[Federal Register Volume 70, Number 156 (Monday, August 15, 2005)]
[Notices]
[Pages 47836-47838]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 05-16110]


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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

[RCRA-2005-0013, FRL-7951-9]


Agency Information Collection Activities: Proposed Collection; 
Comment Request; Notification of Regulated Waste Activity, EPA ICR 
Number 0261.15, OMB Control Number 2050-0028

AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency.

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 a 
continuing Information Collection Request (ICR) to the Office of 
Management and Budget (OMB). This is a request of an existing approved 
collection. This ICR is scheduled to

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expire on January 31, 2006. 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 October 14, 2005.

ADDRESSES: Submit your comments, referencing docket ID number RCRA-
2005-0013, to EPA online using EDOCKET (our preferred method), by e-
mail to [email protected], or by mail to: EPA Docket Center, 
Environmental Protection Agency, RCRA Docket, mail code 5305T, 1200 
Pennsylvania Ave., NW., Washington, DC 20460.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Toshia King, Office of Solid Waste, 
mailcode 5303W, Environmental Protection Agency, 1200 Pennsylvania 
Ave., NW., Washington, DC 20460; telephone number: 703-308-7033; fax 
number: 703-308-8617; e-mail address: [email protected].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: EPA has established a public docket for this 
ICR under Docket ID number RCRA-2005-0013, 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 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 obtain a copy of the draft 
collection of information, 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 within 
60 days of this notice. 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 http://www.epa.gov./edocket.
    Affected Entities: Business or other for profit.
    Title: Notification of Regulated Waste Activity.
    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 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 in 40 CFR are listed in 40 CFR part 9.
    The EPA would like to solicit comments to:
    (i) evaluate whether the proposed collection of information is 
necessary for the proper performance of the functions of the Agency, 
including whether the information will have practical utility;
    (ii) evaluate the accuracy of the Agency's estimate of the burden 
of the proposed collection of information, including the validity of 
the methodology and assumptions used;
    (iii) enhance the quality, utility, and clarity of the information 
to be collected; and
    (iv) minimize the burden of the collection of information on those 
who are to respond, including through the use of appropriate automated 
electronic, mechanical, or other technological collection techniques or 
other forms of information technology, e.g., permitting electronic 
submission of responses.
    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.
    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.
    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

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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.

    Dated: August 8, 2005.
Matt Hale,
Director, Office of Solid Waste.
[FR Doc. 05-16110 Filed 8-12-05; 8:45 am]
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