Notice2021-21019
Proposed Information Collection Request; Comment Request; Hazardous Remediation Waste Management Requirements (HWIR) Contaminated Media, EPA ICR No. 1775.09, OMB Control No. 2050-0161
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Published
September 28, 2021
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Environmental Protection Agency
Abstract
The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is planning to submit an information collection request (ICR), "Hazardous Remediation Waste Management Requirements (HWIR) Contaminated Media" (Renewal), (EPA ICR No. 1775.09, OMB Control No. 2050-0161) 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 in SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION. This is a proposed extension of the ICR, which is currently approved through April 30, 2022. 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.
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[Federal Register Volume 86, Number 185 (Tuesday, September 28, 2021)]
[Notices]
[Pages 53656-53657]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2021-21019]
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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY
[EPA-HQ-OLEM-2018-0543; FRL-8889-01-OLEM]
Proposed Information Collection Request; Comment Request;
Hazardous Remediation Waste Management Requirements (HWIR) Contaminated
Media, EPA ICR No. 1775.09, OMB Control No. 2050-0161
AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).
ACTION: Notice.
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SUMMARY: The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is planning to
submit an information collection request (ICR), ``Hazardous Remediation
Waste Management Requirements (HWIR) Contaminated Media'' (Renewal),
(EPA ICR No. 1775.09, OMB Control No. 2050-0161) 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 in SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION. This
is a proposed extension of the ICR, which is currently approved through
April 30, 2022. 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 November 29, 2021.
ADDRESSES: Submit your comments, referencing by Docket ID No. EPA-HQ-
OLEM-2018-0543, to: (1) EPA online using <a href="http://www.regulations.gov">www.regulations.gov</a> (our
preferred method), by email to rcra-
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<a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection" class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="caaea5a9a1afbe8aafbaabe4ada5bc">[email protected]</a>, or by mail to: EPA Docket Center, Environmental
Protection Agency, Mail Code 28221T, 1200 Pennsylvania Ave. NW,
Washington, DC 20460, and (2) OMB via email to
<a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#1c73756e7d436f697e71756f6f7573725c73717e3279736c327b736a"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="80efe9f2e1dff3f5e2ede9f3f3e9efeec0efede2aee5eff0aee7eff6">[email protected]</span></a>. Address comments to OMB Desk Officer for
EPA.
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: Peggy Vyas, Environmental Protection
Agency, 1200 Pennsylvania Ave. NW, Washington, DC 20460; telephone
number: (703) 308-5477; fax number: (703) 308-8433; email address:
<a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#eb9d928a98c59b8e8c8c92ab8e9b8ac58c849d"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="087e71697b26786d6f6f71486d7869266f677e">[email protected]</span></a>.
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
<a href="http://www.regulations.gov">www.regulations.gov</a>. Out of an abundance of caution for members of the
public and our staff, the EPA Docket Center and Reading Room is closed
to the public, with limited exceptions, to reduce the risk of
transmitting COVID-19. Our Docket Center staff will continue to provide
remote customer service via email, phone and webform. For further
information about the EPA's public docket, Docket Center services and
the current status, please visit us online at <a href="https://www.epa.gov/dockets">https://www.epa.gov/dockets</a>. The telephone number for the Docket Center is 202-566-1744.
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: The Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (RCRA)
requires EPA to establish a national regulatory program to ensure that
hazardous wastes are managed in a manner protective of human health and
the environment. Under this program, EPA regulates newly generated
hazardous wastes, as well as hazardous remediation wastes (i.e.,
hazardous wastes managed during cleanup). Hazardous remediation waste
management sites must comply with all parts of 40 CFR part 264 except
subparts B, C, and D. In place of these requirements, they need to
comply with performance standards based on the general requirement
goals in these sections, which are codified at 40 CFR 264.1(j).
Under 40 CFR 264.1(j), owners/operators of remediation waste
management sites must develop and maintain procedures to prevent
accidents. These procedures must address proper design, construction,
maintenance, and operation of hazardous remediation waste management
units at the site. In addition, owners/operators must develop and
maintain a contingency and emergency plan to control accidents that
occur. The plan must explain specifically how to treat, store, and
dispose of the hazardous remediation waste in question, and must be
implemented immediately whenever fire, explosion, or release of
hazardous waste or hazardous waste constituents that could threaten
human health or the environment. In addition, the Remedial Action Plan
streamlines the permitting process for remediation waste management
sites to allow cleanups to take place more quickly.
Form Numbers: None.
Respondents/affected entities: Entities potentially affected by
this action are the private sector, as well as State, Local, or Tribal
governments.
Respondent's obligation to respond: Mandatory (RCRA section
3004(u)).
Estimated number of respondents: 183.
Frequency of response: One-time.
Total estimated burden: 6,361 hours per year. Burden is defined at
5 CFR 1320.03(b).
Total estimated cost: $399,803 (per year), which includes $350,307
in annualized labor and $49,496 in annualized capital or operation &
maintenance costs.
Changes in Estimates: The burden hours are likely to stay
substantially the same.
Dated: September 10, 2021.
Carolyn Hoskinson,
Director, Office of Resource Conservation and Recovery.
[FR Doc. 2021-21019 Filed 9-27-21; 8:45 am]
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