audits and enforcement
actions. In general, these requirements contribute to EPA's goal of
preventing contamination of the environment. 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 Federal Register document required under 5
CFR 1320.8(d), soliciting comments on this collection of information
was published on 9/3/97 (62 FR 46491); no comments were received.
Burden Statement: The average annual public reporting burden per
response for LQGs under this collection of information is estimated to
range from 21 minutes to 32 hours, and the average annual public
reporting burden per response for SQGs is estimated to range from 21
minutes to 7 hours. The average annual recordkeeping burden per
response for LQGs under this collection of information is estimated to
range from 27 minutes to 1 hour, and the average annual recordkeeping
burden per response for SQGs is estimated to range from 18 minutes to
45 minutes. 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: Hazardous Waste Generators,
Hazardous Waste Transporters who commingle waste with different
Department of Transportation descriptions; and Importers or Exporters
of Hazardous Waste.
Estimated Number of Respondents: 244,932.
Frequency of Response: On Occasion.
Estimated Total Annual Hour Burden: 282,696 hours.
Estimated Total Annualized Cost Burden: $1,867,304.
Send comments on the Agency's need for this information, the
accuracy of the provided burden estimates, and any suggested methods
for minimizing respondent burden, including through the use of
automated collection techniques to the following addresses. Please
refer to EPA ICR No. 0820.07 and OMB Control No. 2050-0035--in any
correspondence:
Ms. Sandy Farmer, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, OPPE Regulatory
Information Division (2137), 401 M Street, SW, Washington, DC 20460.
(or E-Mail Farmer.Sandy@epamail.epa.gov) and
Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs, Office of Management and
Budget, Attention: Desk Officer for EPA, 725 17th Street, NW,
Washington, DC 20503.
Dated: December 16, 1997.
Joseph Retzer,
Director, Regulatory Information Division.
[FR Doc. 97-33326 Filed 12-19-97; 8:45 am]
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