[Federal Register Volume 63, Number 149 (Tuesday, August 4, 1998)]
[Notices]
[Pages 41567-41568]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 98-20774]
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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY
[FRL-6135-2]
Toxic Chemicals; PCB Notification and Manifesting; Submission of
ICR No. 1446.06 to OMB; Agency Information Collection Activities
AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).
ACTION: Notice of submission to OMB.
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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) entitled: ``PCB Notification and Manifesting of PCB Waste
Activities, and Records of PCB Storage and Disposal,'' [EPA ICR No.
1446.06; OMB Control No. 2070-0112] has been forwarded to the Office of
Management and Budget (OMB) for review and approval pursuant to the OMB
procedures in 5 CFR 1320.12. The ICR, which is abstracted below,
describes the nature of the information collection and its estimated
cost and burden.
The Agency is requesting that OMB renew for 3 years the existing
approval for this ICR, which is scheduled to expire on September 30,
1998. A Federal Register notice announcing the Agency's intent to seek
the renewal of this ICR and the 60-day public comment opportunity,
requesting comments on the request and the contents of the ICR, was
issued on May 21, 1998 (63 FR 27952). EPA did not receive any comments
on this ICR during the comment period.
DATES: Additional comments may be submitted on or before September 3,
1998.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION OR A COPY CONTACT: Sandy Farmer at EPA by phone
on (202) 260-2740, by e-mail: farmer.sandy@epamail.epa.gov,'' or
download off the Internet at http://www.epa.gov/icr/icr.htm and refer
to EPA ICR No. 1446.06.
ADDRESSES: Send comments, referencing EPA ICR No. 1446.06 and OMB
Control No. 2070-0112, to the following addresses:
Ms. Sandy Farmer, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Regulatory
Information Division (Mailcode: 2137), 401 M Street, SW, Washington, DC
20460
And to:
Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs, Office of Management and
Budget (OMB), Attention: Desk Officer for EPA, 725 17th Street, NW,
Washington, DC 20503
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Review Requested: This is a request to renew a currently approved
information collection pursuant to 5 CFR 1320.12.
ICR Numbers: EPA ICR No. 1446.06; OMB Control No. 2070-0112.
Current Expiration Date: Current OMB approval expires on September
30, 1998.
Title: PCB Notification and Manifesting of PCB Waste Activities,
and Records of PCB Storage and Disposal.
Abstract: Section 6(e) of the Toxic Substances Control Act (TSCA)
directs EPA to regulate the marking, disposal, manufacturing,
processing, distribution in commerce, and use of polychlorinated
biphenyls (PCBs). EPA has promulgated rules prescribing methods for
disposal of PCBs and criteria for the storage and handling of PCBs
prior to disposal. These regulations require persons who own or operate
equipment containing PCBs, or persons who own and operate facilities
that store or dispose of PCB waste, to maintain records and submit
certain reports, including third-party notifications, on the handling
and disposition of such PCBs and PCB Items. This ICR addresses the
burden associated with such recordkeeping and reporting requirements.
Responses to the collection of information are mandatory (see 40
CFR part 761). Respondents may claim all or part of a notice
confidential. EPA will disclose information that is covered by a claim
of confidentiality only to the extent permitted by, and in accordance
with, the procedures in TSCA section 14 and 40 CFR part 2.
Burden Statement: The annual public reporting burden for this
collection of information is estimated to range between approximately 1
hour and 428 hours per response, depending upon the
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category of respondent, for an estimated 50,955 respondents making one
or more submissions of information annually. These estimates include
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. No
person is required to respond to a collection of information unless it
displays a currently valid OMB control number. The OMB control numbers
for these regulations are displayed in 40 CFR Part 9.
Respondents/Affected Entities: Entities potentially affected by
this action are persons who own or operate equipment containing PCBs or
who own or operate PCB storage and disposal facilities.
Estimated No. of Respondents: 50,995.
Estimated Total Annual Burden on Respondents: 175,453 hours.
Frequency of Collection: Annually and/or on occasion, depending
upon the specific reporting or recordkeeping requirement involved.
Changes in Burden Estimates
There is a minor decrease (from 175,648 hours to 175,453 hours) in
the total estimated respondent burden as compared with that identified
in the information collection request most recently approved by OMB.
This reduction reflects EPA's experience with the reporting
requirements associated with this information collection over the last
three years, specifically decreases in the annual number of
notifications of PCB activity and in the number of third-party
notifications.
According to the procedures prescribed in 5 CFR 1320.12, EPA has
submitted this ICR to OMB for review and approval. Any comments related
to the renewal of this ICR should be submitted within 30 days of this
notice, as described above.
Dated: July 29, 1998.
Richard T. Westlund,
Acting Director, Regulatory Information Division.
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