## PAPERWORK REDUCTION ACT SUBMISSION

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| Please read the instructions       |                                 |
| before completing this form. For   |                                 |
| additional forms or assistance in  |                                 |
| completing this form, contact your |                                 |
| agency=s Paperwork Clearance       |                                 |
| Officer. Send two copies of this   |                                 |
| form, the collection instrument to |                                 |
| be reviewed, the Supporting        |                                 |
| Statement and any additional       |                                 |
| documentation to: **Office of      |                                 |
| Information and Regulatory         |                                 |
| Affairs, Office of Management and  |                                 |
| Budget, Docket Library, Room       |                                 |
| 10102, 725 17th Street NW          |                                 |
| Washington, DC 20503**.            |                                 |
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| 1\. Agency/Subagency originating   | 2\. OMB control number          |
| request                            |                                 |
|                                    | a\. 2050-0190 b. None           |
| EPA/OSWER/OSW                      |                                 |
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| 3\. Type of information collection | 4\. Type of review requested    |
| *(check one)*                      | *(check one)*                   |
|                                    |                                 |
| a\. New collection                 | a\. Regular                     |
|                                    |                                 |
| b\. Revision of a currently        | b\. Emergency                   |
| approved collection                |                                 |
|                                    | c\. Delegated                   |
| c\. Extension of a currently       |                                 |
| approved collection                | 5\. Small entities              |
|                                    |                                 |
| d\. Reinstatement, **without       | Will this information           |
| change**, of a previously approved | collection have a significant   |
| collection for which approval has  | economic                        |
| expired                            |                                 |
|                                    | impact on a substantial number  |
| e\. Reinstatement, **with          | of small entities?              |
| change**, of a previously approved |                                 |
| collection for which approval has  | Yes No                          |
| expired                            |                                 |
|                                    | 6\. Requested Expiration Date   |
| f\. Existing collection in use     |                                 |
| without an OMB control number      | a\. Three years from the        |
|                                    | approval date                   |
| *For b-f, note Item A2 of          |                                 |
| Supporting Statement instructions* | b\. Other                       |
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| 7\. Title                          |                                 |
|                                    |                                 |
| Reporting Requirements Under EPA's |                                 |
| National Partnership for           |                                 |
| Environmental Priorities (Renewal) |                                 |
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| 8\. Agency form number(s) *(If     |                                 |
| applicable)*                       |                                 |
|                                    |                                 |
| ICR \# 2076.02, EPA Form #:        |                                 |
| 6200-01, 6200-02                   |                                 |
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| 9\. Keywords                       |                                 |
|                                    |                                 |
| hazardous waste treatment and      |                                 |
| disposal, reporting and            |                                 |
| recordkeeping requirements         |                                 |
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| 10\. Abstract                      |                                 |
|                                    |                                 |
| The U.S. Environmental Protection  |                                 |
| Agency (EPA) has established a     |                                 |
| national program to encourage the  |                                 |
| minimization of hazardous waste    |                                 |
| through source reduction and       |                                 |
| recycling. An organization's       |                                 |
| decision to participate in the     |                                 |
| program is completely voluntary.   |                                 |
| The primary purpose of the program |                                 |
| is to serve as a "clearing house"  |                                 |
| of information on the availability |                                 |
| of technical assistance, technical |                                 |
| training, and production-related   |                                 |
| success stories. Through the       |                                 |
| dissemination of this information, |                                 |
| EPA hopes to further stimulate     |                                 |
| additional waste minimization      |                                 |
| activities and to present          |                                 |
| innovative technologies and        |                                 |
| production success stories to a    |                                 |
| currently unserved public.         |                                 |
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| 11\. Affected public *(Mark        | 12\. Obligation to respond      |
| primary with \"P\" and all others  | *(Mark primary with \"P\" and   |
| with \"X\")*                       | all others that apply with      |
|                                    | \"X\")*                         |
| a\. Individuals or households d.   |                                 |
| Farms                              | [P]{.underline} a. Voluntary    |
|                                    |                                 |
| [P]{.underline} b. Business or     | b\. Required to obtain or       |
| other for-profit e. Federal        | retain benefits                 |
| Government                         |                                 |
|                                    | c\. Mandatory                   |
| c\. Not-for-profit institutions f. |                                 |
| State, Local or Tribal             |                                 |
|                                    |                                 |
| Government                         |                                 |
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| 13\. Annual reporting and          | 14\. Annual reporting and       |
| recordkeeping hour burden          | recordkeeping cost burden *(in  |
|                                    | thousands of dollars)*          |
| a\. Number of respondents 163      |                                 |
|                                    | a\. Total annualized            |
| b\. Total annual responses 163     | capital/startup costs \$0       |
|                                    |                                 |
| 1\. Percentage of these responses  | b\. Total annual costs (O&M)    |
|                                    | \$0                             |
| collected electronically           |                                 |
| [95]{.underline} %                 | c\. Total annualized cost       |
|                                    | requested \$0                   |
| c\. Total annual hours requested   |                                 |
| 642                                | d\. Current OMB inventory \$0   |
|                                    |                                 |
| d\. Current OMB inventory 3,235    | e\. Difference \$0              |
|                                    |                                 |
| e\. Difference (2,593)             | f\. Explanation of difference   |
|                                    |                                 |
| f\. Explanation of difference      | 1\. Program change              |
|                                    |                                 |
| 1\. Program Change                 | 2\. Adjustment \$0              |
|                                    |                                 |
| 2\. Adjustment (2,593)             |                                 |
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| 15\. Purpose of information        | 16\. Frequency of recordkeeping |
| collection *(Mark primary with     | or reporting *(check all that   |
| \"P\" and all others that apply    | apply)*                         |
| with \"X\")*                       |                                 |
|                                    | a\. Recordkeeping b. Third      |
| [P]{.underline} a. Application for | party disclosure                |
| benefits e. Program planning or    |                                 |
|                                    | c\. Reporting:                  |
| b\. Program evaluation management  |                                 |
|                                    | 1\. On occasion 2. Weekly 3.    |
| c\. General purpose statistics f.  | Monthly                         |
| Research                           |                                 |
|                                    | 4\. Quarterly 5. Semi-annually  |
| d\. Audit g. Regulatory or         | 6. Annually                     |
| compliance                         |                                 |
|                                    | 7\. Biennually 8. Other         |
|                                    | (describe                       |
|                                    | [one-time]{.underline} )        |
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| 17\. Statistical methods           | 18\. Agency contact *(person    |
|                                    | who can best answer questions   |
| Does this information collection   | regarding the content of this   |
| employ statistical methods?        | submission)*                    |
|                                    |                                 |
| Yes No                             | Name: Newman Smith              |
|                                    |                                 |
|                                    | Phone: 703-308-8757             |
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| **19. Certification for Paperwork Reduction    |                     |
| Act Submissions**                              |                     |
|                                                |                     |
| On behalf of this Federal agency, 1 certify    |                     |
| that the collection of information encompassed |                     |
| by this request complies with\'                |                     |
|                                                |                     |
| 5 CFR 1320.9.                                  |                     |
|                                                |                     |
| **NOTE:** The text of 5 CFR 1320.9, and the    |                     |
| related provisions of 5 CFR 1320.8(b)(3),      |                     |
| appear at the end of the instructions. *The    |                     |
| certification is to be made with reference to  |                     |
| those regulatory provisions as set forth in    |                     |
| the instructions.*                             |                     |
|                                                |                     |
| ­­The following is a summary of the topics,      |                     |
| regarding the proposed collection of           |                     |
| information, that the certification covers:    |                     |
|                                                |                     |
| \(a\) It is necessary for the proper           |                     |
| performance of agency functions;               |                     |
|                                                |                     |
| \(b\) It avoids unnecessary duplication;       |                     |
|                                                |                     |
| \(c\) It reduces burden on small entities;     |                     |
|                                                |                     |
| \(d\) It uses plain, coherent, and unambiguous |                     |
| terminology that is understandable to          |                     |
| respondents;                                   |                     |
|                                                |                     |
| \(e\) Its implementation will be consistent    |                     |
| and compatible with current reporting and      |                     |
| recordkeeping practices;                       |                     |
|                                                |                     |
| \(f\) It indicates the retention periods for   |                     |
| recordkeeping requirements;                    |                     |
|                                                |                     |
| \(g\) It informs respondents of the            |                     |
| information called for under 5 CFR             |                     |
| 1320.8(b)(3):                                  |                     |
|                                                |                     |
| \(i\) Why the information is being collected;  |                     |
|                                                |                     |
| \(ii\) Use of information;                     |                     |
|                                                |                     |
| \(iii\) Burden estimate;                       |                     |
|                                                |                     |
| \(iv\) Nature of response (voluntary, required |                     |
| for a benefit, or mandatory);                  |                     |
|                                                |                     |
| \(v\) Nature and extent of confidentiality;    |                     |
| and                                            |                     |
|                                                |                     |
| \(vi\) Need to display currently valid OMB     |                     |
| control number;                                |                     |
|                                                |                     |
| \(h\) It was developed by an office that has   |                     |
| planned and allocated resources for the        |                     |
| efficient and effective management             |                     |
|                                                |                     |
| and use of the information to be collected     |                     |
| (see note in Item 19 of the instructions);     |                     |
|                                                |                     |
| \(i\) It uses effective and efficient          |                     |
| statistical survey methodology; and            |                     |
|                                                |                     |
| \(j\) It makes appropriate use of information  |                     |
| technology.                                    |                     |
|                                                |                     |
| If you are unable to certify compliance with   |                     |
| any of these provisions, identify the item     |                     |
| below and explain the reason in Item 18 of the |                     |
| Supporting Statement.                          |                     |
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| Signature of Program Office Official **Jim     | Date                |
| Berlow, Director**                             |                     |
|                                                |                     |
| **Hazardous Waste Minimization and Management  |                     |
| Division**                                     |                     |
|                                                |                     |
| **Office of Solid Waste**                      |                     |
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| Signature of Senior Official or designee       | Date                |
| **Oscar Morales, Director**                    |                     |
|                                                |                     |
| **Collection Strategies Division**             |                     |
|                                                |                     |
| **Office of Environmental Information (OEI)**  |                     |
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## Certification Requirement for Paperwork Reduction Act Submissions

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| 5 CFR 1320.9 reads AAs part of the agency submission to OMB of a      |
| proposed collection of information, the agency (through the head of   |
| the agency, the Senior Official or their designee) shall certify (and |
| provide a record supporting such certification) that the proposed     |
| collection of information \--                                         |
|                                                                       |
| A(a) is necessary for the proper performance of the functions of the  |
| agency, including that the information to be collected will have      |
| practical utility;                                                    |
|                                                                       |
| A(b) is not unnecessarily duplicative of information otherwise        |
| reasonably accessible to the agency;                                  |
|                                                                       |
| A(c) reduces to the extent practicable and appropriate the burden on  |
| persons who shall provide information to or for the agency, including |
| with respect to small entities, as defined in the Regulatory          |
| Flexibility Act 5 U.S.C \' 601(6)), the use of such techniques as:    |
|                                                                       |
| > A(1) establishing differing compliance or reporting requirements or |
| > timetables that take into account the resources available to those  |
| > who are to respond;                                                 |
| >                                                                     |
| > A(2) the clarification, consolidation, or simplification of         |
| > compliance and reporting requirements; or collection of information |
| > , or any part thereof;                                              |
| >                                                                     |
| > A(3) an exemption from coverage of the collection of information,   |
| > or any part thereof;                                                |
|                                                                       |
| A(d) is written using plain, coherent, and unambiguous terminology    |
| and is understandable to those who are to respond;                    |
|                                                                       |
| A(e) is to be implemented in ways consistent and compatible, to the   |
| maximum extent practicable, with the existing reporting and           |
| recordkeeping practices of those who are to respond;                  |
|                                                                       |
| A(f) indicates for each recordkeeping requirement the length of time  |
| persons are required to maintain the records specified;               |
|                                                                       |
| A(g) informs potential respondents of the information called for      |
| under \' 1320.8(b)(3); \[see below\]                                  |
|                                                                       |
| A(h) has been developed by an office that has planned and allocated   |
| resources for the efficient and effective management and use of the   |
| information to be collected, including the processing of the          |
| information in a manner which shall enhance, where appropriate, the   |
| utility of the information to agencies and the public;                |
|                                                                       |
| A(i) uses effective and efficient statistical survey methodology      |
| appropriate to the purpose for which the information is to be         |
| collected; and                                                        |
|                                                                       |
| A(j) to the maximum extent practicable, uses appropriate information  |
| technology to reduce burden and improve data quality, agency          |
| efficiency and responsiveness to the public.@                         |
|                                                                       |
| **NOTE:** 5 CFR 1320.8(b)(3) requires that each collection of         |
| information:                                                          |
|                                                                       |
| A(3) informs and provides reasonable notice to the potential persons  |
| to whom the collection of information is addressed of:                |
|                                                                       |
| > A(i) the reasons the information is planned to be and/or has been   |
| > collected;                                                          |
| >                                                                     |
| > A(ii) the way such information is planned to be and/or has been     |
| > used to further the proper performance of the functions of the      |
| > agency;                                                             |
| >                                                                     |
| > A(iii) an estimate, to the extent practicable, of the average       |
| > burden of the collection (together with a request that the public   |
| > direct to the agency any comments concerning the accuracy of this   |
| > burden estimate and any suggestions for reducing this burden);      |
| >                                                                     |
| > A(iv) whether responses to the collection of information are        |
| > voluntary, required to obtain or retain a benefit (citing           |
| > authority), or mandatory (citing authority);                        |
|                                                                       |
| A(v) the nature and extent of confidentiality to be provided, if any  |
| (citing authority); and                                               |
|                                                                       |
| > A(vi) the fact that any 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.@           |
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