This information
collection request is approved as amended by the September 30, 1998
note from David Bussard, EPA, subject to the following terms of
clearance. OMB wishes to commend EPA for its efforts to account for
the full burden of this collection. As soon as practicable, EPA
should provide OMB with a more detailed accounting of the burden of
the collection as revised since the Agency's original submission,
including any corrections in the Agency's burden estimates if
appropriate. Prior to its submission of this collection to OMB for
renewal, EPA should undertake a general analysis of the burden and
practical utility of the recordkeeping and reporting requirements
under this collection with the intention of reducing burden on the
regulated community, and before September 30, 2001, initiate
rulemaking to revise these requirements as appropriate, based on
the results of this analysis.
Inventory as of this Action
Requested
Previously Approved
11/30/2001
11/30/2001
09/30/1998
244,932
0
670,547
549,686
0
153,271
1,867,304,000
0
0
Information collected under this ICR
is needed to ensure that hazardous wastes are properly managed so
that it does not pose a threat to human health and the environment.
In addition, the information is collected to: (1) document
hazardous waste pretransport practices; (2) document notification
of appropriate parties when importing and exporting wastes; and (3)
document the adequacy of personnel training, contingency plans, and
emergency response procedures.
On behalf of this Federal agency, I certify that
the collection of information encompassed by this request complies
with 5 CFR 1320.9 and the related provisions of 5 CFR
1320.8(b)(3).
The following is a summary of the topics, regarding
the proposed collection of information, that the certification
covers:
(i) Why the information is being collected;
(ii) Use of information;
(iii) Burden estimate;
(iv) Nature of response (voluntary, required for a
benefit, or mandatory);
(v) Nature and extent of confidentiality; and
(vi) Need to display currently valid OMB control
number;
If you are unable to certify compliance with any of
these provisions, identify the item by leaving the box unchecked
and explain the reason in the Supporting Statement.