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Agency Information Collection Activities; Submission to OMB for Review and Approval; Comment Request; RCRA Expanded Public Participation (Renewal); EPA ICR No. 1688.06, OMB Control No. 2050-0149 

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[Federal Register: October 15, 2008 (Volume 73, Number 200)]
[Notices]
[Page 61113-61114]
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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY
[EPA-HQ-RCRA-2008-0463; FRL-8730-1]

Agency Information Collection Activities; Submission to OMB for
Review and Approval; Comment Request; RCRA Expanded Public
Participation (Renewal); EPA ICR No. 1688.06, OMB Control No. 2050-0149

AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).
ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: In compliance with the Paperwork Reduction Act (PRA)(44 U.S.C.
3501 et seq. ), this document announces that an Information Collection
Request (ICR) has been forwarded to the Office of Management and Budget
(OMB) for review and approval. This is a request to renew an existing
approved collection. The ICR, which is abstracted below, describes the
nature of the information collection and its estimated burden and cost.

DATES: Additional comments may be submitted on or before November 14, 2008.

ADDRESSES: Submit your comments, referencing Docket ID No. EPA-HQ-RCRA-
2008-0463, to (1) EPA, either online using http://www.regulations.gov
(our preferred method), or by e-mail to rcra-docket@epa.gov, or by mail
to: RCRA Docket (28221T), U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, 1200
Pennsylvania Avenue, NW., Washington, DC 20460; and (2) OMB, by mail
to: Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs, Office of Management
and Budget (OMB), Attention: Desk Officer for EPA, 725 17th Street,
NW., Washington, DC 20503.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Norma Abdul-Malik, Environmental
Protection Agency, 1200 Pennsylvania Ave., NW., Washington, DC 20460;
telephone number: 703-308-8753; fax number: 703-308-8617; e-mail
address: abdul-malik.norma@epa.gov.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: EPA has submitted the following ICR to OMB
for review and approval according to the procedures prescribed in 5 CFR
1320.12. On June 10, 2008 (73 FR 32703), EPA sought comments on this
ICR pursuant to 5 CFR 1320.8(d). EPA received no comments. Any
additional comments on this ICR should be submitted to EPA and OMB
within 30 days of this notice.
    EPA has established a public docket for this ICR under Docket ID
No. EPA-HQ-RCRA-2008-0463, which is available for online viewing at
http://www.regulations.gov, or in person viewing at the Resource
Conservation and Recovery Act (RCRA) Docket in the EPA Docket Center
(EPA/DC), EPA West, Room 3334, 1301 Constitution Ave., NW., Washington,
DC. The EPA/DC Public Reading Room is open from 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.,
Monday through Friday, excluding legal holidays. The telephone number
for the Reading Room is (202) 566-1744, and the telephone number for
the RCRA Docket is (202) 566-0270.
    Use EPA's electronic docket and comment system at http://
www.regulations.gov, to submit or view public comments, access the
index listing of the contents of the docket, and to access those
documents in the docket that are available electronically. Once in the
system, select ``docket search,'' then key in the docket ID number
identified above. Please note that EPA's policy is that public
comments, whether submitted electronically or in paper, will be made
available for public viewing at http://www.regulations.gov as EPA
receives them and without change, unless the comment contains
copyrighted material, confidential business information (CBI), or other
information whose public disclosure is restricted by statute. For
further information about the electronic docket, go to 
http://www.regulations.gov.
    Title: RCRA Expanded Public Participation (Renewal).
    ICR numbers: EPA ICR No. 1688.06, OMB Control No. 2050-0149.
    ICR Status: This ICR is scheduled to expire on October 31, 2008.
Under OMB regulations, the Agency may continue to conduct or sponsor
the collection of information while this submission is pending at OMB.
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
in title 40 of the CFR, after appearing in the Federal Register when
approved, are listed in 40 CFR part 9, are displayed either by
publication in the Federal Register or by other appropriate means, such
as on the related collection instrument or form, if applicable. The
display of OMB control numbers in certain EPA regulations is
consolidated in 40 CFR part 9.
    Abstract: Section 7004(b) of RCRA gives EPA broad authority to
provide for, encourage, and assist public participation in the
development, revision, implementation, and enforcement of any
regulation, guideline, information, or program under RCRA. In addition,
the statute specifies certain public notices (i.e., radio, newspaper,
and a letter to relevant agencies) that EPA must provide before issuing
any RCRA permit. The statute also establishes a process by which the
public can dispute a permit and request a public hearing to discuss it.
    EPA promulgated requirements for providing additional opportunities
for the public to be involved in the RCRA permitting process at 40 CFR
124.31 through 124.33 and at 40 CFR 270.62 and 270.66. EPA believes that
these regulations encourage people to become involved in the permitting
process and increase understanding of hazardous waste facilities.
    In summary, the expanded public participation regulations require:
    • A permit applicant to provide notice of and hold an
informal meeting with the public before submitting a Part B
application, and to submit a summary of the meeting to the agency
(Sec.  124.31);
    • The Agency to issue a public notice when it receives an
application (Sec.  124.32);
    • Certain facilities (as decided by the Agency Director on a
case-by-case basis) to set up and maintain an information repository
(Sec.  124.33); and
    • The Agency to issue a public notice of an upcoming trial
burn at a permitted hazardous waste combustion facility (Sec. Sec. 
270.62(b)(6) and 270.66(d)(3)), or at a hazardous waste combustion facility
operating under interim status (Sec. Sec.  270.62(d) and 270.66(g)).
    Burden Statement: The annual reporting and recordkeeping burden for
this collection of information is estimated to average 91 hours per
response. Burden means the total time, effort, or financial resources
expended

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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
which have subsequently changed; 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.
    Respondents/Affected Entities: Businesses and other for-profit.
    Estimated Number of Respondents: 33.
    Frequency of Response: On occasion.
    Estimated Total Annual Hour Burden: 3,005.
    Estimated Total Annual Cost: $180,288, which includes $176,791 for
annualized labor costs and $3,497 for annualized capital or O&M costs.
    Changes in the Estimates: There is no change in the total estimated
burden hours currently identified in the OMB Inventory of Approved ICR
Burdens.

    Dated: October 9, 2008.
Sara Hisel-McCoy,
Director, Collection Strategies Division.
[FR Doc. E8-24598 Filed 10-14-08; 8:45 am]
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