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Estimated Total Annual Cost Burden: 

$1,169,545, including $736,000 in 

annualized capital costs, $1,780 in O&M 

costs, and $431,765 in labor costs. 

Changes in the Estimates: There is a 

decrease of 5,584 hours in the total 

estimated burden currently identified in 

the OMB Inventory of Approved ICR 

Burdens. This decrease is due to use of 

revised estimates, based on actual 

counts, of the number of import forms 

submitted. There is a decrease in O&M 

costs of $1,264,220 and an increase in 

annualized capital costs of $736,000. 

These changes are due to the following: 

(1) The labor burden of recordkeeping 

has been adjusted and costed for the 

first time. These replace an O&M cost 

per form in the prior estimate. (2) The 

number of EPA Form 3520–8s has been 

increased from 200 to 352. The number 

of EPA Form 3520–1s has been reduced 

from 20,000 to 12,000 based on a better 

estimate due to the availability of a 

logged database. (The prior renewal 

listed 13,000 respondents filing 11,200 

responses.) (3) The testing cost is 

modified to distinguish the different 

testing requirements for the two 

different classes of ICIs. (4) An O&M 

and a capital cost are assigned to the 

testing requirement, consistent with 

other certification ICRs, namely the EPA 

ICR 0783 series and (5) This testing 

O&M cost replaces a $660,000 O&M 

expense that was in the prior renewal. 

Dated: March 12, 2007. 

Oscar Morales, 

Director, Collection Strategies Division. 

[FR Doc. E7–4929 Filed 3–16–07; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 6560–50–P 

ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION 

AGENCY 

[EPA–HQ–OECA–2006–0415; FRL–8289–1] 

Agency Information Collection 

Activities; Submission to OMB for 

Review and Approval; Comment 

Request; NSPS for Lead Acid Battery 

Manufacturing (Renewal); EPA ICR 

Number 1072.08, OMB Control Number 

2060–0081 

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. The ICR that is abstracted 

below describes the nature of the 

collection and the estimated burden and 

cost. 

DATES: Additional comments may be 

submitted on or before April 18, 2007. 

ADDRESSES: Submit your comments, 

referencing docket ID number EPA–HQ–

OECA–2006–0415, to (1) EPA online 

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

preferred method), or by e-mail to 

docket.oeca@epa.gov, or by mail to: EPA 

Docket Center (EPA/DC), Environmental 

Protection Agency, Enforcement and 

Compliance Docket and Information 

Center, mail code 2201T, 1200 

Pennsylvania Avenue, 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: John 

Schaefer, Office of Air Quality Planning 

and Standards, Sector Policies and 

Programs Division (D243–05), 

Measurement Policy Group, 

Environmental Protection Agency, 

Research Triangle Park, North Carolina, 

27711; telephone number: (919) 541–

0296; fax number: (919) 541–3207; email address: schaefer.john@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 June 21, 2006 (71 FR 35652), 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 number 

EPA-HQ-OECA–2006–0415, which is 

available for public viewing online at 

http://www.regulations.gov, in person 

viewing at the Enforcement and 

Compliance Docket in the EPA Docket 

Center (EPA/DC), EPA West, Room 

3334, 1301 Constitution Avenue, 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 is 

(202) 566–1927. 

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, 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: NSPS for Lead Acid Battery 

Manufacturing (40 CFR part 60, subpart 

KK). 

ICR Numbers: EPA ICR Number 

1072.08, OMB Control Number 2060–

0081. 

ICR Status: This ICR is scheduled to 

expire on March 31, 2007. 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, 

and 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: This Information Collection 

Request (ICR) renewal is being 

submitted for the NSPS for Lead Acid 

Battery Manufacturing (40 CFR part 60, 

subpart KK), which were promulgated 

on January 14, 1980. These regulations 

apply to the following affected facilities 

in lead-acid battery manufacturing 

plants with production capacity that is 

equal to, or exceeds 6.5 tons of lead: 

grid casting facilities, paste mixing 

facilities, three-process operation 

facilities, lead-oxide manufacturing 

facilities, lead reclamation facilities, and 

other lead-emitting operations, 

commencing construction, modification, 

or reconstruction after the date of 

proposal. The affected entities are 

subject to the General Provisions of the 

NSPS at 40 CFR part 60 subpart A and 

any changes, or additions to the General 

Provisions specified at 40 CFR part 60, 

subpart KK. 

Burden Statement: The annual public 

reporting and recordkeeping burden for 

this collection of information is 

estimated to average 62 hours per 

response. Burden means the total time, 

effort, or financial resources expended 


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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: Lead 

Acid Battery Manufacturers. 

Estimated Number of Respondents: 

52. 

Frequency of Response: Initially and 

semi-annually. 

Estimated Total Annual Hour Burden: 

4,053. 

Estimated Total Annual Cost: $ 

261,933, which includes $ 0 capital 

startup costs, $ 12,000 annualized 

operating and maintenance (O&M) costs 

and $ 249,933 annual dollar costs. 

Changes in the Estimates: There is no 

change in the total estimated burden 

currently identified in the OMB 

Inventory of Approved ICR Burdens. 

Dated: March 12, 2007. 

Oscar Morales, 

Director, Collection Strategies Division. 

[FR Doc. E7–4930 Filed 3–16–07; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 6560–50–P 

ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION 

AGENCY 

[EPA–HQ–OA–2006–0080; FRL–8289–2] 

Agency Information Collection 

Activities; Submission to OMB for 

Review and Approval; Comment 

Request; Valuing Reduced Asthma 

Episodes for Adults and Children—

Focus Groups; EPA ICR No. 2215.01 

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 for a new 

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 April 18, 2007. 

ADDRESSES: Submit your comments, 

referencing Docket ID No. EPA–HQ–

OA–2006–0080, to (1) EPA online using 

www.regulations.gov (our preferred 

method), by e-mail to 

oei.docket@epa.gov, or by mail to: EPA 

Docket Center, Environmental 

Protection Agency, Office of 

Environmental Information (OEI) 

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: Dr. 

Chris Dockins, Office of Policy, 

Economics and Innovation, 

Environmental Protection Agency, Mail 

Code 1809T, 1200 Pennsylvania Ave. 

NW., Washington DC 20460; telephone 

number 202–566–2286; fax number 

202–566–2338; e-mail address: 

dockins.chris@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 3, 2006 (71 FR 5834), EPA 

sought comments on this ICR pursuant 

to 5 CFR 1320.8(d). EPA received one 

non-substantial comment during the 

comment period. 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–OA–2006–0080, which is available 

for online viewing at 

www.regulations.gov, or in person 

viewing at the Office of Environmental 

Information (OEI) 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 

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 Office of Environmental 

Information (OEI) Docket is 202–566–

1752. 

Use EPA’s electronic docket and 

comment system at 

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 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. For further 

information about the electronic docket, 

go to www.regulations.gov. 

Title: Valuing Reduced Asthma 

Episodes for Adults and Children—

Focus Groups. 

ICR numbers: EPA ICR No. 2215.01. 

ICR Status: This ICR is for a new 

information collection activity. 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: Asthma is one of the most 

common chronic illnesses in the United 

States, particularly among children. The 

disease is characterized by recurring 

episodes of symptoms like cough, 

shortness of breath, and wheezing. 

Epidemiological studies suggest that 

ambient air pollution may contribute to 

exacerbation of these episodes. Acute 

asthma episodes are a leading cause of 

work and school absence and contribute 

to the economic burden of the disease. 

The policies and programs of many 

public and private entities including 

EPA may affect the frequency and 

severity of asthma episodes, but 

economic analysis of these programs is 

hindered by inadequate information 

about the economic benefits of reduced 

asthma episodes. The proposed surveys 

would gather information to support 

estimation of willingness to pay (WTP) 

to avoid acute episodes of asthma 

exacerbation for adults and children. 

The survey research has three main 

objectives. The first is to estimate WTP 

to reduce frequency of asthma episodes. 

The second is to examine how the 

‘‘attributes’’ of asthma episodes, such as 

their frequency, severity and symptoms, 

affect WTP. The third is to provide some 

evidence on the WTP to reduce the 

severity of asthma episodes, while 


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