Document ID: EPA-HQ-RCRA-2000-0034-0005
Agency: epa
Document Type: Notice
Title: Agency Information Collection Activities: Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request; Land Disposal Restrictions
Posted Date: 2000-11-02T05:00Z

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Register
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65,
No.
213
/
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November
2,
2000
/
Notices
delegated
enforcement
authority
by
EPA
and
also
request
these
reports.
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
document
required
under
5
CFR
1320.8(
d),
soliciting
comments
on
this
collection
of
information
was
published
on
April
18,
2000
(
65
FR
20813);
no
comments
were
received.
Burden
Statement:
The
annual
public
reporting
and
recordkeeping
burden
for
this
collection
of
information
is
estimated
to
average
75
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
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:
Owners/
Operators
of
Commercial
Ethylene
Oxide
Sterilization/
Fumigation
Operations.
Estimated
Number
of
Respondents:
100.
Frequency
of
Response:
Daily,
Monthly,
and
Semi­
annually.
Estimated
Total
Annual
Hour
Burden:
7,328
hours.
Estimated
Total
Annualized
Capital,
O&
M
Cost
Burden:
$
228,000.
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
addresses
listed
above.
Please
refer
to
EPA
ICR
No.
1666.05
and
OMB
Control
No.
2060
 
0283
in
any
correspondence.

Dated:
October
20,
2000.
Oscar
Morales,
Director,
Collection
Strategies
Division.
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Agency
Information
Collection
Activities:
Submission
for
OMB
Review;
Comment
Request;
Land
Disposal
Restrictions
AGENCY:
Environmental
Protection
Agency
(
EPA).
ACTION:
Notice.

SUMMARY:
In
compliance
with
the
Paperwork
Reduction
Act
(
44
U.
S.
C.
3501
et
seq.),
this
document
announces
that
the
following
Information
Collection
Request
(
ICR)
has
been
forwarded
to
the
Office
of
Management
and
Budget
(
OMB)
for
review
and
approval:
Land
Disposal
Restrictions,
EPA
ICR
#
1442.17,
OMB
Control
Number
2050
 
0085,
expires
December
31,
2000.
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
December
4,
2001.
ADDRESSES:
Send
comments,
referencing
EPA
ICR
No.
1442.17
and
OMB
Control
No.
2050
 
0085,
to
the
following
addresses:
Sandy
Farmer,
U.
S.
Environmental
Protection
Agency,
Collection
Strategies
Division
(
Mail
Code
2822),
1200
Pennsylvania
Avenue,
NW.,
Washington,
DC
20460;
and
to
Office
of
Information
and
Regulatory
Affairs,
Office
of
Management
and
Budget
(
OMB),
Attention:
Desk
Officer
for
EPA,
725
17th
Street,
NW.,
Washington,
DC
20503.
FOR
FURTHER
INFORMATION
CONTACT:
For
a
copy
of
the
ICR
contact
Sandy
Farmer
at
EPA
by
phone
at
(
202)
260
 
2740,
by
email
at
farmer.
sandy@
epamail.
epa.
gov,
or
download
a
copy
of
the
ICR
off
the
Internet
at
http://
www.
epa.
gov/
icr
and
refer
to
EPA
ICR
No.
1442.17.
For
technical
questions
about
the
ICR
contact
Peggy
Vyas
at
703
 
308
 
5477.
SUPPLEMENTARY
INFORMATION:
Title:
Land
Disposal
Restrictions,
EPA
ICR
#
1442.17,
OMB
Control
Number
2050
 
0085,
expires
on
December
31,
2000.
This
is
a
request
for
extension
of
a
currently
approved
collection.
Abstract:
Section
3004
of
the
Resource
Conservation
and
Recovery
Act
(
RCRA),
as
amended,
requires
that
EPA
develop
standards
for
hazardous
waste
treatment,
storage,
and
disposal
as
may
be
necessary
to
protect
human
health
and
the
environment.
Subsections
3004(
d),
(
e),
and
(
g)
require
EPA
to
promulgate
regulations
that
prohibit
the
land
disposal
of
hazardous
waste
unless
it
meets
specified
treatment
standards
described
in
subsection
3004(
m).
The
regulations
implementing
these
requirements
are
codified
in
the
Code
of
Federal
Regulations
(
CFR)
title
40,
part
268.
EPA
requires
that
facilities
maintain
the
data
outlined
in
this
ICR
so
that
the
Agency
can
ensure
that
land
disposed
waste
meets
the
treatment
standards.
EPA
strongly
believes
that
the
recordkeeping
requirements
are
necessary
for
the
agency
to
fulfill
its
congressional
mandate
to
protect
human
health
and
the
environment.
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
document
required
under
5
CFR
1320.8(
d),
soliciting
comments
on
this
collection
of
information
was
published
on
April
27,
2000
(
65
FR
24692).
One
comment
was
received.
Burden
Statement:
The
annual
public
reporting
and
recordkeeping
burden
for
this
collection
of
information
is
estimated
to
average
4.28
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
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:
Business
and
Government.
Estimated
Number
of
Respondents:
167,303.
Frequency
of
Response:
On
occasion.
Estimated
Total
Annual
Hour
Burden:
1,182,612
hours.
Estimated
Total
Annualized
Capital,
Operating/
Maintenance
Cost
Burden:
$
72,851.
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.

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Register
/
Vol.
65,
No.
213
/
Thursday,
November
2,
2000
/
Notices
Please
refer
to
EPA
ICR
No.
1442.17
and
OMB
Control
No.
2050
 
0085
in
any
correspondence.

Dated:
October
24,
2000.
Oscar
Morales,
Director,
Collection
Strategies
Division.
[
FR
Doc.
00
 
28167
Filed
11
 
1
 
00;
8:
45
am]

BILLING
CODE
6560
 
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U
ENVIRONMENTAL
PROTECTION
AGENCY
[
FRL
 
6895
 
3]

Agency
Information
Collection
Activities:
Submission
for
OMB
Review;
Comment
Request;
Request
for
Information
for
the
Bioremediation
Field
Initiative
Database
System
AGENCY:
Environmental
Protection
Agency
(
EPA).
ACTION:
Notice.

SUMMARY:
In
compliance
with
the
Paperwork
Reduction
Act
(
44
U.
S.
C.
3501
et
seq.),
this
document
announces
that
the
following
Information
Collection
Request
(
ICR)
has
been
forwarded
to
the
Office
of
Management
and
Budget
(
OMB)
for
review
and
approval:
Request
for
Information
for
the
Bioremediation
Field
Initiative
Database
System,
EPA
ICR
No.
1672.03,
OMB
Control
No.
2080
 
0048,
expires
November
30,
2000.
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
December
4,
2000.
ADDRESSES:
Send
comments,
referencing
EPA
ICR
No.
1672.03
and
OMB
Control
No.
2080
 
0048,
to
the
following
addresses:
Sandy
Farmer,
U.
S.
Environmental
Protection
Agency,
Collection
Strategies
Division
(
Mail
Code
2822),
1200
Pennsylvania
Avenue,
N.
W.,
Washington,
DC
20460;
and
to
Office
of
Information
and
Regulatory
Affairs,
Office
of
Management
and
Budget
(
OMB),
Attention:
Desk
Officer
for
EPA,
725
17th
Street,
N.
W.,
Washington,
DC
20503.
FOR
FURTHER
INFORMATION
CONTACT:
For
a
copy
of
the
ICR
contact
Sandy
Farmer
at
EPA
by
phone
at
(
202)
260
 
2740,
by
email
at
farmer.
sandy@
epamail.
epa.
gov,
or
download
off
the
Internet
at
http://
www.
epa.
gov/
icr
and
refer
to
EPA
ICR
No.
1672.03.
For
technical
questions
about
the
ICR
contact
Fran
Kremer
at
513
 
569
 
7346
or
email
at
kremer.
fran@
epa.
gov.

SUPPLEMENTARY
INFORMATION:
Title:
Request
for
Information
for
the
Bioremediation
Field
Initiative
Database
System
(
OMB
Control
No.
2080
 
0048;
EPA
ICR
No.
1672.03)
expiring
November
30,
2000.
This
is
a
request
for
extension
of
a
currently
approved
collection.
Abstract:
This
is
an
ICR
renewal
for
gathering
information
on
the
design,
operation,
and
performance
of
biological
treatment
technologies
from
remediation
experts
and
managers
working
at
sites
where
biological
treatment
technologies
are
being
tested
or
implemented.
The
authority
for
collecting
information
on
innovative
treatment
technologies
is
described
at
section
311
of
the
Superfund
Amendments
and
Reauthorization
Act,
section
8003
of
the
Resource
Conservation
and
Recovery
Act,
section
7001
of
the
Oil
Pollution
Act,
and
section
10
of
the
Toxic
Substance
Control
Act.
Response
to
the
collection
of
information
is
voluntary.
The
information
will
help
the
EPA
to
deploy
innovative
technologies
more
quickly
at
Superfund
and
other
sites.
Selected
respondents
are
asked
to
complete
and
return,
via
mail,
a
two­
part
questionnaire.
The
first
part
requests
general
site
information,
such
as
location,
contacts,
contaminants,
and
legislative
authority
under
which
the
site
is
being
remediated.
The
second
part
requests
site­
specific
biotechnology
information,
such
as
the
stage
of
the
operation,
wastes
and
media
being
treated,
cleanup
level
goals,
and
the
performance
and
cost
of
the
treatment.
Again,
all
responses
are
strictly
voluntary.
Following
the
initial
questionnaire,
respondents
receive
followup
questionnaires
on
a
semiannual
basis
to
update
the
information
already
provided.
EPA
compiles
information
from
completed
questionnaires
into
the
Bioremediation
Field
Initiative
computer
database.
EPA
developed
a
software
program
called
the
Bioremediation
in
the
Field
Search
System
(
BFSS)
to
search,
view,
and
report
information
in
the
database.
Recently,
EPA
re­
engineered
this
software
into
a
Web­
enabled
application,
making
the
BFSS
data
available
to
the
public
for
online
searching.
Each
site
in
the
database
includes
contact
information
for
one
or
more
individuals
associated
with
the
regulatory
authority
or
application
of
bioremediation
technology
at
the
site.
Remediation
professionals
may
contact
individuals
with
common
site
conditions
to
share
information.
Summary
statistics
may
be
drawn
from
the
database
to
elucidate
trends
in
bioremediation.
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
document
required
under
5
CFR
1320.8(
d),
soliciting
comments
on
this
collection
of
information
was
published
on
March
15,
2000
(
65
FR
13962);
no
comments
were
received.
Burden
Statement:
The
annual
public
reporting
and
recordkeeping
burden
for
this
collection
of
information
is
estimated
to
average
1.0
hour
per
response
for
update
respondents
and
5.0
hours
per
response
for
first­
time
respondents.
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;
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:
State/
local
governments,
private
companies,
universities,
and
research
centers.
Estimated
Number
of
Respondents:
781.
Frequency
of
Responses:
Semiannually
and
annually.
Estimated
Total
Annual
Hour
Burden:
1620.
Estimated
Total
Annualized
Capital,
Operating/
Maintenance
Cost
Burden:
0.
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.
1672.03
and
OMB
Control
No.
2080
 
0048
in
any
correspondence.

Dated:
October
26,
2000.
Oscar
Morales,
Director,
Collection
Strategies
Division.
[
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