[Federal Register Volume 65, Number 194 (Thursday, October 5, 2000)]
[Notices]
[Pages 59415-59416]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 00-25606]


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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

[FRL-6881-7]


Agency Information Collection Activities: Submission for OMB 
Review; Comment Request; Hazardous Waste Specific Unit Requirements, 
and Special Waste Processes and Types

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 the following Information 
Collection Request (ICR) has been forwarded to the Office of Management 
and Budget (OMB) for review and approval: Hazardous Waste Specific Unit 
Requirements, and Special Waste Processes and Types, OMB Control Number 
2050-0050, expiration date December 31, 2000. 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 November 6, 2000.

ADDRESSES: Send comments, referencing EPA ICR No. 1572.05 and OMB 
Control No. 2050-0050, to the following addresses: Sandy Farmer, U.S. 
Environmental Protection Agency, Collection Strategies Division (Mail 
Code 2822), 1200 Pennsylvania Avenue, N.W., Washington, DC 20460; and 
to Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs, Office of Management 
and Budget (OMB), Attention: Desk Officer for EPA, 725 17th Street, 
N.W., Washington, DC 20503.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For a copy of the ICR contact Sandy 
Farmer at EPA by phone at (202) 260-2740, by email at 
[email protected], or download a copy of the ICR off the 
Internet at http://www.epa.gov/icr and refer to EPA ICR No. 1572.05. 
For technical questions about the ICR contact David Eberly on 703-308-
8645.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
    Title: Hazardous Waste Specific Unit Requirements, and Special 
Waste Processes and Types (OMB Control No. 2050-0050; EPA ICR No. 
1572.05) expiring December 31, 2000. This is a request for extension of 
a currently approved collection.
    Abstract: This ICR provides a discussion of all of the information 
collection requirements associated with specific unit standards 
applicable to owners and operators of facilities that treat, store, or 
dispose of hazardous wastes as defined by 40 CFR part 261. It includes 
a detailed description of the data items and respondent activities 
associated with each requirement and with each hazardous waste 
management unit at a facility. The specific units and processes 
included in this ICR are: Tank Systems, Surface Impoundments, Waste 
Piles, Land Treatment, Landfills, Incinerators, Thermal Treatment, 
Chemical/Physical, and Biological Treatment, Miscellaneous (subpart X), 
Drip Pads, Process Vents, Equipment Leaks, Containment Buildings, 
Recovery/Recycling.
    With each information collection covered in this ICR, EPA is aiding 
the goal of complying with its statutory mandate under RCRA to develop 
standards for hazardous waste treatment, storage, and disposal 
facilities, to protect human health and the environment. Without the 
information collection, the agency cannot assure that the facilities 
are designed and operated properly.
    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 document required under 5 CFR 1320.8(d), soliciting 
comments on this collection of information was published on May 5, 2000 
(65 FR 26196); no comments were received.
    Burden Statement: The annual public reporting and recordkeeping 
burden for this collection of information is estimated to average the 
following burden hours per response:

Subpart I: Containers.........................................        73
Subpart J: Tank Systems.......................................     77-80
Subpart K: Surface Impoundments...............................     74-80
Subpart L: Waste Piles........................................        19
Subpart M: Land Treatment.....................................         0
Subpart N: Landfills..........................................     39-43
Subpart O: Incinerators.......................................       3-5
Subpart P: Thermal Treatment Units............................         2
Subpart Q: Chemical, Physical, and Biological Treatment Units.         6
Subpart W: Drip Pads..........................................         0
Subpart X: Miscellaneous Units................................         0
Subpart AA: Process Vents.....................................   422-660
Subpart BB: Equipment Leaks...................................     47-48
Subpart DD: Containment Buildings.............................     28-32
Part 266: Specific Hazardous Waste Recovery/Recycling                  4
 Facilities...................................................
 

    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

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information; and transmit or otherwise disclose the information.
    Respondents/Affected Entities: Business.
    Estimated Number of Respondents: 6,341.
    Frequency of Response: Occasional.
    Estimated Total Annual Hour Burden: 287,069 hours.
    Estimated Total Annualized Capital, Operating/ Maintenance Cost 
Burden: $874,517.
    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 addresses listed above. Please 
refer to EPA ICR No. 1572.05 and OMB Control No. 2050-0050 in any 
correspondence.

    Dated: September 28, 2000
Oscar Morales,
Director, Collection Strategies Division.
[FR Doc. 00-25606 Filed 10-4-00; 8:45 am]
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