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using https://www.regulations.gov (our
preferred method), or by mail to: EPA
Docket Center, Environmental
Protection Agency, Pesticide Public
Regulatory Docket at Potomac Yard,
7502P, 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:
Scott Drewes, Field and External Affairs
Division, Office of Pesticide Programs,
7506P, Environmental Protection
Agency, 1200 Pennsylvania Ave., NW.,
Washington, DC 20460; telephone
number: 703–347–0107; fax number:
703–305–5884; e-mail address:
drewes.scott@epa.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: EPA has
submitted the following ICR to OMB for
review and approval according to the
Paperwork Reduction Act (PRA) (44
U.S.C. 3501 et seq.), and the procedures
prescribed in 5 CFR 1320.12. On May 5,
2010, EPA sought comments on this
renewal ICR (75 FR 24690) pursuant to
5 CFR 1320.8(d). EPA received one
comment, which is addressed in the
ICR. 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–OPP–2010–0281, which is available
for online viewing at https://
www.regulations.gov, or in person
viewing at the Pesticides Public
Regulatory Docket, One Potomac Yard,
2777 S. Crystal Drive, Room S–4400,
Arlington, VA 22202. This docket
facility is open from 8:30 a.m. to 4 p.m.,
Monday through Friday, excluding legal
holidays. The telephone number for this
docket is 703–305–5805.
Use EPA’s electronic docket and
comment system at https://
www.regulations.gov to submit or view
public comments, to 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 https://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
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information about the electronic docket,
go to https://www.regulations.gov.
Title: Plant-Incorporated Protectants;
CBI Substantiation and Reporting Risk/
Benefit Information.
ICR Numbers: EPA ICR No. 1693.07,
OMB Control No. 2070–0142.
ICR Status: The current OMB
approval for this ICR is scheduled to
expire on January 31, 2011. Under OMB
regulations at 5 CFR 1320.12(b)(2), the
Agency may continue to conduct or
sponsor the collection of information
while this submission is pending at
OMB. This ICR is for an ongoing
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 Final Rule and in
the Federal Register when approved,
are listed in 40 CFR part 9 or by other
appropriate means, such as on the
related collection instrument or form, if
applicable.
Abstract: This ICR addresses the two
information collection requirements
described in regulations pertaining to
pesticidal substances that are produced
by plants (plant-incorporated
protectants (PIPs)) and which are
codified in 40 CFR part 174. A PIP is
defined as ‘‘the pesticidal substance that
is intended to be produced and used in
a living plant and the genetic material
necessary for the production of such a
substance.’’ Many, but not all, PIPs are
exempt from registration requirements
under the Federal Insecticide,
Fungicide, and Rodenticide Act
(FIFRA). Registrants sometimes include
in a submission to EPA for registration
of a PIP information that they claim to
be confidential business information
(CBI). CBI is protected by FIFRA and
generally cannot be released to the
public unless authorized after following
the procedures in 40 CFR part 2. Under
40 CFR part 174, whenever a registrant
claims that information submitted to
EPA in support of a registration
application for PIPs contains CBI, the
registrant must substantiate such claims
when they are made. In addition,
manufacturers of PIPs that are otherwise
exempted from the requirements of
registration must report risk benefit
information of the PIP to the Agency.
Such reporting will allow the Agency to
determine whether further action is
needed to prevent unreasonable adverse
effects to public health and the
environment. Submission of this
information is mandatory and supplied
on occasion.
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Burden Statement: The annual
respondent burden for the collection of
information associated with the
substantiation at the time of submission
for CBI claims related to a PIP
registration application is estimated to
average 21.5 hours per submission, and
the annual respondent burden for the
collection of information associated
with the reporting of adverse effects for
exempted PIPs is estimated to average 7
hours per submission. Burden is defined
in 5 CFR 1320.3(b). The following is a
summary of the burden and cost
information for this ICR:
Respondents/Affected Entities:
Producers and importers of PIPs.
Estimated Number of Respondents:
18.
Frequency of Response: On occasion.
Estimated Total Annual Hour Burden:
389.
Estimated Total Annual Cost:
$26,875.00.
Changes in the Estimates: There is an
increase of 86 hours in the total
estimated burden currently identified in
the OMB Inventory of Approved ICR
Burdens. This increase is an adjustment
resulting from an increase in the
estimated number of PIPs applications.
EPA expects that the level of activity
will continue.
Dated: January 20, 2011.
John Moses,
Director, Collection Strategies Division.
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[EPA–HQ–OPPT–2010–1007; FRL–8858–8;
EPA ICR No. 1715.13; OMB Control No.
2070–0155]
Agency Information Collection
Activities; Proposed Collection;
Comment Request; TSCA Section 402
and Section 404 Training and
Certification, Accreditation and
Standards for Lead-Based Paint
Activities and Renovation, Repair, and
Painting
Environmental Protection
Agency (EPA).
ACTION: Notice.
AGENCY:
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: ‘‘TSCA Section 402 and
SUMMARY:
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Section 404 Training and Certification,
Accreditation and Standards for LeadBased Paint Activities and Renovation,
Repair, and Painting’’ and identified by
EPA ICR No. 1715.13 and OMB Control
No. 2070–0155, is scheduled to expire
on October 31, 2011. 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 March 28, 2011.
ADDRESSES: Submit your comments,
identified by docket identification (ID)
number EPA–HQ–OPPT–2010–1007, 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–2010–1007.
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–
2010–1007. EPA’s policy is that all
comments received will be included in
the 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 Web site is an
‘‘anonymous access’’ system, which
means EPA will not know your identity
or contact information unless you
provide it in the body of your comment.
If you send an e-mail comment directly
to EPA without going through
regulations.gov, your e-mail address
will be automatically captured and
included as part of the comment that is
placed in the docket and made available
on the Internet. If you submit an
electronic comment, EPA recommends
that you include your name and other
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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.
Docket: All documents in the docket
are listed in the docket index available
at https://www.regulations.gov. 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.
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
legal 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
technical information contact: Michelle
Price, 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–
0744; fax number: (202) 566–0470;
e-mail address: price.michelle@epa.gov.
For general information contact: The
TSCA–Hotline, ABVI–Goodwill, 422
South Clinton Ave., Rochester, NY
14620; telephone number: (202) 554–
1404; e-mail address: TSCAHotline@epa.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
I. What information is EPA particularly
interested in?
Pursuant to section 3506(c)(2)(A) of
PRA, EPA specifically solicits
comments and information to enable it
to:
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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 ICR are persons who
provide training in lead-based paint
activities and/or renovation, persons
who are engaged in lead-based paint
activities and/or renovation, and State
agencies that administer lead-based
paint activities and/or renovation
programs.
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Title: TSCA Section 402 and Section
404 Training and Certification,
Accreditation and Standards for LeadBased Paint Activities and Renovation,
Repair, and Painting.
ICR numbers: EPA ICR No. 1715.13,
OMB Control No. 2070–0155.
ICR status: This ICR is currently
scheduled to expire on October 31,
2011. 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 Code of Federal Regulations
(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 for certain EPA
regulations is consolidated in 40 CFR
part 9.
Abstract: This information collection
request (ICR) combines information
collection activities defined in existing
ICRs 1715.09 (ICR for lead-based paint
activities), 1715.10 (ICR addendum for
the 2008 Renovation, Repair and
Painting final rule), and 1715.12 (ICR for
the 2010 Renovation, Repair and
Painting opt-out and recordkeeping final
rule) covering the reporting and
recordkeeping requirements for
individuals or firms conducting leadbased paint activities or renovation in or
on houses, apartments, or childoccupied facilities built before 1978,
under the authority of sections 402 and
404 of the Toxic Substances Control Act
(TSCA) (15 U.S.C. 2682, 2684).
Sections 402(a) and 402(c)(3) of TSCA
require EPA to develop and administer
a training and certification program as
well as work practice standards for
persons who perform lead-based paint
activities and/or renovations. The
current regulations in 40 CFR part 745,
subpart E, cover work practice
standards, recordkeeping and reporting
requirements, individual and firm
certification, and enforcement for
renovations done in target housing or
child-occupied facilities. The current
regulations in 40 CFR part 745, subpart
L, cover inspections, lead hazard
screens, risk assessments, and
abatement activities (referred to as
‘‘lead-based paint activities’’) done in
target housing and child-occupied
facilities. The current regulations in 40
CFR part 745, subpart Q, establish the
requirements that State or Tribal
programs must meet for authorization to
administer the standards, regulations, or
other requirements established under
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TSCA section 402. Section 401 of TSCA
defines target housing as any housing
constructed before 1978 except housing
for the elderly or disabled or 0-bedroom
dwellings.
Sections 402(a) and 402(c)(3) of TSCA
require reporting and/or recordkeeping
from four entities: Firms engaged in
lead-based paint activities or
renovations in target housing and childoccupied facilities; individuals who
perform lead-based paint activities in
target housing and child-occupied
facilities; training providers; and States/
territories/Tribes/Alaskan native
villages. This information collection
applies to the reporting and
recordkeeping requirements outlined in
this Abstract section.
Responses to the collection of
information are mandatory (see 40 CFR
part 745). 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 range between 0.8 and 9.9
hours per response, depending upon the
category of the 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 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: 367,815.
Frequency of response: Annual.
Estimated total average number of
responses for each respondent: Varies.
Estimated total annual burden hours:
3,312,524 hours.
Estimated total annual costs:
$149,223,301. This includes an
estimated burden cost of $149,223,301
and an estimated cost of $0 for capital
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investment or maintenance and
operational costs.
IV. Are there changes in the estimates
from the last approval?
There is a decrease of 497,229 hours
in the total estimated respondent
burden compared with that identified in
the ICR currently approved by OMB.
This decrease reflects: EPA’s revisions
to the estimated number of respondents
based on the number of respondents
reporting to the Agency under the prior
information collection, EPA’s revisions
to per-activity burden estimates to
simplify some assumptions and to make
estimation methods consistent, and
characterization as Agency burden;
some burden elements that had
previously been described as
respondent burden. See the supporting
statement for details about revisions to
burden estimates. 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: January 19, 2011.
Stephen A. Owens,
Assistant Administrator, Office of Chemical
Safety and Pollution Prevention.
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Notification of a Public Teleconference
of the Science Advisory Board Nutrient
Criteria Review Panel
Correction
In notice document 2011–1014
beginning on page 3133 in the issue of
Wednesday, January 19, 2011, make the
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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY
[EPA-HQ-OPPT-2010-1007; FRL-8858-8; EPA ICR No. 1715.13; OMB Control
No. 2070-0155]
Agency Information Collection Activities; Proposed Collection;
Comment Request; TSCA Section 402 and Section 404 Training and
Certification, Accreditation and Standards for Lead-Based Paint
Activities and Renovation, Repair, and Painting
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: ``TSCA Section 402 and
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Section 404 Training and Certification, Accreditation and Standards for
Lead-Based Paint Activities and Renovation, Repair, and Painting'' and
identified by EPA ICR No. 1715.13 and OMB Control No. 2070-0155, is
scheduled to expire on October 31, 2011. 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 March 28, 2011.
ADDRESSES: Submit your comments, identified by docket identification
(ID) number EPA-HQ-OPPT-2010-1007, 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-2010-1007. 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-
2010-1007. EPA's policy is that all comments received will be included
in the 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 Web site is an ``anonymous access'' system,
which means EPA will not know your identity or contact information
unless you provide it in the body of your comment. If you send an e-
mail comment directly to EPA without going through regulations.gov,
your e-mail address will be automatically captured and included as part
of the comment that is placed in the 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.
Docket: All documents in the docket are listed in the docket index
available at https://www.regulations.gov. 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. 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
legal 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 technical information contact:
Michelle Price, 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) 566-0744; fax number: (202) 566-0470; e-mail address:
price.michelle@epa.gov.
For general information contact: The TSCA-Hotline, ABVI-Goodwill,
422 South Clinton Ave., Rochester, NY 14620; telephone number: (202)
554-1404; e-mail address: TSCA-Hotline@epa.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
I. What information is EPA particularly interested in?
Pursuant to section 3506(c)(2)(A) of 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 ICR are
persons who provide training in lead-based paint activities and/or
renovation, persons who are engaged in lead-based paint activities and/
or renovation, and State agencies that administer lead-based paint
activities and/or renovation programs.
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Title: TSCA Section 402 and Section 404 Training and Certification,
Accreditation and Standards for Lead-Based Paint Activities and
Renovation, Repair, and Painting.
ICR numbers: EPA ICR No. 1715.13, OMB Control No. 2070-0155.
ICR status: This ICR is currently scheduled to expire on October
31, 2011. 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 Code of Federal Regulations (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
for certain EPA regulations is consolidated in 40 CFR part 9.
Abstract: This information collection request (ICR) combines
information collection activities defined in existing ICRs 1715.09 (ICR
for lead-based paint activities), 1715.10 (ICR addendum for the 2008
Renovation, Repair and Painting final rule), and 1715.12 (ICR for the
2010 Renovation, Repair and Painting opt-out and recordkeeping final
rule) covering the reporting and recordkeeping requirements for
individuals or firms conducting lead-based paint activities or
renovation in or on houses, apartments, or child-occupied facilities
built before 1978, under the authority of sections 402 and 404 of the
Toxic Substances Control Act (TSCA) (15 U.S.C. 2682, 2684).
Sections 402(a) and 402(c)(3) of TSCA require EPA to develop and
administer a training and certification program as well as work
practice standards for persons who perform lead-based paint activities
and/or renovations. The current regulations in 40 CFR part 745, subpart
E, cover work practice standards, recordkeeping and reporting
requirements, individual and firm certification, and enforcement for
renovations done in target housing or child-occupied facilities. The
current regulations in 40 CFR part 745, subpart L, cover inspections,
lead hazard screens, risk assessments, and abatement activities
(referred to as ``lead-based paint activities'') done in target housing
and child-occupied facilities. The current regulations in 40 CFR part
745, subpart Q, establish the requirements that State or Tribal
programs must meet for authorization to administer the standards,
regulations, or other requirements established under TSCA section 402.
Section 401 of TSCA defines target housing as any housing constructed
before 1978 except housing for the elderly or disabled or 0-bedroom
dwellings.
Sections 402(a) and 402(c)(3) of TSCA require reporting and/or
recordkeeping from four entities: Firms engaged in lead-based paint
activities or renovations in target housing and child-occupied
facilities; individuals who perform lead-based paint activities in
target housing and child-occupied facilities; training providers; and
States/territories/Tribes/Alaskan native villages. This information
collection applies to the reporting and recordkeeping requirements
outlined in this Abstract section.
Responses to the collection of information are mandatory (see 40
CFR part 745). 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 range between
0.8 and 9.9 hours per response, depending upon the category of the
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
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: 367,815.
Frequency of response: Annual.
Estimated total average number of responses for each respondent:
Varies.
Estimated total annual burden hours: 3,312,524 hours.
Estimated total annual costs: $149,223,301. This includes an
estimated burden cost of $149,223,301 and an estimated cost of $0 for
capital investment or maintenance and operational costs.
IV. Are there changes in the estimates from the last approval?
There is a decrease of 497,229 hours in the total estimated
respondent burden compared with that identified in the ICR currently
approved by OMB. This decrease reflects: EPA's revisions to the
estimated number of respondents based on the number of respondents
reporting to the Agency under the prior information collection, EPA's
revisions to per-activity burden estimates to simplify some assumptions
and to make estimation methods consistent, and characterization as
Agency burden; some burden elements that had previously been described
as respondent burden. See the supporting statement for details about
revisions to burden estimates. 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: January 19, 2011.
Stephen A. Owens,
Assistant Administrator, Office of Chemical Safety and Pollution
Prevention.
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