83_FR_59604 83 FR 59378 - Agency Information Collection Activities; Proposed Collection; Comment Request; Generator Standards Applicable to Laboratories Owned by Eligible Academic Entities.

83 FR 59378 - Agency Information Collection Activities; Proposed Collection; Comment Request; Generator Standards Applicable to Laboratories Owned by Eligible Academic Entities.

ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

Federal Register Volume 83, Issue 226 (November 23, 2018)

Page Range59378-59378
FR Document2018-25552

The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is planning to submit the information collection request (ICR), Generator Standards Applicable to Laboratories Owned by Eligible Academic Entities (EPA ICR No. 2317.04, OMB Control No. 2050-0204) 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 April 30, 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 226 (Friday, November 23, 2018) 
[Federal Register Volume 83, Number 226 (Friday, November 23, 2018)]
[Notices]
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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

[EPA-HQ-OLEM-2018-0692, FRL-9986-86-OLEM]


Agency Information Collection Activities; Proposed Collection; 
Comment Request; Generator Standards Applicable to Laboratories Owned 
by Eligible Academic Entities.

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), Generator Standards 
Applicable to Laboratories Owned by Eligible Academic Entities (EPA ICR 
No. 2317.04, OMB Control No. 2050-0204) 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 April 30, 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 January 22, 2019.

ADDRESSES: Submit your comments, referencing by Docket ID No. EPA-HQ-
OLEM-2018-0692, 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: Kristen Fitzgerald, (mail code 5304P), 
Environmental Protection Agency, 1200 Pennsylvania Ave. NW, Washington, 
DC 20460; telephone number: 703-308-8286; fax number: 703-308-0514; 
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 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: Subpart K within 40 CFR Part 262 provides a flexible and 
protective set of regulations that address the specific nature of 
hazardous waste generation and accumulation in laboratories owned by 
colleges and universities, including teaching hospitals and non-profit 
research institutes that are either owned by or formally affiliated 
with a college or university. In addition, eligible academic entities 
have the discretion to determine the most appropriate and effective 
method of compliance with these requirements--by allowing them the 
choice of either managing their hazardous wastes in accordance with the 
alternative regulations as set forth in Subpart K, or remaining subject 
to the existing generator regulations.
    Form Numbers: None.
    Respondents/affected entities: Business and other for-profit, as 
well as State, Local, and Tribal governments.
    Respondent's obligation to respond: Required to obtain or retain a 
benefit (Sections 2002, 3001, 3002, 3004 of RCRA).
    Estimated number of respondents: 132.
    Frequency of response: On occasion.
    Total estimated burden: 35,813 hours per year. Burden is defined at 
5 CFR 1320.03(b).
    Total estimated cost: $1,806,663 (per year), which includes 
$1,667,976 in annualized labor and $138,687 in annualized capital or 
operation & maintenance costs.
    Changes in estimates: The burden hours are likely to stay 
substantially the same.

    Dated: November 12, 2018.
Barnes Johnson,
Director, Office of Resource Conservation and Recovery.
[FR Doc. 2018-25552 Filed 11-21-18; 8:45 am]
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59378 Federal Register / Vol. 83, No. 226 / Friday, November 23, 2018 / Notices comments on EISs issued by other EPA’s policy is that all comments hospitals and non-profit research Federal agencies. EPA’s comment letters received will be included in the public institutes that are either owned by or on EISs are available at: https:// docket without change including any formally affiliated with a college or cdxnodengn.epa.gov/cdx-enepa-public/ personal information provided, unless university. In addition, eligible action/eis/search. the comment includes profanity, threats, academic entities have the discretion to EIS No. 20180283, Final Supplement, information claimed to be Confidential determine the most appropriate and NRC, LA, NUREG–1437, Supplement Business Information (CBI) or other effective method of compliance with 59 Waterford Steam Electric Station, information whose disclosure is these requirements—by allowing them Unit 3 license renewal, Review Period restricted by statute. the choice of either managing their Ends: 12/24/2018, Contact: Elaine FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: hazardous wastes in accordance with Keegan 301–415–8517. Kristen Fitzgerald, (mail code 5304P), the alternative regulations as set forth in Environmental Protection Agency, 1200 Subpart K, or remaining subject to the Dated: November 19, 2018. Pennsylvania Ave. NW, Washington, DC existing generator regulations. Robert Tomiak, Form Numbers: None. 20460; telephone number: 703–308– Director, Office of Federal Activities. Respondents/affected entities: 8286; fax number: 703–308–0514; email [FR Doc. 2018–25590 Filed 11–21–18; 8:45 am] address: fitzgerald.kristen@epa.gov. Business and other for-profit, as well as BILLING CODE 6560–50–P State, Local, and Tribal governments. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Respondent’s obligation to respond: Supporting documents which explain in Required to obtain or retain a benefit ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION detail the information that the EPA will (Sections 2002, 3001, 3002, 3004 of AGENCY be collecting are available in the public RCRA). docket for this ICR. The docket can be Estimated number of respondents: [EPA–HQ–OLEM–2018–0692, FRL–9986–86– viewed online at www.regulations.gov 132. OLEM] or in person at the EPA Docket Center, Frequency of response: On occasion. WJC West, Room 3334, 1301 Total estimated burden: 35,813 hours Agency Information Collection Constitution Ave. NW, Washington, DC. per year. Burden is defined at 5 CFR Activities; Proposed Collection; The telephone number for the Docket 1320.03(b). Comment Request; Generator Center is 202–566–1744. For additional Total estimated cost: $1,806,663 (per Standards Applicable to Laboratories information about EPA’s public docket, year), which includes $1,667,976 in Owned by Eligible Academic Entities. visit http://www.epa.gov/dockets. annualized labor and $138,687 in Pursuant to section 3506(c)(2)(A) of annualized capital or operation & AGENCY: Environmental Protection the PRA, the EPA is soliciting comments Agency (EPA). maintenance costs. and information to enable it to: (i) Changes in estimates: The burden ACTION: Notice. Evaluate whether the proposed hours are likely to stay substantially the collection of information is necessary same. SUMMARY: The Environmental Protection for the proper performance of the Agency (EPA) is planning to submit the Dated: November 12, 2018. functions of the Agency, including information collection request (ICR), whether the information will have Barnes Johnson, Generator Standards Applicable to practical utility; (ii) evaluate the Director, Office of Resource Conservation and Laboratories Owned by Eligible accuracy of the Agency’s estimate of the Recovery. Academic Entities (EPA ICR No. burden of the proposed collection of [FR Doc. 2018–25552 Filed 11–21–18; 8:45 am] 2317.04, OMB Control No. 2050–0204) information, including the validity of BILLING CODE 6560–50–P to the Office of Management and Budget the methodology and assumptions used; (OMB) for review and approval in (iii) enhance the quality, utility, and accordance with the Paperwork clarity of the information to be ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION Reduction Act (PRA) (44 U.S.C. 3501 et collected; and (iv) minimize the burden AGENCY seq.). Before doing so, the EPA is of the collection of information on those [ER–FRL–9042–4] soliciting public comments on specific who are to respond, including through aspects of the proposed information the use of appropriate automated Environmental Impact Statements; collection as described below. This is a electronic, mechanical, or other Notice of Availability proposed extension of the ICR, which is technological collection techniques or currently approved through April 30, Responsible Agency: Office of Federal other forms of information technology, Activities, General Information 202– 2019. An Agency may not conduct or e.g., permitting electronic submission of sponsor and a person is not required to 564–7156 or https://www.epa.gov/nepa/ responses. The EPA will consider the respond to a collection of information comments received and amend the ICR unless it displays a currently valid OMB Weekly receipt of Environmental Impact as appropriate. The final ICR package Statements Filed 11/12/2018 through control number. will then be submitted to OMB for 11/16/2018 Pursuant to 40 CFR DATES: Comments must be submitted on review and approval. At that time, the 1506.9. or before January 22, 2019. 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PublisherOffice of the Federal Register, National Archives and Records Administration
SectionNotices
ActionNotice.
DatesComments must be submitted on or before January 22, 2019.
ContactKristen Fitzgerald, (mail code 5304P), Environmental Protection Agency, 1200 Pennsylvania Ave. NW, Washington, DC 20460; telephone number: 703-308-8286; fax number: 703-308-0514;
FR Citation83 FR 59378 
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