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OMB Control No: 2050-0204	ICR Reference No: 200812-2050-002
Status: Historical Active	Previous ICR Reference No:
Agency/Subagency: EPA/OLEM	Agency Tracking No: 2317.01
Title: Generator Standards Applicable to Laboratories Owned by Eligible Academic Entities (Final Rule)
Type of Information Collection: New collection (Request for a new OMB Control Number)	Common Form ICR: No
Type of Review Request: Regular
OIRA Conclusion Action: Approved without change	Conclusion Date: 07/10/2009
	Date Received in OIRA: 12/02/2008
Terms of Clearance:

	Inventory as of this Action	Requested	Previously Approved
Expiration Date	07/31/2012	36 Months From Approved
Responses	720,062	0	0
Time Burden (Hours)	14,459	0	0
Cost Burden (Dollars)	45,963	0	0

Abstract: The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has finalized an alternative set of generator requirements applicable to laboratories owned by eligible academic entities, as defined in the final rule. The rule, which establishes a new Subpart K within 40 CFR Part 262, provides a flexible and protective set of regulations that address the specific nature of hazardous waste generation and accumulation in laboratories owned by colleges and universities, and teaching hospitals and non-profit research institutes that are either owned by or formally affiliated with a college or university. In addition, the final rule allows colleges and universities and these other eligible academic entities formally affiliated with a college or university the discretion to determine the most appropriate and effective method of compliance with these requirements by allowing them the choice of managing their hazardous wastes in accordance with the new alternative regulations as set forth in Subpart K or remaining subject to the existing generator regulations.

Authorizing Statute(s): PL: Pub.L. 94 - 580 Secs. 2002, 3001, 3002, 3004. Name of Law: Resource Conservation and Recovery Act as amended

Citations for New Statutory Requirements: None

Associated Rulemaking Information
RIN:	Stage of Rulemaking:	Federal Register Citation:	Date:
2050-AG18	Final or interim final rulemaking	73 FR 72911	12/01/2008

Federal Register Notices & Comments
Did the Agency receive public comments on this ICR? Yes

Number of Information Collection (IC) in this ICR: 2

IC Title	Form No.	Form Name
Part 1 of 2: Private Sector
Part 2 of 2: State and Local Governments

ICR Summary of Burden

	Total Approved	Change Due to Agency Discretion
Annual Number of Responses	720,062	720,062
Annual Time Burden (Hours)	14,459	14,459
Annual Cost Burden (Dollars)	45,963	45,963

Burden increases because of Program Change due to Agency Discretion: Yes

Burden Increase Due to: Changing Regulations

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

Burden Reduction Due to:

Short Statement: In establishing Subpart K of 40 CFR Part 262, EPA has established some information collection requirements to ensure that the hazardous wastes at eligible academic entities are managed in a manner that is protective of human health and the environment. EPA believes these requirements are justified because the Subpart K regulations allow eligible academic entities flexibility to tailor their laboratory operations to meet their individual circumstances, and remain protective of human health and the environment. Performance-based standards for the management of hazardous wastes generated in laboratories provide a better opportunity for eligible academic entities to evaluate their overall hazardous waste management program, and tailor it in such a way that facilitates efficient and safe management of hazardous waste and minimizes burden, while at the same time maintaining a high standard of protection of human health and the environment. The alternative approach will help them centralize and coordinate their chemical management practices and achieve sound environmental performance.

Annual Cost to Federal Government: $757

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

Is the Supporting Statement intended to be a Privacy Impact Assessment required by the E-Government Act of 2002? No

Is this ICR related to the Affordable Care Act [Pub. L. 111-148 & 111-152]? Uncollected

Is this ICR related to the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act, [Pub. L. 111-203]? Uncollected

Is this ICR related to the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 (ARRA)? Uncollected

Is this ICR related to the Pandemic Response? Uncollected

Agency Contact: Patricia Mercer 7033088408 mercer.patricia@epa.gov

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