[Federal Register Volume 83, Number 209 (Monday, October 29, 2018)]
[Notices]
[Pages 54344-54345]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2018-23558]


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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

[EPA-HQ-OLEM-2018-0390, FRL-9985-04-OEI]


Agency Information Collection Activities; Submission to OMB for 
Review and Approval; Comment Request; Hazardous Waste Generator 
Standards (Renewal)

AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency.

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has submitted an 
information collection request (ICR), Hazardous Waste Generator 
Standards (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. This is a proposed 
extension of the ICR, which is currently approved through October 31, 
2018. Public comments were previously requested via the Federal 
Register on July 3, 2018 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 November 28, 
2018.

ADDRESSES: Submit your comments, referencing Docket ID No. EPA-HQ-OLEM-
2018-0390, to (1) EPA, either online using www.regulations.gov (our 
preferred method), or by email to [email protected], or by mail to: 
RCRA Docket (2822T), U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, 1200 
Pennsylvania Avenue 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: 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.
    Abstract: In the Resource Conservation and Recovery Act of 1976 
(RCRA), as amended, Congress authorized the Environmental Protection 
Agency (EPA) to develop and administer a national hazardous waste 
program. The core of the program is the regulation of hazardous waste 
from generation to eventual disposal, i.e., from ``cradle to grave.'' 
Sections 3001(d) and 3002 of RCRA authorize EPA to develop and 
promulgate regulations for generators of hazardous waste. Among other 
things, EPA is authorized to establish generator standards for 
recordkeeping, labeling, storage of wastes, use of a hazardous waste 
manifest system, and biennial reporting to EPA. RCRA section 3017 sets 
forth requirements for exporters exporting hazardous waste from the 
United States (e.g., notification and annual reporting requirements).
    This ICR incorporates recordkeeping and reporting requirements 
defined in ICRs supporting two recently promulgated rules: The 
Hazardous Waste Generator Improvements rule of 2016 (OMB Control No. 
2050-0213), and the Hazardous Waste Export-Import Revisions rule of 
2016 (OMB Number 2050-0214). The Generator rule implemented a 
reorganization of the hazardous waste regulations. The Export-Import 
rule made all U.S. imports and exports of hazardous waste subject to 
standards equivalent to those previously promulgated in 40 CFR part 
262, subpart H. In addition, EPA mandated the phased-in electronic 
submission of required import and export documents.
    In 1980, EPA promulgated the principal elements of the generator 
requirements in 40 CFR part 262. These regulations have been amended on 
several occasions. This ICR discusses six categories of information 
collection requirements in part 262: Pre-transport requirements; 
hazardous waste storage requirements for containers, tanks,

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containment buildings and drip pads; air emission standards for large 
quantity generators; recordkeeping and reporting requirements; 
flexibilities for VSQGs and SQGs; and export/import requirements.
    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: 644,345.
    Frequency of response: On occasion.
    Total estimated burden: 526,989 hours per year. Burden is defined 
at 5 CFR 1320.03(b).
    Total estimated cost: $31,367,417 per year, which includes $63,345 
in annualized capital or operation & maintenance costs.
    Changes in the Estimates: There is an increase of 273,470 hours in 
the total estimated respondent burden compared with the ICR currently 
approved by OMB. This increase is due primarily to changes in the 
universe size due to the 2016 Hazardous Waste Generators Improvements 
Rule.

Courtney Kerwin,
Director, Regulatory Support Division.
[FR Doc. 2018-23558 Filed 10-26-18; 8:45 am]
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