United States          Solid Waste and            EPA530-F-02-006
              Environmental Protection   Emergency Response            January 2002
              Agency             (5305W)                 www.epa.gov/osw
              Office of Solid Waste

v>EPA   Environmental

              Fact  Sheet
              Rule Proposed To Reduce Hazardous Waste
              Record Keeping Requirements
  J. o meet the goals of the Paperwork Reduction Act, the Environmental Protection
  Agency (EPA) is trying to reduce regulatory burdens associated with the hazardous
  waste management regulations. "Burden" is defined as the time spent developing
  and submitting information to federal agencies, and on keeping records.

    In June 1999, the Agency asked for suggestions and comments on its ideas for
  streamlining hazardous waste record keeping and reporting requirements.This
  proposal results from additional information and comments that were received. In
  addition to making regulatory requirements more flexible, EPA proposes to:

    ! Reduce or streamline a third of our reporting and recordkeeping
      requirements;

    ! Reduce record retention time;

    ! Eliminate or streamline Land  Disposal Restrictions Notification,
      Determination, and Certification requirements;

    ! Streamline RCRA personnel training requirements; and

    ! Streamline facility self-inspection requirements.

  For More Information
    The proposed rule and other information are available on the Internet at
  . For additional
  information, or to order paper copies of any documents, call the RCRA Call Center.
  Callers within the Washington Metropolitan Area please dial 703-412-9810 or TDD
  703-412-3323 (hearing impaired). Long-distance caUers please call 1-800-424-9346
  or TDD 1-800-553-7672. The RCRA Call Center operates weekdays, 9:00 a.m. to
  5:00 p.m.

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