Document ID: EPA-HQ-OLEM-2019-0558-0002
Agency: epa
Document Type: Notice
Title: Agency Information Collection Activities; Proposals, Submissions, and Approvals: RCRA Subtitle C Reporting Instructions and Forms (Renewal)
Posted Date: 2020-05-27T04:00Z

[Federal Register Volume 85, Number 102 (Wednesday, May 27, 2020)]
[Notices]
[Page 31776]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2020-11357]

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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

[EPA-HQ-OLEM-2019-0558, FRL-20005-94-OMS]

Information Collection Request Submitted to OMB for Review and 
Approval; Comment Request; RCRA Subtitle C Reporting Instructions and 
Forms (Renewal)

AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has submitted an 
information collection request (ICR), RCRA Subtitle C Reporting 
Instructions and Forms (EPA ICR Number 0976.19, OMB Control Number 
2050-0024) to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for review and 
approval in accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act. This is a 
proposed extension of the ICR, which is currently approved through May 
30, 2020. Public comments were previously requested via the Federal 
Register on October 7, 2019 during a 60-day comment period. This notice 
allows for an additional 30 days for public comments. A fuller 
description of the ICR is given below, including its estimated burden 
and cost to the public. 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: Additional comments may be submitted on or before June 26, 2020.

ADDRESSES: Submit your comments to EPA, referencing Docket ID No. EPA-
HQ-OLEM-2019-0558, online using www.regulations.gov (our preferred 
method), by email to rcra-docket@epa.gov, or by mail to: RCRA Docket, 
Mail Code 28221T, 1200 Pennsylvania Ave. NW, Washington, DC 20460. 
EPA's policy is that all comments received will be included in the 
public docket without change including any personal information 
provided, unless the comment includes profanity, threats, information 
claimed to be Confidential Business Information (CBI), or other 
information whose disclosure is restricted by statute.
    Submit written comments and recommendations to OMB for the proposed 
information collection within 30 days of publication of this notice to 
www.reginfo.gov/public/do/PRAMain. Find this particular information 
collection by selecting ``Currently under 30-day Review--Open for 
Public Comments'' or by using the search function.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Peggy Vyas, Environmental Protection 
Agency, 1200 Pennsylvania Ave. NW, Washington, DC 20460; telephone 
number: 703-308-5477; fax number: 703-308-8433; email address: 
vyas.peggy@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 or in person at the EPA Docket Center, WJC West, 
Room 3334, 1301 Constitution Ave. NW, Washington, DC. The telephone 
number for the Docket Center is 202-566-1744. For additional 
information about EPA's public docket, visit http://www.epa.gov/dockets.
    Abstract: Section 3002 of RCRA requires hazardous waste generators 
to report, at least every 2 years, the quantity and nature of hazardous 
waste generated and managed during that reporting cycle. Section 3004 
requires treatment, storage, and disposal facilities (TSDFs) to report 
any waste received. This is mandatory reporting. The information is 
collected via the Hazardous Waste Report (EPA Form 8700-13 A/B). This 
form is also known as the ``Biennial Report'' form.
    Section 3010 of 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 the EPA of 
their activities, including the location and general description of 
activities and the regulated wastes handled. The entity is then issued 
an EPA Identification number. Entities use the Notification Form (EPA 
Form 8700-12) to notify EPA of their hazardous waste activities. This 
form is also known as the ``Notification'' form.
    Section 3005 of RCRA requires TSDFs to obtain a permit. To obtain 
the permit, the TSDF must submit an application describing the 
facility's operation. The RCRA Hazardous Waste Part A Permit 
Application form (EPA Form 8700-23) defines the processes to be used 
for treatment, storage, and disposal of hazardous wastes; the design 
capacity of such processes; and the specific hazardous wastes to be 
handled at the facility. This form is also known as the ``Part A'' 
form.
    Form Numbers: EPA form numbers 8700-12, 8700-13A/B, and 8700-23.
    Respondents/affected entities: Business or other for-profit as well 
as State, Local, or Tribal governments.
    Respondent's obligation to respond: Mandatory (RCRA Sections 3002, 
3304, 3005, 3010).
    Estimated number of respondents: 3,192,310 per year.
    Frequency of response: Biennially and on occasion.
    Total estimated burden: 809,382 hours per year. Burden is defined 
at 5 CFR 1320.03(b).
    Total estimated cost: $35,658,164 (per year), includes $342,016 
annualized capital or operation & maintenance costs.
    Changes in the Estimates: There is an increase of 161,956 hours in 
the total estimated respondent burden compared with the ICR currently 
approved by OMB. This increase is due to an increase in the universe of 
facilities subject to requirements.

Courtney Kerwin,
Director, Regulatory Support Division.
[FR Doc. 2020-11357 Filed 5-26-20; 8:45 am]
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