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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.
The ICR provides a detailed
explanation of this estimate, which is
only briefly summarized here:
Estimated total number of potential
respondents: 2,625,500.
Frequency of response: On occasion.
Estimated total average number of
responses for each respondent: 1.
Estimated total annual burden hours:
3,122,486 hours.
Estimated total annual costs:
$98,568,324. This includes an estimated
burden cost of $89,139,475 and an
estimated cost of $9,428,849 for capital
investment or maintenance and
operational costs.
IV. Are There Changes in the Estimates
from the Last Approval?
There is a net decrease of 339,056
hours in the total estimated respondent
burden compared with that identified in
the ICR currently approved by OMB.
This decrease primarily reflects EPA’s
revised estimates of the number of
renovation events in rental housing
units. This change is an adjustment.
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V. What is the Next Step in the Process
for this ICR?
EPA will consider the comments
received and amend the ICR as
appropriate. The final ICR package will
then be submitted to OMB for review
and approval pursuant to 5 CFR
1320.12. EPA will issue another Federal
Register notice pursuant to 5 CFR
1320.5(a)(1)(iv) to announce the
submission of the ICR to OMB and the
opportunity to submit additional
comments to OMB. If you have any
questions about this ICR or the approval
process, please contact the technical
person listed under FOR FURTHER
INFORMATION CONTACT.
List of Subjects
Environmental protection, Reporting
and recordkeeping requirements.
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Dated: May 30, 2007.
James B. Gulliford,
Assistant Administrator, Office of Prevention,
Pesticides and Toxic Substances.
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BILLING CODE 6560–50–S
ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION
AGENCY
[EPA–HQ–OPPT–2007–0273; FRL–8129–5]
Agency Information Collection
Activities; Proposed Collection;
Comment Request; Polychlorinated
Biphenyls, Consolidated Reporting
and Recordkeeping Requirements;
EPA ICR No. 1446.09, OMB Control No.
2070–0112
Environmental Protection
Agency (EPA).
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 a request to renew an existing
approved Information Collection
Request (ICR) to the Office of
Management and Budget (OMB). This
ICR, entitled: ‘‘Polychlorinated
Biphenyls (PCBs), Consolidated
Reporting and Recordkeeping
Requirements’’ and identified by EPA
ICR No. 1446.09 and OMB Control No.
2070–0112, is scheduled to expire on
February 29, 2008. Before submitting
the ICR to OMB for review and
approval, EPA is soliciting comments on
specific aspects of the proposed
information collection.
DATES: Comments must be received on
or before August 13, 2007.
ADDRESSES: Submit your comments,
identified by docket identification (ID)
number EPA–HQ–OPPT–2007–0273, by
one of the following methods:
• Federal eRulemaking Portal: https://
www.regulations.gov. Follow the on-line
instructions for submitting comments.
• Mail: Document Control Office
(7407M), Office of Pollution Prevention
and Toxics (OPPT), Environmental
Protection Agency, 1200 Pennsylvania
Ave., NW., Washington, DC 20460–
0001.
• Hand Delivery: OPPT Document
Control Office (DCO), EPA East, Rm.
6428, 1201 Constitution Ave., NW.,
Washington, DC. Attention: Docket ID
number EPA–HQ–OPPT–2007–0273.
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. Such deliveries
are only accepted during the DCO’s
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normal hours of operation, and special
arrangements should be made for
deliveries of boxed information.
Instructions: Direct your comments to
docket ID number EPA–HQ–OPPT–
2007–0273. EPA’s policy is that all
comments received will be included in
the public docket without change and
may be made available on-line at https://
www.regulations.gov, including any
personal information provided, unless
the comment includes information
claimed to be Confidential Business
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 regulations.gov or email. The regulations.gov website 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
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.
Docket: All documents in the docket
are listed in the docket index available
in regulations.gov. To access the
electronic docket, go to https://
www.regulations.gov, select ‘‘Advanced
Search,’’ then ‘‘Docket Search.’’ Insert
the docket ID number where indicated
and select the ‘‘Submit’’ button. Follow
the instructions on the regulations.gov
web site to view the docket index or
access available documents. Although
listed in the index, some information is
not publicly available, e.g., CBI or other
information whose disclosure is
restricted by statute. Certain other
material, such as copyrighted material,
will be publicly available only in hard
copy. Publicly available docket
materials are available electronically at
https://www.regulations.gov, or, if only
available in hard copy, at the OPPT
Docket. The OPPT Docket is located in
the EPA Docket Center (EPA/DC) at Rm.
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3334, EPA West Bldg., 1301
Constitution Ave., NW., Washington,
DC. The EPA/DC Public Reading Room
hours of operation are 8:30 a.m. to 4:30
p.m., Monday through Friday, excluding
Federal holidays. The telephone number
of the EPA/DC Public Reading Room is
(202) 566–1744, and the telephone
number for the OPPT Docket is (202)
566–0280. Docket visitors are required
to show photographic identification,
pass through a metal detector, and sign
the EPA visitor log. All visitor bags are
processed through an X-ray machine
and subject to search. Visitors will be
provided an EPA/DC badge that must be
visible at all times in the building and
returned upon departure.
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:
Peter Gimlin, National Program
Chemicals Division (7404T), Office of
Pollution Prevention and Toxics,
Environmental Protection Agency, 1200
Pennsylvania Ave., NW., Washington,
DC 20460–0001; telephone number:
(202) 566–0515; fax number: (202) 566–
0473; e-mail address:
gimlin.peter@epa.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
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I. 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
collection of information is 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 burden of the
proposed collection of information,
including the validity of the
methodology and assumptions used.
3. Enhance the quality, utility, and
clarity of the information to be
collected.
4. 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
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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.
II. 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. 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 identified
under DATES.
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.
III. What Information Collection
Activity or ICR Does this Action Apply
to?
Affected entities: Entities potentially
affected by this action are persons who
currently possess PCB items, PCBcontaminated equipment, or other PCB
waste.
Title: PCBs, Consolidated Reporting
and Recordkeeping Requirements.
ICR numbers: EPA ICR No. 1446.09,
OMB Control No. 2070–0112.
ICR status: This ICR is currently
scheduled to expire on February 29,
2008. 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: Section 6(e)(1) of the Toxic
Substances Control Act (TSCA), 15
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U.S.C. 2605(e), directs EPA to regulate
the marking and disposal of PCBs.
Section 6(e)(2) of TSCA bans the
manufacturing, processing, distribution
in commerce, and use of PCBs in other
than a totally enclosed manner. Section
6(e)(3) of TSCA establishes a process for
obtaining exemptions from the
prohibitions on the manufacture,
processing, and distribution in
commerce of PCBs. Since 1978, EPA has
promulgated numerous rules addressing
all aspects of the life cycle of PCBs as
required by the statute. The regulations
are intended to prevent the improper
handling and disposal of PCBs and to
minimize the exposure of human beings
or the environment to PCBs. These
regulations have been codified in the
various subparts of 40 CFR part 761.
There are approximately 100 specific
reporting, third-party reporting, and
recordkeeping requirements covered by
40 CFR part 761.
To meet its statutory obligations to
regulate PCBs, EPA must obtain
sufficient information to conclude that
specified activities do not result in an
unreasonable risk of injury to health or
the environment. EPA uses the
information collected under the 40 CFR
part 761 requirements to ensure that
PCBs are managed in an
environmentally safe manner and that
activities are being conducted in
compliance with the PCB regulations.
The information collected by these
requirements will update the Agency’s
knowledge of ongoing PCB activities,
ensure that individuals using or
disposing of PCBs are held accountable
for their activities, and demonstrate
compliance with the PCB regulations.
Specific uses of the information
collected include determining the
efficacy of a disposal technology;
evaluating exemption requests and
exclusion notices; targeting compliance
inspections; and ensuring adequate
storage capacity for PCB waste.
Responses to the collection of
information are mandatory (see 40 CFR
part 761). Respondents may claim all or
part of a document 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.
Burden statement: The annual public
reporting and recordkeeping burden for
this collection of information is
estimated to be 1.2 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,
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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.
The ICR provides a detailed
explanation of this estimate, which is
only briefly summarized here:
Estimated total number of potential
respondents: 576,811.
Frequency of response: On occasion.
Estimated total average number of
responses for each respondent: 1.
Estimated total annual burden hours:
696,055 hours.
Estimated total annual costs:
$21,034,240. This includes an estimated
burden cost of $21,021,640 and an
estimated cost of $12,600 for capital
investment or maintenance and
operational costs.
IV. Are There Changes in the Estimates
from the Last Approval?
There is a net decrease of 128,723
hours (from 824,778 hours to 696,055
hours) in the total estimated respondent
burden compared with that identified in
the ICR currently approved by OMB.
This decrease primarily reflects EPA’s
revised estimates in the total number of
respondents. This change is an
adjustment.
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V. What is the Next Step in the Process
for this ICR?
EPA will consider the comments
received and amend the ICR as
appropriate. The final ICR package will
then be submitted to OMB for review
and approval pursuant to 5 CFR
1320.12. EPA will issue another Federal
Register notice pursuant to 5 CFR
1320.5(a)(1)(iv) to announce the
submission of the ICR to OMB and the
opportunity to submit additional
comments to OMB. If you have any
questions about this ICR or the approval
process, please contact the technical
person listed under FOR FURTHER
INFORMATION CONTACT.
List of Subjects
Environmental protection, Reporting
and recordkeeping requirements.
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Dated: May 30, 2007.
James B. Gulliford,
Assistant Administrator, Office of Prevention,
Pesticides and Toxic Substances.
[FR Doc. E7–11415 Filed 6–12–07; 8:45 am]
BILLING CODE 6560–50–S
ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION
AGENCY
[R08–CO–2007–0002; FRL–8326–9]
Adequacy Determination for the
Denver and Longmont, CO, Carbon
Monoxide and Denver PM10
Maintenance Plans’ Motor Vehicle
Emissions Budgets for Transportation
Conformity Purposes; State of
Colorado
Environmental Protection
Agency (EPA).
ACTION: Notice of adequacy.
AGENCY:
SUMMARY: With a letter signed
September 25, 2006, the State of
Colorado submitted revised
maintenance plans for carbon monoxide
for Denver and Longmont, Colorado,
and a revised maintenance plan for
PM10 for Denver, Colorado (the
‘‘maintenance plans’’). In this
document, EPA is notifying the public
that we have found adequate for
transportation conformity purposes the
following motor vehicle emissions
budgets from the maintenance plans:
The 2021 carbon monoxide motor
vehicle emissions budget from the
Denver carbon monoxide maintenance
plan, the 2020 carbon monoxide motor
vehicle emissions budget from the
Longmont carbon monoxide
maintenance plan, and the 2022 PM10
and NOX motor vehicle emissions
budgets from the Denver PM10
maintenance plan. 40 CFR 93.118(e)(2)
requires that EPA declare an
implementation plan submission’s
motor vehicle emissions budgets
adequate for conformity purposes prior
to the budgets being used to satisfy the
conformity requirements of 40 CFR part
93. As a result of our finding, the
Denver Regional Council of
Governments as the Metropolitan
Planning Organization, the Colorado
Department of Transportation and the
U.S. Department of Transportation are
required to use the motor vehicle
emissions budgets identified above for
future transportation conformity
determinations.
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DATES:
This finding is effective June 28,
2007.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Jeffrey Kimes, Air & Radiation Program
(8P–AR), United States Environmental
Protection Agency, Region 8, 1595
Wynkoop, Denver, Colorado 80202,
(303) 312–6445, kimes.jeffrey@epa.gov.
The letters documenting our finding
are available at EPA’s conformity Web
site: https://www.epa.gov/otaq/
stateresources/transconf/reg8sips.htm.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Throughout this document we, us, or
our, are used to mean EPA.
This action is simply an
announcement of a finding that we have
already made. We sent letters to the
State of Colorado, Department of Public
Health and Environment on May 3,
2007, stating that the 2021, 2020, and
2022 motor vehicle emissions budgets
(MVEB) in the submitted Denver and
Longmont carbon monoxide
maintenance plans and the Denver PM10
maintenance plan are adequate. These
findings will also be announced on our
conformity Web site at https://
www.epa.gov/otaq/stateresources/
transconf/reg8sips.htm.
Transportation conformity is required
by section 176(c) of the Clean Air Act.
The conformity rules at 40 CFR part 93
require that transportation plans,
programs, and projects conform to SIPs
and establish the criteria and
procedures for determining whether or
not they demonstrate conformity.
Conformity to a SIP means that
transportation activities will not
produce new air quality violations,
worsen existing violations, or delay
timely attainment of the national
ambient air quality standards.
The criteria by which we determine
whether a SIP’s MVEBs are adequate for
conformity purposes are outlined in 40
CFR 93.118(e)(4). Please note that an
adequacy review is separate from our
completeness review, and it also should
not be used to prejudge our ultimate
approval of the SIP. Even if we find a
budget adequate, the SIP could later be
disapproved, and vice versa.
The process for determining the
adequacy of a transportation conformity
budget is described at 40 CFR 93.118(f).
The 2021, 2020, and 2022 MVEBs
from the Denver and Longmont,
Colorado carbon monoxide and PM10
maintenance plans are as follows:
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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY
[EPA-HQ-OPPT-2007-0273; FRL-8129-5]
Agency Information Collection Activities; Proposed Collection;
Comment Request; Polychlorinated Biphenyls, Consolidated Reporting and
Recordkeeping Requirements; EPA ICR No. 1446.09, OMB Control No. 2070-
0112
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.), this document announces that EPA is planning to
submit a request to renew an existing approved Information Collection
Request (ICR) to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB). This ICR,
entitled: ``Polychlorinated Biphenyls (PCBs), Consolidated Reporting
and Recordkeeping Requirements'' and identified by EPA ICR No. 1446.09
and OMB Control No. 2070-0112, is scheduled to expire on February 29,
2008. Before submitting the ICR to OMB for review and approval, EPA is
soliciting comments on specific aspects of the proposed information
collection.
DATES: Comments must be received on or before August 13, 2007.
ADDRESSES: Submit your comments, identified by docket identification
(ID) number EPA-HQ-OPPT-2007-0273, by one of the following methods:
Federal eRulemaking Portal: https://www.regulations.gov.
Follow the on-line instructions for submitting comments.
Mail: Document Control Office (7407M), Office of Pollution
Prevention and Toxics (OPPT), Environmental Protection Agency, 1200
Pennsylvania Ave., NW., Washington, DC 20460-0001.
Hand Delivery: OPPT Document Control Office (DCO), EPA
East, Rm. 6428, 1201 Constitution Ave., NW., Washington, DC. Attention:
Docket ID number EPA-HQ-OPPT-2007-0273. 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. Such deliveries are only accepted
during the DCO's normal hours of operation, and special arrangements
should be made for deliveries of boxed information.
Instructions: Direct your comments to docket ID number EPA-HQ-OPPT-
2007-0273. EPA's policy is that all comments received will be included
in the public docket without change and may be made available on-line
at https://www.regulations.gov, including any personal information
provided, unless the comment includes information claimed to be
Confidential Business 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 regulations.gov or e-
mail. The regulations.gov website 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 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.
Docket: All documents in the docket are listed in the docket index
available in regulations.gov. To access the electronic docket, go to
https://www.regulations.gov, select ``Advanced Search,'' then ``Docket
Search.'' Insert the docket ID number where indicated and select the
``Submit'' button. Follow the instructions on the regulations.gov web
site to view the docket index or access available documents. Although
listed in the index, some information is not publicly available, e.g.,
CBI or other information whose disclosure is restricted by statute.
Certain other material, such as copyrighted material, will be publicly
available only in hard copy. Publicly available docket materials are
available electronically at https://www.regulations.gov, or, if only
available in hard copy, at the OPPT Docket. The OPPT Docket is located
in the EPA Docket Center (EPA/DC) at Rm.
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3334, EPA West Bldg., 1301 Constitution Ave., NW., Washington, DC. The
EPA/DC Public Reading Room hours of operation are 8:30 a.m. to 4:30
p.m., Monday through Friday, excluding Federal holidays. The telephone
number of the EPA/DC Public Reading Room is (202) 566-1744, and the
telephone number for the OPPT Docket is (202) 566-0280. Docket visitors
are required to show photographic identification, pass through a metal
detector, and sign the EPA visitor log. All visitor bags are processed
through an X-ray machine and subject to search. Visitors will be
provided an EPA/DC badge that must be visible at all times in the
building and returned upon departure.
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: Peter Gimlin, National Program
Chemicals Division (7404T), Office of Pollution Prevention and Toxics,
Environmental Protection Agency, 1200 Pennsylvania Ave., NW.,
Washington, DC 20460-0001; telephone number: (202) 566-0515; fax
number: (202) 566-0473; e-mail address: gimlin.peter@epa.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
I. 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 collection of information is
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 burden of
the proposed collection of information, including the validity of the
methodology and assumptions used.
3. Enhance the quality, utility, and clarity of the information to
be collected.
4. 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.
II. 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. 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 identified
under DATES.
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.
III. What Information Collection Activity or ICR Does this Action Apply
to?
Affected entities: Entities potentially affected by this action are
persons who currently possess PCB items, PCB-contaminated equipment, or
other PCB waste.
Title: PCBs, Consolidated Reporting and Recordkeeping Requirements.
ICR numbers: EPA ICR No. 1446.09, OMB Control No. 2070-0112.
ICR status: This ICR is currently scheduled to expire on February
29, 2008. 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: Section 6(e)(1) of the Toxic Substances Control Act
(TSCA), 15 U.S.C. 2605(e), directs EPA to regulate the marking and
disposal of PCBs. Section 6(e)(2) of TSCA bans the manufacturing,
processing, distribution in commerce, and use of PCBs in other than a
totally enclosed manner. Section 6(e)(3) of TSCA establishes a process
for obtaining exemptions from the prohibitions on the manufacture,
processing, and distribution in commerce of PCBs. Since 1978, EPA has
promulgated numerous rules addressing all aspects of the life cycle of
PCBs as required by the statute. The regulations are intended to
prevent the improper handling and disposal of PCBs and to minimize the
exposure of human beings or the environment to PCBs. These regulations
have been codified in the various subparts of 40 CFR part 761. There
are approximately 100 specific reporting, third-party reporting, and
recordkeeping requirements covered by 40 CFR part 761.
To meet its statutory obligations to regulate PCBs, EPA must obtain
sufficient information to conclude that specified activities do not
result in an unreasonable risk of injury to health or the environment.
EPA uses the information collected under the 40 CFR part 761
requirements to ensure that PCBs are managed in an environmentally safe
manner and that activities are being conducted in compliance with the
PCB regulations. The information collected by these requirements will
update the Agency's knowledge of ongoing PCB activities, ensure that
individuals using or disposing of PCBs are held accountable for their
activities, and demonstrate compliance with the PCB regulations.
Specific uses of the information collected include determining the
efficacy of a disposal technology; evaluating exemption requests and
exclusion notices; targeting compliance inspections; and ensuring
adequate storage capacity for PCB waste.
Responses to the collection of information are mandatory (see 40
CFR part 761). Respondents may claim all or part of a document
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.
Burden statement: The annual public reporting and recordkeeping
burden for this collection of information is estimated to be 1.2 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,
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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.
The ICR provides a detailed explanation of this estimate, which is
only briefly summarized here:
Estimated total number of potential respondents: 576,811.
Frequency of response: On occasion.
Estimated total average number of responses for each respondent: 1.
Estimated total annual burden hours: 696,055 hours.
Estimated total annual costs: $21,034,240. This includes an
estimated burden cost of $21,021,640 and an estimated cost of $12,600
for capital investment or maintenance and operational costs.
IV. Are There Changes in the Estimates from the Last Approval?
There is a net decrease of 128,723 hours (from 824,778 hours to
696,055 hours) in the total estimated respondent burden compared with
that identified in the ICR currently approved by OMB. This decrease
primarily reflects EPA's revised estimates in the total number of
respondents. This change is an adjustment.
V. What is the Next Step in the Process for this ICR?
EPA will consider the comments received and amend the ICR as
appropriate. The final ICR package will then be submitted to OMB for
review and approval pursuant to 5 CFR 1320.12. EPA will issue another
Federal Register notice pursuant to 5 CFR 1320.5(a)(1)(iv) to announce
the submission of the ICR to OMB and the opportunity to submit
additional comments to OMB. If you have any questions about this ICR or
the approval process, please contact the technical person listed under
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT.
List of Subjects
Environmental protection, Reporting and recordkeeping requirements.
Dated: May 30, 2007.
James B. Gulliford,
Assistant Administrator, Office of Prevention, Pesticides and Toxic
Substances.
[FR Doc. E7-11415 Filed 6-12-07; 8:45 am]
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