Notice2023-06392
Agency Information Collection Activities; Submission to the Office of Management and Budget for Review and Approval; Comment Request; Requirements and Exemptions for Specific RCRA Wastes (Renewal)
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Published
March 28, 2023
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Environmental Protection Agency
Abstract
The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has submitted an information collection request (ICR), Requirements and Exemptions for Specific RCRA Wastes (EPA ICR Number 1597.14, OMB Control Number 2050- 0145) 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 March 31, 2023. Public comments were previously requested via the Federal Register on July 15, 2022 during a 60-day comment period. This notice allows for an additional 30 days for public comments.
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[Federal Register Volume 88, Number 59 (Tuesday, March 28, 2023)]
[Notices]
[Pages 18313-18314]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2023-06392]
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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY
[EPA-HQ-OLEM-2018-0392, FRL-10847-01-OMS]
Agency Information Collection Activities; Submission to the
Office of Management and Budget for Review and Approval; Comment
Request; Requirements and Exemptions for Specific RCRA Wastes (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), Requirements and Exemptions for
Specific RCRA Wastes (EPA ICR Number 1597.14, OMB Control Number 2050-
0145) 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
March 31, 2023. Public comments were previously requested via the
Federal Register on July 15, 2022 during a 60-day comment period. This
notice allows for an additional 30 days for public comments.
DATES: Comments may be submitted on or before April 27, 2023.
ADDRESSES: Submit your comments, referencing Docket ID Number EPA-HQ-
OLEM-2018-0392 to EPA online using <a href="http://www.regulations.gov">www.regulations.gov</a> (our preferred
method or by mail to: EPA Docket Center, Environmental Protection
Agency, Mail Code 28221T, 1200 Pennsylvania Ave. 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: Peggy Vyas, Environmental Protection
Agency, 1200 Pennsylvania Ave. NW, Washington, DC 20460; telephone
number: 202-566-0453; <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#fa8c839b89d48a9f9d9d83ba9f8a9bd49d958c"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="e096998193ce9085878799a0859081ce878f96">[email protected]</span></a>.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This is a proposed extension of the ICR,
which is currently approved through March 31, 2023. 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.
Public comments were previously requested via the Federal Register
on July 15, 2022 during a 60-day comment period (87 FR 42462). This
notice allows for an additional 30 days for public comments. Supporting
documents,
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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> or in person at the EPA
Docket Center, WJC West, Room 3334, 1301 Constitution Ave. NW,
Washington, DC. The telephone number for the Docket Center is 202-566-
1744. For additional information about EPA's public docket, visit
<a href="http://www.epa.gov/dockets">http://www.epa.gov/dockets</a>.
Abstract: In 1995, EPA promulgated regulations at 40 CFR part 273
that govern the collection and management of widely generated hazardous
wastes known as ``Universal Wastes''. Universal Wastes are generated in
a variety of non-industrial settings and are present in non-hazardous
waste management systems. Examples of Universal Wastes include certain
batteries, pesticides, mercury-containing lamps, and thermostats. The
part 273 regulations are designed to ensure facilities collect these
wastes and properly manage them in an appropriate hazardous waste
management system. EPA needs to collect notifications of Universal
Waste management to obtain general information on these handlers and to
facilitate enforcement of the part 273 regulations. EPA promulgated
labeling and marking requirements and accumulation time limits to
ensure that Universal Waste is being accumulated responsibly. EPA needs
to collect information on illegal Universal Waste shipments to enforce
compliance with applicable regulations. Finally, EPA requires tracking
of Universal Waste shipments to help ensure that Universal Waste is
being properly treated, recycled, or disposed.
In 2001, EPA promulgated regulations in 40 CFR part 266 that
provide increased flexibility to facilities managing wastes commonly
known as ``Mixed Waste.'' Mixed Wastes are low-level mixed waste (LLMW)
and naturally occurring and/or accelerator-produced radioactive
material (NARM) containing hazardous waste. These wastes are also
regulated by the Atomic Energy Act. As long as specified eligibility
criteria and conditions are met, LLMW and NARM are exempt from the
definition of hazardous waste as defined in part 261. Although these
wastes are exempt from RCRA manifest, transportation, and disposal
requirements, facilities must still comply with the manifest,
transportation, and disposal requirements under the NRC (or NRC-
Agreement State) regulations. Section 266.345(a) requires that
generators or treaters notify EPA or the Authorized State that they are
claiming the Transportation and Disposal Conditional Exemption prior to
the initial shipment of a waste to a LLRW disposal facility.
In 1992, EPA finalized management standards for used oils destined
for recycling. The Agency codified the used oil management standards at
40 CFR part 279. The regulations at 40 CFR part 279 establish, among
other things, streamlined procedures for notification, testing,
labeling, and recordkeeping. They also establish a flexible self-
implementing approach for tracking off-site shipments that allow used
oil handlers to use standard business practices (e.g., invoices, bill
of lading). In addition, part 279 sets standards for the prevention and
cleanup of releases to the environment during storage and transit. EPA
believes these requirements will minimize potential mismanagement of
used oils, while not discouraging recycling. Used oil transporters must
comply with all applicable packaging, labeling, and placarding
requirements of 49 CFR parts 173, 178, and 179. In addition, used oil
transporters must report discharges of used oil according to existing
49 CFR part 171 and 33 CFR part 153 requirements.
Form Numbers: None.
Respondents/affected entities: Private sector and State, local, or
Tribal governments.
Respondent's obligation to respond: Mandatory (40 CFR part 273),
required to obtain or retain a benefit (40 CFR parts 266 and 279).
Estimated number of respondents: 27,127 (total).
Frequency of response: On occasion.
Total estimated burden: 530,478 hours (per year). Burden is defined
at 5 CFR 1320.03(b)
Total estimated cost: $56,792,139 (per year), which includes $950
in annualized capital and $10,013,038 in annualized operation &
maintenance costs.
Changes in the Estimates: There is a decrease in the burden of
264,872 hours in the total estimated respondent burden compared with
the ICR currently approved by OMB. This decrease is a result of a
significant downturn in the number of Universal Waste handlers (down to
25,343 from 131,898), likely due in part to the effects of the COVID
pandemic.
Courtney Kerwin,
Director, Regulatory Support Division.
[FR Doc. 2023-06392 Filed 3-27-23; 8:45 am]
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