[Federal Register Volume 64, Number 111 (Thursday, June 10, 1999)]
[Notices]
[Pages 31215-31216]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 99-14766]


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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

[FRL-6356-9]


Agency Information Collection Activities: Proposed Collection; 
Comment Request; Criteria for Classification of Solid Waste Disposal 
Facilities and Practices, Recordkeeping and Reporting Requirements `` 
(Renewal)

AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).

ACTION: Notice of request for renewal.

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SUMMARY: In compliance with the Paperwork Reduction Act (44 U.S.C. 3501 
et seq.), this notice announces that EPA is planning to submit the 
following continuing Information Collection Request (ICR) to the Office 
of Management and Budget (OMB) for renewal: Criteria for Classification 
of Solid Waste Disposal Facilities and Practices--40 CFR Part 258, OMB 
No. 2050-0122, current expiration date is January 31, 2000. Before 
submitting the ICR to OMB for review and approval, EPA is soliciting 
comments on specific aspects of the proposed information collection 
described below.

DATES: Comments must be submitted on or before August 9, 1999.

ADDRESSES: Commenters must send an original and two copies of their 
comments referencing docket number F-99-FC2P-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-99-
FC2P-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 per 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/XXXX.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

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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 Dwight Hlustick, EPA, Office of Solid Waste (5306W), 
Municipal and Industrial Solid Waste Division, 401 M Street, SW, 
Washington, D.C. 20460, phone 703 308-8647, e-mail address 
[email protected].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
    Title: Criteria for Classification of Solid Waste Disposal 
Facilities and Practices, 40 CFR Part 258.
    OMB No.: 2050-0122.
    Current expiration date: January 31, 2000.
    Affected entities: Owners or operators of new MSWLFs, existing 
MSWLFs, and lateral expansions of existing MSWLFs. These owners or 
operators could include Federal, State, and local governments, and 
private waste management companies. Facilities in SIC codes 922, 495, 
282, 281, and 287 may be affected by this rule.
    Abstract: Under statutory authority found in RCRA, EPA established 
mandatory regulations (See 40 CFR Part 258) that established the 
Criteria for Municipal Solid Waste Landfills (MSWLFs) for landfills 
that co-dispose of household waste with sewage sludge and that receive 
ash from municipal waste combustion (MWC) facilities (including ash 
monofills). EPA believes these requirements mitigate potential hazards 
to human health and the environment from the potential mismanagement by 
owners or operators of MSWLFs. This information will be used by the 
State Director to confirm owner or operator compliance with the 
regulations under Part 258. 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 the 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 of other forms of information technology, e.g., 
permitting electronic submission of responses.

    Burden Statement: The burden to respondents for complying with the 
Part 258 information collection requirements is approximately 222,680 
hours per year, with an annual cost of $8,034,720. The estimated number 
of respondents is 2300 with an average annual burden of approximately 
97 hours per respondent. 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, precessing 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.

    Dated: June 2, 1999.
Elizabeth Cotsworth,
Acting Director, Office of Solid Waste.
[FR Doc. 99-14766 Filed 6-9-99; 8:45 am]
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