Notice2021-21020
Proposed Information Collection Request; Comment Request; Final Authorization for Hazardous Waste Management Programs, EPA ICR No. 0969.12, OMB Control No. 2050-0041
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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), "Final Authorization for Hazardous Waste Management Programs" (Renewal), (EPA ICR No. 0969.12, OMB Control No. 2050-0041) 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 May 31, 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 53655-53656]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2021-21020]
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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY
[EPA-HQ-OLEM-2018-0200; FRL-8890-01-OLEM]
Proposed Information Collection Request; Comment Request; Final
Authorization for Hazardous Waste Management Programs, EPA ICR No.
0969.12, OMB Control No. 2050-0041
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), ``Final Authorization
for Hazardous Waste Management Programs'' (Renewal), (EPA ICR No.
0969.12, OMB Control No. 2050-0041) 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 May 31, 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-2018-0200, to: (1) EPA online using <a href="http://www.regulations.gov">www.regulations.gov</a> (our
preferred method), by email to <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#dcaebfaebdf1b8b3bfb7b9a89cb9acbdf2bbb3aa"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="8dffeeffeca0e9e2eee6e8f9cde8fdeca3eae2fb">[email protected]</span></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#c3acaab1a29cb0b6a1aeaab0b0aaacad83acaea1eda6acb3eda4acb5"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="224d4b50437d5157404f4b51514b4d4c624d4f400c474d520c454d54">[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, (mail code 5303P),
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#5f29263e2c712f3a3838261f3a2f3e71383029"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="5a2c233b29742a3f3d3d231a3f2a3b743d352c">[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: In order for a State to obtain final authorization for a
State hazardous waste program or to revise its previously authorized
program, it must submit an official application to the EPA Regional
office for approval. The purpose of the application is to enable the
EPA to properly determine whether the State's program meets the
requirements of section 3006 of RCRA. A State with an approved program
may voluntarily transfer program responsibilities to EPA by notifying
the EPA of the proposed transfer, as required by 40 CFR 271.23.
Further, the EPA may withdraw a State's authorized program under 40 CFR
271.23.
State program revision may be necessary when the controlling
Federal or State statutory or regulatory authority is modified or
supplemented. In the event that the State is revising its program by
adopting new Federal requirements, the State shall prepare and submit
modified revisions of the program description, Attorney General's
statement, Memorandum of Agreement, or such other documents as the EPA
determines to be necessary. The State shall inform the EPA of any
proposed modifications to its basic statutory or regulatory authority
in accordance with 40 CFR 271.21. If a State is proposing to transfer
all or any part of any program from the approved State agency to any
other agency, it must notify the EPA in accordance with 40 CFR 271.21
and submit revised organizational charts as required under 40 CFR
271.6, in accordance with 40 CFR 271.21. These paperwork requirements
are mandatory under section 3006(a). The EPA will use the information
submitted by the State in order to determine whether the State's
program meets the statutory and regulatory requirements for
authorization.
Form Numbers: None.
Respondents/affected entities: State/territorial governments.
Respondent's obligation to respond: Mandatory (RCRA section
3006(a)).
Estimated number of respondents: 50.
Frequency of response: Annual.
Total estimated burden: 9,996 hours per year. Burden is defined at
5 CFR 1320.03(b).
Total estimated cost: $386,618 (per year), includes $386,618 in
annualized labor and $0 in annualized capital or operation &
maintenance costs.
Changes in Estimates: The burden hours are likely to stay
substantially the same.
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Dated: September 10, 2021.
Carolyn Hoskinson,
Director, Office of Resource Conservation and Recovery.
[FR Doc. 2021-21020 Filed 9-27-21; 8:45 am]
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