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    <RIN_INFO>
        <RIN>2050-AE50</RIN>
        <PUBLICATION>
            <PUBLICATION_ID>200010</PUBLICATION_ID>
            <PUBLICATION_TITLE>The Regulatory Plan and the Unified Agenda of Federal Regulatory and Deregulatory Actions</PUBLICATION_TITLE>
        </PUBLICATION>
        <AGENCY>
            <CODE>2050</CODE>
            <NAME>Solid Waste and Emergency Response</NAME>
            <ACRONYM>SWER</ACRONYM>
        </AGENCY>
        <PARENT_AGENCY>
            <CODE>2000</CODE>
            <NAME>Environmental Protection Agency</NAME>
            <ACRONYM>EPA</ACRONYM>
        </PARENT_AGENCY>
        <RULE_TITLE>Office of Solid Waste Burden Reduction Project</RULE_TITLE>
        <ABSTRACT><![CDATA[EPA plans to reduce the burden imposed by the RCRA reporting and recordkeeping requirements to help meet the Federal Governmentwide goal established by the Paperwork Reduction Act (PRA). The information collection burden for the regulations EPA implements under RCRA in 1995 (the PRA baseline) was 12.6 million hours. To meet EPA's PRA 2001 goal (a 40% reduction), EPA needs to eliminate five million hours to reach a figure 7.5 million hours. 

In June 1999, EPA published a Notice of Data Availability (NODA) in the Federal Register (64 FR 32859) to seek comment on a number of burden reduction ideas. After reviewing the comments received on the NODA, EPA is drafting a proposed rulemaking to implement many of these ideas. The proposals are designed to eliminate duplicative and non-essential paperwork. 

The main ideas being considered for the proposed rulemaking are: (1) allowing electronic reporting for all RCRA-required notices and reports; (2) allowing all RCRA-required records to be kept electronically; (3) eliminating or modifying one-third of the 334 RCRA-required notices and reports that are sent by the regulated community to states and EPA; (4) eliminating the RCRA emergency response training requirements that overlap with the Occupational Safety and Health Administration requirements, eliminating the need for facilities to record personnel descriptions, and reducing to three years the retention time for personnel records; (5) changing the owner/operator inspection frequency of hazardous waste tanks to weekly, thus making the inspection frequency consistent with containers and containment buildings; (6) providing states and EPA with the opportunity to lengthen owner/operator self-inspection frequencies on a case-by case-basis (through the permitting process); (7) eliminating the Land Disposal Restrictions generator waste determinations, recycler notifications and certifications, hazardous debris notifications and characteristic waste determinations, and streamlining the characteristic waste notification procedures; and (8) modifying the groundwater monitoring requirements for hazardous waste facilities.]]></ABSTRACT>
        <PRIORITY_CATEGORY>Other Significant</PRIORITY_CATEGORY>
        <RIN_STATUS>Previously Published in The Unified Agenda</RIN_STATUS>
        <RULE_STAGE>Proposed Rule Stage</RULE_STAGE>
        <MAJOR>No</MAJOR>
        <UNFUNDED_MANDATE_LIST>
            <UNFUNDED_MANDATE>No</UNFUNDED_MANDATE>
        </UNFUNDED_MANDATE_LIST>
        <CFR_LIST>
            <CFR>40 CFR 00</CFR>
        </CFR_LIST>
        <LEGAL_AUTHORITY_LIST>
            <LEGAL_AUTHORITY>42 USC 6907</LEGAL_AUTHORITY>
            <LEGAL_AUTHORITY>42 USC 6912(a)</LEGAL_AUTHORITY>
            <LEGAL_AUTHORITY>42 USC 6921 to 6927</LEGAL_AUTHORITY>
            <LEGAL_AUTHORITY>42 USC 6930</LEGAL_AUTHORITY>
            <LEGAL_AUTHORITY>42 USC 6934</LEGAL_AUTHORITY>
            <LEGAL_AUTHORITY>42 USC 6935</LEGAL_AUTHORITY>
            <LEGAL_AUTHORITY>42 USC 6937 to 6939</LEGAL_AUTHORITY>
            <LEGAL_AUTHORITY>42 USC 6944</LEGAL_AUTHORITY>
            <LEGAL_AUTHORITY>42 USC 6949(a)</LEGAL_AUTHORITY>
            <LEGAL_AUTHORITY>42 USC 6974</LEGAL_AUTHORITY>
            <LEGAL_AUTHORITY>PL 104-13</LEGAL_AUTHORITY>
        </LEGAL_AUTHORITY_LIST>
        <LEGAL_DLINE_LIST/>
        <RPLAN_ENTRY>No</RPLAN_ENTRY>
        <TIMETABLE_LIST>
            <TIMETABLE>
                <TTBL_ACTION>Notice</TTBL_ACTION>
                <TTBL_DATE>06/18/1999</TTBL_DATE>
                <FR_CITATION>64 FR 32859</FR_CITATION>
            </TIMETABLE>
            <TIMETABLE>
                <TTBL_ACTION>NPRM</TTBL_ACTION>
                <TTBL_DATE>12/00/2000</TTBL_DATE>
            </TIMETABLE>
        </TIMETABLE_LIST>
        <ADDITIONAL_INFO>SAN No. 4084

Applicable SIC codes: Chemicals and Allied Products (28), Primary Metal Industries (33), Fabricated Metals (34), Industrial Machinery and Equipment (35), Electrical Equipment (36), Transportation Equipment (37), 	Other Manufacturing, Transportation and Utilities (40-49), Wholesale Trade (50-51), Services (70-89) and Other SIC Groups</ADDITIONAL_INFO>
        <RFA_REQUIRED>No</RFA_REQUIRED>
        <SMALL_ENTITY_LIST>
            <SMALL_ENTITY>No</SMALL_ENTITY>
        </SMALL_ENTITY_LIST>
        <GOVT_LEVEL_LIST>
            <GOVT_LEVEL>Federal</GOVT_LEVEL>
            <GOVT_LEVEL>Local</GOVT_LEVEL>
            <GOVT_LEVEL>State</GOVT_LEVEL>
            <GOVT_LEVEL>Tribal</GOVT_LEVEL>
        </GOVT_LEVEL_LIST>
        <FEDERALISM>Undetermined</FEDERALISM>
        <NAICS_LIST>
            <NAICS>
                <NAICS_CD>323</NAICS_CD>
                <NAICS_DESC>Printing and Related Support Activities</NAICS_DESC>
            </NAICS>
            <NAICS>
                <NAICS_CD>324</NAICS_CD>
                <NAICS_DESC>Petroleum and Coal Products Manufacturing</NAICS_DESC>
            </NAICS>
            <NAICS>
                <NAICS_CD>325</NAICS_CD>
                <NAICS_DESC>Chemical Manufacturing</NAICS_DESC>
            </NAICS>
            <NAICS>
                <NAICS_CD>326</NAICS_CD>
                <NAICS_DESC>Plastics and Rubber Products Manufacturing</NAICS_DESC>
            </NAICS>
            <NAICS>
                <NAICS_CD>331</NAICS_CD>
                <NAICS_DESC>Primary Metal Manufacturing</NAICS_DESC>
            </NAICS>
            <NAICS>
                <NAICS_CD>332</NAICS_CD>
                <NAICS_DESC>Fabricated Metal Product Manufacturing</NAICS_DESC>
            </NAICS>
            <NAICS>
                <NAICS_CD>334</NAICS_CD>
                <NAICS_DESC>Computer and Electronic Product Manufacturing</NAICS_DESC>
            </NAICS>
            <NAICS>
                <NAICS_CD>562</NAICS_CD>
                <NAICS_DESC>Waste Management and Remediation Services</NAICS_DESC>
            </NAICS>
        </NAICS_LIST>
        <PRINT_PAPER>NA</PRINT_PAPER>
        <INTERNATIONAL_INTEREST>Not Collected</INTERNATIONAL_INTEREST>
        <AGENCY_CONTACT_LIST>
            <CONTACT>
                <FIRST_NAME>Robert</FIRST_NAME>
                <LAST_NAME>Burchard</LAST_NAME>
                <AGENCY>
                    <CODE>2050</CODE>
                    <NAME>Office of Land and Emergency Management</NAME>
                    <ACRONYM>OLEM</ACRONYM>
                </AGENCY>
                <PHONE>703 308-8450</PHONE>
                <FAX>703 308-8433</FAX>
                <EMAIL>burchard.robert@epamail.epa.gov</EMAIL>
                <MAILING_ADDRESS>
                    <STREET_ADDRESS>5302W,</STREET_ADDRESS>
                    <CITY>Washington</CITY>
                    <STATE>DC</STATE>
                    <ZIP>20460</ZIP>
                </MAILING_ADDRESS>
            </CONTACT>
        </AGENCY_CONTACT_LIST>
        <PROCUREMENT>Not Procurement Related</PROCUREMENT>
        <REINVENT_GOVT>Eliminating Existing Text</REINVENT_GOVT>
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