Agency Information Collection Activities; Proposed Information Collection Request; Comment Request; Recordkeeping and Reporting-Solid Waste Disposal Facilities and Practices; EPA ICR No. 1381.14, OMB Control No. 2050-0122
The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is planning to submit an information collection request (ICR), "Recordkeeping and Reporting-Solid Waste Disposal Facilities and Practic...
The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is planning to submit an information collection request (ICR), “Recordkeeping and Reporting-Solid Waste Disposal Facilities and Practices” (EPA ICR No. 1381.14, OMB Control No. 2050-0122) to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for review and approval in accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act (PRA). Before doing so, EPA is soliciting public comments on specific aspects of the proposed information collection as described in the
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION
section. This is a proposed extension of the ICR, which is currently approved through March 31, 2027. This document allows for 60 days for public comments.
DATES:
Comments may be submitted on or before September 28, 2026.
ADDRESSES:
Submit your comments, referencing Docket ID No. EPA-HQ-OLEM-2018-0767, to EPA online using
https://www.regulations.gov
(our preferred method), or by mail to: EPA Docket Center, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Mail Code 28221T, 1200 Pennsylvania Avenue 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.
This is a proposed extension of the ICR, which is currently approved through March 31, 2027. 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.
This document allows 60 days for public comments. 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
https://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
https://www.epa.gov/dockets.
Pursuant to section 3506(c)(2)(A) of the PRA, 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 forms of information technology. 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, EPA will issue another
Federal Register
document to announce the submission of the ICR to OMB and the
( printed page 48105)
opportunity to submit additional comments to OMB.
Abstract:
In order to effectively implement and enforce final changes to 40 CFR part 258 on a State level, owners/operators of municipal solid waste landfills have to comply with the final reporting and recordkeeping requirements. Respondents include owners or operators of new municipal solid waste landfills (MSWLFs), existing MSWLFs, and lateral expansions of existing MSWLFs. The respondents, in complying with 40 CFR part 258, are required to record information in the facility operating record, pursuant to § 258.29, as it becomes available. The operating record must be supplied to the State as requested until the end of the post-closure care period of the MSWLF. The information collected will be used by the State Director to confirm owner or operator compliance with the regulations under 40 CFR part 258. These owners or operators could include Federal, State, and local governments, and private waste management companies. Facilities in NAICS codes 9221, 5622, 3252, 3251 and 3253 may be affected by this rule.
Form numbers:
None.
Respondents/affected entities:
Private sector as well as state and local governments.
Respondent's obligation to respond:
The respondents, in complying with 40 CFR part 258, are required to record information in the facility operating record, pursuant to § 258.29, as it becomes available.
Estimated number of respondents:
3,800.
Frequency of response:
On occasion.
Total estimated burden:
211,262 hours (per year). Burden is defined at 5 CFR 1320.03(b).
Total estimated cost:
$17,286,006 (per year), which includes $15,075,153 in annualized labor and $2,210,856 in annualized capital or operation & maintenance costs.
Changes in the estimates:
The burden hours are likely to stay substantially the same.
Dated: July 21, 2026.
Andrew Baca,
Director, Office of Resource Conservation and Recovery.