[Federal Register Volume 60, Number 142 (Tuesday, July 25, 1995)]
[Notices]
[Pages 38043-38044]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 95-18261]



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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

[FRL-5263-6]


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.

DATE: Comments must be submitted on or before August 24, 1995.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION OR A COPY CALL: Sandy Farmer at EPA (202) 260-
2740, please refer to ICR #1446.05.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

Office of Prevention, Pesticides and Toxic Substances

    Title: Polychlorinated Biphenyls (PCBs)--Notification and 
Manifesting of PCB Waste Activities and Records of PCB Storage and 
Disposal. (EPA ICR No. 1446.05; OMB No. 2070-0112). This notice 
requests an extension of a currently approved collection.
    Abstract: Under section 6(e) of the Toxic Substances Control Act 
(TSCA), generators of PCB waste must prepare manifests when they ship 
the waste for storage and disposal. The manifests enable EPA to track 
the chain of custody for a particular PCB waste shipment. Generators 
must also submit to EPA an Exception Report if, within 45 days, they do 
not receive a copy of the PCB waste manifest signed by the owner or 
operator of the PCB commercial storage and disposal facility to which 
the waste was shipped. They are also required to submit an annual 
report of unmanifested PCB waste.
    All commercial storers, transporters and disposers of PCB waste 
must notify the EPA of their PCB waste handling activities, and they 
must obtain an ID number to be used on the required PCB waste 
manifests. Owners and operators of commercial storage and disposal 

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facilities, must submit to the Agency an annual report of discrepancies 
between the quantity and type of PCB waste designated on the manifest 
or shipping papers, and the quantity or type of PCB waste actually 
delivered to, and received by, their designated facilities. Commercial 
storers of PCB waste must submit financial assurance and closure plans 
for EPA approval of their facilities. Commercial storers must also keep 
records of burden associated with 3rd-party notifications. In addition, 
users, storers, and disposers of PCB waste must keep records of all 
their PCB activities, including copies of manifests and all annual 
records of the disposition of PCBs. The Agency uses the information to 
monitor the movement of PCBs and their ultimate disposal, and to ensure 
compliance with the regulations.
    Burden Statement: The estimated average public reporting burden for 
this collection of information is .38 hour per respondent for 
reporting, and 7.4 hours per recordkeeper annually. This estimate 
includes the time to read instructions, gather existing information and 
complete the required reports.
    Respondents: Handlers, users, storers and disposers of PCBs, and 
owners and operators of PCB disposal facilities.
    Estimated No. of Respondents: 22,600.
    Estimated No. of Responses Per Respondent: 1.
    Estimated Total Annual Burden on Respondents: 175,648 hours.
    Frequency of Collection: Annually and 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 #1446.05 and OMB #2070-0112) to:

Sandy Farmer, EPA ICR #1446.05, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, 
Regulatory Information Division (2136), 401 M Street SW., Washington, 
DC 20460

      and

Tim Hunt, OMB #2070-0112, Office of Management and Budget, Office of 
Information and Regulatory Affairs, 725 17th Street NW., Washington, DC 
20503.

    Dated: June 28, 1995.
Joseph Retzer,
Director, Regulatory Information Division.
[FR Doc. 95-18261 Filed 7-24-95; 8:45 am]
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