[Federal Register Volume 62, Number 177 (Friday, September 12, 1997)]
[Notices]
[Pages 48085-48086]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 97-24243]
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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY
[FRL-5891-7]
Agency Information Collection Activities: Submission for OMB
Review; Comment Request; Collection of Economic and Regulatory Impact
Support Data Under RCRA
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: ``Collection of Economic and
Regulatory Impact Support Data Under RCRA,'' OMB No. 2050-0136,
expiring 10/31/97. 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 October 14, 1997.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION OR A COPY CALL: Sandy Farmer at EPA, (202) 260-
2740, and refer to EPA ICR No. 1641.02.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Title: ``Collection of Economic and Regulatory Impact Support Data
Under RCRA,'' (OMB Control No. 2050-0136; EPA ICR No. 1641.02) expiring
10/31/97. This is a request for extension of a currently approved
collection.
Abstract: EPA's Office of Solid Waste (OSW) is requesting renewal
for a generic clearance to collect economic and regulatory impact data
through surveys, interviews, or focus group meetings with industry or
other parties
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in support of the Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (RCRA)
rulemaking actions. RCRA , as amended by the Hazardous and Solid Waste
Amendments, requires EPA to establish a national regulatory program to
ensure that hazardous waste is managed in a manner protective of human
health and the environment. EPA is authorized under section 2002 and
3007 of RCRA to collect information from industry and other parties
when necessary to carry out its regulatory responsibilities. The
information collected will be used to assess the costs and benefits of
various potential regulatory and nonregulatory actions. Executive Order
12866 specifies that all administrative decisions shall be based on
adequate information concerning the need for and consequences of
proposed government action. To this end, Executive Order No. 12866
requires the preparation and evaluation of an assessment of costs and
benefits for all proposed regulatory actions determined to be
significant. This generic clearance simplifies the authorization
process to develop and administer surveys, interviews and focus group
meetings and provides OSW with the flexibility needed to conduct
information collection in a rapid and efficient manner. An important
element in preparing an Economic Impact Analysis (EIA) may include the
administration of surveys, interview and focus group meetings to obtain
data from the regulated community and other interested parties. OSW
often needs to collect such information and perform analysis over a
short time frame. It is for this reason that the Agency is currently
requesting renewal of this Information Collection Request (ICR).
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 4/30/97
(FRL-5819-2); no comments were received.
Burden Statement: The annual public reporting and recordkeeping
burden for this collection of information is estimated to average 12
hours per response. 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,
scientists, industry experts, and treatment storage and disposal
facilities.
Estimated Number of Respondents: 1000.
Frequency of Response: 1 .
Estimated Total Annual Hour Burden: 12,000 hours.
Estimated Total Annualized Cost Burden: $0.
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. 1641.02 and OMB Control No. 2050-0136 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: September 8, 1997.
Joseph Retzer,
Director, Regulatory Information Division.
[FR Doc. 97-24243 Filed 9-11-97; 8:45 am]
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