[Federal Register Volume 71, Number 77 (Friday, April 21, 2006)]
[Notices]
[Pages 20657-20658]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E6-6009]


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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

[EPA-HQ-RCRA-2005-0013; FRL-8160-4]


Agency Information Collection Activities; Submission to OMB for 
Review and Approval; Comment Request; Notification of Regulated Waste 
Activity (Renewal), EPA ICR Number 0261.15, OMB Control Number 2050-
0028

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 an Information Collection 
Request (ICR) has been forwarded to the Office of Management and Budget 
(OMB) for review and approval. This is a request to renew an existing 
approved collection. This ICR is scheduled to expire on April 30, 2006. 
Under OMB regulations, the Agency may continue to conduct or sponsor 
the collection of information while this submission is pending at OMB. 
This ICR describes the nature of the information collection and its 
estimated burden and cost.

DATES: Additional comments may be submitted on or before May 22, 2006.

ADDRESSES: Submit your comments, referencing docket ID number EPA-HQ-
RCRA-2005-0013, to (1) EPA online using http://www.regulations.gov (our 
preferred method), or by mail to: RCRA Docket (5305T), U.S. 
Environmental Protection Agency, 1200 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW., 
Washington, DC 20460; and (2) OMB by mail 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: 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 submitted the following ICR to OMB 
for review and approval according to the procedures prescribed in 5 CFR 
1320.12. On August 15, 2005 (70 FR 47837), EPA sought comments on this 
ICR pursuant to 5 CFR 1320.8(d). EPA received no comments. Any 
additional comments on this ICR should be submitted to EPA and OMB 
within 30 days of this notice.
    EPA has established a public docket for this ICR under Docket ID 
No. EPA-HQ-RCRA-2005-0013, which is available for online viewing at 
http://www.regulations.gov, or in person viewing at the RCRA Docket in 
the EPA Docket Center (EPA/DC), EPA West, Room B102, 1301 Constitution 
Ave., NW., Washington, DC. The EPA/DC Public Reading Room is open from 
8 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 RCRA Docket is (202) 566-0270.
    Use EPA's electronic docket and comment system at http://www.regulations.gov, to submit or view public comments, access the 
index listing of the contents of the docket, and to access those 
documents in the docket that are available electronically. Once in the 
system, select ``docket search,'' then key in the docket ID number 
identified above. Please note that EPA's policy is that public 
comments, whether submitted electronically or in paper, will be made 
available for public viewing at http://www.regulations.gov as EPA 
receives them and without change, unless the comment contains 
copyrighted material, CBI, or other information whose public disclosure 
is restricted by statute. For further information about the electronic 
docket, go to http://www.regulations.gov.
    Title: Notification of Regulated Waste Activity (Renewal).
    ICR numbers: EPA ICR No. 0261.15, OMB Control No. 2050-0028.
    ICR status: This ICR is currently scheduled to expire on April 30, 
2006. Under OMB regulations, the Agency may continue to conduct or 
sponsor the collection of information while this submission is pending 
at OMB. 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 title 40 of the CFR, after appearing in the Federal 
Register when approved, are listed in 40 CFR part 9, are displayed 
either by

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publication in the Federal Register or by other appropriate means, such 
as on the related collection instrument or form, if applicable. The 
display of OMB control numbers in certain EPA regulations is 
consolidated in 40 CFR part 9.
    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.
    Burden Statement: The annual public reporting and recordkeeping 
burden for this collection of information is estimated to average 2 
hours per response for the initial notification, and 1 hour per 
response for any subsequent notifications. 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: 55,915.
    Frequency of Response: On occasion.
    Estimated Total Annual Hour Burden: 100,307 hours.
    Estimated Total Annual Cost: $9,690,000, includes $0 annualized 
capital costs and $235,000 annualized O&M costs and $9,455,000 annual 
labor costs.
    Changes in the Estimates: There is an increase of 4,057 hours in 
the total estimated burden currently identified in the OMB Inventory of 
Approved ICR Burdens. This increase is due to adjustments in the 
estimate of the number of respondents submitting subsequent 
notifications. Prior to this renewal, EPA did not have a consistent 
mechanism in place to track subsequent notifications from state to 
state. The information from the current database shows that the number 
of respondents submitting subsequent notifications was underestimated 
in the past.

    Dated: April 10, 2006.
Oscar Morales,
Director, Collection Strategies Division.
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