[Federal Register Volume 80, Number 49 (Friday, March 13, 2015)]
[Notices]
[Page 13375]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2015-05842]



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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

[EPA-HQ-RCRA-2015-0108, FRL-9924-25-OSWER]


Agency Information Collection Activities; Proposed Collection; 
Comment Request; RCRA Expanded Public Participation.

AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is planning to 
submit an information collection request (ICR), RCRA Expanded Public 
Participation (EPA ICR No. 1688.08, OMB Control No. 2050-0149) to the 
Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for review and approval in 
accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act (PRA) (44 U.S.C. 3501 et 
seq.). Before doing so, the EPA is soliciting public comments on 
specific aspects of the proposed information collection as described 
below. This is a proposed extension of the ICR, which is currently 
approved through June 30, 2015. 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.

DATES: Comments must be submitted on or before May 12, 2015.

ADDRESSES: Submit your comments, referencing by Docket ID No. EPA-HQ-
RCRA-2015-0108, online using www.regulations.gov (our preferred 
method), 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.
    EPA's policy is that all comments received will be included in the 
public docket without change including any personal information 
provided, unless the comment includes profanity, threats, information 
claimed to be Confidential Business Information (CBI) or other 
information whose disclosure is restricted by statute.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Michael Pease, (5303P), Environmental 
Protection Agency, 1200 Pennsylvania Ave. NW., Washington, DC 20460; 
telephone number: 703-308-0008; fax number: 703-308-8433; email 
address: [email protected].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Supporting documents which explain in detail 
the information the EPA will be collecting are available in the public 
docket for this ICR. The docket can be viewed online at 
www.regulations.gov or in person at the EPA Docket Center, EPA West, 
Room 3334, 1301 Constitution Ave. NW., Washington, DC. The telephone 
number for the Docket Center is 202-566-1744. For additional 
information about EPA's public docket, visit http://www.epa.gov/dockets.
    Pursuant to section 3506(c)(2)(A) of the PRA, the EPA is soliciting 
comments and information to enable it to: (i) Evaluate whether the 
proposed collection of information is necessary for the proper 
performance of the functions of the Agency, including whether the 
information will have practical utility; (ii) evaluate the accuracy of 
the Agency's estimate of the burden of the proposed collection of 
information, including the validity of the methodology and assumptions 
used; (iii) enhance the quality, utility, and clarity of the 
information to be collected; and (iv) minimize the burden of the 
collection of information on those who are to respond, including 
through the use of appropriate automated electronic, mechanical, or 
other technological collection techniques or other forms of information 
technology, e.g., permitting electronic submission of responses. The 
EPA will consider the comments received and amend the ICR as 
appropriate. The final ICR package will then be submitted to OMB for 
review and approval. At that time, the EPA will issue another Federal 
Register notice to announce the submission of the ICR to OMB and the 
opportunity to submit additional comments to OMB.
    Abstract: Section 7004(b) of RCRA gives the EPA broad authority to 
provide for, encourage, and assist public participation in the 
development, revision, implementation, and enforcement of any 
regulation, guideline, information, or program under RCRA. An example 
of this is at 40 CFR 124.31(a) and (b), facilities applying for an 
initial part B permit or a part B permit renewal, where the renewal 
application is proposing a change that would qualify as a Class 3 
permit modification under 40 CFR 270.42, are required to hold at least 
one meeting with the public prior to submitting the part B permit 
application to the permitting agency. The applicant must submit a 
summary of the meeting, along with the list of attendees and their 
addresses, and copies of any written comments or materials submitted at 
the meeting, to the permitting agency as part of the part B application 
(Sec.  124.31(c)). Under 40 CFR 124.31(d), applicants must provide 
public notice (i.e., newspaper advertisement, visible and accessible 
sign, and broadcast media announcement) of the pre-application meeting 
at least 30 days prior to the meeting. The applicant also mush provide 
a copy of the notice to the permitting agency and to the appropriate 
units of State and local government.
    In addition, the statute specifies certain public notices (i.e., 
radio, newspaper, and a letter to relevant agencies) that the EPA must 
provide before issuing any RCRA permit. The statute also establishes a 
process by which the public can dispute a permit and request a public 
hearing to discuss it. The EPA carries out much of its RCRA public 
involvement at 40 CFR parts 124 and 270.
    Form Numbers: None.
    Respondents/affected entities: Entities potentially affected by 
this action are Businesses and other for-profit.
    Respondent's obligation to respond: mandatory (RCRA 7004(b)).
    Estimated number of respondents: 33.
    Frequency of response: On occasion.
    Total estimated burden: 3,005 hours. Burden is defined at 5 CFR 
1320.03(b).
    Total estimated cost: $195,914, which includes $192,365 annualized 
labor costs and $3,549 annualized capital or O&M costs.
    Changes in Estimates: The burden hours are likely to stay 
substantially the same.

    Dated: March 2, 2015.
Barnes Johnson,
Director, Office of Resource Conservation and Recovery.
[FR Doc. 2015-05842 Filed 3-12-15; 8:45 am]
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