[Federal Register Volume 63, Number 197 (Tuesday, October 13, 1998)]
[Notices]
[Pages 54691-54692]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 98-27389]


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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

[FRL-6175-6]


Agency Information Collection Activities: Continuing Collection; 
Comment Request; 1999 Hazardous Waste Report (Biennial Report)

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 document announces that EPA is planning to submit the 
following continuing Information Collection Request (ICR) to the Office 
of Management and Budget (OMB): 1999 Hazardous Waste Report; 976.08; 
OMB Control Number 2050-0024; expiration date: 9/30/99.
    Before submitting the ICR to OMB for review and approval, EPA is 
soliciting comments on specific aspects of the proposed information 
collection as described below.

DATES: Comments must be submitted on or before December 14, 1998.

ADDRESSES: Commenters must send an original and two copies of their 
comments referencing docket number F-98-B2IP-FFFFF to: RCRA Docket 
Information Center, Office of Solid Waste (5305G), U.S. Environmental 
Protection Agency Headquarters (EPA, HQ), 401 M Street, SW, Washington, 
DC 20460. Hand deliveries of comments should be made to the Arlington, 
VA, address below. Comments may also be submitted electronically 
through the Internet to: [email protected]. Comments in 
electronic format should also be identified by the docket number F-98-
B2IP-FFFFF. All electronic comments must be submitted as an ASCII file 
avoiding the use of special characters and any form of encryption.
    Commenters should not submit electronically any confidential 
business information (CBI). An original and two copies of CBI must be 
submitted under separate cover to: RCRA CBI Document Control Officer, 
Office of Solid Waste (5305W), U.S. EPA, 401 M Street, SW, Washington, 
DC 20460.
    Public comments and supporting materials are available for viewing 
in the RCRA Information Center (RIC), located at Crystal Gateway I, 
First Floor, 1235 Jefferson Davis Highway, Arlington, VA. The RIC is 
open from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m., Monday through Friday, excluding federal 
holidays. To review docket materials, it is recommended that the public 
make an appointment by calling (703) 603-9230. The public may copy a 
maximum of 100 pages from any regulatory docket at no charge. 
Additional copies cost $0.15/page. The index and some supporting 
materials are available electronically.
    The ICR is available on the Internet. Follow these instructions to 
access the information electronically:

WWW: http://www.epa.gov/epaoswer/hazwaste/data/#brs
FTP: ftp.epa.gov
Login: anonymous
Password: your Internet address
Files are located in /pub/epaoswer

    The official record for this action will be kept in paper form. 
Accordingly, EPA will transfer all comments received electronically 
into paper form and place them in the official record, which will also 
include all comments submitted directly in writing.
    EPA responses to comments, whether the comments are written or 
electronic, will be in a notice in the Federal Register. EPA will not 
immediately reply to commenters electronically other than to seek 
clarification of electronic comments that may be garbled in 
transmission or during conversion to paper form, as discussed above. 
For Further Information Contact:
    For general information, contact the RCRA Hotline at (800) 424-9346 
or TDD 800 553-7672 (hearing impaired). In the Washington, DC, 
metropolitan area, call (703) 412-9810 or TDD 703 412-3323.
    For more detailed information on specific aspects of this 
rulemaking, contact Robert Burchard, Office of Solid Waste 5302W, U.S. 
Environmental Protection Agency, 401 M Street, SW, Washington, DC 
20460, (703) 308-8450, [email protected].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
    Affected entities: Entities potentially affected by this action are 
those which generate hazardous waste and/or operate hazardous waste 
facilities.
    Title: 1999 Hazardous Waste Report, OMB Control Number 2040-0024, 
EPA ICR No. 976.08, expiring 9/30/99.
    Abstract: Generators of hazardous waste and owners/operators of 
hazardous waste facilities must compile, under RCRA sections 3002 and 
3004, a biennial report of information on location, amount, and 
description of hazardous waste generated and how it was managed. EPA 
uses this information to understand the population of the regulated 
community and to expand its database of information for rulemaking and 
compliance with statutory requirements. 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 EPA 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;

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    (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: EPA estimates that 15,430 facilities will 
complete the 1999 Hazardous Waste Report, resulting in an estimated 
respondent burden of 152, 725 hours annually, and an estimated cost to 
respondents of $6,415,568 annually. 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.
Matthew Hale,
Acting Director, Office of Solid Waste.
[FR Doc. 98-27389 Filed 10-9-98; 8:45 am]
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