[Federal Register Volume 80, Number 64 (Friday, April 3, 2015)]
[Notices]
[Page 18227]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2015-07581]


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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

[EPA-HQ-RCRA-2014-0845; FRL-9924-12-OEI]


Information Collection Request Submitted to OMB for Review and 
Approval; Comment Request; Final Authorization for Hazardous Waste 
Management Programs (Renewal)

AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: The Environmental Protection Agency has submitted an 
information collection request (ICR), ``Final Authorization for 
Hazardous Waste Management Programs (Renewal)'' (EPA ICR No. 0969.10, 
OMB Control No. 2050-0041) to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) 
for review and approval in accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act 
(44 U.S.C. 3501 et seq.). This is a proposed extension of the ICR, 
which is currently approved through April 30, 2015. Public comments 
were previously requested via the Federal Register (79 FR 73575) on 
December 11, 2014 during a 60-day comment period. This notice allows 
for an additional 30 days for public comments. A fuller description of 
the ICR is given below, including its estimated burden and cost to the 
public. 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: Additional comments may be submitted on or before May 4, 2015.

ADDRESSES: Submit your comments, referencing Docket ID Number EPA-HQ-
RCRA-2014-0845, to (1) EPA 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, and (2) OMB via email to 
[email protected]. Address comments to OMB Desk Officer for 
EPA.
    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: Wayne Roepe, mail code 5303P, 
Environmental Protection Agency, 1200 Pennsylvania Ave. NW., 
Washington, DC 20460; telephone number: 703-308-8630; fax number: 703-
308-8638; email address: [email protected].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Supporting documents which explain in detail 
the information that 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, WJC 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.
    Abstract: In order for a State to obtain final authorization for a 
State hazardous waste program or to revise its previously authorized 
program, it must submit an official application to the EPA Regional 
office for approval. The purpose of the application is to enable the 
EPA to properly determine whether the State's program meets the 
requirements of the Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (RCRA) Sec.  
3006. A State with an approved program may voluntarily transfer program 
responsibilities to EPA by notifying the EPA of the proposed transfer, 
as required by section 40 CFR 271.23. Further, the EPA may withdraw a 
State's authorized program under section 271.23.
    The State shall inform the EPA of any proposed modifications to its 
basic statutory or regulatory authority in accordance with section 
271.21. If a State is proposing to transfer all or any part of a 
program from the approved State agency to any other agency, it must 
notify the EPA in accordance with section 271.21 and submit revised 
organizational charts as required under section 271.6. These paperwork 
requirements are mandatory under RCRA Sec.  3006(a). The EPA will use 
the information submitted by the State in order to determine whether 
the State's program meets the statutory and regulatory requirements for 
authorization.
    Form Numbers: None.
    Respondents/affected entities: State governments.
    Respondent's obligation to respond: Mandatory (RCRA Sec.  3006(a)).
    Estimated number of respondents: 50 (total).
    Frequency of response: Annual.
    Total estimated burden: 13,860 hours (per year). Burden is defined 
at 5 CFR 1320.03(b)
    Total estimated cost: $499,001 (per year), includes $0 annualized 
capital or operation & maintenance costs.
    Changes in the Estimates: There is a decrease of 6,108 hours in the 
total estimated respondent burden compared with the ICR currently 
approved by OMB. This change is due to a decrease of 8 respondents 
submitting a program change to EPA.

Courtney Kerwin,
Acting Director, Collection Strategies Division.
[FR Doc. 2015-07581 Filed 4-2-15; 8:45 am]
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