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training and recordkeeping, as a 

condition of the pesticide registration 

(e.g., registrants of pesticide products 

that assert claims to inactivate Bacillus 

anthracis (anthrax) spores). To become 

a certified applicator, a person must 

meet certain standards of competency 

through completion of a certification 

program or test. EPA administers 

certification programs for pesticide 

applicators under section 11 of the 

Federal Insecticide, Fungicide, and 

Rodenticide Act (FIFRA) and EPA 

regulation 40 CFR part 171. Authorized 

agencies administer certified applicator 

programs within their jurisdictions, but 

each agency’s certification plan must be 

approved by EPA before it can be 

implemented. In areas where no 

authorized agency has jurisdiction, EPA 

may administer a certification program 

directly. 

This ICR also addresses how 

registrants of certain pesticide products 

are expected to perform specific, special 

paperwork activities, such as training 

and recordkeeping, in order to comply 

with the terms and conditions of the 

pesticide registration (e.g., registrants of 

anthrax-related pesticide products that 

assert claims to inactivate Bacillus 

anthracis spores). Paperwork activities 

associated with the use of such products 

are conveyed specifically as a condition 

of the registration. 

Burden statement: The annual public 

reporting and recordkeeping burden for 

this collection of information is 

estimated to average, per response type, 

as follows: 4,409 hours—annual 

reporting of authorized agencies on 

certification programs; 470 hours for 

completing certification application 

forms in Indian country; 121 hours for 

optional training—private applicator in 

Indian country; 10,044 hours RUP 

application recordkeeping—commercial 

applicators in the Federal plan; 

1,305,100 hours RUP application 

records—commercial applicators under 

authorized agencies; 19.5 hours RUP 

sales recordkeeping—dealers in Indian 

country to prepare and maintain 

required annual RUP use records; 3.33 

hours for dealerships to report or change 

their dealership information; 50 hours 

for registrants of anthrax-related 

products to prepare and conduct 

training activities; and 37 hours for 

registrants of anthrax-related products 

to keep records. Burden is defined in 5 

CFR 1320.3(b). 

The ICR, which is available in the 

docket along with other related 

materials, provides a detailed 

explanation of the collection activities 

and the burden estimate that is only 

briefly summarized here: 

Respondents/Affected Entities: 

Entities potentially affected by this ICR 

are pesticide applicators, administration 

of certification programs by States/

Tribal lead agencies, individuals or 

entities engaged in activities related to 

the registration of a pesticide product, 

and RUP dealers (only for EPAadministered programs). 

Estimated total number of potential 

respondents: Per response type, average 

annual respondents are: 57 authorized 

agencies report on certification 

programs; 2,767 applicants complete a 

certification form under the Federal 

plan; 10 private applicators complete 

the optional training under the Federal 

plan; 3,240 commercial applicators keep 

records of RUP applications under the 

Federal plan; 421,000 commercial 

applicators keep records of RUP 

application under authorized agencies’ 

plan; 10 dealers of RUPs keep records of 

RUP transactions in Indian country; 

3.33 dealerships report or change their 

dealership information; two registrants 

of anthrax-related products prepare and 

conduct training activities; and two 

registrants of anthrax-related products 

keep records. 

Frequency of response: Annual. 

Estimated total average number of 

responses for each respondent: Varies. 

Estimated total annual burden hours: 

1,320,254 hours. 

Estimated total annual costs: 

$42,637,864.99. This includes an 

estimated burden cost of $42,637,864.99 

and an estimated cost of $0 for capital 

investment or maintenance and 

operational costs. 

III. Are there changes in the estimates 

from the last approval? 

There is a decrease of 415 hours in the 

total estimated respondent burden 

compared with that identified in the ICR 

currently approved by OMB. This 

decrease reflects EPA’s updating of 

burden estimates, addition of a recentlyimplemented optional, voluntary 

offering, and a change in the number of 

entities whose certification programs are 

directly overseen by EPA. This change 

is both an adjustment and the result of 

a program change. 

IV. What is the next step in the process 

for this ICR? 

EPA will consider the comments 

received and amend the ICR as 

appropriate. The final ICR package will 

then be submitted to OMB for review 

and approval pursuant to 5 CFR 

1320.12. EPA will issue another Federal 

Register document pursuant to 5 CFR 

1320.5(a)(1)(iv) to announce the 

submission of the ICR to OMB and the 

opportunity to submit additional 

comments to OMB. If you have any 

questions about this ICR or the approval 

process, please contact the person listed 

under FOR FURTHER INFORMATION

CONTACT. 

List of Subjects 

Environmental protection, Reporting 

and recordkeeping requirements. 

Dated: July 18, 2014. 

James Jones, 

Assistant Administrator, Office of Chemical 

Safety and Pollution Prevention. 

[FR Doc. 2014–17473 Filed 7–23–14; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 6560–50–P 

ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION 

AGENCY 

[EPA–HQ–OPPT–2013–0811; FRL–9912–15] 

Agency Information Collection 

Activities; Proposed Collection; 

Comment Request 

AGENCY: Environmental Protection 

Agency (EPA). 

ACTION: Notice. 

SUMMARY: In compliance with the 

Paperwork Reduction Act (PRA), this 

document announces that EPA is 

planning to submit an Information 

Collection Request (ICR) to the Office of 

Management and Budget (OMB). The 

ICR, entitled: ‘‘Residential Lead-Based 

Paint Hazard Disclosure Requirements’’ 

and identified by EPA ICR No. 1710.07 

and OMB Control No. 2070–0151, 

represents the renewal of an existing 

ICR that is scheduled to expire on April 

30, 2015. Before submitting the ICR to 

OMB for review and approval, EPA is 

soliciting comments on specific aspects 

of the proposed information collection 

that is summarized in this document. 

The ICR and accompanying material are 

available in the docket for public review 

and comment. 

DATES: Comments must be received on 

or before September 22, 2014. 

ADDRESSES: Submit your comments, 

identified by docket identification (ID) 

number EPA–HQ–OPPT–2013–0811, by 

one of the following methods: 

• Federal eRulemaking Portal: http:// 

www.regulations.gov. Follow the online 

instructions for submitting comments. 

Do not submit electronically any 

information you consider to be 

Confidential Business Information (CBI) 

or other information whose disclosure is 

restricted by statute. 

• Mail: Document Control Office 

(7407M), Office of Pollution Prevention 

and Toxics (OPPT), Environmental 

Protection Agency, 1200 Pennsylvania 

Ave. NW., Washington, DC 20460–0001. 


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• Hand Delivery: To make special 

arrangements for hand delivery or 

delivery of boxed information, please 

follow the instructions at http://

www.epa.gov/dockets/contacts.html. 

Additional instructions on 

commenting or visiting the docket, 

along with more information about 

dockets generally, is available at 

http://www.epa.gov/dockets. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

For technical information contact: 

John David Wilkins, National Program 

Chemicals Division (7404–T), Office of 

Pollution Prevention and Toxics, 

Environmental Protection Agency, 1200 

Pennsylvania Ave. NW., Washington, 

DC 20460–0001; telephone number: 

(202) 566–0477; email address: 

wilkins.john@epa.gov. 

For general information contact: The 

TSCA-Hotline, ABVI-Goodwill, 422 

South Clinton Ave., Rochester, NY 

14620; telephone number: (202) 554– 

1404; email address: TSCA-Hotline@

epa.gov. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

I. What information is EPA particularly 

interested in? 

Pursuant to PRA section 3506(c)(2)(A) 

(44 U.S.C. 3506(c)(2)(A)), EPA 

specifically solicits comments and 

information to enable it to: 

1. Evaluate whether the proposed 

collection of information is necessary 

for the proper performance of the 

functions of the Agency, including 

whether the information will have 

practical utility. 

2. Evaluate the accuracy of the 

Agency’s estimates of the burden of the 

proposed collection of information, 

including the validity of the 

methodology and assumptions used. 

3. Enhance the quality, utility, and 

clarity of the information to be 

collected. 

4. Minimize the burden of the 

collection of information on those who 

are to respond, including through the 

use of appropriate automated electronic, 

mechanical, or other technological 

collection techniques or other forms of 

information technology, e.g., permitting 

electronic submission of responses. In 

particular, EPA is requesting comments 

from very small businesses (those that 

employ less than 25) on examples of 

specific additional efforts that EPA 

could make to reduce the paperwork 

burden for very small businesses 

affected by this collection. 

II. What information collection activity 

or ICR does this action apply to? 

Title: Residential Lead-Based Paint 

Hazard Disclosure Requirements. 

ICR number: 1710.07. 

OMB control number: 2070–0151. 

ICR status: This ICR is currently 

scheduled to expire on April 30, 2015. 

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 Code 

of Federal Regulations (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 for certain EPA regulations is 

consolidated in 40 CFR part 9. 

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 ten 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. The affected parties and the 

information collection-related 

requirements related to each are 

described below: 

1. Sellers of pre-1978 housing must 

attach certain notification and 

disclosure language to their sales/

leasing contracts. The attachment lists 

the information disclosed and a 

statement of compliance by the seller, 

purchaser and any agents involved in 

the transaction. 

2. Lessors of pre-1978 housing must 

attach notification and disclosure 

language to their leasing contracts. The 

attachment, which lists the information 

disclosed and a statement of 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 are specifically required by 

Section 1018 to comply with the 

disclosure regulations described above. 

Responses to the collection of 

information are mandatory (see 40 CFR 

745, Subpart F, and 24 CFR 35, Subpart 

H). 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 0.14 hours per 

response. Burden is defined in 5 CFR 

1320.3(b). 

The ICR, which is available in the 

docket along with other related 

materials, provides a detailed 

explanation of the collection activities 

and the burden estimate that is only 

briefly summarized here: 

Respondents/Affected Entities: 

Entities potentially affected by this ICR 

are persons engaged in selling or leasing 

certain residential dwellings built before 

1978, or who are real estate agents 

representing such parties. 

Estimated total number of potential 

respondents: 39,645,600. 

Frequency of response: On occasion. 

Estimated total average number of 

responses for each respondent: 1.1. 

Estimated total annual burden hours: 

6,467,176 hours. 

Estimated total annual costs: 

$125,683,576. This includes an 

estimated burden cost of $125,683,576 

and an estimated cost of $0 for capital 

investment or maintenance and 

operational costs. 

III. Are there changes in the estimates 

from the last approval? 

There is a decrease of 470,154 hours 

in the total estimated respondent 

burden compared with that identified in 

the ICR currently approved by OMB. 

This decrease reflects a gradual 

reduction in the annual number of real 

estate sales involving target housing 

subject to the rule’s requirements and an 

overall decrease in real estate sales. 

There has also been a notable decrease 

in the overall growth of the real estate 

agent profession which reduces the 

number of new entrants who have startup burden and cost related to this ICR 

activity. While the number of property 

rentals increased over the past year, 

fewer parties are involved in those 

transactions so the increases in the 

rental market were not enough to offset 

the decrease in the sales market in terms 

of burden and cost related to this ICR. 

This change is an adjustment. 


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1A supplemental rule extending the Transport 

Rule’s ozone-season NOX requirements to sources 

in five additional states was published in the 

Federal Register on December 27, 2011 (76 FR 

80760). 

IV. What is the next step in the process 

for this ICR? 

EPA will consider the comments 

received and amend the ICR as 

appropriate. The final ICR package will 

then be submitted to OMB for review 

and approval pursuant to 5 CFR 

1320.12. EPA will issue another Federal 

Register document pursuant to 5 CFR 

1320.5(a)(1)(iv) to announce the 

submission of the ICR to OMB and the 

opportunity to submit additional 

comments to OMB. If you have any 

questions about this ICR or the approval 

process, please contact the technical 

person listed under FOR FURTHER

INFORMATION CONTACT. 

List of Subjects 

Environmental protection, Reporting 

and recordkeeping requirements. 

Dated: July 17, 2014. 

James Jones, 

Assistant Administrator, Office of Chemical 

Safety and Pollution Prevention. 

[FR Doc. 2014–17470 Filed 7–23–14; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 6560–50–P 

ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION 

AGENCY 

[EPA–HQ–OAR–2009–049; FRL–9914–20– 

OEI] 

Information Collection Request 

Submitted to OMB for Review and 

Approval; Comment Request; Federal 

Implementation Plans To Reduce 

Interstate Transport of Fine Particulate 

Matter and Ozone (Renewal) 

AGENCY: Environmental Protection 

Agency (EPA). 

ACTION: Notice. 

SUMMARY: The Environmental Protection 

Agency has submitted an information 

collection request (ICR), ‘‘Information 

Collection Request Renewal for the 

Federal Implementation Plans to Reduce 

Interstate Transport of Fine Particulate 

Matter and Ozone’’ (EPA ICR Number 

2391.03, OMB Control No. 2060–0667) 

to the Office of Management and Budget 

(OMB) for review and approval in 

accordance with the Paperwork 

Reduction Act (44 U.S.C. 3501 et seq.). 

This is a proposed extension of the ICR, 

which is currently approved through 

July 31, 2014. Public comments were 

previously requested via the Federal 

Register (79 FR 7179) on February 6, 

2014 during a 60-day comment period. 

This notice allows for an additional 30 

days for public comments. A fuller 

description of the ICR is given below, 

including its estimated burden and cost 

to the public. 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. 

DATES: Additional comments may be 

submitted on or before August 25, 2014. 

ADDRESSES: Submit your comments, 

referencing Docket ID Number EPA– 

HQ–OAR–2009–0491, to (1) EPA online 

using www.regulations.gov (our 

preferred method), by email to a-and-rdocket@epamail.epa.gov, or by mail to: 

EPA Docket Center, Environmental 

Protection Agency, Mail Code 28221T, 

1200 Pennsylvania Ave. NW., 

Washington, DC 20460, and (2) OMB via 

email to oira_submission@omb.eop.gov. 

Address comments to OMB Desk Officer 

for EPA. 

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. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Karen VanSickle, Clean Air Markets 

Division, Office of Air and Radiation, 

(6204J), Environmental Protection 

Agency, 1200 Pennsylvania Ave. NW., 

Washington, DC 20460; telephone 

number (202) 343–9220; fax number: 

(202) 343–2361; email address: 

vansickle.karen@epa.gov. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

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, 

EPA 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: The United States 

Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) 

is proposing to renew an information 

collection request for the Federal 

Implementation Plans to Reduce 

Interstate Transport of Fine Particulate 

Matter and Ozone (Transport Rule) to 

allow for future implementation of the 

rule. The Transport Rule was published 

in the Federal Register on August 8, 

2011 (76 FR 48208) 1 and compliance 

obligations were originally scheduled to 

commence on January 1, 2012. 

However, the U.S. Court of Appeals for 

the District of Columbia Circuit (D.C. 

Circuit) stayed the rule prior to 

implementation and subsequently 

issued an opinion vacating the rule. On 

April 29, 2014, the U.S. Supreme Court 

reversed the D.C. Circuit opinion 

vacating the Transport Rule. On June 26, 

2014 the U.S. Department of Justice 

filed a motion on EPA’s behalf at the 

D.C. Circuit seeking to have the stay 

lifted and to allow compliance 

obligations under the rule to commence 

as of January 1, 2015. The D.C. Circuit 

has not yet ruled on that motion. 

Once implemented, the Transport 

Rule’s requirements would incorporate 

and supersede the existing requirements 

under the Clean Air Interstate Rule 

(CAIR). CAIR’s requirements, in turn, 

incorporated certain requirements under 

the NOX SIP Call. The Transport Rule 

includes new reporting requirements 

and, like CAIR and the NOX SIP Call, 

combines these requirements with 

existing requirements from the Acid 

Rain Program (ARP) under Title IV of 

the Clean Air Act (CAA) Amendments 

of 1990. Each of these existing 

requirements has an approved ICR in 

place. All data received by EPA will be 

treated as public information. 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. 

Form numbers: None. 

Respondents/affected entities: Entities 

potentially affected by this action are 

those which are subject to the Federal 

Implementation Plans: Interstate 

Transport of Fine Particulate Matter and 

Ozone (76 FR 48208, Aug. 8, 2011) and 

Federal Implementation Plans for Iowa, 

Michigan, Missouri, Oklahoma, and 

Wisconsin (76 FR 80760, Dec. 27, 2011). 

Respondent’s obligation to respond: 

Mandatory (Sections 110(a) and 301(a) 

of the Clean Air Act). 

Estimated number of respondents: 

EPA estimates that there are 1,305 

(1,201 industry and 104 state or local) 

respondents that will conduct 

monitoring in accordance with Part 75. 

Frequency of response: Yearly, 

quarterly, occasionally. 

Total estimated burden: 188,001 

hours (per year). Burden is defined at 5 

CFR 1320.3(b). 

Total estimated cost: $26,718,842 (per 

year), includes $13,150,678 annualized 

capital or operation & maintenance 

costs. 

Changes in the estimates: There is an 

increase of 2800 in the hours in the total 


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