[Federal Register Volume 61, Number 216 (Wednesday, November 6, 1996)]
[Notices]
[Pages 57412-57413]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 96-28546]


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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY
[FRL-5648-5]


Agency Information Collection Activities: Submission for OMB 
Review; Comment Request; Information Collection Request for Solid Waste 
Disposal Facility Criteria

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 Request (ICR) has been forwarded to the Office of Management 
and Budget (OMB) for review and approval: Solid Waste Disposal Facility 
Criteria, RCRA Part 258, OMB Control Number; 2050-0122, expiring 
December 31, 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 December 6, 1996.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION OR A COPY CALL: Sandy Farmer at EPA, (202) 260-
2740, and refer to EPA ICR No. 1381.05

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
    Title: Solid Waste Disposal Facility Criteria RCRA Part 258, (OMB 
Control Number; 2050-0122; EPA ICR No. 1381.05). This is a request for 
extension of a currently approved collection.
    Abstract: Under statutory authority found in RCRA Part 258, EPA 
established mandatory regulations (See 40 CFR Part 258) that 
established the criteria for Municipal Solid Waste Landfills (MSWLFs) 
that co-dispose of sewage sludge and that receive ash from municipal 
waste combustion (MWC) facilities (including ash monofills). EPA 
believes these requirements mitigate potential hazards to human health 
and the environment from the potential mismanagement by owners or 
operators of MSWLFs. This information will be used by the State 
Director to confirm owner or operator compliance with the regulations 
under Part 258.
    The Part 258 Criteria requires that information be recorded in the 
MSWLF operating record as it becomes available and that this 
information be retained by the owner or operator of each MSWLF unit and 
made available to the State upon request. The following information is 
requested: demonstrations that facilities meet the requirements for the 
``small'' landfill exemption; any required location restriction 
demonstrations; training procedures, monitoring results, and 
demonstrations required by operating requirements; demonstrations 
required under Subpart D--Design Criteria; any monitoring, testing, or 
analytical data required for groundwater monitoring and corrective 
action; closure and post-closure care plans and any monitoring, 
testing, or analytical data required by Sections 258.60 and 258.61; and 
any cost estimates and financial assurance documentation required under 
Subpart G--Financial Assurance Criteria.
    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 7/30/96 (61 
FR 39641); no comments were received.
    Burden Statement: The annual public reporting and recordkeeping 
burden for this collection of information is estimated to average 85 
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: 3500.
    Estimated Number of Respondents: 3500.
    Frequency of Response: On occasion.
    Estimated Total Annual Hour Burden: 297,800 hours.
    Estimated Total Annualized Cost Burden: $12,667,314.
    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. 1381.05 and OMB Control No. 2050-0122 in any 
correspondence.

Ms. Sandy Farmer, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, OPPE Regulatory

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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: October 31, 1996.
Joseph Retzer,
Director, Regulatory Information Division.
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