Document ID: EPA-HQ-RCRA-2003-0010-0003
Agency: epa
Document Type: Supporting & Related Material
Title: 
Posted Date: 2003-10-06T04:00Z

SUPPORTING
STATEMENT
FOR
EPA
INFORMATION
COLLECTION
REQUEST
NUMBER
1353.07
"
LAND
DISPOSAL
RESTRICTIONS
`
NO­
MIGRATION'
VARIANCES"

July,
2003
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Table
of
Contents
1.
Identification
of
the
Information
Collection
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a)
Title
and
Number
of
the
Information
Collection
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Short
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2.
Need
for
and
Use
of
the
Collection
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a)
Need/
Authority
for
the
Collection
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2(
b)
Use
and
Users
of
the
Data
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3.
Nonduplication,
Consultations,
and
Other
Collection
Criteria
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a)
Nonduplication
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Consultations
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c)
Public
Notice
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3(
d)
Effects
of
Less
Frequent
Collection
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General
Guidelines
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Confidentiality
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g)
Sensitive
Questions
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4.
The
Respondents
and
the
Information
Requested
4(
a)
Respondents
and
NAICS
Codes
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4(
b)
Information
Requested
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5.
The
Information
Collected
 
Agency
Activities,
Collection
Methodology,
and
Information
Management
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a)
Agency
Activities
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5(
b)
Collection
Methodology
and
Management
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5(
c)
Small
Entity
Flexibility
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d)
Collection
Schedule
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6.
Estimating
the
Burden
and
Cost
of
the
Collection
6(
a)
Estimating
Respondent
Burden
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6(
b)
Estimating
Respondent
Costs
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6(
c)
Estimating
Agency
Burden
and
Cost
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6(
d)
Estimating
the
Respondent
Universe
and
Total
Burden
and
Costs
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6(
e)
Estimating
Bottom
Line
Burden
Hours
and
Costs
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6(
f)
Reasons
for
Change
in
Burden
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6(
g)
Burden
Statement
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Exhibits
Exhibit
1:
Estimated
Annual
Respondent
Burden
and
Cost
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Exhibit
2:
Estimated
Annual
Agency
Burden
and
Cost
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1.
IDENTIFICATION
OF
THE
INFORMATION
COLLECTION
1(
a)
Title
and
Number
of
the
Information
Collection
This
ICR
is
titled
"
Land
Disposal
Restrictions
`
No­
Migration'
Variances,"
EPA
ICR
Number
1353.07.

1(
b)
Short
Characterization
To
receive
a
variance
from
the
hazardous
waste
land
disposal
prohibitions,
owner/
operators
of
hazardous
waste
storage
or
disposal
facilities
may
petition
the
Environmental
Protection
Agency
to
allow
land
disposal
of
a
specific
restricted
waste
at
a
specific
site.
The
EPA
Regional
Offices
will
review
the
petitions
and
determine
if
they
successfully
demonstrate
"
no
migration."
The
applicant
must
demonstrate
that
hazardous
wastes
can
be
managed
safely
in
a
particular
land
disposal
unit,
so
that
"
no
migration"
of
any
hazardous
constituents
occurs
from
the
unit
for
as
long
as
the
waste
remains
hazardous.
(
See
40
CFR
268.6.)
If
EPA
grants
the
variance,
the
waste
is
no
longer
prohibited
from
land
disposal
in
that
particular
unit.
If
the
owner/
operator
fails
to
make
this
demonstration,
or
chooses
not
to
petition
for
the
variance,
best
demonstrated
available
technology
(
BDAT)
requirements
of
40
CFR
268.40
et
seq
must
be
met
before
the
hazardous
wastes
are
placed
in
a
land
disposal
unit.

2.
NEED
FOR
AND
USE
OF
THE
COLLECTION
2(
a)
Need/
Authority
for
the
Collection
The
1984
Hazardous
and
Solid
Waste
Amendments
to
the
Resource
Conservation
and
Recovery
Act
(
RCRA)
of
1976
created
substantial
new
requirements
for
those
who
manage
hazardous
waste.
(
See
42
USC
6905,
6912(
a),
6921,
6924,
6925,
and
6935.)
The
amendments
prohibit
land
disposal
of
hazardous
wastes
beyond
specified
dates
unless,
as
provided
in
RCRA
Sections
3004(
d),
(
e),
and
(
g),
the
owner/
operator
of
a
hazardous
waste
storage
or
disposal
facility
demonstrates
to
the
Administrator
of
the
Environmental
Protection
Agency
(
EPA)
that
there
will
be
no
migration
of
hazardous
constituents
from
the
land
disposal
unit
for
as
long
as
the
waste
remains
hazardous.

2(
b)
Use/
Users
of
the
Data
The
EPA
Regional
Offices
will
review
the
petitions
and
determine
if
they
successfully
demonstrate
"
no
migration"
as
specified
at
40
CFR
268.6.
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3.
NONDUPLICATION,
CONSULTATIONS,
AND
OTHER
COLLECTION
CRITERIA
3(
a)
Nonduplication
RCRA
is
the
primary
Federal
statutory
vehicle
for
protecting
human
health
and
the
environment
from
the
effects
of
contamination
from
hazardous
waste
land
disposal.
The
requirements
of
RCRA
thus
provide
the
primary
means
for
gathering
information
to
use
in
determining
the
environmental
impacts
of
the
regulated
facilities.

The
statutory
framework
of
RCRA
is
such
that
a
State
may
take
over
implementation
of
the
hazardous
waste
program
by
requesting
authorization
and
demonstrating
that
the
State
program
is
equivalent
but
no
less
stringent
than
the
Federal
program.
State
authorization
is
based
on
clusters
so
that
a
State
may
implement
a
phased
program.
When
a
State
is
granted
authorization
for
any
aspect
of
the
hazardous
waste
program,
it
replaces
the
corresponding
portion
of
the
Federal
program.
This
system
eliminates
the
need
for
duplicative
State
and
Federal
requirements
to
be
imposed
on
any
one
facility.

3(
b)
Consultations
The
rule
covered
by
this
ICR
was
promulgated
using
proper
rulemaking
procedures.
EPA
conducted
extensive
consultations
with
members
of
the
regulated
community
when
preparing
the
1993
ICR.
Currently,
only
one
no­
migration
petition
has
been
granted.
No
new
petitions
have
been
received
over
the
last
nine
years,
so
no
consultations
were
possible
for
this
ICR
renewal.
EPA
has
not
revised
this
renewal's
burden
estimates
from
the
year
1993
ICR.
Note
that
EPA
has
updated
this
renewal's
labor
to
year
2003
levels.

3(
c)
Public
Notice
In
compliance
with
the
Paperwork
Reduction
Act
of
1995,
EPA
issued
a
public
notice
in
the
Federal
Register
on
May
19,
2003
(
68
FR
27057);
no
comments
were
received..

3(
d)
Effects
of
Less
Frequent
Collections
The
submission
of
a
no­
migration
petition
is
a
voluntary
activity.
No
less
frequent
collection
is
possible.

3(
e)
General
Guidelines
EPA's
collection
of
information
under
the
provisions
of
40
CFR
268.6
generally
comply
with
most
OMB
regulations
concerning
Federal
data
requests.
Most
of
the
data
necessary
for
the
no­
migration
petition
are
already
required
to
be
collected
under
the
regulations
for
permitting
and
design
and
operation
of
land
disposal
facilities
at
40
CFR
Parts
270
and
264.
Additional
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3­
information
may
be
obtained
from
the
Region
and
States
regarding
the
facility's
most
recent
permit
and
compliance
status.
40
CFR
268.6(
c)(
4)
requires
that
monitoring
data
collected
be
kept
on­
site
at
the
facility.
Since
the
duration
of
a
variance
shall
be
no
longer
than
the
term
of
the
permit
or
ten
years
if
the
facility
is
operating
under
interim
status;
this
data
would
be
maintained
on­
site
at
the
facility
in
the
operating
record.
EPA
believes
that
maintenance
of
this
data
is
essential
for
a
continued
demonstration
of
"
no
migration"
during
the
operating
life
of
the
unit.
Small
entities
have
the
same
standards
and
requirements.

3(
f)
Confidentiality
The
information
collected
is
not
of
a
personal
nature
nor
is
it
subject
to
the
Privacy
Act
of
1974
or
Office
of
Management
and
Budget
Circular
A­
108.
EPA
expects
that
owners
and
operators
may
wish
to
maintain
the
confidentiality
of
certain
information.
Provisions
for
confidentiality
are
found
in
Section
3007
(
b)
of
RCRA
and
in
40
CFR
Part
2,
which
establishes
EPA's
general
policy
regarding
public
disclosure
of
information.
Provisions
for
confidentiality
have
also
been
included
in
40
CFR
Part
260,
the
general
rule
of
the
RCRA
hazardous
waste
management
system.

3(
g)
Sensitive
Questions
No
questions
of
a
sensitive
nature
have
been
included
in
this
information
collection.

4.
THE
RESPONDENTS
AND
THE
INFORMATION
REQUESTED
4(
a)
Respondents/
NAICS
Codes
Facilities
in
the
following
NAICS
codes
may
be
affected
by
this
effort:

.
321
Wood
Product
Manufacturing
.
324
Petroleum
and
Coal
Products
Manufacturing
.
325
Chemical
Manufacturing
4(
b)
Information
Requested
Under
40
CFR
268.6,
a
facility
may
apply
for
a
no­
migration
variance
to
the
prohibitions
on
land
disposal
of
untreated
hazardous
waste.
This
section
describes
the
data
items
and
respondent
activities
associated
with
such
an
application.

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i)
Data
Items
.
Petitioner's
name
and
address;

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Name,
address,
and
EPA
identification
number
of
the
facility
storing
or
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4­
disposing
of
the
waste;

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Name
and
phone
number
of
contact
at
the
facility;

.
Description
of
the
specific
waste
and
specific
unit
for
which
the
demonstration
will
be
made;

.
Waste
analyses
to
describe
the
chemical
and
physical
characteristics
of
all
wastes
managed
in
the
unit;

.
Comprehensive
characterization
of
storage
or
disposal
unit,
including
an
analysis
of
background
air,
soil,
and
water
quality;

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Historic
and
current
saturated
and
unsaturated
zone
monitoring
data;

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Saturated
and
unsaturated
zone
modeling
results;

.
Saturated
and
unsaturated
zone
monitoring
plans;

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Air
modeling
and
monitoring
results;

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Quality
assurance/
quality
control
plans;

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Certification
that
disposal
unit
is
in
compliance
with
other
Federal,
State,
and
local
requirements;

.
Uncertainty
analyses
required
under
40
CFR
268.6(
b)(
5)
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includes
an
analysis
of
the
consequences
of
predictable
future
events,
such
as
earthquakes,
floods,
severe
storm
events,
droughts,
or
other
natural
phenomena;
and
.
Certification
of
truth
and
accuracy
required
under
40
CFR
268.6(
g).

(
ii)
Respondent
Activities
.
Read
the
regulations
and
guidance
manual;

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Prepare
and
gather
information
and
present
it
in
written
form.
EPA
estimates
that
each
petitioner
will
perform
the
following
activities.
The
activities
correspond
to
the
data
items
listed
above,
including:

­
Compiling
administrative
information;

­
Description
of
the
specific
waste
and
specific
unit
for
which
the
­
5­
demonstration
will
be
made;

­
Performing
waste
analyses
to
describe
the
chemical
and
physical
characteristics
of
the
waste;

­
Preparing
a
comprehensive
characterization
of
storage
or
disposal
unit,
including
an
analysis
of
background
air,
soil,
and
water
quality;

­
Presentation
of
historical
and
current
saturated
and
unsaturated
zone
monitoring
results;

­
Performing
saturated
and
unsaturated
zone
modeling
and
presentation
of
results;

­
Preparation
of
saturated
and
unsaturated
zone
monitoring
plans;

­
Performing
air
modeling
and
monitoring
and
presentation
of
results;

­
Evaluating
modeling/
monitoring
results;

­
Providing
quality
assurance/
quality
control
plans;

­
Certifying
that
disposal
unit
is
in
compliance
with
other
Federal,
State,
and
local
requirements;

­
Performing
uncertainty
analyses;

­
Certifying
truth
and
accuracy,
as
required
under
40
CFR
268.6(
g);
and
­
Compiling
and
transmitting
three
copies
of
the
no­
migration
petition
to
EPA.

5.
THE
INFORMATION
COLLECTED­­
AGENCY
ACTIVITIES,
COLLECTION
METHODOLOGY,
AND
INFORMATION
MANAGEMENT
5(
a)
Agency
Activities
Agency
activities
include
reviewing
the
no­
migration
petition
and
evaluating
it
in
terms
of
demonstrating
"
no
migration"
as
specified
at
40
CFR
268.6.
The
Agency
may
also
conduct
site
visits
for
each
facility
from
which
it
receives
a
petition.
Finally,
EPA
notifies
the
petitioner
of
a
tentative
decision
to
approve
or
deny,
and
publishes
the
proposed
decision
in
the
Federal
Register.
After
analysis
of
public
comments,
final
decisions
are
also
published
in
the
Federal
Register.

5(
b)
Collection
Methodology
and
Management
­
6­
In
reviewing
and
analyzing
the
information
submitted
by
petitioners
seeking
to
obtain
a
no­
migration
variance,
EPA
Regional
staff
use
personal
computers
and
applicable
software,
when
appropriate.
Hard
copies
of
the
petitions
are
received
and
filed
by
the
Regional
Offices.

5(
c)
Small
Entity
Flexibility
RCRA
is
the
primary
Federal
statutory
vehicle
for
protecting
human
health
and
the
environment
from
the
effects
of
contamination
from
the
hazardous
waste
land
disposal
facilities
for
which
the
no­
migration
variance
option
is
provided.
EPA
believes
that
the
data
to
be
collected
by
respondents
are
the
minimum
needed
to
meet
its
statutory
requirements
under
RCRA.

Any
burden
on
small
businesses
would
be
voluntary
because
facility
owner/
operators
are
not
required
to
petition
for
a
variance
to
the
land
disposal
restrictions.
This
voluntary
burden
is
a
function
of
the
threat
of
contamination
and
is
not
sensitive
to
the
size
of
the
organization.
In
addition,
most
small
businesses
rely
on
commercial
land
disposal
facilities
rather
than
disposing
waste
on­
site.
The
petition
requirements
are
considered
the
minimum
acceptable.

5(
d)
Collection
Schedule
Because
submittal
of
a
no­
migration
petition
is
voluntary,
no
collection
schedule
is
applicable.

6.
ESTIMATING
THE
BURDEN
AND
COST
OF
THE
COLLECTION
6(
a)
Estimating
Respondent
Burden
EPA
estimated
respondent
burden
hours
associated
with
all
of
the
requirements
covered
in
this
ICR
in
Exhibit
1.
The
exhibit
estimates
the
number
of
hours
required
to
conduct
each
individual
information
collection
activity
and
the
cost
associated
with
that
activity.
The
exhibit
also
shows
the
total
annual
respondent
burden
and
cost
for
conducting
all
activities.

6(
b)
Estimating
Respondent
Costs
Labor
Costs
EPA
estimates
an
average
hourly
respondent
labor
cost
(
including
overhead)
of
$
108.00
for
legal
staff,
$
77.00
for
managerial
staff,
$
57.00
for
technical
staff,
and
$
29.00
for
clerical
staff.
To
arrive
at
these
estimates,
EPA
consulted
the
Handbook
of
U.
S.
Labor
Statistics,
Second
1
The
book
was
edited
by
Eva
Jacobs,
and
was
published
in
1998
by
Bernan
Press.
EPA
used
the
labor
rates
in
the
1998
publication
and
then
updated
them
to
year
2000
levels
using
an
annual
employment
cost
index
of
3.0.

2Based
on
the
report
Estimating
Costs
for
the
Economic
Benefits
of
RCRA
Noncompliance.
The
report
was
authored
by
U.
S.
EPA,
RCRA
Enforcement
Division,
Office
of
Regulatory
Enforcement,
and
was
published
in
February
1997.

3
Note
that
Exhibit
1
does
not
distinguish
between
respondent
burden
hours
and
contractor
burden
hours
for
developing
the
petition.
Rather,
Exhibit
1
combines
the
burden
hours
for
respondents
and
their
contractors
in
order
to
derive
a
total
burden
hour
estimate
for
each
respondent
activity.

­
7­
Edition1,
which
summarizes
the
unloaded
(
base)
hourly
rate
for
various
labor
categories
in
U.
S.
firms.
EPA
then
applied
an
overhead
factor
of
2.3
for
non­
legal
staff
and
3.0
for
legal
staff
to
derive
their
loaded
hourly
rates.
2
Capital
Costs
and
Operation
and
Maintenance
Costs
EPA
estimates
that
facilities
may
incur
annual
capital
and
operations
and
maintenance
(
O&
M)
costs
associated
with
specific
activities.
In
general,
capital
costs
include
equipment
required
to
collect
information
required
for
reports
submitted
to
EPA.
For
purposes
of
this
ICR,
EPA
assumes
that
a
petitioner
would
not
need
to
purchase
any
new
equipment
for
collecting
information
required
in
developing
the
petition.
Rather,
the
equipment
would
already
be
required
by
the
petitioner's
Part
B
permit
or
interim­
status
requirements.
EPA
assumes
that
the
only
new
purchase
would
be
for
a
file
cabinet
to
maintain
the
petition
at
the
facility.

EPA
further
estimates
that
a
petitioner
will
incur
O&
M
costs,
such
as
copying
costs
(
assuming
a
no­
migration
petition
can
be
up
to
seven,
three­
ring
binders)
and
submitting
information
to
EPA
(
i.
e.,
postage).
EPA
also
assumes
the
petitioner
would
use
a
contractor
to
perform
a
number
of
activities
(
e.
g.,
preparing
monitoring
plans
and
analytical
results).
3
­
8­
EXHIBIT
1
ANNUAL
RESPONDENT
BURDEN
FOR
NO­
MIGRATION
VARIANCES
4
These
GS
levels
and
steps
are
based
on
the
Supporting
Statement
for
EPA
Information
Collection
Request
No.
1573
,
"
Part
B
Permit
Application,
Permit
Modification,
and
Special
Permits,"
February,
2003.
EPA
believes
that
the
technical
experience
and
skills
of
EPA
staff
reviewing
a
Part
B
permit
application
would
be
similar
to
those
of
EPA
staff
reviewing
a
nomigration
petition.
As
such,
EPA
believes
that
the
GS
levels
used
in
the
Part
B
ICR
are
adequate
for
estimating
the
GS
levels
in
this
ICR
renewal.

5
Based
on
the
experience
of
EPA
Headquarters
and
Regional
staff
who
have
reviewed
previous
no­
migration
petitions.

­
9­
6(
c)
Estimating
Agency
Burden
and
Cost
EPA
estimates
annual
Agency
burden
and
costs
associated
with
all
of
the
requirements
covered
in
this
ICR
in
Exhibit
2.
Based
on
a
year
2003
GS
pay
schedule
for
the
Federal
government,
EPA
estimates
an
average
hourly
Regional
labor
cost
of
$
73.97
for
legal
staff,
$
65.28
for
managerial
staff,
$
46.96
for
technical
staff,
and
$
20.03
for
clerical
staff.
The
labor
costs
were
based
on
the
following
GS
levels
and
steps:
legal
labor
rates
were
based
on
GS
Level
15,
Step
5,
managerial
labor
rates
were
based
on
GS
Level
15,
Step
1,
technical
labor
rates
were
based
on
GS
Level
13,
Step
1,
and
clerical
labor
rates
were
based
on
GS
Level
6,
Step
1.4
To
derive
hourly
estimates,
multiplied
hourly
rates
by
the
standard
government
overhead
factor
of
1.6.

6(
d)
Estimating
the
Respondent
Universe
and
Total
Burden
and
Costs
EPA
expects
that
no
more
than
one
facility
will
prepare
and
submit
a
no­
migration
petition
to
the
Agency
during
the
three­
year
effective
life
of
this
ICR
renewal.
5
This
assumption
is
reflected
in
Exhibit
1.
[
Note
that
the
exhibit
presents
annual
burden
and
costs
over
the
threeyear
effective
life
of
the
ICR.
The
exhibit
calculates
the
burden
and
cost
of
one­
time
activities
by
dividing
the
total
number
of
respondents
by
three
(
1
facility
/
3
years
=
approximately
0.33
facilities
per
year
that
will
submit
a
petition).]

In
total,
the
respondent
burden
imposed
by
the
no­
migration
petition
is
estimated
to
be
approximately
9,506
hours
for
a
facility
requesting
a
variance.
As
described
previously,
this
is
an
optional
activity.
However,
as
noted
earlier,
the
duration
of
a
variance
shall
be
no
longer
than
the
permit
term
or
ten
years
if
the
facility
is
operating
under
interim
status.
At
the
end
of
the
variance
term,
a
no­
migration
petition
renewal
will
need
to
be
submitted.
The
detailed
calculation
of
burden
hours
for
each
respondent
facility
as
estimated
below
in
Exhibit
1
does
not
take
into
account
subsequent
requests
for
a
no­
migration
variance.
Costs
associated
with
the
collection
of
data
already
collected,
as
a
part
of
the
RCRA
permit
or
interim
status
requirements,
are
not
double
counted.
­
10­
EXHIBIT
2
ANNUAL
AGENCY
BURDEN
FOR
NO­
MIGRATION
VARIANCES
­
11­
In
addition,
operations
and
maintenance
costs
were
calculated
by
estimating
that
a
nomigration
petition
can
be
up
to
seven
three­
ring
binders.
Copying
costs
were
assumed
to
average
$
73,
and
seven
packages
were
assumed
to
be
mailed
at
a
total
postage
cost
of
$
48
for
seven
binders.
This
amounts
to
$
121
in
total
O&
M
costs
for
the
petition.

6(
e)
Estimating
Bottom
Line
Burden
Hours
and
Costs
Respondent
Tally
EPA
estimates
that
the
total
annual
respondent
burden
for
all
information
collection
activities
will
be
approximately
3,168
hours,
at
an
annual
cost
of
$
188,805.
This
is
reflected
in
Exhibit
1.
The
bottom
line
burden
over
the
three­
year
period
covered
by
this
ICR
is
approximately
9,506
hours,
at
a
cost
of
$
566,862.

Agency
Tally
EPA
estimates
that
the
total
annual
agency
burden
for
all
information
collection
activities
will
be
approximately
580
hours,
at
an
annual
cost
of
approximately
$
28,807.
This
is
reflected
in
Exhibit
2.
The
bottom
line
burden
over
the
three­
year
period
covered
by
this
ICR
is
approximately
1,750
hours,
at
a
total
cost
of
$
86,815.

6(
f)
Reasons
for
Change
in
Burden
This
ICR
renewal's
total
annual
respondent
burden
estimate
has
not
changed
from
the
previous
ICR's
estimate
(#
1353.06).
As
in
the
previous
ICR
for
this
activity,
EPA
estimates
that
no
more
than
one
no­
migration
petition
will
be
received
during
the
ICR's
three­
year
life
(
annualized
at
0.33
petitions
per
year).
Note
that
EPA
has
not
revised
its
estimate
of
the
perrespondent
burden
hours
needed
to
prepare
and
submit
a
petition
to
the
Agency.

6(
g)
Burden
Statement
The
public
reporting
burden
is
estimated
to
average
9,506
hours
per
petition
(
see
Exhibit
1).
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.
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.
­
12­
To
comment
on
the
Agency's
need
for
this
information,
the
accuracy
of
the
provided
burden
estimates,
and
any
suggested
methods
for
minimizing
respondent
burden,
including
the
use
of
automated
collection
techniques,
EPA
has
established
a
public
docket
for
this
ICR
under
Docket
ID
No.
RCRA­
2003­
0010,
which
is
available
for
public
viewing
at
the
Water
Docket
in
the
EPA
Docket
Center
(
EPA/
DC),
EPA
West,
Room
B102,
1301
Constitution
Ave.,
NW,
Washington,
DC.
The
EPA
Docket
Center
Public
Reading
Room
is
open
from
8:
30
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
the
Water
Docket
is
(
202)
566­
2426.
An
electronic
version
of
the
public
docket
is
available
through
EPA
Dockets
(
EDOCKET)
at
http://
www.
epa.
gov/
edocket.
Use
EDOCKET
to
submit
or
view
public
comments,
access
the
index
listing
of
the
contents
of
the
public
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
above.
Also,
you
can
send
comments
to
the
Office
of
Information
and
Regulatory
Affairs,
Office
of
Management
and
Budget,
725
17th
Street,
NW,
Washington,
DC
20503,
Attention:
Desk
Office
for
EPA.
Please
include
the
EPA
Docket
ID
No.
(
RCRA­
2003­
0010)
and
OMB
control
number
(
2050­
0062)
in
any
correspondence.