[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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