[Federal Register Volume 63, Number 249 (Tuesday, December 29, 1998)]
[Notices]
[Page 71635]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 98-34423]


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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

[FRL-6212-7]


Agency Information Collection Activities: Submission for OMB 
Review; 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 notice announces that the following Information 
Collection Request (ICR) has been forwarded to the Office of Management 
and Budget (OMB) for review and approval: 1999 Hazardous Waste Report; 
0976.09; OMB Control Number 2050-0024; expiration date 9/30/99. 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 January 28, 1999.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION OR A COPY: Contact Sandy Farmer at EPA by phone 
at (202) 260-2740, by email at [email protected], or 
download off the Internet at http://www.epa.gov/icr and refer to EPA 
ICR No. 0976.09.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Title: The 1999 Hazardous Waste Report 
(Biennial Report); OMB Control Number 2050-0024, expiring 9/30/99. This 
is a request for extension of a currently approved collection.
    Abstract: EPA collects and maintains information about the 
generation, management, and final disposition of the nation's hazardous 
waste regulated under the Resource Conservation and Recovery Act 
(RCRA). EPA obtains this information in large degree through the 1999 
Hazardous Waste Report, commonly called the Biennial Report. Every two 
years, the Hazardous Waste Report is sent to hazardous waste generators 
and facilities that treat, store, or dispose hazardous waste 
activities. Data provided is entered into a database by the states and/
or EPA Regions. This data is used for planning and regulatory purposes 
by both the states and EPA. This collection is mandated under the 
authority of Sections 3002 and 3004 of the Resource Conservation and 
Recovery Act of 1976, as amended by the Hazardous and Solid Waste 
Amendments of 1984. Section 3002 requires hazardous waste generators to 
report to EPA or authorized states, at least every two years, the 
quantities, nature, and disposition of generated hazardous waste. Under 
the authority of Section 3004, EPA requires reporting by treatment, 
storage, and disposal facilities for the wastes they receive. 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 10/13/98 (63 FR 54691). 
Three comments were received.
    Burden Statement: The annual public reporting and record keeping 
burden for this collection of information is estimated to average 12.8 
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: Large Quantity Generators and 
Treatment, Storage, and Disposal Facilities.
    Estimated Number of Respondents: 15,430.
    Frequency of Response: Biennially.
    Estimated Total Annual Hour Burden: 98,777 hours.
    Estimated Total Annualized Cost Burden: $3,794,877.
    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. 0976.09 and OMB Control No. 2050-0024 in any 
correspondence.

Ms. Sandy Farmer, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Office of 
Policy, Regulatory 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: December 22, 1998.
Joseph Retzer, Director,
Regulatory Information Division.
[FR Doc. 98-34423 Filed 12-28-98; 8:45 am]
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