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.
Inventory as of this Action
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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)