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Dated: December 19, 2014. 

Nathaniel J. Davis, Sr., 

Deputy Secretary. 

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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION 

AGENCY 

[EPA–HQ–OPPT–2014–0486; FRL–9915–17] 

Agency Information Collection 

Activities; Proposed Renewal and 

Consolidation of Several Currently 

Approved Collections; Comment 

Request 

AGENCY: Environmental Protection 

Agency (EPA). 

ACTION: Notice. 

SUMMARY: In compliance with the 

Paperwork Reduction Act (PRA), this 

document announces that EPA is 

planning to submit a request to renew 

and consolidate three currently 

approved Information Collection 

Requests (ICRs) to the Office of 

Management and Budget (OMB). The 

consolidated ICR is entitled: ‘‘Lead 

Training, Certification, Accreditation 

and Authorization Activities’’ and 

identified by (EPA ICR No. 2507.01 and 

OMB Control No. 2070-(NEW)). This 

new ICR consolidates the following 

three ICRs, whose existing approval 

EPA is seeking to renew in order to 

allow for the consolidated ICR to 

complete the PRA process: ‘‘Lead-Based 

Paint Pre-Renovation Information 

Dissemination—TSCA Sec. 406(b)’’ 

(EPA ICR No. 1669.06, OMB Control No. 

2070–0158; scheduled to expire on 

April 30, 2015); ‘‘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 Control No. 2070–0155; 

scheduled to expire on December 31, 

2015); and ‘‘Lead; Clearance and 

Clearance Testing Requirements for the 

Renovation, Repair, and Painting 

Program’’ (EPA ICR No. 2381.02, OMB 

Control No. 2070–0181; scheduled to 

expire on April 30, 2015). Before 

submitting these ICRs to OMB for 

review and approval under the PRA, 

EPA is required to solicit comments on 

specific aspects of the information 

collections. Please note that the three 

ICR renewals are exactly the same as the 

ICRs that are currently approved. The 

Agency has not made any changes to 

these renewal ICRs because the covered 

activities are being consolidated, along 

with the estimated burdens, into the 

consolidated ICR. 

DATES: Comments must be received on 

or before February 27, 2015. 

ADDRESSES: Submit your comments, 

identified by docket identification (ID) 

number EPA–HQ–OPPT–2014–0486, by 

one of the following methods: 

• Federal eRulemaking Portal: http:// 

www.regulations.gov. Follow the online 

instructions for submitting comments. 

Do not submit electronically any 

information you consider to be 

Confidential Business Information (CBI) 

or other information whose disclosure is 

restricted by statute. 

• Mail: Document Control Office 

(7407M), Office of Pollution Prevention 

and Toxics (OPPT), Environmental 

Protection Agency, 1200 Pennsylvania 

Ave. NW., Washington, DC 20460–0001. 

• Hand Delivery: To make special 

arrangements for hand delivery or 

delivery of boxed information, please 

follow the instructions at http:// 

www.epa.gov/dockets/contacts.html. 

Additional instructions on 

commenting or visiting the docket, 

along with more information about 

dockets generally, is available at http:// 

www.epa.gov/dockets. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For 

technical information contact: Hans 

Scheifele, National Program Chemicals 

Division, (7404–T), Office of Pollution 

Prevention and Toxics, Environmental 

Protection Agency, 1200 Pennsylvania 

Ave. NW., Washington, DC 20460–0001; 

telephone number: (202) 564–3122; 

email address: scheifele.hans@epa.gov. 

For general information contact: The 

TSCA-Hotline, ABVI-Goodwill, 422 

South Clinton Ave., Rochester, NY 

14620; telephone number: (202) 554– 

1404; email address: TSCAHotline@epa.gov. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

I. What information is EPA particularly 

interested in? 

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

(44 U.S.C. 3506(c)(2)(A)), EPA 

specifically solicits comments and 

information to enable it to: 

1. 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. 

2. Evaluate the accuracy of the 

Agency’s estimates of the burden of the 

proposed collection of information, 

including the validity of the 

methodology and assumptions used. 

3. Enhance the quality, utility, and 

clarity of the information to be 

collected. 

4. 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, EPA is requesting comments 

from very small businesses (those that 

employ less than 25) on examples of 

specific additional efforts that EPA 

could make to reduce the paperwork 

burden for very small businesses 

affected by this collection. 

II. What should I consider when I 

prepare my comments for 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. Submit your comments by the 

deadline identified under DATES. 

6. Identify the docket ID number 

assigned to the ICR in the subject line 

on the first page of your response. You 

may also provide the ICR title and 

related EPA and OMB numbers. 

III. What do I need to know about PRA? 

An Agency may not conduct or 

sponsor, and a person is not required to 

respond to, a collection of information 

subject to PRA approval unless it 

displays a currently valid OMB control 

number. The OMB control numbers for 

the EPA regulations in title 40 of the 

Code of Federal Regulations (CFR), after 

appearing in the preamble of the final 

rule, are further displayed either by 

publication in the Federal Register or 

by other appropriate means, such as on 

the related collection instruments or 


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form, if applicable. The display of OMB 

control numbers for certain EPA 

regulations is consolidated in a list at 40 

CFR 9.1. 

As used in the PRA context, burden 

is defined in 5 CFR 1320.3(b). 

IV. What ICRs does this request apply 

to? 

A. New Consolidated ICR 

Title: Lead Training, Certification, 

Accreditation and Authorization 

Activities. 

ICR numbers: EPA ICR No. 2507.01; 

OMB Control No. 2070–(NEW). 

ICR status: This is a new ICR that 

reflects the consolidation of the three 

ICRs identified in unit IV.B. 

Abstract: This information collection 

involves third-party notification, 

required under section 406(b) of the 

Toxic Substances Control Act (TSCA), 

to owners and occupants of housing that 

will inform such individuals about the 

dangers of lead-contaminated dust and 

lead-based paint debris that are 

sometimes generated during renovations 

of housing where lead-based paint is 

present, thereby aiding them in avoiding 

potentially hazardous exposures and 

protecting public health. Since young 

children are especially susceptible to 

the hazards of lead, owners and 

occupants with children can take action 

to protect their children from lead 

poisonings. Section 406(b) of TSCA 

requires EPA to promulgate regulations 

requiring certain persons who perform 

renovations for compensation on target 

housing to provide a lead hazard 

information pamphlet (developed under 

TSCA section 406(a)) to the owner and 

occupants of such housing prior to 

beginning the renovation. Further, the 

firm performing the renovation must 

keep records acknowledging receipt of 

the pamphlet on file for 3 years after 

completion of work. Those who fail to 

provide the pamphlet or keep records as 

required may be subject to both civil 

and criminal sanctions. 

This information collection also 

addresses 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 

404 of TSCA. These sections and their 

implementing regulations require EPA 

to develop and administer a training 

and certification program as well as 

work practice standards for persons who 

perform lead-based paint activities and/ 

or renovations. 40 CFR part 745, subpart 

E, covers work practice standards, 

recordkeeping and reporting 

requirements, individual and firm 

certification, and enforcement for 

renovations done in target housing or 

child-occupied facilities. 40 CFR part 

745, subpart L, covers inspections, lead 

hazard screens, risk assessments, and 

abatement activities (referred to as 

‘‘lead-based paint activities’’) done in 

target housing and child-occupied 

facilities. 40 CFR part 745, subpart Q, 

establishes the requirements that state 

or tribal programs must meet for 

authorization to administer the 

standards, regulations, or other 

requirements established under TSCA 

section 402. Section 401 of TSCA 

defines target housing as any housing 

constructed before 1978 except housing 

for the elderly or disabled or 0-bedroom 

dwellings. 

Responses to the collection of 

information are mandatory (see 40 CFR 

part 745). Respondents may claim all or 

part of a document confidential. EPA 

will disclose information that is covered 

by a claim of confidentiality only to the 

extent permitted by, and in accordance 

with, the procedures in TSCA section 14 

and 40 CFR part 2. The consolidated 

ICR, a copy of which is available in the 

docket, provides a detailed explanation 

of this estimate, which is only briefly 

summarized here. 

Burden statement: The annual public 

reporting and recordkeeping burden for 

this collection of information is 

estimated to range between 0.2 hours 

per response and 10.2 hours per 

response, depending upon the nature of 

the respondent. 

Respondents/Affected entities: 

Entities potentially affected by this ICR 

include persons who are engaged in 

lead-based paint activities and/or 

perform renovations of target housing or 

child-occupied facilities for 

compensation, dust sampling, or dust 

testing; or who perform lead-based paint 

inspections, lead hazard screens, risk 

assessments or abatements in target 

housing or child-occupied facilities; or 

who provide training or operate a 

training program for individuals who 

perform any of these activities; or state, 

territorial or Native American agencies 

that administer lead-based paint 

activities and/or renovation programs. 

Estimated total number of potential 

respondents: 588,357. 

Frequency of response: On occasion. 

Estimated total average number of 

responses for each respondent: 46.3. 

Estimated total annual burden hours: 

5,585,213 hours. 

Estimated total annual costs: 

$277,147,047. This includes an 

estimated cost of $0 for capital 

investment or maintenance and 

operational costs. 

B. Renewal of Existing ICRs 

EPA intends to seek the renewal of 

the existing approvals for the following 

three ICRs in order to provide sufficient 

time to allow for the consolidated ICR 

to complete the PRA process. The three 

ICR renewals are exactly the same as the 

ICRs that are currently approved. The 

Agency has not made any changes to 

these renewal ICRs because the covered 

activities and related burdens are being 

consolidated into the new ICR described 

in Unit IV.A. 

1. Renewal under OMB Control No. 

2070–0158. 

Title: Lead-Based Paint PreRenovation Information 

Dissemination—TSCA Sec. 406(b). 

ICR numbers: EPA ICR No. 1669.07; 

OMB Control No. 2070–0158. 

ICR status: This ICR is scheduled to 

expire on April 30, 2015. Under OMB 

regulations, the Agency may continue to 

conduct or sponsor the collection of 

information while this renewal 

submission is pending at OMB. 

Abstract: This ICR involves thirdparty notification to owners and 

occupants of housing that will inform 

such individuals about the dangers of 

lead-contaminated dust and lead-based 

paint debris that are sometimes 

generated during renovations of housing 

where lead-based paint is present, 

thereby aiding them in avoiding 

potentially hazardous exposures and 

protecting public health. Since young 

children are especially susceptible to 

the hazards of lead, owners and 

occupants with children can take action 

to protect their children from lead 

poisonings. Section 406(b) of TSCA 

requires EPA to promulgate regulations 

requiring certain persons who perform 

renovations for compensation on target 

housing to provide a lead hazard 

information pamphlet (developed under 

TSCA section 406(a)) to the owner and 

occupants of such housing prior to 

beginning the renovation. Further, the 

firm performing the renovation must 

keep records acknowledging receipt of 

the pamphlet on file for 3 years after 

completion of work. Those who fail to 

provide the pamphlet or keep records as 

required may be subject to both civil 

and criminal sanctions. 

Responses to the collection of 

information are mandatory (see 40 CFR 

745, 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. 

Burden statement: The annual public 

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estimated to average about 0.23 hours 

per response. The ICR, a copy of which 

is available in the docket, provides a 

detailed explanation of this estimate, 

which is only briefly summarized here. 

Respondents/Affected entities: 

Entities potentially affected by this 

action are certain persons performing 

renovations of target housing, 

constructed prior to 1978, for 

compensation. 

Estimated total number of potential 

respondents: 320,504. 

Frequency of response: On occasion. 

Estimated total average number of 

responses for each respondent: 35.4. 

Estimated total annual burden hours: 

2,577,280 hours. 

Estimated total annual costs: 

$140,498,539. This includes an 

estimated cost of $0 for capital 

investment or maintenance and 

operational costs. 

2. Renewal under OMB Control No. 

2070–0155. 

Title: TSCA Section 402 and Section 

404 Training and Certification, 

Accreditation and Standards for LeadBased Paint Activities and Renovation, 

Repair, and Painting. 

ICR numbers: EPA ICR No. 1715.14; 

OMB Control No. 2070–0155. 

ICR status: This ICR is scheduled to 

expire on December 31, 2015. Under 

OMB regulations, the Agency may 

continue to conduct or sponsor the 

collection of information while this 

renewal submission is pending at OMB. 

Abstract: This ICR covers the 

reporting and recordkeeping 

requirements for individuals or firms 

conducting lead-based paint activities or 

renovation in or on houses, apartments, 

or child-occupied facilities built before 

1978, under the authority of TSCA 

sections 402 and 404 (15 U.S.C. 2682, 

2684). 

Sections 402(a) and 402(c)(3) of TSCA 

require EPA to develop and administer 

a training and certification program as 

well as work practice standards for 

persons who perform lead-based paint 

activities and/or renovations. The 

current regulations in 40 CFR part 745, 

subpart E, cover work practice 

standards, recordkeeping and reporting 

requirements, individual and firm 

certification, and enforcement for 

renovations done in target housing or 

child-occupied facilities. The current 

regulations in 40 CFR part 745, subpart 

L, cover inspections, lead hazard 

screens, risk assessments, and 

abatement activities (referred to as 

‘‘lead-based paint activities’’) done in 

target housing and child-occupied 

facilities. The current regulations in 40 

CFR part 745, subpart Q, establish the 

requirements that state or tribal 

programs must meet for authorization to 

administer the standards, regulations, or 

other requirements established under 

TSCA section 402. (see 40 CFR part 745, 

subparts E, L and Q.) Section 401 of 

TSCA defines target housing as any 

housing constructed before 1978 except 

housing for the elderly or disabled or 0- 

bedroom dwellings. 

Sections 402(a) and 402(c)(3) of TSCA 

require reporting and/or recordkeeping 

from four entities: Firms engaged in 

lead-based paint activities or 

renovations in target housing and childoccupied facilities; individuals who 

perform lead-based paint activities in 

target housing and child-occupied 

facilities; training providers; and states/ 

territories/tribes/Alaskan native 

villages. This information collection 

applies to the reporting and 

recordkeeping requirements outlined 

above. 

Responses to the collection of 

information are mandatory (see 40 CFR 

part 745, subparts E, L and Q). 

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. 

Burden statement: The annual public 

reporting and recordkeeping burden for 

this collection of information is 

estimated to average 0.8 hours for 

individuals, 9.9 hours for firms, and 5.8 

hours for governments per response. 

The ICR, a copy of which is available in 

the docket, provides a detailed 

explanation of this estimate, which is 

only briefly summarized here. 

Respondents/Affected entities: 

Entities potentially affected by this ICR 

are persons who provide training in 

lead-based paint activities and/or 

renovation, persons who are engaged in 

lead-based paint activities and/or 

renovation, and state agencies that 

administer lead-based paint activities 

and/or renovation programs. 

Estimated total number of potential 

respondents: 367,815. 

Frequency of response: Annual. 

Estimated total average number of 

responses for each respondent: Varies. 

Estimated total annual burden hours: 

3,312,524 hours. 

Estimated total annual costs: 

$151,077,143. This includes an 

estimated cost of $0 for capital 

investment or maintenance and 

operational costs. 

3. Renewal under OMB Control No. 

2070–0181. 

Title: Lead; Clearance and Clearance 

Testing Requirements for the 

Renovation, Repair, and Painting 

Program. 

ICR numbers: EPA ICR No. 2381.03; 

OMB Control No. 2070–0181. 

ICR status: This ICR is scheduled to 

expire on April 30, 2015. Under OMB 

regulations, the Agency may continue to 

conduct or sponsor the collection of 

information while this renewal 

submission is pending at OMB. 

Abstract: This ICR covers revisions to 

the 2008 Renovation, Repair, and 

Painting (RRP) rule which established 

reporting and recordkeeping 

requirements for individuals and firms 

conducting renovations in target 

housing, which is most housing 

constructed before 1978, and childoccupied facilities, which are pre-1978 

residential, public, or commercial 

buildings where children under 6 are 

regularly present. EPA is revising the 

RRP rule under the authority of TSCA 

sections 402, 404 and 407. 

Burden statement: The annual public 

reporting and recordkeeping burden for 

this collection of information is 

estimated to average 0.9 hours for 

training providers. The ICR, a copy of 

which is available in the docket, 

provides a detailed explanation of this 

estimate, which is only briefly 

summarized here. 

Respondents/Affected entities: 

Entities potentially affected by this ICR 

include training programs providing 

training services in lead-based paint 

activities and renovations. 

Estimated total number of potential 

respondents: 170. 

Frequency of response: On occasion. 

Estimated total average number of 

responses for each respondent: 89. 

Estimated total annual burden hours: 

151 hours. 

Estimated total annual costs: $27. 

This includes an estimated cost of $0 for 

capital investment or maintenance and 

operational costs. 

V. Are there changes in the estimates 

from the last approvals? 

The Agency has not made any 

changes to the three ICRs that are 

currently approved and whose renewal 

is being sought because changes to the 

information collection activities and 

burdens and adjusted estimates are in 

the consolidated ICR. Once 

consolidated, the new ICR is expected to 

reflect an overall decrease of 677,579 

hours in the total estimated combined 

respondent burden that is currently 

approved by OMB. This decrease 

reflects changes in EPA’s estimates of 

the burden including: Revisions to the 

estimated number of respondents based 

on the number of respondents reporting 

to EPA for the prior information 

collection; the fact the housing market 

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housing rentals, property management 

and building renovation have yet to 

recover from the drop in the housing 

market; and the use of actual 

certification data instead of broader 

assumptions about industry behavior. 

Further details about these changes are 

included in the supporting statement for 

the new consolidated ICR. This change 

is an adjustment. 

VI. What is the next step in the process 

for this ICR? 

EPA will consider the comments 

received and amend the consolidated 

ICR as appropriate. The final ICR 

packages will then be submitted to OMB 

for review and approval pursuant to 5 

CFR 1320.12. EPA will issue another 

Federal Register document pursuant to 

5 CFR 1320.5(a)(1)(iv) to announce the 

submission of the ICR to OMB and the 

opportunity for the public to submit 

additional comments for OMB 

consideration. 

If you have any questions about this 

ICR or the approval process, please 

contact the technical person listed 

under FOR FURTHER INFORMATION

CONTACT. 

Authority: 44 U.S.C. 3501 et seq. 

Dated: November 13, 2014. 

James Jones, 

Assistant Administrator, Office of Chemical 

Safety and Pollution Prevention. 

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AGENCY 

[EPA–HQ–OW–2014–0359; FRL 9920–75– 

OEI] 

Information Collection Request 

Submitted to OMB for Review and 

Approval; Comment Request; 

Underground Injection Control (UIC) 

Program (Renewal) 

AGENCY: Environmental Protection 

Agency (EPA). 

ACTION: Notice. 

SUMMARY: The U.S. Environmental 

Protection Agency (EPA) submitted an 

information collection request (ICR), 

‘‘Underground Injection Control (UIC) 

Program (Renewal)’’ (EPA ICR No. 

0370.25, OMB Control No. 2040–0042) 

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.). 

This is a proposed revision of the ICR, 

which is currently approved through 

December 31, 2014. EPA requested 

public comments via the Federal 

Register (79 FR 46437) on August 8, 

2014, for a 60-day comment period. This 

notice allows for an additional 30 days 

for public comments. A fuller 

description of the ICR is provided in 

this request, including its estimated 

burden and cost to the public. 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: Additional comments may be 

submitted on or before January 28, 2015. 

ADDRESSES: Submit your comments, 

referencing Docket ID Number EPA– 

HQ–OW–2014–0359, to (1) EPA online 

using www.regulations.gov (our 

preferred method), or by mail to: EPA 

Docket Center, Environmental 

Protection Agency, Mail Code 28221T, 

1200 Pennsylvania Ave. NW., 

Washington, DC 20460, and (2) OMB via 

email to oira_submission@omb.eop.gov. 

Address comments to: OMB Desk 

Officer for EPA. 

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: 

Robert E. Smith, Office of Ground Water 

and Drinking Water/Drinking Water 

Protection Division, 4606M, 

Environmental Protection Agency, 1200 

Pennsylvania Ave. NW., Washington, 

DC 20460; telephone number: 202–564– 

3895; fax number: 202–564–3756; email 

address: smith.robert-eu@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, 

WJC 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 www.epa.gov/

dockets. 

Abstract: The UIC program under The 

Safe Drinking Water Act established a 

federal and state regulatory system to 

protect underground sources of drinking 

water (USDWs) from contamination by 

injected fluids. Injected fluids include 

trillions of gallons of various types of 

fluids each year, such as hazardous 

waste; oil field brines or produced 

water; mineral processing fluids; 

various types of industrial fluids; 

automotive, sanitary and other wastes; 

and carbon dioxide injected for 

enhanced recovery or geologic 

sequestration. Owners or operators of 

underground injection wells must 

obtain permits, conduct environmental 

monitoring, maintain records and report 

results to the EPA or the state UIC 

primacy (primary enforcement) agency. 

States must report to EPA on permittee 

compliance and related information. 

Primacy agencies report mandatory 

information using standardized forms 

and annual reports. UIC authorities use 

data to ensure the protection of USDWs. 

Form Numbers: The forms are 7520– 

1, 7520–2A, 7520–2B, 7520–3, 7520–4, 

7520–6, 7520–7, 7520–8, 7520–9, 7520– 

10, 7520–11, 7520–12, 7520–14, 7520– 

16 and 7520–17. 

Respondents/affected entities: 

Owners or operators of underground 

injection wells and state UIC primacy 

agencies. 

Respondent’s obligation to respond: 

Mandatory (40 CFR parts 144 through 

148). 

Estimated number of respondents: 

45,811 (total). 

Frequency of response: Annual, semiannual and quarterly. 

Total estimated burden: 1,714,046 

hours (per year). Burden is defined at 5 

CFR 1320.03(b). 

Total estimated cost: $250,332,398 

(per year), includes $173,230,258 

annualized capital or operation and 

maintenance costs. 

Changes in the Estimates: There is an 

increase of 700,646 hours in the total 

estimated respondent burden compared 

with the ICR currently approved by 

OMB. This increase is due to 

adjustments associated with an increase 

in the injection well inventory, 

primarily the number of Class II permit 

applications expected to be approved, as 

well as increases in the Class I and Class 

III inventories and the deployment of 

Class VI (geologic sequestration) 

activities. These increases are offset by 

burden reductions associated with 

decreases in the number Class V well 

operators submitting inventory 

information, continued implementation 

of electronic reporting by states and 

reduced state reporting frequencies. 

Courtney Kerwin, 

Acting Director, Collection Strategies 

Division. 

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