[Federal Register Volume 67, Number 219 (Wednesday, November 13, 2002)]
[Notices]
[Pages 68860-68861]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 02-28847]


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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

[FRL-7407-5]


Agency Information Collection Activities: Submission for OMB 
Review; Comment Request; Tribal Lands Hazardous Waste Sites Census

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: Tribal Lands Hazardous Waste 
Sites Census, EPA ICR Number 2059.01. The ICR describes the nature of 
the information collection and its expected burden and cost; where 
appropriate, it includes the actual data collection instrument.

DATES: Comments must be submitted on or before December 13, 2002.

ADDRESSES: Send comments, referencing EPA ICR No. 2059.01 to the 
following addresses: Susan Auby, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, 
Collection Strategies Division (Mail Code 2822T), 1200 Pennsylvania 
Avenue, NW., Washington, DC 20460-0001; and 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.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For a copy of the ICR contact Susan 
Auby at EPA by phone at (202) 566-1672, by e-mail at 
[email protected], or download off the Internet at http://www.epa.gov/icr and refer to EPA ICR No. 2059.01. For technical questions about the 
ICR contact Kirby Biggs, Office of Emergency and Remedial Response, 
U.S. EPA, Mail Code 5204G, 1200 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW., Washington, 
DC 20460, telephone (703) 308-8506, e-mail: [email protected].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
    Title: Tribal Lands Hazardous Waste Sites Census (EPA ICR No. 
2059.01). This is a new collection.
    Abstract: EPA is conducting a study of potential hazards to Tribal 
communities from contaminated sites in or near Indian lands. EPA will 
conduct a voluntary census of all federally recognized tribes to 
identify known and potential Superfund sites (sites that fall under the 
Comprehensive

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Environmental Response, Compensation and Liability Act, or CERCLA, as 
amended), abandoned or active industrial and municipal sites (sites 
regulated under the Resource Conservation and Recovery Act or RCRA), 
and federal sites (such as those operated by the Department of Defense 
or the Department of Energy) that may be impacting human health and the 
environment on Indian lands.
    EPA has developed a draft list of sites that are believed to be in 
or near Indian lands. The study will be used to update and refine this 
draft list into a usable tool to assist EPA and tribal governments in 
responding to the needs of Tribes and in protecting human health and 
the environment. The survey will serve to inform EPA of the extent and 
location of sites potentially affecting Tribes and those sites that are 
of concern to the Tribes. The inventory of potential risks to Indian 
lands will provide EPA with vital information regarding program needs 
and potential risk to Indian tribes from these sites.
    No confidentiality is provided and no sensitive information is 
expected to be collected under this ICR. However, any information 
submitted to the Agency for which a claim of confidentiality is made 
will be safeguarded according to the Agency policies set forth in Title 
40, chapter 1, part 2, subpart B--Confidentiality of Business 
Information (see 40 CFR part 2; 41 FR 36902, September 1, 1976; amended 
by 43 FR 40000, September 8, 1978; 43 FR 42251, September 20, 1978; 44 
FR 17674, March 23, 1979).
    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. The 
Federal Register document required under 5 CFR 1320.8(d), soliciting 
comments on this collection of information was published on February 1, 
2002 (67 FR 4957). One comment was received that questioned the burden 
hours cited for the information collection as too low and requested a 
copy of the survey instrument. When a copy of the survey instrument was 
forwarded to the author of the comment, no further response was 
received.
    Burden Statement: The annual public reporting and recordkeeping 
burden for this collection of information is estimated to average 2.5 
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 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.
    Respondents/Affected Entities: State, Local, and Tribal Government.
    Estimated Number of Respondents: 550.
    Frequency of Response: One time.
    Estimated Total Annual Hour Burden: 1375 hours.
    Estimated Total Annualized Capital and Operating & Maintenance Cost 
Burden: $0.
    Send comments on the Agency's need for this information, the 
accuracy of the provided burden estimates, and any suggested methods 
for minimizing respondent burden, including through the use of 
automated collection techniques to the addresses listed above. Please 
refer to EPA ICR No. 2059.01 in any correspondence.

    Dated: October 31, 2002.
Sara Hisel-McCoy,
Acting Director, Collection Strategies Division.
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