[Federal Register Volume 76, Number 41 (Wednesday, March 2, 2011)]
[Notices]
[Pages 11450-11451]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2011-4651]
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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY
[EPA-HQ-OPPT-2010-0568; FRL-9273-8]
Agency Information Collection Activities; Submission to OMB for
Review and Approval; Comment Request; Asbestos-Containing Materials in
Schools and Asbestos Model Accreditation Plans
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: Asbestos-Containing Materials
in Schools and Asbestos Model Accreditation Plans; EPA ICR No. 1365.09,
OMB No. 2070-0091. The ICR, which is abstracted below, describes the
nature of the information collection activity and its estimated burden
and costs.
DATES: Additional comments may be submitted on or before April 1, 2011.
ADDRESSES: Submit your comments, referencing docket ID Number EPA-HQ-
OPPT-2010-00568 to (1) EPA online using http://www.regulations.gov (our
preferred method) 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,
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Environmental Assistance Division, Office of Pollution Prevention and
Toxics, Environmental Protection Agency, Mailcode: 7408-M, 1200
Pennsylvania Ave., NW., Washington, DC 20460; telephone number: 202-
564-9838; e-mail address: [email protected].
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 September 27, 2010 (75 FR 59261), EPA sought comments on
this renewal ICR. EPA sought comments on this ICR pursuant to 5 CFR
1320.8(d). EPA received no comments during the comment period. Any
additional 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-2010-0568, which is available for online viewing at
http://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 http://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 http://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 http://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 http://www.regulations.gov. For further information
about the electronic docket, go to http://www.regulations.gov.
Title: Asbestos-Containing Materials in Schools and Asbestos Model
Accreditation Plans.
ICR Status: This is a request to renew an existing approved
collection that is scheduled to expire on March 31, 2011. Under 5 CFR
1320.12(b)(2), 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)
authorizes EPA to promulgate rules appropriate for 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 reporting and recordkeeping requirements imposed
on LEAs by the asbestos in schools rule, and reporting and
recordkeeping requirements imposed on state agencies and training
providers related to the model accreditation plan rule.
Responses to the collection of information are mandatory (see 40
CFR 763 subpart E). 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 range between
about 5.5 hours and 140 hours per response, depending upon the category
of the respondent. Burden is defined in 5 CFR 1320.3(b).
Respondents/Affected Entities: Entities potentially affected by
this action 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; and state education departments or commissions or state public
health departments or commissions.
Frequency of Collection: On occasion.
Estimated average number of responses for each respondent: 1.
Estimated No. of Respondents: 133,980.
Estimated Total Annual Burden on Respondents: 2,592,888 hours.
Estimated Total Annual Costs: $86,972,753.
Changes in Burden Estimates: This request reflects an increase of
62,288 hours (from 2,530,600 hours to 2,592,888 hours) in the total
estimated respondent burden from that currently in the OMB inventory.
This increase reflects EPA's estimates of an increased number of LEAs
and training providers affected by this information collection. Most of
this increase is associated with an increase in the number of schools
with nonfriable asbestos-containing materials (ACM). The Supporting
Statement provides details on the change in burden estimate. The change
is an adjustment.
Dated: February 23, 2011.
John Moses,
Director, Collection Strategies Division.
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