[Federal Register Volume 76, Number 174 (Thursday, September 8, 2011)]
[Notices]
[Pages 55665-55666]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2011-22992]


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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

[EPA-HQ-RCRA-2011-0280, FRL-9461-2]


Agency Information Collection Activities; Submission to OMB for 
Review and Approval; Comment Request; 2011 Hazardous Waste Report, 
Notification of Regulated Waste Activity, and Part A Hazardous Waste 
Permit Application and Modification

AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: In compliance with the Paperwork Reduction Act (PRA)(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 information collection and its estimated burden and cost.

DATES: Additional comments may be submitted on or before October 11, 
2011.

ADDRESSES: Submit your comments, referencing Docket ID No. EPA-HQ-RCRA-
2011-0280, to (1) EPA, either online using http://www.regulations.gov 
(our preferred method), or by e-mail to [email protected], or by mail 
to: RCRA Docket (28221T), 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: Peggy Vyas, Environmental Protection 
Agency Office of Solid Waste and Emergency Response (Mail Code 5303P), 
1200 Pennsylvania Ave., NW., Washington, DC 20460; telephone number: 
(703) 308-5477; 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 March 29, 2011 (76 FR 17414), EPA sought comments on this 
ICR pursuant to 5 CFR 1320.8(d). EPA received four comments during the 
comment period, which are addressed in the ICR. 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-2011-0280, which is available for online viewing at http://www.regulations.gov, or in person viewing at the Resource Conservation 
and Recovery Act (RCRA) Docket in the EPA Docket Center (EPA/DC), EPA 
West, Room 3334, 1301 Constitution Ave., NW., Washington, DC. The EPA/
DC 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.

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    Use EPA's electronic docket and comment system at 
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: 2011 Hazardous Waste Report, Notification of Regulated Waste 
Activity, and Part A Hazardous Waste Permit Application and 
Modification.
    ICR numbers: EPA ICR No. 0976.15, OMB Control No. 2050-0024.
    ICR Status: This ICR is scheduled to expire on November 30, 2011. 
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: This ICR will combine two separate ICRs into one: the 
``Notification of Regulated Waste Activity and 2011 Hazardous Waste 
Report'' ICR and the ``RCRA Hazardous Waste Permit Application and 
Modification, Part A'' ICR (currently EPA ICR number 0262.12, OMB 
control number 2050-0034).
    Both Sections 3002 and 3004 of RCRA require EPA to establish 
standards for recordkeeping and reporting of hazardous waste generation 
and management. Section 3002 applies to hazardous waste generators and 
Section 3004 applies to hazardous waste treatment, storage, and 
disposal facilities. In addition, Sections 3002 and 3004 require the 
submission of a report, at least every 2 years, of the quantity and 
nature of hazardous waste generated and managed during one year. This 
is mandatory reporting. The information for the required reporting year 
(every odd year) is collected via a mechanism known as the Hazardous 
Waste Report (EPA Form 8700-13 A/B). This form is also known as the 
``Biennial Report'' form.
    Section 3010 of RCRA requires any person who generates or 
transports regulated waste or who owns or operates a facility for the 
treatment, storage, or disposal 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. This form is also known as the 
``Notification'' form.
    Section 3005 of RCRA requires treatment, storage, and disposal 
facilities (TSDFs) to obtain a permit. To obtain the permit, the TSDF 
must submit an application describing the facility's operation. There 
are two parts to the RCRA permit application--Part A and Part B. The 
RCRA Hazardous Waste Part A Permit Application form (EPA Form 8700-23) 
defines the processes to be used for treatment, storage, and disposal 
of hazardous wastes; the design capacity of such processes; and the 
specific hazardous wastes to be handled at the facility. This form is 
also known as the ``Part A'' form. [Part B requires detailed site 
specific information such as geologic, hydrologic, and engineering 
data. There is no form for Part B, and the burden is covered under a 
separate ICR.]
    The information from all three forms is entered into a national 
database. EPA uses the information to identify the universe of 
regulated waste generators, handlers, and managers and their specific 
regulated waste activities. EPA also 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.
    Burden Statement: The annual public reporting burden for the 2011 
Hazardous Waste Report is estimated to average 12 hours per respondent, 
and includes time for reviewing instructions, gathering data, 
completing and reviewing the forms, and submitting the report. The 
recordkeeping requirement is estimated to average 5 hours per response 
and includes the time for filing and storing the 2011 Hazardous Waste 
Report submission for three years.
    The annual public reporting and recordkeeping burden for the 
Notification of Regulated Waste Activity is estimated to average 1 hour 
per response for the initial notification, and 1 hour per response for 
any subsequent notifications.
    The annual public reporting and recordkeeping burden for the Part A 
Permit Application is estimated to average 20 hours per response for an 
initial application and 10 hours per response for a revised 
application.
    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 
which 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: Entities potentially affected by 
this action are business or other for-profit as well as State, Local, 
or Tribal governments.
    Estimated Number of Respondents: 56,672.
    Frequency of Response: once.
    Estimated Total Annual Hour Burden: 440,243.
    Estimated Total Annual Cost: $18,267,341, includes $18,022,415 
annualized labor costs and $244,926 annualized capital or O&M costs.
    Changes in the Estimates: There is an increase of 18,110 hours in 
the total estimated burden currently identified in the OMB Inventory of 
Approved ICR Burdens. This increase is due mainly to a projected 
increase of 179,980 in the number of responses to the 2011 Hazardous 
Waste Report compared to the 2009 Hazardous Waste Report.

    Dated: August 31, 2011.
John Moses,
Director, Collection Strategies Division.
[FR Doc. 2011-22992 Filed 9-7-11; 8:45 am]
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