[Federal Register Volume 89, Number 80 (Wednesday, April 24, 2024)]
[Notices]
[Pages 31199-31200]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2024-07972]


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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

[EPA-HQ-OLEM-2023-0573; FRL-11875-01-OLEM]


Agency Information Collection Activities; Proposed Information 
Collection Request; Comment Request; RCRA Section 3007 Survey for Drum 
Reconditioning Facilities

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), RCRA Section 3007 
Survey for Drum Reconditioning Facilities (EPA ICR Number 2800.01, OMB 
Control Number 2050-NEW), to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) 
for review and approval in accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act. 
Before doing so, EPA is soliciting public comments on specific aspects 
of the proposed information collection as described below. This is a 
request for approval of a new collection. This notice allows for 60 
days for public comments.

DATES: Comments must be submitted on or before June 24, 2024.

ADDRESSES: Submit your comments, referencing Docket ID Number EPA-HQ-
OLEM-2023-0573, to EPA online using www.regulations.gov (our preferred 
method), 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: Patrick Wise, Office of Resource 
Conservation and Recovery, Materials Recovery and Waste Management 
Division (MC 5303P), Environmental Protection Agency, 1200 Pennsylvania 
Ave. NW, Washington, DC 20460; telephone number: 202-566-0520; email 
address: [email protected].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This is a request for approval of a new 
collection. 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.
    This notice allows 60 days for public comments. 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.
    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 to respond, including 
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the use of appropriate forms of information technology. 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: This information collection will provide the EPA with 
necessary information about the operations of drum reconditioners and 
similar facilities that clean out and recondition used industrial 
containers. The Agency needs this information to determine whether 
future regulatory or non-regulatory action is needed to address 
environmental issues identified in the EPA's Drum Reconditioner Damage 
Case Report, published in September 2022. The data collected through 
this ICR will advance the Agency's mission of protecting human health 
and the environment by determining the current engineering controls and 
standard practices employed at these facilities, and by collecting 
additional information about the environmental impacts these facilities 
may have on surrounding communities and the wider environment. All 
information submitted to the agency in response to the ICR that is 
claimed as confidential will be managed in accordance with applicable 
laws and EPA's regulations governing treatment of confidential business 
information at 40 CFR part 2, subpart B. Any information determined to 
constitute a trade secret will be protected under 18 U.S.C. 1905.
    Form Numbers: None.
    Respondents/Affected Entities: This ICR applies to all facilities 
engaged in drum and/or industrial container reconditioning and/or 
recycling.
    Respondent's Obligation To Respond: Mandatory under section 3007 of 
RCRA (42 U.S.C. 6927).
    Estimated Number of Respondents: 216 (total).
    Frequency of Response: One-time response.
    Total Estimated Burden: 1,187 hours (per year). Burden is defined 
at 5 CFR 1320.03(b).
    Total Estimated Cost: $121,000 (per year), which includes $0 
annualized capital or operation & maintenance costs.
    Changes in the Estimates: Not applicable; this is a new ICR, so 
there is no previous burden.

Barry N. Breen,
Principal Deputy Assistant Administrator, Office of Land and Emergency 
Management.
[FR Doc. 2024-07972 Filed 4-23-24; 8:45 am]
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