[Federal Register Volume 67, Number 83 (Tuesday, April 30, 2002)]
[Notices]
[Pages 21231-21232]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 02-10629]


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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

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Agency Information Collection Activities: Submission for OMB 
Review; Comment Request; State Program Adequacy Determination--
Municipal Solid Waste Landfills (MSWLFs) and Non-municipal, Non-
hazardous Waste Disposal Units That Receive Conditionally Exempt Small 
Quantity Generator (CESQG) Hazardous Waste

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: State Program Adequacy 
Determination--Municipal Solid Waste Landfills (MSWLFs) and Non-
municipal, Non-hazardous Waste Disposal Units that Receive 
Conditionally Exempt Small Quantity Generator (CESQG) Hazardous Waste, 
ICR Number 1608.03, OMB control number 2050-0152, expiring on April 30, 
2002. 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 May 30, 2002.

ADDRESSES: Send comments, referencing EPA ICR No. 1608.03 and OMB 
Control No. 2050-0152, to the following addresses: Susan Auby, U.S. 
Environmental Protection Agency, Collection Strategies Division (Mail 
Code 2822T), 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 Susan 
Auby at EPA by phone at (202) 566-1672, by E-mail at 
[email protected], or download off the Internet at http://www.epa.gov/icr and refer to EPA ICR No. 1608.03. For technical 
questions about the ICR contact Steven Levy by phone at (703) 308-7267.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
    Title: State Program Adequacy Determination--Municipal Solid Waste 
Landfills (MSWLFs) and Non-municipal, Non-hazardous Waste Disposal 
Units that Receive Conditionally Exempt Small Quantity Generator 
(CESQG) Hazardous Waste, OMB Control No. 2050-0152; EPA ICR No. 
1608.03, expiring April 30, 2002. This is a request for extension of a 
currently approved collection.
    Abstract: Section 4010(c) of the Resource Conservation and Recovery 
Act (RCRA) of 1976 requires that EPA revise the landfill criteria 
promulgated under paragraph (1) of section 4004(a) and section 
1008(a)(3). Section 4005(c) of RCRA, as amended by the Hazardous Solid 
Waste Amendments (HSWA) of 1984, requires states to develop and 
implement permit programs to ensure that MSWLFs and non-municipal, non-
hazardous waste disposal units that receive household hazardous waste 
or CESQG hazardous waste are in compliance with the revised criteria 
for

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the design and operation of non-municipal, non-hazardous waste disposal 
units under 40 CFR part 257, subpart B and MSWLFs under 40 CFR part 
258. (40 CFR part 257, subpart B and 40 CFR part 258 are henceforth 
referred to as the ``revised federal criteria''.) Section 4005(c) of 
RCRA further mandates the EPA Administrator to determine the adequacy 
of state permit programs to ensure owner and/or operator compliance 
with the revised federal criteria. A state program that is deemed 
adequate to ensure compliance may afford flexibility to owners or 
operators in the approaches they use to meet federal requirements, 
significantly reducing the burden associated with compliance.
    In response to the statutory requirement in section 4005(c), EPA 
developed 40 CFR part 239, commonly referred to as the State 
Implementation Rule (SIR). The SIR describes the state application and 
EPA review procedures and defines the elements of an adequate state 
permit program.
    The purpose of the ICR is to allow EPA to continue its evaluation 
of state permit program applications to determine whether they satisfy 
the statutory test reflected in the requirements of 40 CFR part 239. In 
all cases, the information will be analyzed to determine the adequacy 
of the states permit program for ensuring compliance with the federal 
revised criteria. The analysis will also assist EPA in complying with 
the Government Performance and Results Act (GPRA) of 1993. 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 October 11, 2001 (66 FR 
51949); no comments were received.
    Burden Statement: The annual public reporting and record keeping 
burden for this collection of information is estimated to average 177 
hours per response. 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: States that seek approval of new or 
modified permit programs for MSWLFs and for non-municipal, non-
hazardous waste disposal units that receive CESQG waste.
    Estimated Number of Respondents: 18.
    Frequency of Response: One-time only.
    Estimated Total Annual Hour Burden: 3,189 hours.
    Estimated Total Annualized Capital, O&M Cost Burden: $0.
    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. 1608.03 and OMB Control No. 2050-0152 in any 
correspondence.

    Dated: April 15, 2002.
Oscar Morales,
Director, Collection Strategies Division.
[FR Doc. 02-10629 Filed 4-29-02; 8:45 am]
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