This ICR is
approved for eighteen months pursuant to 5 CFR 1320. OMB
understands that EPA is still in the process of performing, through
the Office of Solid Waste's "W.I.N." program, an assessment of the
information needs of RCRA programs. OMB further understands that,
based on the WIN assessment, EPA expects to be able to reassess the
need for information collected as part of the RCRA Biennial Report
and respond to the previous terms of clearance for this collection
by mid-2000. Thus, when EPA next submits this collection to OMB for
review, EPA shall address the following issues: -Changes made to
the Biennial Report in response to the findings of the WIN
assessment; -Steps EPA has taken to reduce burden through
harmonizing the waste identification codes used in this Biennial
Report and other RCRA ICRs such as RCRA permits; -Steps EPA has
taken to simplify and reduce burden associated with facility
identification reporting required in the Biennial Report, in
concert with EPA's efforts to streamline facility identification
overall; -The appropriateness of collecting optional data elements,
including the implications of this practice on aggregate data
quality; -The need for collecting data on waste (including
wastewater) managed in exempt units; In addition, in its reporting
of the data gathered as part of the 1999 Biennial Report, EPA shall
ensure that analyses or summary tables relying in part on optional
data elements are accompanied by a statement explaining the
limitations of drawing conclusions based on such data, and, where
appropriate, the degree of error introduced by this approach.
Inventory as of this Action
Requested
Previously Approved
12/31/2000
12/31/2000
09/30/1999
9,350
0
575,704
164,303
0
230,749
25,000
0
9,456,000
EPA collects and maintains information
about the generation, management, and final disposition of the
Nation's hazardous waste regulated under the Resource Conservation
and Recovery Act (RCRA). EPA obtains this information in large
degree through the 1999 Hazardous Waste Report, commonly called the
Biennial Report. Every 2 years, the Hazardous Waste Report is sent
to hazardous waste generators and facilities that treat, store, or
dispose hazardous waste activities. Data provided is entered into a
data base by the States and/or EPA regions.
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.
The 1999 Hazardous Waste Report (Biennial Report)