[Federal Register Volume 60, Number 63 (Monday, April 3, 1995)]
[Notices]
[Page 16873]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 95-8028]
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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY
[FRL-5180-1]
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 May 3, 1995.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For further information or a copy call
Sandy Farmer at EPA, (202) 260-2740, please refer to EPA ICR # 1729.01.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Office of Prevention, Pesticides and Toxic Substances
Title: Disposal of Polychlorinated Biphenyls; Proposed Amendments;
Related Reporting & Recordkeeping Requirements. (ICR No: 1729.01). This
is a request for the approval of burden hours for requirements under
section 6(e) of the Toxic Substances Control Act (TSCA). This is a new
collection.
Abstract: EPA is charged under section 6(e) of the Toxic Substances
Control Act (TSCA), 15 U.S.C. 2605(e), to regulate the making,
disposal, manufacturing, processing, distribution in commerce, and use
of PCBs. Since 1978, EPA has promulgated numerous rules addressing all
aspects of the life cycle of PCBs as required by the statute. Under the
current rulemaking, EPA proposes to amend the PCB regulations to: (1)
Provide flexibility in disposal technologies and decontamination
procedures; (2) ease the procedures for obtaining EPA approvals; (3)
clarify existing regulations; (4) modify the requirements for the use/
maintenance, distribution in commerce, and disposal of PCB equipment;
and (5) address issues of notification and manifesting of PCB wastes
and changes in the operation of commercial storage facilities.
Information required by this amendment includes both reporting and
recordkeeping. Reporting includes notifications: to obtain an
identification number, to register PCB transformers, to engage in
research and development activities, to seek approval of PCB disposal
activities, or to exceed the current 1-year storage limitation.
Recordkeeping activities include monitoring and recording the transfer,
storage and disposal of PCBs/PCB equipment; the processing and
distribution in commerce of PCBs; and the decontamination of PCB items.
EPA uses this information to ensure PCBs are managed in an
environmentally safe manner and that activities are being conducted in
compliance with the PCB regulations.
Burden Statement: The public burden for this collection of
information is estimated to average 82 hours per respondent to provide
data on the manufacture, processing, distribution in commerce, use and
disposal of PCBs. Less than 2 percent of the total burden is
recordkeeping. These reporting and recordkeeping requirements are
needed by EPA to monitor and control the life cycle of PCBs.
Respondents: Owners or operators of public warehousing and storage;
electric services; sanitary services (incinerators, landfills); steam
supply (high-efficiency boilers); administration of environmental
quality programs.
Estimated No. of Respondents: 100,000.
Estimated No. of Responses per Respondent: 1.
Estimated Total Annual Burden on Respondents: 8,200,000 hours.
Frequency of Collection: On occasion.
Send comments regarding the burden estimate, or any other aspect of
the information collection, including suggestions for reducing the
burden, (please refer to EPA ICR # 1729.01) to:
Sandy Farmer, EPA ICR # 1729.01, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency,
Information Policy Branch-2136, 401 M Street, SW., Washington, DC
20460.
and
Tim Hunt, Office of Management and Budget, Office of Information and
Regulatory Affairs, 725 17th Street, NW., Washington, DC 20503.
Dated: March 27, 1995.
Paul Lapsley,
Director, Regulatory Management Division.
[FR Doc. 95-8028 Filed 3-31-95; 8:45 am]
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