**PAPERWORK REDUCTION ACT SUBMISSION**

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** 

. 1. Agency/Subagency originating request
EPA/OSWER/OSW 2. OMB control number

a. 2050-0028 b. None

3. Type of information collection (check one)

a. New collection b. Revision of a currently approved collection

c. Extension of a currently approved collection
d. Reinstatement, **without change** , of a previously approved collection for which approval has expired
e. Reinstatement, **with change** , of a previously approved collection for which approval has expired f. Existing collection in use without an OMB control number

For b-f, note Item A2 of Supporting Statement instructions 4. Type of review requested (check one) a. Regular b. Emergency c. Delegated

5. Small entities Will this information collection have a significant economic impact on a substantial number of small entities?

Yes No 6. Requested Expiration Date

a. Three years from the approval date

b. Other

7. Title
Notification of Regulated Waste Activity (Renewal)

8. Agency form number(s) (If applicable) ICR # 0261.15, EPA Form # 8700-12 9. Keywords hazardous waste treatment and disposal, reporting and recordkeeping requirements

10. Abstract

Section 3010 of Subtitle C of the Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (RCRA) requires any person who generates or transports regulated waste or who owns or operates a facility for the treatment, storage, or disposal of regulated waste to notify EPA of their activities, including the location and general description of activities and the regulated wastes handled. EPA uses the information provided on the not ification form to identify facilities undertaking waste management activities, and to ensure that such activities are conducted in a manner protective of human

health and the environment.

11. Affected public (Mark primary with "P" and all others with "X")

a. Individuals or households d. Farms

P b. Business or other for-profit e. Federal Government

c. Not-for-profit institutions f. State, Local or Tribal

Government 12. Obligation to respond (Mark primary with "P" and all others that apply with "X")

a. Voluntary b. Required to obtain or retain benefits

P c. Mandatory

13. Annual reporting and recordkeeping hour burden a. Number of respondents 55,915 b. Total annual responses 55,915 1. Percentage of these responses collected electronically 90 % c. Total annual hours requested 100,307 d. Current OMB inventory 96,250 e. Difference 4,057 f. Explanation of difference 1. Program Change 0

2. Adjustment 4,057 14. Annual reporting and recordkeeping cost burden (in thousands of dollars)

a. Total annualized capital/startup costs $0 b. Total annual costs (O&M) $235 c. Total annualized cost requested $235 d. Current OMB inventory $131 e. Difference $104 f. Explanation of difference 1. Program change 0
2. Adjustment $104

15. Purpose of information collection (Mark primary with "P" and all others that apply with "X")

a. Application for benefits e. Program planning or b. Program evaluation management c. General purpose statistics f. Research

d. Audit P g. Regulatory or compliance 16. Frequency of recordkeeping or reporting (check all that apply) a. Recordkeeping b. Third party disclosure

c. Reporting: 1. On occasion 2. Weekly 3. Monthly 4. Quarterly 5. Semi-annually 6. Annually 7. Biennually 8. Other (describe )

17. Statistical methods Does this information collection employ statistical methods?

Yes No 18. Agency contact (person who can best answer questions regarding the content of this submission) Name: Toshia King

Phone: 703-308-7033

**OMB 83-I 10/95** **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.

Signature of Program Office Official **Bob Hall , Director Permits and State Programs Division** 

**Office of Solid Waste** Date

Signature of Senior Official or designee **Oscar Morales, Director Collection Strategies Division**  **Office of Environmental Information (OEI)** Date

**OMB 83-I**

**0/95 Certification Requirement for Paperwork Reduction Act Submissions** 

5 CFR 1320.9 reads “As part of the agency submission to OMB of a proposed collection of information, the agency (through the he ad of the agency, the Senior Official or their designee) shall certify (and provide a record supporting such certification) that the prop osed collection of
information --

“(a) is necessary for the proper performance of the functions of the agency, including that the information to be collecte d will have practical utility;

“(b) is not unnecessarily duplicative of information otherwise reasonably accessible to the agency;

“(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:

“(1) establishing differing compliance or reporting requirements or timetables that take into account the resources available to those who are to respond; “(2) the clarification, consolidation, or simplification of compliance and reporting requirements; or collection of information

, or any part thereof; “(3) an exemption from coverage of the collection of information, or any part thereof;

“(d) is written using plain, coherent, and unambiguous terminology and is understandable to those who are to respond;

“(e) is to be implemented in ways consistent and compatible, to the maximum extent practicable, with the existing reporti ng and recordkeeping practices of those who are to respond;

“(f) indicates for each recordkeeping requirement the length of time persons are required to maintain the records specif ied;

“(g) informs potential respondents of the information called for under ' 1320.8(b)(3); [see below]

“(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;

“(i) uses effective and efficient statistical survey methodology appropriate to the purpose for which the information i s to be collected; and

“(j) to the maximum extent practicable, uses appropriate information technology to reduce burden and improve data qualit y, agency efficiency and responsiveness to the public.”

**NOTE:** 5 CFR 1320.8(b)(3) requires that each collection of information:

“(3) informs and provides reasonable notice to the potential persons to whom the collection of information is addressed of: “(i) the reasons the information is planned to be and/or has been collected; “(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; “(iii) an estimate, to the extent practicable, of the average burden of the collection (together with a request that the pub lic direct to the agency any comments concerning the accuracy of this burden estimate and any suggestions for reducing this burden); “(iv) whether responses to the collection of information are voluntary, required to obtain or retain a benefit (citing authorit y), or mandatory (citing authority); “(v) the nature and extent of confidentiality to be provided, if any (citing authority); and “(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.”

**OMB 83-I**

**10/95**