83 FR 54346 - Agency Information Collection Activities; Proposed Collection; Comment Request; Standardized Permit for RCRA Hazardous Waste Management Facilities (Renewal)

ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

Federal Register Volume 83, Issue 209 (October 29, 2018)

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The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is planning to submit the information collection request (ICR), Standardized Permit for RCRA Hazardous Waste Management Facilities (EPA ICR No. 1935.05, OMB Control No. 2050-0182) 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 March 31, 2019. 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 209 (Monday, October 29, 2018)

[Federal Register Volume 83, Number 209 (Monday, October 29, 2018)]
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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

[EPA-HQ-OLEM-2018-0691; FRL-9985-80-OLEM]


Agency Information Collection Activities; Proposed Collection; 
Comment Request; Standardized Permit for RCRA Hazardous Waste 
Management Facilities (Renewal)

AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency.

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is planning to 
submit the information collection request (ICR), Standardized Permit 
for RCRA Hazardous Waste Management Facilities (EPA ICR No. 1935.05, 
OMB Control No. 2050-0182) 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 March 31, 2019. 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 December 28, 2018.

ADDRESSES: Submit your comments, referencing by Docket ID No. EPA-HQ-
OLEM-2018-0691, online using www.regulations.gov (our preferred 
method), by email to rcra-docket@epa.gov, 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: Jeff Gaines, Office of Resource 
Conservation and Recovery, (5303P), Environmental Protection Agency, 
1200 Pennsylvania Ave. NW, Washington, DC 20460; telephone number: 703-
308-8655; fax number: 703-308-8617; email address: gaines.jeff@epa.gov.

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 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: Under the authority of sections 3004, 3005, 3008 and 3010 
of the Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (RCRA), as amended, EPA 
revised the RCRA hazardous waste permitting program to allow a 
``standardized permit.'' The standardized permit is available to 
facilities that generate hazardous waste and routinely manage the waste 
on-site in non-thermal units such as tanks, containers, and containment 
buildings. In addition, the standardized permit is available to 
facilities that receive hazardous waste generated off-site by a 
generator under the same ownership as the receiving facility, and then 
store or non-thermally treat the hazardous waste in containers, tanks, 
or containment buildings. The RCRA standardized permit consists of two 
components: A uniform portion that is included in all cases, and a 
supplemental portion that the Director of a regulatory agency includes 
at his or her discretion. The uniform portion consists of terms and 
conditions, relevant to the unit(s) at the permitted facility, and is 
established on a national basis. The Director, at his or her 
discretion, may also issue a supplemental portion on a case-by-case 
basis. The supplemental portion imposes site-specific permit terms and 
conditions that the Director determines necessary to institute 
corrective action under section 264.101 (or state equivalent), or 
otherwise necessary to protect human health and the environment. Owners 
and operators have to comply with the terms and conditions in the 
supplemental portion, in addition to those in the uniform portion.
    Form numbers: None.
    Respondents/affected entities: Entities potentially affected by 
this action are business or other for-profit.
    Respondent's obligation to respond: Voluntary (40 CFR 270.275).
    Estimated number of respondents: 86.
    Frequency of response: On occasion.
    Total estimated burden: 13,948 hours. Burden is defined at 5 CFR 
1320.03(b).
    Total estimated cost: $1,242,205 (per year), includes $662,478 in 
annualized labor and $579,727 in annualized capital or operation & 
maintenance costs.
    Changes in estimates: The burden hours are likely to stay 
substantially the same.


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    Dated: October 18, 2018.
Barnes Johnson,
Director, Office of Resource Conservation and Recovery.
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rules are being consolidated into this ADDRESSES: Submit your comments, EPA will issue another Federal Register
ICR. referencing by Docket ID No. EPA–HQ– notice to announce the submission of
Form Numbers: None. OLEM–2018–0691, online using the ICR to OMB and the opportunity to
Respondents/affected entities: Entities www.regulations.gov (our preferred submit additional comments to OMB.
potentially affected by this action are method), by email to rcra-docket@ Abstract: Under the authority of
Business or other for-profit. epa.gov, or by mail to: EPA Docket
Respondent’s obligation to respond: sections 3004, 3005, 3008 and 3010 of
Center, Environmental Protection the Resource Conservation and
Required to obtain benefit (Sections Agency, Mail Code 28221T, 1200
1004 and 2002 of RCRA). Recovery Act (RCRA), as amended, EPA
Pennsylvania Ave. NW, Washington, DC revised the RCRA hazardous waste
Estimated number of respondents: 20460.
2,076. permitting program to allow a
EPA’s policy is that all comments
Frequency of response: One time. ‘‘standardized permit.’’ The
received will be included in the public
Total estimated burden: 3,236. standardized permit is available to
docket without change including any
Burden is defined at 5 CFR 1320.03(b). facilities that generate hazardous waste
personal information provided, unless
Total estimated cost: $108,068 (per and routinely manage the waste on-site
the comment includes profanity, threats,
year), which includes $106,716 in in non-thermal units such as tanks,
information claimed to be Confidential
annualized labor and $1,343 in containers, and containment buildings.
Business Information (CBI) or other
annualized capital or operation & In addition, the standardized permit is
information whose disclosure is
maintenance costs. available to facilities that receive
Changes in Estimates: The burden restricted by statute.
hazardous waste generated off-site by a
hours are likely to stay substantially the FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Jeff
generator under the same ownership as
same. Gaines, Office of Resource Conservation the receiving facility, and then store or
and Recovery, (5303P), Environmental non-thermally treat the hazardous waste
Dated: October 18, 2018.
Protection Agency, 1200 Pennsylvania in containers, tanks, or containment
Barnes Johnson, Ave. NW, Washington, DC 20460;
Director, Office of Resource Conservation and buildings. The RCRA standardized
telephone number: 703–308–8655; fax permit consists of two components: A
Recovery. number: 703–308–8617; email address:
[FR Doc. 2018–23584 Filed 10–26–18; 8:45 am] uniform portion that is included in all
gaines.jeff@epa.gov.
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cases, and a supplemental portion that
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: the Director of a regulatory agency
Supporting documents which explain in includes at his or her discretion. The
ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION detail the information that the EPA will uniform portion consists of terms and
AGENCY be collecting are available in the public conditions, relevant to the unit(s) at the
docket for this ICR. The docket can be permitted facility, and is established on
[EPA–HQ–OLEM–2018–0691; FRL–9985– viewed online at www.regulations.gov
80–OLEM] a national basis. The Director, at his or
or in person at the EPA Docket Center, her discretion, may also issue a
WJC West, Room 3334, 1301 supplemental portion on a case-by-case
Agency Information Collection Constitution Ave. NW, Washington, DC.
Activities; Proposed Collection; basis. The supplemental portion
The telephone number for the Docket imposes site-specific permit terms and
Comment Request; Standardized Center is 202–566–1744. For additional
Permit for RCRA Hazardous Waste conditions that the Director determines
information about EPA’s public docket, necessary to institute corrective action
Management Facilities (Renewal) visit http://www.epa.gov/dockets. under section 264.101 (or state
AGENCY: Environmental Protection Pursuant to section 3506(c)(2)(A) of equivalent), or otherwise necessary to
Agency. the PRA, the EPA is soliciting comments protect human health and the
ACTION: Notice. and information to enable it to: (i) environment. Owners and operators
Evaluate whether the proposed have to comply with the terms and
SUMMARY: The Environmental Protection collection of information is necessary conditions in the supplemental portion,
Agency (EPA) is planning to submit the for the proper performance of the in addition to those in the uniform
information collection request (ICR), functions of the Agency, including portion.
Standardized Permit for RCRA whether the information will have
Hazardous Waste Management Facilities practical utility; (ii) evaluate the Form numbers: None.
(EPA ICR No. 1935.05, OMB Control No. accuracy of the Agency’s estimate of the Respondents/affected entities: Entities
2050–0182) to the Office of Management burden of the proposed collection of potentially affected by this action are
and Budget (OMB) for review and information, including the validity of business or other for-profit.
approval in accordance with the the methodology and assumptions used; Respondent’s obligation to respond:
Paperwork Reduction Act (PRA) (44 (iii) enhance the quality, utility, and Voluntary (40 CFR 270.275).
U.S.C. 3501 et seq.). Before doing so, the clarity of the information to be
EPA is soliciting public comments on collected; and (iv) minimize the burden Estimated number of respondents: 86.
specific aspects of the proposed of the collection of information on those Frequency of response: On occasion.
information collection as described who are to respond, including through Total estimated burden: 13,948 hours.
below. This is a proposed extension of the use of appropriate automated Burden is defined at 5 CFR 1320.03(b).
the ICR, which is currently approved electronic, mechanical, or other
through March 31, 2019. An Agency technological collection techniques or Total estimated cost: $1,242,205 (per
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may not conduct or sponsor and a other forms of information technology, year), includes $662,478 in annualized
person is not required to respond to a e.g., permitting electronic submission of labor and $579,727 in annualized
collection of information unless it responses. The EPA will consider the capital or operation & maintenance
displays a currently valid OMB control comments received and amend the ICR costs.
number. as appropriate. The final ICR package Changes in estimates: The burden
DATES: Comments must be submitted on will then be submitted to OMB for hours are likely to stay substantially the
or before December 28, 2018. review and approval. At that time, the same.

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Dated: October 18, 2018. (Simes.Benjamin@epa.gov), Federal suspected, or likely releases’’ of
Barnes Johnson, Agency Hazardous Waste Compliance hazardous substances to report their
Director, Office of Resource Conservation and Docket Coordinator, Federal Facilities activities to EPA.
Recovery. Restoration and Reuse Office (Mail Code CERCLA Section 120(d) requires EPA
[FR Doc. 2018–23581 Filed 10–26–18; 8:45 am] 5106R), U.S. Environmental Protection to take steps to assure that a Preliminary
BILLING CODE 6560–50–P Agency, 1200 Pennsylvania Avenue Assessment (PA) be completed for those
NW, Washington, DC 20460. Additional sites identified in the Docket and that
information on the Docket and a the evaluation and listing of sites with
ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION complete list of Docket sites can be a PA be completed within a reasonable
AGENCY obtained at: https://www.epa.gov/ time frame. The PA is designed to
fedfac/fedfacts. provide information for EPA to consider
[FRL–9985–82–OLEM] when evaluating the site for potential
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
response action or inclusion on the
Thirty-Fourth Update of the Federal Table of Contents National Priorities List (NPL).
Agency Hazardous Waste Compliance The Docket serves three major
Docket 1.0 Introduction
2.0 Regional Docket Coordinators purposes: (1) To identify all Federal
AGENCY: Environmental Protection 3.0 Revisions of the Previous Docket facilities that must be evaluated to
Agency (EPA). 4.0 Process for Compiling the Updated determine whether they pose a threat to
Docket human health and the environment
ACTION: Notice. 5.0 Facilities Not Included sufficient to warrant inclusion on the
6.0 Facility NPL Status Reporting,
SUMMARY: Since 1988, the Including NFRAP Status National Priorities List (NPL); (2) to
Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) 7.0 Information Contained on Docket compile and maintain the information
has maintained a Federal Agency Listing submitted to EPA on such facilities
Hazardous Waste Compliance Docket under the provisions listed in Section
1.0 Introduction 120(c) of CERCLA; and (3) to provide a
(‘‘Docket’’) under Section 120(c) of the
Comprehensive Environmental Section 120(c) of CERCLA, 42 United mechanism to make the information
Response, Compensation, and Liability States Code (U.S.C.) 9620(c), as available to the public.
Act (CERCLA). Section 120(c) requires amended by the Superfund The initial list of Federal facilities to
EPA to establish a Docket that contains Amendments and Reauthorization Act be included on the Docket was
certain information reported to EPA by of 1986 (SARA), requires EPA to published in the Federal Register on
Federal facilities that manage hazardous establish the Federal Agency Hazardous February 12, 1988 (53 FR 4280). Since
waste or from which a reportable Waste Compliance Docket. The Docket then, updates to the Docket have been
quantity of hazardous substances has contains information on Federal published on November 16, 1988 (53 FR
been released. As explained further facilities that manage hazardous waste 46364); December 15, 1989 (54 FR
below, the Docket is used to identify and such information is submitted by 51472); August 22, 1990 (55 FR 34492);
Federal facilities that should be Federal agencies to EPA under Sections September 27, 1991 (56 FR 49328);
evaluated to determine if they pose a 3005, 3010, and 3016 of the Resource December 12, 1991 (56 FR 64898); July
threat to public health or welfare and Conservation and Recovery Act (RCRA), 17, 1992 (57 FR 31758); February 5,
the environment and to provide a 42 U.S.C. 6925, 6930, and 6937. 1993 (58 FR 7298); November 10, 1993
mechanism to make this information Additionally, the Docket contains (58 FR 59790); April 11, 1995 (60 FR
available to the public. information on Federal facilities with a 18474); June 27, 1997 (62 FR 34779);
This notice identifies the Federal reportable quantity of hazardous November 23, 1998 (63 FR 64806); June
facilities not previously listed on the substances that has been released and 12, 2000 (65 FR 36994); December 29,
Docket and also identifies Federal such information is submitted by 2000 (65 FR 83222); October 2, 2001 (66
facilities reported to EPA since the last Federal agencies to EPA under Section FR 50185); July 1, 2002 (67 FR 44200);
103 of CERCLA, 42 U.S.C. 9603. January 2, 2003 (68 FR 107); July 11,
update on May 8, 2018. In addition to
Specifically, RCRA Section 3005 2003 (68 FR 41353); December 15, 2003
the list of additions to the Docket, this
establishes a permitting system for (68 FR 69685); July 19, 2004 (69 FR
notice includes a section with revisions
certain hazardous waste treatment, 42989); December 20, 2004 (69 FR
of the previous Docket list and a section
storage, and disposal (TSD) facilities; 75951); October 25, 2005 (70 FR 61616);
of Federal facilities that are to be
RCRA Section 3010 requires waste August 17, 2007 (72 FR 46218);
deleted from the Docket. Thus, the
generators, transporters and TSD November 25, 2008 (73 FR 71644);
revisions in this update include 9
facilities to notify EPA of their October 13, 2010 (75 FR 62810);
additions, 6 deletions, and 3 corrections
hazardous waste activities; and RCRA November 6, 2012 (77 FR 66609); March
to the Docket since the previous update.
Section 3016 requires Federal agencies 18, 2013 (78 FR 16668); January 6, 2014
At the time of publication of this notice,
to submit biennially to EPA an (79 FR 654), December 31, 2014 (79 FR
the new total number of Federal
inventory of their Federal hazardous 78850); August 17, 2015 (80 FR 49223),
facilities listed on the Docket is 2,355.
waste facilities. CERCLA Section 103(a) March 3, 2016 (81 FR 11212), October
DATES: This list is current as of October requires the owner or operator of a 24, 2016 (81 FR 73096), June 6, 2017 (82
11, 2018. vessel or onshore or offshore facility to FR 26092), December 8, 2017 (82 FR
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: notify the National Response Center 57976), and May 8, 2018 (83 FR 20813).
Electronic versions of the Docket and (NRC) of any spill or other release of a This notice constitutes the thirty-fourth
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more information on its implementation hazardous substance that equals or update of the Docket.
can be obtained at http://www.epa.gov/ exceeds a reportable quantity (RQ), as This notice provides some
fedfac/previous-federal-agency- defined by CERCLA Section 101. background information on the Docket.
hazardous-waste-compliance-docket- Additionally, CERCLA Section 103(c) Additional information on the Docket
updates by clicking on the link for requires facilities that have ‘‘stored, requirements and implementation are
Cleanups at Federal Facilities or by treated, or disposed of’’ hazardous found in the Docket Reference Manual,
contacting Benjamin Simes wastes and where there is ‘‘known, Federal Agency Hazardous Waste

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Category		Regulatory Information
Collection		Federal Register
sudoc Class		AE 2.7: GS 4.107: AE 2.106:
Publisher		Office of the Federal Register, National Archives and Records Administration
Section		Notices
Action		Notice.
Dates		Comments must be submitted on or before December 28, 2018.
Contact		Jeff Gaines, Office of Resource Conservation and Recovery, (5303P), Environmental Protection Agency, 1200 Pennsylvania Ave. NW, Washington, DC 20460; telephone number: 703-
FR Citation		83 FR 54346