[Federal Register Volume 66, Number 40 (Wednesday, February 28, 2001)]
[Notices]
[Pages 12777-12778]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 01-4869]


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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

[FRL-6947-9]


Agency Information Collection Activities: Submission for OMB 
Review; Comment Request; Exports From and Imports to the United States 
Under International and Bilateral Waste Agreements

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: ``Exports from and Imports to 
the United States under International and Bilateral Waste Agreements,'' 
OMB Control Number 2050-0143; expiration date March 31, 2001. 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 March 30, 2001.

ADDRESSES: Send comments, referencing EPA ICR No. 1647.03 and OMB 
Control No. 2050-0143, to the following addresses: Sandy Farmer, U.S. 
Environmental Protection Agency, Collection Strategies Division (Mail 
Code 2822), 1200 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW., 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, NW., 
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 e-mail at 
[email protected], or

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download off the Internet at http://www.epa.gov/icr and refer to EPA 
ICR No. 1647.03. For technical questions about the ICR contact Patricia 
Whiting on 703-308-8421.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
    Title: Exports from and Imports to the United States under 
International and Bilateral Waste Agreements; OMB Control Number 2050-
0143; EPA ICR No. 1647.03; expiring March 31, 2001. This is a request 
for extension of a currently approved collection.
    Abstract: Authority for this information collection is found in 
sections 2002(a) and 3017(a)(2) and (f) of the Solid Waste Disposal 
Act, as amended by the Resource Conservation and Recovery Act, and as 
amended by the Hazardous and Solid Waste Amendments, 42 U.S.C. 6901 et 
seq. The Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD) 
Decision is considered legally binding on the United States under 
Articles 5(a) and 6(2) of the OECD Convention, 12 U.S.T. 1728. In 
addition, the OECD Decision and EPA's rule implementing the OECD 
Decision in 40 CFR part 262, subpart H (61 FR 16290; April 12, 1996) 
impose requirements on U.S. exporters and importers for shipments of 
hazardous waste for recovery to and from OECD member countries. EPA 
also imposes requirements on hazardous waste exports and imports to and 
from other countries in 40 CFR part 262, subparts E and F, respectively 
(August 8, 1986; 51 FR 28664). U.S. EPA's Office of Enforcement and 
Compliance Assurance uses the information provided by each U.S. 
exporter and importer to determine compliance with the applicable RCRA 
regulatory provisions. In addition, the information will be used to 
determine the number, origin, destination, and type of exports from and 
imports to the U.S. for tracking purposes and for reporting to the 
OECD. This information also will be used to assess the efficiency of 
the program. 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 November 
1, 2000 (65 FR 65304); no comments were received.
    Burden Statement: The annual public reporting and recordkeeping 
burden for this collection of information is estimated to average 10 
hours per exporter and 1 hour per importer. 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: Exporters and Importers of Hazardous 
Wastes to U.S.
    Estimated Number of Respondents: 1,562.
    Estimated Total Annual Hour Burden: 9,334.
    Estimated Total Annualized Capital, O&M Cost Burden: $1,015.
    Send comments on the Agency's need for this information, the 
accuracy of the provided burden estimates, and any suggestions for 
minimizing respondent burden, including the use of automated estimates, 
and any suggestions for minimizing respondent burden, including the use 
of automated collection techniques to the addresses listed above. 
Please refer to the EPA ICR Number 1647.03 Control Number 2050-0143 in 
any correspondence.

    Dated: February 13, 2001.
Oscar Morales,
Director, Collection Strategies Division.
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