[Federal Register Volume 89, Number 41 (Thursday, February 29, 2024)]
[Notices]
[Pages 14834-14835]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2024-04154]


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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

[EPA-HQ-OPPT-2017-0692; FRL-11741-01-OMS]


Agency Information Collection Activities; Submission to the 
Office of Management and Budget for Review and Approval; Comment 
Request; Lead Training, Certification, Accreditation and Authorization 
Activities (Renewal)

AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).

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ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has submitted an 
information collection request (ICR), ``Lead Training, Certification, 
Accreditation and Authorization Activities,'' (EPA ICR No. 2507.05 and 
OMB Control No. 2070-0195) to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) 
for review and approval in accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act. 
This is a proposed extension of the ICR which is currently approved 
through February 29, 2024. Public comments were previously requested 
via the Federal Register on April 26, 2023. This notice allows for an 
additional 30 days for public comments.

DATES: Comments may be submitted on or before April 1, 2024.

ADDRESSES: Submit your comments, referencing Docket ID Number EPA-HQ-
OPPT-2017-0692, to 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. 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.
    Submit written comments and recommendations to OMB for the proposed 
information collection within 30 days of publication of this notice to 
www.reginfo.gov/public/do/PRAMain. Find this particular information 
collection by selecting ``Currently under 30-day Review--Open for 
Public Comments'' or by using the search function.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Katherine Sleasman, Office of Program 
Support (7602M), Office of Chemical Safety and Pollution Prevention, 
Environmental Protection Agency, 1200 Pennsylvania Ave. NW, Washington, 
DC 20460; telephone number: (202) 566-1204; email address: 
[email protected].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This is a proposed extension of the ICR 
which is currently approved through February 29, 2024. 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.
    Public comments were previously requested via the Federal Register 
on April 26, 2023, during a 60-day comment period (88 FR 25401). This 
notice allows for an additional 30 days for public comments. 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, 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 ICR renewal will cover the information collection 
activities associated with the reporting and recordkeeping requirements 
for individuals, firms and state and local government entities 
conducting lead-based paint (LBP) activities or renovations of target 
housing and child-occupied facilities (COFs); training providers; and 
states/territories/tribes/Alaskan native villages.
    Form numbers: 8500-25, 8500-27, 747-B-99-002, 9600-050, 9600-051, 
and 9600-052.
    Respondents/affected entities: Entities potentially affected by 
this ICR include persons who are engaged in LBP activities and/or 
perform renovations of target housing or COFs for compensation, dust 
sampling, or dust testing; or who perform LBP inspections, lead hazard 
screens, risk assessments or abatements in target housing or COFs; or 
who provide training or operate a training program for individuals who 
perform any of these activities; or state, territorial or Native 
American agencies that administer LBP activities and/or renovation 
programs.
    Respondent's obligation to respond: Mandatory (40 CFR part 745).
    Estimated number of respondents: 441,034 (total).
    Frequency of response: On occasion.
    Total estimated burden: 6,273,748 hours (per year). Burden is 
defined at 5 CFR 1320.3(b).
    Total estimated cost: $360,166,618 (per year), which includes 
$17,400,556 annualized capital or operation & maintenance costs.
    Changes in the estimates: There is an increase of 1,022,428 hours 
in the total estimated respondent burden compared with the ICR 
currently approved by OMB. This increase reflects several adjustments 
to the estimates including revisions to the estimated number of 
respondents based on the number of respondents reporting to EPA for the 
prior information collection and revisions based on other market 
factors. Changes in burden estimates reflect changes within the housing 
renovation market, as measured by EPA's FLPP database, which tracks LBP 
and RRP activity over time, as reported to the Agency. This change is 
an adjustment.

Courtney Kerwin,
Director, Information Engagement Division.
[FR Doc. 2024-04154 Filed 2-28-24; 8:45 am]
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