Agency Information Collection Activities; Submission to OMB for Review and Approval; Comment Request; Background Checks for Contractor Employees (Renewal), EPA ICR Number 2159.03, OMB Control Number 2030-0043, 7429-7430 [E9-3268]
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These standards apply to the following
affected facilities: demolition and
renovation of facilities; the disposal of
asbestos waste; asbestos milling,
manufacturing and fabricating; the use
of asbestos on roadways; asbestos waste
conversion facilities; and the use of
asbestos insulation and sprayed-on
materials. This information is being
collected to assure compliance with 40
CFR part 61, subpart M.
The monitoring, recordkeeping, and
reporting requirements outlined in these
rules are similar to those required for
other NESHAP regulations. Consistent
with the NESHAP General Provisions
(40 CFR part 63, subpart A),
respondents are required to submit
initial notifications conduct
performance tests, and submit
semiannual reports. They are also
required to maintain records of
applicability determinations;
performance test results; exceedances;
periods of startup, shutdown, or
malfunction; monitoring records; and all
other information needed to determine
compliance with the applicable
standard, such as records of visible
emissions monitoring at potential
sources of asbestos and of inspection
records of air cleaning devices to ensure
proper operation.
Any owner or operator subject to the
provisions of this subpart must maintain
a file of these measurements, and retain
the file for at least five years following
the collection of such measurements,
maintenance reports, and records.
All reports are sent to the delegated
state or local authority. In the event that
there is no such delegated authority, the
reports are sent directly to the EPA
regional office. This information is
being collected to assure compliance
with 40 CFR part 61, subpart M, as
authorized in sections 112 and 114(a) of
the Clean Air Act. The required
information consists of emissions data
and other information that have been
determined to be private.
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
Number for EPA regulations listed in 40
CFR part 9 and 48 CFR chapter 15, are
identified on the form and/or
instrument, if applicable.
Burden Statement: The annual public
reporting and recordkeeping burden for
this collection of information estimated
to average two hours per response.
Burden means the total time, effort, or
financial resources expended by persons
to generate, maintain, retain, or disclose
and provide information to or for a
Federal agency. This includes the time
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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. All existing
ways will have to adjust to comply with
any previously applicable instructions
and requirements that 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:
Owners and operators of asbestos
milling, manufacturing, fabricating,
waste disposal, and waste conversion
facilities
Estimated Number of Respondents:
9,432
Frequency of Response: On occasion,
initially and semiannually
Estimated Total Annual Hour Burden:
229,381
Estimated Total Annual Cost:
$18,517,636, inclusive of Labor costs.
There are no capital/startup or O&M
costs associated with this ICR.
Changes in the Estimates: There is no
change in the labor hours or burden cost
(capital startup/O&M expenses) in this
ICR compared to the previous ICR. This
is due to two considerations: (1) The
regulations have not changed over the
past three years and are not anticipated
to change over the next three years; and
(2) the growth rate for the industry is
very low, negative or non-existent, so
there is no significant change in the
overall burden. It should be noted that
there is minor correction to the labor
hour cost due to rounding errors in the
previous ICR.
Since there are no changes in the
regulatory requirements and there is no
significant industry growth, the labor
hours and cost figures in the previous
ICR are used in this ICR and there is no
change in burden to industry.
Dated: February 10, 2009.
John Moses,
Acting-Director, Collection Strategies
Division.
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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION
AGENCY
[EPA–HQ–OARM–2008–0828, FRL–8773–6]
Agency Information Collection
Activities; Submission to OMB for
Review and Approval; Comment
Request; Background Checks for
Contractor Employees (Renewal), EPA
ICR Number 2159.03, OMB Control
Number 2030–0043
AGENCY: Environmental Protection
Agency (EPA).
ACTION: Notice.
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 to renew
an existing approved 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 March 19, 2009.
ADDRESSES: Submit your comments,
referencing Docket ID No. EPA-HQOARM–2008–0828, to (1) EPA online
using www.regulations.gov (our
preferred method), by e-mail to
oei.docket@epa.gov, or by mail to: EPA
Docket Center, Environmental
Protection Agency, Office of
Environmental Information Docket, Mail
Code 2822IT, 1200 Pennsylvania Ave.,
NW., Washington, DC 20460, and (2)
OMB by mail to: 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:
Donna Blanding, Environmental
Protection Agency, Office of Acquisition
Management, Mail Code 3802R, 1200
Pennsylvania Ave., NW., Washington,
DC 20460; (202) 564–1130; fax number:
(202) 565–2475; e-mail address:
blanding.donna@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 November 13, 2008 (73 FR 67152),
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.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
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EPA has established a public docket
for this ICR under Docket ID No. EPA–
HQ–OARM–2008–0828, which is
available for online viewing at
www.regulations.gov, or in person
viewing at 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 OEI Docket is
(202) 566–1752.
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: Background Checks for
Contractor Employees (Renewal).
ICR numbers: EPA ICR No. 2159.03,
OMB Control No. 2030–0043.
ICR Status: This ICR is scheduled to
expire on March 31, 2009. 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: EPA uses contractors to
perform services throughout the nation
with regard to environmental
emergencies involving the release, or
threatened release, of oil, radioactive
materials or hazardous chemicals that
may potentially affect communities and
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the surrounding environment. Releases
may be accidental, deliberate, or may be
caused by natural disasters. Emergency
responders are available 24 hours-a-day
to an incident, and respond with
necessary personnel and equipment to
eliminate dangers to the public and
environment. Contractors responding to
any of these types of incidents are
responsible for conducting background
checks and applying Governmentestablished suitability criteria in
determining whether employees are
acceptable to perform on given sites or
on specific projects prior to contract
employee performance. The information
to be collected under the ICR for
Background Checks for Contractor
Employees covers citizenship or valid
visa, criminal convictions, weapons
offenses, felony convictions, parties
prohibited from receiving federal
contracts. The Contractor shall maintain
records of all background checks. The
collection of information is required to
obtain or retain a contract with work of
this nature (Title 5, CFR parts 731, 732,
and 736).
Burden Statement: The annual public
reporting and recordkeeping burden for
this collection of information is
estimated to average 0.55 minutes 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 affected by this action are
contractors involved with Emergency
Response that have significant security
concerns, as determined by the
Contracting Officer on a case-by-case
basis, to provide qualified personnel
that meet the background check
requirements developed by EPA.
Estimated Number of Respondents:
1000 per year.
Frequency of Response: On occasion.
Estimated Total Annual Hour Burden:
550.
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Estimated Total Annual Cost:
$81,410, includes $0 annualized capital
or O&M costs.
Changes in the Estimates: There is a
decrease of 450 hours in the total
estimated burden currently identified in
the OMB Inventory of Approved ICR
Burdens. This decrease is due to just
adjustments to the estimates.
Dated: February 9, 2009.
John Moses,
Acting Director, Collection Strategies
Division.
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Request; NSPS for Lime Manufacturing
(Renewal), EPA ICR Number 1167.09,
OMB Control Number 2060–0063
AGENCY: Environmental Protection
Agency (EPA).
ACTION: Notice.
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
collection and the estimated burden and
cost.
DATES: Additional comments may be
submitted on or before March 19, 2009.
ADDRESSES: Submit your comments,
referencing docket ID number EPAOECA–2008–0363, to (1) EPA online
using www.regulations.gov (our
preferred method), or by e-mail to
docket.oeca@epa.gov, or by mail to: EPA
Docket Center (EPA/DC), Environmental
Protection Agency, Enforcement and
Compliance Docket and Information
Center, mail code 2201T, 1200
Pennsylvania Avenue, 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:
Sounjay Gairola, Office of Enforcement
and Compliance Assurance,
Environmental Protection Agency, 1200
Pennsylvania Avenue, NW.,
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[EPA-HQ-OARM-2008-0828, FRL-8773-6]
Agency Information Collection Activities; Submission to OMB for
Review and Approval; Comment Request; Background Checks for Contractor
Employees (Renewal), EPA ICR Number 2159.03, OMB Control Number 2030-
0043
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 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 to renew an
existing approved 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 March 19,
2009.
ADDRESSES: Submit your comments, referencing Docket ID No. EPA-HQ-OARM-
2008-0828, to (1) EPA online using www.regulations.gov (our preferred
method), by e-mail to oei.docket@epa.gov, or by mail to: EPA Docket
Center, Environmental Protection Agency, Office of Environmental
Information Docket, Mail Code 2822IT, 1200 Pennsylvania Ave., NW.,
Washington, DC 20460, and (2) OMB by mail to: 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: Donna Blanding, Environmental
Protection Agency, Office of Acquisition Management, Mail Code 3802R,
1200 Pennsylvania Ave., NW., Washington, DC 20460; (202) 564-1130; fax
number: (202) 565-2475; e-mail address: blanding.donna@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 November 13, 2008 (73 FR 67152), 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.
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EPA has established a public docket for this ICR under Docket ID
No. EPA-HQ-OARM-2008-0828, which is available for online viewing at
www.regulations.gov, or in person viewing at 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
OEI Docket is (202) 566-1752.
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: Background Checks for Contractor Employees (Renewal).
ICR numbers: EPA ICR No. 2159.03, OMB Control No. 2030-0043.
ICR Status: This ICR is scheduled to expire on March 31, 2009.
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: EPA uses contractors to perform services throughout the
nation with regard to environmental emergencies involving the release,
or threatened release, of oil, radioactive materials or hazardous
chemicals that may potentially affect communities and the surrounding
environment. Releases may be accidental, deliberate, or may be caused
by natural disasters. Emergency responders are available 24 hours-a-day
to an incident, and respond with necessary personnel and equipment to
eliminate dangers to the public and environment. Contractors responding
to any of these types of incidents are responsible for conducting
background checks and applying Government-established suitability
criteria in determining whether employees are acceptable to perform on
given sites or on specific projects prior to contract employee
performance. The information to be collected under the ICR for
Background Checks for Contractor Employees covers citizenship or valid
visa, criminal convictions, weapons offenses, felony convictions,
parties prohibited from receiving federal contracts. The Contractor
shall maintain records of all background checks. The collection of
information is required to obtain or retain a contract with work of
this nature (Title 5, CFR parts 731, 732, and 736).
Burden Statement: The annual public reporting and recordkeeping
burden for this collection of information is estimated to average 0.55
minutes 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 affected by this action are
contractors involved with Emergency Response that have significant
security concerns, as determined by the Contracting Officer on a case-
by-case basis, to provide qualified personnel that meet the background
check requirements developed by EPA.
Estimated Number of Respondents: 1000 per year.
Frequency of Response: On occasion.
Estimated Total Annual Hour Burden: 550.
Estimated Total Annual Cost: $81,410, includes $0 annualized
capital or O&M costs.
Changes in the Estimates: There is a decrease of 450 hours in the
total estimated burden currently identified in the OMB Inventory of
Approved ICR Burdens. This decrease is due to just adjustments to the
estimates.
Dated: February 9, 2009.
John Moses,
Acting Director, Collection Strategies Division.
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