[Federal Register Volume 80, Number 95 (Monday, May 18, 2015)]
[Notices]
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From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2015-11934]



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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

[EPA-HQ-OPPT-2014-0486; FRL 9926-22-OEI]


Information Collection Request Submitted to OMB for Review and 
Approval; Comment Request; TSCA Section 402 and Section 404 Training 
and Certification, Accreditation and Standards for Lead-Based Paint 
Activities and Renovation, Repair, and Painting

AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: The Environmental Protection Agency has submitted a new 
information collection request (ICR), ``TSCA Section 402 and Section 
404 Training and Certification, Accreditation and Standards for Lead-
Based Paint Activities and Renovation, Repair, and Painting'' (EPA ICR 
No. 1715.14, OMB Control No. 2070-0155) 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 December 31, 2015. Public 
comments were previously requested via the Federal Register (79 FR 
78084) on December 29, 2014, during a 60-day comment period. This 
notice allows for an additional 30 days for public comments. A full 
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 June 17, 2015.

ADDRESSES: Submit your comments, referencing Docket ID Number EPA-HQ-
OPPT-2014-0486, to (1) EPA online using http://www.regulations.gov (our 
preferred method), by email to [email protected], 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: Colby Lintner, Environmental 
Assistance Division, Office of Pollution Prevention and Toxics, Mail 
code: 7408-M, Environmental Protection Agency, 1200 Pennsylvania Ave. 
NW., Washington, DC 20460; telephone number: 202-554-1404; fax number: 
202-564-8251; 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 
http://www.regulations.gov or in person at the EPA Docket Center, WJC 
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: This information collection request (ICR) combines 
information collection activities defined in existing ICRs 1715.09 
(lead-based paint activities), 1715.10 (2008 Renovation, Repair and 
Painting final rule), and 1715.12 (2010 Renovation, Repair and Painting 
opt-out and recordkeeping final rule) covering the reporting and 
recordkeeping requirements for individuals or firms conducting lead-
based paint activities or renovation in or on houses, apartments, or 
child-occupied facilities built before 1978, under the authority of 
sections 402 and 404 of the Toxic Substances Control Act (TSCA) (15 U. 
S. C. 2682, 2684).
    Sections 402(a) and 402(c)(3) of TSCA require EPA to develop and 
administer a training and certification program as well as work 
practice standards for persons who perform lead-based paint activities 
and/or renovations. The current regulations in 40 CFR part 745, subpart 
E, cover work practice standards, recordkeeping and reporting 
requirements, individual and firm certification, and enforcement for 
renovations done in target housing or child-occupied facilities. The 
current regulations in 40 CFR part 745, subpart L, cover inspections, 
lead hazard screens, risk assessments, and abatement activities 
(referred to as ``lead-based paint activities'') done in target housing 
and child-occupied facilities. The current regulations in 40 CFR part 
745, subpart Q, establish the requirements that state or tribal 
programs must meet for authorization to administer the standards, 
regulations, or other requirements established under TSCA section 402. 
(See Attachment 2 for 40 CFR part 745, subparts E, L and Q.) Section 
401 of TSCA defines target housing as any housing constructed before 
1978 except housing for the elderly or disabled or 0-bedroom dwellings.
    Sections 402(a) and 402(c)(3) of TSCA require reporting and/or 
recordkeeping from four entities: Firms engaged in lead-based paint 
activities or renovations in target housing and child-occupied 
facilities; individuals who perform lead-based paint activities in 
target housing and child-occupied facilities; training providers; and 
states/territories/tribes/Alaskan native villages.
    Responses to the collection of information are mandatory. 
Respondents may claim all or part of a response 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.
    Form Numbers: 8500-25; 8500-27.
    Respondents/affected entities: Persons who provide training in 
lead-based paint activities and/or renovation, persons who are engaged 
in lead-based paint activities and/or renovation, and state agencies 
that administer lead-based paint activities and/or renovation programs.
    Respondent's obligation to respond: Mandatory (40 CFR part 745, 
subparts E, L and Q).
    Estimated number of respondents: 367,815 (total).
    Frequency of response: Annual.
    Total estimated burden: 3,312,524 hours per year. Burden is defined 
at 5 CFR 1320.03(b).
    Total estimated cost: $151,077,143 per year, includes $0 annualized 
capital or operation and maintenance costs.
    Changes in the Estimates: There is no change in the total estimated 
respondent burden compared with that identified in the ICR currently 
approved by OMB.

Courtney Kerwin,
Acting Director, Collection Strategies Division.
[FR Doc. 2015-11934 Filed 5-15-15; 8:45 am]
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