Revision Checklist 213 Summary

Rule Title:	Resource Conservation and Recovery Act Burden Reduction Initiative

Checklist Title:	Burden Reduction Initiative
Reference:	71 FR 16862-16915
Promulgation Date:	April 4, 2006
Effective Date:	May 4, 2006
Cluster:	RCRA Cluster XVI
Provision Type:	HSWA/Non-HSWA
Linkage:	None
Optional:			Yes

Summary:  Today’s rule promulgates changes to the regulatory requirements of the Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (RCRA) hazardous waste program to reduce the paperwork burden these requirements impose on the states, EPA, and the regulated community. EPA has estimated that the total annual hour savings under the final rule ranges from 22,000 hours to 37,500 hours per year. The total annual cost savings under the final rule ranges from approximately $2 million to $3 million. This rulemaking will streamline our information collection requirements, ensuring that only the information that is actually needed and used to implement the RCRA program is collected and the goals of protection of human health and the environment are retained.

State Authorization:  This rule is placed in RCRA Cluster XVI.  The State modification deadline is July 1, 2007 (or July 1, 2008 if a State statutory change is necessary).   

This rule is promulgated pursuant to HSWA and non-HSWA authority and is considered to be either equivalent to or less stringent than the current Federal requirements. Therefore, States will not be required to adopt and seek authorization for this rule. 

Attorney General (AG) Certification Guidance:  This checklist revises numerous parts of the hazardous waste program.  Specific AG certification of statutory authority may not be required for this checklist as long as the AG has previously demonstrated authority for the following:
identification and listing of hazardous waste; standards for owners and operators of hazardous waste TSDFs, including authority for inspection requirements, manifest and record keeping, closure/ post-closure, and financial requirements, etc.; interim status standards for owners and operators of hazardous waste TSDFs, including authority for inspection requirements, manifest and record keeping, ground-water monitoring, closure/ post-closure, and financial requirements, etc.; boilers and industrial furnaces; land disposal restrictions; and hazardous waste permits.

Program Description (PD) Guidance:  A State seeking authorization for this checklist should determine whether the revisions impact the program described in the Program Description. 

Incorporation by Reference Guidance:  There is no special guidance for States that incorporate by reference.