[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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