83 FR 60424 - Information Collection Request Submitted to OMB for Review and Approval; Comment Request; NSPS for Municipal Solid Waste Landfills (Renewal)

ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

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

Page Range		60424-60424
FR Document		2018-25672

The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has submitted an information collection request (ICR), NSPS for Municipal Solid Waste Landfills (EPA ICR No. 1557.10, OMB Control No. 2060-0220), 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 June 29, 2017, 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 neither conduct nor sponsor, and a person is not required to respond to, a collection of information unless it displays a currently valid OMB control number.

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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

[EPA-HQ-OECA-2014-0047; FRL-9985-96-OEI]


Information Collection Request Submitted to OMB for Review and 
Approval; Comment Request; NSPS for Municipal Solid Waste Landfills 
(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), NSPS for Municipal Solid Waste 
Landfills (EPA ICR No. 1557.10, OMB Control No. 2060-0220), 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 June 29, 2017, 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 neither conduct nor 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 Number EPA-HQ-
OECA-2014-0047, to: (1) EPA online using www.regulations.gov (our 
preferred method), or 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; 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: Patrick Yellin, Monitoring, 
Assistance, and Media Programs Division, Office of Compliance, Mail 
Code 2227A, Environmental Protection Agency, 1200 Pennsylvania Ave. NW, 
Washington, DC 20460; telephone number: (202) 564-2970; fax number: 
(202) 564-0050; 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 New Source Performance Standards (NSPS) for Municipal 
Solid Waste (MSW) apply to MSW landfills for which construction, 
modification, or reconstruction commences either on or after May 30, 
1991. A MSW landfill is an entire disposal facility in a contiguous 
geographical space where household waste is placed in or on. An MSW 
landfill may also receive other types of RCRA Subtitle D wastes (Sec.  
257.2 of this title) such as commercial solid waste, nonhazardous 
sludge, conditionally exempt small quantity generator waste, and 
industrial solid waste. Portions of an MSW landfill may be separated by 
access roads. An MSW landfill may be publicly or privately owned, and 
may be a new landfill, an existing landfill, or a lateral expansion.
    On August 29, 2016 (81 FR 59332), EPA finalized a new NSPS subpart 
(40 CFR part 60, subpart XXX) based on its review of subpart WWW. 
Concurrently, EPA finalized revised Emissions Guidelines under a new 
subpart (40 CFR part 60, subpart Cf). The new Emission Guidelines apply 
to existing landfills accepting waste after 1987 for which construction 
was commenced either on or before July 17, 2014. Subpart XXX applies to 
MSW landfills that are new, reconstructed, or modified after July 17, 
2014. The requirements in Subpart WWW mimic most of the requirements in 
these new rules, except for that the control threshold in new rules 
require controls at additional landfills beyond what Subpart WWW 
requires.
    In general, all NSPS standards require initial notifications, 
performance tests, and periodic reports by the owners/operators of the 
affected facilities. They are also required to maintain records of the 
occurrence and duration of any startup, shutdown, or malfunction in the 
operation of an affected facility, or any period during which the 
monitoring system is inoperative. These notifications, reports, and 
records are essential in determining compliance with 40 CFR part 60, 
subpart WWW.
    Form Numbers: None.
    Respondents/affected entities: Municipal Solid Waste (MSW) 
Landfills.
    Respondent's obligation to respond: Mandatory (40 CFR part 60, 
subpart WWW).
    Estimated number of respondents: 661 (total).
    Frequency of response: Annually.
    Total estimated burden: 760 hours (per year). Burden is defined at 
5 CFR 1320.3(b).
    Total estimated cost: $86,600 (per year); there are no annualized 
capital/startup and/or operation & maintenance costs.
    Changes in the Estimates: There is a decrease in the burden hours 
and the Capital/O&M costs in this ICR compared to the previous ICR. The 
change in burden and cost estimates occurred as a result of the 2016 
NSPS (40 CFR part 60, subpart XXX) and Emissions Guidelines (40 CFR 
part 60, subpart Cf). Most of the burden previously attributed to the 
ICR for subpart WWW has been accounted for in the 2016 ICRs for both 
subparts XXX (ICR 2498.03, OMB 2060-0697) and Cf (ICR 2522.02, OMB 
2060-0720) to avoid duplication of burden for identical requirements. 
There is an increase in number of responses compared to the previous 
ICR. While this ICR does not duplicate responses for the 2016 ICRs, 
each respondent was counted as a respondent that does not report but 
maintains records under subpart WWW and this resulted in an increase 
number of responses.

Courtney Kerwin,
 Director, Regulatory Support Division.
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Total estimated cost: $5,204.11 (per personal information provided, unless controls at additional landfills beyond
year), includes $0 annualized capital or the comment includes profanity, threats, what Subpart WWW requires.
operation & maintenance costs. information claimed to be Confidential In general, all NSPS standards require
Business Information (CBI), or other initial notifications, performance tests,
Courtney Kerwin,
information whose disclosure is and periodic reports by the owners/
Director, Collection Strategies Division, Office
restricted by statute.
of Environmental Information. operators of the affected facilities. They
[FR Doc. 2018–25673 Filed 11–23–18; 8:45 am] FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: are also required to maintain records of
BILLING CODE 6560–50–P Patrick Yellin, Monitoring, Assistance, the occurrence and duration of any
and Media Programs Division, Office of startup, shutdown, or malfunction in
Compliance, Mail Code 2227A, the operation of an affected facility, or
ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION Environmental Protection Agency, 1200 any period during which the monitoring
AGENCY Pennsylvania Ave. NW, Washington, DC system is inoperative. These
20460; telephone number: (202) 564– notifications, reports, and records are
[EPA–HQ–OECA–2014–0047; FRL–9985–
96–OEI] 2970; fax number: (202) 564–0050; essential in determining compliance
email address: yellin.patrick@epa.gov. with 40 CFR part 60, subpart WWW.
Information Collection Request SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Submitted to OMB for Review and Form Numbers: None.
Supporting documents, which explain
Approval; Comment Request; NSPS in detail the information that the EPA Respondents/affected entities:
for Municipal Solid Waste Landfills will be collecting, are available in the Municipal Solid Waste (MSW)
(Renewal) public docket for this ICR. The docket Landfills.
AGENCY: Environmental Protection can be viewed online at Respondent’s obligation to respond:
Agency (EPA). www.regulations.gov or in person at the Mandatory (40 CFR part 60, subpart
ACTION: Notice.
EPA Docket Center, WJC West, Room WWW).
3334, 1301 Constitution Ave. NW,
Estimated number of respondents:
SUMMARY: The Environmental Protection Washington, DC. The telephone number
661 (total).
Agency (EPA) has submitted an for the Docket Center is 202–566–1744.
information collection request (ICR), For additional information about EPA’s Frequency of response: Annually.
NSPS for Municipal Solid Waste public docket, visit: http:// Total estimated burden: 760 hours
Landfills (EPA ICR No. 1557.10, OMB www.epa.gov/dockets. (per year). Burden is defined at 5 CFR
Control No. 2060–0220), to the Office of Abstract: The New Source 1320.3(b).
Management and Budget (OMB) for Performance Standards (NSPS) for Total estimated cost: $86,600 (per
review and approval in accordance with Municipal Solid Waste (MSW) apply to
the Paperwork Reduction Act. This is a year); there are no annualized capital/
MSW landfills for which construction, startup and/or operation & maintenance
proposed extension of the ICR, which is modification, or reconstruction
currently approved through November costs.
commences either on or after May 30,
30, 2018. Public comments were 1991. A MSW landfill is an entire Changes in the Estimates: There is a
previously requested, via the Federal disposal facility in a contiguous decrease in the burden hours and the
Register on June 29, 2017, during a 60- geographical space where household Capital/O&M costs in this ICR compared
day comment period. This notice allows waste is placed in or on. An MSW to the previous ICR. The change in
for an additional 30 days for public landfill may also receive other types of burden and cost estimates occurred as a
comments. A fuller description of the RCRA Subtitle D wastes (§ 257.2 of this result of the 2016 NSPS (40 CFR part 60,
ICR is given below, including its title) such as commercial solid waste, subpart XXX) and Emissions Guidelines
estimated burden and cost to the public. nonhazardous sludge, conditionally (40 CFR part 60, subpart Cf). Most of the
An agency may neither conduct nor exempt small quantity generator waste, burden previously attributed to the ICR
sponsor, and a person is not required to and industrial solid waste. Portions of for subpart WWW has been accounted
respond to, a collection of information an MSW landfill may be separated by for in the 2016 ICRs for both subparts
unless it displays a currently valid OMB access roads. An MSW landfill may be XXX (ICR 2498.03, OMB 2060–0697)
control number. publicly or privately owned, and may be and Cf (ICR 2522.02, OMB 2060–0720)
DATES: Additional comments may be a new landfill, an existing landfill, or a to avoid duplication of burden for
submitted on or before December 26, lateral expansion. identical requirements. There is an
2018. On August 29, 2016 (81 FR 59332), increase in number of responses
ADDRESSES: Submit your comments, EPA finalized a new NSPS subpart (40 compared to the previous ICR. While
referencing Docket ID Number EPA– CFR part 60, subpart XXX) based on its this ICR does not duplicate responses
HQ–OECA–2014–0047, to: (1) EPA review of subpart WWW. Concurrently, for the 2016 ICRs, each respondent was
online using www.regulations.gov (our EPA finalized revised Emissions counted as a respondent that does not
preferred method), or by email to Guidelines under a new subpart (40 CFR report but maintains records under
docket.oeca@epa.gov, or by mail to: EPA part 60, subpart Cf). The new Emission subpart WWW and this resulted in an
Docket Center, Environmental Guidelines apply to existing landfills
increase number of responses.
Protection Agency, Mail Code 28221T, accepting waste after 1987 for which
1200 Pennsylvania Ave. NW, construction was commenced either on Courtney Kerwin,
Washington, DC 20460; and (2) OMB via or before July 17, 2014. Subpart XXX Director, Regulatory Support Division.
email to oira_submission@omb.eop.gov. applies to MSW landfills that are new, [FR Doc. 2018–25672 Filed 11–23–18; 8:45 am]
Address comments to OMB Desk Officer reconstructed, or modified after July 17,
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for EPA. 2014. The requirements in Subpart
EPA’s policy is that all comments WWW mimic most of the requirements
received will be included in the public in these new rules, except for that the
docket without change including any control threshold in new rules require

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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		Patrick Yellin, Monitoring, Assistance, and Media Programs Division, Office of Compliance, Mail Code 2227A, Environmental Protection Agency, 1200 Pennsylvania Ave. NW, Washington, DC 20460; telephone number: (202) 564-2970; fax number:
FR Citation		83 FR 60424