[Federal Register Volume 89, Number 82 (Friday, April 26, 2024)]
[Notices]
[Page 32426]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2024-09036]



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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

[EPA-HQ-OLEM-2019-0558, FRL-11931-01-OMS]


Agency Information Collection Activities; Submission to the 
Office of Management and Budget for Review and Approval; Comment 
Request; RCRA Subtitle C Reporting Instructions and Forms (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), RCRA Subtitle C Reporting 
Instructions and Forms (EPA ICR Number 0976.20, OMB Control Number 
2050-0024) 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 
April 30, 2024. Public comments were previously requested via the 
Federal Register on September 6, 2023, during a 60-day comment period. 
This notice allows for an additional 30 days for public comments.

DATES: Comments may be submitted on or before May 28, 2024.

ADDRESSES: Submit your comments, referencing Docket ID No. EPA-HQ-OLEM-
2018-0534, 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.
    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: Peggy Vyas, Environmental Protection 
Agency, 1200 Pennsylvania Ave. NW, Washington, DC 20460; telephone 
number: 202-566-0453; [email protected].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This is a proposed extension of the ICR, 
which is currently approved through December 31, 2023. 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.
    Public comments were previously requested via the Federal Register 
on September 6, 2023 during a 60-day comment period (88 FR 60939). This 
notice allows for an additional 30 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.
    Abstract: Under the authority of the Resource Conservation and 
Recovery Act of 1976 (RCRA), as amended, Congress directed the U.S. 
Environmental Protection Agency to implement a comprehensive program 
for the safe management of hazardous waste. In addition, Congress wrote 
that ``[a]ny person may petition the Administrator for the 
promulgation, amendment or repeal of any regulation'' under RCRA 
(section 7004(a)). 40 CFR parts 260 and 261 contain provisions that 
allow regulated entities to apply for petitions, variances, exclusions, 
and exemptions from various RCRA requirements.
    The following are some examples of information required from 
petitioners under 40 CFR part 260. Under Sec.  260.20(b), all 
rulemaking petitioners must submit basic information with their 
demonstrations, including name, address, and statement of interest in 
the proposed action. Under Sec.  260.21, all petitioners for equivalent 
testing or analytical methods must include specific information in 
their petitions and demonstrate to the satisfaction of the 
Administrator that the proposed method is equal to, or superior to, the 
corresponding method in terms of its sensitivity, accuracy, and 
reproducibility. Under Sec.  260.22, petitions to amend part 261 to 
exclude a waste produced at a particular facility (more simply, to 
delist a waste) must meet extensive informational requirements. When a 
petition is submitted, the Agency reviews materials, deliberates, 
publishes its tentative decision in the Federal Register, and requests 
public comment. The EPA also may hold informal public hearings (if 
requested by an interested person or at the discretion of the 
Administrator) to hear oral comments on its tentative decision. After 
evaluating all comments, the EPA publishes its final decision in the 
Federal Register.
    With this renewal, this ICR will no longer include the burden 
associated with the disposal of coal combustion residuals (CCR) from 
electric utilities as solid waste under Subtitle D of RCRA, found at 40 
CFR part 257, subpart D. That burden is covered by OMB Control No. 
2050-0223.
    Form Numbers: 8700-12; 8700-13 A/B; 8700-23.
    Respondents/affected entities: Entities potentially affected by 
this action are the private sector, as well as State, Local, or Tribal 
Governments.
    Respondent's obligation to respond: Required to obtain or retain a 
benefit (RCRA Sections 1008, 4004, 4005(a)).
    Estimated number of respondents: 59,418.
    Frequency of response: Biennially.
    Total estimated burden: 730,323 hours. Burden is defined at 5 CFR 
1320.03(b).
    Total estimated cost: $282,918 in annualized capital or O&M costs.
    Changes in the Estimates: There is a decrease of 79,059 hours and 
$60,098 from the previously finalized/approved ICR. The reason for the 
decrease is largely because the burden associated with the CCR program 
was removed from this ICR and merged with OMB Control No. 2050-0223.

Courtney Kerwin,
Director, Information Engagement Division.
[FR Doc. 2024-09036 Filed 4-25-24; 8:45 am]
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