Proposed Information Collection Request; Comment Request; RadNet (Renewal), 39042-39043 [2016-14177]

Download as PDF 39042 Federal Register / Vol. 81, No. 115 / Wednesday, June 15, 2016 / Notices comments as it deliberates, you should submit your comments by Noon Eastern Time on Thursday, July 5, 2016, for the July 12–13, 2016, and by noon Eastern Time on Thursday, August 18, 2016 for the August 25, 2016 teleconference. If you submit comments after these dates, those comments will be provided to the HSRB members, but you should recognize that the HSRB members may not have adequate time to consider your comments prior to their discussion. You should submit your comments to Jim Downing listed under FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT. There is no limit on the length of written comments for consideration by the HSRB. ehiers on DSK5VPTVN1PROD with NOTICES Background The HSRB is a Federal advisory committee operating in accordance with the Federal Advisory Committee Act 5 U.S.C. App. 2 § 9. The HSRB provides advice, information, and recommendations to the EPA on issues related to scientific and ethical aspects of human subjects research. The major objectives of the HSRB are to provide advice and recommendations on: (1) Research proposals and protocols; (2) reports of completed research with human subjects; and (3) how to strengthen EPA’s programs for protection of human subjects of research. Topics for discussion. On Tuesday, July 12, 2016, EPA’s Human Studies Review Board will consider a topic from the Agricultural Handlers Exposure Task Force: A Completed Studies and Monograph Report for Agricultural Handler Exposure during Open Pour Mixing/Loading of Wettable Powders. On Wednesday, July 13, 2016 the HSRB will consider: A Completed Study and Monograph Report for Agricultural Handler Exposure during Mixing/ Loading of Pesticide Products in Water Soluble Packets also from the Agricultural Handlers Exposure Task Force. Meeting minutes and final reports. Minutes of these meetings, summarizing the matters discussed and recommendations made by the HSRB, will be released within 90 calendar days of the meeting. These minutes will be available at https://www2.epa.gov/osa/ human-studies-review-board. In addition, information regarding the HSRB’s Final Report, will be found at https://www2.epa.gov/osa/humanstudies-review-board or from Jim Downing listed under FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT. VerDate Sep<11>2014 15:15 Jun 14, 2016 Jkt 238001 Dated: June 9, 2016. Thomas Sinks, Director, Office of the Science Advisor. [FR Doc. 2016–14179 Filed 6–14–16; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 6560–50–P ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY [EPA–HQ–OAR–2003–0041; FRL–9947–73– OAR] Proposed Information Collection Request; Comment Request; RadNet (Renewal) Environmental Protection Agency (EPA). ACTION: Notice. AGENCY: The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is planning to submit an information collection request (ICR), ‘‘RadNet (Renewal)’’ (EPA ICR No. 0877.13, OMB Control No. 2060–0015) 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.). Before doing so, EPA is soliciting public comments on specific aspects of the proposed information collection as described below. This is a proposed extension of the ICR, which is currently approved through August 31, 2016. 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: Comments must be submitted on or before August 15, 2016. ADDRESSES: Submit your comments, referencing Docket ID No. EPA–HQ– OAR–2003–0041, online using www.regulations.gov (our preferred method), by email to a-and-r-Docket@ epa.gov, or by mail to: EPA Docket Center, Environmental Protection Agency, Mail Code 28221T, 1200 Pennsylvania Ave. NW., Washington, DC 20460. 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: John Griggs, OAR/ORIA/NAREL, Environmental Protection Agency, National Analytical Radiation Environmental Laboratory, 540 South Morris Ave., Montgomery, AL 36115; telephone number: (334) 270–3400; fax SUMMARY: PO 00000 Frm 00022 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 number: (334) 270–3450; email address: Griggs.john@epa.gov. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Supporting documents which explain in detail the information that the EPA will be collecting are available in the public docket for this ICR. The docket can be viewed online at www.regulations.gov or in person at the EPA Docket Center, WJC 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 public docket, visit https://www.epa.gov/ dockets. Pursuant to section 3506(c)(2)(A) of the PRA, EPA is soliciting comments and information to enable it to: (i) 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; (ii) evaluate the accuracy of the Agency’s estimate of the burden of the proposed collection of information, including the validity of the methodology and assumptions used; (iii) enhance the quality, utility, and clarity of the information to be collected; and (iv) 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. 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. At that time, EPA will issue another Federal Register notice to announce the submission of the ICR to OMB and the opportunity to submit additional comments to OMB. Abstract: RadNet is a national network of stations collecting sampling media that include air, precipitation, and drinking water. Samples are sent to EPA’s National Analytical Radiation Environmental Lab (NAREL) in Montgomery, Alabama, where they are analyzed for radioactivity. RadNet provides emergency response/homeland security and ambient monitoring information on levels of environmental radiation across the nation. All stations, usually operated by state and local personnel, participate in RadNet voluntarily. Station operators complete information forms that accompany the samples. The forms request information pertaining to sample type, sample location, start and stop date and times for sampling, length of sampling period, E:\FR\FM\15JNN1.SGM 15JNN1 Federal Register / Vol. 81, No. 115 / Wednesday, June 15, 2016 / Notices and volume represented. Data from RadNet are made available regularly on the Agency Web sites—Envirofacts and the EPA Web site www.epa.gov/radnet. Form Numbers: 5900–23, 5900–24, 5900–27, 5900–29. Respondents/affected entities: Primarily State and Local Officials. Respondent’s obligation to respond: Voluntary. Estimated number of respondents: 235 (total). Frequency of response: Biweekly, monthly, quarterly. Total estimated burden: 2,768 hours (per year). Burden is defined at 5 CFR 1320.03(b). Total estimated cost: $2,478,647 (per year), includes $2,338,804 annualized capital or operation & maintenance costs. Changes in Estimates: There is a decrease of 4,517 hours in the total estimated respondent burden compared with the ICR currently approved by OMB. This decrease is due to transfer of the milk program to FDA and the elimination of radiologically screening air-filters prior to NAREL shipment. Dated: June 1, 2016. Jonathan D. Edwards, Acting Director, Office of Radiation and Indoor Air. [FR Doc. 2016–14177 Filed 6–14–16; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 6560–50–P ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY [FRL–9947–66–OA] Notification of a Public Teleconference of the Chartered Clean Air Scientific Advisory Committee (CASAC) and the CASAC Particulate Matter Panel Environmental Protection Agency (EPA). ACTION: Notice. AGENCY: The EPA Science Advisory Board (SAB) Staff Office announces a public teleconference of the Chartered Clean Air Scientific Advisory Committee (CASAC) and the CASAC Particulate Matter (PM) Panel to discuss the CASAC draft review of EPA’s Integrated Review Plan for the National Ambient Air Quality Standards for Particulate Matter (External Review Draft—April 2016). DATES: The teleconference will be held on Tuesday, August 9, 2016, from 1:00 p.m. to 4:00 p.m. (Eastern Time). Location: The public teleconference will be held by telephone only. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Any member of the public wishing to obtain ehiers on DSK5VPTVN1PROD with NOTICES SUMMARY: VerDate Sep<11>2014 15:15 Jun 14, 2016 Jkt 238001 information concerning the public teleconference may contact Mr. Aaron Yeow, Designated Federal Officer (DFO), EPA Science Advisory Board Staff Office (1400R), U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, 1200 Pennsylvania Avenue NW., Washington, DC 20460; by telephone/voice mail at (202) 564–2050 or at yeow.aaron@epa.gov. General information about the CASAC, as well as any updates concerning the meeting announced in this notice, may be found on the EPA Web site at https:// www.epa.gov/casac. The CASAC was established pursuant to the Clean Air Act (CAA) Amendments of 1977, codified at 42 U.S.C. 7409(d)(2), in part to review air quality criteria and National Ambient Air Quality Standards (NAAQS) and recommend any new NAAQS and revisions of existing criteria and NAAQS as may be appropriate. The CASAC is a Federal Advisory Committee chartered under the Federal Advisory Committee Act (FACA), 5 U.S.C., App. 2. Section 109(d)(1) of the CAA requires that the Agency periodically review and revise, as appropriate, the air quality criteria and the NAAQS for the six ‘‘criteria’’ air pollutants, including particulate matter. The EPA is currently reviewing the NAAQS for particulate matter. Pursuant to FACA and EPA policy, notice is hereby given that the Chartered CASAC and the CASAC PM Panel will hold a public teleconference to discuss the CASAC draft review of the EPA’s Integrated Review Plan for the National Ambient Air Quality Standards for Particulate Matter (External Review Draft—April 2016). The Chartered CASAC and the CASAC PM Panel will comply with the provisions of FACA and all appropriate SAB Staff Office procedural policies. Availability of Meeting Materials: Agendas and materials in support of this meeting will be placed on the EPA Web site at https://www.epa.gov/casac in advance of the meeting. For technical questions and information concerning the Draft PM Integrated Review Plan, please contact Dr. Scott Jenkins of EPA’s Office of Air and Radiation at (919) 541– 1167, or jenkins.scott@epa.gov. Procedures for Providing Public Input: Public comment for consideration by EPA’s federal advisory committees and panels has a different purpose from public comment provided to EPA program offices. Therefore, the process for submitting comments to a federal advisory committee is different from the process used to submit comments to an EPA program office. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: PO 00000 Frm 00023 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 39043 Federal advisory committees and panels, including scientific advisory committees, provide independent advice to EPA. Members of the public can submit comments for a federal advisory committee to consider as it develops advice for EPA. Interested members of the public may submit relevant written or oral information on the topic of this advisory activity, and/ or the group conducting the activity, for the CASAC to consider during the advisory process. Input from the public to the CASAC will have the most impact if it provides specific scientific or technical information or analysis for CASAC panels to consider or if it relates to the clarity or accuracy of the technical information. Members of the public wishing to provide comment should contact the DFO directly. Oral Statements: In general, individuals or groups requesting an oral presentation on a public teleconference will be limited to three minutes. Each person making an oral statement should consider providing written comments as well as their oral statement so that the points presented orally can be expanded upon in writing. Interested parties should contact Mr. Aaron Yeow, DFO, in writing (preferably via email) at the contact information noted above by August 2, 2016, to be placed on the list of public speakers. Written Statements: Written statements should be supplied to the DFO via email at the contact information noted above by August 2, 2016, so that the information may be made available to the Panel members for their consideration. It is the SAB Staff Office general policy to post written comments on the Web page for the advisory meeting or teleconference. Submitters are requested to provide an unsigned version of each document because the SAB Staff Office does not publish documents with signatures on its Web sites. Members of the public should be aware that their personal contact information, if included in any written comments, may be posted to the CASAC Web site. Copyrighted material will not be posted without explicit permission of the copyright holder. Accessibility: For information on access or services for individuals with disabilities, please contact Mr. Aaron Yeow at (202) 564–2050 or yeow.aaron@ epa.gov. To request accommodation of a disability, please contact Mr. Yeow preferably at least ten days prior to each meeting to give EPA as much time as possible to process your request. E:\FR\FM\15JNN1.SGM 15JNN1

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[Federal Register Volume 81, Number 115 (Wednesday, June 15, 2016)]
[Notices]
[Pages 39042-39043]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2016-14177]


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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

[EPA-HQ-OAR-2003-0041; FRL-9947-73-OAR]


Proposed Information Collection Request; Comment Request; RadNet 
(Renewal)

AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is planning to 
submit an information collection request (ICR), ``RadNet (Renewal)'' 
(EPA ICR No. 0877.13, OMB Control No. 2060-0015) 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.). Before doing so, 
EPA is soliciting public comments on specific aspects of the proposed 
information collection as described below. This is a proposed extension 
of the ICR, which is currently approved through August 31, 2016. 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: Comments must be submitted on or before August 15, 2016.

ADDRESSES: Submit your comments, referencing Docket ID No. EPA-HQ-OAR-
2003-0041, online using www.regulations.gov (our preferred method), by 
email to a-and-r-Docket@epa.gov, or by mail to: EPA Docket Center, 
Environmental Protection Agency, Mail Code 28221T, 1200 Pennsylvania 
Ave. NW., Washington, DC 20460.
    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: John Griggs, OAR/ORIA/NAREL, 
Environmental Protection Agency, National Analytical Radiation 
Environmental Laboratory, 540 South Morris Ave., Montgomery, AL 36115; 
telephone number: (334) 270-3400; fax number: (334) 270-3450; email 
address: Griggs.john@epa.gov.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Supporting documents which explain in detail 
the information that the EPA will be collecting are available in the 
public docket for this ICR. The docket can be viewed online at 
www.regulations.gov or in person at the EPA Docket Center, WJC 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 public docket, visit https://www.epa.gov/dockets.
    Pursuant to section 3506(c)(2)(A) of the PRA, EPA is soliciting 
comments and information to enable it to: (i) 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; (ii) evaluate the accuracy of 
the Agency's estimate of the burden of the proposed collection of 
information, including the validity of the methodology and assumptions 
used; (iii) enhance the quality, utility, and clarity of the 
information to be collected; and (iv) 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. 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. At that time, EPA will issue another Federal Register notice 
to announce the submission of the ICR to OMB and the opportunity to 
submit additional comments to OMB.
    Abstract: RadNet is a national network of stations collecting 
sampling media that include air, precipitation, and drinking water. 
Samples are sent to EPA's National Analytical Radiation Environmental 
Lab (NAREL) in Montgomery, Alabama, where they are analyzed for 
radioactivity. RadNet provides emergency response/homeland security and 
ambient monitoring information on levels of environmental radiation 
across the nation. All stations, usually operated by state and local 
personnel, participate in RadNet voluntarily. Station operators 
complete information forms that accompany the samples. The forms 
request information pertaining to sample type, sample location, start 
and stop date and times for sampling, length of sampling period,

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and volume represented. Data from RadNet are made available regularly 
on the Agency Web sites--Envirofacts and the EPA Web site www.epa.gov/radnet.
    Form Numbers: 5900-23, 5900-24, 5900-27, 5900-29.
    Respondents/affected entities: Primarily State and Local Officials.
    Respondent's obligation to respond: Voluntary.
    Estimated number of respondents: 235 (total).
    Frequency of response: Biweekly, monthly, quarterly.
    Total estimated burden: 2,768 hours (per year). Burden is defined 
at 5 CFR 1320.03(b).
    Total estimated cost: $2,478,647 (per year), includes $2,338,804 
annualized capital or operation & maintenance costs.
    Changes in Estimates: There is a decrease of 4,517 hours in the 
total estimated respondent burden compared with the ICR currently 
approved by OMB. This decrease is due to transfer of the milk program 
to FDA and the elimination of radiologically screening air-filters 
prior to NAREL shipment.

    Dated: June 1, 2016.
Jonathan D. Edwards,
Acting Director, Office of Radiation and Indoor Air.
[FR Doc. 2016-14177 Filed 6-14-16; 8:45 am]
BILLING CODE 6560-50-P
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