Notice2022-23348
Information Collection Request Submitted to OMB for Review and Approval; Comment Request; Generator Standards Applicable to Laboratories Owned by Eligible Academic Entities (Renewal)
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Published
October 27, 2022
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Environmental Protection Agency
Abstract
The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has submitted an information collection request (ICR), Generator Standards Applicable to Laboratories Owned by Eligible Academic Entities (EPA ICR Number 2317.04, OMB Control Number 2050-0204) to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for review and approval in accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act. This is a proposed extension of the ICR, which is currently approved through December 31, 2022. Public comments were previously requested via the Federal Register on May 2, 2022 during a 60-day comment period. This notice allows for an additional 30 days for public comments. A fuller description of the ICR is given below, including its estimated burden and cost to the public. 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 87, Number 207 (Thursday, October 27, 2022)]
[Notices]
[Page 65057]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2022-23348]
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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY
[EPA-HQ-OLEM-2018-0692, FRL-10376-01-OMS]
Information Collection Request Submitted to OMB for Review and
Approval; Comment Request; Generator Standards Applicable to
Laboratories Owned by Eligible Academic Entities (Renewal)
AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).
ACTION: Notice.
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SUMMARY: The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has submitted an
information collection request (ICR), Generator Standards Applicable to
Laboratories Owned by Eligible Academic Entities (EPA ICR Number
2317.04, OMB Control Number 2050-0204) to the Office of Management and
Budget (OMB) for review and approval in accordance with the Paperwork
Reduction Act. This is a proposed extension of the ICR, which is
currently approved through December 31, 2022. Public comments were
previously requested via the Federal Register on May 2, 2022 during a
60-day comment period. This notice allows for an additional 30 days for
public comments. A fuller description of the ICR is given below,
including its estimated burden and cost to the public. 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: Additional comments may be submitted on or before November 28,
2022.
ADDRESSES: Submit your comments, referencing Docket ID No. EPA-HQ-OLEM-
2018-0692, to EPA, either online using <a href="http://www.regulations.gov">www.regulations.gov</a> (our
preferred method), or by mail to: RCRA Docket (2822T), U.S.
Environmental Protection Agency, 1200 Pennsylvania Avenue NW,
Washington, DC 20460.
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.
Submit written comments and recommendations to OMB for the proposed
information collection within 30 days of publication of this notice to
<a href="http://www.reginfo.gov/public/do/PRAMain">www.reginfo.gov/public/do/PRAMain</a>. Find this particular information
collection by selecting ``Currently under 30-day Review--Open for
Public Comments'' or by using the search function.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Kristen Fitzgerald, Environmental
Protection Agency, 1200 Pennsylvania Ave. NW, Washington, DC 20460;
telephone number: 202-566-0512; email address:
<a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#dbbdb2afa1bcbea9bab7bff5b0a9b2a8afbeb59bbeabbaf5bcb4ad"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="5f39362b25383a2d3e333b71342d362c2b3a311f3a2f3e71383029">[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>. Materials can also be viewed at the Reading Room
located at the EPA Docket Center, WJC West Building, Room 3334, 1301
Constitution Avenue NW, Washington, DC 20004. The Docket Center's hours
of operations are 8:30 a.m.-4:30 p.m., Monday-Friday (except Federal
Holidays). The telephone number for the Docket Center is 202-566-1744.
Abstract: Subpart K within 40 CFR part 262 provides a flexible and
protective set of regulations that address the specific nature of
hazardous waste generation and accumulation in laboratories owned by
colleges and universities, including teaching hospitals and non-profit
research institutes that are either owned by or formally affiliated
with a college or university. In addition, eligible academic entities
have the discretion to determine the most appropriate and effective
method of compliance with these requirements--by allowing them the
choice of either managing their hazardous wastes in accordance with the
alternative regulations as set forth in Subpart K, or remaining subject
to the existing generator regulations.
Form Numbers: None.
Respondents/affected entities: Business and other for-profit, as
well as State, Local, and Tribal governments.
Respondent's obligation to respond: Required to obtain or retain a
benefit (Sections 2002, 3001, 3002, 3004 of RCRA).
Estimated number of respondents: 246.
Frequency of response: On occasion.
Total estimated burden: 146,157 hours per year. Burden is defined
at 5 CFR 1320.03(b).
Total estimated cost: $8,088,511 (per year), which includes
$255,192 in annualized capital or operation & maintenance costs.
Changes in the Estimates: There is a decrease of 11,815 hours in
the total estimated respondent burden compared with the ICR currently
approved by OMB. This decrease is in the number of respondents.
Courtney Kerwin,
Director, Regulatory Support Division.
[FR Doc. 2022-23348 Filed 10-26-22; 8:45 am]
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