This OMB action is not an approval to conduct or sponsor an information collection under the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995. This action has no effect on any current approvals. If OMB has assigned this ICR a new OMB Control Number, the OMB Control Number will not appear in the active inventory. For future submissions of this information collection, reference the OMB Control Number provided. In accordance with 5 CFR 1320, OMB is withholding approval for this request at this time. Prior to the publication of the final rule, the agency should provide a summary of all comments related to the information collection and any changes made in response to these comments.
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The information will be used by the EPA to identify HMIWI subject to the emission guidelines and ensure that the guidelines are being met. Records and reports are necessary to enable the EPA to identify facilities that may not be in compliance with the guidelines. Based on reported information, EPA will decidde which facilities should be inspected and what records or units should be inspected at the facilities. The records that facilities maintain will indicate to EPA whether facility personnel are operating and maintaining the equipment properly. Recordkeeping and reporting requirements associated with the current emission guidelines are approved by OMB under OMB Control Number 2060-0422 (EPA ICR number 1899.04).
The reduction in labor burden from the most currently approved requirements is primarily due to a reduction in the number of respondents, burden items, and hours. The ongoing recordkeeping requirements for co-fired combustors and incinerators burning only pathological, low-level radioactive, and/or chemotherapeutic waste have been omitted. However, the resulting reduction in labor costs is more than offset by the increase in annual capital/startup and O&M costs, which is a result of the increased monitoring and testing activity that would be necessary uner the current propsed revisions to the emission guidelines.
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.
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EG for Hospital/Medical/Infectious Waste Incinerators (40 CFR Part 60, Ce)(40 CFR Part 62, HHH) (Proposed Rule) (States)