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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

[EPA-HQ-RCRA-2007-0022; FRL-8445-1]

 
Agency Information Collection Activities; Submission to OMB for 
Review and Approval; Comment Request; Reporting and Recordkeeping 
Requirements under EPA's WasteWise Program, EPA ICR Number 1698.07, OMB 
Control Number 2050-0139

AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: In compliance with the Paperwork Reduction Act (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 August 23, 
2007.

ADDRESSES: Submit your comments, referencing docket ID number EPA-HQ-
RCRA-2007-0022, to (1) EPA online using http://www.regulations.gov (our 
preferred method), by e-mail to rcra-docket@epa.gov, or by mail to: EPA 

Docket Center, RCRA Docket, Environmental Protection Agency, Mail Code 
2822T, 1200 Pennsylvania Ave., NW., Washington, DC 20460, and (2) OMB 
at: 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: Charles Heizenroth, Office of Solid 
Waste, 5306W, Environmental Protection Agency, 1200 Pennsylvania Ave., 
NW., Washington, DC 20460; telephone number: (703) 308-0154; fax 
number: (703) 308-8686; e-mail address: heizenroth.charles@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 March 1, 2007 (72 FR 9326), 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-2007-0022, which is available for online viewing at 
http://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 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 
http://www.regulations.gov, to submit or view public comments, access the 

index listing of the contents of the docket, and

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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 http://www.regulations.gov as EPA 

receives them and without change, unless the comment contains 
copyrighted material, CBI, or other information whose public disclosure 
is restricted by statute. For further information about the electronic 
docket, go to http://www.regulations.gov.

    Title: Reporting and Recordkeeping Requirements under EPA's 
WasteWise Program.
    ICR numbers: EPA ICR No. 1698.07, OMB Control No. 2050-0139.
    ICR Status: This ICR is scheduled to expire on July 31, 2007. 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: EPA's voluntary WasteWise program encourages businesses 
and other organizations to reduce solid waste through waste prevention, 
recycling, and the purchase or manufacture of recycled-content 
products. WasteWise participants include partners, who commit to 
implementing waste reduction activities of their choice, and endorsers 
which promote the WasteWise program and waste reduction to their 
members.
    The Partner Registration Form identifies an organization and its 
facilities registering to participate in WasteWise, and requires the 
signature of a senior official that can commit the organization to the 
program. (This form can be submitted either electronically or in hard 
copy.) Within six months of registering, each partner is asked to 
conduct a waste assessment and submit baseline data and waste reduction 
goals to EPA via the Annual Assessment Form. (This form can also be 
submitted either electronically or in hard copy.) On an annual basis 
partners are asked to report, via the Annual Assessment Form, on their 
progress toward achieving their waste reduction goals by estimating 
amounts of waste prevented and recyclables collected, and describing 
buying or manufacturing recycled-content products. They can also 
provide WasteWise with information on total waste prevention revenue, 
total recycling revenue, total avoided purchasing costs due to waste 
prevention, and total avoided disposal costs due to recycling and waste 
prevention. Additionally, they are asked to submit new waste reduction 
goals.
    Endorsers, which are typically trade associations or State/local 
governments, submit the Endorser Registration Form once during their 
endorser relationship with WasteWise. (This form can be submitted 
either electronically or in hard copy.) The Endorser Registration Form 
identifies the organization, the principal contact, and the activities 
to which the Endorser commits.
    EPA's WasteWise program uses the submitted information to (1) 
identify and recognize outstanding waste reduction achievements by 
individual organizations, (2) compile aggregate results that indicate 
overall accomplishments of WasteWise partners, (3) identify cost-
effective waste reduction strategies to share with other organizations, 
and (4) identify topics on which to develop assistance and information 
efforts.
    Burden Statement: The respondent burden for this collection is 
estimated to average 1 hour per response for the Partner Registration 
Form, 40 hours per response for the Annual Assessment Form, and 10 
hours per response for the Endorser Registration Form.
    The estimated number of respondents is 1,775 in Year 1; 1,875 in 
Year 2; and 1,975 in Year 3. Estimated total annual burden on all 
respondents is 66,350 hours in Year 1; 70,350 hours in Year 2; and 
74,350 hours in Year 3.
    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; 
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: Private Sector; State, Local, or 
Tribal Governments; and the Federal Government.
    Estimated Number of Respondents: 1,875.
    Frequency of Response: Once per year.
    Estimated Total Annual Hour Burden: 70,350.
    Estimated Total Annual Cost: Includes $0 annualized capital or O&M 
costs, and $4,245,450 annual labor costs.
    Changes in the Estimates: There is an increase of 13,650 hours in 
the total estimated burden currently identified in the OMB Inventory of 
Approved ICR Burdens. This increase is due to an adjustment stemming 
from the increased number of partners.

    Dated: July 18, 2007.
Sara Hisel-McCoy,
Acting Director, Collection Strategies Division.
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