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[Notices]               
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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

[EPA-HQ-RCRA-2007-0387; FRL-8499-1]

 
Agency Information Collection Activities; Submission to OMB for 
Review and Approval; Comment Request; Hazardous Waste Specific Unit 
Requirements, and Special Waste Processes and Types (Renewal), EPA ICR 
Number 1572.07, OMB Control Number 2050-0050

AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: In compliance with the Paperwork Reduction Act (PRA)(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 December 27, 
2007.

ADDRESSES: Submit your comments, referencing Docket ID No. EPA-HQ-RCRA-
2007-0387, to (1) EPA, either online using http://www.regulations.gov (our preferred method), or by e-mail to rcra-docket@epa.gov, or by mail to: 

RCRA Docket (2822T), U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, 1200 
Pennsylvania Avenue, NW., Washington, DC 20460; and (2) OMB, by mail 
to: 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: Norma Abdul-Malik, Office of Solid 
Waste (5303P), Environmental Protection Agency, 1200 Pennsylvania Ave., 
NW., Washington, DC 20460; telephone number: 703-308-8753; fax number: 
703-308-8617; e-mail address: abdul-malik.norma@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 June 11, 2007 (72 FR 32093), 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-2007-0387, 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 8:30 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 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, Confidential Business Information (CBI), or other information 
whose public disclosure is restricted by statute. For further

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information about the electronic docket, go to http://www.regulations.gov.

    Title: Hazardous Waste Specific Unit Requirements, and Special 
Waste Processes and Types (Renewal).
    ICR numbers: EPA ICR No. 1572.07, OMB Control No. 2050-0050.
    ICR Status: This ICR is scheduled to expire on November 30, 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: This ICR provides a discussion of all of the information 
collection requirements associated with specific unit standards 
applicable to owners and operators of facilities that treat, store, or 
dispose of hazardous wastes as defined by 40 CFR part 261. It includes 
a detailed description of the data items and respondent activities 
associated with each requirement and with each hazardous waste 
management unit at a facility. The specific units and processes 
included in this ICR are: Tank systems, Surface impoundments, Waste 
piles, Land treatment, Landfills, Incinerators, Thermal treatment , 
Chemical, physical, and biological treatment, Miscellaneous (subpart 
X), Drip pads, Process vents, Equipment leaks , Containment buildings, 
Recovery/recycling.
    With each information collection covered in this ICR, EPA is aiding 
the goal of complying with its statutory mandate under RCRA to develop 
standards for hazardous waste treatment, storage, and disposal 
facilities, to protect human health and the environment. Without the 
information collection, the agency cannot assure that the facilities 
are designed and operated properly.
    Burden Statement: The annual public reporting and recordkeeping 
burden for this collection of information is estimated to average as 
follows:

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                                                              Hours per
                         Unit type                             response
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Subpart I: Containers......................................           73
Subpart J: Tank Systems....................................           74
Subpart K: Surface Impoundments............................           78
Subpart L: Waste Piles.....................................           17
Subpart M: Land Treatment..................................            0
Subpart N: Landfills.......................................           37
Subpart O: Incinerators....................................            3
Subpart W: Drip Pads.......................................            0
Subpart X: Miscellaneous Units.............................            0
Subpart AA: Process Vents..................................          400
Subpart BB: Equipment Leaks................................            4
Subpart DD: Containment Buildings..........................           27
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    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 
which have subsequently changed; 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 and State, Local, or 
Tribal governments.
    Estimated Number of Respondents: 3,326.
    Frequency of Response: On occasion.
    Estimated Total Annual Hour Burden: 626,476.
    Estimated Total Annual Cost: $27,289,816, which includes 
$23,349,024 annualized labor and $3,940,793 annualized capital and O&M 
costs.
    Changes in the Estimates: There is a decrease of 42,098 hours in 
the total estimated burden currently identified in the OMB Inventory of 
Approved ICR Burdens. This decrease is due to the decrease in the 
number of respondents, which is based on more accurate, current data.

    Dated: November 19, 2007.
Joseph A. Sierra,
Acting Director, Collection Strategies Division.
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