[Federal Register Volume 64, Number 93 (Friday, May 14, 1999)]
[Notices]
[Pages 26407-26408]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 99-12245]
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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY
[FRL-6342-8]
Agency Information Collection Activities: Continuing Collection;
Comment Request; Notification of Regulated Waste Activity and RCRA
Hazardous Waste Permit Application and Modification, Part A
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 EPA is planning to submit the
following continuing Information Collection Requests (ICR) to the
Office of Management and Budget (OMB): Notification of Regulated Waste
Activity, EPA ICR #261.12, OMB No. 2050-0028, expires on October 31,
1999 and RCRA Hazardous Waste Permit Application and Modification, Part
A, EPA ICR #262.08, OMB No. 2050-0034, expires on October 31, 1999.
Before submitting the ICRs 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 July 13, 1999.
ADDRESSES: Commenters must send an original and two copies of their
comments referencing docket number F-1999-RWIP-FFFFF to: RCRA Docket
Information Center, Office of Solid Waste (5305G), U. S. Environmental
Protection Agency Headquarters (EPA, HQ) 401 M Street, SW, Washington,
D.C. 20460. Hand deliveries of comments should be made to the
Arlington, VA address below. Comments may also be submitted
electronically through the Internet to : rcra-docket@epamail.epa.gov.
Comments in electronic format should also be identified by the docket
number F-1999-RWIP-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 any confidential business information
(CBI) electronically. 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,
D.C. 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. This document and the supporting
documents that detail the Notification of Regulated Waste Activity and
RCRA Permit Application and Modification, Part A ICRs are also
electronically available. See the SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION section for
information on accessing them.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: James Michael by mail at the Office of
Solid Waste (5303W), U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, 401 M
Street, SW, Washington, D.C. 20460, by phone at (703) 308-8610, or by
Internet e-mail at: michael.james@epamail.epa.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Internet Availability
Today's document and the supporting documents that detail the
Notification of Regulated Waste Activity and RCRA Hazardous Waste
Permit Application and Modification, Part A ICRs are available on the
Internet. Follow these instructions to access this information
electronically:
WWWURL:http//www.epa.gov/epaoswer/hazwaste/notify/index.htm
FTP:ftp.epa.gov
Login: anonymous
Password: your Internet e-mail address
Path:/pub/epaoswer
Note: The official record for this action will be kept in paper
form and maintained at the address in the ADDRESSES section above.
Affected Entities: Entities potentially affected by this action are
generators, transporters and owners and operators of hazardous waste
management facilities.
Title: Notification of Regulated Waste Activity, EPA CR
#261.12, OMB No. 2050-0028, expires on October 31, 1999 and
RCRA Hazardous Waste Permit Application and Modification, Part A, EPA
ICR #262.08, OMB No. 2050-0034, expires on October 31, 1999.
Abstract: Section 3010 of Subtitle C of RCRA, as amended, requires
any person who generates or transports regulated waste or who owns or
operates a facility for the treatment, storage, or disposal (TSD) of
regulated waste to notify EPA of their activities, including the
location and general description of activities and the regulated wastes
handled. Section 3005 of Subtitle C of RCRA requires TSDs to obtain a
permit. To obtain the permit, the TSD must submit an application
describing the facility's operation. There are two parts to the RCRA
permit application--Part A and Part B. Part A defines the processes to
be used for treatment, storage, and disposal of hazardous wastes: the
design capacity of such processes: and the specific hazardous wastes to
be handled at the facility.
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
Agency today begins an effort to examine the notification and Part A
permit application forms and consider options for reducing their burden
and increasing the usefulness of the information these forms collect.
The Agency would appreciate any information on the users of this
information, how they use this information, how the information could
be improved, and how the burden for these forms can be reduced.
Therefore, the EPA would like to solicit comments to:
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(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 automated
electronic, mechanical, or other technological collection techniques or
other forms of information technology, e.g., permitting electronic
submission of responses.
Burden Statement: The estimated average burden for renewing the
existing notification ICR is 4.25 hours per respondent for initial
notifications and 2.10 hours per respondent for subsequent
notifications. This estimates for the notification ICR includes all
aspects of the information collection including time for reviewing
instructions, searching existing data sources, gathering data, and
completing and reviewing the form.
The estimated average burden for renewing the existing Part A ICR
is approximately 27 hours per respondent for submitting a new Part A
permit application and approximately 14 hours for submitting a revised
Part A permit application. The burden estimates for the Part A ICR
includes time for reading the regulations, preparing and submitting
initial and revised Part A permit applications, preparing and
submitting justifications for changes and preparing and submitting
subpart H compliance demonstrations.
EPA estimates that the number of respondents per year for
notifications is 31,125 (16,174 initial notifications and 14,951
subsequent notifications). For Part A permit applications, EPA
estimates that the number of respondents per year is 10 for new Part A
permit applications and 49 for Part A revisions. For these ICRs,
collection occurs one-time per respondent, unless regulations are
revised and promulgated. Timing of the submission of the notification
and the Part A permit application forms are variable depending on the
status of the respondent and the timing of the promulgation of the
regulations. The estimated total annual burden on respondents for
initial and subsequent notifications is 100,137 hours and the estimated
total annual burden on respondents for new and revised Part A permit
applications is 945 hours. These estimates of total annual burden
reflect a decrease in burden of 30% for notifications and 31% for Part
A permit applications when compared with the previously approved ICR
(1996).
The Part A permit application form also reflects a change in
reporting of Standard Industrial Classification (SIC) codes, applicable
only to the United States, to North America Industry Classification
System (NAICS) codes, applicable throughout North America. The NAICS
codes have been established as the new Federal standard, superceding
the SIC codes. They are being adopted by the U.S. EPA for the purpose
of the (1) collection, and (2) promotion of uniformity and
comparability in the presentation of statistical and economic
information describing the economy. The Agency anticipates no increase
or decrease in burden related to the change.
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.
Dated: May 7, 1999.
Elizabeth A. Cotsworth,
Acting Director, Office of Solid Waste.
[FR Doc. 99-12245 Filed 5-13-99; 8:45 am]
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