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Agency Information Collection
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Review and Approval; Comment
Request; National-Scale Activity
Survey (N–SAS); EPA ICR No. 2293.01,
OMB Control No. 2060–NEW
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Agency.
ACTION: Notice.
AGENCY:
SUMMARY: In compliance with the
Paperwork Reduction Act (PRA) (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 for a new
collection. The ICR, which is abstracted
below, describes the nature of the
information collection and its estimated
burden and cost.
DATES: Additional comments may be
submitted on or before July 7, 2008.
ADDRESSES: Submit your comments,
referencing Docket ID No. EPA–HQ–
OAR–2008–0145, to (1) EPA online
using www.regulations.gov (our
preferred method), by e-mail to a-andr-Docket@epa.gov, or by mail to: EPA
Docket Center, Environnemental
Protection Agency, Air and Radiation
Docket and Information Center, 1200
Pennsylvania Ave., NW., Washington,
DC 20460, and (2) OMB by mail to:
Office of Information and Regulatory
Affairs, Office of Management and
Budget, Attention: Desk Officer for EPA,
725 17th Street, NW., Washington, DC
20503.
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FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Zachary Pekar, Health and
Environmental Impacts Division, Office
of Air Quality Planning and Standards,
U.S. Environmental Protection Agency,
Mail Code C504–06, Research Triangle
Park, NC 27711; telephone: 919–541–
3704; fax: 919–541–0237; e-mail:
pekar.zachary@epa.gov.
EPA has
submitted the following ICR to OMB for
review and approval according to the
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
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procedures prescribed in 5 CFR 1320.12.
On February 28, 2008 (73 FR 10765),
EPA sought comments on this ICR
pursuant to 5 CFR 1320.8(d). EPA
received no comments. 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\OAR–2008–0145, which is
available for online viewing at
www.regulations.gov, or in person
viewing at the Air and Radiation Docket
in the EPA Docket Center (EPA/DC),
EPA West, Room 3334, 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 Air and
Radiation Docket is 202–566–1742.
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 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 at 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: National-Scale Activity Survey
(N–SAS).
ICR numbers: EPA ICR No. 2293.01,
OMB Control No. 2060–NEW.
ICR Status: This ICR is for a new
information collection activity. 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.
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Abstract: EPA supports the Air
Quality Index (AQI), a program that uses
data from air quality monitors to
forecast pollution levels and to notify
the public of health hazards associated
with air pollution, primarily ozone and
particulate matter pollution (PM). EPA,
specifically the Office of Air Quality
Planning and Standards, which manages
the AQI program, is interested in
assessing the public’s awareness,
knowledge and both stated and actual
behavioral response to AQI warnings.
To address this need, OAQPS wishes to
conduct the National-Scale Activity
Surveys (N–SAS) to gather information
on perceptions, awareness, attitudes,
and stated and actual behaviors in
response to AQI warnings.
EPA is requesting permission from
OMB to conduct a survey of 1,600
individuals age 35 or older who meet
minimal activity requirements living in
Washington, DC; Sacramento (also other
cities in San Joaquin Valley—San
Joaquin, Stanislaus, Merced, Madera,
Fresno), Chicago, Dallas, Houston,
Atlanta, Philadelphia, or St. Louis. The
data will be collected through a webbased survey of members from
Knowledge Network’s web panel.
The N–SAS consists of a series of nine
surveys. A screening survey at the
beginning and a debriefing survey at the
end will provide information on the
research participants, their awareness
and knowledge of air pollution and the
Air Quality Index (AQI), risk
perceptions regarding health effects, and
reported behaviors on high ozone days.
After the screening survey, research
participants will be administered a set
of seven activity diaries administered on
both high and low ozone days to collect
information on actual behavior.
The information obtained from N–
SAS will be used by EPA to assess
hypotheses for the N–SAS research
participants regarding:
• Extent of awareness of and
knowledge about the AQI;
• The effects of the AQI-based
warnings on behavior in eight cities
with significant pollution problems;
• The correlation between awareness,
knowledge, stated behavior on high
pollution days and data on behavior
reported in the activity diariesl;
• Differences in behavior, awareness
and knowledge among different subsamples of the N–SAS research
participants.
In addition to assessing the
effectiveness of AQI-based ozone
warnings, the data will also be used to
supplement the limited data available to
develop exposure profiles for older
Americans.
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Participation in N–SAS and response
to individual questions are voluntary.
The respondents will be anonymous to
EPA and contractor staff and Knowledge
Networks keeps identify of respondents
confidential.
Burden Statement: The annual public
reporting and recordkeeping burden for
this collection of information is
estimated to average 0.25 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:
Members of the Knowledge Networks
web panel (1) age 35 or older, (2) who
respond yes to ‘‘During the past month,
did you participate in any physical
activities or exercises such as running,
calisthenics, golf, gardening, or walking
for exercise?’’ and (3) live in
Washington, DC; Sacramento (also other
cities in San Joaquin Valley—San
Joaquin, Stanislaus, Merced, Madera,
Fresno), Chicago, Dallas, Houston,
Atlanta, Philadelphia, or St. Louis.
Estimated Number of Respondents:
1,600.
Frequency of Response: Up to 10
responses per respondent over 4
months.
Estimated Total Annual Hour Burden:
828 hours.
Estimated Total Annual Cost:
$22,803, includes $0 annualized capital
or O&M costs.
Dated: June 2, 2008.
Sara Hisel-McCoy,
Director, Collection Strategies Division.
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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION
AGENCY
[ER–FRL–6699–6]
Environmental Impact Statements and
Regulations; Availability of EPA
Comments
Availability of EPA comments
prepared pursuant to the Environmental
Review Process (ERP), under section
309 of the Clean Air Act and Section
102(2)(c) of the National Environmental
Policy Act as amended. Requests for
copies of EPA comments can be directed
to the Office of Federal Activities at
202–564–7167.
An explanation of the ratings assigned
to draft environmental impact
statements (EISs) was published in FR
dated April 11, 2008 (73 FR 19833).
Draft EISs
EIS No. 20080057, ERP No. D–AFS–
J65509–MT, Young Dodge Project,
Proposed Timber Harvest and
Associate Activities, Prescribed
Burning, Road and Recreation
Management, Kootenai National
Forest, Rexford Ranger District,
Lincoln County, MT.
Summary: EPA supports activities to
reduce hazardous fuels and fire risk in
wildland and urban interface, and
restore declining tree species. However,
EPA expressed environmental concerns
about the impacts from disturbance to
soil, water, wildlife and habitat
connectivity, and recommended
modifications to the preferred
alternative, including additional road
segment closure to reduce these
impacts. Rating EC2.
EIS No. 20080059, ERP No. D–AFS–
J65510–UT, Uinta National Forest Oil
and Gas Leasing, Implementation,
Identify National Forest Systems Land
with Federal Mineral Rights, Wasatch,
Utah, Juab, Tooele, and Sanpete
Counties, UT
Summary: EPA expressed
environmental concerns about air
quality, wetlands, and inventoried
roadless areas, and recommended
confirmation of the anticipated air
impacts and clarification of the
wetlands and roadless area impacts.
Rating EC2.
EIS No. 20080095, ERP No. D–NOA–
L39065–OR, Bull Run Water Supply
Habitat Conservation Plan,
Application for and Incidental Take
Permit to cover the Continued
Operation and Maintenance, Sandy
River Basin, City of Portland, OR
Summary: EPA does not object to the
proposed project. Rating LO.
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EIS No. 20080117, ERP No. D–AFS–
L65550–00, Selway-Bitterroot
Wilderness Plants Management
Project, To Prevent the Establishment
of New Invaders and Reduce the
Impacts of Established Invasive Plants
on Native Plant Community Stability,
Sustainability and Diversity, Nez
Perce, Clearwater, Lolo, and Bitterroot
National Forests, ID and MT.
Summary: EPA expressed
environmental concerns about potential
herbicide treatment impacts to water
quality within waterbodies that
presently do not meet water quality
standards. The final EIS should include
information demonstrating that weed
treatments would be protective of water
quality. Rating EC2.
EIS No. 20080126, ERP No. D–AFS–
L65551–ID, Corralled Bear Project,
Management of Vegetation, Hazardous
Fuels, and Access, Plus Watershed
Improvements, Palouse Ranger
District, Clearwater National Forest,
Latah County, ID.
Summary: EPA supports the
management direction proposed under
Alternative 3 and requested that the
final EIS include additional clarification
on the proposed OHV route
designations. Rating LO.
EIS No. 20080153, ERP No. DS–NOA–
E91021–00, Snapper Grouper
Amendment 15B, Fishery
Management Plan, Updated
Information on the Economic
Analysis for the Bag Limit Sales
Provision, Update Management
Reference Point for Golden Tilefish
(Lopholatilus chamaeleonticeps);
Define Allocations for Snowy Grouper
(Epinephelus niveatus) and Red Porgy
(Pagrus pagrus), NC, SC, FL, and GA.
Summary: EPA does not object to the
proposed action. Rating LO.
Final EISs
EIS No. 20080157, ERP No. F–AFS–
L65522–WA, Gifford-Pinchot National
Forest and Columbia River Gorge
National Scenic Area (Washington
Portion) Site-Specific Invasive Plant
Treatment Project, Implementation,
Skamania, Cowlitz, Lewis, Clark,
Klickitat Counties, WA.
Summary: No formal comment letter
was sent to the preparing agency.
Dated: June 3, 2008.
Robert W. Hargrove,
Director, NEPA Compliance Division, Office
of Federal Activities.
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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY
[EPA-HQ-OAR-2008-0145; FRL-8576-9]
Agency Information Collection Activities; Submission to OMB for
Review and Approval; Comment Request; National-Scale Activity Survey
(N-SAS); EPA ICR No. 2293.01, OMB Control No. 2060-NEW
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 an Information
Collection Request (ICR) has been forwarded to the Office of Management
and Budget (OMB) for review and approval. This is a request for a new
collection. The ICR, which is abstracted below, describes the nature of
the information collection and its estimated burden and cost.
DATES: Additional comments may be submitted on or before July 7, 2008.
ADDRESSES: Submit your comments, referencing Docket ID No. EPA-HQ-OAR-
2008-0145, to (1) EPA online using www.regulations.gov (our preferred
method), by e-mail to a-and-r-Docket@epa.gov, or by mail to: EPA Docket
Center, Environnemental Protection Agency, Air and Radiation Docket and
Information Center, 1200 Pennsylvania Ave., NW., Washington, DC 20460,
and (2) OMB by mail to: Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs,
Office of Management and Budget, Attention: Desk Officer for EPA, 725
17th Street, NW., Washington, DC 20503.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Zachary Pekar, Health and
Environmental Impacts Division, Office of Air Quality Planning and
Standards, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Mail Code C504-06,
Research Triangle Park, NC 27711; telephone: 919-541-3704; fax: 919-
541-0237; e-mail: pekar.zachary@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 February 28, 2008 (73 FR 10765), EPA sought comments on
this ICR pursuant to 5 CFR 1320.8(d). EPA received no comments. 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\OAR-2008-0145, which is available for online viewing at
www.regulations.gov, or in person viewing at the Air and Radiation
Docket in the EPA Docket Center (EPA/DC), EPA West, Room 3334, 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 Air and Radiation Docket is 202-
566-1742.
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
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 at 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: National-Scale Activity Survey (N-SAS).
ICR numbers: EPA ICR No. 2293.01, OMB Control No. 2060-NEW.
ICR Status: This ICR is for a new information collection activity.
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: EPA supports the Air Quality Index (AQI), a program that
uses data from air quality monitors to forecast pollution levels and to
notify the public of health hazards associated with air pollution,
primarily ozone and particulate matter pollution (PM). EPA,
specifically the Office of Air Quality Planning and Standards, which
manages the AQI program, is interested in assessing the public's
awareness, knowledge and both stated and actual behavioral response to
AQI warnings. To address this need, OAQPS wishes to conduct the
National-Scale Activity Surveys (N-SAS) to gather information on
perceptions, awareness, attitudes, and stated and actual behaviors in
response to AQI warnings.
EPA is requesting permission from OMB to conduct a survey of 1,600
individuals age 35 or older who meet minimal activity requirements
living in Washington, DC; Sacramento (also other cities in San Joaquin
Valley--San Joaquin, Stanislaus, Merced, Madera, Fresno), Chicago,
Dallas, Houston, Atlanta, Philadelphia, or St. Louis. The data will be
collected through a web-based survey of members from Knowledge
Network's web panel.
The N-SAS consists of a series of nine surveys. A screening survey
at the beginning and a debriefing survey at the end will provide
information on the research participants, their awareness and knowledge
of air pollution and the Air Quality Index (AQI), risk perceptions
regarding health effects, and reported behaviors on high ozone days.
After the screening survey, research participants will be administered
a set of seven activity diaries administered on both high and low ozone
days to collect information on actual behavior.
The information obtained from N-SAS will be used by EPA to assess
hypotheses for the N-SAS research participants regarding:
Extent of awareness of and knowledge about the AQI;
The effects of the AQI-based warnings on behavior in eight
cities with significant pollution problems;
The correlation between awareness, knowledge, stated
behavior on high pollution days and data on behavior reported in the
activity diariesl;
Differences in behavior, awareness and knowledge among
different sub-samples of the N-SAS research participants.
In addition to assessing the effectiveness of AQI-based ozone
warnings, the data will also be used to supplement the limited data
available to develop exposure profiles for older Americans.
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Participation in N-SAS and response to individual questions are
voluntary. The respondents will be anonymous to EPA and contractor
staff and Knowledge Networks keeps identify of respondents
confidential.
Burden Statement: The annual public reporting and recordkeeping
burden for this collection of information is estimated to average 0.25
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: Members of the Knowledge Networks
web panel (1) age 35 or older, (2) who respond yes to ``During the past
month, did you participate in any physical activities or exercises such
as running, calisthenics, golf, gardening, or walking for exercise?''
and (3) live in Washington, DC; Sacramento (also other cities in San
Joaquin Valley--San Joaquin, Stanislaus, Merced, Madera, Fresno),
Chicago, Dallas, Houston, Atlanta, Philadelphia, or St. Louis.
Estimated Number of Respondents: 1,600.
Frequency of Response: Up to 10 responses per respondent over 4
months.
Estimated Total Annual Hour Burden: 828 hours.
Estimated Total Annual Cost: $22,803, includes $0 annualized
capital or O&M costs.
Dated: June 2, 2008.
Sara Hisel-McCoy,
Director, Collection Strategies Division.
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