[Federal Register Volume 67, Number 219 (Wednesday, November 13, 2002)]
[Notices]
[Pages 68861-68862]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 02-28848]


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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

[FRL-7407-3]


Agency Information Collection Activities: Submission for OMB 
Review; Comment Request; Notification of Regulated Waste Activity

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: Notification of Regulated 
Waste Activity, EPA ICR No. 0261.14, OMB No. 2050-0028, expires on 
December 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 December 13, 2002.

ADDRESSES: Send comments, referencing EPA ICR No. 0261.14 and OMB 
Control No. 2050-0028, 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. 0261.14. For technical 
questions about the ICR contact David Eberly at (703) 308-8645.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
    Title: Notification of Regulated Waste Activity, EPA ICR No. 
0261.14, OMB No. 2050-0028, expires on December 31, 2002. This is a 
request for extension of a currently approved collection.
    Abstract: Section 3010 of Subtitle C of RCRA, as amended, requires 
any person who generates or transports regulated waste or who owns or 
operates a facility for the treatment, storage, or disposal (TSD) of 
regulated waste to notify EPA of their activities, including the 
location and general description of activities and the regulated wastes 
handled. The facility is then issued an EPA Identification number. The 
facilities are required to use the Notification Form (EPA Form 8700-12) 
to notify EPA of their hazardous waste activities. EPA needs this 
information to determine the universe of persons who generate, handle, 
and manage these regulated wastes; assign EPA Identification Numbers; 
and ensure that these regulated wastes are managed in a way that 
protects human health and the environment, as required by RCRA, as 
amended. EPA enters notification information submitted by respondents 
into the EPA National data base and assigns EPA Identification Numbers. 
EPA uses the information primarily for tracking purposes, and 
secondarily for a variety of enforcement and inspection purposes. In 
addition, EPA uses this information to identify the universe of 
regulated waste generators, handlers, and managers and their specific

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regulated waste activities. Finally, EPA uses this information to 
ensure that regulated waste is managed properly, that statutory 
provisions are upheld, and that regulations are adhered to by facility 
owners or operators.
    Section 3007(b) of RCRA and 40 CFR part 2, subpart B, which defines 
EPA's general policy on public disclosure of information, both contain 
provisions for confidentiality. However, the Agency does not anticipate 
that businesses will assert a claim of confidentiality covering all or 
part of the Notification of Regulated Waste Activity. If such a claim 
were asserted, EPA must and will treat the information in accordance 
with the regulations cited above. EPA also will assure that this 
information collection complies with the Privacy Act of 1974 and OMB 
Circular 108. 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 July 1, 
2002 (67 FR 44196). No comments were received.
    Burden Statement: The annual public reporting and recordkeeping 
burden for this collection of information is estimated to average about 
4 hours per respondent for initial notifications and about 2 hours per 
respondent for subsequent notifications. The estimates for the 
notification ICR include all aspects of the information collection 
including time for reviewing instructions, searching existing data 
sources, gathering data, and completing and reviewing the form. 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: Business or other for profit.
    Estimated Number of Respondents: 31,125.
    Frequency of Response: On occasion.
    Estimated Total Annual Hour Burden: 96,250 hours.
    Estimated Total Annualized Capital, Operating/ Maintenance Cost 
Burden: $130,725.
    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 above. Please refer to 
EPA ICR No. 0261.14 and OMB Control No. 2050-0028 in any 
correspondence.

    Dated: November 1, 2002.
Oscar Morales,
Director, Collection Strategies Division.
[FR Doc. 02-28848 Filed 11-12-02; 8:45 am]
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