[Federal Register: March 17, 1999 (Volume 64, Number 51)]
[Notices]               
[Page 13185-13186]
From the Federal Register Online via GPO Access [wais.access.gpo.gov]
[DOCID:fr17mr99-51]

=======================================================================
-----------------------------------------------------------------------

ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

[FRL-6311-2]

 
Agency Information Collection Activities: Submission for OMB 
Review; Comments Request: Used Oil Management Standards Recordkeeping 
and Reporting Requirements

AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).

ACTION: Notice.

-----------------------------------------------------------------------

SUMMARY: In compliance with the Paperwork Reduction Act (44 U.S.C. 3501 
et seq.), this notice announces that the following Information 
Collection Request (ICR) has been forwarded to the Office of Management 
and Budget (OMB) for review and approval: Used Oil Management Standards 
Recordkeeping and Reporting Requirements, OMB Control Number 2050-0124, 
expires 3/31/99. The ICR describes the nature of the information 
collection and its expected burden and

[[Page 13186]]

cost; where appropriate, it includes the actual data collection 
instrument.

DATES: Comments must be submitted on or before [Insert date 30 days 
after publication in the Federal Register].

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION OR A COPY CALL: Contact Sandy Farmer at EPA by 
phone at (202) 260-2740, by email at farmer.sandy@epamail.epa.gov, or 
download off the Internet at http://www.epa.gov/icr and refer to EPA 
ICR No. 1286.05.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Title: Used Oil Management Standards 
Recordkeeping and Reporting Requirements, ICR No. 1286.05, OMB No. 
2050-0124, expires 3/31/99. This is a request for extension of a 
currently approved collection.
    Abstract: The Used Oil Management Standards, which include 
information collection requests, were developed in accordance with 
section 3014 of the Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (RCRA), as 
amended by the Hazardous and Solid Waste Amendments of 1984 (HSWA), 
which directs EPA to ``promulgate regulations * * * as may be necessary 
to protect public health and the environment from the hazards 
associated with recycled oil'' and, at the same time, to not discourage 
used oil recycling. In 1985 and 1992, EPA established mandatory 
regulations that govern the management of used oil (see 40 CFR part 
279). To document and ensure proper handling of used oil, these 
regulations establish notification, testing, tracking and recordkeeping 
requirements for used oil transporters, processors, re-refiners, 
marketers, and off-specification burners. They also set standards for 
the prevention and cleanup of releases to the environment during 
storage and transit, and for the safe closure of storage units and 
processing and re-refining facilities to mitigate future releases and 
damages. EPA believes these requirements minimize potential hazards to 
human health and the environment from the potential mismanagement of 
used oil by used oil handlers, while providing for the safe recycling 
of used oil. Information from these information collection requirements 
is used to ensure compliance with the Used Oil Management Standards.
    An agency may not conduct or sponsor, and a person is not required 
to respond to, a collection of information unless it displays a 
currently valid OMB control number. The OMB control numbers for EPA's 
regulations are listed in 40 CFR Part 9 and 48 CFR Chapter 15. The 
Federal Register Notice required under 5 CFR 1320.8(d), soliciting 
comments on this collection of information was published on 10/14/98 
(63 FR 55115); seven comments were received.
    Burden Statement: The annual public reporting and recordkeeping 
burden for this collection of information is estimated to range from 
six minutes to 23 hours per response depending on the type of response. 
Burden means the total time, effort, or financial resources expended by 
persons to generate, maintain, retain, or disclose or provide 
information to or for a Federal agency. This includes the time needed 
to review instructions; develop, acquire, install, and utilize 
technology and systems for the purposes of collecting, validating, and 
verifying information, processing and maintaining information, and 
disclosing and providing information; adjust the existing ways to 
comply with any previously applicable instructions and requirements; 
train personnel to be able to respond to a collection of information; 
search data sources; complete and review the collection of information; 
and transmit or otherwise disclose the information.
    Respondent/Affected Entities: business.
    Estimated Number of Respondents: 732.
    Frequency of Response: biennially.
    Estimated Total Annual Hour Burden: 363,664 hours.
    Estimated Total Annualized Cost Burden: $0.
    Send comments on the Agency's need for this information, the 
accuracy of the provided burden estimates, and any suggested methods 
for minimizing respondent burden, including through the use of 
automated collection techniques to the following addresses. Please 
refer to EPA ICR No. 1286.05 and OMB Control No. 2050-0124 in any 
correspondence.
    Ms. Sandy Farmer, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Office of 
Policy, Regulatory Information Division (2137), 401 M Street, SW., 
Washington, DC 20460.
      and
Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs; Office of Management and 
Budget, Attention: Desk Officer for EPA, 725 17th Street, NW., 
Washington, DC 20503.

    Dated: March 11, 1999.
Joseph Retzer,
Director, Regulatory Information Division.
[FR Doc. 99-6501 Filed 3-16-99; 8:45 am]
BILLING CODE 6560-50-P