Federal Register / Vol. 78, No. 32 / Friday, February 15, 2013 / Notices 11171 

ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION 

AGENCY 

[EPA–HQ–OAR–2003–0041 FRL—9781–2] 

Proposed Information Collection 

Request; Comment Request; RadNet 

(Renewal) 

AGENCY: Environmental Protection 

Agency (EPA). 

ACTION: Notice. 

SUMMARY: The Environmental Protection 

Agency is planning to submit an 

information collection request (ICR), 

‘‘RadNet (Renewal)’’ (EPA ICR No. 

0877.11, OMB Control No. 2060–0015) 

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.). 

Before doing so, EPA is soliciting public 

comments on specific aspects of the 

proposed information collection as 

described below. This is a proposed 

extension of the ICR, which is currently 

approved through July 31, 2013. 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: Comments must be submitted on 

or before April 16, 2013. 

ADDRESSES: Submit your comments, 

referencing Docket ID No. EPA–HQ– 

OAR–2003–0041 referencing the Docket 

ID numbers provided for each item in 

the text, online using 

www.regulations.gov (our preferred 

method), by email to a-and-r-Docket and 

Information Center, or by mail to: EPA 

Docket Center, Environmental 

Protection Agency, Mail Code 28221T, 

1200 Pennsylvania Ave. NW., 

Washington, DC 20460. 

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: 

Charles M. Petko, Office of Radiation 

and Indoor Air (ORIA), National Air and 

Radiation Environmental Laboratory 

(NAREL), 540 South Morris Avenue, 

Montgomery, Alabama 36115–2601. Tel: 

334–270–3411; fax number: 334–270– 

3454; email address: 

petko.charles@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. 

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

the PRA, EPA is soliciting comments 

and information to enable it to: (i) 

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; (ii) evaluate the 

accuracy of the Agency’s estimate of the 

burden of the proposed collection of 

information, including the validity of 

the methodology and assumptions used; 

(iii) enhance the quality, utility, and 

clarity of the information to be 

collected; and (iv) 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. 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. At that time, EPA 

will issue another Federal Register 

notice to announce the submission of 

the ICR to OMB and the opportunity to 

submit additional comments to OMB. 

Abstract: RadNet is a national 

network of stations collecting sampling 

media that include air, precipitation, 

drinking water, and milk. Samples are 

sent to EPA’s National Air and 

Radiation Environmental Laboratory 

(NAREL) in Montgomery, Alabama, 

where they are analyzed for 

radioactivity. RadNet provides 

emergency response/homeland security 

and ambient monitoring information on 

levels of environmental radiation across 

the nation. All stations, usually 

operated by state and local personnel, 

participate in RadNet voluntarily. 

Station operators complete information 

forms that accompany the samples. The 

forms request descriptive information 

pertaining to sample location, e.g., 

sample type, sample location, length of 

sampling period, and volume 

represented. 

Form Numbers: 5900–23, 5900–24, 

5900–25, 5900–26, 5900–27, 5900–28, 

5900–29, 5900–30, 5900–31. 

Respondents/affected entities: 

Volunteer collectors of milk, air, 

precipitation, and drinking water 

samples to support EPA’s national 

environmental radiation monitoring 

network known as RadNet. 

Respondent’s obligation to respond: 

voluntary. 

Estimated number of respondents: 

275 (total). 

Frequency of response: Frequency 

varies according to medium being 

sampled: milk, quarterly; drinking 

water, quarterly; rain (precipitation), as 

events occur; and air, twice weekly. 

Total estimated burden: 9,333 hours 

(per year). Burden is defined at 5 CFR 

1320.03(b). 

Total estimated cost: $480,073 in 

labor costs and no capital or O&M. 

Changes in Estimates: There is an 

anticipated decrease in the total 

estimated burden currently identified in 

the OMB Inventory of Approved ICR 

Burdens. This decrease will result from 

the installation of new air monitors, 

which require less time from the station 

operators. Specific estimates of 

decreased burden are in progress. The 

new equipment was installed as a result 

of EPA’s decision to upgrade existing air 

monitoring equipment. 

Dated: February 5, 2013. 

John Griggs, 

Director, National Analytical Radiation 

Environmental Laboratory, EPA Office of 

Radiation and Indoor Air. 

[FR Doc. 2013–03601 Filed 2–14–13; 8:45 am] 

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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION 

AGENCY 

[ER–FRL–9007–6] 

Environmental Impacts Statements; 

Notice of Availability 

Responsible Agency: Office of Federal 

Activities, General Information (202) 

564–7146 or http://www.epa.gov/ 

compliance/nepa/. 

Weekly receipt of Environmental Impact 

Statements 

Filed 02/04/2013 Through 02/08/2013 

Pursuant to 40 CFR 1506.9. 

Notice 

Section 309(a) of the Clean Air Act 

requires that EPA make public its 

comments on EISs issued by other 

Federal agencies. EPA’s comment letters 

on EISs are available at: http:// 

www.epa.gov/compliance/nepa/ 

eisdata.html. 

EIS No. 20130026, Final EIS, USFWS, 

TX, Edwards Aquifer Recovery 

Implementation Program Habitat 

Conservation Plan, Review Period 

Ends: 03/18/2013, Contact: Adam 

Zerrenner 512–490–0057. 

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