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rates, revenues and expenditures,
faculty salaries, and staff employed. The
IPEDS web-based data collection system
was implemented in 2000–01, and it
collects basic data from approximately
7,500 postsecondary institutions in the
United States and the other jurisdictions
that are eligible to participate in Title IV
Federal financial aid programs. All Title
IV institutions are required to respond
to IPEDS (Section 490 of the Higher
Education Amendments of 1992 (Pub. L.
102–325)). IPEDS allows other (non-title
IV) institutions to participate on a
voluntary basis. About 200 elect to
respond. IPEDS data are available to the
public through the College Navigator
and IPEDS Data Center Web sites. The
National Center for Education Statistics
(NCES) seeks authorization to continue
its IPEDS data collection. Current
authorization expires 6/30/2014 (OMB
No. 1850–0582). We are requesting a
new clearance for the 2014–15 and
2015–16 data collections now in order
to provide institutions advanced notice
of changes to the current data collection.
Because the already approved 2013–14
IPEDS data collection has not yet taken
place, we are carrying over the
documentation and estimated burden
associated with the 2013–14 data
collection.
Kate Mullan,
Acting Director, Information Collection
Clearance Division, Privacy, Information and
Records Management Services, Office of
Management.
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Agency Information Collection
Activities; Proposed Collection of
Several Currently Approved
Collections; Comment Request
Environmental Protection
Agency (EPA).
ACTION: Notice.
AGENCY:
In compliance with the
Paperwork Reduction Act (PRA), this
document announces that EPA is
planning to submit two Information
Collection Requests (ICRs) to the Office
of Management and Budget (OMB). The
first ICR, titled: ‘‘Reporting and
Recordkeeping for Asbestos Abatement
Worker Protection’’ and identified by
EPA ICR No. 1246.12 and OMB Control
No. 2070–0072, represents the renewal
of an existing ICR that is scheduled to
expire on May 31, 2014. The second
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ICR, titled: ‘‘Asbestos-Containing
Materials in Schools Rule and Revised
Asbestos Model Accreditation Plan
Rule’’ and identified by EPA ICR No.
1365.10 and OMB Control No. 2070–
0091, represents the renewal of an
existing ICR that also is scheduled to
expire on May 31, 2014. Before
submitting the ICRs to OMB for review
and approval, EPA is soliciting
comments on specific aspects of the
proposed information collections that
are summarized in this document. The
ICRs and accompanying materials are
available in the docket for public review
and comment in the relevant dockets
identified in this document for the ICR.
DATES: Comments must be received on
or before October 7, 2013.
ADDRESSES: Submit your comments,
identified by the docket identification
(ID) number for the corresponding ICR
as identified in this document, by one
of the following methods:
• Federal eRulemaking Portal: https://
www.regulations.gov. Follow the online
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 Bldg.,
Rm. 6428, 1201 Constitution Ave. NW.,
Washington, DC. ATTN: Docket ID
Number EPA–HQ–OPPT–2012–0915.
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
the docket ID number for the
corresponding ICR as identified in this
document. EPA’s policy is that all
comments received will be included in
the docket without change and may be
made available online 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 email comment directly
to EPA without going through
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regulations.gov, your email 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
technical information contact: Robert
Courtnage, 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) 566–1081; fax
number: (202) 566–0473; email address:
courtnage.robert@epa.gov.
For general information contact: The
TSCA-Hotline, ABVI-Goodwill, 422
South Clinton Ave., Rochester, NY
14620; telephone number: (202) 554–
1404; email address: TSCAHotline@epa.gov.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
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I. What Information is EPA Particularly
Interested in?
corresponding docket, provides a more
detailed explanation.
Pursuant to PRA section 3506(c)(2)(A)
(44 U.S.C. 3506(c)(2)(A)), 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.
A. Docket ID Number EPA–HQ–OPPT–
2012–0915
Title: Reporting and Recordkeeping
for Asbestos Abatement Worker
Protection.
ICR number: 1246.12.
OMB control number: 2070–0072.
ICR status: This ICR is currently
scheduled to expire on May 31, 2014.
Abstract: EPA’s asbestos worker
protection rule is designed to provide
occupational exposure protection to
state and local government employees
who are engaged in asbestos abatement
activities in states that do not have state
plans approved by the Occupational
Safety and Health Administration
(OSHA). The rule provides protection
for public employees not covered by the
OSHA standard from the adverse health
effects associated with occupational
exposure to asbestos. Specifically, the
rule requires state and local
governments to monitor employee
exposure to asbestos, take action to
reduce exposure to asbestos, monitor
employee health and train employees
about asbestos hazards.
The rule includes a number of
information reporting and
recordkeeping requirements. State and
local government agencies are required
to provide employees with information
about exposures to asbestos and the
associated health effects. The rule also
requires state and local governments to
notify EPA before commencing any
asbestos abatement project. State and
local governments must maintain
medical surveillance and monitoring
records and training records on their
employees, must establish a set of
written procedures for respirator
programs, and must maintain
procedures and records of respirator fit
tests. EPA will use the information to
monitor compliance with the asbestos
worker protection rule. This request
addresses these reporting and
recordkeeping requirements.
Responses to the collection of
information are mandatory (see 40 CFR
part 763, subpart G). 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.
Burden statement: The annual public
reporting and recordkeeping burden for
this collection of information is
estimated to average 0.32 hours per
response. Burden is defined in 5 CFR
1320.3(b).
The ICR, which is available in the
docket along with other related
II. What Do I Need to Know About
PRA?
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.
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III. Which ICRs Are Being Renewed?
EPA is planning to submit two
currently approved ICRs to OMB for
review and approval under PRA. In
addition to specifically identifying the
ICRs by title and corresponding ICR,
OMB and docket ID numbers, this unit
provides a brief summary of the
information collection activity and the
Agency’s estimated burden. The
Supporting Statement for each ICR, a
copy of which is available in the
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materials, provides a detailed
explanation of the collection activities
and the burden estimate that is only
briefly summarized here:
Respondents/Affected Entities:
Entities potentially affected by this ICR
are state and local government
employers in 25 states, the District of
Columbia, and certain U.S. Territories
that have employees engaged in
asbestos-related construction, custodial
and brake and clutch repair activities
without OSHA-approved state plans.
Estimated total number of potential
respondents: 22,488.
Frequency of response: On occasion.
Estimated total average number of
responses for each respondent: 51.
Estimated total annual burden hours:
363,523 hours.
Estimated total annual costs:
$14,548,910. This includes an estimated
burden cost of $ 14,548,910 and an
estimated cost of $0 for capital
investment or maintenance and
operational costs.
B. Docket ID Number EPA–HQ–OPPT–
2012–0916
Title: Asbestos-Containing Materials
in Schools Rule and Revised Asbestos
Model Accreditation Plan Rule.
ICR number: 1365.10.
OMB control number: 2070–0091.
ICR status: This ICR is currently
scheduled to expire on May 31, 2014.
Abstract: The Asbestos Hazard
Emergency Response Act (AHERA)
requires local education agencies (LEAs)
to conduct inspections, develop
management plans, and design or
conduct response actions with respect
to the presence of asbestos-containing
materials in school buildings. AHERA
also requires states to develop model
accreditation plans for persons who
perform asbestos inspections, develop
management control plans, and design
or conduct response actions. This
information collection addresses the
burden associated with recordkeeping
requirements imposed on LEAs by the
asbestos in schools rule, and reporting
and recordkeeping requirements
imposed on states and training
providers related to the model
accreditation plan rule.
Responses to the collection of
information are mandatory (see 40 CFR
part 763, subpart E). 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
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this collection of information is
estimated to range between 5.5 hours
and 140 hours per response, depending
upon the nature of the respondent.
Burden is defined in 5 CFR 1320.3(b).
The ICR, which is available in the
docket along with other related
materials, provides a detailed
explanation of the collection activities
and the burden estimate that is only
briefly summarized here:
Respondents/Affected Entities:
Entities potentially affected by this ICR
are local education agencies (LEAs, e.g.,
elementary or secondary public school
districts or a private school or school
system); asbestos training providers to
schools and educational systems; state
education departments or commissions;
or state public health departments or
commissions.
Estimated total number of potential
respondents: 133,507.
Frequency of response: On occasion.
Estimated total average number of
responses for each respondent: 1.
Estimated total annual burden hours:
2,487,439 hours.
Estimated total annual costs:
$91,829,253. This includes an estimated
burden cost of $9.
IV. Are There Changes in the Estimates
from the Last Approvals?
ICR number: 1246.12. There is no
change in the number of hours in the
total estimated respondent burden
compared with that identified in the
ICRs currently approved by OMB.
ICR number: 1365.10. There is a
decrease of 105,449 hours in the total
estimated respondent burden compared
with that identified in the ICR currently
approved by OMB. This decrease
reflects EPA’s reduced estimate of the
number of schools containing friable
asbestos-containing materials. This
change is an adjustment.
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V. What is the Next Step in the Process
for these ICRs?
EPA will consider the comments
received and amend the ICRs as
appropriate. The final ICR packages will
then be submitted to OMB for review
and approval pursuant to 5 CFR
1320.12. EPA will issue another Federal
Register document pursuant to 5 CFR
1320.5(a)(1)(iv) to announce the
submission of the ICRs to OMB and the
opportunity to submit additional
comments to OMB. If you have any
questions about the ICRs or the approval
process, please contact the technical
person listed under FOR FURTHER
INFORMATION CONTACT.
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List of Subjects
Environmental protection, Reporting
and recordkeeping requirements.
Dated: July 31, 2013.
James Jones,
Acting Assistant Administrator, Office of
Chemical Safety and Pollution Prevention.
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Agency Information Collection
Activities OMB Responses
Environmental Protection
Agency (EPA).
ACTION: Notice.
AGENCY:
This document announces the
Office of Management and Budget
(OMB) responses to Agency Clearance
requests, in compliance with the
Paperwork Reduction Act (44 U.S.C.
3501 et. seq.). 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
regulations are listed in 40 CFR part 9
and 48 CFR chapter 15.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Rick
Westlund (202) 566–1682, or email at
westlund.rick@epa.gov and please refer
to the appropriate EPA Information
Collection Request (ICR) Number.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
SUMMARY:
OMB Responses to Agency Clearance
Requests
OMB Approvals
EPA ICR Number 1188.11; TSCA
Section 5(a); 40 CFR parts 3, 700 and
721; was approved on 07/01/2013; OMB
Number 2070–0038; expires on 07/31/
2016; Approved without change.
EPA ICR Number 2249.03; Tier 1
Screening of Certain Chemicals Under
the Endocrine Disruptor Screening
Program (EDSP); was approved on 07/
03/2013; OMB Number 2070–0176;
expires on 07/31/2016; Approved
without change.
EPA ICR Number 1056.11; NSPS for
Nitric Acid Plants; 40 CFR part 60
subparts A, G and Ga; was approved on
07/03/2013; OMB Number 2060–0019;
expires on 07/31/2016; Approved
without change.
EPA ICR Number 1783.06; NESHAP
for Flexible Polyurethane Foam Product;
40 CFR part 63 subparts A and III; was
approved on 07/23/2013; OMB Number
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2060–0357; expires on 07/31/2016;
Approved without change.
EPA ICR Number 1678.08; NESHAP
for Magnetic Tape Manufacturing
Operations; 40 CFR part 63 subparts A
and EE; was approved on 07/25/2013;
OMB Number 2060–0326; expires on
07/31/2016; Approved without change.
EPA ICR Number 2115.04; NESHAP
for Miscellaneous Coating
Manufacturing; 40 CFR part 63 subparts
A and HHHHH; was approved on 07/25/
2013; OMB Number 2060–0535; expires
on 07/31/2016; Approved without
change.
EPA ICR Number 1064.17; NSPS for
Automobile and Light Duty Truck
Surface Coating Operations; 40 CFR part
60 subparts A and MM; was approved
on 07/25/2013; OMB Number 2060–
0034; expires on 07/31/2016; Approved
without change.
EPA ICR Number 1072.10; NSPS for
Lead-Acid Battery Manufacturing; 40
CFR part 60 subparts A and KK; was
approved on 07/25/2013; OMB Number
2060–0081; expires on 07/31/2016;
Approved without change.
EPA ICR Number 1652.08; NESHAP
for Halogenated Solvent Cleaners/
Halogenated Hazardous Air Pollutants;
40 CFR part 63 subparts A and T; was
approved on 07/25/2013; OMB Number
2060–0273; expires on 07/31/2016;
Approved without change.
EPA ICR Number 1788.10; NESHAP
for Oil and Natural Gas Production; 40
CFR part 63 subparts A and HH; was
approved on 07/25/2013; OMB Number
2060–0417; expires on 07/31/2016;
Approved without change.
EPA ICR Number 1790.06; NESHAP
for Phosphoric Acid Manufacturing and
Phosphate Fertilizers Production; 40
CFR part 63 subparts A, AA and BB;
was approved on 07/25/2013; OMB
Number 2060–0361; expires on 07/31/
2016; Approved without change.
EPA ICR Number 1088.13; NSPS for
Industrial-Commercial-Institutional
Steam Generating Units; 40 CFR part 60
subparts A and Db; was approved on 07/
31/2013; OMB Number 2060–0072;
expires on 07/31/2016; Approved
without change.
EPA ICR Number 1799.08; NESHAP
for Mineral Wool Production (Renewal);
40 CFR part 63 subparts A and DDD;
was approved on 07/25/2013; OMB
Number 2060–0362; expires on 07/31/
2016; Approved without change.
Comment Filed
EPA ICR Number 2485.01; NSPS for
Kraft Pulp Mills for which Construction,
Reconstruction or Modification; in 40
CFR part 60 subparts A and BBa; OMB
filed comment on 07/16/2013.
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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY
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Agency Information Collection Activities; Proposed Collection of
Several Currently Approved Collections; Comment Request
AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).
ACTION: Notice.
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SUMMARY: In compliance with the Paperwork Reduction Act (PRA), this
document announces that EPA is planning to submit two Information
Collection Requests (ICRs) to the Office of Management and Budget
(OMB). The first ICR, titled: ``Reporting and Recordkeeping for
Asbestos Abatement Worker Protection'' and identified by EPA ICR No.
1246.12 and OMB Control No. 2070-0072, represents the renewal of an
existing ICR that is scheduled to expire on May 31, 2014. The second
ICR, titled: ``Asbestos-Containing Materials in Schools Rule and
Revised Asbestos Model Accreditation Plan Rule'' and identified by EPA
ICR No. 1365.10 and OMB Control No. 2070-0091, represents the renewal
of an existing ICR that also is scheduled to expire on May 31, 2014.
Before submitting the ICRs to OMB for review and approval, EPA is
soliciting comments on specific aspects of the proposed information
collections that are summarized in this document. The ICRs and
accompanying materials are available in the docket for public review
and comment in the relevant dockets identified in this document for the
ICR.
DATES: Comments must be received on or before October 7, 2013.
ADDRESSES: Submit your comments, identified by the docket
identification (ID) number for the corresponding ICR as identified in
this document, by one of the following methods:
Federal eRulemaking Portal: https://www.regulations.gov.
Follow the online 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 Bldg., Rm. 6428, 1201 Constitution Ave. NW., Washington, DC. ATTN:
Docket ID Number EPA-HQ-OPPT-2012-0915. 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 the docket ID number for the
corresponding ICR as identified in this document. EPA's policy is that
all comments received will be included in the docket without change and
may be made available online 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 email comment directly to EPA without
going through regulations.gov, your email 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:
Robert Courtnage, 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) 566-1081; fax number: (202) 566-0473; email address:
courtnage.robert@epa.gov.
For general information contact: The TSCA-Hotline, ABVI-Goodwill,
422 South Clinton Ave., Rochester, NY 14620; telephone number: (202)
554-1404; email address: TSCA-Hotline@epa.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
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I. What Information is EPA Particularly Interested in?
Pursuant to PRA section 3506(c)(2)(A) (44 U.S.C. 3506(c)(2)(A)),
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 Do I Need to Know About PRA?
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.
III. Which ICRs Are Being Renewed?
EPA is planning to submit two currently approved ICRs to OMB for
review and approval under PRA. In addition to specifically identifying
the ICRs by title and corresponding ICR, OMB and docket ID numbers,
this unit provides a brief summary of the information collection
activity and the Agency's estimated burden. The Supporting Statement
for each ICR, a copy of which is available in the corresponding docket,
provides a more detailed explanation.
A. Docket ID Number EPA-HQ-OPPT-2012-0915
Title: Reporting and Recordkeeping for Asbestos Abatement Worker
Protection.
ICR number: 1246.12.
OMB control number: 2070-0072.
ICR status: This ICR is currently scheduled to expire on May 31,
2014.
Abstract: EPA's asbestos worker protection rule is designed to
provide occupational exposure protection to state and local government
employees who are engaged in asbestos abatement activities in states
that do not have state plans approved by the Occupational Safety and
Health Administration (OSHA). The rule provides protection for public
employees not covered by the OSHA standard from the adverse health
effects associated with occupational exposure to asbestos.
Specifically, the rule requires state and local governments to monitor
employee exposure to asbestos, take action to reduce exposure to
asbestos, monitor employee health and train employees about asbestos
hazards.
The rule includes a number of information reporting and
recordkeeping requirements. State and local government agencies are
required to provide employees with information about exposures to
asbestos and the associated health effects. The rule also requires
state and local governments to notify EPA before commencing any
asbestos abatement project. State and local governments must maintain
medical surveillance and monitoring records and training records on
their employees, must establish a set of written procedures for
respirator programs, and must maintain procedures and records of
respirator fit tests. EPA will use the information to monitor
compliance with the asbestos worker protection rule. This request
addresses these reporting and recordkeeping requirements.
Responses to the collection of information are mandatory (see 40
CFR part 763, subpart G). 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.
Burden statement: The annual public reporting and recordkeeping
burden for this collection of information is estimated to average 0.32
hours per response. Burden is defined in 5 CFR 1320.3(b).
The ICR, which is available in the docket along with other related
materials, provides a detailed explanation of the collection activities
and the burden estimate that is only briefly summarized here:
Respondents/Affected Entities: Entities potentially affected by
this ICR are state and local government employers in 25 states, the
District of Columbia, and certain U.S. Territories that have employees
engaged in asbestos-related construction, custodial and brake and
clutch repair activities without OSHA-approved state plans.
Estimated total number of potential respondents: 22,488.
Frequency of response: On occasion.
Estimated total average number of responses for each respondent:
51.
Estimated total annual burden hours: 363,523 hours.
Estimated total annual costs: $14,548,910. This includes an
estimated burden cost of $ 14,548,910 and an estimated cost of $0 for
capital investment or maintenance and operational costs.
B. Docket ID Number EPA-HQ-OPPT-2012-0916
Title: Asbestos-Containing Materials in Schools Rule and Revised
Asbestos Model Accreditation Plan Rule.
ICR number: 1365.10.
OMB control number: 2070-0091.
ICR status: This ICR is currently scheduled to expire on May 31,
2014.
Abstract: The Asbestos Hazard Emergency Response Act (AHERA)
requires local education agencies (LEAs) to conduct inspections,
develop management plans, and design or conduct response actions with
respect to the presence of asbestos-containing materials in school
buildings. AHERA also requires states to develop model accreditation
plans for persons who perform asbestos inspections, develop management
control plans, and design or conduct response actions. This information
collection addresses the burden associated with recordkeeping
requirements imposed on LEAs by the asbestos in schools rule, and
reporting and recordkeeping requirements imposed on states and training
providers related to the model accreditation plan rule.
Responses to the collection of information are mandatory (see 40
CFR part 763, subpart E). 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
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this collection of information is estimated to range between 5.5 hours
and 140 hours per response, depending upon the nature of the
respondent. Burden is defined in 5 CFR 1320.3(b).
The ICR, which is available in the docket along with other related
materials, provides a detailed explanation of the collection activities
and the burden estimate that is only briefly summarized here:
Respondents/Affected Entities: Entities potentially affected by
this ICR are local education agencies (LEAs, e.g., elementary or
secondary public school districts or a private school or school
system); asbestos training providers to schools and educational
systems; state education departments or commissions; or state public
health departments or commissions.
Estimated total number of potential respondents: 133,507.
Frequency of response: On occasion.
Estimated total average number of responses for each respondent: 1.
Estimated total annual burden hours: 2,487,439 hours.
Estimated total annual costs: $91,829,253. This includes an
estimated burden cost of $9.
IV. Are There Changes in the Estimates from the Last Approvals?
ICR number: 1246.12. There is no change in the number of hours in
the total estimated respondent burden compared with that identified in
the ICRs currently approved by OMB.
ICR number: 1365.10. There is a decrease of 105,449 hours in the
total estimated respondent burden compared with that identified in the
ICR currently approved by OMB. This decrease reflects EPA's reduced
estimate of the number of schools containing friable asbestos-
containing materials. This change is an adjustment.
V. What is the Next Step in the Process for these ICRs?
EPA will consider the comments received and amend the ICRs as
appropriate. The final ICR packages will then be submitted to OMB for
review and approval pursuant to 5 CFR 1320.12. EPA will issue another
Federal Register document pursuant to 5 CFR 1320.5(a)(1)(iv) to
announce the submission of the ICRs to OMB and the opportunity to
submit additional comments to OMB. If you have any questions about the
ICRs 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: July 31, 2013.
James Jones,
Acting Assistant Administrator, Office of Chemical Safety and Pollution
Prevention.
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