[Federal Register Volume 67, Number 190 (Tuesday, October 1, 2002)]
[Notices]
[Pages 61621-61622]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 02-24805]


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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

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Agency Information Collection Activities: Submission for OMB 
Review; Comment Request; Criteria for Classification of Solid Waste 
Disposal Facilities and Practices, Recordkeeping and Reporting 
Requirements--40 CFR Part 257, Subpart B

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: Criteria for Classification 
of Solid Waste Disposal Facilities and Practices, Recordkeeping and 
Reporting requirements--40 CFR Part 257, Subpart B, ICR 
1745.04, OMB Control 2050-0154, expiring September 
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 October 31, 2002.

ADDRESSES: Send comments, referencing EPA ICR No. 1745.04 and OMB 
Control No. 2050-0154, 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. 1745.04. For technical questions about the 
ICR contact Paul Cassidy at 703-308-7281 in the Office of Solid Waste.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Criteria for Classification of Solid Waste 
Disposal Facilities and Practices, Recordkeeping and Reporting 
Requirements--40 CFR Part 257, Subpart B , OMB Control No. 2050-0154, 
EPA ICR No. 1745.04, expiring September 30, 2002. This is a request for 
extension of a currently approved collection.
    In order to effectively implement and enforce final changes to 40 
CFR part 257, subpart B on a State level, owners/operators of 
construction and demolition waste landfills that receive CESQG 
hazardous wastes will have to comply with the final reporting and 
recordkeeping requirements. The 1984 Hazardous and Solid Waste 
Amendments (HSWA) to the Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (RCRA), 
as amended, mandated that the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency 
(EPA) revise the Criteria for Solid Waste Disposal Facilities that may 
receive household hazardous wastes and conditionally exempt small 
quantity generator (CESQG) wastes. EPA submitted a Report to Congress 
in October 1988 that assessed the impacts on human health and the 
environment associated with Subtitle D (non-hazardous waste) units. 
While this study found that the revised Criteria for municipal solid 
waste disposal units were necessary to protect human health and the 
environment, the report failed to draw a conclusion relating to 
industrial Subtitle D units. The limited data on such units indicated 
that there might be a basis for concern and further study was needed.
    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 May 1, 2002 
(67 FR 21668); no comments were received. Burden Statement: The annual 
public reporting and record keeping

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burden for this collection of information is estimated to average 67 
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: Construction and demolition waste 
landfill owners/operators and State Agencies.
    Estimated Number of Respondents: 145.
    Frequency of Response: On occasion.
    Estimated Total Annual Hour Burden: 9,675 hours.
    Estimated Total Annualized Capital, O&M Cost Burden: $938.
    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. 1745.04 and OMB Control No. 2050-0154 in any 
correspondence.

    Dated: September 2, 2002.
Oscar Morales,
Director, Collection Strategies Division.
[FR Doc. 02-24805 Filed 9-30-02; 8:45 am]
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