[Federal Register Volume 80, Number 179 (Wednesday, September 16, 2015)]
[Notices]
[Pages 55618-55619]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2015-23282]


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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

[EPA-HQ-RCRA-2015-0605, FRL-9934-18-OSWER]


Agency Information Collection Activities; Proposed Collection; 
Comment Request; Standardized Permit for RCRA Hazardous Waste 
Management Facilities

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), Standardized Permit for 
RCRA Hazardous Waste Management Facilities (EPA ICR No. 1935.05, OMB 
Control No. 2050-0182) 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 January 31, 2016. 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 November 16, 2015.

ADDRESSES: Submit your comments, referencing by Docket ID No. EPA-HQ-
RCRA-2015-0605, 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: Jeff Gaines, Office of Resource 
Conservation and Recovery, (5303P), Environmental Protection Agency, 
1200 Pennsylvania Ave. NW., Washington, DC 20460; telephone number: 
703-308-8655; fax number: 703-308-8617; 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, 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.
    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: Under the authority of sections 3004, 3005, 3008 and 3010 
of the Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (RCRA), as amended, EPA 
revised the RCRA hazardous waste permitting program to allow a

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``standardized permit''. The standardized permit is available to 
facilities that generate hazardous waste and routinely manage the waste 
on-site in non-thermal units such as tanks, containers, and containment 
buildings. In addition, the standardized permit is available to 
facilities that receive hazardous waste generated off-site by a 
generator under the same ownership as the receiving facility, and then 
store or non-thermally treat the hazardous waste in containers, tanks, 
or containment buildings. The RCRA standardized permit consists of two 
components: A uniform portion that is included in all cases, and a 
supplemental portion that the Director of a regulatory agency includes 
at his or her discretion. The uniform portion consists of terms and 
conditions, relevant to the unit(s) at the permitted facility, and is 
established on a national basis. The Director, at his or her 
discretion, may also issue a supplemental portion on a case-by-case 
basis. The supplemental portion imposes site-specific permit terms and 
conditions that the Director determines necessary to institute 
corrective action under section 264.101 (or State equivalent), or 
otherwise necessary to protect human health and the environment. Owners 
and operators have to comply with the terms and conditions in the 
supplemental portion, in addition to those in the uniform portion.
    Form Numbers: None.
    Respondents/affected entities: Entities potentially affected by 
this action are Business or other for-profit.
    Respondent's obligation to respond: voluntary (40 CFR 270.275).
    Estimated number of respondents: 866.
    Frequency of response: On occasion.
    Total estimated burden: 13,948 hours. Burden is defined at 5 CFR 
1320.03(b).
    Total estimated cost: $1,220,213, which includes $640,724 
annualized labor costs and $579,489 annualized capital or O&M costs.
    Changes in Estimates: The burden hours are likely to stay 
substantially the same.

    Dated: September 8, 2015.
Barnes Johnson,
Director, Office of Resource Conservation and Recovery.
[FR Doc. 2015-23282 Filed 9-15-15; 8:45 am]
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