[Federal Register: May 28, 2008 (Volume 73, Number 103)]
[Notices]
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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY
[EPA-HQ-RCRA-2007-1127, FRL-8571-8]
Agency Information Collection Activities; Submission to OMB for
Review and Approval; Comment Request; Requirements for Generators,
Transporters, and Waste Management Facilities Under the RCRA Hazardous
Waste Manifest System (Renewal); EPA ICR No. 0801.16; OMB Control No.
2050-0039
AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).
ACTION: Notice.
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SUMMARY: In compliance with the Paperwork Reduction Act (PRA) (44
U.S.C. 3501 et seq.), this document announces that an Information
Collection Request (ICR) has been forwarded to the Office of Management
and Budget (OMB) for review and approval. This is a request to renew an
existing approved collection. The ICR, which is abstracted below,
describes the nature of the information collection and its estimated
burden and cost.
DATES: Additional comments may be submitted on or before June 27, 2008.
ADDRESSES: Submit your comments, referencing Docket ID No. EPA-HQ-RCRA-
2007-1127, to (1) EPA, either online using www.regulations.gov (our
preferred method), or by e-mail to rcra-docket@epa.gov, or by mail to:
RCRA Docket (28221T), U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, 1200
Pennsylvania Avenue, NW., Washington, DC 20460; and (2) OMB, by mail
to: Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs, Office of Management
and Budget (OMB), Attention: Desk Officer for EPA, 725 17th Street,
NW., Washington, DC 20503.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Bryan Groce, Office of Solid Waste,
(mail code 5302P), Environmental Protection Agency, 1200 Pennsylvania
Ave., NW., Washington, DC 20460; telephone number: 703-308-8750; fax
number: 703-308-8433; e-mail address: groce.bryan@epa.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: EPA has submitted the following ICR to OMB
for review and approval according to the procedures prescribed in 5 CFR
1320.12. On February 5, 2008 (73 FR 6721), EPA sought comments on this
ICR pursuant to 5 CFR 1320.8(d). EPA received no comments. Any
additional comments on this ICR should be submitted to EPA and OMB
within 30 days of this notice.
EPA has established a public docket for this ICR under Docket ID
No. EPA-HQ-RCRA-2007-1127, which is available for online viewing at
www.regulations.gov, or in person viewing at the Resource Conservation
and Recovery Act (RCRA) Docket in the EPA Docket Center (EPA/DC), EPA
West, Room 3334, 1301 Constitution Ave., NW., Washington, DC. The EPA/
DC Public Reading Room is open from 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., Monday
through Friday, excluding legal holidays. The telephone number for the
Reading Room is (202) 566-1744, and the telephone number for the RCRA
Docket is (202) 566-0270.
Use EPA's electronic docket and comment system at
www.regulations.gov, to submit or view public comments, access the
index listing of the contents of the docket, and to access those
documents in the docket that are available electronically. Once in the
system, select ``docket search,'' then key in the docket ID number
identified above. Please note that EPA's policy is that public
comments, whether submitted electronically or in paper, will be made
available for public viewing at www.regulations.gov as EPA receives
them and without change, unless the comment contains copyrighted
material, Confidential Business Information (CBI), or other information
whose public disclosure is restricted by statute. For further
information about the electronic docket, go to www.regulations.gov.
Title: Requirements for Generators, Transporters, and Waste
Management Facilities Under the RCRA Hazardous Waste Manifest System
(Renewal).
ICR numbers: EPA ICR No. 0801.16, OMB Control No. 2050-0039.
ICR Status: This ICR is scheduled to expire on May 31, 2008. Under
OMB regulations, the Agency may continue to conduct or sponsor the
collection of information while this submission is pending at OMB. 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. The OMB control numbers for EPA's regulations
in title 40 of the CFR, after appearing in the Federal Register when
approved, are listed in 40 CFR part 9, are displayed either by
publication in the Federal Register or by other appropriate means, such
as on the related collection instrument or form, if applicable. The
display of OMB control numbers in certain EPA regulations is
consolidated in 40 CFR part 9.
Abstract: The Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (RCRA), as
amended, establishes a national program to assure that hazardous waste
management practices are conducted in a manner that is protective of
human health and the environment. EPA's authority to require compliance
with the manifest system stems primarily from RCRA section 3002(a)(5).
This section mandates a hazardous waste manifest ``system'' to assure
that all hazardous waste generated is designated for and arrives at the
appropriate treatment, storage, and disposal facility. An essential
part of this manifest system is the Uniform Hazardous Waste Manifest
(Form 8700-22). The manifest is a tracking document that accompanies
the waste from its generation site to its final disposition. The
manifest lists the wastes that are being shipped and the final
destination of the waste. The manifest system is a self-enforcing
mechanism that requires generators, transporters, and owner/operators
of treatment, storage, and disposal facilities to participate in
hazardous waste tracking. In addition, the manifest provides
information to transporters and waste management facility workers on
the hazardous nature of the waste, identifies wastes so that they can
be managed appropriately in the event of an accident, spill, or leak,
and ensures that shipments of hazardous waste are managed properly and
delivered to their designated facilities.
Burden Statement: The annual public reporting and recordkeeping
burden for this collection of information is estimated to average 1.8
hours per response. Burden means the total time, effort, or financial
resources expended by persons to generate, maintain, retain, or
disclose or provide information to or for a Federal agency. This
includes the time needed to review instructions; develop, acquire,
install, and utilize technology and systems for the purposes of
collecting, validating, and verifying information, processing and
maintaining information, and disclosing and providing information;
adjust the existing ways to comply with any previously applicable
instructions and requirements which have subsequently changed; train
personnel to be able to respond to a collection of information; search
data sources; complete and review the collection of information; and
transmit or otherwise disclose the information.
Respondents/Affected Entities: Businesses and Farms that generate,
transport or receive hazardous waste.
Estimated Number of Respondents: 190,628.
Frequency of Response: Each shipment.
Estimated Total Annual Hour Burden: 3,743,122.
Estimated Total Annual Cost: $109,934,365, which includes
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$106,862,075 annualized labor and $3,072,290 for capital or O&M costs.
Changes in the Estimates: There is an increase of 478,131 hours in
the total estimated burden currently identified in the OMB Inventory of
Approved ICR Burdens. This increase is due to an increase in the
projected number of responses from 1,762,276 previously to 2,074,900.
Dated: May 21, 2008.
Sara Hisel-McCoy,
Director, Collection Strategies Division.
[FR Doc. E8-11856 Filed 5-27-08; 8:45 am]
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