OMB files this comment in accordance with 5 CFR 1320.11( c ). 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. Prior to publication of the final rule, the agency should provide a summary of any comments related to the information collection and their response, including any changes made to the ICR as a result of comments.
Inventory as of this Action
Requested
Previously Approved
05/31/2020
36 Months From Approved
12/01/2020
244,122
0
244,122
260,366
0
260,366
2,526,000
0
2,526,000
In the Resource Conservation and Recovery Act of 1976 (RCRA), as amended, Congress authorized the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to develop and administer a national hazardous waste program. The core of the program is the regulation of hazardous waste from generation to eventual disposal, i.e., from cradle to grave. Sections 3001(d) and 3002 of RCRA authorize EPA to develop and promulgate regulations for generators of hazardous waste. Among other things, EPA is authorized to establish generator standards for recordkeeping, labeling, storage of wastes in tanks, containers, drip pads and containment buildings, use of a hazardous waste manifest system, and biennial reporting to EPA. In addition, RCRA section 3010 sets forth requirements for generators and other hazardous waste handlers to notify EPA of their hazardous waste activities. Finally, RCRA section 3017 sets forth requirements for exporters exporting hazardous waste from the United States (e.g., notification and annual reporting requirements). In 1980, EPA promulgated the principal elements of the generator requirements in 40 CFR part 262. These regulations have been amended on several occasions, including most recently with the 2016 Hazardous Waste Generator Improvements Rule.
EPA is currently proposing a rule under which generators of hazardous waste aerosol cans may voluntarily manage these wastes in accordance with the streamlined hazardous waste requirements of the universal waste system. Consistent with EPAs mandate under RCRA to protect human health and the environment, the proposed rule promotes the environmentally sound management and disposal of aerosol cans that might otherwise be managed outside of the RCRA hazardous waste management system. The proposed rule would impact information submissions related to hazardous waste generation and transport.
US Code:
42 USC 6922
Name of Law: Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (RCRA)
US Code:
42 USC 6923
Name of Law: Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (RCRA)
US Code:
42 USC 6901
Name of Law: Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (RCRA)
As described in this ICR, EPA expects that the proposed rule to designate aerosol cans as Universal Waste will result in a reduction in burden to generators of aerosol can hazardous waste. The expected annual decrease in burden for generators of hazardous waste is a total of 45,086 hours under the provisions of the proposed rule. This decrease in burden reflects reduced paperwork requirements at facilities that ship aerosol cans as universal waste as a result of the proposed rule. The majority of the decrease in burden is associated with facilities that change generator status as a result of the designation of aerosol cans as universal waste. This ICR does not take into account the increase in burden for compliance with information collection requirements specific to management of aerosol cans as universal waste, which is described in ICR 1597.12. The cumulative impact of the proposed rule (when viewed in conjunction with ICR 1597.12) is a net decrease of 39,113 annual burden hours.
$339,258
No
No
No
No
No
No
Uncollected
Joseph Krahe 703 308-8615
No
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.
Form 8700-12, 8700-13A/ State and Local Authorities
2513ss03.docx
State and Local Authorities