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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION
AGENCY
[EPA–HQ–OPPT–2007–0378; FRL–8532–2]
Agency Information Collection
Activities; Submission to OMB for
Review and Approval; Comment
Request; TSCA Sections 402 and
Section 404 Training, Certification,
Accreditation and Standards for LeadBased Paint Activities (Renewal); EPA
ICR No. 1715.09, OMB No. 2070–0155
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 an Information Collection Request
(ICR) has been forwarded to the Office
of Management and Budget (OMB) for
review and approval. This is a request
to renew an existing approved
collection. The ICR, which is abstracted
below, describes the nature of the
information collection activity and its
expected burden and costs.
DATES: Additional comments may be
submitted on or before March 24, 2008.
ADDRESSES: Submit your comments,
referencing docket ID Number EPA–
HQ–OPPT–2007–0378 to (1) EPA online
using www.regulations.gov (our
preferred method), by e-mail to
oppt.ncic@epa.gov or by mail to:
Document Control Office (DCO), Office
of Pollution Prevention and Toxics
(OPPT), Environmental Protection
Agency, Mail Code: 7407T, 1200
Pennsylvania Ave., NW., Washington,
DC 20460, and (2) 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.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Barbara Cunningham, Director,
Environmental Assistance Division,
Office of Pollution Prevention and
Toxics, Environmental Protection
Agency, Mailcode: 7408–M, 1200
Pennsylvania Ave., NW., Washington,
DC 20460; telephone number: 202–554–
1404; e-mail address: TSCAHotline@epa.gov.
EPA has
submitted the following ICR to OMB for
review and approval according to the
procedures prescribed in 5 CFR 1320.12.
On July 11, 2007 (72 FR 37766), EPA
sought comments on this renewal ICR
pursuant to 5 CFR 1320.8(d). EPA
received no comments during the
comment period. Any comments related
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to 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–OPPT–2007–0378, which is
available for online viewing at https://
www.regulations.gov, or in person
inspection at the OPPT Docket in the
EPA Docket Center (EPA/DC), EPA
West, Room 3334, 1301 Constitution
Ave., NW., Washington, DC. The EPA
Docket Center 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 Pollution
Prevention and Toxics Docket is 202–
566–0280.
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 public docket, and to access those
documents 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 in www.regulations.gov as EPA
receives them and without change,
unless the comment contains
copyrighted material, Confidential
Business Information (CBI), or other
information whose public disclosure is
restricted by statute. For further
information about the electronic docket,
go to www.regulations.gov.
Title: TSCA Sections 402 and Section
404 Training, Certification,
Accreditation and Standards for LeadBased Paint Activities (Renewal).
ICR Numbers: EPA ICR No. 1715.09,
OMB No. 2070–0155.
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: This information collection
applies to reporting and recordkeeping
requirements found in sections 402 and
404 of the Toxic Substances Control Act
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(TSCA) and applicable regulations at 40
CFR part 745, subparts L and Q. The
purposes of the requirements under
TSCA section 402 are to ensure that
individuals conducting activities that
prevent, detect and eliminate hazards
associated with lead-based paint in
residential facilities, particularly those
occupied or used by children, are
properly trained and certified, that
training programs providing instruction
in such activities are accredited, and
that these activities are conducted
according to reliable, effective and safe
work practice standards. The TSCA
section 404 regulations include
reporting and recordkeeping
requirements that apply to states and
Indian Tribes that seek Federal
authorization to administer and enforce
state and tribal programs that regulate
lead-based paint activities based on the
section 402 regulations. The overall
goals of the section 402 and section 404
regulations and the reporting and
recordkeeping requirements found
therein are to ensure the availability of
a trained and qualified workforce to
identify and address lead-based paint
hazards in residences, and to protect the
general public from exposure to lead
hazards.
Responses to the collection of
information are mandatory (see 40 CFR
part 745, subparts L and Q).
Respondents may claim all or part of a
notice as CBI. EPA will disclose
information that is covered by a CBI
claim only to the extent permitted by,
and in accordance with, the procedures
in 40 CFR part 2.
Burden Statement: The annual public
reporting and recordkeeping burden for
this collection of information is
estimated to range between 0.28 hours
and 80 hours per respondent, depending
on the type of respondent. Burden
means the total time, effort or financial
resources expended by persons to
generate, maintain, retain or disclose or
provide information to or for a Federal
agency. This includes the time needed
to review instructions; develop, acquire,
install and utilize technology and
systems for the purposes of collecting,
validating and verifying information,
processing and maintaining
information, and disclosing and
providing information; adjust the
existing ways to comply with any
previously applicable instructions and
requirements; train personnel to be able
to respond to a collection of
information; search data sources;
complete and review the collection of
information; and transmit or otherwise
disclose the information.
Respondents/Affected Entities:
Entities potentially affected by this
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action are persons who provide training
in lead-based paint activities, persons
who are engaged in lead-based paint
activities, and state agencies that
administer lead-based paint activities.
Frequency of Collection: On Occasion.
Estimated No. of Respondents:
43,082.
Estimated Total Annual Burden on
Respondents: 774,740 hours.
Estimated Total Annual Labor Costs:
$28,792,102.
Changes in Burden Estimates: There
is a net increase of 333,927 hours (from
440,813 hours to 774,740 hours) in the
total estimated respondent burden
compared with that currently in the
OMB inventory. This increase
represents an adjustment in the
estimated number of respondents and/or
the number of activities or events for
which respondents must provide
information, based on EPA’s experience
since the approval of the most recent
ICR. A detailed explanation of the
change in burden appears in the
Supporting Statement. The increase is
an adjustment.
Research and Development as part of
the Agency’s review of the secondary
(welfare-based) national ambient air
quality standards (NAAQS) for nitrogen
dioxide (NO2) and sulfur dioxide (SO2).
EPA is releasing this draft document
solely for the purpose of seeking
comment from the public and the Clean
Air Scientific Advisory Committee
(CASAC).
The document is being distributed
solely for the purpose of predissemination review under applicable
information quality guidelines. It does
not represent and should not be
construed to represent any Agency
policy, viewpoint, or determination.
EPA will consider any public comments
submitted in accordance with this
notice when revising the document.
Dated: February 14, 2008.
Joseph A. Sierra,
Acting Director, Collection Strategies
Division.
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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION
AGENCY
[FRL–8531–6; Docket ID No. EPA–HQ–OAR–
2007–1145]
Draft Integrated Science Assessment
for Oxides of Nitrogen and Sulfur—
Environmental Criteria and Annexes
Environmental Protection
Agency (EPA).
ACTION: Notice of an extension of the
public comment period for draft
Integrated Science Assessment for
Oxides of Nitrogen and Sulfur—
Environmental Criteria and Annexes.
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AGENCY:
SUMMARY: The EPA is announcing an
extension of the public comment period
for the draft document titled,
‘‘Integrated Science Assessment for
Oxides of Nitrogen and Sulfur—
Environmental Criteria; First External
Review Draft’’ (EPA 600/R–07/145A),
and ‘‘Annexes for the Integrated Science
Assessment for Oxides of Nitrogen and
Sulfur—Environmental Criteria; First
External Review Draft’’ (EPA 600/R–07/
145bA).
The draft document was prepared by
the National Center for Environmental
Assessment within EPA’s Office of
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The public comment period
began on December 21, 2007. This
notice announces the extension of the
deadline for public comment from
February 21, 2008, to March 28, 2008.
Comments must be received on or
before March 28, 2008.
DATES:
The draft, ‘‘Integrated
Science Assessment for Oxides of
Nitrogen and Sulfur—Environmental
Criteria and Annexes 1–10; First
External Review Draft,’’ are available
primarily via the Internet on the
National Center for Environmental
Assessment’s home page under the
Recent Additions and Publications
menus at https://www.epa.gov/ncea. A
limited number of CD–ROM or paper
copies will be available. Contact Ms.
Emily Lee by phone: 919–541–4169,
facsimile: 919–541–1818, or e-mail:
(lee.emily@epa.gov) to request either of
the documents. Please provide your
name, your mailing address, and the
draft document title, ‘‘Integrated
Science Assessment for Oxides of
Nitrogen and Sulfur—Environmental
Criteria; First External Review Draft’’
(EPA/600/R–07/145A) to facilitate
processing of your request. Comments
may be submitted electronically via
https://www.regulations.gov, by mail, by
facsimile, or by hand delivery/courier.
Please follow the detailed instructions
provided in the SUPPLEMENTARY
INFORMATION section of this notice.
Ms.
Emily Lee, NCEA; telephone: 919–541–
4169, facsimile: 919–541–1818, or
e-mail: lee.emily@epa.gov. For technical
information, contact Tara Greaver,
Ph.D., NCEA; telephone: 919–541–2435;
facsimile: 919–541–1818; or e-mail:
Greaver.Tara@epa.gov.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
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I. Information About the Document
Section 108(a) of the Clean Air Act
directs the Administrator to identify
certain pollutants which ‘‘may
reasonably be anticipated to endanger
public health and welfare’’ and to issue
air quality criteria for them. These air
quality criteria are to ‘‘accurately reflect
the latest scientific knowledge useful in
indicating the kind and extent of all
identifiable effects on public health or
welfare which may be expected from the
presence of [a] pollutant in the ambient
air.’’
Under section 109 of the Act, EPA is
then to establish national ambient air
quality standards (NAAQS) for each
pollutant for which EPA has issued
criteria. Section 109(d) of the Act
subsequently requires periodic review
and, if appropriate, revision of existing
air quality criteria to reflect advances in
scientific knowledge on the effects of
the pollutant on public health and
welfare. EPA is also to revise the
NAAQS, if appropriate, based on the
revised air quality criteria.
Oxides of nitrogen and sulfur are two
of six principal (or ‘‘criteria’’) pollutants
for which EPA has established air
quality criteria and NAAQS. EPA
periodically reviews the scientific basis
for these standards by preparing an
Integrated Science Assessment (ISA)
(formerly called an Air Quality Criteria
Document). The ISA and supplementary
annexes, in conjunction with additional
technical and policy assessments,
provide the scientific basis for EPA
decisions on the adequacy of a current
NAAQS and the appropriateness of new
or revised standards. The Clean Air
Scientific Advisory Committee
(CASAC), an independent science
advisory committee established
pursuant to section 109 of the Clean Air
Act and part of the EPA’s Science
Advisory Board (SAB), provides
independent scientific advice on
NAAQS matters, including advice on
EPA’s draft ISAs.
EPA formally initiated its current
review of the criteria for oxides of
nitrogen and sulfur in December 2005
(70 FR 73236) and May 2006 (71 FR
28023) respectively, requesting the
submission of recent scientific
information on specified topics. In the
initial stages of the criteria reviews, EPA
recognized the merit of integrating the
science assessment for these two
pollutants due to their combined effects
on atmospheric chemistry, deposition
processes, and environment-related
public welfare effects. In July 2007 (72
FR 34004), a workshop was held to
discuss, with invited scientific experts,
initial draft materials prepared in the
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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY
[EPA-HQ-OPPT-2007-0378; FRL-8532-2]
Agency Information Collection Activities; Submission to OMB for
Review and Approval; Comment Request; TSCA Sections 402 and Section 404
Training, Certification, Accreditation and Standards for Lead-Based
Paint Activities (Renewal); EPA ICR No. 1715.09, OMB No. 2070-0155
AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).
ACTION: Notice.
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SUMMARY: In compliance with the Paperwork Reduction Act (44 U.S.C.
3501, et seq.), this document announces that an Information Collection
Request (ICR) has been forwarded to the Office of Management and Budget
(OMB) for review and approval. This is a request to renew an existing
approved collection. The ICR, which is abstracted below, describes the
nature of the information collection activity and its expected burden
and costs.
DATES: Additional comments may be submitted on or before March 24,
2008.
ADDRESSES: Submit your comments, referencing docket ID Number EPA-HQ-
OPPT-2007-0378 to (1) EPA online using www.regulations.gov (our
preferred method), by e-mail to oppt.ncic@epa.gov or by mail to:
Document Control Office (DCO), Office of Pollution Prevention and
Toxics (OPPT), Environmental Protection Agency, Mail Code: 7407T, 1200
Pennsylvania Ave., NW., Washington, DC 20460, and (2) 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.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Barbara Cunningham, Director,
Environmental Assistance Division, Office of Pollution Prevention and
Toxics, Environmental Protection Agency, Mailcode: 7408-M, 1200
Pennsylvania Ave., NW., Washington, DC 20460; telephone number: 202-
554-1404; e-mail address: TSCA-Hotline@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 July 11, 2007 (72 FR 37766), EPA sought comments on this
renewal ICR pursuant to 5 CFR 1320.8(d). EPA received no comments
during the comment period. Any comments related to 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-OPPT-2007-0378, which is available for online viewing at
https://www.regulations.gov, or in person inspection at the OPPT Docket
in the EPA Docket Center (EPA/DC), EPA West, Room 3334, 1301
Constitution Ave., NW., Washington, DC. The EPA Docket Center 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 Pollution Prevention and
Toxics Docket is 202-566-0280.
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 public docket, and to access those
documents 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 in www.regulations.gov as EPA receives
them and without change, unless the comment contains copyrighted
material, Confidential Business Information (CBI), or other information
whose public disclosure is restricted by statute. For further
information about the electronic docket, go to www.regulations.gov.
Title: TSCA Sections 402 and Section 404 Training, Certification,
Accreditation and Standards for Lead-Based Paint Activities (Renewal).
ICR Numbers: EPA ICR No. 1715.09, OMB No. 2070-0155.
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: This information collection applies to reporting and
recordkeeping requirements found in sections 402 and 404 of the Toxic
Substances Control Act (TSCA) and applicable regulations at 40 CFR part
745, subparts L and Q. The purposes of the requirements under TSCA
section 402 are to ensure that individuals conducting activities that
prevent, detect and eliminate hazards associated with lead-based paint
in residential facilities, particularly those occupied or used by
children, are properly trained and certified, that training programs
providing instruction in such activities are accredited, and that these
activities are conducted according to reliable, effective and safe work
practice standards. The TSCA section 404 regulations include reporting
and recordkeeping requirements that apply to states and Indian Tribes
that seek Federal authorization to administer and enforce state and
tribal programs that regulate lead-based paint activities based on the
section 402 regulations. The overall goals of the section 402 and
section 404 regulations and the reporting and recordkeeping
requirements found therein are to ensure the availability of a trained
and qualified workforce to identify and address lead-based paint
hazards in residences, and to protect the general public from exposure
to lead hazards.
Responses to the collection of information are mandatory (see 40
CFR part 745, subparts L and Q). Respondents may claim all or part of a
notice as CBI. EPA will disclose information that is covered by a CBI
claim only to the extent permitted by, and in accordance with, the
procedures in 40 CFR part 2.
Burden Statement: The annual public reporting and recordkeeping
burden for this collection of information is estimated to range between
0.28 hours and 80 hours per respondent, depending on the type of
respondent. Burden means the total time, effort or financial resources
expended by persons to generate, maintain, retain or disclose or
provide information to or for a Federal agency. This includes the time
needed to review instructions; develop, acquire, install and utilize
technology and systems for the purposes of collecting, validating and
verifying information, processing and maintaining information, and
disclosing and providing information; adjust the existing ways to
comply with any previously applicable instructions and requirements;
train personnel to be able to respond to a collection of information;
search data sources; complete and review the collection of information;
and transmit or otherwise disclose the information.
Respondents/Affected Entities: Entities potentially affected by
this
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action are persons who provide training in lead-based paint activities,
persons who are engaged in lead-based paint activities, and state
agencies that administer lead-based paint activities.
Frequency of Collection: On Occasion.
Estimated No. of Respondents: 43,082.
Estimated Total Annual Burden on Respondents: 774,740 hours.
Estimated Total Annual Labor Costs: $28,792,102.
Changes in Burden Estimates: There is a net increase of 333,927
hours (from 440,813 hours to 774,740 hours) in the total estimated
respondent burden compared with that currently in the OMB inventory.
This increase represents an adjustment in the estimated number of
respondents and/or the number of activities or events for which
respondents must provide information, based on EPA's experience since
the approval of the most recent ICR. A detailed explanation of the
change in burden appears in the Supporting Statement. The increase is
an adjustment.
Dated: February 14, 2008.
Joseph A. Sierra,
Acting Director, Collection Strategies Division.
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