[Federal Register Volume 76, Number 105 (Wednesday, June 1, 2011)]
[Notices]
[Pages 31605-31606]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2011-13578]


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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

[EPA-R9-SFUND-2010-0506; FRL-9313-9]


Agency Information Collection Activities; Submission to OMB for 
Review and Approval; Comment Request; Palos Verdes Shelf Seafood 
Consumption Survey (New)

AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: In compliance with the Paperwork Reduction Act (PRA)(44 U.S.C. 
3501 et seq.), this document announces that an Information Collection 
Request (ICR) has been forwarded to the Office of Management and Budget 
(OMB) for review and approval. This is a request for a new collection. 
The ICR, which is abstracted below, describes the nature of the 
information collection and its estimated burden and cost.

DATES: Comments must be submitted on or before July 1, 2011.

ADDRESSES: Submit your comments, referencing Docket ID No. EPA-R9-
SFUND-2010-0506, to (1) EPA online using http://www.regulations.gov 
(our preferred method), by email to [email protected], or by mail 
to: Palos Verdes Shelf Seafood Consumption Survey, U.S. Environmental 
Protection Agency, Mailcode: SFD-8-2, 75 Hawthorne St., San Francisco, 
CA 94105, and (2) OMB by mail 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: Carmen White, Region 9 Superfund 
Division, SFD-8-2, Environmental Protection Agency, 75 Hawthorne St., 
San Francisco, CA 94105; telephone number: 415-972-3010; fax number: 
415-947-3526; email 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 August 10, 2010 (75 FR 48324), EPA sought comments on this 
ICR pursuant to 5 CFR 1320.8(d). EPA received 1 comment during the 
comment period, which is addressed in the ICR. Any additional comments 
on 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-R9-SFUND-2010-0506, which is available for online viewing at 
www.regulations.gov, or in person viewing at the Superfund Records 
Circulation Desk, 95 Hawthorne St., Room 405, San Francisco, CA 94105. 
The Superfund Records Center Circulation Desk is open from 8 a.m. to 5 
p.m., Monday through Friday, excluding legal holidays. The telephone 
number for the Circulation Desk is 415-820-4700.
    Use EPA's electronic docket and comment system at 
www.regulations.gov, to submit or view public comments, access the 
index listing of the contents of the docket, and to access those 
documents in the docket that are available electronically. Once in the 
system, select ``docket search,'' then key in the docket ID number 
identified above. Please note that EPA's policy is that public 
comments, whether submitted electronically or in paper, will be made 
available for public viewing at 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. For 
further information about the electronic docket, go to http://www.regulations.gov.
    Title: Palos Verdes Shelf Seafood Consumption Survey (New).
    ICR numbers: EPA ICR No. 2399.01, OMB Control No. 2009-NEW.
    ICR Status: This ICR is for a new information collection activity. 
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 when 
approved, are listed in 40 CFR

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part 9, are displayed either by publication in the Federal Register or 
by other appropriate means, such as on the related collection 
instrument or form, if applicable. The display of OMB control numbers 
in certain EPA regulations is consolidated in 40 CFR part 9.
    Abstract: The Palos Verdes Shelf Superfund site (PV Shelf) is a 
large sediment deposit off the coast of Los Angeles that contains 
approximately 110 tons of DDT and 10 tons of PCBs. The contaminants are 
in sediment too deep for direct human contact; however, fish in the PV 
Shelf area bioaccumulate the contaminants, exposing people who consume 
them to these hazardous substances. The objective of this information 
collection request (ICR) is to gather quantitative data that will 
provide estimates of angler seafood consumption in the PV Shelf area 
that can be used in EPA's outreach and education program and in human 
health risk assessments. The survey will (1) Determine the fish species 
that are being caught and consumed at the highest rates, (2) identify 
demographic and ethnic subgroups within the general fishing population 
of the PV Shelf area that may be consuming large quantities of 
contaminants through selection, quantity, and/or cooking method of fish 
species, (3) gather quantitative data that can be used to characterize 
exposures of the general fishing population of the PV Shelf area to 
DDTs and PCBs from consumption of fish and shellfish caught in the PV 
Shelf area, and (4) gather sufficient information to determine whether 
the existing human health risk assessment needs to be revised before 
its use in a final Record of Decision. Anglers will be asked to answer 
about a dozen questions regarding their fishing habits. Participation 
is voluntary and confidential. Demographic data will be collected; 
however, no personal identification information will be collected.
    Burden Statement: The annual public reporting and recordkeeping 
burden for this collection of information is estimated to average 15 
minutes 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 which have subsequently changed; 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: Fisherman: Individual anglers found 
fishing in the survey area, defined as the coastal region from Santa 
Monica Pier to Seal Beach Pier.
    Estimated Number of Respondents: 1,392.
    Frequency of Response: Once.
    Estimated Total Annual Hour Burden: 90.
    Estimated Total Annual Cost: $0.
    Changes in the Estimates: This is a new one-time survey, thus there 
is no currently approved burden.

    Dated: May 25, 2011.
John Moses,
Director, Collection Strategies Division.
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