[Federal Register Volume 61, Number 156 (Monday, August 12, 1996)]
[Notices]
[Page 41785]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 96-20462]
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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY
[FRL-5551-6]
Agency Information Collection Activities: Submission for OMB
Review; Comment Request; Requirements for Generators, Transporters, and
Waste Management Facilities Under the RCRA Hazardous Waste Manifest
System
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 following Information
Collection Request (ICR) has been forwarded to the Office of Management
and Budget (OMB) for review and approval: Requirements for Generators,
Transporters, and Waste Management Facilities Under the RCRA Hazardous
Waste Manifest System, ICR No. 801.11, OMB No. 2050-0039. 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 September 11, 1996.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION OR A COPY CALL: Sandy Farmer at EPA, (202) 260-
2740, and refer to EPA ICR No. 801.11, OMB Control No. 2050-0039.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION
Title: Requirements for Generators, Transporters, and Waste
Management Facilities Under the RCRA Hazardous Waste Manifest System,
ICR No. 801.11, OMB No.2050-0039. This request is an extension of a
currently approved collection.
Abstract: EPA's authority to require compliance with the manifest
system stems primarily from RCRA Sec. 3002(a)(5). This section mandates
a hazardous waste manifest system to assure that all hazardous waste
generated is designated for and arrives at the appropriate treatment,
storage, disposal facility. An essential part of the manifest system is
the Uniform Hazardous Waste Manifest (Form 8700-22A). The manifest is a
tracking document that accompanies the waste from its generation site
to its final disposition. The manifest lists the wastes that are being
shipped and the final destination of the waste.
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 Notice required under 5 CFR 1320.8(d), soliciting
comments on this collection of information was published on April 1,
1996 (61 FR 14303); 8 comments were received.
Burden Statement: The reporting burden per response for this
collection of information is estimated to average 25 minutes for
generators, 10 minutes for transporters, and 10 minutes for treatment,
storage and disposal facilities. The record keeping burden per response
for this collection of information is estimated to average 6 minutes
for generators, 6 minutes for transporters, and 6 minutes for
treatment, storage and disposal facilities.
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.
Estimated Number of Respondents: 214,395 generators, 500
transporters, 739 TSDFs, and 31 States having manifest programs which
collect data from waste handlers.
Frequency of Response: Annual Frequency of Response per Waste
Handler is 341 for generators, 5,241 for Transporters, and 3,059 for
TSDFs.
Estimated Total Annual Hour Burden: 2,822,873 hours.
Estimated Total Annualized Cost Burden: $1,292,772.
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. 801.11 and OMB Control No. 2050-0039 in any
correspondence.
Ms. Sandy Farmer, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, OPPE Regulatory
Information Division (2137), 401 M Street, SW, Washington, DC 20460.
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: August 5, 1996.
Joseph Retzer,
Director, Regulatory Information Division.
[FR Doc. 96-20462 Filed 8-9-96; 8:45 am]
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