[Federal Register Volume 71, Number 86 (Thursday, May 4, 2006)]
[Notices]
[Pages 26358-26359]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E6-6749]


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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

[EPA-HQ-RCRA-2005-0016; FRL-8166-6 ]


Agency Information Collection Activities; Submission to OMB for 
Review and Approval; Comment Request; Reporting Requirements Under 
EPA's National Partnership for Environmental Priorities (Renewal), EPA 
ICR Number 2076.02, OMB Control Number 2050-0190

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 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 June 5, 2006.

ADDRESSES: Submit your comments, referencing docket ID number EPA-HQ-
RCRA-2005-0016, 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: Newman Smith, Office of Solid Waste 
(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 December 20, 2005 (70 FR 75457), 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-2005-0016, 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

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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: Reporting Requirements Under EPA's National Partnership For 
Environmental Priorities (Renewal)
    ICR Numbers: EPA ICR No. 2076.02, OMB Control No. 2050-0190
    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 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: EPA currently has an ongoing national program that, 
through source reduction, reuse, and recycling, encourages a reduction 
in use or the minimization of release of hazardous chemicals. 
Participation in the National Partnership for Environmental Priorities 
(NPEP) (previously the National Waste Minimization Partnership Program) 
is completely voluntary. Participation begins when the Enrollment Form 
is submitted and accepted by EPA. The form asks for basic site 
identification information as well as information on the company's 
chemical reduction goals under the program.
    Once in the program, partners will also have an opportunity to 
complete and submit a Success Story when they have accomplished steps 
toward reaching the goal(s) established during their enrollment in the 
program. The Success Story also serves as the application for the NPEP 
Achievement Award. These Success Stories will be available on EPA's 
National Waste Minimization Program website. Each success story will 
describe a partner's waste minimization techniques, implementation 
problems, lessons learned, benefits, and relevant implications. These 
forms will enable the Agency to establish a partner's progress and the 
overall success of the program. They will also allow the Agency to 
recognize partner accomplishments in a formal manner, if appropriate 
(e.g., at a recognition ceremony or by congratulatory letter).
    Burden Statement: The annual public reporting burden for this 
collection of information is estimated to average 16 hours per response 
for the Enrollment Form and 9 hours per response for the Success 
Stories. 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: Entities potentially affected by 
this action are those which generate, store, and treat hazardous waste.
    Estimated Number of Respondents: 163.
    Frequency of Response: On occasion.
    Estimated Total Annual Hour Burden: 642.
    Estimated Total Annual Cost: $0.
    Changes in the Estimates: There is a decrease of 2,593 hours in the 
total estimated burden currently identified in the OMB Inventory of 
Approved ICR Burdens. The reason for the decrease is because in the 
original ICR EPA overestimated the number of partners that would be 
enrolled in the program. EPA also overestimated the amount of time it 
would take an enrollee to fill out and submit the enrollment form. For 
this renewal, EPA was able to canvas partners for more realistic burden 
estimates.

    Dated: April 24, 2006.
Oscar Morales,
Director, Collection Strategies Division.
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