80 FR 236 pgs. 76467-76468 - Agency Information Collection Activities; Proposed Collection; Comment Request; Generator Standards Applicable to Laboratories Owned by Eligible Academic Entities
Type: NOTICEVolume: 80Number: 236Pages: 76467 - 76468
Pages: 76467, 76468Docket number: [EPA-HQ-RCRA-2015-0731, FRL-9939-96-OSWER]
FR document: [FR Doc. 2015-31045 Filed 12-8-15; 8:45 am]
Agency: Environmental Protection Agency
Official PDF Version: PDF Version
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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY
[EPA-HQ-RCRA-2015-0731, FRL-9939-96-OSWER]
Agency Information Collection Activities; Proposed Collection; Comment Request; Generator Standards Applicable to Laboratories Owned by Eligible Academic Entities
AGENCY:
Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).
ACTION:
Notice.
SUMMARY:
[top] The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is planning to submit an information collection request (ICR), Generator Standards Applicable To Laboratories Owned By Eligible Academic Entities (EPA ICR No. 2317.03, OMB Control No. 2050-0204 to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for review and approval in accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act (PRA) (44 U.S.C. 3501 et seq. ). Before doing so, the EPA is soliciting public comments on specific aspects of the proposed information
DATES:
Comments must be submitted on or before February 8, 2016.
ADDRESSES:
Submit your comments, referencing by Docket ID No. EPA-HQ-RCRA-2015-0731, online using www.regulations.gov (our preferred method), by email to rcra-docket@epa.gov, or by mail to: EPA Docket Center, Environmental Protection Agency, 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.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Josh Smeraldi, Office of Resource Conservation and Recovery (mail code 5304P), Environmental Protection Agency, 1200 Pennsylvania Ave. NW., Washington, DC 20460; telephone number: 703-308-0441; fax number: 703-308-0514; email address: Smeraldi.josh@epa.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Supporting documents which explain in detail the information 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.
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: The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has finalized an alternative set of generator requirements applicable to laboratories owned by eligible academic entities, as defined in the final rule. The rule, which establishes a Subpart K within 40 CFR Part 262, provides a flexible and protective set of regulations that address the specific nature of hazardous waste generation and accumulation in laboratories owned by colleges and universities, and teaching hospitals and non-profit research institutes that are either owned by or formally affiliated with a college or university. In addition, the rule allows colleges and universities and these other eligible academic entities formally affiliated with a college or university the discretion to determine the most appropriate and effective method of compliance with these requirements by allowing them the choice of managing their hazardous wastes in accordance with the alternative regulations as set forth in Subpart K or remaining subject to the existing generator regulations.
Form Numbers: None.
Respondents/affected entities: Entities potentially affected by this action are private sector as well as State, Local, or Tribal Governments.
Respondent's obligation to respond: required to obtain or retain a benefit (Sections 2002, 3001, 3002, 3004 of RCRA).
Estimated number of respondents: 99.
Frequency of response: On occasion.
Total estimated burden: 27,719 hours Burden is defined at 5 CFR 1320.03(b).
Total estimated cost: Estimated Total Annual Cost: $1,322,414, which includes $1,218,693 annualized labor costs and $103,720 annualized capital or O&M costs.
Changes in Estimates: The burden hours are likely to stay substantially the same.
Dated: November 23, 2015.
Barnes Johnson,
Director, Office of Resource Conservation and Recovery.
[FR Doc. 2015-31045 Filed 12-8-15; 8:45 am]
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