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supporting statement. Any additional
comments on this ICR should be
submitted to EPA and OMB within 30
days of this notice.
EPA has established a public docket
for this ICR under Docket ID No. EPA–
HQ–OW–2002–0053, which is available
for online viewing at
www.regulations.gov, or in person
viewing at the Water 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 Water
Docket is (202) 566–2426.
Use EPA’s electronic docket and
comment system at
www.regulations.gov, to submit or view
public comments, access the index
listing of the contents of the docket, and
to access those comments in the docket
that are available electronically. Once in
the system, select ‘‘docket search,’’ then
key in the docket ID number identified
above. Please note that EPA’s policy is
that public comments, whether
submitted electronically or in paper,
will be made available for public
viewing at www.regulations.gov as EPA
receives them and without change,
unless the comment contains
copyrighted material, CBI, or other
information whose public disclosure is
restricted by statute. For further
information about the electronic docket,
go to www.regulations.gov.
Title: NPDES Stormwater Program
Phase II.
ICR numbers: EPA ICR No. 1820.04,
OMB Control No. 2040–0211.
ICR Status: This ICR is scheduled to
expire on September 30, 2006. Under
OMB regulations, the Agency may
continue to conduct or sponsor the
collection of information while this
submission is pending at 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
when approved, are listed in 40 CFR
part 9, are displayed either by
publication in the Federal Register or
by other appropriate means, such as on
the related collection instrument or
form, if applicable. The display of OMB
control numbers in certain EPA
regulations is consolidated in 40 CFR
part 9.
Abstract: This ICR calculates the
burden and costs associated with the
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regulation of stormwater discharges
under Phase II of the NPDES stormwater
program. Specifically, it calculates the
burden associated with small MS4
stormwater permits, small construction
(1–5 acres) permits and waivers, and the
no-exposure certification (EPA form
3510–11) available to industrial
facilities. The ICR also specifies the
burden on authorized NPDES States to
process and administer the Phase II
program.
Burden Statement: The annual public
reporting and recordkeeping burden for
this collection of information is
estimated to average 14 hours per
response. 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 which have subsequently
changed; 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.
Respondents/Affected Entities:
Entities potentially affected by this
action are NPDES permittees, including
operators of small municipal separate
storm sewer systems, small construction
activity, and industrial facilities
identified in 40 CFR 122.26(b)(14)(i)–
(ix) and (xi) that qualify for a no
exposure exemption.
Estimated Number of Respondents:
135,908.
Frequency of Response: Varies.
Estimated Total Annual Hour Burden:
3,696,276 hours.
Estimated Total Annual Cost:
$157,922,968, includes $0 annualized
capital or O&M costs.
Changes in the Estimates: The
estimated decrease in burden is
1,262,076 hours compared to the total
estimated burden hours currently
identified in the OMB Inventory of
Approved ICR Burdens. This change is
primarily the result of the decrease in
the estimated size of the regulated
universe (based on EPA’s estimate of the
number of construction sites affected by
this information collection).
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Dated: July 8, 2006.
Oscar Morales,
Director, Collection Strategies Division.
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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION
AGENCY
[EPA–HQ–OEI–2006–0515; FRL–8198–1]
Agency Information Collection
Activities; Proposed Collection;
Comment Request; Confidentiality
Rules (Renewal); EPA ICR No. 1665.07,
OMB Control No. 2020–0003
Environmental Protection
Agency.
ACTION: Notice.
AGENCY:
SUMMARY: In compliance with the
Paperwork Reduction Act (PRA) (44
U.S.C. 3501 et seq.), this document
announces that EPA is planning to
submit the following continuing
Information Collection Request (ICR) to
the Office of Management and Budget
(OMB). This ICR is scheduled to expire
on November 30, 2006. 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 September 15, 2006.
ADDRESSES: Submit your comments,
identified by Docket ID No. EPA–HQ–
OEI–2006–0515, by one of the following
methods:
• www.regulations.gov: Follow the
on-line instructions for submitting
comments.
• Email: docket.oei@epa.gov.
• Fax: 202–566–0224.
• Mail: Office of Environmental
Information Docket (OEI),
Environmental Protection Agency,
Mailcode: 2822T, 1200 Pennsylvania
Ave., NW., Washington, DC 20460.
• Hand Delivery: 1301 Constitution
Ave., NW., Washington, DC 20460,
Room B102. Such deliveries are only
accepted during the Docket’s normal
hours of operation, and special
arrangements should be made for
deliveries of boxed information.
Instructions: Direct your comments to
Docket ID No. EPA–HQ–OEI–2006–
0515. EPA’s policy is that all comments
received will be included in the public
docket without change and may be
made available online at
www.regulations.gov, including any
personal information provided, unless
the comment includes information
claimed to be Confidential Business
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that are available electronically. Once in
the system, select ‘‘search,’’ then key in
the docket ID number identified in this
document.
How Can I Access the Docket and/or
Submit Comments?
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Information (CBI) or other information
whose disclosure is restricted by statute.
Do not submit information that you
consider to be CBI or otherwise
protected through www.regulations.gov
or e-mail. The www.regulations.gov Web
site is an ‘‘anonymous access’’ system,
which means EPA will not know your
identity or contact information unless
you provide it in the body of your
comment. If you send an e-mail
comment directly to EPA without going
through www.regulations.gov your email address will be automatically
captured and included as part of the
comment that is placed in the public
docket and made available on the
Internet. If you submit an electronic
comment, EPA recommends that you
include your name and other contact
information in the body of your
comment and with any disk or CD-ROM
you submit. 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. Electronic files should avoid
the use of special characters, any form
of encryption, and be free of any defects
or viruses. For additional information
about EPA’s public docket visit the EPA
Docket Center homepage at https://
www.epa.gov/epahome/dockets.htm.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Larry F. Gottesman, National FOIA
Officer, Collection Strategies Division,
Office of Information Collection, 2822T,
Environmental Protection Agency, 1200
Pennsylvania Ave., NW., Washington,
DC 20460; telephone number: 202–566–
2162; fax number: 202–566–2147; e-mail
address: gottesman.larry@epa.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
You may find the following
suggestions helpful for preparing your
comments:
1. Explain your views as clearly as
possible and provide specific examples.
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. Offer alternative ways to improve
the collection activity.
6. Make sure to submit your
comments by the deadline identified
under DATES.
7. 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.
EPA has established a public docket
for this ICR under Docket ID No. EPA–
HQ–OEI–2006–0515, which is available
for online viewing at
www.regulations.gov, or in person
viewing at the OEI Docket in the EPA
Docket Center (EPA/DC), EPA West,
Room B102, 1301 Constitution Ave.,
NW., Washington, DC. The EPA/DC
Public Reading Room is open from 8
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 OEI Docket is 202–566–
1752.
Use www.regulations.gov to obtain a
copy of the draft collection of
information, submit or view public
comments, access the index listing of
the contents of the docket, and to access
those documents in the public docket
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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:
(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. In
particular, EPA is requesting comments
from very small businesses (those that
employ less than 25) on examples of
specific additional efforts that EPA
could make to reduce the paperwork
burden for very small businesses
affected by this collection.
What Should I Consider When I
Prepare My Comments for EPA?
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What Information Collection Activity or
ICR Does This Apply to?
Affected entities: Entities potentially
affected by this action are businesses or
other for-profit entities.
Title: Confidentiality Rules (Renewal).
ICR numbers: EPA ICR No. 1665.07,
OMB Control No. 2020–0003.
ICR status: This ICR is currently
scheduled to expire on November 30,
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 when approved, are
listed in 40 CFR part 9, are displayed
either by publication in the Federal
Register or by other appropriate means,
such as on the related collection
instrument or form, if applicable. The
display of OMB control numbers in
certain EPA regulations is consolidated
in 40 CFR part 9.
Abstract: In the course of
administering environmental protection
statutes, EPA collects data from
thousands of facilities in many sectors
of the U.S. economy. In many cases,
industry marks the data it submits to
EPA as CBI. In addition, businesses
submit information to EPA without the
Agency requesting the information. EPA
established the procedures described in
40 CFR part 2, subparts A and B, to
protect the confidentiality of
information as well as the rights of the
public to obtain access to information
under the Freedom of Information Act
(FOIA). In accordance with these
regulations, when EPA finds it
necessary to make a final confidentiality
determination (e.g., in response to a
FOIA request or in the course of
rulemaking or litigation), or in advance
confidentiality determination, it shall
notify the effected business and
provides an opportunity to comment
(i.e., to submit a substantiation of
confidentiality claim). This ICR relates
to the collection of information that will
assist EPA in determining whether
previously submitted information is
entitled to confidential treatment.
Current Burden Statement: The
annual public reporting and
recordkeeping burden for this collection
of information is estimated to average 14
hours to prepare and submit each
substantiation or 6,302 hours. 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,
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install, and utilize technology and
systems for the purposes of collecting,
validating, and verifying information,
processing and maintaining
information, and disclosing and
providing information; adjusting the
existing ways to comply with any
previously applicable instructions and
requirements which have subsequently
changed; training personnel to be able to
respond to a collection of information;
searching data sources; completing and
reviewing the collection of information;
and transmitting or otherwise disclosing
the information.
In addition, EPA utilizes the services
of contractors/subcontractors under the
authority of 40 CFR part 2, subpart B,
all contractors/subcontractors who may
be given access to confidential business
information must first sign
confidentiality agreements state that
they will honor the terms of the
contract/subcontract which requires the
protection of CBI. The annual total
burden for signing and maintaining the
agreements would be 130.3 hours.
The ICR provides a detailed
explanation of the Agency’s estimate,
which is only briefly summarized here:
Estimated total number of potential
respondents: 1,330.
Frequency of response: On occasion.
Estimated total average number of
responses for each respondent: 1.
Estimated total annual burden hours:
6,432.3 hours.
Estimated total annual costs:
$212,185.24. This includes an estimated
burden cost of $0 for capital investment
or maintenance and operational costs.
Are There Changes in the Estimates
From the Last Approval?
No.
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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. At that time, 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
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.
Dated: July 8, 2006.
Oscar Morales,
Division Director, Collection Strategies
Division, Office of Information Collection.
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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION
AGENCY
[EPA–HQ–OECA–2005–0064; FRL–8197–5]
Agency Information Collection
Activities: Submission for OMB Review
and Approval; Comment Request;
NSPS for Electric Utility Steam
Generating Units (Renewal), ICR
Number 1053.08, OMB Number 2060–
0023
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 the following Information
Collection Request (ICR) has been
forwarded to the Office of Management
and Budget (OMB) for review and
approval: NSPS for Electric Utility
Steam Generating Units (40 CFR part 60,
subpart Da), OMB Control Number
2060–0023, EPA ICR Number 1053.08.
The ICR, which is abstracted below,
describes the nature of the information
collection and its estimated burden and
cost.
DATES: Comments must be submitted
on, or before August 16, 2006.
ADDRESSES: Follow the detailed
instructions in the SUPPLEMENTARY
INFORMATION section.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Gregory Fried, Compliance Assessment
and Media Programs Division, Office of
Compliance, Mail Code 2223A,
Environmental Protection Agency, 1200
Pennsylvania Ave., NW., Washington,
DC 20460; telephone number (202) 564–
7016; fax number (202) 564–0050; email address fried.gregory@epa.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: EPA has
submitted the following ICR to OMB for
review and approval according to the
procedures prescribed in 5 CFR 1320.12.
On September 21, 2005 (70 FR 55368),
EPA sought comments on this ICR
pursuant to 5 CFR 1320.8(d). EPA
received no comments.
EPA has established a public docket
for this ICR under Docket ID Number
EPA–HQ–OECA–2005–0064, which is
available for public viewing at the
Enforcement and Compliance Docket
and Information Center in the EPA
Docket Center (EPA/DC), EPA West,
Room B102, 1301 Constitution Avenue,
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
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Enforcement and Compliance Docket
and Information Center is (202) 566–
1514. An electronic version of the
public docket is available through the
Federal Docket Management System
(FDMS) at https://www.regulations.gov.
Use FDMS to 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.
When in the system, select ‘‘search,’’
then key in the Docket ID Number
identified above. Also, you can send
comments to the Office of Information
and Regulatory Affairs, Office of
Management and Budget, 725 17th
Street, NW., Washington, DC 20503,
Attention: Desk Officer for EPA. Please
include the EPA Docket ID Number
EPA–HQ–OECA–2005–0064 and OMB
Control Number 2060–0023 in any
correspondence.
Any comments related to this ICR
should be submitted to EPA and OMB
within 30 days of this notice, and
according to the following detailed
instructions: (1) Submit your comments
to EPA online using FDMS (our
preferred method), by e-mail to
docket.oeca@epa.gov or by mail to EPA
Docket Center, Environmental
Protection Agency, Mail code: 2201T,
1200 Pennsylvania Ave., NW.,
Washington, DC 20460, and (2) Mail
your comments to OMB at: Office of
Information and Regulatory Affairs,
Office of Management and Budget
(OMB), Attention: Desk Officer for EPA,
725 17th Street, NW., Washington, DC
20503.
EPA’s policy is that public comments,
whether submitted electronically or in
paper, will be made available for public
viewing in FDMS as EPA receives them
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
FDMS. 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, see EPA’s
Federal Register notice describing the
electronic docket at 67 FR 38102 (May
31, 2002), or go to https://
www.regulations.gov.
Title: NSPS for Electric Utility Steam
Generating Units (Renewal).
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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY
[EPA-HQ-OEI-2006-0515; FRL-8198-1]
Agency Information Collection Activities; Proposed Collection;
Comment Request; Confidentiality Rules (Renewal); EPA ICR No. 1665.07,
OMB Control No. 2020-0003
AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency.
ACTION: Notice.
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SUMMARY: In compliance with the Paperwork Reduction Act (PRA) (44
U.S.C. 3501 et seq.), this document announces that EPA is planning to
submit the following continuing Information Collection Request (ICR) to
the Office of Management and Budget (OMB). This ICR is scheduled to
expire on November 30, 2006. 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 September 15, 2006.
ADDRESSES: Submit your comments, identified by Docket ID No. EPA-HQ-
OEI-2006-0515, by one of the following methods:
www.regulations.gov: Follow the on-line instructions for
submitting comments.
Email: docket.oei@epa.gov.
Fax: 202-566-0224.
Mail: Office of Environmental Information Docket (OEI),
Environmental Protection Agency, Mailcode: 2822T, 1200 Pennsylvania
Ave., NW., Washington, DC 20460.
Hand Delivery: 1301 Constitution Ave., NW., Washington, DC
20460, Room B102. Such deliveries are only accepted during the Docket's
normal hours of operation, and special arrangements should be made for
deliveries of boxed information.
Instructions: Direct your comments to Docket ID No. EPA-HQ-OEI-
2006-0515. EPA's policy is that all comments received will be included
in the public docket without change and may be made available online at
www.regulations.gov, including any personal information provided,
unless the comment includes information claimed to be Confidential
Business
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Information (CBI) or other information whose disclosure is restricted
by statute. Do not submit information that you consider to be CBI or
otherwise protected through www.regulations.gov or e-mail. The
www.regulations.gov Web site is an ``anonymous access'' system, which
means EPA will not know your identity or contact information unless you
provide it in the body of your comment. If you send an e-mail comment
directly to EPA without going through www.regulations.gov your e-mail
address will be automatically captured and included as part of the
comment that is placed in the public docket and made available on the
Internet. If you submit an electronic comment, EPA recommends that you
include your name and other contact information in the body of your
comment and with any disk or CD-ROM you submit. 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. Electronic
files should avoid the use of special characters, any form of
encryption, and be free of any defects or viruses. For additional
information about EPA's public docket visit the EPA Docket Center
homepage at https://www.epa.gov/epahome/dockets.htm.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Larry F. Gottesman, National FOIA
Officer, Collection Strategies Division, Office of Information
Collection, 2822T, Environmental Protection Agency, 1200 Pennsylvania
Ave., NW., Washington, DC 20460; telephone number: 202-566-2162; fax
number: 202-566-2147; e-mail address: gottesman.larry@epa.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
How Can I Access the Docket and/or Submit Comments?
EPA has established a public docket for this ICR under Docket ID
No. EPA-HQ-OEI-2006-0515, which is available for online viewing at
www.regulations.gov, or in person viewing at the OEI Docket in the EPA
Docket Center (EPA/DC), EPA West, Room B102, 1301 Constitution Ave.,
NW., Washington, DC. The EPA/DC Public Reading Room is open from 8 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 OEI Docket is 202-566-1752.
Use www.regulations.gov to obtain a copy of the draft collection of
information, submit or view public comments, access the index listing
of the contents of the 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 in this
document.
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:
(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. In particular, EPA is requesting comments from
very small businesses (those that employ less than 25) on examples of
specific additional efforts that EPA could make to reduce the paperwork
burden for very small businesses affected by this collection.
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 and provide specific
examples.
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. Offer alternative ways to improve the collection activity.
6. Make sure to submit your comments by the deadline identified
under DATES.
7. 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.
What Information Collection Activity or ICR Does This Apply to?
Affected entities: Entities potentially affected by this action are
businesses or other for-profit entities.
Title: Confidentiality Rules (Renewal).
ICR numbers: EPA ICR No. 1665.07, OMB Control No. 2020-0003.
ICR status: This ICR is currently scheduled to expire on November
30, 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 when approved, are listed in 40 CFR part 9, are displayed
either by publication in the Federal Register or by other appropriate
means, such as on the related collection instrument or form, if
applicable. The display of OMB control numbers in certain EPA
regulations is consolidated in 40 CFR part 9.
Abstract: In the course of administering environmental protection
statutes, EPA collects data from thousands of facilities in many
sectors of the U.S. economy. In many cases, industry marks the data it
submits to EPA as CBI. In addition, businesses submit information to
EPA without the Agency requesting the information. EPA established the
procedures described in 40 CFR part 2, subparts A and B, to protect the
confidentiality of information as well as the rights of the public to
obtain access to information under the Freedom of Information Act
(FOIA). In accordance with these regulations, when EPA finds it
necessary to make a final confidentiality determination (e.g., in
response to a FOIA request or in the course of rulemaking or
litigation), or in advance confidentiality determination, it shall
notify the effected business and provides an opportunity to comment
(i.e., to submit a substantiation of confidentiality claim). This ICR
relates to the collection of information that will assist EPA in
determining whether previously submitted information is entitled to
confidential treatment.
Current Burden Statement: The annual public reporting and
recordkeeping burden for this collection of information is estimated to
average 14 hours to prepare and submit each substantiation or 6,302
hours. 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,
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install, and utilize technology and systems for the purposes of
collecting, validating, and verifying information, processing and
maintaining information, and disclosing and providing information;
adjusting the existing ways to comply with any previously applicable
instructions and requirements which have subsequently changed; training
personnel to be able to respond to a collection of information;
searching data sources; completing and reviewing the collection of
information; and transmitting or otherwise disclosing the information.
In addition, EPA utilizes the services of contractors/
subcontractors under the authority of 40 CFR part 2, subpart B, all
contractors/subcontractors who may be given access to confidential
business information must first sign confidentiality agreements state
that they will honor the terms of the contract/subcontract which
requires the protection of CBI. The annual total burden for signing and
maintaining the agreements would be 130.3 hours.
The ICR provides a detailed explanation of the Agency's estimate,
which is only briefly summarized here:
Estimated total number of potential respondents: 1,330.
Frequency of response: On occasion.
Estimated total average number of responses for each respondent: 1.
Estimated total annual burden hours: 6,432.3 hours.
Estimated total annual costs: $212,185.24. This includes an
estimated burden cost of $0 for capital investment or maintenance and
operational costs.
Are There Changes in the Estimates From the Last Approval?
No.
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. At that time, 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 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.
Dated: July 8, 2006.
Oscar Morales,
Division Director, Collection Strategies Division, Office of
Information Collection.
[FR Doc. E6-11255 Filed 7-14-06; 8:45 am]
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