Reporting and Recordkeeping Requirements under EPA's Lead Safety Partnership (LSP) Pilot Program; Request for Comment on New Information Collection Activity, 1704-1707 [05-428]
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Dated: December 20, 2004.
Oscar Morales,
Director, Collection Strategies Division.
[FR Doc. 05–426 Filed 1–7–04; 8:45 am]
For technical information contact:
Dave Topping, National Program
Chemicals Division (7404T), Office of
Pollution Prevention and Toxics,
Environmental Protection Agency, 1200
Pennsylvania Ave., NW., Washington,
DC 20460–0001; telephone number:
(202) 566–1974; fax number: (202) 566–
0471; e-mail address:
topping.dave@epa.gov.
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SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Reporting and Recordkeeping
Requirements under EPA’s Lead
Safety Partnership (LSP) Pilot
Program; Request for Comment on
New Information Collection Activity
I. General Information
A. Does this Action Apply to Me?
Environmental Protection
Agency (EPA).
ACTION: Notice.
AGENCY:
SUMMARY: In compliance with the
Paperwork Reduction Act (PRA) (44
U.S.C. 3501 et seq.) EPA is seeking
public comment and information on the
following Information Collection
Request (ICR): Reporting and
Recordkeeping Requirements under
EPA’s Lead Safety Partnership (LSP)
Pilot Program (EPA ICR No. 2172.01,
OMB Control No. 2070–TBD). This ICR
involves a proposed new collection
activity not currently approved by the
Office of Management and Budget
(OMB). The information collected under
this ICR relates to identifying and
encouraging the use of lead-safe work
practices (LSWP) among contractors and
homeowners, thereby helping to protect
the environment and public health from
risks associated with lead-based paint in
residential facilities. The ICR describes
the nature of the information collection
activity and its expected burden and
costs. Before submitting this ICR to
OMB for review and approval under the
PRA, EPA is soliciting comments on
specific aspects of the collection.
DATES: Written comments, identified by
the docket identification (ID) number
OPPT–2004–0127, must be received on
or before March 11, 2005.
ADDRESSES: Comments may be
submitted electronically, by mail, or
through hand delivery/courier. Follow
the detailed instructions as provided in
Unit I. of the SUPPLEMENTARY
INFORMATION.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For
general information contact: Colby
Lintner, Regulatory Coordinator,
Environmental Assistance Division
(7408M), Office of Pollution Prevention
and Toxics, Environmental Protection
Agency, 1200 Pennsylvania Ave., NW.,
Washington, DC 20460–0001; telephone
number: (202) 554–1404; e-mail address:
TSCA-Hotline@epa.gov.
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You may be potentially affected by
this action if you are a company or
individual primarily engaged in
renovation, remodeling, and repair,
including general contractors such as
painters, plumbers, electricians, and
other trades, in housing properties built
before 1978. Potentially affected entities
may include, but are not limited to:
• Residential remodelers (NAICS
236118), e.g., addition, alteration and
renovation of buildings, fire and flood
restoration, handyman construction
service, home improvement, home
renovation, and remodeling and
renovating general contractors, etc.
• Specialty trade contractors (NAICS
238), e.g., painting and wall covering
contractors, electrical contractors, and
plumbing contractors, etc.
• Architectural services (NAICS
541310), e.g., architectural private
practices, consultants’ offices and
design services, etc.
• Paint and coating manufacturing
(NAICS 325510), e.g., enamel paints
manufacturing, lacquers manufacturing,
latex paint (i.e., water based)
manufacturing, polyurethane coatings
manufacturing, wood fillers
manufacturing, etc.
• Other construction material
merchant wholesalers (NAICS 423390),
e.g., building materials merchant
wholesalers, etc.
• Plumbing and heating equipment
and supplies merchant wholesalers
(NAICS 423720), e.g., plumbing supply
wholesalers, etc.
• Building material and supplies
dealers (NAICS 4441), e.g., paint and
wallpaper stores, hardware retailers,
plumbing supply stores, building
materials supply dealers, etc.
• Lessors of residential buildings and
dwellings (NAICS 531110), e.g.,
building, apartment, rental or leasing,
housing authorities operating residential
buildings, etc.
• Building inspection services
(NAICS 541350), e.g., building
inspection services, home inspection
services, building or home inspection
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bureaus, pre-purchase home inspection
services, etc.
• Junior colleges, (NAICS 611210)
e.g., community colleges, junior
colleges, junior college vocational
schools, etc.
• Other miscellaneous ambulatory
health care services (NAICS 621999),
e.g., health screening services, etc.
• Other community housing services
(NAICS 624229), e.g., volunteer housing
assistance agencies, volunteer housing
repair organizations, transitional
housing agencies, volunteer housing
repair organizations, work (sweat)
equity home construction organizations,
etc.
• Business associations (NAICS
813910), e.g., Chambers of Commerce,
contractors’ and construction
associations, etc.
• Administration of housing
programs (NAICS 9251), urban
planning, and community development,
e.g., government housing authorities,
government community development
agencies, etc.
• Regulation, licensing, and
inspection of miscellaneous commercial
sectors (NAICS 926150), e.g.,
government building inspection
agencies, etc.
This listing is not intended to be
exhaustive, but rather provides a guide
for readers regarding entities likely to be
affected by this action. Other types of
entities not listed in this unit could also
be affected. The North American
Industrial Classification System
(NAICS) codes have been provided to
assist you and others in determining
whether this action might apply to
certain entities. If you have any
questions regarding the applicability of
this action to a particular entity, consult
the technical person listed under FOR
FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT.
B. How Can I Get Copies of this
Document and Other Related
Information?
1. Docket. EPA has established an
official public docket for this action
under docket ID number OPPT–2004–
0127. The official public docket consists
of the documents specifically referenced
in this action, any public comments
received, and other information related
to this action. Although a part of the
official docket, the public docket does
not include Confidential Business
Information (CBI) or other information
whose disclosure is restricted by statute.
The official public docket is the
collection of materials that is available
for public viewing at the EPA Docket
Center, Rm. B102-Reading Room, EPA
West, 1301 Constitution Ave., NW.,
Washington, DC. The EPA Docket
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Center is open from 8:30 a.m. to 4:30
p.m., Monday through Friday, excluding
legal holidays. The EPA Docket Center
Reading Room telephone number is
(202) 566–1744 and the telephone
number for the OPPT Docket, which is
located in the EPA Docket Center, is
(202) 566–0280.
2. Electronic access.You may access
this Federal Register document
electronically through the EPA Internet
under the ‘‘Federal Register’’ listings at
https://www.epa.gov/fedrgstr/.
An electronic version of the public
docket is available through EPA’s
electronic public docket and comment
system, EPA Dockets. You may use EPA
Dockets at https://www.epa.gov/edocket/
to submit or view public comments,
access the index listing of the contents
of the official public docket, and to
access those documents in the public
docket that are available electronically.
Although not all docket materials may
be available electronically, you may still
access any of the publicly available
docket materials through the docket
facility identified in Unit I.B.1. Once in
the system, select ‘‘search,’’ then key in
the appropriate docket ID number.
Certain types of information will not
be placed in the EPA Dockets.
Information claimed as CBI and other
information whose disclosure is
restricted by statute, which is not
included in the official public docket,
will not be available for public viewing
in EPA’s electronic public docket. EPA’s
policy is that copyrighted material will
not be placed in EPA’s electronic public
docket but will be available only in
printed, paper form in the official public
docket. To the extent feasible, publicly
available docket materials will be made
available in EPA’s electronic public
docket. When a document is selected
from the index list in EPA Dockets, the
system will identify whether the
document is available for viewing in
EPA’s electronic public docket.
Although not all docket materials may
be available electronically, you may still
access any of the publicly available
docket materials through the docket
facility identified in Unit I.B.1. EPA
intends to work towards providing
electronic access to all of the publicly
available docket materials through
EPA’s electronic public docket.
For public commenters, it is
important to note that EPA’s policy is
that public comments, whether
submitted electronically or in paper,
will be made available for public
viewing in EPA’s electronic public
docket as EPA receives them and
without change, unless the comment
contains copyrighted material, CBI, or
other information whose disclosure is
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restricted by statute. When EPA
identifies a comment containing
copyrighted material, EPA will provide
a reference to that material in the
version of the comment that is placed in
EPA’s electronic public docket. The
entire printed comment, including the
copyrighted material, will be available
in the public docket.
Public comments submitted on
computer disks that are mailed or
delivered to the docket will be
transferred to EPA’s electronic public
docket. Public comments that are
mailed or delivered to the docket will be
scanned and placed in EPA’s electronic
public docket. Where practical, physical
objects will be photographed, and the
photograph will be placed in EPA’s
electronic public docket along with a
brief description written by the docket
staff.
C. How and to Whom Do I Submit the
Comments?
You may submit comments
electronically, by mail, or through hand
delivery/courier. To ensure proper
receipt by EPA, identify the appropriate
docket ID number in the subject line on
the first page of your comment. Please
ensure that your comments are
submitted within the specified comment
period. Comments received after the
close of the comment period will be
marked ‘‘late.’’ EPA is not required to
consider these late comments. If you
wish to submit CBI or information that
is otherwise protected by statute, please
follow the instructions in Unit I.D. Do
not use EPA Dockets or e-mail to submit
CBI or information protected by statute.
1. Electronically. If you submit an
electronic comment as prescribed in this
unit, EPA recommends that you include
your name, mailing address, and an email address or other contact
information in the body of your
comment. Also include this contact
information on the outside of any disk
or CD ROM you submit, and in any
cover letter accompanying the disk or
CD ROM. This ensures that you can be
identified as the submitter of the
comment and allows EPA to contact you
in case EPA cannot read your comment
due to technical difficulties or needs
further information on the substance of
your comment. EPA’s policy is that EPA
will not edit your comment, and any
identifying or contact information
provided in the body of a comment will
be included as part of the comment that
is placed in the official public docket,
and made available in EPA’s electronic
public docket. If EPA cannot read your
comment due to technical difficulties
and cannot contact you for clarification,
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EPA may not be able to consider your
comment.
i. EPA Dockets. Your use of EPA’s
electronic public docket to submit
comments to EPA electronically is
EPA’s preferred method for receiving
comments. Go directly to EPA Dockets
at https://www.epa.gov/edocket/, and
follow the online instructions for
submitting comments. Once in the
system, select ‘‘search,’’ and then key in
docket ID number OPPT–2004–0127.
The system is an ‘‘anonymous access’’
system, which means EPA will not
know your identity, e-mail address, or
other contact information unless you
provide it in the body of your comment.
ii. E-mail. Comments may be sent by
e-mail to oppt.ncic@epa.gov, Attention:
Docket ID Number OPPT–2004–0127. In
contrast to EPA’s electronic public
docket, EPA’s e-mail system is not an
‘‘anonymous access’’ system. If you
send an e-mail comment directly to the
docket without going through EPA’s
electronic public docket, EPA’s e-mail
system automatically captures your email address. E-mail addresses that are
automatically captured by EPA’s e-mail
system are included as part of the
comment that is placed in the official
public docket, and made available in
EPA’s electronic public docket.
iii. Disk or CD ROM. You may submit
comments on a disk or CD ROM that
you mail to the mailing address
identified in Unit I.C.2. These electronic
submissions will be accepted in
WordPerfect or ASCII file format. Avoid
the use of special characters and any
form of encryption.
2. By mail. Send your comments to:
Document Control Office (7407M),
Office of Pollution Prevention and
Toxics (OPPT), Environmental
Protection Agency, 1200 Pennsylvania
Ave., NW., Washington, DC 20460–
0001.
3. By hand delivery or courier. Deliver
your comments to: OPPT Document
Control Office (DCO) in EPA East Bldg.,
Rm. 6428, 1201 Constitution Ave., NW.,
Washington, DC. Attention: Docket ID
Number OPPT–2004–0127. The DCO is
open from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m., Monday
through Friday, excluding legal
holidays. The telephone number for the
DCO is (202) 564–8930.
D. How Should I Submit CBI to the
Agency?
Do not submit information that you
consider to be CBI electronically
through EPA’s electronic public docket
or by e-mail. You may claim
information that you submit to EPA as
CBI by marking any part or all of that
information as CBI (if you submit CBI
on disk or CD ROM, mark the outside
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of the disk or CD ROM as CBI and then
identify electronically within the disk or
CD ROM the specific information that is
CBI). Information so marked will not be
disclosed except in accordance with
procedures set forth in 40 CFR part 2.
In addition to one complete version of
the comment that includes any
information claimed as CBI, a copy of
the comment that does not contain the
information claimed as CBI must be
submitted for inclusion in the public
docket and EPA’s electronic public
docket. If you submit the copy that does
not contain CBI on disk or CD ROM,
mark the outside of the disk or CD ROM
clearly that it does not contain CBI.
Information not marked as CBI will be
included in the public docket and EPA’s
electronic public docket without prior
notice. If you have any questions about
CBI or the procedures for claiming CBI,
please consult the technical person
listed under FOR FURTHER INFORMATION
CONTACT.
E. What Should I Consider when I
Prepare My Comments for EPA?
You may find the following
suggestions helpful for preparing your
comments:
1. Explain your views as clearly as
possible.
2. Describe any assumptions that you
used.
3. Provide copies of any technical
information and/or data you used that
support your views.
4. If you estimate potential burden or
costs, explain how you arrived at the
estimate that you provide.
5. Provide specific examples to
illustrate your concerns.
6. Offer alternative ways to improve
the collection activity.
7. Make sure to submit your
comments by the deadline in this
notice.
8. To ensure proper receipt by EPA,
be sure to identify the docket ID number
assigned to this action in the subject
line on the first page of your response.
You may also provide the name, date,
and Federal Register citation.
F. What Information is EPA Particularly
Interested in?
Pursuant to section 3506(c)(2)(A) of
PRA, EPA specifically solicits
comments and information to enable it
to:
1. Evaluate whether the proposed
collections of information are necessary
for the proper performance of the
functions of the Agency, including
whether the information will have
practical utility.
2. Evaluate the accuracy of the
Agency’s estimates of the burdens of the
proposed collections of information.
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3. Enhance the quality, utility, and
clarity of the information to be
collected.
4. Minimize the burden of the
collections of information on those who
are to respond, including through the
use of appropriate automated or
electronic collection technologies or
other forms of information technology,
e.g., permitting electronic submission of
responses.
II. What Information Collection
Activity or ICR Does this Action Apply
to?
EPA is seeking comments on the
following ICR:
Title: Reporting and Recordkeeping
Requirements under EPA’s Lead Safety
Partnership (LSP) Pilot Program.
ICR numbers: EPA ICR No. 2172.01,
OMB Control No. 2070–TBD.
ICR status: This ICR is a new
proposed information collection that
has not been approved by OMB. 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 OMB control numbers for
EPA’s regulations in title 40 of the CFR,
after appearing in the Federal Register,
are listed in 40 CFR part 9, and included
on the related collection instrument or
form, if applicable.
Abstract: The LSP is an EPA
voluntary program that seeks to increase
the use of LSWP among contractors and
homeowners. Participants in the LSP
fall into two categories: Members and
Partners. Members are renovation,
remodeling, painting, and other
contractors in the building trades who
work in properties built before 1978.
Partners are entities that participate in
the LSP but are not contractors. These
may include associations, communitybased organizations, retailers, lenders,
realtors, state and local agencies.
Members will be asked to sign a Lead
Safety Partnership Member Agreement
indicating that the contractor will train
all workers in LSWP, inform all
potential clients in housing built prior
to 1978 of LSWP, use LSWP in such
homes, and report annually to the LSP
about numbers of jobs done with LSWP.
Members will also be asked to submit a
Lead Safety Partnership Annual
Member Report on Progress in Meeting
Goals of Agreement that will include the
number of renovation and remodeling
jobs completed in pre-1978 and other
housing, number of employees trained,
and information on the Members’
satisfaction with the program. Partners
will be asked to sign a Lead Safety
Partnership Partner Agreement that
outlines their role and level of
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commitment. Partners will also provide
an Annual Partner Report on Progress in
Meeting Goals of Agreement. This report
will include information on services
provided in the past year and Partner
satisfaction with the program.
EPA will use the information
collected under the LSP pilot to
determine the effectiveness of the
program in increasing the use of LSWP.
The Agency will also use feedback from
Members and Partners to adjust the pilot
program design before instituting a
national LSP so that the program is
effective and useful for all parties
involved. The general public is also
expected to use some of the information
gathered as homeowners and others
undertaking renovation and remodeling
projects consult the LSP Member
directory.
Responses to the collection of
information are voluntary. Respondents
may claim all or part of a notice
confidential. EPA will disclose
information that is covered by a claim
of confidentiality only to the extent
permitted by, and in accordance with,
the procedures in TSCA section 14 and
40 CFR part 2.
III. What are EPA’s Burden and Cost
Estimates for this ICR?
Under the PRA, ‘‘burden’’ means the
total time, effort, or financial resources
expended by persons to generate,
maintain, retain, or disclose or provide
information to or for a Federal Agency.
For this collection it includes the time
needed to review instructions; develop,
acquire, install, and utilize technology
and systems for the purposes of
collecting, validating, and verifying
information, processing and
maintaining information, and disclosing
and providing information; adjust the
existing ways to comply with any
previously applicable instructions and
requirements; train personnel to be able
to respond to a collection of
information; search data sources;
complete and review the collection of
information; and transmit or otherwise
disclose the information.
The ICR provides a detailed
explanation of this estimate, which is
only briefly summarized in this notice.
The annual public burden for this
collection of information is estimated to
average 1.9 hours per response. The
following is a summary of the estimates
taken from the ICR:
Respondents/affected entities:
Companies and individuals involved in
renovation, remodeling, painting, and
other construction activities in the
building trades working in properties
built before 1978, and companies,
associations, and individuals involved
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in housing activities, policies, and
related issues, such as community-based
organizations, retailers, lenders, realtors,
and state and local agencies.
Estimated total number of potential
respondents: 240.
Frequency of response: Annually.
Estimated total/average number of
responses for each respondent: 1.
Estimated total annual burden hours:
377 hours.
Estimated total annual burden costs:
$14,087.
IV. Are There Changes in the Estimates
from the Last Approval?
No. This is a new proposed ICR.
V. What is the Next Step in the Process
for this ICR?
EPA will consider the comments
received and amend the ICR as
appropriate. The final ICR package will
then be submitted to OMB for review
and approval pursuant to 5 CFR
1320.12. EPA will issue another Federal
Register notice pursuant to 5 CFR
1320.5(a)(1)(iv) to announce the
submission of the ICR to OMB and the
opportunity to submit additional
comments to OMB. If you have any
questions about this ICR or the approval
process, please contact the technical
person listed under FOR FURTHER
INFORMATION CONTACT.
List of Subjects
Environmental protection, Reporting
and recordkeeping requirements.
Dated: December 17, 2004.
Susan B. Hazen,
Acting Assistant Administrator, Office of
Prevention, Pesticides and Toxic Substances.
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National Drinking Water Advisory
Council’s Water Security Working
Group Meeting Announcement
Environmental Protection
Agency.
ACTION: Notice.
AGENCY:
SUMMARY: The Environmental Protection
Agency (EPA) announces the fourth
public meeting of the Water Security
Working Group (WSWG) of the National
Drinking Water Advisory Council
(NDWAC), which was established under
the Safe Drinking Water Act. The
purpose of this meeting is to provide an
opportunity for the WSWG members to
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continue deliberations on the features of
active and effective security programs
for drinking water and wastewater
utilities (water sector), to continue
deliberations on incentives to encourage
broad adoption of active and effective
security programs in the water sector,
and to continue deliberations on
measures of the performance of water
security programs. The focus of the
meeting will be on review of draft
recommendations on incentives and
development of performance measures.
The WSWG findings and
recommendations will be provided to
the NDWAC for their consideration. The
WSWG anticipates providing findings
and recommendations to the NDWAC in
spring 2005. One additional meeting of
the WSWG is planned and will be
announced in the near future.
DATES: The WSWG meeting is January
25–27, 2004, in Phoenix, Arizona. On
January 25, 2005, the meeting is
scheduled from 2 p.m. to 6 p.m.,
mountain time (m.t.). On January 26,
2005, the meeting is scheduled from 8
a.m. to 5 p.m., m.t. On January 27, 2005,
the meeting is scheduled from 8 a.m. to
4 p.m., m.t.
ADDRESSES: The meeting will take place
at the City of Phoenix Water Services
Department Training Room, 9th Floor,
200 West Washington Street, Phoenix,
AZ 85003. Parking is available at the
City’s facilities at 305 West Washington
Street. Water Services’ reception will be
able to validate your parking; please
remember to bring your ticket with you.
Once in the building, proceed to the 9th
floor and check-in at the reception
desk—you will then be directed to the
meeting room, which is just beyond
reception.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Interested participants from the public
should contact Marc Santora,
Designated Federal Officer, U.S.
Environmental Protection Agency,
Office of Ground Water and Drinking
Water, Water Security Division (Mail
Code 4601–M), 1200 Pennsylvania
Avenue, NW., Washington, DC 20460.
Please contact Marc Santora at
santora.marc@epa.gov or call 202–564–
1597 to receive additional details.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Background
The WSWG mission is to: (1) Identify,
compile, and characterize best security
practices and policies for drinking water
and wastewater utilities and provide an
approach for considering and adopting
these practices and policies at a utility
level; (2) consider mechanisms to
provide recognition and incentives that
facilitate a broad and receptive response
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among the water sector to implement
these best security practices and
policies and make recommendations as
appropriate; (3) consider mechanisms to
measure the extent of implementation of
these best security practices and
policies, identify the impediments to
their implementation, and make
recommendations as appropriate. The
WSWG is comprised of sixteen members
from water and wastewater utilities,
public health, academia, state
regulators, and environmental and
community interests. Technical experts
from the Environmental Protection
Agency, the Department of Homeland
Security, the Centers for Disease Control
and Prevention, and the Department of
Defense are also actively supporting the
WSWG.
Closed and Open Parts of the Meeting
The WSWG is a working group of the
NDWAC; it is not a Federal advisory
committee and therefore not subject to
the same public disclosure laws that
govern Federal advisory committees.
The Group can enter into closed session
as necessary to provide an opportunity
to discuss security-sensitive information
relating to specific water sector
vulnerabilities and security tactics.
Currently, the WSWG does not
anticipate closing any parts of the
January meeting to the public. However,
the Group reserves the right to enter into
closed session, if necessary, late in the
afternoon of January 25, 2005,
immediately before lunch on January
26, 2005, and late in the day on January
27, 2005. If closed sessions are needed,
opportunities for public comment will
be provided before the closed sessions
begin.
If there is a closed meeting session,
only WSWG members, Federal resource
personnel, facilitation support
contractors and outside experts
identified by the facilitation support
contractors will attend the closed
meetings. A general summary of the
topics discussed during closed meetings
and the individuals present will be
included with the summary of the open
portions of the WSWG meeting.
Public Comment
An opportunity for public comment
will be provided during the open part of
the WSWG meeting. Oral statements
will be limited to five minutes, and it is
preferred that only one person present
the statement on behalf of a group or
organization. Written comments may be
provided at the meeting or may be sent,
by mail, to Marc Santora, Designated
Federal Officer for the WSWG, at the
mail or e-mail address listed in the FOR
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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY
[OPPT-2004-0127]; FRL-7689-9]
Reporting and Recordkeeping Requirements under EPA's Lead Safety
Partnership (LSP) Pilot Program; Request for Comment on New Information
Collection Activity
AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).
ACTION: Notice.
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SUMMARY: In compliance with the Paperwork Reduction Act (PRA) (44
U.S.C. 3501 et seq.) EPA is seeking public comment and information on
the following Information Collection Request (ICR): Reporting and
Recordkeeping Requirements under EPA's Lead Safety Partnership (LSP)
Pilot Program (EPA ICR No. 2172.01, OMB Control No. 2070-TBD). This ICR
involves a proposed new collection activity not currently approved by
the Office of Management and Budget (OMB). The information collected
under this ICR relates to identifying and encouraging the use of lead-
safe work practices (LSWP) among contractors and homeowners, thereby
helping to protect the environment and public health from risks
associated with lead-based paint in residential facilities. The ICR
describes the nature of the information collection activity and its
expected burden and costs. Before submitting this ICR to OMB for review
and approval under the PRA, EPA is soliciting comments on specific
aspects of the collection.
DATES: Written comments, identified by the docket identification (ID)
number OPPT-2004-0127, must be received on or before March 11, 2005.
ADDRESSES: Comments may be submitted electronically, by mail, or
through hand delivery/courier. Follow the detailed instructions as
provided in Unit I. of the SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For general information contact: Colby
Lintner, Regulatory Coordinator, Environmental Assistance Division
(7408M), Office of Pollution Prevention and Toxics, Environmental
Protection Agency, 1200 Pennsylvania Ave., NW., Washington, DC 20460-
0001; telephone number: (202) 554-1404; e-mail address: TSCA-
Hotline@epa.gov.
For technical information contact: Dave Topping, National Program
Chemicals Division (7404T), Office of Pollution Prevention and Toxics,
Environmental Protection Agency, 1200 Pennsylvania Ave., NW.,
Washington, DC 20460-0001; telephone number: (202) 566-1974; fax
number: (202) 566-0471; e-mail address: topping.dave@epa.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
I. General Information
A. Does this Action Apply to Me?
You may be potentially affected by this action if you are a company
or individual primarily engaged in renovation, remodeling, and repair,
including general contractors such as painters, plumbers, electricians,
and other trades, in housing properties built before 1978. Potentially
affected entities may include, but are not limited to:
Residential remodelers (NAICS 236118), e.g., addition,
alteration and renovation of buildings, fire and flood restoration,
handyman construction service, home improvement, home renovation, and
remodeling and renovating general contractors, etc.
Specialty trade contractors (NAICS 238), e.g., painting
and wall covering contractors, electrical contractors, and plumbing
contractors, etc.
Architectural services (NAICS 541310), e.g., architectural
private practices, consultants' offices and design services, etc.
Paint and coating manufacturing (NAICS 325510), e.g.,
enamel paints manufacturing, lacquers manufacturing, latex paint (i.e.,
water based) manufacturing, polyurethane coatings manufacturing, wood
fillers manufacturing, etc.
Other construction material merchant wholesalers (NAICS
423390), e.g., building materials merchant wholesalers, etc.
Plumbing and heating equipment and supplies merchant
wholesalers (NAICS 423720), e.g., plumbing supply wholesalers, etc.
Building material and supplies dealers (NAICS 4441), e.g.,
paint and wallpaper stores, hardware retailers, plumbing supply stores,
building materials supply dealers, etc.
Lessors of residential buildings and dwellings (NAICS
531110), e.g., building, apartment, rental or leasing, housing
authorities operating residential buildings, etc.
Building inspection services (NAICS 541350), e.g.,
building inspection services, home inspection services, building or
home inspection bureaus, pre-purchase home inspection services, etc.
Junior colleges, (NAICS 611210) e.g., community colleges,
junior colleges, junior college vocational schools, etc.
Other miscellaneous ambulatory health care services (NAICS
621999), e.g., health screening services, etc.
Other community housing services (NAICS 624229), e.g.,
volunteer housing assistance agencies, volunteer housing repair
organizations, transitional housing agencies, volunteer housing repair
organizations, work (sweat) equity home construction organizations,
etc.
Business associations (NAICS 813910), e.g., Chambers of
Commerce, contractors' and construction associations, etc.
Administration of housing programs (NAICS 9251), urban
planning, and community development, e.g., government housing
authorities, government community development agencies, etc.
Regulation, licensing, and inspection of miscellaneous
commercial sectors (NAICS 926150), e.g., government building inspection
agencies, etc.
This listing is not intended to be exhaustive, but rather provides
a guide for readers regarding entities likely to be affected by this
action. Other types of entities not listed in this unit could also be
affected. The North American Industrial Classification System (NAICS)
codes have been provided to assist you and others in determining
whether this action might apply to certain entities. If you have any
questions regarding the applicability of this action to a particular
entity, consult the technical person listed under FOR FURTHER
INFORMATION CONTACT.
B. How Can I Get Copies of this Document and Other Related Information?
1. Docket. EPA has established an official public docket for this
action under docket ID number OPPT-2004-0127. The official public
docket consists of the documents specifically referenced in this
action, any public comments received, and other information related to
this action. Although a part of the official docket, the public docket
does not include Confidential Business Information (CBI) or other
information whose disclosure is restricted by statute. The official
public docket is the collection of materials that is available for
public viewing at the EPA Docket Center, Rm. B102-Reading Room, EPA
West, 1301 Constitution Ave., NW., Washington, DC. The EPA Docket
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Center is open from 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., Monday through Friday,
excluding legal holidays. The EPA Docket Center Reading Room telephone
number is (202) 566-1744 and the telephone number for the OPPT Docket,
which is located in the EPA Docket Center, is (202) 566-0280.
2. Electronic access.You may access this Federal Register document
electronically through the EPA Internet under the ``Federal Register''
listings at https://www.epa.gov/fedrgstr/.
An electronic version of the public docket is available through
EPA's electronic public docket and comment system, EPA Dockets. You may
use EPA Dockets at https://www.epa.gov/edocket/ to submit or view public
comments, access the index listing of the contents of the official
public docket, and to access those documents in the public docket that
are available electronically. Although not all docket materials may be
available electronically, you may still access any of the publicly
available docket materials through the docket facility identified in
Unit I.B.1. Once in the system, select ``search,'' then key in the
appropriate docket ID number.
Certain types of information will not be placed in the EPA Dockets.
Information claimed as CBI and other information whose disclosure is
restricted by statute, which is not included in the official public
docket, will not be available for public viewing in EPA's electronic
public docket. EPA's policy is that copyrighted material will not be
placed in EPA's electronic public docket but will be available only in
printed, paper form in the official public docket. To the extent
feasible, publicly available docket materials will be made available in
EPA's electronic public docket. When a document is selected from the
index list in EPA Dockets, the system will identify whether the
document is available for viewing in EPA's electronic public docket.
Although not all docket materials may be available electronically, you
may still access any of the publicly available docket materials through
the docket facility identified in Unit I.B.1. EPA intends to work
towards providing electronic access to all of the publicly available
docket materials through EPA's electronic public docket.
For public commenters, it is important to note that EPA's policy is
that public comments, whether submitted electronically or in paper,
will be made available for public viewing in EPA's electronic public
docket as EPA receives them and without change, unless the comment
contains copyrighted material, CBI, or other information whose
disclosure is restricted by statute. When EPA identifies a comment
containing copyrighted material, EPA will provide a reference to that
material in the version of the comment that is placed in EPA's
electronic public docket. The entire printed comment, including the
copyrighted material, will be available in the public docket.
Public comments submitted on computer disks that are mailed or
delivered to the docket will be transferred to EPA's electronic public
docket. Public comments that are mailed or delivered to the docket will
be scanned and placed in EPA's electronic public docket. Where
practical, physical objects will be photographed, and the photograph
will be placed in EPA's electronic public docket along with a brief
description written by the docket staff.
C. How and to Whom Do I Submit the Comments?
You may submit comments electronically, by mail, or through hand
delivery/courier. To ensure proper receipt by EPA, identify the
appropriate docket ID number in the subject line on the first page of
your comment. Please ensure that your comments are submitted within the
specified comment period. Comments received after the close of the
comment period will be marked ``late.'' EPA is not required to consider
these late comments. If you wish to submit CBI or information that is
otherwise protected by statute, please follow the instructions in Unit
I.D. Do not use EPA Dockets or e-mail to submit CBI or information
protected by statute.
1. Electronically. If you submit an electronic comment as
prescribed in this unit, EPA recommends that you include your name,
mailing address, and an e-mail address or other contact information in
the body of your comment. Also include this contact information on the
outside of any disk or CD ROM you submit, and in any cover letter
accompanying the disk or CD ROM. This ensures that you can be
identified as the submitter of the comment and allows EPA to contact
you in case EPA cannot read your comment due to technical difficulties
or needs further information on the substance of your comment. EPA's
policy is that EPA will not edit your comment, and any identifying or
contact information provided in the body of a comment will be included
as part of the comment that is placed in the official public docket,
and made available in EPA's electronic public docket. If EPA cannot
read your comment due to technical difficulties and cannot contact you
for clarification, EPA may not be able to consider your comment.
i. EPA Dockets. Your use of EPA's electronic public docket to
submit comments to EPA electronically is EPA's preferred method for
receiving comments. Go directly to EPA Dockets at https://www.epa.gov/
edocket/, and follow the online instructions for submitting comments.
Once in the system, select ``search,'' and then key in docket ID number
OPPT-2004-0127. The system is an ``anonymous access'' system, which
means EPA will not know your identity, e-mail address, or other contact
information unless you provide it in the body of your comment.
ii. E-mail. Comments may be sent by e-mail to oppt.ncic@epa.gov,
Attention: Docket ID Number OPPT-2004-0127. In contrast to EPA's
electronic public docket, EPA's e-mail system is not an ``anonymous
access'' system. If you send an e-mail comment directly to the docket
without going through EPA's electronic public docket, EPA's e-mail
system automatically captures your e-mail address. E-mail addresses
that are automatically captured by EPA's e-mail system are included as
part of the comment that is placed in the official public docket, and
made available in EPA's electronic public docket.
iii. Disk or CD ROM. You may submit comments on a disk or CD ROM
that you mail to the mailing address identified in Unit I.C.2. These
electronic submissions will be accepted in WordPerfect or ASCII file
format. Avoid the use of special characters and any form of encryption.
2. By mail. Send your comments to: Document Control Office (7407M),
Office of Pollution Prevention and Toxics (OPPT), Environmental
Protection Agency, 1200 Pennsylvania Ave., NW., Washington, DC 20460-
0001.
3. By hand delivery or courier. Deliver your comments to: OPPT
Document Control Office (DCO) in EPA East Bldg., Rm. 6428, 1201
Constitution Ave., NW., Washington, DC. Attention: Docket ID Number
OPPT-2004-0127. The DCO is open from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m., Monday through
Friday, excluding legal holidays. The telephone number for the DCO is
(202) 564-8930.
D. How Should I Submit CBI to the Agency?
Do not submit information that you consider to be CBI
electronically through EPA's electronic public docket or by e-mail. You
may claim information that you submit to EPA as CBI by marking any part
or all of that information as CBI (if you submit CBI on disk or CD ROM,
mark the outside
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of the disk or CD ROM as CBI and then identify electronically within
the disk or CD ROM the specific information that is CBI). Information
so marked will not be disclosed except in accordance with procedures
set forth in 40 CFR part 2.
In addition to one complete version of the comment that includes
any information claimed as CBI, a copy of the comment that does not
contain the information claimed as CBI must be submitted for inclusion
in the public docket and EPA's electronic public docket. If you submit
the copy that does not contain CBI on disk or CD ROM, mark the outside
of the disk or CD ROM clearly that it does not contain CBI. Information
not marked as CBI will be included in the public docket and EPA's
electronic public docket without prior notice. If you have any
questions about CBI or the procedures for claiming CBI, please consult
the technical person listed under FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT.
E. What Should I Consider when I Prepare My Comments for EPA?
You may find the following suggestions helpful for preparing your
comments:
1. Explain your views as clearly as possible.
2. Describe any assumptions that you used.
3. Provide copies of any technical information and/or data you used
that support your views.
4. If you estimate potential burden or costs, explain how you
arrived at the estimate that you provide.
5. Provide specific examples to illustrate your concerns.
6. Offer alternative ways to improve the collection activity.
7. Make sure to submit your comments by the deadline in this
notice.
8. To ensure proper receipt by EPA, be sure to identify the docket
ID number assigned to this action in the subject line on the first page
of your response. You may also provide the name, date, and Federal
Register citation.
F. What Information is EPA Particularly Interested in?
Pursuant to section 3506(c)(2)(A) of PRA, EPA specifically solicits
comments and information to enable it to:
1. Evaluate whether the proposed collections of information are
necessary for the proper performance of the functions of the Agency,
including whether the information will have practical utility.
2. Evaluate the accuracy of the Agency's estimates of the burdens
of the proposed collections of information.
3. Enhance the quality, utility, and clarity of the information to
be collected.
4. Minimize the burden of the collections of information on those
who are to respond, including through the use of appropriate automated
or electronic collection technologies or other forms of information
technology, e.g., permitting electronic submission of responses.
II. What Information Collection Activity or ICR Does this Action Apply
to?
EPA is seeking comments on the following ICR:
Title: Reporting and Recordkeeping Requirements under EPA's Lead
Safety Partnership (LSP) Pilot Program.
ICR numbers: EPA ICR No. 2172.01, OMB Control No. 2070-TBD.
ICR status: This ICR is a new proposed information collection that
has not been approved by OMB. 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 OMB
control numbers for EPA's regulations in title 40 of the CFR, after
appearing in the Federal Register, are listed in 40 CFR part 9, and
included on the related collection instrument or form, if applicable.
Abstract: The LSP is an EPA voluntary program that seeks to
increase the use of LSWP among contractors and homeowners. Participants
in the LSP fall into two categories: Members and Partners. Members are
renovation, remodeling, painting, and other contractors in the building
trades who work in properties built before 1978. Partners are entities
that participate in the LSP but are not contractors. These may include
associations, community-based organizations, retailers, lenders,
realtors, state and local agencies.
Members will be asked to sign a Lead Safety Partnership Member
Agreement indicating that the contractor will train all workers in
LSWP, inform all potential clients in housing built prior to 1978 of
LSWP, use LSWP in such homes, and report annually to the LSP about
numbers of jobs done with LSWP. Members will also be asked to submit a
Lead Safety Partnership Annual Member Report on Progress in Meeting
Goals of Agreement that will include the number of renovation and
remodeling jobs completed in pre-1978 and other housing, number of
employees trained, and information on the Members' satisfaction with
the program. Partners will be asked to sign a Lead Safety Partnership
Partner Agreement that outlines their role and level of commitment.
Partners will also provide an Annual Partner Report on Progress in
Meeting Goals of Agreement. This report will include information on
services provided in the past year and Partner satisfaction with the
program.
EPA will use the information collected under the LSP pilot to
determine the effectiveness of the program in increasing the use of
LSWP. The Agency will also use feedback from Members and Partners to
adjust the pilot program design before instituting a national LSP so
that the program is effective and useful for all parties involved. The
general public is also expected to use some of the information gathered
as homeowners and others undertaking renovation and remodeling projects
consult the LSP Member directory.
Responses to the collection of information are voluntary.
Respondents may claim all or part of a notice confidential. EPA will
disclose information that is covered by a claim of confidentiality only
to the extent permitted by, and in accordance with, the procedures in
TSCA section 14 and 40 CFR part 2.
III. What are EPA's Burden and Cost Estimates for this ICR?
Under the PRA, ``burden'' means the total time, effort, or
financial resources expended by persons to generate, maintain, retain,
or disclose or provide information to or for a Federal Agency. For this
collection it includes the time needed to review instructions; develop,
acquire, install, and utilize technology and systems for the purposes
of collecting, validating, and verifying information, processing and
maintaining information, and disclosing and providing information;
adjust the existing ways to comply with any previously applicable
instructions and requirements; train personnel to be able to respond to
a collection of information; search data sources; complete and review
the collection of information; and transmit or otherwise disclose the
information.
The ICR provides a detailed explanation of this estimate, which is
only briefly summarized in this notice. The annual public burden for
this collection of information is estimated to average 1.9 hours per
response. The following is a summary of the estimates taken from the
ICR:
Respondents/affected entities: Companies and individuals involved
in renovation, remodeling, painting, and other construction activities
in the building trades working in properties built before 1978, and
companies, associations, and individuals involved
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in housing activities, policies, and related issues, such as community-
based organizations, retailers, lenders, realtors, and state and local
agencies.
Estimated total number of potential respondents: 240.
Frequency of response: Annually.
Estimated total/average number of responses for each respondent: 1.
Estimated total annual burden hours: 377 hours.
Estimated total annual burden costs: $14,087.
IV. Are There Changes in the Estimates from the Last Approval?
No. This is a new proposed ICR.
V. What is the Next Step in the Process for this ICR?
EPA will consider the comments received and amend the ICR as
appropriate. The final ICR package will then be submitted to OMB for
review and approval pursuant to 5 CFR 1320.12. EPA will issue another
Federal Register notice pursuant to 5 CFR 1320.5(a)(1)(iv) to announce
the submission of the ICR to OMB and the opportunity to submit
additional comments to OMB. If you have any questions about this ICR or
the approval process, please contact the technical person listed under
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT.
List of Subjects
Environmental protection, Reporting and recordkeeping requirements.
Dated: December 17, 2004.
Susan B. Hazen,
Acting Assistant Administrator, Office of Prevention, Pesticides and
Toxic Substances.
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