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385.214) on or before 5 p.m. Eastern 

time on the specified comment date. 

Protests may be considered, but 

intervention is necessary to become a 

party to the proceeding. 

eFiling is encouraged. More detailed 

information relating to filing 

requirements, interventions, protests, 

service, and qualifying facilities filings 

can be found at: http://www.ferc.gov/ 

docs-filing/efiling/filing-req.pdf. For 

other information, call (866) 208–3676 

(toll free). For TTY, call (202) 502–8659. 

Dated: September 14, 2011. 

Nathaniel J. Davis, Sr., 

Deputy Secretary. 

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BILLING CODE 6717–01–P 

ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION 

AGENCY 

[EPA-HQ-RCRA–2011–0751, FRL–9468–8] 

Agency Information Collection 

Activities; Proposed Collection; 

Comment Request; Final Authorization 

for Hazardous Waste Management 

Programs 

AGENCY: Environmental Protection 

Agency (EPA). 

ACTION: Notice. 

SUMMARY: In compliance with the 

Paperwork Reduction Act (PRA) (44 

U.S.C. 3501 et seq.), this document 

announces that EPA is planning to 

submit a request to the Office of 

Management and Budget (OMB) to 

renew an existing approved Information 

Collection Request (ICR) concerning 

final authorization for State Hazardous 

Waste Management Programs. This ICR 

is scheduled to expire on February 29, 

2012. Before submitting the ICR to OMB 

for review and approval, EPA is 

soliciting comments on specific aspects 

of the proposed information collection 

as described below. 

DATES: Comments must be submitted on 

or before November 21, 2011. 

ADDRESSES: Submit your comments, 

identified by Docket ID No. EPA-HQRCRA–2011–0751, by one of the 

following methods: 

• http://www.regulations.gov: Follow 

the on-line instructions for submitting 

comments. 

• E-mail: rcra-docket@epa.gov. 

• Fax: 202–566–9744. 

• Mail: RCRA Docket (28221T), U.S. 

Environmental Protection Agency, 1200 

Pennsylvania Avenue, NW., 

Washington, DC 20460. 

• Hand Delivery: 1301 Constitution 

Ave., NW., Room 3334, Washington, DC 

20460. Such deliveries are only 

accepted during the Docket’s normal 

hours of operation, and special 

arrangements should be made for 

deliveries of boxed information. 

Instructions: Direct your comments to 

Docket ID No. EPA-HQ-RCRA–2011– 

0751. EPA’s policy is that all comments 

received will be included in the public 

docket without change and may be 

made available online at http:// 

www.regulations.gov, including any 

personal information provided, unless 

the comment includes information 

claimed to be Confidential Business 

Information (CBI) or other information 

whose disclosure is restricted by statute. 

Do not submit information that you 

consider to be CBI or otherwise 

protected through http:// 

www.regulations.gov or e-mail. The 

http://www.regulations.gov Web site is 

an ‘‘anonymous access’’ system, which 

means EPA will not know your identity 

or contact information unless you 

provide it in the body of your comment. 

If you send an e-mail comment directly 

to EPA without going through http:// 

www.regulations.gov your e-mail 

address will be automatically captured 

and included as part of the comment 

that is placed in the public docket and 

made available on the Internet. If you 

submit an electronic comment, EPA 

recommends that you include your 

name and other contact information in 

the body of your comment and with any 

disk or CD-ROM you submit. If EPA 

cannot read your comment due to 

technical difficulties and cannot contact 

you for clarification, EPA may not be 

able to consider your comment. 

Electronic files should avoid the use of 

special characters, any form of 

encryption, and be free of any defects or 

viruses. For additional information 

about EPA’s public docket visit the EPA 

Docket Center homepage at http:// 

www.epa.gov/epahome/dockets.htm. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Peggy Vyas, (mail code 5303P), 

Environmental Protection Agency, 1200 

Pennsylvania Ave., NW., Washington, 

DC 20460; telephone number: 703–308– 

5411; fax number: 703–308–8433; 

e-mail address: vyas.peggy@epa.gov. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

How can I access the docket and/or 

submit comments? 

EPA has established a public docket 

for this ICR under Docket ID No. EPAHQ-RCRA–2011–0751, which is 

available for online viewing at http:// 

www.regulations.gov, or in person 

viewing at the RCRA Docket in the EPA 

Docket Center (EPA/DC), EPA West, 

Room 3334, 1301 Constitution Ave., 

NW., Washington, DC. The EPA/DC 

Public Reading Room is open from 8 

a.m. to 4:30 p.m., Monday through 

Friday, excluding legal holidays. The 

telephone number for the Reading Room 

is (202) 566–1744, and the telephone 

number for RCRA Docket is (202) 566– 

0270. 

Use http://www.regulations.gov to 

obtain a copy of the draft collection of 

information, submit or view public 

comments, access the index listing of 

the contents of the docket, and to access 

those documents in the public docket 

that are available electronically. Once in 

the system, select ‘‘search,’’ then key in 

the docket ID number identified in this 

document. 

What information is EPA particularly 

interested in? 

Pursuant to section 3506(c)(2)(A) of 

the PRA, EPA specifically solicits 

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. In 

particular, EPA is requesting comments 

from very small businesses (those that 

employ less than 25) on examples of 

specific additional efforts that EPA 

could make to reduce the paperwork 

burden for very small businesses 

affected by this collection. 

What should I consider when I prepare 

my comments for EPA? 

You may find the following 

suggestions helpful for preparing your 

comments: 

1. Explain your views as clearly as 

possible and provide specific examples. 

2. Describe any assumptions that you 

used. 

3. Provide copies of any technical 

information and/or data you used that 

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4. If you estimate potential burden or 

costs, explain how you arrived at the 

estimate that you provide. 

5. Offer alternative ways to improve 

the collection activity. 

6. Make sure to submit your 

comments by the deadline identified 

under DATES. 

7. To ensure proper receipt by EPA, 

be sure to identify the docket ID number 

assigned to this action in the subject 

line on the first page of your response. 

You may also provide the name, date, 

and Federal Register citation. 

What information collection activity or 

ICR does this apply to? 

Affected entities: Entities potentially 

affected by this action are States. 

Title: Final Authorization for 

Hazardous Waste Management 

Programs. 

ICR numbers: EPA ICR No. 0969.09, 

OMB Control No. 2050–0041. 

ICR status: This ICR is currently 

scheduled to expire on February 29, 

2012. 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. The OMB control 

numbers for EPA’s regulations in title 40 

of the CFR, after appearing in the 

Federal Register when approved, are 

listed in 40 CFR part 9, are displayed 

either by publication in the Federal 

Register or by other appropriate means, 

such as on the related collection 

instrument or form, if applicable. The 

display of OMB control numbers in 

certain EPA regulations is consolidated 

in 40 CFR part 9. 

Abstract: In order for a State to obtain 

final authorization for a State hazardous 

waste program or to revise its previously 

authorized program, it must submit an 

official application to the EPA Regional 

office for approval. The purpose of the 

application is to enable EPA to properly 

determine whether the State’s program 

meets the requirements of § 3006 of 

RCRA. A State with an approved 

program may voluntarily transfer 

program responsibilities to EPA by 

notifying EPA of the proposed transfer, 

as required by section 271.23. Further, 

EPA may withdraw a State’s authorized 

program under section 271.23. 

State program revision may be 

necessary when the controlling Federal 

or State statutory or regulatory authority 

is modified or supplemented. In the 

event that the State is revising its 

program by adopting new Federal 

requirements, the State shall prepare 

and submit modified revisions of the 

program description, Attorney General’s 

statement, Memorandum of Agreement, 

or such other documents as EPA 

determines to be necessary. The State 

shall inform EPA of any proposed 

modifications to its basic statutory or 

regulatory authority in accordance with 

section 271.21. If a State is proposing to 

transfer all or any part of any program 

from the approved State agency to any 

other agency, it must notify EPA in 

accordance with section 271.21 and 

submit revised organizational charts as 

required under section 271.6, in 

accordance with section 271.21. These 

paperwork requirements are mandatory 

under § 3006(a). EPA will use the 

information submitted by the State in 

order to determine whether the State’s 

program meets the statutory and 

regulatory requirements for 

authorization. 

Burden Statement: For a State 

developing and revising a base program 

under RCRA and conducting public 

participation activities, EPA estimates 

that the reporting burden, with no 

associated recordkeeping burden, 

averages 0 hours per respondent. EPA 

does not expect any States to develop a 

program application or to submit a base 

program application over the three year 

period covered in this ICR. The 

reporting burden includes the time for 

developing each program component, 

allowing for public approval, and 

subsequently modifying and submitting 

the program to EPA. For a State 

submitting a revised program to EPA, 

the reporting burden is estimated to be 

1009 hours per year, with no associated 

recordkeeping burden. For a State 

whose program is being withdrawn, the 

reporting burden is estimated to average 

207 hours, with no associated 

recordkeeping burden. EPA, however, 

does not expect that any State program 

will be withdrawn during the next three 

years. 

Burden means the total time, effort, or 

financial resources expended by persons 

to generate, maintain, retain, or disclose 

or provide information to or for a 

Federal agency. This includes the time 

needed to review instructions; develop, 

acquire, install, and utilize technology 

and systems for the purposes of 

collecting, validating, and verifying 

information, processing and 

maintaining information, and disclosing 

and providing information; adjust the 

existing ways to comply with any 

previously applicable instructions and 

requirements which have subsequently 

changed; train personnel to be able to 

respond to a collection of information; 

search data sources; complete and 

review the collection of information; 

and transmit or otherwise disclose the 

information. 

The ICR provides a detailed 

explanation of the Agency’s estimate, 

which is only briefly summarized here: 

Estimated total number of potential 

respondents: 58. 

Frequency of response: Annual. 

Estimated total average number of 

responses for each respondent: 1. 

Estimated total annual burden hours: 

19,968 hours. 

Estimated total annual costs: 

$658,454, which includes $658,454 

annualized labor costs and $0 

annualized capital or O&M costs. 

What is the next step in the process for 

this ICR? 

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 pursuant to 5 CFR 

1320.12. At that time, EPA will issue 

another Federal Register notice 

pursuant to 5 CFR 1320.5(a)(1)(iv) to 

announce the submission of the ICR to 

OMB and the opportunity to submit 

additional comments to OMB. If you 

have any questions about this ICR or the 

approval process, please contact the 

technical person listed under FOR

FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT. 

Dated: September 14, 2011. 

Suzanne Rudzinski, 

Director, Office of Resource Conservation and 

Recovery. 

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BILLING CODE 6560–50–P 

ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION 

AGENCY 

[EPA–HQ–RCRA–2011–0750, FRL–9468–9] 

Agency Information Collection 

Activities; Proposed Collection; 

Comment Request; Requirements for 

Generators, Transporters, and Waste 

Management Facilities Under the 

RCRA Hazardous Waste Manifest 

System 

AGENCY: Environmental Protection 

Agency (EPA). 

ACTION: Notice. 

SUMMARY: In compliance with the 

Paperwork Reduction Act (PRA) (44 

U.S.C. 3501 et seq.), this document 

announces that EPA is planning to 

submit a request to the Office of 

Management and Budget (OMB) to 

renew an existing approved Information 

Collection Request (ICR) concerning the 

RCRA Hazardous Waste Manifest. This 

ICR is scheduled to expire on February 

29, 2012. Before submitting the ICR to 

OMB for review and approval, EPA is 


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