Information Collection Request Submitted to OMB for Review and Approval; Comment Request; Asbestos-Containing Materials in Schools Rule and Revised Asbestos Model Accreditation Plan Rule (Renewal), 30603 [2014-12326]

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• ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

[Federal Register Volume 79, Number 102 (Wednesday, May 28, 2014)]
[Notices]
[Page 30603]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Printing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2014-12326]


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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

[EPA-HQ-OPPT-2012-0916; FRL-9911-29-OEI]


Information Collection Request Submitted to OMB for Review and 
Approval; Comment Request; Asbestos-Containing Materials in Schools 
Rule and Revised Asbestos Model Accreditation Plan Rule (Renewal)

AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: EPA has submitted the following information collection request 
(ICR) to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for review and 
approval in accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act (44 U.S.C. 3501 
et seq.): Asbestos-Containing Materials in Schools Rule and Revised 
Asbestos Model Accreditation Plan Rule (EPA ICR No. 1365.10, OMB 
Control No. 2070-0091). EPA did not receive any comments in response to 
the previously provided public review opportunity issued in the Federal 
Register on August 8, 2013 (78 FR 48431). With this submission, EPA is 
providing an additional 30 days for public comments. 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.

DATES: Submit your comments on or before June 27, 2014.

ADDRESSES: Submit your comments, referencing Docket ID Number EPA-HQ-
OPPT-2012-0916, to (1) EPA online using https://www.regulations.gov (our 
preferred method), by email to oppt.ncic@epa.gov or by mail to: EPA 
Docket Center, Environmental Protection Agency, Mail Code 28221T, 1200 
Pennsylvania Ave. NW., Washington, DC 20460, and (2) OMB via email to 
oira_submission@omb.eop.gov. Address comments to the OMB Desk Officer 
for EPA.
    EPA's policy is that all comments received will be included in the 
public docket without change including any personal information 
provided, unless the comment includes profanity, threats, information 
claimed to be Confidential Business Information (CBI) or other 
information whose disclosure is restricted by statute.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Pamela Myrick, Deputy Director, 
Environmental Assistance Division (7408M), Office of Pollution 
Prevention and Toxics, Environmental Protection Agency, 1200 
Pennsylvania Ave. NW., Washington, DC 20460; telephone number: 202-554-
1404; fax number: 202-564-8251; email address: TSCA-Hotline@epa.gov.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 
    Docket: The ICR, which explains in detail the information 
collection activities and the related burden and cost estimates, is 
summarized in this document and is available in the docket for this ICR 
Renewal. The docket can be viewed online at https://www.regulations.gov 
or in person at the EPA Docket Center, EPA West, Room 3334, 1301 
Constitution Ave. NW., Washington, DC. The telephone number for the 
Docket Center is 202-566-1744. For additional information about EPA's 
docket, visit https://www.epa.gov/dockets.
    ICR Title: Asbestos-Containing Materials in Schools Rule and 
Revised Asbestos Model Accreditation Plan Rule.
    ICR numbers: EPA ICR No. 1365.10, OMB Control No. 2070-0091.
    ICR status: The current OMB approval for this ICR is scheduled to 
expire on May 31, 2014. Under OMB regulations, the Agency may continue 
to conduct or sponsor the collection of information while this 
submission is pending at OMB.
    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 (MAP) rule.
    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 and 40 CFR part 2.
    Form numbers: None.
    Respondents/affected entities: 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.
    Respondent's obligation to respond: Mandatory (see 40 CFR parts 
763, Subpart E).
    Estimated number of respondents: 133,507 (total).
    Frequency of response: On occasion.
    Total estimated burden: 2,487,439 hours per year. Burden is defined 
at 5 CFR 1320.03(b).
    Total estimated cost: $91,829,253 per year, includes $0 annualized 
capital or operation and maintenance costs.
    Changes in the estimates: 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.

    Dated: May 16, 2014.
Erin Collard,
Acting Director, Collection Strategies Division.
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