[Federal Register Volume 84, Number 167 (Wednesday, August 28, 2019)]
[Notices]
[Pages 45148-45149]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2019-18564]


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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

[EPA-HQ-OLEM-2018-0305; FRL-9997-08-OMS]


Agency Information Collection Activities; Submission to OMB for 
Review and Approval; Comment Request; Guidance for Applicants 
Requesting To Treat/Dispose of PCBs Using Incineration or an 
Alternative Method (New)

AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has submitted an 
information collection request (ICR), Guidance for Applicants 
Requesting to Treat/Dispose of PCBs Using Incineration or an 
Alternative Method (EPA ICR Number 2596.01, OMB Control Number 2070-
NEW), to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for review and 
approval in accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act. This is a 
request of a new collection. Public comments were previously requested 
via the Federal Register on April 16, 2019 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 September 27, 
2019.

ADDRESSES: Submit your comments, referencing Docket ID No. EPA-HQ-OLEM-
2018-0305, 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: Josh Smeraldi, Office of Resource 
Conservation and Recovery (Mail Code 5303P), U.S. Environmental 
Protection Agency, 1200 Pennsylvania Ave. NW, Washington, DC 20460; 
telephone number: 703-308-0441; 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: Guidance documents were developed in 1986 for persons 
applying to EPA for approval to dispose of PCBs using incineration (40 
CFR 761.70) or a method alternative to incineration (40 CFR 761.60(e)). 
The guidances are split into two document (thermal and non-thermal) and 
they present and discuss the format, content, and suggested level of 
detail for approval applications, test plans, and test reports.
    EPA is currently updating these guidance documents and will combine

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into a single document. This is a new ICR that addresses reporting and 
recordkeeping requirements found in the updated guidance document 
identified above. The previous guidance documents released in 1986 were 
not required to conduct an ICR so a new ICR will be created for the 
updated guidance. While use of the updated guidance document is 
voluntary, the PRA still requires the reporting and recordkeeping of 
this guidance to be determined. This includes reading and using the 
tables provided in the guidance.
    Form Numbers: None.
    Respondents/affected entities: Entities potentially affected by 
this ICR include respondents applying to the EPA for approval to treat/
dispose PCBs using incinerator or an alternative method. This likely 
includes entities within the Waste Management and Remediation Services 
(NAICS 562) and Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services (NAICS 
54) sectors and includes private entities.
    Respondent's obligation to respond: Voluntary, for use in applying 
to EPA for approval under 40 CFR parts 761.60(e) or 761.70.
    Estimated number of respondents: 8.
    Frequency of response: One-time.
    Total estimated burden: 320 hours per year. Burden is defined at 5 
CFR 1320.03(b).
    Total estimated cost: $25,065 (per year), includes $0 annualized 
capital or operation & maintenance costs.
    Changes in the Estimates: This ICR describes the guidance and 
estimates the annual hour and cost burden to respondents and EPA who 
choose to use the new Guidance for Applicants Requesting to Treat/
Dispose of PCBs Using Incineration or an Alternative Method. This 
guidance combines two existing guidance documents that were developed 
in 1986 for persons applying to EPA for approval to dispose of PCBs 
using incineration (761.70) or a method alternative to incineration 
(761.60(e)) and present and discuss the format, content, and suggested 
level of detail for approval applications, test plans, and test 
reports.

Courtney Kerwin,
Director, Regulatory Support Division.
[FR Doc. 2019-18564 Filed 8-27-19; 8:45 am]
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