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Estimated Number of Respondents: 

22. 

Frequency of Response: Annual. 

Estimated Total Annual Hour Burden: 

7,492. 

Estimated Total Annual Cost: 

$650,494, includes $132,668 annualized 

capital and O&M costs. 

Changes in the Estimates: There is no 

change in hours in the total estimated 

burden currently identified in the OMB 

Inventory of Approved ICR Burdens. 

This is based on a comprehensive 

review of ongoing and expected NAAQS 

reviews encompassing this ICR’s period 

of performance. 

Dated: July 20, 2011. 

John Moses, 

Director, Collection Strategies Division. 

[FR Doc. 2011–18836 Filed 7–25–11; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 6560–50–P 

ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION 

AGENCY 

[EPA HQ–SFUND–2011–0052; FRL–9443–6 ] 

Agency Information Collection 

Activities; Submission to OMB for 

Review and Approval; Comment 

Request; Superfund Site Evaluation 

and Hazard Ranking System (Renewal) 

AGENCY: Environmental Protection 

Agency (EPA). 

ACTION: Notice. 

SUMMARY: In compliance with the 

Paperwork Reduction Act (PRA) (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. The ICR, 

which is abstracted below, describes the 

nature of the information collection and 

its estimated burden and cost. 

DATES: Additional comments may be 

submitted on or before August 25, 2011. 

ADDRESSES: Submit your comments, 

referencing Docket ID No. EPA–HQ– 

SFUND–2011–0052, to (1) EPA online 

using http://www.regulations.gov (our 

preferred method), by e-mail to 

superfund.docket@epa.gov, or by mail 

to: EPA Docket Center, Environmental 

Protection Agency, Superfund Docket, 

Mail Code: 28221T, 1200 Pennsylvania 

Ave., NW., Washington, DC 20460, and 

(2) OMB by mail to: 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: 

Randy Hippen, mail code 5204–P, 

Environmental Protection Agency, 1200 

Pennsylvania Ave., NW., Washington, 

DC 20460; telephone number: (703) 

603–8829; fax number: (703) 603–9104; 

e-mail address: hippen.randy@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 February 8, 2011 (76 FR 6782), EPA 

sought comments on this ICR pursuant 

to 5 CFR 1320.8(d). EPA received no 

comments. Any additional comments on 

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– 

HQ–SFUND–2011–0052, which is 

available for online viewing at http:// 

www.regulations.gov, or in person 

viewing at the Superfund Docket in the 

EPA Docket Center (EPA/DC), EPA 

West, Room 3334, 1301 Constitution 

Ave., NW., Washington, DC. The EPA/ 

DC 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 Superfund Docket is 

202–566–0276. 

Use EPA’s electronic docket and 

comment system at http:// 

www.regulations.gov, to submit or view 

public comments, access the index 

listing of the contents of the docket, and 

to access those documents in the docket 

that are available electronically. Once in 

the system, select ‘‘docket search,’’ then 

key in the docket ID number identified 

above. Please note that EPA’s policy is 

that public comments, whether 

submitted electronically or in paper, 

will be made available for public 

viewing at 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. For further 

information about the electronic docket, 

go to http://www.regulations.gov. 

Title: Superfund Site Evaluation and 

Hazard Ranking System (Renewal). 

ICR Numbers: EPA ICR No. 1488.08, 

OMB Control No. 2050–0095. 

ICR Status: This ICR is scheduled to 

expire on July 31, 2011. Under OMB 

regulations, the Agency may continue to 

conduct or sponsor the collection of 

information while this submission is 

pending at OMB. 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 when 

approved, are listed in 40 CFR part 9, 

are displayed either by publication in 

the Federal Register or by other 

appropriate means, such as on the 

related collection instrument or form, if 

applicable. The display of OMB control 

numbers in certain EPA regulations is 

consolidated in 40 CFR part 9. 

Abstract: Section 105 of the 

Comprehensive Environmental 

Response, Compensation, and Liability 

Act (CERCLA, 1980 and 1986) amended 

the National Oil and Hazardous 

Substances Contingency Plan (NCP) to 

include criteria prioritizing releases 

throughout the U.S. before undertaking 

remedial action at uncontrolled 

hazardous waste sites. The Hazard 

Ranking System (HRS) is a model that 

is used to evaluate the relative threats to 

human health and the environment 

posed by actual or potential releases of 

hazardous substances, pollutants, and 

contaminants. The HRS criteria take 

into account the population at risk, the 

hazard potential of the substances, as 

well as the potential for contamination 

of drinking water supplies, direct 

human contact, destruction of sensitive 

ecosystems, damage to natural resources 

affecting the human food chain, 

contamination of surface water used for 

recreation or potable water 

consumption, and contamination of 

ambient air. 

EPA Regional offices work with States 

to determine those sites for which the 

State will conduct the Superfund site 

evaluation activities and the HRS 

scoring. The States are reimbursed 100 

percent of their costs, except for record 

maintenance. 

Under this ICR, the States will apply 

the HRS by identifying and classifying 

those releases or sites that warrant 

further investigation. The HRS score is 

crucial since it is the primary 

mechanism used to determine whether 

a site is eligible to be included on the 

National Priorities List (NPL). Only sites 

on the NPL are eligible for Superfundfinanced remedial actions. 

HRS scores are derived from the 

sources described in this information 

collection, including conducting field 

reconnaissance, taking samples at the 

site, and reviewing available reports and 

documents. States record the collected 

information on HRS documentation 

worksheets and include this in the 

supporting reference package. 

Burden Statement: The annual public 

reporting and recordkeeping burden for 

this collection of information is 

estimated to average 214 hours per 


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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 which have subsequently 

changed; 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: States 

(including U.S. Territories) and Indian 

Tribes. 

Estimated Number of Respondents: 

60. 

Frequency of Response: 9 to 10 

reports per year. 

Estimated Total Annual Hour Burden: 

121,681. 

Estimated Total Annual Cost: 

$11,238,970, includes $1,869,270 

annualized capital or O&M costs, 

however all these costs are reimbursed 

by the Federal Government through 

cooperative agreements, resulting in no 

net cost to respondents for this ICR. 

Changes in the Estimates: There is a 

decrease of 27,192 hours in the total 

estimated burden currently identified in 

the OMB Inventory of Approved ICR 

Burdens. This decrease is primarily due 

to a reduction in the number of total 

activities to be performed by 

respondents combined with a decline in 

related infrastructure costs. This change 

reflects an adjustment to the estimated 

burden. 

Dated: July 20, 2011. 

John Moses, 

Director, Collection Strategies Division. 

[FR Doc. 2011–18866 Filed 7–25–11; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 6560–50–P 

ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION 

AGENCY 

[EPA–HQ–ORD–2011–0532; FRL–9443–9] 

Notice of Availability of the External 

Review Draft of the Microbial Risk 

Assessment Guideline: Pathogenic 

Microorganisms With Focus on Food 

and in Water 

AGENCY: Environmental Protection 

Agency (EPA). 

ACTION: Notice of document availability 

for public comment. 

SUMMARY: The U.S. Environmental 

Protection Agency (EPA) is announcing 

a 60-day public comment period for the 

External Review Draft of ‘‘Microbial 

Risk Assessment Guideline: Pathogenic 

Microorganisms with Focus on Food 

and in Water.’’ EPA developed the 

Guideline in collaboration with the U.S. 

Department of Agriculture, Food Safety 

Inspection Service (USDA/FSIS) and 

with scientists from other Federal 

agencies. This draft document is being 

released solely for the purpose of 

seeking public comment prior to peer 

review. The document will undergo 

independent peer review during an 

expert peer review meeting, which will 

be convened, organized, and conducted 

by an EPA contractor in 2011. The date 

of the external peer review meeting will 

be announced in a subsequent Federal 

Register notice. All comments received 

by the docket closing date September 

26, 2011 will be shared with the 

external peer review panel for their 

consideration. Comments received after 

the close of the comment period may be 

considered by the two agencies when 

they finalize the document. This 

document has not been formally 

disseminated by EPA or USDA/FSIS. 

This draft guidance does not represent 

and should not be construed to 

represent EPA or USDA/FSIS policy, 

viewpoint, or determination. Members 

of the public may obtain the draft 

guidance from http:// 

www.regulations.gov; or http:// 

www.epa.gov/raf/microbial/index.htm 

or from Dr. Michael Broder via the 

contact information below. 

DATES: All comments received by the 

docket closing date September 26, 2011 

will be shared with the external peer 

review panel for their consideration. 

Comments received beyond that time 

may be considered by EPA and USDA/ 

FSIS when it finalizes the document. 

ADDRESSES: Submit your comments, 

identified by Docket ID No. EPA–HQ– 

ORD–2011–0532, by one of the 

following methods: 

• http://www.regulations.gov: Follow 

the on-line instructions for submitting 

comments. 

• E-mail: ORD.Docket@epa.gov. 

• Mail: ORD Docket, Environmental 

Protection Agency, Mailcode: 28221T, 

1200 Pennsylvania Ave., NW., 

Washington, DC 20460. 

• Hand Delivery: EPA Docket Center 

(EPA/DC), Room 3334, EPA West 

Building, 1301 Constitution Avenue, 

NW., Washington, DC 20460, Attention 

Docket ID EPA–HQ–ORD–2011–0532. 

Deliveries are only accepted from 8:30 

a.m. to 4:30 p.m., Monday through 

Friday, excluding legal holidays. 

Special arrangements should be made 

for deliveries of boxed information. 

Instructions: Direct your comments to 

Docket ID EPA–HQ–ORD–2011–0532. 

EPA’s policy is that all comments 

received will be included in the public 

docket without change and may be 

made available online at http:// 

www.regulations.gov, including any 

personal information provided, unless 

the comment includes information 

claimed to be Confidential Business 

Information (CBI) or other information 

whose disclosure is restricted by statute. 

Do not submit information that you 

consider to be CBI or otherwise 

protected by statute through http:// 

www.regulations.gov or e-mail. The 

http://www.regulations.gov Web site is 

an ‘‘anonymous access’’ system, which 

means EPA will not know your identity 

or contact information unless you 

provide it in the body of your comment. 

If you send an e-mail comment directly 

to EPA, without going through http:// 

www.regulations.gov, your e-mail 

address will be automatically captured 

and included as part of the comment 

that is placed in the public docket and 

made available on the Internet. If you 

submit an electronic comment, EPA 

recommends that you include your 

name and other contact information in 

the body of your comment and with any 

disk or CD–ROM you submit. If EPA 

cannot read your comment due to 

technical difficulties and cannot contact 

you for clarification, EPA may not be 

able to consider your comment. 

Electronic files should avoid the use of 

special characters, any form of 

encryption, and be free of any defects or 

viruses. 

Docket: All documents in the docket 

are listed in the http:// 

www.regulations.gov index. Although 

listed in the index, some information is 

not publicly available, e.g., CBI or other 

information whose disclosure is 

restricted by statute. Certain other 

material, such as copyrighted material, 

will be publicly available only in hard 

copy. Publicly available docket 

materials are available either 

electronically in www.regulations.gov 

or in hard copy at the ORD Docket, 

EPA/DC, EPA West, Room 3334, 1301 

Constitution Ave., NW., Washington, 

DC. The 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 

Public Reading Room is (202) 566–1744, 

and the telephone number for the ORD 

Docket is (202) 566–1752. 


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