[Federal Register Volume 65, Number 174 (Thursday, September 7, 2000)]
[Notices]
[Pages 54262-54263]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 00-22971]


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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

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Agency Information Collection Activities; EPA ICR No. 1715.03; 
Submission to OMB; Additional Opportunity To Comment

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 notice announces that the following Information 
Collection Request (ICR) has been forwarded to the Office of Management 
and Budget (OMB) for review and approval: TSCA Sections 402/404 
Training, Certification, Accreditation and Standards for Lead-Based 
Paint Activities (EPA ICR No. 1715.03; OMB No. 2070-0155). The ICR, 
which is abstracted below, describes the nature of the information 
collection and its estimated cost and burden. On February 23, 2000 (65 
FR 8964), EPA solicited comment on this ICR pursuant to 5 CFR 
1320.8(d). Comments received by EPA are addressed in the ICR.

DATES: Additional comments may be submitted on or before October 10, 
2000.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Sandy Farmer at EPA by phone on (202) 
260-2740, by e-mail: ``farmer.sandy@ epa.gov,'' by mail as indicated 
below. You may access the ICR at http://www.epa.gov/icr/icr.htm and 
refer to EPA ICR No. 1715.03.

ADDRESSES: Send comments, referencing the proper ICR numbers, to the 
following addresses: Sandy Farmer, U.S. Environmental Protection 
Agency, Collection Strategies Division (Mail Code: 2822), 1200 
Pennsylvania Avenue, NW., Washington, DC 20460; and to: Office of 
Information and Regulatory Affairs, Office of Management and Budget 
(OMB), Attention: Desk Officer for EPA, 725 17th Street, N.W., 
Washington, DC 20503.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
    Title: TSCA Sections 402/404 Training, Certification, Accreditation 
and Standards for Lead-Based Paint Activities (OMB Control No. 2070-
0155; EPA ICR No. 1715.03).
    Request: This is a request to renew an existing information 
collection, currently scheduled to expire on August 31, 2000. Under 5 
CFR 1320.10(e)(2), the Agency may continue to conduct or sponsor the 
collection of information while the submission is pending at OMB.
    Abstract: This information collection applies to reporting and 
recordkeeping requirements found in sections 402 and 404 of the Toxic 
Substances Control Act (TSCA) and applicable regulations at 40 CFR 745. 
The purposes of the requirements under TSCA section 402 are to ensure 
that individuals conducting activities that prevent, detect and 
eliminate hazards associated with lead-based paint in residential 
facilities, particularly those occupied or used by children, are 
properly trained and certified, that training programs providing 
instruction in such activities are accredited, and that these 
activities are conducted according to reliable,

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effective and safe work practice standards. The TSCA section 404 
regulations include reporting and recordkeeping requirements that apply 
to states and Indian Tribes that seek Federal authorization to 
administer and enforce state and tribal programs that regulate lead-
based paint activities based on the section 402 regulations. The 
overall goals of the section 402 and section 404 regulations and the 
reporting and recordkeeping requirements found therein are to ensure 
the availability of a trained and qualified workforce to identify and 
address lead-based paint hazards in residences, and to protect the 
general public from exposure to lead hazards.
    Responses to the collection of information are mandatory (see 40 
CFR part 745). 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. 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 are 
listed in 40 CFR part 9 and 48 CFR Chapter 15.
    Burden Statement: The annual public burden for this collection of 
information is estimated to average 17.2 hours per response. Under the 
PRA, ``burden'' means the total time, effort or financial resources 
expended by persons to generate, maintain, retain or disclose or 
provide information to or for a Federal agency. This includes the time 
needed to review instructions; develop, acquire, install and utilize 
technology and systems for the purposes of collecting, validating and 
verifying information, processing and maintaining information, and 
disclosing and providing information; adjust the existing ways to 
comply with any previously applicable instructions and requirements; 
train personnel to be able to respond to a collection of information; 
search data sources; complete and review the collection of information; 
and transmit or otherwise disclose the information.
    The ICR provides a detailed explanation of the burden and cost 
estimates for this ICR, which are only briefly summarized here:
    Respondents/Affected Entities: Persons who provide training or 
engage in lead-based paint activities or a state agency administering 
lead-based paint activities.
    Frequency of Response: On occasion.
    Estimated Number of Respondents: 21,529.
    Estimated Total Annual Burden: 371,214 hours.
    Estimated Total Annual Non-labor Costs: $0.
    Changes in Burden Estimates: The total burden associated with this 
ICR has decreased from 403,541 hours in the previous ICR. This 
decrease, which is described in more detail in the ICR, represents 
several adjustments in the calculations related to the progress in 
implementing this program, which was being newly established when the 
previous ICR was approved.
    According to the procedures prescribed in 5 CFR 1320.12, EPA has 
submitted this ICR to OMB for review and approval. Any comments related 
to the renewal of this ICR should be submitted within 30 days of this 
notice, as described above.

    Dated: August 30, 2000.
Oscar Morales,
Director, Collection Strategies Division.
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