83 FR 8259 - Agency Information Collection Activities; Proposed Collection; Comment Request; Revisions to the RCRA Definition of Solid Waste

ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

Federal Register Volume 83, Issue 38 (February 26, 2018)

Page Range		8259-8260
FR Document		2018-03845

The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is planning to submit the information collection request (ICR), Revisions to the RCRA Definition of Solid Waste (EPA ICR No. 2310.04, OMB Control No. 2050- 0202) to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for review and approval in accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act (PRA). 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, 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 38 (Monday, February 26, 2018)

[Federal Register Volume 83, Number 38 (Monday, February 26, 2018)]
[Notices]
[Pages 8259-8260]
From the Federal Register Online  [www.thefederalregister.org]
[FR Doc No: 2018-03845]


-----------------------------------------------------------------------

ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

[EPA-HQ-OLEM-2018-0013, FRL-9974-39-OLEM]


Agency Information Collection Activities; Proposed Collection; 
Comment Request; Revisions to the RCRA Definition of Solid Waste

AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).

ACTION: Notice.

-----------------------------------------------------------------------

SUMMARY: The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is planning to 
submit the information collection request (ICR), Revisions to the RCRA 
Definition of Solid Waste (EPA ICR No. 2310.04, OMB Control No. 2050-
0202) to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for review and 
approval in accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act (PRA). 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, 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 April 27, 2018.

ADDRESSES: Submit your comments, referencing by Docket ID No. EPA-HQ-
OLEM-2018-0013, 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

[[Page 8260]]

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: Tracy Atagi, Environmental Protection 
Agency, 1200 Pennsylvania Ave. NW, Washington, DC 20460; telephone 
number: 703-308-8672; fax number: 703-308-8880; email address: 
[email protected].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Supporting documents which explain in detail 
the information 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: In 2015 the EPA published final revisions to the 
definition of solid waste that exclude certain hazardous secondary 
materials from regulation (80 FR 1694, January 13, 2015). The 
information requirements help ensure that (1) entities operating under 
the regulatory exclusions contained in today's action are held 
accountable to the applicable requirements; (2) state inspectors can 
verify compliance with the restrictions and conditions of the 
exclusions when needed; and (3) hazardous secondary materials exported 
for recycling are actually handled as commodities abroad. Paperwork 
requirements finalized in that rule include:
     Under the generator-controlled exclusion at 40 CFR 
261.4(a)(23), the tolling contractor has to maintain at its facility 
for no less than three years records of hazardous secondary materials 
received pursuant to its written contract with the tolling 
manufacturer, and the tolling manufacturer must maintain at its 
facility for no less than three years records of hazardous secondary 
materials shipped pursuant to its written contract with the tolling 
contractor. In addition, facilities performing the recycling of 
hazardous secondary materials under the generator-controlled exclusions 
at 40 CFR 261.4(a)(23) to maintain documentation of their legitimacy 
determination onsite.
     Under the verified recycler exclusion at 40 CFR 
261.4(a)(24), a verified hazardous secondary materials recycler or an 
intermediate facility who has obtained a solid waste variance must meet 
the following conditions: Having financial assurance in place, having 
trained personnel, and meeting emergency preparedness and response 
conditions.
     Under the remanufacturing exclusion at 40 CFR 
261.4(a)(27), both the hazardous secondary material generator and the 
remanufacturer must maintain records of shipments and confirmations of 
receipts for a period of three years from the dates of the shipments.
     Under the revised speculative accumulation requirement in 
261.1(c)(8), all persons subject to the speculative accumulation 
requirements must label the storage unit by indicating the first date 
that the material began to be accumulated.
    This ICR renewal does not include the burden associated with 
filling out form 8700-12 because that burden is included in ICR 2050-
0024. The remaining burden will eventually be included in ICR 2050-
0053, at which time this ICR will be withdrawn.
    Form Numbers: None.
    Respondents/affected entities: Entities potentially affected by 
this action are private business or other for-profit, as well as State, 
Local, or Tribal governments.
    Respondent's obligation to respond: required to obtain or retain a 
benefit (42 U.S.C. 6921, 6922, 6923, and 6924.)
    Estimated number of respondents: 200.
    Frequency of response: On occasion
    Total estimated burden: 36,488 hours. Burden is defined at 5 CFR 
1320.03(b)
    Total estimated cost: $2,378,111, which includes $2,309,742 
annualized labor costs and $68,369 annualized capital or O&M costs.
    Changes in Estimates: The burden hours are likely to stay 
substantially the same.

    Dated: February 1, 2018.
Barnes Johnson,
Director, Office of Resource Conservation and Recovery.
[FR Doc. 2018-03845 Filed 2-23-18; 8:45 am]
 BILLING CODE 6560-50-P

Federal Register / Vol. 83, No. 38 / Monday, February 26, 2018 / Notices 8259

ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION Pennsylvania Ave. NW, Washington, DC hours in this ICR compared to the
AGENCY 20460; telephone number: (202) 564– previous ICR. This is due to two
2970; fax number: (202) 564–0050; considerations: (1) There was a
[EPA–HQ–OECA–2013–0347; FRL–9972–
email address: yellin.patrick@epa.gov. duplicative recordkeeping line item for
72–OEI]
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: SSM periods in the previous renewal;
Information Collection Request Supporting documents, which explain and (2) records of initial performance
Submitted to OMB for Review and in detail the information that the EPA test, performance evaluations, and
Approval; Comment Request; NESHAP will be collecting, are available in the initial notifications have passed the
for Epoxy Resin and Non-Nylon public docket for this ICR. The docket five-year record retention period and are
Polyamide Production (Renewal) can be viewed online at no longer required. These burden
www.regulations.gov or in person at the activities have been removed in this
AGENCY: Environmental Protection EPA Docket Center, WJC West, Room ICR.
Agency (EPA). 3334, 1301 Constitution Ave. NW,
Courtney Kerwin,
ACTION: Notice. Washington, DC. The telephone number
Director, Regulatory Support Division.
for the Docket Center is 202–566–1744.
SUMMARY: The Environmental Protection For additional information about EPA’s [FR Doc. 2018–03793 Filed 2–23–18; 8:45 am]
Agency has submitted an information public docket, visit: http:// BILLING CODE 6560–50–P
collection request (ICR), ‘‘NESHAP for www.epa.gov/dockets.
Epoxy Resin and Non-Nylon Polyamide Abstract: The affected entities are
Production’’ (EPA ICR No. 1681.09, subject to the General Provisions of the ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION
OMB Control No. 2060–0290), to the NESHAP (40 CFR part 63, subpart A), AGENCY
Office of Management and Budget and any changes, or additions to the [EPA–HQ–OLEM–2018–0013, FRL–9974–39–
(OMB) for review and approval in Provisions are specified at 40 CFR part OLEM]
accordance with the Paperwork 63, subpart W. In general, all NESHAP
Reduction Act. This is a proposed standards require initial notifications, Agency Information Collection
extension of the ICR, which is currently performance tests, and periodic reports Activities; Proposed Collection;
approved through April 30, 2018. Public by the owners/operators of the affected Comment Request; Revisions to the
comments were previously requested, facilities. They are also required to RCRA Definition of Solid Waste
via the Federal Register, on June 29, maintain records of the occurrence and
2017 during a 60-day comment period. AGENCY: Environmental Protection
duration of any startup, shutdown, or Agency (EPA).
This notice allows for an additional 30 malfunction in the operation of an
days for public comments. A fuller ACTION: Notice.
affected facility, or any period during
description of the ICR is given below, which the monitoring system is SUMMARY: The Environmental Protection
including its estimated burden and cost inoperative. These notifications, reports, Agency (EPA) is planning to submit the
to the public. An agency may neither and records are essential in determining information collection request (ICR),
conduct nor sponsor, and a person is compliance, and are required of all Revisions to the RCRA Definition of
not required to respond to, a collection affected facilities subject to NESHAP. Solid Waste (EPA ICR No. 2310.04,
of information unless it displays a Sources are owners/operators of OMB Control No. 2050–0202) to the
currently-valid OMB control number. facilities which produce polymers and Office of Management and Budget
DATES: Additional comments may be resins from epichlorohydrin and sources (OMB) for review and approval in
submitted on or before March 28, 2018. which manufacture epichlorohydrin- accordance with the Paperwork
ADDRESSES: Submit your comments, modified non-nylon polyamide resins. Reduction Act (PRA). Before doing so,
referencing Docket ID Number EPA– EPA and delegated states will use the the EPA is soliciting public comments
HQ–OECA–2013–0347, to: (1) EPA information identify new, modified, on specific aspects of the proposed
online using www.regulations.gov (our reconstructed, or existing sources, or information collection as described
preferred method), or by email to process changes which may affect the below. This is a proposed extension of
docket.oeca@epa.gov, or by mail to: EPA source’s status and to ensure that the ICR, which is currently approved
Docket Center, Environmental affected sources are meeting the through April 30, 2018. An Agency may
Protection Agency, Mail Code 28221T, standards. not conduct or sponsor and a person is
1200 Pennsylvania Ave. NW, Form numbers: None. not required to respond to a collection
Washington, DC 20460; and (2) OMB via Respondents/affected entities: Epoxy of information unless it displays a
email to oira_submission@omb.eop.gov. resin and non-nylon polyamide currently valid OMB control number.
Address comments to OMB Desk Officer production facilities.
DATES: Comments must be submitted on
for EPA. Respondent’s obligation to respond:
Mandatory (40 CFR part 63, subpart W). or before April 27, 2018.
EPA’s policy is that all comments ADDRESSES: Submit your comments,
Estimated number of respondents: 7
received will be included in the public referencing by Docket ID No. EPA–HQ–
(total).
docket without change, including any Frequency of response: Initially, OLEM–2018–0013, online using
personal information provided, unless occasionally, quarterly and www.regulations.gov (our preferred
the comment includes profanity, threats, semiannually. method), by email to rcra-docket@
information claimed to be Confidential Total estimated burden: 3,940 hours epa.gov, or by mail to: EPA Docket
Business Information (CBI), or other (per year). Burden is defined at 5 CFR Center, Environmental Protection
daltland on DSKBBV9HB2PROD with NOTICES

information whose disclosure is 1320.3(b). Agency, Mail Code 28221T, 1200
restricted by statute. Total estimated cost: $424,000 (per Pennsylvania Ave. NW, Washington, DC
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: year), which includes $9,000 in either 20460.
Patrick Yellin, Monitoring, Assistance, annualized capital or operation & EPA’s policy is that all comments
and Media Programs Division, Office of maintenance costs. received will be included in the public
Compliance, Mail Code 2227A, Changes in the estimates: There is a docket without change including any
Environmental Protection Agency, 1200 small decrease in the respondent labor personal information provided, unless

VerDate Sep<11>2014 17:58 Feb 23, 2018 Jkt 244001 PO 00000 Frm 00021 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 E:\FR\FM\26FEN1.SGM 26FEN1

8260 Federal Register / Vol. 83, No. 38 / Monday, February 26, 2018 / Notices

the comment includes profanity, threats, the restrictions and conditions of the Estimated number of respondents:
information claimed to be Confidential exclusions when needed; and (3) 200.
Business Information (CBI) or other hazardous secondary materials exported Frequency of response: On occasion
information whose disclosure is for recycling are actually handled as Total estimated burden: 36,488 hours.
restricted by statute. commodities abroad. Paperwork Burden is defined at 5 CFR 1320.03(b)
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: requirements finalized in that rule Total estimated cost: $2,378,111,
Tracy Atagi, Environmental Protection include: which includes $2,309,742 annualized
Agency, 1200 Pennsylvania Ave. NW, • Under the generator-controlled labor costs and $68,369 annualized
Washington, DC 20460; telephone exclusion at 40 CFR 261.4(a)(23), the capital or O&M costs.
number: 703–308–8672; fax number: tolling contractor has to maintain at its Changes in Estimates: The burden
703–308–8880; email address: facility for no less than three years hours are likely to stay substantially the
atagi.tracy@epa.gov. records of hazardous secondary same.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: materials received pursuant to its Dated: February 1, 2018.
Supporting documents which explain in written contract with the tolling Barnes Johnson,
detail the information the EPA will be manufacturer, and the tolling Director, Office of Resource Conservation and
collecting are available in the public manufacturer must maintain at its Recovery.
docket for this ICR. The docket can be facility for no less than three years [FR Doc. 2018–03845 Filed 2–23–18; 8:45 am]
viewed online at www.regulations.gov records of hazardous secondary BILLING CODE 6560–50–P
or in person at the EPA Docket Center, materials shipped pursuant to its
WJC West, Room 3334, 1301 written contract with the tolling
Constitution Ave. NW, Washington, DC. contractor. In addition, facilities ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION
The telephone number for the Docket performing the recycling of hazardous AGENCY
Center is 202–566–1744. For additional secondary materials under the
generator-controlled exclusions at 40 [EPA–HQ–OECA–2014–0080; FRL–9973–
information about EPA’s public docket, 05–OEI]
visit http://www.epa.gov/dockets. CFR 261.4(a)(23) to maintain
Pursuant to section 3506(c)(2)(A) of documentation of their legitimacy Information Collection Request
the PRA, the EPA is soliciting comments determination onsite. Submitted to OMB for Review and
and information to enable it to: (i) • Under the verified recycler Approval; Comment Request; NESHAP
Evaluate whether the proposed exclusion at 40 CFR 261.4(a)(24), a for Cellulose Products Manufacturing
collection of information is necessary verified hazardous secondary materials (Renewal)
for the proper performance of the recycler or an intermediate facility who
functions of the Agency, including has obtained a solid waste variance AGENCY: Environmental Protection
whether the information will have must meet the following conditions: Agency (EPA).
practical utility; (ii) evaluate the Having financial assurance in place, ACTION: Notice.
accuracy of the Agency’s estimate of the having trained personnel, and meeting
burden of the proposed collection of emergency preparedness and response SUMMARY: The Environmental Protection
information, including the validity of conditions. Agency (EPA) has submitted an
the methodology and assumptions used; • Under the remanufacturing information collection request (ICR),
(iii) enhance the quality, utility, and exclusion at 40 CFR 261.4(a)(27), both ‘‘NESHAP for Cellulose Products
clarity of the information to be the hazardous secondary material Manufacturing,’’ EPA ICR No. 1974.08,
collected; and (iv) minimize the burden generator and the remanufacturer must OMB Control No. 2060–0488, to the
of the collection of information on those maintain records of shipments and Office of Management and Budget
who are to respond, including through confirmations of receipts for a period of (OMB) for review and approval in
the use of appropriate automated three years from the dates of the accordance with the Paperwork
electronic, mechanical, or other shipments. Reduction Act. This is a proposed
technological collection techniques or • Under the revised speculative extension of the ICR, which is currently
other forms of information technology, accumulation requirement in approved through April 30, 2018. Public
e.g., permitting electronic submission of 261.1(c)(8), all persons subject to the comments were previously requested,
responses. The EPA will consider the speculative accumulation requirements via the Federal Register, on June 29,
comments received and amend the ICR must label the storage unit by indicating 2017 during a 60-day comment period.
as appropriate. The final ICR package the first date that the material began to This notice allows for an additional 30
will then be submitted to OMB for be accumulated. days for public comments. A fuller
review and approval. At that time, the This ICR renewal does not include the description of the ICR is given below,
EPA will issue another Federal Register burden associated with filling out form including its estimated burden and cost
notice to announce the submission of 8700–12 because that burden is to the public. An agency may neither
the ICR to OMB and the opportunity to included in ICR 2050–0024. The conduct nor sponsor, and a person is
submit additional comments to OMB. remaining burden will eventually be not required to respond to a collection
Abstract: In 2015 the EPA published included in ICR 2050–0053, at which of information unless it displays a
final revisions to the definition of solid time this ICR will be withdrawn. currently valid OMB control number.
waste that exclude certain hazardous Form Numbers: None. DATES: Additional comments may be
secondary materials from regulation (80 Respondents/affected entities: Entities submitted on or before March 28, 2018.
daltland on DSKBBV9HB2PROD with NOTICES

FR 1694, January 13, 2015). The potentially affected by this action are ADDRESSES: Submit your comments,
information requirements help ensure private business or other for-profit, as referencing Docket ID Number EPA–
that (1) entities operating under the well as State, Local, or Tribal HQ–OECA–2014–0080, to: (1) EPA
regulatory exclusions contained in governments. online using www.regulations.gov (our
today’s action are held accountable to Respondent’s obligation to respond: preferred method), or by email to
the applicable requirements; (2) state required to obtain or retain a benefit (42 docket.oeca@epa.gov, or by mail to: EPA
inspectors can verify compliance with U.S.C. 6921, 6922, 6923, and 6924.) Docket Center, Environmental

VerDate Sep<11>2014 17:58 Feb 23, 2018 Jkt 244001 PO 00000 Frm 00022 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 E:\FR\FM\26FEN1.SGM 26FEN1

Document Created: 2018-02-24 01:00:25
Document Modified: 2018-02-24 01:00:25

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 April 27, 2018.
Contact		Tracy Atagi, Environmental Protection Agency, 1200 Pennsylvania Ave. NW, Washington, DC 20460; telephone
FR Citation		83 FR 8259