[Federal Register Volume 83, Number 128 (Tuesday, July 3, 2018)]
[Notices]
[Pages 31140-31141]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2018-14321]


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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

[EPA-HQ-OLEM-2018-0390, FRL-9980-04-OLEM]


Agency Information Collection Activities; Proposed Collection; 
Comment Request; Hazardous Waste Generator Standards (Renewal)

AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is planning to 
submit the information collection request (ICR), Hazardous Waste 
Generator Standards (Renewal) (EPA ICR No. 0820.14, OMB Control No. 
2050-0035) to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for review and 
approval in accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act (PRA). 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 
October 31, 2018. 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 September 4, 2018.

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ADDRESSES: Submit your comments, referencing by Docket ID No. EPA-HQ-
OLEM-2018-0390, 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: Brian Knieser, Office of Resource 
Conservation and Recovery (mail code 5304P), Environmental Protection 
Agency, 1200 Pennsylvania Ave. NW, Washington, DC 20460; telephone 
number: 703-347-8769; fax number: 703-308-0514; 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.
    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 Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (RCRA), 
as amended, Congress directed EPA to implement a comprehensive program 
for the safe management of hazardous waste. The core of the national 
waste management program is the regulation of hazardous waste from 
generation to transport to treatment and eventual disposal, or from 
``cradle to grave.'' Section 3001(d) of RCRA requires EPA to develop 
standards for small quantity generators. Section 3002 of RCRA states, 
among other things, that EPA shall establish requirements for hazardous 
waste generators regarding recordkeeping practices. Section 3002 also 
requires EPA to establish standards on appropriate use of containers by 
generators. Finally, Section 3017 of RCRA specifies requirements for 
individuals exporting hazardous waste from the United States, including 
a notification of the intent to export, and an annual report 
summarizing the types, quantities, frequency, and ultimate destination 
of all exported hazardous waste.
    On November 28, 2016, EPA published the ``Hazardous Waste Generator 
Improvements Rule'' (81 FR 85732), which implemented several specific 
changes to the hazardous waste generator program. These improvements 
include: (1) Revising different components of the hazardous waste 
regulatory program; (2) addressing gaps in the current regulations; (3) 
providing greater flexibility for hazardous waste generators to manage 
their hazardous waste in a cost-effective manner; (4) reorganizing the 
hazardous waste generator regulations to improve their usability among 
regulated facilities; and (5) making technical corrections and 
conforming changes to address inadvertent errors, remove obsolete 
programs, and improve the readability of the regulations. This renewal 
incorporates these improvements.
    Form numbers: None.
    Respondents/affected entities: Private business or other for-
profit.
    Respondent's obligation to respond: Mandatory (40 CFR part 262 and 
265).
    Estimated number of respondents: 67,288.
    Frequency of response: On occasion.
    Total estimated burden: 253,519 hours per year. Burden is defined 
at 5 CFR 1320.03(b).
    Total estimated cost: $14,674,934 (per year), includes $40,041 
annualized capital or operation & maintenance costs.
    Changes in estimates: The burden hours are likely to stay 
substantially the same.

    Dated: June 19, 2018.
Barnes Johnson,
Director, Office of Resource Conservation and Recovery.
[FR Doc. 2018-14321 Filed 7-2-18; 8:45 am]
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