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The ICR provides a detailed 

explanation of the Agency’s estimate, 

which is only briefly summarized here: 

Estimated Number of Respondents: 

183. 

Frequency of Response: On occasion. 

Estimated Total Annual Hour Burden: 

13,581 hours. 

Estimated Total Annualized Capital, 

O&M Cost Burden: $938. 

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 addresses listed above. 

Please refer to EPA ICR No. 1745.06 and 

OMB Control No. 2050–0154 in any 

correspondence. 

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: August 18, 2008. 

Maria P. Vickers, 

Acting Director, Office of Solid Waste. 

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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION 

AGENCY 

[EPA–HQ–RCRA–2008–0572, FRL–8711–8] 

Agency Information Collection 

Activities; Proposed Collection; 

Comment Request; Hazardous 

Remediation Waste Management 

Requirements (HWIR Contaminated 

Media), EPA ICR Number 1775.05, OMB 

Control Number 2050–0161 

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 renew an existing 

approved Information Collection 

Request (ICR) to the Office of 

Management and Budget (OMB). This 

ICR is scheduled to expire on January 

31, 2009. 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 4, 2008. 

ADDRESSES: Submit your comments, 

identified by Docket ID No. EPA–HQ–

RCRA–2008–0572, by one of the 

following methods: 

• www.regulations.gov: Follow the 

on-line instructions for submitting 

comments. 

• E-mail: rcra-docket@epa.gov. 

• Fax: 202–566–9744. 

• Mail: RCRA Docket (2822T), 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–2008–

0572. EPA’s policy is that all comments 

received will be included in the public 

docket without change and may be 

made available on-line at 

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 www.regulations.gov 

or e-mail. The 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 www.regulations.gov your email 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: 

Mike Fitzpatrick, Environmental 

Protection Agency, 1200 Pennsylvania 

Ave., NW., Washington, DC 20460; 

telephone number: 703–308–8411; fax 

number 703–308–8617; e-mail address: 

fitzpatrick.mike@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. EPA–

HQ–RCRA–2008–0572, which is 

available for on-line viewing at 

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 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 

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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 

support your views. 

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 business and 

other for-profit. 

Title: Hazardous Remediation Waste 

Management Requirements (HWIR 

Contaminated Media). 

ICR numbers: EPA ICR No. 1775.05, 

OMB Control No. 2050–0161. 

ICR status: This ICR is currently 

scheduled to expire on January 31, 

2009. 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: The Resource Conservation 

and Recovery Act of 1976 (RCRA), as 

amended, requires EPA to establish a 

national regulatory program to ensure 

that hazardous wastes are managed in a 

manner protective of human health and 

the environment. Under this program 

(known as the RCRA Subtitle C 

program), EPA regulates newly 

generated hazardous wastes, as well as 

hazardous remediation wastes (i.e., 

hazardous wastes managed during 

cleanup). To facilitate prompt and 

protective treatment, storage, and 

disposal of hazardous remediation 

wastes, EPA established three 

requirements for remediation waste 

management sites that are different from 

those for facilities managing newly 

generated hazardous waste: 

• Performance standards for 

remediation waste management sites (40 

CFR 264.1(j)); 

• A provision excluding remediation 

waste management sites from 

requirements for facility-wide corrective 

action; and 

• A new form of RCRA permit for 

treating, storing, and disposing of 

hazardous remediation wastes (40 CFR 

part 270, subpart H). The new permit, a 

Remedial Action Plan (RAP), 

streamlines the permitting process for 

remediation waste management sites to 

allow cleanups to take place more 

quickly. 

In addition, EPA created a new kind 

of unit called a ‘‘staging pile’’ (40 CFR 

264.554) that allows more flexibility in 

storing remediation waste during 

cleanup. 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 40 

CFR are listed in 40 CFR part 9 and are 

identified on the form and/or 

instrument, if applicable. 

Burden Statement: For owners/ 

operators of hazardous remediation 

waste management sites subject to the 

40 CFR 264.1(j) and part 270, subpart H 

requirements, the reporting burden is 

estimated to be 27.33 hours per 

respondent per year. The recordkeeping 

burden is estimated to be 42.13 hours 

per respondent per year. For owners/ 

operators of hazardous remediation 

waste management sites subject to the 

40 CFR 264.554 requirements for staging 

piles, the reporting burden is estimated 

to be 7.08 hours per year per 

respondent. The recordkeeping burden 

is estimated to be 12.61 hours per 

respondent per year. 

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: 176. 

Frequency of response: One-time. 

Estimated total average number of 

responses for each respondent: 1. 

Estimated total annual burden hours: 

4,944 hours. 

Estimated total annual costs: 

$8,026,000. This includes an estimated 

burden cost of $8,000,000 for labor, and 

an estimated cost of $26,000 for capital 

investment or maintenance and 

operational 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: August 18, 2008. 

Maria P. Vickers, 

Acting Director, Office of Solid Waste. 

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