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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 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 www.regulations.gov. For further information about the electronic docket, go to www.regulations.gov.

Title: TSCA Sec. 8(a) Preliminary Assessment Information Rule (PAIR).

ICR Status: This is a request to renew an existing approved collection. This ICR is scheduled to expire on January 31, 2012. Under OMB regulations, the Agency may continue to conduct or sponsor the collection of information while this submission is pending at
OMB.

Abstract: Section 8(a) of the Toxic Substances Control Act (TSCA) authorizes EPA to promulgate rules under which manufacturers, importers and processors of chemical substances
and mixtures must maintain records and submit reports to EPA. EPA has promulgated the Preliminary Assessment Information Rule (PAIR) under TSCA section 8(a). EPA uses PAIR to collect information to identify, assess and manage human health and
environmental risks from chemical substances, mixtures and categories. PAIR requires chemical manufacturers and importers to complete a standardized reporting form to help evaluate the potential for adverse
human health and environmental effects caused by the manufacture or importation of identified chemical substances, mixtures or categories. Chemicals identified by EPA or any other federal agency, for which a justifiable information need for production, use or exposure-related data can be satisfied by the use of the PAIR are proper subjects for TSCA section 8(a) PAIR rulemaking. In most instances
the information that EPA receives from a PAIR report is sufficient to satisfy the information need in question. This
information collection addresses the reporting and recordkeeping requirements associated with TSCA section 8(a).

Responses to the collection of information are mandatory (see 40 CFR parts 712, 766, and 792). 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.

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, are listed in 40 CFR part 9 and included on the related collection instrument or form, if applicable.

Burden Statement: The annual public reporting and recordkeeping burden for
this collection of information is estimated to average about 28.7 hours per response. Burden is defined in 5 CFR 1320.3(b).

Respondents/Affected Entities: Entities potentially affected by this action are manufacturers, processors or importers of chemical substances, mixtures or categories.

Frequency of Collection: On occasion. Estimated average number of responses for each respondent: 2.2.

Estimated No. of Respondents: 15. Estimated Total Annual Burden on Respondents: 948 hours.

Estimated Total Annual Costs: $59,158.

Changes in Burden Estimates: This request reflects a decrease of 620 hours (from 1,568 hours to 948 hours) in the total estimated respondent burden from that currently in the OMB inventory.
This decrease reflects a decrease in the assumed number of PAIR reports filed annually, and the average annual number of respondents, based on the past five fiscal years of PAIR reporting data. The Supporting Statement provides details about the change in burden estimate. The change is an adjustment.

John Moses, Director, Collection Strategies Division.

[FR Doc. 2012–1776 Filed 1–26–12; 8:45 am]

**BILLING CODE 6560–50–P**

**ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION**
**AGENCY**

**[EPA–HQ–OECA–2011–0233; FRL 9511–3]**

**Agency Information Collection Activities; Submission to OMB for**  **Review and Approval; Comment Request; NESHAP for Plating and**  **Polishing Area Sources (Renewal)**

**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 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
collection and the estimated burden and

cost.

**DATES :**  Additional comments may be submitted on or before February 27,

2012.

**ADDRESSES :**  Submit your comments, referencing Docket ID number EPA– HQ–OECA–2011–0233, to (1) EPA online using www.regulations.gov (our preferred method), or by email to docket.oeca@epa.gov, or by mail to: EPA Docket Center (EPA/DC), Environmental Protection Agency, Enforcement and Compliance Docket and Information Center, mail code 28221T, 1200 Pennsylvania Avenue 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 :**  Learia Williams, Monitoring, Assistance, and Media Programs Division, Office of Compliance, Mail Code 2223A, Environmental Protection Agency, 1200 Pennsylvania Avenue NW., Washington, DC 20460; telephone number: (202) 564–4113; fax number: (202) 564–0050; email address: williams.learia@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 May 9, 2011 (76 FR 26900), 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 number EPA–HQ–OECA–2011–0233, which is available for public viewing online at http://www.regulations.gov or in person viewing at the Enforcement and Compliance Docket in the EPA Docket Center (EPA/DC), EPA West, Room 3334, 1301 Constitution Avenue NW., Washington, DC. The EPA Docket Center 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


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Enforcement and Compliance 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 www.regulations.gov.

Title: NESHAP for Plating and Polishing Operations (Renewal).

ICR Numbers: EPA ICR Number 2294.03, OMB Control Number 2060–

0623.

ICR Status: This ICR is scheduled to expire on January 31, 2012. Under OMB regulations, the Agency may continue to conduct or sponsor the collection of
information while 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 affected entities are subject to the General Provisions of the NESHAP at 40 CFR part 63, subpart A, and any changes, or additions to the General Provisions specified at 40 CFR part 63, subpart WWWWWW.

Owners or operators of the affected
facilities must submit initial notification, performance tests, and periodic reports and results. Owners or operators are also required to maintain
records of the occurrence and duration of any startup, shutdown, or malfunction in the operation of an affected facility, or any period during which the monitoring system is inoperative. Reports, at a minimum, are required semiannually. Burden Statement: The annual public reporting and recordkeeping burden for
this collection of information is estimated to average 16 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: Owners or operators of plating and polishing operations.

Estimated Number of Respondents:

2,900.

Frequency of Response: Initially, and annually.

Estimated Total Annual Hour Burden:

33,108.

Estimated Total Annual Cost: $3,180,693, which includes $3,172,379 in labor costs, $8,314 in capital/startup costs, and no operating and

maintenance costs.

Changes in the Estimates: There is a decrease in the total hours as currently identified in the OMB Inventory of Approved Burdens due to a mathematical error in determining the person hours per respondent in the previous ICR. There is an increase in labor costs. This is not due to any program changes. The change in the cost estimates occurred due to adjustments in labor rates for both respondents and the Agency.

John Moses,
Director, Collection Strategies Division.

[FR Doc. 2012–1747 Filed 1–26–12; 8:45 am]

**BILLING CODE 6560–50–P ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION** 
**AGENCY**

**[EPA–HQ–OAR–2011–0742; FRL 9511–1]**

**Agency Information Collection Activities; Submission to OMB for**  **Review and Approval; Comment Request; Air Pollution Regulations for**  **Outer Continental Shelf (OCS) Activities (Renewal)** 

**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 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. This 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 February 27,

2012.

**ADDRESSES :**  Submit your comments, referencing docket ID number EPA–HQ– OAR–2011–0742, to (1) the EPA on-line

at www.regulations.gov, or by mail to: U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, EPA Docket Center, Air and Radiation Docket and Information Center, Mail Code 28221T, 1200 Pennsylvania Avenue NW., Washington, DC 20460, and (2) the OMB at: Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs, Office of Management and Budget, Attention: Desk Officer for EPA, 725 17th Street NW., Washington, DC 20503.

**FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT :**  David Painter, Office of Air Quality Planning and Standards, Air Quality Policy Division (C504–03), U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Research Triangle Park, NC 27711; telephone number: (919) 541–5515; fax number: (919) 541–5509; email address: painter.david@epa.gov.

**SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION :**  The EPA has submitted the following ICR to the OMB for review and approval according to the procedures prescribed in 5 CFR 1320.12. On September 20, 2011 (76 FR 58273), EPA sought comments on this ICR pursuant to 5 CFR 1320.8(d). EPA received no comments. EPA completed
an active consultation with the U.S. Department of Interior’s Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (BOEM) (formerly the Minerals Management Service) in November 2011. Three comments were received, and the EPA has addressed the comments. Any