Federal Register / Vol. 69, No. 191 / Monday, October 4, 2004 / Notices 59223

ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION 

AGENCY 

[OECA–2004–0027; FRL–7823–3] 

Agency Information Collection 

Activities; Submission to OMB for 

Review and Approval; Comment 

Request; Evaluation of PrintSTEP 

(Renewal); EPA ICR Number 1941.03, 

OMB Control Number 2020–0023

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 an Information Collection Request 

(ICR) has been forwarded to the Office 

of Management and Budget (OMB) for 

review and approval. This is a request 

to renew an existing approved 

collection. This ICR is scheduled to 

expire on October 31, 2004. Under OMB 

regulations, the Agency may continue to 

conduct or sponsor the collection of 

information while this submission is 

pending at OMB. This ICR describes the 

nature of the information collection and 

its estimated burden and cost.

DATES: Additional comments may be 

submitted on or before November 3, 

2004.

ADDRESSES: Submit your comments, 

referencing docket ID number OECA–

2004–0027, to: (1) EPA online using 

EDOCKET (our preferred method), by email to docket.oeca@epa.gov, or by mail 

to: EPA Docket Center, Environmental 

Protection Agency, Enforcement and 

Compliance Docket and Information 

Center, Mail Code: 2201T, 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:

Maureen Lydon, Office of Compliance, 

Mail Code 2221A, Environmental 

Protection Agency, 1200 Pennsylvania 

Ave., NW., Washington, DC 20460; 

telephone number: (202) 564–4046; fax 

number: (202) 564–0027; e-mail address: 

lydon.maureen@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 May 13, 2004 (69 FR 26598), EPA 

sought comments on this ICR pursuant 

to 5 CFR 1320.8(d). EPA received no 

comments. 

EPA has established a public docket 

for this ICR under Docket ID No. OECA–

2004–0027, which is available for public 

viewing at the Enforcement and 

Compliance Docket and Information 

Center in the EPA Docket Center (EPA/

DC), EPA West, Room B102, 1301 

Constitution Ave., NW., Washington, 

DC. The EPA Docket Center Public 

Reading Room is open from 8:30 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 Enforcement and Compliance 

Docket and Information Center is (202) 

566–1752. An electronic version of the 

public docket is available through EPA 

Dockets (EDOCKET) at http://

www.epa.gov/edocket. Use EDOCKET 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. 

Any comments related to this ICR 

should be submitted to EPA and OMB 

within 30 days of this notice. EPA’s 

policy is that public comments, whether 

submitted electronically or in paper, 

will be made available for public 

viewing in EDOCKET as EPA receives 

them and without change, unless the 

comment contains copyrighted material, 

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 

EDOCKET. 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 

EDOCKET. For further information 

about the electronic docket, see EPA’s 

Federal Register notice describing the 

electronic docket at 67 FR 38102 (May 

31, 2002), or go to http://www.epa.gov/

edocket. 

Title: Evaluation of PrintSTEP 

(Renewal). 

Abstract: Information will be 

collected for the evaluation of the 

PrintSTEP pilot program in New 

Hampshire and St. Louis, Missouri. 

PrintSTEP stands for ‘‘Printers 

Simplified Total Environmental 

Partnership’’ and is the first simplified 

program for managing the various 

environmental regulatory requirements 

for printers. PrintSTEP’s two-year pilot 

has four features: operational flexibility, 

incentives for and assistance with 

pollution prevention activities, 

regulatory simplification, and public 

participation. The evaluation will 

determine the extent to which the goals 

of the pilot program are met. These 

goals are: enhanced environmental 

protection; increased use of pollution 

prevention practices; simplified 

regulatory process for printers; 

improved efficiency of administration of 

state agencies; enhanced public 

involvement; participants realize 

benefits and are motivated to participate 

in PrintSTEP; and cost effectiveness for 

all stakeholders. The evaluation 

encompasses a baseline survey, midpoint review, and end-of-pilot survey. 

The baseline survey and mid-point 

review will have been completed by the 

time the current ICR expires. So, the 

proposed ICR is necessary for the endof-pilot survey of the 56 printers 

voluntarily participating in the pilot. 

There are also 2 state agencies 

implementing the pilot which will assist 

the participating printers, provide 

supplementary data to EPA and answer 

some end-of-pilot survey questions 

directed towards the states. The lessons 

learned from the pilot will be shared 

with states interested in establishing 

PrintSTEP-like programs and may be 

translated into a guide for developing, 

implementing and evaluating pilot 

programs. 

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 40 

CFR are listed in 40 CFR part 9 and are 

identified on the form and/or 

instrument, if applicable. 

Burden Statement: The annual public 

reporting and recordkeeping burden for 

this collection of information is 

estimated to average 2.5 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. 

59224 Federal Register / Vol. 69, No. 191 / Monday, October 4, 2004 / Notices 

Respondents/Affected Entities: The 

affected entities are the 56 printing 

facilities which are participating in the 

PrintSTEP pilot in New Hampshire and 

St. Louis, Missouri, as well as the 2 

State agencies implementing the pilots. 

Estimated Number of Respondents:

58. 

Frequency of Response: One-time 

response at the end of the pilot 

(including response to telephone survey 

and submission of written information). 

Estimated Total Annual Hour Burden:

143 hours. 

Estimated Total Annual Cost: $5,000, 

includes $0 annual capital/startup and 

$O&M costs. 

Changes in the Estimates: There is a 

decrease of 1,857 hours in the total 

estimated burden currently identified in 

the OMB Inventory of Approved ICR 

Burdens. Originally, the evaluation 

approach was going to include the use 

of a control group of printers. It was 

determined that this approach was not 

feasible. The decrease in hours is the 

result of not using a control group, as 

well as knowing the final number of 

printers who will be subject to the 

evaluation.

Dated: September 22, 2004. 

Oscar Morales, 

Director, Collection Strategies Division.

[FR Doc. 04–22255 Filed 10–1–04; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 6560–50–P

ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION 

AGENCY 

[FRL–7824–1] 

Notice of a Public Meeting for an 

Expert Panel Workshop on Lead 

Service Line Replacement

AGENCY: Environmental Protection 

Agency.

ACTION: Notice of public meeting.

SUMMARY: The U.S. Environmental 

Protection Agency (EPA) is convening 

an expert panel workshop to discuss 

issues associated with the Lead and 

Copper Rule (LCR). This workshop will 

examine and discuss potential issues 

associated with lead service line 

replacement including full and partial 

replacement programs, techniques, 

testing, sampling protocols, 

identification of lead service lines, and 

managing inventory.

DATES: The workshop on Lead Service 

Line Replacement will be held on 

Tuesday, October 26, 2004, from 8 a.m. 

to 5 p.m., Eastern time (ET) and 

Wednesday, October 27, 2004, from 8 

a.m. to 1 p.m., ET.

ADDRESSES: The workshop will be held 

at the Atlanta Airport Marriott, 4711 

Best Road College Park, GA 30337 USA.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: To 

attend this workshop as an observer, 

please contact Donna Strahm at 503–

223–3033 between 11 a.m. and 7 p.m. 

(ET), or by e-mail: 

donna.strahm@hdrinc.com. For 

administrative meeting information, call 

Brian Murphy, HDR/ Economic and 

Engineering Services, Inc., at 503–223–

3033, or by e-mail 

brian.murphy@hdrinc.com. For 

technical information, contact Kylee 

Dewis, Office of Water, Office of Ground 

Water and Drinking Water, U.S. EPA, 

1200 Pennsylvania Ave., NW., Mail 

Code 4607M, Washington, DC 20460, at 

202–564–2072, or by e-mail at 

dewis.kylee@epa.gov.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Members 

of the public may attend as observers at 

the workshop and provide comments 

during 30-minute periods each on 

Tuesday and Wednesday. Individual 

comments should be limited to no more 

than 5 minutes. There is no charge for 

attending this workshop as an observer, 

but seats are limited, so register as soon 

as possible. Any person needing special 

accommodations at any of these 

meetings, including wheelchair access, 

should make this known at the time of 

registration.

Dated: September 28, 2004. 

Cynthia C. Dougherty, 

Director, Office of Ground Water and Drinking 

Water.

[FR Doc. 04–22238 Filed 10–1–04; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 6560–50–P

ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION 

AGENCY 

[OPP–2004–0345; FRL–7683–6] 

Pesticide Program Dialogue 

Committee and Endangered Species 

Workshop; Notice of Public Meeting

AGENCY: Environmental Protection 

Agency (EPA).

ACTION: Notice.

SUMMARY: EPA’s Pesticide Program 

Dialogue Committee (PPDC) will hold a 

public meeting on October 21 and 22, 

2004. An agenda is being developed and 

will be posted on EPA’s website by 

October 7. Agenda topics will include a 

report from PPDC’s Registration Review 

Work Group; a preview of the pesticide 

program’s budget; the Pesticide Safety 

Education Program; endangered species; 

brief updates on human testing, 

anticipated residue policy, termiticide 

bait draft Pesticide Registration Notice, 

and activity-based re-entry intervals 

(REI’s). There will also be brief reports 

from the Committee’s other Work 

Groups, the PRIA (Pesticide Registration 

Improvement Act) Process 

Improvements Work Group and the 

Consumer Pesticide Label Improvement 

Work Group, as well as a presentation 

on tribal pesticide program issues. On 

October 20, the day preceding the PPDC 

meeting, there will be an Endangered 

Species Workshop which is also open to 

the public. The Workshop will involve 

discussion of a case study using a 

specific pesticide to demonstrate how 

the Agency conducts screening level 

and species-specific assessments 

following the Technical Overview 

document which can be found at: http:/

/www.epa.gov/espp/consultation/

ecorisk-overview.pdf.

DATES: The PPDC meeting will be held 

on Thursday, October 21, 2004, from 9 

a.m. to 5:15 p.m. and on Friday, October 

22, 2004, from 9 a.m. to 12:45 p.m. 

The Endangered Species Workshop 

will be held on Wednesday, October 20, 

2004, from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m.

ADDRESSES: Both the PPDC meeting and 

Workshop will be held at the Radisson 

Hotel Old Town, 901 N Fairfax St., 

Alexandria, VA 22314. The hotel 

telephone number is (703) 683–6000. 

The Radisson is 12 blocks from the 

Braddock Road Metro station (on the 

blue and yellow lines) and two miles 

from Ronald Reagan National Airport, 

with courtesy transportation available 

from the airport and its Metro station.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Margie Fehrenbach, Office of Pesticide 

Programs, Mail code 7501C, 

Environmental Protection Agency, 1200 

Pennsylvania Ave., NW., Washington, 

DC 20460–0001; telephone number: 

(703) 308–4775; fax number: (703) 308–

4776; e-mail address: 

Fehrenbach.Margie@epa.gov.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

I. General Information 

A. Does this Action Apply to Me? 

This action is directed to the public 

in general, and may be of particular 

interest to persons who work in 

agricultural settings or persons who are 

concerned about implementation of the 

Federal Insecticide, Fungicide, and 

Rodenticide Act (FIFRA); the Federal 

Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act (FFDCA); 

and the amendments to both of these 

major pesticide laws by the Food 

Quality Protection Act (FQPA) of 1996. 

Since other entities may also be 

interested, the Agency has not 

attempted to describe all the specific 

entities that may be affected by this