Agency Information Collection Activities; Submission to OMB for Review and Approval; Comment Request; TSCA Section 402 and Section 404 Training and Certification, Accreditation and Standards for Lead-Based Paint Activities and Renovation, Repair, and Painting, 58268-58269 [2011-24112]

Download as PDF 58268 Federal Register / Vol. 76, No. 182 / Tuesday, September 20, 2011 / Notices estimated cost of $3,943,080 for maintenance and operational costs. Are there changes in the estimates from the last approval? There is an increase of 26 hours in the total estimated respondent burden compared with that identified in the ICR currently approved by OMB. This increase reflects the EPA’s expectation that states will voluntarily report monitoring and notification data more frequently, in order to improve public health protection at beaches through increased timeliness of water quality results at beaches nationwide. This change also reflects the EPA’s expectation that no new jurisdictions will become eligible for BEACH Act grant in the next three years. What is the next step in the process for this ICR? The 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. At that time, the 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. Dated: September 13, 2011. Ephraim King, Director, Office of Science and Technology. [FR Doc. 2011–24089 Filed 9–19–11; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 6560–50–P ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY [EPA–HQ–OPPT–2010–1007; FRL–9467–1] Agency Information Collection Activities; Submission to OMB for Review and Approval; Comment Request; TSCA Section 402 and Section 404 Training and Certification, Accreditation and Standards for LeadBased Paint Activities and Renovation, Repair, and Painting Environmental Protection Agency (EPA). ACTION: Notice. Emcdonald on DSK5VPTVN1PROD with NOTICES AGENCY: In compliance with the Paperwork Reduction Act (44 U.S.C. 3501 et seq.), this document announces that the following Information Collection Request (ICR) has been forwarded to the Office of Management SUMMARY: VerDate Mar<15>2010 17:45 Sep 19, 2011 Jkt 223001 and Budget (OMB) for review and approval: TSCA Section 402 and Section 404 Training and Certification, Accreditation and Standards for LeadBased Paint Activities and Renovation, Repair, and Painting; EPA ICR No. 1715.13, OMB No. 2070–0155. The ICR, which is abstracted below, describes the nature of the information collection activity and its expected burden and costs. DATES: Additional comments may be submitted on or before October 20, 2011. ADDRESSES: Submit your comments, referencing docket ID Number EPA– HQ–OPPT–2010–1007 to (1) EPA online using https://www.regulations.gov (our preferred method), by e-mail to oppt.ncic@epa.gov or by mail to: Document Control Office (DCO), Office of Pollution Prevention and Toxics (OPPT), Environmental Protection Agency, Mail Code: 7407T, 1200 Pennsylvania Ave., NW., Washington, DC 20460, and (2) OMB at: Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs, Office of Management and Budget (OMB), Attention: Desk Officer for EPA, 725 17th Street, NW., Washington, DC 20503. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Pamela Myrick, Acting Director, Environmental Assistance Division, Office of Pollution Prevention and Toxics, Environmental Protection Agency, Mail code: 7408–M, 1200 Pennsylvania Ave., NW., Washington, DC 20460; telephone number: 202–554– 1404; e-mail address: TSCA– Hotline@epa.gov. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: EPA has submitted the following ICR to OMB for review and approval according to the procedures prescribed in 5 CFR 1320.12. On January 26, 2011 (76 FR 4657), EPA sought comments on this renewal pursuant to 5 CFR 1320.8(d). EPA received multiple comments during the comment period, which are addressed in the Supporting Statement. Any comments related to this ICR should be submitted to EPA and OMB within 30 days of this notice. EPA has established a public docket for this ICR under Docket ID No. EPA EPA–HQ–OPPT–2010–1007, which is available for online viewing at https:// www.regulations.gov, or in person inspection at the OPPT Docket in the EPA Docket Center (EPA/DC), EPA West, Room 3334, 1301 Constitution Ave., NW., Washington, DC. The EPA Docket Center Public Reading Room is open from 8 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., Monday through Friday, excluding legal holidays. The telephone number for the PO 00000 Frm 00032 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 Reading Room is 202–566–1744, and the telephone number for the Pollution Prevention and Toxics Docket is 202– 566–0280. Use https:// www.regulations.gov to submit or view public comments, access the index listing of the contents of the public docket, and to access those documents in the public docket that are available electronically. Once in the system, select ‘‘search,’’ then key in the docket ID number identified above. EPA’s policy is that public comments, whether submitted electronically or in paper, will be made available for public viewing in 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. When EPA identifies a comment containing copyrighted material, EPA will provide a reference to that material in the version of the comment that is placed in https://www.regulations.gov. The entire printed comment, including the copyrighted material, will be available in the public docket. Although identified as an item in the official docket, information claimed as CBI, or whose disclosure is otherwise restricted by statute, is not included in the official public docket, and will not be available for public viewing in https:// www.regulations.gov. For further information about the electronic docket, go to https://www.regulations.gov. Title: TSCA Section 402 and Section 404 Training and Certification, Accreditation and Standards for LeadBased Paint Activities and Renovation, Repair, and Painting. ICR Status: This is a request to renew an existing approved collection. This ICR is scheduled to expire on October 31, 2011. Under OMB regulations, the Agency may continue to conduct or sponsor the collection of information while this submission is pending at OMB. 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 E:\FR\FM\20SEN1.SGM 20SEN1 Emcdonald on DSK5VPTVN1PROD with NOTICES Federal Register / Vol. 76, No. 182 / Tuesday, September 20, 2011 / Notices 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. (See Attachment 2 for 40 CFR part 745, subparts E, L and Q.) 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 above. Responses to the collection of information are mandatory (see 40 CFR part 745, subparts E, L and Q). Respondents may claim all or part of a notice as CBI. EPA will disclose information that is covered by a CBI claim only to the extent permitted by, and in accordance with, the procedures in 40 CFR part 2. 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, are listed in 40 CFR part 9 and included on the related collection instrument or form, if applicable. VerDate Mar<15>2010 17:45 Sep 19, 2011 Jkt 223001 Burden Statement: The annual public reporting and recordkeeping burden for this collection of information is estimated to average 0.8 hours for individuals, 9.9 hours for firms, and 5.8 hours for governments per response. Burden is defined in 5 CFR 1320.3(b). Respondents/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. Frequency of Collection: Annual. Estimated Average Number of Responses for Each Respondent: Varies. Estimated No. of Respondents: 367,815. Estimated Total Annual Burden on Respondents: 3,312,524 hours. Estimated Total Annual Labor Costs: $151,077,143. Changes in Burden Estimates: This request reflects a decrease of 497,229 hours (from 3,809,753 hours to 3,312,524 hours) in the total estimated respondent burden from that currently in the OMB inventory. 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 peractivity 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. The Supporting Statement provides details on the change in burden estimate. The change is an adjustment. Dated: September 13, 2011. John Moses, Director, Collection Strategies Division. [FR Doc. 2011–24112 Filed 9–19–11; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 6560–50–P ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY [EPA–HQ–OECA–2011–0204; FRL–9467–2] Agency Information Collection Activities; Submission to OMB for Review and Approval; Comment Request; NESHAP for Friction Materials Manufacturing (Renewal) Environmental Protection Agency (EPA). ACTION: Notice. AGENCY: In compliance with the Paperwork Reduction Act (44 U.S.C. SUMMARY: PO 00000 Frm 00033 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 58269 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 October 20, 2011. ADDRESSES: Submit your comments, referencing docket ID number EPA–HQ– OECA–2011–0204, to (1) EPA online using https://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 28221T, 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: Learia Williams, Monitoring, Assistance, and Media Programs Division, Office of Compliance, Mail Code 2223A, Environmental Protection Agency, 1200 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW., Washington, DC 20460; telephone number: (202) 564–4113; fax number: (202) 564–0050; e-mail address: williams.learia@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 May 9, 2011 (76 FR 26900), 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 number EPA–HQ–OECA–2011–0204, which is available for public viewing online at https://www.regulations.gov, or in person viewing at the Enforcement and Compliance Docket in the EPA Docket Center (EPA/DC), EPA West, Room 3334, 1301 Constitution Avenue, NW., Washington, DC. The EPA Docket Center 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 Enforcement and Compliance Docket is (202) 566–1752. 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[Federal Register Volume 76, Number 182 (Tuesday, September 20, 2011)]
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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

[EPA-HQ-OPPT-2010-1007; FRL-9467-1]


Agency Information Collection Activities; Submission to OMB for 
Review and Approval; 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 (44 U.S.C. 3501 
et seq.), this document announces that the following Information 
Collection Request (ICR) has been forwarded to the Office of Management 
and Budget (OMB) for review and approval: TSCA Section 402 and Section 
404 Training and Certification, Accreditation and Standards for Lead-
Based Paint Activities and Renovation, Repair, and Painting; EPA ICR 
No. 1715.13, OMB No. 2070-0155. The ICR, which is abstracted below, 
describes the nature of the information collection activity and its 
expected burden and costs.

DATES: Additional comments may be submitted on or before October 20, 
2011.

ADDRESSES: Submit your comments, referencing docket ID Number EPA-HQ-
OPPT-2010-1007 to (1) EPA online using https://www.regulations.gov (our 
preferred method), by e-mail to oppt.ncic@epa.gov or by mail to: 
Document Control Office (DCO), Office of Pollution Prevention and 
Toxics (OPPT), Environmental Protection Agency, Mail Code: 7407T, 1200 
Pennsylvania Ave., NW., Washington, DC 20460, and (2) OMB at: Office of 
Information and Regulatory Affairs, Office of Management and Budget 
(OMB), Attention: Desk Officer for EPA, 725 17th Street, NW., 
Washington, DC 20503.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Pamela Myrick, Acting Director, 
Environmental Assistance Division, Office of Pollution Prevention and 
Toxics, Environmental Protection Agency, Mail code: 7408-M, 1200 
Pennsylvania Ave., NW., Washington, DC 20460; telephone number: 202-
554-1404; e-mail address: TSCA-Hotline@epa.gov.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: EPA has submitted the following ICR to OMB 
for review and approval according to the procedures prescribed in 5 CFR 
1320.12. On January 26, 2011 (76 FR 4657), EPA sought comments on this 
renewal pursuant to 5 CFR 1320.8(d). EPA received multiple comments 
during the comment period, which are addressed in the Supporting 
Statement. Any comments related to this ICR should be submitted to EPA 
and OMB within 30 days of this notice.
    EPA has established a public docket for this ICR under Docket ID 
No. EPA EPA-HQ-OPPT-2010-1007, which is available for online viewing at 
https://www.regulations.gov, or in person inspection at the OPPT Docket 
in the EPA Docket Center (EPA/DC), EPA West, Room 3334, 1301 
Constitution Ave., NW., Washington, DC. The EPA Docket Center Public 
Reading Room is open from 8 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., Monday through Friday, 
excluding legal holidays. The telephone number for the Reading Room is 
202-566-1744, and the telephone number for the Pollution Prevention and 
Toxics Docket is 202-566-0280. Use https://www.regulations.gov to submit 
or view public comments, access the index listing of the contents of 
the public docket, and to access those documents in the public docket 
that are available electronically. Once in the system, select 
``search,'' then key in the docket ID number identified above.
    EPA's policy is that public comments, whether submitted 
electronically or in paper, will be made available for public viewing 
in 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. When EPA identifies a comment containing 
copyrighted material, EPA will provide a reference to that material in 
the version of the comment that is placed in https://www.regulations.gov. The entire printed comment, including the 
copyrighted material, will be available in the public docket. Although 
identified as an item in the official docket, information claimed as 
CBI, or whose disclosure is otherwise restricted by statute, is not 
included in the official public docket, and will not be available for 
public viewing in https://www.regulations.gov. For further information 
about the electronic docket, go to https://www.regulations.gov.
    Title: TSCA Section 402 and Section 404 Training and Certification, 
Accreditation and Standards for Lead-Based Paint Activities and 
Renovation, Repair, and Painting.
    ICR Status: This is a request to renew an existing approved 
collection. This ICR is scheduled to expire on October 31, 2011. Under 
OMB regulations, the Agency may continue to conduct or sponsor the 
collection of information while this submission is pending at OMB.
    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

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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. 
(See Attachment 2 for 40 CFR part 745, subparts E, L and Q.) 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 above.
    Responses to the collection of information are mandatory (see 40 
CFR part 745, subparts E, L and Q). Respondents may claim all or part 
of a notice as CBI. EPA will disclose information that is covered by a 
CBI claim only to the extent permitted by, and in accordance with, the 
procedures in 40 CFR part 2.
    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, are listed in 40 CFR part 9 and included on the related 
collection instrument or form, if applicable.
    Burden Statement: The annual public reporting and recordkeeping 
burden for this collection of information is estimated to average 0.8 
hours for individuals, 9.9 hours for firms, and 5.8 hours for 
governments per response. Burden is defined in 5 CFR 1320.3(b).
    Respondents/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.
    Frequency of Collection: Annual.
    Estimated Average Number of Responses for Each Respondent: Varies.
    Estimated No. of Respondents: 367,815.
    Estimated Total Annual Burden on Respondents: 3,312,524 hours.
    Estimated Total Annual Labor Costs: $151,077,143.
    Changes in Burden Estimates: This request reflects a decrease of 
497,229 hours (from 3,809,753 hours to 3,312,524 hours) in the total 
estimated respondent burden from that currently in the OMB inventory. 
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. The 
Supporting Statement provides details on the change in burden estimate. 
The change is an adjustment.

    Dated: September 13, 2011.
John Moses,
Director, Collection Strategies Division.
[FR Doc. 2011-24112 Filed 9-19-11; 8:45 am]
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