[Federal Register Volume 66, Number 173 (Thursday, September 6, 2001)]
[Notices]
[Page 46623]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 01-22370]



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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

[FRL-7048-7]


Agency Information Collection Activities: Submission for OMB 
Review; Comment Request; Hazardous Waste Generator Standards

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: Hazardous Waste Generator 
Standards, OMB Control Number 2050-0035, expiring on September 30, 
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 October 9, 2001.

ADDRESSES: Send comments referencing EPA ICR No. 0820.08 and OMB 
Control 2050-0035, to the following addresses: Sandy Farmer, U.S. 
Environmental Protection Agency, Collection Strategies Division (Mail 
Code 2822), 1200 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW., Washington, DC 20460-0001; 
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 call 
Sandy Farmer at EPA, (202) 260-2740, by E-mail at 
[email protected], or download off the Internet at http://www.epa.gov/icr and refer to EPA ICR No. 0820.08. For technical 
questions about the ICR contact Bryan Groce at 703-308-8750.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
    Title: Hazardous Waste Generator Standards (OMB Control Number 
2050-0035; EPA ICR No. 0820.08.) expiring September 30, 2001. This is a 
request for extension of a currently approved collection.
    Abstract: In the Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (RCRA), as 
amended, Congress directed the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency 
(EPA) to implement a comprehensive program for the safe management of 
hazardous waste. The core of the national waste management program is 
the regulation of hazardous waste from generation to transport to 
treatment and eventual disposal, or from ``cradle to grave.'' Section 
3001(d) of RCRA requires EPA to develop standards for small quantity 
generators. Section 3002 of RCRA among other things states that EPA 
shall establish requirements for hazardous waste generators regarding 
recordkeeping practices. Section 3002 also requires EPA to establish 
standards on appropriate use of containers by generators.
    Finally, section 3017 of RCRA specifies requirements for 
individuals exporting hazardous waste from the United States, including 
a notification of the intent to export, and an annual report 
summarizing the types, quantities, frequency, and ultimate destination 
of all exported hazardous waste. This ICR targets five categories of 
informational requirements in part 262: pre-transport requirements for 
both large (LQG) and small (SQG) quantity generators; air emission 
standards requirements for LQGs (referenced in 40 CFR part 265, 
subparts I and J); recordkeeping and reporting requirements for LQGs 
and SQGs; and export requirements for LQGs and SQGs (i.e., notification 
of intent to export and annual reporting).
    This collection of information is necessary to help generators and 
EPA (1) identify and understand the waste streams being generated and 
the hazards associated with them, (2) determine whether employees have 
acquired the necessary expertise to perform their jobs, and (3) 
determine whether LQGs have developed adequate procedures to respond to 
unplanned sudden or non-sudden releases of hazardous waste or hazardous 
constituents to air, soil, or surface water. This information is also 
needed to help EPA determine whether tank systems are operated in a 
manner that is fully protective of human health and the environment. 
Additionally, this information contributes to EPA's goal of preventing 
contamination of the environment from hazardous waste accumulation 
practices, including contamination from equipment leaks and process 
vents.
    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 April 3, 
2001 (66 FR 17701); no comments were received.
    Burden Statement: The average annual public reporting burden per 
response for LQGs under this collection of information is estimated to 
range from 21 minutes to 32 hours, and the average annual public 
reporting burden per response for SQGs is estimated to range from 21 
minutes to 7 hours. The average annual recordkeeping burden per 
response for LQGs under this collection of information is estimated to 
range from 2 minutes to 3 hours, and the average annual recordkeeping 
burden per response for SGQs is estimated at 1 hour. 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: Hazardous Waste Generators, 
Hazardous Waste Transporters who commingle waste with different 
Department of Transportation descriptions; and Importers or Exporters 
of Hazardous Waste.
    Estimated Number of Respondents: 130,511.
    Frequency of Response: On occasion.
    Estimated Total Annual Hour Burden: 475,802 hours.
    Estimated Total Annualized Capital, O&M Cost Burden: $54,288.
    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 listed 
above. Please refer to EPA ICR No. 0820.08 and OMB Control No. 2050-
0035 in any correspondence.

    Dated: August 23, 2001.
Oscar Morales,
Director, Collection Strategies Division.
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