[Federal Register Volume 82, Number 13 (Monday, January 23, 2017)]
[Notices]
[Page 7819]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2017-01281]


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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

[EPA-HQ-OLEM-2016-0182; FRL-9958-66-OEI]


Information Collection Request to OMB for Review and Approval; 
Comment Request; 2017 Hazardous Waste Report, Notification of Regulated 
Waste Activity, and Part A Hazardous Waste Permit Application and 
Modification (Renewal)

AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: The Environmental Protection Agency has submitted an 
information collection request (ICR), ``2017 Hazardous Waste Report, 
Notification of Regulated Waste Activity, and Part A Hazardous Waste 
Permit Application and Modification (Renewal)'' (EPA ICR No. 0976.18, 
OMB Control No. 2050-0024) 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 January 31, 2017. Public comments 
were previously requested via the Federal Register (81 FR 25398) on 
April 28, 2016 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 February 22, 
2017.

ADDRESSES: Submit your comments, referencing Docket ID No. EPA-HQ-OLEM-
2016-0182, 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: Peggy Vyas, Environmental Protection 
Agency, 1200 Pennsylvania Ave. NW., Washington, DC 20460; telephone 
number: 703-308-5477; fax number: 703-308-8433; 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: Section 3002 of RCRA requires hazardous waste generators 
to report, at least every 2 years, the quantity and nature of hazardous 
waste generated and managed during that reporting cycle. Section 3004 
requires treatment, storage, and disposal facilities (TSDFs) to report 
any waste received. This is mandatory reporting. The information is 
collected via the Hazardous Waste Report (EPA Form 8700-13 A/B). This 
form is also known as the ``Biennial Report'' form.
    Section 3010 of RCRA requires any person who generates or 
transports regulated waste or who owns or operates a facility for the 
treatment, storage, or disposal of regulated waste to notify the EPA of 
their activities, including the location and general description of 
activities and the regulated wastes handled. The entity is then issued 
an EPA Identification number. Entities use the Notification Form (EPA 
Form 8700-12) to notify EPA of their hazardous waste activities. This 
form is also known as the ``Notification'' form. On January 13, 2015, 
EPA published the Definition of Solid Waste (DSW) final rule (80 FR 
1694), which revised the regulations related to certain exclusions from 
solid and hazardous waste regulation. Changes have been made to the 
Notification form to reflect this final rule.
    Section 3005 of RCRA requires TSDFs to obtain a permit. To obtain 
the permit, the TSDF must submit an application describing the 
facility's operation. The RCRA Hazardous Waste Part A Permit 
Application form (EPA Form 8700-23) defines the processes to be used 
for treatment, storage, and disposal of hazardous wastes; the design 
capacity of such processes; and the specific hazardous wastes to be 
handled at the facility.
    Form Numbers: EPA form numbers 8700-12, 8700-13A/B, and 8700-23.
    Respondents/affected entities: Business or other for-profit as well 
as State, Local, or Tribal governments.
    Respondent's obligation to respond: Mandatory (RCRA Sections 3002, 
3304, 3005, 3010).
    Estimated number of respondents: 64,005.
    Frequency of response: Biennially and on occasion.
    Total estimated burden: 647,425 hours (per year). Burden is defined 
at 5 CFR 1320.03(b).
    Total estimated cost: $28,488,775 (per year), includes $323,817 
annualized capital or operation & maintenance costs.
    Changes in the Estimates: There is an increase of 27,936 hours in 
the total estimated respondent burden compared with the ICR currently 
approved by OMB. This increase is due to an increase in the number of 
projected respondents to the 2017 Hazardous Waste Report vs the 2015 
Hazardous Waste Report.

Courtney Kerwin,
Director, Regulatory Support Division.
[FR Doc. 2017-01281 Filed 1-19-17; 8:45 am]
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