[Federal Register Volume 74, Number 113 (Monday, June 15, 2009)]
[Notices]
[Pages 28240-28241]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E9-14010]


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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

[EPA-HQ-OECA-2008-0283; FRL-8918-5]


Agency Information Collection Activities; Submission to OMB for 
Review and Approval; Comment Request; State and Federal Emission 
Guidelines for Hospital/Medical/Infectious Waste Incineration 
(Renewal), EPA ICR Number 1899.05, OMB Control Number 2060-0422

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. The ICR which is abstracted below describes the 
nature of the collection and the estimated burden and cost.

DATES: Additional comments may be submitted on or before July 15, 2009.

ADDRESSES: Submit your comments, referencing docket ID number EPA-HQ-
OECA-2008-0283, to (1) EPA online using http://www.regulations.gov (our 
preferred method), or by e-mail to [email protected], or by mail to: 
EPA Docket Center (EPA/DC), Environmental Protection Agency, 
Enforcement and Compliance Docket and Information Center, mail code 
2201T, 1200 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW., Washington, DC 20460, and (2) 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.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Learia Williams, Compliance Assessment 
and Media Programs Division, Office of Compliance, Mail Code 2223A, 
Environmental Protection Agency, 1200 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW., 
Washington, DC 20460; telephone number: (202) 564-4113; fax number: 
(202) 564-0050; 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 May 30, 2008 (73 FR 31088), 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 
number EPA-HQ-OECA-2008-0283, which is available for public viewing 
online at http://www.regulations.gov, in person viewing at the 
Enforcement and Compliance Docket in the EPA Docket Center (EPA/DC), 
EPA West, Room 3334, 1301 Constitution Avenue, 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 Enforcement and Compliance Docket is (202) 566-1927.
    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, Confidential Business Information (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: State and Federal Emission Guidelines for Hospital/Medical/
Infectious Waste Incineration (Renewal).
    ICR Numbers: EPA ICR Number 1899.05, OMB Control Number 2060-0422.
    ICR Status: This ICR is scheduled to expire on August 31, 2009. 
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, and 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: Respondents subject to 40 CFR part 60, subpart Ce, and to 
40 CFR part 62, subpart HHH, are owners or operators of hospital, 
medical, or infectious waste incinerators. Subpart Ce was promulgated 
on September 15, 1997, and requires states or tribes to develop plans 
to implement the Emission Guidelines. If approvable State or tribal 
plans were not developed, EPA was required to develop a Federal plan to 
implement the Emission Guidelines in such States or tribes. The Federal 
plan, subpart HHH, was promulgated on September 14, 2000.
    Subparts Ce and HHH require initial notifications, performance 
tests, and annual and semi-annual reporting. Owners or operators are 
also required to maintain records of the occurrence and duration of any 
startup, shutdown, or malfunction in the operation of an affected 
facility, or any period during which the monitoring system is 
inoperative. These notifications, reports, and records are essential in 
determining compliance.
    Any owner or operator subject to the provisions of these parts 
shall maintain a file of these measurements, and retain the file for at 
least five years following the collection of such measurements, 
maintenance reports, and records. All reports are sent to the delegated 
State or tribal authority. In the event that there is no such delegated 
authority, the reports are sent directly to the EPA regional office. 
This information is being collected to assure compliance with 40 CFR 
part 60, subpart Ce and 40 CFR part 62, subpart HHH, as authorized in 
sections 112 and 114(a) of the Clean Air Act. The required information 
consists of emissions data and other information that have been 
determined to be private.
    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 Number for EPA 
regulations listed in 40

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CFR part 9 and 48 CFR chapter 15 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 320 
hours per response. Burden means the total time, effort, or financial 
resources expended by persons to generate, maintain, retain, or 
disclose and provide information either 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. All 
existing ways will have to adjust to comply with any previously 
applicable instructions and requirements that have subsequently 
changed; 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: Owners and operators of hospital/
medical/infectious waste incinerators.
    Estimated Number of Respondents: 72.
    Frequency of Response: Initially, occasionally, annually and 
semiannually.
    Estimated Total Annual Hour Burden: 69,067.
    Estimated Total Annual Cost: $5,705,702, which is comprised of 
$5,575,702 in labor costs, $130,000 in operation and maintenance (O&M) 
costs, and no capital/startup costs.
    Changes in the Estimates: There is no change in the labor hours in 
this ICR compared to the previous ICR. This is due to two 
considerations. First, the regulations have not changed over the past 
three years and are not anticipated to change over the next three 
years. Secondly, the current growth rate for the industry is very low, 
negative or nonexistent, so there is no significant change in the 
overall burden.

    Dated: June 8, 2009.
John Moses,
Director, Collection Strategies Division.
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