[Federal Register Volume 91, Number 6 (Friday, January 9, 2026)]
[Notices]
[Pages 997-998]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2026-00209]
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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY
[EPA-HQ-OLEM-2018-0691; FRL-13151-01-OLEM]
Agency Information Collection Activities; Proposed Information
Collection Request; Comment Request; Standardized Permit for RCRA
Hazardous Waste Management Facilities (Renewal), EPA ICR No. 1935.08,
OMB Control No. 2050-0182
AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency.
ACTION: Notice.
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SUMMARY: The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is planning to
submit an information collection request (ICR), ``Standardized Permit
for RCRA Hazardous Waste Management Facilities'' (EPA ICR No. 1935.08,
OMB Control No. 2050-0182) to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB)
for review and approval in accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act
(PRA). Before doing so, 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 August 31, 2026. This document
allows 60 days for public comments.
DATES: Comments may be submitted on or before March 10, 2026.
ADDRESSES: Submit your comments, referencing Docket ID No. EPA-HQ-OLEM-
2018-0691, to EPA online using https://www.regulations.gov (our
preferred method), or by mail to: EPA Docket Center, U.S. Environmental
Protection Agency, Mail Code 28221T, 1200 Pennsylvania Avenue 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: Jeff Gaines, Environmental Protection
Agency, 1200 Pennsylvania Ave. NW, Washington, DC 20460; telephone
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number: (202) 566-0332; email address: [email protected].
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This is a proposed extension of the ICR,
which is currently approved through August 31, 2026. 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 document 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 https://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
https://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
through 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
document to announce the submission of the ICR to OMB and the
opportunity to submit additional comments to OMB.
Abstract: Under the authority of sections 3004, 3005, 3008 and 3010
of the Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (RCRA), as amended, EPA
revised the RCRA hazardous waste permitting program to allow a
``standardized permit.'' The standardized permit is available to
facilities that generate hazardous waste and routinely manage the waste
on-site in non-thermal units such as tanks, containers, and containment
buildings. In addition, the standardized permit is available to
facilities that receive hazardous waste generated off-site by a
generator under the same ownership as the receiving facility, and then
store or non-thermally treat the hazardous waste in containers, tanks,
or containment buildings. The RCRA standardized permit consists of two
components: a uniform portion that is included in all cases, and a
supplemental portion that the Director of a regulatory agency includes
at his or her discretion. The uniform portion consists of terms and
conditions, relevant to the unit(s) at the permitted facility, and is
established on a national basis. The Director, at his or her
discretion, may also issue a supplemental portion on a case-by-case
basis. The supplemental portion imposes site-specific permit terms and
conditions that the Director determines necessary to institute
corrective action under Sec. 264.101 (or state equivalent), or
otherwise necessary to protect human health and the environment. Owners
and operators have to comply with the terms and conditions in the
supplemental portion, in addition to those in the uniform portion.
Form numbers: None.
Respondents/affected entities: Entities potentially affected by
this action are business or other for-profit.
Respondent's obligation to respond: Voluntary (40 CFR 270.275).
Estimated number of respondents: 1.
Frequency of response: One time.
Total estimated burden: 218 hours per year. Burden is defined at 5
CFR 1320.03(b).
Total estimated cost: $19,873 (per year), includes $693 annualized
capital or operation & maintenance costs.
Changes in the estimates: The burden hours are likely to stay
substantially the same.
Dated: December 22, 2025.
Andrew Baca,
Director, Office of Resource Conservation and Recovery.
[FR Doc. 2026-00209 Filed 1-8-26; 8:45 am]
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