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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 ‘‘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 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: Chemical-Specific Rules, TSCA 

Sec. 8(a). 

ICR Numbers: EPA ICR No. 1198.09, 

OMB Control No. 2070–0067. 

ICR Status: This is a request to renew 

an existing approved collection that is 

scheduled to expire on January 31, 

2011. Under 5 CFR 1320.10, the Agency 

may continue to conduct or sponsor the 

collection of information while this 

submission is pending at OMB. 

Abstract: Section 8(a) of the Toxic 

Substances Control Act (TSCA) 

authorizes the EPA Administrator to 

promulgate chemical-specific rules that 

require persons who manufacture, 

import or process the chemical 

substance or mixture, or who propose to 

manufacture, import, or process the 

chemical substance or mixture, to 

maintain such records and submit such 

reports to EPA as may be reasonably 

required. Any chemical covered by 

TSCA for which EPA or another Federal 

agency has a reasonable need for 

information and which cannot be 

satisfied via other sources is a proper 

potential subject for a chemical-specific 

TSCA section 8(a) rulemaking. 

Information that may be collected under 

TSCA section 8(a) includes, but is not 

limited to, chemical names, categories 

of use, production volume, by-products 

of chemical production, existing data on 

deaths and environmental effects, 

exposure data, and disposal 

information. Generally, EPA uses 

chemical-specific information under 

TSCA section 8(a) to evaluate the 

potential for adverse human health and 

environmental effects caused by the 

manufacture, importation, processing, 

use or disposal of the identified 

chemical substance or mixture. 

Additionally, EPA may use TSCA 

section 8(a) information to assess the 

need or set priorities for testing and/or 

further regulatory action. To the extent 

that reported information is not 

considered confidential, environmental 

groups, environmental justice 

advocates, state and local government 

entities and others in the public will 

also have access to this information for 

their use. 

Responses to the collection of 

information are mandatory (see 40 CFR 

704). Respondents may claim all or part 

of a notice 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. 

Burden Statement: The annual public 

reporting and recordkeeping burden for 

this collection of information is 

estimated to average 68.8 hours per 

response. Burden is defined in 5 CFR 

1320.3(b). 

Respondents/Affected Entities: 

Entities potentially affected by this 

action are companies that manufacture, 

process or import, or propose to 

manufacture, process or import, the 

chemical substance or mixture 

identified in a rule. 

Frequency of Collection: On occasion. 

Estimated average number of 

responses for each respondent: 1. 

Estimated No. of Respondents: 4. 

Estimated Total Annual Burden on 

Respondents: 275 hours. 

Estimated Total Annual Costs: 

$14,080. 

Changes in Burden Estimates: There 

is no change in the total estimated 

respondent burden from that currently 

in the OMB inventory. 

Dated: January 20, 2011. 

John Moses, 

Director, Collection Strategies Division. 

[FR Doc. 2011–1663 Filed 1–25–11; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 6560–50–P 

ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION 

AGENCY 

[EPA–HQ–OPPT–2010–0487; FRL–9258–4 ] 

Agency Information Collection 

Activities; Submission to OMB for 

Review and Approval; Comment 

Request; Reporting and 

Recordkeeping for Asbestos 

Abatement Worker Protection; EPA 

ICR No. 1246.11, OMB No. 2070–0072 

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: Reporting and Recordkeeping 

for Asbestos Abatement Worker 

Protection; EPA ICR No. 1246.11, OMB 

No. 2070–0072. 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 February 25, 

2011. 

ADDRESSES: Submit your comments, 

referencing docket ID Number EPA– 

HQ–OPPT–2010–0487 to (1) EPA online 

using www.regulations.gov (our 

preferred method), 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, Director, Environmental 

Assistance Division, Office of Pollution 

Prevention and Toxics, Environmental 

Protection Agency, Mailcode: 7408–M, 

1200 Pennsylvania Ave., NW., 

Washington, DC 20460; telephone 

number: 202–564–9838; 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 July 13, 2010 (75 FR 39931), 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 

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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–2010–0487, 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, 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: Reporting and Recordkeeping 

for Asbestos Abatement Worker 

Protection. 

ICR Status: This is a request to renew 

an existing approved collection that is 

currently scheduled to expire on 

January 31, 2011. Under OMB 

regulations, the date will be extended 

monthly and the Agency may continue 

to conduct or sponsor the collection of 

information while this submission is 

pending at OMB. 

Abstract: EPA’s asbestos worker 

protection rule is designed to provide 

occupational exposure protection to 

state and local government employees 

who are engaged in asbestos abatement 

activities in states that do not have state 

plans approved by the Occupational 

Safety and Health Administration 

(OSHA). The rule provides protection 

for public employees not covered by the 

OSHA standard from the adverse health 

effects associated with occupational 

exposure to asbestos. Specifically the 

rule requires state and local 

governments to monitor employee 

exposure to asbestos, take action to 

reduce exposure to asbestos, monitor 

employee health and train employees 

about asbestos hazards. 

The rule includes a number of 

information collection activities that are 

addressed in this ICR. State and local 

government agencies are required to 

provide employees with information 

about exposures to asbestos and the 

associated health effects. The rule also 

requires state and local governments to 

notify EPA before commencing any 

asbestos abatement project. State and 

local governments must maintain 

medical surveillance and monitoring 

records and training records on their 

employees, must establish a set of 

written procedures for respirator 

programs and must maintain procedures 

and records of respirator fit tests. EPA 

will use the information to monitor 

compliance with the asbestos worker 

protection rule. This request addresses 

these reporting and recordkeeping 

requirements. 

Responses to the collection of 

information are mandatory (see 40 CFR 

763 Subpart G). Respondents may claim 

all or part of a record 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 0.3 hours per 

response. Burden is defined in 5 CFR 

1320.3(b). 

Respondents/Affected Entities: 

Entities potentially affected by this 

action are state and local government 

employers in 25 states, the District of 

Columbia, and certain U.S. Territories 

that have employees engaged in 

asbestos-related construction, custodial 

and brake and clutch repair activities 

without OSHA-approved state plans. 

Frequency of Collection: On occasion. 

Estimated average number of 

responses for each respondent: 51. 

Estimated No. of Respondents: 

22,488. 

Estimated Total Annual Burden on 

Respondents: 363,523 hours. 

Estimated Total Annual Costs: 

$13,982,371. 

Changes in Burden Estimates: This 

request reflects a net decrease of 39,226 

hours (from 402,749 hours to 363,523 

hours) in the total estimated respondent 

burden from that currently in the OMB 

inventory. This net decrease principally 

reflects the changed status of Illinois, 

which adopted an OSHA-approved state 

plan since the last ICR, reducing the 

number of affected states from 26 to 25 

(plus the District of Columbia). The 

Supporting Statement provides details 

on the change in burden estimate. The 

change is an adjustment. 

Dated: January 21, 2011. 

John Moses, 

Director, Collection Strategies Division. 

[FR Doc. 2011–1662 Filed 1–25–11; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 6560–50–P 

ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION 

AGENCY 

[EPA–HQ–OPP–2010–0281; FRL–9258–3] 

Agency Information Collection 

Activities; Submission to OMB for 

Review and Approval; Comment 

Request; Plant-Incorporated 

Protectants; CBI Substantiation and 

Adverse Effects Reporting; EPA ICR 

No. 1693.07, OMB Control No. 2070– 

0142 

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 February 25, 

2011. 

ADDRESSES: Submit your comments, 

referencing Docket ID No. EPA–HQ– 

OPP–2010–0281, to (1) EPA online 

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