[Federal Register Volume 87, Number 207 (Thursday, October 27, 2022)]
[Notices]
[Page 65057]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2022-23348]


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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

[EPA-HQ-OLEM-2018-0692, FRL-10376-01-OMS]


Information Collection Request Submitted to OMB for Review and 
Approval; Comment Request; Generator Standards Applicable to 
Laboratories Owned by Eligible Academic Entities (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), Generator Standards Applicable to 
Laboratories Owned by Eligible Academic Entities (EPA ICR Number 
2317.04, OMB Control Number 2050-0204) 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 December 31, 2022. Public comments were 
previously requested via the Federal Register on May 2, 2022 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, 
2022.

ADDRESSES: Submit your comments, referencing Docket ID No. EPA-HQ-OLEM-
2018-0692, to EPA, either online using www.regulations.gov (our 
preferred method), or by mail to: RCRA Docket (2822T), U.S. 
Environmental Protection Agency, 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.
    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: Kristen Fitzgerald, Environmental 
Protection Agency, 1200 Pennsylvania Ave. NW, Washington, DC 20460; 
telephone number: 202-566-0512; 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. 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.
    Abstract: Subpart K within 40 CFR part 262 provides a flexible and 
protective set of regulations that address the specific nature of 
hazardous waste generation and accumulation in laboratories owned by 
colleges and universities, including teaching hospitals and non-profit 
research institutes that are either owned by or formally affiliated 
with a college or university. In addition, eligible academic entities 
have the discretion to determine the most appropriate and effective 
method of compliance with these requirements--by allowing them the 
choice of either managing their hazardous wastes in accordance with the 
alternative regulations as set forth in Subpart K, or remaining subject 
to the existing generator regulations.
    Form Numbers: None.
    Respondents/affected entities: Business and other for-profit, as 
well as State, Local, and Tribal governments.
    Respondent's obligation to respond: Required to obtain or retain a 
benefit (Sections 2002, 3001, 3002, 3004 of RCRA).
    Estimated number of respondents: 246.
    Frequency of response: On occasion.
    Total estimated burden: 146,157 hours per year. Burden is defined 
at 5 CFR 1320.03(b).
    Total estimated cost: $8,088,511 (per year), which includes 
$255,192 in annualized capital or operation & maintenance costs.
    Changes in the Estimates: There is a decrease of 11,815 hours in 
the total estimated respondent burden compared with the ICR currently 
approved by OMB. This decrease is in the number of respondents.

Courtney Kerwin,
Director, Regulatory Support Division.
[FR Doc. 2022-23348 Filed 10-26-22; 8:45 am]
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