[Federal Register Volume 61, Number 154 (Thursday, August 8, 1996)] [Notices] [Page 41406] From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov] [FR Doc No: 96-20244] ----------------------------------------------------------------------- ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY [FRL-5547-9] Agency Information Collection Activities: Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request; Notification of Regulated Waste Activity Under the Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (RCRA), Part A Hazardous Waste Permit Application and Modification AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA). ACTION: Notice. ----------------------------------------------------------------------- SUMMARY: In compliance with the Paperwork Reduction Act (44 U.S.C. 3501 et seq.), this notice announces that the following Information Collection Requests (ICR) have been forwarded to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for review and approval: Notification of Regulated Waste Activities (Notification), OMB No. 2050-0028; and RCRA Hazardous Waste Permit Application and Modification Part A (Part A), OMB No. 2050-0034, both expiring on October 1, 1996. The ICR describes the nature of the information collection and its expected burden and cost; where appropriate, it includes the actual data collection instrument. DATES: Comments must be submitted on or before September 9, 1996. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION OR A COPY CALL: Sandy Farmer at EPA, (202) 260- 2740, and refer to EPA ICR No. 261.12 (Notification) and EPA ICR No. 262.08 (Part A). SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Title: Notification of Regulated Waste Activity, EPA ICR #261.12, OMB No. 2050-0028, RCRA Hazardous Waste Permit Application and Modification Part A, EPA ICR #262.08, OMB No. 2050-0034. This is a request for extension of a currently approved collection. 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 the activities and the regulated wastes handled. Section 3005 of Subtitle C of RCRA requires TSDs to obtain a permit. To obtain the permit, the TSD must submit an application describing the facility's operation. There are two parts to the RCRA permit application--Part A and Part B. Part A defines the processes to be used for treatment, storage, and disposal of hazardous wastes; the design capacity of such processes; and the specific hazardous wastes to be handled at a facility. The Part B ICR will be addressed in a future Federal Register notice when that ICR is submitted to 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 are listed in 40 CFR Part 9 and 48 CFR Chapter 15. The Federal Register Notice required under 5 CFR 1320.8(d), soliciting comments on these collections of information were published on April 4, 1996 (FR 61 15065); 7 comments were received. Burden Statement: The annual public reporting and recordkeeping burden for the Notification collection of information is estimated to average 3.25 hours per response, and the annual public reporting and recordkeeping burden for the Part A collection of information is estimated to average 23.6 hours per response. 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; 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. Notification Respondents/Affected Entities: Generators and Treaters, storers and disposers of Hazardous Waste. Estimated Number of Respondents: 44,000. Frequency of Response: One-time. Estimated Total Annual Hour Burden: 143,000 hours. Estimated Total Annualized Cost Burden: $132,000. Part A Respondents/Affected Entities: Treaters, storers and disposers of Hazardous Waste. Estimated Number of Respondents: 56. Frequency of Response: One-time. Estimated Total Annual Hour Burden: 1,368 hours. Estimated Total Annualized Cost Burden: $351.00. Send comments on the Agency's need for this information, the accuracy of the provided burden estimates, and any suggested methods for minimizing respondent burden, including through the use of automated collection techniques to the following addresses. Please refer to EPA ICR No. 261.12, OMB Control No. 2050-0028 for Notification, and EPA ICR No. 262.08, OMB Control No. 2050-0034 for Part A in any correspondence. Ms. Sandy Farmer, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, OPPE Regulatory Information Division (2137), 401 M Street, SW, Washington, DC 20460. and Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs, Office of Management and Budget--Attention: Desk Officer for EPA, 725 17th Street, NW, Washington, DC 20503. Dated: August 1, 1996. Joseph Retzer, Director, Regulatory Information Division. [FR Doc. 96-20244 Filed 8-7-96; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 6560-50-P