Reporting and Recordkeeping Requirements under EPA's Hospitals for a Healthy Environment (H2E) Program; Request for Comment on Renewal of Information Collection Activities, 5055-5059 [E6-1206]
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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION
AGENCY
[EPA–HQ–OPPT–2005–0458; FRL–7753–5]
Reporting and Recordkeeping
Requirements under EPA’s Hospitals
for a Healthy Environment (H2E)
Program; Request for Comment on
Renewal of Information Collection
Activities
Environmental Protection
Agency (EPA).
ACTION: Notice.
AGENCY:
In compliance with the
Paperwork Reduction Act (PRA) (44
U.S.C. 3501 et seq.) EPA is seeking
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public comment on the following
Information Collection Request (ICR):
Reporting and Recordkeeping
Requirements under EPA’s Hospitals for
a Healthy Environment (H2E) Program
(EPA ICR No. 2088.02; OMB Control No.
2070–0166). This ICR involves a
collection activity that is currently
approved and scheduled to expire on
July 31, 2006. The information collected
under this ICR relates to recordkeeping
and reporting as part of a voluntary
program to help hospitals enhance work
place safety, reduce waste and waste
disposal costs, and become better
environmental stewards and neighbors.
Before submitting this ICR to the Office
of Management and Budget (OMB) for
review and approval under the PRA,
EPA is soliciting comments on specific
aspects of the collection.
Written comments, identified by
the docket identification (ID) number
EPA–HQ–OPPT–2005–0458, must be
received on or before April 3, 2006.
DATES:
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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:
Chen Wen, Pollution Prevention
Division (7409M), Office of Pollution
Prevention and Toxics, Environmental
Protection Agency, 1200 Pennsylvania
Ave., NW., Washington, DC 20460;
telephone number: (202) 564–8849; fax
number: (202) 564–8901; e-mail address:
wen.chen@epa.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
ADDRESSES:
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I. General Information
A. Does this Action Apply to Me?
You may be potentially affected by
this action if you are an establishment
or organization engaged in furnishing
medical, surgical, or other health
services to individuals. Potentially
affected entities may include, but are
not limited to:
• Offices of physicians (NAICS 6211),
e.g., cardiologists’ offices, family
physicians’ offices, gynecologists’
offices, internists’ offices, medical
doctors’ offices, neurologists’ offices,
obstetricians’ offices, orthopedic
physicians’ offices, pediatricians’
(except mental health) offices, surgeons’
(except dental) offices, etc.
• Offices of dentists (NAICS 6212),
e.g., dental surgeons’ offices, dentists’
offices, endodontists’ offices,
orthodontists’ offices, periodontists’
offices, etc.
• Outpatient care centers (NAICS
6214), e.g., birth control clinics, family
planning centers, fertility clinics,
pregnancy counseling centers,
reproductive health services centers,
etc.
• Medical and diagnostic laboratories
(NAICS 6215), e.g., blood analysis
laboratories, cytology health
laboratories, DNA testing laboratories,
forensic laboratories (medical), genetic
testing laboratories, medical laboratories
(except radiological, x-ray), medical
pathology laboratories, parasitology
health laboratories, pathology
laboratories (medical), testing
laboratories (medical), toxicology health
laboratories, etc.
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• Home health care services (NAICS
6216), e.g., home health agencies, home
health care agencies, home nursing
services (except private practices),
hospice care services (in home), visiting
nurse associations, etc.
• General medical and surgical
hospitals (NAICS 6221), e.g., children’s
hospitals (general), general medical and
surgical hospitals, general pediatric
hospitals, osteopathic hospitals, etc.
• Psychiatric and substance abuse
hospitals (NAICS 6222), e.g., alcoholism
rehabilitation hospitals, children’s
hospitals, psychiatric or substance
abuse, detoxification hospitals, drug
addiction rehabilitation hospitals,
hospitals, substance abuse, mental
(except mental retardation) hospitals,
mental health hospitals, psychiatric
hospitals (except convalescent),
rehabilitation hospitals, alcoholism and
drug addiction, etc.
• Nursing care facilities (NAICS
6231), e.g., convalescent homes or
convalescent hospitals (except
psychiatric), group homes for the
disabled with nursing care, homes for
the elderly with nursing care, hospices
(inpatient care), nursing care facilities,
nursing homes, retirement homes with
nursing care, skilled nursing facilities,
etc.
• Residential mental retardation,
mental health, and substance abuse
facilities (NAICS 6232), e.g., group
homes (mental retardation),
intermediate care facilities (mental
retardation), mental retardation homes,
mental retardation hospitals, etc.
• Community care facilities for the
elderly (NAICS 6233), e.g., assistedliving facilities with on-site nursing
facilities, continuing care retirement
communities, etc.
• Grant-making and giving services
(NAICS 8132), e.g., charitable trusts,
awarding grants, community
foundations, corporate foundations,
awarding grants, educational trusts,
awarding grants, grant-making
foundations, philanthropic trusts,
awarding grants, scholarship trusts (i.e.,
grant-making, charitable trust
foundations), trusts, religious, awarding
grants, etc.
• Social advocacy organizations
(NAICS 8133), e.g., associations for
retired persons, advocacy, civil liberties
organizations, developmentally disabled
advocacy organizations, human rights
advocacy organizations, mentally
retarded advocacy groups, senior
citizens advocacy organizations,
veterans’ rights organizations, 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
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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 EPA–HQ–
OPPT–2005–0458. 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 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 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/.
Agency Website: EDOCKET, EPA’s
electronic public docket and comment
system was replaced on November 25,
2005, by an enhanced federal-wide
electronic docket management and
comment system located at https://
www.regulations.gov/. Follow the online instructions.
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
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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
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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,
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 EPA–HQ–OPPT–
2005–0458. 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 EPA–HQ–OPPT–
2005–0458. 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
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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 EPA–HQ–OPPT–2005–0458.
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
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.
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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
the 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.
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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 Hospitals for
a Healthy Environment (H2E) Program.
ICR numbers: EPA ICR No. 2088.02,
OMB Control No. 2070–0166.
ICR status: This ICR is currently
scheduled to expire on July 31, 2006.
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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 H2E program is a
voluntary partnership program jointly
administered by EPA and the American
Hospital Association (AHA) that helps
hospitals enhance work place safety,
reduce waste and waste disposal costs,
and become better environmental
stewards and neighbors. The program is
based on a 1998 Memorandum of
Understanding signed by AHA and EPA
to provide health care professionals
with the tools and information
necessary to reduce mercury waste,
reduce the overall volume of waste, and
identify pollution prevention
opportunities.
The H2E program has two elements,
the Partners for Change program and the
Champions for Change program. The
Partners for Change program recognizes
health care facilities that pledge support
to the H2E mission and develop goals
for reducing waste and mercury in their
own facilities. The Champions for
Change program recognizes
organizations that encourage and aid
health care facilities to participate as
H2E Partners, provide on-going
promotional or technical assistance
information, or make changes that
support the goals of the H2E program in
their own institutions. An organization’s
decision to participate in the H2E
program is completely voluntary.
This information collection addresses
reporting and recordkeeping activities
that support the administration of the
H2E program.
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 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
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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
range between 0.5 and 20 hours per
response, depending upon the type of
information the respondent provides.
The following is a summary of the
estimates taken from the ICR:
Respondents/affected entities:
Establishment or organization engaged
in furnishing medical, surgical, or other
health services to individuals.
Estimated total number of potential
respondents: 630.
Frequency of response: Annually.
Estimated total/average number of
responses for each respondent: 1.
Estimated total annual burden hours:
5,501.
Estimated total annual burden costs:
$188,723.
IV. Are There Changes in the Estimates
from the Last Approval?
There is a decrease of 4,609 hours
(from 10,110 hours to 5,501 hours) in
the total estimated respondent burden
compared with that identified in the
information collection most recently
approved by OMB. The changes in the
burden estimates are based on actual
program experience from conducting
the H2E program over the past three
years. The number of new partner
facilities recruited per year has been
revised downward to reflect average
recruit numbers. Similarly, the number
of award applicants has also been
revised downward to reflect the number
of award applications received per year.
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
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process, please contact the technical
person listed under FOR FURTHER
INFORMATION CONTACT.
List of Subjects
Environmental protection, Reporting
and recordkeeping requirements.
Dated: January 19, 2006.
Susan B. Hazen,
Acting Assistant Administrator, Office of
Prevention, Pesticides and Toxic Substances.
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Notice of Two Open Meetings of the
Environmental Financial Advisory
Board (EFAB)
Dated: January 19, 2006.
Joseph Dillon,
Director, Office of Enterprise Technology &
Innovation.
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Environmental Protection Agency’s
(EPA) Environmental Financial
Advisory Board (EFAB) will hold one
full board meeting and one Roundtable
on Sustainable Watershed Financing.
EFAB is an EPA advisory committee
chartered under the Federal Advisory
Committee Act (FACA) to provide
advice and recommendations to EPA on
creative approaches to funding
environmental programs, projects, and
activities.
The purpose of this meeting is to hear
from informed speakers on
environmental finance issues, proposed
legislation and Agency priorities and to
discuss progress with work products
under EFAB’s current strategic action
agenda.
Environmental financing topics
expected to be discussed include:
Financial assurance mechanisms,
environmental management systems,
loan guarantee programs, innovative
environmental financing tools,
sustainable watershed financing, the
application of useful life financing to
state revolving loan funds, and
affordability of water and wastewater.
The purpose of the Roundtable is to
explore innovative sustainable financing
tools and techniques for timely
implementation of watershed plans. The
Board will collect information, ideas,
and recommendations from a group of
expert panelists who will share their
perspectives.
Both meetings are open to the public,
however; seating is limited. All
members of the public who wish to
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attend either meeting must register in
advance, no later than Monday,
February 23, 2006.
DATES: Full Board Meeting is scheduled
for March 7, 2006 from 1 p.m.–5 p.m.
and March 8, 2006 from 8:45 a.m.–5
p.m. The Sustainable Watershed
Finance Roundtable is scheduled for
March 9, 2006 from 9 a.m.–5 p.m.
ADDRESSES: Wyndham Washington
Hotel, 1400 M Street, NW., Washington,
DC 20005.
Registration and Information Contact:
To register for either meeting or get
further information please contact
Alecia Crichlow, U.S. EPA, at (202)
564–5188 or crichlow.alecia@epa.gov.
Accommodations for persons with
special needs should be requested at
least 10 days prior to the meeting date.
ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION
AGENCY
[FRL–8026–4]
Proposed CERCLA Administrative
Cost Recovery Settlement; The Patclin
Chemical Superfund Site, Yonkers,
Westchester County, NY
Environmental Protection
Agency.
ACTION: Notice; request for public
comment.
AGENCY:
In accordance with Section
122(h)(1) of the Comprehensive
Environmental Response,
Compensation, and Liability Act as
amended (‘‘CERCLA’’), 42 U.S.C.
9622(h)(1), notice is hereby given of a
proposed administrative settlement for
recovery of past response costs
concerning the Patclin Chemical
Superfund Site located in Yonkers,
Westchester County, New York (the
‘‘Site’’) with the following settling party:
Mark Klein. The settlement requires the
settling party to pay $350,000.00 to the
Hazardous Substance Superfund in
reimbursement of EPA’s past response
costs with respect to the Site. The
settlement includes a covenant not to
sue the settling party pursuant to
Section 107(a) of CERCLA, 42 U.S.C.
9607(a) for past response costs. For
thirty (30) days following the date of
publication of this notice, the Agency
will receive written comments relating
to the settlement. The Agency will
consider all comments received and
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may modify or withdraw its consent to
the settlement if comments received
disclose facts or considerations which
indicate that the settlement is
inappropriate, improper, or inadequate.
DATES: Comments must be submitted on
or before March 2, 2006.
ADDRESSES: The proposed settlement is
available for public inspection at
USEPA, 290 Broadway, New York, New
York 10007–1866. A copy of the
proposed settlement may be obtained
from Jean Regna, Assistant Regional
Counsel, USEPA, 290 Broadway, New
York, New York 10007–1866, (212) 637–
3164. Comments should reference the
Patclin Chemical Superfund Site located
in Yonkers, Westchester County, New
York, EPA Index No. CERCLA–02–
2005–2023, and should be addressed to
Jean Regna, Assistant Regional Counsel,
USEPA, 290 Broadway, New York, New
York 10007–1866.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Jean
Regna, Assistant Regional Counsel,
USEPA, 290 Broadway, New York, New
York 10007–1866, (212) 637–3164.
Dated: December 15, 2005.
William McCabe,
Acting Director, Emergency and Remedial
Response Division.
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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY
[EPA-HQ-OPPT-2005-0458; FRL-7753-5]
Reporting and Recordkeeping Requirements under EPA's Hospitals
for a Healthy Environment (H2E) Program; Request for Comment on Renewal
of Information Collection Activities
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 on the following
Information Collection Request (ICR): Reporting and Recordkeeping
Requirements under EPA's Hospitals for a Healthy Environment (H2E)
Program (EPA ICR No. 2088.02; OMB Control No. 2070-0166). This ICR
involves a collection activity that is currently approved and scheduled
to expire on July 31, 2006. The information collected under this ICR
relates to recordkeeping and reporting as part of a voluntary program
to help hospitals enhance work place safety, reduce waste and waste
disposal costs, and become better environmental stewards and neighbors.
Before submitting this ICR to the Office of Management and Budget (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 EPA-HQ-OPPT-2005-0458, must be received on or before April 3,
2006.
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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: Chen Wen, Pollution Prevention
Division (7409M), Office of Pollution Prevention and Toxics,
Environmental Protection Agency, 1200 Pennsylvania Ave., NW.,
Washington, DC 20460; telephone number: (202) 564-8849; fax number:
(202) 564-8901; e-mail address: wen.chen@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 an
establishment or organization engaged in furnishing medical, surgical,
or other health services to individuals. Potentially affected entities
may include, but are not limited to:
Offices of physicians (NAICS 6211), e.g., cardiologists'
offices, family physicians' offices, gynecologists' offices,
internists' offices, medical doctors' offices, neurologists' offices,
obstetricians' offices, orthopedic physicians' offices, pediatricians'
(except mental health) offices, surgeons' (except dental) offices, etc.
Offices of dentists (NAICS 6212), e.g., dental surgeons'
offices, dentists' offices, endodontists' offices, orthodontists'
offices, periodontists' offices, etc.
Outpatient care centers (NAICS 6214), e.g., birth control
clinics, family planning centers, fertility clinics, pregnancy
counseling centers, reproductive health services centers, etc.
Medical and diagnostic laboratories (NAICS 6215), e.g.,
blood analysis laboratories, cytology health laboratories, DNA testing
laboratories, forensic laboratories (medical), genetic testing
laboratories, medical laboratories (except radiological, x-ray),
medical pathology laboratories, parasitology health laboratories,
pathology laboratories (medical), testing laboratories (medical),
toxicology health laboratories, etc.
Home health care services (NAICS 6216), e.g., home health
agencies, home health care agencies, home nursing services (except
private practices), hospice care services (in home), visiting nurse
associations, etc.
General medical and surgical hospitals (NAICS 6221), e.g.,
children's hospitals (general), general medical and surgical hospitals,
general pediatric hospitals, osteopathic hospitals, etc.
Psychiatric and substance abuse hospitals (NAICS 6222),
e.g., alcoholism rehabilitation hospitals, children's hospitals,
psychiatric or substance abuse, detoxification hospitals, drug
addiction rehabilitation hospitals, hospitals, substance abuse, mental
(except mental retardation) hospitals, mental health hospitals,
psychiatric hospitals (except convalescent), rehabilitation hospitals,
alcoholism and drug addiction, etc.
Nursing care facilities (NAICS 6231), e.g., convalescent
homes or convalescent hospitals (except psychiatric), group homes for
the disabled with nursing care, homes for the elderly with nursing
care, hospices (inpatient care), nursing care facilities, nursing
homes, retirement homes with nursing care, skilled nursing facilities,
etc.
Residential mental retardation, mental health, and
substance abuse facilities (NAICS 6232), e.g., group homes (mental
retardation), intermediate care facilities (mental retardation), mental
retardation homes, mental retardation hospitals, etc.
Community care facilities for the elderly (NAICS 6233),
e.g., assisted-living facilities with on-site nursing facilities,
continuing care retirement communities, etc.
Grant-making and giving services (NAICS 8132), e.g.,
charitable trusts, awarding grants, community foundations, corporate
foundations, awarding grants, educational trusts, awarding grants,
grant-making foundations, philanthropic trusts, awarding grants,
scholarship trusts (i.e., grant-making, charitable trust foundations),
trusts, religious, awarding grants, etc.
Social advocacy organizations (NAICS 8133), e.g.,
associations for retired persons, advocacy, civil liberties
organizations, developmentally disabled advocacy organizations, human
rights advocacy organizations, mentally retarded advocacy groups,
senior citizens advocacy organizations, veterans' rights organizations,
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 EPA-HQ-OPPT-2005-0458. 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
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 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/.
Agency Website: EDOCKET, EPA's electronic public docket and comment
system was replaced on November 25, 2005, by an enhanced federal-wide
electronic docket management and comment system located at https://
www.regulations.gov/. Follow the on-line instructions.
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
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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
EPA-HQ-OPPT-2005-0458. 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 EPA-HQ-OPPT-2005-0458. 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
EPA-HQ-OPPT-2005-0458. 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 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.
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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 the 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
Hospitals for a Healthy Environment (H2E) Program.
ICR numbers: EPA ICR No. 2088.02, OMB Control No. 2070-0166.
ICR status: This ICR is currently scheduled to expire on July 31,
2006. 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 H2E program is a voluntary partnership program
jointly administered by EPA and the American Hospital Association (AHA)
that helps hospitals enhance work place safety, reduce waste and waste
disposal costs, and become better environmental stewards and neighbors.
The program is based on a 1998 Memorandum of Understanding signed by
AHA and EPA to provide health care professionals with the tools and
information necessary to reduce mercury waste, reduce the overall
volume of waste, and identify pollution prevention opportunities.
The H2E program has two elements, the Partners for Change program
and the Champions for Change program. The Partners for Change program
recognizes health care facilities that pledge support to the H2E
mission and develop goals for reducing waste and mercury in their own
facilities. The Champions for Change program recognizes organizations
that encourage and aid health care facilities to participate as H2E
Partners, provide on-going promotional or technical assistance
information, or make changes that support the goals of the H2E program
in their own institutions. An organization's decision to participate in
the H2E program is completely voluntary.
This information collection addresses reporting and recordkeeping
activities that support the administration of the H2E program.
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 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 range between 0.5 and 20
hours per response, depending upon the type of information the
respondent provides. The following is a summary of the estimates taken
from the ICR:
Respondents/affected entities: Establishment or organization
engaged in furnishing medical, surgical, or other health services to
individuals.
Estimated total number of potential respondents: 630.
Frequency of response: Annually.
Estimated total/average number of responses for each respondent: 1.
Estimated total annual burden hours: 5,501.
Estimated total annual burden costs: $188,723.
IV. Are There Changes in the Estimates from the Last Approval?
There is a decrease of 4,609 hours (from 10,110 hours to 5,501
hours) in the total estimated respondent burden compared with that
identified in the information collection most recently approved by OMB.
The changes in the burden estimates are based on actual program
experience from conducting the H2E program over the past three years.
The number of new partner facilities recruited per year has been
revised downward to reflect average recruit numbers. Similarly, the
number of award applicants has also been revised downward to reflect
the number of award applications received per year.
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
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process, please contact the technical person listed under FOR FURTHER
INFORMATION CONTACT.
List of Subjects
Environmental protection, Reporting and recordkeeping requirements.
Dated: January 19, 2006.
Susan B. Hazen,
Acting Assistant Administrator, Office of Prevention, Pesticides and
Toxic Substances.
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