Agency Information Collection Activities; Proposed Renewal and Request for Comment; Lead Training, Certification, Accreditation and Authorization Activities, 25401-25402 [2023-08793]

Download as PDF Federal Register / Vol. 88, No. 80 / Wednesday, April 26, 2023 / Notices during the May 16, 2023, meeting and posted on the SAB website. V. Khanna Johnston, Deputy Director, Science Advisory Board Staff Office. [FR Doc. 2023–08765 Filed 4–25–23; 8:45 am] SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: BILLING CODE 6560–50–P I. What information is EPA particularly interested in? ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY [EPA–HQ–OPPT–2017–0692; FRL–10561– 01–OCSPP] Agency Information Collection Activities; Proposed Renewal and Request for Comment; Lead Training, Certification, Accreditation and Authorization Activities Environmental Protection Agency (EPA). ACTION: Notice. AGENCY: In compliance with the Paperwork Reduction Act (PRA), this document announces the availability of and solicits public comment on the following Information Collection Request (ICR) that EPA is planning to submit to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB): ‘‘Lead Training, Certification, Accreditation and Authorization Activities,’’ identified by EPA ICR No. 2507.05 and OMB Control No. 2070–0195. This ICR represents the renewal of a currently approved ICR that is currently scheduled to expire on February 29, 2024. Before submitting the ICR to OMB for review and approval under the PRA, EPA is soliciting comments on specific aspects of the information collection that is summarized in this document. The ICR and accompanying material are available in the docket for public review and comment. DATES: Comments must be received on or before June 26, 2023. ADDRESSES: Submit your comments, identified by docket identification (ID) number EPA–HQ–OPPT–2017–0692, through the Federal eRulemaking Portal at https://www.regulations.gov. Follow the online instructions for submitting comments. Do not submit electronically any information you consider to be Confidential Business Information (CBI) or other information whose disclosure is restricted by statute. Additional instructions on commenting or visiting the docket, along with more information about dockets generally, is available at https://www.epa.gov/dockets. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Katherine Sleasman, Mission Support Division (7101M), Office of Program Support, Office of Chemical Safety and ddrumheller on DSK120RN23PROD with NOTICES1 SUMMARY: VerDate Sep<11>2014 19:28 Apr 25, 2023 Pollution Prevention, Environmental Protection Agency, 1200 Pennsylvania Ave. NW, Washington, DC 20460–0001; telephone number: (202) 566–1204; email address: sleasman.katherine@ epa.gov. Jkt 259001 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 is the information collection activity? Title: Lead Training, Certification, Accreditation and Authorization Activities. EPA ICR No.: 2507.05. OMB Control No.: 2070–0195. ICR status: This ICR is currently approved through February 29, 2024. Under the 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 displayed either by publication in the Federal Register or by other appropriate means, such as on the related collection instrument, electronic reporting system or form, if applicable. The display of OMB control PO 00000 Frm 00044 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 25401 numbers for certain EPA regulations is consolidated in 40 CFR part 9. Abstract: This ICR covers the information collection activities associated with the reporting and recordkeeping requirements for individuals, firms and state and local government entities conducting leadbased paint (LBP) activities or renovations of target housing and childoccupied facilities (COFs); training providers; and states/territories/tribes/ Alaskan native villages that are promulgated in 40 CFR part 745. Burden statement: The annual public reporting and recordkeeping burden for this collection of information is estimated to range between .2 and 28.5 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 include persons who are engaged in LBP activities and/or perform renovations of target housing or COFs for compensation, dust sampling, or dust testing; or who perform LBP inspections, lead hazard screens, risk assessments or abatements in target housing or COFs; or who provide training or operate a training program for individuals who perform any of these activities; or state, territorial or Native American agencies that administer LBP activities and/or renovation programs. Respondent’s obligation to respond: Mandatory under TSCA and 40 CFR part 745. Frequency of response: Occasional. Total estimated number of potential respondents: 441,034. Total estimated average number of responses for each respondent: 61.9. Total estimated annual burden: 6,290,360 hours. Total estimated annual costs: $362,279,573. This includes an estimated burden cost of $360,166,618 and an estimated cost of $17,400,556 for capital investment or maintenance and operational costs. III. What are the changes in the estimates from the last approval? There is an increase of 1,039,040 hours in the total estimated respondent burden compared with that identified in the ICR currently approved by OMB. This increase reflects EPA’s estimated increased number of respondents for several of the information collection categories addressed in the ICR. This E:\FR\FM\26APN1.SGM 26APN1 25402 Federal Register / Vol. 88, No. 80 / Wednesday, April 26, 2023 / Notices change is an adjustment. Several adjustments to the estimates were made, including revisions to the estimated number of respondents based on the number of respondents reporting to EPA for the prior information collection and revisions based on other market factors. Changes in burden estimates reflect changes within the housing renovation market, as measured by EPA’s Federal Lead-Based Paint Program (FLPP) database, which tracks LBP and Renovation, Repair, and Painting (RRP) program activity over time, as reported to the Agency. The information submitted under the LBP activities and RRP programs is managed through the use of the FLPP database. Pursuant to the provisions of the Privacy Act of 1974, EPA published a System of Record Notice for the database. The Agency uses the FLPP Database to manage and store information related to the application process for the accreditation of training providers and the certification of firms and individuals who perform abatement and renovation repair and painting activities. In addition, OMB has requested that EPA move towards using the 18question format for ICR Supporting Statements used by other federal agencies and departments and that is based on the submission instructions established by OMB in 1995, replacing the alternate format developed by EPA and OMB prior to 1995. The Agency does not expect this change in format to result in substantive changes to the information collection activities or related estimated burden and costs. ddrumheller on DSK120RN23PROD with NOTICES1 IV. What is the next step in the process for this ICR? 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. EPA will issue another Federal Register document 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 person listed under FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT. Authority: 44 U.S.C. 3501 et seq. Dated: April 20, 2023. Michal Freedhoff, Assistant Administrator, Office of Chemical Safety and Pollution Prevention. [FR Doc. 2023–08793 Filed 4–25–23; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 6560–50–P VerDate Sep<11>2014 19:28 Apr 25, 2023 Jkt 259001 ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY [CERCLA–02–2023–2004; FRL 10802–01– R2] Proposed CERCLA Cost Recovery Settlement for the Gowanus Canal Superfund Site Environmental Protection Agency. ACTION: Notice; request for public comment. AGENCY: In accordance with the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act of 1980, as amended (‘‘CERCLA’’), notice is hereby given by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (‘‘EPA’’), Region 2, of a proposed cost recovery settlement agreement (‘‘Settlement’’) pursuant to CERCLA with Paramount Global and Beam, Inc. (‘‘Settling Parties’’) for the Gowanus Canal Superfund Site (‘‘Site’’). DATES: Comments must be submitted on or before May 26, 2023. ADDRESSES: Requests for copies of the proposed Settlement and submission of comments must be via electronic mail. Comments should reference the Gowanus Canal Superfund Site, Index No. CERCLA–02–2023–2004. For those unable to communicate via electronic mail, please contact the EPA employee identified below. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Walter Sainsbury, Assistant Regional Counsel, Office of Regional Counsel, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, 290 Broadway, 17th Floor, New York, NY 10007–1866. Email: sainsbury.walter@epa.gov, Telephone: 212–637–3177. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Notice is hereby given by EPA, Region 2, of a proposed cost recovery Settlement pursuant to CERCLA with the Settling Parties related to the Site, located in Brooklyn, New York. The Settling Parties will pay a total of $912,568 ($534,917 from Beam, Inc. and $377,651 from Paramount Global) to the Gowanus Canal Special Account within the EPA Hazardous Substance Superfund (‘‘Fund’’) to be retained and used to conduct or finance response actions at or in connection with the Site, or to be transferred by EPA to the Fund. The Settling Parties are compensating EPA for a portion of the total Site costs plus a settlement premium. Payments by Settling Parties shall be made within thirty (30) days of the Effective Date of the Settlement. The Settlement includes a covenant by EPA not to sue or to take administrative action against the SUMMARY: PO 00000 Frm 00045 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 Settling Parties pursuant to Section 107(a) of CERCLA, 42 U.S.C. 9607(a), to recover EPA’s response costs as provided in the Settlement. For thirty (30) days following the date of publication of this notice, EPA will receive written comments relating to the Settlement. EPA will consider all comments received and may modify or withdraw its consent to the Settlement if comments received disclose facts or considerations that indicate that the proposed Settlement is inappropriate, improper, or inadequate. EPA’s response to any comments received will be available for public inspection online and/or at EPA Region 2, 290 Broadway, New York, New York 10007–1866. The proposed Settlement is available for public inspection at https:// semspub.epa.gov/src/document/02/ 654526. Dated: April 4, 2023. Pasquale Evangelista, Director, Superfund & Emergency Management Division, Environmental Protection Agency, Region 2. [FR Doc. 2023–08766 Filed 4–25–23; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 6560–50–P ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY [FRL–10913–01–OMS] National and Governmental Advisory Committees to the U.S. Representative to the Commission for Environmental Cooperation (CEC) Environmental Protection Agency (EPA). ACTION: Notice of meeting. AGENCY: Under the Federal Advisory Committee Act, the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) gives notice of a public meeting of the National Advisory Committee (NAC) and the Governmental Advisory Committee (GAC). The NAC and GAC provide advice to the EPA Administrator on a broad range of environmental policy, technology, and management issues. NAC and GAC members represent academia, business/industry, nongovernmental organizations, and state, local and tribal governments. The purpose of this meeting is to provide advice to the EPA Administrator on empowering communities to address climate adaptation challenges and other matters related to the Commission for Environmental Cooperation. DATES: May 18, 2023, from 8 a.m.–4 p.m. (MST). A copy of the agenda will be posted at www.epa.gov/faca/nac-gac. SUMMARY: E:\FR\FM\26APN1.SGM 26APN1

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[Federal Register Volume 88, Number 80 (Wednesday, April 26, 2023)]
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From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2023-08793]


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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

[EPA-HQ-OPPT-2017-0692; FRL-10561-01-OCSPP]


Agency Information Collection Activities; Proposed Renewal and 
Request for Comment; Lead Training, Certification, Accreditation and 
Authorization Activities

AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: In compliance with the Paperwork Reduction Act (PRA), this 
document announces the availability of and solicits public comment on 
the following Information Collection Request (ICR) that EPA is planning 
to submit to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB): ``Lead 
Training, Certification, Accreditation and Authorization Activities,'' 
identified by EPA ICR No. 2507.05 and OMB Control No. 2070-0195. This 
ICR represents the renewal of a currently approved ICR that is 
currently scheduled to expire on February 29, 2024. Before submitting 
the ICR to OMB for review and approval under the PRA, EPA is soliciting 
comments on specific aspects of the information collection that is 
summarized in this document. The ICR and accompanying material are 
available in the docket for public review and comment.

DATES: Comments must be received on or before June 26, 2023.

ADDRESSES: Submit your comments, identified by docket identification 
(ID) number EPA-HQ-OPPT-2017-0692, through the Federal eRulemaking 
Portal at https://www.regulations.gov. Follow the online instructions 
for submitting comments. Do not submit electronically any information 
you consider to be Confidential Business Information (CBI) or other 
information whose disclosure is restricted by statute. Additional 
instructions on commenting or visiting the docket, along with more 
information about dockets generally, is available at https://www.epa.gov/dockets.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Katherine Sleasman, Mission Support 
Division (7101M), Office of Program Support, Office of Chemical Safety 
and Pollution Prevention, Environmental Protection Agency, 1200 
Pennsylvania Ave. NW, Washington, DC 20460-0001; telephone number: 
(202) 566-1204; email address: [email protected].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

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 is the information collection activity?

    Title: Lead Training, Certification, Accreditation and 
Authorization Activities.
    EPA ICR No.: 2507.05.
    OMB Control No.: 2070-0195.
    ICR status: This ICR is currently approved through February 29, 
2024. Under the 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 
displayed either by publication in the Federal Register or by other 
appropriate means, such as on the related collection instrument, 
electronic reporting system or form, if applicable. The display of OMB 
control numbers for certain EPA regulations is consolidated in 40 CFR 
part 9.
    Abstract: This ICR covers the information collection activities 
associated with the reporting and recordkeeping requirements for 
individuals, firms and state and local government entities conducting 
lead-based paint (LBP) activities or renovations of target housing and 
child-occupied facilities (COFs); training providers; and states/
territories/tribes/Alaskan native villages that are promulgated in 40 
CFR part 745.
    Burden statement: The annual public reporting and recordkeeping 
burden for this collection of information is estimated to range between 
.2 and 28.5 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 include persons who are engaged in LBP activities and/or 
perform renovations of target housing or COFs for compensation, dust 
sampling, or dust testing; or who perform LBP inspections, lead hazard 
screens, risk assessments or abatements in target housing or COFs; or 
who provide training or operate a training program for individuals who 
perform any of these activities; or state, territorial or Native 
American agencies that administer LBP activities and/or renovation 
programs.
    Respondent's obligation to respond: Mandatory under TSCA and 40 CFR 
part 745.
    Frequency of response: Occasional.
    Total estimated number of potential respondents: 441,034.
    Total estimated average number of responses for each respondent: 
61.9.
    Total estimated annual burden: 6,290,360 hours.
    Total estimated annual costs: $362,279,573. This includes an 
estimated burden cost of $360,166,618 and an estimated cost of 
$17,400,556 for capital investment or maintenance and operational 
costs.

III. What are the changes in the estimates from the last approval?

    There is an increase of 1,039,040 hours in the total estimated 
respondent burden compared with that identified in the ICR currently 
approved by OMB. This increase reflects EPA's estimated increased 
number of respondents for several of the information collection 
categories addressed in the ICR. This

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change is an adjustment. Several adjustments to the estimates were 
made, including revisions to the estimated number of respondents based 
on the number of respondents reporting to EPA for the prior information 
collection and revisions based on other market factors. Changes in 
burden estimates reflect changes within the housing renovation market, 
as measured by EPA's Federal Lead-Based Paint Program (FLPP) database, 
which tracks LBP and Renovation, Repair, and Painting (RRP) program 
activity over time, as reported to the Agency. The information 
submitted under the LBP activities and RRP programs is managed through 
the use of the FLPP database. Pursuant to the provisions of the Privacy 
Act of 1974, EPA published a System of Record Notice for the database. 
The Agency uses the FLPP Database to manage and store information 
related to the application process for the accreditation of training 
providers and the certification of firms and individuals who perform 
abatement and renovation repair and painting activities.
    In addition, OMB has requested that EPA move towards using the 18-
question format for ICR Supporting Statements used by other federal 
agencies and departments and that is based on the submission 
instructions established by OMB in 1995, replacing the alternate format 
developed by EPA and OMB prior to 1995. The Agency does not expect this 
change in format to result in substantive changes to the information 
collection activities or related estimated burden and costs.

IV. What is the next step in the process for this ICR?

    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. EPA will issue another 
Federal Register document 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 person listed under FOR 
FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT.
    Authority: 44 U.S.C. 3501 et seq.

    Dated: April 20, 2023.
Michal Freedhoff,
Assistant Administrator, Office of Chemical Safety and Pollution 
Prevention.
[FR Doc. 2023-08793 Filed 4-25-23; 8:45 am]
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