This ICR is approved for three years. When EPA resubmits this ICR for renewal, it must evaluate, after consulting with respondents, the burden estimates for reporting and record- keeping requirements. EPA must list the names, affiliations, and phone numbers of the respondents it contacted. As part of its resubmission, EPA should also verify that the wage rates referenced in section 6(b) of the supporting statement have been properly loaded to include overhead, consistent with current EPA and OMB guidelines.
Inventory as of this Action
Requested
Previously Approved
08/31/2004
08/31/2004
10/31/2001
1,300,240
0
74,461
741,261
0
175,453
0
0
0
This information collection requires data that are needed to ensure PCBs and PCB wastes are managed in an environmentally safe manner and that activities are being conducted in compliance with the PCB regulations. The data will be used to: assess the efficacy of disposal technologies, evaluate exemption requests and exclusion notices, target compliance inspections, ensure the proper management of PCBs, and ensure adequate storage and disposal capacity exists nationwide and the envionmental releases are managed properly.
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.