80
                                                                             20
                                                                            120
                                                                      $9,062.40
                                                                              3
                                                                            360
                                                                       $10,579
(e)
                                                                             27
761.70(d)(8);.75(c)(7)
Notify EPA of changes in disposal facility ownership
                                                                              7
                                                                              -
                                                                              1
                                                                              8
                                                                        $698.36
                                                                              5
                                                                             40
                                                                         $3,492

                                                                             31
 761.77(a)(10(i),(a)(1)(ii) (A)(1),(C); (a)(2)
Request coordinated approval
                                                                              8
                                                                             20
                                                                              8
                                                                             36
                                                                         $2,659
                                                                              6
                                                                            216
                                                                         $6,207
(e)
                                                                             33
761.79(h)
Prepare requests for decontamination approvals of alternative decontamination sampling methods.
                                                                              -
                                                                           740
                                                                            60
                                                                           800
                                                                        $61,765
                                                                            10
                                                                          8000
                                                                      $240,329
(e)

Subpart E

                                                                             34
 761.80(e)(1); (i)(1)
Qualify for R&D exemptions
                                                                             32
                                                                              -
                                                                              8
                                                                             40
                                                                         $3,372
                                                                              1
                                                                             40
                                                                         $3,372

                                                                             35
 761.80 (e)(2), and (i)(2)
Submit requests for renewal of the class exemptions
                                                                              1
                                                                              -
                                                                              -
                                                                              1
                                                                           $958
                                                                              1
                                                                              1
                                                                            $95

                                                                             37
 761.80(e)(4)
Notify EPA of PCB mfg. before R&D activities
                                                                              2
                                                                             16
                                                                              2
                                                                             20
                                                                         $1,485
                                                                              1
                                                                             20
                                                                         $2,208

Subpart G

                                                                             40
761.125(a)(1)(i) to (iii)
Report certain spill of PCBs to EPA
                                                                          0.167
                                                                              -
                                                                              -
                                                                          0.167
                                                                            $16
                                                                            100
                                                                             17
                                                                         $1,579

Subpart J

                                                                             41
 761.180(b), (b)(3),(c)(5)
Prepare/submit annual reports on storage/disposal
                                                                             56
                                                                              -
                                                                              3
                                                                             59
                                                                         $5,404
                                                                            124
                                                                          7,316
                                                                       $670,094

    41a
761.180(g)
Provide EPA with info on reclassified equipment
                                                                           0.25
                                                                              -
                                                                              -
                                                                           0.25
                                                                            $24
                                                                             0
                                                                             0
                                                                            $0

Subpart K

                                                                             44
 761.202(a), 205(a - e)
Notify EPA of PCB waste activity
                                                                              1
                                                                              -
                                                                            0.5
                                                                            1.5
                                                                           $113
                                                                            100
                                                                            150
                                                                        $11,283

                                                                             45
 761.205(f)
Report changes in waste handler notifications
                                                                              1
                                                                              -
                                                                            0.5
                                                                            1.5
                                                                           $113
                                                                            200
                                                                            300
                                                                        $22,566

                                                                             46
§§761.217(a) and (b) and §761.219(a),(b), and (c)
Submit Exception and Discrepancy Reports EPA
                                                                              -
                                                                            1.5
                                                                            0.5
                                                                              2
                                                                           $139
                                                                             0
                                                                             0
                                                                            $0

                                                                             49
761.216(a)
Submit Unmanifested Waste Reports
                                                                              -
                                                                            1.5
                                                                            0.5
                                                                              2
                                                                           $139
                                                                             0
                                                                             0
                                                                            $0

Subpart T

                                                                             50
761.395, .398
Submit results of validation study analysis to EPA
                                                                              1
                                                                             14
                                                                              1
                                                                             16
                                                                         $1,258
                                                                              5
                                                                             80
                                                                         $6,291

TOTALS

                                                                        120,536
                                                                     $4,392,974

Notes: [[a]] Sum of staff hours; [[b]] Sum of staff hours x labor rates; [[c]] Hours/respondent/year x total number of respondents; [[d]] Labor costs/respondent x total number of respondents. Totals may not add due to rounding; [[e]] Total costs are annualized using a discount rate of 7% over a three-year period for the one-time requirements of numbers 3-9, 16, 17, 21, 22, 25, 31, and 33.

TABLE 6: ANNUAL RESPONDENT HOURLY BURDEN AND COST ESTIMATE - THIRD-PARTY REPORTING

                        Hours and Costs Per Respondent
                              Total Hours and Costs

                                    Mgr. @
                                    Tech. @
                                    Cler. @
                                    Hours/
                                     Labor

                                     Total
                                     Total
                                     Total

                                    $94.54
                                    $80.50
                                    $36.58
                                   Respond./
                                     Cost/
                                    Capital
                                     # of
                                    Hours/
                                     Cost/
Ref #
Regulatory Citation
Information Collection Activity
                                     /Hour
                                     /Hour
                                     /Hour
                                   Year[[a]]
                                   Year[[b]]
                                  Costs[[c]]
                                   Respond.
                                   Year[[d]]
                                 Year[[e, f]]

Subpart B

                                                                             52
761.30(a)(1)(xi),(xv)(A) (h)(1)((ii)(B)
Report PCB Transformer fires to the National Response Center
                                       -
                                                                          0.167
                                       -
                                                                          0.167
                                                                            $13
                                       -
                                                                             14
                                                                              2
                                                                           $188

Subpart D

                                                                             56
761.60(b)(5)(i)(A)(1)
Include gas pipes in notification programs
                                       -
                                                                           0.25
                                       -
                                                                           0.25
                                                                            $20
                                       -
                                                                             50
                                                                             13
                                                                         $1,000
                                                                             57
761.60(f)(1)(i)
Notify state/local govts of PCB disposal
                                       -
                                                                          0.333
                                                                          0.167
                                                                            0.5
                                                                            $33
                                       -
                                                                            600
                                                                            300
                                                                        $19,751
                                                                             60
761.60(j)(1)(vii)
Manifest R&D PCB waste
                                       -
                                                                              1
                                       -
                                                                              1
                                                                            $95
                                       -
                                                                             0
                                                                            0
                                                                           $0
                                                                             62
761.61(a)(5)(i)(B)(2) (iv)
Notify offsite non-TSCA facility of pending shipment of remediation/waste
                                       -
                                                                              2
                                       -
                                                                              2
                                                                           $161
                                       -
                                                                            100
                                                                            200
                                                                        $16,100
                                                                             63
761.61(a)(8)(i)(A)
Certify deed notation recording
                                       -
                                                                              3
                                       -
                                                                              3
                                                                           $241
                                       -
                                                                            100
                                                                            300
                                                                        $24,100
                                                                             65
761.65(c)(1),(8)
Attach date notation on PCB Items and Containers
                                       -
                                                                          0.083
                                       -
                                                                          0.083
                                                                          $6.68
                                       -
                                                                        22,297
                                                                         1,850
                                                                      $148,977

Subpart G

                                                                             67
761.125(a)1)
Report certain spills of PCBs to the National Response Center
                                                                          0.167
                                       -
                                       -
                                                                          0.167
                                                                            $16
                                       -
                                                                            204
                                                                             34
                                                                        $3,221
                                                                             68
761.125(c)(2)(ii)
Place notice of PCB contamination at cleanup site
                                       -
                                       1
                                       -
                                                                              1
                                                                            $95
                                                                            $50
                                                                            136
                                                                            136
                                                                    $7,654[[f]]

Subpart J

                                                                            68a
761.180(g)
Provide records of reclassification, if requested, to recipients of reclassified equipment
                                     0.083
                                       -
                                     0.417
                                                                            0.5
                                                                         $23.10
                                                                              -
                                                                            13
                                                                           6.5
                                                                      $300.358

Subpart K

                                                                             69

§§761. 210(b), (c), and (d)(1) and (2)
Prepare manifests of each PCB waste for PCB waste transporters, storers, and disposers
                                                                          0.083
                                       -
                                       -
                                                                          0.083
                                                                             $8
                                       -
                                                                             0
                                                                             0
                                                                            $0
                                                                             70
§§761. 213(a)(2)(v) and (b)(4)
Storer/disposer sends manifest to generator
                                                                          0.167
                                       -
                                       -
                                                                          0.167
                                                                            $16
                                       -
                                                                             0
                                                                             0
                                                                           $ 0
                                                                             71

§§761.218(a) and (b)
Send Certificates of Disposal to generators
                                       -
                                                                           0.25
                                       -
                                                                           0.25
                                                                            $20
                                       -
                                                                         3,695
                                                                            924
                                                                       $ 73,900

TOTALS

                                                                            $50

                                                                          3,766
                                                                       $284,020
Notes: [[a]] Sum of staff hours; [[b]] Sum of staff hours x labor rates; [[c]] Capital cost calculated per respondent [[d]] Hours/respondent/year x total number of respondents; [[e]] Labor/respondent x total number of respondents. Totals may not add due to rounding. [f] Total costs are annualized using a discount rate of 7% over a three-year period for the one-time requirements of number 68.

 TABLE 7: ANNUAL RESPONDENT HOURLY BURDEN AND COST ESTIMATE  -  RECORDKEEPING

                         Hours and Cost Per Respondent
                             Total Hours and Costs

                                     Mgr @
                                    Tech. @
                                    Cler @
                                    Hours/
                                     Labor
                                     Total
                                     Total
                                     Total

                                    $94.54
                                    $80.50
                                    $36.58
                                   Respon./
                                     Cost/
                                     # of
                                    Hours/
                                     Cost/
  Ref #
Reg. Citation
Information Collection Activity
                                     Hour
                                     Hour
                                     Hour
                                   Year[[a]]
                                   Year[[b]]
                                    Respon.
                                   Year[[c]]
                                 Year[[d, e]]

Subpart B

                                                                         74a, b
761.30(a)(1)(xii) and (xiv)
Maintain PCB Transformer inspection data (annual)
                                       -
                                     0.05
                                     0.033
                                     0.083
                                      $5.
                                    2,215
                                      1
                                   $11,589

                                                                             75
761.30(a)(2)(v);    761.180(a)
Maintain records of retrofilled equipment
                                       -
                                     0.167
                                     0.083
                                     0.25
                                     $16.5
                                     143
                                      36
                                    $2,359
                                                                             76
761.30(i)(1)(iii)(B), (C)
Keep records of gas pipeline system data
                                       1
                                       2
                                       1
                                       4
                                    $292.12
                                      100
                                      400
                                    $29,212
                                                                             77
761.35(a)(2)
Keep records of equipment stored for reuse
                                       -
                                     0.15
                                       -
                                     0.15
                                      $12
                                    2,700
                                      405
                                   $32,600
                                                                             78
761.40(c)(2)(ii), (k)
Keep large capacitor records (optional)
                                       -
                                      0.1
                                       -
                                      0.1
                                      $8
                                     200
                                      20
                                    $1,600

Subpart D

                                                                             79
761.60(j)(1)(ix)
Keep R&D for disposal records
                                       -
                                      12
                                       -
                                      12
                                     $966
                                       66
                                      792
                                   $ 63,756
                                                                             80
761.61(a)(3)(i)(E); (a)(6); .295
Retain remediation sampling/analysis records
                                       -
                                       1
                                       -
                                       1
                                      $80
                                      100
                                      100
                                    $8,000
                                                                             81
761.61(a)(3)(iii)
Retain waivers from self-impl. remed. projects
                                       -
                                     0.167
                                       -
                                     0.167
                                      $13
                                      100
                                      17
                                   $523[[e]]
                                                                             82
761.61(a)(9)
Keep records according to Spill Cleanup Policy
                                       4
                                      12
                                       4
                                      20
                                    $1,402
                                      100
                                     2,000
                                   $149,048
                                                                             83
761.62(b)(5)
Maintain sampling/analysis records for bulk product wastes
                                       1
                                       3
                                       -
                                       4
                                     $336
                                      26
                                      104
                                  $3,400[[e]]
                                                                             84
761.65(a)(2)(ii), (a)(3)
Keep records of attempts to secure disposal
                                       -
                                       4
                                       -
                                       4
                                     $322
                                       75
                                     300
                                   $24,150
                                                                            85a
761.65(c)(1)(iv)
Prepare SPCC plans
                                       5
                                      45
                                      10
                                      60
                                    $4,461
                                       5
                                      300
                                  $8,679[[e]]
                                                                            85b

761.65(c)(1)(iv)
Modify SPCC plans for liquid PCBs >500 ppm
                                      0.5
                                       1
                                      0.5
                                       2
                                     $146
                                      10
                                      20
                                    $1,461
                                                                             86
761.65(c)(7)(ii)
Prepare SPCC plans for facilities using storage containers
                                       5
                                      45
                                      10
                                      60
                                    $4,460
                                       5
                                      300
                                   $8,677[e]
                                                                             87
761.65(c)(8)
Keep records of the quantity/date of each batch added to a stationery storage container
                                       -
                                     0.083
                                       -
                                     0.083
                                     $6.70
                                    30,000
                                     2,490
                                   $201,000
                                                                             88
761.65(c)(10)
Establish and maintain annual log records as per .180 for PCB storage facilities
                                      24
                                       -
                                      819
                                      843
                                    $32,228
                                      65
                                    54,795
                                  $2,094,820
                                                                             89
761.70(a)(3),(4),(7); (c); .180
Maintain incinerator records
                                      48
                                      260
                                      535
                                      843
                                    $45,038
                                       4
                                     3,372
                                    $180,153
                                                                             90
761.71(a)(a)(vi), (vii); (b)(1)(vi), (vii), (b)(5); .180(e)
Retain monthly HEB operating data
                                       -
                                      12
                                       -
                                      12
                                     $966
                                      20
                                      240
                                    $19,320
                                                                             91
761.72(a)(9), (b)(6)
Retain scrap metal recovery oven records
                                       -
                                       3
                                       -
                                       3
                                     $241
                                       7
                                       21
                                    $ 1,691
                                                                             92
761.75(b)(6)(iii), (b)(8)(iv); .180(d)
Maintain chemical waste landfill records
                                      24
                                       -
                                      819
                                      843
                                    $32,228
                                       11
                                     9,273
                                   $ 354,508
                                                                             93
761.79(d)(4)
Retain PODF/VADF validation results
                                       -
                                      0.5
                                       -
                                      0.5
                                    $40.25
                                       5
                                       3
                                   $78[[e]]
                                                                             94
761.79(f)(1), (2)
Keep decontamination sampling records
                                       -
                                       2
                                       -
                                       2
                                     $161
                                      100
                                      200
                                  $6,265[[e]]

Subpart E

                                                                             95
 761.80(e)(5), (i)(7)
Keep records of PCB mfg/ proc/dist. in com. R&D activities
                                       -
                                      12
                                       -
                                      12
                                     $966
                                       66
                                      792
                                   $ 63,756
                                                                             96
 761.80(g)(1)
Keep records of PCB proc/dist. in com. of small quantities of PCBs for R&D activities
                                       -
                                      12
                                       -
                                      12
                                     $966
                                      15
                                      180
                                    $14,490

Subpart G

                                                                             97
761.125(b)(3), (c)(5)
Maintain records of cleanup and certification of decontamination
                                       1
                                       5
                                       2
                                       8
                                     $570
                                      204
                                     1,632
                                   $116,321
                                                                             98
761.125(c)(1)
Maintain records documenting delay in cleanup
                                       -
                                       -
                                      0.5
                                      0.5
                                      $18
                                      11
                                       6
                                     $202

Subpart J

                                                                             99
761.180(a), (a)(4), (f); .65(c)(5)
Maintain annual records and log for PCBs and PCB Items
                                      12
                                       -
                                      40
                                      52
                                    $2,598
                                     9,141
                                    475,332
                                  $23,749,781
                                                                            100
761.185(c)(2) and .193(a), (b)
Maintain monitoring data of inadvertent PCBs
                                       .5
                                      4.5
                                       3
                                      8
                                     $519
                                      10
                                      80
                                    $5,190
                                                                            101
761.210(a)(3), (e)(4), 211(d)(2), (e)(5), (f)(1)(iv), (f)(3)(ii), (f)(4)(ii), 213(a)(2)(v), (b)(5), 214(a),(b), and (c)
File and maintain manifests
                                       -
                                       -
                                     0.167
                                     0.167
                                     $6.10
                                        0
                                        0
                                         $0
                                                                            102
761.218(c) and (d)
Maintain Certificates of Disposal
                                       -
                                       -
                                     0.167
                                     0.167
                                     $6.10
                                    2,695
                                      450
                                   $ 16,440

Subpart T

                                                                            103
761.398(c)
Record test parameters and SOP conditions for decontamination validation studies
                                       -
                                      16
                                       -
                                      16
                                    $1,288
                                       5
                                      80
                                  $2,505[[e]]

TOTALS

                                    553,741
                                                                    $27,141,447
Notes: [[a]] Sum of staff hours; [[b]] Sum of staff hours x labor rates; [c] Hours/respondent/year x total number of respondents; [[d]] Labor/respondent x total number of respondents. Totals may not add due to rounding; [[e]] Total costs are annualized using a discount rate of 7% over a three-year period for the one-time requirements of numbers 81, 83, 85a, 86, 93, 94 and 103.

13. Provide an estimate for the total annual cost burden to respondents or recordkeepers resulting from the collection of information.
 The cost estimate should be split into two components: (a) a total capital and start-up cost component (annualized over its expected useful life) and (b) a total operation and maintenance and purchase of services component. The estimates should take into account costs associated with generating, maintaining, and disclosing or providing the information. Include descriptions of methods used to estimate major cost factors including system and technology acquisition, expected useful life of capital equipment, the discount rate(s), and the time period over which costs will be incurred. Capital and start-up costs include, among other items, preparations for collecting information such as purchasing computers and software; monitoring, sampling, drilling and testing equipment; and record storage facilities.
 If cost estimates are expected to vary widely, agencies should present ranges of cost burdens and explain the reasons for the variance. The cost of purchasing or contracting out information collections services should be a part of this cost burden estimate. In developing cost burden estimates, agencies may consult with a sample of respondents (fewer than 10), utilize the 60-day pre-OMB submission public comment process and use existing economic or regulatory impact analysis associated with the rulemaking containing the information collection, as appropriate.
 Generally, estimates should not include purchases of equipment or services, or portions thereof, made: (1) prior to October 1, 1995, (2) to achieve regulatory compliance with requirements not associated with the information collection, (3) for reasons other than to provide information or keep records for the government, or (4) as part of customary and usual business or private practices.

There are no operational and/or maintenance costs.
14. Provide estimates of annualized cost to the Federal government. Also, provide a description of the method used to estimate cost, which should include quantification of hours, operational expenses (such as equipment, overhead, printing, and support staff), and any other expense that would not have been incurred without this collection of information. Agencies may also aggregate cost estimates from Items 12, 13, and 14 in a single table.
EPA resources are devoted to reviewing and analyzing data submissions, compiling and recording data, maintaining hard-copy files of submitted data, inspecting facilities, producing inspection reports, responding to public inquiry, providing regulatory interpretations and developing rulemakings. OPPT staff members do not print or otherwise prepare collection instruments, compile mailing lists, or publish results. On the Agency's website, EPA maintains a dedicated PCB homepage (www.epa.gov/pcbs) that offers extensive information on management of PCBs, including EPA regulations and waste handling.   More specific Agency activities are discussed below.
Data submitted to EPA for consideration in granting or denying requests for exemptions are reviewed, analyzed for confidentiality and appropriate protection, and placed in the docket. EPA makes determinations of whether to grant exemptions and develops rulemakings in response to the requests for exemptions. Agency staff also receives, analyzes, and reviews requests to exceed quantity limitations imposed by class exemptions.
Under the self-implementing procedures of the PCB regulations, data are submitted to EPA to qualify for the exclusion for processes/products containing low levels of PCBs from the statutory bans on the manufacture (including import), processing, and distribution in commerce of PCBs. These data are reviewed and stored pursuant to confidentiality requirements, when appropriate, and placed in the docket for public review (sanitized documents only); inspections are conducted as prescribed by the enforcement policy. The information is used by EPA to identify manufacturers and importers of products containing low levels of PCBs, as well as for compliance monitoring and enforcement purposes.
Pursuant to the use authorization for PCB Transformers, EPA staff members created and maintain the PCB Transformer Registration Database. Staff presently process registrations for newly discovered PCB Transformers. As Agency resources permit, EPA updates the database to include additional information voluntarily submitted by PCB Transformer owners on the current status of PCB Transformers previously registered. This supplemental data is not required or solicited by EPA. On an "as requested basis," EPA resources provide information from the PCB Transformers Database to environmental and emergency response officials. EPA also has placed these data on the PCB webpage.
EPA staff also process both new and amended PCB notifications of waste handling activities and updates the as well as the National List of Facilities that have Notified of PCB Activity, also available on the PCB webpage.
Information from annual reports that are submitted by storers and disposers of PCB waste enables the Agency to respond to public and Congressional inquiries, target inspections, and conduct compliance monitoring and other enforcement activities. To produce the inspection reports, EPA inputs, indexes and files data that are obtained during inspections, and prepares, reviews and revises the inspection reports. EPA compiles annual report data into a PCB Annual Report of disposal statistics, currently available through 2105 and available to the public upon request (U.S. EPA, 2015)
Activities routinely conducted by EPA in processing requests for permits to operate a PCB disposal facility are as follows:
 Review/analyze applications to determine whether facilities have adequate technical plans and financial capabilities to operate and maintain the facility.
 Attend demonstrations.
 Grant/deny approval.
 Store the data.
Engineers in EPA's Office of Resource Conservation and Recovery as well as staff in regional offices review the PCB disposal applications. The adequacy of the data contained in these applications is evaluated during a thorough review of the data and calculations and the assessment of subsequent demonstrations. In addition to disposal approvals, the Agency receives, analyzes, and reviews applications for commercial storage approvals and coordinated approvals; as well as requests to exceed R&D and storage limitations and to use alternate disposal methods. For commercial storage approvals, EPA must also determine if the facility will be able to close in an environmentally safe manner. EPA makes a List of Approved Polychlorinated Biphenyl (PCB) Commercial Storage and Disposal Facilities available to the public on the PCB webpage.
Currently, given the nature of the collections and disclosure requirements, all of the PCB information collections are done in hard copy form. Although the content of these various collections has been specified earlier in this Supporting Statement, the majority of the collections do not require the use of a specific form or format. Only two of the collections involve a specifically prescribed form.  EPA is currently engaged in the adoption of an electronic manifesting system for RCRA hazardous wastes. As many of the RCRA provisions for the Uniform Hazardous Waste Manifest are incorporated by reference into the PCB regulations at 40 CFR Part 761 Subpart K, the electronic manifest can in most instances also be used for PCB waste shipments, at the option of the user.
Requests for disposal approval may be submitted in the form most convenient to the applicant. Because of the nature of the information (i.e., CBI, engineering blueprints), much information is still submitted on paper, rather than electronically, but EPA encourages and readily accepts data in electronic format. There is no requirement for the information to be submitted in an automated, electronic, mechanical, or other technological information format.
Records are maintained at EPA by the staff overseeing the review of permit applications. Applications are retained for the duration of the disposal facilities operating approval. The public may access the non-confidential portions of applications.
The estimated Agency burden associated with this Consolidated ICR is shown on Table 8 with comments indicated on the table. The detailed costs associated with the Agency burden are shown in Table 9. The hourly rates for EPA staff were based on a composite management level at GS-15/5 ($80.63); technical support at GS-12/5 ($48.78), and clerical support at GS-7/5 ($27.05), using the 2022 General Schedule salary table for the locality pay area of Washington-Baltimore-Northern Virginia, DC-MD-VA-WV-PA, effective January 2022 (U.S. OPM, 2022).

                     TABLE 8: ANNUAL AGENCY HOURLY BURDEN
Collection Activities
Burden Hrs/Year
Respondents/Year
Comments
Review/analyze data submissions (i.e., new exemptions and renewal data); develop rulemakings in response to the petitions for exemption; publish rulemakings in the Federal Register; index and file the data in the public docket.
20 hours
1 renewal petitions: 0new petitions
Federal Register publication costs add approximately $1,500 to the annual cost of this collection activity for new TSCA 6(e)(3)(B) petitions.
Review preliminary PCB Transformer inspection reports; input data; index/file data.
20 hours
120 inspections
The total time to conduct inspections equals 4 days.
Review exclusion submissions; record/enter submissions; analyze requests for confidentiality and provide appropriate protection; store data.
6 hours
0 submissions
 --
Review technology-based disposal applications; attend demonstrations (EPA engineers and contractor analytical chemists); develop (i.e., grant/deny) approval; maintain files.
641 hours
15 submissions
Costs vary depending on number and type of applications received. Number of §761.60 approvals has remained fairly constant over the last several years and is expected to remain so.
Review facility records, including annual reports.
2 hours per review
120 inspections
 Based on regional monthly inspections.
Review applications for commercial storage approval, with contractual support.
72-125 hours/
application; 98.5 hours, average, rounded to 100
10  applications/ year average
Review time varies based on the number of deficiencies initially discovered and any supplemental information that is submitted to correct the deficiencies. EPA uses contractual support to review applications.
Process PCB notification forms; update Notification of PCB Activity Quarterly Reports; respond to inquiries regarding these submissions; maintain hard-copy files of these submissions; and provide contractor oversight.

520 hours
 --
These activities will be conducted at EPA Headquarters only. The hourly figures represent the time allocation to handle all respondents.
Process PCB Transformer registrations.
30 hours
 --
These activities will be conducted at EPA Headquarters only. The hourly figures represent the time allocation to handle all respondents.
Maintain PCB Transformer database
40 hours
 --

Respond to numerous requests for regulatory interpretations and inquiries regarding the PCB notification and Transformer Registration Programs.
1,850 hours
 --

Maintain official files of all requests for approvals and EPA's responses.
675 hours
 --
See comment above.
Review requests for approval for PCB Articles stored for reuse >5 yrs.
2 hours/ submission
0 submission
 No requests received in recent years or anticipated in ICR period
Review requests for risk-based disposal and coordinated approvals and alternate decontamination or sampling methods; issue approvals or waivers; maintain files.
80 hours
105 submissions
Costs vary depending on number and types of applications received. Adjusted to reflect increased proportion of streamlined .61(c) and .62(c) approvals. Respondents increased from55 to 105.
Note: The total burden hours/year for the category "Review technology-based disposal applications; attend demonstrations (EPA engineers and contractor analytical chemists); develop (i.e., grant/deny) approval; maintain files" was originally recorded as 660, but the sum of the components adds to 641 as shown in Table 9.

                 TABLE 9: ANNUAL AGENCY HOURLY BURDEN AND COST

                         Hours and Cost per Respondent
                             Total Hours and Costs

                                    GS-15/5
                                    GS-12/5
                                    GS-7/5
                                    Agency
                                     Labor

                                    Total
                                     Total
                                    Total

                                    $80.63
                                    $48.78
                                    $27.05
                                    Hours/
                                     Cost/
                                    Capital
                                     # of
                                    Hours/
                                     Cost/
Information Collection Activity
                                     /Hour
                                     /Hour
                                     /Hour
                                    Year(a)
                                    Year(b)
                                   Costs(c)
                                     Resp.
                                    Year(d)
                                  Year(e, f)
    PCB Manufacturing, Processing, and Distribution in Commerce Exemptions
Review/analyze new exemption petitions and renewal data
                                                                              1
                                                                             28
                                                                              -
                                                                             29
                                                                         $1,447
                                                                              -
                                                                             1
                                                                            29
                                                                         $1,447
Develop rulemakings
                                                                              3
                                                                            160
                                                                              8
                                                                            171
                                                                         $8,263
                                                                              -
                                                                             0
                                                                              0
                                                                             $0
Index/file data
                                                                              -
                                                                              -
                                                                              2
                                                                              2
                                                                            $54
                                                                              -
                                                                              1
                                                                              2
                                                                            $54
FR publication
                                                                              1
                                                                             24
                                                                              8
                                                                             33
                                                                         $1,468
                                                                         $1,500
                                                                             0
                                                                              0
                                                                             $0
SUBTOTAL

                                                                             31
                                                                        $1,501
               PCB Use in Electrical Equipment and Transformers
Review preliminary inspection report
                                                                              -
                                                                              8
                                                                              -
                                                                              8
                                                                           $390
                                                                              -
                                                                            120
                                                                            960
                                                                        $46,800
Review reformatted report
                                                                              -
                                                                              4
                                                                              -
                                                                              4
                                                                           $195
                                                                              -
                                                                            120
                                                                            480
                                                                        $23,414
Review/input data
                                                                              -
                                                                              4
                                                                              -
                                                                              4
                                                                           $195
                                                                              -
                                                                            120
                                                                            480
                                                                        $23,414
Index/file data
                                                                              -
                                                                              -
                                                                              4
                                                                              4
                                                                           $108
                                                                              -
                                                                            120
                                                                            480
                                                                        $12,984
SUBTOTAL

                                                                         2,400
                                                                      $106,612
              PCB Exclusions, Exemptions, and Use Authorizations
Review exclusion request submissions
                                                                              -
                                                                              2
                                                                              -
                                                                              2
                                                                         $97.56
                                                                              -
                                                                              0
                                                                              0
                                                                             $0
Record/enter submissions
                                                                              -
                                                                              1
                                                                              -
                                                                              1
                                                                         $48.78
                                                                              -
                                                                              0
                                                                              0
                                                                             $0
Analyze requests for confidentiality and provide appropriate protection
                                                                              -
                                                                              1
                                                                              -
                                                                              1
                                                                         $48.78
                                                                              -
                                                                              0
                                                                              0
                                                                             $0
Store data
                                                                              -
                                                                              2
                                                                              -
                                                                              2
                                                                         $97.56
                                                                              -
                                                                              0
                                                                              0
                                                                             $0
SUBTOTAL

                                                                              0
                                                                             $0
                      PCB Disposal Permitting Regulation
Review applications
                                                                              -
                                                                            312
                                                                              -
                                                                            312
                                                                        $15,219
                                                                              -
                                                                             15
                                                                          4,680
                                                                       $228,290
Attend demonstrations
                                                                              -
                                                                            156
                                                                              -
                                                                            156
                                                                         $7,610
                                                                              -
                                                                             15
                                                                          2,340
                                                                       $114,145
Contractor support for demos.
                                                                              -
                                                                            140
                                                                              -
                                                                            140
                                                                         $6,829
                                                                              -
                                                                             15
                                                                          2,100
                                                                       $102,438
Develop (grant/deny) approval
                                                                              2
                                                                             30
                                                                              -
                                                                             32
                                                                         $1,625
                                                                              -
                                                                             15
                                                                            480
                                                                        $24,370
Maintain files
                                                                              -
                                                                              1
                                                                              -
                                                                              1
                                                                         $48.78
                                                                              -
                                                                             15
                                                                             15
                                                                           $732
SUBTOTAL

                                                                          9,615
                                                                       $469,975
             Notification and Manifesting for PCB Waste Activities
Record and retain scrap metal recovery oven
                                                                              -
                                                                              2
                                                                              -
                                                                              2
                                                                         $97.56
                                                                              -
                                                                            120
                                                                            240
                                                                        $11,707
Maintain chemical waste landfill records
                                                                              -
                                                                            100
                                                                              -
                                                                            100
                                                                         $4,878
                                                                              -
                                                                            10
                                                                         1,000
                                                                        $48,780
SUBTOTAL

                                                                         1,240
                                                                       $60,487
         Final Regulations Amending the PCB Regulations at 40 CFR 761
Process notification forms; update Notification of PCB Activity Quarterly Reports
                                                                              -
                                                                            520
                                                                              -
                                                                            520
                                                                        $25,356
                                                                              -
                                                                              1
                                                                            520
                                                                        $25,356
Process PCB Transformer registrations
                                                                              -
                                                                             30
                                                                              -
                                                                             30
                                                                         $1,463
                                                                              -
                                                                              1
                                                                             30
                                                                         $1,463
Create PCB Transformer database
                                                                              -
                                                                             40
                                                                              -
                                                                             40
                                                                         $1,951
                                                                              -
                                                                              1
                                                                             40
                                                                         $1,951
Respond to numerous requests for regulatory interpretations and inquiries regarding the PCB notification and Transformer Registration Programs
                                                                              -
                                                                          1,850
                                                                              -
                                                                           1850
                                                                        $90,243

                                                                              1
                                                                          1,850
                                                                        $90,243
Maintain official files of all requests for approvals and EPA's responses
                                                                              -
                                                                            675
                                                                              -
                                                                            675
                                                                        $32,927

                                                                              1
                                                                            675
                                                                        $32,927
Review requests for approval for PCB Articles stored for reuse >5 years
                                                                              -
                                                                              2
                                                                              -
                                                                              2
                                                                         $97.60
                                                                              -
                                                                              0
                                                                              0
                                                                             $0
Review requests for risk-based disposal and coordinated approvals and alternative decontamination or sampling methods; issue approvals, waivers or letters of approval; maintain files of requests for approval
                                                                              -
                                                                             80
                                                                              -
                                                                             80
                                                                         $3,902
                                                                              -
                                                                            105
                                                                         8,400
                                                                       $409,752
SUBTOTAL

                                                                        11,515
                                                                      $561,692
TOTALS

                                                                        24,801
                                                                     $1,200,267
   Notes: [[a]] January 2010 data, U.S. OPM, 2018. [[b]] Sum of staff hours; [[c]] Sum of staff hours x labor rates; [[d]] EPA estimates; [[e]] Total number of respondents x Agency hours/year;
   [[f]] Labor x respondent x total number of respondents; [[g]] Totals may not add due to rounding.

15. Explain the reasons for any program changes or adjustments reported in hour or cost burden.
This request reflects a decrease of 3,364 hours (from 681,407 hours to 678,043 hours) in the total estimated respondent burden from that currently in the OMB inventory. The changes in the total annual respondent reporting and recordkeeping burdens and costs are due to updates to the most current wage rate data and to revisions to the total number of respondents. The revisions to total number of respondents are the result of new data gathered for this ICR effort, updated Agency data regarding total numbers of regulated entities, and the overlapping coverage of the recently revised Universal Hazardous Waste Manifest ICR, EPA ICR No. 0801.25, approved under OMB Control No. 2050-0039 through January 31, 2025. The up-to-date wage rates and the change from the previous ICR are as follows:
          Manager - new rate, $94.54; prior rate; $77.86 (211 percent increase)
          Clerical - new rate, $36.58; prior rate, $37.76 (3 percent decrease)
          Professional/technical - new rate, $80.50; prior rate, $78.33 (2.7 percent increase).

Change in the methodology to calculate loaded wages (wages plus fringe benefits and overhead). Please refer to Handbook on Valuing Changes in Time Use Induced by Regulatory Requirements and Other U.S. EPA Actions. This change is an adjustment.
The specific adjustments to this Consolidated ICR are explained on Tables 2 through 7 and are summarized on Table 10 and in the following discussion:
 Item number 3  - The number of transformers registered decreased from 30 to 1. The revised number is based on the averaged annual number of new transformer registrations received by the Agency during the current ICR timeframe (2019, 2020 & 2021). This decreases the burden by 29 hours.
 Item number 8  -  The revised weighted average burden decreased to about 768 hours per submission, based on lower numbers for new applications and modifications, as well as a reduced effort due to a new guidance for permit applicants which clarifies and streamlines the application process. This decreases the burden by 5,232 hours.
 Item number 12  -  The number of respondents decreased from 58 to 47 sites, based on the average number of notifications received by the Agency in FY2019-FY2021. The burden is decreased by 1,100 hours.
 Item number 13  -  The number of respondents decreased from 13 to 6 sites, based on the average number of notifications the Agency has received over the existing ICR timeframe. The burden is decreased by 14 hours.
 Item number 16  - The number of respondents decreased from 100 to 70, based on the average number of applications the Agency received in FY2019-FY2021. The burden is decreased by 24,000 hours.
 Item number 22  - The number of respondents decreased from 10 to 8, based on the average number the Agency received in FY2019-FY2021. The weighted average time estimate was decreased from 188 to 137 hours. The burden is decreased by 784 hours.
 Item number 25  - The number of respondents decreased from 3 to 1, based on the average number of applications the Agency received in FY2019-FY2021. The burden is decreased by 240 hours.
 Item number 30  -  The number of notifications increased from 0 to 1 notification based on average number of applications the Agency received in FY2019-FY2021. The burden is increased by 1,600 hours.
 Item number 31  -  The number of notifications decreased from 6 to 3 notifications, based on average number of notifications the Agency received in FY2019-FY2021. The burden is decreased by 108 hours.
 Item number 33  -  The number of respondents increased from 10 to 11, based on the average number of notifications the Agency received in FY2019-FY2021. The burden is increased by 800 hours.
 Item number 41  -  The number of facilities decreased from 124 to 115 facilities, generated by using the total number of EPA-approved storage and disposal facilities (100), and increasing this number by 15 percent to reflect the additional facilities that also dispose of the waste that they generate. The burden is decreased by 531 hours.
 Item number 44  -  The number of waste handler submissions increased from 100 to 133 notices, based on submissions received in FY2019-FY2021. The burden is increased by 50 hours.
 Item number 52  -  The number of calls decreased from 20 to 14 calls, based on National Response Center data for FY20195-FY2021. The burden is decreased by 1 hour.
 Item number 65  - The number of respondents (# PCB items or containers) increased from 22,297 to 67,672, based on the actual numbers reported being disposed of in 2020, the most recent year for which disposal statistics are available. The number is a sum of the relevant categories reported: capacitors, PCB transformers, article containers and containers. The burden is decreased by 3,766 hours.
 Item number 67  - The number of respondents decreased from 204 to 144 based on the number of PCB-related incidents reported to the National Response Center for the period 2019-2021. The burden is decreased by 10 hours.
 Item number 68  -  The number of sites decreased from 194 to 136, based on revised estimate assuming that the > 1-lb spills at electrical substations are a large subset but not all of the spills that must be reported to the National Response Center; 95 percent of the average annual 144 spills reported for 2019-2021. The burden is decreased by 58 hours.
 Item number 68a  - The number of respondents (reclassified transformers that are transferred to new owners) decreased from 72 to 13 units, based on the Agency's estimate that 25 transformers will be reclassified during this ICR period, of which half will be transferred (unchanged current ratio).  See #75 below for additional details. The burden is decreased by 30 hours.
 Item number 71  -  The number of respondents (certificates) increased from 2,695 to 3,384, based on an updated average of PCB Annual Report disposal data collected from 1996 to 2020. The burden is increased by 172 hours.
 Item number 74a  - The number of respondents (PCB Transformers) decreased from 12,457 to 2,215, based on the number of PCB Transformers (2,215) actually registered in the Agency's most current inventory. The Agency assumes 95% are inspected annually and not more than 5% are inspected quarterly (only Askarel units without secondary containment require more frequent inspection). The burden is decreased by 512 hours.
 Item number 74b  - The number of respondents (PCB Transformers inspected quarterly) decreased from 623 to 111 units. See #74a for details. The burden is decreased by 42 hours.
 Item number 75  - The number of respondents decreased from 143 to 25 transformers.  The number of respondents is based on the application of the past estimate of a 1.15% annual reclassification rate to the most current inventory of 2,215 identified (registered) PCB Transformers. The burden is decreased by 30 hours.
 Item number 77  - The number of estimated pieces of equipment decreased from 3,000 to 2,700 pieces of equipment stored for reuse, using a 2010 USWAG estimates of inventory and rates of decrease, to estimate an inventory in 2020-2021. The Agency estimates that of the projected inventory of 27,000 items remaining in use, 90% will be in active use and 10% will be stored for reuse. The burden is decreased by 45 hours.
 Item number 78  - The number of respondents decreased from 500 to 200 large capacitors, based on analysis contained in USWAG 2010 comments on the PCBs Reassessment of Use Authorization ANPRM (USWAG, 2010). Of an estimated inventory of 2,000 PCB Large Capacitors, the Agency estimates not more than 10%, or 200, will not be individually labelled and be subject to this provision. The burden is decreased by 30 hours.
 Item number 79  - The number of respondents increased from 66 to 71 facilities based on the most recent data in the National Report of Facilities that have Notified of PCB Activities. The burden is increased by 60 hours.
 Item number 84  - The number of respondents increased from 75 to 76 waste storers, estimated as 1% of the total of 7,610 facilities listed in the National List of Facilities that have Notified of PCB Activity as of 2021. The burden is increased by 4 hours.
 Item number 88  -  The number of storers decreased from 65 to 53, obtained from EPA's List of Approved Polychlorinated Biphenyl (PCB) Commercial Storage and Disposal Facilities. The burden is decreased by 10,116 hours.
 Item number 91  - The number of respondents decreased from 7 to 6 facilities, based on EPA's current List of Approved Polychlorinated Biphenyl (PCB) Commercial Storage and Disposal Facilities. The burden is decreased by 3 hours.
 Item number 92  -  The number of respondents increased from 11 to 12 facilities, based on EPA's current List of Approved Polychlorinated Biphenyl (PCB) Commercial Storage and Disposal Facilities. The burden is increased by 843 hours.
 Item number 95  - The number of respondents increased from 66 to 71 facilities, based on data in the National List of Facilities that have Notified of PCB Activity as of 2021.  The burden is increased by 60 hours.
 Item number 97  - The number of respondents decreased from 204 to 144 sets of records, based on the annual number of PCB spills reported to the National Response Center in from 2019 to 2021. The burden is decreased by 480 hours.
 Item number 98  -  The number of sites anticipated to face delays in cleanup decreased from 11 to 7, based on the total reported spills in item #97. The burden is decreased by 2 hours.
 Item number 99  - The number of respondents increased from 9,141 to 9,369 waste handlers, based on the current number of PCB waste handlers who have notified the Agency (9,434), less commercial storers and disposers (65). The burden is increased by 11,856 hours.
 Item number 102  - The number of certificates increased from 2,695 to 3,384 Certificates of Disposal, based on the estimate that the total number of CDs is an average of 20 items per manifest, applied to the total of 67,672 items disposed of per year reported to EPA in 2020 (the most recent year data is available). Note that this retention requirement is not accounted for by EPA ICR No. 0801.22. The burden is increased by 115 hours.

         TABLE 10: CHANGES IN BURDEN HOURS TO EXISTING PCB ICR TOTALS
                                  Item Number
                            Change in Burden Hours
                                       3
                                      -29
                                       8
                                    -5,232
                                      12
                                    -1,100
                                      13
                                      -14
                                      16
                                    -24,000
                                      22
                                     -784
                                      25
                                     -240
                                      30
                                     1,600
                                      31
                                     -108
                                      33
                                      800
                                      41
                                     -531
                                      44
                                      50
                                      52
                                      -1
                                      65
                                    -3,766
                                      67
                                      -10
                                      68
                                      -58
                                      68a
                                      -30
                                      71
                                      17
                                      74a
                                     -512
                                      74b
                                      -42
                                      75
                                      -30
                                      77
                                      -45
                                      78
                                      -30
                                      79
                                      60
                                      84
                                       4
                                      88
                                    -10,116
                                      91
                                      -3
                                      92
                                      843
                                      95
                                      60
                                      97
                                     -480
                                      98
                                      -2
                                      99
                                    11,856
                                      102
                                      115
                                     Total
                                    -31,758
Note: Totals may not add due to rounding

16. For collections whose results will be published, outline the plans for tabulation and publication. Address any complex analytical techniques that will be used. Provide the time schedule for the entire project, including beginning and ending dates of the collection of information, completion of report, publication dates, and other actions.
Not applicable.
17. If seeking approval to not display the expiration date for OMB approval of the information collection, explain the reasons why display would be inappropriate.
This question not applicable to this ICR
18. Explain each exception to the certification statement identified in "Certification for Paperwork Reduction Act Submissions.".
EPA does not request an exception to the certification of this information collection.
SUPPLEMENTAL INFORMATION
This collection of information is approved by OMB under the Paperwork Reduction Act, 44 U.S.C. 3501 et seq. (OMB Control No. 2070-0112). Responses to this collection of information are mandatory (40 CFR 761). 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 public reporting and recordkeeping burden for this collection of information is estimated to 7.28 per response. 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 to the Regulatory Support Division Director, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (2821T), 1200 Pennsylvania Ave., NW, Washington, D.C. 20460. Include the OMB control number in any correspondence. Do not send the completed form to this address."

LIST OF ATTACHMENTS
The attachments listed below can be found in the docket for this ICR or by using the hyperlink that is provided in the list below. The docket for this ICR is accessible electronically through http://www.regulations.gov using Docket ID Number: EPA-HQ-OPPT-2017-0647.
                                       A
 Toxic Substances Control Act (TSCA), Section 6(e) (15 USC 2605(e))
                                       B
40 CFR 761 Polychlorinated Biphenyls (PCBs) Manufacturing, Processing, Distribution in Commerce, and Use Prohibitions
                                       C
(Reserved for Consultation)
                                       D
EPA Form 7720-12 (PCB Transformer Registration) and Instructions. Available at https://www.epa.gov/sites/production/files/2015-08/documents/772012.pdf and https://www.epa.gov/sites/production/files/2015-08/documents/7720back.pdf
                                       E
EPA Form 7710-53 (Notification of PCB Activity) and Instructions. Available at https://www.epa.gov/sites/production/files/2015-08/documents/771053.pdf and https://www.epa.gov/sites/production/files/2015-08/documents/7710back.pdf
                                       F
Non-substantive Change Request (EPA ICR no. 1446.13)
                                      G.
Guidance for Applicants Requesting to Treat or Dispose of PCBs Using Incineration for an Alternative Method

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Appendix
TABLE 1-A:  REPORTING REQUIREMENTS UNDER TSCA SECTION 6(e), 40 CFR 761 AND USE OF THE COLLECTED DATA
Ref. #
Regulatory Section(s)
Collection Requirement
2(b) Use of Collected Information

                                  40 CFR 761

                              Subpart A -- General

1

§761.1(f)(1),(2),
and (3)

Comply with reporting requirements of Subpart J (§§761.185 - .187) as a condition to be exempt from the manufacturing ban of Subpart B, for persons who:  inadvertently manufacture or import PCBs generated as unintentional impurities in excluded manufacturing processes; process, distribute in commerce, or use products containing PCBs generated in excluded manufacturing processes; or process, distribute in commerce, or use products containing recycled PCBs, as per §761.1(f)(1) to (3).

Provide means for Agency to verify that individuals who claim manufacturing exclusions are generating only allowed quantities of PCBs in the products that leave their manufacturing sites. Provide data used to establish who is generating new PCBs, where these PCBs are being generated, and in what quantities. Identify sites for compliance inspections of those facilities that have reported unusually high amounts of PCBs released to products, air, or water. Provide quality control in that the regulation encourages manufacturers to audit their operations, quantify their PCB releases, and maintain their particular PCB releases within prescribed limits. (Also see numbers 42 & 43.)

                                Subpart B -- Use

2

§§761.20(b)and
(c)(1) and (3)

Submit an exemption petition as per TSCA section 6(e)(3) to manufacture (import), process, or distribute in commerce (export) PCBs, unless otherwise authorized.

Implement statutory mandate that these activities will not result in an unreasonable risk of injury to health or the environment. (Also see numbers 34 and 39.)

3

§§761.30(a)(1)
(vi), (vii), and
(xv)(D)

Register newly discovered PCB Transformers. (See Appendix C for EPA Form 7720-12).

Provide EPA and building owners with key information about transformer locations.

4

§§761.30(a)(2)
(v)(C) and
.30(h)(2)(v)(C)

Obtain EPA approval to use alternate method for reclassifying transformers.

Provide EPA with adequate information to respond to request for relief from regulatory requirement.

5

§761.30(i)(1)
(iii)(A)(1) and (C)

Submit a description, at the request of the Regional Administrator (RA), of a natural gas pipeline system owned or operated by a seller or distributor of natural gas that contains >50 ppm PCBs, and make available to EPA, upon request, documentation of data and actions to comply with the natural gas use authorizations at .30(i)(1)(iii)(A).

Keep EPA informed of the operation and compliance of a natural gas pipeline system that contains PCBs.

6

§761.30(t)(3)

Obtain EPA approval for the use of PCBs in other gas or liquid systems.

Ensure that the wide variety and sometimes rare cases of PCB-contaminated gas or liquid systems are identified and cleaned to <50 ppm.

7

§761.35(b)

Obtain EPA approval for an extended storage for reuse period.

Prevent indefinite storage of equipment in areas not designed, constructed, or operated in compliance with toxic/hazardous waste storage requirements (e.g., TSCA §761.65(b) or RCRA 3004 or 3006 facilities).

                       Subpart D -- Storage and Disposal

8

§761.60(e), (i)(2); .70(a), (b), and (d); .75(b)(7), (b)(8)(ii), and (c)

Submit permit application and, when applicable, a demo plan for obtaining approval to operate a PCB disposal facility (i.e., alternative method of disposal, incinerator, chemical waste landfill). Submit requests for approval of R&D for PCB disposal for persons not following self-implementing requirements.

Determine if applications meet the technical and operational criteria for a disposal or R&D facility to prevent PCB releases into the environment.

9

§761.60(j)(1)
(i)

Notify EPA to obtain an identification number for conducting R&D on PCB disposal activities. (See Appendix D for EPA Form 7710-53).

Ensure EPA is knowledgeable of PCB R&D activities (i.e., a waste handling activity) to prevent risk of injury to health or the environment. (Also see number 44.)

10

§761.60(j)(1)
(ii)

Notify EPA (as well as state and local environmental officials) of PCB disposal R&D activities.

Keep relevant regional authorities informed of PCB waste handling activities in their area.

11

§761.60(j)(2)

Obtain EPA's approval to exceed allowable volume of PCB material, maximum concentration of PCBs, total amount of pure PCBs or duration of an R&D activity.

Ensure the PCB R&D disposal activities will not cause risk of injury to health or the environment.

12

§§761.61(a)
(3)(i) and (ii)

Notify EPA (as well as state, tribal, and local) officials of self-implementing remediation activity, including a summary of the procedures used to sample contaminated areas and sample collection and analysis data; submit additional information as requested; and certify that records of remediation activity are on file at the location designated in the certificate.

Allow for flexibility in self-implementing remediation by keeping proper authorities informed of remediation activities.

13

§761.61(a)(3)
(ii)

Notify EPA of changes to notification of self-implementing activities.

Allow for flexibility in self-implementing remediation by keeping proper authorities informed of remediation activities.

14

§761.61(a)(3)
(iii)

Request a waiver of the notification requirement for conducting cleanup of PCB remediation waste.

Allow for flexibility in self-implementing remediation by keeping proper authorities informed of remediation activities.

15

§761.61(a)(8)
(i)(B)

Submit certification to EPA that the deed notation required by §761.61(a)(8)(i)(A) has been recorded.

Ensure proper notification to potential landowners of PCB history at the site.

16

§761.61(c)(1)

Apply for risk-based disposal of PCB remediation wastes. Submit additional information as requested by EPA.

Allow EPA, on an as-requested basis, to assess proposed disposal option and ensure that it will not present risk of injury to health or the environment.

17

§761.62(c)(1)

Obtain approval for risk-based disposal or storage of PCB bulk product waste. Provide additional information and periodic progress reports, as requested by EPA.

Allow EPA, on an as-requested basis, to assess proposed disposal or storage option and ensure that it will not present a risk of injury to health and the environment.

18

§761.65(a)(2)

Provide notification that continuing attempts to dispose of or secure disposal for PCB waste within the one-year time frame have been unsuccessful, for which EPA may grant an automatic one-year extension.

Show good faith attempts to secure disposal of PCB wastes. Allow EPA to evaluate whether the one-year time frame for storage should be extended and ensure that appropriate treatment and disposal options are being pursued.

19

§761.65(a)(3)

Submit requests for additional extensions beyond the initial one-year extension, including justification and information on measures taken to secure disposal.

Ensure that appropriate treatment and disposal options are being pursued.

20

§761.65(a)(4)

Submit request for modifications to TSCA approval to allow for extended storage period.

Allow EPA to assess whether a facility is likely to present an unreasonable risk of injury as a result of being granted approval to extend the storage timeframes for the disposal of PCB waste.

21

§761.65(c)(6)
(i)(C)

Demonstrate to the EPA Regional Administrator and other appropriate regulatory authorities (i.e., Nuclear Regulatory Commission, DOE, or DOT), that the use of other containers for the storage of liquid and non-liquid PCB/radioactive wastes is protective of health and the environment.

Allow flexibility in using unique container designs that meet the criteria for containers used to store liquid or non-liquid PCB/radioactive waste.

22

§761.65(d); (e)(1), (6), and (8); and (f)

Prepare application for commercial storage approval, including qualifications of key employees, closure plan, and closure cost estimate. Commercial storer must also notify EPA of facility modification, closure schedule, and completion of closure activities.

Allow EPA to assess operational capabilities, to determine whether storers/ disposers of PCB wastes have the ability to close their facilities in a safe manner, and to prohibit intermediate handlers of PCBs who are financially unable to close their facilities from becoming potential Superfund sites.

23

§761.65(e)(4)

Submit a written request to the EPA Regional Administrator to modify a storage approval to amend the closure plan, when there are changes in ownership, changes in expected dates of closure, and/or unexpected events.

Ensure proper management of storage facilities.

24

§761.65(g)(9)

Notify issuing authority of modifications to commercial storage facilities.

Ensure financial assurance mechanism is adequately funded.

25

§§761.65(j)

Demonstrate that a new owner of a commercial storage facility has established financial assurance for closure. Submit new or amended commercial storage application as a result of change in ownership.

Ensure proper management of storage facilities and handling of PCB wastes prior to approving changes in ownership.

26

§§761.70(a)(8), (9); and (d)(5)

Obtain approval of alternate measures when regulatory requirements cannot be met for operating a PCB incinerator.

Allow EPA to assess adequacy of alternate procedures for use at incinerators.

27

§§761.70(d)
(8); 761.75 (c) (7)

Notify EPA of change in ownership of disposal facility (i.e., incinerators and landfills).

Allow EPA to determine whether transfer will present risk of injury to health and environment.

28

§§761.71(a)(2) and (b)(2)

Notify EPA prior to initial use of high efficiency boiler to burn mineral oil dielectric fluid. Seek approval to burn liquids, other than mineral oil dielectric fluid in a HEB.

Ensure that the operation of high efficiency boilers will not present a risk of injury to health or the environment.

29

§§761.72(c)(2)

Notify EPA as a scrap metal recovery oven or smelter used to dispose of PCBs and comply with the reporting requirements of Subparts J and K.

Ensure that the operation of industrial furnaces will not present risk of injury to health or the environment. (Also see number 44.)

30

§761.72(c)(3)

Submit written request to the EPA Regional Administrator based on site-specific risk assessments, in lieu of meeting requirements listed in §761.72.

Allow EPA to assess whether scrap metal recovery oven and/or smelter operation will present risk of injury to health or the environment.

31

§§761.77(a)(1)(i),(a)(1)(ii)(A)(1) and (C), and .77(a)(2)

Submit a notification to the EPA Regional Administrator for coordinated approval and additional information, as requested by EPA. Submit an application for TSCA disposal approval, if the Regional Administrator denies the request for a coordinated approval or determines that the conditions of the coordinated approval are not being met.

Allow EPA to assess whether facilities seeking coordinated approval properly manage PCB wastes and recognize the federal or state waste management documents governing the properly managed facilities, thus contributing to more efficient use of limited resources.

32

§761.77(a)(3)

Notify EPA of changes in waste management requirements in the non-TSCA waste management document used to obtain TSCA PCB coordinated approvals.

Ensure the proper handling of PCB wastes.

33

§§761.79(h)

Submit requests for approvals of alternative decontamination or sampling methods, for any person decontaminating porous surfaces other than concrete, as per paragraph (b)(4), or non-porous surfaces covered with a porous surface, as per paragraph (b)(3) or (c)(6), and/or by using a self-implementing procedure other than prescribed in paragraph (c). EPA may request additional information.

Allow EPA, on an as-requested basis, to ensure that decontamination methods will not pose risk of injury to health or the environment.

                            Subpart E -- Exemptions

34

§§761.80(e)(1)
and (i)(1)

Submit petition to qualify for the class exemptions for manufacturing PCBs for disposal R&D and for the manufacture, import, processing, distribution, and export of PCBs and analytical reference samples derived from PCB waste for R&D.

Allow EPA, on an as-requested basis, to assess whether a facility meets the criteria for being granted an exemption. Minimize negative impacts from the relatively time-consuming statutory process for individual companies seeking an exemption from the prohibition on manufacturing, processing, and distributing in commerce of PCBs. [Statutory requirement] (Also see numbers 2 and 39).

35

§761.80(e), (i)(2) and (n)

Submit requests for renewal of the class exemptions.

Allow EPA, on an as-requested basis, to ensure that facility operations will not pose risk of injury to health or the environment.

36

§§761.80(e)
(3), (g)(2), and (i)(4)

Obtain approval from EPA to exceed limits of the exemption.

Allow EPA, on an as-requested basis, to ensure that facility operations will not pose risk of injury to health or the environment.

37

§761.80(e)(4)

Notify EPA before beginning R&D activities that include the manufacture of PCBs.

Ensure that facility operation will not pose risk of injury to health or the environment.

38

§761.80(n)

Submit a petition for certain exemptions to address increases in the amount of PCBs to be processed and distributed, imported (manufactured), or exported, or changes in the manner of processing and distributing, importing (manufacturing), or exporting PCBs.

Allow EPA, on an as-requested basis, to ensure that facility operations will not pose risk of injury to health or the environment.

           Subpart F -- Transboundary Shipments of PCBs for Disposal

39

§§761.93(a)
and .97(a)

Submit an exemption petition as per TSCA section 6(e)(3) to import PCBs or PCB Items for disposal.

Allow EPA, on an as-requested basis, to ensure that the import and export of PCBs and PCB Items will not pose a risk of injury to health or the environment. [Required by Statute.]  (See number 2.)

                     Subpart G -- PCB Spill Cleanup Policy

40

§761.125(a)(1) (i) to (iii)

Report certain spills of PCBs to EPA. Request guidance from the EPA Regional Administrator in completing statistical sampling of the spill area to establish spill boundaries, where there are no visible traces of contamination.

Make reporting consistent with CERCLA requirements and facilitate cleanup of PCBs, to prevent exposure to PCBs.

                    Subpart J -- General Records and Reports

41

§§761.180(b)
(3) and (c)(5)

Submit annual reports for the operation of PCB incinerators, chemical waste landfills, high efficiency boilers, and commercial storage facilities, including facilities that dispose of the PCB wastes they generate. Report suspension of operations.

Fill gaps in EPA's knowledge of how PCB wastes are being handled and allow the Agency to respond to public and Congressional inquiries. Enable EPA to more effectively target disposal facilities for inspection and compliance monitoring.

41a

§761.180(g)

Provide records pertaining to the reclassification of PCB equipment, if requested by EPA.

Address EPA's concerns regarding reclassification procedures and results for the specified equipment. (Also see number 68a.)

42

§§761.185

Notify EPA and certify low level PCB product contamination to be exempt from the requirements of Subpart B, regarding processes inadvertently generating PCBs and imports of products containing inadvertently generated PCBs. Certification must be repeated if the previous certification is no longer valid.

Ensure products do not reach U.S. markets with unacceptably high levels of PCBs.

43

§761.187

Notify EPA when PCB releases exceed limits, to be exempt from the requirements of Subpart B, for products, manufactured or imported with inadvertently generated PCBs.

Ensure that facility operations will not pose risk of injury to health/environment.

              Subpart K -- PCB Waste Disposal Records and Reports

44

§§761.202(a); 205(a) to (c)

Notify EPA of waste handling activities, for generators, commercial storers, transporters, or disposers of PCB waste.

Inform EPA of generators, storers, transporters, and disposers of PCB waste so that the Agency can ensure compliance with applicable regulations.

45

§761.205(f)

Report changes in notifications previously submitted by PCB waste handlers (i.e., amended notification).

Ensure that PCB waste handlers are operating within the proper criteria.

46

§§761.217(a) and (b) and §761.219(a), (b), and (c)