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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 

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holding frequency constant. WTP would 

be estimated in the context of the 

severity of the individual’s asthma and 

the activities taken to manage the 

disease. The results will help to provide 

researchers and policy analysts with 

evidence on the potential benefits of 

actions policies that influence acute 

asthma episodes. 

Through a cooperative agreement 

from EPA (R–83062801–0), researchers 

at the University of Central Florida 

(UCF) have designed and are proposing 

to conduct two surveys of adult 

individuals. One survey would be 

administered to a sample of adults with 

physician-diagnosed asthma who have 

experienced asthma symptoms during 

the 12 months preceding the survey. 

One survey focuses on eliciting adults’

WTP to reduce the asthma episodes that 

they experience. A related survey would 

be administered to a sample of parents 

of children with physician-diagnosed 

asthma who have experienced asthma 

symptoms during the 12 months 

preceding the survey. In this case, the 

focus is on eliciting parents’ WTP to 

reduce the asthma episodes that their 

children experience. 

The purpose of the proposed ICR is to 

gain approval for the conduct of a series 

of focus groups and individual 

interviews as part of the survey 

development process. Focus groups and 

cognitive interviews are a crucial 

component in the survey development 

process as they allow survey developers 

to identify problematic approaches, 

terminology, and graphics in the survey 

instrument. A total of 50 interviews are 

anticipated, including focus group 

responses and individual interviews. 

Burden Statement: The annual public 

reporting and recordkeeping burden for 

this collection of information is 

estimated to average 2 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. 

The only burden imposed by the 

interviews on respondents will be the 

time required to participate in focus 

group discussions and answer interview 

questions. The survey developers 

estimate that this will require an average 

of 2 hours per respondent. With a total 

of 50 respondents this requires a total of 

100 hours. Based on an average hourly 

rate of $27.31, including employer costs 

of all employee benefits, the survey 

developers expect that the average perrespondent cost for the pilot survey will 

be $54.62 and the corresponding onetime total cost to all respondents will be 

$2,731.00 (Employer costs per hour 

worked for employee compensation and 

costs as a percent of total compensation: 

Civilian workers, total compensation, 

December 2006 http://stats.bls.gov/ 

news.release/ecec.t02.htm). Since this 

information collection is voluntary and 

does not involve any special equipment, 

respondents will not incur any capital 

or operation and maintenance (O&M) 

costs. 

Respondents/Affected Entities: 

Individuals or Households. 

Estimated Number of Respondents: 

50. 

Frequency of Response: One-time. 

Estimated Total Annual Hour Burden: 

100. 

Estimated Total Annual Cost: 

$2,731.00, includes $0 annualized 

capital or O&M costs. 

Dated: March 12, 2007. 

Oscar Morales, 

Director, Collection Strategies Division. 

[FR Doc. E7–4931 Filed 3–16–07; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 6560–50–P 

ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION 

AGENCY 

[EPA–HQ–OAR–2006–0742; FRL–8289–3] 

Agency Information Collection 

Activities; Submission to OMB for 

Review and Approval; Comment 

Request; Motor Vehicle and Engine 

Compliance Program Fees (Renewal); 

EPA ICR No. 2080.03, OMB Control No. 

2060–0545 

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 April 18, 2007. 

ADDRESSES: Submit your comments, 

referencing Docket ID No. EPA–HQ–

OAR–2006–0742, to (1) EPA online 

using www.regulations.gov (our 

preferred method), or by mail to: EPA 

Docket Center, Environmental 

Protection Agency, Air and Radiation 

Docket and Information Center, 

Mailcode 6102T, 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: 

Lynn Sohacki, Compliance and 

Innovative Strategies Division, Office of 

Transportation and Air Quality, 

Environmental Protection Agency, 2000 

Traverwood, Ann Arbor, Michigan 

48105; telephone number: 734–214–

4851; fax number: 734–214–4869; e-mail 

address: sohacki.lynn@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 September 14, 2006 (71 FR 54280), 

EPA sought comments on this ICR 

pursuant to 5 CFR 1320.8(d). EPA 

received no comments 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–OAR–2006–0742, which is 

available for online viewing at 

www.regulations.gov, or in person 

viewing at the Air and Radiation Docket 

and Information Center 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 Air and Radiation 

Docket and Information Center is 202–

566–1742. 

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 


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