[Federal Register Volume 84, Number 50 (Thursday, March 14, 2019)]
[Notices]
[Pages 9336-9337]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2019-04773]


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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

[EPA-HQ-OLEM-2018-0765; FRL-9990-79-OLEM]


Agency Information Collection Activities; Proposed Collection; 
Comment Request; Recordkeeping and Reporting--Solid Waste Disposal 
Facilities and Practices

AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency.

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA or Agency) is 
planning to submit an information collection request (ICR), 
Recordkeeping and Reporting--Solid Waste Disposal Facilities and 
Practices, (EPA ICR No. 1381.12, OMB Control No. 2050-0122) to the 
Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for review and approval in 
accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act (PRA). Before doing so, EPA 
is soliciting public comments on specific aspects of the proposed 
information collection as described below. This is a proposed extension 
of the existing ICR, which is currently approved through August 19, 
2019. A person is not required to respond to, nor an Agency may conduct 
or sponsor a collection of information, unless it displays a currently 
valid OMB control number.

DATES: Comments must be submitted on or before May 13, 2019.

ADDRESSES: Submit your comments, referencing Docket ID No. EPA-HQ-OLEM-
2018-0765, 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: Craig Dufficy, Materials Recovery and 
Waste Management Division, Office of Resource Conservation and 
Recovery, Mail Code 5304P, Environmental Protection Agency, 1200 
Pennsylvania Ave. NW, Washington, DC 20460; telephone number: (703) 
308-9037; fax number: (703) 308-8686; email address: 
[email protected].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Supporting documents detailing 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, 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 required 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. 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, 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: To effectively implement and enforce final changes to 40 
CFR part 258 on a State level, owners/operators of municipal solid 
waste landfills must comply with the final reporting and recordkeeping 
requirements. Respondents include owners or operators of new municipal 
solid waste

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landfills (MSWLFs), existing MSWLFs, and lateral expansions of existing 
MSWLFs. The respondents, in complying with 40 CFR part 258, are 
required to record information in the facility operating record, 
pursuant to Sec.  258.29, as it becomes available. The operating record 
must be supplied to the State, as requested, until the end of the post-
closure care period of the MSWLF. The information collected will be 
used by the State Director to confirm owner or operator compliance with 
the regulations under Part 258. These owners or operators could include 
State, Tribal, and local governments, and private waste management 
companies.
    Form Numbers: None.
    Respondents/affected entities: Business or other for-profit, as 
well as State, Local, and Tribal governments.
    Respondent's obligation to respond: Mandatory, see 40 CFR part 
258.29.
    Estimated number of respondents: 3,800.
    Frequency of response: On occasion.
    Total estimated burden: 204,868 hours (per year). Burden is defined 
at 5 CFR 1320.03(b).
    Total estimated cost: $2,211,000 (per year), includes $1,831,000 
annualized capital or operation & maintenance costs.
    Changes in Estimates: There is increase of 60 hours in the total 
estimated respondent burden compared with the ICR currently approved by 
OMB. This increase is due to the higher number of states adopting the 
Research, Development and Demonstration (RD&D) Permits section (40 CFR 
258.4) since the last ICR update.

    Dated: March 4, 2019.
Kathleen Salyer,
Acting Director, Office of Resource Conservation and Recovery.
[FR Doc. 2019-04773 Filed 3-13-19; 8:45 am]
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