[Federal Register Volume 84, Number 64 (Wednesday, April 3, 2019)]
[Notices]
[Pages 13040-13041]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2019-06482]


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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

[EPA-HQ-OLEM-2019-0158; FRL-9991-64-OLEM]


Agency Information Collection Activities; Proposed Collection; 
Comment Request; Renewal for EPA's WasteWise Program

AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency.

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is planning to 
submit the information collection request (ICR) for EPA's WasteWise 
Program (EPA ICR No. 1698.10, OMB Control No. 2050-0139) 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 below. This is a proposed extension 
of the ICR, which is currently approved through June 30, 2019. 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 June 2, 2019.

ADDRESSES: Submit your comments, referencing by Docket ID No. EPA-HQ-
OLEM-2019-0158, online using www.regulations.gov (our preferred 
method), by email to [email protected], or by mail to: EPA Docket 
Center, Environmental Protection Agency, Mail Code 28221T, 1200 
Pennsylvania Ave. 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: Kent Foerster, Office of Resource 
Conservation and Recovery (mail code 5306P), Environmental Protection 
Agency, 1200 Pennsylvania Ave. NW, Washington, DC 20460; telephone 
number: 703-308-0199; fax number: 703-308-8686; 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.
    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: This is a renewal for reporting and recording keeping 
requirements under EPA's WasteWise program. WasteWise is a voluntary 
partnership with organizations to prevent and recycle multiple 
materials from municipal solid wastes (e.g., paper, aluminum cans; 
plastic and glass bottles; food wastes: etc.). Under this program, 
participants agree to set waste reduction goals and take specified 
actions to reduce multiple waste streams. In addition, under WasteWise, 
EPA has issued specific material or sector-based challenges. Currently 
these challenges focus on food recovery, electronics, and State related 
waste and material management efforts. A separate Federal Green 
Challenge targets the federal sector but is not part of this ICR. 
Participants use a web-based online database system containing 
integrated platforms with automated forms to register for 
participation; set goals; and report their waste reduction achievements 
on an annual basis.
    Form numbers: None.
    Respondents/affected entities: Business and other for-profit and 
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for-profit organizations, as well as Federal/State/Local and Tribal 
governments.
    Respondent's obligation to respond: Voluntary (RCRA sections 1003 
and 4001).
    Estimated number of respondents: During year 1 of this ICR it is 
estimated that 2,119 respondents will enter data into the data 
management system. This estimate is expected to grow to 2,329 
respondents in year 3 of this ICR due to an increased enrollment by 
participants.
    Frequency of response: Annual.
    Total estimated burden: During year 1 of this ICR it is estimated 
that 147,348 hours respondents, 3,452 hours from EPA. By year 3, the 
estimated respondent hours of 164,073 and 4,152 agency hours for a 
total of 168,225 hours. Burden is defined at 5 CFR 1320.03(b).
    Total estimated cost: For year 1, $5,766,636.45 from extra-agency 
participants and $436,427.30 from EPA, which includes $6,213,063.75 
annualized labor costs and $0 annualized capital or O&M costs. For year 
3, $5,552,371.20 for respondents and $471,827.30 in agency costs, with 
annualized cost of $6,024,198.50.
    Changes in estimates: Annual burden hours and associated costs 
shown in the ICR reflect changing participation rates throughout the 
ICR time period, therefore any changes are documented in Supplemental 
Statement.

    Dated: March 27, 2019.
Barnes Johnson,
Director, Office of Resource Conservation and Recovery.
[FR Doc. 2019-06482 Filed 4-2-19; 8:45 am]
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