[Federal Register Volume 86, Number 185 (Tuesday, September 28, 2021)]
[Notices]
[Pages 53655-53656]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2021-21020]


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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

[EPA-HQ-OLEM-2018-0200; FRL-8890-01-OLEM]


Proposed Information Collection Request; Comment Request; Final 
Authorization for Hazardous Waste Management Programs, EPA ICR No. 
0969.12, OMB Control No. 2050-0041

AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is planning to 
submit an information collection request (ICR), ``Final Authorization 
for Hazardous Waste Management Programs'' (Renewal), (EPA ICR No. 
0969.12, OMB Control No. 2050-0041) 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 in SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION. This is a proposed extension of 
the ICR, which is currently approved through May 31, 2022. 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 November 29, 2021.

ADDRESSES: Submit your comments, referencing by Docket ID No. EPA-HQ-
OLEM-2018-0200, 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, (mail code 5303P), 
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. Out of an abundance of caution for members of the 
public and our staff, the EPA Docket Center and Reading Room is closed 
to the public, with limited exceptions, to reduce the risk of 
transmitting COVID-19. Our Docket Center staff will continue to provide 
remote customer service via email, phone and webform. For further 
information about the EPA's public docket, Docket Center services and 
the current status, please visit us online at https://www.epa.gov/dockets. The telephone number for the Docket Center is (202) 566-1744.
    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: In order for a State to obtain final authorization for a 
State hazardous waste program or to revise its previously authorized 
program, it must submit an official application to the EPA Regional 
office for approval. The purpose of the application is to enable the 
EPA to properly determine whether the State's program meets the 
requirements of section 3006 of RCRA. A State with an approved program 
may voluntarily transfer program responsibilities to EPA by notifying 
the EPA of the proposed transfer, as required by 40 CFR 271.23. 
Further, the EPA may withdraw a State's authorized program under 40 CFR 
271.23.
    State program revision may be necessary when the controlling 
Federal or State statutory or regulatory authority is modified or 
supplemented. In the event that the State is revising its program by 
adopting new Federal requirements, the State shall prepare and submit 
modified revisions of the program description, Attorney General's 
statement, Memorandum of Agreement, or such other documents as the EPA 
determines to be necessary. The State shall inform the EPA of any 
proposed modifications to its basic statutory or regulatory authority 
in accordance with 40 CFR 271.21. If a State is proposing to transfer 
all or any part of any program from the approved State agency to any 
other agency, it must notify the EPA in accordance with 40 CFR 271.21 
and submit revised organizational charts as required under 40 CFR 
271.6, in accordance with 40 CFR 271.21. These paperwork requirements 
are mandatory under section 3006(a). The EPA will use the information 
submitted by the State in order to determine whether the State's 
program meets the statutory and regulatory requirements for 
authorization.
    Form Numbers: None.
    Respondents/affected entities: State/territorial governments.
    Respondent's obligation to respond: Mandatory (RCRA section 
3006(a)).
    Estimated number of respondents: 50.
    Frequency of response: Annual.
    Total estimated burden: 9,996 hours per year. Burden is defined at 
5 CFR 1320.03(b).
    Total estimated cost: $386,618 (per year), includes $386,618 in 
annualized labor and $0 in annualized capital or operation & 
maintenance costs.
    Changes in Estimates: The burden hours are likely to stay 
substantially the same.


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    Dated: September 10, 2021.
Carolyn Hoskinson,
Director, Office of Resource Conservation and Recovery.
[FR Doc. 2021-21020 Filed 9-27-21; 8:45 am]
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