[Federal Register Volume 76, Number 248 (Tuesday, December 27, 2011)]
[Notices]
[Pages 80930-80931]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2011-33124]


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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

[EPA-HQ-RCRA-2011-0543, FRL-9509-3]


Agency Information Collection Activities; Submission to OMB for 
Review and Approval; Comment Request; Requirements and Exemptions for 
Specific RCRA Wastes (Renewal)

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 January 26, 
2012.

ADDRESSES: Submit your comments, referencing Docket ID No. EPA-HQ-RCRA-
2011-0543, to (1) EPA, either online using http://www.regulations.gov 
(our preferred method), or by email to [email protected], or by mail 
to: EPA Docket Center, Environmental Protection Agency, Mail Code 
28221T, 1200 Pennsylvania Ave. 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, 1200 Pennsylvania Ave. NW., Washington, DC 20460; telephone 
number: (703) 308-5477; fax number:

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(703) 308-8433; email 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 July 19, 2011 (76 FR 42704), 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-2011-0543, 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.
    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: Requirements and Exemptions for Specific RCRA Wastes 
(Renewal).
    ICR numbers: EPA ICR No. 1597.10, OMB Control No. 2050-0145.
    ICR Status: This ICR is scheduled to expire on December 31, 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: In 1995, EPA promulgated regulations in 40 CFR Part 273 
that govern the collection and management of widely-generated hazardous 
wastes known as ``Universal Wastes''. Universal Wastes are wastes that 
are generated in non-industrial settings by a vast community, and are 
present in non-hazardous waste management systems. Examples of 
Universal Wastes include certain batteries, pesticides, mercury-
containing lamps and thermostats. The Part 273 regulations are designed 
to separate Universal Waste from the municipal wastestream by 
encouraging individuals and organizations to collect these wastes and 
to manage them in an appropriate hazardous waste management system. EPA 
distinguishes two types of handlers of Universal Wastes: small quantity 
handlers of Universal Waste (SQHUW) and large quantity handlers of 
Universal Waste (LQHUW). SQHUWs do not accumulate more than 5,000 kg of 
any one category of Universal Waste at one time, while LQHUWs may 
accumulate quantities at or above this threshold. More stringent 
requirements are imposed on LQHUWs because of greater potential 
environmental risks.
    In 2001, EPA promulgated regulations in 40 CFR Part 266 that 
provide increased flexibility to facilities managing wastes commonly 
known as ``Mixed Waste''. Mixed Waste are low-level mixed waste (LLMW), 
and naturally occurring and/or accelerator-produced radioactive 
material (NARM) containing hazardous waste. These wastes are also 
regulated by the Atomic Energy Act. As long as specified eligibility 
criteria and conditions are met, LLMW and NARM are exempt from the 
definition of hazardous waste as defined in part 261. Although these 
eligible wastes are exempted from RCRA manifest, transportation, and 
disposal requirements, they must still comply with the manifest, 
transportation, and disposal requirements under the NRC (or NRC-
Agreement State) regulations.
    And finally, in 1992, EPA finalized management standards for used 
oils destined for recycling. The Agency codified the used oil 
management standards in part 279 of 40 CFR. The regulations at 40 CFR 
part 279 establish, among other things, streamlined procedures for 
notification, testing, labeling, and recordkeeping. They also establish 
a flexible self-implementing approach for tracking off-site shipments 
that allow used oil handlers to use standard business practices (e.g., 
invoices, bill of lading). In addition, part 279 sets standards for the 
prevention and cleanup of releases to the environment during storage 
and transit. EPA believes these requirements will minimize potential 
mismanagement of used oils, while not discouraging recycling.
    Burden Statement: The annual public reporting burden for this 
collection of information is estimated to average 4.9 hours per 
response. The total public recordkeeping burden for the Universal Waste 
requirements is estimated to average 0.2 hours per response. 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: Private Sector and State, Local, or 
Tribal Governments.
    Estimated Number of Respondents: 123,164.
    Frequency of Response: Biennially, occasionally.
    Estimated Total Annual Hour Burden: 651,165 hours.
    Estimated Total Annual Cost: $34,534,985 which includes $10,014,520 
annualized capital and O&M costs and $24,520,465 annualized labor 
costs.
    Changes in the Estimates: There is an increase of 30 hours in the 
total estimated burden currently identified in the OMB Inventory of 
Approved ICR Burdens. This is due to an adjustment in the state 
universal waste program.

    Dated: December 16, 2011.
John Moses,
Director, Collection Strategies Division.
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