[Federal Register Volume 67, Number 191 (Wednesday, October 2, 2002)]
[Notices]
[Pages 61880-61881]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 02-25047]


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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

[FRL-7389-3]


Agency Information Collection Activities: Submission for OMB 
Review; 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 document announces that the following Information 
Collection Request (ICR) has been forwarded to the Office of Management 
and Budget (OMB) for review and approval: Used Oil Management Standards 
Recordkeeping and Reporting Requirements, OMB Control Number 2050-0124, 
EPA ICR Number 1286.06, 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 November 1, 2002.

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ADDRESSES: Send comments, referencing EPA ICR No. 1286.06 and OMB 
Control No. 2050-0124, 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. 1286.06. For technical questions about the 
ICR contact Mike Svizzero by phone at (703) 308-0046, or by e-mail at 
[email protected].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
    Title: Used Oil Management Standards Recordkeeping and Reporting 
Requirements, OMB Control No. 2050-0124, EPA ICR No. 1286.06, expiring 
September 30, 2002. This is a request for an extension of a currently 
approved collection.
    Abstract: 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 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. The Federal Register 
notice required under 5 CFR 1320.8(d), soliciting comments on this 
collection of information was published on April 12, 2002 (67 FR 
17991); one comment was received.
    Burden Statement: The annual public reporting and recordkeeping 
burden for this collection of information is estimated to range from 6 
minutes to 23 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.
    Respondent/Affected Entities: Business or other for profit.
    Estimated Number of Respondents: 1,640.
    Frequency of Response: Biannually.
    Estimated Total Annual Hour Burden: 460,286 hours.
    Estimated Total Annualized Capital, O&M Cost Burden: $10,011,000.
    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. 1286.06 and OMB Control No. 2050-0124 in any 
correspondence.

    Dated: September 24, 2002.
Oscar Morales,
Director, Collection Strategies Division.
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