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**APPENDIX F -**  **1 Copy of Consultations Message Sent by EPA to Potential Respondents** **Subject** : Request for Assistance; Renewal of "PCBs, Consolidated Reporting and Record Keep ing Requirements" ICR **From** : Sara Kemme **To** : Addressees **Date** : 01/11/2011 Dear [addressee], On December 29, 2010, EPA published a Notice in the Federal Register (75 FR 82007) titled “Agency Information Collection Activities; Proposed Collection; Comment Request; PCBs, Consolidated Reporting and Record Keeping Requirements; EPA I CR No. 1446.10, OMB Control No. 2070
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- 0001 ). This Notice refers to EPA's intention to request renewed Office of Management and Budget (OMB) clearance of an information collection related to reporting and/or recordkeeping requirements for individuals, establ ishments or organizations that currentl y possess PCB items, PCB
contaminated equipment, or other PCB waste. In addition to public notice and comment requirement that the above Notice initiates, OMB regulations at 5 CFR 1320.8(d)(1)) require agencies to c onsult with potential respondents and data users about specific aspects of an information collection request (I CR) before submitting it to OMB for review and approval, regardless, in the case of ICR renewals, of whether changes have or have not been made t o the collection activity
. As part of this required consultation, Iam contacting you to solicit your input. Please note that if yo u take this opportunity to provide input, your name, affiliation, e
- mail address, phone number and an y information you prov ide (e.g., copies of e
- mails) will be incorporated and attached to the ICR supporting statement, which will be a public document. In addition, the OMB Desk Examiner for the ICR in question may contact you to verify

the accuracy

of any comments EPA identif ies in the I CR. EPA solicits your input on the following questions: Are the data that EPA seeks under this ICR available from an y public source, or alread y collected b y another EPA office or b y another agency ? I f so, where can the data be found? Is it clear what is required for data submission? I f not, are there an y suggestions for clarifying instructions? Would you be interested in an electronic/data submission option? What ty pe of alternative would y ou be most likel y to utilize

– web form, diskette, CD
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In frastructure, PINS and passwords, signed paper cover sheet? How does TSCA CBI affect your choice or use of an electronic medium? Would you be more i nclined to submit TSCA CBI on diskette than on paper and what benefits would y ou realize (e.g., burden reduction, greater efficiency in compiling information, etc). Do y ou agree with EPA's estimated burden and costs (the I CR addresses only the costs assoc iated with paperwork)? Are the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) labor rates accurate? I f yo u have an y reason to consider the BLS labor rates as used b y EPA inaccurate or inappropriate, explain your rationale. To access the Federal Register Notice, the I CR supporting document, and any public comments received to date, go to: o www.regulations.gov/ o enter EPA
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February 12, 2011. EPA will consider those responses, as well as any public comments received in response to the Federal Register Notice identified above, in preparing a final document for OMB review. Thank y ou for y our assistance. Sincerel y yours, Sara Kemme National Program Chemicals Division, Office of Pollution Prevention and Toxics/Office of Prevention, Pesticides and Toxic Substances Environmental Protection Ag ency Washington, DC 20460 (202) 566
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