Under the authority of the Resource
Conservation and Recovery Act of 1976 (RCRA), as amended, Congress
directed the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to
implement a comprehensive program for the safe management of
hazardous waste. In addition, Congress wrote that "[a]ny person may
petition the Administrator for the promulgation, amendment or
repeal of any regulation" under RCRA (section 7004(a)). 40 CFR
Parts 260 and 261 contain provisions that allow regulated entities
to apply for petitions, variances, exclusions, and exemptions from
various RCRA requirements. In this ICR, EPA presents a
comprehensive description of these paperwork requirements and
estimates the total annual burden and cost to respondents and the
government.
US Code:
42 USC 6921-6924 Name of Law: Resource Conservation and
Recovery Act of 1976
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.