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