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such measurements, maintenance 

reports, and records. All reports are sent 

to the delegated state or local authority. 

In the event that there is no such 

delegated authority, the reports are sent 

directly to the EPA regional office. This 

information is being collected to assure 

compliance with 40 CFR part 63, 

subpart TTTT, and 40 CFR part 63, 

subpart A, as authorized in sections 112 

and 114(a) of the Clean Air Act. The 

required information consists of 

emissions data and other information 

that have been determined to be private. 

Burden Statement: The annual public 

reporting and recordkeeping burden for 

this collection of information estimated 

to average 33 hours per response. 

Burden means the total time, effort, or 

financial resources expended by persons 

to generate, maintain, retain, or disclose 

and 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. All existing 

ways will have to adjust to comply with 

any previously applicable instructions 

and requirements that 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: 

Leather finishing operations. 

Estimated Number of Respondents: 

10. 

Frequency of Response: Initially, 

occasionally, and annually. 

Estimated Total Annual Hour Burden: 

334. 

Estimated Total Annual Cost: 

$31,495.00, inclusion of labor costs. 

There are no capital/startup costs, and 

no operation and maintenance (O&M) 

costs. 

Changes in the Estimates: There is no 

change in the labor hours in this ICR as 

compared to the Previous ICR. This 

situation is due to two considerations: 

(1) the regulations have not changed 

over the past three years and not 

anticipated to change over the next 

three years; and (2) the growth rate for 

the industry is very low, negative, or 

non-existent, so there is no significant 

change in the overall burden. There is, 

however, an increase in the estimated 

burden cost as currently identified in 

the OMB Inventory of Approved ICR 

Burdens. The increase is not due to any 

program changes. The change in burden 

cost is due to the use of the most 

updated labor rates. 

Dated: September 13, 2011. 

John Moses, 

Director, Collection Strategies Division. 

[FR Doc. 2011–24108 Filed 9–19–11; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 6560–50–P 

ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION 

AGENCY 

[EPA–HQ–OW–2008–0357; FRL–9466–7] 

Agency Information Collection 

Activities; Proposed Collection; 

Comment Request; Reporting 

Requirements for BEACH Act Grants 

(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 the 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 is scheduled to expire on January 

31, 2012. Before submitting the ICR to 

OMB for review and approval, the EPA 

is soliciting comments on specific 

aspects of the proposed information 

collection as described below. 

DATES: Comments must be submitted on 

or before November 21, 2011. 

ADDRESSES: Submit your comments, 

identified by Docket ID No. EPA–HQ– 

OW–2008–0357, by one of the following 

methods: 

• http://www.regulations.gov: Follow 

the on-line instructions for submitting 

comments. 

• E-mail: ow-docket@epa.gov. 

• Fax: (202) 566–0409. 

• Mail: Water Docket, Environmental 

Protection Agency, Mailcode: 28221T, 

1200 Pennsylvania Ave., NW., 

Washington, DC 20460. 

• Hand Delivery: EPA Docket Center, 

EPA West Building, Room 3334, 1301 

Constitution Avenue, NW., Washington, 

DC 20004. Such deliveries are only 

accepted during the Docket’s normal 

hours of operation, and special 

arrangements should be made for 

deliveries of boxed information. 

Instructions: Direct your comments to 

Docket ID No. EPA–HQ–OW–2008– 

0357. The EPA’s policy is that all 

comments received will be included in 

the public docket without change and 

may be made available online 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 www.regulations.gov 

or e-mail. The http://

www.regulations.gov Web site is an 

‘‘anonymous access’’ system, which 

means the 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 the EPA without 

going through http://

www.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, the 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 the EPA 

cannot read your comment due to 

technical difficulties and cannot contact 

you for clarification, the 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 the EPA’s public docket visit the 

EPA Docket Center homepage at http://

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

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Lars 

Wilcut, Standards and Health Protection 

Division, Office of Science and 

Technology, (4305T), Environmental 

Protection Agency, 1200 Pennsylvania 

Ave., NW., Washington, DC 20460; 

telephone number: (202) 566–0447; fax 

number: (202) 566–0409; e-mail address: 

wilcut.lars@epa.gov. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

How can I access the docket and/or 

submit comments? 

The EPA has established a public 

docket for this ICR under Docket ID No. 

EPA–HQ–OW–2008–0357, which is 

available for online viewing at http:// 

www.regulations.gov, or in person 

viewing at the Water 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 Water Docket is 202– 

566–2426. 

Use http://www.regulations.gov to 

obtain a copy of the draft collection of 


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information, submit or view public 

comments, access the index listing of 

the contents of the docket, and access 

those documents in the public docket 

that are available electronically. Once in 

the system, select ‘‘search,’’ then key in 

the docket ID number identified in this 

document. 

What information is the EPA 

particularly interested in? 

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

the PRA, the EPA specifically solicits 

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. In 

particular, the EPA is requesting 

comments from very small businesses 

(those that employ less than 25) on 

examples of specific additional efforts 

that the EPA could make to reduce the 

paperwork burden for very small 

businesses affected by this collection. 

What should I consider when I prepare 

my comments for the 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. Offer alternative ways to improve 

the collection activity. 

6. Make sure to submit your 

comments by the deadline identified 

under DATES. 

7. To ensure proper receipt by the 

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. 

What information collection activity or 

ICR does this apply to? 

Affected entities: Entities potentially 

affected by this action are 

environmental and public health 

agencies in coastal and Great Lakes 

states, territories, and tribes. 

Title: Reporting Requirements for 

BEACH Act Grants (Renewal). 

ICR numbers: EPA ICR No. 2048.04, 

OMB Control No. 2040–0244. 

ICR status: This ICR is currently 

scheduled to expire on January 31, 

2012. 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 the 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 Beaches Environmental 

Assessment and Coastal Health 

(BEACH) Act amends the Clean Water 

Act (CWA) in part and authorizes the 

U.S. Environmental Protection Agency 

(EPA) to award BEACH Act Program 

Development and Implementation 

Grants to coastal and Great Lakes states, 

tribes, and territories (collectively 

referred to as states) for their beach 

monitoring and notification programs. 

The grants will assist those states to 

develop and implement a consistent 

approach to monitor recreational water 

quality; assess, manage, and 

communicate health risks from 

waterborne microbial contamination; 

notify the public of pollution 

occurrences; and post beach advisories 

and closures to prevent public exposure 

to microbial pathogens. To qualify for a 

BEACH Act Grant, a state must submit 

information to the EPA documenting 

that its beach monitoring and 

notification program is consistent with 

nine performance criteria outlined in 

the National Beach Guidance and 

Required Performance Criteria for 

Grants. For the EPA to award a BEACH 

Implementation Grant, a state must 

document that its coastal monitoring 

and notification program includes or 

will include the following: 

• A risk-based beach evaluation and 

classification plan. 

• A sampling design and monitoring 

implementation plan. 

• Monitoring report submission and 

delegation procedures. 

• Methods and assessment 

procedures. 

• A public notification and risk 

communication plan. 

• Measures to notify the EPA and 

local governments. 

• Measures to notify the public. 

• Notification report submission and 

delegation procedures. 

• Public evaluation of the program. 

Beach program information will be 

collected by the EPA’s Office of Science 

and Technology and the applicable EPA 

regions. All information except the 

monitoring and notification reports will 

be stored in the applicable regions. The 

monitoring and notification information 

will be stored in the eBEACHES 

Database and displayed on the EPA’s 

Beaches Web site for use by the public, 

state environmental and public health 

agencies, and the EPA. 

Burden Statement: The annual public 

reporting and recordkeeping burden for 

this collection of information is 

estimated to average 2,400 hours per 

respondent. This burden represents 

reports and accompanying data to be 

submitted each year by the 37 eligible 

states and territories. 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 the Agency’s estimate, 

which is only briefly summarized here: 

Estimated total number of potential 

respondents: 37. 

Frequency of response: Submitting 

monitoring and notification reports: 

quarterly; all other reporting: annual. 

Estimated total average number of 

responses for each respondent: 4. 

Estimated total annual burden hours: 

88,812. 

Estimated total annual costs: 

$11,463,642. This includes an estimated 

burden cost of $7,520,562 and an 


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estimated cost of $3,943,080 for 

maintenance and operational costs. 

Are there changes in the estimates from 

the last approval? 

There is an increase of 26 hours in the 

total estimated respondent burden 

compared with that identified in the ICR 

currently approved by OMB. This 

increase reflects the EPA’s expectation 

that states will voluntarily report 

monitoring and notification data more 

frequently, in order to improve public 

health protection at beaches through 

increased timeliness of water quality 

results at beaches nationwide. This 

change also reflects the EPA’s 

expectation that no new jurisdictions 

will become eligible for BEACH Act 

grant in the next three years. 

What is the next step in the process for 

this ICR? 

The 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. At that time, the 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. 

Dated: September 13, 2011. 

Ephraim King, 

Director, Office of Science and Technology. 

[FR Doc. 2011–24089 Filed 9–19–11; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 6560–50–P 

ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION 

AGENCY 

[EPA–HQ–OPPT–2010–1007; FRL–9467–1] 

Agency Information Collection 

Activities; Submission to OMB for 

Review and Approval; Comment 

Request; TSCA Section 402 and 

Section 404 Training and Certification, 

Accreditation and Standards for LeadBased Paint Activities and Renovation, 

Repair, and Painting 

AGENCY: Environmental Protection 

Agency (EPA). 

ACTION: Notice. 

SUMMARY: In compliance with the 

Paperwork Reduction Act (44 U.S.C. 

3501 et seq.), this document announces 

that the following Information 

Collection Request (ICR) has been 

forwarded to the Office of Management 

and Budget (OMB) for review and 

approval: TSCA Section 402 and 

Section 404 Training and Certification, 

Accreditation and Standards for LeadBased Paint Activities and Renovation, 

Repair, and Painting; EPA ICR No. 

1715.13, OMB No. 2070–0155. The ICR, 

which is abstracted below, describes the 

nature of the information collection 

activity and its expected burden and 

costs. 

DATES: Additional comments may be 

submitted on or before October 20, 

2011. 

ADDRESSES: Submit your comments, 

referencing docket ID Number EPA– 

HQ–OPPT–2010–1007 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: 

Pamela Myrick, Acting Director, 

Environmental Assistance Division, 

Office of Pollution Prevention and 

Toxics, Environmental Protection 

Agency, Mail code: 7408–M, 1200 

Pennsylvania Ave., NW., Washington, 

DC 20460; telephone number: 202–554– 

1404; e-mail address: TSCA– 

Hotline@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 January 26, 2011 (76 FR 4657), EPA 

sought comments on this renewal 

pursuant to 5 CFR 1320.8(d). EPA 

received multiple comments during the 

comment period, which are addressed 

in the Supporting Statement. 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 

EPA–HQ–OPPT–2010–1007, 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 http:// 

www.regulations.gov to submit or view 

public comments, access the index 

listing of the contents of the public 

docket, and to access those documents 

in the public docket that are available 

electronically. Once in the system, 

select ‘‘search,’’ then key in the docket 

ID number identified above. 

EPA’s policy is that public comments, 

whether submitted electronically or in 

paper, will be made available for public 

viewing in 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. When EPA 

identifies a comment containing 

copyrighted material, EPA will provide 

a reference to that material in the 

version of the comment that is placed in 

http://www.regulations.gov. The entire 

printed comment, including the 

copyrighted material, will be available 

in the public docket. Although 

identified as an item in the official 

docket, information claimed as CBI, or 

whose disclosure is otherwise restricted 

by statute, is not included in the official 

public docket, and will not be available 

for public viewing in http:// 

www.regulations.gov. For further 

information about the electronic docket, 

go to http://www.regulations.gov. 

Title: TSCA Section 402 and Section 

404 Training and Certification, 

Accreditation and Standards for LeadBased Paint Activities and Renovation, 

Repair, and Painting. 

ICR Status: This is a request to renew 

an existing approved collection. This 

ICR is scheduled to expire on October 

31, 2011. Under OMB regulations, the 

Agency may continue to conduct or 

sponsor the collection of information 

while this submission is pending at 

OMB. 

Abstract: This information collection 

request (ICR) combines information 

collection activities defined in existing 

ICRs 1715.09 (ICR for lead-based paint 

activities), 1715.10 (ICR addendum for 

the 2008 Renovation, Repair and 

Painting final rule), and 1715.12 (ICR for 

the 2010 Renovation, Repair and 

Painting opt-out and recordkeeping final 

rule) covering the reporting and 

recordkeeping requirements for 

individuals or firms conducting leadbased paint activities or renovation in or 

on houses, apartments, or childoccupied facilities built before 1978, 

under the authority of sections 402 and 


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