EPA Worker Protection Standards for Hazardous Waste Operations and Emergency Response (Renewal)

Forms and Documents

Document Name	Status
1426ss12.docx Supporting Statement A	2019-08-26

IC Document Collections

IC ID	Document Title	Status
23884	EPA Worker Protection Standards - State & Local Governments	Modified

ICR Details

OMB Control No: 2050-0105	ICR Reference No: 201908-2050-001
Status: Received in OIRA	Previous ICR Reference No: 201511-2050-001
Agency/Subagency: EPA/OLEM	Agency Tracking No: 1426.12
Title: EPA Worker Protection Standards for Hazardous Waste Operations and Emergency Response (Renewal)
Type of Information Collection: Extension without change of a currently approved collection	Common Form ICR:  No
Type of Review Request: Regular	Date Submitted to OIRA: 08/30/2019

	Requested	Previously Approved
Expiration Date	36 Months From Approved	01/31/2021
Responses	2,236,720	23,900
Time Burden (Hours)	591,732	255,477
Cost Burden (Dollars)	0	0

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Abstract: The information collection request addresses the information requirements the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency's (EPA) worker protection standards for Hazardous waste operations and emergency response under section 126(f) of the Superfund Amendments and Re-authorization Act of 1986 (SARA). SARA 126(a) requires the Secretary of Labor to promulgate health and safety standards pursuant to section 6 of the Occupational Safety and Health Act of 1970 (OSH Act), for employees engaged in hazardous waste operations and emergency response. Section 126(f) of SARA requires EPA to promulgate standards identical to those promulgated by OSHA pursuant to SARA 126(a), to protect State and local employees in States without delegated programs. The EPA regulation, which references the OSHA standard 29 CFR 1910.120, is codified at 40 CFR 311(54FR26654, June 23, 1989.)

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Authorizing Statute(s): None

Citations for New Statutory Requirements: None

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Associated Rulemaking Information
RIN:	Stage of Rulemaking:	Federal Register Citation:	Date:
	Not associated with rulemaking

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Federal Register Notices & Comments
60-day Notice:	Federal Register Citation:	Citation Date:
	83 FR 25323	11/27/2018
30-day Notice:	Federal Register Citation:	Citation Date:
	84 FR 45759	08/30/2019
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
EPA Worker Protection Standards - State & Local Governments

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ICR Summary of Burden

	Total Request	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	2,236,720	23,900	0	0	2,212,820	0
Annual Time Burden (Hours)	591,732	255,477	0	0	336,255	0
Annual Cost Burden (Dollars)	0	0	0	0	0	0

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

Burden Increase Due to:

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

Burden Reduction Due to:

Short Statement: For this ICR, the annual burden hour estimate is 591,732 hours. This represents an increase in 336,255 hours from the previous ICR. There have been no programmatic changes or modifications to per-activity estimates, the burden increase is a result of corrections being applied to the underlying calculations used in previous renewal packages.

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Annual Cost to Federal Government: $0

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

Does this ICR request any personally identifiable information (see OMB Circular No. A-130 for an explanation of this term)? Please consult with your agency's privacy program when making this determination.     No

Does this ICR include a form that requires a Privacy Act Statement (see 5 U.S.C. §552a(e)(3))? Please consult with your agency's privacy program when making this determination.     No

Is this ICR related to the Affordable Care Act [Pub. L. 111-148 & 111-152]? No

Is this ICR related to the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act, [Pub. L. 111-203]? No

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

Is this ICR related to the Pandemic Response? No

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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: 08/30/2019

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