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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION 

AGENCY 

[EPA–HQ–OPPT–2007–0270; FRL–8518–2] 

Agency Information Collection 

Activities; Submission to OMB for 

Review and Approval; Comment 

Request; Asbestos-Containing 

Materials in Schools Rule and Revised 

Asbestos Model Accreditation Plan 

Rule; EPA ICR No. 1365.08, OMB 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 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 21, 

2008. 

ADDRESSES: Submit your comments, 

referencing docket ID Number EPA-HQOPPT–2007–0270 to (1) EPA online 

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

preferred method), by e-mail to 

oppt.ncic@epa.gov 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: 

Barbara Cunningham, 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: 202–554–

1404; e-mail address: TSCAHotline@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 May 9, 2007 (72 FR 26355), EPA 

sought comments on this ICR pursuant 

to 5 CFR 1320.8(d). EPA received no 

comments. 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–

HQ–OPPT–2007–0270, 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 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, Confidential 

Business Information (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: 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 Local Education Agencies 

(LEAs) to conduct inspections, develop 

management plans, and design or 

conduct response actions with respect 

to the presence of asbestos-containing 

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 reporting and 

recordkeeping requirements imposed on 

LEAs by the asbestos in schools rule, 

and reporting and recordkeeping 

requirements imposed on state agencies 

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 notice 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 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; 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: 

Entities potentially affected by this 

action are local education agencies 


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(LEAs, e.g., elementary or secondary 

public school districts or a private 

school or school system); asbestos 

training providers to schools and 

educational systems; and state 

education departments or commissions 

or state public health departments or 

commissions. 

Frequency of Response: On occasion. 

Estimated No. of Respondents: 

125,691. 

Estimated Total Annual Hour Burden: 

2,530,600 hours. 

Estimated Total Annual Labor Costs: 

$76,352,159. 

Changes in Burden Estimates: There 

is a net increase of 45,160 hours (from 

2,485,440 hours to 2,530,600 hours) in 

the total estimated respondent burden 

compared with that currently in the 

OMB inventory. This increase reflects 

changes in the estimated numbers of 

Local Education Agencies and training 

providers. The increase is an 

adjustment. 

Dated: January 15, 2008. 

Sara Hisel-McCoy, 

Director, Collection Strategies Division. 

[FR Doc. E8–1000 Filed 1–18–08; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 6560–50–P 

ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION 

AGENCY 

[FRL–8518–1] 

Determination of Sole Source Aquifer 

Petition 

AGENCY: Environmental Protection 

Agency. 

ACTION: Notice of Sole Source Aquifer 

Petition Determination. 

SUMMARY: The United States 

Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) 

today provides notice that it approves 

the petition to designate the Espan ̃ola 

Basin Aquifer System a Sole Source 

Aquifer. The aquifer is eligible for 

designation because it is the principal 

source of drinking water for the area 

covered by the petition. 

ADDRESSES: The administrative record 

underlying today’s decision was 

available for inspection at the EPA 

Region 6, 1445 Ross Avenue, Dallas, 

Texas 75202. EPA had also posted a fact 

sheet, summary of public comments and 

responses, and a decision support 

document on its Web site at http:// 

www.epa.gov/earth1r6/6wq/swp/ssa. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Michael Bechdol, Environmental 

Scientist, Source Water Protection 

Branch (6WQ–SG), EPA Region 6, 1445 

Ross Ave., Dallas, TX 75202–2733, 

phone (214) 665–7133, 

bechdol.michael@epa.gov. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Pursuant 

to Section 1424(e) of the Safe Drinking 

Water Act (SDWA), 42 U.S.C. 300h–3(e), 

EPA may designate an aquifer a ‘‘sole 

source aquifer’’ if it serves as the sole or 

principal drinking water source for an 

area and contamination of that aquifer 

would create a significant hazard to 

public health. EPA may essentially 

‘‘veto’’ financial assistance proposed by 

Federal agencies for projects it finds 

may contaminate such a designated 

aquifer. To date, EPA has designated 75 

sole source aquifers. 

On June 2, 2006, EPA received a 

petition for sole source aquifer 

designation from the La Cienega Valley 

Citizens for Environmental Safeguards. 

The petition sought designation for the 

Espan ̃ola Basin Aquifer System, which 

covers approximately 3,000 sq miles 

which includes the cities of Santa Fe, 

Los Alamos and Espan ̃ ola. The area also 

includes the Pueblos of San Juan, Santa 

Clara, Pojoaque, San Ildefonso, Nambe, 

Tesuque, Picuris, and Cochiti. The U.S. 

census for 2000 shows a population in 

the petitioned area of approximately 

172,750, including around 70,000 in the 

City of Santa Fe. To show the aquifer 

was the primary source of drinking 

water for the area, the petitioner relied 

on documentation of water rights 

allocated to water users by the New 

Mexico Office of the State Engineer and 

by U.S. Geological Survey’s 1990 

generalized estimates of water use in 

New Mexico. 

EPA published notice of the petition 

in the Santa Fe New Mexican and 

requested comments thereon. It received 

a number of comments and carefully 

considered them in reaching today’s 

decision. EPA also performed an 

independent review of the hydrology 

and water use in the area covered by the 

petition. The Agency concludes that 

approximately 85% of the drinking 

water used in the area covered by the 

petition is derived from wells in the 

aquifer. EPA thus approves the Espan ̃ ola 

Basin Aquifer System petition. 

Dated: January 10, 2008. 

Richard E. Greene, 

Regional Administrator, Region 6. 

[FR Doc. E8–999 Filed 1–18–08; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 6560–50–P 

ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION 

AGENCY 

[FRL–8518–3] 

Meeting of the Local Government 

Advisory Committee 

AGENCY: Environmental Protection 

Agency (EPA). 

ACTION: Notice. 

SUMMARY: The Local Government 

Advisory Committee (LGAC) and the 

Small Community Advisory 

Subcommittee (SCAS), and workgroups 

will meet on February 5–6, 2008 in 

Washington, DC. The Committee and 

Subcommittee meetings will be located 

at The Madison, at 1177 Fifteenth 

Street, NW., Washington, DC 20005, in 

conference rooms Vernon A & B. The 

focus areas of the meeting will be Green 

Buildings, Small Communities, and 

other environmental issues potentially 

affecting local governments. 

This is an open meeting and all 

interested persons are invited to attend. 

The Committee will hear comments 

from the public between 11:30 a.m. and 

12 p.m. on Tuesday, February 5, 2008. 

Each individual or organization wishing 

to address the LGAC meeting will be 

allowed a maximum of five minutes to 

present their point of view. Also, 

written comments should be submitted 

electronically to 

Eargle.Frances@epa.gov. Please contact 

the Designated Federal Officer (DFO) at 

the number listed below to schedule 

agenda time. Time will be allotted on a 

first come, first serve basis, and the total 

period for comments may be extended, 

if the number of requests for 

appearances require it. 

ADDRESSES: The LGAC meeting will be 

held at The Madison, a Loews Hotel, 

located at 1177 Fifteenth St., NW. on 

February 5–6 in conference rooms 

Vernon A & B. 

The Committee’s meeting minutes 

and Subcommittee summary notes will 

be available after the meeting online at 

http://www.epa.gov/ocir/scas and can 

be obtained by written request to the 

DFO. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Frances Eargle, DFO for the Local 

Government Advisory Committee 

(LGAC), at (202) 564–3115 or e-mail at 

Eargle.Frances@epa.gov. For those 

interested in participating in the Small 

Community Subcommittee meeting, 

contact Anna Raymond at (202) 564–

2663 or by e-mail at 

Raymond.Anna@epa.gov. 

Information on Services for Those 

With Disabilities: For information on 

access or services for individuals with 


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