OECD SLAB Revisions (Final Rule)

Forms and Documents

Document Name	Status
2308ss02.doc Supporting Statement A	2010-02-03

IC Document Collections

IC ID	Document Title	Status
187385	OECD-SLAB Revisions (Final Rule)	Modified

ICR Details

OMB Control No: 2050-0201	ICR Reference No: 201002-2050-001
Status: Historical Active	Previous ICR Reference No: 200812-2050-001
Agency/Subagency: EPA/OLEM	Agency Tracking No: 2308.02
Title: OECD SLAB Revisions (Final Rule)
Type of Information Collection: New collection (Request for a new OMB Control Number)	Common Form ICR:  No
Type of Review Request: Regular
OIRA Conclusion Action: Approved without change	Conclusion Date: 03/10/2010
	Date Received in OIRA: 02/04/2010
Terms of Clearance:

	Inventory as of this Action	Requested	Previously Approved
Expiration Date	03/31/2013	36 Months From Approved
Responses	20,586	0	0
Time Burden (Hours)	10,817	0	0
Cost Burden (Dollars)	7,290	0	0

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Abstract: This rule amends certain existing regulations promulgated under the hazardous waste provisions of the Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (RCRA) regarding hazardous waste exports from and imports into the United States. Specifically, the amendments implement recent changes to the agreements concerning the transboundary movement of hazardous waste among countries belonging to the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD), establish notice and consent requirements for spent lead-acid batteries intended for reclamation in a foreign country, specify that all exception reports concerning hazardous waste exports be sent to the International Compliance and Assurance Division in the Office of Enforcement and Compliance Assurance's Office of Federal Activities in Washington, D.C., and require U.S. receiving facilities to match EPA-provided import consent documentation to incoming hazardous waste import shipments and to submit to EPA a copy of the matched import consent documentation when they submit the RCRA hazardous waste manifest for the import shipment.

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Authorizing Statute(s): US Code: 42 USC 6905 Name of Law: null
   US Code: 42 USC 6906 Name of Law: null
   US Code: 42 USC 6912 Name of Law: null
   US Code: 42 USC 6921-6930 Name of Law: null
   US Code: 42 USC 6938 Name of Law: null
   US Code: 42 USC 6934 Name of Law: null
  

Citations for New Statutory Requirements: None

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Associated Rulemaking Information
RIN:	Stage of Rulemaking:	Federal Register Citation:	Date:
2050-AE93	Final or interim final rulemaking	75 FR 1236	01/08/2010

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Federal Register Notices & Comments

Did the Agency receive public comments on this ICR? No

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Number of Information Collection (IC) in this ICR: 1

IC Title	Form No.	Form Name
OECD-SLAB Revisions (Final Rule)

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ICR Summary of Burden

	Total Approved	Previously Approved	Change Due to New Statute	Change Due to Agency Discretion	Change Due to Adjustment in Estimate	Change Due to Potential Violation of the PRA
Annual Number of Responses	20,586	0	0	20,586	0	0
Annual Time Burden (Hours)	10,817	0	0	10,817	0	0
Annual Cost Burden (Dollars)	7,290	0	0	7,290	0	0

Burden increases because of Program Change due to Agency Discretion: Yes

Burden Increase Due to: Changing Regulations

Burden decreases because of Program Change due to Agency Discretion: No

Burden Reduction Due to:

Short Statement: New paperwork requirements are necessary to bring EPA regulations concerning OECD shipments into compliance with binding OECD decision; to make more uniform notice and consent procedures for SLAB export shipments to ensure SLABs are sent to foreign facilities that can manage them in an environmentally sound manner; and to require documentation of EPA's consent for hazardous waste import shipments to facilitate EPA oversight of such shipments.

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Annual Cost to Federal Government: $78,768

Does this IC contain surveys, censuses, or employ statistical methods? No

Is the Supporting Statement intended to be a Privacy Impact Assessment required by the E-Government Act of 2002? No

Is this ICR related to the Affordable Care Act [Pub. L. 111-148 & 111-152]? Uncollected

Is this ICR related to the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act, [Pub. L. 111-203]? Uncollected

Is this ICR related to the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 (ARRA)? No

Is this ICR related to the Pandemic Response? Uncollected

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Common Form ICR:  No

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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:

(a) It is necessary for the proper performance of agency functions;

(b) It avoids unnecessary duplication;

(c) It reduces burden on small entities;

(d) It uses plain, coherent, and unambiguous language that is understandable to respondents;

(e) Its implementation will be consistent and compatible with current reporting and recordkeeping practices;

(f) It indicates the retention periods for recordkeeping requirements;

(g) It informs respondents of the information called for under 5 CFR 1320.8 (b)(3) about:

(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;

(h) It was developed by an office that has planned and allocated resources for the efficient and effective management and use of the information to be collected.

(i) It uses effective and efficient statistical survey methodology (if applicable); and

(j) It makes appropriate use of information technology.

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.

Certification Date: 02/04/2010

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