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nature of the information collection and 

its estimated burden and cost. 

DATES: Additional comments may be 

submitted on or before August 25, 2011. 

ADDRESSES: Submit your comments, 

referencing Docket ID No. EPA–HQ– 

SFUND–2004–0006, to (1) EPA online 

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

preferred method), by e-mail to 

superfund.docket@epa.gov or by mail 

to: EPA Docket Center, Environmental 

Protection Agency, Superfund Docket, 

Environmental Protection Agency, 

Mailcode: 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: Sicy 

Jacob, Office of Emergency 

Management, 5104A, Environmental 

Protection Agency, 1200 Pennsylvania 

Ave., NW., Washington, DC 20460; 

telephone number: (202) 564–8019; fax 

number: (202) 564–2625; e-mail address: 

jacob.sicy@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 14, 2011 (76 FR 8363), EPA 

sought comments on this ICR pursuant 

to 5 CFR 1320.8(d). EPA received one 

comment during the comment period, 

which is addressed in the ICR. 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–SFUND–2004–0006, which is 

available for online viewing at http:// 

www.regulations.gov, or in person 

viewing at the Superfund 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 

8:30 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 Superfund Docket is 

202–566–0276. 

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: Community Right-to-Know 

Reporting Requirements under Sections 

311 and 312 of the Emergency Planning 

and Community Right-to-Know Act 

(EPCRA) (Renewal). 

ICR number: EPA ICR No. 1352.12, 

OMB Control No. 2050–0072. 

ICR Status: This ICR is scheduled to 

expire on July 31, 2011. 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, 

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 authority for these 

requirements is sections 311 and 312 of 

the Emergency Planning and 

Community Right-to-Know Act 

(EPCRA), 1986 (42 U.S.C. 11011, 11012). 

EPCRA Section 311 requires owners and 

operators of facilities subject to OSHA 

Hazard Communication Standard to 

submit a list of chemicals or Material 

Safety Data Sheet (MSDS) (for those 

chemicals that exceed thresholds, 

specified in 40 CFR part 370) to the 

State Emergency Response Commission 

(SERC), Local Emergency Planning 

Committee (LEPC) and the local fire 

department (LFD) with jurisdiction over 

their facility. This is a one-time 

requirement unless a new facility 

becomes subject to the regulations or 

updating the information by facilities 

that are already covered by the 

regulations. EPCRA Section 312 requires 

owners and operators of facilities 

subject to OSHA HCS to submit an 

inventory form (for those chemicals that 

exceed the thresholds, specified in 40 

CFR Part 370) to the SERC, LEPC, and 

LFD with jurisdiction over their facility. 

This form is to be submitted on March 

1 of each year, on the inventory of 

chemicals in the previous calendar year. 

Burden Statement: The annual public 

reporting and recordkeeping burden for 

this collection of information is 

estimated to average 10 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. 

Respondents/Affected Entities: 

Facilities required to prepare or have 

available a material safety data sheet for 

any hazardous chemical under the 

OSHA Hazard Communication 

Standard. 

Estimated Number of Respondents: 

390,000 private facilities and 3,552 state 

and local agencies. 

Frequency of Response: Annual. 

Estimated Total Annual Hour Burden: 

3,909,132. 

Estimated Total Annual Cost: 

$247,574,394, includes $6,389,900 

annualized capital and operation & 

maintenance (O&M) cost. 

Changes in the Estimates: There is an 

increase of 116,700 hours in the total 

estimated burden currently identified in 

the OMB Inventory of Approved ICR 

Burdens. This increase is due to the 

increase in the number of respondents. 

Dated: July 20, 2011. 

John Moses, 

Director, Collection Strategies Division. 

[FR Doc. 2011–18835 Filed 7–25–11; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 6560–50–P 

ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION 

AGENCY 

[EPA–HQ–ORD–2005–0530; FRL–9443–5] 

Agency Information Collection 

Activities; Submission to OMB for 

Review and Approval; Comment 

Request; Application for Reference 

and Equivalent Method Determination 

(Renewal) 

AGENCY: Environmental Protection 

Agency (EPA). 


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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 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 August 25, 2011. 

ADDRESSES: Submit your comments, 

referencing Docket ID No. EPA–HQ– 

ORD–2005–0530 to (1) EPA online using 

http://www.regulations.gov (our 

preferred method), by e-mail to 

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

Docket Center, Environmental 

Protection Agency, ORD Docket, 

Environmental Protection Agency, 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: 

Robert W. Vanderpool, Human 

Exposure and Atmospheric Sciences 

Division, Process Modeling Research 

Branch, Mail Drop D205–03, 

Environmental Protection Agency, 109 

TW Alexander Drive, Research Triangle 

Park, NC 27711; telephone number: 

919–541–7877; fax number: 919–541– 

1153; e-mail address: 

vanderpool.robert@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 April 8, 2011 (76 FR 19769), 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–ORD–2005–0530, which is 

available for online viewing at http:// 

www.regulations.gov or in person 

viewing at the ORD 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 8:30 

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 ORD Docket is 202–566– 

1752. 

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: Application for Reference and 

Equivalent Method Determination 

(Renewal). 

ICR numbers: EPA ICR No. 0559.11, 

OMB Control No. 2080–0005. 

ICR Status: This ICR is scheduled to 

expire on July 31, 2011. 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, 

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: To determine compliance 

with the National Ambient Air Quality 

Standards (NAAQS), State air 

monitoring agencies are required to use, 

in their air quality monitoring networks, 

air monitoring methods that have been 

formally designated by the EPA as either 

reference or equivalent methods under 

EPA regulations at 40 CFR part 53. A 

manufacturer or seller of an air 

monitoring method (e.g., an air 

monitoring sampler or analyzer) that 

seeks to obtain such EPA designation of 

one of its products must carry out 

prescribed tests of the method. The test 

results and other information must then 

be submitted to the EPA in the form of 

an application for a reference or 

equivalent method determination in 

accordance with 40 CFR part 53. The 

EPA uses this information, under the 

provisions of part 53, to determine 

whether the particular method should 

be designated as either a reference or 

equivalent method. After a method is 

designated, the applicant must also 

maintain records of the names and 

mailing addresses of all ultimate 

purchasers of all analyzers or samplers 

sold as designated methods under the 

method designation. If the method 

designated is a method for fine 

particulate matter (PM2.5) and coarse 

particulate matter (PM10–2.5), the 

applicant must also submit a checklist 

signed by an ISO-certified auditor to 

indicate that the samplers or analyzers 

sold as part of the designated method 

are manufactured in an ISO 9001- 

registered facility. Also, an applicant 

must submit a minor application to seek 

approval for any proposed 

modifications to previously designated 

methods. 

A response to this collection of 

information is voluntary, but it is 

required to obtain the benefit of EPA 

designation under 40 CFR part 53. 

Submission of some information that is 

claimed by the applicant to be 

confidential business information may 

be necessary to make a reference or 

equivalent method determination. The 

confidentiality of any submitted 

information identified as confidential 

business information by the applicant 

will be protected in full accordance 

with 40 CFR Part 53.15 and all 

applicable provisions of 40 CFR part 2. 

Burden Statement: The annual public 

reporting and recordkeeping burden for 

this collection of information is 

estimated to average 341 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. 

Respondents/Affected Entities: 

Manufacturers or sellers of an air 

monitoring method. 


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Estimated Number of Respondents: 

22. 

Frequency of Response: Annual. 

Estimated Total Annual Hour Burden: 

7,492. 

Estimated Total Annual Cost: 

$650,494, includes $132,668 annualized 

capital and O&M costs. 

Changes in the Estimates: There is no 

change in hours in the total estimated 

burden currently identified in the OMB 

Inventory of Approved ICR Burdens. 

This is based on a comprehensive 

review of ongoing and expected NAAQS 

reviews encompassing this ICR’s period 

of performance. 

Dated: July 20, 2011. 

John Moses, 

Director, Collection Strategies Division. 

[FR Doc. 2011–18836 Filed 7–25–11; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 6560–50–P 

ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION 

AGENCY 

[EPA HQ–SFUND–2011–0052; FRL–9443–6 ] 

Agency Information Collection 

Activities; Submission to OMB for 

Review and Approval; Comment 

Request; Superfund Site Evaluation 

and Hazard Ranking System (Renewal) 

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 August 25, 2011. 

ADDRESSES: Submit your comments, 

referencing Docket ID No. EPA–HQ– 

SFUND–2011–0052, to (1) EPA online 

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

preferred method), by e-mail to 

superfund.docket@epa.gov, or by mail 

to: EPA Docket Center, Environmental 

Protection Agency, Superfund 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: 

Randy Hippen, mail code 5204–P, 

Environmental Protection Agency, 1200 

Pennsylvania Ave., NW., Washington, 

DC 20460; telephone number: (703) 

603–8829; fax number: (703) 603–9104; 

e-mail address: hippen.randy@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 8, 2011 (76 FR 6782), 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 No. EPA– 

HQ–SFUND–2011–0052, which is 

available for online viewing at http:// 

www.regulations.gov, or in person 

viewing at the Superfund 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 

8:30 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 Superfund Docket is 

202–566–0276. 

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: Superfund Site Evaluation and 

Hazard Ranking System (Renewal). 

ICR Numbers: EPA ICR No. 1488.08, 

OMB Control No. 2050–0095. 

ICR Status: This ICR is scheduled to 

expire on July 31, 2011. 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, 

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 105 of the 

Comprehensive Environmental 

Response, Compensation, and Liability 

Act (CERCLA, 1980 and 1986) amended 

the National Oil and Hazardous 

Substances Contingency Plan (NCP) to 

include criteria prioritizing releases 

throughout the U.S. before undertaking 

remedial action at uncontrolled 

hazardous waste sites. The Hazard 

Ranking System (HRS) is a model that 

is used to evaluate the relative threats to 

human health and the environment 

posed by actual or potential releases of 

hazardous substances, pollutants, and 

contaminants. The HRS criteria take 

into account the population at risk, the 

hazard potential of the substances, as 

well as the potential for contamination 

of drinking water supplies, direct 

human contact, destruction of sensitive 

ecosystems, damage to natural resources 

affecting the human food chain, 

contamination of surface water used for 

recreation or potable water 

consumption, and contamination of 

ambient air. 

EPA Regional offices work with States 

to determine those sites for which the 

State will conduct the Superfund site 

evaluation activities and the HRS 

scoring. The States are reimbursed 100 

percent of their costs, except for record 

maintenance. 

Under this ICR, the States will apply 

the HRS by identifying and classifying 

those releases or sites that warrant 

further investigation. The HRS score is 

crucial since it is the primary 

mechanism used to determine whether 

a site is eligible to be included on the 

National Priorities List (NPL). Only sites 

on the NPL are eligible for Superfundfinanced remedial actions. 

HRS scores are derived from the 

sources described in this information 

collection, including conducting field 

reconnaissance, taking samples at the 

site, and reviewing available reports and 

documents. States record the collected 

information on HRS documentation 

worksheets and include this in the 

supporting reference package. 

Burden Statement: The annual public 

reporting and recordkeeping burden for 

this collection of information is 

estimated to average 214 hours per 


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