[Federal Register Volume 80, Number 156 (Thursday, August 13, 2015)]
[Notices]
[Pages 48530-48531]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2015-19918]
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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY
[EPA-HQ-OPPT-2014-0597; FRL 9932-02-OEI]
Agency Information Collection Activities; PCBs, Consolidated
Reporting and Record Keeping Requirements; Submitted to OMB for Review
and Approval; Comment Request
AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).
ACTION: Notice.
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SUMMARY: EPA has submitted the following information collection request
(ICR) to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for review and
approval in accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act (PRA): ``PCBs,
Consolidated Reporting and Record Keeping Requirements'' and identified
by EPA ICR No. 1446.11 and OMB Control No. 2070-0112. The ICR, which is
available in the docket along with other related materials, provides a
detailed explanation of the collection activities and the burden
estimate that is only briefly summarized in this document. EPA has
addressed the comments received in response to the previously provided
public review opportunity issued in the Federal Register on October 10,
2014 (79 FR 61302). With this submission, EPA is
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providing an additional 30 days for public review.
DATES: Comments must be received on or before September 14, 2015.
ADDRESSES: Submit your comments, identified by docket identification
(ID) number EPA-HQ-OPPT-2014-0597, to both EPA and OMB as follows:
To EPA online using http://www.regulations.gov (our
preferred method) or by mail to: EPA Docket Center, Environmental
Protection Agency, Mail Code 28221T, 1200 Pennsylvania Ave. NW.,
Washington, DC 20460.
To 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
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. Do not submit electronically any
information you consider to be CBI or other information whose
disclosure is restricted by statute.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Colby Lintner, Environmental
Assistance Division (7408M), Office of Pollution Prevention and Toxics,
Environmental Protection Agency, 1200 Pennsylvania Ave. NW.,
Washington, DC 20460-0001; telephone number: (202) 554-1404; email
address: [email protected].
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Docket: Supporting documents, including the ICR that explains in
detail the information collection activities and the related burden and
cost estimates that are summarized in this document, are available in
the docket for this ICR. The docket can be viewed online at http://www.regulations.gov or in person at the EPA Docket Center, West William
Jefferson Clinton Bldg., Rm. 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.
ICR status: This ICR is currently scheduled to expire on August 31,
2015. Under OMB regulations, the Agency may continue to conduct or
sponsor the collection of information while this submission is pending
at OMB.
Under PRA, 44 U.S.C. 3501 et seq., 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 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 for certain EPA regulations is consolidated in 40 CFR
part 9.
Abstract: Section 6(e)(1) of the Toxic Substances Control Act
(TSCA), 15 U.S.C. 2605(e), directs EPA to regulate the marking and
disposal of polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs). Since 1978, EPA has
promulgated numerous rules addressing all aspects of the life cycle of
PCBs as required by the statute. To meet its statutory obligations to
regulate PCBs, EPA must obtain sufficient information to conclude that
specified activities do not result in an unreasonable risk of injury to
health or the environment. EPA uses the information collected under the
40 CFR 761 requirements to ensure that PCBs are managed in an
environmentally safe manner and that activities are being conducted in
compliance with the PCB regulations. The information collected by these
requirements will update the Agency's knowledge of ongoing PCB
activities, ensure that individuals using or disposing of PCBs are held
accountable for their activities, and demonstrate compliance with the
PCB regulations. Specific uses of the information collected include
determining the efficacy of a disposal technology; evaluating exemption
requests and exclusion notices; targeting compliance inspections; and
ensuring adequate storage capacity for PCB waste.
Respondents/Affected Entities: Entities potentially affected by
this ICR are persons who currently possess PCB items, PCB-contaminated
equipment, or other PCB waste.
Respondent's obligation to respond: Responses to the collection of
information are mandatory (see 40 CFR part 761). Respondents may claim
all or part of a response confidential. EPA will disclose information
that is covered by a claim of confidentiality only to the extent
permitted by, and in accordance with, the procedures in TSCA section 14
and 40 CFR part 2.
Estimated total number of potential respondents: 548,298.
Frequency of response: On occasion.
Estimated total burden: 745,926 hours (per year). Burden is defined
at 5 CFR 1320.3(b).
Estimated total costs: $ 29,778,544 (per year), includes no
annualized capital investment or maintenance and operational costs.
Changes in the estimates: There is an increase of 60,591 hours in
the total estimated respondent burden compared with that identified in
the ICR currently approved by OMB. This increase reflects EPA's
revisions to the estimated total number of respondents, resulting from
new data gathered for this ICR effort as well as another recent PCB
regulatory analysis, plus updated Agency data regarding total numbers
of regulated entities. The ICR supporting statement provides a detailed
analysis of the change in burden estimate. This change is an
adjustment.
Authority: 44 U.S.C. 3501 et seq.
Courtney Kerwin,
Acting Director, Collection Strategies Division.
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