[Federal Register Volume 67, Number 103 (Wednesday, May 29, 2002)]
[Notices]
[Page 37420]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 02-13348]


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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

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Agency Information Collection Activities: Submission for OMB 
Review; Comment Request; Final Authorization for Hazardous Waste 
Management

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: Final Authorization for 
Hazardous Waste Management, OMB Control No. 2050-0041, expiring May 31, 
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 June 28, 2002.

ADDRESSES: Send comments, referencing EPA ICR No. 0969.06 and OMB 
Control No. 2050-0041, 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. 0969.06. For technical 
questions about the ICR contact Wayne Roepe by phone at (703) 308-8630, 
or by e-Mail at [email protected].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
    Title: Final Authorization for Hazardous Waste Management, OMB 
Control Number 2050-0041, EPA ICR Number 0969.06, expiration date May 
31, 2002. This is a request for extension of a currently approved 
collection.
    Abstract: In order for a State to obtain final authorization for a 
State hazardous waste program or to revise it's previously authorized 
program, it must submit an official application to the EPA Regional 
office for approval. The purpose of the application is to enable EPA to 
properly determine whether the State's program meets the requirements 
of section 3006 of RCRA. A State with an approved program may 
voluntarily transfer program responsibilities back to EPA by notifying 
EPA of the proposed transfer, as required by 40 CFR 271.23. Either EPA 
or the approved State may initiate a revision to the authorized 
program. State program revision may be necessary when the controlling 
Federal or State statutory or regulatory authority is modified or 
supplemented. The State shall inform EPA of any proposed modification 
to it's basic statutory or regulatory authority, it's forms, 
procedures, or priorities, in accordance with [sect] 271.21. If a State 
is proposing to transfer all or any part of any program from the 
approved agency to any other agency, it must notify EPA in accordance 
with [sect] 271.21 and submit revised organizational charts as required 
under [sect] 271.6. Further, whenever EPA has reason to believe that 
circumstances have changed with respect to a State program, EPA may 
request, and the State will provide, a supplemental Attorney General's 
statement, program description or other such documents or information 
ass are necessary. These paperwork requirements are mandatory under 
section 3006(a). EPA will use the information submitted by the State in 
order to determine whether the State's program meets statutory and 
regulatory requirements for authorization.
    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 put 
December 28, 2001 (66 FR 67245). One comment was received.
    Burden Statement: The annual public reporting and recordkeeping 
burden for this collection of information is estimated to average 399 
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: Federal Government; State, Local, or 
Tribal Government.
    Estimated Number of Respondents: 50.
    Frequency of Response: Annual.
    Estimated Total Annual Hour Burden: 19,968 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 address listed above. Please 
refer to EPA ICR No. 0969.06 and OMB Control No. 2050-0041 in any 
correspondence.

    Dated: May 21, 2002.
Oscar Morales,
Director, Collection Strategies Division.
[FR Doc. 02-13348 Filed 5-28-02; 8:45 am]
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