Document ID: EPA-HQ-RCRA-2001-0041-0001
Agency: epa
Document Type: Notice
Title: Agency Information Collection Activities: Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request; Requirements for Generators, Transporters, and Hazardous Waste Management Facilities under the RCRA Hazardous Waste Manifest System, EPA ICR No. 801.14
Posted Date: 2001-11-27T05:00Z

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2001
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Notices
ENVIRONMENTAL
PROTECTION
AGENCY
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Agency
Information
Collection
Activities:
Submission
for
OMB
Review;
Comment
Request;
Requirements
for
Generators,
Transporters,
and
Hazardous
Waste
Management
Facilities
Under
the
RCRA
Hazardous
Waste
Manifest
System,
EPA
ICR
No.
801.14
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
EPA
is
planning
to
submit
the
following
proposed
and/
or
continuing
Information
Collection
Request
(
ICR)
to
the
Office
of
Management
and
Budget
(
OMB):
Requirements
for
Generators,
Transporters,
and
Hazardous
Waste
Management
Facilities
Under
the
RCRA
Hazardous
Waste
Manifest
System,
EPA
ICR
No.
801.14,
OMB
Control
Number
2050
 
0039,
current
expiration
date
3/
31/
2002.
Before
submitting
the
ICR
to
OMB
for
review
and
approval,
EPA
is
soliciting
comments
on
specific
aspects
of
the
proposed
information
collection
described
below.
DATES:
Comments
must
be
submitted
on
or
before
January
28,
2002.
ADDRESSES:
Commenters
must
send
an
original
and
two
copies
of
their
comments
referencing
docket
number
F
 
2001
 
RW3P
 
FFFFF
to
RCRA
Docket
Information
Center,
Office
of
Solid
Waste
(
5305G),
U.
S.
Environmental
Protection
Agency,
Ariel
Rios
Building,
1200
Pennsylvania
Avenue
NW.,
Washington,
DC
20460.
Hand
deliveries
of
comments
should
be
made
to
the
Arlington,
VA,
address
listed
below.
Comments
may
also
be
submitted
electronically
by
sending
electronic
mail
through
the
Internet
to:
rcradocket
epamail.
epa.
gov.
Comments
in
electronic
format
should
also
be
identified
by
the
docket
number
F
 
2001
 
RW3P
 
FFFFF.
All
electronic
comments
must
be
submitted
as
an
ASCII
file
avoiding
the
use
of
special
characters
and
any
form
of
encryption.
Public
comments
and
supporting
materials
are
available
for
viewing
in
the
RCRA
Information
Center
(
RIC),
located
at
Crystal
Gateway
1,
1235
Jefferson
Davis
Highway,
first
floor,
Arlington,
VA.
The
RIC
is
open
from
9
a.
m.
to
4
p.
m.,
Monday
through
Friday,
excluding
federal
holidays.
To
review
docket
materials,
the
public
must
make
an
appointment
by
calling
703
 
603
 
9230.
The
public
may
copy
a
maximum
of
100
pages
from
any
regulatory
docket
at
no
charge.
Additional
copies
cost
$.
15/
page.
Copies
of
the
original
ICR
may
be
requested
from
the
docket
address
and
phone
number
listed
above
or
may
be
found
on
the
Internet
at:
http://
www.
epa.
gov/
epaoswer/
hazwaste/
gener/
manifest/
icr­
man.
htm.
The
official
record
for
this
action
will
be
kept
in
paper
form.
Accordingly,
EPA
will
transfer
all
comments
received
electronically
into
paper
form
and
place
them
in
the
official
record,
which
will
also
include
all
comments
submitted
directly
in
writing.
The
official
record
is
the
paper
record
maintained
in
the
RCRA
Information
Center
(
the
RIC
address
is
listed
above
in
this
section).
FOR
FURTHER
INFORMATION
CONTACT:
For
general
information,
contact
the
RCRA
Hotline
at
1
 
800
 
424
 
9346
or
TDD
1
 
800
 
553
 
7672
(
hearing
impaired).
In
the
Washington
metropolitan
area,
call
703
 
412
 
9610
or
TDD
703
 
412
 
3323.
For
technical
information,
contact
Bryan
Groce
at
703
 
308
 
8750,
groce.
bryan@
epa.
gov.

SUPPLEMENTARY
INFORMATION:
Title:
Requirements
for
Generators,
Transporters,
and
Hazardous
Waste
Management
Facilities
Under
the
RCRA
Hazardous
Waste
Manifest
System,
OMB
Control
No.
2050
 
0039;
EPA
ICR
No.
801.14)
expiring
3/
30/
2002.
This
is
an
extension
of
a
currently
approved
collection.
Abstract:
The
Resource
Conservation
and
Recovery
Act
(
RCRA),
as
amended,
establishes
a
national
program
to
assure
that
hazardous
waste
management
practices
are
conducted
in
a
manner
that
is
protective
of
human
health
and
the
environment.
EPA's
authority
to
require
compliance
with
the
manifest
system
stems
primarily
from
RCRA
section
3002(
a)(
5).
This
section
mandates
a
hazardous
waste
manifest
``
system''
to
assure
that
all
hazardous
waste
generated
is
designated
for
and
arrives
at
the
appropriate
treatment,
storage,
and
disposal
facility.
An
essential
part
of
this
manifest
system
is
the
Uniform
Hazardous
Waste
Manifest
(
Form
8700
 
22A).
The
manifest
is
a
tracking
document
that
accompanies
the
waste
from
its
generation
site
to
its
final
disposition.
The
manifest
lists
the
wastes
that
are
being
shipped
and
the
final
destination
of
the
waste.
The
manifest
system
is
a
self­
enforcing
mechanism
that
requires
generators,
transporters,
and
owner/
operators
of
treatment,
storage,
and
disposal
facilities
to
participate
in
hazardous
waste
tracking.
In
addition
the
manifest
provides
information
to
transporters
and
waste
management
facility
workers
on
the
hazardous
nature
of
the
waste,
identifies
wastes
so
that
they
can
be
managed
appropriately
in
the
event
of
an
accident,
spill,
or
leak,
and
ensures
that
shipments
of
hazardous
waste
are
managed
properly
and
delivered
to
their
designated
facilities.
This
system
does
not
ordinarily
involve
intervention
on
the
part
of
EPA
unless
hazardous
wastes
do
not
reach
their
point
of
disposition
within
a
specified
time
frame.
In
most
cases,
RCRA­
authorized
States
operate
the
manifest
system,
and
requirements
may
vary
among
authorized
States.
EPA
believes
manifest
requirements
and
the
resulting
information
collection
mitigate
potential
hazards
to
human
health
and
the
environment
by
ensuring
that
hazardous
waste
is
sent
to
and
received
by
appropriate
treatment,
storage,
and
disposal
facilities,
by
initiating
appropriate
response
actions
if
a
shipment
does
not
reach
its
intended
destination,
and
by
providing
necessary
emergency
response
information
in
the
event
of
an
accident,
spill,
or
leak
during
transportation.
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
Agency
notes
that
the
burden
hour
and
cost
estimates
given
below
are
based
on
estimates
approved
by
OMB
during
the
1999
ICR
renewal
process.
The
Agency
did
not
have
the
most
recent
Biennial
Reporting
System
(
BRS)
information
available
at
the
time
of
completion
of
this
ICR.
The
Agency
will
update
these
burden
estimates
using
the
most
recent
BRS
information
and
publish
the
revised
burden
estimates
in
a
second
Federal
Register
notice.
Affected
entities
will
have
an
opportunity
to
comment
on
the
revised
burden
estimates
during
a
comment
period
for
the
second
FR
notice.
EPA
would
like
to
solicit
comments
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
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use
of
appropriate
automated
electronic,
mechanical,
or
other
technological
collection
techniques
or
other
forms
of
information
technology,
e.
g.,
allowing
electronic
submission
of
responses.
Burden
Statement:
The
annual
public
reporting
and
recordkeeping
burden
for
this
collection
of
information
is
estimated
to
average
1.26
hours
per
response.
Respondents/
Affected
Entities:
Generators,
transporters,
and
treatment,
storage,
and
disposal
facilities
(
TSDFs).
Estimated
Number
of
Respondents:
105,558.
Frequency
of
Response:
Per
shipment
of
hazardous
waste.
Estimated
Total
Annual
Hour
Burden:
2,920,383
hours.
Estimated
Total
Annualized
Capital,
Operating/
Maintenance
Cost
Burden:
$
1,871,246.
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.

Dated:
November
20,
2001.
Elizabeth
A.
Cotsworth,
Director,
Office
of
Solid
Waste.
[
FR
Doc.
01
 
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Filed
11
 
26
 
01;
8:
45
am]

BILLING
CODE
6560
 
50
 
P
ENVIRONMENTAL
PROTECTION
AGENCY
[
FRL
 
7109
 
2]

Notice
of
Availability
for
Draft
Guidance
on
Source
Determinations
for
Combined
Heat
and
Power
Facilities
Under
the
Clean
Air
Act
New
Source
Review
and
Title
V
Programs
AGENCY:
Environmental
Protection
Agency
(
EPA).
ACTION:
Notice
of
availability;
reopening
of
comment
period.

SUMMARY:
The
EPA
is
hereby
reopening
for
15
days
the
public
review
and
comment
period
regarding
a
preliminary
draft
of
its
pending
guidance
on
Source
Determinations
for
Combined
Heat
and
Power
(
CHP)
Facilities
under
the
Clean
Air
Act
New
Source
Review
and
Title
V
Programs
(
66
FR
52403,
October
15,
2001).
The
combined
generation
of
heat
and
power,
also
known
as
cogeneration,
has
been
an
energy
supply
option
for
nearly
100
years
and
is
used
in
many
sectors
of
the
economy.
In
light
of
ever
increasing
demand
for
energy,
electric
power
industry
restructuring
and
crossprogram
pollution
prevention
initiatives,
EPA
is
committed
to
improving
the
efficiency
at
which
we
convert
fuels
into
useful
energy.
Properly
designed
and
implemented
CHP
is
a
key
element
to
achieving
the
nation's
energy
goals,
because
CHPs
are
capable
of
independently
providing
power
to
the
grid
or
customers
other
than
the
host
facility
and
therefore
can
help
alleviate
power
shortfalls.
Recognizing
this,
the
Report
of
the
National
Energy
Policy
Development
Group
recommends
``
that
the
President
direct
the
EPA
Administrator
to
promote
CHP
through
flexibility
in
environmental
permitting.''
A
draft
of
EPA's
guidance
is
available
for
public
review
and
comment.
The
EPA
does
not
intend
to
respond
to
individual
comments,
but
rather
to
consider
the
comments
from
the
public
in
the
preparation
of
the
final
guidance.
It
is
important
that
the
draft
guidance
being
made
available
today
for
public
review
and
comment
does
not
represent
official
EPA
policy
or
a
formal
position
on
the
subject
matter
discussed
and
therefore
is
not
to
be
relied
on
in
interpreting
EPA
policy.

DATES:
The
comment
period
on
the
draft
guidance
will
close
on
December
12,
2001.

ADDRESSES:
Written
comments
should
be
sent
to
Pamela
J.
Smith,
Information
Transfer
and
Program
Integration
Division
(
MD
 
12),
Office
of
Air
Quality
Planning
and
Standards,
U.
S.
EPA,
Research
Triangle
Park,
North
Carolina
27711,
telephone
919
 
541
 
0641,
telefax
919
 
541
 
5509
or
E­
mail
smith.
pam@
epa.
gov.

FOR
FURTHER
INFORMATION
CONTACT:
Kathy
Kaufman,
Office
of
Air
Quality
Planning
and
Standards,
U.
S.
EPA,
MD
 
12,
Research
Triangle
Park,
NC
27711,
telephone
919
 
541
 
0102
or
E­
mail
kaufman.
kathy@
epa.
gov.

SUPPLEMENTARY
INFORMATION:
A
copy
of
the
draft
guidance
document
may
be
obtained
by
calling
or
E­
mailing
Pamela
J.
Smith.
The
draft
guidance
may
also
be
downloaded
from
the
NSR
Web
Site
http://
www.
epa.
gov/
ttn/
nsr
under
the
topic
``
What's
New
on
NSR.''
Dated:
November
16,
2001.
Jeffrey
Clark,
Acting
Director,
Office
of
Air
Quality
Planning
and
Standards.
[
FR
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01
 
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26
 
01;
8:
45
am]

BILLING
CODE
6560
 
50
 
P
FEDERAL
COMMUNICATONS
COMMISSION
[
CC
Docket
No.
01
 
194;
FCC
01
 
338]

Joint
Application
by
SBC
Communications
Inc.,
Southwestern
Bell
Telephone
Company,
and
Southwestern
Bell
Communications
Services,
Inc.
d/
b/
a
Southwestern
Bell
Long
Distance
To
Provide
In­
Region,
InterLATA
Service
in
the
States
of
Arkansas
and
Missouri
AGENCY:
Federal
Communications
Commission.
ACTION:
Notice.

SUMMARY:
In
this
document,
the
Federal
Communications
Commission
(
Commission)
grants
the
section
271
application
of
Southwestern
Bell
Telephone
Company
(
SWBT)
for
authority
to
enter
the
interLATA
telecommunications
market
in
the
States
of
Arkansas
and
Missouri.
The
Commission
grants
SWBT's
application
based
on
our
conclusion
that
Southwestern
Bell
satisfies
all
of
the
statutory
requirements
established
by
Congress
in
section
271
of
the
Communications
Act.
DATES:
Effective
November
26,
2001.
FOR
FURTHER
INFORMATION
CONTACT:
Scott
Bergmann,
Legal
Counsel,
Common
Carrier
Bureau,
at
(
202)
418
 
1580,
or
via
the
Internet
at
sbergman@
fcc.
gov.
The
full
text
of
the
Order
is
available
for
inspection
and
copying
during
normal
business
hours
in
the
FCC
Reference
Information
Center,
CY
 
A257,
445
12th
Street,
SW.,
Washington,
DC
20554.
Further
information
may
also
be
obtained
by
calling
the
Common
Carrier
Bureau's
TTY
number:
(
202)
418
 
0484.
SUPPLEMENTARY
INFORMATION:
This
document
is
a
brief
description
of
the
Commission's
Memorandum
Opinion
and
Order
adopted
November
16,
2001,
and
released
November
16,
2001.
The
full
text
also
may
be
obtained
through
the
World
Wide
Web,
at
<<
http://
www.
fcc.
gov/
Bureaus/
Common_
Carrier/
inregion
applications/
sbcksok/
welcome.
html>>,
or
may
be
purchased
from
the
Commission's
copy
contractor,
Qualex
International
Transcription
Service
Inc.
(
ITS),
CY
B
 
402,
445
12th
Street,
SW.,
Washington,
DC.

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