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nature of the information collection and
its estimated burden and cost.
DATES: Additional comments may be
submitted on or before August 25, 2011.
ADDRESSES: Submit your comments,
referencing Docket ID No. EPA–HQ–
SFUND–2004–0006, to (1) EPA online
using https://www.regulations.gov (our
preferred method), by e-mail to
superfund.docket@epa.gov or by mail
to: EPA Docket Center, Environmental
Protection Agency, Superfund Docket,
Environmental Protection Agency,
Mailcode: 28221T, 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: Sicy
Jacob, Office of Emergency
Management, 5104A, Environmental
Protection Agency, 1200 Pennsylvania
Ave., NW., Washington, DC 20460;
telephone number: (202) 564–8019; fax
number: (202) 564–2625; e-mail address:
jacob.sicy@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 14, 2011 (76 FR 8363), EPA
sought comments on this ICR pursuant
to 5 CFR 1320.8(d). EPA received one
comment during the comment period,
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–SFUND–2004–0006, which is
available for online viewing at https://
www.regulations.gov, or in person
viewing at the Superfund 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
8:30 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 Superfund Docket is
202–566–0276.
Use EPA’s electronic docket and
comment system at https://
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
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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
information about the electronic docket,
go to https://www.regulations.gov.
Title: Community Right-to-Know
Reporting Requirements under Sections
311 and 312 of the Emergency Planning
and Community Right-to-Know Act
(EPCRA) (Renewal).
ICR number: EPA ICR No. 1352.12,
OMB Control No. 2050–0072.
ICR Status: This ICR is scheduled to
expire on July 31, 2011. 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: The authority for these
requirements is sections 311 and 312 of
the Emergency Planning and
Community Right-to-Know Act
(EPCRA), 1986 (42 U.S.C. 11011, 11012).
EPCRA Section 311 requires owners and
operators of facilities subject to OSHA
Hazard Communication Standard to
submit a list of chemicals or Material
Safety Data Sheet (MSDS) (for those
chemicals that exceed thresholds,
specified in 40 CFR part 370) to the
State Emergency Response Commission
(SERC), Local Emergency Planning
Committee (LEPC) and the local fire
department (LFD) with jurisdiction over
their facility. This is a one-time
requirement unless a new facility
becomes subject to the regulations or
updating the information by facilities
that are already covered by the
regulations. EPCRA Section 312 requires
owners and operators of facilities
subject to OSHA HCS to submit an
inventory form (for those chemicals that
exceed the thresholds, specified in 40
CFR Part 370) to the SERC, LEPC, and
LFD with jurisdiction over their facility.
This form is to be submitted on March
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1 of each year, on the inventory of
chemicals in the previous calendar year.
Burden Statement: The annual public
reporting and recordkeeping burden for
this collection of information is
estimated to average 10 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:
Facilities required to prepare or have
available a material safety data sheet for
any hazardous chemical under the
OSHA Hazard Communication
Standard.
Estimated Number of Respondents:
390,000 private facilities and 3,552 state
and local agencies.
Frequency of Response: Annual.
Estimated Total Annual Hour Burden:
3,909,132.
Estimated Total Annual Cost:
$247,574,394, includes $6,389,900
annualized capital and operation &
maintenance (O&M) cost.
Changes in the Estimates: There is an
increase of 116,700 hours in the total
estimated burden currently identified in
the OMB Inventory of Approved ICR
Burdens. This increase is due to the
increase in the number of respondents.
Dated: July 20, 2011.
John Moses,
Director, Collection Strategies Division.
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AGENCY
[EPA–HQ–ORD–2005–0530; FRL–9443–5]
Agency Information Collection
Activities; Submission to OMB for
Review and Approval; Comment
Request; Application for Reference
and Equivalent Method Determination
(Renewal)
Environmental Protection
Agency (EPA).
AGENCY:
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Notice.
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 to renew an
existing 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 August 25, 2011.
ADDRESSES: Submit your comments,
referencing Docket ID No. EPA–HQ–
ORD–2005–0530 to (1) EPA online using
https://www.regulations.gov (our
preferred method), by e-mail to
ord.docket@epa.gov, or by mail to: EPA
Docket Center, Environmental
Protection Agency, ORD Docket,
Environmental Protection Agency, Mail
code: 28221T, 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:
Robert W. Vanderpool, Human
Exposure and Atmospheric Sciences
Division, Process Modeling Research
Branch, Mail Drop D205–03,
Environmental Protection Agency, 109
TW Alexander Drive, Research Triangle
Park, NC 27711; telephone number:
919–541–7877; fax number: 919–541–
1153; e-mail address:
vanderpool.robert@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 April 8, 2011 (76 FR 19769), EPA
sought comments on this ICR pursuant
to 5 CFR 1320.8(d). EPA received no
comments during the comment period.
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–ORD–2005–0530, which is
available for online viewing at https://
www.regulations.gov or in person
viewing at the ORD 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 8:30
a.m. to 4:30 p.m., Monday through
Friday, excluding legal holidays. The
telephone number for the Reading Room
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is 202–566–1744, and the telephone
number for the ORD Docket is 202–566–
1752.
Use EPA’s electronic docket and
comment system at https://
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 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
information about the electronic docket,
go to https://www.regulations.gov.
Title: Application for Reference and
Equivalent Method Determination
(Renewal).
ICR numbers: EPA ICR No. 0559.11,
OMB Control No. 2080–0005.
ICR Status: This ICR is scheduled to
expire on July 31, 2011. 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: To determine compliance
with the National Ambient Air Quality
Standards (NAAQS), State air
monitoring agencies are required to use,
in their air quality monitoring networks,
air monitoring methods that have been
formally designated by the EPA as either
reference or equivalent methods under
EPA regulations at 40 CFR part 53. A
manufacturer or seller of an air
monitoring method (e.g., an air
monitoring sampler or analyzer) that
seeks to obtain such EPA designation of
one of its products must carry out
prescribed tests of the method. The test
results and other information must then
be submitted to the EPA in the form of
an application for a reference or
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equivalent method determination in
accordance with 40 CFR part 53. The
EPA uses this information, under the
provisions of part 53, to determine
whether the particular method should
be designated as either a reference or
equivalent method. After a method is
designated, the applicant must also
maintain records of the names and
mailing addresses of all ultimate
purchasers of all analyzers or samplers
sold as designated methods under the
method designation. If the method
designated is a method for fine
particulate matter (PM2.5) and coarse
particulate matter (PM10–2.5), the
applicant must also submit a checklist
signed by an ISO-certified auditor to
indicate that the samplers or analyzers
sold as part of the designated method
are manufactured in an ISO 9001registered facility. Also, an applicant
must submit a minor application to seek
approval for any proposed
modifications to previously designated
methods.
A response to this collection of
information is voluntary, but it is
required to obtain the benefit of EPA
designation under 40 CFR part 53.
Submission of some information that is
claimed by the applicant to be
confidential business information may
be necessary to make a reference or
equivalent method determination. The
confidentiality of any submitted
information identified as confidential
business information by the applicant
will be protected in full accordance
with 40 CFR Part 53.15 and all
applicable provisions of 40 CFR part 2.
Burden Statement: The annual public
reporting and recordkeeping burden for
this collection of information is
estimated to average 341 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:
Manufacturers or sellers of an air
monitoring method.
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Estimated Number of Respondents:
22.
Frequency of Response: Annual.
Estimated Total Annual Hour Burden:
7,492.
Estimated Total Annual Cost:
$650,494, includes $132,668 annualized
capital and O&M costs.
Changes in the Estimates: There is no
change in hours in the total estimated
burden currently identified in the OMB
Inventory of Approved ICR Burdens.
This is based on a comprehensive
review of ongoing and expected NAAQS
reviews encompassing this ICR’s period
of performance.
Dated: July 20, 2011.
John Moses,
Director, Collection Strategies Division.
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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION
AGENCY
[EPA HQ–SFUND–2011–0052; FRL–9443–6 ]
Agency Information Collection
Activities; Submission to OMB for
Review and Approval; Comment
Request; Superfund Site Evaluation
and Hazard Ranking System (Renewal)
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 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 and
its estimated burden and cost.
DATES: Additional comments may be
submitted on or before August 25, 2011.
ADDRESSES: Submit your comments,
referencing Docket ID No. EPA–HQ–
SFUND–2011–0052, to (1) EPA online
using https://www.regulations.gov (our
preferred method), by e-mail to
superfund.docket@epa.gov, or by mail
to: EPA Docket Center, Environmental
Protection Agency, Superfund Docket,
Mail Code: 28221T, 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.
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FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Randy Hippen, mail code 5204–P,
Environmental Protection Agency, 1200
Pennsylvania Ave., NW., Washington,
DC 20460; telephone number: (703)
603–8829; fax number: (703) 603–9104;
e-mail address: hippen.randy@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 8, 2011 (76 FR 6782), 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–SFUND–2011–0052, which is
available for online viewing at https://
www.regulations.gov, or in person
viewing at the Superfund 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
8:30 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 Superfund Docket is
202–566–0276.
Use EPA’s electronic docket and
comment system at https://
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 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
information about the electronic docket,
go to https://www.regulations.gov.
Title: Superfund Site Evaluation and
Hazard Ranking System (Renewal).
ICR Numbers: EPA ICR No. 1488.08,
OMB Control No. 2050–0095.
ICR Status: This ICR is scheduled to
expire on July 31, 2011. 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
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currently valid OMB control number.
The OMB control numbers for EPA’s
regulations in title 40 of the CFR, after
appearing in the Federal Register when
approved, are listed in 40 CFR part 9,
are displayed either by publication in
the Federal Register or by other
appropriate means, such as on the
related collection instrument or form, if
applicable. The display of OMB control
numbers in certain EPA regulations is
consolidated in 40 CFR part 9.
Abstract: Section 105 of the
Comprehensive Environmental
Response, Compensation, and Liability
Act (CERCLA, 1980 and 1986) amended
the National Oil and Hazardous
Substances Contingency Plan (NCP) to
include criteria prioritizing releases
throughout the U.S. before undertaking
remedial action at uncontrolled
hazardous waste sites. The Hazard
Ranking System (HRS) is a model that
is used to evaluate the relative threats to
human health and the environment
posed by actual or potential releases of
hazardous substances, pollutants, and
contaminants. The HRS criteria take
into account the population at risk, the
hazard potential of the substances, as
well as the potential for contamination
of drinking water supplies, direct
human contact, destruction of sensitive
ecosystems, damage to natural resources
affecting the human food chain,
contamination of surface water used for
recreation or potable water
consumption, and contamination of
ambient air.
EPA Regional offices work with States
to determine those sites for which the
State will conduct the Superfund site
evaluation activities and the HRS
scoring. The States are reimbursed 100
percent of their costs, except for record
maintenance.
Under this ICR, the States will apply
the HRS by identifying and classifying
those releases or sites that warrant
further investigation. The HRS score is
crucial since it is the primary
mechanism used to determine whether
a site is eligible to be included on the
National Priorities List (NPL). Only sites
on the NPL are eligible for Superfundfinanced remedial actions.
HRS scores are derived from the
sources described in this information
collection, including conducting field
reconnaissance, taking samples at the
site, and reviewing available reports and
documents. States record the collected
information on HRS documentation
worksheets and include this in the
supporting reference package.
Burden Statement: The annual public
reporting and recordkeeping burden for
this collection of information is
estimated to average 214 hours per
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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY
[EPA-HQ-ORD-2005-0530; FRL-9443-5]
Agency Information Collection Activities; Submission to OMB for
Review and Approval; Comment Request; Application for Reference and
Equivalent Method Determination (Renewal)
AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).
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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 to renew an
existing 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 August 25,
2011.
ADDRESSES: Submit your comments, referencing Docket ID No. EPA-HQ-ORD-
2005-0530 to (1) EPA online using https://www.regulations.gov (our
preferred method), by e-mail to ord.docket@epa.gov, or by mail to: EPA
Docket Center, Environmental Protection Agency, ORD Docket,
Environmental Protection Agency, Mail code: 28221T, 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: Robert W. Vanderpool, Human Exposure
and Atmospheric Sciences Division, Process Modeling Research Branch,
Mail Drop D205-03, Environmental Protection Agency, 109 TW Alexander
Drive, Research Triangle Park, NC 27711; telephone number: 919-541-
7877; fax number: 919-541-1153; e-mail address:
vanderpool.robert@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 April 8, 2011 (76 FR 19769), EPA sought comments on this
ICR pursuant to 5 CFR 1320.8(d). EPA received no comments during the
comment period. 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-ORD-2005-0530, which is available for online viewing at
https://www.regulations.gov or in person viewing at the ORD 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
8:30 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 ORD Docket is 202-566-1752.
Use EPA's electronic docket and comment system at https://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 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 information about the
electronic docket, go to https://www.regulations.gov.
Title: Application for Reference and Equivalent Method
Determination (Renewal).
ICR numbers: EPA ICR No. 0559.11, OMB Control No. 2080-0005.
ICR Status: This ICR is scheduled to expire on July 31, 2011. 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: To determine compliance with the National Ambient Air
Quality Standards (NAAQS), State air monitoring agencies are required
to use, in their air quality monitoring networks, air monitoring
methods that have been formally designated by the EPA as either
reference or equivalent methods under EPA regulations at 40 CFR part
53. A manufacturer or seller of an air monitoring method (e.g., an air
monitoring sampler or analyzer) that seeks to obtain such EPA
designation of one of its products must carry out prescribed tests of
the method. The test results and other information must then be
submitted to the EPA in the form of an application for a reference or
equivalent method determination in accordance with 40 CFR part 53. The
EPA uses this information, under the provisions of part 53, to
determine whether the particular method should be designated as either
a reference or equivalent method. After a method is designated, the
applicant must also maintain records of the names and mailing addresses
of all ultimate purchasers of all analyzers or samplers sold as
designated methods under the method designation. If the method
designated is a method for fine particulate matter (PM2.5)
and coarse particulate matter (PM10-2.5), the applicant must
also submit a checklist signed by an ISO-certified auditor to indicate
that the samplers or analyzers sold as part of the designated method
are manufactured in an ISO 9001-registered facility. Also, an applicant
must submit a minor application to seek approval for any proposed
modifications to previously designated methods.
A response to this collection of information is voluntary, but it
is required to obtain the benefit of EPA designation under 40 CFR part
53. Submission of some information that is claimed by the applicant to
be confidential business information may be necessary to make a
reference or equivalent method determination. The confidentiality of
any submitted information identified as confidential business
information by the applicant will be protected in full accordance with
40 CFR Part 53.15 and all applicable provisions of 40 CFR part 2.
Burden Statement: The annual public reporting and recordkeeping
burden for this collection of information is estimated to average 341
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: Manufacturers or sellers of an air
monitoring method.
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Estimated Number of Respondents: 22.
Frequency of Response: Annual.
Estimated Total Annual Hour Burden: 7,492.
Estimated Total Annual Cost: $650,494, includes $132,668 annualized
capital and O&M costs.
Changes in the Estimates: There is no change in hours in the total
estimated burden currently identified in the OMB Inventory of Approved
ICR Burdens. This is based on a comprehensive review of ongoing and
expected NAAQS reviews encompassing this ICR's period of performance.
Dated: July 20, 2011.
John Moses,
Director, Collection Strategies Division.
[FR Doc. 2011-18836 Filed 7-25-11; 8:45 am]
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