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###### Environmental Protection Agency

          - [EPA-HQ-OPPT-2010-0801; FRL-9273-6]

# AGENCY:

Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).

# ACTION:

Notice.

# 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: Residential Lead-Based Paint Hazard Disclosure Requirements; EPA ICR No. 1710.06, OMB No. 2070-0151. The ICR, which is abstracted below, describes the nature of the information collection activity and its expected burden and costs.                    

# DATES:

Additional comments may be submitted on or before April 1, 2011.

      ( print page 11452)    

# ADDRESSES:

                        Submit your comments, referencing docket ID Number EPA-HQ-OPPT-2010-0801 to (1) EPA online using www.regulations.gov (our preferred method), by e-mail to                         *oppt.ncic@epa.gov*                         or by mail to: Document Control Office (DCO), Office of Pollution Prevention and Toxics (OPPT), Environmental Protection Agency,                         *Mail Code:*                         7407T, 1200 Pennsylvania Ave., NW., Washington, DC 20460, and (2) OMB at: 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:

                        Pamela Myrick, Acting Director, Environmental Assistance Division, Office of Pollution Prevention and Toxics, Environmental Protection Agency, Mail code: 7408-M, 1200 Pennsylvania Ave., NW., Washington, DC 20460;                         *telephone number:*                         202-554-1404;                         *e-mail address: TSCA-Hotline@epa.gov.*

# 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 October 27, 2010 (75 FR 66087), EPA sought comments on this renewal ICR. EPA sought comments on this ICR pursuant to 5 CFR 1320.8(d). EPA received no comments during the comment period. Any comments related to 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 EPA-HQ-OPPT-2010-0801, which is available for online viewing at                     *http://www.regulations.gov,*                     or in person inspection at the OPPT Docket in the EPA Docket Center (EPA/DC), EPA West, Room 3334, 1301 Constitution Ave., NW., Washington, DC. The EPA Docket Center Public Reading Room is open from 8 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., Monday through Friday, excluding legal holidays. The telephone number for the Reading Room is 202-566-1744, and the telephone number for the Pollution Prevention and Toxics Docket is 202-566-0280. Use                     *http://www.regulations.gov*                     to submit or view public comments, access the index listing of the contents of the public docket, and to access those documents in the public docket that are available electronically. Once in the system, select “search,” then key in the docket ID number identified above.                

                    EPA's policy is that public comments, whether submitted electronically or in paper, will be made available for public viewing in                     *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. When EPA identifies a comment containing copyrighted material, EPA will provide a reference to that material in the version of the comment that is placed in                     *http://www.regulations.gov.*                     The entire printed comment, including the copyrighted material, will be available in the public docket. Although identified as an item in the official docket, information claimed as CBI, or whose disclosure is otherwise restricted by statute, is not included in the official public docket, and will not be available for public viewing in                     *http://www.regulations.gov.*                     For further information about the electronic docket, go to                     *http://www.regulations.gov.*

*Title:*                     Residential Lead-Based Paint Hazard Disclosure Requirements.                

*ICR Status:*                     This is a request to renew an existing approved collection. This ICR is scheduled to expire on March 31, 2011. Under OMB regulations, the Agency may continue to conduct or sponsor the collection of information while this submission is pending at OMB.                

*Abstract:*                     Section 1018 of the Residential Lead-Based Paint Hazard Reduction Act of 1992 (42 U.S.C. 4852d) requires that sellers and lessors of most residential housing built before 1978 disclose known information on the presence of lead-based paint and lead-based paint hazards, and provide an EPA-approved pamphlet to purchasers and renters before selling or leasing the housing. Sellers of pre-1978 housing are also required to provide prospective purchasers with 10 days to conduct an inspection or risk assessment for lead-based paint hazards before obligating purchasers under contracts to purchase the property. The rule does not apply to rental housing that has been found to be free of lead-based paint, zero-bedroom dwellings, housing for the elderly, housing for the handicapped or short-term leases. This information collection addresses the information collection-related requirements related to each affected party as described below.                

1. Sellers of pre-1978 residential housing. Sellers of pre-1978 housing must attach certain notification and disclosure language to their sales/leasing contracts. The attachment lists the information disclosed and acknowledges compliance by the seller, purchaser and any agents involved in the transaction.

2. Lessors of pre-1978 residential housing. Lessors of pre-1978 housing must attach notification and disclosure language to their leasing contracts. The attachment, which lists the information disclosed and acknowledges compliance with all elements of the rule, must be signed by the lessor, lessee and any agents acting on their behalf. Agents and lessors must retain the information for three years from the completion of the transaction.

3. Agents acting on behalf of sellers or lessors. Section 1018 of the Residential Lead-Based Paint Hazard Reduction Act of 1992 specifically directs EPA and HUD to require agents acting on behalf of sellers or lessors to ensure compliance with the disclosure regulations.

                    Responses to the collection of information are mandatory (                    *see*40 CFR part 745, Subpart F, and 24 CFR part 35, Subpart H). Respondents may claim all or part of a notice as CBI. EPA will disclose information that is covered by a CBI claim only to the extent permitted by, and in accordance with, the procedures in 40 CFR part 2.                

                    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**                    , are listed in 40 CFR part 9 and included on the related collection instrument or form, if applicable.                

*Burden Statement:*                     The annual public reporting and recordkeeping burden for this collection of information is estimated to average about 0.18 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:*                     Entities potentially affected by this action are persons engaged in selling, purchasing or leasing certain residential dwellings built before 1978, or who are real estate agents representing such parties.                          ( print page 11453)    

*Frequency of Collection:*                     On occasion.                

*Estimated average number of responses for each respondent:*                     1.                

*Estimated No. of Respondents:*                     39,124,000.                

*Estimated Total Annual Burden on Respondents:*                     6,937,330 hours.                

*Estimated Total Annual Costs:*                     $126,120,374.                

*Changes in Burden Estimates:*                     This request reflects a decrease of 807,286 hours (from 7,744,616 hours to 6,937,330 hours) in the total estimated respondent burden from that currently in the OMB inventory. This decrease reflects a reduction in the estimated annual number of real estate sales and residential property rentals involving target housing subject to the rule's requirements and an overall decrease in estimated real estate sales. The Supporting Statement provides details on the change in burden estimate. The change is an adjustment.                

Dated: February 23, 2011.

John Moses,

Director, Collection Strategies Division.

[FR Doc. 2011-4652 Filed 3-1-11; 8:45 am]

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