[Federal Register Volume 65, Number 82 (Thursday, April 27, 2000)]
[Notices]
[Pages 24692-24693]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 00-10520]


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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

[FRL-6585-1]


Agency Information Collection Activities: Continuing Collection; 
Comment Request; Land Disposal Restrictions

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 EPA is planning to submit the 
following continuing Information Collection Request (ICR) to the Office 
of Management and Budget (OMB): Land Disposal Restrictions, EPA ICR 
#1442, OMB Control Number 2050-0085, expires August 31, 2000. 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 June 26, 2000.

ADDRESSES: Commenters must send an original and two copies of their 
comments referencing docket number F-00-LRIP-FFFFF to: RCRA Docket 
Information Center, Office of Solid Waste (5305G), U.S. EPA, 401 M 
Street, SW, Washington, D.C. 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-2000-LRIP-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, 
D.C. 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 9:00 a.m. to 4:00 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. This notice and the 
supporting documents that detail the Land Disposal Restrictions ICR are 
also available electronically. See the SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION 
section for information on accessing them.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For general information, contact the 
RCRA Hotline at 1-800-424-9346 or TDD 1-800-553-7672 (hearing 
impaired). In the Washington, D.C., metropolitan area, call (703) 412-
9810 or TDD (703) 412-3323. For more detailed information on specific 
aspects of this information collection, contact Peggy Vyas, Office of 
Solid Waste (5302W), U.S. EPA, Ariel Rios Building, 1200 Pennsylvania 
Ave., NW, Washington, D.C. 20460, telephone: (703) 308-5477, E-mail: 
[email protected].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Affected entities: Entities potentially 
affected by this action are generators of hazardous waste, as well as 
owners and operators of hazardous waste treatment, storage, and 
disposal facilities.
    Title: Land Disposal Restrictions, EPA ICR # 1442, OMB Control 
Number 2050-0085, expires on August 31, 2000.
    Internet Availability: The ICR is available on the Internet. Follow 
these instructions to access the information electronically: On WWW: 
http://www.epa.gov/epaoswer/hazwaste/ldr/ldr-icr.htm
    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 background document to 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. (Note: The official record for this action will be 
kept in paper form and maintained at the address in the ADDRESSES 
section above.)
    Abstract: Section 3004 of the Resource Conservation and Recovery 
Act (RCRA), as amended, requires that EPA develop standards for 
hazardous waste treatment, storage, and disposal as may be necessary to 
protect human health and the environment. Subsections 3004(d), (e), and 
(g) require EPA to promulgate regulations that prohibit the land 
disposal of hazardous

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waste unless it meets specified treatment standards described in 
subsection 3004(m).
    The regulations implementing these requirements are codified in the 
Code of Federal Regulations (CFR) Title 40, part 268. EPA requires that 
facilities maintain the data outlined in this ICR so that the Agency 
can ensure that land disposed waste meets the treatment standards. EPA 
strongly believes that the recordkeeping requirements are necessary for 
the agency to fulfill its congressional mandate to protect human health 
and the environment.
    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 automated 
electronic, mechanical, or other technological collection techniques or 
other forms of information technology, e.g., permitting electronic 
submission of responses.
    Burden Statement: The following table summarizes the burden 
associated with this ICR:

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                              Annual recordkeeping    Annual reporting
          Citation                   burden                burden
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Sec.  268.4.................  1 hour and 10         2 hours and 10
                               minutes.              minutes.
Sec.  268.7(a)(1)...........  6 hours and 10        n/a.
                               minutes.
Sec.  268.7(a)(2)-(4).......  n/a.................  20 minutes.
Sec.  268.7(a)(5)...........  4 hours and 50        n/a.
                               minutes.
Sec.  268.7(a)(6)-(8).......  10 minutes..........  n/a.
Sec.  268.7(a)(9)-(10)......  n/a.................  40 minutes.
Sec.  268.7(b)(3)-(6).......  3 hours.............  33 hours and 30
                                                     minutes.
Sec.  268.7(c)(1)...........  40 minutes..........  n/a.
Sec.  268.7(d)..............  2 hours and 15        10 minutes.
                               minutes.
Sec.  268.7(e)..............  10 minutes..........  30 minutes.
Sec.  268.9(d)..............  5 minutes...........  n/a.
Sec.  268.42................  1 hour and 30         11 hours.
                               minutes.
Sec.  268.44................  1 hour and 30         10 hours and 40
                               minutes.              minutes.
Sec.  268.50(a)(2)..........  4 hours and 30        n/a.
                               minutes.
    Total...................  26 hours............  59 hours.
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    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.

    Dated: April 19, 2000.
James R. Berlow,
Acting Director, Office of Solid Waste.
[FR Doc. 00-10520 Filed 4-26-00; 8:45 am]
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