[Federal Register Volume 66, Number 178 (Thursday, September 13, 2001)]
[Notices]
[Pages 47652-47653]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 01-22997]


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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

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Agency Information Collection Activities; EPA ICR No. 1669.03; 
OMB No. 2070-0158; ICR Renewal Submission to OMB; Comment Request

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 Information Collection 
Request (ICR) entitled: Lead-based Paint Pre-Renovation Information 
Dissemination--TSCA Sec. 406(b) (EPA ICR No. 1669.03; OMB Control No. 
2070-0158), has been forwarded to the Office of Management and Budget 
(OMB) for review and approval pursuant to 5 CFR 1320.12. The ICR 
describes the nature of the information collection activity and its 
expected burden and cost. The Federal Register notice announcing the 
Agency's intent to seek OMB approval for this ICR, which also provided 
a 60-day comment period, was issued on January 2, 2001 (66 FR 105). EPA 
did not receive any comments on this ICR during the comment period.

DATES: Additional comments may be submitted on or before October 15, 
2001.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Sandy Farmer at EPA by phone on (202) 
260-2740 or by e-mail: [email protected] or access the ICR at http://www.epa.gov/icr/. Refer to EPA ICR No. 1669.03 and OMB Control No. 
2070-0158.

ADDRESSES: Send your comments, referencing EPA ICR #1669.03, to: Ms. 
Sandy Farmer, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Office of 
Environmental Information, Collection Strategies Division (MC 2822), 
1200 Pennsylvania Ave, NW., Washington, DC 20460.
    And send a copy of your comments to: Office of Information and 
Regulatory Affairs, Office of Management and Budget (OMB), Attention: 
Desk Officer for EPA, 725 17th Street, NW., Washington, DC 20503.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
    Title: Lead-based Paint Pre-Renovation Information Dissemination--
TSCA Sec. 406(b) (EPA ICR No. 1669.03; OMB No. 2070-0158). This is a 
request to extend an existing approval for a collection of information 
that is currently scheduled to expire on September 30, 2001. 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 involves third-party 
notification to owners and occupants of housing that will allow these 
individuals to avoid exposure to lead-contaminated dust and lead-based 
paint debris that are sometimes generated during renovations of housing 
where lead-based paint is present, thereby protecting public health. 
Since young children are especially susceptible to the hazards of lead, 
owners and occupants with children can take action to protect their 
children from lead poisonings. Section 406(b) of the Toxic Substances 
Control Act (TSCA) requires EPA to promulgate regulations requiring 
certain persons who perform renovations of target housing for 
compensation to provide a lead hazard information pamphlet (developed 
under TSCA section 406(a)) to the owner and occupants of such housing 
prior to beginning the renovation. Responses to the collection of 
information are mandatory (see 40 CFR part 745, subpart E). Those who 
fail to provide the pamphlet as required may be subject to both civil 
and criminal sanctions.
    An agency may not conduct or sponsor, and a person is not required 
to respond to a collection of information that is subject to approval 
under the PRA unless it displays a currently valid OMB control number. 
The OMB control numbers for EPA's information collections appear on the 
collection instruments or instructions, in the Federal Register notices 
for related rulemakings and ICR notices, and, if the collection is 
contained in a regulation, in a table of OMB approved numbers in 40 CFR 
part 9.

Burden Statement

    The annual public reporting burden for this collection of 
information is estimated to average 0.96 hours per response. 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

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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 collection activity 
and the estimated burden and costs associated with that collection 
activity, which are only briefly summarized here:
    Respondents/Affected Entities: You may be potentially affected by 
this action if you perform renovations of certain types of housing, 
constructed prior to 1978, for compensation. Potentially affected 
categories and entities may include, but are not limited to: Single 
family housing construction (223321), Multifamily housing construction 
(23322), Plumbing, heating, and air-conditioning contractors, Painting 
and wall covering contractors (23521), Electrical contractors (23531), 
Masonry and stone contractors (23551), Carpentry contractors (23551), 
Lessors of residential buildings and dwellings (53111), Offices of real 
estate agents and brokers (53121), and, Residential property managers 
(53131). Other types of entities not listed could also be affected.
    Frequency of Collection: On occasion.
    Estimated burden/cost per response: 0.96 hours
    Estimated annual number of potential responses: 3,046,000.
    Estimated total annual burden hours: 2,938,546 hours.
    Estimated annual capital costs: $9,231,000
    Estimated total annual burden costs: $95,464,291.

Changes in Estimates From the Last Approval

    The total burden associated with this ICR has increased from 
2,331,597 hours in the previous ICR to 2,938,546 hours for this ICR. 
This adjustment in burden reflects adjustments in disclosure burden, 
with the current renewal assuming a higher disclosure burden for the 
rule. This increase is offset in part by decreases in first year start-
up burden resulting from the elimination of start-up burden estimates 
for existing renovators and rental property managers (but not new 
entrants to these occupations), and an increase in the estimated number 
of renovation events.

Next Step in the Process for this ICR

    After providing a 30 day opportunity for additional comments from 
the public, OMB will review and take action on the Agency's request. 
OMB may extend the expiration date month-to-month until they take 
action (see 5 CFR 1320.10(e)(2) and 1320.12(b)(2)). Periodically, EPA 
publishes a notice in the Federal Register listing recent OMB actions 
on the Agency's ICR submittals.

    Dated: September 5, 2001.
Oscar Morales,
 Director, Collection Strategies Division.
[FR Doc. 01-22997 Filed 9-12-01; 8:45 am]
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