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    <RIN_INFO>
        <RIN>2050-AE50</RIN>
        <PUBLICATION>
            <PUBLICATION_ID>200204</PUBLICATION_ID>
            <PUBLICATION_TITLE>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 government-wide goal established by the Paperwork Reduction Act (PRA). 

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 proposed to implement many of these ideas. The proposal was designed to eliminate duplicative and nonessential paperwork. 

The main ideas for the final rulemaking are: (1) eliminating or modifying one-third of the 334 RCRA-required notices and reports that are sent by the regulated community to states and EPA; (2) eliminating the RCRA emergency response training requirements that overlap with the Occupational Safety and Health Administration requirements; (3) eliminating the need for facilities to record personnel descriptions; (4) decreasing the owner/operator self-inspection frequency of hazardous waste tanks to weekly; (5) providing states and EPA with the opportunity to lengthen owner/operator self-inspection frequencies on a case-by-case basis for containers, containment buildings, and tanks; (6) 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 (7) 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>Final Rule Stage</RULE_STAGE>
        <MAJOR>No</MAJOR>
        <UNFUNDED_MANDATE_LIST>
            <UNFUNDED_MANDATE>No</UNFUNDED_MANDATE>
        </UNFUNDED_MANDATE_LIST>
        <CFR_LIST>
            <CFR>40 CFR 260</CFR>
            <CFR>40 CFR 261</CFR>
            <CFR>40 CFR 264</CFR>
            <CFR>40 CFR 265</CFR>
            <CFR>40 CFR 266</CFR>
            <CFR>40 CFR 268</CFR>
            <CFR>40 CFR 270</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>Yes</RPLAN_ENTRY>
        <RPLAN_INFO>
            <STMT_OF_NEED><![CDATA[The Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 establishes a federal government-wide goal to reduce the paperwork and reporting burden it imposes. The RCRA Burden Reduction Initiative Proposed Rulemaking makes the regulatory changes necessary to meet this goal.]]></STMT_OF_NEED>
            <LEGAL_BASIS><![CDATA[This action is not required by statute or court order.]]></LEGAL_BASIS>
            <ALTERNATIVES><![CDATA[Reducing recordkeeping and reporting will require changes in our regulations. There was not alternative to a rulemaking. The Agency sought opinions from the regulated community on various burden reduction possibilities.]]></ALTERNATIVES>
            <COSTS_AND_BENEFITS><![CDATA[Our cost-benefit analysis showed a savings of $120 million and 929,000 hours. The proposed rule will have minimal impact on the protectiveness of the RCRA regulations. The proposal will eliminate or streamline paperwork requirements that are unnecessary because they add little to the protectiveness of the RCRA regulations.]]></COSTS_AND_BENEFITS>
            <RISKS><![CDATA[The proposed rule will have no risk impacts.]]></RISKS>
        </RPLAN_INFO>
        <TIMETABLE_LIST>
            <TIMETABLE>
                <TTBL_ACTION>Notice of Data Availability </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>01/17/2002</TTBL_DATE>
                <FR_CITATION>67 FR 2518</FR_CITATION>
            </TIMETABLE>
            <TIMETABLE>
                <TTBL_ACTION>Final Action</TTBL_ACTION>
                <TTBL_DATE>11/00/2002</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>
        <ENERGY_AFFECTED>No</ENERGY_AFFECTED>
        <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>
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