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National Survey on Environmental
Management of Asthma is voluntary.
EPA does not expect to receive
confidential information from the
individuals who voluntarily participate
in the survey. However, if a respondent
does consider the information submitted
to be of a proprietary nature, EPA will
assure its confidentiality based on the
provisions of 40 CFR part 2, subpart B,
‘‘Confidentiality of Business
Information.’’
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 40
CFR are listed in 40 CFR part 9.
The EPA would like to solicit
comments to:
(i) Evaluate whether the proposed
collection of information is necessary
for the proper performance of the
functions of the Agency, including
whether the information will have
practical utility;
(ii) Evaluate the accuracy of the
Agency’s estimate of the burden of the
proposed collection of information,
including the validity of the
methodology and assumptions used;
(iii) Enhance the quality, utility, and
clarity of the information to be
collected; and
(iv) Minimize the burden of the
collection of information on those who
are to respond, including through the
use of appropriate automated electronic,
mechanical, or other technological
collection techniques or other forms of
information technology, e.g., permitting
electronic submission of responses.
Burden Statement: EPA estimates the
annual public reporting burden for this
collection of information to be 1,339
hours. This is a total estimated burden
of 4,017 hours for completion of this
one-time survey. The estimated number
of respondents is 52,591. The public
reporting burden ranges between 3.5
minutes and 13.5 minutes per response,
depending on whether or not the survey
respondent has asthma or lives with
someone who has asthma. This survey
effort is expected to cost approximately
$1.96 per respondent living in a nonasthmatic household; $3.36 per
respondent living in an asthmatic
household, but participating only in the
screening survey; and $7.56 per
respondent participating in both the
screening survey and the survey itself.
Respondents will incur no capital, startup costs, or operation and maintenance
costs as a result of this survey. Burden
means the total time, effort, or financial
resources expended by persons to
generate, maintain, retain, or disclose or
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provide information to or for a Federal
agency. This 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.
Dated: February 22, 2005.
Thomas E. Kelly,
Director, Indoor Environments Division.
[FR Doc. 05–3793 Filed 2–25–05; 8:45 am]
BILLING CODE 6560–50–P
ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION
AGENCY
[OAR–2002–0073, FRL–7877–8]
Agency Information Collection
Activities: Proposed Collection;
Comment Request; Recordkeeping
and Period Reporting of the
Production, Import, Export, Recycling,
Destruction, Transhipment and
Feedstock Use of Ozone-Depleting
Substances, EPA ICR Number 1432.22,
OMB Control Number 2060–0170
Environmental Protection
Agency (EPA).
ACTION: Notice.
AGENCY:
SUMMARY: In compliance with the
Paperwork Reduction Act (44 U.S.C.
3501 et seq.), this document announces
that EPA is planning to submit a
continuing Information Collection
Request (ICR) to the Office of
Management and Budget (OMB). This is
a request to renew an existing approved
collection. This ICR is scheduled to
expire on May 31, 2005. Before
submitting the ICR to OMB for review
and approval, EPA is soliciting
comments on specific aspects of the
proposed information collection as
described below.
DATES: Comments must be submitted on
or before April 29, 2005.
ADDRESSES: Submit your comments,
referencing docket ID number No. OAR–
2002–0073, to EPA online using
EDOCKET (our preferred method), by email to a-and-r-Docket@epa.gov, or by
mail to: EPA Docket Center, (EPA/DC),
Environmental Protection Agency, EPA
West, Room B102, 1301 Constitution
Ave, NW., Washington, DC 20460.
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FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Jabeen Akhtar, Office of Atmospheric
Programs, Stratospheric Protection
Division, Mail Code 6205J,
Environmental Protection Agency, 1200
Pennsylvania Ave., NW., Washington,
DC 20460; telephone number: (202)
343–9313; fax number: 202–343–2338;
e-mail address: akhtar.jabeen@epa.gov.
EPA has
established a public docket for this ICR
under Docket ID number OAR–2002–
0073, which is available for public
viewing at the EPA Air Docket in the
EPA Docket Center (EPA/DC), EPA
West, Room B102, 1301 Constitution
Ave., NW., Washington, DC. The EPA
Docket Center Public Reading Room is
open from 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.,
Monday through Friday, excluding legal
holidays. The telephone number for the
Reading Room is (202) 566–1744, and
the telephone number for the EPA Air
Docket is (202) 566–1742. An electronic
version of the public docket is available
through EPA Dockets (EDOCKET) at
https://www.epa.gov/edocket. Use
EDOCKET to obtain a copy of the draft
collection of information, submit or
view public comments, access the index
listing of the contents of the public
docket, and to access those documents
in the public docket that are available
electronically. Once in the system,
select ‘‘search,’’ then key in the docket
ID number identified above.
Any comments related to this ICR
should be submitted to EPA within 60
days of this notice. EPA’s policy is that
public comments, whether submitted
electronically or in paper, will be made
available for public viewing in
EDOCKET as EPA receives them and
without change, unless the comment
contains copyrighted material,
Confidential Business Information (CBI),
or other information whose public
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
EDOCKET. The entire printed comment,
including the copyrighted material, will
be available in the public docket.
Although identified as an item in the
official docket, information claimed as
CBI, or whose disclosure is otherwise
restricted by statute, is not included in
the official public docket, and will not
be available for public viewing in
EDOCKET. For further information
about the electronic docket, see EPA’s
Federal Register notice describing the
electronic docket at 67 FR 38102 (May
31, 2002), or go to https://www.epa.gov./
edocket.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
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Affected entities: Entities potentially
affected by this action are:
Category
NAICS
1. Industrial organic chemicals, NEC .....................................................................................................
325199
2.
3.
4.
5.
6.
7.
325412
32532
42269
54138
6215
54171
Pharmaceutical preparations ..............................................................................................................
Pesticides and agricultural chemicals, NEC ......................................................................................
Chemicals and allied products, NEC .................................................................................................
Testing laboratories, except veterinary testing labs ...........................................................................
Medical and diagnostic laboratories ...................................................................................................
Research and development in the physical, engineering and life sciences ......................................
Title: Recordkeeping and Period
Reporting of the Production, Import,
Export, Recycling, Destruction,
Transhipment and Feedstock Use of
Ozone-Depleting Substances.
Abstract: With this renewal
Information Collection Request (ICR),
EPA’s Office of Air and Radiation is
renewing the ICR for the final rule for
the phaseout of chlorobromomethane
(CBM) (68 FR 42884) which imposed
recordkeeping and reporting
requirements associated with the
production, import, export, recycling,
destruction, transhipment, and
feedstock use of CBM.
Producers, importers, and exporters
are required to submit to EPA quarterly
reports of the quantity of CBM in each
of their transactions; they are also
required to report the quantity of CBM
transformed or destroyed. Producers,
importers, and exporters are also
required to maintain records such as
Customs entry forms, bills of lading,
sales records, and canceled checks to
support their quarterly reports. The
quarterly reports may be faxed or mailed
to EPA, where they may be handled as
confidential business information. EPA
informs respondents that they may
assert claims of business confidentiality
for any of the information they submit.
Information claimed confidential will be
treated in accordance with the
procedures for handling information
claimed as confidential under 40 CFR
part 2, subpart b, and will be disclosed
only if EPA determines that the
information is not entitled to
confidential treatment. If no claim of
confidentiality is asserted when the
information is received by EPA, it may
be made available to the public without
further notice to the respondents (40
CFR 2.203). EPA will store the
submitted information in a
computerized database designed to track
production, import, and export balances
and transfer activities. All the
information requested from respondents
under this ICR is required by statute
(CAA Section 603(b)) and to ensure that
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the U.S. maintains compliance with the
Montreal Protocol reporting
requirements under Article 7. 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 40 CFR are listed
in 40 CFR part 9.
The EPA would like to solicit
comments to:
(i) Evaluate whether the proposed
collection of information is necessary
for the proper performance of the
functions of the Agency, including
whether the information will have
practical utility;
(ii) Evaluate the accuracy of the
Agency’s estimate of the burden of the
proposed collection of information,
including the validity of the
methodology and assumptions used;
(iii) Enhance the quality, utility, and
clarity of the information to be
collected; and
(iv) Minimize the burden of the
collection of information on those who
are to respond, including through the
use of appropriate automated electronic,
mechanical, or other technological
collection techniques or other forms of
information technology, e.g., permitting
electronic submission of responses.
Burden Statement:
For companies affected by the
regulation for CBM, the reporting
burden, which includes time for
preparing and submitting reports, was
estimated to be an average of 19.4 hours
per respondent per year. This estimate
was calculated by dividing the total
number of hours spent annually on
reporting requirements (2,580) by the
total number of respondents (133) (i.e.,
2580/133 = 19.4). The recordkeeping
burden for these companies, which
includes time for gathering information
and developing and maintaining
records, was estimated to average 13.38
hours per respondent per year. This
estimate was calculated by using figures
from a previous ICR, entitled
‘‘Recordkeeping and Periodic Reporting
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Examples of
potentially regulated entities
Producers, importers, or exporters of CBM.
Transformers of CBM.
Transformers of CBM.
Lab suppliers of CBM.
Lab users of CBM.
Lab users of CBM.
Lab users of CBM.
of the Production, Import, Export,
Recycling, Destruction, Transhipment
and Feedstock Use of Ozone-Depleting
Substances’’ (ICR 1432.21). The labor
costs portion of the industry reporting
burden is estimated in Table I of ICR
1432.22. The estimate included the time
needed to comply with EPA’s reporting
requirements. The total industry annual
labor cost burden was estimated to be
$198,350.
It is expected that firms which are
subject to the recordkeeping and
reporting requirements for CBM are
largely a subset of firms which already
perform these recordkeeping and
reporting requirements for alreadyregulated ozone-depleting substances.
Therefore, any additional O&M costs
were expected to be minimal. A value
of $3,000 for total industry O&M costs
was assumed.
The following is a summary of the
estimates taken from ICR 1432.22:
Total number of potential respondents:
133
Frequency of response: Quarterly,
annually
Respondent annual burden hours: 2,580
Respondent annual labor costs:
$198,350
Respondent capital/start-up costs: $0
Respondent O & M costs: $3,000
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. This 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.
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Dated: February 8, 2005.
Drusilla Hufford,
Director, Stratospheric Protection Division.
[FR Doc. 05–3797 Filed 2–25–05; 8:45 am]
BILLING CODE 6560–50–P
ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION
AGENCY
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Science Advisory Board (SAB) Staff
Office SAB Ad Hoc All-Ages Lead
Model (AALM) Review Panel; Request
for Nominations
Environmental Protection
Agency (EPA).
ACTION: Notice.
AGENCY:
SUMMARY: The U.S. Environmental
Protection Agency (EPA or Agency)
Science Advisory Board (SAB) Staff
Office is announcing the formation of an
ad hoc SAB panel to review the
Agency’s ‘‘All-Ages Lead Model
(AALM)’’ (hereinafter, the ‘‘Ad Hoc
AALM Review Panel’’ or ‘‘Panel’’), and
is hereby soliciting nominations for this
Panel.
DATES: Nominations should be
submitted by March 21, 2005 per the
instructions below.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Any
member of the public wishing further
information regarding this Request for
Nominations may contact Mr. Fred
Butterfield, Designated Federal Officer
(DFO), EPA Science Advisory Board
Staff, at telephone/voice mail: (202)
343–9994; or via e-mail at:
butterfield.fred@epa.gov. General
information concerning the SAB can be
found on the EPA Web site at: https://
www.epa.gov/sab.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Background: The SAB was established
by 42 U.S.C. 4365 to provide
independent scientific and technical
advice, consultation, and
recommendations to the EPA
Administrator on the technical basis for
Agency positions and regulations. The
SAB is a Federal advisory committee
chartered under the Federal Advisory
Committee Act (FACA), as amended, 5
U.S.C., App. The Panel will provide
advice through the chartered SAB, and
will comply with the provisions of
FACA and all appropriate SAB Staff
Office procedural policies.
The SAB Staff Office is forming this
SAB panel at the request of EPA’s
National Center for Environmental
Assessment, Research Triangle Park, NC
(NCEA-RTP), for the purpose of
providing the Agency with advice and
recommendations on the recently-
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developed All-Ages Lead Model. The
AALM will predict lead concentration
in body tissues and organs for a
hypothetical individual, based on a
simulated lifetime of lead exposure.
Statistical methods will be used to
extrapolate to a population of similarlyexposed individuals. The precursor to
the AALM was the Integrated Exposure
Uptake Biokinetic (IEUBK) Model for
Lead in Children. Version 0.99d of the
IEUBK was released in March 1994, and
has been widely accepted in the risk
assessment community as a tool for
implementing the site-specific risk
assessment process when the issue is
childhood lead exposure. The All-Ages
Lead Model has been developed to
cover older childhood and adult lead
exposure. The anticipated outcome will
be reduced uncertainty in lead exposure
assessments for adults and children.
Technical Contact: Any questions
concerning either the AALM or the
IEUBK Model for Lead in Children
should be directed to Dr. Robert Elias,
NCEA-RTP, at phone: (919) 541–4167;
or e-mail: elias.robert@epa.gov. The
draft AALM will be posted on the NCEA
Web site at: https://www.epa.gov/ncea/
for external review no later than June
2005.
Request for Nominations: The SAB
Staff Office is soliciting public
nominations of national and
international experts in one or more of
the following areas:
(1) Lead Exposure Pathway
Assessment. Expertise in the physical
and chemical properties of lead and the
biogeochemical processes involved in
the multimedia pathways leading to
human exposure to lead. These
pathways should include:
(a) air (both direct inhalation and
deposition to surfaces likely to be
contacted by humans);
(b) drinking water (from typical
sources, including municipal
distribution systems, commercially
bottled water, public drinking water
systems, and private wells);
(c) food (including commercial
supermarket sources, home gardens and
recreational and subsistence fishing/
hunting); and
(d) soil/dust ingestion.
(2) Lead Uptake/Absorption. Expertise
in the process of the human uptake and/
or absorption of lead from oral and/or
inhalation intake.
(3) Internal Biokinetic Distribution of
Lead. Expertise on the human
physiological processes concerning the
distribution, mechanisms of transport,
accumulation, concentrations at the
organ/tissue level, residence times (or
other measures of potential impact), and
elimination of absorbed lead.
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(4) Human Growth and Activity
Patterns. Expertise on growth patterns
and typical human activity patterns
from prenatal to elderly, including
recreational, occupational, leisurely,
household activities. This would
include knowledge of published studies
and other modeling applications.
(5) Exposure and Risk Assessment
Modeling. Experience in relating a
lifetime of human exposure to a
potential health outcome, and the
quantification of risk related to this
health outcome.
(6) Statistical Treatment of Data Input
and Model Output, and Model Code.
Expertise in assessing the quality of data
typically used for model input or the
quality of probabilistic input data sets
generated by models. Expertise in
assessing the statistical interpretation
and presentation of model outputs.
Expertise in computer programming
language; specifically, C++ using XML
data format.
Process and Deadline for Submitting
Nominations: Any interested person or
organization may nominate qualified
individuals to add expertise to the Ad
Hoc AALM Review Panel in the areas of
expertise described above. Nominations
should be submitted in electronic
format through the SAB Nomination
Form which can be accessed through a
link on the blue navigational bar on the
SAB Web site, at URL: https://
www.epa.gov/sab. To be considered, all
nominations must include the
information required on that form.
Anyone who is unable to submit
nominations using this form or has any
questions concerning any aspects of the
nomination process may contact Mr.
Fred Butterfield, DFO, as indicated
above in this notice. Nominations
should be submitted in time to arrive no
later than March 21, 2005.
To be considered, all nominations
must include: (a) A current biography,
curriculum vitae (C.V.) or resume,
which provides the nominee’s
background, experience and
qualifications for the Panel; and (b) a
brief biographical sketch (‘‘biosketch’’).
The biosketch should be no longer than
one page and must contain the
following information for the nominee:
(i) Current professional affiliations
and positions held;
(ii) Area(s) of expertise, and research
activities and interests;
(iii) Leadership positions in national
associations or professional publications
or other significant distinctions;
(iv) Educational background,
especially advanced degrees, including
when and from which institutions these
were granted;
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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY
[OAR-2002-0073, FRL-7877-8]
Agency Information Collection Activities: Proposed Collection;
Comment Request; Recordkeeping and Period Reporting of the Production,
Import, Export, Recycling, Destruction, Transhipment and Feedstock Use
of Ozone-Depleting Substances, EPA ICR Number 1432.22, OMB Control
Number 2060-0170
AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).
ACTION: Notice.
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SUMMARY: In compliance with the Paperwork Reduction Act (44 U.S.C. 3501
et seq.), this document announces that EPA is planning to submit a
continuing Information Collection Request (ICR) to the Office of
Management and Budget (OMB). This is a request to renew an existing
approved collection. This ICR is scheduled to expire on May 31, 2005.
Before submitting the ICR to OMB for review and approval, EPA is
soliciting comments on specific aspects of the proposed information
collection as described below.
DATES: Comments must be submitted on or before April 29, 2005.
ADDRESSES: Submit your comments, referencing docket ID number No. OAR-
2002-0073, to EPA online using EDOCKET (our preferred method), by e-
mail to a-and-r-Docket@epa.gov, or by mail to: EPA Docket Center, (EPA/
DC), Environmental Protection Agency, EPA West, Room B102, 1301
Constitution Ave, NW., Washington, DC 20460.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Jabeen Akhtar, Office of Atmospheric
Programs, Stratospheric Protection Division, Mail Code 6205J,
Environmental Protection Agency, 1200 Pennsylvania Ave., NW.,
Washington, DC 20460; telephone number: (202) 343-9313; fax number:
202-343-2338; e-mail address: akhtar.jabeen@epa.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: EPA has established a public docket for this
ICR under Docket ID number OAR-2002-0073, which is available for public
viewing at the EPA Air Docket in the EPA Docket Center (EPA/DC), EPA
West, Room B102, 1301 Constitution Ave., NW., Washington, DC. The EPA
Docket Center Public Reading Room is open from 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.,
Monday through Friday, excluding legal holidays. The telephone number
for the Reading Room is (202) 566-1744, and the telephone number for
the EPA Air Docket is (202) 566-1742. An electronic version of the
public docket is available through EPA Dockets (EDOCKET) at https://
www.epa.gov/edocket. Use EDOCKET to obtain a copy of the draft
collection of information, submit or view public comments, access the
index listing of the contents of the public docket, and to access those
documents in the public docket that are available electronically. Once
in the system, select ``search,'' then key in the docket ID number
identified above.
Any comments related to this ICR should be submitted to EPA within
60 days of this notice. EPA's policy is that public comments, whether
submitted electronically or in paper, will be made available for public
viewing in EDOCKET as EPA receives them and without change, unless the
comment contains copyrighted material, Confidential Business
Information (CBI), or other information whose public 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 EDOCKET. The entire
printed comment, including the copyrighted material, will be available
in the public docket. Although identified as an item in the official
docket, information claimed as CBI, or whose disclosure is otherwise
restricted by statute, is not included in the official public docket,
and will not be available for public viewing in EDOCKET. For further
information about the electronic docket, see EPA's Federal Register
notice describing the electronic docket at 67 FR 38102 (May 31, 2002),
or go to https://www.epa.gov./edocket.
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Affected entities: Entities potentially affected by this action
are:
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Category NAICS Examples of potentially regulated entities
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1. Industrial organic chemicals, NEC.......... 325199 Producers, importers, or exporters of CBM.
2. Pharmaceutical preparations................ 325412 Transformers of CBM.
3. Pesticides and agricultural chemicals, NEC. 32532 Transformers of CBM.
4. Chemicals and allied products, NEC......... 42269 Lab suppliers of CBM.
5. Testing laboratories, except veterinary 54138 Lab users of CBM.
testing labs.
6. Medical and diagnostic laboratories........ 6215 Lab users of CBM.
7. Research and development in the physical, 54171 Lab users of CBM.
engineering and life sciences.
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Title: Recordkeeping and Period Reporting of the Production,
Import, Export, Recycling, Destruction, Transhipment and Feedstock Use
of Ozone-Depleting Substances.
Abstract: With this renewal Information Collection Request (ICR),
EPA's Office of Air and Radiation is renewing the ICR for the final
rule for the phaseout of chlorobromomethane (CBM) (68 FR 42884) which
imposed recordkeeping and reporting requirements associated with the
production, import, export, recycling, destruction, transhipment, and
feedstock use of CBM.
Producers, importers, and exporters are required to submit to EPA
quarterly reports of the quantity of CBM in each of their transactions;
they are also required to report the quantity of CBM transformed or
destroyed. Producers, importers, and exporters are also required to
maintain records such as Customs entry forms, bills of lading, sales
records, and canceled checks to support their quarterly reports. The
quarterly reports may be faxed or mailed to EPA, where they may be
handled as confidential business information. EPA informs respondents
that they may assert claims of business confidentiality for any of the
information they submit. Information claimed confidential will be
treated in accordance with the procedures for handling information
claimed as confidential under 40 CFR part 2, subpart b, and will be
disclosed only if EPA determines that the information is not entitled
to confidential treatment. If no claim of confidentiality is asserted
when the information is received by EPA, it may be made available to
the public without further notice to the respondents (40 CFR 2.203).
EPA will store the submitted information in a computerized database
designed to track production, import, and export balances and transfer
activities. All the information requested from respondents under this
ICR is required by statute (CAA Section 603(b)) and to ensure that the
U.S. maintains compliance with the Montreal Protocol reporting
requirements under Article 7. 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 40 CFR are listed in 40 CFR
part 9.
The EPA would like to solicit comments to:
(i) Evaluate whether the proposed collection of information is
necessary for the proper performance of the functions of the Agency,
including whether the information will have practical utility;
(ii) Evaluate the accuracy of the Agency's estimate of the burden
of the proposed collection of information, including the validity of
the methodology and assumptions used;
(iii) Enhance the quality, utility, and clarity of the information
to be collected; and
(iv) Minimize the burden of the collection of information on those
who are to respond, including through the use of appropriate automated
electronic, mechanical, or other technological collection techniques or
other forms of information technology, e.g., permitting electronic
submission of responses.
Burden Statement:
For companies affected by the regulation for CBM, the reporting
burden, which includes time for preparing and submitting reports, was
estimated to be an average of 19.4 hours per respondent per year. This
estimate was calculated by dividing the total number of hours spent
annually on reporting requirements (2,580) by the total number of
respondents (133) (i.e., 2580/133 = 19.4). The recordkeeping burden for
these companies, which includes time for gathering information and
developing and maintaining records, was estimated to average 13.38
hours per respondent per year. This estimate was calculated by using
figures from a previous ICR, entitled ``Recordkeeping and Periodic
Reporting of the Production, Import, Export, Recycling, Destruction,
Transhipment and Feedstock Use of Ozone-Depleting Substances'' (ICR
1432.21). The labor costs portion of the industry reporting burden is
estimated in Table I of ICR 1432.22. The estimate included the time
needed to comply with EPA's reporting requirements. The total industry
annual labor cost burden was estimated to be $198,350.
It is expected that firms which are subject to the recordkeeping
and reporting requirements for CBM are largely a subset of firms which
already perform these recordkeeping and reporting requirements for
already-regulated ozone-depleting substances. Therefore, any additional
O&M costs were expected to be minimal. A value of $3,000 for total
industry O&M costs was assumed.
The following is a summary of the estimates taken from ICR 1432.22:
Total number of potential respondents: 133
Frequency of response: Quarterly, annually
Respondent annual burden hours: 2,580
Respondent annual labor costs: $198,350
Respondent capital/start-up costs: $0
Respondent O & M costs: $3,000
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. This 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.
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Dated: February 8, 2005.
Drusilla Hufford,
Director, Stratospheric Protection Division.
[FR Doc. 05-3797 Filed 2-25-05; 8:45 am]
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