25636 Federal Register / Vol. 87, No. 84 / Monday, May 2, 2022 / Notices 

ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION 

AGENCY 

[EPA–HQ–OLEM–2018–0692, FRL–9359–01– 

OLEM] 

Agency Information Collection 

Activities; Proposed Collection; 

Comment Request; Generator 

Standards Applicable to Laboratories 

Owned by Eligible Academic Entities, 

EPA ICR No. 2317.05, OMB Control No. 

2050–0204 

AGENCY: Environmental Protection 

Agency (EPA). 

ACTION: Notice. 

SUMMARY: The Environmental Protection 

Agency (EPA) is planning to submit the 

information collection request (ICR 

Generator Standards Applicable to 

Laboratories Owned by Eligible 

Academic Entities (EPA ICR No. 

2317.04, OMB Control No. 2050–0204) 

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 in 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION. This is a 

proposed extension of the ICR, which is 

currently approved through December 

31, 2022. 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 July 1, 2022. 

ADDRESSES: Submit your comments, 

referencing by Docket ID No. EPA–HQ– 

OLEM–2018–0692, at https://

www.regulations.gov (our preferred 

method), or the other methods 

identified in the ADDRESSES section. 

Once submitted, comments cannot be 

edited or removed from the docket. The 

EPA may publish any comment received 

to its public docket. Do not submit to 

EPA’s docket at https://

www.regulations.gov any information 

you consider to be Confidential 

Business Information (CBI) or other 

information whose disclosure is 

restricted by statute. Multimedia 

submissions (audio, video, etc.) must be 

accompanied by a written comment. 

The written comment is considered the 

official comment and should include 

discussion of all points you wish to 

make. The EPA will generally not 

consider comments or comment 

contents located outside of the primary 

submission (i.e., on the web, cloud, or 

other file sharing system). For 

additional submission methods, the full 

EPA public comment policy, 

information about CBI or multimedia 

submissions, and general guidance on 

making effective comments, please visit 

https://www.epa.gov/dockets/ 

commenting-epa-dockets. 

Due to public health concerns related 

to COVID–19, the EPA Docket Center 

and Reading Room are open to the 

public by appointment only. Our Docket 

Center staff also continues to provide 

remote customer service via email, 

phone, and webform. Hand deliveries or 

couriers will be received by scheduled 

appointment only. For further 

information and updates on EPA Docket 

Center services, please visit us online at 

https://www.epa.gov/dockets. 

The EPA continues to carefully and 

continuously monitor information from 

the Centers for Disease Control and 

Prevention (CDC), local area health 

departments, and our Federal partners 

so that we can respond rapidly as 

conditions change regarding COVID–19. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Kristen Fitzgerald, Environmental 

Protection Agency, 1200 Pennsylvania 

Ave. NW, Washington, DC 20460; 

telephone number: 202–566–0512; 

email address: fitzgerald.kristen@

epa.gov. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

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 www.regulations.gov. 

Out of an abundance of caution for 

members of the public and our staff, the 

EPA Docket Center and Reading Room 

is closed to the public, with limited 

exceptions, to reduce the risk of 

transmitting COVID–19. Our Docket 

Center staff will continue to provide 

remote customer service via email, 

phone and webform. For further 

information about the EPA’s public 

docket, Docket Center services and the 

current status, please visit us online at 

https://www.epa.gov/dockets. The 

telephone number for the Docket Center 

is 202–566–1744. 

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: Subpart K within 40 CFR 

part 262 provides a flexible and 

protective set of regulations that address 

the specific nature of hazardous waste 

generation and accumulation in 

laboratories owned by colleges and 

universities, including teaching 

hospitals and non-profit research 

institutes that are either owned by or 

formally affiliated with a college or 

university. In addition, eligible 

academic entities have the discretion to 

determine the most appropriate and 

effective method of compliance with 

these requirements—by allowing them 

the choice of either managing their 

hazardous wastes in accordance with 

the alternative regulations as set forth in 

Subpart K, or remaining subject to the 

existing generator regulations. 

Form Numbers: None. 

Respondents/affected entities: 

Business and other for-profit, as well as 

State, Local, and Tribal governments. 

Respondent’s obligation to respond: 

Required to obtain or retain a benefit 

(Sections 2002, 3001, 3002, 3004 of 

RCRA). 

Estimated number of respondents: 

307. 

Frequency of response: On occasion. 

Total estimated burden: 157,969 

hours per year. Burden is defined at 5 

CFR 1320.03(b). 

Total estimated cost: $13,452,536 (per 

year), which includes $255,366 in 

annualized capital or operation & 

maintenance costs. 

Changes in Estimates: The burden 

hours are likely to stay substantially the 

same. 

Dated: April 22, 2022. 

Carolyn Hoskinson, 

Director, Office of Resource Conservation and 

Recovery. 

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