Document ID: EPA-HQ-OLEM-2018-0691-0005
Agency: epa
Document Type: Notice
Title: Agency Information Collection Activities; Proposals, Submissions, and Approvals: Standardized Permit for Resource Conservation and Recovery Act Hazardous Waste Management Facilities
Posted Date: 2022-07-15T04:00Z

[Federal Register Volume 87, Number 135 (Friday, July 15, 2022)]
[Notices]
[Pages 42460-42461]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2022-15143]

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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

[EPA-HQ-OLEM-2018-0691, FRL-10009-01-OLEM]

Agency Information Collection Activities; Proposed Collection; 
Comment Request; Standardized Permit for RCRA Hazardous Waste 
Management Facilities (Renewal), EPA ICR No. 1935.07, OMB Control No. 
2050-0182

AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is planning to 
submit the information collection request (ICR), Standardized Permit 
for RCRA Hazardous Waste Management Facilities (EPA ICR No. 1935.07, 
OMB Control No. 2050-0182) to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) 
for review and approval in accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act 
(PRA). Before doing so, the EPA is soliciting public comments on 
specific aspects of the proposed information collection as described in 
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION. This is a proposed extension of the ICR, 
which is currently approved through March 31, 2023. 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: Comments must be submitted on or before September 13, 2022.

ADDRESSES: Submit your comments, referencing by Docket ID No. EPA-HQ-
OLEM-2018-0691, at https://www.regulations.gov (our preferred method), 
or by mail to: EPA Docket Center, Environmental Protection Agency, Mail 
Code 28221T, 1200 Pennsylvania Ave. NW, Washington, DC 20460.
    Once submitted, comments cannot be edited or removed from the 
docket. The EPA may publish any comment received to its public docket. 
Do not submit to EPA's docket at https://www.regulations.gov any 
information you consider to be Confidential Business Information (CBI) 
or other information whose disclosure is

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restricted by statute. Multimedia submissions (audio, video, etc.) must 
be accompanied by a written comment. The written comment is considered 
the official comment and should include discussion of all points you 
wish to make. The EPA will generally not consider comments or comment 
contents located outside of the primary submission (i.e. on the web, 
cloud, or other file sharing system). For additional submission 
methods, the full EPA public comment policy, information about CBI or 
multimedia submissions, and general guidance on making effective 
comments, please visit https://www.epa.gov//dockets.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Jeff Gaines, Environmental Protection 
Agency, 1200 Pennsylvania Ave. NW, Washington, DC 20460; telephone 
number: 202-566-0332; [email protected].

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. Materials can also be viewed at the Reading Room 
located at the EPA Docket Center, WJC West Building, Room 3334, 1301 
Constitution Avenue NW, Washington, DC 20004. The Docket Center's hours 
of operations are 8:30 a.m.-4:30 p.m., Monday-Friday (except Federal 
holidays). The telephone number for the Docket Center is 202-566-1744.
    Pursuant to section 3506(c)(2)(A) of the PRA, the EPA is soliciting 
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 information 
technology, e.g., permitting electronic submission of responses. The 
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. At that time, the EPA will issue another Federal 
Register notice to announce the submission of the ICR to OMB and the 
opportunity to submit additional comments to OMB.
    Abstract: Under the authority of sections 3004, 3005, 3008 and 3010 
of the Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (RCRA), as amended, EPA 
revised the RCRA hazardous waste permitting program to allow a 
``standardized permit.'' The standardized permit is available to 
facilities that generate hazardous waste and routinely manage the waste 
on-site in non-thermal units such as tanks, containers, and containment 
buildings. In addition, the standardized permit is available to 
facilities that receive hazardous waste generated off-site by a 
generator under the same ownership as the receiving facility, and then 
store or non-thermally treat the hazardous waste in containers, tanks, 
or containment buildings. The RCRA standardized permit consists of two 
components: a uniform portion that is included in all cases, and a 
supplemental portion that the Director of a regulatory agency includes 
at his or her discretion. The uniform portion consists of terms and 
conditions, relevant to the unit(s) at the permitted facility, and is 
established on a national basis. The Director, at his or her 
discretion, may also issue a supplemental portion on a case-by-case 
basis. The supplemental portion imposes site-specific permit terms and 
conditions that the Director determines necessary to institute 
corrective action under section 264.101 (or state equivalent), or 
otherwise necessary to protect human health and the environment. Owners 
and operators have to comply with the terms and conditions in the 
supplemental portion, in addition to those in the uniform portion.
    Form Numbers: None.
    Respondents/affected entities: Entities potentially affected by 
this action are business or other for-profit.
    Respondent's obligation to respond: Voluntary (40 CFR 270.275).
    Estimated number of respondents: 1.
    Frequency of response: One time.
    Total estimated burden: 218 hours per year. Burden is defined at 5 
CFR 1320.03(b).
    Total estimated cost: $11,612 (per year), includes $525 annualized 
capital or operation & maintenance costs.
    Changes in Estimates: The burden hours are likely to stay 
substantially the same.

    Dated: July 11, 2022.
Carolyn Hoskinson,
Director, Office of Resource Conservation and Recovery.
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