80 FR 8306 - Agency Information Collection Activities; Proposed Collection; Comment Request; Requirements for Generators, Transporters, and Waste Management Facilities Under the RCRA Hazardous Waste Manifest System
ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY Federal Register Volume 80, Issue 31 (February 17, 2015)
Federal Register Volume 80, Issue 31 (February 17, 2015)
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| FR Document | 2015-03153 |
[Federal Register Volume 80, Number 31 (Tuesday, February 17, 2015)] [Notices] [Pages 8306-8307] From the Federal Register Online [www.thefederalregister.org] [FR Doc No: 2015-03153] ======================================================================= ----------------------------------------------------------------------- ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY [EPA-HQ-RCRA-2014-0925, FRL-9922-93-OSWER] Agency Information Collection Activities; Proposed Collection; Comment Request; Requirements for Generators, Transporters, and Waste Management Facilities Under the RCRA Hazardous Waste Manifest System AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency. ACTION: Notice. ----------------------------------------------------------------------- SUMMARY: The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is planning to submit an information collection request (ICR), Requirements for Generators, Transporters, and Waste Management Facilities Under the RCRA Hazardous Waste Manifest System (EPA ICR No. 0801.20, OMB Control No. 2050-0039) to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for review and approval in accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act (PRA) (44 U.S.C. 3501 et seq.). Before doing so, EPA is soliciting public comments on specific aspects of the proposed information collection as described below. This is a proposed extension of the ICR, which is currently approved through May 31, 2015. 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 April 20, 2015. ADDRESSES: Submit your comments, referencing by Docket ID No. EPA-HQ- RCRA-2014-0925, online using www.regulations.gov (our preferred method), by email to [email protected], 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. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Bryan Groce, Office of Resource Conservation and Recovery, Materials Recovery and Waste Management Division, (5304P), Environmental Protection Agency, 1200 Pennsylvania Ave. NW., Washington, DC 20460; telephone number: (703) 308-8750; fax number: (703) 308-0514; email address: [email protected]. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Supporting documents which explain in detail the information the EPA will be collecting are available in the public docket for this ICR. The docket can be viewed online at www.regulations.gov or in person at the EPA Docket Center, EPA 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 http://www.epa.gov/dockets. 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. 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, 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: This ICR covers recordkeeping and reporting activities for the hazardous waste manifest paper system, under the Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (RCRA). EPA's authority to require use of a manifest system stems primarily from [[Page 8307]] RCRA 3002(a)(5) (also RCRA Sections 3003(a)(3) and 3004.) Regulations are found in 40 CFR part 262 (registrant organizations and generators), part 263 (transporters), and parts 264 and 265 (TSDFs). The manifest lists the wastes that are being shipped and the treatment, storage, or disposal facility (TSDF) to which the wastes are bound. Generators, transporters, and TSDFs handling hazardous waste are required to complete the data requirements for manifests and other reports primarily to: (1) Track each shipment of hazardous waste from the generator to a designated facility; (2) provide information requirements sufficient to allow the use of a manifest in lieu of a Department of Transportation (DOT) shipping paper or bill of lading, thereby reducing the duplication of paperwork to the regulated community; (3) provide information to transporters and waste management facility workers on the hazardous nature of the waste; (4) inform emergency response teams of the waste's hazard in the event of an accident, spill, or leak; and (5) ensure that shipments of hazardous waste are managed properly and delivered to their designated facilities. On February 7, 2014, EPA published the electronic manifest (e- Manifest) Final Rule. The final rule established new manifest requirements that authorized the use of electronic manifests (or e- Manifests) as a means to track off-site shipments of hazardous waste from a generator's site to the site of the receipt and disposition of the hazardous waste. EPA is taking action now to establish the national e-Manifest system, but unknown variables (e.g., funding contingencies for e-Manifest system development) could delay the actual deployment of the system. Therefore, until EPA announces that the e-Manifest system is available for use in a subsequent Federal Register document, all respondents under the information collection requirements covered in this ICR (i.e., hazardous waste generators, transporters, and treatment, storage, and disposal facilities (TSDFs)) must continue to comply with the current paper-based manifest system and use the existing paper manifests forms for the off-site transportation of hazardous waste shipments. The EPA anticipates that the initial system will become available for use no later than spring 2018. Form Numbers: Form 8700-22 and 8700-22A. Respondents/affected entities: Business or other for-profit. Respondent's obligation to respond: mandatory (RCRA 3002(a)(5)). Estimated number of respondents: 161,720. Frequency of response: each shipment. Total estimated burden: 3,473,577 hours. Burden is defined at 5 CFR 1320.03(b). Total estimated cost: $105,622,281, which includes $974,463 annualized labor costs and $2,092,291 annualized capital or O&M costs. Changes in Estimates: The burden hours are likely to stay substantially the same. Dated: February 5, 2015. Barnes Johnson, Director, Office of Resource Conservation and Recovery. [FR Doc. 2015-03153 Filed 2-13-15; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 6560-50-P
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project purposes or who own homes Finally, public meetings or site visits the comment includes profanity, threats,
within certain distances of aboveground will be posted on the Commission’s information claimed to be Confidential
facilities, and anyone who submits calendar located at www.ferc.gov/ Business Information (CBI) or other
comments on the project. We will EventCalendar/EventsList.aspx along information whose disclosure is
update the environmental mailing list as with other related information. restricted by statute.
the analysis proceeds to ensure that we Dated: February 10, 2015. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
send the information related to this Kimberly D. Bose, Bryan Groce, Office of Resource
environmental review to all individuals, Conservation and Recovery, Materials
Secretary.
organizations, and government entities Recovery and Waste Management
[FR Doc. 2015–03147 Filed 2–13–15; 8:45 am]
interested in and/or potentially affected Division, (5304P), Environmental
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by the proposed project. Protection Agency, 1200 Pennsylvania
If we publish and distribute the EA, Ave. NW., Washington, DC 20460;
copies will be sent to the environmental telephone number: (703) 308–8750; fax
mailing list for public review and ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION
number: (703) 308–0514; email address:
comment. If you would prefer to receive AGENCY
groce.bryan@epa.gov.
a paper copy of the document instead of [EPA–HQ–RCRA–2014–0925, FRL–9922–93– SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
the CD version or would like to remove OSWER] Supporting documents which explain in
your name from the mailing list, please
detail the information the EPA will be
return the attached Information Request Agency Information Collection
(appendix 2). collecting are available in the public
Activities; Proposed Collection;
docket for this ICR. The docket can be
Becoming an Intervenor Comment Request; Requirements for
viewed online at www.regulations.gov
Generators, Transporters, and Waste
In addition to involvement in the EA or in person at the EPA Docket Center,
Management Facilities Under the
scoping process, you may want to EPA West, Room 3334, 1301
RCRA Hazardous Waste Manifest
become an ‘‘intervenor’’ which is an Constitution Ave. NW., Washington,
System
official party to the Commission’s DC. The telephone number for the
proceeding. Intervenors play a more AGENCY: Environmental Protection Docket Center is 202–566–1744. For
formal role in the process and are able Agency. additional information about EPA’s
to file briefs, appear at hearings, and be ACTION: Notice. public docket, visit http://www.epa.gov/
heard by the courts if they choose to dockets.
appeal the Commission’s final ruling. SUMMARY: The Environmental Protection Pursuant to section 3506(c)(2)(A) of
An intervenor formally participates in Agency (EPA) is planning to submit an the PRA, the EPA is soliciting comments
the proceeding by filing a request to information collection request (ICR), and information to enable it to: (i)
intervene. Instructions for becoming an Requirements for Generators, Evaluate whether the proposed
intervenor are in the User’s Guide under Transporters, and Waste Management collection of information is necessary
the ‘‘e-filing’’ link on the Commission’s Facilities Under the RCRA Hazardous for the proper performance of the
Web site. Waste Manifest System (EPA ICR No. functions of the Agency, including
0801.20, OMB Control No. 2050–0039) whether the information will have
Additional Information to the Office of Management and Budget practical utility; (ii) evaluate the
Additional information about the (OMB) for review and approval in accuracy of the Agency’s estimate of the
project is available from the accordance with the Paperwork burden of the proposed collection of
Commission’s Office of External Affairs, Reduction Act (PRA) (44 U.S.C. 3501 et information, including the validity of
at (866) 208–FERC, or on the FERC Web seq.). Before doing so, EPA is soliciting the methodology and assumptions used;
site at www.ferc.gov using the public comments on specific aspects of (iii) enhance the quality, utility, and
‘‘eLibrary’’ link. Click on the eLibrary the proposed information collection as clarity of the information to be
link, click on ‘‘General Search’’ and described below. This is a proposed collected; and (iv) minimize the burden
enter the docket number, excluding the extension of the ICR, which is currently of the collection of information on those
last three digits in the Docket Number approved through May 31, 2015. An who are to respond, including through
field (i.e., CP15–14). Be sure you have Agency may not conduct or sponsor and the use of appropriate automated
selected an appropriate date range. For a person is not required to respond to electronic, mechanical, or other
assistance, please contact FERC Online a collection of information unless it technological collection techniques or
Support at FercOnlineSupport@ferc.gov displays a currently valid OMB control other forms of information technology,
or toll free at (866) 208–3676, or for number. e.g., permitting electronic submission of
TTY, contact (202) 502–8659. The DATES: Comments must be submitted on responses. EPA will consider the
eLibrary link also provides access to the or before April 20, 2015. comments received and amend the ICR
texts of formal documents issued by the ADDRESSES: Submit your comments, as appropriate. The final ICR package
Commission, such as orders, notices, referencing by Docket ID No. EPA–HQ– will then be submitted to OMB for
and rulemakings. RCRA–2014–0925, online using review and approval. At that time, EPA
In addition, the Commission now www.regulations.gov (our preferred will issue another Federal Register
offers a free service called eSubscription method), by email to rcra-docket@ notice to announce the submission of
which allows you to keep track of all epa.gov, or by mail to: EPA Docket the ICR to OMB and the opportunity to
formal issuances and submittals in Center, Environmental Protection submit additional comments to OMB.
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specific dockets. This can reduce the Agency, Mail Code 28221T, 1200 Abstract: This ICR covers
amount of time you spend researching Pennsylvania Ave. NW., Washington, recordkeeping and reporting activities
proceedings by automatically providing DC 20460. for the hazardous waste manifest paper
you with notification of these filings, EPA’s policy is that all comments system, under the Resource
document summaries, and direct links received will be included in the public Conservation and Recovery Act (RCRA).
to the documents. Go to www.ferc.gov/ docket without change including any EPA’s authority to require use of a
docs-filing/esubscription.asp. personal information provided, unless manifest system stems primarily from
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RCRA 3002(a)(5) (also RCRA Sections Estimated number of respondents: EPA’s policy is that all comments
3003(a)(3) and 3004.) Regulations are 161,720. received will be included in the public
found in 40 CFR part 262 (registrant Frequency of response: each docket without change including any
organizations and generators), part 263 shipment. personal information provided, unless
(transporters), and parts 264 and 265 Total estimated burden: 3,473,577 the comment includes profanity, threats,
(TSDFs). The manifest lists the wastes hours. Burden is defined at 5 CFR information claimed to be Confidential
that are being shipped and the 1320.03(b). Business Information (CBI) or other
treatment, storage, or disposal facility Total estimated cost: $105,622,281, information whose disclosure is
(TSDF) to which the wastes are bound. which includes $974,463 annualized restricted by statute.
Generators, transporters, and TSDFs labor costs and $2,092,291 annualized
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
handling hazardous waste are required capital or O&M costs.
Changes in Estimates: The burden Peggy Vyas, Environmental Protection
to complete the data requirements for Agency, 1200 Pennsylvania Ave. NW.,
manifests and other reports primarily to: hours are likely to stay substantially the
same. Washington, DC 20460; telephone
(1) Track each shipment of hazardous number: 703–308–5477; fax number:
waste from the generator to a designated Dated: February 5, 2015. 703–308–8433; email address:
facility; (2) provide information Barnes Johnson, vyas.peggy@epa.gov.
requirements sufficient to allow the use Director, Office of Resource Conservation and SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
of a manifest in lieu of a Department of Recovery. Supporting documents which explain
Transportation (DOT) shipping paper or [FR Doc. 2015–03153 Filed 2–13–15; 8:45 am] in detail the information that the EPA
bill of lading, thereby reducing the BILLING CODE 6560–50–P will be collecting are available in the
duplication of paperwork to the public docket for this ICR. The docket
regulated community; (3) provide can be viewed online at
information to transporters and waste ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION www.regulations.gov or in person at the
management facility workers on the AGENCY EPA Docket Center, EPA West, Room
hazardous nature of the waste; (4) [EPA–HQ–RCRA–2014–0926, FRL–9922–92– 3334, 1301 Constitution Ave. NW.,
inform emergency response teams of the OSWER] Washington, DC. The telephone number
waste’s hazard in the event of an for the Docket Center is 202–566–1744.
accident, spill, or leak; and (5) ensure Agency Information Collection For additional information about EPA’s
that shipments of hazardous waste are Activities; Proposed Collection; public docket, visit http://www.epa.gov/
managed properly and delivered to their Comment Request; Facility Ground- dockets.
designated facilities. Water Monitoring Requirements Pursuant to section 3506(c)(2)(A) of
On February 7, 2014, EPA published AGENCY: Environmental Protection the PRA, EPA is soliciting comments
the electronic manifest (e-Manifest) Agency (EPA). and information to enable it to: (i)
Final Rule. The final rule established Evaluate whether the proposed
ACTION: Notice.
new manifest requirements that collection of information is necessary
authorized the use of electronic SUMMARY: The Environmental Protection for the proper performance of the
manifests (or e-Manifests) as a means to Agency (EPA) is planning to submit an functions of the Agency, including
track off-site shipments of hazardous information collection request (ICR), whether the information will have
waste from a generator’s site to the site Facility Ground-Water Monitoring practical utility; (ii) evaluate the
of the receipt and disposition of the Requirements (EPA ICR No. 0959.15, accuracy of the Agency’s estimate of the
hazardous waste. EPA is taking action OMB Control No. 2050–0033) to the burden of the proposed collection of
now to establish the national e-Manifest Office of Management and Budget information, including the validity of
system, but unknown variables (e.g., (OMB) for review and approval in the methodology and assumptions used;
funding contingencies for e-Manifest accordance with the Paperwork (iii) enhance the quality, utility, and
system development) could delay the Reduction Act (44 U.S.C. 3501 et seq.). clarity of the information to be
actual deployment of the system. Before doing so, EPA is soliciting public collected; and (iv) minimize the burden
Therefore, until EPA announces that the comments on specific aspects of the of the collection of information on those
e-Manifest system is available for use in proposed information collection as who are to respond, including through
a subsequent Federal Register described below. This is a proposed the use of appropriate automated
document, all respondents under the extension of the ICR, which is currently electronic, mechanical, or other
information collection requirements approved through May 31, 2015. An technological collection techniques or
covered in this ICR (i.e., hazardous Agency may not conduct or sponsor and other forms of information technology,
waste generators, transporters, and a person is not required to respond to e.g., permitting electronic submission of
treatment, storage, and disposal a collection of information unless it responses. EPA will consider the
facilities (TSDFs)) must continue to displays a currently valid OMB control comments received and amend the ICR
comply with the current paper-based number. as appropriate. The final ICR package
manifest system and use the existing DATES: Comments must be submitted on will then be submitted to OMB for
paper manifests forms for the off-site or before April 20, 2015. review and approval. At that time, EPA
transportation of hazardous waste ADDRESSES: Submit your comments, will issue another Federal Register
shipments. The EPA anticipates that the referencing by Docket ID No. EPA–HQ– notice to announce the submission of
initial system will become available for RCRA–2014–0926, online using the ICR to OMB and the opportunity to
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use no later than spring 2018. www.regulations.gov (our preferred submit additional comments to OMB.
Form Numbers: Form 8700–22 and method), by email to rcra-docket@ Abstract: Subtitle C of the Resource
8700–22A. epa.gov, or by mail to: EPA Docket Conservation and Recovery Act (RCRA)
Respondents/affected entities: Center, Environmental Protection creates a comprehensive program for the
Business or other for-profit. Agency, Mail Code 28221T, 1200 safe management of hazardous waste.
Respondent’s obligation to respond: Pennsylvania Ave. NW., Washington, Section 3004 of RCRA requires owners
mandatory (RCRA 3002(a)(5)). DC 20460. and operators of facilities that treat,
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| Contact | Bryan Groce, Office of Resource Conservation and Recovery, Materials Recovery and Waste Management Division, (5304P), Environmental Protection Agency, 1200 Pennsylvania Ave. NW., Washington, DC 20460; telephone number: (703) 308-8750; fax | |
| FR Citation | 80 FR 8306 |
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