[Federal Register Volume 61, Number 25 (Tuesday, February 6, 1996)]
[Notices]
[Pages 4434-4435]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 96-2490]



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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY
[FRL-5417-8]


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 Action (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; where appropriate, it includes the actual data collection 
instrument

DATES: Comments must be submitted on or before [Insert date 30 days 
after publication in the Federal Register].

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION OR A COPY CALL:
Sandy Farmer at EPA, (202) 260-2740, and refer to EPA ICR No. 0969.04.
    Title: Final Authorization for Hazardous Waste Management Programs, 
OMB CONTROL NO. 2050-0041, EPA ICR No. 0969.04. This is a request for 
extension of a currently approved collection.
    Abstract: In order for a State to obtain final authorization for a 
State hazardous waste program or to revise its previously authorized 
program, it must submit an official application to the EPA Regional 
office for approval. The purpose of the application is to enable EPA to 
properly determine whether the State's program meets the requirements 
of Sec. 3006 of RCRA. As required by Sec. 271.5, the submission for 
final authorization must contain the following:
    (1) A letter from the Governor of the State requesting program 
approval;
    (2) A complete program description, as required by Sec. 271.6 
describing how the State intends to carry out its responsibilities 
under this subpart;
    (3) An Attorney General's statement as required by Sec. 271.7;
    (4) A Memorandum of Agreement with the Regional Administrator as 
required by Sec. 271.8;
    (5) Copies of all applicable State statutes and regulations, 
including those governing State administrative procedures; and
    (6) The showing required by Sec. 271.20(c) of the State's public 
participation activities prior to program submission.
    A State with an approved program may voluntarily transfer program 
responsibilities to EPA by notifying EPA of the proposed transfer, 
including submission of a plan for the orderly transfer of all relevant 
program information not in the possession of EPA, as required by 
section 271.23. Further, EPA may withdraw a State's authorized program 
under section 271.23.
    Either EPA or the approved State may initiate a revision to the 
authorized program. State program revision may be necessary when the 
controlling Federal or State statutory or regulatory authority is 
modified or supplemented. In the event that the State is revising its 
program by adopting new Federal requirements, the State shall prepare 
and submit modified revisions of the program description, Attorney 
General's statement, Memorandum of Agreement, or such other documents 
as EPA determines to be necessary. The State shall inform EPA of any 
proposed modifications to its basic statutory or regulatory authority, 
its forms, procedures, or priorities, in accordance with section 
271.21. If a State is proposing to transfer all or any part of any 
program from the approved State 

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agency to any other agency, it must notify EPA in accordance with 
section 271.21 and submit revised organizational charts as required 
under section 271.6, in accordance with section 271.21. Further, 
whenever EPA has reason to believe that circumstances have changed with 
respect to a State program, EPA may request, and the State shall 
provide, a supplemental Attorney General's statement, program 
description, or such other documents or information as are necessary. 
These paperwork requirements are mandatory under Sec. 3006(a). EPA will 
use the information submitted by the State in order to determine 
whether the State's program meets the statutory and regulatory 
requirements for authorization. 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 October 2, 1995 (60 FR 51471); no comments were received.
    Burden Statement: The annual public reporting and recordkeeping 
burden for this collection of information is estimated to average 293 
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: States with authorized State 
Programs.
    Estimated Number of Respondents: 49 per year.
    Frequency of Response: 18 per year.
    Estimated Total Annual Hour Burden: 5370 hours.
    Estimated Total Annualized Cost Burden: $147,776.
    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 address. Please refer 
to EPA ICR No. 0969.04 and OMB Control No. 2050-0041 in any 
correspondence.

Ms. Sandy Farmer, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, OPPE Regulatory 
Information Division (2136), 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: January 31, 1996.
Joseph Retzer,
Director, Regulatory Information Division.
[FR Doc. 96-2490 Filed 2-5-96; 8:45 am]
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