[Federal Register Volume 78, Number 119 (Thursday, June 20, 2013)]
[Notices]
[Pages 37219-37220]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2013-14747]


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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

[EPA-HQ-OAR-2003-0041-0008; FRL 9531-4]


Information Collection Request Submitted to OMB for Review and 
Approval; Comment Request; RadNet (Renewal)

AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: The Environmental Protection Agency has submitted an 
information collection request (ICR), ``RadNet'' (EPA ICR No. 0877.11, 
OMB Control No. 2060-0015) to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) 
for review and approval in accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act 
(44 U.S.C. 3501 et seq.). This is a proposed extension of the ICR, 
which is currently approved through June 30, 2013. Public comments were 
previously requested via the Federal Register 78 FR 11171 on February 
15, 2013 during a 60-day comment period. This notice allows for an 
additional 30 days for public comments. A fuller description of the ICR 
is given below, including its estimated burden and cost to the public. 
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.

DATES: Additional comments may be submitted on or before July 22, 2013.

ADDRESSES: Submit your comments, referencing Docket ID Number EPA-HQ-
OAR-2003-0041-0008 to (1) EPA online using www.regulations.gov (our 
preferred method) or by mail to: EPA Docket Center, Environmental 
Protection Agency, Mail Code 28221T, 1200 Pennsylvania Ave. NW., 
Washington, DC 20460, and (2) OMB via email to [email protected]. Address comments to OMB Desk Officer for EPA.
    EPA's policy is that all comments received will be included in the 
public docket without change including any personal information 
provided, unless the comment includes profanity, threats, information 
claimed to be Confidential Business Information (CBI) or other 
information whose disclosure is restricted by statute.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Charles M. Petko, Office of Radiation 
and Indoor Air (ORIA), National Analytical Radiation Environmental 
Laboratory (NAREL), 540 South Morris Avenue, Montgomery, Alabama 36115-
2601. TEL: 334-270-3411; FAX Number: 334-270-3454; and email address: 
[email protected].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Supporting documents which explain in detail 
the information that the EPA will be collecting are available in the 
public docket for this ICR. The docket can be viewed online at 
www.regulations.gov or in person at the EPA Docket Center, EPA West, 
Room 3334, 1301 Constitution Ave. NW., Washington, DC. The telephone 
number for the Docket Center is 202-566-1744. For additional 
information about EPA's public docket, visit http://www.epa.gov/dockets.
    Abstract: RadNet is a national network of stations collecting 
sampling media that include air, precipitation, drinking water, and 
milk. Samples are sent to EPA's National Air and Radiation 
Environmental Laboratory (NAREL) in Montgomery, Alabama, where they are 
analyzed for radioactivity. RadNet provides emergency response/homeland 
security and ambient monitoring information on levels of environmental 
radiation across the nation. All stations, usually operated by state 
and local personnel, participate in RadNet voluntarily. Station 
operators complete information forms that accompany the samples. The 
forms request descriptive information pertaining to sample location, 
e.g., sample type, sample location, length of sampling period, and 
volume represented.

Form Numbers:
    5900-23 RadNet Equipment and Supply Request Form.
    5900-24 RadNet Air Particulate Sample Report.
    5900-27 RadNet Precipitation Report.
    5900-28 RadNet Pasteurized Milk Report.
    5900-29 RadNet Drinking Water Report.
    5900-30 Radnet Legacy Air Sample.
    Respondents/affected entities: Volunteer collectors of milk, air, 
precipitation, and drinking water samples to support EPA's national 
environmental radiation monitoring network known as RadNet.
    Respondent's obligation to respond: Voluntary.
    Estimated number of respondents: 302 (total).
    Frequency of response: Frequency varies according to medium being 
sampled: milk, quarterly; drinking water, quarterly; rain 
(precipitation), as events occur; and air, twice weekly.
    Total estimated burden: 8243 hours (per year). Burden is defined at 
5 CFR 1320.3(b).

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    Total estimated cost: $299,913 (per year), which includes no 
annualized capital or operation & maintenance costs.
    Changes in the Estimates: There is a decrease of 467 hours in the 
total estimated respondent burden compared with the ICR currently 
approved by OMB. This decrease is a result of improved technology that 
reduces manual calculations for the real-time air monitors and allows 
some operations to be performed by EPA personnel at NAREL rather than 
requiring respondent time.

John Moses,
Director, Collection Strategies Division.
[FR Doc. 2013-14747 Filed 6-19-13; 8:45 am]
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