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respondents will participate in an 

average of 4.4 responses per year to 

include: analysis and reporting of PT 

samples three times per year, 

application for initial or re-audit once 

every three years, off-site re-evaluation 

activities once every three years, and 

on-site evaluation once every three 

years. A small subset of laboratories will 

perform follow-up activities based on 

inadequate QA/QC, failed OPRs, 

incomplete records, delayed 

communication to EPA or poor PT 

results. A few laboratories perform more 

than one method version and will 

analyze an additional set of PT samples 

three times per year. The total annual 

public reporting and recordkeeping 

burden for this collection of information 

is estimated to be 4843 hours at a cost 

of $269,800.40. The average hours and 

cost per response for the average of 4.4 

responses per year are 16.9 hours and 

$943.36, respectively. These estimates 

assume that laboratories participating in 

the Lab QA Program have the necessary 

equipment needed to conduct the 

analyses. Therefore, there are no startup costs. The estimated total annual 

capital cost is $0.00. The total estimated 

Operation and Maintenance (O&M) 

costs is $141,929.00. 

The ICR provides a detailed 

explanation of the Agency’s estimate, 

which is only briefly summarized here: 

Estimated Total Number of Potential 

Respondents: 65. 

Frequency of Response: Annual. 

Estimated Total Average Number of 

Responses for Each Respondent: 4.4. 

Estimated Total Annual Burden 

Hours: 4843 hours. 

Estimated Total Annual Costs: 

$411,729.40. This includes an estimated 

burden cost of $269,800.40 and an 

estimated cost of $141,929.00 for capital 

investment or maintenance and 

operational costs. 

Are There Changes in the Estimates 

From the Last Approval? 

Changes in burden have occurred due 

to inflation, re-evaluation of hours for 

tasks, and improved demonstration of 

capability. Inflation has increased all 

operation and maintenance and labor 

costs accordingly. The increase in the 

respondent universe has increased the 

overall burden costs for the 

respondents. EPA’s original estimates 

for hours to participate and maintain the 

Lab QA Program were made before the 

program began. Because the program 

has matured and several years of QC 

data have been collected, the burden has 

changed for performing improved and 

refined procedures. The burden for 

some tasks has been estimated and will 

be re-evaluated as the program 

progresses. EPA has added the 

preceding section entitled ‘‘Clarification 

of Basis and Procedures for 

Downgrading/Suspending Approval for 

Laboratories for the Analysis of 

Cryptosporidium in Water Under the 

Long Term 2 Enhanced Surface Water 

Treatment Rule.’’ Some approved 

laboratories may have to undertake 

additional activities to demonstrate 

continued acceptable performance to 

EPA, which may increase the burden of 

participation in the Lab QA Program for 

those laboratories. EPA estimates that 

nine laboratories per year may have to 

undertake additional activities to 

demonstrate acceptable performance to 

EPA. These estimates will be corrected 

as the program continues. 

What is the Next Step in the Process for 

This ICR? 

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, 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: February 19, 2009. 

Cynthia C. Dougherty, 

Director, Office of Ground Water and Drinking 

Water. 

[FR Doc. E9–4009 Filed 2–24–09; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 6560–50–P 

ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION 

AGENCY 

[EPA–HQ–OECA–2009–0124; FRL–8776–5] 

Agency Information Collection 

Activities; Proposed Collection; 

Comment Request; Auto-Body 

Compliance Assessment Pilot Project; 

EPA ICR No. 2344.01, OMB Control No. 

2009–NEW 

AGENCY: Environmental Protection 

Agency. 

ACTION: Notice. 

SUMMARY: In compliance with the 

Paperwork Reduction Act (PRA) (44 

U.S.C. 3501 et seq.), this document 

announces that EPA is planning to 

submit a request for a new Information 

Collection Request (ICR) to the Office of 

Management and Budget (OMB). If 

approved, the ICR would allow EPA to 

pilot in EPA Region 1 (New England) an 

approach to assessing the effectiveness 

of compliance assistance in improving 

environmental performance. The ICR 

would authorize the administration of 

surveys, by telephone and on-site, to a 

random sample of auto-body shops 

subject to Subpart HHHHHH National 

Emission Standards for Hazardous Air 

Pollutants: Paint Stripping and 

Miscellaneous Surface Coating 

Operations at Area Sources (NESHAP 

Subpart HHHHHH). Before submitting 

the ICR to OMB for review and 

approval, EPA is soliciting comments on 

specific aspects of the proposed 

information collection as described 

below. 

DATES: Comments must be submitted on 

or before April 27, 2009. 

ADDRESSES: Submit your comments 

identified by Docket ID No. EPA–HQ– 

OECA–2009–0124. While EPA 

encourages electronic submittals, you 

can submit comments by any one of the 

following methods: 

• http://www.regulations.gov: Follow 

the on-line instructions for submitting 

comments. 

• E-mail: harmon.kenneth@epa.gov. 

• Fax: (202) 564–7083. 

• Mail: Environmental Protection 

Agency, Mailcode: 2224A, 1200 

Pennsylvania Ave., NW., Washington, 

DC 20460. 

• Hand Delivery: EPA Docket Center, 

EPA West Room 3334, 1301 

Constitution Ave., NW., 20460. 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–OECA–2009– 

0124. 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 http:// 

www.regulations.gov or e-mail. The 

http://www.regulations.gov website is 

an ‘‘anonymous access’’ system, which 

means 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 EPA without going through http:// 

www.regulations.gov your e-mail 

address will be automatically captured 

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that is placed in the public docket and 

made available on the Internet. If you 

submit an electronic comment, 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 EPA 

cannot read your comment due to 

technical difficulties and cannot contact 

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

Docket Center homepage at http:// 

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

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Kenneth Harmon, Office of Compliance, 

(2224A), Environmental Protection 

Agency, 1200 Pennsylvania Ave., NW., 

Washington, DC 20460; telephone 

number: (202) 564–7049; fax number: 

(202) 564–7083; e-mail address: 

harmon.kenneth@epa.gov. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

How Can I Access the Docket and/or 

Submit Comments? 

EPA has established a public docket 

for this ICR under Docket ID No. EPA– 

HQ–OECA–2009–0124, which is 

available for online viewing at http:// 

www.regulations.gov, or in person 

viewing at the OECA 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 OECA Docket is 202– 

566–1752. 

Use http://www.regulations.gov to 

obtain a copy of the draft survey 

instruments, submit or view public 

comments, access the index listing of 

the contents of the 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 in this 

document. 

What Information Is EPA Particularly 

Interested in? 

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

the PRA, 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, 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. 

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. 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 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? 

Docket ID No. EPA–HQ–OECA–2009– 

0124. 

Affected entities: Entities potentially 

affected by this action are auto-body 

repair shops (NAICS code 81112) in 

EPA Region 1 (comprised of the states 

of Connecticut, Maine, Massachusetts, 

New Hampshire, Rhode Island, and 

Vermont) and subject to NESHAP 

Subpart HHHHHH, 40 CFR Part 63 

(under the authority of the Clean Air 

Act, 42 U.S.C. 7401, et seq.). Using 

geographic and demographic factors 

(and most likely focusing on lowincome areas) EPA will select a 

population or populations from one or 

more of these states from which to draw 

a sample of perhaps 1,400 shops to 

survey. EPA may also survey a control 

or comparison group of auto-body shops 

outside of Region 1, if it can identify 

population of shops with geographic 

and demographic factors similar to the 

Region 1 shops in a state where 

assistance like the assistance in Region 

1 has not been offered. 

Title: Auto-Body Compliance 

Assessment Pilot Project 

ICR numbers: EPA ICR No. 2344.01, 

OMB Control No. 2009–NEW. 

ICR status: This ICR is for a new 

information collection activity. 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, and 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 purpose of the ICR is to 

authorize the collection of information 

by the U.S. Environmental Protection 

Agency (EPA) to evaluate whether and 

how EPA’s specific compliance 

assistance activities in Region 1 helped 

owners/operators of auto-body shops 

improve their operations. This ICR does 

not involve ‘‘fact-finding’’ for the 

purposes of regulatory development or 

enforcement. The information obtained 

will not be used to make major policy 

decisions. No confidential or sensitive 

data will be collected under this ICR. 

This is a pilot project designed to help 

EPA improve its data collection 

methods and improve its analyses of the 

Agency’s compliance assistance 

program. 

The assistance provided to the autobody shop owner/operators in this pilot 

will include: (1) Basic information about 

the applicable regulations in the form of 

fact-sheets and post-cards referring the 

owner/operators to EPA’s website for 

additional information; (2) 

informational workshops in the 

communities where auto-body shops are 

located; and (3) compliance assistance 

visits to individual auto-body shops. 

The offered compliance assistance will 

focus primarily on the requirements of 

NESHAP Subpart HHHHHH, which 

becomes effective in March of 2011. The 


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pilot will also provide compliance 

assistance and collect information 

related to compliance with hazardous 

waste management provisions of the 

Resource Conservation and Recovery 

Act, pollution prevention indicators, 

and EPA’s Collision Repair Campaign’s 

Survey of Shop Practices. 

With this pilot, EPA proposes to 

administer three sets of telephone 

surveys and two sets of on-site surveys 

over the course of three years. EPA will 

identify for study a population (or 

populations) of Region I auto-body 

repair shops that share geographic and 

demographic characteristics. A focus on 

low income areas is likely. EPA may 

also identify, for comparison purposes, 

a population of auto-body shops outside 

of Region 1 that share geographic and 

demographic characteristics with the 

study population in Region 1, but have 

not been offered compliance assistance 

like that offered in Region 1. A random 

sample of this comparison population 

would be surveyed at the same intervals 

as surveys are administered in Region 1. 

The first set of telephone surveys of 

the study population will be conducted 

in the summer of 2009. EP will collect 

information both from a random sample 

of auto-body shops that have been 

invited to attend a workshop (capturing 

some who did attend, and some who 

were invited but did not attend) and 

from random sample of auto-body shops 

that were not invited to the workshop 

that will serve as a comparison group. 

The telephone survey will be followed 

by on-site visits to survey a random 

sample of auto-body shops from the 

sample populations. The on-site surveys 

will collect information to assess the 

shops’ then-current environmental 

performance, validate information 

collected during a telephone survey, 

and deliver additional compliance 

assistance. The second set of telephone 

surveys at a random sample of autobody shops in the study population will 

be conducted in the summer of 2010 to 

assess the effectiveness of the on-site 

compliance assistance provided the year 

before, and to measure changes in autobody shop behavior. 

EPA will conduct the last set of 

telephone surveys and on-site visits in 

the spring of 2011. This round of 

surveys will be conducted at the time of 

or soon after the NESHAP Subpart 

HHHHHH March 2011 compliance 

deadline to assess the final compliance 

status of a random sample of the study 

population. On-site visits to a random 

sample of the study population 

following this last round of telephone 

surveys will focus on validating the 

information collected by the telephone 

and assessing the degree of compliance. 

A respondent’s participation in this 

information collection process will be 

voluntary. The survey questions are 

designed to assess whether the 

assistance provided during the pilot 

helped the owner/operator understand 

the applicable environmental 

regulations, and whether the assistance 

helped the owner/operator implement 

operational changes that resulted in 

improved environmental practices. 

Improved environmental practices 

include a change in behavior that 

resulted in a shop either returning to 

compliance with regulations or taking 

steps toward achieving compliance. 

Collecting this information will help 

EPA evaluate the effectiveness of its 

compliance assistance program by 

showing if there is a correlation between 

the compliance assistance provided and 

an improvement in environmental 

performance. EPA will also use this 

information to identify deficiencies and 

necessary corrective actions in the 

training, education, and outreach being 

delivered. In addition to gauging 

customer satisfaction with the 

compliance assistance efforts, EPA 

intends to measure any resulting 

changes in knowledge or behavior, and 

evaluate environmental and human 

health impacts associated with those 

changes. In particular, the Agency will 

explore whether observed correlations 

between behavior changes and 

assistance provided are statistically 

valid. 

Once EPA completes its analysis of 

the data collected for this pilot, 

synthesized findings from the surveys 

will be shared with the appropriate 

Agency offices, which may use them to: 

(a) Identify methods to improve the 

effectiveness and efficiency of 

compliance assistance tools and 

delivery; (b) develop new compliance 

assistance tools to address identified 

problem areas; (c) design similar 

surveys for similar compliance 

assistance projects; (d) design similar 

methodologies for program evaluation 

for similar compliance assistance 

projects. 

EPA anticipates that assessing the 

results of this pilot and other 

compliance assistance efforts will lead 

to improved compliance assistance 

services and help the Agency explain 

how such assistance can help support 

improved environmental management 

practices. As a result, the information 

collected as part of compliance 

assistance assessments could result in 

improved compliance with 

environmental regulations. 

EPA also collects information about 

how compliance assistance activities 

help meet its responsibilities under the 

1993 Government Performance Results 

Act (GPRA) and OMB’s Program 

Assessment Rating Tool (PART). The 

GPRA requires Federal agencies to 

develop goals and objectives, measure 

their performance, and communicate 

information about their performance to 

Congress and the public. Under the 

PART, OMB and Federal agencies assess 

and improve the agencies’ program 

performance to achieve better results. 

The PART reinforces the resultsoriented performance measurement 

framework developed under the GPRA. 

Burden Statement: The annual public 

reporting and recordkeeping burden for 

this collection of information is 

estimated to average $31.44 for each 

response to a telephone survey, $94.33 

for each response to a first round on-site 

survey, and $62.89 for each response to 

a second round on-site survey. 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: 1400. 

Frequency of Response: On occasion. 

Estimated Total Average Number of 

Responses for Each Respondent: 2. 

Estimated Total Annual Burden 

Hours: 291. 

Estimated Total Annual Costs: 

$27,450. This includes an estimated 

burden cost of $27,450 and an estimated 

cost of $0 for capital investment or 

maintenance and operational costs. 

What Is the Next Step in the Process for 

This ICR? 

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, EPA will issue 

another Federal Register notice 

pursuant to 5 CFR 1320.5(a)(1)(iv) to 


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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: February 19, 2009. 

Lisa Lund, 

Director, Office of Compliance. 

[FR Doc. E9–4010 Filed 2–24–09; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 6560–50–P 

ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION 

AGENCY 

[FRL–8398–8] 

Agency Information Collection 

Activities; Proposed Renewal of 

Several Currently Approved 

Collections; Comment Request 

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 EPA is planning to 

submit requests to renew several 

currently approved Information 

Collection Request (ICR) to the Office of 

Management and Budget (OMB). The 

ICRs are specifically identified in this 

document by their corresponding titles, 

EPA ICR numbers, OMB Control 

numbers, and related docket 

identification (ID) numbers. Before 

submitting these ICRs to OMB for 

review and approval, EPA is soliciting 

comments on specific aspects of the 

information collection activities. 

DATES: Comments must be received on 

or before April 27, 2009. 

ADDRESSES: Submit your comments, 

identified by the docket ID number for 

the corresponding ICR as identified in 

this document, by one of the following 

methods: 

• Federal eRulemaking Portal: http:// 

www.regulations.gov. Follow the on-line 

instructions for submitting comments. 

• Mail: Office of Pesticide Programs 

(OPP) Regulatory Public Docket (7502P), 

Environmental Protection Agency, 1200 

Pennsylvania Ave., NW, Washington, 

DC 20460–0001. 

• Delivery: OPP Regulatory Public 

Docket (7502P), Environmental 

Protection Agency, Rm. S–4400, One 

Potomac Yard (South Bldg.), 2777 S. 

Crystal Dr., Arlington, VA. Deliveries 

are only accepted during the Docket’s 

normal hours of operation (8:30 a.m. to 

4 p.m., Monday through Friday, 

excluding legal holidays). Special 

arrangements should be made for 

deliveries of boxed information. The 

Docket Facility telephone number is 

(703) 305–5805. 

Instructions: Direct your comments to 

the docket ID number for the 

corresponding ICR as identified in this 

document. EPA’s policy is that all 

comments received will be included in 

the docket without change and may be 

made available on-line 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 regulations.gov or email. The regulations.gov website is an 

‘‘anonymous access’’ system, which 

means 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 EPA without going through 

regulations.gov, your e-mail address 

will be automatically captured and 

included as part of the comment that is 

placed in the docket and made available 

on the Internet. If you submit an 

electronic comment, 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 EPA cannot read your 

comment due to technical difficulties 

and cannot contact you for clarification, 

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. 

Docket: All documents in the docket 

are listed in the docket index available 

in http://www.regulations.gov. Although 

listed in the index, some information is 

not publicly available, e.g., CBI or other 

information whose disclosure is 

restricted by statute. Certain other 

material, such as copyrighted material, 

is not placed on the Internet and will be 

publicly available only in hard copy 

form. Publicly available docket 

materials are available either in the 

electronic docket at http:// 

www.regulations.gov, or, if only 

available in hard copy, at the OPP 

Regulatory Public Docket in Rm. S– 

4400, One Potomac Yard (South Bldg.), 

2777 S. Crystal Dr., Arlington, VA. The 

hours of operation of this Docket 

Facility are from 8:30 a.m. to 4 p.m., 

Monday through Friday, excluding legal 

holidays. The Docket Facility telephone 

number is (703) 305–5805. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Lily 

Negash, Field and External Affairs 

Division (7506P), Office of Pesticide 

Programs, Environmental Protection 

Agency, 1200 Pennsylvania Ave., NW., 

Washington, DC 20460–0001; telephone 

number: (703) 347–8515; fax number: 

(703) 305–5884; e-mail address: 

negash.lily@epa.gov. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

I. What Information is of Particular 

Interest to the EPA? 

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

PRA, 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. Provide specific examples to 

illustrate your concerns. 

6. Offer alternative ways to improve 

the collection activity. 

7. Make sure to submit your 

comments by the deadline identified 

under DATES. 


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