83 FR 20810 - Agency Information Collection Activities; Proposed Collection; Comment Request; Final Authorization for Hazardous Waste Management Programs (Renewal)

ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

Federal Register Volume 83, Issue 89 (May 8, 2018)

Page Range		20810-20811
FR Document		2018-09770

The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is planning to submit the information collection request (ICR), Final Authorization for Hazardous Waste Management Programs (EPA ICR No. 0969.10, 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) (44 U.S.C. 3501 et seq.). Before doing so, the 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 September 30, 2018. 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.

Federal Register, Volume 83 Issue 89 (Tuesday, May 8, 2018)

[Federal Register Volume 83, Number 89 (Tuesday, May 8, 2018)]
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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

[EPA-HQ-OLEM-2018-0200, FRL-9977-59-OLEM]


Agency Information Collection Activities; Proposed Collection; 
Comment Request; Final Authorization for Hazardous Waste Management 
Programs (Renewal)

AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is planning to 
submit the information collection request (ICR), Final Authorization 
for Hazardous Waste Management Programs (EPA ICR No. 0969.10, 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) (44 U.S.C. 3501 et seq.). Before doing so, the 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 September 30, 2018. 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 July 9, 2018.

ADDRESSES: Submit your comments, referencing by Docket ID No. EPA-HQ-
OLEM-2018-0200, 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: 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: [email protected].

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 
www.regulations.gov 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 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

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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 Sec.  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 section 271.23. 
Further, the EPA may withdraw a State's authorized program under 
section 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 section 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 section 271.21 
and submit revised organizational charts as required under section 
271.6, in accordance with section 271.21. These paperwork requirements 
are mandatory under Sec.  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 Sec.  3006(a)).
    Estimated number of respondents: 50.
    Frequency of response: Annual.
    Total estimated burden: 13,860 hours. Burden is defined at 5 CFR 
1320.03(b).
    Total estimated cost: $499,001 (per year), which includes $499,001 
annualized labor and $0 annualized capital or operation & maintenance 
costs.
    Changes in estimates: The burden hours are likely to stay 
substantially the same.

    Dated: April 24, 2018.
Barnes Johnson,
Director, Office of Resource Conservation and Recovery.
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2. Pursuant to FACA and EPA policy, the SAB to consider or if it relates to the SUMMARY: The Environmental Protection
notice is hereby given that the SAB clarity or accuracy of the technical Agency (EPA) is planning to submit the
CAAC augmented for ETBE and tBA information. Members of the public information collection request (ICR),
Panel will hold a public teleconference wishing to provide comment should Final Authorization for Hazardous
to continue discussion its draft report follow the instructions below to submit Waste Management Programs (EPA ICR
regarding the EPA’s draft assessments; comments. No. 0969.10, OMB Control No. 2050–
Toxicological Review for Ethyl Tertiary Oral Statements: In general, 0041) to the Office of Management and
Butyl Ether (ETBE) (External Review individuals or groups requesting to Budget (OMB) for review and approval
Draft, dated June 2017); and make an oral presentation will be in accordance with the Paperwork
Toxicological Review of tert-Butyl limited to three minutes during a public Reduction Act (PRA) (44 U.S.C. 3501 et
Alcohol (tert-butanol or tBA) (External teleconference. Interested parties seq.). Before doing so, the EPA is
Review Draft, dated June 2017). The wishing to provide comments should soliciting public comments on specific
Panel will provide their advice contact Dr. Hill-Hammond (preferably aspects of the proposed information
regarding these two assessments to the via email), at the contact information collection as described below. This is a
Administrator through the chartered noted above by May 23, 2018, to be proposed extension of the ICR, which is
SAB. placed on the list of public speakers. currently approved through September
EPA’s Office of Research and Written Statements: Written 30, 2018. An Agency may not conduct
Development (ORD) requested that the statements will be accepted throughout or sponsor and a person is not required
SAB conduct a peer review of the two the advisory process; however, for to respond to a collection of information
EPA draft assessments. The EPA SAB timely consideration by SAB members, unless it displays a currently valid OMB
Staff Office augmented the SAB CAAC statements should be supplied to the control number.
with subject matter experts, to provide DFO (preferably via email) at the contact DATES: Comments must be submitted on
advice to the Administrator through the information noted above by May 23, or before July 9, 2018.
chartered SAB regarding these 2018. It is the SAB Staff Office general ADDRESSES: Submit your comments,
assessments. The CAAC augmented for policy to post written comments on the referencing by Docket ID No. EPA–HQ–
ETBE/tBA Panel convened a public web page for the advisory meeting or OLEM–2018–0200, online using
face-to-face meeting on August 15–17, teleconference. Submitters are requested www.regulations.gov (our preferred
2017, to develop responses to the peer to provide an unsigned version of each method), by email to rcra-docket@
review charge questions and to hear and document because the SAB Staff Office epa.gov, or by mail to: EPA Docket
consider public comments. The Panel does not publish documents with Center, Environmental Protection
convened a public teleconference on signatures on its websites. Members of Agency, Mail Code 28221T, 1200
March 22, 2018, and March 27, 2018, to the public should be aware that their Pennsylvania Ave. NW, Washington, DC
discuss its draft peer review report and personal contact information, if 20460.
to hear public comments. The Panel will included in any written comments, may EPA’s policy is that all comments
meet via a public teleconference to be posted to the SAB website. received will be included in the public
continue discussion on its draft peer Copyrighted material will not be posted docket without change including any
review report and hear public without explicit permission of the personal information provided, unless
comments. The CAAC augmented for copyright holder. the comment includes profanity, threats,
ETBE/tBA Panel will comply with the Accessibility: For information on information claimed to be Confidential
provisions of FACA and all appropriate access or services for individuals with Business Information (CBI) or other
SAB Staff Office procedural policies. disabilities, please contact Dr. Hill-
Availability of Meeting Materials: information whose disclosure is
Hammond at the phone number or restricted by statute.
Prior to the meeting, the Panel’s draft email address noted above, preferably at
report, meeting agenda and other FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
least ten days prior to the meeting, to
supporting materials (if applicable) will Peggy Vyas, (mail code 5303P),
give the EPA as much time as possible
be accessible on the meeting page Environmental Protection Agency, 1200
to process your request.
corresponding to each chemical Pennsylvania Ave. NW, Washington, DC
Dated: April 24, 2018. 20460; telephone number: 703–308–
assessment on the SAB website (http://
www.epa.gov/sab). Khanna Johnston, 5477; fax number: 703–308–8433; email
Procedures for Providing Public Input: Deputy Director, EPA Science Advisory Board address: vyas.peggy@epa.gov.
Public comment for consideration by Staff Office. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
EPA’s federal advisory committees and [FR Doc. 2018–09780 Filed 5–7–18; 8:45 am] Supporting documents which explain in
panels has a different purpose from BILLING CODE 6560–50–P detail the information that the EPA will
public comment provided to EPA be collecting are available in the public
program offices. Therefore, the process docket for this ICR. The docket can be
for submitting comments to a federal ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION viewed online at www.regulations.gov
advisory committee is different from the AGENCY or in person at the EPA Docket Center,
process used to submit comments to an [EPA–HQ–OLEM–2018–0200, FRL–9977–59– WJC West, Room 3334, 1301
EPA program office. Federal advisory OLEM] Constitution Ave. NW, Washington, DC.
committees and panels, including The telephone number for the Docket
scientific advisory committees, provide Agency Information Collection Center is 202–566–1744. For additional
independent advice to the EPA. Activities; Proposed Collection;
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information about EPA’s public docket,
Members of the public can submit Comment Request; Final Authorization visit http://www.epa.gov/dockets.
relevant comments pertaining to the for Hazardous Waste Management Pursuant to section 3506(c)(2)(A) of
EPA’s charge, meeting materials, or the Programs (Renewal) the PRA, the EPA is soliciting comments
group providing advice. Input from the AGENCY: Environmental Protection and information to enable it to: (i)
public to the SAB will have the most Agency (EPA). Evaluate whether the proposed
impact if it provides specific scientific collection of information is necessary
ACTION: Notice.
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functions of the Agency, including order to determine whether the State’s www.regulations.gov (our preferred
whether the information will have program meets the statutory and method), by email to rcra-docket@
practical utility; (ii) evaluate the regulatory requirements for epa.gov, or by mail to: EPA Docket
accuracy of the Agency’s estimate of the authorization. Center, Environmental Protection
burden of the proposed collection of Form numbers: None. Agency, Mail Code 28221T, 1200
information, including the validity of Respondents/affected entities: State/ Pennsylvania Ave. NW, Washington, DC
the methodology and assumptions used; territorial governments. 20460.
(iii) enhance the quality, utility, and Respondent’s obligation to respond: EPA’s policy is that all comments
clarity of the information to be Mandatory (RCRA § 3006(a)). received will be included in the public
collected; and (iv) minimize the burden Estimated number of respondents: 50. docket without change including any
of the collection of information on those Frequency of response: Annual. personal information provided, unless
who are to respond, including through Total estimated burden: 13,860 hours. the comment includes profanity, threats,
the use of appropriate automated Burden is defined at 5 CFR 1320.03(b). information claimed to be Confidential
electronic, mechanical, or other Total estimated cost: $499,001 (per Business Information (CBI) or other
technological collection techniques or year), which includes $499,001 information whose disclosure is
other forms of information technology, annualized labor and $0 annualized restricted by statute.
e.g., permitting electronic submission of capital or operation & maintenance FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
responses. The EPA will consider the costs. Peggy Vyas, Environmental Protection
comments received and amend the ICR Changes in estimates: The burden Agency, 1200 Pennsylvania Ave. NW,
as appropriate. The final ICR package hours are likely to stay substantially the Washington, DC 20460; telephone
will then be submitted to OMB for same. number: 703–308–5477; fax number:
review and approval. At that time, the Dated: April 24, 2018. 703–308–8433; email address:
EPA will issue another Federal Register Barnes Johnson, vyas.peggy@epa.gov.
notice to announce the submission of
Director, Office of Resource Conservation and SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
the ICR to OMB and the opportunity to Recovery. Supporting documents which explain in
submit additional comments to OMB.
Abstract: In order for a State to obtain [FR Doc. 2018–09770 Filed 5–7–18; 8:45 am] detail the information that the EPA will
final authorization for a State hazardous BILLING CODE 6560–50–P be collecting are available in the public
waste program or to revise its previously docket for this ICR. The docket can be
authorized program, it must submit an viewed online at www.regulations.gov
official application to the EPA Regional ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION or in person at the EPA Docket Center,
office for approval. The purpose of the AGENCY WJC West, Room 3334, 1301
application is to enable the EPA to [EPA–HQ–OLEM–2018–0198, FRL–9977–58–
Constitution Ave. NW, Washington, DC.
properly determine whether the State’s OLEM] The telephone number for the Docket
program meets the requirements of Center is 202–566–1744. For additional
§ 3006 of RCRA. A State with an Agency Information Collection information about EPA’s public docket,
approved program may voluntarily Activities; Proposed Collection; visit http://www.epa.gov/dockets.
transfer program responsibilities to EPA Comment Request; Land Disposal Pursuant to section 3506(c)(2)(A) of
by notifying the EPA of the proposed Restrictions (Renewal) the PRA, the EPA is soliciting comments
transfer, as required by section 271.23. and information to enable it to: (i)
AGENCY: Environmental Protection Evaluate whether the proposed
Further, the EPA may withdraw a Agency.
State’s authorized program under collection of information is necessary
ACTION: Notice. for the proper performance of the
section 271.23.
State program revision may be functions of the Agency, including
SUMMARY: The Environmental Protection whether the information will have
necessary when the controlling Federal Agency (EPA) is planning to submit the
or State statutory or regulatory authority practical utility; (ii) evaluate the
information collection request (ICR), accuracy of the Agency’s estimate of the
is modified or supplemented. In the Land Disposal Restrictions (EPA ICR
event that the State is revising its burden of the proposed collection of
No. 1442.23, OMB Control No. 2050– information, including the validity of
program by adopting new Federal
0085) to the Office of Management and the methodology and assumptions used;
requirements, the State shall prepare
Budget (OMB) for review and approval (iii) enhance the quality, utility, and
and submit modified revisions of the
in accordance with the Paperwork clarity of the information to be
program description, Attorney General’s
Reduction Act (PRA) (44 U.S.C. 3501 et collected; and (iv) minimize the burden
statement, Memorandum of Agreement,
seq.). Before doing so, the EPA is of the collection of information on those
or such other documents as the EPA
soliciting public comments on specific who are to respond, including through
determines to be necessary. The State
aspects of the proposed information the use of appropriate automated
shall inform the EPA of any proposed
collection as described below. This is a electronic, mechanical, or other
modifications to its basic statutory or
proposed extension of the ICR, which is technological collection techniques or
regulatory authority in accordance with
section 271.21. If a State is proposing to currently approved through September other forms of information technology,
transfer all or any part of any program 30, 2018. An Agency may not conduct e.g., permitting electronic submission of
from the approved State agency to any or sponsor and a person is not required responses. The EPA will consider the
to respond to a collection of information comments received and amend the ICR
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other agency, it must notify the EPA in
accordance with section 271.21 and unless it displays a currently valid OMB as appropriate. The final ICR package
submit revised organizational charts as control number. will then be submitted to OMB for
required under section 271.6, in DATES: Comments must be submitted on review and approval. At that time, the
accordance with section 271.21. These or before July 9, 2018. EPA will issue another Federal Register
paperwork requirements are mandatory ADDRESSES: Submit your comments, notice to announce the submission of
under § 3006(a). The EPA will use the referencing by Docket ID No. EPA–HQ– the ICR to OMB and the opportunity to
information submitted by the State in OLEM–2018–0198, online using submit additional comments to OMB.

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Category		Regulatory Information
Collection		Federal Register
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Publisher		Office of the Federal Register, National Archives and Records Administration
Section		Notices
Action		Notice.
Dates		Comments must be submitted on or before July 9, 2018.
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;
FR Citation		83 FR 20810