[Federal Register Volume 68, Number 53 (Wednesday, March 19, 2003)]
[Notices]
[Pages 13299-13301]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 03-6581]


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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

[RCRA-2003-0008 ; FRL-7469-3]


Agency Information Collection Activities: Submission of EPA ICR 
No. 1381.06 (OMB No. 2050-0122) for OMB Review; Comment Request; 
Recordkeeping and Reporting--Solid Waste Disposal Facilities and 
Practices

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 EPA is planning to submit the 
following continuing Information Collection Request (ICR) to the Office 
of Management and Budget (OMB): Recordkeeping and Reporting 
Requirements for 40 CFR Part 258--Solid Waste Disposal Facilities and 
Practices, ICR 1381.06, OMB Control Number 2050-0122, Active 
ICR OMB Expiration Date: 08/31/2003.
    Before submitting the ICR to OMB for review and approval, EPA is 
soliciting comments on specific aspects of the proposed information 
collection as described below.

DATES: Comments must be submitted on or before May 19, 2003.

ADDRESSES: Follow the detailed instructions as provided in Unit I.B. of 
the SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION section.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Craig Dufficy, Office of Solid Waste, 
(5306W), Environmental Protection Agency, 1200 Pennsylvania Ave., NW., 
Washington, DC 20460; telephone number: (703) 308-9037; fax number: 
(703) 308-8686; email address: [email protected].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

I. General Information

    A. The groups affected by the requirements in part 258 are owners 
or operators of new Municipal Solid Waste Landfills (MSWLF), existing 
MSWLFs, and lateral expansions of existing MSWLFs. These owners or 
operators could include Federal, State, and Local governments, and 
private waste management companies. Facilities in the following SIC 
codes may be affected by this rule listed in the table below:

SIC Code/Affected Entity

922 Local governments
495 Sanitary services
282 Industrial inorganic chemicals
281 Industrial organic chemicals
287 Miscellaneous


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These five groups represent the most identifiable of the several 
hundred SIC codes. Other major groups affected by these requirements 
are construction, manufacturing, services, and agricultural products 
and are included under the ``miscellaneous'' designation. This table is 
not intended to be exhaustive, but rather provides a guide for readers 
regarding entities likely to be regulated by this action. This table 
lists the types of entities that EPA is now aware could potentially be 
regulated by this action. Other types of entities not listed in the 
table could also be regulated. To determine whether your facility, 
company, business, or organization is regulated by this action, you 
should carefully examine the applicability criteria in part 258 of the 
rule-and/or-applicability criteria in Sec.  258.1 of title 40 of the 
Code of Federal Regulations. If you have questions regarding the 
applicability of this action to a particular entity, consult the person 
listed in the preceding FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT section.

B. How can I Get Copies of the ICR Supporting Statement and Other 
Related Information?

    1. Docket. EPA has established an official public docket for this 
ICR under Docket ID No. RCRA-2003-0008. The official public docket is 
the collection of materials that is available for public viewing at the 
Office of Solid Waste and Emergency Response (OSWER) 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 OSWER Docket is (202) 566-
0270.
    2. Electronic Access. You may access this Federal Register document 
electronically through the EPA Internet under the ``Federal Register'' 
listings at http://www.epa.gov/fedrgstr/.
    You may use EPA Dockets at http://www.epa.gov/edocket/ to submit or 
view public comments, access the index listing of the contents of the 
official 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 identification number.
    Certain types of information will not be placed in the EPA Dockets. 
Information claimed as Confidential Business Information (CBI), and 
other information whose disclosure is restricted by statute, which is 
not included in the official public docket, will not be available for 
public viewing in EPA's electronic public docket. EPA's policy is that 
copyrighted material will not be placed in EPA's electronic public 
docket but will be available only in printed, paper form in the 
official public docket. To the extent feasible, publicly available 
docket materials will be made available in EPA's electronic public 
docket. When a document is selected from the index list in EPA Dockets, 
the system will identify whether the document is available for viewing 
in EPA's electronic public docket. Although not all docket materials 
may be available electronically, you may still access any of the 
publicly available docket materials through the docket facility 
identified in Unit I.B. EPA intends to work towards providing 
electronic access to all of the publicly available docket materials 
through EPA's electronic public docket.
    For public commenters, it is important to note that EPA's policy is 
that public comments, whether submitted electronically or in paper, 
will be made available for public viewing in EPA's electronic public 
docket as EPA receives them and without change, unless the comment 
contains copyrighted material, CBI, or other information whose 
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 EPA's 
electronic public docket. The entire printed comment, including the 
copyrighted material, will be available in the public docket.
    Public comments submitted on computer disks that are mailed or 
delivered to the docket will be transferred to EPA's electronic public 
docket. Public comments that are mailed or delivered to the Docket will 
be scanned and placed in EPA's electronic public docket. Where 
practical, physical objects will be photographed, and the photograph 
will be placed in EPA's electronic public docket along with a brief 
description written by the docket staff.
    For additional information about EPA's electronic public docket 
visit EPA Dockets online or see 67 FR 38102, May 31, 2002.

C. How and to Whom Do I Submit Comments?

    Any comments related to this ICR should be submitted to EPA and OMB 
within 60 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: EPA 
Docket Center, Environmental Protection Agency, Mail Code 5305T, 1200 
Pennsylvania 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.

D. How Should I Submit CBI to the Agency?

    Do not submit information that you consider to be CBI 
electronically through EPA's electronic public docket or by e-mail. 
Send by Hand Delivery or Courier the information identified as CBI only 
to the following address: Regina Magbie, RCRA DCO, 2800 Crystal Drive, 
7th Floor, Arlington, VA 22202, Attention: Docket ID No. RCRA-2003-
0008. You may claim information that you submit to EPA as CBI by 
marking any part or all of that information as CBI (if you submit CBI 
on disk or CD ROM, mark the outside of the disk or CD ROM as CBI and 
then identify electronically within the disk or CD ROM the specific 
information that is CBI). Information so marked will not be disclosed 
except in accordance with procedures set forth in 40 CFR part 2.
    In addition to one complete version of the comment that includes 
any information claimed as CBI, a copy of the comment that does not 
contain the information claimed as CBI must be submitted for inclusion 
in the public docket and EPA's electronic public docket. If you submit 
the copy that does not contain CBI on disk or CD ROM, mark the outside 
of the disk or CD ROM clearly that it does not contain CBI. Information 
not marked as CBI will be included in the public docket and EPA's 
electronic public docket without prior notice. If you have any 
questions about CBI or the procedures for claiming CBI, please consult 
the person identified in the FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT section.

E. What Should I Consider as I Prepare My Comments for EPA?

    You may find the following suggestions helpful for preparing your 
comments:
    1. Explain your views as clearly as possible.
    2. Describe any assumptions that you used.
    3. Provide any technical information and/or data you used that 
support your views.

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    4. If you estimate potential burden or costs, explain how you 
arrived at your estimate.
    5. Provide specific examples to illustrate your concerns.
    6. Offer alternatives.
    7. Make sure to submit your comments by the comment period deadline 
identified.
    8. To ensure proper receipt by EPA, identify the appropriate docket 
identification number in the subject line on the first page of your 
response. It would also be helpful if you provided the name, date, and 
Federal Register citation related to your comments.

F. What Information Is EPA Particularly Interested In?

    Pursuant to section 3506(c)(2)(A) of the PRA, EPA specifically 
solicits comments and information to enable it to:
    1. Evaluate whether the proposed collections of information are 
necessary for the proper performance of the functions of the Agency, 
including whether the information will have practical utility.
    2. Evaluate the accuracy of the Agency's estimates of the burdens 
of the proposed collections of information.
    3. Enhance the quality, utility, and clarity of the information to 
be collected.
    4. Minimize the burden of the collections of information on those 
who are to respond, including through the use of appropriate automated 
or electronic collection technologies or other forms of information 
technology, e.g., permitting electronic submission of responses.

II. Technical Information

    Title: Recordkeeping and Reporting Requirements for 40 CFR part 
258--Solid Waste Disposal Facilities and Practices, OMB Control No. 
2050-0122. This information collection is an extension of a currently 
approved collection that is scheduled to expire on August 31, 2003. 
Under the PRA regulations, the agency may continue to conduct or 
sponsor the collection of information while this submission is pending 
at OMB.
    Abstract: In order to effectively implement and enforce final 
changes to 40 CFR part 258 on a State level, owners/operators of 
municipal solid waste landfills have to comply with the final reporting 
and recordkeeping requirements. Respondents include owners or operators 
of new municipal solid waste landfills (MSWLFs), existing MSWLFs, and 
lateral expansions of existing MSWLFs. These owners or operators could 
include Federal, State, and local governments, and private waste 
management companies. Facilities in SIC codes 922, 495, 282, 281, and 
287 may be affected by this rule. 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 the current collection of information averages 97 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.
    Current ICR:
    Respondents/Affected Entities: Owners/Operators of Municipal Solid 
Waste Landfills.
    Estimated Number of Respondents: 2300.
    Frequency of Response: On Occasion.
    Estimated Total Annual Hour Burden: 239,858 Hours.
    Estimated Total Annualized Capital and Operating & Maintenance Cost 
Burden: 0.

Robert Springer,
Director, Office of Solid Waste.
[FR Doc. 03-6581 Filed 3-18-03; 8:45 am]
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