[Federal Register Volume 63, Number 149 (Tuesday, August 4, 1998)]
[Notices]
[Pages 41567-41568]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 98-20774]


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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

[FRL-6135-2]


Toxic Chemicals; PCB Notification and Manifesting; Submission of 
ICR No. 1446.06 to OMB; Agency Information Collection Activities

AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).

ACTION: Notice of submission to OMB.

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SUMMARY: In compliance with the Paperwork Reduction Act (44 U.S.C. 3501 
et seq.), this notice announces that the Information Collection Request 
(ICR) entitled: ``PCB Notification and Manifesting of PCB Waste 
Activities, and Records of PCB Storage and Disposal,'' [EPA ICR No. 
1446.06; OMB Control No. 2070-0112] has been forwarded to the Office of 
Management and Budget (OMB) for review and approval pursuant to the OMB 
procedures in 5 CFR 1320.12. The ICR, which is abstracted below, 
describes the nature of the information collection and its estimated 
cost and burden.
    The Agency is requesting that OMB renew for 3 years the existing 
approval for this ICR, which is scheduled to expire on September 30, 
1998. A Federal Register notice announcing the Agency's intent to seek 
the renewal of this ICR and the 60-day public comment opportunity, 
requesting comments on the request and the contents of the ICR, was 
issued on May 21, 1998 (63 FR 27952). EPA did not receive any comments 
on this ICR during the comment period.

DATES: Additional comments may be submitted on or before September 3, 
1998.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION OR A COPY CONTACT: Sandy Farmer at EPA by phone 
on (202) 260-2740, by e-mail: ``[email protected],'' or 
download off the Internet at http://www.epa.gov/icr/icr.htm and refer 
to EPA ICR No. 1446.06.

ADDRESSES: Send comments, referencing EPA ICR No. 1446.06 and OMB 
Control No. 2070-0112, to the following addresses:

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

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
    Review Requested: This is a request to renew a currently approved 
information collection pursuant to 5 CFR 1320.12.
    ICR Numbers: EPA ICR No. 1446.06; OMB Control No. 2070-0112.
    Current Expiration Date: Current OMB approval expires on September 
30, 1998.
    Title: PCB Notification and Manifesting of PCB Waste Activities, 
and Records of PCB Storage and Disposal.
    Abstract: Section 6(e) of the Toxic Substances Control Act (TSCA) 
directs EPA to regulate the marking, disposal, manufacturing, 
processing, distribution in commerce, and use of polychlorinated 
biphenyls (PCBs). EPA has promulgated rules prescribing methods for 
disposal of PCBs and criteria for the storage and handling of PCBs 
prior to disposal. These regulations require persons who own or operate 
equipment containing PCBs, or persons who own and operate facilities 
that store or dispose of PCB waste, to maintain records and submit 
certain reports, including third-party notifications, on the handling 
and disposition of such PCBs and PCB Items. This ICR addresses the 
burden associated with such recordkeeping and reporting requirements.
    Responses to the collection of information are mandatory (see 40 
CFR part 761). Respondents may claim all or part of a notice 
confidential. EPA will disclose information that is covered by a claim 
of confidentiality only to the extent permitted by, and in accordance 
with, the procedures in TSCA section 14 and 40 CFR part 2.
    Burden Statement: The annual public reporting burden for this 
collection of information is estimated to range between approximately 1 
hour and 428 hours per response, depending upon the

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category of respondent, for an estimated 50,955 respondents making one 
or more submissions of information annually. These estimates include 
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. No 
person is required to respond to a collection of information unless it 
displays a currently valid OMB control number. The OMB control numbers 
for these regulations are displayed in 40 CFR Part 9.
    Respondents/Affected Entities: Entities potentially affected by 
this action are persons who own or operate equipment containing PCBs or 
who own or operate PCB storage and disposal facilities.
    Estimated No. of Respondents: 50,995.
    Estimated Total Annual Burden on Respondents: 175,453 hours.
    Frequency of Collection: Annually and/or on occasion, depending 
upon the specific reporting or recordkeeping requirement involved.

Changes in Burden Estimates

    There is a minor decrease (from 175,648 hours to 175,453 hours) in 
the total estimated respondent burden as compared with that identified 
in the information collection request most recently approved by OMB. 
This reduction reflects EPA's experience with the reporting 
requirements associated with this information collection over the last 
three years, specifically decreases in the annual number of 
notifications of PCB activity and in the number of third-party 
notifications.
    According to the procedures prescribed in 5 CFR 1320.12, EPA has 
submitted this ICR to OMB for review and approval. Any comments related 
to the renewal of this ICR should be submitted within 30 days of this 
notice, as described above.

    Dated: July 29, 1998.
Richard T. Westlund,
Acting Director, Regulatory Information Division.
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