
[Federal Register: June 29, 2009 (Volume 74, Number 123)]
[Notices]               
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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

[EPA-HQ-RCRA-2008-0911, FRL-8923-6]

 
Agency Information Collection Activities; Submission to OMB for 
Review and Approval; Comment Request; Notification of Regulated Waste 
Activity (Renewal), EPA ICR Number 0261.16, OMB Control Number 2050-
0028

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 July 29, 2009.

ADDRESSES: Submit your comments, referencing Docket ID No. EPA-HQ-RCRA-
2008-0911, 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 (28221T), 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: Toshia King, Office of Solid Waste, 
mailcode 5303W, Environmental Protection Agency, 1200 Pennsylvania 
Ave., NW., Washington, DC 20460; telephone number: 703-308-7033; fax 
number: 703-308-8617; e-mail address: king.toshia@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 13, 2009 (74 FR 10909), 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-2008-0911, 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

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business information (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: Notification of Regulated Waste Activity (Renewal).
    ICR Numbers: EPA ICR No. 0261.16, OMB Control No. 2050-0028.
    ICR Status: This ICR is scheduled to expire on June 30, 2009. 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: Section 3010 of subtitle C of RCRA, as amended, requires 
any person who generates or transports regulated waste or who owns or 
operates a facility for the treatment, storage, or disposal (TSD) of 
regulated waste to notify EPA of their activities, including the 
location and general description of activities and the regulated wastes 
handled. The facility is then issued an EPA Identification number. The 
facilities are required to use the Notification Form (EPA Form 8700-12) 
to notify EPA of their hazardous waste activities. EPA needs this 
information to determine the universe of persons who generate, handle, 
and manage these regulated wastes; assign EPA Identification Numbers; 
and ensure that these regulated wastes are managed in a way that 
protects human health and the environment, as required by RCRA, as 
amended.
    EPA enters notification information submitted by respondents into 
the EPA National data base and assigns EPA Identification Numbers. EPA 
uses the information primarily for tracking purposes, and secondarily 
for a variety of enforcement and inspection purposes. In addition, EPA 
uses this information to identify the universe of regulated waste 
generators, handlers, and managers and their specific regulated waste 
activities. Finally, EPA uses this information to ensure that regulated 
waste is managed properly, that statutory provisions are upheld, and 
that regulations are adhered to by facility owners or operators.
    This ICR will eventually be merged with the ICR for the Hazardous 
Waste Report (OMB Control No. 2050-0024), since this form (EPA Form No. 
8700-12) is part of the Hazardous Waste Report (EPA Form No. 8700-13 A/
B).
    Burden Statement: The annual public reporting and recordkeeping 
burden for this collection of information is estimated to average 2 
hours per response for the initial notification, and 1 hour per 
response for any subsequent notifications. 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: Entities potentially affected by 
this action are business or other for-profit as well as State, Local, 
or Tribal governments.
    Estimated Number of Respondents: 55,965.
    Frequency of Response: On occasion.
    Estimated Total Annual Hour Burden: 139,656.
    Estimated Total Annual Cost: $9,081,569, includes $255,830 
annualized capital or O&M costs.
    Changes in the Estimates: There is an increase of 39,349 hours in 
the total estimated burden currently identified in the OMB Inventory of 
Approved ICR Burdens. This increase is due to the inclusion of State 
burden hours that were not previously counted.

    Dated: June 16, 2009.
John Moses,
Director, Collection Strategies Division.
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