[Federal Register Volume 61, Number 154 (Thursday, August 8, 1996)]
[Notices]
[Page 41406]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 96-20244]


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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY
[FRL-5547-9]


Agency Information Collection Activities: Submission for OMB 
Review; Comment Request; Notification of Regulated Waste Activity Under 
the Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (RCRA), Part A Hazardous 
Waste Permit Application and Modification

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 Requests (ICR) have been forwarded to the Office of 
Management and Budget (OMB) for review and approval: Notification of 
Regulated Waste Activities (Notification), OMB No. 2050-0028; and RCRA 
Hazardous Waste Permit Application and Modification Part A (Part A), 
OMB No. 2050-0034, both expiring on October 1, 1996. 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 September 9, 1996.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION OR A COPY CALL: Sandy Farmer at EPA, (202) 260-
2740, and refer to EPA ICR No. 261.12 (Notification) and EPA ICR No. 
262.08 (Part A).

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

    Title: Notification of Regulated Waste Activity, EPA ICR #261.12, 
OMB No. 2050-0028, RCRA Hazardous Waste Permit Application and 
Modification Part A, EPA ICR #262.08, OMB No. 2050-0034. This is a 
request for extension of a currently approved collection.
    Abstract: Section 3010 of Subtitle C of RCRA, as amended, requires 
any person who generates or transports regulated waste or who owns or 
operates a facility for the treatment, storage, or disposal (TSD) of 
regulated waste to notify EPA of their activities, including the 
location and general description of the activities and the regulated 
wastes handled. Section 3005 of Subtitle C of RCRA requires TSDs to 
obtain a permit. To obtain the permit, the TSD must submit an 
application describing the facility's operation. There are two parts to 
the RCRA permit application--Part A and Part B. Part A defines the 
processes to be used for treatment, storage, and disposal of hazardous 
wastes; the design capacity of such processes; and the specific 
hazardous wastes to be handled at a facility. The Part B ICR will be 
addressed in a future Federal Register notice when that ICR is 
submitted to OMB. 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 these collections of information were published 
on April 4, 1996 (FR 61 15065); 7 comments were received.
    Burden Statement: The annual public reporting and recordkeeping 
burden for the Notification collection of information is estimated to 
average 3.25 hours per response, and the annual public reporting and 
recordkeeping burden for the Part A collection of information is 
estimated to average 23.6 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.
Notification
    Respondents/Affected Entities: Generators and Treaters, storers and 
disposers of Hazardous Waste.
    Estimated Number of Respondents: 44,000.
    Frequency of Response: One-time.
    Estimated Total Annual Hour Burden: 143,000 hours.
    Estimated Total Annualized Cost Burden: $132,000.
Part A
    Respondents/Affected Entities: Treaters, storers and disposers of 
Hazardous Waste.
    Estimated Number of Respondents: 56.
    Frequency of Response: One-time.
    Estimated Total Annual Hour Burden: 1,368 hours.
    Estimated Total Annualized Cost Burden: $351.00.
    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. 261.12, OMB Control No. 2050-0028 for 
Notification, and EPA ICR No. 262.08, OMB Control No. 2050-0034 for 
Part A 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: August 1, 1996.
Joseph Retzer,
Director, Regulatory Information Division.
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