[Federal Register Volume 83, Number 209 (Monday, October 29, 2018)]
[Notices]
[Pages 54343-54344]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2018-23556]


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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

[EPA-HQ-OLEM-2018-0392, FRL-9985-03-OEI]


Agency Information Collection Activities; Submission to OMB for 
Review and Approval; Comment Request; Requirements and Exemptions for 
Specific RCRA Wastes (Renewal)

AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency.

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has submitted an 
information collection request (ICR), Requirements and Exemptions for 
Specific RCRA Wastes (EPA ICR Number 1597.13, OMB Control Number 2050-
0145), 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 
October 31, 2018. Public comments were previously requested via the 
Federal Register on July 3, 2018 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 to a collection of information unless 
it displays a currently valid OMB control number.

DATES: Additional comments may be submitted on or before November 28, 
2018.

ADDRESSES: Submit your comments, referencing Docket ID No. EPA-HQ-OLEM-
2018-0392, FRL 9985-03-OEI, to (1) EPA, either online using 
www.regulations.gov (our preferred method), or by email to [email protected], or by mail to: RCRA Docket (2822T), U.S. Environmental 
Protection Agency, 1200 Pennsylvania Avenue NW, Washington, DC 20460; 
and (2) OMB via email to [email protected]. Address comments 
to OMB Desk Officer for EPA.
    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: Peggy Vyas, Environmental Protection 
Agency, 1200 Pennsylvania Ave. NW, Washington, DC 20460; telephone 
number: 703-308-5477; fax number: 703-308-8433; 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 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: Universal Wastes, which include certain batteries, 
pesticides, mercury-containing lamps and thermostats, are generated in 
a variety of non-industrial settings present in non-hazardous waste 
management systems. Regulations at 40 CFR part 273, which govern the 
collection and management of Universal Wastes, are designed to ensure 
facilities collect these wastes and manage them in an appropriate 
hazardous waste management system. EPA collects notifications of 
Universal Waste management to obtain general information on handlers 
and to facilitate enforcement of the Part 273 regulations. EPA 
promulgated labeling and marking requirements and accumulation time 
limits to ensure that Universal Waste is being accumulated responsibly. 
EPA collects information on illegal Universal Waste shipments to 
enforce compliance with applicable regulations. Finally, EPA requires 
tracking of Universal Waste shipments to help ensure that Universal 
Waste is being properly treated, recycled, or disposed.
    Regulations at 40 CFR part 266 provide increased flexibility to 
facilities managing wastes commonly known as ``Mixed Waste.'' Mixed 
Wastes are low-level mixed waste (LLMW) and naturally occurring and/or 
accelerator-produced radioactive material (NARM) containing hazardous 
waste, which are also regulated by the Atomic Energy Act. When 
specified eligibility criteria and conditions are met, LLMW and NARM 
are exempt from the definition of hazardous waste in Part 261. Although 
these wastes are exempt from RCRA manifest, transportation, and 
disposal requirements, facilities must still comply with the manifest, 
transportation, and disposal requirements under the Nuclear Regulatory 
Commission (NRC) regulations. Section 266.345(a) requires that 
generators or treaters notify EPA or the Authorized State that they are

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claiming the Transportation and Disposal Conditional Exemption prior to 
the initial shipment of a waste to a LLRW disposal facility. This 
exemption notice provides a tool for RCRA program regulatory agencies 
to become aware of the generator's exemption claims. The information 
contained in the notification package provides the RCRA program 
regulatory agencies with a general understanding of the claimant. This 
information also allows the agencies to document the generator's 
exemption status and to plan inspections and review exemption-related 
records.
    Regulations at 40 CFR part 279, which codify used oil management 
standards, establish, among other things, streamlined procedures for 
notification, testing, labeling, and recordkeeping. They also establish 
a flexible self-implementing approach for tracking off-site shipments 
that allow used oil handlers to use standard business practices (e.g., 
invoices, bill of lading). In addition, part 279 sets standards for the 
prevention and cleanup of releases to the environment during storage 
and transit. These requirements minimize potential mismanagement of 
used oils, while not discouraging recycling. Used oil transporters must 
comply with all applicable packaging, labeling, and placarding 
requirements of 49 CFR parts 173, 178, and 179 and must report 
discharges of used oil according to existing 49 CFR part 171 and 33 CFR 
part 153 requirements.
    Form numbers: None.
    Respondents/affected entities: Private Sector and State, Local, or 
Tribal Governments.
    Respondent's obligation to respond: Mandatory (40 CFR part 273), 
required to obtain or retain a benefit (40 CFR parts 266 and 279).
    Estimated number of respondents: 141,038.
    Frequency of response: On occasion.
    Total estimated burden: 791,715 hours per year. Burden is defined 
at 5 CFR 1320.03(b).
    Total estimated cost: $68,980,149 (per year), includes $14,161,065 
annualized capital or operation & maintenance costs.
    Changes in the estimates: There is an increase in the total 
estimated respondent burden compared with the ICR currently approved by 
OMB. This increase is an increase in the number of respondents.

Courtney Kerwin,
Director, Regulatory Support Division.
[FR Doc. 2018-23556 Filed 10-26-18; 8:45 am]
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