[Federal Register Volume 62, Number 31 (Friday, February 14, 1997)]
[Notices]
[Pages 6967-6968]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 97-3778]


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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY
[FRL-5690-1]


Agency Information Collection Activities: Submission for OMB 
Review; Comment Request; Hazardous Waste Management System: Land 
Disposal Restrictions ``No-Migration'' Variances

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: Hazardous Waste Management 
System: Land Disposal Restrictions ``No-Migration'' Variances, OMB 
Control Number 2050-0062, expiring on April 30, 1997. 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 March 17, 1997.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION OR A COPY CALL: Sandy Farmer at EPA, (202) 260-
2740, and refer to EPA ICR No. 1353.05.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

    Title: Hazardous Waste Management System: Land Disposal 
Restrictions ``No-Migration'' Variances (OMB Control Number 2050-0062, 
EPA ICR No. 1353), expiring 4/30/97. This is a request for extension of 
a currently approved collection.
    Abstract: The 1984 Hazardous and Solid Waste Amendments to the 
Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (RCRA) of 1976 created 
substantial new requirements for those who manage hazardous waste. (See 
42 U.S.C. 6905, 6912(a), 6921, 6924, 6925, and 6935.) The amendments 
prohibit land disposal of hazardous wastes beyond specified dates 
unless, as provided in RCRA Sections 3004 (d), (e), and (g), the owner/
operator of a hazardous waste storage or disposal facility demonstrates 
to the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) that 
there will be no migration of hazardous constituents from the land 
disposal unit for as long as the waste remains hazardous.
    To receive a variance from the hazardous waste land disposal 
prohibitions under 40 CFR part 268.6, owner/operators of hazardous 
waste storage or disposal facilities may petition the Environmental 
Protection Agency to allow land disposal of a specific restricted waste 
at a specific site. The Agency will review the petitions and determine 
if they successfully demonstrate ``no migration.'' The applicant must 
demonstrate that hazardous wastes can be managed safely in a particular 
land disposal unit, so that ``no migration'' of any hazardous 
constituent occurs from the unit for as long as the waste remains 
hazardous. If EPA grants the variance, the waste is no longer 
prohibited from land disposal in that particular unit. If the owner/
operator fails to make this demonstration, or chooses not to petition 
for the variance, best demonstrated available technology (BDAT) 
requirements of 40 CFR 268.40 et seq must be met before the hazardous 
waste is placed in a land disposal unit. Responses to the collection of 
information are voluntary.
    The information collected is not of a personal nature nor is it 
subject to the Privacy Act of 1974 or Office of Management and Budget 
Circular A-108. EPA expects that owners and operators may wish to 
maintain the confidentiality of certain information. Provisions for 
confidentiality are found in Section 3007 (b) of RCRA and in 40 CFR 
Part 2, which establishes EPA's general policy regarding public 
disclosure of information. Provisions for confidentiality have also 
been included in 40 CFR Part 260, the general rule of the RCRA 
hazardous waste management system. 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 11/1/96 (61FR56539); 1 comment was received.
    Burden Statement: The annual public reporting and recordkeeping 
burden for this collection of information is estimated to average 9,506 
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: 1.
    Estimated Number of Respondents: 1.
    Frequency of Response: 1.
    Estimated Total Annual Hour Burden: 9,506 hours.
    Estimated Total Annualized Cost Burden: $471,609.
    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. 1353.05 and OMB Control Number 2050-0062 in any 
correspondence.

Ms. Sandy Farmer, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, OPPE Regulatory 
Information Division (2137), 401 M Street, SW., Washington, DC 20460
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Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs, Office of Management and 
Budget, Attention: Desk Officer for EPA, 725 17th Street, NW., 
Washington, DC 20503


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    Dated: February 10, 1997.
Joseph Retzer,
Director, Regulatory Information Division.
[FR Doc. 97-3778 Filed 2-13-97; 8:45 am]
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