83 FR 60422 - Agency Information Collection Activities; Submission to OMB for Review and Approval; Comment Request; Hazardous Remediation Waste Management Requirements (HWIR) Contaminated Media (Renewal)

ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

Federal Register Volume 83, Issue 227 (November 26, 2018)

Page Range		60422-60423
FR Document		2018-25675

The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has submitted an information collection request (ICR), Hazardous Remediation Waste Management Requirements (HWIR) Contaminated Media (EPA ICR No. 1775.08, OMB Control No. 2050-0161), to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for review and approval in accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act. This is a proposed extension of the ICR, which is currently approved through November 30, 2018. Public comments were previously requested via the Federal Register on August 3, 2018 during a 60-day comment period. This notice allows for an additional 30 days for public comments. A fuller description of the ICR is given below, including its estimated burden and cost to the public. 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 227 (Monday, November 26, 2018)

[Federal Register Volume 83, Number 227 (Monday, November 26, 2018)]
[Notices]
[Pages 60422-60423]
From the Federal Register Online  [www.thefederalregister.org]
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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

[EPA-HQ-OLEM-2018-0543, FRL-9986-08-OEI]


Agency Information Collection Activities; Submission to OMB for 
Review and Approval; Comment Request; Hazardous Remediation Waste 
Management Requirements (HWIR) Contaminated Media (Renewal)

AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has submitted an 
information collection request (ICR), Hazardous Remediation Waste 
Management Requirements (HWIR) Contaminated Media (EPA ICR No. 1775.08, 
OMB Control No. 2050-0161), to the Office of Management and Budget 
(OMB) for review and approval in accordance with the Paperwork 
Reduction Act. This is a proposed extension of the ICR, which is 
currently approved through November 30, 2018. Public comments were 
previously requested via the Federal Register on August 3, 2018 during 
a 60-day comment period. This notice allows for an additional 30 days 
for public comments. A fuller description of the ICR is given below, 
including its estimated burden and cost to the public. 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: Additional comments may be submitted on or before December 26, 
2018.

ADDRESSES: Submit your comments, referencing Docket ID No. EPA-HQ-OLEM-
2018-0543, to (1) EPA, either online using www.regulations.gov (our 
preferred method), or by email to [email protected], or by mail to: 
RCRA Docket (2822T), U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, 1200 
Pennsylvania Avenue NW, Washington, DC 20460; and (2) OMB via email to 
[email protected]. Address comments to OMB Desk Officer for 
EPA.
    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, 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.
    Abstract: The Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (RCRA) 
requires EPA to establish a national regulatory program to ensure that 
hazardous wastes are managed in a manner protective of human health and 
the environment. Under this program, EPA regulates newly generated 
hazardous wastes, as well as hazardous remediation wastes (i.e., 
hazardous

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wastes managed during cleanup). Hazardous remediation waste management 
sites must comply with all parts of 40 CFR part 264 except subparts B, 
C, and D. In place of these requirements, they need to comply with 
performance standards based on the general requirement goals in these 
sections, which are codified at 40 CFR 264.1(j).
    Under Sec.  264.1(j), owners/operators of remediation waste 
management sites must develop and maintain procedures to prevent 
accidents. These procedures must address proper design, construction, 
maintenance, and operation of hazardous remediation waste management 
units at the site. In addition, owners/operators must develop and 
maintain a contingency and emergency plan to control accidents that 
occur. The plan must explain specifically how to treat, store, and 
dispose of the hazardous remediation waste in question, and must be 
implemented immediately whenever fire, explosion, or release of 
hazardous waste or hazardous waste constituents that could threaten 
human health or the environment. In addition, the Remedial Action Plan 
streamlines the permitting process for remediation waste management 
sites to allow cleanups to take place more quickly.
    Form Numbers: None.
    Respondents/affected entities: Private sector, as well as State, 
Local, or Tribal governments.
    Respondent's obligation to respond: Mandatory (RCRA Sec.  3004(u)).
    Estimated number of respondents: 183.
    Frequency of response: One-time.
    Total estimated burden: 6,361 hours per year. Burden is defined at 
5 CFR 1320.03(b).
    Total estimated cost: $399,803 (per year), which includes $350,307 
in annualized labor and $49,496 in annualized capital or operation & 
maintenance costs.
    Changes in the Estimates: There is a decrease of 592 hours in the 
total estimated respondent burden compared with the ICR currently 
approved by OMB. This decrease is due to a decrease in the number of 
hazardous remediation waste management sites.

Courtney Kerwin,
Director, Regulatory Support Division.
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wastes managed during cleanup). ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION the information collection activities and
Hazardous remediation waste AGENCY the related burden and cost estimates
management sites must comply with all that are summarized in this document,
[EPA–HQ–OPPT–2017–0652; FRL–9979–89–
parts of 40 CFR part 264 except subparts OEI]
are available in the docket for this ICR.
B, C, and D. In place of these The docket can be viewed online at
requirements, they need to comply with Information Collection Request http://www.regulations.gov or in person
performance standards based on the Submitted to OMB for Review and at the EPA Docket Center, West William
general requirement goals in these Approval; Comment Request; Jefferson Clinton Bldg., Rm. 3334, 1301
sections, which are codified at 40 CFR Expanded Access to TSCA Constitution Ave. NW, Washington, DC.
264.1(j). Confidential Business Information The telephone number for the Docket
Center is (202) 566–1744. For additional
Under § 264.1(j), owners/operators of AGENCY: Environmental Protection information about EPA’s public docket,
remediation waste management sites Agency (EPA). visit http://www.epa.gov/dockets.
must develop and maintain procedures ACTION: Notice. ICR status: This is a new ICR. Under
to prevent accidents. These procedures OMB regulations, an agency may
must address proper design, SUMMARY: EPA has submitted the
continue to conduct or sponsor the
construction, maintenance, and following information collection request
collection of information while this
operation of hazardous remediation (ICR) to the Office of Management and
submission is pending at OMB. Under
waste management units at the site. In Budget (OMB) for review and approval
PRA, 44 U.S.C. 3501 et seq., an agency
addition, owners/operators must in accordance with the Paperwork
may not conduct or sponsor, and a
develop and maintain a contingency Reduction Act (PRA): ‘‘Expanded
person is not required to respond to, a
and emergency plan to control accidents Access to TSCA Confidential Business
collection of information unless it
Information’’ (EPA ICR No. 2570.01,
that occur. The plan must explain displays a currently valid OMB control
OMB Control No. 2070-[new]). This is a
specifically how to treat, store, and number. The OMB control numbers are
request for approval of a new collection.
dispose of the hazardous remediation displayed either by publication in the
EPA did not receive any comments in
waste in question, and must be Federal Register or by other appropriate
response to the previously provided
implemented immediately whenever means, such as on the related collection
public review opportunity issued in the
fire, explosion, or release of hazardous instrument or form, if applicable. The
Federal Register of March 12, 2018.
waste or hazardous waste constituents display of OMB control numbers for
With this submission to OMB, EPA is
that could threaten human health or the certain EPA regulations is consolidated
providing an additional 30 days for
environment. In addition, the Remedial in 40 CFR part 9.
public review and comment.
Action Plan streamlines the permitting Abstract: This ICR addresses the
DATES: Comments must be received on
process for remediation waste content and form of the statements of
or before December 26, 2018.
management sites to allow cleanups to need and agreements required under
ADDRESSES: Submit your comments, sections 14(d)(4), (d)(5), and (d)(6) of the
take place more quickly. identified by Docket ID Number EPA– Toxic Substances Control Act, as
Form Numbers: None. HQ–OPPT–2017–0652, to both EPA and amended in 2016. These activities are
Respondents/affected entities: Private OMB as follows: described in the three guidance
sector, as well as State, Local, or Tribal • To EPA online using http:// documents that have been developed to
governments. www.regulations.gov (our preferred implement the new authorities in TSCA
method) or by mail to: EPA Docket section 14(d)(4), (d)(5), and (d)(6), and
Respondent’s obligation to respond: Center, Environmental Protection
Mandatory (RCRA § 3004(u)). include some basic logistical
Agency, Mail Code 28221T, 1200 information on where and how to
Estimated number of respondents: Pennsylvania Ave. NW, Washington, DC submit requests to EPA. Making a
183. 20460, and request for access to TSCA CBI is a
• To OMB via email to oira_ voluntary activity, but is required in
Frequency of response: One-time.
submission@omb.eop.gov. Address order to gain such access under TSCA
Total estimated burden: 6,361 hours comments to OMB Desk Officer for EPA.
per year. Burden is defined at 5 CFR section 14(d). The ICR provides burden
EPA’s policy is that all comments estimates for these activities. The
1320.03(b). received will be included in the public guidance documents are available at
Total estimated cost: $399,803 (per docket without change, including any https://www.epa.gov/tsca-cbi/
year), which includes $350,307 in personal information provided, unless requesting-access-cbi-under-tsca.
annualized labor and $49,496 in the comment includes profanity, threats,
information claimed to be Confidential Form Numbers: None.
annualized capital or operation & Respondents/affected entities: Entities
maintenance costs. Business Information (CBI), or other
information whose disclosure is potentially affected by this ICR are
Changes in the Estimates: There is a restricted by statute. mainly government employees (federal,
decrease of 592 hours in the total state, local, tribal), as well as medical
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
estimated respondent burden compared professionals, such as doctors and
Brandon Mullings, Environmental
with the ICR currently approved by nurses.
Assistance Division, 7408M,
OMB. This decrease is due to a decrease Environmental Protection Agency, 1200 Respondent’s obligation to respond:
in the number of hazardous remediation Pennsylvania Ave. NW, Washington, DC Voluntary.
waste management sites. 20460; telephone number: (202) 564– Estimated number of respondents: 6
4826; email address: mullings.brandon@ (total).
Courtney Kerwin,
epa.gov. Frequency of response: On occasion.
Director, Regulatory Support Division.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Total estimated burden: 89 hours (per
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Docket: Supporting documents, year). Burden is defined at 5 CFR
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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		Additional comments may be submitted on or before December 26, 2018.
Contact		Peggy Vyas, Environmental Protection Agency, 1200 Pennsylvania Ave. NW, Washington, DC 20460; telephone
FR Citation		83 FR 60422