[Federal Register Volume 87, Number 189 (Friday, September 30, 2022)]
[Notices]
[Pages 59414-59415]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2022-21238]


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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

[EPA-HQ-OLEM-2018-0767; FRL-10266-01-OMS]


Information Collection Request Submitted to OMB for Review and 
Approval; Comment Request; Solid Waste Disposal Facility Criteria 
(Renewal)

AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has submitted an 
information collection request (ICR), Solid Waste Disposal Facility 
Criteria (EPA ICR Number 1381.13, OMB Control Number 2050-0122) 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 November 30, 
2022. Public comments were previously requested via the Federal 
Register on March 23, 2022 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

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to a collection of information unless it displays a currently valid OMB 
control number.

DATES: Additional comments may be submitted on or before October 31, 
2022.

ADDRESSES: Submit your comments, referencing Docket ID No. EPA-HQ-OLEM-
2018-0767, online using www.regulations.gov (our preferred method), or 
by mail to: RCRA Docket (2822T), U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, 
1200 Pennsylvania Avenue NW, Washington, DC 20460. The 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.
    Submit written comments and recommendations to OMB for the proposed 
information collection within 30 days of publication of this notice to 
www.reginfo.gov/public/do/PRAMain. Find this particular information 
collection by selecting ``Currently under 30-day Review--Open for 
Public Comments'' or by using the search function.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Craig Dufficy, Materials Recovery and 
Waste Management Division, Office of Resource Conservation and 
Recovery, Mail Code 5304T, Environmental Protection Agency, 1200 
Pennsylvania Ave. NW, Washington, DC 20460; telephone number: (202) 
566-0537; fax number: (202) 250-8572; 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. Materials can also be viewed at the Reading Room 
located at the EPA Docket Center, WJC West Building, Room 3334, 1301 
Constitution Avenue NW, Washington, DC 20004. The Docket Center's hours 
of operations are 8:30 a.m.-4:30 p.m., Monday-Friday (except Federal 
Holidays). The telephone number for the Docket Center is 202-566-1744.
    Abstract: In order to effectively implement and enforce final 
changes to 40 CFR part 258 on a State level, owners/operators of 
municipal solid waste landfills have to comply with the final reporting 
and recordkeeping requirements. Respondents include owners or operators 
of new municipal solid waste 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 Federal, State, and local 
governments, and private waste management companies. Facilities in 
NAICS codes 9221, 5622, 3252, 3251 and 3253 may be affected by this 
rule.
    Form Numbers: None.
    Respondents/affected entities: Recordkeeping and Reporting--Solid 
Waste Disposal Facilities and Practices.
    Respondent's obligation to respond: 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.
    Estimated number of respondents: 3,800.
    Frequency of response: On occasion.
    Total estimated burden: 211,262 hours (per year). Burden is defined 
at 5 CFR 1320.03(b).
    Total estimated cost: $17,286,006 (per year), which includes 
$15,075,153 in annualized labor and $2,210,853 in annualized capital or 
operation & maintenance costs.
    Changes in the Estimates: There is an increase of 25,819 hours in 
the total estimated burden currently identified in the OMB Inventory of 
Approved ICR Burdens. On this ICR, one-time burdens from the cumulative 
reporting requirements of the Research, Development & Demonstration 
rule under 40 CFR part 258.4.

Courtney Kerwin,
Director, Regulatory Support Division.
[FR Doc. 2022-21238 Filed 9-29-22; 8:45 am]
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