87 FR 34 pgs. 9346-9347 - Information Collection Requestion Submitted to OMB for Review and Approval; Comment Request; Hazardous Remediation Waste Management Requirements (HWIR) Contaminated Media (Renewal)
Type: NOTICEVolume: 87Number: 34Pages: 9346 - 9347
Pages: 9346, 9347Docket number: [EPA-HQ-OLEM-2018-0543, FRL-9588-01-OMS]
FR document: [FR Doc. 2022-03512 Filed 2-17-22; 8:45 am]
Agency: Environmental Protection Agency
Official PDF Version: PDF Version
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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY
[EPA-HQ-OLEM-2018-0543, FRL-9588-01-OMS]
Information Collection Requestion Submitted to OMB for Review and Approval; Comment Request; Hazardous Remediation Waste Management Requirements (HWIR) Contaminated Media (Renewal)
AGENCY:
Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).
ACTION:
Notice.
SUMMARY:
The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has submitted an information collection request (ICR), Hazardous Remediation Waste Management Requirements (HWIR) Contaminated Media (EPA ICR Number 1775.09, OMB Control Number 2050-0161 to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for review and approval in accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act. This is a proposed extension of the ICR, which is currently approved through April 30, 2022. Public comments were previously requested via the Federal Register on September 28, 2021 during a 60-day comment period. This notice allows for an additional 30 days for public comments. A fuller description of the ICR is given below, including its estimated burden and cost to the public. 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.
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DATES:
Additional comments may be submitted on or before March 21, 2022.
ADDRESSES:
Submit your comments, referencing Docket ID No. EPA-HQ-OLEM-2018-0543, online using 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.
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.
Submit written comments and recommendations to OMB for the proposed information collection within 30 days of publication of this notice to www.reginfo.gov/public/do/PRAMain. Find this particular information collection by selecting "Currently under 30-day Review-Open for Public Comments" or by using the search function.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Peggy Vyas, Environmental Protection Agency, 1200 Pennsylvania Ave. NW, Washington, DC 20460; telephone number: 202-566-0453; email address: vyas.peggy@epa.gov.
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. For further information and updates on EPA Docket Center services, please visit us online at https://www.epa.gov/dockets. The telephone number for the Docket Center is 202-566-1744.
Abstract: The Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (RCRA) requires EPA to establish a national regulatory program to ensure that hazardous wastes are managed in a manner protective of human health and the environment. Under this program, EPA regulates newly generated hazardous wastes, as well as hazardous remediation wastes ( i.e., hazardous wastes managed during cleanup). Hazardous remediation waste management sites must comply with all parts of 40 CFR part 264 except subparts B, C, and D. In place of these requirements, they need to comply with performance standards based on the general requirement goals in these sections, which are codified at 40 CFR 264.1(j).
Under §?264.1(j), owners/operators of remediation waste management sites must develop and maintain procedures to prevent accidents. These procedures must address proper design, construction, maintenance, and operation of hazardous remediation waste management units at the site. In addition, owners/operators must develop and maintain a contingency and emergency plan to control accidents that occur. The plan must explain specifically how to treat, store, and dispose of the hazardous remediation waste in question, and must be implemented immediately whenever fire, explosion, or release of hazardous waste or hazardous waste constituents that could threaten human health or the environment. In addition, the Remedial Action Plan streamlines the permitting process for remediation waste management sites to allow cleanups to take place more quickly.
Form Numbers: None.
Respondents/affected entities: Entities potentially affected by this action are the private sector, as well as State, Local, or Tribal governments.
Respondent's obligation to respond: Mandatory (RCRA §?3004(u)).
Estimated number of respondents: 170.
Frequency of response: One-time.
Total estimated burden: 5,114 hours per year. Burden is defined at 5 CFR 1320.03(b).
Total estimated cost: $348,088 (per year), which includes $53,693 in annualized capital or operation & maintenance costs.
Changes in the estimates: There is a decrease of 1,247 hours in the total estimated respondent burden compared with the ICR currently approved by OMB. This decrease is due to an adjustment in Agency calculations.
Courtney Kerwin,
Director, Regulatory Support Division.
[FR Doc. 2022-03512 Filed 2-17-22; 8:45 am]
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