[Federal Register Volume 61, Number 66 (Thursday, April 4, 1996)]
[Notices]
[Pages 15066-15068]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 96-8253]



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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY
[FRL-5452-9]


Agency Information Collection Activities Up for Renewal; General 
Hazardous Waste Facility Standards; and Hazardous Waste Specific Unit 
Requirements, and Special Waste Processes and Types

AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: In compliance with the Paperwork Reduction Act (44 U.S.C.

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3501 et seq.), this notice announces that the Information Collection 
Requests (ICR) for General Hazardous Waste Facility Standards and 
Hazardous Waste Specific Unit Requirements, and Special Waste Processes 
and Types are coming up for renewal. Before submitting the renewal 
packages to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for review and 
approval, EPA is soliciting comments on specific aspects of the 
information collections as described below.

DATES: Comments must be submitted on or before June 3, 1996.

ADDRESSEES: Comments should be sent to Docket Number F-96-GFIP-FFFFF, 
located in the RCRA Docket Information Center, Office of Solid Waste 
(5303W), U.S. Environmental Protection Agency Headquarters (EPA HQ), 
401 M Street SW, Washington, D.C. 20460. One original and two copies of 
each comment should be submitted. Hand delivery of comments should be 
made to the RCRA Information Center (RIC), located at Crystal Gateway 
I, First Floor, 1235 Jefferson Davis Highway, Arlington, VA. The RIC is 
open from 9:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m., Monday through Friday, excluding 
federal holidays. Interested persons may obtain a copy of the ICRs by 
calling (703) 308-8440.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Chris Rhyne, USEPA, Office of Solid 
Waste (5303W), 401 M Street, SW., Washington, D.C. 20460; Phone (703) 
308-8658; FAX (703) 308-8609 for questions on the ``General Hazardous 
Waste Facility Standards'' or James Michael, USEPA, Office of Solid 
Waste (5303W), 401 M Street, SW., Washington, D.C. 20460; Phone (703) 
308-8610; FAX (703) 308-8609 for questions on the ``Hazardous Waste 
Specific Unit Requirements, and Special Waste Processes and Types.''

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Affected entities: Entities affected by this 
action are owners/operators of hazardous waste treatment, storage and 
disposal facilities.
    Titles: General Hazardous Waste Facility Standards, EPA ICR Number 
1571 (OMB Number 2050-0120), expires September 30, 1996, and Hazardous 
Waste Specific Unit Requirements and Special Waste Processes and Types, 
EPA ICR Number 1572 (OMB Number 2050-0050), expires September 30, 1996.
    Abstract: Owner/operators of hazardous waste treatment, storage and 
disposal facilities must comply with the standards developed by EPA 
under Section 3004(a)(1), (3), (4), (5) and (6) of the Resource 
Conservation and Recovery Act (RCRA) of 1976, as amended to protect 
human health and the environment. The standards specified in Section 
3004(a) include, but are not limited to, the following requirements:
    (1) Maintaining records of all hazardous wastes identified or 
listed under this title which are treated, stored, or disposed of, * * 
* and the manner in which such wastes were treated, stored, or disposed 
of;
    (3) Treatment, storage or disposal of all such waste received by 
the facility pursuant to such operating methods, techniques, and 
practices as may be satisfactory to the Administrator;
    (4) The location, design, and construction of such hazardous waste 
treatment, disposal, or storage facilities;
    (5) Contingency plans for effective action to minimize 
unanticipated damage from any treatment, storage, or disposal of any 
such hazardous waste; and
    (6) The maintenance or operation of such facilities and requiring 
such additional qualifications as to ownership, continuity of 
operation, training for personnel, and financial responsibility as may 
be necessary or desirable.
    The regulations implementing these requirements are published in 
the Code of Federal Regulations (CFR) Title 40, Parts 261, 264, 265, 
and 266, Subpart F. The collection of this information enables EPA to 
properly determine whether owners/operators or hazardous waste 
treatment, storage, and disposal facilities meet the requirements of 
Section 3004(a) of RCRA. 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 Agency would like to solicit comments to:
    (i) Evaluate whether the proposed collection of information is 
necessary for the proper performance of the functions of the agency, 
including whether the information will have practical utility;
    (ii) Evaluate the accuracy of the agency's estimate of the burden 
of the proposed collection of information, including the validity of 
the methodology and assumptions used;
    (iii) Enhance the quality, utility, and clarity of the information 
to be collected; and
    (iv) Minimize the burden of the collection of information on those 
who are to respond, including through the use of appropriate automated 
electronic, mechanical, or other technological collection techniques or 
other forms of information technology, e.g., permitting electronic 
submission of responses.
    Burden Statement: The total burden to respondents as estimated in 
the currently approved ICR for ``General Hazardous Waste Facility 
Statements (#1571)'' is 1,286,212 hours per year, at a cost of 
$52,025,962 per year. This estimate was based on owners/operators 
complying with the information collection requirements set forth in 40 
CFR Parts 264 and 265, Subparts B-H and by using an average hourly 
respondent labor cost (including overhead) of $86.00 for legal staff, 
$65.42 for managerial staff, $42.82 for technical staff, and $22.40 for 
clerical staff. The total burden to respondents as estimated in the 
currently approved ICR for ``Hazardous Waste Specific Unit Requirements 
and Special Waste Processes and Types (#1572)'' is 230,599 hours per 
year at a cost of $9,315,916 per year. This estimate was based on 
owners/operators complying with the information collection requirements 
set forth in 40 CFR Part 264 and 265, Subparts J-Q, X, W, AA, BB, DD 
and Part 266, Subpart F, and by using an average hourly respondent 
labor cost (including overhead) of $86.00 for legal staff, $65.42 for 
managerial staff, $42.82 for technical staff, and $22.40 for clerical 
staff.
    Respondents: Owners/operators of hazardous waste treatment, storage 
and disposal facilities.
    Estimated number of Respondents: 2,800.
    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.
    Send comments regarding the burden estimate, or any other aspect of 
this collection of information, including

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suggestions for reducing the burden to the above address.
Michael H. Shapiro,
Director, Office of Solid Waste.
[FR Doc. 96-8253 Filed 4-3-96; 8:45 am]
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