[Federal Register Volume 61, Number 97 (Friday, May 17, 1996)]
[Notices]
[Pages 24930-24931]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 96-12481]



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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

[FRL-5507-2]


Agency Information Collection Activities Under OMB Review; 
Hazardous Waste Industry Studies Information Collection Request

AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: In compliance with the Paperwork Reduction Act (44 U.S.C. 3501 
et seq.), this notice announces that the Information Collection Request 
(ICR) for the Hazardous Waste Industry Studies Information Collection 
Request, OMB Control No. 2050-0042, expiration date: 07/31/96, has been 
forwarded to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for review and 
approval. The ICR describes the nature of the information collection 
and its expected burden and cost; where appropriate, it includes the 
actual data collection instrument.

DATES: Comments must be submitted on or before June 17, 1996.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION OR A COPY CALL: Sandy Farmer at EPA, (202) 260-
2740, and refer to EPA ICR No. 818.06.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 
    Title: Hazardous Waste Industry Studies Information Collection 
Request, OMB Control No. 2050-0042; EPA ICR No. 818.06. This is a 
request for extension of a currently approved collection.
    Abstract: Under the Industry Studies Program, EPA's Office of Solid 
Waste is planning to conduct surveys of various industries during the 
rest of this fiscal year through FY 1999, primarily for the purpose of 
developing hazardous waste listing determinations as part of a 
rulemaking effort under Sections 3001 and 3004 of the Resource 
Conservation and Recovery Act (RCRA). Information collected under 
authority of this ICR will be used to establish and expand an 
information data base with regard to hazardous waste generation and 
management by industry to support a goal of more effective regulation 
under Sections 3001 and 3004 of RCRA.
    The information acquired through the Industry Studies Program has 
contributed to the effective development and implementation of the 
hazardous waste regulatory program. The ICR renewal, once approved, 
will allow continued and expanded data collection for the following 
program areas:

<bullet> Listing
<bullet> Land Disposal Restrictions (LDR) and Capacity
<bullet> Source Reduction and Recycling
<bullet> Risk Assessment

    To support these hazardous waste program areas, EPA has been 
conducting surveys and site visits for various industries over the past 
12 years under authority granted under RCRA Section 3007 and OMB #2050-
0042. Responses to these surveys are mandatory and required by EPA to 
collect data for development of hazardous waste rulemakings as required 
by a consent decree signed December 9, 1994, which resulted from the 
EDF v. Reilly case.
    The information collected will be used primarily to determine if 
wastes from specific industries should be listed as hazardous. In 
addition, this information also will be used to support other RCRA 
activities including developing engineering analyses; conducting 
regulatory impact analyses, economic analyses, and risk assessments; 
and developing land disposal restrictions treatment standards and waste 
minimization programs.
    Depending on the size and scope of the industry, the information 
collection will consist either of a census or a representative sample 
of all the facilities that are included in the specific industries.
    EPA anticipates that some data provided by respondents will be 
claimed as Confidential Business Information (CBI). Respondents may 
make a business confidentiality claim by marking the appropriate data 
as CBI. Respondents may not withhold information from the Agency 
because they believe it is confidential. Information so designated will 
be disclosed by EPA only to the extent set forth in 40 CFR Part 2.
    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 are listed in 40 CFR Part 9 and 48 CFR Chapter 15. The 
Federal Register notice required under 5 CFR 1320.8(d), soliciting 
comments on this collection of information was published on January 31, 
1996 (61 FR 3395-6). Three comments were received.
    Burden Statement: The annual public reporting and recordkeeping 
burden for this collection of information is estimated to average 38.4 
hours per response. 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

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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; 
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.
    Respondents/Affected Entities:

<bullet> Paint Production
<bullet> Inorganics
<bullet> Solvents (users of 21 specific solvents)
<bullet> Petroleum Refining
<bullet> Chlorinated Aliphatics
<bullet> Dyes and Pigments
<bullet> Pulp and Paper

    Estimated Number of Respondents: 2,446.
    Frequency of Response: 1.14 responses for each respondent.
    Estiamted Total Annual Hour Burden: 38.4 hours.
    Estimated Total Annualized Cost Burden: $1,260,000.
    Send comments on the Agency's need for this information, the 
accuracy of the provided burden estimates, and any suggested methods 
for minimizing respondent burden, including through the use of 
automated collection techniques to the following addresses. Please 
refer to EPA ICR No. 818.06 and OMB Control No. 2050-0042 in any 
correspondence.

Ms. Sandy Farmer, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, OPPE Regulatory 
information Division (2137), 401 M Street, SW., Washington, DC 20460

  and

Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs, Office of Management and 
Budget, Attention: Desk Officer for EPA, 725 17th Street, NW., 
Washington, DC 20503.

    Dated: May 14, 1996.
Joseph Retzer
Director, Regulatory Information Division.
[FR Doc. 96-12481 Filed 5-16-96; 8:45 am]
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