[Federal Register Volume 63, Number 218 (Thursday, November 12, 1998)]
[Notices]
[Pages 63312-63314]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 98-30275]


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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

[FRL-6188-4]


Agency Information Collection Activities: Proposed Collection; 
Comment Request; Final Authorization for Hazardous Waste Management

AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: In compliance with the Paperwork Reduction Action (44 U.S.C. 
3501 et seq.), this document announces that EPA is planning to submit 
the following proposed and/or continuing Information Collection Request 
(ICR) to the Office of Management and Budget

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(OMB): Final Authorization for Hazardous Waste Management, EPA ICR 
Number 0969.04, OMB Control Number 2050-0041 (expiration date March 31, 
1999.) 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 January 11, 1999.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Tony Terrell at EPA, (703) 308-6496, 
and refer to EPA ICR No. 969.

ADDRESSES: Commenters must send an original and two copies of their 
comments referencing docket number F-98-SAIP-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 docket number F-98-SAIP-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.oswer/hazwaste/state/index.htm
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 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 Tony Terrell, Office of Solid Waste (5303W), U.S. 
Environmental Protection Agency, 401 M Street, SW, Washington, DC 
20460, (703) 308-6496/8638,[email protected].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
    Affected entities: Entities potentially affected by this action are 
those which are authorized to manage the federal Hazardous waste 
program.
    Title: Final Authorization for Hazardous Waste Management Programs, 
(OMB Control No. 2050-0041, ICR No. 969.) expiring March 31, 1999.
    Abstract: In order for a State to obtain final authorization for a 
State hazardous waste program or to revise its previously authorized 
program, it must submit an official application to the EPA Regional 
office for approval. The purpose of the application is to enable EPA to 
properly determine whether the State's program meets the requirements 
of section 3006 of RCRA.
    A State with an approved program may voluntarily transfer program 
responsibilities to EPA by notifying EPA of the proposed transfer, as 
required by section 271.23. Further, EPA may withdraw a State's 
authorized program under section 271.23.
    State program revision may be necessary when the controlling 
Federal or State statutory or regulatory authority is modified or 
supplemented. In the event that the State is revising its program by 
adopting new Federal requirements, the State shall prepare and submit 
modified revisions of the program description, Attorney General's 
statement, Memorandum of Agreement, or such other documents as EPA 
determines to be necessary. The State shall inform EPA of any proposed 
modifications to its basic statutory or regulatory authority in 
accordance with section 271.21. If a State is proposing to transfer all 
or any part of any program from the approved State agency to any other 
agency, it must notify EPA in accordance with section 271.21 and submit 
revised organizational charts as required under section 271.6, in 
accordance with section 271.21. These paperwork requirements are 
mandatory under section 3006(a). EPA will use the information submitted 
by the State in order to determine whether the State's program meets 
the statutory and regulatory requirements for authorization. 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;
    (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 
automatic electronic, mechanical, or other technological collection 
techniques or other forms of information technology, e.g., 
permitting electronic submission of responses.

    Burden Statement: The annual public reporting and recordkeeping 
burden for this collection of information is estimated to average 275 
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: States with authorized State 
Programs.

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    Estimated Number of Respondents: 49.
    Frequency of Response: 12.
    Estimated Total Annual Hour Burden: 3037 hours.
    Estimated Total Annualized Cost Burden: $63,863.

    Dated: November 4, 1998.
Barnes Johnson,
Acting Director, Office of Solid Waste.
[FR Doc. 98-30275 Filed 11-10-98; 8:45 am]
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