[Federal Register Volume 67, Number 250 (Monday, December 30, 2002)]
[Notices]
[Pages 79608-79609]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 02-32902]



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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

[RCRA-2002-0022; FRL-7433-2]


Agency Information Collection Activities; Submission of EPA ICR 
No. 2076.01 to OMB for Review and Approval; Comment Request

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: National Waste Minimization 
Partnership Program, EPA ICR No. 2076.01. The ICR, which is abstracted 
below, describes the nature of the information collection and its 
estimated burden and cost.

DATES: Additional comments may be submitted on or before January 29, 
2003.

ADDRESSES: Follow the detailed instructions in the SUPPLEMENTARY 
INFORMATION section.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Newman Smith, Office of Solid Waste, 
mailcode 5302W, Environmental Protection Agency, 1200 Pennsylvania 
Ave., NW., Washington, DC 20460; telephone number: 703-308-8757; fax 
number: 703-308-8433; e-mail address: [email protected].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: EPA has submitted the following ICR to OMB 
for review and approval according to the procedures prescribed in 5 CFR 
1320.12. On June 21, 2002 (67 FR 42251), EPA sought comments on this 
ICR pursuant to 5 CFR 1320.8(d). EPA received no comments.
    EPA has established a public docket for this ICR under Docket ID 
No. RCRA-2002-0022, which is available for public viewing at the RCRA 
Docket in the EPA Docket Center (EPA/DC), EPA West, Room B102, 1301 
Constitution Ave., NW, Washington, DC. The EPA Docket Center Public 
Reading Room is open from 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., Monday through 
Friday, excluding legal holidays. The telephone number for the Public 
Reading Room is (202) 566-1744, and the telephone number for the RCRA 
Docket is (202) 566-0270. An electronic version of the public docket is 
available through EPA Dockets (EDOCKET) at http://www.epa.gov/edocket. 
Use EDOCKET to submit or view public comments, access the index listing 
of the contents of the public docket, and to access those documents in 
the public docket that are available electronically. Once in the 
system, select ``search,'' then key in the docket ID number identified 
above.
    Any comments related to this ICR should be submitted to EPA and OMB 
within 30 days of this notice, and according to the following detailed 
instructions: (1) Submit your comments to EPA online using EDOCKET (our 
preferred method), by e-mail to [email protected], or by mail to: 
RCRA Docket in the EPA Docket Center, (mailcode 5305T) EPA West 
Basement, Room B102, 1301 Constitution Ave., NW., Washington, DC 20460; 
and (2) Mail your comments to OMB at: Office of Information and 
Regulatory Affairs, Office of Management and Budget (OMB), Attention: 
Desk Officer for EPA, 725 17th Street, NW., Washington, DC 20503.
    EPA's policy is that public comments, whether submitted 
electronically or in paper, will be made available for public viewing 
in EDOCKET as EPA receives them and without change, unless the comment 
contains copyrighted material, CBI, or other information whose public 
disclosure is restricted by statute. When EPA identifies a comment 
containing copyrighted material, EPA will provide a reference to that 
material in the version of the comment that is placed in EDOCKET. The 
entire printed comment, including the copyrighted material, will be 
available in the public docket. Although identified as an item in the 
official docket, information claimed as CBI, or whose disclosure is 
otherwise restricted by statute, is not included in the official public 
docket, and will not be available for public viewing in EDOCKET. For 
further information about the electronic docket, see EPA's Federal 
Register notice describing the electronic docket at 67 FR 38102 (May 
31, 2002), or go to www.epa.gov./edocket.
    Title: Reporting and Recordkeeping Requirements under EPA's 
National Waste Minimization Partnership Program (EPA ICR Number 
2076.01). This is a request for a new collection. Under the OMB 
regulations, the Agency may continue to conduct or sponsor the 
collection of information while this submission is pending at OMB.
    Affected Entities: Any generator, treater, storer, and/or disposer 
of RCRA-regulated hazardous waste may participate in the National Waste 
Minimization Partnership Program.
    Abstract: EPA is establishing a national program to encourage the 
minimization of hazardous waste through source reduction and recycling. 
Participation in the National Waste Minimization Partnership Program is 
completely voluntary. EPA will use two forms to collect information 
from participants, called partners, which can be prepared and submitted 
by hard copy or electronically. Participation begins when an Enrollment 
Form is submitted and received by EPA. The form asks for basic site 
identification information as well as information on the company's 
waste minimization goals under the program. Once in the program, 
partners can submit an optional Accomplishments Form when they have 
accomplished steps toward reaching the goal(s) established during their 
enrollment in the program. The Accomplishments Form asks for a 
description of the waste minimization accomplishment and whether the 
partner would like the information posted on the EPA Waste Minimization 
Program's website. Once the waste minimization goal(s) are reached, 
partners may choose to submit an optional, one-time Case Study. All 
Case Studies submitted will be available on EPA's National Waste 
Minimization Program website, and each will describe a partner's waste 
minimization techniques, implementation problems, lessons learned, 
benefits, and relevant implications. The authority under which the 
Agency will conduct the program is the Pollution Prevention Act of 
1990, which directs EPA to ``facilitate the adoption of source 
reduction techniques by businesses * * *, foster the exchange of 
information regarding source reduction techniques * * *, and [foster] 
the provision of technical assistance to businesses'' (42 U.S.C. 
13101).
    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, and are 
identified on the form and/or instrument, if applicable.
    Burden Statement: The annual public reporting and recordkeeping 
burden for this collection of information is estimated to average 14 
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

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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: Generators, Storers, Treaters, and 
Disposers of RCRA Hazardous Waste.
    Estimated Number of Respondents: 150.
    Frequency of Response: One-time.
    Estimated Total Annual Hour Burden: 3,235 hours.
    Estimated Total Annual Cost: $200,633, includes no annualized 
capital or O&M costs.

    Dated: December 19, 2002.
Oscar Morales,
Director, Collection Strategies Division.
[FR Doc. 02-32902 Filed 12-27-02; 8:45 am]
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