[Federal Register Volume 67, Number 71 (Friday, April 12, 2002)]
[Notices]
[Pages 17991-17992]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 02-8953]


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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

[FRL-7170-3]


Agency Information Collection Activities: Continuing Collection; 
Comment Request; Used Oil Management Standards Recordkeeping and 
Reporting Requirements

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): Used Oil Management Standards 
Recordkeeping and Reporting Requirements, EPA ICR Number 1286, OMB 
Control Number 2050-0124, expires 6/30/2002. 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 11, 2002.

ADDRESSES: Commenters must send an original and two copies of their 
comments referencing docket number F-2002-UO2N-FFFFF to: RCRA Docket 
Information Center, Office of Solid Waste (5305G), U.S. Environmental 
Protection Agency Headquarters (EPA, HQ), Ariel Rios Building, 1200 
Pennsylvania Avenue, NW, Washington, DC 20460-0002. Hand deliveries of 
comments should be made to the Arlington, VA address below. Comments 
may also be submitted electronically through the Internet to: http://
www. [email protected]. Comments in electronic format should also be 
identified by the docket number F-2002-UO2N-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 any confidential business information 
(CBI) electronically. 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, Ariel Rios Building, 1200 
Pennsylvania Avenue, NW, Washington, DC 20460-0002.
    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/page. This notice and the supporting 
document that details the Used Oil ICR are also available 
electronically. See the SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION section for 
information on accessing them.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

RCRA Hotline

    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.

Used Oil ICR Details

    For more detailed information on specific aspects of the used oil 
information collect requests, contact Mike Svizzero by mail at Office 
of Solid Waste (5303W), U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, 1200 
Pennsylvania Avenue, NW, Washington, DC 20460, by phone at (703) 308-
0046, or by Internet e-mail at [email protected].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

Internet Availability

    Today's notice and the supporting document that details the Used 
Oil ICR are available on the Internet at: http://www.epa.gov/epaoswer/hazwaste/usedoil/index.htm.

    Note: The official record for this action will be kept in paper 
form and maintained at the address in the ADDRESSES section above.

Used Oil ICR Renewal

    Affected entities: Entities potentially affected by this action are 
those which handle or manage used oil including used oil transporters, 
transfer facilities, processors, re-refiners, and off-specification 
burners.
    Title: Used Oil Management Standards Recordkeeping and Reporting 
Requirements (OMB Control No. 2050-0124; EPA ICR No. 1286) expiring 06/
30/2002.
    Abstract: EPA is seeking public comment on the Used Oil Management 
Standards Recordkeeping and Reporting Requirements ICR (Used Oil ICR) 
prior to submitting it to OMB for renewal. The Used Oil Management 
Standards, which include information collection requests, were 
developed in accordance with Section 3014 of the Resource Conservation 
and Recovery Act (RCRA), as amended by the Hazardous and Solid Waste 
Amendments of 1984 (HSWA), which directs EPA to ``promulgate 
regulations * * * as may be necessary to protect public health and the 
environment from the hazards associated with recycled oil'' and, at the 
same time, to not discourage used oil recycling. In 1985 and 1992, EPA 
established mandatory regulations that govern the management of used 
oil (see 40 CFR part 279). To document and ensure proper handling of 
used oil, these regulations establish notification, testing, tracking 
and recordkeeping requirements for used oil transporters, processors, 
re-refiners, marketers, and burners. They also set standards for the 
prevention and cleanup of releases to the environment during storage 
and transit, and for the safe closure of storage units and processing 
and re-refining facilities to mitigate future releases and damages. EPA 
believes

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these requirements minimize potential hazards to human health and the 
environment from the potential mismanagement of used oil by used oil 
handlers, while providing for the safe recycling of used oil. 
Information from these information collection requirements is used to 
ensure compliance with the Used Oil Management Standards.
    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.
    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 total information collection burden to the regulated community 
for complying with part 279 is approximately 460,286 hours per year, 
which represents an annual cost of $10,011,301. The ICR burden and cost 
for each category of used oil handler is detailed in the ICR supporting 
document available free of cost from the RCRA Information Center.
    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: March 18, 2002.
Matthew Hale,
Acting Director, Office of Solid Waste.
[FR Doc. 02-8953 Filed 4-11-02; 8:45 am]
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