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ICR numbers: EPA ICR No. 0574.13, 

OMB Control No. 2070–0012. 

ICR status: This ICR is currently 

scheduled to expire on December 31, 

2007. 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 5 of the Toxic 

Substances Control Act (TSCA) requires 

manufacturers and importers of new 

chemical substances to submit to EPA 

notice of intent to manufacture or 

import a new chemical substance 90 

days before manufacture or import 

begins. EPA reviews the information 

contained in the notice to evaluate the 

health and environmental effects of the 

new chemical substance. On the basis of 

the review, EPA may take further 

regulatory action under TSCA, if 

warranted. If EPA takes no action within 

90 days, the submitter is free to 

manufacture or import the new 

chemical substance without restriction. 

TSCA section 5 also authorizes EPA 

to issue Significant New Use Rules 

(SNURs). EPA uses this authority to take 

follow-up action on new or existing 

chemicals that may present an 

unreasonable risk to human health or 

the environment if used in a manner 

that may result in different and/or 

higher exposures of a chemical to 

humans or the environment. Once a use 

is determined to be a significant new 

use, persons must submit a notice to 

EPA 90 days before beginning 

manufacture, processing, or importation 

of a chemical substance for that use. 

Such a notice allows EPA to receive and 

review information on such a use and, 

if necessary, regulate the use before it 

occurs. 

Finally, TSCA section 5 also permits 

applications for exemption from TSCA 

section 5 review under certain 

circumstances. An applicant must 

provide information sufficient for EPA 

to make a determination that the 

circumstances in question qualify for an 

exemption. In granting an exemption, 

EPA may impose appropriate 

restrictions. 

This information collection addresses 

the reporting and recordkeeping 

requirements associated with TSCA 

section 5. 

Responses to the collection of 

information are mandatory (see 40 CFR 

parts 700, 720, 721, 723, and 725). 

Respondents may claim all or part of a 

document 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 105.5 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 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. 

The ICR provides a detailed 

explanation of this estimate, which is 

only briefly summarized here: 

Estimated total number of potential 

respondents: 443. 

Frequency of response: On occasion. 

Estimated total average number of 

responses for each respondent: 3.3. 

Estimated total annual burden hours: 

146,060 hours. 

Estimated total annual costs: 

$34,298,675. This includes an estimated 

burden cost of $34,298,675 and an 

estimated cost of $0 for capital 

investment or maintenance and 

operational costs. 

IV. Are There Changes in the Estimates 

from the Last Approval? 

There is a decrease of 17,731 hours in 

the total estimated respondent burden 

compared with that identified in the ICR 

currently approved by OMB. This 

decrease reflects EPA’s experience with 

the numbers of submissions since the 

most recent OMB approval of this 

collection. This change is an 

adjustment. 

V. 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 notice 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: April 30, 2007. 

James B. Gulliford, 

Assistant Administrator, Office of Prevention, 

Pesticides and Toxic Substances. 

[FR Doc. E7–8941 Filed 5–8–07; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 6560–50–S 

ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION 

AGENCY 

[EPA–HQ–OPPT–2007–0270; FRL–8125–3] 

Agency Information Collection 

Activities; Proposed Collection; 

Comment Request; AsbestosContaining Materials in Schools Rule 

and Revised Asbestos Model 

Accreditation Plan Rule; EPA ICR No. 

1365.08, OMB Control No. 2070–0091 

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 EPA is planning to 

submit a request to renew an existing 

approved Information Collection 

Request (ICR) to the Office of 

Management and Budget (OMB). This 

ICR, entitled: ‘‘Asbestos-Containing 

Materials in Schools Rule and Revised 

Asbestos Model Accreditation Plan 

Rule’’ and identified by EPA ICR No. 

1365.08 and OMB Control No. 2070–

0091, is scheduled to expire on January 

31, 2008. Before submitting the ICR to 

OMB for review and approval, EPA is 

soliciting comments on specific aspects 

of the proposed information collection. 

DATES: Comments must be received on 

or before July 9, 2007. 

ADDRESSES: Submit your comments, 

identified by docket identification (ID) 


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number EPA–HQ–OPPT–2007–0270, by 

one of the following methods: 

• Federal eRulemaking Portal: http:// 

www.regulations.gov. Follow the on-line 

instructions for submitting comments. 

• Mail: Document Control Office 

(7407M), Office of Pollution Prevention 

and Toxics (OPPT), Environmental 

Protection Agency, 1200 Pennsylvania 

Ave., NW., Washington, DC 20460–

0001. 

• Hand Delivery: OPPT Document 

Control Office (DCO), EPA East, Rm. 

6428, 1201 Constitution Ave., NW., 

Washington, DC. Attention: Docket ID 

number EPA–HQ–OPPT–2007–0270. 

The DCO is open from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m., 

Monday through Friday, excluding legal 

holidays. The telephone number for the 

DCO is (202) 564–8930. Such deliveries 

are only accepted during the DCO’s 

normal hours of operation, and special 

arrangements should be made for 

deliveries of boxed information. 

Instructions: Direct your comments to 

docket ID number EPA–HQ–OPPT–

2007–0270. EPA’s policy is that all 

comments received will be included in 

the public docket without change and 

may be made available on-line 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 through regulations.gov or email. The regulations.gov website 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 

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. For additional information 

about EPA’s public docket, visit the EPA 

Docket Center homepage at http:// 

www.epa.gov/epahome/dockets.htm. 

Docket: All documents in the docket 

are listed in the docket index available 

in regulations.gov. To access the 

electronic docket, go to http:// 

www.regulations.gov, select ‘‘Advanced 

Search,’’ then ‘‘Docket Search.’’ Insert 

the docket ID number where indicated 

and select the ‘‘Submit’’ button. Follow 

the instructions on the regulations.gov 

web site to view the docket index or 

access available documents. 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 electronically at 

http://www.regulations.gov, or, if only 

available in hard copy, at the OPPT 

Docket. The OPPT Docket is located in 

the EPA Docket Center (EPA/DC) at Rm. 

3334, EPA West Bldg., 1301 

Constitution Ave., NW., Washington, 

DC. The EPA/DC Public Reading Room 

hours of operation are 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 

p.m., Monday through Friday, excluding 

Federal holidays. The telephone number 

of the EPA/DC Public Reading Room is 

(202) 566–1744, and the telephone 

number for the OPPT Docket is (202) 

566–0280. Docket visitors are required 

to show photographic identification, 

pass through a metal detector, and sign 

the EPA visitor log. All visitor bags are 

processed through an X-ray machine 

and subject to search. Visitors will be 

provided an EPA/DC badge that must be 

visible at all times in the building and 

returned upon departure. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For 

general information contact: Colby 

Lintner, Regulatory Coordinator, 

Environmental Assistance Division 

(7408M), Office of Pollution Prevention 

and Toxics, Environmental Protection 

Agency, 1200 Pennsylvania Ave., NW., 

Washington, DC 20460–0001; telephone 

number: (202) 554–1404; e-mail address: 

TSCA-Hotline@epa.gov. 

For technical information contact: 

Robert Courtnage, National Program 

Chemicals Division (7404T), Office of 

Pollution Prevention and Toxics, 

Environmental Protection Agency, 1200 

Pennsylvania Ave., NW., Washington, 

DC 20460–0001; telephone number: 

(202) 566–1081; fax number: (202) 566–

0473; e-mail address: 

courtnage.robert@epa.gov. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

I. What Information is EPA Particularly 

Interested in? 

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

the PRA, 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 Should I Consider when I 

Prepare My Comments for EPA? 

You may find the following 

suggestions helpful for preparing your 

comments: 

1. Explain your views as clearly as 

possible and provide specific examples. 

2. Describe any assumptions that you 

used. 

3. Provide copies of any technical 

information and/or data you used that 

support your views. 

4. If you estimate potential burden or 

costs, explain how you arrived at the 

estimate that you provide. 

5. Provide specific examples to 

illustrate your concerns. 

6. Offer alternative ways to improve 

the collection activity. 

7. Make sure to submit your 

comments by the deadline identified 

under DATES. 

8. To ensure proper receipt by EPA, 

be sure to identify the docket ID number 

assigned to this action in the subject 

line on the first page of your response. 

You may also provide the name, date, 

and Federal Register citation. 

III. What Information Collection 

Activity or ICR Does this Action Apply 

to? 

Affected entities: Entities potentially 

affected by this action are local 

education agencies (LEAs) (e.g., 

elementary or secondary public school 

districts or a private school or school 

system); an asbestos training provider to 

schools and educational systems; a state 


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education department or commission; or 

a state public health department or 

commission. 

Title: Asbestos-Containing Materials 

in Schools Rule and Revised Asbestos 

Model Accreditation Plan Rule. 

ICR numbers: EPA ICR No. 1365.08, 

OMB Control No. 2070–0091. 

ICR status: This ICR is currently 

scheduled to expire on January 31, 

2008. 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: The Asbestos Hazard 

Emergency Response Act (AHERA) 

requires LEAs to conduct inspections, 

develop management plans, and design 

or conduct response actions with 

respect to the presence of asbestoscontaining materials in school 

buildings. AHERA also requires states to 

develop model accreditation plans for 

persons who perform asbestos 

inspections, develop management 

control plans, and design or conduct 

response actions. This information 

collection addresses the burden 

associated with recordkeeping 

requirements imposed on LEAs by the 

asbestos in schools rule, and reporting 

and recordkeeping requirements 

imposed on states and training 

providers related to the model 

accreditation plan rule. 

Responses to the collection of 

information are mandatory (see 40 CFR 

part 763, subpart E). Respondents may 

claim all or part of a document 

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 range between 5.5 hours 

and 140 hours per response, depending 

on the category of the respondent. 

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. 

The ICR provides a detailed 

explanation of this estimate, which is 

only briefly summarized here: 

Estimated total number of potential 

respondents: 125,691. 

Frequency of response: On occasion. 

Estimated total average number of 

responses for each respondent: 1. 

Estimated total annual burden hours: 

2,530,600 hours. 

Estimated total annual costs: 

$76,352,159. This includes an estimated 

burden cost of $76,352,159 and an 

estimated cost of $0 for capital 

investment or maintenance and 

operational costs. 

IV. Are There Changes in the Estimates 

from the Last Approval? 

There is a net increase of 45,160 hours 

in the total estimated respondent 

burden compared with that identified in 

the ICR currently approved by OMB. 

This increase reflects EPA’s revised 

estimates of numbers of LEAs and of 

training providers. This change is an 

adjustment. 

V. 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 notice 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: April 30, 2007. 

James B. Gulliford, 

Assistant Administrator, Office of Prevention, 

Pesticides and Toxic Substances. 

[FR Doc. E7–8943 Filed 5–8–07; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 6560–50–S 

ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION 

AGENCY 

[EPA–HQ–OPPT–2007–0274; FRL–8125–4] 

Agency Information Collection 

Activities; Proposed Collection; 

Comment Request; Safer Detergent 

Stewardship Initiative (SDSI) Program; 

EPA ICR No. 2261.01, OMB Control No. 

2070–new 

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 EPA is planning to 

submit a request for a new Information 

Collection Request (ICR) to the Office of 

Management and Budget (OMB). This 

ICR, entitled: ‘‘Safer Detergent 

Stewardship Initiative (SDSI) Program’’

is identified by EPA ICR No. 2261.01 

and OMB Control No. 2070–new. Before 

submitting the ICR to OMB for review 

and approval, EPA is soliciting 

comments on specific aspects of the 

proposed information collection. 

DATES: Comments must be received on 

or before July 9, 2007. 

ADDRESSES: Submit your comments, 

identified by docket identification (ID) 

number EPA–HQ–OPPT–2007–0274, by 

one of the following methods: 

• Federal eRulemaking Portal: http:// 

www.regulations.gov. Follow the on-line 

instructions for submitting comments. 

• Mail: Document Control Office 

(7407M), Office of Pollution Prevention 

and Toxics (OPPT), Environmental 

Protection Agency, 1200 Pennsylvania 

Ave., NW., Washington, DC 20460–

0001. 

• Hand Delivery: OPPT Document 

Control Office (DCO), EPA East, Rm. 

6428, 1201 Constitution Ave., NW., 

Washington, DC. Attention: Docket ID 

number EPA–HQ–OPPT–2007–0274. 

The DCO is open from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m., 

Monday through Friday, excluding legal 

holidays. The telephone number for the 

DCO is (202) 564–8930. Such deliveries 

are only accepted during the DCO’s 

normal hours of operation, and special 

arrangements should be made for 

deliveries of boxed information. 

Instructions: Direct your comments to 

docket ID number EPA–HQ–OPPT–


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