[Federal Register Volume 88, Number 144 (Friday, July 28, 2023)]
[Notices]
[Pages 48845-48846]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2023-15973]


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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

[EPA-HQ-OLEM-2018-0534, FRL-10922-01-OLEM]


Agency Information Collection Activities; Proposed Collection; 
Comment Request; Identification, Listing and Rulemaking Petitions 
(Renewal), EPA ICR No. 1189.32, OMB Control No. 2050-0053

AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is planning to 
submit the information collection request (ICR), Identification, 
Listing and Rulemaking Petitions (Renewal), EPA ICR No. 1189.32, OMB 
Control No. 2050-0053 to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for 
review and approval in accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act 
(PRA). Before doing so, the 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 March 31, 2024. 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: Comments must be submitted on or before September 26, 2023.

ADDRESSES: Submit your comments, referencing by Docket ID No. EPA-HQ-
OLEM-2018-0534, at https://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.
    Once submitted, comments cannot be edited or removed from the 
docket. The EPA may publish any comment received to its public docket. 
Do not submit to EPA's docket at https://www.regulations.gov any 
information you consider to be Confidential Business Information (CBI) 
or other information whose disclosure is

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restricted by statute. Multimedia submissions (audio, video, etc.) must 
be accompanied by a written comment. The written comment is considered 
the official comment and should include discussion of all points you 
wish to make. The EPA will generally not consider comments or comment 
contents located outside of the primary submission (i.e., on the web, 
cloud, or other file sharing system). For additional submission 
methods, the full EPA public comment policy, information about CBI or 
multimedia submissions, and general guidance on making effective 
comments, please visit https://www.epa.gov//dockets.

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: 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. Materials can also be viewed at the Reading Room 
located at the EPA Docket Center, WJC West Building, Room 3334, 1301 
Constitution Avenue NW, Washington, DC 20004. The Docket Center's hours 
of operations are 8:30 a.m.-4:30 p.m., Monday-Friday (except Federal 
Holidays). The telephone number for the Docket Center is 202-566-1744.
    Pursuant to section 3506(c)(2)(A) of the PRA, the 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 automated electronic, mechanical, or 
other technological collection techniques or other forms of information 
technology, e.g., permitting electronic submission of responses. The 
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, the 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: 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 40 CFR 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: None.
    Respondents/affected entities: Business and other for-profit as 
well as States, Local and Tribal governments.
    Respondent's obligation to respond: required to obtain or retain a 
benefit (RCRA Sections 1008, 4004, 4005(a)).
    Estimated number of respondents: 24,777.
    Frequency of response: On occasion.
    Total estimated burden: 127,889 hours. Burden is defined at 5 CFR 
1320.03(b).
    Total estimated cost: $18,347,854, which includes $10,024,078 
annualized labor costs and $8,323,776 annualized capital or O&M costs.
    Changes in estimates: The burden hours are likely to stay 
substantially the same.

    Dated: July 23, 2023.
Carolyn Hoskinson,
Director Office of Resource Conservation and Recovery.
[FR Doc. 2023-15973 Filed 7-27-23; 8:45 am]
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